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who refides in Wales, fays fhe was 

 cured of this complaint by an old man, 

 whofe grandfather had eaten of an 

 eagle's flefh ; he made ufe alfo of fome 

 words, to afTift in the charm, which fhe 

 did not comprehend. 



There is an opinion, very commonly 

 received within the Diocefe of St. Da- 

 vid's, in Pembrokefhire, that a fhort time 

 before the death of any perfon, a light 

 is frequently feen proceeding from the 

 houfe, and even fomethnes from the bed, 

 where the fick perfon lies, and purfues 

 it's way to the church where the corpfe 

 is to be interred, precifely in the fame 

 track, in which the funeral is afterwards 

 to follow. This light is called Canwyll 

 Corph, or the corpfe candle. 



I have been told of a ftrange cuftom 

 that prevails in fome parts of North 

 Wales, which no doubt, the clergy ftudy 

 to abolifh, as much as lays in their pow- 

 er. 



