[Footnote 21: In the Middle Ages one of the most favourite accusations against witches was that they committed just these enormities.] [Footnote 22: It is pretty clear that Eginhard had his doubts about the deacon, whose pledges he qualifies as _sponsiones incertae_. But, to be sure, he wrote after events which fully justified scepticism.] [Footnote 23: The words are _scrinia sine clave_, which seems to mean "having no key." But the circumstances forbid the idea of breaking open.] [Footnote 24: Eginhard speaks with lofty contempt of the "vana ac superstitiosa praesumptio" of the poor woman's companions in trying to alleviate her sufferings with "herbs and frivolous incantations." Vain enough, no doubt, but the "mulierculae" might have returned the epithet "superstitious" with interest.] [Footnote 25: Of course there is nothing new in this argument; but it does not grow weaker by age. And the case of Eginhard is far more instructive than that of Augustine, because the former has so very frankly, though incidentally, revealed to us not only his own mental and moral habits, but those of the people about him.] [Footnote 26: See 1 Cor. xii. 10-28; 2 Cor. vi. 12 Rom. xv, 19.] [Footnote 27: _A Journal or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, and Christian Experiences, &c., of George Fox._ Ed. 1694, pp. 27, 28.] [Footnote 28: See the _Official Report of the Church Congress held at Manchester_, October 1888, pp. 253, 254.] [Footnote 29: In this place and in _Illustrations of Mr. Gladstone's Controversial Methods_, there are references to the late Archbishop of York which are of no importance to my main argument, and which I have expunged because I desire to obliterate the traces of a temporary misunderstanding with a man of rare ability, candour, and wit, for whom I entertained a great liking and no less respect. I rejoice to think now of the (then) Bishop's cordial hail the first time we met after our little skirmish, "Well, is it to be peace or war?" I replied, "A little of both." But there was only peace when we parted, and ever after.]