280 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences (, Arts, and Letters. 
DE FO STI GEORGIJ [Of the Feast of St. George]. 
Gode men & wymen suche a day &c. ze shull have the feest 
of Seynt George the whiche day ze shull come to chyrche i the 
worshyp of God & of his hooly martyr Seynt George . that 
bouzte hys day ful der for we rede I h s lyf th fc th r was an 
orrybul dragd bysyd 5 a cyte th‘ was called Syrene of the 
whych dragd me of the cyte wer so aferd th* by cousel of th* 
kyng uche day th y zyue hym a sheep & chyld for to ete for he 
shulde not com ito th e cyte to ete he . thene whe all the 
chyldre of the cyte wer ete . for encheso th* (*) th e kyng zaf he 
th* cousel th y const’ynede hym th‘ had but oon dawzt 1 ’ for to 
zeve hur to the dr ago as th y had zeve her chyldre before thene 
the kyng for fere of the pepul wepyng & gret sorow makyng 
delyv’ed he hys dowgt 1 in her beste aray . & th y sette her in 
the place the as they wer woned to sette her chyldre to 
abyde the dragd & a sheep w‘ hur . but thene by the ordynace 
of God Seynt George coom rydyng that way . & whe he syz 
the aray of the mayde he thouzte wel th 4 hoe shulde be a 
womd of g* worshyp & asked hur why .hoe stode th’r w* so 
moornyng chere . thene onswered hoe & sayde . gentul knygt 
wel may I moorne & be of heve cher th* a akyng dowzt r & 
now am set her to be an orrybul dragon 5 p’ye th* ete all the 
chyldre of th s cyte . & for all they be ete now mot I be ete 
also . for my fad r gaf he that cousel . & th 5 fore gentul 
knyzt go hen 5 faste & save thy self lest he lese the as he 
wol me . Damysel q 5 George th* wer gt e shame to me th‘ am a 
knyzt wel arayed zyf I shulde fie & thu th* art a womd abyde . 
thene w* thys word anoo the orybu worme putte up hys hed 
spyttyng fyr owt of h s mowth & p’fered batel to George . 
thene made George a c 5 sse by fore hym & rood at hym w* hys 
spere w* suche a mygte th* he bar down the dragd to the yrthe . 
thene bad he the damysel tye hir girdul abowt h s nekke & 
lede hym aft 1 ' hur into the cyte . thene the dragd sued hur 
forth as h‘ had ben a getul hownd mekely w*out any mysdoyng . 
but whe the pepul of the cyte syz the dragd come they flowen 
uche mon ito hujue ( 2 )for ferde . thene George called the pepul 
ageyn & bad he not be aferd . for zyf they wolde beleue i 
C r st & take C’stedome he wold slen hym before hem anoo & so 
1 Because. 
2 Hiding. 
