Shotwick

Shotwick village on the wirral is one such oasis ... a place able to transport one back instantly day or night.

Coming Home Peter Ashley 2008

"It has more than grazed Euan of Shotwick," remarked Cadfael dryly.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

"It has more than grazed Euan of Shotwick," remarked Cadfael dryly.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

Now how would they be able to choose, say, between Euan of Shotwick and you?

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

This was the man Euan of Shotwick had marked, before he himself died.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

"Well, well!" said Rhodri ap Huw softly into Cadfael's ear, "Euan of Shotwick is taking a modest interest in the evening's happenings, after all!"

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

Tangled in his spilled stock of belts, baldricks, gloves, purses and saddle-bags, Euan of Shotwick lay on his back, knees drawn up, a coarse sacking bag drawn half-over his lean face and greying head.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

Now how would they be able to choose, say, between Euan of Shotwick and you?

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

And the next thing that happens is that Euan of Shotwick is also killed in the night, and all his belongings ransacked.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981

Hugh Beringar came with four of the sheriff's men, dispersed the crowd that hung expectantly round the booth of Euan of Shotwick, and listened to the accounts rendered by the neighbouring stall-holders, by the butcher from over the road, and by Rhodri ap Huw, for whom Cadfael interpreted sentence by sentence.

St. Peter's Fair Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981