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 life of Brother Siluester.

Of the conuersation, merittes and death of Br. Syluester.

THE XX. CHAPTER.

THe good Father Br. Siluester, was the first preist that entred into the Religion of S. Francis. In the first booke and first vo∣lume of this first part we haue sett downe his conuersion, and how he became a Frere Minor. This was his eleuenth disciple, who so encreased and profited in the vertue of sanctity, that he discoursed and conuersed with God, as ordinarily one freind doth with an other: which S. Francis often experienced, and diuers times gaue testimony therof, as when he reuealed vnto him that the will of God was they should apply themselues to preaching: And also when S. Francis commanded him to chase the deuils out of the citty of Arezzo, which is amply discoursed in the fift and sixt chapters of the first booke of this first part. Now this holy seruant of God, after he had perfectly serued his maiesty many yeares, reposed in peace, and was buryed att Assisium in the Church of S. Francis, with his other companions.