ne god ne may nat ben
desseiuid
in no manere.
Chaucer - Boethius
?
?
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 ? at god loke? alle ? inges byforn.
ne god ne may nat ben desseiuid in no manere. ? an mot it nedes ben ? at
alle ? inges bytyden ? e whiche ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? sein byforn
to comen. ? For whiche yif ? at god knowe? by-forn nat oonly ? e werkes of
men. but also hir conseils {and} hir willes. ? an ne shal ? er be no
liberte of arbitre. ne certys ? er ne may ben noon o? er dede ne no wille
but ? ilke whiche ? e deuyne purueaunce ? at ne may nat ben desseiued ha?
feled byforn ? For yif ? at ? ei my? ten wry? en awey in o? er manere ? an ? ei
ben purueyed. ? an ne sholde ? er ben no stedfast p{re}science of ? inge to
comen but ra? er an vncerteyn oppiniou{n}. ? e whiche ? inge to trowen on
god I deme it felonie {and} vnleueful. ? Ne I ne proeue nat ? ilk same
resou{n}. as who sei? I ne allowe nat. or I ne p{re}ise nat ? ilke same
resou{n} by whiche ? at som men wenen ? at ? ei mowen assoilen {and}
vnknytten ? e knot of ? is questiou{n}. ? For certys ? ei seyn ? {a}t ? ing
nis nat to come for ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? seyn it byforn{e}. ? at
is to comen but ra? er ? e cont{ra}rie. ? And ? at is ? is ? at for ? at ? e
? ing is to comen ? at ? erfore ne may it nat ben hyd fro ? e purueaunce of
god. {and} in ? is manere ? is necessite slydi? a? ein in to ? e contrarie
p{ar}tie. ne it ne byhoue? [nat] nedes ? at ? inges bytiden ? at ben
ypurueid. [but it by-houeth nedes / ? {a}t thinges ? {a}t ben to comyn ben
yporueyid] but as it were yt{ra}uailed. as who sei? . ? at ? ilke answere
p{ro}cedi? ry? t as ? ou? men trauailden or weren bysy to enqueren ? e
whiche ? ing is cause of whiche ? inges. as whe? er ? e p{re}science is
cause of ? e necessite of ? inges to comen. or ellys ? at ? e necessite of
? i{n}ges to comen is cause of ? e purueau{n}ce. ? But I ne enforce me nat
now to shewe{n} it ? at ? e bytidyng of ? inges y-wist byforn is
necessarie. how so or in what manere ? at ? e ordre of causes ha? it self.
al ? ou? ? at it ne seme nat ? at ? e p{re}science brynge in necessite of
bytydynge of ? inges to comen. ? For certys yif ? at any wy? t sitte? it
byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e oppiniou{n} be so? e of hym ? {a}t coniecti?
? at he sitte? . and a? einward. al so is it of ? e contrarie. yif ? e
oppiniou{n} be so? e of any wy? t for ? at he sitte? it byhoue? by
necessite ? at he sitte ? ? an is here necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? {a}t
o? er. for in ? at oon is necessite of sittynge. {and} certys in ? at o? er
is necessite of so? e but ? erfore ne sitte? nat a wy? t for ? at ? e
oppiniou{n} of sittyng is so? e. but ? e oppiniou{n} is ra? er so? e for ? at
a wy? t sitte? by-forn. and ? us al ? ou? ? {a}t ? e cause of so? e come? of
[? e] syttyng. and nat of ? e trewe oppiniou{n}. Algates ? itte is ? er
comune necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? at o? er. ? ? us shewe? it ? {a}t I
may make semblable skils of ? e p{ur}ueau{n}ce of god {and} of ? inges to
come.
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 ? at god loke? alle ? inges byforn.
ne god ne may nat ben desseiuid in no manere. ? an mot it nedes ben ? at
alle ? inges bytyden ? e whiche ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? sein byforn
to comen. ? For whiche yif ? at god knowe? by-forn nat oonly ? e werkes of
men. but also hir conseils {and} hir willes. ? an ne shal ? er be no
liberte of arbitre. ne certys ? er ne may ben noon o? er dede ne no wille
but ? ilke whiche ? e deuyne purueaunce ? at ne may nat ben desseiued ha?
feled byforn ? For yif ? at ? ei my? ten wry? en awey in o? er manere ? an ? ei
ben purueyed. ? an ne sholde ? er ben no stedfast p{re}science of ? inge to
comen but ra? er an vncerteyn oppiniou{n}. ? e whiche ? inge to trowen on
god I deme it felonie {and} vnleueful. ? Ne I ne proeue nat ? ilk same
resou{n}. as who sei? I ne allowe nat. or I ne p{re}ise nat ? ilke same
resou{n} by whiche ? at som men wenen ? at ? ei mowen assoilen {and}
vnknytten ? e knot of ? is questiou{n}. ? For certys ? ei seyn ? {a}t ? ing
nis nat to come for ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? seyn it byforn{e}. ? at
is to comen but ra? er ? e cont{ra}rie. ? And ? at is ? is ? at for ? at ? e
? ing is to comen ? at ? erfore ne may it nat ben hyd fro ? e purueaunce of
god. {and} in ? is manere ? is necessite slydi? a? ein in to ? e contrarie
p{ar}tie. ne it ne byhoue? [nat] nedes ? at ? inges bytiden ? at ben
ypurueid. [but it by-houeth nedes / ? {a}t thinges ? {a}t ben to comyn ben
yporueyid] but as it were yt{ra}uailed. as who sei? . ? at ? ilke answere
p{ro}cedi? ry? t as ? ou? men trauailden or weren bysy to enqueren ? e
whiche ? ing is cause of whiche ? inges. as whe? er ? e p{re}science is
cause of ? e necessite of ? inges to comen. or ellys ? at ? e necessite of
? i{n}ges to comen is cause of ? e purueau{n}ce. ? But I ne enforce me nat
now to shewe{n} it ? at ? e bytidyng of ? inges y-wist byforn is
necessarie. how so or in what manere ? at ? e ordre of causes ha? it self.
al ? ou? ? at it ne seme nat ? at ? e p{re}science brynge in necessite of
bytydynge of ? inges to comen. ? For certys yif ? at any wy? t sitte? it
byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e oppiniou{n} be so? e of hym ? {a}t coniecti?
? at he sitte? . and a? einward. al so is it of ? e contrarie. yif ? e
oppiniou{n} be so? e of any wy? t for ? at he sitte? it byhoue? by
necessite ? at he sitte ? ? an is here necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? {a}t
o? er. for in ? at oon is necessite of sittynge. {and} certys in ? at o? er
is necessite of so? e but ? erfore ne sitte? nat a wy? t for ? at ? e
oppiniou{n} of sittyng is so? e. but ? e oppiniou{n} is ra? er so? e for ? at
a wy? t sitte? by-forn. and ? us al ? ou? ? {a}t ? e cause of so? e come? of
[? e] syttyng. and nat of ? e trewe oppiniou{n}. Algates ? itte is ? er
comune necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? at o? er. ? ? us shewe? it ? {a}t I
may make semblable skils of ? e p{ur}ueau{n}ce of god {and} of ? inges to
come.
