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A20686 The patterne of painefull aduentures Containing the most excellent, pleasant and variable historie of the strange accidents that befell vnto Prince Apollonius, the Lady Lucina his wife, and Tharsia his daughter. Wherein the vncertaintie of this world, and the fickle state of mans life are liuely described. Gathered into English by Laurence Tvvine Gentleman. Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613, attributed name.; Twyne, Laurence. 1594 (1594) STC 709; ESTC S112705 52,838 92

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succour_v i_o when_o i_o suffer_v shipwreck_n and_o show_v i_o the_o way_n into_o the_o city_n by_o which_o mean_n i_o come_v acquaint_v with_o good_a king_n altistrate_n and_o he_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o seat_n and_o embrace_v he_o and_o say_v i_o be_o apollonius_n prince_n of_o tyrus_n who_o thou_o do_v succour_v and_o therefore_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o thou_o shall_v be_v reward_v and_o the_o poor_a fisherman_n weep_v exceed_o for_o joy_n and_o apollonius_n command_v two_o hundred_o sesterey_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o and_o thirty_o servant_n and_o twenty_o handmaid_n and_o forty_o horse_n and_o fifty_o suit_n of_o apparel_n and_o a_o fair_a palace_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o make_v he_o a_o earl_n and_o use_v no_o man_n so_o familiar_o as_o he_o do_v he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n now_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v but_o one_o call_v calamitus_n the_o master_n of_o the_o ship_n of_o tyrus_n a_o old_a man_n who_o as_o we_o have_v before_o declare_v show_v unto_o apollonius_n as_o he_o be_v walk_v by_o the_o sea_n side_n with_o lucina_n that_o antiochus_n and_o his_o daughter_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v reserve_v for_o he_o come_v before_o apollonius_n and_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o knee_n remember_v i_o my_o most_o gracious_a lord_n apollonius_n say_v he_o since_o the_o time_n i_o tell_v your_o grace_n the_o good_a tiding_n of_o king_n antiochus_n death_n then_o king_n apollonius_n take_v he_o up_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o sit_v down_o by_o he_o and_o talk_v familiar_o with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o great_a thanks_n and_o make_v he_o a_o great_a lord_n in_o his_o country_n thus_o apollonius_n busy_v himself_o not_o only_o in_o bestow_v himself_o courteous_o at_o home_n but_o he_o also_o provide_v as_o well_o for_o the_o quiet_a government_n of_o the_o state_n abroad_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o diligence_n of_o his_o officer_n who_o have_v late_o take_v certain_a pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n bring_v they_o to_o pentapolis_n where_o apollonius_n then_o remain_v to_o have_v justice_n execute_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o be_v arrive_v they_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o the_o fact_n of_o which_o they_o be_v accuse_v and_o the_o next_o day_n be_v appoint_v for_o they_o to_o suffer_v when_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o gallows_n they_o confess_v many_o robbery_n and_o among_o store_n how_o once_o at_o tharsus_n they_o rescue_v a_o maid_n name_v tharsia_n from_o a_o villain_n that_o will_v have_v slay_v she_o and_o bring_v she_o to_o machilenta_n where_o they_o sell_v she_o to_o he_o that_o offer_v most_o money_n and_o he_o which_o buy_v she_o as_o they_o think_v be_v a_o bawd_n when_o the_o citizen_n who_o be_v none_o of_o they_o ignorant_a of_o the_o lady_n tharsias_n adventure_n hear_v this_o they_o stay_v execution_n and_o send_v word_n unto_o king_n apollonius_n say_v may_v it_o please_v your_o grace_n to_o understand_v that_o we_o have_v certain_a pirate_n at_o the_o gallows_n ready_a to_o be_v exete_v &_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v those_o that_o steal_v away_o the_o lady_n tharsia_n your_o daughter_n from_o tharsus_n and_o sell_v she_o to_o the_o bawd_n at_o machilenta_n which_o when_o we_o perceive_v we_o think_v it_o good_a to_o know_v your_o grace_n pleasure_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o they_o apollonius_n thank_v they_o and_o will_v the_o pirate_n to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o &_o examine_v they_o diligent_o and_o find_v that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o man_n indeed_o that_o have_v preserve_v tharsias_n life_n and_o he_o give_v great_a thanks_n unto_o god_n and_o they_o and_o embrace_v they_o &_o willing_o pardon_v they_o their_o life_n and_o for_o that_o he_o know_v that_o the_o sinister_a mean_n which_o they_o hitherto_o have_v ensue_v be_v cause_v most_o by_o constraint_n for_o want_v of_o other_o trade_n or_o ability_n to_o live_v by_o he_o therefore_o make_v they_o all_o knight_n and_o give_v they_o plenty_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o endow_v they_o also_o with_o great_a possession_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o apollonius_n have_v a_o young_a son_n and_o heir_n by_o his_o wife_n lucina_n likewise_o of_o apollonius_n age_n and_o how_o he_o die_v with_o some_o other_o accident_n thereunto_o incident_a while_o king_n apollonius_n thus_o pass_v forth_o his_o time_n in_o reward_v his_o friend_n which_o have_v do_v he_o pleasure_n in_o his_o adversity_n the_o part_n of_o a_o thankful_a and_o good_a nature_a man_n and_o also_o unto_o his_o enemy_n in_o minister_a justice_n with_o mercy_n which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o virtuous_a prince_n the_o queen_n lucina_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n conceive_v child_n and_o grow_v every_o day_n