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1 I| practice; while those of S. Francis, S. Dominic, and S. Thomas
2 IV| had been fellow with S. Francis, recounted to many of the
3 IV| him and offered to him S. Francis, and he praised him as he
4 V| followeth the Life of S. Francis, first beginner of the friars
5 V| and first of his name.~Francis was first named John, but
6 V| was changed and was called Francis. The cause of changing of
7 V| Of S. Francis.~Francis, servant and friend
8 V| Of S. Francis.~Francis, servant and friend of Almighty
9 V| heard a voice saying to him: Francis, take these bitter things
10 V| spake unto him and said: Francis, go and repair my house
11 V| hair. And then the blessed Francis went unto a simple man,
12 V| said to his fellow: Go to Francis and say to him that he sell
13 V| as a saint. This holy man Francis came thither and said: Leave
14 V| and works.~On a time S. Francis was weary of going, and
15 V| also weary of going, and S. Francis began to think thus and
16 V| on the board. And when S. Francis saw that he anon withdrew
17 V| all the province. Then S. Francis said to him anon: Despoil
18 V| and by the commandment of Francis our Father. And they went
19 V| issue out of the mouth of S. Francis, of the which the over end
20 V| perfectly this holy man Francis. And on a time as this holy
21 V| them all confused, and S. Francis returned again into his
22 V| friar which was fellow of S. Francis was on a time ravished,
23 V| ready to the meek and humble Francis.~And when S. Francis issued
24 V| humble Francis.~And when S. Francis issued from his prayers,
25 V| pride.~This holy man S. Francis saw in a vision above him,
26 V| Apulia tofore the image of S. Francis, and began to think and
27 V| the signs and tokens of S. Francis; and when he had prayed
28 V| had prayed by two days S. Francis by his holy signs and stigmata,
29 V| there was a man devout to S. Francis which went on a time to
30 V| compline to the church of S. Francis. And men lay in await for
31 V| whole, and said that S. Francis came to him and joined his
32 V| to say S. Dominic and S. Francis, were in the city of Rome
33 V| answer, and humility overcame Francis that he would not speak
34 V| After that answered S. Francis: Sire, my brethren be called
35 V| greater. And the blessed S. Francis full of right great simplicity
36 V| oft full sweetly. And S. Francis put forth his hand and called
37 V| secular man which saw S. Francis, the servant of God, preaching
38 V| revelation of God, that S. Francis was stretched on a cross
39 V| his life.~On a time, as S. Francis was sick on his eyes for
40 V| in his hand, the blessed Francis said: My brother fire, be
41 V| to hear.~And this holy S. Francis would never be more master
42 V| penance, yet this holy S. Francis, for to fear others, commanded
43 V| harboured with a knight, and S. Francis said to him: Brother, fair
44 V| And as this holy man S. Francis passed through Apulia, he
45 V| fellow hasted to take it S. Francis prayed a little, and after,
46 V| serpent venomous. And then S. Francis said to him: Money is none
47 V| hand of their father S. Francis, that that temptation should
48 V| this thing. On a time S. Francis called him and said: Son,
49 V| the same friar, when S. Francis lay sick, began to think:
50 V| Virgin our Lady, anon S. Francis arose and began to weep
51 V| said: See ye not our father Francis that goeth unto heaven,
52 V| been devout to the blessed Francis died, and the clerks and
53 V| that I shall say, but S. Francis prayed for me, that this
54 V| two of you flayed with S. Francis than I should lend you my
55 V| earth weeping, and called S. Francis and said: I am he that sinned,
56 V| said: When I was dead S. Francis led me by a long way and
57 V| him, for the love of S. Francis, he would prolong the term
58 V| such a place that neither Francis ne none other shall help
59 V| prison, and anon after, S. Francis came thither and brake up
60 V| works and miracles of S. Francis, and on a time as he played
61 V| that stood by him: lf S. Francis be a saint, let come eighteen
62 V| said: If it be true that Francis be a saint, let a sword
63 V| move it, and cried to S. Francis thus, saying: Help me, S.
64 V| thus, saying: Help me, S. Francis, remember thee of the devotion
65 V| place. With that sign S. Francis was wont always to sign
66 V| was much devout toward S. Francis, but then she was full of
67 V| full of heaviness, and S. Francis appeared to her and said:
68 V| body, but in calling S. Francis, she took her daughter that
69 V| forthwith, and they called to S. Francis for help, and he was anon
70 V| the mother called on S. Francis with all her devotion, and
71 V| all the friars prayed S. Francis for him, and he himself,
72 V| pray this holy father, S. Francis, to be our succour and aid
73 VI| recount. Thirdly, how S. Francis showed to her the way of
74 VI| heard the renomee of S. Francis, it was spread over all
75 VI| sweet, and angelic word, S. Francis exhorted her above all other
76 VI| Clare, thus informed of S. Francis, could have no rest in her
77 VI| of measure, wherefore S. Francis translated them into the
78 VI| in a little cell which S. Francis had edified. Sixthly, how
79 VI| for the obedience of S. Francis, she had never received
80 VI| became so feeble that S. Francis commanded her by virtue
81 VI| vines, unto the time that S. Francis had commanded her, because
82 VI| serve God perdurably. And S. Francis cut off her hair with his
83 VI| friars that sang, and S. Francis, and heard well the jubilation,
84 VI| done in the church by S. Francis, through the grace of Jesu
85 VI| office of the Cross of S. Francis, which loved her truly,
86 VI| remember the commandments of S. Francis, for he had commanded that
87 VI| a time it happed that S. Francis sent to S. Clare a friar
88 VI| by the commandment of S. Francis, and made him to sleep a
89 VI| all whole, and went to S. Francis clean delivered of all his
90 VI| Sith that the holy man S. Francis, the servant of Jesu Christ
91 VI| the advertisement of S. Francis, know ye, right dear brother,
92 VI| there. The two fellows of S. Francis that were there, of whom
93 VI| first buried the body of S. Francis. And from this time forthon
94 VI| ofttimes vowed him to S. Francis, and was not thereby holpen,
95 VI| been divers times at S. Francis was healed by the merits
96 VII| Forsey, January 16, v. 177.~Francis, October 4, v. 2l4.~Fulcian.
97 VII| Elizabeth, vi. 226.~Birds and S. Francis, v. 227. ~----feed S. Blase,
98 VII| 277, 281.~—dispersed by S Francis, v. 222.~—inhabit pagan
99 VII| Image of Christ speaks to S. Francis, v. 216.~Incense, why offered
100 VII| Poverty, beloved of S. Francis, v. 219.~Precious stone
101 VII| vi. 30.~Stigmata of S. Francis, v. 223.~Stratford le Bow,
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