the_o pattern_n of_o painful_a adventure_n contain_v the_o most_o excellent_a pleasant_a and_o variable_a history_n of_o the_o strange_a accident_n that_o befall_v unto_o prince_n apollonius_n the_o lady_n lucina_n his_o wife_n and_o tharsia_n his_o daughter_n wherein_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o fickle_a state_n of_o man_n life_n be_v lively_o describe_v gather_v into_o english_a by_o laurence_n twine_v gentleman_n imprint_v at_o london_n by_o valentine_n simmes_n for_o the_o widow_n newman_n to_o the_o worshipful_a master_n john_n donning_n customer_n and_o jurate_n of_o the_o town_n of_o rye_n in_o sussex_n be_v diverse_o move_v in_o mind_n to_o signify_v my_o good_a will_n and_o hearty_a love_n towards_o you_o gentle_a m._n donning_n i_o can_v not_o devise_v any_o mean_n more_o effectual_a then_o by_o present_v the_o same_o to_o you_o which_o have_v cost_v i_o some_o small_a labour_n and_o travel_v not_o seem_v thereby_o to_o acquit_v your_o manifold_a courtesy_n towards_o i_o diverse_o extend_v but_o rather_o to_o discharge_v i_o of_o the_o note_n of_o ingratitude_n which_o otherwise_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o incur_v wherefore_o in_o steed_n of_o a_o great_a present_n to_o countervail_v your_o friendlines_n i_o be_o bold_a in_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o this_o simple_a pamflet_n under_o your_o name_n to_o make_v a_o proffer_n of_o my_o thankful_a heart_n to_o you_o again_o wherein_o though_o want_v of_o far_a ability_n appear_v yet_o be_v there_o be_v no_o let_v but_o that_o a_o wel-willing_a heart_n may_v be_v express_v yea_o in_o the_o small_a gift_n now_o if_o haply_o the_o argument_n hereof_o appear_v unto_o you_o other_o than_o you_o can_v much_o wish_v or_o i_o well_o afford_v yet_o have_v i_o no_o fear_n of_o any_o great_a mislike_v consider_v your_o natural_a disposition_n which_o be_v to_o be_v delight_v with_o honest_a pleasure_n and_o commendable_a recreation_n and_o not_o to_o lie_v evermore_o welter_v as_o it_o be_v in_o doleful_a dumpishnesse_n which_o thing_n do_v put_v i_o in_o the_o great_a hope_n that_o this_o work_n will_v be_v the_o welcome_a unto_o you_o especial_o consider_v the_o delectable_a variety_n and_o the_o often_o change_n and_o chance_v contain_v in_o this_o present_a history_n which_o can_v but_o much_o stir_v up_o the_o mind_n and_o sense_n unto_o sundry_a affection_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v take_v it_o i_o beseech_v you_o in_o good_a part_n in_o stead_n of_o some_o better_a thing_n which_o i_o may_v well_o afford_v promise_v the_o same_o when_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v not_o be_v at_o this_o present_a so_o well_o furnish_v as_o i_o can_v wish_v of_o god_n to_o who_o good_a grace_n i_o recommend_v you_o and_o you_o both_o now_o and_o evermore_o your_o worship_n to_o use_v laurence_n twine_n the_o table_n how_o antiochus_n commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o behead_v such_o as_o sue_v unto_o she_o for_o marriage_n if_o they_o can_v not_o resolve_v his_o question_n chap._n 1_o how_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o antiochia_n resolve_v the_o king_n question_n and_o how_o taliarchus_n be_v send_v to_o slay_v he_o chap._n 2_o how_o taliarchus_n not_o find_v apollonius_n at_o tyrus_n depart_v joyful_o and_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o tharsus_n relieve_v the_o city_n with_o victual_n chap._n 3_o how_o apollonius_n depart_v from_o tharsus_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n his_o wife_n commit_v shipwreck_n and_o be_v relieve_v by_o altistrate_n king_n of_o pentapolis_n chap._n 4_o how_o lucina_n king_n altistrate_n daughter_n desirous_a to_o hear_v apollonius_n adventure_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o chap._n 5_o how_o apollonius_n be_v make_v schoolmaster_n to_o lucina_n and_o how_o she_o prefer_v the_o love_n of_o he_o above_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o pentapolis_n chap._n 6_o how_o apollonius_n be_v marry_v to_o the_o lady_n lucina_n and_o hear_v of_o king_n antiochus_n death_n depart_v with_o his_o wife_n towards_o his_o own_o country_n of_o tyrus_n chap._n 7_o how_o fair_a lucina_n die_v in_o travel_n of_o child_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o water_n be_v cast_v on_o land_n at_o ephesus_n and_o take_v home_o by_o cerimon_n a_o physician_n chap._n 8_o how_o lucina_n be_v restore_v to_o life_n by_o one_o of_o cerimon_n the_o physicians_n scholar_n and_o how_o cerimon_n adopt_v she_o to_o his_o daughter_n and_o place_v she_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n chap._n 9_o how_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o tharsus_n deliver_v his_o young_a daughter_n tharsia_n unto_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n to_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o how_o the_o nurse_n lie_v in_o her_o death_n bed_n declare_v unto_o tharsia_n who_o be_v her_o parent_n chap._n 10_o how_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ligozide_n the_o nurse_n dionisiades_n envy_v at_o the_o beauty_n of_o tharsia_n conspire_v her_o death_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v accomplish_v by_o a_o villain_n of_o the_o country_n chap._n 11_o how_o certain_a pirate_n rescue_v tharsia_n when_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v and_o carry_v she_o unto_o the_o city_n machilenta_n to_o be_v sell_v among_o other_o bondslave_n chap._n 12_o how_o the_o pirate_n which_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n bring_v she_o to_o the_o city_n machilenta_n and_o sell_v she_o to_o a_o common_a bawd_n and_o how_o she_o preserve_v her_o virginity_n cha._n 13_o how_o tharsia_n withstand_v a_o second_o assault_n of_o her_o virginity_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v she_o be_v preserve_v chap._n 14_o how_o apollonius_n come_v to_o tharsus_n and_o not_o find_v his_o daughter_n lament_v her_o suppose_a death_n and_o take_v ship_n again_o be_v drive_v by_o a_o tempest_n to_o michalenta_n where_o tharsia_n be_v chap._n 15_o how_o athanagoras_n prince_n of_o machilenta_n see_v the_o beauty_n of_o apollonius_n ship_n go_v aboard_o of_o it_o and_o do_v the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o comfort_v he_o chap._n 16_o how_o anathagoras_n send_v for_o tharsia_n to_o make_v her_o father_n apollonius_n merry_a and_o how_o after_o long_a circumstance_n they_o come_v into_o knowledge_n one_o of_o another_o chap._n 17_o how_o apollonius_n leave_v off_o mourning_n come_v into_o the_o city_n machilenta_n where_o he_o command_v the_o bawd_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o how_o tharsia_n be_v marry_v unto_o prince_n athanagoras_n chap._n 18_o how_o apollonius_n meaning_n to_o sail_v into_o his_o own_o country_n by_o tharsus_n be_v command_v by_o a_o angel_n in_o the_o night_n to_o go_v to_o ephesus_n and_o there_o to_o declare_v all_o his_o adventure_n in_o the_o church_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n chap._n 19_o how_o apollonius_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o wife_n the_o lady_n lucina_n and_o how_o they_o rejoice_v at_o the_o meeting_n of_o each_o other_o chap._n 20_o how_o apollonius_n depart_v from_o ephesus_n and_o sail_v himself_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n unto_o antiochia_n and_o then_o to_o tyrus_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o tharsus_n where_o he_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n chap._n 21_o how_o apollonius_n sail_v from_o tharsus_n to_o visit_v his_o father_n in_o law_n altistrate_n king_n of_o pentapolis_n who_o die_v not_o long_o after_o apollonius_n come_v thither_o chap._n 22_o how_o apollonius_n reward_v the_o fisherman_n that_o relieve_v he_o after_o he_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n how_o he_o deal_v also_o with_o old_a calamitus_n and_o likewise_o with_o the_o pirate_n that_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n chap._n 23_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 chap._n 24_o finis_fw-la the_o first_o chapter_n how_o antiochus_n commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o behead_v such_o as_o sue_v unto_o she_o for_o marriage_n if_o they_o can_v not_o resolve_v his_o question_n the_o most_o famous_a and_o mighty_a king_n antiochus_n which_o build_v the_o goodly_a city_n of_o antiochia_n in_o syria_n and_o call_v it_o after_o his_o own_o name_n as_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o all_o his_o dominion_n and_o most_o principal_a place_n of_o his_o abode_n beget_v upon_o his_o wife_n one_o daughter_n a_o most_o excellent_a and_o beautiful_a young_a lady_n who_o in_o process_n of_o year_n grow_v up_o as_o well_o in_o ripeness_n of_o age_n as_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n many_o prince_n and_o noble_a man_n resort_v unto_o she_o for_o entreaty_n of_o marriage_n offer_v inestimable_a riches_n in_o jointure_n howbeit_o the_o king_n her_o father_n evermore_o require_v deliberation_n upon_o who_o rather_o than_o other_o to_o bestow_v his_o daughter_n perceive_v eftsoon_o a_o unlawful_a concupiscence_n to_o boil_v within_o his_o breast_n which_o he_o augment_v with_o a_o outrageous_a flame_n of_o cruelty_n sparkle_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o burn_v with_o the_o love_n of_o his_o own_o
they_o be_v that_o way_n yea_o sometime_o god_n know_v in_o small_a cause_n than_o at_o the_o death_n of_o husband_n father_n or_o mother_n but_o as_o all_o thing_n have_v their_o time_n so_o have_v sorrow_n and_o tear_n also_o which_o be_v best_a dry_v up_o with_o the_o towel_n of_o continuance_n which_o give_v now_o just_a occasion_n unto_o apollonius_n to_o cast_v off_o drowsy_a sorrow_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o funeral_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n which_o he_o accomplish_v with_o so_o seasonable_a expedition_n and_o in_o so_o honourable_a a_o sort_n as_o be_v féemely_a for_o so_o mighty_a a_o king_n and_o so_o virtuous_a a_o prince_n who_o he_o bury_v among_o the_o ancient_a race_n of_o king_n his_o ancestor_n in_o the_o temple_n within_o the_o city_n of_o pentapolis_n which_o be_v all_o finish_v as_o it_o be_v also_o a_o work_n of_o charity_n to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a he_o apply_v himself_o to_o execute_v his_o father_n testament_n wherein_o he_o have_v give_v half_o his_o kingdom_n unto_o apollonius_n and_o the_o other_o half_n to_o tharsia_n his_o néece_n to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v to_o they_o and_o to_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o how_o apollonius_n reward_v the_o fisherman_n that_o relieve_v he_o after_o he_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n how_o he_o deal_v also_o with_o old_a calamitus_n and_o likewise_o with_o the_o pirate_n that_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n by_o this_o time_n when_o all_o care_n be_v banish_v and_o apollonius_n enjoy_v his_o kingdom_n in_o quiet_a possession_n he_o give_v himself_o sometime_o to_o delight_n as_o other_o prince_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o it_o fortune_v that_o on_o a_o day_n when_o he_o have_v dine_v he_o walk_v forth_o for_o recreation_n unto_o the_o sea_n side_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o a_o few_o servant_n and_o when_o he_o come_v there_o he_o see_v a_o small_a fisher_n boat_n fléete_v under_o sail_n which_o he_o think_v by_o all_o sign_n he_o shall_v know_v well_o 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bring_v home_o plenty_n of_o costly_a merchandise_n as_o for_o he_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o find_v miserable_a poverty_n in_o ransack_v his_o boat_n but_o if_o they_o be_v also_o determine_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n from_o he_o they_o shall_v likewise_o with_o the_o same_o stroke_n bereave_v the_o life_n of_o his_o poor_a wife_n and_o many_o small_a child_n which_o be_v maintain_v by_o his_o hand_n only_o these_o or_o the_o like_a word_n utter_v then_o the_o poor_a fisherman_n but_o they_o smile_v in_o their_o conceit_n and_o mindful_a of_o their_o prince_n commandment_n bid_v he_o not_o fear_v that_o they_o will_v rob_v he_o but_o say_v that_o he_o must_v go_v with_o they_o and_o bring_v he_o away_o unto_o the_o court_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n apollonius_n know_v he_o well_o and_o say_v unto_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o noble_n that_o be_v about_o he_o behold_v this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o receive_v i_o into_o his_o house_n and_o 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
she_o be_v a_o wicked_a wretch_n and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o deny_v to_o fulfil_v my_o request_n but_o do_v as_o i_o command_v thou_o or_o else_o i_o swear_v by_o god_n thou_o shall_v dear_o repent_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v i_o best_o do_v it_o mistress_n say_v the_o villain_n she_o answer_v she_o have_v a_o custom_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o return_v home_o from_o school_n not_o to_o eat_v meat_n before_o that_o she_o have_v go_v into_o her_o nurse_n sepulchre_n where_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o stand_v ready_a with_o a_o dagger_n draw_v in_o thy_o hand_n and_o when_o she_o be_v come_v in_o gripe_v she_o by_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n and_o so_o slay_v she_o then_o take_v her_o body_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v so_o do_v i_o will_v make_v thou_o free_a and_o beside_o reward_v thou_o liberal_o then_o take_v the_o villain_n a_o dagger_n and_o gird_v himself_o therewith_o and_o with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n and_o weep_a eye_n go_v forth_o 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the_o villain_n answer_v thou_o have_v not_o offend_v but_o thy_o father_n have_v which_o leave_v thou_o behind_o he_o in_o stranguilios_n house_n with_o so_o great_a a_o treasure_n in_o money_n and_o princely_a ornament_n o_o say_v the_o maiden_n will_v to_o god_n he_o have_v not_o do_v so_o but_o i_o pray_v thou_o theophilus_n since_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o i_o to_o escape_v with_o life_n give_v i_o licence_n to_o say_v my_o prayer_n before_o i_o die_v i_o give_v thou_o licence_v say_v the_o villain_n and_o i_o take_v god_n to_o record_v that_o i_o be_o constrain_v to_o murder_v thou_o against_o my_o will_n chap._n xii_o how_o certain_a pirate_n rescue_v tharsia_n when_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v and_o carry_v she_o unto_o the_o city_n machilenta_n to_o be_v sell_v among_o other_o bondslave_n as_o fortune_n or_o rather_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n serve_v while_o tharsia_n be_v devout_o make_v her_o prayer_n certain_a pirate_n which_o be_v come_v aland_o and_o 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die_v of_o some_o gréevous_a disease_n but_o stranguilio_n himself_o consent_v not_o to_o this_o treason_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o foul_a mischance_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o mopte_a and_o mate_v with_o heaviness_n and_o grief_n he_o clad_v himself_o in_o mourn_a array_n and_o lament_v that_o woeful_a case_n say_v alas_o in_o what_o a_o mischief_n be_o i_o wrap_v what_o may_v i_o do_v or_o say_v herein_o the_o father_n of_o this_o maiden_n deliver_v this_o city_n from_o the_o peril_n of_o death_n for_o this_o city_n sake_n he_o suffer_v shipwreck_n lose_v his_o good_n and_o endure_v penury_n and_o now_o he_o be_v requite_v with_o evil_a for_o good_a his_o daughter_n which_o he_o commit_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v bring_v up_o be_v now_o devour_v by_o a_o most_o cruel_a lioness_n thus_o i_o be_o deprive_v as_o it_o be_v of_o my_o own_o eye_n &_o force_v to_o bewail_v the_o death_n of_o a_o innocent_a and_o be_o utter_o spoil_v through_o the_o fierce_a bite_n of_o a_o most_o venomous_a serpent_n then_o cast_v his_o eye_n up_o towards_o heaven_n o_o god_n say_v he_o thou_o know_v that_o i_o be_o innocent_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o silly_a tharsia_n which_o thou_o have_v to_o require_v at_o dionisiades_n hand_n and_o therewithal_o he_o look_v towards_o his_o wife_n say_v thou_o wicked_a woman_n tell_v i_o how_o have_v thou_o make_v away_o prince_n apollonius_n daughter_n thou_o that_o live_v both_o to_o the_o slander_n of_o god_n and_o man_n dionisiades_n answer_v in_o many_o word_n evermore_o excuse_v herself_o and_o moderate_v the_o wrath_n of_o stranguilio_n she_o counterfeit_v a_o feign_a sorrow_n by_o attire_v herself_o and_o her_o daughter_n in_o mourn_a apparel_n and_o in_o dissemble_a tear_n before_o the_o people_n of_o the_o city_n to_o who_o she_o say_v dear_o belove_a friend_n and_o citizen_n of_o tharsus_n for_o this_o cause_n we_o do_v weep_v and_o mourn_v in_o your_o sight_n because_o the_o joy_n of_o our_o eye_n and_o staff_n of_o our_o old_a age_n the_o maiden_n tharsia_n be_v dead_a leave_v unto_o we_o bitter_a tear_n and_o sorrowful_a heart_n yet_o have_v we_o already_o take_v order_n for_o her_o funeral_n and_o bury_v she_o according_a to_o her_o degree_n these_o word_n be_v right_o gréevous_a unto_o the_o people_n and_o there_o be_v almost_o none_o that_o let_v not_o fall_v some_o tear_n for_o sorrow_n and_o they_o go_v with_o one_o accord_n unto_o the_o market_n place_n whereas_o her_o father_n image_n stand_v make_v of_o brass_n and_o erect_v also_o another_o unto_o she_o there_o with_o this_o inscription_n unto_o the_o virgin_n tharsia_n in_o lieu_n of_o her_o father_n benefit_n the_o citizen_n of_o tharsus_n have_v erect_v this_o monument_n chap._n xiii_o how_o the_o pirate_n which_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n bring_v she_o to_o the_o city_n machilenta_n and_o sell_v she_o to_o a_o common_a bawd_n and_o how_o she_o preserve_v her_o virginity_n the_o mean_a time_n while_o these_o trouble_n be_v at_o 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villain_n unto_o tharsia_n tell_v i_o be_v thou_o yet_o a_o virgin_n she_o answer_v i_o be_o and_o be_v as_o long_o as_o god_n will_v suffer_v i_o how_o then_o say_v he_o have_v thou_o get_v all_o this_o money_n she_o answer_v with_o tear_n fall_v down_o upon_o her_o knee_n i_o have_v declare_v my_o estate_n humble_o request_v all_o man_n to_o take_v compassion_n on_o my_o virginity_n and_o now_o likewise_o fall_v then_o down_o at_o his_o foot_n also_o take_v pity_n on_o i_o good_a friend_n which_o be_o a_o poor_a captive_a and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n and_o do_v not_o defile_v i_o the_o villain_n answer_v our_o master_n the_o bawd_n be_v very_o covetous_a and_o greedy_a of_o money_n and_o therefore_o i_o see_v no_o mean_n for_o thou_o to_o continue_v a_o virgin_n whereunto_o tharsia_n reply_v i_o be_o skilful_a in_o the_o liberal_a science_n and_o well_o exercise_v in_o all_o study_n and_o no_o man_n sing_v or_o play_v on_o instrument_n better_o than_o i_o wherefore_o 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