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
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Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
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Banks, Mary Macleod
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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DCLXXXIII.
Reuiuiscere vel resurgere. Reuiuiscit aliquando homo ex gratia spirituali.

Saynt Gregur tellis how þer was som tyme in Rome a noble cetysyn̛ þat hight Romanus [Latin, civis romanus, Stephanus nomine.] , and hym̛ happend̛ for to dye at Constantynople. & on̛ þe morn̛ when̛ þai wold̛ hafe opynd̛ hym̛ & sesond̛ hym̛ with spycis at he myght hafe bene curid̛ [MS. carid̛.] , he rase vpp̛ & was whikk̘. And he tolde þaim mekuƚƚ þing at he had sene in heƚƚ, and at he neuer trowid̛ befor̛, & he tolde also þat þe juge at he was broght befor̛, þat he callid̛ hym̛ noght Romanus [Harl. MS. non petierat, 'huncStephanum,' sed, 'Stephanum Ferarium,' mortuus est. Arund. MS. sed 'Stephanum Ferrarium,' qui erat iuxta eum, quo dicto, ille Stephanus mortuus est.'] , bod Romanus Ferarius þat was nere-hand̛ hym̛. And þus he þat ans was dead̛ was on̛ lyfe agayn̛ & liffid̛ many yeris.

  • ...Rex aliquando gloriatur in vestibus. Supra de augurio et de ornatu.
  • ...Rex humiliter se habet ad subditos. Supra de iudicio vltimo.
  • ...Rex malus a deo deponitur. Supra de hospitalitate, vi MS. iiij. .
  • ...Rex sapiens. Supra de prudencia et providencia.

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