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StoriesWhat The Eye Does Not SeeBy Monsieur Le Voyer. _Of a gentle knight who was enamoure... The Man Above And The Man Below By Monsigneur De La Roche. _Of a married woman who gave re... Both Well Served By Monseigneur De Saint Pol. _Of a knight who, whilst he w... How A Good Wife Went On A Pilgrimage By Messire Timoleon Vignier. _Of a good wife who pretended... The Three Reminders By Monseigneur De La Roche. _Of three counsels that a fath... The Devil's Share By The Marquis De Rothelin. _Of one of his marshals who ma... The Scarlet Backside By Pierre David. _Of one who saw his wife with a man to wh... The Child Of The Snow By Philippe Vignier. _Of an English merchant whose wife ha... The Bagpipe By Monseigneur De Thalemas. _Of a hare-brained half-mad fe... The Husband As Doctor By Philippe De Laon. _Of a young squire of Champagne who, ... At Work By Monseigneur De La Roche. _Of a squire who saw his mistr... Tit For Tat By Anthoine De La Sale. _Of a father who tried to kill his... The Chaste Mouth By Monseigneur De La Roche. _Of a woman who would not suff... The Gluttonous Monk By Monseigneur De Vaurin. _Of a Carmelite monk who came to... The Husband In The Clothes-chest By Monseigneur De Beauvoir. _Of a great lord of this kingd... The Sleeveless Robe By Alardin. _Of a gentleman of Flanders, who went to resid... Tit For Tat By Monseigneur de la Roche _Of a youth of Picardy who live... The Virtuous Lady With Two Husbands By Monseigneur. _Of a noble knight of Flanders, who was ma... The Devil's Horn By Monseigneur. _Of a noble knight of Germany, a great tra... The Duel With The Buckle-strap By Philippe De Laon. _The fifth story relates two judgment... |
A Sacrifice To The DevilBy Monseigneur _Of a jealous rogue, who after many offerings made to divers saints to cure him of his jealousy, offered a candle to the devil who is usually painted under the feet of St. Michael; and of the dream that he had and what happened to him when he awoke._ A cowardly, jealous old hunks (I will not say that he was a cuckold) knew not to whom to have recourse to be cured of his jealous grief and misery. To-day he would make one pilgrimage, and to-morrow another, and often would send his servants to perform his devotions and make offerings whilst he was seated in his house to look after his wife, who passed her time miserably with the most cursed husband and suspicious grumbler that ever woman married. One day, as he thought of the many offerings that he had made or was to make to the various saints in heaven and amongst others to St. Michael, he bethought him that he would make one to the figure that is under the feet of the said St. Michael. With that he commanded one of his servants to light and bring a large wax candle, and offer it on his behalf. Soon it was reported to him that his orders had been obeyed. "Thus," said he to himself, "I shall see if God or the devil can cure me," and in his usual ill-temper he went to bed with his good and honest wife, and perhaps because he had so many fancies and whims in his head that nature was restrained, she lay in peace. In fact he slept soundly, and when he was in the depth of his sleep, he to whom the candle had that day been offered, appeared unto him in a vision, and thanked him for his offering, declaring that such a sacrifice had never before been made to him. Moreover, he told the man that he had not lost his labour, and should obtain his request, and whilst the other lay still in deep sleep, it seemed to him that a ring was placed on his finger, and he was told that whilst that ring was on his finger he should never be jealous or have any cause for jealousy. After the vision had vanished, our jealous hunks awoke, and expected to find on his finger the said ring, and found that one of his fingers was in the backside of his wife, at which both he and she were much astonished. But of the rest of the life of this jealous fool, and of his business and condition, this story is silent. ***** Next: The Calf Previous: The Eel Pasties
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