at it was a
necessarie
cause wyse men to taken {and} desire ?
Chaucer - Boethius
at co{m}mune ?inges or comunabletes weren
blysful yif ?ei ?at haden studied al fully to wisdom gouerneden ?ilke
?inges. or ellys yif it so by-felle ?at ?e gouernours of co{m}munalites
studieden in grete wisdomes. ? ?ou saidest eke by ?e mou?e of ?e same
plato ?
at it was a
necessarie
cause wyse men to taken {and} desire ?
e
gou{er}nau{n}ce of comune ?i{n}ges. for ?at ?e gou{er}nementes of comune
citees y-left in ?e hondes of felonous to{ur}mento{ur}s Citi?enis ne
scholde not brynge inne pestile{n}ce {and} destrucc{i}ou{n} to goode
folk. ? And ?erfore I folowynge ?ilk auctoritee (.s. platonis). desiryng
to put[te] fur?e in execusiou{n} {and} in acte of comune
admi{ni}st{ra}c{i}ou{n} ?
