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.)
In my prisoun purgatorie · til parce it hote,And my mercy shal be shewed · to manye of my bretheren.Line 391 For blode may suffre blode · bothe hungry & akale, [hungry] hungre C; and hungred (sic) B. akale] so in R; a|cale WO; a-calde C; a-cold B.]Ac blode may nouȝt se blode · blede, but hym rewe."—
Audiui archana verba, que non licet homini loqui.—
[Ac] And C. se] se his R. hym] it CB.]"Ac my riȝtwisnesse & riȝt · shal reulen al helle,And mercy al mankynde · bifor me in heuene.Line 395 For I were an vnkynde Kynge · but I my kynde holpe, [kynde] kyn R. holpe] so in R; helpe WCOB.]And namelich at such a nede · þer nedes helpe bi|houeth;
Non intres in iudicium cum seruo tuo, [domine.]
[namelich] mandlich (!) C; maliche B. such] silke (!) C. nedes] nede B. [domine] in O only.]Þus bi lawe," quod owre lorde · "lede I wil fro hennesÞo þat me loued · & leued in my comynge. [me] I R.]And for þi lesynge, lucifer · þat þow lowe til Eue, [lowe] so in R; leighe WC; leyȝ OB. til] to R.]Line 400 Thow shalt abye it bittre"— · & bonde hym with cheynes. [bittre] bitterli O. bonde] a|bond B.]Astaroth and al þe route · hidden hem in hernes, [Astaroth] Astarot R; Astroth W; Astoroth C; Astrot B. hem] thaym C.]They dorste nouȝte loke on owre lorde · þe boldest of hem alle,But leten hym lede forth what hym lyked · and lete what hym liste. [what hym (1)] whom hym W; with hym who hym C; with hym alle þat hym B. what (2)] whom W.]Line 404 ¶ Many hundreth of angeles · harpeden & songen,
Culpat caro, purgat caro; regnat deus dei caro.
¶ Thanne piped pees · of poysye a note,"Clarior est solito post maxima nebula phebus, [solito] solitus R. nebula] so in the MSS.]
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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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