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 was a bastarde y-bore · of belsabubbes kynne. [was] as R. y-bore] yborne C; Iborn O.] 
                                
                                  And Mede is moylere · a mayden of gode, [is] O om. moylere] muliere W; mulere O.] 
                                
                                  And myȝte kisse þe kynge · for cosyn, an she wolde. [an] and WCRO. she] he R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ For-þi worcheth bi wisdome · and bi witt also, [witt] witti O.] 
                                  Line 133 
                                
                                  And ledeth hire to londoun · þere lawe is yshewed, [lawe] it W.] 
                                
                                  If any lawe wil loke · þei ligge togederes.
                                
                                  And þouȝ Iustices iugge hir · to be ioigned with fals, [with] to W.] 
                                
                                  Ȝet beth war of weddyng · for witty is truthe, [folio 8b]  [beth] be W. weddyng] þe weddynge R.] 
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                                  And conscience is of his conseille · and knoweth ȝow vchone;
                                
                                  And if he fynde ȝow in defaute · and with þe fals holde,
                                
                                  It shal bisitte ȝowre soules · ful soure atte laste!" [soure] so spelt in LWCRO. atte] at þe W; at C.] 
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                                  ¶ Here-to assenteth cyuile · ac symonye ne wolde, [ac] and C.] 
                                
                                  Tyl he had siluer for his seruise · and also þe no|taries. [A page 23]  [Tyl] Thil C. his] this R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Thanne fette fauel forth · floreynes ynowe,
                                
                                  And bad gyle to gyue · golde al aboute,
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                                  And namelich to þe notaries · þat hem none ne faille, [noon ne] non ne R; noone O.] 
                                
                                  And feffe false-witnes · with floreines ynowe; [witnes] witnesse CRO; wit|nesses W.] 
                                
                                  "For he may mede amaistrye · and maken at my wille." [he] þei WCO.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Tho þis golde was gyue · grete was þe þonkynge [gyue] y-gyue W; Igyue R.] 
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                                  To fals and to fauel · for her faire ȝiftes,
                                
                                  And comen to conforte · fram care þe fals,
                                
                                  And seiden, "certis sire · cesse shal we neuere
                                
                                  Til Mede be þi wedded wyf · þorw wittis of vs alle. [þi wedded] weddid þi O.] 
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                                  For we haue Mede amaistried · with owre mery speche, [haue] han O. with] thorȝ R.]

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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 27
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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