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
Author
Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
Editor
Banks, Mary Macleod
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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CCCCXXVI. Laborem in presenti Deus reddet in futuro, et quanto
plus laborauerunt, tanto magis merentur. et c̛.
We rede of ane hermet þat dwelte in wildernes, and þe
watir was passand farr̛ fro his ceƚƚ. And on̛ a tyme
as he went for
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watir he wex irk̘, & sett hym̛ down̛ &
said̛; "Whatt nedis me þus to labur when̛ I may
dweƚƚ harde be þe watir & I wiƚƚ?" And alssone he
was war of a man̛ þat folowed after hym̛ &
tellid̛ his fute-steppis, and he askid̛ hym̛ &
said̛; "What erte þou?" And he said̛ agayn̛; "I
am̛ þe aungeƚƚ off God sent for to nowmer þi
fute-steppis, at þi mede may a noder day he rewardid vnto
þe after þat þi labur is." And þan̛
þis hermett with a strong wytt removid̛ his ceƚƚ v
myle ferrer fro þe watir. et c̛.
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