tes in er?ely ?inges. al ?at euer he ha? drawen of ?e noble good
celestial he lesi? 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 ?
