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

DXCVII.
Paciencia. Paciens eciam ab inferioribus suis iniurias tollit.

Saynt Ierom̛ tellis how Socrates had ij wyfis, & oft sithes ather of þaim wold̛ flite with other, & evur he wolde do bod scorn̛ þaim. And att þe laste þai wex bothe wrothe with hym̛ & callid̛ hym̛ bellud̛ chule, & said̛ his nease droppid̛ & his een̛ ran̛, and þe harys on his browis war lyke swyne-brustyls. And þus þai made hym̛ fayn̛ fle fro þaim & leve þaim be þer one. And a man̛ axkid̛ hym̛ whi he wold̛ not bete þaim, and he ansswerd̛ agayn̛ & sayd̛ þat womman, ay þe mor̛ sho was bett, þe wars was sho.

• ... Paciens iniurias illatas de naturalibus defectibus pacienter tolerat . Supra de castitate.
• ... Paciens ab indignis iniurias tollit. Infra de paupertate, iiij.
• ... Paciens equanimiter tolerat . Supra de Anthonio.
• ... Pacienter conuicia ferre signum est humilitatis. Supra de humilitate, ij.
• ... Paciens eciam infamia de crimine falso sibi imposito MS. inposito. pacienter tolerat MS. tollerat. . Supra de infamia.
• ... Pacienter debet sustineri infirmitas corporales. Supra de infirmitate.
• ... Pacientes debent esse religiosi in amissione temporalium. Infra de religioso Reference from Arund. MS. .

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• ...Paciens obiurgaciones et contumelias pacienter portat. Supra de moniali, xiij.