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and the Apoftles. Adjoining to the church 

 is a chapel, in one of whofe walls is a po- 

 lygonal clofet of wood, having at the back 

 of it another which could be entered from 

 another part. From this the villagers relate, 

 that, in the times of Popim fuperftition, the 

 priefts returned oracular anfwers to thofe 

 .enquiring. The front clofet, which is 

 called St. Elian's cheft, ufed to contain the 

 offerings that were made to him, but is 

 now employed for other purpofes by the fu- 

 perftitious of the country. Perfons of both 

 fexes, of all ages, and fizes, are to enter the 

 fmall door way, and if they can fucceed in 

 turning themfelves round within the nar- 

 row limits of the place, which meafures 

 only betwixt three and four feet in height, 

 about four feet acrofs the back, and eigh- 

 teen inches wide, they believe that they 

 {hall live for at leaft twelve months after- 

 wards ; but if they do not fucceed in this 

 Difficult undertaking, they give themfelves 

 U 3 up 



