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fetch_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o flagitious_a sinner_n who_o for_o his_o many_o misdeed_n deserve_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o hell_n the_o saint_n abiurde_v they_o at_o their_o return_n to_o let_v he_o understand_v the_o success_n of_o the_o matter_n after_o a_o little_a respite_n the_o devil_n come_v again_o tell_v s._n kennechus_n how_o s._n patrick_n defend_v the_o sinner_n soul_n from_o they_o in_o regard_n that_o he_o be_v accustom_v upon_o the_o saint_n day_n to_o keep_v a_o great_a feast_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o &_o every_o day_n to_o sing_v some_o chapter_n of_o that_o hymn_n s._n kennechus_n rejoice_v much_o thereat_o and_o by_o tell_v that_o miracle_n excite_v many_o to_o sing_v that_o hymn_n very_o devout_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o saint_n a_o abbot_n s._n patrick_n disciple_n name_v colmanus_n do_v sing_v the_o foresay_a hymn_n very_o often_o be_v demand_v the_o cause_n he_o answer_v that_o while_o he_o sing_v it_o he_o enjoy_v still_o the_o saint_n presence_n before_o he_o and_o 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he_o be_v wont_a to_o recite_v of_o many_o other_o 2._o the_o fame_n of_o s._n patrick_n virtue_n excite_v a_o holy_a man_n of_o great_a merit_n and_o virtue_n name_v vinwaloeus_fw-la who_o live_v in_o brittany_n in_o france_n to_o leave_v his_o native_a soil_n and_o to_o go_v for_o ireland_n there_o to_o become_v s._n patrick_n disciple_n &_o scholar_n the_o night_n before_o he_o be_v to_o begin_v his_o journey_n he_o see_v in_o a_o vision_n a_o most_o venerable_a man_n attire_v in_o episcopal_a robe_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o himself_o be_v s._n patrick_n know_v my_o dear_a vinwaloeus_fw-la that_o i_o be_o patrick_n to_o who_o you_o repair_v know_v that_o the_o time_n of_o my_o resolution_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n so_o that_o before_o you_o can_v come_v where_o i_o be_o i_o shall_v depart_v this_o life_n it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o you_o forsake_v not_o this_o place_n with_o that_o the_o vision_n disappear_v 3._o the_o course_n which_o the_o saint_n hold_v in_o his_o 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