at a man
coueite?
Chaucer - Boethius
For who so ?
at is
suffisau{n}t my? ty {and} reuerent. clernesse of renou{n} folwe? of ? e
forseide ? inges. he ha? it alredy of hys suffisaunce. boice. I may nat
q{uo}d I denye it. ? But I mot graunten as it is. ? at ? is ? ing be ry? t
celebrable by clernesse of renou{n} {and} noblesse. ? ? an folwe? it
q{uo}d she ? at we adden clernesse of renou{n} to ? e ? re forseide ? inges.
so ? at ? er ne be amonges hem no difference. {and} ? is is a consequente
q{uo}d . I. ? is ? ing ? an q{uo}d she ? at ne ha? no nede of no foreine
? ing. {and} ? at may don alle ? inges by his streng? es. {and} ? at is noble
{and} hono{ur}able. nis nat ? at a myrie ? ing {and} a ioyful. _boice. _
but wenest q{uo}d I ? {a}t any sorow my? t[e] comen to ? is ? ing ? at is
swiche. ? Certys I may nat ? inke. _P. _ ? ? anne moten we graunt[e] q{uod}
she ? at ? is ? ing be ful of gladnesse yif ? e ? orseide ? inges be so? e.
? And also certys mote we graunten. ? at suffisaunce power noblesse
reuerence {and} gladnesse ben only dyuerse bynames. but hir substaunce
ha? no diu{er}site. _Boice. _ It mot nedely be so q{uo}d . I. _P. _ ? ilke
? inge ? an q{uo}d she ? at is oon {and} simple i{n} his nature. ? e
wikkednesse of men departi? it diuidi? it. {and} whan ? ei enforcen hem
to gete p{ar}tie of a ? ing ? at ne ha? no part. ? ei ne geten hem nei? er
? ilk[e] p{ar}tie ? at nis none. ne ? e ? ing al hole ? at ? ei ne desire nat.
_. b. _ In whiche manere q{uo}d . I. _p. _ ? ilke man q{uo}d she ? at seke?
rychesse to fleen pouerte. he ne trauayle? hym nat to for to gete power
for he ha? leuer ben dirk {and} vile. {and} eke wi? drawe? from hym selfe
many naturel delit? for he nolde lesen ? e moneye ? at he ha? assembled.
but certis in ? is manere he ne geti? hym nat suffisaunce ? at power
forleti? . {and} ? at moleste p{re}ke? . {and} ? at fil? e make? outcaste.
{and} ? at derknesse hide? . and certis he ? {a}t desire? only power he
wasti? {and} scatri? rychesse {and} dispise? delices {and} eke hono{ur}
? at is wi? out power. ne he ne p{re}ise? glorie no ? ing. ? Certys ? us
seest ? ou wel ? at many ? i{n}g{us} failen to hym. for he ha? somtyme
faute of many necessites. {and} many anguysses biten hym ? {and} whan he
may nat don ? o defautes awey. he forlete? to ben my? ty. {and} ? at is ? e
? ing ? at he most desire? . {and} ry? t ? us may I make semblable resou{n}s
of hono{ur}s {and} of glorie {and} of delices. ? For so as euery of ? ise
forseide ? inges is ? e same ? at ? ise o? er ? inges ben. ? at is to sein. al
oon ? ing. who so ? at euer seke? to geten ? at oon of ? ise {and} nat ? at
o? er. he ne gete? nat ? at he desire? . _Boice. _ ? what seist ? ou ? an yif
?
at a man coueite? to geten alle ? ise ? inges to gider. _P. _ Certys
q{uo}d she . I. wolde seie ? at he wolde geten hym souereyne blisfulnes.
but ? at shal he nat fynde in ? o ? inges ? at . I. haue shewed ? at ne mowe
nat ? euen ? at ? ei by-heten. _boice. _ Certys no q{uo}d . I. ? ? an q{uod}
she ne sholden men nat by no weye seken blysfulnesse in swiche ? inges as
men wenen ? at ? ei ne mowe ? euen but o ? ing senglely of alle ? {a}t me{n}
seken. I graunt[e] wel q{uo}d . I. ne no so? er ? ing ne may nat ben said.
_P. _ ? Now hast ? ou ? an q{uo}d she ? e forme {and} ? e causes of false
welefulnesse. ? Now turne {and} flitte ? e eyen of ? i ? ou? t. for ? ere
shalt ? ou seen an oon ? ilk verray blysfulnesse ? {a}t I haue byhy? t ? ee.
_b. _ Certys q{uo}d . I. it is cler {and} opyn. ? ou? ? at it were to a
blynde man. {and} ? at shewedest ? ou me [ful wel] a lytel her byforne.
whan ? ou enforcedest ? e to shewe me ? e causes of ? e false blysfulnesse
? For but yif I be by-giled. ? an is ? ilke ? e verray p{er}fit
blisfulnesse ? at p{er}fitly maki? a man suffisau{n}t. my? ty.
hono{ur}able noble. {and} ful of gladnesse. {and} for ? ou shalt wel
knowe ? at I haue wel vndirstonden ? ise ? inges wi? i{n}ne myne herte.
I knowe wel ? ilke blisfulnesse ? at may verrayly ? euen on of ? e forseide
? inges syn ? ei ben al oon . I. knowe douteles ? at ? ilke ? ing is ? e fulle
of blysfulnesse. _P. _ O my nurry q{uod} she by ? is oppiniou{n} q{uo}d
she I sey[e] ? at ? ou art blisful yif ? ou putte ? is ? er to ? at I shal
seine. what is ? at q{uo}d . I. ? Trowest ? ou ? at ? er be any ? ing in ? is
er? ely mortal toumblyng ? inges ? at may bryngen ? is estat. Certys q{uo}d
I trowe it nat. {and} ? ou hast shewed me wel ? at ouer ? ilke goode ? er is
no ? ing more to ben desired. _P. _ ? ise ? inges ? an q{uo}d she. ? at is to
seyne er? ely suffisaunce {and} power. {and} swiche ? inges ey? er ? ei
semen likenesse of verray goode. or ellys it seme? ? at ? ei ? euen to
mortal folk a maner of goodes ? at ne ben nat perfit. ? But ? ilke goode
? at is verray {and} p{er}fit. ? at may ? ei nat ? euen. _boice. _ I. accorde
me wel q{uo}d . I. ? an q{uo}d she for as moche as ? ou hast knowen whiche
is ? ilke verray blisfulnesse. {and} eke whiche ? ilke ? inges ben ? at lien
falsly blisfulnesse. ? at is to seyne. ? at by desceit seme{n} verray
goodes. ? Now byhoue? ? e to knowe{n} whennes {and} where ? ou mowe
seek[e] ? ilke verray blisfulnesse. ? Certys q{uo}d I ? at desijr I gretly
{and} haue abiden longe tyme to herkene it. ? But for as moche q{uo}d
she as it like? to my disciple plato in his book of i{n} thimeo. ? at in
ry? t lytel ? inges men sholde bysechen ? e helpe of god. ? what iugest ? ou
? at be [now] to done so ? at we may deserue to fynde ? e sete of ? ilke
souereyne goode. _B. _ ?
suffisau{n}t my? ty {and} reuerent. clernesse of renou{n} folwe? of ? e
forseide ? inges. he ha? it alredy of hys suffisaunce. boice. I may nat
q{uo}d I denye it. ? But I mot graunten as it is. ? at ? is ? ing be ry? t
celebrable by clernesse of renou{n} {and} noblesse. ? ? an folwe? it
q{uo}d she ? at we adden clernesse of renou{n} to ? e ? re forseide ? inges.
so ? at ? er ne be amonges hem no difference. {and} ? is is a consequente
q{uo}d . I. ? is ? ing ? an q{uo}d she ? at ne ha? no nede of no foreine
? ing. {and} ? at may don alle ? inges by his streng? es. {and} ? at is noble
{and} hono{ur}able. nis nat ? at a myrie ? ing {and} a ioyful. _boice. _
but wenest q{uo}d I ? {a}t any sorow my? t[e] comen to ? is ? ing ? at is
swiche. ? Certys I may nat ? inke. _P. _ ? ? anne moten we graunt[e] q{uod}
she ? at ? is ? ing be ful of gladnesse yif ? e ? orseide ? inges be so? e.
? And also certys mote we graunten. ? at suffisaunce power noblesse
reuerence {and} gladnesse ben only dyuerse bynames. but hir substaunce
ha? no diu{er}site. _Boice. _ It mot nedely be so q{uo}d . I. _P. _ ? ilke
? inge ? an q{uo}d she ? at is oon {and} simple i{n} his nature. ? e
wikkednesse of men departi? it diuidi? it. {and} whan ? ei enforcen hem
to gete p{ar}tie of a ? ing ? at ne ha? no part. ? ei ne geten hem nei? er
? ilk[e] p{ar}tie ? at nis none. ne ? e ? ing al hole ? at ? ei ne desire nat.
_. b. _ In whiche manere q{uo}d . I. _p. _ ? ilke man q{uo}d she ? at seke?
rychesse to fleen pouerte. he ne trauayle? hym nat to for to gete power
for he ha? leuer ben dirk {and} vile. {and} eke wi? drawe? from hym selfe
many naturel delit? for he nolde lesen ? e moneye ? at he ha? assembled.
but certis in ? is manere he ne geti? hym nat suffisaunce ? at power
forleti? . {and} ? at moleste p{re}ke? . {and} ? at fil? e make? outcaste.
{and} ? at derknesse hide? . and certis he ? {a}t desire? only power he
wasti? {and} scatri? rychesse {and} dispise? delices {and} eke hono{ur}
? at is wi? out power. ne he ne p{re}ise? glorie no ? ing. ? Certys ? us
seest ? ou wel ? at many ? i{n}g{us} failen to hym. for he ha? somtyme
faute of many necessites. {and} many anguysses biten hym ? {and} whan he
may nat don ? o defautes awey. he forlete? to ben my? ty. {and} ? at is ? e
? ing ? at he most desire? . {and} ry? t ? us may I make semblable resou{n}s
of hono{ur}s {and} of glorie {and} of delices. ? For so as euery of ? ise
forseide ? inges is ? e same ? at ? ise o? er ? inges ben. ? at is to sein. al
oon ? ing. who so ? at euer seke? to geten ? at oon of ? ise {and} nat ? at
o? er. he ne gete? nat ? at he desire? . _Boice. _ ? what seist ? ou ? an yif
?
at a man coueite? to geten alle ? ise ? inges to gider. _P. _ Certys
q{uo}d she . I. wolde seie ? at he wolde geten hym souereyne blisfulnes.
but ? at shal he nat fynde in ? o ? inges ? at . I. haue shewed ? at ne mowe
nat ? euen ? at ? ei by-heten. _boice. _ Certys no q{uo}d . I. ? ? an q{uod}
she ne sholden men nat by no weye seken blysfulnesse in swiche ? inges as
men wenen ? at ? ei ne mowe ? euen but o ? ing senglely of alle ? {a}t me{n}
seken. I graunt[e] wel q{uo}d . I. ne no so? er ? ing ne may nat ben said.
_P. _ ? Now hast ? ou ? an q{uo}d she ? e forme {and} ? e causes of false
welefulnesse. ? Now turne {and} flitte ? e eyen of ? i ? ou? t. for ? ere
shalt ? ou seen an oon ? ilk verray blysfulnesse ? {a}t I haue byhy? t ? ee.
_b. _ Certys q{uo}d . I. it is cler {and} opyn. ? ou? ? at it were to a
blynde man. {and} ? at shewedest ? ou me [ful wel] a lytel her byforne.
whan ? ou enforcedest ? e to shewe me ? e causes of ? e false blysfulnesse
? For but yif I be by-giled. ? an is ? ilke ? e verray p{er}fit
blisfulnesse ? at p{er}fitly maki? a man suffisau{n}t. my? ty.
hono{ur}able noble. {and} ful of gladnesse. {and} for ? ou shalt wel
knowe ? at I haue wel vndirstonden ? ise ? inges wi? i{n}ne myne herte.
I knowe wel ? ilke blisfulnesse ? at may verrayly ? euen on of ? e forseide
? inges syn ? ei ben al oon . I. knowe douteles ? at ? ilke ? ing is ? e fulle
of blysfulnesse. _P. _ O my nurry q{uod} she by ? is oppiniou{n} q{uo}d
she I sey[e] ? at ? ou art blisful yif ? ou putte ? is ? er to ? at I shal
seine. what is ? at q{uo}d . I. ? Trowest ? ou ? at ? er be any ? ing in ? is
er? ely mortal toumblyng ? inges ? at may bryngen ? is estat. Certys q{uo}d
I trowe it nat. {and} ? ou hast shewed me wel ? at ouer ? ilke goode ? er is
no ? ing more to ben desired. _P. _ ? ise ? inges ? an q{uo}d she. ? at is to
seyne er? ely suffisaunce {and} power. {and} swiche ? inges ey? er ? ei
semen likenesse of verray goode. or ellys it seme? ? at ? ei ? euen to
mortal folk a maner of goodes ? at ne ben nat perfit. ? But ? ilke goode
? at is verray {and} p{er}fit. ? at may ? ei nat ? euen. _boice. _ I. accorde
me wel q{uo}d . I. ? an q{uo}d she for as moche as ? ou hast knowen whiche
is ? ilke verray blisfulnesse. {and} eke whiche ? ilke ? inges ben ? at lien
falsly blisfulnesse. ? at is to seyne. ? at by desceit seme{n} verray
goodes. ? Now byhoue? ? e to knowe{n} whennes {and} where ? ou mowe
seek[e] ? ilke verray blisfulnesse. ? Certys q{uo}d I ? at desijr I gretly
{and} haue abiden longe tyme to herkene it. ? But for as moche q{uo}d
she as it like? to my disciple plato in his book of i{n} thimeo. ? at in
ry? t lytel ? inges men sholde bysechen ? e helpe of god. ? what iugest ? ou
? at be [now] to done so ? at we may deserue to fynde ? e sete of ? ilke
souereyne goode. _B. _ ?
