Une Pauvre Païsane du _Poitou_ tomba malade d’une si grande Lethargie, que son Mari & toutes les Femmes du voisinage la crurent morte. Pour l’enterrer, on ne fit que l’enveloper d’un Drap, suivant la maniere des pauvres Gens de cette Province. Comme on la portoit au Cimetiere, on passa si prés d’un Buisson d’Epines qu’étant piquée jusqu’au vif par les Epines, elle revint de sa Lethargie; mais quelques années aprés elle mourut tout de bon. Son Mari craignant une autre Resurrection; se souvint du Buisson d’Epines, & quand le Corps de sa Femme passa prés de ce Buisson, il ne manqua pas de crier à diverses fois, _Prenez garde au Buisson d’Epines, n’approchez pas trop de la haye_. 145 _Sixtus_ V. being made Pope from a Cordelier, (or Gray-Friar) did not change his Humour by changing his Fortune, but kept still the Character of a facetious Man: And he lov’d to run over in his Mind all the cunning Tricks he had played, and the Adventures of his first Condition. He remembred, amongst other things, that when he a Cordelier, he had borrowed Money of ——, and had not repaid it to him. He therefore inquired about him, and hearing he was still living, he sent him Orders to come, and give him an Account of his Actions. The good Father, who found no Guilt upon him, went to _Rome_ with that Tranquillity of Mind, which is the result of a good Conscience. And being come before the Pope, _We are inform’d_, says the Holy Father to him, _that you have misimployed the Revenues of your Monastery; and we have sent for you, to give us an Account of the Matter._ _Holy Father_, answer’d the Monk, _I think my self altogether Innocent as to that._ _Consider well_, said the Pope, _Whether you have not indiscreetly lent Money to any Body, particularly to a certain Cordelier, who came to you such a Year._ The good Man having thought upon it a while: _’Tis true_, said he, _Holy Father, He was a great Knave, who got that Money from me upon idle Pretences, and a Promise he made me of repaying it in a little time._ _Well_, said the Pope, _we are that very Cordelier you speak of. We are willing to return that Money, according to Promise, and advise you at the same time never to lend any more to Men of that Coat, who are not all cut out for Popes, to be in a Condition to pay you again._ The good Man, very much surpriz’d to find his Cordelier in the Person of a Pope, offered to beg his Pardon for calling him Knave. _Never trouble your self about it_, said the Holy Father, _that might be true enough at that time; but God has furnish’d us with means to retrieve our past Offences._ Thus he dismist the good Monk, having paid him the Money he ow’d him, and exprest to him great Demonstrations of Favour. 145