_ A love of glory is one of those things that may
captivate minds
naturally
great, but not yet arrived at the
perfection of virtue.
Chaucer - Boethius
]
I desired[e] to han matere of
gou{er}naunce ouer comunalites. ? For vertue stille ne 1488
sholde not elden. ?at is to seyn. ?at list ?at or he wex
olde ? His uertue ?at lay now ful stille. ne sholde
nat p{er}isshe vnexcercised i{n} gouernaunce of comune.
? For whiche men my?ten speke or write{n} of his 1492
goode gouernement.
[Sidenote: _P.
_ A love of glory is one of those things that may
captivate minds
naturally
great, but not yet arrived at the
perfection of virtue.
]
? _Philosophie._ ? For so?e q{uo}d
she. {and} ?at is a ?ing ?at may drawen to gouernaunce
swiche hertes as ben wor?i {and} noble of hir nature.
but na?eles it may nat drawen or tollen swiche hertes as 1496
ben y-brou?t to ?e ful[le] p{er}fecciou{n} of vertue. ?
