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Saynt Gregorie tellis how þat in þe cetie of Placens þe watur þat was [MS. wald̛.] cald̛ Padus rase vp opon̛ a grete spate and owr̛yode aƚƚ þe
feldis þat langid vnto ane abbay. & þer was a gude, holie man̛ þat hight Sabinus, a bisshopp̛, and when̛ he saw þis he garte a notorie of his write a byƚƚ & caste in þe flude, and þis was þe wrytyng; "Sabinus, þe servand̛ of owr̛ Lord̛ Iesu Criste commandis vnto þe, Pado, þat our̛ þi bankis þou pas no mor̛ fro hens furtℏ, nor at þou hurte nott landis þat longis vnto þe kurk̘." And his notarie did̛ as he bad hym̛. And onone þe watir feƚƚ of þe kurk-land̛ and come vnto þe bowndis at it was wunte to ryn̛ in; and nevur after vnto þis day rase it ouer þe bankis nor passid̛ þe bowndis.