. Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine arts. nof the saint. It appears that King Egfrid repented of hisconcession, and threatened to drag her from her convent. Shefled, attended by two companions, and took refuge on thesummit of a rock, a promontory since called St. Ebbs pursued her to the foot of the rock, and would haveaccomplished his purpose, had not a sudden advance of thetide surrounded the rock so as to render it inaccessible; whichwas attributed to the prayers of the saint and her Egfrid retreated, and consoled himself by marryinganoth
. Legends of the monastic orders : as represented in the fine arts. nof the saint. It appears that King Egfrid repented of hisconcession, and threatened to drag her from her convent. Shefled, attended by two companions, and took refuge on thesummit of a rock, a promontory since called St. Ebbs pursued her to the foot of the rock, and would haveaccomplished his purpose, had not a sudden advance of thetide surrounded the rock so as to render it inaccessible; whichwas attributed to the prayers of the saint and her Egfrid retreated, and consoled himself by marryinganother wife. 4. The fourth capital represents the miraculous dream of thesaint. After her escape from Egfrid, she crossed the Humber,and sought repose in a solitary place, while her two virgins,whose names were Sewerra and Sewenna, watched beside her sleep she had a vision, and dreamed that her staff, whichshe had stuck into the ground, had put forth leaf and branch,and had become a tall tree; and, being much comforted, shycontinued her journey. ST. 11 The Drcarn of St. Ethelreda. (From the ancient sculpture in Ely Cathedral.) 5. The next pillar represents her receiving the pastoralstaff, as abbess of Ely, from St. Wilfrid, archbishop of York;who, being cruelty persecuted by Ermenburga, Egfrids secondchoice, had fled southwards, and taken refuge at Ely. 6. The sixth capital represents the sickness of St. Ethelreda,who is lying on her couch, with her pastoral staff in her hand,and her physician beside her. Another group in the samecapital represents her interment. 7. The seventh capital commemorates a miracle of the saint,which is said to have occurred about 400 years after her was a certain man whose name was Britstan, an usurerand a son of Belial. Being seized with a grievous sickness, herepented of his crimes, and resolved to dedicate himself to Godin the monastery at Ely. But on his way thither he was over-taken by the officers of justice, and thro
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