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VOSQ{UE} TERRENA ANIMALIA.

[Sidenote: [The 3^de p{ro}se. ]]

++CErtis also ? e men ? at ben er? elich{e} bestes dreme{n} alwey [yowre
bygynnynge] al ? ou? it be wi? a ? inne ymaginac{i}ou{n}. {and} by a maner
? ou? t al be it nat clerly ne p{er}fitly ? e looken from a fer til ? ilk
verray fyn of blisfulnesse. and ? erfore ? e naturel entenc{i}ou{n} lede?
? ow to ? ilk verray good ? But many manere errours misto{ur}ni? ? ow ? er
fro. ? Considere now yif ? at be ? ilke ? inges by whiche a man weni? to
gete hym blysfulnesse. yif ? at he may comen to ? ilke ende ? at he wene?
to come by nature ? For yif ? at moneye or hono{ur}s or ? ise o? er
forseide ? inges bryngen to men swiche a ? ing ? at no goode ne faille hem.
ne seme? faille. ? Certys ? an wil I graunt[e] ? at ? ei ben maked blisful.
by ? ilke ? inges ? at ? ei han geten. ? but yif so be ? at ? ilke ? i{n}ges ne
mowe nat p{er}fo{ur}men ? at ? ei by-heten {and} ? at ? er be defaute of
many goodes. ? Shewe? it nat ? an clerely ? {a}t fals beaute of
blisfulnesse is knowe {and} a-teint in ? ilke ? inges. ? First {and}
forward ? ou ? i self ? at haddest haboundaunces of rycchesses nat long
agon. ? I axe ? if ? at in ? e haboundaunce of alle ? ilk[e] rycchesses ? ou
were neuer anguissous or sory in ? i corage of any wrong or greuau{n}ce
? at by-tidde ? e on any syde. ? Certys q{uo}d I it remembre? me nat ? at
euere I was so free of my ? ou? t. ? at I ne was al-wey in anguysh{e} of
somwhat. ? {a}t was ? at ? ou lakkedest ? at ? ou noldest han lakked. or
ellys ? ou haddest ? at ? ou noldest han had. ry? t so is it q{uod} I ? an.
desiredest ? ou ? e p{re}sence of ? at oon {and} ? e absence of ? at o? er.
I graunt[e] wel q{uod} . I. for so? e q{uod} she ? an nedi? ? er somwhat ? at
euery man desire? . ? e ? er nedi? q{uod} I. ? Certis q{uod} she {and} he
? at ha? lakke or nede of a wy? t nis nat in euery way suffisaunt to hym
self. no q{uod} . I. {and} ? ou q{uo}d she in alle ? e plente of ? i
rycchesse haddest ? ilke lak of suffisaunce. ? what ellis q{uod} . I.
? ? anne may nat rycchesse maken ? at a man nis nedy. ne ? at he be
suffisaunt to hym self. {and} ? at was it ? {a}t ? ei byhy? ten as it seme? .
? and eke certys I trowe ? at ? is be gretly to consydere ? at moneye ne
ha? nat in hys owen kynde ? at it ne may ben by-nomen of hem ? at han it
maugre hem. ? I by-knowe it wel q{uod} I ? whi sholdest ? ou nat
by-knowen it q{uod} she. whan euery day ? e strenger folke by-nymen it
fram ? e febler maugre hem. ? Fro whennes comen ellys alle ? ise foreine
compleintes or quereles of plety{n}g{us}. ? But for ? at men axen a? eine
her moneye ? at ha? be by-nomen hem by force or by gyle. {and} alwey
maugre hem. ? Ry? t so it is q{uod} I. ? an q{uo}d she ha? a man nede to
seke{n} hym foreyne helpe by whiche he may defende hys moneye. who may
say nay q{uod} . I. ? Certis q{uod} she {and} hym nedi? no helpe yif he
ne hadde no moneye ? at he my? t[e] leese. ? ? at is doutles q{uod} . I.
? anne is ? is ? i{n}g turned in to ?
e contrarie q{uod} she ? For rycchesse
? at men wenen sholde make suffisau{n}ce. ? ei maken a man ra? er han nede
of foreine helpe. ? whiche is ? e manere or ? e gise q{uod} she ? at
rycches may dryuen awey nede. ? Riche folk may ? ei nei? er han hungre ne
? rest. ? ise ryche men may ? ei feele no colde on hir lymes in wynter.
? But ? ou wilt answere ? at ryche men han y-nou? wher wi? ? ei may
staunchen her hunger. {and} slaken her ? rest {and} don awey colde. ? In
? is wise may nede be co{n}forted by rycchesses. but certys nede ne may
nat al out{er}ly be don awey. for ? ou? ? is nede ? at is alwey gapyng
{and} gredy be fulfilled wi? rycchesses. {and} axe any ? ing ? it dwelle?
? anne a nede ? at my? t[e] ben fulfilled. ? I holde me stille {and} telle
nat how ? at litel ? ing suffise? to nature. but certys to auarice ynou?
ne suffise? no ? inge. ? For syn ? at rychesse ne may nat al don awey
nede. but rychesse maken nede. what may it ? anne be ? at ? e wenen ? at
rychesses mowen ? eue{n} ? ow suffisau{n}ce.


QUAMUIS FLUENTER DIUES.

[Sidenote: [The 3^de Met{ur}. ]]

++Al were it so ? at a ryche couetous man hadde riuer fletynge alle of
golde ? itte sholde it neuer staunche hys couetise. ? And ? ou? he hadde
his nekke I-charged wi? p{re}ciouse stones of ? e rede see. {and} ? ou? he
do erye his feldes plentiuo{us} wi? an hundre? oxen neuere ne shal his
bytyng bysynesse forleten hym while he lyue? . ne ? e ly? t[e] rychesses ne
shal nat beren hym compaignie whanne he is dede.


SET DIGNITATIB{US}.

[Sidenote: [The 4^the p{ro}se. ]]

++Bvt dignitees to whom ? ei ben comen make ? ei hym honorable {and}
reuerent. han ? ei nat so grete streng? e ? at ? ei may putte vertues in ? e
hertis of folk. ? at vsen ? e lordshipes of hem. or ellys may ? ei don awey
? e vices. Certys ? ei [ne] ben nat wont to don awey wikkednesses. but ? ei
ben wont ra? er to shew[en] wikkednesses. {and} ? er of come? it ? at I
haue ry? t grete desdeyne. ? at dignites ben ? euen ofte to wicked men.
? For whiche ? ing catullus clepid a consul of Rome ? at hy? t noni{us}
postum. or boch. as who sei? he clepi? hy{m} a congregac{i}ou{n} of
uices in his brest as a postum is ful of corrupc{i}ou{n}. al were ? is
noni{us} set in a chayere of dignitee. Sest ? ou nat ? an how gret vylenye
dignitees don to wikked men. ? Certys vnwor? ines of wikked men shold{e}
ben ? e lasse ysen yif ? ei nere renomed of none hono{ur}s. ? Certys ? ou
? i self ne my? test nat ben brou? t wi? as many p{er}ils as ? ou my? test
suffren ? at ? {o}u woldest bere ? i magistrat wi? decorat. ? at is to seyn.
? at for no p{er}il ? at my? t[e] bifalle{n} ? e by ? e offence of ? e kyng
theodorik ? ou noldest nat ben felawe in gouernaunce w{i}t{h} decorat.
whanne ? ou say[e] ? at he had[de] wikkid corage of a likerous shrewe
{and} of an acusor. ? Ne I ne may nat for swiche honours Iuge{n} hem
wor? i of reuerence ? at I deme {and} holde vnwor? i to han ? ilke same
hono{ur}s. ? Now yif ? ou saie a man ? at were fulfilled of wisdom. certys
? oune my? test nat demen ? {a}t he were vnwor? i to ? e hono{ur}. or ellys
to ? e wisdom of whiche he is fulfilled. No q{uod} . I. ? Certys dignitees
q{uod} she app{er}tienen p{ro}perly to vertue. {and} uertue transporte?
dignite anon to ? ilke man to whiche she hir self is conioigned. ? And
for as moche as hono{ur}s of poeple ne may nat maken folk digne of
hono{ur}. it is wel seyn clerly ? at ? ei ne han no p{ro}pre beaute of
dignite. ? And ? it men au? ten take more hede in ? is. ? For if it so be
? at he is most out cast ? at most folk dispisen. or as dignite ne may nat
maken shrewes wor? i of no reuerences.