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F 0 R TUNA 'i' U 8. -7
I i-ld fellow, who confulted with the reft
f the fervants, and agreed with them
br ten crowns, that he would loon
, :iake Fortunatus depart of his own sc¬
or'd, and leave his lord, which fum
rfiey foon paid him down, to accom-
i liih which he foon inftnuates himfelf
into Fortunatus’s company, pretending
fim great friendlhip, treating him
jjigidy at fevcral great feafts of women
nd wine, alio much praifing his riches,
iiobihty of birth, and valiant Courage,
: ind alw’avs paying the (hot for Fortu-
natus, ’till at laft he began to infmuate
tat he would reveal a lecret to him ;
at his lord having conceived a great
Jfaiouiy of his chamberlains (of whom
nortunatus was one) he had a defign
ccretly to have them gelded, which
ijjrhen Fortunatus heard, he was much
1 ruck and arcazed, and therefore de-
i'Sres this old fellow (Robert) to tell him
t|Ow he might convey himfelf away
ifith fpeed out of the city undifcover-
:p: Robert was glad to hear of this,
md anfwered, you know that the gates
1 if the city are (hut, and there is no go¬
ng out ’till morning. Then faid For-
lunatus, I had rather wander as a va-
I i-ld fellow, who confulted with the reft
f the fervants, and agreed with them
br ten crowns, that he would loon
, :iake Fortunatus depart of his own sc¬
or'd, and leave his lord, which fum
rfiey foon paid him down, to accom-
i liih which he foon inftnuates himfelf
into Fortunatus’s company, pretending
fim great friendlhip, treating him
jjigidy at fevcral great feafts of women
nd wine, alio much praifing his riches,
iiobihty of birth, and valiant Courage,
: ind alw’avs paying the (hot for Fortu-
natus, ’till at laft he began to infmuate
tat he would reveal a lecret to him ;
at his lord having conceived a great
Jfaiouiy of his chamberlains (of whom
nortunatus was one) he had a defign
ccretly to have them gelded, which
ijjrhen Fortunatus heard, he was much
1 ruck and arcazed, and therefore de-
i'Sres this old fellow (Robert) to tell him
t|Ow he might convey himfelf away
ifith fpeed out of the city undifcover-
:p: Robert was glad to hear of this,
md anfwered, you know that the gates
1 if the city are (hut, and there is no go¬
ng out ’till morning. Then faid For-
lunatus, I had rather wander as a va-
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus > (7) |
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| Description | Setting forth his birth, life, travels, and adventures in most parts of the world. How the Lady Fortune appeared to him, and gave him a rich purse that never wanted money; and also (in his travels) how he got from the Soldan a wishing hat, that by putting on his head, he could convey himself immediately into whatever place he desired. With an account how Fortunatus on his death-bed, declared to his two sons, Ampedo and Andolocia, the virtue of his purse and hat. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2833(17) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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