it by
necessite
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Chaucer - Boethius
er ne may ben noon o?
er dede ne no wille
but ? ilke whiche ? e deuyne purueaunce ? at ne may nat ben desseiued ha?
feled byforn ? For yif ? at ? ei my? ten wry? en awey in o? er manere ? an ? ei
ben purueyed. ? an ne sholde ? er ben no stedfast p{re}science of ? inge to
comen but ra? er an vncerteyn oppiniou{n}. ? e whiche ? inge to trowen on
god I deme it felonie {and} vnleueful. ? Ne I ne proeue nat ? ilk same
resou{n}. as who sei? I ne allowe nat. or I ne p{re}ise nat ? ilke same
resou{n} by whiche ? at som men wenen ? at ? ei mowen assoilen {and}
vnknytten ? e knot of ? is questiou{n}. ? For certys ? ei seyn ? {a}t ? ing
nis nat to come for ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? seyn it byforn{e}. ? at
is to comen but ra? er ? e cont{ra}rie. ? And ? at is ? is ? at for ? at ? e
? ing is to comen ? at ? erfore ne may it nat ben hyd fro ? e purueaunce of
god. {and} in ? is manere ? is necessite slydi? a? ein in to ? e contrarie
p{ar}tie. ne it ne byhoue? [nat] nedes ? at ? inges bytiden ? at ben
ypurueid. [but it by-houeth nedes / ? {a}t thinges ? {a}t ben to comyn ben
yporueyid] but as it were yt{ra}uailed. as who sei? . ? at ? ilke answere
p{ro}cedi? ry? t as ? ou? men trauailden or weren bysy to enqueren ? e
whiche ? ing is cause of whiche ? inges. as whe? er ? e p{re}science is
cause of ? e necessite of ? inges to comen. or ellys ? at ? e necessite of
? i{n}ges to comen is cause of ? e purueau{n}ce. ? But I ne enforce me nat
now to shewe{n} it ? at ? e bytidyng of ? inges y-wist byforn is
necessarie. how so or in what manere ? at ? e ordre of causes ha? it self.
al ? ou? ? at it ne seme nat ? at ? e p{re}science brynge in necessite of
bytydynge of ? inges to comen. ? For certys yif ? at any wy? t sitte? it
byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e oppiniou{n} be so? e of hym ? {a}t coniecti?
? at he sitte? . and a? einward. al so is it of ? e contrarie. yif ? e
oppiniou{n} be so? e of any wy? t for ? at he sitte? it byhoue? by
necessite ? at he sitte ? ? an is here necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? {a}t
o? er. for in ? at oon is necessite of sittynge. {and} certys in ? at o? er
is necessite of so? e but ? erfore ne sitte? nat a wy? t for ? at ? e
oppiniou{n} of sittyng is so? e. but ? e oppiniou{n} is ra? er so? e for ? at
a wy? t sitte? by-forn. and ? us al ? ou? ? {a}t ? e cause of so? e come? of
[? e] syttyng. and nat of ? e trewe oppiniou{n}. Algates ? itte is ? er
comune necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? at o? er. ? ? us shewe? it ? {a}t I
may make semblable skils of ? e p{ur}ueau{n}ce of god {and} of ? inges to
come. ? For al ? ou? for ? at ? at ? inges ben to comen. ? er-fore ben ? ei
p{ur}ueid. nat certys for ? ei ben p{ur}ueid. ? er-fore ne bytide ? ei nat.
? it na? eles byhoue?
it by necessite ? at ei? er ? e ? inges to comen ben
yp{ur}ueied of god. or ellys ? at ? e ? inges ? at ben p{ur}ueied of god
bitiden [. s. ] by necessite. ? And ? is ? ing oonly suffise? I-nou? to
distroien ? e fredome of oure arbitre. ? at is to seyn of oure fre wille
? But now [certes] shewe? it wel how fer fro ? e so? e {and} how vp so
dou{n} is ? is ? ing ? at we seyn ? at ? e bytidinge of temp{or}el ? inges is
? e cause of ? e eterne p{re}science. ? But forto wenen ? at god p{ur}uei?
[the] ? inges to comen. for ? ei ben to comen. what o? er ? ing is it but
forto wene ? at ? ilke ? inges ? at bitiden som tyme ben causes of ? ilke
souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ? at is i{n} god. ? And her-to I adde ? itte ? is
? ing ? at ry? t as whan ? at I woot ? at o ? ing is it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke self ? ing be. {and} eke ? at whan I haue knowe ? at any ? i{n}ge
shal bitiden so byhoue? it by necessite ? {a}t ? ilk[e] same ? ing bytide.
so folwe? it ? an ? at ? e bytydynge of ? e ? inge Iwist by-forn ne may nat
ben eschewed. ? And at ? e last[e] yif ? at any wy? t wene a ? ing to ben
o? er weyes ? an it is. it nys nat oonly vnscience. but it is deceiuable
oppiniou{n} ful diuerse {and} fer fro ? e so? e of science. ? wher-fore
yif any ? ing be so to comen so ? at ? e bytydynge of it ne be nat certeyne
ne necessarie. ? who may weten [byforn] ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing is to come.
? For ry? t as science ne may nat be medelyd wi? falsnesse. as who sei?
? at yif I woot a ? ing. it ne may nat be fals ? at I ne woot it. ? Ry? t so
? ilk ? ing ? at is conceyued by science ne may [nat] ben noon o? {er} weyes
? an [as] it is conceiued. For ? at is ? e cause whi ? at science wa{n}ti?
lesynge. as who sei? . whi ? at witynge ne receyue? nat lesynge of ? at it
woot. ? For it byhoue? by necessite ? at euery ? i{n}ge [be] ry? t as
science co{m}p{re}hendi? it to be. what shal I ? an sein. ? In whiche
man{er}e knowe? god byforn ? e ? inges to comen. ? yif ? ei ne be nat
certeyne. ? For yif ? at he deme ? at ? ei ben to comen vneschewably. {and}
so may be ? at it is possible ? at ? ei ne shulle{n} nat comen. god is
desseiued. but nat only to trowen ? at god is desseiued. but for to speke
it wi? mou? e it is a felonous sy{n}ne. ? But yif ? at god woot ? at ry? t
so as ? inges ben to comen. so shulle ? ei comen. so ? at he wit[e] egaly.
as who sei? indifferently ? at ? inges mowen ben don or ellys nat don.
what is ? ilke p{re}science ? at ne comp{re}hendi? no certeyne ? inge ne
stable. or ellys what difference is ? er bytwixe ? e p{re}science. {and}
? ilke iape-wor? i dyuynynge of Tiresie ? e diuino{ur} ? at seide. ? Al ? at
I seie q{uo}d he ey? er it shal be. or ellys it ne shal nat be. Or ellis
how moche is wor? e ? e diuyne p{re}science more ? an ? e oppiniou{n} of
mankynde yif so be ? at it deme? ? e ?
but ? ilke whiche ? e deuyne purueaunce ? at ne may nat ben desseiued ha?
feled byforn ? For yif ? at ? ei my? ten wry? en awey in o? er manere ? an ? ei
ben purueyed. ? an ne sholde ? er ben no stedfast p{re}science of ? inge to
comen but ra? er an vncerteyn oppiniou{n}. ? e whiche ? inge to trowen on
god I deme it felonie {and} vnleueful. ? Ne I ne proeue nat ? ilk same
resou{n}. as who sei? I ne allowe nat. or I ne p{re}ise nat ? ilke same
resou{n} by whiche ? at som men wenen ? at ? ei mowen assoilen {and}
vnknytten ? e knot of ? is questiou{n}. ? For certys ? ei seyn ? {a}t ? ing
nis nat to come for ? at ? e purueaunce of god ha? seyn it byforn{e}. ? at
is to comen but ra? er ? e cont{ra}rie. ? And ? at is ? is ? at for ? at ? e
? ing is to comen ? at ? erfore ne may it nat ben hyd fro ? e purueaunce of
god. {and} in ? is manere ? is necessite slydi? a? ein in to ? e contrarie
p{ar}tie. ne it ne byhoue? [nat] nedes ? at ? inges bytiden ? at ben
ypurueid. [but it by-houeth nedes / ? {a}t thinges ? {a}t ben to comyn ben
yporueyid] but as it were yt{ra}uailed. as who sei? . ? at ? ilke answere
p{ro}cedi? ry? t as ? ou? men trauailden or weren bysy to enqueren ? e
whiche ? ing is cause of whiche ? inges. as whe? er ? e p{re}science is
cause of ? e necessite of ? inges to comen. or ellys ? at ? e necessite of
? i{n}ges to comen is cause of ? e purueau{n}ce. ? But I ne enforce me nat
now to shewe{n} it ? at ? e bytidyng of ? inges y-wist byforn is
necessarie. how so or in what manere ? at ? e ordre of causes ha? it self.
al ? ou? ? at it ne seme nat ? at ? e p{re}science brynge in necessite of
bytydynge of ? inges to comen. ? For certys yif ? at any wy? t sitte? it
byhoue? by necessite ? at ? e oppiniou{n} be so? e of hym ? {a}t coniecti?
? at he sitte? . and a? einward. al so is it of ? e contrarie. yif ? e
oppiniou{n} be so? e of any wy? t for ? at he sitte? it byhoue? by
necessite ? at he sitte ? ? an is here necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? {a}t
o? er. for in ? at oon is necessite of sittynge. {and} certys in ? at o? er
is necessite of so? e but ? erfore ne sitte? nat a wy? t for ? at ? e
oppiniou{n} of sittyng is so? e. but ? e oppiniou{n} is ra? er so? e for ? at
a wy? t sitte? by-forn. and ? us al ? ou? ? {a}t ? e cause of so? e come? of
[? e] syttyng. and nat of ? e trewe oppiniou{n}. Algates ? itte is ? er
comune necessite in ? at oon {and} in ? at o? er. ? ? us shewe? it ? {a}t I
may make semblable skils of ? e p{ur}ueau{n}ce of god {and} of ? inges to
come. ? For al ? ou? for ? at ? at ? inges ben to comen. ? er-fore ben ? ei
p{ur}ueid. nat certys for ? ei ben p{ur}ueid. ? er-fore ne bytide ? ei nat.
? it na? eles byhoue?
it by necessite ? at ei? er ? e ? inges to comen ben
yp{ur}ueied of god. or ellys ? at ? e ? inges ? at ben p{ur}ueied of god
bitiden [. s. ] by necessite. ? And ? is ? ing oonly suffise? I-nou? to
distroien ? e fredome of oure arbitre. ? at is to seyn of oure fre wille
? But now [certes] shewe? it wel how fer fro ? e so? e {and} how vp so
dou{n} is ? is ? ing ? at we seyn ? at ? e bytidinge of temp{or}el ? inges is
? e cause of ? e eterne p{re}science. ? But forto wenen ? at god p{ur}uei?
[the] ? inges to comen. for ? ei ben to comen. what o? er ? ing is it but
forto wene ? at ? ilke ? inges ? at bitiden som tyme ben causes of ? ilke
souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ? at is i{n} god. ? And her-to I adde ? itte ? is
? ing ? at ry? t as whan ? at I woot ? at o ? ing is it byhoue? by necessite
? at ? ilke self ? ing be. {and} eke ? at whan I haue knowe ? at any ? i{n}ge
shal bitiden so byhoue? it by necessite ? {a}t ? ilk[e] same ? ing bytide.
so folwe? it ? an ? at ? e bytydynge of ? e ? inge Iwist by-forn ne may nat
ben eschewed. ? And at ? e last[e] yif ? at any wy? t wene a ? ing to ben
o? er weyes ? an it is. it nys nat oonly vnscience. but it is deceiuable
oppiniou{n} ful diuerse {and} fer fro ? e so? e of science. ? wher-fore
yif any ? ing be so to comen so ? at ? e bytydynge of it ne be nat certeyne
ne necessarie. ? who may weten [byforn] ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing is to come.
? For ry? t as science ne may nat be medelyd wi? falsnesse. as who sei?
? at yif I woot a ? ing. it ne may nat be fals ? at I ne woot it. ? Ry? t so
? ilk ? ing ? at is conceyued by science ne may [nat] ben noon o? {er} weyes
? an [as] it is conceiued. For ? at is ? e cause whi ? at science wa{n}ti?
lesynge. as who sei? . whi ? at witynge ne receyue? nat lesynge of ? at it
woot. ? For it byhoue? by necessite ? at euery ? i{n}ge [be] ry? t as
science co{m}p{re}hendi? it to be. what shal I ? an sein. ? In whiche
man{er}e knowe? god byforn ? e ? inges to comen. ? yif ? ei ne be nat
certeyne. ? For yif ? at he deme ? at ? ei ben to comen vneschewably. {and}
so may be ? at it is possible ? at ? ei ne shulle{n} nat comen. god is
desseiued. but nat only to trowen ? at god is desseiued. but for to speke
it wi? mou? e it is a felonous sy{n}ne. ? But yif ? at god woot ? at ry? t
so as ? inges ben to comen. so shulle ? ei comen. so ? at he wit[e] egaly.
as who sei? indifferently ? at ? inges mowen ben don or ellys nat don.
what is ? ilke p{re}science ? at ne comp{re}hendi? no certeyne ? inge ne
stable. or ellys what difference is ? er bytwixe ? e p{re}science. {and}
? ilke iape-wor? i dyuynynge of Tiresie ? e diuino{ur} ? at seide. ? Al ? at
I seie q{uo}d he ey? er it shal be. or ellys it ne shal nat be. Or ellis
how moche is wor? e ? e diuyne p{re}science more ? an ? e oppiniou{n} of
mankynde yif so be ? at it deme? ? e ?
