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 shelden vs fram shame þer-inne · as noes shippe did bestes; [shelden] shilden W; schilde RCOB. noes] Noe C.] 
                                
                                  And men þat maden it · amydde þe flode adreynten. [adreynten] adrugend (sic) C.] 
                                
                                  Þe culorum of þis clause · curatoures is to mene, [clause] cause O. curatoures] in curatoures R.] 
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                                  Þat ben carpenteres holykirke to make · for crystes owne bestes,Homines & iumenta saluabis, domine, &c.
                                
                                  [At domes-day þe [diluuye] worth · of deth and [fyr] at ones;
                                
                                  For-þi I conseil ȝow clerkes · of holy cherche þe wriȝtes,
                                
                                  Wercheth ȝe werkes as ȝe seen I-write · lest ȝe worth nauȝt þer-inne.] [411—413. In R only. Cf. C-text. [diluuye] so in MS. Camb. Univ. Lib. Ff. 5. 35; R wrongly has deluye. [fyr] so in MS. Ff.; R has feer.] 
                                  Line 413 
                                
                                  ¶ On gode fridaye I fynde · a feloun was ysaued, [On gode] For a goed R. ysaued] saued O.] 
                                
                                  Þat had lyued al his lyf · with lesynges and with thefte; [lyued] I-lyued R.] 
                                
                                  And for he biknewe on þe crosse · and to cryste sc[h]rof hym, [biknewe on] beknede to W. schrof WRB] L has scrof; but the line is marked for correction; schroue CO.] 
                                  Line 416 
                                
                                  He was sonnere saued · þan seynt Iohan [þe] Baptiste, [saued] I-saued R; y-saued W. [þe WCROB] L om.] 
                                
                                  And or Adam or ysaye · or eny of þe prophetes, [or (1)] er COB; ar R.] 
                                
                                  Þat hadde yleine with Lucyfer · many longe ȝeres. [yleine] I-lyen R; yleyen WC.] 
                                
                                  A robbere was yraunceouned · rather þan þei alle, [yraunceouned] raunceoned C; raunsomed B.] 
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                                  With-outen any penaunce of purgatorie · to perpetuel blisse.
                                
                                  ¶ Þanne Marye Magdaleyne · what womman dede worse? [þanne] And CB.] 
                                
                                  Or who worse þan dauid · þat vries deth conspired? [þan] dede þan R.] 
                                
                                  Or Poule þe apostle · þat no pitee hadde,
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                                  Moche crystene kynde · to kylle to deth? [R omits.]

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

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