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 and that she had vowed her virginity unto Jesu Christ, whom she had chosen to her spouse and would never have other. And when the provost Fabricus heard this he was nigh from himself for anger; and commanded that she should be put in a tun of burning oil, wherein she was preserved by the power of her spouse Jesu Christ that she felt none disease ne harm, but a precious ointment of balm. And when the paynims saw this great miracle many of them were thereby converted to the faith of Jesu Christ. And the tyrant said that she did all this by enchantment, and did do put her in a deep prison nine days long without meat or drink, but she was that while fed by angels' food of our Lord, so that at the end of nine days she was nothing appaired. Then the judge sent for her, supposing that she had been nigh dead and feeble, but when she came she was fairer and brighter to look on than ever she was before, whereof all the people marvelled greatly. Then the judge said to her: 'But if thou wilt worship and do sacrifice to the idols thou shalt not escape the torment of the gibbet.' Then she answered to the judge: 'I worship Almighty God that made all things, and despise thy gods that be fiends.' And then she fell down platte to the earth and lifted up her eyes to Almighty God, beseeching him that he would show his power tofore the people that he was only Almighty God and none other.

Then Fabricius the judge let set up a pillar on high, and thereon he set his god, an idol; and anon there came a multitude of angels from heaven and cast down this idol, and all to-brake it, and anon the