[8] Montgéron, work cited, Tom. II. p. 36. Calmeil, De la Folie, Tom. II, pp. 315, 317.
[9] For particulars and certificates in this case, see Montgéron, Tom. II. Troisième Démonstration, pp. 1-58.
[10] Montgéron, work cited, Tom. II. Pièces Justificatives de la Troisième Démonstration, p. 4.
[11] Montgéron, Tom. I. Seconde Démonstration, p. 6.
[12] "Un coup d'épée" is the expression employed by Montgéron; but the facts elsewhere reported by himself do not seem to bear out, in most cases, its accuracy. It was not usually a thrust of a sword's point, but only a pressure with the point of a sharp sword, often so strong, however, that the weapon was bent by its force.
[13] Montgéron, Tom. III. p. 10.
[14] See, for the entire relation, from which I have here given extracts only, Montgéron's work, Tom. III. pp. 24-26. Montgéron, though he vouches for the narrator as a gentleman worthy of all credit, does not give his name, nor that, of the physician, except as Dr. M——. The occurrence took place in 1732.
[15] Montgéron, Tom. III. pp. 107-111.
[16] Ibid. p. 688.
[17] "As murderous blows must either wound or kill, but for a miracle, there ought to be a promise or a revelation to warrant their infliction. But God has given no such promise, no such revelation, to justify the demanding or the granting of the succors. It is, therefore, a tempting of God to do so."—Vains Efforts des Discernans, p. 133.