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S. Ives
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was on the Sunday after the Ascension of our Lord Jesu Christ unto heaven, and like as he had been asleep, without any sign or token of whatsoever dolour, took the right beneurous rest of death.

Then, as it is recorded in the book long since made and accomplished of his life and of his virtues, at his invocation, by vows and prayers by some devoutly made unto God and to the Saint in divers places, were fourteen dead raised, and ten demoniacs, mad folk, or filled with wicked spirits, were delivered from their forsenery or madness and from all wicked spirits. Thirteen contracts, or filled with paralysis, were by the same restored in good health. Three blind were by him illumined. Divers folk, in ten places, all with their goods were kept and saved from drowning in the sea. The hood which he gave to a poor man, as above is said, and went barehead homeward, God that had himself in form or likeness of a poor man received the said hood, as it may be believed, sent to him again the said hood, whereof was great and marvellous miracle. On a time when he had given all his bread to poor folks, loaves of bread were brought to him enough to suffice him and the poor people in his fellowship withal, by a woman unknown, the which after her present delivered, vanished away and never was seen after. On another time, as he had received a poor man appearing right foul and disformed, and over foul in clothing, and had made him to eat and set hand at his own dish with him, this poor man departing and saying: "God be with you and at your help," his gown that before was wonder foul, as it is said, became so