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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How by the intercession of the said sainctes, a gentleman was deli∣uered from death.

THE XXVII. CHAPTER.

A Poore gentleman of Conimbria was vnexpectedly assaulted by his ennemies, neere vnto the Monastery of sainct Crosse, so that he ran towardes it to saue himselfe: but being two forcibly followed, he could not time enough gett in, but was enuironed by them, so that, he hauing no other remedy but the in∣uocation of God, by the merittes of the holy Martyrs, they gaue him as many stabbes and thrustes as they would, without any defence of his, sauing the couering with his cloake, in such sort as he lay for lead in the place. The people that came next that way, carryed him ••pped in his cloake as they found him, in to the said Church there to ••ury him: but as soone as he was entred into the same, he stood vp on his feet very sound, and confessed aloud that the holy Martyrs had till defended him: and therfore, together with the people he repaired o their chappell to giue them thanckes.