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⟨Cassandra⟩. The countess and earl liked well the ⟨match⟩, only they objected against him as he had ⟨no⟩ lands; which Fortunatus understanding, he ⟨purchased⟩ a lordship to settle on her jointure. The ⟨wedding⟩ was kept 14 days with great splendour, ⟨the⟩ king, queen, nobles, and all of any note in the ⟨land⟩, being entertained. And the first year of ⟨his⟩ happy marriage, his beautiful Cassandra ⟨brought⟩ him a son, whom he named Ampedo; ⟨and⟩ the next year another, whom he named ⟨Andolocia⟩.
CHAP. IV.
How Fortunatus was sent to travel again; which he did, in Egypt, Persia, India, &c.
Fortunatus having lived 12 years with his loving ⟨wife⟩, now began to think of travelling into other ⟨countries⟩ where he had not been; which his dear ⟨Cassandra⟩ much opposed. But being fully resolved ⟨to⟩ travel, appeased her, promising, that he would ⟨return⟩ in a year; and so leaving her, besides his ⟨estate⟩ ten thousand crowns, in ready money, in a ⟨ship⟩ he had hired for his own use, he departed, ⟨resolving⟩ to turn merchant as well as traveller.
The first port he touched at was Alexandria in ⟨Egypt⟩, where, as the custom was, he immediately ⟨went⟩ to make a present to the Soldan, which he ⟨did⟩ in such rich jewels, that that mighty prince ⟨admired⟩ it, and therefore entertained him very (illegible text)ly, sending him in requital very rich ⟨merchandise⟩, and left him at liberty to traffic in the good (illegible text)ugs of Egypt, above the liberty granted to other ⟨merchants⟩; so that, having richly freighted his
