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t[e]_--myhte
1764 _certeyne_--certein
1766 _seid_--MS. seide, C. seyd
_folke_--foolk
1767 _goode_--good
1769 _fals[e]_--false
1770 _souereygne goode is_--sou{er}eyn good be
1771 _lyue wi? outen_--lyuen w{i}t{h} owte
1772 _rycchesse_--Rychesses
1773 _some_--som
_goode be_--good ben
1774 _be_--ben
1775 _ney? bours_--nesshebors
1776 _halden_--holden
1777 _hey? e_--heyh
_to_--omitted
_goode_--good
1780 _goode_--good
1781 _or_--{and}
1782 _folke_--folk
_goode_--good
1783 _be_--by
1784 [_thynge_]--from C.
1786 _rycchesse_--rychesses
1787 _delices_--delytes
1789 _o? er_--oothre
_al_--alle
1790 [_of_]--from C. ]

[Headnote:
FRIENDSHIP A SACRED THING. ]

[Sidenote: Nobility and popular favour are sought after by some in
order to become famous. ]

? Noblesse {and} fauo{ur} of poeple whiche ? at ? iue? as it
seme?
a manere clernesse of renou{n}.

[Sidenote: By others, wives and children are only desired as
sources of pleasure. ]

? and wijf {and} 1792
children ? at men desiren for cause of delit {and} mirinesse.

[Sidenote: Friendship must not be reckoned among the goods of
fortune, but among those of virtue, for it is a very sacred
thing. ]

? But forso? e frendes ne shollen nat ben rekkened
among ? e goodes of fortune but of vertue. for it
is a ful holy man{er}e ? ing.

[Sidenote: All else are desired either for the power or pleasure
they afford. ]

alle ? ise o? er ?