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Now when she was brought into the market place, all the people came thronging to see and heare so learned a virgin, before whom shee vtteredjier cunning in musicke, and her eloquence in speaking, and answered manifestly vnto all such questions as were propounded vnto her with such perspicuitie, that all confessed themselues fully satisfied, and she wonne great fame thereb}% and gained great summes of money. But as for Prince Athanagoras, he had evermore a speciall regard in the presentation of her virginitie, none otherwise than if she had been his owne daughter, and rewarded the villaine very liberally for his diligent care over her.
THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER.
How Apollonius camming to Tharsus^ and not finding his daughter, lamented her supposed death; and taking shippe againe^ was dnucn by a tempest to Machilenta where Tharsia was.
RETURNE we now againe vnto Prince Apollonius, who whiles these things were doing at Machilenta when the foureteenth yeere was expired, arriued at Tharsus, and came into the citie vnto the house of Stranguilio and Dionisiades, with whome he had left his yong daughter Tharsia. Whome when Stranguilio beheld and knew, he ranne hastily vnto his wife Dionisiades and saide: Thou reportedst that Prince Apollonius was dead, and loe now where he is come to require Ms daughter. What shall wee now doe, or say vnto him ? Then cried she out alas wretched husband and wife that we are ! let vs quickely put on our mourning attire, and shead foorth teares, and he wil beleeue us that his daughter died a naturall death. And when