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juice of one of the oranges, he again entered combat with the dragon, after many fierce assaults, with an eager courage closed with her, and thrust his sword up to the hilt in her belly, being penetrable in no other place, from whence issued such abundance of purple gore as turned the grass into vermilion colour, and then redoubling his blows, gave her such another thrust under the wing with his sword, as pierced her heart, liver, and bone, and made her yield her life to the force of the conquering champion, who returned thanks to Heaven for his victory: With his good sword, which was called Ascalon, he cut off the dragon’s head, and pitched it upon the truncheon of his spear, rode towards the court, expecting for his good service to be most royally entertained. At that time Almidor, the black king of Morocco, was in earnest suit with king Ptolemy, for to have his daughter Sabrine in marriage, and having notice of St. George’s victory, fearing he would become his rival, he intended to rob him of his honour, and to that purpose, hired twelve Egyptian Knights, who set upon St. George as he was coming to court; but the valiant Champion so behaved himself, that in a little space he made their lives pay for their treachery; which Almidor perceiving, when he could do no otherwise, ran to the court, crying, Victoria! Victoria! The enemy of Egypt is overthrown This being made known to K Ptolemy, St. George was most royally received by him, but far more courteously by his beautiful daughter, Sabrine, who then set her affections so deeply on him, as length of time would not wear it out, which she could not forbear to express unto him, and once at such a time as she was overheard by this black-a-moor King, whose love she derided in respect to the English Knight’s, proffering to forsake her parents and idol gods, and to travel with him wheresoever Fortune would guide their steps; all which was by Almidor made known to king Ptolemy,