The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . hirteenth day ofthe month of June,in the year one thou-sand four hundredforty and four cameinto this chapel one of the archersof Monseigneur the Dauphin namedJean Oquilhe, of the parish of of the Wood, in the see ofNantes, in Brittany. This man hadbeen taken by the EngHsh andcarried to la Eivière de Thibou-ville, and there put into stocks sogreat, heavy, and marvelous, that itneeded four men to set him in and 146 Miracles of Saint Katherine take him out. He then, being inthis prison, bethought him of Ma-dame Saint Katherine, to wh
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . hirteenth day ofthe month of June,in the year one thou-sand four hundredforty and four cameinto this chapel one of the archersof Monseigneur the Dauphin namedJean Oquilhe, of the parish of of the Wood, in the see ofNantes, in Brittany. This man hadbeen taken by the EngHsh andcarried to la Eivière de Thibou-ville, and there put into stocks sogreat, heavy, and marvelous, that itneeded four men to set him in and 146 Miracles of Saint Katherine take him out. He then, being inthis prison, bethought him of Ma-dame Saint Katherine, to whom hemade his vow. Anon, the vow being made, heissued forth of the irons and the pri-son, doing himself no manner ofharm, and so crossed the ditches ofthe place, so Ml of water and sodeep that it was marvel. There-fore the said Jean is come to dohis vow and his pilgrimage. Andhath said and sworn that these thingsare true, in presence of MessireGeorges Guiot, priest, Brother PierreQueroan, warders of this chapel, andseveral others. 147 THE YEAE 1444. HE Tuesday after theFête Dieu, in theyear one thousandfour hundred fortyand four, came hitherJehan Prévost, an esquire, to thankGod and Madame Saint man was struck by a cul-verin ball on the bone of the leg,and could find no cure nor no remedy,for the stone of the culverin abodefast in his leg. Anon he mountedhis horse and made a vow to God,Our Lady, and Madame Saint Kath-erine. And he had not ridden a 148 Miracles of Saint Katherine league, when the said stone cameout by the same way that it went in,and fell to the ground. Thus by thegrace of God and Madame SaintKatherine he was whole and well,as he hath said and affirmed to betrue, in presence of Messire GeorgesGuiot, priest. Brother Pierre Que-roan, warders of this chapel, Guil-laume Guierrier, and several others. 149 THE YEAE 1446
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