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( 10 ) The girl was comforted with this ſpiritual aſſiſtance, but, not withiſtanding, took one of the maids to be her bedfellow the next night.

In the dead of the night the flaming croſs was again viſible, but no attempt was made on either of the women. They were however, greatly terrified and the ſervant ſaid, ſhe would rather leave her place than lie in the room again

The friar the next morning took the merit of the ſpirit's peaceable behaviour to himſelf. The prayers and maſſes were renewed, and application was made to the convents of Liege for auxiliary aſſiſtance. The good friar in the mean time, was by no means idle at home; he performed his devotions with great ardour, and towards evening he beſtowed a plentiful libation of holy water on the chamber and the bed.

The girl not being able to perſuade the ſervant to ſleep with her again in the haunted room, and being encouraged by the friar to abide the iſſue, having alſo great confidence herſelf in the prayers, maſſes, and Sprinklings that had been uſed on the occaſion: ſhe ventured once more to ſleep in the time room by herſelf.

In the night, after hearing ſome ſlight noiſes, ſhe ſaw the room all in a blaze, and a great number of ſmall luminous croſſes, with ſcrips of writing here and there very legible, among which the precept to be ſilent, was most conſpicuous.

In the middle of the room ſhe ſaw