ing ?at so{m}men iugen
wor?i of p{re}ysynge. o?er folk iugen ?at it is wor?i of torment. ? and
?er of come? ?at ?ou? a man delite hy{m} in p{re}ysyng of his renou{n}.
he ne may nat i{n} no wise bryngen fur?
e ne
sprede{n}
his name to many
manere peoples.
? And ?erfore euery man{er} man au?te to ben paied of
hys glorie ?at is puplissed among hys owen ney?bores. ? And ?ilke noble
renou{n} shal be restreyned wi?-i{n}ne ?e boundes of o maner folk but
how many a man ?at was ful noble in his tyme. ha? ?e nedy {and} wrecched
for?
