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 loue shal lede þy land · as þe leef lykeþ." [leef MFSE] leeue I; luf P.] 
                                  Line 145 
                                
                                  Clerkus þat were confessours · couplede hem to-gederes, [I has only—Clerkes couplede hem togidres. couplede] companiede M.] 
                                
                                  To construe this clause · kyndeliche what hit menede. [this] þat comly F. clause] cause I; case M. what] wat P. menede] meneth IS.] 
                                
                                  Mede in [þe] mote-halle þo · on men of lawe gan wynke, [Mede] & mede F. [þe MFI SE] þat P. þo] M om. gan wynke] wynkede M.] 
                                
                                  In sygne þat þei sholde · with som sotel speche
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                                  Reherce þo a-non ryght · þat myghte reson stoppe. [þo] sumwhat F; þer I. þat] what M. stoppe IMFSE] stope P.] 
                                
                                  And alle ryghtful recordeden · þat reson treuthe seyde, [B page 55]  [And] Ac I. recordeden] re|corden M.] 
                                
                                  And kynde wit and conscience · cortesliche þankede;
                                
                                  Reson for hus ryght speche · riche and poure hym louede, [Reson] & resoun F. ryght] rightful IMF. riche—poure] pore & riche S.] 
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                                  And seiden, "we seth wel · syre reson, by þy wordes, [seth] seon M; see S; seeyne I; se F. reson] M om. þy] þe S.] 
                                
                                  That meknesse worth mayster · ouer mede atte laste." [worth mayster] schal maister be F. atte] at þe MFE; at S.] 
                                
                                  Loue let lyght of mede · and leaute ȝut lasse, [Loue let] Tho lete loue F. lyght] litel M. lyght—mede] of meede lighte I. ȝut] wel M; muche F.] 
                                  Line 156 
                                
                                  And cryed vp-on conscience · þe kynge hit myghte yhure, [vp-on] to I. hit myghte] myght it I. yhure] hure E; huyre S; here MIF.] 
                                
                                  "Who so wylneþ hure to wyue · for welthe of hure goodes, [wyue] wynne F; wynne quod he I.] 
                                
                                  Bote he be knowe for cokewold · kut of my nose!" [knowe] i-mad M. for] for a IS; M om. kut] cutteþ M; kytt E.] 
                                
                                  Mede mornede þo · and made heuy cheere, [þo] muche þo F. made] made an I.] 
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                                  For þe comune called hure · queynte comune hore. [called FSE] cald P; calde I; calden M.] 
                                
                                  A sysour and a somner þo · softeliche forth ȝeden
                                
                                  With mede þe mayde · out of þe mot-halle. [þe] þat M. mayde] mayde þo I; maide mournyng 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 79
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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