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knowy{n}g ?
knowy{n}g ?
Chaucer - Boethius
at he be byholder of ?
e
deuyne ? ou? te.
[Sidenote: For I will answer you thus. That the thing which is to
happen in relation to the Divine knowledge is necessary; but,
considered in its own nature, seems free and absolute. ]
? for I wol answer{e} ? e ? us. ? at ? ilke
? inge ? at is future whan it is referred to ?
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knowy{n}g ? an is it necessarie. but certys whan it is vndirstonden
in hys owen kynde me{n} sen it [is] vtterly fre
{and} absolut from alle necessite.
[Sidenote: There are two kinds of necessity--one simple; as men
must necessarily die--the other is conditional, as if you know a
man walks he must necessarily walk--for that which is known cannot
be otherwise than what it is apprehended to be. ]
for certys ? er ben two
maneres of necessites. ? at oon necessite is symple as
? us. ? at it byhoue? by necessite ? at alle men be mortal 5116
or dedely. an o? {er} necessite is condicionel as ? us.
deuyne ? ou? te.
[Sidenote: For I will answer you thus. That the thing which is to
happen in relation to the Divine knowledge is necessary; but,
considered in its own nature, seems free and absolute. ]
? for I wol answer{e} ? e ? us. ? at ? ilke
? inge ? at is future whan it is referred to ?
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knowy{n}g ? an is it necessarie. but certys whan it is vndirstonden
in hys owen kynde me{n} sen it [is] vtterly fre
{and} absolut from alle necessite.
[Sidenote: There are two kinds of necessity--one simple; as men
must necessarily die--the other is conditional, as if you know a
man walks he must necessarily walk--for that which is known cannot
be otherwise than what it is apprehended to be. ]
for certys ? er ben two
maneres of necessites. ? at oon necessite is symple as
? us. ? at it byhoue? by necessite ? at alle men be mortal 5116
or dedely. an o? {er} necessite is condicionel as ? us.