For no man ne
trauaile?
Chaucer - Boethius
e p{ro}pre
wille [ne] sent hem nat to ? {a}t oon ne to ? at o? er. ? at is to seyn.
ne? er to good[e] ne to harme. but constreine? hem certeyne necessite of
? inges to comen. ? ? anne ne sholle{n} ? er neuer ben ne neuer weren vice
ne vertue. but it sholde ra? er ben co{n}fusiou{n} of alle desertes
medlid wi? oute discresiou{n}. ? And ? itte ? er folwe? an o? er
i{n}co{n}uenient of ? e whiche ? er ne may ben ? ou? t ne more felonous ne
more wikke. {and} ? at is ? is ? at so as ? e ordre of ? inges is yledd {and}
come? of ? e purueaunce of god. ne ? at no ? ing nis leueful to ? e conseils
of mankynde. as who sei? ? at men han no power to done no ? ing. ne wilne
no ? ing. ? an folwe? it ? at oure vices ben refferred to ? e mak[er]e of
alle good. as who sei? ? an folwe? it. ? at god au? t[e] han ? e blame of
oure vices. syn he co{n}streini? by necessite to don vices. ? an nis ? er
no resou{n} to han hopen in god. ne forto p{re}ien to god. ? For what
sholde any wy? t hopen to god. or whi sholde he p{re}ien to god. syn ? at
? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne may nat ben enclined. knytte?
{and} streini? alle ? inges ? at men may desire{n}. ? ? an sholde ? ere be
don awey ? ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to seien
to hopen {and} to p{re}ien. but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse {and} of
veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n} of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is
inestimable. ? at is to sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful
yp{re}ised. {and} ? is is oonly ? e manere. ? at is to seyen hope {and}
prayeres. for whiche it seme? ? at [men] mowen speken wi? god. {and} by
resou{n} of supplicac{i}ou{n} ben conioigned to ? ilk clernesse ? at nis
nat app{ro}ched no ra? er or ? at men byseken it {and} emp{re}nten it. And
yif men ne wene [nat] ? at [hope] ne p{re}iers ne han no streng? es. by ? e
necessite of ? inges to comen y-resceiued. what ? i{n}g is ? er ? an by
whiche we mowen be co{n}ioygned {and} clyuen to ? ilke souereyne p{r}ince
of ? inges. ? For whiche it byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e lynage of
mankynde as ? ou songe a litel here byforne ben dep{ar}ted {and} vnioyned
from hys welle {and} faylen of hys bygynnynge. ? at is to seien god.
QUE NAM DISCORS
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++What discordable cause ha? to-rent {and} vnioigned ? e byndyng or ? e
alliaunce of ? inges. ? at is to seyne ? e coniuncc{i}ou{n} of god {and} of
man. ? whiche god ha? establissed so grete bataile bitwixe{n} ? ise two
so? efast or verray ? inges. ? at is to sein bytwixen ? e p{ur}ueaunce of
god {and} fre wille. ? at ? ei ben synguler {and} diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne
wolen nat ben medeled ne coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to
[tho] verray ? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self. but ? e
? ou? t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke membris of ? e
body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed] lokynge. ? at is to seyn by ? e
vigo{ur} of hys insy? t while ? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne
subtil knyttynges of ? inges. ? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so grete
loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_) ? at is to
sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so grete desir to knowen
? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges ? at it anguissous desire? to knowe. as who
sei? nay. ?
For no man ne trauaile? forto witen ? inges ? at he woot.
{and} ? erfore ? e texte sei? ? us. ? [_Glosa_] Si eni{m} a{n}i{m}a ignorat
istas subtiles co{n}nexiones. r{espo}nde. vn{de} est q{uo}d desiderat
scire cu{m} nil ignotu{m} possit desiderare. ? But who traua[i]le? to
wyten ? inges y-knowe. and yif ? at he ne knowe? hem nat. what seki? ? ilke
blynde ? ou? t. what is he ? at desire? any ? inge of whiche he woot ry? t
nat. as who sei? who so desiri? any ? ing nedis som what he knowe? of it.
or ellys he ne cou? e nat desire it. or who may folwen ? inges ? at ne ben
nat ywist ? and ? ou? [? {a}t] he seke ? o ? inges where shal he fynde{n}
hem. what wy? t ? at is al vnknowynge {and} ignoraunt may knowe ? e forme
? at is yfounde. ? But whan ? e soule byholde? {and} see? ? e heye ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn god. ? an knowe? it to-gidre ? e so{m}me {and} ? e
singularites. ? at is to seyn ? e p{r}inciples {and} eueryche by hym self.
? But now while ? e soule is hidd in ? e cloude {and} in ? e derknesse of
? e membris of ? e body. it ne ha? nat al for? eten it selfe. but it
wi? holde? ? e so{m}me of ? inges {and} lesi? ? e singularites. ? an who so
? at seke? so? enesse. he nis in nei? {er} nou? ir habit. for he not nat
alle ne he ne ha? nat alle for-? eten. ? But ? itte hym remembri? ? e
so{m}me of ? inges ? at he wi? holde? {and} axe? cou{n}seil {and} treti?
depelyche ? i{n}ges ysein byforne. [_Glosa_] ? at is to sein ? e grete
so{m}me in hys mynde. [_textus_] so ? at he mowe adden ? e p{ar}ties ? at
he ha? for? eten. to ? ilke ? at he ha? wi? holden.
TAMEN ILLA UETUS INQ{U}IT HEC EST.
[Sidenote: [The 4^the p{ro}se. ]]
++? anne seide she. ? is is q{uo}d she ? e olde questiou{n} of ? e
p{ur}ueaunce of god. {and} marcus tulius whan he deuided[e] ? e
deuinac{i}ou{n}s. ? at is to sein in hys booke ? at he wroot of
deuinac{i}ou{n}s. he moeued[e] gretly ? is questiou{n}. {and} ? ou ? i self
hast sou? t it mochel {and} outerly {and} lo{n}g[e]. but ? it ne ha? it
nat ben determined ne yspedd fermely {and} diligently of any of yow.
? And ? e cause of ? is derkenesse {and} [of this] difficulte is for ? at
? e moeuynge of ? e resou{n} of mankynde ne may nat moeue{n} to. ? at is to
sein applien or ioygnen to ? e simplicite of ? e deuyne p{re}science. ? ? e
whiche symplicite of ? e deuyne p{re}science ? if ? at men [myhten thinken
it in any maner{e} / ? {a}t is to seyn / ? {a}t yif men] my? te ? inken
{and} co{m}p{re}henden ? e ? inges as god see? hem. ? an ne sholde ? er
dwellen outerly no doute. ? e whiche resou{n} {and} cause of difficulte I
shal assaie at ? e laste to shewen {and} to speden. ? whan I haue firste
[yspendyd / {and}] ansewered to ? o resou{n}s by whiche ? {o}u art
ymoeued. ? For I axe whi ? {o}u wenest ? at ? ilk[e] resou{n}s of hem ? at
assoilen ? is questiou{n} ne ben nat spedeful ynou? ne sufficient ? e
whiche soluc{i}ou{n} or ? e whiche resou{n} for ? at it demi? ? at ? e
p{re}science nis nat cause of necessite to ? inges to comen. ? an ne wene?
it nat ? at fredom of wille be distourbed or ylett by p{re}science. for
ne drawest ? ou nat argumentes from ellys where of ? e necessite of ?
wille [ne] sent hem nat to ? {a}t oon ne to ? at o? er. ? at is to seyn.
ne? er to good[e] ne to harme. but constreine? hem certeyne necessite of
? inges to comen. ? ? anne ne sholle{n} ? er neuer ben ne neuer weren vice
ne vertue. but it sholde ra? er ben co{n}fusiou{n} of alle desertes
medlid wi? oute discresiou{n}. ? And ? itte ? er folwe? an o? er
i{n}co{n}uenient of ? e whiche ? er ne may ben ? ou? t ne more felonous ne
more wikke. {and} ? at is ? is ? at so as ? e ordre of ? inges is yledd {and}
come? of ? e purueaunce of god. ne ? at no ? ing nis leueful to ? e conseils
of mankynde. as who sei? ? at men han no power to done no ? ing. ne wilne
no ? ing. ? an folwe? it ? at oure vices ben refferred to ? e mak[er]e of
alle good. as who sei? ? an folwe? it. ? at god au? t[e] han ? e blame of
oure vices. syn he co{n}streini? by necessite to don vices. ? an nis ? er
no resou{n} to han hopen in god. ne forto p{re}ien to god. ? For what
sholde any wy? t hopen to god. or whi sholde he p{re}ien to god. syn ? at
? e ordenaunce of destine whiche ? at ne may nat ben enclined. knytte?
{and} streini? alle ? inges ? at men may desire{n}. ? ? an sholde ? ere be
don awey ? ilke oonly alliaunce bytwixen god {and} men. ? at is to seien
to hopen {and} to p{re}ien. but by ? e p{re}is of ry? tfulnesse {and} of
veray mekenesse we deserue ? e gerdou{n} of ? e deuyne grace whiche ? at is
inestimable. ? at is to sein ? at it is so grete ? at it ne may nat ben ful
yp{re}ised. {and} ? is is oonly ? e manere. ? at is to seyen hope {and}
prayeres. for whiche it seme? ? at [men] mowen speken wi? god. {and} by
resou{n} of supplicac{i}ou{n} ben conioigned to ? ilk clernesse ? at nis
nat app{ro}ched no ra? er or ? at men byseken it {and} emp{re}nten it. And
yif men ne wene [nat] ? at [hope] ne p{re}iers ne han no streng? es. by ? e
necessite of ? inges to comen y-resceiued. what ? i{n}g is ? er ? an by
whiche we mowen be co{n}ioygned {and} clyuen to ? ilke souereyne p{r}ince
of ? inges. ? For whiche it byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e lynage of
mankynde as ? ou songe a litel here byforne ben dep{ar}ted {and} vnioyned
from hys welle {and} faylen of hys bygynnynge. ? at is to seien god.
QUE NAM DISCORS
[Sidenote: [The . 3^de. Met{ur}. ]]
++What discordable cause ha? to-rent {and} vnioigned ? e byndyng or ? e
alliaunce of ? inges. ? at is to seyne ? e coniuncc{i}ou{n} of god {and} of
man. ? whiche god ha? establissed so grete bataile bitwixe{n} ? ise two
so? efast or verray ? inges. ? at is to sein bytwixen ? e p{ur}ueaunce of
god {and} fre wille. ? at ? ei ben synguler {and} diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne
wolen nat ben medeled ne coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to
[tho] verray ? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self. but ? e
? ou? t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke membris of ? e
body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed] lokynge. ? at is to seyn by ? e
vigo{ur} of hys insy? t while ? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne
subtil knyttynges of ? inges. ? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so grete
loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_) ? at is to
sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so grete desir to knowen
? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges ? at it anguissous desire? to knowe. as who
sei? nay. ?
For no man ne trauaile? forto witen ? inges ? at he woot.
{and} ? erfore ? e texte sei? ? us. ? [_Glosa_] Si eni{m} a{n}i{m}a ignorat
istas subtiles co{n}nexiones. r{espo}nde. vn{de} est q{uo}d desiderat
scire cu{m} nil ignotu{m} possit desiderare. ? But who traua[i]le? to
wyten ? inges y-knowe. and yif ? at he ne knowe? hem nat. what seki? ? ilke
blynde ? ou? t. what is he ? at desire? any ? inge of whiche he woot ry? t
nat. as who sei? who so desiri? any ? ing nedis som what he knowe? of it.
or ellys he ne cou? e nat desire it. or who may folwen ? inges ? at ne ben
nat ywist ? and ? ou? [? {a}t] he seke ? o ? inges where shal he fynde{n}
hem. what wy? t ? at is al vnknowynge {and} ignoraunt may knowe ? e forme
? at is yfounde. ? But whan ? e soule byholde? {and} see? ? e heye ? ou? t.
? at is to seyn god. ? an knowe? it to-gidre ? e so{m}me {and} ? e
singularites. ? at is to seyn ? e p{r}inciples {and} eueryche by hym self.
? But now while ? e soule is hidd in ? e cloude {and} in ? e derknesse of
? e membris of ? e body. it ne ha? nat al for? eten it selfe. but it
wi? holde? ? e so{m}me of ? inges {and} lesi? ? e singularites. ? an who so
? at seke? so? enesse. he nis in nei? {er} nou? ir habit. for he not nat
alle ne he ne ha? nat alle for-? eten. ? But ? itte hym remembri? ? e
so{m}me of ? inges ? at he wi? holde? {and} axe? cou{n}seil {and} treti?
depelyche ? i{n}ges ysein byforne. [_Glosa_] ? at is to sein ? e grete
so{m}me in hys mynde. [_textus_] so ? at he mowe adden ? e p{ar}ties ? at
he ha? for? eten. to ? ilke ? at he ha? wi? holden.
TAMEN ILLA UETUS INQ{U}IT HEC EST.
[Sidenote: [The 4^the p{ro}se. ]]
++? anne seide she. ? is is q{uo}d she ? e olde questiou{n} of ? e
p{ur}ueaunce of god. {and} marcus tulius whan he deuided[e] ? e
deuinac{i}ou{n}s. ? at is to sein in hys booke ? at he wroot of
deuinac{i}ou{n}s. he moeued[e] gretly ? is questiou{n}. {and} ? ou ? i self
hast sou? t it mochel {and} outerly {and} lo{n}g[e]. but ? it ne ha? it
nat ben determined ne yspedd fermely {and} diligently of any of yow.
? And ? e cause of ? is derkenesse {and} [of this] difficulte is for ? at
? e moeuynge of ? e resou{n} of mankynde ne may nat moeue{n} to. ? at is to
sein applien or ioygnen to ? e simplicite of ? e deuyne p{re}science. ? ? e
whiche symplicite of ? e deuyne p{re}science ? if ? at men [myhten thinken
it in any maner{e} / ? {a}t is to seyn / ? {a}t yif men] my? te ? inken
{and} co{m}p{re}henden ? e ? inges as god see? hem. ? an ne sholde ? er
dwellen outerly no doute. ? e whiche resou{n} {and} cause of difficulte I
shal assaie at ? e laste to shewen {and} to speden. ? whan I haue firste
[yspendyd / {and}] ansewered to ? o resou{n}s by whiche ? {o}u art
ymoeued. ? For I axe whi ? {o}u wenest ? at ? ilk[e] resou{n}s of hem ? at
assoilen ? is questiou{n} ne ben nat spedeful ynou? ne sufficient ? e
whiche soluc{i}ou{n} or ? e whiche resou{n} for ? at it demi? ? at ? e
p{re}science nis nat cause of necessite to ? inges to comen. ? an ne wene?
it nat ? at fredom of wille be distourbed or ylett by p{re}science. for
ne drawest ? ou nat argumentes from ellys where of ? e necessite of ?
