e
rychesse
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
is 256
? e librarie wyche ? at ? ou haddest chosen for a ry? t
certeyne sege to ? e i{n} myne house. ? ? ere as ? ou
desputest of[te] wi? me of ? e sciences of ? inges touching
diuinitee {and} touchyng mankynde. ? Was ? an 260
myn habit swiche as it is now. was ? an my face or
[Interlinear: quasi d{ice}ret non. ]
my chere swiche as now.
? Whan I sou? t[e] wi? ? e
secretys of nature. whan ? ou enfo{ur}medest my maners
{and} ? e resou{n} of al my lijf. to ? e ensaumple of ? e ordre 264
of heuene.
[Sidenote: Is this, he asks, the reward of his fidelity? ]
[Interlinear: ironice]
? Is nat ? is ? e gerdou{n} ? at I refere to ? e
to whom I haue be obeisaunt. ? Certis ? ou enfo{ur}medist
by ? e mou? e of plato ? is sentence.
[Sidenote: Plato (de Rep. v. ) says that those Commonwealths are
most happy that are governed by philosophers, or by those who
study to be so. ]
? at is to
seyne ? at co{m}mune ? inges or comunabletes weren 268
blysful yif ? ei ? at haden studied al fully to wisdom [[pg 14]]
gouerneden ? ilke ? inges.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 5 _b_. ]]
or ellys yif it so by-felle ? at
? e gouernours *of co{m}munalites studieden in grete wisdomes.
[Linenotes:
247 _Felest ? ou_--Felistow
_ou? t_--awht
248 _art ? ou_--artow
249 _wepest ? ou_--wepistow
_spillest ? ou_--spillestow
252 _answered[e]_--answerede
255 _woode_--wood
257 _wyche_--which
258 _myne house ? ere_--myn hows ther
259 _desputest of[te]_--desputedest ofte
260 _? an_--thanne
261 _it_ and _? an_--both omitted
261, 262 _swiche_--swich
262 _sou? t[e]_--sowhte
263 _secretys_--secret?
_my_--MS. me, C. my
264 _al_--alle
265 _gerdoun_--gerdouns
266 _enfourmedist_--conformedest
267 _mou? e_--mowht
268 _comunabletes_--comunalitees
270 _by-felle_--byfille
271 _in grete wisdomes_--to geten wysdom]
[Headnote:
PHILOSOPHERS TO BE POLITICIANS. ]
[Sidenote: The same Plato urged philosophers to take upon them the
management of public affairs, lest it should fall into the hands
of unprincipled citizens. ]
? ? ou saidest eke by ? e mou? e of ? e same 272
plato ? at it was a necessarie cause wyse men to taken
{and} desire ? e gou{er}nau{n}ce of comune ? i{n}ges. for ? at ? e
gou{er}nementes of comune citees y-left in ? e hondes of
felonous to{ur}mento{ur}s Citi? enis ne scholde not brynge 276
inne pestile{n}ce {and} destrucc{i}ou{n} to goode folk.
[Sidenote: Boethius declares that he desired to put in practice
(in the management of public affairs) what he had learnt in his
retirement. ]
? And
? erfore I folowynge ? ilk auctoritee (. s. platonis). desiryng
to put[te] fur? e in execusiou{n} {and} in acte of comune
admi{ni}st{ra}c{i}ou{n} ? o ? inges ? at . I. hadde lerned of ? e 280
among my secre restyng whiles. ? ? ou {and} god ? {a}t
put[te] ? ee in ? e ? ou? tis of wise folk ben knowen wi?
me ? at no ? ing brou? t[e] me to maistrie or dignite: but
? e comune studie of al goodenes.
[Sidenote: He sought to do good to all, but became involved in
discord with the wicked. ]
? And ? er-of come? 284
it ? at by-twixen wikked folk {and} me han ben greuouse
discordes. ? at ne my? ten not be relesed by p{ra}yeres.
[Sidenote: Consciousness of integrity made him despise the anger
of the most powerful. ]
? For ? is libertee ha? fredom of conscience ? at ? e wra? ? e
of more my? ty folk ha? alwey ben despised of me for 288
saluac{i}ou{n} of ry? t.
[Sidenote: He opposed Conigastus, and put a stop to the doings of
Triguilla. ]
? How ofte haue . I. resisted {and}
wi? stonde ? ilk man ? at hy? t[e] conigaste ? at made
alwey assautes a? eins ? e p{ro}pre fortunes of poure feble
folke. ? How ofte haue . I. ? itte put of. or cast out 292
hy{m} trigwille p{ro}uost of ? e kynges hous bo? e of ? e
wronges ? at he hadde bygon[ne] to done {and} eke fully
p{er}formed. ? How ofte haue I couered {and} defended
by ? e auctorite of me put a? eins p{er}ils.
[Sidenote: He put his authority in peril for the defence of poor
folk. ]
? at is to seine put 296
myne auctorite in peril for ? e wreched pore folke. ? at
? e couetise of straungeres vnpunysched to{ur}mentid alwey [[pg 15]]
wi? myseses {and} greuaunces oute of noumbre.
[Linenotes:
272 _eke_--ek
275 _comune_--omitted
_y-left_--MS. ylefte, C. yleft
276 _Citi? enis_--citesenes
_brynge inne_--bryngen in
278 _? erfore_--therfor
_? ilk_--thilke
_desiryng_--desired
279 _put[te] fur? e_--putten forth
280 _? o_--thilke
282 _put[te]_--putte
283 _brou? t[e]_--ne browhte
284 _? e_--omitted
_al goodenes_--alle goodnesse
_come? _--comth
287, 288 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
289 _saluacioun_--sauacioun
290 _? ilk_--thilke
_hy? t[e]_--hyhte
290 _conigaste_--MS. coniugaste
292 _ofte_--ofte ek
_? itte_--omitted
294 _bygon[ne]_--bygunne
_done_--don
295 _couered_--MS. couerede, C. couered
296 _put_--MS. putte, C. put
_seine_--seyn
297 _myne_--myn
298 _vnpunysched_--vnpunyssed
299 _myseses_--myseyses]
[Headnote:
BOETHIUS DEFENDS HIS OWN CONDUCT. ]
[Sidenote: I never deviated, he says, from the path of justice. ]
? Neuer man drow me ? itte fro ry? t to wro{n}g. When I say ? e 300
fortunes {and} ?
e rychesse of ? e people of ? e p{ro}uinces
ben harmed ey? er by p{r}iue rauynes or by comune
tributis or cariages.
[Sidenote: I felt for those that were wrongfully oppressed. ]
as sory was I as ? ei ? at suffred[e]
? e harme. _Glosa. _ ? Whan ? at theodoric ? e kyng of 304
gothes in a dere ? ere hadde hys gerners ful of corne
{and} comaundede ? at no ma{n} ne schold[e] bie no corne
til his corne were solde {and} ? at at a dere greuous pris.
? But I w{i}t{h}stod ? at ordinaunce {and} ouer-com it 308
knowy{n}g al ? is ? e kyng hym self. ? Coempciou{n} ? at
is to seyn comune achat or bying to-gidere ? at were
establissed vpon poeple by swiche a manere imposiciou{n}
as who so bou? t[e] a busshel corn he most[e] ? eue ? e 312
ky{n}g ? e fifte p{ar}t. _Textus. _
[Sidenote: I opposed successfully Coemption in Campania. ]
? Whan it was in ? e
soure hungry tyme ? ere was establissed or cried greuous
{and} inplitable coempciou{n} ? at men seyn wel it schulde
greetly to{ur}me{n}tyn {and} endamagen al ? e p{ro}uince of 316
co{m}paigne I took strif a? eins ? e p{ro}uost of ? e pretorie
for comune p{ro}fit. ? And ? e kyng knowyng of it I
ouercom it so ? at ? e coempciou{n} ne was not axed ne
took effect.
[Sidenote: I saved Paulinus out of the hands of the hounds of the
palace (_Palatini canes_). ]
? Paulyn a counseiller of Rome ? e rychesse 320
of ? e whyche paulyn ? e houndys of ? e palays. ? at is to
seyn ? e officeres wolde han deuoured by hope {and}
couetise ? ? it drow I hym out of ? e Iowes . s. faucib{us}
of hem ? at gapede{n}.
[Sidenote: I defended Albinus against Cyprian. ]
? And for as myche as ? e peyne 324
of ? e accusac{i}ou{n} aiuged byforn ne scholde not sodeynly
henten ne punischen wrongfuly Albyn a counseiller of
Rome. I put[te] me a? enis ? e hates {and} indignac{i}ou{n}s [[pg 16]]
of ? e accuso{ur} Ciprian. ? Is it not ? an ynought yseyn 328
? at I haue p{ur}chased greet[e] discordes a? eins my self.
[Sidenote: For the love of justice I forfeited all favour at
Court. ]
but I aughte be more asseured a? enis alle o? er folk ? at
for ? e loue of ry? twisnesse . I. ne reserued[e] neuer no
? ing to my self to hem ward of ? e kynges halle . s. officers. 332
by ? e whiche I were ? e more syker. ? But ? oru? ? e
same accuso{ur}s accusyng I am co{n}dempned.
[Linenotes:
300 _drow_--MS. drowe, C. weth drowh
_? itte_--yit
_wrong_--wronge
301 _rychesse_--richesses
_? e_ (2)--omitted
302 _harmed ey? er_--harmyd or amenused owther
303 _tributis_--tribut?
_suffred[e]_--suffreden
304 _harme_--harm
305 _? ere_--yer
_hys_--hise
305, 306, 307 _corne_--corn
306 _schold[e] bie_--sholde byen
308 _But I withstod_--Boece withstood (MS. withstode)
_com_--MS. come, C. com
311 _swiche_--swich
312 _bou? t[e]_--bowhte
_busshel_--bossel
_most[e] ? eue_--moste yeue
315 _inplitable_--vnplitable
_seyn_--sayen
319 _ouercom_--MS. ouercome, C. ouer com
320 _counseiller_--consoler
_rychesse_--rychesses
321 _whyche_--which
322 _wolde_--wolden
323 _drow_--MS. drowe, C. drowh
324 _myche_--moche
326 _punischen_--punisse
327 _putt[e]_--putte
328 _yseyn_--MS. yseyne
329 _greet[e]_--grete
330 _aughte be_--owhte be the
_o? er_--oothre
333 _by ? e whiche_--by which
_? oru? ? e_--thorw tho]
[Headnote:
THE ACCUSERS OF BOETHIUS. ]
[Sidenote: Boethius makes mention of his accusers, Basilius,
Opilio, Gaudentius, men who had been commanded to leave the city
on account of their many crimes. ]
? Of ? e noumbre of whiche accuso{ur}s one basilius ? at somtyme
was chased out of ? e kynges seruice. is now co{m}pelled 336
i{n} accusyng of my name for nede of foreine
moneye. ? Also opilion {and} Gaudenci{us} han accused
me. al be it so ? at ? e Iustice regal hadde su{m}tyme demed
hem bo? e to go in to exil. for her treccheries {and} fraudes 340
wi? -outen noumbre. ? To whiche iugement ? ei wolde
not obeye. but defended[e] hem by sykernesse of holy
houses.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 6. ]]
*? at is to seyne fledden in to seyntuaries. {and}
whan ? is was ap{er}ceiued to ? e kyng. he comaunded[e] 344
but ? at ? ei voided[e] ? e citee of Rauenne by certeyne
day assigned ? at men scholde merken hem on ? e forheued
wi? an hoke of iren {and} chasen hem out of toune.
? Now what ? ing seme? ? e my? t[e] be lykned to ? is 348
cruelte.
[Sidenote: But, on the day this sentence was to be executed, they
accused him, and their testimony against him was accepted. ]
For certys ? ilk same day was receyued ? e accusyng
of my name by ? ilk[e] same accuso{ur}s. ? What
may be seid herto. ha? my studie {and} my konnyng
deserued ? us. or ellys ? e forseide dampnaciou{n} of me. 352
made ? at hem ry? tful accuso{ur}s or no (q. d. no{n}).
[Sidenote: Fortune, if not ashamed at this, might at least blush
for the baseness of the accusers. ]
? Was not fortune asshamed of ? is. [Certes alle hadde
nat fortune ben asshamyd] ? at i{n}nocence was accused.
? it au? t[e] sche haue had schame of ? e fil? e of myn accuso{ur}s. 356
[Linenotes:
335 _whiche_--the whiche
_one_--oon
_somtyme_--whilom
339 _sumtyme_--whilon
340 _go_--gon
_her_--hir
341 _wi? -outen_--withowte
_wolde not_--nolden nat
342 _defended[e]_--defendedyn
_by_--by the
343 _seyne_--seyn
_seyntuaries_--sentuarye
344 _was_--omitted
_comaunded[e]_--comaundede
345 _voided[e]_--voidede
_certeyne_--certeyn
346 _men_--me
_merken_--marke
347 _hoke of iren_--hoot yren
348 _? e_--omitted
_my? t[e] be_--myhte ben
349 _? ilk_--thilke
350 _? ilk[e]_--thilke
351 _be_--ben
_seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
354, 355 [_Certes----asshamyd_]--from C.
356 _au? t[e]_--owte
_haue had_--han had, MS.
? e librarie wyche ? at ? ou haddest chosen for a ry? t
certeyne sege to ? e i{n} myne house. ? ? ere as ? ou
desputest of[te] wi? me of ? e sciences of ? inges touching
diuinitee {and} touchyng mankynde. ? Was ? an 260
myn habit swiche as it is now. was ? an my face or
[Interlinear: quasi d{ice}ret non. ]
my chere swiche as now.
? Whan I sou? t[e] wi? ? e
secretys of nature. whan ? ou enfo{ur}medest my maners
{and} ? e resou{n} of al my lijf. to ? e ensaumple of ? e ordre 264
of heuene.
[Sidenote: Is this, he asks, the reward of his fidelity? ]
[Interlinear: ironice]
? Is nat ? is ? e gerdou{n} ? at I refere to ? e
to whom I haue be obeisaunt. ? Certis ? ou enfo{ur}medist
by ? e mou? e of plato ? is sentence.
[Sidenote: Plato (de Rep. v. ) says that those Commonwealths are
most happy that are governed by philosophers, or by those who
study to be so. ]
? at is to
seyne ? at co{m}mune ? inges or comunabletes weren 268
blysful yif ? ei ? at haden studied al fully to wisdom [[pg 14]]
gouerneden ? ilke ? inges.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 5 _b_. ]]
or ellys yif it so by-felle ? at
? e gouernours *of co{m}munalites studieden in grete wisdomes.
[Linenotes:
247 _Felest ? ou_--Felistow
_ou? t_--awht
248 _art ? ou_--artow
249 _wepest ? ou_--wepistow
_spillest ? ou_--spillestow
252 _answered[e]_--answerede
255 _woode_--wood
257 _wyche_--which
258 _myne house ? ere_--myn hows ther
259 _desputest of[te]_--desputedest ofte
260 _? an_--thanne
261 _it_ and _? an_--both omitted
261, 262 _swiche_--swich
262 _sou? t[e]_--sowhte
263 _secretys_--secret?
_my_--MS. me, C. my
264 _al_--alle
265 _gerdoun_--gerdouns
266 _enfourmedist_--conformedest
267 _mou? e_--mowht
268 _comunabletes_--comunalitees
270 _by-felle_--byfille
271 _in grete wisdomes_--to geten wysdom]
[Headnote:
PHILOSOPHERS TO BE POLITICIANS. ]
[Sidenote: The same Plato urged philosophers to take upon them the
management of public affairs, lest it should fall into the hands
of unprincipled citizens. ]
? ? ou saidest eke by ? e mou? e of ? e same 272
plato ? at it was a necessarie cause wyse men to taken
{and} desire ? e gou{er}nau{n}ce of comune ? i{n}ges. for ? at ? e
gou{er}nementes of comune citees y-left in ? e hondes of
felonous to{ur}mento{ur}s Citi? enis ne scholde not brynge 276
inne pestile{n}ce {and} destrucc{i}ou{n} to goode folk.
[Sidenote: Boethius declares that he desired to put in practice
(in the management of public affairs) what he had learnt in his
retirement. ]
? And
? erfore I folowynge ? ilk auctoritee (. s. platonis). desiryng
to put[te] fur? e in execusiou{n} {and} in acte of comune
admi{ni}st{ra}c{i}ou{n} ? o ? inges ? at . I. hadde lerned of ? e 280
among my secre restyng whiles. ? ? ou {and} god ? {a}t
put[te] ? ee in ? e ? ou? tis of wise folk ben knowen wi?
me ? at no ? ing brou? t[e] me to maistrie or dignite: but
? e comune studie of al goodenes.
[Sidenote: He sought to do good to all, but became involved in
discord with the wicked. ]
? And ? er-of come? 284
it ? at by-twixen wikked folk {and} me han ben greuouse
discordes. ? at ne my? ten not be relesed by p{ra}yeres.
[Sidenote: Consciousness of integrity made him despise the anger
of the most powerful. ]
? For ? is libertee ha? fredom of conscience ? at ? e wra? ? e
of more my? ty folk ha? alwey ben despised of me for 288
saluac{i}ou{n} of ry? t.
[Sidenote: He opposed Conigastus, and put a stop to the doings of
Triguilla. ]
? How ofte haue . I. resisted {and}
wi? stonde ? ilk man ? at hy? t[e] conigaste ? at made
alwey assautes a? eins ? e p{ro}pre fortunes of poure feble
folke. ? How ofte haue . I. ? itte put of. or cast out 292
hy{m} trigwille p{ro}uost of ? e kynges hous bo? e of ? e
wronges ? at he hadde bygon[ne] to done {and} eke fully
p{er}formed. ? How ofte haue I couered {and} defended
by ? e auctorite of me put a? eins p{er}ils.
[Sidenote: He put his authority in peril for the defence of poor
folk. ]
? at is to seine put 296
myne auctorite in peril for ? e wreched pore folke. ? at
? e couetise of straungeres vnpunysched to{ur}mentid alwey [[pg 15]]
wi? myseses {and} greuaunces oute of noumbre.
[Linenotes:
272 _eke_--ek
275 _comune_--omitted
_y-left_--MS. ylefte, C. yleft
276 _Citi? enis_--citesenes
_brynge inne_--bryngen in
278 _? erfore_--therfor
_? ilk_--thilke
_desiryng_--desired
279 _put[te] fur? e_--putten forth
280 _? o_--thilke
282 _put[te]_--putte
283 _brou? t[e]_--ne browhte
284 _? e_--omitted
_al goodenes_--alle goodnesse
_come? _--comth
287, 288 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
289 _saluacioun_--sauacioun
290 _? ilk_--thilke
_hy? t[e]_--hyhte
290 _conigaste_--MS. coniugaste
292 _ofte_--ofte ek
_? itte_--omitted
294 _bygon[ne]_--bygunne
_done_--don
295 _couered_--MS. couerede, C. couered
296 _put_--MS. putte, C. put
_seine_--seyn
297 _myne_--myn
298 _vnpunysched_--vnpunyssed
299 _myseses_--myseyses]
[Headnote:
BOETHIUS DEFENDS HIS OWN CONDUCT. ]
[Sidenote: I never deviated, he says, from the path of justice. ]
? Neuer man drow me ? itte fro ry? t to wro{n}g. When I say ? e 300
fortunes {and} ?
e rychesse of ? e people of ? e p{ro}uinces
ben harmed ey? er by p{r}iue rauynes or by comune
tributis or cariages.
[Sidenote: I felt for those that were wrongfully oppressed. ]
as sory was I as ? ei ? at suffred[e]
? e harme. _Glosa. _ ? Whan ? at theodoric ? e kyng of 304
gothes in a dere ? ere hadde hys gerners ful of corne
{and} comaundede ? at no ma{n} ne schold[e] bie no corne
til his corne were solde {and} ? at at a dere greuous pris.
? But I w{i}t{h}stod ? at ordinaunce {and} ouer-com it 308
knowy{n}g al ? is ? e kyng hym self. ? Coempciou{n} ? at
is to seyn comune achat or bying to-gidere ? at were
establissed vpon poeple by swiche a manere imposiciou{n}
as who so bou? t[e] a busshel corn he most[e] ? eue ? e 312
ky{n}g ? e fifte p{ar}t. _Textus. _
[Sidenote: I opposed successfully Coemption in Campania. ]
? Whan it was in ? e
soure hungry tyme ? ere was establissed or cried greuous
{and} inplitable coempciou{n} ? at men seyn wel it schulde
greetly to{ur}me{n}tyn {and} endamagen al ? e p{ro}uince of 316
co{m}paigne I took strif a? eins ? e p{ro}uost of ? e pretorie
for comune p{ro}fit. ? And ? e kyng knowyng of it I
ouercom it so ? at ? e coempciou{n} ne was not axed ne
took effect.
[Sidenote: I saved Paulinus out of the hands of the hounds of the
palace (_Palatini canes_). ]
? Paulyn a counseiller of Rome ? e rychesse 320
of ? e whyche paulyn ? e houndys of ? e palays. ? at is to
seyn ? e officeres wolde han deuoured by hope {and}
couetise ? ? it drow I hym out of ? e Iowes . s. faucib{us}
of hem ? at gapede{n}.
[Sidenote: I defended Albinus against Cyprian. ]
? And for as myche as ? e peyne 324
of ? e accusac{i}ou{n} aiuged byforn ne scholde not sodeynly
henten ne punischen wrongfuly Albyn a counseiller of
Rome. I put[te] me a? enis ? e hates {and} indignac{i}ou{n}s [[pg 16]]
of ? e accuso{ur} Ciprian. ? Is it not ? an ynought yseyn 328
? at I haue p{ur}chased greet[e] discordes a? eins my self.
[Sidenote: For the love of justice I forfeited all favour at
Court. ]
but I aughte be more asseured a? enis alle o? er folk ? at
for ? e loue of ry? twisnesse . I. ne reserued[e] neuer no
? ing to my self to hem ward of ? e kynges halle . s. officers. 332
by ? e whiche I were ? e more syker. ? But ? oru? ? e
same accuso{ur}s accusyng I am co{n}dempned.
[Linenotes:
300 _drow_--MS. drowe, C. weth drowh
_? itte_--yit
_wrong_--wronge
301 _rychesse_--richesses
_? e_ (2)--omitted
302 _harmed ey? er_--harmyd or amenused owther
303 _tributis_--tribut?
_suffred[e]_--suffreden
304 _harme_--harm
305 _? ere_--yer
_hys_--hise
305, 306, 307 _corne_--corn
306 _schold[e] bie_--sholde byen
308 _But I withstod_--Boece withstood (MS. withstode)
_com_--MS. come, C. com
311 _swiche_--swich
312 _bou? t[e]_--bowhte
_busshel_--bossel
_most[e] ? eue_--moste yeue
315 _inplitable_--vnplitable
_seyn_--sayen
319 _ouercom_--MS. ouercome, C. ouer com
320 _counseiller_--consoler
_rychesse_--rychesses
321 _whyche_--which
322 _wolde_--wolden
323 _drow_--MS. drowe, C. drowh
324 _myche_--moche
326 _punischen_--punisse
327 _putt[e]_--putte
328 _yseyn_--MS. yseyne
329 _greet[e]_--grete
330 _aughte be_--owhte be the
_o? er_--oothre
333 _by ? e whiche_--by which
_? oru? ? e_--thorw tho]
[Headnote:
THE ACCUSERS OF BOETHIUS. ]
[Sidenote: Boethius makes mention of his accusers, Basilius,
Opilio, Gaudentius, men who had been commanded to leave the city
on account of their many crimes. ]
? Of ? e noumbre of whiche accuso{ur}s one basilius ? at somtyme
was chased out of ? e kynges seruice. is now co{m}pelled 336
i{n} accusyng of my name for nede of foreine
moneye. ? Also opilion {and} Gaudenci{us} han accused
me. al be it so ? at ? e Iustice regal hadde su{m}tyme demed
hem bo? e to go in to exil. for her treccheries {and} fraudes 340
wi? -outen noumbre. ? To whiche iugement ? ei wolde
not obeye. but defended[e] hem by sykernesse of holy
houses.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 6. ]]
*? at is to seyne fledden in to seyntuaries. {and}
whan ? is was ap{er}ceiued to ? e kyng. he comaunded[e] 344
but ? at ? ei voided[e] ? e citee of Rauenne by certeyne
day assigned ? at men scholde merken hem on ? e forheued
wi? an hoke of iren {and} chasen hem out of toune.
? Now what ? ing seme? ? e my? t[e] be lykned to ? is 348
cruelte.
[Sidenote: But, on the day this sentence was to be executed, they
accused him, and their testimony against him was accepted. ]
For certys ? ilk same day was receyued ? e accusyng
of my name by ? ilk[e] same accuso{ur}s. ? What
may be seid herto. ha? my studie {and} my konnyng
deserued ? us. or ellys ? e forseide dampnaciou{n} of me. 352
made ? at hem ry? tful accuso{ur}s or no (q. d. no{n}).
[Sidenote: Fortune, if not ashamed at this, might at least blush
for the baseness of the accusers. ]
? Was not fortune asshamed of ? is. [Certes alle hadde
nat fortune ben asshamyd] ? at i{n}nocence was accused.
? it au? t[e] sche haue had schame of ? e fil? e of myn accuso{ur}s. 356
[Linenotes:
335 _whiche_--the whiche
_one_--oon
_somtyme_--whilom
339 _sumtyme_--whilon
340 _go_--gon
_her_--hir
341 _wi? -outen_--withowte
_wolde not_--nolden nat
342 _defended[e]_--defendedyn
_by_--by the
343 _seyne_--seyn
_seyntuaries_--sentuarye
344 _was_--omitted
_comaunded[e]_--comaundede
345 _voided[e]_--voidede
_certeyne_--certeyn
346 _men_--me
_merken_--marke
347 _hoke of iren_--hoot yren
348 _? e_--omitted
_my? t[e] be_--myhte ben
349 _? ilk_--thilke
350 _? ilk[e]_--thilke
351 _be_--ben
_seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
354, 355 [_Certes----asshamyd_]--from C.
356 _au? t[e]_--owte
_haue had_--han had, MS.
