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 ere he came home, his Lady by loing her own life, brought another life into the world, being delivered of a on, upon whoe breat was figured a dragon, on his right hand a blood-red cros, and on his left leg a golden garter: his name was given him, George, and three nures provided to look to him: notwithtanding which, he was tolen away by the enchantres Kalby; which, when his father upon his return found, he left his habitation for very grief, and ended his life in a trange country.

In the mean time, St. George grew in trength and beauty, whoe noble deportment (being now grown to man's etate) o fired the heart of the enchantres with lut, that with all the educement imaginable he ought to accomplih her deires, and to gain his affections, revealed to him of what lineage he was, and alo gave him the command of her cave, by the gift of a ilver wand, which he put in his hand, leading him to a rock to behold ome trophies of her orceries, but he entering in before him, he truck the rock with his wand, which preently cloed, and in it this mierable woman, where he ended her wretched life.

St. George then, like a valiant knight, releaed from thraldom ix worthy Champions, whom this enchantres Kalby had a long time kept prioners; viz. St. Dennis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy, St. Andrew of Scotland, St. Patrick of Ireland, and St. David of Wales; he with them mounting their teeds, and girding on their words, which alo they found in the cave, departed forth to eek out adventures, travelling till they came to a pacious plain, in the midt whereof tood a brazen pillar that had even everal ways leading to it, which invited thee even Champions to take each of them a divere path. Where we will leave ix of them to their different progrees, and relate in the firt place the adventures of our English Knight, as you may read in the chapter following.