ere hadde hys gerners ful of corne {and}
comaundede
?
Chaucer - Boethius
When I say ?e fortunes {and} ?e
rychesse of ?e people of ?e p{ro}uinces ben harmed ey?er by p{r}iue
rauynes or by comune tributis or cariages. as sory was I as ?ei ?at
suffred[e] ?e harme. _Glosa._ ? Whan ?at theodoric ?e kyng of gothes in
a dere ?
ere hadde hys gerners ful of corne {and}
comaundede
?
at no ma{n}
ne schold[e] bie no corne til his corne were solde {and} ?at at a dere
greuous pris. ? But I w{i}t{h}stod ?at ordinaunce {and} ouer-com it
knowy{n}g al ?is ?e kyng hym self. ? Coempciou{n} ?at is to seyn comune
achat or bying to-gidere ?at were establissed vpon poeple by swiche a
manere imposiciou{n} as who so bou?t[e] a busshel corn he most[e] ?eue
?e ky{n}g ?e fifte p{ar}t.
