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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.)

¶ And þo wolde wastour nouȝt werche · but wandren aboute, [wolde—nouȝt] ne wolde no wastour R; wolde nouȝt (omitting wastour) C; þei wolden noȝt B. wandren] wandred COB.] 304 Ne no begger ete bred · þat benes Inne were, [folio 30] But of coket or clerematyn · or elles of clene whete; [But of coket or clene whete · and drynke of þe beste ale C; B the same, with or of for or.] [or (1)] or of R; and W.] Ne none halpeny ale · in none wise drynke, [But of coket or clene whete · and drynke of þe beste ale C; B the same, with or of for or.] [halpeny] so also in RO; half|peny W.] But of þe best and of þe brounest · þat in borghe is to selle. [of (2)] O om.] 308 ¶ Laboreres þat haue no lande · to lyue on but her handes, [haue] hadde O. to—but] but lyue wiþ O.] Deyned nouȝt to dyne a-day · nyȝt-olde wortes. [Wolden ete no nyȝt olde wortis · ne drynke no peny ale OC2. nouȝt] R om. (by mistake).] May no peny ale hem paye · ne no pece of bakoun, [308—311. CB omit.] [Wolden ete no nyȝt olde wortis · ne drynke no peny ale OC2. nouȝt] R om. (by mistake).] But if it be fresch flesch other fische · fryed other bake, [if it be] COB om. bake] y-bake WB; baken O.] [fryed—chaud] R om. or] and W. here] his R.] 312 And þat chaude or plus chaud · for chillyng of here mawe. [fryed—chaud] R om. or] and W. here] his R.] ¶ And but if he be heighlich huyred · ellis wil he chyde, [if] CO om. heighlich] hye O.] And þat he was werkman wrouȝt · waille þe tyme, [COB omit.] Aȝeines catones conseille · comseth he to iangle:—
Paupertatis onus pacienter ferre memento.
 316 ¶ He greueth hym aȝeines god · and gruccheth aȝeines resoun, [gruccheth] grucchede B.] And þanne curseth he þe kynge · and al his conseille after, [And] R om. þanne—he] he corses þe C; he curseþ þe O; he cursed þe B.] Suche lawes to loke · laboreres to greue. [loke] look C.] 319
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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.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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