e
reco{m}pensac{i}ou{n}
forto geten 3724
hem bounte {and} prowesse whiche ?
Chaucer - Boethius
?it it were 3720
leueful to hem to seen at any clifte ?e vertue ?at ?ei
han forleten. {and} sawen ?at ?ei sholde putten adou{n}
?e fil?es of hire vices by [the] to{ur}ment? of peynes. ?ei
ne au?ten nat ry?t for ?
e
reco{m}pensac{i}ou{n}
forto geten 3724
hem bounte {and} prowesse whiche ?
at ?ei han lost demen
ne holden ?at ?ilke peynes weren to{ur}mentes to hem.
{and} eke ?ei wolden refuse ?e attendau{n}ce of hir aduocat?
{and} taken hem self to hire iuges {and} to hir accusours. 3728
[Sidenote: The wise hate nobody, only a fool hates good men; and
it is as irrational to hate the wicked.]
for whiche it bytide? [?{a}t] as to ?e wise folk
?er nis no place ylete to hate. ?
