e paleys
schynyng
is open.
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: _P. _ I was not deceived, then, when I said there was
some defect in thy sentiment. ]
? I nas nat deceiued
q{uod} sche ? at ? ere ne faile? su{m}what. by whiche ? e
maladie of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n} is crept in to ? i ? ou? t. so 656
as ? e streng? e of ?
e paleys schynyng is open.
[Sidenote: Tell me what is the chief end of all things; and
whither all things tend. ]
? But
seye me ? is reme{m}brest ? ou ou? t what is ? e ende of
? i ? inges. whider ? at ? e entenc{i}ou{n} of al kynde tende? .
? I haue herd told it somtyme q{uod} .