e fraude hadde
ben schewed
ap{er}tly
if I hadde had libertee forto han vsed {and} ben
at ?
Chaucer - Boethius
ing al ?e ordinaunce {and} ?e so?e for as moche as folk ?at
ben to comen aftir our{e} dayes scholle{n} knowen it. ? 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 Rome. What
app{er}tene? me to speken ?er-of. Of whiche l{ett}res ?
e fraude hadde
ben schewed
ap{er}tly
if I hadde had libertee forto han vsed {and} ben
at ?
e co{n}fessiou{n} of myn accuso{ur}s. ? ?e whiche ?ing in alle nedys
ha? grete strenke?. ? For what o?{er} fredo{m} may men hopen. Certys I
wolde ?at some o?{er} fredom my?t[e] be hoped. ?
