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

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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
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Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
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Banks, Mary Macleod
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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CCCXXV.
Fides trinitatis confirmatur per miraculum.

We rede how, on̛ a tyme, in þe Cetie of Nazarencis [Lat. MSS. in urbe Nasatense.] , when̛ þe bisshopp̛ was at mes, he was war of iij clere droppis, aƚƚ elike mekiƚƚ [Latin MSS. vidit tres guttas clarissimas, equales magnitudinis.] , dropp̛ opon̛ þe altar̛; & þai flewid̛ to-gedur & turnyd̛ into a precious stone. And he garte take þis stone & sett itt in myddeste of a cros of gold̛ emang many other precious stonys; and onone as it was sett in, aƚƚ þe other precious stonys feƚƚ oute. et c̛.

  • ...Fides corroboratur per eukaristiam protegentem a combustione. Supra de Eukaristia.
  • ...Fides roboratur per corporale sanguinolentum. Supra de corporali.
  • ...Fides roboratur per crucifixum sanguinolentum. Supra de crucifixo.
  • ...Fides roboratur per eukaristiam in carne versam. Supra de Eukaristia.
  • ...Fides fracta displicet Deo. Infra Iacobi.
  • ...Fides contra naturam aliquando subuenit. Supra de Apostolis et Augustino.
  • ...Fidelis est canis domino suo. Supra de dileccione.

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