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ha? e
4550 _whiche_--which
4551 _mankynde_--man-kynd
4554 [_this_]--from C.
4555 _grauntid_--ygraunted]

[Headnote:
FATE UNDER THE CONTROL OF PROVIDENCE. ]

? For in ydel ben ? er ? an p{ur}posed and byhy? t medes
of goode folk. {and} peynes to badde folk. syn ? at no
moeuynge of free corage uoluntarie ne ha? nat deserued 4560
hem. ? at is to seyn nei? er mede nor peyne.
[Sidenote: Rewards and punishments now deemed just and equitable,
will be considered most unjust, when, it is allowed, that mankind
are not prompted by any will of their own, to either virtue or
vice, but in all their actions are impelled by a fatal necessity. ]

? And it
sholde seme ? an ? at ? ilke ? inge is al? er worste whiche
? at is nowe demed. for al? {er} moste iuste {and} moste [[pg 158]]
ry? tful. ? at is to seyn ? at shrewes ben punyssed. or 4564
ellys ?