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.)

                                
                                  To bere bischopes aboute · abrode in visytynge.
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                                  ¶ Paulynes pryues · for pleyntes in þe consistorie, [pryues] pryuees W; preues O. þe] WC om.] 
                                
                                  Shul serue my-self · þat cyuile is nempned;
                                
                                  And cartesadel þe comissarie · owre carte shal he lede, [A page 25]  [þe] oure O.] 
                                
                                  And fecchen vs vytailles · at fornicatores.
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                                  ¶ And maketh of lyer a longe carte · to lede alle þese othere, [maketh] make C. longe] lang W; lange R. þese] þise WC; þes R.] 
                                
                                  As Freres and faitours · þat on here fete rennen." [Freres] fobberes R. faitours] fautouris O.] 
                                
                                  And thus fals and fauel · fareth forth togideres,
                                
                                  And Mede in þe myddes · and alle þise men after. [men] other CO.] 
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                                  ¶ I haue no tome to telle · þe taille þat hem folweth, [tome] toom O. hem folweth] hire folwed W.] 
                                
                                  Of many maner man · þat on þis molde libbeth; [W omits.] 
                                
                                  Ac gyle was forgoer · and gyed hem alle.
                                
                                  ¶ Sothenesse seiȝ hym wel · and seide but a litel, [hym] hem WR. a] W om.] 
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                                  And priked his palfrey · and passed hem alle,
                                
                                  And come to þe kynges courte · and conscience it tolde, [come] com WR.] 
                                
                                  And conscience to þe kynge · carped it after.
                                
                                  ¶ "Now by cryst," quod þe kynge · "and I cacche myȝte
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                                  Fals or fauel · or any of his feres, [or] other R (in both places).] 
                                
                                  I wolde be wroke of þo wrecches · þat worcheth so ille, [þo] þe C.] 
                                
                                  And don hem hange by þe hals · and alle þat hem meynteneth!
                                
                                  Shal neure man of molde · meynprise þe leste, [of] of þis W; on O. leste] leeste WO.] 
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                                  But riȝte as þe lawe wil loke · late falle on hem alle." [wil] wol WC; wole O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And comanded a constable · þat come atte furst, [come] com W. atte] atte þe R; at C.] 
                                
                                  To "attache þo tyrauntz · for eny thynge, I hote,
                                
                                  And fettereth fast falsenesse · for enykynnes ȝiftes, [A page 26]  [enykynnes] any kynnes WC; any kyns O.] 
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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 29
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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