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Rh which inflicted it," see Sir J. G. Frazer, The Golden Bough, 3rd ed.; The Magic Art, vol. i. p. 201 et seq.]

Huddersfield: Charms against Witches and Evil Spirits.

The following note has been contributed by Mr. Edgar Woodhead, B.A., LL.B., Enfield House, Huddersfield:

The following I feel pretty sure will be new to you.

In 1910 Rev. A. R. Barrett (Vicar of Marsden, near this town) published locally "Some Records of yᵉ Chapell of Marsden." In this he quotes from the commonplace book of William Sykes, who was appointed schoolmaster of Crossland (near Huddersfield) in 1765. He gives the following extract:

A copy of words for anyone who are afflicted with an evil spirit, or witch, or wizard, or is forespoken by an evil tongue or an evil eye. It must be wrote on parchment and in a secret part sewed in their clothes ; and the party that wears it must not see the writing, nor to know what is written. It must be carefully lapped up. The words are the following:

A manual Mss. of writing for an adversary against any witch or witches and evil tongue or tongues; to be put up, or hung up in all corners of the room where the affliction is done, to any of his or her property. These words following:

Ominu Spiritus Laudet Dominies Moysen habent Prophetas