The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . rine Thence they went to a chapel ofSaint Blaise, about two arbalest shotsfrom the town of Alençon. Therethey betook themselves in freedom,and were watched by seven English-men all the night following. Butwhen it was day the English re-turned to Alençon, as not deemingthat the prisoners would dare to es-cape in the day time. Then wan-dered forth the prisoners at adven-ture, commending themselves alwaysto Madame Saint Katherine. Sothey left the said chapel about nineoclock in the morning, and faredwithout hindrance, by grace of Godand of Mad
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . rine Thence they went to a chapel ofSaint Blaise, about two arbalest shotsfrom the town of Alençon. Therethey betook themselves in freedom,and were watched by seven English-men all the night following. Butwhen it was day the English re-turned to Alençon, as not deemingthat the prisoners would dare to es-cape in the day time. Then wan-dered forth the prisoners at adven-ture, commending themselves alwaysto Madame Saint Katherine. Sothey left the said chapel about nineoclock in the morning, and faredwithout hindrance, by grace of Godand of Madame Saint to-day Moreau has betakenhimself hither, all ironed on both 137 18 Miracles of Saint Katherine legs, even as he promised when hemade his vow. And he hath swornby the faith of his body that all w^hichhe hath said is true, in presence ofMessire Georges Guiot,Brother GillesLecourt, warders of the chapel, Je-han Chermeteau, Benoist Pinart,Gilles le Bouvier, Nicolas Mercier,Guillaume Pigeon, and several others. 138 THE YEAR 1438. 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
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