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 sitte as a begger bordelees · bi my-self on þe grounde. [sitte] sete W; settiþ B. a begger] beggers COB.]So it fareth bi þat feloun · þat a gode fryday was saued; [a] on CB.]He sit neither with seynt Iohan · Symonde, ne Iude, [sit] so in WC; sitt RB; sittiþ O; sitte L. with] by CB. seynt] R om. Symonde] ne Symond R.]Ne wyth maydenes ne with martires · confessoures ne wydwes, [confessoures] ne confessoures R. with] C om.]Line 204 But by hym-self as a soleyne · and serued on þe erthe. [But] CB om. soleyne] solayn C. þe] W om.]For he þat is ones a thef · is euermore in daungere,And as lawe lyketh · to lyue or to deye;
De peccato propiciato, noli esse sine metu.
And forto seruen a seynt · and such a thef togyderes, [forto] to C.]It were noyther resoun ne riȝt · to rewarde hem bothe aliche. [were] war C. to] C om.]Line 209 ¶ And riȝt as troianus þe trewe knyȝt · tilde nouȝt depe in helle, [tilde] tilte O; dwelte W.]Þat owre lorde ne had hym liȝtlich oute · so leue I þe thef be in heuene. [þe] þat þe B. thef] R om.]For he is in þe lowest of heuene · if owre bileue be trewe, [of] COB om.]Line 212 And wel loselyche he lolleth þere · by þe lawe of holy|cherche,
Quia reddit vnicuique iuxta opera sua, &c.
[wel loselyche] wollosliche R; wel lowselich C; wel loselich O; wel looseliche B. Quia] Qui WB; And R. reddit] reddite R.]¶ And why þat one thef on þe crosse · creaunt hym ȝelt [And] Ac R. on] vpon R. ȝelt] yald W; ȝelde R; ȝelte OB; gylty (!) C.]Rather þan þat other thef · þough þow wolde appose, [wolde] woldest WRO.]Alle þe clerkes vnder cryst · ne couthe þe skil assoille;
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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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