olde Senex, when he saw any proper and valiant yoong man, he would
admit him into his paradise. Moreouer, by certaine conducts he makes, wine
and milke to flow abundantly. This Senex, when he hath a minde to reuenge
himselfe or to slay any king or baron, commandeth him that is gouernor of
the sayd paradise, to bring thereunto some of the acquaintance of the sayd
king or baron, permitting him a while to take his pleasure therein, and
then to giue him a certaine potion being of force, to cast him into such a
slumber as should make him quite voide of all sense, and so being in a
profound sleepe to conuey him out of his paradise: who being awaked, and
seeing himselfe thrust out of the paradise would become so sorrowfull, that
he could not in the world deuise what to do, or whither to turne him. Then
would he goe vnto the foresaid old man, beseeching him that he might be
admitted againe into his paradise: who saith vnto him, You cannot be
admitted thither, vnlesse you will slay such or such a man for my sake, and
if you will giue the attempt onely, whether you kill him or no, I will
place you againe in paradise, that there you may remaine alwayes: then
would the party without faile put the same in execution, indeuouring to
murther all those against whom the sayd olde man had conceiued any hatred.
And therefore all the kings of the east stood in awe of the sayd olde man,
and gaue vnto him great tribute.

Of the death of Senex de monte.

And when the Tartars had subdued a great part of the world, they came vnto
the sayd olde man, and tooke from him the custody of his paradise: who
being incensed thereat, sent abroad diuers desperate and resolute persons
out of his forenamed paradise, and caused many of the Tartarian nobles to
be slaine. The Tartars seeing this, went and besieged the city wherein the
said olde man was, tooke him, and put him to a most cruell and ignominious
death. The friers in that place haue this speciall gift and prerogatiue:
namely, that by the vertue of the name of Christ Iesu, and in the vertue of
his pretious bloud, which he shedde vpon the crosse for the saluation of
mankinde, they doe cast foorth deuils out of them that are possessed. And
because there are many possessed men in those parts, they are bound and
brought ten dayes iourney unto the sayd friers, who being dispossessed of
the vncleane spirits, do presently beleeue in Christ who deliuered them,
accounting him for their God, and being baptized