e hote
p{ar}tie
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
ise ?
inges ben alle on ?
ing.
?
an ben ?
ei
none membris q{uo}d she. for ellys it sholde seme ? at blisfulnesse were
conioigned al of one membre alone. but ? at is a ? i{n}g ? at may nat ben
doon. ? is ? ing q{uo}d . I. nys nat doutous. but I abide to herkene ? e
remenaunt of ? e questiou{n}. ? is is ope{n} {and} clere q{uo}d she. ? at
alle o? er ? inges ben referred {and} brou? t to goode. ? For ? erfore is
suffisaunce requered. For it is demed to ben good. {and} for? i is power
requered. for men trowen also ? at it be goode. and ? is same ? ing mowe we
? inken {and} coueiten of reuerence {and} of noblesse {and} of delit. ? an
is souereyne good ? e soume {and} ? e cause of alle ? at au? t[e] be
desired. forwhi ? ilke ? ing ? at wi? -holde? no good in it self ne
semblaunce of goode it ne may nat wel in no manere be desired ne
requered. {and} ? e contrarie. For ? ou? ? at ? inges by hir nature ne ben
nat goode algates yif men wene ? at ? ei be{n} goode ? it ben ? ei desired
as ? ou? [? {a}t] ? ei were verrayly goode. {and} ? erfore is it ? at men
au? te{n} to wene by ry? t ? at bounte be souereyne fyn {and} ? e cause of
alle ? inges ? at ben to requeren. ? But certis ? ilke ? {a}t is cause for
whiche men requeren any ? ing. ? it seme? ? at ? ilke same ? ing be most
desired. as ? us yif ? at a wy? t wolde ryde for cause of hele. he ne
desire? nat so mychel ? e moeuyng to ryden as ? e effect of his heele. Now
? an syn ? at alle ? inges ben requered for ? e grace of good. ? ei ne ben
[nat] desired of alle folk more ? an ? e same good ? But we han graunted
? at blysfulnesse is ? at ? ing for whiche ? at alle ? ise o? er ? inges ben
desired. ? an is it ? us ? at certis only blisfulnesse is requered {and}
desired ? By whiche ? ing it shewe? clerely ? at good {and} blisfulnesse
is al oone {and} ? e same substaunce. ? I se nat q{uo}d I wher fore ? at
men my? t[en] discorden in ? is. _p. _ {and} we han shewed ? at god {and}
verrey blysfulnesse is al oon ? ing ? ? at is so? e q{uod} . I. ? an mowe we
conclude sikerly ? {a}t ? e substaunce of god is set in ? ilke same good
{and} in noon o? er place.
NUNC OMNES PARITER {ET}C.
[Sidenote: [The 10^the Met{ur}. ]]
++O Come? alle to-gidre now ? e ? at ben ycau? t {and} ybounde wi?
wicked[e] cheines by ? e deceiuable delit of er? ely ? inges inhabytynge in
? oure ? ou? t. here shal ben ? e reste of ? oure laboures. here is ? e hauene
stable in peisible quiete. ? is al oone is ? e open refut to wreches.
_Glosa. _ ? is is to seyn. ? at ? e ? at ben combred {and} deceyued wi?
worldly affecc{i}ou{n}s come? now to ? is souereyne good ? at is god. ? at
is refut to hem ? at wolen come to hym. _Textus. _ ? Alle ? e ? inges ? at ? e
ryuere Tagus ? iue? ? ow wi? his golden[e] grauels. or ellys alle ? e
? ynges ? at ? e ryuere herm{us}. ? iue? wi? his rede brynke. or ? at yndus
? iue? ? at is nexte ?
e hote p{ar}tie of ? e worlde. ? at medele? ? e grene
stones (smaragd{e}) wi? ? e white (margarits). ne sholde nat cleren ? e
lokynge of ? oure ? o? t. but hiden ra? er ? oure blynde corages wi? i{n}ne
hire dirkenesse ? Alle ? at like? ? ow here {and} exciti? {and} moeue?
? oure ? ou? tes. ? e er? e ha? noryshed it in hys lowe caues. but ? e shynyng
by ? e whiche ? e heuene is gouerned {and} whennes ? at it ha? hys streng? e
? at chase? ? e derke ouer? rowyng of ? e soule. ? And who so euer may
knowen ? ilke ly? t of blisfulnesse. he shal wel seine ? at ? e white bemes
of ? e sonne ne ben nat cleer.
ASSENCIOR INQ{UA}M CUNCTA. Boice.
[Sidenote: [The 11 p{ro}se. ]]
++I assent[e] me q{uo}d . I. For alle ? ise ? inges ben strongly bounden
wi? ry? t ferme resou{n}s. how mychel wilt ? ou p{re}isen it q{uo}d she.
yif ? at ? ou knowe what ? ilke goode is. I wol p{re}ise it q{uo}d I by
price wi? outen ende. ? yif it shal bytyde me to knowe also to-gidre god
? at is good. ? certys q{uo}d she ? {a}t shal I do ? e by verray resou{n}.
yif ? at ? o ? inges ? at I haue conclude[d] a litel her by forne dwellen
oonly in hir first[e] graunty{n}g. _Boice. _ ? ei dwellen graunted to ? e
q{uo}d . I. ? is is to seyne as who sei? . I. graunt ? i forseide
conclusiou{n}s. ? Haue I nat shewed ? e q{uo}d she ? at ? e ? inges ? at ben
requered of many folke. ne ben nat verray goodes ne p{er}fit. for ? ei
ben diu{er}se ? at oon fro ? at o? er. {and} so as eche of hem is lakkyng
to o? er. ? ei ne han no power to bryngen a good ? {a}t is ful {and}
absolute. ? But ? an atte arst ben ? ei verray good whan ? ei ben gadred
to-gidre al in to a forme {and} in to oon wirchy{n}g. so ? at ? ilke ? ing
? at is suffisaunce. ? ilk same be power {and} reuerence. {and} noblesse
{and} mir? e. ? And forso? e but alle ? ise ? i{n}ges ben alle o same ? ing
? ei ne han nat wher by ? at ? ei mowen ben put in ? e nou{m}bre of ? inges.
? at au? ten ben requered or desired. _b. _ ? It is shewed q{uo}d . I. ne
her of may ? er no man douten. _p. _ ? e ? inges ? an q{uo}d she ? at ne ben
none goodes whan ? ei ben diu{er}se. {and} whan ? ei bygynnen to ben al o
? ing. ? an ben ? ei goodes. ne comi? it hem nat ? an by ? e getynge of unite
? at ? ei ben maked goodes. _b. _ so it seme? q{uo}d . I. but alle ? ing ? at
is good q{uo}d she grauntest ? ou ? at it be good by p{ar}ticipac{i}ou{n}
of good or no. ? I graunt[e] it q{uo}d . I. ? ? an mayst ? ou graunt[en] it
q{uo}d she by sembleable resou{n} ? at oon {and} good ben o same ? ing.
? For of ? inges [of] whiche ? at ? e effect nis nat naturely diuerse nedys
? e substaunce mot ben o same ? inge. I ne may nat denye it q{uo}d I.
? Hast ? ou nat knowen wel q{uo}d she. ? at al ? ing ? at is ha? so longe
his dwellyng {and} his substaunce. as longe is it oone. ? but wha{n} it
forleti? to ben oone it mot nedis dien {and} corrumpe togidre. ?
none membris q{uo}d she. for ellys it sholde seme ? at blisfulnesse were
conioigned al of one membre alone. but ? at is a ? i{n}g ? at may nat ben
doon. ? is ? ing q{uo}d . I. nys nat doutous. but I abide to herkene ? e
remenaunt of ? e questiou{n}. ? is is ope{n} {and} clere q{uo}d she. ? at
alle o? er ? inges ben referred {and} brou? t to goode. ? For ? erfore is
suffisaunce requered. For it is demed to ben good. {and} for? i is power
requered. for men trowen also ? at it be goode. and ? is same ? ing mowe we
? inken {and} coueiten of reuerence {and} of noblesse {and} of delit. ? an
is souereyne good ? e soume {and} ? e cause of alle ? at au? t[e] be
desired. forwhi ? ilke ? ing ? at wi? -holde? no good in it self ne
semblaunce of goode it ne may nat wel in no manere be desired ne
requered. {and} ? e contrarie. For ? ou? ? at ? inges by hir nature ne ben
nat goode algates yif men wene ? at ? ei be{n} goode ? it ben ? ei desired
as ? ou? [? {a}t] ? ei were verrayly goode. {and} ? erfore is it ? at men
au? te{n} to wene by ry? t ? at bounte be souereyne fyn {and} ? e cause of
alle ? inges ? at ben to requeren. ? But certis ? ilke ? {a}t is cause for
whiche men requeren any ? ing. ? it seme? ? at ? ilke same ? ing be most
desired. as ? us yif ? at a wy? t wolde ryde for cause of hele. he ne
desire? nat so mychel ? e moeuyng to ryden as ? e effect of his heele. Now
? an syn ? at alle ? inges ben requered for ? e grace of good. ? ei ne ben
[nat] desired of alle folk more ? an ? e same good ? But we han graunted
? at blysfulnesse is ? at ? ing for whiche ? at alle ? ise o? er ? inges ben
desired. ? an is it ? us ? at certis only blisfulnesse is requered {and}
desired ? By whiche ? ing it shewe? clerely ? at good {and} blisfulnesse
is al oone {and} ? e same substaunce. ? I se nat q{uo}d I wher fore ? at
men my? t[en] discorden in ? is. _p. _ {and} we han shewed ? at god {and}
verrey blysfulnesse is al oon ? ing ? ? at is so? e q{uod} . I. ? an mowe we
conclude sikerly ? {a}t ? e substaunce of god is set in ? ilke same good
{and} in noon o? er place.
NUNC OMNES PARITER {ET}C.
[Sidenote: [The 10^the Met{ur}. ]]
++O Come? alle to-gidre now ? e ? at ben ycau? t {and} ybounde wi?
wicked[e] cheines by ? e deceiuable delit of er? ely ? inges inhabytynge in
? oure ? ou? t. here shal ben ? e reste of ? oure laboures. here is ? e hauene
stable in peisible quiete. ? is al oone is ? e open refut to wreches.
_Glosa. _ ? is is to seyn. ? at ? e ? at ben combred {and} deceyued wi?
worldly affecc{i}ou{n}s come? now to ? is souereyne good ? at is god. ? at
is refut to hem ? at wolen come to hym. _Textus. _ ? Alle ? e ? inges ? at ? e
ryuere Tagus ? iue? ? ow wi? his golden[e] grauels. or ellys alle ? e
? ynges ? at ? e ryuere herm{us}. ? iue? wi? his rede brynke. or ? at yndus
? iue? ? at is nexte ?
e hote p{ar}tie of ? e worlde. ? at medele? ? e grene
stones (smaragd{e}) wi? ? e white (margarits). ne sholde nat cleren ? e
lokynge of ? oure ? o? t. but hiden ra? er ? oure blynde corages wi? i{n}ne
hire dirkenesse ? Alle ? at like? ? ow here {and} exciti? {and} moeue?
? oure ? ou? tes. ? e er? e ha? noryshed it in hys lowe caues. but ? e shynyng
by ? e whiche ? e heuene is gouerned {and} whennes ? at it ha? hys streng? e
? at chase? ? e derke ouer? rowyng of ? e soule. ? And who so euer may
knowen ? ilke ly? t of blisfulnesse. he shal wel seine ? at ? e white bemes
of ? e sonne ne ben nat cleer.
ASSENCIOR INQ{UA}M CUNCTA. Boice.
[Sidenote: [The 11 p{ro}se. ]]
++I assent[e] me q{uo}d . I. For alle ? ise ? inges ben strongly bounden
wi? ry? t ferme resou{n}s. how mychel wilt ? ou p{re}isen it q{uo}d she.
yif ? at ? ou knowe what ? ilke goode is. I wol p{re}ise it q{uo}d I by
price wi? outen ende. ? yif it shal bytyde me to knowe also to-gidre god
? at is good. ? certys q{uo}d she ? {a}t shal I do ? e by verray resou{n}.
yif ? at ? o ? inges ? at I haue conclude[d] a litel her by forne dwellen
oonly in hir first[e] graunty{n}g. _Boice. _ ? ei dwellen graunted to ? e
q{uo}d . I. ? is is to seyne as who sei? . I. graunt ? i forseide
conclusiou{n}s. ? Haue I nat shewed ? e q{uo}d she ? at ? e ? inges ? at ben
requered of many folke. ne ben nat verray goodes ne p{er}fit. for ? ei
ben diu{er}se ? at oon fro ? at o? er. {and} so as eche of hem is lakkyng
to o? er. ? ei ne han no power to bryngen a good ? {a}t is ful {and}
absolute. ? But ? an atte arst ben ? ei verray good whan ? ei ben gadred
to-gidre al in to a forme {and} in to oon wirchy{n}g. so ? at ? ilke ? ing
? at is suffisaunce. ? ilk same be power {and} reuerence. {and} noblesse
{and} mir? e. ? And forso? e but alle ? ise ? i{n}ges ben alle o same ? ing
? ei ne han nat wher by ? at ? ei mowen ben put in ? e nou{m}bre of ? inges.
? at au? ten ben requered or desired. _b. _ ? It is shewed q{uo}d . I. ne
her of may ? er no man douten. _p. _ ? e ? inges ? an q{uo}d she ? at ne ben
none goodes whan ? ei ben diu{er}se. {and} whan ? ei bygynnen to ben al o
? ing. ? an ben ? ei goodes. ne comi? it hem nat ? an by ? e getynge of unite
? at ? ei ben maked goodes. _b. _ so it seme? q{uo}d . I. but alle ? ing ? at
is good q{uo}d she grauntest ? ou ? at it be good by p{ar}ticipac{i}ou{n}
of good or no. ? I graunt[e] it q{uo}d . I. ? ? an mayst ? ou graunt[en] it
q{uo}d she by sembleable resou{n} ? at oon {and} good ben o same ? ing.
? For of ? inges [of] whiche ? at ? e effect nis nat naturely diuerse nedys
? e substaunce mot ben o same ? inge. I ne may nat denye it q{uo}d I.
? Hast ? ou nat knowen wel q{uo}d she. ? at al ? ing ? at is ha? so longe
his dwellyng {and} his substaunce. as longe is it oone. ? but wha{n} it
forleti? to ben oone it mot nedis dien {and} corrumpe togidre. ?
