But so as seide a
philosophre
[the
moore excellent by me].
Chaucer - Boethius
at trauayl nis nat couenable. ? An o?{er} man is
p{er}fit in alle uertues. {and} is an holy man {and} neye to god so ?at
?e p{ur}ueaunce of god wolde demen ?at it were a felony ?at he were
touched wi? any aduersites. so ?at he ne wil nat suffre ?at swiche a man
be moeued wi? any manere maladie. ?
But so as seide a
philosophre
[the
moore excellent by me].
?e adu{er}sites comen nat (he seide in grec[;])
?ere ?{a}t uertues han edified ?e bodie of ?e holy man. and ofte tyme it
bitide? ?at ?e so{m}me of ?inges ?at ben to don is taken to good folk to
gouerne. for ?at ?e malice habundaunt of shrewes sholde ben abatid.
