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or as dignite ne
may nat maken shrewes wor? i of no reuerences. ? an 2004
make? dignites shrewes more dispised ? an p{re}ised. ? e
whiche shrewes dignit[e] schewe? to moche folk

[Sidenote: Nor do dignities themselves escape without injury; for
worthless men take their revenge upon them, and defile them by
their contagious villanies. ]

? {and}
for so? e nat vnpunissed. ? at is forto sein. ?
at shrewes
reuengen hem a? einward vpon dignites. for ? ei ? elden 2008
a? ein to dignites as gret gerdou{n} whan ? ei byspotten
{and} defoulen dignites wi? hire vylenie.

[Sidenote: These shadowy honours have nothing in their nature to
procure respect; for if a man, having borne the honours of the
consulate, should go among barbarians would this honour gain him
their respect? ]

? And for as
moche as ? ou mow[e] knowe ? at ? ilke verray reuerence
ne may nat comen by ? e shadewy t{ra}nsitorie dignitees. 2012
vndirstonde now ?