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   An other tyme this creaturys felawshep wold gon to Flod of Jurdon and wold not
letyn hir gon wyth hem. Than this creatur preyd owyr Lord that sche myth gon wyth
hem, and he bad that sche schuld go wyth hem whethyr thei wold er not. And than sche
went forth be the grace of God and askyd hem no leve. Whan sche cam to the Flood
of Jurdan, the wedyr was so hoot that sche wend hir feet schuld a brent for the hete
that sche felt. Sithyn sche went forth wyth hir felawschep to the Mownt Qwarentyne
ther owyr Lord fastyd fowrty days. And ther sche preyd hir felawshep to helpyn hir up
onto the Mownt. And thei seyd nay, for thei cowd not wel helpyn hemself. Than had
sche mekyl sorwe for sche myth not comyn on the hille. And anon happyd a Sarazyn,
a welfaryng man, to comyn by hir, and sche put a grote in hys hand, makyng to hym a
token for to bryng hir onto the Mownt. And as swythe the Sarazyn toke hir undyr hys
arme and led hir up onto the hey Mownt wher owyr Lord fastyd fowrty days. Than
was sche sor athryste and had no comfort of hir felashyp. Than God of hys hey goodnes
mevyd the Grey Frerys wyth compassyon and thei comfortyd hir whan hir cuntremen
wolde not knowyn hir. And so sche was evyrmor strengthyd in the lofe of owyr Lord
and the mor bold to suffyr shamys and reprevys for hys sake in every place ther sche
cam for the grace that God wrowt in hir of wepyng, sobbyng, and crying, the which
grace sche myth not wythstonde whan God wold send it. And evyr sche prevyd hir
felyngys trewe. And tho behestys that God had behyte hir whil she was in Inglond and
in other placys also thei fellyn to hir in effect lych as sche had felt beforn, and therfor
sche durst the bettyr receyven swech spechys and dalyawns and the mor boldly werkyn
theraftyr. Sithyn, whan this creatur was comyn down of the Mownt, as God wold,
sche went forth to the place ther Seynt Jon Baptyst was born. And sythyn sche went to
Betanye ther Mary and Martha dwellyd and to the grave ther Lazer was beriid and
reysed fro deth into lyfe. And sche went also in the chapel ther owyr blyssed Lord
aperyd to hys blysful modyr on Estern Day at morwyn fyrst of alle other. And sche
stode in the same place ther Mary Mawdelyn stode whan Crist seyd to hir, "Mary,
why wepyst thu?" And so sche was in many mo placys than be wretyn, for sche was
three wekys in Jerusalem and in the cuntreys therabowtyn. And sche had ever gret
devocyon as long as sche was in that cuntré. And the Frerys of the Tempyl mad hir
gret cher and govyn hir many gret relykys, desiryng that sche schuld a dwellyd stille
amongs hem, yyf sche had wold, for the feyth thei had in hir. Also the Sarazines mad
mych of hir and conveyd hir and leddyn hir abowtyn in the cuntré wher sche wold
gon. And sche fond alle pepyl good onto hir and gentyl saf only hir owyn cuntremen.
And, as sche cam fro Jerusalemward unto Rafnys, than wold sche a turnyd ageyne to
Jerusalem for the gret grace and gostly comfort that sche felt whan sche was ther and
for to purchasyn hir mor pardon. And than owyr Lord comawndyd hir for to gon to
Rome, and so forth hom into Inglond, and seyd unto hir,"Dowtyr, as oftyntymes as
thu seyst or thynkyst, `Worshepyd be alle tho holy placys in Jerusalem that Crist
suffyrde bittyr peyn and passyon in,' thu schalt have the same pardon as yyf thu wer
ther wyth thi bodily presens bothyn to thiself and to alle tho that thu wylt gevyn it to."
And, as sche went forth unto Venyce, mych of hir felaschep was ryth seke, and evyr
owyr Lord seyd to hir, "Drede the not, dowtyr, ther schal no man deyin in the schip
that thu art in." And sche fond hir felyngys ryth trewe. And, whan owyr Lord had
browt hem ageyn to Venyce in safté, hir cuntremen forsokyn hir and went away fro
hir, levyng hir alone. And summe of hem seyden that thei wold not go wyth hir for an
hundryd pownd. And, whan thei wer gon awey fro hir, than owyr Lord Jhesu Crist,
that evyr helpyth at nede and nevyr forsakyth hys servawnt that trewly trostith to hys
mercy, seyd to hys creatur, "Drede the not, dowtyr, for I schal ordeyn for the ryth wel
and bryng the in safté to Rome and hom ageyn into Inglond wythowtyn ony velany of
thi body yyf thow wilt be clad in white clothys and weryn hem as I seyd to the whil
thu wer in Inglond." Than this creatur, beyng in gret hevynes and gret diswer, answeryd
agen in hir mende, "Yyf thu be the spiryt of God that spekyst in my sowle and I may
prevyn the for a trew spiryt wyth cownsel of the chirche, I schal obey thi wille, and,
yyf thu bryng me to Rome in safté, I schal weryn white clothys, thow alle the world
schuld wondyr on me, for thi lofe." "Go forth, dowtyr, in the name of Jhesu, for I am
the spirit of God, the whech schal helpyn the at al thy nede, gon wyth the, and supportyn
the in every place, and therfor mystrost me not. Thu fondist me nevyr deceyvabyl, ne
I bid the no thyng do but that whech is worshep to God and profyte to thy sowle yyf
thu wilt do theraftyr, and I schal flowyn on the gret plenté of grace." Than anon, as
sche lokyd on the on syde, sche sey a powyr man sittyng whech had a gret cowche on
hys bakke. Hys clothis wer al forclowtyd, and he semyd a man of fifty wyntyr age. Than
sche went to hym and seyde, "Gode man, what eyleth yowr bak?" He seyd, "Damsel,
it was brokyn in a sekenes." Sche askyd what was hys name and what cuntreman he
was. He seyd hys name was Richard and he was of Erlond. Than thowt sche of hir
confessorys wordys whech was an holy ankyr, as is wretyn befor, that seyd to hir whil
sche was in Inglond in this maner, "Dowtyr, whan yowr owyn felawshep hath forsakyn
yow God schal ordeyn a brokebakkyd man to lede yow forth ther ye wil be." Than
sche wyth a glad spirit seyde unto hym, "Good Richard, ledith me to Rome, and ye schal
be rewardyd for yowr labowr." "Nay, damsel," he seyd, "I wot wel thi cuntremen han
forsakyn the, and therfor it wer hard to me to ledyn the. For thy cuntremen han bothyn
bowys and arwys, wyth the whech thei myth defendyn bothyn the and hemself, and I
have no wepyn save a cloke ful of clowtys. And yet I drede me that myn enmys schul
robbyn me and peraventur takyn the awey fro me and defowlyn thy body, and therfor
I dar not ledyn the, for I wold not for an hundryd pownd that thu haddyst a vylany in
my cumpany." And than sche seyd agen, "Richard, dredith yow not; God schal kepyn
us bothen ryth wel, and I schal geve yow too noblys for yowr labowr." Than he
consentyd and went forth wyth hir. Sone aftyr ther cam too Grey Frerys and a woman
that cam wyth hem fro Jerusalem, and sche had wyth hir an asse the whech bar a chyst
and an ymage therin mad aftyr our Lord. And than seyd Richard to the forseyd creatur,
"Thu schalt go forth wyth thes too men and woman, and I schal metyn wyth the at
morwyn and at evyn, for I must gon on my purchase and beggyn my levyng. And so
sche dede aftyr hys cownsel and went forth wyth the frerys and the woman. And non
of hem cowde undirstand hir langage, and yet thei ordeyned for hir every day mete,
drynke, and herborwe as wel as he dedyn for hemselfe and rathyr bettyr that sche was
evyr bownden to prey for hem. And every evyn and morwyn Richard wyth the broke
bak cam and comfortyd hir as he had promysed. And the woman the which had the
ymage in the chist, whan thei comyn in good citeys, sche toke owt the ymage owt of
hir chist and sett it in worshepful wyfys lappys. And thei wold puttyn schirtys ther
upon and kyssyn it as thei it had ben God hymselfe. And, whan the creatur sey the
worshep and the reverens that thei dedyn to the ymage, sche was takyn wyth swet
devocyon and swet meditacyons that sche wept wyth gret sobbyng and lowde crying.
And sche was mevyd in so mych the mor as, whil sche was in Inglond, sche had hy
meditacyons in the byrth and the childhode of Crist, and sche thankyd God forasmech
as sche saw thes creaturys han so gret feyth in that sche sey wyth hir bodily eye lych
as sche had beforn wyth hir gostly eye. Whan thes good women seyn this creatur
wepyn, sobbyn, and cryen so wondirfully and mythtyly that sche was nerhand
ovyrcomyn therwyth, than thei ordeyned a good soft bed and leyd hir ther upon and
comfortyd hir as mech as thei myth for owyr Lordys lofe, blyssed mot he ben.