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.)

                                
                                  In þe date of owre dryȝte · in a drye apprile, [drye apprile] druye auerel R.] 
                                
                                  A þousande and thre hondreth · tweis thretty & ten, [hondreth] hundred WOB; hondrede R. thretty] so also in R; twenty WCB; twenti O.] 
                                
                                  My wafres þere were gesen · whan chichestre was Maire." [þere] COB om. gesen] gesene WR; looks like gefene in B. was] were R.] 
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                                  ¶ I toke gode kepe, by cryst · and conscience bothe, [gode] grete R.] 
                                
                                  Of haukyn þe actyf man · and how he was y-clothed. [haukyn] in L, this word (here and elsewhere) looks more like hankyn. y-clothed] clothed CB.] 
                                
                                  He hadde a cote of crystendome · as holykirke bileueth, [cote] Cite (!) C; citee B. kirke] chirche CB.] 
                                
                                  Ac it was moled in many places · with many sondri plottes, [Ac] And C. places] place R.] 
                                
                                  Of pruyde here a plotte, and þere a plotte · of vnboxome speche, [here] hire C; he R.] 
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                                  Of scornyng and of scoffyng · and of vnskilful berynge,
                                
                                  As in aparaille and in porte · proude amonges þe peple,
                                
                                  Otherwyse þan he hath · with herte or syȝte shewynge; [hath] hym haþ W. with] wytt B. or] and R. syȝte] eye C; ye O; eiȝe B.] 
                                
                                  Hym willynge þat alle men wende · he were þat he is nouȝte. [willynge] wilnynge R. wende] wenden O; wente R. nouȝte] not O.] 
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                                  For-why he bosteth and braggeth · with many bolde othes, [bosteth] bosted C. braggeth] bragged C.] 
                                
                                  And in-obedient to ben vndernome · of any lyf lyuynge,
                                
                                  And so syngulere by hym-self · as to syȝte of þe poeple, [W has—And noon so singuler by hym-self · ne so pomp holy; COB have—And so singuler by hym-self · ne noon so poppe (sic) holy. L and R are alike, except that for pompe (L) we find pope in R, a read|ing which I have adopted. See Criti|cal Note.] 
                                
                                  Was none suche as hym-self · ne none so [pope]-holy, [W has—And noon so singuler by hym-self · ne so pomp holy; COB have—And so singuler by hym-self · ne noon so poppe (sic) holy. L and R are alike, except that for pompe (L) we find pope in R, a read|ing which I have adopted. See Criti|cal Note.] 
                                
                                  Y-habited as an hermyte · an ordre by hym-selue, [Y-habited] In habyte O; In abite B. an (2)] and C.] 
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                                  Religioun sanz reule · and resonable obedience; [and] or W.] 
                                
                                  Lakkyng lettred men · and lewed men bothe,

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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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