Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus

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: ed with her very virtuoufly for a time,
; to the content of both their relations.
In a year after th'a marriage,Gratiana
i was brought to bed of a fon, who was
; chriftenedFortunatus. Theodoras, in a
little time, began to follow his former
jbad courfes, infomuch, that he began
: to fell and mortgage moft part of his
land, till at laft he wafted all his eftate,
jib he fell into fuchextreme poverty that
they were not able to keep any fervants,
iGratiana being forced to drefs her own
ri: meat and wafh her clothes herfeif. The¬
odoras and his wife, fitting at a poor
i dinner, and the father beholding his
(Sjfon, could hardly-refrain from weeping;
>5\vhich when his fon perceived, being
Then eighteen years old, and was expert
l|in hunting, hawking, and playing on
{ the lute, which was his chief paftime,
the fpoke to his father and faid, Dear
rfather, what aileth you ? tor I obferve,
Tthat when you behold me, you feem
:/|fad: Sir, have I any ways offended you.
. jHis father anfwered, Dear ion, thou art
: ' not the caule of my grief, but myfelf
iis the caufe of my pinching poverty I
sriiani brought to, when i call to mind the
, i jgreat wealth and honour I lately enjoys