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flood therein, and this was the home of the 

 Brethren, and it was called by the name 

 of the Ifland ; and even unto this prefent 

 time the men and the women of that Caftle 

 difplay great reverence and devotion upon 

 that fpot where Saint Francis fafted as has 

 been here fet forth. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



How Saint Francis and Brother Leo, as they 

 journeyed, di/cour/ed of Ferfe^ Blifs. 



SAINT FRANCIS once journeying from 

 Perugia to St. Mary of the Angels 

 with Brother Leo in winter time, and the 

 very great cold pinching him fore, he called 

 aloud to Brother Leo, who walked before, 

 and faid thus : " Brother Leo, although the 

 Gray Friars in every place fet a good ex- 

 ample of fan6lity and of godly leffons, 

 neverthelefs I defire you to write down and 

 diligently to note that they know not per- 

 fe6l blifs." And Saint Francis journeying 

 yet farther, a fecond time he called aloud, 

 '' O Brother Leo, albeit the Gray Friar be 

 eyes to the blind, deliver men from evil, 

 drive out demons, be ears to the deaf, and 



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