The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . rine that of her grace she would behis comfort. And anon the Enghsh-man struck him thrice as hard asstrike he could, on his naked neck,yet cut him not, nor wounded him,nor did him no manner of harm. Andwhen the Englishman perceived thathe had wounded him not at all, heleft him, and called another Eng-lishman who had a led horse, andmounted Jehan thereon. The said Jehan saith that after-wards he heard the Englishman saythat when he had struck the threestrokes, and saw that there wasno wound, he remembered him ofMadame Saint Katherine, and we
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . rine that of her grace she would behis comfort. And anon the Enghsh-man struck him thrice as hard asstrike he could, on his naked neck,yet cut him not, nor wounded him,nor did him no manner of harm. Andwhen the Englishman perceived thathe had wounded him not at all, heleft him, and called another Eng-lishman who had a led horse, andmounted Jehan thereon. The said Jehan saith that after-wards he heard the Englishman saythat when he had struck the threestrokes, and saw that there wasno wound, he remembered him ofMadame Saint Katherine, and welldeemed that Jehan had recom- Miracles of Saint Katherine mended himself to her, and so hehad pity on Jehan. So was he led to Alençon. Andwhen Le Mans was taken, he wasled thither, and escaped withoutransom, by prayer and power ofthe glorious Virgin, Madame SaintKatherine. And by the faith of hisbody hath Jehan sworn that allthis is true, in presence of MessireRichard Kyrthrizian, Brother GillesLacour, warders of this chapel, andseveral others. 99. XVIIITHE YEAR 1429 HE fourth day ofMay, in the year onethousand four hun-dred and twenty-nine, did MichaelHamilton, a Scot, esquire of the com-pany of John Stewart, captain, pre-sent himself in the chapel of MadameSaint Katherine of Fierboys. Whoswore on his oath that the miraclefollowing is true. It is to be knownthat right willingly with all hispower and strength he has everserved, with all his heart and devo-tion, the glorious Virgin Mary and 100 Miracles of Saint Katherine Madame Saint Katherine. Andeven says that the parish whereinhe was born was founded in thehonor of Madame Saint Katherine,wherefore, for honor and remem-brance of her, since he has come intoFrance, with true heart and devouthe has made pilgrimage to seek herin her chapel of Fierboys. He says that last Holy Week heand several foot-soldiers at armswere lodged in Brittany, in a villagecalled Calletz, near Clisson. And hesaith that on a certain day the Bretonswer
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