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infancy or endue it with more grace than ever to be guilty of such dishonourable actions.--This somewhat quieted her, and she was soon after delivered of a lovely male child; but under his left breast was the following curious marks, viz a cross, a gallows, two daggers, and several pieces of money: this likewise terrified his mother, who concealed it from her husband, determining, as soon as she was able, to go to a magician and know the signification of these surprising marks. The child being circumcised, and she purified, according to the old Jewish custom, she dressed herself in disguise, put a veil on her face, and taking with her a kinswoman, went to the magician’s, and being introduced to him, she related her dream, her fears and the marks upon her son, desiring the interpretation of the dream, and the signification of the marks.
The magician replied, I am no interpreter of dreams, neither do I justly know the signification of marks, & the
