Revue celtique - National Library of Scotland

on S. Martin of Tours. 597
29. A certain man named Tetradius had a slave full of démons. Tetra-
dius said this to Martin : « I will believe in Christ if thou expellest the
démons from my slave. » Martin went along with him, and expelled
the démons from the slave, and Tetradius believed in Christ forthwith.
50. Atanother timeas Martin was walking he sawahideous démon in
the hall of a certain prud'homme and ordered him to corne out of that
place. So he entered into the cook and the misérable man was biting and
mangling every one who came to him. Martin, however, put his fmgers
into his mouth and said this to him : « If thou hast power (to do so), lacerate
thèse fmgers. w So the démon shrunk from Martin's fmgers as if redhot
,iron had been put into his maw ; and then the démon escaped through
the flux of his (the cook's) belly and left the foui traces.
1 . At another time trembling and great fear seized the 3 city wherein
Martin was dwelling. For thèse were the tidings that weresownthroughout
the city, that the barbarians were coming to harry it. Martin ordered
a demoniac who was in the city to be brought to him, and he asked him
whence were the tidings. Said the man to him : « Sixteen démons hâve
just come in civitatem : it is they that hâve made this figmenl, in order
that thou mayst go out of the city. » And in that wise the city was freed
(from alarm).
52. At another time when Martin was sore wounded there came an
angel in the night and cleansed his wounds;, and applied a healing unguent
to him ; so that he was quite whole on the morrow as if he had not
Deen previously wounded.
] 5 . Once
upon a time as Martin was in his cell, there came to him a de-
non with a horn full of blood in his hand , and this is what he was saying :
:< Where is thy might, Martin, for now I hâve killed one of thy
"amily
.? n Martin summoned his family, and asked them who had been
lurt by this péril
.? They said it was not any of the monks, but a certain
Iryingman who was going through the wood after fuel, and an ox which
vas under the yoke drove its horn into his groin and killed him at
)nce.
54. At another time as Martin was in his cell a démon came to him
ind sat down near him. A great radiance was before the démon : a
'ast light around himself and he was brilliant and shining :
royal raiment
vas upon him : a king's diadem on his head : golden sandals had he.
'hen he said « Why doubtest thou, Martin ï I am Christ who hâve come
the earth, and I desired that the manifestation should be to thee the
irst of ail. » Said Martin « I do not believe that Christ will come save
a the shape and appearance in which he suffered. » When the devil