hind with the Sultan, was married to a Saracen
prince, and from a daughter of that princess was born the famous
Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, so known and dreaded by all christianity.

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About the Story:

The earliest known version of _The Princess de Ponthieu_ is the
13th-century "Estoire" or "Istore d'Outremer". One translation, called
"A Story of Beyond the Sea", is included in Project Gutenberg e-text
11417, _French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France_. In
spite of the book's title, the story was probably not written by Marie
de France. The story was rediscovered in the 18th century, with at least
two plays and two prose versions: a _nouvelle_ (short story) from 1725
or 1723 by Commandeur de Vignacourt, and a _roman_ of similar date by
Madame de Gomez. Both were called _La Comtesse de Ponthieu_. Neither
version was available for comparison, but length suggests the
_nouvelle_.

The present version is taken from the _New-York Weekly Magazine_.
Neither the translator nor the original author are identified. A book
with the same title was published a few years later; it may have been
the same story or a longer version.

Errata:

The printed text used marginal quotation marks. Handling of mid-line
opening and closing quotes was sometimes inconsistent.

... what has occasioned this grief?" [_missing close quote_]
which the wonders he has done evinces. [evinces..]
from the first time she saw him [from the the]
the apprehension of being interrupted." [_missing close quote_]

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