e whiche
resou{n}
{and} cause of difficulte I
shal assaie at ?
shal assaie at ?
Chaucer - Boethius
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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 ? 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
?
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 ? 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
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