but certys nede ne may
nat al
out{er}ly
be don awey.
Chaucer - Boethius
?ise ryche men may ?ei feele no colde on hir lymes in wynter.
? But ?ou wilt answere ?at ryche men han y-nou? wher wi? ?ei may
staunchen her hunger. {and} slaken her ?rest {and} don awey colde. ? In
?is wise may nede be co{n}forted by rycchesses.
but certys nede ne may
nat al
out{er}ly
be don awey.
for ?ou? ?is nede ?at is alwey gapyng
{and} gredy be fulfilled wi? rycchesses. {and} axe any ?ing ?it dwelle?
?anne a nede ?at my?t[e] ben fulfilled. ? I holde me stille {and} telle
nat how ?
