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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.)

"Boþe my [gees] and my grys · and my gras he takeþ, [[gees IMEG] goos PF; gos S.] Ich dar nouht for his felaweshepe · in faith," pees seide, [his] is P. in—pees] by my faith he F.] "Bere sikerlich eny seluer · to seint gyles doune; [sikerlich—seluer] siluer si|kurly F.] He waiteþ ful wel · whanne ich [seluer] take, [He] And he I. waiteþ] a|waiteþ MF. whanne] wanne P. [seluer MG] siluer IE; siluur S; sul|fere P. Cf. l. 51. whanne—seluer] what seluer i M; wynnyng whan i F.] 52 What wey ich wende · wel ȝerne he aspieþ, [What] & what F. wende] wynde S. wel] ful I. wel ȝerne] ful wel S.] To robbe me and to ryfle me · yf ich ryde softe. [me (1)] F om. and] or I. me (2)] ME om.] Ȝut he is bold for to borwe · and baddelich he payeþ; [Ȝut] F om. he is] is he I. baddelich] apparently baldelich P; but we find baddeliche IM; badliche FSE.] He borwede of me bayarde · and browte hym [hom] neuere, [He] For he I. [hom IFS] PE om. hym hom] me him M.] Ne no ferþyng þer-fore · for nouht ich couthe plede. [ferþyng MEIF] ferþeng P; ferþyn S. nouht] ouȝ þat (sic) S.] 57 He menteyneþ hus men · to morthre myn hewes, [He] & F. hus] my (!) S. myn] men E. hewes IG] hywes PE; hynus F; hynnus S; hinene M.] And for-stalleþ myn faires · and fyghteþ in my chep|ynges, [And] F om.] And breke[þ] vp my bernes dore · and bereþ away my whete, [And] He F. brckeþ IMF] brekuþ S; brekyþ G; breke PE. bernes dore] berne-dores I; bern|doorus F. whete] wete P.] 60 And takeþ me bote a taile · for ten quarters oþer twelue. [takeþ] tak I. oþer twelue] ootus F; otes I; of otes M.] Ȝut he manasceþ me and myne · and lyth by my mayde, [Ȝut] And ȝit IMF. ke] I om.] Ich am nouht hardy for hym · [vnneþe] to loke." [[vnneþe IMFSG] vneþ E; owneþe P.] The kyng knew þat he seide soþ · for conscience hym tolde, [þat] IMF om.] 64 How wronge was a wickede man · and moche wo wrouhte. [B page 51] [How] þat F.]
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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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