Immediatelyseveralnewcasesofpossessionappeared；younggirlswhohadbeencuredwereagainaffected；theembersthuskindledwerefannedintoaflamebya“mission“whichsundrypriestsheldintheparishtoarousethepeopletotheirreligiousduties——amissioninRomanCatholiccountriesbeingakintoa“revival“amongsomeProtestantsects。Multitudesofyoungwomen，excitedbythepreachingandappealsoftheclergy，wereagainthrownintotheolddisease，andatthecomingofthegoodbishopitculminated。

　　Theaccountisgiveninthewordsofaneye-witness：

　　“Atthesolemnentranceofthebishopintothechurch，thepossessedpersonsthrewthemselvesonthegroundbeforehim，orendeavouredtothrowthemselvesuponhim，screamingfrightfully，cursing，blaspheming，sothatthepeopleatlargewerestruckwithhorror。Thepossessedfollowedthebishop，hootedhim，andthreatenedhim，uptothemiddleofthechurch。Orderwasonlyestablishedbytheinterventionofthesoldiers。Duringtheconfirmationthediseasedredoubledtheirhowlsandinfernalvociferations，andtriedtospitinthefaceofthebishopandtotearoffhispastoralraiment。Atthemomentwhentheprelategavehisbenedictionastillmoreoutrageousscenetookplace。

　　Theviolenceofthediseasedwascarriedtofury，andfromallpartsofthechurcharoseyellsandfearfulhowling；sofrightfulwasthedinthattearsfellfromtheeyesofmanyofthespectators，andmanystrangerswerethrownintoconsternation。”

　　Amongtheverylargenumberofthesediseasedpersonstherewereonlytwomen；oftheremainderonlytwowereofadvancedage；

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