holding the juſts. To relate all their ſeveral adventures, how they foiled each one that came againſt them, would take too much time for our intended brevity: let it ſuffice to know, that their proweſs was ſo highly admired by the Emperor, as (in reward of their valour) he beſtowed upon them a golden tree with ſeven branches, in the dividing whereof they came to be known unto each other, which ſo rejoiced their hearts, that they accounted that day as fortunate unto them as when firſt they were delivered from the thraldom of the enchantreſs Kalby. But they had not long enjoyed the fruition of each other's company, when there arrived at the Emperor's court, a hundred heralds, from a hundred ſeveral countries, which by the command of their princes, proclaimed war againſt all Chriſtendom, in theſe words:
"We the moſt puiſſant Monarchs of Asia, and Africa, by a general conſent of us all, proclaim open war, fire and ſword, with utter deſtruction to all the countries and kingdoms of Chriſtendom, in a juſt revenge againſt them for the injuries ſuſtained by their ſeven Champions, deſiring all the followers of Mahomet, Termagant and Apollo, in this our determination, to join with us and take our parts."
The Grecian Emperor being alſo a Pagan aſſociated with them, giving commandment to muſter up the greateſt forces his land could afford. All which, when the ſeven champions underſtood, to prevent their bloody purpoſes, after due conſideration had amongſt themſelves, each one with his betrothed lady departed home to his own country, there to raiſe forces to withſtand the common enemy: St. George into England, St. Dennis into France, St. James into Spain, St. Anthony into Italy, St. Andrew into Scotland, St. Patrick into Ireland, and St. David into Wales: the proſpect of whoſe delightful habitations they had not beheld in many years before; where they were most royally entertained according onto their own heart's deſire, each ſeveral Prince in his common cauſe, contributing the
