No More Learning

t_--hyhte
158 _sent_--isent
160 _? an_--thanne
161 _sodeyne_--sodeyn]


[Headnote:
THE TRIALS OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS. ]

HAUT[1] ALITER TRISTICIE.

[Footnote 1: MS. hanc. ]

[Sidenote: [The 3^de p{ro}se. ]]

[Sidenote: The clouds of sorrow being dispelled, Boethius
recollects the features of his Physician, whom he discovers to be
Philosophy. ]

++Ry? t so {and} none o? er wyse ? e cloudes of sorowe
dissolued {and} don awey. ? I took heuene. {and} 164
receyuede mynde to knowe ? e face of my fyciscien.
? So ? at I sette myne eyen on hir {and} festned[e] my
lokyng. I byholde my norice philosophie. in whos
houses I hadde conuersed {and} haunted fro my ? ou? e. 168
{and} I seide ? us.

[Sidenote: He addresses her. ]

? O ? ou maistresse of alle uertues
descendid fro ? e souereyne sete. Whi art ? ou comen
in to ? is solitarie place of myn exil. ? Art ? ou comen
for ? {o}u art mad coupable wi? me of fals[e] blames. 172

[Sidenote: She expresses her concern for him, and tells him that
she is willing to share his misfortunes. ]

? O q{uod} sche my norry scholde I forsake ? e now. and
scholde I not parte wi? ? e by comune trauaille ? e charge
? at ? ou hast suffred for envie of my name. ? Certis
it nar[e] not leueful ne sittyng to philosophie to leten 176
wi? -outen compaignie ? e wey of hym ? at is i{n}nocent.

[Sidenote: She fears not any accusation, as if it were a new
thing. ]

? Scholde I ? an redoute my blame {and} agrisen as ? ou?
? er were byfallen a newe ? ing. q. d. non. ? For
trowest ? ou ? at philosophi be now al? erfirst assailed 180
i{n} p{er}ils by folk of wicked[e] maneres.

[Sidenote: For before the age of Plato she contended against
folly, and by her help Socrates triumphed over an unjust death. ]

? Haue I not
stryuen wi? ful greet strife in olde tyme byfore ? e
age of my plato a? eins ? e foolhardines of foly {and}
eke ? e same plato lyuyng. hys maistre socrates 184
deserued[e] victorie of vnry? tful dee? in my presence.

[Sidenote: Of the inheritance of Socrates the rout of Epicureans
and Stoics wanted to get a part. ]

? ? e heritage of wyche socrates. ? e h{er}itage is to seyne
? e doctrine of ? e whiche soc{ra}tes in hys oppiniou{n} of [[pg 11]]
felicite ? at I clepe welfulnesse ? Whan ? at ? e people 188
of epicuriens {and} stoyciens {and} many o? er enforceden
hem to go rauische eueryche man for his part ? at is
to seyne. ? at to eueryche of hem wolde drawen to ? e
defence of his oppiniou{n} ? e wordes of socrates. 192

[Sidenote: Philosophy withstood them, whereupon they tore her
robe, and, departing with the shreds, imagined that they had got
possession of her. ]

? ? ei
as in p{ar}tie of hir preye todrowe{n} me criynge {and}
debatyng ? er a? eins. {and} tornen {and} torente{n} my clo? es
? at I hadde woue{n} wi? myn handes. {and} wi? ? e
cloutes ? at ? ei hadden arased oute of my clo? es. ? ei 196
wenten awey wenyng ? at I hadde gon wi? he{m} euery
dele.

[Sidenote: Thus, clothed with her spoils, they deceived many. ]

In whiche epicuryens {and} stoyciens. for as
myche as ? er semed[e] so{m}me traces {and} steppes of
myne habit.

[Sidenote: [* fol. 5. ]]

? e folye of men wenyng ? o epicuryens 200
{and} stoyciens my *familers p{er}uertede (. s. p{er}sequend{o})
so{m}me ? oru? ? e errour of ? e wikked[e] or vnkunnyng[e]
multitude of hem.

[Sidenote: Philosophy adduces examples of wise men, who had
laboured under difficulties on account of being her disciples. ]

? ? is is to seyne for ? ei
semeden philosophres: ? ei weren p{ur}sued to ? e dee? 204
and slayn. ? So yif ? ou hast not knowen ? e exilynge
of anaxogore. ne ? e empoysenyng of socrates. ne ? e
to{ur}ment? of ? eno for ? ei [weren] straungers. ? ? it
my? test ? ou haue knowe{n} ? e senectiens {and} ? e Canyos 208
{and} ? e sorancis of wyche folk ? e renou{n} is ney? er ouer
oolde ne vnsolempne. ? ? e whiche men no ? ing ellys
ne brou? t[e] hem to ? e dee? but oonly for ? ei weren
enfourmed of my maneres. {and} semede{n} moste vnlyke 212
to ? e studies of wicked folk. ? And for? i ? ou au? test
not to wondre ? ou? ? {a}t I in ? e bitter see of ? is lijf be
fordryuen wi? tempestes blowyng aboute. [[pg 12]]

[Sidenote: It is the aim of Philosophy to displease the wicked,
who are more to be despised than dreaded, for they have no
leader. ]

in ? e whiche
te{m}peste ? is is my most p{ur}pos ? at is to seyn to displese 216
to wikked[e] men. ? Of whiche schrews al be
? e oost neuer so grete it is to dispyse. for it nis gouerned
wi? no leder of resoune. but it is rauysched only by
flityng errour folyly {and} ly? tly.

[Sidenote: If Philosophy is attacked by the wicked, she retires
within her fortress, leaving the enemy busy among the useless
baggage, and laughing to scorn such hunters of trifles. ]

? And if ? ei somtyme 220
maky{n}g an ost a? eynest vs assaile vs as strengere. oure
leder drawe?
to gedir hys rycchesse i{n} to hys toure.
{and} ? ei ben ententif aboute sarpulers or sachels vnp{ro}fitable
forto taken. but we ? at ben hey? abouen syker 224
fro al tumulte {and} wode noise. ben stored {and} enclosed
in syche a palays. whider as ? at chateryng or anoying
folye ne may not attayne. ? We scorne swiche
rauiners {and} honters of foulest[e] ? inges. 228

[Linenotes:
163 _none o? er_--non oother
_sorowe_--sorwe
165 _knowe_--knowen
166 _myne_--myn
_festned[e]_--fastnede
170 _fro_--from
170, 171 _art ? ou_--artow
172 _mad_--MS. made, C. maked
_fals[e]_--false
174 _parte_--parten
176 _nar[e]_--nere
_sittyng_--sittinge
178 _? an_--thanne
179 _? ing_--thing
_q. d. non_--omitted
180 _trowest ? ou_--trowestow
_al? erfirst_--alderfirst
181 _wicked[e]_--wikkede
182 _strife_--strif
183 _a? eins_--ayenis
_foolhardines_--foolhardinesse
_foly_--folie
184 _eke_--ek
185 _deserued[e]_--desseruede
186 _wyche_--the which
_seyne_--seyn
188 _welfulnesse_--welefulnesse
189 _o? er_--oothre
190 _go_--gon
_eueryche_--euerich
191 _seyne_--seyn
_to_--omitted
_eueryche_--euerich
194 _tornen_--_read_ coruen, C. koruen
195 _wouen_--MS. wonne{n}, C. wouen
196 _arased_--arraced
197 _gon_--MS. gone, C. gon
198 _dele_--del
199 _myche_--moche
_semed[e]_--semede
{and}--or
200 _myne_--myn
_wenyng_--MS. wevyng, C. weninge
202 _? oru? _--thorw
_wikked[e]_--wikkede
_vnkunnyng[e]_--vnkunnynge
203 _seyne_--seyn ? {a}t
204 _semeden_--semede
_pursued_--MS. pursuede, C. pursued
205 _slayn_--MS. slayne, C. slayn
207 [_weren_]--weeren
208 _my? test ? ou haue_--myhtestow han
209 _sorancis_--sorans
_wyche_--which
_is_--nis
210 _oolde_--MS. colde, C. old
211 _brou? t[e]_--browhte
212 _enfourmed_--MS. vnfourmed, C. enformyd
_my_--myne
_vnlyke_--vnlyk
213 _wicked folk_--wikkede foolk{e}
_au? test_--owhtest
214 _wondre_--wondren
_bitter_--bittre
216 _displese_--displesen
217 _wikked[e]_--wikkede
_schrews_--shrewes
218 _oost_--glossed _acies_ in C.
_grete_--gret
219, 222 _leder_--leder{e}
220 _flityng_--fleetynge
_ly? tly_--lythly
_if_--yif
221 _a? eynest_--ayenis
222 _to----rycchesse_, to gydere hise rychesses
_toure_--towr
224 _hey? _--heye
225 _al_--alle
_ben_--omitted
_stored_--warnestored
226 _syche_--swich
_? at_--omitted
227 _scorne_--schorne
228 _rauiners----? inges_--rauyneres & henteres of fowleste thinges]


[Headnote:
THE AIM OF PHILOSOPHY. ]

QUISQ{UI}S COMPOSITO.

[Sidenote: [The ferthe Met{ur}. ]]

[Sidenote: He who hath triumphed over fate, and remained
insensible to the changes of Fortune, shall not be moved by
storms, nor by the fires of Vesuvius, nor by the fiercest
thunderbolts. ]

++Who so it be ? at is clere of vertue sad {and} wel ordinat
of lyuyng. ? at ha? put vnderfote ? e prowed[e]
wierdes {and} loki? vpry? t vpon ey? er fortune. he may
holde hys chiere vndiscomfited. ? ? e rage ne ? e manace 232
of ? e co{m}moeuyng or chasyng vpwarde hete fro ? e
botme. ne schal not moeue ? at man. ne ? e vnstable
mountaigne ? at hy? t veseuus. ? at wirche? oute ? oru?
hys broken[e] chemineys smokyng fires. ? Ne ? e wey 236
of ? onder ly? t ? at is wont to smyte hey? e toures ne
schal not mouene ? at man.

[Sidenote: Fear not the tyrant's rage. ]

? Wherto ? en wrecches
drede ? e tyrauntes ? at ben wode {and} felownes wi? -outen
ony strenke? .

[Sidenote: He who neither fears nor hopes for anything disarms the
tyrant. ]

? Hope after no ? ing ne drede nat. {and} 240
so schalt ? ou desarmen ? e ire of ? ilke vnmy? ty tyraunt. [[pg 13]]

[Sidenote: He whose heart fails him, yields his arms, and forges
his own fetters. ]

? But who so ? at quakyng drede? or desire? ? ing ? at
nis not stable of his ry? t. ? at man ? at so do? ha? cast
awey hys schelde {and} is remoeued fro hys place. {and} 244
enlace? hym i{n} ? e cheyne wi? whiche he may be
drawen.

[Linenotes:
229 _clere_--cleer
230 _lyuyng_--leuynge
_ha? _--MS. ha? e
_vnderfote_--vndir-foot
_prowed[e]_--prowde
231 _may----chiere_--may his cheere holde
232 _manace_--manesses
233 _? e_--? e see
235 _hy? t_--hihte
_veseuus_--MS. vesenus
_wirche? _--writith
236 _broken[e]_--brokene
_smokyng_--smokynge
237 _smyte_--smyten
238 _Wherto ? en_--wharto thanne
239 _felownes----ony_--felonos withowte any
241 _schalt ? ou desarmen_--shaltow deseruien
243 _do? _--MS. do? e, C. doth
_ha? _--MS. ha? e, C. hath
_cast_--MS. caste, C. cast
244 _schelde_--sheld
_remoeued fro_--remwed from
245 _whiche_--the which
_be_--ben]


[Headnote:
BOETHIUS SPEAKS OF HIS TROUBLES. ]

SENTIS NE INQUIT.

[Sidenote: [The verthe p{ro}se. ]]

[Sidenote: Philosophy seeks to know the malady of Boethius. ]

++FElest ? ou q{uod} sche ? ise ? inges {and} entren ? ei ou? t
in ? i corage. ? Art ? ou like an asse to ? e harpe. 248
Whi wepest ? ou whi spillest ? ou teres. ? Yif ? ou
abidest after helpe of ? i leche. ? e byhoue? discouere ? i
wounde.

[Sidenote: Boethius complains of Fortune's unrelenting rage. ]

? ? o . I. ? at hadde gadered strenke? in my
corage answered[e] {and} seide. {and} nede? it ? itte q{uod} 252
. I. of rehersyng or of amonic{i}ou{n}. {and} schewe? it not
ynou? by hym self ? e scharpnes of fortune ? at wexe?
woode a? eynes me.

[Sidenote: Is not she moved, he asks, with the aspect of his
prison? ]

? Ne moeue? it nat ? e to seen ? e
face or ? e man{er}e of ? is place (. i.