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( 12 ) to light and bring with him a conſecrated taper, for hitherto they had had no light but that of the viſion which was full ſtrong enough to diſcover any thing in the room.

In a ſhort time the old man entered with a taper in his hand, and in a moment all the luminous appearances vaniſhed. The girl, ſoon after, recovered, and gave a very ſensſible account of all that had happened, and the landlord and the friar ſpent the reſt of the night together.

The friar, however, to ſhew the power of the demon and the holy virtue of the taper, removed it ſeveral times from the chamber before the day broke, and the croſſes and inſcriptions were again viſible, and remained ſo till the taper was brought back, and then vaniſhed as at firſt.

When the fun aroſe, the friår took his leave to go to Martins, and did not return till noon. In the mean time the two Dutch officers came home, and ſoon learnt what had happened, though the landlord took all the pains he could to conceal it. The reports they heard were confirmed by the pale and terrified appearance of the girl; their curioſity was greatly excited, and they asked her innumerable queſtions.

Her anſwers, inſtead of extinguiſhing, increaſed it: They aſſured the landlord that they would not leave his houſe, but, on the contrary, would afford him all the aſſiſtance in their power.

As they were young gentlemen of a military profeſſion, and Proteſtants, they were at