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

CCCLI.
Gulosi in morte a demone degluciuntur.

Saynt Gregor̛ tellis of a monk̘ þat hight Theodorus, þat euer fenyd̛ hym̛ as he had liffid in grete abstinens, & in priuatie be hym̛ selfe, he wold̛ evur eate when̛ hym̛ liste. So hym̛ happend̛ to faƚƚ

seke, & was bown̛ at dye. And sodanlie he began̛ to cry, & sayd̛ þat þe devuƚƚ in liknes of a dragon̛ swalod̛ hym̛ hand̛ & fute, & put his hede in his mouthe, and swelud̛ his sawle. And evyn̛ in þis saying he deyid̛.

• ...Habitus religionis aliquando a deo inuenitur. Supra Dominici.
• ...Habitus monachalis apostate contrito morienti eciam post mortem a deo redditur. Supra de apostatis et infra de voluntate.