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this_o time_n here_o in_o the_o city_n our_o venerable_a brother_n venantius_n bishop_n of_o luna_n &_o liberius_n a_o noble_a man_n and_o one_o of_o very_o great_a credit_n both_o which_o do_v say_v that_o themselves_o know_v it_o and_o that_o their_o servant_n be_v present_a in_o the_o city_n of_o genua_n when_o this_o strange_a thing_n happen_v one_o valentinius_fw-la who_o have_v a_o office_n in_o the_o church_n of_o milan_n die_v there_o a_o man_n in_o his_o life_n time_n give_v to_o wantonness_n &_o all_o kind_n of_o lightenes_n who_o body_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n sirus_n the_o midnighte_n follow_v a_o great_a noise_n be_v hear_v in_o that_o place_n as_o though_o some_o body_n by_o force_n have_v be_v draw_v out_o from_o thence_o whereupon_o the_o keeper_n run_v thither_o to_o see_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v they_o see_v two_o very_a terrible_a devile_v that_o have_v tie_v a_o rope_n about_o his_o leg_n and_o 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by_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o monk_n call_v justus_n chapter_n lv._o gregory_n if_o the_o sin_n after_o death_n be_v pardonable_a death_n some_o sin_n pardonable_a after_o death_n than_o the_o sacred_a oblation_n of_o the_o holy_a host_n use_v to_o help_v man_n soul_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o soul_n sometime_o of_o they_o that_o be_v dead_a do_v desire_v the_o same_o for_o bishop_n felix_n who_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o say_v that_o a_o virtuous_a priest_n who_o die_v some_o two_o year_n since_o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o the_o city_n of_o centumcellis_n and_o be_v pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o s._n john_n in_o the_o place_n call_v tauriana_n tell_v he_o that_o himself_o do_v use_v when_o he_o have_v need_v to_o wash_v his_o body_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n in_o which_o there_o be_v pass_o hot_a water_n &_o that_o go_v thither_o upon_o a_o time_n he_o find_v a_o certain_a man_n who_o he_o know_v not_o ready_a to_o do_v he_o 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the_o next_o day_n after_o be_v find_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n which_o they_o cause_v again_o to_o be_v put_v in_o and_o again_o the_o day_n follow_v they_o find_v it_o as_o before_o then_o in_o great_a have_v they_o go_v to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n sell_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n &_o with_o many_o tear_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v he_o that_o be_v dead_a of_o his_o favour_n to_o who_o the_o man_n of_o god_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n deliver_v the_o holy_a communion_n of_o our_o lord_n body_n say_v go_v and_o lay_v with_o great_a again_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o bury_v with_o he_o but_o only_o lay_v upon_o his_o breast_n and_o take_v of_o again_o reverence_n this_o our_o lord_n body_n upon_o his_o breast_n and_o so_o bury_v he_o which_o when_o they_o have_v do_v the_o dead_a corpse_n after_o that_o remain_v quiet_o in_o the_o grave_n by_o which_o you_o perceive_v peter_n of_o what_o merit_n he_o be_v with_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n seeinge_v the_o 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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