, are all desired, because they
are
esteemed
a good.
Chaucer - Boethius
I. nys nat
doutous. but I abide to herkene ?e remenaunt of ?e 2604
questiou{n}.
[Sidenote: _P._ All the things above-mentioned must be tried by
Good, as the rule and square.]
?is is ope{n} {and} clere q{uo}d she. ?at alle o?er
?inges ben referred {and} brou?t to goode.
[Sidenote: Sufficiency, power, &c.
, are all desired, because they
are
esteemed
a good.
]
? For ?erfore
is suffisaunce requered. For it is demed to ben
good. {and} for?i is power requered. for men trowen also 2608
?at it be goode. and ?is same ?ing mowe we ?inken {and}
coueiten of reuerence {and} of noblesse {and} of delit.
[Sidenote: Good is the cause why all things are desired.]
