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own country and afcend into Heaven by 

 the Grace of God ; after my death, if it be 

 pleafing in the fight of God, I will fend 

 unto you two of my Brethren, from whom 

 you fliall receive the holy baptifm of Chrill;, 

 and you fliall be faved, even as my Lord 

 Jefus Chrift hath revealed unto me. And 

 do you betwixt now and then defpatch all 

 your matters, to the end that when the 

 Grace of God fliall come to you it may find 

 you weU armed with faith and devotion." 

 And thus he promifed to do and did. This 

 done, Saint Francis returned home with 

 the venerable train of his holy Compan- 

 ions, and after fonie years Saint Francis 

 by his bodily death rendered up his foul 

 to God. And the Sultan falling ill was 

 mindful of the promife of Saint Francis, 

 and flationed guards at certain points, and 

 commanded that if two friars fliould appear 

 clad in the garb of Saint Francis they 

 fhould inftantly be brought before him. 

 At that time Saint Francis appeared unto 

 two friars, and charged them that they 

 fhould go without delay unto the Sultan 

 and procure his falvation, even as he had 

 promifed : the which friars ftraightway 

 arofe, and pafflng over the fea, were by the 



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