Note 064
William of Malmsbury (l. iv. c. 2, p. 209)
quotes the Itinerary of the monk Bernard, an eye-witness,
who visited Jerusalem A.D. 870. The miracle is confirmed by
another pilgrim some years older; and Mosheim ascribes the
invention to the Franks, soon after the decease of
Charlemagne.]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 57