The life of the glorious virgin S. Clare Togeather with the conuersion, and life of S. Agnes her sister. And of another S. Agnes, daughter to the King of Bohemia. Also the rule of S. Clare. And the life of S. Catharine of Bologna. Translated into English.

Of the lame and paralitiqes cured by Saint Clare.

CHAP. XXIX.

A Cittizen of Perusia called Iohn-Martin de Buoni, went one time with many other Cittizens out of the Citty to fight against their enemies of Fullinium: the skirmish being ended, Iohn found his hand exceedingly hurt with the blow of a flint stone▪ and the bone being broken he was therby maymed: and hauing byn at extreme cost for the cure therof, yet without any remedy, but still inforced to carry his arme in a skarfe, he alwayes complayned therof as of a desperate may me, &

asked Coūsell about cutting off his hand; but hauing one day heard speach of marueylous thinges wrought by almighty God at the intercession of S. Clare, he with a strong fayth vowed to goe to her sepulcher, whither arriuing he ve∣ry deuoutly presented her a hand of wax, then fell vpon his knees, & made his feruent prayor to God, that it would please his diuine ma∣iesty, by the merits & intercession of that most holy virgin to cure him; the successe was admirable, for before this gentleman arose, he felt his hand intierly cured, for which he gaue thankes to God & to the Saint.

A young man likewise of Ca∣strouitoli called Petronius, was so cōsumed with a disease which had

for three years continually afflicted him, that he seemed to be already withered, & corrupted, yea he was therby brought to such weak∣nes, that in going he stouped with his face as it were vpon the gro∣und, & found great difficulty to walke, though with a staffe in his hand to support him.

His Father hauing alredy bin ex∣ceedingly charged about his cure, continued yet in resolution to im∣ploy the residue of his substāce out of his vehemēt desire to see his son cured. But the Phisitians hauing assured him that there was no hope of cure by humane art, he had re∣course to the new Saint, of whose vertue hauing heard much report, he caused his sonne to be carryed thither where the Reliques of Saint

Clare reposed. And hauing made his prayers by her sepulcher, he re∣couered his former health, and mi∣raculously arose sound & streight, as if he had neuer indured infirmi∣ty, yea he ran, leapt, and praysed God, & S. Clare, inducing all pre∣sent to haue greater faith and deuo∣tion towards her.

In the towne of Saint Quirice, within the Diocesse of Assisium, a child of ten yeares old, hauing byn borne lame, went so pittifully and painfully, that if he chaunced to fall to the ground, he could not rise againe, but with extreme diffi∣culty.

His mother had many times re∣commended him to S. Francis, yet found he no redresse: but vnder∣standing afterwardes, that the vir∣gin

Saint Clare was very famous for infinit miracles, which by her me∣ritts were wrought at her sepul∣cher, she caused her Sonne to be carryed thither; & incontinently after that he had bin there, his bones were setled in their places, & his mēbers were cured: that which Saint Francis intreated by deuout prayers would not graunt, he re∣ferred to be obtayned & impetra∣ted by the meritts of his disciple S. Clare.

A Cittizen of Eugubium called Iames le France, had a Sonne of fiue yeares old so lame, that he could not goe, which he very impatient∣ly supported, seeming to him that the torment of his child was a re∣proach vnto his honour and fa∣mily.

When this child was vpon the ground, he would wallow & creep in the dust in that sort to goe, and if he would stay himselfe against a∣ny thing to arise, he could not, for uature had giuen him only a de∣sire, but no force or ability therun∣to. But his Father and Mother consulted to make a vow for him, and to offer him to the merits of Saint Clare, to whome they promi∣sed, that being cured he should be called hers. The vow being made, the espouse of Iesus Christ cured this child, who began so well to go, that without any help he went to the sepulcher of the sayd Saint.

A woman of Castell-Menarie, cal∣led Plenaria, had bin long time be∣nummed, in such sort as she could not goe without a staffe, but cau∣sing

herselfe to be carryed to the sepulcher of Saint Clare, and ha∣uing there deuoutly offered her prayers, the day following ob∣tayned, vvhat she vvith fayth demaunded, so that he returned home vpon her owne feete, who came thither supported by the feet of others.

A woman of Perusia had a swel∣ling vpon her cheeke, which tor∣mented her a long tyme, and be∣sides had all ouer her body many ring-wormes and tettars; she had also her necke greater 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her head & often thinking on S. Clare, she one day went to her Church, where with great deuotion and a true fayth she made her prayers: & continuing by her sepulcher till e∣uen within night, she fell into a

great sweet, wherby the swelling began to wax dry and to shrinke, and so by little and little she was so perfectly cured, that there remay∣ned no shew of any skarre.