well
slay him, but it is great virtue to raise him again to life, then if he
may not raise him it is by the devil. And if he may raise him again to
life, I shall believe that he is dead by the power of God. And when the
judges heard this, they said to Zambry, that had slain the bull, that he
should raise him again. Then he answered that if Silvester might raise
him in the name of Jesus of Galilee his master, then he would believe in
him, and thereto bound them all the Jews that were there. And St.
Silvester first made his orisons and prayers to our Lord, and sith came
to the bull and said to him in his ear: Thou cursed creature that art
entered into this bull and hast slain him, go out in the name of Jesu
Christ, in whose name I command thee bull, arise thou up and go thou
with the other beasts debonairly, and anon the bull arose and went forth
softly. Then the queen and the judges, which were Paynims, were
converted to the faith.

In this time it happed that there was at Rome a dragon in a pit, which
every day slew with his breath more than three hundred men. Then came
the bishops of the idols unto the emperor and said unto him: O thou most
holy emperor, sith the time that thou hast received Christian faith the
dragon which is in yonder foss or pit slayeth every day with his breath
more than three hundred men. Then sent the emperor for St. Silvester and
asked counsel of him of this matter. St. Silvester answered that by the
might of God he promised to make him cease of his hurt and blessure of
this people. Then St. Silvester put himself to prayer, and St. Peter
appeared to him and said: Go surely to the dragon and the two priests
that be with thee take in thy company, and when thou shalt come to him
thou shalt say to him in this manner: Our Lord Jesu Christ which was
born of the Virgin Mary, crucified, buried and arose, and now sitteth on
the right side of the Father, this is he that shall come to deem and
judge the living and the dead, I command thee Sathanas that thou abide
him in this place till he come. Then thou shalt bind his mouth with a
thread, and seal it with thy seal, wherein is the imprint of the cross.
Then thou and the two priests shall come to me whole and safe, and such
bread as I shall make ready for you ye shall eat. Thus as St. Peter had
said, St. Silvester did. And when he came to the pit, he descended down
one hundred and fifty steps, bearing with him two lanterns, and found
the dragon, and said th