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near, fo vaft a multitude of people came 

 forth to meet him, that he could not there- 

 fore enter into the city ; but he went to 

 a Church, which was diftant perhaps two 

 miles from the town. The citizens, know- 

 ing that he was within that Church, ran 

 thither in fuch numbers to behold him, 

 that the vineyard of the faid Church was 

 laid wafte, and the grapes were all gath- 

 ered ; at which the Prieft was greatly 

 grieved within himfelf, and repented that 

 he had received Saint Francis. The 

 Prieft's thought being revealed of God 

 to Saint Francis, he called him before 

 him, faying : " Beloved Father, how many 

 meafures of wine does your vineyard yield 

 you in the beft of years ? " He anfwered, 

 "Twelve meafures." Saint Francis faid: 

 "I pray you. Father, patiently to permit 

 me to abide with you yet a few days, 

 forafmuch as I find much reft here, and 

 fuffer every man to pluck the grapes of 

 this your vineyard, for the love of God, 

 and of me a poor beggar ; and 1 promife 

 you in the name of my Mafter Chrift Jefus, 

 that it fhall yield you every year twenty 

 meafures." And this did Saint Francis to 

 the end that he might fojourn there, where 



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