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Baring-Gould Sabine. Historic Oddities and Strange Events, 2nd Series
Historic Oddities and Strange Events, 2nd Series
Table of Contents
PREFACE FROM 2ND EDITION
I. — A SWISS PASSION PLAY
AUTHORITY
II. — A NORTHERN RAPHAEL
AUTHORITY
III. — THE POISONED PARSNIPS
IV. — THE MURDER OF FATHER THOMAS IN DAMASCUS
AUTHORITIES
V. — SOME ACCUSATIONS AGAINST JEWS
VI. — THE COBURG MAUSOLEUM
VII. — JEAN AYMON
AUTHORITY
VIII. — THE PATARINES OF MILAN
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II
IX. — THE ANABAPTISTS OF MÜNSTER
AUTHORITIES
THE END
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Sabine Baring-Gould
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Whilst her commands were being fulfilled in all haste, and the required weapons were sought out, John Moser, who remained behind, saw the room "filled with a dazzling glory, such as no tongue could describe," and wept for joy. The excitement had already mounted to visionary ecstasy. It was five o'clock when the weapons were brought upstairs. The holy Margaretta was then seated on her bed, wringing her hands, and crying to all to pray, "Help! help! all of you, that Christ may not be overcome in me. Strike, smite, cleave—everywhere, on all sides—the floor, the walls! It is the will of God! smite on till I bid you stay. Smite and lose your lives if need be."
It was a wonder that lives were not lost in the extraordinary scene that ensued; the room was full of men and women; there were ten of them armed with hatchets, crowbars, clubs, pick-axes, raining blows on walls and floors, on chairs, tables, cupboards and chests. This lasted for three hours. Margaret remained on the bed, encouraging the party to continue; when any arm flagged she singled out the weary person, and exhorted him, as he loved his soul, to fight more valiantly and utterly defeat and destroy the devil. "Strike him! cut him down! the old adversary! the arch-fiend! whoso loseth his life shall find it. Fear nothing! smite till your blood runs down as sweat. There he is in yonder corner; now at him," and Elizabeth served as her echo, "Smite! strike on! He is a murderer, he is the young Napoleon, the coming anti-Christ, who entered into me and almost destroyed me."
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