'Hath every man,' quod I, 'free choice by necessary maner of wil in every of his doinges that him lyketh, by goddes proper purvyaunce? I wolde see that wel declared to my leude understanding; for "necessary" and "necessitè" ben wordes of mokel entencion, closing (as to saye) so mote it be nedes, and otherwyse 140 may it nat betyde.' 'This shalt thou lerne,' quod she, 'so thou take hede in my speche. If it were nat in mannes owne libertè of free wil to do good or bad, but to the one teyed by bonde of goddes preordinaunce, than, do he never so wel, it were by nedeful compulcion 145 of thilk bonde, and nat by free choice, wherby nothing he desyreth: and do he never so yvel, it were nat man for to wyte, but onlich to him that suche thing ordayned him to done. Wherfore he ne ought for bad[de] be punisshed, ne for no good dede be rewarded; but of necessitè of rightwisnesse was therfore 150 free choice of arbitrement put in mans proper disposicion. Truely, if it were otherwyse, it contraried goddes charitè, that badnesse and goodnesse rewardeth after desert of payne or of mede.' 'Me thinketh this wonder,' quod I; 'for god by necessitè forwot al thinges coming, and so mote it nedes be; and thilke 155 thinges that ben don +by our free choice comen nothing of necessitè but only +by wil. How may this stonde +togider? And so me thinketh truely, that free choice fully repugneth goddes forweting. Trewly, lady, me semeth, they mowe nat stande +togider.' 160 CH. II. 1. Nowe. 4. blynde. 5. howe. 7. Yea. the. swym. 9. constitutions. aye_n_warde. 17. gyltie. 18. gyltie. merite. 19. Pauly (_for_ Paulyn; _first time_). 21. toforne. chefe. 25. amonge. 25-8. reason. 26. great. 30. disease. rewarde. 31. apartly (_for_ ap_er_tly). 34. onehed. 37. _I supply_ that. 38. constitution. 39. profite. stretch. 42. Se. howe may. 45. the. 46. profite. 47. Howe. 48. nowe. 50. perfection. 51. leful. 52. hert. se. 55. ware. 57. thre. 58. _I supply_ it. electyon. 59. hert. 62. reason. maye. 68. recth (_for_ retch); _read_ recche. 69. cease. 73. p_ar_te. _I supply_ that. 73-5. foule. 77. harme. 79. done. 81. one. 82. reason. 85. greatest. 90. _I supply_ and. 92. bad. negatyfe (_first time_). 94. _I supply_ not. 99. done. 101. dothe. 102. even; _read_ ever. 105. tho. 107-8. done (_twice_). 108. hert. 109. merite. 111. reason. 113. done. shulde I; _put for_ shuldest thou. 115. neds (_sic_). 116-7. done (_twice_). 118. _I supply_ is _and_ that. 120. thorowe fre. hert. 122. done. 123. _I supply_ may. rewarde claym. 130. Nowe. 134. meaneth. 135. hert. 136. fre. 138. se. 140. ente_n_tion. 142. lern. 143-6. fre (_twice_). 148. onelych. 149. bad. 151. fre. 151. disposition. 153. payn. 155. forwote. 156. be; _for_ by. fre. 157. onely be; _for_ by. Howe. 157-60. togyther; _read_ togider. 158. fre. CHAPTER III.