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 1     V|        followeth the Life of S. Rocke~S. ROCKE was born in Montpelier,
 2     V|         the Life of S. Rocke~S. ROCKE was born in Montpelier,
 3     V|     baptism was named Rochus or Rocke.And this Rocke had impressed
 4     V|        Rochus or Rocke.And this Rocke had impressed in the shoulder
 5     V|     week, and the blessed child Rocke abstained him twice also,
 6     V|      that time the father of S. Rocke was sick and saw his last
 7     V|           called to him his son Rocke, and said: O mine only son
 8     V|       and said: O mine only son Rocke, thou seest well that I
 9     V|      men. These foresaid things Rocke promised to his father to
10     V|     after his father died, whom Rocke buried honourably, and laid
11     V|         pestilence, which, when Rocke knew of many by the way,
12     V|         afeard and dreaded lest Rocke, which was a young flowering
13     V|       soon as and this holy man Rocke was come in. All they that
14     V|    contagion of the pestilence, Rocke went to the city of Cesena
15     V|       Lombardy, and the blessed Rocke came into this cardinal'
16     V|        understood the young man Rocke to be right dear with God,
17     V|   wherefore he commended him to Rocke that he should deliver him
18     V|      and conserve him. And then Rocke did sign in the cardinal'
19     V|         the thing, he prayed S. Rocke that the token of the cross
20     V|    people a new spectacle. Then Rocke exhorted the cardinal that
21     V|        cardinal then brought S. Rocke to the pope, which anon
22     V|  shining out of the forehead of Rocke. And after, when his divine
23     V|   virtue was known to the pope, Rocke obtained of him full remission
24     V|    cardinal began to inquire of Rocke of his lineage and of his
25     V|         and of his country, but Rocke affecting no mortal glory,
26     V|  cardinal, being old, died, and Rocke forsook Rome and came to
27     V|     there was great pestilence. Rocke was ever of great study
28     V|         an angel thus saying:~O Rocke, most devout to Christ,
29     V|         the night, wherefore S. Rocke arose from his bed and went
30     V| citizens incontinent put out S. Rocke from the city and suburbs,
31     V|      the more infected. Then S. Rocke, sore oppressed with fervent
32     V|     heaven by the lodge that S. Rocke had made within boughs,
33     V|        this day. Whose water S. Rocke drank, being sore athirst,
34     V|        from the board. And when Rocke lacked bread, that hound,
35     V|         lord's board bread unto Rocke. Which thing when Gotard
36     V|        took away and bare it to Rocke. And Gotard followed after
37     V|         came to the lodge of S. Rocke, and there beheld how familiarly
38     V|       delivered the bread to S. Rocke. Then Gotard reverently
39     V|       approached to him, but S. Rocke, dreading lest the contagious
40     V|   meditation Gotard returned to Rocke and said: Holy pilgrim,
41     V|       never to leave thee. Then Rocke thanked God which had sent
42     V| hungered and asked remedy of S. Rocke. S. Rocke exhorted him after
43     V|    asked remedy of S. Rocke. S. Rocke exhorted him after the text,
44     V|       the busy admonition of S. Rocke, Gotard went to Piacenza,
45     V|         the wood and told to S. Rocke all that was happed.~And
46     V|         that was happed.~And S. Rocke told to Gotard tofore, that
47     V|         was done indeed. And S. Rocke, moved with pity and mercy,
48     V|         the wood. And though S. Rocke were sore vexed with the
49     V|        whom they found all with Rocke, and tofore them all he
50     V|        had, they ran anon to S. Rocke, and when they were healed
51     V|  Piacenza and left that time S. Rocke alone in the valley. And
52     V|     alone in the valley. And S. Rocke made his prayers to Almighty
53     V|       he came and joined him to Rocke sleeping, he heard the voice
54     V|     voice of an angel saying: O Rocke, friend of God, our Lord
55     V|         tofore knew the name of Rocke. And anon Rocke awoke, and
56     V|         name of Rocke. And anon Rocke awoke, and felt himself
57     V|      said. And Gotard told unto Rocke how he had heard the angel
58     V|       what he had said. Then S. Rocke prayed Gotard that he should
59     V|        Then after a few days S. Rocke with Gotard and his fellows
60     V|      that desert valley. And S. Rocke, as a pilgrim doing penance,
61     V|    enemy, whose knights took S. Rocke as a spy, and delivered
62     V|         prison, and the blessed Rocke patiently went into prison
63     V|         he that bare meat to S. Rocke into the prison, as he was
64     V|   shining in the prison, and S. Rocke kneeling on his knees praying,
65     V|       Then at the last, when S. Rocke knew by the will of God
66     V|        passion of our Lord. For Rocke felt well then that the
67     V|         so it was granted to S. Rocke to abide there alone three
68     V|         angel of God came to S. Rocke, saying thus: O Rocke, God
69     V|        S. Rocke, saying thus: O Rocke, God sendeth me for thy
70     V|         ask and demand. Then S. Rocke prayed unto Almighty God
71     V|     name of Jesu to the blessed Rocke might be delivered surely
72     V|       laid under the head of S. Rocke. And in that table was written
73     V|       that calleth meekly to S. Rocke he shall not be hurt with
74     V|      sent to the prison that S. Rocke should be delivered out
75     V|     came to the prison found S. Rocke departed from this life,
76     V|         the name of the blessed Rocke by authority, which name
77     V|       knew many years tofore S. Rocke to be the son of the lord
78     V|      sign of the cross which S. Rocke bare, as tofore is said
79     V|         the city they buried S. Rocke solemnly and religiously,
80     V|     unto this glorious saint S. Rocke, that by his intercession
81     V|   heaven. Amen. The feast of S. Rocke is always holden on the
82   VII|       193.~Gotard, friend of S. Rocke, v. 7.~Gratian buys the