Passing by Young Nixon, the dwarf, who, although a prophet scarcely less inferior in fame to Mother Shipton,…
- Date of account
- Published 1908
- Source
- The book of witches
- Reference
- The book of witches · selected passage 99
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
Passing by Young Nixon, the dwarf, who, although a prophet scarcely less inferior in fame to Mother Shipton, scarcely falls within the limit of this volume--though it may be noted that one of his best-known prophecies, that he would starve to death, did actually come true--we may next consider the life-history of a wit…
Published source text
Read the available text below. Archive transcriptions may contain OCR errors; later context is labelled separately. A recorded claim is not a finding that it happened.
Source passage
Source text · mention onlyPassing by Young Nixon, the dwarf, who, although a prophet scarcely less inferior in fame to Mother Shipton, scarcely falls within the limit of this volume--though it may be noted that one of his best-known prophecies, that he would starve to death, did actually come true--we may next consider the life-history of a witch less legendary than Mother Shipton--the Mother Redcap referred to above as having provided a sign for a Camden Town public house. Her career is detailed with such care in Palmer's "St. Pancras and its History," and at the same time provides so vivid a sketch of the probable career of many another witch, that I may be excused for quoting the extract at length:--
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyA modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.
Investigate related details with Anomaly Graph’s account-based search, or read how matching and provenance work.