inges {and}
w{i}t{h}
ful lytel ?
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: If you seek only the necessities of nature, the
affluence of Fortune will be useless. ]
? And if ? ou wilt fulfille ? i
nede after ? at it suffise? to nature ? an is it no nede 1232
? at ? ou seke after ? e sup{er}fluite of fortune.
[Sidenote: Nature is content with a little, and superfluity will
be both disagreeable and hurtful. ]
? For
wi? ful fewe ?
inges {and} w{i}t{h} ful lytel ? ing nature
halt hire appaied. {and} yif ? ou wilt achoken ? e fulfillyng
of nat{ur}e wi? sup{er}fluites ? Certys ? ilke 1236
? inges ? {a}t ? ou wilt ? resten or pouren in to nature
shullen ben vnioyeful to ? e or ellis anoies.
[Sidenote: Does it add to a man's worth to shine in variety of
costly clothing? ]
? Wenest
?
