and openly scourged and driven out of the city.
Then he went back again to the Italian land,
and reared for himself a monastery in Milan,
because the aforesaid Hilary was gone into exile
by reason of the same heresy which then erroneously sprang up;
but the heretics soon drave him thence,
and so he departed thence to an island
called Gallinaria, with a holy mass-priest
who had lived long in the desert on roots of vegetables.
Then Martin at that time partook in his food
of the poisonous herb which is called hellebore,
and the poison soon sorely tormented him
well nigh to death; but he took to his prayers,
and all the pain soon departed from him.
Then after a space when he had learned
that the holy Hilary was allowed to return home
from his exile, then he went to him,
and he received him again with reverence;
and Martin afterward built himself there a monastery
handy to the town which is called Poitiers.
V. Then came there a man who was a catechumen, and made friends with Martin,
and dwelt with him, desiring to receive his lore;
but after a few days he became suddenly sick
so that he soon died unbaptized,
and the holy Martin was not at home the while.
Then the brethren, being sorrowful, sat around the corpse;
and Martin came then very sad,
and bade them go out, and hasped the door,
and stretched himself straightway upon the dead,
beseeching his Lord that He would raise the dead man.
Then after some space he perceived in his mind
that God's power was at hand, and therewith he stood up
