The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . HE thirteenth day ofM^^rch, the year onethousand four hun-dred and thirty-eight,came into the chapelof Madame Saint Katherine of Fier-hoys, Jehan Moret, esquire, becauseof the fair grace which our Lord hathshown him, at the prayer of the glo-rious virgin, Madame Saint Kath-erine, namely, that Moret was takenand put in prison in a deep ditch, atthe Castle of Angouleme. And therehath he lain for the space of fiftydays and fifty nights. 139 Miracles of Saint Katherine Therefore he commended hun toMadame Saint Katherine, imploringher to pray Go
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . HE thirteenth day ofM^^rch, the year onethousand four hun-dred and thirty-eight,came into the chapelof Madame Saint Katherine of Fier-hoys, Jehan Moret, esquire, becauseof the fair grace which our Lord hathshown him, at the prayer of the glo-rious virgin, Madame Saint Kath-erine, namely, that Moret was takenand put in prison in a deep ditch, atthe Castle of Angouleme. And therehath he lain for the space of fiftydays and fifty nights. 139 Miracles of Saint Katherine Therefore he commended hun toMadame Saint Katherine, imploringher to pray God for him, whereforehe would make pilgrimage to seeher, if he might escape. Then anonhe fell asleep, and when he wokefound himself out of the ditch, andso escaped without ransom. Andnow is come to thank God here,and Our Lady, and Madame SaintKatherine. ,140 THE YEAR 1439. EHAN DU RUS-LAY, dwelling atSaint Enthrope deXaintes, declares thathe was prisoner of theEnghsh at Conac, three leagues fromPons in Saintonge, and was held toransom at thirty-five reals, whereofhe had paid thirteen. And for thathe had not paid the whole sum ofthirty-five reals, the said Englishtold him that they would carry himto Bordeaux and double his he being in great fear be-thought him of Madame Saint Kath- 141 Miracles of Saint Katherine erine of Fierboys, and betook him topray for deliverance from that painwherein he lay. Then, anon, theprayer being done, and he lying inirons, the chains fell off his body,and the nail dropped out of its ownaccord. He therefore, so soon as heperceived himself free of his irons,took them and hid them under thestraw. Then once more he prayedto Madame Saint Katherine that shewould be pleased to convey him outof that place, and so took the road,and went forth to the gate of thecastle, where were the porter andothers playing at draughts.
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