Dayly haue be done by grace day and nyght.
"By oblacion of othes, halt lame and blynde
Hath ben restored vnto prosperite;
Dombe men to speke aboue cours of kynde
Sickemen delyuered from payne and miserie,
Maydens hath kept theyr pure virginite,
Wyddowes defended from greuous oppression,
And clarkes exalted by her to promocion."
It is also remarkable that a reason exists in the story of this saint for the choice of so strange an offering. As she was escaping from her husband, a crop of oats sprang up miraculously, to testify in her behalf, and to silence the messengers who had been sent to turn her from her purpose.