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 whereupon the King commanded that lots hould be cat, which fell upon his own daughter, the beauteous Celetine, whoe heart was already fired with the love of the heroic champion; and, therefore, on her bare knees, earnetly begged his life of her father, which with much ado, he granted, but for ever banihed him the land, and departing a little pace, out of the love he bore to Celetine, who had preerved his life, he ventured again. dicolouring his face and hands, and remaining dumb that he might not be known, at lat got an opportunity to dicover himelf, and obtaining her conent to go along with him in the dead time of the night, mounted her on his teed (which he hoed backward to prevent puruit) and after many dangers narrowly ecaped, at lat they happily arrived in Spain.

he noble Champion, St. Anthony of Italy having (after leaving the other ix Champions travelled over many hills and dales, woods and forets, came at lat into the country of Thrace, where, upon the top of an high mountain, tood an impregnable catle, wherein lived a terrible giant, named Blonderon, that had over the principal gate of his catle thee veres written:

Thirt of glory and honourable renown, o fired the breat of the noble Champion, that he thundred at the gate with the pummel of his word as loud as the cyclops when they formed the armour of Achilles; the giant being roued at this terrible noie, came running