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.)

                                
                                  ¶ "Nay, sothly," he seyde · "saue in my ȝouthe. [ȝouthe] ȝougþe B.] 
                                
                                  I lerned amonge lumbardes · and iewes a lessoun, [and—lessoun] a lessoun, and of iewes R.] 
                                
                                  To wey pens with a peys · and pare þe heuyest, [pens] pans R. peys] pays C.] 
                                
                                  And lene it for loue of þe crosse · to legge a wedde and lese it;
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                                  Suche dedes I did wryte · ȝif he his day breke. [breke] broke RB; brook O.] 
                                
                                  I haue mo maneres þorw rerages · þan þorw miseretur & comodat. [maneres] manoirs W. como|dat] so in LCROB; also comodat in W (though printed commodat).] 
                                
                                  ¶ I haue lent lordes · and ladyes my chaffare, [lent] Ilente R.] 
                                
                                  And ben her brocour after · and bouȝte it my-self. [bouȝte] brouȝt (!) R.] 
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                                  Eschaunges and cheuesances · with suche chaffare I dele, [chaffare] chaffares R.] 
                                
                                  And lene folke þat lese wol · a lyppe at euery noble.
                                
                                  And with lumbardes lettres · I ladde golde to Rome,
                                
                                  And toke it by taille here · and tolde hem þere lasse." [taille] tale W. hem] O om.] 
                                
                                  "Len[t]estow euere lordes · for loue of her maynten|aunce?" [folio 20b]  [Lentestow W] Lenestow L; Lenedest þow R; Lendestow C; Lent|ist þou OB.] 
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                                  ¶ "Ȝe, I haue lent lordes · loued me neuere after, [lordes] to lordes W. loued] þat loueden O; louede þei B.] 
                                
                                  And haue ymade many a knyȝte · bothe mercere & drapere, [ymade] maad C; made B. a] CR om.] 
                                
                                  Þat payed neuere for his prentishode · nouȝte a peire gloues." [his] hir CB. peire] paire of C.] 
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                                  ¶ "Hastow pite on pore men · þat mote nedes borwe?" [Hastow] Hast þou O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "I haue as moche pite of pore men · as pedlere hath of cattes, [as moche] as mikile C; also muche B. of—men] of hem CB; on hem O. pedlere] þe pedlere R.] 
                                
                                  Þat wolde kille hem, yf he cacche hem myȝte · for coueitise of here skynnes." [yf] and R. cacche hem] COB om. for—of] forto haue CB.]

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

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