Chap-books of the eighteenth century . IRINTED AND SOLD IN AlDERMARY CHURCH YaRD. I>0\V LaNE. London. 126 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. Chap. i. Of the Birth of Fortunatus. In the famous Isle of Cyprus there is a stately city calledFamagosta, in which lived a wealthy citizen named , being left young by his parents, addicted himself to allmanner of pleasures, often frequenting the Courts of princes,. where he soon wasted great part of his wealth in riotous living,to the grief of his friends, who thinking to make him leave hisidle courses, got him married to a rich citizen
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . IRINTED AND SOLD IN AlDERMARY CHURCH YaRD. I>0\V LaNE. London. 126 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. Chap. i. Of the Birth of Fortunatus. In the famous Isle of Cyprus there is a stately city calledFamagosta, in which lived a wealthy citizen named , being left young by his parents, addicted himself to allmanner of pleasures, often frequenting the Courts of princes,. where he soon wasted great part of his wealth in riotous living,to the grief of his friends, who thinking to make him leave hisidle courses, got him married to a rich citizens daughter namedGratiana with whom he lived virtuously for some time. In one year after his Marriage, Gratiana was brought to bedof a son, who was named Fortunatus—Theodorus in a shorttime began to follow his old bad courses, insomuch that hebegan to sell and mortgage all his estate, so that he fell intoextreme poverty; Gratiana being forced to dress her meat andwash her clothes herself, not being able now to keep one singleservant, or hire the meanest assistance. Theodorus and his wife sitting one day at a poor dinner, hecould hardly refrain weeping, which his son, (who was nowabout eighteen years old, and experienced in hunting, hawking,and playing the lute,) perceiving, he said Father, what ailethyou ? for I observe, when you look upon me, you seem sad ;Sir, I fear I have some way offended you—Theodorus ans
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