When that the angel Gabriel was sent for to show the incarnation of our Saviour Jesu Christ, he found her alone, enclosed in her chamber, like as S. Bernard saith, in which the maidens and virgins ought to abide in their houses, without running abroad out openly, and they ought also to flee the words of men, of which their honour and good renomee might be lessed or hurt. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
Then two years after Ebroinus heard that God showed many miracles for his blessed saint, and the renomee of it shone over all, and he was tormented with cursed envy, and sent thither a knight to weet the truth, and to return and tell to him. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And the king of England which then was right mighty, and subdued many nations to his empire, heard the renomee of her, and said that he would be well happy if this virgin might be coupled to his son by marriage. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
Or thus as is said in the glossary, Ambrose is odour and savour celestial, he was odour of heaven by great renomee smelling, savour by contemplation within him, an honeycomb by sweet exposition of scriptures, meat of angels by his glorious life. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And was of much great and good renomee unto all the people, and led a right holy life and good, and was called brother Pelagien. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
For I know well that men come to heaven by the defaming of wicked men more than by good renomee, and I would that the company of miscreants should pursue and persecute me for the name and right of our Lord. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
There was at Bourges a damsel, which heard speak of the great renomee of this holy saint, and came to Paris for to speak to her. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And the renomee and fame of this holy king S. Edward sprang so marvellously about to other nations, in such wise that all christian kings desired to have peace with him. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
The earl of that country heard of the fame and renomee of Cyprian and ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And so far he went that he came to a right great king, of whom the renomee generally was that he was the greatest of the world. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
It happed that the abbot of a monastery was dead, and for the good renomee of this holy man S. Benet, all the monks of the abbey gave their voices and elected S. Benet for their abbot, but he accorded not thereto, ne agreed to them, for he said that his conditions and manners were not according to theirs. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And when Valerian, bishop of Hippo, heard his renomee and fame, he ordained him a priest in his church, howbeit that he refused it much and wept. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And when the renomee of his holiness grew and increased, the king constrained him for to dwell with him long time, till that he had time convenable, and gave to him a bishopric. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
When he had dwelt there certain days in the court he heard the fame and renomee of the miracles of our Lord Jesu Christ, and began to enquire and search so much that he heard say that our Lord would go over the sea of Galilee, and he put himself in the multitude of the people that followed him. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
Secondly, he was honourable by opinion, and renomee after Maximin and ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And when Lysias heard their renomee he made them to be called tofore him, and demanded their names and their country. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And hereof the renomee and fame went from the east unto the west, and the people came from far for to see the great man how he was changed. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
This daughter shone full of marvellous honesty, wisdom, and beauty, and her fame and renomee was borne all about. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
And it is said of leos, that is, people, and of nardus, that is, a herb sweet smelling, for by the odour of good fame he drew the people to him, and by the odour of good renomee. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
Of which word the pope was angry and much abashed, and sent anon his messengers after S. Gregory, and commanded him to return and come again to Rome, which then was gone on his journey three days, and for his noble and good renomee the pope made him cardinal deacon. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)
