fine music: he thinking they were Goddesses, began to worship them; whereupon he heard a voice saying,
Thou’rt now where man was ne’er before
The Nymphs of the Hesperian Oracle,
To let thee know what will befal you more,
Their favour do contribute to the full;
Thou art of princely birth, yet much care
Befal, e’er you know whom your parents are,
After much toil many good days you'll see,
And her you love shall in the end yours be,
And long long years you shall live happily.
Then they gave him a sword and lance, saying, They should preserve his life in the utmost danger; and named him the Knight of the Oracle. They then conveyed him to the enchanted castle, where seeing Philotheta, he winded the horn, which angered many Knights who were waiting there, each claiming the lady as his prize. On this Montellion, whom we shall now call the Knight of the Oracle, unhorsed them one after the other: after which he cast lots with them who should first attempt the lady’s rescue, and his fell out to be the last.—The rest being defeated, some taken prisoners, and some thrown into the moat,
