“ He knew the virtue of it was so rare that those who had it would never part with it by fair means. And so pretending his brother was dead, he turned off his servants, sold his household furniture, and privately getting on shipboard, he sailed for Cyprus, telling his brother Ampedo the lementable news of the loss of the purse, which greatly grieved him and made him blame Andolocia for his folly and the breach of his father's last commands. ”

“ FORTUNATUS and his dear consort were no sooner laid in their tomb, but Andolocia, the youngest son, agreed with his elder brother to fill four coffers with gold out of the purse; that he should have the wishing hat and all the visible estate, and he only the purse to bear him company in his travels. ”

“ Andolocia having some of the hornify'd apples, and likewise four of the contrary quality, began to meditate revenge on Agrippina, and so coming with all speed to England, he got an opportunity to present them to her as fruit grown in the holy garden of Jerusalem, to restore decayed beauty and health for several years, make the aged look young, and other wonders. ”

“ Fortunatus having lived long in pleasure and plenty, his two sons being grown to men’s maturity, he fell sick, and calling them to him, bestowed his riches on them revealed to them the virtue of his purse, and show it would last only for their lives; he also told them the virtue of his wishing hat; so desiring them to live lovingly together, and not to part with these jewels, or ever discover the virtues of them, but to (illegible text) ase them by turns: and in a most devout manner, recommending his foul unto the hands of his maker, he gave up the ghost. ”

“ 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 nobly, sending him in requital very rich merchandize, and left him at liberty to traffic in the good things of Egypt, above the liberty granted to other merchants; so that having richly freighted his ship, he sent it by the master to Cyprus, consigned to the use of his wife and children, resolved with ten servants to travel over land ”

“ But he had no sooner eat two of them, and finding a drowsiness, lying down to sleep, and dreamed she was turned into a goat; but awaking she found a strange alteration, and going to her glass and seeing her horns, affrighted, she startled and scrieked out, whereupon her ladies came about her and were as much affrighted at the sight as she: but a grave matron who had been her nurse, desired them to be silent to prevent the disgrace that might follow, till physicians were consulted whose skill might take them away. ”

“ Upon this they desired the duke’s servant to challenge Fortunatus to fight him before all the ladies, who should have them both; which challenge was soon accepted, and they encountered each other very briskly, till at last Fortunatus hoisted the duke’s servant off his horse at his spear’s length. Whereupon he won the victory and obtained the jewels, which enreased the envy of the other servants, but greatly rejoiced the Earl. ”

“ FORTUNATUS getting away in a manner aforesaid, travelled with all speed to Calais, where he took shipping for England, and coming to London, he fell into company with two Cyprus merchants, with whom he riotously spent all his money, and being in a poor condition, void of succour, he conveyed himself over the sea to France, where he arrived in Picardy, and resolved to go for Paris. When passing through a wood, and being at a loss which way to go ”