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 nouȝt for loue of owre lorde · vnlese here lippes onis. [vnlese] vnlose (printed un|close) W; vnlose O; vnlouse C.] 
                                  
                                    Þow myȝtest better mete þe myste · on maluerne hulles, [þe] W om.] 
                                  
                                    Þan gete a momme of here mouthe · but money were shewed. [A page 6]  [momme] mom W; mumme OR. but—were] but moneie be O; til moneie be W; er mony hem by R. L has monoy, miswritten for money; cf. Pass. I. l. 44.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ Barones an burgeis · and bonde-men als [burgeis] burgeises W.] 
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                                    I seiȝ in þis assemble · as ȝe shul here after.
                                  
                                    Baxsteres & brewesteres · and bocheres manye, [Baxteres] baksteres WR.] 
                                  
                                    Wollewebsteres · and weueres of lynnen,
                                  
                                    Taillours and tynkeres · & tolleres in marketes,
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                                    Masons and mynours · and many other craftes.
                                  
                                    Of alkin libbyng laboreres · lopen forth somme, [alkin] alle kynne W; alle kyn O; alkyn C; alle R.] 
                                  
                                    As dykers & delueres · þat doth here dedes ille, [doth] doon WO; does C.] 
                                  
                                    And dryuen forth þe [longe] day · with "Dieu vous saue, Dame Emme!" [[longe] so in WCO; L has dere. Cf. Text A. þe — day] here dayes here R. vous] W om.] 
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                                    Cokes and here knaues · crieden, "hote pies, hote!
                                  
                                    Gode gris a[nd] gees · gowe dyne, gowe!" [and] and WRO; an C; L has a.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ Tauerners vn-til hem · tolde þe same, [tolde] trewely tolden W.] 
                                  
                                    "White wyn of Oseye · and red wyn of Gascoigne, [red wyn] R om.] 
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                                    Of þe Ryne and of þe Rochel · þe roste to defye."—
                                  
                                    Al þis seiȝ I slepyng · and seuene sythes more. [W omits; but Mr Wright sup|plies the line from MS. T (of the A|class). seiȝ] sawe CO.]

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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?
Canvas: Page 10
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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