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Chaucer - Boethius
And certys a voys al hool ?
at is to seyn wi?
-oute amenusynge
fulfille? to gyder ? e heryng of myche folke. but Certys ? oure rycchesse
ne mowen nat passen vnto myche folk wi? -oute amenussyng ? And whan ? ei
ben apassed. nedys ? ei maken hem pore ? at forgon ? e rycchesses. ? O
streite {and} nedy clepe I ? ise rycchesses. syn ? at many folke [ne] may
nat han it al. ne al may it nat comen to on man wi? -oute pouerte of al
o? er folke. ? And ? e shynynge of ge{m}mes ? at I clepe p{re}ciouse
stones. drawe? it nat ? e eyen of folk in to hem warde. ? at is to seyne
for ? e beaute. ? For certys yif ? er were beaute or bounte in shynyng of
stones. ? ilke clerenesse is of ? e stones hem self. {and} nat of men.
? For whiche I wondre gretly ? at men merueilen on swiche ? inges. ? For
whi what ? ing is it ? at yif it wa{n}te? moeuyng {and} ioynture of soule
{and} body ? at by ry? t my? t[e] semen a faire creature to hym ? at ha? a
soule of resou{n}. ? For al be it so ? at ge{m}mes drawen to hem self a
litel of ? e laste beaute of ? e worlde. ? oru? ? e entent of hir creato{ur}
{and} ? oru? ? e distincc{i}ou{n} of hem self. ? it for as myche as ? ei ben
put vndir ? oure excellence. ? ei han not desserued by no weye ? at ? e
shullen merueylen on hem. ? And ? e beaute of feeldes delite? it nat
mychel vnto ? ow. _Boyce. _ ? Whi sholde it nat deliten vs. syn ? at it is
a ry? t fayr porciou{n} of ? e ry? t fair werk. ? at is to seyn of ? is
worlde. ? And ry? t so ben we gladed somtyme of ? e face of ? e see whan it
is clere. And also merueylen we on ? e heuene {and} on ? e sterres. {and}
on ? e sonne. {and} on ? e mone. _Philosophie. _ ? App{er}teine? q{uo}d she
any of ? ilke ? inges to ? e. whi darst ? ou glorifie ? e in ? e shynynge of
any swiche ? inges. Art ? ou distingwed {and} embelised by ? e spryngyng
floures of ? e first somer sesou{n}. or swelli? ? i plente in fruytes of
somer. whi art ? ou rauyshed wi? ydel ioies. why enbracest ? ou straunge
goodes as ? ei weren ? ine. Fortune shal neuer maken ? at swiche ? inges ben
? ine ? at nature of ? inges maked foreyne fro ? e. ? Syche is ? at
wi? -oute{n} doute ? e fruytes of ? e er? e owen to ben on ? e norssinge of
bestes. ? And if ? ou wilt fulfille ? i nede after ? at it suffise? to
nature ? an is it no nede ? at ? ou seke after ? e sup{er}fluite of fortune.
? For wi? ful fewe ? inges {and} w{i}t{h} ful lytel ? ing nature halt hire
appaied. {and} yif ? ou wilt achoken ? e fulfillyng of nat{ur}e wi?
sup{er}fluites ? Certys ? ilke ? inges ? {a}t ? ou wilt ? resten or pouren in
to nature shullen ben vnioyeful to ? e or ellis anoies. ? Wenest ? ou eke
? at it be a fair ? inge to shine wi? dyuerse clo? ing. of whiche clo? ing
yif ? e beaute be agreable to loken vpon. I wol merueylen on ? e nature of
? e matere of ? ilke clo? es. or ellys on ? e werkeman ? at wrou? t[e] hem.
but al so a longe route of meyne. maki? ? at a blisful man. ? e whiche
seruauntes yif ? ei ben vicio? s of condic{i}ou{n}s it is a greet charge
{and} a destrucc{i}ou{n} to ? e house. {and} a g{r}eet enmye to ? e lorde
hym self ? {And} yif ? ei ben goode men how shal straung[e] or foreyne
goodenes ben put in ?
e nou{m}bre of ? i rycchesse. so ? {a}t by alle ? ise
forseide ? inges. it is clerly shewed ? at neuer none of ? ilke ? inges ? at
? ou accou{m}ptedest for ? in goodes nas nat ? i goode. ? In ? e whiche
? inges yif ? er be no beaute to ben desired. whi sholdest ? ou be sory yif
? ou leese hem. or whi sholdest ? ou reioysen ? e to holden hem. ? For if
? ei ben fair of hire owen kynde. what app{er}tene? ? at to ? e. for as wel
sholde ? ei han ben faire by hem self. ? ou? ? ei were{n} dep{ar}tid from
alle ? in rycchesse. ? For-why faire ne p{re}cio? s ne weren ? ei nat. for
? at ? ei comen amonges ? i rycchesse. but for ? ei semeden fair {and}
p{re}cious. ? erfore ? ou haddest leuer rekene hem amonges ? i rycchesse.
but what desirest ? ou of fortune wi? so greet a noyse {and} wi? so greet
a fare ? I trowe ? ou seke to dryue awey nede wi? habundaunce of ? inges.
? But certys it turne? to ? ow al in ? e contrarie. for whi certys it
nedi? of ful many[e] helpynges to kepen ? e dyuersite of preciouse
ostelment? . and so? e it is ? at of many[e] ? inges han ? ei nede ? at
many[e] ? inges han. {and} a? eyneward of litel nedi? hem ? at mesuren hir
fille after ? e nede of kynde {and} nat after ? e outrage of couetyse ? Is
it ? an so ? at ye men ne han no p{ro}pre goode. I-set in ? ow. For whiche
? e moten seken outwardes ? oure goodes in foreine {and} subgit ? inges.
? So is ? an ? e condic{i}ou{n} of ? inges turned vpso dou{n}. ? at a man
? at is a devyne beest by merit of hys resou{n}. ? inke? ? at hy{m} self
nys ney? er fair ne noble. but if it be ? oru? possessiou{n} of
ostelmentes. ? at ne han no soules. ? And certys al o? {er} ? i{n}ges ben
appaied of hire owen beautes. but ? e men ? at ben semblable to god by
? our{e} resonable ? ou? t desiren to apparaille ? our{e} excellent kynde of
? e lowest[e] pinges. ne ? e ne vndirstonde nat how gret a wro{n}g ? e don
to ? oure creato{ur}. for he wolde ? at man kynde were moost wor? i {and}
noble of any o? er er? ely ? inges. and ? e ? resten adou{n} ? oure dignitees
by-ne? en ? e lowest[e] ? inges. ? For if ? at al ? e good of euery ? ing be
more p{re}ciouse ? an is ? ilk ? ing whos ? at ? e good is. syn ? e demen ? at
? e foulest[e] ? inges ben ? oure goodes. ? anne summytten ? e {and} putten
? oure self vndir ? o foulest[e] ? inges by ? oure estimac{i}ou{n}. ? And
certis ? is bitidi? nat wi? out ? our{e} desert. For certys swiche is ? e
co{n}dic{i}ou{n} of al man kynde ? at oonly whan it ha? knowyng of it
self. ? an passe? it i{n} noblesse alle o? er ? inges. and whan it forleti?
? e knowyng of it self. ? an it is brou? t byne? en alle beestes. ? For-why
alle o? er [leuynge] beestes han of kynde to knowe not hem self. but whan
? at men leten ? e knowyng of hem self. it come? hem of vice. but how
brode shewe? ? e erro{ur} {and} ? e folie of ? ow men ? at wenen ? at ony
? ing may ben apparailled wi? straunge apparaillement?
fulfille? to gyder ? e heryng of myche folke. but Certys ? oure rycchesse
ne mowen nat passen vnto myche folk wi? -oute amenussyng ? And whan ? ei
ben apassed. nedys ? ei maken hem pore ? at forgon ? e rycchesses. ? O
streite {and} nedy clepe I ? ise rycchesses. syn ? at many folke [ne] may
nat han it al. ne al may it nat comen to on man wi? -oute pouerte of al
o? er folke. ? And ? e shynynge of ge{m}mes ? at I clepe p{re}ciouse
stones. drawe? it nat ? e eyen of folk in to hem warde. ? at is to seyne
for ? e beaute. ? For certys yif ? er were beaute or bounte in shynyng of
stones. ? ilke clerenesse is of ? e stones hem self. {and} nat of men.
? For whiche I wondre gretly ? at men merueilen on swiche ? inges. ? For
whi what ? ing is it ? at yif it wa{n}te? moeuyng {and} ioynture of soule
{and} body ? at by ry? t my? t[e] semen a faire creature to hym ? at ha? a
soule of resou{n}. ? For al be it so ? at ge{m}mes drawen to hem self a
litel of ? e laste beaute of ? e worlde. ? oru? ? e entent of hir creato{ur}
{and} ? oru? ? e distincc{i}ou{n} of hem self. ? it for as myche as ? ei ben
put vndir ? oure excellence. ? ei han not desserued by no weye ? at ? e
shullen merueylen on hem. ? And ? e beaute of feeldes delite? it nat
mychel vnto ? ow. _Boyce. _ ? Whi sholde it nat deliten vs. syn ? at it is
a ry? t fayr porciou{n} of ? e ry? t fair werk. ? at is to seyn of ? is
worlde. ? And ry? t so ben we gladed somtyme of ? e face of ? e see whan it
is clere. And also merueylen we on ? e heuene {and} on ? e sterres. {and}
on ? e sonne. {and} on ? e mone. _Philosophie. _ ? App{er}teine? q{uo}d she
any of ? ilke ? inges to ? e. whi darst ? ou glorifie ? e in ? e shynynge of
any swiche ? inges. Art ? ou distingwed {and} embelised by ? e spryngyng
floures of ? e first somer sesou{n}. or swelli? ? i plente in fruytes of
somer. whi art ? ou rauyshed wi? ydel ioies. why enbracest ? ou straunge
goodes as ? ei weren ? ine. Fortune shal neuer maken ? at swiche ? inges ben
? ine ? at nature of ? inges maked foreyne fro ? e. ? Syche is ? at
wi? -oute{n} doute ? e fruytes of ? e er? e owen to ben on ? e norssinge of
bestes. ? And if ? ou wilt fulfille ? i nede after ? at it suffise? to
nature ? an is it no nede ? at ? ou seke after ? e sup{er}fluite of fortune.
? For wi? ful fewe ? inges {and} w{i}t{h} ful lytel ? ing nature halt hire
appaied. {and} yif ? ou wilt achoken ? e fulfillyng of nat{ur}e wi?
sup{er}fluites ? Certys ? ilke ? inges ? {a}t ? ou wilt ? resten or pouren in
to nature shullen ben vnioyeful to ? e or ellis anoies. ? Wenest ? ou eke
? at it be a fair ? inge to shine wi? dyuerse clo? ing. of whiche clo? ing
yif ? e beaute be agreable to loken vpon. I wol merueylen on ? e nature of
? e matere of ? ilke clo? es. or ellys on ? e werkeman ? at wrou? t[e] hem.
but al so a longe route of meyne. maki? ? at a blisful man. ? e whiche
seruauntes yif ? ei ben vicio? s of condic{i}ou{n}s it is a greet charge
{and} a destrucc{i}ou{n} to ? e house. {and} a g{r}eet enmye to ? e lorde
hym self ? {And} yif ? ei ben goode men how shal straung[e] or foreyne
goodenes ben put in ?
e nou{m}bre of ? i rycchesse. so ? {a}t by alle ? ise
forseide ? inges. it is clerly shewed ? at neuer none of ? ilke ? inges ? at
? ou accou{m}ptedest for ? in goodes nas nat ? i goode. ? In ? e whiche
? inges yif ? er be no beaute to ben desired. whi sholdest ? ou be sory yif
? ou leese hem. or whi sholdest ? ou reioysen ? e to holden hem. ? For if
? ei ben fair of hire owen kynde. what app{er}tene? ? at to ? e. for as wel
sholde ? ei han ben faire by hem self. ? ou? ? ei were{n} dep{ar}tid from
alle ? in rycchesse. ? For-why faire ne p{re}cio? s ne weren ? ei nat. for
? at ? ei comen amonges ? i rycchesse. but for ? ei semeden fair {and}
p{re}cious. ? erfore ? ou haddest leuer rekene hem amonges ? i rycchesse.
but what desirest ? ou of fortune wi? so greet a noyse {and} wi? so greet
a fare ? I trowe ? ou seke to dryue awey nede wi? habundaunce of ? inges.
? But certys it turne? to ? ow al in ? e contrarie. for whi certys it
nedi? of ful many[e] helpynges to kepen ? e dyuersite of preciouse
ostelment? . and so? e it is ? at of many[e] ? inges han ? ei nede ? at
many[e] ? inges han. {and} a? eyneward of litel nedi? hem ? at mesuren hir
fille after ? e nede of kynde {and} nat after ? e outrage of couetyse ? Is
it ? an so ? at ye men ne han no p{ro}pre goode. I-set in ? ow. For whiche
? e moten seken outwardes ? oure goodes in foreine {and} subgit ? inges.
? So is ? an ? e condic{i}ou{n} of ? inges turned vpso dou{n}. ? at a man
? at is a devyne beest by merit of hys resou{n}. ? inke? ? at hy{m} self
nys ney? er fair ne noble. but if it be ? oru? possessiou{n} of
ostelmentes. ? at ne han no soules. ? And certys al o? {er} ? i{n}ges ben
appaied of hire owen beautes. but ? e men ? at ben semblable to god by
? our{e} resonable ? ou? t desiren to apparaille ? our{e} excellent kynde of
? e lowest[e] pinges. ne ? e ne vndirstonde nat how gret a wro{n}g ? e don
to ? oure creato{ur}. for he wolde ? at man kynde were moost wor? i {and}
noble of any o? er er? ely ? inges. and ? e ? resten adou{n} ? oure dignitees
by-ne? en ? e lowest[e] ? inges. ? For if ? at al ? e good of euery ? ing be
more p{re}ciouse ? an is ? ilk ? ing whos ? at ? e good is. syn ? e demen ? at
? e foulest[e] ? inges ben ? oure goodes. ? anne summytten ? e {and} putten
? oure self vndir ? o foulest[e] ? inges by ? oure estimac{i}ou{n}. ? And
certis ? is bitidi? nat wi? out ? our{e} desert. For certys swiche is ? e
co{n}dic{i}ou{n} of al man kynde ? at oonly whan it ha? knowyng of it
self. ? an passe? it i{n} noblesse alle o? er ? inges. and whan it forleti?
? e knowyng of it self. ? an it is brou? t byne? en alle beestes. ? For-why
alle o? er [leuynge] beestes han of kynde to knowe not hem self. but whan
? at men leten ? e knowyng of hem self. it come? hem of vice. but how
brode shewe? ? e erro{ur} {and} ? e folie of ? ow men ? at wenen ? at ony
? ing may ben apparailled wi? straunge apparaillement?
