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Imbarked himself, and hoysing vp his sails, committed himselfe to the wide sea. The day following his subiects the citizens came vnto the Pallace to haue seene their Prince, but when they found him not there, the whole citie was forthwith surprised with wonder-full -sorrowe, euerie man lamenting that so worthy a Prince [was] so sodainly gone out of sight and knowledge, no man knew whether. Great was the grief, and wofull was the wayling which they made, lamenting his owne priuate estate and the commonwealths in generall, as it alwaies hapneth at the death or losse of a good Prince, which the inhabitants of Tirus tooke then so heauily, in respect of their great affection, that a long time after no barbers shops were opened, the common shews and plaies surceased, baines and hoat houses were shut vp, tauerns were not frequented, and no man repaired vnto the Churches, al thing was full of sorrowe and heauinesse, what shall I say ? there was nothing but heauienesse.
THE THIRD CHAPTER.
How Taliarckus not finding Apottonius at Tirus} de~ parteth ioyfully^ and Apollomus arriuing at T/iasus, rdieueth the citie with vittell.
IN the middes of this sorrowful season Taliarchus commeth to Tirus to execute the cruell commande-ment of Antiochus; where, finding al-thing shut vp, and a generall shew of mourning, meeting with a boy in the streete Tell me, said he, or I will slay thee, for what cause is al this citie thus drowned in heauines ? To whom the child answered : My friend, doest thou not know the cause, that thou askest it of me? This citie mourneth because the Prince thereof Apollonius,