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 matters so, as he drove them off with many delays, that they might not suspect his design; having prepared to carry her off, he told them severally, That she had complied to meet them that night at St. Bernard’s cell, where a friar would join them in marriage; and by this means got their signets, that he might pass unquestioned. Their signets he gave to the two Queens, telling them what their husbands intended; and by the Emperor’s aid he and Philotheta escaped to Assyria; where they were married to their mutual joy; The Queens going so disguised to surprise their husbands, they each thinking they had got Philotheta, as not coming at the one and the same time, married contrary couples, and going to bed in the dark, for more privacy, cuckolded each other unwillingly.

To conclude, After divers battles the war ended in a lasting peace, and our lovers continued in great felicity to the end of their lives.