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 be at my biddynge · where so eure me lyketh.Line 372 And to be merciable to man · þanne my kynde it asketh, [And—be] Ac R. þanne—kynde] my kende þanne R. it] WO om.]For we beth bretheren of blode · but nouȝte in bap|tesme alle.Ac alle þat beth myne hole bretheren · in blode & in baptesme,Shal nouȝte be dampned to þe deth · þat is with-outen ende;
Tibi soli peccaui, &c.
Line 376 It is nouȝt vsed in erthe · to hangen a feloun [in] on R.]Ofter þan ones · þough he were a tretour.And ȝif þe Kynge of þat kyngedome · come in þat tyme,There þe feloun thole sholde · deth or otherwyse, [þe] W om. thole sholde] schulde þole O. or otherwyse] so in RCBY; ouþer oþer-wise O; or ooþer Iuwise W; other else in Crowley.]Line 380 Lawe wolde, he ȝeue hym lyf · if he loked on hym. [Lawe] þe lawe O. ȝeue] geue C; ȝaf R; ȝaue O. if] and R.]¶ And I, þat am kynge of kynges · shal come suche a tyme, [folio 81] There dome to þe deth · dampneth al wikked; [There] Where þe O; Where B; Wher C. al] alle (printed alle the) W.]And ȝif lawe wil I loke on hem · it lithe in my grace, [loke—hem] on hym loke O.]Whether þei deye or deye nouȝte · for þat þei deden ille. [þei] O has he, the first time only.]Line 385 Be it any þinge abouȝte · þe boldenesse of her synnes, [it] O om. abouȝte] O om. (!)]I may do mercy þorw riȝtwisnesse · & alle my wordes trewe. [may] WOY om. trewe] been trewe O.]And þough holiwrit wil þat I be wroke · of hem þat deden ille,
Nullum malum inpunitum, &c.,
[386—388. CB omit.][þat (1)] R om. Nullum] For nullum O.]Line 388 Thei shul be clensed clereliche · & wasshen of her synnes
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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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