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WHen the holy Father S. Francis went into Spaine to visitt the Church of sainct Iames in Galicia, he tooke Br. Ber∣nard and certaine other of his companions with him. They
found in theiriorney a poore sicke personne in a place very miserable and discomfortable, and vttetly abandoned; there they remayned certaine dayes to haue care of him, serue and comfort him. But sainct Fran∣cis knowing his sicknesse would be of long continuance, lefte Brother Bernard to attend him, and proceeded on his pilgrimage, whence retourning he found the sick man recouered, and tooke Brother Bernard back with him into Italie, whence shortlie after he demaunded leaue of him to visite the Apostle Sainct Iames in Galicia, not hauing opportunitie to goe with him the other time; and hauing accomplished his iust desire, att his retourne he came to a riuer which, by reason of the swiftnes and violence of the cur∣rent which was very deepe, he could not wade ouer, wherfore he was enforced to stay att the side therof, where a litle after, an An∣gel in very actiue manner appeared vnto him, and saluted him in Italian: Which Brother Bernard admiring, asked him if he came from Italie, or whence he was: wherto he answeared, that he came from our Lady of Angels, where he had bin to admonish Br. Helias of his temerity in desiring to make a new rule, and that he had rudely shutt the gate vpon him, for which God would punish him. Which said, he easily conducted Br. Bernard to the other side of the riuer, and then in∣continentlie vanished, leauing Br. Bernard exceedinglie comforted, who gaue thanckes to God for hauing visited and assisted him by his An∣gell. Being att Assisium he recounted to the holy Father S. Fran∣cis and others, what the Angell had tould him of Brother Helias: by which meane it was knowne that he who was att the dore of the Couent of our Lady of Angels, and had spoken to Brother Helyas (as hath bin related in the 100. chapter of the first booke) was sent of God, to propose vnto him the question there sett downe, to giue him occasion of amendement.