⁹ But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch [Forsooth there was some man, Simon by name, which before was in the city a witch], that had deceived the folk of Samaria, saying, that himself was some great man.

¹⁰ Whom all harkened [To whom all harkened], from the least to the most, and said [saying], This is the virtue of God, which is called great.

¹¹ And they believed him, for long time he had madded them with his witchcrafts. [Forsooth all believed him, for this thing, that much time he had made them mad with his witchings.]