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The houfe Caftor. And thehoufe wherein the fame Emperour died, of cai^uia could by no other way or means be freed from the fury of caufe' f*' the *" e ^ a ^ ows or Spirits, as Hiflory -makes mention, but by thcS^trits. bumingthereof.
Tollux. <iArtTlotlc fpeaking of miracle-:, mentioneth a cer- 7; f °u n rain mountain in Norway -, named Hechelberg, environed a- tbttberi.*' b° ur w i l h the Sea, that continually fent forth ftich lamenra- blevoices,likethe yelling & howling of infernal devils,info- much that che noife 8c clamour of their terrible roaring might be heard almoftamile; and the flocking together of great Ravens and Vultures neer it , did prohibit any accefs there- .. . unto. And he reporteth that in Lyppora neer about the t/Eoli- Lippora? an "'fl an ds/here was a certain HilL from whence in the night there was heard Cymbals, and founds of tinkling instruments of brafs, with certain fecret & hidden fcreechings, laughings and roarings of Spirit s.But even now,C<f/?cr,thou didumake mention of Za^elM, whom alfo thou didftaffert to have beep called Eurjnomus by Taufania; T defire thee to (hew me fomthing more largely concerning this Spirir. z*\etus C*ft° T - They do declare that he lives altogether by the
livethby fl e fh f the dead : fo as fometimes he doth not leave the £ Jf d of bones.
Pollux. The^<»^» Grammarians, in the fifth book of the Danifh Hiftorj)<lo mofl truely fubferibe their confents and a- greements to this thy Aflertion; for there they fet before our eyes an admirable Hiflory of one Afuitus ana A[mH-»dvs> which eafily proveth all thy fayings. Ca&or. I befeech thee declare this unto mc,Pe!lux. A wonder- Pollux. Give attention; it is thus : Afuitus and A[mu»iut fulHiftory had fworn with mutual vows each to other, that he which of A[iutM fhould live longefl of them,would entomb himfelf alive.Now and /ff-. fajy^fj ju confume away Afuitus before Afmundus; where- upon AfmHndus for his Oath of fnendfhip fake, with his dog & his horfe entombed himfelfalive in a vaft deep den -, having carried with him iome mear , whereupon a longtime he fed. And at length Ericus the King of Snecia came into that place • with an Army, and broke open the tombe of Afuilus; (fup-
pofing
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