e
envyronynge
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
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. ? at yif ? at ? er were
maked co{m}parisou{n} of ? e er? e to ? e gretnesse of
heuene. men wolde Iugen in alle ? at er?
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. ? at yif ? at ? er were
maked co{m}parisou{n} of ? e er? e to ? e gretnesse of
heuene. men wolde Iugen in alle ? at er?
