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 Forwarde þat Falsnesse · schal fynden hire for euere, [Falsnesse] falshed TH2D; false U.] To be Boxum and Boun · his Biddyng to folfulle, [To—Boun] And he (she D) be bounde at his bode TH2D; & be buxum at his bode U.] In Bedde and at Borde · Boxum and hende, And as sir Simonye wol sigge · [to suwen] his wille. [And—sigge] & at syre sy|monyes wille UD. to suwen] HTH2; to suyen U; to sewen D; V has schewen.] Line 56 Now Simonye and Siuyle · stondeþ forþ boþe, [stondeþ] stoden H. forþ boþe] forþ in-fere H; vp boþe U.] Vn-Foldyng þe Feffement · þat Falsnes made, [Vn-Foldyng] & vn-foldeden H; And vnfolde TH2D; And vnfoldith U. made] had made H; haþ ymakid TUH2; haþ maked D.] [& þus bygonnen þe gomes · & gradden wel hyȝe]: [From H; also in TUH2D.]
"HIt witen and witnessen · þat woneþ vppon eorþe, [In the margin of H is here written Carta; in the margin of D, Fauor.] Line 60 Þat I, Fauuel, Feffe Fals · to þat Mayden Meede, [Feffe—Meede] feffe falsnesse to mede TH D; haue [feffed?] fals|nesse to mede U.] To be present in pruyde · for Pore or for riche, Wiþ þe Erldam of Envye · euer forto laste, Wiþ alle þe lordschupe · of lengþe and of brede, [lordschup—brede] lordsshipe of leccherie · in lengþe and in brede TH2; worschipe of lecherye in, &c. UD; H resembles T, but it is written in a later hand.] Line 64 Wiþ þe kingdom of Couetise · I Croune hem to-gedere; [hem] ȝow U.] Wiþ þe Yle of vsure · And Auarice þe False, [þe Yle] al þe Ile TD; al þe isle H2; alle þe vices U. False] faste TU.] Glotonye and grete oþus · Ich ȝiue hem I-feere, [hem I-feere] hem togidere TH2D; ȝow togidres U.] Wiþ alle delytes and lustes · þe deuel for to serue, [delytes—lustes] delites of lust TH2D; þe delytes of deedly synne H; þe delices of lust U.] Line 68 In al þe seruyse of Slouþe · I sese hem to-gedere: [seruyse] seignourie UD. sese] ceese H; set TD.] ¶ To habben and to holden · and al heore heyres aftur, Wiþ þe purtinaunce of purgatorie · in-to þe pyne of helle: [wiþ] wiþ al H. in-to] & H.] Ȝeldynge for þis þing · at þe ȝeres ende, [þing] D omits. þe] oon H; o T; one UH2.] Line 72 Heore soules to sathanas · to senden in-to pyne; [senden into] synken in TH2D: synke into U.]
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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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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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