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The seyd creatur abood in Danske in Duchelond abowt five er six wekys and had 
ryth good cher of meche pepil for owr Lordys lofe. Ther was non so meche ageyn hir 
as was hir dowtyr in lawe, the whech was most bowndyn and beholdyn to a comfortyd 
hir yf sche had ben kende. Than the creatur enjoyid in owr Lord that sche had so gret 
cher for hys lofe and purposyd to abydyn ther the lengar tyme. Owr Lord, spekyng to
hir thowt, monischyd hir to gon owt of the cuntré. Sche was than in gret hevynes and 
diswer how sche schulde do the byddyng of God, whech sche wolde in no wey 
wythstondyn, and had neithyr man ne woman to gon wyth hir in felawschep. Be the 
watyr wolde sche not gon as ny as sche myth, for sche was so afrayd on the see as sche 
cam thedirward; and be lond wey sche myth not gon esyly, for ther was werr in the 
cuntré that sche schulde passyn by. So what thorw o cawse and other sche was in gret 
hevynesse, not wetyng how sche schuld be relevyd. Sche went into a chirche and mad 
hir preyerys that owr Lord, liche as he comawndyd hir for to gon, he schulde sendyn 
hir help and felaschip wyth the which sche myth gon. And sodeynly a man, comyng to 
hir, askyd yf sche wolde gon on pilgrimage a fer cuntré fro thens to a place clepyd 
Wilsnak wher is worschepyd the Precyows Blod of owr Lord Jhesu Crist whech be
miracle cam of thre oostys, the sacrament of the awter, the whech three oostys and 
precyows blood ben ther onto this day had in gret worschip and reverens and sowt fro 
many a cuntré. Sche wyth glad cher seyde that sche wolde gon thedyr yf sche had 
good felaschep and yf sche wist of any honest man that myth sithyn bryng hir into 
Inglond. And he behestyd hir that he wolde gon on pilgrimage wyth hir to the forseyd 
place on hys owyn cost, and sithyn, yf sche wolde al qwite hys coste into Inglond, he 
schulde comyn wyth hir tyl sche wer in the costys of Inglond that sche myth han good 
felaschep of hir nacyon. He purveyd an heeke, a lityl schip, in the which thei schulde 
seylyn to the holy placewarde, and than myth sche han no leve to gon owt of that lond, 
for sche was an Englisch woman, and so had sche gret vexacyon and meche lettyng er 
sche myth getyn leve of on of the heerys of Pruce for to gon thens. At the last, thorw 
the steryng of owr Lord, ther was a marchawnt of Lynne herd tellyn therof, and he 
cam to hir and comfortyd hir, behestyng hir that he schulde helpyn hir fro thens, eythyr 
prevyly er apertly. And this good man thorw gret labowr gate hir leve to gon wher 
sche wolde. Than sche, wyth the man whech had provydyd for hir, tokyn her vessel, 
and God sent hem calm wynde, the whech wynde plesyd hir ryth wel for ther ros no 
wawe on the watyr. Hir felaschep thowt thei sped no wey and weryn hevy and 
grutchyng. Sche preyid to owr Lord, and he sent hem wynde anow that thei seylyd a 
gret cowrse and the wawys resyn sor. Hyr felaschep was glad and mery, and sche was 
hevy and sory for dred of the wawys. Whan sche lokyd upon hem, sche was evyr 
feryd. Owr Lord, spekyng to hir spirit, bad hir leyn down hir hevyd that sche schulde not 
seen the wawys, and sche dede so. But evyr sche was afeerd, and therfor was sche 
oftyn tymys blamyd. And so they seylyd forth to a place whech is clepyd Strawissownd. 
Yf the namys of the placys be not ryth wretyn, late no man merveylyn, for sche stodyid 
mor abowte contemplacyon than the namys of the placys, and he that wrot hem had 
nevyr seyn hem, and therfor have hym excusyd.