{a}t men
hadde{n}
ywyst hem by-forn.
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is.
?
at ?
o ?
inges ?
at men don now ?
{a}t ?
ei ne weren 4736
to bitiden. first or ? ei were ydon ? and ? ilk same
? inges al ? ou? ?
{a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem by-forn.
? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of
? inges p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges 4740
[? {a}t men doon // Ryht so the p{re}science of thinges to
comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to thinges] to bytiden
[Sidenote: But you may doubt whether there can be any certain
prescience of things, of which the event is not necessitated: for
here there seems to be an evident contradiction. ]
but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted. as
whe? er ?
to bitiden. first or ? ei were ydon ? and ? ilk same
? inges al ? ou? ?
{a}t men hadde{n} ywyst hem by-forn.
? itte ? ei han fre bitidynges. for ry? t as science of
? inges p{re}sent ne brynge? in no necessite to ? inges 4740
[? {a}t men doon // Ryht so the p{re}science of thinges to
comen ne bryngeth in no necessite to thinges] to bytiden
[Sidenote: But you may doubt whether there can be any certain
prescience of things, of which the event is not necessitated: for
here there seems to be an evident contradiction. ]
but ? ou mayst seyn ? at of ? ilke same it is ydouted. as
whe? er ?
