Haue we nat
graunted
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Chaucer - Boethius
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yif so were ? at ? ilke ? at me{n} wene{n} ben leueful for shrewes were
bynomen hem. so ? at ? ei ne my? ten nat anoyen or don harme to goode men.
? Certys a gret p{ar}ty of ? e peyne to shrewes shulde ben allegged {and}
releued. ? For al be it so ? {a}t ? is ne seme nat credible ? ing
p{er}auent{ur}e to so{m}me folk ? it mot it nedes be ? at shrewes ben more
wrecches {and} vnsely. whan ? ei may don {and} p{er}forme ? at ? ei
coueiten [than yif they myhte nat complyssen ? {a}t they coueyten]. ? For
yif so be ? at it be wrecchednesse to wilne to don yuel[;] ? an is it more
wrecchednesse to mowen don yuel. wi? oute whiche moeuyng ? e wrecched
wille sholde languisshe wi? oute effecte. ? ? an syn ? at eueryche of ? ise
? inges ha? hys wrecchednesse. ? at is to seyne wil to done yuel. and
moeuynge to done yuel. it mot nedes be. ? at ? ei (shrewes) ben
constreyned by ? re vnselynesses ? at wolen {and} mowen {and} p{er}formen
felonyes {and} shrewednesses. ? I accorde me q{uo}d I. but I desire
gretely ? at shrewes losten sone ? ilke vnselynesses. ? at is to seyne ? at
shrewes were despoyled of moeuyng to don yuel. ? so shulle{n} ? ei q{uo}d
she. sonnere p{er}auenture ? en ? {o}u woldest or sonnere ? en ? ei hem self
wenen to lakken mowynge to done yuel. ? For ? ere nis no ? ing so late in
so short bou{n}des of ? is lijf ? at is longe to abide. namelyche to a
corage inmortel. Of whiche shrewes ? e grete hope {and} ? e heye
co{m}passy{n}g{us} of shrewednesse is often destroyed by a sodeyne ende
or ? ei ben war. {and} ? at ? ing establi? to shrewes ? e ende of hir
shrewednesse. ? For yif ? at shrewednesse maki? e wrecches. ? an mot he
nedes be most wrecched ? at lengest is a shrewe. ? e whiche wicked shrewes
wolde ydemen aldirmost vnsely {and} caytifs yif ? at hir shrewednes ne
were yfinissed. at ? e leste weye by ? e outerest[e] dee? . for [yif] I
haue concluded so? e of ? e vnselynesse of shrewednesse. ? an shewe? it
clerely ? at ? ilke shrewednesse is wi? outen ende ? e whiche is certeyne
to ben p{er}durable. ? Certys q{uo}d I ? is [conclusion] is harde {and}
wonderful to graunte. ? But I knowe wel ? at it accorde? moche to [the]
? i{n}ges ? at I haue graunted her byforne. ? ? ou hast q{uo}d she ? e ry? t
estimac{i}ou{n} of ? is. but who so euere wene ? at it be an harde ? ing to
acorde hym to a conclusiou{n}. it is ry? t ? at he shewe ? at so{m}me of ? e
p{re}misses ben fals. or ellys he mot shewe ? at ? e colasiou{n} of
p{re}posic{i}ou{n}s nis nat spedful to a necessarie conclusio{n}. ? and
yif it be nat so. but ? at ? e p{re}misses ben yg{ra}nted ? er nis nat whi
he sholde blame ? e argument. for ? is ? ing ? at I shal telle ? e nowe ne
shal not seme lasse wondirful. but of ? e ? inges ? at ben taken al so it
is necessarie as who so sei? it folwe? of ? at whiche ? at is p{ur}posed
byforn. what is ? at q{uo}d I. ? certys q{uo}d she ? at is ? at ? {a}t ? ise
wicked shrewes ben more blysful or ellys lasse wrecches. ? at byen ? e
tourmentes ? at ? ei han deserued. ? an yif no peyne of Iustice ne
chastied[e] hem. ne ? is ne seye I nat now for ? at any man my? t[e]
? enk[e] ? at ? e maneres of shrewes ben coriged {and} chastised by
veniaunce. {and} ? at ? ei ben brou? t to ? e ry? t wey by ? e drede of ? e
tourment. ne for ? at ? ei ? euen to o? er folk ensample to fleyen fro{m}
vices. ? But I vndirstonde ? itte [in] an o? er manere ? at shrewes ben
more vnsely whan ? ei ne ben nat punissed al be it so ? at ? ere ne ben had
no resou{n} or lawe of correcc{i}ou{n}. ne none ensample of lokynge.
? And what manere shal ? at ben q{uo}d I. ou? er ? an ha? ben told here
byforn ?
Haue we nat graunted ? an q{uo}d she ? at good[e] folk ben
blysful. {and} shrewes ben wrecches. ? is q{uo}d I. [thanne q{uod} she]
? if ? at any good were added to ? e wrecchenesse of any wy? t. nis he nat
more blisful ? an he ? at ne ha? no medelyng of goode in hys solitarie
wrecchednesse. so seme? it q{uo}d I. and what seyst ? ou ? an q{uo}d she
of ? ilke wrecche ? at lakke? alle goodes. so ? at no goode nis medeled in
hys wrecchednesse. {and} ? itte ouer alle hys wickednesse for whiche he
is a wrecche ? at ? er be ? itte ano? er yuel anexid {and} knyt to hym. shal
not men demen hym more vnsely ? an ? ilke wrecche of whiche ? e vnselynesse
is re[le]ued by ? e p{ar}ticipac{i}ou{n} of som goode. whi sholde he nat
q{uo}d I. ? ? an certys q{uo}d she han shrewes whan ? ei ben punissed
somwhat of good anexid to hir wrecchednesse. ? at is to seyne ? e same
peyne ? at ? ei suffren whiche ? at is good by ? e resou{n} of Iustice. And
whan ? ilke same shrewes ascapen wi? outen tourment. ? an han ? ei somwhat
more of yuel ? it ouer ? e wickednesse ? at ? ei han don. ? at is to seye
defaute of peyne. whiche defaute of peyne ? ou hast graunted is yuel.
? For ? e desert of felonye I ne may nat denye it q{uo}d I. ? Moche more
? an q{uo}d she ben shrewes vnsely whan ? ei ben wrongfully delyuered fro
peyne. ? an whan ? ei be? punissed by ry? tful vengeaunce. but ? is is open
? i{n}g {and} clere ? at it is ry? t ? at shrewes ben punissed. {and} it is
wickednesse {and} wrong ? at ? ei escapin vnpunissed. ? who my? t[e] denye
? at q{uo}d I. but q{uo}d she may any ma{n} denye. ? at al ? at is ry? t nis
good. {and} also ? e contrarie. ? at alle ? at is wrong nis wicked. certys
q{uo}d I ? ise ? inges ben clere ynou? . {and} ? at we han concludid a litel
here byforn{e}. but I p{re}ye ? e ? at ? ou telle me yif ? ou accordest to
leten no to{ur}ment to ? e soules aftir ? at ? e body is dedid by ? e de? e.
? is [is] to seyn. vndirstondest ? ou ou? t ? at soules han any to{ur}ment
after ? e de? e of ? e body. ? Certis q{uo}d she ? e {and} ? at ry? t grete.
of whiche soules q{uo}d she I trowe ? at so{m}me ben to{ur}mentid by
asprenesse of peyne. {and} so{m}me soules I trowe be exc{er}cised by a
p{ur}ging mekenesse. but my conseil nys nat to determyne of ? is peyne.
but I haue trauayled and told it hider to. ? For ? ou sholdest knowe ? at
? e mowynge [. i. myght] of shrewes whiche mowynge ? e seme? to ben.
vnwor? i nis no mowynge. {and} eke of shrewes of whiche ? ou pleynedest
? at ? ei ne were nat punissed. ? at ? ou woldest seen ? at ? ei ne weren
neuer mo wi? outen ? e torment of hire wickednesse. {and} of ? e licence
of mowynge to done yuel. ? at ? ou p{re}idest ? at it my? t[e] sone ben
endid. {and} ? at ? ou woldest fayne lerne. ? at it ne sholde nat longe
endure. {and} ? at shrewes ben more vnsely yif ? ei were of lenger duryng.
{and} most vnsely yif ? ei weren p{er}durable. {and} after ? is I haue
shewed ? e ? at more vnsely ben shrewes whan ? ei escapen wi? oute ry? tful
peyne. ? an whan ? ei ben punissed by ry? tful uengeaunce. and of ? is
sentence folwe? it ? at ? an be{n} shrewes constreyned atte laste wi? most
greuous tourment. whan men wene ? at ? ei ne ben nat ypunissed. whan I
considre ? i resou{n}s q{uo}d I. I. ne trowe nat ? at men seyn any ? ing
more verrely. {and} yif I to{ur}ne a? eyn to ? e studies of men.
yif so were ? at ? ilke ? at me{n} wene{n} ben leueful for shrewes were
bynomen hem. so ? at ? ei ne my? ten nat anoyen or don harme to goode men.
? Certys a gret p{ar}ty of ? e peyne to shrewes shulde ben allegged {and}
releued. ? For al be it so ? {a}t ? is ne seme nat credible ? ing
p{er}auent{ur}e to so{m}me folk ? it mot it nedes be ? at shrewes ben more
wrecches {and} vnsely. whan ? ei may don {and} p{er}forme ? at ? ei
coueiten [than yif they myhte nat complyssen ? {a}t they coueyten]. ? For
yif so be ? at it be wrecchednesse to wilne to don yuel[;] ? an is it more
wrecchednesse to mowen don yuel. wi? oute whiche moeuyng ? e wrecched
wille sholde languisshe wi? oute effecte. ? ? an syn ? at eueryche of ? ise
? inges ha? hys wrecchednesse. ? at is to seyne wil to done yuel. and
moeuynge to done yuel. it mot nedes be. ? at ? ei (shrewes) ben
constreyned by ? re vnselynesses ? at wolen {and} mowen {and} p{er}formen
felonyes {and} shrewednesses. ? I accorde me q{uo}d I. but I desire
gretely ? at shrewes losten sone ? ilke vnselynesses. ? at is to seyne ? at
shrewes were despoyled of moeuyng to don yuel. ? so shulle{n} ? ei q{uo}d
she. sonnere p{er}auenture ? en ? {o}u woldest or sonnere ? en ? ei hem self
wenen to lakken mowynge to done yuel. ? For ? ere nis no ? ing so late in
so short bou{n}des of ? is lijf ? at is longe to abide. namelyche to a
corage inmortel. Of whiche shrewes ? e grete hope {and} ? e heye
co{m}passy{n}g{us} of shrewednesse is often destroyed by a sodeyne ende
or ? ei ben war. {and} ? at ? ing establi? to shrewes ? e ende of hir
shrewednesse. ? For yif ? at shrewednesse maki? e wrecches. ? an mot he
nedes be most wrecched ? at lengest is a shrewe. ? e whiche wicked shrewes
wolde ydemen aldirmost vnsely {and} caytifs yif ? at hir shrewednes ne
were yfinissed. at ? e leste weye by ? e outerest[e] dee? . for [yif] I
haue concluded so? e of ? e vnselynesse of shrewednesse. ? an shewe? it
clerely ? at ? ilke shrewednesse is wi? outen ende ? e whiche is certeyne
to ben p{er}durable. ? Certys q{uo}d I ? is [conclusion] is harde {and}
wonderful to graunte. ? But I knowe wel ? at it accorde? moche to [the]
? i{n}ges ? at I haue graunted her byforne. ? ? ou hast q{uo}d she ? e ry? t
estimac{i}ou{n} of ? is. but who so euere wene ? at it be an harde ? ing to
acorde hym to a conclusiou{n}. it is ry? t ? at he shewe ? at so{m}me of ? e
p{re}misses ben fals. or ellys he mot shewe ? at ? e colasiou{n} of
p{re}posic{i}ou{n}s nis nat spedful to a necessarie conclusio{n}. ? and
yif it be nat so. but ? at ? e p{re}misses ben yg{ra}nted ? er nis nat whi
he sholde blame ? e argument. for ? is ? ing ? at I shal telle ? e nowe ne
shal not seme lasse wondirful. but of ? e ? inges ? at ben taken al so it
is necessarie as who so sei? it folwe? of ? at whiche ? at is p{ur}posed
byforn. what is ? at q{uo}d I. ? certys q{uo}d she ? at is ? at ? {a}t ? ise
wicked shrewes ben more blysful or ellys lasse wrecches. ? at byen ? e
tourmentes ? at ? ei han deserued. ? an yif no peyne of Iustice ne
chastied[e] hem. ne ? is ne seye I nat now for ? at any man my? t[e]
? enk[e] ? at ? e maneres of shrewes ben coriged {and} chastised by
veniaunce. {and} ? at ? ei ben brou? t to ? e ry? t wey by ? e drede of ? e
tourment. ne for ? at ? ei ? euen to o? er folk ensample to fleyen fro{m}
vices. ? But I vndirstonde ? itte [in] an o? er manere ? at shrewes ben
more vnsely whan ? ei ne ben nat punissed al be it so ? at ? ere ne ben had
no resou{n} or lawe of correcc{i}ou{n}. ne none ensample of lokynge.
? And what manere shal ? at ben q{uo}d I. ou? er ? an ha? ben told here
byforn ?
Haue we nat graunted ? an q{uo}d she ? at good[e] folk ben
blysful. {and} shrewes ben wrecches. ? is q{uo}d I. [thanne q{uod} she]
? if ? at any good were added to ? e wrecchenesse of any wy? t. nis he nat
more blisful ? an he ? at ne ha? no medelyng of goode in hys solitarie
wrecchednesse. so seme? it q{uo}d I. and what seyst ? ou ? an q{uo}d she
of ? ilke wrecche ? at lakke? alle goodes. so ? at no goode nis medeled in
hys wrecchednesse. {and} ? itte ouer alle hys wickednesse for whiche he
is a wrecche ? at ? er be ? itte ano? er yuel anexid {and} knyt to hym. shal
not men demen hym more vnsely ? an ? ilke wrecche of whiche ? e vnselynesse
is re[le]ued by ? e p{ar}ticipac{i}ou{n} of som goode. whi sholde he nat
q{uo}d I. ? ? an certys q{uo}d she han shrewes whan ? ei ben punissed
somwhat of good anexid to hir wrecchednesse. ? at is to seyne ? e same
peyne ? at ? ei suffren whiche ? at is good by ? e resou{n} of Iustice. And
whan ? ilke same shrewes ascapen wi? outen tourment. ? an han ? ei somwhat
more of yuel ? it ouer ? e wickednesse ? at ? ei han don. ? at is to seye
defaute of peyne. whiche defaute of peyne ? ou hast graunted is yuel.
? For ? e desert of felonye I ne may nat denye it q{uo}d I. ? Moche more
? an q{uo}d she ben shrewes vnsely whan ? ei ben wrongfully delyuered fro
peyne. ? an whan ? ei be? punissed by ry? tful vengeaunce. but ? is is open
? i{n}g {and} clere ? at it is ry? t ? at shrewes ben punissed. {and} it is
wickednesse {and} wrong ? at ? ei escapin vnpunissed. ? who my? t[e] denye
? at q{uo}d I. but q{uo}d she may any ma{n} denye. ? at al ? at is ry? t nis
good. {and} also ? e contrarie. ? at alle ? at is wrong nis wicked. certys
q{uo}d I ? ise ? inges ben clere ynou? . {and} ? at we han concludid a litel
here byforn{e}. but I p{re}ye ? e ? at ? ou telle me yif ? ou accordest to
leten no to{ur}ment to ? e soules aftir ? at ? e body is dedid by ? e de? e.
? is [is] to seyn. vndirstondest ? ou ou? t ? at soules han any to{ur}ment
after ? e de? e of ? e body. ? Certis q{uo}d she ? e {and} ? at ry? t grete.
of whiche soules q{uo}d she I trowe ? at so{m}me ben to{ur}mentid by
asprenesse of peyne. {and} so{m}me soules I trowe be exc{er}cised by a
p{ur}ging mekenesse. but my conseil nys nat to determyne of ? is peyne.
but I haue trauayled and told it hider to. ? For ? ou sholdest knowe ? at
? e mowynge [. i. myght] of shrewes whiche mowynge ? e seme? to ben.
vnwor? i nis no mowynge. {and} eke of shrewes of whiche ? ou pleynedest
? at ? ei ne were nat punissed. ? at ? ou woldest seen ? at ? ei ne weren
neuer mo wi? outen ? e torment of hire wickednesse. {and} of ? e licence
of mowynge to done yuel. ? at ? ou p{re}idest ? at it my? t[e] sone ben
endid. {and} ? at ? ou woldest fayne lerne. ? at it ne sholde nat longe
endure. {and} ? at shrewes ben more vnsely yif ? ei were of lenger duryng.
{and} most vnsely yif ? ei weren p{er}durable. {and} after ? is I haue
shewed ? e ? at more vnsely ben shrewes whan ? ei escapen wi? oute ry? tful
peyne. ? an whan ? ei ben punissed by ry? tful uengeaunce. and of ? is
sentence folwe? it ? at ? an be{n} shrewes constreyned atte laste wi? most
greuous tourment. whan men wene ? at ? ei ne ben nat ypunissed. whan I
considre ? i resou{n}s q{uo}d I. I. ne trowe nat ? at men seyn any ? ing
more verrely. {and} yif I to{ur}ne a? eyn to ? e studies of men.
