rates that Catherine Boyraionne sent a number of demons into one Magdelaine, a woman of about twenty-two; and that another old woman cast a devil into one Marie; in each case the devils entered into the possessed by means of some nuts which they ate. De abdit. rer. caus. lib. 2.Fernel also tells of a man who was thirsty and, for want of water, ate an apple, whereon he was at once possessed by a devil. But of what use is it to linger over such examples? Every day in our own town we continually meet with large numbers of persons who, for the most part, impute their possession to certain Vaudois or sorcerers. The truth is confessed by the devils themselves, being wrung from them by the might and virtue of exorcisms, and of the glorious body of St. Claude, who, being descended from the Counts Palatine of Salins, after having governed the Archbishopric of Besançon, came to this place to live the life of a hermit until his death in the year 650. By this he gained such favour with Heaven that from that time his body may be seen laid out whole upon the altar of the church in the eternal triumph of countless miracles which are performed upon those who resort to him; and demoniacs especially are every moment being healed by his prayers and intercessions.
O Blessed Soul! Here I could willingly fill several volumes with your praises, but I wait for another time when I shall have leisure to recount, with your help, your life and works. Do but lend me your hand now, that I may bring to a conclusion this little work in which I again take up the fight against the greatest enemies of God in this world; for I must now return to my subject. It is remarkable that as we have in this
