⟨fell⟩ upon his knees. The Empreſs ſeeing ⟨this⟩, turned her love to hatred, tearing her ⟨lace⟩ and robes in a moſt wretched manner, ⟨crying⟩ out for help. At this alarm, the Emperor came and demanded the cauſe, when ⟨ſhe⟩ declared, that the Prince would have been ⟨rude⟩ with her, and forced her to lewdneſs. ⟨The⟩ Emperor then commanded he ſhould be ⟨put⟩ to death directly: upon which the nobles ⟨fell⟩ on their knees before their Lord, and ⟨begged⟩ a reſpite for his execution; to which ⟨the⟩ Emperor agreed, which pleaſed all but ⟨the⟩ Empreſs.
CHAP. III.
Pantillus, the firſt Maſter's Interceſſion.
THE Empreſs, grieving at the delay of the ſon's execution, told the Emperor ⟨the⟩ following example, ſaying, If this ſon ⟨lived⟩, it would fare with him as with a Roman Nobleman, who had in his orchard a ⟨fair⟩ tree bearing fruit, but one day he ſaw bringing from the root thereof, a young ⟨scion⟩, at which he rejoiced, ſaying, That ⟨that⟩ would be a fair tree: but finding it ⟨increaſed⟩ not in growth, aſked the gardener ⟨the⟩ reaſon, who anſwered, That the large ⟨branches⟩ of the old tree kept the ſun and ⟨falling⟩ ſhowers from it; whereupon he
