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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16354	The life of the holie father S. Francis Writen by Saint Bonauenture, and as it is related by the Reuerend Father Aloysius Lipomanus Bishop of Veron. In his fourth tome of the life of Saintes; Legenda maior beatissimi patris francisci. English	Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, ca. 1217-1274.; Montagu, Anthony Maria Browne, Viscount, 1574-1629.	1610 (1610)	STC 3271; ESTC S112955	142,663	258

overpassing the night according to his vsuall manner in the praier of God albeit that he were then in bodie absent from his children Behold yet even aboute the verie pointe of midnight some of the bretheren being bent to sleepe and some other of them continuing in praier a fierie chariote of marveilous splendoure entring in at the dore of the house whirled vp and downe the place one while one way and one while another vntill it had at length gone three severall times rounde about the roome vpon the toppe whereof might be seene to rest a globe of shining beames as bright as the sunne which caused the darke some night for the time to seeme as cleere as the day Heere with all the watchfull were amased and the sleepy both waked and astonished every of them finding no lesse clearenes in their harts than outwardly vpon their bodies it being effected by the power of this marvailous light that the naked consciences of them all were discovered one to another For they did all of them agreably vnderstand every of them seing into each others harte that the holy Father being absent in body but present in spirit and in such apparence transfigured was with the beames of brightnes from aboue inlightened and inflamed and out of supernaturall power in a shining and fiery Chariot by God represented vnto them that as true Israelites they might follow after him who as an other Elias was by God ordained to be the Chariot 4 Reg. 2.11 and Chariot Driver of spirituall men And verily good cause we haue to belieue that he who opened in former time the eies of a Boie 4. Reg. 6.7 wherby to see the mountaine filled all with horses and fiery Chariots in compasse of Aeliseus did now also at the praiers of his holy Servant Saint FRANCIS in like manner open the eies of this simple company that they might see and behold the woonderfull workes of God But the holy man after this returning vnto his brethren beganne to sift the secrets of their consciences to refresh their spirits vpon occasion of this marveilous vision and to foretell many things concerning the increase of the Order At what time disclosing vnto them many and sundry points which far surpassed all humane vnderstanding the brethren well perceyued that the spirit of our Lord had in so great aboundance setled it selfe vppon this his servant Saint FRANCIS that it should be their safest and most certaine course to imitate his life and doctrine After this S. FRANCIS the Pastor of that litle flock being guided and directed by the grace of God conducted this poore number of twelue brethren to the Church of Saint Mary of PortiuÌ„cula to the end that where the order of the Friers Minors had by the merits of the Mother of God taken his beginning there also by her helpe it might take increase And in this place also being made a preacher of the Gospell he went about preaching through the Citties and townes Not in the learned words of humane wisedom but in the power of the spirit denowcing the Kingdome of God He seemed vnto all that sawe him to be a man of another world for as he was allawayes intentiue to heaven both in minde and countenance so did he seeke with his whole endevour to draw all men thither with him And even now about this time Of virgins were converted by him to imbrace perpetuall chastity false it is that it is mipossible to keeps Virgiuity beganne the vineyard of Christ to bud forth the buds of the sweete smels of our Lord and having brought forth the flowers of sweetnes Honor and Honestie did yeild a plentifull and fruitfull harvest For many both men and women inflamed with the zeale of his preaching serving our Lord in the Chastitie of wedlock according to the forme receaved of the servant of God did binde themselves vnto new lawes of Pennance whose manner of living the said servant of Christ decreed to be named The Order of the brethren of Pennance For as the way of pennance is one and the very same vnto all such as desire to come vnto heaven so likewyse this order S. Clare now glorified in heauen is worthily worshiped in earth of the Church admitting both the Clergie and the lay pepple Virgins and Married folkes of both sexes of how great merit it is in the sight of God it is manifest by many miracles which some of them haue wrought as may be knowen to the world Even now also divers Virgins were by him converted vnto perpetuall chastity among which Saint Clare that notable Virgin and most deare to God was the first plant and most beautifull blossome of all the rest who as as pure springing flower gaue a sweet savour of holynesse and glimmered forth her beames as a bright shining star she being now glorified with God in heaven is worthely honored of the Church in earth who being the daughter in Christ of the holy poore Father Saint FRANCIS did also become the Mother of the poore And many not only moved with devotion but inflamed with desire of Christian perfection contemning the vanity of wordly things did follow the steeps of Holy S. Francis Who increasing daily more more were quickly spreede forth to the end of the world For that same holy poverty which was the only thing they desired to carrie with them for the defray of their charges made them evermore ready vnto all obedience strong in sustaining of labours and nimble in prosecuting their iourneis And for so much as they possessed no earthly thing nothing did they loue nothing did they feare to loose but were in every place secure never assailed with feare never distracted with care wherby living as men in every point free from all manner of trouble of minde they had patience in expectance of their morning and nightly sustenance Many and sundry reproaches they sustained in diuerse parts of the world as men conteÌ„ptible and vnknowen but the loue of the Gospell of Christ had endewed them with so perfect patience that they sought in those places rather to be were they might suffer persecution in body than where vpon observation of their vnfained holinesse they might haue occasion to glory in the favour of the world And even that very penury of all things which they continually sustayned seemed vnto them a superabouÌ„dant plenty meane while that according to the wisemans Councell In steed of a great thing the least did contente them For some of the brethren comming into the infidells countries it happened that a certaine Saracin moved with pittie offered them mony for their necessary foode which he perceiving them to refuse wondered not a litle thereat seeing them notwithstauding to be both poore and needy But at the lenght perceiuing that having voluntarily made themselues poore for the loue of God they would possesse no mony he was thereby conioyned vnto them in so great loue and affection that he offered to Minister vnto them all

for a while they offered that sacred body ennobled and adorned with those heavenly pearles to be seene and kissed by those holy Virgins And comming afterwards to the Citty with exceeding great icy they did withall reverence place the precious treasure which they brought in the Church of Saint George For in that place being but a litle child he learnt his letters and there afterwards he preached and there last of all be receaved his first place of rest The venerable Father passed out of the shippewracke of this worlde in the yeare of our Lords incarnation on thousand two hundred twentie sixe the fourth day of October being Saterday in the evening and was buried vpon the Sunday And by the influence doubtlesse of Gods divine aspect this blessed man did forthwith beginne to shine with many and woundrous miracles that the highe degree of his holinesse which duringe his life heare one earth had binne throughly notified vnto the world touching the mannadgement direction of manners by the exaÌ„ples of perfect iustice might nowe be by miracles of devine power ratified made good from Heaven wheare he raigneth with Christe for ever to the absolute confirmation of all faith and true belief And whereas in divers parts of the world his gloriouse miracles and the large benefitts by him obtained had inflamed very many vnto the devotion of Christe and had also recited very many vnto the reverence of this his Saint by generall reports both of wordes and workes it came to the chred of the supreame Bishoppe Pope Gregory the ninth what goeat and admirable thinges God did worke and effect by his servaunt Saint Francis Wherevpon that worthy Pastor of the Church knowing his marveilouse holinesse by testimony of most credible authority and being thereof centified not only out of such miracles as he had heard to haue binne donne by him after his death but out of such also as he himselfe had seene with his eies and felt with his handes to be tried by experience in his life time wherby he had no manner of doubt but that he was now glorified by Christ in Heaven to the intent he might conformably worke with Christ whose Vicar he was did purpose vpon a good Godly Consideration to make him famous vppon the earth as being most worthy of all honour reverence And for to giue more absolute and vndoubted assurance vnto al the whole world of the glorified estate of this most holy man he caused the miracles by him donne having bin formerlie founde out drawen together in writing and approved by convenieÌ„t witnesses to be examined by such of the Cardinals as seemed to be lesse favourable vnto that matter and businesse After diligeÌ„t enquirie whereof the Miracles being by them al fully ratified and allowed he did by the vniforme Councel and assent of his brethren and of all the Prelats that were then resident in his Courte resolue and decree to accomplish his Canonization And comming personally vnto the Citty of Assisium in the yeare of our Lords incarnation one thowsand two hundred rewentie eight he did on Sunday the sixteenth of Iuly with great solemnities to long to be rehearsed enrolle the blessed-Father in the Catalogue of Saints But in the yeare of our Lorde one thowfand two hundred and thirtie the brethren beinge assembled to a generall Chapter then celebrated and kept at Assisium the body dedicated vnto our Lord was on the siue and twentith of May translated vnto a goodly Church that was built erected in honor of him And whils that sacred treasure signed with the seale of the most supreame and Soveraigne king was to that place transported he whose Image and likenesse he bare did vouchsafe to worke many and sundry miracles that by his health working odoure the affections of the faithfull might be drawen to runne after Christ For it was in very deed Cant. 1.4 befitting and well beseeming that whom God having made to be in his life time pleasing welbeloved vnto himselfe had by the grace of contemplation translated into Paradice like vnto Enoch Gen. 5.24 4. Reg. 2.11 and had by the zeale of charitie taken vp into heaven in a fierie Chariot like vnto Elias nowe might those happy bones of him flourishing among the heavenly flowers of eternall planting by meane of a strange and admirable kinde of blosseming yeild forth a sweete and pleasant favour from the place wherein they were enshrined And therefore as this blessed man had binne in his life time famous for many signes of vertues soe from the day of his passadge vntill this very present he doth in divers of the world by power divine glorifieing it selfe in him most beautifully and clearely shine with many prodigious and notable miracles For the blinde and deafe the dumbe and lame the diseased of the Dropsie and sicke of the Palsey possessed persons Leapars they that haue binne in shippewracke and Captivity haue by his merrittes found help and remedie as also all diseases necessities and perrills haue thereby binne relieved Yea and by the miraculouse restoring of life by him to many that haue binne dead in this blessed Sainte hath binne sufficiently notified to all faithfull people the marveilouse magnificence of the Power of the Highest to whom to be all honor and glory world without end Amen THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER Containing certaine miracles donne by Saint Francis after his death Which because it is long and considering that the miracles be of diuers kindes is therefore parted into tenne diuisions according to the seuerall Titles of the miracles The first diuision Of the vertue and force of the holy Stigmatter BEING to the honor of Almighty God and to the glory of the blessed Father Saint Francis to write those approved miracles which were by him donne after his glorification in heaven from that pointe I thought it most especially meete to take my beginning wheare in the efficacie of the Crosse of Iesus is shewen vnto vs and wherein the glory thereof is vnto vs renewed This newe man therefore Saint Francis flourished nowe by meane of a newe and admirable miracles in that he appeared to be ennobled with a singuler priuiledge in alâ— former ages not graunted vnto any namely to be graced and adorned with the Sacred Stigmattes of our Lord and in the body of this death to be configurated vnto the bodie of him that was Crucified Of whom what soeuer may be saied by tonge of man shal be inferiour vnto his due and worthy praise For the whole indeavour doubtlesse of the man of God aswell that which was publique as that which was private was altogether emploied about the Crosse of our Lord. And to the ende he might outwardly signe his body with the signe of the Crosse which was from the beginning of his conversion imprinted in his harte incompassing himselfe with in a very Crosse he tooke vpon him the habite of pennance which did plainely represent the Image and forme of a Crosse that even

this wies to speake vnto her Rise vppe saied he my blessed daughter rise vp and doe not feare And taking her by the hand he lifted her vp and disappeared But shee bestirring her selfe on everie side in her litle Cell imagined that shee had seene a vision vntil such time that at her clamour and noise a lighte was brought whereby she perceaving her selfe to be by the servaunte of Christ Saint Francis perfectly in healthe and strength restored did orderly declare all the matter as it had befallen vnto her THE NINTH DIVISION Of such as obserued not the feaste and of those that honored not the Sainte IN the parts of Pictauia in the village Note a straÌ„ge miracle about keeping holy the feast of S. Francis which is called Simo a certaine Priest named Reginald being devoute vnto Saint Francis did bid his feaste to be solemnely celebrated of all his parishioners But one of the people not knowing the vertue of the blessed Sainte made lighte accounte of his Pastors commaundement And goeing forth into the feilde to out some wood as he was preparing himselfe to worke he heard a voyce speaking there times in this manner vnto him It is affestivall day you may not worke But whereas this his fervile temeritie was neither by the commaundement of the Priest nor yet by the Oracle of the heavenly voice restrained the power of God to the glory of his Sainte vouchesafed forthwith a miracle and a scourge also therewithall For as soone as he nowe alreadie holding in one hand a prong did with his other hand lifte vp an iron instrument to worke either hand was vnto either instrument by devine power soe fastened conioyned that he could not open his fingers to let goe any one of them bothe Wherevpon being marveilously astonished and not knowing what to doe he being followed with many people that ranne after him to see the wonder did make hast to goe to the Church Where with compunction of minde he by advise of one of the Priests that assisted for there were many Priestes invited to come to the Feaste did before the Altar humbly devote himselfe to Saint Francis making three vowes according to the voice he had hearde three severall times namely to Celebrate his Feaste to repaire also on that day vnto the Church of that place where in he should then be and personally to vifite the bodie of the Sainte It is a wonderful thing to be reported As soone as he had made his first vowe one of his fingers was loosened at the making of his second vow another of his fingers was enlarged and when he had made his third vow yet another of his singers therewithal his whole hand as also his other hand was in like manner immediately sette at libertie meane while that the people which had now by this time in greate numbers assembled to that place did most devoutely implore the aide and clemencie of the blessed Sainte And soe the man being perfectly restored to his former freedome and libertie did without the help of any other lay a side those instruments whereby all men praised Almightie God and the admirable power of his Sainte who could soe marveilously both strike heale againe But those instruments themselves doe vntill this day in memorie of that fact hang vp before an Altar which is erected to the honour of Saint Francis Many other miracles also donne there and in the places nighe adioyning doe evideÌ„tly shewe and declare both that the Sainte is of excellent degree in heaven and that his feaste ought to be reverently celebrated heere in earthe In the Cittie also of Cenomanum a certaine woman as she did vpon the solemnitie of Saint Franâ—is reacht out her hand to her distaffe Heere we haue a sufficient testimony that the feasts of Saints are not to be coÌ„temned did with her fingers begin to take holde of her spindle her hands presently becomming stiffe and drie shee felt in her fingers exceeding torments of burning heate Being thus therefore taught by the paine to knowe the vertue of the Sainte with compunction of harte shee haftily ranne to the brethren And when the devoute Children had for her health craved the Clemencie of the holy Father shee was presently made well againe neither did any thing of the hurte remaine in her hand saving that for memorie of the fact some only signe of the burning was yet to be seene In like manner also in the greater Campania a certaine woman in the village of Olletum another woman and in the towne of Pylleum a third woman contemning to celebrate the Feaste of the blessed Father were at the first marveilously punished but being afterwardes penitent were by the merittes of Saint Francis more marveilously delivered A certaine souldier of Burgum Heere by examples we are admonished not to detract from the honour of the Saâ—nts within the province of Massa one who had binne sometime appertaining vnto the warres did most impudently detract from the marveilouse workes and prodigiouse miracles of blessed Saint Francis He vsed many reproaches to pilgrimes that came to his memorie and against the brethren he railed with open and vnrestrained madnesse But as he one time endeavoured to deface the glory of Gods Sainte he heaped vpon the rest of his sinnes an horrible blasphemie of all men to be detested If it be true saied he that this same Francis is a Sainte let me this day be slaine with a sworde but if he be no Sainte then let me scape vntoucht And the wrathe of God made now no delay to inflict due punishement vpon him considering that his prayer was now turned into sinne For within a litle while vpon occafion of some eniurie which this blasphemouse personne offered to a nephewe of his he tooke vp a sworde and thrust it into his Vncles bowells And that very day died this wicked bond slaue of Hell and childe of darkenesse That other men might leatne not with blasphemouse wordes to disgrace but with devoute praises to honor the marveilouse workes of S. Francis A certaine Iudge named Alexander with his venimous tongue with drawinge as many as he coulde from the honor of Saint Francis was by Gods devine iudgement deprived of the vse of his tongue that he was not able to speake for the space of six yeares together Who finding himselfe to be punished in the thing wherein he had offended being recalled vnto himselfe did with deepe and vnfained repeÌ„tance sorrow in his harte that he had barked despitefully spoken against the miracles of the Sainte For which cause the indignation of the mercifull Sainte was now of no longer contineuance but he vpon his repentance humble calling vpon him restoring vnto him his speache did vouchsafe to receaue him to favour And from that time he consecrated his blasphemouse tongue to the praises of the Sainte receaving out of that scourge both devotion and good instruction THE TENTH AND LAST DIVISION Of certaine other

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