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15 Cardinal hould never fee York, No, aid he, I aid that he might fee York; but never come at it. Well, aid the lord, when he does come, thou halt be burnt. Then taking her linen handkerchief off her head, ays he, if this burn, then I may burn; and immediately flung into the fire before them, but it would not burn: o that after it had lain in the flames a quarter of an hour he took it out again, and it was not o much as inged. Hereupon one of the lords aked her what he thought of him. My lord, aid he, the time will come when you'll be as low as I, and that is low indeed! which proved true, for hortly after he was beheaded.

Nor was this peech concerning the Cardinal les verified: for he coming from Carwood, went to the top of the tower, and aked where York was? which being hewn him, enquired how far it was there; for quotahe, there was a witch aid I hould never ee York. Nay, ays one preent, your eminence is miinformed, he aid you hould ee it, but not come at it. Then he vowed to burn her when he came there, which was but eight miles ditant; but immediately he was ent for