The doctors gave their approval because, since they considered
him as good as dead, they thought that with the great consolation
he would feel if he saw the princess, whom he loved deeply,
nature could have a more beneficial effect than all the medicines
in the world. They quickly put him on a litter, and he was
carried on men's shoulders very comfortably. He was accompanied
by all the kings and grandees, with only five hundred soldiers.
All the others remained in the city.
When the emperor received the King of Fez's letter, he fell into
deep anguish and concern. As secretly as he could he sent for
his doctors and the Duke of Macedonia and Hippolytus. He showed
them the King of Fez's letter, and begged them to ride there
quickly. The Duke of Macedonia and Hippolytus left the imperial
palace without a word to anyone, and went off with the doctors,
for the emperor feared that if the princess heard of it she would
faint and it could be very dangerous for her.
When the Duke of Macedonia and Hippolytus, along with the
doctors, were half a day's journey from Constantinople, they met
Tirant on the road.
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