[Sidenote: But it is the nature of these perturbations (which thou endurest) to unsettle men’s minds.] but swiche ben þe customes of p{er}turbac{i}ou{n}s. {and} þis power þei han. þat þei may moeue a ma{n} fro 668 hys place. þat is to seyne from þe stablenes {and} p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of hys knowyng. but certys þei may not al arace hym ne alyene hy{m} in al. ¶ But I wolde þat þou woldest answere to þis. [Sidenote: Dost thou remember that thou art a man?] ¶ Remembrest þou þat 672 þou art a man [Sidenote: _B._ Certainly I do.] ¶ _Boice._ ¶ Whi scholde I nat remembre þat q{uod} .I. [Sidenote: _P._ What is man?] _Philosophie._ ¶ Maiste þou not telle me þan q{uod} sche what þing is a man. [Sidenote: _B._ If you ask me whether I am a rational and mortal creature, I know and confess I am.] ¶ Axest not me q{uod} I. wheþir þat be a resonable best mortel. I 676 wot wel {and} I confesse wel þat I am it. [Sidenote: _P._ But dost thou not know that thou art more than this?] ¶ Wistest þou neuer ȝit þat þou were ony oþer þing q{uod} she. [Linenotes: 630 _wolt þou_--woltow _stat_--estat 633 _atte_--at _wilt_--wolt 635 _worlde_--world _foolisshe_--foolyssh 636 _fortunes_--fortunows 638 _scholde_--sholden 639 _wot_--MS. wote, C. woot 641 _myȝt[e] putte_--myhte put 644 _put_--MS. putte 645 _doutest_--dowtedest 646 _how_--owh 647 _seek siþen_--syk{e} syn 648 _put_--MS. putte, C. put 649 _depper_--depper{e} _not what_--not ner{e} what 650 _siþen_--syn _worlde_--world 651 _takest þou_--takestow 658 _seye_--sey _remembrest þou_--remenbres thow _ouȝt_--omitted 659 _al_--alle 660 _herd told_--MS. herde tolde _herd told it_--herd yt toold 661 _haþ_--MS. haþe 663 _proceded_--procedeth _ansewered[e]_--answerede 664 _þe_--omitted _al_--alle 665 _siþen_--syn 668 _fro_--owt of 669 _seyne from_--seyn fro 672 _Remembrest þou_--Remenbresthow 674 _Maiste þou_--Maysthow 675 _þan_--þanne _þing_--thinge _Axest_--Axestow 677 _Wistest þou_--wystesthow 678 _þing_--thinge] [[pg 28]] [Headnote: BOETHIUS NEEDS LIGHT REMEDIES.] [Sidenote: _B._ No.] No q{uod} .I. [Sidenote: _P._ Now I know the principal cause of thy distemper.] now wot I q{uod} she oþer cause of þi maladie {and} þat ryȝt grete ¶ Þou hast left forto 680 knowe þi self what þou art. þoruȝ whiche I haue pleynelyche knowen þe cause of þi maladie. or ellis þe entre of recoueryng of þin hele.