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 holding the juts. To relate all their everal adventures, how they foiled each one that came againt them, would take too much time for our intended brevity: let it uffice to know, that their prowes was o highly admired by the Emperor, as (in reward of their valour) he betowed upon them a golden tree with even branches, in the dividing whereof they came to be known unto each other, which o rejoiced their hearts, that they accounted that day as fortunate unto them as when firt they were delivered from the thraldom of the enchantres Kalby. But they had not long enjoyed the fruition of each other's company, when there arrived at the Emperor's court, a hundred heralds, from a hundred everal countries, which by the command of their princes, proclaimed war againt all Chritendom, in thee words:

"We the mot puiant Monarchs of Asia, and Africa, by a general conent of us all, proclaim open war, fire and word, with utter detruction to all the countries and kingdoms of Chritendom, in a jut revenge againt them for the injuries utained by their even Champions, deiring all the followers of Mahomet, Termagant and Apollo, in this our determination, to join with us and take our parts."

The Grecian Emperor being alo a Pagan aociated with them, giving commandment to muter up the greatet forces his land could afford. All which, when the even champions undertood, to prevent their bloody purpoes, after due conideration had amongt themelves, each one with his betrothed lady departed home to his own country, there to raie forces to withtand the common enemy: St. George into England, St. Dennis into France, St. James into Spain, St. Anthony into Italy, St. Andrew into Scotland, St. Patrick into Ireland, and St. David into Wales: the propect of whoe delightful habitations they had not beheld in many years before; where they were most royally entertained according onto their own heart's deire, each everal Prince in his common caue, contributing the