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vnto the king her father, saying, deare father, reioice I beseech you, and be glad with my lord Apollonius and me, for the most c[r]uell tyrant Antiochus and his daughter are by the mst iudgement of God destroied with lightning from heauen; and the king-dome and riches are reserued for us to inherite: moreouer, I pray you good father, let me haue your goodwil to trauel thither with my husband. The king reioyced much at this tidings, and graunted her reasonable request, and also commaunded all things to be prouided immediatly that were necessary for the iourney. The shippes were strongly appointed and brought vnto the shoare, and fraught with al things conuenient, as golde, siluer, apparell, bedding, vittells and armour. Moreouer, whatsoeuer fortune might befal, the king prepared to sail with them Ligozides the nurse, and a midwife, and all things meet for the childe whensoeuer Lucina shoulde neede them : and with great honour himselfe accompanieth them vnto the sea side, when the time appointed for their departure was come; where with many teares, and great fatherly affection hee kissed his daughter, and embraced his sonne in law, and recommended them vnto GOD, in whome hee did wish unto them a most prosperous iourney, and so returned vnto his pallace.
THE EIGHTH CHAPTER.
How faire Lucina died in traucll of child vpon the sea; and being throwen into the wafer, was cast on land at Ephesus, and taken home by Cerimon a Phisition,
THE marriners immediatly merrily hoissed saile and departed; & when they had sailed two dayes, the