ein to dignites
as gret gerdou{n} whan ?
as gret gerdou{n} whan ?
Chaucer - Boethius
dignites shrewes more
dispised ? an p{re}ised. ? e whiche shrewes dignit[e] schewe? to moche
folk ? {and} for so? e nat vnpunissed. ? at is forto sein. ? at shrewes
reuengen hem a? einward vpon dignites. for ? ei ? elden a?
ein to dignites
as gret gerdou{n} whan ? ei byspotten {and} defoulen dignites wi? hire
vylenie. ? And for as moche as ? ou mow[e] knowe ? at ? ilke verray
reuerence ne may nat comen by ? e shadewy t{ra}nsitorie dignitees.
vndirstonde now ? is. yif ? at a man hadde vsed {and} hadde many manere
dignites of consules {and} were come{n} p{er}auenture amonges straunge
nac{i}ou{n}s. sholde ? ilke hono{ur} maken hym worshipful {and} redouted
of straunge folk ? Certys yif ?
dispised ? an p{re}ised. ? e whiche shrewes dignit[e] schewe? to moche
folk ? {and} for so? e nat vnpunissed. ? at is forto sein. ? at shrewes
reuengen hem a? einward vpon dignites. for ? ei ? elden a?
ein to dignites
as gret gerdou{n} whan ? ei byspotten {and} defoulen dignites wi? hire
vylenie. ? And for as moche as ? ou mow[e] knowe ? at ? ilke verray
reuerence ne may nat comen by ? e shadewy t{ra}nsitorie dignitees.
vndirstonde now ? is. yif ? at a man hadde vsed {and} hadde many manere
dignites of consules {and} were come{n} p{er}auenture amonges straunge
nac{i}ou{n}s. sholde ? ilke hono{ur} maken hym worshipful {and} redouted
of straunge folk ? Certys yif ?
