Note 15 — THE ANTIQUITIES OF BRIDGNORTH. PART I.
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One of the days on which King John was at Bridgnorth happened to be a fast day, notwithstanding which, he, being wearied most probably with his incessant marches, ate twice; for which supposed offence he atoned by feeding a hundred paupers with bread, fish, and beer.—(Antiquities of Shropshire, Vol. 1, p. 269.) His scrupulosity in this matter is the more remarkable from the fact, that however important the scriptural exercise of fasting may be on certain occasions, yet it has always been dispensed with under the circumstances in which John was then placed—viz: taking a fatiguing journey.—(Bishop Taylor’s Works, Vol. 3, p. 170.)