From the First Life of St Francis by Thomas of Celano

Cc. 36–7, 80, 84–7 are edited in Analecta Franciscana, Vol. X (Quaracchi, 1926–41), pp. 29–30, 59–60, 63–5. Cc. 36–7 illustrate Celano’s flowery style; cc. 80, 84–7 his contribution to our knowledge of important aspects of Francis’s life.