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.)

                                
                                  For god made to men a lawe · and Moyses it tauȝte,Non concupisces rem proximi tui. [god made] made god B.] 
                                
                                  And euele is þis yholde · in parisches of engelonde, [is] is (printed in) W. yholde] ȝolden B. engelonde] englonde R; englond OB.] 
                                
                                  For persones and parishprestes · þat shulde þe peple shryue, [shulde] shullen B.] 
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                                  Ben curatoures called · to knowe and to hele, [to (2)] B om.] 
                                
                                  Alle þat ben her parisshiens · penaunce to enioigne, [penaunce] penaunces R. to] hem to B; and C; R om.] 
                                
                                  And shulden be ashamed in her shrifte; · ac shame maketh hem wende, [shulden] shullen B; R om. her] hir (printed his) W. ac] and C.] 
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                                  And fleen to þe freres · as fals folke to westmynstre, [And] To CB. as] and B. westmynstre] Westmynyster O.] 
                                
                                  That borweth and bereth it þider · and þanne biddeth frendes [it] COB om.] 
                                
                                  Ȝerne of forȝifnesse · or lenger ȝeres [lone]; [[lone O] loone WC; of lone B; leue or lene LR.] 
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                                  ¶ Ac whil he is in westmynstre · he wil be bifore, [westmynstre] Westmynyster OB.] 
                                
                                  And make hym merye · with other mennes goodis. [mennes] men R.] 
                                
                                  And so it fareth with moche folke · þat to þe freres shryueth, [þe] R om. shryueth] hem shryueþ WO.] 
                                
                                  As sysours and excecutours · þei wil [ȝyue þe] freres [wil] schul R. [ȝyue þe WRO] ȝeue þe B; geue þe C; L has þe, with ue written above, but the line is marked for correction.] 
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                                  A parcel to preye for hem · & make hem-self myrye [hem-self] hem R.] 
                                
                                  With þe residue and þe remenaunt · þat other men biswonke, [þe (1)] R om. þe (2)] R om.] 
                                
                                  And suffre þe ded in dette · to þe day of dome.
                                
                                  ¶ Enuye herfore · hated conscience, [herfore] here-fore CR.] 
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                                  And freres to philosofye · he fonde hem to scole, [philosofye] philosophires C. hem] þanne W; O 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 380
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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