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ilke glorie
? at ? e t{ra}uaile{n} aboute to shew {and} to multiplie.

[Sidenote: Shall the glory of a Roman citizen reach those places
where the name even of Rome was never heard? ]

May ? an ? e glorie of a singlere Romeyne strecchen ? ider
as ? e fame of ? e name of Rome may nat clymben ne 1540
passen.

[Sidenote: Customs and institutions differ in different
countries. ]

? And eke sest ? {o}u nat ? at ?
e maners of
diu{er}se folk {and} eke hir lawes ben discordau{n}t amonge
hem self.

[Sidenote: What is praise-worthy in one is blame-worthy in
another. ]

so ? {a}t ? ilke ? ing ? at so{m}men iugen wor? i of
p{re}ysynge. o? er folk iugen ? at it is wor? i of torment. 1544

[Linenotes:
1515 _seye_--seyn
1516 _streite_--streyt
1517 _? an_--thanne
1518 _inne_--in
_leest[e]_--leste
_? ilk_--thilke
_? enke ?