[Sidenote: An union of things opposite is
repugnant
to nature.
Chaucer - Boethius
at may nat don a ?
ing.
?
at o?
er ne may don 1416
hym. ? at he do? to o? er.
[Sidenote: If powers and honours were intrinsically good, they
would never be attained by the wicked. ]
{and} ? it more ou{er} yif it so
were ? at ? ise dignites or poweres hadden any p{ro}pre
or naturel goodnesse in hem self neuer nolden ? ei
comen to shrewes.
[Sidenote: An union of things opposite is repugnant to nature. ]
? For contrarious ? inges ne ben 1420
not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres. ? Nature refuse?
? at contra[r]ious ? inges ben yioigned.
[Sidenote: But as wicked men do obtain the highest honours, it is
clear that honours are not in themselves good, otherwise they
would not fall to the share of the unworthy. ]
? And so
as I am in certeyne ? at ry? t wikked folk han dignitees
ofte tymes. ? an shewe?
hym. ? at he do? to o? er.
[Sidenote: If powers and honours were intrinsically good, they
would never be attained by the wicked. ]
{and} ? it more ou{er} yif it so
were ? at ? ise dignites or poweres hadden any p{ro}pre
or naturel goodnesse in hem self neuer nolden ? ei
comen to shrewes.
[Sidenote: An union of things opposite is repugnant to nature. ]
? For contrarious ? inges ne ben 1420
not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres. ? Nature refuse?
? at contra[r]ious ? inges ben yioigned.
[Sidenote: But as wicked men do obtain the highest honours, it is
clear that honours are not in themselves good, otherwise they
would not fall to the share of the unworthy. ]
? And so
as I am in certeyne ? at ry? t wikked folk han dignitees
ofte tymes. ? an shewe?
