The chronicle and institution of the Order of the seraphicall father S. Francis conteyning his life, his death, and his miracles, and of all his holie disciples and companions / set foorth first in the Portugall, next in the Spanish, then in the Italian, lastlie in the French, and now in the English tongue.

How in the said Mountaine God appeared vnto him on a stone, and of the priuiledges he gaue him for the Order. This was the 34. chapter of the 10. booke, transferred to this place as proper vnto it.

THe holy Father residing in the said Mountaine, our Lord ap∣peared vnto him: who hauing manifested his will vnto him, & being departed, the holy Father S. Francis called Brother Leo, and said: Brother (sheep of God) wash that stone with water, who ta∣king water incontinentlie washed it, then he bid him wash it with wine which he did; afterward with oyle, and he washed it; and finally he bid him wash it with baulme, and Brother Leo answeared that he had none, nor none was to be had in that place. S. Francis then, expounding the figure said vnto him: Know Brother (sheep of IESVS CHRIST)* 1.1 that God hauing euen now appeared vnto me on this stone, correspon∣dentlie to the foure thinges wherwith I commanded thee to wash the same, hath graunted me foure priuiledges for our Order. The first, that whosoeuer with all their hart shall loue me, the Frere Mi∣nors, and their Order, shall by his grace and mercy end their life happily. The second, that whosoeuer shall against reason persecute the Order, shalbe notoriously punished. The third, that the Religious who shall perseuer impious in the said Order shall soone dye out of it, or therin shall remaine confounded. And the fourth, that the Religion shall for assistance of holy Church, continue to the end of the world.

Notes

• * 1.1

  God graunted four pri∣uiledges to the Order of Frere Minors.