e p{re}cious uesseles sholde ben
defouled
{and} vyle.
Chaucer - Boethius
outen ende. {and} wel more horrible ?an alle
monstres yif it were as ?{o}u wenest. ?at is to sein. ?at in ?e ry?t
ordeyne house of so mochel a fader {and} an ordenour of meyne. ?at ?e
vesseles ?at ben foule {and} vyle sholde ben hono{ur}ed {and} heried.
and ?
e p{re}cious uesseles sholde ben
defouled
{and} vyle.
but it nis
nat so. For yif ?e ?inges ?at I haue co{n}cluded a litel here byforne
ben kept hoole {and} vnraced. ?ou shalt wel knowe by ?e auctorite of
god. of ?e whos regne I speke ?at certys ?e good[e] folk ben alwey
my?ty. {and} shrewes ben alwey yuel {and} feble. ne ?
