[Sidenote: By no means. No state is happier than that in which a
man is above want, and independent of others.]
[Sidenote: [* fol. 16.]]
? Certys ?er nys non o?er ?ing ?
at may so weel p{er}fo{ur}ny blisfulnesse
as an estat plenteuo{us} *of alle 1824
goodes ?
at ne ha? nede of none o?er ?ing. but ?at it is
suffisant of hy{m} self. vnto hym self.
[Sidenote: Are they guilty of folly that seek esteem and
reverence?]
and foleyen
swyche folk ?anne. ?at wenen ?at ?ilk ?ing ?