e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for?
nedy {and} wrecched for?
Chaucer - Boethius
or doon goode decertes
to p{ro}fit of ? e comune.
[Sidenote: But consider how small and void of weight is that
glory. ]
for se now {and} considere how 1500
litel {and} how voide of al prise is ? ilke glorie.
[Sidenote: Astronomy teaches us that this globe of earth is but a
speck compared with the extent of the heavens, and is as nothing
if compared with the magnitude of the celestial sphere. ]
? Certeine
? ing is as ? ou hast lerned by demonstrac{i}ou{n} of
astronomye ? at al ? e envyronynge of ? e er? e aboute
ne halt but ? e resou{n} of a prykke at regard of ? e gretnesse 1504
of heuene. ? at is to seye. ? at yif ? at ? er were
maked co{m}parisou{n} of ? e er? e to ? e gretnesse of
heuene. men wolde Iugen in alle ? at er? e [ne] helde
no space
[Sidenote: Ptolemy shows that only one-fourth of this earth is
inhabited by living creatures. ]
? Of ? e whiche litel regiou{n} of ? is worlde 1508
? e fer? e partie is enhabitid wi? lyuyng beestes ? at
we knowen. as ? ou hast ? i self lerned by tholome ? at
p{ro}uit? it.
[Sidenote: Deduct from this the space occupied by seas, marshes,
lakes, and deserts, and there remains but a small proportion left
for the abode of man. ]
? yif ? ou haddest wi? drawen {and} abated
in ? i ? ou? te fro ? ilke fer? e partie as myche space as ? e 1512
see {and} [the] mareys contenen {and} ouergon {and} as
myche space as ? e regiou{n} of droughte ou{er}strecche? .
[Linenotes:
1487 _desired[e]_--desyr{e}
1489 _wex olde_--wax old
1492 _whiche_--which
_speke_--spekyn
1496 _tollen_--MS. tellen, C. tollen
1497 _ful[le]_--fulle
1501 _al prise_--alle prys
1505 _seye_--seyn
1507 _wolde_--woldyn
_alle_--al
[_ne_]--from C.
1510 _lerned_--ylerned
1512 _? ou? te_--thowht
_myche_--moche
1513 [_the_]--from C.
1514 _myche space_--moche spaces]
[[pg 57]]
[Headnote:
FAME IS CIRCUMSCRIBED. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 14 _b_. ]]
? at is to seye sandes {and} desertes wel vnne? sholde
*? er dwellen a ry? t streite place to ? e habitaciou{n} of 1516
men.
[Sidenote: And do you, who are confined to the least point of this
point, think of nothing but of blazing far and wide your name and
reputation? ]
{and} ? e ? an ? at ben environed {and} closed wi?
i{n}ne ? e leest[e] prikke of ? ilk prikke ? enke ? e to
manifesten ? oure renou{n} {and} don ? oure name to ben
born for? e.
[Sidenote: What is there great in a glory so circumscribed? ]
but ? our{e} glorie ? at is so narwe {and} so 1520
streyt y? ronge{n} in to so litel boundes. how myche
contein? e it in largesse {and} in greet doynge.
[Sidenote: Even in this contracted circle, there is a great
variety of nations, to whom not only the fame of particular men,
but even of great cities, cannot extend. ]
And also
sette ? is ? er to ? at many a nac{i}ou{n} dyuerse of tonge
{and} of maneres. {and} eke of resou{n} of hir lyuyng ben 1524
enhabitid in ? e cloos of ? ilke litel habitacle. ? To ? e
whiche nac{i}ou{n}s what for difficulte of weyes. {and} what
for diu{er}site of langages. {and} what for defaute of
vnusage entercomunynge of marchau{n}dise. nat only ? e 1528
names of singler men ne may [nat] strecchen. but eke
? e fame of Citees ne may nat strecchen.
[Sidenote: In the time of Marcus Tullius the fame of Rome did not
reach beyond Mount Caucasus. ]
? At ? e
last[e] Certis in ? e tyme of Marcus tulyus as hym
self write? in his book ? at ? e renou{n} of ? e comune of 1532
Rome ne hadde nat ? itte passed ne clou{m}ben ou{er} ? e
mou{n}taigne ? at hy? t Caucasus. {and} ? itte was ? ilk
tyme rome wel wexen {and} gretly redouted of ? e p{ar}thes.
and eke of o? er folk enhabityng aboute.
[Sidenote: How narrow, then, is that glory which you labour to
propagate. ]
? Sest ? ou 1536
nat ? an how streit {and} how comp{re}ssed is ? ilke glorie
? at ? e t{ra}uaile{n} aboute to shew {and} to multiplie.
[Sidenote: Shall the glory of a Roman citizen reach those places
where the name even of Rome was never heard? ]
May ? an ? e glorie of a singlere Romeyne strecchen ? ider
as ? e fame of ? e name of Rome may nat clymben ne 1540
passen.
[Sidenote: Customs and institutions differ in different
countries. ]
? And eke sest ? {o}u nat ? at ? e maners of
diu{er}se folk {and} eke hir lawes ben discordau{n}t amonge
hem self.
[Sidenote: What is praise-worthy in one is blame-worthy in
another. ]
so ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing ? at so{m}men iugen wor? i of
p{re}ysynge. o? er folk iugen ? at it is wor? i of torment. 1544
[Linenotes:
1515 _seye_--seyn
1516 _streite_--streyt
1517 _? an_--thanne
1518 _inne_--in
_leest[e]_--leste
_? ilk_--thilke
_? enke ? e_--thinken ye
1520 _born for? e_--MS. borne, C. born, forth
_narwe_--narwh
1521 _streyt_--streyte
_myche_--mochel
1522 _contein? e_--coueyteth
1525 _habitacle_--MS. habitache, C. habytacule
1529 [_nat_]--from C.
1531 _last[e]_--laste
1532 _write? _--writ
1533 _hadde_--hadden
_? itte_--omitted
1534 _hy? t_--hyhte
_? ilk_--thikke
1535 _wexen_--waxen
1536 _Sest ? ou_--sestow
1538 _shew_--shewe
1539 _singlere_--singler]
[Headnote:
FAME IS NOT ETERNAL. ]
[Sidenote: It is not the interest of any man who desires renown to
have his name spread through many countries. ]
? and ? er of come? ? at ? ou? a man delite hy{m} in
p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}. he ne may nat i{n} no wise [[pg 58]]
bryngen fur? e ne sprede{n} his name to many manere
peoples.
[Sidenote: He ought, therefore, to be satisfied with the glory he
has acquired at home. ]
? And ? erfore euery man{er} man au? te to ben 1548
paied of hys glorie ? at is puplissed among hys owen
ney? bores.
[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the carelessness and neglect
of writers. ]
? And ? ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi? -i{n}ne ? e boundes of o maner folk but how
many a man ? at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ?
e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for? etynge of writers put oute of
mynde {and} don awey.
[Sidenote: But writings do not preserve the names of men for
ever. ]
? Al be it so ? at certys ? ilke
writynges p{ro}fiten litel. ? e whiche writy{n}ges longe {and}
derke elde do? aweye bo? e he{m} {and} eke her auto{ur}s. 1556
[Sidenote: But perhaps you suppose that you shall secure
immortality if your names are transmitted to future ages. ]
but ? e men semen to geten ? ow a p{er}durablete whan ? e
? enke ? at in tyme comyng ? oure fame shal lasten.
[Sidenote: If you consider the infinite space of eternity you will
have no reason to rejoice in this supposition. ]
? But
na? eles yif ? ou wilt maken co{m}parisou{n} to ? e endeles
space of eternite what ? ing hast ? ou by whiche ? ou 1560
maist reioysen ? e of lo{n}g lastyng of ? i name.
[Sidenote: If a _moment_ be compared with 10,000 years, there is a
proportion between them, though a very small one. ]
? For
if ? er were maked co{m}parysou{n} of ? e abidyng of a
mome{n}t to ten ? ousand wynter. for as myche as bo? e
? o spaces ben endid. ? For ? it ha? ? e moment some 1564
porciou{n} of hit al ? ou? it a litel be.
[Sidenote: But this number of years, multiplied by whatever sum
you please, vanishes when compared with the infinite extent of
eternity. ]
? But na? eles
? ilke self nou{m}bre of ? eres. and eke as many ? eres as
? er to may be multiplied. ne may nat certys be comparisou{n}d
to ? e p{er}durablete ? at is een[de]les.
[Sidenote: There may be comparison between finite things, but none
between the infinite and finite. ]
? For of 1568
? inges ? at han ende may be mad co{m}parisou{n} [but of
thinges that ben w{i}t{h}-owtyn ende to thinges ? {a}t han ende
may be maked no {com}parysou{n}].
[Sidenote: Hence it is, that Fame (however lasting), compared with
eternity, will seem absolutely nothing. ]
? And for ? i is it al
? ou? renou{n} of as longe tyme as euer ? e lyst to ? inken 1572
were ? ou? t by ? e regard of et{er}nite. ? at is vnstauncheable
{and} infinit. it ne sholde nat oonly semen litel. but
pleinliche ry? t nou? t.
[Sidenote: But yet you do good from no other view than to have the
empty applause of the people, foregoing the pleasures of a good
conscience in order to have the insignificant praises of other
people. ]
? But ? e men certys ne konne
don no ? ing ary? t. but ? if it be for ? e audience of poeple. [[pg 59]]
{and} for ydel rumo{ur}s. {and} ? e forsaken ? e grete wor? inesse 1577
of conscience {and} of vertue. {and} ? e seke{n} ? oure
gerdou{n}s of ? e smale wordes of st{ra}nge folke.
[Linenotes:
1545 _come? _--comth it
1547 _fur? e_--forth
_manere_--maner
1548 _? erfore_--ther-for
_au? te_--owhte
1549 _paied_--apayed
_hys owen_--hise owne
1550 _ney? bores_--nesshebours
_be_--ben
1552 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
1553 _put_ (MS. _putte_) _oute_--put owt
1556 _derke_--derk
_do? aweye_--MS. do? e, C. doth a-wey
_her autours_--hir actorros
1557 _? e_--yow
_semen_--semeth
1558 _comyng_--to comynge
1559 _wilt_--wolt
1560 _whiche_--which
1563 _myche_--mochel
1564 _? o_--the
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
_some_--som
1566 _self_--selue
1567 _be_ (2)--ben
1568 _een[de]les_--endeles
1569 _mad_--MS. made, C. maked
[_but----comparysoun_]--from C.
1573 _by_--to]
[Headnote:
VANITY REPROVED. ]
[Sidenote: This silly vanity was once thus ingeniously and
pleasantly rallied. ]
? Haue now here {and} vndirstonde i{n} ? e ly? tnesse of whiche 1580
p{r}ide {and} veyne glorie. how a man scorned[e] festiualy
{and} myrily swiche vanite.
[Sidenote: A certain man, who had assumed the name of a
philosopher through a love of vain-glory, was told by a man of
humour that he could prove he was a philosopher by bearing
patiently the injuries offered him. ]
somtyme ? ere was a man ? at
had[de] assaied wi? striuyng wordes an o? er ma{n}. ? ? e
whiche nat for vsage of verrey vertue. but for proude 1584
veyne glorie had[de] take{n} vpon hym falsly ? e name
of a philosopher. ? ? is ra? er man ? at I speke of
? ou? t[e] he wolde assay[e] where he ? ilke were a
philosopher or no.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 15. ]]
? at is to seyne yif he wolde han suffred 1588
ly? tly in pacience ? e wro{n}ges *? at weren don vnto hym.
[Sidenote: After counterfeiting patience for a while, the sophist
said to the other, 'You must surely confess that I am a
philosopher. ']
? ? is feined[e] philosophre took pacience a
litel while. {and} whan he hadde receiued wordes of
outerage he as in stryuynge a? eine {and} reioysynge of 1592
hym self seide at ? e last[e] ry? t ? us. ? vndirstondest
? ou nat ? at I am a philosophere.
[Sidenote: 'I might have believed it,' said the other, 'had you
held your tongue. ']
? at o? er man answered[e]
a? ein ful bityngly {and} seide. ? I had[de]
wel vndirstonden [yt]. yif ? ou haddest holde{n} ? i tonge 1596
stille.
[Sidenote: What advantage is it to great and worthy men to be
extolled after death? ]
? But what is it to ? ise noble wor? i men.
For certys of swyche folk speke . I. ? at seken glorie wi?
vertue. what is it q{uo}d she. what atteini? fame to
swiche folk whan ? e body is resolued by ? e dee? . atte 1600
? e last[e].
[Sidenote: If body and soul die, then there can be no glory; nor
can there be when he (to whom it is ascribed) does not exist. ]
? For yif so be ? at men dien in al. ? at is
to seyne body {and} soule. ?
to p{ro}fit of ? e comune.
[Sidenote: But consider how small and void of weight is that
glory. ]
for se now {and} considere how 1500
litel {and} how voide of al prise is ? ilke glorie.
[Sidenote: Astronomy teaches us that this globe of earth is but a
speck compared with the extent of the heavens, and is as nothing
if compared with the magnitude of the celestial sphere. ]
? Certeine
? ing is as ? ou hast lerned by demonstrac{i}ou{n} of
astronomye ? at al ? e envyronynge of ? e er? e aboute
ne halt but ? e resou{n} of a prykke at regard of ? e gretnesse 1504
of heuene. ? at is to seye. ? at yif ? at ? er were
maked co{m}parisou{n} of ? e er? e to ? e gretnesse of
heuene. men wolde Iugen in alle ? at er? e [ne] helde
no space
[Sidenote: Ptolemy shows that only one-fourth of this earth is
inhabited by living creatures. ]
? Of ? e whiche litel regiou{n} of ? is worlde 1508
? e fer? e partie is enhabitid wi? lyuyng beestes ? at
we knowen. as ? ou hast ? i self lerned by tholome ? at
p{ro}uit? it.
[Sidenote: Deduct from this the space occupied by seas, marshes,
lakes, and deserts, and there remains but a small proportion left
for the abode of man. ]
? yif ? ou haddest wi? drawen {and} abated
in ? i ? ou? te fro ? ilke fer? e partie as myche space as ? e 1512
see {and} [the] mareys contenen {and} ouergon {and} as
myche space as ? e regiou{n} of droughte ou{er}strecche? .
[Linenotes:
1487 _desired[e]_--desyr{e}
1489 _wex olde_--wax old
1492 _whiche_--which
_speke_--spekyn
1496 _tollen_--MS. tellen, C. tollen
1497 _ful[le]_--fulle
1501 _al prise_--alle prys
1505 _seye_--seyn
1507 _wolde_--woldyn
_alle_--al
[_ne_]--from C.
1510 _lerned_--ylerned
1512 _? ou? te_--thowht
_myche_--moche
1513 [_the_]--from C.
1514 _myche space_--moche spaces]
[[pg 57]]
[Headnote:
FAME IS CIRCUMSCRIBED. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 14 _b_. ]]
? at is to seye sandes {and} desertes wel vnne? sholde
*? er dwellen a ry? t streite place to ? e habitaciou{n} of 1516
men.
[Sidenote: And do you, who are confined to the least point of this
point, think of nothing but of blazing far and wide your name and
reputation? ]
{and} ? e ? an ? at ben environed {and} closed wi?
i{n}ne ? e leest[e] prikke of ? ilk prikke ? enke ? e to
manifesten ? oure renou{n} {and} don ? oure name to ben
born for? e.
[Sidenote: What is there great in a glory so circumscribed? ]
but ? our{e} glorie ? at is so narwe {and} so 1520
streyt y? ronge{n} in to so litel boundes. how myche
contein? e it in largesse {and} in greet doynge.
[Sidenote: Even in this contracted circle, there is a great
variety of nations, to whom not only the fame of particular men,
but even of great cities, cannot extend. ]
And also
sette ? is ? er to ? at many a nac{i}ou{n} dyuerse of tonge
{and} of maneres. {and} eke of resou{n} of hir lyuyng ben 1524
enhabitid in ? e cloos of ? ilke litel habitacle. ? To ? e
whiche nac{i}ou{n}s what for difficulte of weyes. {and} what
for diu{er}site of langages. {and} what for defaute of
vnusage entercomunynge of marchau{n}dise. nat only ? e 1528
names of singler men ne may [nat] strecchen. but eke
? e fame of Citees ne may nat strecchen.
[Sidenote: In the time of Marcus Tullius the fame of Rome did not
reach beyond Mount Caucasus. ]
? At ? e
last[e] Certis in ? e tyme of Marcus tulyus as hym
self write? in his book ? at ? e renou{n} of ? e comune of 1532
Rome ne hadde nat ? itte passed ne clou{m}ben ou{er} ? e
mou{n}taigne ? at hy? t Caucasus. {and} ? itte was ? ilk
tyme rome wel wexen {and} gretly redouted of ? e p{ar}thes.
and eke of o? er folk enhabityng aboute.
[Sidenote: How narrow, then, is that glory which you labour to
propagate. ]
? Sest ? ou 1536
nat ? an how streit {and} how comp{re}ssed is ? ilke glorie
? at ? e t{ra}uaile{n} aboute to shew {and} to multiplie.
[Sidenote: Shall the glory of a Roman citizen reach those places
where the name even of Rome was never heard? ]
May ? an ? e glorie of a singlere Romeyne strecchen ? ider
as ? e fame of ? e name of Rome may nat clymben ne 1540
passen.
[Sidenote: Customs and institutions differ in different
countries. ]
? And eke sest ? {o}u nat ? at ? e maners of
diu{er}se folk {and} eke hir lawes ben discordau{n}t amonge
hem self.
[Sidenote: What is praise-worthy in one is blame-worthy in
another. ]
so ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing ? at so{m}men iugen wor? i of
p{re}ysynge. o? er folk iugen ? at it is wor? i of torment. 1544
[Linenotes:
1515 _seye_--seyn
1516 _streite_--streyt
1517 _? an_--thanne
1518 _inne_--in
_leest[e]_--leste
_? ilk_--thilke
_? enke ? e_--thinken ye
1520 _born for? e_--MS. borne, C. born, forth
_narwe_--narwh
1521 _streyt_--streyte
_myche_--mochel
1522 _contein? e_--coueyteth
1525 _habitacle_--MS. habitache, C. habytacule
1529 [_nat_]--from C.
1531 _last[e]_--laste
1532 _write? _--writ
1533 _hadde_--hadden
_? itte_--omitted
1534 _hy? t_--hyhte
_? ilk_--thikke
1535 _wexen_--waxen
1536 _Sest ? ou_--sestow
1538 _shew_--shewe
1539 _singlere_--singler]
[Headnote:
FAME IS NOT ETERNAL. ]
[Sidenote: It is not the interest of any man who desires renown to
have his name spread through many countries. ]
? and ? er of come? ? at ? ou? a man delite hy{m} in
p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}. he ne may nat i{n} no wise [[pg 58]]
bryngen fur? e ne sprede{n} his name to many manere
peoples.
[Sidenote: He ought, therefore, to be satisfied with the glory he
has acquired at home. ]
? And ? erfore euery man{er} man au? te to ben 1548
paied of hys glorie ? at is puplissed among hys owen
ney? bores.
[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the carelessness and neglect
of writers. ]
? And ? ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi? -i{n}ne ? e boundes of o maner folk but how
many a man ? at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ?
e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for? etynge of writers put oute of
mynde {and} don awey.
[Sidenote: But writings do not preserve the names of men for
ever. ]
? Al be it so ? at certys ? ilke
writynges p{ro}fiten litel. ? e whiche writy{n}ges longe {and}
derke elde do? aweye bo? e he{m} {and} eke her auto{ur}s. 1556
[Sidenote: But perhaps you suppose that you shall secure
immortality if your names are transmitted to future ages. ]
but ? e men semen to geten ? ow a p{er}durablete whan ? e
? enke ? at in tyme comyng ? oure fame shal lasten.
[Sidenote: If you consider the infinite space of eternity you will
have no reason to rejoice in this supposition. ]
? But
na? eles yif ? ou wilt maken co{m}parisou{n} to ? e endeles
space of eternite what ? ing hast ? ou by whiche ? ou 1560
maist reioysen ? e of lo{n}g lastyng of ? i name.
[Sidenote: If a _moment_ be compared with 10,000 years, there is a
proportion between them, though a very small one. ]
? For
if ? er were maked co{m}parysou{n} of ? e abidyng of a
mome{n}t to ten ? ousand wynter. for as myche as bo? e
? o spaces ben endid. ? For ? it ha? ? e moment some 1564
porciou{n} of hit al ? ou? it a litel be.
[Sidenote: But this number of years, multiplied by whatever sum
you please, vanishes when compared with the infinite extent of
eternity. ]
? But na? eles
? ilke self nou{m}bre of ? eres. and eke as many ? eres as
? er to may be multiplied. ne may nat certys be comparisou{n}d
to ? e p{er}durablete ? at is een[de]les.
[Sidenote: There may be comparison between finite things, but none
between the infinite and finite. ]
? For of 1568
? inges ? at han ende may be mad co{m}parisou{n} [but of
thinges that ben w{i}t{h}-owtyn ende to thinges ? {a}t han ende
may be maked no {com}parysou{n}].
[Sidenote: Hence it is, that Fame (however lasting), compared with
eternity, will seem absolutely nothing. ]
? And for ? i is it al
? ou? renou{n} of as longe tyme as euer ? e lyst to ? inken 1572
were ? ou? t by ? e regard of et{er}nite. ? at is vnstauncheable
{and} infinit. it ne sholde nat oonly semen litel. but
pleinliche ry? t nou? t.
[Sidenote: But yet you do good from no other view than to have the
empty applause of the people, foregoing the pleasures of a good
conscience in order to have the insignificant praises of other
people. ]
? But ? e men certys ne konne
don no ? ing ary? t. but ? if it be for ? e audience of poeple. [[pg 59]]
{and} for ydel rumo{ur}s. {and} ? e forsaken ? e grete wor? inesse 1577
of conscience {and} of vertue. {and} ? e seke{n} ? oure
gerdou{n}s of ? e smale wordes of st{ra}nge folke.
[Linenotes:
1545 _come? _--comth it
1547 _fur? e_--forth
_manere_--maner
1548 _? erfore_--ther-for
_au? te_--owhte
1549 _paied_--apayed
_hys owen_--hise owne
1550 _ney? bores_--nesshebours
_be_--ben
1552 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
1553 _put_ (MS. _putte_) _oute_--put owt
1556 _derke_--derk
_do? aweye_--MS. do? e, C. doth a-wey
_her autours_--hir actorros
1557 _? e_--yow
_semen_--semeth
1558 _comyng_--to comynge
1559 _wilt_--wolt
1560 _whiche_--which
1563 _myche_--mochel
1564 _? o_--the
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
_some_--som
1566 _self_--selue
1567 _be_ (2)--ben
1568 _een[de]les_--endeles
1569 _mad_--MS. made, C. maked
[_but----comparysoun_]--from C.
1573 _by_--to]
[Headnote:
VANITY REPROVED. ]
[Sidenote: This silly vanity was once thus ingeniously and
pleasantly rallied. ]
? Haue now here {and} vndirstonde i{n} ? e ly? tnesse of whiche 1580
p{r}ide {and} veyne glorie. how a man scorned[e] festiualy
{and} myrily swiche vanite.
[Sidenote: A certain man, who had assumed the name of a
philosopher through a love of vain-glory, was told by a man of
humour that he could prove he was a philosopher by bearing
patiently the injuries offered him. ]
somtyme ? ere was a man ? at
had[de] assaied wi? striuyng wordes an o? er ma{n}. ? ? e
whiche nat for vsage of verrey vertue. but for proude 1584
veyne glorie had[de] take{n} vpon hym falsly ? e name
of a philosopher. ? ? is ra? er man ? at I speke of
? ou? t[e] he wolde assay[e] where he ? ilke were a
philosopher or no.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 15. ]]
? at is to seyne yif he wolde han suffred 1588
ly? tly in pacience ? e wro{n}ges *? at weren don vnto hym.
[Sidenote: After counterfeiting patience for a while, the sophist
said to the other, 'You must surely confess that I am a
philosopher. ']
? ? is feined[e] philosophre took pacience a
litel while. {and} whan he hadde receiued wordes of
outerage he as in stryuynge a? eine {and} reioysynge of 1592
hym self seide at ? e last[e] ry? t ? us. ? vndirstondest
? ou nat ? at I am a philosophere.
[Sidenote: 'I might have believed it,' said the other, 'had you
held your tongue. ']
? at o? er man answered[e]
a? ein ful bityngly {and} seide. ? I had[de]
wel vndirstonden [yt]. yif ? ou haddest holde{n} ? i tonge 1596
stille.
[Sidenote: What advantage is it to great and worthy men to be
extolled after death? ]
? But what is it to ? ise noble wor? i men.
For certys of swyche folk speke . I. ? at seken glorie wi?
vertue. what is it q{uo}d she. what atteini? fame to
swiche folk whan ? e body is resolued by ? e dee? . atte 1600
? e last[e].
[Sidenote: If body and soul die, then there can be no glory; nor
can there be when he (to whom it is ascribed) does not exist. ]
? For yif so be ? at men dien in al. ? at is
to seyne body {and} soule. ?
