The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . ATURDAY, vigil ofPentecost, one thou-sand three hundredand eighty, PerrotChapon, of the Pa-rish of Saint Salvator near Lu-zarche, came to the chapel to submithimself thankfully to Madame SaintKatherine, acknowledging the gracethat she won from him of Our Lord ;namely, the delivery of his body thatwas held of the English in chains ;and there was he for a whole monthin irons, nor no deliverance could hefind for himself. 8 57 Miracles of Saint Katherine So made he his vow to MadameSaint Katherine, that if he might es-cape without paying ransom
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . ATURDAY, vigil ofPentecost, one thou-sand three hundredand eighty, PerrotChapon, of the Pa-rish of Saint Salvator near Lu-zarche, came to the chapel to submithimself thankfully to Madame SaintKatherine, acknowledging the gracethat she won from him of Our Lord ;namely, the delivery of his body thatwas held of the English in chains ;and there was he for a whole monthin irons, nor no deliverance could hefind for himself. 8 57 Miracles of Saint Katherine So made he his vow to MadameSaint Katherine, that if he might es-cape without paying ransom, verilyhe would go on pilgrimage to herchapel. And no sooner was his vowmade in prison — his wife also mak-ing her vow about that same hour,—than he fell asleep, and on his wak-ing, lo, he was in the hall of his ownhouse, all in chains of iron as he so hath he come to the chapel,to give thanks to Our Lord, and tothe Virgin, and hath sworn thatthis is true. 68. m THE YEAE 1383 HE year of grace onethousand three hun-dred eighty and three,the Tuesday afterEaster, came into thechapel here Clement de la Biere,of the diocese of Xaintes, near laEochelle, and of the parish of Estre,who since Christmas was taken pris-oner of the English in Chaluceau,he and divers others. And when they were taken, thesame Clement was right stronglybound with his arms behind his back,and his feet made fast beneath the 59 Miracles of Saint Katherine belly of a horse he had. And whenClement found himself hard by thekeep of the English, then called heon Madame Saint Katherine, andmade his vow to go on pilgrimageto her chapel here, before Pentecost,if but she would deliver him frombonds. And so soon as his vowswere made the cords wherewith hewas bound fell to earth, and he rodeoff with his horse safe and sound,though verily he who should havewarded him told the English thatthis prisoner was escaping. And tothis he maketh oath. Present, Guillaume Le Fournierof the said par
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