at may not be
staunched
shal it bynde me to be stedfast.
Chaucer - Boethius
raynes {and} wi? coldes. ? ?e see ha? eke
hys ry?t to be somtyme calme {and} blaundyshing wi? smo?e water. {and}
somtyme to be horrible wi? wawes {and} wi? tempestes. ? But ?e couetyse
of men ?
at may not be
staunched
shal it bynde me to be stedfast.
syn ?at
stedfastnesse is vnkou? to my maneres. ? Swyche is my streng?e. {and}
?is pley. I pley[e] co{n}tinuely. I tourne ?e whirly{n}g whele wi? ?e
tournyng cercle ? I am glade to chaunge ?e lowest to ?
