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within the Church of St. James, it was rei- 

 vealed of God to Saint Francis that he wa^ 

 deftined to acquire much land throughout 

 the world, inafmuch as his Order was def- 

 tined to fpread and to grow even unto a 

 vaft multitude of Monks ; and in accord- 

 ance with this revelation Saint Francis 

 forthwith began to acquire land in that 

 fame region. And travelling homeward by 

 that felfsame way he came, Saint Francis 

 met with Brother Bernard and the fick 

 man with whom he left him, healed and 

 made quite whole ; hence Saint Francis 

 granted Brother Bernard in the enfuing 

 year that he alfo fhould vifit St. James. 



And thus Saint Francis returned into 

 the Vale of Spoleto. And here he fojourned 

 in a defolate place, he and Brother Maxi- 

 mus and Brother Elias and others. And 

 every man among them ftrove mightily left 

 he fhould pefter or annoy Saint Francis as 

 he prayed ; and this they did for the great 

 reverence which they bare him, and for- 

 afmuch as they were well aware that God 

 made known unto him great wonders in 

 his prayers. It befell one day that Saint 

 Francis being at prayer in the wood, a 

 Beauteous Youth arrayed for a journey came 



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