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.)

                                
                                  ¶ Ac þe constable of þat castel · þat kepeth al þe wacche,
                                
                                  Is a wys kniȝte with-al · sire Inwitte he hatte,
                                
                                  And hath fyue feyre sones · bi his first wyf;
                                
                                  Sire sewel and saywel · and herewel þe hende, [herewel] sire here-wel R.] 
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                                  Sire worche-wel-wyth-þine-hande · a wiȝte man of strengthe, [Sire] And CB.] 
                                
                                  And sire godfrey gowel · gret lordes for sothe. [gret lordes] a grete lord R.] 
                                
                                  Þise fyue ben sette · to saue þis lady anima, [saue] kepe W. lady] R om.] 
                                
                                  Tyl kynde come or sende · to saue hir for euere."
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                                  ¶ "What kynnes thyng is kynde," quod I · "canstow me telle?" [kynnes] kynne R; COB om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Kynde," quod witte, "is a creatour · of alle kynnes þinges; [creatour] creature COB. alle kynnes] alkynge C; alkynne R; alkyns O.] 
                                
                                  Fader and fourmour · of al þat euere was maked;
                                
                                  And þat is þe gret god · gynnynge had neuere, [þat—gret] þe get (sic) R.] 
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                                  Lorde of lyf and of lyȝte · of lysse and of peyne. [lysse] blisse RB.]  [Transposed in B.] 
                                
                                  Angeles and al þing · aren at his wille. [Transposed in B.] 
                                
                                  Ac man is hym moste lyke · of marke and of schafte; [hym moste] most hym R. schafte] schape C.] 
                                
                                  For þorugh þe worde þat he spake · wexen forth bestes,Dixit, & facta sunt; [wexen] so in LRO; woxen WCB. Dixit] Et dixit B. sunt] sunt, &c. CB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And made man likkest · to hym-self one, [A page 112]  [likkest] I-likest R.] 
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                                  And Eue of his ribbe-bon · with-outen eny mene. [mene] mede B.] 
                                
                                  For he was synguler hym-self · and seyde faciamus, [and] R om.] 
                                
                                  As who seith, 'more mote here-to · þan my worde one; [mote here-to] mut þerto O.] 
                                
                                  My myȝte mote helpe · now with my speche.' [now] forþ W.] 
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                                  Riȝte as a lorde sholde make lettres · and hym lakked parchemyn, [a] C om.]

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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 133
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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