t up to his death; the second includes the
generalate of Brother Elias (1232-1239); the third that of
Crescentius (1244-1248); the fourth, that of Bonaventura
(1257-1274); the fifth commences with the epoch of the council
of Lyon (1274) and extends up to the death of the inquisitor,
Thomas d'Aversa (1204). And the sixth goes from 1308 to 1323.

[16] "_Supererant adhuc multi de sociis b. Francisci ... et alii
non pauci de quibus ego vidi et ab ipsis audivi quae narro._"
Laur. Ms., cod. 7, pl. xx., f^o 24a: "_Qui passi sunt eam
(tribulationem tertiam) socii fundatoris fratres Aegdius et
Angelus, qui supererant me audiente referibant_." Laur. Ms., f^o
27b. Cf., Italian Ms., xxxvii., 28, Magliab., f^o 138b.

[17] The date of his death is unknown; on August 11, 1253, he
was present at the death-bed of St. Clara.

[18] Died April 23, 1261.

[19] "_Quem (fratrem Jacobum de Massa) dirigente me fratre
Johanne socio fratris prefati Egidii videre laboravi. Hic enim
frater Johannes ... dixit mihi_...." _Arch._, ii., p. 279.

[20] " ... _Tribulationes preteritas memoravi, ut audivi ab
illis qui sustinuerunt eas et aliqua commemoravi de hiis que
didici in quatuor legendis quas vidi et legi._" _Arch._, ii., p.
135.--"_Vitam pauperis et humilis viri Dei Francisci trium
ordinum fundatoris quatuor solemnes personae scripserunt, fratres
videlicet scientia et sanctitate praeclari, Johannes et Thomas de
Celano, frater Bonaventura unus post Beatum Franciscum Generalis
Minister et vir mirae simplicitatis et sanctitatis frater Leo,
ejusdem sancti Francisci socius. Has quatuor descriptiones seu
historias qui legerit_...." Laurent. MS., pl. xx., c. 7, f^o 1a.
Did the Italian translator think there was an error in this
quotation? I do not know, but he suppressed it. At f^o 12a of
manuscript xxxvii., 28, of the Magliabecchina, we read:
"_Incominciano alcune croniche del ordine franciscano, come la
vita del povero e humile servo di Dio Francesco fondatore del
minorico ordine fu scripta da San Bonaventura e da quatro altri
frati. Queste poche scripture ovveramente hystorie quello il
quale diligentemente le leggiera, expeditamente potra cognoscere
... la vocatione la santita di San Francisco._"

[21] Laur. MS., f^o 4b f