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.)
[also] CB om.]It is licitum for lewed men · to segge þe sothe, [licitum] leueful O; lefsum B.]Line 92 If hem lyketh and leste · eche a lawe it graunteth, [and] or O. a] CB om.]Excepte persones and prestes · and prelates of holy cherche, [cherche] cherches R.]It falleth nouȝte for þat folke · no tales to telle, [no] none RB.]Þough þe tale were trewe · and it touched synne. [were] be W. touched] touche W.]Line 96 ¶ Þinge þat al þe worlde wote · wherfore shuldestow spare [þinge] Ac þinge R. shuldestow] shuldist þou OB.][To] reden it in Retoryke · to arate dedly synne? [[To W] And LCROB. arate] a-raten R.]Ac be neuere more þe fyrste · þe defaute to blame; [Ac] And C. þe (2)] þe (omitted in printed copy) W.]Þouȝe þow se yuel, sey it nouȝte fyrste · be sorye it nere amended. [sey] ne seie B. amended] amendite R.]Line 100 No þinge þat is pryue · publice þow it neuere, [No] And CO; A B. publice] puplice O; publiche RB.]Neyther for loue laude it nouȝt · ne lakke it for enuye;
Parum lauda, vitupera parcius."
[laude] preise W; lakke R; lab B. parcius] propicius, &c B.]¶ "He seith sothe," quod scripture þo · and skipte an heigh, & preched; [sothe] þe sothe R. þo] CB om.]Ac þe matere þat she meued · if lewed men it knewe, [Ac] And C. she] he COB. if] R om. knewe] knowe R.]Þe lasse, as I leue · louyen it þei wolde. [After this line R has an extra line—þe bileue þat lord · þat lettred men techeth; where the first þat should be of oure. Cf. Text C.]Line 105 ¶ This was her teme and her tyxte · I toke ful gode hede;'Multi to a maungerye · and to þe mete were sompned,And whan þe peple was plenere comen · þe porter vn|pynned þe ȝate, [plenere] al plener B. porter] C om. ȝate] gate COB.]Line 108
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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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