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How seauen Frere Minors departed from Italy, to goe to preach the faith of Iesus Christ vnto the Insidels.
THE XXX. CHAPTER.
SAinct Antony of Padua and others haue left in record, that seauen Frere Minors were ioyned together to goe into Tuscane, a Prouince of Italy, whence they demanded leaue of Brother Helias, then vi∣are generall of the Order, to goe into Spaine to preach to the Mores: he names of these Religious were: Brother Daniel, Br. Angelus Br. Sa∣••uel, Br. Danulus, Br. Leo, Br. Nicolas and Br. Vgolin; they arriued att Arragon, hauing elected for their superiour Br. Daniel Prouinciall of Ca∣••bria, hauing found a vessell ready prepared for that place, could neuer ••btaine permission of the patron therof to carry more then three Reli∣gious with him, so that he was constrained to leaue three to come af∣er him. He being arriued att Cepte, with his three companions, did not beginne to preach to the Mores till the arriuall of his Brethren, which was on the last day of September, and in the meane time they preached to diuers strange merchantes and other Christians, that from all partes flocked thither. When they were all assembled, they began to discourse and conferre together, what might be the rediest meane for them to profitt in the saluation of the soules of the Mores, or to pourchace Mar∣tyrdome, reiecting farre all humane feare, and fortifying themselues with a great feruour of spiritt, and an ineffable zeale of their neighbours good. And hauing till then remayned without the towne, with other Christians that were not permitted to enter, they resolued to steale in secretly, without the knowledge of any person, that they might not be hindered by the Christians, who could haue stayed them, or aduertised the Mores, who would haue forbidden their entry.