The Friars and how They Came to England Author:Thomas Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. OF THE FIRST DISPERSION OF THE BRETHREN. "VTOW when the four brethren whom I have before --' named arrived in London, they went unto the Friars... more » Preachers, and by them were kindly received- With them they remained for fifteen days, eating and drinking what these set before them as though they were members of the family. Afterwards they rented a house in Cornhill, and made for themselves little cells, filling in the walls with dried grass. In this simplicity they continued until the following summer, having not even a chapel of their own; for they had not as yet the privilege of erecting altars and celebrating the divine mysteries in their dwellings. But just before the feast of All Saints,1 and before Brother Agnellus had come up to London, Brother Pdchard of Ingworth and Brother Richard At Oxford. " of Devon went on to Oxford, and there in like manner were received as brethren by the Friars Preachers. They ate in their refectory and slept in their dormitory for eight days, as though they belongedto the convent. At the end of this time they obtained a house in the parish of St. Ebbe, and there they dwelt without a chapel until the following summer. Here the sweet Jesus sowed the grain of mustard seed which was afterwards to become greatest among herbs. 1 November 1st. From Oxford Brother Richard of Ingworth and Brother Richard of Devon went on to Northampton, and were taken into the hospice. They ampton " afterwards rented a house in the parish of St. Giles, where the first Guardian was Brother Peter, a Spaniard, who wore an iron breastplate next to his flesh, and in other ways gave evidences of perfection. The first Guardian of Oxford was Brother William of Esseby, who, being as yet a novice, was now given the habit of profession. The ...« less