King James of Aragon, a man of great qualities,
but held in bond by a ruling passion, was bidden
by the Saint to put away the cause of his sin.
On his delay, Raymund asked for leave to depart
from Majorca, since he could not live with sin.
The king refused, and forbade, under pain of death,
his conveyance by others. Full of faith, Raymund
spread his cloak upon the waters, and, tying one end
to his staff as a sail, made the sign of the cross
and fearlessly stepped upon it. In six hours he was
borne to Barcelona, where, gathering up his cloak
dry, he stole into his monastery.
The king, overcome by this miracle, became a
sincere penitent and the disciple of the Saint till his death.
