Fanfare for the Cunning Man

[ricercares]

"He met with one Cantle, or Cantlow, a Person noted in those Days for a Wizard; and he tells him how the Vicar had serv'd him, and begs his help to be even with him. The reply Cantel made him was this; Does he not Love Ringing? He shall have enough of it: And from that time, a Bell began to toll in his House, and continued so to do till Cantel'

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[anonymous]

I thank you for sharing, once again, your informed,insightful and fascinating observations. Your latest piece on the Cunning Man holds a particular local interest for me. I have been recently contemplating the curious and enigmatic Wizard Man of Sutton. Conrad Pugsley is a familiar site perambulating the locale and the High Street, seemingly much appreciated by the locals and has made several newsworthy stories in this otherwise "normal" part of South suburban London. I myself wonder if there was perhaps some crease in the fabric of time that made this modern Merlin, as he walked up Angel Hill, visible to the young John Boorman as he looked from his bedroom window in Rosehill Avenue back in the 1940's. And I am indeed curious if Mary Caine's Zodiacal Virgo now has a Temple by the waters of the Wandle in this Cunning mans residence off Culvers Avenue.

[anonymous]

Here is the link I meant to post with the above http://lewischaplin.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/the-wizard/

[ricercares]

Thanks for drawing my attention this way, Lewis.

Best,

P

[kateri_t]

But what about the cunning egg?