e
renou{n}
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
To ?
e
whiche nac{i}ou{n}s what for difficulte of weyes. {and} what for
diu{er}site of langages. {and} what for defaute of vnusage
entercomunynge of marchau{n}dise. nat only ? e names of singler men ne
may [nat] strecchen. but eke ? e fame of Citees ne may nat strecchen.
? At ? e last[e] Certis in ? e tyme of Marcus tulyus as hym self write? in
his book ? at ?
e renou{n} of ? e comune of Rome ne hadde nat ? itte passed
ne clou{m}ben ou{er} ? e mou{n}taigne ? at hy? t Caucasus. {and} ? itte was
? ilk tyme rome wel wexen {and} gretly redouted of ? e p{ar}thes. and eke
of o? er folk enhabityng aboute. ? Sest ? ou nat ? an how streit {and} how
comp{re}ssed is ?
whiche nac{i}ou{n}s what for difficulte of weyes. {and} what for
diu{er}site of langages. {and} what for defaute of vnusage
entercomunynge of marchau{n}dise. nat only ? e names of singler men ne
may [nat] strecchen. but eke ? e fame of Citees ne may nat strecchen.
? At ? e last[e] Certis in ? e tyme of Marcus tulyus as hym self write? in
his book ? at ?
e renou{n} of ? e comune of Rome ne hadde nat ? itte passed
ne clou{m}ben ou{er} ? e mou{n}taigne ? at hy? t Caucasus. {and} ? itte was
? ilk tyme rome wel wexen {and} gretly redouted of ? e p{ar}thes. and eke
of o? er folk enhabityng aboute. ? Sest ? ou nat ? an how streit {and} how
comp{re}ssed is ?
