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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1837. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXV. IN WHICH) TO THE GREAT REGRET OF THE AUTHOR, THE BARBER CONCLUDES HIS STORY. "It So happened, that this day chanced to be the feast of the Immaculate Conception; and that when I descended into the street, the procession of the beast, and the heretic Ann Bolein, was just In the cathedral of Toledo, there is kept a wooden beast, about the size of a small ox, and somewhat of its shape, mounted upon wheels; and also an image in wood, about eighteen inches long, of Ann Bolein, which, however, is not shewn to the English visitor of the prexiosidades. These images, a few years back, used to be carried through the streets on great days; and the person appointed to carry the image of Ann Bolein, every now and then popped it into the mouth of the beast, whose jaws were so contrived as to close upon it; thus, to the great delight of the spectators, typifying the punishment of her by whose means the Church of Rome received her death-blow in England. issuing from the cathedral; it chanced also, that the person who carried the image was so short in stature, that as he ran alongside of the beast, he was not able to reach so high as to put the heretic queen into its mouth, and so the people shouted, and cried 'chico, ' (little fellow). I was among the tallest in the crowd; and a Franciscan who saw how awkwardly the miracle was managed, snatched the image of the heretic from the little man who was standing on his tiptoes, and yet with all his stretching was unable to touch the spring, and putting it into my hands told me to shew it no mercy, and I should be rewarded with a good supper. So well did I perform my duty to the heretic, that when the procession was over, the Franciscan took me to the convent, and after having given me as much as I could eat, he carried me...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217540841
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217540848
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 82 gr

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