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

LVI.
Amici semper [mutuam] debent seruare honestatem.

Valerius tellis how þat þer was ij frendis, and þe tone desyrid̛ þe toder to do for hym̛ ane vnrightwus thyng. And he wold̛ not do itt for hym̛. And þan̛ he said̛ vnto hym̛; "what is þi frenship̛ wurth vnto me when̛ þou wiƚƚ not do for me at I pray þe?" And he ansswerd̛ agayn & said, "what profettis þi frenship̛ vnto me, when̛ [MS. repeats, when.] þu desyris me for to [MS. repeats, forto do.] do for þe þat þing þat is vnhoneste, and agayn my treuthe?" et c̛.

• ... Amicum mala de amico dixisse non est de facili credendum. Infra vbi agitur de credere.