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1 I| wondrous records of old days. ~Though it does not appear
2 I| pain. Where the two first days be for the sorrow of sin
3 I| have left. The other four days be orison, effusion of tears,
4 I| otherwise by these eight days may be understood eight
5 I| was in the age of thirteen days the three kings came to
6 I| twenty-nine years and thirteen days, and began the thirtieth
7 I| thirty-one year old and thirteen days, he turned water into wine,
8 I| called Victorial, and three days they abode there, and washed
9 I| little space of thirteen days they might come from so
10 I| day as an horse in three days. And when they came into
11 I| the revolution of seven days and of seven thousand years,
12 I| years, understood by seventy days or by seventy hundred years.
13 I| that we should fast forty days after the form of Jesu Christ.
14 I| there be but thirty-six days to fast, but men fast not
15 I| say. And therefore be four days put to, for accomplishing
16 I| therefore they begin to fast two days before, and abstain them
17 I| Quadragesima containeth forty-two days for to account the Sundays.
18 I| there be but thirty-six days for to fast, which be the
19 I| be the tenth part of the days of the year. But the four
20 I| of the year. But the four days tofore be put to, because
21 I| therefore our Lord abode forty days with his disciples after
22 I| coming, that be forty-two days. If the Sundays be taken
23 I| abstinence but thirty-six days. And the year is demened
24 I| three hundred sixty and five days, we give the tithe of them
25 I| The Ember Days. ~The fasting of the Quatretemps,
26 I| called in English Ember days, the Pope Calixtus ordained
27 I| each time we fast three days, to the end that the number
28 I| and they be done in three days each time, to the end that
29 I| abashed, and demanded fourteen days of dilation, in which time
30 I| sepulchre, that be three days and three nights he was
31 I| was in the sepulchre three days and three nights. But, after
32 I| day. Thus there be three days, and every day hath his
33 I| ordained, for before, the days went before and the nights
34 I| established, right so in three days is proved all deed and fait
35 I| would lie therein three days. The third for to show his
36 I| Jesu Christ would be three days in his sepulchre in figure,
37 I| resurrection above three days, to the end that desperation
38 I| said that he wept three days continually after that he
39 I| second be done on the three days before the Ascension Day,
40 I| which is made the three days tofore the Ascension. And
41 I| people should fast three days; and he instituted the Litanies,
42 I| ordinance and fast in these days. And for many reasons it
43 I| other thing. The two first days it is borne before the cross,
44 I| resurrection, but abode forty days, that was for three reasons. ~
45 I| resurrection it required more days, and therefore a greater
46 I| day the number of forty days is complete and dispensed
47 I| therefore there ought to be more days unto the ascension than
48 I| tribulation. And by forty days after his resurrection he
49 I| dead, after, he was forty days living ere he ascended in
50 I| three hundred and sixtyfive days, and the way of every day
51 I| the New Testament, fifty days after Easter, descended
52 I| saith thus, that the fourty days in which our Lord conversed
53 I| wit at matins, an hundred days of pardon, at the mass as
54 I| the day also an hundred days; at the hours of prime,
55 I| each of these hours forty days. On the other days during
56 I| forty days. On the other days during the octaves for every
57 I| and compline, an hundred days of pardon. And all these
58 I| to be alone. Thus in six days was heaven and earth made
59 I| determined the works of the six days and the seventh day he sanctified
60 I| shalt eat earth all the days of thy life. Also he took
61 I| Truth it is, after many days Cain and Abel offered sacrifice
62 I| in the Bible. But all the days of Adam living here in earth
63 I| the earth. Yet after seven days I shall rain upon the earth
64 I| rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and shall
65 I| Lord had bidden. And seven days after they were entered,
66 I| rained on the earth forty days and forty nights. And the
67 I| height an hundred and fifty days from the day that Noah entered
68 I| first. After these forty days after the lessing of the
69 I| the hills bare. And seven days after he sent her out again,
70 I| mouth. And after other seven days he sent her again, which
71 I| they covered him. ~All the days of Noah were nine hundred
72 I| circumcised when he is eight days old, and I will that this
73 I| Isaac, and when he was eight days old he circumcised him as
74 I| he yet lived. And all the days of the life of Abraham were
75 I| and said in his heart: The days of sorrow shall come to
76 I| him by the space of seven days and overtook him in the
77 I| Abraham and Isaac. And all the days of Isaac were complete,
78 I| well favoured. ~After many days the lady, his master's wife,
79 I| three branches be yet three days, after which Pharaoh shall
80 I| the three baskets be three days yet to come, after which
81 I| he was. He answered: The days of the pilgrimage of my
82 I| yet I am not come unto the days of my fathers that they
83 I| they sorrowing him forty days. The Egyptians wailed him
84 I| Egyptians wailed him seventy days, and when the wailing was
85 I| exequies by great wailing seven days long. And when they of the
86 I| go the journey of three days in wilderness that we may
87 I| go the journey of three days in the wilderness and sacrifice
88 I| this plague endured seven days, and whatsomever water the
89 I| not so, but would go three days' journey in desert, and
90 I| palpable, and it endured three days and three nights. Wheresoever
91 I| and walked with them three days and three nights and found
92 I| and fasted there forty days and forty nights ere he
93 I| that he made in the six days tofore, in which he made
94 I| committed on the Sunday and holy days and feasts than in the other
95 I| feasts than in the other work days. For then be they drunk,
96 I| abode in the hill forty days and forty nights and received
97 I| plenty of curlews that two days and one night they flew
98 I| to shame and rebuke seven days? Let her depart out of the
99 I| out of the castles seven days, and after she shall be
100 I| out of the castles seven days, and the people removed
101 I| considered by the space of forty days they returned and told the
102 I| and wailed on him thirty days in every tribe and family. ~
103 I| and mourned for him thirty days in the fields of Moab. Joshua
104 I| quatretemps, n., Ember days. ~rather, adv., earlier.
105 II| barren. The good man at such days as he was bounden, went
106 II| and thus he did cry forty days long. Saul and the children
107 II| if God smite him or the days come that he shall die or
108 II| Jabesh-Gilead and fasted seven days. ~Thus endeth the life of
109 II| enemies, or to have three days pestilence. Of these three
110 II| so ceased Adonijah. The days of David approached fast
111 II| and to serve him all the days of his life. Solomon had
112 II| Silver was of no price in the days of king Solomon, for the
113 II| gold and silver in those days in Jerusalem as stones or
114 II| heads, and sat by him seven days and seven nights, and no
115 II| blessed more Job in his last days than he did in the beginning.
116 II| an old man, and full of days. ~
117 II| Sepheth, was taken in the days of Salmanazar, King of the
118 II| After this, forty-five days, the sons of the king slew
119 II| thankings to God all the days of his life. For like as
120 II| of the house. And three days and three nights she ate
121 II| worship thy mother all the days of her life, thou owest
122 II| bury her by me. All the days of thy life have God in
123 II| continent by the space of three days from her, and thou shalt
124 II| my father numbereth the days of my being out, and if
125 II| and my mother accompt the days, and the spirit is in great
126 II| my son. After these seven days Sara the wife of his son
127 II| showed to him. And seven days they ate together making
128 II| bless ye him and make ye days of gladness and knowledge
129 II| people: Let us abide yet five days, and if God send us no rescue
130 II| hair, had fasted all the days of her life save Sabbaths
131 II| Assyrians if within five days there come no help to us?
132 II| come at her pleasure three days during. And she went out
133 II| and please him all the days of my life. And she rose
134 II| this day before all the days of my life. And she ate
135 II| assembled together in thirty days, of the people of Israel,
136 II| she knew no man all the days of her life after the death
137 II| people bewailed her seven days. During her life after this
138 II| parents died within forty days after, and were put in one
139 II| when he had fasted five days, a voice came to S. Andrew
140 II| And there he lived two days, and preached to twenty
141 II| poverty. And after a few days Nicholas doubled the mass
142 II| by the space of fifteen days, and it was tofore Easter,
143 II| been in marriage thirty days. And his mother and friends
144 II| should do penance thirty days long, and pray to God that
145 II| natures. After these thirty days they came to S. John and
146 II| in their dioceses three days for him to the end that
147 II| pilgrim. After these many days, it happened two pilgrims
148 II| him, and he lived but five days after and died in great
149 II| which have been used in the days of my predecessors, but
150 II| used in his forefathers' days. Then S. Thomas spake for
151 II| he lived after, all the days of his life, holily. After
152 II| again, and went forth nine days' journey, and after, he
153 II| was given to them thirty days to be in prison without
154 II| women, and children. And ten days during they abode together
155 II| as a child. After the ten days, Agrestin and Chromatius,
156 II| martyrdom; and within a few days after he was stoned to death.
157 II| memory of her the eight days of the feast after, which
158 II| put them to prayer three days and three nights, and when
159 II| and bring not me my last days in sorrow. And she cried
160 II| shut him in a chamber three days. After, he went to see him,
161 II| prayed for him. After certain days passed, he went and visited
162 II| prayed God for him, and forty days after he returned and said
163 II| hand. And then within two days after, this rich man was
164 II| against his will but two days gone. And then they put
165 II| was blind and fasted three days, and was smitten down to
166 II| understanding. ~Then in the three days that he abode thus blind,
167 III| seven months and twenty days, from the time of Honorius,
168 III| and after he ended his days in great praising of God.
169 III| devil went and abode ten days in one place without moving,
170 III| without mass. And all the days of her life after she kept
171 III| do his will within thirty days. Aphrodisia and her daughters
172 III| and healed me.~After four days Quintianus made her to be
173 III| there were baptized in seven days more than ten thousand persons
174 III| gone on his journey three days, and for his noble and good
175 III| he had been therein three days the people of Rome sought
176 III| and said to him: The other days thou hast received me in
177 III| wilt, or thou shalt be two days in purgatory in pain, or
178 III| in pain, or else all the days of thy life thou shalt languish
179 III| world, than to feel by two days the pains of purgatory.
180 III| years, six months and ten days, he being full of good works,
181 III| deliver it again within seven days. When all the people were
182 III| showed it to his monks six days tofore, and did do make
183 III| people and demanded eight days' respite, and they granted
184 III| him. And when the eight days were passed they came to
185 III| he had been there forty days, and was much grieved, he
186 III| above the earth thirty-five days without burying.~After,
187 III| the devil, and cried seven days continually and said: S.
188 III| Then demanded she how many days' journey was from thence
189 III| that he voided blood six days continually; he cried to
190 III| him all the bishops, seven days tofore his death, and also
191 III| said to them: These seven days hath our Lord given to me
192 III| James had preached seven days in the temple with the other
193 III| earth, where they were four days without meat and drink in
194 III| said: I have well forty days warned them. And in the
195 III| When he had been seven days in that pit, then said he:
196 III| so by the space of seven days untouched. And at the last
197 III| ceased not to dance two days continually, unto the time
198 III| and there kept her seven days and seven nights without
199 III| because they should seven days comfort the people busily.
200 III| his nativity and thirteen days beginning of the thirtyfirst
201 III| place in which, by certain days, he called to him poor and
202 III| and at the end of three days he sang mass whole and sound.
203 III| had dwelt there certain days in the court he heard the
204 III| tormented that during three days she was kept as for dead,
205 III| and were long and many days in the church in wakings,
206 III| which, sodden after fourteen days or three weeks, she ate
207 III| might not work on other days. He repented him and confessed
208 IV| and he was therein three days whole without grieving of
209 IV| upward, and so hung three days long, in such wise that
210 IV| And at the end of three days the other knights came for
211 IV| do not my will within ten days with your agreement, ye
212 IV| ye as though now the ten days were gone, and do this day
213 IV| and Paul during these ten days emended to prayer and to
214 IV| church of the apostles three days and three nights, and after
215 IV| and amend. And after forty days Peter appeared to him praying,
216 IV| the apostle. Other forty days also he was continually
217 IV| when they had gone twenty days' journey, one of them died,
218 IV| he which had been forty days dead, anon arose all living. ~
219 IV| the ram, and hid him three days. The blood of the ram abode
220 IV| afire, which burned seven days and seven sights, and was
221 IV| had as many as he lived days. Noah, as it is read, kept
222 IV| flowed of tears, not only on days, but also on nights. He
223 IV| England in S. Ethelbert's days, but S. Birinus christened
224 IV| west part of England in the days of Kenulf the king. And
225 IV| the people, which in these days such things be used over
226 IV| hundred and nine years and odd days. But in the time of holy
227 IV| Thomas loved much in his days, and he fell in a grievous
228 IV| departed, in S. Kenelm's days. Kenulf, his father, was
229 IV| Lazarus which had been four days dead, and healed her sister
230 IV| there by the space of seven days to all them that entered
231 IV| the space after of eight days, and preached to his disciples,
232 IV| Wherein she abode five days with angels, singing and
233 IV| and awaited on him fifteen days, and at last they all left
234 IV| rode all that night fifteen days journey that they were on
235 IV| and came again thirty-six days after, and then went for
236 IV| like as you see. And three days after his wounds were whole,
237 IV| his fellows prayed three days for the health of his soul,
238 IV| of his soul, which three days he lay speechless, and his
239 IV| that loaf he lived fifteen days till that he came again
240 IV| abode, thus doing, many days. And in a time, as he slept
241 IV| forged, and is of the first days of Decius the emperor, and
242 IV| in the fevers, and eight days tofore her death she heard
243 IV| they had lain there three days, Quirinus, sub-deacon, took
244 IV| thee, at the end of five days after thou shalt die for
245 IV| lord shall die within five days. For he knew it well, because
246 IV| he should die within fire days that he had seen the owl
247 IV| he lived after but a few days, and when he was dead I
248 IV| were all dead within ten days after, and the Latins, and
249 IV| of our Lord that in three days that they went together,
250 IV| retained they long and many days the sweet odour, and bare
251 IV| due to thee, after three days, thou deacon shalt follow
252 IV| Alas! for I have lost my days. The provost answered: Truly
253 IV| Truly now thou losest thy days, and commanded to smite
254 IV| and abode there forty-five days, fasting on bread and water,
255 IV| shalt follow me within three days. Then he delivered to him
256 IV| demanded dilation of three days, and Valerianus granted
257 IV| Laurence in these three days gathered together poor people,
258 IV| buried him, fasted three days and three nights, and hallowed
259 IV| were sustained thereby ten days. ~In the church of S. Laurence
260 IV| should do his penance thirty days; and our Blessed Lady commanded
261 IV| others, were dead in fifteen days after. It is to wit that
262 IV| and abide me there three days till that I return to you.
263 IV| whole year, and as many days more as be from the Ascension
264 IV| body honourably, and forty days after was raised. And then
265 IV| he gave him term of eight days, so that at the end of eight
266 IV| that at the end of eight days he should appear again tofore
267 IV| and keep it there three days diligently, and I shall
268 V| devout mother. And in few days he executed the testament
269 V| house void thereof. In those days there was at Rome a cardinal
270 V| glory. Then after a few days S. Rocke with Gotard and
271 V| might abide alone three days next following for to be
272 V| abide there alone three days. And in the end of the third
273 V| the least in these holy days they should abstain them
274 V| treatises, he accomplished the days of his life the sixty-third
275 V| diligently and busily two days, and found him not.~On a
276 V| wasting, ne I was not in the days fulfilled in thy marvellous
277 V| be letted by nobody, ten days tofore his death he suffered
278 V| when she had fasted certain days she saw upon the table tofore
279 V| the miracle.~And in those days the angel of our Lord appeared
280 V| solemnity and not on other days. And then he had a divine
281 V| might not accord in many days, but suffered of the Romans
282 V| up with her hands three days that he died not ne had
283 V| should die within thirty days if he re-established him
284 V| Lady, S. Mary. And three days after he rested in peace.
285 V| Natalie cleansed, seven days during, the wounds of the
286 V| I may have term of three days to array and make me ready.
287 V| when she had been there ten days without meat, our Lord Jesu
288 V| And he said: In thirty days. And Satan said: Why hast
289 V| And he said: Twenty-two days. And Satan said: How! hast
290 V| this? And he said: In ten days. And he said: Hast thou
291 V| prison without meat seven days, and pressed her there between
292 V| brought, which in thirty days space was edified and achieved.
293 V| hounds and were there seven days, and after they were taken
294 V| commanded them to fast three days and to pray unto God. And
295 V| men took truce for three days that they might fast those
296 V| they might fast those three days and require their patron
297 V| and shall hide him three days, and after, he shall appear
298 V| of the city, fasted three days, and S. Michael appeared
299 V| when he had prayed by two days S. Francis by his holy signs
300 V| miracles. And when his last days approached, and he was grieved
301 V| she lived after, fifteen days, and then she rested in
302 V| the sun, and was fifteen days old, and so was in a perfect
303 V| made Calixtus to live five days in the prison without meat
304 VI| so that in many kings' days there could no peace be
305 VI| his time, and so in his days was no war in England. S.
306 VI| great trouble, for in his days no man durst trust other,
307 VI| he should see it in his days, wherefore he went about
308 VI| rule set aside. For in his days was full much trouble and
309 VI| degree, and in this king's days there was no venom that
310 VI| other like, so that all the days of S. Edward was neither
311 VI| tarry there three or four days till the skin might cover
312 VI| land had been in during his days, and what jeopardy it was
313 VI| almost gone, he lay nigh two days in a trance, as a man that
314 VI| months and twenty-seven days, the fourth day of January.
315 VI| death. It happed that thirty days after his burying, there
316 VI| that he felt no disease two days after. After those two days
317 VI| days after. After those two days the fever came again, and
318 VI| told to us, done in their days? Thou hast holpen many strangers,
319 VI| thirty-first chapter: Lo, the days shall come, our Lord saith:
320 VI| shall feel this pain three days, and at the third day ye
321 VI| had been tormented three days without meat and drink and
322 VI| darkness, and established time, days, and hours. Which formed
323 VI| wife.~After this, a few days, the pestilence assailed
324 VI| after the journey of fifteen days they brought him to the
325 VI| made his host to rest three days in a town, where his wife
326 VI| continually together in thirty days. And the bishop emprised
327 VI| him every day mass, thirty days long, and so he did. And
328 VI| envy thereat appeared three days continually to this woman
329 VI| she left the mass three days that she did not sing for
330 VI| candle, save these three days. And when his wife heard
331 VI| sing no mass those three days.~And as Peter, the abbot
332 VI| to observe three manner days, that is the seventh day,
333 VI| the reason of these three days is assigned in the book
334 VI| they have done by seven days, or that all the sins that
335 VI| me to suffer pain eight days in purgatory, because thou
336 VI| the people were all three days in fastings and in prayers.
337 VI| brought he was but thirty days old. And S. Brice said to
338 VI| space of eight and twenty days in continual languor and
339 VI| her life she was seventeen days without meat or drink. And
340 VI| was by the space of twelve days that never entered into
341 VI| tomb three nights and two days, and on the third day, without
342 VI| and abode there certain days. But within a few days his
343 VI| certain days. But within a few days his legs began to grow,
344 VI| though the body lay four days unburied, yet came there
345 VI| Elizabeth, and was eight days on going thither, and abode
346 VI| dead, and she lived three days after in that manner, and
347 VI| have asked respite three days, that I might commend to
348 VI| then at the end of three days she slept in our Lord, and
349 VI| the sea departed by seven days during, four miles far,
350 VI| was given to her in four days, and that she supposed she
351 VII| here with old Adrian ten days, till ye be perfectly informed
352 VII| hunger by the space of twelve days.~And the emperor went out
353 VII| that she should be twelve days without meat and drink,
354 VII| great to me tofore all other days; this day I converted, shall
355 VII| her in a deep prison nine days long without meat or drink,
356 VII| that at the end of nine days she was nothing appaired.
357 VII| the sea, more than three days' sailing, and suddenly to
358 VII| the ship they fasted forty days and lived devoutly, and
359 VII| sight of any land. And forty days and forty nights after they
360 VII| all the water, and three days they sailed about it ere
361 VII| anon they sailed west three days and three nights ere they
362 VII| safety, but it was forty days after ere they came thither,
363 VII| Paradise and dwell there forty days in full great joy and mirth,
364 VII| which they lived fourteen days, and then they came to a
365 VII| grapes as they lived by forty days after, always sailing in
366 VII| no more seen. And seven days they sailed always in that
367 VII| south, which sailed seven days continually, and they came
368 VII| sufler double pain the six days following, and they took
369 VII| Brandon sailed southward three days and three nights, and on
370 VII| fish by which I lived three days, and then the otter came
371 VII| me fish for other three days, and thus he hath done these
372 VII| an island which is forty days sailing hence, where thou
373 VII| shalt abide there forty days, and after return home into
374 VII| his ship and sailed forty days even south in full great
375 VII| ship and sailed east forty days.~And at the forty days end
376 VII| forty days.~And at the forty days end it began to hail right
377 VII| which land they walked forty days, but they could see none
378 VII| stood by demanded of forty days. He said it was much. And
379 VII| sin and doth penance three days, our Lord shall receive
380 VII| come again within three days; and when he came he said
381 VII| it. And Arsenius all the days of his life, when he sat
382 VII| should die, he held him three days without moving, holding
383 VII| Barlaam had accomplished his days, he rested in peace about
384 VII| Brescia it rained blood three days, and that same time came
385 VII| emperor took term of ten days, and after of eight, and
386 VII| called the terms of the days, ten, eight, seven, six.~
387 VII| gate and abode there three days and three nights without
388 VII| evensong time, he after seven days took his refection, and
389 VII| refection, and the other days he gave his provender to
390 VII| God, and she weeping three days and four nights received
391 VII| pillar, and was there three days without doing any harm to
392 VII| there the space of seven days, many men seeing it.~On
393 VII| will be wroth. And seven days long he embraced the pillar,
394 VII| the people abode him three days for to have his blessing.
395 VII| and served him all the days of his life. Anon issued
396 VII| had he a custom all the days of his life. It happed that
397 VII| life. It happed that three days before that he was taken,
398 VII| monastery was seen a star three days tofore his death in manner
399 VII| this world within three days, and that appeared well,
400 VII| and there she was five days without sight of any light,
401 VII| idols by the space of ten days, one time by menaces, that
402 VII| fasted the space of three days, he was content to have
403 VII| a time, during the three days which he fasted, he did
404 VII| would abide with him certain days, which Killenus accorded
405 VII| victories that he in his days had had, was much loved
406 VII| with benewred ancienty of days, by holy perseveration rendered
407 VII| unto Pentecost, all ember days, all vigils of our Lady,
408 VII| apostles, and all other days stablished by holy church
409 VII| aforesaid, he fasted three days in the week with bread and
410 VII| Saturday, and on the other days he ate also but once a day,
411 VII| All Hallows' day, on which days he ate twice. His bread
412 VII| once by the space of seven days without any meat or drink,
413 VII| beneurely unto his last days, took humbly the sacraments
414 VII| friends, a little straw. Three days before his death he had
415 VII| he abstained him in those days from all manner of fish
416 VII| solemn. And on some certain days in the year to two hundred
417 VII| proceeding nigh her last days, how now, blessed be God,
418 VII| foresaid sickness. Item two days after this, a worshipful
419 VII| the solemn and high holy days, with great preparation
420 VII| living, nigh the term of his days, Iying on his bed, sick
421 VII| of holding religion. Ten days after, her mother, yet supposing
422 VII| is said specially on holy days and solemn, in signifying
423 VII| is more solemn than other days, the more oweth creature
424 VII| creed is said on the holy days of them that composed it,
425 VII| Christ, and on the holy days of which mention is made
426 VII| Sunday, and also in all holy days of our Lady, and of many
427 VII| crosses may betoken the three days that our Lord lay in the
428 VII| manners by the space of forty days. And this article laid S.
429 VII| this holy man abode seven days, preaching the word of God
430 VII| November 19, vi. 213.~Ember Days, i. 63.~Epiphany. January
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