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CHAPTER XIII. 



JIow Saint Fra7icis ajid Brother Maximiis laid 

 the Bread which they had begged upo7i a Stojte 

 bejide a Well, and Saint Francis loudly praifed 

 Poverty. Then He prayed unto God ajid Saint 

 Feter and Saiftt Paul that they might en- 

 ainour Hifn of divine Poverty ; and how Saint 

 Peter and Saint Paul appeared imto Hi?7i. 



THAT wondrous fervant and follower 

 of Chrift, which is Saint Francis, 

 defiring to conform himfelf perfe6lly unto 

 Chrift in all things, who, as the Gofpel tells 

 us, fent out his Difciples two by two into 

 all thofe cities and towns whither He was 

 to go; therefore following the example of 

 Chrift he affembled together twelve Com- 

 panions and fent them forth into the 

 world to preach two by two. And to 

 fet them an example of true obedience, 

 he firft began to pra6life that which he 

 did after preach. Hence having affigned 

 to his Companions the other parts of the 

 world, he, taking Brother Maximus as his 

 companion, fet forth towards the Province 

 of France. And coming one day to a 



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