t
certeyne
welle of alle
?
?
Chaucer - Boethius
s.
] by necessite.
?
And ?
is ?
ing oonly suffise?
I-nou?
to
distroien ? e fredome of oure arbitre. ? at is to seyn of oure fre wille
? But now [certes] shewe? it wel how fer fro ? e so? e {and} how vp so
dou{n} is ? is ? ing ? at we seyn ? at ? e bytidinge of temp{or}el ? inges is
? e cause of ? e eterne p{re}science. ? But forto wenen ? at god p{ur}uei?
[the] ? inges to comen. for ? ei ben to comen. what o? er ? ing is it but
forto wene ? at ? ilke ? inges ? at bitiden som tyme ben causes of ? ilke
souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ? at is i{n} god. ? And her-to I adde ? itte ? is
? ing ? at ry? t as whan ? at I woot ? at o ? ing is it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke self ? ing be. {and} eke ? at whan I haue knowe ? at any ? i{n}ge
shal bitiden so byhoue? it by necessite ? {a}t ? ilk[e] same ? ing bytide.
so folwe? it ? an ? at ? e bytydynge of ? e ? inge Iwist by-forn ne may nat
ben eschewed. ? And at ? e last[e] yif ? at any wy? t wene a ? ing to ben
o? er weyes ? an it is. it nys nat oonly vnscience. but it is deceiuable
oppiniou{n} ful diuerse {and} fer fro ? e so? e of science. ? wher-fore
yif any ? ing be so to comen so ? at ? e bytydynge of it ne be nat certeyne
ne necessarie. ? who may weten [byforn] ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing is to come.
? For ry? t as science ne may nat be medelyd wi? falsnesse. as who sei?
? at yif I woot a ? ing. it ne may nat be fals ? at I ne woot it. ? Ry? t so
? ilk ? ing ? at is conceyued by science ne may [nat] ben noon o? {er} weyes
? an [as] it is conceiued. For ? at is ? e cause whi ? at science wa{n}ti?
lesynge. as who sei? . whi ? at witynge ne receyue? nat lesynge of ? at it
woot. ? For it byhoue? by necessite ? at euery ? i{n}ge [be] ry? t as
science co{m}p{re}hendi? it to be. what shal I ? an sein. ? In whiche
man{er}e knowe? god byforn ? e ? inges to comen. ? yif ? ei ne be nat
certeyne. ? For yif ? at he deme ? at ? ei ben to comen vneschewably. {and}
so may be ? at it is possible ? at ? ei ne shulle{n} nat comen. god is
desseiued. but nat only to trowen ? at god is desseiued. but for to speke
it wi? mou? e it is a felonous sy{n}ne. ? But yif ? at god woot ? at ry? t
so as ? inges ben to comen. so shulle ? ei comen. so ? at he wit[e] egaly.
as who sei? indifferently ? at ? inges mowen ben don or ellys nat don.
what is ? ilke p{re}science ? at ne comp{re}hendi? no certeyne ? inge ne
stable. or ellys what difference is ? er bytwixe ? e p{re}science. {and}
? ilke iape-wor? i dyuynynge of Tiresie ? e diuino{ur} ? at seide. ? Al ? at
I seie q{uo}d he ey? er it shal be. or ellys it ne shal nat be. Or ellis
how moche is wor? e ? e diuyne p{re}science more ? an ? e oppiniou{n} of
mankynde yif so be ? at it deme? ? e ? inges vncerteyne as me{n} don. of ? e
whiche domes of men ? e bytydynge nis nat certeyne. ? But yif so be ? {a}t
noon vncerteyne ? inge may ben in hym ? at is ry?
t certeyne welle of alle
? inges. ? a{n} is ? e bytydynge certeyne of ? ilke ? inges whiche he ha?
wist byforn fermely to come{n}. For whiche it folwe? ? at ? e fredom of ? e
co{n}seils {and} of ? e werkes of mankynde nis non syn ? at ? e ? ou? t of
god see? alle ? inges w{i}t{h} outen erro{ur} of falsnesse bynde? {and}
co{n}streini? hem to a bitidynge by necessite. and yif [this] ? i{n}g be
on-is grau{n}tid {and} receyued. ? at is to seyn. ? at ? er nis no fre
wille. ? an shewe? it wel how gret distrucc{i}ou{n} {and} how grete
damages ? er folwen of ? inges of mankynde. ? For in ydel ben ? er ? an
p{ur}posed and byhy? t medes of goode folk. {and} peynes to badde folk.
syn ? at no moeuynge of free corage uoluntarie ne ha? nat deserued hem.
? at is to seyn nei? er mede nor peyne. ? And it sholde seme ? an ? at ? ilke
? inge is al? er worste whiche ? at is nowe demed. for al? {er} moste iuste
{and} moste ry? tful. ? at is to seyn ? at shrewes ben punyssed. or ellys
? {a}t good[e] folk ben ygerdoned. ? e whiche folk syn ? at ? e p{ro}pre
wille [ne] sent hem nat to ? {a}t oon ne to ? at o? er. ? at is to seyn.
ne? er to good[e] ne to harme. but constreine? hem certeyne necessite of
? inges to comen. ? ? anne ne sholle{n} ? er neuer ben ne neuer weren vice
ne vertue. but it sholde ra? er ben co{n}fusiou{n} of alle desertes
medlid wi? oute discresiou{n}. ? And ? itte ? er folwe? an o? er
i{n}co{n}uenient of ? e whiche ? er ne may ben ? ou? t ne more felonous ne
more wikke. {and} ? at is ? is ? at so as ? e ordre of ? inges is yledd {and}
come? of ? e purueaunce of god. ne ? at no ? ing nis leueful to ? e conseils
of mankynde. as who sei? ? at men han no power to done no ? ing. ne wilne
no ? ing. ? an folwe? it ? at oure vices ben refferred to ? e mak[er]e of
alle good. as who sei? ? an folwe? it. ? at god au? t[e] han ? e blame of
oure vices. syn he co{n}streini? by necessite to don vices. ? an nis ? er
no resou{n} to han hopen in god. ne forto p{re}ien to god. ? For what
sholde any wy? t hopen to god. or whi sholde he p{re}ien to god. syn ? at
? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne may nat ben enclined. knytte?
{and} streini? alle ? inges ? at men may desire{n}. ? ? an sholde ? ere be
don awey ? ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to seien
to hopen {and} to p{re}ien. but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse {and} of
veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n} of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is
inestimable. ? at is to sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful
yp{re}ised. {and} ? is is oonly ? e manere. ? at is to seyen hope {and}
prayeres. for whiche it seme? ? at [men] mowen speken wi? god. {and} by
resou{n} of supplicac{i}ou{n} ben conioigned to ? ilk clernesse ? at nis
nat app{ro}ched no ra? er or ? at men byseken it {and} emp{re}nten it. And
yif men ne wene [nat] ? at [hope] ne p{re}iers ne han no streng? es. by ? e
necessite of ? inges to comen y-resceiued. what ? i{n}g is ? er ? an by
whiche we mowen be co{n}ioygned {and} clyuen to ? ilke souereyne p{r}ince
of ? inges. ? For whiche it byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e lynage of
mankynde as ? ou songe a litel here byforne ben dep{ar}ted {and} vnioyned
from hys welle {and} faylen of hys bygynnynge. ? at is to seien god.
QUE NAM DISCORS
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++What discordable cause ha? to-rent {and} vnioigned ? e byndyng or ? e
alliaunce of ?
distroien ? e fredome of oure arbitre. ? at is to seyn of oure fre wille
? But now [certes] shewe? it wel how fer fro ? e so? e {and} how vp so
dou{n} is ? is ? ing ? at we seyn ? at ? e bytidinge of temp{or}el ? inges is
? e cause of ? e eterne p{re}science. ? But forto wenen ? at god p{ur}uei?
[the] ? inges to comen. for ? ei ben to comen. what o? er ? ing is it but
forto wene ? at ? ilke ? inges ? at bitiden som tyme ben causes of ? ilke
souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ? at is i{n} god. ? And her-to I adde ? itte ? is
? ing ? at ry? t as whan ? at I woot ? at o ? ing is it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke self ? ing be. {and} eke ? at whan I haue knowe ? at any ? i{n}ge
shal bitiden so byhoue? it by necessite ? {a}t ? ilk[e] same ? ing bytide.
so folwe? it ? an ? at ? e bytydynge of ? e ? inge Iwist by-forn ne may nat
ben eschewed. ? And at ? e last[e] yif ? at any wy? t wene a ? ing to ben
o? er weyes ? an it is. it nys nat oonly vnscience. but it is deceiuable
oppiniou{n} ful diuerse {and} fer fro ? e so? e of science. ? wher-fore
yif any ? ing be so to comen so ? at ? e bytydynge of it ne be nat certeyne
ne necessarie. ? who may weten [byforn] ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing is to come.
? For ry? t as science ne may nat be medelyd wi? falsnesse. as who sei?
? at yif I woot a ? ing. it ne may nat be fals ? at I ne woot it. ? Ry? t so
? ilk ? ing ? at is conceyued by science ne may [nat] ben noon o? {er} weyes
? an [as] it is conceiued. For ? at is ? e cause whi ? at science wa{n}ti?
lesynge. as who sei? . whi ? at witynge ne receyue? nat lesynge of ? at it
woot. ? For it byhoue? by necessite ? at euery ? i{n}ge [be] ry? t as
science co{m}p{re}hendi? it to be. what shal I ? an sein. ? In whiche
man{er}e knowe? god byforn ? e ? inges to comen. ? yif ? ei ne be nat
certeyne. ? For yif ? at he deme ? at ? ei ben to comen vneschewably. {and}
so may be ? at it is possible ? at ? ei ne shulle{n} nat comen. god is
desseiued. but nat only to trowen ? at god is desseiued. but for to speke
it wi? mou? e it is a felonous sy{n}ne. ? But yif ? at god woot ? at ry? t
so as ? inges ben to comen. so shulle ? ei comen. so ? at he wit[e] egaly.
as who sei? indifferently ? at ? inges mowen ben don or ellys nat don.
what is ? ilke p{re}science ? at ne comp{re}hendi? no certeyne ? inge ne
stable. or ellys what difference is ? er bytwixe ? e p{re}science. {and}
? ilke iape-wor? i dyuynynge of Tiresie ? e diuino{ur} ? at seide. ? Al ? at
I seie q{uo}d he ey? er it shal be. or ellys it ne shal nat be. Or ellis
how moche is wor? e ? e diuyne p{re}science more ? an ? e oppiniou{n} of
mankynde yif so be ? at it deme? ? e ? inges vncerteyne as me{n} don. of ? e
whiche domes of men ? e bytydynge nis nat certeyne. ? But yif so be ? {a}t
noon vncerteyne ? inge may ben in hym ? at is ry?
t certeyne welle of alle
? inges. ? a{n} is ? e bytydynge certeyne of ? ilke ? inges whiche he ha?
wist byforn fermely to come{n}. For whiche it folwe? ? at ? e fredom of ? e
co{n}seils {and} of ? e werkes of mankynde nis non syn ? at ? e ? ou? t of
god see? alle ? inges w{i}t{h} outen erro{ur} of falsnesse bynde? {and}
co{n}streini? hem to a bitidynge by necessite. and yif [this] ? i{n}g be
on-is grau{n}tid {and} receyued. ? at is to seyn. ? at ? er nis no fre
wille. ? an shewe? it wel how gret distrucc{i}ou{n} {and} how grete
damages ? er folwen of ? inges of mankynde. ? For in ydel ben ? er ? an
p{ur}posed and byhy? t medes of goode folk. {and} peynes to badde folk.
syn ? at no moeuynge of free corage uoluntarie ne ha? nat deserued hem.
? at is to seyn nei? er mede nor peyne. ? And it sholde seme ? an ? at ? ilke
? inge is al? er worste whiche ? at is nowe demed. for al? {er} moste iuste
{and} moste ry? tful. ? at is to seyn ? at shrewes ben punyssed. or ellys
? {a}t good[e] folk ben ygerdoned. ? e whiche folk syn ? at ? e p{ro}pre
wille [ne] sent hem nat to ? {a}t oon ne to ? at o? er. ? at is to seyn.
ne? er to good[e] ne to harme. but constreine? hem certeyne necessite of
? inges to comen. ? ? anne ne sholle{n} ? er neuer ben ne neuer weren vice
ne vertue. but it sholde ra? er ben co{n}fusiou{n} of alle desertes
medlid wi? oute discresiou{n}. ? And ? itte ? er folwe? an o? er
i{n}co{n}uenient of ? e whiche ? er ne may ben ? ou? t ne more felonous ne
more wikke. {and} ? at is ? is ? at so as ? e ordre of ? inges is yledd {and}
come? of ? e purueaunce of god. ne ? at no ? ing nis leueful to ? e conseils
of mankynde. as who sei? ? at men han no power to done no ? ing. ne wilne
no ? ing. ? an folwe? it ? at oure vices ben refferred to ? e mak[er]e of
alle good. as who sei? ? an folwe? it. ? at god au? t[e] han ? e blame of
oure vices. syn he co{n}streini? by necessite to don vices. ? an nis ? er
no resou{n} to han hopen in god. ne forto p{re}ien to god. ? For what
sholde any wy? t hopen to god. or whi sholde he p{re}ien to god. syn ? at
? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne may nat ben enclined. knytte?
{and} streini? alle ? inges ? at men may desire{n}. ? ? an sholde ? ere be
don awey ? ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to seien
to hopen {and} to p{re}ien. but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse {and} of
veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n} of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is
inestimable. ? at is to sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful
yp{re}ised. {and} ? is is oonly ? e manere. ? at is to seyen hope {and}
prayeres. for whiche it seme? ? at [men] mowen speken wi? god. {and} by
resou{n} of supplicac{i}ou{n} ben conioigned to ? ilk clernesse ? at nis
nat app{ro}ched no ra? er or ? at men byseken it {and} emp{re}nten it. And
yif men ne wene [nat] ? at [hope] ne p{re}iers ne han no streng? es. by ? e
necessite of ? inges to comen y-resceiued. what ? i{n}g is ? er ? an by
whiche we mowen be co{n}ioygned {and} clyuen to ? ilke souereyne p{r}ince
of ? inges. ? For whiche it byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e lynage of
mankynde as ? ou songe a litel here byforne ben dep{ar}ted {and} vnioyned
from hys welle {and} faylen of hys bygynnynge. ? at is to seien god.
QUE NAM DISCORS
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++What discordable cause ha? to-rent {and} vnioigned ? e byndyng or ? e
alliaunce of ?
