Volume
1 I| and Son of the virgin and wife which was made subject to
2 I| him the Virgin Mary his wife. And when they were come
3 I| and be adherent unto his wife, and they shall be two in
4 I| but laid the fault on his wife, and on him as giver of
5 I| his posterity, named his wife Eve, which is to say, mother
6 I| in the world, he knew his wife and engendered Cain, the
7 I| vagabond. Cain knew his wife which bare Enoch, and he
8 I| and Noah's flood; also his wife did him much sorrow, and
9 I| more to have to do with his wife, but by an angel he brake
10 I| that is to say thou and thy wife and thy three sons and their
11 I| entered in and his sons, his wife, and the wives of his sons,
12 I| of the ark, thou and thy wife, thy sons and the wives
13 I| Noah issued out and his wife, and his sons with their
14 I| he took with him Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his
15 I| and took with him Sara his wife. And as they went by the
16 I| the way Abram said to his wife: I fear and dread sore that
17 I| that he should take his wife, and that he had evil done
18 I| after this Abram took his wife Sara and went home again,
19 I| statute and ordinance. And thy wife Sara shall be called no
20 I| him: Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said: Yonder in
21 I| come again, and Sarah thy wife shall have a child. And
22 I| Why laugheth Sarah thy wife, saying in scorn, Shall
23 I| Lot: Arise, and take thy wife and thy two daughters, and
24 I| him by the hand and his wife and two daughters, because
25 I| growing and burgeoning. Lot's wife turned her and looked towards
26 I| Gerar. He said that his wife was his sister. Abimelech
27 I| ye would slay me for my wife; and certainly otherwise
28 I| delivered to him Sarah his wife, and said: Lo! the land
29 I| and God healed him, his wife and all his servants, and
30 I| Abimelech for Sarah the wife of Abraham. Our Lord then
31 I| his mother took to him a wife of the land of Egypt. ~That
32 I| my son Isaac to take no wife of the daughters of Canaan
33 I| kindred is, and take of them a wife to my son. And the servant
34 I| thou shalt take there a wife for my son. If no woman
35 I| of Bethuel, son of Milcah wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham,
36 I| and took her in to his wife, and so much loved her,
37 I| after this wedded another wife, by whom he had divers children.
38 I| Ishmael buried him by his wife Sarah in a double spelunke. ~
39 I| if Jacob take to him a wife of that kindred, I will
40 I| thee in no wise to take a wife of the kindred of Canaan,
41 I| and take to thee there a wife of the daughters of Laban
42 I| Mesopotamia of Syria to wed a wife there, and that after his
43 I| him saying: Take thou no wife of the daughters of Canaan;
44 I| to Ishmael and took him a wife beside them that he had
45 I| to Laban: Give to me my wife, for the time is come that
46 I| he wedded Rachel to his wife. To whom Laban her father
47 I| marriage that she may be my wife. Which when Jacob knew,
48 I| have this damsel unto my wife. Then answered the sons
49 I| days the lady, his master's wife, beheld and cast her eyes
50 I| except thee, which art his wife. How may I do this evil
51 I| gave faith and believed his wife, and being sore wroth, set
52 I| world. He gave to him a wife named Asenath, daughter
53 I| Joseph had two sons by his wife ere the famine and hunger
54 I| us: Ye know well that my wife brought to me forth but
55 I| the land of Egypt by his wife Asenath, Manasseh and Ephraim.
56 I| Levi went out and took a wife of his kindred, which conceived
57 I| daughters and wedded her to his wife, which conceived and bare
58 I| the sheep of Jethro his wife's father. When he had brought
59 I| Moses went to Jethro his wife's father, and said to him,
60 I| thee. Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them
61 I| people, he took Zipporah the wife of Moses, and his two sons,
62 I| company with another man's wife. In this commandment it
63 I| thou shalt not desire the wife of thy neighbour, nor shalt
64 I| against Moses, because of his wife which was of Ethiopia, and
65 II| And then Elkanah with his wife returned home to his house.
66 II| David was at home with his wife Michal, and Saul sent thither
67 II| told to Abigail, Nabal's wife, how that David had sent
68 II| messengers, and was made wife to David. And David also
69 II| David also took another wife called Ahinoam of Jezreel,
70 II| they said she was Uriah's wife. He sent for her and lay
71 II| drink, and sleep with my wife? By thy health and by the
72 II| slain and dead. When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was
73 II| Uriah with a sword, and his wife hast thou taken unto thy
74 II| hast thou taken unto thy wife, and thou hast slain him
75 II| me and hast taken Uriah's wife unto thy wife. This said
76 II| taken Uriah's wife unto thy wife. This said our Lord: I shall
77 II| Bathsheba, that had been Uriah's wife, conceived and brought forth
78 II| dunghill. Then came his wife to him and said: Yet thou
79 II| and was a man he took a wife named Anna, of his tribe,
80 II| brought by captivity with his wife and his son into the city
81 II| substance. Tobit then with his wife and his son hid him and
82 II| faith from him. Anna his wife went daily to the work of
83 II| that is stolen. To that his wife all angry answered: Now
84 II| not thyself save with thy wife to know that sin; and suffer
85 II| behoveth to take her to thy wife. Then Toby answered and
86 II| therefore when thou shalt take a wife, and enterest into her cubicle,
87 II| Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young
88 II| and good man. And Anna his wife and Sara his daughter wept
89 II| daughter is ordained to be his wife, therefore none other may
90 II| Raguel called to him Anna his wife and bade her to make ready
91 II| I take not my sister to wife, but only for the love of
92 II| Raguel returned to his wife and said to her: Send one
93 II| waxed light, and bade his wife to ordain a feast, and make
94 II| the death of him and his wife. Then Tobias called the
95 II| blessing be said upon thy wife and your parents, and that
96 II| greatly, both he and Anna his wife with him, and began both
97 II| come softly after, with thy wife and with thy beasts. This
98 II| taking, kissed him with his wife, and began to weep for joy.
99 II| that is to wit he and his wife and all they that knew him. ~
100 II| these seven days Sara the wife of his son came and entered
101 II| camels and much money of his wife's, and also the money that
102 II| Gabael; he did me have my wife and he put away the devil
103 II| went from Nineveh with his wife and his sons, and the sons
104 II| sons, and returned unto his wife's father and mother, whom
105 II| Christ and informed the wife of AEgeas, which was provost
106 II| spirit. And Maximilla, the wife of AEgeas, took away the
107 II| sent home the bride, his wife, and the people, to his
108 II| and takest thou another wife? or where hast thou seen
109 II| If thou wilt leave thy wife fleshly, thou shalt have
110 II| which should have been his wife, had found one which had
111 II| dates; and when he and his wife had eaten of the fruit they
112 II| And long time after the wife, named Pelagia, was sacred
113 II| friend of Migdonia, which was wife of Carisius, cousin of the
114 II| would send the queen his wife's sister unto her, for to
115 II| would have recovered thy wife I have lost mine, and my
116 II| I have lost mine, and my wife is worse to me than thine
117 II| third sister of our Lady to wife, and that was brother to
118 II| Idumea and paynim; he took a wife which was niece to the king
119 II| for any preaching that his wife might do, which was a christian
120 II| the admonishment of his wife he made a vow that if the
121 II| that if the God that his wife worshipped would give him
122 II| which by devotion left his wife for to enter into religion.
123 II| Genebald was bishop his wife came thither to see him,
124 II| on her a child. When his wife knew that she was great
125 II| people, he suffered that his wife should come to him as she
126 II| country of Guienne. He had a wife wedded, and a daughter,
127 II| And when her mother the wife of S. Hilary saw that her
128 II| manner he sent tofore him his wife and his daughter. ~In this
129 II| alway with me. This saw the wife of Nicostratus named Zoe
130 II| and took his sister to his wife, what evil was this? how
131 II| her that she would be his wife. This simple man did so,
132 II| that he would give to him a wife for to nourish and keep,
133 II| noted it, and said to the wife: This young man that thou
134 II| and delivered him to his wife. ~Also there was a woman
135 II| said to him: Take to thee a wife, and change thine habit
136 III| out, and they found his wife. And when she saw them she
137 III| herself. And on the morn the wife of Julian went to the church,
138 III| chamber for to awake his wife. And he saw twain in his
139 III| man that had lain with his wife, and slew them both with
140 III| after, went out and saw his wife coming from church. Then
141 III| abashed and demanded of his wife who they were that lay in
142 III| eschewed, and said to his wife: Adieu and farewell, my
143 III| after S. Julian and his wife rendered unto God their
144 III| they be gods because thy wife was such an one as was Venus,
145 III| whose life thou ne thy wife will follow. If they be
146 III| of Issachar, which had a wife named Ciborea, and on the
147 III| had, and after gave his wife to Judas in marriage, and
148 III| angry that he said to his wife: I shall die for anger if
149 III| consul, and of Valeria his wife he gat S. Gervase and S.
150 III| died shamefully. And the wife of S. Vital, when she came
151 III| christian faith, with his wife and fifty-three men. And
152 III| do what he would with his wife, and also of them that had
153 III| turn the purpose of his wife, touching the avow of the
154 III| the fiend, which thing his wife seeing, called Armenia,
155 III| would have her unto his wife. To whom she answered: If
156 III| desirest me to have unto thy wife, command thou certain virgins
157 III| people, and changed his wife into his sister, and tormented
158 III| He put then him and his wife into a pit in the earth.
159 III| after, stoned to death his wife and his daughter. Then brought
160 III| the king, wedded another wife, which was full wicked,
161 III| Baptist. This Zacharias had to wife one of the daughters of
162 III| These two, Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth, were just tofore
163 III| were both old, he and his wife Elizabeth. It happed, at
164 III| our Lord. Elizabeth thy wife shall conceive and bear
165 III| old and ancient, and my wife old and barren. The angel
166 III| went home to his house. His wife conceived and waxed great,
167 III| right name Marcial, and his wife was called Elizabeth, which
168 III| Jesu Christ Marcial, his wife, and their son Marcial,
169 III| knight, which he and his wife were sore vexed and troubled
170 III| request of S. Clotilde his wife, of whom the body resteth
171 III| she was a virgin nun, or wife, or a widow. She answered
172 III| that she should visit his wife, which had had long time
173 IV| and in the meanwhile the wife of a knight named Corone
174 IV| that thou shalt never wed wife, and thou shalt vanquish
175 IV| he purposed never to have wife, but keep him continent
176 IV| Ecclesiastica that, when S. Peter's wife was led to her passion,
177 IV| name, and said to her: My wife, remember thee of our Lord. ~
178 IV| He wedded a man for his wife. He fished with nets of
179 IV| read, kept himself; his wife, and his children in the
180 IV| from without, and found his wife so sorrowing and desolate,
181 IV| that shall meet thee is thy wife. Which done, Theodora with
182 IV| yesterday saluted thee was thy wife. ~Theodora was of so great
183 IV| to her: Come now thou, my wife, for if thou hast lain with
184 IV| he ranne, and he said: My wife is now dead, and I go to
185 IV| entered into the cell of his wife, and abode therein till
186 IV| free I shall take her to my wife, and if she be bond, I shall
187 IV| of the province and his wife made sacrifice to the idols
188 IV| devil, with that serpent thy wife, that will not say to thee
189 IV| what we shall do. And his wife said: It is more profitable
190 IV| the prince said: I and my wife be ready to obey thee in
191 IV| of Jesu Christ. Then his wife said to him: What will ye
192 IV| pilgrim do, that seeth his wife dead, and his son crying
193 IV| will not spare to me my wife, yet at least spare the
194 IV| required of God that my wife should conceive and should
195 IV| be thou not heavy if thy wife sleep, and the little child
196 IV| rock where the body of his wife was left, and his son. Then
197 IV| happy and blessed if my wife were now alive, and might
198 IV| right dear and best beloved wife? To whom she said: Yea,
199 IV| good pilgrim received his wife and his child and went to
200 IV| might have no child by his wife, wherefore he gave largely
201 IV| duke had a child by his wife. ~There was a knight that
202 IV| and there he healed the wife of the tribune and judge
203 IV| James, and he took his wife and children and went thither.
204 IV| they came to Pampelona his wife died, and his host took
205 IV| them on the morn. ~Then the wife of the prefect sent to him,
206 IV| bade him believe as his wife and son did. Then from thence
207 IV| people, and changed his wife into his sister, and tormented
208 IV| sister of Octavius to his wife, and left her, and took
209 IV| Theodosius the emperor, and wife of Valens, went by a vow
210 IV| disciple Paul. And Ethea my wife and Selimus my son, which
211 IV| Constantinople, went with his wife to Jerusalem and made there
212 IV| years after, Juliana his wife would return into her country
213 IV| Hungary a nobleman, his wife and his son, went to visit
214 IV| money in the keeping of his wife Eufronia. But for sorrow
215 IV| to the sepulchre of his wife, and said with a clear voice:
216 IV| in no wise, wherefore his wife, which was widow, came to
217 IV| Diocletian and of Serena his wife, he dwelled and lived surely
218 IV| and had his daughter to wife, which was called Valeriana;
219 IV| that he and Cunegonde his wife were virgins together. By
220 IV| of the devil he had his wife suspected of a knight, and
221 IV| knight, and he made his wife go barefoot upon burning
222 IV| this false suspicion of his wife and all the good things
223 IV| And when Tryphonia his wife, which was much cruel, saw
224 IV| And he had a right chaste wife, and much devout to the
225 IV| thou bring me hither thy wife. And the knight returned
226 IV| had promised to lead his wife to the fiend, and called
227 IV| weened that she had been his wife that was with him, and went
228 IV| thou shouldst bring thy wife to me, and thou hast brought
229 IV| of God. I would have thy wife, and thou hast brought to
230 IV| brought to me Mary. For thy wife hath done to me many injuries,
231 IV| him to return again to his wife, which yet slept in the
232 IV| came again he found his wife yet sleeping, and awoke
233 V| in all humanity. He had a wife of noble kindred and fair
234 V| day most specially, the wife made her prayers to our
235 V| Milan brought to him his wife which was demoniac. And
236 V| king baptized, with his wife and his children and all
237 V| he should never demand wife for another man, the second
238 V| brother, and began to love the wife of his brother, which was
239 V| which was named Herodias, wife of the same Philip, his
240 V| refused and repudiated his own wife, and secretly wedded her
241 V| secretly wedded her to his wife, the which thing his wife
242 V| wife, the which thing his wife knew well, that he had wedded
243 V| had wedded his brother's wife. And this first wife of
244 V| brother's wife. And this first wife of Herod was daughter of
245 V| returned, he took away the wife of Philip his brother, and
246 V| him to have and hold the wife of his brother living. And
247 V| people for to please his wife, and did do bind and put
248 V| first secretly with his wife of the death of S. John.
249 V| into exile. And because his wife was sister to Herod Agrippa,
250 V| had Savien of his first wife, and of the second he had
251 V| feast of S. Savina that was wife of S. Valentine, knight,
252 V| Solomon. For Nathan had a wife, of whom he engendered Jacob,
253 V| brother of Panthar, wedded the wife of Nathan, mother of Jacob,
254 V| line of Solomon, took a wife and engendered and raised
255 V| Elizabeth was Zachary's wife, which was of the lineage
256 V| law each ought to wed a wife of his own lineage. And
257 V| And therefore Anne thy wife shall have a daughter, and
258 V| shalt meet there Anne thy wife, which is much amoved of
259 V| to be married and had no wife, that each of them should
260 V| friends that he should take a wife and govern his own heritage.
261 V| prison. And when Natalie his wife knew that her husband was
262 V| granted to me to be the wife of a martyr but for a time,
263 V| now I shall be called the wife of a renegade and transgressor,
264 V| and marvelled much of his wife that was so young and right
265 V| led with him Claudia his wife, his sons Avitus and Sergius,
266 V| the books divine. And his wife was called Eudoxia, he had
267 V| Eudoxia whom he gare to wife to Valentinian, whom he
268 V| because of Sallustia his wife, which had lain sick five
269 V| the king Egippus, with his wife and his daughter, and all
270 V| make her consent to be his wife; and the apostle said to
271 V| any servant would take the wife of a king wedded he should
272 V| how mayst thou take the wife of a more puissant king
273 V| voyage, and recommended his wife to Cosmo and Damian, and
274 V| but S. Michael kept the wife all whole, and she was delivered
275 V| led out by force, he, his wife, and his daughters from
276 V| of France. The king had a wife named Clotilde, which was
277 V| then the king said to his wife: Certainly this is a feeble
278 V| said: This greatest is thy wife, and of these four, two
279 V| church of the friars, the wife of the man began to cry:
280 V| baptized and Damaris his wife and all his meiny, and was
281 V| in our Lord. And Laertia, wife of the foresaid provost
282 V| baptized of him, he, his wife, and all his meiny. And
283 V| him that if he healed his wife, which had the palsy, that
284 VI| with his chastity from the wife of Potiphar, she holding
285 VI| sweetest lady, she being both wife and virgin; then behold
286 VI| grudged, saying he had taken a wife by compulsion against his
287 VI| and would not know his wife because he would not bring
288 VI| him in open places as his wife, and in secret places as
289 VI| upon Luke, he had never wife ne children. He lived companionably,
290 VI| faith of our Lord, with his wife and children, and many other
291 VI| arise and go to meet his wife at Cologne, and there receive
292 VI| to her to take her to his wife. And when she had refused
293 VI| worshipper of idols. And he had a wife of the same rite, and also
294 VI| hide this thing from my wife and my sons? And our Lord
295 VI| had told this thing to his wife in their bed, she cried:
296 VI| Placidus, Eustace, and his wife, Theospis.~And on the morn
297 VI| and showed all this to his wife.~After this, a few days,
298 VI| other things. And he, his wife, and children thanked God,
299 VI| master of the ship saw the wife of Eustace was right fair,
300 VI| ship commanded that the wife should be holden and retained
301 VI| so that he might have his wife, and when Eustace saw that,
302 VI| Eustace saw that, he left his wife much sorrowfully, and took
303 VI| my sons. To him was his wife left, and my wife is taken
304 VI| was his wife left, and my wife is taken from me and delivered
305 VI| brethren; and our Lord kept the wife of Eustace, so that the
306 VI| that I may sometime see my wife, for as for my sons I know
307 VI| honour, and shalt have thy wife and thy children. And anon
308 VI| named Placidus, and had a wife and two children. And he
309 VI| him and demanded of his wife and children, and he said
310 VI| sons were dead, and his wife was taken away from him.
311 VI| days in a town, where his wife dwelt and kept a poor hostelry.
312 VI| such, and I that am thy wife was taken from thee in the
313 VI| anon knew that she was his wife, and wept for joy and kissed
314 VI| discomforted. And then said his wife: Sir, where be our sons?
315 VI| strongly of the finding of his wife and children, and for the
316 VI| as for the finding of his wife and children, he received
317 VI| for that he had found his wife and children, warned and
318 VI| replenished with ire, put him his wife and his sons in a certain
319 VI| issue ne go out, and his wife supposed that he had been
320 VI| three days. And when his wife heard that, she had great
321 VI| lay in his bed with his wife, and the moon shone right
322 VI| this worshipful man, his wife, and his daughter Winifred,
323 VI| desired to have thee to my wife, but one thing tell now
324 VI| and religious persons. His wife, that was named Aglaia,
325 VI| in the chamber with his wife alone, began to inform and
326 VI| finally, he gave to his wife his ring and the buckle
327 VI| tidings of my son. And the wife of his son Alexis said,
328 VI| what he had said to his wife, and of the tokens of his
329 VI| emperors, and when Alexis' wife had understood the cause
330 VI| mother, and also of his wife, and that by the ensigns
331 VI| that he had given to his wife at his departing, his ring
332 VI| And after this came the wife of Alexis in weeping, throwing
333 VI| he gave full power to his wife in all that should be to
334 VI| she was right holy, both wife and widow. And this said
335 VI| faithfully never to have other wife but only her during his
336 VI| and afeared, and sent his wife and his two sons to Athens
337 VI| and went for to seek his wife and his children, and took
338 VI| I know my destiny and my wife's, and that which fortune
339 VI| what fortune happed to my wife. She had in her nativity,
340 VI| and so is it fallen by my wife. For she fell in the love
341 VI| show to thee this day thy wife, right chaste, with thy
342 VI| things had happened. Then his wife came suddenly and began
343 VI| likeness of him. And his wife and his sons blamed and
344 VI| one day been known of my wife and of my children, and
345 VI| joyful with them. And his wife and his children wept sore,
346 VI| converted to the faith Theodora, wife of Sisinnius, friend of
347 VI| Sisinnius had doubt of his wife, and entered after her into
348 VI| Clement standing by his wife, he was wood, and supposed
349 VI| magic for to come to my wife; and he commanded to his
350 VI| shall be saved by his true wife. And this saying, he vanished
351 VI| anon Sisinnius called his wife to him and prayed her to
352 VII| soon after had a son by his wife named Costus, at the birth
353 VII| conditions, and had to his wife a queen like to himself
354 VII| such an one, I will be his wife with all mine heart, if
355 VII| thing that longeth to the wife of a heavenly spouse, and
356 VII| and had a good christian wife, and was well known with
357 VII| when his mother and his wife heard that, anon they wrote
358 VII| mother that bare me, and my wife, be made so strange to me,
359 VII| he would have her to his wife, and anon sent for her in
360 VII| desired to have her to his wife, and promised to her riches
361 VII| was a fair son born of his wife, and was called Josaphat.
362 VII| and came weeping with his wife and children to the king'
363 VII| friend is his sons, his wife, and kin, which go with
364 VII| would have wedded a noble wife he forsook her and fled
365 VII| her father to have her to wife, to whom the father said:
366 VII| with him took her unto his wife, and when the old man had
367 VII| away with him Rosamond his wife in captivity, but after
368 VII| after he took her to his wife, and he did do make a cup
369 VII| unto the emperor, and the wife of the emperor, named Sophia,
370 VII| them, and by counsel of his wife they should put them by
371 VII| longbeards? And then his wife said to him that he should
372 VII| gave it to Rosamond his wife, and said: Drink with thy
373 VII| passion, and when the lady his wife saw him oft fall, she was
374 VII| not sustain him, and his wife and others supposed and
375 VII| ne have to do with his wife, but they that be sick be
376 VII| his servants had a fair wife, and he defended and forbade
377 VII| defended and forbade his wife that they should not speak
378 VII| If any man repudiated his wife that he that received her
379 VII| her should have her to his wife which thing the Saracens
380 VII| took Desiderius, and his wife, and his princes, and sent
381 VII| in a chronicle, he had a wife which would have been love
382 VII| beheaded he prayed his good wife that she should show him
383 VII| false enticements of thy wife, innocently, and that I
384 VII| truth known, did do burn his wife all quick, and gave to the
385 VII| Henry the emperor and his wife Cunegonde were both clean
386 VII| the Earl Leopold and his wife fled into a forest dreading
387 VII| made it to be borne to his wife, and made it to be nourished,
388 VII| and wrote letters to his wife with his own hand, and they
389 VII| this child for to be his wife. And when the queen saw
390 VII| daughter to him to be his wife. And the marriage was done
391 VII| King of Hungary, which was wife to the Landgrave of Thuringia
392 VII| his brother Castor and his wife Zoe, also Claudian and Victorian
393 VII| worldly affections, as riches, wife and children, and haunted
394 VII| royal, the holy man took a wife, of the which he received
395 VII| should have had her to his wife, came in to the said forest
396 VII| converted, vii 128.~Cadygam, wife of Mahomet, vii 113.~Calf
397 VII| Knight, the, who sold his wife to the devil, iv. 249.~—
398 VII| history of, vii. 109.~Natalie, wife of S. Adrian, v. 115.~Nebuzar-adan,
|