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.)

                                
                                  ¶ That o kynge cam with resoun · keuered vnder sense. [o] of (!) Y; on B.] 
                                
                                  Þe secounde kynge sitthe · sothliche offred [sitthe] ek CB; ech Y. soth|liche] soiþli he B.] 
                                
                                  Riȝtwisnesse vnder red golde · resouns felawe. [Riȝtwisnesse] Riȝtfulnesse B. red] B om.] 
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                                  Golde is likned to leute · þat last shal euere, [Golde] For gold W. leute] beaute B. last] fast Y.] 
                                
                                  And resoun to riche golde · to riȝte & to treuthe. [W omits.] 
                                
                                  The þridde kynge þo cam · knelyng to ihesu, [þo] CB om.] 
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                                  And presented hym with pitee · apierynge by myrre; [presented] presente C. apier|ynge] apperynge WO; appaieryng Y; a pilgrym (!) B. by] to C.] 
                                
                                  For mirre is mercy to mene · & mylde speche of tonge.
                                
                                  Thre yliche honest þinges · [were] offred þus at ones, [Thre yliche] þise þree y|likne B. were—kynges] CB omit. [were WOY] was L.] 
                                
                                  Þorw þre kynne kynges · knelynge to ihesu. [Thre yliche] þise þree y|likne B. were—kynges] CB omit. [were WOY] was L.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac for alle þise preciouse presentz · owre lorde prynce ihesus [prynce] kyng W.] 
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                                  Was neyther kynge ne conquerour · til he gan to wexe
                                
                                  In þe manere of a man · & þat by moche sleight; [þe] þise B. moche] muchel W.] 
                                
                                  As it bicometh a conquerour · to konne many sleightes, [sleightes] wilis B.] 
                                
                                  And many wyles & witte · þat wil ben a leder; [wyles—witte] sotile wittis B.] 
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                                  And so did ihesu in his dayes · who so had tyme to telle it. [ihesu] Iohan B. had] holdiþ B. to] B om.] 
                                
                                  Sum tyme he suffred · & sum tyme he hydde hym; [Sum] So þat B.] 
                                
                                  And sum tyme he fauȝte faste · & fleigh otherwhile. [fleigh] fledd C; pleieþ B.] 
                                
                                  And some tyme he gaf good · & graunted hele bothe, [good] gold B. hele] hile B.] 
                                
                                  Lyf & lyme · as hym lyste, he wrought.
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                                  As kynde is of a conquerour · so comsed ihesu, [a] B om. so] and so Y.] 
                                
                                  Tyl he had alle hem · þat he fore bledde. [had] badde C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ In his iuuente þis ihesus · atte iuwen feste, [iuuente] Iuuentee WY; Inno|cence CB. atte] at WC; at þe Y. iuwen] Iewne C; Iuen O.] 
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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 348
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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