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ill-advifed man, for feeing me thus dying 

 of the fall which hath fo fhattered me, you 

 yet bid me rife." And the Angel ap- 

 proached him, and touching him, his every 

 limb was made whole and he was healed 

 perfe(51:ly. And then he fhowed him a vaft 

 plain full of fharp Stones and keen Thorns 

 and Brambles ; and he told him that he 

 muft needs run through all that plain and 

 pais barefoot unto the end, where he beheld 

 a glowing Furnace, into which he muft enter 

 ftraight. And the Brother having croffed 

 the plain with great anguifh and pain, the 

 Angel faid unto him, " Enter into that Fur- 

 nace, for fo it is ordered." The Friar re- 

 plied, " Oh, woe is me ! what a cruel guide 

 have I ! For you fee me almoft dead from 

 that anguifhing plain, and for all repofe 

 you bid me enter that glowing furnace." 

 And gazing, he beheld many Demons around 

 about the Furnace with iron pitchforks in 

 their hands, with which, forafmuch as he 

 delayed to enter, they plunged him fuddenly 

 into the midft of the fire. Having entered 

 into the Furnace, gazing, he beheld a cer- 

 tain man which had been his Godfather, who 

 burned apace with him ; and he queftioned 

 him, faying, " O lucklefs Godfather, how 



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