Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland / Tales and Traditions Collected Entirely from Oral Sources

by John Gregorson Campbell

And twelve hands shall clasp thy head;

Thy afflictions be in tree or holly,

Or rock at sea,

Or earth on land;

A protecting shield be about thee,

Michael’s shield be about thee;

Colum-Kil’s close-fitting coat of mail

Protect thee from Elfin bolts

And from the enclosures of pain, (?)

From the trouble of this world