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seven leagues, that is, boots with which she could tread over seven leagues of ground at one stride. The Fairy left the kingdom immediately, and arrived at the palace in about an hour after, in a fiery chariot drawn by dragons.
The king handed her out of the chariot and she approved every thing he had done; but as she had a very great foresight, she thought that when the Princess would awake, she might not know what to do with herself, being all alone in this old palace, therefore, she touched with her wand every thang in the palace (except the King and Queen) Governesses, Maids of Honour, Ladies of the bedchamber, gentlemen, officers, stewards, cooks, under cooks, and scullions, guards with their beef eaters, pages, and footmen. She likewise touched all the horses that were in the stables, as well pads as others, the great dog in the outer court with the pretty little Mopfeyton, the Princess’s little spaniel Bitch, which lay by her on the bed.
Immediately on her touching them, they all fell asleep, that they might not awake before their Mistress, and that they might be ready to wait upon her
