e
bygynnyng
of al.
Chaucer - Boethius
at pheb{us} ?
e sonne is in ?
e signe of ?
e Cancre.
Who so ? eue? ? an largely hys sedes to ? e feldes ? at refuse to receiuen
hem. lete hym gon bygyled of trust ? at he hadde to hys corn. to acorns
or okes. yif ? ou wilt gadre violett? . ne go ? ou not to ? e purp{er} wode
whan ? e felde chirkynge agrise? of colde by ? e felnesse of ? e wynde ? at
hy? t aquilon ? Yif ? ou desirest or wolt vsen grapes ne seke ? ou nat wi?
a gloto{n}us hande to streine {and} p{re}sse ? e stalkes of ? e vine in ? e
first somer sesou{n}. for bachus ? e god of wyne ha? ra? er ? euen his
? iftes to autu{m}pne ? e latter ende of somer. ? God tokeni? {and}
assigne? ? e tymes. ablyng hem to her p{ro}pre offices. ? Ne he ne
suffre? not stoundes whiche ? at hym self ha? deuided {and} co{n}streined
to be medeled to gidre ? And for? i he ? at forlete? certeyne ordinaunce
of doynge by ou{er}? rowyng wey. he ne ha? no glade issue or ende of hys
werkes.
PRIMU{M} IGITUR PATERIS ROGACIONIB{US}.
[Sidenote: [The syxte p{ro}se. ]]
++FIrst wolt ? ou suffre me to touche {and} assaie ? e stat of ? i ? ou? t by
a fewe demaundes. so ? at I may vnderstonde what be ? e manere of ? i
curac{i}ou{n}. ? Axe me q{uod} . I. atte ? i wille what ? ou wilt. {and} I
schal answer{e}. ? ? o saide sche ? us. whe? er wenest ? ou q{uo}d sche
? {a}t ? is worlde be gouerned by foolisshe happes {and} fortunes. or
elles wenest ? ou ? at ? er be i{n} it any gouerneme{n}t of resou{n}.
Certes q{uod} . I. ne trowe not in no manere ? at so certeyne ? inges
scholde be moeued by fortunouse fortune. but I wot wel ? at god maker
{and} mayster is gouerno{ur} of ? is werk. Ne neuer nas ? it day ? at
my? t[e] putte me oute of ? e so? enesse of ? at sentence. ? So is it q{uod}
sche. for ? e same ? ing songe ? ou a lytel here byforne {and} byweyledest
{and} byweptest. ? at only men weren put oute of ? e cure of god. ? For of
alle o? er ? inges ? ou ne doutest nat ? at ? ei nere gouerned by reso{n}.
but how (. i. pape. ). I wondre gretly certes whi ? at ? ou art seek. si? en
? ou art put in to so holesom a sentence. but lat vs seken depper.
I coniecte ? at ? ere lakke? I not what. but sey me ? is. si? en ? at ? ou ne
doutest nat ? {a}t ? is worlde be gouerned by god ? wi? swycche
gouernailes takest ? ou hede ? at it is gouerned. ? vnne? q{uod} . I. knowe
. I. ? e sente{n}ce of ? i q{ue}stiou{n}. so ? at I ne may nat ? it answeren
to ? i demaundes. ? I nas nat deceiued q{uod} sche ? at ? ere ne faile?
su{m}what. by whiche ? e maladie of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n} is crept in to ? i
? ou? t. so as ? e streng? e of ? e paleys schynyng is open. ? But seye me
? is reme{m}brest ? ou ou? t what is ? e ende of ? i ? inges. whider ? at ? e
entenc{i}ou{n} of al kynde tende? . ? I haue herd told it somtyme q{uod}
. I. but drerynesse ha? dulled my memorie. ? Certys q{uod} sche ? ou wost
wel whe{n}nes ? at alle ? inges ben comen {and} p{ro}ceded. I wot wel
q{uod} . I. {and} ansewered[e] ? at god is ?
e bygynnyng of al. ? And how
may ? is be q{uod} sche ? at si? en ? {o}u knowest ? e bygynnyng of ? inges.
? at ? ou ne knowest not what is ? e endyng of ? inges. but swiche ben ? e
customes of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n}s. {and} ? is power ? ei han. ? at ? ei may
moeue a ma{n} fro hys place. ? at is to seyne from ? e stablenes {and}
p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of hys knowyng. but certys ? ei may not al arace hym ne
alyene hy{m} in al. ? But I wolde ? at ? ou woldest answere to ? is.
? Remembrest ? ou ? at ? ou art a man ? _Boice. _ ? Whi scholde I nat
remembre ? at q{uod} . I. _Philosophie. _ ? Maiste ? ou not telle me ? an
q{uod} sche what ? ing is a man. ? Axest not me q{uod} I. whe? ir ? at be a
resonable best mortel. I wot wel {and} I confesse wel ? at I am it.
? Wistest ? ou neuer ? it ? at ? ou were ony o? er ? ing q{uod} she. No q{uod}
. I. now wot I q{uod} she o? er cause of ? i maladie {and} ? at ry? t grete
? ? ou hast left forto knowe ? i self what ? ou art. ? oru? whiche I haue
pleynelyche knowen ? e cause of ? i maladie. or ellis ? e entre of
recoueryng of ? in hele. ? Forwhy for ? ou art co{n}founded wi? for? etyng
of ? i self. for? i sorwest ? ou ? at ? ou art exiled of ? i p{ro}pre goodes.
? And for ? ou ne wost what is ? e ende of ? inges. for[? i] demest [? ou]
? at felono{us} {and} wikked men ben my? ty {and} weleful for ? ou hast
for? eten by whiche gouernement? ? e worlde is gouerned. ? For? i wenest
? ou ? at ? ise mutac{i}ou{n}s of fortune fleten wi? oute{n} gouerno{ur}.
? ise ben grete causes not oonly to maladie. but certes grete causes to
dee? ? But I ? anke ? e auctour {and} ? e makere of heele ? at nat{ur}e ha?
not al forleten ? e. {and} I haue g[r]ete norissinges of ? i hele. {and}
? at is ? e so? e sentence of gou{er}nau{n}ce of ? e worlde. ? at ? ou
byleuest ? at ? e gou{er}nynge of it nis nat subgit ne vnderput to ? e
folie of ? ise happes auenterouses. but to ? e resou{n} of god ? And ? er
fore doute ? e no? ing. For of ? is litel spark ? ine heet of lijf schal
shine. ? But for as muche as it is not tyme ? itte of fastere remedies
? And ? e nature of ? ou? tes disseiued is ? is ? at as ofte as ? ei casten
aweye so? e opyniou{n}s: ? ei clo? en hem in fals[e] opiniou{n}s. [of
which{e} false opyniou{n}s] ? e derknesse of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n} wexe?
vp. ? at comfounde? ? e verray insy? t. {and} ? at derkenes schal . I. say
somwhat to maken ? i{n}ne {and} wayk by ly? t {and} meenelyche remedies.
so ? at after ? at ? e derknes of desseyuynge desyrynges is don awey. ? ou
mow[e] knowe ? e schynyng of verray ly? t.
NUBIB{US} ATRIS CONDITA.
[Sidenote: [The seuende Metyr. ]]
++? E sterres cou{er}ed wi? blak[e] cloudes ne mowen geten a dou{n} no
ly? t. ? if ? e trouble wy{n}de ? at hy? t auster stormynge {and} walwy{n}g
? e see medle? ? e heete ? at is to seyne ? e boylyng vp from ? e botme ?
Who so ? eue? ? an largely hys sedes to ? e feldes ? at refuse to receiuen
hem. lete hym gon bygyled of trust ? at he hadde to hys corn. to acorns
or okes. yif ? ou wilt gadre violett? . ne go ? ou not to ? e purp{er} wode
whan ? e felde chirkynge agrise? of colde by ? e felnesse of ? e wynde ? at
hy? t aquilon ? Yif ? ou desirest or wolt vsen grapes ne seke ? ou nat wi?
a gloto{n}us hande to streine {and} p{re}sse ? e stalkes of ? e vine in ? e
first somer sesou{n}. for bachus ? e god of wyne ha? ra? er ? euen his
? iftes to autu{m}pne ? e latter ende of somer. ? God tokeni? {and}
assigne? ? e tymes. ablyng hem to her p{ro}pre offices. ? Ne he ne
suffre? not stoundes whiche ? at hym self ha? deuided {and} co{n}streined
to be medeled to gidre ? And for? i he ? at forlete? certeyne ordinaunce
of doynge by ou{er}? rowyng wey. he ne ha? no glade issue or ende of hys
werkes.
PRIMU{M} IGITUR PATERIS ROGACIONIB{US}.
[Sidenote: [The syxte p{ro}se. ]]
++FIrst wolt ? ou suffre me to touche {and} assaie ? e stat of ? i ? ou? t by
a fewe demaundes. so ? at I may vnderstonde what be ? e manere of ? i
curac{i}ou{n}. ? Axe me q{uod} . I. atte ? i wille what ? ou wilt. {and} I
schal answer{e}. ? ? o saide sche ? us. whe? er wenest ? ou q{uo}d sche
? {a}t ? is worlde be gouerned by foolisshe happes {and} fortunes. or
elles wenest ? ou ? at ? er be i{n} it any gouerneme{n}t of resou{n}.
Certes q{uod} . I. ne trowe not in no manere ? at so certeyne ? inges
scholde be moeued by fortunouse fortune. but I wot wel ? at god maker
{and} mayster is gouerno{ur} of ? is werk. Ne neuer nas ? it day ? at
my? t[e] putte me oute of ? e so? enesse of ? at sentence. ? So is it q{uod}
sche. for ? e same ? ing songe ? ou a lytel here byforne {and} byweyledest
{and} byweptest. ? at only men weren put oute of ? e cure of god. ? For of
alle o? er ? inges ? ou ne doutest nat ? at ? ei nere gouerned by reso{n}.
but how (. i. pape. ). I wondre gretly certes whi ? at ? ou art seek. si? en
? ou art put in to so holesom a sentence. but lat vs seken depper.
I coniecte ? at ? ere lakke? I not what. but sey me ? is. si? en ? at ? ou ne
doutest nat ? {a}t ? is worlde be gouerned by god ? wi? swycche
gouernailes takest ? ou hede ? at it is gouerned. ? vnne? q{uod} . I. knowe
. I. ? e sente{n}ce of ? i q{ue}stiou{n}. so ? at I ne may nat ? it answeren
to ? i demaundes. ? I nas nat deceiued q{uod} sche ? at ? ere ne faile?
su{m}what. by whiche ? e maladie of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n} is crept in to ? i
? ou? t. so as ? e streng? e of ? e paleys schynyng is open. ? But seye me
? is reme{m}brest ? ou ou? t what is ? e ende of ? i ? inges. whider ? at ? e
entenc{i}ou{n} of al kynde tende? . ? I haue herd told it somtyme q{uod}
. I. but drerynesse ha? dulled my memorie. ? Certys q{uod} sche ? ou wost
wel whe{n}nes ? at alle ? inges ben comen {and} p{ro}ceded. I wot wel
q{uod} . I. {and} ansewered[e] ? at god is ?
e bygynnyng of al. ? And how
may ? is be q{uod} sche ? at si? en ? {o}u knowest ? e bygynnyng of ? inges.
? at ? ou ne knowest not what is ? e endyng of ? inges. but swiche ben ? e
customes of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n}s. {and} ? is power ? ei han. ? at ? ei may
moeue a ma{n} fro hys place. ? at is to seyne from ? e stablenes {and}
p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of hys knowyng. but certys ? ei may not al arace hym ne
alyene hy{m} in al. ? But I wolde ? at ? ou woldest answere to ? is.
? Remembrest ? ou ? at ? ou art a man ? _Boice. _ ? Whi scholde I nat
remembre ? at q{uod} . I. _Philosophie. _ ? Maiste ? ou not telle me ? an
q{uod} sche what ? ing is a man. ? Axest not me q{uod} I. whe? ir ? at be a
resonable best mortel. I wot wel {and} I confesse wel ? at I am it.
? Wistest ? ou neuer ? it ? at ? ou were ony o? er ? ing q{uod} she. No q{uod}
. I. now wot I q{uod} she o? er cause of ? i maladie {and} ? at ry? t grete
? ? ou hast left forto knowe ? i self what ? ou art. ? oru? whiche I haue
pleynelyche knowen ? e cause of ? i maladie. or ellis ? e entre of
recoueryng of ? in hele. ? Forwhy for ? ou art co{n}founded wi? for? etyng
of ? i self. for? i sorwest ? ou ? at ? ou art exiled of ? i p{ro}pre goodes.
? And for ? ou ne wost what is ? e ende of ? inges. for[? i] demest [? ou]
? at felono{us} {and} wikked men ben my? ty {and} weleful for ? ou hast
for? eten by whiche gouernement? ? e worlde is gouerned. ? For? i wenest
? ou ? at ? ise mutac{i}ou{n}s of fortune fleten wi? oute{n} gouerno{ur}.
? ise ben grete causes not oonly to maladie. but certes grete causes to
dee? ? But I ? anke ? e auctour {and} ? e makere of heele ? at nat{ur}e ha?
not al forleten ? e. {and} I haue g[r]ete norissinges of ? i hele. {and}
? at is ? e so? e sentence of gou{er}nau{n}ce of ? e worlde. ? at ? ou
byleuest ? at ? e gou{er}nynge of it nis nat subgit ne vnderput to ? e
folie of ? ise happes auenterouses. but to ? e resou{n} of god ? And ? er
fore doute ? e no? ing. For of ? is litel spark ? ine heet of lijf schal
shine. ? But for as muche as it is not tyme ? itte of fastere remedies
? And ? e nature of ? ou? tes disseiued is ? is ? at as ofte as ? ei casten
aweye so? e opyniou{n}s: ? ei clo? en hem in fals[e] opiniou{n}s. [of
which{e} false opyniou{n}s] ? e derknesse of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n} wexe?
vp. ? at comfounde? ? e verray insy? t. {and} ? at derkenes schal . I. say
somwhat to maken ? i{n}ne {and} wayk by ly? t {and} meenelyche remedies.
so ? at after ? at ? e derknes of desseyuynge desyrynges is don awey. ? ou
mow[e] knowe ? e schynyng of verray ly? t.
NUBIB{US} ATRIS CONDITA.
[Sidenote: [The seuende Metyr. ]]
++? E sterres cou{er}ed wi? blak[e] cloudes ne mowen geten a dou{n} no
ly? t. ? if ? e trouble wy{n}de ? at hy? t auster stormynge {and} walwy{n}g
? e see medle? ? e heete ? at is to seyne ? e boylyng vp from ? e botme ?
