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coronist_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o glorious_a father_n s._n francis_n that_o he_o may_v use_v the_o privilege_n which_o of_o his_o majesty_n he_o have_v to_o make_v to_o be_v imprint_v the_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o miracle_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n sister_n joane_n of_o the_o cross_n religious_a of_o the_o say_a order_n provide_v that_o by_o our_o commission_n it_o have_v be_v correct_v and_o those_o thing_n amend_v which_o it_o seem_v inconvenient_a shall_v go_v in_o a_o vulgar_a tongue_n give_v in_o madrid_n the_o 11._o of_o januarie_n 1613._o the_o cardinal_n of_o toledo_n by_o commandment_n of_o his_o most_o excellent_a lordship_n francis_n de_fw-fr salago_n secretary_n approbatio_fw-la exit_fw-la mandato_fw-la reverendissimi_fw-la patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la commissarij_fw-la fratris_fw-la andreae_n à _fw-fr soto_n serenissimae_fw-la hispaniarum_fw-la infanti_fw-la à _fw-la sacris_fw-la confessionibus_fw-la perlegi_fw-la vitam_fw-la hanc_fw-la beatae_fw-la joannae_n de_fw-la sancta_fw-la cruse_n ex_fw-la lingua_fw-la hispanica_fw-la in_o anglicanum_n idioma_fw-la transpositum_fw-la &_o iudico_fw-la multùm_fw-la proficuam_fw-la populo_fw-la christiano_n &_o consolationem_fw-la religiosis_fw-la vel_fw-la religionem_fw-la anhelantibus_fw-la cum_fw-la viderint_fw-la tam_fw-la stupenda_fw-la &_o authenticae_fw-la probata_fw-la miracula_fw-la à _fw-la divina_fw-la misericordia_fw-la in_o approbationem_fw-la status_fw-la religiosi_fw-la exhibita_fw-la contra_fw-la malignos_fw-la huius_fw-la temporis_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la oblatratus_fw-la sic_fw-la censeo_fw-la 4._o feb._n 1625._o fr._n franciscus_n à _fw-fr s._n clara_n s._n theol._n in_o collegio_fw-la anglorum_fw-la recol_n s._n bonaventurae_fw-la duaci_fw-la lector_fw-la approatio_n ego_fw-la f._n francisous_n crathorne_n monachus_n benedictinus_n testor_fw-la hanc_fw-la universam_fw-la translationem_fw-la cum_fw-la originali_fw-la diligenter_n fuisse_fw-la collationatam_fw-la &_o eidem_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la esse_fw-la conformem_fw-la datum_n duaci_n 7._o octobris_fw-la 1624._o f._n franciscus_n crathorne_n benedictus_fw-la anglus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la collegio_fw-la nostro_fw-la vedastino_n philosophiae_fw-la professor_n approbatio_fw-la visis_fw-la approbationibus_fw-la reverendi_fw-la patris_fw-la crathorne_n &_o reverendi_fw-la patris_fw-la fr._n francisci_fw-la à _fw-la sancta_fw-la clara_n consentio_fw-la ut_fw-la vita_fw-la b._n joannae_n ex_fw-la lingua_fw-la hispanica_fw-la in_o anglicanam_fw-la translata_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la 10._o sept._n 1625._o fr._n joannis_n genningus_fw-la provinciae_fw-la angliae_fw-la min._n custos_fw-la fratrum_fw-la minorum_fw-la strictioris_fw-la obseruantiae_fw-la finis_fw-la to_o the_o holy_a joan_n of_o the_o cross_n lope-vega_a de_fw-fr carpio_n profess_v of_o the_o three_o order_n of_o our_o holy_a seraphical_a father_n s._n francis_n a_o sonnet_n the_o noble_a sun_n who_o radian_n beam_n do_v clear_a the_o asurde_v sky_n with_o his_o celestial_a light_n yet_o often_o time_n a_o obscure_a cloak_n do_v wear_v of_o foggy_a cloud_n like_v to_o the_o â—able_a night_n that_o whilst_o it_o last_v the_o vild_a earth_n think_v sure_a heauns_n and_o sun_n do_v violence_n endure_v yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v his_o virtue_n send_v through_o all_o those_o cloud_n which_o cortind_v in_o his_o ray_n eftsoon_o his_o glympe_n and_o great_a glory_n lend_v unto_o the_o dismal_a earth_n which_o hopeless_a stay_v of_o all_o such_o comforth_o so_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o with_o double_a crown_n it_o more_o resplendent_a be_v thrice_o happy_a virgin_n thus_o thy_o virtue_n rare_a bright_a than_o sun_n with_o deed_n heroic_a shine_v spouse_n of_o the_o lamb_n when_o once_o they_o touch_v be_v quicl_n lie_v doc_fw-fr show_v themselves_o so_o pure_a and_o fine_a that_o no_o man_n henceforward_o once_o dare_v call_v they_o into_o question_n or_o make_v doubt_n at_o all_o loe_o thus_o sweet_a saint_n how_o these_o thy_o virtue_n blaze_v through_o all_o the_o world_n thrice_o happy_a joane_n they_o do_v whilst_o we_o with_o wonder_n at_o such_o beauty_n gaze_n and_o what_o like_a cloud_n unto_o we_o erst_o do_v show_v cloud_n be_v no_o more_o but_o curtain_n sure_a they_o be_v which_o do_v disclose_v thy_o image_n far_o more_o fair_a fr._n ludovicus_n à _fw-it sancto_fw-it francisco_n