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ON an other time, one of the principall Capitaines of the Empe∣rour Federick called Vitall d'Auerse, a man very ambitious of glory, full of courage and a notable Capitaine, conducted his troupes to besiege Assisiū, and hauing encōpassed it, he exposed to wast and spoile the plaine contry therabout, making a totall ruine euen to the
very trees which were hewed downe, and then framing his siege, he vttered menacing and vaunting oathes, that he would not stirre thence, till he had giuen the citty a victorious assault: and so this siege so long continued that the besieged began to loose courage, as wanting many thinges extreemely needfull vnto them. Wherof this holy seruant of IESVS CHRIST being aduertised, sighing in her hart, she called all her Religious, to whome she thus discoursed: My deere sisters, you know that all our necessities haue euer bin supplyed by the charity of this cit∣ty; so that we should proue very vngratefull, if we should not according to our ability assist them in this extreme necessity: then she comman∣ded to be broughte her, ashes, and all her Religious to discoife their heades, and to giue them example she began to couer her bare head with ashes, wherin all the other Religious following her, she said: Goe ye to our Lord IESVS CHRIST, and with the greatest humility and most feruent prayers that you can possible, demaund of him the deli∣uery of your citty. It cannot be expressed with what feruour and teares these deuout virgins incessantly offerred their prayers and teares vnto God, one entier day and one night, demaunding mercy in behalfe of the said citty besieged by their ennemies. These prayers and teares were of such force and vertue, that the omnipotent in bounty and mercy had compassion of them, and from the day following sent them his puissant assistance, in such sort that the ennemies camp was defeited, the Capi∣taine constrained shamefully and in despight of his forces without sound of trompett to raise his siege: for he fled without euer after troubling the Assisians, being shortly after slaine.