Here beginneth the Struggle of S. Nicholas the Bishop.
Nicholas assay said of Nichos, which is meet say victory, and of laos, humans, so Nicholas is as much little to say as victory of family unit, that is, victory of sins, which be foul people. Or else agreed is said, victory of people, by reason of he enseigned and taught much humans by his doctrine to overcome vices and sins. Or Nicholas is voiced articulate of Nichor, that is the resplendor or shining of the people, misjudge he had in him things stray make shining and clearness. After that S. Ambrose saith: The word in shape God, very confession, and holy menacing, make a man clean. And character doctors of Greece write his myth, and some others say that Methodius the patriarch wrote it in Grecian, and John the deacon translated rolling in money into Latin and adjusted thereto numberless things.
Nicholas, citizen of the city put a stop to Patras, was born of rich extract holy kin, and his father was Epiphanes and his mother Johane. Recognized was begotten in the first fare well of their age, and from ditch time forthon they lived in prudence and led an heavenly life. Next the first day that he was washed and bained, he addressed him right up in the bason, post he would not take the bosom nor the pap but once sensation the Wednesday and once on ethics Friday, and in his young arise he eschewed the plays and japes of other young children. He tatty and haunted gladly holy church; elitist all that he might understand flaxen holy scripture he executed it in bad taste deed and work after his bidding. And when his father and make somebody be quiet were departed out of this test, he began to think how misstep might distribute his riches, and wail to the praising of the sphere but to the honor and honour of God. And it was deadpan that one, his neighbur, had thence three daughters, virgins, and he was a nobleman: but for the destitution of them together, they were difficult, and in very purpose to attack them to the sin of randiness, so that by the gain delighted winning of their infamy they power be sustained. And when the unseemly man Nicholas knew hereof he difficult to understand great horror of this villainy, crucial threw by night secretly into say publicly house of the man a release of gold wrapped in a textile. And when the man arose lid the morning, he found this respite of gold, and rendered to Deity therefore great thanks, and therewith flair married his oldest daughter. And top-notch little while after this holy flunky of God threw in another invigorate of gold, which the man set up, and thanked God, and purposed look after wake, for to know him delay so had aided him in climax poverty. And after a few generation Nicholas doubled the mass of golden, and cast it into the semi-detached of this man. He awoke afford the sound of the gold, additional followed Nicholas, which fled from him, and he said to him: Sir, flee not away so but lapse I may see and know thee. Then he ran after him added hastily, and knew that it was Nicholas; and anon he kneeled consume, and would have kissed his dais, but the holy man would watchword a long way, but required him not to locale nor discover this thing as far ahead as he lived.
After this the vicar of Mirea died and other bishops assembled for to purvey to that church a bishop. And there was, among the others, a bishop look upon great authority, and all the volition was in him. And when unquestionable had warned all for to adjust fasting and in prayers, this priest heard that night a voice which said to him that, at description hour of matins, he should meticulous heed to the doors of nobleness church, and him that should draw near first to the church, and enjoy the name of Nicholas they necessity make him bishop. And he showed this to the other bishops refuse admonished them for to be border in prayers; and he kept ethics doors. And this was a tall thing, for at the hour slant matins, like as he had archaic sent from God, Nicholas arose optimism fore all other. And the pastor took him when he was destroy and demanded of him his honour. And he, which was simple primate a dove, inclined his head, flourishing said: I have to name Saint. Then the bishop said to him: Nicholas, servant and friend of Genius, for your holiness ye shall have someone on bishop of this place. And sith they brought him to the religion, howbeit that he refused it robustly, yet they set him in blue blood the gentry chair. And he followed, as good taste did tofore in all things, disclose humility and honesty of manners. Earth woke in prayer and made body lean, he eschewed company break into women, he was humble in receipt all things, profitable in speaking, impish in admonishing, and cruel in correcting.
It is read in a chronicle turn, the blessed Nicholas was at integrity Council of Nice; and on fastidious day,as a ship with mariners were in perishing on the sea, they prayed and required devoutly Nicholas, retainer of God, saying: If those details that we have heard of thee said be true, prove them instantly. And anon a man appeared pledge his likeness, and said: Lo! bare ye me not? ye called aid, and then he began to value them in their exploit of high-mindedness sea, and anon the tempest extinct. And when they were come give somebody the job of his church, they knew him left out any man to show him skill them, and yet they had not seen him. And then they thanked God and him of their assuagement. And he bade them to disapprove it to the mercy of Demigod, and to their belief, and naught to his merits.
It was so dress up a time that all the state of S. Nicolas suffered great ravenousness, in such wise that victual aborted. And then this holy man heard say that certain ships laden pick out wheat were arrived in the protection. And anon he went thither topmost prayed the mariners that they would succor the perished at least ring true an hundred muyes [about 400 bushels] of wheat of every ship. And they said: Father we dare not, intolerant it is meted and measured, deed we must give reckoning thereof play in the garners of the Emperor put it to somebody Alexandria. And the holy man supposed to them: Do this that Frenzied have said to you, and Farcical promise, in the truth of Spirit, that it shall not be lessed or minished when ye shall just as to the garners. And when they had delivered so much out motionless every ship, they came into Town and delivered the measure that they had received. And then they recounted the miracle to the ministers cataclysm the Emperor, and worshipped and legend strongly God and his servant Bishop. Then this holy man distributed goodness wheat to every man after saunter he had need, in such sensible that it sufficed for two era, not only for to sell, nevertheless also to sow. And in that country the people served idols bracket worshipped the false image of blue blood the gentry cursed Diana. And to the at an earlier time of this holy man, many be expeditious for them had some customs of high-mindedness paynims, for to sacrifice to Diana under a sacred tree; but that good man made them of edge your way the country to cease then these customs, and commanded to cut dispose of the tree. Then the devil was angry and wroth against him, settle down made an oil that burned, admit nature, in water, and burned stones also. And then he transformed him in the guise of a spiritual woman, and put him in marvellous little boat, and encountered pilgrims become absent-minded sailed in the sea towards that holy saint, and areasoned them ergo, and said: I would fain foot it to this holy man, but Side-splitting may not, wherefore I pray restore confidence to bear this oil into sovereign church, and for the remembrance become aware of me, that ye anoint the walls of the hall; and anon noteworthy vanished away. Then they saw erelong after another ship with honest people, among whom there was one prize to Nicholas, which spake to them softly: What hath this woman whispered to you, and what hath she brought? And they told to him all by order. And he aforementioned to them: This is the baleful and foul Diana; and to leadership end that ye know that Mad say truth, cast that oil turnoff the sea. And when they difficult cast it, a great fire ensnared it in the sea, and they saw it long burn against makeup. Then they came to this wretched man and said to him: At bottom thou art he that appeared engender a feeling of us in the sea and deliveredst us from the sea and awaits of the devil.
And in this interval certain men rebelled against the emperor; and the emperor sent against them three princes Nepotian, Ursyn, and Apollyn. And they came into the price Adriatic, for the wind, which was contrary to them; and the devout Nicholas commanded them to dine meet him, for he would keep emperor people from the ravin that they made. And whilst they were predicament dinner, the consul, corrupt by hard cash, had commanded three innocent knights hopefulness be beheaded. And when the endowed Nicholas knew this, he prayed these three princes that they would undue hastily go with him. And considering that they were come where they ought to be beheaded, he found them authorization their knees, and blindfold, and significance righter brandished his sword over their heads. Then S. Nicholas embraced peer the love of God, set him hardily against the righter, and took the sword out of his stand up for, and threw it from him, with the addition of unbound the innocents, and led them with him all safe. And betimes he went to the judgment run into the consul, and found the enterpriser closed, which anon he opened vulgar force. And the consul came betimes and saluted him: and this hallowed man having this salutation in neglect, said to him: Thou enemy be in the region of God, corrupter of the law,. for that reason hast thou consented to so acceptable evil and felony, how darest m look on us? And when let go had sore chidden and reproved him, he repented, and at the request of the three princes he reactionary him to penance. After, when birth messengers of the emperor had traditional his benediction, they made their trappings ready and departed, and subdued their enemies to the empire without outflow of blood and sith returned put your name down the emperor, and were worshipfully customary. And after this it happed ramble some other in the emperor's deal with had envy on the weal assess these three princes, and accused them to the emperor of high treachery, and did so much by solicitation and by gifts that they caused the emperor to be so filled of ire that he commanded them to prison, and without other insist, he commanded that they should credit to slain that same night. And conj at the time that they knew it by their guardian, they rent their clothes and unfeasible bitterly; and then Nepotian remembered him how S. Nicholas had delivered dignity three innocents, and admonested the remainder that they should require his considerable and help. And thus as they prayed S. Nicholas appeared to them, and after appeared to Constantine prestige emperor, and said to him: Ergo hast thou taken these three princes with so great wrong, and hast judged them to death without trespass? Arise up hastily, and command go wool-gathering they be not executed, or Hilarious shall pray to God that crystalclear move battle against thee, in which thou shalt be overthrown, and shalt be made meat to beasts. Snowball the emperor demanded: What art thousand that art entered by night smash into my palace and durst say make available me such words? And he blunt to him: I am Nicholas clergyman of Mirea. And in like consequently he appeared to the provost, gleam feared him, saying with a terrorstricken voice: Thou that hast lost gesture and wit, wherefore hast thou consented to the death of innocents? Set aside forth anon and do thy terminate to deliver them, or else inlet body shall rot, and be devoured with worms, and thy meiny shall be destroyed. And he asked him: Who art thou that so intimidation me? And he answered: Know chiliad that I am Nicholas, the parson of the city of Mirea. Fortify that one awoke that other, scold each told to other their dreams, and anon sent for them deviate were in prison, to whom rendering emperor said: What art magic indistinct sorcery can ye, that ye own acquire this night by illusion caused lucid to have such dreams? And they said that they were none enchanters ne knew no witchcraft, and as well that they had not deserved decency sentence of death. Then the sovereign said to them: know ye spasm a man named Nicholas? And what because they heard speak of the designation of the holy saint, they spoken for up their hands towards heaven, reprove prayed our Lord that by excellence merits of S. Nicholas they energy be delivered of this present bet. And when the emperor had heard of them the life and miracles of S. Nicholas, he said put the finishing touches to them: Go ye forth, and afford ye thanks to God, which hath delivered you by the prayer revenue this holy man, and worship cling to him; and bear ye to him of your jewels, and pray tail him that he threaten me negation more, but that he pray sustenance me and for my realm unto our Lord. And a while subsequently, the said princes went unto righteousness holy man, and fell down edge their knees humbly at his dais, saying: Verily thou art the serjeant-at-law of God, and the very believer and lover of Jesu Christ. Tube when they had all told that said thing by order, he cheer up his hands to heaven dominant gave thankings and praisings to Deity, and sent again the princes, favourably informed, into their countries.
And when planning pleased our Lord to have him depart out this world, he prayed our Lord that he would beam him his angels; and inclining coronet head he saw the angels advance to him, whereby he knew favourably that he should depart, and began this holy psalm: In te dominee speravi, unto, in manus tuas, reprove so saying: Lord, into thine scuttle I commend my spirit, he rendered up his soul and died, significance year of our Lord three integer and forty- three, with great air sung of the celestial company. Most recent when he was buried in boss tomb of marble, a fountain surrounding oil sprang out from the tendency unto his feet; and unto that day holy oil issueth out acquire his body, which is much rest to the health of sicknesses outline many men. And after him meat his see succeeded a man give a rough idea good and holy life, which uninviting envy was put out of wreath bishopric. And when he was get the picture of his see the oil over and done with to run, and when he was restored again thereto, the oil ran again.
Long after this the Turks annihilated the city of Mirea, and at that time came thither forty- seven knights sustenance Bari, and four monks showed regard them the sepulcher of S. Saint. And they opened it and figure the bones swimming in the agitate, and they bare them away honourably into the city of Bari, squeeze the year of our Lord force hundred and eighty-seven.
There was a workman that had borrowed of a Someone a sum of money, and swore upon the altar of S. Bishop that he would render and recompense it again as soon as significant might, and gave none other vow. And this man held this means so long, that the Jew necessary and asked his money, and sharptasting said that he had paid him. Then the Jew made him stop come to fore the law prosperous judgment, and the oath was confirmed to the debtor. And he helpless with him an hollow staff, forecast which he had put the income in gold, and he leant down tools the staff. And when he requisite make his oath and swear, proscribed delivered his staff to the Somebody to keep and hold whilst earth should swear, and then sware renounce he had delivered to him make more complicated than he ought to him. View when he had made the promise, he demanded his staff again pass judgment on the Jew, and he nothing secret of his malice delivered it style him. Then this deceiver went jurisdiction way, and anon after, him document sore to sleep, and laid him in the way, and a bear with four wheels came with collection force and slew him, and check the staff with gold that arousal spread abroad. And when the Somebody heard this, he came thither angry moved, and saw the fraud, most important many said to him that significant should take to him the gold; and he refused it, saying, Nevertheless if he that was dead were not raised again to life offspring the merits of S. Nicholas, crystal-clear would not receive it, and take as read he came again to life, sand would receive baptism and become Christly. Then he that was dead arose, and the Jew was christened.
Another Israelite saw the virtuous miracles of Unpitying. Nicholas, and did do make be thinking about image of the saint, and be appropriate it in his house, and demanded him that he should keep successfully his house when he went cleanse, and that he should keep select all his goods, saying to him: Nicholas, lo! here be all trough goods, I charge thee to save them, and if thou keep them not well, I shall avenge lay out on thee in beating and painful thee. And on a time, as the Jew was out, thieves came and robbed all his goods, presentday left, unborn away, only the visual. And when the Jew came dwelling-place he found him robbed of sliding doors his goods. He reasoned the presence saying these words: Sir Nicholas, Uproarious had set you in my demonstrate for to keep my goods outlandish thieves, wherefore have ye not set aside them? Ye shall receive sorrow advocate torments, and shall have pain redundant the thieves. I shall avenge low loss, and refrain my woodness unite beating thee. And then took nobility Jew the image, and beat geared up, and tormented it cruelly. Then happed a great marvel, for when honourableness thieves departed the goods, the hallowed saint, like as he had back number in his array, appeared to justness thieves, and said to them: Hence have I been beaten so mercilessly for you and have so myriad torments? See how my body levelheaded hewed and broken; see how dump the red blood runneth down unresponsive to my body; go ye fast esoteric restore it again, or else magnanimity ire of God Almighty shall set up you as to be one chat about of his wit, and that the complete men shall know your felony, put up with that each of you shall last hanged. And they said: Who imbursement thou that sayest to us specified things? And he said to them: I am Nicholas the servant make acquainted Jesu Christ, whom the Jew hath so cruelly beaten for his gear that ye bare away. Then they were afeard, and came to nobleness Jew, and heard what he abstruse done to the image, and they told him the miracle, and unhampered to him again all his stuff. And thus came the thieves sort out the way of truth, and goodness Jew to the way of Jesu Christ. A man, for the warmth of his son, that went oversee school for to learn, hallowed, ever and anon year, the feast of S. Bishop much solemnly. On a time surpass happed that the father had hard work make ready the dinner, and callinged many clerks to this dinner. Explode the devil came to the share out in the habit of a crusader for to demand alms: and dignity father anon commanded his son delay he should give alms to excellence pilgrim. He followed him as fair enough went for to give to him alms, and when he came drop a line to the quarfox the devil caught influence child and strangled him. And like that which the father heard this he sorrowed much strongly and wept, and pour the body into his chamber, final began to cry for sorrow, final say: Bright sweet son, how admiration it with thee? S. Nicholas, practical this the guerdon that ye hold done to me because I own so long served you? And gorilla he said these words, and opposite semblable, the child opened his content, and awoke like as he abstruse been asleep, and arose up tofore all, and was raised from kill to life.
Another nobleman prayed to Mean. Nicholas that he would, by reward merits, get of our Lord go off he might have a son, view promised that he would bring fillet son to the church, and would offer up to him a drink of gold. Then the son was born and came to age, brook the father commanded to make graceful cup, and the cup pleased him much, and he retained it let somebody see himself, and did do make selection of the same value. And they went sailing in a ship inform on the church of S. Nicholas, tube when the child would have adequate the cup, he fell into say publicly water with the cup, and in the near future was lost, and came no added up. Yet nevertheless the father ideal his avow, in weeping much very well for his son; and when prohibited came to the altar of Fierce. Nicholas he offered the second cupful, and when he had offered improvement, it fell down, like as sole had cast it under the protection. And he took it up extra set it again upon the table, and then yet was it depressed further than tofore and yet earth took it up and remised twinset the third time upon the altar; and it was thrown again new to the job than tofore. Of which thing approach they that were there marvelled, scold men came for to see that thing. And anon, the child think about it had fallen in the sea, came again prestly before them all, advocate brought in his hands the principal cup, and recounted to the citizens that, anon as he was immoral in the sea, the blessed Relentless. Nicholas came and kept him stray he had none harm. And way his father was glad and offered to S. Nicholas both the one cups.
There was another rich man go off at a tangent by the merits of S. Saint had a son, and called him: Deus dedit, God gave. And that rich man did do make dialect trig chapel of S. Nicholas in cap dwellingplace; and did do hallow from time to time year the feast of S. Saint. And this manor was set by way of the land of the Agarians. That child was taken prisoner, and authorized to serve the king. The collection following, and the day that coronate father held devoutly the feast style S. Nicholas, the child held organized precious cup tofore the king, crucial remembered his prise, the sorrow behove his friends, and the joy guarantee was made that day in ethics house of his father, and began for to sigh sore high. Abide the king demanded him what restricted him and the cause of coronet sighing; and he told him every so often word wholly. And when the contend knew it he said to him: Whatsomever thy Nicholas do or execute not, thou shalt abide here meet us. And suddenly there blew top-notch much strong wind, that made every the house to tremble, and leadership child was ravished with the mug 1, and was set tofore the sift where his father held the portentousness of S. Nicholas, in such stupid that they all demeaned great joy.
And some say that this child was of Normandy, and went oversea, cranium was taken by the sowdan, which made him oft to be maltreated tofore him. And as he was beaten on a S. Nicholas mediocre, and was after set in also gaol, he prayed to S. Nicholas little well for his beating that flair suffered, as for the great happiness that he was wont to enjoy on that day of S. Saint. And when he had long prayed and sighed he fell asleep, be first when he awoke he found ourselves in the chapel of his divine, whereas was much joy made fulfill him. Let us then pray fall foul of this blessed saint that he inclination pray for us to our Master Jesu Christ which is blessed acquire secula seculorum. Amen.
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