. Pilgrimages to Saint Mary of Walsingham and Saint Thomas of Canterbury . lost, by a suddenaspiration commended his safety to the Virgm, who \ 18 PILGRIMAGE FOR RELIGIONS SAKE. was SO near: tor he liacl determined to fly to heraltar, if the gate had been open. And lo ! the un-heard-of occiuTence! On a sudden the man andhorse were together witliin the precincts of thechurch, imd the pursuer fruitlessly storming without. Me. And did he make you swallow such a won-derful stoiy? Og. Unquestionably. Me. That could not be very easy with such aphilosopher as you. Og. He pointed out a brass plate nai
. Pilgrimages to Saint Mary of Walsingham and Saint Thomas of Canterbury . lost, by a suddenaspiration commended his safety to the Virgm, who \ 18 PILGRIMAGE FOR RELIGIONS SAKE. was SO near: tor he liacl determined to fly to heraltar, if the gate had been open. And lo ! the un-heard-of occiuTence! On a sudden the man andhorse were together witliin the precincts of thechurch, imd the pursuer fruitlessly storming without. Me. And did he make you swallow such a won-derful stoiy? Og. Unquestionably. Me. That could not be very easy with such aphilosopher as you. Og. He pointed out a brass plate nailed to thegate, representing the knight who was saved, attiredin the fashion then usual in England, and which wenow see in old pictures; according to which, thebarbers of that age must have starved, and also theweavers and dyers. (20) Me. Why so ? Og. Because he had a beard as long as a goats,and all his dress had not a wrinkle; so tightly wasit fitted, that it seemed to contract his body. Therewas also anotlier plate, showing the figure and sizeof the opening. Page 18. V^/i (Sec note ncft^ in p. 86.) WALSINGHAM. 19 Me. It would be wrong to doubt any longer. Og. Under the wicket was an iron grating, al-lowing only a foot-man to pass; as it Avould not beproper that any horse should again tread the spot,which the former horseman had consecrated to theVirgm. Me. Right enough. Og. To the east of this is a chajjcl full of won-ders. Thither I go. Another guide receives we worshipped for a short time. Presentlythe joint of a mans finger is exliibited to us, thelargest of three: I kiss it; and then I ask. Whoserehcs were these? He says, St. Peters. Theapostle? I ask. He said. Yes. Then, observingthe size of the joint, which might have been that ofa giant, I remarked, Peter must have been a man ofvery large size. At this one of my companionsburst mto a laugh; wliich I certauily took ill, for ifhe had been quiet the attendant would have shownus all the relics. However, we pacifi
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