at he had[de] wikkid corage of a
likerous
shrewe
{and} of an acusor.
Chaucer - Boethius
{o}u woldest bere ?i magistrat wi? decorat. ?at is to seyn.
?at for no p{er}il ?at my?t[e] bifalle{n} ?e by ?e offence of ?e kyng
theodorik ?ou noldest nat ben felawe in gouernaunce w{i}t{h} decorat.
whanne ?ou say[e] ?
at he had[de] wikkid corage of a
likerous
shrewe
{and} of an acusor.
? Ne I ne may nat for swiche honours Iuge{n} hem
wor?i of reuerence ?at I deme {and} holde vnwor?i to han ?ilke same
hono{ur}s. ? Now yif ?ou saie a man ?at were fulfilled of wisdom. certys
?oune my?test nat demen ?{a}t he were vnwor?i to ?