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? _Philosophie. _ ? For so? e q{uo}d
she. {and} ? at is a ? ing ? at may drawen to gouernaunce
swiche hertes as ben wor? i {and} noble of hir nature.
but na? eles it may nat drawen or tollen swiche hertes as 1496
ben y-brou? t to ? e ful[le] p{er}fecciou{n} of vertue. ?
at is
to seyn couetyse of glorie {and} renou{n} to han wel
administred ? e comune ? inges. or doon goode decertes
to p{ro}fit of ? e comune.

[Sidenote: But consider how small and void of weight is that
glory. ]

for se now {and} considere how 1500
litel {and} how voide of al prise is ? ilke glorie.

[Sidenote: Astronomy teaches us that this globe of earth is but a
speck compared with the extent of the heavens, and is as nothing
if compared with the magnitude of the celestial sphere. ]

? Certeine
? ing is as ? ou hast lerned by demonstrac{i}ou{n} of
astronomye ? at al ? e envyronynge of ? e er?