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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.)

Of oure sory synnes · asoiled and clansed, [Of] & of F. sory] seuene M. synnes] sennes P. asoiled] to be as|soiled I. clansed M] clansede P; clansid ES; I-clansed F; y-clensed I.] 361 And lyue, as oure crede ous kenneþ · with crist with|outen ende. [lyue] bileue M. crede] ap|parently credo in P; but crede in EIMFS. ous] vs EFIS; us M. ken|neþ] telleþ F.] Thus is relacion rect · ryht as adiectif and substantif [Thus] This I. as] I om. F has—And þus suweþ relacioun rect · re (sic) rewle of sustentyuus.] A-cordeþ in alle kyndes · with his antecedent. [A-cordeþ] Acordyng F. with his] whit is P.] 364 Indirect þyng ys · as ho so coueited [coueited] coueiteþ M; coueyte S. F has—Indirect is contrarius · inliche to coueyte; cf. l. 373.] Alle kynne kynde · to knowe and to folwe, [kynne IES] kyne P; kyn MF. kynde] kyndes F.] With-oute [case] to cacche [to] · and come to boþe numbres; [With-oute] And wiþoute I. [case MF] cause PEISG. [to MFG] two PES; I om.] In which beþ good and nat good · and graunte here noþers wil. [which] wich P; þe whiche S. beþ] buþ M; ben IS; be F. here] M om. noþers] noþeres M; neyþer I; neþer S. and—wil] grace to for|sake F.] 368 Þat is [noȝt] reisonable ne rect · to refusy my syres sor|name, [Þat] Hit F; And þat I. is] nys M. [noȝt E] nout M; nat FSG; not I; noþer P. ne] M om. rect] right IS. refusy] refuse EMIFS. syres] sire MIS. sorname] surname E; sirename M; name I. to—sor|name] surname to refuse F.] Sitth y, his sone and seruaunt · suwe for his ryghte. [y] I am I; F om. his(1)] is P. and] and his MI.] For who so wol haue to wyue · my worldliche daughter, [who EMI] wo P; ho FS. haue] haue me (!) M; S om. world|liche IES] wordliche F; miswritten worliche P; worschepeful M.] Ich wol feffe hym with hure fayre · and with hure foule taylende. [wol] wolde I; F om. hure] al hir I. fayre] fair face F. taylende] tailende IMEG; tail-eende F (wrong|ly).] 372 So indirect þyng ys · Inliche to coueyte [indirect þyng] relacioun in|direct F. þyng] IS om.] To a-corde in alle kyndes · and in alle kynne numbre, [kyndes] kynde IMFS. and] M om. in (2)] F om. kynne MFSE] kyne P; kyns I.]
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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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