Praemia saltatrix poscit funebria virgo Iohannis caput, abscisum quod lance reportet incestae ad gremium matris; fert regia donum psaltria respersis manibus de sanguine iusto.
A dancing-girl demands a deathly fee, the head of John cut off so that she may carry it back on a plate to lay it in her impure mothers lap. The royal artiste bears the gift, her hands bespattered with righteous blood.
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