Another time, this creature's fellowship [I.e., traveling group] would go to the Flood of Jordan and would not let her go with them. Then this creature prayed Our Lord that she might go with them, and He bade that she should go with them whether they would or not. Then she went forth by the grace of God, and asked no leave of them.

     When she came to the Flood of Jordan, the weather was so hot that she thought her feet would have burnt for the heat that she felt.

     Afterwards she went with her fellowship to Mount Quarentyne There Our Lord fasted forty days, and there she prayed her fellowship to help her up on to the Mount. And they said, Nay', for they could not well help themselves. Then had she great sorrow, because she might not come on to the hill. And anon, happed a Saracen, a well-favoured man to come by her, and she put a groat into his hand, making him a sign to bring her on to the Mount. And quickly the Saracen took her under his arm and led her up on to the high Mount, where Our Lord fasted forty days.

     Then was she sore athirst, and had no comfort in her fellowship. Then God, of His great goodness, moved the Grey Friars with compassion, and they comforted her, when her countrymen would not know her.

     And so she was ever more strengthened in the love of Our Lord and the more bold to suffer shame and reproof for His sake in every place where she came, for the grace that God wrought in her of weeping, sobbing, and crying, which grace she might notwithstand when God would sent it. And ever she proved her feelings true, and those promises that God had made her while she was in England and other places also. They befell her in effect just as she had felt before, and therefore she durst the better receive such speeches and dalliance, and the more boldly work thereafter.

     Afterwards, when this creature came down from the Mount, as God willed, she went forth to the place where Saint John the Baptist was born. And later she went to Bethania, where Mary and Martha dwelt, and to the grave where Lazarus was buried and raised from death into life. And she prayed in the chapel where Our Blessed Lord appeared to His blissful Mother on Easter Day at morn, first of all others. And she stood in the same place where Mary Magdalene stood when Christ said to her:_

     Mary, why weepest thou?'

     And so she was in many more places than be written,for she was three weeks in Jerusalem and the country thereabout, and she had ever great devotion as long as she was in that country.

     The friars of the Temple made her great cheer and gave her many relics, desiring that she should have dwelt still ] amongst them if she would, for the faith they had in her. Also the Saracens made much of her, and conveyed her, and led her about the country wherever she would go; and she found all people good to her and gentle, save only her own countrymen.

     And as she came from Jerusalem unto Rafnys, then would she have turned again to Jerusalem for the great grace and ghostly comfort that she felt when she was there, and to purchase herself more pardon.

     Then Our Lord commanded her to go to Rome and, so, forth home into England, and said to her:_

     Daughter, as oftentimes as thou sayest or thinkest "Worshipped be those Holy Places in Jerusalem that Christ suffered bitter pain and Passion in", thou shalt have the same pardon as if thou wert there with thy bodily presence, both to thyself and to all that thou wilt give it to.'

     And as she went forth to Venice, many of her fellowship were right sick, and Our Lord said to her:_

     Dread thee not, daughter, no man shall die in the ship that thou art in.'

     And she found her feelings right true. When Our Lord had brought them again to Venice in safety, her countrymen forsook her and went away from her, leaving her alone. And some of them said that they would not go with her for a hundred pound.

     When they had gone away from her, then Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who ever helpeth at need, and never forsaketh His servants who truly trust in His Mercy, said to this creature:_

     Dread thee not, daughter, for I will provide for thee right well, and bring the in safety to Rome and home again into England without any villainy to thy body, if thou wilt be clad in white clothes, and wear them as I said to thee whilst thou wert in England.'

     Then this creature, being in great grief and distress, answered Him in her mind:_

     If Thou be the spirit of God that speaketh I my soul and I may prove Thee for a true spirit with the counsel of the Church, I shall obey Thy will; and if Thou bringest me to Rome in safety, I whall wear white clothes, though all the world should wonder at me, for Thy love.'

     Go forth, daughter, in the Name of Jesus, for I am the spirit of God, which shall help thee in all thy need, go with thee, and support thee in every place, and therefore mistrust Me not. Thou foundest Me never deceivable, and I bid thee nothing do, but that which is worship to God, and profit to thy soul. If thou will do thereafter, then I shall flow on thee great plenty of grace.'

     Then anon, as she looked on one side, she saw a poor man sitting, who had a great hump on his back. His clothes were all clouted and he seemed a man of fifty winter's age. Then she went to him and said:_

     Good man, what aileth your back?'

     He said:_"Damsel, it was broken in a sickness.'

     She asked, what was his name, and what countryman he was. He said his name was Richard, and he was of Ireland. Then thought she of her confessor's words, who was a holy anchorite, as is written before, who spoke to her whilst she was in England in this manner:_

     Daughter, when your fellowship hath forsaken you, God will provide a broken-backed man to lead you forth, wherever you will go.'

     Then she, with a glad spirit, said to him:_

     Good Richard, lead me to Rome, and you shall be rewarded for your labour.'

     Nay, damsel,' said he, `I wot well thy countrymen have forsaken thee, and therefore it were hard on me to lead thee. Thy countrymen have both bows and arrows with which they might defend both thee and themselves, and I have no weapon save a cloak full of clouts, and yet I dread me that mine enemies will rob me, and peradventure take thee away from me and defile thy body, and therefore I dare not lead thee, for I would not, for a hundred pounds, that thou hadst a villainy in my company.'

     And she said again:_'Richard, dread you not; God shall keep us both right well and I shall give you two nobles for your labour.'

     Then he consented and went forth with her. Soon after, there came two Grey Friars and a woman that came with them from Jerusalem, and she had with her an ass, which bore a chest and an image therein, made after Our Lord.

     Then said Richard to the aforesaid creature:_'Thou shalt go forth with these two men and the woman and I will meet thee morning and evening, for I must get on with my job and beg my living.'

     So she did after his counsel and sent forth with the two friars and the woman. And none of them could understand her language, and yet they provided for her every day, meat, drink, and harbourage as well as they did for themselves and rather better, so that she was ever bounden to pray for them.

     Every evening and morning, Richard with the broken back came and comforted her as he had promised.

     The woman who had the image in the chest, when they came into good cities, took the image out of her chest, and set it in worshipful wives' laps; and they would put shirts thereon, and kiss it as if it had been God Himself.

     When the creature saw the worship and reverence that they gave to the image, she was taken with sweet devotion and sweet meditations, so that she wept with great sobbing and loud crying; and she was moved so much the more, because while she was in England, she had high meditations on the birth and the childhood of Christ, and she thanked God forasmuch as she saw these creatures having as great faith in what she saw with her bodily eye, as she had had before with her ghostly eye.

     When these good women saw this creature weeping, sobbing and crying so wonderfully and mightily that she was nearly overcome therewith, then they arranged a good soft bed and laid her thereon, and comforted her as much as they could for Our Lord's sake, blessed may He be.