it whan he loke? ?e helles. ?at is to seyne to lowe
?inges of ?e er?e.
EXPLICIT LIBER TERCIUS.
INCIPIT LIBER QUARTUS.
HEC CUM PHILOSOPHIA DIGNITATE UULT{US}.
[Sidenote: [The 1^ma p{ro}se.]]
++Whanne philosophie hadde songe{n} softly {and} delitably ?e forseide
?inges kepynge ?
e
dignitee
of hir choere in ?
e wey?te of hir wordes.
I ?an ?at ne hadde nat al out{er}ly for?eten ?e wepyng {and} mournyng
?at was set in myne herte for-brek ?e entenc{i}ou{n} of hir ?at
entended[e] ?itte to seyne o?{er} ?inges. ? Se q{uo}d I.
