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Cesarius tellis how þat in þe town̛ of Bon̛, in þe dioces of Colayn̛, þer was a prestis lemman̛; & hur irkid̛ so with hur syn̛ at sho hangid̛ hur selfe. And as sho did it þe rape braste, & sho was stiƚƚ on̛ life; and when̛ sho saw sho was delyverd̛ of þat deade,
sho went & made hur a non̛. And þan̛ be temptacion̛ of þe devuƚƚ, hur luffer come agayn̛ & laburd̛ to hafe hur as he was wunte; and sho wold̛ noȝt grawnt vnto hym̛ be no mene. And þan̛ he hyght hur þat, & sho wold̛ consent vnto hym̛, he sulde make hur a ladie. And þus he laburd̛ hur nyght & day, & sho cuthe not avoyd̛ hym̛; so sho kest on̛ hur hali watir, & made a cros on̛ hur, & he vanysshid̛ away for a while. And þan̛ þe devuƚƚ come in his lyknes vnto hur agayn̛, & laburd̛ hyr. And þan̛ be cownceƚƚ of a gude man̛ sho sayd̛ hur Ave Maria; and onone as sho had sayd̛ it, he fled̛ away as he had bene stryken̛ with ane arow, and durste not com̛ nere hur; not-withstondyng he lefte hur not aƚƚ. And a man̛ cownceld̛ hur to go shryfe hur; and as sho went, he come vnto hur & askid̛ hur whyder sho was bown̛, & sho said̛; "I am̛ bown̛ to distroy bothe þe & me." And he sayd̛; "Nay, nay, do not so! Turn̛ agayn̛!" And sho ansswerd̛ agayn̛ & sayd̛; "þou hase oftsithis confowndid̛ me, & þerfor̛ I wiƚƚ now go shryfe me." And evur as sho went he flow abown̛ hur in þe ayr, as it had bene a [After a, g & half 1, erased.] glede. And als sone as sho oppynd̛ hur mouthe to shryfe hur, he vanysshid̛ away with grete crying & yowlyng; and he appered̛ nevur vnto hur afterwerd̛, nor sho hard̛ hym̛ neuer efter.