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 couthe I neuere, by cryste · kepen it clene an houre, [couthe] coude R. neuere] nouȝt R. kepen it] precedes bi crist in B.]Line 12 Þat I ne soiled it with syȝte · or sum ydel speche, [soiled] soulid B; fouled C.]Or þorugh werke or þorugh worde · or wille of myn herte, [þorugh (2)] CROB om. worde] thouȝt R. or (3)] and other R.]Þat I ne flober it foule · fro morwe tyl eue." [þat] But CO. flober] floboure C.]¶ "And I shal kenne þe," quod conscience · "of con|tricioun to make, [kenne] telle B.]Line 16 Þat shal clawe þi cote · of alkynnes filthe,
Cordis contricio, &c.:—
[clawe þi cote] þi cote make clene B. clawe] C om.]Dowel [shal] wasshen it and wryngen it · þorw a wys confessour,
Oris confessio, &c.:—
[[shal W] schal O; LCRB om. it (1)] it (but omitted in printing) W.]Dobet shal beten it and bouken it · as briȝte as any scarlet, [shal] þat schal R. it (1)] R om.]And engreynen it with good wille · and goddes grace to amende þe, [engreynen] engreynen or en|greyuen (printed engreyven) W.]Line 20 And sithen sende þe to satisfaccioun · for to sowen it after,
Satisfaccio dobest.
[sowen] sewe O; souuen R. Satisfaccio dobest] Satisfaccio &c. COB.]¶ Shal neuere myste bimolen it · ne moth after biten it, [Shal] Do-best shal C; Dobet schal B. myste] cheeste W. bimolen] bynolnen CB; by-mole R. moth] mought C; moche B. biten] beten B.]Ne fende ne false man · defoulen it in þi lyue;Shal none heraude ne harpoure · haue a fairere garne|ment [none] no CRB. garnement] garment R.]Line 24 Þan haukyn þe actyf man · and þow do by my techyng; [þow] þo B. by] C om.]Ne no mynstral be more worth · amonges pore & riche,
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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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