S. CHRISTOPHER
Christopher was of the lineage of the Canaanites, and he was of a right great stature, and had a terrible and fearful cheer and countenance, and he was twelve cubits of length. And as it is read in some histories that, when he served and dwelled with the king of Canaan, it came in his mind that he would seek the greatest prince that was in the world, and him would he serve and obey. 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. And when the king saw him, he received him into his service, and made him to dwell in his court. Upon a time a minstrel sang tofore him a song in which he named oft the devil; and the king, which was a christian man, when he heard him name the devil, made anon the sign of the cross in his visage. And when Christopher saw that, he had great marvel what sign it was, and wherefore the king made it, and he demanded of him. And because the king would not say, he said: 'If thou tell me not, I shall no longer dwell with thee'; and then the king told to him, saying: 'Alway when I hear the devil named, I fear that he should have power over me, and I garnish me with this sign that he grieve ne annoy me.' Then Christopher said to him: 'Doubtest thou the devil that he hurt thee not?
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