The
second
part
of
the
most
honourable
Historie
of
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
.
How
Sa.
Georges
three
sonnes
were
entertained
into
the
famous
Cittie
of
London
,
and
after
how
their
Mother
was
slaine
in
a
wood
with
the
prickes
of
a
thornie
brake
,
her
blessing
she
gaue
her
sonnes
,
S.
Georges
lamentation
ouer
her
bleeding
bodie
:
and
likewise
of
the
Iourney
the
seuen
Champions
intended
to
Ierusalem
to
visit
the
Sepulcher
of
Christ
.
AFter
Saint
George
with
the
other
six
Champions
of
Christendom
(
by
their
inuincible
conquests
)
had
brought
into
subiection
,
al
the
Easterne
Parts
,
and
by
dint
of
bloodie
warres
yoaked
the
stubborne
Infidels
euen
to
the
furthest
boundes
of
India
,
where
the
golden
Sunne
beginneth
to
arise
,
as
you
heard
discoursed
in
the
former
Part
of
this
Historie
,
they
returned
with
the
conquest
of
Imperiall
Diadems
,
regall
crownes
and
kingly
scepters
to
the
rich
and
plentifull
Country
of
England
:
where
in
the
famous
Citie
of
London
they
manie
a
day
soiourned
,
a
place
not
onely
beautefied
with
sumptuous
buildings
,
but
grac'd
with
a
number
of
valiant
Knights
and
gallant
Gentlemen
of
courtly
behauiour
,
and
therewithal
adornd
with
troopes
of
Ladies
,
of
diuine
and
celestiall
beauties
,
that
trip
it
vp
and
downe
the
stréetes
like
to
the
Grecian
Quéenes
,
when
as
they
tyed
the
Phrigian
Warriers
in
the
silken
snares
of
loue
:
whereby
it
séemed
rather
a
paradice
for
heauenlye
Angels
,
than
a
place
for
earthly
inhabiters
.
Here
the
Christian
Champions
laide
their
Armes
aside
,
here
hung
they
vp
their
weapons
on
the
bowers
of
peace
,
here
their
glistering
corslets
rusted
in
their
Armories
,
here
was
not
heard
the
warlike
sound
of
drums
nor
siluer
trumpets
,
heere
stood
no
Centinells
nor
Courts
of
guard
,
nor
barbed
stéedes
prepared
to
the
battaile
,
but
all
things
tended
to
a
lasting
peace
,
They
that
had
wont
in
stéeled
coates
to
sléep
in
champion
fields
,
lay
dallying
now
in
beds
of
silke
:
they
that
had
wont
with
wearie
armes
to
wéeld
the
warlike
fawchions
,
sate
now
embracing
louely
Ladies
on
their
knées
:
and
they
whose
eares
had
wont
to
heare
the
rufull
cryes
of
slaughtered
souldiers
,
were
now
orecloyd
with
musickes
pleasant
harmonie
.
In
this
delicious
manner
liued
these
Champions
in
the
Cittie
of
London
,
burying
the
remembrance
of
all
theyr
former
Aduentures
in
the
lakes
of
obliuion
,
and
spending
their
times
in
honorable
Tiltes
and
courtly
Turnaments
:
wher
S.
George
performed
manie
atchiuements
in
honor
of
his
beloued
Ladie
,
&
the
other
Knights
in
honor
of
their
Mistresses
.
But
at
last
Saint
Georges
thrée
Sonnes
,
Guy
,
Alexander
and
Dauid
,
being
all
three
borne
at
one
birth
,
as
you
heard
before
in
the
wildernesse
,
and
sent
into
thrée
seuerall
Kingdomes
by
their
carefull
Father
to
be
trained
vp
:
the
one
into
Rome
to
the
warlike
Romanes
.
another
vnto
Wittenberg
to
the
learned
Germanes
,
the
third
into
Brittaine
to
the
valiant
English
.
But
now
being
growne
to
some
ripenes
of
age
and
agilitie
of
strength
,
they
desired
much
to
visit
their
parents
,
whom
they
had
not
séene
from
their
infancies
lying
in
their
cradles
:
and
to
craue
at
hys
hands
the
honor
of
true
Knighthood
,
and
to
weare
the
golden
Spurre
of
Christendome
.
This
earnest
&
princely
request
so
highly
pleased
theyr
Tutors
,
that
they
furnished
them
with
a
stately
traine
of
Knights
,
and
sent
them
honourably
into
England
where
they
arriued
all
thrée
at
one
time
in
the
famous
Cittie
of
London
,
where
their
entertainments
were
most
princely
,
and
their
welcomes
so
honorable
,
that
I
want
arte
to
describe
and
memorie
to
expresse
.
I
omit
what
sumptuous
Pageants
and
delightfull
Showes
the
Cittizens
prouided
,
and
how
the
stréetes
of
London
were
beautefied
with
tapestrie
,
the
solemne
bels
that
rung
them
ioyfull
welcomes
,
and
the
siluer
strained
instruments
that
gaue
them
pleasant
entertainment
.
Also
I
passe
ouer
their
fathers
ioy
,
who
prized
their
sightes
more
precious
in
his
eyes
,
than
if
hee
had
béen
made
sole
Monarch
of
the
golden
mynes
of
rich
America
:
or
that
euerie
haire
that
grew
vppon
his
head
had
been
equalled
with
a
kingdome
,
&
he
to
giue
as
manie
golden
diademes
in
his
Armes
.
Also
the
Mothers
welcomes
to
her
Sons
,
who
gaue
them
more
kisses
than
shee
breathed
foorth
groanes
at
their
deliueries
from
her
painful
womb
in
the
wildernesse
.
The
other
Champions
curtesies
were
not
the
least
nor
of
the
smallest
in
account
to
these
thrée
yong
Gentlemen
:
but
to
be
short
,
Saint
George
(
whose
loue
was
deare
vnto
his
Children
)
in
his
owne
person
conducted
them
vnto
their
lodgings
,
whereas
they
spent
that
day
and
the
night
following
in
royall
banquetting
amongest
theyr
Princely
Frend.
But
no
sooner
appeared
the
Mornings
Sunne
vppon
the
Mountaine
tops
,
and
the
cleare
countenaunce
of
the
Elements
made
motion
of
some
insuing
pastime
,
but
S.
George
commaunded
a
solempne
Hunting
for
the
welcome
of
his
Sonnes
.
Then
began
his
knights
to
arme
themselues
in
troops
,
and
to
mount
vpon
their
nimble
Iennets
,
and
some
with
well
armd
Boare-speares
in
their
handes
,
prepared
for
the
game
on
foote
:
but
S.
George
with
his
Sonnes
clad
in
gréen
vestments
like
Adonis
,
with
siluer
hornes
hanging
at
their
backes
in
scarffes
of
coloured
silke
,
were
stil
the
formost
in
this
Exercise
.
Likewise
Sabra
(
intending
to
sée
her
Sonnes
valours
displaied
in
the
field
,
whether
they
were
in
courage
like
their
Father
or
no
)
caused
a
gentle
Palfray
to
be
prouided
,
whereon
she
mounted
her
Princely
Person
to
be
a
witnes
of
these
Siluane
sportes
:
she
was
armd
with
a
curious
brest-plate
wrought
like
to
the
scales
of
a
Dolphin
,
and
in
her
hand
she
bare
a
siluer
bow
of
the
Turkish
fashion
,
like
an
Amazonian
Queen
,
or
Diana
hunting
in
the
groues
of
Arcadie
.
Thus
in
this
gallant
manner
rode
forth
these
Hunters
to
their
Princely
pastimes
,
where
after
they
had
ridden
some
sixe
miles
from
the
Cittie
of
London
,
fell
from
Sa.
Georges
nose
thrée
drops
of
purple
blood
,
whereat
hée
sodainly
started
,
and
there
withall
he
heard
the
croaking
of
a
Flight
of
night
Rauens
,
that
houered
by
the
Forrest
side
,
all
which
he
iudged
to
be
dismall
signes
of
some
insuing
stratagem
:
but
hauing
a
princely
mind
he
nothing
discouraged
thereat
,
nor
little
mistrusted
the
wofull
accident
that
after
happened
,
but
with
a
noble
resolution
entered
the
Forrest
,
accounting
such
foretelling
tokens
for
olde
wiues
ceremonies
.
Wherein
they
had
not
passed
the
compasse
of
halfe
a
mile
,
but
they
started
a
wilde
&
swift
Stag
,
at
whom
they
vncoupled
their
Hounds
,
and
gaue
bridle
to
their
horses
,
and
followed
the
game
more
swifter
,
than
Pirates
that
pursue
the
Merchants
vppon
the
seas
.
But
now
behold
how
frowning
Fortune
chaunged
their
pleasant
pastimes
to
a
sad
and
bloodie
tragedie
:
for
Sabra
proffering
to
kéepe
pace
with
them
,
delighting
to
behold
the
valiant
incounters
of
her
yong
sonnes
,
and
being
careles
of
her selfe
thorough
the
ouer
swiftnes
of
her
Stéede
,
shee
slipped
beside
her
saddle
,
and
so
fell
directly
vpon
a
thornie
brake
of
brambles
,
the
prickes
whereof
more
sharpe
than
spikes
of
stéele
entered
to
euerie
part
of
her
delicate
bodie
:
some
pierced
the
louely
closets
of
her
starre
bright
eyes
,
whereby
(
in
stead
of
christall
pearled
teares
)
there
issued
drops
of
purest
blood
:
her
face
before
that
blushed
like
the
mornings
radiant
countenance
,
was
now
exchanged
into
a
crimson
red
:
her
milk
white
hands
that
lately
strained
the
yuorie
Lute
,
did
séeme
to
weare
a
bloodie
scarlet
gloue
:
and
her
tender
paps
that
had
so
often
fed
her
Sonnes
with
the
milke
of
nature
,
were
all
berent
and
torne
with
these
accursed
brambles
:
from
whose
déep
wounds
there
issued
such
a
streame
of
purple
gore
,
that
it
conuerted
the
grasse
from
a
liuely
gréen
to
crimson
hicu
,
and
the
abundance
of
blood
that
trickled
from
her
breast
,
began
to
inforce
her
soule
to
giue
the
world
a
wofull
farewell
.
Yet
notwithstanding
,
when
her
beloued
Lord
,
her
sorrowfull
Sonnes
,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
wofull
Champions
,
had
washed
her
wounded
bodie
with
a
Spring
of
feares
,
and
when
she
perceiued
that
she
must
of
force
commit
her
life
to
the
furie
of
imperious
death
,
shee
breathed
foorth
this
dying
Exhortation
.
Deare
Lord
(
said
she
)
in
this
vnhappie
Hunting
must
you
loose
the
truest
Wife
that
euer
lay
by
Princes
side
:
yet
mourne
you
not
,
nor
gréeue
you
my
Sonnes
,
nor
you
braue
Christian
Knights
,
but
let
your
warlike
drummes
conuay
me
royally
vnto
my
Toombe
,
that
all
the
world
maye
write
in
brazen
Bookes
,
how
I
haue
followed
my
Lord
(
the
Pride
of
Christendome
)
thorough
many
a
bloodie
field
,
and
for
his
sake
haue
left
my
Parents
,
Frends
,
and
Countrey
,
and
haue
trauelled
with
him
through
manie
a
daungerous
Kingdome
:
but
now
the
cruell
Fates
haue
wrought
their
latest
spites
,
and
finished
my
life
,
because
I
am
not
able
to
performe
what
loue
he
hath
deserued
of
me
.
And
now
to
you
my
Sonnes
,
this
blessing
do
I
leaue
behinde
:
euen
by
the
paines
that
fortie
wéekes
I
once
indured
for
your
sakes
,
when
as
you
lay
enclosed
in
my
wombe
,
and
by
my
trauels
in
the
wildernes
,
whereas
my
grones
vpon
your
birth
day
did
(
in
my
thinking
)
cause
both
trées
and
stones
to
drop
downe
teares
,
when
as
the
mercilesse
Tygers
&
tamelesse
Lyons
did
stand
like
gentle
Lambes
,
and
mournd
to
heare
my
lamentations
:
and
by
a
Mothers
loue
that
euer
since
I
haue
borne
you
,
imitate
&
follow
your
Father
in
all
his
honorable
attempts
,
harme
not
the
silly
Infant
,
nor
the
helplesse
Widdow
,
defend
the
honour
of
distressed
Ladies
,
and
giue
fréely
vnto
wounded
Souldiers
:
séeke
not
to
stain
the
vnspotted
virgins
with
your
lusts
,
and
aduenture
euermore
to
redéeme
true
Knights
from
captiuitie
:
liue
euer
professed
enemies
to
paganisme
,
and
spend
your
liues
in
the
quarrel
and
defence
of
Christ
,
that
Babes
(
as
yet
vnborne
)
in
time
to
come
may
speake
of
you
,
and
record
you
in
the
Bookes
of
fame
to
be
true
christian
Champions
.
This
is
my
blessing
,
and
this
is
the
Testament
I
leaue
behinde
:
for
now
I
féele
the
chilnesse
of
pale
death
closing
the
closets
of
my
eyes
:
Farewell
vaine
world
,
déere
Lord
farewell
,
swéet
Sonnes
,
you
famous
fellowes
of
my
George
,
and
all
true
Christian
Knights
,
adieu
.
These
words
were
no
sooner
ended
,
but
with
a
heauie
sigh
she
yéelded
vp
the
ghost
:
whereat
Saint
George
(
being
impatient
in
his
sorrowes
)
fell
vpon
her
liuelesse
bodie
,
rending
his
haire
,
and
tearing
his
Hunters
attyre
from
his
backe
into
a
thousand
péeces
:
and
at
last
when
his
griefes
somewhat
diminished
,
he
fell
into
these
bitter
lamentations
.
Gone
is
the
Starre
(
said
he
)
that
lightned
all
the
Northerne
world
,
withered
is
the
Rose
that
beautefied
our
Christian
fields
,
dead
is
the
Dame
that
for
her
beautie
stained
all
Christian
women
:
for
whom
I
le
fill
the
aire
with
euerlasting
moanes
.
This
day
hencefoorth
be
fatall
to
all
times
,
and
counted
for
a
dismall
day
of
death
.
Let
neuer
the
Sunne
shew
foorth
his
beames
thereon
againe
,
but
clowdes
as
blacke
as
pitch
couer
the
earth
with
fearfull
darknes
.
Let
euerie
Trée
in
this
accursed
Forrest
,
hencefoorth
be
blasted
with
vnkindly
windes
:
let
brambles
,
hearbs
and
flowers
consume
and
wyther
,
let
grasse
and
blooming
buds
perish
and
decay
,
and
all
things
néere
the
place
where
shee
was
slaine
,
bee
turned
to
a
dismall
,
blacke
and
sable
colour
,
that
the
Earth
it selfe
in
mourning
garments
may
lament
her
losse
.
Let
neuer
Birde
sing
cherefully
in
top
of
trées
,
but
like
the
mournfull
musicke
of
the
Nightingale
,
fil
all
the
aire
with
fatall
tunes
:
let
bubling
riuers
murmure
for
her
losse
,
&
siluer
Swans
that
swim
thereon
sing
dolefull
melodie
:
let
all
the
dales
belonging
to
these
fatal
woods
be
couered
with
gréene
bellyed
serpents
,
croaking
toades
,
hissing
snakes
,
and
sightkilling
cockatrices
:
in
blasted
trées
let
fearfull
Rauens
shrike
,
let
howlets
crye
,
and
crickets
sing
,
that
after
this
it
may
be
called
a
place
of
dead
mens
wandring
ghosts
.
But
fond
wretch
,
why
doo
I
thus
lament
in
vaine
,
and
bathe
her
bléeding
bodie
with
my
teares
,
when
gréefe
by
no
meanes
will
recall
her
life
?
Yet
this
shall
satisfie
her
soule
,
for
I
will
goe
a
Pilgrimage
vnto
Ierusalem
,
&
offer
vp
my
teares
to
Iesus
Christ
vpon
his
blessed
Sepulcher
,
by
which
my
stained
soule
may
be
washt
from
this
bloody
guilt
,
which
was
the
causer
of
this
sorrowfull
dayes
mishappe
.
These
sorrowfull
words
were
no
sooner
ended
,
but
hée
tooke
her
bléeding
limmes
betwéene
his
fainting
armes
,
and
gaue
a
hundred
kisses
vpon
her
dying
coloured
lips
,
retayning
yet
the
colour
of
Alablaster
new
washt
in
purple
blood
,
and
in
this
extasie
a
while
lying
,
gaue
waye
to
others
to
vnfold
their
woes
.
But
his
Sonnes
whose
sorrowes
wer
as
great
as
his
,
protested
neuer
to
neglect
one
day
,
but
duly
wéepe
a
sea
of
teares
vpon
their
Mothers
graue
,
till
from
the
Earth
did
spring
some
mournfull
flower
,
to
beare
remembrance
of
her
death
,
as
did
the
Uiolet
that
sprung
from
chast
Adonis
blood
,
when
Venus
wept
to
sée
him
slaine
.
Likewise
the
other
sixe
Champions
(
that
all
the
time
of
their
lamentations
stood
like
men
drownd
in
the
depth
of
sorrow
)
began
now
a
little
to
recouer
themselues
:
and
after
protested
by
the
honour
of
true
Knighthood
,
and
by
the
Spur
and
golden
Garter
of
S.
Georges
leg
,
to
accompanie
him
vnto
the
holy
Land
,
bare
footed
without
either
hose
or
shoo
,
onely
clad
in
russet
gaberdines
,
like
the
vsuall
Pilgrimes
of
the
world
,
and
neuer
to
returne
till
they
haue
payd
their
vowes
vpon
that
blessed
Sepulcher
.
Thus
in
this
sorrowful
manner
wearied
they
the
time
away
,
filling
the
woods
with
Echoes
of
their
lamentations
▪
and
recording
their
dolors
to
the
whistling
windes
:
but
at
last
,
when
blacke
Night
began
to
approach
,
and
with
her
sable
mantles
to
ouer-spred
the
christall
firmament
,
they
retyred
(
with
her
dead
bodie
)
backe
to
the
Citie
of
London
,
where
the
report
of
this
tragicall
accident
,
drowned
their
friends
in
a
sea
of
sorrow
:
for
the
newes
of
her
timelesse
death
was
no
sooner
bruted
abroad
,
but
the
same
caused
both
olde
and
young
to
lament
the
losse
of
so
swéete
a
Ladie
.
The
siluer
headed
age
that
had
wont
in
scarlet
gownes
to
méete
in
Councell
,
sat
now
at
home
in
discontented
griefes
:
the
gallant
youths
and
comely
virgins
that
had
wont
to
beautefie
the
stréetes
with
costlye
garments
,
went
drouping
vp
and
downe
in
blacke
and
mournfull
vestures
:
and
those
remorcelesse
hearts
that
sildome
were
opprest
with
sorrow
,
now
constrained
their
eyes
like
fountaines
to
distill
a
floud
of
brinish
and
pearly
teares
.
This
generall
griefe
of
the
Citizens
continued
for
the
space
of
thirtie
dayes
,
at
the
ende
whereof
Saint
George
with
his
Sonnes
and
the
other
Champions
interred
her
bodie
verie
honourably
,
and
erected
ouer
the
same
a
●ith
and
costly
Monument
(
in
sumptuous
state
like
the
toomb
of
Mausolus
,
which
was
called
one
of
the
Wonders
of
the
World
:
or
like
to
the
Pyramides
of
Greece
,
which
is
a
staine
to
all
Architectures
)
:
for
thereon
was
portrayed
the
Quéene
of
Chastitie
with
her
Maydens
,
bathing
themselues
in
a
christall
Fountaine
,
as
a
witnesse
of
her
wondrous
Chastitie
,
against
the
lustfull
assailements
of
manie
a
Knight
.
Thereon
was
also
most
liuely
pictured
a
Turtle-doue
sitting
vpon
a
trée
of
gold
,
in
signe
of
the
true
loue
that
she
bore
to
her
betrothed
husband
.
Also
a
siluer
coloured
Swan
swimming
vpon
a
Christall
riuer
,
as
a
token
of
her
beautie
:
for
as
the
Swan
excelleth
al
other
fowles
in
whitenes
,
so
she
for
beautie
excelled
all
Ladies
in
the
world
.
I
leaue
to
speake
of
the
curious
workmanship
of
the
pinacles
that
were
framed
all
of
the
purest
●eat
,
the
pummels
of
siluer
and
Iasper
stones
.
Also
I
omit
the
Pendants
of
gold
,
the
Scutchions
of
Princes
,
&
the
Armes
of
Countreyes
that
beautefied
her
Toombe
:
the
discourse
whereof
requires
an
Oratours
eloquence
,
or
a
penne
of
golde
dipt
in
the
dew
of
Hellicon
or
Pernassus
Hill
,
whereas
the
Muses
doo
inhabit
.
Her
Statue
or
Picture
was
carued
cunningly
in
alablaster
,
and
layd
(
as
it
were
vppon
a
pillow
of
gréene
silke
,
like
vnto
Pigmal●ons
yuorie
Image
,
and
directly
ouer
the
same
hung
a
siluer
Tablet
,
whereon
in
letters
of
golde
was
this
Epitaph
written
.
Here
lies
the
wonder
of
this
worldly
age
For
beautie
,
wit
,
and
princely
maiestie
,
Whom
spitefull
death
in
his
imperious
rage
Procurde
to
fall
through
ruthlesse
crueltie
:
In
leauie
sports
within
a
fragrant
wood
,
Vpon
a
thornie
brake
she
spilt
her
blood
.
Let
Virgins
pure
and
Princes
of
great
might
,
With
siluer
perled
teares
imbalme
this
tomb
,
Accuse
the
fatall
sisters
of
despight
,
For
blasting
thus
the
pride
of
natures
bloom
:
For
here
she
sleeps
within
this
earthly
graue
,
whose
worth
deserues
a
golden
tomb
to
haue
Seauen
yeares
she
kept
her
sweet
Virginitie
,
In
absence
of
her
true
betrothed
Knight
,
When
thousands
did
perceiue
her
chastitie
,
Whilst
he
remaind
in
prison
daye
and
night
:
But
yet
we
see
that
things
of
purest
prize
,
Forsakes
the
earth
to
dwell
aboue
the
skies
.
Maidens
come
mourne
with
dolefull
melody
And
make
this
monument
your
setled
bower
Here
shed
your
brackish
teares
eternally
,
Lament
both
yere
,
month
,
week
,
day
,
hower
:
For
here
she
rests
whose
like
can
nere
be
found
Her
beauties
pride
lyes
buried
in
the
ground
.
Her
wounded
hart
that
yet
doth
freshly
bleed
,
Hath
causd
seuen
knights
a
iourny
for
to
take
To
faire
Ierusalem
in
Pilgrimes
weed
,
The
furie
of
her
angrie
ghost
to
slake
:
Because
their
siluane
sports
was
chiefest
guilt
,
And
onely
cause
her
blood
was
timeles
spilt
.
Thus
after
the
Toomb
was
erected
,
and
the
Epitaph
ingrauen
in
a
siluer
Tablet
,
and
al
things
performed
according
to
Saint
Georges
direction
,
he
left
his
Sonnes
in
the
Cittie
of
London
vnder
the
gouernment
of
the
English
King
:
and
in
companie
of
the
other
sixe
Champions
,
he
tooke
his
iourney
towards
Ierusalem
.
They
were
attired
after
the
manner
of
Pilgrimes
,
in
russet
gaberdines
downe
to
their
foote
,
in
their
hands
they
bore
staues
of
Ebon
wood
tipt
at
the
endes
with
siluer
,
the
pikes
whereof
were
of
the
strongest
Lydian
stéele
,
of
such
a
sharpnes
that
they
were
able
to
pierce
a
target
of
Tortoys
shell
:
vppon
their
breasts
hung
Crosses
of
crimson
silke
,
to
signifie
that
they
were
Christian
Pilgrimes
,
trauelling
to
the
Sepulcher
of
Christ
.
In
this
manner
set
they
forward
from
England
in
the
Spring
time
of
the
yeare
,
when
Flora
had
beautefied
the
earth
with
Natures
tapestrie
,
and
made
their
passages
as
pleasant
as
the
Gardens
of
Hesperides
,
adorned
with
all
kinde
of
odoriferous
flowers
.
When
as
they
crossed
the
seas
,
the
siluer
waues
séemed
to
lye
as
smoothe
as
christal
yce
,
and
the
Dolphins
to
daunce
aboue
the
waters
,
as
a
signe
of
a
prosperous
iourney
.
In
trauelling
by
land
,
the
wayes
séemed
so
short
and
easie
,
and
the
chirping
melody
of
birdes
made
them
such
musique
as
they
passed
,
that
in
a
short
season
they
arriued
beyond
the
borders
of
Christendome
,
and
had
entred
the
confines
of
Africa
.
There
were
they
forced
in
sted
of
downie
beds
nightly
to
rest
their
wearie
limmes
vpon
heapes
of
sun
burnt
messe
:
and
in
sted
of
silken
curtens
and
curious
canopies
,
they
had
the
clowdes
of
heauen
to
couer
them
.
Now
their
naked
legs
and
bare
feet
,
that
had
wont
to
stride
the
stately
stéedes
,
and
to
trample
in
fields
of
Pagans
blood
,
were
forced
to
clyme
the
craggie
mountaines
,
and
to
endure
the
torments
of
pricking
briers
,
as
they
trauayled
thorough
the
desert
places
and
comfortlesse
solitarie
wildernesses
.
Manie
were
the
dangers
that
hapned
to
them
in
theyr
Iourney
,
before
they
arriued
in
Iudea
,
and
most
princely
their
atchieuements
,
and
honourable
their
aduentures
:
which
for
this
time
I
passe
ouer
,
leauing
the
Champions
for
a
time
in
their
trauell
towards
the
holy
Sepulcher
of
Christ
,
and
speake
what
happened
to
Sa.
Georges
thrée
Sonnes
in
visiting
their
Mothers
Tombe
in
the
Cittie
of
London
.
CHAP.
II.
Of
the
strange
giftes
that
S.
Georges
sonnes
offered
at
their
Mothers
Toombe
,
and
what
hapned
thereupon
:
how
her
Ghost
appeared
to
them
,
and
counselled
them
to
the
pursute
of
their
Father
:
also
,
how
the
Ki.
of
England
installed
them
with
the
honor
of
knighthood
,
and
furnished
them
with
abiliments
of
warre
.
THe
swift
foote
stéedes
of
Titans
fierie
Carre
had
almost
finished
a
yere
,
since
Sabraes
Funerall
was
solemnized
:
in
which
time
Saint
Georges
thrée
Sonnes
had
visited
their
Mothers
Tomb
oftner
than
there
were
dayes
in
the
yeare
,
and
had
shed
as
manie
teares
thereon
in
remembraunce
of
her
loue
,
as
there
were
starres
in
the
glistering
veyle
of
Heauen
:
but
at
last
these
thrée
yong
Princes
fell
at
a
ciuill
discord
and
deadly
strife
,
which
of
them
should
beare
the
truest
loue
vnto
their
Mothers
dead
bodie
,
and
which
of
them
should
be
held
in
greatest
estéeme
.
For
before
manie
dayes
were
expired
,
they
concluded
to
offer
vp
thrée
seuerall
deuotions
at
her
Tombe
:
and
he
that
deuised
a
gift
of
the
rarest
prize
and
of
the
straungest
qualitie
,
should
bee
held
in
the
greatest
honour
,
and
accompted
the
noblest
of
them
all
.
This
determination
was
spéedily
perfourmed
,
and
in
so
short
a
time
accomplished
,
that
it
is
wonderfull
to
discourse
.
The
first
thinking
to
excéed
his
brothers
in
the
strangenes
of
his
Gift
,
made
repaire
vnto
a
cunning
Inchauntresse
,
which
had
her
abiding
in
a
secret
caue
adioyning
to
the
Cittie
,
whom
he
procured
(
through
manie
rich
giftes
and
large
promises
)
by
arte
to
deuise
a
meane
to
get
the
honor
from
his
Bretheren
,
&
to
haue
a
gift
of
that
strange
nature
,
that
all
the
world
might
wonder
at
the
report
thereof
.
The
Inchauntresse
(
being
won
with
his
promises
)
by
her
artes
and
magicke
spells
,
deuised
a
Garland
contayning
all
the
diuersitie
of
flowers
that
euer
grew
in
earthly
Gardens
:
and
though
it
were
in
the
dead
time
of
winter
,
when
as
the
siluer
ysicles
had
disroabd
both
hearb
and
flower
of
their
beauties
,
and
the
Northerne
snow
lay
fréezing
on
the
mountaine
tops
,
yet
was
this
Garland
contriued
after
the
fashion
of
a
rich
Imperial
Crowne
,
with
as
manie
seuerall
Flowers
as
euer
Flora
placed
vppon
the
downes
of
rich
Arcadia
:
in
diuersitie
of
colours
lyke
the
glistering
Raine-bow
,
when
as
it
shineth
in
her
greatest
pride
:
and
casting
such
an
odoriferous
sent
and
swéete
sauour
,
as
though
the
Heauens
had
rained
downe
showers
of
Campheere
,
Bisse
,
or
Amber-gréece
.
This
rare
and
excéeding
Garland
was
no
sooner
framed
by
Inchauntment
,
and
deliuered
into
his
hands
,
but
he
left
the
Inchauntresse
sitting
in
her
Ebon
chaire
vpon
a
blocke
of
stéele
(
practising
her
fatall
artes
)
,
with
her
hair
hanging
about
her
sholders
,
like
wreaths
of
snakes
or
inuenomed
serpents
:
and
so
retourned
to
his
Mothers
tombe
,
where
he
hung
it
vppon
a
pillar
of
siluer
that
was
placed
in
the
middle
of
the
Monument
.
The
second
Brother
likewise
repaired
to
the
Tombe
,
and
brought
in
his
hand
an
yuorie
Lute
,
wheron
he
plaid
such
inspiring
melodie
,
that
it
séemed
like
the
harmony
of
Angels
,
or
the
celestiall
musique
of
Apollo
when
hee
descended
heauen
for
the
loue
of
Daphne
,
whom
hee
turned
into
a
Bay
trée
.
The
musicke
being
finished
,
he
tied
!
ys
Lute
in
a
damaske
scarffe
,
and
with
great
humilitie
hee
hung
it
at
the
west
ende
of
the
Tombe
vppon
a
knobbe
of
Iasper
stone
.
Lastly
,
the
third
Brother
likewise
repaired
with
no
outward
deuotion
or
worldly
gift
:
but
clad
in
a
vesture
of
white
silke
,
bearing
in
his
hand
an
instrument
of
death
,
like
an
innocent
Lambe
going
to
sacrifice
:
or
one
readie
to
be
offered
for
the
loue
of
his
mothers
soule
.
This
strange
manner
of
repaire
,
caused
his
other
brothers
to
stand
attentiuely
,
and
with
vigilant
eyes
to
behold
the
conclusion
.
First
,
after
he
had
(
submissiuely
and
with
great
humilitie
)
let
fall
a
shower
of
siluer
teares
from
the
cesternes
of
his
eyes
,
in
remembrance
of
his
Mothers
timeles
tragedie
,
he
prickt
his
naked
breast
with
a
siluer
bodkin
,
the
which
he
brought
in
his
hand
,
from
which
there
trickeled
downe
some
thirtie
drops
of
blood
,
which
he
after
offered
vp
to
his
Mothers
Tombe
in
a
siluer
bason
,
as
an
euident
signe
that
there
can
be
nothing
more
dearer
,
nor
of
more
precious
price
,
than
to
offer
vp
his
owne
blood
for
her
loue
.
This
ceremonious
gift
caused
his
two
other
Brothers
to
swell
in
hatred
like
two
chased
Lions
,
and
with
furie
to
run
vpon
him
,
intending
to
catch
him
by
the
haire
of
the
head
,
and
to
drag
him
round
about
their
Mothers
Tomb
,
till
his
braines
were
dasht
against
the
marble
pauement
,
and
his
blood
sprinkled
vppon
her
graue
:
but
this
wicked
enterprize
so
mooued
the
Maiestie
of
heauen
,
that
ere
they
could
accomplish
their
intents
,
or
staine
their
hands
in
his
blood
,
they
heard
(
as
it
were
)
the
noyse
of
dead
mens
bones
ratling
in
the
ground
.
And
thereupon
(
looking
fearfully
about
)
the
Toombe
seemed
of
it selfe
to
open
,
and
thereout
to
appeare
a
most
terrible
and
ghastly
shap●
,
pale
,
like
vnto
ashes
,
in
countenance
resembling
theyr
Mother
with
her
breast
besmeard
in
blood
,
and
her
bodie
wounded
with
a
hundred
scarres
:
and
so
with
a
dismall
&
rufull
looke
she
spake
vnto
her
desperate
Sonnes
in
thys
manner
.
Oh
you
degenerate
from
Natures
kinde
,
why
doo
you
séeke
to
make
a
murther
of
your
sel●es
?
can
you
indure
to
sée
my
bodie
rent
in
twaine
,
my
heart
split
in
sunder
,
and
my
wombe
dismembred
?
Abate
this
furie
,
staine
not
your
hands
with
your
owne
bloods
,
nor
make
my
Tombe
a
spectacle
of
more
death
.
Unite
your selues
in
concord
,
that
my
discontented
soule
may
sléepe
in
peace
,
and
neuer
more
be
troubled
with
your
vnbridled
humours
.
Make
hast
I
say
,
and
arme
your selues
in
stéeled
corslets
,
and
follow
your
valiant
Father
to
Ierusalem
,
for
he
is
there
in
danger
and
distresse
of
life
.
Away
I
say
,
or
els
my
angry
ghost
shall
neuer
leaue
this
world
,
but
haunt
you
vp
and
downe
with
gastly
visions
.
This
being
said
,
she
vanished
from
their
sight
,
lyke
to
the
brictl●
ayre
,
whereat
for
a
time
they
stood
amazed
and
almost
distraught
of
their
wits
,
thorough
the
terrour
of
her
words
:
but
at
last
recouering
their
former
senses
they
all
vowed
by
the
eternall
Maiestie
of
Heauen
,
neuer
to
proffer
the
like
iniurie
againe
,
but
to
liue
in
brotherly
concord
and
vnitie
till
the
dissolution
of
their
earthly
bodyes
.
So
in
all
hast
they
went
vnto
the
King
,
and
certefied
him
of
all
things
that
had
happened
:
and
falling
vpon
theyr
knées
before
his
Maiestie
,
requested
at
his
hands
the
honour
of
Knighthood
,
and
leaue
to
depart
in
the
pursute
of
their
Father
and
the
other
Champions
,
that
were
fallen
in
great
distresse
.
The
King
purposing
to
accomplish
their
desires
,
and
to
fulfill
their
requests
,
presently
condiscended
,
and
not
onely
gaue
them
the
honour
of
Knighthood
,
but
furnished
them
with
rich
abiliments
of
warre
,
answerable
to
their
magnanimious
mindes
.
First
he
frankly
bestowed
vppon
them
thrée
stately
Palphryes
,
bred
vpon
the
bright
mountaines
of
Sardinia
:
in
collour
like
to
an
Irone
gray
,
bewtifyed
with
siluer
hayres
,
and
in
pace
more
swifter
then
the
Spanish
Ginets
,
which
be
a
kinde
of
horse
ingendred
by
the
winds
vpon
the
Alpes
,
that
be
certaine
craged
mountaines
that
deuide
the
Kingdomes
of
Italy
and
Spaine
:
in
bouldnes
and
courage
,
they
were
like
to
Beucephalus
the
horse
of
Macedonian
Alexander
,
or
to
Caesars
steedes
that
neuer
daunted
in
the
field
,
for
they
were
trapped
with
rich
trappings
of
golde
after
the
Moroco
fashion
with
Saddels
framed
like
vnto
Irone
chaires
with
backs
of
Stéele
,
and
their
foreheads
were
beautified
with
spangled
plumbes
of
purple
feathers
,
whereon
hung
many
golden
pendants
:
the
king
likewise
bestowed
vpon
them
thrée
costly
swoords
wrought
of
purest
Lidian
stéele
,
with
Launces
bound
about
with
plates
of
brasse
,
at
the
toppes
thereof
hung
silken
Streamers
beautified
with
the
English
Crosse
,
being
the
crimson
b●dge
of
Knight
hood
and
honor
of
aduenterous
champions
:
Thus
in
this
Royall
manner
rode
these
thrée
young
Knights
from
the
City
of
London
in
companie
of
the
King
with
a
traine
of
Knights
and
gallant
Gentlemen
which
conducted
them
vnto
the
Sea
side
,
where
they
left
them
vnto
their
future
fortunes
and
returned
backe
to
the
English
Cou●t
.
Now
is
Saint
Georges
sonnes
noting
〈…〉
of
the
Seas
,
making
their
first
aduentures
in
the
world
,
that
after
●ges
might
aplaude
their
atchiuement
,
and
inrole
theyr
fames
in
the
records
of
honor
,
heauen
prosper
them
succesfully
,
and
gentle
fortune
smile
vpon
their
trauailes
,
for
thrée
brauer
knight●
did
neuer
crosse
the
seas
,
nor
make
their
aduentures
into
straunge
Countries
.
CHAP.
III.
How
Saint
Georges
sonnes
after
they
were
knighted
by
the
English
King
,
trauailed
towards
Barbarie
,
and
how
they
redeemed
the
Dukes
Daughter
of
Normandie
from
rauishment
,
that
was
assayled
in
a
wood
by
three
tawnie
Negroes
:
and
also
of
the
tragicall
tale
of
the
Virgins
strange
miserie
,
with
other
acdents
that
happened
.
MAny
daies
had
not
these
thrée
magnanimous
knights
indured
the
dangers
of
the
swelling
waues
,
but
with
a
prosperous
and
succesfull
winde
,
they
arriued
vpon
the
territories
of
France
:
where
beeing
no
sooner
safely
set
on
shoare
,
but
they
bountifully
rewarded
theyr
Marriners
,
&
betooke
themselues
to
their
intended
trauells
.
Now
began
their
costly
trapped
S●eeds
to
pace
it
like
the
scudding
Windes
and
●ith
their
warlike
hooues
to
thunder
on
the
beaten
passages
:
now
began
true
honour
to
florish
in
their
princely
brests
,
and
the
renowne
of
their
Fathers
atchieuements
to
incourage
their
desires
.
Although
but
tender
youth
sate
bunding
on
their
chéekes
,
yet
portly
manhood
triumpht
in
their
harts
;
and
althogh
their
childish
armes
as
yet
neuer
tried
the
painfull
aduentures
of
Knighthood
,
yet
b●re
they
high
and
princely
cogitations
in
as
great
est●eme
,
as
when
their
Father
●lewe
the
burning
Dragon
in
Aegypt
,
for
preseruation
of
their
mothers
life
.
Thus
trauelled
they
to
the
further
Parts
of
the
Kingdome
of
France
(
guided
onely
by
the
direction
of
fortune
)
without
anie
aduenture
worth
the
noting
,
till
at
last
ryding
through
a
mightie
Forrest
standing
on
the
Borders
of
Lusitania
,
they
heard
(
a
farre
off
as
it
were
)
the
rufull
cryes
of
a
distressed
woman
:
which
in
this
manner
filled
the
ayre
with
the
Eccho
of
her
moanes
.
Oh
heauens
(
sayd
shee
)
bee
kinde
and
pittifull
vnto
a
Maiden
in
distresse
,
and
send
some
happy
passengers
that
may
deliuer
me
from
these
inhumans
monsters
.
This
wofull
and
vnexpected
noyse
,
caused
the
Knights
to
alight
from
their
horses
,
and
to
sée
the
euent
of
this
accident
.
So
after
they
had
tied
their
Stéeds
to
the
bodie
of
a
Pine
trée
by
the
reynes
of
their
bridles
,
they
walked
on
foote
into
the
thickest
of
the
Forrest
with
their
weapons
drawne
,
reaeie
to
withstand
anie
assailment
whatsoeuer
:
&
as
they
drew
néerer
to
the
distressed
Uirgin
,
they
heard
her
breathe
foorth
this
pittie
moouing
lamentation
the
second
time
.
Come
,
come
,
some
curteous
Knight
,
or
els
I
must
forgoe
that
precious
Iewell
,
which
all
the
world
can
neuer
againe
recouer
.
These
words
caused
them
to
make
the
more
spéed
,
and
to
run
the
néerest
way
for
the
Maidens
succour
.
At
last
,
they
approached
her
presence
,
where
they
found
her
tyed
by
the
locks
of
her
owne
haire
to
the
trunke
of
an
orenge
trée
,
and
thrée
cruel
and
inhumane
Negroes
standing
readie
to
despoyle
her
of
her
chastitie
,
and
with
their
lusts
to
blast
the
blooming
bud
of
her
sw●ete
and
vnspotted
Uirginitie
.
But
when
Saint
Georges
Sonnes
beheld
her
louelye
countenance
besmeare●
in
dust
,
that
before
was
as
beautifull
as
roses
in
milke
,
and
he●
christall
eyes
the
perfed
patternes
of
the
Lampes
of
heauen
,
inbrewd
in
floods
of
teares
,
at
one
instance
they
ran
vpon
the
Negroes
,
and
sheathed
their
angry
weapons
in
their
loathsome
bowels
,
the
leachers
being
slaine
,
their
bloods
sprinckled
about
the
Forrest
,
and
their
bodies
cast
out
as
a
pray
for
rauenous
beastes
to
féede
vpon
:
they
vnbound
the
Mayden
and
like
curteous
Knightes
demaunded
the
cause
of
her
captiuity
,
and
by
what
meanes
she
came
into
that
solitarie
Forrest
?
Most
Noble
Knights
quoth
shée
,
and
true
renounded
men
at
armes
,
to
tell
the
cause
of
my
passed
miseries
were
a
pricke
vnto
my
soule
,
and
the
discourse
thereof
will
burst
my
heart
with
griefe
,
but
considering
your
Nobilities
the
which
I
perceiue
by
your
Princely
behauiours
,
and
your
kinde
curtesies
extended
towards
me
,
being
a
Uirgin
in
distresse
,
vnder
the
hands
of
these
lustfull
Negroes
,
whom
you
haue
iustly
murdred
,
shall
imbolden
me
,
though
vnto
my
hearts
great
griefe
,
to
discourse
the
first
cause
of
my
miserable
fortune
.
My
Father
(
quoth
shee
)
whilst
gentle
fortune
smilde
vpon
him
,
was
a
Duke
and
sole
commaunder
of
the
state
of
Normandy
,
a
countrie
now
scituated
in
the
kingdom
of
Fraunce
,
whose
lands
&
reuenewes
in
his
prosperitie
was
so
great
that
hee
continually
kept
as
stately
a
traine
,
both
of
Knights
and
gallant
gentlemen
as
any
Prince
in
Europe
,
whereat
the
King
of
France
greatly
enuied
,
and
by
bloody
warres
deposed
my
Father
from
his
princely
dignitie
,
who
for
sauegard
of
his
life
in
company
of
mee
hys
onely
heire
and
daughter
,
betooke
vs
to
these
solletarie
woods
,
where
euer
since
we
haue
secretly
remained
in
a
poore
●ell
or
hermitage
the
which
by
our
industrious
paines
hath
béen
builded
with
plants
of
Uines
and
●aken
bows
,
and
couered
ouer
head
with
cloddes
of
earth
,
and
turffes
of
grasse
,
seauen
yeares
we
haue
continued
in
great
extreamitie
sustaining
our
hungers
with
the
fruites
of
trées
,
and
quenching
our
thirstes
with
the
dewe
of
heauen
,
that
falleth
nightly
vpon
fragrant
flowers
héere
in
stéede
of
Princely
attyre
,
imbrothered
garments
and
damaske
vestures
,
we
haue
béene
constrained
to
cladde
our selues
in
flowers
,
the
which
we
haue
cunningly
wouen
vp
together
.
Héere
insteade
of
musicke
,
that
had
wont
each
morning
to
delight
our
eares
;
we
haue
the
whistling
windes
resounding
in
the
woods
:
our
clockes
to
tell
the
minutes
of
the
wandring
nights
,
are
snakes
and
toades
that
sléep
in
rootes
of
rotten
trées
,
our
cannopeies
to
couer
vs
,
are
not
wrought
of
Median
silke
,
the
which
the
Indian
Uirgins
weaue
vppon
their
siluer
loombes
,
but
the
sable
cloudes
of
heauen
,
when
as
the
chéerefull
day
hath
clos'd
her
christall
windows
●p
.
Thus
in
this
manner
continued
wee
in
this
soletary
wildernes
,
making
both
birds
and
beastes
our
chiefe
companions
,
till
these
mercilesse
Moores
(
whose
hateful
be●sts
you
haue
made
like
watry
fountaines
to
water
the
parched
earth
with
streames
of
blood
:
)
who
came
into
our
cell
,
or
simple
cabinet
,
thinking
to
haue
found
some
store
of
treasure
.
But
casting
their
gazing
eyes
vpon
my
beutie
,
they
were
presently
inchaunted
with
a
lustfull
desire
,
onely
to
crop
the
swéete
bud
of
my
virginitie
.
Then
with
a
furious
and
dismall
countenaunce
,
more
blacke
than
than
the
sable
garments
of
sad
Melpomine
,
when
wyth
her
strawberie
quill
she
writes
of
bloodie
tragedies
:
or
with
a
heart
more
crueller
,
than
was
Neroes
the
tyrannous
Romane
Emperour
when
he
beheld
the
entrailes
of
his
naturall
Mother
layde
open
by
his
inhumane
and
mercilesse
commaundement
:
or
when
he
stood
vpon
the
highest
toppe
of
a
mightie
mountayne
to
sée
that
famous
and
Imperiall
Cittie
of
Roome
set
on
fire
by
the
remorselesse
handes
of
his
vnrelenting
Ministers
,
that
added
vnhallowed
flames
to
his
vnholie
furie
.
These
mercilesse
and
wicked
minded
Negroes
with
violent
handes
tooke
my
aged
Father
,
and
most
cruellye
bound
him
to
the
blasted
bodie
of
a
wythered
oake
,
standing
before
the
entrie
of
his
Cell
:
where
,
neither
the
reuerent
honor
of
his
siluer
haires
,
that
glistered
like
the
frozen
ysicles
vpon
the
Northerne
Mountaines
,
nor
the
strayned
sighes
of
his
breast
,
wherein
the
pledge
of
wisedome
was
inthronized
,
nor
all
my
teares
or
exclamations
could
anie
whit
abate
their
cruelties
,
but
like
grim
dogs
of
Barbarie
,
they
left
my
Father
fast
bound
vnto
the
trée
,
and
like
egregious
vipers
tooke
me
by
the
tramells
of
my
golden
haire
,
and
dragd
me
like
a
silly
Lambe
vnto
this
slaughtering
place
,
intending
to
satisfie
their
lustes
with
the
flower
of
my
chastitie
.
Here
I
made
my
humble
supplication
to
the
Maiestye
of
Heauen
,
to
bee
reuenged
vppon
their
cruelties
:
I
reported
to
them
the
rewards
of
bloodie
rauishments
by
the
example
of
Tereus
that
lustfull
King
of
Thrace
,
and
hys
furious
Wife
,
that
in
reuenge
of
her
Sisters
rauishment
caused
her
Husband
to
eate
the
flesh
of
his
owne
Sonne
.
Likewise
(
to
preserue
my
vndefiled
honor
)
I
told
them
,
that
for
the
Rape
of
Lucrece
the
Romane
Matron
,
Tarquinius
and
his
name
was
for
euer
banished
out
of
Rome
:
with
manie
other
examples
,
like
the
Nightingale
,
whose
doleful
tunes
as
yet
recordeth
nothing
but
rape
and
murther
.
Yet
neither
the
frownes
of
heauen
,
nor
the
terrible
threates
of
hell
,
could
mollifie
their
bloodie
mindes
:
but
they
protested
to
perseuer
in
that
wickednes
,
&
vowd
that
if
all
the
leaues
of
the
Trées
that
grew
within
the
Wood
were
turned
into
Indian
Pearle
,
&
made
as
wealthie
as
the
golden
Streames
of
pactolus
,
where
Mydas
washt
his
golden
Wish
away
:
yet
shuld
they
not
redéeme
my
chastitie
from
the
staine
of
their
insatiable
and
lustfull
desires
.
This
being
said
,
they
bound
mee
with
the
tramells
of
myne
owne
haire
to
this
Orenge
trée
,
and
at
the
very
instant
they
proffered
to
defile
my
vnspotted
bodie
,
but
by
the
mercifull
working
of
God
,
you
happily
approached
,
&
not
only
redéemed
me
from
their
tyrannous
desires
,
but
quit
the
world
from
thrée
of
the
wickedest
creatures
that
euer
nature
framed
.
For
which
(
most
noble
and
inuincible
Knights
)
if
euer
Uirgins
prayers
may
obtaine
fauor
at
the
Maiestie
of
Heauen
,
humbly
will
I
make
my
supplications
,
that
you
may
proue
as
valiant
champions
,
as
euer
put
on
helmet
:
and
that
your
fames
may
ring
to
euerie
Princes
eare
,
as
far
as
bright
Hiperion
showes
hys
golden
face
.
This
tragicall
tale
was
no
sooner
ended
,
but
the
thrée
Knights
(
whose
remorcefull
hearts
sobbed
with
sighes
)
imbraced
the
sorrowfull
Maiden
betwixt
their
armes
,
&
earnestlye
requested
her
to
conduct
them
vnto
the
place
,
whereas
she
left
her
father
bound
vnto
the
withered
oke
.
To
which
shee
willingly
consented
,
and
thanked
them
highly
for
their
kindnes
:
but
before
they
approched
to
the
olde
mans
presence
,
what
for
the
griefe
of
his
banishment
and
the
violent
vsage
of
his
Daughter
,
he
was
forced
to
yéeld
vp
his
miserable
life
to
the
mercies
of
vnauoydable
death
.
When
Saint
Georges
valiant
Sonnes
(
in
companie
of
this
sorrowful
Maiden
)
came
to
the
trée
,
and
(
contrarie
to
their
expectations
)
found
her
Father
cold
and
stiffe
,
both
deuoyd
of
sense
and
féeling
,
also
finding
his
hands
&
face
couered
with
greene
mosse
,
which
they
supposed
to
be
done
by
the
Roben
red-breast
and
other
little
birds
,
who
naturally
couer
the
bare
parts
of
anie
bodie
which
they
finde
dead
in
the
〈◊〉
,
they
fell
into
a
new
confused
extremitie
of
griefe
.
But
especially
his
Daughter
séeming
to
haue
lost
all
ioy
and
comfort
in
this
World
,
made
both
heauen
&
earth
to
resound
with
her
excéeding
lamentations
,
and
mourned
without
comfort
like
wéeping
Niobe
,
that
was
turned
into
a
rocke
of
stone
,
her
griefe
so
abounded
for
the
losse
of
her
children
:
but
when
the
thrée
young
Knights
perceiued
the
comfortless
sorrow
of
the
Uirgin
,
and
how
she
had
vowd
neuer
to
depart
from
those
solitary
groues
,
but
to
spend
the
remnant
of
her
daies
in
company
of
his
deadly
body
,
they
curteously
assisted
her
to
burie
him
vnder
a
ches-nut
trée
,
where
they
left
her
continually
bathing
his
senceles
graue
with
her
teares
and
returned
backe
to
their
horses
,
where
they
left
them
at
the
entry
of
the
Forrest
tied
vnto
a
lofty
pine
,
&
so
departed
on
their
Iorney
.
There
we
will
leaue
them
for
a
time
,
and
speak
of
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
,
that
were
gone
on
Pilgrimage
to
the
Cittie
of
Ierusalem
,
and
what
strange
aduentures
happened
to
them
in
their
trauels
.
CHA.
IIII.
Of
the
Aduenture
of
the
Golden
Fountaine
in
Damasco
:
how
sixe
of
the
Christian
Champions
were
taken
prisoners
by
a
mightie
Giant
,
and
after
how
they
were
deliuered
by
Saint
George
:
and
also
how
he
redeemed
fourteene
Iewes
out
of
prison
:
with
diuers
other
strange
accidents
that
happened
.
LET
vs
now
speake
of
the
fauourable
clemencie
that
smiling
Fortune
shewd
to
the
Christian
Champions
in
their
trauells
to
Ierusalem
.
For
after
they
were
departed
from
England
,
and
had
iourneied
in
their
Pilgrimes
attire
thorough
manie
strange
Countreys
,
at
last
they
arriued
vpon
the
Confines
of
Damasco
,
which
is
a
Countrey
not
onely
beautefied
with
sumptuous
and
costly
buildings
framed
by
the
curious
Architecturie
of
mans
deuice
,
but
also
furnished
with
all
the
precious
gifts
that
Nature
in
her
greatest
liberalitie
could
bestow
.
In
this
fruitefull
Dominion
long
time
the
Christian
Champions
rested
their
wearie
steps
,
and
made
theyr
abode
in
the
house
of
a
rich
and
curteous
Iew
,
a
man
that
spent
his
wealth
chiefly
for
the
succour
and
comfort
of
trauellers
,
and
wandring
Pilgrims
,
his
house
was
not
curiously
errected
vp
of
carued
timber
work
,
but
framed
with
quarries
of
blewstones
,
and
supported
by
many
stately
pillo●s
of
the
purest
marble
:
The
gates
and
entrie
of
his
house
were
continually
kept
open
in
signe
of
his
bountifull
minde
,
euer
the
portall
thereof
hung
a
brazen
table
,
whereon
was
most
curiously
ingrauen
the
picture
of
Ceres
the
Goddesse
of
plenty
deckt
with
garlands
of
wheate
,
wre●thes
of
Oliu●s
,
bunches
of
Uines
,
and
with
all
manner
of
fruitfull
things
,
the
chamber
wherein
these
Champions
tooke
their
nightly
reposes
and
golden
sléepes
,
was
garnished
with
as
many
windows
of
Christall
glasse
,
as
there
were
daies
in
the
yéere
,
and
the
wals
painted
with
as
many
stories
as
there
were
yéeres
since
the
world
began
:
it
was
likewise
built
four
square
,
after
the
manner
of
piramides
in
Gréece
,
at
the
east
ende
whereof
was
moste
liuely
portraied
,
bright
Phoebus
rising
from
Auroras
golden
bed
,
whose
gli●●ering
countenance
at
his
departure
,
distaind
the
ellements
with
a
purple
colour
.
At
the
west
side
was
likewise
portraied
how
Thetis
trippes
vpon
the
siluer
sands
when
as
Hiperious
carre
driues
to
the
watrie
Ocean
,
and
takes
his
nights
repose
vpon
his
louers
bosome
:
on
the
North
side
was
painted
mountaines
of
snow
whose
●ops
did
séeme
to
reach
to
heauen
,
&
mightie
woods
ouer
hung
with
siluer
Isickles
,
which
is
the
nature
of
the
Northerne
Climate
.
Lastly
vpon
the
west
side
of
the
chamber
satte
the
God
of
the
seas
riding
vpon
a
Dolphins
backe
,
with
an
hundred
Mermaides
following
him
,
with
their
golden
tramels
floting
vpon
the
siluer
waues
,
there
the
Tritons
séemed
to
daunce
aboue
the
Christal
streams
with
a
number
of
other
siluer
scaled
fishes
that
made
the
sea
delightfull
in
pleasure
.
Ouer
the
roofe
of
the
Chamber
was
most
perfectly
portraied
the
foure
ages
of
the
World
,
which
séemed
to
ouerspred
the
rest
of
the
curious
workes
.
First
the
golden
age
was
pendant
ouer
the
East
:
the
second
being
the
siluer
a
mettle
somewhat
hazer
than
the
first
,
séemed
to
ouerspred
the
fréezing
North.
The
thirde
,
which
was
the
brazen
age
,
beautifyed
the
westerne
parts
:
The
fourth
and
last
being
of
Irone
,
being
the
basest
of
them
all
,
séemed
to
bee
p●ndant
ouer
the
Southerne
clymate
.
Thus
in
this
curious
Chamber
rested
these
wearie
Champions
a
long
season
,
where
their
food
was
not
delicious
but
wholsome
,
and
their
seruices
were
not
curious
,
but
comely
:
answerable
to
the
braue
mindes
of
such
Heroycal
Champions
:
the
curteous
Iew
their
friendly
hoast
whome
nature
had
honored
with
seuen
comely
Sonnes
dayly
kept
them
company
,
and
not
only
shewed
them
the
curiositie
of
this
habitation
,
but
also
discribed
the
pleasant
scituation
of
his
Countrie
,
how
the
townes
&
Cities
were
ornefied
with
all
manner
of
delights
,
that
they
séemed
like
the
immortall
Pallaces
of
heauen
,
where
celestiall
Angelles
doe
record
their
Hermonies
,
and
the
fieldes
and
flowring
medowes
so
beautified
with
natures
gladsome
ornaments
,
that
they
séemed
for
pleasure
to
excéede
the
paradice
of
Eliizum
,
where
crowned
soules
doe
liue
in
cudles
glory
.
The
dayes
were
spent
away
in
such
manner
discourses
to
the
excéeding
pleasure
of
the
Christian
Knights
,
and
euermore
when
darke
night
approched
,
and
the
wonted
time
of
sléepe
sommoned
them
to
their
silent
and
quiet
restes
,
the
Iewes
children
béeing
seuen
of
the
brauest
and
comlyest
boyes
that
euer
dame
nature
framed
,
tyred
the
Christian
Champions
eares
wyth
suche
swéete
inspiring
Melodies
which
they
strayned
from
theyr
Iuory
Lutes
,
that
not
Arion
(
when
all
the
Arte
of
musique
consented
with
his
tune
,
voyce
,
and
han●
,
when
hee
won
mercy
of
the
Dolphin
,
being
forsaken
of
men
)
was
comparable
thereto
.
Whereby
the
Christian
Champions
were
inchaunted
with
such
delights
,
that
theyr
golden
sléepes
séemed
to
be
as
pleasant
as
the
swéete
ioyes
of
Paradice
.
But
vpon
a
time
,
after
the
curteous
Iew
had
intelligence
how
they
were
Christian
Knights
,
and
those
admired
martiall
Champions
,
whom
fame
had
canonized
to
be
the
Wonders
of
the
world
for
martiall
discipline
and
Knightly
aduentures
:
finding
a
fit
opportunitie
as
hée
walked
in
their
companies
vpon
an
euening
vnder
an
arbour
of
vine
branches
,
he
reuealed
to
them
the
secretes
of
his
soule
,
and
the
cause
of
his
so
sad
and
solitarie
dwelling
.
So
standing
bareheaded
in
the
middle
of
the
Champions
,
with
his
white
haires
hanging
downe
to
his
shoulders
in
colour
like
to
the
siluer
Swanne
,
and
more
softer
than
the
downe
of
thistles
,
or
Median
silke
vntwisted
,
he
began
with
a
sober
countenance
and
gallant
demeanour
to
speake
as
followeth
vnto
them
,
that
setled
them
attentiuely
to
heare
.
I
am
sure
(
quoth
he
)
you
inuincible
Knights
,
that
yée
meruaile
at
my
solitarie
course
of
liuing
,
and
that
you
greatly
muse
wherefore
I
exempt
my selfe
from
the
companie
of
all
worldlings
,
except
my
seuen
Sonnes
,
whose
sights
be
my
chiefest
comfort
,
and
the
onely
prolongers
of
my
life
.
Therefore
prepare
your
eares
to
entertaine
the
strangest
Discourse
that
euer
tung
pronounced
,
or
ouer-wearied
aged
man
in
the
height
of
his
extremitye
delyuered
.
I
was
in
my
former
yeres
(
whilst
Fortune
smilde
vppon
my
happines
)
the
principal
Commaunder
and
chiefe
Owner
of
a
certaine
Fountaine
,
of
such
a
wonderfull
&
precious
vertue
,
that
it
was
valued
to
be
worth
the
Kingdome
of
Iudea
:
the
water
thereof
was
so
strange
in
operation
,
that
in
foure
and
twentie
howers
it
wold
conuert
anie
mettall
,
as
of
brasse
,
copper
,
yron
,
lead
or
tinne
,
into
rich
refined
golde
:
the
stonie
flint
it
would
turne
into
pure
siluer
,
and
anie
kinde
of
earth
into
excellent
mettal
.
By
the
vertue
thereof
I
haue
made
the
leaues
of
Trées
more
richer
than
Indian
Pearle
,
and
the
blades
of
grasse
of
more
value
than
the
Iewels
that
be
found
in
the
countrey
of
America
.
The
richnesse
thereof
was
no
sooner
bruted
through
the
world
,
but
it
caused
many
forraine
Knights
to
trie
the
aduenture
,
and
by
force
of
armes
to
bereaue
me
of
the
honor
of
this
Fountaine
.
But
at
that
time
Nature
graced
me
with
one
and
twentie
Sonnes
,
whereof
seuen
be
yet
liuing
,
and
the
onely
comfort
of
myne
age
:
but
the
other
fourtéene
(
whom
frowning
Fortune
hath
bereaued
me
of
)
manie
a
day
by
their
valiant
prowesse
and
matchles
fortitudes
defended
the
Fountaine
from
manie
furious
assaylers
:
for
there
was
no
Knight
in
all
the
world
that
was
found
so
hardie
nor
of
such
inuincible
courage
,
that
if
they
once
attempted
to
incounter
with
anie
of
my
valiaunt
Sonnes
,
but
they
were
either
taken
prisoners
,
or
slaine
in
the
combat
.
The
fame
of
their
valors
,
and
the
riches
of
the
Fountaine
rung
through
manie
strange
Countreyes
,
and
lastly
came
to
the
eares
of
a
furious
Giant
,
dwelling
vppon
the
Borders
of
Arabia
:
who
at
the
report
thereof
came
armed
in
his
stéely
coate
with
a
mightie
bat
of
yron
on
his
necke
,
like
to
the
furious
Hercules
that
burst
the
brazen
gates
of
Cerberus
in
twaine
,
and
in
state
and
bignes
like
the
Sonne
of
Ioue
that
bore
the
mightie
mountaine
Atlas
vpon
his
shoulders
:
he
was
the
conquerour
of
my
sonnes
,
and
the
first
causer
of
my
sodaine
downfall
.
But
when
I
had
intelligence
of
the
ouerthrow
of
fourtéen
of
my
sons
,
and
that
he
had
made
conquest
of
the
wealthie
fountaine
,
I
with
the
rest
of
my
Children
,
thinking
all
hope
of
recouerie
to
be
past
,
betooke
our selues
to
this
solitarie
course
of
life
,
where
euer
since
in
this
mansion
or
hermitage
we
haue
made
our
abode
and
residence
,
spending
our
wealth
to
the
releefe
of
trauelling
Knightes
and
wandering
Pilgrimes
▪
hoping
once
againe
that
smiling
Fortune
would
aduance
vs
to
some
better
happe
:
and
to
bee
plaine
right
worthy
Champions
my
hope
was
neuer
at
the
height
of
full
perfection
till
this
present
time
,
wherein
your
excellent
presences
almost
assure
me
that
the
hideous
monster
shal
be
conquered
,
my
fountaine
restored
,
my
Sonnes
deaths
(
for
dead
sure
they
are
)
reuenged
.
The
Champions
with
great
admiration
gaue
eare
to
the
strange
discourse
of
this
reuerent
Iew
,
and
intended
in
requitall
of
his
extraordinarie
kindnesse
to
vndertake
this
aduenture
.
And
the
more
to
encourage
the
other
,
Saint
George
began
in
this
manner
to
deliuer
his
mind
,
speaking
both
to
the
Iew
their
hoast
,
and
his
valiant
fellow
Champions
.
I
haue
not
without
great
wonder
(
most
reuerent
and
curteous
olde
man
)
heard
the
strange
discourse
of
thy
admirable
fountaine
,
and
doe
not
a
little
lament
that
one
of
so
kinde
&
liberall
a
disposition
should
be
dispossessed
of
so
excéeding
riches
,
for
that
wealth
to
a
liberal
nature
is
alone
conuenient
:
neither
am
I
lesse
sorry
,
that
so
inhumane
a
monster
and
knowen
enemie
to
all
curtesie
and
kinde
should
haue
the
fruition
of
so
excéeding
great
Treasure
:
for
to
the
wicked
,
wealth
is
the
cause
of
their
more
wickednes
But
that
which
most
grieueth
me
,
is
:
that
hauing
so
many
valiant
Knights
to
thy
Sonnes
,
they
all
were
so
vnfortunate
to
fall
into
the
handes
of
that
relentlesse
Monster
.
But
be
comforted
kinde
olde
man
,
for
I
haue
hope
by
the
power
of
heauen
we
were
directed
hither
to
punish
that
hateful
Giant
,
reuenge
the
iniuries
offered
to
thine
age
,
satisfie
with
his
death
the
death
of
thy
children
if
they
be
dead
,
and
restore
to
thy
bounteous
possession
that
admirable
rich
fountaine
.
And
nowe
to
you
my
valiant
Companions
I
speake
,
that
with
mee
through
many
dangers
haue
aduentured
:
let
vs
couragiously
attempt
this
rare
aduenture
,
wherein
such
honor
to
our
names
,
such
happines
to
our
frends
,
such
glory
to
God
consistes
,
in
recouering
right
to
the
wronged
,
and
punishing
rightfully
the
wrongers
of
the
righteous
.
And
that
there
be
no
contention
among
vs
who
shall
begin
this
aduenture
,
for
that
I
knowe
all
of
you
thirtie
after
honor
,
let
lots
bee
made
,
and
to
whome
soeuer
the
théefe
lot
falleth
let
him
be
formost
in
assailing
the
Giant
,
and
God
and
all
good
fortune
be
our
guides
.
The
excéeding
ioy
which
the
old
Iew
conceiued
,
at
the
spéeches
of
Saint
George
,
had
néere
hande
bereft
him
of
the
vse
of
sense
,
so
aboue
measure
was
he
ouerioyed
.
But
at
length
recouering
vse
of
spéech
,
he
thus
thankfully
brake
foorth
.
How
infinitely
I
finde
my selfe
bounde
vnto
you
,
you
famous
and
vndoubted
Christian
Champions
,
all
my
ablenes
is
not
able
to
expresse
:
onely
thankfulnes
from
the
exchequer
of
a
true
heart
shall
to
you
bee
rendred
.
The
Champions
without
more
words
disrobing
themselues
from
their
Pilgrims
attyre
,
euerie
one
selected
foorth
an
armor
fitting
to
their
portely
bodyes
,
and
in
stéed
of
their
Ebone
staues
tipt
with
siluer
,
they
welded
in
their
handes
the
stéeled
blades
,
and
their
féete
that
had
wont
to
indure
a
paineful
pilgrimage
vpon
the
bare
ground
,
were
now
redy
prest
to
mount
the
golden
stirrop
,
but
as
I
said
,
they
purposed
not
generally
to
assaile
the
Giant
,
but
singly
euerie
one
to
trie
his
owne
fortune
thereby
to
obtaine
the
greater
honor
,
and
their
déeds
to
merrit
the
higher
fame
,
therfore
the
lots
being
cast
amongst
themselues
which
of
them
should
beginne
the
aduenture
.
The
lot
fell
first
to
Saint
Denis
the
Noble
Champion
of
France
,
who
greatly
reioyced
at
his
fortune
,
and
so
departed
for
that
night
to
get
things
in
readines
,
but
the
next
morning
no
sooner
had
the
golden
Sunne
displaide
his
bewty
in
the
East
,
but
Saint
Denis
arose
from
his
sluggish
bed
,
and
attyred
himselfe
in
costly
armor
,
and
mounted
vpon
a
stéede
of
Irone
gray
with
a
spangled
Plumbe
of
purple
feathers
on
his
burgonet
,
spangled
with
starres
of
golde
,
resembling
the
azure
firmament
beautifyed
with
starres
.
After
he
had
taken
leaue
of
the
other
Champions
,
and
had
demaunded
of
the
Iew
where
the
Giant
had
his
residence
,
he
departed
forward
on
his
iourney
:
and
before
the
Sunne
had
mounted
to
the
top
of
heauen
,
he
approached
to
the
Giants
presence
,
which
as
then
sate
vppon
a
block
of
stéele
directly
before
the
golden
Fountaine
,
satisfying
his
hunger
with
raw
flesh
,
and
quenching
his
thirst
wyth
the
iuyce
of
ripe
grapes
.
The
first
sight
of
his
vgly
and
deformed
proportion
almost
daunted
the
valor
of
the
French
Champion
,
so
as
he
stood
in
a
maze
,
whether
it
were
better
to
trie
the
aduenture
,
or
to
returne
with
dishonor
backe
to
his
other
fellow
Knights
.
But
hauing
a
heart
furnished
with
true
magnanimitie
,
he
chose
rather
to
dye
in
the
incounter
,
than
to
returne
with
infamie
:
so
committing
his
trust
to
the
vnconstant
Quéene
of
chaunce
,
he
spurred
foorth
his
horse
,
and
assayled
the
Giant
so
furiously
,
that
the
strokes
of
his
sword
sounded
lyke
weightie
blowes
hammered
vpon
an
anuyle
.
But
so
smally
regarded
the
Giant
the
puissant
force
of
this
single
Knight
,
that
he
wold
scarce
rise
from
the
place
where
he
sate
:
but
yet
remembring
a
vision
that
a
little
before
appeared
vnto
him
in
his
sléepe
,
which
reueald
vnto
him
,
how
that
a
Knight
should
come
from
the
Northerne
clymates
of
the
earth
,
which
should
alone
●nde
the
aduenture
of
the
Fountaine
,
and
vanquish
him
by
fortitude
:
therefore
not
minding
to
be
taken
at
aduantage
,
he
sodainly
started
vp
,
and
with
a
grim
and
furious
countenaunce
he
ran
vpon
Saint
Denis
,
and
tooke
him
horse
,
armour
,
furniture
and
all
vnder
his
left
arme
,
as
lightly
as
a
strong
man
would
take
a
sucking
infant
from
his
cradle
,
and
bore
him
to
a
hollow
rocke
of
stone
,
bound
about
with
barres
of
yron
,
standing
néere
vnto
the
Fountayne
,
in
a
valley
betwixt
two
mightie
mountaines
.
In
which
prison
he
closed
the
French
Champion
,
amongst
fourtéen
other
Knights
,
that
were
al
Sonnes
to
the
curteous
Iew
as
you
heard
before
discourse●
,
and
being
proud
of
this
attempt
he
returned
backe
to
his
blocke
of
stéele
,
where
we
wil
leaue
him
sitting
,
glorying
in
his
own
conceite
,
and
speake
of
the
other
champions
remaining
in
the
Iewes
house
,
expecting
the
French
knightes
fortunate
returne
:
but
when
the
sable
Curtaines
of
darknes
were
drawne
before
the
christall
windowes
of
the
day
,
and
night
had
taken
possession
of
the
elements
,
and
no
newes
was
heard
of
the
Champions
successe
,
they
iudged
presently
that
eyther
hee
was
slaine
in
the
aduenture
,
or
discomfited
and
taken
prisoner
.
Therefore
they
cast
lots
againe
which
of
them
,
the
next
morning
should
trye
his
fortune
,
and
reuenge
the
French
knights
quarrel
,
but
the
lot
fel
to
Saint
Iames
the
Noble
champion
of
Spaine
,
where
at
his
Princelie
heart
more
reioyced
,
then
if
he
had
béene
made
King
of
the
Westerne
UUorld
.
So
vpon
the
next
morning
by
the
breake
of
day
,
he
attyred
himselfe
in
rich
and
costly
armor
like
the
other
Champion
,
and
mounted
vppon
a
Spanish
Ginnet
,
in
pace
more
swifter
then
the
winde
,
and
in
portly
state
like
to
Beucephalus
the
proud
stéede
of
Macedonian
Alexander
:
his
caparison
was
in
color
like
to
the
waues
of
the
Sea
,
his
Burgonet
was
beautified
with
a
spangled
plumbe
of
sable
feathers
:
and
vpon
his
brest
hee
bore
the
armes
of
Spaine
.
Thus
in
this
gallant
manner
departed
he
from
the
Iewes
habitation
,
leauing
the
other
Champions
at
their
deuine
contemplations
for
his
happie
successe
,
but
his
fortune
chanced
contrarie
to
his
wishes
,
for
at
the
Giants
first
encounter
he
was
likewise
born
to
the
rock
of
stone
,
to
accompany
Saint
Denis
.
This
Giant
was
the
strongest
and
hardiest
knight
at
armes
that
euer
set
foote
vpon
the
confines
of
Damasko
,
his
strength
was
so
inuincible
,
that
at
one
time
hee
durst
encounter
with
a
hundred
knights
:
but
now
returne
we
againe
to
the
other
champions
,
whome
when
night
approached
,
and
likewise
missing
the
company
of
Saynt
Iames
they
cast
lots
the
third
time
,
and
it
fel
to
the
Noble
champion
of
Italy
Saint
Anthony
,
whome
on
the
next
morning
attyred
himselfe
in
costly
habiliments
of
war
,
and
mounted
vpon
a
Barbarian
Palfrie
as
richly
as
did
the
valiant
Iason
when
he
aduentured
into
the
Ile
of
Colcas
,
for
the
golden
fleece
:
and
for
Medeas
loue
,
his
Helmet
glistered
like
an
Isie
mountaine
,
deckt
with
a
plumbe
of
ginger
coloured
feathers
,
and
beautified
with
many
siluer
pendants
.
But
his
shining
glory
was
soone
blemished
with
a
cloude
of
mischance
,
although
hee
was
as
valiant
a
knight
as
euer
brandisht
weapon
in
the
fields
of
Mars
,
yet
hee
founde
a
disabilitie
in
his
fortitude
,
to
withstand
the
furious
blowes
of
the
Giant
,
that
hee
was
forced
to
yeeld
himselfe
prisoner
like
the
former
Champions
.
The
next
lot
that
was
cast
,
chanced
to
Saint
Andrew
of
Scotland
,
a
Knight
as
highly
honoured
for
martiall
discipline
as
any
of
the
rest
,
his
steede
was
of
the
breede
of
the
Flemish
Mares
,
clad
with
a
caparison
after
the
maner
of
the
Brecians
,
his
Armor
varnished
with
greene
oyles
,
like
the
color
of
the
Somer
fields
vpon
his
brest
he
bore
a
crosse
of
purple
silke
,
and
on
his
burgonet
a
plumb
of
gréene
feathers
:
but
yet
fortune
so
frowned
vpon
his
enterprize
,
that
he
nothing
preuayled
,
but
committed
his
life
to
the
mercy
of
the
Giant
,
who
likewise
imprisoned
him
with
the
other
Knights
.
The
fift
lot
fell
to
Saint
Pattricke
of
Ireland
,
as
braue
a
knight
as
euer
nature
created
,
and
as
aduenterous
in
his
atchiuements
:
I
feuer
Hector
vpon
the
Phrigian
steede
Praunst
it
vp
and
downe
the
stréetes
of
Troy
,
and
made
that
age
admire
his
fortitude
:
this
Irish
knight
might
counter-uaile
his
valor
.
For
no
sooner
had
the
siluer
Moone
forsooke
the
Azure
Firmament
,
and
had
committed
her
charge
to
the
golden
burnisht
Sunne
:
But
Saint
Pattricke
approached
the
sight
of
the
Giant
,
mounted
vppon
his
Irish
hobby
,
cladde
in
a
corselet
of
prooffe
,
beautified
with
siluer
nayles
:
his
plumbe
of
feathers
,
was
of
the
color
of
Uirgins
hayre
,
his
horse
couered
with
a
vale
of
Orenge
tawny
silke
,
and
his
saddle
bound
about
with
plates
of
Steele
,
like
to
an
Iron
chayre
.
The
sight
of
this
valliant
Champion
so
daunted
the
courage
of
the
Giant
,
that
hee
thought
him
to
bee
the
knight
that
the
vission
had
reuealed
,
by
whome
the
aduenture
shoulde
bee
accomplished
:
therefore
with
no
cowardly
fortitude
hee
assayled
the
Irish
knight
,
who
with
as
Princely
valor
indured
the
incounter
:
but
the
vnkinde
destinies
not
intending
to
giue
him
the
honor
of
the
victory
,
ecompelled
the
Champion
to
yéeld
to
the
Giants
forces
,
and
like
a
Captiue
to
accompany
the
other
imprisoned
Champions
.
The
next
lot
fell
to
Saint
Dauid
of
Wales
,
who
nothing
discouraged
at
the
discomfiture
of
the
other
Christian
knightes
,
but
at
the
mornings
Suns
vpryse
into
the
azure
firmament
,
glistered
in
his
siluer
Armor
before
the
fountaine
,
with
a
golden
Griffon
shyning
on
his
brest
,
where
he
endured
long
&
daungerous
combate
with
the
Giant
,
making
the
skyes
to
resound
with
echoes
of
their
stroakes
,
but
at
last
when
the
Giant
perceaued
that
Saint
Dauid
beganne
to
growe
almost
breathlesse
,
in
defending
the
huge
and
mightie
blowes
of
his
stéeled
batte
,
and
chiefely
through
the
long
incounter
,
the
Giant
renewed
his
strength
,
and
so
redoubled
his
stroakes
that
Saint
Dauid
was
constrayed
lyke
the
other
Christian
Champions
to
yeeld
to
the
Gyants
mercies
.
But
now
the
inuinsible
and
heroyecall
Champyon
of
England
Saint
George
,
hee
that
is
fames
true
knight
,
the
mappe
of
Honour
,
and
the
worlds
wonder
,
remayning
in
the
Iewes
pauilion
,
and
pondring
in
hys
minde
of
the
bad
successe
of
the
sixe
Champions
,
and
that
it
was
his
turne
to
try
his
fortune
the
next
morning
in
the
aduenture
:
he
fell
vpon
his
knées
and
made
this
humble
supplycation
to
the
Maiesty
of
God
.
O
thou
creator
of
this
worldly
Globe
(
quoth
he
,
)
O
thou
that
hast
fought
for
thy
christian
Knights
in
fields
of
purple
bloud
,
and
made
the
enemies
of
heauen
to
swim
in
streames
of
Crimson
gore
,
O
thou
that
hast
giuen
mee
still
the
victory
,
graunt
that
I
may
confounde
this
bloudy
and
vnhumaine
monster
,
that
hath
discomfited
sixe
of
the
brauest
knights
that
euer
nature
framed
,
euen
as
thou
wast
my
ayde
when
I
slewe
the
burning
Dragon
in
Egipt
:
and
when
I
conquered
the
terrible
Giant
that
kept
the
inchaunted
Castle
amongst
the
Amazonians
,
euen
so
let
me
accomplish
this
daungerous
aduenture
,
that
all
christians
and
christian
Knights
may
applaude
thy
name
,
and
in
thy
defence
and
iust
quarrell
,
may
stil
be
honored
with
the
golden
pledge
of
knighthood
.
In
this
manner
spent
hee
away
the
night
in
making
his
deuine
orations
to
heauen
,
for
the
happy
successe
of
the
next
daies
enterprize
,
whereon
he
vowed
by
the
honor
of
his
golden
Garter
,
either
to
returne
a
worthy
conquerer
,
or
to
dye
a
faithfull
Martir
.
And
when
the
day
began
to
beautifie
the
Easterne
Elements
with
a
purple
color
,
he
repayred
to
the
Iewes
armory
,
and
clad
himselfe
in
a
blacke
Corselet
,
and
mounted
vpon
a
pitchy
coloured
steede
,
adorned
with
a
bloud
▪
red
caparison
,
in
signe
of
a
bloudy
and
tragicall
aduenture
,
his
plume
of
feathers
was
like
a
flame
of
fire
quencht
in
blood
as
a
token
of
speedy
reuenge
,
hee
arm'd
himselfe
not
with
a
sturdy
Launce
,
bounde
about
with
plates
of
brasse
,
but
tooke
a
Iauelin
made
of
stéele
,
the
one
end
far
more
sharper
then
the
pointe
of
a
néedle
,
the
other
end
a
ball
of
Iron
in
fashion
of
a
mace
of
or
club
.
Being
thus
armd
according
to
his
wished
desires
,
hee
tooke
leaue
of
the
Iew
and
his
seauen
Sonnes
,
who
sate
attyred
in
blacke
and
mournfull
ornaments
,
praying
for
his
happie
and
fortunate
successe
:
and
so
departed
spéedily
to
the
golden
Fountaine
,
where
hee
found
the
Giaunt
sléeping
carelesly
vpon
his
blocke
of
stéele
,
dreading
no
insuing
dangers
.
But
when
the
valiant
Champion
Saint
George
was
alighted
from
his
horse
,
and
had
sufficiently
beheld
the
deformed
proportion
of
the
Giant
:
how
the
hair
of
his
head
stood
staring
vpright
like
to
the
bristles
of
a
wilde
Boare
,
his
eyes
gazing
open
like
two
blazing
Comets
,
his
téeth
long
and
sharpe
like
to
spikes
of
stéele
,
the
nayles
of
hys
hands
like
the
tallants
of
an
Eagle
,
yet
ouer
them
was
drawen
a
paire
of
yron
gloues
:
and
euerie
other
limme
huge
and
strongly
proportioned
like
to
the
bodie
of
some
mightie
Oake
,
the
worthie
Champion
awakened
him
in
this
order
.
Arise
(
sayd
he
)
thou
vnreasonable
deformed
Monster
,
and
either
make
deliuerie
of
the
captiue
Knights
,
whom
thou
wrongfully
detainest
,
or
prepare
thy
vgly
selfe
to
abide
the
vttermost
force
of
my
warlike
arme
and
death-prepared
weapon
.
At
which
words
the
furious
Giant
started
vp
,
as
one
sodainly
amazed
or
affrighted
from
his
sleepe
:
and
without
making
anie
reply
at
all
,
taking
his
yron
Mace
fast
in
both
his
hands
,
he
did
with
great
terror
let
driue
at
the
most
worthie
English
Champion
,
who
with
exceeding
cunning
nimblenes
defended
himselfe
from
certaine
danger
by
spéedie
auoyding
the
blowes
violence
,
and
withall
returned
on
his
aduersarie
a
mightie
thrust
with
the
pointed
or
sharpe
ende
of
his
Iauelin
,
which
rebounded
from
the
Giants
bodie
,
as
if
it
had
béen
runne
against
an
Adamantine
piller
.
The
which
the
inuincible
Saint
George
perceiuing
,
he
turned
the
heauie
round
ball
ende
of
his
massie
iaueline
,
and
so
mightely
assayled
the
Giant
,
redoubling
his
heauie
blowes
with
such
couragious
fortitude
,
that
at
last
he
beate
his
braines
out
of
his
deformed
head
:
whereby
the
Giant
was
constrained
to
yéeld
vp
his
ghost
,
and
to
giue
such
a
hideous
roare
,
as
though
the
whole
frame
of
the
Earth
had
béen
shaken
with
the
violence
of
some
storme
of
thunder
.
This
béeing
done
,
Saint
George
cast
his
loathsome
carkasse
as
a
pray
for
the
fowles
and
rauenous
beastes
to
seaze
vppon
:
and
after
verie
diligently
searched
vp
and
downe
,
till
he
found
the
Rocke
wherein
all
the
Knightes
and
Champions
were
imprisoned
:
the
which
wyth
hys
stéely
Iauelin
he
burst
in
sunder
,
and
deliuered
them
presently
from
their
seruitudes
,
and
after
returned
most
triumphantly
backe
to
the
Iewes
Pauilion
,
in
as
great
maiestie
and
roialtie
as
Vaspasian
with
his
Romane
Nobles
and
Péeres
returned
into
the
confines
of
flourishing
Italy
▪
from
the
admired
and
glorious
conquest
of
Ierusalem
and
Iudea
.
But
when
the
reuerend
olde
Iew
sawe
the
English
champion
returned
with
victorie
,
together
with
his
other
sixe
fellow
champions
,
and
likewise
beheld
hys
fourtéene
Sonnes
safely
deliuered
,
his
ioy
so
mightely
excéeded
the
bounds
of
reason
,
that
he
sodainly
swonded
,
and
lay
for
a
time
in
a
dead
traunce
,
with
the
exceedingnes
of
plesure
he
conceiued
.
But
hauing
a
little
recouered
his
decayed
senses
,
hee
gladly
conducted
them
into
their
seuerall
Lodgings
,
and
there
they
were
presently
vnarmed
,
and
their
woundes
washed
in
white
wine
and
new
milke
,
and
after
banqueted
them
in
the
best
manner
hee
could
deuise
.
At
which
Banquet
there
wanted
not
all
the
excellencie
of
musique
that
the
Iewes
seauen
yonger
Sonnes
could
deuise
,
extolling
in
their
sweete
Sonnets
the
excellent
fortitude
of
the
English
champion
,
that
had
not
onely
deliuered
their
captiued
Bretheren
,
but
restored
by
that
vgly
Giants
deserued
death
their
aged
Father
to
the
repossession
of
his
golden
Fountaine
.
Thus
after
Saint
George
with
the
other
sixe
Champions
had
soiourned
there
for
the
space
of
thirtie
dayes
,
hauing
placed
the
Iew
with
his
Sonnes
in
their
former
desired
dignities
,
that
is
in
the
gouernment
of
the
Golden
Fountaine
,
they
cloathed
themselues
againe
in
theyr
Pilgrimes
attyre
,
and
so
departed
forward
on
theyr
intended
Iourney
to
visite
the
holy
Sepulcher
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
.
Of
whose
noble
Aduentures
you
shall
heare
more
in
the
Chapter
following
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
Champions
returne
from
Ierusalem
from
the
Sepulcher
of
Christ
,
and
after
how
they
were
almost
famished
in
a
wood
:
and
and
how
saint
George
obtained
them
food
by
his
valour
in
a
Giaunts
House
with
other
things
that
happened
.
THe
Champions
after
this
neuer
rested
trauelling
till
they
arriued
at
the
holy
Hill
of
Mount
Sion
,
and
had
visited
the
blessed
Sepulcher
of
Christ
,
the
which
they
found
most
richly
built
of
the
purest
marble
,
garnished
curiously
by
cunning
Architecturie
,
with
manie
●arbuncles
of
Iasper
,
and
pillors
of
ieate
.
The
Temple
wherein
it
was
erected
,
stood
seauen
degrées
of
staires
within
the
ground
,
the
gates
whereof
were
of
burnisht
golde
,
and
the
portalles
of
refined
siluer
,
cut
as
it
dyd
séeme
out
of
a
most
excellent
nature
beautefied
Alablaster
Rocke
.
By
it
continually
burned
a
swéet
smelling
Taper
,
alwayes
maintained
by
twelue
of
the
Noblest
Uirgines
dwelling
in
all
Iudea
,
attending
still
vppon
that
blessed
Sepulcher
,
clad
in
silken
ornaments
in
colour
like
the
Lillyes
in
the
flourishing
pride
of
Summer
:
the
which
costly
attire
,
they
continually
weare
,
as
an
euident
signe
of
their
vnspotted
virginities
:
many
daies
offred
vp
these
worthy
Champions
these
ceremonious
deuotions
,
to
the
sacred
Tombe
of
Christ
,
washing
the
marble
pauement
with
their
vnfained
teares
,
and
witnessing
their
true
and
heartie
zeales
,
with
their
continual
vollyes
of
discharged
sighes
.
But
at
last
vppon
an
Euening
,
when
Titans
golden
beames
began
to
descend
the
Westerne
Elements
,
as
those
Princely
minded
Champions
in
companie
of
those
twelue
admyred
Maidens
,
knéeled
before
the
Sepulcher
offering
vp
their
Euening
Orizons
,
an
vnséene
voyce
(
to
the
amazement
of
them
all
)
from
a
hollow
vault
in
the
Temple
vttered
these
words
.
You
magnanimous
Knights
of
Christendome
,
whose
true
nobilities
hath
circled
the
earth
vpon
the
wings
of
fame
,
whose
bare
féete
for
the
loue
of
〈◊〉
swéet
Sauiour
,
hath
set
more
wearie
steps
vpon
the
parched
earth
,
then
there
be
stars
within
the
golden
Cannopy
of
heauen
:
returne
,
returne
into
the
bloodie
fields
of
warre
,
and
spend
not
the
honour
of
your
times
in
this
ceremonious
maner
:
for
great
things
by
you
must
bee
accomplished
,
such
as
in
time
to
come
shall
fill
large
Chronicles
,
and
cause
babes
as
yet
vnborne
to
speak
of
your
honorable
atchiuements
.
And
you
chast
Maidens
that
spend
your
liues
in
seruice
of
your
God
,
euen
by
the
plighted
promise
you
haue
made
to
true
Uirginitie
,
I
charge
you
to
furnish
foorth
these
warlike
Champions
with
such
approoued
furniture
as
hath
béene
offered
to
this
blessed
Sepulcher
,
by
those
trauelling
Knights
,
which
haue
fought
vnder
the
Banner
of
Christ
.
This
is
the
pleasure
of
the
Heauens
great
Guider
,
and
this
for
the
redresse
of
wronged
Innocents
in
earth
must
be
with
all
immediate
dispatch
foorthwith
accomplished
.
This
vnexpected
voyce
had
no
sooner
ended
,
but
the
Temple
(
in
their
conceites
)
séemed
full
strangely
to
resound
like
the
melodie
of
celestial
Angels
▪
or
the
holy
harmony
of
the
heauenly
Rubens
,
as
a
signe
that
the
Gods
were
pleased
at
their
procéedings
:
then
the
twelue
Uirgins
arose
from
their
diuine
contemplations
and
conducted
the
seauen
Champions
to
the
farther
side
of
mount
Syon
,
and
there
bestowed
franklie
vppon
them
,
seauen
of
the
brauest
Stéedes
that
euer
they
beheld
,
with
Martiall
furniture
answerable
therunto
,
befitting
knights
of
such
estéeme
:
then
the
christian
Champions
beeing
proude
of
their
good
fortunes
,
attyred
them selues
in
rich
and
sumptious
corselets
,
and
after
mounted
vppon
their
warlike
coursers
,
kindly
bidding
the
Ladies
adiew
:
they
betooke
them
to
the
worlds
wide
iourney
.
This
trauell
began
at
that
time
of
the
yeare
,
when
the
Sommers
quéene
began
to
spread
her
beauteous
mantles
amongst
the
gréene
and
fresh
boughes
of
the
hye
and
mightie
Cedars
,
when
as
all
kinde
of
small
birds
flewe
round
about
,
recreating
themselues
in
the
beautie
of
the
day
,
and
with
their
well
tuned
notes
,
making
a
swéete
and
heauenlye
melodye
:
at
that
time
I
say
,
these
mightie
and
well
estéemed
knights
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
,
tooke
the
way
from
Ierusalem
,
which
they
thought
to
be
most
vsed
:
in
which
they
had
not
many
daies
trauelled
through
the
deserts
and
euer
many
a
mountaine
top
,
but
they
were
meruailously
troubled
for
lacke
of
their
accustomed
and
dayly
victuals
,
and
could
not
hide
nor
dissemble
their
great
hunger
,
so
that
the
warre
which
they
sustayned
with
hunger
,
was
farre
greater
then
the
battels
that
they
had
fought
against
the
enemies
of
Christ
,
as
you
heard
discoursed
in
the
first
part
of
this
Historye
.
So
vpon
a
Sommers
euening
,
when
they
had
spent
the
day
in
great
extreamitie
,
and
night
grewe
on
,
being
in
a
thicket
of
mightye
trées
,
where
as
the
siluer
Moone
with
her
bright
beames
glistred
most
cléerly
,
yet
to
them
it
séemed
to
bee
as
darke
as
pitch
,
for
they
were
very
sore
troubled
for
lacke
of
that
which
shoulde
sustaine
them
:
and
their
faces
did
showe
and
declare
the
perplexities
of
their
stomackes
.
So
they
sate
them
downe
vppon
the
gréene
and
freshe
hearbes
,
very
pensiue
of
their
extreame
necessitie
,
procuring
to
take
their
rests
that
night
:
but
all
was
in
vayne
,
for
that
their
corporall
necessities
would
not
consent
thervnto
:
but
without
sléeping
they
walked
vp
and
downe
for
that
night
,
till
the
next
day
in
the
morning
that
they
turned
to
their
accustomed
trauell
and
iourney
,
thinking
to
finde
some
food
for
the
cherishing
of
their
stomackes
,
and
had
their
eyes
alwayes
gazing
about
,
to
espye
some
Uillage
or
house
,
wherein
they
might
satisfye
their
hunger
and
take
their
restes
.
Thus
in
this
helplesse
manner
spent
they
away
the
next
day
,
till
the
closing
in
of
the
euenings
light
,
by
which
time
they
grewe
so
faint
,
that
they
fell
to
the
ground
with
féeblenesse
:
Oh
what
a
sorrowe
was
it
to
Saint
George
,
not
only
for
him selfe
,
but
to
sée
the
rest
of
the
Champions
in
such
a
miserable
case
,
beeing
not
able
to
helpe
themselues
,
and
so
parting
a
little
from
them
,
he
lamented
in
this
manner
following
.
Thou
God
of
Iudea
:
in
whose
handes
both
life
and
death
remaines
,
and
at
whose
frownes
the
lowe
foundation
of
the
fastened
will
tremble
and
quake
:
the
outragious
Seas
swell
and
rise
aboue
theyr
boundes
,
the
woods
and
wildernes
rose
with
tempestious
guses
,
and
the
fruitfull
earth
growe
barren
.
Oh
pitty
mee
thou
most
gratious
God
:
thou
mightiest
amongst
the
powers
of
heauen
:
thou
that
hast
giuen
me
so
many
victories
:
thou
that
hast
made
me
conqueror
of
Kinges
and
kingdomes
:
and
thou
by
whose
inuinsible
power
I
haue
tamed
the
black-faste
furyes
of
darke
Cositus
that
maskte
abroad
the
worlde
in
humaine
shapes
:
looke
downe
I
say
from
thy
Imperiall
seate
,
euen
by
my
Pilgrimage
vnto
thy
Sacred
shrine
:
showe
mee
some
fouor
,
and
doe
not
consent
that
I
and
my
companie
perish
for
hunger
&
want
of
victualls
:
make
no
delay
to
remedie
our
great
necessitie
:
let
vs
not
be
meat
for
birds
houering
in
the
aire
,
nor
our
bodies
cast
as
a
pray
for
rauenous
beasts
ranging
in
th●se
woods
:
but
rather
if
we
must
néedes
perish
,
let
vs
dy
by
the
hands
of
the
strongest
warriers
in
the
vniuersal
world
,
and
not
●asely
to
loose
our
liues
with
cowardlye
hunger
.
These
and
such
like
reasons
vttered
this
valiaunt
Champion
of
England
,
till
such
time
as
the
day
appeared
and
the
sable
curtaines
of
coale
blacke
night
were
withdrawen
.
Then
returned
he
to
the
rest
of
his
Companie
,
where
he
found
them
verie
weake
and
féeble
:
but
he
encouraged
them
in
the
best
manner
he
could
deuise
to
take
their
horses
,
and
to
trie
the
chaunce
of
their
vtmost
vnkinde
fortune
.
Although
Saint
George
as
they
trauelled
was
readie
to
dye
by
the
way
,
and
in
great
confusion
of
minde
:
yet
rode
he
first
to
one
then
to
another
,
comforting
them
,
and
making
them
ride
apace
:
which
they
might
verie
well
doo
,
for
that
their
horses
were
not
so
vnprouided
as
theyr
Masters
,
by
reason
of
the
goodly
grasse
that
grew
in
those
Woods
,
wherewith
at
pleasure
they
filled
themselues
euerie
night
.
The
golden
Sunne
had
almost
mounted
to
the
top
of
heauen
,
and
the
glorious
prime
of
the
daye
began
to
approch
,
when
they
came
into
a
great
field
verie
plaine
,
and
in
the
middest
of
it
was
a
little
Mountaine
,
out
of
the
which
there
appeared
a
great
smoake
which
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
that
there
should
be
some
habitation
in
that
place
.
Then
the
Princely
minded
Saint
George
said
to
the
other
Champions
:
Take
comfort
with
your selues
,
and
by
little
and
little
come
forward
with
an
easie
pace
:
for
I
will
ride
before
to
sée
who
shall
be
our
hoast
this
ensuing
night
.
And
of
this
braue
Knights
and
Companions
,
bée
all
assured
,
whether
hee
be
pleasde
or
no
,
yet
shall
hee
giue
vs
lodging
and
entertayne
vs
like
to
trauelling
Knights
,
and
therewithall
he
set
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
swiftly
scowred
away
like
to
a
ship
with
swelling
sailes
vpon
the
marble
coloured
Ocean
:
his
hast
was
so
spéedy
that
in
a
short
time
he
approached
the
mountaine
,
where
at
the
furie
&
rushing
of
his
horse
in
running
,
there
arose
from
the
ground
a
mightie
and
terrible
Giant
,
of
so
great
height
,
that
he
séemed
to
bee
a
bigge
growne
trée
,
and
for
hugenes
like
to
a
rocke
of
stone
:
but
when
he
cast
his
staring
eyes
vpon
the
English
knight
:
which
seemed
like
two
brazen
plates
or
two
torches
euer
flaming
,
he
layde
hand
vpon
a
mightie
club
of
Iron
which
lay
by
him
,
and
came
with
great
lightnesse
to
méete
Saint
George
,
but
when
he
approached
his
presence
,
he
thought
him
to
bee
a
Knight
but
of
small
vallor
and
fortitude
,
he
threw
away
his
Iron
bat
,
and
came
towards
the
champion
,
intending
with
his
fistes
and
buffets
to
beat
out
his
braines
,
but
the
courage
of
the
English
champion
so
exceeded
,
that
he
forgot
the
extremity
of
hunger
,
for
like
a
couragious
knight
he
raised
himselfe
in
his
stirrops
,
otherwise
hee
coulde
not
reach
his
head
,
and
gaue
him
such
a
blowe
vpon
the
forehead
with
his
keene
edged
fauchion
,
that
he
cut
his
head
halfe
in
sunder
,
and
his
braines
in
great
aboundance
ran
downe
his
deformed
bodie
:
so
that
amazed
hee
fell
to
the
ground
and
presently
dyed
.
His
fall
seemed
to
make
the
ground
to
shake
,
as
though
a
stony
tower
had
béene
ouerturnd
,
for
as
he
lay
vpon
the
earth
,
he
seemed
to
be
a
great
oake
blowne
vp
by
the
rootes
with
a
tempestious
whirlwinde
.
At
that
instant
the
rest
of
the
champions
came
to
that
place
,
with
as
much
ioy
at
that
present
,
as
before
they
were
sad
and
sorrowfull
.
But
when
Saint
Denis
with
the
other
knights
,
did
sée
the
greatnes
of
the
Giant
,
and
the
deformity
of
his
body
,
they
aduanced
his
valor
beyond
immagination
,
and
déemed
him
the
fortunatest
Champion
that
euer
nature
framed
,
holding
that
aduenture
in
as
high
honour
,
as
the
Grecians
held
Iasons
prize
when
he
turned
from
Colchos
with
Medeas
golden
Fléese
:
and
with
as
great
daunger
accomplished
as
the
twelue
fearfull
labours
of
Hercules
:
but
after
some
fewe
speaches
passed
,
Saint
George
desired
the
rest
of
the
Champions
to
goe
and
sée
what
store
of
victuals
the
Giant
had
prepared
for
them
.
Upon
this
they
concluded
,
and
so
generally
entred
the
Giants
house
,
which
was
in
the
maner
of
a
great
Barne
cut
out
of
the
hard
stone
,
and
wrought
out
of
the
Rocke
:
therein
they
found
a
mightie
copper
Chauldron
standing
vppon
a
treauet
of
stéele
,
the
féet
and
supporters
thereof
,
were
as
bigge
as
great
Iron
pillers
:
vnder
the
same
burned
such
a
huge
flaming
fire
,
that
it
sparkeled
like
the
fierye
Furnace
in
burning
Acharon
:
Within
the
Chaldron
were
boyling
the
fleshe
of
two
f●tte
Bullockes
,
prepared
onely
for
the
Giants
dinner
:
the
sight
of
this
ensuing
banquet
gaue
them
such
comfort
,
that
eueryone
fell
to
worke
,
hoping
for
their
trauel
to
eat
parte
of
the
meate
:
one
turned
the
béefe
in
the
Chaldron
,
another
increased
the
fire
,
and
some
pulled
out
the
coales
,
so
that
there
was
not
anye
idle
in
hope
of
the
benefite
to
come
.
The
hunger
they
had
,
and
their
desire
to
eate
,
caused
them
to
fall
to
their
meate
before
it
was
halfe
readye
as
though
that
it
had
béene
ouer-sodden
;
but
the
two
knights
of
Wales
and
Ireland
,
not
intending
to
dine
without
bread
and
drinke
,
searched
in
a
secret
hollow
caue
,
wheras
they
found
two
great
loaues
of
bread
,
as
bigge
in
compasse
as
the
circle
of
a
well
,
and
two
great
Flagons
full
of
the
best
Béere
that
euer
they
tasted
,
the
which
with
great
ioye
and
pleasure
,
they
brought
from
the
caue
,
to
the
great
and
excéeding
contentment
of
the
other
Champions
.
In
stead
of
a
knife
to
cut
their
victuals
,
Saint
George
vsed
his
Curtulaxe
which
lately
had
béene
stayned
with
the
hatefull
Giants
de●ested
blood
,
and
that
had
béene
imbrewed
with
his
loathsome
braynes
.
Thus
and
after
this
manner
qualified
they
the
pinching
paines
and
torments
of
hunger
,
whereof
they
tooke
as
ioyfull
a
repast
as
if
they
had
banqueted
in
the
richest
Kings
Pallace
in
the
world
.
So
giuing
thankes
to
heauen
for
their
good
and
happy
fortunes
,
Saint
George
requested
the
Chompiens
to
take
horsse
,
and
mounted
himselfe
vpon
his
palfrey
,
and
so
trauelled
from
thence
thorowe
a
narrowe
path
,
which
séemed
to
be
vsed
by
the
Giant
:
and
so
with
great
diligence
they
trauelled
all
the
rest
of
that
day
,
till
night
had
closed
in
the
beautye
of
the
heauens
:
at
which
time
they
had
got
to
the
top
of
a
high
mountaine
,
from
whence
a
little
before
night
they
did
discouer
meruaylous
great
and
playnes
,
the
which
were
inhabited
with
fayre
Cities
and
townes
,
at
which
sight
these
Christian
Champions
receiu●d
great
contentment
and
ioy
,
and
so
without
any
staying
,
they
made
hast
onwards
on
their
iorney
till
such
time
as
they
came
to
a
lowe
valley
lying
betwixt
two
running
riuers
:
where
in
the
midst
of
the
way
they
found
an
Image
of
fine
Cristall
,
the
picture
&
liuely
forme
of
a
beautiful
Uirgin
,
which
séemed
to
be
wrought
by
the
hands
of
some
moste
excellent
worke-man
,
all
to
be
spotted
with
blood
.
And
it
appeared
by
the
woundes
that
were
cunningly
formed
in
the
same
picture
,
that
it
was
the
image
of
some
Lady
that
had
suffred
torments
,
aswell
with
terrible
cuf●ings
of
yrons
,
as
with
cruel
whippings
:
the
Ladies
legs
and
armes
did
seeme
as
though
they
had
béene
martyred
and
wrunge
with
cordes
:
and
about
the
necke
,
as
though
shee
had
béene
forceablye
strangled
with
a
napkin
or
towell
:
the
cristall
Picture
laye
vppon
a
rich
adorned
bed
of
blacke
cloathes
vnder
an
arbor
of
purple
Roses
:
by
the
curious
faire
formed
Image
,
sate
a
goodly
aged
man
in
a
chaire
of
cipresse
wood
,
his
attire
was
after
the
manner
of
the
Arcadian
sheap-heards
not
curious
but
comely
,
yet
of
a
blacke
and
s●ble
colour
,
as
a
sure
signe
of
some
deadly
discontent
▪
his
hayre
hung
downe
belowe
his
shoulders
,
like
vntwisted
silke
,
in
whitenes
like
downe
of
thistles
,
his
beard
ouer
growne
dangling
downe
,
as
it
were
frozen
Isickles
vpon
a
hauthorne
tree
,
his
face
wrinkled
and
ouerworn
with
age
and
his
eyes
almost
blind
in
bewraying
the
greefes
and
sorrows
of
his
heart
.
Which
strange
and
woful
spectacle
,
when
the
christian
champions
vigilantly
behelde
,
they
coulde
not
by
any
manner
of
meanes
refraine
from
shedding
some
sorrowfull
teares
,
in
seeing
before
them
that
a
woman
of
suche
excellent
beautie
should
be
opprest
with
cruelty
.
But
the
pittifull
English
Knight
had
the
greatest
compassion
,
when
he
behelde
the
counterfeit
of
this
tormented
creature
,
who
taking
truce
with
his
sorrowfull
heart
,
he
curteously
desired
the
olde
Father
,
sitting
by
this
spectacle
,
the
cause
of
his
sorrow
,
and
the
true
discourse
of
that
maidens
passed
fortunes
:
for
whose
sake
hee
seemed
to
spend
his
daies
in
that
solitary
order
,
to
whome
the
olde
man
with
a
number
of
sighes
thus
kindly
replyed
,
braue
knightes
,
for
so
you
séeme
by
your
curtesies
and
behauiours
,
to
tell
the
storie
of
my
bitter
woes
,
and
the
causer
of
my
endles
sorrows
,
will
constraine
a
spring
of
teares
to
trickle
from
the
Conduits
of
my
aged
eyes
,
and
make
the
mansion
of
my
heart
to
riue
in
twaine
,
in
remembring
of
my
vndeserued
miseries
:
as
many
drops
of
bloud
hath
fallen
from
my
heart
as
there
be
siluer
haires
vpon
my
head
,
and
as
many
sighes
haue
I
strained
from
my
brest
as
there
be
minutes
in
a
yéere
,
for
thrice
seuen
hundred
times
the
mornings
dew
hath
wet
my
siluer
hayres
,
and
thrise
seuen
hundred
times
the
winters
frosts
hath
nipt
the
mountaine
tops
since
first
I
made
these
ruful
lamentations
,
during
all
which
time
I
haue
set
before
this
christall
Image
,
howerly
praying
that
some
curteous
Knight
would
be
so
kinde
,
as
to
ayde
me
in
my
vowed
reuenge
,
and
now
fortune
I
sée
hath
smild
vpon
me
,
in
sending
you
hether
to
work
a
iust
ceuenge
for
the
inhumane
murther
of
my
daughter
,
whose
perfect
Image
lyeth
here
carued
in
fine
Christall
,
as
the
continuall
obiecte
of
my
griefe
:
and
because
you
shall
vnderstand
the
true
discourse
of
her
timeles
Tragidie
,
I
haue
writte
that
downe
in
a
paper
booke
with
mine
owne
blood
,
the
which
my
faintfull
tongue
is
not
able
to
reueale
,
and
thereupon
hee
pulled
from
his
bossome
a
golden
couered
booke
with
siluer
claspes
,
and
requested
Saint
George
to
read
it
to
the
rest
of
the
kinghts
,
to
which
he
willingly
condescended
,
so
sitting
downe
amongst
the
other
Champions
vpon
the
gréene
springing
grasse
,
hee
opened
the
bloudy
written
booke
and
read
ouer
the
contents
,
which
contained
these
sorrowful
wordes
following
.
CHAP.
VI.
What
hapned
to
the
Champions
,
after
they
ha●
found
an
Image
of
fine
Crista●l
,
in
the
forme
of
a
murthered
Mayden
:
where
Saint
G●orge
had
a
golden
Booke
giuen
him
,
wherein
was
written
in
blood
,
the
true
Traged●es
of
two
Sisters
:
and
likewise
how
the
Champions
intended
a
speedy
reuenge
vpon
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
,
for
the
deaths
of
the
two
Ladies
.
IN
former
times
whilste
Fortune
smilde
vpon
me
,
I
was
a
welthye
Shéepheard
,
dwelling
in
this
vnhappye
Countrye
,
not
onely
held
in
great
estimation
for
my
welth
,
but
also
for
two
faire
Daughters
which
nature
had
mad
most
excellent
in
beautie
:
in
whome
I
tooke
such
excéeding
ioy
&
delight
,
that
I
accounted
them
my
chiefest
happinesse
:
but
yet
in
the
end
,
that
which
I
thought
should
most
content
me
,
was
the
occasion
of
this
my
endles
sorrowes
.
My
two
Daughters
(
as
I
said
before
)
were
endued
with
wonderfull
beauty
,
and
accompanyed
with
no
lesse
honestie
:
the
fame
of
whose
virtues
was
so
blazed
into
many
partes
of
the
worlde
:
by
reason
whereof
,
there
repayred
to
my
Shéepheards
Cottage
,
diuers
strange
and
worthye
Knights
,
with
greate
desire
to
marrie
with
my
Daughters
.
But
aboue
them
all
,
there
was
one
named
Leoger
,
the
knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
(
wherein
he
now
remayneth
)
beeing
in
distance
from
this
place
some
two
hundreth
leagues
,
in
an
Island
incompassed
with
the
sea
.
This
Leoger
I
say
,
being
so
entrapped
with
the
beautye
of
my
Daughters
,
that
he
desired
me
to
giue
him
one
of
them
in
mariage
:
but
●
little
mistrusting
his
treason
and
crueltie
that
after
followed
,
but
rather
considering
the
greate
honor
that
might
r●dounde
thereof
,
for
that
he
was
a
woorthy
knight
and
of
much
fortitude
:
I
quickly
fulfilled
his
desire
,
and
graunted
to
him
my
eldest
Daughter
in
mariage
:
where
after
that
H●meus
holy
rites
were
solemnized
,
in
great
pomp
and
state
she
was
conducted
in
company
of
her
new
wedded
Lord
,
to
the
blacke
Castle
,
more
li●●r
a
Princ●sse
in
estate
then
a
shéepheards
daughter
of
such
degrée
:
But
yet
still
I
retained
in
my
company
the
youngest
,
beeing
of
farre
more
beautie
then
her
elder
Sister
:
of
which
,
this
trayterous
and
vnnaturall
knight
was
informed
and
her
surpassing
beauty
so
extolled
,
that
in
a
small
time
he
forgot
his
new
maried
wife
,
and
swéet
companion
,
and
wholly
surrendred
himselfe
to
her
loue
,
without
consideration
that
he
had
maried
her
other
sister
So
this
disordinate
and
lustful
loue
,
kindled
and
increased
in
him
euery
day
more
and
more
,
and
hee
was
so
troubled
with
this
new
desire
,
that
he
dayly
deuised
with
himselfe
by
what
meanes
he
might
obtaine
her
,
and
kéepe
her
in
dispite
of
all
the
World
:
in
the
end
he
vsed
this
policie
and
deceipt
to
get
her
home
into
his
Castle
,
for
when
the
time
grewe
on
that
my
eldest
daughter
his
wife
,
should
bee
deliuered
,
hee
came
in
great
pompe
with
a
stately
traine
of
followers
to
my
cottage
,
and
certified
me
that
his
wife
was
deliuered
of
a
goodly
●oy
,
and
thereupon
requestest
me
with
very
faire
and
louing
wordes
,
that
I
woulde
let
my
daughter
goe
vnto
her
sister
,
to
giue
her
that
contentment
which
she
desired
,
for
shee
did
loue
her
more
déer
〈◊〉
then
her
owne
soule
:
Thus
his
craftie
and
subtil
perswations
so
much
preuailed
,
that
I
coulde
not
frame
any
excuse
to
the
contrarie
,
but
muste
néedes
consent
to
his
demaund
,
so
straight
way
when
hee
had
in
his
power
,
that
which
his
soule
so
much
desired
,
hee
presently
departed
,
giuing
me
to
vnderstand
that
hee
would
carry
her
to
hys
wife
,
for
whose
sight
she
had
so
much
desired
,
and
at
whose
comming
she
would
receiue
great
ioy
and
contentment
,
her
sodaine
departure
bred
such
sorrow
in
my
heart
(
●eing
the
onely
comfort
and
stay
of
my
declyned
age
)
that
the
fountaines
of
my
eyes
rained
downe
a
shewer
of
Salt
teares
vpon
my
aged
brest
,
so
deare
is
the
loue
of
a
father
vnto
his
child
:
but
to
be
short
,
when
this
lustfull
minded
catiffe
with
his
pompious
traine
came
in
sight
of
his
Castle
,
he
commaunded
his
companie
to
ride
forwards
that
with
my
daughter
hee
might
secretly
conferre
of
serious
matters
,
and
so
staide
lingring
behinde
,
till
hee
sawe
his
company
almost
out
of
sight
▪
and
they
two
alone
together
,
he
found
oportunitie
to
accomplish
his
lustful
desires
,
and
so
rode
into
a
little
groue
,
which
was
hard
at
hande
,
close
by
a
riuers
side
,
where
without
any
more
tarying
he
caried
her
into
the
thickest
part
thereof
,
where
he
thought
it
most
conuenient
to
performe
so
wicked
a
déede
.
When
he
behelde
the
branches
of
the
thicke
trées
to
withholde
the
light
of
heauen
from
them
,
and
that
it
séemed
a
place
ouerspred
with
the
sable
mantles
of
night
,
he
alighted
from
his
horse
,
and
willed
my
welbeloued
daughter
that
shee
should
likewise
alight
:
shee
in
whose
heart
raigned
no
kinde
of
suspition
,
presently
alighted
,
and
sate
her
downe
by
the
riuers
side
,
and
washed
her
faire
white
handes
in
the
streames
,
and
refreshed
her
mouth
with
the
christall
waters
.
Then
this
dessembling
Traitor
coulde
no
longer
refraine
,
but
with
a
countenance
like
the
lustfull
King
of
Thrace
when
hee
intended
the
rauishment
of
Progne
,
or
like
Tarquinius
of
Roame
when
he
defloured
Lucrecia
,
he
let
her
vnderstand
by
some
outward
shewes
,
and
darke
sentences
the
kindled
fire
of
loue
that
burned
in
his
hart
:
and
in
the
end
he
did
wholy
declare
his
deuilish
pretence
and
determined
purpose
.
So
my
louing
daughter
being
troubled
in
minde
with
his
lustfull
assaylements
beganne
in
manner
to
reprehend
him
,
will
you
(
said
she
defile
my
sisters
bedde
,
and
staine
the
honor
of
your
house
with
lust
:
will
you
bereaue
me
of
that
precious
Iewell
,
the
which
I
holde
more
déerer
then
my
life
,
and
blot
my
true
Uirginitie
with
your
false
desires
:
brought
you
me
from
the
comfortable
sight
of
my
Father
,
to
bee
a
ioy
vnto
my
Sister
,
and
will
you
florish
in
the
spoile
of
my
true
chastitie
?
looke
,
looke
,
imoderate
Knight
,
(
I
will
not
call
thée
brother
)
looke
I
say
how
the
heauens
doe
blush
at
thy
attempts
,
and
see
how
chaste
Diana
sits
vpon
the
winged
firmaments
,
and
threatens
vengeance
for
her
Uirgins
sake
:
washe
from
thy
heart
these
lustfull
thoughts
with
shewers
of
thy
repentant
teares
and
séeke
not
thus
to
wrong
thy
mariage
bed
,
the
which
thou
oughst
not
to
violate
for
all
the
kingdomes
in
the
World
.
Then
this
accursed
Knight
,
séeing
the
chaste
and
vertuous
maiden
,
to
stand
so
boldely
in
the
defence
of
her
Uirginitie
,
with
his
rigorus
hand
hee
tooke
fast
holde
by
her
necke
,
and
with
a
wrathfull
countenance
hee
deliuered
these
words
:
do
not
think
stubbern
damsel
to
preserue
thy
honor
from
the
staine
of
my
desires
,
for
I
sweare
by
the
christall
Towers
of
Heauen
,
either
to
accomplish
my
intent
,
or
put
thée
vnto
the
cruel●est
death
that
euer
was
deuised
for
anye
damsell
or
maide
:
at
which
wordes
,
the
most
sorrowfull
and
disstressed
Uirgin
,
with
a
shewer
of
Pearled
teares
,
trickling
downe
her
seemely
blushing
cheekes
,
replyed
in
this
order
.
Thinke
not
false
Traytor
(
quoth
she
)
that
feare
of
death
shall
cause
me
to
yéeld
to
thy
filthy
desires
:
no
,
no
,
I
will
accompt
that
stroak
ten
times
happy
,
and
more
welcome
to
my
soule
,
then
the
ioyes
of
wedlocke
:
then
might
I
walke
in
the
Elizian
fields
amongst
those
dames
that
dyed
true
virgins
,
and
liue
to
behold
the
budde
of
my
maydens
glory
,
withered
with
the
nypping
frostes
of
thy
vnnaturall
desires
.
These
wordes
being
well
vnderstoode
by
the
lustfull
knight
,
who
with
a
countenance
more
furious
then
the
sauage
Lyons
in
the
Deserts
of
Libia
,
tooke
her
by
the
slender
waste
,
and
rigorously
dasht
her
body
against
the
ground
,
and
therewithall
spake
these
words
.
Understand
s●id
he
,
and
be
well
perswaded
,
thou
vnrelenting
damsell
,
that
either
liuing
or
dead
,
I
will
performe
my
will
and
pretended
purpose
for
in
my
hart
there
burnes
a
fire
that
all
the
water
in
the
Seas
can
neuer
quench
,
nor
all
the
dri●●ing
clouds
of
heauen
,
if
they
should
drop
eternal
shewers
of
raine
:
but
it
is
the
water
of
thy
swéet
Uirginity
that
must
quench
my
furious
burning
loue
:
and
thereupon
in
a
madnes
he
cut
off
a
great
part
of
the
traine
of
her
gowne
,
and
bound
it
very
fast
to
the
hayre
of
her
head
,
which
glistered
like
to
golden
wyers
,
and
drag●d
her
vp
and
downe
the
groue
till
the
gréene
grasse
turned
to
a
purple
color
,
with
the
bloud
that
issued
from
her
body
:
by
which
crueltie
he
thought
to
inforce
her
to
hys
pleasure
,
but
she
respecting
not
his
wicked
crueltie
,
and
the
more
he
procured
to
torment
her
,
the
more
earnestly
she
defended
her
honor
.
When
this
cruell
and
inhumaine
monster
,
saw
that
neither
his
flattering
spéeches
,
nor
his
cruell
threates
were
of
sufficiencie
to
preuaile
,
hee
beganne
to
forget
all
faith
and
loyaltie
he
ought
vnto
the
honor
of
Knighthood
,
and
the
respect
he
should
beare
vnto
women
kinde
,
but
bl●sphemed
against
heauen
,
and
tearing
her
cloathes
al
to
peeces
,
hee
stripped
her
starke
naked
,
and
with
the
haynes
of
the
bridle
of
his
horse
,
he
cruelly
whipped
and
scurged
her
white
and
tender
bac●e
,
that
it
was
full
of
blewe
spo●tes
,
and
horrible
circles
of
blacke
and
settled
bloud
,
with
such
extreame
crueltie
that
it
was
a
very
gréeuous
and
sorrowfull
sight
to
behold
.
And
yet
this
did
profite
him
nothing
at
all
,
for
she
continued
in
her
former
r●solution
.
He
seeing
that
she
still
perseuerd
in
the
defence
of
her
honor
,
he
straight
waies
like
a
bloudy
monster
,
heaped
crueltie
vpon
c●u●ltie
:
then
he
tooke
and
bound
her
wel
pr●portioned
legs
and
christeline
armes
▪
gréeuously
vnto
a
withered
trée
(
saying
)
.
Oh
cruel
and
more
cruell
,
then
any
woman
in
all
the
world
hath
euer
béene
:
why
dost
then
suffer
thy selfe
to
bee
thus
tormented
,
and
not
g●ue
cons●nt
to
procure
my
ease
?
Dost
thou
thinke
it
better
to
indure
this
marterdome
,
then
to
liue
a
moste
louing
,
swéete
and
contented
life
:
and
therewithall
his
anger
so
increased
that
he
stood
staring
on
her
face
with
his
accu●sed
eyes
,
fixed
in
such
sort
that
he
could
not
withdraw
them
backe
.
The
which
being
perceiued
by
this
distressed
Uirgin
,
as
one
farre
more
desirous
of
death
then
of
life
,
with
a
furious
voyce
she
said
:
Oh
thou
traitor
,
thou
wicked
monster
,
thou
vtter
enemy
to
all
humanitie
,
thou
shamelesse
creature
more
cruell
then
the
Lyons
in
the
desertes
of
Hercania
:
thou
staine
of
Knighthood
and
the
blondiest
wretch
that
euer
nature
framed
in
the
worlde
,
wherein
dost
thou
contemplate
thus
thy self
?
thou
fleshly
butcher
,
thou
v●mercifull
Tyger
,
thou
letcherous
hogge
,
and
dishonorer
of
thy
progen●e
:
make
an
end
(
I
say
)
of
these
my
torments
,
for
it
is
now
too
late
to
repent
thee
,
gore
my
vnspotted
brest
with
thy
bloudy
weapon
,
and
send
my
soule
into
the
bossome
of
Di●na
,
whome
I
behold
sitting
in
the
celestiall
pallace
of
heauen
,
accompanied
with
numberles
troops
of
vestal
Uirgins
,
ready
to
entertaine
my
bleeding
goast
into
her
glorious
Mansion
.
This
vnpitifull
knight
séeing
the
stedfastnesse
that
she
had
in
the
defence
of
her
honor
,
with
a
cruell
and
infernall
heart
he
tooke
a
silken
scarfe
which
the
Damsell
had
girded
at
her
waste
,
and
with
a
brutall
anger
doubled
it
about
her
necke
,
and
pinched
it
so
straight
that
her
soule
departed
from
her
teresticall
body
.
O
you
valiant
Knights
that
by
your
Prowes
comes
to
the
reading
of
this
dismal
Tragidy
,
and
comes
to
the
hearing
of
these
bloudy
lines
,
contained
in
this
golden
booke
:
consider
the
great
constancie
and
chastitie
of
this
vnfortunate
maiden
,
and
let
the
griefe
thereof
mooue
you
to
take
vengeance
of
this
crueltie
shewed
without
any
desert
.
So
when
this
infernall
minded
Knight
sawe
that
shée
was
dead
,
he
tooke
his
horse
and
rode
after
his
company
,
and
in
a
short
time
he
ouer
tooke
them
,
and
looked
with
so
furious
and
Irefull
a
countenance
,
that
there
was
none
durst
be
so
hardy
to
aske
him
where
my
daughter
was
,
but
one
of
his
Squiers
that
bore
me
great
affection
for
the
kindnes
and
curtesie
I
ostended
to
him
at
his
Ladyes
and
my
daughters
nuptials
,
hauing
a
suspition
by
the
great
alteration
that
appeared
in
his
Master
:
and
being
very
desirous
to
know
what
was
become
of
the
damsell
for
that
he
came
alone
without
bringing
the
Damsell
with
him
,
neyther
could
he
haue
any
sight
of
her
:
he
then
presently
withdraw
himselfe
backe
,
and
followed
the
footings
of
the
horse
,
hee
ceased
not
vntill
hee
came
to
the
place
where
this
crueltie
was
wrought
,
whereas
he
found
the
maiden
dead
,
at
the
vewe
whereof
he
remained
almost
beside
himselfe
,
in
such
sorte
that
hee
had
almost
fallen
to
the
ground
:
The
sorrowfull
Squire
remained
a
good
while
before
he
could
speake
,
but
at
last
when
he
came
againe
to
himselfe
,
he
began
with
a
dolorous
complaint
,
crying
out
against
the
gods
and
fortune
,
because
they
had
suffered
so
great
a
crueltie
to
be
committed
vpon
this
damsell
.
And
making
this
sorrowfull
lamentation
,
he
vnloosed
her
from
the
trée
,
and
layd
her
naked
body
vppon
part
of
her
apparell
,
the
which
hee
found
lying
by
,
all
besmear'd
in
blood
,
and
afterwarde
complained
in
this
pitifull
sort
.
O
cruell
Knight
(
quoth
he
)
what
an
infernall
hart
remained
in
thy
brest
,
or
what
hellish
furie
did
beare
thee
company
that
thy
hands
hath
committed
this
inhumane
sacrifice
?
was
it
not
sufficient
that
this
her
surmounted
beauty
might
haue
moued
thée
to
pitty
,
when
it
is
of
power
to
moue
the
bloody
Camibal
to
remorse
,
and
constraine
the
sauage
monsters
to
relent
?
so
with
these
and
other
like
sorrowfull
words
that
the
wofull
Squire
spake
vnto
the
dead
corpes
,
he
cut
downe
branches
from
the
trées
,
and
gathered
grasse
from
the
ground
for
to
couer
the
body
,
and
left
it
lying
so
,
that
it
séemed
to
be
a
mountaine
of
gréene
grasse
,
or
a
thicket
of
springing
trées
,
and
then
determined
with
himselfe
in
the
best
manner
that
he
could
,
to
dissemble
the
knowledge
of
the
bloudy
facte
,
hee
tooke
his
horse
and
went
the
way
towards
the
Castle
,
in
which
hee
rode
so
fast
that
he
ouertooke
the
Knight
and
his
companie
at
the
entring
of
the
gates
,
whereas
the
lustfull
tyrant
alighted
,
and
without
speaking
to
any
person
,
he
entred
into
his
closset
,
by
reason
wherof
,
this
kinde
and
curteous
Squire
had
time
to
declare
all
things
hee
had
séene
to
the
new
maried
Lady
,
and
the
dolorous
end
of
the
constant
Damsell
her
Sister
.
This
soddaine
and
vnlooked
for
sorrowe
mixed
with
anger
and
wrath
,
was
such
in
the
Lady
that
shee
caused
the
Squire
not
to
depart
from
the
Castle
,
vntill
such
time
as
more
occasion
serued
,
and
to
kéepe
all
thinges
in
secret
that
he
had
séene
,
and
she
her selfe
remayned
,
making
meruailous
and
great
lamentations
to
her selfe
all
in
secret
,
for
that
she
would
not
be
perceiued
,
yet
with
a
soft
voyce
she
said
.
Oh
vnfortunate
Lady
▪
borne
in
a
sorrowfull
howre
,
when
some
blazing
and
vnluckie
Comette
raigned
:
oh
vnhappie
Destenies
,
that
made
me
wife
vnto
so
cruell
a
knight
,
whose
foule
mis●déedes
hath
made
the
verye
Elements
to
blush
,
but
yet
I
know
that
Fortune
will
not
be
so
far
vnkinde
,
but
that
she
will
procure
to
take
a
strange
reuenge
vpon
his
purple-stayned
soule
:
oh
you
immortall
Gods
,
reuenge
me
on
this
wicked
Homicide
:
if
not
,
I
do
sweare
that
I
will
with
mine
owne
hands
put
in
practise
such
an
enterprize
,
and
so
staine
my
vnspotted
heart
with
wilful
murther
,
that
all
the
Gods
aboue
and
all
the
bright
celestiall
powers
of
heauen
,
shall
looke
from
their
immortall
Palace
and
tremble
at
the
terror
of
my
hate
.
This
being
said
,
she
tooke
in
her
hand
a
Dagger
of
the
knights
,
and
in
her
armes
her
younge
sonne
,
being
but
of
the
age
of
fortie
dayes
(
saying
)
now
do
I
wish
so
much
euill
vnto
the
worlde
,
that
I
will
not
leaue
the
sonne
of
so
wicked
a
fath●r
aliue
,
but
I
will
wash
my
hands
in
their
accurssed
bloodes
,
if
they
were
in
number
to
King
Priams
children
:
and
so
in
this
irefull
order
entred
she
the
chamber
where
the
knight
her
husband
was
,
and
finding
him
tumbling
vpon
his
bed
from
the
one
side
to
the
other
,
with
out
taking
any
rest
,
but
in
his
furye
renting
and
tearing
the
silken
Ornaments
,
with
a
sorrowfull
wéeping
and
terrible
voyce
she
called
him
Traitor
:
and
like
a
fierce
Tigresse
,
with
the
Dagger
that
she
brought
in
her
hand
,
before
his
face
she
cut
the
throat
of
the
innocent
Babe
,
and
threwe
it
to
him
on
the
bed
,
and
therewithal
said
:
take
there
(
thou
cruel
Traitor
)
the
fruite
that
thy
wicked
séed
created
in
my
bodye
,
and
then
threwe
she
the
Dagger
after
him
in
hope
to
haue
killed
him
:
but
Fortune
would
not
that
it
shoulde
take
effecte
,
for
it
strooke
against
the
testerne
of
the
bed
,
and
rebounded
backe
vnto
her
handes
,
which
when
the
Lady
sawe
that
it
nothing
preuayled
,
she
returned
vppon
her selfe
her
outragious
furie
:
so
taking
the
bloodye
Dagger
she
thrust
it
to
her
heart
,
in
such
sorte
,
that
it
parted
it
in
two
péeces
,
and
so
she
fell
downe
dead
betwixt
his
armes
,
that
was
the
occasion
of
all
this
bloody
crueltie
.
The
great
sorrowe
that
this
false
and
vnhappy
knight
receiued
was
so
strange
,
that
he
knewe
not
what
counsell
to
take
:
but
thinking
vppon
a
seuere
vengeance
that
might
succéede
these
cruell
actes
,
he
straight
wayes
procured
that
the
body
of
the
Lady
,
should
be
sec●●ely
buryed
,
which
beeing
doone
by
him selfe
in
the
saddest
time
of
the
night
,
in
a
solitarie
garden
vnder
his
castle-wall
,
where
he
heard
a
hollows
voyce
breath
from
the
●●epest
vawltes
of
the
earth
,
these
manner
of
speaches
fol●●wing
.
That
for
the
bloody
facte
which
he
so
lately
had
committed
,
his
lyfe
drewe
néere
to
a
shamefull
end
:
and
that
his
Castle
with
all
his
treasure
therein
,
should
be
destroyed
or
fall
into
the
handes
of
him
whose
Daughters
he
had
so
cruelly
murthered
.
After
this
,
he
determined
to
vse
a
secret
policie
:
which
was
,
,
to
set
watch
and
warde
in
euery
passage
néere
vnto
his
Castle
,
and
to
arrest
all
such
trauellers
,
as
by
aduenture
landed
vpon
that
Island
,
not
suffering
them
to
passe
vntill
such
time
as
they
had
promised
him
by
oath
to
ayde
and
assist
him
euen
vnto
death
,
against
all
his
enemies
:
In
the
meane
time
,
the
aforenamed
Squire
which
had
séene
and
heard
all
the
tragicall
dealings
that
hath
béene
héere
declared
,
in
the
best
wise
he
could
,
returned
againe
vnto
my
cottage
&
tolde
me
all
that
you
haue
heard
,
which
was
vnto
me
very
sorowful
and
heauy
newes
:
iudge
here
then
gentle
knights
and
ye
beholders
of
this
woful
tragedy
,
what
sorow
I
vnfortunate
wretch
sustained
,
and
what
angwish
I
receiued
:
for
at
the
hearing
therof
,
I
fell
into
a
senceles
sounde
,
and
being
come
againe
vnto
my selfe
,
I
all
to
besmear'd
my
milk
white
hayre
in
dust
,
that
before
were
as
cleare
as
the
tryed
siluer
,
and
with
my
teares
being
the
true
sings
of
sorrow
,
I
bathed
the
bosome
of
my
mother
earth
,
and
sighes
pressed
with
such
aboundance
from
my
tormented
heart
,
that
they
staide
the
passage
of
my
speach
,
and
my
tongue
could
not
reueale
the
griefe
that
my
wofull
thoughts
conceiued
.
In
this
dumbe
silence
and
sorrow
of
minde
I
remained
thrée
daies
and
thrée
nightes
,
numbring
my
silent
passions
with
the
minutes
of
the
day
,
and
my
mightie
griefes
,
with
the
starres
of
heauen
,
when
frostie
bearded
winter
hath
cladde
the
elements
with
twinkling
Diamons
:
but
at
last
,
when
my
amazed
griefes
were
something
abated
,
my
eyes
(
almost
blind
with
wéeping
)
required
some
sléepe
thereby
to
mitigate
the
sorrows
of
my
heart
:
I
made
my
repayre
into
a
pleasant
meddow
adioyning
néere
vnto
my
cottage
,
where
amongst
the
gréen
springing
downes
I
purposed
to
take
some
rest
,
and
to
locke
vp
the
closets
of
my
tearfull
eyes
with
golden
slumbers
,
thinking
it
to
be
the
greatest
content
my
sobbing
heart
required
:
But
before
I
could
settle
my
sences
to
a
quiet
sléepe
,
I
was
constrained
to
breath
this
wofull
lamentation
from
my
oppressed
soule
:
O
vnhappie
chaunce
(
quoth
I
)
O
cruell
fortune
:
why
didst
thou
not
make
me
passe
this
bitter
and
sorrowful
life
in
my
childhood
,
or
why
did
not
the
heauens
permitte
and
suffer
me
to
be
strangled
in
my
mothers
wombe
,
or
to
haue
perished
in
my
cradle
,
or
at
my
nursses
pap
?
then
had
my
heart
neuer
felt
this
sorrowe
,
my
eares
neuer
heard
the
murther
of
my
children
,
nor
mine
eyes
neuer
to
haue
wept
so
many
helplesse
teares
.
O
you
mountaines
,
you
vntamed
beastes
:
O
you
déepe
Seas
,
you
lustfull
heauens
,
and
you
powers
of
reuengefull
hell
:
come
all
I
say
and
willinglie
assist
mee
in
this
mortall
Tragidie
,
that
these
my
aged
handes
which
neuer
yet
practist
any
hainous
crime
,
may
now
be
stainde
in
his
accursed
bloud
,
that
hath
bereau'd
me
of
the
prop
and
stay
of
declined
age
,
my
daughters
(
I
mean
)
whose
bléeding
goastes
will
neuer
bee
appeased
,
nor
neuer
sléep
in
quiet
vpon
the
ioyful
bankes
of
Elizian
fields
,
but
wander
vp
and
downe
the
worlde
,
filling
each
corner
of
the
earth
with
fearefull
clamors
of
murder
and
reuenge
,
nor
neuer
shall
the
furies
of
my
angry
soule
bee
pacified
,
vntill
my
eyes
beholde
a
streame
of
purple
gore
run
trickling
from
the
detestable
brest
of
that
accursed
rauisher
,
and
that
the
bloud
may
issue
from
his
guiltie
heart
like
a
fountaine
with
a
hundred
springes
,
whereby
the
pauements
of
his
Castle
may
be
sprinckled
with
the
fame
,
and
the
wals
of
his
Turrettes
colored
with
a
crimson
hew
,
like
to
the
stréetes
of
Troy
,
when
as
her
chanels
ran
with
bloud●
at
the
end
of
this
sorrowfull
lamentation
,
what
for
griefe
,
and
what
for
want
of
natural
rest
,
my
eyes
closed
together
and
my
sences
fell
into
a
heauy
sléepe
.
But
as
I
say
:
slumbring
in
the
gréene
meadowes
,
I
dreamed
that
there
was
a
great
and
fierce
wilde
man
,
which
stood
before
me
with
a
sharp
faushion
in
his
hand
,
making
as
though
he
would
kill
me
,
wherat
me
thought
I
was
so
frighted
,
that
I
gaue
(
in
my
troublesome
dreams
)
many
terrible
shréekes
,
calling
for
succour
to
the
emptie
ayre
.
Then
me
thought
there
apperred
before
my
face
a
company
of
curteous
Knightes
,
which
saide
vnto
mee
,
feare
not
old
man
,
for
we
be
come
from
the
soules
of
thy
daughters
to
aide
and
succour
thée
,
but
yet
for
all
this
,
the
wilde
man
vanished
not
away
,
but
stroke
with
his
faushion
vppon
my
brest
,
whereat
it
s●●med
to
open
,
and
howe
that
the
wilde
centaure
put
his
hande
into
the
wounde
and
pulled
out
my
heart
,
so
straight
at
the
same
instant
mee
thought
that
one
of
the
Knightes
lykewise
layde
hold
vpon
my
hart
,
and
stroue
together
with
much
contention
who
should
pull
it
from
the
others
handes
,
but
in
the
end
each
of
them
remained
with
a
péece
in
his
hand
,
and
my
heart
parted
in
two
.
Then
the
péece
which
remained
in
the
wilde
mans
power
turned
into
a
hard
stone
,
and
the
péece
which
remained
in
the
power
of
the
Knight
,
conuerted
into
redde
bloud
,
and
so
they
vanished
away
.
Then
straight
after
this
there
appeared
before
my
eyes
the
Image
of
my
murthered
daughter
in
the
selfe
same
manner
and
forme
as
you
behold
her
héere
portrayed
,
who
with
a
naked
bodie
all
besmear'd
in
bloud
,
reported
vnto
mee
the
true
discourse
of
her
vnhappie
fortunes
,
and
tolde
me
in
what
place
,
and
where
her
body
lay
in
the
woods
dishonored
for
want
of
buriall
:
Also
desiring
me
not
of
my selfe
to
attempt
the
reuengement
,
for
it
was
impossible
,
but
to
intombe
her
corpes
by
her
mother
▪
and
cause
the
picture
of
her
body
to
bee
moste
liuely
portraied
and
wrought
of
fine
christall
in
the
same
manner
that
I
found
it
in
the
woods
,
and
after
errect
it
néere
vnto
a
common
passage
,
where
aduenterous
Knights
do
vsually
trauaile
.
Also
assuring
mee
that
thether
shoulde
come
certaine
christian
Champions
that
should
reuenge
my
iniuries
and
inhumane
murther
.
Which
words
being
finished
,
me
thought
she
vanished
away
,
with
a
gréeuous
and
heauie
grone
,
leauing
behinde
her
certaine
droppes
of
bloud
sprinkled
vpon
the
grasse
:
Whereat
with
great
perplexitie
and
more
sorrow
I
awaked
out
of
my
dreame
,
bearing
it
in
my
greeuous
minde
,
not
reuealing
it
,
not
so
much
as
to
the
brittle
ayre
,
but
with
all
expedition
performing
her
bléeding
soules
request
.
Where
euer
since
most
curteous
and
noble
Knights
,
I
haue
héere
lamented
her
vntimely
death
and
my
vnhappie
fortune
,
spending
the
time
in
writing
her
doleful
Tragidy
in
bloud
red
lines
,
the
which
I
knowe
to
your
great
griefe
,
you
haue
read
in
this
book
of
gold
.
Therfore
most
curteous
Knights
if
euer
honor
incouraged
you
to
fight
in
Noble
aduentures
,
I
now
most
earnestly
intreate
you
with
your
magnanimious
fortitudes
to
assist
me
to
take
reuengement
,
for
the
greate
crueltie
that
hath
béene
vsed
against
my
vnfortunate
daughter
.
At
the
reading
of
this
sorrowfull
historie
,
Saint
George
with
the
other
Champions
did
shed
many
teares
,
wherewith
there
did
increase
in
them
a
further
desire
of
reuengement
,
and
being
moued
with
great
compassion
,
they
protested
by
their
promisses
made
to
the
honor
of
Knighthood
,
to
perseuer
spéedily
on
their
vowed
reuenge
and
determined
purpose
:
also
calling
heauen
to
be
witnesse
to
their
plighted
oathes
,
protesting
that
sooner
shoulde
the
liues
of
all
the
famous
Romaines
bee
raised
from
death
from
the
time
of
Romulus
to
Caeser
,
and
all
the
rest
vnto
this
time
,
then
to
be
perswaded
to
returne
from
their
promisses
,
and
neuer
to
trauell
backe
into
Christendome
till
they
had
performed
their
vowes
,
and
thus
burning
with
desire
,
to
sée
the
end
of
this
sorrowfull
aduenture
:
Saint
George
clapped
vp
the
bloudy
written
booke
,
and
gaue
it
againe
to
the
Shepheard
,
and
so
they
procéeded
forwards
towards
the
Iland
where
the
Knight
of
the
black
Castle
had
his
residence
,
guided
onely
by
the
direction
of
the
old
man
,
whose
aged
limbes
séemed
so
lusty
in
traueling
that
it
prognosticated
a
luckie
euent
:
In
which
iorney
wee
will
leaue
the
Champions
for
a
time
,
with
the
wonderfull
prouision
that
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
made
in
his
defence
,
the
successe
whereof
will
be
the
strangest
that
euer
was
reported
,
and
returne
and
speake
of
Saint
Georges
thrée
Sonnes
in
the
persute
of
their
Father
where
we
left
them
(
as
you
heard
before
)
traueling
from
the
Confines
of
Barbarie
where
they
redéemed
the
Normaine
Lady
from
the
Tawny
Moores
.
CHAP.
VI.
A
wonderfull
and
strange
aduenture
that
hapned
to
Saint
George
his
Sonnes
,
in
the
persute
of
their
Father
,
by
finding
certaine
droppes
of
bloud
,
with
Virgins
hayre
scattered
in
the
fieldes
,
and
how
they
were
certified
of
the
iniurious
dealing
of
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
against
the
Queene
of
Armenia
.
MAny
and
dangerous
were
the
aduentures
of
the
thrée
valiant
Princes
in
the
persute
of
their
father
Saint
George
,
and
many
were
the
Countries
,
Ilands
,
and
Princes
Courts
,
that
they
searched
to
obtaine
a
wished
sight
of
his
martiall
countenance
,
but
all
to
small
purpose
,
for
fortune
neither
cast
them
happilie
vpon
that
coast
,
where
he
with
his
famous
Champions
had
their
residence
,
nor
luckily
sounded
in
their
eares
the
places
of
their
arriuals
.
In
which
persute
I
omit
and
passe
ouer
many
Noble
aduentures
that
these
thrée
Princes
atchiued
,
as
well
vpon
the
raging
ocians
as
vpon
the
firme
Land
,
and
wholie
discourse
vppon
an
accident
that
hapned
to
them
in
an
Iland
bordering
vpon
the
confines
of
Armenia
,
néere
vnto
the
Iland
where
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
remained
as
you
heard
in
the
last
Chapter
,
vpon
which
coast
after
they
were
arriued
,
they
trauelled
in
a
broad
and
straight
path
vntill
such
time
as
they
came
to
a
verie
faire
and
delectable
forrest
,
where
as
sundry
chirping
birdes
had
gathered
themselues
together
,
to
refreshe
and
shrowd
themselues
from
the
parching
heat
of
the
golden
Sunne
:
filling
the
ayre
with
the
pleasures
of
their
siluer
tuned
notes
.
In
this
Forrest
they
trauelled
almost
two
howers
,
and
then
they
went
vp
to
a
small
mountaine
which
was
at
hand
,
from
the
which
they
discouered
very
faire
and
wel
towered
townes
with
Princely
pallaces
very
sumptuous
to
behold
:
likewise
they
discouered
from
the
Hill
a
fayre
fountaine
wrought
all
of
marble
like
vnto
a
Pill●r
,
out
of
which
did
proceede
foure
spoutes
running
with
water
,
which
fell
into
a
great
Cesterne
,
and
comming
to
it
they
washed
their
handes
and
ref●eshed
their
faces
,
and
so
departed
.
After
they
looked
round
about
them
on
euery
side
,
and
toward
their
right
handes
they
espied
amongst
a
company
of
gréene
trées
,
a
small
Tent
of
blacke
cloth
,
towards
which
these
yong
Princes
directed
their
courses
with
an
easie
pace
,
but
when
they
had
entred
the
Tent
,
and
sawe
no
bodie
therin
,
they
remained
silent
a
while
,
harkning
if
they
could
heare
any
sturing
,
but
they
could
neither
see
nor
heare
any
thing
,
but
onely
they
found
the
print
of
certain
little
féete
vpon
the
same
,
which
caused
them
more
earnestly
to
desire
to
know
whose
foote
steps
they
were
,
for
that
they
séemed
to
be
of
some
Ladies
or
Damsels
:
so
finding
the
trace
they
followed
them
▪
and
the
more
the
knights
followed
,
the
more
the
Ladies
séemed
to
hast
:
so
long
they
persued
after
the
trace
,
that
at
the
end
they
approached
a
little
mountain
wheras
they
found
scattered
about
,
certaine
lockes
of
yellow
haire
,
which
séemed
to
be
thrids
of
golde
,
and
stooping
to
gather
them
vp
,
they
perceiued
that
some
of
them
were
wet
with
spots
of
blood
,
whereby
they
wel
vnderstood
,
that
in
great
anger
they
were
pulled
from
some
Ladies
head
:
lik
wise
they
saw
in
diuers
places
how
the
earth
was
spotted
with
droppes
of
crimson
blood
:
then
with
a
more
desire
then
they
had
before
,
they
went
vp
to
the
top
of
that
litle
mountaine
,
and
hauing
lost
the
footesteps
,
they
recouered
it
againe
by
gathering
vp
the
hayre
,
where
they
had
not
traueled
far
vp
the
mountaine
,
but
towards
the
waters
side
they
heard
a
gréeuous
complaint
,
which
séemed
to
be
the
voice
of
a
woman
in
great
distresse
,
and
the
woordes
which
the
knights
did
vnderstand
were
these
:
O
loue
,
now
shalt
thou
no
more
reioyce
nor
haue
any
longer
dominion
ouer
me
,
for
death
I
sée
is
ready
to
cut
my
thrid
of
life
and
finish
these
my
sorowful
lamentations
how
often
haue
I
askt
reuengement
at
the
powers
of
heauen
against
that
wicked
wretch
that
hath
bene
the
causer
of
my
banishment
,
but
yet
they
will
not
hear
my
request
:
how
ofte
haue
I
made
my
sad
complaints
to
hell
?
yet
hath
the
fatall
furies
stopt
their
eares
against
my
woful
cryes
.
And
with
this
she
held
her
peace
,
giuing
a
sorowful
sighe
:
which
being
done
,
the
thrée
christian
knights
turned
their
eyes
to
the
place
from
whence
they
heard
this
complaint
,
and
discouered
amongst
certaine
gréene
trées
a
Lady
who
was
endued
with
singuler
beautie
,
being
so
excellent
that
it
almost
depriued
them
of
their
harts
&
captiuated
their
sences
in
the
snares
of
loue
,
which
libertie
as
yet
they
neuer
lost
:
she
had
her
haire
about
her
eares
,
which
hung
defusedly
downe
her
comely
sholders
,
through
the
violence
she
vsed
against
her selfe
,
and
leaning
her
chéeke
vpon
her
delicate
white
hand
that
was
all
to
be
spotted
with
blood
,
which
was
constraind
by
the
scratching
of
her
nailes
vpon
her
Rosie
colored
face
:
by
her
stood
another
damsel
which
they
coniectured
to
be
her
daughter
for
she
was
clad
in
virgin
colored
silk
mor
whiter
then
the
Lillyes
of
the
fields
:
and
as
pleasante
to
beholde
as
the
glistring
Moone
in
a
cleare
winters
fréezing
night
:
yet
for
all
this
delectable
sight
,
the
thrée
princly
knights
wold
not
discouer
themselues
but
stood
closely
behinde
the
thrée
pine
trées
which
grew
néere
vnto
the
mountaine
to
heare
the
euent
of
this
accident
,
but
as
they
stoode
cloaked
in
silence
,
they
heard
her
thus
to
confer
with
her
beautiful
daughter
.
Oh
my
Rosana
(
quoth
she
)
the
vnhappie
figure
of
him
,
that
without
pitty
hath
wounded
my
heart
and
left
me
comfortles
with
the
greatest
cruelty
that
euer
knight
or
gentleman
left
Lady
:
how
hath
it
béen
possible
that
I
haue
had
the
force
to
bring
vp
the
child
of
such
a
father
which
hath
bereaud
me
of
my
libertie
?
O
you
soueraigne
gods
of
heauen
,
grant
that
I
may
establish
in
my
minde
the
remembrance
of
the
loue
of
thy
adulterous
father
:
oh
girle
borne
to
a
further
griefe
,
héere
doe
I
desire
the
guider
of
thy
fortunes
,
that
thy
glistring
beautie
may
haue
such
force
and
power
,
whereby
the
shining
beames
thereof
may
take
reuengement
of
the
dishonor
of
thy
mother
:
giue
eare
deare
childe
I
say
vnto
thy
dying
mother
,
thou
that
art
born
in
the
dishonor
of
thy
generation
,
by
the
losse
of
my
virginity
,
héere
doe
I
charge
thée
vpon
my
blessing
,
euen
at
my
houre
of
death
,
&
swear
thée
by
the
omnipotent
God
of
heauen
,
neuer
to
suffer
thy
beauty
to
be
enioyd
by
any
one
,
vntill
thy
disloyal
fathers
head
bee
offered
vp
in
a
sacrifice
vnto
my
graue
,
thereby
somewhat
to
appease
the
furie
of
my
discontented
soule
,
and
recouer
part
of
my
former
glorie
.
These
and
such
like
words
spake
this
afflicted
quéene
,
to
the
wonderfull
amazement
of
the
thrée
yong
Knightes
,
which
as
yet
intended
not
to
discouer
themselues
,
but
to
marke
the
euent
,
for
they
coniectured
that
her
woful
complaintes
were
the
induction
of
some
strange
accedent
:
Thus
as
they
stoode
obscurely
behinde
the
trées
,
they
sawe
the
young
and
beautifull
Damsell
giue
vnto
her
dying
mother
,
paper
,
penne
and
Inke
,
the
which
shée
pulled
from
her
Iuorie
bosome
,
wherewith
the
gréeued
quéene
subscribed
certain
sorrowful
lines
vnto
him
that
was
the
causer
of
her
banishment
:
and
making
an
end
of
her
writing
,
they
heard
her
(
with
a
dying
breath
)
speake
vnto
her
daughter
these
sorrowfull
words
following
.
Come
daughter
(
quoth
shee
)
beholde
thy
Mother
at
her
latest
gaspe
,
and
imprint
my
dying
request
in
thy
heart
as
a
table
of
brasse
,
that
it
neuer
may
be
forgotten
,
time
will
not
giue
me
longer
respit
,
that
with
wordes
I
might
shewe
vnto
thée
my
déepe
aff●ctions
,
for
that
I
féele
my
death
approaching
and
the
fatall
sisters
ready
to
cut
my
thrid
of
life
a
sunder
betwéene
the
edges
of
their
shieres
,
insomuch
that
I
moste
miserable
creature
do
féele
my
soule
trembling
in
my
flesh
,
and
my
heart
quiuering
at
this
my
last
and
fatal
houre
,
but
one
thing
(
my
swéet
and
tender
child
)
doe
I
desire
of
thée
before
I
dye
:
which
is
,
that
thou
wouldest
procure
that
this
letter
may
bee
giuen
to
that
cruell
knight
thy
disloyall
father
,
giuing
him
to
vnderstand
of
this
my
troublesome
death
,
the
occasion
whereof
was
his
vnreasonable
crueltie
:
and
making
an
end
of
saying
this
,
the
miserable
Quéene
fell
downe
,
not
hauing
any
more
strength
to
sit
vp
,
but
let
the
letter
fall
out
of
her
hand
,
the
which
her
sorrowfull
daughter
presently
tooke
vp
,
and
falling
vpon
her
mothers
brest
,
she
replyed
in
this
sorrowfull
manner
.
O
my
swéete
mother
tell
me
not
that
you
will
dye
,
for
it
ads
a
torment
more
gréeuous
vnto
my
soule
then
the
punishments
which
Danaus
daughters
féele
in
hell
,
I
would
rather
be
torne
in
péeces
by
the
fury
of
some
merciles
monster
,
or
to
haue
my
heart
parted
in
twaine
by
the
handes
of
him
that
is
my
greatest
enemie
,
then
to
remaine
without
your
companie
,
swéete
mother
let
these
my
youthfull
yéeres
,
and
this
my
gréene
budding
beauty
incourage
you
still
to
reuiue
,
and
not
to
leaue
me
comfortles
like
an
exile
in
the
world
,
but
if
the
gloomy
fates
doe
triumph
in
your
death
,
and
abridge
your
breathing
ayre
of
life
,
and
that
your
soule
must
néedes
goe
wander
in
the
Elizian
shades
with
Trufas
shaddowe
and
with
Didoes
ghost
,
héere
doe
I
protest
by
the
greate
and
tender
loue
I
beare
you
,
and
by
the
due
obedience
that
I
owe
vnto
your
age
,
either
to
deliuer
this
your
letter
into
the
hands
of
my
vnkinde
father
,
or
with
these
my
ruthful
fingers
rent
my
heart
in
sunder
,
and
before
I
will
forget
my
vow
,
the
siluer
streamed
Tygris
shall
forsake
her
course
,
the
sea
her
tides
,
and
the
glistering
Quéene
of
night
her
vsuall
changes
:
neither
shal
any
forgetfulnes
be
an
occasion
to
withdraw
my
minde
from
performing
your
dying
requestes
:
Then
this
weak
Quéene
whose
power
and
strength
was
wholie
decaied
,
and
that
her
houre
of
death
drew
néere
at
hand
,
with
a
féeble
voice
she
said
.
O
you
sacred
&
immortal
Gods
,
and
all
you
bright
celestiall
powers
of
heauen
,
i●to
your
deuine
bosomes
now
do
I
commend
my
dying
soule
,
asking
no
other
reuengment
against
the
causer
of
my
death
,
but
that
he
may
die
like
mée
,
for
want
of
loue
.
After
this
the
dead
Quéene
neuer
spake
word
more
,
for
at
that
instant
,
the
cruell
destinies
gaue
end
vnto
her
life
:
but
when
Rosana
perceiued
her
to
be
dead
and
she
left
to
the
world
deuoide
of
comfort
,
shée
began
to
teare
the
golden
tramels
from
her
head
,
and
most
furiouslye
to
beat
her
white
and
yuorie
brest
,
filling
the
emptie
ayre
with
clamors
of
her
mones
,
and
making
the
skies
like
an
eccho
to
resound
her
lamentations
,
and
at
last
taking
her
mothers
letter
in
her
hands
,
washing
it
with
flouds
of
teares
,
and
putting
it
next
vnto
her
naked
brest
,
she
said
:
héer
lye
thou
neare
adioining
to
my
bléeding
heart
,
neuer
to
be
remoued
vntil
I
haue
performd
my
mothers
dying
testiment
.
O
work
and
the
last
worke
of
those
her
white
and
yuorie
hands
:
heere
doe
I
sweare
by
the
honor
of
true
Uirgins
,
not
to
part
it
from
my
bléeding
bosom
vntil
such
time
as
loue
hath
rent
the
disloyall
heart
of
my
vnkinde
father
,
and
in
speaking
this
shée
kissed
it
a
thousand
times
,
breathing
forth
millions
of
sighes
and
straight
with
a
blushing
countenance
as
radient
as
Auroras
glistring
beames
,
she
arose
&
said
:
what
is
this
Rosana
,
dost
thou
thinke
to
recall
thy
mothers
life
with
ceremonious
complaints
and
not
performe
that
which
by
her
was
commanded
thée
,
arise
,
arise
I
say
,
gather
vnto
thy selfe
strength
and
courage
,
and
wander
vp
and
downe
the
world
till
thou
hast
found
thy
disloyal
Father
as
thy
true
heart
hath
promised
to
doe
.
These
words
being
no
sooner
finished
but
Saint
Georges
Sonnes
like
men
whose
hearts
were
almost
ouercome
with
griefe
,
came
from
the
pine
trees
and
discouered
themselues
to
the
Damsell
,
and
curteously
requested
her
to
discourse
the
storie
of
all
her
passed
mizeries
,
and
as
they
were
true
christian
knights
they
promised
her
(
if
it
lay
in
their
powers
)
to
release
her
sorrows
,
and
to
giue
end
vnto
her
mizeries
.
This
Rosana
when
shée
behelde
these
curteous
and
well
d●meanur'd
knights
▪
which
in
her
conceit
caried
relenting
mindes
and
how
kindly
they
desired
to
be
partners
in
her
griefes
,
she
stood
not
vpon
curious
tearmes
,
nor
vpon
vaine
●xceptions
,
but
most
willingly
condescended
to
their
requests
:
so
when
they
had
prepared
their
eares
to
entertaine
her
sad
and
sorrowfull
discourse
,
with
a
sober
countenance
,
shee
began
in
this
manner
:
Lately
I
was
(
quoth
she
whilst
fortune
smild
vpon
me
the
onely
childe
and
daughter
of
this
liueles
Quéene
that
you
beholde
héer
lying
dead
,
and
she
before
my
birth
whilst
heauen
graunted
her
prosperitie
was
the
maiden
Quéene
of
a
Countrie
called
Armenia
,
adioyning
neare
vnto
this
vnhappie
Iland
whome
in
her
yong
yéeres
when
her
beautie
began
to
florish
,
and
her
high
renowne
to
mount
vpon
the
wings
of
fame
,
she
was
intrapped
with
the
golden
baite
of
blind
Cupid
,
&
so
intangled
with
the
loue
of
a
disloyall
knight
,
cal'd
the
Knight
of
the
black
Castle
,
who
after
he
had
florisht
in
the
spoyle
of
her
Uirginitie
,
and
had
left
his
fruitful
seede
springing
in
her
womb
grew
wearie
of
his
loue
,
and
most
discurteously
left
her
as
a
shame
vnto
her
Countrie
,
and
a
staine
vnto
her
kindred
,
and
after
gaue
himself
to
such
lustfull
and
lasciuious
manner
of
life
,
that
hee
vnlawfullie
maried
a
shepheards
daughter
in
a
forraine
land
,
and
likewise
rauished
her
own
sister
,
and
after
committed
her
most
in
humane
slaughter
in
a
solitarie
woode
:
this
being
done
,
he
fortified
himselfe
in
his
blacke
Castle
,
onely
consorted
with
a
cunning
Nigromancer
,
whose
skill
in
magick
is
so
excellent
,
that
al
the
knights
in
the
world
can
neuer
conquere
the
Castle
,
where
euer
since
hee
hath
remained
in
despight
of
the
whole
earth
.
But
now
speake
I
of
the
tragical
storie
of
my
vnhappy
mother
,
when
as
I
her
vnfortunate
babe
beganne
first
to
strugle
in
her
womb
,
wherin
I
wold
I
had
bene
strangled
:
she
heard
newes
of
her
knights
ill
demeanure
,
and
how
he
had
wholly
giuen
himself
to
the
spoile
of
virginitie
,
and
had
for
euer
left
her
loue
,
neuer
intending
to
returne
again
,
the
grief
wherof
so
troubled
her
mind
,
that
she
could
not
in
any
wise
desemble
it
,
for
vpon
a
time
being
amongst
her
Ladies
,
calling
to
remembrance
her
spotted
Uirginitie
,
and
the
séede
of
dishonor
planted
in
her
wombe
,
she
felt
into
a
wonderfull
and
strange
traunce
,
as
though
she
had
béen
oppressed
with
sodain
death
,
which
when
her
Ladies
and
damsels
beheld
,
they
presently
determined
to
vnbrace
her
rich
ornaments
,
and
to
carrie
her
vnto
her
bed
,
but
she
made
signes
with
her
handes
that
they
should
depart
and
leaue
her
alone
,
whose
commaundement
they
strait
way
obayed
,
not
without
great
sorrow
of
them
all
,
their
loues
were
so
déere
.
This
afflicted
Quéen
when
she
saw
that
she
was
alone
,
began
to
exclaime
against
her
fortune
,
reuealing
the
fates
with
bitter
exclamations
,
O
vnconstant
Quéene
of
chance
(
said
shee
)
thou
that
hast
warped
such
strange
webs
in
my
kingdom
,
thou
that
gauest
my
honor
to
that
tirants
lust
,
which
without
al
remorse
hath
left
me
comfortles
,
t
is
thou
that
didst
constraine
me
to
set
my
life
to
sale
,
&
to
sel
my
honor
as
it
were
with
the
crier
,
compelling
me
to
do
that
which
hath
spotted
my
Princely
estate
,
and
stain'd
my
bright
honor
with
blacke
infamie
:
woe
is
me
for
my
virginity
,
that
which
my
parents
gaue
me
charge
to
haue
respect
vnto
:
but
I
haue
carelessely
kept
it
,
&
smally
regarded
i●
:
I
will
therefore
so
chastice
my
body
,
for
thus
forgetting
of
my selfe
,
and
be
so
reuenged
for
the
little
regarde
that
I
haue
made
of
my
honour
,
that
it
shall
be
an
example
to
all
noble
Ladyes
and
Princes
of
high
estate
.
Oh
miserable
Quéene
,
oh
fond
and
vnhappy
Lady
:
thy
spéeches
be
too
too
foolish
,
for
although
thy
desperate
hand
should
pull
out
thy
dispised
harte
from
thy
bléeding
brest
,
yet
can
it
not
make
satisfaction
for
thy
dishonour
.
Oh
Heauens
,
why
do
you
not
cast
some
fiery
thunderbolt
downe
vpon
my
head
?
or
why
doth
not
the
earth
gape
and
swallowe
my
infamous
bodye
?
Oh
false
and
deceiuing
Lord
,
I
would
thy
louing
and
amourous
words
had
neuer
béene
spoken
:
nor
thy
quicke
sighted
eyes
,
neuer
gazde
vpon
my
beautie
:
then
had
I
florisht
still
with
glory
and
renowne
,
and
liu'd
a
happy
Uirgin
of
chaste
Dianaes
traine
.
With
these
and
other
like
lamentations
,
this
grieued
Quéene
passed
away
the
time
,
till
at
laste
she
felte
her
wombe
to
growe
big
with
childe
:
at
the
which
she
receiued
dubble
paine
,
for
that
it
was
impossible
to
couer
or
hide
it
,
and
séeing
her selfe
in
this
case
,
like
a
woman
hated
and
abhorred
,
she
determined
to
discouer
her selfe
publikely
vnto
her
subiectes
,
and
deliuer
her
body
vnto
them
to
be
sacrificed
vnto
their
Gods
:
and
with
this
determination
,
one
day
she
caused
certaine
of
her
Nobles
to
be
sent
for
,
who
straightway
fulfilled
her
commaundement
▪
but
when
she
perceiued
her
Lords
,
Knights
and
Gentlemen
of
honour
came
altogether
before
her
,
she
couered
her selfe
with
a
rich
robe
and
sate
vpon
her
bed
in
her
priuate
chamber
,
being
so
pale
and
leane
,
that
all
them
that
sawe
her
had
greate
compassion
vppon
her
sorrowe
:
beeing
all
set
round
about
her
bed
and
kéeping
silence
,
she
reuealed
to
them
the
cause
of
her
griefe
in
this
manner
.
My
Lords
(
quoth
she
)
I
shame
to
intytle
my selfe
your
Quéene
and
S●ueraigne
,
in
that
I
haue
defamed
the
honor
of
my
Countrie
,
and
little
regarded
the
welfare
of
our
Common
wealth
:
my
glistering
crowne
me
thinkes
is
shadded
with
a
cloude
of
black
disgrace
,
and
my
Princely
attire
conuerted
into
vnchaste
habiliments
,
in
which
I
haue
both
lost
the
libertie
of
my
heart
,
and
withall
my
wonted
ioy
,
and
am
now
constrained
to
indure
perpetual
paine
,
and
an
euer
pining
death
:
For
I
haue
lost
my
honour
,
and
recouered
shame
and
infamie
.
To
conclude
,
I
haue
forgone
the
liberty
of
a
Quéene
,
and
solde
my self
to
a
slauish
sinne
,
onely
mine
own
is
the
fault
,
and
mine
owne
shall
be
the
punishment
.
Therfore
without
making
any
excuse
,
I
héere
surrender
vp
my
body
into
your
powers
,
for
that
you
may
as
an
(
euill
quéen
)
sacrifize
me
vnto
our
Gods
:
also
that
within
my
accursed
wombe
,
for
now
my
Lords
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
I
am
dishonored
by
the
knight
of
the
black
Castle
:
he
hath
planted
a
Uine
within
my
fruitful
garden
,
and
sowen
a
séede
that
hath
made
Armenia
infamouse
:
heit
is
that
hath
committed
so
many
euils
in
the
world
:
he
it
is
that
delights
in
virgins
spoiles
,
and
hee
it
is
that
hath
bereau'd
mee
of
my
honor
,
but
with
my
good
will
I
must
néedes
confesse
,
and
left
me
for
a
testimonie
of
this
my
euill
déed
,
big
with
child
,
by
which
my
virgins
glory
is
conuerted
to
a
monstrous
scandall
:
and
with
this
she
made
an
end
of
her
lamentable
speach
:
And
being
gréeuously
oppressed
with
the
paine
of
her
burthenous
wombe
,
she
sate
her
downe
vpon
her
rich
bedde
,
and
attended
their
wils
:
but
when
these
Earles
,
Lords
and
honorable
personages
that
were
present
,
had
vnderstood
all
that
the
Quéene
had
saide
vnto
them
,
like
men
greatly
amazed
,
they
changed
their
cullors
from
red
to
white
,
and
from
white
to
red
,
in
signe
of
anger
,
and
looking
one
vpon
an
other
,
without
speaking
any
worde
,
but
printing
in
their
hearts
the
fault
done
by
their
Quéen
,
to
the
great
disgrace
of
their
countrie
,
and
so
without
any
further
considerati●n
,
they
depriued
her
from
all
princely
dignitie
,
both
of
her
Crowne
and
regiment
,
and
pronounced
her
perpetuall
banishment
from
Armenia
,
like
subiectes
not
to
bee
gouerned
by
such
a
defamed
Prince
,
that
hath
grafted
the
fruit
of
of
such
a
wicked
trée
within
her
wombe
.
So
at
the
time
appointed
like
a
woman
forlorne
and
hated
of
all
companies
,
shée
stored
her selfe
sufficient
with
tre●sure
,
and
betooke
her selfe
to
her
appointed
banishment
,
after
whose
departure
the
Armenians
,
elected
them
selu●s
an
other
Prince
,
and
left
their
lawfull
Queene
w●ndring
in
vnknown
Ilands
,
big
with
child
deuoide
of
succour
and
reliefe
,
where
insteed
of
her
Princely
bed
couered
with
Canopies
of
silk
,
shée
tooke
her
nightly
reposes
vpon
the
gréen
grasse
,
shadded
with
the
sable
curtaines
of
heauen
,
and
the
nurses
that
were
prouided
against
her
deliuerie
were
Nimphes
and
Faieries
dauncing
in
the
night
by
Proserpines
commaundement
:
thus
in
greate
griefe
continued
she
many
daies
contenting
her selfe
with
her
appointed
banishment
,
making
her
lamentations
to
the
whispring
winds
,
which
séemed
in
her
conceipt
to
reansweare
her
complaints
:
at
length
the
glistering
moone
had
ten
times
borrowed
light
of
the
golden
Phoebus
,
and
the
nights
cleare
candle
were
now
almost
extinguished
,
by
which
time
approached
the
houre
of
her
laborsome
trauell
,
wherein
onely
by
the
assistance
of
heauen
shee
was
deliuered
of
me
her
vnhappy
daughter
,
where
euer
since
I
haue
béene
nourished
by
the
deuine
powers
of
heauen
,
for
many
times
when
I
came
to
yéeree
of
discretion
,
my
wofull
mother
would
discourse
vnto
me
this
lamentable
story
of
both
our
mizeries
,
the
which
I
haue
moste
truely
delared
vnto
you
.
Likwise
shée
told
me
that
many
times
in
my
infancie
,
when
she
wanted
milke
in
her
brestes
to
nourish
me
,
there
would
come
a
Lionesse
,
and
sometimes
a
shée
Beare
and
gently
giue
me
sucke
,
and
contrarie
to
the
nature
of
wilde
beastes
,
they
would
many
times
sporte
with
,
where
by
she
coniectured
that
the
immortall
powers
had
preserued
me
for
some
strange
fortune
:
likewise
at
my
birth
,
nature
had
pictur'd
vpon
my
brest
,
directly
betwixt
my
tender
Paps
'
,
the
liuely
forme
of
a
purple
Rose
,
which
as
yet
doth
beautifie
my
bosome
with
a
vermillion
collour
:
and
this
was
the
cause
that
my
mother
named
me
Rosana
,
answerable
to
natures
marke
.
After
this
we
liu'd
many
a
yéere
in
great
distresse
,
penurie
and
want
,
soliciting
heauen
to
redresse
our
woes
,
more
oftner
then
we
had
liued
houres
:
the
aboundance
of
our
teares
might
suffize
to
make
a
watry
sea
,
and
our
sighes
in
number
to
countervaile
the
starres
of
heauen
:
but
at
last
the
fatal
sisters
listed
to
my
mothers
mones
&
to
my
great
sorrow
,
depriued
her
of
her
life
,
where
now
I
am
left
a
comfortles
Orphant
to
the
world
,
attending
the
time
vntill
that
heauen
send
some
curteous
Knight
that
may
conduct
me
to
that
blacke
Castle
where
my
disloyall
father
hath
his
residence
,
that
I
might
there
perform
my
mothers
dying
will
:
these
wordes
being
finished
,
Rosana
stood
silent
,
for
that
her
extreame
griefe
hindred
the
passage
of
her
tongue
,
and
her
eyes
rained
such
a
shewer
of
pearled
teares
vpon
the
liueles
body
of
her
mother
,
that
it
constrained
Saint
Georges
Sonnes
to
expresse
the
like
sorrow
:
but
after
they
had
let
fall
a
few
salt
teares
down
from
their
sad
eyes
,
and
had
taken
truce
for
a
time
with
●riefe
,
they
tooke
Rosana
by
the
hand
,
(
which
before
that
time
neuer
touched
the
body
of
any
man
)
and
protested
neuer
to
depart
from
her
company
til
they
had
safely
deliuered
her
into
the
blacke
Castle
.
After
this
when
the
Christian
Knightes
had
pitifully
bewailed
the
mizerie
and
vntimely
death
of
her
mother
,
they
tooke
their
daggers
and
digged
a
déep
graue
vnder
a
Bay
trée
and
buried
her
body
,
that
hungry
rauens
might
neuer
seaze
vpon
it
,
or
furious
beasts
teare
it
in
péeces
,
nor
rauenous
Harpies
deuour
it
:
and
after
with
the
point
of
their
daggers
they
in
graued
this
Epitaph
in
the
rinde
of
the
Bay
trée
,
which
words
were
these
that
follow
.
The
Epitaph
ouer
the
graue
of
the
vnfortunate
Queene
of
Armenia
.
Heere
lies
the
body
of
a
haples
Queene
,
Whose
great
goodwill
to
her
,
smal
loue
did
bring
:
Her
faithfull
minde
requited
was
with
teene
Though
she
deserud
for
loue
a
regall
King
.
And
as
her
corpes
inclosed
heere
doth
lye
,
Her
lucklesse
fate
,
and
fame
shal
neuer
dye
.
So
when
they
had
made
this
Epitaph
and
couered
her
graue
with
gréene
turues
,
they
departed
forward
on
their
iorney
towards
the
blacke
Castle
,
where
wee
will
leaue
them
in
their
trauels
,
and
returne
to
the
disloyal
Leager
,
and
howe
hee
fortified
his
Castle
by
magick
arte
,
according
to
the
learned
skill
of
a
cunning
Nigromancer
,
and
of
the
aduentures
that
hapned
to
Saint
George
with
the
other
Christian
Champions
in
the
same
Castle
,
therefore
graunt
you
immortall
powers
of
heauen
,
that
my
penne
may
be
dipt
in
the
waters
of
that
learned
fountain
,
where
the
nine
sisters
doe
inhabite
,
that
by
the
helpe
of
that
swéet
liquor
my
muse
may
haue
a
delightfull
vaine
,
so
that
mixing
the
speach
of
Mercury
with
the
prowesse
of
Mars
,
I
may
discourse
of
the
strangest
accident
that
euer
hapned
to
wandring
Knights
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
the
preparation
that
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
made
by
magick
arte
,
to
withstand
his
enemies
,
and
how
the
seuen
Champions
entred
the
same
Castle
,
where
they
were
inchaunted
into
a
dead
sleep
,
so
long
as
seuen
Lamps
burned
,
which
coulde
not
bee
quenched
but
by
the
water
of
an
inchaunted
Fountaine
.
THe
wicked
Leoger
as
you
haue
read
of
before
,
being
the
knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
,
and
one
that
for
wealth
and
treasure
surpassed
the
mightiest
potentate
of
those
countries
,
when
he
grew
detested
and
abhorred
in
euerie
companie
,
as
well
by
noble
Knights
,
as
gallant
Ladies
,
for
the
spoile
and
murther
of
those
thrée
comely
Damsels
,
whose
pittifull
stories
you
heard
in
the
two
passed
Chapters
,
and
fearing
a
sodaine
vengeance
to
fall
vpon
his
head
,
hee
fortified
himselfe
strongly
in
his
Castle
,
and
with
his
treasure
hyred
many
furious
Giants
to
defend
it
:
likewise
it
they
fayled
,
&
shold
chance
to
be
ouercome
,
he
consorted
with
a
wicked
Nigromancer
that
with
charmes
and
spels
should
worke
wonders
in
his
Castle
,
which
magicall
accomplishments
we
will
passe
ouer
till
a
more
conuenient
time
,
because
I
purpose
to
explaine
the
historie
in
good
order
to
the
readers
:
first
speake
we
of
Saint
George
with
the
other
christian
knights
that
came
in
reuenge
of
the
Shepheard
and
his
vnfortunate
daughter
,
who
with
good
successe
ariued
vpon
the
shoare
of
the
Iland
,
where
this
wicked
Leoger
and
the
Magician
had
fortified
their
blacke
Castle
:
In
which
countrie
the
Christian
Champions
,
like
the
inuinsible
followers
of
Mars
,
fearing
no
danger
nor
the
frowns
of
vnconstant
fortune
,
but
betooke
themselues
the
readiest
way
towards
the
Castle
,
in
which
iorney
they
were
almost
rauished
with
the
pleasures
of
the
Iland
,
for
entring
into
a
broad
and
straight
lane
,
garnished
on
both
sides
with
trées
of
diuers
sortes
,
wherein
they
heard
howe
the
Sommer
birds
recorded
their
pleasant
melodies
,
and
made
their
swéet
and
accustomed
songes
without
feare
of
any
man
to
molest
them
,
in
which
rowe
of
pleasant
trées
that
delighted
them
on
both
sides
:
there
wanted
not
the
gréen
lawrel
,
so
much
extéemed
of
learned
scholers
:
nor
the
swéet
mertel
trée
,
loued
by
Ladies
:
nor
the
high
Cipresse
so
much
regarded
of
Louers
,
nor
the
stately
pine
,
which
for
his
flourishing
height
is
called
the
prince
of
trées
:
wherby
they
iudged
it
to
be
a
habitation
for
the
Gods
then
any
terestrial
country
,
for
that
the
golden
Sun
with
his
glistering
beames
did
passe
through
those
gréene
and
pleasant
trées
without
any
hindrance
of
black
cloudes
:
for
the
heauens
were
as
cleare
as
tried
siluer
,
likwise
the
westerne
winds
did
softly
shake
the
shiuering
leaues
,
whereby
it
made
as
swéet
a
hermonie
as
the
celestiall
Cherubins
of
heauen
:
a
thousand
little
streamed
brookes
ran
vpon
the
inamelled
grounde
,
making
sundry
fine
workes
by
their
crooked
turnings
,
and
ioyning
one
water
with
another
,
with
a
very
gentle
méeting
,
making
such
siluer
musicke
,
that
the
Champions
with
the
pleasure
thereof
were
almost
rauished
,
and
smally
regarded
whither
their
horses
went
right
or
no
:
and
trauelling
in
this
sorte
,
they
rode
forward
till
they
came
into
a
meruailous
great
and
wide
meddow
,
beeing
of
so
greate
fairenes
,
that
I
am
not
able
with
any
pen
to
painte
out
the
excellencie
there
of
:
where
as
were
féeding
both
wilde
and
tame
Hartes
,
adorned
with
great
and
cragged
hornes
:
likwise
the
furious
wild
Bore
,
the
fierce
Lyon
and
the
simple
Lambes
were
altog●th●●
▪
féeding
with
so
great
friendship
,
as
to
the
contrary
by
nature
they
were
enemies
:
Wherat
the
noble
Champions
were
almost
ouercome
in
their
owne
conceites
,
and
amazed
in
their
imaginations
,
to
sée
so
strange
loue
cleane
contrarye
vnto
nature
,
and
that
there
was
no
difference
betwixt
the
loue
of
wilde
beastes
and
tame
:
in
this
manner
they
trauelled
,
till
vppon
a
sodaine
they
arriued
before
the
buildinges
of
the
blacke
Castle
:
and
casting
their
eyes
towards
the
same
,
they
beheld
néere
vnto
the
principall
Gate
,
right
ouer
the
Castle
,
twelue
Marble
Pinicles
,
of
such
an
excéedinge
height
,
that
the
Piramides
of
Egipt
,
were
very
lowe
,
in
comparison
of
them
:
in
such
sorte
,
that
whosoeuer
would
looke
vpon
them
,
was
scant
able
with
his
sight
to
comprehend
the
height
thereof
:
and
they
were
all
painted
moste
gorgiouslye
with
seuerall
cullours
.
Downe
belowe
vnder
the
Castle
there
was
an
Arche
with
a
Gate
,
which
séemed
to
be
of
Diamondes
,
and
all
was
compasse●
about
with
a
great
meate
or
ditch
,
being
of
so
great
a
depth
,
that
they
thought
it
to
rea●h
to
the
midst
of
the
earth
and
it
was
almost
two
hundreth
paces
broad
,
and
euery
Gate
had
his
Draw-bridge
,
all
made
of
redde
boordes
,
which
séemed
as
though
they
had
béene
bathed
all
in
blood
.
Then
the
Champions
r●d
to
the
other
side
of
this
goodly
Castle
,
wondring
at
the
curious
and
sumpteous
workmanship
,
where
they
espyed
a
Piller
of
beautifull
●●sper
stone
all
wroughtfull
of
precious
stones
of
strange
work
,
the
which
Piller
was
of
great
value
,
and
was
garnished
with
chaines
of
golde
,
that
were
made
fast
vnto
it
by
Magicks
arte
,
at
which
Piller
likewise
hung
a
very
costlye
siluer
Trumpet
,
with
certaine
letters
carued
about
the
same
,
the
which
contayned
these
wordes
following
.
If
any
dare
attempt
this
place
to
see
,
By
sounding
this
,
the
Gate
shall
opened
be
.
A
Trumpet
heere
inchaind
by
magick
arte
To
daunt
with
fear
the
proudest
champions
hart
Looke
thou
for
blows
that
entrest
in
this
gate
Returne
in
time
,
repentance
comes
too
late
.
The
which
when
Saint
George
beheld
,
and
had
vnderstoode
the
secrets
of
these
misticall
woordes
,
without
anye
more
tarryinge
,
he
sette
the
siluer
Trumpet
to
his
mouth
,
and
sounded
such
a
vehiment
blaste
,
that
it
thundred
in
the
elements
,
and
séemed
to
shake
the
foundation
of
the
Castle
:
whereat
the
principall
Gate
presently
opened
,
and
the
drawe
Bridge
was
let
downe
,
without
the
helpe
of
any
visible
hand
,
which
made
the
Champions
to
wonder
,
and
to
stand
amazed
at
the
strange
accident
,
but
yet
intending
not
to
returne
like
cowards
daunted
with
a
puffe
of
winde
,
they
allighted
from
their
warlike
stéedes
,
and
deliuered
them
vnto
the
olde
shéepheards
h●nds
,
to
be
fed
vpon
the
fragrant
and
gréene
grasse
,
till
they
had
performed
the
aduenture
of
the
Castle
,
the
which
they
vowed
either
to
accomplish
or
neuer
to
returne
:
so
locking
down
their
Beauers
and
drawing
foorth
their
k●ene
edged
fawchions
,
they
entred
the
Gates
,
and
beeing
safely
within
,
the
champi●●s
looked
round
about
them
to
sée
if
they
could
espye
any
body
,
but
they
saw
nothing
but
a
paire
of
winding
stayres
,
whereat
they
ascended
,
but
they
had
not
gone
many
〈◊〉
therein
,
when
as
there
was
so
great
a
darkenes
,
that
scarce
they
could
sée
any
light
,
so
that
it
rather
séemed
the
similitude
of
hell
,
then
any
other
worldly
place
,
and
so
groping
by
the
walles
,
they
kept
their
going
down
those
narrow
and
turning
staires
,
which
were
very
long
,
and
of
such
length
,
that
they
thought
they
descended
into
the
middle
of
the
earth
.
They
spent
a
great
time
in
descending
those
stayres
,
but
in
the
end
they
came
into
a
very
faire
and
large
Court
all
compassed
with
Iron
grates
like
vnto
a
prison
,
or
a
place
prouided
to
keep
vntamed
Lyons
,
wherein
casting
their
eyes
vp
to
the
toppe
of
the
Castle
they
behelde
the
wicked
knight
walking
with
the
Nigromancer
▪
vpon
a
large
gallerie
,
supported
by
huge
pillers
of
brasse
:
likewise
there
was
attending
vpon
them
seuen
Giants
,
armed
in
mighty
Iron
coates
,
holding
in
their
hands
bats
of
stéele
:
to
whom
the
bolde
and
venterous
Champion
of
England
spake
with
a
haughty
courage
and
lowde
voyce
in
this
manner
.
Come
downe
thou
wicked
knight
,
thou
spoyle
of
virginity
,
thou
that
art
inuironed
with
those
monstrous
Giants
,
those
the
wondring
worke
of
nature
,
whose
daring
lookes
séemeth
to
scale
the
heauens
,
like
vnto
the
pride
of
Nemrod
when
hee
offered
to
builde
vp
Babels
confused
Tower
.
Come
downe
I
say
,
from
thy
Brazen
gallery
,
and
take
to
thée
thy
armor
,
thou
that
hast
a
heart
to
commit
a
Uirgins
rape
,
for
whose
reuenge
we
come
:
now
likewise
haue
a
courage
to
make
thy
defence
,
for
we
vow
neuer
to
returne
out
of
thy
Castle
til
we
haue
confounded
thée
and
all
thy
forces
.
At
which
words
he
held
his
peace
,
and
expected
an
answere
.
But
the
wicked
knight
when
hee
heard
these
heroyicall
spéeches
of
Saint
George
,
began
to
fret
&
fume
like
to
the
starued
Lyon
▪
famished
with
hunger
,
or
the
ireful
Tiger
musling
in
humane
bloud
,
with
a
great
desire
to
satisfie
his
thirst
:
or
like
the
wrath
of
dogged
Cerberus
when
as
he
feasted
with
Alcides
flesh
euen
so
raged
Leoger
the
Knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
,
threatning
forth
furie
from
his
sparkling
eyes
:
and
in
this
vile
manner
he
reanswered
the
noble
Champion
of
England
:
proud
knight
(
said
he
)
or
peasant
▪
whatsoeuer
thou
arte
,
I
passe
not
the
sm●llest
haire
of
my
head
,
for
thus
vpbrayding
me
with
thy
vn●uly
tunge
,
I
will
returne
thée
speechlesse
into
hell
,
for
the
pauements
of
my
Castle
shal
all
be
sprinkled
with
thy
accurssed
blood
,
and
the
bones
of
those
thy
vnhappy
followers
shall
be
buried
in
the
sinkes
of
my
channelles
:
if
thou
hadst
brought
the
armie
of
inuincible
Caesar
,
that
made
all
landes
to
tremble
where
he
came
,
yet
were
they
but
a
blast
of
winde
vnto
my
forces
:
Séest
thou
not
my
Giants
which
stand
like
oaks
vppon
this
brazen
gallery
?
they
at
my
commaundment
shall
take
you
from
the
places
where
you
stand
,
and
throwe
you
ouer
the
walles
of
my
Castle
,
in
such
sorte
,
that
they
shall
make
you
flye
into
the
ayre
,
more
then
tenne
fathams
high
:
and
for
that
thou
hast
vpbrayded
me
with
the
disgrace
doon
vnto
a
virgin
:
I
tell
thée
,
if
I
had
thy
mother
héere
,
of
whome
thou
tookst
first
the
ayre
of
life
,
my
hand
should
split
her
womb
,
that
thou
mightst
sée
the
bed
of
thy
creation
as
Nero
did
in
Rome
:
or
if
thy
wife
and
children
were
héere
present
before
thy
face
,
I
would
abridge
their
liues
that
thy
accurssed
eyes
might
be
witnesses
of
their
bloodie
murthers
:
so
much
wrath
and
ha●e
now
rageth
in
my
heart
,
that
al
the
blood
in
Asia
cannot
wash
it
thence
.
At
which
words
,
the
Giants
which
he
had
hyred
to
defend
him
from
his
foes
,
came
vnto
him
very
strongly
armed
with
sturdie
weapons
in
their
handes
,
and
requested
him
to
be
quiet
,
and
to
abate
his
vnsufferable
anger
,
and
they
woulde
fetche
vnto
his
presence
,
all
those
brauing
knightes
that
were
the
occasion
of
his
disquietnesse
and
anger
:
and
so
without
tarying
for
any
answer
,
they
departed
downe
into
the
Courte
,
and
left
the
knight
of
the
Castle
with
the
Magitian
,
standing
still
vppon
the
gallery
to
beholde
the
following
encounters
:
But
when
the
Giants
approched
the
Champions
presence
,
and
sawe
them
so
well
proportioned
and
furnished
,
and
knightes
of
so
mighty
statures
,
they
florished
about
their
knotty
clubbes
,
and
purposed
not
to
spend
the
time
in
wordes
but
in
blowes
.
Then
one
of
the
fiercest
and
cruellest
Giants
of
them
all
(
which
was
called
Brandamond
)
séeing
Saint
George
to
be
the
forwardest
in
the
enterprize
,
and
iudging
him
to
be
the
Knight
that
had
so
braued
his
Lord
,
he
began
with
asterne
countenance
to
speake
vnto
him
in
this
manner
:
Art
thou
that
bolde
Knight
(
said
the
Giant
)
that
with
thy
witlesse
woordes
haste
so
angred
the
mighty
Leoger
the
Lord
of
this
Castle
?
if
thou
bée
,
I
aduise
thée
by
submission
,
to
séeke
to
appease
his
furious
wrath
before
reuengement
be
taken
vppon
thy
person
.
Also
I
doe
require
thée
(
that
if
thou
wilt
remaine
with
thy
life
)
that
thou
doost
leaue
thy
armour
,
and
yeilde
thy selfe
,
with
all
these
thy
followers
,
with
their
handes
fast
bound
behinde
them
,
and
goe
and
aske
forgiuenes
at
his
féete
:
to
which
Saint
George
with
a
smiling
countenance
answered
,
Giant
(
said
he
)
thy
councell
I
doe
not
like
,
nor
his
honor
will
I
receiue
,
but
rather
we
hope
to
send
thée
and
all
thy
followers
without
tongues
to
the
infernall
King
of
fiery
Plegethon
:
and
for
that
you
shall
not
haue
any
more
time
to
speake
such
folly
and
foolishnes
,
eyther
returne
your
waies
from
whence
you
came
,
and
repent
you
of
this
which
you
haue
said
,
or
els
prepare
your selues
to
mortall
battell
.
The
Giants
when
they
heard
the
Champions
resolutions
,
and
how
slightly
they
regarded
theyr
proffers
,
without
any
longer
tar●ance
they
fell
vppon
Saynt
George
and
his
company
intending
with
their
knotty
bats
of
steele
to
beate
them
as
small
as
flesh
vnto
the
●ot
,
but
the
Quéene
of
chaunce
so
smyled
vppon
the
christian
Champions
,
that
the
Giants
smally
p●euailed
,
for
betwixt
them
was
fought
a
long
and
terrible
battell
,
in
such
danger
that
the
victory
hung
wauering
on
both
sides
not
knowing
to
whome
she
should
fall
,
the
bats
and
faushions
made
such
a
noyse
vpon
one
anothers
armors
,
that
they
sounded
like
to
the
bl●wes
of
the
Ciclops
working
vpon
their
fiery
Anuils
:
and
at
euery
blowe
they
gaue
,
fire
flew
from
their
stéeled
Corselets
,
like
sparkles
from
the
flaming
furnaces
in
hell
,
the
skies
resounded
backe
the
ecchoes
of
their
stroakes
,
and
the
grounde
shooke
as
though
it
had
béene
oppressed
with
an
earth-quake
:
the
pauements
of
the
Court
was
ouerspred
with
an
intermixed
colour
of
bloud
and
sweat
,
and
the
wals
of
the
Castle
was
mightily
battered
with
the
Giants
clubs
:
but
by
the
time
that
glistering
Apollo
the
daies
bright
Candle
began
to
declare
from
the
top
of
heauen
,
when
the
Giants
(
wearied
in
fight
)
began
for
to
faint
:
whereat
the
Christian
Knights
with
more
courage
,
beganne
to
increarse
in
strength
and
with
such
rigor
assayled
the
Giants
that
before
the
gold●n
Sunne
had
diued
to
the
westerne
world
,
all
the
Giants
were
quite
discomfited
and
staine
,
some
lay
with
their
heads
dismembred
from
their
bodies
weltering
in
purple
gore
,
some
had
their
braines
sprinkled
against
the
walles
,
some
lay
in
the
channels
with
their
intrals
trayling
downe
in
streames
of
bloud
,
and
some
ioynteles
with
their
bodies
cut
in
péeces
,
so
that
there
was
not
one
left
aliue
to
withstand
the
Christian
Champions
.
Whereat
Saint
George
with
the
other
sixe
Knightes
fell
vpon
their
knées
and
thanked
the
immortall
Rector
both
of
heauen
and
earth
for
their
victorie
.
But
when
the
knight
of
the
blacke
Castle
which
stood
vpon
the
gallerie
during
all
the
time
of
the
incounter
and
saw
how
all
h●s
Giants
were
slaine
by
the
prow●sse
of
those
strang
Knights
,
he
raged
against
heauen
and
earth
,
wishing
that
the
ground
might
gape
and
swallowe
him
,
before
he
were
deliuered
into
the
handes
of
his
enemies
,
and
presently
would
haue
caste
himselfe
head-long
from
the
top
of
the
gallery
,
to
haue
dasht
his
braines
against
the
stony
pauements
,
but
that
the
Nigromancer
which
stoode
likewise
by
him
beholding
the
euent
of
the
incounter
,
intercepted
him
in
his
intended
drift
,
and
promised
that
hée
would
performe
by
arte
,
what
the
Giants
could
not
do
by
force
.
So
the
Nigromancer
fel
to
his
magick
spels
&
charms
,
by
which
the
Chrstian
Champions
were
mightily
troubled
and
molestled
and
brought
in
dang●r
of
their
liues
,
by
a
terrible
and
strange
manner
as
shall
bee
héereafter
showne
.
For
as
they
stoode
after
their
long
incounters
vnbuckling
their
armors
to
take
the
fresh
ayre
and
to
wash
theyr
bloudy
wounds
receiued
in
their
last
conflicte
:
the
Magitian
caused
by
his
arte
and
angry
spirit
in
the
likenes
of
a
Lady
of
a
marualous
and
faire
beauty
,
looking
through
an
yron
grate
,
who
séemed
to
leaue
her
faire
face
vpon
her
white
hand
very
penciuely
,
and
distilled
from
her
christal
eyes
great
aboundance
of
teares
,
which
when
the
Champions
saw
this
beautiful
creature
,
they
remained
in
great
admiration
,
thinking
with
themselues
,
that
by
some
hard
misfortune
she
was
imprisoned
in
those
yron
grates
,
with
that
this
Lady
did
séeme
to
open
her
faire
and
christeline
eyes
,
looking
earnestly
vpon
Saint
George
,
and
giuing
a
gréeuous
and
sorrowful
sigh
▪
she
withdrew
her selfe
from
the
grate
,
which
sodaine
departure
caused
the
Christian
Knights
to
haue
a
great
desire
to
know
who
it
should
be
,
suspecting
that
by
the
force
of
some
inchantment
they
should
be
ouerthrowne
:
and
casting
vp
their
eyes
againe
to
see
if
they
could
sée
her
,
they
could
not
,
but
they
saw
in
the
very
same
place
a
woman
of
a
great
and
princely
stature
,
who
was
all
armed
in
siluer
plates
,
with
a
swoord
girded
at
her
waste
,
sheathed
in
●
golden
scabberd
,
and
had
hanging
at
her
necke
an
Iuory
bowe
and
a
gilt
quiuer
,
this
Lady
was
of
so
great
beautie
,
that
she
seemed
almost
to
excell
the
other
,
but
in
the
same
sorte
as
the
other
did
,
vpon
a
sodaine
she
vanished
away
,
leauing
the
Champions
no
lesse
troubled
in
their
thoughtes
then
before
they
were
.
The
christian
Knightes
had
not
long
time
bewayled
the
a●sence
of
the
Lady
,
but
that
without
séeing
any
body
they
were
stricken
with
such
furious
blowes
vpon
their
backes
,
that
they
were
constrayned
to
stoop
with
one
knée
vpon
the
ground
,
yet
with
a
trice
they
arose
againe
,
and
looking
about
them
to
sée
who
they
were
that
strook
them
,
they
perswaded
them
to
be
the
likenesse
of
certain
knights
which
in
great
haste
séemed
to
runne
into
a
doore
that
was
at
one
of
the
corners
of
the
Courte
,
and
with
the
great
anger
that
the
Champions
receiued
,
séeing
them selues
so
hardly
intreated
,
they
followed
with
their
accustomed
lightnesse
after
the
knightes
,
in
at
the
same
doore
:
wherein
they
had
not
entred
thrée
steps
,
but
that
they
fell
downe
into
a
déepe
caue
,
which
was
couered
ouer
in
such
subtill
sorte
,
that
whosoeuer
did
tread
on
it
,
straight
way
fell
into
the
caue
,
except
he
was
aduertised
thereof
before
:
with
in
the
caue
it
was
as
darke
as
the
silent
night
,
and
no
light
at
all
apeared
:
but
when
the
Champions
saw
themselues
so
trecherously
betrayed
in
the
trap
,
they
greatly
feared
some
further
mischiefe
would
follow
,
to
their
vtter
ouerthrowes
,
so
with
their
swords
drawne
,
they
stood
readye
charged
to
make
their
defence
,
againste
what
soeuer
should
after
happen
,
but
by
reason
of
the
great
darkenesse
they
could
not
sée
any
thing
,
neither
discouer
wherein
they
were
fallen
,
they
determined
to
settle
themselues
against
something
,
either
poste
,
piller
or
wall
:
and
groaping
about
the
caue
,
they
searched
in
euery
place
for
some
other
doore
that
might
bring
them
foorth
out
of
that
darkesome
denne
,
which
they
compared
to
the
pit
of
hell
.
And
as
they
went
groping
and
féeling
vp
and
downe
,
they
found
that
they
troad
vpon
no
other
thinges
but
dead
mens
bones
,
which
caused
them
to
stand
still
:
and
not
long
after
,
they
espyed
a
secret
windowe
,
at
the
which
entred
much
cléerenesse
,
and
gaue
a
great
light
into
the
den
where
they
were
,
by
which
they
espyed
a
bed
moste
richly
furnished
with
curtaines
of
silke
,
and
golden
pendants
which
stoode
in
a
secret
roome
of
the
caue
,
behung
with
rich
tapestrie
of
a
sable
colour
:
which
bed
when
the
Champions
beheld
,
and
being
somewhat
weary
of
their
long
fight
which
they
had
with
the
Giants
in
the
Court
of
the
Castle
,
they
required
some
rest
and
desired
some
sleepe
vpon
the
bed
,
but
not
all
at
one
instant
:
for
they
feared
some
daunger
to
bee
at
hand
,
and
therefore
Saint
George
as
one
most
willing
to
be
their
watchman
,
and
to
kéep
senternell
in
so
daungerous
a
place
,
caused
the
other
Champions
to
take
their
reposes
vppon
the
bed
,
and
he
would
be
as
wakefull
as
the
cocke
against
all
daungerous
accidents
:
so
the
sixe
Christian
Knights
repaired
to
the
bed
,
whereon
they
were
no
sooner
layde
,
but
presently
they
fell
into
a
heauy
and
dead
sléep
,
in
such
sort
that
they
could
not
be
awaked
by
any
manner
of
violence
,
not
all
the
warlike
drums
in
Europe
if
they
were
sounded
in
their
eares
,
nor
the
ratling
thunder
claps
of
heauen
were
sufficient
to
recall
them
from
their
sleeps
,
for
indéed
the
bedde
was
inchaunted
by
the
Nigromancers
charmes
,
in
such
manner
that
whosoeuer
but
sate
vpon
the
sides
,
or
but
the
furniture
of
the
bed
,
were
presently
cast
into
as
heauy
a
sléepe
as
if
they
had
drunke
the
ioyce
of
dwaile
or
the
séede
of
Poppie
,
where
we
will
leaue
them
for
a
tyme
like
men
cast
into
a
traunce
,
and
speake
of
the
terrible
aduenture
that
hapned
to
S.
George
in
the
caue
,
who
little
mistrusting
of
their
inchantments
,
stoode
like
a
carefull
guard
kéeping
the
furious
wolfe
from
the
spoile
of
the
silly
shéep
:
but
vpon
a
sodaine
his
hart
began
to
throb
,
&
his
hayre
to
stand
vpright
vpon
his
head
,
yet
hauing
a
heart
fraught
with
inuinsible
corage
,
he
purposed
not
to
awake
the
other
knights
,
but
of
himselfe
to
withstand
whatsoeuer
hapned
,
so
being
in
his
princely
cogitation
,
there
appéered
to
him
as
hee
thought
the
shape
of
a
Magitian
with
a
visage
leane
,
pale
and
full
of
wrinckles
,
with
lockes
of
blacke
hayre
hanging
downe
to
his
shoulders
like
to
wreathes
of
invenomed
Snakes
,
and
his
body
séemed
to
haue
nothing
vpon
it
but
skin
and
bones
,
who
spake
vnto
Saint
George
in
this
dispitfull
manner
:
in
an
euill
houre
(
said
the
Magitian
)
camst
thou
hether
,
and
so
shall
thy
lodging
be
,
and
thy
entertainment
worse
,
for
now
thou
art
in
a
place
whereas
thou
shalt
looke
for
no
other
thing
,
but
to
be
meat
vnto
some
furious
beast
,
and
thy
surmounted
strength
shall
not
be
able
to
make
any
defence
.
The
English
Champion
whose
heart
was
oppressed
with
extreame
wrath
:
answered
,
O
false
and
accursed
charmer
(
said
he
)
whome
Gods
confound
for
thy
condemned
artes
,
and
for
whom
the
fiends
hath
dig'd
an
euerlasting
tomb
in
hell
,
what
furie
hath
inconst
thée
,
that
with
thy
false
and
deuelish
charmes
thou
dost
practise
so
much
euill
against
trauelling
and
aduenterous
Knightes
,
I
hope
to
obtaine
my
libertie
in
dispight
of
al
thy
mischiefe
and
with
my
stronge
arme
to
breake
all
thy
bones
in
sunder
.
All
that
thou
dost
and
wilt
do
wil
I
suffer
at
thy
hands
replyed
the
Nigromancer
,
onely
for
the
reuengement
that
I
will
take
of
thée
for
the
slaughter
of
the
seauen
Giants
,
which
as
yet
lyes
murthered
in
the
court
,
and
that
very
quickly
▪
and
therewithall
hee
went
inuisibly
out
of
the
Caue
:
so
not
long
after
at
his
backe
hee
heard
a
sodaine
noise
,
and
beheld
as
it
were
a
window
opening
by
little
and
little
,
where
as
there
appeared
a
cleare
light
,
by
the
which
Saint
George
plainely
perceaued
that
the
wals
of
the
Caue
were
washt
with
bloud
,
and
likewise
sawe
that
the
bones
whereon
they
treade
at
their
first
entry
into
the
den
were
of
humane
bodies
,
which
appeared
not
to
be
very
long
since
their
flesh
was
torne
off
with
hard
and
cruell
téeth
,
but
this
consideration
could
not
long
endure
with
him
,
for
that
he
heard
a
great
rumor
▪
and
looking
what
it
should
be
,
he
saw
that
there
was
comming
forth
out
of
an
other
den
,
a
mightie
serpent
with
wings
,
as
great
in
body
as
an
Elephant
,
he
had
onely
two
féet
which
appeared
out
of
that
monstrous
body
but
of
a
span
length
,
and
each
foote
had
thrée
clawes
of
thrée
spannes
in
length
,
she
came
with
her
mouth
open
of
so
monstrous
and
huge
a
bigne
,
and
so
deformed
,
that
a
whole
armed
Knight
horse
and
all
,
might
enter
in
thereat
,
she
had
vpon
her
Iawes
twoo
tuskes
which
séemed
to
be
as
sharpe
as
any
néedles
,
and
al
her
body
was
couered
with
hard
scales
of
diuers
colours
,
and
with
great
fury
she
came
with
her
wings
all
abroad
,
Saint
George
although
he
had
a
valiant
and
an
vndaunted
minde
,
yet
could
he
not
chuse
but
receiue
some
feare
in
séeing
so
monstrous
a
beast
.
But
considering
with
him selfe
,
that
it
was
then
time
,
and
great
néed
to
haue
courage
,
and
to
be
expert
and
valliant
for
to
make
his
defence
,
hee
tooke
his
good
cutting
sword
in
his
hand
,
and
shrowded
himselfe
vnder
his
hard
and
stronge
shéelde
,
and
tarried
the
comming
of
that
vgly
monster
.
But
when
the
furious
beast
saw
that
there
was
a
pray
whereon
she
might
imploy
her
sharpe
téeth
,
shee
stroake
with
her
inuenomous
wings
,
and
with
her
pearcing
clawes
she
griped
,
and
layd
fast
hold
vpon
Saint
Georges
hard
shield
,
pretending
to
haue
swallowed
whole
this
coragious
warrier
,
and
fastning
her
sharp
tuskes
vpon
his
helmet
,
which
when
she
found
so
hard
,
she
let
goe
her
hold
and
furiously
pulled
at
his
target
,
with
such
a
strenght
that
shee
pulled
it
from
his
arme
:
with
that
the
English
knight
stroake
at
her
head
a
most
mighty
and
stronge
blow
with
his
swoord
,
but
in
no
wise
it
could
hurt
her
,
by
reason
of
the
hard
scales
wherewith
it
was
couered
,
and
though
he
gaue
her
no
wound
,
yet
for
all
that
shee
felt
the
blow
in
such
sort
that
it
made
her
to
recoile
to
the
ground
,
and
to
fall
vpon
her
long
and
hideous
tayle
,
then
this
oppressed
Knight
made
great
hast
to
redouble
his
force
to
strike
her
another
blow
:
but
all
was
in
vaine
,
for
that
vpon
a
sodaine
she
stretched
her selfe
so
high
,
that
he
could
not
reach
her
head
:
but
yet
kinde
Fortune
so
fauoured
his
hand
,
that
he
stroke
her
vpon
the
belly
,
whereas
shee
had
no
defence
with
scales
,
nor
anie
other
thing
but
feathers
:
whereout
issued
such
abundance
of
blacke
blood
,
that
it
besprinkled
all
the
denne
about
.
This
terrible
and
furious
Serpent
,
when
she
felt
her selfe
so
sore
wounded
,
stroke
at
Saint
George
such
a
terrible
a
blow
with
her
taile
,
that
if
he
had
not
séene
it
comming
it
had
béen
sufficient
to
haue
parted
his
bodie
in
péeces
.
The
Knight
to
cleare
himselfe
from
the
blow
,
fell
flat
vpon
the
ground
,
for
he
had
no
time
to
make
any
other
defence
.
But
that
terrible
blow
was
no
sooner
passed
ouer
him
,
but
straight
waies
he
recouered
his
féete
,
at
such
time
as
the
furious
Serpent
came
towards
him
.
Here
Saint
George
hauing
a
great
confidence
in
his
strength
,
performed
such
a
valiant
exployt
,
that
all
former
Aduentures
that
hath
béen
euer
done
by
anie
Knight
,
may
bee
put
in
obliuion
,
and
this
kept
in
perpetuall
memorie
:
for
that
he
threw
his
sword
out
of
his
hand
,
and
ran
vnto
the
Serpent
,
and
imbraced
her
betwixt
his
mightie
armes
,
&
did
so
squéeze
her
,
that
the
furious
Beast
could
not
helpe
her selfe
with
her
sharpe
clawes
,
but
onely
with
her
wings
she
beat
him
on
euerie
side
.
This
valiant
Champion
and
noble
Warrier
would
neuer
let
her
loose
,
but
still
remained
holding
her
betwixt
his
armes
,
continuing
this
perillous
and
dangerous
fight
,
till
all
his
bright
armour
was
imbrued
with
her
bestiall
blood
,
by
which
occasion
shee
lost
a
great
part
of
her
strength
,
and
was
not
able
long
to
continue
.
Long
indured
this
great
and
dangerous
incounter
,
and
the
infernall
Serpent
remained
fast
vnto
the
noble
and
valiant
breast
of
the
English
Knight
,
till
such
time
as
he
plainly
perceaued
that
the
Monster
began
to
wexe
faint
,
and
to
loose
her
strength
.
Likewise
it
could
not
be
otherwise
,
but
Saint
George
wexed
somewhat
wearie
,
considering
the
former
fight
he
had
so
lately
with
the
Giants
.
Notwithstanding
when
he
saw
the
great
weaknes
of
the
Serpent
,
he
did
animate
himselfe
with
courage
,
and
hauing
opportunitie
by
reason
of
the
quantitie
of
blood
that
issued
from
her
wounds
,
he
tooke
his
trustie
sword
&
thrust
it
into
her
heart
with
such
violence
,
that
he
cloue
it
in
two
péeces
:
so
this
infernall
Monster
fell
downe
dead
to
the
ground
,
and
carried
the
Christian
Champion
with
her
,
for
for
that
they
were
fast
closed
together
,
and
by
reason
that
the
Serpent
lacked
strength
,
hée
quickly
cléered
himselfe
out
of
her
clawes
,
and
recouered
his
sword
.
But
when
he
saw
certainly
that
hee
was
cléere
from
the
Monster
,
&
that
she
had
yéelded
vp
her
detested
life
into
the
brittle
aire
,
he
knéeled
downe
and
gaue
thankes
to
the
immortal
maiestie
of
God
for
his
safe
deliuerie
.
The
venome
was
so
great
that
the
Serpent
threw
out
to
infect
the
knight
,
that
if
his
armour
had
not
béen
of
a
precious
vertue
,
hée
had
béen
impoysoned
to
death
.
After
the
victorie
was
obtained
and
the
Monster
dead
,
he
grew
verie
wearie
and
vnquiet
,
and
was
constrayned
to
sit
and
coole
himselfe
by
a
Well
which
was
full
of
water
,
standing
by
in
a
corner
of
the
Caue
,
from
whence
the
monstrous
Serpent
first
appeared
and
came
foorth
.
And
when
he
found
himselfe
refreshed
,
he
repayred
to
the
Inchaunted
bed
whereupon
the
other
sixe
Champions
laye
sléeping
,
dreaming
of
no
such
straunge
accident
that
had
happened
to
him
:
to
whom
he
purposed
to
reueale
the
true
discourse
of
all
the
dangers
that
had
befalne
him
in
that
accident
.
But
no
sooner
approached
he
vnto
that
inchaunted
bed
and
had
set
himselfe
downe
vpon
the
one
side
thereof
,
and
thinking
to
begin
his
discourse
,
but
he
presently
fell
into
a
heauie
and
dead
slumber
.
There
will
we
leaue
them
sléeping
and
dreaming
vpon
the
inchaunted
bed
,
not
to
be
wakened
by
anie
means
,
and
returne
to
the
Nigr●om●ncer
that
was
busied
all
the
time
of
the
Serpents
incounters
,
with
Leoger
in
burying
of
the
dead
Giants
:
But
now
he
knew
by
his
arte
,
that
the
Serpent
was
slaine
,
and
likewise
Saint
George
oppressed
with
a
charmed
sleepe
,
in
companie
of
the
other
Champions
vpon
the
inchaunted
bed
,
from
whence
hee
purposed
that
they
neuer
more
should
awake
,
but
spende
their
followed
fortunes
in
eternall
sléeps
.
Then
by
his
deuilish
artes
he
caused
seuen
Lampes
to
burne
continually
before
the
entry
of
the
Caue
,
the
properties
whereof
were
so
strange
,
that
so
long
as
the
Lampes
continued
burning
,
the
Champions
should
neuer
be
awaked
and
the
fiers
should
neuer
be
quenched
but
by
the
water
of
an
inchaunted
fountaine
,
the
which
he
likewise
by
magick
arte
had
erected
in
the
middle
of
the
court
guarded
most
strongely
with
fearefull
shapes
,
and
the
water
should
neuer
be
obtained
but
by
a
Uirgin
which
at
her
birth
should
haue
the
forme
of
a
Rose
most
liuely
pictured
vpon
her
brest
.
These
thinges
being
performed
by
the
secrets
of
the
Magitians
skill
added
suth
a
pleasure
to
Leogers
heart
,
that
he
thought
himselfe
eleuated
higher
then
towers
of
heauen
,
for
he
accompted
no
ioy
so
pleasing
vnto
his
soule
as
to
sée
his
mortall
enemies
captiuated
in
his
power
,
and
that
the
Magitian
had
done
more
by
his
artes
,
then
al
the
Knights
in
Asia
could
performe
by
prowesse
:
we
will
not
now
onely
leaue
the
Champions
in
their
sleeps
dreaming
of
no
mishap
,
but
also
the
Magitian
with
Leoger
in
the
blacke
Castle
,
spending
their
time
securely
,
careles
of
all
insuing
daunger
,
and
speake
now
of
the
olde
Shepheard
whome
the
Champions
at
their
first
entring
in
at
the
gates
of
the
Castle
,
where
they
left
him
to
looke
vnto
their
warlike
palfries
as
they
fed
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
:
but
when
this
olde
man
coulde
heare
no
newes
of
the
Champions
returne
,
he
greatly
mistrusted
their
confusion
,
and
that
by
some
trecherie
they
were
intercepted
in
their
vowed
reuengement
,
therefore
he
protested
secretly
with
his
owne
soule
,
in
that
for
his
sake
so
many
braue
Champions
had
lost
their
liues
,
neuer
to
depart
out
of
those
fieldes
,
but
to
spend
his
daies
in
more
sorrow
then
did
the
haplesse
King
of
Babilon
,
that
for
seauen
parching
Summers
,
and
as
many
fréezing
Winters
was
constrained
to
féede
vpon
the
flowers
of
the
fieldes
,
and
to
drinke
the
dewe
of
heauen
,
till
the
haires
of
his
heade
grewe
so
stiffe
as
Egles
feathers
,
and
the
nailes
of
his
fingers
like
vnto
birds
clawes
,
the
like
extremitie
he
vowed
to
indure
,
vntill
he
either
reobtained
a
wished
fight
of
those
inuincible
knights
(
the
flowers
of
chiualry
)
or
else
were
constrained
by
course
of
nature
to
yéeld
vp
his
loathed
life
,
to
the
furie
of
those
fatall
sisters
:
In
this
déepe
distresse
will
my
wearie
muse
likewise
leaue
this
old
shepheard
mourning
for
the
long
absence
of
the
English
Champion
and
the
other
Christian
Knights
,
and
returne
vnto
Saint
Georges
valiant
Sonnes
,
whome
we
left
trauelling
from
the
Quéene
of
Armenias
graue
,
with
her
vnvappy
daughter
Rosana
:
to
take
reuengement
for
her
disloyal
Lord
,
being
the
Knight
of
this
blacke
Castle
,
of
whose
vilanies
you
haue
heard
so
much
of
before
.
CHAP.
IX
.
How
Saint
Georges
three
sonnes
after
their
departure
from
the
Queene
of
Armenias
sepulcher
,
in
companie
of
her
Daughter
Rosana
,
met
with
a
Wilde-man
,
with
whom
there
hapned
a
strange
Aduenture
:
and
after
how
they
entered
the
Blacke
Castle
,
whereas
they
quencht
the
Lamps
,
and
awakened
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
,
after
they
had
slept
seauen
dayes
vppon
an
inchaunted
bedde
,
with
other
things
that
chanced
in
the
same
Castle
.
THe
budding
Flowers
of
Chiualrie
the
valiant
Sonnes
of
S.
George
to
performe
their
Knightly
promises
,
&
to
accomplish
what
they
had
protested
to
Rosana
at
the
Quéene
her
Mothers
graue
,
which
was
to
deliuer
her
safely
into
the
Blacke
Castle
,
where
her
vnkinde
father
had
his
residence
.
First
they
bought
her
a
Palfray
of
a
silke
colour
of
Spaine
traynd
in
that
Countrey
,
with
certaine
chaines
and
iewells
that
she
wore
about
her
necke
and
wrestes
,
which
stéede
was
furnished
with
blacke
Capparisons
,
in
signe
of
her
heauy
and
discontented
minde
,
&
his
forehead
beautified
with
a
spangled
plume
of
feathers
.
Thus
trauailed
they
day
and
night
from
the
Confines
of
Armenia
,
with
succesfull
fortune
,
till
they
happily
arriued
vpon
the
Iland
of
the
Blacke
Castle
:
where
they
were
constrained
to
rest
themselues
manie
nights
vnder
the
shaddowes
of
gréene
leaued
trées
,
where
the
melodie
of
siluer
tuned
birds
brought
them
to
their
swéete
sléepes
:
and
in
stéede
of
delicate
fare
,
they
were
forced
to
satisfye
their
hungers
with
swéete
Orenges
and
ripe
Pomegranades
,
that
grew
verie
plentifully
in
that
Iland
.
But
vppon
a
morning
,
when
the
skies
appeared
in
theyr
sightes
verie
cléere
and
pleasant
,
and
at
such
time
as
when
the
Sunne
began
to
spread
his
glistering
beames
vppon
the
loftie
mountaines
and
stately
Cedars
,
they
set
forward
on
their
iourney
,
hoping
before
the
cloasing
in
of
the
Dayes
bright
countenance
,
to
arriue
at
the
Blacke
Castle
,
béeing
their
long
wisht
for
hauen
,
and
desired
Port.
But
entering
into
an
vnknown
way
and
narrow
path
not
much
vsed
,
they
were
intercepted
by
a
strange
and
wonderfull
Aduenture
.
For
as
they
trauelled
in
those
vntroden
passages
,
spending
the
time
in
pleasant
conference
,
without
mistrusting
of
anie
thing
that
should
happen
to
them
in
that
pleasant
Iland
:
vpon
a
sodaine
(
not
knowing
the
occasion
)
their
horses
started
and
rose
vp
with
their
foreféet
,
and
turned
backward
into
the
aire
in
such
sort
,
that
they
had
almost
vnsadled
their
Masters
:
whereat
the
valiant
Knights
vppon
a
sodaine
looked
round
about
them
,
to
sée
who
or
what
it
was
that
caused
so
much
feare
:
but
when
they
perceiued
nothing
,
nor
could
coniecture
what
should
be
the
occasion
of
such
terror
,
they
grewe
wonderfullye
troubled
in
minde
.
Then
one
began
to
encourage
the
rest
,
saying
:
Beléeue
me
Brethren
,
I
muse
what
should
bee
the
cause
of
this
alteration
in
our
horses
?
hath
some
spirit
glided
by
vs
,
or
lodgeth
some
deuill
among
these
bushes
?
Whatsoeuer
it
be
,
let
vs
by
the
power
and
fauour
of
God
attempt
to
know
,
and
with
our
warlike
weapons
reuenge
the
frighting
of
our
horses
,
for
our
mindes
are
vndaunted
by
the
porwes
of
men
,
nor
feared
with
the
furye
of
deuils
.
These
woordes
being
spoken
with
greate
courage
and
maiestie
,
caused
Rosana
to
smile
with
a
chéerefull
countenance
,
and
to
imbolden
her
heart
against
all
insuing
accidents
:
so
presently
they
came
vnto
a
riuer
which
was
both
cléere
and
déepe
,
the
which
they
iudged
to
runne
quite
thorowe
the
middle
of
the
Iland
:
and
so
trauelling
along
by
the
riuers
side
,
where
within
a
little
while
their
horses
began
againe
to
stagger
and
to
be
wonderfully
affraide
,
and
casting
about
their
vigilant
eyes
,
to
sée
if
they
coulde
perceiue
what
it
should
be
that
made
their
horsses
so
timerous
they
espyed
espyed
a
terrible
Monster
in
the
shape
and
form
of
a
Satyre
or
a
wilde
man
,
which
did
crosse
ouerthwarte
the
Iland
,
of
a
wonderfull
greate
and
strange
making
,
who
was
as
bigge
and
broade
as
any
Giant
,
for
he
was
almost
foure
squa●re
:
his
face
was
thrée
foote
in
length
and
had
but
one
eye
,
&
that
was
in
his
forehead
,
which
glistred
like
vnto
a
blazing
Comet
or
a
fierye
Planet
:
his
bodye
was
couered
all
ouer
with
long
and
shagged
haire
,
like
to
the
impoysoned
stinges
of
Serpents
:
and
in
his
breaste
,
there
was
as
though
it
had
béene
a
glasse
,
out
of
the
which
there
séemed
a
great
and
shining
light
to
procéed
.
This
Monster
directed
his
way
towards
certaine
Rockes
of
stone
which
stood
in
the
Iland
,
and
by
reason
of
the
stragling
and
greate
noyse
that
the
horsses
made
,
he
cast
his
head
aside
and
espyed
the
thrée
Knightes
trauelling
in
companie
of
the
Lady
:
vpon
whome
he
had
no
sooner
cast
his
blazing
eye
,
but
with
a
deuilish
furye
he
ran
towards
them
,
and
in
stéed
of
a
Club
,
he
bare
in
his
hand
a
mighty
great
and
knotted
Maple
trée
.
These
valiant
Knightes
neuer
dismaide
at
the
sight
of
this
deformed
creature
,
but
against
his
comming
,
they
chéered
vp
their
horsses
,
and
pricked
their
sides
with
their
golden
spurres
,
giuing
a
great
shoute
as
a
signe
of
incouragement
,
and
withall
,
drawinge
foorth
their
sharpe
cutting
swords
they
stood
attending
the
furie
of
the
Monster
,
who
came
roaring
like
a
Bull
,
and
discharged
his
knotted
trée
amongst
the
magnanimous
Knightes
,
who
with
light
leapes
cléered
themselues
from
his
violent
blowes
,
that
his
club
fell
downe
to
the
ground
with
such
a
terrible
fall
,
as
thogh
with
the
violence
it
wold
haue
ouerthrowne
a
Castle
.
With
that
the
Knights
presently
alighted
from
theyr
horses
,
thinking
thereby
more
nimbler
to
defende
themselues
,
and
with
more
courage
to
assaile
the
Satyre
.
Manie
were
the
blowes
on
both
sides
,
and
dangerous
the
incounter
,
without
signe
of
victorie
inclining
vnto
eyther
partie
.
During
the
Battell
,
Rosana
(
through
the
griefe
and
feare
that
she
receiued
)
swounded
vpon
her
palfray
,
&
had
fallen
beside
his
back
,
if
she
had
not
first
closed
her
hands
about
the
pummell
of
the
saddle
:
and
being
come
a
little
vnto
her selfe
,
she
made
her
humble
supplication
vnto
the
Gods
,
soliciting
heauen
,
that
she
might
rather
be
buryed
in
the
Monsters
bowells
,
thereby
to
satisfie
hys
wrathe
,
than
to
sée
such
noble
Knights
loose
the
least
drop
of
blood
,
or
to
haue
the
smallest
haire
vpon
their
heads
diminished
:
such
was
the
loue
and
true
zeale
she
bore
vnto
these
thrée
Knights
.
But
Sa.
Georges
Sonnes
so
manfully
behaued
themselues
in
the
Encounter
,
bearing
the
prowesse
of
their
fathers
minde
,
that
they
made
manie
déepe
wounds
in
the
Monsters
flesh
,
and
such
terrible
gashes
in
his
body
,
that
all
the
gréene
grasse
was
couered
with
his
blacke
blood
,
and
the
ground
all
to
besmeared
&
strewed
with
hys
mangled
flesh
.
When
the
diuelish
Monster
felt
himselfe
wounded
,
and
saw
how
his
blood
stood
vpon
the
earth
like
coniealed
gore
,
hee
fled
from
them
more
swifter
than
a
whirlewinde
,
or
like
vnto
an
arrow
forced
from
a
musket
,
and
ran
in
great
hast
to
the
Rockes
that
stood
thereby
,
where
presently
he
threw
himselfe
into
a
Caue
,
pulling
downe
after
him
a
Rocke
of
stone
,
which
did
close
vp
the
entry
,
the
which
was
done
with
so
great
lightnesse
,
that
the
Knights
had
no
time
to
strike
him
,
but
after
a
while
when
they
had
blessed
themselues
to
sée
such
a
strainge
and
sodaine
thing
they
assayed
by
strength
to
remoue
the
Rocke
,
and
to
cleare
the
mouth
of
the
Caue
,
the
which
they
did
without
any
difficultnes
.
Yet
for
all
that
they
coulde
not
finde
which
way
they
might
enter
in
thereat
,
but
like
vnto
Lyons
fraughted
with
anger
,
fretting
and
chafing
,
they
went
searching
round
about
the
Rock
to
sée
if
they
could
espie
any
entry
,
and
at
last
they
found
a
great
cliffe
on
the
one
side
of
the
Rocke
,
and
looking
in
thereat
,
they
espyed
the
monster
,
lying
vpon
the
floare
licking
of
his
bléeding
wounds
with
his
purple
tongue
.
And
séeing
him
,
one
of
the
Knights
said
:
O
thou
traitor
and
distroyer
by
the
high
waies
,
O
thou
infernall
deuill
and
enemy
vnto
the
world
,
thou
that
art
the
deuourer
of
humane
fleshe
,
and
drinker
of
mans
bloud
,
thinke
not
that
this
thy
stronge
and
fast
closing
vp
of
thy selfe
in
this
Rocke
of
stone
shall
auayle
thee
,
or
that
thy
deuelish
body
shall
escape
vnslaughtered
out
of
our
handes
,
no
,
no
our
bloudy
weapons
shal
be
sheathed
in
thy
detested
bowels
,
and
riue
thy
damned
heart
asunder
,
and
therewithall
they
thrust
their
weapons
through
the
clift
of
the
Rocke
,
and
pearced
his
throat
in
such
sorte
that
the
monster
presently
dyed
,
the
which
being
done
they
returned
in
tryumph
like
conquerers
to
Rosana
,
where
they
founde
her
halfe
dead
lying
vpon
her
palfrie
.
But
when
shee
sawe
them
returne
in
safetie
like
one
new
risen
from
death
,
with
a
ioyfull
and
lowde
voice
shee
said
,
O
God
how
hath
it
pleased
thy
deuine
maiestie
,
to
furnish
these
Knights
with
more
strength
and
prowesse
,
then
any
other
in
all
the
world
,
else
coulde
they
not
haue
choosd
but
haue
béene
ouercome
by
this
remorceles
monster
,
which
séemed
to
be
of
force
to
destroy
kingdomes
:
therewithall
she
alighted
in
good
state
from
her
Palfray
,
and
sate
her
downe
vnder
the
shadow
of
a
Pine-trée
,
where
the
thrée
knights
likewise
sate
downe
,
&
laid
theyr
wearie
heads
vpon
her
soft
lap
to
sléepe
,
vpon
whose
faces
she
fanned
a
coole
breathing
ayre
,
and
wiped
their
sweaty
browes
with
her
handkercher
,
vsing
all
the
meanes
shee
could
to
moue
them
contentment
.
Long
had
they
not
reposed
themselues
vpon
Rosanaes
lappe
,
refreshing
their
wearie
bodies
with
a
golden
sléepe
,
but
they
awaked
and
mounted
vpon
their
stéedes
,
and
the
next
morning
by
breake
of
day
,
they
approached
the
sight
of
the
blacke
Castle
,
before
whose
walles
they
found
seauen
portly
stéedes
,
féeding
within
a
gréene
pasture
,
and
by
them
an
ancient
father
,
bearing
in
his
face
the
true
picture
of
sorrowe
,
and
caruing
in
the
barke
of
trées
the
subiect
of
all
his
passed
griefes
:
this
man
was
the
olde
sheapheard
which
the
seauen
Champions
of
christendome
(
before
their
inchaunted
sléepes
in
the
Castle
)
lefte
without
the
Gates
to
ouersée
their
horsses
,
as
you
heard
before
in
the
last
Chapter
.
But
Saint
Georges
sonnes
(
after
they
had
a
while
beheld
the
manner
of
the
sheapheards
silent
lamentations
)
demaunded
the
causes
of
his
griefe
and
wherefore
he
remayned
so
néere
the
danger
of
the
Castle
?
to
whose
demaundes
,
the
curteous
olde
man
answered
in
this
manner
.
Braue
Knightes
(
saide
hee
)
for
you
séeme
to
be
no
lesse
by
your
Princely
demeanures
,
within
this
Castle
remaineth
a
bloody
tirant
and
a
wicked
homicide
,
called
Leoger
,
whose
tyrannie
and
lust
hath
not
onely
rauished
but
murthered
two
of
my
daughters
,
with
whome
I
was
honored
in
my
yong
yeares
,
in
whose
reuenge
there
came
with
me
seauen
christian
knights
of
seauen
seueral
countries
,
that
entred
this
accursed
Castle
about
seauen
daies
since
,
appointing
me
to
stay
without
the
gates
,
&
to
haue
a
vigilent
care
of
their
horses
,
till
I
heard
either
newes
of
the
Tyrants
confusion
,
or
their
ouerthrowes
:
but
neuer
since
by
anie
meanes
could
I
learne
whether
good
or
bad
were
betided
them
.
These
words
strooke
such
a
terror
to
their
hearts
▪
that
for
a
time
they
stoo●
spéechlesse
,
imagining
that
those
seauen
Knightss
were
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
,
in
whose
pursutes
they
had
traueled
so
many
countreyes
.
But
at
last
when
Saint
Georges
Sonnes
had
recouered
their
former
spéeches
,
one
of
them
(
though
not
intending
to
reueale
what
they
imagined
)
sayd
vnto
the
olde
Shepheard
:
that
likewise
they
came
to
bee
reuenged
vpon
that
accursed
Knight
,
for
the
spoyle
of
a
beauteous
and
worthie
Uirgine
Quéene
,
done
by
the
said
lust
inflamed
Tyrant
.
Then
the
Ladie
and
the
thrée
Knightes
alighted
from
their
horses
,
and
likewise
committed
them
to
the
kéeping
of
the
olde
Shepheard
:
who
courteously
receiued
them
,
&
earnestly
prayed
for
their
prosperous
procéedings
.
So
the
thrée
Knightes
buckled
close
their
armours
,
laced
on
their
helmets
,
and
put
their
shields
vpon
their
armes
,
and
in
companie
of
Rosana
they
went
to
the
Castle
gate
,
the
which
glistered
against
the
Sunne
like
burnisht
golde
:
whereat
hung
a
mightie
Copper
King
,
wherewith
they
beate
so
vehemently
against
the
Gate
,
that
it
séemed
to
rattle
like
a
violent
tempestuous
storme
of
thunder
in
the
Element
.
Then
presently
there
appeared
(
looking
out
at
a
marble
pillor●d
window
)
the
Magitian
,
newly
risen
from
his
bed
,
in
a
wrought
shirt
of
blacke
silke
,
and
couered
wyth
a
night
gown
of
damaske
veluet
:
and
séeing
the
Knights
with
the
Ladie
standing
before
the
gate
,
he
thus
discurteously
gréeted
them
.
You
Knights
of
strange
Countreys
said
he
,
for
so
doth
it
appeare
by
your
strange
demeanours
:
if
you
desire
to
haue
the
gates
opened
,
and
your
bones
buried
in
the
valts
of
our
Castle
,
turne
backe
vnto
the
Iasper
piller
behinde
you
▪
and
sound
the
siluer
Trumpet
that
hangs
vpon
it
,
so
shall
your
entrie
be
easie
,
but
your
comming
foorth
miraculous
.
And
thereupon
the
Magitian
left
the
window
.
Then
one
of
the
Knights
went
vnto
the
Iasper
piller
,
and
with
a
vehement
breath
sounded
the
inchanted
trumpet
as
S.
George
did
before
,
whereat
the
gates
flew
open
in
like
manner
:
wherein
(
without
anie
disturbance
)
they
entred
:
&
comming
into
the
same
Court
where
the
champions
had
fought
with
the
Giants
,
they
spied
the
inchanted
Lampes
,
which
hung
burning
before
the
entrie
of
the
caue
where
the
Champions
lay
vpon
the
inchanted
bed
.
Under
the
Lampes
hung
a
siluer
tablet
in
an
yron
chaine
,
in
it
was
written
these
words
following
.
These
fatal
lamps
with
their
inchanted
lights
,
In
deaths
sad
sleep
hath
shut
7.
christen
knights
Within
this
caue
they
ly
with
sloth
confounded
Whose
fame
but
late
in
eury
place
resounded
.
Except
these
flaming
lampes
extinguisht
bee
,
Their
golden
thoughts
shall
sleepe
eternally
.
A
Fountaine
framde
by
furies
raisd
from
hell
,
About
whose
spring
doth
fear
&
terror
dwel
:
No
earthly
water
may
suffise
but
this
To
quench
the
lamp
where
art
commander
is
.
No
wightaliue
this
water
may
procure
,
But
she
that
is
a
Virgin
chast
and
pure
.
For
Nature
at
her
birth
did
so
dispose
,
Vpon
her
breast
to
print
a
purple
Rose
.
These
verses
being
perused
by
the
thrée
Knights
,
&
finding
them
as
it
were
contriued
in
the
manner
of
a
mysticall
Oracle
,
they
could
not
imagine
what
they
should
signifie
:
but
Rosana
being
singularly
well
conceated
,
and
of
a
quicke
vnderstanding
,
presently
knewe
that
by
her
the
Aduenture
should
be
finished
,
and
therefore
shee
incouraged
them
to
a
forwardnes
,
and
to
séeke
out
the
inchaunted
Fountaine
,
that
by
the
water
thereof
the
lamps
might
be
quenched
,
and
the
seauen
Champions
deliuered
out
of
captiuitie
.
This
importunate
desire
of
Rosana
,
caused
the
thrée
yong
Knights
not
to
loose
anie
time
,
but
to
search
in
euery
corner
of
the
Castle
,
till
they
had
found
the
place
wherin
the
Fountaine
was
:
for
as
they
went
towards
the
North
side
of
the
Court
,
they
espied
another
little
doore
standing
in
the
wall
,
and
when
they
came
to
it
,
they
sawe
that
it
was
made
all
of
verie
strong
yron
,
with
a
portal
of
stéele
,
and
in
the
key
hole
thereof
there
was
a
brazen
key
,
with
t●e
which
they
did
open
it
,
whereat
pres●ntly
(
vnto
theyr
wonderfull
amazements
)
they
heard
a
verie
sad
and
sorrowfu●l
voyce
breath
foorth
these
words
following
.
Let
no
man
bee
so
foolish
hardy
,
as
to
enter
here
,
for
it
is
a
place
of
terror
and
confusion
.
Yet
for
all
this
they
entered
in
thereat
,
and
would
not
be
daunted
with
anie
ceremonious
fear
,
but
like
knights
of
an
heroycall
estimation
they
went
forward
:
wherein
they
were
no
sooner
entred
,
but
they
saw
that
it
was
wonderfully
darke
,
and
it
séemed
vnto
them
that
it
should
be
a
verie
large
Hall
,
and
therein
they
heard
verie
fearefull
howlings
,
as
though
there
had
bin
a
legion
of
helhounds
,
or
that
Plutoes
Dogge
had
béen
vice
gerent
of
that
place
.
Yet
for
all
this
these
valiant
Knights
did
not
loose
anye
of
their
accustomed
courage
,
nor
wold
the
Ladie
leaue
their
companies
for
anie
danger
:
but
they
entred
in
further
,
&
tooke
off
their
gauntlets
from
their
left
hands
,
whereon
they
wore
meruailous
great
and
fine
Diamonds
,
which
were
set
in
rings
,
that
gaue
so
much
light
,
that
they
might
plainly
sée
all
things
that
were
in
the
Hal
,
the
which
was
verie
great
and
wide
,
and
vppon
the
walls
were
painted
the
figures
of
manie
furious
fiends
and
diuells
,
wyth
other
straunge
Uisions
framed
by
Magicke
arte
,
onely
to
terrefie
the
beholders
.
But
looking
verie
circumspectlye
about
them
on
euerie
side
,
they
espied
the
inchanted
fountaine
standing
directly
in
the
middle
of
the
Hall
,
towards
which
they
went
with
their
shieldes
braced
on
theyr
left
armes
,
and
their
good
swords
charged
in
their
hands
,
readie
to
withstand
anie
daungerous
accident
whatsoeuer
should
happen
.
But
comming
to
the
Fountaine
,
and
offering
to
fill
their
helmets
with
water
,
there
appeared
before
them
a
strange
and
terrible
Griphon
,
which
séemed
to
bee
all
of
flaming
fire
who
stroke
all
the
thrée
Knights
one
after
another
in
such
sort
,
that
they
were
forced
to
recoyle
backe
a
great
way
:
yet
notwithstanding
with
great
discretion
they
kept
themselues
vpright
,
&
with
a
wonderfull
lightnesse
,
accompanied
with
no
lesse
anger
,
they
threw
theyr
shields
at
their
backes
,
and
taking
their
swordes
in
both
their
handes
,
they
began
most
fiercely
to
assaile
the
Griphon
with
mortall
and
strong
blowes
.
Then
presentlye
there
appeared
before
them
a
whole
legion
of
diuels
with
flesh-hookes
in
their
hands
,
spitting
forth
flames
of
fire
,
&
breathing
from
their
nosthrills
smoking
sulphure
&
brimstone
.
In
this
terrible
sort
tormented
they
these
thrée
valiant
Knights
,
whose
yeres
although
they
were
but
yong
,
yet
with
great
wrath
and
redoubled
force
aduentred
they
themselues
amongst
this
hellish
crue
,
striking
such
terrible
blowes
,
that
in
spite
of
them
they
came
vnto
the
Fountaine
and
proff●red
to
take
of
the
water
:
but
all
in
vain
,
for
they
were
not
onely
put
from
it
by
this
diuelish
companie
,
but
the
water
it selfe
glided
from
their
hands
.
Oh
in
what
great
trauel
and
perplexitie
these
Knights
remained
amongst
this
wicked
and
diuellish
generation
,
for
to
defend
themselues
that
they
might
attaine
to
the
finishing
of
this
Aduenture
,
according
to
their
knightlye
promise
.
But
during
the
time
of
all
these
daungerous
encounters
,
Rosana
stood
like
one
berest
of
sense
,
thorough
the
terror
of
the
same
:
but
at
last
remembring
her selfe
of
the
prophecie
written
in
the
siluer
tablet
,
the
which
the
knights
perused
by
the
inchaunted
Lampes
:
the
signification
of
which
was
,
that
the
quenching
of
the
lights
should
be
accomplished
by
a
pure
Uirgin
,
that
had
the
liuely
forme
of
a
Rose
naturally
pictured
vpon
her
breast
:
all
the
which
Rosana
knew
most
certainly
to
bee
comprehended
in
her selfe
.
Therefore
whilst
they
continued
in
their
fight
,
she
tooke
vp
a
helmet
that
was
pulled
from
one
of
the
Knightes
heads
by
the
furious
force
of
the
Griphon
,
and
ranne
vnto
the
Fountaine
and
filled
it
with
water
,
wherewith
shee
quenched
the
inchaunted
Lampes
,
with
as
much
ease
,
as
though
one
had
dipped
a
waxen
torch
in
a
mightie
riuer
of
water
.
This
was
no
sooner
done
and
finished
to
Rosanaes
chéefest
contentment
,
when
that
the
heauens
began
to
waxe
darke
,
and
the
cléere
skies
to
be
ouerspred
with
a
blacke
&
thicke
clowd
,
and
it
came
with
great
thundrings
&
lightnings
,
and
with
such
a
terrible
noyse
,
as
though
the
earth
would
haue
sunke
:
and
the
longer
it
indured
,
the
more
was
the
furie
thereof
,
in
such
sort
that
the
Griphon
wyth
all
that
deluding
generation
of
spirits
vanished
away
,
and
the
Knights
forsooke
their
incounters
,
and
fell
vpon
theyr
knées
,
and
with
great
humilitie
they
desired
of
God
to
be
deliuered
from
the
furie
of
that
excéeding
and
terrible
tempest
.
By
this
sodaine
alteration
of
the
heauens
,
the
knight
of
the
Castle
knew
that
the
Lampes
were
extinguished
,
the
Champions
redéemed
from
their
inchaunted
sléepes
the
Castle
yéelded
to
the
pleasure
of
the
thrée
knights
,
and
his
owne
life
to
the
furies
of
their
swords
,
except
hée
preserued
it
by
a
sodaine
flight
,
so
presently
hee
departed
the
Castle
,
and
secretly
fled
out
of
the
Iland
vnsuspected
by
anie
one
:
of
whose
after
fortunes
,
miseries
,
and
death
,
you
shall
heare
more
hereafter
in
the
course
of
the
historie
following
.
The
Nigromancer
by
his
Arte
likewise
knew
,
that
the
Castle
was
yéelded
vnto
his
Enemies
power
,
&
that
his
charmes
and
magicke
spells
nothing
preuailed
:
therfore
he
caused
two
ayrie
spirits
in
the
likenes
of
two
Dragons
to
carrie
him
swiftly
through
the
ayre
in
an
Ebonie
Chariot
.
Héere
we
leaue
him
in
his
wicked
&
diuelish
attempts
and
diuelish
enterprises
,
which
shall
bee
discoursed
héereafter
more
at
large
:
because
it
appertaineth
to
our
Historie
now
to
speake
of
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
,
that
by
the
quenching
of
the
Lampes
were
awakened
from
their
inchauntments
,
wherein
they
had
laine
in
obscuritie
for
the
space
of
seauen
dayes
.
For
when
they
were
risen
from
their
sléepes
,
and
had
rowsed
vp
theyr
drowsie
spirits
,
like
men
newly
recouered
from
a
trance
,
being
ashamed
of
that
dishonorable
enterprice
,
they
long
time
gazed
in
each
others
faces
,
being
not
able
to
expresse
their
mindes
,
but
by
blushing
lookes
,
beeing
the
silent
speakers
of
their
extreame
sorrowes
.
But
at
last
Saint
George
began
to
expresse
the
extremitie
of
his
griefe
in
this
manner
.
What
is
become
of
you
braue
Europes
Champions
(
said
he
)
where
is
now
your
wonted
valors
,
that
hath
bin
so
much
renowmed
through
the
world
?
what
is
become
of
your
surmounting
strengths
,
that
hath
bruzed
inchaunted
helmets
,
and
quaild
the
power
of
mightie
multitudes
?
what
is
become
of
your
terrible
blowes
,
that
hath
subdued
mountaines
,
hewen
in
sunder
diamond
armours
,
and
brought
whole
kindomes
vnder
your
subiections
,
now
I
sée
that
all
is
forgotten
&
nothing
worth
,
for
that
we
haue
buried
all
our
honors
,
dignities
,
and
fames
in
slouthfull
slumbers
vpon
a
silken
bed
.
And
thereupon
hee
fell
vpon
his
knées
,
and
said
:
thou
holy
God
,
thou
rector
of
the
riding
racks
of
heauen
,
to
thée
I
inuocate
and
call
,
and
desire
thée
to
help
vs
,
and
doe
not
permit
vs
to
haue
our
fames
taken
away
for
this
dishonor
,
but
let
vs
meritte
dignitie
by
our
victories
,
and
that
our
bright
renownes
may
ride
vpon
the
glorious
winges
of
fame
,
whereby
that
babes
as
yet
vnborne
may
speake
of
vs
and
in
time
to
come
fill
whole
v●lumes
with
our
princely
atchiuements
.
These
and
such
like
reasons
pronounced
this
disconted
Champion
,
till
such
time
as
the
elementes
cleared
,
and
that
golden
faced
Phoebus
glistred
with
splendant
brightnes
into
the
caue
through
a
secret
hole
,
which
séemed
in
their
conceits
to
daunce
about
the
vale
of
heauen
,
and
to
reioyce
at
their
happie
deliueries
.
In
this
ioyfull
manner
returned
they
vp
into
the
court
of
the
Castle
,
with
their
armors
buckled
fast
vnto
their
bodies
,
which
had
not
béene
vnbraced
in
seuen
dayes
before
,
where
they
met
with
the
thrée
Knightes
comming
to
salute
them
,
and
to
giue
them
the
curtesies
of
Knighthood
.
But
when
Saint
George
saw
his
Sonnes
whome
he
had
not
séene
in
twice
two
yéeres
before
he
was
so
rauished
with
ioy
,
that
he
swounded
in
their
bosomes
,
and
not
able
to
giue
them
his
blessing
,
so
great
was
the
pleasure
he
tooke
in
their
fights
.
Héere
I
leaue
the
ioyfull
gréeting
betwixt
the
Father
and
his
Sons
,
to
those
that
knowes
the
secret
loue
of
parents
to
their
children
,
and
what
deare
affection
long
absence
bréedeth
.
For
when
they
had
sufficiently
ostended
the
integritie
of
their
soules
each
to
other
,
and
had
at
large
explained
how
many
daungers
euery
Knight
and
Champion
had
passed
since
their
departures
from
England
,
where
as
they
begun
first
their
intended
pilgrimage
to
Ierusalem
as
you
heard
in
the
beginning
of
this
booke
,
they
determined
to
search
the
Castle
,
and
to
finde
out
Leoger
with
his
assosiate
the
wicked
inchaunter
,
that
they
might
receiue
dew
punishments
for
their
committed
offences
,
but
they
like
wylie
foxes
were
fled
from
the
hunters
traces
,
and
had
left
the
emptie
Castle
to
the
spoile
of
the
Christian
Champions
:
But
when
Rosana
sawe
her selfe
dismist
from
her
purpose
,
and
that
she
could
not
performe
her
mothers
will
,
against
her
disloyall
Father
,
she
protested
by
the
mightie
God
of
heauen
,
neuer
to
close
vp
her
carefull
eyes
with
quiet
slumbers
,
nor
neuer
rest
her
wearie
limbes
in
bed
of
Downe
,
but
trauell
vp
and
downe
the
circled
earth
till
she
inioyd
〈◊〉
of
her
disloiall
Father
whome
as
yet
her
eyes
did
neuer
see
.
Therefore
shee
coniured
the
Champions
by
the
lou●●nd
honor
that
knights
should
beare
vnto
Ladies
in
〈◊〉
,
to
graunt
her
libertie
to
depart
and
not
to
hinder
her
from
her
intended
trauell
.
The
Knights
considered
with
themselues
that
shée
was
a
Lady
of
a
deuine
inspiration
,
borne
vnto
some
straunge
fortune
,
and
one
by
the
heau●n●
appointment
which
had
redéemed
them
from
a
wonderfull
mizerie
.
Therefore
they
condescended
to
her
desires
,
and
not
onely
gaue
her
leaue
to
depart
,
but
furnished
her
with
all
thinges
belonging
to
a
Ladye
of
so
braue
a
minde
.
First
they
found
within
the
Castle
an
armor
fit
for
a
woman
,
the
which
the
inchaunter
had
caused
to
be
made
by
magick
arte
of
such
a
singuler
nature
that
no
weapon
could
pearce
it
,
and
so
light
in
wearing
,
that
it
wayed
no
heuier
then
a
Lions
s●in
,
it
was
contriued
after
the
Amazonian
fashion
,
plated
before
with
siluer
plates
,
like
the
scales
of
a
Dolphin
,
and
riuetted
together
with
golden
nayles
:
so
that
when
she
had
it
vppon
her
backe
,
shée
séem●d
like
to
Diana
,
hunting
in
the
Forrests
of
transformed
Acteon
.
Likewise
they
found
(
standing
in
a
stable
at
the
East
side
of
the
Castle
)
a
lustie
limbed
Steed
,
big
of
stat●r●
,
&
of
a
verie
good
haire
,
because
the
halfe
part
forwards
was
of
the
colour
of
a
Wolfe
,
and
the
other
halfe
was
al
black
,
sauing
that
here
and
there
it
was
spotted
with
litle
white
spots
:
his
féete
were
clouen
,
so
that
he
néeded
not
at
anye
time
to
be
shod
:
his
necke
was
somewhat
long
,
hauing
a
little
head
,
with
great
eares
hanging
downe
like
a
hound
:
his
pace
was
with
great
maiestie
,
and
he
so
doubled
hys
necke
,
that
his
mouth
touched
his
breast
:
there
came
out
of
his
mouth
two
great
tuskes
like
vnto
an
Elephant
,
and
hee
did
exceede
all
horses
in
the
world
in
lightnes
,
and
dyd
runne
with
an
excéeding
good
grace
.
This
likewise
bestowed
they
vppon
the
Ladie
,
the
which
did
more
content
her
minde
,
than
anie
thing
that
euer
her
eye
had
séene
before
that
time
.
Also
the
ten
christian
Knights
gaue
her
at
her
departure
ten
diamond
rings
,
continually
to
weare
vpon
her
ten
fingers
,
in
perpetuall
remembrance
of
their
curtesies
.
This
being
done
,
without
anie
longer
tarriance
,
but
thanking
them
for
their
great
kindnes
shewed
vnto
her
in
distresse
,
she
leapt
into
the
saddle
without
helpe
of
stirrop
or
anie
other
thing
,
and
so
rode
spéedely
awaye
from
their
sights
,
as
a
shower
of
raine
driuen
by
a
violent
tempest
.
After
her
departure
,
the
Champions
remembred
the
olde
Shepheard
,
whom
they
had
almost
forgotten
,
thorough
the
ioy
that
they
tooke
in
their
happie
méetings
:
he
as
yet
remained
without
the
Castle
gates
,
carefully
kéeping
their
horses
,
whom
now
they
caused
to
come
in
▪
and
not
onely
gaue
him
the
honour
due
vnto
his
age
,
but
bestowed
frankly
vpon
him
the
state
and
gouernment
of
the
Castle
,
with
store
of
iewels
,
pearles
and
treasure
,
onely
to
be
maintained
and
kept
for
the
releefe
of
poore
Trauailers
.
This
being
perfourmed
with
their
generall
consents
,
they
spent
the
remnant
of
the
day
in
banquetting
and
other
pleasant
conference
of
their
passed
Aduentures
.
And
when
that
Night
with
her
sable
clowdes
had
ouer-spred
the
Dayes
delightfull
countenaunce
,
they
betooke
them
to
their
rests
:
the
seauen
Champions
in
a
chamber
that
had
as
manie
windowes
as
there
were
daies
in
the
yere
,
the
olde
Shepheard
by
himselfe
in
a
rich
furnished
Parlour
,
and
Saint
Georges
three
Sonnes
in
the
greatest
Hall
in
the
Castle
.
CHAP.
X.
How
after
the
Christian
Knightes
were
gone
to
bed
in
the
black
Castle
:
Saint
George
was
awaked
from
his
sleep
in
the
dead
time
of
the
night
,
after
a
most
fearefull
manner
,
and
likwise
how
he
found
a
Knight
lying
vpon
a
tombe
,
that
stood
ouer
a
flaming
fire
,
with
other
thynges
that
hapned
vpon
the
same
.
MOst
swéete
were
the
sléepes
that
he
s●
P●incely
minded
companies
took
in
the
Castle
all
the
first
part
of
the
night
,
without
molestation
eyther
by
disquiet
dreames
or
disturbing
motions
of
their
mindes
,
till
such
time
as
the
glistering
Quéene
of
night
had
runne
halfe
her
wearie
Iorney
,
and
had
spent
the
better
part
of
the
night
:
for
betwixt
twelue
and
one
,
being
the
chiefest
time
of
feare
and
terror
in
the
night
such
a
strainge
alteracion
worked
in
Saint
Georges
thought
that
he
coulde
not
inioy
the
benefite
of
swéete
sléepe
,
but
was
forced
to
lye
broad
waking
like
one
disquieted
by
some
sodaine
feare
:
but
as
hee
laye
with
wakefull
eyes
thinking
vppon
his
passed
fortunes
,
and
numbring
the
minutes
of
the
night
with
his
cogitations
,
hée
heard
as
it
were
a
cry
of
night
Rauens
,
which
flew
beating
their
fatal
wings
against
the
windows
of
his
lodging
,
by
which
he
immagined
that
some
direfull
accident
were
néere
at
hand
:
yet
being
not
frighted
with
this
fearefull
noise
,
nor
daunted
with
the
croking
of
these
Rauens
,
he
lay
silently
not
reuealing
it
to
any
of
the
other
Champions
that
lay
in
the
sixe
seuerall
beds
in
the
same
chamber
:
but
at
last
being
betwixt
waking
and
sléeping
,
hee
heard
as
it
were
the
voice
of
a
sorrowfull
Knight
that
constrained
these
bitter
passions
from
his
tormented
soule
,
and
they
contayned
these
words
following
.
Oh
thou
inuincible
knight
of
England
,
thou
that
art
not
frighted
with
this
sorrowful
dwelling
,
wherein
thou
canst
see
nothing
but
torments
,
rise
vp
I
say
,
from
thy
sluggish
bed
&
with
thy
vndaunted
courage
and
stronge
arme
,
infringe
the
charme
of
my
inchauntment
.
And
therewithall
hee
séemed
to
giue
a
most
terrible
grone
and
so
ceased
:
This
vnexpected
noyse
caused
Saint
George
(
without
the
knowledge
of
any
of
the
other
Champions
)
to
arise
from
his
bedde
,
and
to
buckle
on
his
armor
,
and
to
search
about
the
Castle
to
sée
if
hee
might
finde
the
place
that
harbored
the
Knight
that
made
such
sorrowfull
lamentation
.
So
going
vp
and
downe
she
by
corners
of
the
Castle
,
all
the
latter
part
of
the
night
,
without
finding
the
aduenture
of
this
strange
voice
,
or
disturbance
by
any
other
meanes
but
that
he
was
hindred
from
his
naturall
and
quiet
sléepes
,
but
by
the
breake
of
day
,
when
the
darke
night
b●gan
to
withdraw
her
sable
curtaines
,
and
to
giue
Aurora
libertie
to
explayne
her
purple
brightnesse
,
he
entred
into
a
foure
square
parlor
,
hunge
rounde
about
with
blacke
cloth
,
and
other
mournfull
habiliments
,
where
on
the
one
side
of
the
same
he
sawe
a
tombe
all
couered
likewise
with
blacke
,
and
vppon
it
there
lay
a
man
with
a
pale
colour
,
who
at
certaine
times
,
gaue
moste
meruelous
and
gréeuous
sighes
,
caused
by
the
burning
flames
that
procéeded
from
vnder
the
tombe
,
being
such
that
it
séemed
that
his
body
therewith
should
bee
conuerted
into
coales
:
the
flame
thereof
was
so
stincking
that
it
made
Saint
George
somewhat
to
retyre
himselfe
from
the
place
where
hee
sawe
that
horrible
and
fearefull
spectacle
.
He
which
lay
vpon
the
tombe
,
casting
his
eyes
aside
,
espied
Saint
George
,
and
knowing
him
to
be
a
humane
creature
,
with
an
inflicted
voyce
he
said
:
Who
art
thou
Sir
Knight
that
art
come
into
this
place
of
sorrow
,
where
nothing
is
heard
but
clamors
of
feare
and
terror
?
But
tell
me
said
Saint
George
,
who
art
thou
,
that
with
so
much
griefe
dast
demaund
of
me
,
that
which
I
stand
in
doubt
to
reueale
to
thée
I
am
the
King
of
Babilon
(
answered
hee
)
which
without
all
consideration
,
with
my
cruell
hand
did
pearce
through
the
white
and
dilicate
brest
of
my
beloued
daughter
:
woe
be
to
me
and
woe
vnto
my
soule
therefore
:
for
shee
at
once
did
pay
her
offence
by
death
,
but
I
a
most
mizerable
wretch
with
many
tormentes
doe
dye
lyuing
.
When
this
worthy
Champion
Saint
George
was
about
to
answere
him
,
he
saw
come
foorth
from
vnder
the
tombe
,
a
damsell
who
had
her
hayre
of
a
yellow
and
wan
colour
hanging
downe
about
her
shoulders
,
and
by
her
face
she
séemed
that
she
should
be
verie
strangely
afflicted
with
tormentes
,
and
with
a
sorrowfull
voyce
shee
said
.
Oh
vnfortunate
Knight
what
doest
thou
séeke
in
this
infernall
lodging
,
where
cannot
be
giuen
thée
any
other
pleasure
,
but
mortall
torment
,
and
there
is
but
one
thing
that
can
cleare
thée
from
them
,
and
this
cannot
be
tolde
thée
by
any
other
but
by
me
:
yet
I
will
not
expresse
it
except
thou
wilt
graunt
mee
one
thing
that
I
will
aske
of
thée
.
The
English
Champion
that
with
a
sad
countenaunce
stood
beholding
of
the
sorrowful
damsel
,
and
being
greatly
amazed
at
the
sight
which
he
had
séene
,
answered
and
said
:
The
Gods
which
are
gouernours
of
my
liberty
,
wil
doe
their
pleasures
,
but
touching
the
graunt
of
thy
request
I
neuer
denied
any
lawfull
thing
to
either
Lady
or
Gentle
woman
,
but
with
all
my
power
and
strength
I
was
ready
to
fulfill
the
same
,
therefore
demaunde
what
thy
pleasure
is
,
for
I
am
readie
in
all
thinges
that
toucheth
thy
remedie
.
And
with
that
the
damsell
threw
her selfe
into
that
sepulcher
,
and
with
a
gréeuous
voice
she
said
.
Nowe
moste
curteous
Knight
performe
thy
promise
:
strike
but
thrée
stroakes
vpon
this
fatall
tombe
,
and
thou
shalt
deliuer
vs
from
a
world
of
mizeries
,
and
likewise
make
an
ende
of
our
continuall
torments
.
Then
the
inuincible
knight
replyed
in
this
order
,
whether
you
be
humane
creatures
said
he
,
pla●st
in
this
sepulcher
by
inchauntment
,
or
furies
raisd
from
fiery
Acheron
to
worke
my
confusion
or
no
I
know
not
,
and
there
is
so
little
truth
in
this
infernall
Castle
,
that
I
stand
in
doubt
whether
I
may
beléeue
thy
words
or
not
:
but
yet
discourse
vnto
me
the
truth
of
all
your
passed
fortunes
,
and
by
what
●●anes
you
were
brought
into
this
place
,
and
as
I
am
a
true
Christian
Knight
,
and
one
that
fights
in
the
quarrell
of
Christ
,
I
vow
to
accomplish
whatsoeuer
lyeth
in
my
power
.
Then
the
Damsel
began
with
a
gréeuous
and
sorrowfull
lamentation
,
to
declare
as
strange
a
tragedie
as
euer
was
told
.
And
lying
in
the
fatall
Sepulcher
,
vnséene
of
Saint
George
,
that
stood
leaning
his
backe
agaynst
the
wall
to
heare
her
discourse
and
lamentable
Storie
:
with
a
hollow
voice
like
a
murthered
Ladie
,
whose
bléeding
soule
as
yet
did
féele
the
terrible
stroke
at
her
death
,
shée
repeated
this
pittifull
tale
following
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Of
a
tragicall
Discourse
pronounced
by
a
Ladie
in
a
Toombe
:
and
how
her
Inchauntment
was
finished
by
saint
George
,
with
other
straunge
accidents
that
hapned
to
the
other
Christian
Knights
.
IN
famous
Babylon
somtimes
reigned
a
King
,
although
a
Heathen
,
yet
adorned
with
noble
and
vertuous
customes
,
and
had
onely
one
Daughter
that
was
verie
faire
,
whose
name
was
Angelica
,
humble
,
wise
,
and
chast
:
who
was
beloued
of
a
mightie
Duke
,
&
a
man
man
wonderfull
cunning
in
the
Blacke
arte
.
This
Magitian
had
a
seuere
&
graue
countenance
,
and
one
that
for
wisedome
better
deserued
the
gouernment
than
anie
other
in
the
kingdome
,
and
was
verie
well
estéemed
throughout
all
Babylon
,
almost
equally
with
the
king
:
for
the
which
there
ingendred
in
the
kings
heart
a
secret
rancour
and
hatred
towards
him
.
Thys
Magitian
cast
his
loue
vppon
the
yong
Princesse
Angelica
,
and
it
was
the
Gods
will
that
shee
should
repaye
him
wyth
the
same
affection
:
so
that
both
theyr
hearts
beeing
wounded
with
loue
the
one
to
the
other
,
in
such
sorte
that
the
fire
kindled
dayly
more
and
more
,
and
neither
of
them
had
any
other
imagination
but
onelye
to
loue
:
and
not
knowing
how
to
manifest
their
griefes
,
they
indured
sundry
great
passions
.
Then
loue
which
continually
séeketh
occasions
,
did
on
a
time
set
before
this
Magician
a
wayting
maid
of
Angelicaes
,
named
Fidela
:
the
which
thing
séemed
to
be
wrought
by
the
immortall
power
of
the
Goddesse
Venus
:
oh
what
feare
this
Magitian
was
in
to
discouer
vnto
her
all
his
heart
,
and
to
bewray
the
secrets
of
his
louesicke
soule
:
but
in
the
end
,
by
the
great
industrie
and
diligence
of
the
waighting
Maid
(
whose
name
was
answerable
vnto
her
minde
)
there
was
order
giuen
that
these
two
louers
shuld
méete
together
.
This
faire
Angelica
,
for
that
she
could
not
at
her
ease
enioy
her
true
Louer
,
she
did
determine
to
leaue
her
own
naturall
Countrey
and
Father
:
and
with
this
intention
being
one
night
with
her
Loue
,
she
cast
her
armes
about
his
necke
and
said
.
Oh
my
swéete
and
welbeloued
Frend
,
séeing
that
the
soueraigne
Gods
haue
béen
so
kinde
to
me
,
as
to
haue
my
heart
linked
in
thy
breast
,
let
me
not
finde
in
thée
ingratitude
,
for
that
I
cannot
passe
my
time
,
except
continually
I
enioye
thy
sight
:
and
doo
not
muse
(
my
Lord
)
at
these
my
words
,
for
the
entyre
loue
that
I
beare
to
you
,
dooth
constraine
me
to
make
it
manifest
.
And
this
beléeue
of
a
certaintie
,
that
if
thy
sight
be
absent
from
mée
,
it
will
bée
an
occasion
that
my
heart
will
lacke
his
vitall
recreation
,
and
my
soule
forsake
his
earthly
habitation
.
You
knowe
(
my
Lorde
)
how
that
the
King
my
Father
dooth
beare
you
no
good
will
,
but
doth
hate
you
from
hys
soule
,
which
wil
be
the
occasion
that
we
cannot
enioy
our
harts
contentments
:
for
the
which
I
haue
determined
(
if
you
thinke
well
thereof
)
to
leaue
both
my
Father
and
my
natiue
Countrey
,
and
to
goe
and
liue
with
you
in
a
strange
Land
.
And
if
you
denie
me
this
,
you
shall
verie
quickly
sée
your
welbeloued
Ladie
without
life
:
but
I
know
you
will
not
denie
me
it
,
for
thereon
consisteth
the
benefite
of
my
welfare
,
and
my
chéefest
prosperitie
.
And
therewithall
shedding
a
few
teares
from
her
christall
eyes
,
she
held
her
peace
.
The
Magitian
(
as
one
halfe
rauished
with
her
earnest
desires
)
answered
and
said
.
My
Loue
and
swéete
Mistres
,
wherefore
haue
you
anie
doubt
that
I
will
not
fulfill
and
accomplish
your
desire
in
all
things
?
therefore
out
of
hand
put
all
things
in
a
readines
that
your
pleasure
is
to
haue
done
:
for
what
more
benefite
and
contentment
can
I
receaue
,
than
to
enioy
your
sight
continually
,
in
such
sort
that
neither
of
vs
may
depart
from
the
others
companie
,
till
the
fatall
Destenies
giue
end
vnto
our
liues
.
But
if
it
so
fall
out
that
fortune
frowne
vpon
vs
,
that
wee
bee
espied
and
taken
in
our
enterprise
,
and
suffer
death
together
,
what
more
glorie
can
there
be
vnto
my
soule
,
than
to
dye
with
thée
,
and
to
leaue
my
life
betwixt
thy
armes
?
Therefore
doo
not
trouble
your selfe
my
swéete
Ladie
and
Mistres
,
but
giue
me
leaue
for
to
depart
your
presence
,
that
I
may
prouide
all
things
in
a
readines
for
our
departures
.
And
so
wyth
this
conclusion
they
tooke
leaue
one
of
the
other
,
and
departed
away
with
as
great
secrecie
as
might
possibly
bee
deuised
.
After
this
within
a
fewe
dayes
,
the
Magitian
by
hys
inchauntments
caused
a
Chariot
to
bee
made
,
that
was
gouerned
by
two
flying
Dragons
into
the
which
without
being
espied
by
anie
one
,
they
put
themselues
,
in
companie
of
their
trustie
wayting
Maid
:
and
so
in
great
secret
they
departed
out
of
the
Kings
Pallace
,
and
tooke
theyr
iourney
towards
the
Countrey
of
Armenia
:
in
the
which
Countrey
in
a
short
time
they
arriued
,
and
came
without
anie
misfortune
vnto
a
place
whereas
deepe
riuers
doo
continually
strike
vpon
a
mightie
rocke
,
vpon
the
which
stood
an
olde
and
ancient
building
,
wherein
they
intended
to
inhabit
as
a
most
conuenient
place
for
their
dwellinges
,
whereas
they
might
without
all
feare
of
beeing
found
,
liue
peacefullie
in
ioying
in
each
others
loue
.
Not
farre
from
that
place
there
was
a
small
Uillage
,
from
whence
they
might
haue
necessarie
prouision
for
the
maintayning
of
their
bodies
:
great
ioy
and
pleasure
th●se
two
Louers
receiued
when
they
founde
themselues
in
such
a
place
wheras
they
might
take
their
ease
and
inioy
their
loues
.
The
Magitian
delighted
in
no
other
thing
but
to
goe
a
hunting
with
certaine
Countrie
dwellers
that
inhabited
in
the
next
Uillage
,
leauing
his
swéete
Angellica
accompanied
with
her
trustie
Fidela
in
that
stronge
house
,
so
in
this
order
they
liued
together
foure
yeares
,
spending
their
daies
in
great
pleasure
:
but
in
the
end
time
(
who
neuer
resteth
in
one
degrée
)
did
take
from
them
their
rest
and
repayed
them
with
sorrow
and
extream
mizerie
.
For
when
the
King
her
father
found
her
missiing
,
the
sorrowe
and
griefe
was
so
much
that
he
receiued
,
that
he
kept
his
chamber
a
long
time
,
and
would
not
be
comforted
of
anie
bodie
.
Foure
yeares
he
passed
away
in
great
heauinesse
,
filling
the
Courte
with
Ecchoes
of
his
beloued
daughter
,
and
making
the
skies
to
resound
his
lamentations
:
sorrowe
was
his
foode
,
salte
teares
his
drinke
,
and
griefe
his
chiefe
companion
.
But
at
last
,
vppon
a
time
as
he
sate
in
his
Chayre
lamenting
her
absence
with
great
heauinesse
,
and
beeing
ouercharged
with
griefe
,
he
chanst
to
fall
into
a
troublesome
dreame
,
for
after
quiet
sléepe
had
closed
vp
the
closets
of
his
eyes
,
he
dreamd
that
he
saw
his
daughter
standing
vppo
a
Rocke
by
the
sea
side
,
offring
to
cast
her
body
into
the
waues
before
she
would
returne
to
Babylon
,
and
that
he
beheld
her
Louer
with
an
Armye
of
Satyrs
and
wilde
men
ready
furnished
with
habiliments
of
warre
to
pull
him
from
his
Throane
,
and
to
depriue
him
of
hys
Kingdome
.
Out
of
this
vision
he
presently
started
from
his
chaire
,
as
though
it
had
béen
one
frighted
with
a
legion
of
spirits
,
and
caused
foure
of
the
chéefest
Péeres
of
his
Land
to
bee
sent
for
,
to
whom
he
committed
the
gouernement
of
hys
Countrey
:
certefying
them
that
he
intended
a
voyage
to
the
Sepulcher
at
Memphis
,
thereby
to
quallifie
the
furie
of
his
Daughters
ghost
,
whom
he
dreamed
to
be
drowned
in
the
seas
,
and
that
except
he
sought
by
true
submission
to
appease
the
angrie
heauens
,
whom
hee
had
offended
by
his
vnnaturall
sorrowes
,
hee
should
be
deposed
from
hys
Kingdome
.
None
could
withdraw
him
from
this
determination
,
though
it
was
to
the
preiudice
of
his
whole
Land
,
therefore
within
twentie
dayes
he
furnished
himselfe
with
all
necessaries
as
well
of
armour
and
martiall
furniture
,
as
of
golde
and
treasure
,
and
so
departed
from
Babylon
priuately
and
alone
,
not
suffering
anie
other
(
though
many
desired
it
humbly
,
and
were
verie
earnest
)
to
beare
hym
companie
.
But
he
trauelled
not
as
he
told
his
Lords
after
any
ceremonious
order
,
but
like
a
bloud-hound
serching
Countrey
after
Countrey
,
Nation
by
Nation
,
and
Kingdome
by
Kingdome
,
that
after
a
barbarous
manner
hee
might
be
reuenged
vpon
his
Daughter
for
her
disobedience
.
And
as
he
trauelled
,
there
was
no
caue
,
den
,
wood
nor
wildernesse
,
but
he
furiously
entered
,
and
diligently
searched
for
his
Angelica
.
At
last
by
strange
fortune
he
happened
into
Armenia
,
néere
vnto
the
place
whereas
his
Daughter
had
her
residence
:
where
,
after
he
had
intelligence
by
the
Commons
of
that
Countrey
,
that
she
remained
in
an
olde
ruynated
Building
on
the
top
of
a
rocke
néere
at
hand
,
without
anie
more
tariance
hee
trauelled
vnto
that
place
,
at
such
a
time
as
the
Magitian
her
louing
Husband
was
gone
about
his
accustomed
hunting
:
where
comming
to
the
gate
and
finding
it
lockt
,
hee
knockt
thereat
so
furiously
,
that
hee
made
the
noyse
to
resound
all
the
house
ouer
,
with
a
redoubling
Eccho
.
When
Angelica
heard
one
knocke
,
she
came
vnto
the
gate
and
with
all
spéed
did
open
it
.
And
when
she
thought
to
imbrace
him
,
thinking
it
to
be
her
Louer
,
she
saw
that
it
was
her
Father
,
and
with
a
sodain
alteration
she
gaue
a
great
shrike
,
and
ran
with
all
the
spéed
she
could
backe
into
the
house
.
The
King
her
Father
being
somewhat
angrie
,
like
a
furious
Lion
followed
her
,
saying
:
It
dooth
little
auayle
thée
Angelica
to
run
away
,
for
that
thou
shalt
dye
by
thys
reuengefull
hand
,
paying
me
with
thy
death
the
great
dishonour
that
my
royall
crowne
hath
now
by
thy
flight
receaued
.
So
he
followed
her
till
he
came
to
the
chamber
where
her
wayting
Maid
Fidela
was
,
who
likewise
presentlye
knew
the
King
:
vpon
whose
wrathfull
countenance
appeared
the
image
of
pale
death
,
and
fearing
the
harme
that
should
happen
vnto
her
Ladie
,
she
put
her selfe
ouer
her
bodie
,
and
gaue
most
terrible
,
lowd
,
and
lamentable
shrikes
.
The
King
as
one
kindled
in
wrath
,
and
forgetting
the
naturall
loue
of
a
Father
towards
his
Childe
,
hee
laid
hand
vppon
his
sword
,
and
said
:
It
dooth
not
profite
thee
Angelica
to
flie
from
thy
death
:
for
thy
desert
is
such
,
that
thou
canst
not
escape
from
it
:
for
heere
mine
owne
arme
shall
be
the
killer
of
mine
owne
flesh
:
and
I
vnnaturally
hate
that
,
which
Nature
it selfe
commaundeth
me
especily
to
loue
.
Then
Angelica
with
a
countenaunce
more
red
than
scarlet
,
answered
and
said
:
Ah
my
Lord
and
Father
,
wil
you
be
now
as
cruell
vnto
me
,
as
you
had
wont
to
be
kind
and
pittifull
?
appease
your
wrath
,
and
withdraw
your
vnmercifull
sword
,
and
hearken
vnto
this
which
I
saye
in
discharging
my selfe
in
that
you
charge
mee
wthall
,
you
shall
vnderstand
my
Lord
and
father
,
that
I
was
ouercome
and
constrained
by
loue
for
to
loue
,
forgetting
all
fatherly
loue
and
my
dutie
towardes
your
Maiestie
:
yet
for
all
that
,
hauing
power
to
accomplish
the
same
,
it
was
not
to
your
dishonour
in
that
I
liue
honorablie
with
my
husband
:
then
the
King
(
with
a
visage
fraught
with
terrible
ire
)
more
liker
a
dragon
in
the
woods
of
Hercania
then
a
man
of
méeke
nature
,
answered
and
said
:
Thou
viperous
brat
,
degenerate
from
natures
kinde
,
thou
wicked
Traitor
to
thy
generation
,
what
reason
hast
thou
to
make
this
false
excuse
,
when
as
thou
hast
committed
a
crime
that
deserues
more
punishment
then
humaine
nature
can
inflicte
?
and
in
saying
these
wordes
,
he
lift
vp
his
sword
,
intending
to
strike
her
vnto
the
harte
and
to
bathe
his
weapon
in
his
owne
daughters
blood
,
whereat
Fidela
being
present
,
gaue
a
terrible
shrike
and
threw
her self●
vpon
the
body
of
vnhappy
Ange●lica
,
offring
her
tender
brest
to
the
furie
of
his
sharpe
cutting
sword
onely
to
set
at
libertie
her
déere
Lady
and
Mistresse
.
But
when
the
furious
King
sawe
her
in
this
sorte
make
her
defence
,
he
pulled
her
off
●y
the
haire
of
the
hed
,
offring
to
trample
her
delicate
body
vnder
his
féete
,
thereby
to
make
a
way
that
he
might
execute
his
denermined
purpose
without
resistance
of
any
.
Fidela
when
she
sawe
the
King
determined
to
kill
his
daughter
,
like
vnto
a
Lyonesse
she
hung
about
his
necke
,
and
said
:
thou
monstrous
murtherer
,
more
crueller
then
mad
dogs
in
Egipt
,
why
dost
thou
determine
to
slaughter
the
moste
chaste
and
loyallest
Ladye
in
the
worlde
?
euen
she
within
whose
lappe
vntamed
Lyons
will
come
and
sléepe
?
Thou
arte
thy
se●fe
(
I
say
)
the
occasion
of
all
this
euill
,
and
thyne
onely
is
the
faulte
,
for
that
thy selfe
wert
so
malicious
and
so
full
of
mischiefe
,
that
shee
durst
not
let
thée
vnderstand
of
her
sodaine
loue
.
These
wordes
and
teares
of
Fidela
did
little
profite
to
mollifie
the
Kings
heart
,
but
rather
like
a
wylde
Boare
in
the
Wildernes
beeing
compassed
about
with
a
companie
of
Dogges
,
doth
shake
his
members
:
euen
so
did
thys
King
shake
himselfe
,
and
threw
Fidela
from
him
in
such
sort
,
that
he
had
almost
dasht
her
braines
against
the
chamber
walls
,
and
with
double
wrath
hee
did
procure
to
execute
his
furie
.
Yet
for
all
this
▪
Fidela
with
terrible
shrikes
sought
to
hinder
him
,
till
such
time
as
with
his
cruel
hand
he
thrust
the
poynt
of
his
sword
in
at
her
breast
,
so
that
it
appeared
foorth
at
her
backe
,
whereby
her
soule
was
forced
to
leaue
her
terrestriall
habitation
,
and
flye
into
Paradice
to
those
blessed
soules
,
which
dyed
for
true
loues
sake
.
Thus
this
vnhappie
Angelica
,
when
shee
was
most
at
quiet
,
and
content
with
her
prosperous
life
,
then
Fortune
turned
her
vnconstant
Whéele
,
and
cast
her
from
a
glorious
delight
to
a
sodaine
death
.
The
yrefull
King
,
when
he
beheld
his
daughters
blood
sprinkled
about
the
chamber
,
and
that
by
his
own
hands
it
was
committed
,
he
repented
himselfe
of
the
déede
,
and
accursed
the
hower
wherein
the
first
motion
of
such
a
crime
entered
into
his
minde
,
wishing
the
hand
that
did
it
euer
after
might
be
lame
,
and
the
heart
that
did
contriue
it
to
be
plagued
with
more
extremities
,
than
was
miserable
Oedipus
:
or
to
be
terrified
with
her
ghastly
spirit
,
as
was
the
Macedonian
Alexander
with
Clitus
shadow
,
whom
he
causeles
murthered
.
In
this
manner
the
vnfortunate
King
repented
hys
Daughters
bloodie
Tragedie
,
with
this
determination
,
not
to
stay
till
the
Magitian
returned
from
his
Hunters
exercise
,
but
to
exclude
himselfe
from
the
companie
of
all
men
,
&
to
spend
the
remnant
of
his
loathsome
life
among
vntamed
beasts
in
some
wilde
wildernes
.
Upon
this
resolution
he
departed
the
chamber
,
and
withall
said
:
Farwell
thou
liuelesse
bodie
of
my
Angelica
,
and
may
thy
blood
which
I
haue
spilt
,
craue
vengeance
of
the
Gods
against
my
guiltie
soule
,
for
my
earthly
bodie
shall
indure
a
miserable
punishment
.
Likewise
at
his
departure
he
writ
vppon
the
chamber
wals
these
verses
following
in
his
daughters
blood
.
For
now
to
hills
,
to
dales
,
to
rockes
,
to
caues
I
goe
,
To
spend
my
dayes
in
shameful
sorrow
,
griefe
&
woe
.
Fidela
(
after
the
departure
of
the
King
)
vsed
such
violent
fury
against
her selfe
,
both
by
rending
the
golden
tramelles
of
her
hayre
,
and
tearing
her
Rosie
coloured
face
with
her
furious
nayles
,
that
shee
rather
seemed
an
infernall
Furie
subiect
to
wrath
,
than
an
earthly
creature
furnished
with
clemencie
.
She
sat
ouer
Angelicaes
bodie
,
wiping
her
bléeding
bosome
with
a
damaske
scarffe
,
which
shee
pulled
from
her
waste
,
and
bathing
her
dead
bodie
in
luke-warme
tears
,
which
forcibly
ranne
downe
from
her
eyes
like
an
ouerflowing
Fountaine
.
In
this
wofull
manner
spent
the
sorrowfull
Fidela
that
vnhappie
day
,
till
bright
Phoebus
went
into
the
westerne
seas
:
at
which
time
the
Magitian
retourned
from
his
accustomed
hunting
,
and
finding
the
doore
open
,
he
entered
into
Angelicaes
chamber
,
where
when
he
found
her
bodie
weltring
in
congealed
blood
,
and
beheld
how
Fidela
sate
wéeping
ouer
her
bléeding
wounds
,
he
cursed
himselfe
,
for
that
he
accompted
his
negligence
the
occasion
of
her
death
,
in
that
he
had
not
left
her
in
more
safetie
.
But
when
Fidela
had
certefied
him
,
how
that
by
the
hands
of
her
owne
Father
she
was
slaughtered
,
he
began
like
a
franticke
tyrant
to
rage
against
heauen
and
earth
,
and
to
fill
the
ayre
with
terrible
exclamations
.
Oh
cruell
murtherer
(
said
he
)
crept
from
the
womb
of
some
vntamed
Tyger
:
I
wil
be
so
reuenged
vpon
thée
,
O
vnnaturall
king
,
that
all
ages
shal
wonder
at
thy
misery
.
And
likewise
thou
vnhappie
Uirgin
,
shalt
indure
like
punishment
,
in
that
thy
accursed
tung
hath
bruted
this
fatall
déed
vnto
my
eares
:
the
one
for
committing
the
crime
and
the
other
for
reporting
it
.
For
I
will
cast
such
deserued
vengeance
vpon
your
heads
,
and
place
your
bodies
in
such
continuall
torments
,
that
you
shall
lament
my
Ladies
death
,
leauing
aliue
the
fame
of
her
with
your
lamentations
.
And
in
saying
these
words
,
he
drew
a
Booke
out
of
his
bosome
,
and
in
reading
certaine
charmes
and
inchauntments
that
was
therein
contained
,
he
made
a
great
&
verie
blacke
clowde
appeare
in
the
skies
,
which
was
broght
by
terrible
and
hastie
windes
,
in
the
which
he
tooke
them
vp
both
,
and
brought
them
into
this
inchaunted
Castle
,
where
euer
since
they
haue
remained
in
this
Tombe
,
cruelly
tormented
with
vnquenchable
fire
:
and
must
eternally
continue
in
the
same
extremitie
,
except
some
curteous
Knight
will
vouchsafe
to
giue
but
thrée
blowes
vpon
the
Tombe
,
and
breake
the
inchauntment
.
Thus
haue
you
heard
you
magnanimious
Knights
,
the
true
discourse
of
my
vnhappie
fortunes
.
For
the
virgine
which
for
the
true
loue
she
bore
vnto
her
Ladie
was
committed
to
this
torment
is
my selfe
:
and
this
pale
body
lying
vpon
the
Tombe
,
is
the
vnhappie
Babylonian
King
which
vnnaturally
murthered
his
owne
Daughter
:
and
the
Magitian
which
committed
al
these
villanies
,
is
that
accursed
wretch
,
which
by
his
charmes
and
diuellish
Enchauntments
hath
so
strangely
withstood
your
valiant
incounters
.
These
words
were
no
sooner
finished
,
but
Sa.
George
drew
out
his
sharpe
cutting
sword
,
and
gaue
thrée
blowes
vpon
the
inchaunted
Tombe
,
whereat
presentlye
appeared
the
Babylonian
King
standing
before
him
,
attyred
in
rich
robes
,
with
an
Emperiall
Diadem
vpon
his
head
:
&
the
Ladie
standing
by
him
,
with
a
countenance
more
beutifull
than
the
damaske
Rose
.
When
Saint
George
beheld
them
,
he
was
not
able
to
speake
for
ioy
,
nor
to
vtter
his
minde
,
so
excéeding
was
the
pleasure
that
he
tooke
in
their
sights
.
So
without
anie
long
circumstance
,
he
tooke
them
betwixt
both
his
hands
,
and
led
them
into
the
chamber
,
whereas
hee
found
the
other
Knights
newly
risen
from
their
beds
.
To
whom
hée
reuealed
the
true
discourse
of
the
passed
Aduenture
,
and
by
what
meanes
he
redéemed
the
King
and
the
Lady
from
their
inchauntments
:
which
to
them
was
as
great
ioye
,
as
before
it
was
to
Saint
George
.
So
,
after
they
had
for
some
sixe
dayes
refreshed
themselues
in
the
castle
,
they
generaly
intended
to
accompany
the
Babilonian
King
into
his
Countrey
,
and
to
place
him
againe
in
his
Regiment
.
In
which
trauel
we
wil
leaue
the
Christian
knights
to
the
conduction
of
Fortune
,
and
returne
againe
vnto
Rosana
,
whom
(
as
you
heard
before
)
departed
from
the
Castle
in
the
pursute
of
her
disloyal
father
:
of
whose
strange
accidents
shall
be
spoken
in
this
following
Chapter
.
CHAP.
XII
.
How
the
Knight
of
the
Blacke
Castle
after
the
conquest
of
the
same
by
the
christian
champions
,
wandred
vp
and
downe
the
world
in
great
terror
of
conscience
,
and
after
how
he
was
found
in
a
wood
by
his
own
daughter
,
in
whose
presence
he
desperately
slew
himselfe
,
with
other
accidents
that
after
hapned
.
YOu
doo
well
remember
when
that
that
the
Christian
champions
had
slaine
the
seuen
Giants
in
the
inchanted
castle
,
and
had
made
conquest
thereof
,
disloyall
Leoger
being
lord
of
the
same
,
secretly
fled
:
not
for
anie
anger
of
the
losse
,
but
for
the
preseruation
of
his
life
.
So
in
great
gréefe
and
terror
of
conscience
he
wandred
like
a
fugitiue
vp
and
downe
the
world
:
sometimes
remembring
of
his
passed
prosperitie
,
other
times
thinking
vpon
the
rapes
he
had
committed
,
how
disloyally
in
former
times
he
had
left
the
Quéene
of
Armenia
big
with
Childe
,
bearing
in
her
wombe
the
staine
of
her
honour
,
and
the
confusion
of
his
reputation
.
Sometime
his
guiltie
minde
imagined
,
that
the
bléeding
ghosts
of
the
two
Sisters
(
whom
he
both
rauished
and
murthered
)
followed
him
vp
and
downe
,
haunting
his
ghost
with
fearfull
exclamations
,
and
filling
each
corner
of
the
earth
with
clamours
of
reuengement
.
Such
feare
and
terrour
raged
in
his
soule
,
that
he
thought
all
places
where
he
trauelled
,
were
filled
with
multitudes
of
of
Knightes
,
and
that
the
strength
of
Countries
pursued
him
,
to
heape
vengeance
vpon
his
guiltye
head
for
those
wronged
Ladyes
.
Whereby
hee
curssed
the
hower
of
his
birth
,
and
blamed
the
cause
of
his
creation
,
wishing
the
Heauens
to
consume
his
bodye
with
a
flashe
of
fire
,
or
that
the
earth
would
gape
and
swallowe
him
:
In
this
manner
trauelled
he
vp
and
downe
,
filling
all
places
with
Ecchoes
of
his
sorrowes
and
griefe
,
which
brought
him
into
such
a
perplexitie
,
that
many
times
hee
would
haue
slaine
himselfe
,
and
haue
ridde
his
wretched
soule
from
a
worlde
of
mizeries
.
But
it
happened
that
one
morning
very
early
,
by
the
first
light
of
Titans
golden
toarch
,
he
entred
into
a
narow
and
straight
path
,
which
conducted
him
into
a
very
thicke
and
solitarie
Forrest
,
wherein
with
much
sorrowe
he
trauelled
till
suche
time
as
glistring
Phoebus
had
passed
the
halfe
parte
of
his
iorney
.
And
beeing
wearye
with
the
longe
waye
,
and
the
greate
waighte
of
his
Armour
,
hee
was
forced
to
take
some
rest
and
ease
vnder
certaine
freshe
and
gréene
Myrtle
trées
,
whose
leaues
did
bathe
themselues
in
a
faire
and
cleare
Fountaine
,
whose
streame
made
a
bubling
murmure
on
the
pebble
.
Béeing
set
,
he
began
a
newe
to
haue
in
remembrance
his
former
committed
cruelty
,
and
complaining
of
Fortune
he
published
his
great
griefe
,
and
although
he
was
weary
of
complaining
,
and
séeing
hinselfe
without
all
remidy
,
he
resolued
like
vnto
the
Swan
to
sing
awhile
before
his
d●ath
:
and
so
thinking
to
giue
some
ease
vnto
his
tormented
heart
,
he
warbled
forth
these
verses
following
.
Mournfull
Melpomine
approach
with
speed
,
and
shew
thy
sacred
face
with
teares
besprent
:
Let
all
thy
sisters
harts
with
sorrow
bleed
To
heare
my
plaints
and
rufull
discontent
.
And
with
your
moanes
sweet
Muses
all
assist
My
wailfull
song
,
that
doth
on
woe
consist
.
And
then
I
may
at
large
paint
out
my
paine
,
Within
these
desert
groues
and
wildernesse
:
And
after
I
haue
ended
to
complaine
,
They
may
record
my
woes
and
deep
distres
:
Except
these
myrtle
trees
relentles
bee
,
They
will
with
sobs
assist
the
sighes
of
mee
.
Time
weares
out
life
,
it
is
reported
so
,
And
so
it
may
I
will
it
not
denie
:
Yet
haue
I
tride
long
time
,
&
this
do
knowe
,
Time
giues
no
ende
to
this
my
miserie
.
But
rather
fortune
,
time
and
heauens
agree
,
To
plague
my
hart
with
woe
eternally
.
ye
siluan
nimphs
that
in
thes
wods
do
shroud
To
you
my
mournfull
sorrowes
I
declare
:
You
sauage
satyrs
let
your
eares
be
bound
to
heaare
my
woe
,
your
sacred
selues
prepare
:
Trees
,
herbs
&
flowrs
,
in
rural
fields
that
groe
,
While
thus
I
morne
,
do
you
some
silence
sho
.
Sweet
Philomel
cease
thou
thy
songs
a
while
And
will
thy
mate
their
melodies
to
leaue
:
And
all
at
once
attend
my
mournfull
stile
,
which
wil
of
mirth
yor
sugred
notes
bereaue
If
you
desire
the
burthen
of
my
Song
:
I
sigh
and
sob
,
for
Ladies
I
did
wrong
.
You
furious
Beasts
that
feed
on
montains
hye
,
And
restlesse
run
with
rage
your
pray
to
find
:
Drawe
nere
to
him
whose
brutish
crueltye
Hath
cropt
the
bud
of
Virgins
chaste
&
kind
.
This
onely
thing
yet
rests
to
comfort
mee
:
Repentance
comes
a
while
before
I
dye
.
Since
heauens
agree
for
to
increase
my
care
,
What
hope
haue
I
for
to
enioy
delight
?
Sith
fates
and
fortune
do
themselues
prepare
,
To
work
against
my
soule
their
full
despight
.
I
know
no
meanes
to
yeild
my
hart
reliefe
:
But
only
death
,
which
can
desolue
my
griefe
.
I
muse
and
may
my
sorrowes
being
such
,
That
my
poore
hart
can
longer
life
sustaine
:
Sith
dayly
I
doe
find
my
griefe
so
much
,
As
euery
day
I
feele
a
dying
paine
.
But
yet
alas
I
liue
afflicted
still
:
And
haue
no
helpe
to
heale
me
of
my
ill
.
When
as
I
thinke
vpon
my
pleasures
past
,
Now
turnd
to
paine
,
it
makes
me
rue
my
state
And
since
my
ioy
with
woe
is
ouercast
,
O
death
giue
ende
to
my
vnhappy
fate
.
For
onely
death
will
lasting
life
prouide
:
Where
liuing
thus
,
I
sundry
deathes
abide
.
Wherfore
all
you
that
hear
my
mornful
song
And
tasted
haue
the
griefe
that
I
sustaine
:
All
lustfull
rauishers
that
haue
done
wrong
,
With
teare-fild
eyes
assist
me
to
complaine
.
All
that
haue
beeing
,
doe
my
beeing
hate
:
Crying
haste
,
haste
,
this
wretches
dying
state
This
sorrowfull
song
being
done
,
he
laide
himselfe
all
along
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
closing
vp
the
closets
of
his
eyes
,
in
hope
to
repose
him selfe
in
a
quiet
sléepe
,
and
to
abandon
al
discontented
thoughts
:
in
which
silent
contemplation
we
will
leaue
him
for
a
while
,
and
returne
to
Rosana
the
Quéens
daughter
of
Armenia
that
bolde
Amazonian
Lady
,
whome
you
remember
likwise
departed
from
the
blacke
Castle
(
clad
with
inch●unted
armour
)
in
the
pursute
of
her
disloyall
Father
,
whome
she
neuer
in
her
life
beheld
:
this
curteous
Lady
(
to
performe
her
mothers
will
)
trauelled
vp
and
downe
strange
countries
,
many
a
wearye
step
,
yet
neuer
could
she
méet
with
her
vnkind
father
,
vnto
whome
she
was
commaunded
to
giue
her
mothers
letter
,
neither
could
she
beare
in
any
place
wheresoeuer
she
came
,
where
shee
might
goe
to
séeke
him
:
In
which
trauell
shee
met
with
many
strange
aduentures
,
the
which
with
great
honor
to
her
name
she
finished
,
yet
for
all
this
she
wandred
ouer
hils
and
dales
:
mountaines
and
vallies
,
and
through
many
solitary
woods
.
But
at
last
she
hapned
by
fortune
into
the
wildernesse
,
whereas
this
discentented
knight
laye
sléeping
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
,
néere
to
which
place
she
likewise
reposed
her selfe
vnder
the
branches
of
a
Chesnut
trée
,
desiring
to
take
some
rest
after
her
long
trauel
.
But
vpon
a
sodaine
being
betwixt
waking
and
sléeping
,
she
heard
towardes
her
left
hand
,
a
verie
dolorous
grone
,
as
it
were
of
some
sorrowfull
knight
,
which
was
so
terrible
,
heauie
,
and
bitter
,
that
it
made
her
to
giue
an
attentiue
eare
vnto
the
sounde
,
and
to
sée
if
shee
coulde
heare
and
vnderstande
what
it
shoulde
be
.
So
with
making
the
least
noyse
that
shee
could
possibly
,
she
arose
vp
and
went
towardes
the
place
whereas
shee
might
see
what
it
was
,
and
there
shee
behelde
a
Knight
very
well
armed
,
lying
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
,
vnder
certaine
fayre
and
gréene
mirtie
trées
,
is
armour
was
all
russet
,
and
full
of
barres
of
blacke
stéele
,
which
shewed
to
bee
a
very
sadde
,
sorrowfull
and
heauie
inamelling
,
agreeable
to
the
inward
sadnesse
of
hys
heart
.
Hee
was
somewhat
of
a
bigge
stature
of
bodie
,
and
well
proportioned
,
and
there
seemed
by
his
disposition
,
to
be
in
his
heart
great
greife
,
where
after
shee
had
a
while
stood
in
secret
beholding
his
sorrowfull
counteaunce
,
in
a
wofull
manner
hee
tumbled
his
restlesse
bodye
vppon
the
greene
grasse
,
and
with
a
sad
and
heauy
looke
he
breathed
foorth
this
ruefull
lamentation
.
Oh
heauye
and
peruersse
Fortune
(
said
he
)
why
doost
thou
consent
that
so
vilde
and
euill
a
wretch
doe
breathe
so
long
vpon
the
earth
,
vpon
whose
wicked
head
the
golden
Sun
disdaines
to
shine
,
and
the
glistering
Elementes
denyes
their
chearfull
lightes
?
Oh
that
some
rauenous
Harpey
woulde
welter
from
his
denne
,
and
make
his
loathsome
bowelles
my
fatall
Tombe
,
or
that
my
eyes
were
sightes
like
the
mizerable
King
of
Thebes
,
that
I
neuer
might
againe
beholde
this
earth
,
whereon
I
haue
long
liued
and
committed
many
cruelties
.
I
am
confounded
with
the
cursse
of
heauen
for
wronging
that
Mayden
Quéene
of
Armenia
,
in
the
spoyle
of
whose
Uirginitie
I
made
a
triumphant
conquest
.
Oh
Leoger
Leoger
,
what
furye
did
induce
thée
to
committe
so
great
a
sinne
,
in
leauing
her
staind
with
thy
lust
,
and
dishonoured
by
thy
disloyaltie
?
Oh
cruell
and
without
faith
,
thou
wert
nurssed
with
the
vnkindly
milke
of
Tigers
,
and
borne
into
the
worlde
for
thine
owne
torment
:
where
was
thy
vnderstanding
when
thou
forsookst
that
gracious
Princesse
?
whome
not
only
yeilded
to
thée
her
libertie
,
loue
and
honour
,
but
therwith
a
Kingdome
and
a
golden
Diademe
,
and
therefore
woe
vnto
mee
Traytor
,
and
more
woes
vppon
my
soule
then
there
be
hayres
vpon
my
head
,
and
may
the
sorrows
of
olde
Priam
be
my
eternall
punishment
.
What
doth
it
profite
me
to
all
the
ayre
with
lamentations
,
when
that
the
crime
is
already
past
,
without
all
remedye
or
hope
of
comforte
?
this
being
said
,
he
gaue
a
gréeuous
and
terrible
sigh
and
so
held
his
p●ace
.
Rosana
by
those
heauye
and
sorrowfull
lamentations
,
togeather
with
his
reasons
which
shee
heard
,
knewe
him
to
bee
her
disloyall
Father
after
whome
shee
had
so
long
trauelled
to
finde
out
:
but
when
she
remembred
how
that
his
vnkindenesse
was
the
death
of
her
mother
,
her
harte
indured
such
extreame
paine
and
sorrowe
,
that
she
was
constrayned
(
without
anye
féeling
)
to
fall
downe
to
the
ground
.
But
yet
her
couragious
harte
would
not
remaine
long
in
that
passion
:
but
straight
waies
shee
rose
vp
againe
on
her
féete
,
with
a
desire
to
performe
her
mothers
will
,
but
yet
not
intending
to
discouer
her
name
,
nor
to
reueale
vnto
him
that
shee
was
his
daughter
:
so
with
this
thought
and
determination
,
shee
went
vnto
the
place
where
Leoger
was
,
who
when
he
heard
the
noyes
of
her
comming
,
straightway
started
bpon
his
feete
.
Then
Rosana
did
salute
him
with
a
voyce
some
what
heauye
,
and
Leoger
did
returne
his
salutation
with
no
lesse
showe
of
griefe
.
Then
the
Amazonian
Lady
tooke
forth
the
letter
from
her
naked
breste
,
where
as
so
longe
time
she
had
kept
it
,
and
in
deliuering
it
into
his
handes
,
she
said
:
Is
it
possible
that
thou
art
that
forgetfull
and
disloyall
Knight
,
the
which
left
the
vnfortunate
Quéene
of
Armenia
(
with
so
groat
paine
and
sorrowe
)
big
with
Childe
amongste
those
vnmercifull
Tyrantes
her
Countrimen
,
which
banished
her
out
of
her
Countrie
in
reuenge
of
thy
committed
crime
,
where
euer
since
she
hath
bene
companion
with
wilde
beasts
that
in
their
natures
hath
lamented
her
banishment
?
Leoger
when
he
heard
her
to
say
these
words
began
to
beholde
her
,
and
although
his
eyes
were
all
to
be
blubbered
and
weary
of
wéeping
,
yet
he
most
earnestly
gazed
in
her
face
and
answered
her
in
this
manner
.
I
will
not
denie
thée
gentle
Amazon
(
said
he
)
that
which
the
high
heauens
doth
complaine
off
and
the
lowe
earth
doth
mourne
for
.
Thou
shalt
vnderstand
that
I
am
the
same
Knight
,
whom
thou
hast
demaunded
after
,
tell
me
therefore
what
is
thy
will
.
My
will
is
said
she
,
thou
most
vngrateful
Knight
,
that
thou
read
héere
this
Letter
,
the
last
worke
of
the
white
hand
of
the
vnhappie
Armenian
Quéene
.
At
which
words
,
the
Knight
was
so
troubled
in
thoght
and
gréeued
in
minde
,
that
it
was
almost
the
occasion
to
dissolue
his
soule
from
his
bodie
:
and
therewithal
putting
forth
his
hand
somewhat
trembling
,
he
tooke
the
Letter
,
&
set
him
verie
sorrowfully
downe
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
:
without
anie
power
to
the
contrarie
,
his
gréefe
so
abounded
the
bounds
of
reason
.
No
sooner
did
he
open
the
letter
,
but
he
presently
knew
it
to
be
written
by
the
hands
of
his
wronged
Ladie
the
Armenian
Quéene
,
who
with
great
alteration
both
of
hart
&
minde
,
he
read
the
sorrowfull
lines
,
the
which
contayned
these
words
following
.
The
Queene
of
Armenia
her
Letter
.
TO
thée
thou
disloyall
Knight
of
the
Blacke
Castle
,
the
vnfortunate
Quéene
of
Armenia
,
can
neither
send
nor
wish
salutations
:
for
hauing
no
health
my selfe
,
I
cannot
send
it
vnto
him
,
whose
cruel
mind
hath
quite
forgotten
my
true
loue
,
I
cannot
but
lament
continuallye
and
complain
vnto
the
Gods
incessantly
,
considering
that
my
fortune
is
conuerted
from
a
crowned
Quéene
to
a
miserable
and
banished
caytiue
,
where
the
sauage
beasts
are
my
chiefe
companions
,
&
the
mournfull
bi●ds
my
best
solliciters
.
Oh
Leoger
,
Leoger
,
why
didst
thou
leaue
me
comfortlesse
without
all
cause
,
as
did
Aeneas
his
vnfortunate
Dido
?
what
second
loue
hath
bereaued
me
of
thy
sight
,
and
made
thée
forget
her
,
that
euer
shall
remember
thée
.
Oh
Leoger
,
remember
the
day
when
first
I
saw
thy
face
,
which
day
bee
fatall
euermore
,
and
counted
for
a
dismal
day
in
time
to
come
,
both
heauy
,
blacke
,
and
full
of
foule
mischances
,
for
it
was
vnhappie
vnto
me
:
for
in
giuing
thée
ioy
,
I
bereaued
my selfe
of
all
,
and
lost
the
possession
of
my
libertie
and
honour
:
althogh
thou
hast
not
estéemed
nor
tooke
care
of
my
sorrowfull
fortunes
,
yet
thou
shouldst
not
haue
mockt
my
perfect
loue
,
and
disdained
the
feruent
aff●ction
that
I
haue
borne
thée
,
in
that
I
haue
yéelded
to
thée
that
precious
iewell
,
the
which
hath
béen
denied
to
manie
a
noble
King
.
Oh
Loue
,
cruel
and
spitefull
Loue
,
that
so
quickly
didst
make
mee
blinde
,
and
depriuedst
mee
of
the
knowledge
that
belonged
vnto
my
royall
Highnesse
.
Oh
vncurteous
Knight
,
beeing
blinded
with
thy
loue
the
Quéene
of
Armenia
denied
her
honestie
which
shee
ought
to
haue
kept
,
and
preserued
it
from
the
biting
canker
of
disloyall
l●ue
?
Hadst
thou
pretended
to
mocke
me
,
thou
shouldst
not
haue
suffred
me
to
haue
lost
so
much
as
is
forgone
for
thy
sake
.
Tell
me
,
why
didst
not
thou
suffer
mee
to
execute
my
will
,
that
I
might
haue
opened
my
white
brest
with
a
pearcing
swoord
,
and
sent
my
soule
to
the
shady
banke
of
swéete
Elizium
?
Then
had
it
béene
better
for
me
to
haue
died
,
than
to
liue
still
,
and
dayly
die
.
Remember
thy selfe
Leoger
,
and
behold
the
harm
that
will
come
héereof
:
haue
thou
a
care
vnto
the
pawn
which
thou
leftst
sealed
in
my
wombe
,
and
let
it
bee
an
occasion
that
thou
doost
(
after
all
thy
violent
wronges
)
retourne
to
sée
me
sléeping
in
my
tombe
,
that
my
childe
may
not
remaine
fatherlesse
in
the
power
of
wilde
beastes
,
whose
hearts
be
fraughted
with
nothing
but
with
crueltie
.
Doe
not
consent
that
this
perfecte
loue
which
I
beare
thée
,
should
be
counted
vaine
,
but
rather
performe
the
promise
the
which
thou
hast
denied
me
.
O
vnkinde
Leoger
,
O
cruell
and
heard
heart
,
is
alshoode
the
firme
loue
that
so
faindedly
thou
didst
professe
to
me
?
what
is
he
that
hath
béene
more
vnmercifull
then
thou
hast
béene
?
There
is
no
furious
beast
nor
lurking
Lion
in
the
deserts
of
Libia
,
whose
vnmercifull
pawes
are
all
besmearde
in
bloud
,
that
is
so
cruell
harted
as
thy self
,
els
wouldst
thou
not
leaue
me
comfortles
,
spending
my
dayes
in
solitarie
woods
,
where
as
the
Tigers
mourne
at
my
distresses
,
and
chirping
birdes
in
their
kindes
,
grieue
at
my
lamentations
:
the
vnreasonable
torments
and
sorrowes
of
my
soule
are
so
many
,
that
if
my
penne
were
made
of
Lidian
stéele
,
and
my
Inke
the
purple
Ocean
,
yet
could
not
I
write
the
number
of
woes
.
But
nowe
I
determine
to
aduertise
thée
of
my
desired
death
,
for
in
writing
this
my
latest
testament
,
the
fates
are
cutting
a
sunder
my
thrid
of
life
,
and
I
can
giue
thée
knowledge
of
no
more
,
but
yet
I
desire
thée
by
the
true
loue
which
I
beare
thée
,
that
thou
wilt
read
with
some
sorrow
these
fewe
lines
:
and
héere
of
the
powers
of
heauen
,
I
do
desire
that
thou
maist
dye
the
like
death
that
for
thée
I
now
dye
.
And
so
I
ende
.
By
her
which
did
yeeld
vnto
thee
her
life
,
Loue
,
Honor
,
Fame
and
Liberty
.
WHen
this
sad
and
heauie
knight
had
made
an
end
of
reading
this
dolorous
letter
,
hee
could
not
restraine
his
eyes
from
distilling
salte
teares
,
so
great
was
the
griefe
that
his
hart
sustaned
:
Rosana
did
likewise
beare
him
company
to
solemnize
his
heauines
,
with
as
manye
teares
trickling
from
the
Conduite
of
her
eyes
.
The
greate
sorrowe
and
lamentation
was
such
and
so
much
in
both
their
hartes
,
that
in
a
great
space
the
one
coulde
not
speake
vnto
the
other
:
but
afterwardes
,
their
griefes
being
somewhat
appeased
,
Leoger
began
to
say
.
Oh
Messenger
,
from
her
with
the
remembrance
of
whose
wronge
my
soule
is
wounded
,
being
vndeseruedly
of
me
euill
rewarded
:
tell
me
(
euen
by
the
nature
of
true
loue
)
if
thou
dost
knowe
where
she
is
?
showe
vnto
me
her
abiding
place
,
that
I
may
goe
thither
and
giue
a
discharge
of
this
my
great
fault
,
by
yeilding
vnto
death
.
Oh
cruell
and
without
loue
(
answered
Rosana
)
what
discharge
canst
thou
giue
vnto
her
,
that
alreadye
(
thorow
thy
crueltie
)
is
dead
and
buryed
?
onely
by
the
occasion
of
such
a
forsworne
knight
.
This
penitent
and
payned
knight
,
when
he
vnderstood
the
certaintie
of
her
death
,
with
a
sodaine
and
hastie
fury
he
strooke
him selfe
on
the
〈◊〉
with
his
fist
,
and
lifting
his
eyes
vnto
the
heauens
,
in
manner
of
exclamation
against
the
Gods
,
giuing
déepe
and
sorrowfull
sighes
,
he
threwe
him selfe
to
the
ground
,
tumbling
and
wallowing
from
the
one
part
vnto
the
other
,
without
taking
any
ease
,
or
hauing
anye
power
or
strength
to
declare
his
inward
griefe
which
at
that
time
he
felt
,
but
with
lamentations
which
did
torment
his
hart
,
he
called
continually
on
the
Armenian
Quéen
,
and
in
that
deuilish
furye
wherein
he
was
,
dre●
out
his
dagger
and
lifting
vp
the
skirt
of
his
shirt
of
〈◊〉
,
he
thrust
it
into
his
body
,
and
giuing
himself
this
vnhappy
death
(
with
calling
vpon
his
wronged
Lady
,
he
finished
his
life
,
and
fell
to
the
ground
.
This
sad
and
heauie
Ladie
when
she
beheld
him
so
desperately
to
gorge
his
martiall
breast
,
and
to
fall
liuelesse
to
the
earth
,
she
greatly
repented
her selfe
that
she
had
not
discouered
her
name
,
and
reuealed
to
him
how
that
shee
was
his
vnfortunate
Daugh●er
,
whose
face
before
that
time
he
neuer
had
beheld
and
as
a
Lion
,
(
though
all
too
late
)
who
seeing
before
her
eyes
her
yong
Lion●sse
euil
intreated
of
the
Hu●ter
,
euen
so
she
ran
vnto
her
wel●eloued
Father
,
and
with
great
spéed
pulled
off
his
helme
from
his
wounded
head
,
and
vnbraced
his
armour
,
the
which
was
in
colour
according
to
his
passion
,
but
as
strong
as
anie
Diamond
,
made
by
Magicke
arte
.
Also
she
tooke
away
his
shéeld
,
which
was
of
a
russet
field
,
and
in
the
middest
thereof
was
portrayed
the
God
of
Loue
with
two
faces
,
the
one
was
verie
faire
,
and
bound
about
with
a
cloth
his
eyes
,
and
the
other
was
made
meruailous
fierce
and
furious
.
This
being
done
,
with
a
faire
linnen
cloth
shee
wyped
off
the
blood
from
his
mortal
face
.
And
when
she
was
certaine
that
it
was
him
after
whom
she
had
traueled
so
manie
wearie
steps
,
and
that
he
was
without
life
,
with
a
furious
madnes
she
tore
her
attyre
from
her
head
,
and
all
so
rent
her
golden
haire
,
tearing
it
in
péeces
,
and
then
returned
again
and
wyped
that
infernall
face
making
such
sorrowfull
lamentation
,
that
whosoeuer
had
séene
her
,
would
haue
been
mooued
to
compassion
.
Then
shee
tooke
his
head
betwixt
her
hands
,
procuring
to
lift
it
vp
,
and
to
lay
it
vpon
her
lap
,
and
seeing
for
al
this
that
there
was
no
moouing
in
him
,
she
ioyned
her
face
vnto
his
pale
and
dead
chée●es
,
and
with
sorrowfull
words
,
she
said
.
Deare
Father
,
open
thine
eyes
,
and
behold
me
,
open
them
swéete
Father
,
and
looke
vppon
mee
thy
sorrowfull
Daughter
:
if
fortune
be
so
fauourable
,
let
me
receiue
some
contentment
whilest
life
remaineth
.
〈…〉
thy selfe
to
looke
vpon
me
,
wherein
such
delight
may
come
to
me
,
that
we
may
either
accompany
other
.
Oh
my
Lord
and
onely
Father
,
s●●ing
that
in
former
times
my
vnfortunat●
Mothers
tears
were
not
sufficien●
to
reclaime
thée
,
make
me
satisfaction
for
the
great
trauell
which
hath
béen
taken
in
séeking
thee
out
.
Come
now
in
death
,
and
ioye
in
the
sight
of
thy
vnhappie
Daughter
,
and
dye
not
without
séeing
her
:
open
thine
eyes
,
that
she
may
gratefie
thée
in
dying
with
thée
.
This
being
said
,
Rosana
began
again
to
wipe
his
face
,
for
that
i●
was
ag●●n
all
to
be
bathed
in
blood
,
and
with
her
white
hands
she
felt
his
eyes
and
mouth
,
and
all
hys
face
and
head
till
such
time
as
she
touched
his
breast
,
and
put
her
hand
on
the
mortall
wound
where
she
held
it
still
and
looked
vpon
him
whether
he
mooued
or
no.
But
when
she
felt
him
witho●●
sense
or
féeling
,
she
began
anew
to
complayne
,
and
crying
out
with
most
terrible
exclamations
,
she
said
.
Oh
my
haplesse
Father
,
how
manie
troubles
&
great
trauells
hath
thy
Daughter
passed
in
séeking
thée
,
watering
the
earth
with
her
teares
,
and
alwayes
in
vaine
calling
for
thée
?
Oh
how
manie
times
in
naming
thy
name
hath
she
béen
answered
with
an
Eccho
,
which
was
vnto
her
great
dolour
and
griefe
?
and
now
that
Fortune
hath
brought
her
where
thou
art
,
to
reioice
her selfe
in
thy
presence
,
the
same
Fortune
hath
conuerted
her
wishes
into
greefe
and
do●or
.
Oh
cruell
and
vnconstant
Quéene
of
Chaunce
,
hath
Rosana
deserued
this
,
to
bee
most
afflicted
when
she
expected
most
ioy
.
Oh
Leoger
,
if
euer
thou
wilt
open
thine
eyes
now
open
them
,
or
let
the
glasses
of
my
eyes
be
cloased
eternally
.
Herewith
she
perceiued
his
dim
eyes
to
open
,
and
hys
senses
now
a
little
gathered
together
:
a●d
when
hee
saw
himselfe
in
her
armes
,
and
vnderstood
by
her
words
,
that
she
was
his
Daughter
whom
hee
had
by
the
vnfortunate
Quéene
of
Armenia
,
he
sodainly
stroue
against
weaknes
,
and
at
last
recouering
some
strength
,
he
cast
hys
yéelding
armes
about
the
milke
white
necke
of
the
faire
Rosana
,
and
they
ioyned
their
faces
the
one
with
the
other
,
distilling
betwixt
them
many
salte
and
bitter
teares
,
in
such
sort
that
it
would
haue
moued
the
wilde
beasts
vnto
compassion
:
and
with
a
féeble
and
weake
voice
,
the
wounded
knight
said
:
Ah
my
daughter
,
vnfortunate
by
my
disloyaltie
,
let
me
recreate
and
comforte
my selfe
,
in
enioying
this
thy
mouth
the
time
that
I
shall
remaine
aliue
,
and
before
my
sillie
soule
doth
departe
the
company
of
my
dying
bodie
:
I
do
confesse
that
I
haue
béene
pittilesse
vnto
thy
mother
and
vnkinde
to
thée
,
in
making
thée
to
trauell
with
great
sorrow
in
séeking
me
,
and
now
thou
hast
found
me
I
must
leaue
thée
alone
in
this
sorrowfull
place
with
my
dead
body
pale
and
wanne
:
yet
before
my
death
swéet
girle
giue
me
a
thousand
kisses
:
this
onely
delighte
I
craue
,
for
the
little
time
I
haue
to
tarrie
,
and
afterward
I
desire
thée
to
intombe
my
body
in
thy
mothers
graue
though
it
be
far
in
distance
from
this
vnluckie
Country
.
O
my
déere
Lord
answered
she
,
dost
thou
request
of
me
to
giue
thy
body
a
Sepulcher
?
well
I
sée
that
it
is
requisit
,
to
séeke
some
to
giue
it
vnto
vs
both
,
for
I
knowe
my
life
can
not
continue
longe
,
if
the
angry
fates
depriue
me
of
your
liuing
companye
:
and
without
strength
to
procéed
any
further
in
speaches
,
she
kissed
his
face
with
great
sobbing
and
sighes
,
making
within
her selfe
a
terrible
conflicte
,
tarying
for
the
answere
of
her
dying
Father
,
who
with
no
lesse
paine
and
anguish
of
death
,
said
:
Oh
my
Childe
,
how
happy
should
I
be
,
that
thus
imbracing
one
in
the
others
armes
,
we
might
depart
togeather
?
then
should
I
be
ioyfull
in
thy
company
,
and
account
my selfe
happy
in
my
death
:
and
here
vppon
I
leaue
thée
vnto
the
worlde
:
daughter
farwell
,
the
Gods
preserue
thée
and
take
me
to
their
mercies
.
And
when
he
had
said
these
wordes
,
hee
enclyned
his
necke
vppon
the
face
of
Rosana
and
dyed
.
When
this
sorrowfull
Ladye
sawe
that
the
soule
had
got
the
victorie
and
departed
from
the
body
,
she
kissed
his
pale
lippes
and
giuing
●éepe
and
dolo●ous
sighes
,
shee
beganne
a
merualous
and
heauy
lamentation
,
calling
her selfe
vnhappie
and
vnfortunate
,
and
layde
her selfe
vpon
the
dead
body
,
cursing
her
destinies
,
so
that
it
was
lamentable
to
heare
.
O
my
déere
father
sayd
she
,
what
small
benefite
haue
I
receiued
for
all
my
trauell
and
paine
,
the
which
I
haue
suffered
in
séeking
of
thée
,
and
nowe
in
the
finding
of
thée
the
more
is
my
griefe
,
for
that
I
came
to
sée
thée
dye
?
Oh
most
vnhappie
that
I
am
,
where
was
my
minde
when
I
saw
that
fatall
dagger
pearce
thy
tender
brest
?
whereon
was
my
thought
?
wherefore
did
I
stand
still
,
and
did
not
with
great
lightnes
make
resistance
against
that
terrible
blow
?
If
my
strength
would
not
haue
serued
me
,
yet
at
the
least
I
shoulde
haue
borne
thée
companie
:
you
furious
beastes
that
are
hid
in
your
dens
and
déepe
caues
,
where
are
you
now
?
why
doe
you
not
come
and
take
pittie
vpon
my
griefe
in
taking
away
my
life
?
in
doing
so
you
shewe
your selues
pittifull
,
for
that
I
doe
abhorre
this
dolorous
life
,
yet
she
did
not
forget
the
promise
that
shee
made
him
,
which
was
to
giue
his
body
burial
in
her
mothers
tombe
.
This
was
the
occasion
that
she
did
somewhat
cease
her
lamentation
,
and
taking
vnto
her selfe
more
courage
then
her
sorrowfull
griefe
would
consent
vnto
,
she
put
the
dead
bodie
vnder
a
mightie
pine
Apple
trée
,
and
couered
it
with
leaues
of
gréene
grasse
,
and
like
wise
hung
his
armor
,
vpon
the
bowes
,
in
hope
that
the
sight
thereof
would
cause
some
aduenturous
knight
to
approach
her
presence
,
that
in
kindenes
would
asist
her
to
intombe
him
:
heere
we
will
leaue
Rosana
wéeping
ouer
her
fathers
body
,
and
speake
of
the
Nigromancer
after
his
flight
from
the
black
Castle
.
CHAP.
XII
.
How
the
Magitian
found
Leogers
armour
hanging
vpon
a
pine
tree
,
kept
by
Rosana
the
Queenes
Daughter
of
Armenia
,
betwixte
whome
hapned
,
a
terrible
battle
:
also
of
the
desperate
death
of
the
Lady
:
And
〈◊〉
how
the
Magitian
framed
by
magick
arte
an
●●chaunted
Sepulcher
,
wherin
he
inclosed
himselfe
from
the
sight
of
all
humane
creatures
.
I
Am
sure
you
doe
well
remember
when
the
Christian
Knights
had
conquered
the
black
Castle
which
was
kept
by
inchauntment
,
how
the
furious
Nigromancer
to
preserue
his
life
fled
from
the
same
,
caried
by
his
arte
through
the
ayre
in
an
yron
Chariot
,
drawne
by
two
flying
Dragons
:
in
which
charmed
Chariot
he
crossed
ouer
many
parts
and
plaines
of
the
earsterne
climets
.
At
last
being
wearie
of
his
iourney
,
he
put
himself
in
the
thickest
of
the
forrest
,
wherin
traueling
with
his
whirling
Dragons
,
hee
n●uer
rested
till
hee
came
vnto
a
mightie
and
great
riuer
,
the
which
seemed
to
●ee
an
arme
of
the
purple
Ocean
,
there
he
alighted
from
his
chariot
for
to
refresh
himselfe
,
and
tooke
water
with
his
handes
and
drunke
thereof
,
and
washed
his
face
:
and
as
he
found
him selfe
all
alone
,
there
came
into
his
●inde
〈◊〉
thoughts
,
amongst
all
his
passed
life
▪
and
how
hee
was
vanquished
by
the
Christian
Knights
▪
for
which
with
great
anger
he
gaue
terrible
sighes
and
began
to
curse
,
not
onely
the
hower
of
his
birth
,
but
the
whole
world
,
and
the
generation
of
mankinde
.
Likewis●
he
remembred
the
great
sorrowe
and
trauell
that
euer
since
hee
endured
,
and
what
toyle
trauelling
knights
must
indure
:
In
these
vari●ble
cogitations
spent
he
the
time
away
till
golden
〈◊〉
began
to
withdraw
himself
into
his
ac●ustomed
lodging
and
h●ding
his
●●ght
in
the
●ccidentall
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
drew
on
the
darke
and
tenebrous
night
,
which
was
the
occasion
that
his
paine
did
the
mo●e
incre●se
:
a●
that
night
he
passed
away
with
such
sorrowfull
lamentations
for
his
late
disgraces
,
that
all
the
woods
and
mountaines
did
resounde
his
wofull
exclamations
,
till
that
Apollo
with
his
glistering
beames
began
to
couer
the
earth
.
The
which
being
séene
by
the
Magitian
,
with
a
trice
he
arose
vp
,
and
intended
to
prosecute
his
iorney
,
but
lifting
vp
his
eyes
towards
the
heauens
hee
did
discouer
hanging
vpon
a
high
and
mightie
pine
apple
trée
the
armour
of
Leoger
.
Which
was
hung
there
in
remembrance
of
his
death
by
Rosana
as
you
heard
in
the
last
Chapter
,
the
armour
had
alm●st
lost
his
bright
colour
and
beganne
to
rus●e
through
the
great
aboundance
of
raine
that
fell
thereon
.
Yet
for
all
that
it
seemed
of
great
〈…〉
and
of
a
wonderfull
richnesse
,
so
without
any
further
circumspection
or
regarde
,
hee
tooke
downe
the
most
bright
armor
,
and
armed
himselfe
therewith
,
and
when
he
lacked
no
more
to
put
on
but
the
helmet
,
hee
heard
a
voice
that
said
,
bee
not
so
hardy
thou
knight
as
to
vndoe
thys
Trophie
,
except
thou
prepare
thy selfe
to
winne
it
by
thy
sword
.
The
Magitian
at
this
vnexpected
noyse
,
cast
his
head
on
the
one
side
,
and
espied
Rosana
newly
awaked
from
a
heauy
sléep
,
most
richly
armed
with
a
stronge
inchaunted
armor
after
the
manner
of
the
Amazonians
,
but
for
al
that
he
did
not
let
to
make
an
ende
of
arming
himselfe
,
and
hauing
laced
on
his
Burgonet
,
hee
went
towardes
the
demaunder
with
his
sworde
ready
drawne
in
his
hand
,
inuiting
her
with
mortall
battell
.
Rosana
who
saw
his
determination
,
did
procure
to
defend
her selfe
,
and
offend
her
enemy
.
Oh
my
muse
that
I
had
such
learned
eloquence
,
for
to
set
out
and
declare
the
noble
incounters
of
these
two
gallant
warriors
:
Rosana
although
shee
was
but
a
Feminin
nature
,
yet
was
she
as
bold●
in
heroycall
aduentures
as
any
Knight
in
the
world
,
except
the
Christian
Champions
.
But
now
to
returne
we
to
our
historie
,
the
valliant
Amazonian
when
her
enemy
came
vnto
her
,
she
stroke
him
so
terrible
a
blow
vpon
the
visor
of
his
helmet
,
that
with
the
fury
therof
she
made
sparkles
of
fire
to
issue
out
with
great
aboundance
,
and
bowe
downe
his
head
vnto
hys
brest
.
The
Magitian
did
returne
vnto
her
his
salutation
,
and
stroake
her
such
a
blow
vpon
her
helmet
,
that
with
the
great
noyse
thereof
,
it
made
a
sound
in
al
the
mountains
.
Now
began
betwéene
them
a
maruelous
and
fearefull
battell
,
fortune
not
willing
to
vs●
her
most
extremitie
declined
the
foyle
to
neither
party
,
nor
giuing
the
conquest
as
yet
to
any
:
all
the
time
of
the
conflicte
,
the
furious
Magitian
and
the
valiant
Amazonian
thought
on
no
other
thing
,
but
either
of
them
procured
to
bring
his
aduersarie
to
his
ouerthrow
,
striking
at
each
other
such
terrible
blowes
,
and
with
so
great
furie
,
that
manie
times
it
made
either
of
them
to
loose
feeling
:
and
both
séeing
the
great
force
of
one
another
,
were
meruailously
incensed
with
anger
.
Then
the
valiant
Lady
threw
her
shéeld
at
her
backe
,
that
with
more
force
she
might
strike
and
hurt
her
enemy
:
and
therewithall
gaue
him
so
strong
a
blow
vpon
the
burgonet
,
that
he
fell
astonied
to
the
earth
without
anie
féeling
.
But
when
the
Magitian
came
againe
to
himselfe
,
he
returned
Rosana
such
a
terrible
blow
,
that
if
it
had
chanced
to
alight
vpon
her
,
it
would
haue
clouen
her
head
in
péeces
,
but
with
great
discretion
she
cleared
her self
therof
in
such
sort
,
that
it
was
stroken
in
vaine
,
and
with
great
lightnes
she
retyred
,
and
stroke
the
Magitian
so
furiously
,
that
she
made
him
once
againe
to
fall
to
the
ground
,
al
astonied
,
and
there
appeared
at
the
visor
of
his
helme
the
abundance
of
blood
that
issued
out
of
his
mouth
:
but
presently
he
reuiued
,
and
got
vp
in
a
trice
,
with
so
great
anger
,
that
the
smoke
which
came
from
his
mouth
,
séemed
like
a
myst
before
his
helme
,
so
that
almost
it
could
not
be
séene
.
Then
this
furious
deuill
(
blaspheming
against
his
Gods
)
hauing
his
mortall
sword
verie
fast
in
his
hand
,
he
ran
towards
his
enemie
,
who
(
without
anie
feare
of
hys
furie
)
went
foorth
to
receaue
him
:
and
when
they
met
together
,
they
discharged
their
blowes
at
once
,
but
it
fortuned
,
that
the
Amazonians
blow
did
first
fasten
with
so
great
strength
,
that
for
all
the
helmet
of
the
Magitian
,
which
was
wrought
of
the
strongest
stéele
,
it
was
not
sufficient
to
make
defence
,
but
with
the
rigorous
force
wherwith
it
was
charged
,
it
ben●ed
〈◊〉
such
sorte
that
it
brake
all
to
péeces
:
and
the
Magitians
head
was
so
gréeuouslye
wounded
,
that
streames
of
blood
ran
downe
his
armour
,
and
he
was
forced
for
want
of
strength
to
yéeld
to
the
mercie
of
the
valiaunt
Ladye
,
who
quickely
condesended
to
his
requestes
,
vppon
this
condition
,
that
hee
woulde
be
a
meane
to
conuaye
her
fathers
dead
body
to
an
Iland
nere
adioyning
to
the
borders
of
Armenia
,
and
there
to
intomb
it
in
her
mothers
graue
,
as
shee
promised
when
that
his
ayre
of
life
fléeted
from
his
body
.
The
Magtion
for
safe
garde
of
his
life
,
presently
agréed
to
performe
her
desires
,
and
protested
to
accomplish
what
soeuer
she
demaunded
.
Then
presently
by
his
Arte
he
prepared
his
yron
Chariot
with
his
flying
dragons
in
a
readines
,
wherein
they
layd
the
murthered
bodye
of
Leoger
vppon
a
pillowe
of
mystle-toe
,
and
likewise
placed
themselues
therein
,
wher
in
they
were
no
sooner
entred
,
with
necessaries
belonging
to
their
trauelles
,
but
they
flewe
thorowe
the
ayre
more
swifter
then
a
whirl-wind
,
or
a
shippe
sayling
on
the
seas
in
a
stormye
tempest
.
The
wonders
that
he
performed
by
the
way
,
be
so
many
and
miraculous
,
that
I
want
an
Orators
eloquence
to
discribe
them
,
and
a
Poets
skil
to
expresse
them
.
But
to
bee
shorte
,
when
Rosana
was
desirous
to
eate
,
and
that
her
hunger
increased
:
by
his
charmes
he
would
procure
birdes
(
of
their
owne
accordes
)
to
fall
out
of
the
skyes
,
and
yeild
themselues
vnto
their
pleasures
,
with
all
things
necessary
to
suffice
their
wantes
.
Thus
was
Rosana
with
her
fathers
dead
body
,
caryed
through
the
ayre
b●
Magicke
arte
,
ouer
hilles
and
dales
,
mountaines
and
valleys
,
wooddes
and
forrestes
,
townes
and
Citties
,
and
through
many
both
wonderfull
and
strange
places
and
countries
.
And
at
the
last
,
they
arriued
néere
vnto
the
confines
of
Armenia
,
beeing
the
place
of
their
long
desired
rest
:
But
when
they
approached
néere
vnto
the
Queene
of
Armenias
groue
,
they
descended
from
their
inchaunted
Chariot
,
and
bore
Leogers
body
to
his
burying
place
,
the
which
they
found
(
since
Rosanaes
departure
)
ouergrowne
with
mosse
and
wythered
brambles
:
yet
for
all
that
they
opened
the
Sepulcher
,
and
layd
his
bodie
(
yet
freshly
bléeding
)
vpon
his
Ladies
consuming
carcasse
:
which
beeing
done
,
the
Magitian
couered
againe
the
graue
with
earth
,
and
laid
thereon
gréene
turues
,
which
made
it
séeme
as
though
it
neuer
had
béen
opened
.
All
the
time
that
the
Magitian
was
perfourming
the
ceremonious
Funerall
,
Rosana
watered
the
earth
wyth
her
teares
,
neuer
withdrawing
her
eyes
from
looking
vppon
the
Graue
:
and
when
it
was
finished
,
shee
fell
into
this
most
sorrowfull
and
distresfull
lamentation
following
.
Oh
cruell
Destinies
(
said
she
)
sith
your
rigours
haue
bereaued
me
of
both
my
Parents
,
&
left
me
to
the
world
a
comfortlesse
Orphane
,
receaue
the
sacrifice
of
my
chastitie
,
in
payment
of
your
vengeaunce
:
and
let
my
blood
here
shed
vpon
this
Graue
,
shewe
the
singlenesse
of
my
heart
.
And
with
the
like
solemnitie
may
all
their
hearts
be
broken
in
péeces
,
that
séeke
the
downfall
and
dishonor
of
Ladies
.
As
she
was
vttering
these
and
such
like
sorrowes
,
shee
tooke
foorth
a
naked
sword
,
which
she
had
readie
for
the
same
effect
,
and
put
the
pummell
to
the
ground
,
and
cast
her
breast
vpon
the
poynt
.
The
which
shee
did
with
such
furious
violence
and
such
excéeding
hast
,
that
the
Magitian
although
he
was
there
present
could
not
succour
her
,
nor
preuent
her
from
committing
on
her selfe
so
bloodie
a
fact
.
This
sodaine
mischaunce
so
amazed
him
,
and
so
gréeued
his
soule
,
that
his
heart
(
for
a
time
)
would
not
consent
that
his
tung
should
speake
one
word
to
expresse
hys
passion
.
But
at
last
,
(
hauing
taken
a
truce
with
sorrowe
,
and
recouering
his
former
speach
)
he
tooke
vp
the
dead
bodye
of
Rosana
,
bathed
all
in
blood
,
and
likewise
buried
her
in
her
Parents
Graue
:
and
ouer
the
same
he
hung
vp
an
Epitaph
that
did
declare
the
occasion
of
all
their
deathes
.
This
being
done
to
expresse
the
sorrowes
of
his
heart
for
the
desperat
death
of
such
a
Magnaminious
Lady
,
and
the
rather
to
exempt
himselfe
from
the
company
of
all
humaine
creatures
:
he
erected
ouer
the
graue
(
by
magicke
arte
)
a
very
stately
Tombe
,
the
which
was
in
this
order
framed
.
First
there
was
fixed
foure
pillors
,
euery
one
of
a
very
fine
Rubie
:
vpon
the
which
was
placed
a
Sepulcher
of
Cristall
:
within
the
sepulcher
there
seemed
to
be
two
faire
Ladyes
,
the
one
hauing
her
breste
peirced
thorowe
with
a
sword
and
the
other
with
a
Crowne
of
golde
vpon
her
head
and
so
leane
of
body
that
she
séemed
to
pine
away
:
and
vpon
the
sepulcher
there
lay
a
knight
all
along
with
his
face
looking
vp
to
the
heauens
,
and
armed
with
a
coarselet
of
fine
stéele
,
of
a
russet
enamelling
:
vnder
the
sepulcher
there
was
spread
abroad
a
great
carpet
of
gold
,
and
vpon
it
two
pillors
of
the
same
,
and
vpon
them
lay
an
olde
sheapheard
with
his
shéep
hooke
lying
at
his
feete
:
his
eyes
were
shut
,
and
out
of
them
distilled
manye
pearled
teares
:
at
euery
pillor
there
was
a
gentlewoman
without
any
remembrance
,
the
one
of
them
séemed
to
be
murthered
,
and
the
other
rauished
.
And
néere
vnto
the
sepulcher
there
lay
a
terrible
great
beast
,
headed
like
a
Lyon
:
his
brest
and
body
like
a
wolfe
,
and
his
tayle
like
a
scorpion
,
which
séemed
to
spitte
continually
flames
of
fire
:
the
sepulcher
was
compassed
about
with
a
wall
of
yron
,
with
foure
gates
for
to
enter
in
therat
:
the
gates
were
after
the
manner
and
cullour
of
fine
Diamonds
and
directly
ouer
the
top
of
the
chiefest
gate
,
stood
a
marble
pillor
whereon
hung
a
table
written
with
red
letters
:
the
contentes
whereof
were
as
followeth
.
So
long
shall
breath
vpon
this
brittle
earth
,
The
framer
of
this
stately
Monument
,
Till
that
three
children
of
a
wondrous
birth
,
Out
of
the
Northerne
climate
shall
be
sent
.
They
shall
obscure
his
name
as
fates
agree
:
And
by
his
fall
,
the
fiendes
shall
tamed
bee
.
This
Monument
being
no
sooner
framed
by
the
assistance
of
Plutos
legions
,
and
maintained
by
their
deuillish
powers
,
but
the
Nigromancer
enclosed
himselfe
in
the
walles
,
where
he
consorted
chiefly
with
furyes
and
walking
spirits
,
that
continually
fed
vpon
his
blood
,
and
left
their
damnable
seales
sticking
vnto
his
left
side
,
as
a
sure
token
and
witnes
that
he
had
giuen
both
his
soule
and
body
to
their
gouerments
after
the
date
of
his
mortall
life
was
finished
.
In
which
inchaunted
sepulcher
we
will
leaue
him
for
a
time
conferring
with
his
damnable
mates
,
and
returne
to
the
christian
knightes
,
where
we
left
them
trauelling
towardes
Babylon
,
to
place
the
King
againe
in
his
Kingdome
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
How
the
seauen
Champions
of
Christendome
restored
the
Babylonian
King
vnto
the
Kingdome
:
and
after
how
honourably
they
were
receiued
at
Rome
,
where
Saint
George
fell
in
loue
with
the
Emperours
Daughter
,
being
a
professed
Nunne
.
Of
the
mischiefe
that
insued
thereby
,
and
of
the
desperate
ende
of
yong
Lucius
Prince
of
Rome
.
THe
valiant
Christian
Champions
hauing
as
you
heard
in
the
Chapter
going
before
,
perfourmed
the
Aduenture
of
the
inchaunted
monument
,
accompanied
the
Babylonian
King
home
to
his
kingdom
of
Assiria
,
as
they
had
all
verie
solemnly
and
faithfully
promised
to
him
.
But
when
they
approached
the
Confines
of
Babylon
,
and
made
no
question
of
peacefull
and
princely
entertainment
,
there
was
neither
signe
of
peace
,
nor
likelihood
of
ioyfull
or
frendly
welcome
:
for
all
the
Countrey
raged
with
intestine
warre
,
foure
seuerall
Competitors
vniustly
striuing
for
what
to
the
King
properly
and
of
right
belonged
.
The
vnnaturall
causers
and
stirrers
vp
to
thys
blood-deuouring
controuersie
,
were
the
foure
Noblemen
,
vnto
whom
the
King
vnaduisedly
committed
the
gouernment
of
his
Realme
,
when
hee
went
in
the
tragicall
pursute
of
his
faire
daughter
,
after
his
dreaming
illusion
that
caused
him
so
cruelly
to
séeke
her
death
.
And
the
breaking
out
into
this
hurly burly
,
grew
first
to
head
in
this
maner
following
.
Two
yeres
after
the
Kings
departure
,
these
Deputies
gouerned
the
publike
State
in
great
peace
,
and
with
prudent
policie
,
til
after
no
tidings
of
the
King
could
be
heard
notwithstanding
so
manie
messengers
as
were
in
euerie
quarter
of
the
world
sent
to
enquire
of
him
:
and
then
did
Ambition
kindle
in
all
their
hears
,
each
striuing
to
wrest
into
his
hand
the
sole
possession
of
the
Babylonian
Kingdome
.
To
this
end
did
they
all
make
seuerall
frends
:
for
this
had
they
contended
in
manie
Fights
,
and
now
lastly
they
intended
to
set
all
their
hopes
vpon
this
maine
chaunce
of
warre
,
intending
to
fight
all
till
thrée
fell
,
and
one
remained
victor
ouer
the
rest
,
whose
head
should
bee
beautifyed
with
a
crowne
.
But
of
traitors
and
treason
the
end
is
sodaine
&
shamefull
:
for
no
sooner
had
Saint
George
(
placing
himselfe
betwéene
the
Battells
)
in
a
bréefe
Oration
shewed
the
aduentures
of
the
King
,
and
he
himselfe
to
the
people
discouered
his
reuerend
face
,
but
they
all
shouted
for
ioye
,
and
haled
the
Usurpers
presently
to
death
,
and
reinsialled
in
his
ancient
dignitie
,
their
true
,
lawfull
and
long
lookt
for
King
.
The
King
being
thus
restored
married
Fidela
for
her
faithfulnes
:
and
after
the
nuptiall
Feasts
,
the
Champions
(
at
the
earnest
request
of
Saint
Anthonie
)
departed
towards
Italy
:
where
in
Rome
the
Emperour
spared
no
cost
honourably
and
most
sumptuously
to
entertaine
those
neuer
daunted
Knightes
,
the
famous
Wonders
of
Christendome
.
At
that
time
of
the
yeare
when
the
Summers
Quéen
had
beautefied
the
Earth
with
interchaungeable
ornaments
,
Saint
George
(
in
companie
of
the
Emperour
)
with
the
rest
of
the
Champions
chanced
to
walke
along
by
the
side
of
the
Riuer
Tyber
,
and
to
delight
themselues
with
the
pleasurable
meades
,
and
beauteous
prospect
of
the
Countrey
.
Before
they
had
walked
halfe
a
myle
from
the
Cittie
,
they
approached
an
ancient
Nunnerie
,
which
was
right
faire
and
of
a
stately
building
,
and
likewise
incompassed
about
with
christall
streames
and
gréene
meddowes
,
furnished
with
all
manner
of
beauteous
trées
,
and
fragrant
flowers
.
This
Nunnerie
was
consecrated
to
Diana
the
Quéene
of
Chastitie
,
and
none
were
suffered
to
liue
therein
,
but
such
chast
Ladies
and
Uirgins
,
as
had
vowed
themselues
to
a
single
life
,
and
to
kéepe
their
Uirginities
for
euer
vnspotted
.
In
this
place
the
Emperours
onely
Daughter
liued
a
professed
Nunne
,
and
exempted
her selfe
from
all
companie
,
except
it
were
the
fellowship
of
chast
and
Religious
Uirgins
.
This
vertuous
Lucina
(
for
so
was
shee
called
)
hauing
intelligence
before
by
the
ouerséeers
of
the
Nunnerie
,
how
that
the
Emperour
her
Father
with
manie
other
Knights
were
comming
to
visite
their
religious
Habitation
,
against
their
approach
shee
attyred
her selfe
in
a
gowne
of
white
satten
,
all
layd
ouer
with
gold
lace
,
also
hauing
her
golden
lockes
of
haire
somewhat
laid
foorth
:
and
vpon
her
head
was
knit
a
garland
of
swéete
smelling
flowers
,
which
made
her
séeme
celestiall
and
of
a
diuine
creation
.
Her
b●autie
was
so
excellent
,
that
it
might
haue
quailed
the
heart
of
Cupide
,
and
her
brauerie
excéeded
the
Paphian
Quéenes
.
Neuer
could
Circes
with
al
her
cunning
frame
so
much
beautie
in
anie
creature
,
as
was
vpon
her
face
:
nor
neuer
could
the
flattering
Syrens
more
beguile
the
trauellers
,
then
did
her
bright
countenaunce
inchant
the
English
Champion
for
at
his
first
entrance
into
the
Nunnerie
,
he
was
so
rauished
with
her
sight
,
that
he
was
not
able
to
withdrawe
his
eyes
from
her
beauty
,
but
stoodszigag
vppon
her
Rosie
culloured
chéekes
,
like
one
bewitched
with
Me-dusaes
shadowes
:
but
to
bee
shorte
,
her
beauty
séemed
so
Angellicall
,
and
the
burning
flames
of
loue
so
fieres
his
heart
,
that
he
must
either
inioy
her
companye
or
giue
ende
to
his
life
by
some
vntimely
meanes
.
Saint
George
beeing
wounded
thus
with
the
darte
of
loue
,
dissembled
his
griefe
and
not
reuealed
it
to
any
one
,
but
departed
with
the
Emperor
back
againe
to
the
Citie
,
leauing
his
heart
behinde
him
cloased
in
the
stonye
Monastery
with
his
louely
Lucina
.
All
that
ensuing
night
he
could
not
enioy
the
benifit
of
sléepe
,
but
did
contemplate
vpon
the
diuine
beautye
of
his
Lady
,
and
fraughted
his
minde
with
a
thousand
seuerall
cogitations
how
hee
might
attaine
to
her
loue
,
beeing
a
chaste
virgin
and
a
professed
Nun.
In
this
manner
spent
hee
away
the
night
,
and
no
sooner
appéered
the
mornings
brightnesse
in
at
his
chamber
window
,
but
he
arose
from
his
restlesse
bed
,
and
attyred
him selfe
in
watchet
veluet
,
to
signifie
his
true
loue
,
and
wandred
all
alone
vnto
the
Monastery
wher
he
reuealed
his
déepe
affection
vnto
his
Ladye
,
who
was
as
farre
from
graunting
to
his
requests
,
as
heauen
is
from
earth
,
or
the
déepest
seas
from
the
highest
Elements
:
for
shee
protested
while
life
remayned
within
her
bodye
,
neuer
to
yeild
her
loue
in
the
way
of
mariage
to
anye
one
,
but
to
remaine
a
pure
virgin
and
one
of
Dianaes
traine
.
No
other
resolution
could
Sa.
George
get
of
the
chaste
Nun
,
which
caused
him
to
departe
in
great
discontent
,
intending
to
séeke
by
some
other
meanes
to
obtaine
her
loue
,
so
comming
to
the
rest
of
the
Christian
Champions
,
he
reuealed
to
them
the
truth
of
all
things
that
had
hapned
,
who
in
this
maner
counsailed
him
,
that
hee
should
prouide
a
multitude
of
armed
Knightes
,
euery
one
bearing
in
their
handes
a
sword
ready
drawen
,
and
to
enter
the
Monastery
at
such
a
time
as
she
little
mistrusted
,
and
first
with
faire
promises
and
flattering
speeches
,
to
entice
her
to
loue
,
then
if
she
yéelded
not
,
to
fill
her
eares
with
cruell
threatnings
,
protesting
that
if
she
will
not
graunt
to
requite
his
loue
with
like
affection
,
he
would
not
leaue
standing
one
stone
of
that
Monastery
vppon
an
other
,
and
likewise
to
make
her
a
bloudy
offering
vppe
to
Diana
.
This
pollicy
liked
wel
Saint
George
,
though
he
intended
not
to
prosecute
such
cruelty
:
so
the
next
morning
by
break
of
day
he
went
vnto
the
nunnery
in
company
of
no
other
but
the
christian
champions
armed
in
bright
armour
with
their
glistering
swordes
ready
drawen
,
the
which
they
caried
vnder
their
side
cloakes
to
pr●uent
suspition
.
But
when
they
came
to
the
Monastery
,
and
had
entered
into
the
chamber
of
Lucina
(
whom
they
found
knéeling
vpon
the
bare
ground
at
her
ceremonious
orasons
)
Saint
George
first
proffered
kindnes
by
faire
promises
,
and
afterward
made
knowne
his
vnmercifull
pretended
cruelty
,
and
therewithall
shaking
their
bright
swordes
against
her
vertuous
brest
,
they
protested
(
though
contrary
to
their
mindes
)
that
except
he
would
yéeld
vnto
Saint
George
her
vnconquered
loue
,
they
would
bathe
their
weapone
in
her
dearest
bloud
.
At
which
wordes
the
distressed
Uirgin
,
being
ouercharged
with
feare
,
sunke
down
presently
to
the
ground
,
and
lay
for
a
time
in
a
dead
agony
,
but
in
the
ende
,
recouering
her selfe
,
she
lifted
vp
her
angelicall
face
,
shrowded
vnder
a
cloude
of
pale
sorrow
,
and
in
this
maner
declared
her
minde
.
Most
renowned
,
and
well
approoued
Knights
said
she
,
it
is
as
difficult
to
me
,
to
climbe
vppe
to
the
highest
toppe
of
heauen
,
as
to
perswade
my
minde
to
yeeld
to
the
fulfilling
of
your
requests
.
The
pure
and
chast
Goddesse
Diana
that
sittes
nowe
crownde
amongst
the
golden
starres
in
heauen
,
will
reuenge
my
periured
promise
if
I
yéeld
to
your
desires
,
for
I
haue
long
since
deepely
vowed
to
spende
my
daies
in
this
religious
house
,
in
the
honour
of
her
diety
,
and
not
to
yéelde
the
flower
of
my
virginity
to
any
one
,
which
vow
I
will
not
infringe
for
all
the
Maiesty
of
Roome
:
you
know
braue
champions
,
that
in
time
the
watery
droppes
will
mollify
the
hardest
Diamond
,
and
time
may
weede
out
this
deepe
roote
and
impression
from
my
heart
.
Therfore
I
request
of
you
by
the
honour
of
true
knighthood
,
and
by
the
loues
you
beare
vnto
your
natiue
countreyes
,
to
graunt
me
the
liberty
of
seauen
daies
,
that
I
may
at
full
consider
with
my
heart
,
before
I
giue
an
answere
to
your
demaunds
,
and
to
the
intent
that
I
may
make
some
publike
sacrifice
as
well
to
appease
the
wrath
which
the
chast
Goddesse
Diana
may
conceaue
against
me
,
as
to
satisfie
mine
owne
soule
,
for
not
fulfilling
my
vowe
.
These
wordes
being
no
sooner
ended
,
but
the
champions
incontinently
without
any
more
delay
ioyfully
consented
,
and
moreouer
profered
themselues
to
bee
all
present
at
the
same
sacrifice
,
and
so
departed
from
the
Monastery
with
excéeding
great
comfort
.
The
champions
being
gone
,
Lucina
called
togither
all
the
rest
of
the
Nuns
,
and
declared
to
them
the
whole
discourse
of
her
assailment
,
where
after
amongst
this
religious
company
,
with
the
help
of
some
other
of
their
approued
friends
,
they
deuised
a
most
strange
sacrifice
,
which
hath
since
been
the
occasion
that
so
many
inhumaine
and
bloudy
sacrifices
hath
bin
committed
.
The
next
morning
after
sixe
daies
were
finished
,
no
sooner
did
bright
Phoebus
shew
his
golden
beames
abroad
,
but
the
Nunnes
began
to
prepare
all
thinges
in
readines
for
the
sacrifice
:
for
directly
before
the
doore
of
the
Monestary
,
they
hyred
cunning
workmen
to
erect
a
scaffold
,
all
very
richly
couered
with
cloth
of
golde
,
and
vpon
the
scaffold
(
about
the
middle
therof
)
was
placed
a
faire
table
couered
also
with
a
Carpet
of
cloth
of
golde
,
and
vppon
it
a
chafingdish
of
coales
burning
:
all
this
beeing
set
in
good
order
,
the
Emperor
with
the
Christian
Champions
,
and
many
other
Roman
knights
being
present
to
beholde
the
cerimonious
sacrifice
,
who
little
mistrusting
the
dolefull
tragedie
that
after
hapned
.
The
assemblie
béeing
silent
,
there
was
straightwayes
heard
a
swéete
and
hermonious
sound
of
Clarions
and
Trumpets
and
sundrie
other
kind
of
Instrumentes
:
these
entred
first
vppon
the
scaffolde
,
and
next
vnto
them
were
brought
seauen
Rammes
,
all
adorned
with
fine
white
woole
,
more
softe
in
féeling
then
Arabian
silke
,
with
huge
and
mightie
cragged
hornes
bound
about
with
garlands
of
flowers
:
after
them
followed
a
certaine
number
of
Nunnes
attyred
in
blacke
vestures
,
singing
their
accustomed
songes
in
the
honor
of
Diana
:
after
them
followed
an
auncient
Matrone
drawne
in
a
Chariot
by
foure
comly
virgins
,
bringing
in
her
handes
the
Image
of
Diana
:
and
on
either
side
of
her
two
auncient
Nunnes
of
great
estimation
,
each
of
them
bearing
in
their
handes
rich
vessels
of
golde
full
of
most
precious
and
swéete
wines
:
then
after
all
this
came
the
beautifull
Lucina
apparelled
with
a
rich
Roabe
of
estate
,
beeing
of
a
great
and
inestimable
value
.
Thus
cerimoniously
they
ascended
the
scaffold
,
where
the
Matrone
placed
the
Image
of
Diana
behinde
the
chafingdish
of
coales
that
was
there
burning
:
the
rest
of
the
Nunnes
continued
still
singing
their
songs
and
drinking
of
the
precious
wines
that
was
brought
in
the
golden
vessell
:
this
being
done
,
they
all
at
once
brought
lowe
the
necks
of
the
Rams
by
cutting
their
throates
,
whose
bloods
they
sprinckled
round
about
the
scaffold
,
and
opened
their
bowelles
and
burned
their
inward
partes
in
the
chafingdish
of
coales
.
Thus
with
this
slaughter
,
they
made
sacifice
vnto
the
Quéene
of
Chastitie
:
at
the
sight
whereof
was
present
,
the
surfetting
Louer
Saint
George
,
with
the
other
sixe
Christian
Knightes
armed
all
in
bright
armor
,
and
were
all
verye
attentiue
to
this
that
I
●éere
haue
tolde
you
.
The
sacrifice
ended
,
this
Lucina
commaunded
silence
to
be
made
,
and
when
all
the
company
were
still
she
raysed
vp
her selfe
vpon
her
féete
,
and
with
a
heauie
voyce
distilling
many
salte
teares
:
she
said
.
O
most
excellent
and
chaste
Diana
,
in
whose
blessed
bosome
we
vndefiled
Uirgins
doe
recreate
our selues
:
vnto
thy
deuine
excellency
doe
I
now
commende
this
my
last
sacrifice
,
crauing
record
of
all
the
Gods
,
that
I
haue
done
my
best
to
continue
a
spotles
maiden
of
thy
most
beautiful
traine
.
Oh
heauens
shall
I
consent
to
deliuer
my
Uirginitie
willingly
to
him
whose
soule
desires
to
haue
the
vse
of
it
,
or
shall
I
my selfe
commit
my
vtter
ruine
and
sorrowfull
destruction
,
the
which
procéedeth
onely
by
the
meanes
of
my
flouring
beautie
,
the
which
woulde
it
had
beene
as
blacke
as
the
nightly
rauens
,
or
like
to
the
tawny
tanned
Moores
in
the
furthest
mountaines
of
India
.
O
sacred
Diana
,
thou
blessed
Quéene
of
chastitie
,
is
it
possible
that
thou
doest
consent
that
a
Uirgin
descended
from
so
royall
a
race
as
I
am
,
should
procure
to
spotte
the
worthines
of
her
predecessors
,
by
yéelding
her
Uirgins
honor
to
the
conquest
of
loue
without
respecting
my
beauty
,
or
regarding
my
chaste
vowe
I
haue
made
vnto
thy
diety
?
Well
séeing
it
is
so
that
I
must
néedes
violate
my selfe
against
all
humane
nature
,
I
beséech
thée
to
receiue
the
solempnitie
of
this
my
death
,
which
I
offer
vp
in
sacrifice
to
thy
deuine
excellencie
,
for
I
am
héere
constrained
with
mine
own
trembling
hand
to
cut
off
the
flourishing
branches
of
these
my
dayes
:
for
this
I
sweare
before
the
Maiestie
of
heauen
,
that
I
had
rather
offer
vp
my
soule
into
the
s●cietie
and
sacred
bosome
of
Diana
,
than
to
yéeld
the
cas●le
of
my
chastitie
,
to
the
conquest
of
anie
Knight
in
the
world
.
And
now
to
thée
I
speake
thou
valiant
Knight
of
England
,
behold
héere
I
yéeld
vnto
thy
hands
my
liuelesse
bodie
,
to
vse
according
to
thy
will
and
pleasure
,
requesting
onely
this
thing
at
thy
hand
,
that
as
thou
louedst
mee
lyuing
,
thou
wilt
loue
me
dead
,
and
like
a
mercifull
Champion
suffer
me
to
receaue
a
princely
Funerall
.
And
last
of
all
,
to
thée
diuine
Diana
doo
I
speake
,
accept
of
this
my
bléeding
soule
,
that
with
so
much
blood
is
offered
vnto
thée
.
So
in
finishing
this
sorrowfull
speach
she
drew
out
a
faire
and
bright
shining
sword
,
which
shee
had
hidden
secretly
vnder
her
gowne
,
and
setting
the
hylt
agaynst
the
Scaffold
(
little
looked
for
of
her
Father
and
those
that
were
present
)
shee
sodainly
threw
her selfe
vppon
the
poynt
of
that
Sword
,
in
such
a
furious
manner
,
that
it
ryued
her
bloodie
heart
in
sunder
,
and
so
rendred
her
soule
to
the
tuition
of
her
,
vnto
whom
she
offered
her
bloodie
and
ruthfull
sacrifice
.
What
shall
I
héere
declare
the
lamentable
sorrowes
and
pittifull
lamentation
that
was
there
made
by
her
father
and
other
Roman
Knights
that
were
present
at
this
vnhappie
mischance
?
so
great
it
was
,
that
the
walles
of
the
Monasterie
ecchoed
,
and
their
pittifull
shrikes
ascended
to
the
heauens
.
But
none
was
more
gréened
in
mind
than
the
afflicted
English
Champion
,
who
(
like
a
man
distraught
of
sense
)
in
great
furie
rushed
amongst
the
people
,
throwing
them
downe
on
euerie
side
,
till
he
ascended
vpon
the
scaffold
:
&
approaching
the
dead
bodie
of
Lucina
,
hee
tooke
her
vp
in
his
armes
,
and
with
a
sorrowfull
and
passionate
voyce
he
said
.
O
my
beloued
ioy
,
and
late
my
only
hearts
delight
,
is
this
the
Sacrifice
wherein
(
through
thy
desperatenes
)
thou
hast
deceiued
me
,
who
loued
thée
more
than
my selfe
?
is
this
the
respite
that
thou
requiredst
for
seauen
dayes
,
wherein
thou
hast
concluded
thy
own
death
and
my
vtter
confusion
?
Oh
noble
Lucina
,
and
my
beloued
Ladie
,
if
this
were
thy
intent
,
why
didst
not
thou
first
sacrifice
mee
thy
Seruant
and
Loue
,
wholly
subiected
vnto
thy
deuine
beautie
?
Woe
be
vnto
mee
,
and
woe
bee
vnto
my
vnhappie
enterprise
:
for
by
it
is
she
lost
,
who
was
made
souereigne
Ladie
of
my
heart
.
Oh
Diana
,
accursed
by
this
chaunce
,
because
thou
hast
consented
to
so
bloodie
a
tragedie
,
by
the
eternall
powers
of
heauen
,
that
neuer
more
thou
shalt
be
worshipped
,
but
in
euerie
Countrey
where
the
English
Champion
commeth
,
Lucina
in
thy
stead
shall
be
adored
.
For
euermore
will
he
séek
to
diminish
thy
name
,
and
blot
it
from
the
golroll
of
heauen
,
yea
and
vtterly
extinguish
it
in
eternitie
:
so
that
there
shall
neuer
more
memorie
remaine
of
thée
,
for
this
thy
bloodie
Tyrannie
,
in
suffering
so
lamentable
a
Sacrifice
.
No
sooner
had
he
deliuered
these
speaches
,
but
incensed
with
furie
he
drew
out
his
sword
,
and
parted
the
image
of
Diana
in
two
péeces
,
protesting
to
ruinate
the
Monasterie
,
within
whose
walls
the
deuice
of
this
bloodie
Sacrifice
was
concluded
.
The
sorrow
and
extreame
gréefe
of
the
Romane
Emperour
so
excéeded
for
the
murther
of
his
Daughter
,
that
he
fell
to
the
c●rth
in
a
senselesse
sw●und
,
and
was
carried
halfe
dead
with
gréefe
by
some
of
his
knights
home
to
his
Pallace
,
where
he
remained
spéechles
by
the
space
of
thirtie
dayes
.
The
Emperour
had
a
Sonne
,
as
valiant
in
armes
as
anie
borne
Italian
except
Saint
Anthonie
.
This
young
Prince
whose
name
was
Lucius
,
seeing
his
sisters
timeles
death
and
by
what
meanes
it
was
committed
,
he
presently
intended
with
a
traine
of
a
hundred
armed
Knightes
,
which
continually
attended
vpon
his
person
,
to
assaile
the
discontented
Champions
,
and
by
force
of
armes
to
reuenge
his
sisters
death
.
This
resolution
so
incouraged
the
Romaine
Knyghtes
,
but
especially
the
Emperors
sonne
,
that
betwixt
these
two
companies
began
as
terrible
a
battle
as
euer
was
fought
by
any
knights
,
the
fearcenes
of
their
blowes
so
excéeded
the
one
side
against
the
other
,
that
they
did
resounde
ecchoes
,
and
they
yeelded
a
terrible
noyse
in
the
great
woods
.
This
battell
did
continue
betwixt
them
both
sharp
and
fierce
for
the
space
of
two
houres
,
by
which
time
the
valor
of
the
encensed
Champions
so
preuailed
,
that
most
of
the
Romaine
knights
were
discomfited
and
slaine
,
some
had
their
handes
pared
from
their
shoulders
,
some
had
their
armes
and
legs
lopped
off
,
and
some
lay
breathles
w●ltring
in
their
owne
blouds
,
in
which
incounter
many
a
Romaine
Ladie
lost
her
husband
,
many
a
widowe
was
bereaud
of
her
Sonne
,
and
many
a
childe
was
left
fatherles
to
the
great
sorrow
of
the
whole
country
.
But
when
the
valiant
young
Prince
of
Roome
sawe
his
knightes
discomfited
,
and
hee
lefte
alone
to
withstand
so
many
noble
Champions
,
he
presently
set
spurs
to
his
horse
,
and
fled
from
them
like
to
a
heape
of
dust
forced
by
a
whirlewinde
.
After
whom
the
Champions
would
not
persue
,
accountting
it
no
glory
to
their
names
to
triumph
in
the
ouerthrow
of
a
single
knig●●
,
but
remained
still
by
the
scaffolde
,
where
they
buried
the
sacrificed
Uirgin
,
vnder
a
marble
stone
close
by
the
monasterie
wall
.
The
which
being
done
to
their
contentments
,
Saint
George
ingraued
this
Epitaph
vppon
the
same
stone
with
the
point
of
his
dagger
,
which
was
in
this
wise
following
.
Vnder
this
marble
stone
interd
doth
lye
Luckles
Lucina
,
of
beautie
bright
:
Who
to
maintaine
her
spotles
chastitie
Against
the
assailment
of
an
English
Knight
,
Vpon
a
blade
her
tender
breast
she
cast
:
A
bloodie
offering
to
Diana
chast
.
SO
when
hee
had
written
this
Epitaph
,
the
Christian
Champions
mounted
vpon
their
swift
foote
stéedes
,
&
bad
adieu
to
the
vnhappie
Confines
of
Italy
,
hoping
to
finde
better
fortune
in
other
Countries
.
In
which
trauell
wee
will
leaue
them
for
a
time
,
and
speake
of
the
Prince
of
Rome
:
who
after
the
discomfiture
of
the
Romane
knights
,
fled
in
such
hast
from
the
furies
of
the
warlike
Champions
.
After
which
,
hee
like
a
starued
Lion
trauersed
along
by
the
Riuer
of
Tybris
,
filling
all
places
with
his
melancholy
passions
,
vntill
such
time
as
hee
entred
into
a
thicke
groue
,
wherein
he
purposed
to
rest
hys
wearie
limbes
,
and
lament
his
misfortunes
.
After
he
had
in
this
solitarie
place
vnlaced
his
Helmet
,
and
huried
it
scornfully
against
the
ground
,
the
infernal
Furies
began
to
visite
him
,
and
to
sting
his
breast
with
motions
of
fierie
reuenge
.
In
the
end
he
cast
vp
his
wretched
eyes
vnto
heauen
,
and
said
.
Oh
you
fatall
torches
of
the
elements
,
why
are
you
not
clad
in
mourn●full
abiliments
,
to
cloake
my
wandring
steps
in
eternall
darknes
?
shall
I
be
made
a
scorne
in
Rome
for
my
cowardise
?
or
shall
I
return
and
accompanie
my
Romane
frends
in
death
?
whose
bloodes
me
thinkes
I
sée
sprinkled
about
the
fields
of
Italy
.
Mee
thinks
I
heare
their
bléeding
soules
fill
each
corner
of
the
earth
with
my
base
flight
:
therefore
will
I
not
liue
to
bée
tearmed
a
fearfull
coward
,
but
dye
couragiously
by
mine
owne
hands
,
wherby
those
accursed
Champions
shall
not
obtaine
the
conquest
of
my
death
,
nor
triumph
in
my
fall
.
This
being
said
,
he
drew
out
his
dagger
,
and
ryued
hys
heart
in
sunder
.
The
newes
of
whose
desperate
death
,
after
it
was
bruted
to
his
Fathers
eares
,
hée
interred
hys
bodie
with
his
Sister
Lucinaes
,
and
erected
ouer
them
a
stately
Chappell
,
wherein
the
Nunnes
and
ceremonious
Monkes
during
all
their
liues
sung
Dirges
for
his
Childrens
soules
.
After
this
the
Emperour
made
proclamation
through
all
his
Dominions
,
that
if
anie
Knight
were
so
hardie
as
trauell
in
pursute
after
the
English
Champion
,
&
by
force
of
armes
bring
him
backe
,
and
deliuer
his
head
vnto
the
Emperour
,
he
should
not
onely
be
held
in
great
estimation
through
the
Land
,
but
receaue
the
gouernment
of
the
Empire
after
his
decease
.
Which
rich
proffer
so
encouraged
the
mindes
of
diuers
aduenterous
Knightes
,
that
they
went
from
sundry
Prouinces
in
the
pursute
of
Saint
George
,
but
their
attempts
were
all
in
vaine
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
Of
the
triumphs
,
tilts
and
turnaments
that
were
solemnly
held
in
Constantinople
by
the
Grecian
Emperour
,
and
of
the
honorable
aduentures
that
wer
there
atchiued
by
the
christian
champions
,
with
other
strange
accidents
that
happened
.
IN
the
Easterne
Parts
of
the
world
the
fame
and
valiant
déedes
of
the
Champions
of
Christendome
was
noysed
,
with
their
honourable
victories
,
heroycall
actes
,
and
feates
of
armes
,
naming
them
the
myrrours
of
nobilitie
,
and
the
types
of
bright
honour
.
All
Kings
&
Princes
(
to
whose
eares
the
report
of
their
valors
was
bruted
)
desired
much
to
behold
their
noble
personages
.
But
when
the
Emperour
of
Grecia
(
kéeping
then
his
Court
in
the
Cittie
of
Constantinople
)
heard
of
their
mightie
and
valiant
déedes
,
he
thirsted
after
their
sights
,
and
his
minde
could
neuer
bee
satisfied
with
content
,
vntill
such
time
as
he
had
deuised
a
meane
to
trayne
them
vnto
his
Court
,
not
onely
in
that
he
might
enioy
the
benefit
of
their
companies
,
but
to
haue
his
Court
honoured
with
the
presence
of
such
renowmed
Knights
:
&
therfore
in
this
manner
it
was
accomplished
.
The
Emperour
dispatched
Messengers
into
dyuers
parts
of
the
world
,
giuing
them
in
charge
to
publish
thorough
out
euery
Countrey
and
Prouince
as
they
went
,
of
an
honourable
Turnament
that
should
bee
holden
in
the
Cittie
of
Constantinople
within
sixe
months
following
:
thereby
to
accomplish
his
intent
,
and
to
bring
the
Christian
Champions
(
whose
companie
hee
so
desired
)
vnto
hys
Court.
This
charge
of
the
Grecian
Emperor
(
as
he
commanded
)
was
spéedely
perfourmed
,
with
such
diligence
,
that
in
a
short
time
it
came
to
the
eares
of
the
Christian
knights
,
as
they
trauelled
betwixt
the
Prouinces
of
Asia
and
Africa
Who
at
the
time
appointed
came
in
great
pompe
and
maiestie
to
Constantinople
,
to
furnish
foorth
the
honorable
Triumphs
.
At
the
fame
whereof
likewise
resorted
thether
a
great
number
of
Knights
of
great
valour
and
strength
:
among
whom
was
the
Prince
of
Argler
,
with
a
goodly
companie
of
noble
persons
:
and
the
prince
of
Fesse
,
with
many
well
proportioned
Knights
.
Likewise
came
thether
the
King
of
Arabia
in
great
state
,
and
with
no
lesse
maiestie
came
the
King
of
Silicia
and
a
Brother
of
his
,
who
were
both
Giants
.
Manie
other
braue
and
valiant
Knights
(
whose
names
I
héere
omit
)
came
thether
to
honour
the
Grecian
Emperour
:
for
that
he
was
verie
well
estéemed
of
them
all
.
And
as
they
came
to
honor
the
triumphs
,
so
likewise
they
came
to
prooue
their
fortitudes
,
and
to
get
fame
and
name
,
&
the
praise
that
belongeth
to
aduentrous
knights
.
It
was
supposed
of
all
the
companie
,
that
the
King
of
Silicia
wold
gaine
by
his
prowesse
the
dignity
from
the
rest
,
for
that
he
was
a
Giant
of
verie
big
members
,
although
his
Brother
were
taken
to
be
the
more
furious
Knight
:
who
determined
not
to
iust
,
for
that
his
Brother
should
get
the
honour
and
praise
from
all
Knightes
that
came
.
But
it
fell
out
otherwise
,
as
heereafter
you
shall
vnderstand
.
So
when
the
day
of
turniment
was
come
,
all
the
Ladies
and
damsels
put
themselues
in
places
to
beholde
the
iesting
,
and
attired
themselues
in
the
greatest
braue●e
that
they
could
deuise
,
and
the
great
court
full
of
peoply
which
came
thither
for
to
see
the
triumphant
tourniment
.
What
should
I
say
héere
of
the
Emperours
Daughter
,
the
faire
Alcida
,
who
was
of
so
great
beauty
that
she
seemed
more
liker
a
deuine
substance
then
an
earthly
creature
and
sate
glistering
in
her
rich
ornaments
amongest
the
other
Ladies
like
vnto
Phoebe
in
the
Christall
firmament
,
and
was
noted
of
all
behoulders
to
be
the
fairest
Princes
that
euer
mortall
eye
beheld
:
so
when
the
Emperour
was
seated
vppon
his
imperiall
throane
vnder
a
tent
of
gréene
veluet
,
the
Knights
began
to
enter
into
the
listes
,
and
●ee
which
was
the
first
that
entred
was
the
King
of
Arabia
,
mounted
vpon
a
very
faire
and
well
adorned
●ourser
,
he
was
armed
with
blacke
armour
,
all
to
be
spotted
full
of
siluer
knobs
,
and
brought
with
him
fifty
Knightes
all
apparelled
with
the
same
liuery
,
and
thus
with
great
Maiesty
he
rode
rounde
about
the
place
,
making
●reat
obedience
vnto
all
the
Ladies
and
damsels
.
After
him
entred
a
Pagan
Knight
,
who
was
Lorde
of
Si●ia
,
and
armed
with
armour
of
a
Lyons
collour
,
accompanied
with
a
hundred
Knights
all
apparelled
in
veluet
of
the
same
colour
,
and
passed
rounde
about
the
place
,
shewing
vnto
the
Ladies
great
friendship
and
cou●tesie
as
the
other
did
.
Which
being
done
,
he
beheld
the
King
of
Arabia
,
tarrying
to
receaue
him
at
the
Iust
:
and
the
trumpets
began
to
sound
,
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
that
they
must
prepare
themselues
ready
to
the
incounter
:
whereat
these
Knights
were
nothing
vnwilling
but
spurred
their
coursers
with
great
fury
and
closed
together
with
couragious
vallure
.
The
king
of
Arabia
most
strongly
made
his
encounter
,
and
stroke
the
Pagan
without
missing
vpon
the
brest
:
but
the
Pagan
at
the
next
race
,
being
heate
with
furie
stroke
him
so
surely
with
his
launce
,
in
such
sort
that
he
heaued
him
out
of
his
saddle
,
and
he
fell
presently
to
the
ground
,
after
which
the
Pagan
Knight
rode
vp
&
downe
with
great
pride
and
gladnes
.
The
Arabian
king
being
thus
ouerthrowne
,
there
entered
into
the
listes
the
king
of
Argier
armed
with
no
other
furniture
but
with
siluer
male
and
a
brestplate
of
bright
stéele
before
his
brest
,
his
pompe
and
pride
excéeded
all
the
knightes
that
were
then
present
,
but
yet
to
small
purpose
his
pride
and
arrogancy
serued
,
for
at
the
first
encounter
hee
was
ouerthrowne
to
the
ground
:
in
like
sort
did
this
Pagan
vse
fiftéene
other
knightes
of
fifteene
seuerall
prouinces
,
to
the
great
wonder
and
amazement
of
the
Emperour
and
all
the
assembly
.
During
all
these
valiant
encounters
Saint
George
with
the
other
christian
champions
st●●d
a
farre
off
vpon
a
high
gallery
beholding
them
,
intending
not
as
yet
to
be
séene
in
the
tilte
.
But
now
this
valiant
Pagan
after
he
had
rode
some
sixe
courses
vp
and
downe
the
place
,
and
séeing
none
entring
the
tilt
yarde
,
he
thought
to
heare
all
the
fame
and
honour
away
for
that
day
.
But
at
that
same
instance
there
entred
the
noble
minded
Prince
of
Fesse
,
being
for
courage
the
onely
pride
of
his
countrey
hee
was
a
merueilous
well
proportioned
knight
and
was
armed
all
in
white
armour
,
wrought
with
excellent
knottes
of
golde
,
and
hee
brought
in
his
company
a
hundred
Knightes
,
all
attired
in
white
satten
,
and
riding
about
the
place
he
shewed
his
obedience
vnto
the
Emperour
and
to
all
the
Ladies
,
end
thereupon
the
trumpets
began
to
sound
.
At
the
noyse
whereof
,
the
two
Knightes
spurred
their
coursers
and
made
their
incounter
so
strong
and
with
such
great
furie
that
the
proude
Pagan
was
cast
to
the
grounde
and
so
departed
the
listes
with
greate
dishonour
.
Straight
way
entered
the
braue
King
of
Silicia
,
who
was
armed
in
a
glistering
corslet
of
very
fine
stéele
,
and
was
mounted
vpon
a
mighty
and
rich
courser
,
&
brought
in
his
company
,
two
hundred
knightes
,
all
apparelled
with
rich
cloth
of
gold
,
hauing
euery
one
a
seueral
instrument
of
musicke
in
their
hands
,
sounding
thereon
most
heauenly
melody
.
And
after
the
Silician
king
had
made
his
accustomed
compasse
and
courtesie
in
that
place
,
hee
locked
downe
his
heuor
and
put
himselfe
in
readinesse
to
iust
.
So
when
the
signe
was
giuen
by
the
chiefe
harrolde
at
armes
,
they
spurred
their
horses
and
made
their
encounters
so
valiant
,
that
at
the
first
race
they
made
their
launces
shiuer
in
the
aire
and
the
pieces
thereof
to
scatter
abroade
,
like
aspen
leaues
in
a
whirlewinde
.
At
the
second
course
the
young
Prince
of
Fesse
was
caried
ouer
his
horse
buttockea
,
and
the
saddle
with
him
betwixt
his
legs
,
which
was
a
great
griefe
vnto
the
Emperour
,
and
all
the
company
that
did
see
him
,
for
that
he
was
wel
beloued
of
them
al
,
and
held
for
a
knight
of
great
estimation
.
The
Silician
king
grewe
proude
at
the
Prince
of
Fesses
ouerthrow
,
and
was
so
incouraged
and
so
furious
that
in
a
small
time
he
l●ft
not
a
knight
remaining
on
horsebacke
in
their
saddles
that
durste
attempt
to
iust
with
him
,
but
euerie
one
of
what
Countrey
and
Nation
soere
auoyded
the
attempt
:
so
that
there
was
no
question
among
eyther
Nobles
or
the
multitude
but
that
vnto
hym
the
vndoubted
honour
of
the
victory
in
triumph
would
bée
attributed
.
And
being
in
this
arrogant
pride
,
hee
heard
a
great
noise
in
the
maner
of
a
tumult
drawing
néere
,
which
was
the
occasion
that
he
stoode
still
,
and
to
expect
some
strange
accident
,
and
looking
about
what
it
should
bee
,
he
beheld
Saint
George
entering
the
listes
,
who
was
armed
with
his
rich
and
strong
armour
,
all
of
purple
,
full
of
golden
starres
,
and
before
him
roade
the
champions
of
France
,
Italy
,
Spaine
and
Scotland
,
al
on
stately
coursers
,
bearing
in
their
handes
foure
silken
streamers
of
fou●e
seuerall
colours
.
And
the
champion
of
Wales
followed
him
carrying
his
shield
whereon
was
portraied
a
golden
Lyon
in
a
sable
field
,
and
the
champion
of
Ireland
likewise
carried
his
speare
being
of
knotty
ash
strongly
bound
about
with
plates
of
steele
,
all
which
shewed
the
highnesse
of
his
discent
,
in
that
so
many
braue
Knightes
attended
vppon
him
.
So
when
Saint
George
had
passed
by
the
royall
seate
whereon
the
Emperour
sate
,
inuested
in
whose
company
was
many
knights
of
great
authority
,
he
rode
along
by
the
other
side
,
whereas
Alcida
the
Emperours
faire
Daughter
sate
amongst
many
gallant
Ladies
and
faire
damsels
richly
apparelled
with
vestures
of
gold
,
to
whom
he
valed
his
bonnet
shewing
them
the
courtesie
of
a
knight
and
so
passed
by
Alcida
,
at
the
fight
of
this
noble
champion
could
not
refraine
her selfe
,
but
that
with
a
high
and
bold
voice
she
said
vnto
the
Emperour
.
Most
mighty
Emperour
and
my
royall
father
(
saide
she
)
this
is
the
Knight
in
whose
power
and
strength
,
all
christendome
doth
put
their
fortunes
,
and
this
is
he
whom
the
whole
world
admires
for
chiualrie
.
Saint
George
although
,
he
heard
very
well
what
the
louely
Princesse
had
said
,
passed
on
,
and
dissembled
as
though
he
had
heard
nothing
,
and
so
when
he
came
before
the
face
of
his
curious
aduersary
,
hee
tooke
his
shield
and
his
speare
and
prepared
himseife
in
readinesse
to
iust
,
and
so
being
both
prouided
,
the
trumpets
beganne
to
sounde
,
whereat
with
great
fury
,
these
two
warlike
knights
met
togither
,
and
neither
of
them
missed
their
blowes
at
their
encounter
:
but
yet
by
reason
that
Saint
George
had
a
desire
to
extoll
his
fame
,
and
to
make
his
name
resounde
thorough
the
worlde
,
hee
stroke
the
giant
such
a
mighty
blowe
vpon
his
brest
,
that
he
presently
ouerthrewe
him
to
the
ground
,
and
so
with
great
state
and
maiesty
he
passed
along
without
any
shew
of
disdaine
,
whereat
the
people
gaue
a
great
shoute
that
it
resounded
like
an
eccho
in
the
ayre
:
and
in
this
maner
said
.
The
great
and
mighty
boaster
is
ouerthrown
,
and
his
furious
strength
hath
little
auailed
him
.
After
this
many
Princesse
proued
their
aduentures
against
this
English
champion
,
and
euery
knight
that
were
of
any
estimation
iusted
with
him
.
But
with
great
ease
he
ouercame
them
al
in
lesse
then
the
space
of
two
houres
:
so
at
such
time
as
bright
Phoebus
began
to
make
an
end
of
his
long
iourney
,
and
the
day
to
draw
to
an
ende
,
there
appeared
to
enter
into
the
listes
the
braue
and
mighty
giant
,
being
brother
to
the
Scilician
king
with
a
mighty
great
speare
in
his
hande
,
whose
glimmering
point
of
steele
glistered
through
al
the
court
,
he
brought
with
him
but
onely
one
squire
,
attired
in
siluer
male
bringing
in
his
hand
another
launce
.
So
this
furious
giant
without
any
care
of
curtesie
due
vnto
the
Emperour
or
any
of
his
knights
there
present
entered
the
place
,
the
which
being
done
,
the
squire
that
brought
his
other
speare
,
went
vnto
the
English
champion
and
saide
.
Sir
Knight
(
quoth
he
)
yonder
braue
and
valiant
giant
,
my
Lord
and
Maister
doth
send
vnto
thée
this
warlike
speare
,
and
therewithall
he
willeth
thée
to
defend
thy self
to
the
vttermost
of
thy
power
&
strength
,
for
he
hath
vowed
before
sun
set
,
to
be
either
Lord
of
thy
fortunes
or
a
vassell
to
thy
prowesse
and
likewise
saith
that
he
doth
not
only
defie
thée
in
the
turniment
,
but
also
challenge
thée
to
mortall
battaile
.
This
brauing
message
caused
Saint
George
to
smile
,
and
bre
●
in
his
brest
a
new
desire
of
honour
,
and
so
returned
him
this
answere
,
friend
go
thy
waies
and
tell
the
giant
that
sent
thée
,
that
I
doe
accept
his
demaunde
,
although
it
doth
grieue
my
very
soule
to
heare
his
arrogant
defiance
to
the
great
disturbance
of
this
royall
company
,
and
in
the
presence
of
so
mighty
an
Emperour
,
but
séeing
his
stomacke
is
gorged
with
so
much
pride
,
tell
him
that
George
of
England
is
ready
to
make
his
defence
,
and
also
that
shortly
he
shall
repent
him
by
my
pledge
of
Knighthood
.
In
saying
.
these
words
he
tooke
the
speare
from
the
squire
,
and
deliu●red
him
his
gauntlet
from
his
hand
to
carry
to
his
master
,
and
so
put
himselfe
to
the
standing
,
awaighting
for
the
encounter
.
At
that
time
he
was
very
nie
the
place
where
the
Emperour
sate
,
who
heard
the
answere
which
the
English
knight
made
vnto
the
squire
,
and
was
much
displeased
that
the
giant
in
such
sort
should
defie
S.
George
without
any
occasion
.
But
it
was
no
time
as
then
to
speake
but
to
kéepe
s●lence
,
and
to
pray
vnto
his
Gods
to
take
away
his
great
pride
and
arrogancie
.
All
this
time
the
two
warriours
(
mounted
vpon
their
stéedes
)
tarried
the
signe
to
bee
made
by
the
trumpets
,
which
being
giuen
,
they
set
forward
their
coursers
,
with
their
speares
in
their
restes
,
with
so
great
fury
and
desire
the
one
to
vnhorse
the
other
,
that
they
both
fayled
in
their
encounter
.
The
giant
who
was
very
strong
and
proude
,
when
he
sawe
that
he
had
missed
his
intent
,
he
returned
against
Saint
George
,
carrying
his
speare
vppon
his
shoulder
,
and
comming
nie
vnto
him
,
vpon
a
sodaine
before
he
could
cleare
hims●lfe
,
h●
stroke
him
such
a
mighty
blowe
vpon
his
corslet
,
that
his
staffe
broke
in
pieces
,
by
reason
of
the
finenesse
of
his
armour
,
and
mado
the
English
Knight
to
double
his
body
backewardes
vppon
his
horse
crupper
.
But
when
he
sawe
the
great
villany
that
the
giant
vsed
against
him
,
his
anger
increased
very
much
and
so
taking
his
speare
in
the
same
sort
,
he
went
towards
the
giant
and
saide
.
Thou
furious
and
proude
beast
,
thou
scorne
of
nature
and
enemy
of
true
knighthood
,
thinkest
thou
for
to
entrap
me
trecherously
,
and
to
gore
me
at
vnawar●s
like
to
a
sauage
boare
:
Now
as
I
am
a
christian
knight
,
if
my
knotty
speare
haue
good
successe
I
will
reuenge
me
of
thy
cruelty
.
And
in
saying
this
,
hee
stroke
him
so
furiously
on
the
brest
,
that
his
speare
passed
through
the
giants
body
,
and
appeared
foorth
at
his
backe
,
whereby
hee
fell
presently
downe
dead
to
the
ground
,
and
yéelded
his
life
to
the
conquest
of
the
fatall
sisters
.
All
that
were
present
were
very
much
amazed
thereat
,
and
wondred
greatly
at
the
strength
and
force
of
saint
George
,
accompting
him
the
fortunatest
knight
that
euer
wéelded
launce
,
and
the
very
patterne
of
true
nobility
.
At
this
time
the
golden
sun
had
finished
his
course
,
hauing
nothing
aboue
the
orizon
but
his
glistering
beames
,
whereby
the
Iudg●s
of
the
turniments
,
commanded
with
sound
of
trumpets
that
the
Iustes
should
cease
,
and
make
an
end
of
the
day
.
So
the
Emperour
descended
from
his
imperial
throne
into
the
tilting
place
,
with
all
his
knightes
and
Gentlemen
at
armes
,
for
to
receaue
the
noble
champion
of
England
,
and
desired
him
that
he
would
go
with
them
into
his
pallace
,
there
to
receaue
al
honors
due
vnto
a
knight
of
such
desart
:
to
the
which
he
could
not
make
any
denial
,
but
most
vnwillingly
consented
,
after
this
the
Emperors
daughter
(
in
company
of
many
courtly
virgins
)
likewise
descended
their
places
,
wher
Alcida
bestowed
vpon
saint
George
hir
gloue
,
the
which
he
wore
for
her
fauour
many
a
day
after
in
his
burgonet
.
The
six
other
christian
champions
,
although
they
merited
no
honour
by
this
turniment
,
because
they
did
not
try
their
aduentures
therein
,
yet
obtained
they
such
good
liking
among
the
Grecian
Ladies
,
that
euery
one
had
his
mistresse
,
and
in
their
presence
they
long
time
fixed
their
chiefe
delightes
:
nowe
must
we
leaue
the
champions
in
the
Emperours
courte
for
a
time
surfeiting
in
pleasures
and
returne
to
Saint
Georges
sons
traueiling
the
world
,
to
seeke
out
aduentures
.
CHAP.
XV.
How
a
Knight
with
two
heads
tormented
a
beautifull
Maiden
,
that
had
betroathed
her selfe
to
the
Emperors
Sonne
of
Constantinople
:
and
how
she
was
rescued
by
Saint
Georges
Sonnes
,
and
after
how
they
were
brought
by
a
strange
Aduenture
into
the
companie
of
the
Christian
Champions
,
with
other
things
that
hapned
in
the
same
trauells
.
THis
renowmed
Emperour
(
within
whose
Court
the
Christian
champions
made
their
aboades
)
of
late
yeares
had
a
Sonne
named
Pollemus
,
in
all
vertues
and
knightlye
demeanours
,
equall
with
anie
liuing
.
This
young
prince
in
the
spring
time
of
his
youth
,
through
the
pearcing
dartes
of
blinde
Cu
-
,
pide
,
fell
in
loue
with
a
Maiden
of
a
meane
parentage-but
in
beautie
and
other
precious
gifts
of
Nature
most
excellent
.
This
Dulcippa
(
for
so
was
she
called
)
being
but
daughter
to
a
Countrey
Gentleman
,
was
restrained
from
the
Emperours
Court
,
and
denied
the
sight
of
her
beloued
Pollemus
,
and
he
forbidden
to
set
his
affection
so
l●w
,
vpon
the
displeasure
of
the
Emperour
his
Father
:
for
he
being
the
Sonne
of
so
mightie
a
Potentate
,
and
she
the
daughter
of
so
meane
a
Gentleman
,
was
thought
to
be
a
match
vnfit
and
disagréeable
to
the
lawes
of
the
Countrey
:
and
therefore
they
could
not
be
suffered
to
manifest
their
loues
as
they
would
,
but
were
constrained
by
stealth
to
enioye
each
others
most
beloued
and
heartely
desired
companies
.
So
vpon
a
time
these
two
Louers
concluded
to
méete
together
in
a
vally
betwixt
two
hills
,
in
distance
from
the
Emperours
Court
some
thrée
miles
,
wheras
they
might
in
s●cret
(
deuoyd
of
all
suspition
)
vnite
and
tye
both
theyr
hearts
in
one
knot
of
true
loue
,
and
to
preuent
the
determination
of
their
Parentes
,
that
so
vnkindlye
sought
to
crosse
them
.
But
when
the
appoynted
day
drew
on
,
Dulcippa
arose
from
her
restlesse
bed
,
and
attired
her self
in
rich
and
costly
apparell
,
as
though
she
had
béen
going
to
performe
her
nuptiall
ceremonies
.
In
this
manner
entred
she
the
Ualley
,
at
such
time
as
the
Sunne
began
to
appeare
out
of
his
golden
Horizon
,
&
to
shewe
himselfe
vppon
the
face
of
the
Earth
,
glistering
with
his
bright
beames
vppon
the
siluer
floating
Riuers
.
Likewise
the
calmie
westerne
windes
did
verie
swéetely
blow
vpon
the
gréene
leaues
,
and
made
a
delicate
harmonie
:
at
such
time
as
the
fairest
Dulcippa
(
accompanyed
with
high
thoughts
)
approched
the
place
of
their
appointed
méeting
.
But
when
shee
found
not
Prince
Pollimus
present
,
she
determined
to
spend
the
time
away
till
he
came
in
trimming
of
her
golden
haire
,
and
decking
her
delicate
bodie
,
and
such
like
delightful
plesures
for
her
contentment
and
recreation
.
So
sitting
downe
vpon
a
gréene
banke
vnder
the
shaddow
of
a
myrtle
trée
,
she
pulled
a
golden
cawle
from
her
head
,
wherein
her
haire
was
wrapped
,
letting
it
fall
and
dispearse
it selfe
all
abroad
her
backe
,
and
taking
out
from
her
christalline
breast
an
yuorie
comb
,
she
began
to
kemb
her
haire
,
her
hands
and
fingers
séeming
to
be
of
white
alablaster
,
her
face
staining
the
beautie
of
roses
and
lyllies
mixed
together
,
and
the
rest
of
her
bodie
comparable
to
Hyrens
,
vpon
whose
loue
and
beautie
Mahomet
did
sometime
doate
.
But
now
marke
(
gentle
Reader
)
how
frowning
Fortune
crossed
her
desiros
,
and
changed
her
wished
ioyes
into
vnexpected
sorrowes
.
For
as
she
sate
in
this
deuine
and
angelicall
likenes
,
there
fortuned
to
come
wandring
by
an
inhumane
tyrant
,
surnamed
the
Knight
with
2.
heads
,
who
was
a
rauisher
of
virgins
,
an
oppressor
of
infants
,
&
an
vtter
enemie
to
vertuous
Ladies
,
and
strange
trauelling
Knights
.
This
tyrant
was
bodied
like
vnto
a
man
,
but
couered
all
ouer
with
lockes
of
haire
.
Hee
had
two
heads
,
two
mouthes
,
and
foure
eyes
,
but
all
as
red
as
blood
.
Which
deformed
creature
presently
ranne
vnto
the
Uirgin
,
and
caught
her
vp
vnder
his
arme
,
and
carried
her
away
ouer
the
mountains
into
another
Countrey
,
where
hee
intended
to
torment
her
,
as
you
shall
heare
more
at
large
hereafter
.
But
now
returne
we
to
Prince
Pollemus
,
who
at
the
time
appointed
likewise
repaired
to
méete
his
betroathed
Louer
:
but
comming
to
the
place
,
he
found
nothing
but
a
silken
scarffe
,
the
which
Dulcippa
had
let
fall
through
the
fearfull
frighting
she
tooke
at
the
sight
of
the
thrée
headed
Knight
.
No
sooner
found
he
the
scarffe
,
but
he
was
oppressed
extreamly
with
sorrow
,
fearing
Dulcippa
was
murthered
by
some
inhumane
meanes
,
and
had
left
her
scarffe
as
a
token
that
she
infringed
not
her
promise
,
but
perfourmed
ii
to
the
losse
of
her
owne
life
.
Therefore
taking
it
vp
,
&
putting
it
next
his
heart
,
he
breathd
foorth
this
wofull
lamentation
.
Héere
rest
thou
néere
vnto
my
bléeding
heart
,
thou
precious
token
and
remembraunce
of
my
déerest
Ladie
,
neuer
to
bee
hence
remooued
,
till
such
time
as
my
eyes
maye
either
behold
her
bodie
,
or
my
eares
heare
perfect
newes
of
her
vntimely
death
,
that
I
may
in
death
consort
wyth
her
.
Frowne
you
accursed
Lampes
of
heauen
,
that
gaue
first
light
vnto
this
fatall
morning
:
for
by
your
dismall
light
the
pride
of
earthly
women
is
dishonoured
.
Come
,
come
,
you
wrathfull
planets
,
descend
the
lucklesse
Horizon
,
and
rayne
vpon
my
head
eternal
vengeance
,
oppresse
my
bodie
with
continuall
miserie
,
as
once
you
did
the
wo●ull
King
of
Thebes
:
for
by
my
slouthfull
negligence
and
ouer-long
tariance
,
this
bloodie
tragedie
hath
béene
committed
.
Yet
for
her
sake
I
vowe
to
trauell
through
the
world
,
as
farre
as
euer
golden
Phoebus
lendes
his
light
,
filling
each
corner
of
the
earth
with
clamours
of
her
name
,
and
making
the
Elements
resound
with
Ecchoes
of
my
lamentations
.
In
this
resolution
returned
he
home
to
the
Emperour
his
Fathers
pallace
,
dissembling
his
gréefe
in
such
manner
,
that
none
did
suspect
his
discontented
sorowes
,
nor
the
strange
accident
that
vnto
beauteous
Dulcippa
had
happened
.
So
vpon
a
day
as
he
was
imagining
with
himselfe
,
séeing
the
small
comfort
that
he
tooke
in
the
Court
,
considering
the
want
of
her
presence
whom
so
much
hee
desired
,
he
determined
in
great
secret
as
soone
as
it
was
possible
to
depart
the
Court.
This
determination
he
straight
wayes
put
in
practise
,
and
tooke
out
of
the
Emperours
Armourie
verie
secretly
an
excéeding
good
corslet
,
the
which
was
all
russet
,
and
enameled
with
blacke
,
and
embrothered
round
about
with
a
gilded
edge
verie
curiously
and
artificially
grauen
and
curued
.
Also
he
tooke
a
shéelde
of
the
same
making
,
sauing
that
it
was
not
grauen
as
the
armour
was
,
and
commaunded
a
young
Gentleman
,
that
was
Sonne
vnto
an
ancient
Knight
of
Constantinople
,
of
a
good
disposition
and
hardy
that
he
should
kéepe
them
safely
,
and
gaue
him
to
vnderstand
of
his
determined
pretence
.
Although
it
did
gréeue
this
young
man
verie
much
,
yet
for
all
that
séeing
the
great
fréendship
which
hee
vsed
towardes
him
,
in
vttring
his
secret
vnto
him
before
any
other
,
without
replying
to
the
contrarie
,
hee
verie
diligently
tooke
the
armour
,
and
hidde
it
,
till
hee
founde
a
conuenient
time
to
put
it
into
a
Shippe
verie
secretly
.
So
likewise
he
put
into
the
same
Ship
two
of
the
best
horses
which
the
Emperour
had
,
and
foorthwith
he
gaue
the
Prince
vnderstanding
,
that
all
thinges
were
then
in
a
readines
,
and
in
good
order
.
Pollimus
d●ssembling
with
the
accustomed
heauines
hee
vsed
,
withdrewe
himselfe
into
his
Chamber
,
till
such
time
as
the
darke
night
came
.
Which
when
it
was
come
he
made
himselfe
readie
with
his
apparell
,
and
when
all
the
people
of
the
Court
were
at
their
rest
,
and
in
their
deade
sleepes
,
hee
alone
with
his
page
,
who
was
named
Mercurio
,
departed
the
pallace
and
went
to
the
Sea
side
.
His
page
did
call
the
Marriners
of
the
Ship
,
who
straight
way
brought
vnto
them
their
boate
,
into
the
which
they
entred
and
went
straight
aboord
.
And
being
therein
for
that
the
winde
was
verie
faire
,
he
commaunded
to
waigh
their
Anckers
and
to
hoyse
vp
Sailes
,
and
to
commit
themselues
to
the
mercy
of
the
waters
:
as
he
commaunded
all
was
done
,
and
so
in
short
time
,
they
founde
themselues
ingulfed
in
the
mayne
Ocean
,
far
from
the
sight
of
any
land
.
But
when
the
Emperour
his
Father
vnderstood
of
his
secret
departure
,
the
lamentation
which
hee
made
was
verie
much
:
and
he
commaunded
his
knights
to
goe
vnto
the
sea
side
,
to
know
if
there
were
anie
ship
that
departed
that
night
.
And
when
it
was
told
them
that
there
was
a
B●rke
that
hayled
anchor
and
hoysed
sayle
,
they
vnderstood
straight
way
that
the
prince
was
gone
awaye
in
her
.
I
cannot
héere
declare
the
great
griefe
and
sorrowe
which
the
Emperour
felt
in
his
wofull
heart
for
the
absence
of
his
Sonne
,
which
a
long
time
he
alwayes
suspected
and
feared
.
But
when
the
departure
of
Pollemus
was
bruted
thorough
all
Constantinople
,
all
sports
and
feasts
ceased
,
and
all
the
vassalls
of
the
Country
were
ouercome
with
a
generall
sorrow
.
So
Pollemus
sayled
through
the
déepe
seas
thrée
dayes
and
thrée
nightes
with
a
verie
fayre
and
prosperous
fore-winde
.
The
fourth
day
in
the
euening
,
beeing
calme
,
and
no
Winde
at
all
,
the
Marriners
went
to
take
their
restes
,
some
on
the
poope
,
and
some
in
the
foreship
,
for
to
ease
their
wearied
bodies
:
The
prince
(
who
sate
vpon
the
poope
of
the
ship
)
asked
his
page
for
his
Lute
,
the
which
straight
way
was
giuen
him
:
and
when
he
had
it
in
his
hands
,
he
playde
and
sung
so
swéetely
,
that
it
séemed
to
be
a
most
heauenly
melodie
,
and
being
in
this
swéete
musicke
,
he
heard
a
verye
lamentable
crye
,
as
it
were
of
a
Woman
:
and
leauing
his
delicate
musicke
hee
gaue
a
listening
and
attentiue
eare
to
hearken
,
what
this
sorrowfull
creature
sayd
,
and
by
reason
of
the
stilnes
of
the
night
,
he
might
easely
heare
the
voyce
vtter
these
words
.
It
will
little
profite
thee
thou
cruell
tyrant
,
this
thy
bold
hardinesse
:
for
that
I
am
beloued
of
so
worthie
a
Knight
,
as
will
vndoubtedly
reuenge
this
thy
tirannous
crueltie
profered
mee
.
Then
he
heard
another
voyce
which
séemed
to
answere
.
Now
I
haue
thee
in
my
power
,
there
is
no
humane
creature
of
power
able
enough
to
deliuer
or
redeeme
thee
from
the
tormentes
,
that
(
in
my
determination
)
I
haue
purposed
thou
shalt
indure
.
Pollemus
could
heare
no
more
,
by
reason
that
the
Bark
wherein
they
were
passed
by
so
swiftly
:
but
hee
supposed
that
it
was
his
Ladies
voyce
which
he
heard
,
and
that
she
was
carried
by
force
away
.
So
(
laying
downe
his
Lute
)
he
began
to
fall
into
a
great
thought
,
and
was
verie
heauie
and
sorrowfull
,
in
that
he
knew
not
how
to
aduenture
for
her
recouerie
.
Beeing
in
this
cogitation
,
hee
retourned
to
hys
page
which
was
asléepe
,
and
strake
him
with
his
foote
,
and
awaked
him
,
saying
:
What
didst
not
thou
heare
the
great
lamentation
which
my
Ladie
Dulcippa
made
(
as
to
mee
it
séemed
)
beeing
in
a
small
Barke
that
is
passed
by
,
and
gone
forwards
along
the
seas
.
To
the
which
his
page
Mercutio
aunswered
nothing
,
for
that
hee
was
still
in
a
soun●
sléepe
.
to
whome
the
Prince
called
againe
,
saying
:
arise
I
say
,
bring
foorth
mine
armour
,
call
vp
the
Marriners
that
they
may
launch
their
boate
into
the
Sea
,
for
by
the
omnipotent
Iupiter
I
sweare
that
I
will
not
b●e
called
the
Sonne
of
my
Father
,
if
I
doe
suffer
such
violence
to
bee
done
against
my
loue
,
and
not
to
procure
with
all
my
strength
to
reuenge
the
same
,
Mercutio
woulde
haue
replyed
vnto
him
,
but
the
furious
countenance
of
the
Prince
would
not
giue
him
leaue
,
no
,
not
once
to
looke
vpon
his
face
:
so
hee
broughte
foorth
his
armour
and
buckled
it
on
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Marriners
had
launched
their
bo●te
into
the
Sea
,
wherein
he
leaped
with
a
hastie
fury
,
and
caried
with
him
his
page
,
and
foure
of
the
Marriners
for
to
towe
the
Barke
,
and
he
commaunded
them
to
take
their
way
towards
the
other
companie
that
passed
by
them
.
So
they
labored
all
the
night
till
such
time
as
bright
Phoebus
with
his
glistering
beames
gaue
vnto
them
such
light
that
they
might
discouer
and
see
the
other
Barke
,
although
somewhat
a
farre
off
.
So
laboured
they
in
great
courage
,
till
two
partes
of
the
day
was
spent
,
at
which
time
they
sawe
come
after
them
a
Gallie
which
was
gouerned
with
eyght
oares
vpon
a
side
,
and
it
made
so
great
way
,
that
with
a
trice
they
were
with
them
,
and
hee
saw
that
there
were
in
her
thrée
Knightes
in
bright
armour
,
to
whome
Pollimus
called
with
a
loude
voyce
saying
.
Moste
curteous
Knightes
I
request
you
to
take
me
into
your
Gallie
,
that
being
in
her
I
may
the
better
accomplishe
my
desire
.
The
Knightes
of
the
Gallie
passed
by
the
Prince
without
making
returne
of
any
aunsweare
,
but
rather
shewed
that
they
made
but
little
accompt
of
him
.
These
thrée
knightes
were
the
sonnes
of
the
English
champion
which
departed
from
their
father
in
his
iourny
towards
Babylon
,
to
set
the
King
againe
in
his
kingdome
.
But
now
to
follow
our
history
,
the
Prince
of
Constantinople
séeing
the
little
account
they
made
of
him
,
with
the
great
anger
and
fury
that
he
receaued
,
he
tooke
an
ore
in
one
hand
,
and
an
other
in
the
other
hand
,
and
with
such
strength
he
stroke
the
water
,
that
he
made
the
slothfull
barke
to
flie
,
and
laboured
so
much
with
his
oares
,
that
with
a
trice
they
were
equall
with
the
gally
.
So
leauing
the
oares
with
a
light
leape
he
put
himselfe
in
the
gally
with
his
helme
on
,
and
his
shield
at
his
shoulder
,
and
being
within
he
said
.
Now
shall
you
doe
that
by
force
,
which
before
I
vsing
great
courtesie
you
would
not
yéeld
vnto
.
This
being
said
,
one
of
Saint
Georges
sonnes
tooke
the
incounter
in
hand
,
thinking
it
a
blemish
to
the
honor
of
knighthoode
by
multitudes
to
assaile
him
,
so
the
two
braue
knightes
without
any
aduantage
the
one
of
the
other
made
their
encounters
so
valiantly
that
it
was
a
wonder
to
all
the
beholders
.
The
Prince
of
Constantinople
stroake
the
Englishe
Knight
such
a
furious
blow
that
he
made
him
to
decline
his
head
to
his
brest
,
and
forced
him
to
recoile
backwards
two
or
three
steppes
,
but
he
came
quickly
againe
to
himselfe
and
returned
him
so
mighty
a
blow
vpon
his
helme
,
that
he
made
all
his
teeth
to
chatter
in
his
head
,
which
was
pittifull
to
sée
.
Then
beganne
betwixt
them
a
merueilous
and
well
foughten
battle
that
al
that
beheld
them
greatly
admired
:
with
great
pollicy
and
strength
,
they
indured
the
bickering
all
that
day
,
and
when
they
saw
the
darke
and
tenebrous
night
came
vpon
them
,
they
did
procure
with
more
courage
and
strength
for
to
finish
their
battle
.
The
Prince
of
Constantinople
,
puffing
and
blowing
like
a
bell
lifting
vp
his
sword
with
both
his
handes
and
discharged
it
so
strongly
vpon
his
enemy
that
perforce
hée
made
him
to
fall
to
the
ground
and
therewithal
offered
to
pull
his
helmet
from
his
head
.
But
when
the
English
Knight
sawe
himselfe
in
that
sort
,
he
threwe
his
shielde
from
him
,
and
very
strongly
caught
the
other
about
the
necke
and
held
him
fast
,
so
that
betwixt
them
beganne
a
mighty
and
terrible
wrestling
tumbling
and
wallowing
vp
and
downe
the
gally
breaking
their
plankes
and
oares
that
it
was
straunge
to
beholde
.
At
this
time
the
night
began
to
be
very
darke
,
whereby
they
called
for
lightes
,
which
presently
were
brought
them
by
the
Marriners
,
in
the
meane
time
these
knights
did
somewhat
breath
themselues
,
although
it
was
not
much
.
So
when
the
Lightes
were
brought
,
they
returned
to
their
late
contention
with
new
force
and
strength
.
O
heauens
said
Pollimus
,
I
cannot
beléeue
to
the
contrary
but
that
this
is
Mars
the
God
of
war
that
doth
contend
in
battle
with
me
,
and
for
the
great
enuy
he
beares
against
me
,
he
goeth
about
to
dishonour
me
.
And
with
these
wordes
they
thickned
their
blows
with
great
desperatenesse
.
And
althogh
this
last
assault
continued
more
then
two
houres
,
yet
neither
of
them
did
faint
,
but
at
the
last
they
both
together
lift
vp
their
swoordes
,
and
charged
them
together
the
one
vpon
the
others
helm
with
so
great
strength
that
both
of
them
fell
downe
vppon
the
hatches
without
any
remembrance
.
The
rest
that
did
looke
vpon
them
,
did
beléeue
verily
that
they
were
both
dead
,
by
reason
of
the
aboundance
of
bloud
which
came
foorth
at
their
visors
,
but
quickly
it
was
perceaued
that
there
was
some
hope
of
life
in
them
.
Then
presently
there
was
an
agréement
made
betwixt
the
Knightes
of
the
gally
and
the
Marriners
of
the
barke
that
they
should
conioyne
together
and
to
trauell
whither
fortune
would
conduct
them
in
this
order
as
you
haue
heard
carried
they
these
two
Knightes
without
any
remembrance
.
But
when
the
Prince
of
Constantinople
came
to
himselfe
with
a
loude
voice
he
said
,
Oh
God
is
it
possible
to
be
true
that
I
am
ouercome
in
this
first
encounter
&
assault
of
my
knighthood
.
Here
I
curse
the
day
of
my
creation
and
the
houre
when
first
I
merited
the
name
of
a
knight
,
henceforth
I
le
bury
all
my
honours
with
disgrace
,
and
spend
the
remnant
of
my
life
in
base
cowardice
,
and
in
speaking
these
wordes
he
cast
his
eie
aside
and
beheld
the
English
knight
as
one
newly
risen
from
a
trance
,
who
likewise
breathed
foorth
these
discontented
spéeces
.
Oh
vnhappy
son
of
S.
George
,
thou
coward
and
of
little
valour
,
I
know
not
howe
thou
canst
name
thy selfe
to
be
the
son
of
the
mightiest
Knight
in
the
world
,
for
that
thou
hast
lost
thy
honour
in
this
last
assault
.
This
being
said
,
the
two
weary
knights
concluded
a
peace
betwixt
them
,
and
reuealed
each
to
the
other
their
names
and
liuing
and
wherefore
they
aduentured
to
trauell
,
the
which
when
it
was
known
they
sailed
forwards
that
way
whereas
the
dolorous
woman
went
,
so
in
this
sort
they
trauelled
all
the
rest
of
the
night
that
remained
,
till
such
time
as
the
day
began
to
be
cleare
,
and
straightway
they
descried
land
,
to
which
place
with
great
hast
they
rowed
.
And
comming
a
land
they
found
no
vsed
way
,
but
one
narrow
path
,
the
which
they
kept
,
wherein
they
had
not
traueiled
long
when
that
they
met
with
a
poore
simple
countrey
man
,
with
a
great
hatchet
in
his
hand
,
and
he
was
going
for
to
cut
some
firewood
from
high
and
mighty
trées
,
of
whom
they
demaunded
what
countrey
and
land
it
was
.
This
countrey
(
said
hee
)
is
called
Armenia
,
but
yet
most
curteous
Knightes
you
must
pardon
me
,
for
that
I
doe
request
you
to
returne
againe
,
and
procéede
no
farther
if
you
doe
estéeme
of
your
liues
,
for
in
going
this
way
there
is
nothing
to
be
had
but
death
.
For
that
the
Lord
of
this
countrey
is
a
furious
monster
called
the
two
headed
Knight
,
and
he
is
so
furious
in
his
tyranny
,
that
neuer
any
stranger
as
yet
could
escape
out
of
his
hand
aliue
.
And
for
proofe
of
his
cruelty
no
longer
then
yesterday
he
brought
hither
a
Lady
prisoner
,
who
at
her
first
comming
on
shoare
all
to
be
whipt
and
beat
her
in
such
sorte
that
it
would
make
the
tyrannous
tyrant
to
relent
and
pitty
her
distresses
,
swearing
that
eueryday
he
would
so
torment
her
,
till
such
time
as
her
life
and
body
did
make
their
seperation
.
Pollimus
the
Prince
of
Constantinople
was
very
attentiue
to
the
olde
mans
words
,
thinking
the
Lady
to
be
his
Dulcippa
after
whom
he
so
long
traueiled
:
the
griefe
he
receaued
at
this
report
stroke
such
a
terrour
to
his
hart
that
he
fell
into
a
sound
,
and
was
not
able
to
go
any
further
.
But
Saint
Georges
sonnes
who
knew
him
to
bee
a
Knight
of
much
vallour
incouraged
him
,
and
protested
by
the
honour
of
their
Knighthoodes
neuer
to
forsake
his
company
,
till
they
saw
his
Lady
deliuered
from
her
torments
and
he
safely
conducted
home
into
his
owne
countrey
.
So
traueiling
with
this
resolution
the
night
came
on
,
and
it
was
so
darke
,
that
they
were
constrained
to
séeke
some
place
to
take
their
restes
,
and
laying
themselues
downe
vnder
a
broad
branched
tree
of
Oake
,
they
passed
the
night
pondering
in
their
mindes
a
thousand
imaginations
.
So
when
the
morning
was
come
and
that
the
Diamond
of
heauen
began
to
glister
with
his
beames
vpon
the
mountaine
toppes
,
these
martiall
Knightes
were
not
slothful
,
but
rose
vppe
and
followed
their
iourneies
.
After
this
they
had
not
traueiled
scarce
halfe
a
mile
,
when
that
they
hearde
a
pittifull
lamentation
of
a
woman
,
who
by
reason
of
her
lowde
shrikes
her
voice
was
very
hoarse
,
so
they
staid
to
heare
from
whence
that
lamentable
noise
should
come
.
And
presently
a
farre
off
,
they
behelde
a
high
piller
of
stone
,
out
of
the
which
there
came
foorth
a
spoute
of
faire
and
cleare
water
,
and
thereat
was
bounde
a
woman
all
naked
,
her
backe
fastned
to
the
piller
,
her
armes
backeward
imbracing
it
,
with
her
armes
fast
bounde
behinde
her
.
Her
skinne
was
so
fare
and
white
,
that
if
it
had
not
béene
,
that
they
heard
her
lamentation
,
they
would
haue
iudged
her
to
haue
béene
an
image
made
artificially
of
allablaster
ioyned
vnto
the
piller
.
These
warlike
Knights
laced
on
their
helmets
,
and
came
vnto
the
place
where
she
was
,
but
when
the
prince
of
Constantinople
saw
her
,
he
presenly
knewe
her
to
be
his
Lady
and
louely
mistresse
.
For
by
reason
of
the
coldnesse
of
the
darke
night
,
and
with
her
great
lamentation
and
weepings
,
she
was
so
ful
of
sorrow
and
affliction
,
that
she
could
scarce
speake
.
Likewise
the
Princes
hart
so
yerned
at
the
sight
of
his
vnhappy
Lady
,
that
almost
he
could
not
looke
vppon
her
for
wéeping
.
But
yet
at
last
with
a
sorrowfull
sigh
he
said
,
Oh
cruell
hands
is
it
possible
that
there
should
remaine
in
you
so
much
mischiefe
,
that
whereas
there
is
such
great
beauty
and
fairenes
,
you
should
vse
such
basenes
and
villany
?
she
doth
more
deserue
to
be
loued
and
serued
,
than
to
bee
in
this
sort
so
euill
intreated
.
This
wofull
Prince
with
much
sorrow
did
behold
her
white
skin
and
backe
all
to
be
spotted
with
her
red
bloud
,
and
taking
a
cloake
from
one
of
the
marriners
,
he
threwe
it
vppon
her
and
couered
her
body
▪
and
tooke
her
in
his
armes
,
whilest
the
other
knights
vnlosed
her
.
This
vnhappy
Lady
neuer
felt
nor
knew
what
was
done
vnto
her
,
till
such
time
as
shee
was
vnbound
from
those
bands
and
in
the
armes
of
her
louer
.
Then
giuing
a
terrible
sigh
she
thought
that
shee
had
béene
in
the
armes
of
the
monstrous
two
headed
knight
s●ying
,
Oh
Pollimus
thou
true
betrothed
husband
where
art
thou
now
that
thou
comst
not
to
succour
me
?
and
therwithall
ceased
her
spéeches
.
This
Prince
hearing
these
words
would
haue
answered
her
,
but
he
was
disturbed
by
hearing
of
a
great
noise
of
a
horse
,
which
s●emed
to
be
in
the
woods
amongest
the
trées
.
The
rest
of
the
Knights
intending
to
sée
what
it
should
be
left
the
Lady
lying
vpon
the
gréene
grasse
in
the
kéeping
of
Prince
Pollimus
and
the
Marriners
,
and
so
saint
Georges
sonnes
went
towards
the
place
,
whereas
they
heard
that
rushing
noise
,
and
as
they
vigelently
lookt
about
them
,
they
beheld
the
two
headed
monster
mounted
vpon
a
mighty
and
great
palfrey
,
who
returned
to
sée
if
the
Lady
were
aliue
for
to
torment
her
anew
.
But
when
he
came
to
the
piller
and
saw
not
the
Lady
,
with
an
ireful
looke
he
cast
his
eies
,
looking
about
him
on
euery
side
,
and
at
last
he
saw
the
three
knights
,
comming
towards
him
with
a
reasonable
and
quiet
pace
,
and
howe
the
Lady
was
vntied
from
the
piller
wher
he
left
her
and
in
the
armes
of
another
Knight
making
her
sorrowfull
complaint
.
The
two
headed
knight
séeing
them
in
this
order
,
with
great
fury
vpon
his
mighty
horse
he
came
towards
them
,
and
when
he
was
neare
them
,
he
staid
,
and
did
behold
the
princely
proportions
,
and
gentle
dispositions
of
the
knights
that
without
my
leaue
hath
aduentured
to
vntie
the
Lady
from
the
piller
where
I
left
her
,
or
come
you
to
offer
vppe
your
blouds
in
sacrifice
vpon
my
fauchion
,
to
whom
one
of
the
thrée
valiant
brothers
answered
&
said
,
we
be
knights
of
a
strange
countrey
,
that
at
the
sorrowfull
complant
of
this
Lady
arriued
in
this
place
,
and
séeing
her
to
be
a
faire
and
beautifull
woman
,
and
without
any
desert
to
be
thus
so
euill
intreated
,
it
moueth
vs
to
put
our
persons
in
aduenture
against
them
that
will
séeme
farther
to
misuse
her
.
In
the
meane
time
that
the
knight
was
speaking
these
wordes
,
the
deformed
monster
was
beholding
him
very
presizely
,
knitting
his
browes
with
the
great
anger
hee
receaued
in
hearing
his
spéeches
,
and
with
great
fury
he
spurred
his
monstrous
beast
,
that
he
made
him
to
giue
so
mighty
a
leape
that
he
had
almost
fallen
vppon
the
English
knight
:
who
with
great
lightnes
did
deliuer
himselfe
,
and
so
drawing
foorth
his
sword
he
would
haue
stroken
him
,
but
the
beast
passed
by
with
so
great
fury
that
he
could
not
reach
him
.
Here
began
as
terrible
a
battaile
betwixt
the
two
headed
knight
and
saint
Georges
sonnes
,
as
euer
was
fought
by
any
knights
,
their
mighty
blowes
séemed
to
rattle
in
the
elements
like
to
a
terrible
thunder
,
and
their
swords
to
strike
sparkling
fier
,
in
such
abundance
as
though
it
had
béene
from
a
smithes
anuile
.
During
this
conflict
the
English
Knights
were
so
grieuously
wounded
,
that
all
their
bright
armours
were
stained
with
a
bloudy
gore
and
their
helmets
brused
with
the
terrible
stroakes
of
the
monsters
fauchion
,
whereat
they
grew
more
inraged
,
and
their
strengthes
beganne
to
increase
in
such
sort
that
one
of
them
stroake
an
ouerthwart
blow
with
his
trusty
sword
vpon
his
knée
,
and
by
reason
that
his
armour
was
not
very
good
he
cut
it
cleane
a
sunder
,
so
that
legge
and
all
fell
to
the
ground
,
and
the
two
headed
knight
fell
on
the
other
side
to
the
earth
,
and
with
great
roring
he
began
to
stampe
and
stare
like
a
beast
,
and
to
blaspheme
against
the
heauens
for
this
his
sodaine
mishap
.
The
other
two
brothers
seeing
this
,
presently
cut
off
his
two
heads
,
whereby
he
was
forced
to
yéeld
to
the
mercy
of
imperious
death
.
There
was
another
knight
that
came
with
the
monster
,
who
when
he
sawe
all
that
had
passed
,
with
great
feare
returned
the
way
from
whence
he
came
.
These
victorious
conquerours
,
when
they
sawe
that
with
so
great
ease
they
were
deliuered
from
the
tyrantes
cruelty
,
with
lowde
voices
they
saide
,
oh
thou
God
whom
we
christians
still
doe
worship
,
we
doe
giue
thée
humble
thankes
,
and
doe
acknowledge
this
our
good
successe
and
victory
both
procéede
from
thée
.
Therefore
we
doe
promise
and
vow
before
thy
celestiall
Maiesty
,
that
once
comming
to
our
father
and
the
other
Christian
champions
,
generally
to
erect
a
shrine
,
and
consecrate
it
to
thy
blessed
sonne
,
vnder
whose
banner
we
euermore
doe
fight
.
This
being
said
,
they
departed
with
conquest
to
the
Prince
of
Constantinople
,
where
they
left
him
comforting
of
his
distressed
Lady
.
So
when
they
were
altogether
,
they
commanded
the
marriners
to
prouide
them
somwhat
to
eate
,
for
that
they
had
great
néede
thereof
,
who
presently
prepared
it
,
for
that
continuall
they
bore
their
prouision
about
them
:
of
this
banquet
the
Knights
were
very
glad
,
and
reioyced
much
at
that
which
they
had
atchieued
and
commanded
that
the
Lady
should
be
very
well
looked
vnto
and
healed
of
her
harme
receaued
.
So
at
the
end
of
thrée
daies
when
the
Princesse
Lady
had
recouered
her
health
,
they
left
the
countrey
of
Armenia
and
departed
backe
to
the
sea
whereas
they
had
lefte
their
ships
lying
at
roade
,
and
there
tarried
vntill
their
comming
.
Wherein
they
were
no
sooner
entered
,
but
the
Marriners
hoysed
saile
,
and
tooke
their
way
toward
Constantinople
as
the
Knights
commanded
.
The
windes
serued
them
so
prosperously
,
that
within
a
small
time
they
arryued
in
Greece
,
and
landed
within
two
dayes
iourney
of
the
Courte
:
which
laye
then
at
Peru
,
a
myle
from
Constantinople
.
Being
aland
,
the
Prince
Pollemus
consulted
with
S.
Georges
thrée
Sonnes
,
what
course
were
best
to
be
taken
for
their
procéeding
to
the
Court.
For
saith
he
,
vnlesse
I
may
with
the
Emperour
my
Fathers
consent
enioye
my
déerest
Dulcippa
,
I
wyll
liue
vnknowen
in
her
companie
,
rather
than
delight
in
the
heritage
of
ten
such
Empyres
.
At
last
they
concluded
,
that
the
Ladie
should
bee
couered
in
a
blacke
veyle
for
being
knowen
▪
and
Pollemus
in
black
armes
,
and
the
other
Knights
all
sutable
shuld
ride
together
:
which
accordingly
they
did
,
and
about
tenne
in
the
morning
entred
the
Pallace
:
where
they
found
the
Emperour
,
the
seuen
Champions
with
manie
other
princes
in
the
great
hall
:
to
whom
one
of
Sa.
Georges
Sons
thus
spake
.
Great
Emperour
and
noble
Knights
,
this
Knight
th●t
leadeth
the
Lady
hath
long
loued
her
,
in
their
births
there
is
great
diff●rence
,
so
that
their
Parents
crosse
their
affections
:
for
him
she
hath
indured
much
s●rrow
,
for
her
he
will
and
hath
suff●red
manie
hazards
.
His
comming
thus
to
your
Court
is
to
this
end
,
to
approoue
her
the
onely
desertfull
Ladie
in
the
world
,
himselfe
the
faithfulst
Knight
against
all
Knights
whatsoeuer
:
which
with
your
Emperiall
leaue
▪
he
▪
my selfe
and
these
two
my
associates
will
maintaine
:
desiring
your
Maiestie
to
giue
iudgement
as
we
shall
deserue
.
The
Emperour
condescended
,
and
on
the
gréene
before
the
Pallace
,
those
foure
ouerthrew
more
than
foure
hundred
Knights
:
so
that
Sa.
George
and
thr●●
other
of
the
Champions
entred
the
lysts
,
and
ran
thrée
violent
courses
against
the
Blacke
knights
,
without
moouing
them
:
who
neuer
suffered
the
poynts
of
their
speares
to
toutch
the
armour
of
the
Champions
.
Which
the
Emperour
perceiuing
,
gessed
them
to
be
of
acquaintaunce
:
wherefore
gyuing
iudgement
that
the
Knight
should
possesse
his
Lady
,
at
his
request
they
all
discouered
themselues
.
To
describe
the
delightfull
comfort
that
the
English
Champion
tooke
in
the
presence
of
his
Children
,
and
the
ioy
that
the
Emperour
receiued
at
the
returne
of
hys
lost
Sonne
,
requires
more
arte
and
eloquence
,
than
my
tyred
senses
can
affoord
.
I
am
therefore
here
forced
to
conclude
this
Part
,
leauing
the
Flowers
of
Chiualrie
in
the
Cittie
of
Constantinople
.
Of
whose
following
Aduentures
I
wil
at
large
discourse
hereafter
:
so
that
the
gentle
Reader
(
with
a
kinde
looke
and
a
smiling
countenance
)
wyll
curteously
accept
of
this
which
is
alreadie
finished
.
FINIS
.