whe?er wenest ?ou q{uo}d sche
?{a}t ?is worlde be gouerned by foolisshe happes {and} fortunes. or
elles wenest ?ou ?at ?er be i{n} it any gouerneme{n}t of resou{n}.
Certes q{uod} .I. ne trowe not in no manere ?at so certeyne ?inges
scholde be moeued by fortunouse fortune. but I wot wel ?
at god maker
{and} mayster is
gouerno{ur}
of ?
is werk. Ne neuer nas ?it day ?at
my?t[e] putte me oute of ?e so?enesse of ?at sentence. ? So is it q{uod}
sche. for ?e same ?ing songe ?ou a lytel here byforne {and} byweyledest
{and} byweptest. ?