Note 12 — PREFACE.
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After the prayer had ended a certain man circumcised the child, whereupon the lightnings flashed, thunder roared, and the rains fell, the priest exclaiming, “This child will become rich.” Then he said to the prince: “Say, listen; when you have become a king, I wish for a division (or district) of land.” After these things—performing the great service to the prince—the priest solemnized the supplementary division of his prayer, in fulfillment of the duties of his office. The priest thus sought the good fortune of the prince, and laid his hands upon him, after which the prince entered the sacred house called the temple of purification. (Kukoae),12 then ate of the pig.