Panthea

, the Wife of

Abradatas

, committed her to the Custody of

Araspas

, a young

Persian

Nobleman, who had a little before maintain'd in Discourse, that a Mind truly virtuous was incapable of entertaining an unlawful Passion. The young Gentleman had not long been in Possession of his fair Captive, when a Complaint was made to

Cyrus

, that he not only sollicited the Lady