yif[e] we to
orpheus his wijf to bere hym
co{m}paignye
he ha?
Chaucer - Boethius
?e
flodes to drynke. ?e fowel ?at hy?t voltor ?at eti? ?e stomak or ?e
giser of ticius is so fulfilled of his songe ?at it nil etyn ne tyren no
more. ? Atte ?e laste ?e lorde {and} Iuge of soules was moeued to
misericordes {and} cried[e] we ben ouer comen q{uo}d he.
yif[e] we to
orpheus his wijf to bere hym
co{m}paignye
he ha?
welle I-bou?t hir by
his faire songe {and} his ditee. but we wil putte{n} a lawe in ?is.
{and} couenaunt in ?e ?ifte. ?{a}t is to seyne. ?at til he be out of
helle yif he loke byhynden hym [?{a}t] hys wijf shal come{n} a?eine to
vs ? but what is he ?at may ?