Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.)

And þenne falleþ þer fur · on false menne houses, [And] M om. þer] þe E. fur] fyre F; feor M; fuyr S. menne] so also S; men FE; mennes I; menes M.] And good men[ne] for here gultes · gloweþ on fuyr after. [menne] men PE; mennes I; menes M; mennus SF; but see last line. on] a F.] 103 Al þys haue we seyen · that som tyme þorw a brewere [Al] And F. haue we] we han M.] Meny burgagys [ben] ybrent · and bodyes þer-ynne; [[ben] suggested by han be M; beth F; PEIS om.] And þorw a candel, clomyng · in a corsed place, [clomyng] clemyng EG; cleu|ynge I; glemyng F; cleuyng or clen|yng SM.] Fel a-doun, and for-brende · forþ al þe rewe. [a-doun] doun I. for-brende] forbrent IF; forbrente S; fur-brente M.] For-þy mayres þat maken free men · me þynkeþ þat þei ouhten [For-þy] For-whi M. mayres] E om. men] F om. þynkeþ] mis|written þynken P. þat (2)] M om.] 108 For to spure and aspye · for eny speche of seluer [spure] spere IF; speriȝe M. and] and to I.] What manere mester · oþer merchaundise he vsede, [oþer] of FS. vsede] vseth F.] Er he were vnder-fonge free · and felawe in ȝoure rolles. [Er] Or EFS. ȝoure] oure MS.] Hit ys noȝt semly forsoþ · in cyte ne in borwton, [cyte] citees F. borwton] borwtoun M. burgh-toun I; borȝ|town S; burwus F.] 112 Þat vsurers oþer regratours · for eny kynne ȝyftes, [vsurers] vsurie I. oþer] & FM. eny kynne] eny skyns (sic) I (for enys kynnes). ȝyftes] miswritten ȝeftes P; but see ll. 117, 126, 162.] Be fraunchised for a free man · and haue [a] fals name)— [haue] bere S. [a MIFSG] PE om.] Ac mede þe mayde · þe meyre hue by-souhte [B page 36] [meyre] meyere P; but see l. 77.] Of alle suche sellers · suluer to take, 116 Oþer presentes with-oute pans · and oþer pryueye ȝyftes, [pans] pens I; penes M. and] or S.] And haue reuthe of þe regratours · þat han ryche hondes;
In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt: dextera eorum repleta est muneribus.
[And] I om. of þe] on þis I; on MFS. dextera, &c.] IG om.]
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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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