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

DCXLI.
Prelatus debet condescendere moribus subditorum.

Valerius tellis how on̛ a tyme þe consullis of Rome desyrid̛ gretelie one þat hyght Manliciosus [Harl. MS. Cum consulatus Manlio, seni, . . . offerreretur.] to be of cownceƚƚ with þaim, and evur he excusid̛ hym̛ & sayd̛ nay, & said̛ his syght faylid̛ hym̛; bod nevur-þe-les þai aƚƚ laburd̛ hym̛ hugelie therto [MS. repeats, hugelie, here.] . And evur he bad þaim take a noder in-to þat wurschup̛, ffor he said̛; "And ye make me to bere itt, I may not suffer your maners, nor ye may not suffer me to hafe rewle abown̛ you, nor ye wuƚƚ not fulfyƚƚ my commandmenttis."