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  1     I|       GOLDEN LEGEND ~THE holy and blessed Doctor S. Jerome saith this
  2     I|          an ox. In that night our Blessed Lady and Mother of God was
  3     I|          God was delivered of our Blessed Saviour upon the hay that
  4     I|          at the reverence of this blessed high feast of his Nativity
  5     I|         wisdom bow their knees. O blessed tigury or little house,
  6     I|         be made that he serve the Blessed Trinity, to the end that
  7     I|           that we may come to the blessed glory and rest in heaven,
  8     I|      after his death. And of this blessed resurrection seven things
  9     I|         cross and the altars with blessed hairs, and thus we should
 10     I|          with his hands lifted he blessed them; and anon before them
 11     I|             Here beginneth of the Blessed Holy Feast of Pentecost
 12     I|         incommutable deity of the Blessed Trinity is without any changing,
 13     I|          is showed to us that the Blessed Trinity was all given to
 14     I|          Lord God is unto us. The blessed Son of God would make us
 15     I|       bread is converted into the blessed body of Jesu Christ, and
 16     I|   consecration. And thus hath our blessed Lord left to us his blessed
 17     I|       blessed Lord left to us his blessed body for to be honoured
 18     I|          of the water, that it be blessed to chase away all the power
 19     I|          the seventh day which he blessed. Thus be shortly showed
 20     I|      vengeance. And then our Lord blessed them and said: Grow ye and
 21     I|          also his son Canaan, and blessed Shem and Japhet because
 22     I|        speak of Abram of whom our blessed lady came. He wedded Sara,
 23     I|           name, and thou shalt be blessed, and I shall bless them
 24     I|        thee, and in thee shall be blessed all the kindreds of the
 25     I|       which he did sacrifice, and blessed and thanked our Lord. Abram
 26     I|          and all the country, and blessed Abram. And there Abram gave
 27     I|          and in thy seed shall be blessed all the people of the earth,
 28     I|           was an old man, and God blessed him in all his things. He
 29     I|           ere thou camest. I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
 30     I|      blessed him, and he shall be blessed. When Esau heard these words
 31     I|      blessing that his father had blessed him with, and said in his
 32     I|       Isaac then called Jacob and blessed him and commanded to him
 33     I|        seeing that his father had blessed Jacob and sent him into
 34     I|      tribes of the earth shall be blessed in thee and in thy seed.
 35     I|   generations shall say that I am blessed; therefore she called him
 36     I|          experience that God hath blessed me for thee; I have ordained
 37     I|       which is marvellous? And he blessed him in the same place. Jacob
 38     I|         was come into Bethel, and blessed him saying: Thou shalt no
 39     I|           had charge of. Our Lord blessed the house of Egypt for Joseph'
 40     I|       stand tofore the king which blessed him, and was demanded of
 41     I|           they have lived. And he blessed the king and went out. Then
 42     I|        the land of Canaan, and he blessed me and said: I shall increase
 43     I|        was first born. Then Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph and said:
 44     I|           grow into gentiles, and blessed them, saying that same time:
 45     I|       same time: In thee shall be blessed Israel, and shall be said:
 46     I|       singularly. And when he had blessed his twelve sons he commanded
 47     I|          the Egyptians, and said: Blessed be the Lord that hath delivered
 48     I|         and ye shall be therefore blessed. The second day Moses spake
 49    II|          Saul said then to David: Blessed be thou, my son David. And
 50    II|         him in his bed, and said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
 51    II|    justice and keep God's law, he blessed him and died, and was buried
 52    II|          put in. And then Solomon blessed our Lord tofore all the
 53    II|         the tidings that I heard. Blessed be thy servants, and blessed
 54    II|      Blessed be thy servants, and blessed be these that stand always
 55    II|       wisdom, and thy Lord God be blessed whom thou hast pleased,
 56    II|       other, Job sent to them and blessed and sanctified them, and
 57    II|           forsake thee. Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and
 58    II|           the name of our Lord be blessed. In all these things Job
 59    II|       ring for his ears. Our Lord blessed more Job in his last days
 60    II|       blessing our Lord she said: Blessed be thy name, God of our
 61    II|        Thy name, God of Israel be blessed, world without end. ~In
 62    II|        son, for thou art son of a blessed and good man. And Anna his
 63    II|    children, in which thy name be blessed world without end. Then
 64    II|      tidings. And Raguel and Anna blessed our Lord God and said: We
 65    II|          him, and Gabael wept and blessed God saying: God of Israel
 66    II|      generation, and your seed be blessed of the God of Israel, which
 67    II|    condemned that blaspheme thee. Blessed be they that edify thee,
 68    II|        thy sons, for all shall be blessed, and shall be gathered together
 69    II|           together unto our Lord. Blessed be they that love thee and
 70    II|    Jerusalem his city. I shall be blessed if there be left of my seed
 71    II|         sung by the ways thereof. Blessed be the Lord that hath exalted
 72    II|           which was a widow and a blessed woman, and was left widow
 73    II|          the people, said to her: Blessed be thou of the high God
 74    II|         all women upon earth, and blessed be the Lord that made heaven
 75    II|        came tofore them all, they blessed her with one voice, saying:
 76    II|           therefore thou shalt be blessed world without end, and all
 77    II|       drowned in the sea. And the blessed S. Andrew, whilst he was
 78    II|         came to judgment, and the blessed S. Andrew unto the sacrifice
 79    II|          in a chronicle that, the blessed Nicholas was at the Council
 80    II|         contrary to them; and the blessed Nicholas commanded them
 81    II|         be beheaded. And when the blessed Nicholas knew this, he prayed
 82    II|        was fallen in the sea, the blessed S. Nicholas came and kept
 83    II|          Let us then pray to this blessed saint that he will pray
 84    II|         Lord Jesu Christ which is blessed in secula seculorum. Amen. ~
 85    II|   followeth the Conception of our Blessed Lady. Of the feast of the
 86    II|          of the Conception of our Blessed Lady. ~Maria invenisti graciam
 87    II|       Lady for to show to her the blessed conception of our Lord,
 88    II|           therefore thou shalt be blessed permanably. Judith viii.
 89    II|          ye be a daughter that is blessed of the sovereign God above
 90    II|     through the conception of her blessed son Jesu Christ, which rested
 91    II|           have remembrance of the blessed Virgin Mary mother of God. ~
 92    II|          which loved heartily the blessed Virgin Mary and was wont
 93    II|            And anon therewith our Blessed Lady vanished away. ~Let
 94    II|         followeth the Life of the Blessed Virgin Lucy. ~Lucy is said
 95    II|        therefore it is showed the blessed Lucy hath beauty of virginity
 96    II|       priest came and brought the blessed body of our Lord Jesu Christ.
 97    II|           as she had received the blessed sacrament she rendered and
 98    II|        Lord Jesu Christ, which is blessed world without end. Amen. ~
 99    II|          of the king, the apostle blessed them that were new married,
100    II|           said: Mine apostle hath blessed you in such wise that ye
101    II|      chose seven men, of whom the blessed Stephen was the first and
102    II|          all these things. As the blessed Stephen did many things,
103    II|     succeeded tabernacle. And the blessed Stephen purged him of that
104    II|         by torments. And when the blessed S. Stephen saw this, he
105    II|       protomartyr, and prayed the blessed S. Stephen for her health,
106    II|       done. It is to wit that the blessed S. Stephen suffered not
107    II|           will. The first was the blessed Stephen, the second was
108    II|         privileges that be in the blessed S. John. The first was the
109    II|           him singing and saying: Blessed be he that cometh in the
110    II|          then after this when the blessed apostle S. John had preached
111    II|        grace of our Lord which is blessed in secula seculorum. Amen. ~
112    II|      healeth him anon, and as the blessed Virgin Mary fled with her
113    II|            And thus this holy and blessed Archbishop S. Thomas suffered
114    II|           of this holy martyr our blessed Lord hath showed many miracles.
115    II|    compiled his legend, which the blessed Blasius in the counsel of
116    II|           in the invention of the blessed body of S. Firmin. And the
117    II|        and then pray we unto this blessed saint, S. Firmin, that he
118    II|         they were all so holy and blessed that they recked not of
119    II|       hast said is very true, and blessed be thou and the word of
120    II|        the word of thy mouth, and blessed be all they that by thee
121    II|          O Lord, the blood of thy blessed martyr S. Sebastian was
122    II|                 Of S. Agnes. ~The blessed virgin S. Agnes was much
123    II|          in his preface that this blessed S. Agnes despised the delights
124    II|    decrees of princes? And as the blessed Valerian answered lightly,
125    II|         Austin saith of this holy blessed martyr, S. Vincent, that
126    II|         went not to church, ne he blessed him not, ne recommended
127    II|           and closed the door and blessed him, and went and prayed
128    II|          me. And when he awoke he blessed the poor people, and said:
129    II|          again and took it to the blessed S. John and desired him
130    II|          beaten him, and then the blessed John defended them saying:
131   III|           his name be praised and blessed. He learned us that we should
132   III|    created all the world, and his blessed Son which in human nature
133   III|           of Jesu Christ which is blessed in secula seculorum. Amen.~
134   III|         in the same hour that the blessed Virgin brought her dear
135   III|           spiritual have seen thy blessed son Jesu Christ, which shall
136   III|   virginity, so she came with her blessed son at the fortieth day
137   III|           that thou madest to thy blessed son in giving him suck,
138   III|         had great devotion in the blessed Virgin Mary, and she had
139   III|        will make our peace to the blessed Son and impetre and get
140   III|         had lift up his hands and blessed them. And also sick men
141   III|         in to a pond, and anon he blessed the water and the water
142   III|     fulfilled the promises of thy blessed Son, by which all creatures
143   III|        but as soon as S. Maur had blessed it and made his orison he
144   III|        and thus accomplished this blessed saint his life in the time
145   III|          Benet is said because he blessed much people, or else because
146   III|          of the cross over it and blessed it, and anon the vessel
147   III|        devil said: Cursed and not blessed, why have I so much persecution?~
148   III|          but anon as S. Benet had blessed it, they lifted it anon.
149   III|         the sign of the cross and blessed him, and raised him to life
150   III|       bless him. Then took he the blessed sacrament and made it to
151   III|     Virgin Mary the coming of the Blessed Son of God. That is to wit,
152   III|         our damnation, so was the blessed Virgin Mary beginning of
153   III|          her after: Thou shalt be blessed above all other women, for
154   III|         virgin and clean. And our blessed Lady was much abashed of
155   III|          women for to receive his blessed Son and be mother to God,
156   III|         mantle corporal, that the blessed Son of God shall be hid
157   III|        was thirty years old. This blessed Annunciation happened the
158   III|      informed in the faith of the blessed man Calocerus, which was
159   III|          Faustin and Jonathan the blessed sacrament, and Faustin delivered
160   III|        and receiving it said: The blessed body of our Lord Jesu Christ
161   III|      where Calocerus was, and our blessed Saviour with him. And when
162   III|        blessing. After, she said: Blessed be God the Saviour of our
163   III|           thus prayed, and to our blessed Lady thus faithfully promised,
164   III|        and prayed for help to our blessed Lady in whom I had set all
165   III|          Then let us pray to this blessed martyr and archbishop, S.
166   III|          wheat and corn. Thus the blessed George was high in despising
167   III|     christened? Then answered the blessed George: Doubt thee nothing,
168   III|          have his wit again.~This blessed and holy martyr S. George
169   III|           of Almighty God and his blessed martyr S. George. Then let
170   III|        Milan, and as S. Peter had blessed him with the sign of the
171   III|          of doctrine. So then the blessed James is escried, for he
172   III|          one of these trees. This blessed cross was put in the earth,
173   III|           should enter into it he blessed it, and said: Fair Lord,
174   III|        right side. The clerk~anon blessed him with the sign of the
175   III|           us with the sign of the blessed cross that we may thereby
176   III|           with it the body of the blessed Epimachus, whom the said
177   III|        make in the worship of our blessed Lady. And Brightwold that
178   III|       fell at Strood in Kent, but blessed be God at this day is no
179   III|           that holy place for his blessed saint, S. Austin, that if
180   III|           to nobody. And then the blessed S. Lupus took S. Germain
181   III|   Felician is as much to say as a blessed or happy old man. Primus
182   III|       perfection of his life, and blessed for his glorious fruition.
183   III|        men buried them. And these blessed saints were thus martyred
184   III|           to the sepulchre of the blessed virgin, and there was delivered
185   III|      showed many miracles for his blessed virgin Marine. She died
186   III|       Vital, and their mother the blessed Valery, which gave all their
187   III| welldisposed people. For he had a blessed and an holy man, S. Dunstan,
188   III|          and rebukes, whereto the blessed man Alban answered no word,
189   III|        cause committed in me, and blessed Lord make the air attemperate
190   III|          believe firmly that this blessed Alban by his merits may
191   III|      great fury ran upon all that blessed company and cruelly slew,
192   III|        man Amphiabel, seeing this blessed company thus cruelly put
193   III|       sent from our Lord unto the blessed Virgin Mary, newly espoused
194   III|           was then great with the blessed Son of God, our Lord Jesu
195   III|           child was anoint of the blessed Holy Ghost, and, by the
196   III|      merits and grace done to the blessed child, S. Elizabeth was
197   III|       with a high voice: Thou art blessed among and above all women,
198   III|          and above all women, and blessed be the fruit of thy womb.
199   III|        and removed. Thou art well blessed and happy that thou hast
200   III|          damned. Which things, my blessed brother, behoveth us to
201   III|          of God. Anon after these blessed words S. Marcial took leave
202   III|           thee in the name of thy blessed dear Son and of thy good
203   III|        yours? They answered: Yea. Blessed be ye, said the holy man,
204   III|           gospel that saith that, Blessed be they that be clean of
205   III|         had great admiration, and blessed our Lord that had given
206   III|        begun in the honour of the blessed martyrs S. Denis, S. Rustique,
207   III|       they said, she arose up and blessed each after other with the
208   III|        vexation of the devil, and blessed our Lord for this miracle.~
209   III|           and orisons, and after, blessed her with the sign of the
210   III|        people without number. She blessed them and signed them with
211   III|        maid also. The holy virgin blessed them in the name of the
212   III|           do bring holy water and blessed it and gave him drink, and
213   III|          She touched his ears and blessed him, and anon he was whole,
214   III|         saint had pity on him and blessed him, and the fever left
215   III|      would visit their wives. The blessed virgin, which was debonair,
216   III|           to the holy virgin. The blessed virgin commanded the spirit
217   III|          Tours honoured much this blessed virgin, how well it was
218   III|        and the burette brake; she blessed the oil and bade the maid
219   III|        dumb, blind, and lame; the blessed virgin anointed him with
220   III|          the love of the holy and blessed saint, S. Genevieve, the
221   III|            After the death of the blessed virgin S. Genevieve was
222   III|         Lord by the merits of the blessed virgin corporally, which
223   III|          this glorious saint, the blessed Genevieve, that she be mediatrix
224    IV|          virtues, of which by the blessed prayers and his intercessions
225    IV|       good time, and thy works be blessed for the acceptable sacrifice
226    IV|         duke, which was become so blessed man, should make sacrifice
227    IV|  therefore when he heard that the blessed SS. John and Paul had the
228    IV|       read in the miracles of our blessed Lady, in the church of S.
229    IV|           Leo turned him unto the Blessed Virgin, our Lady, and committed
230    IV|           it was taken to him, he blessed it, and hid it under his
231    IV|          of the bread that he had blessed, and suddenly he made them
232    IV|   wondering: Have ye not seen the blessed apostles Peter and Paul
233    IV|        and as he cried again, his blessed soul departed from the flesh. ~
234    IV|       persecutions, the which the blessed Hilary rehearseth shortly,
235    IV|         make ready thy neck; then blessed Paul looked up into heaven
236    IV|         smiting off his head. The blessed martyr Paul took the keverchief,
237    IV|           head, and then all they blessed God, and thus knew verily
238    IV|      ready the cord, saying: Most blessed Paul, help me. And when
239    IV|           beheld in that hour his blessed body all bewrapped in his
240    IV|           love he thought himself blessed. He coveted not to be fellow
241    IV|           S. Gregory calleth this blessed Felicitas more than a martyr,
242    IV|          there much gold, and she blessed her and commended her to
243    IV|           did it unwittingly. She blessed her, and anon he vanished
244    IV|           he lift up his hand and blessed the eggs, and they were
245    IV|       year of his reign died this blessed bishop S. Swithin. And when
246    IV|          and prayed humbly to our blessed Lady that he might be restored
247    IV|        say his mass. And then our blessed Lady appeared to this priest,
248    IV|          And by the merits of the blessed S. Thomas she was restored
249    IV|         all the miracles that our blessed Lord hath showed for this
250    IV|           Life and passion of the Blessed Virgin and Martyr S. Margaret,
251    IV|       little and virtuous. So the blessed Margaret was white by virginity,
252    IV|          spirit. In like wise the blessed Margaret had virtue against
253    IV|           The devil then cried: O blessed Margaret, I am overcome.
254    IV|          air was hideous, and the blessed virgin without any hurt
255    IV|          Sincletia. And thus this blessed and holy virgin, S. Margaret,
256    IV|           and saith: The holy and blessed Margaret was full of the
257    IV|           to say that sweet word: Blessed be the womb that bare thee,
258    IV|          of our Lord, to whom the blessed Mary Magdalene was committed
259    IV|        that country. And when the blessed Mary Magdalene saw the people
260    IV|           in his arms and said: O blessed Mary Magdalene, I were well
261    IV|  Magdalene, I were well happy and blessed if my wife were now alive,
262    IV|        been waked of her sleep: O blessed Mary Magdalene thou art
263    IV|    Marseilles. And they found the blessed Mary Magdalene preaching
264    IV|         one accord they chose the blessed S. Lazarus for to be bishop
265    IV|     bishop. In this meanwhile the blessed Mary Magdalene, desirous
266    IV|          into the place where the blessed Magdalene dwelt, and how
267    IV|        said this three times, the blessed Mary Magdalene answered:
268    IV|          his oratory, and saw the blessed Mary Magdalene standing
269    IV|          the altar, and her right blessed soul departed from the body
270    IV|          that entered in. And the blessed Maximin anointed the body
271    IV|          in his treatise that the blessed Mary Magdalene, after the
272    IV|       marble showed well that the blessed lady Mary Magdalene rested
273    IV|        devotion, and received the blessed sacrament, and then rested
274    IV|           to the monastery of the blessed Mary Magdalene for to visit
275    IV|         said with a high voice: O blessed Mary Magdalene, help me
276    IV|         had great devotion in the blessed Mary Magdalene and fasted
277    IV|          Then let us pray to this blessed Mary Magdalene that she
278    IV|           our Lord Jesu Christ be blessed world without end. Then
279    IV|  translation diligently: When the blessed S. James was beheaded, his
280    IV|      tower, and called always the blessed S. James, so that S. James
281    IV|          so well at ease, for the blessed S. James hath alway sustained
282    IV|        him that he should be well blessed if he slew himself in the
283    IV|         But yet he should be more blessed if he killed himself, and
284    IV|          into a meadow, where the Blessed Virgin sat speaking with
285    IV|         with many saints. And the blessed S. James complained for
286    IV|          not answer. And then the blessed S. James came, and brought
287    IV|           fled away; and thus the blessed S. James hath delivered
288    IV|        was garnished. And then he blessed him and returned to the
289    IV|         cave. ~And as soon as the blessed saints of our Lord saw the
290    IV|           holy noble champion and blessed martyr, shining by the shedding
291    IV|          in his punishing: O thou blessed mother of her children glorified
292    IV|         is said of beata, that is blessed, and of ares, that is virtue,
293    IV|        that is virtue, which is a blessed virtue. And Beatrice is
294    IV|         her brethren, and she was blessed by her martyrdom. ~
295    IV|          and black. And there the blessed Martha, by licence of Maximin
296    IV|       church at the honour of the blessed Mary virgin, where she led
297    IV|        master and my guest in the blessed seat in heaven. And then
298    IV|          deeds that ever I did. O blessed Eli be not withdrawn from
299    IV|          our Lord appeared to the blessed Frontonius singing mass,
300    IV|       witness and memory. And the blessed Frontonius added thereto,
301    IV|          Then let us pray to this blessed Martha, hostess of our Lord,
302    IV|      harboured in heaven with our blessed Lord Jesu Christ, to whom
303    IV|        harm to any body. Then the blessed Germain took with him S.
304    IV|      little house. And he saw the blessed Germain and his men seek
305    IV|          church, which was of our Blessed Lady and Blessed Virgin
306    IV|           of our Blessed Lady and Blessed Virgin S. Mary. Then the
307    IV|          Virgin S. Mary. Then the blessed saint kneeled down, and
308    IV|     appeareth in a miracle of the blessed Virgin Mary: ~On a time
309    IV|           prayed for him with the blessed Virgin, mother of God. Then
310    IV|          from heaven that said: O blessed Rome which hast enclosed
311    IV|       Love your enemies. And this blessed promartyr S. Stephen, learned
312    IV|       that he pray for us to that blessed Lord for whom he suffered
313    IV|    ravished in spirit and saw the Blessed Virgin our Lady S. Mary
314    IV|      these three spears. Then the Blessed Virgin fell down at his
315    IV|    Dominic prayed heartily to our Blessed Lady the Virgin, to whom
316    IV|        and began to weep and say: Blessed Dominic, I came to thee
317    IV|          God hath showed for this blessed man S. Dominic, and let
318    IV|          prison of Mamertine, the blessed S. Laurence cried after
319    IV|          And when he was led, the blessed Laurence cried after him
320    IV|        and this day be the grapes blessed in some places, and the
321    IV|        heaven which said: Come ye blessed of my Father, etc. And then
322    IV|     virtuous of strength; and the blessed Laurence is said of laurier,
323    IV|       John Beleth saith: When the blessed Sixtus went into Spain,
324    IV|         between them, so that the blessed Vincent might not be young,
325    IV|       might not be young, and the blessed Sixtus ordained Laurence
326    IV|           treasures were. And the blessed Laurence followed him, and
327    IV|          and poor people. And the blessed man sought the poor people
328    IV|           the cross. And when the blessed Sixtus would not consent
329    IV|       forth and beheaded. And the blessed Laurence ran after him and
330    IV|           among other he slew the blessed Laurence, deacon and martyr.
331    IV|         only. And he martyred the blessed Fabian, and Cornelius succeeded
332    IV|       book of the miracles of our Blessed Lady S. Mary, that a judge
333    IV|          in his life, came to the blessed Laurence and to S. Agnes,
334    IV|           mercy for him. Then the Blessed Virgin Mary, and they, prayed
335    IV|      penance thirty days; and our Blessed Lady commanded him that
336    IV|         the end. We read that the blessed children went through the
337    IV|         And it is to wit that the blessed Laurence is he that, after
338    IV|          saith truly: His body is blessed, for torment never changeth
339    IV|        that say: We may liken the blessed Laurence to mustard seed
340    IV|           We ought to receive the blessed man with devotion; first,
341    IV|       hereof saith S. Austin: The blessed Laurence dwelled in Jesu
342    IV|     Maximin and of S. Austin, the blessed Laurence had five burnings
343    IV|          As S. Ambrose saith: The blessed Laurence might not feel
344    IV|         Porphyry, weened that the blessed Concordia had gold and precious
345    IV|       Ambrose in his preface: The blessed martyr Hyppolitus considered
346    IV|   deliverance. And on a night the blessed Virgin with S. Hyppolitus
347    IV|          whole year, and then the blessed Virgin appeared to him and
348    IV|      manner the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary was made. The
349    IV|       cause of preaching, and the blessed Lady and Virgin was in a
350    IV|           Lord, saying: All hail! blessed Mary, receiving the blessing
351    IV|        him tofore the gate of the blessed Virgin Mary. And he knocked
352    IV|       Virgin honourably. Whom the blessed Virgin beheld, and was greatly
353    IV|    brought tofore the door of the blessed Virgin Mary. And when they
354    IV|       laud of Jesu Christ and the blessed Virgin his mother. He said
355    IV|      saith S. Denis. And when the blessed Virgin Mary saw all the
356    IV|           apostles assembled, she blessed our Lord, and sat in the
357    IV|         And tofore the bed of our blessed Lady the companies of all
358    IV|         exequies were done of our blessed Lady, and there hallowed
359    IV|   generations shall say that I am blessed, for he that is mighty hath
360    IV|            and also that when our blessed Lady spake to her, she said:
361    IV|           Then if the body of his blessed mother were on the earth,
362    IV|       then that it is done in the Blessed Virgin Mary. And also many
363    IV|     heavens received this day the Blessed Virgin, the angels were
364    IV|      Christ alone may praise this blessed Virgin his mother as he
365    IV|         and was troubled, and our blessed Lady appeared to him and
366    IV|           this soul. And anon the Blessed Virgin came, and blamed
367    IV|            and much devout to the blessed Virgin Mary. And a great
368    IV|           herself devoutly to the Blessed Virgin, and began to ride
369    IV|           herself devoutly to the Blessed Virgin Mary in great devotion
370    IV|          and marvel. And then the Blessed Mary said: Thou felon spirit,
371    IV|          when he had so done, the Blessed Virgin Mary came in to his
372    IV|          of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady. ~The manner of the
373    IV|     whence he came from. Then the Blessed Virgin Mary assembled her
374    IV|       leave them orphans. And the Blessed Virgin, our Lady, said in
375    IV|           spake these things, the blessed S. John, the Evangelist,
376    IV|        been better visited of thy blessed mother, than I should come
377    IV|           departing? And then the Blessed Virgin led him weeping into
378    IV|    brought tofore the gate of our Blessed Lady, like as it had rained,
379    IV|        eyes and entered in to the Blessed Virgin, and saluted her
380    IV|          light and clearness. The blessed archbishop of Constantinople
381    IV|   assembled at the passing of the blessed Virgin Mary, the right sweet
382    IV|       mother of God, saying thus: Blessed Lady, mother of God, thou
383    IV|           took up the body of the Blessed Virgin and bare it to the
384    IV|         down with the body of the blessed mother of God. And because
385    IV|          kiss not the bier of the Blessed Virgin, and that thou confess
386    IV|          the body with him of the Blessed Virgin with much great glory.
387    IV|       city, that the body of that Blessed Virgin be transported hither
388    IV|          of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady. ~Verily John Damascene,
389    IV|         soul be separate from her blessed body, and that her body
390    IV|       excellent coming, and thou, blessed and glorious virgin thou
391    IV|        for that death maketh them blessed, but he hath no place in
392    IV|          giveth thee surety to be blessed, for thou art beginning,
393    IV|         habitation have made thee blessed; whereof thou saidest thyself
394    IV|           that, thou art not made blessed by thy death, but of thy
395    IV|          death hath not made thee blessed, but thou hast ennoblished
396    IV|     condemned with Adam. But this Blessed Virgin that inclined her
397    IV|       stretched out her hand, and blessed all the college of good
398    IV|          thee. And when the right Blessed Virgin heard that, she commended
399    IV|      right holy Assumption of our Blessed Lady, saying: We that have
400    IV|          of the Assumption of her blessed soul, we say thus: first,
401     V|           made her prayers to our Blessed Lady, praying  devoutly
402     V|        father and mother saw they blessed God, and his mother herself
403     V|        twice in the week, and the blessed child Rocke abstained him
404     V|            them that were sick he blessed in the name of Christ, and
405     V|     province of Lombardy, and the blessed Rocke came into this cardinal'
406     V|           lord as a traitor. This blessed saint, always confessing
407     V|        and strait prison, and the blessed Rocke patiently went into
408     V|           the name of Jesu to the blessed Rocke might be delivered
409     V|         they knew the name of the blessed Rocke by authority, which
410     V|          delivered hereof. In the blessed night of the nativity of
411     V|           praising of God and his blessed mother. In the which work
412     V|        said none other thing but: Blessed be God that hath spared
413     V|           of his passion. For the blessed Dorotheus saith that he
414     V|         is read of S. Andrew.~The blessed Ambrose saith thus in the
415     V|           whom thou hast sent the blessed Bartholomew honour by right
416     V|           of the temple, made the blessed apostle, constant in the
417     V|          glorious strife.~And the blessed Theodore, abbot and noble
418     V|           among other things. The blessed apostle Bartholomew preached
419     V|          holy church, like as the blessed S. Austin witnesseth in
420     V|         salute thee, Bartholomew, blessed of blessed saints, which
421     V|           Bartholomew, blessed of blessed saints, which art the shining
422     V|   glossary: Austin is said great, blessed, and clear; he was great
423     V|        clear in his doctrine, and blessed in glory. Possidonius, bishop
424     V| confounded and overcame. Then the blessed Valerian doubted lest Augustin
425     V|          of doctrine. Of whom the blessed Remigius in recording of
426     V|     science. For howbeit that the blessed Jerome saith that he had
427     V|         to praise thy engine. The blessed Isidore wrote thus of him
428     V|          praisings something. The blessed S. Gregory saith thus of
429     V|      compared to his rye. And the blessed Prosper saith of him: S.
430     V|    mediator and advocate unto the blessed Trinity, that we may amend
431     V|        After that, long time, the blessed John Baptist made revelation
432     V|     another on the left side, and blessed all them that went with
433     V|    believed in our Lord. Then the blessed Savina went to Rome, and
434     V|           she was baptized of the blessed Eusebius the pope, and dwelled
435     V|           in the monastery of the blessed S. Germain, and was abbot
436     V|     followeth the Nativity of our Blessed Lady.~The nativity of the
437     V|         Lady.~The nativity of the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary,
438     V|           the men. And verily the blessed Virgin descended of the
439     V|     marvellous for to see how the blessed Virgin Mary might be cousin
440     V|     should it be certain that the blessed Virgin Mary descended of
441     V|           of the priests. And our blessed Lady was of both lineages,
442     V|        and to Heliodorus that the blessed Virgin Mary had ordained
443     V|      answer that, on that day the blessed Virgin Mary was born into
444     V|         Lord, the nativity of the blessed Virgin Mary, and the nativity
445     V|          our Lord, the son of the blessed Virgin. ~There was a bishop
446     V|        was a bishop which had the blessed Virgin Mary in sovereign
447     V|      comfort, and prayed unto our blessed Lady with right devout prayers
448     V|         in this manner, saying: O blessed Virgin, I have prayed oft
449     V|          the night following, the blessed Virgin Mary came to the
450     V|           and told to her how our blessed Lady had delivered him,
451     V|        And when he was hanged the blessed Virgin sustained and hanged
452     V|           cut his throat, but our blessed Lady set on her hand tofore
453     V|          he told to them that the blessed Mother of God helped him,
454     V|         clerk that loved much the blessed Nativity Virgin, and said
455     V|  remembered of the service of our blessed Lady, and entered in and
456     V|         to say his hours. And the blessed Virgin Mary appeared to
457     V|        then forthon. And then our blessed Lady appeared to the bishop
458     V|       approved it. Then arose the blessed Virgin and said to her son:
459     V|            And then on a time our blessed Lady appeared to him in
460     V|           was so delivered by our blessed Lady. And when Theophilus
461     V|          other miracles which our blessed Lady hath showed for them
462     V|      church where an image of our blessed Lady stood in a chapel by
463     V|         saluting to her. Then our blessed Lady called him and spake
464     V|          she said to her husband: Blessed art thou, my lord Adrian,
465     V|         in hearing this thing the blessed Adrian enjoyed him strongly,
466     V|           him, and said: Thou art blessed, my lord, for thou art made
467     V|        number of saints; thou art blessed, my light, when thou sufferest
468     V|    preciousness. Of the which the blessed S. Andrew saith: O precious
469     V|       tree of the cross: That the blessed tree of the cross was three
470     V|      History Tripartite: O thrice blessed tree on which God was stretched.
471     V|          and organs. Thus was the blessed sweet sound to God in voice
472     V|    company, glad and joyous. And, blessed Lord, this blessed virgin
473     V|           And, blessed Lord, this blessed virgin commendeth to thee
474     V|          tofore him for dread, he blessed, and all the other virgins
475     V|     principally considered in the blessed S. Matthew. The first is
476     V|        privy majesty shone in his blessed face at the first to them
477     V|      knoweth not his own. In this blessed sick man that was healed,
478     V|        despising himself. And the blessed Eucherius wrote and ordained
479     V|         and said he had been well blessed if he had been slain with
480     V|        spake to her. And anon she blessed her with the sign of the
481     V|          was a wicked spirit, and blessed her as she had done tofore,
482     V|   ordained bishop, and placed the blessed virgin Justina with many
483     V|          not without pain use the blessed life. And the angel said
484     V|      merits. And howbeit that the Blessed Virgin be above all, like
485     V|      January, is the feast of his blessed death and disposition, and
486     V|         of the translation of his blessed body. For when, after his
487     V|        reign. For which thing the blessed S. Logier, moved by the
488     V|         to take him. And when the blessed Logier knew it he would
489     V|      showed many miracles for his blessed saint, and the renomee of
490     V|           with hair. And then the blessed Francis went unto a simple
491     V|           contrary, for after his blessed death he appeared to the
492     V|          be made greater. And the blessed S. Francis full of right
493     V|     burning iron in his hand, the blessed Francis said: My brother
494     V|      brought to him water, and he blessed it and made the sign of
495     V|        fool, then was he glad and blessed him, and said: God bless
496     V|           God, and anon when this blessed man heard that blessed name,
497     V|       this blessed man heard that blessed name, he sent to him a member
498     V|        made of the poverty of the Blessed Virgin our Lady, anon S.
499     V|          given power to sacre the blessed sacrament of our Lord. And
500     V|          they were all present he blessed them. And like as our Lord