 | John Britton - 1836 - 468 pages
...martyr;" and here pilgrims and devotees of all nations and conditions were wont to resort, to öfter up prayers and present oblations. From what has been...Erasmus, who saw it shortly after the dissolution. lu a chest or case of wood was " a coffin of gold, together with inestimable riches, gold being the... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 598 pages
...frequent and numerous. The paving stones round the shrine of " St. Thomas the Martyr" are said to bear evidences of the frequency of devotional kneeling,...through. The immense value and ostentatious splendour of Beckct's shrine are thus described by Erasmus, who saw it shortly after the dissolution. In a chest... | |
 | 1881 - 136 pages
...frequent and numerous. The paving stones round the shrine of "St. Thomas the Martyr" are said to bear evidences of the frequency of devotional kneeling...nearly worn through. The immense value and ostentatious splendor of Becket's shrine are thus described by Erasmus, who saw it shortly after the dissolution.... | |
 | Samuel Sloan - 1869 - 978 pages
...nations and condilions were wont to resort, to offer up prayers, and present oblations. The paving-stones around the shrine are said to have been evidences of the frequency of devotional kneeling, by being worn nearly through. The immense value and ostentatious splendor of Becket's shrine are thus described... | |
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Erasmus, who saw it shortly after the dissolution. lu a chest or case of wood was " a coffin of gold, together with inestimable riches, gold being the meanest thing to be seen there ; it shone all over, and sparkled and glittered with jewels of the most... 