The aforesaid creature had a ring, which Our Lord had commanded her to have made whilst she was at home in England, and she had engraved thereon, "Jesus Cryst est amor meus." She had much thought how she should keep this ring from thieves and stealing, as she went about the countries, for she thought she would not have lost the ring for a thousand pounds and much more, because she had it made by the bidding of God; and also, she wore it by His bidding, for she purposed beforetime, ere she had it by revelation, never to have worn a ring.

     So it happed her to be harboured in a good man's house, and many neighbours came in to cheer her for her perfection and her holiness, and she gave them the measure of Christ's grave which they received full kindly, having great joy thereof, and thanked her highly therefor.

     Afterwards this creature went to her chamber and let her ring hang by her purse-string, wich she bore at her breast. In the morning on the next day, when she would have taken her ring, it was gone. She could not find it. Then had she great grief, and complained to the good wife of the house, saying in this wise:_

     "Madam, my good wedding ring to Jesus Christ, as one might say, it is away."

     The good wife, understanding what she meant, prayed her to pray for her, and she changed her face and countenance strangely, as though she had been guilty. Then this creature took a candle in her hand and sought all about her bed where she had lain all night, and the good wife of the house took another candle in her hand and busied herself seeking also about the bed; and at last she found the ring under the bed on the boards. And with great joy she told the good wife that she had found her ring. Then the good wife, submitting herself, prayed this creature for forgiveness, as well as she could. "Good Christian, pray for me."

     Afterwards this creature came to Assisi, and there she met with a Friar Minor,1 an Englishman; and a devout clerk, he was held to be. She told him of her manner of living, of her feelings, of her revelations, and of the grace that God wrought in her soul by holy inspirations and high contemplations,and how Our Lord dallied to her soul in a manner of speaking. Then the worshipful clerk said she was much beholden to God, for he said he had never heard of anyone living in this world, who was so homely with God by love and homely dalliance as she was, thanked be God for His gifts, for it is His goodness, and no man's merit.

     Upon a time, as this creature was in church at Assisi, there was shewn Our Lady's kerchief which she wore here on earth, with many lights and great reverence. Then this creature had great devotion. She wept, she sobbed, she cried with great plenty of tears and many holy thoughts. She was also there on Lammas Day, when there is great pardon with plenary remission, to purchase grace, mercy and forgiveness for herself, for all her friends, for all her enemies, and for all the souls in Purgatory.

     And there was a lady who had come from Rome to purchase her pardon. Her name was Margaret Florentyne, and she had with her many Knights of Rhodes, many gentlewomen, and much good baggage.

     Then Richard, the broken-backed man, went to her, praying her that this creature might go with her to Rome, and himself also, so as to be kept from the peril of thieves. And then that worshipful lady received them into her company and let them go with her to Rome, as God willed. When the aforesaid creature had come into Rome, they that were her fellows aforetime, who had put her out of their company were in Rome also, and having heard that such a woman had come thither, they had great wonder how she came there in safety.

     Then she went and got her white clothes and was clad all in white, as she was commanded to do, years before, in her soul by revelation, and now it was fulfilled in effect.

     Then was this creature received into the Hospital of Saint Thomas of Canterbury 1 in Rome, and she was houselled every Sunday with great weeping, boisterous sobbing, and loud crying, and was highly beloved by the Master of the Hospital and all his brethren. And then, through the stirring of her ghostly enemy, there came a priest, that was held a holy man in the Hospital and also in other pLaces of Rome, who was one of her fellows, and one of her own countrymen. And notwithstanding his holiness, he spoke so evil of this creature and slandered so her name in the Hospital that, through his evil language, she was put out of the Hospital, so that she might no longer be shriven or houselled therein.