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.)
"Nisi efficiamini sicut paruuli, non intrabitis in regnum celorum;
[childissh] childist B. sicut] sicut W (but not printed). in—celo|rum] &c O. In margin of L—quid est caritas.]With-outen fauntelte or foly · a fre liberal wille." [fauntelte] fauntee O.]¶ "Where shulde men fynde such a frende · with so fre an herte? [fynde] CB om.]I haue lyued in londe," quod I · "my name is longe wille, [I (1)] B om. lyued] CB om. I (2)] he W. longe] lange C. In margin of L—nota. the name of thauctour (in a later hand). In margin of R and O—Longe Wylle.]Line 148 And fonde I neuere ful charite · bifore ne bihynde!Men beth mercyable · to mendynantz & to pore, [pore] þe pore O.]And wolen lene þere þei leue · lelly to ben payed. [leue] loue C. payed] apayed R.]¶ Ac charite þat poule preyseth best · and most plesaunte to owre saueoure, As
non [inflatur,] non [est] ambiciosa, non querit que sua sunt,
[Ac] And C. preyseth] pre|cheþ O. plesaunte to] pleses C; pleseþ OB. owre saueoure] oure lord W; god R. As] Is W; CB om. [inflatur WCROB] inflatus L. [est WCROB] L om.]Line 152 I seigh neuere such a man · so me god helpe,That he ne wolde aske after his · and otherwhile coueyteÞinge þat neded hym nouȝt · and nyme it if he myȝte! [neded hym] nedeth hym CO; hym neded R. nyme] take C. he] thay C.]¶ Clerkis kenne me þat cryst · is in alle places; [kenne] tellen O.]Line 156 Ac I seygh hym neuere sothly · but as my-self in a miroure,
It[a] in enigmate, tunc facie ad faciem.
[Ac] And C. neuere] O om. (!) a] R om. [Ita COB] It L; Hic R; W om.]And so I trowe trewly · by þat men telleth of charite, [And so] Also B.]It is nouȝt championes fyȝte · ne chaffare, as I trowe."¶ "Charite," quod he, "ne chaffareth nouȝte · ne chalengeth, ne craueth. [ne (2)] noþer R.]Line 160 As proude of a peny · as of a pounde of golde, [of (1)] as CB.]
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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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