Certis it nar[e] not leueful ne
sittyng to philosophie to leten wi?
sittyng to philosophie to leten wi?
Chaucer - Boethius
rosene
floures. ? And who make? ? at plenteuouse autu{m}pne in fulle ? eres
fleti? wi? heuy grapes. ? And eke ? is ma{n} was wont to telle ? e
dyuerses causes of nature ? at weren yhid. ? Allas now lie? he emptid of
ly? t of hys ? ou? t. {and} hys nekke is p{re}ssid wi? heuy cheynes {and}
bere? his chere enclined adoune for ? e greet[e] wey? t. and is
constreyned to loke on foule er? e.
SET MEDICINE INQUIT TEMPUS.
[Sidenote: [The ij^de p{ro}se. ]]
++Bvt tyme is now q{uo}d sche of medicine more ? en of compleynte.
? Forso? e ? en sche entendyng to me warde wi? al ? e lokyng of hir eyen
saide. ? Art not ? ou he q{uo}d sche ? at su{m}tyme I-norschid wi? my
mylke {and} fostre[d] wi? my meetes were ascaped {and} comen to corage
of a p{er}fit man. ? Certys I ? af ? e syche armures ? at ? if ? ou ? i self
ne haddest first caste hem away. ? ei schulden haue defendid ? e in
sykernesse ? at may not be ouer-comen. ? Knowest ? ou me not. Why art ? ou
stille. is it for schame or for astonynge. It were me leuer ? at it were
for schame. but it seme? me ? at astony{n}ge ha? opp{re}ssed ? e. ? And
whan sche say me not oonly stille. but wi? -outen office of tonge {and}
al doumbe. sche leide hir honde softely vpon my brest {and} seide.
? Here nis no p{er}il q{uod} sche. ? He is fallen in to a litargie.
whiche ? at is a comune sekenes to hertes ? at ben desceiued. ? He ha? a
litel for? eten hym self. but certis he schal ly? tly reme{m}bren hym
self. ? ? if so be ? at he ha? knowe{n} me or now. {and} ? at he may so
done I wil wipe a litel hys eyen. ? at ben derked by ? e cloude of mortel
? inges ? ? ise wordes seide sche. and wi? ? e lappe of hir garment yplitid
in a frounce sche dried[e] myn eyen ? at were ful of ? e wawes of my
wepynges.
TUNC ME DISCUSSA.
[Sidenote: [The 3^de Met{ur}. ]]
++? us when ? at ny? t was discussed {and} chased awey. derknesses
forleften me. {and} to myn eyen repeyre a? eyne her firste strenke? . and
ry? t by ensample as ? e sonne is hid when ? e sterres ben clustred. ? at is
to sey whe{n} sterres ben couered wi? cloudes by a swifte wynde ? at hy? t
chorus. {and} ? at ? e firmame{n}t stont derked by wete ploungy cloudes.
and ? at ? e sterres not apperen vpo{n} heuene. ? So ? at ? e ny? t seme?
sprad vpo{n} er? e. ? Yif ? an ? e wynde ? at hy? t borias sent out of ? e
kaues of ? e contre of Trace beti? ? is ny? t. ? at is to seyn chasi? it
away {and} descouere? ? e closed day. ? ? an schine? pheb{us} yshaken wi?
sodeyne ly? t {and} smyte? wi? hys bemes i{n} m{er}uely{n}g eyen.
HAUT ALITER TRISTICIE.
[Sidenote: [The 3^de p{ro}se. ]]
++Ry? t so {and} none o? er wyse ? e cloudes of sorowe dissolued {and} don
awey. ? I took heuene. {and} 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. {and} I seide ? us. ? 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. ? 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 wi? -outen compaignie ? e wey of hym ? at
is i{n}nocent. ? 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 i{n} p{er}ils by folk of wicked[e]
maneres. ? 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 deserued[e] victorie of vnry? tful
dee? in my presence. ? ? 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
felicite ? at I clepe welfulnesse ? Whan ? at ? e people 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. ? ? 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 wenten awey wenyng ? at I hadde gon wi? he{m} euery dele. In whiche
epicuryens {and} stoyciens. for as myche as ? er semed[e] so{m}me traces
{and} steppes of myne habit. ? e folye of men wenyng ? o epicuryens {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. ? ? is is to
seyne for ? ei semeden philosophres: ? ei weren p{ur}sued to ? e dee? 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 {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 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. in ? e whiche te{m}peste ? is is my most
p{ur}pos ? at is to seyn to displese 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. ? And if ? ei somtyme 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 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.
QUISQ{UI}S COMPOSITO.
[Sidenote: [The ferthe Met{ur}. ]]
++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
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 of ? onder
ly? t ? at is wont to smyte hey? e toures ne schal not mouene ? at man.
? Wherto ? en wrecches drede ? e tyrauntes ? at ben wode {and} felownes
wi? -outen ony strenke? . ? Hope after no ? ing ne drede nat.
floures. ? And who make? ? at plenteuouse autu{m}pne in fulle ? eres
fleti? wi? heuy grapes. ? And eke ? is ma{n} was wont to telle ? e
dyuerses causes of nature ? at weren yhid. ? Allas now lie? he emptid of
ly? t of hys ? ou? t. {and} hys nekke is p{re}ssid wi? heuy cheynes {and}
bere? his chere enclined adoune for ? e greet[e] wey? t. and is
constreyned to loke on foule er? e.
SET MEDICINE INQUIT TEMPUS.
[Sidenote: [The ij^de p{ro}se. ]]
++Bvt tyme is now q{uo}d sche of medicine more ? en of compleynte.
? Forso? e ? en sche entendyng to me warde wi? al ? e lokyng of hir eyen
saide. ? Art not ? ou he q{uo}d sche ? at su{m}tyme I-norschid wi? my
mylke {and} fostre[d] wi? my meetes were ascaped {and} comen to corage
of a p{er}fit man. ? Certys I ? af ? e syche armures ? at ? if ? ou ? i self
ne haddest first caste hem away. ? ei schulden haue defendid ? e in
sykernesse ? at may not be ouer-comen. ? Knowest ? ou me not. Why art ? ou
stille. is it for schame or for astonynge. It were me leuer ? at it were
for schame. but it seme? me ? at astony{n}ge ha? opp{re}ssed ? e. ? And
whan sche say me not oonly stille. but wi? -outen office of tonge {and}
al doumbe. sche leide hir honde softely vpon my brest {and} seide.
? Here nis no p{er}il q{uod} sche. ? He is fallen in to a litargie.
whiche ? at is a comune sekenes to hertes ? at ben desceiued. ? He ha? a
litel for? eten hym self. but certis he schal ly? tly reme{m}bren hym
self. ? ? if so be ? at he ha? knowe{n} me or now. {and} ? at he may so
done I wil wipe a litel hys eyen. ? at ben derked by ? e cloude of mortel
? inges ? ? ise wordes seide sche. and wi? ? e lappe of hir garment yplitid
in a frounce sche dried[e] myn eyen ? at were ful of ? e wawes of my
wepynges.
TUNC ME DISCUSSA.
[Sidenote: [The 3^de Met{ur}. ]]
++? us when ? at ny? t was discussed {and} chased awey. derknesses
forleften me. {and} to myn eyen repeyre a? eyne her firste strenke? . and
ry? t by ensample as ? e sonne is hid when ? e sterres ben clustred. ? at is
to sey whe{n} sterres ben couered wi? cloudes by a swifte wynde ? at hy? t
chorus. {and} ? at ? e firmame{n}t stont derked by wete ploungy cloudes.
and ? at ? e sterres not apperen vpo{n} heuene. ? So ? at ? e ny? t seme?
sprad vpo{n} er? e. ? Yif ? an ? e wynde ? at hy? t borias sent out of ? e
kaues of ? e contre of Trace beti? ? is ny? t. ? at is to seyn chasi? it
away {and} descouere? ? e closed day. ? ? an schine? pheb{us} yshaken wi?
sodeyne ly? t {and} smyte? wi? hys bemes i{n} m{er}uely{n}g eyen.
HAUT ALITER TRISTICIE.
[Sidenote: [The 3^de p{ro}se. ]]
++Ry? t so {and} none o? er wyse ? e cloudes of sorowe dissolued {and} don
awey. ? I took heuene. {and} 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. {and} I seide ? us. ? 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. ? 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 wi? -outen compaignie ? e wey of hym ? at
is i{n}nocent. ? 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 i{n} p{er}ils by folk of wicked[e]
maneres. ? 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 deserued[e] victorie of vnry? tful
dee? in my presence. ? ? 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
felicite ? at I clepe welfulnesse ? Whan ? at ? e people 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. ? ? 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 wenten awey wenyng ? at I hadde gon wi? he{m} euery dele. In whiche
epicuryens {and} stoyciens. for as myche as ? er semed[e] so{m}me traces
{and} steppes of myne habit. ? e folye of men wenyng ? o epicuryens {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. ? ? is is to
seyne for ? ei semeden philosophres: ? ei weren p{ur}sued to ? e dee? 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 {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 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. in ? e whiche te{m}peste ? is is my most
p{ur}pos ? at is to seyn to displese 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. ? And if ? ei somtyme 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 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.
QUISQ{UI}S COMPOSITO.
[Sidenote: [The ferthe Met{ur}. ]]
++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
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 of ? onder
ly? t ? at is wont to smyte hey? e toures ne schal not mouene ? at man.
? Wherto ? en wrecches drede ? e tyrauntes ? at ben wode {and} felownes
wi? -outen ony strenke? . ? Hope after no ? ing ne drede nat.
