ilk_--thilke
4056 _serue_--seruen
_whiche_--which
4057 _dispensi?
4056 _serue_--seruen
_whiche_--which
4057 _dispensi?
Chaucer - Boethius
{and} ?
ilke folk god 4036
ledi? in to exp{er}ience of hem self by aspre {and} sorweful
? inges.
[Sidenote: Many have purchased a great name by a glorious death. ]
? And many o? er folk han bou? t honorable
renoune of ? is worlde by ? e pris of glorious dee? .
[Sidenote: Others by their unshaken fortitude, have shown that
virtue cannot be overcome by adversity. ]
and som men ? at ne mowen nat ben ouer-comen by 4040
tourment han ? euen ensample to o? er folk ? at vertue ne
may nat be ouer-comen by aduersites.
[[Transcriber's Note:
The sidenote "Others despise what they are unable to bear" does not
correspond to anything in the text. Skeat's edition includes the
phrase "and somme dispyse that they mowe nat beren" (Book IV,
Prose 6: _Ita Est Inquam_). ]]
[Linenotes:
3996 _alle_--al
_do? _--MS. do? e
_whiche_--which
3997 [_? at_]--from C.
3999 _mans_--mannes
4000 _? ilk_--thilke
4004 _liked[e]_ (_both_)--lykede
4005 _is don_--MS. is to don
4006 [_world_]--from C.
_ry? t[e]_--ryhte
4007 _wicked[e]_--wykkede
4010 _vnstedfast_--vnstydefast
4011 [_? at_]--from C.
_wolde_--wol
4015 _manere_--man
_my? t[e]_--myhte
4016 _wil_--wol
4018 _neye_--negh
4021 _wil_--wol
_swiche_--swych
4022 _manere_--bodyly
4022-3 [_the----me_]--from C.
4023 _? e aduersites----nat_--omitted
4024 _? ere_--omitted
4026 _don_--done
_to_ (2)--MS. so
_to good----gouerne_--to gou{er}ne to goode folk
4028 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4030 _som_--some
4031 _sholden_--sholde
4033 _conferme_--confermen
4034 _corage_--corages
4036 _my? t[en]_--myhten
4037 _hem_--hym
_sorweful_--sorwful
4038 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4039 _worlde_--world
_of_ (2)--of the
4041 _o? er_--othr{e}]
[Headnote:
HOW PROVIDENCE DEALS WITH MANKIND. ]
[Sidenote: These things are done justly, and in order, and are for
the good of those to whom they happen. ]
? and of alle
? ise ? inges ? er nis no doute ? {a}t ? ei ne ben don ry? tfully
{and} ordeinly to ? e p{ro}fit of hem to whom we 4044
seen ? ise ? inges bitide.
[Sidenote: From the same causes it happens, that sometimes
adversity and sometimes prosperity falls to the lot of the
wicked. ]
? For certys ? at aduersite
come? some tyme to shrewes. {and} some tyme ? at ? ei
desiren it come? of ? ise forseide causes
[Sidenote: None are surprised to see bad men afflicted--they get
what they deserve. ]
{and} of sorweful
? inges ? at bytyden to shrewes. Certys no man ne 4048
wondre? . For alle me{n} wenen ? at ? ei han wel deserued it.
[Sidenote: Their punishment, too, may cause amendment, or deter
others from like vices. ]
{and} ? ei ben of wicked m{er}ite of whiche
shrewes ? e to{ur}ment som tyme agaste? o? er to done [[pg 141]]
folies. {and} som tyme it amende? hem ? at suffren ? e 4052
to{ur}mentis.
[Sidenote: When the wicked enjoy felicity--the good should learn
how little these external advantages are to be prized, which may
fall to the lot of the most worthless. ]
? And ? e p{ro}sp{er}ite ? at is ? euen to
shrewes shewe? a grete argument to good[e] folk what
? ing ? ei sholde demen of ? ilk wilfulnesse ? e whiche
p{ro}sperite men seen ofte serue to shrewes.
[Sidenote: Another reason for dispensing worldly bliss to the
wicked is, that indigence would prompt naturally violent and
rapacious minds to commit the greatest enormities. ]
in ? e whiche 4056
? ing I trowe ? at god dispensi? . for p{er}auenture ? e nature
of som man is so ouer? rowyng to yuel {and} so vncouenable
? at ? e nedy pouerte of hys house-hold my? t[e]
ra? er egren hym to done felonies.
[Sidenote: Their disease God cures by the medicine of money. ]
and to ? e maladie 4060
of hym god putti? remedie to ? iuen hym rychesse.
[Sidenote: Some men will cease to do wrong for fear, lest their
wealth be lost through their crimes. ]
{and} som o? er man byholdi? hys conscience defouled wi?
synnes {and} maki? co{m}parisou{n} of his fortune {and} of
hym self ? and dredi? p{er}auenture ? at hys blisfulnesse 4064
of whiche ? e vsage is ioyful to hym ? at ? e lesynge of
? ilke blisfulnesse ne be nat sorweful to hym. {and} ? erfore
he wol chaunge hys maneres. and for he dredi?
to lese hys fortune. he forleti? hys wickednesse. 4068
[Sidenote: Upon others unmerited happiness is conferred, which at
last precipitates them into deserved destruction. ]
to o? er folk is welefulnesse y? eue{n} vnwor? ily ? e whiche
ouer? rowe? hem in to destrucc{i}ou{n} ? at ? ei han deserued.
[Sidenote: To some there is given the power of chastisement, in
order both to exercise the virtues of the good and to punish the
wicked. ]
and to som o? er folk is ? euen power to
punisse{n}. for ? at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk. {and} cause of to{ur}ment to
shrewes.
[Sidenote: For as there is no alliance between good and bad, so
neither can the vicious agree together. ]
? For so as ? er nis none alyaunce bytwixe
good[e] folke {and} shrewes. ne shrewes ne mowen nat
accorde{n} amo{n}ges hem self
[Sidenote: And how should they? Their vices make them at war with
themselves, rending and tearing their consciences, and there is
scarce anything they do, but what afterwards they disapprove of. ]
{and} whi nat. for shrewes 4076
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem. ? ei demen ? at
? o ? inges ne sholde nat han ben don.
[Sidenote: Hence arises a signal miracle brought about by
Providence--that evil men have often made wicked men good. ]
for whiche ? inge 4080
? ilke souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ha? maked oft[e] tyme
[fair{e}] miracle so ? {a}t shrewes han maked oftyme [[pg 142]]
shrewes to ben good[e] men.
[Sidenote: For these latter having suffered injuries from the
former, have become virtuous, in order that they might not
resemble those whom they so detested. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 32. ]]
for whan ? at som shrewes
*seen ? at ? ei suffren wrongfully felonies of o? er shrewes 4084
? ei wexen eschaufed in to hat[e] of hem ? at anoien
hem. {and} retournen to ? e fruit of uertue. when ? ei
studien to ben vnlyke to he{m} ? at ? ei han hated.
[Linenotes:
4046 _come? _--comth
_some_ (_both_)--som
_? at ? ei_--MS. ? ei ? at, C. ? {a}t that they
4047 _come? _--comth
_sorweful_--sorwful
4050 _wicked_--wykkede
_merite_--MS. u{er}ite, C. m{er}yte
4051 _o? er_--oothr{e}
_done_--don
4052 _folies_--felonies
4054 _grete_--gret
_good[e]_--goode
4055 _sholde_--sholden
_?
ilk_--thilke
4056 _serue_--seruen
_whiche_--which
4057 _dispensi? _--MS. dispisi? , C. dispensith
4059 _my? t[e]_--myhte
4060 _done_--don
4061 _rychesse_--Rychesses
4065 _whiche_--which
4068 MS. wrongly inserts _welefulnesse_ after _wickednesse_
4069-71 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4073 _good[e]_--goode
4074 _none_--non
4075 _good[e]_--goode
4076 _accorden_--acordy
4078 _don_--MS. done, C. don
_oft[e]_--ofte
4079 _don_--MS. done, C. don
4080 _sholde_--sholden
_whiche ? inge_--which thing
4081 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
_oft[e]_--ofte
4082 [_faire_]--from C.
_oftyme_--omitted
4083 _good[e]_--goode
4085 _hat[e]_--hate
_anoien_--anoyeden
4087 _studien_--omitted
_vnlyke_--vnlyk]
[Headnote:
EVIL IS OVERRULED FOR GOOD. ]
[Sidenote: It is only the Divine power that can turn evil to good,
overruling it for his own purposes. ]
? Certys ? is only is ? e deuyne my? t to ? e whiche my? t 4088
yueles ben ? an good. whan it vse? ? o yueles couenably
{and} drawe? out ? e effect of any good. as who sei? ? at
yuel is good oonly by ? e my? t of god. for ? e my? t of
god ordeyne? ? ilk yuel to good. For oon ordre enbrasi? 4092
alle ? inges. so ? at what wy? t [? {a}t] dep{ar}ti? fro
? e resou{n} of ? e ordre whiche ? at is assigned to hym.
algates ? it he slide? in to an o? {er} ordre.
[Sidenote: Nothing occurs by the caprice of chance in the realms
of Divine Providence. ]
so ? at no? ing
nis leueful to folye in ? e realme of ? e deuyne p{ur}ueaunce. 4096
as who sei? no ? ing nis wi? outen ordinaunce in
? e realme of ? e deuyne purueaunce.
[Sidenote: Since God is the governor of all things, it is not
lawful to man to attempt to comprehend the whole of the Divine
economy, or to explain it in words. ]
? Syn ? at ? e ry? t
strong[e] god gouerni? alle ? inges in ? is worlde for it
nis nat leueful to no man to co{m}p{re}henden by witte ne 4100
vnfolden by worde alle ? e subtil ordinaunces {and} disposic{i}ou{n}s
of ? e deuyne entent.
[Sidenote: Let it suffice to know that God orders all things for
the best. ]
for oonly it au? t[e]
suffice to han loked ? at god hym self makere of alle
natures ordeyni? and dressi? alle ? inges to good.
[Sidenote: And while he retains things created after his own
likeness conformably to his goodness, he banishes evil by the
cause of destiny out of his empire. ]
while 4104
? at he hasti? to wi? halden ? e ? inges ? at he ha? maked
in to hys semblaunce. ? at is to seyn forto wi? holden
? inges in to good. for he hym self is good he chase?
oute al yuel of ? e boundes of hys co{m}munalite by ? e 4108
ordre of necessite destinable.
[Sidenote: So that those evils which you seem to see are only
imaginary. ]
For whiche it folwe? ? at
yif ? ou loke ? e p{ur}ueaunce ordeynynge ? e ? inges ? at
men wenen ben haboundaunt in er? es. ? ou ne shalt not
seen in no place no ? ing of yuel.
[Sidenote: But you are exhausted and weary with the prolixity of
my reasoning, and look for relief from the harmony of my verse. ]
? but I se now ? at 4112
? ou art charged wi? ? e wey? te of ? e questiou[n] {and} [[pg 143]]
wery wi? leng? e of my resou{n}. {and} ? at ? ou abidest som
swetnesse of songe.
[Sidenote: Take, then, this draught, with which when refreshed,
you may more strongly proceed to higher matters. ]
tak ? a{n} ? is drau? t {and} whan ? ou
art wel refresshed {and} refet ? ou shalt ben more stedfast 4116
to stye in to heyere questiou{n}s.
[Linenotes:
4089-90 _good_--goode
4092 _? ilk_--thilke
4093 [_? at_]--from C.
4094 _? e_ (2)--thilke
_whiche_--which
4096 _realme_--Reame
4099 _strong[e]_--stronge
_worlde_--world
4100 _no_--omitted
_witte_--wit
4101 _worde alle_--word al
4102 _au? t[e]_--owhte
4104 _good while_--goode wyl
4105 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
4108 _of_ (1)--fro
4109 _whiche_--which
4111 _ben haboundaunt_--ben out{ra}ious / or habowndant
4115 _tak_--MS. take, C. tak
4116 _refet_--refect
_shalt ben_--shal be
_stedfast_--stydefast]
[Headnote:
LOVE TEMPERS ALL THINGS. ]
SI UIS CELSI IURA.
[Sidenote: [The syxte Met{ur}. ]]
[Sidenote: If thou wouldst explore the laws of the high Thunderer,
behold the lofty heavens, where, bound by fixed laws, the stars
keep their ancient peace. ]
++Yif ? ou wolt demen in ? i pur{e} ? ou? t ? e ry? tes or ? e
lawes of ? e heye ? und[ere]re. ? at is to seyne of god.
loke ? ou {and} bihold ? e hey? tes of souereyne heuene. 4120
? ? ere kepen ? e sterres by ry? tful alliaunce of ? inges
hir olde pees.
[Sidenote: There the rosy Sun does not invade the moon's colder
sphere. Nor doth the Bear stray from his appointed bounds, to
quench his light in the western main. ]
? e sonne ymoeued by hys rody fire. ne
destourbi? nat ? e colde cercle of ? e moone. ? Ne ? e
sterre yclepid ? e bere. ? {a}t enclini? hys rauyssynge 4124
courses abouten ? e souereyne hey? t of ? e worlde. ne ? e
same sterre vrsa nis neuer mo wasshen in ? e depe
westerne see. ne coueiti? nat to dy? en hys flaumbes in
? e see of [the] occian. al ? ou? he see o?
ledi? in to exp{er}ience of hem self by aspre {and} sorweful
? inges.
[Sidenote: Many have purchased a great name by a glorious death. ]
? And many o? er folk han bou? t honorable
renoune of ? is worlde by ? e pris of glorious dee? .
[Sidenote: Others by their unshaken fortitude, have shown that
virtue cannot be overcome by adversity. ]
and som men ? at ne mowen nat ben ouer-comen by 4040
tourment han ? euen ensample to o? er folk ? at vertue ne
may nat be ouer-comen by aduersites.
[[Transcriber's Note:
The sidenote "Others despise what they are unable to bear" does not
correspond to anything in the text. Skeat's edition includes the
phrase "and somme dispyse that they mowe nat beren" (Book IV,
Prose 6: _Ita Est Inquam_). ]]
[Linenotes:
3996 _alle_--al
_do? _--MS. do? e
_whiche_--which
3997 [_? at_]--from C.
3999 _mans_--mannes
4000 _? ilk_--thilke
4004 _liked[e]_ (_both_)--lykede
4005 _is don_--MS. is to don
4006 [_world_]--from C.
_ry? t[e]_--ryhte
4007 _wicked[e]_--wykkede
4010 _vnstedfast_--vnstydefast
4011 [_? at_]--from C.
_wolde_--wol
4015 _manere_--man
_my? t[e]_--myhte
4016 _wil_--wol
4018 _neye_--negh
4021 _wil_--wol
_swiche_--swych
4022 _manere_--bodyly
4022-3 [_the----me_]--from C.
4023 _? e aduersites----nat_--omitted
4024 _? ere_--omitted
4026 _don_--done
_to_ (2)--MS. so
_to good----gouerne_--to gou{er}ne to goode folk
4028 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4030 _som_--some
4031 _sholden_--sholde
4033 _conferme_--confermen
4034 _corage_--corages
4036 _my? t[en]_--myhten
4037 _hem_--hym
_sorweful_--sorwful
4038 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4039 _worlde_--world
_of_ (2)--of the
4041 _o? er_--othr{e}]
[Headnote:
HOW PROVIDENCE DEALS WITH MANKIND. ]
[Sidenote: These things are done justly, and in order, and are for
the good of those to whom they happen. ]
? and of alle
? ise ? inges ? er nis no doute ? {a}t ? ei ne ben don ry? tfully
{and} ordeinly to ? e p{ro}fit of hem to whom we 4044
seen ? ise ? inges bitide.
[Sidenote: From the same causes it happens, that sometimes
adversity and sometimes prosperity falls to the lot of the
wicked. ]
? For certys ? at aduersite
come? some tyme to shrewes. {and} some tyme ? at ? ei
desiren it come? of ? ise forseide causes
[Sidenote: None are surprised to see bad men afflicted--they get
what they deserve. ]
{and} of sorweful
? inges ? at bytyden to shrewes. Certys no man ne 4048
wondre? . For alle me{n} wenen ? at ? ei han wel deserued it.
[Sidenote: Their punishment, too, may cause amendment, or deter
others from like vices. ]
{and} ? ei ben of wicked m{er}ite of whiche
shrewes ? e to{ur}ment som tyme agaste? o? er to done [[pg 141]]
folies. {and} som tyme it amende? hem ? at suffren ? e 4052
to{ur}mentis.
[Sidenote: When the wicked enjoy felicity--the good should learn
how little these external advantages are to be prized, which may
fall to the lot of the most worthless. ]
? And ? e p{ro}sp{er}ite ? at is ? euen to
shrewes shewe? a grete argument to good[e] folk what
? ing ? ei sholde demen of ? ilk wilfulnesse ? e whiche
p{ro}sperite men seen ofte serue to shrewes.
[Sidenote: Another reason for dispensing worldly bliss to the
wicked is, that indigence would prompt naturally violent and
rapacious minds to commit the greatest enormities. ]
in ? e whiche 4056
? ing I trowe ? at god dispensi? . for p{er}auenture ? e nature
of som man is so ouer? rowyng to yuel {and} so vncouenable
? at ? e nedy pouerte of hys house-hold my? t[e]
ra? er egren hym to done felonies.
[Sidenote: Their disease God cures by the medicine of money. ]
and to ? e maladie 4060
of hym god putti? remedie to ? iuen hym rychesse.
[Sidenote: Some men will cease to do wrong for fear, lest their
wealth be lost through their crimes. ]
{and} som o? er man byholdi? hys conscience defouled wi?
synnes {and} maki? co{m}parisou{n} of his fortune {and} of
hym self ? and dredi? p{er}auenture ? at hys blisfulnesse 4064
of whiche ? e vsage is ioyful to hym ? at ? e lesynge of
? ilke blisfulnesse ne be nat sorweful to hym. {and} ? erfore
he wol chaunge hys maneres. and for he dredi?
to lese hys fortune. he forleti? hys wickednesse. 4068
[Sidenote: Upon others unmerited happiness is conferred, which at
last precipitates them into deserved destruction. ]
to o? er folk is welefulnesse y? eue{n} vnwor? ily ? e whiche
ouer? rowe? hem in to destrucc{i}ou{n} ? at ? ei han deserued.
[Sidenote: To some there is given the power of chastisement, in
order both to exercise the virtues of the good and to punish the
wicked. ]
and to som o? er folk is ? euen power to
punisse{n}. for ? at it shal be cause of continuac{i}ou{n} {and} 4072
ex{er}cisinge to good[e] folk. {and} cause of to{ur}ment to
shrewes.
[Sidenote: For as there is no alliance between good and bad, so
neither can the vicious agree together. ]
? For so as ? er nis none alyaunce bytwixe
good[e] folke {and} shrewes. ne shrewes ne mowen nat
accorde{n} amo{n}ges hem self
[Sidenote: And how should they? Their vices make them at war with
themselves, rending and tearing their consciences, and there is
scarce anything they do, but what afterwards they disapprove of. ]
{and} whi nat. for shrewes 4076
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem. ? ei demen ? at
? o ? inges ne sholde nat han ben don.
[Sidenote: Hence arises a signal miracle brought about by
Providence--that evil men have often made wicked men good. ]
for whiche ? inge 4080
? ilke souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ha? maked oft[e] tyme
[fair{e}] miracle so ? {a}t shrewes han maked oftyme [[pg 142]]
shrewes to ben good[e] men.
[Sidenote: For these latter having suffered injuries from the
former, have become virtuous, in order that they might not
resemble those whom they so detested. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 32. ]]
for whan ? at som shrewes
*seen ? at ? ei suffren wrongfully felonies of o? er shrewes 4084
? ei wexen eschaufed in to hat[e] of hem ? at anoien
hem. {and} retournen to ? e fruit of uertue. when ? ei
studien to ben vnlyke to he{m} ? at ? ei han hated.
[Linenotes:
4046 _come? _--comth
_some_ (_both_)--som
_? at ? ei_--MS. ? ei ? at, C. ? {a}t that they
4047 _come? _--comth
_sorweful_--sorwful
4050 _wicked_--wykkede
_merite_--MS. u{er}ite, C. m{er}yte
4051 _o? er_--oothr{e}
_done_--don
4052 _folies_--felonies
4054 _grete_--gret
_good[e]_--goode
4055 _sholde_--sholden
_?
ilk_--thilke
4056 _serue_--seruen
_whiche_--which
4057 _dispensi? _--MS. dispisi? , C. dispensith
4059 _my? t[e]_--myhte
4060 _done_--don
4061 _rychesse_--Rychesses
4065 _whiche_--which
4068 MS. wrongly inserts _welefulnesse_ after _wickednesse_
4069-71 _o? er_--oothr{e}
4073 _good[e]_--goode
4074 _none_--non
4075 _good[e]_--goode
4076 _accorden_--acordy
4078 _don_--MS. done, C. don
_oft[e]_--ofte
4079 _don_--MS. done, C. don
4080 _sholde_--sholden
_whiche ? inge_--which thing
4081 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
_oft[e]_--ofte
4082 [_faire_]--from C.
_oftyme_--omitted
4083 _good[e]_--goode
4085 _hat[e]_--hate
_anoien_--anoyeden
4087 _studien_--omitted
_vnlyke_--vnlyk]
[Headnote:
EVIL IS OVERRULED FOR GOOD. ]
[Sidenote: It is only the Divine power that can turn evil to good,
overruling it for his own purposes. ]
? Certys ? is only is ? e deuyne my? t to ? e whiche my? t 4088
yueles ben ? an good. whan it vse? ? o yueles couenably
{and} drawe? out ? e effect of any good. as who sei? ? at
yuel is good oonly by ? e my? t of god. for ? e my? t of
god ordeyne? ? ilk yuel to good. For oon ordre enbrasi? 4092
alle ? inges. so ? at what wy? t [? {a}t] dep{ar}ti? fro
? e resou{n} of ? e ordre whiche ? at is assigned to hym.
algates ? it he slide? in to an o? {er} ordre.
[Sidenote: Nothing occurs by the caprice of chance in the realms
of Divine Providence. ]
so ? at no? ing
nis leueful to folye in ? e realme of ? e deuyne p{ur}ueaunce. 4096
as who sei? no ? ing nis wi? outen ordinaunce in
? e realme of ? e deuyne purueaunce.
[Sidenote: Since God is the governor of all things, it is not
lawful to man to attempt to comprehend the whole of the Divine
economy, or to explain it in words. ]
? Syn ? at ? e ry? t
strong[e] god gouerni? alle ? inges in ? is worlde for it
nis nat leueful to no man to co{m}p{re}henden by witte ne 4100
vnfolden by worde alle ? e subtil ordinaunces {and} disposic{i}ou{n}s
of ? e deuyne entent.
[Sidenote: Let it suffice to know that God orders all things for
the best. ]
for oonly it au? t[e]
suffice to han loked ? at god hym self makere of alle
natures ordeyni? and dressi? alle ? inges to good.
[Sidenote: And while he retains things created after his own
likeness conformably to his goodness, he banishes evil by the
cause of destiny out of his empire. ]
while 4104
? at he hasti? to wi? halden ? e ? inges ? at he ha? maked
in to hys semblaunce. ? at is to seyn forto wi? holden
? inges in to good. for he hym self is good he chase?
oute al yuel of ? e boundes of hys co{m}munalite by ? e 4108
ordre of necessite destinable.
[Sidenote: So that those evils which you seem to see are only
imaginary. ]
For whiche it folwe? ? at
yif ? ou loke ? e p{ur}ueaunce ordeynynge ? e ? inges ? at
men wenen ben haboundaunt in er? es. ? ou ne shalt not
seen in no place no ? ing of yuel.
[Sidenote: But you are exhausted and weary with the prolixity of
my reasoning, and look for relief from the harmony of my verse. ]
? but I se now ? at 4112
? ou art charged wi? ? e wey? te of ? e questiou[n] {and} [[pg 143]]
wery wi? leng? e of my resou{n}. {and} ? at ? ou abidest som
swetnesse of songe.
[Sidenote: Take, then, this draught, with which when refreshed,
you may more strongly proceed to higher matters. ]
tak ? a{n} ? is drau? t {and} whan ? ou
art wel refresshed {and} refet ? ou shalt ben more stedfast 4116
to stye in to heyere questiou{n}s.
[Linenotes:
4089-90 _good_--goode
4092 _? ilk_--thilke
4093 [_? at_]--from C.
4094 _? e_ (2)--thilke
_whiche_--which
4096 _realme_--Reame
4099 _strong[e]_--stronge
_worlde_--world
4100 _no_--omitted
_witte_--wit
4101 _worde alle_--word al
4102 _au? t[e]_--owhte
4104 _good while_--goode wyl
4105 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
4108 _of_ (1)--fro
4109 _whiche_--which
4111 _ben haboundaunt_--ben out{ra}ious / or habowndant
4115 _tak_--MS. take, C. tak
4116 _refet_--refect
_shalt ben_--shal be
_stedfast_--stydefast]
[Headnote:
LOVE TEMPERS ALL THINGS. ]
SI UIS CELSI IURA.
[Sidenote: [The syxte Met{ur}. ]]
[Sidenote: If thou wouldst explore the laws of the high Thunderer,
behold the lofty heavens, where, bound by fixed laws, the stars
keep their ancient peace. ]
++Yif ? ou wolt demen in ? i pur{e} ? ou? t ? e ry? tes or ? e
lawes of ? e heye ? und[ere]re. ? at is to seyne of god.
loke ? ou {and} bihold ? e hey? tes of souereyne heuene. 4120
? ? ere kepen ? e sterres by ry? tful alliaunce of ? inges
hir olde pees.
[Sidenote: There the rosy Sun does not invade the moon's colder
sphere. Nor doth the Bear stray from his appointed bounds, to
quench his light in the western main. ]
? e sonne ymoeued by hys rody fire. ne
destourbi? nat ? e colde cercle of ? e moone. ? Ne ? e
sterre yclepid ? e bere. ? {a}t enclini? hys rauyssynge 4124
courses abouten ? e souereyne hey? t of ? e worlde. ne ? e
same sterre vrsa nis neuer mo wasshen in ? e depe
westerne see. ne coueiti? nat to dy? en hys flaumbes in
? e see of [the] occian. al ? ou? he see o?
