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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.)

Cam yn thus y-coped · at a court þere ich dwellede. [y-coped E] i-coped MF; y|copede P.] He was my lordes leche · and my ladies boþe, [He—lordes] And my lord (!) T.] 345 And atte last þis lymytour · þo my lord was oute, [And] T om. atte E] at þe MFST; atte þe (wrongly) P. was] whas P.] He saluede so oure wommen · til somme were with childe." [til] þat T. were] where P.] Hende-speche het pees þo · opene þe ȝates— [Hende] Hendy S. het—þo] þo heet pees F. opene] & praide open F. ȝates] ȝate S.] 348 "Lat yn þe frere and hus felawe · and make hem faire chere. [Lat] And lat PE (but MFST omit And; cf. B-text); Let MST; Late F. þe] S om. chere EMFST] chyre P.] He may seo and huyre here · so may by-falle, [seo] i-seo M. huyre here] i|here M; hem here T. may] it may F.] That lyf þorgh hus lore · shal leue couetise, [leue] leue his F.] And to beo a-drad of deþ · and wiþ-drawe hym fro pruyde, [to] T omits; but the rest retain to. hym] hem T.] 352 And acorde with conscience · and cusse here aiþer oþere." [And] S om. here] eþer (sic) E; MFST om.] Thus þorgh hende-speche · entrede þe frere, [Thus] & þus F.] And cam to conscience · and corteisliche hym grette. [to] þo to F.] "Thou art welcome," quaþ conscience · "canst þou hele syke?" [art MFST] ert PE. welcome] wolcome P. canst þou] canstow F.] 356 "Here is contricion," quaþ conscience · "My cosyn, ywonded; [quaþ conscience] T om. y|wonded] y-wondyd S; ywondede P; i-wounded ME; is I-wounded F; liþ woundit T.] Conforte hym," quaþ conscience · "and take kepe to hus sores. The plastres of þe person · and þe pouderes beoþ to sore, [plastres] plastre M. þe (2)] MFS om. to] so MF; S om. and—to] pynen hym T.] 359
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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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