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

DCV.
Paulus velum restituit Plautille.

We rede of Saynt Pawle þat when̛ he went vnto his passion̛, Plautilla, at was his disciple, delyverd̛ hym̛ hur curchyff to wype þe swete of his face, & to covur his een̛ in þe howr̛ of his passion̛. And̛ when̛ þe turmaturs smate of his head̛, evyn̛ in þe strake he tuke þis curchyff and̛ [MS. repeats, and.] gadurd̛ þerin aƚƚ his awn̛ blude. And he wappid̛ [it] samen [& gaff it] vnto þis Plautille [Harl. MS. Paulus in ipso ictu uelum explicuit, et in eo sanguinem proprium collegit, obuoluit, et tradidit Plautille.] . When̛ þe turmatur was gone, þis Ploattyƚƚ mett hym̛ & axkid̛ hym̛ whare he had done hur maister Pawle, and he teld̛ hur þat he lay

with his felow dead̛ with-oute þe cetie. And sho said̛ agayn̛ vnto hym̛; "Petur & Pawle is gone in-to þe cetie, & fayr crownys vppon̛ þer hedis, & þai er cled in gay clothyng." & sho tuke furtℏ hur curchiff fuƚƚ [MS. repeats, fuƚƚ.] of blude & shewid̛ hym̛ & many oþer. And herefor̛ many folke become crystend̛.