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

DCXLVI.
Prelatus statuta sua servare debet.

Valerius tellis how one þat was callid̛ Licinius ordand̛ a law, þat no man̛ suld̛ by our 1 acre of land; and he boght many ma. And vnder grace of a fenyng he excusyd̛ hym̛ þerof & gaff parte þeroff vnto his son̛. And for þis he was accusyd̛, furst þat he made a law & chargid̛ it to be kepyd̛, & syne þat he was furste at brak it hym̛ selfe.

• ... Prelatus non debet esse nimis rigidus vel durus. Supra de abbate, ij.
• ... Prelato possunt adaptari fere omnia que dicuntur supra de abbate.
• ... Prelatus debet esse constans in execucione officij sui. Supra de Ambrosio, j.
• ...Prelatus infirmis debet condescendere. Supra de leproso, i, & ij.

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• ...Prelatus debet compati peccatoribus. Supra de abbate, ij.
• ...Prepositus dampnatur. Supra de demone, v.
• ...Presciencia. Prescitus potest saluari. Supra de predestinacione.
• ...Presciunt demones aliqua futura. Supra de demone, iv MS. v. .