rubbed the place, repeating the Lord's Prayer. A trussed chicken was despatched later to Alcott's house.
Williams also claimed to have the power of finding water with the aid of a hazel stick. He said that he found water for two farmers in America, and that this nearly resulted in a lawsuit. When the second farmer sank his well, the water from the first farmer's well disappeared. On investigation, it turned out that water from the same source supplied both wells.
Mr. Phillips, wheelwright, of Brookside, Llanigon, claimed to have cured Alice Lewis' toothache by giving her the following charm to wear round her neck:—"As Peter stood at the gate of Jerusalem, Jesus saith unto him, "What aileth thee?" He said, "My teeth do ache." Jesus said, "Whosoever carrieth these lines about them, or beareth them in memory, shall never have the toothache any more, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen! and Amen! So be it according to thy faith. Alice Ann Lewis."" This written charm was brought to me by Mr. Connop, a son-in-law of Mr. Phillips.
I was told the names of several men now living,—James Greenhow, and Mr. Howells of Peterchurch, for example,—who claimed to have the power, and still exercised it, of stopping the flow of blood, and curing the sprained limb of an animal.
Crishowell was a cluster of houses in the parish, now in ruins.
Crishowell People and their Nicknames.
Above Brynglessy's house, right side of lane, "Old Birdie Peggy." A garden between two houses. Mrs. "Shake-rags" lived; four boys and husband. Well! then you go on up to top of Crishowell. There Mrs. Job [Sarah Evans] did keep shop. Then Hannah Thee lived next; five sons, three daughters, husband. You do go on to old Pally and old Nancy, and John her brother. (They was living together.)
Left was old Jenny Toulsin, and Jack Toulsin her husband, and one daughter. And old Toddy lived next; one daughter. Mrs. Hobby and husband lived next, more higher than old Toddy. And the next, Mrs. Perrett, and William Walker; her did keep a servant,—name Jane Dolly, of Dolly's Plock. Old Mrs. Perrett
