ou
p{ro}euedest
in disputynge ?
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: Again, thou saidst that the very form of good was the
substance whereof God and happiness were composed, and that it was
the object and desire of all things in nature. ]
{and} seidest
eke ? at ? e forme of goode is ? e substaunce of god. {and} 2992
of blisfulnesse. {and} seidest ? {a}t ? ilke same oone is ? ilke
same goode ? at is requered {and} desired of al ? e kynde
of ? inges.
[Sidenote: Thou didst prove that God rules the world by his
goodness, and that all things willingly obeyed him; and that evil
has no existence. ]
{and} ?
ou p{ro}euedest in disputynge ? at god
gouerne? alle [the] ? inges of ? e worlde by ? e gouernementys 2996
of bountee. {and} seydest ? at alle ? inges wolen
ybeyen to hym. and seidest ? at ? e nature of yuel nis
no ? ing.
[Sidenote: These truths you established by forcible and natural
arguments, and by no strained and far-fetched reasons. ]
{and} ? ise ?
