The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man (1882)
Callow, Edward, Watson, W. J., ill · London : J. Dean and Son · leaf 94
l All the preparationsbeing completed for the execu-tion, the charm was produced,and with much ceremony and 1 The Tynwald Hill is a mound ofearth composed of ground brought fromevery parish in the island, and is situ-ated on the roadside at St. Johns, asnear as possible in the centre of theisland.… … THE WITCHES CHARM. 74 AfNG OLAVE THE SECOND. many mystic rites, carefully bound on the kings leg by the arch-witchOda herself. The assembled people looked on in eager suspense, and thedeepest anxiety was depicted on every face. The culprit having beenpreviously shriven, was led forth to his doom.…
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