The abbess of _Andoillets_, which, if you look into the large set of provincial maps now publishing at _Paris_, you will find situated amongst the hills which divide _Burgundy_ from _Savoy_, being in danger of an _Anchylosis_ or stiff joint (the _sinovia_ of her knee becoming hard by long matins), and having tried every remedy----first, prayers and thanksgiving; then invocations to all the saints in heaven promiscuously----then particularly to every saint who had ever had a stiff leg, before her----then touching it with all the reliques of the convent, principally with the thigh-bone of the man of _Lystra_, who had been impotent from his youth----then wrapping it up in her veil when she went to bed--then cross-wise her rosary--then bringing in to her aid the secular arm, and anointing it with oils and hot fat of animals----then treating it with emollient and resolving fomentations----then with poultices of marsh-mallows, mallows, bonus Henricus, white lillies and fenugreek--then taking the woods, I mean the smoak of 'em, holding her scapulary across her lap----then decoctions of wild chicory, water-cresses, chervil, sweet cecily and cochlearia----and nothing all this while answering, was prevailed on at last to try the hot baths of _Bourbon_----so having first obtain'd leave of the visitor-general to take care of her existence--she ordered all to be got ready for her journey: a novice of the convent of about seventeen, who had been troubled with a whitloe in her middle finger, by sticking it constantly into the abbess's cast poultices, &c. --had gained such an interest, that overlooking a sciatical old nun, who might have been set up for ever by the hot-baths of _Bourbon_, _Margarita_, the little novice, was elected as the companion of the journey.

The abbess of Andoillets, which is situated amongst the hills between Burgundy and Savoy, having a stiff knee joint, tried every remedy: first, prayers and thanksgiving; then invocations to all the saints in heaven promiscuously - then particularly to every saint who had ever had a stiff leg; then touching it with all the relics in the convent, principally the thigh-bone of the man of Lystra, who had been impotent from his youth - then wrapping it up in her veil or her rosary - then trying secular aids, anointing it with oils and fomentations - then with poultices of marsh-mallows, lilies and fenugreek - then decoctions of wild chicory, water-cresses, chervil and sweet Cecily.
When none of these worked, she decided to try the hot baths of Bourbon - so she ordered all to be got ready for her journey. A novice of about seventeen, Margarita, was elected as her companion.
