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.)

Et cum Iustis non Scribantur;
Þei ben a-scaped good þrift · god hem amende!" [H omits. þrift] Auntir T; auntour U. god] now god T.]
Dame [werche]-whon-tyme-is · Hette Pers Wyf, [[werche THU] V om. Hette—wyf] piers wyf hatte THU.] His douhter hette do-riht-so- · or-þi-dame-wol-þe|bete, [so] T om. wol] shal TU.] Line 72 His sone hette Soffre-þi-souereyns- · for-to-han-heor|wille| [for to] to TU.] And-deeme-hem-not-for-ȝif-þou-do- · þou-schalt-hit-deore|abugge. [do] doist H; dost TU. deore abugge] dere abigge TH; sore abie U.] ["Let god worþe wiþ al · for so his woord techiþ;] [From T; also in HU. worþe] wurche U.] For nou Icham old and hor · and haue of myn owne, [nou] now HU; T om. Icham] I am THU. and hor] and hoor U; H om. haue] y-now haue H.] To Penaunce and to pilgrimage · I wol passe with þis oþure. [I wol] wile I T. þis] TU om.] For-þi I wole, ar I Wende · write my Testament. [Forþi] For U. ar] er TU; or H. write] do writen U; do wyte (sic) T. testament] bequest T; byquestes U.] In dei nomine, Amen · I make hit mi-seluen. [In—amen] In þe name of god H (which has here in margin, In dei no.).] He schal haue my soule · þat best haþ deseruet, [He] For he TU.] Line 80 And defende hit from þe fend · for so I beo-leeue, [I] is my U.] Til I come to myn A-Countes · as my Crede me telleþ, [myn] his THU. me telleþ] me techiþ TU; techiþ H.] To ha Reles and Remission · on þat Rental I be-leeue. [ha] haue THU. reles] a relese H. and] and a H. on] of H. I beleeue] I leue T; for euer H.] Þe Chirche schal haue my Careyne · And kepe mi Bones; [kepe] kepe þer H.] For of my Corn and Catel · heo Craueþ þe Tiþe. [corn—catel] catel & my corn H. heo craueþ] I crauide T. tiþe] tiþes TU. heo] I T; he HU.] Line 85 I Payede him prestly · for peril of my soule, [I payede] I haue paied H; It payd it U; And payede T. him] U om.]
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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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