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The
STORY
of
JETZER
,
Taken
out
of
Dr.
G.
Burnet's
Letters
:
With
a
Collection
of
MIRACLES
Wrought
by
Popish
Saints
,
During
their
Lives
,
and
after
their
Deaths
,
Out
of
their
own
Authours
,
for
Information
of
all
true-hearted
PROTESTANTS
.
WITH
A
Prefatory
Discourse
,
declaring
the
Impossibility
and
Folly
of
such
vain
Impostures
.
LONDON
Printed
,
and
are
to
be
sold
by
Randal
Taylor
,
1689.
THE
EPISTLE
TO
THE
READER
.
READER
,
THE
grand
design
of
this
Collection
of
Popish
Miracles
,
i●●o
inform
thee
of
the
Absurdities
and
Wickedness
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
in
compelling
her
Members
to
believe
such
ridiculous
Stories
,
as
are
here
related
out
of
Popish
Authours
,
set
out
and
own'd
by
their
Church
;
and
some
of
them
very
lately
published
to
the
World
by
Mr.
Cressy
,
in
his
Church-History
,
Printed
1668.
who
has
raked
together
out
of
Bede
,
Capgrave
,
and
others
,
such
stuff
,
as
I
am
sure
must
needs
fill
thee
with
admiration
.
As
for
Ignatius
,
the
Character
given
of
him
in
his
Life
denotes
him
to
be
little
better
than
a
lunatick
Person
,
for
pag.
146.
this
is
related
of
him
,
But
that
he
had
regard
to
the
good
of
his
neighbour
,
(
for
which
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
uphold
himself
and
his
authority
)
he
would
have
walked
the
streets
half
naked
,
in
a
contemptible
manner
,
that
so
he
might
have
been
held
and
reputed
a
Mad-man
.
And
pag.
80.
we
have
an
account
of
the
Devil
's
appearing
to
him
,
endeavouring
to
fright
and
distract
him
in
his
Prayers
,
and
was
often
with
a
little
stick
chased
away
by
him
.
And
pag.
48.
we
have
this
Vision
,
At
such
time
as
he
composed
the
Constitutions
of
his
Society
,
having
one
day
consecrated
the
Holy
Host
,
and
offered
to
Almighty
God
the
Rules
of
his
Society
,
God
the
Father
appeared
most
gratiously
unto
him
,
insinuating
by
some
mystical
signification
,
that
it
would
be
a
thing
pleasing
to
his
Divine
Majesty
,
that
the
Mother
of
God
should
offer
up
her
Prayers
unto
Him
for
him
;
whereupon
the
Blessed
Virgin
suddenly
appeared
,
recommending
St.
Ignatius
to
the
Eternal
Father
;
and
demonstrating
,
that
her
own
flesh
was
there
present
in
the
Eucharist
,
in
the
flesh
of
her
Son.
At
one
time
we
have
account
,
that
both
Father
and
Son
appeared
to
him
;
and
at
another
,
the
Holy
Spirit
:
And
many
such
extravagant
passages
,
which
are
more
probable
to
be
the
Frenzies
of
a
Mad-man
,
than
the
Visions
of
a
Saint
:
For
God
says
,
Exod
33.
20.
There
shall
no
man
see
me
and
live
.
But
it
is
in
vain
to
bring
Scripture
against
those
,
that
both
deny
the
Scriptures
to
be
the
Iudge
of
Controversie
,
and
likewise
make
it
their
business
to
derogate
from
it
.
In
a
Spanish
Catechism
,
entituled
,
Caton
Christiano
,
composed
by
,
Geronimo
de
Rosales
,
a
Jesuit
,
and
Printed
at
Sevil
,
1670.
this
plainly
appears
;
for
instead
of
citing
Scripture
to
confirm
the
Doctrins
of
the
Roman
Church
,
he
brings
in
forged
Miracles
for
Examples
:
As
to
instance
only
in
one
:
To
prove
the
lawfulness
of
praying
to
the
Virgin
Mary
,
he
tells
this
wonderfull
Story
:
A
great
Sinner
put
himself
into
a
Religious
Order
,
and
being
grosly
ignorant
he
was
not
able
to
learn
the
Christian
Doctrin
,
no
not
so
much
as
the
Ave
Maria
throughout
,
but
only
these
words
,
Hail
Mary
full
of
Grace
,
which
he
repeated
many
times
.
This
man
died
,
and
afterwards
there
grew
on
his
Grave
a
very
handsome
Tree
,
on
whose
Leaves
were
these
words
written
,
Hail
Mary
full
of
Grace
:
The
Miracle
was
divulged
,
the
Bishop
came
and
caused
the
Tree
to
be
digg'd
up
,
and
they
found
that
the
Root
of
this
Tree
came
out
of
the
Man's
Mouth
.
This
is
their
way
of
proving
their
Doctrins
,
as
may
be
seen
throughout
this
Catechism
.
That
most
of
these
Miracles
were
invented
by
the
Romish
Priests
and
Monks
,
to
make
the
ignorant
Laity
have
a
more
venerable
esteem
for
them
,
(
than
which
nothing
has
more
contributed
thereto
,
)
and
to
distribute
their
Riches
amonst
them
for
Pardons
,
Masses
,
for
freeing
their
Souls
from
Purgatory
,
&c.
needs
no
other
proof
,
than
the
impossibility
and
impertinency
of
the
things
related
,
and
the
Doctrins
they
maintain
,
viz.
Invocation
of
Saints
,
Worshipping
of
Images
,
&c.
which
▪
are
quite
contrary
to
the
revealed
Will
of
God
,
and
the
Practice
of
the
Holy
Apostles
:
and
therefore
if
some
things
of
this
nature
have
been
miraculously
acted
,
it
is
not
to
be
attributed
to
our
most
holy
God
since
it
tends
to
the
violating
his
Commands
,
by
setting
up
ne●
Doctrins
contradictory
thereto
,
but
rather
to
the
subtilty
and
power
of
the
Devil
,
who
in
all
Ages
has
made
it
his
business
to
seduce
Men
to
the
most
abominable
Sin
of
Idolatry
,
and
for
that
end
did
work
many
Miracles
in
the
Temples
of
the
Heathen
;
so
that
it
is
no
new
thing
for
him
to
work
Miracles
,
when
it
is
to
gain
himself
Proselytes
;
and
that
the
Church
of
Rome
has
been
so
far
deluded
by
him
,
as
to
break
the
Second
Commandment
,
in
giving
Divine
Worship
to
Images
,
is
learnedly
proved
by
Dr.
Moore
,
Dr.
Stillingfleet
,
and
others
in
their
Books
of
the
Idolatry
of
that
Church
.
By
this
▪
they
may
see
what
danger
they
are
in
,
whilst
they
communicate
with
a
Church
,
that
imposes
such
not
orious
Lies
on
her
Members
to
support
her
false
Doctrins
.
God
give
them
grace
to
see
their
Errours
,
that
so
they
may
withdraw
themselves
from
that
Idolatrous
Church
,
and
cast
anchor
in
the
true
Protestant
,
grounded
on
Scripture
,
and
the
Practice
of
the
Primitive
Christians
;
which
is
the
hearty
Desire
of
the
Publisher
.
MIRACLES
Wrought
by
POPISH
SAINTS
.
ABOUT
the
beginning
of
the
15th
Century
,
a
Franciscan
happened
to
preach
in
Francfort
,
and
one
Wigand
a
Dominican
coming
into
the
Church
,
the
Cordelier
seeing
him
,
broke
out
into
exclamations
,
praising
God
that
he
was
not
of
an
Order
that
prophaned
the
Virgin
,
or
that
poysoned
Princes
in
the
Sacrament
,
(
for
a
Dominican
had
poysoned
the
Emperour
Henry
the
VII
.
with
the
Sacrament
,
)
Wigand
being
extremely
provoked
with
this
bloudy
reproach
,
gave
him
the
Lye
,
upon
which
a
dispute
arose
,
which
ended
in
a
tumult
that
had
almost
cost
the
Dominican
his
life
,
yet
he
got
away
.
The
whole
Order
resolved
to
take
their
revenge
,
and
in
a
Chapter
,
held
at
Vimpsen
in
the
year
1504.
they
contrived
a
method
for
supporting
the
credit
of
their
Order
,
which
was
much
sunk
in
the
opinion
of
the
people
,
and
for
bearing
down
the
reputation
of
the
Franciscans
.
Four
of
the
juncto
undertook
to
manage
the
design
;
for
they
said
,
since
the
people
were
so
much
disposed
to
believe
Dreams
and
Fables
,
they
must
dream
of
their
side
,
and
endeavour
to
cheat
the
people
as
well
as
the
others
had
done
.
They
resolved
to
make
Bern
the
Scene
in
which
the
project
should
be
put
in
execution
;
for
they
found
the
people
of
Bern
,
at
that
time
apt
to
swallow
any
thing
,
and
not
disposed
to
make
severe
enquiries
into
extraordinary
Matters
.
When
they
had
formed
their
design
,
a
fit
Tool
presented
it self
;
for
one
Ietzer
came
to
take
their
habit
as
a
Lay-brother
,
who
had
all
the
dispositions
necessary
for
the
execution
of
their
project
:
For
he
was
extreme
simple
,
and
was
much
inclined
to
Austerities
,
so
having
observed
his
temper
well
,
they
began
to
execute
their
project
the
very
Night
after
he
took
the
Habit
,
which
was
on
Lady-day
1507.
one
of
the
Fryars
conveyed
himself
secretly
into
his
Cell
,
and
appeared
to
him
as
if
he
had
been
in
Purgatory
,
in
a
strange
figure
,
and
he
had
a
Box
near
his
mouth
,
upon
which
as
he
blew
,
fire
seemed
to
come
out
of
his
mouth
;
he
had
also
some
Dogs
about
him
,
that
appeared
as
his
Tormentors
.
In
this
posture
he
came
near
the
Fryar
,
while
he
was
a
bed
,
and
took
up
a
celebrated
Story
that
they
used
to
tell
all
their
Fryars
,
to
beget
in
them
a
great
dread
at
the
laying
aside
their
habit
,
which
was
,
that
one
of
the
Order
,
who
was
Superiour
of
their
House
at
Soloturn
,
had
gone
to
Paris
,
but
laying
aside
his
habit
,
was
killed
in
his
Lay-habit
.
The
Fryar
in
the
Vizard
said
,
he
was
that
person
,
and
was
condemned
to
Purgatory
for
that
Crime
;
but
he
added
,
that
he
might
be
rescued
out
of
it
by
his
means
,
and
he
seconded
this
with
most
horrible
Cries
,
expressing
the
Miseries
which
he
suffered
.
The
poor
Fryar
(
Ietzer
)
was
excessively
frighted
,
but
the
other
advanced
,
and
required
a
Promise
of
him
to
doe
that
which
he
should
desire
of
him
,
in
order
to
the
delivering
him
out
of
his
Torment
.
The
frighted
Fryar
promised
all
that
he
asked
of
him
;
then
the
other
said
,
he
knew
he
was
a
great
Saint
,
and
that
his
prayers
and
mortifications
would
prevail
,
but
they
must
be
very
extraordinary
.
The
whole
Monastery
must
for
a
week
together
discipline
themselves
with
a
Whip
,
and
he
must
lie
prostrate
in
the
form
of
one
on
a
Cross
,
in
one
of
their
Chapels
,
while
Mass
was
said
in
the
sight
of
all
that
should
come
together
to
it
;
and
he
added
that
if
he
did
this
,
he
should
find
the
effects
of
the
love
that
the
B.
Virgin
did
bear
him
,
together
with
many
other
extraordinary
things
;
and
said
,
he
would
appear
again
accompanied
with
two
other
Spirits
;
and
assured
him
,
that
all
that
he
did
suffer
for
his
deliverance
,
should
be
most
gloriously
rewarded
.
Morning
was
no
sooner
come
than
the
Friar
gave
an
account
of
this
Apparition
to
the
rest
of
the
Convent
,
who
seemed
extremely
surprized
at
it
,
they
all
pressed
him
to
undergo
the
discipline
that
was
enjoyned
him
,
and
every
one
undertook
to
bear
his
share
;
so
the
deluded
Fryar
performed
it
all
exactly
in
one
of
the
Chapels
of
their
Church
:
This
drew
a
vast
number
of
Spectatours
together
,
who
all
considered
the
poor
Fryar
as
a
Saint
,
and
in
the
mean
while
the
four
Fryers
that
managed
the
imposture
,
magnified
the
Miracle
of
the
Apparition
to
the
skies
in
their
Sermons
.
The
Fryar's
Confessor
was
upon
the
Secret
,
and
by
this
means
they
knew
all
the
little
passages
of
the
poor
Fryar's
life
,
even
to
his
thoughts
,
which
helped
them
not
a
little
in
the
Conduct
of
the
matter
.
The
Confessor
gave
him
an
Hostie
,
with
a
piece
of
Wood
;
that
was
,
as
he
pretended
,
a
true
piece
of
the
Cross
,
and
by
these
he
was
to
fortify
himself
,
if
any
other
Apparitions
should
come
to
him
,
since
evil
Spirits
would
be
certainly
chained
up
by
them
.
The
Night
after
that
,
the
former
Apparation
was
renewed
,
and
the
masqued
Fryar
brought
two
others
with
him
in
such
Vizards
,
that
the
Fryar
thought
they
were
Devils
indeed
.
The
Fryar
presented
the
Hostie
to
them
,
which
gave
them
such
a
check
,
that
he
was
fully
satisfied
of
the
vertue
of
this
preservative
.
The
Fryar
,
that
pretended
he
was
suffering
in
Purgatory
,
said
so
many
things
to
him
relating
to
the
Secrets
of
his
life
,
and
Thoughts
,
which
he
had
from
the
Confessor
,
that
the
poor
Fryar
was
fully
possessed
with
the
opinion
of
the
reality
of
the
Apparition
.
In
two
of
these
Apparitions
,
that
were
both
managed
in
the
same
manner
,
the
Fryar
in
the
Masque
talked
much
of
the
Dominican
Order
,
which
he
said
was
excessively
dear
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
who
knew
her self
to
be
conceived
in
Original
sin
,
and
that
the
Doctors
who
taught
the
contrary
were
in
Purgatory
:
That
the
Story
of
S.
Bernard's
appearing
with
a
spot
on
him
,
for
having
opposed
himself
to
the
feast
of
the
Conception
,
was
a
Forgery
:
but
that
it
was
true
,
that
some
hideous
Flies
had
appeared
on
St.
Bonaventure's
Tomb
,
who
taught
the
contrary
.
That
the
B.
Virgin
abhorred
the
Cordeliers
for
making
her
equal
to
her
Son
;
that
Scotus
was
damned
,
whose
Canonization
the
Cordeliers
were
then
soliciting
hard
at
Rome
;
and
that
the
Town
of
Bern
would
be
destroyed
for
harbouring
such
plagues
within
their
walls
.
When
the
enjoined
discipline
was
fully
performed
,
the
Spirit
appeared
again
,
and
said
,
he
was
now
delivered
out
of
Purgatory
,
but
before
he
could
be
admitted
to
Heaven
he
must
receive
the
Sacrament
,
having
died
without
it
,
and
after
that
he
would
say
Mass
for
those
,
who
had
by
their
great
charities
rescued
him
out
of
his
pains
.
The
Fryar
fancied
the
voice
resembled
the
Prior's
a
little
;
but
he
was
then
so
far
from
suspecting
any
thing
,
that
he
gave
no
great
heed
to
this
suspition
.
Some
days
after
this
,
the
same
Fryar
appeared
as
a
Nun
all
in
Glory
,
and
told
the
poor
Fryar
,
that
she
was
St.
Barbary
,
for
whom
he
had
a
particular
devotion
,
and
added
,
that
the
B.
Virgin
was
so
much
pleased
with
his
charity
,
that
she
intended
to
come
and
visit
him
:
He
immediately
called
the
Convent
together
,
and
gave
the
rest
of
the
Fryars
an
account
of
this
Apparition
,
which
was
entertained
by
them
all
with
great
joy
;
and
the
Fryar
languished
in
desires
of
the
accomplishment
of
the
promise
,
that
St.
Barbara
had
made
him
.
After
some
days
the
longed-for
delusion
appeared
to
him
,
clothed
as
the
Virgin
used
to
be
on
the
great
Feasts
,
and
indeed
in
the
same
Habits
:
there
were
about
her
some
Angels
,
which
he
afterwards
found
were
the
little
Statues
of
Angels
,
which
they
set
on
the
Altars
on
the
great
Holy
Days
.
There
was
also
a
pulley
fastned
in
the
room
over
his
head
,
and
a
cord
tied
to
the
Angels
,
that
made
them
rise
up
in
the
Air
,
and
flie
about
the
Virgin
,
which
encreased
the
delusion
.
The
Virgin
,
after
some
endearments
to
himself
,
extolling
the
merit
of
his
charity
and
discipline
,
told
him
that
she
was
conceived
in
Original
Sin
,
and
that
Pope
Iulius
II.
that
then
reigned
,
was
to
put
an
end
to
the
dispute
,
and
was
to
abolish
the
Feast
of
her
Conception
,
which
Sixtus
IV.
had
instituted
,
and
that
the
Fryar
was
to
be
the
instrument
of
persuading
the
Pope
of
the
truth
in
that
matter
:
She
gave
him
three
drops
of
her
Son's
bloud
,
which
were
three
tears
of
bloud
that
he
had
shed
over
Ierusalem
,
and
this
signfied
that
she
was
three
hours
in
Original
Sin
,
after
which
she
was
by
his
Mercy
delivered
out
of
that
state
:
For
it
seems
the
Dominicans
were
resolved
so
to
compound
the
matter
,
that
they
should
gain
the
main
point
of
her
Conception
in
Sin
;
yet
they
would
comply
so
far
with
the
reverence
for
the
Virgin
,
with
which
the
World
was
possessed
,
that
she
should
be
believed
to
have
remained
a
very
short
while
in
that
state
.
She
gave
him
also
five
drops
of
Bloud
in
the
form
of
a
Cross
,
which
were
Tears
of
Bloud
,
that
she
had
shed
while
her
Son
was
upon
the
Cross.
And
,
to
convince
him
more
fully
,
she
presented
an
Hostie
to
him
,
that
appeared
as
an
ordinary
Hostie
,
and
of
a
sudden
it
appeared
to
be
of
a
deep
red
colour
.
The
cheat
of
those
supposed
visits
was
often
repeated
to
the
abused
Fryar
;
at
last
the
Virgin
told
him
,
that
she
was
to
give
him
such
marks
of
her
Son's
love
to
him
,
that
the
matter
should
be
past
all
doubt
.
She
said
that
the
five
wounds
of
St.
Lucia
,
and
St.
Catharine
were
real
wounds
,
and
that
she
would
also
imprint
them
on
him
;
so
she
bid
him
reach
his
hand
;
he
had
no
great
mind
to
receive
a
favour
in
which
he
was
to
suffer
so
much
:
but
she
forced
his
hand
,
and
struck
a
nail
through
it
;
the
hole
was
as
big
as
a
grain
of
pease
,
and
he
saw
the
Candle
clearly
through
it
;
this
threw
him
out
of
a
supposed
transport
into
a
real
agony
;
but
she
seemed
to
touch
his
hand
,
and
he
thought
he
smelt
an
Oyntment
,
with
which
she
anointed
it
,
though
his
Confessour
persuaded
him
,
that
that
was
onely
an
imagination
;
so
the
supposed
Virgin
left
him
for
that
time
.
The
next
night
the
Apparition
returned
,
and
brought
some
linen
Clothes
,
which
had
some
real
or
imaginary
virtue
to
allay
his
Torment
:
and
the
pretended
Virgin
said
,
they
were
some
of
the
Linens
in
which
Christ
was
wrapped
;
and
with
that
she
gave
him
a
soporiferous
draught
,
and
while
he
was
fast
asleep
,
the
other
four
wounds
were
imprinted
on
his
body
,
in
such
a
manner
that
he
felt
no
pain
.
But
in
order
to
the
doing
of
this
,
the
Fryars
betook
themselves
to
Charms
,
and
the
Subprior
shewed
the
rest
a
book
full
of
them
;
but
he
said
,
that
before
they
could
be
effectual
,
they
must
renounce
God
,
and
he
not
onely
did
this
himself
,
but
by
a
formal
act
put
in
writing
signed
with
his
Bloud
,
he
dedicated
himself
to
the
Devil
;
it
is
true
,
he
did
not
oblige
the
rest
to
this
,
but
onely
to
renounce
God.
The
composition
of
the
Draught
was
a
mixture
of
some
Fountain-water
and
Chrism
,
the
Hairs
of
the
Eyebrows
of
a
Child
,
some
Quicksilver
,
some
grains
of
Incense
,
somewhat
of
an
Easter
Wax-Candle
,
some
consecrated
Salt
,
and
the
Bloud
of
an
unbaptised
Child
.
This
Composition
was
a
secret
which
the
Subprior
did
not
communicate
to
the
other
Fryars
.
By
this
the
poor
Fryar
,
Ietzer
,
was
made
almost
insensible
:
when
he
was
awake
,
and
came
out
of
this
deep
sleep
,
he
felt
this
wonderfull
impression
on
his
body
,
and
now
he
was
ravished
out
of
measure
,
and
came
to
fansie
himself
to
be
acting
all
the
parts
of
our
Saviour's
Passion
:
he
was
exposed
to
the
People
on
the
great
Altar
,
to
the
amazement
of
the
whole
Town
,
and
to
the
no
small
mortification
of
the
Franciscans
.
The
Dominicans
gave
him
some
other
draughts
that
threw
him
into
convulsions
,
and
when
he
came
out
of
those
,
a
voice
was
heard
,
which
came
through
that
hole
which
yet
remains
,
and
runs
from
one
of
the
Cells
along
a
great
part
of
the
Church
:
for
a
Fryar
spoke
through
a
pipe
,
and
at
the
end
of
the
hole
,
there
was
an
Image
of
the
Virgins
,
with
a
little
Jesus
in
her
armes
,
between
whom
and
his
mother
the
voice
seemed
to
come
;
the
Image
also
seemed
to
shed
Teers
,
and
a
Painter
had
drawn
those
on
her
Face
so
lively
,
that
the
people
were
deceived
by
it
.
The
little
Jesus
askt
why
she
wept
;
and
she
said
,
it
was
because
his
honour
was
given
to
her
,
since
it
was
said
that
she
war
born
without
sin
:
in
conclusion
,
the
Fryras
did
so
over
act
this
matter
,
that
at
last
even
the
poor
deluded
Fryar
himself
came
to
discover
it
,
and
resolved
to
quit
the
Order
.
It
was
in
vain
to
delude
him
with
more
Apparitions
;
for
he
wellnigh
kill'd
a
Fryar
that
came
to
him
,
personating
the
Virgin
in
another
shape
with
a
Crown
on
her
head
:
he
also
over-heard
the
Fryars
once
talking
amongst
themselves
,
of
the
Contrivance
and
Success
of
the
imposture
,
so
plainly
,
that
he
discovered
the
whole
Matter
,
and
upon
that
,
as
may
be
easily
imagined
,
he
was
filled
with
all
the
horrour
with
which
such
a
Discovery
could
inspire
him
.
The
Fryars
fearing
that
an
imposture
,
which
was
carried
on
hitherto
with
so
much
success
,
should
be
quite
spoiled
,
and
be
turned
against
them
,
thought
the
surest
way
was
to
own
the
whole
Matter
to
him
,
and
to
engage
him
to
carry
on
the
Cheat.
They
told
him
in
what
esteem
he
would
be
,
if
he
continued
to
support
the
reputation
that
he
had
acquired
,
that
he
would
become
the
chief
person
of
the
Order
;
and
in
the
end
they
persuaded
him
to
go
on
with
the
Imposture
:
But
at
last
,
they
fearing
lest
he
should
discover
all
,
resolved
to
poyson
him
:
of
which
he
was
so
apprehensive
,
that
once
a
Loaf
being
brought
him
,
that
was
prepared
with
some
spices
,
he
kept
it
for
some
time
,
and
it
growing
green
,
he
threw
it
to
some
young
Wolves
Whelps
that
were
in
the
Monastery
,
who
died
immediately
.
His
constitution
was
also
so
vigorous
,
that
though
they
gave
him
Poyson
five
several
times
,
he
was
not
destroyed
by
it
;
they
also
prest
him
earnestly
to
renounce
God
,
which
they
judged
necessary
,
that
so
their
Charms
might
have
their
effect
on
him
;
but
he
would
never
consent
to
that
:
At
last
they
forced
him
to
take
a
poysoned
Hostie
,
which
yet
he
vomited
up
soon
after
he
had
swallowed
it
down
;
that
failing
,
they
used
him
so
cruelly
,
whipping
him
with
an
iron
Chain
,
and
girding
him
about
so
strait
with
it
,
that
to
avoid
farther
Torment
he
swore
to
them
,
in
a
most
imprecating
stile
,
that
he
would
never
discover
the
secret
,
but
would
still
carry
it
on
;
and
so
he
deluded
them
till
he
found
an
opportunity
of
getting
out
of
the
Convent
,
and
of
throwing
himself
into
the
hands
of
the
Magistrates
,
to
whom
he
discovered
all
.
The
four
Fryars
were
seised
on
,
and
put
in
prison
,
and
an
account
of
the
whole
Matter
was
sent
,
first
to
the
Bishop
of
Lausanne
,
and
then
to
Rome
;
and
it
may
be
easily
imagined
,
that
the
Franciscans
took
all
possible
care
to
have
it
well
examined
,
the
Bishop
of
Lausanne
,
and
of
Zion
,
with
the
Provincial
of
the
Dominicans
,
were
appointed
to
form
the
Process
.
The
four
Fryars
first
excepted
to
Ietzer's
credit
;
but
that
was
rejected
:
Then
being
threatned
with
the
Question
,
they
put
in
a
long
plea
against
that
;
but
though
the
Provincial
would
not
consent
to
that
,
yet
they
were
put
to
the
question
;
some
endured
it
long
;
but
at
last
,
they
all
confessed
the
whole
progress
of
the
Imposture
.
The
Provincial
appeared
concerned
;
for
though
Ietzer
had
opened
the
whole
Matter
to
him
,
yet
he
would
give
no
credit
to
him
;
on
the
contrary
,
he
Charged
him
to
be
obedient
to
them
,
and
one
of
the
Fryars
said
plainly
,
that
he
was
in
the
whole
secret
,
and
so
he
withdrew
;
but
he
died
some
days
after
at
Constance
,
having
poyson'd
himself
,
as
was
believed
.
The
Matter
lay
asleep
some
time
,
but
a
year
after
that
a
Spanish
Bishop
came
,
authorized
with
full
power
from
Rome
,
and
the
whole
Cheat
being
fully
proved
,
the
four
Fryars
were
solemnly
degraded
from
their
Priesthood
,
and
eight
days
after
,
it
being
the
last
of
May
1509
,
they
were
burnt
in
a
Meadow
,
on
the
other
side
of
the
River
,
over
against
the
great
Church
;
the
place
of
their
Execution
was
shewed
me
,
as
well
as
the
Hole
in
the
Wall
,
through
which
the
voice
was
conveyed
to
the
Image
.
It
was
certainly
one
of
the
blackest
,
and
yet
the
best
carried
on
Cheat
,
that
has
been
ever
known
;
and
no
doubt
had
the
poor
Fryar
dyed
before
the
discovery
,
it
had
passed
down
to
posterity
,
as
one
of
the
greatest
Miracles
that
ever
was
;
and
it
gives
shrewd
suspition
,
that
many
of
the
other
Miracles
of
that
Church
,
were
of
the
same
nature
,
but
more
successfully
finished
.
Miracles
wrought
by
Ignatius
,
as
they
are
related
in
Ch.
16.
and
17.
of
The
Glory
of
the
Blessed
Father
St.
Ignatius
,
Printed
at
Roven
,
1633.
after
the
Copy
compiled
at
Cracovia
.
Miracles
wrought
by
St.
Ignatius
,
in
his
life
time
.
IGnatius
,
Founder
of
the
Society
of
Iesus
,
is
reported
to
have
done
these
following
Miracles
in
his
Life
time
.
It
fell
out
at
Barcelona
,
that
two
Brothers
,
about
their
Patrimony
,
had
long
sued
one
another
,
and
he
,
in
fine
,
whose
fortune
it
was
to
lose
the
Suit
,
falling
through
too
vehement
apprehension
into
despair
,
hung
himself
with
a
Halter
upon
a
Beam
in
his
Chamber
:
The
bruit
of
which
came
no
sooner
to
the
Ears
of
St.
Ignatius
,
but
suddenly
he
betook
himself
to
the
place
,
and
cutting
asunder
the
Halter
from
that
unfortunate
Rafter
,
gave
order
that
the
dead
Body
should
be
laid
upon
a
Bed
;
which
done
,
falling
apart
upon
his
Knees
,
he
began
with
many
tears
to
demand
the
safety
of
that
miserable
Creature
at
the
Hands
of
Almighty
God
;
but
whilst
Ignatius
(
being
at
that
time
but
a
Student
in
the
Grammar-School
)
was
thus
earnest
in
his
Prayers
,
they
who
were
there
present
standing
in
suspence
,
with
their
Eyes
fixed
upon
the
Bed
,
(
a
thing
full
of
miracle
)
the
dead
Man
returned
suddenly
to
life
,
and
had
the
use
of
his
Voice
so
long
,
till
calling
for
a
Ghostly
Father
,
he
had
confessed
his
Sins
and
received
Absolution
,
and
then
at
last
gave
up
the
Ghost
,
lately
redeemed
from
out
the
Jaws
of
Hell
into
the
Hands
of
his
Creator
.
He
recovered
immediately
a
certain
Man
called
Bastida
,
who
had
been
many
years
sick
of
the
Falling-Sickness
,
by
casting
up
his
Eyes
and
Prayers
for
him
to
Heaven
.
He
often
chased
the
Devil
out
of
possessed
Persons
,
by
the
Sign
of
the
Cross.
He
restored
a
Woman
to
health
,
who
lay
half
dead
of
a
Consumption
.
He
delivered
one
Simon
Rodriguez
,
being
also
at
Death's
door
,
from
his
Disease
,
by
a
pious
Embrace
.
Iohn
Baptista
Coco
,
who
by
accident
one
Evening
had
so
burnt
his
Hand
,
that
it
became
utterly
unserviceable
,
and
disabled
for
any
manual
Function
,
the
next
day
by
his
Prayers
had
his
Hand
healed
and
restored
.
Returning
sick
into
his
own
Countrey
of
a
quotidian
Ague
,
and
Preaching
often
in
the
open
Fields
,
(
because
the
Churches
were
not
capable
of
the
Concourse
of
People
,
)
howbeit
his
weakness
would
not
permit
him
to
raise
his
Voice
aloud
,
yet
every
word
of
his
Sermon
was
perfectly
and
distinctly
heard
and
understood
by
all
Men
for
the
space
of
more
than
300
Paces
.
Coming
once
to
visit
one
Alexander
Petronio
,
who
lay
sick
in
a
dark
and
close
Chamber
and
Bed
,
in
regard
the
Windows
and
Doors
were
kept
shut
to
keep
out
the
light
,
he
replenished
the
Room
with
the
supernatural
splendour
of
his
Face
,
and
recovered
the
sick
Person
.
He
freed
one
Elutherio
Pontano
,
who
had
been
grievously
molested
for
the
space
of
more
than
two
years
,
with
certain
foul
Temptations
of
the
Devil
,
by
his
only
seeing
and
discoursing
with
the
Party
.
The
College
of
Loretto
being
fearfully
haunted
with
Spirits
,
appearing
in
sundry
foul
shapes
of
Men
and
Beasts
,
and
the
ordinary
Exorcisms
,
and
other
Ceremonies
,
usually
having
been
applied
,
and
those
fearfull
Apparitions
nevertheless
not
ceasing
,
the
Rector
of
the
College
addressed
himself
by
Letters
to
St.
Ignatius
,
commending
the
business
to
his
holy
Sacrifices
and
Prayers
,
who
no
sooner
received
news
of
it
,
but
he
absolutely
freed
the
House
from
those
haunts
of
ill
Spirits
by
his
Prayers
and
Letter
,
not
for
the
present
only
,
but
for
ever
after
.
St.
Ignatius
his
Linen
,
being
washed
with
devotion
by
a
certain
devout
Woman
,
restored
life
and
motion
to
her
withered
and
dead
Arme.
One
Isaac
,
a
Jew
,
refusing
with
a
passionate
obstinacy
to
become
a
Christian
,
and
contemning
courtesies
,
and
all
other
courses
taken
with
him
by
others
,
was
by
Saint
Ignatius
soon
satisfied
,
appeased
,
and
persuaded
to
be
Baptized
,
by
the
only
uttering
of
these
three
words
,
Mane
nobiscum
Isaac
.
A
certain
Person
of
Note
,
being
of
a
more
turbulent
Spirit
than
was
fit
longer
to
be
endured
,
and
St.
Ignatius
not
being
able
by
gentle
persuasions
to
cure
his
diseased
Mind
,
changing
at
last
his
style
,
and
beginning
to
call
upon
the
Justice
of
God
,
and
represent
unto
him
the
Vengeance
of
Heaven
,
he
did
it
with
such
a
feeling
,
and
expression
of
fervour
,
that
the
Walls
and
House
appeared
to
him
to
tremble
and
shake
with
horrour
;
with
the
sight
of
which
the
standers
by
,
being
stricken
,
immediately
fell
upon
their
Knees
,
imploring
the
Mercy
of
God
by
their
Prayers
and
Vows
;
and
the
Delinquent
,
prostrating
himself
at
the
Feet
of
St.
Ignatius
,
and
with
a
Voice
of
Confusion
begging
pardon
for
his
offence
,
promised
from
thence
forward
an
amendment
of
himself
.
Father
Leonard
Kesselius
,
residing
at
Colen
,
had
a
vehement
desire
to
see
St.
Ignatius
,
then
at
Rome
,
above
300
Leagues
distant
from
thence
;
and
having
besought
the
B.
Father
by
.
Letters
,
that
it
might
be
lawfull
for
him
to
travel
on
foot
to
Rome
;
he
made
answer
,
that
his
presence
was
necessary
at
Colen
for
the
good
of
others
,
enjoining
him
besides
not
to
stir
from
thence
,
for
that
Almighty
God
peradventure
by
some
other
course
might
so
provide
,
that
he
might
see
him
without
the
pains
and
toil
of
so
tedious
a
journey
;
the
Father
therefore
being
one
day
at
his
Prayers
,
St.
Ignatius
appeared
unto
him
,
being
yet
alive
and
breathing
,
and
discoursed
long
with
him
,
to
his
infinite
contentment
.
The
B.
Father
lying
often
sick
,
if
in
the
mean
time
any
difficulty
hapned
,
for
the
solving
of
which
his
vertue
and
wisdom
was
required
,
he
seemed
in
a
manner
to
be
perfectly
recovered
,
and
his
Mind
guiding
his
Body
,
appeared
a
sound
Man
;
so
that
it
became
familiar
to
them
of
the
Houshold
,
as
often
as
he
fell
sick
,
to
desire
that
some
Business
of
Consequence
might
happen
,
for
the
facilitating
of
which
St.
Ignatius
might
rise
,
and
be
quit
of
his
Disease
.
Miracles
wrought
by
St.
Ignatius
after
his
decease
.
In
the
Processes
for
the
Canonization
of
St.
Ignatius
,
commenced
by
the
Authority
of
the
Ordinaries
first
,
and
afterwards
by
that
of
the
See
Apostolick
,
more
than
200
Miracles
are
related
,
wrought
by
the
Merits
and
Intercession
of
St.
Ignatius
after
his
decease
;
besides
which
,
there
are
divers
others
as
authentical
,
not
yet
published
,
(
because
those
former
for
his
Canonization
were
more
than
sufficient
)
confirmed
nevertheless
by
the
grave
Testimonies
of
Men
beyond
exception
,
and
Printed
at
Rome
,
and
other
Parts
of
Italy
,
in
Spain
,
and
in
Germany
and
other
Places
,
by
the
approbation
of
them
whom
it
concerneth
to
approve
them
:
Here
only
I
will
relate
some
few
,
because
my
brevity
promised
will
not
permit
many
.
When
the
Body
of
St.
Ignatius
lay
exposed
upon
the
Bier
,
for
the
performance
of
his
Funeral
Rites
,
one
Bernadina
,
a
Roman
,
had
a
vehement
desire
to
bring
a
Daughter
of
hers
,
who
had
been
long
troubled
with
the
Hemorrhoids
,
so
grievously
,
that
no
art
of
Physick
could
cure
her
,
to
kiss
the
Hands
of
his
dead
Body
,
assuring
her self
the
recovery
of
her
Daughter
by
that
touch
;
but
the
Daughter
,
transported
oftentimes
by
the
press
of
People
,
not
being
able
for
the
throng
to
approach
near
the
Body
,
her
Mother
laid
hold
of
a
piece
of
his
Garment
,
and
had
no
sooner
applied
it
to
her
Daughters
Body
but
she
was
quit
of
her
Disease
.
Father
Nicholas
Bobadilla
,
having
been
long
sick
of
an
Ague
,
was
recovered
by
lying
in
the
Bed
of
St.
Ignatius
.
At
Manresa
,
a
certain
Lady
of
Quality
feeling
no
living
motion
of
her
Child
in
her
Womb
,
for
the
space
of
three
hours
before
she
was
brought
to
Bed
,
at
last
was
delivered
of
a
dead
Child
;
the
unfortunate
success
of
which
,
being
much
lamented
by
the
standers
by
,
the
rather
because
the
Child
had
not
been
Christened
;
the
Midwife
about
half
an
hour
after
the
delivery
of
the
Woman
,
implored
with
confidence
the
help
of
St.
Ignatius
,
and
had
scarce
begun
her
Prayers
,
but
the
Child
,
before
pale
and
black
,
returned
now
to
Life
.
St.
Ignatius
being
besought
for
the
Life
of
a
little
dead
Infant
of
an
Indian
Woman
,
restored
the
Child
to
Life
.
He
restored
many
blind
Men
their
Sight
,
deaf
Men
their
Hearing
,
lame
Men
their
Limbs
,
cured
Men
stricken
with
the
Palsie
,
others
given
over
by
the
Physicians
and
lying
at
death's
door
,
he
restored
perfectly
to
their
Health
.
He
appeared
to
many
after
his
decease
,
either
delivering
them
from
grievous
tentations
,
or
freeing
them
from
their
Diseases
or
other
dangers
,
or
giving
them
good
Counsel
,
or
foretelling
things
to
come
,
or
comforting
such
as
served
him
with
divine
Consolations
;
and
in
his
Journey
to
Heaven
,
at
the
very
instant
of
his
decease
at
Rome
(
as
afterwards
appeared
by
computation
of
Hours
)
he
appeared
in
Glory
to
that
Noble
and
Religious
Lady
Margareta
de
Lilus
,
commending
the
Society
to
her
,
as
a
principal
Benefactress
of
the
College
of
Bolonia
.
Many
Devils
have
been
cast
out
of
possessed
Persons
,
and
out
of
Houses
which
they
haunted
▪
by
the
Relicts
of
the
Holy
Father
,
or
by
hanging
up
his
Picture
.
The
Oil
of
the
Lamp
which
burns
before
his
Body
,
hath
wrought
many
strange
Cures
.
He
hath
eased
many
Women
who
have
called
upon
him
in
the
extremity
of
their
Child-bearing
Labours
,
and
bestowed
Children
upon
barren
Women
.
At
Carpentras
a
certain
Woman
being
delivered
of
a
Child
without
motion
,
and
of
the
Complexion
of
a
Blackmoor
,
so
that
it
was
doubtfull
what
course
was
to
be
taken
in
this
prodigious
accident
,
whether
the
Child
ought
to
be
Christened
or
no
,
or
whether
it
were
to
be
deferred
till
some
motion
were
discovered
in
it
;
at
last
,
by
the
persuasion
of
a
certain
Canon
,
they
implored
the
aid
of
St.
Ignatius
,
by
which
the
Child
was
suddenly
not
recovered
only
,
but
so
recovered
that
his
Countenance
became
chearfull
and
fair
.
He
cured
divers
of
the
Pleurisie
.
He
protected
many
Men
from
the
fury
of
their
Enemies
;
others
,
being
fallen
head-long
from
some
dangerous
precipice
,
were
defended
from
all
hurt
by
invoking
his
Name
.
At
Cesenza
one
Angelo
Lopez
,
upon
the
Eve
of
St.
Ignatius
,
in
expression
of
his
affection
,
had
filled
his
Windows
with
many
Paper-Lanthorns
,
adding
to
each
Lanthorn
the
Picture
of
the
Saint
,
and
with
infinite
demonstrations
of
gratulation
,
repeated
often
these
words
,
Io
Loyola
,
B.
Pater
io
!
but
in
the
midst
of
this
triumph
,
by
chance
it
came
to
pass
,
that
by
the
greatness
of
the
Wind
the
Fire
had
taken
hold
of
his
Lanthorns
,
which
when
it
was
observed
by
some
Rascality
of
the
Vulgar
,
they
began
to
scoff
at
his
devotion
,
upbraiding
the
man
for
his
superstition
,
and
with
a
bitter
allusion
to
his
Motto
of
Triumph
,
invert
the
words
of
it
thus
;
At
,
at
,
Beatus
uritur
:
At
,
Loyola
crematur
!
At
which
the
man
growing
infinitely
out
of
patience
,
out
of
his
sense
of
this
irreligion
used
to
St.
Ignatius
;
And
I
for
my
part
,
quoth
he
,
have
so
high
an
esteem
of
the
Sanctity
of
the
B.
Father
,
that
I
believe
him
to
be
able
to
protect
his
singed
Picture
from
the
Fire
:
Neither
was
he
deceived
in
his
belief
,
for
the
flame
having
consumed
the
Paper
round
about
it
,
forbore
to
touch
the
Picture
,
either
in
demonstration
of
the
Sanctity
of
the
B.
Father
,
or
in
observancy
of
the
zeal
of
him
who
desired
it
.
At
Braga
a
certain
Woman
having
been
lately
brought
to
bed
,
was
so
much
weakened
,
for
many
days
after
,
with
a
continual
Flux
of
Bloud
,
that
life
could
hardly
be
kept
in
her
from
following
the
course
of
the
Flux
;
who
drinking
of
the
water
into
which
her
Child
had
been
dipped
,
having
been
wrapped
immediately
before
in
the
Garments
of
Saint
Ignatius
,
her
Flux
suddenly
stopped
,
and
she
recovered
her
accustomed
strength
.
In
the
Town
of
Gumarent
a
certain
Woman
having
lost
the
use
of
her
Sight
and
Hearing
,
and
received
the
Holy
Oil
and
other
Rites
of
the
Church
,
lay
utterly
out
of
her
senses
;
and
whilst
some
about
her
,
out
of
Devotion
,
were
endeavouring
to
put
her
in
mind
of
her
last
words
,
a
certain
Woman
,
who
in
courtesie
came
to
visit
her
,
called
to
remembrance
,
that
a
little
piece
of
the
Girdle
St.
Ignatius
used
in
his
life
time
,
having
lately
been
sent
to
her
by
a
Son
of
hers
of
the
Society
;
which
she
with
great
Confidence
,
and
Reverence
towards
God
,
presently
applied
to
the
sick
Woman
;
which
done
,
she
began
to
recover
her
senses
by
degrees
,
to
breath
,
to
stretch
out
her
Hands
,
and
make
signs
for
Meat
,
to
the
Admiration
of
the
Physicians
,
for
the
suddenness
of
the
Cure.
All
which
things
were
afterwards
confirmed
by
the
Attestation
of
sworn
Witnesses
.
At
Caglari
a
certain
elder
Brother
snatching
up
a
Knife
at
dinner
time
,
hurt
his
younger
Brother
in
the
Eye
;
and
at
the
same
time
the
Daughter
of
a
certain
Gentlewoman
,
carving
at
the
Table
,
was
sorely
hurt
in
like
manner
,
in
one
of
her
Eyes
;
both
which
calling
upon
the
Aid
of
Saint
Ignatius
,
were
delivered
from
danger
,
beyond
expectation
.
Another
Woman
had
been
so
weakned
,
for
the
space
of
four
Months
,
with
continual
Pains
,
that
she
was
utterly
deprived
of
the
use
of
her
Feet
;
but
the
Feast
of
St.
Ignatius
drawing
near
,
she
,
desirous
to
partake
of
the
common
Jollity
that
day
expressed
in
our
Church
,
was
not
frustrated
of
her
desire
;
for
her
Pain
ceasing
,
and
her
Feet
being
restored
to
their
wonted
Strength
,
she
came
thither
with
Joy
,
to
have
a
share
in
the
Devotion
.
In
the
same
place
,
upon
the
Eve
of
St.
Ignatius
,
the
Artillery
playing
round
,
a
little
Infant
who
could
not
speak
,
and
who
had
never
heard
the
Name
of
St.
Ignatius
,
cryed
out
,
to
the
Admiration
of
all
standers
by
,
To
morrow
is
the
day
of
B.
Ignatius
.
But
they
who
were
present
,
hearing
a
thing
so
full
of
Wonder
,
for
Experiment
sake
,
demanded
again
of
the
Child
,
what
was
to
be
done
to
morrow
,
who
answered
as
before
.
At
Majorca
dwelt
a
certain
Woman
,
who
through
the
Contraction
of
her
Sinews
,
was
become
so
Lame
,
that
she
could
not
go
without
Crutches
;
the
whole
Town
therefore
being
filled
with
the
noises
of
Trumpets
,
Voices
,
and
other
Musical
▪
Instruments
,
Almighty
God
inspired
her
with
a
desire
of
Visiting
our
Church
;
who
put
her self
in
readiness
to
go
,
notwithstanding
the
dissuasions
of
her
Sister
,
who
feared
she
might
miscarry
by
the
press
of
People
,
she
nevertheless
gave
no
Ear
to
her
Dissuasions
,
but
put
her self
upon
the
way
,
and
was
suddenly
Cured
,
and
recovered
strength
in
her
Feet
;
and
throwing
away
her
Crutches
,
without
any
help
betook
her self
to
the
Church
,
where
in
Thanks-giving
she
caused
a
Mass
of
the
B.
Sacrament
to
be
said
.
Another
Woman
,
who
some
years
past
had
received
her
Sight
by
the
means
of
this
B.
Father
,
lying
now
again
desperately
sick
,
and
being
given
over
by
four
Physicians
,
not
forgetfull
by
whom
she
had
received
Light
before
,
now
again
reposed
all
her
Hopes
and
Confidence
in
the
same
Physician
:
One
Night
therefore
she
called
out
upon
one
of
the
Women
,
who
were
accustomed
to
Watch
with
her
Make
haste
,
quoth
she
,
come
hither
with
speed
and
behold
this
Glorious
Splendor
!
O
if
thou
hadst
come
sooner
,
thou
shouldst
have
beheld
my
St.
Ignatius
visiting
me
!
for
I
am
now
Recovered
,
and
perfectly
well
.
And
the
Event
confirmed
it
to
be
true
;
for
the
Physicians
themselves
could
not
deny
,
but
that
she
was
Cured
by
some
Secret
Power
.
At
Monte
in
Gallicia
a
great
Fire
raging
for
many
days
together
,
and
consuming
a
certain
Wood
,
gathered
still
new
forces
,
dispersing
and
spreading
it self
far
and
near
,
there
being
no
humane
means
to
stop
or
restrain
it
,
to
which
the
Wind
rising
upon
a
sudden
,
drove
the
Flames
towards
the
Barns
and
bordering
Town
,
so
that
the
Fire
was
now
advanced
within
three
or
four
Paces
of
the
Corn
and
Houses
;
a
certain
person
therefore
,
taking
the
Picture
of
St.
Ignatius
,
which
he
had
about
him
,
and
falling
to
his
Prayers
,
threw
it
into
the
midst
of
the
Flames
,
there
where
the
Fire
raged
most
,
and
threatned
greatest
Ruine
,
and
immediately
the
fury
and
rage
of
it
ceased
,
the
Flames
which
flew
highest
descended
and
vanished
,
and
the
whole
Fire
returned
upon
a
sudden
from
whence
it
began
:
And
,
which
is
worth
Admiration
,
a
certain
Woman
,
who
had
observed
the
throwing
in
of
the
Picture
,
leaping
into
the
midst
of
the
smoaking
Brands
,
raked
away
the
Ashes
with
her
Fingers
,
and
being
unhurt
,
brought
away
the
Picture
from
the
midst
of
the
burning
Coals
.
At
Friburg
a
little
Child
of
three
years
of
age
by
chance
had
broken
his
Arme
,
the
Mother
of
whom
fearing
the
displeasure
of
her
Husband
,
being
then
absent
,
invoketh
the
help
of
St.
Ignatius
,
but
she
had
scarce
ended
her
Prayers
,
when
,
to
her
infinite
contentment
,
she
found
her
Child
before
her
Eyes
,
whole
and
without
hurt
.
St.
Ignatius
being
invoked
,
wrought
a
present
Cure
upon
divers
who
had
been
sorely
wounded
,
whose
Cure
would
otherwise
have
exacted
a
long
time
.
Many
Men
by
the
presence
of
St.
Ignatius
his
Picture
,
or
by
the
presence
,
or
by
the
application
or
touch
of
his
Relicks
,
have
cured
the
Plague
when
it
raged
most
sorely
and
consumed
Multitudes
.
A
certain
Nobleman
at
Placa
perceiving
the
Sky
to
be
overcast
with
thick
Clouds
,
and
fearing
a
great
spoil
of
his
Corn
,
lying
yet
open
in
the
Field
,
made
a
Vow
to
St.
Ignatius
for
the
preventing
of
the
Tempest
,
so
that
when
all
the
adjoyning
Territories
swell'd
with
flouds
of
Rain
,
not
a
drop
had
touched
or
fallen
upon
his
Fields
.
At
Naples
one
Vincentio
Pagano
having
prepared
certain
artificial
Fires
for
the
Celebration
of
the
Feast
of
St.
Ignatius
,
had
dangerously
through
his
own
folly
scorched
his
Hand
,
upon
which
accident
certain
Women
of
his
acquaintance
began
to
flock
about
him
,
applying
to
his
burnt
Hand
a
Note
or
Superscription
of
St.
Ignatins
his
Hand-writing
,
the
touch
of
which
presently
eased
his
pain
,
and
the
raging
of
the
burnt
part
,
which
usually
ceaseth
not
till
a
certain
day
,
was
out
of
hand
appeased
.
At
Catanzaro
a
certain
pious
Woman
,
having
a
Son
by
one
Gasper
Mariscano
,
(
her
Husband
,
)
out
of
her
Devotion
to
St.
Ignatius
,
had
a
desire
to
have
him
Christened
by
the
name
of
Ignatius
,
howbeit
her
Husband
(
in
regard
the
Relicks
of
Irenaeus
were
preserved
in
that
City
)
had
rather
the
Child
should
have
been
called
Irenaeus
;
but
in
Conclusion
,
after
much
debate
about
the
business
,
they
concluded
the
Child
should
be
named
Ignatius
Irenaeus
;
but
this
contention
occasioned
many
differences
betwixt
the
Man
and
Wife
,
for
the
Wife
ever
after
called
her
Child
Ignatius
,
and
gave
a
strict
command
to
them
of
her
Houshold
to
do
the
like
;
and
Gasper
on
the
other
side
,
commanded
them
to
call
him
Irenaeus
:
The
difference
had
continued
thus
betwixt
them
almost
three
months
,
when
arguing
the
business
one
morning
,
they
both
grew
somewhat
hot
,
till
the
Father
,
at
last
,
in
jest
,
Well
,
quoth
he
,
let
the
strife
be
put
to
the
arbitrement
of
the
Child
it self
;
to
which
the
Mother
was
contented
to
agree
;
whereupon
the
Father
,
in
merriment
,
demanded
of
his
Child
,
at
that
time
but
three
months
old
,
by
what
name
he
would
have
himself
called
;
when
,
behold
!
the
Child
miraculously
received
the
use
of
his
Tongue
,
distinctly
pronouncing
the
name
of
Ignatius
;
which
Voice
so
took
his
Father
with
admiration
of
the
Miracle
,
that
from
thence
forward
he
gave
order
his
Child
should
be
called
Ignatius
,
dedicating
him
to
the
Service
of
St.
Ignatius
.
In
the
Territory
of
Peru
in
the
West-Indies
,
one
Christopher
Martinez
de
Peredes
,
for
the
space
of
four
years
together
,
was
forced
through
the
lameness
of
his
Feet
to
make
use
of
one
Crutch
in
the
beginning
,
and
afterwards
of
two
;
who
hearing
,
upon
the
Feast
of
St.
Ignatius
,
the
Triumph
of
the
People
,
And
shall
I
,
quoth
he
,
upon
this
day
,
when
all
Men
are
in
jollity
,
remain
as
it
were
an
unbidden
Guest
?
shall
I
alone
remain
destitute
?
which
words
he
had
scarce
uttered
,
when
his
Feet
recovered
forces
,
and
he
found
himself
so
strong
,
that
early
the
next
morning
,
without
any
other
help
,
he
betook
himself
to
the
College
.
One
Benedicto
Lopez
,
Prefect
of
the
silver
Mines
,
pursuing
a
certain
Ethiopian
Fugitive
,
was
set
upon
by
five
others
at
unawares
,
who
stabbing
and
butchering
him
in
sundry
places
dragged
him
from
his
Horse
in
a
most
barbarous
manner
:
In
which
his
extremities
he
implored
the
aid
of
St.
Ignatius
,
who
presently
presented
himself
to
him
in
these
exigents
,
and
laying
hold
of
his
Cloak
,
bore
off
,
with
both
hands
,
the
Blows
of
his
Enemies
,
so
that
at
last
(
his
Enemies
being
departed
,
and
the
B.
Father
vanished
)
he
found
himself
safe
,
and
without
hurt
,
saving
that
his
Hat
and
other
Garments
were
pierced
.
A
certain
Lady
at
Avignon
had
a
Son
much
afflicted
with
a
violent
continual
Fever
,
who
besides
the
Disease
it self
,
with
the
violence
of
it
had
one
of
his
Hands
disjoynted
,
and
in
a
deformed
manner
turned
the
wrong
side
outward
,
so
that
in
the
opinion
of
the
Physicians
he
was
in
danger
of
the
loss
of
his
Hand
,
if
not
of
his
Life
with
it
;
which
lamentable
case
a
certain
Religious
Woman
,
allied
to
the
sick
Youth
,
compassionating
,
vowed
three
Masses
,
and
as
many
Wax
Candles
to
St.
Ignatius
,
for
the
health
of
her
Kinsman
;
which
done
,
the
Youth
immediately
recovered
,
and
for
a
more
infallible
confirmation
of
the
Miracle
,
his
Hand
was
replaced
in
the
right
place
.
At
Barcelona
one
Elizabeth
Rebelles
,
a
Religious
Woman
,
being
in
some
high
place
busie
about
her
work
,
upon
a
sudden
unfortunately
tumbled
headlong
to
the
ground
,
and
received
so
sore
a
blow
,
that
her
Thigh-bone
,
which
is
the
solidest
Bone
of
the
Body
,
was
utterly
broken
;
the
Physician
and
Chirurgion
were
immediately
called
,
who
for
more
than
forty
days
together
,
with
what
diligence
was
possible
,
applied
all
the
Remedies
their
Arts
afforded
,
howbeit
to
little
purpose
;
in
conclusion
,
the
sick
Woman
was
brought
to
those
terms
,
that
in
all
Mens
judgments
she
was
past
recovery
,
and
as
it
was
conceived
,
could
not
last
longer
than
that
day
;
yet
notwithstanding
,
as
soon
as
a
Relick
of
St.
Ignatius
was
applied
to
her
heart
,
she
presently
recovered
.
One
Hierome
Humphrey
,
a
Boy
of
ten
years
of
age
,
upon
one
of
his
Eye-brows
,
near
the
Temples
,
had
received
a
mortal
wound
,
which
occasioned
an
inflammation
in
his
Eye
,
and
cast
him
into
a
Fever
;
for
which
the
Chirurgion
had
him
in
a
cure
a
month
,
not
being
able
to
help
him
,
for
the
wound
did
not
only
not
heal
,
but
grew
so
wide
,
that
it
received
a
tent
of
a
finger
long
,
and
voided
so
much
filth
as
amazed
the
Chirurgion
:
The
Mother
of
the
Child
made
a
Vow
to
St.
Ignatius
,
commending
her
Child
to
him
;
and
behold
!
when
(
another
Chirurgion
in
the
mean
time
having
been
called
,
for
the
better
consulting
about
the
Cure
)
the
bands
of
the
sore
were
unfolded
,
they
found
the
wound
perfectly
healed
,
closed
up
,
and
sound
.
One
Ferdinando
Pertel
having
fallen
into
a
Tertian
Ague
,
which
afterward
proved
to
be
a
double
Tertian
,
and
at
last
a
pestilent
Fever
,
with
a
kind
of
raving
and
fearfull
horrour
of
his
Senses
,
was
forsaken
by
the
Physicians
,
and
lay
in
his
last
Extremity
;
being
prepared
with
all
the
Rites
of
the
Church
,
and
invoking
St.
Ignatius
,
whose
Picture
he
held
in
his
hand
,
he
began
suddenly
to
recover
,
and
was
cured
of
his
Disease
.
One
Anne
Barzellona
,
a
Wom●●
of
sixty
years
of
age
,
having
for
about
the
space
of
two
years
been
so
miserably
strucken
with
the
Palsie
,
that
she
was
unfit
for
any
labour
,
and
unable
without
Crutches
to
go
up
and
down
stairs
,
and
with
her
Crutches
also
seemed
rather
to
creep
than
go
;
which
when
the
application
of
Remedies
would
not
help
,
and
she
besides
was
taken
with
an
Apoplexy
in
her
other
side
,
so
that
she
became
impotent
,
and
was
confined
to
her
Bed
;
finding
her self
thus
void
of
all
humane
help
,
by
the
assistence
of
her
Crutches
and
one
Margaret
her
Sister
,
she
betook
her self
to
a
Chapel
of
St.
Ignatius
,
two
hours
travelling
distant
from
her
Lodging
,
where
making
a
Vow
in
honour
of
St.
Ignatius
,
immediately
she
began
to
find
her self
better
,
and
was
able
to
bow
her
Knee
,
which
before
was
grown
stiff
;
and
having
ended
her
Devotions
,
arose
full
of
contentment
,
and
returned
a
joyfull
Woman
nimbly
to
her
Lodging
.
A
Bone
and
Superscription
of
St.
Ignatius
being
applied
to
the
Eyes
of
a
certain
Widow
of
Majorca
,
called
Iane
Clara
Noguera
,
who
was
Blind
,
restored
her
to
sight
.
Divers
other
Miracles
of
St.
Ignatius
are
related
in
a
late
Life
of
his
,
set
forth
by
Father
Pedro
Ribadeneira
in
Spanish
,
Printed
at
Madrid
in
the
year
1601
,
and
Translated
by
others
into
Latin
,
Greek
,
Italian
,
the
Polish
,
and
other
Languages
,
and
published
in
the
chief
Cities
of
Italy
,
Spain
,
France
,
Germany
,
and
other
places
,
where
such
as
are
curious
to
peruse
them
,
may
find
them
.
Miracles
wrought
by
Saint
Francis
Xaverius
and
Saint
Philip
Nerius
,
taken
out
of
Chapt.
18
and
20.
of
the
fore-mentioned
Book
.
Upon
the
Frontiers
of
Piscaria
he
raised
a
Boy
,
who
for
many
hours
together
had
lain
drown'd
in
a
Well
.
In
the
Town
of
Mutan
in
like
manner
he
raised
another
Boy
,
who
dying
of
a
Pestilential
Fever
,
had
remained
dead
four
and
twenty
hours
.
At
Comire
he
rais'd
a
third
Body
,
which
had
lain
buriedunder
the
Earth
a
a
whole
day
together
.
Near
the
Promontory
of
Comori
he
rais'd
a
Girl
;
not
far
from
that
place
,
a
certain
married
Woman
.
In
the
Island
of
Vaccare
near
Zeilan
,
the
Son
of
a
certain
Infidel
.
At
Malaca
the
Daughter
of
one
who
had
been
lately
converted
.
At
Bembari
a
certain
Boy
:
Another
at
Comari
.
At
Punical
he
raised
a
Man
who
had
lain
dead
a
whole
day
.
Near
Manapar
he
raised
one
Antoni
Miranda
.
At
Malaca
a
certain
man's
Daughter
who
had
been
three
days
buried
and
overwhelmed
with
Earth
.
He
restored
to
Life
in
like
manner
the
Son
of
one
Mahomet
Serangio
,
who
had
lain
three
days
under
Water
;
to
omit
others
raised
by
him
in
his
Life
time
.
After
his
Death
he
restored
almost
as
many
to
Life
.
In
the
Processes
of
his
Canonization
mention
is
made
of
above
five
and
twenty
persons
raised
by
him
from
death
to
life
.
He
often
restored
blind
men
to
their
sight
;
dispossessed
possessed
persons
;
cured
many
lying
desperate
,
and
given
over
by
the
Physicians
;
healed
Lepers
;
calmed
tempestuous
Seas
;
preserved
Ships
from
Wrecks
;
restored
the
Lame
to
their
Limbs
;
and
recovered
men
stricken
with
the
Palsie
.
He
foretold
infallibly
many
things
to
come
;
penetrated
mens
concealed
thoughts
;
had
a
certain
knowledge
of
Secrets
and
things
absent
.
He
appeared
in
divers
places
far
distant
at
one
and
the
self-same
time
;
he
spake
several
Languages
which
he
had
never
learned
,
as
readily
,
congruously
,
and
eloquently
as
if
he
had
been
born
and
bred
among
those
Nations
.
And
it
fell
out
oftentimes
,
that
at
such
times
as
he
preached
to
multitudes
of
people
men
of
several
Nations
,
at
the
same
time
heard
him
utter
their
own
Language
;
and
with
one
and
the
self-same
Answer
he
often
satisfied
the
demands
of
several
Infidels
.
He
was
so
ravished
and
transported
with
the
desire
and
love
of
God
,
that
he
was
often
and
miraculously
raised
from
the
ground
,
with
a
countenance
inflamed
,
eyes
sparkling
and
fixed
upon
the
Heavens
;
and
being
surcharged
with
Celestial
joy
,
was
forced
to
exclaim
,
Sat
est
,
Domine
!
Sat
est
.
By
the
sign
of
the
Cross
he
turned
salt
Water
into
fresh
,
in
several
Vessels
at
Sea.
Having
dipped
a
brazen
Crucifix
which
he
wore
about
his
Neck
into
the
Sea
,
to
appease
a
Tempest
,
and
by
accident
lost
it
,
walking
the
next
day
upon
the
shoar
,
he
espied
a
Sea-Crab
miraculously
bringing
him
his
Crucifix
in
his
claws
,
which
having
delivered
it
,
suddenly
returned
back
into
the
Sea
,
from
whence
it
came
.
He
ended
his
life
at
Sancion
,
near
China
,
in
the
year
1552.
famous
for
many
Miracles
.
His
Body
was
found
entire
long
after
his
death
,
howbeit
it
was
neither
bowelled
nor
balmed
,
but
buried
in
Quick-lime
;
and
it
appeared
many
months
after
its
decease
,
lively
,
full
of
juce
and
fresh
colour
,
soft
and
tractable
,
sending
forth
an
admirable
sweet
savour
,
and
many
times
Bleeding
,
for
which
he
was
honoured
,
and
reputed
a
Saint
immediately
after
his
death
.
It
appeareth
by
the
Process
of
his
Canonization
,
that
many
dead
Bodies
were
raised
by
him
,
after
his
death
;
that
many
Lamps
burned
before
his
Body
with
Water
onely
put
into
them
,
as
clearly
as
if
they
had
been
onely
filled
with
Oil
;
which
being
oftentimes
extinguished
,
took
fire
again
of
themselves
without
humane
help
:
that
divers
were
cured
by
him
,
or
by
his
Relicks
,
or
Pictures
,
of
Leprosie
,
Palsie
and
other
incurable
diseases
.
Saint
Philip
Nerius
preserved
his
Virginity
untouched
,
and
he
discerned
in
chaste
persons
the
perfume
of
Chastity
,
and
in
others
the
rankness
and
stench
of
Unchastity
.
He
arrived
to
the
Knowledge
of
many
things
concealed
from
him
,
such
as
are
the
most
intimate
Secrets
of
mens
Hearts
.
He
restored
one
dead
Man
to
life
,
in
his
life
time
;
another
after
his
own
decease
.
He
was
seen
raised
from
the
ground
in
the
time
of
his
Masses
.
Miracles
of
some
others
,
taken
out
of
their
Lives
.
POpe
Iohn
,
when
he
came
to
Corinth
,
a
Gentleman
lent
unto
him
a
Horse
whereon
his
Wife
used
often
to
ride
,
and
when
the
Horse
was
sent
back
,
he
could
never
abide
that
the
Woman
should
come
on
his
back
;
so
that
it
seemed
,
that
Beast
which
had
carried
the
greatest
Man
of
Dignity
and
Authority
in
the
World
,
disdained
to
be
checked
and
ruled
by
a
Woman
;
the
Gentleman
marking
it
,
and
holding
it
for
a
very
strange
thing
,
(
as
it
was
indeed
,
)
sent
the
Horse
tobe
given
unto
the
Pope
.
Pag.
147.
A
Ship
,
wherein
were
three
hundred
persons
,
being
in
a
Storm
,
and
in
danger
to
be
cast
away
,
they
recommended
themselves
to
St.
Iuvenal
,
and
they
saw
him
walk
on
the
waves
of
the
Sea
,
and
the
Tempest
ceased
.
See
his
Life
,
p.
60.
St.
Anthony
was
a
corpulent
man
,
but
the
Devil
,
displeased
with
his
good
life
,
molested
him
,
and
one
night
would
have
strangled
him
,
and
had
already
set
his
Hands
to
his
Throat
,
so
that
he
was
in
danger
of
death
;
but
recommending
himself
to
the
glorious
Virgin
,
and
saying
the
Hymn
,
O
Gloriosa
Domina
,
the
Devil
left
him
,
and
vanished
away
.
See
his
Life
,
p.
193.
St.
Anthony
had
the
gift
of
Tongues
,
with
a
pleasant
,
clear
and
ringing
Voice
;
and
though
there
was
at
his
Sermons
many
Thousand
persons
of
different
Languages
,
yet
they
all
understood
him
.
As
at
Rome
,
where
the
People
of
sundry
Nations
listening
unto
him
,
and
he
preaching
in
the
Italian
Tongue
,
yet
they
all
understood
him
.
Preaching
one
time
in
France
,
near
Bruges
,
in
the
Field
,
because
of
the
multitude
of
People
,
(
it
was
Summer
,
)
and
whilst
he
preached
it
began
to
Thunder
and
Lighten
grievously
,
wherefore
the
People
doubting
to
be
throughly
wet
,
began
to
haste
away
to
shelter
;
St.
Anthony
bid
them
be
quiet
,
for
they
should
not
be
wet
;
all
the
People
gave
credit
to
his
words
,
and
none
stirred
out
of
his
place
,
then
it
began
to
rain
very
much
throughout
all
the
Countrey
,
but
upon
the
People
that
heard
his
Sermon
there
fell
not
one
Drop
.
It
hapned
in
the
same
Province
in
France
,
that
a
devout
Woman
was
desirous
to
go
to
the
Sermon
of
St.
Anthony
,
but
her
Husband
would
not
suffer
her
because
she
was
sickly
;
she
went
up
unto
the
top
of
her
House
,
looking
toward
the
place
where
he
preached
,
and
though
she
was
two
Miles
off
,
yet
she
heard
the
words
of
the
Preacher
as
if
she
had
been
hard
by
.
Of
this
the
Husband
of
the
good
Woman
was
witness
,
who
calling
her
,
and
she
answering
,
that
she
stayed
there
to
hear
the
Sermon
;
he
scoffed
and
derided
at
her
words
,
and
with
some
pain
he
went
up
to
the
place
where
his
Wife
was
,
and
he
also
heard
the
words
as
plain
as
if
he
had
been
hard
by
.
One
time
St.
Anthony
preaching
,
he
saw
a
Traveller
approach
unto
a
noble
Lady
which
was
at
the
Sermon
,
and
speak
unto
her
;
the
Saint
seeing
her
much
troubled
,
and
change
her
countenance
;
bid
her
(
as
he
stood
in
the
Pulpit
)
not
to
believe
that
false
Messenger
,
who
brought
her
news
that
her
Son
was
dead
,
for
it
was
a
lye
without
doubt
,
and
said
withall
,
that
he
that
told
it
her
was
the
Devil
.
The
wicked
Fiend
would
by
this
Lye
have
disturbed
the
Sermon
,
but
seeing
himself
discovered
,
he
vanished
away
in
all
their
sights
.
St.
Anthony
being
in
Padua
,
it
was
revealed
to
him
that
his
Father
was
in
danger
of
death
at
Lisbon
,
being
accused
of
Man-slaughter
,
whereof
he
was
innocent
;
wherefore
he
asked
leave
of
his
Guardian
,
and
having
obtained
it
,
he
was
carried
in
one
Night
onely
(
by
an
Angel
)
from
Padua
unto
Lisbon
.
Being
come
thither
he
spoke
with
his
Father
,
and
brought
to
pass
,
that
the
Judges
caused
the
dead
Body
to
be
brought
before
him
;
St.
Anthony
before
much
people
asked
him
if
his
Father
had
killed
him
;
the
dead
Body
spake
,
and
said
No
,
and
that
he
was
falsly
accused
thereof
.
The
Judge
,
having
seen
the
strange
Miracle
,
set
free
the
Father
of
St.
Anthony
,
who
remained
in
his
company
all
night
,
and
the
next
day
he
was
carried
back
from
Lisbon
unto
Padua
,
as
he
had
been
brought
thither
.
One
time
St.
Anthony
Preaching
at
the
Funerals
of
a
rich
man
,
and
among
other
things
discoursed
upon
these
words
,
Where
thy
treasure
is
,
there
is
thy
heart
;
to
confirm
these
words
,
the
Father
said
,
that
the
former
words
be
true
,
it
is
evident
in
this
Rich
man
,
who
was
covetous
,
for
his
Heart
was
to
be
found
in
his
Chest
,
where
his
Money
lieth
;
forthwith
some
went
and
opened
it
,
and
there
they
found
the
Heart
of
the
covetous
man
indeed
,
as
fresh
as
if
it
had
been
taken
out
of
the
Breast
of
a
Man.
It
happened
often
at
the
end
of
the
Sermons
of
St.
Anthony
,
that
the
People
departed
with
such
desire
to
be
confessed
,
that
the
Confessours
of
his
Order
,
and
of
the
other
Orders
also
were
not
sufficient
to
satisfie
them
.
He
also
heard
Confessions
;
among
others
he
also
heard
the
Confession
of
a
Paduan
,
who
told
him
that
he
had
kicked
his
Mother
;
St.
Anthony
reproved
him
sharply
,
and
told
him
that
the
Foot
that
had
struck
his
Mother
was
worthy
to
be
cut
off
:
The
words
of
St.
Anthony
were
of
such
force
in
the
mind
of
him
that
was
confessed
,
that
when
he
came
home
,
he
himself
cut
off
the
same
Foot
;
St.
Anthony
being
advertised
thereof
,
caused
him
to
be
brought
unto
him
,
and
restored
him
his
Foot
again
,
with
the
sign
of
the
Cross
,
All
these
Stories
that
follow
are
taken
out
of
Cressy's
Church-History
.
ST
.
Winwaloc
and
his
Disciples
,
being
not
content
with
their
Habitation
,
prayed
to
God
that
he
would
direct
them
to
a
more
convenient
one
;
he
shewed
them
a
place
remote
in
the
Sea
;
but
wanting
a
Ship
,
he
renewed
his
Prayers
,
and
having
done
this
he
said
to
his
Brethren
,
Be
courageous
and
firm
in
a
strong
faith
,
and
as
you
see
me
lead
this
Brother
by
the
hand
,
so
do
every
one
of
you
〈◊〉
his
next
fellow's
hand
,
and
follow
one
another
.
Then
invoking
the
Name
of
our
Lord
,
with
his
Pastoral
Staff
he
struck
the
Sea
,
upon
which
it
opened
a
passage
for
them
;
so
that
taking
one
another
by
the
hand
,
and
himself
marching
in
the
Front
,
they
walked
securely
over
the
dry
Sands
,
the
Waters
on
both
sides
standing
like
Walls
.
Cres.
pag.
183.
St.
Benignus
discovered
to
St.
Patrick
the
Motives
of
his
Journey
to
a
solitary
place
,
who
exhorted
him
to
pursue
his
purpose
,
saying
,
Go
Brother
,
take
only
your
Staff
with
you
,
and
when
you
shall
be
arrived
at
the
place
for
your
repose
,
wheresoever
having
fixed
your
Staff
in
the
ground
you
shall
see
it
flourish
and
grow
green
,
there
know
you
must
make
your
abode
.
St.
Benignus
,
being
accompanied
only
with
a
Youth
named
Pincius
,
began
his
Journey
through
woody
and
marish
places
,
but
as
soon
as
he
was
arrived
in
an
Island
where
he
saw
a
solitary
place
,
he
presently
fixt
his
Staff
in
the
ground
,
which
without
delay
wonderfully
grew
green
,
and
brought
forth
fresh
Leaves
,
and
to
this
day
the
same
Tree
remains
flourishing
with
green
Boughs
:
Yet
one
incommodity
it
had
,
that
there
was
no
Water
near
,
whereupon
▪
St.
Benignus
gave
his
Staff
to
young
Pincius
,
commanding
him
to
go
to
a
certain
place
full
of
Reeds
,
and
there
striking
the
ground
with
his
Staff
,
he
should
without
doubt
find
Water
so
earnestly
desired
by
them
;
the
Child
obeyed
,
went
to
the
place
,
and
struck
the
ground
three
times
,
making
three
holes
in
it
with
the
end
of
his
Staff
,
which
he
had
no
sooner
done
,
but
immediately
a
Fountain
gusht
forth
,
from
whence
to
this
day
a
Brook
is
supplied
,
which
is
good
for
Fishing
,
and
healthfull
for
many
Infirmities
.
Cr.
p.
194.
St.
Piran
fed
ten
Irish
Kings
and
their
Armies
with
three
Cows
;
rais'd
to
life
dead
Pigs
,
and
dead
Men.
Cr.
p.
195.
At
the
Church
of
St.
Almedha
one
especial
thing
usually
happening
on
the
Solemnity
of
this
Virgin
,
seems
to
me
very
remarkable
;
for
you
may
oftentimes
see
there
young
Men
and
Maids
,
sometimes
in
the
Church
,
sometimes
in
the
Church-yard
,
and
sometimes
,
whilst
they
are
dancing
in
an
even
ground
,
encompassing
it
,
to
fall
down
on
a
sudden
to
the
ground
;
at
first
they
lie
quiet
,
as
if
they
were
rapt
in
an
Ecstasie
,
but
presently
after
they
will
leap
up
,
as
if
possessed
with
a
Frenzy
,
and
both
with
their
hands
and
feet
before
the
People
they
will
represent
whatsoever
servile
Works
they
unlawfully
performed
upon
Feast-days
of
the
Church
;
one
will
walk
as
if
he
were
holding
the
Plough
,
another
as
if
he
were
driving
the
Oxen
with
a
Goad
,
and
both
of
them
at
the
time
time
singing
some
rude
Tune
,
as
if
to
ease
their
toil
;
one
will
act
the
Trade
of
a
Shoe-maker
,
another
of
a
Tanner
,
a
third
of
one
that
were
Spinning
.
Here
you
may
see
a
Maid
busily
weaving
,
and
expressing
all
the
postures
usually
in
that
work
:
After
all
which
,
being
brought
with
Offerings
unto
the
Altar
,
you
would
be
astonished
to
see
how
they
would
return
to
their
Senses
again
.
Cr.
p.
217.
The
manner
of
St.
Kentigern's
Birth
.
A
certain
King
of
Britarmy
,
who
was
a
Pagan
,
begot
of
his
Wife
a
very
beautifull
Daughter
,
she
having
been
a
frequent
hearer
of
Sermons
,
became
a
Christian
,
and
though
she
had
not
been
baptized
,
yet
she
was
addicted
to
the
duties
of
Ecclesiastical
Discipline
,
as
much
as
the
fear
of
incensing
her
Father
would
permit
:
she
bore
so
great
Devotion
to
the
fruitfull
Virginity
of
the
blessed
Virgin
,
that
,
mov'd
with
Womanish
presumption
,
she
begg'd
that
she
might
imitate
her
in
her
Conception
and
Birth
.
At
length
,
as
she
thought
,
she
obtained
her
desire
,
for
she
found
her self
with
Child
.
Now
it
is
not
to
be
conceived
that
this
happened
without
the
embraces
of
a
man
,
notwithstanding
who
that
man
was
,
or
in
what
manner
,
or
when
this
was
done
,
she
oft
protested
,
and
with
Oaths
confirmed
it
,
that
she
was
utterly
ignorant
.
Her
Father
perceiving
this
,
and
not
being
able
by
fair
speeches
or
threatnings
to
wrest
from
her
,
who
was
the
Father
of
the
Child
,
for
she
seriously
protested
,
that
she
had
never
suffered
the
unlawfull
embraces
of
any
man
;
hereupon
in
a
rage
he
determined
to
execute
upon
her
the
Law
established
by
his
Ancestors
,
by
which
it
was
enacted
,
That
whatsoever
young
Maid
should
be
with
Child
by
Fornication
in
her
Father's
house
,
should
be
thrown
down
headlong
from
the
top
of
an
high
Mountain
,
and
the
person
corrupting
her
should
lose
his
head
.
In
conformity
therefore
to
this
Law
,
the
young
Woman
was
placed
on
the
highest
point
of
a
Mountain
in
that
Countrey
,
called
Dunpelder
,
from
thence
to
be
thrown
down
,
and
torn
in
pieces
:
She
therefore
with
deep
sighs
,
looking
up
to
Heaven
,
implored
Mercy
:
After
this
,
she
was
cast
down
;
but
by
the
Fall
was
neither
bruised
,
nor
received
the
least
harm
,
but
sliding
down
easily
and
slowly
,
came
safe
to
the
bottom
.
The
Pagans
ascribed
this
to
the
Magical
Enchantments
of
Christians
,
therefore
they
carried
her
several
Miles
into
the
Sea
,
and
there
left
her
,
destitute
of
all
humane
help
,
in
a
small
Boat
made
of
Leather
without
Oars
,
but
the
Boat
was
carried
to
a
far
distant
Haven
with
great
swiftness
;
being
arrived
there
,
the
young
Lady
went
out
of
the
Boat
,
and
presently
after
was
brought
to
Bed
of
a
Son
,
without
the
assistence
of
a
Midwife
.
The
next
morning
St.
Servanus
came
to
the
place
,
and
seeing
the
Mother
with
her
Infant
,
he
took
them
into
his
care
,
and
baptized
them
,
and
called
the
Mother
Thanen
,
and
the
Child
Kentigern
.
Cr.
p.
231.
St.
Iustinian
having
reproved
his
Servants
for
idleness
,
and
mispending
their
time
,
they
were
enflam'd
with
fury
against
him
,
insomuch
as
rushing
upon
him
they
threw
him
to
the
ground
,
and
most
cruelly
cut
off
his
Head
:
But
in
the
place
where
his
sacred
Head
fell
to
the
ground
,
a
Fountain
of
pure
water
presently
flowed
,
by
drinking
of
which
in
following
times
,
many
were
miraculously
restored
to
Health
.
But
Miracles
greater
than
these
,
immediately
succeeded
his
Death
;
for
the
Body
of
the
Martyr
presently
rose
,
and
taking
the
Head
between
the
two
Armes
,
went
down
to
the
Sea
shoar
,
and
walking
thence
on
the
Sea
,
past
over
to
the
Port
called
by
his
Name
,
and
being
arrived
to
the
place
where
a
Church
is
now
built
to
his
memory
,
it
fell
down
,
and
was
there
buried
by
St.
David
.
Cr.
p.
234.
St.
David
being
enjoined
to
preach
,
he
commanded
a
Child
which
attended
him
,
and
had
lately
been
restored
to
life
by
him
,
to
spread
a
Napkin
under
his
Feet
,
and
standing
upon
it
he
began
to
expound
the
Gospel
and
the
Law
to
the
Auditory
.
All
the
while
this
Oration
continued
,
a
snow
white
Dove
descending
from
Heaven
,
sate
upon
his
Shoulders
;
and
moreover
the
Earth
,
on
which
he
stood
,
rais'd
it self
under
him
,
till
it
became
a
Hill
,
from
whence
his
Voice
,
like
a
Trumpet
,
was
clearly
heard
and
understood
by
all
,
both
near
and
far
off
.
On
the
top
of
which
Hill
a
Church
was
afterward
built
,
which
remains
to
this
day
.
Cr.
p.
235.
St.
David
when
Priest
,
went
to
Paulens
,
who
in
a
certain
Island
lived
a
holy
Life
,
with
him
St.
David
lived
many
years
;
now
it
fell
out
that
his
Master
Paulens
fell
blind
,
hereupon
calling
his
Disciples
together
,
he
desired
that
one
after
another
they
would
look
upon
his
Eyes
,
and
say
a
Prayer
or
Benediction
on
them
.
When
they
had
done
this
,
and
that
he
received
no
ease
or
remedy
,
David
said
thus
to
him
,
Father
,
I
pray
you
do
not
command
me
to
look
you
in
the
Face
,
for
ten
years
are
passed
since
I
studied
with
you
,
and
in
all
that
time
I
never
had
the
boldness
to
look
you
in
the
Face
.
Paulens
admiring
his
humility
said
,
Since
it
is
so
,
it
will
suffice
,
if
by
touching
my
Eyes
thou
pronounce
a
Benediction
on
them
.
Presently
therefore
,
assoon
as
he
touched
them
,
Sight
was
restored
to
them
.
Cr.
p.
238.
St.
Iohn
,
a
British
Priest
,
avoided
the
sight
of
Men
,
confining
himself
to
a
little
Cell
,
where
in
a
little
Orchard
,
cultivated
by
himself
,
he
had
planted
a
few
Laurel
Trees
,
which
are
now
so
increased
that
they
afford
a
very
pleasing
shade
;
his
custome
was
,
under
these
to
sit
,
read
,
or
write
,
as
he
thought
fit
.
After
his
death
,
among
the
said
Trees
there
was
one
which
through
age
was
withered
;
then
he
to
whom
the
care
of
the
Place
was
committed
digg'd
up
the
Roots
of
the
said
dry
Tree
,
and
of
the
Body
of
it
hewed
out
a
Seat
or
Bench
,
upon
which
he
used
to
sit
.
After
he
had
used
the
Seat
for
the
space
of
above
two
years
,
a
thought
of
remorse
coming
into
his
heart
,
he
said
,
Alas
,
Sinner
that
I
am
!
why
do
I
for
my
own
conveniency
make
use
of
a
Seat
framed
of
the
Tree
which
so
holy
a
Priest
planted
with
his
own
hands
?
Having
said
this
,
he
presently
took
a
Spade
,
and
digging
a
deep
hole
in
the
ground
,
he
put
the
Seat
into
it
,
after
he
had
cut
off
the
Feet
which
supported
it
,
and
then
covered
it
with
Earth
.
Now
behold
a
great
wonder
!
The
very
next
Spring
,
this
dry
Bench
,
thus
buried
,
sprouted
forth
into
green
branches
as
the
other
Trees
did
,
which
prospered
so
well
,
that
at
this
day
there
are
proceeded
from
it
several
young
Trees
,
five
or
six
Foot
high
,
and
some
higher
,
which
every
year
do
more
and
more
flourish
.
Cr.
p.
246.
Here
Mr.
Cressy
brags
▪
that
the
Centuriators
took
notice
of
this
Saint
,
and
of
the
Orchard
,
but
conceal'd
this
Wonder
.
The
Miracle
of
St.
Ivo's
Translation
.
St.
Ivo's
Body
remained
several
Ages
in
the
place
of
his
Burial
,
insomuch
that
his
Memory
was
lost
in
that
place
;
but
at
last
,
in
the
year
1001.
a
certain
Husbandman
,
as
he
was
plowing
the
ground
,
lighted
upon
his
Tomb
,
which
being
taken
up
and
opened
,
the
Body
of
a
Bishop
in
his
Pontifical
Ornaments
was
seen
in
it
;
whereupon
the
Pastor
of
that
Village
being
sent
for
,
they
,
with
his
advice
,
carried
the
Body
to
the
Church
,
and
with
great
reverence
pl●ced
it
near
the
Altar
;
the
night
following
St.
Ivo
appeared
in
a
very
reverend
form
,
and
with
great
brightness
,
to
a
Carpenter
called
Ezi
,
and
told
him
who
he
was
,
commanding
him
to
signifie
to
Ednoth
Abbat
of
Ramsey
,
that
he
should
translate
his
and
his
Companions
Bodies
from
thence
to
his
Monastery
;
but
the
poor
Man
,
not
having
the
boldness
to
relate
this
Vision
,
he
appeared
to
him
the
second
time
,
repeating
the
same
commands
;
which
he
still
neglecting
to
perform
,
at
the
third
apparition
the
Bishop
smote
him
on
the
side
with
his
Crosier
,
telling
him
,
that
the
pain
of
that
stroke
should
remain
till
he
had
performed
what
he
had
enjoined
him
.
The
Man
awaking
,
presently
after
found
as
grievous
a
pain
in
his
side
as
if
a
Sword
had
pierced
it
.
Thus
was
he
compelled
to
declare
his
Vision
to
the
Abbat
,
which
assoon
as
he
had
done
he
was
freed
of
his
pain
:
But
the
Abbat
would
give
no
credit
to
what
the
Man
told
him
,
but
calling
him
Clown
and
Fool
,
said
,
Must
we
translate
and
venerate
the
Ashes
of
I
know
not
what
Cobler
?
The
night
following
the
Bishop
appeared
to
the
Abbat
,
and
said
,
Rise
quickly
,
for
I
whom
thou
scornfully
call'st
Cobler
,
have
brought
thee
here
a
pair
of
Boots
that
will
last
a
good
while
,
these
thou
must
put
on
and
wear
for
my
sake
.
Having
said
thus
,
he
seemed
to
draw
on
his
Legs
a
pair
of
Boots
,
with
care
to
make
them
sit
smooth
and
handsome
:
Presently
the
Abbat
waking
felt
such
horrible
pain
in
his
Legs
,
that
he
was
not
able
to
walk
or
stand
;
and
fifteen
years
did
he
remain
in
this
Infirmity
.
By
this
Miracle
,
the
sanctity
of
the
Bishop
was
approved
,
and
his
Body
translated
to
Ramsey
,
to
whose
honour
the
Abbat
Ednoth
built
a
Church
;
in
which
he
placed
his
Tomb
in
such
manner
,
that
half
of
it
appeared
within
,
and
half
of
it
without
the
Wall
,
to
the
end
,
that
a
Fountain
of
Water
that
flowed
thence
might
be
ready
for
the
use
of
every
one
who
came
in
devotion
,
whether
the
Church
was
shut
or
not
;
which
Water
,
by
the
Merits
of
the
Bishop
,
had
the
virtue
to
cure
many
Diseases
.
One
great
Miracle
wrought
there
was
on
a
Monk
troubled
with
a
Dropsie
,
his
skin
was
strangely
swell'd
,
and
his
breath
so
noisome
,
none
could
approach
him
,
and
his
drought
was
so
excessive
,
that
he
thought
he
could
drink
whole
barrels
;
on
a
time
,
by
admonition
received
in
his
sleep
,
he
went
to
Saint
Ivo's
Monument
,
where
after
he
had
taken
three
draughts
of
the
Water
,
he
cast
up
all
the
superfluous
Humours
within
him
,
and
was
restored
to
perfect
health
.
Cr.
p.
293.
King
Sebert
having
built
St.
Peter's
Church
at
Westminster
,
and
endowed
it
with
many
possessions
;
now
on
the
night
before
the
day
designed
for
the
Dedication
of
this
Church
,
St.
Peter
appearing
to
a
certain
Fisherman
in
the
habit
of
a
stranger
,
on
the
other
side
of
the
River
of
Thames
,
demanded
to
be
wafted
over
,
which
was
done
;
being
gone
out
of
the
Boat
,
he
entred
into
the
Church
in
the
sight
of
the
Fisherman
,
and
presently
a
Heavenly
light
shone
so
clear
,
that
it
turned
the
Night
into
Day
.
There
was
with
the
Apostle
a
multitude
of
Heavenly
Citizens
,
coming
out
and
going
into
the
Church
,
a
Divine
Melody
sounded
,
and
an
Odour
of
unexpressible
fragrancy
shed
abroad
.
As
soon
as
all
things
pertaining
to
the
Dedication
of
the
Church
were
performed
,
St.
Peter
return'd
to
the
poor
Fisherman
,
who
was
so
affrighted
with
his
Divine
splendor
,
that
he
almost
lost
his
senses
,
but
Saint
Peter
kindly
comforting
him
,
brought
him
to
himself
.
Thus
both
of
them
entring
into
the
Boat
,
St.
Peter
asked
him
if
he
had
any
provision
;
who
answered
,
that
partly
being
stupified
with
seeing
so
great
a
Light
,
and
partly
detained
by
his
return
,
he
had
taken
nothing
,
being
withall
assured
of
a
good
Reward
from
him
:
Hereto
St.
Peter
replied
,
let
down
thy
Net
,
the
Fisherman
obey'd
,
and
immediately
the
Net
was
filled
with
a
multitude
of
Fishes
,
they
were
all
of
the
same
kind
,
except
one
Salmon
of
a
wonderfull
largeness
.
Having
then
drawn
them
to
the
shoar
,
St.
Peter
said
,
Carry
from
me
this
great
Fish
to
Mellitus
the
Bishop
,
and
all
the
rest
take
for
thy
hire
;
and
moreover
be
assured
,
that
both
thou
all
thy
life
time
,
and
thy
Children
after
thee
for
many
years
▪
shall
be
plentifully
furnished
with
these
kind
of
Fishes
;
only
be
carefull
you
fish
not
on
our
Lord's
days
.
I
who
speak
now
with
thee
am
Peter
,
and
I
my self
have
now
Dedicated
this
Church
,
built
to
my
fellow-Citizens
,
and
to
my
Honour
,
so
preventing
by
my
own
Authority
the
Episcopal
Benedicton
.
Acquaint
the
Bishop
therefore
with
the
things
thou
hast
seen
and
heard
,
and
the
Sign
yet
marked
on
the
Wall
will
confirm
thy
speeches
.
Let
him
therefore
surcease
from
his
design
of
Consecrating
the
Church
,
and
only
supply
what
I
have
omitted
,
the
Celebration
of
the
Sacrament
,
and
the
Instruction
of
the
People
.
Let
him
likewise
give
notice
to
all
,
that
I
my self
will
oftentimes
visit
this
place
,
and
be
present
at
the
Prayers
of
the
faithfull
;
and
will
open
the
Gates
of
Heaven
to
all
that
live
soberly
,
justly
and
piously
in
this
World.
As
soon
as
he
said
this
,
he
presently
vanisht
from
his
sight
.
The
next
morning
,
as
the
Bishop
Mellitus
was
going
in
Procession
to
the
Church
,
with
an
intention
to
Dedicate
it
,
the
Fisherman
met
him
with
the
Fish
,
and
related
to
him
whatsoever
St.
Peter
had
enjoyn'd
him
:
at
which
the
Bishop
was
astonished
,
and
having
unlockt
the
Church
doors
,
he
saw
the
Pavement
mark'd
with
Letters
and
Inscriptions
both
in
Greek
and
Latin
,
and
the
Wall
anointed
in
twelve
several
places
with
Holy
Oil
;
he
saw
likewise
the
remainders
of
twelve
Torches
sticking
to
as
many
Crosses
,
and
the
Church
every
where
yet
moist
with
Aspersions
.
All
which
being
observ'd
by
the
Bishop
and
People
,
they
gave
thanks
.
A
farther
Testimony
of
this
Miracle
is
afforded
by
the
whole
Progeny
of
this
Fisherman
,
for
his
Children
,
according
to
the
command
from
their
Father
,
brought
the
Tithes
of
all
their
Gains
by
Fishing
,
and
offered
them
to
St.
Peter
,
and
the
Priests
attending
Divine
Service
in
his
Church
.
But
one
among
them
having
presumed
to
defraud
the
Church
of
this
Oblation
,
presently
was
deprived
of
the
wonted
benefit
of
his
Trade
,
till
having
confess'd
his
fault
,
and
restored
what
he
had
reserv'd
,
he
promised
amendment
for
the
future
.
And
moreover
,
the
Fisherman
,
who
was
very
simple
,
and
as
yet
not
a
Christian
,
described
to
the
Bishop
very
exactly
the
shape
and
Lineaments
of
St.
Peter
,
well
known
to
the
Bishop
by
his
Picture
at
Rome
.
Cr.
p.
308.
St.
Lawrence
found
the
Son
of
a
man
who
had
kindly
entertained
him
,
dead
,
and
the
Parents
in
great
sorrow
,
who
with
a
loud
voice
cryed
to
him
,
O
holy
man
!
restore
our
Son
to
us
,
that
we
may
more
firmly
believe
in
Christ.
Hereupon
the
Bishop
having
offered
up
his
Prayers
,
said
to
the
Child
,
arise
,
who
presently
rose
up
,
and
withall
testified
,
That
being
dead
,
his
Soul
was
violently
drawn
by
horrible
Spirits
to
the
flames
of
Hell
;
but
upon
the
Prayers
of
St.
Lawrence
it
was
by
Angels
,
shining
with
brightness
,
brought
back
to
the
Body
.
Cr.
p.
327.
A
Miracle
wrought
at
King
Oswald's
Cross.
Bothelm
,
a
Monk
of
Hagulstad
,
walking
unwarily
by
night
upon
the
Ice
,
fell
suddenly
and
broke
his
Arme
;
one
morning
having
heard
that
one
of
his
Brethren
was
to
go
that
day
to
the
place
of
the
Holy
Cross
,
he
desired
him
to
bring
him
a
small
portion
of
that
Sacred
Wood
,
for
he
said
he
was
confident
it
would
cure
him
by
God's
help
.
The
Brother
performed
what
he
desired
,
and
gave
him
a
little
of
the
Moss
which
covered
the
outside
of
the
Wood
,
which
he
put
into
his
bosome
;
when
he
went
to
Bed
,
forgetting
to
lay
it
by
,
it
remained
in
his
bosome
all
night
,
but
waking
about
midnight
,
he
felt
something
that
was
cold
lying
against
his
side
,
and
searching
for
it
with
his
Hand
,
he
perceived
that
both
his
Hand
and
Arme
were
become
perfectly
whole
.
Cr.
p.
347.
A
certain
Woman
who
had
a
long
time
been
deprived
both
of
her
Sight
and
Hearing
,
to
her
it
was
suggested
by
Revelation
,
that
she
should
repair
to
the
Bishop
Birinus
for
her
Cure
,
she
delayed
not
therefore
,
but
took
with
her
a
Guide
to
conduct
her
:
The
Bishop
therefore
seeing
the
Womans
piety
,
immediately
made
the
sign
of
the
Cross
upon
her
Eyes
and
Ears
,
whereupon
both
her
Sight
and
Hearing
were
restored
to
her
.
Cr.
p.
351.
St
Fursey's
wonderfull
Visions
.
On
a
certain
time
he
was
rapt
from
his
body
,
and
in
that
ecstasie
,
which
continued
from
Evening
to
Cock-crowing
,
he
was
favoured
with
the
sight
of
troops
of
Angels
.
Three
days
after
,
being
again
in
an
ecstasie
,
he
saw
yet
more
glorious
apparitions
of
Angels
.
Moreover
there
were
discovered
to
him
very
earnest
contentions
of
wicked
Spirits
,
who
by
many
accusations
of
a
certain
Sinner
,
lately
dead
,
endeavoured
to
stop
his
passage
to
Heaven
,
but
by
reason
the
holy
Angels
protected
him
,
they
could
not
effect
their
desire
.
On
a
certain
time
,
being
elevated
in
spirit
,
he
was
commanded
by
the
Angels
which
conducted
him
to
look
down
upon
the
Earth
;
whereupon
,
bowing
his
Eyes
downward
,
he
saw
as
it
were
a
dark
Valley
under
him
,
in
a
very
low
bottom
:
He
saw
likewise
in
the
Air
four
Fires
,
not
much
distant
one
from
another
,
and
asking
the
Angels
what
Fires
those
were
,
he
was
told
,
that
those
were
the
Fires
which
now
enflamed
the
World
,
and
would
in
the
end
consume
it
,
viz.
the
Fire
of
Lying
,
the
Fire
of
Covetousness
,
the
Fire
of
Dissention
,
and
the
Fire
of
Iniquity
.
Now
these
four
Fires
increasing
by
little
,
at
last
joyned
together
,
and
became
an
immense
Flame
;
and
when
they
approached
near
them
,
Fursey
was
affraid
,
and
said
to
the
Angel
,
Sir
,
Behold
,
the
Flames
come
close
to
us
;
but
the
Angel
answered
,
Fear
not
,
for
since
thou
didst
not
kindle
this
Fire
,
it
will
not
burn
thee
;
for
though
this
Flame
seems
to
thee
great
and
terrible
,
yet
it
tries
every
one
according
to
his
Merits
,
so
that
the
Concupiscence
which
is
in
any
one
,
shall
burn
in
this
Fire
;
for
accordingly
as
every
one
being
in
the
Body
is
enflamed
by
unlawfull
pleasures
,
so
being
loosed
from
his
Body
shall
he
burn
by
condign
torment
.
Then
he
saw
one
of
the
three
Angels
,
which
in
both
Visions
had
been
his
Conductors
,
go
before
the
other
and
divide
the
Flame
,
and
the
other
two
flying
on
each
side
of
him
,
which
defended
him
from
the
danger
of
the
Fire
.
He
saw
likewise
many
Devils
flying
through
the
Fire
,
and
kindling
war
against
the
Just
:
These
malign
Spirits
pursued
him
likewise
with
Accusations
,
but
the
good
Angels
defended
him
:
And
after
this
,
he
saw
great
numbers
of
blessed
Spirits
,
among
which
some
were
of
his
own
Nation
,
Priests
who
had
well
discharged
their
Office
,
as
he
had
heard
by
report
;
by
these
he
was
informed
of
many
things
,
very
profitable
,
both
to
himself
and
all
who
are
willing
to
attend
them
.
When
they
had
finished
their
speeches
,
and
were
returned
to
Heaven
with
the
rest
of
the
Angels
,
there
remained
onely
with
St.
Fursey
the
three
Angels
mentioned
before
,
who
were
to
restore
him
to
his
body
.
And
when
he
came
close
to
the
foresaid
great
Fire
,
one
of
the
Angels
divided
it
as
before
;
but
when
the
Man
of
God
was
come
to
a
door
which
stood
open
among
the
Flames
,
the
unclean
Spirits
snatching
up
one
of
those
whom
they
were
tormenting
in
the
Flames
,
and
casting
him
against
him
,
touched
him
,
and
burnt
his
Shoulder
and
one
of
his
Cheeks
.
He
knew
the
Man
,
and
remembred
when
he
was
ready
to
die
he
had
received
from
him
a
Garment
:
But
the
Angel
,
laying
hold
of
him
,
cast
him
back
into
the
Fire
;
but
the
Devil
answered
,
Do
not
cast
him
back
,
since
you
have
once
received
him
;
for
as
you
have
taken
the
goods
belonging
to
a
Sinner
,
so
you
must
be
partakers
of
his
Punishment
;
but
the
Angel
replied
,
He
took
not
that
out
of
Covetousness
,
but
for
saving
the
Man's
Soul.
After
this
,
the
burning
ceased
,
and
the
Angel
turning
himself
to
St.
Fursey
,
said
,
The
Fire
that
thou
hast
kindled
has
now
burnt
thee
,
for
if
thou
hadst
not
received
Money
from
this
Man
who
is
dead
in
his
sins
,
thou
hadst
not
tasted
of
his
torments
.
St.
Fursey
,
being
afterwards
restored
to
his
body
,
carried
visibly
in
his
shoulder
and
cheek
,
all
his
life
time
,
the
marks
of
the
burning
which
he
had
suffered
in
his
soul.
Cr.
p.
354.
St.
Eanswitha's
Monastery
being
seated
on
the
top
of
high
Rocks
,
they
found
this
incommodity
in
their
retirement
,
which
was
a
penury
of
sweet
water
:
the
holy
Virgin
was
sensible
of
this
inconvenience
;
and
after
she
had
by
Prayer
sollicited
our
Lord
,
she
went
to
the
Fountain
,
more
than
a
mile
remote
from
the
Monastery
,
and
striking
the
water
with
a
Staff
,
commanded
it
to
follow
her
;
the
deaf
Element
heard
and
obey'd
the
sacred
Virgin
's
voice
,
and
against
the
inclination
of
Nature
followed
her
steps
,
till
overcoming
all
the
difficulties
of
the
passage
,
it
mounted
up
to
the
Monastery
,
where
it
abundantly
served
all
their
uses
.
One
particular
more
increased
the
admiration
of
the
event
;
for
this
Rivulet
in
the
way
being
to
pass
through
a
Pool
,
flowed
notwithstanding
pure
and
free
from
all
mixture
.
Cr.
p.
357.
St.
Cuthbert
,
when
a
Child
,
saw
St.
Aidan's
Soul
carried
into
Heaven
.
And
likewise
on
a
certain
day
,
as
he
was
journeying
alone
,
about
the
third
hour
,
he
turned
aside
into
the
House
of
a
certain
Matron
,
being
desirous
to
repose
there
a
while
,
and
to
get
food
not
for
himself
but
his
Horse
:
The
Woman
received
him
kindly
,
and
earnestly
desired
that
she
might
make
something
ready
for
his
refection
;
but
he
refused
,
telling
her
,
that
he
could
not
eat
,
because
it
was
a
day
of
Fast
,
for
it
was
indeed
Friday
;
she
notwithstanding
persisted
in
her
desire
,
and
told
him
,
that
all
the
rest
of
his
Journey
he
would
find
no
Habitation
,
therefore
I
desire
you
would
eat
,
lest
you
should
faint
if
you
fast
all
day
;
notwithstanding
out
of
love
to
fasting
,
he
would
not
be
overcome
by
the
Woman's
importunity
,
but
fasting
as
he
was
he
continued
his
Journey
till
evening
;
when
St.
Cuthbert
saw
he
could
not
finish
his
Journey
that
day
,
neither
was
there
any
Lodging
near
,
as
he
was
riding
he
saw
certain
Cottages
,
which
in
the
Summer
time
the
Herdsmen
had
built
for
their
present
use
,
but
then
the
Winter
approaching
,
they
were
left
empty
;
thither
he
went
with
an
intention
to
stay
all
night
,
and
tying
his
Horse
to
the
Wall
,
he
gathered
up
a
bundle
of
Hay
which
the
wind
had
blown
from
the
House-covering
,
and
gave
it
him
to
eat
,
and
himself
passed
his
time
in
Prayer
.
But
on
a
sudden
he
saw
the
Horse
lift
up
his
head
,
and
with
his
teeth
biting
somewhat
that
was
on
the
House-roof
,
and
presently
after
he
drew
down
a
linen
Cloth
wrapped
up
;
being
desirous
therefore
to
know
what
that
was
,
he
took
up
the
linen
,
and
found
wrapped
up
in
it
half
a
Loaf
of
Bread
warm
from
the
Oven
,
and
so
much
Flesh
as
would
suffice
himself
for
one
refection
;
he
blessed
God
,
who
vouchsafed
to
provide
a
Supper
for
him
and
his
companion
;
half
of
the
bread
therefore
he
gave
to
his
Horse
,
and
the
other
half
he
eat
himself
.
Cr.
p.
366.
A
Secular
Priest
foolishly
adventured
to
make
a
tryall
whether
St.
Ethelreda's
Body
yet
remained
uncorrupted
,
fastening
therefore
a
Candle
to
the
end
of
a
Rod
,
he
passed
it
through
a
hole
which
the
Danes
had
made
in
the
Sepulchre
,
and
looking
in
as
curiously
as
he
could
,
searched
round
about
the
Tomb.
And
not
content
with
this
,
with
the
end
of
a
forked
stick
he
endeavoured
to
draw
to
him
the
Cloths
in
which
her
Body
was
enwrapped
,
and
some
part
of
the
Body
he
discovered
;
when
the
H.
Virgin
,
having
indignation
that
a
vile
person
should
presume
to
look
upon
her
naked
Body
,
with
great
violence
drew
back
the
Cloths
,
insomuch
as
he
striving
against
her
fell
backwards
,
and
was
forcibly
dashed
against
the
Pavement
;
by
which
fall
he
became
lame
all
his
life
,
and
afterwards
was
struck
with
Madness
.
Cr.
p.
383.
A
doubt
entring
into
the
minds
of
some
touching
the
Incorruption
of
St.
Withburga
,
sister
to
St.
Ethelreda
,
55
years
after
her
death
,
when
the
bodies
of
these
two
Virgins
were
translated
,
that
doubt
was
put
to
the
tryall
.
As
touching
Saint
Ethelreda
,
considering
the
ancient
proofs
of
her
incorruption
,
none
durst
presume
to
touch
her
body
;
but
they
discovered
the
body
of
St.
Withburga
as
far
as
her
Breasts
,
and
she
was
seen
perfectly
entire
,
more
like
to
one
asleep
than
dead
,
with
a
silk
Cushion
under
her
Head
,
her
Veil
and
Vestments
shining
as
if
they
had
been
new
,
her
countenance
chearfull
,
with
a
Rosie
blush
;
her
Teeth
white
,
her
Lips
a
little
opened
,
and
her
Breasts
exceeding
small
.
One
of
the
Monks
adventuring
to
touch
her
body
,
a
lively
blush
coloured
her
Cheeks
,
as
if
she
still
had
breath
in
her
.
Cr.
p.
385.
It
happened
on
a
certain
Sunday
,
when
St.
Winefrid's
Parents
were
gone
to
Church
,
some
necessary
occasions
detained
her
at
home
;
at
which
time
a
certain
young
man
named
Caradoc
,
the
Son
of
Alan
,
Prince
of
the
Countrey
,
entred
the
House
,
where
he
found
the
Virgin
alone
sitting
by
the
fire
;
she
knowing
the
Prince
,
hastily
rose
up
,
and
desired
to
know
his
pleasure
.
His
answer
was
,
You
are
not
ignorant
who
I
am
,
and
how
I
abound
in
riches
and
honour
;
all
these
riches
and
honours
you
shall
partake
if
you
will
yield
to
my
will.
The
Virgin
perceiving
his
intent
,
held
down
her
Head
and
blushed
extremely
:
At
first
she
seemed
as
if
she
were
much
troubled
that
he
should
find
her
unadorned
and
she
told
him
,
Sir
,
you
being
a
Prince
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
you
are
able
to
heap
upon
me
all
worldly
happiness
in
abundance
,
if
I
were
your
Wife
;
however
he
pleased
to
expect
here
a
while
till
my
Father's
return
,
in
the
mean
time
I
have
some
business
in
my
Chamber
,
and
I
will
return
presently
.
This
she
said
to
gain
a
little
time
,
for
she
saw
the
young
man
burning
with
Lust
;
with
much
adoe
he
permitted
her
to
go
to
her
Chamber
,
having
hopes
she
would
return
as
soon
as
she
was
dressed
;
she
therefore
entred
hastily
her
Chamber
,
and
as
hastily
went
out
at
the
other
door
,
and
ran
towards
the
Church
.
As
soon
as
the
young
man
perceived
this
,
he
drew
his
Sword
,
ran
after
her
,
and
soon
overtaking
her
,
with
a
stern
countenance
struck
off
her
Head
;
and
immediately
in
the
place
where
it
fell
to
the
Earth
,
a
most
pure
and
plentifull
Spring
gushed
forth
,
which
flows
to
this
day
,
and
by
the
holy
Virgin
's
merits
gives
Health
to
a
World
of
diseased
persons
.
It
being
in
the
steep
descent
of
a
Hill
when
the
Virgin
's
Head
was
cut
off
,
it
lightly
running
down
to
the
bottom
slid
into
〈◊〉
Church
,
whereas
the
Body
remained
in
the
place
where
it
first
fell
.
The
Congregation
were
wonderfully
astonished
to
see
the
Head
tumbling
among
their
Feet
,
they
all
went
out
▪
and
found
the
Murtherer
near
the
lifeless
body
,
wiping
his
Sword
on
the
grass
;
St.
Bueno
therefore
seeing
his
pride
,
and
having
in
his
hand
the
Virgin
's
Head
,
looked
on
him
and
said
,
Impious
Villain
!
hast
thou
no
shame
of
the
stain
wherewith
thou
hast
defiled
thy
high
Birth
?
and
shewest
thou
no
repentance
of
this
horrible
crime
?
thou
hast
disturbed
the
peace
,
thou
hast
polluted
the
Church
,
thou
hast
provoked
God
:
since
therefore
it
is
so
,
I
beseech
him
without
delay
to
inflict
on
thee
a
just
punishment
for
this
thy
detestable
crime
.
As
soon
as
he
had
ended
these
words
the
young
man
fell
to
the
ground
,
gave
up
the
Ghost
,
and
,
which
was
more
wonderfull
,
his
Body
presently
disappeared
,
and
many
say
it
was
swallowed
up
by
the
Earth
,
and
with
the
wicked
Soul
sunk
into
Hell
:
But
Bueno
kissing
the
Head
which
he
had
in
his
hand
,
joyned
it
to
the
body
,
covering
it
with
his
Mantle
,
celebrated
Mass
at
the
Altar
,
preached
,
and
prayed
that
the
Virgin
's
Soul
might
return
to
her
Body
;
this
Prayer
being
ended
the
Virgin
rose
up
as
from
sleep
,
and
cleansing
her
Face
from
the
dust
and
sweat
,
filled
the
Congregation
with
wonder
and
joy
.
Now
in
the
place
where
the
Head
was
rejoyned
to
the
Body
there
appeared
a
white
circle
compassing
the
Neck
,
small
as
a
white
Thread
,
which
continued
all
her
life
;
and
from
that
white
circle
she
had
the
name
of
Winefrid
;
and
after
her
death
when
she
appeared
to
any
,
that
white
mark
was
always
visible
.
The
place
where
her
bloud
was
shed
is
at
this
day
called
St.
Winefrid's
Well
.
The
stones
likewise
both
where
the
Spring
gusheth
forth
,
and
beneath
in
the
Current
,
having
been
sprinkled
with
her
bloud
,
retain
the
redness
to
these
times
;
which
colour
neither
the
length
of
many
Ages
,
nor
the
continual
sliding
of
the
water
over
them
,
has
been
able
to
wash
away
.
And
moreover
a
certain
Moss
,
which
sticks
to
the
said
stones
,
renders
a
fragrant
odour
like
Incense
.
Cr.
p.
389.
St.
Clare
,
an
Hermit
,
when
come
to
years
of
maturity
,
was
by
his
Parents
affianced
to
a
beautifull
Virgin
;
but
when
the
time
wherein
the
Marriage
was
to
be
solemnized
approached
,
the
young
Man
withdrew
himself
from
his
Parents
House
,
and
out
of
Britanny
passed
over
into
France
;
but
there
a
Noble
Woman
dwelling
near
him
,
enflamed
with
lust
,
impudently
attempted
his
Chastity
;
but
Saint
Clare
resolutely
resisted
the
shameless
Lady
;
notwithstanding
which
resistence
,
when
her
sollicitations
still
more
and
more
encreased
,
he
was
forced
to
forsake
his
Monastery
;
the
lascivious
Lady
desperately
enraged
with
his
departure
,
sent
two
Murtherers
in
search
of
him
,
who
at
last
found
him
in
a
poor
Cottage
,
where
they
set
upon
him
with
opprobrious
speeches
,
and
at
last
drawing
out
their
Swords
they
cut
off
his
Head
:
St.
Clare
presently
after
arose
,
and
with
his
Hands
taking
up
his
Head
,
by
the
assistence
of
Angels
,
carried
it
to
a
Fountain
not
far
distant
,
into
which
he
cast
it
,
and
then
carried
the
same
back
to
the
Oratory
of
his
Cell
,
and
going
on
a
little
farther
towards
a
Village
near
the
River
Epta
,
he
there
consummated
his
Course
.
Cr.
p.
411.
Two
Kentish
Princes
,
Ethelred
and
Ethelbert
,
being
murthered
,
and
buried
under
the
Seat
where
the
King
was
wont
to
sit
,
the
Murther
was
most
miraculously
discovoured
;
wherefore
taking
up
the
Bodies
,
and
honourably
putting
them
into
Coffins
,
the
Arch-bishop
Theodorus
commanded
to
carry
them
to
Christ-Church
in
Canterbury
,
but
in
vain
they
attempted
this
,
for
with
all
the
force
they
could
use
they
could
not
remove
them
out
of
the
place
;
whereupon
,
changing
his
purpose
he
advised
to
transport
them
to
the
Church
of
St.
Augustin
,
but
with
as
little
success
as
before
;
at
last
it
was
agreed
they
should
be
carried
to
the
Monastery
of
Wering
,
of
great
renown
in
those
days
,
which
being
resolved
upon
,
the
Bodies
were
as
easily
removed
as
if
they
had
no
weight
at
all
;
being
arrived
at
that
place
,
the
Bodies
were
buried
near
the
great
Altar
,
where
many
wonderfull
Miracles
are
daily
wrought
.
Cr.
p.
412.
St.
Wilfrid
entring
into
a
Village
called
Tiddafrey
,
there
met
him
a
great
multitude
of
Women
,
offering
their
Children
to
be
confirmed
by
him
.
Amongst
them
,
one
Woman
mingled
her self
,
craftily
carrying
in
her
Armes
her
dead
Child
,
pretending
that
he
should
be
catechised
,
but
inwardly
persuaded
that
by
the
Bishop's
sanctity
he
should
be
restored
to
Life
;
the
Bishop
therefore
uncovering
the
Child's
face
,
to
the
end
he
might
perform
the
due
Rites
,
found
that
he
was
dead
;
then
the
Woman
,
perceiving
that
her
fraud
did
not
succeed
,
betook
her self
to
prayers
,
earnestly
beseeching
him
for
God
and
his
holy
Mothers
sake
,
if
he
had
any
Faith
or
Pity
,
to
restore
Life
to
her
Child
;
saying
this
,
she
cast
her self
at
his
Feet
,
and
would
not
be
removed
,
thus
offering
an
importunate
violence
toward
him
:
All
this
while
the
Bishop
continued
doubtfull
,
whether
he
should
seem
rash
in
attempting
the
Miracle
,
or
reject
the
Tears
and
Prayers
of
the
disconsolate
Woman
,
but
a
charitable
Pity
at
last
got
the
victory
;
therefore
,
after
he
had
with
a
low
voice
repeated
certain
devout
passages
out
of
the
Psalms
,
he
laid
his
right
hand
upon
the
dead
Body
,
whereupon
immediately
the
Soul
was
restored
,
for
by
gasping
,
moving
his
Eye-lids
,
and
stirring
his
whole
Body
,
he
gave
proof
that
he
was
alive
.
The
Child
was
called
Ethelwald
,
who
was
afterward
a
Monk
at
Rippon
.
Another
Miracle
wrought
by
St.
Wilfrid
on
a
Monk
,
who
,
falling
from
the
top
of
the
Church
,
whilst
it
was
a
building
at
the
cost
of
King
Egbert
,
broke
all
his
Bones
,
and
tore
asunder
all
his
Members
,
was
restored
to
Health
by
the
Prayers
of
the
Bishop
and
his
Covent
.
Cr.
p.
422.
St.
Ositha's
Head
being
cut
off
by
a
Danish
Pirate
,
at
the
very
place
a
clear
Fountain
broke
forth
,
which
cured
several
kinds
of
Diseases
;
moreover
as
soon
as
her
head
was
off
,
the
Body
presently
rose
up
,
and
taking
up
the
Head
in
the
Hands
,
by
the
conduct
of
Angels
walked
firmly
the
streight
way
to
the
Church
of
St.
Peter
and
Paul
,
about
a
quarter
of
a
Mile
distant
from
the
place
of
her
suffering
;
and
when
it
was
come
there
,
it
knocked
at
the
door
with
the
bloudy
Hands
,
as
desiring
it
might
be
opened
,
and
thereon
left
marks
of
bloud
;
having
done
this
,
it
fell
there
down
to
the
ground
.
Cr.
p.
424.
The
Miracles
of
St.
Wereburga's
driving
away
Wild-geese
.
At
Chester
there
was
near
the
Walls
of
the
Town
a
Farm
belonging
to
the
Monastery
,
the
Corn
whereof
was
much
wasted
by
flocks
of
Wild-geese
,
which
the
Steward
of
the
place
endeavoured
,
but
in
vain
,
to
chase
away
;
of
which
incommodity
he
made
complaint
to
St.
Wereburga
,
whereupon
she
commanded
him
,
saying
,
Go
your
ways
and
shut
them
all
up
in
a
house
.
He
wondring
at
so
strange
a
command
,
thought
the
Saint
spoke
those
words
in
jest
:
But
when
she
renew'd
the
same
injunction
constantly
,
and
in
a
serious
manner
,
he
returned
among
the
Corn
,
where
seeing
great
numbers
of
such
fowl
devouring
the
grain
,
he
with
a
loud
voice
commanded
them
in
his
Mistresses
name
to
follow
him
;
hereupon
immediately
they
all
in
one
drove
followed
him
,
and
were
shut
up
together
in
a
House
.
Now
it
happened
that
a
certain
servant
privately
stole
one
of
the
said
birds
,
which
he
kill'd
,
and
hid
,
with
intention
to
eat
it
.
The
next
morning
early
▪
the
Holy
Virgin
went
to
the
house
,
where
after
she
had
in
a
chiding
manner
reprehended
the
birds
for
usurping
that
which
belonged
not
to
them
,
she
commanded
them
to
flie
away
and
not
return
:
Immediately
the
whole
army
of
them
took
wing
;
but
being
sensible
of
the
Injury
done
them
,
they
flew
not
away
,
but
hovering
over
the
Holy
Virgins
head
,
with
wonderfull
noise
made
complaint
of
their
loss
.
She
hearing
their
importunate
clamours
,
understood
by
inspiration
the
cause
thereof
;
and
after
search
made
,
the
Offender
confessed
his
theft
;
whereupon
she
commanded
the
bird
to
be
restored
to
her
companions
;
after
which
they
all
with
one
consent
flew
away
,
so
as
not
any
bird
of
that
kind
was
afterward
seen
in
that
Territory
.
Cr.
p.
427.
After
St.
Wereburga
was
dead
her
Body
was
carried
to
the
Church
of
Trickingham
,
where
it
was
most
diligently
kept
,
the
doors
of
the
Church
being
carefully
barred
,
and
a
Watch
moreover
set
upon
it
:
But
one
night
a
deep
sleep
suddenly
seised
on
those
which
watched
;
and
at
the
same
time
great
multitudes
of
the
Inhabitants
of
Hambury
coming
on
them
,
all
the
doors
of
the
Monastery
became
opened
,
the
Locks
and
Bars
,
without
any
violence
offered
,
falling
to
the
ground
.
Whereupon
they
took
away
the
Body
,
not
any
one
resisting
,
and
with
great
joy
carried
it
to
Hambury
,
where
it
was
honourably
buried
.
In
which
place
sick
persons
recover
health
,
sight
is
restored
to
the
blind
,
hearing
to
the
dumb
,
the
leprous
are
cleansed
,
and
persons
oppressed
with
several
other
Diseases
do
there
praise
God
for
their
recovery
.
Cr.
p.
427.
St.
Milburga
rests
at
We●lock
:
In
antient
times
her
memory
was
celebrated
by
the
Inhabitants
,
but
after
the
coming
in
of
the
Normans
,
by
reason
that
the
place
of
her
Scpulchre
was
unknown
,
she
became
forgotten
:
But
of
late
a
Covent
of
Cluny
▪
Monks
Monks
having
been
established
there
,
whilst
they
were
busie
in
erecting
the
Fabrick
of
a
new
Church
,
a
certain
Child
running
earnestly
over
the
pavement
,
the
vault
of
her
Sepulchre
broke
under
him
,
by
which
means
the
Body
of
the
H.
Virgin
was
discovered
,
which
being
taken
up
,
a
most
odoriferous
vapour
,
as
of
a
most
pretious
Balsam
,
perfumed
the
whole
Church
:
and
such
a
world
of
Miracles
were
wrought
by
her
Intercession
,
that
wonderfull
multitudes
flock'd
thither
,
both
rich
and
poor
,
insomuch
as
there
was
scarce
room
in
the
open
Fields
to
receive
them
;
so
strong
a
faith
they
had
to
find
remedy
there
for
their
maladies
:
Neither
did
they
fail
of
their
expectation
,
for
none
departed
away
without
a
Cure
,
or
at
least
a
mitigation
of
their
Diseases
.
And
particularly
the
King's-Evil
,
incurable
by
Physicians
,
was
through
the
Merits
of
the
Holy
Virgin
,
healed
perfectly
in
several
persons
.
Cr.
p.
429.
A
wonderfull
Miracle
,
shewing
the
efficacy
of
the
Holy
Sacrifice
of
the
Mass.
In
a
Battel
where
Prince
Elwin
was
slain
,
among
others
there
was
one
of
the
Prince's
Souldiers
,
named
Imma
,
slain
,
(
at
least
in
opinion
.
)
This
Soldier
all
that
day
and
the
night
following
lay
among
the
other
dead
bodies
,
as
if
he
had
been
slain
;
but
at
last
his
Spirit
returning
he
sate
up
,
and
as
well
as
he
could
,
bound
up
the
wounds
he
had
received
;
then
resting
himself
a
while
,
he
raised
himself
on
his
feet
,
and
began
to
walk
away
,
with
an
intention
to
find
out
,
if
possible
,
some
friends
,
who
might
take
care
of
him
.
As
he
was
going
away
,
he
was
met
with
and
taken
by
some
of
the
enemies
,
the
Mercians
,
and
brought
to
their
Captain
,
a
principal
Officer
of
King
Ethelred
,
who
examined
him
what
he
was
:
The
poor
man
was
afraid
to
acknowledge
himself
a
Soldier
,
therefore
he
answered
that
he
was
a
poor
country-man
,
who
had
a
Wife
,
and
was
come
in
this
Expedition
with
several
others
of
the
like
quality
,
to
bring
Provision
to
the
Army
.
Upon
this
answer
the
Officer
commanded
that
care
should
be
taken
of
his
Wounds
,
and
when
they
began
to
be
almost
cured
,
he
made
him
every
night
to
be
put
in
Chains
,
to
prevent
his
running
away
;
but
no
Chains
could
hold
him
,
for
after
they
were
gone
which
had
put
the
Chains
upon
him
,
they
presently
fell
off
;
and
the
cause
of
this
Wonder
was
this
:
He
had
a
Brother
named
Tunna
,
a
Priest
and
Abbat
of
a
Monastery
in
a
certain
Town
which
at
this
day
from
his
name
is
called
Tunnacestir
:
This
Abbat
having
heard
that
his
Brother
was
slain
in
the
late
battel
,
came
himself
to
search
for
his
body
;
and
having
found
another
in
all
regards
very
like
to
his
,
he
carried
it
to
his
Monastery
,
and
there
buried
it
honourably
.
Moreover
he
took
care
that
several
Masses
should
be
said
for
the
pardon
of
his
sins
;
and
by
virtue
of
those
Masses
it
came
to
pass
that
no
bands
could
hold
him
,
but
they
presently
fell
loose
from
him
.
In
●●e
mean
time
the
Officer
,
whose
Prisoner
he
was
,
began
to
ask
him
,
how
came
it
to
pass
that
he
could
not
be
bound
?
Whether
he
had
about
him
certain
Charms
,
which
,
as
some
think
,
have
a
power
to
untie
all
bands
?
His
answer
was
,
that
he
was
utterly
ignorant
of
such
unlawfull
Arts
;
But
,
said
he
,
I
have
a
Brother
in
mine
own
countrey
,
and
I
am
assured
that
he
thinking
I
am
slain
,
says
frequent
Masses
for
me
;
so
that
if
I
were
now
in
the
other
World
,
I
doubt
not
but
my
Soul
by
his
intercession
and
prayers
,
would
be
absolved
from
all
pains
.
After
he
had
continued
a
good
space
a
Prisoner
to
the
said
Officer
,
those
who
guarded
him
observed
by
his
countenance
,
gesture
,
and
speeches
that
he
was
no
countrey-peasant
,
but
a
person
of
quality
.
Thereupon
the
Officer
calling
him
aside
privately
,
enquired
more
diligently
who
he
was
;
withall
promising
him
that
if
he
would
simply
declare
his
condition
,
he
would
not
use
him
any
thing
the
worse
.
He
then
plainly
manifested
to
him
that
he
was
a
Servant
of
the
King
of
the
Northumbers
.
Whereupon
the
Officer
replied
▪
I
did
assure
my self
by
the
manner
of
thy
speech
,
that
thou
were
not
of
a
base
condition
:
and
now
thou
deservest
to
die
,
in
revenge
of
all
my
brethren
and
kinsmen
who
have
been
slain
in
the
Battel
:
but
because
I
will
not
break
my
promise
,
I
will
not
kill
thee
.
As
soon
therefore
as
he
had
recovered
health
and
strength
the
Officer
sold
him
to
a
certain
man
at
London
,
called
Freson
:
But
neither
could
he
be
bound
by
his
new
Master
;
for
after
tryall
of
several
sorts
of
Bands
and
Chains
,
they
became
all
unloosed
.
When
he
therefore
who
had
bought
him
perceived
that
he
could
not
be
restrained
by
Fetters
,
he
gave
him
permission
to
redeem
himself
,
if
he
could
:
For
commonly
after
nine
of
the
Clock
in
the
morning
,
the
usual
time
of
Masses
,
his
Bands
were
〈◊〉
.
Upon
this
offer
the
Prisoner
was
suffered
to
depart
,
having
first
given
his
promise
by
Oath
,
that
he
would
either
send
the
money
agreed
on
for
his
Ransome
,
or
return
and
yield
himself
a
Prisoner
again
.
He
went
therefore
from
London
into
〈◊〉
,
to
King
Lothere
,
Nephew
to
the
famous
Queen
Ethelreda
by
her
Sister
,
who
likewise
had
formerly
been
a
Servant
to
the
said
Queen
;
and
from
him
the
Prisoner
received
the
Money
appointed
for
his
Ransome
,
which
according
to
promise
he
sent
to
his
Master
.
Being
thus
free
,
after
some
time
he
returned
to
his
Countrey
,
and
coming
to
his
Brother
the
Abbat
,
he
related
to
him
particularly
all
the
Accidents
,
both
good
and
bad
,
which
had
befaln
him
;
and
then
perceived
that
his
Chains
for
the
most
part
had
been
loosed
precisely
at
the
Hours
in
which
Masses
had
been
celebrated
for
him
,
and
moreover
that
many
other
commodities
and
comforts
had
befaln
him
from
Heaven
in
his
dangers
,
by
his
Brothers
Prayers
,
and
the
Oblation
of
the
Saving
Sacrifice
.
Cr.
p.
439.
On
a
certain
day
St.
Cuthbert
came
to
the
Village
of
a
certain
Count
,
whose
Wife
at
that
time
lay
sick
at
the
point
of
death
;
the
Count
himself
met
him
in
the
way
,
and
conducted
him
into
his
House
,
and
acquainted
him
with
the
desperate
state
of
his
Wife
,
beseeching
him
that
he
would
give
his
benediction
to
Water
for
sprinkling
her
;
the
Bishop
assented
to
the
Man's
request
,
and
Water
being
brought
,
he
blessed
it
,
and
gave
it
to
a
Priest
,
commanding
him
to
sprinkle
the
sick
Lady
with
it
;
who
thereupon
entred
into
her
Chamber
,
where
she
lay
like
one
deprived
of
sense
and
life
,
and
both
sprinkled
her
face
and
bed
,
yea
withall
,
opening
her
Mouth
,
distilled
a
few
drops
into
it
;
the
Holy
Water
had
no
sooner
touched
her
,
but
,
O
wonderfull
!
though
she
was
utterly
ignorant
of
what
had
been
done
,
she
presently
recovered
a
perfect
health
of
Body
and
Mind
,
and
without
delay
rising
up
,
she
her self
came
to
doe
service
to
the
Bishop
,
being
the
first
of
the
whole
Family
which
presented
to
him
a
Cup
of
refection
Cr.
pag.
469.
The
Divine
Disposition
being
pleased
to
demonstrate
in
how
great
Glory
St.
Cuthbert
lived
after
his
death
,
gave
this
Testimony
:
Eleven
years
after
his
burial
his
Brother
Monks
,
opening
his
Sepulchre
to
take
up
his
bones
,
found
his
body
perfectly
entire
,
with
a
lively
freshness
,
and
all
his
limbs
as
flexible
as
if
he
had
been
alive
,
so
that
he
appeared
like
a
person
rather
asleep
than
dead
;
moreover
all
his
Vestments
were
not
only
undecayed
,
but
appeared
in
their
primitive
freshness
,
and
also
with
the
addition
of
a
wonderfull
lustre
.
Cr.
p.
473.
A
Coffin
of
stone
was
prepared
for
entombing
the
body
of
King
Sebbe
,
but
when
they
endeavour'd
to
put
the
body
into
it
,
they
found
that
it
was
by
a
hands
breadth
too
long
for
the
Coffin
;
whereupon
paring
away
as
much
of
the
stone
at
each
end
as
they
could
,
they
thereby
lengthened
it
about
the
measure
of
two
fingers
breadths
,
yet
after
all
it
would
not
receive
the
body
,
whereupon
finding
so
great
a
difficulty
to
interr
him
,
they
intended
,
either
to
seek
out
a
new
Coffin
,
or
to
endeavour
,
by
hewing
the
body
,
to
shorten
it
so
much
as
to
make
it
enter
into
the
Coffin
;
but
by
a
wonderfull
accident
,
which
could
proceed
from
no
less
than
an
Heavenly
Power
,
both
these
designs
of
theirs
were
prevented
;
for
presently
,
in
the
sight
of
the
Bishop
,
and
Sighard
,
Son
to
the
said
King
and
Monk
,
who
,
together
with
his
brother
Seofrid
▪
reigned
after
him
,
a
great
multitude
of
others
being
likewise
present
,
the
Coffin
was
found
of
a
convenient
length
,
insomuch
that
there
was
room
enough
to
lay
a
Cushion
under
his
head
,
and
yet
at
the
feet
there
remained
four
fingers
breadths
beyond
the
body
.
Cr.
p.
486.
The
wonderfull
Story
of
a
Man
revived
,
and
recounting
his
Visions
.
A
certain
Man
,
who
had
been
a
good
while
dead
,
was
restored
to
the
life
of
his
body
,
and
related
many
notable
things
which
he
had
seen
:
This
Man
was
an
honest
House-keeper
,
who
with
his
Family
lived
a
Religious
Life
in
a
Religion
of
the
Northumbers
,
called
Incuningum
;
who
having
been
struck
with
a
Disease
,
the
same
goowing
more
and
more
violent
upon
him
,
it
brought
him
to
extremity
,
so
that
on
a
certain
day
towards
evening
he
died
;
but
the
day
following
early
he
came
to
life
,
and
suddenly
raising
himself
up
in
his
bed
,
all
those
who
mournfully
watched
the
body
,
were
terribly
affrighted
and
ran
away
,
only
his
Wife
,
whose
love
to
him
was
excessive
,
though
she
trembled
at
the
sight
,
staid
still
by
him
.
The
Man
seeing
his
Wife
,
bid
her
be
of
comfort
:
Fear
not
,
said
he
,
for
I
am
truly
restored
to
life
▪
from
death
which
had
seiz'd
me
,
and
permission
is
given
me
to
live
a
while
longer
among
Men
;
but
my
conversation
thereafter
must
be
quite
otherwise
than
formerly
it
has
been
.
Having
said
this
,
he
presently
rose
▪
and
went
to
an
Oratory
of
that
Village
,
where
he
remained
a
good
while
in
Prayer
:
Afterward
having
divided
his
whole
Substance
into
three
Portions
,
one
Portion
he
gave
to
his
Wife
,
a
second
to
his
Children
,
and
the
third
he
distributed
to
the
Poor
.
Not
long
after
,
having
thus
freed
himself
from
all
worldly
cares
,
he
went
to
the
Monastery
of
Mai●os
,
where
having
received
Tonsure
he
entred
into
a
Religious
Life
.
Now
the
account
which
he
gave
of
his
Visions
,
was
on
this
manner
:
A
certain
person
brightly
shining
in
his
〈◊〉
and
vestments
,
conducted
me
,
and
we
walked
together
silently
,
as
it
seemed
to
me
,
towards
the
place
where
the
Sun
rises
in
high
Summer
.
Thus
walking
together
,
we
came
to
a
place
where
there
was
on
our
left
hand
a
Valley
of
a
vast
depth
and
breadth
,
and
the
length
of
it
seemed
infinite
;
one
side
of
this
Valley
was
terrible
with
its
burning
flames
,
and
the
other
no
less
intolerable
for
the
cold
blasts
,
hail
,
and
snow
,
driving
through
it
;
and
both
these
places
were
full
of
mens
Souls
,
which
seemed
to
be
forcibly
tossed
from
one
side
to
the
other
,
for
those
which
were
in
the
fire
,
not
being
able
to
endure
its
scorching
,
leaped
into
the
horrible
cold
,
and
not
finding
ease
there
,
they
leaped
back
into
the
unquenchable
flames
.
Having
observed
an
infinite
number
of
deformed
souls
thus
tormented
,
with
an
interchangeable
vicissitude
of
tortures
,
without
any
respite
of
ease
,
I
began
to
think
that
this
place
was
surely
Hell
,
of
whose
intolerable
torments
I
had
oft
heard
Preachers
speak
:
But
my
Conductor
,
who
went
before
me
,
answered
these
my
thoughts
,
saying
,
Do
not
entertain
such
an
imagination
;
for
this
is
not
Hell
,
as
thou
thinkest
.
But
when
he
saw
me
affrighted
with
so
horrible
a
spectacle
,
he
conducted
me
leisurely
somewhat
farther
,
where
I
saw
all
places
round
about
me
become
obscure
,
and
at
length
filled
with
utter
darkness
:
Into
which
when
we
were
entred
,
the
darkness
was
so
thick
,
that
I
could
see
nothing
but
the
shape
and
vestment
of
my
Conductor
.
And
as
we
went
on
farther
in
this
shady
darkness
,
on
a
sudden
there
appeared
before
us
frequent
globes
of
hideous
flames
,
ascending
out
of
a
deep
pit
,
and
again
falling
down
into
it
.
When
I
was
come
thither
,
presently
my
Guide
vanished
out
of
sight
,
leaving
me
alone
in
the
midst
of
this
darkness
and
horrid
spectacle
:
But
when
the
said
Globes
of
Fire
without
any
intermission
mounted
up
,
and
again
fell
down
,
I
perceive
that
they
were
full
of
humane
Souls
,
which
,
like
sparks
of
fire
carried
up
by
the
smoak
,
were
sometimes
cast
upward
,
and
then
drawn
back
by
the
vapours
,
of
fire
.
Moreover
an
unexpressibly
noisome
stink
,
belched
out
by
those
vapours
,
filled
all
the
dark
spaces
round
about
.
As
I
was
thus
standing
still
in
a
terrible
fright
,
being
uncertain
what
to
doe
,
whither
to
go
,
and
what
would
be
the
end
of
all
this
,
I
heard
behind
my
back
a
most
horrible
noise
,
as
of
persons
wailing
in
unutterable
misery
;
and
also
at
the
same
time
I
heard
others
loudly
and
scornfully
laughing
,
as
the
rude
vulgar
people
are
wont
to
do
,
when
they
insult
over
their
captive
enemies
.
When
this
noise
came
nearer
to
me
,
I
perceived
a
troup
of
wicked
Spirits
haling
into
the
midst
of
that
darkness
the
Souls
of
men
which
woefully
cryed
out
,
whilst
the
others
burst
forth
into
laughters
.
And
among
these
Souls
I
could
distinctly
see
one
that
was
shaved
like
an
Ecclesiastical
person
,
another
was
a
Lay-man
,
and
a
third
was
a
Woman
.
These
unhappy
Souls
,
thus
haled
along
by
those
spitefully
malitious
Spirits
,
at
length
were
plunged
into
the
midst
of
that
burning
pit
.
Into
which
after
they
were
descended
a
good
way
,
I
could
no
longer
distinctly
hear
the
wailing
of
Men
,
and
laughing
of
Devils
,
but
only
had
in
mine
ears
remaining
a
confused
promiscuous
sound
.
In
the
mean
time
certain
obscure
Spirits
ascended
out
of
that
fire-vomiting
pit
,
which
approached
me
on
all
sides
,
and
with
flaming
eyes
and
stinking
fire
issuing
out
of
their
mouths
and
nostrils
vexed
me
grievously
.
Moreover
,
with
fiery
pincers
,
which
they
held
in
their
hands
,
they
threatened
to
catch
me
;
but
for
all
that
,
though
they
frighted
me
,
they
had
not
the
boldness
to
touch
me
.
Being
thus
on
all
sides
encompassed
with
darkness
and
enemies
,
I
turned
my
eyes
every
way
to
see
if
there
were
any
one
to
deliver
me
:
At
last
there
appeared
by
the
way
which
I
had
passed
something
that
shone
like
a
Star
,
which
increasing
and
approaching
nearer
and
nearer
,
as
soon
as
it
came
to
me
,
all
those
hatefull
Spirits
which
had
endeavoured
with
their
fiery
pincers
to
lay
hold
on
me
,
were
dispersed
and
fled
.
Now
he
whose
coming
drove
away
these
Spirits
was
the
same
who
at
first
had
been
my
Conductor
,
who
presently
after
turning
his
steps
more
southerly
toward
the
East
,
led
me
out
of
that
darkness
into
a
clear
and
lightsome
air
;
in
which
after
we
had
walked
a
while
,
I
saw
before
us
a
mighty
Wall
,
of
the
length
and
highth
whereof
every
way
I
could
see
no
end
;
I
began
then
to
marvel
to
what
purpose
we
should
go
to
that
Wall
,
in
which
I
could
discover
neither
door
,
window
,
nor
any
other
passage
;
but
being
come
to
it
,
presently
,
I
know
not
by
what
means
,
we
found
our selves
on
the
top
of
it
.
And
there
appeared
to
me
a
most
large
pleasant
Field
,
so
replenished
with
all
sorts
of
odoriferous
Flowres
,
that
the
sweet
fragrancy
of
them
immediately
took
away
all
the
former
stench
of
the
dark
fiery
fornace
;
and
so
great
was
the
light
there
on
all
sides
,
that
it
far
exceeded
the
brightness
of
mid-day
.
Moreover
there
were
in
that
Field
innumerable
assemblies
of
men
in
pure
white
garments
,
all
rejoycing
and
singing
.
Now
as
he
led
me
among
these
happy
Choires
,
I
began
to
think
,
that
this
might
be
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
which
I
had
oft
heard
preached
of
;
but
he
again
answered
to
my
thought
,
No
;
this
is
not
Heaven
,
as
thou
supposest
.
And
as
we
passed
on
in
our
progress
,
I
saw
before
mine
eyes
a
far
greater
and
more
pleasant
Light
than
we
had
seen
before
,
and
in
that
Light
I
heard
most
sweet
melody
of
persons
joyfully
singing
,
and
so
wonderfull
a
fragrancy
of
a
most
sweet
odour
issued
from
thence
,
that
the
former
sweetness
,
which
before
seemed
excessive
to
me
,
now
I
very
meanly
esteemed
;
as
likewise
the
former
Light
,
compared
with
this
,
appeared
almost
obscure
.
Now
,
when
I
was
in
a
hopefull
expectation
that
we
should
enter
into
this
blessed
place
,
my
Guide
made
a
stop
;
and
presently
turning
his
steps
,
he
led
me
back
again
the
way
that
he
had
come
.
And
when
in
our
return
we
were
come
to
the
joyfull
mansions
of
those
Inhabitants
clothed
in
white
garments
,
he
said
to
me
,
Dost
thou
know
what
these
things
are
which
thou
hast
seen
?
I
answered
,
No.
He
replied
,
That
Valley
which
thou
sawest
so
terrible
by
the
scorching
flames
and
horrible
frosts
,
is
the
place
in
which
those
souls
are
to
be
tried
and
afflicted
,
which
having
delayed
to
confess
and
amend
their
sins
,
at
the
very
point
of
death
retire
for
safety
to
repentance
,
and
so
depart
out
of
the
body
:
These
,
because
even
in
the
last
moment
of
their
lives
they
confessed
,
and
were
contrite
for
their
sins
,
they
shall
at
least
in
the
day
of
Iudgment
come
to
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
;
and
many
of
them
before
that
day
are
eased
and
delivered
by
the
Prayers
,
Fasting
,
and
Alms
of
the
Living
,
and
especially
by
the
celebrating
the
most
holy
Sacrifice
.
Moreover
,
that
flame-vomiting
and
stinking
pit
which
thou
sawest
,
is
the
very
Mouth
of
Hell
,
into
which
whosoever
once
falls
,
he
shall
never
come
out
of
it
for
all
eternity
.
As
for
this
pleasant
flowry
▪
field
here
before
thine
eyes
,
in
which
thou
seest
such
multitudes
of
youth
making
merry
,
and
clothed
with
white
raiment
,
this
is
the
place
which
is
the
receptacle
of
such
souls
as
have
continued
to
their
death
in
the
exercise
of
vertue
,
but
yet
their
works
have
not
been
of
such
perfection
,
as
to
deserve
their
present
admission
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
;
yet
all
these
in
the
day
of
Iudgment
shall
arrive
unto
the
Vision
of
our
Lord
,
and
the
joys
of
his
heavenly
Kingdom
:
But
as
for
those
who
in
their
words
,
works
,
and
thoughts
,
have
attained
to
perfection
,
such
,
as
soon
as
they
have
left
the
body
,
shall
enter
into
that
blessed
Kingdom
:
To
the
confines
of
which
Kingdom
,
that
place
pertains
where
thou
sawest
so
great
a
Light
,
and
heardest
so
sweet
Harmony
,
and
wast
refreshed
with
so
admirably
sweet-smelling
Odours
:
Thou
therefore
having
seen
all
these
things
,
must
presently
return
to
thy
Body
,
and
again
,
as
formerly
,
live
among
men
.
If
then
hereafter
thou
wilt
be
diligent
to
examine
all
thine
actions
,
and
to
observe
uprightness
and
simplicity
in
thy
conversation
and
speeches
,
thou
also
after
death
shalt
receive
a
mansion
among
these
joyfull
troups
of
happy
Spirits
.
For
I
,
having
departed
for
a
time
from
thee
,
did
it
to
this
end
,
that
I
might
see
what
would
in
the
end
become
of
thee
.
When
he
had
spoken
thus
to
me
,
I
had
a
horrible
aversion
from
returning
to
my
Body
,
being
extremely
delighted
with
the
sweetness
and
beauty
of
that
place
which
I
saw
,
and
the
happy
society
of
the
persons
living
in
it
.
Notwithstanding
I
had
not
the
boldness
to
make
any
such
request
to
my
Guide
.
And
whilst
I
was
busie
in
these
thoughts
,
I
know
not
how
,
I
presently
perceived
that
I
was
again
alive
among
men
.
Cr.
p.
500.
Saint
Decumanus
,
when
his
Head
was
cut
from
his
Body
,
the
Trunk
raising
it self
up
,
took
the
Head
,
which
it
carried
from
the
place
where
it
was
slain
to
a
Spring
not
far
off
,
which
flowed
with
a
most
chrystalline
Water
,
in
which
with
the
Hands
it
washed
the
bloud
away
;
which
Spring
,
in
reverend
memory
of
the
Saint
,
is
to
this
day
called
St.
Decumanus's
Spring
▪
near
to
which
place
the
Body
,
together
with
the
Head
,
was
buried
.
Cr.
p.
526.
In
those
days
there
was
in
the
Territory
of
Worcester
a
certain
place
wholly
uncultivated
,
and
almost
unpassable
,
by
reason
of
Thorns
and
Briers
growing
thick
there
.
This
place
formerly
called
Homme
,
was
in
succeeding
times
named
Eovesham
,
for
the
reason
which
I
shall
now
declare
.
St.
Egwin
had
appointed
four
Sheepherds
to
feed
their
flocks
about
the
said
Wood
for
the
sustenance
of
his
Monks
.
Now
on
a
certain
day
it
happened
that
one
of
the
said
Sheepherds
,
named
Eoves
,
entring
deeply
into
the
midst
of
the
Wood
,
there
appeared
before
him
a
certain
most
glorious
Virgin
,
attended
by
two
others
,
her
Splendour
darkened
that
of
the
Sun
it self
,
and
her
Beauty
incomparably
exceeded
all
worldly
features
:
she
held
in
her
Hand
a
Book
,
out
of
which
she
,
with
the
other
two
Virgins
,
sung
Hymns
of
praise
to
God.
The
poor
man
,
dazled
with
this
splendour
,
upon
which
he
durst
not
fix
his
eyes
,
stood
a
while
silent
and
trembling
,
and
presently
after
in
great
fear
retired
home
,
and
repairing
to
the
Bishop
acquainted
him
with
this
Vision
.
The
Holy
Bishop
considering
the
matter
advisedly
with
himself
,
on
a
certain
day
after
he
had
fasted
and
prayed
,
taking
three
companions
with
him
,
went
toward
the
place
described
by
the
Sheepherd
,
walking
all
the
way
bare-foot
,
praying
and
singing
Psalms
;
and
commanding
his
attendents
to
stop
at
a
distance
,
he
himself
passed
farther
into
the
Wood
,
and
being
come
to
the
place
,
he
fell
prostrate
on
the
ground
,
where
,
with
many
sighs
and
tears
,
he
remained
a
good
space
,
imploring
a
mercifull
regard
from
our
Lord.
After
which
he
rose
up
from
Prayer
,
and
immediately
there
appeared
to
him
the
three
Virgins
,
with
the
same
Majesty
and
Glory
as
before
;
among
whom
she
who
stood
in
the
midst
seemed
more
tall
and
resplendant
than
the
other
,
in
pure
whiteness
infinitely
excelling
Lillies
,
and
in
freshness
Roses
,
and
from
her
proceeded
a
celestial
and
inestimable
Odour
:
she
held
in
her
hand
a
Book
,
together
with
a
golden
Cross
,
casting
forth
bright
beams
of
light
.
Now
whilst
he
thought
within
himself
,
that
surely
this
was
the
Mother
of
our
Lord
,
the
said
glorious
Virgin
as
it
were
approving
such
his
inward
pious
cogitation
,
stretching
forth
the
said
Cross
,
gave
him
a
Benediction
with
it
,
and
presently
with
that
farewell
disappeared
.
The
Holy
man
with
great
joy
rendring
thanks
to
God
for
this
favour
,
understood
thereby
that
it
was
God's
will
that
the
same
place
should
be
consecrated
to
his
Service
,
and
dedicated
to
the
Honour
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
Mother
of
our
Lord.
For
during
his
former
afflictions
and
persecutions
he
had
made
a
Vow
,
that
if
God
would
vouchsafe
to
give
a
prosperous
end
to
his
desires
,
he
would
build
a
Church
to
his
Service
.
Hereupon
without
delay
he
cleansed
the
place
,
began
the
work
,
and
shortly
brought
it
to
perfection
.
Cr.
p.
528.
St.
Egwin
,
Bishop
of
Worcester
,
undertook
a
painfull
Pilgrimage
to
Rome
,
thereby
to
satisfie
for
the
offences
of
his
People
,
and
withall
to
doe
a
rigorous
Penance
for
some
faults
committed
in
his
youth
:
And
to
render
his
Pilgrimage
more
painfull
,
he
,
in
the
presence
of
a
great
multitude
,
bound
about
his
Legs
certain
Iron
Chains
,
and
cast
the
Key
,
which
locked
them
together
,
into
the
River
of
Avon
,
publickly
protesting
,
that
he
would
never
esteem
himself
secure
of
the
pardon
of
his
sins
,
till
either
the
Key
were
restored
to
him
▪
or
the
Chains
unloosed
by
a
power
supernatural
.
Having
with
great
pain
performed
his
Voyage
,
he
at
last
arrived
at
Rome
,
where
,
whilst
he
was
performing
his
Devotions
in
the
Church
of
St.
Peter
,
his
Servants
going
to
the
River's
side
to
buy
provision
for
their
Master
,
they
found
in
a
Fish's
belly
the
Key
which
had
formerly
locked
the
Chains
about
his
Legs
,
which
being
brought
to
him
,
he
in
the
presence
of
a
great
multitude
unlocked
the
said
Chains
.
So
that
he
who
before
was
looked
upon
as
a
Sinner
,
was
afterwards
honoured
as
a
Saint
.
Cr.
p.
528.
In
the
year
711.
when
St.
Swibert
went
into
a
certain
Village
to
celebrate
Mass
,
a
certain
rich
Man
who
had
been
a
Pagan
,
but
converted
,
and
called
Peter
,
conducting
a
Cart
laden
with
Materials
for
building
a
Monastery
;
in
the
way
,
by
the
malice
of
the
Devil
,
Peter
fell
from
the
Cart
under
the
Wheels
,
and
was
taken
up
dead
,
having
his
Head
and
other
Members
grieviously
wounded
;
by
occasion
of
which
,
there
assembled
a
great
concourse
of
People
,
when
preparation
was
making
for
his
Funerals
,
St.
Swibert
came
to
the
place
,
and
commanded
the
Body
to
be
carried
to
his
Cell
,
which
being
done
,
he
with
many
sighs
and
tears
poured
forth
his
Prayers
to
restore
to
life
the
said
Peter
,
who
was
a
Servant
of
his
Monastery
,
then
rising
up
,
and
kissing
the
Body
,
immediately
the
dead
Man
revived
,
and
rose
up
perfectly
whole
,
insomuch
as
there
was
not
left
on
his
Body
the
least
marks
of
any
wounds
,
nor
no
settling
of
any
bloud
.
Cr.
p.
538.
In
the
same
hour
St.
Swibert
died
,
his
Soul
appeared
to
St.
Willebrord
,
requesting
him
that
he
would
be
present
as
his
Funerals
in
Werda
;
whereupon
he
presently
took
Boat
,
and
with
several
others
made
haste
to
Werda
;
where
all
these
,
as
they
were
the
day
following
,
according
to
Custome
,
singing
the
Vigile
of
the
Dead
,
a
young
Man
was
brought
among
them
,
who
had
been
made
blind
by
Lightening
,
and
with
his
clamours
interrupting
the
Psalmody
,
and
calling
to
the
Saint
to
have
his
sight
restored
,
as
soon
as
he
had
touched
the
Coffin
he
immediately
recovered
his
sight
.
Another
,
who
was
raging
mad
,
being
brought
in
,
and
kissing
the
cover
of
the
same
Coffin
,
was
presently
restored
to
his
Senses
.
A
third
also
,
who
was
possessed
of
the
Devil
,
by
the
same
means
was
freed
from
the
wicked
Spirit
.
Cr.
p.
556.
St.
Boniface
one
morning
celebrating
Mass
in
St.
Michael's
Church
in
Ordorf
;
after
which
,
he
commanded
that
Dinner
should
be
made
ready
;
but
being
told
that
there
was
no
Meat
,
Is
it
so
?
answered
he
,
How
many
thousands
did
God
feed
in
the
Wilderness
,
forty
years
together
?
Cannot
he
provide
for
his
Servant
,
how
unworthy
soever
,
nourishment
for
one
day
?
Having
said
this
,
he
commanded
the
Table
should
be
covered
,
and
presently
a
great
Bird
flew
thither
,
bringing
in
her
mouth
a
Fish
,
sufficient
to
satisfie
all
their
hunger
,
this
Fish
he
bid
should
be
dressed
,
which
having
eaten
,
the
remainder
was
cast
into
the
River
.
Cr.
p.
569.
A
certain
devout
Lady
,
named
Irmgardis
,
attended
only
by
two
Maids
,
and
her
Son
Gocellin
,
a
Child
of
little
more
than
eight
years
of
Age
,
came
to
see
the
Solemnity
of
the
Canonization
of
St.
Swibert
,
(
the
first
Saint
that
was
solemnly
Canoniz'd
,
)
and
to
demand
the
Pope's
Benediction
.
Now
it
happened
that
whilst
the
Boat
in
which
they
came
,
was
amongst
others
turn'd
about
for
landing
,
the
young
Child
who
then
stood
near
his
Mother
,
by
reason
of
the
rushing
of
the
Boats
one
against
another
,
not
being
able
to
keep
his
standing
,
fell
into
the
River
;
which
his
Mother
seeing
,
would
have
thrown
her self
after
him
,
if
she
had
not
been
held
back
by
such
as
were
present
.
This
happened
about
five
of
the
Clock
at
even
.
Presently
one
of
the
Maids
ran
in
hast
to
acquaint
the
Archbishop
with
this
calamity
;
who
came
and
found
the
Lady
in
the
Church
,
shrieking
out
,
and
almost
mad
with
grief
;
he
with
much
adoe
conducted
her
to
his
Lodging
,
and
endeavoured
to
assuage
her
grief
,
but
all
in
vain
;
for
the
whole
night
she
spent
in
weeping
,
groaning
,
and
praying
to
St.
Swibert
,
by
his
accustomed
piety
to
succour
his
afflicted
servant
;
vowing
withall
,
that
if
she
might
have
her
Child
restored
,
she
would
consecrate
him
for
ever
to
God's
service
in
his
Church
.
The
day
following
about
eight
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
the
dead
body
was
found
and
taken
up
out
of
the
River
:
Which
being
presented
to
his
Mother
,
she
became
pale
and
fell
into
a
swoon
;
but
being
recovered
,
she
took
the
body
in
her
Armes
,
and
attended
with
a
great
troup
of
men
and
women
weeping
with
her
,
she
carried
it
into
the
Church
,
and
laid
it
before
the
Sepulchre
of
St.
Swibert
.
After
which
the
whole
company
betook
themselves
to
their
Prayers
;
and
within
a
very
short
time
the
Child's
Spirit
returned
into
him
,
so
that
he
opened
his
eyes
,
and
standing
upon
his
feet
he
looked
about
with
wonder
on
so
great
a
multitude
,
and
spoke
some
tender
and
kind
words
to
his
Mother
.
Cr.
p.
687.
The
Pagans
having
cut
off
St.
Edmond's
Head
,
they
cast
it
into
a
secret
place
in
a
Thicket
of
the
Wood
adjoining
,
there
it
remained
a
whole
year's
space
;
after
which
the
said
Pagans
retiring
out
of
the
Countrey
,
the
first
care
of
the
Christians
was
to
honour
their
holy
King
and
Martyr
.
Assembling
themselves
therefore
together
out
of
their
lurking
places
,
they
reverently
took
his
Body
out
of
the
unclean
place
where
it
had
been
cast
,
and
then
with
all
diligence
sought
for
the
Head
;
and
whilst
every
one
of
them
with
equal
affection
searched
each
corner
of
the
Wood
,
there
happened
a
wonder
not
heard
of
in
any
age
before
:
For
whilst
they
dispersed
themselves
in
all
parts
,
and
each
one
demanded
of
his
companions
,
where
it
was
that
the
Danes
had
cast
the
Head
,
the
same
Head
answered
them
aloud
in
their
own
Tongue
,
Here
,
here
,
here
;
neither
did
it
cease
to
cry
out
in
the
same
words
,
till
it
had
brought
them
to
the
place
.
And
to
add
to
the
wonder
,
there
they
found
a
mighty
and
fierce
Wolf
,
which
with
its
fore-feet
held
the
Head
,
as
if
appointed
to
watch
and
defend
it
from
other
Beasts
.
When
they
were
come
,
the
Wolf
quietly
resigned
it
to
them
.
So
with
joyfull
hymns
to
God
they
carried
and
join'd
it
to
the
Body
,
the
Wolf
in
the
mean
time
following
them
to
the
place
where
they
buried
it
,
after
which
,
the
Beast
returned
into
the
Wood
;
in
all
which
time
,
neither
did
the
Wolf
hurt
any
one
,
neither
did
any
one
shew
the
least
intention
to
hurt
the
Wolf.
Cr.
p.
736.
A
certain
Scotchman
,
buried
in
the
Church
at
Rhemes
,
lay
many
years
there
unknown
,
till
the
ground
being
afterwards
digged
for
the
burial
of
another
,
his
Coffin
was
found
,
but
could
by
no
force
of
Men
be
opened
,
till
the
Pastour
of
the
place
,
whose
Name
was
Hildegarius
,
coming
,
opened
it
a
little
,
and
was
infinitely
ravished
,
with
the
odoriferous
smell
issuing
out
of
it
;
within
the
Coffin
he
saw
a
Body
entire
,
cloathed
with
Priestly
Vestments
;
therefore
not
daring
farther
to
violate
the
Sepulchre
,
but
laying
boards
over
it
,
upon
these
boards
he
placed
the
other
dead
Body
:
The
night
following
his
Uncle
,
who
had
been
dead
many
years
,
and
was
a
Priest
,
appeared
to
him
,
telling
him
,
that
he
had
much
offended
God
in
violating
the
Sepulchre
of
a
Holy
Man.
The
like
did
the
Holy
Man
himself
make
known
to
another
,
commanding
him
to
signifie
to
the
Priest
,
that
unless
he
removed
from
out
his
Grave
the
stinking
Carcase
,
he
should
quickly
receive
from
God
a
severe
punishment
.
Whereupon
without
delay
he
caused
a
new
Grave
to
be
made
for
the
newly
dead
Person
's
Body
.
Afterward
the
same
Holy
Man
in
a
Vision
required
a
Husbandman
,
and
again
a
Priest
,
to
advise
him
in
his
Name
to
remove
his
Body
from
without
into
the
Church
,
withall
signifying
,
that
he
was
of
the
Scottish
Nation
,
that
his
Name
was
Merilolan
,
and
had
been
murthered
in
his
way
towards
Rome
on
the
River
Aisne
(
Axona
.
)
And
lest
he
should
forget
the
Name
,
he
commanded
him
to
write
it
with
Chalk
,
which
he
seemed
to
give
him
upon
the
Cover
of
a
Chest
standing
by
;
which
he
accordingly
did
,
and
writing
it
false
,
was
corrected
by
the
Holy
Man.
The
next
morning
he
found
the
Name
written
in
so
perfect
a
manner
,
that
he
could
not
write
so
well
,
though
waking
,
and
in
the
light
.
Cr.
p.
813.
A
Debate
happening
between
the
Secular
Canons
and
the
Monks
,
about
their
Revenue
and
Possession
;
the
Canons
pretensions
were
supported
by
the
Queen
,
&c.
on
the
Monks
side
stood
King
Edward
,
Saint
Dunstan
,
&c.
When
the
Debate
was
in
the
Assembly
,
St.
Dunstan
was
silent
,
and
holding
down
his
head
,
he
debated
in
his
mind
what
might
be
the
best
course
to
proceed
in
this
Affair
.
A
great
silence
was
observ'd
by
the
whole
Assembly
,
every
one
expecting
the
Archbishop's
answer
and
resolution
;
when
on
a
sudden
an
Image
of
our
Lord
upon
the
Cross
,
which
was
fastened
aloft
in
the
Room
,
in
the
hearing
of
all
that
were
present
,
spake
these
words
distinctly
;
It
must
not
be
,
it
must
not
be
;
you
have
ordered
things
well
,
you
shall
doe
ill
to
change
them
.
This
struck
a
terrour
into
the
whole
Assembly
,
and
thereupon
St.
Dunstan
said
,
My
Brethren
,
what
would
you
have
more
?
you
have
heard
the
present
Affair
decided
by
a
Divine
Sentence
;
they
answered
,
We
have
heard
it
.
And
upon
this
the
Monks
of
Winchester
remained
secure
.
Cr.
p.
883.
St
Editha
,
Daughter
to
King
Edgar
,
a
little
before
her
death
built
a
Church
to
the
honour
of
St.
Dionysius
;
at
the
Consecration
whereof
by
St.
Dunstan
he
observed
how
the
Virgin
frequently
with
her
Thumb
made
the
sign
of
the
Cross
upon
her
Forehead
;
at
which
being
much
delighted
,
he
said
,
May
that
Thumb
never
be
corrupted
.
Thirteen
months
after
her
death
,
St.
Dunstan
in
a
vision
of
sleep
saw
St.
Dionysius
holding
the
Virgin
by
the
hand
,
who
commanded
that
her
memory
should
be
celebrated
on
earth
;
the
Virgin
her self
likewise
admonished
him
to
take
up
her
Body
;
withall
telling
him
that
he
should
find
her
upper
parts
,
her
Eyes
,
and
Hands
,
all
corrupted
,
because
in
her
childish
age
she
had
employed
them
lightly
and
vainly
;
but
her
Thumb
,
which
she
had
frequently
used
in
signing
her self
with
the
Cross
,
and
all
her
lower
parts
remained
uncorrupted
,
in
as
much
as
she
had
been
always
free
from
impurity
and
gluttony
;
hereupon
St.
Dunstan
went
to
Wilton
,
and
taking
up
her
sacred
Relicks
,
found
all
she
had
said
to
be
true
.
But
Canutus
,
the
Danish
King
,
who
made
small
account
of
English
Saints
,
was
wont
to
say
in
jest
,
he
could
never
believe
that
a
King
so
licentious
and
cruel
as
K.
Edgar
,
could
have
a
Saint
to
his
Daughter
.
And
when
Archbishop
Ednot
defended
the
sanctity
of
S.
Editha
,
the
King
being
then
at
Wilton
,
in
a
passion
commanded
her
Sepulchre
to
be
opened
;
which
being
done
,
the
holy
Virgin
was
seen
to
sit
up
,
with
a
Veil
before
her
face
,
in
a
posture
as
if
she
intended
to
assault
the
King
;
at
which
he
terribly
affrighted
started
back
,
and
fell
half
dead
to
the
ground
;
but
coming
to
himself
,
he
ever
held
the
holy
Virgin
in
great
veneration
;
and
once
being
endangered
by
a
Tempest
at
Sea
,
he
implored
her
assistence
;
upon
which
the
Tempest
immediately
ceased
,
and
he
came
safe
to
Land.
Cr.
p.
895.
In
the
year
of
Grace
one
thousand
and
twelve
,
the
people
of
a
Town
of
Saxony
named
Colewiz
(
or
Colbec
)
being
assembled
in
the
Church
dedicated
to
the
Holy
Martyr
Magnus
.
On
the
Vigil
of
our
Lord's
Nativity
,
the
Priest
,
named
Robert
,
according
to
custome
,
began
the
first
Solemn
Mass.
At
the
same
time
there
were
fifteen
Men
and
three
Women
in
the
Church-yard
dancing
and
singing
profane
Songs
,
and
they
made
such
a
noise
that
they
hindred
the
Priest
,
for
their
voices
were
louder
than
the
Choire
which
sung
at
Mass
:
The
Priest
therefore
sent
to
them
once
and
again
to
be
quiet
,
but
they
contemned
his
command
;
whereupon
in
great
indignation
he
said
,
May
it
please
God
and
St.
Magnus
,
that
you
may
continue
singing
thus
till
a
year
be
passed
.
Now
what
followed
?
This
imprecation
of
the
Priest
had
such
force
,
that
Azo
,
a
Son
of
the
same
Priest
,
taking
his
Sister
,
called
Ava
,
by
the
Arme
to
draw
her
from
the
rest
,
and
she
not
being
able
to
leave
them
,
he
pulled
her
Arme
from
her
Body
,
and
yet
not
a
drop
of
Bloud
was
seen
:
She
therefore
with
the
rest
remained
singing
a
whole
year
.
No
rain
fell
upon
them
;
neither
cold
nor
heat
,
hunger
nor
thirst
,
nor
weariness
troubled
them
.
Their
cloths
and
shoes
were
not
worn
out
,
but
they
continued
incessantly
,
like
mad
people
,
their
singing
.
They
by
dancing
so
wore
away
the
ground
,
that
they
sunk
into
the
earth
,
first
to
the
knees
,
and
afterward
to
the
middle
,
the
trench
became
so
deep
.
There
was
by
their
friends
a
kind
of
pent-house
raised
over
them
,
to
defend
them
from
the
foul
weather
;
but
there
was
no
need
of
it
.
At
last
,
when
the
year
was
ended
,
Herebert
,
Archbishop
of
Colon
,
came
to
the
place
,
and
absolved
them
from
their
bonds
,
and
bringing
them
before
the
Altar
of
St.
Magnus
,
he
there
reconciled
them
.
The
Priest's
Daughter
,
with
two
others
,
presently
gave
up
the
Ghost
;
the
rest
slept
three
days
and
three
nights
without
waking
.
Some
of
them
dyed
shortly
after
;
but
some
remained
many
years
alive
,
and
by
a
trembling
of
all
their
members
published
to
the
world
their
sin
and
punishment
.
Cr.
p.
919.
Iudith
,
Wife
of
Count
Tosti
,
desiring
of
Agelwin
,
Bishop
of
Durham
,
to
bestow
on
her
some
portion
of
the
Relicks
of
that
glorious
Martyr
,
St.
Oswin
,
King
of
the
Deiri
,
received
from
him
a
large
lock
of
his
Hair
,
altogether
incorrupted
.
And
being
desirous
to
confirm
in
Faith
certain
incredulous
persons
,
she
caused
a
great
Fire
to
be
kindled
in
the
midst
of
her
Hall
,
into
which
she
cast
the
same
Hair
,
which
received
no
prejudice
at
all
,
but
on
the
contrary
a
great
lustre
.
Whereupon
the
Countess
,
by
the
Bishop's
order
,
laid
up
the
said
Relick
in
a
pretious
Repository
.
Cr.
p.
988.
A
certain
Church
being
to
be
consecrated
to
the
honour
of
Saint
Iohn
the
Evangelist
,
devout
King
Edward
the
Confessour
attended
the
Procession
thither
;
when
upon
a
sudden
a
Person
in
a
stranger's
habit
pressing
near
the
King
,
earnestly
begged
an
Alms
of
him
for
St.
Iohn's
sake
,
the
King
having
charitably
given
away
all
the
Money
he
brought
thither
,
took
a
rich
Ring
from
off
his
finger
and
gave
it
to
the
stranger
,
who
returning
him
many
thanks
,
presently
disappeared
.
It
happened
afterward
,
that
two
Englishmen
went
to
adore
the
Sepulchre
of
our
Saviour
at
Ierusalem
,
who
at
their
return
lost
their
way
,
and
the
night
coming
on
them
,
they
were
in
great
pain
what
would
become
of
them
.
Being
in
this
perplexity
,
they
saw
passing
by
them
a
company
of
beautifull
young
men
in
white
shining
Garments
,
before
whom
went
two
carrying
Torches
in
their
hands
,
which
took
away
all
the
obscurity
of
the
night
.
After
them
followed
a
comely
old
man
,
attended
by
two
on
each
hand
,
who
looking
aside
,
and
spying
the
two
Pilgrims
,
he
stay'd
,
asking
them
,
who
and
whence
they
were
,
what
Religion
they
professed
,
who
was
their
King
,
and
what
was
the
cause
of
their
journey
thither
?
They
told
him
they
were
Englishmen
,
and
Christians
,
that
their
King's
name
was
Edward
,
that
they
came
to
visit
the
holy
places
of
our
Lord's
Passion
and
Resurrection
,
and
that
the
same
day
having
wandred
out
of
their
way
,
they
knew
not
where
to
find
lodging
or
entertainment
.
Then
the
venerable
old
man
with
a
chearfull
countenance
bid
them
follow
him
,
conducting
them
into
a
most
beautifull
City
,
where
they
were
most
delicately
nourished
and
lodged
.
In
the
morning
the
same
old
man
brought
them
on
their
way
,
and
being
out
of
the
City
,
he
said
to
them
,
My
Brethren
,
doubt
not
but
God
will
give
you
a
prosperous
journey
homeward
;
I
am
John
the
Apostle
and
the
Evangelist
;
your
King
I
affectionately
love
for
his
chastity
,
salute
him
in
my
name
;
and
to
take
from
him
all
doubt
,
restore
him
this
Ring
which
at
the
Dedication
a
Church
to
my
Name
he
gave
,
being
then
disguised
in
the
habit
of
a
Pilgrim
;
tell
him
withall
that
the
day
of
his
death
approaches
,
and
that
six
months
hence
I
will
visit
him
,
and
conduct
him
after
the
Lamb
,
who
is
always
attended
by
pure
chast
Souls
.
As
soon
as
he
had
said
these
words
,
they
presently
found
themselves
in
their
right
way
;
and
with
great
joy
returned
home
.
Whither
being
come
,
they
presented
the
Ring
to
the
King
,
acquainted
him
with
the
Oracle
,
and
taking
him
aside
discovered
to
him
what
was
told
them
of
his
death
.
As
soon
as
they
had
mentioned
the
Name
of
St.
Iohn
,
the
King
burst
forth
into
tears
,
and
after
he
had
diligently
enquired
of
them
touching
the
things
they
had
seen
and
heard
in
their
Journey
,
he
dismissed
them
with
thanks
.
Cr.
p.
988.
An
Irish
Priest
preaching
lately
at
Dublin
on
these
words
,
Take
no
thought
for
to
morrow
,
what
ye
shall
eat
,
nor
what
ye
shall
drink
,
&c.
brings
in
the
example
of
the
Prophet
Daniel
,
Daniel
,
saith
he
,
was
cast
into
the
Lyons
Den
in
Babylon
,
just
then
Habakkuk
had
prepared
a
Dinner
for
his
Reapers
,
comes
an
Angel
to
Habakkuk
,
and
tells
him
,
Habakkuk
,
This
Dinner
thou
hast
prepared
for
thy
Reapers
,
thou
must
carry
to
Daniel
which
is
in
the
Lyons
Den
in
Babylon
.
Lord
,
said
Habakkuk
,
I
know
not
Daniel
,
neither
do
I
know
where
Babylon
is
;
whereupon
the
Angel
took
up
Habakkuk
by
one
single
Hair
of
the
Head
and
carried
him
to
Babylon
to
Daniel
in
the
Lyons
Den.
Babylon
being
three
hundred
Miles
from
the
place
.
A
Priest
preaching
in
a
Nunnery
in
Dublin
,
just
after
the
Birth
of
the
P.
of
W.
chose
this
Text
,
Knock
and
it
shall
be
opened
unto
you
:
He
told
the
Nuns
what
mighty
Miracles
were
done
by
knocking
;
Nay
,
saith
the
Priest
,
by
knocking
we
have
got
a
P.
of
W.
The
Nuns
fell
a
laughing
,
the
Priest
observing
it
;
Hold
,
saith
he
,
I
do
not
mean
such
knocking
as
you
mean.
Thus
have
you
some
Miracles
of
Ignatius
,
S.
Anthony
,
&c.
and
a
few
of
Mr.
Cressy's
many
Stories
of
the
Miracles
of
our
English
Saints
;
if
these
gain
your
Acceptance
,
you
will
oblige
me
farther
to
prosecute
this
Collection
from
more
of
their
Legends
,
and
present
you
with
another
small
Book
of
the
like
nature
.
FINIS
.