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 courteouly by his beautiful daughter, Sabrine, who then et her affections o deeply on him, as length of time would not wear it out, which he could not forbear to expres unto him, and once at uch a time, as he was overheard by this black-a moor King, whoe love he derided in repect to the Englih Knight's, proffering to forake her parents and idol gods, and to travel with him whereoever Fortune would guide their teps; all which was by Almidor made known to king Ptolemy, who thereupon conulting together, framed a letter to the Sultan of Peria, in which was contained his entence of death, and he made the meenger to carry his own condemnation, which he very innocently undertook to do; and coming to Peria, near the Sultan's palace, oberving their montrous idolatry, he could no longer hold, but threw down their images of Mahomet and Apollo, and lew thoe who offered to withstand him; inomuch that the rumour thereof being noied at the court, great forces were sent againt him, whom he oppoed in ingle elf, and ent many of them to the Stygian river; but multitudes overcoming valour, his numerous enemies o wearied his arm, that his never daunted courage was forced to yield, and let his weapon fall to the ground.

There was he taken and carried before the Sultán, to whom he delivered Ptolemy's letter, who thereat much enraged, commanded St. George to be laid in a deep dungeon, vowing he hould never return there-out unles it was to execution; where now we mut leave our Englih Champion, to relate the deeds of the other ix. And firt what befel St. Dennis of France.