JULIAN, JULYAN, called Julian the Hospitaller, was born of noble parents. He loved hunting, and one day, as he hunted the hart, the animal turned and told him that he would slay his parents. Julian left home and took service with the lord of a foreign country. He married a lady there, but once, while he was out, his parents came seeking him. His wife gave them her room to rest and to refresh themselves, then she went to church. When Julian returned, he saw a man and a woman in his bed. Thinking that they were his wife and a lover, he slew them both, locked the door, and went out again. As he approached the church, he saw his wife returning. In horror, he listened while she explained that the people he had slain were his parents. As penance, Julian and his wife wandered throughout the country until they came to a perilous river. There they built a hospice, and Julian ferried over any travelers who wanted to cross. One cold night he carried an old leper across the swollen river, and when he laid the leper in his bed, the leper became an angel, who told him that God had accepted his penance. After his death, travelers invoked him as the patron saint of hospitality (Legenda aurea XXX).

The Franklin, famous for his hospitality, is known as St. Julian in his county, Gen Prol 340. The garrulous eagle salutes St. Julian as he approaches Fame's house, HF II.1022-1023.

Julian appears in a medial position, Gen Prol 340, as does Julyan, a spelling variant, HF II.1022.