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.)

                                
                                  Bothe god and good men · as here degree askeþ; [Bothe] I om. degree] gre M; degreus S.] 
                                
                                  Some to synge masses · oþer sitten and wryte, [oþer] & summe to F.] 
                                  Line 68 
                                
                                  Rede and receyue · þat reson ouhte spende; [ouhte spende] auȝte dispende M; oweth to spene I; rewarde hadde F.] 
                                
                                  [Ac] sith bondemenne barnes · han be mad Bisshopes, [[Ac IMSG] And PEF. bonde|menne] bondmens IF. han—Bis|shopes] ha be mytred made F.] 
                                
                                  And barnes bastardes · han ben archidekenes, [bastardes] bastard born F.] 
                                
                                  And sopers and here sones · for seluer han be knyghtes, [sopers] sory soperus F; schip|herdes I. han be] be made F.] 
                                
                                  And lordene sones here laborers · and leid here rentes to wedde, [lordene] lordes IMFS. here laborers] han be heore men M. here] F om. rentes] landes M.] 
                                  Line 73 
                                
                                  For þe ryght of þis reame · ryden a-ȝens oure enemys, [þis IMS] þes P; þe EF.] 
                                
                                  In confort of þe comune · and þe kynges worshep, [and] & of F. worshep] honour F.] 
                                
                                  And monkes and moniales · þat mendinauns sholden fynde, [mendinauns] mendinaunt S.] 
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                                  Han mad here kyn knyghtes · and knyghtfees pur|chase[d], [Han mad] I-made I. knyght|fees] feus S. purchased EMFSG] y-purchased I; purchase P.] 
                                
                                  Popes and patrones · poure gentil blod refuseþ, [gentil] gentel men E. re|fuseþ] refused IF.] 
                                
                                  And taken symondes sone · seyntewarie to kepe. [seyntewarie] sanctuarye F.] 
                                
                                  Lyf-holynesse and loue · han ben longe hennes, [and] to F.] 
                                  Line 80 
                                
                                  And wole, til hit be wered out · or oþerwise ychaunged. [or] and M.] 
                                
                                  For-þy rebuke me ryght nouht · reson, ich ȝow praye; [For-þy] For-whi M. ȝow] þe IM.] 
                                
                                  For in my conscience ich knowe · what crist wolde þat ich wrouhte. [þat] IMF om.] 
                                
                                  Preyers of [a] parfyt man · and penaunce discret [Preyers] For preiers F. [a IMFEG] PS om.] 
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                                  Ys þe leueste labour · þat oure lord pleseþ. [Ys] see l. 45. labour] þyng M. pleseþ] askeþ M.]

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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 86
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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