looking into the sea, the King espied a little boat floating upon the water, and thinking it to be a chest of some wrecked ship, he ordered a servant to put out a boat and fetch it; which being done, and brought to the King, he ordered it to be broke open; when to their great surprise, they found a lovely babe, who looked up, and smiled in the King’s face: Then said the King to the child, WELCOME AS MY OWN CHILD; and expressed much joy in being providentially sent to preserve the babe’s life, and taking it up in her arms, said If thou wert a child begat by me, I could not esteem or value thee more. Then he espied about its neck the aforementioned parchment, viz.
My Name is JUDAS.
Well, said the King, is thy name is Judas, I will now double name thee, and then called him Judas Icariot, because he found him near the coast of that name. He was then brought to court,
