ilke
souereyne
p{ur}ueaunce ha?
Chaucer - Boethius
for shrewes 4076
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem. ? ei demen ? at
? o ? inges ne sholde nat han ben don.
[Sidenote: Hence arises a signal miracle brought about by
Providence--that evil men have often made wicked men good. ]
for whiche ? inge 4080
?
ilke souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ha? maked oft[e] tyme
[fair{e}] miracle so ? {a}t shrewes han maked oftyme [[pg 142]]
shrewes to ben good[e] men.
[Sidenote: For these latter having suffered injuries from the
former, have become virtuous, in order that they might not
resemble those whom they so detested. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 32. ]]
for whan ? at som shrewes
*seen ? at ? ei suffren wrongfully felonies of o? er shrewes 4084
? ei wexen eschaufed in to hat[e] of hem ? at anoien
hem. {and} retournen to ? e fruit of uertue. when ?
discorde{n} of hem self by her vices ? e whiche vices al to
renden her consciences. {and} don oft[e] tyme ? inges ? e
whiche ? inges whan ? ei han don hem. ? ei demen ? at
? o ? inges ne sholde nat han ben don.
[Sidenote: Hence arises a signal miracle brought about by
Providence--that evil men have often made wicked men good. ]
for whiche ? inge 4080
?
ilke souereyne p{ur}ueaunce ha? maked oft[e] tyme
[fair{e}] miracle so ? {a}t shrewes han maked oftyme [[pg 142]]
shrewes to ben good[e] men.
[Sidenote: For these latter having suffered injuries from the
former, have become virtuous, in order that they might not
resemble those whom they so detested. ]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 32. ]]
for whan ? at som shrewes
*seen ? at ? ei suffren wrongfully felonies of o? er shrewes 4084
? ei wexen eschaufed in to hat[e] of hem ? at anoien
hem. {and} retournen to ? e fruit of uertue. when ?
