to Saint Martin's church, and Maurus went in,
and prayed the Almighty, of His clemency,
that He would have mercy on the priest, and mightily heal him.
He arose then straightway, and went up to the priest,
and made the sign of the cross on his wounds, and said to him boldly,
'In the Creator's name who created man out of the earth,
arise thou sound, and go out quickly,
to thy wall-building, and finish it well.'
He arose then sound, as if aroused from sleep,
and began to wonder how he had been brought thither.
Then said the holy man, 'Thou wast not borne hither
on thine own feet, but others bare thee ;
but now go back quickly to thy work,
lest it be hindered too long through thee.'
Then went the priest back to his work,
and Florus prostrated himself at the feet of Maurus, and said,
'Verily thou, Maurus, art the great Benedict's successor
in miracles, of whom we very often have heard
tell the like,' and he thereafter exceedingly
honoured Maurus, and had him in admiration.
After this began some of the assembled workmen
to accuse the saint who had healed the priest,
saying, that he, by enchantments, not by God's power,
had wrought this, and desired to be greater
in another country, than he had been in his own,
rather for covetousness than for piety.
But while they were most fiercely blaming the upright Maurus,
then were filled with the evil spirit
three of the workmen, and they became exceedingly mad,
so that one of them died immediately,
and the other twain tare themselves severely
with their own teeth, and roared fearfully.
Then straightway Maurus was greatly troubled,
and weeping, went into the church,
and with great agitation besought the Almighty,
