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.)

                                
                                  But he were preste or prestes sone · patriarke or pro|phete.
                                
                                  [¶ Saul, for he sacrifised · sorwe hym be-tydde,
                                
                                  And his sones al-so · for þat synne myscheued,
                                
                                  And many mo other men · þat were no leuites,
                                  Line 120 
                                
                                  Þat with archa dei ȝeden · in reuerence and in wor|chippe,
                                
                                  And leyden honde þer-on to liften it vp · and loren hir lif after. [loren] miswritten boren in R, but altered to loren.] 
                                
                                  For-þi I conseil alle creatures · no clergie to dispise,
                                
                                  Ne sette schort be here science · what so þei don hem|selue.
                                  Line 124 
                                
                                  Take we her wordes at worthe · for here witnesse be trewe,
                                
                                  And medle we nauȝt muche with hem · to meuen any wrathe, [medle we] ne medle we R; medele we in Cotton MS.] 
                                
                                  Lest cheste chafen vs · to choppe vche man other; [118—127. In R only; but see Text C.] Nolite tangere christos meos, &c.] [chafen] chasen R; a-chaufe in Cotton MS.; chaufe in Whitaker, p. 232.] 
                                
                                  ¶ For clergye is kepere · vnder cryst of heuene; [is] is kynge and R. kepere] kepere þer-of B.] 
                                  Line 128 
                                
                                  Was þere neuere no knyȝte · but clergye hym made.
                                
                                  Ac kynde witte cometh · of alkynnes siȝtes, [Ac] A (sic) C; And B. al|kynnes] alle kynnes W; alle kyns O.] 
                                
                                  Of bryddes and of bestes · of tastes of treuthe, and of deceytes. [of tastes] CB om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Lyueres to-forn vs · vseden to marke [Lyueres] Lyuyers CB. to-forn] to-foren R. marke] make R.] 
                                  Line 132 
                                
                                  Þe selkouthes þat þei seighen · her sones for to teche, [þe] For W. selkouthes] sel|couthe C; selcouþe OB. seighen] seye R.] 
                                
                                  And helden it an heighe science · her wittes to knowe, [an] and C.] 
                                
                                  Ac þorugh her science sothely · was neuere no soule ysaued, [Ac] And C. sothely] shortly B. no] CB om. ysaued] saued CRB.]

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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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