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 alle þe oþer þer it lyth · [enuenymeþ] þorgh his attere. [And] CB om. oþer] erþe O; schere B. [enuenymeþ WCOB] en|uenymed LR. attere] attre W; atter RCO; attir B.] 
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                                  By þe [po feet] is vnderstonde · as I haue lerned in auynete, [[po feet WR] poo feet CO; pownes feet B; profeet (!) L. vnder|stonde] vnderstande W; vnderstonded R. haue] COB om. auynete] auy|nettes C.] 
                                
                                  Excecutoures, fals frendes · þat fulfille nouȝt his wille [þat fulfille—witnesse] C om. witnesse] witnesses R. riȝt] COB om. it] he R.] 
                                
                                  Þat was writen, and þei witnesse · to worche riȝt as it wolde. [þat fulfille—witnesse] C om. witnesse] witnesses R. riȝt] COB om. it] he R.] 
                                
                                  Þus þe poete preues þat þe pecok · for his fetheres is reuerenced, [þat] O om. pecok] pocok O.] 
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                                  Riȝt so is þe riche · bi resoun of his godis. [riche] riche man B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þe larke, þat is a lasse foule · is more louelich of ledne,
                                
                                  And wel awey of wenge · swifter þan þe pecok, [wenge] wynge WCO; whenge B.] 
                                
                                  And of flesch, by fele folde · fatter and swetter.
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                                  To lowe lybbyng men · þe larke is resembled;
                                
                                  Arestotle þe grete clerke · suche tales he telleth; [Arestotle] For aristotel R; Aristole C. he] COB om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Thus he lykneth in his logyk · þe leste foule oute. [folio 52b]  [logyk] glosinge R. leste] leeste W.] 
                                
                                  And where he be sauf or nouȝt sauf · þe sothe wote no clergye, [where] wheiþer W. sauf (1)] saue C. sauf (2)] COB om. no] þe (!) O.] 
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                                  Ne of sortes ne of salamon · no scripture can telle. [of (2)] COB om.] 
                                
                                  Ac god is so good, I hope · þat sitth he gaf hem wittis
                                
                                  To wissen vs weyes þere-with · (þat wissen vs to be saued, [weyes] wayes C.] 
                                
                                  And þe better for her bokes) · to bidden we ben holden,
                                
                                  Þat god for his grace · gyue her soules reste; [soules] soule R.] 
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                                  For lettred men were lewed men ȝut · ne were lore of her bokes." [men (2)] CB om. ȝut] yet WO; yit CB. ne were] nere CB; ner O. lore] loore W. her] þe R.]

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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?
Canvas: Page 207
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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