{a}t pheb{us}
the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene chariet / bryngeth forth the
rosene day / ?
the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene chariet / bryngeth forth the
rosene day / ?
Chaucer - Boethius
]
now whan thow wer{e} ryche {and} weleful as the semede / w{i}t{h}
how mochel woldesthow han bowht the fulle knowynge
of this // ? {a}t is to seyn the knowynge of thy
verray freendes //
[Sidenote: Complain not, then, of loss of wealth, since thou hast
found infinitely greater riches in your true friends. ]
now pleyne the nat thanne of Rychesse 1676
. I. -lorn syn thow hast fowndyn the moste p{re}syos kynde
of Rychesses ? {a}t is to seyn thy verray frendes.
[Headnote:
ALL THINGS BOUND BY THE CHAIN OF LOVE. ]
QUOD MU{N}DUS STABILI FIDE.
[Sidenote: [The viij Met{ur}. ]]
[Sidenote: This world, by an invariable order, suffers change. ]
++THat ? ^e world w{i}t{h} stable feith / varieth acordable
chaungynges //
[Sidenote: Elements, that by nature disagree, are restrained by
concord. ]
? {a}t the contraryos qualite of element? 1680
holden among{e} hem self aliau{n}ce p{er}durable / ?
{a}t pheb{us}
the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene chariet / bryngeth forth the
rosene day / ? {a}t the mone hath {com}mau{n}dement ou{er} the
nyhtes // whiche nyhtes hesp{er}us the eue sterre hat browt // 1684
[Sidenote: The sea is thus kept within its proper bounds. ]
? {a}t ? ^e se gredy to flowen constreyneth w{i}t{h} a certeyn ende
hise floodes / so ? {a}t it is nat l[e]ueful to strechche hise
brode termes or bowndes vp-on the erthes // ? {a}t is to seyn
to cou{er}e alle the erthe //
[Sidenote: This concord is produced by love, which governeth earth
and sea, and extends its influence to the heavens. ]
Al this a-cordau{n}ce of thinges 1688
is bownden w{i}t{h} looue / ? {a}t gou{er}neth erthe {and} see / {and}
hath also {com}mau{n}dement? to the heuenes /
[Sidenote: If this chain of love were broken all things would be
in perpetual strife, and the world would go to ruin. ]
{and} yif
this looue slakede the brydelis / alle thinges ? {a}t now
louen hem to gederes / wolden maken a batayle contynuely 1692
{and} stryuen to fordoon the fasou{n} of this worlde /
the which they now leden in acordable feith by fayre
moeuynges //
[Sidenote: Love binds nations together, it ties the nuptial knot,
and dictates binding laws to friendship. ]
this looue halt to gideres poeples Ioygned
w{i}t{h} an hooly bond / {and} knytteth sacrement of maryages 1696
of chaste looues // And loue enditeth lawes to
trewe felawes //
[Sidenote: Men were truly blest if governed by this celestial
love! ']
O weleful weer{e} mankynde / yif thilke
loue ? {a}t gouerneth heuene gouerned[e] yowr{e} corages /
EXPLICIT LIB{ER} 2_^us_.
[Linenote:
1690 _hath_--H.
now whan thow wer{e} ryche {and} weleful as the semede / w{i}t{h}
how mochel woldesthow han bowht the fulle knowynge
of this // ? {a}t is to seyn the knowynge of thy
verray freendes //
[Sidenote: Complain not, then, of loss of wealth, since thou hast
found infinitely greater riches in your true friends. ]
now pleyne the nat thanne of Rychesse 1676
. I. -lorn syn thow hast fowndyn the moste p{re}syos kynde
of Rychesses ? {a}t is to seyn thy verray frendes.
[Headnote:
ALL THINGS BOUND BY THE CHAIN OF LOVE. ]
QUOD MU{N}DUS STABILI FIDE.
[Sidenote: [The viij Met{ur}. ]]
[Sidenote: This world, by an invariable order, suffers change. ]
++THat ? ^e world w{i}t{h} stable feith / varieth acordable
chaungynges //
[Sidenote: Elements, that by nature disagree, are restrained by
concord. ]
? {a}t the contraryos qualite of element? 1680
holden among{e} hem self aliau{n}ce p{er}durable / ?
{a}t pheb{us}
the sonne w{i}t{h} his goldene chariet / bryngeth forth the
rosene day / ? {a}t the mone hath {com}mau{n}dement ou{er} the
nyhtes // whiche nyhtes hesp{er}us the eue sterre hat browt // 1684
[Sidenote: The sea is thus kept within its proper bounds. ]
? {a}t ? ^e se gredy to flowen constreyneth w{i}t{h} a certeyn ende
hise floodes / so ? {a}t it is nat l[e]ueful to strechche hise
brode termes or bowndes vp-on the erthes // ? {a}t is to seyn
to cou{er}e alle the erthe //
[Sidenote: This concord is produced by love, which governeth earth
and sea, and extends its influence to the heavens. ]
Al this a-cordau{n}ce of thinges 1688
is bownden w{i}t{h} looue / ? {a}t gou{er}neth erthe {and} see / {and}
hath also {com}mau{n}dement? to the heuenes /
[Sidenote: If this chain of love were broken all things would be
in perpetual strife, and the world would go to ruin. ]
{and} yif
this looue slakede the brydelis / alle thinges ? {a}t now
louen hem to gederes / wolden maken a batayle contynuely 1692
{and} stryuen to fordoon the fasou{n} of this worlde /
the which they now leden in acordable feith by fayre
moeuynges //
[Sidenote: Love binds nations together, it ties the nuptial knot,
and dictates binding laws to friendship. ]
this looue halt to gideres poeples Ioygned
w{i}t{h} an hooly bond / {and} knytteth sacrement of maryages 1696
of chaste looues // And loue enditeth lawes to
trewe felawes //
[Sidenote: Men were truly blest if governed by this celestial
love! ']
O weleful weer{e} mankynde / yif thilke
loue ? {a}t gouerneth heuene gouerned[e] yowr{e} corages /
EXPLICIT LIB{ER} 2_^us_.
[Linenote:
1690 _hath_--H.
