where she remained till the spring, when she went to Bezadas for
her cure (Reforma, lib. i. ch. xi. section 2).

7. It was in 1563 that all nuns were compelled to observe
enclosure (De la Fuente).

8. Ch. v. section 15.

9. Ch. iii. section 4.

10. Ch. iii. section 5.

11. By Fray Francisco de Osuna, of the Order of St. Francis
(Reforma, lib. i. ch. xi. section 2).

12. See ch. ix. sections 4, 7.



Chapter V.


Illness and Patience of the Saint. The Story of a Priest Whom
She Rescued from a Life of Sin.


1. I forgot to say how, in the year of my novitiate, I suffered
much uneasiness about things in themselves of no importance; but
I was found fault with very often when I was blameless. I bore
it painfully and with imperfection; however, I went through it