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{and} ? ilke folk god 4036
ledi? in to exp{er}ience of hem self by aspre {and} sorweful
? inges.

[Sidenote: Many have purchased a great name by a glorious death. ]

? And many o? er folk han bou? t honorable
renoune of ? is worlde by ? e pris of glorious dee? .

[Sidenote: Others by their unshaken fortitude, have shown that
virtue cannot be overcome by adversity. ]

and som men ? at ne mowen nat ben ouer-comen by 4040
tourment han ?
euen ensample to o? er folk ? at vertue ne
may nat be ouer-comen by aduersites.

[[Transcriber's Note:
The sidenote "Others despise what they are unable to bear" does not
correspond to anything in the text. Skeat's edition includes the
phrase "and somme dispyse that they mowe nat beren" (Book IV,
Prose 6: _Ita Est Inquam_). ]]

[Linenotes:
3996 _alle_--al
_do? _--MS. do? e
_whiche_--which
3997 [_? at_]--from C.
3999 _mans_--mannes
4000 _? ilk_--thilke
4004 _liked[e]_ (_both_)--lykede
4005 _is don_--MS. is to don
4006 [_world_]--from C.
_ry? t[e]_--ryhte
4007 _wicked[e]_--wykkede
4010 _vnstedfast_--vnstydefast
4011 [_? at_]--from C.