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.)

                                
                                  Hit shal sitte ȝoure soules · ful soure at þe laste." [soules] soule I. soure] sore I.] 
                                
                                  Her-to a-sentyd cyuyle · ac symonie ne wolde, [a-sentyd] assenteþ I. ac] bute M; & FS.] 
                                
                                  Tyl he hadde seluer for þe seel · [and] sygnes of notaries. [seluer] F om. [and MIFSE] a P. sygnes — notaries] notaries signes M. of] & S.] 
                                
                                  Tho fette fauel forþ · floreynes y-nowe, [A page 23]  [Tho] To I.] 
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                                  And bad gyle "go gyue · gold al a-boute, [go] goo & F; to MI.] 
                                
                                  Nameliche, to notaries · þat non of hem faille; [Nameliche] And nameliche IE. to] to þe F; þe I. faille] ne fayle S; no faile F.] 
                                
                                  And feffe falsnesse · with floreynes ynowe, [falsnesse] falswittnesse MG; fals witnesses I. with] wit P.] 
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                                  For he may mede amaistren · with hus myry speche." [amaistren] maistriȝe M.] 
                                
                                  Tho þis gold was gyuen · gret was þe þonkynge [Tho] Ac þo F. was—þonk|ynge] were þe þankes M; game þei hadde F.] 
                                
                                  That fals and fauel hadde · for here faire ȝyftes, [I transposes fals and fauel. That—hadde] & þonked fals & fauel F. faire] grete S.] 
                                
                                  And comen ful courteislich · to conforte þe false. [to—þe] and comfortede M.] 
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                                  Thei seide to hym softeliche · "cesse shulle we neuere; [Thei] & FI. to hym] I om. softeliche] soþli MS; soþely I. shulle] schulde M.] 
                                
                                  Til mede be þy wedded wyf · we wolle nouht stynte. [we wolle] wile we M; wille we I; wole we F. nouht] neuere S.] 
                                
                                  For we han mede a-maistrid · þorw oure myrye tonge, [han] I om. mede] here F. tonge] speche M.] 
                                
                                  Þat hue graunteþ to go · with a good wille [B page 28] 
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                                  To londoun, and loke · yf lawe wol Iuge; [londoun] londen P. and] and to I. yf] wheþer þe F. wol] wil it F.] 
                                
                                  To be maried for monye · mede hath a-sented." [mede] for mede F.] 
                                
                                  Than was fauel fayne · and falsnesse blyþe, [Than] Þo M; But þanne F.] 
                                
                                  And leten sompne alle segges · In eche syde a-boute, [alle] alle her I; alle þe F segges] sisours M.] 
                                
                                  And bed hem alle ben boun · beggeres and oþere, [bed] so PG; bad MIF; bydde S; bede E (but bed hem = bed' hem = bede hem).] 
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                                  To wenden with hem to westemynstre · hus weddyng to honoure. [hem] him ISG. hus] þis M; the 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?
Canvas: Page 36
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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