Chapter

 1 1   |     For as Christ, before he began to preach, made choice of
 2 2   |  learned nobles of the city, began to consider deeply the conduct
 3 2   |      and rejected by all. He began to think and say within
 4 2   |  soon after went to bed, and began to snore as if sleeping
 5 2   |      fast asleep, got up and began to pray. Raising his hands
 6 IV  |   this revelation St Francis began to found convents in that
 7 1   |    through his holy conduct, began to be much honoured by the
 8 1   |      thanks to God, who thus began to spread abroad the poor
 9 3   |      a kind of hut, there he began to pray and enter into the
10 3   |      on which account people began to build houses and dwell
11 5   |   God." St Francis therefore began thus: O Brother Francis,
12 5   | mercy.'" But when St Francis began to repeat, "O wicked Brother
13 7   |       On this Brother Masseo began to turn round and round,
14 XII |    seeing him thus employed, began to feel in their hearts
15 1   |     holy obedience, he first began to act himself like the
16 2   |     to do the same. This one began to speak so deeply of the
17 3   |  dish was served, St Francis began to speak of God so sweetly,
18 4   | Savurniano, where St Francis began to preach, first ordering
19 4   |  entering into the field, he began to preach to the birds which
20 4   |   these words, all the birds began to open their beaks, to
21 5   |     cell which was there, he began to pray. Shortly after,
22 6   |   his sermon, all the friars began to pray. Yet St Dominic,
23 7   |     pain and tribulation, he began to think that it was sent
24 10  | nests for them all, and they began to lay their eggs and hatch
25 XXIV|     the fire. Now the Sultan began to feel a great devotion
26 1   |     by the malignant spirit, began to pray, interceding most
27 1   |      then undressed him, and began to wash him with his own
28 1   | repentance for his sins, and began to weep bitterly. While
29 2   |    of St Francis, the latter began to pray, asking God to touch
30 2   |      St Francis, the brother began to examine the wonderful
31 3   |   upon an elevated spot, and began to preach that which the
32 6   |  mounted into the pulpit and began to preach to the people,
33 6   |     ascended the pulpit, and began to preach in so wonderful
34 6   |     him, both men and women, began to weep bitterly, being
35 16  |    the river and the sea, he began to speak to the fishes as
36 16  |    in this order, St Anthony began to preach to them most solemnly,
37 16  |      At these words the fish began to open their mouths, and
38 16  |    his words. The saint then began to expound to them the Catholic
39 18  |      him; and Brother Conrad began to implore the Virgin Mary,
40 20  |     fell down in terror, and began to cry out: "Brother Conrad,
41 23  |   both in soul and body, and began to pray to her humbly, to
42 25  |      at a very tender age he began to wear a belt of iron,
43 25  |     been restored to him, he began to return thanks to Christ,
44 27  |      him as his dear father, began to pray for him, imploring
45 27  |   approaching, Brother James began to repeat with great devotion
46 29  |    approached the altar, and began the sacrifice; as he proceeded