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CHAP. VIII.
His Arrival in Turkey, and his Reception; his overthrowing the Turkish Champions, and killing a Turkish Prince he met with.
NOW the gallant Aurelius having passed the dangers of the sea, after contending with the storms of wind and love, landed at Constantinople, where he was received with much respect by the English merchants and factors residing there, and behaved himself so well in the management of his affairs, that he gained a general esteem: and in all this he forgot not to exercise his valour as often as occasion required; and being by this time grown to full strength, he found no one able to encounter with him, though too modest of his abilities.
Now it happened on the marriage of one of the Turk's daughter's, great sports were prepared, and all the valiant knights summoned to exercise ⟨at tilts⟩ and tournaments, in honour of the ladies and their husbands.
