¶De sancta Anna.
gOode frendes suche a daye ye shall haue saint Annes daye that was oure ladies modre that daye ye shall cōme to god and holy church and pray to this holy woman to praye for vs ¶we rede of v. holy wymen that hight Anna I wyll tel you of the se v. wymen The first Anna was mo¦dre to the prophete Samuell that go¦uerned the people of israell Anna had a husbonde that hight El••ana. and he hadde no children by Anna longe butt by grete praier to god at the last he had a sone that was called Samuell Thenne was there a nother anna that was wyfe to a man called raguell. & they hadde a doughter that hight Sare the whiche hadde seuyn husbondes. & e¦uyr the firste nyght the fende strangled theym when they wolde haue comuned with her only for luste of flesshe & nat to bringe forth frute to goddes plesaū∣ce and for no children But sone after come yonge tobye. and by techynge of the aungell Toby wedded this Sare