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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DCCXXVII.
Sortilegijs non est fides adhibenda.

We rede in 'Libro de Dono Timoris' how þat a womman̛ þat vsyd sorcerie happend on̛ a tyme to faƚƚ seke and was bown̛ to dye. And hur doghter cownceld̛ hur to be schrevyn̛ & take hur sacramentis, and sho wolde not. So hur neghburs come in & cownceld̛ hur þe same, and sho ansswerd̛ þaim agayn̛ & said̛;

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"I mon̛ not dye þus sone." And þai sayd; "Yis, ye er lyke to dye." And sho sayd̛; "Nay! I am̛ certan̛ at I mon̛ liff yit þis v yere." And þai axkid̛ hur how sho knew þat, and sho ansswerd̛ agayn̛ & said̛ þat on̛ þe furste day of Maij þe goke ansswerd̛ hur & sayd̛ v tymys, "Cukkow!" And be þat sho sayd sho wiste wele þat sho sulde liff v yere. And þus onone after in þis belefe, with-owten̛ any sacrament, sho dyed̛. et c̛.

  • ...Sortilegium quandoque fit de sacramentis. Supra de sacramento, ij MS. j. .

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