This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... These folowyd Konnyng & thedyr with hym came, 862 With many oofi moo offryng her swuyce To Vrtew at that nede; but natw/tstandyng than virtue refuses gom ne refusyd and seyde in nowyse 86 s some captains, J J J J Nigromancy, They shuld with hym go, and, as I coude auyse, These were her names: fyrst, Nygromansy, Geomansy, Magyk, and Glotony, 868 125 Adryomancy, Ornomancy, with Pyromancy, 869 Fysenamy also, and Pawmestry, And all her sequelys, yef I shult nat ly. Yet Konnyng prayed Vcvtu he wold nat deny 872 Theym for to know nor dysdeyne with hys ey On hem to loke, wherto Wrtew grauntyd. How be hit in hys werres he wold nat/ey hautyd. 87 5 126 who then So had they Connyng lyghtly to depart 876 choose Vice as ' i j their master From Wrtew hys felde, and they seyng thys By comon assent hyryd theym a cart And made hem be caryed toward Vyce y-wys. 879 Fro thensforth to srue hym they wold nat mys. Full lothe they were to he mastyrles; In stede of the bettyf the worse ther they ches. 882 But foorth to relese all the remenaunt 883 Of pety capteyns that with Vertu were, Moderat Dyete, & Wysdom auenaunt, Euyn Wyght & Mesure, Ware of Contagious Geere, 886 Lothe to Offende, and Louyng ay to Lere, Worshyp, & Profyt, with Myrthe in Manere, These pety capteyns with Vertew were in fere. 889 128 Comones hem folowyd a gret multitude. 890 But in comparyson to that other syde I trow ther was nat, brefely to conclude, The xth man that batayll to abyde. 893 Yet neuirthelese, I shall nat fro yow hyde What maner pepyll they were & of what secte, As neere as my wyt therto wyll me dyrecte. 896 129 Thef were notable and famous doctours, 897 Example yeuers of lyuyng gracyous, Pirpetuell prestes and dyscrete confessours, Of Holy Scriptuf...

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ISBN 9780859917476
Author O. L. Triggs
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint D.S. Brewer
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 300g