I must put on my conjuring cap- i.e. your question requires
deliberate thought, and I must reflect on it. Eric XIV., King of
Sweden, was a great admirer of magic, and had an “enchanted cap” made,
either to keep his head warm or for mystification. He pretended to have
power over the elements; and when a storm arose, his subjects used to
say “The king has got on his conjuring cap.”
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