Sentence:  "A certain man," it is said in the Novena of San Vicente (p. 15), "gave his soul to the devil with a certificate (<WSD>cedula</WSD>) signed by his own hand, and hearing the Saint preach, implored him to ask that the demon return it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines.