[The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 by Emma Helen Blair]@TWC D-Link bookThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 CHAPTER X 29/31
I saw the latter and the ball with my own eyes.
But the image remained on its base, and not a hair of it was touched, which was obviously a miracle. Pedro de Heredia was carrying another picture of our Lady, painted on a board beside a crucifix, on the galleon "San Bautista." Another ball of twelve libras entered and struck it on the breast, without doing it other harm than that the gold with which the drapery had been made stuck to the ball, which fell there at her feet, while the board was unbroken.
I certify to that, for I saw it. An artilleryman went below decks to apply fire to a piece with which he had fired several shots.
He applied the fire to it three times, although on similar occasions it was wont to catch without that, but it would not go off.
The artilleryman was surprised and approaching to ascertain what was the matter found the piece open.
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