Prologue to the second part

Having spoken briefly of the many diseases and sufferings of this virgin, and also of the gracious works of her mercy and of certain miraculous deeds to the praise of God Almighty; now also in due course of her spiritual gifts and divine consolations and frequent raptures, somewhat must be said and humbly related to the edification of the religious.

Chap. Page I. Of the beginning of her spiritual consolations through the recollec tion of the Lord's Passion . . 109 II. Of her rapture into the Holy Land, and to the sacred places of the city III. Of the wonderful brightness and sweetness appearing in her cell . 116 IV. Of the vision on Christmas night, and the abundance of milk in her breasts 118 V. Of the cypress rod which an angel brought her from Paradise . .121 VI. Of the bereavement of the angelic brightness on account of the pre sence of another hiding in her VII. Of her rapture to the regions of Purgatory, and to the joys of Paradise, whence she brought back a veil given her by the Chap. Page VIII. Of the glorious crown prepared for her because of the insults and wounds inflicted on her by the men ofPicardy 133 IX. Of the patience and death of Petronilla, this virgin's niece . 140 X. Of the withdrawal of divine consola tion, which the virgin suffered on account of her grief for her dead XI. Of the devout youth Gerard who had become a hermit, and of the pil XII. Of the happy end of Master Wermbold, priest, this virgin's faithful friend 153 XIII. Of her divers raptures and her know ledge of the state of certain re ligious 157 XIV. Of the appearance and knowledge of the angelic brightness about her . 161 XV. Of the wonderful manner of her interior pain before the rapture of her spirit 163 XVI. Of her spirit of prophecy, whereby she revealed to others many hidden things 165 XVII. Of a certain departed sacristan and XVIII. Of her caution and prudence con cerning the revelation of the state XIX. Of the temptation of a certain man delivered by the advice of the virgin from the snare of the devil . . 172 Chap. Page XX. Of a woman freed by the merits of the blessed Virgin Mary from the XXI. Of her grace of great compunction and abundant shedding of tears in the Communion of the body of Christ 176 XXII. Of her insatiable desire to communi cate often, and of the appearance XXIII. Of the fever of the child Baldwine, and ofi Master John her con fessor 185 XXIV. Of her suffering from stone, and her foreknowledge before the day of her death 187 XXV. Of the grace on Easter night and the prophecy of her death ... 190 XXVI. Of her happy death and sufferings at the last 192 XXVI I . Of the wonderful placing of her arms, and the shrouding of her body . 195 XXVIII. Of the wonderful beauty and aspect XXIX. Of the flocking of visitors to her dead body 201 XXX. Of the stains which she contracted from the touch of unclean men . 202 XXXI. Of her reverential burial ... 203 XXXII. Of the miracles after her death . 206 XXXIII. The narration of three miracles , 206