Ed. Wolowski, p. GXXXIX

i. Contre-sens. Le traducteur n'a pas compris l'expression courante :

verbi gratia, et il rend le texte comme s'il y avait Verbi gratia.

2. Le traducteur a modifié, évidemment en vue du système monétaire local, les chiffres donnés au texte pour le m-arc d'argent.

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pra^judicium totius communitatis, sicut potest unieuique faciliter apparere.

Hrec igfitur, ut praemisi, sine assertione dicta siut cum correctione prudentum. Nam, secundum Aristotelem, civilia negotia 'plerumque dubia et incerta sunt Si quis igitur, amore veritatis invenietfcTae, his dictis voluerit contradicere vel contra scribere, beiie faciet; et si maie locutus su m, perhibeat testimonium de malo, sed cum ratione, ne ipse videatur gratis et voluntarie condemnare. quod non potest efficaciter impugnare.

maner as he saith afterward.fi] And if suche pensioun or porcioun be excessief, that were hurt damage and préjudice of al t lie comunalte, so as it may appiere lightly to everyman.

This therfor1, as I hâve premised, or with secthe assured bien f-nd with correctioun of prudent men. For whi, after (Aristotil)civilenegociounsand busynesses bien fui doubtful and uncerteyne. {£ But who therfor, with love and trowth to lass thiese seyenges wil geyn sey or agenst write, he may wele do it, and if I say evil, bere he witnes of evil with reason, that he be nat seen freely and voluntarily to condemne, that may nat lightly be impugned, etc.

Explicit tractatus de mata-

tione monetarum.

Hère endith the treatice of cliaunge of money.

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