He afterwards says (p.

280) that Galla died in childbed; and intimates, that the affliction of her husband was extreme but short.] [Footnote 112: Lycopolis is the modern Siut, or Osiot, a town of Said, about the size of St.Denys, which drives a profitable trade with the kingdom of Senaar, and has a very convenient fountain, "cujus potu signa virgini tatis eripiuntur." See D'Anville, Description de l'Egypte, p.
181 Abulfeda, Descript.Egypt.p.14, and the curious Annotations, p.
25, 92, of his editor Michaelis.] [Footnote 113: The Life of John of Lycopolis is described by his two friends, Rufinus (l.ii.c.i.p.

449) and Palladius, (Hist.

Lausiac.
c.

43, p.