[Sidenote: It is the
sovereign
good, and comprehends all others.
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: All the cares and desires of men seek one
end--happiness. ]
Alle ? e cures
q{uo}d she of mortal folk whiche ? at trauaylen hem i{n}
many manere studies gon certys by diu{er}se weies.
[Sidenote: [* fol. 15 _b_. ]]
? But na? eles ? ei enforced hem *to comen oonly to on 1756
ende of blisfulnesse [[pg 65]]
[Sidenote: True happiness is that complete good which, once
obtained, leaves nothing more to be desired. ]
[And blysfulnesse] is swiche a goode
? at who so ha? geten it he ne may ouer ? at no ? ing more
desiire.
[Sidenote: It is the sovereign good, and comprehends all others.
It lacks nothing, otherwise it could not be the supreme good. ]
and ? is ? ing for so? e is ? e souereyne good ? at conteini?
in hym self al man{er}e goodes. to ? e whiche goode 1760
yif ? ere failed[e] any ? ing. it my? t[e] nat ben souereyne
goode. ?
