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 utmot aitance he could make appointing the bay of Portugal for their great rendezvous; and all with one general conent, nominating St. George to be their general, whoe valiant exploits and honourable performances, hall be dicoured of in the following chapter.

T the appointed time, the Chritian Champions with each one a well approved army, met in the bay of Portugal, the number of which joined together was about five hundred thouand; unto whom St. George, their appointed general, made this following oration:

"Fellow oldiers and kind country-men, whoe valour the world admires and dreads, we are now going into the field of honour, and to the work of manhood, the time is now at hand we have long looked and prayed for, and your work the noblet in the world pour forth, therefore, your utmot forces, that again to come may know what the lance, the ax, the word and the bow, can do in the hand of the valiant: fear not the numerous force of our enemies, whoe number is rather a burthen than an advantage unto them, but know, your caue is the bet, the defence of the Chritian religion, and your native countries, which will oppoe all their vat numbers. Whooever therefore deires riches, honours and rewards, know that they are all to be gotten by the overthrow of these micreants, who will fly before your valour, as flocks of heep before the greedy wolf."

This oldier-like oration put uch courage into the breats of the oldiers, that, with a general voice, they cried out, To arms, to arms, with the magnanimous Champion St. George of England,' in which gallant