[Illustration: 19
_Artificers faſhion the tree._]
[Illustration: 20
_The holy wood will fit nowhere._]
[Illustration: 21
_St. Maximilla ſitting on the wood, her clothes catch alight._]
[Illustration: 22
_St. Maximilla propheſies concerning the wood._]
[Illustration: 23
_St. Maximilla ſcourged to death._]
[Illustration: 24
_The wood uſed as a foot-bridge over a brook._]
[Illustration: 25
_The Queen of Sheba prefers wading through the brook, to walking over
the holy wood._]
[Illustration: 26
_The Queen of Sheba tells Solomon of the holy nature of the wood._]
[Illustration: 27
_The holy wood is taken up._]
[Illustration: 28
_The holy wood is carried into the Temple._]
[Illustration: 29
_Abias deſpoils the holy wood of its precious covering._]
[Illustration: 30
_The Jews bury the holy wood._]
[Illustration: 31
_Digging the Pool of Betheſda._]
[Illustration: 32
_The ſick being healed at the Pool of Betheſda._]
[Illustration: 33
_The High Prieſt told of the diſcovery of the holy wood._]
[Illustration: 34
_The holy wood is made into the Croſs._]
[Illustration: 35
_Chriſt bearing the Croſs._]
[Illustration: 36
_The Crucifixion._]
[Illustration: 37
_Diſciples adore the Croſs, the ſick are healed, and devils caſt out._]
[Illustration: 38
_The Jews bury the Croſſes._]
[Illustration: 39
_St. Helena comes to Jeruſalem._]
[Illustration: 40
_St. Helena calls together the Chief Jews._]
[Illustration: 41
_Judas is put into a dry well._]
[Illustration: 42
_Judas is liberated from confinement._]
[Illustration: 43
_Judas prays for Divine direction._]
[Illustration: 44
_The Croſſes are diſcovered._]
[Illustration: 45
_St. Helena views the Croſſes._]
[Illustration: 46
_Trial of the true Croſs._]
[Illustration: 47
_A dead maiden raiſed to life by being touched by the true Croſs._]
[Illustration: 48
_St. Helena depoſits a portion of the Croſs in Jeruſalem._]
[Illustration: 49
_St. Helena gives a portion of the Croſs to Conſtantine._]
[Illustration: 50
_Conſtantine depoſits his portion of the Croſs in Byzantium._]
[Illustration: 51
_Choſroes commands his people to adore him._]
[Illustration: 52
_Meeting of Heraclius and Choſroes’ ſon._]
[Illustration: 53
_Heraclius fights the ſon of Choſroes and kills him._]
[Illustration: 54
_The Perſian army ſubmit to Heraclius._]
[Illustration: 55
_Heraclius viſits Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 56
_Heraclius kills Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 57
_Heraclius crowns and baptizes the ſon of Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 58
_Burial of Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 59
_Heraclius takes poſſesſion of the relic of the Croſs._]
[Illustration: 60
_Heraclius, attempting to enter Jeruſalem, is miraculouſly prevented,
and is reproved by an angel._]
[Illustration: 61
_Heraclius diveſts himſelf of ſtate._]
[Illustration: 62
_Heraclius places the relic of the Croſs in its appointed place._]
[Illustration: 63
_A portion of the Croſs is ſent to Rome, the veſſel bearing it meeting
with a ſtorm._]
[Illustration: 64
_The relic of the Croſs expoſed for adoration._]
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