i of
reuerence
?
Chaucer - Boethius
at is to seyn.
?
at for no p{er}il ?
at my?
t[e] bifalle{n}
? e by ? e offence of ? e kyng theodorik ? ou noldest
nat ben felawe in gouernaunce w{i}t{h} decorat. whanne 1988
? ou say[e] ? at he had[de] wikkid corage of a likerous
shrewe {and} of an acusor.
[Sidenote: Honours do not render undeserving persons worthy of
esteem. ]
? Ne I ne may nat for swiche
honours Iuge{n} hem wor?
i of reuerence ? at I deme {and}
holde vnwor? i to han ? ilke same hono{ur}s.
[Sidenote: If you find a man endowed with wisdom you deem him
worthy of respect and of the wisdom which he professes. ]
? Now yif 1992
? ou saie a man ? at were fulfilled of wisdom. certys ? ou
ne my? test nat demen ? {a}t he were vnwor? i to ? e [[pg 73]]
hono{ur}. or ellys to ?
? e by ? e offence of ? e kyng theodorik ? ou noldest
nat ben felawe in gouernaunce w{i}t{h} decorat. whanne 1988
? ou say[e] ? at he had[de] wikkid corage of a likerous
shrewe {and} of an acusor.
[Sidenote: Honours do not render undeserving persons worthy of
esteem. ]
? Ne I ne may nat for swiche
honours Iuge{n} hem wor?
i of reuerence ? at I deme {and}
holde vnwor? i to han ? ilke same hono{ur}s.
[Sidenote: If you find a man endowed with wisdom you deem him
worthy of respect and of the wisdom which he professes. ]
? Now yif 1992
? ou saie a man ? at were fulfilled of wisdom. certys ? ou
ne my? test nat demen ? {a}t he were vnwor? i to ? e [[pg 73]]
hono{ur}. or ellys to ?
