ere he came home, his Lady by loſing her own life, brought another life into the world, being delivered of a ſon, upon whoſe breaſt was figured a dragon, on his right hand a blood-red croſs, and on his left leg a golden garter: his name was given him, George, and three nurſes provided to look to him: notwithſtanding which, he was ſtolen away by the enchantreſs Kalby; which, when his father upon his return found, he left his habitation for very grief, and ended his life in a ſtrange country.
In the mean time, St. George grew in ſtrength and beauty, whoſe noble deportment (being now grown to man's eſtate) ſo fired the heart of the enchantreſs with luſt, that with all the ſeducement imaginable ſhe ſought to accompliſh her deſires, and to gain his affections, revealed to him of what lineage he was, and alſo gave him the command of her cave, by the gift of a ſilver wand, which ſhe put in his hand, leading him to a rock to behold ſome trophies of her ſorceries, but ſhe entering in before him, he ſtruck the rock with his wand, which preſently cloſed, and in it this miſerable woman, where ſhe ended her wretched life.
St. George then, like a valiant knight, releaſed from thraldom ſix worthy Champions, whom this enchantreſs Kalby had a long time kept priſoners; viz. St. Dennis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy, St. Andrew of Scotland, St. Patrick of Ireland, and St. David of Wales; he with them mounting their ſteeds, and girding on their ſwords, which alſo they found in the cave, departed forth to ſeek out adventures, travelling till they came to a ſpacious plain, in the midſt whereof ſtood a brazen pillar that had ſeven ſeveral ways leading to it, which invited theſe ſeven Champions to take each of them a diverſe path. Where we will leave ſix of them to their different progreſſes, and relate in the firſt place the adventures of our English Knight, as you may read in the chapter following.
