e whiche
p{ro}sperite
men seen ofte serue to shrewes.
Chaucer - Boethius
o?er to done folies. {and} som tyme it amende? hem ?at
suffren ?e to{ur}mentis. ? 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.
in ?e whiche ?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. and
to ?e maladie of hym god putti? remedie to ?
