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 and openly  scourged  and  driven  out  of  the  city.

Then he  went  back  again  to  the  Italian  land,

and reared  for  himself  a  monastery  in  Milan,

because the  aforesaid  Hilary  was  gone  into  exile

by reason  of  the  same  heresy  which  then  erroneously  sprang  up;

but the  heretics  soon  drave  him  thence,

and so  he  departed  thence  to  an  island

called Gallinaria,  with  a  holy  mass-priest

who had  lived  long  in  the  desert  on  roots  of  vegetables.

Then Martin  at  that  time  partook  in  his  food

of the  poisonous  herb  which  is  called  hellebore,

and the  poison  soon  sorely  tormented  him

well nigh  to  death;    but  he  took  to  his  prayers,

and all  the  pain  soon  departed  from  him.

Then after  a  space  when  he  had  learned

that the  holy  Hilary  was  allowed  to  return  home

from his  exile,  then  he  went  to  him,

and he  received  him  again  with  reverence;

and Martin  afterward  built  himself  there  a  monastery

handy to  the  town  which  is  called  Poitiers.

V.    Then    came    there    a    man    who    was    a    catechumen,    and made  friends  with  Martin,

and dwelt  with  him,  desiring  to  receive  his  lore;

but after  a  few  days  he  became  suddenly  sick

so that  he  soon  died  unbaptized,

and the  holy  Martin  was  not  at  home  the  while.

Then the  brethren,  being  sorrowful,  sat  around  the  corpse;

and Martin  came  then  very  sad,

and bade  them  go  out,  and  hasped  the  door,

and stretched  himself  straightway  upon  the  dead,

beseeching his  Lord  that  He  would  raise  the  dead  man.

Then after  some  space  he  perceived  in  his  mind

that God's  power  was  at  hand,  and  therewith  he  stood  up