for se now {and}
considere
how 1500
litel {and} how voide of al prise is ?
Chaucer - Boethius
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?e aboute
ne halt but ?e resou{n} of a prykke at regard of ?e gretnesse 1504
of heuene. ?at is to seye. ?
