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Rh unto her, for to essay if she might turn her, and call her again from the christen faith. And the queen was sent thither, and when she saw her, and knew of so many miracles as the apostle did, she said: 'They be accursed of God that believe not in his works.' Then the apostle taught them shortly that were there, four things; first, that they should love the church, honour and worship the priests, assemble them often in prayers, and often to hear the word of God. And when the king saw the queen, he said to her: 'Why hast thou abided there so long ?' And she then answered: 'I had supposed that Migdonia had been a fool, but she is right wise, for she hath brought me to the apostle, which hath made me to know the way of truth, and they be overmuch fools that believe not the way of truth, that is to say, that they believe in Jesu Christ.' And then the king was abashed, and said to his cousin: 'When I would have recovered thy wife I have lost mine, and my wife is worse to me than thine is to thee.' Then the king commanded that the apostle should be brought tofore him, his hands and feet bound; and was commanded that he should reconcile the wives to their husbands. And then the apostle said to the king, in showing to him by three examples that, as long as he should be in the error of the faith they ought not to obey them. That is to wit, by the example of the king, by example of the tower, and by example of the fountain, and said to him: 'Thou that art king wilt have no services soiled ne foul, but thou hast cleanly servants and neat chamberers. And what weenest thou God loveth? Chastity and