It is no wonder, that those Scenes should be very surprizing, which were contrived by two Poets of different Nations, and raised by two Magicians of different Sexes.

Armida

(as we are told in the Argument) was an

Amazonian

Enchantress, and poor Seignior

Cassani

(as we learn from the

Persons represented

) a Christian Conjuror (

Mago Christiano