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.)

And so witnesseþ Godes Word · And holiwrit boþe;
[Qui agit contra conscientiam, edificat ad iehennam.]
[T omits, but not H2. holiwrit boþe] holi chirche aftir U. The Latin quotation is from U; TH2 have only the first four words of it.]
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Bote ȝif þow worche bi godus word · I warne þe for þe beste, [for þe] þe T.] What so men worden of þe · wraþþe þe neuere; [worden] seyn U.] Catoun Counseileþ so · tak [kepe] of his teching,
Cum recte viuas, ne cures verba malorum;
[so] T omits. [kepe UTH2] hede V. Catoun conseileþ þe · to take kepe on þis þinge U.]
¶ Bote suffre and sitte stille · And sech þou no furre, [And] U om. furre] ferþere TU.] And beo glad of þe grace · þat God haþ þe I-sent; [þe Isent] I-sent þe T; þe sent U.] Line 97 For ȝif þou cumse to Clymbe · and Coueyte herre, [herre] to ben heiere U; hiȝere H2.] Þou miht leose þi louhnesse · for a luitel pruyde. ¶ I haue lerned hou lewede men · han lered heore children, [lerned] herd TU. how] ȝou H2. lered] lernid T.] Line 100 Þat selden Moseþ þe Marbelston · þat men ofte treden; [

þat selde men seþ þe marbil· þat men ofte dreden T; (corrupt);

þat seelde men seen þe marbil mose · þat men ofte mouen U;

That selde men seth the marbul · that ofte men tredith H2.

]
¶ And Riht so walkers · þat walken A-bouten [walkers] be romberis T; by renneres U. walken] rennen TU.] From Religion to Religion · Recheles ben þei euere. And men þat Cunne mony Craftes · Clergie hit telleþ, [And] Ne T. mony] alle U. Clergie—telleþ] clergie techiþ euere T; and clergie boþe U.] Þruft or þeodam with hem · selden is I-seye;
Qui circuit omne genus, [nullius est generis.]
[þeodam] þedom TU. hem] þo TU. selden is] is seldom U. [nul|lius—generis] in U; &c. T; V omits.]
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Poul þe Apostel · In his pistel wrot [wrot] wrot it TU.] In ensaumple of suche · Rennars a-boute, [of—Rennars] of suche · schulde not renne T; þat siche · schulde not renne U.] And for wisdam Is writen · as witnesseþ Clerkes, [U omits. as—Clerkes] & witnessid in chirches T. ] Line 108
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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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