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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DXCII. Oracione reuocatur ab inferis dampnatus.
We rede in 'Gestis Beati Gregorij' how on̛ a tyme as Saynt
Gregor̛ walkid befor̛ þe palace of Traian̛ and
vmthoght hym̛ of his mekenes, he began̛ to faƚƚ
opon̛ a sore wepyng. And he prayed hym̛ so long for
hym̛ at Saynt Petur altar̛, wepyng & makyng sorow, vnto
a voyce spak vnto hym̛ & sayd̛, þat Traiayn̛
þurgh his prayers was delyverd̛ oute of þe payn̛
of heƚƚ; bod it bad hym̛ at fro thens furtℏ he sulde
bewar, & not presume hym̛ to pray for none vncristend
man̛ þat was dampned̛.
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