Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon

CXVIII.
Blasfemus aliquando statim vita privatur.

Cesarius tellis how on̛ a tyme ij men̛ played̛ at þe dyce, and when̛ þe tane of þaim began̛ to lose, he began̛ to wax wrathe with þe toder & speke grete wurdis, & rauie & flite with God̛ for þat he wan̛ nott. And þe toder, when̛ he hard̛ hym̛ flite with God̛ & speke grete wurdis, flate with hym̛ agayn̛ & bad hym̛ hold̛ his tong; & he wold̛ not, bod evur when̛ he loste, blasfemyd̛ owder God or our̛ Ladie. So as þai satt threpand þus, þaim þoght þai hard̛ a voyce aboue þaim þat sayd̛; "I hafe suffred̛ hedur-toward̛ iniurie & wrong to be done vnto my selfe, bod I wiƚƚ nor may not suffre no langer þe iniurie & wrong done vnto my moder." And onone he þis att laste, as he lenyd̛ opon̛ þe tabels, was sodanlie

strekyn̛ with a wown̛ þat aƚƚ men̛ myght se, & bafid̛ att his mouthe & swelte.

• ...Bos totus vno die ab uno commestus est. Infra de commestione.
• ...Bubo aliquando est signum eventuum futurorum. Supra de augurrio.