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Collectanea.

Confessours uirgins I Charge youe for to keepe him or them hear still : I Charge youe seaven plannets

I Charg the the twelfe Signes ;

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I Charg you all hear to keepe (him) or them still By the miracles of god and of hys apostles and of all holly martyres : by the uirginitie of our blessed Lady and uirginities of all other uirgins that they pass no foot untill they haue told euery stone in the way and euery watter drop that drops in the sea. I pray youe all that It bee soe and that you binde them hear asdid St. Barthallamew the deuill with an haire of hys beard theeues. theeues. theeues.

Stand by the uertue of the blessed trinity and by all the uertues before Rehersed : And by the uertue of the passion of Christ by his death and buryall and his upriseinge and Ascention and by his Comming at the dreadfuU day of Judgement to Judge both the Quicke and the dead allso I bind youe by the dread- full name of god tetra gramation untill to morrow that I Com to speake with him or them hear or ther untill I Liscence them to goe their way: I Charg youe all aforesaid that it bee soe by the uertue of the Blessed trinity the Lord of might : Amen.

(8) Whoso hath this figure about him let him fear no foe but fear God.

(9) Whoso hath this about him all spirits shall do him

homage.

M. Gaster: