e beaute. ? For certys yif ?er were beaute or bounte in shynyng of
stones. ?ilke clerenesse is of ?e stones hem self. {and} nat of men.
? For whiche I wondre gretly ?at men merueilen on swiche ?inges. ? For
whi what ?ing is it ?
at yif it
wa{n}te? moeuyng {and} ioynture of soule
{and} body ?at by ry?t my?t[e] semen a faire creature to hym ?at ha? a
soule of resou{n}. ? For al be it so ?at ge{m}mes drawen to hem self a
litel of ?e laste beaute of ?e worlde. ?oru? ?e entent of hir creato{ur}
{and} ?
