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The fyrst chapitre is the lyf of saint ierom as it is take of legenda aurea The seconde is of his lyf also as saint austyn wryteth in hys pystill The thyrd is how saint Jerome apperid to sai[nt] Austin in grete ioye ...; Vita
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Winter, Simon, d. 1448.
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all theire bodies trembled all theire strengthe of theire bodies failed whan they came ayen to them self they thoughte to sew ayeÌ„ after them pryuelly to see what shuld falle whan euen came these pilgrymes wiste not what to do ne where to be lodged therfore they tourned to the said xii theues to aske couÌ„seell wenynge to them they be way faryng men as they were and than they tourned to the theues ward They see but two and than they were bold to mete with theym And after they mette the theues asked whens they were and whider they wold they aunswerd and sayd we be men of alyzaunder goyng to Bedlem to vysite the holy relyques of gloryous Ierome The theues asked what men were they that coÌ„me wyth them the other meueylled said we sawe none sith we coÌ„me to the wood saue you other thre than the prynce of the thues tolde them alle prayng them to telle hym what waâ— the cause they said they knewe noo cause But if it were for they coÌ„mytted theym to the kepynge of gloryous ierome than thees theues enspired sodaynly with the holy goost fyll downe at theire feet askyng them forgeffenesse and sith lad theim vnto theire felowes atte the bigyning of the nyght they coÌ„me to the other theues abydyng after them tolde theym as it had befalle praynge theym to leue all theire synnes and go with theim to visyte the body of gloryous Ierome The tother theues scorned them and sayd they wold sle them yf they spacke eny more therof and they not cessyng therfore many of the theues a roos and drowe out ther swerdes but they callyng after helpe of saynct Ierome they myghte neyther left vp they re swerdes nor put theym vp tylle they whome they wold haue slayn prayed to gloryous Ierome for theym O the vnspekable mercy of our sauyour that in so many wise bryngeth whom he wylle to knowleche of trouthe Anone alle the company of theues seeyng this thanked god and gloryous ierome and made auow to vysyte his relyques Therfore whan morow came more than thre honderd theues that were there that tyme left the wod went with the said men of Alyzander vnto the tombe of glryous ierome tellynge these wonders ther the hethen men were baptyzed and leuyng alle the vanytes of the world went in to a monastery And the theues also yaue them to holy lyuyng by the grace of god and by the merytes of Sanict Ierome ¶ How sainct Ierome saued two yonge men from deth that came from rome to visite hym â—Han tweyn yonge men going from Rome to wardes Bethlem to visite the relyques of ierusaleÌ„ hit happened they come by a vyllage xii myle from coÌ„staÌ„tyn noble two mile from the vilaige or they come therto two meÌ„ were slain wherfore meÌ„ of the towne gadred to geder began to seke a bout who it shulde be that dide y t whan they had alle soughte they fouÌ„de none but only the ii men that came fast by whom they toke wenyng they had slayn the ii men â–ª wherof the yonge men were amerueyled swore asmoche as they myght that they knew not therof but they sett not therby but lad forthe the yoÌ„ge men to they re vyllage And they wyth rygour of gert tourmeÌ„t thei were coÌ„pelled to knowlege them self gylty where they were not gilty And so they were daÌ„ned to be heded Alas what hert myght coÌ„teyne hym from wepyng to here soo many wayliÌ„ges of Innocentes whiche were arayed both with yougth with faryenes with noble byrghte for wepiÌ„ges and waillynges syhynges contynuelly They said Ierome is this reward y t thow geuest to theym they serue the is it that we haue deserued with trauaile of oure way Alas thou cyte of Rome thow knowest of oure birthe we went not that thow should haue ben so vnknowyng of oure ende thus thei wer lad to the place where they shuld be beheded moche peple standyng there and abidyng Aud there they kneled downe and held vp there handes saide with a lowde voice gloryous Ierome maker of oure helpe and hauen of our hope bow thyn ere 's vn to our prayers at this tyme soo that if we dide not this synne for the whiche we be punysshed we may fele of thy wonte pyte the helpe of thy delyuerrance and if we be gilty lete vs be ded as nede asketh whan they had said thus thei put there neckes to the smyters sayng no thyng but helpe helpe gloryoê° ierome what merueyle thenne the helpe of glorioê° ieroeme myght not absteigne hym from shewyng of mercy to soo many teres of them that come vn to hym while the hertes of alle that stode aboute they of the self tourmentours were meued vn to compassion than they lyft vp their swerdes and smote on there neckes but theire neckes toke the sâ—â—okes as though It hadde be a stone and thenne they smete ayen ayen but they felt theym as they hadde be smytyn wyth a straw wherof ther aroos grete merueyle to alle that stood aboute and gret multytude came rennyng to see at the last the Iuge that demed coÌ„me him self and bad theym smyte ayen that he myght see And they smote but theyr neckes wold not be hurte theÌ„ne the iuge meruayled gretly and wist not what it myght be But thought that thei had vsed some whitchecrafte And therfore thenne he coÌ„maunded in alle hast that they shuld be made naked and brent theÌ„ne they made a grete fiere a boute them and putte theryn pitche and oile the rather to distroie theyr lyues but he that delyuered theym from swerde coude also helpe hem cryeng contynuelly in the fier the fier brent fast and the flames assendid vp ryght high but the yong meÌ„ by the helpe of gloryous Ierome rested as in a mery herber At last the Iuge wolde know wheder it were by myracles or witchecraft he had they shuld be hanged viii daies and yf they lyued soo they shulde goo wheder they wold But the presence of glorious Ierome failled theym not for merneylously he kept theim the viii daies holdyng they re feet with his haÌ„des On the viii daie all the people of the cyte and townes and the Iuge hym self went vnto the galowes and ther openli they see this Gloryous myracle the kepars tellyng theym what they had seen thenne alle merueyled and praysed God and Sainct Ierome dide gret wurshyp vnto the yonge men And than moche people went from constantynnoble vn to Bedlem to visyte the relyques of gloryous Jerome And a non the yonge men castyng from theym alle worldly besynesse entered vnto the monasterie where gloryous Ierome lyued both nyght and daie entendyng to praier and penaunce and holi lyuyng ¶ How a Monasterie of Nonnes was distroied for couetise and Symonye THis Myracle of thes yonge men to fore is to vs cause of grete meruaile Ioye and deuocyon But this that foloweth yeueth cause of grete