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The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2 |
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CHAPTER XV.
How Acomat was taken Prisoner.
✦(A messenger breaks in upon Acomat's festivities with
the news that Soldan was slain, and Argon released and
marching to attack him. Acomat escapes to seek
shelter with the Sultan of Babylon, i.e. of Egypt,
attended by a very small escort. The Officer in
command of a Pass by which he had to go, seeing the
state of things, arrests him and carries him to the Court
(probably Tabriz), where Argon was already arrived.)
CHAPTER XVI.
How Acomat was slain by Order of his Nephew.
And so when the Officer of the Pass came before Argon
bringing Acomat captive, he was in a great state of
exultation, and welcomed his uncle with a malediction,*
saying that he should have his deserts. And he straight-
way ordered the army to be assembled before him, and
without taking counsel with any one, commanded the
prisoner to be put to death, and his body to be
destroyed. So the officer appointed to this duty took
Acomat away and put him to death, and threw his body
where it never was seen again.
CHAPTER XVII.
How Argon was recognised as Sovereign.
And when Argon had done as you have heard, and
remained in possession of the Throne and of the Royal
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