No More Learning

e for as moche 380
as folk ? at ben to comen aftir our{e} dayes scholle{n}
knowen it.

[Sidenote: Boethius determines to transmit an account of his
prosecution to posterity. ]

? I haue put it in scripture {and} remembraunce.
for touching ? e l{ett}res falsly maked. by
whiche l{ett}res I am accused to han hooped ? e fredom of 384
Rome. What app{er}tene? me to speken ? er-of.

[Sidenote: Boethius says that he could have defeated his accusers
had he been allowed the use of their confessions. ]

Of whiche l{ett}res ? e fraude hadde ben schewed ap{er}tly if
I hadde had libertee forto han vsed {and} ben at ?
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co{n}fessiou{n} of myn accuso{ur}s. ? ? e whiche ? ing in 388
alle nedys ha? grete strenke? . ? For what o? {er} fredo{m}
may men hopen.

[Sidenote: But there is now no remains of liberty to be hoped
for. ]

Certys I wolde ? at some o? {er} fredom
my? t[e] be hoped. ?