Note 18 — Notes on the Woodcuts.

But Solomon, who must needs have all that was rare and costly to adorn his temple, cast his eyes upon this precious tree, and ordered it to be cut down.18 It was duly felled, and squared, and trimmed, and it measured thirty cubits in length.19 But when the carpenters came to put it into a place of that length, it was a cubit too short, and when it was fitted into a place of twenty-nine cubits, lo! it measured thirty, and the carpenters marvelled much, and were greatly astonished, and so, being useless, it was laid aside.20 Yet the people came to see this wonderful tree, and amongst them was a maid named Maximilla, who sat down upon it, and instantly her clothes were in a blaze.21 Then she began to lift up her voice, and prophesy, crying, “My God, and my Lord Jesu Christ.”22 Then the Jews took her, and scourged her to death.23