Margery Kempe and the Animalization of Christ: Animal Cruelty in Late Medieval England

& sumtyme, whan sche saw pe Crucyfyx, er yf sche sey a man had a wownde er a best whe}3yr it wer, er 3yf a man bett a childe be-for hir er smet an hors er an-oj^er best wyth a whippe, 3yf sche myth sen it er heryn it, hir thowt sche saw owyr Lord be betyn er wowndyd lyk as sche saw in pe man er in pe best, as wel in the feld as in pe town, & be hir-selfe [a] lone as wel as a-mong pe pepyl. (69.1-8)1