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... synnes , whiche are innumerable , and to abhomynable to recounte . Therefore I wyll neuer slepe one nyght there I slepe an other tyll I come at Rome , and god wyll . Howe Robert departed from his moder , and rode into the wyldernesse ...
... synnes , whiche are innumerable , and to abhomynable to recounte . Therefore I wyll neuer slepe one nyght there I slepe an other tyll I come at Rome , and god wyll . Howe Robert departed from his moder , and rode into the wyldernesse ...
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... synnes . How Robert the Deuyll tolde his company he wolde goo to Rome for to be assoyled of his synnes . Now is Robert come agayne to his companye whiche he founde syttynge at dyner , and whan they sawe hym they rose up and dyde hym ...
... synnes . How Robert the Deuyll tolde his company he wolde goo to Rome for to be assoyled of his synnes . Now is Robert come agayne to his companye whiche he founde syttynge at dyner , and whan they sawe hym they rose up and dyde hym ...
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... synnes , and crye upon oure lorde for mercy and forgeuenesse , and he wyl forgeue you . " Whan Robert had sayd thus , than spake to hym one of the theues and sayd , " I praye you mayster be in pease , for it auayleth not what ye saye ...
... synnes , and crye upon oure lorde for mercy and forgeuenesse , and he wyl forgeue you . " Whan Robert had sayd thus , than spake to hym one of the theues and sayd , " I praye you mayster be in pease , for it auayleth not what ye saye ...
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... synnes . I praye the that thou wylte haue mercy on me and preserue and kepe me from all daun- gers and peryll . " And then he wente and spoke to the abbotte and monkes so swetely and so peteously and amyably that they began to go ...
... synnes . I praye the that thou wylte haue mercy on me and preserue and kepe me from all daun- gers and peryll . " And then he wente and spoke to the abbotte and monkes so swetely and so peteously and amyably that they began to go ...
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... synnes . ROBERT went so longe ouer hylles and dales alone , tyll at last with grete payne and pouerte he came to Rome in to the cyte , upon a shere Thursdaye at nyght , and on the Frydaye after , the pope hymselfe sayd the deuyne ...
... synnes . ROBERT went so longe ouer hylles and dales alone , tyll at last with grete payne and pouerte he came to Rome in to the cyte , upon a shere Thursdaye at nyght , and on the Frydaye after , the pope hymselfe sayd the deuyne ...
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Page 68 - Oast lend me a pen and inke, and some paper, for I will write a letter vnto the poore man straight ; and something I will giue him : That almes which a man bestowes with his owne hands, he shall be sure to haue deliuered, and God knowes how long I shall Hue.
Page 20 - I would my friends had carried me to my graue, when they went with me to the Church, to make him my husband. And so shedding a few dissembling teares, she stopt. What, my sweet Mistresse (quoth he) weepe you ? Nay sit downe by my side, and I will sing thee one of my Countrey ligges to make thee merry.
Page 4 - ... if they heard it not before it had done speaking all their labour should be lost ; they, being satisfied, licensed the spirit for to depart. " Then went these two learned...
Page 6 - ... the head spake these two words, TIME is. Miles, hearing it to speake no more, thought his master would be angry if hee waked him for that, and therefore he let them both sleepe, and began to mocke the head in this manner; ' Thou brazen-faced head, hath my master tooke all this paines about thee, and now dost thou requite him with two words, TIME is?
Page 58 - ... faine to stand as close to the hedge, whilest the carts passed by, the which at that time being in number aboue two hundred, was neere hand an hour ere the King could get roome to be gone : so that by his long stay, he began to be displeased, although the admiration of that sight did much qualifie his furie ; but breaking out in discontent, by reason of his stay, he said, I thought Old Cole had got a Commission for all the carts in the Country to cary his cloth.
Page 20 - But now, quoth he, we will change our chidings to kissings, and it vexeth me that these cherry lipps should be subiect to such a Lobcocke as thy husband. Subiect to him, quoth she : In faith sir, no, I will haue my lips at as much liberty as my tongue, the one to say what I list, and the other to touch whom I like : In troth, shall I tell thee, Cutbert, the churles breath smels so strong, that I care as much for kissing of him, as for looking on him...
Page 35 - ... hee saw his love Millisant with her father, and the knight, ready to be married by Fryer Bungye : at the sight of this hee cryed out that he was undone, for now should he lose his life in losing of his love. Fryer Bacon bids him take comfort, for he would prevent the marriage; so taking this gentleman in his armes, he set himselfe downe in an enchanted chaire, and suddenly they were carried through the ayre to the chappell. Just as they came in, Fryer Bungye was ioyning their hands to marry them...
Page 14 - ... his owne, and swore the chiefe citizens to be his true subiects. Presently after the king of France sent an ambassadour to the king of England for to iutreat a peace betweene them.
Page 16 - As Hercules was going to plucke the fruit, Fryer Bacon held up his wand, at which Hercules stayed and seemed fearful. Vandermast bid him for to gather of the fruit, or else he would torment him. Hercules was more fearfull, and said, I cannot, nor I dare not : for great Bacon stands, whose charms are farre more powerfull than thine, I must obey him Vandermast.
Page 9 - ... supper and covent, and it was almost supper time, wherefore he thought it was time to depart thence, so he payed for his drinke and tooke his leave, and homeward he went, and in his way he found a fat cowe grasing in the field, and sodainly he devided her into two parts, and the one halfe he left lying there still, and the other halfe he tooke on his necke and carried it home, and quickly hee made it ready ; some he put in the pot, and some upon the spit, and he made a great fire and set on the...