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.)
¶ Allas! þat men so longe · on Makometh shulde byleue, [shulde] schullen R. byleue] so beleue O.]Line 484 So many prelates to preche · as þe Pope maketh,Of Nazareth, of Nynyue · of Neptalim, and damaske,Þat þei ne went as cryst wisseth · sithen þei wil[ne] a name, [wisseth] wissed C. [wilne a R] wil a L; wille haue W; wol haue C; wolen haue OB; but R is right.]¶ To be pastours and preche · þe passioun of Ihesus, [folio 68] [þe passioun—seyde] re|tained in MS. W, but omitted in printed copy. so] W om. deye] to dye W. ponit] B om.]And as hym-self seyde · so to lyue and deye;
Bonus pastor animam suam ponit, &c.;
[þe passioun—seyde] re|tained in MS. W, but omitted in printed copy. so] W om. deye] to dye W. ponit] B om.]Line 489 And seyde it in sauacioun · of sarasenes & other. [it] it is B.]For crystene & vncristene · cryst seide to prechoures,
Ite vos in vineam meam
[For] To R. &] and to R.]And sith þat þis sarasenes · scribes, & Iuwes [sith] sitthen R.]Line 492 Han a lippe of owre byleue · þe liȝtloker, me thynketh, [Han] Hand (!) C. liȝtloker] liȝtliker O; lightlier WC. me thynk|eth] it semeth R.]Þei shulde torne, who so trauaille wolde · to teche hem of þe Trinite,
Querite & inuenietis, &c.
[trauaille wolde] trauailed W. to] & R.]¶ It is reuth to rede · how riȝtwis men lyued,How þei defouled her flessh · forsoke her owne wille, [forsoke] & forsoken B.]Fer fro kitth and fro kynne · yuel yclothed ȝeden,Line 497 Badly ybedded · no boke but conscience, [Badly] ful baddeli B.]Ne no richchesse but þe Rode · to reioyse hem Inne;
Absit nobis gloriari, nisi in cruce domininostri, &c.
¶ And þo was plente & pees · amonges pore & riche;And now is routhe to rede · how þe red noble [red] reed C; rede B.]Line 501 Is reuerenced or þe Rode · receyued for þe worthier [or] er WCOB. receyued] and receyued WB. þe (2)] W om.]
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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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