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.)

                                
                                  ¶ "Why calle ȝe hym cryst?" quod I · "sithenes iuwes calle hym ihesus? [ȝe] W om. calle (2)] called CBY; calleden O.] 
                                
                                  Patriarkes & prophetes · prophecyed bifore,
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                                  Þat alkyn creatures · shulden knelen & bowen,
                                
                                  Anon as men nempned · þe name of god Ihesu.
                                
                                  Ergo is no name · to þe name of ihesus, [is] þer is B. þe] þat B. of] CBY om.] 
                                
                                  Ne none so nedeful to nempne · by nyȝte ne by daye.
                                
                                  For alle derke deuelles · aren adradde to heren it,
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                                  And synful aren solaced · & saued bi þat name.
                                
                                  And ȝe callen hym cryst · for what cause, telleth me? [ȝe] thay C. callen] callid B.] 
                                
                                  Is cryst more of myȝte · & more worthy name
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                                  Þan ihesu or ihesus · þat al owre ioye come of?" [come] comeþ B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Thow knowest wel," quod conscience · "and þow konne resoun, [konne] canst O.] 
                                
                                  That knyȝte, kynge, conqueroure · may be o persone. [O puts kynge before knyȝte. kynge] kyng and B. o] a B; of oo Y.] 
                                
                                  To be called a kniȝte is faire · for men shal knele to hym;
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                                  To be called a Kynge is fairer · for he may knyȝtes make; [To] And to O. is] O om.] 
                                
                                  Ac to be conquerour called · þat cometh of special grace, [Ac] And CYB.] 
                                
                                  And of hardynesse of herte · & of hendenesse [bothe], [[bothe COBY] LW om.] 
                                
                                  To make lordes of laddes · of londe þat he wynneth,
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                                  And fre men foule thralles · þat folweth nouȝt his lawes. [folio 82] 
                                
                                  ¶ The iuwes, þat were gentil men · ihesu þei dispised,
                                
                                  Bothe his lore & his lawe · now ar þei lowe cherlis.
                                
                                  As wyde as þe worlde is · wonyeth þere none [As] Also B. wonyeth—none] noon of hem þer wonyeþ W.] 
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                                  But vnder tribut & taillage · as tykes & cherles.
                                
                                  And þo þat bicome crysten · by conseille of þe baptiste, [baptiste] baptisme WCO; bap|tesme Y; baptyme B.]

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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 345
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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