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.)

                                
                                  For hue ys fayne of þy felaushep · and for to be þy make?" [For] M om. þy (1)] F om. and] FSM om.] 
                                  Line 155 
                                
                                  Quath conscience to þe kynge · "Crist it me for-bede! [it] M om. for-bede] for-bude P; but see l. 148.] 
                                
                                  Er ich wedde suche a wif · wo me by-tyde! [Er] Ar IF; Or EM.] 
                                
                                  For hue ys freel of hure faith · and fikel of hure speche, [speche] tonge M.] 
                                
                                  And makeþ men mys-do · meny score tymes.
                                
                                  In trist of hure tresour · hue teneþ ful menye; [trist] trust F. hue] mis|written he P; see next line. teneþ IFME] tenuþ S; tueneþ P. ful] wel M.] 
                                  Line 160 
                                
                                  Wyues and wodewes · wantownesse hue techeþ, [Wyues] And wyues F. hue] F om.] 
                                
                                  And lereþ hem to lecherie · þat louyeþ here ȝyftes. [lereþ] lerneþ M. to] M om.] 
                                
                                  Ȝoure fader hue felde · fals and hue to-gederes; [felde] afelde I.] 
                                
                                  Hue haþ a-poisoned popes · hue apeireþ holy churche; [a-poisoned] so IFES; better than a-poisened P. haþ a-poisoned] enpoiseneþ M. hue] & FM. apeireþ] peyred F.] 
                                
                                  Ys nauht a betere baude · by hym þat me made! [Ys] þer nys M.] 
                                  Line 165 
                                
                                  By-twyne heuene and helle · alle erthe þauh me souhte. [alle] and I. me] so also FG; men ISME.] 
                                
                                  For hue ys tykel of hure tail · talewys of tonge, [For] E om. tykel] fikul S. talewys SI] tale-wis F; tale-wise E; talewijs M; talwys P. of] of hire E.] 
                                
                                  As comune as þe cart-wey · to knaues and to alle, [As] And M.] 
                                  Line 168 
                                
                                  To monkes and to alle men; · the meseles in heggys [A page 35]  [and] S om. and—men] to masours F. the] to M. the—heggys] sche moseles in hegge (sic) I. in] in þe S.] 
                                
                                  Lyggeþ by hure whenne hem lust · lered and lewed. [Lyggeþ] þer ligge F. whenne] wenne P. hem] here F. lust] likuþ S.] 
                                
                                  Sysours and somners · suche men hure preyseþ,
                                
                                  Shereues of shires · were shent yf hue ne were. [Shereues] miswritten Shereue P. ne were] nere IFEG.] 
                                  Line 172 
                                
                                  For hue doþ men lese here londe · and here lyf boþe; [lese] to lese F.] 
                                
                                  Hue leteþ passe prisoners · and paieþ for hem ofte, [B page 38]  [leteþ] lette M. and] I om.] 
                                
                                  And geueþ þe gailer gold · and grotes to-gederes, [þe] to F. gailer] gaiolers I; gaylerus 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 51
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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