doom by whiche it
discerni?
Chaucer - Boethius
t may be cleped ey?
er hap{pe} or ellis
auenture of fortune. or is ? er ou? t al be it so ? at it is hidd fro ? e
poeple to whiche ? ise wordes ben couenable. Myn aristotul q{uo}d she. in
? e book of his phisik diffinisse? ? is ? ing by short resou{n} and ney? e
to ? e so? e. ? In whiche manere q{uo}d I. ? As ofte q{uo}d she as men don
any ? ing for grace of any o? er ? ing. {and} an o? er ? inge ? an ? ilke ? ing
? at men ententen to doon bytide? by som[e] causes it is ycleped hap{pe}.
? Ry? t as a man dalf ? e er? e by cause of tylienge of ? e felde. {and}
fond ? ere a gobet of golde by-doluen. ? an wenen folk ? at it is fallen by
fortunous bytydyng. but for so? e it nis nat for nau? t for it ha? hys
p{ro}pre causes of whiche causes ? e cours vnforseyn and vnwar semi? to
han maked hap{pe}. ? For yif ? e tilier in ? e er? e ne delue nat in ? e
felde. and yif ? e hider of ? e golde ne hadde hidd ? e golde in ? ilke
place. ? e golde ne had[de] nat ben founde. ? ise ben ? an ? e causes of ? e
abreggynge of fortune hap. ? e whiche abreggynge of fortune hap come? of
causes encountrynge {and} flowyng to-gidre to hem selfe. {and} nat by ? e
entenc{i}ou{n} of ? e doer. ? For nei? er ? e hider of ? e gold. ne ? e
deluer of ? e felde ne vndirstanden nat ? at ? e golde sholde han be
founde. but as I seide. it bytidde {and} ran to-gidre ? at he dalf ? ere
as ? at o? er hadde hidd ? e golde. Now may I ? us diffinissen hap{pe}.
? Hap{pe} is an vnwar bytydyng of causes assembled in ? inges ? at ben don
for som o? er ? inge. but ? ilke ordre p{ro}cedynge by an vneschewable
byndynge to-gidre. whiche ? at descende? fro ? e wel of purueaunce ? at
ordeine? alle ? inges i{n} hir{e} places {and} in hire tymes make? ? at ? e
causes rennen {and} assemblen to-gidre.
RUPIS ACHEMENIE.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste Met{ur}. ]]
++TIgris [{and}] eufrates resoluen {and} spryngen of a welle in ? e
kragges of ? e roche of ? e contre of achemenye ? er{e} as ? e fleenge
[batayle] ficchi? hire dartes reto{ur}nid in ? e brestes of hem ? at
folwen hem. ? And sone aftre ? e same ryueres tigris {and} eufrates
vnioygne{n} {and} dep{ar}ten hir{e} watres. and yif ? ei comen to-gidre
{and} ben assembled {and} clepid to-gidre in to o cours. ? an moten ? ilke
? inges fletyn to-gidre whiche ? at ? e water of ? e entrechau{n}gyng flode
bry{n}ge? ? e shippes {and} ? e stokkes araced wi? ? e flood moten
assemble. {and} ? e watres ymedlyd wrappi? or implie? many fortunel
happes or maneres. ? e whiche wandryng happes na? eles ? ilke enclinyng
lowenes of ? e er? e. {and} ? e flowynge ordre of ? e slidyng water
gouerni? . ? Ry? t so fortune ? at seme? as [? at] it fleti? wi? slaked or
vngouerned[e] bridles. It suffri? bridles ? at is to seyn to ben gouerned
{and} passe? by ? ilke lawe. ? at is to sein by ? e deuyne ordinaunce.
A{N}I{M}ADUERTO INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 2^de. p{ro}se. ]]
++? is vndirstonde I wel q{uo}d I. {and} accorde wel ? at it is ry? t as
? ou seist. but I axe yif ? er be any liberte or fre wil in ? is ordre of
causes ? at cliue{n} ? us to-gidre in hem self. ? or ellys I wolde witen
yif ? at ? e destinal cheine co{n}streini? ? e moeueuynge of ? e corages of
me{n}. yis q{uo}d she ? er is liberte of fre wille. ne ? er ne was neuer
no nature of resou{n} ? at it ne hadde liberte of fre wille. ? For euery
? ing ? at may naturely vsen resou{n}. it ha?
doom by whiche it discerni?
{and} demi? euery ? ing. ? ? an knowe? it by it self ? inges ? at be{n} to
fleen. {and} ? inges ? at ben to desiren. {and} ? ilk ? ing ? at any wy? t
deme? to ben desired ? {a}t axe? or desire? he {and} flee? [thilke] ? ing
? at he troue? ben to fleen. ? wher-fore in alle ? inges ? {a}t resou{n}
is. i{n} hem also is libertee of willyng {and} of nillynge. ? But I ne
ordeyne nat. as who sei? . I ne graunte nat ? at ? is lib{er}tee be euene
like in alle ? inges. forwhi in ? e souereyns deuynes substau{n}ces. ? at
is to seyn in spirit? ? Iugement is more clere {and} wil nat be
corumped. {and} ha? my? t redy to speden ? inges ? at ben desired. ? But ? e
soules of men moten nedes ben more free whan ? ei loken hem in ? e
speculac{i}ou{n} or lokynge of ? e deuyne ? ou? t. {and} lasse free whan
? ei sliden in to ? e bodies. {and} ? it lasse free whan ? ei ben gadred
to-gidre {and} co{m}p{re}hendid in er? ely membris. but ? e last[e]
seruage is whan ? at ? ei ben ? eue{n} to vices. {and} han yfalle fro ? e
possessiou{n} of hire p{ro}pre resou{n} ? For after ? at ? ei han cast
aweye hir eyen fro ? e ly? t of ? e souereyn so? efastnesse to lowe ? inges
{and} dirke ? Anon ? ei dirken by ? e cloude of ignoraunce {and} ben
troubled by felonous talent? . to ? e whiche talent? whan ? ei app{ro}chen
{and} assenten. ? ei hepen {and} encresen ? e seruage whiche ? ei han
ioigned to hem self. and in ? is manere ? ei ben caitifs fro hire p{ro}pre
libertee. ? e whiche ? inges na? eles ? e lokynge of ? e deuyne purueaunce
see? ? {a}t alle ? inges byholde? {and} see? fro et{er}ne. and ordeyne?
hem eueryche i{n} her merites. as ? ei ben p{ro}destinat. {and} it is
seid in grek. ? at alle ? inges he see? {and} alle ? inges he here? .
PURO CLARU{M} LUMINE.
[Sidenote: [The . 2^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++HOmer wi? ? e hony mou? e. ? at is to seyn. homer wi? ? e swete dites
synge? ? at ? e sonne is cleer by pure ly? t. na? eles ? it ne may it nat by
? e inferme ly? t of hys bemes breke{n} or p{er}ce{n} ? e inwarde entrailes
of ? e er? e. or ellys of ? e see. ? so ne see? nat god makere of ? e grete
worlde to hym ? at loke? alle ? inges from on heye ne wi? standi? nat no
? inges by heuynesses of er? e. ne ? e ny? t ne wi? stonde? nat to hy{m} by
? e blake cloudes. ? ? ilke god see? i{n} o strook of ? ou? t alle ? inges
? at ben or weren or schullen come. ? and ? ilke god for he loke? {and}
see? alle ? inges al oon. ? ou maist seyn ? at he is ? e verray sonne.
TAMEN EGO EN INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. p{ro}se. ]]
++? An seide I now am I co{n}fou{n}ded by a more harde doute ? an I was.
what doute is ? at q{uo}d she. ? For certys I coniecte now by whiche
? inges ? ou art troubled. It seme? q{uo}d I to repugnen {and} to
contrarien gretly ? at god knowe? byforn alle ? inges. {and} ? at ? er is
any fredom of liberte. for yif so be ?
auenture of fortune. or is ? er ou? t al be it so ? at it is hidd fro ? e
poeple to whiche ? ise wordes ben couenable. Myn aristotul q{uo}d she. in
? e book of his phisik diffinisse? ? is ? ing by short resou{n} and ney? e
to ? e so? e. ? In whiche manere q{uo}d I. ? As ofte q{uo}d she as men don
any ? ing for grace of any o? er ? ing. {and} an o? er ? inge ? an ? ilke ? ing
? at men ententen to doon bytide? by som[e] causes it is ycleped hap{pe}.
? Ry? t as a man dalf ? e er? e by cause of tylienge of ? e felde. {and}
fond ? ere a gobet of golde by-doluen. ? an wenen folk ? at it is fallen by
fortunous bytydyng. but for so? e it nis nat for nau? t for it ha? hys
p{ro}pre causes of whiche causes ? e cours vnforseyn and vnwar semi? to
han maked hap{pe}. ? For yif ? e tilier in ? e er? e ne delue nat in ? e
felde. and yif ? e hider of ? e golde ne hadde hidd ? e golde in ? ilke
place. ? e golde ne had[de] nat ben founde. ? ise ben ? an ? e causes of ? e
abreggynge of fortune hap. ? e whiche abreggynge of fortune hap come? of
causes encountrynge {and} flowyng to-gidre to hem selfe. {and} nat by ? e
entenc{i}ou{n} of ? e doer. ? For nei? er ? e hider of ? e gold. ne ? e
deluer of ? e felde ne vndirstanden nat ? at ? e golde sholde han be
founde. but as I seide. it bytidde {and} ran to-gidre ? at he dalf ? ere
as ? at o? er hadde hidd ? e golde. Now may I ? us diffinissen hap{pe}.
? Hap{pe} is an vnwar bytydyng of causes assembled in ? inges ? at ben don
for som o? er ? inge. but ? ilke ordre p{ro}cedynge by an vneschewable
byndynge to-gidre. whiche ? at descende? fro ? e wel of purueaunce ? at
ordeine? alle ? inges i{n} hir{e} places {and} in hire tymes make? ? at ? e
causes rennen {and} assemblen to-gidre.
RUPIS ACHEMENIE.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste Met{ur}. ]]
++TIgris [{and}] eufrates resoluen {and} spryngen of a welle in ? e
kragges of ? e roche of ? e contre of achemenye ? er{e} as ? e fleenge
[batayle] ficchi? hire dartes reto{ur}nid in ? e brestes of hem ? at
folwen hem. ? And sone aftre ? e same ryueres tigris {and} eufrates
vnioygne{n} {and} dep{ar}ten hir{e} watres. and yif ? ei comen to-gidre
{and} ben assembled {and} clepid to-gidre in to o cours. ? an moten ? ilke
? inges fletyn to-gidre whiche ? at ? e water of ? e entrechau{n}gyng flode
bry{n}ge? ? e shippes {and} ? e stokkes araced wi? ? e flood moten
assemble. {and} ? e watres ymedlyd wrappi? or implie? many fortunel
happes or maneres. ? e whiche wandryng happes na? eles ? ilke enclinyng
lowenes of ? e er? e. {and} ? e flowynge ordre of ? e slidyng water
gouerni? . ? Ry? t so fortune ? at seme? as [? at] it fleti? wi? slaked or
vngouerned[e] bridles. It suffri? bridles ? at is to seyn to ben gouerned
{and} passe? by ? ilke lawe. ? at is to sein by ? e deuyne ordinaunce.
A{N}I{M}ADUERTO INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 2^de. p{ro}se. ]]
++? is vndirstonde I wel q{uo}d I. {and} accorde wel ? at it is ry? t as
? ou seist. but I axe yif ? er be any liberte or fre wil in ? is ordre of
causes ? at cliue{n} ? us to-gidre in hem self. ? or ellys I wolde witen
yif ? at ? e destinal cheine co{n}streini? ? e moeueuynge of ? e corages of
me{n}. yis q{uo}d she ? er is liberte of fre wille. ne ? er ne was neuer
no nature of resou{n} ? at it ne hadde liberte of fre wille. ? For euery
? ing ? at may naturely vsen resou{n}. it ha?
doom by whiche it discerni?
{and} demi? euery ? ing. ? ? an knowe? it by it self ? inges ? at be{n} to
fleen. {and} ? inges ? at ben to desiren. {and} ? ilk ? ing ? at any wy? t
deme? to ben desired ? {a}t axe? or desire? he {and} flee? [thilke] ? ing
? at he troue? ben to fleen. ? wher-fore in alle ? inges ? {a}t resou{n}
is. i{n} hem also is libertee of willyng {and} of nillynge. ? But I ne
ordeyne nat. as who sei? . I ne graunte nat ? at ? is lib{er}tee be euene
like in alle ? inges. forwhi in ? e souereyns deuynes substau{n}ces. ? at
is to seyn in spirit? ? Iugement is more clere {and} wil nat be
corumped. {and} ha? my? t redy to speden ? inges ? at ben desired. ? But ? e
soules of men moten nedes ben more free whan ? ei loken hem in ? e
speculac{i}ou{n} or lokynge of ? e deuyne ? ou? t. {and} lasse free whan
? ei sliden in to ? e bodies. {and} ? it lasse free whan ? ei ben gadred
to-gidre {and} co{m}p{re}hendid in er? ely membris. but ? e last[e]
seruage is whan ? at ? ei ben ? eue{n} to vices. {and} han yfalle fro ? e
possessiou{n} of hire p{ro}pre resou{n} ? For after ? at ? ei han cast
aweye hir eyen fro ? e ly? t of ? e souereyn so? efastnesse to lowe ? inges
{and} dirke ? Anon ? ei dirken by ? e cloude of ignoraunce {and} ben
troubled by felonous talent? . to ? e whiche talent? whan ? ei app{ro}chen
{and} assenten. ? ei hepen {and} encresen ? e seruage whiche ? ei han
ioigned to hem self. and in ? is manere ? ei ben caitifs fro hire p{ro}pre
libertee. ? e whiche ? inges na? eles ? e lokynge of ? e deuyne purueaunce
see? ? {a}t alle ? inges byholde? {and} see? fro et{er}ne. and ordeyne?
hem eueryche i{n} her merites. as ? ei ben p{ro}destinat. {and} it is
seid in grek. ? at alle ? inges he see? {and} alle ? inges he here? .
PURO CLARU{M} LUMINE.
[Sidenote: [The . 2^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++HOmer wi? ? e hony mou? e. ? at is to seyn. homer wi? ? e swete dites
synge? ? at ? e sonne is cleer by pure ly? t. na? eles ? it ne may it nat by
? e inferme ly? t of hys bemes breke{n} or p{er}ce{n} ? e inwarde entrailes
of ? e er? e. or ellys of ? e see. ? so ne see? nat god makere of ? e grete
worlde to hym ? at loke? alle ? inges from on heye ne wi? standi? nat no
? inges by heuynesses of er? e. ne ? e ny? t ne wi? stonde? nat to hy{m} by
? e blake cloudes. ? ? ilke god see? i{n} o strook of ? ou? t alle ? inges
? at ben or weren or schullen come. ? and ? ilke god for he loke? {and}
see? alle ? inges al oon. ? ou maist seyn ? at he is ? e verray sonne.
TAMEN EGO EN INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. p{ro}se. ]]
++? An seide I now am I co{n}fou{n}ded by a more harde doute ? an I was.
what doute is ? at q{uo}d she. ? For certys I coniecte now by whiche
? inges ? ou art troubled. It seme? q{uo}d I to repugnen {and} to
contrarien gretly ? at god knowe? byforn alle ? inges. {and} ? at ? er is
any fredom of liberte. for yif so be ?
