{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/celt/sce/sce24.htm","path":"neu/celt/sce/sce24.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/sce/sce24.htm","text":"14. A WOMAN (it \u0192eems ane Exception from the generall Rule,) \u0192ingularlie wi\u0192e in the\u0192e Matters of Foir\u0192ight, living in Cola\u0192nach, ane I\u0192le of the Hebrides, (in the Time of the Marque\u0192s of Montro\u0192e his Wars with the States in Scotland,) being notorious among many; and \u0192o examined by \u0192ome that violently \u0192eazed that I\u0192le, if \u0192he \u0192aw them coming or not? She \u0192aid, \u0192he \u0192aw them coming many Hours before they came in View of the I\u0192le. But earne\u0192tly looking, \u0192he \u0192ome times took them for Enemyes, \u0192ometime for Friends; and morover they look't as if they went from the I\u0192le, not as Men approaching it, which made her not put the Inhabitants on their Guard. The Matter was, that the Barge wherein the Enemie \u0192ailed, was a little befoir taken from the Inhabitants of that fame I\u0192le, and the Men had their Backs towards the I\u0192le, when they were plying the oares towards it. Thus this old Scout and Delphian Oracle was at lea\u0192t deceived, and did deceave. Being a\u0192ked who gave her \u0192uch Sights\nand\nand Warnings, \u0192he \u0192aid, that as \u0192oon as \u0192he \u0192et three Cro\u0192\u0192es of Straw upon the Palm of her Hand, a great ugly Bea\u0192t \u0192prang out of the Earth neer her, and flew in the Air. If what \u0192he enquired had Succe\u0192s according to her Wi\u0192h, the Beaft would de\u0192cend calmly, and lick up the Cro\u0192\u0192es. If it would not \u0192ucceid, the Beaft would furiou\u0192ly thru\u0192t her and the Cro\u0192\u0192es over on the Ground, and \u0192o vani\u0192h to his Place.","title":"The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns & Fairies: The Secret Commonwealth: Chapter 14","type":"page"}