No More Learning

is is my most p{ur}pos ? at is to seyn to displese 216
to wikked[e] men. ? Of whiche schrews al be
? e oost neuer so grete it is to dispyse. for it nis gouerned
wi? no leder of resoune. but it is rauysched only by
flityng errour folyly {and} ly? tly.

[Sidenote: If Philosophy is attacked by the wicked, she retires
within her fortress, leaving the enemy busy among the useless
baggage, and laughing to scorn such hunters of trifles. ]

? And if ? ei somtyme 220
maky{n}g an ost a? eynest vs assaile vs as strengere. oure
leder drawe?
to gedir hys rycchesse i{n} to hys toure.
{and} ? ei ben ententif aboute sarpulers or sachels vnp{ro}fitable
forto taken. but we ? at ben hey? abouen syker 224
fro al tumulte {and} wode noise. ben stored {and} enclosed
in syche a palays. whider as ? at chateryng or anoying
folye ne may not attayne. ? We scorne swiche
rauiners {and} honters of foulest[e] ? inges. 228

[Linenotes:
163 _none o? er_--non oother
_sorowe_--sorwe
165 _knowe_--knowen
166 _myne_--myn
_festned[e]_--fastnede
170 _fro_--from
170, 171 _art ? ou_--artow
172 _mad_--MS. made, C.