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.)

                                
                                  In Red Scarlet heo Rod · I-Rybaunt with gold; [H inserts above; see obs. on l. 8. heo rod] robid TU UD; robe H2. I|Rybaunt] & ribande TH2D; rybanyd U U.] 
                                
                                  Þer nis no Qweene qweyntore · þat quik is alyue. [nis] is HU U. qweyntore] koynter H. alyue] on lyue HU U DH2; o lyue T.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "What is þis wommon," quod I · "þus wonderliche A-tyret?" [wonderliche] worþily TH2D.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Þat is Meede þe Mayden," quod heo · "þat haþ me marred ofte, [quod heo] TU U DH2 omit. me marred] noiȝede me ful T U H2; anoyȝed me H; noyed me wol U; noyed me wel D.] 
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                                  A[n]d I-lakked my lore · to lordes aboute.
                                
                                  In þe pope paleys heo is · as priue as my-seluen;
                                
                                  And so schulde heo nouȝt · for wrong was hir syre; [heo nouȝt] it not be TD.] 
                                
                                  [Out of] wrong heo wox · to wroþerhele monye. [U omits this line. [Out of TH UH2D] V has In-to; U reads, Out of wrong wente sche · wrotherhele manye.] 
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                                  Ich ouhte ben herre þen heo · I com of a bettre. [herre] hiȝere T; heyȝer H; heyere U U D.] 
                                
                                  ¶ To-morwe worþ þe Mariage I-mad · Of Meede and of fals;
                                
                                  Fauuel with feir speche · haþ brouȝt hem to-gedere, [brouȝt] forgid TU U DH2.] 
                                
                                  And Gyle haþ bi-gon hire so · heo graunteþ al his wille; [U omits.] 
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                                  And al is liȝeres ledynge · þat heo leuen to-gedere. [U omits.]  [leuen] liȝen TH2D; lyue so H.] 
                                
                                  ¶ To-Morwe worth þe Mariage I-mad · soþ as I þe telle, [To-Morwe—I-mad] To-morne schal þei make þe mariage H. soþ] TUH2D omit; D also om. I-mad.] 
                                
                                  Þat þou miht [wyte] ȝif þou wolt · whuche þei ben alle [þat—wolt] þere miȝte þou wyte ȝif þou wilt (wolt H) THUH2D; V has seo instead of wyte.] 
                                
                                  [Þat longith to þat lordschipe · þe lasse and þe more. [From U; also in TH2D; V has only l. 30, running thus, Bote ȝif þow wilne to wone · with treuþe in his Blisse, with which H closely agrees.] 
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                                  Know hem þere ȝif þou canst · and kepe þe fro hem alle, [From U; also in TH2D; V has only l. 30, running thus, Bote ȝif þow wilne to wone · with treuþe in his Blisse, with which H closely agrees.] 
                                
                                  Ȝif þou wilnest to wone · with treuthe in his blisse;] [From U; also in TH2D; V has only l. 30, running thus, Bote ȝif þow wilne to wone · with treuþe in his Blisse, with which H closely agrees.] 
                                
                                  [lerne his lawe þat is so lele · & siþþe teche it furþer.] [This occurs in H only.]

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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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