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foure corners of the pile, and cause it to burne moder-atly, and bring me hither a bed that I may take the body out of the chest, and lay it thereon.
This being done, he chafed the body against the fire, vntill the blood, which was congealed with colde, was wholly resolued. Then went Machaon vnto his master Cerimon and saide : The woman whome thou thinkest to be dead, is aliue, and that you may the better beleeue my saying, I will plainely prooue it to be so. And when he had so saide, he tooke the body reuerently in his armes, and bare it into his owne chamber, and layed it vpon his bed groueling vpon the breast. Then tooke he certaine hote and comfortable oyles, and warming them vpon the coales, he dipped faire wooll therein, and fomented all the bodie ouer therewith, vntil such time as the congealed blood and humours were throughly resolued, and the spirits eftsoones recouered their wonted course, the veines waxed warme, the arteries beganne to beate, and the lungs drew in the fresh ayre againe, and she opened her eies and looked about, and being perfectly come to herselfe, what art thou, said shee vnto Machaon ? see thou touch me not otherwise than thou oughtest to do, for I am a Kings daughter, and the wife of a King. When Machaon, heard her speak these words, he was exceeding glad, and he ran vnto his master and saide: Sir, the woman liueth, and speaketh perfectly. Then answered Cerimon : My welbeloued "schollar Machaon, I am glad of this fortunate chaunce, and I much commende thy wisedome, and praise thy learning, and cannot but extoll thy diligence. Wherefore be not vnthankfull ,to thy knowledge, but receiue here the reward which is due vnto thee, namely, that which by the writing was appointed to be bestowed vpon her buriall for thou hast restored her vnto life, and shee hath brought with her great summes of mony. When he had so saide, they came vnto her