at al
tribulac{i}ou{n}
don awey ?
Chaucer - Boethius
at is to seyne who so sette?
his ? ou? tes in er? ely ? inges. al ? at euer he ha? drawen of ? e noble good
celestial he lesi? it whan he loke? ? e helles. ? at is to seyne to lowe
? inges of ? e er? e.
EXPLICIT LIBER TERCIUS.
INCIPIT LIBER QUARTUS.
HEC CUM PHILOSOPHIA DIGNITATE UULT{US}.
[Sidenote: [The 1^ma p{ro}se. ]]
++Whanne philosophie hadde songe{n} softly {and} delitably ? e forseide
? inges kepynge ? e dignitee of hir choere in ? e wey? te of hir wordes.
I ? an ? at ne hadde nat al out{er}ly for? eten ? e wepyng {and} mournyng
? at was set in myne herte for-brek ? e entenc{i}ou{n} of hir ? at
entended[e] ? itte to seyne o? {er} ? inges. ? Se q{uo}d I. ? ou ? at art
gideresse of verray ly? te ? e ? inges ? at ? ou hast seid [me] hider to ben
to me so clere {and} so shewyng by ? e deuyne lokyng of hem {and} by ? i
resou{n}s ? at ? ei ne mowe nat ben ouercomen. ? And ? ilke ? i{n}g{us} ? at
? ou toldest me. al be it so ? at I hadde som tyme fo[r]? eten hem for
[the] sorwe of ? e wronge ? at ha? ben don to me. ? it na? eles ? ei ne were
nat alouterly vnknowen to me. but ? is same is namly a gret cause of my
sorwe. ? at so as ? e gouernoure of ? inges is goode. yif ? at yuelys mowen
ben by any weyes. or ellys yif ? at yuelys passen wi? outen punyssheinge.
? e whiche ? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly. but ? itte to ? is ? ing ? ere is an
o? er ? ing y-ioigned more to ben ywondred vpon. ? For felonie is
emperisse {and} flowre? ful of rycchesse. and vertues nis nat al oonly
wi? outen medes. but it is cast vndir {and} fortroden vndir ? e feet of
felonous folk. {and} it abie? ? e to{ur}me{n}tes in sted of wicked
felou{n}s ? Of al[le] whiche ? ing ? er nis no wy? t ? at [may] merueyllen
ynou? ne compleyne ? at swiche ? inges ben don in ? e regne of god ? at alle
? inges woot. and alle ? inges may {and} ne wool nat but only goode
? inges. ? ? an seide she ? us. certys q{uo}d she ? at were a grete meruayle
{and} an enbaissynge wi? outen ende. {and} wel more horrible ? an alle
monstres yif it were as ? {o}u wenest. ? at is to sein. ? at in ? e ry? t
ordeyne house of so mochel a fader {and} an ordenour of meyne. ? at ? e
vesseles ? at ben foule {and} vyle sholde ben hono{ur}ed {and} heried.
and ? e p{re}cious uesseles sholde ben defouled {and} vyle. but it nis
nat so. For yif ? e ? inges ? at I haue co{n}cluded a litel here byforne
ben kept hoole {and} vnraced. ? ou shalt wel knowe by ? e auctorite of
god. of ? e whos regne I speke ? at certys ? e good[e] folk ben alwey
my? ty. {and} shrewes ben alwey yuel {and} feble. ne ? e vices ben
neu{e}re mo wi? outen peyne[;] ne ? e vertues ne ben nat wi? outen mede.
and ? at blisfulnesses comen alwey to goode folke. {and} infortune come?
alwey to wicked folke. ? And ? ou shalt wel knowe many[e] ? inges of ? is
kynde ? {a}t sholle cessen ? i pleyntes. {and} stedfast ? e wi? stedfast
saddenesse. ? And for ? ou hast seyn ? e forme of ? e verray blisfulnesse
by me ? at [haue] somtyme I-shewed it ? e. And ? ou hast knowen i{n} whom
blysfulnesse is set. alle ? inges I treted ? {a}t I trowe ben nessessarie
to put[te] fur? e ? I shal shewe ? e. ? e weye ? at shal brynge ? e a? eyne
vnto ? i house {and} I shal ficche fe? eres in ? i ? ou? t by whiche it may
arysen in hey? te. so ?
at al tribulac{i}ou{n} don awey ? ou by my gidyng &
by my pa? e {and} by my sledes shalt mowen retourne hool {and} sounde in
to ? i contre.
SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE. {ET} C{ETERA}.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}. ]]
++I Haue for so? e swifte fe? eres ? at surmou{n}ten ? e hey? t of ? e heuene
whan ? e swifte ? ou? t ha? clo? ed it self. in ? o fe? eres it dispise? ? e
hat[e]ful er? es. {and} surmou{n}te? ? e hey? enesse of ? e greet[e] eyir.
{and} it sei? ? e cloudes by-hynde hir bak {and} passe? ? e hey? t of ? e
regiou{n} of ? e fire ? at eschaufi? by ? e swifte moeuyng of ? e firmament.
til ? at she a-reisi? hir in til ? e houses ? {a}t beren ? e sterres. {and}
ioygne? hir weyes wi? ? e sonne phebus. {and} felawshipe? ? e weye of ? e
olde colde saturnus. and she ymaked a kny? t of ? e clere sterre. ? at is
to seyne ? at ? e soule is maked goddys kny? t by ? e sekyng of treu? e to
comen to ? e verray knowlege of god. and ? ilke soule renne[? ] by ? e
cercle of ? e sterres in alle ? e places ? ere as ? e shynyng ny? t is
depeynted. ? at is to seyne ? e ny? t ? at is cloudeles. for on ny? tes ? at
ben cloudeles it seme? as ? e heuene were peynted wi? dyuerse ymages of
sterres. {and} whan ? e soule ha? gon ynou? she shal forleten ? e last[e]
poynt of ? e heuene. {and} she shal p{re}ssen {and} wenden on ? e bak of
? e swifte firmament. and she shal ben maked p{er}fit of ? e dredefulle
clerenesse of god. ? ? ere halde? ? e lorde of kynges ? e ceptre of his
my? t {and} atte{m}p{er}e? ? e gouernementes of ? is worlde. {and} ? e
shynynge iuge of ? inges stable i{n} hy{m} self gouerne? ? e swifte carte.
? at is to seyne ? e circuler moeuyng of [the] sonne. {and} yif ? i weye
lede? ? e a? eyne so ? at ? ou be brou? t ? ider. ? an wilt ? ou seye now ? at
? at is ? e contre ? at ? ou requeredest of whiche ? ou ne haddest no mynde.
but now it remenbre? me wel here was I born. here wil I fastne my
degree. here wil I dwelle. but yif ? e lyke ? an to loken on ? e derkenesse
of ? e er? e ? at ? ou hast for-leten. ? an shalt ? ou seen ? at ? ise felonous
tyrauntes ? at ? e wrecched[e] poeple drede? now shule ben exiled from
? ilke faire contre.
TUNC EGO PAPE INQ{UA}M. {ET} C{ETERA}.
[Sidenote: [The 2^e p{ro}se. ]]
++? Anne seide I ? us. [owh] I wondre me ? at ? ou by-hetest me so grete
? inges. ne I ne doute nat ? at ? {o}u ne mayst wel p{er}forme ? at ? ou
by-hetest. but I preie ? e oonly ? is. ? at ? ou ne tarie nat to telle me
? ilke ? inges ? at ? ou hast meoued. first q{uo}d she ? ou most nedes
knowen. ? {a}t good[e] folk ben al wey strong[e] {and} my? ty. and ? e
shrewes ben feble {and} desert {and} naked of alle streng? es. and of
? ise ? inges certys eueryche of hem is declared {and} shewed by o? {er}.
? For so as good {and} yuel ben two cont{ra}ries. yif so be ? at goode be
stedfast. ? a{n} shewe? ? e fieblesse of yuel al openly. and yif ?
his ? ou? tes in er? ely ? inges. al ? at euer he ha? drawen of ? e noble good
celestial he lesi? it whan he loke? ? e helles. ? at is to seyne to lowe
? inges of ? e er? e.
EXPLICIT LIBER TERCIUS.
INCIPIT LIBER QUARTUS.
HEC CUM PHILOSOPHIA DIGNITATE UULT{US}.
[Sidenote: [The 1^ma p{ro}se. ]]
++Whanne philosophie hadde songe{n} softly {and} delitably ? e forseide
? inges kepynge ? e dignitee of hir choere in ? e wey? te of hir wordes.
I ? an ? at ne hadde nat al out{er}ly for? eten ? e wepyng {and} mournyng
? at was set in myne herte for-brek ? e entenc{i}ou{n} of hir ? at
entended[e] ? itte to seyne o? {er} ? inges. ? Se q{uo}d I. ? ou ? at art
gideresse of verray ly? te ? e ? inges ? at ? ou hast seid [me] hider to ben
to me so clere {and} so shewyng by ? e deuyne lokyng of hem {and} by ? i
resou{n}s ? at ? ei ne mowe nat ben ouercomen. ? And ? ilke ? i{n}g{us} ? at
? ou toldest me. al be it so ? at I hadde som tyme fo[r]? eten hem for
[the] sorwe of ? e wronge ? at ha? ben don to me. ? it na? eles ? ei ne were
nat alouterly vnknowen to me. but ? is same is namly a gret cause of my
sorwe. ? at so as ? e gouernoure of ? inges is goode. yif ? at yuelys mowen
ben by any weyes. or ellys yif ? at yuelys passen wi? outen punyssheinge.
? e whiche ? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly. but ? itte to ? is ? ing ? ere is an
o? er ? ing y-ioigned more to ben ywondred vpon. ? For felonie is
emperisse {and} flowre? ful of rycchesse. and vertues nis nat al oonly
wi? outen medes. but it is cast vndir {and} fortroden vndir ? e feet of
felonous folk. {and} it abie? ? e to{ur}me{n}tes in sted of wicked
felou{n}s ? Of al[le] whiche ? ing ? er nis no wy? t ? at [may] merueyllen
ynou? ne compleyne ? at swiche ? inges ben don in ? e regne of god ? at alle
? inges woot. and alle ? inges may {and} ne wool nat but only goode
? inges. ? ? an seide she ? us. certys q{uo}d she ? at were a grete meruayle
{and} an enbaissynge wi? outen ende. {and} wel more horrible ? an alle
monstres yif it were as ? {o}u wenest. ? at is to sein. ? at in ? e ry? t
ordeyne house of so mochel a fader {and} an ordenour of meyne. ? at ? e
vesseles ? at ben foule {and} vyle sholde ben hono{ur}ed {and} heried.
and ? e p{re}cious uesseles sholde ben defouled {and} vyle. but it nis
nat so. For yif ? e ? inges ? at I haue co{n}cluded a litel here byforne
ben kept hoole {and} vnraced. ? ou shalt wel knowe by ? e auctorite of
god. of ? e whos regne I speke ? at certys ? e good[e] folk ben alwey
my? ty. {and} shrewes ben alwey yuel {and} feble. ne ? e vices ben
neu{e}re mo wi? outen peyne[;] ne ? e vertues ne ben nat wi? outen mede.
and ? at blisfulnesses comen alwey to goode folke. {and} infortune come?
alwey to wicked folke. ? And ? ou shalt wel knowe many[e] ? inges of ? is
kynde ? {a}t sholle cessen ? i pleyntes. {and} stedfast ? e wi? stedfast
saddenesse. ? And for ? ou hast seyn ? e forme of ? e verray blisfulnesse
by me ? at [haue] somtyme I-shewed it ? e. And ? ou hast knowen i{n} whom
blysfulnesse is set. alle ? inges I treted ? {a}t I trowe ben nessessarie
to put[te] fur? e ? I shal shewe ? e. ? e weye ? at shal brynge ? e a? eyne
vnto ? i house {and} I shal ficche fe? eres in ? i ? ou? t by whiche it may
arysen in hey? te. so ?
at al tribulac{i}ou{n} don awey ? ou by my gidyng &
by my pa? e {and} by my sledes shalt mowen retourne hool {and} sounde in
to ? i contre.
SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE. {ET} C{ETERA}.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}. ]]
++I Haue for so? e swifte fe? eres ? at surmou{n}ten ? e hey? t of ? e heuene
whan ? e swifte ? ou? t ha? clo? ed it self. in ? o fe? eres it dispise? ? e
hat[e]ful er? es. {and} surmou{n}te? ? e hey? enesse of ? e greet[e] eyir.
{and} it sei? ? e cloudes by-hynde hir bak {and} passe? ? e hey? t of ? e
regiou{n} of ? e fire ? at eschaufi? by ? e swifte moeuyng of ? e firmament.
til ? at she a-reisi? hir in til ? e houses ? {a}t beren ? e sterres. {and}
ioygne? hir weyes wi? ? e sonne phebus. {and} felawshipe? ? e weye of ? e
olde colde saturnus. and she ymaked a kny? t of ? e clere sterre. ? at is
to seyne ? at ? e soule is maked goddys kny? t by ? e sekyng of treu? e to
comen to ? e verray knowlege of god. and ? ilke soule renne[? ] by ? e
cercle of ? e sterres in alle ? e places ? ere as ? e shynyng ny? t is
depeynted. ? at is to seyne ? e ny? t ? at is cloudeles. for on ny? tes ? at
ben cloudeles it seme? as ? e heuene were peynted wi? dyuerse ymages of
sterres. {and} whan ? e soule ha? gon ynou? she shal forleten ? e last[e]
poynt of ? e heuene. {and} she shal p{re}ssen {and} wenden on ? e bak of
? e swifte firmament. and she shal ben maked p{er}fit of ? e dredefulle
clerenesse of god. ? ? ere halde? ? e lorde of kynges ? e ceptre of his
my? t {and} atte{m}p{er}e? ? e gouernementes of ? is worlde. {and} ? e
shynynge iuge of ? inges stable i{n} hy{m} self gouerne? ? e swifte carte.
? at is to seyne ? e circuler moeuyng of [the] sonne. {and} yif ? i weye
lede? ? e a? eyne so ? at ? ou be brou? t ? ider. ? an wilt ? ou seye now ? at
? at is ? e contre ? at ? ou requeredest of whiche ? ou ne haddest no mynde.
but now it remenbre? me wel here was I born. here wil I fastne my
degree. here wil I dwelle. but yif ? e lyke ? an to loken on ? e derkenesse
of ? e er? e ? at ? ou hast for-leten. ? an shalt ? ou seen ? at ? ise felonous
tyrauntes ? at ? e wrecched[e] poeple drede? now shule ben exiled from
? ilke faire contre.
TUNC EGO PAPE INQ{UA}M. {ET} C{ETERA}.
[Sidenote: [The 2^e p{ro}se. ]]
++? Anne seide I ? us. [owh] I wondre me ? at ? ou by-hetest me so grete
? inges. ne I ne doute nat ? at ? {o}u ne mayst wel p{er}forme ? at ? ou
by-hetest. but I preie ? e oonly ? is. ? at ? ou ne tarie nat to telle me
? ilke ? inges ? at ? ou hast meoued. first q{uo}d she ? ou most nedes
knowen. ? {a}t good[e] folk ben al wey strong[e] {and} my? ty. and ? e
shrewes ben feble {and} desert {and} naked of alle streng? es. and of
? ise ? inges certys eueryche of hem is declared {and} shewed by o? {er}.
? For so as good {and} yuel ben two cont{ra}ries. yif so be ? at goode be
stedfast. ? a{n} shewe? ? e fieblesse of yuel al openly. and yif ?
