++O ?ou fadir creatour of heuene {and} of er?es ?at gouernest ?is worlde
by p{er}durable resou{n} ?at comaundist ?e tymes for to gon from tyme
?at age had[de] bygy{n}ny{n}g. ?ou ?at dwellest ?i self ay stedfast
{and} stable {and} ?iuest alle o?er ?inges to ben moeued.
ne forein
causes
necesseden
?
e neuer to co{m}poune werke of floterynge mater. but
only ?e forme of souereyne goode y-set wi? i{n}ne [?e] wi? outen envie
?at moeued[e] ?e frely. ?ou ?at art al?erfairest beryng ?e faire worlde
in ?i ?ou?