e {and}
asp{er}e
by ?
Chaucer - Boethius
i
? ou? t. but now is tyme ? at ? ou drynke {and} atast[e] some softe {and}
delitable ? inges. so ? at whan ? ei ben entred wi? i{n}ne ? e. it mow make
weye to strenger drynkes of medycynes. ? Com nowe fur? e ? erfore ? e
suasiou{n} of swetnesse Rethoryen. whiche ? at go? oonly ? e ry? t wey whil
she forsake? not myne estatut? . ? And wi? Rethorice com for? e musice a
damoisel of oure house ? at synge? now ly? ter moedes or p{ro}lac{i}ou{n}s
now heuyer. what ayle? ? e man. what is it ? at ha? cast ? e in to murnyng
{and} in to wepyng. I trow[e] ? at ? ou hast sen some newe ? ing {and}
uncou? e. ? ? ou wenest ? at fortune be chaunged a? eins ? e ? But ? ou wenest
wrong. yif ? ou [? at] wene. Alwey ? o ben hire maners. she ha? ra? er
[kept] as to ? e ward hire p{ro}pre stablenes in ? e chaungyng of hyre
self. ? Ry? t swyche was she whan she flatered[e] ? e. {and} desseiued[e]
? e wi? vnleueful lykynges of false welefulnesse. ? ou hast now knowen
{and} ataynt ? e doutous or double visage of ? ilke blynde goddesse
fortune. ? She ? at ? it couere? hir {and} wymple? hir to o? er folk. ha?
shewed hir euerydel to ? e. ? ? if ? ou app{ro}uest hir {and} ? enkest ? at
she is good. vse hir maners {and} pleyne ? e nat. ? And if ? ou agrisest
hir fals[e] trecherie. dispise {and} cast aweye hir ? at pleye? so
harmefully. for she ? at is now cause of so myche sorwe to ? e. sholde be
to ? e cause of pees {and} [of] ioie. ? she ha? forsaken ? e forso? e. ? e
whiche ? at neuer man may be syker ? at she ne shal forsake hym. _Glose. _
? But na? eles some bookes han ? e text ? us. For so? e she ha? forsaken ? e
ne ? er nis no man syker ? at she ne ha? not forsaken. ? Holdest ? ou ? an
? ilke welefulnesse p{re}ciouse to ? e ? at shal passen. {and} is p{re}sent
fortune derwor? i to ? e. whiche ? at nis not fei? ful forto dwelle. {and}
whan she go? aweye ? at she brynge? a wy? t in sorwe ? For syn she may nat
be wi? holde{n} at a mans wille. she make? hym a wrecche whe{n} she
dep{ar}te? fro hym. ? What o? er ? ing is flitti{n}g fortune but a manere
shewyng of wrycchednesse ? at is to comen. ne it ne suffri? nat oo[n]ly
to loken of ? ing ? at is p{re}sent byforne ? e eyen of man. but wisdom
loke? {and} mesure? ? e ende of ? inges. {and} ? e same chau{n}gyng from
one to an o? er. ? at is to seyne fro aduersite to p{ro}sperite make? ? at
? e manaces of fortune ne ben not forto dreden. ne ? e flatrynges of hir
to ben desired. ? ? us atte ? e last it byhoue? ? e to suffren wi? euene
wille in pacience al ? at is don inwi? ? e floor of fortune. ? at is to
seyne in ? is worlde. ? Sy? en ? ou hast oones put ? i nekke vnder ? e ? okke
of hir. for if ? ou wilt write a lawe of wendyng {and} of dwellyng to
fortune whiche ? at ? ou hast chosen frely to be ? i lady ? Art ? ou nat
wrongful in ? at {and} makest fortune wro?
e {and} asp{er}e by ? in
inpacience. {and} ? it ? ou mayst not chaungen hir. ? Yif ? ou co{m}mittest
[{and}] bitakest ? i sayles to ? e wynde. ? ou shalt be shouen not ? ider
? at ? ou woldest(:) but whider ? at ? e wy{n}de shoue? ? e ? Yif ? ou castest
? i seedes in ? e feldes ? ou sholdest haue in mynde ? at ? e ? eres ben o? er
while plenteuous {and} o? {er} while bareyne. ? ? ou hast bytaken ? iself
to ? e gouernaunce of fortune. {and} for? i it byhoue? ? e to ben obeisaunt
to ? e manere of ? i lady. and enforcest ? ou ? e to aresten or wi? stonden
? e swyftnesse {and} ? e sweyes of hir to{ur}nyng whele. ? O ? ou fool of
alle mortel fooles if fortune bygan to dwelle stable. she cesed[e] ? an
to ben fortune.
HEC CUM SUPERBA.
[Sidenote: [The fyrst met{ur}. ]
++Whan fortune wi? a proude ry? t hande ha? turnid hir chau{n}gyng
stoundes she fare? lyke ? e maners of ? e boillyng eurippe. _Glose. _
Eurippe is an arme of ? e see ? {a}t ebbith {and} flowi? . {and} somtyme ? e
streme is on one syde {and} somtyme on ? at o? er. _Texte_ ? She cruel
fortune kaste? adoune kynges ? at somtyme weren ydred. {and} she
deceiuable enhau{n}seth vp ? e humble chere of hym ? at is discomfited.
{and} she ney? er here? ne recche? of wrecched[e] wepynges. {and} she is
so harde ? at she lau? e? {and} scorne? ? e wepyng of hem ? e whiche she ha?
maked wepe wi? hir free wille. ? ? us she pleye? {and} ? {us} she p{re}ue?
hir streng? e {and} shewe? a grete wondre to alle hir seruau{n}t? . ? Yif
? at a wy? t is seyn weleful {and} ou{er}? rowe in an houre.
VELLEM AUTE{M} PAUCA.
[Sidenote: [The secunde p{ro}se. ]]
++CErtis I wolde plete wi? ? ee a fewe ? inges vsynge ? e wordes of fortune
tak heede now ? i self. yif ? {a}t she axe? ry? t. ? O ? ou man wher fore
makest ? ou me gilty by ? ine euerydayes pleynynges. what wronges haue I
don ? e. what goodes haue I byreft ? e ? at weren ? ine. stryf or plete wi?
me by fore what iuge ? at ? ou wilt of ? e possessiou{n} of rycchesse or of
dignites ? And yif ? ou maist shewe me ? at euer any mortal man ha?
receyued any of ? ese ? inges to ben his in p{ro}pre. ? an wol I graunt[e]
frely ? at [alle] ? ilke ? inges were{n} ? ine whiche ? at ? ou axest. ? Whan
? at nature brou? t[e] ? e for? e out of ? i moder wombe. I receyued[e] ? e
naked {and} nedy of al ? ing. {and} I norysshed[e] ? e wi? my rychesse.
{and} was redy {and} ententif ? o{ru}? my fauo{ur} to sustene ? e. ? And
? at make? ? e now i{n}pacient a? eins me. {and} I envirounde ? e wi? al ? e
habundaunce {and} shinyng of al goodes ? at ben in my ry? t. ? Now it
lyke? me to wi? drawe myne hande. ? ou hast had grace as he ? at ha? vsed
of foreyne goodes. ? ou hast no ry? t to pleyne ? e. as ? ou? ? ou haddest
vtterly lorn alle ? i ? inges. whi pleynest ? ou ? an. I haue don ? e no
wrong. Ricches hono{ur}es {and} swyche o? er ? inges ben of my ry? t.
? ou? t. but now is tyme ? at ? ou drynke {and} atast[e] some softe {and}
delitable ? inges. so ? at whan ? ei ben entred wi? i{n}ne ? e. it mow make
weye to strenger drynkes of medycynes. ? Com nowe fur? e ? erfore ? e
suasiou{n} of swetnesse Rethoryen. whiche ? at go? oonly ? e ry? t wey whil
she forsake? not myne estatut? . ? And wi? Rethorice com for? e musice a
damoisel of oure house ? at synge? now ly? ter moedes or p{ro}lac{i}ou{n}s
now heuyer. what ayle? ? e man. what is it ? at ha? cast ? e in to murnyng
{and} in to wepyng. I trow[e] ? at ? ou hast sen some newe ? ing {and}
uncou? e. ? ? ou wenest ? at fortune be chaunged a? eins ? e ? But ? ou wenest
wrong. yif ? ou [? at] wene. Alwey ? o ben hire maners. she ha? ra? er
[kept] as to ? e ward hire p{ro}pre stablenes in ? e chaungyng of hyre
self. ? Ry? t swyche was she whan she flatered[e] ? e. {and} desseiued[e]
? e wi? vnleueful lykynges of false welefulnesse. ? ou hast now knowen
{and} ataynt ? e doutous or double visage of ? ilke blynde goddesse
fortune. ? She ? at ? it couere? hir {and} wymple? hir to o? er folk. ha?
shewed hir euerydel to ? e. ? ? if ? ou app{ro}uest hir {and} ? enkest ? at
she is good. vse hir maners {and} pleyne ? e nat. ? And if ? ou agrisest
hir fals[e] trecherie. dispise {and} cast aweye hir ? at pleye? so
harmefully. for she ? at is now cause of so myche sorwe to ? e. sholde be
to ? e cause of pees {and} [of] ioie. ? she ha? forsaken ? e forso? e. ? e
whiche ? at neuer man may be syker ? at she ne shal forsake hym. _Glose. _
? But na? eles some bookes han ? e text ? us. For so? e she ha? forsaken ? e
ne ? er nis no man syker ? at she ne ha? not forsaken. ? Holdest ? ou ? an
? ilke welefulnesse p{re}ciouse to ? e ? at shal passen. {and} is p{re}sent
fortune derwor? i to ? e. whiche ? at nis not fei? ful forto dwelle. {and}
whan she go? aweye ? at she brynge? a wy? t in sorwe ? For syn she may nat
be wi? holde{n} at a mans wille. she make? hym a wrecche whe{n} she
dep{ar}te? fro hym. ? What o? er ? ing is flitti{n}g fortune but a manere
shewyng of wrycchednesse ? at is to comen. ne it ne suffri? nat oo[n]ly
to loken of ? ing ? at is p{re}sent byforne ? e eyen of man. but wisdom
loke? {and} mesure? ? e ende of ? inges. {and} ? e same chau{n}gyng from
one to an o? er. ? at is to seyne fro aduersite to p{ro}sperite make? ? at
? e manaces of fortune ne ben not forto dreden. ne ? e flatrynges of hir
to ben desired. ? ? us atte ? e last it byhoue? ? e to suffren wi? euene
wille in pacience al ? at is don inwi? ? e floor of fortune. ? at is to
seyne in ? is worlde. ? Sy? en ? ou hast oones put ? i nekke vnder ? e ? okke
of hir. for if ? ou wilt write a lawe of wendyng {and} of dwellyng to
fortune whiche ? at ? ou hast chosen frely to be ? i lady ? Art ? ou nat
wrongful in ? at {and} makest fortune wro?
e {and} asp{er}e by ? in
inpacience. {and} ? it ? ou mayst not chaungen hir. ? Yif ? ou co{m}mittest
[{and}] bitakest ? i sayles to ? e wynde. ? ou shalt be shouen not ? ider
? at ? ou woldest(:) but whider ? at ? e wy{n}de shoue? ? e ? Yif ? ou castest
? i seedes in ? e feldes ? ou sholdest haue in mynde ? at ? e ? eres ben o? er
while plenteuous {and} o? {er} while bareyne. ? ? ou hast bytaken ? iself
to ? e gouernaunce of fortune. {and} for? i it byhoue? ? e to ben obeisaunt
to ? e manere of ? i lady. and enforcest ? ou ? e to aresten or wi? stonden
? e swyftnesse {and} ? e sweyes of hir to{ur}nyng whele. ? O ? ou fool of
alle mortel fooles if fortune bygan to dwelle stable. she cesed[e] ? an
to ben fortune.
HEC CUM SUPERBA.
[Sidenote: [The fyrst met{ur}. ]
++Whan fortune wi? a proude ry? t hande ha? turnid hir chau{n}gyng
stoundes she fare? lyke ? e maners of ? e boillyng eurippe. _Glose. _
Eurippe is an arme of ? e see ? {a}t ebbith {and} flowi? . {and} somtyme ? e
streme is on one syde {and} somtyme on ? at o? er. _Texte_ ? She cruel
fortune kaste? adoune kynges ? at somtyme weren ydred. {and} she
deceiuable enhau{n}seth vp ? e humble chere of hym ? at is discomfited.
{and} she ney? er here? ne recche? of wrecched[e] wepynges. {and} she is
so harde ? at she lau? e? {and} scorne? ? e wepyng of hem ? e whiche she ha?
maked wepe wi? hir free wille. ? ? us she pleye? {and} ? {us} she p{re}ue?
hir streng? e {and} shewe? a grete wondre to alle hir seruau{n}t? . ? Yif
? at a wy? t is seyn weleful {and} ou{er}? rowe in an houre.
VELLEM AUTE{M} PAUCA.
[Sidenote: [The secunde p{ro}se. ]]
++CErtis I wolde plete wi? ? ee a fewe ? inges vsynge ? e wordes of fortune
tak heede now ? i self. yif ? {a}t she axe? ry? t. ? O ? ou man wher fore
makest ? ou me gilty by ? ine euerydayes pleynynges. what wronges haue I
don ? e. what goodes haue I byreft ? e ? at weren ? ine. stryf or plete wi?
me by fore what iuge ? at ? ou wilt of ? e possessiou{n} of rycchesse or of
dignites ? And yif ? ou maist shewe me ? at euer any mortal man ha?
receyued any of ? ese ? inges to ben his in p{ro}pre. ? an wol I graunt[e]
frely ? at [alle] ? ilke ? inges were{n} ? ine whiche ? at ? ou axest. ? Whan
? at nature brou? t[e] ? e for? e out of ? i moder wombe. I receyued[e] ? e
naked {and} nedy of al ? ing. {and} I norysshed[e] ? e wi? my rychesse.
{and} was redy {and} ententif ? o{ru}? my fauo{ur} to sustene ? e. ? And
? at make? ? e now i{n}pacient a? eins me. {and} I envirounde ? e wi? al ? e
habundaunce {and} shinyng of al goodes ? at ben in my ry? t. ? Now it
lyke? me to wi? drawe myne hande. ? ou hast had grace as he ? at ha? vsed
of foreyne goodes. ? ou hast no ry? t to pleyne ? e. as ? ou? ? ou haddest
vtterly lorn alle ? i ? inges. whi pleynest ? ou ? an. I haue don ? e no
wrong. Ricches hono{ur}es {and} swyche o? er ? inges ben of my ry? t.
