[124] In German Verfehmt. We have ventured to coin the word in the text. The English for answers to the German ver; vergessen is forget; verloren is forlorn.
[125] In German, Dienstag, probably Dinstag, i.e. Court-day.
[126] Berck, p. 231, from Spittler's History of Hanover.
[127] Vimricht, i.e. Fehm-law, the German word, of which the author presently gives a childish etymology.
[128] Friederika Brun. Episoden aus Reisen durch das Südliche Deutschland, &c.
[129] Golberry, Voyage en Afrique, t. i. p. 114, and seq.
[130] The following is one of his predictions, delivered by him, under the name of Master Von Dolete, in the year 1457: "In the ensuing month, September, the sun will appear like a black dragon; cruel winds will blow, the sea will roar, and men will be knocked to pieces by the wind. The sun will then be turned to blood; that betokeneth war in the East and West. A mighty emperor will die; the earth will quake, and few men will remain alive. Wherefore secure your houses and chambers; lay up provisions for thirty days in caverns," &c., &c. The arts of knaves and the language of impostors are the same in all ages and countries.
Transcriber's Note: Variations in spelling, hyphens, and accents left as printed.