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

CCCX.
Eukaristie loco nulla alia hostia administrari debet.

We rede how þat when̛ Hugo de Sancto Victore, þat was ane excellent doctur and a devoute in religion̛, agayn̛ he sulde dye laburd̛ gretelie in sekenes & no meate mott hold̛, he prayed̛ his brethir with a grete instans for to giff hym̛ þe sacrament. And his brethir þoght þai wuld̛ somwhat slake his truble, and þai tuke a symple oste & broght hym̛ in-stead̛ of þe sacrament. And he conseyvid̛ in his spiritt at þai did̛ wrong, & sayd̛; "God hafe mercie of you, brether, whi wuld̛ ye hafe disseyvid̛ me? For þis is not my Lord̛ at ye hafe broght." And þai had grete merveƚƚ here-of, and went and fechid̛ þe sacrament. And when̛ he saw þat he myght not resayfe it, he held̛ vpp̛ his handis vnto hevyn̛ and prayed̛ on̛ þis maner of wyse; " Ascendat filius ad patrem et

spiritum sanctum qui me fecit Latin MSS. "Ascendat filius ad patrem et spiritum sanctum, ad deum qui fecit illum." ." And in þies wurdis saying he swelte; and þe sacramente evyn̛ þer emang þaim vanysshid̛ away.

• ...Eukaristie loco falsus denarius malo rustico administratur. Infra de oblacione.
• ...Eukaristie sumpcio eciam obstinatum de obstinacione et dolentem reuocat ad penitenciam. Infra de obstinacione.
• ...Eukaristia a religioso proprietario non potest sumi. Infra de proprietate.