e
sauuaciou{n}
of
he{m} (.
he{m} (.
Chaucer - Boethius
For schal I clepe it a felonie ?
an or a synne ?
at I
haue desired ? e sauuaciou{n} of ? e ordre of ? e senat.
and certys ? it hadde ? ilk same senat don by me ? oru?
her decret? {and} hire iugementys as ? ou? it were a synne 372
or a felonie ? at is to seyne to wilne ?
e sauuaciou{n} of
he{m} (. s senat{us}).
[Sidenote: (Folly cannot change the merit of things. ]
? But folye ? at lieth alwey to hym
self may not chaunge ? e merit of ? inges.
[Sidenote: According to Socrates' judgment it is not lawful to
hide the truth nor assent to a falsehood. )]
? Ne . I.
trowe not by ? e iugement of socrates ? {a}t it were leueful 376
to me to hide ? e so?
haue desired ? e sauuaciou{n} of ? e ordre of ? e senat.
and certys ? it hadde ? ilk same senat don by me ? oru?
her decret? {and} hire iugementys as ? ou? it were a synne 372
or a felonie ? at is to seyne to wilne ?
e sauuaciou{n} of
he{m} (. s senat{us}).
[Sidenote: (Folly cannot change the merit of things. ]
? But folye ? at lieth alwey to hym
self may not chaunge ? e merit of ? inges.
[Sidenote: According to Socrates' judgment it is not lawful to
hide the truth nor assent to a falsehood. )]
? Ne . I.
trowe not by ? e iugement of socrates ? {a}t it were leueful 376
to me to hide ? e so?