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province_n of_o valeria_n this_o strange_a miracle_n happen_v which_o i_o have_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o valentius_n my_o abbot_n who_o be_v a_o bless_a man_n in_o that_o country_n there_o be_v a_o priest_n who_o in_o the_o company_n of_o diverse_a other_o clerk_n serve_v god_n and_o lead_v a_o virtuous_a and_o holy_a life_n who_o when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v depart_v this_o life_n and_o be_v bury_v before_o the_o church_n not_o far_o of_o there_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n certain_a shepe-coate_n and_o the_o place_n where_o he_o lie_v bury_v be_v the_o way_n to_o go_v unto_o the_o sheep_n upon_o a_o night_n as_o the_o priest_n be_v sing_v within_o the_o church_n a_o thief_n come_v to_o the_o say_a place_n take_v up_o a_o weather_n and_o so_o depart_v in_o all_o haste_n but_o as_o he_o pass_v where_o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v there_o he_o stay_v and_o can_v go_v no_o further_o then_o he_o take_v the_o weather_n from_o his_o shoulder_n and_o â—olde_v fain_o have_v let_v it_o go_v but_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v he_o open_v his_o hand_n and_o therefore_o poor_a wretch_n there_o he_o stand_v fast_o bind_v with_o his_o prey_n before_o he_o willing_o will_v he_o have_v let_v the_o weather_n go_v and_o can_v not_o willing_o also_o have_v carry_v it_o away_o and_o be_v not_o able_a and_o so_o very_o strange_o the_o thief_n that_o be_v afraid_a to_o be_v espy_v of_o live_a man_n be_v hold_v there_o against_o his_o will_n by_o one_o that_o be_v dead_a for_o his_o hand_n and_o foot_n be_v bind_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o away_o he_o can_v not_o go_v when_o morning_n matin_n sing_v of_o matin_n be_v come_v and_o the_o priest_n have_v end_v their_o service_n out_o they_o come_v where_o they_o find_v a_o stranger_n with_o a_o weather_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o at_o the_o first_o they_o be_v in_o doubt_n whether_o he_o have_v take_v away_o one_o of_o they_o or_o else_o come_v to_o give_v they_o one_o of_o his_o own_o but_o he_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o theft_n 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