_ I should not hesitate to punish the offender as a satisfaction
to the sufferer.
Chaucer - Boethius
ou were ?an
q{uo}d she yset a Iuge or a knower of ?inges. whe?er
trowest ?ou ?{a}t men sholde to{ur}ment[e] hym ?at ha? 3692
don ?e wronge. or hym ?at ha? suffred ?e wronge.
[Sidenote: _B.
_ I should not hesitate to punish the offender as a satisfaction
to the sufferer.
]
I ne doute nat q{uo}d I. ?at I nolde don suffissaunt satisfacc{i}ou{n}
to hym ?at had[de] suffred ?e wrong by ?e
sorwe of hym ?at had[de] don ?e wronge.
[Sidenote: _P._ Then you would deem the injuring person more
unhappy than he who had been wronged?]
