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1 I| like wise as gold is most noble above all other metals,
2 I| this Legend holden most noble above all other works. Against
3 I| request of the puissant, noble, and virtuous Earl, my lord
4 I| said book to his good and noble lordship, as chief causer
5 I| to these merchandises the noble merchant Jesus descended.
6 I| because they have despised so noble price as his blood, and
7 I| priest, they thought that so noble a child, so nobly showed
8 I| ought to be born in the most noble city that was royal. The
9 I| see him right clear, right noble, and right rich. O ye kings,
10 I| but also the rich, and the noble, and the high things. And
11 I| was legitimate, was more noble, and in all feats he knew
12 I| be more precious than the noble convive or feast in which
13 I| or supper in which this noble sacrament was instituted
14 I| because this institution of so noble sacrament may be hallowed
15 I| words and nothing of deed; noble of authority and fleeing
16 II| man's hand. ~Joshua was a noble man and governed well Israel,
17 II| deemed Israel, of whom be noble histories, as of Jephthah,
18 II| riding in the company of a noble knight named Sir John Capons,
19 II| of S. Gregory, which is a noble book and a great work. ~
20 II| she departed in her most noble array toward the gate, whereas
21 II| extract and engendered of a noble lineage, in the city of
22 II| king, thou art nothing more noble, ne more mighty than be
23 II| Eugenia. ~Eugenia, the noble virgin, which was daughter
24 II| nobly speaking for right noble predication, and well governing
25 II| Cappadocia, was a lady much noble, of whom the husband was
26 II| John. The first was the noble love of Jesu Christ, for
27 II| did do assemble the most noble of the Jews out of the good
28 II| do ye to be slain all the noble Jews that be in prison,
29 II| very christian men and noble of lineage named Marcus
30 II| to them and said: O right noble knights of Jesu Christ,
31 II| Tiburtius, his son, which was a noble young man, said plainly
32 II| man, said plainly that so noble a work should not be destroyed:
33 II| faith, and is much more noble of lineage than thou art,
34 II| fastened in love, which is more noble, more puissant and fairer
35 II| in verses. ~Vincent was noble of lineage, but he was more
36 II| lineage, but he was more noble by faith and religion, and
37 II| God said to him: Arise up noble martyr, surely arise up,
38 II| Prudentius saith: Thou art only noble of the world, thou bearest
39 II| at the day of Epiphany so noble a man, and when he saw him,
40 II| come to his desire of so noble a virgin. He went to an
41 II| tollener. And it happed that noble men of Constantinople came
42 III| Widow~S. Pauline was a much noble widow of Rome, of whom S.
43 III| and of the lineage of the noble Gregois, rich of good and
44 III| Rome so puissant and so noble, that every man coveted
45 III| assembled virgins as well of noble estate as of middle and
46 III| in Alvernia, which was of noble lineage, and yet more noble
47 III| noble lineage, and yet more noble in faith and in virtue,
48 III| ignorance. And this man was noble and young, and gladly went
49 III| thereof, and found a prince noble and great to whom he put
50 III| We read an example of a noble lady which had great devotion
51 III| whom she saw come a right noble virgin crowned right preciously.
52 III| the virgin was right fair, noble body and of heart, and was
53 III| prison, there came an ancient noble man, and tofore him a child
54 III| ointments in his hand. This noble man said that he was a surgeon,
55 III| Amande.~S. Amande was born of noble father and mother. On a
56 III| knight, for he was a right noble knight of God, and the knight
57 III| people. Or it is said as a noble doctor or preacher. Or Gregory
58 III| three days, and for his noble and good renomee the pope
59 III| house was founded came many noble men of the country, which
60 III| monastery which were of much noble lineage, which were much
61 III| we read an example of a noble knight which for to amend
62 III| Knight.~S. Seconde was a noble and valiant knight and glorious
63 III| Gloucester, and he came of a noble kin, and was his father'
64 III| worship of whom is founded the noble order of the garter, and
65 III| of the garter, and also a noble college in the castle of
66 III| well happy that they led so noble a treasure as the body of
67 III| S. Peter; he was a much noble preacher, and therefore
68 III| was the most worthy and noble of them, they would slay
69 III| Pancrace.~Pancrace was of right noble lineage and was born of
70 III| deceived; and because thou art noble of blood and of lineage,
71 III| with S. Cecilia, and the noble men Tiburtius and Valerian,
72 III| church. But there was a noble woman that said that she
73 III| time in Kent, which was a noble man and a mighty. To whom
74 III| S. Germain was of much noble lineage born in the city
75 III| he was in all his works noble and hardy, and well embellished
76 III| Vitus was a child much noble that suffered martyrdom
77 III| revelation of S. Vitus, a noble lady named Florentia took
78 III| Juliet.~Quirine was son of a noble lady of Iconium, which lady
79 III| S. Marine.~Marine was a noble virgin and was one only
80 III| for his manly desire and noble request. In which tourney
81 III| arms afterward bare the noble king Offa, first founder
82 III| suffer such injury done to so noble and so good a man, and specially
83 III| Alban the glorious man is a noble martyr of Jesu Christ. And
84 III| and made then unto them a noble sermon in such wise as all
85 III| done to these holy folk, noble of lineage, rich of goods
86 III| nourished as a child of a noble and rich man and son of
87 III| William was drawn out of noble lineage. In his childhood
88 III| lineage of Benjamin, the most noble of all the Jews, named by
89 III| Life of S. Genevieve.~The noble S. Genevieve was born at
90 III| God hath given to you so noble lineage, know ye for certain
91 III| at Tours.~At Meaux was a noble damsel which was named by
92 IV| body and anointed it with noble ointments, and buried it
93 IV| Paulin, which was a much noble man, and Paulin delivered
94 IV| the gate of Hostence, a noble woman named Plautilla, a
95 IV| the city clad with right noble vestments, and also they
96 IV| verily, Paul to be most noble of the apostles, and never
97 IV| Theodora. ~Theodora was a noble woman and a fair, in Alexandria
98 IV| answered that she was of noble lineage, and for her name
99 IV| thee, that is that thou art noble, and art called Margaret
100 IV| that so fair a maid and so noble should have a God crucified.
101 IV| buried it in the house of a noble woman and widow named Sincletia.
102 IV| castle, and was born of right noble lineage and parents, which
103 IV| in Italy, and was come of noble kindred of father and mother.
104 IV| she was desired of many noble men for to have wedded her;
105 IV| hermit, Because thou art noble and high of stature and
106 IV| Jesu Christ, there was a noble woman which offered to him
107 IV| abode in the house with a noble woman. Nazarien then came
108 IV| his preface: O thou holy noble champion and blessed martyr,
109 IV| fellowship of man, but she as a noble hostess ministered and served
110 IV| Germain. ~Germain was of much noble lineage, born in the city
111 IV| Gennadius recounteth among the noble men and writeth thus, that
112 IV| he saw an ancient man of noble stature with a long beard,
113 IV| friars preachers, and a noble father of the parts of Spain,
114 IV| have a true servant and a noble fighter against the vices,
115 IV| Truly this is a good and noble fighter, and shall do diligently
116 IV| them. ~On a time when a noble master in science and in
117 IV| honesty of manners, and noble in all their works, and
118 IV| named Decius, which was noble, and much renowned in arms
119 IV| laudable by devotion, and noble by contention. First, it
120 IV| Fourthly, he made himself noble by following, whereof S.
121 IV| thee and shall make to thee noble exequies at thy passing,
122 IV| Peter the apostle, most noble and sovereign of the theologians.
123 IV| presume. And hereof saith a noble versifier: Transit ad æthera,
124 IV| their song to her, the right noble and white company of virgins
125 IV| company of virgins make noble carolling of the glory of
126 IV| God, and Peter, the right noble and sovereign of theologians,
127 IV| as keeper and guard of so noble a virgin. And notwithstanding,
128 IV| great Damascene, that as the noble empress Helen in mind of
129 IV| damned spirits doubt much thy noble and excellent coming, and
130 V| France, and was born of noble progeny. His father was
131 V| John, and was come of the noble house of France. And though
132 V| France. And though he was noble of birth, and rich of lordship,
133 V| humanity. He had a wife of noble kindred and fair of visage
134 V| to the town of Armine, a noble city of Italy, which also
135 V| the castle of Fontaine of noble lineage and much religious.
136 V| hight Celestin, and was a noble knight in the world and
137 V| Thou art mother of a right noble whelp, which shall be a
138 V| enemies. For he shall be a noble preacher, and shall guerish
139 V| And after that he made a noble work, among all his other
140 V| Gerard, his brother, a noble knight, supposed always
141 V| a time into the order a noble knight, and when he had
142 V| blessed Theodore, abbot and noble doctor, saith of this apostle
143 V| margarets came to one not noble, the bright shining light
144 V| Cassiodore saith in the book of noble men.~
145 V| and Bishop.~S. Austin the noble doctor was born in Africa
146 V| Carthage, and was come of noble kindred. And his father
147 V| philosopher and a right noble doctor, for he learned all
148 V| named Adeodatus, a child of noble wit and understanding, whom
149 V| wise in letters, and a noble worker in the labours of
150 V| Scholastic, Herod Agrippa was a noble man but he was poor, and
151 V| bring it thence, and found a noble woman set for to keep it,
152 V| Modena, beside Milan, a noble church in the honour of
153 V| children of Savininus, a right noble paynim. and was twice married.
154 V| little. And there came a noble man from the city named
155 V| king, which he held for a noble relic.~On a time the King
156 V| born in Athens, and was of noble lineage and royal kindred.
157 V| thereby to make himself noble among the others. If the
158 V| There was a knight much noble and devout unto our Lady
159 V| heard rehearsed there by a noble doctor that, the holy and
160 V| so young and right fair, noble, and married but fourteen
161 V| so fair, so rich, and so noble, by leave of the emperor
162 V| in his palace, and were noble of manner and of lineage.
163 V| Jacinctus were gentlemen of noble lineage and were fellows
164 V| daughter of Philip, of the most noble lineage of the Romans. Which
165 V| in Alexandria was a lady noble and rich which was named
166 V| pursued his father with his noble people, and set him in bonds,
167 V| Antioch, and was born of noble kindred, of whom the life,
168 V| that knew him not. He was noble in teaching, he was wise
169 V| many a great labour and noble doctrine he ended his life,
170 V| the hail. And when this noble doctor of the church was
171 V| to him: For sith I am of noble lineage, why puttest thou
172 V| was light in the church by noble predication, and by ensample
173 V| Lambert.~Lambert was of a noble lineage, but he was more
174 V| lineage, but he was more noble by holiness, and was informed
175 V| replenished all Ethiopia with noble churches of our Lord. And
176 V| region be of great bodies and noble in arms, strong in battle,
177 V| to defend them. And the noble man, Maurice, was duke of
178 V| Gregory, did do make a noble church at Rome of the saints
179 V| adversaries, and had so noble victory, yet doubted they
180 V| prayers unto God, right noble knights of the king of heaven,
181 V| honoured, for they be the right noble knights of the king perdurable,
182 V| chapter: Is not this the noble number of his knights? For
183 V| Jerome was the son of a noble man named Eusebius, born
184 V| clear to all the world, of noble engine, and lived in translating
185 V| Scripture, and with high and noble study served the universal
186 V| villain messenger of God. Many noble and unnoble clerks and laymen
187 V| afoot, for thou art more noble than I am. And the friar
188 V| he passed by a place, a noble lady ran so hastily against
189 V| among other seats, a right noble seat, shining of more noble
190 V| noble seat, shining of more noble glory than all the others.
191 V| marvelled for whom this noble seat was kept, he heard
192 V| was right fair of body, noble of habit, vain and variable
193 V| were also clad with right noble vesture and rich. And a
194 V| called Pelagien was a right noble virgin, right rich and right
195 V| required to marriage of a noble young man, and by the accord
196 V| monks in this wise. I, of noble lineage, was called Margaret
197 V| street, because that the noble men haunted it, and therein
198 V| sorrowful. Then came thither a noble matron, which said that
199 V| into the river Seine. And a noble woman bade them to dine
200 VI| laughed.~After this, the noble S. Edward remembered his
201 VI| London, within the city, a noble and royal church in the
202 VI| woman given in marriage to a noble man, and not long after
203 VI| after, he spake with a noble spirit these words: O thou
204 VI| city of London there was a noble woman which was right conning
205 VI| Edward approached, this noble woman was sore troubled
206 VI| were a churl. Then this noble woman was sore abashed and
207 VI| her members. And when this noble woman saw this, she was
208 VI| affliction. The lion is a noble beast, for he is king of
209 VI| Jerome saith in the Book of Noble Men, that some men have
210 VI| Crisaunt was son of a right noble man that was named Polimius.
211 VI| drink. And one, Daria, a noble and wise virgin of the goddess
212 VI| and saw a right fair and noble virgin appear to him, and
213 VI| Crispinian, born at Rome of noble lineage, came with the blessed
214 VI| Quintin.~Quintin was of noble lineage of the city of Rome,
215 VI| then founden there by a noble woman of Rome. For as she
216 VI| the chivalry, which was so noble, because they might hear
217 VI| emperor, and clad him with noble vestments. Then after the
218 VI| master saw these young men of noble form and adorned honestly
219 VI| and laid them in a right noble place honourably, and made
220 VI| the condition, know the noble chivalry, know the covenant
221 VI| for because they be more noble than other christian people,
222 VI| image of God, and yet more noble as to the holiness of God
223 VI| legate of the pope prayed a noble knight, that he would make
224 VI| saith, that there was a noble knight that was in the battle
225 VI| the which was the son of a noble senator called Elinde, and
226 VI| prayers, and called that place noble, because he had received
227 VI| he had received it of a noble king. And he shone there
228 VI| there were seven of his noble lineage which sold away
229 VI| and numbereth among the noble men.~
230 VI| nativity was much worthy and noble. It is read that as touching
231 VI| the world she was of right noble lineage, and as touching
232 VI| the estate of virtues and noble manners towards God, she
233 VI| towards God, she was of right noble reputation. Then for to
234 VI| ofttimes spake and said noble and holy words, ardent and
235 VI| second nones of December. A noble man called Valentine buried
236 VI| there was in Rome a right noble lord named Euphemius which
237 VI| Elizabeth was daughter of the noble king of Hungary, and was
238 VI| king of Hungary, and was of noble lineage, but she was more
239 VI| lineage, but she was more noble by her faith and religion
240 VI| religion than by her right noble lineage. She was right noble
241 VI| noble lineage. She was right noble by example, she shone by
242 VI| and a small, but he was of noble science and perfect religion,
243 VI| woman saw that she had so noble a gift, she had so great
244 VI| she had given to her so noble a gift, and doubted that
245 VI| was there, this devout and noble prince, full of faith and
246 VI| the mountains, and was of noble parentage and lineage, for
247 VI| which took his birth of the noble and ancient lineage of the
248 VI| now lieth so buried is a noble monastery made, and therein
249 VI| virgin, was come of the noble lineage of the Romans, and
250 VI| that so fair a maid and so noble should be put to death.
251 VI| she said that she was of a noble kindred. To whom Almachius
252 VI| thirteen of his meiny, and many noble men and friends of the emperor
253 VII| descent of line, was of the noble lineage of the emperors
254 VII| wherefore they of Rome deputed a noble man of dignity named Constantius,
255 VII| hundred, reigned in Cyprus a noble and prudent king named Costus,
256 VII| named Costus, which was a noble and seemly man, rich and
257 VII| they might provide some noble knight or prince to marry
258 VII| that of you might proceed noble lineage which after you
259 VII| lady, saving your high and noble discretion, this answer
260 VII| take better advice to your noble courage. Wherefore I shall
261 VII| that ye be come of the most noble blood in the world. The
262 VII| be my lord must be of so noble blood that all men shall
263 VII| this folly, and do as your noble elders have done tofore
264 VII| leave, departed. And this noble young Katherine went to
265 VII| every man's mind. Then the noble company of martyrs with
266 VII| cruel tyrant, considered the noble and royal city of Alexandria,
267 VII| virgin and said: Ah! right noble lady virgin, have pity of
268 VII| one sick, unsteadfast, not noble, and foul? And then the
269 VII| Perpetua, which was of noble lineage, which all suffered
270 VII| surname Intercisus, and was of noble lineage, but more noble
271 VII| noble lineage, but more noble by his faith. He was born
272 VII| the old house for a more noble is made ready. The third
273 VII| whereupon he made many noble homilies, and notwithstanding
274 VII| use of school made so many noble volumes in so sober words
275 VII| stones, to whom he made a noble sermon, and when he had
276 VII| is to be noted, that how noble and worthy the court of
277 VII| of Rome held him, when so noble a court had need to have
278 VII| Also we ought to hold him noble and holy by the manner of
279 VII| Dorothy was born of the noble lineage of the senators
280 VII| S. Erkenwold was born of noble lineage. His father was
281 VII| say nothing.~There was a noble lady, which was old, came
282 VII| great senator and a right noble man, should finish his life,
283 VII| without the city a right noble palace, and therein set
284 VII| was chief among all the noble princes of the king. And
285 VII| thou hast done like unto a noble king, which when he rode
286 VII| when he would have wedded a noble wife he forsook her and
287 VII| art the son of rich and noble kin, and I am but a poor
288 VII| master said to him: Right noble and marvellous men have
289 VII| to be about his son right noble and fair maidens, which
290 VII| stones, and the beds were noble and preciously adorned,
291 VII| Alboin, a strong man and a noble, which had a battle with
292 VII| named Narses, which was a noble man and strong, which went
293 VII| Amelion, which were two right noble knights of our Lord Jesu
294 VII| this man was chosen into a noble office, he should not be
295 VII| child was born he founded a noble nnonastery, which is at
296 VII| And this man made right noble laws for the liberty of
297 VII| sovereign doctor, high and of noble lineage, which was born
298 VII| his mother were issued of noble lineage. In that time a
299 VII| time that a woman, of much noble and rich estate, desired
300 VII| in that time in which two noble kings did reign in France,
301 VII| Paris in that time that the noble Clovis reigned king in France,
302 VII| engendered or begotten of parents noble and catholic, and it was
303 VII| last unction, Iying on his noble bed beforesaid, adjousted
304 VII| Paris, son of Aldebaulte a noble Frenchman, and of S. Rotrud
305 VII| S. Louis, sometime the noble king of France, had to his
306 VII| land, to the end that so noble a realm should not fail
307 VII| highness of regality and his noble lineage, and howbeit that
308 VII| well himself present by noble visions and wonderful, as
309 VII| would have married her to a noble man rich and mighty, but
310 VII| Saint Albine was born of noble lineage in the parts of
311 VII| Here beginneth the noble History of the Exposition
312 VII| understand well and perfectly the noble virtue and noble mystery
313 VII| perfectly the noble virtue and noble mystery that in the exposition
314 VII| commandment and request of the noble and puissant earl, and my
315 VII| S. Erasmus, was come of noble and of great kindred, and
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