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26 This saith S. Austin. And then, at the request of the king, the apostle blessed them that were new married, and said: 'Lord God, give to these children the blessing of thy right hand, and set in their minds the seed of life.' And when the apostle was gone, there was found, in the hand of the young man that was married, a branch of palm full of dates; and when he and his wife had eaten of the fruit they fell asleep, and they had one semblable dream. For them seemed that a king adorned with precious stones embraced them, and said: 'Mine apostle hath blessed you in such wise that ye shall be partakers of the glory perdurable.' Then they awoke, and told to each other their dream. And then the apostle came to them and said: 'My king hath appeared right now to you, and bath brought me hither, the doors being shut, so that my blessing may be fruitful upon you.'

And he thus saying, two angels appeared to them and said: 'We be the two angels deputed for to keep you, and if ye keep well all the admonestments of the apostle we shall offer to God all your desires.' And then the apostle baptized them, and informed them diligently in the faith. And long time after the wife, named Pelagia, was sacred with a veil, and suffered martyrdom, and the husband named Denis was sacred bishop of that city. And after this, the apostle and Abbanes came unto the King of Inde, and the king devised to the apostle a marvellous palace, and delivered to him great treasure. And the king went into another province, and the apostle gave all the treasure to poor people, and the apostle