And beyond all that, the saying […] y• in his old age a whore had so bewitched him with a ring & a pearl in it, and I wot not what imagery graven therein that he went assault after her as a Dog after a bitch / and the do•ehed was beside himself and hole out of his Mind: insomuch that when the whore was dead, he could not depart from the Dead Corps, but caused it to be Embalmed and to be Carried with him whether so ever he Went / so that all the world wondered at him / till at the last his lords encumbered with carrying her from place to place, and ashamed that so old a Man, so great an Emperor and such a most christen king, on whom, & whose deeds every Mans eyes were set, should dote on a dead whore, toke counsel what should be the cause. And it was concluded that it must needs be by enchantment. Then they went unto the coffin, & opened it and sought, and found this ring on her finger: which one of the lords toke of and put it on his own finger. When the ring was of he, commanded to bury her, regarding her no longer. Nevertheless he caste a fantasy unto this Lord and began to dote as fast on him, so that he ⟨image 22⟩might never be out of sight: But where our Charles was / there must that lord also be, and what charles did, that must he be privy unto: until that th•s lord perceiving that it came because of this enchanted ring / for very pain and tedyousnesse• to•• and cast it into a well at ac•n in douchland And after y• the ring was in the well▪ the Emperor could never depart from the town / but in the said place where the ring was, cast though it were a foul ma• resse, yet he built a goodly monastery in the worship of our lady, and thither brought relics, from whence he could get them •and pardons to sanctify the place and to make it more haunted. And there he lieth and is […] saint / as right is. For he did for christs vicar as much as the great Turk for mahomete: but to save his Holiness that he might be canonised for a saint, they feign in his life that his abiding / there so continually was for the hot bathes sakes with be there.
And beyonde all that, the sayinge 〈…〉 y• in hys olde age a whore had so bewitched him with a ryng & a pearle in it, ād I wote not what ymagerye grauen therin that he went asaute after her as a Dogge after a bytch / and the do•ehed was beside hymself and hole out of hys Mynde: in somuche yt whē the whore was dead, he could not departe from the Deade Corps, but caused it to be Enbaulmed and to be Caryed wyth hym whether so euer he Wente / so that all the worlde wondered at him / tyll at the last hys lordes accombred wyth caryenge her from place to place, and asshamed that so olde a Man, so greate an Emperoure and such a most chrysten kynge, on whō, & whose dedes euery Mannes eyes were sette, shuld dote on a dead hore, toke coūsel what shuld be the cause. And it was concluded that it muste neades be by enchauntement. Then they wente vnto the cophyne, & opened it and sought, and founde thys rynge on her finger: which one of the lordes toke of and put it on his owne fynger. When the ringe was of he, commaunded to burye her, regarding her no longer. Neuertheles he caste a phantasye vnto thys Lorde and beganne to dote as faste on hym, so that he ⟨image 22⟩might neuer be out of syght: But where oure Charles was / there must that lord also be, and what charles dyd, that must he be preuye vnto: vntill that th•s lord perceauing that it came because of this enchaunted rynge / for very paine and tedyousnesse• to•• and cast it into a well at ac•n in douchland And after y• the rynge was in the wel▪ the Emperour coulde neuer departe from the towne / but in the sayde place where the ring was, cast though it were a foule ma• resse, yet he bylt a goodly monasterye in ye worship of our ladye, and thether brought relikes, from whence he coulde gett thē •ād pardons to sanctifye the place and to make it more haūted. And there he lyeth and is 〈…〉 sainte / as ryght is. For he dyd for chrystes vicar asmuch as the greate Turke for mahomete: but to saue hys Holynesse that he myght be canonysed for a saint, they fayne in his lyfe that hys abydyng / there so continuallye was for the hote bathes sakes wt be there.
