e entenc{i}ou{n} of desirynges {and} [of] werkes of me{n}.
? As ?us. ? Noblesse {and} fauo{ur} of poeple whiche ?at ?iue? as it
seme? a manere clernesse of renou{n}. ? and wijf {and} children ?at men
desiren for cause of delit {and} mirinesse. ? But forso?
e frendes ne
shollen nat ben
rekkened
among ?
e goodes of fortune but of vertue. for
it is a ful holy man{er}e ?ing. alle ?ise o?er ?inges forso?e ben taken
for cause of power. or ellis for cause of delit. ? Certis now am I redy
to referen ?e goodes of ?e body to ?ise forseide ?inges abouen.