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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- 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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TO THE MOST RELIGIOVS ENSIGNE-BEARERS OF S. CLARE; THE ENGLISHE POORE CLARES IN GRAVELINGE, THE AVTHOR WISHETH VICTORIOVS TRIVMPH. - TO THE READER.
- THE PREFACE WHERIN IS DECLARED THE intention of the Holy Ghost in the institution of the holy Order of the Frier Minors.
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volume - 1
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THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the Birth, Education and naturall incl nation of S. Francis.
- Of his first vocation, from his seculer to a spirituall life, by many apparitions and visions from God.
- Of his laborious endeauours to separate himselfe from the vvorld.
- How the seruant of Iesus Christ Francis renounced his father, not only touching his due, but euen restored vnto him all the gar∣ments wherwith he was cloathed, disapparelling him∣selfe euen to his shirt, and this in presence of the bishop of Assisium.
- Of the exercises wherin the seruant of Iesus Christ Francis, thence forward employed himselfe.
- How S. Francis repaired three Churches.
- Of the second vocation to the estate of Euangelicall perfe∣ction, and how he began his rule.
- Of the two first disciples of S. Francis.
- How Brother Giles was the third disciple of S. Francis, then other foures and of the reuelation which S. Francis had, that his, and his disciples sinnes were pardoned, and that his Order should augment to a great nomber.
- How S. Francis began to send his Religious ouer the world: what succeeded them in the way, and how they were miraculously reunited.
- Of the first rule that S. Francis ordained.
- Of the miraculous approbation of this first rule.
- How S. Francis retourned to Assisium, and how God declared vnto him, that his Order was instituted for the saluation. of the soules of the faithfull.
- Of the admirable vision of a fiery chariott, wheron the glorious S. Francis appeared vnto his disciples.
- How S. Francis went to dwell at our Lady of Angels.
- Of the augmentation of the Brethren, of the conuersion of Brother Siluester, and how S. Francis cured Br. Maricius. and con∣uerted him to his Order.
- How Brother Leo, Br. Mace, Br. Pacificus, with others, entred into the religion of S. Francis.
- Of Many others that entred the Order, and of one whome S. Fran∣cis would not receiue.
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In what exercise and beleefe he fashioned
is Bretheren. - Of the doctrine and documents of S. Francis.
- Of the austere life of S. Francis.
- Of preseruing the treasure of chastitie, and how he afflicted himselfe and cast himselfe into a pitt full of snow.
- Of the guard and vigilancie he taught to be had of our sences.
- How the holy Father taught his Bretbren to shunne idlenes.
- How he was ennemye to murmuringe, and how he reprehended it.
- Of the spirituall ioy, he would that his Brethren should haue.
- Of the fraternall vnion which he taught his brethren.
- How he accustomed his Brethren to perfect obedience.
- Ofcertaine actes of disobedience which the S. chasticed.
- How S. Francis sent Brother Ruffinus to preach without the caepuce in vertue of obedience, and of the penance which thersore he inflicted on himselfe.
- Of the loue which S. Francis boare to pouerty.
- That he did extremely abhorre mony.
- That he desired that pouerty should shine in all his, and his Brethrens actions.
- Of the exercise of pouerty, which is to demaund almose: and what S. Francis and his disciples did touching this point.
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Being inuited by certaine great noble men, to eat with them, be
at nothing there but the almose which he had begged att the dores. - Of the second exercise of pouerty, which consisteth in giuing: and how S. Francis denyed nothing to the poore.
- Of other like charities performed by the Saint for the loue of God.
- How much the said S. would haue the poore to be honoured.
- Of the spiritt of feruour of S. Francis in his preachinges.
- What conditions S. Francis required in Preachers.
- Of the feruent piety and charity which S. Francis had towardes God and his saincts.
- Of the great charity of S. Francis, towardes his neighbour, and how he freed his Brethren of temptations.
- How he trauailed towardes Siria, there to receiue Martirdome.
- Of the Conuersion of the glorious S. Clare and of the beginning of her Order.
- How the S. went to Moroccho to seeke Martyrdome.
- Of the first meeting of S. Francis and S. Dominick.
- How these two SS. had sight of each other an other time att Rome, and how they reiected the benefices that were presented to them and to their Religious
- How S. Francis proceeded in sending his Religious ouer all Christendome, and deuided vnto them the prouinces.
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Of two other Apostolicall Breuies, graunted by the same Pope, transferred vnto this place, as proper vnto it out of the tenth booke of these chronicles and
31. chapter. - How S. Francis would come into France. and what befell him in the way.
- How the S. by commandement of the Cardinall Protectour of his Order, was intercepted of his iorney.
- Of the great generall chapter, called the chapiter of Mattes.
- How the holy Father S. Dominick was present att this great chapter. And of the resolution he made that his Religious should not thenceforward possesse any thing of proper, for the great miracle he saw there: and of the great nomber of Nouices that were receaued att the said chapter.
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Of the great maceration and austerityes which were discouered in
chapter to be exercised by the Religious of S. Francis, who made mute the superiors of his Order, that would change the rule, and of the terrible chapter that the deuils then held against the Freer Minors. - How the Freer Minors were sent, with authenticall letters, into diuers Christian and Pagan Prouinces: and how God miraculously releiued them.
- How a man that built a Couent for the Freer Minos had his mony encreased: this is the thirteenth chapter of the sixt booke, putt in this place where it ought to be.
- How S. Francis went into Egipt to preach the Faith of Iesus Christ vnto the the Soldan.
- How the holy Father S. Francis preached vnto the Soldan
- How S. Francis and his companions preached the faith to the kingdome of the Soldan, and how he miraculously resisted a More that tempted him to carnality.
- How S. Francis retourned into Italy.
- Of the vehement temptations wherwith the deuils tormented S. Francis.
- Of many other temptations with S. Francis had.
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Of many other temptations and subtilties, wherby the d
ui tormented him. - Of the great assaults that the deuils gaue S. Francis in soli∣tary places.
- How S. Francis deliuered his Brethren from temptations.
- How S. Francis gaue assistance to certaine of his Brethren that were far from him.
- How he deliuered Brother Ruffinus from a vehement temptation.
- Of the humility that shined in this Saint.
- Of the loue and zeale he had in humility.
- How S. Francis reputed him selfe the greatest sinner of the world
- Of the discourses and exercises of the humility of S. Francis.
- Of the constancie and courage of S. Francis, and in what manner he exercised and proued the Nouices in humilitie and obedience.
- Of the subiection and humility, wherin S. Francis would that his Religious should liue, vnder the holy Romaine church, with their obedience vnto Preistes.
- How saint Francis by his humility, did edifie and conuert his neighbour.
- Of three famous theeues conuerted by the humility and charity of S. Francis, the eight chapter, of the tenth booke, transferred to this place as most proper vnto it.
- A reuelation of the paines of hell and of the glory of Paradise presented after the death of S. Francis to one of the aforesaid theeues, whome ha∣uing no more cause to mention, and they being conuerted by the▪ holy Fa∣ther S. Francis, it seemeth not improper to put in the place of their conuer∣sion, and to take it out of the ninth chapter of the tenth booke, disor∣derly there inserted.
- How S. Francis conuerted certaine other theeues: this was the 27. chapter of the 10. book, transferred hither as a place more proper vnto it.
- How much S. Francis shunned and abhorred honours for the loue of humility.
- How by humility he discouered his owne imperfections, and what a capitall ennemy he was to hipocrisie.
- With what rigour he chasticed his passionate wordes and thoughts.
- Of the new and notable Matines of holy humility, which S. Francii and Bro∣ther Leo did sing hauing no Breuiary to read them.
- How S. Francis prepared himselfe to prayer, and what conditions be that prayeth ought to haue.
- Of the perseuerance of his prayer, and of the effect it wrought, and continued in S. Francis.
- Of the attention which S. Francis had in his prayers, and of the deuo∣tion he had in diuine seruice.
- How S. Francis caused the oratories of Bis Religious to be accommoda∣ted: and of the care he had of their enterteynement.
- Of the efficacie of the prayer of the Sainct.
- How by prayer he obtayned of God what he would.
- Of certaine apparissions made vnto S. Francis in his contemplation.
- Of an other apparition vnto the holy Father.
- Of an other vision.
- How the priuiledges which God gaue to the Frere Minors, were by an Angell, declared to their Father S. Francis. This is extracted out of the 26. chapter of the 10. booke, and here sett in his proper place.
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Of the continuall exercises which S. Francis vsed of the passion of
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An exhortation of the holy Father S. Francis, to the meditation of the passion of our Redeemer
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How the holy Father knew the will of God to be, that men should exercise them selues in the passion of
Iesus Christ. - How the hole Father S. Francis seeing any creature afflicted could not forbeare to weepe, considering therin his God, in his dolourous passion.
- An exposition of the glorious Father S. Francis, made on the Pater noster.
- Of certaine other mysticall prayers and canticles, which the holy Frther S. Francis made.
- Of the Canticle of the sunne and other creatures, composed by S. Francis.
- Of the prayer and thanckes giuing to God which S. Francis made after the confirmation of his rule.
- Of the intelligence, and spiritt of prophetie which this S. had.
- How S. Francis saw the secrets of mennes consciences.
- Of a Religious that seemed a S. The 28. chapter of the 12. booke, transferred to this place as proper vnto it.
- Of other merueillous accidents wherin the spiritt of Prophetie of S. Fran∣cis did miracously appeare.
- Other effectes of the propheticall spiritt of S. Francis.
- Of the peace which was made betweene the Bishop and the Gouernour of Assi∣sium, by meane of two Religious sent by S. Francis to sing in their presence the canticle of the sunne.
- How much the spiritt of prophesie assisted the holy Father S. Francis.
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Of other like cases of Prophesie.
- This that followeth is taken out of the 22. chapter of the sixt booke, be∣cause it is the beginning of the matter recounted, euen to the place here recorded.
- The sequel of the aforesaid hundredth chapter.
- How S. Francis prophesied the Papacy to Nicolas the 3. when he was yet a child. This is taken out of the 9. chapter of the 9. booke, and here put in his place.
- The sequel of the said hundredth chapter.
- How the blessed Father Sainct Francis, renounced and rendred in the handes of his Brethren, the office of Generall of the Order, and instituted a Vicar Generall in his place. This was the 31. chapter of the second booke improperly, and therfore, to follow the true Order of his life, we haue here put it in his place.
- How S. Francis instituted his second Vicar Generall. This was the 32. chapter of the second book, but hither transferred to obserue due order of the history.
- This that followeth is the residue of 85. chapter already past, which we purposely omitted, as no proper place for it, as may easily be iudged.
- This that folloueth is of the aforesaid 32. chapter of the second booke, the better to obserue the Order of all that appartaineth to renoun∣tiation of the office of Generall.
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THE SECONDE BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES.
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Of the plenary indulgence graunted by
Iesus Christ to the Church of our Lady of Angels of Portiuncula. - How the day of the said indulgence was miraculously assigned from heauen.
- How the said indulgence was published in the church of S. Mary of Angels.
- Of certaine miracles wrought by Godin confirmatiō of the said indulgence.
- Of other miracles of the same indulgence.
- What sanctity Sainct Francis would haue obserued in that church.
- How sainct Francis instituted the second rule, and of the Apostolicall Bulle of pope Honorius, against the professed that leaue the Order.
- The bulle of confirmation of the rule of the Frere Minors, by Pope Honorius the thirde.
- Of the perfection of this rule and the abridgement therof.
- Of th zeeale which the holy Father S. Francis had vnto Religion and to the obseruance of the gospell.
- Of a vision that Brother Leo had, and the expositoin made therof by S. Francis, and of a benediction which S. Francis left to his true children.
- What esteems S. Francis made, of the great obligation which the Prelates haue towardes their subiects.
- Of the conditions which, according to the will of S. Francis the minister Generall ought to haue.
- Of a letter which the holy Father S. Francis wrote to Brother Helyas his Vicar Generall.
- Of the Prouinciall Ministers.
- How the holy Father S. Francis obtayned of God the gift of pouerty, for hinselfe and his Order.
- Of the pouerty which the holy Father S. Francis obserued, and would should be obserued att table, and how the Religious were often miraculously prouided for in their necessitis.
- How S. Francis was prayed to tell what was his intention concerning the obseruance of Euangelicall pouerty.
- Of the pouerty which sainct Francis would that his Religious should shew in their habittes.
- How sainct Francis would not that his Religious should haue any thing in proper, and of the pouerty of the houses of the Religious.
- Of the rule and manner of building which sainct Francis prescribed to his Religious.
- How much he was ennemy to the vse of supperfluous bookes
- Of the horrible malediction which S. Francis gaue to a prouinciall, and wherfore: and of the miracle that ensued.
- How he discouered and preuented the deceipt of the learned, and cu∣rious of his Order.
- How much S. Francis reioyced att the good example which his order gaue to the church, and how much displeased, when his Religious procured or caused any scandall.
- Of an answeare which God gaue to the holy Father S. Francis in prayer, being exceedingly afflicted for some scandales committed.
- Of the afflictions incident vnto the Order, reuealed vnto the holy Father S, Francis.
- Of the liberty wherinto the Order should fall, prophecied by S. Francis.
- Of a merueillous statua that appeared to S. Francis and the ex∣position therof.
- Of the compassion and discreet charity of S. Francis to wards all his Religious, but particulerly to wardes the sicke.
- How S. Francis knew that it was the will of God he should helpe to saue soules by his preaching, and not only by prayer: and how he instituted the Order of Penitents, called the thirde Order.
- How S. Francis departing from Carnerio, preached to diuers birds.
- Of the vertue and efficacie of the holy Father S. Francis his preaching, and of certaine miracles wrought therby.
- Of certaine miracles of the holy Father S. Francis.
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How S. Francis goeing to preach, the Mountaine of Aluerne was giuen him by a noble man of Toscane.
- 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 sequel is the rest of the 64. chapter of the first booke, transferred hither, as the proper place therof.
- Of the familiarity and obedience which all kinde of creatures had vnto the holy Father S. Francis.
- Of many other miracles like to the precedente.
- How it being necessary that sainct Francis should haue a cautere made with a burning iron, the fire obeying him lost his force.
- Of the loue which the holy Father S. Francis boare to all creatures for the loue of his Creatour.
- Of a miracle intituled of apples, because Sainct Francis demaunding apples, raised a child.
- Of an other child which God raysed by the merittes of the holy Father S. Francis, and of diuers other miracles wrought.
- Of the faith and reuerence due to the holy sacrament.
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Of the faith and knowledge of our Sauiour
Iesus Christ, and of the sacred Sacrament. - Of lone towards our neighbour, and how much the body is to be hated.
- Of obedience.
- Of patience and humilitie.
- How Religious ought to behaue themselues in Oratories and solitary places.
- Of the care which each one ought to haue of his owne saluation.
- Of the contrarietie of vices and vertues, and certaine breife aduertise∣ments and exercises of them.
- Of the conditions and qualities in a true Frere Minour, taken out of the 10. chapter and 10. booke, and placed here as in their due place.
- Of certaine Miracles wherby our lord confirmed the life and holy do∣ctrine of his Preacher S. Francis.
- Of the exercises of the holy Father S. Francis: and of the lent he kept on the lake of Perusiea.
- Of the lent of S. Michael which he kept on the Mount Aluerne.
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How S. Francis receaued the sacked stigmates of our Lord
Iesus Christ. - How the glorious Father sainct Francis was att length constrained to reuea∣le the impression of his stigmates, to such as were most familiar vnto him.
- How his sacred woundes were scene of diuers during his life.
- How God by many miracles published the Sacred stigmates of his seruant S. Francis.
- Of the testimonies of the woundes of the Seraphicall Father S. Francis, by the holy Apostolicall sea.
- Of the zeale of the honour of God, and saluation of soules which the holy Father sainct Francis had, after the impression of the sacred stigmates, and of the figures precedent.
- Of the new seruour, and merueillous patience of the sainct.
- How God sometimes conforted his faithfull seruant in his afflictions.
- How he was assured of the Glory of Paradise.
- Of the last and extreme sicknes that augmented and redoubled in the holy Father S. Francis.
- Of the consolation or exercise of the S. on his later dayes.
- How the S. made himselfe be carryed to our Lady of Angels, finding his death to approach.
- How a Romane Lady very deuout and affected to S. Francis called Lady Iaque∣line of the seauen Sunnes, came by diuine reuelation from Rome to the death of S. Francis.
- Of the testament the holy Father S. Francis made before his death.
- Of the supper which the glorious Father S. Francis made with all his children and of the last benediction which he gaue them.
- Of the blessed and glorious death of the holy Father S. Francis.
- How some saw the soule of the glorious Father sainct Francis ascend in glory.
- Of the beauty and splendour of the sacred body of the holy Father sainct Francis, and of the great concourse of people that from euery part repaired to see him.
- Of the Buriall of the body of the blessed Father S. Francis.
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How the glorious Father Sainct Francis Was canonized by Pope Gre∣gorie the ninth.
- The bulle of canonization of the holy Father S. Francis, extracted out of the fift chapter of the tenth booke, and here more aptly placed.
- Of the great deuotion which Pope Gregory the ninth euer had to the Order of S. Francis: extracted out of the eleuenth chapter of the tenth booke, and here put in due place.
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How the body of the glorious Father sainct Francis, was transported into his owne church.
- And first of an admirable manner wherin S. Francis appeared to Brother Leo, taken out of the sixteenth chap. of the sixt booke.
- Of an other vision that the said Brother Leo had, of the vniuersall iudgment, wherein S. Francis made intercession, taken out of the 17. chapter of the sixt booke.
- How the glorious Father S. Francis appeared to Iohn de Brenne, king of Hieru∣salem, and Emperour of Constantinople, whome he caused to take his habitt, and to die therein. Taken out of the ele∣uenth chapter of the tenth booke.
- Of certaine miracles wrought in Spaine by the merittes of the holy Father S. Francis. Taken out of the fourtenth chapter of the tenth booke.
- This ensuying is taken out of the twelfth chap. of the tenth booke.
- How S. Francis and S. Antony deliuered a lady from dispaire. Taken out of the 12. chapter of the tenth booke.
- How the mentionned Saintes hindered a woman from hanging her selfe. Taken out of the 23. chapter of the tenth booke.
- How the glorious Father S. Francis held a chapter with his Religious in vision. Taken out of the 18. chapter of the tenth booke.
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How S. Francis appeared in vision, deciding who were his Religious, and who not, in the presence of our Lord
Iesus Christ, sitting as Iudge. Ta∣ken out of the seauententh chapter of the tenth booke. - Here ensueth an order of the nine principall vertues of this glorious S. wherby he merited to obtaine such worthy graces of God: Taken out of the second chapter of the third booke.
- How the glorious body of the Seraphicall Father S. Francis, was buryed in the citty of Assisium. This is taken out of the first chapter of the tenth booke, and here placed for conclusion of the second booke.
- To the right reuerenced Antony Bishop of Andria, Francis Bancie Duke of Audria, Health.
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Of the plenary indulgence graunted by
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THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the miracle of the Stigmates.
- Of other miracles, of the stigmates of the holy Father S. Francis.
- Of an other miracle of the stigmates of S. Francis.
- Of the dead raised by the merittes of S. Francis.
- Of other dead, raised by the merittes of the holy Father.
- Of such as were deliuered from danger of death, by the seruant of the omnipotent.
- Certaine other miracles like to these, of diuers that were deliuered from the danger of death.
- How S. Francis deliuered many pilgrimes from tempests and misfor∣tunes of the sea.
- How diuers haue bin deliuered out of prison by the merittes and inter∣cessions of the sainct.
- Of other miracles like vnto the forsaid.
- Of the certaine women, that being with child and in danger of death; att their deliuery were releiued by the sainct.
- Of other like miracles, in assisting litle children.
- Of the blind that by the vertue of this S. receaued sight.
- Of other blind, restored to sight by the vertue and merittes of the S.
- Of many diseased that were cured by the merittes of the glorious Father Sainct Francis.
- Of other like miracles.
- Of the merueillous chasticementes which God hath layd on those that haue not kept and honoured the feast of this glorious S.
- Of some other miracles wrought by this glorious S.
- Of other miracles of great piety.
- Of the miracles wrought by S. Francis by the signe of the crosse.
- A treatise wherin is discoursed, how the holy Father sainct Francis attay∣ned to perfect contemplation, which hath bin transferred hither from the 37. chapter, to the end of the tenth booke, this place being more proper there vnto.
- Of the first degree and exercise of contemplation.
- Of the second degree, to arriue to perfection, called Desire.
- Of the third degree of perfection, called Satiety.
- Of the fourth degree, to ascend vnto perfection, called spirituall Excesse or Extasie.
- Of the fift degree of perfection, called Asseurance.
- Of the sixtdegre of perfection, called Tranquility.
- Of the seauenth degree of persection.
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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
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How S. Francis sent certaine Religious to preach the faith of
Iesus Christ, vnto the Mores in Spaine. - How Brother Vitall fell sicke in Spaine, and would that leauing him alone in the hospitall, his Companions should proceed on other iourney: and of his death.
- How the fiue Religious arriued att Conimbria, where they prophecied vnto the queene her death, and their owne Martyrdome.
- How the fiue Martyrs arriuing at Alenquer, the Infāta prouided thē shipping & other necessaries, to goe to Siuill, and seculer habits, therby to passe vnknowne amōg the Mores, who otherwise would neuer haue permitted them to passe.
- How the said Religious arriuing att Siuill, and hauing cast off then seculer habitt, did preach to the Mores, and of the beginning of their tribulations.
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How these fiue Religious preached before the king of the Mores, the faith of
Iesus Christ our Sauiour, and what sueceeded therof. - How the fiue Martyrs were adiudged to death by the Morian king, who att the instance of the prince his sonne, reuoked his sentence.
- How the Martyrs preached thorough the batlements of the tour where they were prisonners, and therfore were shutt vp into a deep dun∣geon, then presented to the king, and att last by aduise of the Counsaile, sent to Maroccho.
- How the Martyrs arriued att Marroccho where they preached, and being thence expulsed they retourned againe.
- Of a notable miracle wrought by the fiue Martyrs in the army of the kinge.
- How the fiue Martyrs retourned againe twice to preach to the Mores, for which the king deliuered them ouer vnto Iustice.
- How the fiue Martyrs preached to the Gouernour of Maroccho.
- Of the constancy of the fiue Martyrs in their tormentes, and how they were visited in prison by our Lord.
- How they were presented before the king Miramolin, whome they putt to si∣lence and confounded.
- Of a conference betweene the said Religious, and a noble man of the Mores.
- How the king attempted againe to stagger and corrupt the holy Martyrs▪ by promises.
- How the holy Martyrs were beheaded by the very hand of the king Miramolm, and how they appeared to the Infanta Madam Sanctia.
- How the bodies of the fiue martyrs were dismembred by the Mores, and how the Christians recouered them and preserued them from the fire, that could not annoy them, and of the miracle which God wrought when the Mores cutting them in pieces thought vtterly to dissipat and annihilat them.
- How the said holy reliques were preserued, and of their miracles.
- How the Prince departed from Maroccho with the said reliques, and therfore was poursued by king Miramolin, and of three miracles wrought in the way.
- How the said reliques were caryed to Conimbria, and of two miracles wrought in the way, preseruing the Prince from shipwrack, and curing one that had bin lame for thirty yeares.
- How the holy reliques were carryed to the citty of Conimbria in generall procession, where the king was present, and how they miraculously chose the place where they would rest, and how they transported themselues to diuers places, and of the conuersion of S. Antony of Padua, which by exam∣ple hereof came to passe.
- Of the death of the queene Vraca, prophesied by the holy martyrs, as before in the third chapter hath bin recorded, and of a vision which her confessor had therevpon.
- How our Lord chasticed the citty and king of Marroccho, for the cruell death of his holy Martyrs.
- How sainct Francis hauing vnderstood of the Martyrdome of his children, with thanck fulnes to almighty God, gaue his benediction to the Mo∣nastery of Alenquer.
- Of a miracle wrought by the reliques of the holy Martyrs, against an Aposto∣like legat, that endeauoured to withdraw the people from their honour and veneration, because they were not as yet canonized.
- How by the intercession of the said sainctes, a gentleman was deli∣uered from death.
- Of the institution of the procession which is made euery yeare in the month of Ianuary, wherin the men goe all naked to visitt the holy Martyrs of Conimbria, for hauing bin by their interces∣sion cured of the plague
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How seauen Frere Minors departed from Italy, to goe to preach the faith of
Iesus Christ vnto the Insidels. -
How the seauen Martyrs preached the faith of
Iesus Christ to the Mores, by whome they were abused and imprisoned. -
Of a letter which the
7. Martyrs wrote to the Christians of Cepte. - How the holy Martyrs were againe presented to the king, before whome they constantly preached the saith.
- How the seauen Martyrs were condemned to death and beheaded.
- How two Religious which S. Francis sent to Valencia in Arragon, were Martyred there.
- How the reliques of the said holy Martyrs, were afterwardes transla∣ted to Teruel by the king of Arragon.
- How the Morian king Azot became Christian, and gaue the citty of Valencia to the king of Arragon, and in satifaction of his sinne, he conuerted his Pallace into a Monastery of Religious of the Order of S. Francis.
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Of a Miracle wrought by the said holy Martyrs att Teruell
- 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.
- The Martyrdome of Br. Electus disciple of S. Francis; and of his companions. Ta∣ken out of the 35. chapter, and placed here for the reason aboue proposed.
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How S. Francis sent certaine Religious to preach the faith of
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THE FIFT BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the birth of S. Antony, and his education by his Father: how he left the world, and became a Canon reguler in the Order of Sainct Augustin.
- How for the desire of Martyrdome, he became Religious of the Order of S. Francis.
- How the name of Ferdinand was chaunged into Antony, and how he departed for Marroccho, with intention there to receaue Martyrdome, and was by tempest driuen into Sicilia, thence he went into Italy, and thence to the generall chapter of S. Francis.
- Of his first preaching, and how he was afterward made preacher by sainct Francis.
- How, where and of whome he learned, and after read Diuinity.
- How he preached in France, and of the miracles he wrought there.
- How he deliuered a Religious, and a Nouice, from great temptations.
- Of the miracles which he wrought in France, vpon two that were very deuout vnto him.
- He knew the illusions of the deuill, by diuine inspiration.
- Of miracles wrought by the S. in his preachings.
- Of the efficacie, vertue and feruour of his prayer.
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How our Lord Iesus
Christ was seene in the armes of sainct an∣tony. - Of his prophesie of a Martyr before he was borne, and of the same Martyrdome.
- Of an other prophesie of his, touching an other Martyr, and of his Martyrdome.
- Of the office of his doctrine, and his seuerity against sinnes.
- How he reprehended the tirant Ezelin.
- How att one sermon of his, he conuerted 22. theeues.
- Of the conuersion of many heritikes, by a sermon which S. Antony made to the fishes of the sea, which gaue him eare.
- How he conuerted a very obstinate heretike by a miracle of the blessed sacramēt.
- Of the conuersion of many heritikes, by a miracle of S. Antonyes, eating poyso∣ned meat, without receauing any detriment.
- How in one sermon and att one time, he was heard by many strangers to preach in their seuerall languages: and a woman heard him far off.
- Of certeine miracles which he wrought vpon some that were deuout vnto him.
- Hauing written a letter to his prouinciall, an Angel carryed it, and brought answeare therof.
- How he was twice in spirit at Lysbone in Portugall, to assist his father.
- How he endeauoured to preserue his Order in the ancient and first obseruance, and how for that end he caused Brother Helias to be displaced, who had bin by the Pope, constituted and named Generall, after the death of Br. Iohn Parent.
- Of the last lent that he preached, of the great fruit of his preaching, and of his pious worckes.
- Of his last sicknes, his prophesie of his future glory, his vision of God, and his death.
- How he appeared to the Abbot of Vercelles.
- Of a great mirache, wherby the death of sainct Antony was discouered, and of the dissension that arose about his sepulture.
- Of the resolution of his canonization, and of certaine miracles there wrought.
- How his body was transported into the said church of Padua, then into that where it now is, and wherefore,
- How he raised his Nephew that died att Lisbone.
- Of two other raised from death by Sainct Antonie, and of some others.
- Of many miracles wrought against such as▪ would not beleeue the glory of the Sainct.
- Of many other miracles, and of the Breefe of S. Antony against the Deuils, which remained in the handes of the king of Portugall.
- Of certaine other miracles of sainct Antony
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THE SIXT BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the conuersion of Br. Bernard Quintauall, and of his pouerty.
- How Br. Bernard by the vertue of patience built a monastery att Bolonia, and some others in Lombardy.
- Of the pilgrimage of Brother Bernard to S. Iames in Galicia, and what happened to him there.
- How Brother Bernard receaued of almighty God the grace of extaticall contemplation and of the effectes therof, together with his abstinence.
- How this worthy seruant of God was tryed and exercised in patience and en∣durance of temptations.
- Of the zeale of Religion, and the charity which Brother Bernard had towardes the sicke.
- Of the death of the glorious Brother Bernard.
- How the glory of Br. Bernard was reuealed to Br. Leo, and Br. Ruffin.
- The life of Br. Ruffinus, companion of S. Francis.
- Of the ready obedience of Br. Ruffinus.
- How the deuils feared and shunned Br. Ruffinus.
- The thirtenth chapter which should follow here, is inserted before, to better pur∣pose, touching a greatt temptation of Br. Ruffin and how he surmounted the deuils by vertue of the prayer of S. Francis.
- Of the death of the glorious Br. Ruffinus, and of the apparition he had a litle before his death.
- The life of brother Leo.
- How Brother Leo burned the box which Brother Helias Generall of the Order had sett at the Church dore, to gather almose for the fabrique, against the purity of the rule.
- Of certaine miracles, and of the death of the glorious Brother Leo▪
- The life of Brother Siluester.
- The life of Brother Macie.
- How Br. Macie obtained of God the vertue of humilitie.
- How Br. Macie desired to obtaine of God, to loue his ennemies as his deerest friendes.
- Of the counsaile which Br. Macie gaue to a murmurer, to correct his fault.
- Of the prayer of Brother Macie, and of his holy death.
- The liues of the holy Brethren, Brother Zacharie, and Brother Walter.
- Of the sanctity and miracles of Brother Zachary, who was the first Guardian of the Couent of Alenquer, and of his death.
- Of a Religious that was disciple to sainct Francis, in the Couent of Alenquer.
- Of the life, sanctity, death and miracles of Br. Walter, and of the ancient custome of Portugall, to record matters that happened, by the yeares of Augustus Caesar.
- The life of Brother Angelus of Pisa, a Religious of worthy sanctitie.
- How the said Priour was seuerily punished of God, and also the o∣ther two Religious that were with him, for the discurtisie vsed towardes his seruantes.
- How Br. Angelus caused Couents to be builded att Oxford and other where: of his humilitie, and of his death.
- Of the glorious Br. Ambrosse of Massa.
- Of many muracles wrought by this glorious S. Ambrose.
- Of the life of Br. Iuniperus, disciple of S. Francis.
- How Brother Iuniperus abhorred honours, and consolations.
- Of the remedy which Brother Iuniperus vsed, against the temptations of sensuality.
- Of the great charity which Br. Iuniperus exercised towards the sick.
- How Brother Iuniperus gaue all he had, and could haue for the loue of God.
- How Brother Iuniperus to confound the Religious of too much care for their food, dressed them att once enough for 15. dayes.
- How Brother Iuniperus was feared of the Deuils.
- How the deuill attempting to be reuenged on Brother Iuniperus, did maliciously torment him and brought him euen to a gallowes, to hang him.
- Of a Companion of Brother Iuniperus, and that was vnder his gouernement.
- How Brother Iuniperus in prayer saw the glory of God, and of his death.
- The life of Brother Simon of Assisium, the Disciple of sainct Francis
- How Brother Simon deliuered a Nouice from the temptation of the flesh, and how the Nouice became perfect in charity and of his death.
- The life of the glorious Father, Brother Christopher
- Of the diuine consolations which he receaued in prayer and att Masse.
- Of some miracles wrought by this glorious Br. Christopher in his life time.
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Of the spiritt of prophetie, and of some other miracles wrought by this glorious seruant of
Iesus Christ. - Of the glorious death of Br. Christopher.
- Of the dead raysed, by the inuocation of this sainct.
- Of other miracles wrought in the cure of many dangerous and incura∣ble diseases.
- A summarie of the life of some other disciples of the holy Father S. Francis.
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THE SEAVENTH BOOKE OF THE SECOND VOLVME AND FIRST PART OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the conuersion of Brother Giles to the Religion of the Frere Minors.
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How Brother Giles went to visit the reliques of S. Iames in Galu
a, and the holy Sepulcher of our Redeemer Iesus Christ in Hierusalē. - How this seruant of God endeauoured to gaine his liuing by the worck and labour of his handes.
- How our Lord releiued Brother Giles in an extreme necessitie.
- Of the humilitie and obedience of Br. Giles.
- How zealous Br. Giles was of his rule, and of holy pouerty.
- How much Br. Giles affected the purity of Chastity.
- How Br. Giles went into Africa to preach to the Mores, with inten∣tion there to suffer Martyrdome.
- Of the hight and sublimity of Br. Giles his contemplation.
- Of divers apparitions of our Lord and S. Francis, to Br. Giles.
- Of the graces which God bestowed on Brother Giles in the said vision.
- Of the exercises, and of the affection Br, Giles had to the contemplatiue life.
- Of an admirable dispute held by Br. Giles touching free will, against Br. Gerardin, in the presence of many Religious.
- How the blessed Br. Giles had the spirit of Prophesie.
- How Br. Giles was visited by S. Lewes king of France, and what passed betwene them.
- How Br. Giles comsorted and encouraged a Religious whome he had con∣uerted and brought to be of the Order, who complained that he shewed not himselfe so gracious vnto him as before he receiued the habitt.
- How Brother Giles defended himselfe from the deuill, by whome he was often persecuted.
- Of diuers answeres giuen by Brother Giles vpon sundry occa∣sions.
- Of other like answeares of the blessed Br. Giles.
- Certaine pious discourses of the holy Father Brother Giles.
- A discourse of Faith.
- A discours of Charity, and of what the Prophet meant when he said, that all his friendes did deceaue him.
- A discourse of humility.
- A discourse of the seare of God.
- A discourse of Patience.
- A discourse of Idlenesse.
- A discourse of the contempt of the world.
- A discourse of Chastity.
- A discourse of Temptation.
- A discourse of Penance.
- A discourse of Prayer.
- A discourse of spirituall warinesse, and of consideration.
- A discourse of the Actiue and Contemplatiue life.
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Of profitable science and vnfruitfull, of preaching and the interpretation of those wordes of the scripture:
Ego rogaui pro te Petre. - A discourse of good and euill wordes.
- A discourse of perseuerance in good worckes, and of the memorie of death.
- A discourse of Religion and Obedience.
- A discourse of vertues and vices in generall, and of Prayer.
- Of some other spirituall discourses of this glorious Sainct.
- How God wrought many miracles by the merittes of Brother Giles.
- How God communicated to Br. Giles a most pleasing seeling of glory before this death.
- Of the admirable prophesic he made of himselfe, and of his death.
- Of the reuelation of the glory of this S.
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THE EIGHTH BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- Of the intention of our Lord in the vocation of S. Clare, and of her con∣try, her father and mother. Of a reuelation vnto her mother tou∣ching her sanctity, and of her birth.
- Of the education, charity, prayer, mortification and virginity of saincte Clare.
- How the virgin S. Clare had knowledge of the vertues of the holy Father S. Francis.
- How S. Francis drew the virgin S. Clare out of the world, and made her Religious.
- How much the kinred of S. Clare laboured to retire her from Religion, and how she was conducted to S. Damian.
- How the Virgin Agnes, sister to S. Clare, was by her feruent prayes conuer∣ted, and of the persecutions she endured by her kinred, and how she was miraculously freed of them.
- Of the humility of the Virgin saincte Clare.
- Of the voluntary pouerty of the Virgin saincte Clare, and of her zeale to that holy vertue.
- Of the miracles of the pouerty of the glorious S. Clare.
- Of the austere mortifications, abstinences and fast of S. Clare.
- Of the deuotion and spirituall profitt which the fame of the glorious S. Clare procured ouer all the world.
- Of the feruent and perfect prayer of the Virgin, S. Clare.
- How the Mores were expelled the Monastery, by the prayers of S. Clare.
- How the citty of Assisium was an other time deliuered by the prayer of this holy Virgin.
- Of the reuerence and deuotion which S. Clare had to the most B. Sacrament, and of the vertue of her prayers against the Deuils.
- Of a merueillous consolation which S. Clare receaued on the feast of the most holy Natiuity.
- Of the spirituall doctrine wherwith S. Clare nourced and eleuated her daughters.
- Of the deuotion which Pope Gregoire the ninth bad to the virgin sainte Clare, and of a latter which he wrote vnto her whiles he was yet Cardinall.
- Of the confirmation of the first rule of saincte Clare, inserted with her rule.
- The rule of the Religious of S. Clare, called Damiates.
- How the Religious must be receaued into Religion.
- Of the manner of saying the diuine office, of fasting, and of the time of communicating.
- How the Abbesse is to be chosen.
- Of silence and of the manner of speaking in the speake house and att the grate.
- That the Religious may not receiue nor haue any Possessions, nor any thing proper, in their owne, or any third persons Custody.
- How and in what sort the Religious must labour and exercise themselues.
- That the Religions may not appropriat any thing to them selues, and of the sick sisters.
- Of the penance fitt to be giuen to the Religious vpon occasions, and of the manner of negotiation without the Monastery.
- How the Abbesse ought to visit her Religious.
- Of the duety of the Portresse.
- How the Monastery is to be visited.
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Of the the most feruent loue of
Iesus Christ which enflamed the hart of S. Clare, and how the deuill tormented her: of an extasie wherin she continued a night and two dayes together. - Of many miracles wrought by saincte Clare by the signe and vertue of the crosse.
- How saincte Clare blessed bread, wheron the signe of the crosse mira∣culously remayned.
- Of many infirmities of the glorious Virgin S. Clare, of her weaknesse, and how she was visited by the Protectour.
- How Pope Innocent the fourth visited S. Clare in her last sicknes, and gaue her absolution.
- How S. Clare comforted her sister S. Agnes.
- Of the death of the blessed Virgin S. Clare, and of a vision which one of her Religious saw.
- Of the honorable obsequies that were performed for S. Clare.
- Of the miracles wrought by the merittes of S. Clare, and first of posses∣sed personnes that haue bin deliuered.
- Of many that were miraculously cured of diuers diseases.
- Of the lame and paralitiques cured by saincte Clare.
- How two children were by saincle Clare rescued and preserued from the rage of wolues.
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How diuers were deliuered from drowning and danger of sea, hauing i
uocated S. Clare. - How S. Clare was canonized by Pope Alexander the fourth.
- How saincte Agnes was by the holy Father sainct Francis sent to Flo∣rence, there to build a Monastery.
- A Copte of the letter which saincte Agnes wrote to her Sister saincte Clare, and to all the others sisters of her Monastery.
- Of an extasie of S. Agnes, and how S. Clare saw her thrice crowned by an Angell.
- How S. Agnes sent S. Clares vaile to the monasterie of Florence, and of her death and translation to S. George of Assisium, with all her Religious, into a new Couent.
- Of many miracles that almighty God wrought by the merittes of S. Agnes.
- Of possessed personnes deliuered by the merittes of saincte Agnes, and of certaine other miracles.
- The life of an other saincte Agnes, who was daughter to the king of Bohemia, and Religious of S. Clares Order.
- Of many other Religious that florished primitiuely in the Order of S. Clare.
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THE NINTH BOOKE OF THE SECOND VOLVME AND FIRST PART OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- How the Order of the seculer penitents was instituted by the holy Father S. Francis.
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The Briefe of Pope Gregory the ninth, wherby he declared this Order to be confirmed and fauoured by Pope Honorius the
3. - The Briefe of the said Pope Gregory the ninth, wherby he permitteth the Penitents of the third Order of S. Francis, to heare diuine office in time of interdiction.
- An other Briese of the said Pope Gregory the ninth in fauour of the Freres Penitents.
- Of an other Briefe of Pope Innocent the fourth.
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Of the authenticall institution of the first rule and forme of life of the Bre∣thren Penitents of the third Order of S. Francis, ordayned by Pope Nicolas the
4. inserted with the said rule. - Of the meane to examine them that will enter into the said Order.
- In what manner they ought to be receaued, who desire to enter into the sayd Order.
- Of the forme of their habitt, and how they must be clothed.
- That the said Penitentes may not haunt dishonest banquettes, nor come∣dies, nor giue any thinge to stage-players and comedians.
- Of abstinence and fasting.
- How osten in the yeare they ought to confesse and communicate
- That they must not weare offenciue weapons.
- In what manner the said Bre. Penitents ought to say their Canonicall houres.
- That the Brethren who can, must make their will.
- How peace is to bemade betweene the Brethren when occasion requireth, and betweene strangers.
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To whome the Brethren must haue recourse being molested against rea∣son and their pra
ledges. -
That the Brethren must withall poss
b l ty absta ne from solemne oathes. - How the Brethren ought to assemble in congregation, and of their hearing Masse.
- How the sick are to be visited, and what care must be had of the dead.
- Of the Superiour Ministers.
- How the Brethren Penitents that are faulty and delinquent, are to be visited and corrected.
- That the Brethren must auoyd debates and contentions among themselues, or others.
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How the Brethren may be dispenced withall in their abst
nences. - That the Ministers must discouer vnto the visitor the manisest saultes.
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Approbation of the Pope that none of the Brethren shalbe obliged vnder mortall sinne to obserue the points afor
said. - The Briefe of Pope Nicolas the fourth, in fauour of the confra∣ternity of Penitents.
- The life of S. Elizabeth the widow, daughter to the king of Hungary, and of the third Order of S. Francis.
- Of S. Elizabeths perseuerance in vertues after she was maryed, of her pious behauiour, and of her patience in her afflictions.
- Of the prayer, humility, pouerty, obedience and forgetfulnes of iniuries, of S. Elizabeth, and of the reuelation which God made vnto her of the remis∣sion of her sinnes.
- Of the deuotion of this S. towardes the Frere Minors, and how, doubting of the loue of God towardes her, he miraculously displanted a tree, and re∣planted it where she desired.
- Of the great charity of this holy Princesse, and how she spent her time in worckes of mercy.
- Of the death of the Duke her husband, and of many afflictions which she endured in her widowhood.
- How S. Elizabeth became religious, and founded a great hospitall for the vse of poore sick people.
- What order S. Elizabeth obserued, and the miracles she wrought in the said Monasterie.
- Of the contemplation of S. Elizabeth, and how she deliuered her mother out of Purgatory, and conuerted a very sensuall yong man.
- Of the blessed death of S. Elizabeth, and of the great miracles she wrought, and how Pope Gregory the 9. canonized her.
- The life of the B. Elzearius of the third order of sainct Francis, and S. Delphine his wife.
- How sainct Elzearius was maryed, and accorded with his wife, to con∣serue their virginity.
- Of the worthy and singuler vertues of S. Elzearius.
- How S. Elzearius had the true vertue of patience: of his death and ca∣nonization, and the death of his wife.
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The life of the blessed Yues, of the
3. Order S. Francis. - Of the abstinence, charity, prayer, and the manner of saying the di∣uine office, of S. Yues.
- Of the blessed death of S. Yues.
- Of some other holy persons of the third Order of S. Francis.
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THE TENTH BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS OF THE SFRAPHICALL FATHER S. FRANCIS.
- An aduertisment of the first Translatour vnto the Reader.
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Of what arriued to two Religious of S. Francis, with a Tyrant whome they conuerted to pen
tence. - Notable humility of a Preacher of S. Francis his Order.
- Of a very terrible accident vnto a Nouice, cloathed by S. Antony of Padua.
- Of the humility and deuotion of Brother Iames.
- Of a Guardian that had litle charity, and how almighty God did chastice him.
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Of the subt
l ty which two seuerall times the deuill vsed to reduce the Frere Minors from the strictnes of their pouerty. - How our Sauiour Iesus Christ, by the merittes of S. Francis, conser∣ued certaine Religious in the Order.
- How a Lawyer by occasion of a vaine word entred into the Religion of sainct Francis.
- Of an admirable vision that happened in the Couent of sainct Fran∣cis of Lisbone.
- A notable miracle of the B. Sacrament, wrought in the Couent of S. Francis att Mans, a motiue and cause of the erection of a worthy confraternitie.
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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE FRIER MINORS.
- A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS CONTAYNED IN THIS FIRST Tome of the Chronicle histoire of the Order of Saint Francis.
- APPROBATIO.