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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Marcos, de Lisboa, Bishop of Porto, 1511-1591.
Publication: At S. Omers :: By Iohn Heigham,; 1618.
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Subject terms: Francis, -- of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.; Franciscans -- Biography.; Christian saints -- Italy -- Assisi -- Biography.
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* 1.1 The sequell, is extracted out of the sixteenth chapter, of the 6. booke.

THe said Brother Leo an other time saw S. Francis, hauing before him a crucifix that walked together with him, and rested when he rested: the face of the S. was illuminated with a splendour proceeding from the crucifix. The third time he saw discend from hea∣uen vpon his head a scrole wherin was written, Hic est gratia Dei, the gra∣ce of God is on this man.

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* 1.1

A Cruci∣fix wal∣keth be∣fore S. F. A scrole discen∣deth frō heauen on the head of S. Franc.

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