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 ladde hym so forth on lyard · to lex christi, a graunge,
                                
                                  Wel six myle or seuene · biside þe newe market;
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                                  Herberwed hym at an hostrye · and to þe hostellere called, [hostrye] ostrie COB. to] R om. hostellere] ostiler CB.] 
                                
                                  And sayde, "haue, kepe þis man · til I come fro þe iustes, [haue] there is a point after this word in C and O.] 
                                
                                  And lo here syluer," he seyde · "for salue to his woundes."
                                
                                  And he toke hym two pans · to lyflode as it were, [pans] pens WCO.] 
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                                  And seide, "what he speneth more · I make þe good here-after; [speneth] spendeþ WB; spendes C.] 
                                
                                  For I may nouȝt lette," quod þat leode · & lyarde he bistrydeth, [lette] O om. (!) bistrydeth] bistroode C; bistrode OB.] 
                                
                                  And raped hym to-iherusalem-ward · þe riȝte waye to ryde.
                                
                                  ¶ Faith folweth after faste · and fonded to mete hym, [folweth] folwede WCOB.] 
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                                  And spes spaklich hym spedde · spede if he myȝte, [spaklich] sparkliche R; scharpli B.] 
                                
                                  To ouertake hym and talke to hym · ar þei to toun come. [to (2)] til COB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And whan I seyȝ þis, I soiourned nouȝte · but shope me to renne, [to] C om.] 
                                
                                  And suwed þat samaritan · þat was so ful of pite, [þat (1)] þe R. pite] piete C.] 
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                                  And graunted hym to ben his grome · "gramercy," he seyde, [grome] gome R. gramercy] graunt mercy WCRO.] 
                                
                                  "Ac þi frende and þi felawe," quod he · "þow fyndest me at nede." [quod he] he saide CB; O om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And I thanked hym þo · and sith I hym tolde,

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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 307
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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