Saint iFrnucis of ^nniui. 9 



Prophet Ifliiah ; a certain one among them, 

 and that was Brother Silveller, talked with 

 God, as might one friend with another, 

 even as did Mofes ; a certain one among 

 them did rife by fubtlcty of intelledl even 

 unto the hght of divine wifdom, Uke unto 

 the Eagle, which is John the Evangelift, 

 and this was Brother Bernard, the moft 

 humble of men, who did expound the Holy 

 Scriptures moft learnedly ; a certain one 

 among them was fanftified of God, and 

 canonized in heaven while ftill living upon 

 this earth, and that was Brother Rufus, a 

 gentleman of Affifi. And thus were all priv- 

 ileged to receive fingular figns of fan6lity, 

 even as lliall be fet forth in the following 

 pages. 



CHAPTER n. 



0/ Brother Bernard of Qiiintavalle, the firjl 

 Co7np anion of Saint Fra?icis. 



THE firft companion of Saint Francis 

 was one Brother Bernard of Affifi, the 

 fame being converted in this fafliion ; Saint 

 Francis being ftill clad in fecular garb, al- 

 though 



