Hou Alisandre was betawht To Aristotle, and so wel tawht Of al that to a king belongeth, Wherof min herte sore longeth To wite what it wolde mene. For be reson I wolde wene That if I herde of thinges strange,[924] Yit for a time it scholde change Mi peine, and lisse me somdiel. [Sidenote: Confessor.] Mi goode Sone, thou seist wel. 2420 For wisdom, hou that evere it stonde, To him that can it understonde Doth gret profit in sondri wise; Bot touchende of so hih aprise, Which is noght unto Venus knowe, I mai it noght miselve knowe, Which of hir court am al forthdrawe And can nothing bot of hir lawe. Bot natheles to knowe more Als wel as thou me longeth sore; 2430 [Sidenote: =P. iii. 83=] And for it helpeth to comune, Al ben thei noght to me comune, The scoles of Philosophie,[925] Yit thenke I forto specefie, In boke as it is comprehended,[926] Wherof thou mihtest ben amended. For thogh I be noght al cunnynge Upon the forme of this wrytynge, Som part therof yit have I herd, In this matiere hou it hath ferd. 2440 =Explicit Liber Sextus.= FOOTNOTES: [702] 10 sette AJC, S, F set BT [703] 13 tuo] mo B [704] 34 wext BT, F wexit J wexþ A wexeþ C [705] 44 As for AdBTΛ [706] 57 a man be] for to be AdBT a man to be JB₂, Δ [707] 59 sterte AJ, S, F stert C, BT [708] 66 care H₁ ... B₂ [709] 69 ffro F [710] 79 doted AdBT [711] 86 þei ne knowe AM ... B₂ (_except_ GE) þei knewe J [712] 101 If] Of ERCB₂ Thouȝe X [713] 145 newefot S, F _the rest_ newe foot (fot) [714] 151 a pas H₁ ... B₂ [715] 152 cuer(e) it was AdBT [716] 160 I am H₁XERC [717] 162 With] The AM ... B₂ [718] 172 so _om._ H₁ ... B₂ [719] 197 or] and AMX ... B₂, Δ [720] 202 ȝif A, F ȝiue J, B ffor wel is me þat I haue leue H₁ ... B₂ (I _om._ C) [721] 209 Vnto AdBT [722] 215 þo hetes ST þo hertes B [723] 235 I _om._ AM [724] 241 at] al (alle) H₁E, SAdTΔ [725] 242 hou] þat AM [726] 262 þruste M, Δ trust(e) AdBT, W [727] 281 wher þat AMG, H₃ [728] 285 _line om._ B [729] 297 wel _om._ AM ... B₂ [730] 329 be falle JH₁ERB₂, BT [731] 339 caste AdBT, H₃ [732] 354 of þe seke AM ... B₂ [733] 357 In iape AM [734] 358 vnserued AM, W [735] 363 drinke al H₁X, AdBT drunken (_om._ al) E all (_om._ drunke) B₂ dronke and W [736] 367 Of louedrunke and schalt FK Of louedrunke and schal J, SAdBT, W Of louedrinke and schal AM ... B₂, Δ Of loue drunken and shal H₃ [737] 376 lest J, B, F lesþ A leeseþ C [738] 379 which A, B, F whiche J [739] 382 that _om._ AdBT [740] 387 I wel AJM I wol(e) H₁ ... B₂ [741] 408 the] þei F [742] 409 _margin_ concussit A ... B₂ [743] 414 for defaute H₁ ... C, Δ, H₃ in defaute B₂, W [744] 421 wofull] foule AdBT [745] 434 Was] Ȝaf H₁ ... B₂ [746] 442 þe nede AM ... B₂