The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . laming against his,and the fire entering at front andrear, made his vow yet again toMadame Saint Katherine of Fier-boys. 63 Miracles of Saint Katherine Then sallied he forth thereof, andthought to get him gone. So met heFlemings who ran in on him fromall sides, so that the said Guillaumemight not avail to flee further. Sohe leaped into a great river and deep,if at all he might escape death, andsank to the bottom. And when hearose again, he betook himself toswimming, and so passed to theother side of that river. But he wasscarce come forth o
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . laming against his,and the fire entering at front andrear, made his vow yet again toMadame Saint Katherine of Fier-boys. 63 Miracles of Saint Katherine Then sallied he forth thereof, andthought to get him gone. So met heFlemings who ran in on him fromall sides, so that the said Guillaumemight not avail to flee further. Sohe leaped into a great river and deep,if at all he might escape death, andsank to the bottom. And when hearose again, he betook himself toswimming, and so passed to theother side of that river. But he wasscarce come forth of the water, whenhe was taken of Flemings, that cutand seized his purse and his money,which hung from his neck. Andseeing that they thought to smiteand slay him with axes and pikes^he prayed yet again to MadameSaint Katherine, and so escaped 64 Miracles of Saint Kathei^ine forth from among them. And soabode three days, till he could findthem of his own party, during whichthree days he met Flemings in otherplaces, who did him no manner ofmischief. 65. V SINE ANNO HE Tuesday beforethe Translation ofSaint Martin, therewere in the chapelhere four men of avillage near the parish of La Sou-terraine, where they were taken byEnglish men-at-arms of a garrisonlodged within six leagues of La Sou-terraine ; and the said four men werecarried by the English within theirsaid hold. There the Enghsh boundthem as straitly, as they might, andbeat them sorely, and so went to din-ner. Then the prisoners with one 66 Miracles of Saint Katherine voice vowed themselves to MadameSaint Katherine, namely that, if itpleased her they should escape un-harmed and without ransom fromthe said prison, they would visit herin her chapel of Fierboys and theremake oblations. Then straightwaythe bonds wherewith they werebound fell from their hands andfeet, and they came forth of thathold, into the court, and issued outby the gate, which they found open,neither the porter nor any of thosewithin saying them nay. And th
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