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oppressed and that had had wrong, and to every each one rendered his own by right, without any acception or taking of money nor none other good. The which then, called to the government and guiding of souls, bare ever with him the Bible and his breviary or portos, and so he, made and ordained in the order of priesthood, celebrated mass as every day, and heard much humbly, devoutly and diligently the confessions of his parisshens. He visited the sick folk without difference, and recomforted them right wisely, and taught to them the way of their salvation, and devoutly administered unto them the precious and blessed body of our Lord Jesu Christ: and for certain in all things appertaining to the cure of the people of our Lord Jesu Christ committed to him, he in all and over all accomplished duly and right worthily his mystery. He profited ever, going busily from virtue into virtue; and was pleasant both to God and to the world, insomuch that the folk were full loth to depart from his words and from his fellowship, and much abashed were they that saw him for cause of his friendly manner and for wonderful holiness; what marvel he was of admirable or wonderful humility, which he showed over all in habit or clothing, in deed, in words, going, coming, and being in divers companies. He spake ever to the folk, both more and less, sweetly and full meekly looking on the earth, his hood before his face, that he should not be praised of the folk and to eschew all vanities. And by the space of fifteen years before his death he ne ware but coarse cloth, russet or white, such as poor folk of the country be