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

DCVI.
Pauli caput proprio corpori post mortem per se coniungitur.

Dionisius tellis how þat many yeris after þe passion̛ of Saynt Pawle, his [MS. he.] head was fon̛ in̛ þe felde with a hurd̛-man̛, & he sett it vp̛ on̛ a rodd̛. & oppon̛ þe nyght a grete light shane þer-oppon̛ fro hevyn̛; and when̛ þe pope hard̛ teƚƚ of þis, he tuke þe hede & laid̛ it at Saynt Paule fete. And, at mekuƚƚ pepuƚƚ saw, þe body of Saynt Pawle rase & turnyd̛ it, & ionyd in vnto þe hede; & mekuƚƚ pepuƚƚ had grete mervayle þeroff.

• ...Pauli primi MS. prime. heremite. Paulus honorat hospitem So Latin MSS. The English MS. has hostem. suum. Supra de honore, iij MS. j. .