m any harm. And anon the hound
left and touched not his body, but he all torent and tare his gown in
such wise that he was almost naked. Then all the people, and especially
children, ran with the hound upon him and hunted and chased him out of
the town as he had been a wolf. Then for the reproof and shame he durst
not come in to the town of all a whole year after. Then Marcel that was
disciple of Simon Magus, seeing these great miracles, came to Peter, and
was from then forthon his disciple.

And after, at the end of the year, Simon returned and was received again
into the amity of Nero. And then, as Leo saith, this Simon Magus
assembled the people and showed to them how he had been angered of the
Galileans, and therefore he said that he would leave the city which he
was wont to defend and keep, and set a day in which he would ascend into
heaven, for he deigned no more to dwell in the earth. Then on the day
that he had stablished, like as he had said, he went up to an high
tower, which was on the capitol, and there being crowned with laurel,
threw himself out from place to place, and began to fly in the air. Then
said St. Paul to St. Peter: It appertaineth to me to pray, and to thee
for to command. Then said Nero: This man is very God, and ye be two
traitors. Then said St. Peter to St. Paul: Paul, brother, lift up thine
head and see how Simon flyeth. Then St. Paul said to St. Peter when he
saw him fly so high: Peter, why tarriest thou? perform that thou hast
begun, God now calleth us. Then said Peter: I charge and conjure you
angels of Sathanas, which bear him in the air, by the name of our Lord
Jesu Christ, that ye bear ne sustain him no more, but let him fall to
the earth. And anon they let him fall to the ground and brake his neck
and head, and he died there forthwith. And when Nero heard say that
Simon was dead, and that he had lost such a man, he was sorrowful, and
said to the apostles: Ye have done this in despite of me, and therefore
I shall destroy you by right evil example. Haec Leo. Then he delivered
them to Paulin, which was a much noble man, and Paulin delivered them to
Mamertin under the keeping of two knights, Processe and Martinian, whom
St. Peter converted to the faith. And they then opened the prison and
let them all go out that would go, wherefore, after the passion of the
apostles, Paulin, when he knew that they were Christian, beheaded both
Processe and Martinian.

The brethren then, when the prison