Suit to me that I would remember my Promise and bethink me of a way to induce Chariclea to a milder Construction of Men and Marriage Thus I brought him off and left him joyful giving him my Word his Desire should shortly be accomplished THE AETHIOPIAN HISTORY The Fourth Book THE next day the Pythian Games ended but the Passion and Strife of the young Men grew more violent under the Empire of Cupid who was their Judge and by two Champions of his intended as I believe to shew the World his Combate is the greatest Thus it happened All Greece were lookers on the Amphyctiones were the Judges that is the Deputies of every Communalty of Greece After all the other Contentions were concluded with Magnificence as Chariot-Races Wrastling and Quoiting of the Sledge at length the Herald cried Let the Armed Men stand forth and presently at the further end of the Lists we saw Chariclea shining for she was come if not willingly yet to observe the Custom of the Countrey or rather in my opinion hoping to see Theagenes in her left hand she bare a burning Torch of Virgin-Wax and in her other held forth a Branch of Palm She no sooner appeared but she turned all the Eyes of the Theater upon her but I believe not any Eye out-stripp'd that of Theagenes for the Eye of a Lover is swift to spy out her that is desired and he having before heard of the Ceremony had all his Spirits set to watch her coming and when he saw her he was not able to contain himself but spake softly in my Ear for he had placed himself next to me of purpose That is she it is Chariclea I bid him hold his peace and be at quiet At the Cry of the Herald one presented himself in light Armor of goodly Shape by his Carriage appearing already as a Conqueror and promising to himself the Prize and Victory as having many times been Crowned in the same Course and at that time having none to oppose him as Antagonist which caused the Amphyctiones to return him back the Law not permitting him to enjoy the Crown that had not endured the Conflict But he intreated the Herald might demand if any Man would run The Judges commanded it should be so and the Herald made Proclamation If any would run he should come forth into the Lirsts Heark said Theagenes to me That Man calls me I asking him what his meaning was It shall be so Father he said for never shall any Man in my presence and I looking on hare away the Reward of Victory from the hand of Chariclea But said I you do not apprehend nor weigh the Dariger and Ignominy that attends the Conquered Why Father who is he replied Theagenes that will so fervently contend to see and approach Chariclea as to outstrip me or to whom will her Looks give wings and make him fly in the Aâ—s like me Do not you know that Painters draw Love winged signifying as in a Riddle the agility of those that he surprizes and if a man might boast himself there is this day none that can glory to have over-run me At these Words he suddenly rose and stepp'd forth into the Lists to make his Name be published and the Place of his Birth and so being engaged for the Course he put on compleat Armor and stood to the Barriers so boyling with desire to run that his impatience would hardly permit him to attend the Sound of the Trumper The Spectale was pleasing and conspicuous for you would have said it had been Achilles as Homen paints him fighting upon the Shore of the River Seamander This unexpected Champion moved all Greece and they did wish the Victory to Theagenes as passionately as if every one had run in his own Person for Beauty hath a strong power to work upon the good wills of the Beholders But above all Chariclea was most troubled and having set my self to observe her I perceived she often changed her colour for after the Herald had pronounced so loud as all might hear the Combatants Names Ormenus the Arcadian and Theagenes the Thessalian the Barriers were opened and the Course began so swiftly as mens dazled Eyes could hardly overtake them Every Spectator to whom the Event was yet in suspence found himself full of care but I especially that had resolved with my self to be as careful of him as of my own Son. No marvel said Knemon if those that were present found themselves troubled for at this hour I fear for Theagenes and do entreat you if he had the Victory to keep me no longer without the knowledge When now Knemon they had finished half their Course he looking back and frowning to see Ormenus run so near him lifting up his Buckler and his Head and fixing his Eyes wholly upon Chariclea he shot to her as an Arrow to the Mark and so far out-stript the Areadian as he left him many paces behind The Space was after measured so running to Chariclea of purpose fell upon her bosom as if it had not been in his power to stop himself and taking the Branch of Palm I perceived him kiss her hand I am glad with all my heart said Knemon that he hath won the Crown and stoln a Kiss but I pray you what follows How said Calasiris will you never be satisfied with hearing have you not yet a mind to sleep being the Night is spent so far Is not my Discourse yet tedious No Father said Knemon I could chide Homer who tells us we may surfeit of all things even of Love which in my Opinion admitteth no Satiety neither in the enjoying nor discourse And who is he unless he have a heart of Adamant or Iron that would not receive Content to hear the Loves of Theagenes and Chariclea though the Story should last a year therefore continue it I beseech you Theagenes Knemon was then crowned proclaimed the Conqueror and conducted with the glad Acclamations of the People but Chariclea was then quite vanquished and her Heart more fettered in Affection than before having the second time beheld Theagines for the interchanged Eyes of Lovers is a renewing of their Passions and their Looks inflame their Minds as Fire approaching to its Matter the Maid returning home had as ill or worse a Night than ever and I again was not able to close my Eyes incessantly plotting how we should conceal our Flight and into what Countrey the God would bring the two young Lovers I conjectured we were to take our slight by Sea gathering it out of these Words of the Oracle They two shall sayling from My Temple to a Sun-burn'd Climate come But to what part of the Earth I understood not and I saw no other means to come to the knowledge of it unless I could get the Fascia that was exposed with Chariclea wherein Charicles had told me he conceived the Discourse of her Fortune to be writ for out of these Characters I doubted not but to get out
added That excepting her he should take what he would What said Pelorus will you break the Law of Piracy that gives his choice of the prey to him that first boards a Ship and for all his Fellows runs the hazard of his Life Friend said Trachinus I violate not that Law but I ground my self upon the Authority of one more powerful that commands us to obey the wills of our Captains without contradiction the Maid has wounded me to the Heart with her bright Eyes and to heal my wound I am forced to marry her and Sir I hope it is a reason I should be preferred before you and if you will not obey this Law I will make you 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 sea 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 Trachinus and cryed the Captain ought to be obeyed others sided with Pelorus saying the Law of Piracy ought to stand In the end Trachinus lifted 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 Sword in his Hand joyn'd himself to one of the Factions at the 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 none 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 Theagenes 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 Pelorus 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 s 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 at 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 rise 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 if 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
blessed Arsinoe both in the former Felicity thou hast tasted and that occasion offers thee the present happiness to exile thy self with him But what doth this concern me Oh greatly Mistress reply'd Thesbe for I will fain to be desperately in Love with him and pray Arsinoe that is my old Acquaintance and my fellow Musician to give me one nights lodging with him in her place this being obtained I will make over my right to you you shall personate Arsinoe and he shall take you for her for I will look he shall have a Cup more than ordinary in his Head and the Chamber shall be dark and then I hope when your Desires are obtained your Torments will cease for the end of Love is enjoying But if your Fire should kindle again as I hope it will not we must make a second Navigation as they say and sit again in Council mean time let us have a care of our present Business Demoeneta approving and praising Thesbe conjured her to be secret and expeditious she desiring but one day to dispatch it in went presently to Arsinoe and asked her if she knew not Teledemus she said yes pray thee said Thesbe make me beholding to thee to receive us this night into thy House for I have promised him a nights Lodging he will come first and I will follow assoon as ever I have got my Mistress to Bed. Arsinoe consenting Thesbe ran presently to meet her Master walking solitary in his Grounds and thus spake to him Sir I come to you the Accuser of my self and to receive such punishment as you shall please to inflict upon me I have deprived you of your Son not as a Principal yet as an Accessary for when I found that my Mistress lived not as she ought but wronged your Bed fearing if it should be discovered by any other but my self I should incur the Suspition of being her Bawd and especially pitying you that so much loved and doted on her yet had no better recompence not daring to speak freely to you I resolved to unfold the truth to my young Master and coming to him in the night that none might see me I told him my Mistress abused your Honour and did receive an Adulterer to your Bed but your Son being then as you know incensed against her understanding me that I said the Adulterer was with her in your Bed carried away with rage catcht up his Sword and though I cryed to him to stay yet he regarded me not but thinking I had repented me of my Discovery ran like a mad man to your Chamber the rest you know And now you may if you please purge your self before your Son though absent and revenge your self of her that hath done injury to you both For I will this Night shew you Damoeneta lying with her Adulterous Friend in the House of a Stranger in the Suburbs If you do it said Aristippus I will reward you with your Liberty and it may be when I see my Enemy punished I may again take Comfort and chase away the sorrow that in despair of my Sons repeal hath tormented my Old Age. I have doubted this a long time and had ever some shadow of it in my apprehension yet because I wanted manifest Proofs I rested quiet But what is to be done You know said she the Monument of the Epicureans there do you stay for me in the Evening Having thus spoken she returned to Damoeneta Madam said she dress your self presently curl your Hair and put on your best Jewels for now your desires approach to their effect She instantly made her self ready and Thesbe leading her the way when they came near to Arsinoes House she prayed her to stay there a little and running in to Arsinoe intreated her to go over the way and let them have the House to themselves for her Friend was bashful newly initiated in the Rites of Venus and would blush if he did see any but her self Arsinoe consented and Thesbe presently returning to her Mistress brought her in and having got her to Bed took away the Light for fear she said Knemon should know of her coming to the Island of Egina for there he is supposed to remain and wishing her to content her Desires without speaking a word told her she would bring the young Gentleman to her that was but drinking with a Neighbour hard by Then she made hast to meet her Master Aristippus in the appointed place and as she came along with him warned him to be sure to take the Adulterer Aristippus followed her in and by the Light of the Moon that shined a little into her Chamber with much ado he found the Bed And have I taken thee he said thou Enemy of the Gods Whilst he was speaking Thesbe ran to the Chamber Door and making a noise cryed out Oh wretched What ill luck have we the Adulterer is escaped and therefore Master take heed you know what former mistake was made by your Son Fear not me reply'd Aristippus I have the wicked Woman fast I desire no more and so drew her with him towards the City but she considering as it is probable the evils that encompassed her the frustrating of her expectation the ignominy of her Fault and the punishment ordained by the Laws for shame to be surprized and in spight to be deluded when she came right against the Pit in the Academy where you know our Captains according to the custom of the Country use to sacrifice to the Hero's or Demy-Gods for the prosperity of the Town She brake from him with such a fury as the Old Man feeling his strength unable to resist was forced to let her go and no sooner out of his hands but she leapt into the Pit and brake her Neck A miserable end of an Impious Woman I am revenged said Aristippus without employing the succours of the Law to punish thee The next day your father recounted the whole matter to the People and made all the Friends he could to get your Banishment repealed I know not what is yet done in it for before any thing was resolved the particular necessity of my Affairs pressed me as you see to come into these parts Yet you may hope the people will consent to your return and that your Father will imbark himself to find you out and bring you back This was the Relation Charias made me what since befel'me how I came hither and the Fortunes I have had would be too long to tell you with that he wept and his two Prisoners bare him company in Tears as compassionating his misery and the more because his disasters made them have a livelier remembrance of their own Nor had they ceased from Weeping if Sleep delighting as it were to Bath it self in Tears had not closed up their Fountains But Thyamis so was the Captain of these Robbers named having rested quietly the first part of the Night was afterwards troubled with a strange Dream and waking upon it spent the
shall contain us here we may enjoy one another after death though living the Gods would not permit At these words feeling for his Sword he cried out Oh Knemon thou hast kill'd me now the second time and again wrong'd Chariclea depriving her of the Friends Company she most desires Speaking this he heard a voyce out of the bottom of the Cave that called Theagenes but he without being troubled at it I come said he my dear Soul this gives me knowledge that you wander yet upon the Earth partly because you cannot leave so fair a Body whereof the possession was untimely taken from you partly because yet you have not the Rites of Sepulture and therefore the Shadows that inhabit the lower Kingdoms will not suffer you to remain among them In the mean time Knemon returning with his Torch relighted the same voice was heard again calling Theagenes Oh good Gods said Knemon is not that Chariclea's Voyce sure it is Theagenes and doubtless she yet lives for the sound that beats upon our ears comes out of the bottom of the Cave where I remember I did leave her Will you not forbear replied Theagenes to mock me and abuse me yet again Indeed I deceive you answered Knemon and my self if she that lies here be Chariclea and presently he turned her upon her Back for her Face lay to the Earth and when he had look'd upon her he cried out Oh Gods You Authors of Prodigies What Portent is this This is the Face of Thesby presently he stept back and stood as if he had been frozen with amazement but Theagenes that now began to take new Hope and Spirit brought Knemon to himself and intreated him to lead him where Chariclea was and Knemon after a little pause again took view of the dead Body and saw assuredly that it was Thesby and finding a Sword lying beside her he knew it to belong to Thyamis who transported with his wild Fury had left it in her Wound also he took a Letter out of her Bosom which he would have read but Theagenes would not permit him calling upon him and saying first let us recover my dear Chariclea unless now as before some God or Devil take a Pleasure in deluding us the Letter we may read at leisure Knemon gave way to his desire and closing the Letter took up the Sword and hasted to Chariclea who was creeping towards the Light upon her Hands and Knees and met Theagenes who folding her Arms about his Neck repeated many times And art thou come again Theagenes and he Does Chariclea live till in the end they fell down upon the ground tangled fast in their Embraces not able to utter any thing but a kind of groaning and it was hard to judge whether they were dead or not for many times an excessive Joy vanisheth into sorrow and immoderate Pleasure begets Pain which we vainly call in upon our selves thus they preserved beyond Hope and Opinon were endangered till Knemon chafing the Rock with his Hand and receiving in his Palm the Humour that destill'd by drop and drop cast it in their Faces and stopping their Nostrils recovered them out of their Swoon who finding themselves so kindly laid together presently started up and blush'd that Knemon had beheld them especially Chariclea intreating him to pardon their Exorbitances who smiling to himself and turning it to Mirth This said he deserveth Commendations if I may be a Judge or any other man that hath entred the Lists with Love been happily conquered by him and made acquainted with his inevitable Accidents But to speak truth Theagenes I cannot in any sort approve and indeed I was ashamed to see you embrace a strange woman with so much passion and to bath so freely with your Tears the Body of a Slave to whom you had no Tye so much as of acquaintance especially when I told you and protested that Chariclea was alive and safe I pr'y thee Knemon said Theagenes do not traduce me to Chariclea whom I lamented in the person of another believing it was she that was so cruelly murdered but since some favourable God has now shewed us our Error give me leave to put you in mind of the generous and constant Spirit wherewith you first deplored my Misfortune and afterwards coming unexpectedly acquainted with the dead Body as if it had been some Devil in a Play you ran away armed and your Sword drawn from a Woman a dead Woman A brave Athenian Soldier Hereat they began to smile a little but as if forced not without Tears being engaged to Sorrow by their present Misery After they had a while stood silent Chariclea touching her fair Cheek with her hand Blessed said she do I esteem her whosoe're she be that Theagenes has kist and mourn'd for and if you would not think me jealous I would desire to know that happy Womans Name and by what Error you mistook a Stranger for me and honoured her Funerals with your Tears if you know tell me who she is You will wonder replied Theagenes for Knemon says it is Thesbe that Athenian Lutenist the Inventress of the Plot that Damoeneta had upon him Chariclea starting at this News How is it possible Knemon said she this Woman should in an instant be thus transported as if she had been shot out of an Engine from the midst of Greece to the farthest parts of Egypt And how chanced it we saw her not as we came down I cannot answer you to that said Knemon but I shall tell you what I have since understood of her After Damoeneta was circumvented by her Cunning and had precipitated her self into the Pit my Father recited the whole business to the People and was presently absolved then he solicited for my repeal from Banishment enquired my Abode and resolved to embark himself and come in person to bring me back Whilst he was thus employ'd Thesbe made it her Vacation-time and offering her Service at all Feasts and Meetings impudently prostituted both her Art and Person Now she was observed to be more gentile than Arsinoe who sung only some loose Ayrs coldly to her Flute whilst Thesbe curiously touching her Lute and marrying her voice to the soft strings ravish'd her Hearers This made Arsinoe conceive against her an Envy and Emulation joyn'd with a particular Spleen especially when a certain Naucratian Merchant named Nausicles began to fall in love with her and neglect Arsinoe that had late been his Mistress disdaining her because when she had play'd upon her Flute he observed her Face grow red her Cheeks swell and hold an unhandsom competition with her Nose and her Eyes ready to start out of her Head The slighted Arsinoe burning with Spite and Jealousie found out the Parents of Damoeneta and to them discovered all the Treasons and Villanies Thesbe had practis'd against her Mistress part whereof she but suspected and the rest Thesbe had told her in the height of their Familiarity Assoon as the Friends of Damoeneta were advertized
taken of his Friends Chariclea approv'd his invention and they agreed in case they should be parted That upon all the famous Temples and Statua's Images and Stones in cross ways he should write Pythias and Chariclea Pythia expressing whether they were gone to the Right or the Left into what Town Village or Country adding the day and hour but if by chance they did meet it would suffice that one should but see the other forasmuch as time would never deface those amorous marks that were imprinted in their Souls Yet Chariclea shewed him her Fathers Ring that was exposed with her and Theagenes let her see a White Scar upon his Knee given him by a Wound he receiv'd fighting with a Wild Boar and so they resolved there should be secret words betwixt them hers was the Torch his the Palm In confirmation of this agreement they imbraced and wept again pouring as I conceiv'd their tears instead of o ferings and sealing to it with Kisses in the place of vows This done they went forth of the Cave not touching any of the Treasure there inclosed for they esteem'd Riches gather'd by Robberies as a polluted thing but they took again their own which they had brought from Delphos and been depriv'd of by the Thieves Chariclea changing her habit and putting her Jewels Crown and Sacred Robe in a little Knapsack to disguise her self the more she went in a poor Gown and gave Theagenes her Bow and Quiver to carry a carriage that was sweet and suitable to him being Cupids Arms the God that had made him a vassal to his Empire Being now come to the side of the Lake and about to take Water they perceiv'd a Troop of Armed Men passing over to the Island a sight that so troubled them as they remain'd a great while lost in astonishment as if the Injuries of Fortune raged incessantly upon them At length the Souldiers being almost arriv'd Chariclea said it was best to fly and return to the Cave and there to conceal themselves and as she spake she fled but the stay of Theagenes detained her How long said he shall we fly our Fate that every where pursues us No no let us yield to Fortune and not oppose our selves to her violence that breaks in upon us what shall we gain by it but vain errour and a wandring Life and to be insulted over by new misery from time to time Alas do you not see how to our banishment Fortune hath added the Robberies of Pirates ingag'd us in all the dangers of the Sea and contended with great industry to make us more miserable by Land hath she not expos'd us to the danger of War submitted us to the mercy of Thieves A while since we were prisoners subject to the pleasure of another then we were left alone depriv'd of all company then she made a show to give us our Liberty and now she sends these Murderers to make an end of all in such a War she plays against us making us her Scene of Mirth her Comedy or rather Tragedy But why do I not then abbreviate this Lamentable History of our Loves and deliver our selves into the Hands of our Murderers least if she study to make the end of her play insufferable we be forced with our own hands to kill our selves Chariclea consented to one part of what Theagenes said but not to all telling him he had great reason to complain of the cruelty of fortune but for all that it were not well advised to yield themselves voluntarily to their Enemies being they were not sure those Men would kill them when they had them in their power Neither was it likely they had so gentle a destiny as would grant them a speedy death and free them from their calamities but it might be they should be reserved for Slaves and what Death said she can be so cruel as the condition of such a Life to be exposed to the fatal indignities of barbarous and wicked Villains which let us decline by all means and to our uttermost power measuring hope and success by the experiment of our passed accidents since we have often and now lately escaped alive more incredibly as from greater dangers Let us do as it pleases you replied Theagenes and so followed as if she had drawn him after her but they could not reach the Cave in time but while they only regarded those that came to them in front they perceived not themselves to be inclosed by another company of Souldiers that had landed in another part of the Island at last falling upon these they stayed in a maze especially Chariclea who fled into the Arms of Theagenes if she were to die desiring to die there Some of these that invaded them lifted up their hands to strike them down but after the young Lovers had looked upon their Enemies their spirits fail'd them and their hands were benummed for even the barbarous as it seems do bear respect to Beauty and those Nature hath indued with perfections do mollifie the Eyes and Hearts that are by Nature fierce and bloody Having taken them they presently conveyed them to their Captain ambitious to be the first that should bring him the fairest spoils And indeed this was all they were likely to present him for when they had run all over as if they would have put a Net about the Island no one else could find any thing for all the Island was burnt in the former War only the Cave remained and that they knew not Then the Souldiers led them to their General whose Name was Mitranes Captain of the Garrisons to Oroondates who administred the Government of Aegypt as the Great Kings Lieutenant and for a great summ of Money given him by Nausicles had enter'd the Island with him to recover Thisbe Now after Theagenes and Chariclea often invoking the aid of their good Genius were brought so near that Mitranes might discern them Nausicles that stood by him advising himself of the right trick of a Merchant active in matter of profit stepped forth and running to Chariclea cryed with a loud voice Behold my Thisbe the very same those wicked Rogues the Herdsmen took from me But now Mitranes by your favour and the Gods I shall recover her then the seiz'd upon Chariclea feigning to receive great contentment and whispering in her Ear in Greek that the rest should not understand wished her to confess her name was Thisbe if she desired to be safe His Sophism had the success he hoped for for Chariclea hearing him speak Greek and conjecturing the Man intended her some good accommodated herself to his intention and being demanded her Name by Mitranes she said she was called Thisbe Then Nausicles with open Arms ran to embrace the Neck of Mitranes many times kissing his Head and admiring his good fortune puffed up with vanity the heart of the Barbarian telling him it appeared that his other Exploits in War were great since he had so happily conducted the present enterprise