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1 I| the Jews were neighbours fast by. These kings were successors
2 I| accomplishing because that we should fast forty days after the form
3 I| be but thirty-six days to fast, but men fast not the Sundays,
4 I| thirty-six days to fast, but men fast not the Sundays, for the
5 I| therefore they begin to fast two days before, and abstain
6 I| but thirty-six days for to fast, which be the tenth part
7 I| fasting. And because we fast in this number of forty,
8 I| tithe of them to God when we fast. And this saith S. Gregory:
9 I| ensue them in this time, we fast to the end that, from Egypt
10 I| us therein, this time we fast. The fourth is forasmuch
11 I| ordained them. And this fast is kept four times in the
12 I| cold and moist. Then let us fast in March which is printemps
13 I| it. In summer we ought to fast to the end that we chastise
14 I| The second reason why we fast four times; for these fastings
15 I| the year, at each time we fast three days, to the end that
16 I| in winter phlegm. Then we fast in March for to attemper
17 I| concupiscence. In summer we fast because that coler should
18 I| naturally of ire. In harvest we fast for to refrain melancholy.
19 I| and heavy. In winter we fast for to daunt and to make
20 I| winter to water. Then we fast in March to the end that
21 I| ancienty or old age. We fast then in March that we may
22 I| Master William of Auxerre. We fast, saith he, in these four
23 I| the sepulchre which abode fast closed. For like as he issued
24 I| ordained that the people should fast three days; and he instituted
25 I| keep this ordinance and fast in these days. And for many
26 I| entered he shut the door fast without forth, and limed
27 I| brought him in and did shut fast the door: and smote them
28 I| saw among the briars a ram fast by the horns, which he took,
29 I| his mantle, and held it fast, and said to him: Come and
30 I| were kept and he was there fast set in. Our Lord God was
31 I| the rod, and Moses shut fast the tabernacle. And on the
32 II| of the tree and held so fast that Absalom hung by his
33 II| days of David approached fast that he should die, and
34 II| and cast him in prison fast bounden. In the meanwhile
35 II| thyself lean, so shall he fast and make himself lean by
36 II| runneth down by my body; go ye fast and restore it again, or
37 II| to them, that they should fast and pray in their dioceses
38 II| same, and the knots slicked fast within the skin, and all
39 II| in his throat and stuck fast, so that he could neither
40 II| necessity. He had a custom to fast all Fridays and Saturdays.
41 II| clergy and the people to fast and make prayers through
42 II| again and kept the ring fast. And then anon all his temptation
43 II| the church should be shut fast, and sealed with the seals
44 III| this lady held and drew fast, and she held fast, and
45 III| drew fast, and she held fast, and so long he drew and
46 III| drink. And when she was fast closed in the prison, there
47 III| prison which they found fast shut, but they found not
48 III| people and they went then fast to see him. And the judges
49 III| still.~Thus as they sailed fast they took none heed, and
50 III| and the people began to fast and be in prayers, and all
51 III| and that it approached fast, and anon his face was all
52 III| because he had been a good fast firm preacher and doctor
53 III| began to roar and cry, and fast drew away, but S. Dunstan
54 III| away, but S. Dunstan held fast till it was far within the
55 III| fettered with chains of iron fast locked, and from thence
56 III| thence, and there sticked fast in the earth. And when S.
57 III| and when he found them fast and firm in the faith he
58 III| a great dread, and held fast by the altar like as he
59 III| bound his hands behind him fast, and drew him forth going
60 III| this holy man and bound him fast, and after, opened his navel
61 III| wind great, and it rained fast, which quenched the light
62 III| door, which was locked and fast shut, the door that was
63 III| sacrament of baptism, to fast, wake and adore busily,
64 IV| prison, and by the feet fast set in stocks, he was stoned
65 IV| sweet son, see that thou fast and pray, and serve my brethren
66 IV| two rings of iron nailed fast thereon. And as soon as
67 IV| in a chest, and shut it fast with iron locks, and set
68 IV| taken down, and to shut her fast in prison, and there was
69 IV| great vessel full of water, fast bounden, that by changing
70 IV| to be drowned, and cried fast on Mary Magdalene for succour
71 IV| marvelled how he had so fast gone, and he told to them
72 IV| service that thou must oft fast. And Christopher said to
73 IV| heard say that, they shut fast the doors of the church,
74 IV| Easter-day, and enclosed him fast in prison, and would after
75 IV| milk for my meat. Come now fast, and haste thee to join
76 V| finger, and was put in prison fast bounden. And then came to
77 V| he said: I hold the devil fast bound that was in her, and
78 V| and avowed that she would fast and never eat meat till
79 V| upon it and shut the devil fast therein, and he began all
80 V| enemies and put in prison fast bound. And when she heard
81 V| her chest, and locked it fast right diligently, and was
82 V| Decius. And when he saw him fast in the faith, he commanded
83 V| then he commanded them to fast three days and to pray unto
84 V| three days that they might fast those three days and require
85 V| pasture, and the lion slept fast, and certain merchants passed
86 V| his last time approached fast, he sat down by the fire
87 V| on which the water ran fast. And when he heard that
88 V| bespit and despised, and fast to be bounden with Rusticus
89 VI| how his treasure wasted fast, and if the Danes came again
90 VI| thou love thy life flee fast away with that thou hast.
91 VI| thighs, and his toes grew fast to his buttocks. This cripple
92 VI| that had been blind looked fast on each other, and thought
93 VI| pastoral staff, and held it so fast that it might not be taken
94 VI| but the stone held it so fast that he might not move it,
95 VI| whereas the staff stood fast fixed in the stone, and
96 VI| have out, for they were as fast as they were when he was
97 VI| agreed to her, she closed fast the chamber door, and fled
98 VI| put in a pit or fosse, and fast closed therein. And this
99 VI| much people came to him, so fast and so many, that they that
100 VI| horses, whom they found Iying fast to the ground, and they
101 VI| holy and good Clare drew fast to her end. And the folk
102 VI| cast stones so great and fast that this John had his one
103 VI| the mountain and shut her fast in prison, and made her
104 VI| mother gave to them gifts to fast the Friday, and drew them
105 VI| aghast and afeard, and began fast to flee away from the sermon.
106 VI| commanded his servants to hold fast Clement, saying: He hath
107 VI| which came and approached fast, and the woman was abashed
108 VII| good Father Adrian, hie you fast that we were there, for
109 VII| words her spirits were so fast closed that she lay as she
110 VII| not far from the hill, fast by the place whereas our
111 VII| they sailed thitherward as fast as they could, and they
112 VII| water, following their ship fast, in such wise that it seemed
113 VII| began to move and swam forth fast into the sea, whereof the
114 VII| country, for to swim so fast in the water, but by the
115 VII| end it began to hail right fast, and therewith came a dark
116 VII| the tears with, that ran fast from his eyes, and all the
117 VII| the king's arms, and bound fast his sword in the sheath
118 VII| is his prophet. And they fast every year a whole month,
119 VII| whole month, and when they fast they eat nothing but in
120 VII| nothing but in the night, and fast all the day. And as soon
121 VII| from white, they begin to fast, and fast till the sun be
122 VII| they begin to fast, and fast till the sun be down, and
123 VII| which he took and bound fast about his body from his
124 VII| he strained so sore and fast that his flesh rotted under
125 VII| unto a mountain of stones fast by a cloister and dwelled
126 VII| grace, and was in him so fast and firm that he never after
127 VII| there about began to burn fast. Suddenly the people were
128 VII| stablished by holy church for to fast, he fasted with bread and
129 VII| therein naked, and closed it fast, and let it fall down from
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