ei ne mowen nat ben wist byforn
certeynely
to
bytiden.
Chaucer - Boethius
or knowe? ?inges to comen. but ry?t as ?e
resou{n} of mankynde knowe? hem. for ?ou arguist {and} seist ?us. ?at
yif it ne seme nat to men ?at so{m}me ?inges han certeyne {and}
necessarie bytidynges. ?
ei ne mowen nat ben wist byforn
certeynely
to
bytiden.
?a{n} nis [ther] no p{re}science of ?ilke ?inges. {and} yif we
trowen ?at p{re}science ben in ?ise ?inges. ?an is ?er no ?inge ?at it
ne bitidi? by necessite. but certys yif we my?