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Awaiteth; and relacion
Makth to the queene hou sche schal do;
And every houre apointeth so;
That no mynut therof was lore。
So that in due time is bore
This child; and forth with therupon
Ther felle wondres many on   2260
Of terremote universiel:
The Sonne tok colour of stiel
And loste his lyht; the wyndes blewe;
And manye strengthes overthrewe;
The See his propre kinde changeth;
And al the world his forme strangeth;
The thonder with his fyri levene
So cruel was upon the hevene;
That every erthli creature
Tho thoghte his lif in aventure。   2270
The tempeste ate laste cesseth;
The child is kept; his age encresseth;
And Alisandre his name is hote;
To whom Calistre and Aristote

To techen him Philosophie
Entenden; and Astronomie;
With othre thinges whiche he couthe
Also; to teche him in his youthe
Nectanabus tok upon honde。
Bot every man mai understonde;  2280
Of Sorcerie hou that it wende;
It wole himselve prove at ende;
And namely forto beguile
A lady; which withoute guile
Supposeth trouthe al that sche hiereth:
Bot often he that evele stiereth
His Schip is dreynt therinne amidde;
And in this cas riht so betidde。
Nectanabus upon a nyht;
Whan it was fair and sterre lyht;  2290
This yonge lord ladde up on hih
Above a tour; wher as he sih
Thee sterres such as he acompteth;
And seith what ech of hem amonteth;
As thogh he knewe of alle thing;
Bot yit hath he no knowleching
What schal unto himself befalle。
Whan he hath told his wordes alle;
This yonge lord thanne him opposeth;
And axeth if that he supposeth  2300
What deth he schal himselve deie。
He seith; 〃Or fortune is aweie
And every sterre hath lost his wone;
Or elles of myn oghne Sone
I schal be slain; I mai noght fle。〃
Thoghte Alisandre in privete;
〃Hierof this olde dotard lieth〃:
And er that other oght aspieth;
Al sodeinliche his olde bones
He schof over the wal at ones;  2310
And seith him; 〃Ly doun there apart:
Wherof nou serveth al thin art?
Thou knewe alle othre mennes chance
And of thiself hast ignorance:
That thou hast seid amonges alle
Of thi persone; is noght befalle。〃
Nectanabus; which hath his deth;
Yit while him lasteth lif and breth;
To Alisandre he spak and seide
That he with wrong blame on him leide    2320
Fro point to point and al the cas
He tolde; hou he his Sone was。
Tho he; which sory was ynowh;
Out of the dich his fader drouh;
And tolde his moder hou it ferde
In conseil; and whan sche it herde
And kneu the toknes whiche he tolde;
Sche nyste what sche seie scholde;
Bot stod abayssht as for the while
Of his magique and al the guile。   2330
Sche thoghte hou that sche was deceived;
That sche hath of a man conceived;
And wende a god it hadde be。
Bot natheles in such degre;
So as sche mihte hire honour save;
Sche schop the body was begrave。
And thus Nectanabus aboghte
The Sorcerie which he wroghte:
Thogh he upon the creatures
Thurgh his carectes and figures    2340
The maistrie and the pouer hadde;
His creatour to noght him ladde;
Ayein whos lawe his craft he useth;
Whan he for lust his god refuseth;
And tok him to the dieules craft。
Lo; what profit him is belaft:
That thing thurgh which he wende have stonde;
Ferst him exilede out of londe
Which was his oghne; and from a king
Made him to ben an underling;   2350
And siththen to deceive a queene;
That torneth him to mochel teene;
Thurgh lust of love he gat him hate;
That ende couthe he noght abate。
His olde sleyhtes whiche he caste;
Yonge Alisaundre hem overcaste;
His fader; which him misbegat;
He slouh; a gret mishap was that;
Bot for o mis an other mys
Was yolde; and so fulofte it is;   2360
Nectanabus his craft miswente;
So it misfell him er he wente。
I not what helpeth that clergie
Which makth a man to do folie;
And nameliche of nigromance;
Which stant upon the mescreance。
And forto se more evidence;
Zorastes; which thexperience
Of Art magique ferst forth drouh;
Anon as he was bore; he louh;   2370
Which tokne was of wo suinge:
For of his oghne controvinge
He fond magique and tauhte it forth;
Bot al that was him litel worth;
For of Surrie a worthi king
Him slou; and that was his endyng。
Bot yit thurgh him this craft is used;
And he thurgh al the world accused;
For it schal nevere wel achieve
That stant noght riht with the believe:  2380
Bot lich to wolle is evele sponne;
Who lest himself hath litel wonne;
An ende proveth every thing。
Sal; which was of Juys king;
Up peine of deth forbad this art;
And yit he tok therof his part。
The Phitonesse in Samarie
Yaf him conseil be Sorcerie;
Which after fell to mochel sorwe;
For he was slain upon the morwe。   2390
To conne moche thing it helpeth;
Bot of to mochel noman yelpeth:
So forto loke on every side;
Magique mai noght wel betyde。
Forthi; my Sone; I wolde rede
That thou of these ensamples drede;
That for no lust of erthli love
Thou seche so to come above;
Wherof as in the worldes wonder
Thou schalt for evere be put under。   2400
Mi goode fader; grant mercy;
For evere I schal be war therby:
Of love what me so befalle;
Such Sorcerie aboven alle
Fro this dai forth I schal eschuie;
That so ne wol I noght poursuie
Mi lust of love forto seche。
Bot this I wolde you beseche;
Beside that me stant of love;
As I you herde speke above   2410
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;
Yit for a time it scholde change
Mi peine; and lisse me somdiel。
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
And for it helpeth to comune;
Al ben thei noght to me comune;
The scoles of Philosophie;
Yit thenke I forto specefie;
In boke as it is comprehended;
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







Incipit Liber Septimus。


Omnibus in causis sapiens doctrina salutem
     Consequitur; nec habet quis nisi doctus opem。
Naturam superat doctrina; viro quod et ortus
     Ingenii docilis non dedit; ipsa dabit。
Non ita discretus hominum per climata regnat;
     Quin magis ut sapiat; indiget ipse schole。


I Genius the prest of love;
Mi Sone; as thou hast preid above
That I the Scole schal declare
Of Aristotle and ek the fare
Of Alisandre; hou he was tauht;
I am somdel therof destrauht;
For it is noght to the matiere
Of love; why we sitten hiere
To schryve; so as Venus bad。
Bot natheles; for it is glad;   10
So as thou seist; for thin aprise
To hiere of suche thinges wise;
Wherof thou myht the time lisse;
So as I can; I schal the wisse:
For wisdom is at every throwe
Above alle other thing to knowe
In loves cause and elleswhere。
Forthi; my Sone; unto thin Ere;
Though it be noght in the registre
Of Venus; yit of that Calistre  20
And Aristotle whylom write
To Alisandre; thou schalt wite。
Bot for the lores ben diverse;
I thenke ferst to the reherce
The nature of Philosophie;
Which Aristotle of his clergie;
Wys and expert in the sciences;
Declareth thilke intelligences;
As of thre pointz in principal。
Wherof the ferste in special    30
Is Theorique; which is grounded
On him which al the world hath founded;
Which comprehendeth al the lore。
And forto loken overmore;
Next of sciences the seconde
Is Rethorique; whos faconde
Above alle othre is eloquent:
To telle a tale in juggement
So wel can noman speke as he。
The laste science of the thre   40
It is Practique; whos office
The vertu tryeth fro the vice;
And techeth upon goode thewes
To fle the compaignie of schrewes;
Which stant in disposicion
Of mannes free eleccion。
Practique enformeth ek the reule;
Hou that a worthi king schal reule
His Realme bothe in werre and pes。
Lo; th

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