it nat to enterchau{n}ge
stoundes
of knowynges.
Chaucer - Boethius
i self by ?
i fre
wille in to dyu{er}se acc{i}ou{n}.
[Sidenote: But you may say--Shall the divine knowledge be changed
according to the mutability of my disposition, and the
apprehensions of the Deity fluctuated with my changing purposes? ]
? But ? ou mayst seyn
a? eyne how shal it ? an be. shal nat ? e dyuyne science 5176
ben chaunged by my disposic{i}ou{n} whan ? at I wol o
? ing now {and} now an o? er. {and} ? ilke p{re}science ne
seme?
it nat to enterchau{n}ge stoundes of knowynges.
as who sei? . ne shal it nat seme to vs ? at ? e deuyne 5180
p{re}science enterchaunge? hys dyuers stoundes of knowynge.
so ? at it knowe so{m}me tyme o ? ing {and} so{m}me tyme
? e contrarie.
[Sidenote: No, indeed! The view of the Deity foreruns every future
event, and brings it back into the presence of his own knowledge,
which does not vary, as you imagine, to conform to your caprices,
but remaining fixed, at once foresees and comprehends all your
changes. ]
? No for so? e.
wille in to dyu{er}se acc{i}ou{n}.
[Sidenote: But you may say--Shall the divine knowledge be changed
according to the mutability of my disposition, and the
apprehensions of the Deity fluctuated with my changing purposes? ]
? But ? ou mayst seyn
a? eyne how shal it ? an be. shal nat ? e dyuyne science 5176
ben chaunged by my disposic{i}ou{n} whan ? at I wol o
? ing now {and} now an o? er. {and} ? ilke p{re}science ne
seme?
it nat to enterchau{n}ge stoundes of knowynges.
as who sei? . ne shal it nat seme to vs ? at ? e deuyne 5180
p{re}science enterchaunge? hys dyuers stoundes of knowynge.
so ? at it knowe so{m}me tyme o ? ing {and} so{m}me tyme
? e contrarie.
[Sidenote: No, indeed! The view of the Deity foreruns every future
event, and brings it back into the presence of his own knowledge,
which does not vary, as you imagine, to conform to your caprices,
but remaining fixed, at once foresees and comprehends all your
changes. ]
? No for so? e.
