hys
p{ro}pre
causes of whiche causes ?
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: As if a man trench the ground for tillage and find
gold, then this is believed to happen by chance, although it is
not so. ]
? Ry? t as a man dalf ? e er? e by
cause of tylienge of ? e felde. {and} fond ? ere a gobet of [[pg 151]]
golde by-doluen. ? an wenen folk ? at it is fallen by fortunous 4348
bytydyng. but for so? e it nis nat for nau? t for
it ha?
hys p{ro}pre causes of whiche causes ? e cours vnforseyn
and vnwar semi? to han maked hap{pe}.
[Sidenote: For if the tiller had not ploughed the field, and if
the hider of the gold had not concealed it in that spot, the gold
had not been found. ]
? For
yif ? e tilier in ? e er? e ne delue nat in ? e felde. and yif 4352
? e hider of ? e golde ne hadde hidd ? e golde in ? ilke
place. ?
