E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Ecce Signum.
See it, in proof; Behold the proof!
“I’am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose; my buckler cut through and through; my sword backed like a handsaw—ecce signum!”—Shakespeare: 1 Henry IV., ii. 4.
