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

DLXXVIII.
Obligatus pro aliquo, vel hic vel in futuro, persoluet illud ad quod se obligauit.

Petrus Damianus tellis how þer was a monke þat was a grete synner, & grete penance at was enionyd hym̛ he besoght one þat was familiarie vnto hym̛ to helpe hym̛ to do. And he vndertuke to do þat one halfe of his penance, & bad hym̛ be not ferd̛ þerfor̛. So hym̛ þis at band̛ hym̛ selfe þus, with-in a while after deyid̛, and he was a gude man̛ emangis his brethir; and with-in a little while he apperid̛ vnto þis oþer monk̘. And he axkid̛ hym̛ how it stude with hym̛, and he said̛; "Iƚƚ & hardlie, not for my selfe bod

for the; ffor when̛ I was fre of myne awn̛ selfe I bande me for þe. And þerfor̛," he said̛, "go, & pray þe covent at þai fullfyƚƚ aƚƚ þat at I promysid̛ to do for the." And when̛ þat was done he apperid̛ vnto hym̛ agayn̛, and lete hym̛ witt þat onone he was delyverd̛ þurgℏ his brethir prayer.

• ...Obligare se MS. Obligare se semper pro aliquo. pro aliquo non semper est securum. Supra de fideiussore.
• ...Obliuio scitorum prius causatur aliquando ex minucione. Supra de minucione.
• ...Obliuissi debet confessor ea que in confessione audiuit. Supra de confessione, iiij.
• ...Obloquendum non est sanctis. Supra de blasfemia, iij.