And if a man in thilke throwe
Wolde him consaile, he wol noght knowe 3430
The sothe, thogh a man it finde:
For Tristesce is of such a kinde,
P. ii. 117
That forto meintiene his folie,
Obstinacio est contradiccio veritatis agnite.
He hath with him Obstinacie,
Which is withinne of such a Slouthe,
That he forsaketh alle trouthe,