XXI REYNARD THE FOX 175

light thereof was so great as that at noon-
day; the other colour was white and clear,
as if it had been burnished, and the virtue
of it was to cure any blemish or soreness in
the eyes, or any part of the body; also by
stroking the place grieved therewithal, it
presently cured all manner of swellings,
headache, or any sickness whatsoever, whether
it were venom, weakness of stomach, colic,
stone, strangles, fistula, or canker, either
outwardly applied as aforeshown, or inwardly,
by steeping the stone in water, and then
drinking the same; the last colour was
green like grass mixed with a few small
spots of purple; and the learned affirmed for
truth, that whosoever wears this stone about
him could never be vanquished by his
enemies, and that no creature were he never
so strong and hardy, but he shall yield to
him, and he should be victor day and night
in all places.

“Again, as far as one bore it fasting, into
what company soever he chanced, albeit his
worst enemies, yet should he be of them
infinitely beloved, nor should any anger or
evil turn be remembered. Also, if one
should be naked in a vast wild field against