Of the friendship of Amis and Amile : [done out of the ancient French into English . therewith they went to thechurch to give thanks there,and the bells by the graceof God rang of when the people of thecity heard that, they ran alltogether toward that marvel Om the wifeof the Countwhen she sawthem both go-ing together,fell to askingwhich of thetwo was her husband & said:*^X know well the raiment ofthese twain, but X wot notwhich is Hmile/^ XThe wifeofHmileknowsnot whichis herhusband. 49 ^•^^ ^^l^DtbeCounteaid: I Countess S^l^itiHmUcandtbismyashs for m&JlSc fellow is Hmis, who is

---

Of the friendship of Amis and Amile : [done out of the ancient French into English . therewith they went to thechurch to give thanks there,and the bells by the graceof God rang of when the people of thecity heard that, they ran alltogether toward that marvel Om the wifeof the Countwhen she sawthem both go-ing together,fell to askingwhich of thetwo was her husband & said:*^X know well the raiment ofthese twain, but X wot notwhich is Hmile/^ XThe wifeofHmileknowsnot whichis herhusband. 49 ^•^^ ^^l^DtbeCounteaid: I Countess S^l^itiHmUcandtbismyashs for m&JlSc fellow is Hmis, who isher cbil- wbole/^ XTben tbe Countessdren wondered, and said: ^^1 see bim all wbole; but mucb Idesire to know wbereby beis bealed^ J^ ^^ Render wetbanhs to our JvOrd/^ saidtbeCount, ^^nordisquietusas to bow it may be/ ?05CIwascome tbebour of tierce, & neitber tbe fatber nor tbe motber was yet entered in to tbeir cbildren; buttbefatbersigb/ ed grievously for tbe deatb of bis babesXben tbeCoun/ tess asked for ber cbildren tomakeberjoy^&tbeCount 50

---

Size: 1595px × 1566px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthormorriswi, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookyear1894