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 han cure vnder criste · and crounyng in tokne [crounyng] crowng (sic) C; crownes C2.] 
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                                  And signe þat þei sholden · shryuen here paroschienes,
                                
                                  Prechen and prey for hem · and þe pore fede,
                                
                                  Liggen in London · in lenten, an elles. [Liggen] Liggand C. in Lon|don] at Londone W.] 
                                
                                  Somme seruen þe kyng · and his siluer tellen,
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                                  In cheker and in chancerye · chalengen his dettes. [chancerye] chauncelrie W.] 
                                
                                  Of wardes and wardmotes · weyues and streyues. [and wardmotes] and of warde|motes W; of wardemotes OC2. weyues and] of weyues of OC2.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And some seruen as seruantz · lordes and ladyes,
                                
                                  And in stede of stuwardes · sytten and demen. [stuwardes] stywardes W; sti|wardes C.] 
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                                  Here messe and here matynes · and many of here oures
                                
                                  Arn don vndeuoutlych; · drede is at þe laste
                                
                                  Lest crist in cons[is]torie · acorse ful manye. [consistorie WCO] constorie L. acorse] a-curse C; curse O.] 
                                
                                  I parceyued of þe power · þat Peter had to kepe,
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                                  To bynde and to vnbynde · as þe boke telleth, [to unbynde] vnbynden W.] 
                                
                                  How he it left wiþ loue · as owre lorde hight, [left] self (!) OC2.] 
                                
                                  Amonges foure vertues · þe best of alle vertues, [C omits.] 
                                
                                  Þat cardinales ben called · & closyng ȝatis,
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                                  Þere crist is in kyngdome · to close and to shutte, [crist is] is crist W. in] in his W.] 
                                
                                  And to opne it to hem · and heuene blisse shewe. [opne] opene W; open C.] 
                                
                                  Ac of þe cardinales atte Courte · þat cauȝt of þat name, [Ac] And C. atte] at WO.] 
                                
                                  And power presumed in hem · a Pope to make, [And] Ac (!) O.] 
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                                  To han þat power þat peter hadde · inpugnen I nelle; [han] haue CO. inpugnen] impugnen W; Impugne it O.] 
                                
                                  For in loue and letterure · þe eleccioun bilongeth, [letterure] in lettrure W.] 
                                
                                  For-þi I can and can nauȝte · of courte speke more. [and can] and I can OC2.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þanne come þere a kyng · knyȝthod hym ladde,
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                                  Miȝt of þe comunes · made hym to regne,
                                
                                  And þanne cam kynde wytte · and clerkes he made,

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Title: 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.)
Author: Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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