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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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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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DCCXLVI.
Temptacio est magistra meriti.

We rede in 'Vitis Patrum' how on̛ a tyme þe disciple of ane alde monke was gretelie tempid̛ with þe spirit of fornicacion̛, bod þurgℏ þe grace of God, manlelie he withstude it. And þis monke, when he saw hym̛ so grete labur þeron̛, he sayd vnto hym̛; "Son̛, and þou wiƚƚ, I saƚƚ pray God to do þis temptacion̛ away fro the." And he ansswerd̛ agayn̛ & sayd; "Thuf aƚƚ I hafe a grete labur in withstondyng þerof, yitt I fele frute þerin, ffor it cawsis me to faste & for to wake and giff hede vnto my prayers. And þerfor̛ I pray þe pray Almyghtie God to gif me vertue to sustene itt, and for to withstonde it manfullie."

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