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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.)

"Repentest þow neuere?" quaþ repentaunce · "ne restitucion madest?" [Repentest þow] Rependestow I. madest] made F.] "Ȝus, ones," quaþ he, "ich was yherborwed · with an hep of chapmen; [he IM] hue PS; ȝo E; heo F. with] among M.] Ich a-ros and rifled here males · whenne þei a reste were." [a-ros] ros IS; roos F. males] ware S. a] on M; at I; in E.] 236 "Þat was a reufol restitucion" · quaþ repentaunce, "for soþe; [a] F om. a reufol] an vn|riȝtful M.] Thow wolt hongy heye þer-fore · her oþer in helle! [hongy] honge MES; hange F; be honged I.] Vsedest þow euere vserie · in al þy lyf-tyme?" [Vsedest þow] Vsedestow I. þow euere] euer þou E; euere M.] "Nay, sothliche," he sayde · "saf in my ȝouþe. [B page 70] [he IME] hue PS; heo F.] 240 Ich lerned among lumbardes · a lesson, and of Iewes, [among] of F; among þe M.] To weie pans with a peis · and pared þe heuyeste, [pared] pare MF. heuyeste] heuye F.] And lente for loue of þe wed · þe whiche ich let betere, [lente] lene F.] And more worth þan þe moneye · oþer men þat ich lenede. [lenede] lenede or lonede P; lened ES; leenede F; lente M.] 244 Ich lenede folk þat lese wolde · a lippe in eche noble, [lenede] lenede or lonede P; lonede or louede F; lene I; lened E; lenede S; lente M. wolde] wole I. in eche] of ich a I.] And with lombardes letters · ich lenede gold at rome; [ich] IS om. lenede] lente FM; lene I. at] to I.] So what bern of me borwed · he bouhte þe tyme." [bern] so E; barn MSF; buyrn I. borwed] borwe M.] "Lenedest þow euere to eny lorde · for loue of men|teynaunce?" [Lenedest] Lentest MFS; Lenest E. þow] I om. to] I om. of] of his I. menteynaunce] mayn|tenance I.] 248 "Ich haue ylent to lordes and to ladies · þat louede me neure after. [ylent] lent IFS. to] IM om. (twice). and—ladies] F om. me] M om.]
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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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