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 semblaunce of a serpent · sat on þe appeltre, [semblaunce] semblaunt OB; liknees C. serpent] Nedder C. sat on] sete vp-on W.] 
                                
                                  And eggedest hem to ete · Eue by hir-selue, [eggedest] eggest C. ete] ete þer-of B.] 
                                
                                  And toldest hir a tale · of tresoun were þe wordes;
                                
                                  And so þow haddest hem oute · & hider atte laste. [so] al-so R. hem] hym B.] 
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                                  It is nouȝte graythely geten · þere gyle is þe Rote."
                                
                                  "For god wil nouȝt be bigiled" · quod Gobelyn, "ne bi-iaped; [Gobelyn] goblyn O.] 
                                
                                  We haue no trewe title to hem · for þorwgh tresoun were þei dampned." [title] tilyle (!) R. þorwgh] wiþ B.] 
                                
                                  "Certes, I drede me," quod þe deuel · "leste treuth wil hem fecche. [þe] þis O. After this line CBY have the (probably spurious) line—Oute of oure poustee · and leden hem hennes.] 
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                                  ¶ Þis þretty wynter, as I wene · hath he gone & preched; [wene] leue B. hath—gone] he wente aboute R.] 
                                
                                  I haue assailled hym with synne · & some tyme yasked [assailled] assoiled (!) C. tyme] R om.] 
                                
                                  Where he were god or goddes sone? · he gaf me shorte answere. [Where] Wheiþer W; Were B.] 
                                
                                  And þus hath he trolled forth · þis two & thretty wynter, [folio 80]  [hath he] he hath R. trolled] tollid B. two] to R; twa C.] 
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                                  And whan I seighe it was so · slepyng, I went, [slepyng] lepynge W; sepynge B.] 
                                
                                  To warne pilates wyf · what dones man was ihesus; [dones] dones O; done WR; doone Y; doon C; dene B.] 
                                
                                  For iuwes hateden hym · and han done hym to deth.
                                
                                  I wolde haue lengthed his lyf · for I leued, ȝif he deyede, [I (1)] And I R. lengthed] lenged C.] 
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                                  That his soule wolde suffre · no synne in his syȝte.
                                
                                  For þe body, whil it on bones ȝede · aboute was euere, [suffre] nauȝt suffre R.] 
                                
                                  To saue men fram synne · ȝif hem-self wolde.

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

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