his life, for he was his Confessor and his most faithful confidant in
those things which pertain to the examination of the conscience. He held
with him, therefore, most devout colloquies, frequently conferring with
him as to the condition of the Brothers or Sisters, and the things
needful to preserve the devotion which had begun in many places. But
through the bounty of God he lived safely for many years to comfort the
good, and he often preached the Word of God publicly in the church to
the people. He was kindly and liberal in hospitality to all who came to
him, a faithful helper of the poor, a sweet comforter to the sad, a
staunch friend to the Religious. The mighty looked favourably upon him,
the simple folk and the community loved him, and learned men and
prelates heard him reverently; and so having fulfilled seventy-five
years of life, he died in a good old age amongst the Fathers of his
House, and was buried in the Convent of the Sisters of our Order. In the
year of the Lord 1450, Peter de Mera, Chamberlain to our Lord Eugenius
IV, obtained a letter granting Indulgence to our House, namely, to the
Prior, the Brothers, the Converts, the Donates, and the Oblates in the
House on Mount St. Agnes; and the purport of his letter was as
followeth: "Most blessed Father and most holy Lord, This petition is
made to further the salvation of the souls of your devout servants
Theodoric the Prior, the Canons or Brothers, and the other members of
the community who dwell in the Monastery on Mount St. Agnes, near
Zwolle, following the rule of the Order of Canons Regular, which
monastery is in the diocese of Utrecht: li
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