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++FOr as moche þan as þou hast seyn. whiche is þe forme of goode þat nys nat p{er}fit. {and} whiche is þe forme of goode þat is p{er}fit. now trowe I þat it were goode to shewe...
43. Part 43++ÞE wrekere attrides ¶ þat is to seyne agamenon þat wrouȝt[e] {and} continued[e] þe batailes by ten ȝere recouered[e] {and} p{ur}ged[e] in wrekyng by þe destrucc{i}ou{n} of tro...
36. Part 36++ÞO fastned[e] she a lytel þe syȝt of hir eyen {and} wiþdrow hir ryȝt as it were in to þe streite sete of hir þouȝt. {and} bygan to speke ryȝt þ{us}. Alle þe cures q{uo}d she o...
42. Part 42{Þ}vs is it q{uo}d I. but so as þou hast ȝeuen or byhyȝt me to vnwrappe{n} þe hidde causes of þinges ¶ and to discoueren me þe resou{n}s couered w{i}t{h} dirknesses I p{re}ye þe...
45. Part 45++ÞEr-fore þan as I haue shewed a litel her byforne þat al þinge þat is ywist nis nat knowen by hys nature p{ro}pre. but by þe nature of he{m} þat comp{re}henden it. ¶ Lat vs lo...
35. Part 35++But what shal I seyne of dignitees {and} of powers. þe whiche [ye] men þ{a}t neiþer knowen verray dignitee ne verray power areysen hem as heye as þe heuene. þe whiche dignitee...
33. Part 33++FIrst wolt þou suffre me to touche {and} assaie þe stat of þi þouȝt by a fewe demaundes. so þat I may vnderstonde what be þe manere of þi curac{i}ou{n}. ¶ Axe me q{uod} .I. at...
32. Part 32¶ Is nat þis þe gerdou{n} þat I refere to þe to whom I haue be obeisaunt. ¶ Certis þou enfo{ur}medist by þe mouþe of plato þis sentence. þat is to seyne þat co{m}mune þinges or...
40. Part 40++ÞAnne seide I þus. [owh] I wondre me þat þou by-hetest me so grete þinges. ne I ne doute nat þat þ{o}u ne mayst wel p{er}forme þat þou by-hetest. but I preie þe oonly þis. þat...
30. Part 30[Sidenote: When God knows that anything is to be, he knows at the same time that it is not under the necessity of being--but this is not conjecture, but certain knowledge founde...
17. Part 17_Glosa._ þis is to seyn. þat ȝe þat ben combred {and} deceyued wiþ worldly affecc{i}ou{n}s comeþ now to þis souereyne good þat is god. þat is refut to hem þat 2644 wolen come to...
29. Part 29[Linenotes: 4873 [_yif_]--from C. 4878 [_or the_]--from C. _suffraunce_--MS. suffisau{n}ce, C. suffraunce 4879-80 [_goth----suffraunce_]--from C. 4883 _seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd...
16. Part 16++FOr as moche þan as þou hast seyn. whiche is þe forme of goode þat nys nat p{er}fit. {and} whiche is þe forme of goode þat is p{er}fit. now trowe I þat it were goode to shewe...
28. Part 28[Linenotes: 4677 _þinge[s]_--thinges 4683 _whiche_--which 4685 _better_--beter{e} 4688 _moche_--mochel 4689 _frewille_--free wyl 4691 _þat ne_--þat is ne 4692 _þat_--MS. þan _þi...
18. Part 18Glosa // who so wole seken the dep[e] grounde / of soth 2843 in his thowht / {and} wol nat be deceyuyd by false p{ro}posiciou{n}s / that goon amys fro the trouthe // lat hym wel...
26. Part 26¶ For þis sentence is verray {and} soþe þat no þinge ne haþ his beynge of nouȝt. to [the] whiche sentence none of þise olde folk ne wiþseide neuere al be it so þat þei ne 4328 v...
44. Part 44++Þanne seide she. þis is q{uo}d she þe olde questiou{n} of þe p{ur}ueaunce of god. {and} marcus tulius whan he deuided[e] þe deuinac{i}ou{n}s. þat is to sein in hys booke þat h...
2. Part 2Now if he woote that joie is transitorie, As every joie of worldly thynge mot fle, Thanne every tyme he that hath in memorie, The drede of lesyng maketh hym that he May in no pa...
11. Part 11¶ yif þou haddest wiþ drawen {and} abated in þi þouȝte fro þilke ferþe partie as myche space as þe 1512 see {and} [the] mareys contenen {and} ouergon {and} as myche space as þe...
27. Part 27[Linenotes: 4437 _harde_--hard 4445 _haþ_--MS. haþ{e} 4446 _whiche_--which 4450 _wille_--wil _whiche_--which þ{a}t 4451 _haþ_--MS. haþe 4453 _stedfast_--stydefast 4454-55 _þinge...
34. Part 34++ÞAnne seide I þus. O norice of alle uertues þou seist ful soþe. ¶ Ne I may nat forsake þe ryȝt[e] swifte cours of my p{ro}speritee. þat is to seine. þat p{ro}speritee ne be co...
22. Part 22[Linenotes: 3517 _aknowe_--aknowe it 3518 _seyn_--sayn 3523 _good[e]_--goode 3524 _done_--don 3526 _ben_--be 3527 _for_--to 3528 _myȝten_--myhte _don_--MS. done, C. doon _harme_...
23. Part 23¶ but in þis ilke fortune of poeple I see somwhat of goode. {and} somwhat of 3760 yuel. for no wise man haþ nat leuer ben exiled pore {and} nedy {and} nameles. þan forto dwellen...
1. Part 1If any of these characters do not display properly, or if the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, make sure your text reader’s “character set” o...
24. Part 24for whiche it is þat alle þinges semen to be confus {and} trouble to vs men. for we ne mowe nat co{n}sider{e} 3952 þilke ordinaunce. ¶ Naþeles þe p{ro}pre manere of euery þing d...
14. Part 14¶ And holdest þou þan hym a myȝty man þat haþ environed hise sydes wiþ men of armes or seruauntes {and} dredeþ more [hem] þat he makeþ agast. 2088 þen þei dreden hym. {and} þat...
15. Part 15++IT suffisiþ þat I haue shewed hider to þe forme of 2276 false wilfulnesse. so þat yif þou look[e] now clerely þe ordre of myn entenc{i}ou{n} requeriþ from hennes forþe to shew...
20. Part 20[Linenotes: 3166 [_owh_]--from C. 3171 _good[e]_--goode _strong[e]_--stronge 3172 _desert_--dishert 3173 _eueryche_--eu{er}ich 3175 _goode_--good 3176 _stedfast_--stidefast 3177...
25. Part 25{and} autumpne comeþ aȝeyne heuy of apples. and þe fletyng [[pg 144]] reyne bydeweþ þe wynter. þis attemp{er}aunce noryssiþ {and} brynggeþ furþe al þinge þat brediþ lyfe in þis...
21. Part 21for of alle þinges þat ben ydon þilke þing for whiche any þing is doon. it semeþ as by ryȝt þat þilke þing be þe mede of þat. as þus. ¶ yif a 3384 man renneþ in þe stadie or in...
12. Part 12And certes the remenau{n}t of thinges þ{a}t ben yit to seye / ben swyche // þ{a}t fyrst 1720 whan men tasten hem they ben bytynge / but whan they ben resseyuyd w{i}t{h}-inne a w...
5. Part 5as sory was I as þei þat suffred[e] þe harme. _Glosa._ ¶ Whan þat theodoric þe kyng of 304 gothes in a dere ȝere hadde hys gerners ful of corne {and} comaundede þat no ma{n} ne...
6. Part 6[Linenotes: 502 _whele_--whel _whiche_--which 503 _fastned_--yfastned _chayere_--chayer 504 _sweighe_--sweyh _constreinest_, MS. contreuiest, C. constreynest 506 _hir_--her{e} 5...
19. Part 19so þat whane þe most[e] ardaunt loue of hys wijf brende þe entrailes of his brest. ne þe songes þat hadde ouer [[pg 107]] comen alle þinges ne myȝten nat assuage hir lorde 3033...
13. Part 13¶ I axe ȝif þat in þe haboundaunce of alle þilk[e] rycchesses 1908 þou were neuer anguissous or sory in þi corage of any wrong or greuau{n}ce þat by-tidde þe on any syde.
8. Part 8Ryȝt so is it q{uod} she. ¶ For þise ne ben ȝit none remedies of þi maladie. but þei ben a manere norissinges of þi sorwe ȝit rebel 932 aȝeyne þi curac{i}ou{n}.
7. Part 7¶ As who so myȝt[e] seye þus. After þise þinges she stynt[e] a lytel. {and} whanne she ap{er}ceiued[e] by atempre stillenesse þat I was ententif to herkene hire. she bygan to sp...
10. Part 10[Linenotes: 1278 _hire owen_--hir owne 1281 _ne_ (2)--omitted _vndirstonde_--vndyrstondyn 1282 _gret_--MS. grete, C. gret 1284 _oþer erþely_--oothre worldly _þresten_--threste 1...
9. Part 9[Linenotes: 1098 _aȝeinewarde al_--ayeinward alle 1099 _it_--hyt 1101 _whan_--what _haþ_--MS. haþe _lorn_--MS. lorne, C. lost 1102 _yspranid_--spraynyd _bitternesses_--beterness...
41. Part 41++Þan seide I þus I confesse {and} am aknowe q{uo}d I. ne I ne se nat þat men may seyn as by ryȝt. þ{a}t shrewes ne ben nat chaunged in to beestes by þe qualite of hir soules. ¶...
4. Part 4¶ Þis man þat su{m}tyme was fre to who{m} þe heuene was open 104 {and} knowen {and} was wont to gone in heuenelyche paþes. {and} sauȝ þe lyȝtnesse of þe rede sunne. {and} sauȝ þ...
39. Part 39++THanne seide I thus // I acorde me gretly to plato / for thow remenbrist {and} recordist me thise thinges yit] þe seconde tyme. þat is to seyn. first whan I lost[e] my memorie...
46. Part 46Dalf (_pret._ of _delven_), dug, delved, 51/1349 Damoisel, damsel, 30/762 Dampnacioun, condemnation, 16/352 Daunten, Dawnte, to subdue, daunt, 77/2115, 147/4258 Debonairly, mild...
37. Part 37++But what shal I seie of delices of body. of whic[h]e delices þe desiringes ben ful of anguisse. {and} þe fulfillinges of he{m} ben ful of penaunce. ¶ How grete sekenesse {and}...
3. Part 3I 1 -- Carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi 4 „ -- 1 Hæc dum mecum tacitus ipse reputarem 5 „ 2 -- Heu, quam præcipiti mersa profundo 7 „ -- 2 Sed medicinæ, inquit, potius...
31. Part 31++Allas I wepyng am constreined to bygynne vers of sorouful matere. ¶ Þat whilom in florysching studie made delitable ditees. For loo rendyng muses of poetes enditen to me þinge...
47. Part 47Sachel, satchel, sack, 12/223 Sad, stable, 41/1064 Saddenesse, stability, 110/3123 Sarpuler, a sack made of coarse cloth (_Sarcinula_), 12/223 Sauuacioun, safety, salvation, 97/...