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DIVINITY AND DIVINES.

OUR LADY OF CARDIGAN.

Previously to the dissolution of monasteries in England, by king Henry the Eight, there was at Cardigan, an image of the Virgin, which was much resorted to by pilgrims, even from distant parts, and produced very considerable revenues to the Church. Tradition asserted that it had been discovered swimming in the river Teivi, with a lighted wax taper in its hand; that after its removal, this taper burnt for several years without any dimunition of its substance, but that on some persons committing perjury in swearing upon it, it was suddenly extinguished, and never burnt afterwards. Hence it became esteemed an invaluable relic, and, as such, was declared by the monks entitled to receive adoration. The dissolution of monasteries, of course VOL. II

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put an end to its influence: and the first information was laid against it, by Dr. William Barton, bishop of St. Davids, who at that time professed the principles of protestantism, but who a few years afterwards recanted and again be-came a catholic. The following is a copy of his curious letter, and of the consequent examinations respecting the tapers of the prior and vicar. In Barlow's letter he earnestly requests to have the see of his bishopric removed to Caermarthen. The year in which the letter was written is not inserted, but there is reason to suppose it was 1537. "After my right humble "commendations, the benevolent goodness of "your lordship toward me appeareth, both by 'your lordships letters, and by relacion of M. Dort, Barnes concernynge soch somes of moneye as I am yndebted to the kynges high"nes favourably to be respited, though I cannot "in this, nor in other your manyfold benefits, "condignly make recompensation, yet, the little "that I maye to the utmost of my pore possi"bilitye, my unfayned endeavours shail not "fayle faythefully to performe. Concernynge "your lordships letres addressed for the taper

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of Haverford West, ere the receyte of them, I "had done reformacion, and openly detested "the abuse thereof; all parties which before

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tyme repugned, penitently reconcyled. But sythen I chaunced upon another taper of "most great credyte, and of more shameful "detestacion, called our ladies taper, of Cardi"gan, which I have sente here to your lordships, "with convenient instructyons of that develish

delusyon. For when I admonished the canons "of St. Davyds, accordynge to the kynges in"structyons, in no wise to set forth feyned "reliques for to allure people to supersticyon, "neither to advance the vayne observacyons of "unnecessary holy days, abrogated by the "kynges supreme authoritye, at St. Davyds

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daye the people wilfully solemnised the feaste: "then reliques were set forth, which I caused to "be sequestered and taken away, detayning "them in my custody until I may be advertised "of your lordship's pleasure. The parcels of the

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reliques are these: two heades of sylver plate " enclosynge two rotten skulls, stuffed with pu"trified clowtes. Item, two arme bones, and a "worm eaten boke covered with sylver plate. "Of the canons showinge negligence towarde "the prefermente of Gods worde, and what un"godly disguised sermons was preached in the "cathedral church, in the feast of Innocents, "last past, they being present with an auditory

of iii or iiij hundred persons, this bearer, a

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