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 conforte hire kyndely · by clergise leue, [A page 29] 
                                
                                  And seiden, "mourne nought, Mede · ne make þow no sorwe,
                                  Line 16 
                                
                                  For we [wil] wisse þe kynge · and þi wey shape, [[wil R] willen B; wol W; LCO om. shape] make B.] 
                                
                                  To be wedded at þi wille · and where þe leue liketh, [B omits. leue] leef W.] 
                                
                                  For al conscience caste · or craft, as I trowe!" [conscience] Consciences W. caste—craft] crafte · and cast R; cast a craft B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Mildeliche Mede þanne · mercyed hem alle
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                                  Of þeire gret goodnesse · and gaf hem vchone [þeire] hire W; her O.] 
                                
                                  Coupes of clene golde · and coppis of siluer, [coppis] cuppes RO; pecis B.] 
                                
                                  Rynges with rubies · and ricchesses manye,
                                
                                  The leste man of here meyne · a motoun of golde.
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                                  Thanne lauȝte þei leue · þis lordes, at Mede.
                                
                                  ¶ With that comen clerkis · to conforte hir þe same,
                                
                                  And beden hire be blithe · "for we beth þine owne, [beden] biden C.] 
                                
                                  For to worche þi wille · þe while þow myȝte laste." [þe—laste] while our lif lasteþ B.] 
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                                  Hendeliche heo þanne · bihight hem þe same, [heo] sho C; sche O; she B.] 
                                
                                  To "loue ȝow lelli · and lordes to make, [ȝow] hem WCOB. lelly] lealy C; lely R; leely B.] 
                                
                                  And in þe consistorie atte courte · do calle ȝowre names; [And] O om. consistorie] con|storie RB. ȝowre] hire W. names] name O.] 
                                
                                  Shal no lewdnesse lette · þe leode þat I louye,
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                                  That he ne worth first auanced · for I am biknowen [ne] R om. auanced] vaunsed R.] 
                                
                                  Þere konnyng clerkes · shul clokke bihynde." [A page 30]  [clokke] so in LWCROB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þanne come þere a confessoure · coped as a Frere, [come] cam W; com RB. coped] ycoped R; caped C.] 
                                
                                  To Mede þe mayde · he mellud þis wordes, [mellud] melled C; mellid B; mened W; medelede O.] 
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                                  And seide ful softly · in shrifte as it were, [softly] sotely R.] 
                                
                                  "Theiȝ lewed men and lered men · had leyne by þe bothe,
                                
                                  And falsenesse haued yfolwed þe · al þis fyfty wyntre, [B omits. falsenesse] falsede 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 33
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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