CXIX.
Bupho. Mirabilis fabula de
Buphone.
Cesarius tellis how som tyme in þe Dioces of Colayn̛, a man̛ þat hyght Theodoricus hurte a tade, & when̛ he had hurte hur sho stude vp ayeyns hym̛ on̛ hur hynderfete; & he waxed̛ wrate þerwith, & tuke ane yrn̛ & slew hur. Bod, att is mervalus to teƚƚ, sho gatt life agayn̛, & in a purpos to venge hur, sho persewid̛ after hym̛; & ans or twyce euer with a spade he smate hur in sonder. At þe laste he burnyd hur, & it profettid̛ hym no thyng; to so mekuƚƚ þat, for ferde of hur, he durste not slepe in no place apon̛ þe erthe, vnto so mekuƚƚ þat on̛ nyghtis he garte hyng his bed att a hy balke. So on̛ a day hym̛ happend̛ ryde on̛ huntyng & a felow with hym̛, & he sett speƚƚ on̛ ende & tolde hym̛ aƚƚ þe cace. Sodanlie he lukid̛ behynd̛ hym̛, & þis tade was clymmand̛ in his hors tayle & walde fayn̛ hafe bene att hym̛, and he began̛ to cry. And his felow sayde; "Be war! for þe devuƚƚ is in þi hors tayle, & wold̛ be up̛ att þe." & he lightyd̛ & slew itt. A noder tyme as he satt at ale emang felowshup̛, he was war of þis tade syttand on̛ a poste in þe syde of a waƚƚ, and onone as he saw hur he cryed̛ & sayde; "lo! surs! yonder is a fend̛ þat I mon̛ nevur be delyvurd̛ of or he venge hym̛ on̛ me." And onone be cownceƚƚ, he nakend̛ þe tane of his legis & lete þe tade com̛ vnto it, & sho gatt hym̛ be þe leg & bate hym̛; & when̛ sho had done, he putt hur of with hys hand̛. And he tuke a rasur, & aƚƚ þe bitt at sho had byttyn̛, he cutt it oute & keste it from̛ hym̛; & onone þis pece bolnyd̛ mervaloslie als grete as a fute-baƚƚ & breste; & þus he was delyverd̛. et c̛. Page 85
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