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" ney to his well, to curfe him with ef- 

 feel." 



Some of thefe wells, are in great re- 

 pute for the cure of difeafes, by means 

 of the interceftion of the Saint. The 

 Saints are alfo applied to, when any 

 kind of goods are loft, and are made the 

 inftruments of recovering them, or of 

 difcovering the thief who has ftolen 

 them. 



St. George had formerly in the parifh 

 of Abergeley, in Caernarvonfhire, his 

 holy well, at which this Britifh mars, 

 had his offering of horfes, for the rich 

 were, at certain times, accuftomed to 

 offer one, to fecurehis bleffingon all the 

 reft. St. George was the tutelar Saint 

 of thofe animals ; and all that were dif- 

 tempered, were brought to this well, 

 fprinkled with the water, and had this 

 bleffing beftowed : Rbad Duw a Saint 



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