History of Monsters 145

both vanished into thin air. In the year of our Lord 1550, on a clear day in Nuremberg, a rider was seen in the sky leading a horse with one hand and a hunting dog with the other. The sun appeared in various colors, and above it hung a vessel full of blood that seemed to sprinkle it. A footless eagle with outspread wings was also observed, along with a rainbow, as depicted in the preceding illustration.

Moreover, in the year of the world 3954, Drusus, the brother of Tiberius, was dispatched by Octavian Augustus to campaign against the Celts. As he advanced as far as the river Elbe, a woman of exceptionally tall and unusual stature stood in his path and addressed him with these words: "Where are you going, Drusus? You are not permitted by the Fates to see all these lands." Consequently, Drusus was struck by a fatal illness during the journey and perished.

Similarly, in the year of the world 3928, as the soldiers of Brutus were heading out to battle, a man with the complexion of an Ethiopian met them at the gate and was run through by their swords; but shortly

The Prodigy of the Little Crosses.