1073. He was assailed by evil spirits by a kind of tearing to pieces; first near the province of the members of generation; afterwards more and more downwards. The parts were grievously torn asunder, especially in the region of his mouth and gums, and thus of his head, and indeed so severely that he was miserably lacerated. There was a compulsion into reciprocal vibrations, then into the usual gyres, but always with resistance on his part every least interval and moment. The resistance is induced continually, whence the suffering is increased. And meanwhile nothing is taken away from his intellectual perception, so that he can perceive in like manner as when not being punished. Hence the feeling of suffering. Nor was he given the opportunity of saying anything that he did not feel, so that he could not attempt to deceive by falsities. Moreover, he was not permitted to supplicate too quickly, that is, to repent and be penitent on account of the punishment, but he acted more obstinately, and felt this punishment sensibly, that it might last the longer. Thus this tearing apart was different from other punishments of this kind, for they are varied according to the disposition or nature of the evil contracted.