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.)

                                
                                  ¶ Sleuth with his slynge · an hard saut he made, [an] and (!) CB. saut] saute R; assaut WCOB. he] COB om.] 
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                                  Proude prestes come with hym · moo þan a thousand, [moo—thousand] passynge a hundreth R; a correction made by the author; see C-Text.] 
                                
                                  In paltokes & pyked shoes · & pisseres longe knyues, [pisseres] pisseris WB; pissers CO.] 
                                
                                  Comen aȝein conscience; · with coueityse þei helden. [helden] holde B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "By Marie," quod a mansed preste · of þe marche of yrlonde, [folio 90]  [Marie] þe marie R. mansed] mased CB. of] was of R. yrlonde] erland R; Irlande CB; irloond O; Walys W.] 
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                                  "I counte namore conscience · bi so I cacche syluer, [namore] no more bi OB. I (2)] þat y B.] 
                                
                                  Than I do to drynke · a drauȝte of good ale!"
                                
                                  And so seide sexty · of þe same contreye,
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                                  And shoten aȝein with shotte · many a shef of othes, [aȝein] ayein hym COB. many—shef] with many schef COB. of othes] arwes B.] 
                                
                                  And brode hoked arwes · goddes herte, & his nayles, [nayles] bones B.] 
                                
                                  And hadden almost vnyte · and holynesse adowne.
                                
                                  ¶ Conscience cryed, "helpe · clergye, or ellis I falle
                                
                                  Thorw inparfit prestes · and prelates of holicherche."
                                
                                  Freres herden hym crye · and comen hym to helpe, [and] B om.] 
                                
                                  Ac for þei couth nouȝte wel her craft · conscience for|soke hem. [Ac] And COB.] 
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                                  ¶ Nede neghed tho nere · and conscience he tolde [tho] to C. nere] þere B.] 
                                
                                  That þei come for coueityse · to haue cure of soules [for] for no (!) R.] 
                                
                                  "And for þei arn poure, par auenture · for patrimoigne hem failleth, [hem failleth] þei faille W.] 
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                                  Thei wil flatre, to fare wel · folke þat ben riche; [to] and W. folke] wiþ folk W.] 
                                
                                  And sithen þei chosen chele · and [cheytif] pouerte, [sithen] seyn CB. [cheytif] cheitif C; chaytijf O; cheytifte LR; cheitiftee W (which must be a slip). cheytif pouerte] pore cheitifte B.] 
                                
                                  Lat hem chewe as þei chese · and charge hem with no cure! [chese] so in R; chose W; chosen COB.] 
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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 377
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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