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.)

                                
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                                  For lomer he lyeth · þat lyflode mote begge, [R omits. begge] bigge O. it] it to O.] 
                                
                                  Þan he þat laboureth for lyflode · & leneth it beggeres. [R omits. begge] bigge O. it] it to O.] 
                                
                                  And sithen Freres forsoke · þe felicite of erthe, [And sithen] For sitth R. þe] R om.] 
                                
                                  Lat hem be as beggeres · or lyue by angeles fode!"
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                                  ¶ Conscience of þis conseille þo · comsed forto laughe, [þo] R om. laughe] lauȝte (!) B.] 
                                
                                  And curtei[s]lich conforted hem · and called in alle freres, [curteislich] curteilich (marked for correction) L.] 
                                
                                  And seide, "sires, sothly · welcome be ȝe alle
                                
                                  To vnite and holicherche · ac on thyng I ȝow preye, [and] and to C. ac] and C.] 
                                
                                  Holdeth ȝow in vnyte · and haueth none envye
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                                  To lered ne to lewed · but lyueth after ȝowre rewle.
                                
                                  And I wil be ȝowre borghe · ȝe shal haue bred and clothes, [shal] shullen B.] 
                                
                                  And other necessaries [I-nowe] · ȝow shal no thyng faille, [[I-nowe R] I-now C; ynowe WOB; better than anowe L. ȝow shal] þow schalt R. faille] lakke R.] 
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                                  With þat ȝe leue logyk · and lerneth for to louye.
                                
                                  For loue laft þei lordship · bothe londe and scole, [laft] þer-of lofte B.] 
                                
                                  Frere Fraunceys and Dominyk · for loue to ben holy. [Frere] Freres COB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And if ȝe coueyteth cure · kynde wil ȝow teche, [coueyteth] coueites C; coueite WOR. teche] telle R.] 
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                                  That in mesure god made · alle manere thynges, [thynges] þynge B.] 
                                
                                  And sette [hem] at a certeyne · and at a syker noumbre, [[hem W] it LCROB. at (2)] WO om. a (2)] C om.] 
                                
                                  And nempned names newe · and noumbred þe sterres;Qui numerat multitudinem stellarum, & omnibus eis [nomina vocat], &c. [names — noumbred] hem names · and newe nombre R. sterres] prestes (!) COB. Qui] Quis R. &—eis] RO om. [nomina CB] LWRO om. [vocat] not in the MSS.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Kynges & knyghtes · þat kepen and defenden, [kepen] kepten R.] 
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                                  Han officers vnder hem · and vch of hem certeyne; [hem (1)] hym RB. vch] of iche O. certeyne] a certein WOB.]

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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 378
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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