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 and all  her  limbs  at  length  revived,

and she  therewith  arose  whole,  the  people  being  spectators  of  it.

XV. There was  a  certain  great  noble  called  Tetradius,

and one  of  his  slaves  was  raving  mad

then prayed  he  the  saint  to  lay  his  hand  upon  him.

So Martin  ordered  them  to  bring  the  man  to  him,

but no  man  durst  go  to  the  possessed  one,

because he  wondrously  foamed  at  the  mouth,

and attempted  to  tear  every  one  who  went  in  to  him.

Then Tetradius  himself  came  and  sought  the  saint,

praying him  humbly  that  he  would  go  to  the  poor  man.

Then said  the  holy  man  that  he  would  not  go  to  his  house,

as he  was  a  heathen  man,  and  of  evil  life.

Then the  heathen  noble  promised  the  holy  man

that he  would  be  a  Christian  if  the  boy  became  whole.

And Martin  at  once  went  to  the  madman,

and laid  his  hand  on  him  and  quickly  drove  the  devil

from the  witless  man;    and  he  became  immediately  whole.

Then Tetradius,  as  soon  as  he  saw  that,

believed on  our  Lord,  and  let  himself  be  anointed  as  a  catechumen,

and after  a  little  delay  he  was  baptized,

and reverenced  Martin  with  wondrous  love,

because he  was  verily  the  author  of  his  salvation.

XVI. At the  same  time  in  the  same  fortified  town

went Martin  to  a  man's  house,

when he  stopped  suddenly  before  the  threshold,

saying that  he  saw  a  terrible  fiend  in  the  chamber.

Then Martin  commanded  the  hateful  devil

to depart  thence,  and  he  thereupon  became  angry,

seized a  man  of  the  noble's  household