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.)

                                
                                  He dede equite to alle · euene forth his powere.
                                
                                  ¶ Thise foure sedes pieres sewe · and sitthe he did hem harwe
                                
                                  Wyth olde lawe and newe lawe · þat loue myȝte wexe
                                
                                  Amonge þe foure vertues · and vices destroye. [þe] þo W.] 
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                                  ¶ For comunelich in contrees · kammokes & wedes [comunelich] comunes Y. kam|mokes] calokes B.] 
                                
                                  Fouleth þe fruite in þe felde · þere þei growe togyderes;
                                
                                  And so don vices · vertues worthy.
                                
                                  Quod Piers, "harweth alle þat kunneth kynde witte · bi conseille of þis doctours, [kunneth] konneþ W; konne CC2Y; kunne B. kynde] kyndly CC2BY.] 
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                                  And tulyeth after her techynge · þe cardinale vertues." [tulyeth] tilieþ WC2YB; telles C. her] his C; þis C2. þe] B om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Aȝeines þi greynes," quod grace · "bigynneth for to ripe, [þi] þi (printed thei in 2nd ed.) W. grace] grace to Piers CBYC2. bigynneth for to] þat þi greyneþ B.] 
                                
                                  Ordeigne þe an hous, Piers · to herberwe in þi cornes." [Piers] CBY om.; L has quod Piers, where quod is wrongly repeated from l. 316. cornes] so in WB; corne CC2Y.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "By god! grace," quod Piers · "ȝe moten gyue tymbre, [god] goddis (wrongly) B. moten] most CB.] 
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                                  And ordeyne þat hous · ar ȝe hennes wende." [wende] wente B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And grace gaue hym þe crosse · with þe croune of þornes,
                                
                                  That cryst vpon caluarye · for mankynde on pyned,
                                
                                  And of his baptesme & blode · þat he bledde on Rode
                                
                                  He made a maner morter · & mercy it hiȝte.
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                                  And þere-with grace bigan · to make a good founde|ment,
                                
                                  And watteled it and walled it · with his peynes & his passioun, [folio 85b]  [watteled] watlede W; watled CC2Y; watrid B. peynes] peyne W.] 
                                
                                  And of al holywrit · he made a rofe after, [al] C2 om.] 
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                                  And called þat hous vnite · holicherche on englisshe. [on] in C2.]

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

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