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 wordeden a gret while · wysliche to-gedere. [wordeden] speken H. wysliche] wel wisly TU.]Line 33 Þene Pees com to parlement · and put vp a Bille, [Pees com] com pes THD. vp] forth U. Bille] bulle H.]Hou þat Wrong aȝeyn his wille · his wyf hedde I-take, [his—I-take] hadde his wyf take THU; D omits hadde.]And [hou] he Rauischede Rose · Reynaldes lemmon, [V omits hou, but it is in THUD. lemmon] loue TUD; douȝter H.]Line 36 And Mergrete of hire Maydenhod · maugre hire chekes. [Mergrete] molde H.]"Boþe my Gees and my Grys · [his] gadelynges fetten; [[his] V has þe, but this is in|ferior to his, which is in THUD. fetten] fecchen THU. gadelynges fet|ten] gadlyng fecches D.]I dar not for dreede of hem · fihte ne chide. [dar] durst H; þer D. dreede of] U omits; fer of TD.]He Borwede of me Bayȝard · and brouhte him neuer aȝeyn,Line 40 Ne no Ferþing him fore · for nouȝt þat I con plede. [Ferþing—fore] ferþing þerfore TD; ferthyngworth þerfore U; ferþing for hym H. nouȝt—plede] nouȝt I couþe plete T; ouȝt þat I cowde pleden H; ought I coude plete U; nouȝt y couþe plede D.]He meynteneþ his Men · to Morþere myn owne, [to morþere] forto sle H. owne] hynen TD; hyne U.]Forstalleþ my Feire · Fihteþ in my chepynges, [Feire] feires HTD. chepynges] chepynge THUD.]Brekeþ vp my Berne-dore · and bereþ awei my whete, [dore] dores HTUD.]And takeþ me bote a tayle · of Ten quarter oten; [bote] þen H. of ten] for ten TUD. oten] of otis T; otes U; ootis H; otys D.]Line 45 And ȝit he bat me þerto · and liȝþ be my Mayden. [bat] betiþ THUD.]I nam not so hardi for him · vp for to loke." [
vp for] vneþis H.
And I am not hardy vnneþe · on hym for to loke TD;
And I am noght so hardy · ones on hym to loke U.
]Þe kyng kneuh he seide sooþ · for Concience him tolde. [þe—kneuh] þo kneuȝ þe kinge TU; That knewe þe kyng D. H has, þe king seide, þis is soþ · for conscience hit me tolde.]¶ Wrong was a-Fert þo · and Wisdam souhte [a-fert] aferd THD; aferid U. souhte] he souȝte THD; bysoughte U.]Line 49 To Make his pees with pons · and proferde forþ Moneye, [pons] his panis T; penyes H; his pens U; his pans D. forþ Moneye] hym manye TD; manye U.]
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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.,
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