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image he tarried in prayer. And this 

 Brother Peter, abftaining once upon the 

 Faft of the Archangel Saint Michael with 

 much devotion, and being at the laft of 

 that Faft in the Church at prayer, was 

 heard by a youthful Friar (who ftudioufly 

 remained hidden below the high altar, to 

 fee fome a6l of his fan6lity) difcourfing 

 with the Archangel Saint Michael ; and 

 the words that they fpake were thefe. Said 

 Saint Michael: "Brother Peter, faithfully 

 you have plagued yourfelf for me, and in 

 divers ways have affli6led your body : lo, 

 I am come to comfort you, to the end 

 that you may require of me whatfoever 

 grace you will, and I will entreat it for you 

 of God." Brother Peter replied : " Moft 

 Holy Prince and Captain of the Celeftial 

 Hoft, and moft faithful partifan of Divine 

 Love and pious prote6lor of fouls, I be- 

 feech you grant me this grace ; that you 

 will be pleafed to entreat of God that He 

 may forgive me all my fms." Saint Michael 

 made anfvver : " Afk fome other grace, for 

 this I moft cheerfully grant you." And 

 Brother Peter afked naught elfe fave only 

 this ; and the Archangel concluded : " For 

 the faith and devotion which you have in 



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