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" The noted St. Fillan whose name has been given to so many chapels, Fountains etc. in Scotland and who is still held in superstitious reverence in great part of the Highlands was Abbot of Pittenweem from which situation he retired and died a hermit in the wilds of Glenorchy A.D. 649 while engaged in transcribing the scriptures his left hand was observed to send forth such a splendour as to afford light to that with which he wrote, a miracle which saved many candles of the convent as St Fillan used to spend whole nights in that exercise. Lesley, Lib 7. tells us that Robert the Bruce was possessed of this miraculous and luminous arm which he inclosed in a silver shrine and had it carried at the head of his army. Previous to the battle of Bannockburn the kings chaplain a man of little faith abstracted the relic and deposited it in some place of security lest it should fall into the hands of the English. But lo! while Robert was addressing his prayers to the empty casket it was observed to open and shut suddenly and on inspection the Saint was found to have himself deposited his arm in the shrine as an assurance of victory, such is the tale of Lesley.etc etc. Sibbald's Hist. [History] of Fife pp 336.337. " "Note the above quotation refers to page 23"