ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi?
restreyned wi?
Chaucer - Boethius
at ?
ou?
a man delite hy{m} in
p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}. he ne may nat i{n} no wise [[pg 58]]
bryngen fur? e ne sprede{n} his name to many manere
peoples.
[Sidenote: He ought, therefore, to be satisfied with the glory he
has acquired at home. ]
? And ? erfore euery man{er} man au? te to ben 1548
paied of hys glorie ? at is puplissed among hys owen
ney? bores.
[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the carelessness and neglect
of writers. ]
? And ?
ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi? -i{n}ne ? e boundes of o maner folk but how
many a man ? at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ? e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for? etynge of writers put oute of
mynde {and} don awey.
[Sidenote: But writings do not preserve the names of men for
ever. ]
? Al be it so ? at certys ? ilke
writynges p{ro}fiten litel. ? e whiche writy{n}ges longe {and}
derke elde do? aweye bo?
p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}. he ne may nat i{n} no wise [[pg 58]]
bryngen fur? e ne sprede{n} his name to many manere
peoples.
[Sidenote: He ought, therefore, to be satisfied with the glory he
has acquired at home. ]
? And ? erfore euery man{er} man au? te to ben 1548
paied of hys glorie ? at is puplissed among hys owen
ney? bores.
[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the carelessness and neglect
of writers. ]
? And ?
ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi? -i{n}ne ? e boundes of o maner folk but how
many a man ? at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ? e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for? etynge of writers put oute of
mynde {and} don awey.
[Sidenote: But writings do not preserve the names of men for
ever. ]
? Al be it so ? at certys ? ilke
writynges p{ro}fiten litel. ? e whiche writy{n}ges longe {and}
derke elde do? aweye bo?
