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Conrad and the aforefaid Brother Peter, 

 which were two fliining ftars of the Prov- 

 ince of the Marches, and two celeftially- 

 minded men, forafmuch as between them 

 was fo much Love and fo much Charity that 

 they feemed but one heart and one foul, 

 they were both bound together by this 

 contra6l : that every confolation which 

 the Grace of God fliould grant them they 

 fhould mutually reveal the one to the other 

 in all brotherly affeftion. This contra6l 

 being figned and fealed, it befell that 

 Brother Peter being one day at prayer, 

 and meditating moft devoutly upon the 

 Paffion of Chrift, and how the moft Bleffed 

 Mother of Chrift and John the Evangelift, 

 His moft dearly loved Difciple, and Saint 

 Francis, were portrayed at the foot of the 

 Crofs, crucified with Chrift by mental pangs 

 and dolor, he was feized with a longing 

 to know which of thefe three did grieve 

 moft fore for Chrift's Paffion, — whether the 

 Mother who bare Him, or the Difciple 

 who had flept upon His bofom, or Saint 

 Francis, which was crucified with Chrift ; 

 and lingering thus loft in thefe pious muf- 

 ings, the Virgin Mary appeared unto him 

 with Saint John the Evangelift, and with 



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