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Rh Mass in his presence. One of his secretaries living at Waltham testifies to revelations made to the King for three years in succession on St. Edward's Day. Also that on the Epiphany the Glory of the Lord was manifested to him in bodily form, crowned; and that on the Assumption the body and soul of the Blessed Virgin was shown to him being transported into heaven.

He is said, too, to have multiplied bread to feed his soldiers when they were in need, and many other favours granted by God in answer to his prayers are recorded by Blackman in his life of the saintly King. When a fugitive from his enemies it was revealed to him that he would be betrayed and taken prisoner to London. These revelations were made to him by our Blessed Lady, Saint John the Baptist, St. Dunstan, and St. Anselm, and they consoled him and helped him to bear his sufferings with an exemplary patience and fortitude. The saintly King's love for holy Scripture is attested by his possession of a magnificent copy of the Bible in English, which he presented to the monks of the London Charter House.