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1 I| fair child, and under his head was a shining cross, which
2 I| after appeared upon the head of Jesu Christ in the likeness
3 I| Calvary is the bone of the head all bare. And because that
4 I| foot unto the top of his head was none whole place. And
5 I| telleth, that saith: The head that made angels to tremble
6 I| a reed, and set upon his head a crown of thorns, and kneeled
7 I| blood sprang out of his head. Whereof saith S. Bernard:
8 I| illud divinum, etc. The head precious and divine was
9 I| in the blood; or in the head, because the Evangelist
10 I| saith: When he inclineth his head he rendered his spirit.
11 I| body, they sought it in the head, when they thrust the thorns
12 I| laboured, I sweat, I put mine head against the thorns, stretched
13 I| of his body? He hath his head inclined to be kissed, the
14 I| Rome, which is lady and head of the world, because that
15 I| and where the joy of our head is, there abideth the hope
16 I| fourth, that he inclined his head under the power of his servant.
17 I| and that which was at the head was made at the end, and
18 I| seed. She shall break thy head, etc. In two things the
19 I| issued was rough from the head to the foot, and he was
20 I| there and laid under his head and slept in the same place.
21 I| stone that lay under his head, and raised it for witness,
22 I| baskets of meat upon my head, and in that one basket
23 I| Pharaoh shall smite off thy head and shall hang thee on the
24 I| turned him towards his bed's head. Then this done, anon after
25 I| hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim the younger brother,
26 I| and his left hand on the head of Manasseh which was first
27 I| his right hand upon the head of Ephraim the younger brother
28 I| would have laid it on the head of Manasseh, and said to
29 I| set thy right hand on his head. Which renied that and would
30 I| and set his diadem on his head, wherein was his idol. And
31 I| gather as much for every head as is the measure of gomor,
32 II| God upon his face, and the head and the two hands of Dagon
33 II| a helmet of brass on his head, and was clad in a habergeon.
34 II| pillage. ~David took the head of Goliath and brought it
35 II| brought David, having the head of Goliath in his hand,
36 II| rough skin of a goat on the head of the image, and covered
37 II| and goats' skins on the head. Then said Saul to Michal
38 II| spear that standeth at his head, and the cup of water, and
39 II| water that stood at his head. Saul knew the voice of
40 II| Gilboa. And they cut off the head of Saul, and robbed him
41 II| took the diadem from his head, and the armylle from his
42 II| said: Thy blood be on thy head! thine own mouth hath spoken
43 II| standing naked unto the head, so long that the worms
44 II| sole of his foot unto his head there was not a spot; he
45 II| had so much hair on his head that it grieved him to bear,
46 II| of the same city Sheba's head was smitten off and delivered
47 II| coat, and did do shave his head, and falling down to the
48 II| foot unto the top of his head, which was made like a lazar
49 II| pillar that was at his bed's head, and took his sword and
50 II| the neck and cut off his head, and left the body lie still,
51 II| lie still, and took the head and wrapped it in the canape
52 II| then she brought forth the head of Holofernes and showed
53 II| them saying: Lo! here the head of Holofernes, prince of
54 II| thee in the wounds of the head of the prince of our enemies.
55 II| this Judith bade that the head should be hanged up on the
56 II| of the day they hung the head of Holofernes on the walls,
57 II| body of Holofernes, without head, Iying in his blood, cried
58 II| is dead, and she hath his head with her. And when the princes
59 II| as a dove, inclined his head, and said: I have to name
60 II| angels; and inclining his head he saw the angels come to
61 II| oil sprang out from the head unto his feet; and unto
62 II| Gentian, and smote off his head. And after, he made to be
63 II| the senate, and had his head smitten off. S. Lucy never
64 II| his enemies smote off his head. And after that the head
65 II| head. And after that the head was smitten off he made
66 II| scratched his eyes out of his head; and anon she was martyred
67 II| that three things be in the head of a man, hearing, seeing,
68 II| and laid them under the head of his lord; and anon, when
69 II| to Jesu Christ which is head and spouse, to the end that
70 II| smite off S. John Baptist's head. The third was Herod Agrippa,
71 II| do smite off S. James's head, said in Galicia, and set
72 II| thus entreated, for I am head of the Church of England,
73 II| before the altar on the head. And one Sir Edward Grim,
74 II| piece of the skull of his head, that his brain fell on
75 II| in battle shall have his head smitten off, then should
76 II| bodies and laid it under his head instead of a pillow. Then
77 II| body that lay under his head said: I may not come, for
78 II| Macarius found in his way the head of a dead man, and he demanded
79 II| he demanded of it whose head it was, and the head answered:
80 II| whose head it was, and the head answered: Of a paynim, and
81 II| them and laid them at his head, wherefore he had great
82 II| long and terrible, whose head touched the clouds, which
83 II| heaven and rested upon his head, and when the people saw
84 II| commanded to smite off his head, and so he was crowned with
85 II| tearing the hair of her head and in showing her paps,
86 II| the poverty of his hoar head and cried: Alas I sorrowful
87 II| commanded to smite off his head, and so he was martyred.
88 II| grace that the hairs of her head became so long that they
89 II| beak, and then turned his head towards the body as he that
90 II| a pillar of fire, whose head reached heaven and a voice
91 II| fair maid, which had on her head a crown of olive, and when
92 II| have cast somewhat at his head, but he could find nothing,
93 II| loaf, and threw it at his head, as he that might not hear
94 II| sun, having a cross on his head wearing the same cloth that
95 II| and knocked him about the head, and called him fool. Christ
96 III| to suffer death, and his head was smitten off. And they
97 III| smitten off. And they took the head, and showed it to S. Feriol
98 III| they slew him, and took the head of S. Julian, and the body
99 III| bishop of Vienne, found the head of S. Julian between the
100 III| thereof, she slew it, and the head and the feet with a little
101 III| tyrant did do smite off his head, and S. Blase prayed to
102 III| this young man set, at the head of the body, a short table
103 III| scripture was set at her head, the young man and all his
104 III| emperor did do smite off the head of S. Valentine, the year
105 III| should then smite off my head. And she said: If thou doubtest
106 III| hang by the hairs of her head, and molten lead to be cast
107 III| molten lead to be cast on her head. And when he saw that all
108 III| commanded to smite off her head. And when she was led to
109 III| pray for her, and then her head was smitten off. The provost
110 III| crown or tonsure of his head, which yet clerks bear and
111 III| paynims sheared him upon his head above, like a fool, in despising
112 III| three things: first the head is discovered and bare above
113 III| be three reasons why the head is bare, of which S. Denis
114 III| naturally for to adorn the head, right so deform they the
115 III| right so deform they the head when they be cut off by
116 III| the overmost part of the head signifieth that between
117 III| father with a stone on the head that he slew him, and after
118 III| Magdalene poured on the head and feet of our Lord Jesu
119 III| provost did do smite off his head, and after, he came and
120 III| abide, she inclined her head and made her prayers to
121 III| and then she lifted up her head. Then S. Benet said to his
122 III| hath chosen thee to be an head of holy church; and then
123 III| descended upon S. Seconde's head, to whom Saprice said: See,
124 III| received sentence to have his head smitten off, and so it was
125 III| thought he saw Iying by her head a letter, that said in this
126 III| of a shield covered his head and entered into his mouth.
127 III| an axe smote him on the head that he fell to the ground,
128 III| dragon and smote off his head, and commanded that he should
129 III| bound himself, upon his head to be smitten off, if he
130 III| he made to smite off his head. And after, on the morn,
131 III| the city, and after, his head should be smitten off. Then
132 III| had made his orison his head was smitten off, about the
133 III| of S. George, but not the head. And there lie his father
134 III| thither, and if he put his head in the hole he shall anon
135 III| there is a piece of his head, which college is nobly
136 III| they made to smite off his head. And then the persecution
137 III| unto the water and put his head thereunder. And so they
138 III| with his falchion on the head, and gave and made to him
139 III| never rasor touched his head, ne he never bathed. He
140 III| staff and smote him on the head, that his brain fell all
141 III| off all the hairs of his head in derision, and after,
142 III| be beheaded, and so his head was smitten off and the
143 III| and commanded that his head should be smitten off, and
144 III| cruelly smitten off the head of S. Cecilia. This man
145 III| he did do smite off his head. And when S. Urban and his
146 III| and sent S. Austin, as head and chief, and other holy
147 III| with a white cloth on his head, and stood still there till
148 III| and sackcloth, and his head lay no higher than his shoulders,
149 III| provost, and turned his head away from him with great
150 III| brain fell abroad out of his head upon the steps. Then Juliet
151 III| her, and at the last her head to be smitten off. And it
152 III| in the sepulchre at their head.~
153 III| earl commanded him that his head should be smitten off, and
154 III| stake, and after to have his head smitten off, and, as touching
155 III| the same place where his head shall be smitten off, and
156 III| drew out his teeth of his head, and the holy mouth that
157 III| bough by the hair of his head, and sought among the people
158 III| people one to smite off his head; and then a cruel man was
159 III| sword and smote off the head of this holy man at one
160 III| body fell to ground and the head hung still on the bough,
161 III| as he had smitten off his head, both his eyes started out
162 III| eyes started out of his head, and the wretch might in
163 III| and hie thee and take the head by which thou mayst receive
164 III| took and embraced the holy head in his arms, and reverently
165 III| and after smote off his head that same day, and after,
166 III| made an hole to put his head in and girded it with a
167 III| that his eyes turned in his head; his friends brought him
168 III| and laid his hand on his head, and anon the pain ceased
169 III| and after they cleaved his head with a butcher's axe, and
170 III| his will, anon he made her head to be smitten off. Then
171 III| Lord laid his hand upon his head, when the contention and
172 III| laying his hand upon his head, as said is, and said to
173 III| come to him, and kissed her head and demanded her name, and
174 III| Germain held his hand on her head till he came unto the minster,
175 IV| at the smiting off of his head, bled milk and blood together,
176 IV| very son of God, command my head to be smitten off and I
177 IV| brother to smite off his head, and when he supposed to
178 IV| body, he was seen move his head of them that stood by; then
179 IV| it is a fantasy that the head of the dead man moveth.
180 IV| brother, lift up shine head and see how Simon flyeth.
181 IV| ground and brake his neck and head, and he died there forthwith.
182 IV| it was commanded that his head should be smitten off. And
183 IV| my cross shall show my head to the earth and address
184 IV| cross and crucify me my head downward. Then they turned
185 IV| his feet upward and the head downward. Then the people
186 IV| first man which have the head inclined to the earth, of
187 IV| crucified by Nero turned the head downward, for he would be
188 IV| Peter was crucified, his head was smitten off. Hæc Jeronimus.
189 IV| Nero said: Smite off his head, that he may understand
190 IV| live everlastingly, when my head shall be smitten off, I
191 IV| which thou coverest thy head, that I may bind mine eyes
192 IV| beheaded. And as soon as the head was from the body, it said:
193 IV| butcher so smiting off his head. The blessed martyr Paul
194 IV| them with great joy. The head of S. Paul was cast in a
195 IV| should be made clean, and the head of S. Paul was cast out
196 IV| light shine upon the said head. Then they went and told
197 IV| said: Truly that is the head of S. Paul. And then the
198 IV| christian men took that head with great reverence, and
199 IV| doubt whether this be the head of Paul or no, but let us
200 IV| no, but let us set this head at the feet of the body,
201 IV| Almighty God that if it be his head that the body may turn and
202 IV| turn and join it to the head, which pleased well to them
203 IV| them all, and they set the head at the feet of the body
204 IV| place joined him to the head, and then all they blessed
205 IV| verily that that was the head of S. Paul. This saith S.
206 IV| his body, took up the holy head with great devotion and
207 IV| off this holy young king's head. And anon, his soule was
208 IV| body therein, and laid the head upon it. And whilst he was
209 IV| was about to smite off the head, the holy king, kneeling
210 IV| Lieth under a thorn, His head off shorn. ~And when the
211 IV| her eyes fell out of her head upon the book. And yet it
212 IV| person. She caught him by the head and threw him to the ground,
213 IV| set a golden crown on her head. Then five thousand men
214 IV| trembling smote off her head, and he, falling down at
215 IV| them with the hair of her head, and anointed them with
216 IV| them with the hair of her head, and anointed them with
217 IV| preaching. Which anointed his head; at his passion was nigh
218 IV| them with the hair of her head, and desired to have forgiveness
219 IV| judge being wroth made her head to be shaven, and naked
220 IV| tongue to be cut out of her head, but Christine lost not
221 IV| baked under ashes, at his head, and with that loaf he lived
222 IV| he made to smite off her head, and so suffered death. ~
223 IV| there should be set upon his head a cross of iron red hot
224 IV| made he his orison, and his head was smitten off, and so
225 IV| the saints, laid it at the head of them. ~
226 IV| martyred by smiting off his head, about the year of our Lord
227 IV| and horned on either side, head like a lion, tail like a
228 IV| a sack, and had not his head addressed upon a pillow
229 IV| rest, and he laid down his head and slept in our Lord. ~
230 IV| unto the time that his head was all tobruised and bled
231 IV| another, and he had his head so strait that he might
232 IV| there set, he saw above his head an owl sitting, which was
233 IV| father, I shall not leave the head for to follow the feet.
234 IV| or had a stone under his head. He received with his proper
235 IV| slept a light sleep, the head inclined to a wall, he saw
236 IV| sat S. Dominic with his head covered like a friar. And
237 IV| refused it he should have his head smitten off. And when he
238 IV| after, did do smite off his head, the year of our Lord three
239 IV| commanded to smite off his head. And when Saturninus and
240 IV| molten and burning hot on his head, and hung him in the torment
241 IV| he did do smite off the head of Ciriacus, and also beheaded
242 IV| Laurence laid his hand opon her head, and anon she was healed
243 IV| all, he shed water on his head, and baptized him in the
244 IV| Decius did do smite off his head. And that night was Laurence
245 IV| it was at Rome, which is head of the world, and siege
246 IV| hast broken utterly his head, and hast despoiled him
247 IV| our Lady and set it on the head of a spear like a banner
248 IV| And Peter stood at the head, and John at the feet, and
249 IV| have made this of my proper head and engine, but I have set
250 V| pilgrim, and covered his head with a bonnet, a scrip on
251 V| which he laid under the head of S. Rocke. And in that
252 V| God. And there was at his head a great taper burning, and
253 V| Furthermore, they found under his head the foresaid table, by which
254 V| the grievous ache of his head, but he put her from him,
255 V| the church whereas in the head were three windows, and
256 V| him, saying: Lift up thine head to heaven. And then he beheld
257 V| great Armenia, crucified the head downward. S. Theoderus saith
258 V| she said: Nay, it is the head of a man, in which the little
259 V| flayed and afterward his head smitten off, and there he
260 V| Peter was crucified the head downward, and Bartholomew
261 V| flayed quick, and had his head smitten off. And they twain
262 V| epistles of thy patron and head S. Augustin our fellow,
263 V| invention and finding of his head; and fourthly, for the translation
264 V| And she should ask the head of S. John, and he would
265 V| her mother, demanded the head of S. John Baptist. Nevertheless,
266 V| hangman came and smote off his head and delivered it to the
267 V| martyrdom, and gave his head to the adulterer, and was
268 V| for the invention of his head or finding thereof. For,
269 V| thereof. For, as some say, his head was found on this day. And,
270 V| imprisoned, and had his head smitten off within the castle
271 V| Herodias did do bear the head in to Jerusalem, and did
272 V| should rise again if his head were buried with the body.
273 V| fifty-three, John showed his head to two monks that were come
274 V| longing to Herod and found the head of S. John wrapped in an
275 V| then they went with the head toward their proper places.
276 V| bag in which was the holy head. Then this man was warned
277 V| flee from them with the head, and so he went with the
278 V| and so he went with the head, and brought it into the
279 V| lived he worshipped the head in a cave, and had always
280 V| Baptist made revelation of his head to S. Marcellus, monk, that
281 V| abode in the place where the head of S. John was, and there
282 V| found a pot, and the holy head therein. And a monk that
283 V| believe that it was the head of S. John, laid his hand
284 V| to him and said: When my head shall be set in the church,
285 V| suffer him to bear away the head. And she consented because
286 V| arms much sweetly the holy head, and laid it within his
287 V| her daughter to demand the head of S. John. And the maid
288 V| there, but when she held the head between her hands she was
289 V| but by the will of God the head blew in her visage, and
290 V| fled he should have his head smitten off. The said Sanctilus
291 V| no doubt to smite off his head at one stroke. And then
292 V| be pursued and that his head should be smitten off. And
293 V| after this they smote his head off, and he rose up and
294 V| she laid her hand on his head in comforting him, and said:
295 V| heard that, she shaved her head and took the habit of man,
296 V| kept it always at her bed's head. And after the judge saw
297 V| then Eugenia, which had the head inclined because she would
298 V| her and he smote off her head.~And after that she appeared
299 V| and shall smite off thy head. And when he would not accord
300 V| did anon do smite off his head, and commanded that he should
301 V| sprang in the face and on the head of the Jew. And he then
302 V| and took his crown off his head and set it on his head,
303 V| his head and set it on his head, and made him to sit with
304 V| and did do smite off his head. And he reproved sharply
305 V| sacrifice, or else to have his head smitten off. And as he was
306 V| martyrdom by smiting off his head. And when the sentence was
307 V| that should smite off his head twenty-five pieces of gold.
308 V| thee to do smite off her head. Then they set up ladders,
309 V| body of S. Maurice and the head of S. Innocent unto Auxerre,
310 V| swelling courage and enhanced head, and calling against him
311 V| cut out the tongue of his head, and after to keep in prison,
312 V| of a crown environed his head, which much people saw,
313 V| men for to smite off his head. And when they led him forth,
314 V| the fourth smote off his head, which anon was ravished
315 V| his mouth, and shook his head, and showed that in no wise
316 V| withdrew him, and set on his head the hat of a poor man which
317 V| brethren have part in my head.~There was a secular man
318 V| which that one came from his head to his feet, and that other
319 V| himself up, and bare his head between his arms, as the
320 VI| the sight, bowed down his head, and with great devotion
321 VI| king with a crown on his head, and had marvellous light
322 VI| with devotion unbound his head, and the first that appeared
323 VI| the fair hoar hair of his head, and then he thought to
324 VI| some beast that hath his head four square, and in every
325 VI| in him two nails from his head unto his knees, and ten
326 VI| if he have a wound in his head that he gat in a battle.
327 VI| to them and inclined his head to them, like as he had
328 VI| great stone hanging over my head. And he was afeard, and
329 VI| great stone hangeth over my head. And then they went and
330 VI| the dead man wagged his head, and answered not, as he
331 VI| of malice, smote off her head. And in the same place whereas
332 VI| the same place whereas the head fell to the ground, there
333 VI| And after, took up the head in his hands, and set it
334 VI| in the breast and in the head. And so the blessed Leonard
335 VI| of evil thoughts, in the head by the contemplation of
336 VI| have smitten him in the head, he bare the stroke with
337 VI| fire descended upon his head, and was seen of many that
338 VI| purple, and a crown on his head, with hosen and shoes gilt,
339 VI| plenty of ashes upon her head, and after, upon the heads
340 VI| body was. The eyes of her head looked steadfastly in one
341 VI| a right fair lady at the head of the bed, and said to
342 VI| him with the eyes of her head among the tears that she
343 VI| bare a crown of gold on her head. And among all other, there
344 VI| and otherwhile brake his head, that all his body was bloody,
345 VI| and a great wound in his head. And it happed on a night
346 VI| he laid a stone under his head, and abode there with great
347 VI| seemed greater than her head. And oft she had been led
348 VI| the wolf caught him by the head and ran with him towards
349 VI| had first taken him by the head, and after took him by the
350 VI| teeth appeared both in the head and reins. And then the
351 VI| another woman had laid her head in her lap. And in the mean
352 VI| be beaten, and hurted her head with a mallet. Then S. Barbara
353 VI| and the adornments of her head, as circles or chaplets,
354 VI| ordure and filth of his head, and washed it, whereof
355 VI| set a poor veil upon her head and said: Thus shall I go
356 VI| some took a hair of her head, and some a part of her
357 VI| they should smite off his head, which they so did, he always
358 VI| there Iying, and took the head and bare it into the thick
359 VI| diligently kept the holy head from devouring of beasts
360 VI| they could not find the head, wherefore they sought it
361 VI| cried: Where art thou? the head answered and said: Here!
362 VI| sitting and embracing the head between his forelegs, keeping
363 VI| then anon they took the head and brought it unto the
364 VI| And the blessed body and head be so joined together that
365 VI| the departing where the head was smitten off. And in
366 VI| could not smite off her head, and the fourth stroke he
367 VI| the priest buried, and the head also.~
368 VII| and after smite off her head. And as she wasled unto
369 VII| and after smote off her head, whose body Porphyry took
370 VII| or thou shalt lose thine head. And she said to him: Do
371 VII| commanded to smite off her head. And when she was brought
372 VII| grees so that he brake his head, and the brain sprang out
373 VII| the ground, so that his head was all to-broken and the
374 VII| him down and smote off his head, about the year of our Lord
375 VII| and S. Saturnine had his head smitten off. And this was
376 VII| resurrection, a hair of the head shall not perish, and thou
377 VII| the butchers smote off his head. Then the christian men
378 VII| her feet upward and the head downward, and then her body
379 VII| our gods or else anon thy head shall be smitten off. And
380 VII| commanded to smite off her head; and as she was led to the
381 VII| holy virgin bowed down her head, and the cruel tyrant smote
382 VII| canvas that hung over his head which beat his body full
383 VII| that was that hung over his head, and he said it was a cloth
384 VII| would not do so, for his head then should he lose, for
385 VII| the tongue out of thine head with mine hands, and give
386 VII| that he had do make of the head of the king, and did drink
387 VII| hath do make a cup of his head, and hath made me for to
388 VII| which hung at his bed's head, and when the king was asleep
389 VII| of Rome to be chief and head of all the church. For tofore,
390 VII| horseback from the top of his head unto the sengles or girths
391 VII| armed man right up to his head. He would eat a hare all
392 VII| commanded to smite off his head without having any audience.
393 VII| widow came and brought the head of her husband between her
394 VII| that he ought to have his head smitten off, and then she
395 VII| commanded to smite off his head; and as he was led unto
396 VII| which had a crown on his head round beset with precious
397 VII| Fiacre then inclined his head and rendered thanks to S.
398 VII| smitten suddenly, and had the head much great and swollen,
399 VII| pillow he laid under his head sometimes his book, and
400 VII| instead of kerchief about his head, and had on his gown, and
401 VII| genitors as great as a man's head, was restituted unto health.
402 VII| on such a day put on the head of our Lord. And because
403 VII| cross. Also the iron or head of the spear wherewith the
404 VII| kneeling, both feet and head bare.~Of diligent discussing
405 VII| for to be beaten upon his head, and spitting upon his blessed
406 VII| to be plucked out of his head with iron pincers. And after
407 VII| put out his eyes of his head with their fingers, and
408 VII| heaven upon his blessed head. Then gave he louing and
409 VII| Almighty God with bowing his head and kneeling, and both his
410 VII| Canterbury, ii. 184-196.~Head of S. Nicasius speaks after
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