{And} wende to co{n}streyne hym by
to{ur}ment
to maken hym
dyscoueren {and} acusen folk ?
Chaucer - Boethius
at ben lower ?en ?e
body. whiche I clepe fortunous possessiou{n}s ? Mayst ?ou euer haue any
comaundement ouer a fre corage ? Mayst ?ou remuen fro ?e estat of hys
p{ro}pre reste. a ?ou?t ?at is cleuyng to gider in hym self by stedfast
resou{n}. ? As somtyme a tiraunt wende to co{n}founde a freeman of
corage ?
{And} wende to co{n}streyne hym by
to{ur}ment
to maken hym
dyscoueren {and} acusen folk ?
at wisten of a coniurac{i}ou{n}. whiche I
clepe a confederacie ?at was cast a?eins ?is tyraunt ? But ?is free man
boot of hys owen tunge. {and} cast it in ?e visage of ?ilke woode
tyrau{n}te. ? So ?at ?e to{ur}ment? ?
