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earth_n will_v not_o give_v entertainment_n to_o his_o body_n who_o depart_v this_o world_n out_o of_o bennet_n favour_n peter_n i_o perceive_v it_o very_o well_o and_o do_v wonderful_o admire_v it_o how_o a_o monk_n foresake_v the_o abbey_n meet_v with_o a_o dragon_n in_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxv_o gregory_n a_o certain_a monk_n there_o be_v so_o inconstant_a and_o fickle_a of_o mind_n that_o he_o will_v needs_o give_v over_o the_o abbey_n for_o which_o fault_n of_o he_o the_o man_n of_o god_n dâ—d_v daily_o rebuke_v he_o and_o often_o time_n give_v he_o good_a admonition_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v he_o tarry_v amongst_o they_o and_o therefore_o continual_a suit_n he_o make_v that_o he_o may_v be_v discharge_v the_o venerable_a man_n upon_o a_o time_n weary_v with_o his_o importunitye_n in_o anger_n bid_v he_o depart_v who_o be_v no_o soon_o out_o of_o the_o abbey_n gate_n but_o he_o find_v a_o dragon_n in_o the_o way_n expect_v he_o with_o open_a 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the_o mountain_n not_o touch_v marcius_n cave_n do_v skipp_v clean_o over_o and_o avoidinge_v as_o it_o be_v to_o hurt_v god_n servant_n it_o fall_v far_o of_o which_o thing_n no_o man_n can_v doubt_n but_o that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o angel_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o almighty_a god_n at_o such_o time_n as_o this_o holy_a man_n come_v first_o to_o inhabit_v that_o mountain_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v any_o door_n for_o his_o cave_n he_o fasten_v the_o one_o end_n of_o a_o iron_n chain_n to_o the_o stony_a wall_n and_o the_o other_o he_o tie_v to_o his_o leg_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v go_v no_o further_o than_o the_o length_n of_o that_o chain_n do_v give_v he_o leave_v which_o thing_n the_o reverend_a man_n bennet_n hear_v of_o send_v he_o this_o word_n by_o one_o of_o his_o monk_n if_o thowe_n be_v god_n servant_n let_v the_o chain_n of_o christ_n &_o not_o any_o chain_n of_o iron_n hold_v the_o upon_o this_o message_n marcius_n forthwith_o loose_v his_o 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