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.)

Aren none hardur ne hongryour · þan men of holy churche, [Aren] Þer arn M.] Line 188 Auerouse & euel-willed · whanne thei ben auaunsed, [euel] written veuele P. will|ed] i-willed M; ywilled E. whanne] wanne P. thei ben] hy buþ S; þei beþ FE.] And vnkynde to hure kyn · and to alle crystine; [And] I om.] Thei chewen here charite · and chiden after more; [Thei] I om.] And encombred with couetyse · þei conne nat out crepe, [And] þei ben M; And ben I; FS om. with] þorȝ S. þei] and M. out crepe] crepe out I.] So harde hath aueryce · hasped hem to-gederes. [hasped] hapsed I. to-gederes] to-gedderes P.] Line 193 And þat ys no treuthe of þe trinite · bote trecherie and synne, [And þat] þat M; Hit F.] And luþer ensample, leue me · to þe lewede puple. [And] And a I. leue me] leueth he F; leueþ me E; leyf me P. to] as for I.] For thees aren wordes · wryten in þe euangelye, [aren] ben M; beþ F. wryten] i-wriȝten M; y-writen I; Iwrite S.] Line 196 Date et dabitur uobis · [for I dele ȝow alle.] [A page 16] [[for—alle] from MIFSGB; PE om.] And þat is þe lok of loue · þat vnloseþ grace, [lok] book (wrongly) I. þat (2)] and I. vnloseþ] vnlowketh F.] Þat conforteth alle cristine · encombred with synne. [conforteth] confortetth P. cristine] carfulle I. encombred] ac|combred I; acombred F.] So loue ys lech of lyue · and lysse of alle peyne, [So] So þat F. peyne] peine MIE; payne SGB; peynes F; pyne P.] Line 200 And þe graffe of grace · and grayþest [wey] to heuene. [and] an P; I om. grayþest] so IF; grayþust S; grayþost P; gra|cioust M; growith E. [wey S] wei MF; way IB; PE om.] For-þy ich may say, as ich seide · by syght of þe tixt, [B page 20] [[For-þy] For-whi M. may] M om. seide] seide ere I. þe tixt] þis tixt E; þese textus F; þis tixes (sic) M; þis texcestes (sic) I.] Whenne alle tresours ben tryed · treuth ys þe best; [Whenne] Wenne P. ben] beth F. tryed] I-tried F.] Loue it," quaþ [þat] lady · "lette may ich no lengere [[þat MIFEGB] þe P. may ich] i ne mai M.] To lere þe what loue ys" · and leue at [me] hue lauhte. [lere] lerne M; E om. þe] S om. what] wat P. [me MIFSEGB] P om. hue] sche MIFS; ȝo E.]
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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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