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.)
[globbares] glubberes WO; glob|bers C; clobberis B. venter] venter eorum B.]For þei seruen sathan · her soule shal he haue; [soule] so in R; soules WCOB.]Line 61 Þat liueth synful lyf here · her soule is liche þe deuel. [soule] soules C. deuel] deuelis O.]And alle þat lyuen good lyf · aren like god almiȝti,
Qui manet in caritate, in deo manet, &c.
[like] lik to WCOB.]¶ Allas! þat drynke shal for-do · þat god dere bouȝte, [bouȝte] abouȝte COB.]And doth god forsaken hem · þat he shope to his lik|nesse;
Amen dico vobis, nescio vos: & alibi: et dimisi eos secundum desideria eorum.
[he shope] schope hem R. & alibi—eorum] R om. eorum] &c. CB.]Line 65 ¶ Foles þat fauten Inwitte · I fynde þat holicherche [A page 113] [fauten] faylen B.]Shulde fynden hem þat hem [fauteth] · and faderelees children; [hem (2)] R om. [fauteth RCOB] fauted LW; marked in L.]And wydwes þat han nouȝte wher-with · to wynnen hem her fode, [CB omit.]Line 68 Madde men, and maydenes · þat helplees were;Alle þise lakken Inwitte · and lore bihoueth.¶ Of þis matere I myȝte · make a longe tale,And fynde fele witnesses · amonges þe foure doctours, [witnesses] witnesse CR.]And þat I lye nouȝt of þat I lere þe · luke bereth wit|nesse. [of—þe] I lerethe (sic) R.]Line 73 ¶ Godfader and godmoder · þat sen her godchildren [Godfader] Godfadir OB; God|fadres W. godmoder] godmodir OB; godmodres W.]At myseise and at mischief · and mowe hem amende, [At] þat is R. at] COB om.]Shal haue penaunce in purgatorie · but ȝif þei hem helpe. [ȝif] if COB; W om.]Line 76 For more bilongeth to þe litel barne · ar he þe lawe knowe,Þan nempnyng of a name · and he neuere þe wiser! [he] CB om.]Shulde no crystene creature · crien atte ȝate,
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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.,
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