loue is a gretter
lawe {and} a
strengere
to hym self ?
Chaucer - Boethius
t hir by
his faire songe {and} his ditee. but we wil putte{n} a lawe in ?is.
{and} couenaunt in ?e ?ifte. ?{a}t is to seyne. ?at til he be out of
helle yif he loke byhynden hym [?{a}t] hys wijf shal come{n} a?eine to
vs ? but what is he ?at may ?eue a lawe to loueres.
loue is a gretter
lawe {and} a
strengere
to hym self ?
an any lawe ?{a}t men may ?euen.
? Allas whan Orpheus {and} his wijf were al most at ?e termes of ?e
ny?t. ?at is to seyne at ?e last[e] boundes of helle. Orpheus loked[e]
abakwarde on Erudice his wijf {and} lost[e] hir {and} was deed. ? ?is
fable app{er}teine?
