But it was to the effect that he was divinely commanded to give
her away; and this he did next morning!
(Rawlins. Herod. IV. 67; Amm. Marcell. XXXI. 2; Delvio, Disq. Magic.
558; Mendoza, Hak. Soc. I. 47; Doolittle, 435-436; Hist. of
Genghizcan, pp. 52-53; Preston's al-Hariri, p. 183; P. della V. II.
865-866; Vigne, I. 46; D'Ohsson, I. 418-419).
[1] [On the Chinese divining-twig, see Dennys, Folk-lore of China,
57. - H. C.]
[2] [With reference to this passage from Rubruck, Mr. Rockhill says
(195, note): "The mode of divining here referred to is apparently the
same as that described by Polo. It must not however be confounded with
rabdomancy, in which bundles of wands or arrows were used." Ammianus
Marcellinus (XXXI. 2. 350) says this mode of divination was practised
by the Alans. "They have a singular way of divining: they take
straight willow wands and make bundles of them, and on examining them
at a certain time, with certain secret incantations, they know what is
going to happen." - H. C.]
CHAPTER L.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN CHINGHIS KAAN AND PRESTER JOHN.
[Illustration: Death of Chinghiz Khan. (From a miniature in the Livre des
Merveilles.)]
And after both sides had rested well those two days, they armed for the
fight and engaged in desperate combat; and it was the greatest battle that
ever was seen.
