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[QUOTE="William Marques, post: 38915, member: 25"] I am probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here but the small ampullae purchased at Canterbury contained drops of water that were reputedly mixed with an essence obtained from the blood and brains of the murdered archbishop. This mixture was supplied to Canterbury pilgrims until abolished by Henry VIII in 1538. It is said that pilgrim badges these were often considered a medicine for nearly any ailment. Whilst it is possible that ampullae from Canterbury which had St. Thomas Becket's likeness stamped on them, along with the inscription "Optimus aegorum medicus fit Thomas benorum", or "for good people who are sick, Thomas is the best doctor" and other similar ones were used for this purpose, there is no evidence that such faith was attached to other badges. Perhaps there were ampullae that were used on the land but I doubt it was with church approval as you have said such practices sound pre Christian. [/QUOTE]
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