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.)

                                
                                  I shal assoille þe my-selue · for a seme of whete,
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                                  And also be þi bedeman · and bere wel þi message,
                                
                                  Amonges kniȝtes and clerkis · conscience to torne." [torne] turne ROB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Thanne Mede for here mysdedes · to þat man kneled,
                                
                                  And shroue hire of hire shrewednesse · shamelees, I trowe, [shroue] shrof WR; shroof B.] 
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                                  Tolde hym a tale · and toke hym a noble,
                                
                                  Forto ben hire bedeman · and hire brokour als.
                                
                                  ¶ Thanne he assoilled hir sone · and sithen he seyde, [he seyde] a sayde R.] 
                                
                                  "We han a wyndowe a wirchyng · wil sitten vs [ful] heigh; [a (2)] in W. [ful] So in WCROB; L has wel. Cf. Text A.] 
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                                  Woldestow glase þat gable · and graue þere-inne þi name,
                                
                                  Siker sholde þi soule be · heuene to haue."
                                
                                  "Wist I that," quod þat womman · "I wolde nouȝt spare [folio 10b] 
                                
                                  For to be ȝowre frende, frere · and faille ȝow neure
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                                  Whil ȝe loue lordes · þat lechery haunteþ,
                                
                                  And lakkeþ nouȝt ladis · þat loueþ wel þe same.
                                
                                  It is a frelete of flesche · ȝe fynde it in bokes, [a] W retains a, omitted in the printed copy. ȝe] þei B.] 
                                
                                  And a course of kynde · wher-of we komen alle;
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                                  Who may scape þe sklaundre · þe skaþe is sone amended; [þe (1)] W om.] 
                                
                                  It is synne of [þe] seuene · sonnest relessed. [B omits. [þe] inserted in WOC2; LC om. sonnest] is sonnest O. relessed] for-gyuene C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Haue mercy," quod Mede · "of men þat it haunte,
                                
                                  And I shal keure ȝowre kirke · ȝowre cloystre do maken, [keure] keuere O; kouere C; couere W. ȝowre (2)] & ȝoure O.] 
                                
                                  Wowes do whitten · and wyndowes glasen,
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                                  Do peynten and purtraye · and paye for þe makynge,

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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 34
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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