enis ne
scholde not brynge inne pestile{n}ce {and}
destrucc{i}ou{n}
to goode
folk.
Chaucer - Boethius
at ?e gouernours of co{m}munalites
studieden in grete wisdomes. ? ?ou saidest eke by ?e mou?e of ?e same
plato ?at it was a necessarie cause wyse men to taken {and} desire ?e
gou{er}nau{n}ce of comune ?i{n}ges. for ?at ?e gou{er}nementes of comune
citees y-left in ?e hondes of felonous to{ur}mento{ur}s Citi?
enis ne
scholde not brynge inne pestile{n}ce {and}
destrucc{i}ou{n}
to goode
folk.
? And ?erfore I folowynge ?ilk auctoritee (.s. platonis). desiryng
to put[te] fur?e in execusiou{n} {and} in acte of comune
admi{ni}st{ra}c{i}ou{n} ?o ?inges ?at .I. hadde lerned of ?e among my
secre restyng whiles. ?
