ne ben not oonly despoiled of
sykernesse
but of defence 500
{and} ?
Chaucer - Boethius
?at I se ?e felonus couines of
wikked men abounden in ioie {and} in gladnes. ? And
I se ?at euery lorel shapi? hy{m} to fynde oute newe
fraudes forto accusen goode folke. and I se ?at goode 496
men ben ou{er}?rowen for drede of my p{er}il. ? and
euery luxurious to{ur}mentour dar don alle felonie vnpunissed
{and} ben excited ?erto by ?iftes. and i{n}nocent?
ne ben not oonly despoiled of
sykernesse
but of defence 500
{and} ?
erfore me list to crien to god in ?is manere.
[Linenotes:
475 _myche_--moche
476 _?e[de]sertys_--the desert?
479 _Glosa_--glose
480 _good_--MS. goode, C. good
_haue_--han
481 _so_--omitted in C.
481, 482 _ha?_--MS. ha?e
483 _haue_--han
484 _Fyrste_--fyrst
485 _al_--alle
_?ink[e]_--thinke
488 _ony_--any
489 _laid_--MS. laide, C. leyd
_ha?_--MS.
