his
hand upon her head, the devil gave such a terrible roar that we
were all terrified. Adjured depart, he replied, "The Most
High does not wish it yet." When asked in what manner he
entered, he did not reply nor did he permit the woman to reply.
Afterward she confessed that when her husband in anger said, "Go
to the devil 1" she felt the latter enter through her ear.
Moreover that woman was from the province of Aachen and very well
known.

CONCERNING GERARD, A KNIGHT, WHOM THE DEVIL CARRIED
IN A MOMENT FROM THE CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS IN INDIA TO HIS OWN
COUNTRY

In a village which is called Holenbach there lived a certain knight
named Gerard. His grandsons are still living, and hardly a man
can found in that village who does not know the miracle which
Iam going to tell about him. He loved St. Thomas the Apostle so
ardently and honored him so especially above the other saints
that he never refused any pauper seeking alms in the name of that
one. Moreover he was accustomed to offer to the saint Many private
services, such as prayers, fasts and the celebration of masses.

One day, by the permission of God, the devil, the enemy of all
good men, knocking at the knight's gate, in the form and dress
of a pilgrim, sought hospitality in the name of St. Thomas. He
was admitted with all haste and, since it was chilly and he pretended
to be catching cold, Gerard gave to him his own fur cape, which
was not badly worn, to cover himself with when he went to bed.
When the next morning he