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The Patterne of Painefull Adventures 43 I him with dutifull obeisance, said unto him: God save you prince Apollonius. But he being saluted, did even so as noble men and princes use to doe, set light by him. But Elinatus taking that behaviour unkindly, saluted him againe saying: God save you Prince Apollonius; salute me againe, and despise not povertie beautified with honestie. And if you knewe that which I know, you would take good heed to your self. Then answered Apollonius: If you thinke good, I pray you tell me. Elinatus answered, you are by proclamation commanded to be slaine. And who, said Apollonius, dares commaund by proclamation, the prince of a countrey to be slaine? Antiochus, said Elinatus. Antiochus! For what cause, demanded Apollonius. For that, said Elinatus, thou wouldst be unto his daughter which he himselfe is. Then demanded Apollonius, For what summe of mony is my life sold by that proclamation? Elinatus answered; whosoever can bring you alive unto the king shall have an hundred talents of gold in recompence: but whoso bringeth your head shall have fiftie talents of gold for his labour, and therefore I advise you my lord, to flie unto some place for your defence: and when he had so said he tooke his leave and departed. But Apollonius called him againe, and said that hee would give him an hundred talents of gold; for, said he, receive thus much now of my povertie, where nothing is now left unto me but flight, and pining misery. Thou hast deserved the reward, wherefore draw out thy sword, and cut off my head, & present it to the king, as the most joyfull sight in the world. Thus mayst thou win an hundred talents of gold, and remaine without all blame or note of ingratitude, since I my selfe have hyred thee in the kinges behalfe to gratefie him with so acceptable a present. Then answered Elinatus: God forbid my lord that by anie such sinister means I should deserve a reward. In all my life I never consented to any such matter in my heart. And, my lord, if the deed were good, the love ofvertue were a sufficient force to allure any man thereunto. But since it respecteth your life, to whome in consideration of the cause no man may doe violence without villanie: I commit both you and your matter unto God, who no doubt will be your defender: And when he had thus said, he departed. But Apollonius walked forth along upon the shoare, where he had gone not farre, but he descried a man afarre off comming towardes him with heavie cheere and a sorrowfull countenance, and his name was Stranguilio: a Tharsian borne, and of good reputation in the citie.1 To whom saide Apollonius, God save you Stranguilio: and he likewise resaluted him saying, And you likewise my good lord Apollonius: I pray you tel me, what is the
