ne forto
p{re}ien
to god.
Chaucer - Boethius
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 ? inges. ? at is to seyne ? e coniuncc{i}ou{n} of god {and} of
man. ? whiche god ha? establissed so grete bataile bitwixe{n} ? ise two
so? efast or verray ? inges. ? at is to sein bytwixen ? e p{ur}ueaunce of
god {and} fre wille. ? at ? ei ben synguler {and} diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne
wolen nat ben medeled ne coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to
[tho] verray ? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self. but ? e
? ou? t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke membris of ? e
body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed] lokynge. ? at is to seyn by ? e
vigo{ur} of hys insy? t while ? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne
subtil knyttynges of ? inges. ? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so grete
loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_) ? at is to
sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so grete desir to knowen
? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges ? at it anguissous desire? to knowe. as who
sei? nay. ? For no man ne trauaile? forto witen ? inges ? at he woot.
{and} ? erfore ? e texte sei? ? us. ? [_Glosa_] Si eni{m} a{n}i{m}a ignorat
istas subtiles co{n}nexiones. r{espo}nde. vn{de} est q{uo}d desiderat
scire cu{m} nil ignotu{m} possit desiderare. ? But who traua[i]le? to
wyten ? inges y-knowe. and yif ? at he ne knowe? hem nat. what seki? ? ilke
blynde ? ou? t. what is he ? at desire? any ? inge of whiche he woot ry? t
nat. as who sei? who so desiri? any ? ing nedis som what he knowe? of it.
or ellys he ne cou? e nat desire it. or who may folwen ? inges ? at ne ben
nat ywist ? and ? ou? [? {a}t] he seke ? o ? inges where shal he fynde{n}
hem. what wy? t ? at is al vnknowynge {and} ignoraunt may knowe ? e forme
? at is yfounde. ? But whan ? e soule byholde? {and} see? ? e heye ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn god. ? an knowe? it to-gidre ? e so{m}me {and} ?
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 ? inges. ? at is to seyne ? e coniuncc{i}ou{n} of god {and} of
man. ? whiche god ha? establissed so grete bataile bitwixe{n} ? ise two
so? efast or verray ? inges. ? at is to sein bytwixen ? e p{ur}ueaunce of
god {and} fre wille. ? at ? ei ben synguler {and} diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne
wolen nat ben medeled ne coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to
[tho] verray ? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self. but ? e
? ou? t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke membris of ? e
body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed] lokynge. ? at is to seyn by ? e
vigo{ur} of hys insy? t while ? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne
subtil knyttynges of ? inges. ? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so grete
loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_) ? at is to
sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so grete desir to knowen
? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges ? at it anguissous desire? to knowe. as who
sei? nay. ? For no man ne trauaile? forto witen ? inges ? at he woot.
{and} ? erfore ? e texte sei? ? us. ? [_Glosa_] Si eni{m} a{n}i{m}a ignorat
istas subtiles co{n}nexiones. r{espo}nde. vn{de} est q{uo}d desiderat
scire cu{m} nil ignotu{m} possit desiderare. ? But who traua[i]le? to
wyten ? inges y-knowe. and yif ? at he ne knowe? hem nat. what seki? ? ilke
blynde ? ou? t. what is he ? at desire? any ? inge of whiche he woot ry? t
nat. as who sei? who so desiri? any ? ing nedis som what he knowe? of it.
or ellys he ne cou? e nat desire it. or who may folwen ? inges ? at ne ben
nat ywist ? and ? ou? [? {a}t] he seke ? o ? inges where shal he fynde{n}
hem. what wy? t ? at is al vnknowynge {and} ignoraunt may knowe ? e forme
? at is yfounde. ? But whan ? e soule byholde? {and} see? ? e heye ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn god. ? an knowe? it to-gidre ? e so{m}me {and} ?
