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.)

                                
                                  ¶ "Artow manlyche amonge þi neiȝbores · of þi mete and drynke?" [Artow] Art þow ROB. þi mete and] met and of CB.] 
                                  Line 260 
                                
                                  ¶ "I am holden," quod he, "as hende · as hounde is in kychyne, [COB place as hende before quod he. is in] in his R.] 
                                
                                  Amonges my neighbores, namelich · such a name ich haue."
                                
                                  ¶ "Now god leue neure," quod repentance · "but þow repent þe rather, [Now] O om. leue] leue þee or lene þee W. neure] CB om.] 
                                
                                  Þe grace on þis grounde · þi good wel to bisette,
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                                  Ne þine ysue after þe · haue ioye of þat þow wynnest, [ysue] vssue R; heires WCB; eyres O.] 
                                
                                  Ne þi excecutours wel bisett · þe siluer þat þow hem leuest; [wel] COB om. þe] þi O.] 
                                
                                  And þat was wonne with wronge · with wikked men be despended. [be] B om.] 
                                
                                  For were I frere of þat hous · þere gode faith and charite is,
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                                  I nolde cope vs with þi catel · ne owre kyrke amende, [nolde] wolde nouȝt R. kyrke] cherche R.] 
                                
                                  Ne haue a peny to my pitaunce · of þyne, bi my soule hele, [of—hele] so god my soule saue W. hele] CB om.] 
                                
                                  For þe best boke in owre hous · þeiȝe brent golde were þe leues, [brent] brend RB.] 
                                
                                  And I wyst wytterly · þow were suche as þow [tellest,] [[tellest WCROB] telleth L; but the line is marked for correction.] 
                                
                                  [Or elles þat I kouþe knowe it · by any kynnes wise.] [LWRO omit this line, but it is found in CBC2, and in Crowley's text, which has kindes wyt for kynnes wise. I quote it from C.] 
                                
                                  Seruus es alterius · cum fercula pinguia queris, [cum] dum W.] 
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                                  Pane tuo pocius · vescere, liber eris. [pocius] pocius (printed potius) W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Thow art an vnkynde creature · I can þe nouȝte as|soille, [þe nouȝte] nouȝt þe CB.] 
                                  Line 276

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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 71
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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