Then the third one, or all in unison, shall say:
The boy is fair of face, of active mind, and noble race; it is fitting, in our opinion, that he enter thy service.
The king:
Praise be to Apollo who rules all, and thanks to you who have made so many countries subject and tributary.
And then, addressing the boy:
Good boy, tell us, what is thy land, what thy race; what is the faith of the people of thy country; are they gentile or Christian?
The boy:
My father, Getro by name, is prince of the people of Excoranda; he worships God, who rules the seas, who made us and thee and all things.
The king: