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 in heuene & here · one syngulere name; [here] in erþe O.]Line 208 And [þus] is mankynde or manhede · of matrimoigne yspronge, [[þus WCOBY] þis L; þat R; the line is marked for correction. or] and W. yspronge] C om.]And bitokneth þe Trinite · and trewe bileue. [COBY omit.]¶ Miȝte is matrimoigne · þat multiplieth þe erthe, [Miȝte] so in R; Might COYB; Mighty W. is] is in R.]And bitokneth trewly · telle if I dorste, [if] it if COBY.]Line 212 [Hym] þat firste fourmed al · þe fader of heuene. [[Hym WO] He LCRBY.]Þe sone, if I it durst seye · resembleth wel þe wydwe,
Deus meus, deus meus, vt quid dereliquisti me?
[if I it] is if I CO; if y B. resembleth—þe] resemblaunt to COB. wydwe] widuwes B.]Þat is, creatour wex creature · to knowe what was bothe; [wex] weex W; wax R.]Line 215 As widwe with-oute wedloke · was neure ȝete yseye,Na more myȝte god be man · but if he moder hadde; [Na] Ne na R.]So wydwe with-oute wedloke · may nouȝte wel stande,Ne matrimoigne with-oute moillerye · is nouȝt moche to preyse;
Maledictus homo qui non reliquit semen in israel, &c.
[moillerye] moillerie YB; moy|lere R; Muliere W; mulerie O; moil|liere C.]Þus in þre persones · is perfitliche manhede, [manhede] puir manhode R.]Line 220 Þat is, man & his make · & moillere her children, [man] a man CB. moillere] moillerie Y; moilliere C; mulliere W; moilre B; mulerer O. her] here R; WCOBY om.]And is nouȝt but gendre of o generacioun · bifor Ihesu cryst in heuene, [gendre] genderd C. o] a WC; OB om. Ihesu] B om.]So is þe fader forth with þe sone · and fre wille of bothe;
Spiritus procedens a patre & filio;
Line 223 Which is þe holygoste of alle · and alle is but o god. [holy] O om.]Þus in a somer I hym seigh · as I satte in my porche; [a] O 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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