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.)

Þat of Seth and his Suster · seþþen forþ coome; [þat] And TU. seþþen] sitthe þei U.] Line 148 For þei Marieden to corsed Men · þat comen of Caymes kuynde. [to] hem wiþ T; hem wiþ þe U. þat—kuynde] of caymes kyn TU.] For alle þat comen of þat Caym · A-Cursed þei weren, [acursed—weren] crist hatide hem euere U; see next line.] And alle þat couplede hem to þat kun · crist hem hatede dedliche. [U omits. to] with T. hem] T om. dedliche] euere T.]
Forþi he sende to [Seth] · And seide him bi an Angel, [he—Seth] he sente hym to seyn T; y sente hem to seye U. [Seth] V has Sem by mistake; see l. 148.] To kepe his cun from Caymes · þat þei coupled not to-gedere. [cun] kynrede TU. Caymes] caym U. þat] T omits. coupled] couple U.] Line 153 ¶ And seþþen [Seth] and his suster sed · weren spoused to Caymes, [[Seth] Seeþ U; Sem VT; see ll. 148, 152. sed] TU omit. to Caymes] wiþ caymes kynne U.] A-ȝeyn Godes heste · Gurles þei geeten, Þat God was wroþ with heor werk · And suche wordes seide,
Penitet me [fecisse hominem];
[þat] And U. werk] werkis TU. suche—seide] seide suche wordis T; seide þese wordis U. The quotation is in TU; V has only Penitet me, &c.; occurring after l. 158.]
Line 156
And is þus muche to Mene · A-monges ȝou alle, [And] þat U. þus] as TU. ȝou] vs TU.] Þat I makede Mon · nou hit me for-þinkeþ; [folio 401a:2] [makede Mon] man makide T; man made U. nou] sore U.] ¶ And com to Noe Anon · And bad him not lette [Noe] nowel U.] Swiþe to schapen A schup · of schides and Bordes; [schapen] schapen him U. schides] shidis T; sides U.] Line 160 Him-self and his sones þre · And seþþen heore wyues, [heore] alle here U.] Bringen hem to þe Bot · And byden þer-Inne, [104—162. Omitted in H2.] [

Bringen hem] Buskide T; Buskide hem U. þe] þat T. And byden] to abide U.

OBS. Here collation with H2 recom|mences; see note to l. 104.

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Til Fourti dawes ben folfuld · [þat] þe flod haue I-wassche [dawes] dayes T; U omits. [þat] TH2 have þat, but omit þe. Iwassche] y-waschide U.] Clene awey þe cursede blod · þat Caym haþ I-maket.
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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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