Part 3 of The Journey of Symon Semeonis from Ireland to the Holy Land

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The Journey of Symon Semeonis from Ireland to the Holy Land (Author: Symon Semeonis (Simon FitzSimon))

Section 3

We reached the city of Chester, which is in England, on Holy Thursday [24 March 1323]. Ships from Ireland arrive continuously at this port. Here we celebrated Easter [27 March], and traversing the cities of Stafford and Lichfield, where there is a most beautiful church in honour of St. Chad, with most lofty stone towers, and splendidly adorned with pictures, sculptures, and other ecclesiastical ornaments,

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and Coventry, most dear and useful to merchants, Dunstable and St. Albans, where there is a monastery of Black Monks, we came to the city of London, which is the most famous and wealthy city under the sun.