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.)

                                
                                  "Whanne alle tresours ben tried," quaþ hue · "treuþe is þe beste; [Whanne] so F; Whan MIE; When SG; Qwenne P. quaþ hue] ISFG om.] 
                                
                                  Ich do hit on Deus caritas · to deme þe soþe. [on] vpon I.] 
                                
                                  Hit is as derworthe a druwery · as dere god him-selue. [a] S om. druwery] druri M; drury FE; druerie IG. him] hem P.] 
                                
                                  For he, is trewe of hus tonge · and of hus two handes, [he] so also SEG; whoso M; ho so F; who I. trewe] trywe P; but see ll. 95, 96.] 
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                                  And doþ þe werkes þerwith · and wilneþ no man ille, [B page 15]  [þe] his M. wilneþ] willeþ F.] 
                                
                                  He is a god by þe gospel · and graunty may hele, [a] M om. graunty] so in G; graunte MIFSE.] 
                                
                                  And like oure lorde also · by seynt lukys wordes. [I puts also before like. like] lijk to MI.] 
                                
                                  Clerkus þat knowen þys · shoulde kennen hit a-boute, [þys] hit wel M; it is þus I. shoulde] I om.] 
                                
                                  For cristene and vncristene · cleymen it echone. [vncristene] vncrestine P.] 
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                                  Kynges and knyȝtes · shoulde kepen hit by reson,
                                
                                  Ryden and rappe a-doune · In reames a-boute, [reames] reemes M; reumes I; rewmus F; reumus S; remes G.] 
                                
                                  And take trespassours · and tyen hem faste, [And] so in I; And to PESG; & titly F; Forte M. trespassours] transgressores IG.] 
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                                  Til trewþe hadde ytermenyd · here trespas to þe ende;
                                
                                  And holde with hym and with hure · þat han trewe accion, [trewe] þe trewe MF; spelt triwe P; but see l. 95. accion] cause F.] 
                                
                                  And for no [lordene] loue · leue þe trewe partye. [And] S om. [lordene I] lor|dyne G; lordes ME; lordayne P; mordyne (sic) S (lordene is gen. pl.). And—lordene] Ne for no disordeyned F.] 
                                
                                  Trewely to take · and treweliche to fyȝte, [Trewely] For trewly F. take] take trauaile F. fyȝte] fyȝete P; but see l. 100.] 
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                                  Ys þe profession and þe [pure] ordre · þat apendeþ to knyȝtes; [Ys] Þis is S. [pure MFESGB] poure PI. þe (1)—ordre] þe pure professioun F.] 
                                
                                  Who-so passeþ that poynt · ys apostata of knyȝt-hod. [Who-so E] Wo-so P; Ho-so S; And who-so IG; And whose M; & ho-so F. apostata] aposteta PG. of knyȝt-hod] in his ordre M; in þe ordre F.]

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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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