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Theobaldus, þat was þe noble Erle of Campanye, with grete deuocion̛ wold̛ visit layser howsis, and befor̛ his casteƚƚ-yate þer dwelte a layser. And þis lord̛ had in condicion̛, þat als ofte as
he come be his howse away he wolde go in & wassℏ hys fete & giff hym̛ almos. So it happend afterward̛ þis layzer dyed̛ & was berid̛, & þe erle wiste [not]. So hym̛ happend̛ afterward̛ com̛ be þis howse & wiste not at þe layzer was dead, bod he went in as he was wunt to do, & þer he fand̛, not þe layzer, bod Almyghti God in þe layser clothyng, and he did hym̛ serves as he was wunte to do; and in his harte he felid a grete swetnes. And when̛ he was gone furtℏ, one of his men̛ tolde hym̛ þat þis layzer was dead̛ & berid in suche a place. And als tite as he harde þis, þis trew man̛ thankid̛ Almiȝtty God̛, whome þat he adlid̛ to serve in His awn̛ presens; and afterward̛ he servid̛ Hym̛ ofter in his membres. et c̛.