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"The widow of a Castellan."
The Castellan was a military guardian of a castle; and of the same dignity as the viscount. See Ducange.
Note 18.Page 96.
"This story is told in Caxton's Golden Legende[2], and in the Metrical Lives of the Saints. Hence Julian, or Saint Julian, was called hospitator, or the gode herberjour; and the Pater Noster became famous, which he used to say for the souls of his father and mother whom he had thus unfortunately killed. The peculiar excellencies of this prayer are displayed by Boccace. Chaucer, speak-
- ↑ This notation is an error of the Press.
- ↑ "Fol. 90. ed. 1493."—Warton. There were a great many Saints of this name. "Of this Saynt Julyen some saye this is he that pylgryms and wayfarying men call and requyre for good herborowe, because our Lorde was lodged in his hous. But it seemeth better that it is he yt slewe his fader and moder ignorantly, of whome the hystory is hereafter." Cax. Golden Leg. fol. 85, ed. 1527.
