[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the
carelessness
and neglect
of writers.
Chaucer - Boethius
and ?er of come? ?at ?ou? a man delite hy{m} in
p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}. he ne may nat i{n} no wise [[pg 58]]
bryngen fur?e ne sprede{n} his name to many manere
peoples.
[Sidenote: He ought, therefore, to be satisfied with the glory he
has acquired at home.]
? And ?erfore euery man{er} man au?te to ben 1548
paied of hys glorie ?at is puplissed among hys owen
ney?bores.
[Sidenote: But of how many personages, illustrious in their times,
have the memorials been lost through the
carelessness
and neglect
of writers.
]
? And ?ilke noble renou{n} shal be
restreyned wi?-i{n}ne ?e boundes of o maner folk but how
many a man ?at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ?e 1552
nedy {and} wrecched for?etynge of writers put oute of
mynde {and} don awey.
[Sidenote: But writings do not preserve the names of men for
ever.]
? Al be it so ?at certys ?ilke
writynges p{ro}fiten litel.
