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.)

                                
                                  Many a seint sytthen · hath soffred to deye,
                                
                                  Al for to enforme þe faith · in fele contreyes deyeden,
                                
                                  In ynde and in alisaundre · in ermonye and in Spayne,
                                
                                  In delfol deth deyeden · for there faith sake;
                                  Line 550 
                                
                                  In sauacion of þe fayth · seynt thomas was ymartired, [thomas] nearly erased in R; cf. C-text.] 
                                
                                  Amonges vn-kende cristene · for cristes loue he deyede,
                                
                                  And for þe riȝt of al þis reume · and al reumes cristene.
                                
                                  Holy cherche is honoured · heyȝliche þoruȝ his deynge,
                                
                                  He is a forbysene to alle bishopes · and a briȝt myroure,
                                
                                  And souereyneliche to suche · þat of surrye bereth þe name,] [539—556. In R only. Properly, this passage belongs to the C-text, as, in the other MSS., l. 538 is closely joined to the line following it. Thus we find in L—of Bedleem & babi|loigne, þat hippe aboute in Engelonde, &c. See l. 557.] 
                                  Line 556 
                                
                                  Þat hippe aboute in Engelonde · to halwe mennes auteres, [hippe] huppe WO. in] O om. Engelonde] Englong B. In R the line is—And nauȝt to huppe aboute here in englande · for to halwe autres.] 
                                
                                  And crepe amonges curatoures · [and] confessen ageyne þe lawe,Nolite mittere falcem in messem alienam, &c. [crepe] crepe in R. curatoures] creatouris (!) B. [and WR] LCOB om. confessen] confesse men R; con|fessioun B. alienam] R om.] 
                                
                                  Many man for crystes loue · was martired in Romanye, [Many] Many a R. in Ro|manye] in Romayne WCOB; in Ro|maigne C; amonges romaynes R.] 
                                
                                  Er any crystendome was knowe þere · or any crosse honoured. [Er] Er ar LC (by mistake); Er W; Ar R; er þat B; Er þan O. any] R om. was] were R. crosse] cros þere R.] 
                                  Line 560 
                                
                                  ¶ Euery bisshop þat bereth crosse · by þat he is holden, [he] R om.] 
                                
                                  Thorw his prouynce to passe · and to his peple to shewe hym,
                                
                                  Tellen hem and techen hem · on þe Trinite to bileue, [techen] schewen R. on] of OB.] 
                                
                                  And feden hem with gostly fode · [and nedy folke to fynden.
                                  Line 564 
                                
                                  Ac ysaie of ȝow speketh · and osyas bothe,
                                
                                  Þat no man schuld be bischope · but if he hadde 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?
Canvas: Page 284
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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