er by cause of g{er}donynge or ellys of 4168
ex{er}cisynge of goode folk or ellys by cause to punissen.
ex{er}cisynge of goode folk or ellys by cause to punissen.
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: _P. _ That all fortune is good. ]
? Certys q{uo}d she 4164
outerly ? at al fortune is good.
[Sidenote: _B. _ How can that be? ]
and how may ? at be
q{uo}d . I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Since all fortune, whether prosperous or adverse,
is for the reward of the good or the punishment of the bad, all
fortune is good which is either just or useful. ]
? 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 4168
ex{er}cisynge of goode folk or ellys by cause to punissen.
or ellys to chastysen shrewes. ? ? an is alle fortune [[pg 145]]
good. ? e whiche fortune is certeyne ? at it be ei? er ry? tful
or p{ro}fitable.
[Sidenote: But let us put this opinion among those positions which
thou saidst were not commonly believed by the people. ]
? For so? e ? is is a ful verray resou{n} 4172
q{uo}d I. and yif I considere ?
