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 1   III|           Maur.~The year that S. Benet died he sent S. Maur and
 2   III|       Maur said to S. Romain: S. Benet shall depart out of this
 3   III|          saw the way by which S. Benet mounted in to heaven, and
 4   III|                            Of S. Benet the Abbot, and first the
 5   III|      interpretation of his name.~Benet is said because he blessed
 6   III|                            Of S. Benet the Abbot~S. Benet was born
 7   III|         Of S. Benet the Abbot~S. Benet was born of the province
 8   III|          two pieces. And when S. Benet saw his nurse weep he had
 9   III|          a miracle. Then left S. Benet his nurse and fled secretly,
10   III|     Romain unto the pit where S. Benet was, he knit the loaf in
11   III|         so long that he found S. Benet in great pain. When he had
12   III|        the day of Easter, and S. Benet wist it not because he had
13   III|      merle, came on a time to S. Benet and pecked with his bill
14   III|      renomee of this holy man S. Benet, all the monks of the abbey
15   III|      their voices and elected S. Benet for their abbot, but he
16   III|        wine for to drink, but S. Benet made the sign of the cross
17   III|      which was of glass. When S. Benet then knew so that in that
18   III|          abbey showed this to S. Benet, and anon he went for to
19   III|        by his cowl. Then said S. Benet to the abbot and to S. Maur:
20   III|         see him. The next day S. Benet took a rod and beat the
21   III|        the twelve abbeys that S. Benet had founded, three of them
22   III|   default of water. Then went S. Benet about the mountain, and
23   III|    sorrowed for his tool, and S. Benet saw that he was over anguished
24   III|        helve.~In the abbey of S. Benet was a child named Placidus,
25   III|          a bow-shot. And when S. Benet, which was in his study,
26   III|        after, when he came to S. Benet, he said that it was not
27   III|   Florentin which had envy on S. Benet, and he sent to him a loaf
28   III|        envenomed. After, when S. Benet had this loaf he knew, by
29   III|        to take his feeding of S. Benet's hand, and commanded him
30   III|         to the commandment of S. Benet, but he durst not touch
31   III|        it howling and crying. S. Benet said to him: Take this bread
32   III|         took his refection of S. Benet's hand as he was wont to
33   III|        that he could not slay S. Benet, he enforced him to slay
34   III|     monks to temptation. When S. Benet saw the malice of Florentin
35   III|       When Florentin saw that S. Benet and his monks went out,
36   III|        was dead, he ran after S. Benet and called him, saying:
37   III|          to you is dead. When S. Benet heard this he was sorry
38   III| tormented that he appeared to S. Benet all black, and ran upon
39   III|        enflamed and said to him, Benet! Benet! and S. Benet answered
40   III|          and said to him, Benet! Benet! and S. Benet answered not.
41   III|        him, Benet! Benet! and S. Benet answered not. The devil
42   III|          lift it, but anon as S. Benet had blessed it, they lifted
43   III|         the devil appeared to S. Benet and bade him go see them
44   III|       them that edified, then S. Benet sent to his monks and commanded
45   III|       tobruised, in a sack to S. Benet, and anon S. Benet made
46   III|         to S. Benet, and anon S. Benet made upon him the sign of
47   III|        in the year to come to S. Benet all fasting, and on a time
48   III|          meat till he came to S. Benet. At the third time he found
49   III|           And when he came to S. Benet he said to him: Where hast
50   III|     knelt down to the feet of S. Benet and confessed him of his
51   III|           would once prove if S. Benet had the spirit of prophecy,
52   III|        the king himself. When S. Benet saw him come, he said to
53   III|          devil was brought to S. Benet for to be healed, and S.
54   III|         for to be healed, and S. Benet put him out, and after,
55   III|        forgotten the words of S. Benet, and took orders, and anon
56   III|        was a man that sent to S. Benet two flagons of wine, but
57   III|      other without more. When S. Benet had received the present
58   III|      what was therein like as S. Benet had told to him, and bowed
59   III|         happed on a time that S. Benet ate, and a young man which
60   III|          servant to him. When S. Benet saw by experience the pride
61   III|       all that ever he had to S. Benet. Then left Gallas to torment
62   III|          came to the abbey of S. Benet, and bade him that he should
63   III|          should show to him this Benet. When he came thither he
64   III|        he came thither he saw S. Benet stand tofore the gate alone
65   III|         the tyrant: Lo! there is Benet that thou demandest after.
66   III|    christian men, and said to S. Benet: Arise up anon and deliver
67   III|       thou hast by thee. When S. Benet heard, he lift up a little
68   III|      fell down to the feet of S. Benet and recommended him to his
69   III|       never for all this left S. Benet to read on his book, but
70   III|         away. Then admonested S. Benet the tyrant, and said to
71   III|      good, ne of the man that S. Benet had unbounden only by his
72   III|         all the convent; when S. Benet saw that they were abashed
73   III|         happed on a time that S. Benet sent his monks for to edify
74   III|          the church, and when S. Benet knew hereof he offered for
75   III|          father and mother to S. Benet and told him how the earth
76   III|         and prayed so much to S. Benet that he let him go, and
77   III|     famine, and all that ever S. Benet might get and have, he gave
78   III|         the convent. And when S. Benet knew it he took the vessel
79   III|       happed another day that S. Benet went to visit his sister,
80   III|      lifted up her head. Then S. Benet said to his sister: Almighty
81   III|        go if ye may. And then S. Benet abode there all the night,
82   III|       both eased. On the morn S. Benet went to his abbey, and on
83   III|        himself.~On a night as S. Benet was in his prayer at a window,
84   III|           when time came that S. Benet himself should depart out
85   III|         came from the cell of S. Benet unto heaven. And there was
86   III|          was the way by which S. Benet mounted up to heaven. Then
87   III|      heaven. Then the body of S. Benet was buried in the oratory
88    VI|         monks of the order of S. Benet, which be richly endowed.
89   VII|          age he was delivered to Benet Biscop of Jarrow, for to
90   VII|           May 26 or 27, vii. 39.~Benet = Benedict. March 21, iii.
91   VII|       Attila tries to deceive S. Benet, iii. 87. ~Austin, S., attests
92   VII|       through disobedience to S. Benet, iii. 87.~---forbidden to
93   VII|        138.~Gallas rebuked by S. Benet, iii. 89.~Gargan, Mount,
94   VII|         Romain the monk feeds S. Benet, iii. 81.~Rosamond, story
95   VII|          Scholastica, S., and S. Benet; iii. 92.~Scrofula cured
96   VII|       241.~Thought reading by S. Benet, iii. 88.~Tithes, result