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THE Narrative taken by a Dutch-Merchant from her own mouth, Begins thus, A Miraculous Cure upon Jesch Claes, a Women about fifty years of Age, for these many years, well known to my self and the Neighbours. This Woman for fourteen years had been lame of both her legs, one of them being dead and without feeling, so that she could not go, but creep upon the ground, or was carried in peoples arms as a child, but now through the power of GOD Almighty, she hath walked again, which came to pass after this manner, as I have written it from her own mouth.
In the year 1676 about the 13. or 14. of this Moneth October, in the night between one and two of the clock, Jesch Claes being in bed with her husband, who was a Boat-man, she was three times pulled by the arm, with which she awaked, and cryed out, O Lord! What may this be? Hereupon she heard an answer in plain words: Be not afraid, I am come in the name of GOD, to tell you, that your Malady, which hath been for many years upon you shall depart, and it shall be given you from GOD Almighty, to walk again. But keep this to your self till further answer. Whereupon she cried aloud, O Lord! That I had a light, that I might know what this is. Then had she this answer, there needs no light, light shal be given you from God. Then came a light over all the Room, and she saw a beautiful youth about ten years of age with curled yellow Hair in White Rayment to the feet, who went from the beds head to the Chimney with a light, which a little after evanished. Hereupon did something gush from her hip, or diffuse itself through her leg as a water to her great Toe, where she found life rising up, and feeling it with her hand, she cries out, Lord give me now again my feeling, which I have not had for so many years. And further she continued Crying and Praying to the Lord according to her weak measure.
Yet she continued that day, being Wednesday, and the next day Thursday, as before till evening at six a clock. At which time she sat at the fire, dressing the food. Then there came as like a rushing noise in both her ears, with which it was said to her, Stand, your walking is given you again. Then did she immediately stand up, that had for so many years crept, and went to the door. Her Husband meeting her, was exceedingly afraid, drew back. In the mean while, she cryed out, My dear husband, I can walk again. The man thinking it was a Spirit, drew back saying, you are not my Wife: But his Wife taking hold of him, said, my dear Husband, I am the self same that hath been married these 30 years to you. The Almighty God hath made me to walk again. But her husband being amazed, drew back to the side of the Room, till at last she clapt her arms about his neck, and yet he doubted, and said to his daughter, is this your Mother? She answered, yes Father, this is my Mother indeed, I have seen her walk also, before you came in. This Person dwells upon Princes Island in Amsterdam. This Relation, is attested by many famous witnesses.
