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our{e} glorie ? at is so narwe {and} so 1520
streyt y? ronge{n} in to so litel boundes. how myche
contein? e it in largesse {and} in greet doynge.

[Sidenote: Even in this contracted circle, there is a great
variety of nations, to whom not only the fame of particular men,
but even of great cities, cannot extend. ]

And also
sette ? is ? er to ? at many a nac{i}ou{n} dyuerse of tonge
{and} of maneres. {and} eke of resou{n} of hir lyuyng ben 1524
enhabitid in ? e cloos of ? ilke litel habitacle. ? To ?
e
whiche nac{i}ou{n}s what for difficulte of weyes. {and} what
for diu{er}site of langages. {and} what for defaute of
vnusage entercomunynge of marchau{n}dise. nat only ? e 1528
names of singler men ne may [nat] strecchen. but eke
? e fame of Citees ne may nat strecchen.

[Sidenote: In the time of Marcus Tullius the fame of Rome did not
reach beyond Mount Caucasus. ]

? At ? e
last[e] Certis in ? e tyme of Marcus tulyus as hym
self write? in his book ? at ? e renou{n} of ? e comune of 1532
Rome ne hadde nat ?