The school of the Eucharist established upon the miraculous respects and acknowledgments, which beasts, birds, and insects, upon several occasions, have rendred to the Holy Sacrament of the altar : whence Catholicks may increase in devotion towards this divine mystery, and hereticks find there their confusion / by F. Toussain Bridoul ... ; printed in French at Lille, 1672, and now made English, and published ; with a preface concerning the testimony of miracles.

A Scorpion taken and swallowed down at Masse, hurts not the Priest at all that did it.

THe Bl. Francis de Fabriano, a Franciscan Frier, celebrating Masse one day, as he was come to the Communion, and took off the Cover of the Chalice, he perceived there a little Scorpion: he might have kept himself from all danger, observing the Rules prescribed in such cases, but calling to mind the Saying of Jesus Christ to his Disciples, if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; banishing all fear, and overcoming all horror, he courage∣ously swallowed the consecrated Wine with this little Animal in it. When he was gone back from the Altar and had offered his thanksgivings, he made them call a Chirurgeon. When he came into the Convent, Bl. Francis was praying in that Church and repeat∣ing these words, My help is of the Lord, who made Heaven and Earth. When notice was given him that the Surgeon was come, he went into his Cell, and there presented to him his right Arm to let him Blood; and out of it, by a strange wonder, the Scorpion came out alive with the Blood, without doing the H. man any harm, or put∣ting him to peine. Waddingus tom. 3. ad ann. 1312. n. 7. Nic. de Lag tr. 6. c. 13.