. The lives of the saints. With introd. and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work. s,invited the poor to his table, and visited the sick in theircottages or in hospitals. A leper on the farther side of aswamp begged of him. Louis waded through the morass torelieve the poor wretch. He heard daily two, sometimesthree or four, masses; as he rode, his chaplain recited theoffices. A Dominican preacher urged him to moderate hisenthusiasm, one mass a day was ample ; the royal dignitymoreover was injured by association with beggar
. The lives of the saints. With introd. and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work. s,invited the poor to his table, and visited the sick in theircottages or in hospitals. A leper on the farther side of aswamp begged of him. Louis waded through the morass torelieve the poor wretch. He heard daily two, sometimesthree or four, masses; as he rode, his chaplain recited theoffices. A Dominican preacher urged him to moderate hisenthusiasm, one mass a day was ample ; the royal dignitymoreover was injured by association with beggars. If Ispent twice as much time in dice and hawking, should I beso rebuked ? answered the gentle King. He bore even reproach with meekness. A woman namedSarrete, pleading in the kings court, said, Fie ! you arenot King of France ; you are only a king of friars, priests,and clerks. It is a pity you are King; you should be turnedout of your sovereignty. The blessed King would not allowhis attendants to chastise the woman. You say true, heanswered. It has pleased the Lord to make me king; butI well know that it would have been well had he appointed -*. S, LOUIS UNDER DISCIPLINE. S. LOUIS FEEDIXG THE a Window in the Abbey of S. Denis, XIV. Cent. Aug., p. 288.] [Aug. 25. -* August 25. J S. Louis. 289 some one more competent than myself to rule this he sent her away with liberal alms. The King at one time suffered from a boil on his leg. Inhis bedroom slept one or two of his servants and an oldman named John, who had been nightwatch with PhilipAugustus. One night after Louis had undressed by the fire-light and was going to bed, he tried to look at his boil, andsee whether it was redder than the day before. John lit awax-candle and brought it over to assist at the inspection,but inadvertently let fall some scalding wax on the inflamedspot of flesh. The King bounded into bed, crying Hei !hei! hei! Said the old man, What is this outcry about ;have I hurt you ? For a
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