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men, women and children, goe foorth to see prince Apollonius, and to craue pardon of him. Not so, said Athanagoras, but we will desire him to come peaceablie into our citie, and what he list to com- -maund shall be fulfilled. The people liked well of that counsel, and committed the matter vnto his discretion wholly to prouide for their safetie. Then went he foorth vnto Apollonius, and desired him in the peoples name to come into the citie, where he should be most heartily welcome. Apollonius refused not that friendly offer, but immediately prepared him-selfe to goe with him, and caused his head to be polled, and his beard to be trimmed, and his nailes to be pared, and put on a princely robe vpon his backe, and a crowne of golde vpon his head, and so passed foorth togither vpon the way. And when they were come into the citie, the citizens saluted Apollonius, and hee was placed in the highest seate whence the prince was woont to giue iudgement, and his daughter Tharsia by his side, and he spake vnto the people in this manner following : Good people of the city of Machilenta, you see the virgine Tharsia, whome I her father haue found out this present day: hir hath the most filthie bawd, as much as in him lay, constrained to dishonest her body, to her vtter destruction. From which his deuillish purpose no intreatie could persuade him, no price could allure him. Wher-fore my request vnto you (good people) is, that I may haue due revenge on him for the iniury done vnto my daughter. When the people heard his reasonable demaund, they cried out with one accord, saying: My lorde Apollonius, we iudge that he be burned aliue, and his goods be given vnto the maiden Thar-^sia. The reuenge pleased Apollonius well, and foorth-with they apprehended the bawd, and bound him hand and foot; and they made a great fire, and at Apollonius commaundement cast him aliue into it,