# The Second Letter Of Jelis Strings. · Page 3 of 3

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All these words I had with the parish priest of St.
Martins, a very crafty customer, craftier than any
one I ever heard; all the others are as nothing compared
to him. Written in haste, in the dark, with
ink made of coals; bear patiently with it. The day
before we were delivered to the secular lords, we
were brought before the Dean of Ronse. He asked
us whether we had come to a determination. I said:
“I am always determined to eschew evil, and to do
that which is good, as far as I know.” There were
three or four Judges present, and the under-bailiff.
He said it was great arrogance that I pretended
to be wiser than all the world; there were Ambrose
and Augustine, and other holy men: and they understood
it so. I said: “I do not pretend to know
anything; but I know the faith to be the truth, and
herein I want to abide.” Farewell; I commend
you to God.

Your weak brother in the Lord.

Jelis Strings.

635



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