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 ſomewhat ainazed at the ſaying, and after a little conſideration ſtrove to perſuade his wife to be contented, and not to grieve and pine herſelf away ſo as ſhe did, and he would find a way after the child was born to prevent this. So when the time was fulfilled, ſhe was brought to bed of a ſtrong lively child to look to as moſt was, and they being loath to lay violent hands upon him themſelves, for they thought that was too horrible a fact. But Simon being a rich man, wanted not confederates enough to accompliſh his deſign. So he cauſed a boat to be built with all manner of conveniencies that could poſſibly be made in it.

Now this being finiſhed, they obſerved when the tide of ebb ran out of the harbour, and alſo a hard gale of wind blew off the ſhore, that they arrayed the child in very rich raiment, and ſo conveyed him into the boat, and turned it, and ſet the child a drift to Providence and the mercy of the ſeas.

Now it happened, that ſome fisher-men that belonged to the iſland of Iſcariot were at ſea a fiſhing, and they eſpied a boat at ſome diſtance from them a drift in the ſea, and ſo made towards it, but as ſoon as the came on board and opened the cabin-door that was in the boat, found a young child crying in the craddle, very richly arrayed, like ſome nobleman or prince's fon. Now after taking ſome care for preſerving the young babe's life, they made what haſte they could for the iſland of Iſcariot from whence they came.

After they came on ſhore they came to the prince of the iſland, and told what had happened to them at ſea. The prince came to the boat himſelf to ſee the child, and wondering at ſuch a miraculous providence, he forthwith ordered that a nurfe ſhould be provided for him.