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as_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o chance_n appal_v he_o much_o so_o the_o great_a joy_n reviue_v his_o spirit_n again_o and_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n earnest_o upon_o she_o and_o immediate_o call_v she_o to_o remembrance_n and_o know_v perfect_o that_o it_o be_v she_o indeed_o and_o he_o go_v unto_o she_o and_o fall_v upon_o her_o neck_n and_o for_o exceed_a joy_n brace_v out_o into_o tear_n and_o then_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o eye_n to_o heaven_n he_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o most_o mighty_a god_n of_o heaven_n which_o sit_v above_o and_o behold_v the_o state_n of_o man_n on_o earth_n and_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o his_o great_a mercy_n who_o now_o also_o of_o his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n have_v restore_v unto_o i_o my_o wife_n and_o my_o daughter_n then_o do_v he_o most_o love_o embrace_v and_o kiss_v his_o lady_n who_o he_o suppose_v long_o before_o to_o be_v dead_a and_o she_o likewise_o requite_v he_o with_o the_o like_a fruit_n of_o good_a will_n and_o 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husband_n apollonius_n of_o all_o the_o strange_a accident_n that_o happen_v unto_o she_o after_o his_o cast_v she_o forth_o into_o the_o sea_n namely_o how_o her_o chest_n be_v cast_v on_o land_n at_o the_o coast_n of_o ephesus_n and_o take_v up_o by_o a_o physician_n and_o how_o she_o be_v reviue_v and_o by_o he_o adopt_v and_o for_o preservation_n of_o her_o honesty_n place_v among_o the_o nun_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n where_o he_o than_o find_v she_o according_o as_o it_o appear_v before_o in_o the_o history_n wherefore_o they_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o yield_v most_o hearty_a thanks_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o have_v preserve_v they_o thitherto_o and_o grant_v they_o so_o joyful_a a_o meeting_n chap._n xxi_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 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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 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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