Saint iFcancis of '^XnmnL loi 



a brother in this Order, and fliall fcrve 

 Chrill Jcfus worthily," and fo it was ; foraf- 

 much as the boy became a friar and Hved 

 in the Order with great fan6lity. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



How Saint Francis fct free the Friar who had 

 finned with the aid of the Devil, 



SAINT FRANCIS, being once at prayer 

 within the Convent of Portiuncula, 

 beheld by Divine Revelation all that Con- 

 vent furrounded and befieged of Demons, 

 after the manner of an huge army ; but 

 none among them could enter into the 

 Convent, forafmuch as thofe friars were of 

 fuch fan6lity, that the Demons found no 

 man among them into whom they might 

 enter. But perfevering thus, upon a cer- 

 tain day, one of thofe fame friars grew angry 

 with another one, and took counfel with his 

 own heart, how he might accufe him and 

 take vengeance upon him ; for the which 

 thing, he cherifliing thus this evil thought, 

 the Demon, finding the door open, entered 

 in and placed himfelf upon the neck of that 



fame 



