^e world w{i}t{h} stable feith / varieth
acordable
chaungynges
// ?
// ?
Chaucer - Boethius
desyr{e} to telle /
{and} forthi vnnethe may I. vnpleyten my sentense w{i}t{h} wordes for I.
deme ? {a}t contraryos fortune p{ro}fiteth mor{e} to men than fortune
debonayr{e} // For al-wey whan fortune semeth debonayr{e} than she lyeth
falsly in by-hetynge the hope of welefulnesse // but forsothe
{con}traryos fortune is alwey sothfast / whan she sheweth hir self
vnstable thorw hyr chau{n}gynge // the amyable fortune desseyueth folk /
the contrarye fortune techeth // the amyable fortune byndeth w{i}t{h}
the beaute of false goodys the hertes of folk ? {a}t vsen he{m} / the
contrarye fortune vnbyndeth he{m} by ? ^e knowynge of freele welefulnesse
// the amyable fortune maysthow sen alwey wyndynge {and} flowynge /
{and} eu{er}e mysknowynge of hir self // the contrarye fortune is
a-tempre {and} restreynyd {and} wys thorw excersyse of hir aduersyte //
at the laste amyable fortune w{i}t{h} hir flaterynges draweth mys
wandrynge men fro the souereyne good // the contraryos fortune ledith
ofte folk ayein to sothfast goodes / {and} haleth hem ayein as w{i}t{h}
an hooke / weenesthow thanne ? {a}t thow owhtest to leten this a lytel
thing / ? {a}t this aspre {and} horible fortune hath discoueryd to the /
the thowhtes of thy trewe frendes // For-why this ilke fortune hath
departyd {and} vncou{er}yd to the bothe the certeyn vysages {and} ek the
dowtos visages of thy felawes // wha{n} she dep{ar}tyd awey fro the /
she took awey hyr frendes {and} lafte the thyne frendes // now whan thow
wer{e} ryche {and} weleful as the semede / w{i}t{h} how mochel
woldesthow han bowht the fulle knowynge of this // ? {a}t is to seyn the
knowynge of thy verray freendes // now pleyne the nat thanne of Rychesse
. I. -lorn syn thow hast fowndyn the moste p{re}syos kynde of Rychesses
? {a}t is to seyn thy verray frendes.
QUOD MU{N}DUS STABILI FIDE.
[Sidenote: [The viij Met{ur}. ]]
++THat ?
^e world w{i}t{h} stable feith / varieth acordable chaungynges
// ? {a}t the contraryos qualite of element? holden among{e} hem self
aliau{n}ce p{er}durable / ? {a}t pheb{us} the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene
chariet / bryngeth forth the rosene day / ? {a}t the mone hath
{com}mau{n}dement ou{er} the nyhtes // whiche nyhtes hesp{er}us the eue
sterre hat browt // ? {a}t ? ^e se gredy to flowen constreyneth w{i}t{h} a
certeyn ende hise floodes / so ? {a}t it is nat l[e]ueful to strechche
hise brode termes or bowndes vp-on the erthes // ? {a}t is to seyn to
cou{er}e alle the erthe // Al this a-cordau{n}ce of thinges is bownden
w{i}t{h} looue / ? {a}t gou{er}neth erthe {and} see / {and} hath also
{com}mau{n}dement? to the heuenes / {and} yif this looue slakede the
brydelis / alle thinges ? {a}t now louen hem to gederes / wolden maken a
batayle contynuely {and} stryuen to fordoon the fasou{n} of this worlde
/ the which they now leden in acordable feith by fayre moeuynges // this
looue halt to gideres poeples Ioygned w{i}t{h} an hooly bond / {and}
knytteth sacrement of maryages of chaste looues // And loue enditeth
lawes to trewe felawes // O weleful weer{e} mankynde / yif thilke loue
? {a}t gouerneth heuene gouerned[e] yowr{e} corages /
EXPLICIT LIB{ER} 2_^us_.
INCIPIT LIB{ER} 3. _^us_
IAM CANTU{M} ILLA FINIERAT.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste p{ro}se.
{and} forthi vnnethe may I. vnpleyten my sentense w{i}t{h} wordes for I.
deme ? {a}t contraryos fortune p{ro}fiteth mor{e} to men than fortune
debonayr{e} // For al-wey whan fortune semeth debonayr{e} than she lyeth
falsly in by-hetynge the hope of welefulnesse // but forsothe
{con}traryos fortune is alwey sothfast / whan she sheweth hir self
vnstable thorw hyr chau{n}gynge // the amyable fortune desseyueth folk /
the contrarye fortune techeth // the amyable fortune byndeth w{i}t{h}
the beaute of false goodys the hertes of folk ? {a}t vsen he{m} / the
contrarye fortune vnbyndeth he{m} by ? ^e knowynge of freele welefulnesse
// the amyable fortune maysthow sen alwey wyndynge {and} flowynge /
{and} eu{er}e mysknowynge of hir self // the contrarye fortune is
a-tempre {and} restreynyd {and} wys thorw excersyse of hir aduersyte //
at the laste amyable fortune w{i}t{h} hir flaterynges draweth mys
wandrynge men fro the souereyne good // the contraryos fortune ledith
ofte folk ayein to sothfast goodes / {and} haleth hem ayein as w{i}t{h}
an hooke / weenesthow thanne ? {a}t thow owhtest to leten this a lytel
thing / ? {a}t this aspre {and} horible fortune hath discoueryd to the /
the thowhtes of thy trewe frendes // For-why this ilke fortune hath
departyd {and} vncou{er}yd to the bothe the certeyn vysages {and} ek the
dowtos visages of thy felawes // wha{n} she dep{ar}tyd awey fro the /
she took awey hyr frendes {and} lafte the thyne frendes // now whan thow
wer{e} ryche {and} weleful as the semede / w{i}t{h} how mochel
woldesthow han bowht the fulle knowynge of this // ? {a}t is to seyn the
knowynge of thy verray freendes // now pleyne the nat thanne of Rychesse
. I. -lorn syn thow hast fowndyn the moste p{re}syos kynde of Rychesses
? {a}t is to seyn thy verray frendes.
QUOD MU{N}DUS STABILI FIDE.
[Sidenote: [The viij Met{ur}. ]]
++THat ?
^e world w{i}t{h} stable feith / varieth acordable chaungynges
// ? {a}t the contraryos qualite of element? holden among{e} hem self
aliau{n}ce p{er}durable / ? {a}t pheb{us} the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene
chariet / bryngeth forth the rosene day / ? {a}t the mone hath
{com}mau{n}dement ou{er} the nyhtes // whiche nyhtes hesp{er}us the eue
sterre hat browt // ? {a}t ? ^e se gredy to flowen constreyneth w{i}t{h} a
certeyn ende hise floodes / so ? {a}t it is nat l[e]ueful to strechche
hise brode termes or bowndes vp-on the erthes // ? {a}t is to seyn to
cou{er}e alle the erthe // Al this a-cordau{n}ce of thinges is bownden
w{i}t{h} looue / ? {a}t gou{er}neth erthe {and} see / {and} hath also
{com}mau{n}dement? to the heuenes / {and} yif this looue slakede the
brydelis / alle thinges ? {a}t now louen hem to gederes / wolden maken a
batayle contynuely {and} stryuen to fordoon the fasou{n} of this worlde
/ the which they now leden in acordable feith by fayre moeuynges // this
looue halt to gideres poeples Ioygned w{i}t{h} an hooly bond / {and}
knytteth sacrement of maryages of chaste looues // And loue enditeth
lawes to trewe felawes // O weleful weer{e} mankynde / yif thilke loue
? {a}t gouerneth heuene gouerned[e] yowr{e} corages /
EXPLICIT LIB{ER} 2_^us_.
INCIPIT LIB{ER} 3. _^us_
IAM CANTU{M} ILLA FINIERAT.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste p{ro}se.
