courteouſly by his beautiful daughter, Sabrine, who then ſet her affections ſo deeply on him, as length of time would not wear it out, which ſhe could not forbear to expreſs unto him, and once at ſuch a time, as ſhe was overheard by this black-a moor King, whoſe love ſhe derided in reſpect to the Engliſh Knight's, proffering to forſake her parents and idol gods, and to travel with him whereſoever Fortune would guide their ſteps; all which was by Almidor made known to king Ptolemy, who thereupon conſulting together, framed a letter to the Sultan of Perſia, in which was contained his ſentence of death, and he made the meſſenger to carry his own condemnation, which he very innocently undertook to do; and coming to Perſia, near the Sultan's palace, obſerving their monſtrous idolatry, he could no longer hold, but threw down their images of Mahomet and Apollo, and ſlew thoſe who offered to withstand him; inſomuch that the rumour thereof being noiſed at the court, great forces were sent againſt him, whom he oppoſed in ſingle ſelf, and ſent many of them to the Stygian river; but multitudes overcoming valour, his numerous enemies ſo wearied his arm, that his never daunted courage was forced to yield, and let his weapon fall to the ground.
There was he taken and carried before the Sultán, to whom he delivered Ptolemy's letter, who thereat much enraged, commanded St. George to be laid in a deep dungeon, vowing he ſhould never return there-out unleſs it was to execution; where now we muſt leave our Engliſh Champion, to relate the deeds of the other ſix. And firſt what befel St. Dennis of France.
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