Cathedra is interpreted 'Bishop's throne' in English;
and Saint Peter was raised on that day
to his bishop's throne in the city of Antioch.
This throne he occupied fully seven years;
and afterwards went by God's command
to the great city of Rome, and dwelt therein
five and twenty years, and shewed many miracles
to the Roman people, until he converted them to the faith.
He left Antioch because he was an Apostle,
and had to go everywhere and establish Christianity.
Then he occupied in Rome his second episcopal see,
until the wicked Nero hung him on a rood.
Now will we tell you some of Peter's miracles
to his honour, and your edification;
but it is not our task to tell all his miracles.
We said erewhile how his shadow healed
all the sick over whom it glided,
wheresoever he went, and they all rose up
sound before him, who aforetime lay in the mire.
Now will we also tell you how on a certain day he went
to God's temple with the evangelist John.
Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood,
who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate,
that he might receive alms from those entering.
Then looked he towards Peter, desiring an alms,
and Peter said, 'I have neither silver nor gold,
I give thee that I have: arise, in the Lord's name,
whole on thy feet,' and took his right hand
and lifted him up; and he leapt up immediately,
trying his power of motion, whether he could walk.
