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.

How he deliuered from death the Princesse of Portugall. Taken out of the sixteenth chapter of the tenth booke, to be more properly put in this place.

THe princesse, Lady Aldoucia daughter of the king of Portugall and of queene Teresa, by a very extreme and dangerous infirmi∣ty

that tormented her, approaching to her death, her mother had re∣course vnto sainct Antony, to whome she was much deuoted, most affectionately recommending her daughter vnto him, and praying him to remember that he was borne in that kingdome, and that as he had cured, saued, and raysed so many in Italy, he would please also to deliuer her daughter from that danger of death. Att that very in∣stant, so strong and violent a fitt of the feauer did assault the sick Prin∣cesse, that euery one esteemed it her last agony. But then did the Sainct appeare vnto her, and said: daughter, God hath sent me to thee for satisfaction of the frequent prayers of thy mother, to putt it to the election of thy will, either to goe now with me to Paradise, or for consolation of thy mother to continue longer in the world. The Princesse hauing choasen the second; sainct Antony deliuered her his girdle saying: Well, kisse this Cord: which she taking in her han∣des, and as she thought holding it fast, she cryed to her mother, Ma∣dame, Madame, come see the glorious sainct Antony whome I hold by his girdle, which he hath deliuered me to kisse therby to be cured: she comming and not seeing the Sainct att all, found her daughter per∣fectly well; wherfore she diuulged this miracle in the Citty of Allen∣quor, where this happened, in the Church of the Frere Minors, whither she with all her Court repayred to giue thanckes to God and to his holy seruant.