t hys owen
p{ro}pre
bounte 3404
?
?
Chaucer - Boethius
as who sei?
yif [?
{a}t] any 3400
wy? t had[de] hys goodnesse of any o? er man ? an of
hym self. certys he ? at ? af hym ? ilke goodnesse or
ellys som o? er wy? t my? t[e] bynym[e] it hym.
[Sidenote: But, as the reward of the virtuous is derived from
virtue, a man cannot lose this meed unless he ceases to be
virtuous. ]
but for
as moche as to euery wy?
t hys owen p{ro}pre bounte 3404
? eue? hy{m} hys mede. ? an at arst shal he faylen of
mede whan he forleti? to ben good.
[Sidenote: Lastly, since a reward is desired because it is
supposed to be a good, can we believe that he who is capable of
good is deprived of the recompence? ]
{and} at ? e laste so
as alle medes be{n} requered for men wenen ? at ? ei ben
good[e]. who is he ? at wolde deme ? at he ? at is ry? t [[pg 120]]
my?
wy? t had[de] hys goodnesse of any o? er man ? an of
hym self. certys he ? at ? af hym ? ilke goodnesse or
ellys som o? er wy? t my? t[e] bynym[e] it hym.
[Sidenote: But, as the reward of the virtuous is derived from
virtue, a man cannot lose this meed unless he ceases to be
virtuous. ]
but for
as moche as to euery wy?
t hys owen p{ro}pre bounte 3404
? eue? hy{m} hys mede. ? an at arst shal he faylen of
mede whan he forleti? to ben good.
[Sidenote: Lastly, since a reward is desired because it is
supposed to be a good, can we believe that he who is capable of
good is deprived of the recompence? ]
{and} at ? e laste so
as alle medes be{n} requered for men wenen ? at ? ei ben
good[e]. who is he ? at wolde deme ? at he ? at is ry? t [[pg 120]]
my?
