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John SchorneSir John Schorne, rector of North Marston in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom in 1290, was a very pious man and was said to have effected many miraculous cures for gout and toothache. During a drought, he discovered a well, the waters of which were reputed to have miraculous properties. His reputation for holiness was such that he is believed to have cast the devil into a boot. He is often pictured holding a boot with a devil in it, the origin of the child's jack-in-the-box toy. When he died, his shrine in the church at North Marston became a popular place of pilgrimage until his remains were moved to St George's Chapel, Windsor. The Holy Well may still be seen in North Marston and is currently undergoing renovation. In the Victorian era Schorne was regarded by some locals as a saint and his shrine in North Marston called St. John Schorne's Shrine. Schorne was never martyred however.
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