No More Learning

what sholde I telle ? e
any ? ing. syn ? at I my self haue shewed ? e ? at realmes 2092
hem self ben ful of gret feblenesse.

[Sidenote: Their prosperity is affected by the caprice of their
fortunate masters as well as by the adversity to which they are
incident. ]

? e whiche familiers
certis ? e real power of kynges in hool estat {and} in estat
abated ful [ofte] ? rowe? adou{n}.

[Sidenote: Nero only allowed his master Seneca to choose the
manner of his death. ]

?
Nero co{n}streined[e]
his familier {and} his maistre seneca to chesen on what 2096
dee? he wolde deien.

[Sidenote: Antonius (Caracalla) commanded Papinian to be slain by
the swords of his soldiers. ]

? Antonius comau{n}did[e] ? at
kny? tis slowen wi? her swerdis Papinian his familier
whiche Papinian had[de] ben long tyme ful my? ty
a-monges hem of ? e courte.

[Sidenote: Yet both would have given up all they possessed. ]

and ? it certis ? ei wolde bo? e 2100
han renou{n}ced her power.

[Sidenote: Seneca begged for poverty and exile.