1883 October, M.H. Bloxam, “On The Sepulchral Effigy of a Pilgrim in St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest, South Wales”, inArchaeologia Cambrensis, volume14, number56, page258:
The left hand was gone, this held thebourdon or pilgrim's staff, a small portion only of which appeared over the scrip.
1897 May, W. Connor Sydney, “Out With the Old Pilgrims”, inThe Gentleman's Magazine, page489:
The pilgrim's return was denoted by a bunch of palm, which was tied round the head of thebourdon, the leaves being, of course, ghe guerdon of his enterprise, giving the name of Palmer to the tribe.
1904, James Blanton Wharey,A Study of the Sources of Bunyan's Allegories, page29:
Both in Wright's text and in Lydgate's version the hutch from which Grace Dieu gets the scrip andbourdon is said to contain 'many a fair jewel.'
1926, James Charles Wall,Pilgrimage, page27:
A thin wand is frequently bound against the pilgrim'sbourdon in fifteenth century pictures.
1999,Anna Gavalda, “Permission”, inJe voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part,→ISBN:
Je me souviens qu'il écrivait ça à un de ses copains qui avait lebourdon et qui voulait voyager. L'autre lui disait grosso modo que c'était pas la peine étant donné qu'il allait se trimballer son paquet d'emmerdements avec lui.
I remember he wrote that to one of his friends who wasdown in the dumps and wanted to go travelling. He basically told him that there was no point since he'd just be taking all his problems with him.
