“ Thou famous Knight, of royal extraction, art called Valentino the valiant, who of right ought to marry the lady Clerimond, thou art son to the emperor of Greece, and the empress Bellifant, who is now in the castlo of Ferragus, in Portugal, where she has resided these twenty years: King Pepin is thy uncle, and the wild man thy brother ”

“ At last the pursuit being over, they returned to Constantinople, where Orson acquainted the empress of the death of his father, but would not discover by whom it was done: upon which it was concluded that Valentino and Orson should govern the empire by turns, together with their wives, ladies Fezon and Clerimond, whose brother, the Green Knight, was crowned king of the great mountains; the people of which were greatly rejoiced in having for their king so illustrious a warrior. ”

“ Valentine conquers his brother Orson, the wild man, in the forest of Orleans.
Now was Valentine grown a lusty young man, and by the king greatly respected, who had as much care taken of him as if he had been his own child, commanding him to be instructed in the use of arms, in which he became so expert, that very few knights in the whole court could talk with him: which made Haufry and Henry, the king's two bastard sons, exceedingly envy him, but chiefly for the great affection tho king bore to him. ”

“ Now, at this juncture there were great complaints mado against the wild man, from whom no knight had escaped with life that had encountered with him; therefore the king offered a reward of one thousand marks to any person that would bring him alive or dead; which grand offer no knight was so bold as to accept, all greatly fearing the mighty force of the wild man. Haufry and Henry desired king Pepin to send Valentine, thereby to get rid of this so powerful a rival in the king’s favour ”

“ In my way I was weary enough; but I never met with any body that took eompassion on me or my burden, so I walked on; but I fell siek, as you may see by my looks, and spent the little money I had left, and then I sold my elothes and every thing I eould spare—all went, exeept these poor rags: yet, still I thought if I eould but get home I should do very woll. I am used to hard work, and I could even do for this little creature, who has nobody in the world but me to put a morsel of bread into its poor mouth ”

“ He sent directly for Valentine, and ealling him aside, told him, that he had in the court a lady that was lunatic, for curing whom he should havoa bountiful reward. Valentine attending to the king’s tale, told him, he would endeavour to restoro the lady to her senses; therefore, great sovereign! cause a fire to be made in her chamber, and I will be with her to night, and use my skill. The king ealled one of his servants to guide Valentine to the lady’s chamber, where he left him. The lady beholding him, began to throw things at him; Valentine seeing her, said, Alas! ”

“ The Saracens were so sore dismayed, that they fled in great confusion, when the Christians followed them, till night forced them to return into the city, but not till they had scarce left Ferragus a thousand men, of all the numerous army ho brought with him, against the Duke of Aquitain; being obliged to return into Portugal, with the disgrace of being beat with a small army of Christians. ”

“ On hearing this, the woman hastily pressed the infant to her bosom, and giving Walden a farewell benediction, pursued her journey with alacrity.
COMBAT BETWEEN THE HORSE AND THE LION.
A Nobleman, in the early part of the reign of Lewis XV. having a very vicious horse, which none of the grooms or servants would ride, (several of them having been thrown, and one killed,) asked leave to have him turned looso into a menagerie, against one of the largest lions. The king readily consented ”