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Rh, he confessed, among other revelations, that the unaccountable robbery of the treasures of the church, just recorded, had been executed under his own direction. He admitted that the time and place of the occurrence had been planned by him; though he had submitted, for obvious reasons, to be bound as a prisoner with the rest. He also gave such information as led to the apprehension and execution of his accomplices.

The punishment of Tezarin was mitigated; and the principal treasures of the cathedral were, by his agency, recovered: but their history does not end here.

Although the jewels and golden vessels were restored to their old places in the cathedral, outbreaks and disturbances in its neighbourhood were of frequent occurrence. The hearts of the holy fathers were once more filled with doubts and fears; and so bitterly had they earned the experience of the past, that they had scarcely now the confidence to trust one another. While affairs were in this situation, news came that a church at no great distance from their own, had been entered and plundered of its richest treasures, and that a series of such robberies was to be