nat to
enchaufen {and} to ben hote. but for as myche as forto be holden
honorable or reuerent ne come? nat to folk of hir p{ro}pre streng?e of
nat{ur}e. but only of ?e fals[e] opiniou{n} of folk. ?at is to sein. ?at
wenen ?at dignites maken folk digne of hono{ur}. An on ?erfore whan ?at
?ei comen ?
er as folk ne
knowe{n}
nat ?
ilke dignites. her hono{ur}s
vanissen awey {and} ?at on oon. but ?at is a-mong straung folk. maist
?ou sein. but amo{n}g{us} hem ?at ?ei weren born duren ?ilk[e] dignites
alwey. ? Certys ?e dignite of ?e p{ro}uostrie of Rome was somtyme a
grete power.
