at were
establissed
vpon poeple by swiche a
manere imposiciou{n} as who so bou?
Chaucer - Boethius
_ ? Whan ?at theodoric ?e kyng of gothes in
a dere ?ere hadde hys gerners ful of corne {and} comaundede ?at no ma{n}
ne schold[e] bie no corne til his corne were solde {and} ?at at a dere
greuous pris. ? But I w{i}t{h}stod ?at ordinaunce {and} ouer-com it
knowy{n}g al ?is ?e kyng hym self. ? Coempciou{n} ?at is to seyn comune
achat or bying to-gidere ?
at were
establissed
vpon poeple by swiche a
manere imposiciou{n} as who so bou?
t[e] a busshel corn he most[e] ?eue
?e ky{n}g ?e fifte p{ar}t. _Textus._ ? Whan it was in ?e soure hungry
tyme ?ere was establissed or cried greuous {and} inplitable coempciou{n}
?at men seyn wel it schulde greetly to{ur}me{n}tyn {and} endamagen al ?e
p{ro}uince of co{m}paigne I took strif a?eins ?e p{ro}uost of ?e
pretorie for comune p{ro}fit. ?
