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made something for no purpose or reason, but He does
not act that way. For He falls short in nothing.
He made and created the stars and gave each one
its inherent quality. Therefore, whoever does not want to believe
in Him has neither sense nor reasons. For we see clearly
that the moon takes light when we see it to be
full. For man has then neither limb nor vein
which is not fuller of humors and such things than
the moon when it is waning (see note). And it is similar with
all beasts. For their heads and other members are more stuffed with
marrow and humors. Even the sea rises and falls with its [the moon's]
passage, so much so that when it comes or in the month afterwards,
those who are near the sea, when they find out that the moon will
be full, pull back from the shore of the sea and move their households (see note),
and leave their houses and go to the high places until the sea
has receded. And they do this every month.
But all this is caused by the moon, which is one of the
seven planets. Similarly, one sees

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Marie Richards

original ms. Folio 98r
Walters ms. Folio 103r
BL Royal MS 19 A IX fols 114r-v
Caxton, ed. Prior, pp 145-146
Gossuin, ed. Prior, 174

Marie Richards

lines 9 ff: Prior p 145 fn 1: "car li hons n’a lors ne membre ne vainne qui plus ne soit plainne d’umeurs que quant ele est en decours” : for man has then neither limb nor vein which is not fuller of humours than when she (the moon) is decreasing (waning). — Caxton’s “whan it is in the cours ” is not a correct translation."

Marie Richards

line 16 (translation): "maisines" is not in the DMF but seems to mean "households".