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er be any ? i{n}g ? at knytte? {and} felawshippe? hym selfe to ? ilke
mydel poynt it is constreyned in to symplicite. ? at is to seyn in to
[vn]moeueablete. {and} it ceseth to ben shad {and} to fleti{n} dyuersly.
? Ry? t so by semblable resou{n}. ? ilke ? inge ? at dep{ar}ti? fir? est fro
? e first ? ou? t of god. it is vnfolde{n} {and} su{m}mittid to grettere
bondes of destine. and in so moche is ? e ? ing more free {and} lovs fro
destyne as it axe? {and} holde? hym ner to ? ilke Centre of ? inges. ? at
is to seyne god. ? and if ? e ? inge cleue? to ? e stedfastnesse of ? e
? ou? t of god. {and} be wi? oute moeuyng certys it so{ur}mounte? ? e
necessite of destyne. ? an ry? t swiche comparisou{n} as [it] is of
skilynge to vndirstondyng {and} of ? ing ? at is engendred to ? ing ? at is.
{and} of tyme to eternite. {and} of ? e cercle to ? e Centre. ry? t so is
? e ordre of moeueable destine to ? e stable symplicite of p{ur}ueaunce.
? ? ilke ordinaunce moeue? ? e heuene {and} ? e sterres {and} attempre? ? e
elyment? to gider amonges hem self. {and} t{ra}nsforme? hem by
enterchau{n}gable mutac{i}ou{n}. ? and ? ilke same ordre newe? a? ein alle
? inges growyng {and} fallyng a-doune by sembleables p{ro}gressiou{n}s of
seedes {and} of sexes. ? at is to sein. male {and} female. and ? is ilke
ordre co{n}streyne? ? e fortunes {and} ? e dedes of men by a bonde of
causes nat able to ben vnbou{n}den (indissolubili). ? e whiche destinal
causes whanne ? ei passen oute fro ? e bygynnynges of ? e vnmoeueable
purueaunce it mot nedes be ? at ? ei ne be nat mutable. {and} ? us ben ? e
? inges ful wel ygouerned. yif ? at ? e symplicite dwelly{n}ge in ? e deuyne
? ou? t shewe? fur? e ? e ordre of causes. vnable to be I-bowed. {and} ? is
ordre constreyne? by hys p{ro}pre stablete ? e moeueable ? inges. or ellys
? ei sholde fleten folily for whiche it is ? at alle ? inges semen to be
confus {and} trouble to vs men. for we ne mowe nat co{n}sider{e} ? ilke
ordinaunce. ? Na? eles ? e p{ro}pre manere of euery ? ing dressynge hem to
goode disponit hem alle. for ? ere nis no ? inge don for cause of yuel. ne
? ilke ? ing ? at is don by wicked[e] folk nis nat don for yuel ? e whiche
shrewes as I haue shewed [ful] plentiuously seken goode. but wicked
errour mysto{ur}ni? he{m}. ? Ne ? e ordre comynge fro ? e poynt of
souereyne goode ne decline? nat fro hys bygynnynge. but ? ou mayst sein
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ? an ? {a}t goode men han
so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite. ? and shrewes also
han now ? inges ? at ? ei desiren. {and} now ? i{n}ges ? at ? ei haten
? whe? er men lyuen now in swiche hoolnesse of ? ou? t. as who sei? . ben
men now so wise. ? at swiche folk as ? ei demen to ben goode folk or
shrewes ? {a}t it mot nedes ben ? at folk ben swiche as ? ei wenen. but in
? is manere ? e domes of men discorden. ? at ? ilke men ? {a}t so{m}me folk
demen wor? i of mede. o? er folk demen hem wor? i of to{ur}ment. but lat vs
graunt[e] I pose ? at som man may wel demen or knowen ? e goode folk {and}
? e badde. May he ? an knowen {and} seen ? ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of
corages. as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai? may a man
speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in corages. as men were wont
to demen or speken of complexiou{n}s {and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies
(q' non). ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ? at ne knowe{n} it
nat. ? As who sei? . but is lyke a merueil or a miracle to hem ? at ne
knowe{n} it nat. whi ? at swete ? inges [ben] couenable to some bodies ? at
ben hool {and} to some bodies bittre ? inges ben couenable. {and} also
whi ? at some seke folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} ly?
t medicines [{and} some
folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} sharppe medicynes] but na? eles ? e leche ? {a}t
knowe? ? e manere {and} ? e attemp{er}aunce of heele {and} of maladie ne
merueile? of it no ? ing. but what o? er ? ing seme? hele of corages but
bounte {and} prowesse. {and} what o? er ? ing seme? maladie of corages but
vices. who is ellys kep{er}e of good or dryuere awey of yuel but god
gouerno{ur} {and} leecher of ? ou? tes. ? e whiche god wha{n} he ha?
by-holden from ? e heye toure of hys p{ur}ueaunce he knowe? what is
couenable to euery wy? t. {and} lene? hem ? at he wot [? at] is couenable
to hem. Loo here of come? {and} here of is don ? is noble miracle of ? e
ordre destinal. whan god ? at alle knowe? do? swiche ? ing. of whiche ? ing
[? at] vnknowyng folk ben astoned but forto constreine as who sei? ? But
forto co{m}prehende {and} telle a fewe ? inges of ? e deuyne depnesse ? e
whiche ? at mans resou{n} may vnderstonde. ? ? ilk man ? at ? ou wenest to
ben ry? t Iuste {and} ry? t kepyng of eq{u}ite. ? e contrarie of ? at seme?
to ? e deuyne p{ur}ueaunce ? at al woot. ? And lucan my familier telle?
? at ? e victories cause liked[e] to ? e goddes {and} causes ouercomen
liked[e] to cato{u}n. ? an what so euer ? ou mayst seen ? at is don in ? is
[world] vnhoped or vnwened. certys it is ? e ry? t[e] ordre of ? inges. but
as to ? i wicked[e] oppiniou{n} it is a co{n}fusiou{n}. but I suppose ? at
som man be so wel y? ewed. ? at ? e deuyne Iugement {and} ? e Iugeme{n}t of
mankynde accorden hem to gidre of hym. but he is so vnstedfast of corage
[? at] yif any aduersite come to hym he wolde for-leten p{er}auenture to
continue i{n}nocence by ? e whiche he ne may nat wi? holden fortune. ? ? an
? e wise dispensac{i}ou{n} of god spare? hym ? e whiche man{er}e
adu{er}site my? t[e] enpeyren. ? For ? at god wil nat suffren hym to
trauaile. to whom ? at trauayl nis nat couenable. ? An o? {er} man is
p{er}fit in alle uertues. {and} is an holy man {and} neye to god so ? at
? e p{ur}ueaunce of god wolde demen ? at it were a felony ? at he were
touched wi? any aduersites. so ? at he ne wil nat suffre ? at swiche a man
be moeued wi? any manere maladie. ? But so as seide a philosophre [the
moore excellent by me]. ? e adu{er}sites comen nat (he seide in grec[;])
? ere ? {a}t uertues han edified ? e bodie of ? e holy man. and ofte tyme it
bitide? ? at ? e so{m}me of ? inges ? at ben to don is taken to good folk to
gouerne. for ? at ? e malice habundaunt of shrewes sholde ben abatid.
{and} god ? eue? {and} dep{ar}ti? to o? er folk p{ro}sp[er]ites {and}
aduersites ymedeled to hepe aftir ? e qualite of hire corages {and}
remordi? som folk by adu{er}sites. for ? ei ne sholden nat wexen proude
by longe welefulnesse. {and} o? er folk he suffre? to ben trauayled wi?
harde ? inges. ? For ? at ? ei sholden conferme ? e vertues of corage by ? e
vsage {and} ex{er}citac{i}ou{n} of pacie{n}ce. and o? er folke dreden
more ? en ? ei au? ten ? e wiche ? ei my? t[en] wel beren. {and} ? ilke folk
god ledi? in to exp{er}ience of hem self by aspre {and} sorweful ? inges.
? And many o? er folk han bou? t honorable renoune of ? is worlde by ? e
pris of glorious dee? . and som men ? at ne mowen nat ben ouer-comen by
tourment han ? euen ensample to o? er folk ? at vertue ne may nat be
ouer-comen by aduersites. ? and of alle ? ise ? inges ? er nis no doute
? {a}t ? ei ne ben don ry? tfully {and} ordeinly to ? e p{ro}fit of hem to
whom we seen ? ise ? inges bitide. ? For certys ? at aduersite come? some
tyme to shrewes. {and} some tyme ? at ? ei desiren it come? of ? ise
forseide causes {and} of sorweful ? inges ? at bytyden to shrewes. Certys
no man ne wondre? . For alle me{n} wenen ? at ?