No More Learning

e whiche writy{n}ges longe {and}
derke elde do? aweye bo? e he{m} {and} eke her auto{ur}s. 1556

[Sidenote: But perhaps you suppose that you shall secure
immortality if your names are transmitted to future ages. ]

but ? e men semen to geten ? ow a p{er}durablete whan ? e
? enke ? at in tyme comyng ? oure fame shal lasten.

[Sidenote: If you consider the infinite space of eternity you will
have no reason to rejoice in this supposition. ]

? But
na? eles yif ?
ou wilt maken co{m}parisou{n} to ? e endeles
space of eternite what ? ing hast ? ou by whiche ? ou 1560
maist reioysen ? e of lo{n}g lastyng of ? i name.

[Sidenote: If a _moment_ be compared with 10,000 years, there is a
proportion between them, though a very small one. ]

? For
if ? er were maked co{m}parysou{n} of ? e abidyng of a
mome{n}t to ten ? ousand wynter. for as myche as bo? e
? o spaces ben endid.