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.)

                                
                                  Aren frankeleynes, fre men · þorw fullyng þat þei toke, [fre] & free O. fullyng] þe fullyng B.] 
                                
                                  And gentel men with ihesu · for Ihesus was [yfulled], [yfulled WCY] yfullid OB; yfolled L.] 
                                
                                  And vppon caluarye on crosse · ycrouned kynge of iewes.
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                                  ¶ It bicometh to a Kynge · to kepe and to defende, [to (2)] O om.] 
                                
                                  And conquerour of conquest · his lawes & his large. [And] And a C.] 
                                
                                  And so [dide] Ihesus þe iewes · he iustified & tauȝte hem [[dide] so in WCOBY; ded L.] 
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                                  Þe lawe of lyf · that last shal euere; [lyf] longe lijf O.] 
                                
                                  And fended fram foule yueles · feueres & fluxes, [fended] fende hem O; fenden Y; fendist B; defended W.] 
                                
                                  And fro fendes þat in hem [were] · & fals bileue. [fro] O om. in] O om. [were WCYB] werren (sic) O; was L. fals] al fals O.] 
                                
                                  Þo was he ihesus of iewes called · gentel prophete,
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                                  And kynge of her kyngdome · & croune bar of þornes.
                                
                                  ¶ And þo conquered he on crosse · as conquerour noble; [crosse] þe crois B.] 
                                
                                  Myȝt no deth hym fordo · ne adown brynge,
                                
                                  That he ne aros & regned · and rauysshed helle. [ne aros] naroos W; no roos O; aros CB.] 
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                                  And þo was he conquerour called · of quikke & of ded, [called] calle C; B om.] 
                                
                                  For he ȝaf Adam & Eue · and other mo blisse,
                                
                                  Þat longe hadde leyne bifore · as lucyferes cherles. [leyne] y-leyen W. lucyferes] lucifer Y.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And sith he ȝaf largely · alle his lele lyges [alle] to alle B.] 
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                                  Places in paradys · at her partynge hennes,
                                
                                  He may wel be called conquerour · & þat is cryst to mene.
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þe cause þat he cometh þus · with crosse of his passioun, [he] C om. his] CYB om.] 
                                
                                  Is to wissen vs þere-wyth · þat whan þat we ben tempted, [þat (2)] B om.] 
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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 346
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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