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 tanding a while in amaze what to do, at lat he threw down his venion, and with his truty word Acalon, soon dipatched both the lions. Now Sabrine, aith he, I have ufficient proof of thy true virginity, the nature of thee beats bring uch, that they will bow their heads to none but uch as have kept their chatities inviolable. Therefore, divine Paragon, nature's wonder and love's abtract, doubt not but thy fame hall reound for love and chatity, o far as Phoebus darts his golden rays.

Then dreed he the venion for her which he had brought, and having refrehed themelves, they et forward on their wonted travels, till they came into the country of Greece, where they oon had news of great tilts and tournaments uddenly to be held at the Emperor's court, in honour of his royal nuptials with the Emperor of China's daughter; the fame whereof had ummoned hither all the mot approved and magnanimous heroes, both in Europe, Aia, and Africa, to try their man-hood, and, by noble exercies of arms, to mount up into honour's throne, among the ret the even Champions of Chritendom arrived there unknown to each other, of whoe valiant acts, to their country's honour, we come now to declare.

Nfinite was the number of the knights aembled in the Grecian court, to adventure their chance in fortune's lottery for the purchaing of renown, but the even champions attained to uch favour with the Grecian Emperor, that he appointed them to be his own peculiar champions againt all comers, each his everal day, even days together, the appointed time for