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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XCV. Baptismus in forma debita debet celebrari.
The Cronycles tellis how som tyme þer was a bisshopp̛
of Arryans [Harl. MS. episcopus arrianus.] , and on̛ a tyme he
baptisid̛ a man̛ þat hight Barba. And he said̛
in þis maner of wise; " Baptizo te, Barba,
in nomine patris per filium, in spiritu sancto per filium et spiritum
sanctum," to þe purpos þat he wold̛ shew
whilk of þaim was leste. And sodanlie þe watir was away,
and he þat sulde hafe bene crystend̛ ran̛ vnto
þe kirk̘, & was cristend̛ þer.
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