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.)

                                
                                  That is, vsure and auarice · alle I hem graunte,
                                
                                  In bargaines and in brokages · with al þe [borghe] of theft;— [[borghe CR] burghe WO; L has borgthe.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And al þe lordeship of lecherye · in lenthe and in brede,
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                                  As in werkes and in wordes · and waitynges with eies, [waitynges] in waitynges W; wattynges C. eies] eiȝes W; yen O.] 
                                
                                  And in wedes and in wisshynges · and with ydel thouȝtes, [wedes] wedynges R. in (2)] O om.] 
                                
                                  There as wille wolde · and wer[k]manship failleth." [wolde] ne wolde LC; but ne must be omitted, as in WRO; see note. werkmanship] wermanship L (by mis|take; WCRO preserve the k)] 
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                                  ¶ Glotonye he gaf hem eke · and grete othes togydere,
                                
                                  And alday to drynke · at dyuerse tauernes, [in] with R. ar] er WCO.] 
                                
                                  And there to iangle and to iape · and iugge here euene cristene,
                                
                                  And in fastyng-dayes to frete · ar ful tyme were.
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                                  And þanne to sitten and soupen · til slepe hem assaille, [soupen] to soupe O.] 
                                
                                  And [breden] as burgh-swyn · and bedden hem esily, [folio 8]  [[breden WCO] bredun LR. as] as a R.] 
                                
                                  Tyl sleuth and slepe · slyken his sides;
                                
                                  And þanne wanhope to awake hym so · with no wille to amende, [hym] hem W. to (2)] it C.] 
                                
                                  For he leueth be lost · þis is here last ende. [be lost] he be lost O; be yloste R. here] hir WC; his R.] 
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                                  ¶ And þei to haue and to holde · and here eyres after,
                                
                                  A dwellyng with þe deuel · and dampned be for eure,
                                
                                  Wiþ al þe purtenaunces of purgatorie · in-to þe pyne of helle. [purtenaunces] purtenance CO; appurtinaunces W. of (2)] in O.] 
                                
                                  Ȝeldyng for þis þinge · at one ȝeres ende, [ȝeres ende] dayes tyme W.] 
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                                  Here soules to Sathan · to suffre with hym peynes, [to (2)] and R.] 
                                
                                  And with him to wonye with wo · whil god is in heuene. [A page 21]  [with] in CRO.]

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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 25
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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