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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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Title
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
Publication
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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DCCLX.
Timere casum in peccatum omnes debent.

We rede in 'Libro de Dono Timoris' how som tyme þer was a gude man̛ þat feƚƚ to syn̛, and a noder gude man̛ when̛ he harde teƚƚ þeroff had grete sorow þerfor̛ & sayd vnto hym̛; "Ille heri et ego hodie." Et supra de carne temptacione et in pluribus alijs locis diuersis.

  • Timore mundano debent aliqui amittere res temporales. Supra de contemptu mundi et de diuicijs et infra de vsurario MS. vsura. .
  • Timore humano timetur mors uel pena corporalis. Supra de martirio, de morte, de penitencia et hic de timore.
  • Timore servili faciunt aliqui aliqua de genere bonorum. Supra de contricione.

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  • Timore speciali timent sancti ne opera sua deo placeant. Supra eodem, iij.
  • Titus. Supra de prelato, vj, et de fame.

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