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arrives at court. 1X. Huon aceufes Char- 
Jot. X. Amaury arrives with the dead 
body of Charlot. XI. Amaury accufes 
Huon. XII. Appeal to the judgment of 
God. XIII. The'duellifts appear in the 
lifts. XiV. Both (wear the truth of their 
charges. XV. Huon conquers, and_ is 
endeavouring to obtain a recantation, when 
Amaury aims a treacherous blow which 
provokes Huon to kill him on the fpot. 
AVI. Charles Sanifhes Huon. XVII. 
Charles is induced by his peers to modify 
the fentence, and to permit the return of 
Huon, in cafe he brings ‘a handful of 
the beard and four double teeth” of the 
Emir Gaudiffe, whofe daughter he is to 
kifs in prefence of her father, “‘ and to 
with a dower 
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bring with him to France, 
of athoufand hawks, a thoeufand bears, 
a thoufand vultures, a thoufand boys, and 
athoufand gixls. XVIII. Huon under- 
takes the exploit. XIX. Huon arrives at 
Rome, ‘confeffes himfelf to the pope, and 
meets with his uncle Garin, who agrees 
to gowith him. XX. Huon and Garin 
arrive at Jerufalem, and pay their devo- 
tions at the tomb of Godfrey of Bullion: 
they fet off for Babylon, and in a foreft 
meet with Gerofme, an old fquire of 
Hluon’s father, who tells them of a wood 
near, in which ** king Oberon, who is 
three feet high, humpy, but of angelic 
countenance’* dwells. ‘* The words of 
the dwarf are fo pleafant to hear that none 
can get quit of him, and if he fees you 
avoid {peaking, he will caufe it to hailand 
“thunder, in order to compel you to go 
with him.’ Huon refolves to crofs. the 
enchanted wood. XXI. Huon and his 
attendants halt in the wood. Oberon ap- 
proaches ‘* clad ina rich robe fparkling 
with jewels, a bow and arrow in his hand, 
a rich bugle-horn on his neck,’? which 
“‘ the faries of the ifle Chifalonia’’ had 
made; ‘* Gloriana had endowed it with 
the power of curing difeafe, Tranfelina 
, with that of affuaging hunger and thirft, 
and Marafafa with that of exciting to fing 
and to dance.” The dwarf accofts Huon 
and his fourteen attendants. XXII. 
Oberon, angry at Huon’s filence, raifes a 
ftorm. XXIII. Oberon founds his horn, 
which compels Huon and his comrades to 
ftop and fing. Oberon twangs thrice his 
bow-ftring, when four hundred men ap- 
pear and furround the travellers. Oberon 
pretends to order their execution as a pu- 
hifhment for their filence; but Glorian, 
one of the fairy-foidiers, pleads for them, 
and invites Oberon to addrefs them once 
more.. Huon now converfes with Oberon. 
AXIV. Oberon fays he is a fon of Julius 
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Ceefar by the lady of the hidden ifle, fince 
called Chifatonia, who was formerly be- 
loved by Florimon of Albany. A fairy 
who had not been invited to the birth of 
beron, beftowed on him “¢ the gift that 
after three years of age he fhould grow no 
taller:’? another fairy, Tranfelina, the. 
gift to read the thoughts of others: a third 
he gift to pafs inftantly from placeto place. 
Oberon adds, that heis king of Mommur, 
and is one day to die and be buried at Paris. 
Oberonthen builds a palace inftantaneoufly, 
and offers a grand repalt to the travellers, 
during which he produces ‘*a cup which 
fills itfelf with wine in the hands of every 
one who has not committed a mortai fin.’* 
XXV. Oberon gives Huon the horn and 
the cuv, and diimiffes him with ominous 
but affectionate tears. XXXVI. Huon 
arrives at Tourmont, and lodges at the 
mayor's, who. is a fecret Chriftian, to 
whom he intrufts his horn and his cup. 
AXVIT. Huon gives a fupper to all the 
poor of the place, whom he ferves with 
wine out of his cup. XXVIII. The 
Duke of Tourmont is uncle to Huon,, but 
an apoftate. ‘The cup remains dry in his 
hand; and he plans treachery again{t 
Huon. ‘The prifoners whom he arms go 
over to Huon. XXIX. Huon is engaged 
in combat with friends of the Duke, and 
in jeopardy. XXX. The mayor brings 
the horn: Huon founds it; the Duke’s 
people begin to fing and dance. ‘* King 
Oberon, who was then in the city of Mom- 
mur, cried aloud, fayine, I heard the 
horn of my friend Huon, and know by its 
found that he wants my help ; I therefore 
wifh myfelf in the place where the horn 
was founded, accompanied by a hundred 
thoufand men.” ‘This army foon decides 
the victory, and all the people of Tour-. 
mont fubmitto be baptized. XXXI. Obe- 
ron advifes Huon to avoid the tower of the 
giant Angulaffer, ** two brazen men with 
fails fiand over threfliing at his gate.’ 
Huon choofes to go there, and finds the 
damfel] Sebille, therein confined, to be his 
own coufin,g XXX. Huon wakes the 
giant and defies him. XXXIII. Huon 
Kills the giant and takes his ring. 
XXXIV. Huon arrives at the fhore of the 
Red Sea: Malebron, a fairy of Oberon’s 
train, approaches, and in the form of a 
triton carries Huon acrofs. XX XV. Huon. 
lands in ariver which flows from Paradife, 
clofe to Babylon. XXXVI. By means of 
Angulaffer’s ring Huon enters the palace. 
XXXVIT. Huon ftrikes off the head of 
the fultan’s right-hand neighbour, kiffes 
the beautiful Efclarmonde, is attacked, 
overpowered, and led to prifon, XX XVIII. 
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