is is
certeyne
q{uo}d.
Chaucer - Boethius
me wel q{uo}d I.
for haue it gretly alwey ficche[d] in my memorie.
[Sidenote: All men, then, good and bad, seek to acquire good? ]
alle 3208
folk ? an q{uo}d she goode {and} eke badde enforcen he{m}
wi? oute difference of entenc{i}ou{n} to come{n} to goode.
? at is a uerray consequence q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: And it is certain that when men obtain good they become
good? ]
and certeyne is q{uo}d
she ? at by ? e gety{n}g of goode ben men ymaked goode. 3212
[Sidenote: _B. _ It is most certain. ]
?
is is certeyne q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Do good men, then, get what they desire? ]
? ? an geten goode men ? at ? ei
desiren.
[Sidenote: _B. _ It seems so. ]
so seme? it q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If evil men obtain the good, they can be no longer
evil? ]
but wicked[e] folk q{uo}d
she yif ?
for haue it gretly alwey ficche[d] in my memorie.
[Sidenote: All men, then, good and bad, seek to acquire good? ]
alle 3208
folk ? an q{uo}d she goode {and} eke badde enforcen he{m}
wi? oute difference of entenc{i}ou{n} to come{n} to goode.
? at is a uerray consequence q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: And it is certain that when men obtain good they become
good? ]
and certeyne is q{uo}d
she ? at by ? e gety{n}g of goode ben men ymaked goode. 3212
[Sidenote: _B. _ It is most certain. ]
?
is is certeyne q{uo}d. I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Do good men, then, get what they desire? ]
? ? an geten goode men ? at ? ei
desiren.
[Sidenote: _B. _ It seems so. ]
so seme? it q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ If evil men obtain the good, they can be no longer
evil? ]
but wicked[e] folk q{uo}d
she yif ?