Ed. Wolowski, p. XCIII

Bridrey

correccionn of more worthy, whiche haply (of which) [am to say they mown bien excited to determyne the trowth upon this, so as to al men ! ceesing scrupils and scrowis, and al prudent men mown in oon sentence conveniently bien gadred, and comto guydre and about that to fynde that to princis and their subgettis, that in althyng most rathest to the publique and comune weele may profite in tyme comyng.

Here bigynnen the chapttres folowyng a Treatice of the bigynnyng of natures lawe and right, and chaunges of money.

The first chapitre, etc.

Tue FIRST CHAPITRE ?

Wherfor and wht money ought to be.

Whan the highest God divided folkes, whan he departed the sons of Adam, he ordeigned termes of peoplis, Therof bien men multiplied upon the

1. Contresens évident : le traducteur n’a point rattaché l'adjectif omni à scrupulo, et il rend comme s’il y avait omnibus hominibus.