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narrow and ftraight, and moft flippery, and 

 without railing at either fide ; and beneath 

 it flowed a dreadful river, full of Serpents 

 and Dragons and Scorpions, and it fent up 

 a moft exceeding great ftench ; and the 

 Angel faid to him, " Crofs this Bridge, and 

 you muft crofs it from end to end." The 

 Friar replied, " And how fliall I crofs over, 

 that I may not fall into that perilous flood?" 

 The Angel faid, " Follow me, and place 

 your foot where you fliall fee me place 

 mine, and fo you fhall come fafely over." 

 The Brother paffed behind the Angel, as 

 he had taught him, until they came to the 

 midft of the Bridge ; and being thus mid- 

 way the Angel flew thence, and departing 

 from him went up into an exceeding high 

 mountain which flood fome diflance from 

 the Bridge ; and the Brother gazed long at 

 the fpot whither the Angel had flown : but 

 remaining without a guide, and looking 

 down, he faw thofe fo dreadful animals 

 ftanding with their heads out of the water, 

 and with their mouths open ready to de- 

 vour him if he fliould fall : and he was in 

 fuch a terror that he in no wife knew what 

 he fhould do or fay, forafmuch as he could 

 neither turn back nor go on. Hence, feeing 



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