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Updated: May 18, 2025
This came to the ears of Martuccio Gomito in prison and he knowing the Barbary language excellent well and hearing that the king was making great efforts for his defence, said to one of those who had him and his fellows in keeping, 'An I might have speech of the king, my heart assureth me that I could give him a counsel, by which he should gain this his war. The keeper reported these words to his chief, and he carried them incontinent to the king, who bade fetch Martuccio and asked him what might be his counsel; whereto he made answer on this wise, 'My lord, if, what time I have otherwhiles frequented these your dominions, I have noted aright the order you keep in your battles, meseemeth you wage them more with archers than with aught else; wherefore, if a means could be found whereby your adversary's bowmen should lack of arrows, whilst your own had abundance thereof, methinketh your battle would be won. 'Without doubt, answered the king, 'and this might be compassed, I should deem myself assured of victory. Whereupon, 'My lord, quoth Martuccio, 'an you will, this may very well be done, and you shall hear how.
It chanced that a young man of the same island, called Martuccio Gomito, who was very agreeable and well bred and of approved worth in his craft, fell in love with her; and she in like manner so burned for him that she was never easy save whenas she saw him.
The report of these things spread over the land and it came presently to Costanza's ears that Martuccio Gomito, whom she had long deemed dead, was alive, whereupon the love of him, that was now grown cool in her heart, broke out of a sudden into fresh flame and waxed greater than ever, whilst dead hope revived in her.
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