i self
ap{er}ceiust
wel of
what wey?
what wey?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
ou ne know nat ?
e cause of so gret a disposic{i}ou{n}.
na? eles for as moche as god ? e good[e] gouernour attempre? {and}
gouerne? ? e world. ne doute ? e nat ? at alle ? inges ne ben doon ary? t.
SI QUIS ARCTURI SYDERA.
[Sidenote: [The fyfthe Met{ur}. ]]
++Who so ? at ne knowe nat ? e sterres of arctour yto{ur}ned neye to ? e
souereyne contre or point. ? at is to seyne yto{ur}ned neye to ? e
souereyne pool of ? e firmament {and} woot nat whi ? e sterre boetes
passe? or gaderi? his wey[n]es. {and} drenche? his late flaumbes in ? e
see. {and} whi ? at boetes ? e sterre vnfoldi? his ouer swifte arisynges.
? an shal he wo{n}dre{n} of ? e lawe of ? e heye eyre. {and} eke if ? at he
ne knowe nat why ? at ? e hornes of ? e ful[le] moene waxen pale {and}
infect by ? e bou{n}des of ? e derke ny? t ? and how ? e moene dirk {and}
confuse discouere? ? e sterres. ? at she had[de] ycouered by hir clere
visage. ? e co{m}mune errour moeue? folk {and} maki? wery hir bacines of
bras by ? ikke strookes. ? at is to seyne ? at ? er is a maner poeple ? at
hy? t[e] coribandes ? at wenen ? at whan ? e moone is in ? e eclips ? at it be
enchau{n}tid. and ? erfore forto rescowe ? e moone ? ei betyn hire basines
wi? ? ikke strokes. ? Ne no man ne wondre? whan ? e blastes of ? e wynde
chorus betyn ? e strondes of ? e see by quakynge floodes. ne no man ne
wondre? whan ? e wey? te of ? e snowe yhardid by ? e colde. is resolued by
? e brennynge hete of phebus ? e sonne. ? For here seen men redyly ? e
causes. but ? e causes yhid ? at is to seye in heuene trouble ? e brestes
of men. ? ? e moeueable poeple is a-stoned of alle ? inges ? at comen selde
{and} sodeynely in oure age. but yif ? e troubly errour of oure
ignora{n}ce departid[e] from vs. so ? at we wisten ? e causes whi ? at
swiche ? inges bitiden. certys ? ei sholde{n} cesse to seme wondres.
ITA EST INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The syxte p{ro}se. ]]
{? }vs is it q{uo}d I. but so as ? ou hast ? euen or byhy? t me to
vnwrappe{n} ? e hidde causes of ? inges ? and to discoueren me ? e
resou{n}s couered w{i}t{h} dirknesses I p{re}ye ? e ? at ? ou diuise {and}
Iuge me of ? is matere. {and} ? at ? ou do me to vndrestonde{n} it. ? For
? is miracle or ? is wondre trouble? me ry? t gretely. {and} ? an she a
litel [what] smylyng seide. ? ? ou clepest me q{uo}d she to telle ? ing.
? at is grettest of alle ? inges ? at mowen ben axed. ? And to ? e whiche
questiou{n} vnne? [e]s is ? ere au? t ynow to lauen it. as who sei? .
vnne? es is ? er suffisauntly any ? ing to answere p{er}fitly to ? i
questiou{n}. ? For ? e matere of it is swiche ? at whan oon doute is
determined {and} kut awey ? er wexe{n} o? er doutes wi? -outen nou{m}bre.
ry? t as ? e heuedes waxen of ydre ? e serpent ? at hercules slou? . ? Ne
? ere ne were no man{er}e ne noon ende. but yif ? at a wy? t
co{n}streined[e] ? o doutes. by a ry? t lyuely {and} a quik fire of ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn by vigo{ur} {and} streng? e of witte. ? For in ? is matere
me{n} weren wont to maken questiou{n}s of ? e simplicite of ? e
p{ur}ueaunce of god {and} of ? e ordre of destine. {and} of sodeyne hap.
{and} of ? e knowyng {and} p{re}destinac{i}ou{n} deuine {and} of ? e
lyberte of fre wille. ? e whiche ? ing ? ou ?
i self ap{er}ceiust wel of
what wey? t ? ei ben. but for as mochel as ? e knowynge of ? ise ? inges is a
manere porc{i}ou{n} to ? e medicine to ? e. al be it so ? at I haue lytel
tyme to don it. ? it na? eles I wole enforcen me to shewe somwhat of it.
? but al ? ou? ? e norissinges of dite of musike delite? ? e ? ow most
suffren. {and} forberen a litel of ? ilk delite while ? at I weue
(contexo) to ? e resou{n}s yknyt by ordre ? As it like? to ? e q{uo}d I so
do. ? ? o spak she ry? t a[s] by an o? er bygynnyn[ge] {and} seide ? us.
? ? e enge{n}drynge of alle ? inges q{uo}d she {and} alle ? e
progressiou{n}s of muuable nat{ur}e. {and} alle ? {a}t moeue? in any
manere taki? hys causes. hys ordre. {and} hys formes. of ? e stablenesse
of ? e deuyne ? ou? t [{and} thilke deuyne thowht] ? at is yset {and} put in
? e toure. ? at is to seyne in ? e hey? t of ? e simplicite of god. stablisi?
many manere gyses to ? inges ? at ben to don. ? ? e whiche manere whan ? at
men loken it i{n} ? ilke pure clerenesse of ? e deuyne i{n}telligence. it
is ycleped p{ur}ueaunce ? but whan ? ilke manere is referred by me{n} to
? inges ? at it moeue? {and} dispone? ? an of olde men. it was cleped
destine. ? ? e whiche ? inges yif ? at any wy? t loke? wel in his ? ou? t. ? e
streng? e of ? at oon {and} of ? at o? er he shal ly? tly mowen seen ? at ? ise
two ? inges ben diuers. ? For p{ur}ueau{n}ce is ? ilke deuyne resou{n} ? at
is establissed in ? e souereyne p{r}ince of ? inges. ? e whiche
p{ur}ueaunce disponi? alle ? inges. but destine is ? e disposic{i}ou{n}
{and} ordenaunce cleuynge to moeuable ? inges. by ? e whiche
disposic{i}ou{n} ? e p{ur}ueaunce knyte? alle ? inges in hire ordres.
? For p{ur}ueaunce enbrace? alle ? i{n}ges to hepe. al ? ou? ? at ? ei ben
dyuerse {and} al ? ou? ? ei ben wi? outen fyn. but destynie dep{ar}te?
{and} ordeyne? alle ? inges singlerly {and} diuide? . in moeuynges. in
places. in formes. in tymes. dep{ar}ti? [as] ? us. so ? at ? e vnfoldyng of
temp{or}el ordenaunce assembled {and} ooned in ? e lokyng of ? e deuyne
? ou? t ? Is p{ur}ueaunce {and} ? ilke same assemblynge. {and} oonyng
diuided {and} vnfolden by tymes. lat ? at ben called destine. {and} al be
it so ? at ? ise ? inges ben dyuerse. ? itte na? eles hange? ? at oon on ? at
o? er. forwhi ? e ordre destinal p{ro}cedi? of ? e simplicite of
purueaunce. for ry? t as a werkma{n} ? at ap{er}ceiue? in hys ? ou? t ? e
forme of ? e ? ing ? at he wil make moeue? ? e effect of ? e werke. {and}
ledi? ? at he had[de] loked byforne in hys ? ou? t symply {and} p{re}sently
by temp{or}el ? ou? t. ? Certys ry? t so god disponi? in hys p{ur}ueaunce
singlerly {and} stably ? e ? inges ? at ben to done. but he amynistre? in
many maneres {and} in dyuerse tymes by destyne. ? ilke same ? inges ? at he
ha? disponed ? an whe?
na? eles for as moche as god ? e good[e] gouernour attempre? {and}
gouerne? ? e world. ne doute ? e nat ? at alle ? inges ne ben doon ary? t.
SI QUIS ARCTURI SYDERA.
[Sidenote: [The fyfthe Met{ur}. ]]
++Who so ? at ne knowe nat ? e sterres of arctour yto{ur}ned neye to ? e
souereyne contre or point. ? at is to seyne yto{ur}ned neye to ? e
souereyne pool of ? e firmament {and} woot nat whi ? e sterre boetes
passe? or gaderi? his wey[n]es. {and} drenche? his late flaumbes in ? e
see. {and} whi ? at boetes ? e sterre vnfoldi? his ouer swifte arisynges.
? an shal he wo{n}dre{n} of ? e lawe of ? e heye eyre. {and} eke if ? at he
ne knowe nat why ? at ? e hornes of ? e ful[le] moene waxen pale {and}
infect by ? e bou{n}des of ? e derke ny? t ? and how ? e moene dirk {and}
confuse discouere? ? e sterres. ? at she had[de] ycouered by hir clere
visage. ? e co{m}mune errour moeue? folk {and} maki? wery hir bacines of
bras by ? ikke strookes. ? at is to seyne ? at ? er is a maner poeple ? at
hy? t[e] coribandes ? at wenen ? at whan ? e moone is in ? e eclips ? at it be
enchau{n}tid. and ? erfore forto rescowe ? e moone ? ei betyn hire basines
wi? ? ikke strokes. ? Ne no man ne wondre? whan ? e blastes of ? e wynde
chorus betyn ? e strondes of ? e see by quakynge floodes. ne no man ne
wondre? whan ? e wey? te of ? e snowe yhardid by ? e colde. is resolued by
? e brennynge hete of phebus ? e sonne. ? For here seen men redyly ? e
causes. but ? e causes yhid ? at is to seye in heuene trouble ? e brestes
of men. ? ? e moeueable poeple is a-stoned of alle ? inges ? at comen selde
{and} sodeynely in oure age. but yif ? e troubly errour of oure
ignora{n}ce departid[e] from vs. so ? at we wisten ? e causes whi ? at
swiche ? inges bitiden. certys ? ei sholde{n} cesse to seme wondres.
ITA EST INQ{UA}M.
[Sidenote: [The syxte p{ro}se. ]]
{? }vs is it q{uo}d I. but so as ? ou hast ? euen or byhy? t me to
vnwrappe{n} ? e hidde causes of ? inges ? and to discoueren me ? e
resou{n}s couered w{i}t{h} dirknesses I p{re}ye ? e ? at ? ou diuise {and}
Iuge me of ? is matere. {and} ? at ? ou do me to vndrestonde{n} it. ? For
? is miracle or ? is wondre trouble? me ry? t gretely. {and} ? an she a
litel [what] smylyng seide. ? ? ou clepest me q{uo}d she to telle ? ing.
? at is grettest of alle ? inges ? at mowen ben axed. ? And to ? e whiche
questiou{n} vnne? [e]s is ? ere au? t ynow to lauen it. as who sei? .
vnne? es is ? er suffisauntly any ? ing to answere p{er}fitly to ? i
questiou{n}. ? For ? e matere of it is swiche ? at whan oon doute is
determined {and} kut awey ? er wexe{n} o? er doutes wi? -outen nou{m}bre.
ry? t as ? e heuedes waxen of ydre ? e serpent ? at hercules slou? . ? Ne
? ere ne were no man{er}e ne noon ende. but yif ? at a wy? t
co{n}streined[e] ? o doutes. by a ry? t lyuely {and} a quik fire of ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn by vigo{ur} {and} streng? e of witte. ? For in ? is matere
me{n} weren wont to maken questiou{n}s of ? e simplicite of ? e
p{ur}ueaunce of god {and} of ? e ordre of destine. {and} of sodeyne hap.
{and} of ? e knowyng {and} p{re}destinac{i}ou{n} deuine {and} of ? e
lyberte of fre wille. ? e whiche ? ing ? ou ?
i self ap{er}ceiust wel of
what wey? t ? ei ben. but for as mochel as ? e knowynge of ? ise ? inges is a
manere porc{i}ou{n} to ? e medicine to ? e. al be it so ? at I haue lytel
tyme to don it. ? it na? eles I wole enforcen me to shewe somwhat of it.
? but al ? ou? ? e norissinges of dite of musike delite? ? e ? ow most
suffren. {and} forberen a litel of ? ilk delite while ? at I weue
(contexo) to ? e resou{n}s yknyt by ordre ? As it like? to ? e q{uo}d I so
do. ? ? o spak she ry? t a[s] by an o? er bygynnyn[ge] {and} seide ? us.
? ? e enge{n}drynge of alle ? inges q{uo}d she {and} alle ? e
progressiou{n}s of muuable nat{ur}e. {and} alle ? {a}t moeue? in any
manere taki? hys causes. hys ordre. {and} hys formes. of ? e stablenesse
of ? e deuyne ? ou? t [{and} thilke deuyne thowht] ? at is yset {and} put in
? e toure. ? at is to seyne in ? e hey? t of ? e simplicite of god. stablisi?
many manere gyses to ? inges ? at ben to don. ? ? e whiche manere whan ? at
men loken it i{n} ? ilke pure clerenesse of ? e deuyne i{n}telligence. it
is ycleped p{ur}ueaunce ? but whan ? ilke manere is referred by me{n} to
? inges ? at it moeue? {and} dispone? ? an of olde men. it was cleped
destine. ? ? e whiche ? inges yif ? at any wy? t loke? wel in his ? ou? t. ? e
streng? e of ? at oon {and} of ? at o? er he shal ly? tly mowen seen ? at ? ise
two ? inges ben diuers. ? For p{ur}ueau{n}ce is ? ilke deuyne resou{n} ? at
is establissed in ? e souereyne p{r}ince of ? inges. ? e whiche
p{ur}ueaunce disponi? alle ? inges. but destine is ? e disposic{i}ou{n}
{and} ordenaunce cleuynge to moeuable ? inges. by ? e whiche
disposic{i}ou{n} ? e p{ur}ueaunce knyte? alle ? inges in hire ordres.
? For p{ur}ueaunce enbrace? alle ? i{n}ges to hepe. al ? ou? ? at ? ei ben
dyuerse {and} al ? ou? ? ei ben wi? outen fyn. but destynie dep{ar}te?
{and} ordeyne? alle ? inges singlerly {and} diuide? . in moeuynges. in
places. in formes. in tymes. dep{ar}ti? [as] ? us. so ? at ? e vnfoldyng of
temp{or}el ordenaunce assembled {and} ooned in ? e lokyng of ? e deuyne
? ou? t ? Is p{ur}ueaunce {and} ? ilke same assemblynge. {and} oonyng
diuided {and} vnfolden by tymes. lat ? at ben called destine. {and} al be
it so ? at ? ise ? inges ben dyuerse. ? itte na? eles hange? ? at oon on ? at
o? er. forwhi ? e ordre destinal p{ro}cedi? of ? e simplicite of
purueaunce. for ry? t as a werkma{n} ? at ap{er}ceiue? in hys ? ou? t ? e
forme of ? e ? ing ? at he wil make moeue? ? e effect of ? e werke. {and}
ledi? ? at he had[de] loked byforne in hys ? ou? t symply {and} p{re}sently
by temp{or}el ? ou? t. ? Certys ry? t so god disponi? in hys p{ur}ueaunce
singlerly {and} stably ? e ? inges ? at ben to done. but he amynistre? in
many maneres {and} in dyuerse tymes by destyne. ? ilke same ? inges ? at he
ha? disponed ? an whe?
