ei no
necessite
of hire kynde to bitiden.
Chaucer - Boethius
{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 ? inges
to comen. As who sei? any o? er wey ? an ? us. but ? at ? ilke ? inge[s] ? at
? e p{re}scie{n}ce woot byforn [ne] mowen nat vnbitide. ? at is to seyn
? at ? ei moten bitide. ? But ? an yif ? at p{re}science ne putte? no
necessite to ? inges to comen. as ? ou ? i self hast confessed it {and}
byknowen a litel herbyforn{e}. ? what cause [or what] is it. as who sei?
? ere may no cause be. by whiche ? at ? e endes (exitus) uoluntarie of
? inges my? ten be constreyned to certeyne bitydyng. ? For by grace of
possessiou{n}. so ? at ? ou mowe ? e better vndirstonde ? is ? at folwe? . ? I
pose (inpossibile) ? at ? er ne be no p{re}science. ? an axe I q{uo}d she
in as moche as app{er}teni? to ? at. sholde ? an ? inges ? at comen of
frewille ben constreined to bytiden by necessite. {Boici}us. nay q{uo}d
I. ? an a? einward q{uo}d she. I suppose ? at ? ere be p{re}science but ? at
ne putte? no necessite to ? inges. ? an trowe I ? at ? ilk self fredom of
wille shal dwelle{n} al hool {and} absolut {and} vnbounden. but ? ou wolt
sein ? at al be it so ? at p{re}science nis nat cause of ? e necessite of
bitidynge to ? inges to comen. ? Algates ? itte it is a signe ? {a}t ? e
? inges ben to bytiden by necessite. by ? is manere ? an al ? ou? ? e
p{re}science ne hadde neuer yben. ? it algate or at ? e lest[e] wey. it is
certeyne ? ing ? at ? e e{n}dys {and} ? e bitydynges of ? inges to come{n}
sholde ben necessarie. ? For euery sygne shewe? {and} signifie? oonly
what ? e ? ing is ? but it ne maki? nat ? e ? ing ? at it signifie? . ? For
whiche it byhoue? firste to shewen ? at no ? ing ne bitidi? [? {a}t it ne
bytydith] by necessite. so ? at it may apere ? {a}t ? e p{re}scie{n}ce is
signe of ? is necessite ? or ellys yif ? ere nere no necessite. certys
? ilke p{re}science ne my? t[e] nat ben signe of ? inge ? at nis nat. ? But
certys it is nowe certeyne ? at ? e preue of ? is susteni? by stedfast
resou{n} ne shal nat ben ladd ne p{ro}ued by signes ne by argumentys
ytaken fro wi? oute. but by causes couenable {and} necessarie ? But ? ou
mayst sein how may it be ? at ? e ? inges ne bitiden nat ? at ben ypurueyed
to comen. but certys ry? t as we trowen ? at ? o ? inges whiche ? at ? e
p{ur}ueau{n}ce woot byforn to comen. ne ben nat to bitiden. but [? {a}t]
ne sholde we nat demen. but ra? er al ? ou? [? at] ? ei schal bitiden. ? it
ne haue ?
ei no necessite of hire kynde to bitiden. {and} ? is maist ? ou
ly? tly ap{er}ceyue{n} by ? is ? at I shal seyn. but we seen many ? inges
whan ? ei ben don byforn oure eyen ry? t as men seen ? e karter worken in
? e to{ur}nynge {and} in attempryng or in adressy{n}g of hys kartes or
chariottes. ? and by ? is manere as who sei? mayst ? ou vnd{er}sto{n}de of
alle manere o? ir werkeme{n}. ? Is ? ere ? anne any necessite as who sei?
in oure lokynge [? {a}t] constreine? or compelli? any of ? ilke ? inges to
ben don so. b. nay q{uo}d I ? For in ydel {and} in veyne were alle ? e
effect of crafte yif ? at alle ? inges weren moeued by constreynynge. ? at
is to seyn by constreynynge of oure eyen or of oure sy? t. _P. _ ? ise
? i{n}g{us} ? an q{uo}d she ? at whan men don hem ne han non necessite ? at
men don hem. eke ? o same ? inges first or ? ei be don. ? ei ben to comen
wi? out necessite. for whi ? er ben so{m}me ? inges to bytide of whiche ? e
endys {and} ? e bitidynges of hem ben absolut {and} quit of alle
necessite. for certys I ne trowe nat ? at any man wolde seyn ? is. ? at ? o
? inges ? at men don now ? {a}t ? ei ne weren to bitiden. first or ? ei were
ydon ? and ? ilk same ? inges al ? ou? ? {a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem
by-forn. ? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of ? inges
p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges [? {a}t men doon // Ryht
so the p{re}science of thinges to comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to
thinges] to bytiden but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted.
as whe? er ? at of ? ilke ? inges ? at ne han non endes {and} bytidynges
necessaryes yif ? er-of may ben any p{re}science ? For certys ? ei seme to
discorde. for ? ou wenest ? at yif ? at ? inges ben yseyn byforn ? at
necessite folwe? hem. and yif ({et} putas) necessite faile? hem ? ei ne
my? ten nat ben wist byforn. {and} ? at no ? inge ne may ben comp{re}hendid
by science but certeyne. {and} yif ? o ? inges ? at ne han no certeyne
bytidynges ben ypurueied as certeyn. it sholde ben dirkenesse of
oppiniou{n} nat so? efastnesse of science [{and} ? {o}u weenyst ? {a}t it
be diu{er}se fro the hoolnesse of science / ? {a}t any man sholde deme a
thing to ben oother weys thanne it is it self]. and ? e cause of ? is
errour is. ? at of alle ? e ? inges ? at euery wy? t ha? yknowe. ? ei wenen
? at ? o ? inges ben y-knowe al oonly by ? e streng? e {and} by ? e nature of
? e ? inges ? at ben ywyst or yknowe. {and} it is al ? e contrarie. for alle
? at eu{er}e is yknowe. it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} yknowe{n} nat
after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after ? e faculte ? at is to seyn
? e power {and} [the] nature of hem ? at knowen. {and} for ? at ? is shal
mowe shewen by a short ensample ? e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e touchi{n}g. ? e
lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite? {and} see? fro afer alle ? e body
to-gider wi? oute mouynge of it self. but ? e touchinge cliui? {and}
conioigne? to ? e rounde body (orbi) {and} moue? abouten ? e environynge.
{and} comp{re}hendi? by p{ar}ties ? e roundenesse. ? and ? e man hym self
o? er weies wyt byholdi? hym. {and} o? {er}weyes ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and}
o? er weyes resou{n}. {and} o? er weyes intelligence. ? For ? e wit
co{m}p{re}he{n}di? fro wi? outen fur? e ? e figure of ? e body of ? e man.
{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 ? inges
to comen. As who sei? any o? er wey ? an ? us. but ? at ? ilke ? inge[s] ? at
? e p{re}scie{n}ce woot byforn [ne] mowen nat vnbitide. ? at is to seyn
? at ? ei moten bitide. ? But ? an yif ? at p{re}science ne putte? no
necessite to ? inges to comen. as ? ou ? i self hast confessed it {and}
byknowen a litel herbyforn{e}. ? what cause [or what] is it. as who sei?
? ere may no cause be. by whiche ? at ? e endes (exitus) uoluntarie of
? inges my? ten be constreyned to certeyne bitydyng. ? For by grace of
possessiou{n}. so ? at ? ou mowe ? e better vndirstonde ? is ? at folwe? . ? I
pose (inpossibile) ? at ? er ne be no p{re}science. ? an axe I q{uo}d she
in as moche as app{er}teni? to ? at. sholde ? an ? inges ? at comen of
frewille ben constreined to bytiden by necessite. {Boici}us. nay q{uo}d
I. ? an a? einward q{uo}d she. I suppose ? at ? ere be p{re}science but ? at
ne putte? no necessite to ? inges. ? an trowe I ? at ? ilk self fredom of
wille shal dwelle{n} al hool {and} absolut {and} vnbounden. but ? ou wolt
sein ? at al be it so ? at p{re}science nis nat cause of ? e necessite of
bitidynge to ? inges to comen. ? Algates ? itte it is a signe ? {a}t ? e
? inges ben to bytiden by necessite. by ? is manere ? an al ? ou? ? e
p{re}science ne hadde neuer yben. ? it algate or at ? e lest[e] wey. it is
certeyne ? ing ? at ? e e{n}dys {and} ? e bitydynges of ? inges to come{n}
sholde ben necessarie. ? For euery sygne shewe? {and} signifie? oonly
what ? e ? ing is ? but it ne maki? nat ? e ? ing ? at it signifie? . ? For
whiche it byhoue? firste to shewen ? at no ? ing ne bitidi? [? {a}t it ne
bytydith] by necessite. so ? at it may apere ? {a}t ? e p{re}scie{n}ce is
signe of ? is necessite ? or ellys yif ? ere nere no necessite. certys
? ilke p{re}science ne my? t[e] nat ben signe of ? inge ? at nis nat. ? But
certys it is nowe certeyne ? at ? e preue of ? is susteni? by stedfast
resou{n} ne shal nat ben ladd ne p{ro}ued by signes ne by argumentys
ytaken fro wi? oute. but by causes couenable {and} necessarie ? But ? ou
mayst sein how may it be ? at ? e ? inges ne bitiden nat ? at ben ypurueyed
to comen. but certys ry? t as we trowen ? at ? o ? inges whiche ? at ? e
p{ur}ueau{n}ce woot byforn to comen. ne ben nat to bitiden. but [? {a}t]
ne sholde we nat demen. but ra? er al ? ou? [? at] ? ei schal bitiden. ? it
ne haue ?
ei no necessite of hire kynde to bitiden. {and} ? is maist ? ou
ly? tly ap{er}ceyue{n} by ? is ? at I shal seyn. but we seen many ? inges
whan ? ei ben don byforn oure eyen ry? t as men seen ? e karter worken in
? e to{ur}nynge {and} in attempryng or in adressy{n}g of hys kartes or
chariottes. ? and by ? is manere as who sei? mayst ? ou vnd{er}sto{n}de of
alle manere o? ir werkeme{n}. ? Is ? ere ? anne any necessite as who sei?
in oure lokynge [? {a}t] constreine? or compelli? any of ? ilke ? inges to
ben don so. b. nay q{uo}d I ? For in ydel {and} in veyne were alle ? e
effect of crafte yif ? at alle ? inges weren moeued by constreynynge. ? at
is to seyn by constreynynge of oure eyen or of oure sy? t. _P. _ ? ise
? i{n}g{us} ? an q{uo}d she ? at whan men don hem ne han non necessite ? at
men don hem. eke ? o same ? inges first or ? ei be don. ? ei ben to comen
wi? out necessite. for whi ? er ben so{m}me ? inges to bytide of whiche ? e
endys {and} ? e bitidynges of hem ben absolut {and} quit of alle
necessite. for certys I ne trowe nat ? at any man wolde seyn ? is. ? at ? o
? inges ? at men don now ? {a}t ? ei ne weren to bitiden. first or ? ei were
ydon ? and ? ilk same ? inges al ? ou? ? {a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem
by-forn. ? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of ? inges
p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges [? {a}t men doon // Ryht
so the p{re}science of thinges to comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to
thinges] to bytiden but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted.
as whe? er ? at of ? ilke ? inges ? at ne han non endes {and} bytidynges
necessaryes yif ? er-of may ben any p{re}science ? For certys ? ei seme to
discorde. for ? ou wenest ? at yif ? at ? inges ben yseyn byforn ? at
necessite folwe? hem. and yif ({et} putas) necessite faile? hem ? ei ne
my? ten nat ben wist byforn. {and} ? at no ? inge ne may ben comp{re}hendid
by science but certeyne. {and} yif ? o ? inges ? at ne han no certeyne
bytidynges ben ypurueied as certeyn. it sholde ben dirkenesse of
oppiniou{n} nat so? efastnesse of science [{and} ? {o}u weenyst ? {a}t it
be diu{er}se fro the hoolnesse of science / ? {a}t any man sholde deme a
thing to ben oother weys thanne it is it self]. and ? e cause of ? is
errour is. ? at of alle ? e ? inges ? at euery wy? t ha? yknowe. ? ei wenen
? at ? o ? inges ben y-knowe al oonly by ? e streng? e {and} by ? e nature of
? e ? inges ? at ben ywyst or yknowe. {and} it is al ? e contrarie. for alle
? at eu{er}e is yknowe. it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} yknowe{n} nat
after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after ? e faculte ? at is to seyn
? e power {and} [the] nature of hem ? at knowen. {and} for ? at ? is shal
mowe shewen by a short ensample ? e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e touchi{n}g. ? e
lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite? {and} see? fro afer alle ? e body
to-gider wi? oute mouynge of it self. but ? e touchinge cliui? {and}
conioigne? to ? e rounde body (orbi) {and} moue? abouten ? e environynge.
{and} comp{re}hendi? by p{ar}ties ? e roundenesse. ? and ? e man hym self
o? er weies wyt byholdi? hym. {and} o? {er}weyes ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and}
o? er weyes resou{n}. {and} o? er weyes intelligence. ? For ? e wit
co{m}p{re}he{n}di? fro wi? outen fur? e ? e figure of ? e body of ? e man.
