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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)

Ȝeorne of for-ȝeuenesse · oþer lenger ȝeres leue. [Ȝeorne] Ȝerne FST; Ȝorne E; Ȝurne M. of] or T; S om. leue] lone M.] Ac while he is in westmynstre · he wol be by-fore, [while] wile P. in westmynstre] at westmynstur halle F.] And maken hym myrie · with oþer menne goodes. [myrie with] wondur mery · of F. menne] menes M; mennus FT; men S.] 288 And so hit fareþ by muche folke · þat to freres hem shryueþ, [And] MFS om. to] to þe F. hem] FT om.] As asisours and executours · þei shal ȝeue þe freres [asisours ES] asissours P; sisours MFT. executours EMFT] excecutours P; exceketours S. freres] faitoures F.] A parcel to preye for hem · and maken hem [murye] [parcel] miswritten prarcel P. to] for to F. hem] him T. [murye T] mury E; murie M; merye FS; murþe P.] With þe remenant of þe good · þat oþer men by|swonke, [of—good] T om.] 292 And suffre þe dede in dette · to þe day of dome. [þe (1)] so þe F. to] til MS; ȝe til F.] Enuye here-fore · hatyde conscience, [Enuyc] But sir enuye F; Euer enuye M. hatyde] hatiþ T.] And freres to philosophie · he fond hem to scole, [freres] fals frerus F. hem] so F; vs T.] The while couetise and vnkyndenesse · assailede con|science. [A page 381] [The] F om. while] wile P. couetise—vnkyndenesse] vnkynde|nesse and coueitise M. assailede conscience] consience assaileden T.] 296 In vnite holichurche · conscience held hym, [held] hold S.] And made pees portor · to pynne þe ȝates. [þe] wel þe F.] Alle tale-tellours · and titereres in ydel, [Alle] Of alle T. titereres in] titeris of T.] Ypocrise and thei · an hard sawt thei ȝeuen. [an EMFS] miswritten and P. sawt F] saut ST; sauȝt M; mis|written swat (for sawt) PE. ȝeuen] ȝouen F. an—ȝeuen] han hard saut made T. ȝeuen] ȝouen F.] 300 Ypocrise at þe ȝate · harde gan fighte, [at þe] ate F. gan] gan to F.] And wondede wel wickedly · meny a wys techere, [a] T om. techere] techeris T.]
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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