er by cause of g{er}donynge or ellys of
ex{er}cisynge
of goode folk
or ellys by cause to punissen.
Chaucer - Boethius
alle ?e ?inges ?at I haue seid. what
?ing q{uo}d I. ? Certys q{uo}d she outerly ?at al fortune is good. and
how may ?at be q{uo}d .I. ? Now vndirstand q{uo}d she so as [alle
fortune wheyther so it be Ioyeful fortune / or aspr{e}] fortune is ?iuen
ei?
er by cause of g{er}donynge or ellys of
ex{er}cisynge
of goode folk
or ellys by cause to punissen.
or ellys to chastysen shrewes. ? ?an is
alle fortune good. ?e whiche fortune is certeyne ?at it be ei?er ry?tful
or p{ro}fitable. ? For so?e ?is is a ful verray resou{n} q{uo}d I. and
yif I considere ?e p{ur}ueau{n}ce {and} ?
