whiche was than at hand. But now commythe the
myrakle. By and by that knyght was all in the
churche yarde, and hys aduersary was ragynge at the
dore wowte. Me. And dyd he tell you so maruylous
a myrakle for a trewthe? Ogy. No dowte. Me.
But I suppose that he could nat so lyghtely doo that
to you so a great a philosopher. Ogy. He dyd
shewe to me in that same wykytte in a plate of coper,
the ymage of the knyght fastenyd with nayles and with
the same garmentes that the Englishmen were wontyd
to wayre at that tyme, as you may see in that olde
pictures, whiche wyl nat lye, Barbours had || but
lytle lyuynge at that tyme: and dieres & websteres
gotte but litle monay. Me. Why so? Ogy.
For he had a berd like a goote, and his cote had neuer
a plyte, & it was so litle, that with strayte gyrdynge
it mayd hys body to apere lesse than it was.
Ther was another plate, that was in quantyte and fourme
like to a cheste. Me. Well now it is nat to
be doubtyd apo. Ogy. Under ye wykyte ther was
a grate of yrne, that no man ca passe theryn but a
footema, for it is nat conuenyent that any horsse
shuld tread after apon ye place, whiche the knyght
dyd cosecrate to owr lady. Me. Nat withowt
a good cause. Ogy. Frome that parte toward
the Este, there is a litle chapell, full of maruayles
and thyther I wete, ther was I receyuyd of another
of our ladyes chaplenes, ther we knelyd downe, to
make our litle prayeres. By & by, he broght forthe
|| B iiij.|| the ioynte of a mannes fynger, the greatyste
of thre, which I kyssyd, & askyd whose relyques thay
were, he dyd say that thay were saynt Petres.
What thapostle sayd I. Ye sayd he. Than I dyd
better beholde the ioynte, whiche for hys greatenes
myght well haue be a Gyates ioynte, rather than a
mannes. Than sayd I, saynt Peter must nedys be
a great man of stature. But at that word, ther
was one of the gentleme that stode by, that could
not forbere lawghynge, for the which I was very sory.
For if he had holden hys pease, we had sene all the
relyques, yet we metely well pleasyd mayster Sexte,
with gyuynge hym .ij. or .iij. grotes. Before
that chapell there was a litle howsse, which he sayd
ones in wynter tyme whan that there was litle rowme
to couer the reliques, that it was sodenly broght
& sett in that place. Under that house || there
was a couple of pittes, bothe fulle of water to the
brynkys, and thay say that ye sprynge of thos pittes
is dedicate to our lady, that water is very colde,
and medycynable for the hede ake and that hartburnynge.
Me. If that cold water wyll hele the paynes
in the hede and stomake, than wyll oyle put owte fyre
from hensforthe. Ogy. It is a myrakle that I
tell, good syr, or els what maruayle shuld it be, that
cowld water shuld slake thurste? Me. This may
well be one parte of your tale. Ogy. Thay say
that the fowntayne dyd sodenly sprynge owte of the
erthe at the commaundement of our lady, & I dilygently