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ring this misfortune, Philotheta withdrew to a gentlewoman’s house named Relea, and discovered her love to her, who promised to assist her, and went to the Persian and Assyrian camp, who had very lately routed the Macedonians and Armenians, by the help of the Knight of the Oracle; and soon found him, telling him that the lady named Philotheta was desirous to see him, hereupon he mounts his horse, but was stopped by a servant of Relea’s, who brought her word that a party of Armenians had burnt her house, and taken away the lady. At this news Relea fainted away, and Montellion grew melancholy; at last he disguised himfelf like an Arabian eunuch, got into the king of Armenia’s service, and was to persuade Philotheta to yield to the king’s desires. The king of Macedon also made suit to beg likewise the Emperor of Almaiga; but the Knight of the Oracle managed