Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus

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ed, and when I confider how unable I |
am to fuccour thee, my only child, this |
it is that vexethme day andmight, and |
thole familiars that I fpent my goods I
on, now flight me, and refrain my com¬
pany. To this Fortunatus anfwered,
beloved father, do not take fuch im¬
moderate care for me, I am young and
flrong, I will travel into far countries
and try my fortune; I hope in God, I
fhal! be preferred: I have not been fo
badly brought up, but I can fliift for
myfeif. Upon this, Fortunadis went
from his father’s houfe with a hawk on
bis fill, travelling towards the fea-flde,
pondering with himfelf, that being ab-
fent from his father’s fight, he might
not be grieved thereby ; and as he
walked by the fea-fide, he efpied a gal- |
ley of Venice, wherein was an Earl of |
Flanders, who had lofl two of his men,
wilhing within himfelf that he could
be entertained in the Earl’s fervice, I
that he might be rid of the country of
Cyprus; with that he ftept forth, and
making a low obedience to the Earl,
he faid, I underfland rnofl noble Lord,
you have lofl: two of your men, there¬
fore I defire (if you pleafe) to be ea- .