of .vii. yeres of age into a wodde as for disporte of huntynge and as the childe slept his ruler made a pytte to burye hym in when the childe awoke he tolde hym he shuld nat lye there but in a place ferther of that he shuld se that it was trewe that he sayd he strake his staffe into the grounde whiche anone grewe and after sprange therof a fayre Asshe that is called seynt Kenelmys asshe Then the cursid man had hym into a depe valey in the wodde called Clent and there as it is sayd the yonge kyng sayd TedeuÌ„ when he came to the verse Temartyrum candidatus c. The cursyd man vnder a thorne strake of his hede and there buryed hym and oftymes a bryght beame was seen descende vpon the place where he lay at which place a Cowe vsyd oftymes to be coulde nat be kept away frothens and when she came home she gauerwyse asmoche mylke as any of the other after his deth Quendreda toke the rule vpon her and then no man durst speke of the yonge kyng nor seke hym for fere of quendreda tyll a byll was brought by a doue to the pope Leo as he was at masse at rome of this effect iÌ„ Englysshe In clent in Cowbach vnder a thorne lyeth kyng Kenelme his hedde of shorne so the pope sent Legates Cardynalles to wylfryde bysshop of Caunterbury other bysshoppes of Englande that they shuld remoue hym so he was taken vp and there as he lay sprang vp of fayre welle as his suster loked out of a wyndowe vpon a sawter boke to haue by enchauntement letted his buryenge sodeynly her iyen fell vpon the boke whiche boke is yet to shewe there she dyed myserably one that was blynde a nother dombe fro theyr Natyuyte by merytes of seynt Kenelme were made hole and he lyeth at Wynchecome ¶ De sancto Kentegerno EpÌ„o et confessore THe moder of seynt Kentegerne was borne in the north ê‘te of Brytayne her fader beyng a paynym she by herynge of Sermons was coÌ„uerted how be it she was nat cristened heryng that our lady beyng clene vgyne had a child by a folisshe pÌ„sumpcoÌ„n she desyred in lykewyse to haue a childe in virginyte wherupon she maâ—e dyligent prayers after she was with child though of â—routh it was by company of man yet she toke it on her othe â—hat she knewe nat how nor when her fader heryng that she was with childe accordynge to his lawe had her to a hyghe hyll there threwe her downe to haue so torne her to peces she lyftynge her herte to o r lorde made her prayers was saued without hurte then her fader thynkyng she was saued by wychecrafte put her into the see in a lytell shyp of lether wtout ore wheriÌ„ she was brought to laÌ„de more swyftly then a sayle coulde haue dryuen her and iÌ„ a place called Collenrose she was delyuered without helpe the same tyme of her delyueraunce seynt Sarnan harde aungelles synge in the Eyre wherfore in the mornynge he went thyder and founde the moder with the childe whome he brought to his house and cristened theym both and there the childe profyted moche in lernynge and vertue so that seynt Sarnan loued hym moste of all his disciples wherfore his Felowes enuyed hym in somoch that they kylled a byrde that seynt sarnan louyd leyd it by assent to KentegernÌ„ he makyng a Crosse vpon the byrde reysed it agayne to lyfe he reysed also seynt Sarnans Coke fro deth to lyfe whiche he was exorted to do by seynt Sarnan by instygacion of his enemyes yet alway his good vertuous lyfe was a norysshynge of more enuye to his enemyes wherfore he lefte that place and went to a place called Glascu and in the way he went thurgh the water of Mallena that deuyded to hym lyke as dyd the redde see to the children of Israel at Glascu he lyued in great abstynence and was there made bysshop and he vsed to weer the heere and laye in a holowe stone for his bedde with some asshes caste vnder hym and the temptacyon of his flesshe by grace was clerely taken fro hym and he gaue all his goodes to pore men absteyned fro flesshe and wyne and fro all that myght distempre hym alway he had a Manuell in his hande redy to do his offyce when nede requyred he caused wylde hartes to go to ploughe and a wolfe that kylled one of the hartê he caused to supplye his place and to bere the same yocke that he dyd he went on fote to preche and euery Lent he went to some deserte place and lyued there with herbes and rotes and somtyme by especyall grace he fasted al the Lent he vsed oftymes to stande in colde water tyll he had sayd the hole Psaulter In his Iugementes he alwayes consydered the mater and nat the ê‘sone he made an Abbey wherin were .ix. C. and .lxv. monkê whiche he deuyded in thre ê‘tes so that alway some were in the Quere when he was at dyuyne seruyce somtyme a whyte doue somtyme a bryght beame where seen descende vpon hym on sher thursday he wold wasshe the fete of pore men and lepoures and kysse theym he conuerted moche people to the fayth in his Dioc he destroyed Idolles made churches and ê‘ysshes he was seven tymes at Rome shewyd to seynt Gregory all his lyfe and he confermed his Eleccion supplyinge therwith that that lackyd in his consecracion when he was C. and .lxxxv. yeres olde he dyed without payne in the Idus of Ianuarii syttyng in hote water as he was taught by an Aungell and dyuers of his bretherne went in to the same water as he appoynted theym to doo and they dyed furth with without payne and went with hym into the kyngdome of Heuyn he lyeth at Glascu where our Lorde hath shewyd for hym many myracles ¶ De sancto Kyliano cuÌ„sociis suis martiribê° SEynt kylyan was borne of noble blode in scotlaÌ„de And as he studyed in his youthe for cuÌ„nynge he studyed also for vertue and at laste he enteryd into relygyon where he lyuyd in great obedyence with watchyngys and instauÌ„te prayers The bretherne seynge his perseueraunce in vertue electyd hym into the rule of the Mouastery though he knewe well it wolde somwhat mynysshe his deuocyon yet for lowe of Charyte for the profet of other he toke it vppon hym and after his fame sprange farre wherfore he ferynge the fauoure of the people myght be a let vnto hym deuysyd howe he myght leue his owne cuÌ„trey lyue iÌ„ some other cuÌ„trey where he myght haue lytyll knowlege be reputyd of a small blod wherupon he toke certeyne of his bretherne with hym that had lyke feruoure as he had and came into great brytayne fro thens to Fraunce and so to almayne that is callydest FrauÌ„ce to a towne callyd wirtzburghe And after he went to Rome and
vpon the drye grouÌ„de by her prayer was anone taken vp with the see and so she escaped and came into an I le called Ippleffec and as she sette her fote vpon a foure square stone her fote sanke into the stone as it hadde bensnowe after by seynt Theodre she was made abbesse to .lxx. nonnes On a tyme the deuyll as she was prayeng blewe out her candell and an AuÌ„gell lyght it agayne She dyed the .iii. I de of Iulye her successours whiche was called Edburgh toke vp her body to remoue it to a more honorable place and founde it vncorrupt more lyke to slepe then to be deed After her monastery was destroyed and was made a parysshe churche her Relykê were brought to Caunterbury but whether they lye in the church of seynt Augustyne or of seynt Gregorie the Legende leuyth it in doute and dyuers myracles be here omytted On a nyght as she was in prayer the holy ghost appered to her lyke aboue satte vpon her hedde with his wynges compassynge her hedde lyke a crowne with suche a lyght that she myght skarsely be seen the space of an houre ¶ De sancta Modwenna virgine abbatissa SEynt Modwen was borne in Irlande and by prechynge of seynt Patryke she entered into Relygyon and fro thens she gaue her self to lernynge to despyse the vanytes of the worlde to kepe her herte stedfast with all dylygence to punysshe her bodye with fastynges and vygylles no thynge she put byfore the loue of god hauynge great desyre to the Ioyes of heuyn with contynuell feere of the paynes of hell and her broder by her example forsoke the worlde and after was made a bysshop She made a monasterye and there lyued with her brother with rawe rotes gettynge her lyuynge with her owne laboure many noble matrones came to her quenes and virgyns to here the worde of god Eyght virgyns Ioyned them selfe to her wherof seynt Bryde and orbila were in the company and when Orbila for her youth fered to take the rule of the monastery vpon her seynt modwen put the gyrdell aboute her and brethyd vpon her and anone her heere waxed hoore and she was lyke an olde woman and thenne she toke the rule of the Monasterye with good wyll She caused a wolfe that had kylled one of her calues to folowe the cowe and kepe her and other wolfes of that kynde vse to do so to this day A great thefe called Glunelach kylled .viii prestê that seynt Patrike had sent to vysyt seynt Modwen and she herynge therof went thyder with .xlix. nonnes to burye theym and Glunelache with .xlix. theuys mette theym and thought to haue rauysshed theym but when they wolde haue layde handes vpon the virgyns they fell sodeynly a slepe and slept .ii. dayes and the spyryte of seynt Modwen and Glunelache were ledde with an Aungell into heuyn hell when Glunelache came to hymselfe agayne he was coÌ„uerted and his neue we also lyued a good and a blessyd lyfe A holy bysshop called Cheuyn was brought in beleue by craft of the deuyll that Glunelach the thefe by prayer of seynt Modwen shuld haue his place in Heuyn and that all was in vayne that he had done in the seruyce of god wherfore the bysshop thought to destroye her and her Monasterye and as he was coÌ„mynge therto she had knowlege therof by our lorde and so she met hym and shewyd hym that his enemye had deceyued hym greatly and anone he sawe the deuyll that brought hym to the temptacyon lyke a blacke Ethyope wherfore he toke great repentauÌ„ce Then seynt Modwen to the entent she myght the more surely conferme hym in our lord put her staffe into a welle that she vsed oftymes in the wynter to stande in tyl she had sayd a hole Psaulter she drewe her staffe after her agaynst the hylle the water folowed the staffe into the toppe of the hylle wherupon he depê‘ted lyued after a blyssed lyf On a tyme when she entended to go into EnglaÌ„de she lacked a shyp at her prayer the grouÌ„de reysed it self vp about her lyke an I le so coÌ„ueyed her her company ouer the see into Englande where she and seynt Edith that was suster to kyng Edgar rered Ositha that was drowned fro deth to lyfe She went thryse to Rome for remyssion of her synnes and she dyed in Irlande the thyrde Nonas of Iulii after whose deth great varyauÌ„ce was bytwyxt Englysshemen Irysshemen and Scottes for her bodye and the bysshop Counceyled theym that eyght men shuld take vp her bere that countre that our Lorde wolde haue theym go towardes shulde haue the body and by the wyll of our lorde they went streyght towardes Englande so she was brought into Englande and lyeth at Andreseia After her deth she apperyd to one of the Nonnes after compleyne and tolde her that she herde some of the susters speke in tyme of scylence and that her body yet beyng amonge them vnburyed she meruayled that they forget her doctryne and reguler obseruaunce and bad them nat to breke the leste obseruauÌ„ce lest by lytell lytel they fell into greatter defautê sayinge vnto the suster that she appered vnto that she shuld make her redy for after .vii. dayes she shuld come vnto her and so it was done ¶ De sancto Neoto abbate confessore SEynt Neotus comonly called seynt Eed was the kynges sone of west Englande of Kent and when he came to age he forsoke the pryde pompe of the worlde was made a monke at Glastenbury vnderseynt DunstanÌ„ where he ascendyd to hygh perfyte relygion he was so lytel of stature that at masse he had a thynge vnder his fete but he was full of vertues and good maners Eloquent of speche discrete of wordes and of great lernynge beynge byloued of all men and to the entent that he wolde eschewe the recourse and fauour of the people he went into Cornewale where he lyued .vii. yeres in a wyldernes whiche after his name is called Neotstoke after he went to Rome and was there honorably receyued of 〈◊〉 Martyne fro thens he retourned into his owne couÌ„tre where he made a monasterye and was ofte vysyted with Aungellys he had a water that had thre Fysshes in it and if he toke one euery day yet alway there were thre Fysshes He tolde the kynge Alfred his broder that for his pryde and tyrauntrye he shulde be put out of his Realme and be as an outlawe but he sayd by his prayers he had opteyned of our Lorde that he shuld be restored agayne and shuld coÌ„uerte his enemy to the fayth it ê“ued after iÌ„ euery thyng as he had sayd By seynt Ede the kyng was correct tyrauntrie tourned into sobernes the worshyppyng of deuylles abated and the people of our lorde moche encreasyd in all the countre he lefte this worlde the day before the kalend of August and paâ—â—e of his Relykes lye at Ramsey the
Barkynge and another But she sent spirituell moders for her to euery place and taryed her selfe in obedyeÌ„ce vnder her moder and seynt Edyth vsed alway whatso euer she dyd to make a Crosse â—her forhede and seynt DuÌ„stane wheÌ„ he came to halow a Church of seynâ—nys that she had buyldyd seynge her soo ofte make Crosses in her forhed prayde our lord that that thumbe shuld neuer rotte that made so many Crosses And at the masse he had knowlege geuyn to hym by our Lorde when she shulde dye And he sayde the wretchyd worlde was not worthy to haue such a lyghte And he was present at her deth which was the .xvi. kalendas of october aboute the yere of our Lorde .ix. C. fourscore .iiii. And she lyeth aâ— wyltone in the Church of seynt Denys that she had made .xiii. yere after her deê‘tynge she apperyd to Seynt Dunstan and tolde hym it was the wyll of oure Lorde that her Bodye shulde be translatyd And it was truthe and no illusion She tolde hym that he shulde fynde all her Bodye vncorrupte as it was vncorrupte fro Lybydiousnes Glotony And that her Feet Ieu Haudys which in her youthe she had mysusyd were corrupte excepte her thumbe that she had vsyd to Crosse her with he founde all as she sayde A monke of Glastonbury boldly cut of a pece of her Cote And it happenyd to touche her Body and the Blood folowed as if she had ben alyue And anâ—n he fell prostrate and wepte for his offence and when he râ—se agayne the blod was goâ—n ¶ De sancto Edmundo epÌ„o confessâ—â—â— SEynt edmonde was borne iÌ„ abyugdâ—â—â—n seynt Edmondys day the kynge and martyr And after hym he was callyd Edmonde hys Fader enteryd into relygyon And his moder lyuyd a blessyd lyfe â—he were the here a haberieouvppon it And she taught her sone to kepe vyrgynâ—te and to were the heer and eâ—ery holyday or he eâ—e he sayd the hooll â—auythâ—is Psalter And especyally he auowyd hymselfe to oure Ladye he vsyd to Faste euery Frydaye Brede and Water And he was so broughte vp in vertue that iÌ„ maner naturally he forsoke all euyll our Lorde apperyd to hym lyke a chyld And iesus nazarenus rex iudeoruÌ„ was Wrytten in his forhed And after that tyme he toke in vse euery oure to remember sumwhat of the Passyon as he was studyinge arythmetryke his moder then latlye deed apperyd to hym and made in her ryght hand .iii. serklys And wrote in theym the Fader the sone and the holy goost and bad hym fro thens forthe take hede of tho fygures The herys of his hed and berde for great abstyneÌ„ce went away he wolde hexe no Seculercausys He wolde make couenaunte with his seruauntys that they shulde be â—lene of theyr Bodyes or departe his seruyce he had such honoure to holy scrypture that he neuer openyd the Byble but be kyssyd it his olde herys if they were leyde in the Fyre wolde not burne As he studyed in the nyght his candell fell vppon his byble and it burned not And he was electyd Busshope of Caunterbury or he were ware And he sayd but that he dred that he shulde haue dyspleasyd almyghtye god if he had refusyd he wolde neuer haue assâ—tyd he was all tymes redye to forgeue them that had offendyd hym And to take theym agayne into famylyaryte And some aboute hym sayde he gaue therbye occasyon to the people to offende hym And he sayde our Lord dyd not resyâ—â—e And seyde that the punysshement of offensys is to be referryd to hym and not to be doon by maÌ„ This blessyd man had great trouble dyspleasure for the lybertyes of the Churche wherfore he toke counceyle of other prelatys what was to be doon therin And it was thought that he shuld admonysshe the Kynge and other offenders to ceasâ— And so he dyd and the Kynge toke a day of aduysement And at that day no amendement was had and yet pacyently he taryed many dayes And wheÌ„ he sawe there was noon admendement he gaue sentence into other offenders And sparyd the Kynge And when he sawe that yet they were not compuÌ„â—te he thought better to geue place to theyr malyce then to do the streyghtnes of the lawe specyally seynge the 〈◊〉 legate was then in Englonde and myght percase haue adnullyd all that he had doon wherfore he weÌ„t ouer the see to poÌ„tiniacum And there he fell syke And so he wente to fasyacum And promysyd to be there agayne at pontiniacum in the feest of seynt Edmonde Kynge martyr And so he was to be buryed and there he lyeth And at his departynge he had suche great honour and feruour to the sacrament of the aulter that it may be exauÌ„ple to other men At his toumbe Blynde men haue recoueryd theyr syghte Lame men theyr goinge dome men theyr speche deffe men theyr herynge Men obsessyd of deuyllys haue ben delyueryd And deed men haue ben reysyd fro Deth to Lyfe And in the yere of our lorde god a Thousande two hundred and fyftye the monkes at pontynyacense cut of his Arme for what concyderacyon it is not knowen and after the Myracles cessyd ¶ De sancto Edmundo rege et martite SEynt edmonde was borne in saxony And was sone to the kynge Alcmunde whiche was of kynne to offa kynge of eest Englonde And as kynge Offa hauynge no chyldren was goynge to Iherusalem he went by kynge alkmuÌ„de And there seynt EdmoÌ„de gaue hym suche dylygent attendaunce that he lykyd hym moche And when he departyd he shewyd to EdmoÌ„de a Rynge and bad hym if he sent to hym by the tokyn the he anon shulde execute that he desyryd And when Kynge Offa at the arme offeynt George fell syke to the deth he delyueryd the Rynge to his seruauntys and bounde theym by an othe that they shulde delyuer it to Edmonde And take hym with theym And make hym kynge of â—est Englonde and so they dyd And anone he was humble benygne to his subiettys goynge in the veray ryght way of a Kynge And was a fader to wydowes and orphanes And to all men that were deâ—tytute a specyall reâ—uge and helpe And after in the tyme of the persecucyon of the danes for that he wolde not forsake the fayth of our Lorde he was taken by the Danes hunguar and hubba and was bounde to a stocke and shot with arrowes so that he was lyke to an Irchyn And when they sawe that in all that marterdome he cryed vppon our Lord they stroke of his hedde and hyd it in a wood And when the warre was sumwhat appesyd crysten men sought the hedde in the wood And asoon of them cryed to anoder where arte thou the hed answeryd thryse here here here and so it was founde And a great Wolfe kepte it bytwyxte his Leggys And so it was takyn vp and leyde to the Body And was buryed honorably And after when his Body was remouyd he was founde vncorrupte
of chyualry defeÌ„dyd hys Father myghtely agaynste his enemyes bette downe castellys townys in his moost cruelty he was also mercyfull wolde geue to his enemyes the thyrde parte of that he geet And after he consyderyd that the glorye of the worlde was but as smoke a vapoure of small abydynge wherfore he caste away his Armoure went to repeÌ„don toke orders geuynge hym to monastycall lernynge he wolde drynke nothynge that myght be occasyon of dystemperaunce And after he went to crowlande where then no man durste enhabyte for fere of wyckyd spiritis there he lyuyd a blessyd lyfe sufferyd great temptacyons persecucyons of wyckyd spiritis as in that Legende apperyth at great length he was ofte delyuerd owte of trowbles temptacyons by seynt Bartylmew whom he had in synguler deuocyon on a tyme two Deuyllys in lykenes of men came to hym ê‘swadyd hym to faste not two or thre dayes but by hole wekys put hym iÌ„ mynde of Moyses hely howe they fastyd of the fastyngys of olde fathers of sythye theÌ„ he knewe they were wyckyd spiritis wherfore he made his prayer anon they vanysshed awey then he toke his sustenaunce of Barley brede as he was wonte to do This blessyd man had suche a hoole entent to god that there was neuer in his harte but pyte charyte in his mouth there was nothynge but our lorde Ihesu Peas mercy forgyuynge He was neuer seen angry prowde or heuy but alwayes iÌ„oon sobrenes On a tyme he sawe two deuyllys wepe when he askyd them the cause why they wepte they sayd bycause he pÌ„uaylyd so ofte agaynste theÌ„ so he made the sygne of the crosse anon they vanysshyd away the busshope hedda as he was goinge to seynt guthlake praysid moch the strayghtnes of his lyfe oon of his chapleyns sayd that he had seen many Heremytes some good some euyll if he had ones seen hym he sayd he coulde tell whether he were so good as the fame raÌ„ne vppoÌ„ hym wheÌ„ he cam to seynt guthlake he by spyryt knowynge his wordys askyd of hym howe he sayd by that man that he spake of the day before then he was abasshyd fell downe askynge hym forgyuenes theÌ„ the Busshope made hym preest he had a suster callyd pega whom he wolde not see iÌ„ this lyfe to the enteÌ„t they myght the rather mete in the lyfe to come when his tyme drew nere he shewyd his discyple Bertelyn therof bade hym that he shulde praye his suster to se hym buryed then Bertelyn prayed seynt Guthlake to shewe hym who he was that he had seen euery day syth his fyrste cuÌ„mynge to hym spekynge with hym Mornynge euenynge he sayde that euer syth he came to that wyldernes he had an AuÌ„gell to coÌ„forte hym to helpe hym in his teÌ„ptacions that shewyd hym thynges to come with other great secretys that it was not laufull to speke bade Bertelyn kepe it secrete not to shew it to any ê‘sone but to his suster Pega to a holy Anker callyd Egbert when he had thus spokyn there came a swete smell out of his mouthe as of Rose flowrys or Balme fro mydnyght to the mornynge was a great lyght seen in all the house then he sayd to his dyscyple that his tyme was come lyftynge vp his Ien his haÌ„dys into Heuyn he slepte iÌ„ our Lorde aboute the yere of grace .vii. C. .vi. aboute a yere after his deth his body was remouyd was fouÌ„de vncorrupt with all his clothys a kynge callyd Ethelbalde which was wrongefully put out of his Realme had be moche famylyer with seynt gutlake in his lyfe came to his tumbe prayed deuoutly to hym for helpe he apperyd to hym tolde hym that within two yerys he shuld be restoryd to his kyngdoÌ„ so he was theÌ„ he buylded crowlaÌ„de endewyd it with great loÌ„des many lybertyes as he hadde promysed to seynt Guthlake in his lyfe that he wolde doo De sancta Helena regina Seynt helyn was doughter of cloell kyng of grete brytayn iÌ„ tho dayes the senate of romeseÌ„te coÌ„staÌ„cyus which had subdued to theÌ„ the couÌ„trey of spayne to subdue also to them brytayne now callyd EngloÌ„de And cloell ferynge the great wysdome of coÌ„stancius anon assentyd to pay yâ— olde trybute theruppon constancyus toke the sayd helyn his doughter to wyfe had by her constantyne whiche after the deth of his fader went to rome with great power of brytayne toke his moder with hym put downe maxencyus the tyrauÌ„te was made Emperoure after he was coÌ„uertyd to the feyth also Crystenyd by seynt syluester wherfore his moder praysyd hym that he had lefte the worshyppynge of Idollys but she thought he shuld rather haue receyuyd the feyth of the god of the Iues which she had theÌ„ receyuyd then to receyue the feythe of a man crucyfyed there vppon a tyme was appoyntyd betwyxte them to haue bothe lawes disputyd at which day by the ê“founde argumeÌ„tys of seynt Syluester also by myracles that our lorde shewyd in ê“ue of the feyth seynt Helyn all the docturys of the Iues that she brought with her were coÌ„uertyd to the feyth when she was crystenyd she encouragyd her selfe to enlarge the crysten feythe all that she could went to Iherusalem with a great power where she fouÌ„de the holy crosse with the thre naylys the crybbe that our lorde was leyed on ê‘te of the hey our Ladyes smokke she made monasteryes where our lord sufferyd his deth passyon there as the holy crosse was fouÌ„de at BetheleÌ„ in many other placys After she went to ynde she made many churchys brought with her the Bodyes of the thre kynges of coleyne she broughte with her ê‘te of the holy crosse to constantynople after she went to rome grewe to suche hyghe charyte that she was as a moder to all personys And after when she laye syke she sawe heuyn open our lord standynge with a great multytude of AuÌ„gellys with his Crosse meruaylously shynynge which comfortyd her moche She went to our Lord the .xv. kalendas of septeÌ„ber was honorably buryed by the Pope with great wepynge of all the people as it is sayd her body was traÌ„slatyd to constantynople now it lyeth at venys De sancto Henrico heremita SEynt henry the heremyte was borne in denmarke And on a tyme when all thynge was ordeynyd that he shuld haue ben maryed our lord prohybytyd hym to be maryed bad hym kepe hym selfe clene inmaculate fro this worlde that he shuld goo into the I le of Coket so he came to tynmouth there he had leue of the pryor to go into the I le of Coket And certen yerys he lyuyd with brede
wolde go to hym to do hym some good if he had nothynge to gyue hym he wolde wepe for compassyon and comforte hym with hope of eternall rewarde Oon of his felowes that enuyed hym tolde hym that he dyssymylyd hymselfe to haue mercy that he had not in dede wherfore he thankyd out Lorde sayde broder veryly thou haste the true Iudgement in me forthwith he helyd a blynde man that was secretly brought to hym and when his suster hadde her eye pluckyd out of her heed with a Byrde that had eten it he toke the eye out of the Byrdys bely put it iÌ„ her Heed ageyne and it was hoole with the sygne of the Crosse he kyllyd a serpent that had venomyd a man and also made the man hoole and it is sayde that by his prayer none of the kynde of that Serpent shall come in that couÌ„trey He reysyd a chylde fro deth with his felowys he wente vppon the see into the place where he nowe lyeth fro the age of .xxi. yerys he neuer sate in the Chyrche he was neuer Heuy nor Angry neyther greatly mery But in oon sobernes euery daye he sayd thryse fyftye psalmes he neuer weerlynnen nor wullen but clothynge of getysskynnes He lyued with Barley breed myxte with asshes and dranke water euery seconde or thyrde daye he laye vpoÌ„ rotys grauell with two stonys vnder his heed he was neuer Idell fro some spyrytuell Occupacyon the Deuyll apperyd to hym as he was in prayer iÌ„ a meruaylouse terryble sykenesse and when he had suffred hym longe He rebukyd hym that he soo durste trowble the seruauntys of our Lorde and tolde hym that he shuld haue the more peyne therfore at the daye of Iudgement and then anon he vanysshed away when he had on a tyme made a blynwoman see an AuÌ„gell apperyd to hym and shewyd hym that all the company of Heuyn desyryd that he shulde be delyueryd fro this bodely lyfe come to the euerlastyng lyfe and then he bade his brederne be redye for he sayde the .vi. houre after he had sayd masse oure Lorde wolde take hym fro this worlde and so when masse was doon before the hyghe Aulter as he was holden vp bytwyxte two monkys was syngynge with theym he yeldyd his soule to our Lorde the .v. nonas of marche about the yere of our Lorde .ix. C. and .lix. clene fro any bodely sykenes as he was clene fro bodely syn and he lyeth in his Monastery of Canraco where our Lorde shewyth for hym many myracles This blessyd man with seynt Egbyne touchyd our Lorde in lykenesse of a Lepoure as in the Lyfe of Seynt Egbyne apperyth ¶ De sancto Wistano rege martire SEynt wistan was son to wymoÌ„de Kynge of marshes of Elflede his wyfe when his fader was dedde he succedyd a great Lorde callyd brythfarde whiche was the Kynges godfader also of kyn to the kynge was desyrous to be Kynge wherfore he desyred to marye the Quene thynkynge that by that meanys he shuld the soÌ„ner atteyne his porpose when he had sent messengers to the quene therof she askyd couÌ„ceyle of the Kynge her son he aduertysed her to take our Lord Ihesu Criste to be her spouse which wolde gyue her a ê‘petuell do werye in the kyngdome of Heuyn to which couÌ„cell the quene ryght well assentyd where vppon the Kynge shewyd to the messengers the impedymeÌ„tis of the matrymonye And when that came to the knowlege of brythfarde he began to coÌ„passe the kynges deth desyryd to speke with the Kynge at a certeyne day when they mette at a place nowe callyd wistanstowe brythfarde desyred to speke with hym secretlye aparte there as he offeryd to kysse hym with his swerde traytorously vnder colour of frendshyp he paryd his hedde with a dedely wounde a nother ran hym thrugh with aswerde in the kaleÌ„das of Iune forthwith without taryenge brythfarde went madde so that he neyther had the quene ne yet the kyngedome there as the yonge Kynge laye a bryght beame apperyd .xxx. dayes stretchynge into heuyn euery yere the same day that he was martyred there as the pyller apperyd is seen amoÌ„ge the grasse mannes here whiche no man can take awey othertymes of the yere nothynge apperyth but grene grasse a certen tyme he laye at rependon and fro thens he was traÌ„slated to the monastery of Euesham which was greatly endowyd by the Kynge kenrede kynnesman to the sayde gloriouse martyr ¶ De sancta Withburga virgine SEynt Withburghe was suster to seynt Audrye in her yonge yerys she made a monastery at derham where she was made a Nonne On a tyme whan she had nothynge for her werkemen but only drye bredde she made her prayers to our Lady she apperyd to her in her slepe and bad her put her truste in our Lorde not moch to care for bodely sustenauÌ„ce addynge therto that in the mornynge she shulde sende two of her maydes to a certen Ryuer there shulde come to theym two wylde hyndes to gyue them mylke so it prouyd as our Lady had sayde and the ruler of the Towne herynge therof vpon this condycyon that she myght haue .xi. M. of virgyns Chosen and delyueryd vnto her whiche they were ryght well contente to do theruppon in all goodly haste her â—ader sent into dyuerse ê“uyncys CouÌ„treys callyd to gether assedlyd all the chieffe chose vyrgyns as well kyngys doughters dukys doughters as of other nobles amoÌ„ges them all Chose .xi. M. of the fayrest wysestes sent them with moch noble appareyll all that was necessary to them vnto the foresayde blessyd vyrgyn Ursula whoÌ„ she receyuyd full gladlye benygnely as an heueÌ„ly gyfte or sendynge by the foresayd Aungell she was also warnyd to goo with her sayde felaushyp of vyrgyns vnto Coleyn that there they shulde haue receyue the Crowne Palme of martyrdome shewynge her all the circuÌ„stauÌ„cys therof howe in what maner it shuld be whereupoÌ„ they toke theyr shyppes which were ordeynyd all redy with all that nedyd to them so came to coleyne thorughe helpe of almyghty god holy AuÌ„gellys beynge theyr gydes in moche lesse space then it was possyble to haue doon by any meanys helpe or power where they were ryghte honorably gladly receyuyd aswell of the Busshope of that Cytie as of the Cytezyns with many other nobles for in veray ceâ—tayne the Aungellys which were with theym in all this Iourney takynge vppon theym fourme and lykenes of men went before theym aswell to this Citye as to all other Cityes wherto they shulde goo and gaue warnynge of theyr commynge to the heddes and chefe rulers of the Cytye whiche euermore mette theym on the waye and receyued theym with great gladnes and reuerence and ordeynyd for them in the best maner that they coulde and at the aforesayde Cytie of Coleyne they taryed â—â—â—styd a