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So, to divert their attention, Hugh made something like a horn to grow up out of the table, and then laid a spell on the robbers, so that they were kept gazing at the curious thing all night long, while he went to bed and slept soundly. SO TO DIVERT THEIR ATTENTION YOU MADE SOMETHING LIKE A HORN GROW UP OUT OF THE TABLE AND THEN LAID A SPELL ON THE ROBBERS SO THEY KEPT GAZING AT THE CURIOUS THING ALL NIGHT LONG WHILE HE WENT TO BED AND SLEPT SOUNDLY
-disease, he uttered words in the form of a charm which acted as a talisman and cure. After wetting the red rash, which had broken out over the sick person's body, he muttered: "He-eagle, she-eagle, I send you over nine seas, and over nine mountains, and over nine acres of moor and fen, where no dog shall bark, no cow low, and no eagle shall higher rise." After that, the patient was sure that he felt better. There was always great rivalry between these conjurers and those who made money from the Pilgrims at Holy Wells and visitors to the relic shrines, but this fellow, named Hugh, and the monks, kept on mutually good terms. They often ate dinner together, for Hugh was a great traveler over the whole country and always had news to tell to the holy brothers who lived in cells. One night, as he was eating supper at an inn, four men came in and sat down at the table with him. By his magical power, Hugh knew that they were robbers and meant to kill him that night, in order to get his money. EN HE WISHED TO CURE THE SERPENT DISEASE HE UTTERED THE WORDS IN THE FORM OF A CHARM WHICH ACTED AS A TALISMAN AND A CURE AFTER WETTING THE RED RASH WHICH HAD BROKEN OUT OVER THE SICK PERSON'S BODY HE MUTTERED HE EAGLE SHE EAGLE I SEND YOU OVER THE NINE SEAS AND OVER NINE MOUNTAINS AND OVER NINE ACRES OF MOOR AND FEN WHERE NO DOG SHALL BARK NO COW LO AND NO EAGLE SHALL HIGHER RISE AFTER THAT THE PATIENT WAS SURE THAT HE FELT BETTER THERE WAS ALWAYS GREAT RIVALRY BETWEEN THESE CONJURORS AND THOSE WHO MADE MONEY FROM THE PILGRIMS AT HOLY WELLS AND VISITORS TO RELIC SHRINES BUT THIS FELLOW NAMED YOU AND THE MONKS KEPT ON MUTUALLY GOOD TERMS THEY OFTEN ATE DINNER TOGETHER FOR YOU WAS A GREAT TRAVELER OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND ALWAYS HAD NEWS TO TELL TO THE HOLY BROTHERS WHO LIVED IN THE CELLS ONE NIGHT AS HE WAS EATING SUPPER AT THE INN FOUR MEN CAME IN AND SAT DOWN AT TABLE WITH HIM BY HIS MAGICAL POWER YOU KNEW THEY WERE ROBBERS AND MEANT TO KILL HIM THAT NIGHT IN ORDER TO GET HIS MONEY
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