.Saint jFrancis of Assist, 95 



Saint Francis made the fign of the Crofs, 

 the terrible Wolf clofed his jaws and gave 

 over running ; and hearing this command, 

 he came meekly as any lamb, and laid him- 

 felf down at the feet of Saint Francis. 

 And thereupon Saint Francis addreffed 

 him in thefe words, faying : " Brother Wolf, 

 you do much harm in thefe parts, and you 

 have done great evil, killing and devour- 

 ing God's creatures without His fovereign 

 leave. And not only have you killed and 

 devoured beafts, but you have dared to kill 

 men, made in the image of God ; for the 

 which thing you are worthy of the gallows, 

 like any thief and villanous murderer ; and 

 all the people cry out and murmur againft 

 you, and all the land is hoftile unto you. 

 But I defire. Brother Wolf, to make peace 

 between you and them, fo that you may 

 offend no more, and they fhall forgive you 

 all your paft offences, and neither men nor 

 dogs fhall purfue you any more." Having 

 uttered thefe words, the Wolf by the mo- 

 tions of his body and his tail and his eyes, 

 and by bowing his head, fet forth that he 

 accepted that which Saint Francis faid, and 

 defired to obferve it. Then Saint Francis 

 began again : " Brother Wolf, inafmuch as it 



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