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.

The Martyrdome of fiue Frere Minors, with a multitude of Christians att Mar∣roccho. This was the 29. chapter of this booke, transferred hither to giue place to the more famous.

ON an other time, diuers yeares after the foresaid, fiue other Fre∣re Minors were martyred att Maroccho, together with all the Christians, men and women that then there resided, in a chap∣pell where they offered their prayers to God for the exaltation of the faith of IESVS CHRIST. This persecution was executed on the six∣teenth of September, with such rage and fury of the Mores, that there remayned not in the said citty, so much as one liuing man that durst pro∣fesse himselfe a Christiā: after this notorius Martyrdome or persecution, the Mores saw a great splendour to discend from heauen, into the said chappell where the martyerd bodies remayned; and heard also all the belles to ring of themselues, and the voices of Angels to sing with an inestimable sweetnes; but their hartes were too obstinatly hardened a∣gainst God to benefitt themselues by their conuersion. The names of these Martyres are not knowne on earth: it sufficeth that they are recor∣ded in the booke of eternall life.