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wherein he was to depart and go forth 

 from the Order, he was forced to pafs be- 

 fore the Convent Altar ; and paffmg, as 

 was his wont, he knelt and made a humble 

 reverence. And fuddenly he was rapt in 

 an ecftafy, and was fliown by God a won- 

 drous Vifion, forafmuch as he faw before 

 him an almoft infinite number of faints, 

 walking as in proceffion, two by two, ar- 

 rayed in moft fair and precious robes of 

 linen, and their faces and their hands 

 flione like the fun, and they paffed along 

 with angelic fongs and founds ; among 

 which faints were two more nobly clad and 

 adorned than all the others, and they were 

 fet round about with fuch luftre that all 

 who gazed upon them were filled with 

 exceeding great Awe ; and almoft at the 

 end of the proceffion he faw one decked 

 with fuch glory that he feemed a new-made 

 knight, more honored than the reft. This 

 youth beholding the faid vifion, marvelled 

 and knew not what this procefifion was 

 meant to fignify, and he ventured not to 

 afk any man, but remained ftruck dumb 

 with the delight of it. And neverthelefs 

 all the proceffion having paffed him by, he 

 plucked up his fpirits and ran forthwith to 



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