[Sidenote: They build upon a weak foundation that place bodily delights
above their own reason.
Chaucer - Boethius
ou wilt leden ?i lijf in delices.
euery whi?t shal dispisen ?e {and} forleten ?e as ?ou ?at
art ?ral to ?ing ?at is ry?t foule {and} brutel. ?at is [to]
sein seruau{n}t to ?i body.
[Sidenote: They build upon a weak foundation that place bodily delights
above their own reason.
]
? Now is it ?an wel yseen 2220
how lytel {and} how brutel possessiou{n} ?ei coueiten ?at
putten ?e goodes of ?e body abouen hire owe{n} resou{n}.
[Sidenote: Can you surpass the elephant in bulk, or the bull in
strength?]
? For mayst ?ou so{ur}mou{n}te{n} ?ise olifunt? in gretnesse
or wey?t of body. Or mayst ?
