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NYG(B.739.012
30 Jul-6 Aug 1739:32 (716)
From the Paris A-la-Main, May 2. They write from Macon,
near Nugent upon the River Seine, that two men digging a
grave in a church-yard there, found a skull which they laid
upon the grass by them; soon after, perceiving it stirring,
they run to the Cure (Parson) and told him there was a saint
buried in that place where they had been digging. The Cure
immediately hasted thither, and to his great surprize found
the skull moving, upon which he cry'd out, a Miracle! a
Miracle!. . . He sent for a cross, and holy water, his
surplice, stool and cap, ordered all the bells to be rung,
and sent notice to the parishioners, who immediately
throng'd to the place. Then he caused a dish to be brought,
put the skull into it, covered it with a napkin, and carried
it to the church in a procession. . . ..The Cure being
arrived at the Church, the skull was laid on the High Altar,
and began to sing Te Deum; but when they came to the verse
Te per obem terranum, a mole starting out of the skull,
discover'd the cause of its motion; upon which the Cure
broke off Te Deum, and the congregation dispers'd.
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