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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Macon near Corbeil on the Seine, diggers found a moving skull in a churchyard, leading the curé to declare a miracle and hold a procession. It was later revealed to be caused by a mole inside, dispersing the congregation.
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They write from Macon, near Corbeil upon the River Seine, that two Men digging a Grave in a Church-yard there, found a Skull, which they laid upon the Ground by them; but soon after, perceiving it stirring, they ran to the Curé (Parson) and told him there was a Saint buried in the Place where they had been digging. The Curé immediately posted thither, and to his great Surprize found the Skull moving, upon which he cried out, a Miracle! a Miracle! as did likewise those that came along with him; but not being willing to leave so precious a Relick behind him, he sent for a Cross and Holy Water, his Surplice, Stole and Cap, ordered all the Bells to be rung, and sent Notice to the Parishioners, who immediately thronged to the Place: Then he caused a Dish to be brought, put the Skull into it, covered it with a Napkin, and carried it into the Church, in Procession; during which, great Debates arose among his Parishioners, every one of them insisting that Somebody or another of their Family had been buried there. The Curé being arrived in the Church, the Skull was laid on the High-Altar, and he began to sing Te Deum; but when they came to the Verse Te per orbem Terrarum, a Mole starting out of the Skull, discovered the Cause of its Motion; upon which the Curé broke off Te Deum, and the Congregation dispersed.
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Macon, Near Corbeil Upon The River Seine
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the skull's motion was caused by a mole; te deum was broken off and the congregation dispersed.
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Two men digging a grave in a churchyard found a moving skull and informed the Curé, who declared it a miracle, organized a procession with cross, holy water, bells, and parishioners, and placed it on the high altar to sing Te Deum. A mole emerged from the skull, revealing the cause.