Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind.: Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ...

LXIV. Sanctius King of Castile, had taken Tariffa from the Moors, but was doubtful of keeping it, by rea∣son both of the Neithborhood of the Enemy, and the great cost it would put him to, there was with him at that time Alphonsus Guzman, a noble and rich Person, a great Man both in Peace and War; he of his own ac∣cord offered to take the care of it, and to be at part of the charge himself, and the King in the mean time might attend other affairs. A while after the Kings Bro∣ther John revolted to the Moors, and with some Forces of their's, suddenly sate down before Tariffa; the Besie∣ged feared him not, but relyed upon their own, and their Governors valour, only one thing unhappily fell out, the Son, and only Son of Alphonsus was unfortu∣nately taken by the Enemy in the Fields, him they

shewed before the Walls, and threatned to put him to a cruel death, unless they speedily yielded the Town; the hearts of all men were moved, only that of Alphon∣sus, who cried with a loud voice, that had they a hun∣dred of his Sons in their power, he should not there∣upon depart from his Faith and Loyalty; and saith he, Since you are so thirsty for blood, there is a Sword for you; throwing his own Sword over the Wall to them; away he went, and prepared himself to go to Dinner, when upon the sudden there was a confused noise, and cry that recalled him; he again repairs to the Wall, and asking the reason of their amazement, they told him, That his Son had been put to death with barbarous. Cruelty; Was that it then, replied he? I thought the City had been taken by the Enemy. And so with his former unconcernedness, and tranquillity, he returned again to his Wife, and his Dinner; the Enemies astonished at the greatness of his Spirit, departed the Siege, without any further attempt upon the place. Lipsius.