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worthy of as much reverence as he. And 

 Brother Peace knowing the evil imagina- 

 tion of the Brethren, meekly fatisfied them, 

 faying unto them : " My beloved Brothers, 

 marvel not if I do thefe things to the bones 

 of my Brother and do them not likewife to 

 the others, inafmuch as, bleffed be God, I 

 am not led, as you believe, by carnal love ; 

 but I have done fo becaufe that when my 

 brother paffed away from this life I, pray- 

 ing in a defert fpot and remote from him, 

 faw his foul rife ftraight into Heaven ; and 

 hence I am affured that his bones are fa- 

 cred and fhould reft in Paradife. And had 

 God granted me a fimilar affurance con- 

 cerning the other Friars, I fhould have 

 fliowed the fame reverence to their bones. 

 For the which thing the Brethren, feeing 

 his holy and devout intention, were much 

 edified, and praifed God. 



