nat to abassen or disdaigne{n} as ofte tyme as
he here? ?e noise of ?e bataile. ne also it ne seme? nat to ?e wyse man
to beren it greuously as oft[e] as he is lad in to ?e strif of fortune.
for bo?e to ?at on man {and} eke to ?at o?{er} ?ilke difficulte is ?e
matere to ?
at oon man of encrese of his
glorious
renou{n}.
{and} to ?at
o?er man to conferme hys sapience. ?at is to seine ?e asprenesse of hys
estat. ? For ?erfore is it called uertue. for ?at it susteni? {and}
enforce? by hys streng?es ?at it nis nat ouer-come{n} by aduersites.
