Curse Against Book Stealers

Monastery of San Pedro, Barcelona

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For him that stealeth a Book from this Library, let it change

into a

serpent in his hand and rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy, and all

his Members blasted. Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy

and let there be no sur-cease to his agony till he sink in Dissolution.

Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not, and

when at last he goeth to his final Punishment, let the flames of Hell

consume him for ever and aye.

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