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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DCXLII. Prelatus non debet se ingerere.
Hugo Florianensis tellis when̛ þe knyghtis of Rome saw
Vaspasyan̛, at he was a nobyl man̛ and a redy to
cownceƚƚ, and comfurthable to yong men in bateƚƚ, þai
besoght hym̛ at he wold̛ take governance of þe empyre
of Rome. And when̛ he denyed̛
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þaim & sayd̛ he was not wurthie þerto, &
þai laburd̛ hym̛ þerto daylie, at þe laste
he grauntyd̛ vnto þaim, þuf aƚƚ it wer agayns
his wiƚƚ, at he wulde furste tytter take þe charge of
þe empyre rather þan̛ þe wurschup̛
þeroff. And when̛ he had reseyvid̛ þe empyre he
sayd̛ þat in his begynyng onone he wold̛ clens
þaim at wer fowle, & putt vnwurthi men̛ oute of
þer placis and fulfyƚƚ þair rowm̛ with honeste
men̛. And he was neuer prowde nor statelye, bod aƚƚ-way
consydurd̛ of what kynryd̛ at he come; & he wold̛
neuer do grete punysshment for offens.
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