The Three Kings' Sons. Part I. The Text / edited from its unique MS, Harleian 326, about 1500 A.D. by F.J. Furnivall

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The Three Kings' Sons. Part I. The Text / edited from its unique MS, Harleian 326, about 1500 A.D. by F.J. Furnivall

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Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner ;& Co.

1895

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Contents

• Prince Philip of France grows up Wise and Good
• K. Alfour of Sicily and his Q. Sybil have a lovely girl, Iolante.
• K. Alfour afterwards seeks help, and gets it for Iolante's sake.
• K. Charles gives his Son Philip an evasive Answer.
• Prince Philip falls ill for 6 Months in Toledo.
• The Queen and King of France lament the Loss of their Son.
• All the Sicilian Ladies are anxious to see Prince Philip
• Prince Philip falls in Love with Princess Iolante.
• The Scotch, English, and French prepare for the Sicilian Expedition.
• The Christian Fleet anchor at Port Gaeta.
• The Turks dig Pits and Trenches. The Christians consult.
• The Sicilians and Hungarians make ready to fight.
• A tremendous Storm breaks over the Allied Fleet.
• The Allied Kings confess that God's Punishment is just.
• The Sultan resolves to besiege the Christians in Size.
• Prince David sets free Prince Orcays, who goes to his Father.
• Prince Humphrey of England may not go to Sicily.
• The King of France, on his Deathbed, appoints a Regent.
• Prince Philip and Prince David damage the besieging Turks.
• The Sultan leaves Garrisons in Sicily, and goes home.
• King Ferabras goes to Persia, to raise his Ransom.
• The Sultan appeals to his Subjects for fresh Help.
• The King of Sicily plans his Defence against the Turks.
• The Sultan resolves to hang Prince Philip of France.
• The Sultan lays his bad Chance before his Council.
• The King of Sicily is made Emperor. The 3 Princes take Gaeta.
• The Emperor tells Orcays of the Defeat of his Turks, &c.
• The Turks are much cast down. They wish to ransom Orcays.
• Princess Iolante sorrows for the supposed Death of Prince Philip.
• The Emperor retakes all the Rest of his Towns from the Turks.
• All three Princes ask Ferant's Leave to go home.
• The three Princes go home. The Emperor goes to Milan and Rome.
• The three Princes travel homeward; Prince Philip alone.
• The Duke of Burgundy declares he will go to the Iolante tourney.
• The King of England dies. Prince Humphrey is crownd King.
• The King of Scotland dies. Prince David is crownd King.
• Sultan Orcays of Turkey also arrives in Sicily.
• Orcays offers to turn Christian if he can wed Iolante.
• King Philip of France and his Uncle prepare for Sicily.
• 11 Kings, and 205 Royal Princes and Nobles, are in the Tourney.
• K. Philip of France wins and weds the Princess Iolante of Sicily.
• The Emperor and Kings agree to help the Sultan in case of Rebellion.
• She at last agrees to turn Christian, and be Queen of England.
• The Tourney-party disperses. The Three Kings go home.
• The Sultan goes to Turkey, and frees all Christian Children.