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Father Saint Francis, adorned with the 

 Sacred Stigmata of Chrill;, and of exceed- 

 ing luftre. He alfo favv and recognized 

 Holy Brother Lucius, and Brother Matthew 

 the Prior of Mount Rubiano, and many 

 more Friars, the which he had never feen 

 nor known in this life. And Brother John 

 gazing thus with great delight, as was his 

 wont, upon that bleffed band of Saints, 

 there was revealed to him as a verity the 

 Spiritual Salvation of the faid fick Brother, 

 and that he muft needs die of his difeafe ; 

 but he fhould not go ftraight to Paradife 

 after death, inafmuch as it befeemed him 

 firfh to purge his fms a little fpace in Pur- 

 gatory. At the which revelation Brother 

 John did fo greatly rejoice for that foul's 

 falvation that he heeded not the death of 

 the body, but with great fweetnefs of fpirit 

 called him foftly, faying : " Brother James, 

 my dear father ; Brother James, my dear 

 brother ; Brother James, moft faithful fer- 

 vant and friend of God ; Brother James, 

 Companion of Angels and Confort of the 

 Bleffed." And thus in this affurance and 

 cheer he returned again to himfelf, and 

 incontinently did fet forth from the Con- . 

 vent and go to vifit the faid Brother James 



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