er-of may ben any
p{re}science
?
Chaucer - Boethius
inges ?
at comen of
frewille ben constreined to bytiden by necessite. {Boici}us. nay q{uo}d
I. ? an a? einward q{uo}d she. I suppose ? at ? ere be p{re}science but ? at
ne putte? no necessite to ? inges. ? an trowe I ? at ? ilk self fredom of
wille shal dwelle{n} al hool {and} absolut {and} vnbounden. but ? ou wolt
sein ? at al be it so ? at p{re}science nis nat cause of ? e necessite of
bitidynge to ? inges to comen. ? Algates ? itte it is a signe ? {a}t ? e
? inges ben to bytiden by necessite. by ? is manere ? an al ? ou? ? e
p{re}science ne hadde neuer yben. ? it algate or at ? e lest[e] wey. it is
certeyne ? ing ? at ? e e{n}dys {and} ? e bitydynges of ? inges to come{n}
sholde ben necessarie. ? For euery sygne shewe? {and} signifie? oonly
what ? e ? ing is ? but it ne maki? nat ? e ? ing ? at it signifie? . ? For
whiche it byhoue? firste to shewen ? at no ? ing ne bitidi? [? {a}t it ne
bytydith] by necessite. so ? at it may apere ? {a}t ? e p{re}scie{n}ce is
signe of ? is necessite ? or ellys yif ? ere nere no necessite. certys
? ilke p{re}science ne my? t[e] nat ben signe of ? inge ? at nis nat. ? But
certys it is nowe certeyne ? at ? e preue of ? is susteni? by stedfast
resou{n} ne shal nat ben ladd ne p{ro}ued by signes ne by argumentys
ytaken fro wi? oute. but by causes couenable {and} necessarie ? But ? ou
mayst sein how may it be ? at ? e ? inges ne bitiden nat ? at ben ypurueyed
to comen. but certys ry? t as we trowen ? at ? o ? inges whiche ? at ? e
p{ur}ueau{n}ce woot byforn to comen. ne ben nat to bitiden. but [? {a}t]
ne sholde we nat demen. but ra? er al ? ou? [? at] ? ei schal bitiden. ? it
ne haue ? ei no necessite of hire kynde to bitiden. {and} ? is maist ? ou
ly? tly ap{er}ceyue{n} by ? is ? at I shal seyn. but we seen many ? inges
whan ? ei ben don byforn oure eyen ry? t as men seen ? e karter worken in
? e to{ur}nynge {and} in attempryng or in adressy{n}g of hys kartes or
chariottes. ? and by ? is manere as who sei? mayst ? ou vnd{er}sto{n}de of
alle manere o? ir werkeme{n}. ? Is ? ere ? anne any necessite as who sei?
in oure lokynge [? {a}t] constreine? or compelli? any of ? ilke ? inges to
ben don so. b. nay q{uo}d I ? For in ydel {and} in veyne were alle ? e
effect of crafte yif ? at alle ? inges weren moeued by constreynynge. ? at
is to seyn by constreynynge of oure eyen or of oure sy? t. _P. _ ? ise
? i{n}g{us} ? an q{uo}d she ? at whan men don hem ne han non necessite ? at
men don hem. eke ? o same ? inges first or ? ei be don. ? ei ben to comen
wi? out necessite. for whi ? er ben so{m}me ? inges to bytide of whiche ? e
endys {and} ? e bitidynges of hem ben absolut {and} quit of alle
necessite. for certys I ne trowe nat ? at any man wolde seyn ? is. ? at ? o
? inges ? at men don now ? {a}t ? ei ne weren to bitiden. first or ? ei were
ydon ? and ? ilk same ? inges al ? ou? ? {a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem
by-forn. ? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of ? inges
p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges [? {a}t men doon // Ryht
so the p{re}science of thinges to comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to
thinges] to bytiden but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted.
as whe? er ? at of ? ilke ? inges ? at ne han non endes {and} bytidynges
necessaryes yif ?
er-of may ben any p{re}science ? For certys ? ei seme to
discorde. for ? ou wenest ? at yif ? at ? inges ben yseyn byforn ? at
necessite folwe? hem. and yif ({et} putas) necessite faile? hem ? ei ne
my? ten nat ben wist byforn. {and} ? at no ? inge ne may ben comp{re}hendid
by science but certeyne. {and} yif ? o ? inges ? at ne han no certeyne
bytidynges ben ypurueied as certeyn. it sholde ben dirkenesse of
oppiniou{n} nat so? efastnesse of science [{and} ? {o}u weenyst ? {a}t it
be diu{er}se fro the hoolnesse of science / ? {a}t any man sholde deme a
thing to ben oother weys thanne it is it self]. and ? e cause of ? is
errour is. ? at of alle ? e ? inges ? at euery wy? t ha? yknowe. ? ei wenen
? at ? o ? inges ben y-knowe al oonly by ? e streng? e {and} by ? e nature of
? e ? inges ? at ben ywyst or yknowe. {and} it is al ? e contrarie. for alle
? at eu{er}e is yknowe. it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} yknowe{n} nat
after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after ? e faculte ? at is to seyn
? e power {and} [the] nature of hem ? at knowen. {and} for ? at ? is shal
mowe shewen by a short ensample ? e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e touchi{n}g. ? e
lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite? {and} see? fro afer alle ? e body
to-gider wi? oute mouynge of it self. but ? e touchinge cliui? {and}
conioigne? to ? e rounde body (orbi) {and} moue? abouten ? e environynge.
{and} comp{re}hendi? by p{ar}ties ? e roundenesse. ? and ? e man hym self
o? er weies wyt byholdi? hym. {and} o? {er}weyes ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and}
o? er weyes resou{n}. {and} o? er weyes intelligence. ? For ? e wit
co{m}p{re}he{n}di? fro wi? outen fur? e ? e figure of ? e body of ? e man.
? at is establissed in ? e matere subiect. But ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}
[comp{re}hendith only the figur{e} w{i}t{h} owte the mater{e} / Resou{n}
surmou{n}teth ymaginaciou{n}] {and} co{m}p{re}hende? by an vniuersel
lokynge ? e co{mmun}e spece (sp{eci}em) ? at is in ? e singuler peces.
? But ? e eye of intelligence is hey? er for it so{ur}mou{n}te? ? e
envirounynge of ? e vniu{er}site {and} looke? ouer ? at by pure subtilite
of ? ou? t. ? ilk same symple forme of man ? at is p{er}durably in ? e deuyne
? ou? t. in whiche ? is au? t[e] gretely to ben considered ? at ? e heyest
streng? e to co{m}prehenden ? inges enbrace? {and} conteyne? ? e lower[e]
streng? e [but the lower{e} strengthe ne arysith nat in no maner{e} to
heyer{e} strengthe]. for wit ne may no ? inge co{m}p{re}hende oute of
matere. ne ? e ymagynac{i}ou{n} ne loke? nat ? e vniuerseles speces. ne
resou{n} ne take? nat ? e symple forme. so as i{n}telligence take? it.
but ? e intelligence ? at loke? al abouen whan it ha? co{m}p{re}hendid ? e
forme it knowe? {and} deme? alle ? e ? inges ? at be{n} vndir ? at forme.
but she knowe? he{m} vndir ? ilke manere in ? e whiche it comp{re}hendi?
? ilke same symple forme ? at ne may neuer be knowen to non of ? at o? er.
? at is to seyn to non of ? o ? re forseide streng? es of ? e soule. for it
knowe? ? e vniuersite of resou{n} {and} ? e figure of ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
{and} ? e sensible mat{er}ial conseiued. {and} ? ou wenest ? {a}t it be
diuerse fro ? e hoolnesse of science. ? at any man sholde deme a ? ing to
ben o? {er}weyes ? an it is it self {and} ? e cause of ? is erro{ur} {et}c'.
frewille ben constreined to bytiden by necessite. {Boici}us. nay q{uo}d
I. ? an a? einward q{uo}d she. I suppose ? at ? ere be p{re}science but ? at
ne putte? no necessite to ? inges. ? an trowe I ? at ? ilk self fredom of
wille shal dwelle{n} al hool {and} absolut {and} vnbounden. but ? ou wolt
sein ? at al be it so ? at p{re}science nis nat cause of ? e necessite of
bitidynge to ? inges to comen. ? Algates ? itte it is a signe ? {a}t ? e
? inges ben to bytiden by necessite. by ? is manere ? an al ? ou? ? e
p{re}science ne hadde neuer yben. ? it algate or at ? e lest[e] wey. it is
certeyne ? ing ? at ? e e{n}dys {and} ? e bitydynges of ? inges to come{n}
sholde ben necessarie. ? For euery sygne shewe? {and} signifie? oonly
what ? e ? ing is ? but it ne maki? nat ? e ? ing ? at it signifie? . ? For
whiche it byhoue? firste to shewen ? at no ? ing ne bitidi? [? {a}t it ne
bytydith] by necessite. so ? at it may apere ? {a}t ? e p{re}scie{n}ce is
signe of ? is necessite ? or ellys yif ? ere nere no necessite. certys
? ilke p{re}science ne my? t[e] nat ben signe of ? inge ? at nis nat. ? But
certys it is nowe certeyne ? at ? e preue of ? is susteni? by stedfast
resou{n} ne shal nat ben ladd ne p{ro}ued by signes ne by argumentys
ytaken fro wi? oute. but by causes couenable {and} necessarie ? But ? ou
mayst sein how may it be ? at ? e ? inges ne bitiden nat ? at ben ypurueyed
to comen. but certys ry? t as we trowen ? at ? o ? inges whiche ? at ? e
p{ur}ueau{n}ce woot byforn to comen. ne ben nat to bitiden. but [? {a}t]
ne sholde we nat demen. but ra? er al ? ou? [? at] ? ei schal bitiden. ? it
ne haue ? ei no necessite of hire kynde to bitiden. {and} ? is maist ? ou
ly? tly ap{er}ceyue{n} by ? is ? at I shal seyn. but we seen many ? inges
whan ? ei ben don byforn oure eyen ry? t as men seen ? e karter worken in
? e to{ur}nynge {and} in attempryng or in adressy{n}g of hys kartes or
chariottes. ? and by ? is manere as who sei? mayst ? ou vnd{er}sto{n}de of
alle manere o? ir werkeme{n}. ? Is ? ere ? anne any necessite as who sei?
in oure lokynge [? {a}t] constreine? or compelli? any of ? ilke ? inges to
ben don so. b. nay q{uo}d I ? For in ydel {and} in veyne were alle ? e
effect of crafte yif ? at alle ? inges weren moeued by constreynynge. ? at
is to seyn by constreynynge of oure eyen or of oure sy? t. _P. _ ? ise
? i{n}g{us} ? an q{uo}d she ? at whan men don hem ne han non necessite ? at
men don hem. eke ? o same ? inges first or ? ei be don. ? ei ben to comen
wi? out necessite. for whi ? er ben so{m}me ? inges to bytide of whiche ? e
endys {and} ? e bitidynges of hem ben absolut {and} quit of alle
necessite. for certys I ne trowe nat ? at any man wolde seyn ? is. ? at ? o
? inges ? at men don now ? {a}t ? ei ne weren to bitiden. first or ? ei were
ydon ? and ? ilk same ? inges al ? ou? ? {a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem
by-forn. ? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of ? inges
p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges [? {a}t men doon // Ryht
so the p{re}science of thinges to comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to
thinges] to bytiden but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted.
as whe? er ? at of ? ilke ? inges ? at ne han non endes {and} bytidynges
necessaryes yif ?
er-of may ben any p{re}science ? For certys ? ei seme to
discorde. for ? ou wenest ? at yif ? at ? inges ben yseyn byforn ? at
necessite folwe? hem. and yif ({et} putas) necessite faile? hem ? ei ne
my? ten nat ben wist byforn. {and} ? at no ? inge ne may ben comp{re}hendid
by science but certeyne. {and} yif ? o ? inges ? at ne han no certeyne
bytidynges ben ypurueied as certeyn. it sholde ben dirkenesse of
oppiniou{n} nat so? efastnesse of science [{and} ? {o}u weenyst ? {a}t it
be diu{er}se fro the hoolnesse of science / ? {a}t any man sholde deme a
thing to ben oother weys thanne it is it self]. and ? e cause of ? is
errour is. ? at of alle ? e ? inges ? at euery wy? t ha? yknowe. ? ei wenen
? at ? o ? inges ben y-knowe al oonly by ? e streng? e {and} by ? e nature of
? e ? inges ? at ben ywyst or yknowe. {and} it is al ? e contrarie. for alle
? at eu{er}e is yknowe. it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} yknowe{n} nat
after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after ? e faculte ? at is to seyn
? e power {and} [the] nature of hem ? at knowen. {and} for ? at ? is shal
mowe shewen by a short ensample ? e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e touchi{n}g. ? e
lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite? {and} see? fro afer alle ? e body
to-gider wi? oute mouynge of it self. but ? e touchinge cliui? {and}
conioigne? to ? e rounde body (orbi) {and} moue? abouten ? e environynge.
{and} comp{re}hendi? by p{ar}ties ? e roundenesse. ? and ? e man hym self
o? er weies wyt byholdi? hym. {and} o? {er}weyes ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and}
o? er weyes resou{n}. {and} o? er weyes intelligence. ? For ? e wit
co{m}p{re}he{n}di? fro wi? outen fur? e ? e figure of ? e body of ? e man.
? at is establissed in ? e matere subiect. But ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}
[comp{re}hendith only the figur{e} w{i}t{h} owte the mater{e} / Resou{n}
surmou{n}teth ymaginaciou{n}] {and} co{m}p{re}hende? by an vniuersel
lokynge ? e co{mmun}e spece (sp{eci}em) ? at is in ? e singuler peces.
? But ? e eye of intelligence is hey? er for it so{ur}mou{n}te? ? e
envirounynge of ? e vniu{er}site {and} looke? ouer ? at by pure subtilite
of ? ou? t. ? ilk same symple forme of man ? at is p{er}durably in ? e deuyne
? ou? t. in whiche ? is au? t[e] gretely to ben considered ? at ? e heyest
streng? e to co{m}prehenden ? inges enbrace? {and} conteyne? ? e lower[e]
streng? e [but the lower{e} strengthe ne arysith nat in no maner{e} to
heyer{e} strengthe]. for wit ne may no ? inge co{m}p{re}hende oute of
matere. ne ? e ymagynac{i}ou{n} ne loke? nat ? e vniuerseles speces. ne
resou{n} ne take? nat ? e symple forme. so as i{n}telligence take? it.
but ? e intelligence ? at loke? al abouen whan it ha? co{m}p{re}hendid ? e
forme it knowe? {and} deme? alle ? e ? inges ? at be{n} vndir ? at forme.
but she knowe? he{m} vndir ? ilke manere in ? e whiche it comp{re}hendi?
? ilke same symple forme ? at ne may neuer be knowen to non of ? at o? er.
? at is to seyn to non of ? o ? re forseide streng? es of ? e soule. for it
knowe? ? e vniuersite of resou{n} {and} ? e figure of ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
{and} ? e sensible mat{er}ial conseiued. {and} ? ou wenest ? {a}t it be
diuerse fro ? e hoolnesse of science. ? at any man sholde deme a ? ing to
ben o? {er}weyes ? an it is it self {and} ? e cause of ? is erro{ur} {et}c'.
