at ne
knowe{n}
it nat.
Chaucer - Boethius
]
May he ? an 3972
knowen {and} seen ? ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of corages.
as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai?
may a man speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in
corages. as men were wont to demen or speken of complexiou{n}s 3976
{and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies (q' non).
[Sidenote: It is miraculous to him who knows it not, why sweet
things are agreeable to some bodies, and bitter to others; why
some sick persons are relieved by lenitives and others by sharper
remedies. ]
ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ? at ne knowe{n}
it nat. ? As who sei? . but is lyke a merueil or a
miracle to hem ?
at ne knowe{n} it nat. whi ? at swete 3980
? inges [ben] couenable to some bodies ? at ben hool {and}
to some bodies bittre ? inges ben couenable. {and} also
whi ? at some seke folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} ly? t medicines
[{and} some folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} sharppe medicynes] 3984
[Sidenote: It is no marvel to the leech, who knows the causes of
disease, and their cures. ]
but na? eles ? e leche ? {a}t knowe? ? e manere {and} ? e attemp{er}aunce
of heele {and} of maladie ne merueile?
May he ? an 3972
knowen {and} seen ? ilke inrest attemp{er}aunce of corages.
as it ha? ben wont to be said of bodyes. as who sai?
may a man speken {and} determine of attemp{er}aunce in
corages. as men were wont to demen or speken of complexiou{n}s 3976
{and} attemp{er}aunces of bodies (q' non).
[Sidenote: It is miraculous to him who knows it not, why sweet
things are agreeable to some bodies, and bitter to others; why
some sick persons are relieved by lenitives and others by sharper
remedies. ]
ne it [ne] is nat an vnlyke miracle to hem ? at ne knowe{n}
it nat. ? As who sei? . but is lyke a merueil or a
miracle to hem ?
at ne knowe{n} it nat. whi ? at swete 3980
? inges [ben] couenable to some bodies ? at ben hool {and}
to some bodies bittre ? inges ben couenable. {and} also
whi ? at some seke folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} ly? t medicines
[{and} some folk ben holpen w{i}t{h} sharppe medicynes] 3984
[Sidenote: It is no marvel to the leech, who knows the causes of
disease, and their cures. ]
but na? eles ? e leche ? {a}t knowe? ? e manere {and} ? e attemp{er}aunce
of heele {and} of maladie ne merueile?
