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

DCCLXXI.
Vindicare se nolunt sancti.

We rede in þe 'Legend of Saynt Macharie,' how on̛ a tyme as he cut hys hand̛ with his knyfe, & it bled a grete dele becauce he brak þe knyfe, & when̛ he had done he reprovid̛ hym̛ selfe becauce he did̛ wrong [Harl. MS. Dum sanctus Macharius pulicem se pungentem manu occidisset et multum sanguinis ex illo emanasset, reprehendens se ipsum quod propriam vindicasset iniuriam, &c. Arund. MS. Dum sanctus Macharius calicem, &c.] , & went nakid̛ into wyldernes & was þer vj monethis. And þan̛ he come home aƚƚ tobittyn̛ and skrattyd̛ with thornys and breers.