The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant NovelsBoccaccio, Giovanni
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The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant Novels
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Allegories; Frame stories; Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction; Storytelling -- Fiction
First of all, he shewed me the finger of the holy Ghost, so whole and
perfect, as ever it was. Next, the nose of the Cherubin, which appeared
to Saint _Frances_; with the payring of the naile of a Seraphin; and
one of the ribbes of _Verbum caro_, fastened to one of the Windowes,
covered with the holy garments of the Catholique Faith. Then he tooke
me into a darke Chappel, where he shewed me divers beames of the
Starre that appeared to the three Kings in the East. Also a Violl of
Saint _Michaels_ sweate, when he combatted with the divell: And the
jaw-bone of dead _Lazarus_, with many other precious things beside.
And because I was liberall to him, giving him two of the Plaines of
_Monte Morello_, in the Vulgare Edition, and some of the Chapters _del
Caprezio_, which he had long laboured in search of; he bestowed on me
some of his Reliques.
First, he gave me one of the eye-teeth of _Santa Crux_; and a little
Violl, filled with some part of the sound of those Belles, which hung
in the sumptuous Temple of _Salomon_. Next, he gave mee the Feather
of the Phoenix, which was with _Noah_ in the Arke, as before I told
you. And one of the Woodden Pattens, which the good Saint _Gerrard de
Magnavilla_ used to weare in his travailes, and which I gave (not long
since) to _Gerrardo di Bousy_ at _Florence_, where it is respected with
much devotion. Moreover, he gave me a few of those Coales, wherewith the
Phoenix of _Noah_ was roasted; all which things I brought away thence
with me. Now, most true it is, that my Superiour would never suffer mee
to shew them any where, untill he was faithfully certified, whether
they were the same precious Reliques, or no. But perceyving by sundrie
Myracles which they have wrought, and Letters of sufficient credence
receyved from the reverend Patriarch, that all is true, he hath
graunted me permission to shew them, and because I wold not trust any
one with matters of such moment, I my selfe brought them hither with me.
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