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might take them away: she kept close in her ⟨chamber⟩ and the old woman was sent to divers ⟨doctors⟩ but none of them would undertake it on ⟨the⟩ penalty she would impose on them, which was ⟨a⟩ thousand crowns, if she revealed the lady's (illegible text)e, and they did not cure her. But as she was ⟨coming⟩ back again very pensive, Andolocia, in the ⟨garb⟩ of a physician, met her, and told her, by her ⟨illness⟩, and coming from such a doctor's house, he ⟨guessed⟩ she had some dear friend in danger of life, ⟨in some⟩ other great distress which, if she would ⟨accept⟩ of his services as a physician, he would, no ⟨doubt⟩, with the blessing of God, be able to cure her. ⟨The⟩ old woman believing him, greatly rejoiced that ⟨she⟩ had found him so opportunely; and telling him ⟨the⟩ whole matter, which he very well knew before, ⟨conveyed⟩ him to the princess's chamber privately ⟨to⟩ a back door, where he found her lying on her ⟨bed⟩ very much troubled: but she was comforted ⟨when⟩ he told her he was come to cure her, so ⟨he⟩ began to make application, and gave her so ⟨little⟩ of the apple among her drugs that, they only (illegible text)sted by degrees; then telling her he wanted ⟨some⟩ costly drugs, to make them come off by the ⟨roots⟩, and so she should be more beautiful than ⟨ever⟩. She arose and went to her coffer in the ⟨mean⟩ while. Searching about the room, he found ⟨his⟩ wishing-hat carelessly thrown under the bed, ⟨for⟩ she knew- not the virtue of it, but supposed ⟨some⟩ spirit had conveyed her backward and forward before: by this time she called him to receive ⟨more⟩ money, and, drawing her toward the window ⟨that⟩ he might, as he pretended, the better discern ⟨it,⟩ drew his hat from under his coat, clapped it on
