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.)

                                
                                  Ac þow þy-self sothliche · ho [so] it segge dorste, [[so MFSEG] IP om.] 
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                                  Hast arwed meny hardy men · that hadden wil to fyghte, [arwed] so I; arewyd S; i|arewed M; arwad E; I-had F. meny] F om. hardy] an hardi M.] 
                                
                                  To brennen and to bruten · to bete a-doun strengthes. [and—bruten] and to bresten M; & to breke F; in Britaigne I. to (3)] and IMF.] 
                                
                                  In þe contreis þer þe kyng cam · conscience hym lette, [þe] IF om. contreis] contre F. conscience] þou conscience F. lette] lettest F.] 
                                
                                  Þat he ne felde nat hus foes · þo fortune it wolde, [ne] F om. felde] so IE; fulde S; feld PF. þo] þogh I; þe E.] 
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                                  And as hus werdes were ordeined · by wil of oure lorde. [239—241. M omits.]  [werdes] wirdus F; wordes I. ordeined] I-þouȝt F. by] at þe I. oure] houre P. oure lorde] god almyȝty F.] 
                                
                                  Caytiflyche þow, conscience · consailedist þe kyng leten [þe kyng] him F. leten] to leten I; to letun S; to lete F.] 
                                
                                  In hus enemys honde · hys heritage of fraunce. [honde] hend E; handes I. hys] ys P.] 
                                
                                  Vnconnyng ys þat conscience · a kyngdome to sulle, [þat] it F. þat conscience] þi consail M. sulle] fulle E.] 
                                
                                  Þat ys conqueryd þorw comune helpe; · a kyngdome oþer duche [Þat] For þat I. ys conqueryd] conquered is F. þorw] bi MF. a kyngdome] F om. duche] duchie I; a duche EMS; a ducherye F.] 
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                                  May nat be sold soþly · so meny here part asken [May] It may IF. here] I om.] 
                                
                                  Of folk þat fauht þer-fore · and folwed þe kynges wil. [folk] fewe folk F. fauht] folowede S. þe] FS om.] 
                                
                                  Þe lest lad þat longeþ to hym · be þe lond wonnen, [Þe] But þe F. longeþ] lieth F. to] wiþ I.] 
                                
                                  Lokeþ after lordshep · oþer oþere large mede, [oþer] or FSM. oþere] I om.] 
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                                  Wher-by he may as a man · for euere-more lyue after. [Wher] Wer P. for] M om. more] FM om. after] þer-after F.] 
                                
                                  And þat ys þe kynde of a kyng · þat conquereþ of hys enemyes, [of (2)] on MIFS. hys] ys P.] 
                                
                                  To helpe heyeliche al hus host · oþere elles to graunte [heyeliche] hoygeliche F; hugeli M. to] for to F.] 
                                
                                  Al þat hus men mowen wynne · to do þer-myd here beste. [to] I om. do] E om. myd] wiþ MIFS.] 
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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 55
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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