\"Dearsister，\"sayshe，\"youobserveverywell，andIwishthecontinuanceofmyspeechforafewmoments，thatImightmakeanampledeclarationuponthataccount。ButIfindthatcannotbe；myspeechisleavingmesofastthatIcanonlytellyouthatIhavealwayslived，andnowdie，anunworthymemberoftheancientcatholicandapostolicchurch；andastomyfaithandprinciples，I
referyoutomypapers，which，Ihope，willinsomemeasurevindicatemeagainstthereflectionsyoumention。\"
Hehadhardlyfinishedhisdiscoursetohissisterandhertwofriends，andgivensomeshortdirectionsrelatingtohisburial，buthisspeechlefthim；andwhatmakesthethingthemoreremarkable，itwentaway，inallappearance，withoutgivinghimanysortofpainoruneasiness。
Whenheperceivedthathisspeechwasentirelyvanished，andthathewasagaininhisoriginalstateofdumbness，hetookhispenasformerlyandwrotetohissister，signifyingthatwhereasthesuddenlossofhisspeechhaddeprivedhimoftheopportunitytospeaktoherandherfriendswhatheintended，hewouldleaveitfortheminwriting，andsodesiredhemightnotbedisturbedtillthereturnofhisfit，whichheexpectedinsixhoursatfarthest。
Accordingtohisdesiretheyalllefthim，andthen，withthegreatestresignationimaginable，hewrotedownthemeditationsfollowing：