The miracles of our blessed Lady.  
  

  
¶ THe miracles of our Lady.  

¶ HEre begin the miracles of the glorious virgin and mother of god our blessed Lady saint mary.  
IN france sometime there was a noble man/ & a rich/ the which loved & worshipped well god & holy church and specially oure-blessyd lady saint Mary. This man had a young man to his son whom he taught well to love our lady/ and bad that he should say daily to her worship l times the angels salutation/ that is ave maria etc. soothly by profess of time afterward by the will and consent of his father/ this young man was made a monk in the monastery of saint Gyles/ ¶ And there lived devoutly in full grete-penaunce. And on a time his father send to him that he should come home to his place/ and bring his master with him for his recreation. He had also in his manner that he dwelled in affair chapel builded in the worship of our blessed lady. in to the which his son came when he had leisure/ and there devoutly as he used all way to do/ say● thirty times his ¶ ave maria etc. And after ward when he had said them/ the blessed virgin mary appeared to him visibly in a white garment/ that lacked both sleeves & laps: Than this monk marveled and said to her. O most sweet lady why have your upper clothing no sleeves ne laps Than she said. This cloth thou hast given me and it betokeneth the l ave maryes that thou saist daily to me. Therefore it is right beautiful to the-that from hens forth thou say thrice l times ave maria. And after every ten ave maria/ add to them a Pater noster. And the first l say in remembrance and worship of that joy that I had when the angel Gabryell great me/ & said I should conceive the son of god/ which should redeme-mankind. The second l thou shalt say in remembrance & Worship of that great joy that I had when I brought forth in to this world god & man The third l thou shalt say in remembrance and worship of mine Assumption when I was exalted and crowned queen of heaven/ where my dear sone-regneth everlastingly. soothly it was than saturday when these things were done/ & she said to him. The next saturday. I will come hither to the again/ & than some tidings I shall show thee/ whereof thou shalt greatly joy. And when she had told & said this to him/ she vanished away from him/ truly this foresaid monk continued in his devotion/ & said every day ave maria after the form that our lady taught him. Than the next saturday following our lady appeared to the same monk again as she said before in the foresaid chapel full seemly arrayed in fair clothing & said to him. Lo this cloting thou hast given me this week that hath both sleeves & laps. Therefore gramercy/ & well I shall reward the both here in this life/ and in time to come. And now go home unto thy monaesterye/ for when thou comest thither thou shalt be chosen abbot. And when thou art abbot/ teach the covent to say my sawter/ as I have told the. And preach it over to all the people to do the same/ that well it may be to them both in life and in death. Seven year thou shalt live to preach and teach the people that they may exarcyse and use to say my-sawter. And at the sevenste years end thou shalt die & come to me. Also know thou for certain that many the which should have perished and be lost/ shall be saved by my sawter saying. And when she had this said she ascended up to heaven/ and anon after this monbe was made abbot. And than he-taught his brethren &. the people there how they should say our ladies santer. & also by the space of that-seven year he preached diligently to all folk/ to keep & use the same form & saying/ as he. was warned before of our blessed lady· And when this was done he blessedly died & went to heaven.   

¶ How a child spoke with an image of our lord and eat with him.  
A Certain abbot there was upon a time the which had many worshipful men's sons dwelling with him to be nortured & brought up in his abbey/ among the which children one specyaly he loved/ whom oftentimes singularly he desired and would have with him/ and specially died inform and teach him to beware of dyces and to keep him fro sin/ & to use him to virtue and good living. soothly the child took good heed to the abbots teaching/ & after his words Innocently lived/ and every day at a certain hour he took his dinner. and went in to the church to the altar of our blessed lady. And there when he had said our lady sawter/ took and yet his dinner that he had brought with him/ and this he used to do often times. soothly on a time he made him ready to eat there as he was wont to do. & the image of the child Ihesu came down from his mothers lap & sat with him/ meekly they loved to guider/ eating to guider. & speaking to guider and also many sweet words were betwixt them/ And what somever Ihesu taught the child. he promised to do/ And in this samr wise they died often times to gydre/ ¶ soothly on a day when he came from such a sweet break fast It happened he met with the abbot there as he dwelled with al. which asked him where he had be so long. and the child answered and said that he had been with his good fellow/ then the abbot asked him. who is that good fellow. He said again/ come with me and I shall show him to the. And brought the abbot in to the church and showed him the image of the child Ihesu/ in the lap of the image of our blessed lady/ truly thenne said the abbot. the fellowship of him is good. God defend that any man should forbid the this fellowship/ therefore be true to him and love him well. truly the abbot thought that on the morrow he would wait the hour when this child after his custom would come to the same place/ lest happily he had lied like as children use to do. And on the morrow the child came as he used to do to the same place/ When he had said our lady sauter. he put his breed on his cap and said to the image of the child Ihesu come hither good fellow. and let us eat our dinner to guider. then the image said to him I will no more dine with the For thou hast told the abbot of me. and hast showed to him my secrets/ Than the chide answered again and said. The abbot asked me where I had be/ And I wot not what I should have said other wise/ but I should have lied: And often thou haste taught me that I should not lie in no wise. Then said the image again. I will not come to the but thou will an other time come to me and dine with me/ Right gladly said the child I will come to the and dine with thee/ what day that ever it please thee/ & than anon the image came down to the child/ soothly the abbot aforesaid stood in a secret place & beheld the image of our lord Ihesu and the child and heard their words/ And for joy greatly he began to weep/ And so stillly went his way. And after they had eaten and spoken to guider/ the child went thence home/ The abbot met with him anon/ and sweetly speaking to him/ clipped him in his arms and said. My sweet soon where haste thou be so louge. And the child said. For the love of god father ask me no more/ For the other time that I told you my fellow was very wroth/ And so much he was disposed that he would not come to me till I promised him that I would come and dine with him an other time/ then said the abbot to the child. Aa therefore son thou must come to his dinner/ And the child said yes father/ and that algate/ Than said the abbot. And thou wilt do any thing for me. And for my love pray thy fellow that I may come also with the to that dinner. Gladdely sir said the child. I will speak for you. and do also as much as I may/ And on the morrow this child came again after his custom to the same place where the image of our lady was/ And the abbot privily followed after And stood in a secret place as he died afore The child not knowing. then the image of Ihesu came down to the child/ And moche joy they had between them. than the child said to our lord Ihesu Now good fellow here my tale that I will tell the. yesterday my lord the abbot asked of me as he met with me where I had be so long. & I told him all to guider & how I must dine with you. & when he heard me say this. he wept sore & prayed me heartily that I should pray to you for him that he might also come with me to that dyner/ Wherefore good fellow and most beloved now I pray you grant me this/ Than our lord Ihesu said to the child. The abbot is not ready to come to that dinner. But say fo-hym that he make him ready as soon as he can to come to me on crystmasse day/ the which was than nigh at hand. Than the abbot that stood by in a secret place hearing this/ for joy & gladness he-wept/ & privily went away again. And aftwarde the child came to him/ & told him that he had sped his erande/ & therefore the abbot greatly thanked him. soothly when crystmasse day was come the abbot made a feast to all his brethren/ & sang that same day the high mass/ & served also his gests in his own proper person. Than came the foresaid child to the abbot/ & said to him stillly in his ere. Sir it is time that we go to our dinner aforesaid lest happily my fellow our lord Ihesu christ shlbe wroth. Than said the same abbot to the child. ¶ Thou sayest well my son. And I would not that yo rue feloye should be wroth for nothing. Than the foresaid abbot gladly comforted his gests/ & prayed them to be merry & said. This same child and I be called to an other feast. And now it is time that we go/ wherefore I commend me you to our lord Ihesu christ/ the which grant you for his great mercy to come to the same feast. truly the foresaid child that same day would eat no thing/ for he would come fasting to his good fellow our lord Ihesu christ. And when the abbot & the foresaid child were come to the same place they passed both together/ and yielded up their souls to god   

¶ Of a wicked king that was turned at the last & became a monk & by the glorious virgin. Marry was delivered fro the power of the fiends  
THere was a certain king full cruel and wicked in all his kingdom and power. And when he had thus long continued/ he 〈◊〉 & understood at the last his life drawing to an end. And on a day this king called for certain bishops & abbots and other of his friends as he should seche help and counsel of them. And as they were come to guider he said I see and understand my lords & friends that I shall not long live/ wherefore I dsyre you to give me wholesome counsel what I might do for the health of my soul For I know well that wickedly I have lived hitherto. and I shall be dampened in hell. And therefore what may I now do. Than they said If ye will have forgiveness of your sins/ & desire to be saved/ we advise you that ye leave your kingdom/ and let your heed be shave/ and take on you the habit and clothing of a monk/ for this only remaineth for hope of your salvation/ & many by this have be saved. Therefore do this that ye may be saved Than the king without any tarrying by the consent of them all was received ofa certain abbot in to his abbey/ the which abbey was of our blessed lady saint mary/ & there hewas made a monk. soothly soon after he was-smyten with a grievous axis/ and began to draw fast out of this world. And anon came to him wicked spirits and fiends to face him. truly than came thither an angel of god & said to them wherefore come you hither. Than they said. For this king is ours. The angel said again. Take your king & go your way. I. know him not for a king/ but for amonke. soothly sithen he became the blessed virgin mary's monk/ she hath gotten of her son forgiveness of all his sins/ and though have also everlasting life and joy in heaven: And therefore what thing have ye to do with him Know ye not that as in baptism all sins be forgiven/ and everlasting life is grauneted is So the great mercy and pity of our lord Ihesu christ doth away a man's sins that taketh of him the order of a monk and keepeth it: Therefore of some it is called a second baptymme: And how be it that this foresaid king sinned moche yet at the last he sore repented him/ and with his weeping washed away his sins. And more over he was a monk of the glorious virgin and mother of god saint mary/ the which hath gotten of her son for him remission of his sins/ and everlasting life in heaven. And also she hath send me hither to bring his soul before god. And when the angel had said this/ he took up with him the soul with great melody/ and went his way- ¶ Truly than these wicked spirits and mynystres of the devil with a full great cry vanished away as the smoke doth fro the fire not knowing the great mercy of our blessed lord jesus christ & the goodness of the glorious virgin his mother to whom be now and evermore worship and joy Amen.   

¶ How a knight was delivered out of prison by our lady/ by cause he eshewed to sin with a woman that was called Maria.  
A Certain knight was take of his enem●●s to whom came a woman because he should sin with her and when he consented so to do/ he asked what was her name. She said/ Maria is my name Than he said to her by cause thy name is Maria/ for the reverence of the mother of god I will not sin with the. Than the blessed virgin & mother of pity saying this/ without any tarrying opened the prison that this knight was in and delivered hyn thence.   

Of an other knight also the which fill in a vowtrye.  
ALso an other knight on a time fill in avoutrye with his lord wife Nevertheless he had great devotion to our blessed Lady saint Mary/ & every day by an hole year he used for to say thrice. thirty. times ave marya to the worship of-oure blessed lady. soothly it happened on a time as he was a sleep/ he saw him thought our blessed lady bring to him fair milk in a foul cup & stirred him to eat of it. And than he said that he loved milk above all other meats/ but of that milk he said he might not eat for the foul and unclean vessel that it was in. Than our lady said to him again. So love I the salutation that thou sayest to me daily. And because thy heart is unclean. I loath it of thy mouth. But be cleansed of it & thou shalt be rewarded.   

¶ Of a knight that was delivered from prison by our lady.  
AN other knight also upon a time was put in a full mighty tower/ & when he could not be delivered by prayer neither by money/ he prayed devoutly to our blessed lady/ that she would wouchesuf to deliver him. Than our blessed lady whose mercy. & pite is infinite/ heard his devout prayers & lightened the prison & loosed his chains/ & opened the door/ & so delivered him without any knowledge of the keepers/ and walked with him in the night a days journey & so he escaped the danger of his enemies.   

¶ How our lady restored a knights wife to her life.  
A Certain knight there was that moche loved our blessed lady/ the which customably used to rise out of his bed at midnight to go to his chapel/ not knowing his wife whether that he went/ & there in the same chapel he used to say every night in the worship of our lady l times ave marry soothly it happened on a time as this lady sat at souper with her husband the knight thinking that he was full fair & goodly/ said to him Sir is there any woman that ye love more than me Than said he to her/ for certain madame there is no woman that I love so moche as you save one. Than she was full sorry for this word that he said save one/ & thought to herself that the next time that he rose out of his bed fro her as he was wont to do. she would slay herself that so he might be slain for her death. And when she had thought this/ the next night following this knight her husband rose at midnight as he used to do & went in to his chapel. & said in the worship of our lady l times ave maria/ The mean while his lady took his knife &. slit her own belly & slew herself. for she had wend that he had gone that time to some other woman. And when she had slain herself/ there was found in her belly two young babies deed dying in her blood/ truly than when this knight had said his prayers before the image of our blessed lady in his chapel/ he came in to his chamber to his bed/ and there he found his wife deed & all bloody. & two young babies by her & deed also Thenne this knight was full sore afeard of this horrible sight. & greatly dread lest his wives kin would therefore pursue him to the death. & therefore anon he returned again unto his chapel/ and prayed devoutly unto our blessed lady saint mary for help/ & said unto her as many salutations as he died afore: And than he fill a sleep/ unto whom came our blessed lady & said/ because chat oftentimes thou hast come hither and worshipped me devoutly/ therefore go to thy chamber & there thou shalt find matter of comfort & joy. And when she had this said to him/ anon she vanished away. Than this knight came to his chamber & found his wife hole & a live/ and two young babies souking her paps. And said to her. O my good lady be ye alive: She said/ yes your/ & blessed mote ye be/ for by your prayers I am saved when I was dampened because I slew myself that ye might be killed also for me. And thersfore that most fairest lady saint mary evermore look that ye love her more than me. And so he did & both they ended their lives blessedly to gyd   

¶ How a knight fill to poverty/ & by the devil was made rich/ & by the merits of his wife was by our lady restored again to good and virtuous living.  
ON a time a worshipful knight fill to great poverty by an undiscrete lyberalnes that he used to give his gods away. This-knyght had a full honest woman to his wife/ that which served our lady full devoutly. And on a time there was a solemn fest of the year nigh/ as it might be crystamas or est/ in the which this knight used afore to give large gifts/ & when he saw he had not to give at that time as he was wont to-do/ full greatly he was confounded & ashamed in himself/ wherefore till that solemn time were passed he went to wilderness to sorrow his misfortune & to eschew his shame. And anon came to him a stern & a gastfull man on horseback sitting/ that asked him why he was so heavy. Than this knight told him all thing as it was. Than the other said to him. And thou wilt do a little thing for me/ thou shalt have more richesse than ever thou hadst before. I promise the said this knight. I will do what somever thou biddest me/ so that thou wilt fulfil in deed like as thou sayest. Than said he to him. Go to thy house/ and in such a place thou shalt find great weghtes of gold & silver & precious stones/ And this thou shalt do for me. At such a day bring hither thy wife with the. Than under this promise this knight returned home again & in the same place where it was said to him he found great quantity of gold & silver & precious stones Than anon he bought him places/ he gave gifts & quite out his pledges/ & gate him servants. And when the day was nigh comen to fulfil his promise/ he called his wife to him & said: Take your horse/ for ye must go a good way hens. Than she feared not knowing what he meant/ but she durst not say him nay/ & devoutly committed her to our blessed lady/ & so road after her husband. soothly as they road forthward/ they found a chapel in their way/ & this lady lighted down of her horse & went in to the chapel. the knight her huysbonde biding her/ without/ & as she prayed devoutly to our lady/ suddenly she fill a sleep/ Than anon the glorious virgin Mary tame out of the chapel in raiment & shap like this knights wife in all things/ & lighted up on her horse. she beding still in the same chapel/ This knight knew not but she that came out of the chapel had be his wife/ & so went forth his way And when he was come to the place that was assigned to him anon the prince of darkness the devil with great fierceness hasted him to that place/ And when he was nigh it/ he began anon to ro●e & said/ O thou most falsest of men. why hast thou this Illuded & deceived me for so great benefits that I have done for thee/ I said to the that thou shouldest bring me thy wife And thou hast brought with the the mother of god/ I would have had thy wife/ & thou hast brought the holy Marry/ & for the great wrongs that thy wife doth to me. I would have be avenged on her. And thou hast brought this woman that she myghe punish me & command me to hell. And when this knight heard this. greatly he marveled/ & for dread & wonder might not speak one word/ then said the blyssyd virgin Mary. By what boldness hast thou presumed wicked spirit to noye or trouble my servant this man's wife. This shall not be unpunished. And now with this sentence I bind the that thou descend down to hell/ & here after thou presume not to noye or dyssesse any person that to me devoutly prayeth: soothly than this wicked spirit with a great cry voided away & the knight lighted down & lay him prostrate at our ladies feet: whom our lady blamed/ & bade him go again to his wife that was in the chapel yet a sleep. & that he should cast away all the richesse that he had of the devil. Than he came again to his wife as he found her slyping & waked her up/ & told her all thing like as it befylle him. And when they came home they cast away all the devils riches. and full devoutly they continued in laud & service of our blessed lady saint marry/ the which afterward send to them both richesse and prosperity.   

¶ How our lady preserved a knight that he was not strangled of the devil.  
Truly the devil Sathanas was about the space of three year to let a certain knight fro the saying of our ladies salutation yt-is ave maria. And when he could not bring it about/ he came to him visibly in the likeness of a fair young man & told him that he knew all the ways that he went/ & all the flocks of his beasts. And when this knight heard this/ he prayed him to dwell with him in a castle that was inexpugnable. And when he had be with him a four year he could never make him leave the saying of our ladies salutation ave maria/ But he died more cursed deeds the time that the devil dwelled with him▪ than ever he died before in his life. And on a time there was an hermit that dwelled by him the which by cause of frendeshypp came to visit him/ whom this knight with great Instance desired to dyner/ and told him that for any thing. he must tarry & abide dinner. and as this eremite sat with the knight at meet/ he saw a devil serving him/ & called the devil & conjured him by the passion of the son of god & his blessed mother/ to tell him what he was. & wherefore he dwelled with this knight. Than he said. I am a devil and of the felauship of lucifer. & I was send hither to deceive this knight that thou seest. and because I could not let him fro saying of the salutations of the holy virgin marry. I came to dwell with him in this likeness and shape/ that I might the sooner strangle him/ & also it was granted me if he left any day eventide or morning the saying of the salutation of the blessed Mary/ than to slay him and to bear with me his soul to hell. And when he had said this anon he vanished away. soothly than this knight restored all thing again that he had taken away fully/ and chose him a place in wilderness to do his penance.   

¶ How our lady taught a monk of the charterhouse at Colayne how that he sholdt please her in prayers and devout orisons.  
A certain monk of the chartyrhouse at colayne the which afterward was made prior of the same place. used to pray continually devoutly to god to have some understanding what thing he might say or do to the worship of our blessed lady. where by he might best please her. And at the last his prayer was heard/ soothly on a time our lady appeared to him in his cell sitting & said to him. Lo long time thou hast prayed to know how thou mightest please me/ say every day dying prostrate upon thy one side l. times ave maria. And well it. will please me And well it shall be to thee/ And while she said this to him/ one of his brethren a monk knocked at his cell door. Than our blessed lady asked him who is he/ And he told her that it is one of his brethren. & named him. Than said she to him. Let him come in for he is a special friend of mine/ And when he was come in. our blessed lady saint Mary kissed him. and so went out of her sight both/   

¶ Of a monk a sexton. and how our lady kissed him/  
IN a certain abbey there was a monk that was sexton full devout to our blessed lady. and loved her in a clean heart/ soothly he had his bed in the church/ & used every night both afore macyns and after full long time devoutly to prade upon his knees on the bare ground before an image of our lady largely weening for his sins & when he had wept & said his prayers/ thus he would say to the image of our lady. O blessed lady that art so fair in earth/ how incomparble art thou most fairest in heaven. soothly he were blessed that might see thy fairness. I wot well that I am unworthy. But good lady after the virtue of thy power thou mayst make me worthy. And in this wise long time he exercised himself in morning & tears. Than at the last the blessed lady knowing his desire appeared to him in his sleep having/ in her hand a book written with golden letters. And it seemed to a monk that all the church was inflamed of fire. And as he skipped out of his bed/ he fill before the feet of our blessed lady/ & looked in her face that was brighter than the son And she opened the book/ in the which was written the prophecy of isaiah/ of the which the monk greatly joyed but moche more he delighted to behold the fairness & the rose colour of her face. & said. O most blessed lady saint mary/ suffer me once to kiss thy feet. Than she smiled & said in this wise to him. I will not that thy mouth with the which thou hast so oft-times lauded me/ touch my feet/ but thy mouth shall touch my mouth/ & the clearness of my face. Than our lady saint mary kissed him/ & for joy thereof he thought himself ravished. And when this monk remembered well that sweet dream/ and for the great gladness of his heart full largely he wept. And ever after all the-dayes of his life full devoutly he served our blessed lady.   

¶ How our lady appeared to monks that were at matins/ and showed her son to them and sayd-Eccemerces vestra.  
IN a certain great abbey on christmas night as the monks were at matins/ full mightily labouring in divine service sange-devoutely Te deum laudamus. Our blessed lady saint mary showed herself to some of them/ the which saw her go visibly through the mids of the quere with a great multitude of angels/ with Instruments of music/ lauding & praising our blessed lord Ihesu. And she bore in her hands her sweet son our lord Ihesu christ offering him to them & said. Ecce merces vestra/ that is to say. Lo this is your meed.   

¶ How a monk that busily remembered our blessed lady was received of her in to heaven.  
THere was a certain young monk that so much loved our blessed lady saint Mary that he would never leave her out of his mind/ & what somever he died/ or whether ever he went/ ever more he would devoutly think on our blessed lady. And on a time it happened that he fell seek/ to whom came devils in likeness of angeles which had envy at his clean & holy living/ and most because he loved our blessed lady so moche. And one of them said to him I will hele the. and thou wilt do after my counsel/ Truly thou dost consume thyself by overmuch thinking on Mary/ Leave this/ & do by discretion There be many blessed men in this monastery that think not so much on her/ what availeth it to the if thou be cause of thine own death & lose thyself. soothly than this foresaid monk had knowledge by the grace of almighty god that they were wicked spirits & devils/ wherefore he cast holy water among them- & than anon all though wicked spirits vanished away. Than the third day the glorious virgin saint Mary came to him with a noble heavenly fellowship & said. Because thou hast had my ever in mind I have not forgotten thee/ give me thy soul/ for it shall dwell with me everlastingly/ when our lady had said this/ the monk anon yielded up his spirit/ & our lady ascended up to heaven bearing with her the monks soul/ & after the three day this monk appeared to all his brethren as they were in the/ church at divine service & said/ brethren thanke-ye our blessed lady/ & worship her by whom I am saved/ & because I had her evermore while I lived in mind/ she hath set me in everlasting joys of heaven/ & therefore brethren be ye mindful of her that after your death ye may reign with her/ & when thiswas said he vanished away.   

¶ Of a monk that was in all things full serviceable to our lady/ blessedly died.  
ALso it is not to leave out of a monk called Egnesanensi/ the which would never leave any thing undone that longed to the service of our blessed lady. This monk on a time was seek/ & when he was full nigh his death/ he saw the glorious virgin mary & mother of god coming to him/ & full glad he was to see her come to help him. & bowed his heed meekly to her as he might and sang this response. Gaude maria virgo. And when he had song this response/ he yielded up his spirit at the commandment of our blessed lady/ to be boar in to the bless of heaven by the service of angels. Therefore all christian people ought of right to be fervent & brenning in her service/ & to study how they might please her/ not only they that been well & virtuously disposed/ but also they that been sinners and prove to evil. soothly she is full benign & ready to all/ & everichone/ right largely to reward them with meed that will deserve it. rightful men & sinners none she doth forsake/ or refuse/ good men preserving in grace/ & lifting up sinful men fro wickedness/ & therefore all christian people of what degree or merit that they be of/ should specially take heed to her worship and laud. For who somever devoutly continueth in her service/ withouten doubt he shall come to the joys of heaven.   

¶ How a monk worshipped our blessed lady with five psalms after five letters of her name.  
THere was a simple monk that was called jostyus'/ that to our blessed lady was full devout night & day/ being careful how he might please her. And oftentimes which great devotion he used to say on his knees to the worship of our blessed lady the vij psalms with other things that he learned in his youth. And greatly he sorrowed that he could no proper thing of laud and commendation to her/ by the which he might specially worship her or great her. So at the last after his simple understanding/ he disposed him to say every day while he lived five psalms for the five letters that be in our blessed lady saint mary's name Maria: that is to say. for the first letter M Magnificat. for A. Ad dnm cum tribularer. for R/ Retribue servo tuo. for I. In convertendo. for the second A. Ad te levaui. And this pleased our blessed lady saint marry. as was showed after his death truly there was found after that he deceased five fair red roses springing out of his mouth as fresh & well smelling as they had be gathered the same day And this was done be yond the see at a place called Ad sanctum audomarun.   

¶ How these two words ave marya. glorified a knight after his death.  
A Certain knight that was rich & noble forsook the world & entered in to a religion called cisterciēsiū. And by cause he knew no letter on books/ the monks put to him a master that he might somewhat learn/ & so by that occasion to stand among the monks/ for they were ashamed that such a noble man should stand among the lay people And when he had be long time with a master & no thing could learn but these two words ave maria. so fast he held though two words/ that whether ever he went/ or what some ever he died/ evermore he would say ave maria. Than at the last he died & was buried in the church yard with other. And lo out of his grave sprung a fair lily/ & every leaf was written which golden letters. ave maria. Than they ran all thither for to see so great a sight. And as they digged the earth out of the grave they found the rote of the same foresaid lily springing out of his mouth/ where by they understood with how great devotion he used in his life to say though two words. ave maria for whom our lord showed so great miracle of worship.   

¶ An other miracle of our lady of a good aged woman.  
THere was also on a time a good aged woman that knew no more of the salutation of our blessed lady saint Mary but these two words ave maria. the which evermore she would say full devoutly/ to whose prayers our blessed lady was inclined & died by her merits many miracles. Than the bishop perceiving this/ made her to learn of a clerk all the hole salutatonn of our lady. And when she used daily to say it as she could. there were no miracles showed by her. & when the byssop saw this/ he warned her to leave all that she learned & so to worship our lady as she did before. & when she so did. miracles came to her again   

¶ How our lady visited a monk at his death. for saying of her service devoutly.  
IN spain in an house of the order of cisterciensium was a young monk that was very fervent & devout in our ladies service. And in saying the hours of our lady he would be so well advised & soft that he had mind of her not only in every verse/ but also in every word/ so that an hour of saying almost would last him with full great labour an hour of tyme. And when he had lived in his order xvi year/ he fell seek almost to the death. And when it was asked of him that served him how he died/ he told him & said. Our lady of heaven hath visited me & told me that I shall pass hens the seven. day next coming/ & more over to me she said. because thou hast served me more devoutly than any other that live. I will do to the that I died never to none other/ & clipped me about the neck & kissed me: Therefore the seven. day our blessed lady appeared to this monk with a fair multitude of angels/ wiche passed hens the same day as she told him before.   

¶ How our lady accused certain religious persons to her son/ because they said her service unreverently and hastily.  
A Certain religious man that was laboured with sickness by the which he died & saw before his death himself rapt to judgement. And when he tarried to have his judgement the mother of god came & kneeled byfor her son complaining & said O moste rightwise judge/ this man's brethren full negligently & briefly & unreverently say mine hours & therefore command judgement to pass against them. Than the judge took advisement & said in this wise. let us send this man to his brethren again that he may warn them/ if they will amend them by him. soothly than soon after this foresaid seek man was returned to himself again/ & sat up in his bed & told to them that stood about him though things that he had seen & heard/ beseeching & exorting them in our lord Ihesu crystus behalf to amend them of all manner defaults & negligences done in god's service and our ladies/ lest she be found as she is to devout persons a mother of mercy/ & to them for negligence a queen of vengeance. And when he had this said before them all he died.   

¶ Of a monk which had his mind wandering in divine service.  
ALso an other monk was that had his mind wandering about/ & in his prayers undevout/ but to our ladies service he behaved him well & diligently. And upon a time when his brethren went to church to say matins/ he bode alone at home dying in his bed & he saw a black devil coming to him that took him up & brought him before a great judge & said. Lo I have brought to the one that long time faintly & neglygenfly hath said thy service. And as the devil began to take power of him he cried and said/ holy Marry help me/ and anon our blessed lady delivered him from the fiend   

¶ An exhortation to say divine service distynctly  
WHo somever would ordain to a great lord a luce or a pike/ & thereof would some what steel/ he would take neither the heed/ nor the tail/ for it would be soon espied/ but the mids soothly such thieves been all priests & clerks that say their service hastily/ for the beginning & the ending of the verses of the psalms they steel not/ but the words about the mids. But would god it might fall to them that so done/ as it happened to a certain priest in the province of Burgone as I heard of a brother of the place of dunene/ how a certain priest used to say full shortly his divine service whom the devil often scythes lift up on high in his chancel/ & afterward mightily would cast him down sore to the ground. And this said the devil when he lift him up. Dixit dns dno meo/ & there made a good pause/ & afterward he would cast him down & end the verse & say/ sede a dexteris meis. Wherefore this priest amended him & afterward said his divine service perfyghtely soothly they that told this/ heard afore of this priests fantes/ & oftentimes went to him/ and of his correction & amendment they greatly marveled and asked him the cause/ and he told them as it is said before.   

¶ Of a certain saint. in England.  
IT is written & told of an holy man in england how he was holden & tarried in purgatory l year after his death because he used for to say his divine service negligently/ shortly/ & briefly   

¶ Hw many monks were reproved & blamed for saying negligently god's service & their service for the deed.  
Now of this miracle that followeth here we have taken full faithful & worthy witness as by the mouth & saying of the worshipful father Dan: Simon sometime abbot of Los. The which beside of other gifts of virtue had specially the virtue of meekness above all the monks of the province. soothly he said & told us that there was in a house & a monastery of the order of cisterciensis a certain monk. And after the grace that our lord Ihesu christ gave him/ full devout in our ladies service. And lest he should leave in religion unwarly but rather so much the better as he died meekly our lord stirred up against him one of his own brethren of the cloister/ the which would constyre all thing yt. he died to the worst/ & pursued his inocentenes both in words & in deeds/ & not only in this (as a child of grace) our lord Ihesu christ would have proved but also he excercised him in other two things of adversity. Of the which one was ghostly/ & the other bodily. truly as oft as he heard thundering he might not here it/ & so he was so sore troubled & afraid/ that he was almost at the point of death. Also a sickness of leper that is called gutta rosia certain time would so corrupt his face that for the foulness of sight he was compelled long while to bide at home in the fermory often times. And when he was put in the fermorye for this cause/ on a night after matins as he went to rest/ he blamed himself by the sorrow of compunctyon & what somever of lepry he had in his face/ committed it devoutly to our lords mercy soothly a few days before our lord had visited him so that in short time the abbot & almost xu monks of the covent blessedly passed fro this world to heavenward. And as this monk was walking in his prayers/ he saw a fair fellowship of monks going through the mids of the fermorye/ among the which he knew his father the abbot & his brethterens that died a little afore. Of the which one of them came to him & stood by his bed & said Dear brother we that go here while we lived in our bodies dwelled here in this monastery. And now we joy all in hope of the joy of the son of god but yet we be differed fro the entering in of the kingdom of heaven for the negligences of some of our brethren. Of the which some undevoutly/ and some slouly/ all full unkindly done to the psalms & prayers/ the which of duty they ought to do for our souls. And not only for this cause they been hold guilty to us/ but also to our blessed lord jesus christ hath many things against them. soothly they provoke & stir him to cast them fro him/ because they follow slouly the vow of religion in pure & clean living/ & the precepts of holy religion which out any dread of god they break. Also when they come to guider as the time & place required to serve our lord god in psalms/ and ympnes/ & other spiritual songs/ than they neither eat/ ne taste spiritual food/ because that everichone presumeth to delight him on vanity after his heart/ And they suspyre after carnal pleasures that they had in the world. and their soul savoureth not the heavenly food that is the word of god the which they read and sing/ but as a meet that is light and contemtybyll/ truly this provoketh the wrath of god most/ that in that hour when as the brethren incline at/ Gloria patri. for the reverence/ and worship of the blessed trinity/ some mock and scorn/ some jangell idle words/ And some make privily signs of idleness/ And other been so stiff in heart & in body. that unnethiss after that Gloria patri is begun/ they be bound. & or spiritu sancto be said. they be up again. and with their sight they notabely wander about in curious things in the walls. And other be standing in prayer like images/ & so bereft in sleep that they wot not what is done about them/ & yet nevertheless they enclyne● & rise up as other done of a certain miserable & wretched custom. therefore go & say to the abbot on our behalf that he dispose him to correct such faults of the brethren. For to him it longet what somever is done amiss of his brethren to whom he is ordained of god an overseer to tell them their sins when this was said he vanished away. Than this monk that heard this rose up stilly fro his bed/ & go out of the fermory & so came to the church as he used to do afore/ & before one of the auters prayed to our lord with all his heart/ & anon he was rapt in spirit. And as he looked to the window that was above the altar/ he saw a bright beam of light shining & a marvelous fair lady entered through the window to him. And when she stood by him she said to him Knowest thou not me. He answered & sayd· No lady. Than she said to him: I am Mary the mother of Ihesu/ & now I am come to comfort the of thy sorrows & hevenes. I have heard thy prayers and I saw thy weepings/ & as she said to him/ the brethren that were at divine service sang Gloria patri as they used to do & inclined themselves/ & also our blessed lady & queen of heven· with her hands crosyd full lovely/ & reverently inclined herself at that same Gloria patri. and stood not up till they had song Sicut erat in principio/ Than after that she stood up & said to the monk again. the brother the monk that pursued thee/ which is deed. after his great malice hath received full many sore pains/ & in token that this that I have said to the is truth. thou shalt be hole of this two sickness that thou haste suffered. And when our blessed lady saint mary had said this to him/ she herself wiped his face with the sleeve of her garment. & so vanished away soothly on the morrow this monk privily told to the abbot all thing as it is said before. & showed both to him & to all his brethren certain & very faith of these same things by the marvelous token of the altering & changing of his face/ which outwardly was hole & clean to the honour & worship of the glorious virgin & mother of god. the which reigneth with him lady of angels & queen of heaven everlastingly in all worlds of worlds Amen.   

¶ An other miracle also of a monk that grudged/  
THere was a monk/ to whom all his meats seemed so hard/ that unethies he might take of it to sustain his body/ And on a night our lady appeared to him in his sleep & brought him to an image of our lord Ihesu christ hanging on a cross. & said to him in this wise. Weet thy breed in my sons wondes/ & when the foresaid monk had so do. him seemed and thought that it had a full sweet and a delicious taste as a thing that is well powdered.   

¶ An other miracle also of a monk/ the which was sore in temptatyon.  
over blessed lady appeared in a vision to a certain monk that was sore in temptatyon/ & showed him the state of joy/ & afterward she brought him in to egypt & wilderness whether she fled with her son Ihesu for the dread of Herode. Than she showed the monk the horryblenes of wilderness/ & the dwelling that she had with the wolves & lions/ & also the great cold/ hungers/ & thirst/ & the full great werenes that she suffered And when she had showed this to the monk/ she said to him. Loo son by such delycyousenesse my son Jesus' was nourished up & I by the same came to the kingdom of heaven. Therefore take heed of the temptation that my son Jesus' had▪ in wilderness/ where he showed to all his followers & lovers a form of a spiritual victory.   

¶ An other miracle of our lady to a monk.  
A Monk that was young of age/ but holy-of life was so feeble and week of his bo/ die that it was to him painful to live/ this monk on a night as he was at matynes in the church & had said that noctornes thought to spare his heed & to rest him till laudes/ & laid him down on a blok that was before the altar/ & there slept a little/ & anon our blessed lady was at him/ and touched him with her cloth and said. Brother this place is not to sleep in/ but for to pray. And anon he waked and saw the back of our blessed lady as she went fro him. And heard a woman's voice saying these words to him.   

¶ Also an other miracle of a certain thief  
IN a wood was a certain thief that rob men & killed them that came by. soothly on a time a certain religious man by the grace of god & good exhortation turned him from his wicked living/ & brought him to a monastery of the religious virgin Mary & mother of god. And when he was there a convers/ every day often times greeted our blessed lady saint mary with ave maria. etc. And afterward when he drew toward his last end/ the breath that went out of his mouth savoured so sweet that all the town where the monastery was smeled sweetly of it.   

¶ How a convers of the chartyrhous was delivered by our blessed lady fro the fere of devils.  
THere was a convers of the order of the chartyrhous at their heed house in france that was meek of kind/ young of age/ gentle of conditions/ and in holiness of life well sped. soothly he disposed him with all his power for the love of god to meekness & obedience/ & to mortify his flesh so/ that he was not only crucified to the world/ & the world to him/ but also he was as deed & buried to the world/ & specially he gave himself to holy and devoutly to be mindful of our lady saint mary/ that some good men the which knew him & his living thought & supposed that he knew no thing but our lord jesus cryst crucified & his blessed mother Mary a singular & a special lover next after god of the health and salvation of mankind. These studijs at the beginning of his conversion virtuously taken more & more/ he laboured to proffer fro virtue in to virtue by the which he stirred up against himself the envy & malice of our old & common enemy the devil. And on a night as he lay alone in his cell as the use of that religion is to refresse their bodies after labour & prayer he being waking & thinking on heavenly things/ vy●ybly apyred to him a company of devils in likeness of hogs/ the which went all about in the cell with a gastfull noise/ & groaning as they were wood/ and came & stood about him as he was in his bed sore trembling for fere & dread/ & as it was told me/ he sweat for dread no thing abiding but his death/ & as he was in this trouble/ his fere increased & saw also a certain man of an horrible greatness come in to his cell & fater his demeaning he was the prince of devils and at his first coming in/ he turned him to the hogs that were there & said to them/ what do ye cowards/ why do ye not all to tere him. Than said the hogs to him/ we have be about it as much as we might/ & we could do no thing else but tempt him with fere. Than he said again/ and I shall do that/ that ye cowards might not do And when he had said this/ he 'straught forth to this good holy man with a gastfull contenaunc●/ a fere full Istrument of iron with crooked hokes to take him ● & all to tere him that for fere was all most mad & out of his mind B●t god that evermore of his great mercy provideth for his servants help/ brought this man out of this fere & delivered him fro fere. soothly anon as this wyckod spirit had straughte forth his hand to take him/ & with the book of iron all to tear him as it is said above Anon the glorious mother of god/ & truly the mother of mercy/ in whom next after god he put all his hope visibly came to him & with a light yard that she held in her hand said to the wicked spirits. How durst ye wicked spirits come hither. this man is not yours/ ne against him in any thing ye shall prevail/ & when she had said this/ all that company vanished away as a smoke doth. Than after this our lady comforted him that yet was full sore afeard with these words and said/ it pleaseth me that thou dost/ And know well also that the devotion of thy soul is right acceptable unto god & to me. Therefore do as thou dost/ & of these things study continually to profit the better things/ & as for any singular thing that I may say to the iij commandment at this time/ dispose the to be content with gross meats/ & abyect clothes/ & devoutly give the to bodily labour/ with these words our blessed lady comforted & strengthened her servant and descended up to heaven.   

¶ How an other convers of the house Clarevall saw our lady in the open field with a great multitude of angels.  
A Certain convers that was a good religious man of the monastery called clarevallies kept his beasts in a grange longing to the same abbey. This man on a time as he was keeping his beasts in a great solemn feast of our lady began to be heavy/ remembering that holy day because he might not be at home with his brethren to hallow that solemn feast. And as he weped/ the glorious virgin Mary stood before him in a queens arrayment having about her a joyful multitude of angels and saints. This glorious lady called the shepherd by his proper name/ & sweetly after her manner spoke to him as he had be know afore of her by long famylyaryte/ and asked him why he was so heavy. Than he said to her by cause good lady I am not at your solemnity▪ To whom she said again. Certainly thou art now at my solemnity/ And that is rygthe/ & I will that thou be at it. And anon he heard a choir of angels and of saints standing about him singing lauds to god/ and to the glorious virgin Mary in marvelous sweetness The which sweetness of song/ & joyfulness of sight continued almost all the night/ where in he greatly delighted And this knew saint bernard that same time by the holy ghost/ wherefore on the morrow as he made a sermon in the chapter house to the brethren of the same feast of our lady/ among other things this he said would god that we were so solempnys●d in our oratoryes as this night was a certain good man solemnized in the field.   

¶ Of a convers that our lady visited on candel-masdaye as he went a procession  
AN other convers of an abbey of the order of cysterciensis a lay brother kept mares that longed to the same place long time and because he might not be at home at our blessed lady service with other in the time of the solemn feasts sore it grieved him. This man on a time told his desire to our blessed lady/ & how that he might fulfil it/ & asked of her with full g●ete devotion. Also in the feast of the puryfycatyon of our blessed lady saint Mary he thought & considered how that day was procession with candles about the hour of tyrce/ & how the abbot sang that day mass in the church/ and also how the lay brethren behaved them/ & full greatly he began to weep. And take a candle in the grange that he kept the same day and with the candle began to go about the barn/ Than the glorious virgin Mary our blessed lady saying his devotion came down to him with angels/ & made with him a solemn procession. soothly the abbot as he stood by the altar was rapt in spirit & saw all this. And when mass was done he told to his brethren in the chapiterhous all thing that was done/ & send to the same conuers a servant & commanded him to come home to the monastery with the messangere without any tarrying. And when he was come home/ the abbot commanded him to tell before his brethren all thing that was done that day at the grange. And when he had told them/ the abbot asoyled him from all offices that longed to the lay brethren & prayed him to pray for all his brethren.   

¶ How saint bernard heard this anteme Salue regina first sungen.  
When two young monks on a day went to walk in the covent garden where was a pond/ they were fouden both to guider drowned in the water clipping eachone other. Truly the abbot of the place dread to berry them in the church yard with other/ wherefore of this he asked saint bernard abbot of Clarevall council. And the next night after saint Bernard prayed to god that he would vouchsafe to show that/ that pleased him. And when he had prayed/ he fill a sleep/ and him thought he was upon a full high hill/ and he saw our blessed lady upon an other hill/ & betwixt these two hills was a full deep vale/ and in this deep & low vale/ he heard some sing this anteme Salue regina with an thine voice/ & they ascended upward singing the same anteme. And as they ascendeth singing/ evermore they lifted up their voice higher & higher: And when they song O clemens. O pia. O dulcis maria/ though two monks appyred that were drowned which had song the foresaid anteme/ & were before our lady in the top of the hill. & as they said O dulcis maria/ the blessed virgin Mary took them to her/ & anon that vision vanished away. soothly saint Bernard kept well in his mind the foresaid anteme & made it to be written & noted as he heard & saw/ & ordained also the same anteme daily for to besonge through all his order. And he in his own proper person buried the bodies of the two young monks aforesaid before an altar in the church with great joy and gladness.   

¶ An other miracle of the same anteme.  
Certain religious persons were that customably used after complene standing ordinately by the queen before an altar of our lady to sing this anteme Salue regina. with two tapers brenning devouly which an high voice & when they song this anteme so/ a certain religious man & very faithful oftentimes saw in spirit at that time as they song Eya ergo advocata nran/ how our lady the glorious virgin & mod of god kneeled down before the presence of her sweet son & prayed to him for the conservation of all that order/ & therefore this we write here that her holy prayer is not only for the brethren of the same order/ but also for all them the which desire her to be a mean for them to her son/ & that oftentimes worship her a queen of mercy with this foresaid anteme Salue regina.   

¶ An other miracle of the same anteme.  
ALso a certain lay man that was of holy living dwelled with the friars prechours in a certain house in England/ which oftentimes saw a great globe of fire going fro the one side of the quere to the other side/ & descending down of every brother's heed while thy song devoutly after compline Salue regina.   

¶ An other of this anteme Salue regina  
THere was a worshipful woman & a noble that loved moche prayer & contemplation in the church of friars prechours with other when the same friars song after compline this anteme Salue regina/ with the versicle. Dignare me etc. & with this collect. Concede nos etc. And on a time when they song devoutly this holy anteme/ she saw visibly how the glorious virgin our blessed lady bowed her heed to the master of the order/ & afterward to both the sides of the quere/ & also to everichone singularly that song to her this anteme devoutly & as thanking them for their labour. soothly this worshipful woman a foresaid would never to any man tell this vision till she was seek at her last end.   

¶ How a devout nun was taught of our lady to say when she great her ave benign▪ Ihesu etc.  
A Certain holy woman was/ the which gave herself to prayer & contemplation above all other that were her sisters of the congregation and it happened on a day as she was fervent in devotion/ and continually greeted our lady with saying ave maria etc. she looked on the image of our lady that was before her/ & heard a voice of the images mouth saying to her in this wise/ what dost thou. Than she said with a meek voice/ lady do I not well. Than said the voice to her again yes/ but thou mayst do better. Than sdyd she. O good lady what shall I do or say. To whom the voice answered. Knowest thou not/ that what some ever I have of goodness or worship. I have it of my sweet son jesus cryst/ therefore great him first and then me. O good lady said she how shall I so do. Than the voice said to her. Say greeting my son in this wise. ave benign jesus/ & afterward say forth ave maria etc.   

¶ How this holy name maria put the devil away  
IN spain there were certain monks that saw visibly the devil at a certain window of the abbey in a gastfull likeness. And the foresaid monks conjured him in the name of the trinity to go thence/ and he would not. Also they conjured him by crystus passion/ and he would not They red there our lords passion/ and the vij psalms with the litanies/ and he would not obey Afterward came thither a priest in holy vestments and cast holy water on him/ & yet he would in no manner wise avoid. For our lord jesus would show the virtue of his moders holy name Maria/ & at the last they conjured him by the holy name of the blessed mother of god. And than anon he went his way/ for that name is ●ul gastful to all devils   

¶ Also an other miracle of our blessed lady of a chanone.  
THere was a canon full devout to our blessed lady saint Marry ● & afterward he became a grey friar/ & the more that he grew in holy living of religion. the more the devil tempted & vexed him soothly on a time the wicked spirit & the devil appeared to him in a gastfull likeness to trouble him of his devotions/ wherefore he named the holy name of our blessed lady/ & anon without any tarrying he vanyshed away & afterward his holiness grew so moche that he put out fro folk devils/ and raised deed men to live and also restored seek men to health.   

¶ Also an other miracle of our lady.  
F●ll oftentimes our blessed lady appeared to ● good man a grey friar. And when he greeted her with ave maria. etc. he saw her in so great fairness/ the unethes' a man mynght think it. And when he cess greeting her than he saw her as an old woman evil clothed. And on a time as she appeared to him/ he asked of her wh● she was. Than our blessed lady answered and said▪ son I am she that thou greatest now kneeling/ & as now thou sayest no fairness of me apere to the so no joy is to me of the when thou greatest not me/ wherefore I pray thee/ glorify me with ave maria. soothly that brother afterward saw not her but in glorious likeness. For he cess not daily to salute & great her with ave maria.   

¶ An otther miracle of our blessed lady.  
A Certain brother of religion suffered with heaviness abominable sickness. And upon a day whiles his brethren were at dyner/ the blessed virgin and mother of our lord jesus christ appeared to him/ and brought him her sweet son in form and likeness of a little child sore wounded/ and reprehended him of his Impatience/ and said to him in this wise. See wretch what things my son hath suffered for thee/ and thou mayst not suffer a little sickness. And when this seek brother heard this/ greatly he began to weep wherefore after ward he showed so great patience/ that all other marveled/ & also he was afterward recovered to his health by his patience.   

¶ How a religious man was heeled of his sickness by meek patience.  
A seek brother that was a friar preacher heard that saint Dnmynycke had prayed to our blessed lady for a certain man that was seek of the palsy/ that our lady touching his limbs with her proper hands of the palsy washeled/ called also on saint Domynycke to get for him help of our blessed lady. soothly when meet time came the brethren went to their dinner and left the seek brother alone. Than the meek mother of god saying this/ came & visited him in her own proper person/ whereby he was greatly comforted/ and she said to him. I will give the the holy sacrament and deliver the fro all sickness. soothly at even the subprior came to visit him if he would any thing. Than the seek brother said to him. I beseech you for charity chat ye will ordain that the way between this and the church be made clean. Truly the subprior wend he had been mad & asked him why he spoke so unwisely. Than the seek man said to him. I am not mad/ but I believe that ye shall see a miracle of our lord Ihesu christ. To whom the supprynur said/ and if the brethren advise me thereto it shall be soon done. Than they took advisement/ and afterward they ordained the way to be made clean as he asked. soothly on the morrow while the covent mass was saying/ two angels came in to the church with brenning tapers. And our blessed lady followed them with a fellowship of saints/ and took the holy sacrament of the altar saying the subprior and following after/ & with grte reverence served it to the seek brother. And this wise by help of our blessed lady he was fully restored to his health.   

¶ Also an other miracle of this verse Maria matter gratie matter misericordie.  
ALso an other freer preacher suffered on a time so great sickness/ that some had wend verily he should have died. soothly it happened that he was sore tempted in thyer presence that were there & his culoure was changed & showed a fearful face. And when it was asked him why he showed so great heavens/ he said/ the devil was come to him and was about to put him in desperation/ soothly at that time the prior said his hours of the day with the covent▪ And when he was called of the brethren/ he came anon to the seek brother. And when he was come/ the seek man prayed him to say this verse. Maria matter gratie/ matter misericordie/ tu nos ab. host besiege/ et hora mortis suscipe. And when the prior had said it/ the devil voided & went away. Than our blessed lady saint Mary came/ and showed herself visibly to the seek man. And when he saw her/ he was full refreshed in his spirit & said to her. O most sweet lady/ sithen ye be now come/ the hour is that I must go and anon as he had said this/ he expired and was gone.   

¶ How a canon that lay a dying vainly joyed & was thereof correct of our blessed lady.  
Graverius a certain canon of the abbey of saint johan at swession in france was a man of great holiness & of Innocence/ the which before his death laboured in great sickness. And so the devil that evermore waited to hurt us/ put to his mind a great gladness of a presumptuous joying/ & so much he was gladded in speech & in countenance/ that all that stood about believed that he had some sight of the joys of heaven & all tarried with great devotion to see his end. soothly when he began for to draw to death/ he was broken fro that joying that he had & began to weep. Than one of his brethren came to him & asked him why he was sorry after so great joy. Than he said make all the brethren come to me/ and anon without any tarrying it was done. And than he said to them. Alas my dear brethren/ ye saw in me by the devils suggestion a boldness of a presumptuous joying but the mother of mercy our blessed lady saint Mary hath not suffered me to perish/ but hath reprehended me of vain gladness/ and warned me to bide my last day of with dread of god & measure of hope. Therefore dear brethren I pray you to pray for me that our blessed lord Ihesu will forgive this fault & many more/ and that he will not judge me after my deeds/ but that he will save me after his mercy. And anon as he had said this words & all had said amen/ his eyen breast out of tears/ & so blessedly passed to god   

¶ Of a certain nun called beatrice that was restored again to the state of grace after that she had lived in the world sinfully.  
A Certain nun called beatrice full seemly of person and sexton of her place/ was full devout to our lady saint mary/ whom a certain clerk greatly moved through wicked counsel desired to have. And at the last the same aforesaid nun consented to the foresaid clerk & to go with him to a certain place after complene to sin both to guider And or she go forth the foresaid nun came to an altar & said to our blessed lady saint Mary. O good lady I have served the as devoutly as I could/ & lo I resing my keys to the for I may no longer bear the temptations of my flesh: And when she had said this/ she laid the keys on the altar & went after the clerk. And when he had sinned with her/ a few days after he cast her away & forsook her. Than she had not whereof she might live/ & go again to her monastery she was ashamed/ wherefore she became a strompette/ & so lived by the space of xu years. soothly on a day she came to the porter of the gate & asked him/ & ever he knew one of the nuns called beatrice sometime sexton of the church he said that he knew her well/ and said moreover that she was holy & well disposed of achylde and unto this day hath lived here without any complaint/ truly she understood not his words and as she was going thence/ our blessed lady & mother of mercy appeared to her & said. I have ordained one that hath fulfilled thine office for that this xu year Therefore now turn again to thy place & do penance/ for no man knoweth of thy default. soothly I have made one in thine one person & habit to execute thine office for the. Than she went in and made thanks to our blessed lord jesus christ/ and our blessed lady saint mary/ & by meek confession uttered all thing that befell her.   

¶ How our lady appeared to a woman that lay seek/ & to a priest that came to her.  
A Woman that lay sore seek send on a time to the priest/ & desired of him to be communed. Than he came to her & brought with him our blessed lords body. And when he came in to the house he saw the glorious virgin & mother of god our blessed lady saint Mary with the woman holding her hands at her knees. Than our blessed lady saint Mary with kneeling on her knees worsshypped anon the holy sacrament of her sweet sons precious body soothly the priest seeing this dread grtely for diverse causes. first for her great fairness/ for all the house was full of great light second for the marvelous sweet savour that he smelled anon as though he had be in paradise The third was for the grace of understanding that he had by the holy ghost to know her wher fore he asked that blessed virgin Mary and mother of god with great reverence and said How is this good lady/ that ye vouchsafe to apere to this woman and me. then she said to the priest. For an hundred times in the day this woman hath greeted me/ many other things she hath done to me. And therefore it is worthy that now for this she have meed. Also thou haste deserved to see me here also for this & many other things that thou dost to me. And when the blessed virgin Mary had said this/ the seek woman expired anon & died/ whose soul our blessyde lady saint mary took with her to heavens bliss Amen.   

¶ Also an other miracle of our blessed lady.  
THere was a certain clerk that full gladly used to great the glorious virgin & mother of our lord jesus christ. soothly on a time she appeared. to him and showed him the glorification of her blessed body. And when she had comforted him with words sweet as honey/ she said to him/ because oftentimes thou saist devoutly to me/ blessed be the fruit of my belly/ thou shalt be blessed with an everlasting blessing.   

¶ Also an other miracle of a clerk that loved our blessed lady saint Mary fervently.  
ALso there was an other clerk that greatly loved our blessed lady saint Marry/ and in so much he was smitten in devotion and love to her that he went on a time to Rome to see her image the which as it is said saint luke the holy evangelist died make. And when this clerk saw this image of our blessed lady saint Mary. his devotion & love begun to abate/ because the image of our blessed lady that he saw was not so fair as he wend it had be. Nevertheless he loved her/ but not so fervently as he died before. So at the last he came home again to oxenforde/ & fell afterward in a great sickness. & it happened on a day as he lay alone in his chamber/ there came unto him a fair virgin & said to him. Sir how is it with you/ & he said. I wot never. To whom she said again/ ye have been at Rome to see me in mine image/ & by/ cause it pleased not you the fairness of it your love and devotion that ye had to me is abated. soothly the blessed virgin Mary & mother of god was clothed in a black coote & had a girdle about her middle/ & a bend on her heed/ and bare foot also when the angel gabriel great her & told her of the holy Incarnation of the son of god. And your love & devotion had not be abated to me now/ ye should have be before my sweet son with me in heaven. But for the lessing & slakenes of yure devotion & love/ ye shall yet suffer this sickness these iij days/ & than I will come again & meet with you/ and afterward ye shall be brought in to joy & bliss/ and so our blessed lady saint marry departed from him.   

¶ An other miracle of a bishop that receyyed a letter as he was at mass from our blessed lady.  
THere was a certain bishop that loved fervently the queen of heaven. This bishop prayed to her daily/ that she would show to him some singular token of love. And as he was perseverant full devoutly to her in supplication/ on a day as he was at mass about the levation time/ there fill down on the corporas a letter fro heaven. soothly he marveled at such an unknown gift/ but he might not touch it than with his hands for the ●●endaunce about thou holy sacrament. And when ●●sse was done/ he took the letter. and with great joy of heart read it. soothly the tenor of the letter was this. The queen of heaven to her well-beloved bishop. Thy petition gladly hearing I will show to thee/ what shall be profitable to many. Thou shalt understand that I had in the world five spcyall joys/ the which openly thou mayst know in the salutations that here follow.  
¶ Here followen five special joys of our lady.  
¶ Gaude virgo matter cristi. etc.  
Therefore thou shalt understand/ who somever devoutly say to me these foresaid salutations/ adding to everichone of these foresaid salutations a Pater noster & an ave maria/ shall never by my protection/ suffer the pains of hell. And do this & tell to other the same.   

¶ A miracle of the number of crystus wounds.  
IT is told of saint Edmonde archbishop of cauntorbury that he devoutly prayed to our blessed lady saint mary on a time/ that he might understand by some revelation how many wounds our blessed lord Jesus' suffered in his passion. And as he was devoutly praying a certain voice said to him. Every day through the year say l times Pater noster/ and so many wounds had Ihesu christ.   
¶ Here enden the meracles of our lady saint mary.  

imprinted at Westmynster/ In Caxtons' house. by me Wynkyn de word.