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day_n in_o the_o which_o bless_v peter_n be_v deliver_v from_o his_o bond_n begin_v at_o the_o first_o evensong_n of_o thesame_a day_n and_o continue_v to_o the_o evensong_n the_o next_o day_n follow_v include_v the_o night_n and_o that_o whosoever_o come_v thither_o that_o day_n contryre_n &_o confess_v be_v pardon_v and_o forgeven_v of_o all_o y_z e_z sin_n that_o he_o have_v do_v from_o the_o day_n of_o his_o baptism_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n porcyuncule_n how_o grevous_a or_o great_a so_o ever_o their_o sin_n be_v and_o bless_a frances_n say_v moo_v holy_a father_n how_o may_v this_o be_v know_v to_o mankind_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v and_o our_o
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one_o after_o another_o and_o a_o certeyn_a saynct_n say_v unto_o freer_n roger_n of_o what_o order_n be_v thou_o and_o he_o answer_v a_o barefoot_a freer_n then_o he_o give_v unto_o he_o a_o consecrate_a host_n and_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v preach_v unto_o certeyn_a freers_n which_o be_v weak_a in_o christ_n and_o so_o he_o do_v the_o lxxviii_o leaf_n freer_n roger_n inquire_v of_o freer_n bertrand_n of_o certeyn_a brethren_n whether_o they_o be_v save_v freer_n bertrand_n answer_v what_o ask_v thou_o i_o of_o the_o brethren_n i_o certefy_v the_o that_o all_o that_o die_v in_o the_o order_n and_o rule_n of_o bless_a frances_n be_v save_v thesame_a leaf_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o appear_v unto_o a_o certeyn_a woman_n which_o confess_v all_o her_o sin_n to_o he_o and_o he_o give_v her_o absolution_n thesame_a leaf_n in_o brabant_n lie_v bury_v freer_n peter_n which_o be_v see_v of_o a_o child_n that_o can_v scant_v speak_v at_o the_o celebration_n of_o his_o mass_n 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his_o fellow_n that_o be_v with_o he_o then_o christ_n command_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v hang_v upon_o the_o merciall_a elm_n in_o the_o cloister_n thesame_a leaf_n freer_n agnell_n receive_v into_o the_o order_n of_o the_o barefoot_a freers_n certeyn_n englishmennes_n child_n and_o he_o send_v x._o pound_n sterling_a to_o rome_n to_o buy_v they_o the_o decretalle_n to_o study_v in_o to_o put_v away_o idle_a time_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o oxford_n in_o a_o chest_n of_o wood_n who_o body_n when_o the_o brethren_n will_v have_v remove_v into_o a_o sepulchre_n which_o they_o have_v prepare_v for_o he_o they_o find_v his_o chest_n full_a of_o clear_a oil_n smell_v like_o balsamun_n and_o his_o flesh_n be_v resolve_v the_o bone_n do_v swyme_n upon_o the_o oil_n the_o lxxx_o leaf_n in_o this_o leaf_n be_v recite_v dyverse_a freers_n which_o write_v good_a work_n work_v and_o among_o other_o be_v name_v free_a arlot_n of_o prato_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v the_o concordaunce_n 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