University of Virginia Library

Arystotyles Answerde:

‘Touchyng,’ quod he, ‘that I ha sayd,
So ye be nat evele apayd,
I wyl afferme the same yit,
I wendë trewly to my wyt.
ffor to speke in wordys pleyn,
That O gret Good most souereyn
Sholde (but yiff my wyt be dul,)
Make a thyng ffor to be ful.’