presently repent it with a blow of this Cup I hold in my Hand Then Pelorus looking upon his Companions You see said he what recompence our Labours are to expect thus you shall one day see your merits frustrated of the reward of your virtue and be as I am Slaves to this tyrannical Law Now Nausicles what do you imagine became of these Pirates after Nausicles had spoke these words you would have compared them to a calm ea swell'd with the sudden Tempest such a Blind and Brutish motion in an instant put them into so wild a tumult inflamed with Wrath and Wine as if some fury had possest them some rank'd themselves upon the part of Trâ—chinus and cryed the Captain ought to be obeyed others sided with Pelorus saying the Law of Piâ—acy ought to stand In the end Tracâ—inâ—s lifâ—ed his Hand to strike Pelorus with the Cup he held but Pelorus that was prepared before broke the effect of his fury and struck a Ponyard to his Heart so as he fell down mortally wounded but a cruel War kindled and continued amongst the rest inter-murdering one another without giving any quarter some as revenging the Death of their Captain others as defending Pelorus in his just quarrel The crys of Men and sounds of Levers Stones Cups Tables the Wounders and the Wounded made one fearful groan but I retiring a great way off stood upon the rise of a Hill and thence beheld this furious spectacle yet neither Theagenes nor Chariclea were exempted from the danger but following what was determined he with his Swâ—â—d in 〈◊〉 Hand joyn'd himself to one of the Factâ—â—â— aâ—â—he beginning and fought as if some fury had transported him and she after she saw the Fight begun shot from the Ship loosing her Arrows with a constant Hand and sparing no Man but Theagenes she never took her Aim amiss every shot she made was Death Neither did she only gall the one side of the Battel but both indifferently nore of the Pirates seeing her yet she clearly beholding them by the light of the great Fire of the Pile yet burning so as they could not imagine whence their Death came but thought it to be some Plague from Heaven To conclude the War consumed them all and only Thâ—agâ—nes remained fighting single with Pelorus an able and resolute Man and one that had been flesh'd and bred up in Murders And now Chariclea's Shooting could no longer avail her Theagenes grieving she could not assist him but the fear she had to miss her Aim did hold her Hand inasmuch as they fought so close the Eye could hardly distinguish them In the end Pâ—lorus was forced to give ground before him for when Chariclea saw her Arrows could do him no more service she sent her words to his Succour crying to him Now my best Friend shew your Courage At the hearing of these words his strength redoubled to which Pelorus was not able to make resistance longer as if the voice of his Mistress had infused new vigour into him letting him know the reward of his Victory was yet living For now resuming the heat of his first Spirit tho broken and weigh'd down with many Wounds he made a blow at Pelorus with his Sword full aâ— his Head which he hoped to cleave a sunder as assuredly he had done if the Pirate had not declined his Neck yet he escaped not for the Sword descending took away the top of his Shoulder and falling right upon the Elbow joynt of his Sword-hand cut it quite off then Pelorus fled to save his Life Theagenes following him What the sequel was I cannot tell you but that I saw not when Theagenes returned for remaining upon the riâ—e of the Hill I dared not to stirr in a place full of Enemies by Night when my Friends could not know me but Chariclea was more bold and it seems more quick sighted for with the first dawning of the light I perceived Theagenes lying stretched out upon the Earth like a Dead Man and saw her sitting and Weeping over him with evident demonstrations that she intended to kill herself but that some little hope of his revival restrained her as yet and held her Life in equal suspence with his But I unfortunate Man had not so much as time to speak to them to sweeten their Calamities with my words or to apply remedy to his wounds so fast did the evils at Land without a breathings space succeed to those at Sea For at the first Spring of the Morning as I was descending from the Hill where I had pitched for that Night I saw a Troop of AEgyptian Theives running from the top of the Mountain that lyeth along that Coast who presently seized upon my poor Children taking them away and all the Riches they could carry out of the Ship I spake afar off to them and in vain bad them farewel that could not hear me deploring their Fortunes and my own but neither being able to defend them or holding it good to go and mix with them I reserved my self to hope to succour them some other way And indeed it was not in my power to do them present service being left far behind my Age like a heavy burden not suffering me to march so quick a pace as those AEgyptians that mounted and descended by strange Paths and through Wild places Now by the Mercy of the Gods and your favour worthy Nausicles I have found my Daughter then lost having contributed nothing to her recovery but my abundant Sighs Tears and Lamentations Speaking these words he wept all the Company were forced to do the like changing their Feast into a Sorrow intermixed with joy for Wine intenerates the Eyes and makes them apt to Tears and they were not able to contain their flux of pity till Nausicles spake thus to confort Calasiris Father said he chase away these sad conceptions and fill your Heart with Joy since you have now recovered your Daughter and that only one Night remains to interpose it self betwixt you and the contentment you shall receive in beholding your Son for to Morrow Morning we will Ride to Mitranes and deal with him all possible ways for the redeeming of your beloved Theagenes O may the Gods be so favourable replied Calasiris but now it is time to dissolve the Feast let us therefore give thanks to the Gods and drink at parting so Wine being brought taking their leaves they drank to one another and so did rise from the Table But Calasiris looking about for Chariclea and not finding her in the multitude was greatly perplexed till at length a certain Woman advertized him that she saw her enter the Sanctuary of the Temple He presently ran thither and found her prostrated at the Feet of an Image where by reason of the length of her Prayers and the weight of Sorrow that lay upon her Heart she was faln into a Swoon Then after he had shed some Tears and humbly conjured the Gods to change the rigour of
more desirous than other to survive the loss of his Goods But as we also obeying the decree were about to pass into the Boat Trachinus took Chariclea by the Hand and said Fair one this War concerns not you but Was undertaken for your sake and since the Day you left the Promontory of Zacynthus I have still followed you adventuring thus far upon the Sea and facing danger for your Love therefore let not any fearful apprehension seize you but confirm your Spirits and know with the Empire you already are possessed of in my Soul you shall be the Lady of all the Wealth you see thus he said but Chariclea full of discretion and knowing by the instructions I had given her how to apply her self to the time mosâ— excellently well presently cleared her look from all the marks of Sorrow that now incompassed her and Painting upon her Face an appearance of joy made this reply I render thanks to the Gods that have put it into your mind to use us favourably but if you will have me be confident please to make me this first demonstration of your Love save this my Brother and my Father and command them not from the Ship for if I be once separated from them the World hath nothing can perswade to retain Life And speaking this she prostrated at his Feet and imbraced them a long while Trachinus pleasing himself therein and therefore deferring the grant of her demand at length her Tears making an impression in his pity having no power to refuse when such a Beauty was a Suiâ—â—r he raised her and thus said For your Brother I am very well contented to bestow him upon you for I see he is a Young Man of a great Spirit and consequently fit for the Life we follow and for this Old Man though he will be but an unserviceable charge to us yet for your only respect I am pleased he shall stay Now while these things were said and done the Sun being in his Circuit come full West that space which is betwixt the Day and Night grew very Dark and Foul and on a suddain the Sea began to be troubled it may be the Season caused the present change or perhaps it was by the Pleasure of some Destiny aâ—ar oâ—f the murmur of the descending Wind and presently a violent and horrid Tempest breaking in upon us the Hearts of the Pirates were frozen in their fear who having forsaken their own Galley and put themselves into the Merchants Ship to Pillage her were there surprized with a Tempest not knowing how to govern so great a Vessel every one doing some Office of a Mariner in that which came next to his Hands without any knowledge at all some vainly upon their own genious undertaking one Art of Navigation others another some confusedly struck the Sails some unskilfully distributed the Cordages One Ass took upon him to order the Prow another as wise as he to guide the Poop and govern the Helm But that which principally cast us into Extreamest danger was not the violence of the Tempest for the Waves were not yet at the height of their fury but it was the ignorance of him that took upon him to be Pylot who resisted the Storm so long as there was any Day light but when it grew black Night gave over his Charge and when they were now ready to sink at first some of the Pyrates did endeavour to have recovered their own Galley but were beat oâ—f from their design by the Tempest Trachinus also staying them and making a Remonstrance that if they could save the Ship and Riches in her they should have Wealth enough to purchase a Thousand such Galleys and speaking those words he cut the Cables that held them together telling them that whilst they kept their own Vessel they drew another Tempest after them and that in doing so he provided for their security since wheresoever they should arrive it would draw suspition upon them and inquiry would be made after the Persons that Sailed in the Empty bottom This he said appeared to them to be reason and they approved his Council out of two respects being already sensible of the one for they were no sooner severed from the Brigantine but they felt the Sea did not toss them so much as before yet were they not quite out of the danger but one Billow tumbling â—pon another tossed them so violently as it constrained them to cast much of their Lading over-board Breiâ—ly there was no kind of danger that did not present it self till having with much difficulty escaped that Night the next Day about the setting of the Sun the Tempest cast us into a Road near the Mouth of one of the Arms of Nilus named the Hâ—raclâ—otique accidently and now against our wills arriving in AEgypt the Pirates were joyful but we were exceedingly afflicted reproaching the Sea as cruel in the favour it had done us to save our Lives envying us a Death free from all injury and delivering us to the Land in a more fearful Expectation than at Sea being exposed to the disordered pleasure of barbarous and wicked Pirates which presently appeared As they Landed they carryed from the Ship great Vessels of Tyrian Wine and divers other things saying they would Sacrifice to Nâ—ptunâ— and render Thanks for their deliverance some were also sent to the Neighbour Towns and a great deal of Money given them to buy Beasts with command they should give what Price soever was demanded and it was not long before we saw them return driving before them a Flock of Sheep and a Herd of Swine and having brought them in they kindled the Pile and prepared us a Feast of the Roasted Victims Then Trachinus taking me aside where one could over-hear him Father said he I iâ—tend to take your Daughter to Wife and this Night as you see I mean to celebrate our Nuptials joyning that sweetest Solemnity of Men with the Sacrifice to the Gods therefore least you should take it ill if I made you not acquainted therewith and be sad at my Wedding Feast and to the end your Daughter being disposed of with your consent may receive the Blessing of our Marriage with more joy I thought it best to let you know my pleasure not that it is needful it should be confirmed by your suffrage for it is in my power when I will to accomplish my desires but I hold it more noble and a better Omen if the Bride be prepared for the Marriage by her Father because it will more content herâ—â—nd she will address her self to the Ceremony with more joy I approved his words and feigned my self to be overjoyed rendring great thanks to the Gods that had done me the Divine favour to make my Daughters Master willing to take her for his Wife then retiring my self a little to study what was to be done I instantly returned beseeching him what was thus happily begun might be accomplished a little more honourably appointing the Ship to the
to Delos in our Sacred Robes and there to exhibit publick Games for exercise of Letters Musick and the Body and so according to the manner of our Ancestors to resign our Priesthood To this end a Ship was made ready for us laden with Gold Silver Silks and other Necessaries both for setting forth of the Games and feasting of the Peâ—ple Thus we loosed out of the Haven leaving our Father and Mother in their House who in regard of the feebleness of their old Age and the dangers of the Sea did not dare to embark with us many of the Citizens went the Voyage some in our Ship some in Vessels of their own and having sayled the greater part of our way with all favour of the Heavens â—n a sudden the Clouds thickned and a fearful Tempest arose accompanied with Lightning and Thunder that so masked the Skies and plowed up the Seas as we lost the benefit of our Compass and our Pilot overcome with the greatness of the Evil was forced to give way to the violence of the Tempest and abandon the Government and Helm to the discâ—etion of Fortune In fine the Storm having seven days and nights together spent the fury of its strongest gusts upon our Vessel we were cast upon the Shore where you took us and beheld so great a Massacre of men forasmuch as we there making a Feast of Ioy and a Sacrifice to the Gods of Thanksgiving for our Deliverance the Saylors with impious deâ—ire to possess our Riches set upon us and resolved to put us to the Sword but we made such resistance as after the loss of our Enemies and our Friends we two as you saw remained the Conquerors and would it had pleased the Gods we had ended our days among them and not â—een the only miserable Relicks of that Bâ—ttel but since it so falls out yet we are happy in this one respect that some favourable Deity hath made us fall into â—our hands and gives us that late expected nothing but Death the liberty now to treat of a Marriage which I were indiscreâ—t if I should refuse For what Felicity can be imagined greater than for a poor Captive to be thought worthy of her Generals Bed add to this that a Maid dedicated to the Gods shall be taken to wife by the Son of a Prophet that in a little while shall himself be a Prophet which sure is not without some secret Mystery of Providence I only beseech one favâ—ur that before you marry me I may be permitted â—o go to the next great Town or any nearer place â—here there is an Altar or Temple of Apollo â—hat I may render up the Charge of my Priesthood and put off the Marks and Enâ—igâ—s of the God it wâ—uld â—o bâ—st at Memphis when you have recovered the Digniâ—y of Chief Priest for a Marriage joyn'd to Victory would be celebrated with more joy and be as a Trophy of your glorious Actions but whether before or after I leave it to your pleasure so as you voucâ—safe to let me accomplish the Câ—remonies usual in my Câ—untrey whereto I know you will condescend since aâ— you â—ay you have been bred from a Child in the Mysteries of Religion and are full of Reverence towards the Gods Thus she ceased to speak and began to weep All that were present did greatly approve her Answer and by a general Cry assured her they were ready to see her Desires performed and Thyamis consented half voluntary and half by constraint for his ardent longing to enjoy Chariâ—lea made him think an hour of delay an Eternity withal he found himself to charm'd with her Speech as if it had been a Syrens Song that it forced him to allow of her Demands having also a relation to his Dream flattering his Desires with a belief their Nuptials should be held in Memphis Then he broke up the Meeting having first divided the Booty whereof his Companions freely gave him the richer and the greater part and commanded them within ten days to be ready to sit down before Memphis and besiege his Brother To the Prisoners he asâ—igned their old Tent and Knemon to attend them not now as a Keeper but a Companion and many times sent for Theagenes to his Table for his Sisters sake whom he resolved not to visit often for fear her sight should increase his impatient wishes to enjoy her and lest it should make him attempt any thing against what was publickly consented to and privately figured in his Dream For these Reasons Thyamis forbare to see her thinking it impossible he should behold her and contain his longings but Knemon after every one was retired to their Lodgings paâ—â—ed the Lake and went a great way â—y Land to seek the Herb he had promised Theagenes the day before In the mean time Theagenes taking the advantage of his Absence wept and lamented to himselâ— without speaking a word to Chariclea but incessantly calling upon the Gods and she demanding whether he did sigh for their common Misery or that some new Disaster was befallen Alas said Theagenes is there any thing more new or more unjust than to falsifie Faith and violate Oaths and that Chariclea without memory of me or of my Services should treat of a Marriage with another Oh say not so replied Chariclea be not you more cruel to me than my Destiny you have proved my Affection by many Arguments and can you now distrust me only for words accommodated to the time and for the interest of our Affairs No no your self may sâ—oner change your Mind than I. I can suffer all the Calamities of the World but know there is no violence so great that can separate me and Modesty nor am I conscious of a fault that â—ay bâ—t in loving you too much yet with an honeâ—t and a lawful Love for from the first entitling of you to my Heart it was as to my Husband not as to a Lover that could not moderate his Desires having to this hour preserv'd the outmost Purity often repelling your Impatience to consummate the Marriage which with Vows we had contracted think how little reason you have to conceive I would prefer a Barbarian before a Greek and a Thief before a man of all men the dearest But what was the meaning then replied Theagenes of your Speech in that famous Assembly when you called me your Brother methought it was a fine invention putting Thyamis out of jealousie of our Love and making way that we might freely be together I approved your Story of the Countrey of Ionia and of a Voyage to Delos for they were things like Truths and led the Hearers in a pleasing Error but to accord so freely to a Marriage to article and set down the time before such multitudes of People I neither could nor would conjecture what it meant but wished the Earth would open and devour me ere I should see my hopes and services repaid with such Ingratitude At these Words Chariclea imbracing Theagenes and weeping
what we meant to do I told him what was done for the present was by his advice we do endeavour to avoid the practices that are contrived against us and I pray the Gods for the good and charitable Offices we have received in your House to have you always in their protection This last favour let me intreat you to do for us that you will pass over into the Island of Ithaca and make a Sacrifice for us to Vlysses to pray him that he will mitigate his wrath towards us for our disdain and contempt of him as he imagines for so he taxed me in my Sleep this Night Tyrrhâ—nus promised to perform it and so brought us down to the Water side weeping abundantly and praying the Gods to send us a good Voyage and favourable Winds to wast us to the place where we did wish to be Why should I trouble you with many words By the time the Morning Star appear'd we were lanched into the Main the Saylors being at first exceedingly against it but in the end they were perswaded by the Tyrian Merchant telling them he fled from a Pirate that lay in wait for them and he spake truly and knew not for his meaning was to make a lye But the Wind was so full against us the Tempest waxed so great and the Waves swelled in that horrid sort as that it was a thousand to one our Ship had perished but in the end we came by the Lee of a certain Promontory in the Isle of Candy having firsâ— lost the half of our Rudder and a great part of our Sail-yards being broke and blown over-board therefore we thought it best to stay some days in that Island to new rigg our Ship and recreate our selves this done we were all commanded to reimbarque upon the First Day of the New Moon after her Conjunction with the Sun Being Lanched forth upon the Main again the West Winds of the Spring now sweetly breathing the Patron Night and Day directed his Course to the Coast of Africa for he said We might cross the Sea directly by a Line if the Wind changed not But that which most moved him to speed his Voyage was to gain some Road or Port because afar off he descryed a Pirate's Galley that came full in his Poop for said he From the time we loosed from the Promontory of Candy he hath always followed our Track and constantly sailed as if he were bound for the same place and I have often observed he made the same turns with us having many times the better to discover him expresly declined my Vessel from her course Some were moved at these words encouraging their fellows to prepare for their defence and somâ— there were neglected them saying It was ordinary for the lesser Bottoms to follow the course of a great Ship as believing it to be guided by a more Experimented Pilot the Day passed on in this dispute and it was about the hour the Labourer returns weary with his Travel having newly loosed his Oxen and now the overtoiled Wind began to languish and diminishing by little and little in the end it had no force at all so as the breath it spent upon our Sails served only to shufle them together not at all to blow us on briefly it setled into a Calm as if it had set with the Sun or to speak more properly as if it would accommodate it self to their design that chased us because our Sails being more large than theirs and by consequence requiring the more Wind. But as soon as this tranquillity of the Heavens had smoothed the Seas the Galley was come up to us sooner than I can speak it for as I believe all that were within her put their Hands to the Oars their Vessel also being light and nimble of it self when they were very near us a Zacynthian Passenger in our Ship cryed to us Friends we are all undone this is a Pirate I know the Galley of Trachinus At the report of this News a sudden fear seized our whole Ship and in a Calm we had a Tempest riâ—ing in tumult Crys Tears and running up and down some running under the Hatches some standing upon the Decks animating the rest to endure the Fight and there were some would have got into the Long-boat and fled till by their two long delay the Fight surprized them within the Ship forceing them to remain and to take in their Hands what they could find to defend themselves Theagenes full of Courage burned with desire of the Battel â—ut Chariclea and I with our Imbraces hindred him from attempting any thing she vowing Death should not separate him from her but the same Sword should give her the like wounds and make her an equal sharer in his Misfortune But I after I understood our Enemy was Trachinus prepared some Sleights might afterwards do us good service which fell out as I expected For the Pirates approaching circled about our Ship to make tryal if it were possible to take her without Blood therefore they did attacque us but still rowing about us they would neither suffer us to go forward nor backward Briefly it seemed as if they had Besieged us and would compel us to render our selves upon composition O poor unfortunate Men said they what Blindness hath seized your Spirits and why are you so deprived of Judgment as thus to precipitate your selves into the danger of an evitable Death by attempting to resist invincible Forces to which yours are nothing it is yet in your choice to be dealt humanly withal we permit you all that will to take your Long-boat and save your selves These were their Propositions but those of our Ship so long as they fought only in words and saw no Blood were daring and resolute and said they would stand to it to the last Man But after one of the bolder Pirates had boarded us putting all he met to the Sword and teaching us that the Ceremonies of War were Death and Slaughter the rest of his Company immediately leaping after him then the Phoenicians began to repent their Courage and falling at his Feet beseeched him to shew mercy to them and they were ready to obey all his Commandments and although the Pirates were now flesht and began to please themselves in Murder for the sight of Blood doth irritate and excite the Spirit nevertheless by the Command of Trachinus beyond all Expectation he pardoned the Supplicants and made a Peace under â—uch conditions as were more cruel than the War it self for he ordained they should depart the Ship with no more but the Cloths they had on making it Death to him that should do otherwise But it seems there is nothing more precious to a Man than Life which was the cause these Phoenician Merchants having now lost the hope of all the Riches in the Ship as if they had lost nothing but rather gain'd and made an excellent Voyage did strive who should first get into the Boat and every one was
know not how I came to forget it but it now returns to my Memory The Dream was a Verse which Calasiris seem'd to expound The words were these Thee from the Flame Pantarbe's Pow'r shall guard Strange Force but nothing to the Gods is hard Theagenâ—s now seem'd inspir'd and leap'd â—orth as far as his Chains would permit crying Be merciful to us ye Gods For I further remember another Oracle deliver'd to me by a like Prophet whether it were Calasiris or some God in his form containing these Words You with the Nymph shall AEthiop reach and be To morrow from Arsace's Bondage free That which concerns me herein I underâ—tand for those Mansions of the Dead under-ground seem proper to the Land of AEthiopia By the Maid I suppose Prosâ—rpine is meant â—ith whom I shall inhabit and my freedom â—rom Chains my departure from this Body But what can the Rhime contain concerning â—ou which consists of Contradictions for whereas Pantarbe signifies fearing all things yet 〈◊〉 commands not to fear the Flame Then said â—hariclea continuance of calamities my Theaâ—â—nes makes persons hope the worst in all â—hings for people usually accommodate their Minds to their Fortune But I have better â—opes of this Prophecy than you What if I â—m the Nymph with whom you are to arrive â—nto AEthiopia after you have escaped from the Bonds of Arsace But how that shall be is neither manifest nor credible to us but to the Gods it may be possible Let them take care of that who gave the Prophecy That part which related to me you have already seen accomplished in my wonderful preservation And though at that time I knew not that I carry'd my safeguard about me yet I now understand that I did Those precious things that were expos'd with me in my Infancy I have always accustom'd to carry conceal'd about me to supply our necessities when brought to the last difficulty but if Death should overtake me to answer the Charge of my Funeral Amongst these Theagenes there are Bracelets of great value with Indian and AEthiopian Stones with a certain Ring given by my Father to my Mother in which is the Stone call'd Pantarbe set in a Square with Sacred Letters about it It seems to have some Divine Virtue in it by which it repell'd the power of the Flames preserving those that carry it from any hurt I conjecture and know so much by what was suggested by the Divine Calasiris who told me That the same was expressed in the Writings that were found with me This seems probable said Theagenes by the Deliverance that you have had but what Pantarbe shall defend us from to morrows danger For though it should still defend from the Fire it cannot give Immortality and Arsace's Malice will contrive some more violent means to destroy us And would to Heaven that the same sort of Death and in the same hour would dispatch us both I should think this Death but a Release from all our sufâ—erings Take heart said Chariclea we have another Pantarbe promis'd in the Oracle While they were employ'd in these Considerations each affirming That the others misery more afflicted them than their own obliging themselves by mutual Oaths to preserve their Loves and Vertue to Death It being now in the very dead of night Bagoas with his fifty Horse arriv'd at Mâ—mphis When they had waken'd the Sentinels and had given account of themselves they were immediately receiv'd into the Deputies Palace Bagoas left his Company without to guard the House to be ready for his Defence if any Resistance were made He himself in the mean time went a private way easily forcing the Doors and commanding Silence to the place where Euphrates was the Moon not being yet quite set finding him therefore in Bed he awaken'd him who in disorder cry'd out Who are you It is I said Bagoas command a light to be brought in He therefore order'd the Boy that waited on him to bring in a Taper so as to disturb none of the rest When this was done and the Boy departed What Mischief said Euphrates has occasion'd this untimely and unexpected Arrival There needs not many words said Bagoas read these Letters but before take notice of the Seal and know that Oroondates sent them and that it is as much as your Life is worth not to perform what they import When Euphrates had run over the Letters As for Arsace said he she will be sorry having yesterday fallen into a Fever which still continues so violent that there is small hope of her Life But for my part I would not deliver these Letters to her though she herself ask'd for them for I know she would destroy both her self and us before she would send away the young Pair Know however that you are come in good time to take them away and must therein use your utmost endeavour Take compassion on them they having suffer'd a hundred Tortures unwillingly inflicted by me but enjoyn'd by Arsace They seem however of Noble Birth and for the Experience that I have had of them of Vertuous Conversation Having said this he brought him to the Prison where Bagoas no sooner beheld them though wasted with Watchings and Torture yet he was astonished at their Stature and Beauty But they supposing that Bagoas was come at that silent time of the Night to lead them to a Clandestine Execution were a little troubled But soon recovering a chearful countenance they made it appear how little they were concern'd Euphrates now coming up and knocking out the Wooden Peg with which their Irons were joyned Take your Sacrifice Arsace he cry'd out She thinks in night and darkness to conceal her horrid Crime but the Eye of Justice is sharp in discovering and bringing to Light the Deeds of Darkness Do you execute what you are commanded and whether Fire Sword or Water is determin'd against us let us only have the same Death Chariclea desired the same The Eunuchs weeping led them forth in their Chains When they were come out of the Deputies house Euphrates staid there But Bagoas with his fifty Horse having taken off their Bondâ— and leâ—t only what might secure but not burden them mounting them on several Horses and putting them in the middle of the Guards made towards Thebes as fast as he could When they had travell'd all the rest of the night and till nine the next morning without any stop the Sun then growing hot they could proceed no farther being spent also for want of Sleep Chariclea especially they determin'd therefore to take up somewhere to rest themselves and refresh their Horses There was a certain Valley at the foot of a Promontory of the Nile almost surrounded with the Water which made an Eddy There was much Grass and Herbage on the place as being always well Water'd every where shaded with Sycamore Trees and such others as grow on the Banks of the Nile There Bagoas with his Company took up using the Trees for a Tent he