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.)

PASSUS VII.
[TITLE. So in LWCRB; Passus 7 us O.] Passus vij us. de visione, vt supra.
Treuthe herde telle her-of · and to peres he sent, [A page 92] [her-of] her-of (printed her) W. he] O om. sent] wente B.] To taken his teme · and tulyen þe erthe, [taken] maken W. tulyen] so in LR; tilien WCB; tilie O.] And purchaced hym a pardoun · a pena & a culpa For hym, and for his heires · for euermore after. Line 4 And bad hym holde hym at home · and eryen his leyes, And alle þat halpe hym to erie · to sette or to sowe, [halpe] holpen WOB; holpe R.] Or any other myster · þat myȝte pieres auaille, [myster] mestier W; mester R; mynysterye B.] Pardoun with pieres plowman · treuthe hath ygraunted. [pieres] peres þe R; pieris þe B.] ¶ Kynges and knyȝtes · þat kepen holycherche, [cherche] cherches R.] Line 9 And ryȝtfullych in reumes · reulen þe peple, [reumes] reames C; Remes W.] Han pardoun thourgh purgatorie · to passe ful lyȝtly, [folio 30b] [Han] And (!) R. lyȝtly] lighte COB.] With patriarkes and prophetes · in paradise to be felawes. [felawes] felawe WCOB.] Line 12 ¶ Bisshopes yblessed · ȝif þei ben as þei shulden, [shulden] mowe amende B.] Legistres of bothe þe lawes · þe lewed þere-with to preche, [þe (1)] WRB om.] And in as moche as þei mowe · amende alle synful, [A page 93] [And] O om.]
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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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