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these billes, and delfuer them to your scholler, which Apollonius received, and tooke them immediatly vnto the ladie Lucina. Now when she sawe her schoolemaister whom she loued so entirely, she said vnto him : Maister, what is the cause that you come alone into my chamber ? Apollonius answered: Madame, I haue brought writings from the king your father, which he willeth you to reade. Lucina then receiued the writinges, and brake them vp, and when she had reade the names of the three noblemen her suters, shee threw away the billes, and looking vpon Apollonius, she said vnto him: My welbeloued Schoolemaister Apoilonius, doth it not greeue you that I shall be married vnto another? Apollonius answered, No madame it greeueth not me, for what-soeuer shall be for your honour, shall be vnto me profitable. " Then said Lucina, Maister, if you loued me you woulde be sorie, and therewithal! she called for inke and paper, and wrote an answere vnto her father in forme following. Gracious king and deare father, forasmuch as of your goodnesse you have giuen me free choice, and libertie to write my minde : these are to let you vnderstand, that I would marry with the Sea-wrecked man, and with none other: your humble daughter, Lucina. And when she had sealed it, she deliuered it vnto Apollonius to be carried vnto the king. When the king had receiued the letters, he perused them, wherein he perceiued his daughters minde, not knowing whom she meant by the sea-wrecked man : and therefore turning him-selfe towardes the three Noblemen, hee demaunded of them which of them had suffered shipwracke? Then one of them named Ardonius, answered, If it like your Grace, I haue suffred shipwrack? The other twaine named Munditius, and Carnillus, when they heard him say so, waxed wroth, and fel into termes of outrage against him, saying : sicknesse, and