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the prcfs, that folk had much ado to gain 

 the Market-place ; and the Market-place 

 being filled full with men and women and 

 fcholars, Saint Francis arofe in their midft, 

 and ftanding upright, did begin to preach 

 thofe things which were taught him of the 

 Holy Ghoft : and fo wondrous well did he 

 preach, that it feemed an Angel preached 

 rather than a man ; and his celeftial words 

 feemed as they were fliarp arrows, which 

 pierced the hearts of all them that heard 

 him, for by that preaching a vaft hoft of 

 men and of women were converted to true 

 repentance ; among the which were two 

 noble ftudents from the Marches of An- 

 cona ; and the one was called by the name 

 of Pilgrim and the other Rinieri ; which 

 two after that fame Sermon, touched to the 

 foul by divine infpiration, came unto Saint 

 Francis faying that they defired to forfake 

 the world and all its pomp and become 

 one with his Brethren. Then Saint Fran- 

 cis, knowing through revelation that they 

 were fent by God and that they were def- 

 tined to lead a holy life within the Order, 

 and conrideri;:g f.h'^ir much fervor, received 

 them joyfully, faying : "You, Pilgrim, fliall 

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