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    52 MEDIAEVAL TRAITS.

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    Astrot y and Sire Jovin g , , Now Tirmagaunt help in and this A pery ppolin le . " ,

    . At tlie end of tlie time specified , however , he found that he had perceive that " lost his his d deities while now , what " and nothing , he consequentl ought better to y have , than began a found set to lose of out quacks his before temper , and , namel that . He he y ,

    were had been made the victim of a most shameful imposture . He saw too that they avariciously obtained as for much it belief Not b as they in the -wanted habit ,

    and then refused to make any return . eing of putting any restraint the on contumacious himself when idols irritated brak , he hem picke scolle d up and a

    handed croun " staf , . " " and the Having assailing here performed over to the this Soudana piece , and of , reli " promised gious worshi that p if , she he

    promise discourtesy could pray had it to sp certainl into his shape y the gods he air could would of making never forsake have a his virtue been " maumetrie of forg necessity iven . by " , as them This his .

    own It to find was very a priest meritorious , which , was neverth soon eless done . , The as Soudana the Soudan ' s first ' s dungeons step "was

    appearance ¦ were full of he " cristens began to " of sport all sorts his . Latin As , soon to shew as the that priest he was made a real his

    priest hewith , and assist not anc a sham e of the one Soud . This ana , important proceeded point to baptise being the set infant at rest ; ,

    and , strange to say , so strong was the holy water , that , from being a fantine great globe , deray of squalls flesh . " it had No regained been wonder concentrating both it did limbs this latter all and the , face considering while , and that " cryede that it had its with had

    inno mouth . When the Soudan came to see the miracle , he agreed with his wife

    that" Mahoun ne _Aj ) polin "Were not worth the brustel of a swyn

    Ageynes her lorde ' s grace . " but faith Thus became addi The ng white Soudan insult was The to injury bap monk tized . whose , Then and name not came onl was y the became Sir grand Cleop a triump Christian has , very h of ,

    . politel to all intents y gave his and name purposes to the a good Soudan Christian , so that kni that ght miscreant , ready to became "

    susteyne tical proof the fayth of " this on the by insisting shortest notice that . all He his very subjects soon gave should prac be of

    bleached like himself . Thishowever , involved a question _eestheticsand some of the heathen , thought black in better taste , than white ,

    1 And Some some seide seide that that they they wolde nolde , _,

    Be eristened in none manor © . "

    52 Mediaeval Traits.

    52 _MEDIAEVAL TRAITS .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1858, page 52, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091858/page/52/