or
affecc{i}ou{n}s
of bodies.
Chaucer - Boethius
?
us.
but yif ?
e ?
riuyng
soule ne vnpliti? no ? ing. ? at is to sein ne do? no ? ing by hys p{ro}pre
moeuynges. but suffri? {and} lie? subgit to ? e figures {and} to ? e notes
of bodyes wi? oute for? e. {and} ? elde? ymages ydel {and} veyne in ? e
manere of a mirour. whennes ? riue? ? an or whennes come? ? an ? ilke
knowyng in oure soule. ? at discerni? {and} byholde? alle ? inges. and
whennes is ? ilke streng? e ? at byholde? ? e syngulere ? inges. or whennes
is ? e streng? e ? at dyuyde? ? inges yknowe. {and} ? ilke stre{n}g? e ? at
gadere? to-gidre ? e ? inges deuided. {and} ? e streng? e ? at chese? hys
entrechau{n}ged wey for som tyme it heue? vp ? e heued. ? at is to sein
? at it heue? vp ? e ente{n}c{i}ou{n} to ry? t heye ? inges. {and} som tyme
it discendi? in to ry? t lowe ? inges. {and} whan it retourni? in to hym
self. it rep{re}ui? {and} destroie? ? e false ? inges by ? e trewe ? inges.
? Certys ? is streng? e is cause more efficient {and} mochel more my? ty to
seen {and} to knowe ? inges. ? an ? ilke cause ? at suffri? and resceyue? ? e
notes {and} ? e figures inp{re}ssed in manere of matere algates ? e
passiou{n} ? at is to seyn ? e suffraunce or ? e wit i{n} ? e quik[e] body
go? byforne excitynge {and} moeuyng ? e streng? es of ? e ? ou? te. ry? t so
as whan ? at clerenesse smyte? ? e eyen {and} moeui? hem to seen. or ry? t
so as voys or soune hurtli? to ? e eres {and} co{m}moeui? hem to herkne.
? an is ? e stre{n}g? e of ? e ? ou? t ymoeuid {and} excitid {and} clepe?
fur? e ? e semblable moeuynges ? e speces ? at it halt wi? i{n}ne it self.
{and} addi? ? o speces to ? e notes {and} to ? e ? inges wi? out for? e.
{and} medele? ? e ymages of ? inges wi? out for? e to ? e forme[s] yhid wi?
i{n}ne hym self.
Q{UO}D SI IN CORPORIB{US} SENCIEND{IS}.
QUESTIO.
[Sidenote: [The . 5. ^the p{ro}se. ]]
++But what [yif] ? at in bodies to be{n} feelid ? at is to sein in ? e
takynge of knowelechinge of bodyly ? inges. and al be it so ? at ? e
qualites of bodies ? {a}t ben obiect fro wi? oute for? e moeuen {and}
entalenten ? e instrumentes of ? e wittes. and al be it so ? at ? e
passiou{n} of ? e body ? at is to seyn ? e witte [or the] suffrau{n}ce
[goth to-forn the strengthe of the workynge corage / the which
passiou{n} or suffraunce] clepi? fur? e ? e dede of ? e ? ou? t in hym self.
{and} moeue? {and} exite? in ? is mene while ? e formes ? {a}t resten wi?
in for? e. and yif ? at i{n} sensible bodies as I haue seid oure corage
nis nat ytau? t or enp{re}ntid by passiou{n} to knowe ? ise ? inges. but
demi? {and} knowe? of hys owen streng? e ? e passiou{n} or suffrau{n}ce
subiect to ? e body. Moche more ? an ? oo ? inges ? at ben absolut {and} quit
fram alle talent?
or affecc{i}ou{n}s of bodies. as god or hys aungels ne
folwen nat in discernynge ? inges obiect from wi? oute for? e. but ? ei
accomplissen {and} speden ? e dede of hir ? ou? t by ? is resou{n}. ? ? an
? ere comen many manere knowynges to dyu{er}se {and} differy{n}g
substaunces. for ? e wit of ? e body ? e whiche witte is naked {and}
despoyled of alle o? er knowynges. ? ilke witte come? to bestes ? at ne
mowen nat moeuen hem self here ne ? ere. as oystres {and} muscles {and}
o? er swiche shelle fysshe of ? e see. ? {a}t cliue{n} {and} ben norissed
to roches. but ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n} come? to remuable bestes ? at seme{n}
to han talent to fleen or to desiren any ? inge. but resou{n} is al only
to ? e lynage of mankynde ry? t as i{n}telligence is oonly ? e deuyne
nature. of whiche it folwe? ? at ? ilke knowyng is more wor? e ? an
[th]is[e] o? er. syn it knowe? by hys p{ro}pre nature nat only hys
subiect. as who sei? it ne knowe? nat al oonly ? at app{er}teini?
p{ro}prely to hys knowynge. but it knowe? ? e subgit? of alle o? er
knowynges. but how shal it ? an be yif ? at wit {and} ymaginac{i}ou{n}
stryuen a? eins resonynge {and} sein ? at of ? ilke vniuersel ? inges. ? at
resou{n} wene? to seen ? at it nis ry? t nau? t. for wit {and}
ymaginac{i}ou{n} seyn ? at ? at. ? at is sensible or ymaginable it ne may
nat ben vniuersel. ? an is ei? er ? e iugement of resou{n} [soth]. ne ? at
? er nis no ? inge sensible. or ellys for ? at resou{n} woot wel ? at many
? inges ben subiect to wit {and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. ? an is ? e
co{n}sepc{i}ou{n} of resou{n} veyn {and} fals whiche ? at looke? {and}
co{m}p{re}hendi? . ? at ? at is sensible {and} synguler as uniuersele. and
? if ? at resou{n} wolde answeren a? ein to ? ise two ? at is to sein to wit
{and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. {and} sein ? at so? ely she hir self. ? at is to
seyn ? at resou{n} loke? {and} comp{re}hendi? by resou{n} of
vniuersalite. bo? e ? at ? at is sensible {and} ? at ? at is ymaginable.
{and} ? at ? ilke two ? at is to seyn wit {and} ymaginac{i}ou{n} ne mowe{n}
nat strecchen ne enhaunsen hem self to knowynge of vniuersalite for ? at
? e knowy{n}g of hem ne may exceden nor so{ur}mou{n}te{n} ? e bodyly
figure[s] ? Certys of ? e knowyng of ? inges men au? ten ra? er ? eue
credence to ? e more stedfast {and} to ? e more p{er}fit iugement. In ? is
manere stryuynge ? an we ? at han streng? e of resonynge {and} of
ymaginynge {and} of wit ? at is to seyn by resou{n} {and} by
ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} by wit. [{and}] we sholde ra? er p{re}ise ? e cause
of resou{n}. as who sei? ? an ? e cause of wit or ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
semblable ? inge is it ? at ? e resou{n} of mankynde ne wene? nat ? at ? e
deuyne intelligence byholde? or knowe? ? inges to comen. but ry? t as ? e
resou{n} of mankynde knowe? hem. for ? ou arguist {and} seist ? us. ? at
yif it ne seme nat to men ? at so{m}me ? inges han certeyne {and}
necessarie bytidynges. ? ei ne mowen nat ben wist byforn certeynely to
bytiden. ? a{n} nis [ther] no p{re}science of ? ilke ? inges. {and} yif we
trowen ? at p{re}science ben in ? ise ? inges. ? an is ? er no ? inge ? at it
ne bitidi? by necessite. but certys yif we my? te{n} han ? e iugeme{n}t of
? e deuyne ? ou? t as we ben p{ar}son{er}s of resou{n}. ry? t so as we han
demed. it byhoue? ? at ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} wit ben byne? e resou{n}.
ry? t so wolde we deme{n} ? at it were ry? tful ? ing ? at ma{n}s resou{n}
au? t[e] to su{m}mitten it self {and} to ben byne?
soule ne vnpliti? no ? ing. ? at is to sein ne do? no ? ing by hys p{ro}pre
moeuynges. but suffri? {and} lie? subgit to ? e figures {and} to ? e notes
of bodyes wi? oute for? e. {and} ? elde? ymages ydel {and} veyne in ? e
manere of a mirour. whennes ? riue? ? an or whennes come? ? an ? ilke
knowyng in oure soule. ? at discerni? {and} byholde? alle ? inges. and
whennes is ? ilke streng? e ? at byholde? ? e syngulere ? inges. or whennes
is ? e streng? e ? at dyuyde? ? inges yknowe. {and} ? ilke stre{n}g? e ? at
gadere? to-gidre ? e ? inges deuided. {and} ? e streng? e ? at chese? hys
entrechau{n}ged wey for som tyme it heue? vp ? e heued. ? at is to sein
? at it heue? vp ? e ente{n}c{i}ou{n} to ry? t heye ? inges. {and} som tyme
it discendi? in to ry? t lowe ? inges. {and} whan it retourni? in to hym
self. it rep{re}ui? {and} destroie? ? e false ? inges by ? e trewe ? inges.
? Certys ? is streng? e is cause more efficient {and} mochel more my? ty to
seen {and} to knowe ? inges. ? an ? ilke cause ? at suffri? and resceyue? ? e
notes {and} ? e figures inp{re}ssed in manere of matere algates ? e
passiou{n} ? at is to seyn ? e suffraunce or ? e wit i{n} ? e quik[e] body
go? byforne excitynge {and} moeuyng ? e streng? es of ? e ? ou? te. ry? t so
as whan ? at clerenesse smyte? ? e eyen {and} moeui? hem to seen. or ry? t
so as voys or soune hurtli? to ? e eres {and} co{m}moeui? hem to herkne.
? an is ? e stre{n}g? e of ? e ? ou? t ymoeuid {and} excitid {and} clepe?
fur? e ? e semblable moeuynges ? e speces ? at it halt wi? i{n}ne it self.
{and} addi? ? o speces to ? e notes {and} to ? e ? inges wi? out for? e.
{and} medele? ? e ymages of ? inges wi? out for? e to ? e forme[s] yhid wi?
i{n}ne hym self.
Q{UO}D SI IN CORPORIB{US} SENCIEND{IS}.
QUESTIO.
[Sidenote: [The . 5. ^the p{ro}se. ]]
++But what [yif] ? at in bodies to be{n} feelid ? at is to sein in ? e
takynge of knowelechinge of bodyly ? inges. and al be it so ? at ? e
qualites of bodies ? {a}t ben obiect fro wi? oute for? e moeuen {and}
entalenten ? e instrumentes of ? e wittes. and al be it so ? at ? e
passiou{n} of ? e body ? at is to seyn ? e witte [or the] suffrau{n}ce
[goth to-forn the strengthe of the workynge corage / the which
passiou{n} or suffraunce] clepi? fur? e ? e dede of ? e ? ou? t in hym self.
{and} moeue? {and} exite? in ? is mene while ? e formes ? {a}t resten wi?
in for? e. and yif ? at i{n} sensible bodies as I haue seid oure corage
nis nat ytau? t or enp{re}ntid by passiou{n} to knowe ? ise ? inges. but
demi? {and} knowe? of hys owen streng? e ? e passiou{n} or suffrau{n}ce
subiect to ? e body. Moche more ? an ? oo ? inges ? at ben absolut {and} quit
fram alle talent?
or affecc{i}ou{n}s of bodies. as god or hys aungels ne
folwen nat in discernynge ? inges obiect from wi? oute for? e. but ? ei
accomplissen {and} speden ? e dede of hir ? ou? t by ? is resou{n}. ? ? an
? ere comen many manere knowynges to dyu{er}se {and} differy{n}g
substaunces. for ? e wit of ? e body ? e whiche witte is naked {and}
despoyled of alle o? er knowynges. ? ilke witte come? to bestes ? at ne
mowen nat moeuen hem self here ne ? ere. as oystres {and} muscles {and}
o? er swiche shelle fysshe of ? e see. ? {a}t cliue{n} {and} ben norissed
to roches. but ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n} come? to remuable bestes ? at seme{n}
to han talent to fleen or to desiren any ? inge. but resou{n} is al only
to ? e lynage of mankynde ry? t as i{n}telligence is oonly ? e deuyne
nature. of whiche it folwe? ? at ? ilke knowyng is more wor? e ? an
[th]is[e] o? er. syn it knowe? by hys p{ro}pre nature nat only hys
subiect. as who sei? it ne knowe? nat al oonly ? at app{er}teini?
p{ro}prely to hys knowynge. but it knowe? ? e subgit? of alle o? er
knowynges. but how shal it ? an be yif ? at wit {and} ymaginac{i}ou{n}
stryuen a? eins resonynge {and} sein ? at of ? ilke vniuersel ? inges. ? at
resou{n} wene? to seen ? at it nis ry? t nau? t. for wit {and}
ymaginac{i}ou{n} seyn ? at ? at. ? at is sensible or ymaginable it ne may
nat ben vniuersel. ? an is ei? er ? e iugement of resou{n} [soth]. ne ? at
? er nis no ? inge sensible. or ellys for ? at resou{n} woot wel ? at many
? inges ben subiect to wit {and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. ? an is ? e
co{n}sepc{i}ou{n} of resou{n} veyn {and} fals whiche ? at looke? {and}
co{m}p{re}hendi? . ? at ? at is sensible {and} synguler as uniuersele. and
? if ? at resou{n} wolde answeren a? ein to ? ise two ? at is to sein to wit
{and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. {and} sein ? at so? ely she hir self. ? at is to
seyn ? at resou{n} loke? {and} comp{re}hendi? by resou{n} of
vniuersalite. bo? e ? at ? at is sensible {and} ? at ? at is ymaginable.
{and} ? at ? ilke two ? at is to seyn wit {and} ymaginac{i}ou{n} ne mowe{n}
nat strecchen ne enhaunsen hem self to knowynge of vniuersalite for ? at
? e knowy{n}g of hem ne may exceden nor so{ur}mou{n}te{n} ? e bodyly
figure[s] ? Certys of ? e knowyng of ? inges men au? ten ra? er ? eue
credence to ? e more stedfast {and} to ? e more p{er}fit iugement. In ? is
manere stryuynge ? an we ? at han streng? e of resonynge {and} of
ymaginynge {and} of wit ? at is to seyn by resou{n} {and} by
ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} by wit. [{and}] we sholde ra? er p{re}ise ? e cause
of resou{n}. as who sei? ? an ? e cause of wit or ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
semblable ? inge is it ? at ? e resou{n} of mankynde ne wene? nat ? at ? e
deuyne intelligence byholde? or knowe? ? inges to comen. but ry? t as ? e
resou{n} of mankynde knowe? hem. for ? ou arguist {and} seist ? us. ? at
yif it ne seme nat to men ? at so{m}me ? inges han certeyne {and}
necessarie bytidynges. ? ei ne mowen nat ben wist byforn certeynely to
bytiden. ? a{n} nis [ther] no p{re}science of ? ilke ? inges. {and} yif we
trowen ? at p{re}science ben in ? ise ? inges. ? an is ? er no ? inge ? at it
ne bitidi? by necessite. but certys yif we my? te{n} han ? e iugeme{n}t of
? e deuyne ? ou? t as we ben p{ar}son{er}s of resou{n}. ry? t so as we han
demed. it byhoue? ? at ymaginac{i}ou{n} {and} wit ben byne? e resou{n}.
ry? t so wolde we deme{n} ? at it were ry? tful ? ing ? at ma{n}s resou{n}
au? t[e] to su{m}mitten it self {and} to ben byne?
