766. See Gen. ix. 26, and note to 755.

767-8. Cf. Ayenb. p. 39, ll. 6-9; P. Pl. B. vi. 28. The Fr. Text has:--'ces

gran prelaz qui acrochent ... par trop grans procuracions ... ce sont li

lou qui manguent les berbiz.' It does not mention St. Austin.

783. So in Fr. text; see Ayenb. p. 41, near the bottom. See also the

parallel passage in Wyclif's Works, ed. Matthew, p. 64.

788. _Damasie_; Damasus I., pope from 336 to 384. His day is December 11.

St. Jerome (Epist. 61, c. 3) tells us that a Roman senator, envious of the

pomp sometimes observed in church ceremonies, said to pope Damasus, 'Make

me bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian tomorrow.' (Alban Butler.)

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