at tourne{n}
aboute{n}
hym.
Chaucer - Boethius
?
e whiche manere whan ?
at
men loken it i{n} ? ilke pure clerenesse of ? e deuyne i{n}telligence. it
is ycleped p{ur}ueaunce ? but whan ? ilke manere is referred by me{n} to
? inges ? at it moeue? {and} dispone? ? an of olde men. it was cleped
destine. ? ? e whiche ? inges yif ? at any wy? t loke? wel in his ? ou? t. ? e
streng? e of ? at oon {and} of ? at o? er he shal ly? tly mowen seen ? at ? ise
two ? inges ben diuers. ? For p{ur}ueau{n}ce is ? ilke deuyne resou{n} ? at
is establissed in ? e souereyne p{r}ince of ? inges. ? e whiche
p{ur}ueaunce disponi? alle ? inges. but destine is ? e disposic{i}ou{n}
{and} ordenaunce cleuynge to moeuable ? inges. by ? e whiche
disposic{i}ou{n} ? e p{ur}ueaunce knyte? alle ? inges in hire ordres.
? For p{ur}ueaunce enbrace? alle ? i{n}ges to hepe. al ? ou? ? at ? ei ben
dyuerse {and} al ? ou? ? ei ben wi? outen fyn. but destynie dep{ar}te?
{and} ordeyne? alle ? inges singlerly {and} diuide? . in moeuynges. in
places. in formes. in tymes. dep{ar}ti? [as] ? us. so ? at ? e vnfoldyng of
temp{or}el ordenaunce assembled {and} ooned in ? e lokyng of ? e deuyne
? ou? t ? Is p{ur}ueaunce {and} ? ilke same assemblynge. {and} oonyng
diuided {and} vnfolden by tymes. lat ? at ben called destine. {and} al be
it so ? at ? ise ? inges ben dyuerse. ? itte na? eles hange? ? at oon on ? at
o? er. forwhi ? e ordre destinal p{ro}cedi? of ? e simplicite of
purueaunce. for ry? t as a werkma{n} ? at ap{er}ceiue? in hys ? ou? t ? e
forme of ? e ? ing ? at he wil make moeue? ? e effect of ? e werke. {and}
ledi? ? at he had[de] loked byforne in hys ? ou? t symply {and} p{re}sently
by temp{or}el ? ou? t. ? Certys ry? t so god disponi? in hys p{ur}ueaunce
singlerly {and} stably ? e ? inges ? at ben to done. but he amynistre? in
many maneres {and} in dyuerse tymes by destyne. ? ilke same ? inges ? at he
ha? disponed ? an whe? ir ? at destine be excercised. ey? er by so{m}me
dyuyne spirites seruaunte? to ? e deuyne p{ur}ueaunce. or ellys by
so{m}me soule (a{n}i{m}a mundi). or ellys by al nature seruynge to god.
or ellys by ? e celestial moeuyng of sterres. or ellys by ? e vertue of
aungels. or ellys by ? e dyuerse subtilite of deueles. or ellys by any of
he{m}. or ellys by hem alle ? e destynal ordynau{n}ce is ywouen or
accomplissed. certys it is open ? ing ? at ? e p{ur}ueaunce is an
vnmoeueable {and} symple forme of ? inges to done. {and} ? e moeueable
bonde {and} ? e temp{or}el ordynaunce of ? inges whiche ? at ? e deuyne
simplicite of p{ur}ueaunce ha? ordeyned to done. ? at is destine. For
whiche it is ? at alle ? inges ? at ben put vndir destine ben certys
subgit? to p{ur}ueaunce. to whiche p{ur}ueaunce destine it self is
subgit {and} vndir. ? But so{m}me ? inges ben put vndir purueaunce ? at
so{ur}mounten ? e ordinaunce of destine. {and} ? o ben ? ilke ? at stably
ben yficched ney to ? e first godhed ? ei so{ur}mou{n}ten ? e ordre of
destinal moeuablite. ? For ry? t as cercles ? at to{ur}nen aboute a same
Centre or about a poynt. ? ilke cercle ? at is inrest or moost wi? -ynne
ioine? to ? e symplesse of ? e myddel {and} is as it were a Centre or a
poynt to ? at o? er cercles ?
at tourne{n} aboute{n} hym. ? and ? ilke ? at
is outerest compased by larger envyronnynge is vnfolden by larger spaces
in so mochel as it is for? est fro ? e mydel symplicite of ? e poynt. and
yif ? er be any ? i{n}g ? at knytte? {and} felawshippe? hym selfe to ? ilke
mydel poynt it is constreyned in to symplicite. ? at is to seyn in to
[vn]moeueablete. {and} it ceseth to ben shad {and} to fleti{n} dyuersly.
? Ry? t so by semblable resou{n}. ? ilke ? inge ? at dep{ar}ti? fir? est fro
? e first ? ou? t of god. it is vnfolde{n} {and} su{m}mittid to grettere
bondes of destine. and in so moche is ? e ? ing more free {and} lovs fro
destyne as it axe? {and} holde? hym ner to ? ilke Centre of ? inges. ? at
is to seyne god. ? and if ? e ? inge cleue? to ? e stedfastnesse of ? e
? ou? t of god. {and} be wi? oute moeuyng certys it so{ur}mounte? ? e
necessite of destyne. ? an ry? t swiche comparisou{n} as [it] is of
skilynge to vndirstondyng {and} of ? ing ? at is engendred to ? ing ? at is.
{and} of tyme to eternite. {and} of ? e cercle to ? e Centre. ry? t so is
? e ordre of moeueable destine to ? e stable symplicite of p{ur}ueaunce.
? ? ilke ordinaunce moeue? ? e heuene {and} ? e sterres {and} attempre? ? e
elyment? to gider amonges hem self. {and} t{ra}nsforme? hem by
enterchau{n}gable mutac{i}ou{n}. ? and ? ilke same ordre newe? a? ein alle
? inges growyng {and} fallyng a-doune by sembleables p{ro}gressiou{n}s of
seedes {and} of sexes. ? at is to sein. male {and} female. and ? is ilke
ordre co{n}streyne? ? e fortunes {and} ? e dedes of men by a bonde of
causes nat able to ben vnbou{n}den (indissolubili). ? e whiche destinal
causes whanne ? ei passen oute fro ? e bygynnynges of ? e vnmoeueable
purueaunce it mot nedes be ? at ? ei ne be nat mutable. {and} ? us ben ? e
? inges ful wel ygouerned. yif ? at ? e symplicite dwelly{n}ge in ? e deuyne
? ou? t shewe? fur? e ? e ordre of causes. vnable to be I-bowed. {and} ? is
ordre constreyne? by hys p{ro}pre stablete ? e moeueable ? inges. or ellys
? ei sholde fleten folily for whiche it is ? at alle ? inges semen to be
confus {and} trouble to vs men. for we ne mowe nat co{n}sider{e} ? ilke
ordinaunce. ? Na? eles ? e p{ro}pre manere of euery ? ing dressynge hem to
goode disponit hem alle. for ? ere nis no ? inge don for cause of yuel. ne
? ilke ? ing ? at is don by wicked[e] folk nis nat don for yuel ? e whiche
shrewes as I haue shewed [ful] plentiuously seken goode. but wicked
errour mysto{ur}ni? he{m}. ? Ne ? e ordre comynge fro ? e poynt of
souereyne goode ne decline? nat fro hys bygynnynge. but ? ou mayst sein
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ? an ? {a}t goode men han
so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite. ? and shrewes also
han now ? inges ? at ? ei desiren. {and} now ? i{n}ges ? at ? ei haten
? whe? er men lyuen now in swiche hoolnesse of ? ou? t. as who sei? . ben
men now so wise. ? at swiche folk as ? ei demen to ben goode folk or
shrewes ? {a}t it mot nedes ben ? at folk ben swiche as ? ei wenen. but in
? is manere ? e domes of men discorden. ? at ? ilke men ? {a}t so{m}me folk
demen wor? i of mede. o? er folk demen hem wor? i of to{ur}ment. but lat vs
graunt[e] I pose ? at som man may wel demen or knowen ? e goode folk {and}
? e badde. May he ? an knowen {and} seen ? ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of
corages. as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai? may a man
speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in corages. as men were wont
to demen or speken of complexiou{n}s {and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies
(q' non). ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ? at ne knowe{n} it
nat. ? As who sei? . but is lyke a merueil or a miracle to hem ?
men loken it i{n} ? ilke pure clerenesse of ? e deuyne i{n}telligence. it
is ycleped p{ur}ueaunce ? but whan ? ilke manere is referred by me{n} to
? inges ? at it moeue? {and} dispone? ? an of olde men. it was cleped
destine. ? ? e whiche ? inges yif ? at any wy? t loke? wel in his ? ou? t. ? e
streng? e of ? at oon {and} of ? at o? er he shal ly? tly mowen seen ? at ? ise
two ? inges ben diuers. ? For p{ur}ueau{n}ce is ? ilke deuyne resou{n} ? at
is establissed in ? e souereyne p{r}ince of ? inges. ? e whiche
p{ur}ueaunce disponi? alle ? inges. but destine is ? e disposic{i}ou{n}
{and} ordenaunce cleuynge to moeuable ? inges. by ? e whiche
disposic{i}ou{n} ? e p{ur}ueaunce knyte? alle ? inges in hire ordres.
? For p{ur}ueaunce enbrace? alle ? i{n}ges to hepe. al ? ou? ? at ? ei ben
dyuerse {and} al ? ou? ? ei ben wi? outen fyn. but destynie dep{ar}te?
{and} ordeyne? alle ? inges singlerly {and} diuide? . in moeuynges. in
places. in formes. in tymes. dep{ar}ti? [as] ? us. so ? at ? e vnfoldyng of
temp{or}el ordenaunce assembled {and} ooned in ? e lokyng of ? e deuyne
? ou? t ? Is p{ur}ueaunce {and} ? ilke same assemblynge. {and} oonyng
diuided {and} vnfolden by tymes. lat ? at ben called destine. {and} al be
it so ? at ? ise ? inges ben dyuerse. ? itte na? eles hange? ? at oon on ? at
o? er. forwhi ? e ordre destinal p{ro}cedi? of ? e simplicite of
purueaunce. for ry? t as a werkma{n} ? at ap{er}ceiue? in hys ? ou? t ? e
forme of ? e ? ing ? at he wil make moeue? ? e effect of ? e werke. {and}
ledi? ? at he had[de] loked byforne in hys ? ou? t symply {and} p{re}sently
by temp{or}el ? ou? t. ? Certys ry? t so god disponi? in hys p{ur}ueaunce
singlerly {and} stably ? e ? inges ? at ben to done. but he amynistre? in
many maneres {and} in dyuerse tymes by destyne. ? ilke same ? inges ? at he
ha? disponed ? an whe? ir ? at destine be excercised. ey? er by so{m}me
dyuyne spirites seruaunte? to ? e deuyne p{ur}ueaunce. or ellys by
so{m}me soule (a{n}i{m}a mundi). or ellys by al nature seruynge to god.
or ellys by ? e celestial moeuyng of sterres. or ellys by ? e vertue of
aungels. or ellys by ? e dyuerse subtilite of deueles. or ellys by any of
he{m}. or ellys by hem alle ? e destynal ordynau{n}ce is ywouen or
accomplissed. certys it is open ? ing ? at ? e p{ur}ueaunce is an
vnmoeueable {and} symple forme of ? inges to done. {and} ? e moeueable
bonde {and} ? e temp{or}el ordynaunce of ? inges whiche ? at ? e deuyne
simplicite of p{ur}ueaunce ha? ordeyned to done. ? at is destine. For
whiche it is ? at alle ? inges ? at ben put vndir destine ben certys
subgit? to p{ur}ueaunce. to whiche p{ur}ueaunce destine it self is
subgit {and} vndir. ? But so{m}me ? inges ben put vndir purueaunce ? at
so{ur}mounten ? e ordinaunce of destine. {and} ? o ben ? ilke ? at stably
ben yficched ney to ? e first godhed ? ei so{ur}mou{n}ten ? e ordre of
destinal moeuablite. ? For ry? t as cercles ? at to{ur}nen aboute a same
Centre or about a poynt. ? ilke cercle ? at is inrest or moost wi? -ynne
ioine? to ? e symplesse of ? e myddel {and} is as it were a Centre or a
poynt to ? at o? er cercles ?
at tourne{n} aboute{n} hym. ? and ? ilke ? at
is outerest compased by larger envyronnynge is vnfolden by larger spaces
in so mochel as it is for? est fro ? e mydel symplicite of ? e poynt. and
yif ? er be any ? i{n}g ? at knytte? {and} felawshippe? hym selfe to ? ilke
mydel poynt it is constreyned in to symplicite. ? at is to seyn in to
[vn]moeueablete. {and} it ceseth to ben shad {and} to fleti{n} dyuersly.
? Ry? t so by semblable resou{n}. ? ilke ? inge ? at dep{ar}ti? fir? est fro
? e first ? ou? t of god. it is vnfolde{n} {and} su{m}mittid to grettere
bondes of destine. and in so moche is ? e ? ing more free {and} lovs fro
destyne as it axe? {and} holde? hym ner to ? ilke Centre of ? inges. ? at
is to seyne god. ? and if ? e ? inge cleue? to ? e stedfastnesse of ? e
? ou? t of god. {and} be wi? oute moeuyng certys it so{ur}mounte? ? e
necessite of destyne. ? an ry? t swiche comparisou{n} as [it] is of
skilynge to vndirstondyng {and} of ? ing ? at is engendred to ? ing ? at is.
{and} of tyme to eternite. {and} of ? e cercle to ? e Centre. ry? t so is
? e ordre of moeueable destine to ? e stable symplicite of p{ur}ueaunce.
? ? ilke ordinaunce moeue? ? e heuene {and} ? e sterres {and} attempre? ? e
elyment? to gider amonges hem self. {and} t{ra}nsforme? hem by
enterchau{n}gable mutac{i}ou{n}. ? and ? ilke same ordre newe? a? ein alle
? inges growyng {and} fallyng a-doune by sembleables p{ro}gressiou{n}s of
seedes {and} of sexes. ? at is to sein. male {and} female. and ? is ilke
ordre co{n}streyne? ? e fortunes {and} ? e dedes of men by a bonde of
causes nat able to ben vnbou{n}den (indissolubili). ? e whiche destinal
causes whanne ? ei passen oute fro ? e bygynnynges of ? e vnmoeueable
purueaunce it mot nedes be ? at ? ei ne be nat mutable. {and} ? us ben ? e
? inges ful wel ygouerned. yif ? at ? e symplicite dwelly{n}ge in ? e deuyne
? ou? t shewe? fur? e ? e ordre of causes. vnable to be I-bowed. {and} ? is
ordre constreyne? by hys p{ro}pre stablete ? e moeueable ? inges. or ellys
? ei sholde fleten folily for whiche it is ? at alle ? inges semen to be
confus {and} trouble to vs men. for we ne mowe nat co{n}sider{e} ? ilke
ordinaunce. ? Na? eles ? e p{ro}pre manere of euery ? ing dressynge hem to
goode disponit hem alle. for ? ere nis no ? inge don for cause of yuel. ne
? ilke ? ing ? at is don by wicked[e] folk nis nat don for yuel ? e whiche
shrewes as I haue shewed [ful] plentiuously seken goode. but wicked
errour mysto{ur}ni? he{m}. ? Ne ? e ordre comynge fro ? e poynt of
souereyne goode ne decline? nat fro hys bygynnynge. but ? ou mayst sein
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ? an ? {a}t goode men han
so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite. ? and shrewes also
han now ? inges ? at ? ei desiren. {and} now ? i{n}ges ? at ? ei haten
? whe? er men lyuen now in swiche hoolnesse of ? ou? t. as who sei? . ben
men now so wise. ? at swiche folk as ? ei demen to ben goode folk or
shrewes ? {a}t it mot nedes ben ? at folk ben swiche as ? ei wenen. but in
? is manere ? e domes of men discorden. ? at ? ilke men ? {a}t so{m}me folk
demen wor? i of mede. o? er folk demen hem wor? i of to{ur}ment. but lat vs
graunt[e] I pose ? at som man may wel demen or knowen ? e goode folk {and}
? e badde. May he ? an knowen {and} seen ? ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of
corages. as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai? may a man
speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in corages. as men were wont
to demen or speken of complexiou{n}s {and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies
(q' non). ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ? at ne knowe{n} it
nat. ? As who sei? . but is lyke a merueil or a miracle to hem ?
