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month, and went home again with his former promises, & he not actually performing them the counsellor told her the knight was more in love with her daughter than her; on which the Princess ordered her daughter to be put to death but as the executioner was going to do his office, the knight prevented him, and accusing the counsellor of treachery, he was hanged.
CHAP. IX.
The Seventh Mistress's Intercession
RADAMANTUS being full of fury at the long delay of the execution, went and told the Empress that if the Princess was not executed that day he would resign his share in the government; for he looked upon the delay as a doubt of the truth of his accusation. The Empress frightened at this menace, gave orders the seventh time for her daughter to be put to death. Then came the seventh Mistress and desired she would hear her story which would be but short; and after much importunity the execution was respited and she began as follows:
