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 Fortunatus rejoiced that he had so well escaped, and was not bereft of his precious Purse. After this he travelled towards his own country, having bought several horses and rich apparel, and several servants to attend him; he arrived at Famagosta, where it was told him that his father and mother were dead. He soon purchased his father’s house, pulled it down, and built a most stately palace, after the best manner he had seen in his travels. He also built a sumptuous church, and twelve houses for twelve priests to say divine service in. He caused three stately tombs to be made, one for his father, another for his mother; then he caused their bones to be taken up and placed therein: the other he preserved for himself and his heirs. After this he proposed to take him a wife.

OT far from Famagosta lived a lord who had three daughters that were excellent beauties, and the king of