as men were wont
to demen or speken of
complexiou{n}s
{and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies
(q' non).
Chaucer - Boethius
i of mede. o?er folk demen hem wor?i of to{ur}ment. but lat vs
graunt[e] I pose ?at som man may wel demen or knowen ?e goode folk {and}
?e badde. May he ?an knowen {and} seen ?ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of
corages. as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai? may a man
speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in corages.
as men were wont
to demen or speken of
complexiou{n}s
{and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies
(q' non).
ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ?at ne knowe{n} it
nat. ? As who sei?. but is lyke a merueil or a miracle to hem ?at ne
knowe{n} it nat. whi ?at swete ?inges [ben] couenable to some bodies ?at
ben hool {and} to some bodies bittre ?inges ben couenable. {and} also
whi ?at some seke folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} ly?t medicines [{and} some
folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} sharppe medicynes] but na?
