The
most
ancient
famous
mother
of
Histories
,
the
exquisite
Historie
of
Prince
MERVINE
,
the
sonne
of
OGER
the
Dane
,
who
conquered
Ierusalem
,
Babylon
,
and
diuers
other
Cities
from
the
Pagans
▪
with
many
memorable
accidents
of
wondrous
consequence
.
CHAP.
I.
¶
The
famous
History
of
the
noble
and
valiant
knight
Meruine
,
1
and
first
of
his
birth
,
2
and
the
giftes
giuen
him
by
the
Fairies
.
YOu
may
reade
in
the
historie
making
mention
of
Oger
duke
of
Denmarke
(
a
country
neare
adioyning
vnto
France
)
how
that
after
by
his
prowesse
he
had
conquerd
from
the
Turks
,
Pagans
,
and
Infidels
,
Babylon
,
Ierusalem
,
and
many
other
townes
▪
(
countries
imp●gning
our
holy
Christian
faith
)
hee
the
same
〈…〉
discourse
much
too
long
,
and
finish
vp
may
book
onely
with
descriptions
.
But
many
tedious
nights
nor
daies
had
not
runne
out
the
labouring
circuit
of
their
minutes
,
before
the
beautiful
Morgue
,
sister
to
king
Artus
,
became
all
inuir●ned
with
his
loue
,
and
by
the
excellencie
of
her
subtill
skill
intangled
him
as
much
or
more
with
her
affection
,
in
so
vehement
sort
,
that
the
Lady
who
was
passing
wise
,
prophet
like
knowing
what
in
after
time
should
be●all
them
two
,
purchased
so
much
her
own
blessednes
,
that
she
was
carnally
accompanied
of
the
good
duke
Oger
,
&
that
in
so
good
an
houre
,
that
by
the
prouidence
of
the
Highest
,
she
became
with
child
,
the
very
sight
wherof
added
an
vnspeakable
ioy
to
the
heart
of
Oger
:
and
all
the
fairies
of
princely
estimation
,
holding
a
counsell
amongst
themselues
,
said
one
to
an
other
:
Now
,
and
not
too
soone
,
is
it
sufficiently
apparant
that
the
Fairie
Morgue
hath
not
euer
in
vnprofitable
●lumber
consumed
her
time
with
Oger
,
because
by
her
waking
déed
she
hath
giuen
testimony
to
vs
all
,
that
now
she
hath
conceiued
,
and
is
great
with
childe
.
If
it
prooue
a
sonne
,
it
is
reason
that
for
his
chiualrie
hee
be
more
estéemed
than
any
liuing
in
his
time
,
because
his
brith
is
more
honorable
than
any
of
former
age
hath
bin
.
Thus
argued
the
Fairies
about
Morgue
their
companion
,
who
naturally
bare
her
fruit
nine
moneths
,
and
in
the
extreme
end
of
the
last
,
with
great
trauell
she
was
deliuered
of
a
beautifull
sonne
,
such
,
and
so
faire
,
as
vntill
then
had
not
any
eye
beheld
.
To
his
birth
came
many
haughty
and
excelling
Fairie
dames
,
who
beholding
the
eie-inchanting
beauty
of
the
Babe
,
blessed
it
,
and
gaue
it
to
the
mother
,
who
with
an
ouerflowing
heart
tide-full
of
most
deare
affection
,
seeing
his
incomparabl●
features
,
wherein
true
beautie
had
onely
sworne
to
hold
his
habitation
,
kissed
and
rekissed
it
,
as
if
numberlesse
salutes
should
make
his
happy
fortunes
numberlesse
in
account
,
and
then
lifting
her
eies
to
heauen
,
thus
or
in
this
maner
prayed
:
True
God
of
glory
quoth
she
,
I
humbly
implore
and
require
thée
,
that
of
thy
holy
bountie
thou
wilt
bestow
such
or
so
much
more
diuine
spirite
,
puissance
,
and
true
magnanimitie
on
this
Babe
,
happily
begotten
on
me
,
as
thou
didst
inspire
in
my
deare
loue
Oger
,
his
princely
lord
and
father
,
and
that
he
may
alonely
resemble
or
excéed
him
in
the
glorious
actions
of
euerliuing
knighthoode
.
So
swéetly
spake
Morgue
these
swéet
orizons
that
the
God
of
heauen
exhaled
her
prayers
,
and
registred
in
the
〈◊〉
of
the
skie
,
that
he
should
become
the
most
redoubted
in
the
world
.
After
came
king
Artus
into
the
chamber
of
the
Lady
,
with
him
Oger
and
many
other
barons
,
to
sée
the
new
child
:
at
whose
approach
came
to
Oger
a
fairie
Lady
,
who
being
of
a
glorious
and
renowned
spirite
,
was
famous
for
her
vertues
thorow
the
Fairie
land
:
her
name
was
Meruina
,
and
she
said
vnto
him
,
Good
duke
of
Denmarke
honour
me
in
giuing
my
name
vnto
thy
sonne
▪
and
make
me
eternally
happy
,
by
being
his
happy
godmother
.
●a●y
qd
Oger
,
I
consent
.
After
these
speaches
was
the
infant
carried
to
be
baptised
,
and
was
named
Meruin
,
Artus
and
Orient
,
two
mighty
kings
being
his
godfathers
:
who
after
the
Sacrament
performed
,
gaue
him
rich
gifts
.
2
Which
so
soone
as
Meruina
perceiued
,
she
said
vnto
them
:
My
Lords
,
you
haue
inriched
this
infant
with
the
treasure
of
this
world
,
but
I
will
make
him
wealthy
with
the
●●wels
of
Heauen
.
Your
gifts
handmaids
to
Fortune
,
by
●ischance
may
〈◊〉
from
him
:
my
gift
the
controller
of
〈◊〉
▪
●hall
for
no
decrée
forsake
him
.
I
will
therefore
,
〈◊〉
will
is
my
gift
,
for
I
giue
my
will
,
that
he
be
euer
〈◊〉
the
eies
of
all
creatures
,
and
especially
amongst
Ladies
,
who
during
his
life
,
shall
h●ld
him
dearer
than
their
owne
liues
.
At
these
speaches
the
Fairie
Gratiana
,
(
who
all
the
while
leaned
on
the
fountaine
)
grew
wroth
,
as
well
for
enuy
of
the
giftes
giuen
to
the
little
Meruine
,
as
for
a
priuate
indignation
that
she
bare
vnto
Morgue
,
in
that
she
had
not
enioyed
some
of
those
●ient
night-pleasing
delights
,
which
she
enioyed
with
her
excellent
Oger
,
and
therfore
answering
an
vntuned
thought
with
an
high
●a●ring
voyce
,
saide
:
And
I
from
that
great
God
which
created
the
vniuerse
,
and
man
to
his
owne
image
,
giue
him
this
gift
,
that
Meruine
shal●
faile
in
the
assault
of
one
battell
,
and
be
taken
prisoner
with
such
enda●agement
,
that
no
fortitude
shall
euer
release
him
,
till
a
man
whose
mother
died
in
her
childbirth
be
his
deliuerer
.
Such
words
as
these
vtterd
the
false
fairy
Gratiana
,
which
effected
according
to
her
wish
,
because
he
was
deliuered
(
as
saieth
the
Historie
)
from
Minor
,
with
whom
he
was
fiue
yéeres
prisoner
,
by
Robastus
,
as
shal
h●●eafter
appeare
in
processe
of
the
story
.
Meruina
hearing
Gratianaes
hate-vomiting
words
,
she
grew
excéeding
sorrowfull
,
till
sorrow
comming
to
rage
,
made
her
with
her
fist
giue
Gratiana
such
a
blowe
on
her
face
,
that
the
blood
which
should
haue
made
hir
chéeks
blush
for
her
immodesty
now
sought
to
drown
th
earth
for
sustainin●
her
▪
This
●●m●lt
bred
〈◊〉
among
the
Fairies
,
〈◊〉
with
a
world
of
euills
on
the
noble
Christians
.
Dispitefully
sad
was
Gratiana
for
the
blow
receiued
,
but
in
regard
at
that
instant
she
could
not
do
what
she
would
(
tutored
by
patience
)
she
would
not
what
she
wished
,
yet
in
her
soule
made
a
solemne
protestation
solemnely
to
reuenge
her
iniurie
,
as
indéed
she
did
.
After
a
fairi●
named
Galiana
,
de●●rous
to
moli●●e
the
angry
Meruina
,
came
to
her
,
saying
,
Swéet
sister
,
why
should
fury
haue
such
furious
superioritie
in
thy
faire
selfe
,
as
to
bathe
they
hand
in
a
bl●●dy
ocean
?
Belieue
me
,
d●are
creature
,
thou
oughtest
rather
to
haue
wash●
with
patience
in
white
lillies
:
but
be
milde
,
appea●●
thine
anger
,
and
I
will
giue
to
thy
little
sonne
a
gift
shall
〈◊〉
all
thy
i●ies
▪
and
this
it
is
▪
what
pri●cesse
,
lady
,
or
woman
in
the
world
he
shall
daine
to
kisse
,
that
and
the
selfe
same
ioy
shal
she
possesse
by
that
outward
imbracement
,
as
if
he
had
consumed
whole
nights
in
those
pleasures
,
which
to
nature
is
only
priuate
:
and
sith
I
am
ascertained
he
shal
be
furnisht
with
incomparable
valure
,
I
giue
him
this
gift
,
that
he
shal
neuer
be
slaine
or
vanquisht
in
prinate
or
publike
battell
:
and
when
he
hath
liued
till
marriage
hath
made
him
father
of
a
sonne
of
twelue
yeares
old
,
then
my
will
is
that
he
returne
into
Fairia
,
and
hauing
kissed
me
before
all
the
Ladies
of
our
land
,
make
me
his
especiall
loue
,
who
neuer
had
nor
will
haue
any
till
his
returne
.
When
Meruinaes
eares
had
receiued
the
musicke
of
Galianaes
spéech
,
she
gaue
her
infinite
thanks
,
and
caused
king
Artus
,
king
Orient
,
and
all
the
lady
Fairies
to
doe
the
like
,
only
Gratiana
excepted
,
who
stood
sorrowfully
dumbe
for
her
blow
receiued
.
The
childe
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
was
baptized
,
and
rebrought
into
the
Chamber
of
his
mother
,
who
notwithstanding
the
torment
of
her
trauell
,
yet
thorow
the
loue
of
her
faire
infant
,
she
forgate
th
excéeding
passion
of
her
more
than
great
sorrow
:
and
when
the
Ladies
came
in
,
they
found
her
fast
asléepe
,
whom
they
being
loth
to
awake
from
out
her
slumber
,
they
gently
laid
the
childe
in
her
bosome
,
and
so
departed
without
any
noise
making
,
onely
the
false
Fairie
Gratiana
staid
behind
,
who
had
alonging
desire
to
imbesell
the
infant
Meruin
,
of
whom
the
other
Fairies
had
no
regard
,
neither
that
she
staid
vnder
any
false
intent
:
but
when
al
the
Ladies
were
gone
,
vnkind
Gratiana
took
litle
Meruine
from
his
mothers
breasts
,
and
holding
him
in
her
armes
,
said
,
Now
doe
I
wish
,
and
I
would
I
wore
in
the
selfe
same
maner
that
at
this
present
I
am
,
at
the
port
of
Luterne
,
which
standeth
vpon
the
Sea
:
and
so
soone
as
euer
she
had
spoken
,
instantly
she
and
the
infant
were
in
the
same
place
,
whence
issued
the
neuer
to
be
abated
sorow
of
Morgue
:
when
she
awakd
and
found
not
by
her
the
best
of
her
deare
selfe
,
I
m●●ne
her
deare
Meruin
.
Whereupon
she
demanded
of
her
attendants
whether
he
had
bin
broght
backe
vnto
her
,
or
no
:
Yes
Madam
,
said
one
of
them
,
Madam
Mer●ina
his
godmother
,
laid
him
close
by
your selfe
.
Alas
said
Morgue
,
and
where
is
he
then
become
?
Then
began
the
good
Lady
greatly
to
lament
,
and
to
powre
such
vncontrolled
oceans
of
teares
from
the
heauenly
windows
of
her
eies
,
that
the
roaring
tempests
of
her
languor
was
easily
heard
of
Artus
her
brother
,
Orient
,
Orger
and
all
the
Fairie
Ladies
,
who
incontinently
rusht
into
her
chamber
,
the
renowned
Oger
asking
her
what
she
ailed
,
auowing
that
the
greatest
monarch
in
the
world
should
not
dare
to
do
hir
that
wr●ng
,
which
his
sword
should
not
redeliuer
and
reuenge
.
Then
her
attendants
(
for
dumbe
sorrow
kept
her
silent
)
tolde
him
how
Gratiana
whom
Meruina
had
striken
,
in
reuenge
of
her
disgrace
had
stollen
the
childe
,
and
borne
him
to
some
vnhabitable
climate
.
Oger
hearing
this
,
gaue
displeasure
leaue
to
tyrannize
vpon
his
hart
,
and
by
the
gréedinesse
of
his
passion
robbed
his
loue
the
fairie
Morgue
of
some
of
her
lamentations
:
for
after
consideration
had
recalled
her
reason
,
and
hope
assured
her
that
no
power
would
vnworthily
be
against
her
,
she
gaue
a
comma
(
though
no
period
)
to
her
mourning
,
and
recomforted
her
only
lord
Oger
with
this
or
like
oratorie
:
Oger
my
loue
said
she
,
that
diuine
power
which
hath
sent
vs
Meruine
,
will
(
if
it
please
him
)
preserue
our
Meruine
,
and
when
the
winter
daies
of
our
extreame
fortunes
hath
fully
bound
vp
our
hopes
in
forzen
ribs
of
ice
,
we
shall
againe
regréet
the
chéerefull
Aprill
of
our
Summerioyes
,
and
gather
new
blossoms
from
our
drowned
plants
.
Thus
spake
Morgue
to
the
good
Oger
,
whom
we
will
leaue
,
and
speake
of
the
Fairie
Gratiana
,
who
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
cari●ed
away
Meruine
.
CHAP.
II.
1
How
the
Fairie
Gratiana
repented
her selfe
for
the
carrying
away
of
Meruine
,
2
how
she
found
a
hermit
keeping
three
goats
,
3
how
he
shewed
her
the
way
to
find
the
port
of
the
sea
.
GRatiana
(
by
her
wish
)
sodainely
arriued
in
a
wood
neighbouring
the
port
of
Luterne
,
but
being
in
a
place
so
desolately
solitary
,
tainted
with
remorse
in
her
owne
conscience
,
heartily
she
repented
herselfe
,
aswell
for
hauing
stollen
the
only
hope
of
that
age
,
prince
Meruine
,
as
also
for
hauing
exiled
her selfe
from
Fairia
her
natiue
Countrey
:
wherefore
desirous
to
returne
,
and
holding
the
infant
in
hir
armes
,
she
said
,
Now
do
I
wish
(
and
be
my
wish
auailable
for
my
woes
sake
)
would
I
were
in
Fairia
in
mine
owne
pallace
,
so
,
and
in
such
maner
,
that
I
neither
doe
nor
shall
need
aske
pardon
for
my
misdéed
.
Thus
spake
reuengefull
Gratiana
:
but
the
storie
replieth
that
because
she
had
reuenged
her selfe
▪
by
her
vnlawfull
stealth
,
the
God
of
the
Christians
grew
offended
with
her
,
and
took
from
her
both
her
power
of
wishes
and
wishing
:
which
when
the
Fairie
perceiued
,
she
fell
on
her
knées
and
said
,
alas
,
only
merciful
God
▪
I
know
I
haue
gréeuously
offended
against
thée
,
yet
notwithstanding
thy
pity
greater
than
thy
power
,
may
pardon
my
misdéed
,
which
both
repents
and
displeaseth
me
,
and
then
turnd
she
her
speech
to
Meruine
,
saying
;
Ay
me
,
swéet
childe
,
that
mine
offence
to
thine
infancie
hath
lost
mée
the
delight
of
my
life
,
and
yet
shall
the
burden
of
more
then
my
sorrow
(
vnlesse
〈◊〉
gracious
power
preuent
)
bee
borne
on
thy
tender
shoulders
:
woe
is
me
▪
what
had
I
in
my
head
when
I
conceiued
this
wickednesse
against
thée
,
nothing
but
euill
?
yet
despight
these
eu●●s
ought
some
good
thing
befall
me
,
in
that
I
will
nourish
the
childe
so
long
as
I
shal
be
able
with
such
ac●●es
as
God
or
fortune
shall
send
me
.
2
Gratiana
in
this
manner
repenting
her selfe
,
rose
vp
,
and
beganne
to
go
to
a
valley
beneath
the
wood
,
with
the
infant
in
her
armes
,
and
in
her
passage
a
long
,
she
perceiued
a
holy
hermit
,
who
reposed
himselfe
in
the
same
wood
,
kéeping
thrée
goates
in
that
forrest
.
When
the
Fairie
came
nere
him
she
saluted
him
,
and
sayd
,
Graue
wise
man
(
for
so
thy
white
haires
,
heralds
of
experience
,
tell
mée
)
where
,
I
pray
thée
,
standeth
the
next
town
or
village
?
or
where
may
I
find
any
woman
to
giue
sucke
to
this
faire
childe
,
which
is
almost
pined
to
death
with
extreme
hunger
,
whilest
,
alas
,
I
haue
nothing
to
giue
it
but
my
teares
,
too
vnsauorie
a
firrop
for
so
princely
a
taste
.
Hardly
had
she
ended
this
last
word
,
but
by
the
will
of
some
almighty
willer
,
one
of
the
thrée
goates
left
the
hermit
,
and
came
to
the
Lady
,
making
not
bestiall
,
but
rather
diuine
signes
,
that
she
would
suckle
th
infant
:
which
the
Fairy
ouerioyd
to
behold
,
thanked
God
,
and
kissing
the
babe
,
laid
it
on
the
ground
,
and
the
goat
placed
hirselfe
néere
to
the
child
,
that
it
might
quietly
suck
,
for
such
was
the
wil
of
the
Greatest
.
When
the
hermit
saw
this
myracle
,
and
saw
diuine
charitie
much
greater
than
Nature
,
haue
ruling
in
a
si●ple
goat
,
grew
much
abashed
,
asking
the
Fairie
if
she
were
a
Christian.
Father
(
qd
she
)
I
am
a
true
Christian
:
and
then
she
began
to
discourse
vnto
him
all
the
story
of
her
euill
,
how
she
had
stolne
Meruine
,
and
for
that
cause
,
briefly
to
speake
,
she
told
him
from
point
to
point
all
before
written
.
Whilest
the
hermit
sate
amazed
,
and
many
times
signed
himselfe
with
the
crosse
,
in
token
of
wonder
,
than
sayd
he
vnto
her
:
Faire
loue
know
that
I
am
a
baptised
Christian
,
liuing
in
this
forest
yet
are
all
the
inhabitants
of
this
climat
none
other
but
pagans
a●d
Infidels
,
which
neither
loue
nor
adore
the
name
of
Christ
I●sus
:
and
therfore
to
th
end
you
may
be
circumspect
in
your
affaires
,
know
that
if
you
confesse
your selfe
a
Christian
,
you
and
this
Fairie
childe
shall
die
the
death
.
3
Therefore
be
wisely
warie
,
and
I
will
shewe
thée
the
way
which
leadeth
to
the
port
Luterne
,
where
ariue
many
marchants
of
forren
lands
:
and
to
the
end
that
this
faire
creature
,
which
you
name
Meruine
,
shall
sustaine
no
want
,
I
will
giue
you
the
goate
which
hath
offered
it selfe
vnto
him
:
for
such
is
the
will
of
him
that
willeth
all
goodnesse
.
After
this
spéech
,
the
hermit
,
named
Crespin
,
which
all
his
time
had
bene
holy
,
and
holy
Crespin
intituled
,
hauing
shewed
her
the
port
,
tooke
leaue
▪
and
Gratiana
addressed
her selfe
to
her
way
,
commending
to
God
her
and
her
intention
.
So
parted
they
,
the
Fairy
carying
the
child
,
and
the
goat
attending
both
:
at
length
she
came
vnto
the
port
where
she
perceiued
a
small
barke
,
that
with
ho●sed
sailes
was
euen
then
in
departing
:
whereupon
she
cried
,
Lordes
,
for
Mahomet
and
his
temple
Mecas
sake
stay
,
and
let
we
passe
with
you
.
When
the
master
vnderstood
her
,
and
that
she
spake
of
Mahomet
:
(
for
they
were
Painims
)
he
replied
,
Haste
thée
then
loue
,
and
if
thou
haste
,
we
will
stay
a
little
for
thée
.
At
these
words
the
Fairie
added
such
wings
to
her
féet
,
that
immediatly
she
entred
into
the
ship
,
and
with
her
entrance
the
ship
departed
,
plowing
so
spéedily
through
the
furrows
of
the
salt
waues
,
that
in
short
space
Gratiana
perceiued
a
verie
faire
citti●
.
Gentlemen
(
sayd
she
to
the
Pagans
)
I
perceiue
yonder
below
a
very
strong
citie
,
I
pray
you
tell
me
what
towne
it
is
,
whether
it
be
Christian
or
Paynim
?
When
the
iealous
Pagans
heard
the
demaund
of
the
Fairie
ladie
they
mistrusted
in
themselues
that
she
was
a
Christian
:
wherefore
one
of
them
fiercely
aunswered
her
:
Ladie
,
art
thou
a
Christian
,
or
one
of
our
law
?
Reuerend
sir
(
sayd
she
)
I
was
neuer
Christian
,
but
am
a
Pagan
.
Then
one
who
was
of
Montment
,
by
calling
a
marchant
,
amazedly
viewed
,
and
often
reuiewed
Meruine
,
whom
the
oftener
he
beheld
,
the
oftener
he
saw
his
beauties
redouble
.
Whereupon
inamored
of
the
infants
perfection
,
he
came
to
the
ladie
,
and
asked
her
if
she
would
sell
her
child
?
In
good
faith
(
quoth
the
Fairie
)
no
:
for
it
is
the
sonne
of
my
sister
:
for
whose
loue
(
so
farre
as
I
am
able
,
if
Mahomet
giue
me
leaue
)
I
will
carefully
nourish
it
.
Madam
(
sayd
this
marchant
,
whose
names
was
Barbin
)
from
what
countrey
is
your
iourney
deriued
?
Sir
(
sayd
shée
)
from
Antioch
,
where
infinite
misfortune
hath
chanced
to
my
kindred
,
who
haue
béene
traiterously
slaine
by
a
false
Christian
,
on
whom
I
beséech
Mahomet
raine
an
eternall
curse
:
for
he
hath
despoiled
mée
of
all
my
goods
,
and
left
me
no
comfort
,
but
this
sillie
infant
,
my
nephew
,
whom
by
the
diuine
ayd
of
Mahound
I
nourish
,
that
hée
may
be
my
glorie
in
my
decaying
and
ruined
age
.
CHAP.
III.
1.
The
Fairie
Gratiana
accorded
to
the
desire
of
Barbin
2.
Barbin
carried
her
to
Montment
vnto
his
house
.
3.
How
he
made
his
wife
beleeue
that
Meruine
was
his
sonne
.
BArbin
the
Pagan
finding
the
Fairy
would
by
no
meanes
sell
the
princely
Meruine
,
yet
inly
beholding
the
necessitie
wherein
she
stood
,
sayd
vnto
her
,
What
age
(
deare
lady
)
hath
this
childe
aspired
vnto
?
By
Mahomet
(
answered
she
)
it
hath
not
fully
accomplished
three
dayes
.
Trust
me
(
sayd
the
Painim
)
if
you
will
goe
with
me
vnto
Montment
,
you
shall
be
so
well
intreated
as
your
degrée
requireth
,
and
your
childe
nourished
aecording
to
the
excellencies
of
his
beauty
:
onely
to
one
thing
you
must
accord
which
though
it
carrie
falshood
in
the
forehead
,
yet
shall
it
keepe
danger
from
your
heart
:
and
that
is
,
to
affirme
this
childe
is
mine
:
for
which
report
I
will
raine
shewers
of
golde
and
siluer
into
your
bosome
,
&
guard
yourperson
and
fortunes
safer
then
the
waking
dragons
the
Hesperian
Cytrons
.
To
these
wordes
Gratiana
inclined
her
eares
,
whilest
her
thoughts
to
her
thoughts
thus
whispered
:
Since
it
pleaseth
the
God
of
heauen
,
and
that
destinie
is
my
director
,
euen
as
I
haue
stollen
this
most
excellent
infant
(
for
which
I
know
I
haue
grieuously
sinned
,
lost
my
freedome
,
and
am
vtterly
banisht
from
those
dignities
I
inioyed
as
being
a
Fairie
)
so
will
I
now
doe
my
greatest
endeuour
for
this
princely
orphant
.
And
for
I
know
nothing
in
me
to
reobteine
my
losses
,
I
will
what
he
will
,
more
bequeathi●g
our
fortunes
into
the
hands
of
God
then
according
to
the
desire
of
this
Pagan
:
and
then
exalting
her
wordes
which
before
were
silent
,
she
said
:
Faire
sir
,
from
whom
I
behold
a
diuine
affection
,
issuing
vnto
my
forsaken
nephew
:
tell
me
,
are
you
married
,
or
no
?
Madam
,
I
am
(
sayd
hée
)
and
haue
bene
this
fourtie
yéeres
,
and
more
:
so
haue
I
also
one
faire
sonne
,
not
far
from
hence
,
whose
name
is
Tirus
Sir
(
quoth
she
)
since
it
pleaseth
you
to
offer
vs
the
good
wée
can
desire
,
we
will
euer
obey
you
,
and
go
where
you
shall
please
to
dispose
vs
.
In
such
discourses
as
this
they
consumed
the
night
till
the
next
morning
,
who
had
no
sooner
saluted
the
Sun
,
but
they
arriued
on
the
shoare
,
impouerishing
the
shippe
to
make
the
land
more
wealthie
.
2
Barbin
and
Gratiana
bearing
the
little
Meruine
in
her
armes
,
marched
together
,
and
the
goate
followed
them
,
the
which
whensoeuer
the
childe
cried
,
was
readie
with
her
dugge
to
appease
his
wéeping
.
And
as
they
went
Barbin
sayd
vnto
her
:
Excéedingly
am
I
delighted
with
the
beautie
of
this
infant
,
therefore
deare
ladie
forget
not
to
affirme
as
you
haue
promised
.
Of
that
she
bade
him
take
no
care
,
for
her
care
should
be
,
that
no
fault
should
issue
form
her
but
carefulnesse
,
He
highly
commended
her
answere
,
and
then
further
sayd
:
Ladie
,
diuers
discourses
haue
I
had
with
you
,
and
yet
haue
I
not
demanded
the
name
of
this
childe
:
let
it
not
then
be
offensiue
that
I
now
importune
it
.
Sir
(
quoth
she
)
he
is
called
Meruin
,
and
so
shall
you
name
him
in
your
owne
house
,
when
you
come
to
your
wife
:
but
woe
is
mée
,
a
mightie
suspition
throbbeth
in
mine
heart
,
lest
your
wife
should
imagine
you
haue
begot
this
childe
of
mée
,
and
so
by
that
meanes
turne
an
vndeserued
wrong
vpon
my
life
.
Lady
(
said
he
)
abandon
that
suspition
,
and
be
dreadlesse
of
such
euill
:
for
my
wife
by
nature
is
so
simple
,
that
in
an
hundred
yeares
,
she
would
not
be
mistresse
of
such
an
imagination
:
trust
me
,
she
is
none
of
those
diuellish
creatures
,
who
ouerlooke
the
fortunes
of
their
husbands
,
but
only
wise
,
in
that
she
wants
the
depth
of
such
in-searching
wisedome
.
In
this
sort
,
clipping
Times
wings
with
the
tediousnesse
of
talke
.
they
entered
into
the
faire
City
of
Montment
,
in
whose
streetes
Barbin
stayed
not
,
till
he
came
to
his
owne
house
,
where
he
found
his
wife
,
who
ouer-ioyed
with
the
ioy
of
his
sight
,
ranne
and
threw
her
armes
about
his
necke
,
saying
:
Swéet
loue
,
deare
life
,
all
my
comforter
,
welcome
all
welcome
:
that
I
sée
thee
I
am
satisfied
:
and
thy
life
sufficeth
me
.
Loue
(
said
he
)
thanks
to
Mahomet
,
I
liue
,
and
haue
happily
well
made
exchange
of
my
marchandise
:
for
I
haue
brought
home
spices
,
drugges
,
and
oiles
and
with
them
richer
much
than
all
them
,
this
fairechild
,
and
this
yong
ladie
,
whose
birth
is
renowmed
,
yet
her
vertues
much
more
magnificent
:
therefore
for
my
loues
sake
,
do
to
her
and
her
vertues
seruice
.
Sir
(
said
his
wife
)
haue
you
indéed
brought
home
this
infant
?
3
By
Mahomet
(
said
he
)
I
haue
,
neither
wil
I
di●●emble
with
thee
,
he
is
mine
owne
,
begot
by
me
of
a
yong
lady
of
Milan
in
Lumbardy
,
who
was
triumphant
faire
,
for
faire
in
her
only
triumphed
,
but
in
this
childs
birth
she
died
:
and
here
behold
her
sister
,
who
hath
promised
to
liue
with
me
.
Wherefore
sweet
loue
and
onely
companion
of
my
bed
,
be
kinde
to
it
,
which
is
the
glory
of
my
kinde
,
neither
let
them
want
what
is
behoouefull
for
their
extremities
.
Also
let
my
sonne
Tirus
know
as
much
,
because
he
is
his
brother
,
and
command
him
to
come
vnto
me
.
Loue
(
said
she
)
for
a
trueth
,
thy
sonne
is
at
the
schoole
,
but
no
sooner
shall
the
morning
prepare
way
for
the
sunnes
beams
,
but
I
will
send
for
him
vnto
thée
:
meane
space
I
hold
it
conuenient
we
séeke
for
some
Nurse
for
this
faire
infant
.
But
he
tolde
her
it
was
néedlesse
,
because
that
gentle
goat
supplied
the
place
of
such
a
louing
foster-mother
.
All
that
hee
tolde
her
she
belieued
.
So
the
Fairie
and
Meruine
remained
in
the
house
of
that
marchant
,
and
was
nursed
with
the
milke
of
the
goate
:
for
such
was
the
prouidence
of
the
Greatest
,
who
had
predestinated
him
to
conquer
a
monster
with
thrée
heads
,
named
Logrus
,
which
was
begot
by
a
diuell
on
the
fairy
Gratiana
:
which
diuell
made
earnest
petition
,
that
this
Logrus
should
neuer
die
,
but
by
a
mortall
man
,
that
neuer
was
norished
with
the
milke
of
a
woman
:
for
he
thought
it
impossible
to
bring
vp
a
childe
without
womans
milke
.
But
the
gentle
Meruine
,
whose
fame
is
renowmed
in
the
marble
●●rmament
,
slew
him
,
and
cut
off
his
thrée
heads
:
as
ye
shal
read
in
the
end
of
this
present
history
:
till
when
we
will
returne
to
our
former
matter
.
CHAP.
IIII.
1.
Berea
daughter
of
the
King
of
Meurmont
,
fel
in
loue
with
Meruine
,
being
at
schoole
.
2.
Of
the
loue-paine
she
indured
.
3.
and
other
accidents
.
OUr
present
historie
,
which
anciently
hath
been
extracted
out
of
the
Librarie
in
the
holie
monastery
of
Saint
Dennis
in
France
,
demonstrateth
,
that
Meruine
the
sonne
of
the
wise
excelling
Duke
Oger
,
was
so
rarely
nursed
by
the
goat
,
and
so
carefully
maintained
by
Barbin
and
his
wife
,
that
among
al
the
breathing
starres
of
beauty
within
the
city
of
Montment
,
nor
amongst
all
the
excellent
faces
of
that
countrey
,
was
there
found
any
worthy
to
be
compared
to
his
,
much
lesse
equall
.
Being
fiue
yeares
olde
.
Barbin
prouided
him
a
graue
schoolemaster
,
exactly
furnished
with
all
the
liberall
Sciences
:
vnder
whom
the
gentle
Meruine
(
to
whom
Nature
was
neuer
found
a
stepmother
)
learned
more
than
all
the
rest
(
and
there
were
many
)
that
were
in
the
Schoole
.
All
which
made
Barbin
,
his
wife
and
the
fairie
Gratiana
exceeding
ioyfull
.
The
storie
saieth
,
that
the
house
of
the
schoolemaster
,
vnder
whom
Meruine
learned
the
studies
of
Oratorie
and
Logike
stood
next
to
the
house
of
the
mother
of
her
,
who
had
nursed
the
Kings
daughter
,
who
at
that
time
gouerned
Montment
,
Tarrarie
,
and
Luterne
,
who
called
himselfe
,
Mermont
,
and
his
wife
Marina
.
This
king
Mermont
,
had
sent
his
daughter
to
a
castle
ealled
Turgon
,
standing
within
the
citie
,
where
a
graue
lady
instructed
her
in
all
the
accomplements
of
vertue
:
the
name
of
the
princesse
was
Berea
,
excelling
all
the
maiden
race
of
that
country
in
beauty
,
yet
her
wisedome
equalling
her
fairenesse
,
but
her
vertues
excelling
both
.
This
virgine
Berea
often
times
went
vnto
Meruines
Schoolemaster
,
to
learne
the
hidden
secrets
of
Art
(
for
she
was
wholy
dedicated
to
philosophy
)
&
one
day
(
fatall
aboue
the
rest
)
as
Meruine
was
before
his
master
recording
his
lesson
,
the
virgine
with
an
affectionate
desire
(
for
Loue
at
that
instant
had
armed
himselfe
to
surprise
Perfection
,
cast
her
eies
vpon
him
,
whose
beauty
in
her
eies
like
the
Sunne
reflecting
on
a
rocke
of
cristall
,
redoubled
each
feature
,
and
of
vnions
made
so
many
infinites
,
that
her
desire
grew
more
innumerable
,
and
loues
wounds
in
her
hart
altogether
numberles
.
2
At
that
instant
the
princely
maid
was
not
aboue
ten
yeares
old
,
and
Meruine
was
fully
as
much
:
yet
was
her
constancie
,
discretion
and
wisedome
so
agedly
graue
,
and
of
so
excellent
a
temper
,
that
albeit
continually
she
suffred
the
extreamest
extreame
of
loues
martyrdome
,
as
a
troubled
thought
,
a
tormented
heart
,
a
di●temperd
braine
,
and
a
dying
spirit
,
yet
did
she
neuer
in
any
sort
,
either
to
her
father
,
mother
,
or
most
priuate
companion
,
by
the
smallest
shadow
giue
testimony
of
her
hugest
torment
:
notwithstanding
,
when
louelinesse
drew
her selfe
from
her selfe
,
only
to
be
alone
,
then
would
she
sommon
her
conceits
,
and
muster
vp
whole
armies
of
cogitations
,
to
think
▪
confirme
,
and
maintaine
the
beauties
of
her
Meruine
,
and
to
euery
conclusiue
argument
,
swore
by
Mahomet
,
he
only
should
be
her
loue
:
yet
had
she
no
sooner
decreed
that
excellent
iudgement
,
but
when
she
remembred
him
to
be
the
son
of
Barbin
the
marchant
,
then
found
she
contrary
motions
,
auowing
faultines
in
her
election
.
But
loue
,
who
is
as
reasonlesse
as
he
is
infinit
,
drew
her
from
those
doubts
,
and
only
taught
her
thus
,
I
wil
,
because
I
must
.
Then
was
her
loue
such
&
so
great
,
that
for
the
space
of
tenne
dayes
she
left
the
vse
of
meate
or
drinke
▪
and
found
no
ease
but
in
the
sight
of
Meruine
,
so
intollerable
was
her
frensie
,
and
so
impatient
her
desire
,
desiring
Meruine
,
who
all
the
while
had
not
one
thought
of
either
her
,
or
of
her
passion
:
only
when
he
perceiued
her
ernest
regard
of
him
▪
he
being
full
of
princely
curtesie
,
would
humbly
salute
her
.
All
which
salutations
were
torments
to
increase
her
paine
and
woes
that
held
her
wounds
more
open
:
for
why
,
she
durst
not
discouer
that
,
which
all
her
wits
could
hardly
couer
,
no
though
in
it
she
had
beene
assured
of
a
safe
recouerie
.
3
Thus
remained
she
the
space
of
fiue
yeres
:
in
th
end
whereof
came
an
ambassadour
to
Montment
,
who
ascending
the
pallace
,
and
entering
the
hall
,
where
he
found
the
mightie
King
Mermont
accompanied
with
his
Queene
,
his
princely
daughter
Berea
,
and
many
of
his
priuate
Barons
,
before
whome
prostrate
on
his
knees
he
fell
and
said
:
Mahomet
the
Great
,
all-holder
of
our
estate
,
saue
and
defend
the
mightie
Baucamont
King
of
Damas
,
who
by
mee
wisheth
thee
health
,
and
thine
owne
wishes
,
regreeting
thy
puissance
with
this
letter
,
which
I
humbly
intreat
thy
maiestie
to
accept
.
When
the
redoubted
King
Mermont
heard
the
speech
of
the
embassadour
,
hee
stoode
amazed
to
thinke
what
businesse
Baucamont
should
haue
with
him
:
but
taking
the
letter
,
and
breaking
opne
the
seale
,
he
read
the
tenure
thereof
,
which
instantly
sent
a
displeasing
sorrow
to
his
heart
,
because
the
King
of
Damas
in
prow●
wordes
commaunded
his
daughter
the
faire
Berea
in
marriage
.
But
Mermont
calling
the
messenger
saide
:
By
Mahomet
,
thy
maister
is
much
too
saw●y
and
arrogant
to
commaund
me
to
giue
him
my
daughter
;
the
which
notwithstanding
her
yong
yeares
I
had
doone
,
but
that
in
despite
he
hath
sent
so
meane
an
embassade
for
hir
.
Wherefore
be
wel
ascertained
,
he
shall
neuer
possesse
her
,
though
it
c●st
me
a
hundred
thousand
of
my
choisest
subiects
.
Is
there
any
colourable
shewe
in
thy
maister
,
to
marry
my
daughter
,
when
he
sendeth
no
greater
a
peere
of
his
countrey
then
thy selfe
to
demaund
her
?
But
what
he
hath
done
is
but
an
index
of
the
pride
with
which
his
heart
is
furnished
;
say
so
to
him
,
for
if
thou
so
saist
it
not
,
&
what
besides
else
I
haue
said
,
by
Mahomet
in
despite
or
thy
King
,
I
will
make
thy
head
poore
,
in
taking
away
thine
ears
,
two
dulauditors
Mighty
King
,
answered
the
messenger
(
whose
feare-shaken
heart
made
all
his
body
tremble
)
be
well
assured
I
will
deliuer
all
that
you
haue
spoken
,
or
what
else
your
maiestie
shall
please
to
commaund
me
.
Be
gone
then
(
quoth
the
King
)
and
bid
thy
maister
seeke
him
a
wife
in
some
other
climate
:
for
Berea
soareth
higher
then
the
sunne
hath
power
to
carry
his
eielight
.
Thus
parted
the
messenger
,
on
whom
no
rest
either
by
night
or
day
dared
to
aduenture
till
he
came
before
Baucamont
his
Lord
and
Soueraigne
,
to
whom
he
saide
:
By
Apollo
,
great
King
of
Damas
and
my
liege
Lorde
,
in
vaine
is
thy
care
to
entertaine
loue
,
when
thou
hast
lost
Berea
,
whose
eies
onely
create
loue
:
in
briefe
,
her
must
thou
neuer
enioy
,
for
so
her
father
hath
sworne
,
nor
I
in
despight
of
thée
mine
eares
,
vnlesse
I
tell
thée
that
so
he
hath
sworne
.
More
would
not
Baucamont
endure
to
heare
,
but
all
inraged
with
fury
,
swore
by
Mahomet
,
Alcheron
,
and
the
shrine
of
Meca
,
hée
would
enioy
Berea
,
yea
though
shée
were
the
sole
paramor
to
Iupiter
,
or
garded
with
an
Herculean
army
:
all
which
to
performe
,
hee
instantly
sent
foorth
summons
to
muster
all
his
people
,
and
to
commaund
all
his
tributaries
to
serue
him
,
protesting
with
force
of
armes
to
finde
that
ioy
which
by
force
of
words
he
could
not
enioy
.
But
only
to
desteny
are
the
decrées
of
heauen
knowen
,
for
he
erred
in
his
conceits
,
sith
into
the
world
was
borne
a
creature
excellent
enough
to
defend
Berea
,
I
meane
rarely
accomplished
Meruine
the
sonne
of
Oger
,
supposed
the
sonne
of
Barbin
,
who
at
that
instant
was
growne
mighty
in
body
,
more
in
minde
,
most
in
beauty
.
Barbin
who
tendered
him
excéedingly
,
shewed
him
the
trade
of
marchandise
,
and
how
to
exchange
for
the
greatest
profite
:
but
the
bent
of
his
mind
was
contrary
to
that
course
,
for
his
minde
wholly
was
addicted
to
ride
horses
,
tosse
pikes
,
plant
battels
,
and
other
feates
of
famous
chiualrie
,
to
which
a
while
we
will
leaue
him
,
and
will
speake
of
the
king
Mermont
.
CHAP.
V.
1
Mermont
the
king
proclaimeth
a
great
Iust
for
triall
of
his
Knights
.
2
Meruiue
doth
great
wonders
.
WHen
the
King
of
Damas
Embassadour
was
departed
,
the
mighty
King
Mermont
(
not
without
cause
)
fearing
that
Baucamont
would
make
warre
vpon
him
,
proclaimed
a
solemne
tourneament
to
be
held
within
the
citie
of
Montment
,
for
triall
of
all
his
knights
,
whi●her
assembled
an
innumerable
company
of
kings
,
princes
,
barons
,
and
knights
,
all
subiects
vnto
him
;
amongest
the
rest
came
a
wealthy
Prince
named
Clarissa
much
more
beholden
to
Fortune
for
his
riches
,
then
to
Nature
for
his
valure
:
for
though
he
was
not
reputed
a
coward
,
yet
those
which
knew
him
knew
he
durst
not
fight
.
This
Clarissa
lodged
in
the
house
of
Barbin
.
And
when
the
first
day
of
triumphes
came
,
which
by
decrée
were
to
continue
thrée
dayes
,
and
a
massie
cuppe
of
golde
proposed
for
a
prize
to
the
Uictor
,
euery
one
armed
himselfe
,
and
Clarissa
also
armed
himselfe
outwardly
more
rich
then
any
,
though
inwardly
his
heart
was
tattered
with
a
trustlesse
resolution
.
When
Meruine
beheld
him
armed
,
he
humbly
intreated
the
Pagan
that
hée
might
attend
his
person
to
the
Tilt-yard
.
Clarissa
when
he
beheld
through
the
reflexion
of
the
yong
mans
beuty
an
vnmatchable
splendor
of
concealed
valure
,
he
exchanged
his
feare
to
hopefull
audacitie
and
condescended
to
his
intreaty
,
des●ring
the
youth
that
if
he
sawe
(
as
doubtlesse
he
should
)
any
colde
streames
of
fountaines
engirdle
his
temple
,
that
he
would
s●eke
with
the
fire
of
his
infant
vertue
to
drie
vp
those
vndoing
ouerflowes
.
Meruine
coragiously
bade
him
take
courage
,
for
there
was
no
doubt
of
hard
measure
,
onely
(
saide
he
)
it
is
conuenient
that
I
haue
a
horse
to
runne
after
you
,
by
which
I
may
sustaine
you
in
the
greatest
danger
:
sweete
are
thy
words
and
reasonable
(
answered
Clarissa
)
and
forthwith
commaunded
,
and
a
horse
was
deliuered
to
Meruine
,
on
which
hee
mounted
and
attended
Clarissa
,
o●
whome
spurres
were
not
spared
till
he
came
to
the
tilt-yard
.
When
the
Lady
virgin
Berea
,
who
was
enuironed
with
her
mother
and
the
other
Ladies
beheld
the
gallant
yong
Meruine
enter
into
the
listes
,
her
heart
daunced
in
her
cristall
bosome
,
as
if
not
there
,
but
in
him
was
her
onely
paradise
.
Wo
alas
she
loued
him
dearely
,
who
neglected
her
wholly
,
and
often
whispered
to
her
soule
,
so
Mahomet
would
,
I
would
Meruine
,
to
whom
onely
I
am
a
prisoner
,
whose
beautie
onely
hath
surprised
mine
affection
,
were
the
sonne
of
some
pagan
potentate
,
then
would
I
follow
him
,
then
would
I
be
his
handmaide
then
would
I
serue
him
,
then
would
I
go
with
him
;
but
if
hee
would
espouse
me
,
O
my
soule
!
how
happy
were
my
loue
in
such
a
happy
requitall
,
other
then
himselfe
no
goddesse
would
wish
for
:
for
pouerty
with
him
is
richer
then
the
pallace
of
the
greatest
Emperor
in
Turkie
.
Thus
would
the
excellent
Berea
often
dispute
with
her selfe
,
imagining
Meruine
still
the
sonne
of
Barbin
the
marchant
.
Anone
the
tourney
beganne
,
wher●
staues
flew
in
the
aire
like
dust
,
and
dust
like
smoakie
●●aues
threatned
the
element
;
at
length
a
pagan
fierce
and
strong
ranne
with
his
launce
in
his
rest
against
Clarissa
,
to
whom
he
gaue
such
an
vnkind
blow
,
that
had
not
yoong
Meruine
bin
,
he
had
tumbled
to
the
ground
:
but
the
princely
youthes
vertue
sustained
him
,
yet
so
heauy
was
the
incounter
,
that
Clarissa
as
much
or
more
scared
than
wounded
,
returned
to
his
lodging
,
where
being
disarmed
,
hee
laied
that
heauie
complaint
on
Fortune
which
iustly
should
haue
bin
intituled
to
his
owne
weakens
.
Meruine
seeing
him
disarmed
,
his
heart
tickled
,
and
his
blood
fiered
with
an
emulation
of
honour
,
which
set
an
insatiate
longing
on
his
thoughts
to
giue
some
blowes
and
to
prooue
his
bodie
:
wherefore
hee
fell
vppon
his
knées
to
Clarissa
and
saide
,
I
beséech
you
faire
prince
,
for
the
honor
of
Mahomet
,
bestow
your
armes
vpon
me
,
to
the
end
I
may
goe
to
the
triumph
,
and
approoue
my
●rength
.
And
here
do
I
solemnely
protest
,
that
if
I
can
incounter
him
whose
proud
arme
hatgh
dained
you
this
indignitie
,
to
do
mine
vttermost
indeuour
,
to
humble
him
a
low
or
lower
then
the
earth
.
After
Clarissa
with
astonishment
had
heard
the
yong
princes
desire
,
he
willingly
accorded
to
his
wish
:
yet
so
,
that
Meruine
should
not
accuse
him
:
but
when
the
Iusts
were
ended
,
if
Fortune
made
him
conquerour
,
he
should
leaue
the
honour
,
not
to
himselfe
,
but
to
Clarissa
.
Meruine
to
all
most
willingly
agréed
,
saying
further
:
Beléeue
mée
prince
,
I
will
do
my
best
to
gaine
the
wealthy
cup
of
the
King
,
which
also
you
shall
haue
for
my
desire
is
knowledge
,
no
honour
.
At
this
Clarissa
commaunded
his
chamberlaine
to
arme
Meruine
with
his
owne
armes
,
which
hée
so
secretly
did
,
that
the
squiers
of
Clarissa
knew
it
not
.
When
he
was
armed
,
they
brought
him
a
most
puissant
and
fierce
courser
,
on
which
he
mounted
,
and
so
departed
,
attended
on
by
many
squiers
,
who
fully
imagined
him
to
be
their
Lord
Clarissa
,
who
slept
in
his
chamber
like
a
dromedary
with
his
cowardise
.
Meruine
,
whose
spurres
were
Honour
,
and
Desire
,
rode
so
speedily
that
in
the
end
hee
entred
the
lists
,
where
valiantly
hée
meant
to
winne
or
conquere
his
fortune
.
2
In
the
end
charging
his
launce
,
he
ran
like
a
whirlewind
against
him
who
had
hurt
Clarissa
:
to
whom
he
gaue
a
requitall
blow
,
with
such
puissance
,
that
he
cast
horse
and
man
to
the
ground
,
so
furiously
,
as
for
fiftéene
dayes
after
he
lay
without
motion
.
Then
another
Pagan
of
his
consort
,
turned
towardes
Meruine
,
on
whom
he
brake
his
launce
:
but
Meruine
,
who
tooke
pleasure
in
that
martiall
excercise
,
behaued
himselfe
with
such
vertue
,
that
with
the
trunchion
which
remained
in
his
hand
,
hée
gaue
him
such
a
counterbuffe
,
that
breaking
his
heart
in
his
bosome
,
the
Pagan
died
instantly
in
the
place
.
What
shall
I
néede
to
make
a
tedious
discourse
of
a
hastie
conflict
?
In
briefe
,
Meruine
so
couragiously
behaued
himselfe
,
that
ere
his
thoughts
could
bée
capable
of
rest
,
with
his
broken
launce
he
threw
tenne
to
the
ground
,
of
which
not
one
euer
rose
againe
,
to
the
wondrous
amazement
of
all
the
beholders
.
Then
began
the
crie
of
the
multitude
,
to
exalt
him
,
thinking
it
had
bin
Clarissa
,
euery
one
exclaiming
aloude
,
Clarissa
of
Affrike
is
he
who
ought
onely
to
be
estéemed
.
At
this
exclamation
,
a
Pagan
▪
on
whose
helme
all
the
day
before
.
Honour
sate
twining
her
golden
tresses
,
now
enuious
that
Clarissa
had
courted
his
mistresse
,
swore
by
Mahomet
,
he
should
neuer
enioy
her
fauour
:
and
forthwith
pricked
towardes
Meruine
,
who
had
newly
recouered
a
launce
from
one
of
his
squires
,
and
turning
his
horse
,
either
incountred
other
with
such
a
violent
incounter
,
that
their
staues
flying
into
small
pieces
,
straue
which
piece
should
first
flie
into
heauen
to
report
neuer
like
séene
vigour
.
But
for
all
the
Pagans
force
,
it
was
impossible
to
mooue
Meruine
in
his
saddle
,
who
sate
like
a
tower
against
a
tempest
,
or
a
rocke
against
the
rage
of
the
seas
furie
.
But
Meruins
assault
of
a
cleane
contrary
nature
,
lift
the
Pagan
vppe
into
the
aire
with
his
launce
,
and
thence
let
him
fall
with
such
violence
,
that
he
brake
his
right
arme
:
and
yet
Meruine
brake
not
his
staffe
,
but
with
the
same
ouerthrew
foure
more
dead
to
the
ground
.
At
this
began
a
greater
crie
amongst
the
knights
,
then
before
,
saying
:
Clarissa
of
Affrike
is
onely
inuincible
,
and
Conquest
herselfe
is
to
him
a
handmaid
.
Then
the
king
caused
a
retreat
,
and
the
triumphes
to
cease
,
for
so
a
king
intreted
:
and
euery
one
departed
to
his
pauilion
,
and
Meruine
to
his
fathers
house
,
with
the
squires
of
Clarissa
:
in
whom
ioy
shewed
the
excéedingnesse
of
ioy
,
because
their
lord
had
gained
the
honour
of
the
day
.
But
Meruine
made
great
haste
to
come
to
the
chamber
,
which
he
ascended
in
all
secret
maner
,
for
he
had
an
excéeding
great
care
that
Barbin
should
not
know
any
thing
.
When
hée
was
come
there
Clarissa
lay
solely
accompanied
with
the
chamberlaine
,
who
before
had
deliuered
to
Clarissa
all
what
Meruine
had
done
,
he
tooke
him
kindely
about
the
necke
,
and
kissing
him
,
sayde
:
Mine
honours
crowne
,
and
my
liues
garland
,
liue
euer
in
this
circle
of
mine
armes
,
as
thou
shalt
euer
be
in
the
compasse
of
my
heart
:
for
by
thée
am
I
renowmed
in
the
court
of
king
Mermont
,
and
exalted
for
most
valiant
thorow
th●
Pagan
prouinces
.
Many
other
spéeches
he
vsed
of
kindnes
,
all
which
Meruine
either
excused
or
requited
.
To
stand
longer
on
accomplements
,
were
tedious
,
and
tediousnesse
wearinesse
:
therefore
in
a
word
,
all
the
honour
of
the
thrée
dayes
triumphes
,
and
the
cup
of
golde
,
the
reward
of
the
victor
,
were
by
the
valour
of
Meruine
,
giuen
to
Clarissa
,
as
most
wise
,
&
most
valiant
.
And
he
was
receiued
by
the
king
Mermont
,
to
beare
in
battell
,
if
any
assailed
him
,
the
masters
banner
of
Mahomet
.
So
had
vnknowen
resolution
exalted
well
knowen
cowardise
:
and
though
Meruine
,
in
nothing
was
more
carefull
then
in
secret
kéeping
this
secret
,
yet
the
most
excellent
virgin
Berea
afterwards
attained
the
knowledge
thereof
by
Clarissas
chamberlaine
,
which
alter
serued
Meruine
,
who
as
you
haue
heard
,
knightly
beganne
,
and
against
Bau●mont
continued
with
greater
marueiles
:
for
he
recouered
king
Mermount
from
his
enemies
.
But
let
vs
leaue
those
high
actions
,
till
they
fall
more
fitly
for
our
historie
,
and
let
vs
a
little
speake
of
Barbin
,
who
sent
Meruine
to
traff●que
with
another
marchant
,
named
Iacob
▪
and
with
Tyrus
his
sonne
,
to
whom
he
gaue
great
meanes
for
trade
,
and
foure
thousand
poundes
,
which
he
ought
another
marchant
in
exchange
of
war●s
he
had
before
bought
.
When
Iacob
and
the
other
marchant
knewe
Meruine
should
goe
with
them
,
they
were
vnwoontedly
reioyced
(
for
hée
was
dearely
beloued
of
all
men
)
and
sayd
,
if
Mahomet
would
but
grant
them
safe
conduct
,
they
doubted
not
,
but
now
to
attaine
the
full
perfection
of
wealth
.
Then
they
departed
,
Meruine
,
his
brother
Tyrus
,
and
the
good
marchant
Iacob
,
to
whom
Barbin
committed
his
children
:
for
he
had
auowed
to
them
his
best
endeuours
:
and
at
length
came
to
the
port
,
where
being
imbarkt
,
they
found
the
windes
so
agreeable
to
their
course
,
that
in
short
space
,
they
all
arriued
at
the
port
of
Brandis
,
and
went
to
lodge
at
the
signe
of
the
Harts
horne
,
where
Iacob
was
accustomed
to
inne
:
and
found
the
hostesse
sitting
sadde
and
alone
at
the
doore
,
whom
Iacob
saluted
,
and
inquired
if
hée
might
there
be
lodged
.
The
hostesse
,
whose
name
was
Minea
,
answered
:
you
may
,
and
then
sighed
:
for
great
was
the
inward
trouble
of
her
heart
.
Then
the
tables
being
couered
,
they
fate
downe
:
and
the
hostesse
with
regardfull
eyes
beheld
Meruine
,
rarely
surprised
with
the
incomparable
beautie
,
and
wondrous
furnisht
lineaments
of
his
body
,
which
she
beheld
in
him
.
But
leaue
wee
them
with
their
accates
,
and
let
vs
speake
of
another
matter
.
CHAP.
VI.
1
The
great
treason
of
Brohars
agaiust
Basina
sister
to
Minea
.
the
great
danger
of
Basina
.
MInea
the
Ladie
of
the
house
where
Iacob
,
Meruine
▪
his
brother
Tirus
,
and
the
other
marchants
lay
,
had
a
sister
named
Basina
,
whose
comely
features
,
&
well
graced
fauor
,
had
not
without
desert
purchased
hir
the
title
of
a
Faire
creature
:
besids
,
to
those
beauties
was
wed
so
much
wisedom
,
discretion
and
modest
gouernement
,
that
one
without
error
might
well
commend
her
for
most
perfect
.
This
Basina
had
to
husband
a
pagan
,
passing
wise
in
their
Lawe
,
and
very
expert
in
the
Art
of
Horsmanship
:
who
altogither
frequented
the
warres
,
tourneis
,
and
schooles
of
chiualry
:
his
name
was
Croisant
,
and
he
imbraced
as
the
onely
iewell
of
his
life
,
one
onely
friend
Brohars
,
whom
he
loued
excéedingly
,
because
he
imagined
the
other
loued
him
as
vehemently
,
which
in
troth
was
but
falshood
and
dissimulation
.
For
Brohars
became
mortally
inamored
with
Basina
,
the
wife
of
Croisant
,
insomuch
as
he
made
a
vow
to
his
owne
s●ule
,
that
vnlesse
Destiny
it selfe
preuented
him
,
he
would
that
forbidden
fruit
,
which
Nature
,
and
the
custome
of
diuine
Lawes
most
vehemently
prohibiteth
.
To
further
which
irreligious
Oath
,
a
day
happened
wherein
Croisant
went
from
his
house
in
the
citie
Montesteur
,
to
a
certaine
tower
himselfe
had
newly
erected
,
and
the
traiterous
Brohars
taking
aduantage
of
his
absence
,
entred
his
house
▪
where
he
found
the
Lady
Basina
,
who
receiued
him
kindly
,
because
she
shewed
her
husband
loued
him
dearely
,
and
setting
his
lust-inflamed
selfe
close
by
her
,
as
then
accompanied
with
vertuous
imaginations
,
he
with
witty
(
if
witty
may
be
imputed
to
an
act
so
vnwitty
)
and
violent
arguments
,
laied
open
the
monstrous
desire
of
his
vncontrolled
will
:
which
when
the
Lady
vnderstood
a
sooth
in
the
meaning
of
so
bad
a
meaning
,
she
answered
him
,
it
was
against
the
lawes
of
hospitalitie
to
offer
so
hard
amends
for
so
great
a
merit
,
his
spéeches
being
as
vnfit
,
and
his
desires
frantike
:
and
for
herowne
part
,
rather
would
she
be
di●membred
piece-meale
,
then
think
that
her
though●s
should
thinke
of
any
but
her
husband
.
Wherefore
,
in
conclusion
she
told
him
,
if
euer
againe
his
lips
gaue
leaue
to
his
tongue
to
tell
her
the
like
villanie
,
she
would
giue
notice
vnto
her
husband
,
who
thenceforth
should
not
him
for
most
inhumane
.
Whilest
they
were
thus
discoursing
,
stood
by
them
one
of
the
gentlewomen
of
the
Lady
called
Ysea
,
who
not
seeming
to
regard
their
parlée
,
wel
vnderstood
and
heard
all
they
had
vttered
,
as
well
his
monstrous
assault
,
as
her
modest
defiance
,
all
which
was
to
her
a
notable
safegard
,
as
hereafter
shall
appeare
.
When
Brohars
had
receiued
this
cold
comfort
to
his
accu●sed
desire
,
hee
left
the
Lady
might●ly
perplexed
in
heart
,
and
sware
by
Mahomet
,
to
bring
to
ruine
both
her
renowne
and
vertue
.
As
the
traitor
went
,
he
sommoned
all
the
damned
parliament
of
his
senses
together
,
to
bethinke
some
notable
treason
against
her
,
whilest
the
good
Lady
▪
innocent
of
all
euill
,
wept
to
thinke
that
men
should
be
so
wicked
.
The
story
reports
that
this
Brohars
had
a
seruant
named
Brison
,
whom
one
day
when
Croisant
was
at
Montesteur
,
hée
called
vnto
him
,
and
sayde
:
Brison
,
come
hither
,
long
haue
I
nourisht
thee
,
better
then
a
seruant
,
and
doe
loue
thee
as
deare
as
my
sonne
:
tell
mee
,
to
worke
reuenge
of
my
greatest
enemie
,
wouldest
thou
not
aduenture
one
fortune
?
say
yea
:
Brison
sayd
yea
▪
and
I
will
heape
so
much
treasure
to
thy
store
,
that
Turkie
shall
not
boast
of
one
more
wealthie
.
Sir
(
quoth
Brison
)
I
will
performe
all
your
will
,
let
your
will
,
will
what
it
will
:
therefore
●peake
,
for
there
res●eth
nothing
but
that
you
commaund
me
.
Well
doeth
thine
answere
please
me
(
replied
Brohars
:
)
then
this
it
is
,
Basina
the
wife
of
my
companion
Croisant
hath
done
mee
that
iniurie
,
which
poiseth
mine
heart
downe
to
death
with
sorrow
:
neither
shall
my
soule
take
rest
,
till
reuenge
rocke
me
asleepe
.
The
meane
I
haue
thus
deuised
:
thou
in
the
euening
shalt
goe
to
Montesteur
,
and
in
the
chamber
of
Croisant
,
if
possiblie
,
with
all
secrecie
hide
thy selfe
till
midnight
:
at
what
time
I
will
vndoubtedly
call
vpon
him
,
who
not
for
a
world
will
faile
my
will
:
then
so
soone
as
hée
is
issued
out
,
thou
like
stealing
Salmacis
shalt
lay
thée
downe
in
his
pla●e
,
with
all
the
●ilent
secresie
thou
canst
deuise
,
to
the
end
that
the
false
Basina
▪
whose
hate
to
mée
is
now
infinite
,
may
without
suspect
suffer
thée
.
Long
shalt
thou
not
there
remaine
,
but
Croisant
and
I
will
returne
:
to
whom
I
will
tell
,
that
of
a
long
time
his
wife
hath
liued
disloyall
with
thée
,
with
many
other
arguments
of
her
inchastitie
.
Thus
did
he
set
abroach
his
treasons
to
Brison
,
who
accorded
in
euery
point
to
his
masters
villanie
▪
and
for
execution
thereof
,
they
parted
and
went
to
Montesteur
,
where
Brohars
found
Croisant
,
who
did
entertaine
him
as
kindly
as
hee
loued
him
dearely
:
and
in
discourse
they
wasted
the
day
till
night
with
yron
scepter
arrested
all
creatures
to
rest
:
at
what
time
Brohars
tooke
leaue
of
Croisant
,
and
tolde
him
,
that
very
eare●y
in
the
morning
he
was
to
vse
his
presence
in
an
vrgent
affaire
:
to
which
Croisant
said
,
he
was
euer
ready
to
performe
the
office
of
a
friend
and
his
will
.
Thus
the
false
thinking
traitour
departed
and
left
●rison
.
Croisant
and
his
wife
,
who
when
the
houre
of
bed-time
came
,
betooke
them
to
their
rest
,
thinking
of
nothing
lesse
than
that
which
they
neuer
knew
,
to
wit
,
euill
.
Basina
at
that
instant
was
great
with
childe
of
a
sonne
,
who
in
after-time
highly
exalted
the
Christian
faith
.
Brison
,
in
whom
treason
had
taken
root
,
and
now
beganne
to
blossome
,
according
to
his
masters
directions
,
was
so
close
hid
in
the
innocents
chamber
,
that
the
cunningest
searching
eie
could
neuer
perceiue
him
:
euery
minute
protesting
to
himselfe
to
accomplish
the
treason
,
for
which
he
aduentured
.
Anon
,
the
night
,
as
halfe
ashamed
to
beholde
such
intollerable
shame
,
whippt
her
misty
waggon
with
such
haste
thorow
the
heauens
,
that
in
the
eies
of
all
creatures
she
had
lost
hir
preheminence
,
and
yet
had
day
in
the
skie
no
preregatiue
:
so
as
of
waking
eies
it
was
then
called
twy-light
.
In
this
fatall
houre
arose
Brohars
,
and
comming
to
the
pallace
of
Croisant
,
sent
a
squire
to
tell
him
he
stayed
for
him
:
at
which
first
sommons
,
by
the
help
of
the
same
squire
,
Croisant
attired
himselfe
,
and
so
departed
without
disturbing
Basina
,
who
as
then
slept
soundly
,
for
her
innocency
kept
hir
from
care-taking
.
Scarcely
was
the
good
Croisant
without
the
limits
of
the
Chamber
,
but
Brison
the
varlet
of
Brohars
,
profaning
so
holy
a
receptacle
,
entred
into
the
bed
,
and
lay
by
Basina
.
By
this
was
Croisant
and
his
false
fairs-séeming
friend
mounted
vpon
their
horses
,
and
gotten
without
the
walls
of
the
city
,
when
Brohars
thus
began
to
discourse
:
Long
time
is
it
since
(
my
déerest
second
selfe
)
I
made
th●
disloyalty
of
thy
wife
apparant
to
thy
weake
vnretaining
eares
,
yet
armed
with
flinty
dulnesse
,
thou
hast
denied
thy
heart
leaue
to
belieue
me
:
and
now
therefore
,
if
thou
wilt
prooue
,
by
that
proofe
a
more
auailing
Oratour
.
And
for
the
inseparable
loue
and
holie
marriage
rites
of
our
long
●onioyned
friendship
,
I
will
aduise
thée
,
like
him
that
is
the
purest
part
of
my
being
.
Yesterday
when
the
declining
of
the
Sunne
made
the
day
deny
to
be
day
,
as
if
glory
were
gained
in
being
adopted
the
euening
,
Brison
my
seruant
reported
to
me
,
that
he
had
enioyed
the
excellencies
of
thy
excellent
wife
,
this
two
yéeres
and
better
:
which
shamefull
report
of
a
villaine
,
so
galled
me
,
that
drawing
my
rapier
the
traitour
hardly
with
life
escaped
:
yet
seeing
him
by
flight
repriued
,
I
thought
it
in
some
measure
my
duetie
,
to
let
thée
know
so
high
a
scandall
,
both
that
thou
mightest
reuenge
and
regard
it
.
And
by
Mahomet
he
reported
further
,
that
the
false
woman
concealed
him
many
nights
in
a
presse
,
in
thy
withdrawing
chamber
,
where
the
strength
of
my
imagination
makes
mée
beléeue
hée
is
at
this
present
▪
which
if
thou
wilt
approoue
,
and
we
finde
true
,
by
Iupiter
he
dies
,
had
he
the
liues
often
thousand
.
Hard
it
is
to
say
,
whether
at
this
discourse
Ielousie
or
Sorrowe
tooke
first
holde
on
the
heart
of
Croisant
,
yet
both
so
excéedingly
tormented
him
,
that
ledde
by
the
furie
of
his
passion
,
hee
and
Brohars
leauing
their
squires
behinde
them
,
returned
backe
to
his
house
,
where
entring
secretly
at
a
posterne
gate
,
they
lighted
a
torch
,
and
mounting
into
his
bed
chamber
found
Brison
layd
by
Basina
whome
enuious
sleepe
charmed
against
this
miserable
aduenture
.
Brohars
at
the
first
sight
drew
his
rapier
,
and
slew
Brison
in
the
bedde
,
ere
almost
any
eie
would
haue
iudged
hee
had
seene
him
in
the
bedde
(
a
iust
reward
for
so
vniust
treacherie
.
)
Then
sayd
Brohars
▪
(
deare
selfe
)
how
sorie
am
I
for
thy
shame
?
by
Mahomet
,
●he
iudgement
of
b●rning
beareth
in
it
too
much
lenitie
:
and
by
Iupiter
,
were
she
my
sister
,
I
would
holde
it
treason
against
the
gods
,
if
I
excused
her
from
being
an
instant
sacrifice
.
Ha
Croisant
,
Croisant
,
Let
her
be
burned
,
let
her
be
burned
.
2
At
these
wordes
,
the
no
ill-thinking
Basina
awaked
,
and
with
an
amazed
shamefastnesse
,
swéetly
blushed
to
sée
her
husband
and
Brohars
so
néere
her
bed
:
but
when
she
saw
the
sheetes
not
full
so
white
as
her
cheekes
exceede
them
in
blushing
and
perceiued
them
all
stained
with
a
warme
goarie
liuorie
,
then
shee
scricked
out
aloud
,
and
asked
,
what
meant
that
prodigious
token
of
tragedies
?
Ah
strumpet
,
false
breaker
of
wedlocke
,
and
woorse
then
both
,
(
answered
Croisant
)
burnt
shalt
thou
bee
for
the
sinne
wherein
this
night
I
haue
found
thee
:
and
then
drawing
his
rapier
,
hee
drew
the
innocent
ladie
by
the
haires
,
who
dead-slaine
with
amazment
,
lay
at
his
feete
.
Whilest
,
Brohars
(
euer
damned
for
this
action
)
thus
proudly
insulted
ouer
her
:
Basina
(
quoth
he
)
many
times
haue
I
tolde
thee
I
would
manifest
thy
sinne
,
yet
wouldest
thou
not
desist
to
sinne
,
but
euermore
increase
thy
sinne
with
Brison
my
seruant
,
whom
this
night
I
haue
slaine
in
thy
bed
,
amidst
the
paradise
of
his
imbraces
.
Traitour
,
sayd
the
lady
(
awakened
with
these
words
,
as
with
a
cracke
of
thunder
)
falsly
thou
liest
.
Deare
loue
and
lord
,
all
dearer
then
my
soule
,
my
Croisant
,
vouchsafe
to
heare
me
.
O
for
pittie
couer
thy
shining
weapon
,
and
let
my
words
haue
thorow
thine
eares
a
gentle
passage
.
Neuer
haue
I
in
my
thought
beene
guiltie
of
that
execrable
treason
which
he
vniustly
vrgeth
,
nor
would
I
be
,
were
I
tormented
with
woorse
then
fiers
torture
.
All
this
my
false
imagined
shame
,
vilde
traitour
,
thou
hast
vene
authour
of
,
because
I
haue
neglected
thine
owne
monstrous
desires
,
which
(
by
heauen
)
deare
husband
,
he
hath
more
then
this
whole
yeere
prosecuted
.
Falser
then
falshood
(
sayd
Croisant
)
too
apparant
is
thine
euill
:
and
then
shaking
his
sword
ouer
her
,
like
the
wing
of
a
haggard
faulcon
ouer
a
surprised
doue
,
he
draw
her
from
her
bed
,
and
had
there
seuered
her
guiltlesse
head
from
her
as
guiltlesse
bodie
,
had
not
Isea
her
gentlewoman
come
foorth
,
who
seeing
her
lord
tyrannising
our
her
poore
innocent
Lady
cried
so
loud
,
that
many
barons
which
belonged
to
Croisant
,
came
forth
,
and
repriued
the
Lady
from
the
hands
of
their
then
too
cruell
lord
,
saying
:
Alas
my
lord
,
what
will
you
doe
against
your
excellent
wife
,
whose
vertuous
wisedome
,
and
wise
virtue
,
is
to
women
an
example
,
and
to
men
a
iust
admiration
?
Lords
,
said
he
,
her
ill
is
beyond
the
bounds
of
ill
,
and
more
than
the
degrée
of
ilnesse
.
It
is
prooued
,
it
is
prooued
:
and
then
he
repeated
all
that
Brohars
had
reported
,
and
himselfe
séene
.
Lords
,
said
the
Lady
,
by
Mahomet
,
or
what
other
god
soeuer
takes
true
patronage
of
our
soule
,
my
inward
thoughts
are
innocent
of
this
accusation
.
With
that
Isea
,
who
(
as
ye
haue
read
)
heard
all
what
had
before
passed
betwéene
Brohars
and
the
lady
,
both
his
be●●iall
assault
,
and
her
diuine
repulse
,
said
:
By
Iupiter
,
the
god
and
patron
of
our
country
,
my
lady
in
thought
and
deed
is
altogether
giltlesse
:
and
this
treason
,
false
Brohars
,
is
the
inuention
of
thy
braine
,
because
shée
hath
euer
lothed
thée
and
thy
detestable
desires
.
When
the
lords
heard
Iseas
constant
affirmation
,
they
chid
their
lord
for
too
rashly
following
his
owne
will
:
and
bade
him
listen
to
Isea
,
who
protested
the
ladies
most
pure
pure
innocencie
,
auerring
withall
,
the
appeale
she
made
against
Brohars
.
Whereupon
they
told
him
,
it
was
conuenient
to
vse
aduised
meanes
in
so
great
an
action
:
which
was
,
that
if
Brohars
would
accuse
the
ladie
of
such
detestable
ilnes
and
approue
it
against
some
knight
in
equall
combate
,
that
then
the
lady
should
haue
respite
to
finde
out
a
champion
to
defend
her
honour
.
By
Alcheron
(
said
Brohars
)
which
containeth
the
law
of
the
holy
Mahomet
,
I
consent
.
And
I
(
cried
out
the
lady
)
for
purenesse
is
my
Sanctuarie
.
Then
was
Croisant
appea●ed
,
who
caused
his
wife
to
be
imprisoned
in
a
strong
tower
,
giuing
hir
one
whole
yere
for
quest
of
her
defender
:
but
in
all
that
time
shée
could
not
find
anie
knight
,
who
dared
incounter
Brohars
:
for
he
was
valiant
,
fierce
,
and
couragious
,
and
so
excellent
a
man
at
armes
,
that
the
world
knew
not
a
better
,
had
not
the
shamefulnes
of
his
treson
poisned
the
vertue
of
his
prowesse
.
When
Meruine
,
Iacob
,
and
thother
marchants
came
to
lodge
with
Minea
,
there
wanted
but
thrée
dayes
of
making
the
yeare
accomplished
:
so
that
poore
Minea
became
her
owne
tormentor
,
because
her
sister
Basina
in
all
that
space
had
not
found
one
that
durst
vndertake
her
quarrell
:
yet
it
hapned
in
supper
time
,
that
Iacob
troubled
to
sée
her
sorrow
,
desired
one
to
moue
hir
to
come
to
him
,
thinking
that
meats
mirth
would
expell
mindes
melancholie
:
and
she
more
to
satisfie
him
,
than
to
please
her selfe
,
came
,
and
set
herselfe
next
to
Meruine
.
Then
they
demanded
the
cause
of
her
griefe
:
to
whom
she
reported
all
the
treason
of
Brohars
,
and
how
hir
innocent
sister
within
the
spare
of
thrée
dayes
should
be
burned
,
if
some
diuine
power
vouchsafed
her
not
a
knight
to
defend
her
.
And
when
Minea
had
reported
this
,
she
sighed
with
such
extreame
ardencie
,
that
all
the
company
were
moued
with
an
extraordinarie
pitie
.
CHAP.
VII
.
1
Meruine
promiseth
Minea
to
fight
the
combate
for
her
sister
.
2
of
his
great
dangers
in
Brandis
.
3
how
he
behaued
himselfe
.
4
how
Minea
deliuered
him
from
death
or
imprisonment
.
When
Meruin
the
renowned
issue
of
Oger
had
heard
the
Ladies
discourse
,
who
had
in
féeling
termes
deliuerd
the
danger
wherein
her
sister
stood
,
Ho●our
that
in
his
first
creation
was
married
to
his
soule
,
could
no
longer
he
held
within
the
limits
of
Obliuion
,
but
as
t
were
chidden
by
vertue
for
his
former
silence
,
brake
from
his
hony-breathing
tongue
,
and
swore
to
the
Lady
by
Mahomet
wh●m
he
adored
,
he
would
be
the
defender
of
her
sister
,
and
make
treason
in
the
death
of
Brohars
more
than
most
vgly
:
and
then
rowsing
himselfe
like
a
princely
lion
at
the
Suns
approaching
,
he
e●●lted
his
voice
that
all
the
company
might
vnderstand
him
:
Lady
(
said
Meruine
)
for
Mahomets
loue
,
who
is
our
countries
protectour
,
cléere
thy
heauenly
eyes
,
that
they
may
no
more
distaine
thy
diuine
countenance
,
for
thou
hast
found
out
a
champion
which
delighteth
to
subdue
treason
,
and
will
be
prowd
to
publish
to
the
world
thy
sisters
not
offending
:
the
feare
of
his
fame
,
which
in
others
ingendreth
feare
with
cowardise
,
on
me
begetteth
an
inuincible
courage
,
so
that
I
will
either
cleare
hir
reputation
,
or
end
the
kalends
of
my
life
in
enterprising
her
deliuery
.
When
Minea
heard
him
,
she
imbraced
him
in
hir
armes
,
and
said
,
diuine
blossome
of
some
excellent
stocke
,
thou
from
whom
youth
hath
onely
a
glorious
title
,
since
first
I
beheld
thée
,
I
did
adiudge
thée
of
an
incomparable
courage
:
blessed
be
therefore
that
blessed
one
which
begot
thée
,
and
blessed
be
the
wombe
which
bore
thée
,
go
on
faire
youth
,
Iustice
shal
be
thy
warrant
and
Innocency
thy
protector
.
When
Tirus
considered
the
promise
of
Meruine
,
he
grew
sad
and
said
:
Alas
faire
brother
,
what
wil
you
enterprise
?
what
,
wil
you
take
in
hand
nothing
but
your
owne
ouerthrow
,
and
the
losse
of
our
fathers
busines
which
against
the
houre
cannot
by
you
be
performed
?
Brother
(
said
Meruine
)
doubt
not
but
our
fathers
busines
shall
be
effected
,
and
by
Mahomet
(
which
astonisheth
the
world
with
thunder
)
I
will
not
for
all
the
wealth
in
Montment
,
I
wil
not
forbeare
to
succor
a
distressed
Lady
,
the
rather
for
the
loue
of
th●s
Lady
to
whom
we
are
all
be●●lden
.
At
this
they
al
beholding
in
him
a
constancie
,
halfe
angry
to
be
contradicted
,
left
off
further
arguing
till
the
next
morning
.
Minea
,
throughs
excéeding
ioy
that
she
had
found
a
champion
for
her
sister
,
would
not
suffer
her
eies
to
close
with
sléepe
all
that
night
,
but
rising
early
in
the
morning
,
gathered
together
200
Turkes
to
conduct
Mernin
to
Montesteur
:
who
soone
by
day
had
awaked
Iacob
,
&
the
rest
,
saying
,
my
deare
friends
and
consorts
,
be
not
wearisome
to
your selues
in
attending
my
back-returne
,
neither
be
displeased
with
what
I
vndertake
,
but
frolike
and
triumph
:
for
why
I
will
discharge
the
charges
of
you
all
:
if
by
▪
my
want
you
be
a
little
hinderd
,
let
pacience
mittigate
your
anger
,
and
whatsoeuer
I
gaine
,
I
will
willingly
giue
amongst
you
.
With
that
came
Minea
into
the
chamber
to
bid
them
good
morrow
,
to
whom
Meruine
said
,
Lady
,
prouide
me
of
good
armes
,
and
an
excellent
horse
,
and
let
want
of
coin
be
no
decay
to
my
fortune
,
hold
,
there
is
store
,
disburse
&
●pare
not
.
When
Tirus
perceiued
him
,
his
colour
changed
,
&
he
grew
pale
saying
,
what
meane
you
brother
,
so
vnnecessarily
to
spend
&
imploy
our
fathers
money
which
he
hath
giuen
vs
to
pay
to
the
marchant
,
to
whom
he
oweth
it
.
Brother
(
said
Meruine
)
regard
not
siluer
and
gold
more
then
earth
,
the
loue
wherof
maketh
the
minds
of
men
worse
then
the
worst
of
earthinesse
:
better
loue
I
to
be
well
armed
and
brauely
monnted
,
then
here
and
there
to
consume
vertue
by
exchanging
marchandise
.
Thus
spake
the
honorable
minded
Me●uine
,
whom
from
his
infancie
nature
taught
to
resemble
the
famous
Duke
his
father
.
Excellently
excellent
young
man
(
said
Minea
)
keepe
thy
treasure
,
for
in
mine
owne
coffers
do
I
harbor
such
store
,
as
shall
maintaine
thee
an
hundred
knights
to
be
thine
attendants
:
as
for
armes
and
horse
,
be
carelesse
,
they
long
since
haue
bene
readily
pro●ided
:
for
the
princely
Earle
of
Brandis
to
whom
my
husband
(
whom
he
exceedingly
loued
)
during
his
life
was
chamberlaine
,
hath
giuen
me
the
couragious
horse
Morbon
,
on
him
shalt
thou
mount
,
a
seat
worthy
the
worthiest
knight
the
world
containeth
:
Then
would
Iacob
,
Tyrus
and
the
other
marchants
needs
mount
on
horsebacke
to
conduct
Meruine
on
his
way
:
but
he
desiring
a
little
respit
,
said
,
before
I
depart
I
will
approue
my
armes
,
my
horse
,
&
my
body
against
someother
knight
,
because
on
my
life
relies
not
my selfe
but
anothers
fortune
.
Friend
(
said
a
Pagan
that
had
followed
those
which
had
brought
his
horse
and
armour
)
arme
your selfe
,
for
I
will
arme
my selfe
and
charge
you
:
yo●
honour
me
(
said
he
)
&
then
Meruine
buckled
his
gorget
,
cast
on
his
curats
lockt
his
pouldrons
,
put
on
his
caske
,
and
armed
him selfe
at
all
points
,
then
demanded
he
a
sword
,
which
was
deliuered
him
▪
but
he
refused
it
for
being
much
too
light
:
wherupon
Minea
went
into
her
chamber
,
f●om
which
she
brought
a
sword
,
bigge
,
strong
,
and
massie
:
this
sword
sometimes
had
bene
the
sword
of
King
Brandifer
a
Pagan
,
whom
the
renoumed
knight
Valentine
,
Nephew
to
king
Pepin
slew
before
Angoria
,
Minea
presented
this
sword
to
Meruine
,
who
drew
it
,
and
beholding
the
beautious
brightnesse
said
.
O
excellent
engine
,
worthy
an
inuincible
spirit
,
adde
to
me
as
much
fortune
as
I
will
lend
thee
force
,
and
both
of
vs
will
in
the
tongues
of
men
be
immortall
.
Now
false
traytor
Brohars
,
be
as
wise
in
defending
thy selfe
,
as
thou
art
wilful
in
offending
others
,
else
shall
thy
life
wast
with
thy
slander
:
for
Meruine
is
armed
as
himselfe
desireth
.
At
that
,
without
the
aide
of
his
stirrope
he
mounted
on
the
backe
of
Morbon
,
and
demaunded
a
launce
,
which
so
soone
as
he
had
receiued
,
he
put
him
with
a
princely
maiestie
forward
,
passing
a
swift
,
strong
,
and
round
ca●iere
,
with
such
dexter●tie
and
nimblenesse
as
bred
wonder
,
and
commendation
in
al
the
beholders
,
chiefely
in
the
Earle
of
Brandis
,
that
beholding
him
from
his
pallace
,
said
to
his
Barons
,
behold
a
noble
and
victorio●s
warriour
,
worthie
to
be
adorned
with
a
kings
diad●me
,
his
hand
is
an
ornament
for
a
lance
,
and
his
p●rson
a
receptacle
for
all
vertues
:
with
that
came
the
Pagan
,
who
went
to
arme
himselfe
,
and
cried
to
Meruine
,
friend
,
will
you
●eaue
those
measures
and
proportioned
iumps
which
your
horse
in
his
comming
séems
proud
of
,
and
try
the
goodnes
of
your
arme
by
a
sturdy
incounter
?
It
is
my
desir●
and
nothing
else
replied
Meruine
,
so
they
retired
backe
the
one
from
the
other
,
to
take
their
course
with
more
violence
.
The
Story
saieth
this
incounter
was
on
a
goodly
gréene
plaine
before
the
Earles
pallace
,
who
as
before
I
said
,
stood
to
behold
them
,
with
him
his
wife
,
and
a
gallant
young
Prince
his
sonne
and
heire
apparant
.
When
Meruine
and
the
other
were
seuerd
more
than
the
length
of
a
good
cariere
,
they
put
spurres
to
their
coursers
,
and
cowching
their
launces
,
ranne
with
such
terrour
,
that
the
ground
trembled
at
the
chidings
of
their
horses
hoofes
:
and
when
they
ioyned
in
the
shocke
,
the
Pagan
shiuered
his
launce
close
to
his
gantlet
,
yet
no
more
stirred
the
princely
Meruine
then
the
gentelest
breath
of
aire
,
the
strongest
pyramide
in
Egipt
.
But
Meruines
incounter
bore
death
in
his
launces
point
,
for
he
stroke
his
staffe
more
than
a
foot
and
a
halfe
thorow
the
Pagans
body
,
and
pursued
it
with
such
vigor
,
that
he
bore
him
headlong
downe
dead
vnto
the
ground
:
then
stopping
his
horse
triumphantly
,
he
said
in
himselfe
:
euen
as
he
thus
is
ouerthrowne
,
ouerthrew
I
all
the
knights
which
ranne
for
the
golden
cup
which
Clarissaes
imagined
valour
enioyeth
.
What
reason
now
can
deny
me
knighthood
?
None
but
will
,
and
that
will
is
vniust
.
Marchandise
farewell
,
henceforth
will
I
traffike
nothing
but
honour
.
2
Thus
said
young
Meruine
,
growne
prowd
of
this
late
ouerthrow
:
but
when
the
Pagans
,
and
the
friends
of
the
Pagan
which
was
slaine
,
saw
him
pay
Natures
last
debt
vnto
neuer
satisfied
death
,
they
all
at
once
with
one
mad
furie
assailed
Meruine
,
which
though
it
nothing
appalled
,
yet
at
last
it
bred
amaze
in
his
senses
(
till
then
vnacquainted
with
tumultuous
outrage
:
)
but
when
his
vertue
was
awaked
,
he
saide
:
Sith
I
am
assaulted
,
the
defence
I
make
,
offorce
must
be
lawfull
:
and
when
he
dr●w
his
sword
,
with
which
hée
gaue
such
a
blowe
to
the
brother
of
the
slaine
Pagan
,
that
he
claus
his
skull
to
his
téeth
.
God
of
our
forefathers
,
great
Mahomet
(
said
Meruine
)
beholde
an
excellent
sword
,
if
I
can
but
maintaine
strength
to
his
edge
,
the
world
shall
cronicle
me
for
a
famous
marchant
.
But
the
extremitie
of
the
assault
put
Meruine
from
further
spéech
,
for
the
whole
company
assailed
him
:
but
being
as
wise
as
hee
was
valiant
,
he
defended
himselfe
with
vnspeakable
ver●ue
,
and
that
in
such
sort
,
that
hée
slewe
more
then
a
third
part
of
them
.
Yet
his
foes
Hydra-like
increasing
,
by
killing
,
had
mightily
indangered
him
,
if
the
other
marchaunts
and
the
two
hundred
Pagans
which
Minea
had
assembled
to
conduct
him
to
Montesteur
,
beholding
his
instant
perill
,
had
not
taken
an
othe
to
die
in
his
su●●or
.
But
the
Count
Brandis
,
knowing
this
might
arise
to
some
grieuous
accident
,
descend●d
from
his
pallace
with
fiue
hundred
horsemen
,
and
comming
to
the
place
where
the
fight
was
,
cried
out
to
Meruine
and
the
rest
:
By
Mahomet
my
god
,
he
that
su●ceaseth
not
,
but
st●iketh
another
blowe
,
shall
die
the
death
.
At
these
wordes
they
all
retired
,
but
Meruine
in
the
instant
of
the
spéech
layed
●ixe
dead
at
his
foot
.
3
Wherefore
the
Counte
tooke
a
solemne
vow
,
he
should
dearely
make
vaunt
of
that
dayes
chiualrie
.
But
Minea
ranne
and
caught
Meruine
by
the
arme
,
crying
,
alas
deare
sonne
,
this
enuious
day
in
blood
hath
drowned
all
the
hope
of
our
good
fortune
:
forbeare
,
forbeare
,
for
Gods
sake
doe
forbeare
,
for
either
must
wee
flie
or
die
for
our
misd●ing
.
Then
went
Minea
towardes
the
Counte
,
and
falling
on
her
knées
before
him
,
sayd
:
For
Mahomets
sake
,
for
Mecas
honour
,
and
thine
owne
reputation
(
most
excellent
Prince
)
take
pittie
vpon
me
,
and
my
poore
innocent
sister
,
who
through
treason
shall
faultlesse
consume
in
fire
,
if
within
this
three
daies
she
be
not
deliuered
by
this
happy
nowe
made
vnhappie
young
man
.
When
the
Earle
saw
the
constancie
of
her
teares
which
issued
from
the
true
fountaine
of
griefe
,
he
accorded
to
her
desire
,
with
this
condition
,
that
wheresoeuer
Meruine
should
goe
,
he
should
yet
be
his
prisoner
▪
and
that
she
should
deliuer
him
sufficient
hostage
for
his
returne
:
whereupon
Minea
deliuered
to
the
Earle
all
the
euidences
,
bondes
and
titles
whatsoeuer
belonged
to
her
or
her
inheritance
:
all
which
he
detained
till
her
backe
returne
to
Brandis
,
And
thus
was
Meruins
peace
agreed
,
who
mightily
grieued
that
he
should
be
troubled
or
fought
with
,
for
but
onely
making
proofe
of
his
bodie
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
1.
How
Minea
,
Meruine
,
Iacob
,
Tyrus
,
and
the
other
Marchants
with
the
two
hundred
Pagans
departed
from
Brandis
,
to
deliuer
Basina
at
Montesteur
:
2
and
of
the
batell
fought
betwee●e
Meruine
and
Brohars
,
and
the
enent
.
WHen
Minea
had
appeased
the
tumult
,
shee
departed
from
Brandis
,
and
with
her
Meruine
and
the
other
marchants
,
with
them
the
band
of
two
hundred
Pagans
:
and
the
second
day
after
,
they
arriued
at
Montesteur
,
where
they
found
Croisant
madde-manlike
tormented
with
griefe
in
his
soule
,
for
the
supposed
monstrous
indignitie
which
the
treason
of
Brohars
had
rooted
in
his
head
against
his
constant
and
loyall
wife
Basina
.
When
Minea
saw
him
,
shee
went
to
meet
him
:
and
he
encountering
her
first
,
gaue
her
this
salutation
.
Faire
sister
Minea
(
quoth
hee
)
thy
sister
hath
falsely
betrayed
the
honour
of
my
bedde
and
giuen
an
immortale
scandall
to
my
name
:
the
deed
is
euident
and
apparantly
true
▪
the
rather
in
this
that
none
can
finde
a
knight
,
who
will
vndertake
battaile
against
Brohars
,
to
defend
the
iustne●se
of
her
cause
.
Wherefore
,
if
I
liue
till
to
morrow
,
and
beholde
the
Sunne
blesse
the
earth
with
his
countenance
,
I
will
see
her
burned
,
according
to
the
execution
of
our
law
Brother
Croisant
(
replied
she
)
fortune
,
I
hope
,
hath
alo●ted
her
starres
of
much
better
influence
:
and
for
her
innocencie
I
haue
brought
one
,
who
shall
defend
it
against
Brohars
and
his
treason●
whome
I
hope
to
see
at
his
hanging
as
publike
aconuertite
,
as
●e
is
now
a
monstrous
false
accuser
.
At
these
wordes
Meruine
,
whose
countenance
did
both
apprehend
,
and
discharge
a
princely
king
of
maiestie
,
stood
foorth
,
and
sayd
vnto
Croisant
:
By
the
faith
I
owe
vnto
Mahomet
,
and
mine
homage
to
distressed
ladies
,
I
will
voluntarily
,
and
with
an
assurance
of
vndoubted
guiltinesse
,
enter
battaile
against
that
false
traitour
,
who
vnder
my
sword
shall
either
publikely
〈◊〉
his
villanie
,
or
die
for
priuate
concealing
so
worthie
to
be
knowen
an
indignitie
.
S●arse
had
hee
finished
these
wordes
,
but
Brohars
came
thronging
into
the
presse
,
exclaiming
against
all
men
,
that
none
d●rst
incounter
him
:
and
withall
sayde
:
Brother
Croisant
,
euen
the
world
,
and
babes
nor
yet
borne
into
the
world
,
will
condemne
thee
for
a
wittolde
,
and
a
wilfull
●uckold
,
sith
thus
long
thou
de●errest
the
burning
of
that
odious
strumpet
thy
wife
,
whose
implacable
sinne
n●ne
dare
to
make
seeme
vnfaultie
.
When
Meruine
heard
Brohars
,
he
scratcht
his
head
,
and
with
a
grizlie
looke
,
wherein
vertue
shewed
her selfe
more
then
impatient
,
he
sayd
:
False
bastard
,
son
of
a
most
detestable
whore
:
whose
hatefull
speeches
augment
the
abomination
of
thy
treason
:
by
Mahomet
,
this
day
I
will
sée
thee
hanged
,
for
thy
wrongfull
accuse
,
and
vniust
slaunder
of
the
vertuous
Basina
.
Brohars
more
then
wounded
with
Meruines
fierie
pointed
speeches
,
grew
madde
with
wrath
:
and
drawing
his
sword
,
st●●cke
at
Meruine
.
But
vertue
euer
awake
to
defend
honour
,
taught
him
how
to
ward
the
blowe
,
and
with
his
fist
well
armed
with
a
gauntlet
,
he
returned
Brohars
such
a
buffet
,
that
he
made
the
●lood
gush
from
his
eares
and
nostrels
,
saying
:
Traitour
,
beholde
the
champion
for
the
iust
ladie
Ba●ina
,
who
this
day
will
make
thy
heart
as
sadde
,
as
thy
thoughts
are
false
,
and
neither
by
any
to
be
matched
.
When
Croisant
saw
the
incomparable
valour
of
Meruine
,
grew
enamoured
of
his
vertue
,
and
sayd
in
himselfe
:
Beleeue
me
,
my
soule
,
mine
eyes
haue
not
seene
a
frame
of
youth
so
faire
,
so
bigge
,
and
in
all
parts
so
excellently
accomplisht
with
all
perfections
:
by
Mahomet
,
had
nature
but
adorned
his
chin
with
dowlne
,
I
should
haue
taken
him
to
be
(
so
much
he
resembled
him
)
Oger
,
the
renowmed
Christian
,
who
●lew
Iustament
before
Arius
.
After
these
cogitations
Croisant
came
betweene
Mer●ine
&
Brohars
,
desiring
forbearance
of
their
furie
till
the
next
morrow
,
&
sayd
:
Lords
,
let
prowesse
slumber
,
till
this
next
dayes
Sunne
awaken
you
to
combat
,
and
then
Mahomet
giue
honour
to
him
that
hath
the
right
.
They
both
a●torded
,
and
then
Croisant
demanded
pledge
of
both
sides
for
their
appearance
.
And
Minea
pledged
herselfe
●or
Meruine
,
but
Brohars
could
finde
neither
baron
,
knight
,
nor
squire
,
who
would
be
hostage
for
his
faith
.
Wherefore
Croisant
caused
him
to
be
imprisoned
for
that
night
in
a
strong
tower
,
whither
was
deliuered
all
things
necessary
for
him
or
his
happelesse
vndertaken
action
.
Minea
with
all
her
traine
went
and
lodged
in
a
castle
heard
by
,
&
tooke
Meruine
,
Iacob
,
Tyrus
and
the
other
marchants
with
her
,
who
though
they
spake
not
much
▪
yet
did
their
heauie
countenances
tel
long
tales
of
their
tedious
sorows
.
But
Meruine
comforted
them
▪
saying
,
Fear●
not
my
deare
companions
,
neither
let
your
watry
eies
any
longer
woe
an
euil
fortune
:
for
by
my
faith
(
my
souls
debt
to
Mahomet
if
you
wil
pursue
my
steps
,
you
shall
no
more
be
marchants
,
but
knights
of
regard
&
honour
,
&
then
wil
we
tread
ouer
the
face
of
the
earth
,
and
by
redoubted
fight
ennoble
and
extoll
our
lawe
through
all
nations
.
But
one
,
whose
name
was
Braham
,
compact
of
the
coldest
constitution
a
cowards
heart
could
be
engendred
of
,
replyed
:
Sir
Meruine
,
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
loue
no
honour
with
disturbance
,
nor
fame
with
a
bloody
forhead
:
let
them
fight
that
are
angrie
,
for
my
patience
is
eternall
except
it
be
against
this
pleasant
cuppe
of
wine
,
and
that
conflict
may
boade
my
ouerthrow
,
but
no
wounds
.
At
these
words
they
al
began
to
laugh
but
Minea
whose
head
at
that
instant
was
a
Parliament
for
grauer
matters
,
went
vnto
Croysant
,
&
with
a
graue
discontentment
in
which
was
figured
a
modest
suffrance
,
she
desired
leaue
for
her
sister
Ba●ina
to
come
and
suppe
with
them
,
that
the
burden
of
her
grieues
,
though
they
were
not
vnladed
,
yet
they
might
by
that
recreation
be
a
little
eased
.
He
willingly
agreed
,
&
,
so
sent
the
iayler
to
fetch
her
,
who
instantly
did
as
he
was
commaunded
.
But
when
he
came
where
the
forsaken
lady
was
set
,
&
had
vnlocked
the
two
vnkind
imbracing
yrons
that
fettered
her
,
he
told
her
of
Meruine
,
&
how
her
sister
Minea
had
brought
him
to
fight
against
Brohars
in
defence
of
her
honour
.
Alas
(
said
she
)
how
vnfortunate
is
the
vnfortunatenes
of
my
malitious
fortune
,
and
how
endlesse
the
spring
of
my
teares●
Before
I
wept
,
because
I
wanted
a
champion
:
now
must
I
weepe
,
that
hauing
a
champion
,
I
fear
I
want
fortitude
:
for
Brohars
is
inuincible
,
and
who
then
can
conquer
the
neuer
to
be
conquered
?
Here
she
sighed
as
if
she
had
neuer
before
sig●●●
while
the
●ailer
〈◊〉
Lady
,
imbrace
comfort
▪
&
be
st●ong
with
an
innocent
hope
▪
for
this
day
hath
Mern
.
giuen
Brohars
such
an
vnresistab●e
blow
,
as
the
blood
sprang
out
of
his
veines
,
and
ranne
through
his
ears
and
nosthrils
,
A
notable
prologu●
to
a
wished
trag●dy
.
The
poore
lady
hearing
this
she
gaue
hope
(
which
before
was
banished
)
leaue
once
againe
to
possesse
her
,
and
so
rose
&
went
with
her
keeper
till
she
entered
into
the
Castle
hall
:
but
when
Minea
saw
her
first
appearance
,
she
ranne
to
imbrace
her
,
and
she
(
albeit
not
with
so
much
fury
,
for
sorrow
had
weakened
hir
indeuours
)
did
the
like
.
And
beiug
both
lockt
in
each
others
infoldings
,
Basina
asked
hir
sister
which
was
the
champion
whose
vnspeakable
vertue
had
vowed
once
againe
to
make
her
happy
.
Faire
sister
,
qd
she
,
looke
ouer
all
this
assembly
,
and
he
is
thy
new
creator
who
is
most
high
,
strongest
,
and
most
excellently
furnished
in
all
his
lineaments
,
and
yet
so
yong
that
he
hath
not
attained
to
fiftéene
yeres
.
And
as
she
was
thus
speaking
,
Meruine
rose
from
the
place
where
he
sa●e
,
●o
go
comfort
Iacob
,
whose
looks
were
sad
and
discomfort●ble
▪
and
Basina
séeing
him
rise
,
knew
by
his
proportion
,
he
onely
of
that
company
was
likeliest
to
redéeme
her
;
wherefore
she
ranne
vnto
him
,
and
falling
on
her
knées
she
imbraced
his
legs
,
making
offer
to
kisse
his
feet
.
Meruine
repulsed
so
much
too
diuine
homage
,
and
demanded
of
her
what
she
was
.
Excellent
creature
(
said
she
)
I
am
the
woful
subiect
of
vnspeakable
misery
,
euen
that
vnhappy
Basina
,
in
protection
of
whose
innocencie
,
as
I
vnderstand
,
you
are
come
to
make
hazard
of
your
celestiall
honour
:
and
as
it
is
pure
,
so
be
the
puritie
of
my
redemption
wonderfull
in
the
eies
of
the
beholders
:
for
by
him
that
gaue
my
soule
motion
,
there
was
neuer
mouing
of
vnchaste
thought
within
mee
.
What
is
auerred
against
me
,
the
traitor
falsly
suggesteth
,
because
I
truely
with
stood
his
lasciuious
affection
,
which
he
hath
not
left
for
the
space
of
a
yeare
hourely
to
solicite
,
mine
honor
guarding
what
dishonour
would
violate
,
but
rather
shall
a
thousand
flames
dissolue
me
into
cinders
,
then
breach
of
my
wedlock
faith
congeale
frosty
damnation
within
me
.
Now
the
base
slaue
,
slaue
to
his
〈◊〉
appetite
,
came
to
be
lodged
by
me
,
neither
know
I
,
nor
can
imagine
.
A●d
more
to
make
my
ignorance
perpetuall
,
he
slue
him
,
that
by
him
might
nothing
be
discouered
:
blameles
are
my
thoughts
,
albeit
〈◊〉
fortune
faulty
.
If
giltlesnes
be
any
defence
be
then
assured
thou
art
inuincibly
armed
.
When
Meruine
heard
her
words
graced
with
a
gracefull
delight
of
modest
speaking
,
he
recomforted
her
,
promising
to
die
or
behold
her
deliuerance
.
By
this
supper
was
serued
vp
,
and
they
set
down
,
but
yet
Iacob
,
Tirus
,
and
the
other
marchants
whispering
one
against
another
,
mightily
repined
at
the
●orwardnes
of
Meruine
:
for
why
,
their
harts
were
created
in
a
cold
clime
,
where
the
true
sunshine
of
honor
neuer
shined
.
By
Mahomet
,
said
Iacob
,
if
we
pursue
the
humors
of
Meruine
,
we
but
run
po●te
after
our
deaths
:
for
say
he
win
the
honour
of
the
field
and
release
the
Lady
,
yet
if
he
escap●
with
life
and
returne
to
Brandis
,
there
shal
he
be
imprisoned
,
and
for
his
late
●utrage
aduenture
as
great
a
hazard
.
So
that
as
his
desires
are
boundles
,
so
shal
his
quarrels
be
endles
,
and
we
for
being
his
consorts
be
disgraced
:
he
is
much
too
couragious
to
win
wealth
by
tra●fike
,
and
too
mad
to
be
praised
vnder
the
title
of
a
marchant
.
Thus
they
grinded
their
tongues
against
their
téeth
,
with
repinings
against
Meruin
,
who
all
the
while
ate
and
drank
without
respect
or
héed
taking
.
After
supper
they
went
to
rest
till
the
flight
of
birds
gaue
assurance
of
the
sunnes
presence
,
and
told
them
it
was
morning
▪
then
arose
Croisant
,
causing
the
lists
to
be
prepared
,
and
200.
horsemen
to
gard
it
,
in
the
midst
whereof
a
stake
was
set
vp
,
at
which
his
wife
should
be
burned
,
if
Meruine
failed
in
the
conflict
.
Then
arose
Meruine
,
and
armed
him selfe
with
all
the
royall
accomplements
his
soule
desired
,
and
being
at
al
pieces
furnisht
,
he
caused
Morbon
to
be
sadled
,
and
couerd
al
ouer
with
a
costly
barb
,
on
whom
he
leapt
:
and
though
Morbon
for
strength
among
horses
was
onely
excelling
yet
his
chine
bended
with
the
weight
of
the
yongling
.
Then
demaunded
Meruine
his
helmet
,
which
Croisant
deliuerd
him
,
and
withall
a
mighty
launce
,
strong
,
and
till
then
vntaught
to
skirmish
.
Meruine
thus
sate
like
a
second
Mars
,
or
an
excelling
Perseus
,
he
made
a
solemne
and
religious
vow
to
Mahomet
,
euer
after
that
to
be
so
,
and
in
such
maner
,
and
neuer
more
to
vse
or
inherite
the
trade
or
name
of
a
Marchant
:
for
(
qd
he
)
that
trade
abaseth
an
honorable
disposition
,
and
brings
slander
to
the
sword
and
lance
which
euer
should
be
adored
.
Now
was
Brohars
(
who
before
ye
heard
to
be
imprisoned
)
infranchised
and
set
at
liberty
,
immediatly
causing
his
attendants
to
arme
him
,
whilst
his
thoghts
expostulated
with
feare
,
his
soule
holding
argument
with
doubtfulnes
,
yet
was
he
an
vnmatchable
knight
for
valure
;
onely
treason
the
impoisoner
of
vertue
hauing
got
habitation
,
began
to
staine
resolution
.
Yet
the
story
saith
that
this
Brohars
was
brother
to
Geffray
,
whom
Karahew
slue
in
the
battel
before
the
wals
of
Babilon
,
as
is
written
in
the
history
of
Oger
the
father
of
Meruiue
.
But
in
no
pagan
court
durst
Karahew
euer
after
meet
with
Brohars
,
as
well
for
feare
of
his
fortitude
,
as
for
a
generall
hate
conceiued
agenst
him
,
for
offring
to
haue
forced
Rabions
wife
the
son
of
Antifer
.
But
that
which
giues
Brohars
the
greatest
title
of
dignity
,
and
maketh
all
men
feare
to
incounter
him
in
combat
,
is
for
that
he
hath
fought
xiiij-fields
,
all
with
the
sword
,
and
preuaild
,
which
euer
after
made
him
so
fierce
and
proud
of
his
fortune
,
that
he
held
himselfe
altogether
inuincible
,
as
if
by
a
parliament
of
the
gods
,
he
alone
were
deified
.
Now
was
brought
to
him
to
mount
vpon
,
a
mare
of
his
owne
,
which
was
damme
to
the
good
stéed
Marcheuall
,
which
Oger
lost
vpon
the
sea
:
her
colour
was
not
black
,
but
blackish
〈◊〉
,
he
got
her
of
Baucamont
king
of
Damas
and
she
was
〈◊〉
and
made
ready
for
the
warres
to
go
assaile
Mermont
in
his
city
of
Mon●ment
,
thence
to
win
the
faire
princely
virgin
Berea
,
whom
Mermont
had
denied
in
mariage
.
This
mare
which
was
brought
Brohars
,
was
called
Mordant
,
fiery
and
couragious
:
one
qualitie
of
crueltie
she
had
,
which
was
,
that
no
horse
,
how
strong
or
violent
soe●er
,
but
she
would
instantly
strangle
,
if
there
we●e
not
a
more
than
v●uall
regard
had
to
hir
manner
of
fighting
.
Brohars
won
her
in
an
honorable
combat
and
being
mounted
thereon
,
he
took
his
target
and
hanged
it
before
his
breast
,
fas●ned
a
battle
ax
to
his
saddle
po●ell
,
&
griped
in
his
strong
arme
a
mighty
lance
:
thus
accoutred
,
he
paced
tow●rds
the
field
,
where
Meruin
attended
his
comming
.
Croisant
stil
inuironed
with
ielousie
and
reuenge
,
had
now
fas●ned
Basina
to
the
stake
,
her
executioners
garding
her
,
with
fire
ready
so
assaile
the
wood
so
soone
as
Meruine
should
be
ouerthrowne
.
By
this
time
was
Brohars
entred
into
the
lists
,
on
whom
when
Meruine
had
fixed
his
eies
,
and
saw
the
portly
maiesty
of
the
princely
beast
that
●ore
him
(
I
meane
Mordant
that
gallant
mare
)
he
fell
mightily
in
loue
with
her
,
and
tooke
a
vow
in
his
owne
soule
,
neuer
againe
to
estéeme
him selfe
,
if
that
dayes
conquest
made
him
not
true
possessor
of
so
highly
to
be
estéemed
treasure
.
Now
the
time
sommoning
an
end
to
these
great
deuoires
,
a
herald
entred
the
lists
,
&
after
a
solemne
warning
giuen
by
the
sound
of
trumpets
,
he
pronounced
this
charge
:
Lords
and
Knights
belonging
to
the
noble
lord
Croisant
,
I
straitly
charge
and
command
you
vpon
paine
of
death
,
not
to
speak
any
word
til
the
combat
be
fully
ended
:
and
further
,
vpon
the
foresaid
paine
,
I
charge
,
that
none
,
of
what
estate
or
condition
soeuer
,
do
either
assist
,
resist
,
impugne
or
deliuer
either
by
signe
or
action
,
any
of
the
comba●ants
,
but
r●●er
the
triall
of
their
truths
,
to
fortune
,
valure
,
and
their
swords
.
At
these
words
the
whole
assemblie
of
infinites
silent
,
and
then
the
Herauld
departed
.
Then
en●ered
Croisant
to
the
Champions
,
and
first
spake
in
this
manner
to
Brohars
:
by
all
the
allegeance
thou
owest
to
thy
earths
soueraigne
,
by
thy
faith
to
Mahomet
,
thy
hope
of
conquest
▪
&
thy
spirits
redemption
,
I
charge
thée
●elme
whether
all
thine
assext●on
and
accusation
auowed
against
this
lady
Basina
my
wife
▪
be
tr●e
,
I
or
no.
Noble
Croisant
(
answered
Brohars
)
all
is
true
by
Iupiter
I
sweare
,
and
this
day
shalt
thou
see
that
trueth
glorious
by
my
conquest
.
Meruine
hearing
him
so
obstinat
,
desired
Croisant
to
desist
from
further
speach
:
for
(
said
he
)
it
is
more
then
time
the
t●aitour
had
made
his
new
re●antation
.
Knights
sayd
Croisant
)
begin
at
your
pleasures
,
and
this
day
let
trueth
preuaile
.
2
So
departed
he
the
lists
,
and
the
two
combatants
putting
downe
their
beauers
departed
either
from
other
a
good
distance
,
to
adde
more
violences
to
their
courses
:
and
Basina
with
a
more
then
speaking
heart
(
for
feare
had
bound
her
lips
to
silence
)
cried
vpon
Mahomet
to
guard
her
champion
,
and
confound
the
false
confounder
of
her
honour
.
Now
were
they
farre
enough
asunder
,
when
turning
their
〈◊〉
and
couching
their
launces
,
they
ranne
against
●ch
other
with
such
swiftnesse
,
that
they
ouerran
the
windes
,
which
ouerrun
all
other
mouing
creatures
:
but
in
the
sho●k
,
when
their
launces
felt
honors
seales
vpon
their
curats
,
Meruin
stroke
Brohars
so
hard
(
worthy
a
better
name
then
that
by
which
force
is
intituled
)
that
he
tumbled
him
from
the
back
of
his
good
mare
to
the
ground
:
&
on
the
other
part
he
likewise
assailed
Meruine
so
couragiously
,
that
both
horse
&
man
equally
kist
the
earth
together
:
but
Meruine
being
quicke
&
nimble
(
and
neuer
more
quicke
then
in
the
quicknesse
of
extremity
)
quickly
gate
vp
vnamazed
.
But
Brohars
astonished
with
falling
from
a
beast
so
hie
and
loftie
,
arose
(
th●ugh
not
so
well
)
yet
as
wel
as
he
co●ld
,
and
drawing
his
●word
came
to
assault
Meruin
,
who
cried
vn●o
him
,
Traitor
,
this
deede
this
day
shall
make
thee
acte
a
sory
tragedie
.
Brohars
enuiously
angry
at
these
words
of
Meruin
strake
at
him
with
almost
a
more
then
diuine
courage
:
but
he
perceiuing
the
blowe
,
retired
a
little
,
and
tooke
it
vpon
his
target
:
yet
it
came
from
so
violent
an
arme
,
that
it
claue
it
downe
to
the
ground
,
cu●ting
withal
the
spur
from
his
right
foot
▪
and
the
sword
vnsati●fied
entred
into
the
ground
more
then
afoote
and
a
halfe
,
whose
greedines
to
conquere
,
hindred
his
conquering
:
for
hee
could
not
recouer
it
againe
but
with
much
paines
taking
.
Meruine
dying
to
die
in
debt
of
so
good
paiment
,
lift
vp
his
sword
and
strooke
the
traytour
on
the●helmet
,
from
whence
the
sword
sliding
,
descended
on
his
thigh
,
and
there
cut
away
a
collop
sufficient
inough
to
gorge
a
faulcon
two
dayes
together
and
better
.
Now
was
mere
then
time
for
Brohars
to
change
his
footing
,
for
the
weight
of
this
blowe
gaue
his
hinder
legge
preheminence
to
be
better
and
stronger
,
to
his
intollerable
griefe
&
furie
,
making
him
raile
on
Maho.
for
suffring
him
thus
of
a
boy
to
be
mated
.
Meruine
in
whom
valor
held
her
residence
,
&
of
whom
vertue
was
onely
inamoured
,
bearing
sword
point
blancke
with
the
Pagans
eye
,
ranne
furiously
against
him
,
and
in
his
course
said
:
Brohars
,
the
execreable
treasons
that
damnedly
thou
hast
suggested
,
shall
end
thy
life
before
the
day
shall
end
his
light
,
else
shall
my
reputation
die
in
his
infancie
,
&
truth
hereafter
neuer
be
accounted
the
Innocents
protectresse
:
and
with
that
he
strooke
a
blowe
(
which
the
Pagan
receiued
on
his
target
)
with
such
violence
,
that
it
entering
in
an
vnimagined
way
,
Meruin
by
no
means
could
pluck
it
out
againe
,
though
with
sundrie
twiches
he
gaue
,
hee
almost
pulled
it
from
the
Pagans
necke
.
Brohars
not
vnexperienced
in
any
aduantage
occasion
could
offer
▪
in
the
extreamest
of
those
conflicts
,
watching
(
with
a
greedy
deliuerance
of
mischiefe
in
his
head
)
and
when
he
perceiued
Meruine
pull
with
all
his
sw●y
he
let
the
target
●lip
out
of
his
hand
,
so
that
Meruine
with
his
owne
force
fell
backward
to
the
ground
,
on
whom
immediately
the
Traitor
lea●ed
,
thinking
then
to
finish
the
end
of
all
his
wishes
.
All
the
Barons
that
beheld
this
infortunate
misaduenture
,
murmured
amongst
themselues
and
saide
,
What
pitie
is
this
,
that
fortune
,
not
〈◊〉
should
be
the
ouerth●ow
of
vertue
,
&
that
this
youth
vnconquered
should
not
be
conquerour
:
Minea
whose
heart
daunced
liuely
on
the
sword
of
Meruine
,
when
she
saw
this
stoure
boding
euill
▪
grew
madde
with
grie●e
,
that
griefes
power
held
her
from
beeing
madde
and
whispered
to
her selfe
.
Ha
Mahomet
,
thou
which
art
adored
in
our
pā●heous
,
if
thou
thus
giuest
our
virtue
,
and
leauest
this
excelling
creature
to
be
slaine
by
a
miscreant
,
for
euer
will
I
ab●ure
thy
deitie
,
rase
thy
Temples
,
and
ere
the
sunne
go
downe
,
be
baptized
a
Christian.
Whilest
thus
her
waue●ing
thoughts
amongest
themselues
helde
a
ciuill
dissention
,
poore
Basina
her
torments
excéeded
the
boundes
of
tormentings
being
runne
a
degrée
beyond
the
coast
of
illnes
:
so
that
what
others
in
their
priuate
selues
lamented
,
shée
with
loud
shrikes
,
cries
,
&
clam●rs
publikely
noted
insomuch
that
the
eccho
of
her
lamentations
pearcing
into
the
eares
of
Meruine
as
he
lay
,
conducted
an
honourable
shame
with
theirs
to
his
heart
,
so
that
gathering
a
better
strength
then
that
which
is
strength
,
named
,
by
vigour
of
his
spiri●e
▪
hée
turned
Brohars
topsie turu●e
vnder
him
.
By
this
time
Meruines
horse
,
who
through
the
cruelty
of
his
fall
,
could
no
sooner
get
vp
,
arose
,
which
Mordant
the
ma●e
perceiuing
,
came
and
assailed
him
:
so
that
betwéene
the
beastes
beganne
a
cruell
and
fierce
battell
,
but
in
the
end
Mordant
strangled
the
good
Morbon
,
to
the
small
delight
of
Meruine
,
who
at
that
instant
was
bu●●ed
from
intending
any
remedy
,
so
long
did
Meruin
remaine
vpon
the
traytor
,
that
the
whole
company
were
in
admiration
at
his
indurance
.
But
when
he
perceiued
all
meanes
of
release
banished
,
and
that
no
power
hée
had
,
had
power
to
ouerturne
Meruine
he
said
vnto
him
,
Meruine
this
arest
of
burden
is
an
vnwounding
●omb●t
,
by
whose
meanes
we
can
neither
win
honour
,
nor
bring
our
battell
to
a
desired
ending
.
I
will
offer
thee
therefore
what
in
honourable
censures
shal
be
honestly
valiant
,
arise
from
this
vaine
suppressing
seruitude
,
vnburden
me
and
goe
fetch
thy
sword
and
I
will
goe
to
my
mare
and
fetch
my
ba●tell
axe
which
hangeth
at
my
sadle
,
&
with
them
let
vs
e●●her
finish
our
liues
,
or
amend
our
fortunes
.
Meruiue
in
whom
the
ragefull
fire
of
youth
kindled
a
diuine
valiance
,
presently
〈◊〉
&
arose
from
Brohars
,
who
found
in
himselfe
a
paine
full
weakenesse
to
get
vp
,
through
the
great
losse
of
blood
which
issuing
from
his
wound
,
had
already
cald
the
earth
where
he
lay
in
a
scarlet
mantel●
,
as
if
he
already
had
made
it
Iudge
of
his
life
or
destruction
.
Now
had
eche
of
them
taken
their
weapons
according
to
their
agréement
;
but
Brohars
as
if
his
heart
wholy
dwelt
on
the
edge
of
his
weapon
,
hauing
the
axe
in
his
hand
〈◊〉
it
into
the
aire
,
&
cried
to
Meruine
.
This
day
(
boy
)
shal
be
thy
liues
last
day
,
vnlesse
thou
sweare
and
maintaine
that
all
the
articles
are
true
which
I
haue
imposed
against
Basina
the
wife
of
Croisant
.
which
if
thou
doest
,
wée
will
no
more
be
foes
but
companions
,
and
like
men
in●in●ible
measure
the
earth
,
and
conquer
great
Charles
of
France
,
who
onely
p●rsecuteth
ou●
law
and
religion
.
Guilt
tongued
traitor
(
said
Meruine
little
should
I
please
Mahomet
to
be
treacherously
minded
,
lesse
to
be
the
companion
of
●o
base
a
miscreant
▪
wherefore
I
estéeme
both
odious
.
After
this
spéech
they
assaild●●h
other
on
euery
side
,
where
there
aduantages
lay
most
aparent
and
that
in
such
vehement
sort
and
so
tediously
,
that
they
both
became
so
exceeding
weary
as
they
were
faine
for
a
time
to
repose
themselues
.
After
they
had
a
while
rested
themselues
,
Meruin●
called
to
Brohars
and
said
,
Traitour
,
this
rest
is
the
last
Sabboth
of
thy
life
:
for
thou
hast
wrongfully
accused
yonder
innocent
La●y
:
and
theref●re
ere
the
euenings
eie
shut
in
the
day
thou
shalt
dy
most
miserably●
Sorrow
at
this
reproofe
so
stopt
vp
the
speaches
of
Brohars
,
that
he
only
gnashd
his
téeth
,
and
mounting
his
kéen
edged
axe
,
he
strucke
such
a
blow
,
and
with
so
great
might
on
the
helmet
of
Meruin
,
that
if
the
greatest
of
diuine
powers
had
not
preserued
him
,
and
that
the
●emper
and
the
liuing
were
both
more
than
extraordinary
,
that
day
had
●in
the
last
of
his
life
and
fortunes
.
Notwithstanding
al
the
fauors
of
his
staues
,
so
strong
a
poise
issued
from
the
blowes
falling
,
that
Meruine
was
forced
to
fall
vpon
his
knée
,
yet
was
he
soon
remounted
:
and
as
wise
in
danger
as
valiant
in
his
fight
,
raising
his
good
sword
,
strake
the
traitour
with
such
puissance
on
his
helmet
,
that
if
Brohars
had
not
turned
backe
he
had
clouen
him
to
the
shoulder
,
the
sword
in
his
stumbling
fell
on
the
thigh
of
the
Pagan
,
so
as
he
quite
disseuered
it
from
his
body
,
and
with
that
threw
the
traitor
vnto
the
ground
,
who
with
the
grief
of
the
blow
cried
,
that
the
eccho
of
his
clamors
were
heard
afar
off
.
At
this
Basinas
heart
daunced
in
her
body
for
ioy
,
so
did
Mineas
,
in
whom
was
an
equall
sympathie
:
and
all
the
barons
that
held
either
of
the
Ladies
in
regard
triumphed
saying
amoug
themselues
,
no
eie
hath
seen
fortitude
accompanied
with
such
true
fiercenesse
in
any
knight
,
as
in
this
young
youth
vnconqu●rable
Meruin
.
Such
spéech
spake
euery
one
of
him
.
But
the
traitor
Brohars
,
who
had
then
lost
a
leg
,
took
his
axe
into
both
his
hands
saying
,
Boy
,
braggard
,
and
worse
than
a
boyish
braggard
,
stand
but
before
me
,
and
thou
shalt
sée
this
losse
the
gaine
of
my
better
courage
:
for
I
shall
neuer
aspire
my
end
or
orethrow
,
til
I
haue
cut
thée
péece-meale
into
a
thousand
pieces
.
Meruine
smiling
at
this
v●nt
▪
stooped
to
take
him
by
the
other
foot
,
thinking
to
tra●le
him
into
the
midst
of
the
field
▪
but
improuidence
guided
his
action
,
for
the
traitour
clasping
him
about
his
helmet
,
drew
him
to
him
with
such
maine
strength
,
as
he
fellouer
and
ouer
.
Great
God
of
heauen
haue
mercy
vpon
him
,
for
if
thy
pitty
be
not
his
sauiour
,
death
must
be
his
redéemer
.
)
Brohars
was
mighty
and
strong
,
and
so
was
Meruine
,
insomuch
,
that
betwéene
them
was
●hewed
al
the
triumph
and
perfection
of
strength
and
agilitie
.
But
in
the
end
,
Brohars
,
through
the
riuer-like
effusion
of
his
blood
,
was
so
excéedingly
weakned
▪
that
in
a
happy
time
,
and
in
despite
of
Fortunes
worst
,
Meruin
arose
,
taking
from
him
his
battle
axe
:
then
houering
ouer
him
like
an
vngorged
eagle
,
he
said
,
Traitor
,
now
behold
the
last
date
of
thine
affliction
,
confesse
therfore
the
treason
thou
hast
done
against
the
good
lady
Basina
,
or
by
Mahomet
thy
own
weapon
immediatly
shall
di●orce
thine
accu●sed
head
from
thy
shoulders
.
But
he
whom
villan●e
had
taught
nothing
but
villainous
replies
,
answerd
:
Thou
son
of
a
diffamed
●urtesan
,
coward
,
recreant
,
I
was
neuer
traitor
,
nor
did
treason
euer
lodge
in
my
affinity
.
As
he
was
about
to
say
more
,
Meruine
impa●●ent
to
sée
such
audacious
impie●ie
,
with
the
axe
gaue
him
such
a
blow
on
thother
thigh
,
tha●
he
cut
it
quite
from
his
body
leauing
him
as
leglesse
as
he
was
gracelesse
▪
the
paine
whereof
,
together
with
the
laboring
of
his
lifes
departure
,
made
him
bel●ow
out
such
lamentations
,
that
all
the
mountains
,
and
plaines
were
priuy
to
his
miserable
fortunes
.
Then
called
he
to
Meruine
and
said
,
Eu●n
now
I
find
my
soule
contending
for
her
deliuery
:
wherfore
if
thou
hast
as
much
pitty
in
thy
heart
,
as
force
in
thy
hand
,
defer●e
alittle
my
iudgement
,
and
call
Croisant
and
Basina
to
behold
my
departure
.
Meruine
forthwith
called
them
,
who
willingly
came
thither
.
And
being
come
,
Meruine
said
Brohars
,
behold
,
Croisant
and
the
Lady
are
present
,
say
what
thou
hast
to
say
vnto
them
.
Ah
Croisant
,
Croisant
,
saide
he
,
euen
for
Mahomets
sake
that
pardons
all
,
pardon
me
,
and
haue
mercy
on
my
miserie
,
thy
wife
the
vertuous
Basina
is
most
loyall
,
most
true
,
and
most
vndefiled
not
any
betwéene
the
Poles
more
honorable
.
T
is
true
,
t
is
true
,
I
haue
importuned
her
long
,
more
than
a
yeare
,
but
neuer
could
obtaine
it
T
is
tr●e
,
t
is
true
,
I
only
for
that
haue
hated
her
.
T
is
true
that
this
〈◊〉
was
mine
owne
inuention
:
I
brought
Brison
to
h●●bed
,
I
suggested
her
disloyaltie
,
and
I
alone
deseru●
this
miserable
infortune
.
Then
he
called
the
lady
to
him
,
and
said
,
Diuine
Basina
,
and
excellent
Lady
,
for
●oues
sake
,
who
created
all
things
,
create
me
anew
with
thy
pardon
,
and
from
the
white
veile
of
thine
innocency
,
let
my
misdeed
find
a
shadowing
forgiuenes
:
for
I
confesse
with
a
●●●ting
soule
my
monstrous
imparted
treasons
against
t●ee
,
and
will
maintaine
(
whilest
vanishing
breath
maintains
power
to
maintaine
any
thing
)
my selfe
the
most
falsest
tra●tor
that
euer
was
recorded
amongest
the
Pagans
.
Neuer
spakest
thou
more
true
than
now
,
answered
Meruine
,
therefore
shalt
thou
indure
the
Law
,
and
I
onely
will
be
thine
executioner
,
and
with
that
lifting
vp
the
axe
,
he
strucke
the
Pagan
betwéene
the
helmet
and
the
coller
with
such
forcible
vigor
,
that
he
compelled
his
head
to
flie
from
his
shoulders
.
So
died
the
traitour
by
the
hands
of
Meruine
the
sonn●
of
Oger
,
in
whom
the
excellencie
of
prowesse
was
onely
excellent
.
CHAP.
IX
.
1
Of
the
honours
done
to
Meruine
for
his
victorie
.
2
How
Minea
brought
him
backe
againe
to
Brand●s
.
3
His
imprisonment
,
and
other
aduentures
.
AFter
the
death
of
Brohars
,
(
whose
death
was
as
a
festiual
to
the
beholders
,
chiefly
to
Minea
and
Basina
,
who
comming
to
Meruine
,
did
him
great
adoration
and
worship
)
Croisant
caused
the
body
of
the
traitor
to
be
drawne
to
a
paire
of
gallowes
,
where
it
was
hanged
●or
a
spectacle
of
monstrous
villanie
.
But
Meruine
,
whose
minde
was
still
making
loue
to
honor
,
regardlesse
of
other
accomplishments
,
went
to
the
goodly
mare
Mordant
,
and
hauing
caught
her
as
his
prize
and
honors
right
▪
he
mounted
vpon
her
backe
,
spurred
her
,
ranne
her
,
leapt
her
,
and
so
thundred
about
the
fields
,
finding
in
her
all
the
rarest
perfections
could
possibly
be
wisht
for
in
such
an
incomparable
creature
,
that
his
ioy
reached
beyond
the
bounds
of
extreamest
pleasure
&
in
this
sort
made
him
giue
praise
to
Mahomet
.
Ah
Mahomet
,
qd
he
,
behold
here
a
beast
of
inuincible
puissance
,
I
honor
thée
for
the
gift
and
by
her
valure
will
exalt
thy
name
in
forren
nations
:
she
is
my
harts
wish
▪
&
I
prize
her
mor●
,
then
her
weight
of
the
finest
gold
.
Thus
spake
Meruine
,
&
then
rode
on
with
the
pagans
,
who
honored
him
as
a
demy-god
,
●uen
to
the
gates
of
Montesteur
,
where
he
was
receiued
with
triumphant
ioy
&
solemnity
.
After
he
was
ascended
the
castle
,
and
had
disarmed
himselfe
,
his
wounds
were
found
sleight
,
and
of
small
importance
,
yet
not
withstanding
there
was
an
excellent
Surgion
appointed
him
,
whose
skill
in
thrée
dayes
would
haue
cured
much
greater
woundings
.
After
hee
was
●ressed
,
&
had
giuen
his
mind
a
little
recreation
with
ease
hunger
(
in
that
he
had
fasted
all
the
day
)
began
to
seize
vpon
his
stomack
so
,
that
he
desired
the
Barons
to
make
hast
with
his
supper
,
assuring
them
he
had
not
felt
so
good
an
appetite
before
in
his
life
time
.
One
of
the
barons
told
him
all
thinge
were
prepared
for
his
repaf●
,
&
there
wanted
nothing
but
his
presence
.
Then
sate
Meruine
and
the
other
marchants
down
,
who
were
serued
with
all
pompous
magnificence
,
nothing
wanting
that
wit
,
wealth
,
or
wish
could
accomplish
.
When
they
had
supped
,
they
fell
to
discourse
of
diuers
oc●urrents
according
to
the
time
or
humor
of
their
opinions
:
but
Minea
taking
Croisant
vnto
her
,
said
:
Brother
,
this
princely
yong
man
hath
done
thée
great
honour
,
and
to
my
sister
an
eternall
neuer
to
be
requited
fauour
,
euen
as
much
as
her
soules
redemption
.
True
Madame
(
replied
he
)
I
acknowledge
as
much
or
more
from
his
valure
:
wherefore
if
he
please
to
imploy
me
,
I
am
all
onely
at
his
seruice
,
and
from
this
day
do
I
reckon
my
new
natiuiti●
,
binding
my
life
to
his
dispose
,
and
glorying
in
nothing
more
,
then
in
that
I
am
his
subiect
.
Brother
(
sayd
Minea
)
thy
spéeches
are
woorthy
of
thy
vertues
,
therefore
now
prepare
thy
people
and
goe
with
vs
to
Brandis
,
for
there
haue
we
actions
of
hi●
importaunce
with
the
Earle
thereof
,
where
you
must
be
aidant
and
agent
,
to
performe
vnto
him
the
weight
of
our
businesse
.
Ladie
(
quoth
hée
)
as
willingly
is
mine
agréement
,
as
your
wish
is
redy
,
and
I
am
proud
of
s●
happy
an
occasion
.
2
Thus
after
their
inter●ourse
of
speach
,
they
remayned
at
Montesteur
vntil
the
next
morning
&
so
from
thence
they
rode
to
Brandis
to
the
house
of
Minea
wher
she
feasted
them
so
ro●ally
,
as
either
treasure
or
friendship
could
any
way
purchase
:
but
after
they
were
all
disarmed
,
and
had
pleasantly
recreated
themselues
one
with
anothers
excellencies
,
on
the
sudden
they
heard
one
knocking
at
the
gate
:
wherupon
Minea
commaunded
the
Porter
to
goe
see
who
knocked
,
and
to
giue
them
enterance
.
A
way
went
the
Porter
,
and
demanding
the
occasion
of
the
noyse
,
they
bade
him
open
the
gates
,
which
he
had
no
sooner
done
,
but
there
rushed
in
14.
knights
,
all
well
armed
,
of
whom
the
nephew
of
Brandis
named
Merquier
was
one
,
&
thence
ascending
into
the
hall
,
they
beheld
where
Meruine
was
playing
at
the
cardes
with
Croisant
,
on
whom
instantly
they
sei●ed
whilst
he
by
force
thinking
to
purchase
his
deliuerie
,
found
that
force
by
their
preuention
surprised
.
When
Minea
beheld
this
more
then
cruell
occurrent
,
she
cried
to
Merquier
,
and
sayd
,
yoong
lord
,
for
Mahomets
sake
,
and
the
loue
of
vertue
,
forbeare
and
suffer
this
excellent
creature
till
to
morrow
,
at
what
time
,
by
th
allegeance
my
soule
oweth
to
heauen
,
I
will
deliuer
him
to
the
Counte
thy
renowmed
vnkle
.
Lady
(
replied
Merquier
)
pardon
me
,
for
I
wil
not
,
bicau●e
if
he
passe
this
houre
,
it
is
impossible
tappe●se
the
kinred
of
them
whom
he
hath
slaine
.
Sixe
hath
he
sent
to
communicate
with
the
dead
,
therefore
he
may
not
liue●vnlesse
hee
can
,
as
none
can
,
find
any
means
to
recoue●
the
dead
.
To
make
a
short
tale
of
a
tedious
astonishment
,
this
answer
brought
the
lady
to
her
wits
end
Sorrow
desisting
to
counsell
her
in
her
disputation
,
and
notwithstanding
all
the
force
Meruine
applied
for
his
owne
deliuerie
,
he
was
taken
by
them
,
bound
carried
to
a
strong
castle
,
fet●redin
an
iron
chaine
,
and
safely
imprisoned
,
all
as
vnpleasant
to
him
,
as
vnpittied
of
his
enemies
,
both
without
bound
.
3
Being
thus
all
alone
,
hauing
no
companions
but
anger
,
&
his
harmes
grieued
,
began
thus
to
ch●●e
himselfe
against
reason
,
improuident
man
(
said
he
)
how
much
better
had
it
bin
had
I
trusted
Tirus
my
brother
,
then
mine
own
thoughts
:
for
then
refusing
the
battel
▪
I
had
diuorced
my selfe
from
this
mischance
,
which
too
vnluckily
laies
hold
on
me
:
but
he
that
impugns
vertuous
counsel
with
wilfulnes
,
shall
be
beaten
with
repentance
,
and
haue
no
pity
but
his
own
tears
.
Thus
spake
imprisoned
Meruine
,
while
Tirus
,
Iacob
and
thother
merchants
,
desperate
to
wish
him
any
other
good
,
than
goodnes
in
his
death
,
prepared
them
to
depart
about
the
effecting
of
their
foren
busines
.
They
calling
Minea
said
:
Ladie
,
we
are
sory
for
this
disastrous
misfortune
which
is
chanced
to
imprisoned
Meruine
:
yet
the
importance
of
our
businesse
commands
our
departure
for
the
mart
at
Boniuant
approching
so
neare
,
if
we
should
thence
be
absent
,
would
highly
redound
to
our
losses
:
she
answered
them
againe
:
Gentlemen
depart
at
your
best
pleasures
,
and
for
all
your
care
of
Meruine
,
bestow
it
on
my
thoughts
,
which
shall
so
busie
themselues
in
that
action
,
that
before
you●
returne
I
doubt
not
but
purchase
his
liberty
,
so
that
he
shall
accompany
you
home
to
your
country
.
To
be
briefe
,
her
spéeches
so
much
satisfied
them
,
that
the
next
morning
they
tooke
their
iourney
towards
Boniuant
:
in
which
trauel
we
wil
for
a
while
leaue
them
,
and
speake
alittle
of
the
great
king
Baucamont
,
who
calling
Pimon
a
noble
gentleman
of
his
Court
to
him
gaue
him
letters
to
carry
to
his
two
nephews
,
that
is
to
say
,
to
Brandis
in
E●clardia
,
and
to
Antifer
in
Tartaria
,
which
contained
hie
matter
of
intreaty
in
them
,
to
th
end
they
shold
aid
him
against
the
mighty
king
Meurmont
of
Montment
,
who
in
despite
had
refused
to
bestow
on
him
the
beautifull
Berea
his
daughter
in
marriage
.
The
seruiceable
gallant
soone
effected
the
will
of
the
king
his
master
,
and
the
two
kings
instantly
v●on
th
intreaty
,
mustred
so
many
of
their
men
as
were
able
to
b●are
armor
,
and
came
to
Damascus
,
where
they
were
royally
entertained
,
and
among
their
discoursings
Beaucamont
discouered
all
the
indignities
conceiued
against
Meurmont
,
first
the
deniall
of
his
daughter
,
then
the
disdaine
of
his
embassade
,
and
lastly
,
his
threats
of
death
to
Pimon
,
whom
he
estéemed
euery
way
worthie
of
so
great
an
imployment
:
the
very
encountring
whereof
so
imprisoned
his
thoughts
with
such
furie
,
that
he
sware
by
all
the
hie
titles
a
king
adoreth
,
not
to
leaue
him
a
foote
of
earth
in
the
world
to
be
ruler
of
,
if
with
penance
he
askt
not
mercie
for
his
misdoing
,
(
they
two
ayding
him
whom
hee
knew
and
euer
estéemed
inuincible
)
with
others
.
They
quickely
bound
their
consents
to
his
impatience
,
and
so
foorthwith
caused
all
their
nauies
to
be
rigged
and
thight
in
most
royall
manner
,
which
in
short
space
they
committed
to
the
mercie
of
the
mercifull
●●ood
,
hoysting
vp
their
sailes
,
and
sailing
with
a
prosperous
gale
for
many
nights
and
dayes
,
til
in
the
end
Fortune
(
who
euer
will
shew
the
nature
of
her
condition
▪
●●ost
them
with
a
mighty
storme
,
which
was
more
then
grieuously
troublesome
vnto
them
.
And
to
the
fauour
of
that
same
we
wil
leaue
them
for
a
while
,
and
returne
to
poore
imprisoned
Meruine
,
whom
Minea
&
Croysant
with
their
neuer
ceasing
petitions
,
bribes
,
vowes
,
and
protestations
,
had
by
this
time
deliuered
:
at
the
instant
of
whose
inlargement
,
Tirus
,
Iacob
,
&
thother
marchants
made
their
returne
from
Boniuant
,
and
came
directly
to
the
house
of
Minea
,
who
entertained
them
most
kindly
:
yet
told
them
with
a
seeming
countenaunce
of
sorow
,
that
by
no
meanes
they
could
haue
Meruin
backe
with
them
,
because
he
was
adiudged
sixe
yeeres
imprisonment
,
and
till
the
end
thereof
no
releasement
:
and
from
thence
forth
an
eternal
banishment
for
euer
from
that
countrey
.
This
(
said
she
is
the
agréement
we
haue
made
with
the
parties
which
pursue
him
and
proud
we
are
,
we
haue
agréed
vnder
the
price
of
his
most
precious
life
.
Wherfore
perswade
reuerent
Barbin
his
father
to
expell
griefe
for
his
absence
assuring
him
,
my
care
shall
exc●ede
if
possible
,
the
care
of
a
naturall
mother
,
and
my
purse
shal
be
lauishly
open
to
defray
all
the
costs
,
charges
,
and
hinderances
of
Mer●ine
from
his
ar●●es
and
the
famous
Mordant
his
excellent
beast
:
I
will
preserue
them
for
him
as
trophies
wonne
by
diuine
honour
.
Madam
,
said
Iacob
,
the
musicke
of
your
●●ordes
become
well
the
vertues
of
your
mind
:
wherefore
,
as
reason
bindeth
vs
,
we
are
satisfied
.
To
mor●ow
before
the
sunne
shall
blesse
the
bosome
of
th
earth
,
we
will
begin
our
iorney
,
onely
with
this
request
,
that
we
may
see
and
salute
Meruine
before
our
departure
▪
The
heauens
forbid
,
said
Tyrus
,
Fie
Iacob
,
thy
speaches
are
too
neare
a
kinne
to
thy
old
follies
,
for
it
will
proue
no
salutation
,
but
a
prouocation
to
our
owne
deaths
:
sithence
thereby
suspect
may
make
vs
parties
to
his
actions
.
This
speach
of
Tirus
made
Iacob
condemne
himselfe
of
alittle
improuidence
:
so
they
rested
with
Minea
for
that
night
,
and
earely
the
next
morning
went
aboord
their
ships
,
and
sallied
with
so
fauorable
a
gust
,
that
in
short
space
they
aymed
at
the
port
of
Luternia
,
where
they
anchored
their
vessels
,
and
from
thence
marched
to
Montment
.
The
Historie
saieth
,
that
this
Iacob
the
marchant
altogether
frequented
the
court
of
king
Meurmont
,
who
for
sundry
vertues
he
sawe
shine
in
his
honest
simplicitie
,
loued
him
exceedingly
,
and
tooke
and
intimate
delight
in
his
company
.
Now
is
Iacob
entred
into
his
owne
gates
,
where
his
wife
with
all
obseruances
of
true
duety
,
kindly
entertained
him
,
and
Tyrus
the
house
of
Barbin
his
father
,
who
séeing
him
vnaccompanied
of
any
but
his
owne
presence
,
blusht
,
as
highly
amazed
,
and
asked
him
,
Faire
sonne
,
where
is
Meruine
thy
brother
that
he
is
vnreturned
with
thée
,
to
make
happy
my
desires
.
Deare
father
,
replied
Tyrus
,
he
is
taken
prisoner
at
Brandis
,
which
is
a
strong
citie
seated
vpon
the
sea
:
Prisoner
,
said
his
father
,
tell
me
quickely
for
what
cause
?
Sir
,
said
he
,
with
a
fearefull
trembling
,
Meruine
whom
you
call
my
brother
,
is
too
fierce
,
proude
,
and
of
an
ambitious
aspiring
spirite
,
me
hath
he
altogether
neglected
,
and
bent
his
thoughts
onely
on
impossible
indeuours
.
The
cause
of
his
imprisonment
is
,
for
that
he
hath
slaine
seuen
renowned
knights
at
one
instant
with
his
sword
.
And
from
thence
Tirus
discoursed
to
his
father
all
the
déeds
of
Meruine
,
his
promise
to
Minea
to
resuccor
her
sister
,
his
danger
in
Brandis
,
her
deliuering
him
by
meane
of
hostage
,
his
going
to
Monte●●eur
,
his
combat
with
Brohars
,
his
backe
returne
to
Brandis
,
his
deliuering
Basina
,
his
being
there
surprised
,
and
lastly
,
his
deliuery
after
six
yeares
imprisonment
with
perpetuall
banishment
,
till
when
there
was
no
expecting
his
returne
.
When
Barbin
with
a
grieuing
ioy
had
heard
him
recount
all
these
famous
exploits
of
Meruiue
,
he
askt
Tyrus
in
all
these
dangers
,
what
aid
or
help
he
had
done
for
Meruine
:
and
Tyrus
tolde
him
,
not
any
at
all
.
Then
the
blood
of
anger
started
into
the
face
of
Barbin
,
and
he
said
to
Tyrus
,
False
Pagan
boy
▪
recreant
to
trus
nobilitie
,
whie
didst
thou
faile
him
who
would
haue
failed
life
for
thy
loues
cause
?
Where
was
thy
sleepy
sword
,
that
vnsheathing
it
,
thou
didst
not
hazard
to
die
in
his
rescue
?
By
Mahomet
,
deare
father
,
said
he
,
I
dare
not
fight
,
my
weapons
are
only
the
words
of
an
honest
marchant
:
let
Meruine
,
on
whom
the
goddesse
of
warre
is
inamoured
,
fight
for
vs
both
,
whilst
I
in
a
peacefull
climate
winne
honor
by
my
traffike
.
Thus
disputed
Tyrus
with
his
father
,
to
whom
Chiualry
was
nothing
beholding
:
but
Barbin
most
sadly
sorrowfull
for
the
troubles
of
Meruine
,
flung
away
with
great
furie
,
making
a
solemne
vow
to
Mahomet
,
either
spéedily
to
purchase
his
deliuery
,
or
in
the
pursuiteto
spend
his
life
and
treasure
.
CHAP
,
X.
1
Iacobs
report
to
king
Meurmont
of
the
acts
of
Meruine
.
2
Bereaes
ioy
.
3
The
priuate
confe●ence
betweene
Berea
and
Iacob
.
AFter
Iacob
was
returned
home
,
and
had
by
a
little
rest
giuen
ease
to
his
sore
trauelled
limbs
,
he
demanded
of
his
wife
,
if
not
any
from
the
court
had
made
inquirie
of
his
returne
:
and
h●s
wife
told
him
yes
,
a
squire
,
whom
as
she
imagined
,
belonged
to
the
beautifull
princesse
Berea
:
therfore
she
persuaded
him
as
a
thing
not
vnnecessary
,
forthwith
to
goe
thither
&
to
take
with
him
from
her
to
th●
princesse
a
most
curiously
wrought
purse
which
of
selfe
purpose
she
had
made
for
her
.
Smal
persuasion
preuailed
.
So
Iacob
tooke
the
purse
and
went
to
the
Court
,
where
being
entred
within
the
hall
,
he
found
the
mighty
king
Meurmont
,
who
was
glad
to
sée
him
,
most
gratiously
demaunding
of
his
welfare
:
to
whom
Iacob
with
humble
reuerence
answerd
as
became
a
loial
subiect
.
By
Mahomet
(
qd
the
king
)
I
feared
greatly
left
Baucamont
the
proud
king
of
Damas
had
met
with
thée
,
who
is
now
comming
to
besiege
me
with
so
innumerable
an
host
of
men
as
to
our
séeming
they
double
the
stars
of
heauen
.
Credite
me
(
redoubted
soueraigne
said
Iacob
)
if
it
pleased
Mahomet
,
or
your
gratious
starres
were
so
fortunate
,
that
you
had
but
to
aide
you
xxx
.
such
knights
euery
way
as
excellent
as
Meruine
the
sonne
of
Barbin
the
marchant
,
not
Baucamonts
power
,
nor
the
worlds
infinits
were
able
to
wrong
you
by
sword
or
violence
:
for
why
,
Meruine
is
euen
Uictory
itselfe
,
as
fortunate
as
couragious
,
and
both
admirable
,
that
Wonder
it selfe
alone
sits
wondring
at
his
actions
,
his
valure
instru●teth
valure
,
&
his
equal
in
euery
vertue
hath
not
issued
from
the
wombe
of
a
liuing
mother
,
insomuch
that
my
thoughts
rather
bind
me
to
adore
him
as
a
god
,
then
estéeme
him
as
the
son
of
Barbin
my
friend
a
marchant
Berea
,
from
whose
eies
loue
borrowed
a
light
to
illuminate
al
the
lampes
of
heauen
,
hearing
Meruin
thus
highly
eralted
by
the
speech
of
Iacob
,
found
a
ioy
excéeding
al
ioy
,
as
much
beyond
compare
,
as
her
beauty
aboue
equalitie
,
triumphantly
dominering
through
her
royal
veines
,
inriching
her
heart
with
the
treasure
deliuered
to
hir
parts
.
wherefore
like
babes
,
gréedy
of
sweete
meates
till
they
euen
surfet
with
delight
,
shee
further
demaunded
of
Iacob
,
where
hee
had
beheld
Meruin
in
that
warlike
sort
,
which
made
him
estemd
so
rare
a
Martialist
.
Diuine
Lady
,
qd
Iacob
,
by
that
religious
faith
I
owe
our
great
god
Mahomet
,
I
haue
séen
him
in
so
dangerous
fight
,
and
in
such
vnspeakeable
trouble
,
that
neuer
knight
hath
indured
or
performed
so
mightie
a
warfare
with
such
vnspeakeable
vertue
.
And
there
hée
in
selfe
maner
discoursed
al
the
enploits
done
by
Mernin
,
as
Tyrus
before
had
reported
to
his
father
:
which
not
onely
bred
an
amazement
in
the
King
▪
but
an
inward
intire
loue
,
insomuch
that
from
the
boundlesse
humor
of
his
affection
,
he
heartily
wished
he
were
his
sonne
.
And
withal
said
,
incomparable
Meruine
,
might
but
thy
valure
ingirdle
my
fortunes
,
excellently
wouldest
thou
reuenge
me
of
these
ouerdaring
Kings
,
who
come
to
assail●
me
:
but
woe
is
me
,
base
is
the
desert
of
thy
linage
,
that
should
I
hold
thée
as
my
supporter
,
dishonour
would
attach
me
with
indignitie
:
yet
I
am
assured
,
should
I
send
to
thée
Count
Brandis
,
he
would
not
for
a
world
deny
his
deliuery
.
Thus
reasoned
the
King
in
himselfe
,
diuersly
h●lde
with
the
diuers
arguments
of
feare
and
desire
.
2
But
Berea
in
whome
the
extremitie
of
pleasure
challenged
an
intrest
of
〈◊〉
,
gaue
ioy
the
possession
of
her
heart
,
and
su●rendered
al
her
spirits
to
the
dispose
of
loue
,
and
her
happie
fortune
.
Yet
as
a
corrector
of
passion
,
when
hée
he
grew
too
great
a
Libertine
,
she
would
sometimes
sigh
,
and
chide
her
forgetfull
conceits
,
saying
Care
to
purchase
his
returne
,
ought
to
busie
them
from
their
delight
,
&
then
would
she
create
a
thousand
thoghts
,
how
to
bring
him
backe
wohse
absence
diuorst
her
from
her
happy
longings
.
Whilest
thus
shée
and
the
king
were
both
musing
,
she
of
his
vertues
,
hee
how
he
became
so
vertuous
.
Iacob
,
who
perceiued
in
them
both
a
dumbe
wishing
,
saide
to
the
king
,
Trust
me
(
my
soueraigne
)
if
either
aff●ance
may
be
had
in
my
true
intent
,
or
trust
in
my
counsel
your
Maiestie
shal
vndoubtedly
send
for
him
,
sith
his
presence
is
an
assured
conquest
,
&
the
gods
alone
haue
sworne
he
shall
commaund
&
control
victorie
,
whose
like
for
mightinesse
of
shape
,
&
couragious
resolution
hath
not
bene
seene
in
all
our
former
ages
.
The
king
to
these
words
would
returne
no
answer
,
but
as
one
desino●s
to
forget
his
own
desires
,
talked
of
other
matters
,
to
expel
the
thoughts
of
these
proceedings
.
3
But
Berea
,
who
made
precious
euery
time
with
the
precisenesse
of
her
regarde
,
now
finding
opportunitie
(
a
kinde
agent
to
her
hopes
)
drew
Iacob
aside
into
a
priuate
corner
(
&
greedy
to
know
an
end
of
that
which
in
her
could
atteine
to
no
end
)
said
vnto
him
,
Iacob
,
by
that
excellent
creator
which
created
me
,
thou
hast
maried
my
delight
to
a
delight
beyond
delight
,
in
thy
loues
prayses
of
that
delicat
yong
man
whom
we
cal
Meruin
,
because
I
haue
knowen
him
,
euen
from
the
infancie
of
his
infancie
to
these
riper
yeres
of
youth
that
haue
infra●chised
him
from
the
●●●●etnesse
of
schoole
rudiments
:
yet
in
all
that
time
,
nor
in
my
time
haue
I
séene
a
creature
more
admirably
compact
,
or
in
whom
valure
,
and
aduenture
haue
held
more
preheminence
.
Beléeue
mée
,
and
by
my
,
soules
god
Mahomet
I
protest
,
it
is
a
pitie
deseruing
more
than
a
pitiful
regard
,
that
he
wanteth
lands
and
reuenues
worthy
to
enric●
him
with
honour
:
but
most
of
all
grieuous
,
that
he
is
no
gentleman
,
in
whom
al
the
condicions
of
gentrie
chalengeth
such
a
wonderous
prerogatiue
.
Ha
,
diuine
lady
(
sayd
Iacob
)
Meruine
hath
all
whatsoeuer
Nature
or
heauen
can
infuse
into
a
mortal
creature
,
or
man
or
woman
can
bestow
of
a
blessed
infant
.
As
for
land
,
it
is
as
fruitelesse
as
tastlesse
,
if
labour
giue
it
not
a
sweet
relish
:
velure
is
the
mistris
of
his
deuotion
,
and
hee
is
exc●llently
valiant
the
heauen
climbing
conceit
,
wherof
doubtlesse
will
mount
him
on
the
highest
steppe
of
honor
.
If
I
may
well
say
what
in
my
conceit
portendeth
to
a
well
meaning
intent
,
were
I
king
of
Hungaria
,
Calabria
,
&
Polonia
,
and
for
a
blessing
of
those
hie
dignities
,
had
but
one
sole
daughter
twise
fai●er
then
the
fairest
euer
Mahomet
created
,
I
would
giue
her
and
it
only
to
Meruin
:
yea
,
and
imagin
it
a
dowrie
much
too
little
for
the
vertue
,
force
,
and
true
magnamitie
with
which
he
is
so
gloriously
adorned
.
When
the
paragon
of
al
perfections
,
the
most
beutiful
Berea
heard
the●e
words
,
first
she
blusht
as
afrayd
,
lest
his
eyes
had
st●ept
the●r
sight
in
her
inward
desires
,
and
then
driue
away
the
blusht
with
a
pale
mantle
of
shamefast
reioycing
,
to
heare
him
so
admired
,
exchanging
white
&
red
so
often
in
her
counterance
that
the
beh●lders
might
wel
grow
inchanted
with
those
co●lours
,
and
yet
h●ld
them
neuer
more
excellent
,
&
yet
the
most
excellent
when
equally
m●xt
,
they
bare
like
soueraigne●●e
in
her
angel-ex●●lling
face
.
After
this
contending
superioritie
of
lookes
,
she
turned
as●de
,
&
whispered
thus
to
her selfe
,
Ha
Mer●●●
,
Mer●illc
,
the
many
praises
of
thy
renoune
,
a●e
the
〈…〉
my
hart
,
leauing
no
restraint
to
my
desires
,
but
the
palle
of
vertue
:
&
yet
thou
knowest
it
not
,
it
is
now
more
then
sixe
yéeres
since
first
loue
tooke
flight
from
thine
eies
to
harbour
in
my
heart
,
yet
thou
knowest
it
not
:
onely
haue
my
vowes
aspired
to
heauen
for
thée
,
yet
thou
k●ewest
it
not
,
neither
dare
I
(
alas
)
for
the
basenesse
of
thy
linage
take
away
this
ignorant
mischiefe
of
my
blisse
.
Alas
thou
knowst
it
not
.
Yet
shuld
I
liue
an
exile
fro
my
fathers
countrey
(
so
a
diuine
vnion
,
cald
mariage
,
had
made
vs
one
soule
)
I
had
rather
endure
a
tormenting
euill
with
thy
presence
,
them
al
the
gorgeous
aduancement
,
heauen
or
mine
own
wishes
could
giue
or
desire
,
with
the
greatest
pagan
emperour
of
the
world
.
Thus
spake
Berea
the
glory
of
Nature
,
who
when
Iacob
perceiued
so
passionat
,
fearing
le●●
the
too
great
liberalitie
of
his
words
had
offended
,
in
this
maner
began
to
excuse
them
.
Deare
lady
(
sayd
he
)
be
not
offended
that
the
height
of
my
praises
haue
attained
no
higher
a
subiect
then
Meruine
,
who
is
higher
in
my
thoughts
,
then
heauen
in
the
eie
of
any
man
:
neither
impute
error
to
my
speches
,
sith
by
heauen
I
haue
not
lied
in
any
thing
,
neither
spoken
to
flatter
the
priuate
conceit
of
any
peculiar
,
nor
the
publique
auditorie
of
so
gracious
an
assembly
:
but
what
I
haue
said
,
euen
the
wings
of
euery
wind
will
whistle
.
Then
gracious
madam
bowe
not
your
countenance
from
me
,
neither
be
displeased
with
my
rude
reportings
.
Ha
no
quickly
answered
Berea
,
who
was
willinger
to
increase
volums
,
then
abridge
a
letter
,
thy
words
moue
me
no
amasement
of
dislike
,
therefore
I
beséech
thée
faile
not
,
but
come
and
speake
with
me
in
my
chamber
before
thy
departure
from
the
court
.
At
this
the
lady
and
Iacob
discouered
themselues
,
and
Iacob
went
againe
vnto
the
king
,
who
euen
then
was
roially
set
at
dinner
,
and
commanded
Iacob
to
attend
him
&
the
Queene
.
Then
began
the
king
to
discourse
the
hie
malice
of
Baucamont
&
of
his
warlike
expedition
towards
Montment
,
with
all
the
occurrencs
of
that
intended
warfare
,
as
a
troublesom
theam
whereof
only
his
mind
noted
.
After
di●●●r
was
ended
,
and
the
king
risen
Iacob
humbly
took
his
leaue
to
depart
,
yet
ere
he
went
,
he
inquired
the
way
to
the
yong
princesse
Bereas
lodgings
,
and
thither
he
went
:
but
she
,
poore
loue-torne
lady
,
was
laid
on
alitle
couch
couerd
with
rich
tissue
,
tormenting
her
heart
with
her
thoughts
,
and
her
thoughts
with
loue
,
so
excéedingly
,
that
the
abundance
of
her
sorow
gaue
l●berty
to
her
tongue
to
vtter
,
and
in
vttering
to
double
her
languor
:
ay
me
,
qd
she
,
dearer
then
the
dearest
of
my selfe
to
me
.
O
only
absolute
Meruine
,
thy
absence
is
my
death
,
and
thy
remembrance
the
continuall
obsequies
for
my
deceased
happines
:
yet
is
my
death
blameles
,
sith
I
die
for
the
most
wise
,
most
beautifull
,
most
valiant
,
and
most
accomplisht
creature
in
the
world
,
whose
renowne
is
spread
through
Galile
,
and
all
the
corners
of
th
earth
.
Ha
Meruine
,
Meruine
,
when
shal
I
behold
the
day
of
thy
arriuall
?
when
shall
I
bathe
my
eies
in
thy
eies
,
whisper
in
thy
eare
,
and
hang
on
thy
bosome
?
O
excellent
loue
vnknowne
to
thée
,
thou
hast
my
loue
,
my
vertuous
loue
,
gouerne
me
then
as
thy
captiue
,
and
dispose
me
as
thy
seruant
.
At
these
wordes
beating
the
pallace
of
her
breast
,
she
turned
and
tossed
,
as
if
the
motion
of
her
bodie
could
remoue
her
passion
,
but
it
was
impossible
.
Then
calling
an
eunuch
to
her
commanding
him
to
marry
his
voice
to
his
lute
▪
she
bade
him
sing
some
canzonet
that
might
rather
kil
,
than
increase
passion
:
the
eunuch
sung
as
follow●●
I
doe
not
now
complaine
of
my
disgrace
,
Though
neuer
soule
of
greater
griefes
could
bost
:
Nor
of
the
houre
,
season
,
time
nor
place
.
Nor
of
my
foile
,
for
any
freedome
lost
.
Nor
of
my
liues
ioy
by
misfortune
danted
,
Nor
of
my
wit
,
with
ouerweening
strooke
,
Nor
of
my
sence
with
any
sound
inchanted
,
Nor
of
the
force
of
fierie
pointed
looke
.
Nor
of
the
steele
that
strikes
within
my
wound
,
Nor
of
my
thoughts
,
by
worser
thoughts
,
defacde
:
Nor
of
the
life
I
labour
to
confound
But
I
complaine
,
that
being
thus
disgracde
:
Fetterd
,
feard
,
frant●ke
,
charmd
,
fierd
,
shotthrogh
,
slaine
,
My
death
is
such
,
as
I
may
not
complaine
.
On
the
last
clause
of
this
sonet
,
the
noble
merchant
Iacob
entred
her
chamber
,
whom
so
soon
as
Berea
beheld
,
she
gaue
some
respite
to
her
mones
,
while
a
séeming
ioy
ouershadowed
hir
face
,
and
an
inward
resolution
(
for
many
good
parts
she
knew
in
him
)
tooke
hold
on
her
heart
,
giuing
her
assurance
without
feare
,
to
make
him
priuie
to
her
long
hid
affection
.
Wherefore
after
due
reuerence
done
to
her
greatnes
,
and
a
gratious
welcome
deliuerd
from
her
silent
looke
,
she
bade
him
sit
downe
by
her
,
and
with
a
trembling
voice
the
true
herald
of
a
vertuous
meaning
,
●hus
said
vnto
him
:
Iacob
,
let
it
not
séeme
strange
to
thée
,
that
hauing
gone
one
step
beyond
wisedome
,
I
seek
by
danger
to
ouerrun
feare
,
and
let
me
coniure
thée
by
that
power
,
to
whom
in
thy
deu●tion
thou
hast
giuen
power
ouer
thy
being
,
to
kéep
secret
in
thine
inward
soule
,
wbat
my
ouerburdned
hart
shall
vnload
vnto
thée
.
Iacob
in
whom
wonder
had
raised
a
hie
colour
of
amazment
answered
:
Lady
,
by
that
inuiolate
faith
due
to
our
great
god
Mahomet
,
I
promise
to
kéepe
secret
in
the
inclosure
of
my
soule
whatsoeuer
you
propound
vnto
me
.
Know
then
qd
she
(
O
chide
me
not
when
thou
knowst
what
I
blush
to
know
)
at
such
time
as
I
lay
at
Turgon
with
my
mother
nursed
▪
not
farre
from
thence
the
beautifull
Meruine
(
on
whom
doating
Nature
had
bestowed
all
her
treasure
)
went
to
schoole
,
whither
I
much
frequented
to
learne
the
knowledge
of
diuine
philosophy
:
but
alas
the
knowledge
I
learned
was
the
confounding
of
my
vnderstanding
:
for
there
,
euen
there
●●came
I
surprised
with
the
beauties
of
Meruine
,
and
so
intangled
with
the
loue
of
his
perfections
,
that
his
thought
is
my
torment
,
and
his
absence
my
death
:
so
as
if
his
returne
be
long
,
my
life
will
be
short
,
so
much
my
loues
martirdome
wounds
me
with
intolerable
●orrow
:
yet
I
take
Diana
to
my
witnes
that
al
my
loue
hath
bin
honorably
chaste
,
in
such
sort
as
became
my
vertue
,
or
my
fathers
daughter
,
neither
is
he
yet
acquainted
with
my
desire
,
nor
haue
I
to
any
but
thy self
,
bemoned
my
vnhappines
,
or
discouered
my
loue
.
Wherefore
I
pray
thée
by
the
vehement
passion
of
an
vnfained
louer
,
make
means
for
his
return
,
sith
many
yeares
are
past
in
my
remembrance
since
his
departure
.
Lady
said
Iacob
,
it
is
but
x.
months
the
last
wéeke
past
since
his
departure
.
Ten
months
answered
the
Lady
!
Ay
me
,
euery
day
is
a
wo●lds
age
in
the
computation
of
my
mind
,
so
flow
is
the
passage
of
my
sorrowes
:
wherefore
,
by
all
the
vertues
of
thy
mind●
,
&
the
loue
thou
bearest
to
Meruine
,
I
coniure
thée
,
ioyne
with
me
in
some
happy
stratageme
by
which
we
may
worke
his
returne
to
this
country
.
By
Mahomet
,
qd
Iacob
,
Lady
I
can
not
possibly
inuent
how
.
Then
haue
I
deuised
the
way
(
repl●ed
Berea
)
&
thus
it
is
:
You
shall
to
morrow
morning
come
to
my
chamber
to
speak
with
me
,
at
what
time
I
will
haue
written
a
letter
in
my
fathers
name
to
the
counte
Brandis
,
&
hauing
this
night
priuily
taken
his
scale
,
signe
it
therewith
in
such
sort
as
you
shall
haue
Mernine
deliu●red
you
.
Then
shall
you
take
Barbin
with
you
,
but
by
no
means
make
him
priuy
to
our
complots
,
but
stifly
maintaine
,
it
is
the
act
of
my
father
.
When
you
haue
Meruin
,
at
such
time
as
Baucamont
who
shortly
wil
beleager
vs
,
shal
detaine
his
army
,
bring
him
armed
at
all
points
into
the
field
,
to
ioyne
with
my
father
,
and
doubt
not
of
his
intertaine
whose
succor
wil
be
so
gracious
.
Iacob
accorded
to
al
she
could
inuent
or
desire
,
&
so
departed
,
leauing
the
lady
to
herselfe
,
to
study
on
the
inditing
of
a
letter
so
weighty
,
which
at
length
she
perfited
to
hir
own
contentment
,
and
then
sealed
it
with
the
kings
owne
seale
.
And
in
the
morning
Iacob
came
and
receiued
it
,
protesting
a
diligenter
regard
in
performance
of
such
a
royall
affaire
.
The
lady
gaue
him
infinite
thanks
,
with
promise
of
an
inspeakeable
reward
,
and
then
she
deliuered
him
an
C.
duckats
to
defray
his
ordinarie
charge
,
and
a
curious
wrought
chaine
,
of
pea●le
and
gold
,
which
she
charged
him
in
hir
loues
name
,
to
present
to
Meruine
,
and
withall
to
let
him
vnderstand
the
interest
he
held
in
her
loue
.
All
which
with
solemne
oths
he
vowed
honestly
and
zealously
to
performe
.
Then
Iacob
tooke
leaue
of
the
Lady
,
and
came
to
the
house
of
Barbin
,
to
whom
he
said
,
My
best
friend
Barbin
make
your selfe
ready
with
all
spéed
to
go
with
me
from
the
K.
to
Brandis
,
to
fetch
your
son
Meruine
home
againe
.
Barbin
,
to
whom
no
sound
could
bring
swéeter
melody
,
told
him
the
newes
was
balme
to
his
griefes
.
So
dispatching
his
busines
,
and
taking
order
for
his
home
occasions
they
departed
together
in
great
hast
,
whom
on
the
seas
sailing
towards
Brandis
we
will
leaue
,
and
a
while
speake
of
king
Baucamont
,
and
thother
pagan
princes
,
who
after
the
late
storme
found
so
prosprous
a
gale
,
that
he
arriued
at
the
port
of
Luternia
,
a
moneth
after
the
departure
of
Iacob
and
Barbin
.
Thence
they
marched
with
conquest
to
Montment
,
which
city
they
be●ieged
with
two
hundred
thousand
Turks
.
After
they
were
lodged
and
intrenched
Baucamont
caled
a
councel
of
his
chiefest
barons
,
and
consulted
among
them
what
was
to
be
done
,
and
whether
it
were
best
to
assault
it
at
their
first
approach
,
I
or
no.
To
which
opinion
of
assaulting
Eclamard
dissented
,
saying
,
Rather
would
I
hold
the
first
decrée
agréed
of
amongst
vs
,
which
is
,
to
send
●j
.
of
your
approued
knights
to
Mermont
,
to
shew
wherefore
we
came
hither
,
and
what
cause
hath
s●wen
this
séed
of
warfare
among
vs
,
requesting
hi●
daughter
the
beautifull
Berea
,
which
if
he
will
send
to
you
to
be
ioined
in
the
holy
bands
of
mariage
,
that
then
we
wil
return
to
our
countries
,
otherwise
indure
the
vttermost
worst
of
warres
afflictions
:
and
this
hold
I
the
safest
course
in
our
procéedings
,
because
if
here
we
lengthen
out
time
with
a
long
and
lingring
warfare
,
Gualtier
the
dane
,
now
raigning
in
Babylon
,
and
Guion
of
Denmarke
both
brothers
to
the
euer
renowmed
Oger
,
who
at
this
instant
beare
such
eternall
hate
to
pagans
▪
may
in
our
absence
exile
our
peace
from
our
owne
countries
.
Againe
,
which
is
of
greatest
auaile
against
vs
,
one
of
great
knowledge
reuealed
to
me
,
that
the
mighty
emperor
king
Charles
of
France
,
meaneth
this
season
to
visite
them
,
and
to
adore
the
holy
sepulchre
of
their
god
.
Wherefore
the
spéedier
we
make
our
returne
,
the
stronger
our
owne
peace
,
and
safetie
of
our
countries
;
for
the
absence
of
kings
are
the
deaths
of
nations
CHAP.
XI
.
1
Of
the
dispatch
of
Bauc●monts
two
knights
to
Mermont
.
2
Mermont
in
despight
of
Baucamont
imprisoneth
them
.
3
Of
the
assault
,
4
and
death
of
Clarissa
the
coward
.
THe
counsell
of
Eclamard
,
Baucamont
and
all
his
Barons
applauded
as
most
excellent
,
wherefore
at
that
present
was
Morgant
and
Nigron
roially
dispatched
for
the
embassade
,
who
in
solemne
maner
entered
into
the
citie
,
and
thence
were
conueied
to
the
pallace
,
where
ascending
a
paire
of
stately
staires
,
they
entered
into
the
great
chamber
▪
where
they
found
the
king
Mermont
accompan●●●
with
a
number
of
woorthy
Barons
,
to
whom
Morgant
first
speaking
,
gaue
this
salutation
,
That
Mahomet
the
eterna●l
regent
and
poss●ssor
of
the
whole
world
,
who
kéepeth
from
euill
&
lendeth
vnending
dayes
to
the
mightie
Baucamont
king
of
Damascus
,
the
same
Mahomet
confound
his
enemies
,
whose
weapons
mainetaine
warre
against
him
.
Then
he
procéeded
thus
in
his
ambassage
:
King
Mermont
,
the
king
my
master
salutes
thée
by
vs
,
and
Saieth
he
wondereth
whither
thine
ancient
wisdom
is
fled
,
that
thou
refusest
to
giue
him
thy
faire
chast
daughter
,
whose
euery
excellence
,
the
height
of
his
royall
dignities
shall
counterpoise
:
therefore
these
are
his
latest
summons
,
either
now
send
her
by
vs
to
make
happy
his
desires
,
or
hereafter
it
will
be
too
late
to
repent
thy
liues
end
,
ending
thy
glories
:
if
then
now
thou
wilt
stoup
the
ambition
of
thy
will
,
sending
her
with
a
frée
consent
,
the
mariage
without
delay
shall
be
solemnized
,
and
all
his
royall
army
shal
depart
without
damage
to
thy
countrey
.
2
When
Mermont
with
an
often
exchanging
cheeke
had
heard
his
deliuerie
,
cholerike
anger
roused
vp
his
lion
spirits
teaching
his
brow
such
frowns
of
displeasure
,
that
Morgant
quaked
to
behold
them
.
Then
said
Mermont
,
take
those
insolent
orators
of
disgrace
▪
&
cast
them
into
some
hideous
●●●●●couering
●ungeon
,
for
that
is
both
my
reply
and
resolution
,
where
in
despight
of
Baucamont
,
their
woes
shall
consume
their
breathes
.
At
these
wordes
they
were
each
one
on
euery
side
(
hauing
nothing
to
say
for
themselues
,
but
praiers
to
Mahomet
for
their
(
protection
)
taken
&
cast
in
most
lothsome
imprisonment
,
where
their
day
was
blacknesse
,
and
the
breath
they
●rew
,
the
aire
of
their
sighes
before
breathed
.
3
After
this
the
king
Mermont
caused
an
alarme
to
be
cried
o●er
all
the
city
:
then
calling
Clarissa
,
said
vnto
him
,
let
it
not
be
troublesome
to
thée
honorable
Clarissa
,
that
this
day
I
commit
into
thine
inuincible
protection
,
mine
ensigne
,
the
glory
and
badge
of
my
dignitie
,
sith
to
thy
woorth
the
earth
hath
refused
to
beare
an
equall
,
as
the
glory
of
thy
cariage
at
our
last
triumph
was
a
sufficient●witnes
,
thy
wisedom
is
the
gouerner
of
my
fame
,
&
thy
fortitude
the
hope
of
my
redemption
.
My
earthes
god
(
answered
Clarissa
)
banish
al
doubtfull
feare
,
for
I
will
support
thy
standard
with
such
resolution
as
shal
become
the
greatnesse
of
so
royal
a
burden
,
(
wo
alas
,
had
but
Mermont
knowen
his
extreme
cowardise
,
not
the
world
could
haue
made
him
hazard
his
honour
in
so
weake
handes
)
or
his
imagind
reputation
was
but
the
stolne
shadow
of
Meruines
perfection
.
Now
Clarissa
w●unded
to
death
with
his
own
glory
,
had
no
succour
to
flie
vnto
,
but
his
chamberlaine
that
only
was
priuie
to
what
passed
betw●xt
Meruin
&
him
,
who
at
●hat
instant
lay
exceedingly
si●ke
of
a
qua●tane
feuer
.
Wherefore
comming
to
him
,
Clarissa
sayd
,
either
must
thou
now
rise
and
sustaine
my
falling
fortune
,
or
all
the
honor
that
I
haue
won
by
the
euer
conquering
hands
of
inui●c●ble
Mer●ine
,
will
now
vtterly
be
lost
,
&
I
confounded
:
for
the
m●ghtie
standard
of
king
Mermont
this
day
is
deliuered
to
my
protection
,
and
what
a
neuer
dying
sham
it
were
thou
knowst
,
if
it
be
not
caried
with
red●ubted
valiancie
,
when
inumerabl●
blowes
eternizeth
the
helmes
of
deaths
tragedians
.
Sir
▪
sayd
the
chamberlain
(
who
euene
then
was
piteously
ague
shaken
,
were
all
the
golden
mines
of
the
world
proposed
to
me
for
recompense
,
it
were
impossible
to
raise
me
,
because
in
my
bodie
wantes
vital
habilitie
.
When
Clarissa
heard
him
,
he
stroke
him
with
so
fierce
a
cowards
blow
,
that
two
of
his
téeth
flew
out
of
his
mouth
&
then
departed
out
of
the
chamber
in
great
choler
,
and
came
to
king
Mermont
whom
he
intreated
with
al
the
spéed
he
could
to
giue
an
alarme
to
the
tentes
of
his
enimies
,
who
as
yet
secure
dreamt
of
no
danger
,
&
by
that
surprise
,
doubted
not
but
to
attaine
infinite
renowne
.
And
these
words
were
vttered
with
such
a
trembling
spirite
,
that
king
Mermont
in
that
Index
,
might
haue
read
his
cowardise
,
if
former
resolue
had
not
blinded
suspect
.
But
he
feared
him
not
so
,
that
at
his
en●reatie
,
he
withall
his
Barons
sallied
from
the
towne
,
being
10000
well
ordered
souldiers
.
When
as
Baucamont
beheld
the
comelinesse
of
their
march
,
he
called
all
his
barons
together
,
and
sayd
.
Behold
lords
in
what
warlike
pompe
king
Mermont
bringeth
the
paragon
of
beautie
,
diuine
Berea
,
to
be
espoused
to
our
greatnesse
.
I
charge
therefore
euery
soule
on
alleageance
and
my
loue
▪
that
they
be
ready
to
receiue
them
with
all
the
honour
possible
can
be
deuised
.
Thus
spake
he
whose
thoughts
were
flowen
beyond
the
Alpes
farre
from
the
purpose
of
Mermont
for
he
came
accompanied
with
the
king
of
Calabria
named
Sallames
,
and
of
his
brother
Marandus
,
to
whom
he
vsed
contrary
eloquence
,
saying
Ualiant
and
heroike
commanders
,
we
are
but
a
point
to
the
great
circle
of
our
enemies
,
a
handfull
to
a
boundlesse
masse
,
let
vs
kéepe
together
,
and
making
of
our
many
but
one
true
strength
,
fight
like
a
not
to
be
sundred
mountain
,
that
when
the
great
hoste
of
our
foes
is
conuicted
▪
we
may
with
smal
or
no
losse
,
make
an
honorable
r●trait
to
Montment
.
To
these
words
the
whole
armie
gaue
a
shoute
of
consent
,
and
withall
spurring
their
horses
,
gaue
a
gallant
charge
on
the
face
of
their
enemies
:
but
Clarissa
,
whose
heart
was
then
benumd
witha
cold
palsy
,
durst
not
carie
the
standard
vpright
,
least
the
viewe
of
that
marke
of
honour
should
encline
the
ambitious
minded
mighty
on
s
to
assaile
his
faint
hardines
which
al
the
armie
of
Montment
.
to
their
grief
perceiued
,
so
that
Mermont
with
his
fellowes
in
vnspe●ble
furie
,
thrust
himselfe
amongst
his
enimies
,
euen
amongst
their
tents
which
they
cut
&
hewed
down
in
admirable
maner
,
killing
their
foes
as
they
went
in
huge
multitudes
.
There
was
neuer
a
turke
that
Mermont
met
,
but
he
stroke
him
dead
to
the
earth
,
crying
to
al
his
host
;
Lords
and
renowmed
fellowes
,
strike
couragiously
,
&
neither
feare
king
,
prince
nor
peasant
,
for
this
day
haue
I
taken
conquest
my
prisoner
.
At
these
wordes
,
a
pleasant
angry
Turk
went
to
Baucamont
,
&
sayd
:
Glory
my
soueraigne
be
to
thy
wedding
day
,
for
Mermont
hath
brought
his
daughter
on
his
sword
,
and
tendered
her
vnto
the
priest
,
with
such
memorable
blowes
,
that
if
you
s●●ne
acknowledge
not
satisfaction
,
his
paiment
will
impouerish
you
of
all
your
attendants
.
Baucamont
hearing
,
&
angry
to
heare
this
,
tooke
his
lance
,
and
swore
by
all
the
deitie
of
Mahomet
,
to
bée
gloriously
reuenged
on
Mermont
,
and
the●
like
a
stormie
whirlewind
he
ran
into
the
hoste
of
Montment
,
crying
Damas
,
Damas
,
for
the
glory
of
Damas.
Then
began
the
●ight
to
renue
his
age
,
and
to
shew
himselfe
in
his
lustiest
youth
,
doubling
the
deaths
and
wounds
,
of
the
both
sides
pursuing
pagans
.
Anone
Baucamont
being
maunted
on
his
steed
Marcheuall
,
which
sometimes
belongd
to
the
euer
renowned
duke
Oger
,
the
father
of
Meruine
,
he
peceiued
where
Mermont
rode
triumphing
in
the
conquest
of
his
sword
,
whom
he
pursued
with
a
valiant
emulation
,
till
Mermont
beholding
him
,
turned
to
encounter
him
,
and
sayd
:
Now
Baucamont
receiue
from
my
sword
the
loue
salute
of
Berea
,
whom
before
thou
shalt
enioy
,
this
earth
,
the
common
receptacle
of
the
dead
,
shal
be
mine
instant
ha●itation
.
Then
with
their
wounding
héeles
spurring
their
horses
▪
they
encountred
either
other
so
furiously
,
that
both
flew
from
their
horses
to
the
ground
.
4
Assoone
as
Clarissa
beheld
the
king
his
master
ouerthrowen
,
as
if
his
coward
heart
had
a
symp●thie
of
euery
mans
afflictions
,
he
betooke
himselfe
to
flight
,
but
far
had
not
the
wings
his
woe
borne
him
,
but
a
pagan
,
who
all
the
day
had
obserued
his
faint
hartednes
,
came
upon
him
,
and
gaue
him
such
a
blow
with
his
sword
,
that
he
fell
soone
dead
from
his
horse
▪
yéelding
to
a
shamefull
life
,
a
sodaine
death
.
But
al
this
while
Mermont
&
Baucamont
assailed
ech
other
with
such
kingly
magnificence
,
that
al
the
army
stood
in
an
amaze
to
behold
them
.
In
the
end
Mermont
by
the
helpe
of
many
handes
was
remounted
,
after
which
he
assailed
Baucamont
with
inestimable
cruelty
,
yet
he
by
the
miraculous
aide
of
his
powers
,
which
were
infinite
,
defended
himselfe
,
&
despight
of
spight
got
on
the
backe
of
March●ual
.
Then
began
the
battel
,
as
if
til
then
it
had
not
begun
,
during
which
lamentable
effusion
,
the
king
Sallames
perceiuing
Eclamard
who
had
slain
a
countlesse
number
of
his
host
,
came
running
against
him
&
gaue
him
such
a
well
wishing
blowe
,
that
if
the
pagan
had
not
spéedily
turnd
,
he
had
neuer
turnd
more
than
the
last
turne
which
turneth
to
life
eternall
:
notwithstanding
,
the
blowe
was
sent
from
so
willing
a
spirit
of
anger
,
that
glancing
downe
,
it
disseuerd
his
hand
from
his
arme
,
which
when
Eclamard
felt
,
he
spurred
his
horse
,
and
betooke
his
flight
to
his
tent
,
whilest
the
whole
armie
which
then
were
sadly
discomforted
,
aduised
him
to
returne
and
inclose
Mermont
,
which
Sallames
vnderstanding
,
foorthwith
gaue
counsell
to
retrait
,
lest
that
a
sodaine
inclosure
should
defeit
their
gotten
happinesse
,
which
they
did
most
honorably
,
retiring
pace
by
pace
to
the
towne
,
their
faces
still
fixt
on
their
enemies
:
but
in
this
retraite
Mermont
lost
much
,
because
Baucamont
folowed
excéeding
close
,
yet
neuerthelesse
,
the
other
side
lost
much
more
,
who
returned
to
their
tents
discontented
,
because
vnreuenged
.
Now
was
Mermont
brought
to
his
pallace
,
where
his
Quéene
and
daughter
roially
receiued
him
,
demaunding
both
his
health
and
successe
in
battell
,
which
he
reported
in
doubtfull
maner
,
saying
,
both
sides
had
lost
,
yet
assuring
them
that
Baucamont
should
neuer
liue
to
enioy
Berea
:
to
which
words
Berea
gaue
humble
thanks
with
princely
reuerence
.
Then
demanded
Berea
what
was
become
of
Clarissa
,
to
whom
the
king
sayd
,
If
thou
louest
me
daughter
,
name
not
the
base
traitor
,
whose
cowardise
would
neuer
giue
him
leaue
to
strike
one
blowe
,
either
with
sword
or
lance
,
till
he
was
slayne
by
the
hands
of
a
common
souldier
.
Many
other
discourses
the
king
and
his
barons
held
,
til
supper
being
serued
,
they
sate
downe
:
which
no
sooner
finished
,
but
Berea
went
to
the
chamber
of
Clarissas
chamberlain
,
to
whom
shée
reported
his
masters
death
.
Lady
(
sayd
he
)
griene
not
for
his
destinie
,
for
why
,
his
merite
was
of
al
men
least
deseruing
,
&
he
altogether
vnméete
,
either
for
skirmish
or
battell
.
And
there
he
discoursed
vnto
her
all
his
stolne
glory
,
how
the
prize
he
had
before
wonne
,
was
not
his
,
but
the
prowesse
of
young
Meruine
,
and
that
he
himselfe
had
bene
many
times
armed
in
his
name
.
And
lastly
,
of
the
vngentlemanly
blow
he
gaue
him
,
because
he
refused
to
weare
his
armour
,
&
beare
the
standard
of
Mermon
in
that
last
battell
.
CHAP
,
XII
.
1
The
arriual
of
Iacob
,
and
Barbin
at
Brandis
.
2
The
presenting
of
the
letter
to
the
Counte
.
3
Meruine
is
deliuered
to
them
.
4
Mineae
perswaded
Croisant
to
accompany
Meruine
,
which
he
did
,
with
400.
horsemen
.
WHen
all
the
worlds
beauteous
eie
,
beautifull
Berea
vnderstood
,
that
Clarissa
had
got
the
honour
of
the
Ioust
,
and
the
prized
cup
,
not
by
himselfe
,
but
by
the
diuine
valiant
hand
of
her
best
beloued
Meruine
,
modestly
her
heart
capred
in
her
bosome
,
and
shee
vnable
to
containe
her
thoughts
,
departed
to
her
chamber
,
where
first
throwing
her selfe
vpon
her
bed
,
and
then
taking
a
well
speaking
lute
,
she
apparelled
her
voice
to
the
sounding
strings
,
and
sung
in
this
maner
:
Eyes
with
your
teares
,
blind
if
you
bee
,
Why
haue
those
teares
such
eyes
to
see
?
Poore
eyes
,
if
your
teares
can
mooue
My
teares
,
eyes
then
must
moane
my
loue
:
Then
eyes
since
you
haue
lost
your
sight
,
Weepe
still
,
and
teares
shall
lend
you
light
,
Till
both
dissolue
,
and
both
want
night
.
No
,
no
cleare
eyes
,
you
are
not
blind
,
But
in
your
teares
discerne
my
mind
,
Teares
is
the
language
which
you
speake
,
Which
my
heart
counting
,
it
must
breake
:
Then
cease
ill
tongue
to
t●ll
my
wrongs
,
My
sighes
shall
get
them
better
tongs
,
To
tell
what
heauen
to
loue
belongs
.
After
she
had
sung
this
,
as
if
the
lute
doubled
her
imaginations
,
she
threw
it
from
her
,
&
with
erected
hands
&
beteared
eyes
,
she
sayd
.
Thou
onely
honour
to
beautie
,
exellent
Meruine
,
be
gratious
to
my
thrall
,
and
retorte
my
miserie
,
&
you
gentle
windes
,
quickly
and
with
easie
murmure
,
conuey
my
passions
into
his
eares
,
whereas
yet
neuer
entred
my
lamentations
:
be
spéedie
honourable
Iacob
,
and
assure
the
honor
of
my
affections
,
else
shall
my
de●ires
be
my
death
,
and
loue
my
burial
:
thus
lamented
she
▪
in
whom
woe
was
louely
,
because
adorned
with
her
loue
:
but
Meruin
altogether
skillesse
of
her
complaint
,
led
in
Brandis
a
most
pleasant
and
delectable
life
:
for
why
?
the
Countesse
thereof
did
loue
him
with
a
most
perfit
and
sincere
loue
,
so
likewise
did
Minea
,
whose
careful
intimacie
so
regarded
him
,
that
it
was
more
laborsome
for
him
to
wish
,
then
to
attaine
the
end
of
his
wish
,
but
the
absolutely
vertuous
Meruine
neuer
had
vnchast
thought
,
nor
euer
accompanied
woman
but
Berea
,
whom
he
married
,
and
begate
of
her
Orient
,
the
father
of
the
seauen
signes
,
as
is
written
in
the
holy
histori●
of
Godfrey
of
Bullein
.
But
I
will
leaue
them
,
and
returne
to
Iacob
and
Barbin
,
who
ar●iuing
at
Brandis
,
and
com●ing
to
the
house
of
Minea
,
were
solemnely
receiued
of
her
and
all
her
attendants
.
Then
Barbin
inquired
of
the
health
of
Meruine
,
and
was
assured
by
her
,
that
he
was
excellently
well
,
for
that
she
had
supped
with
him
the
last
night
.
Then
he
told
her
,
that
his
occasions
importuned
him
to
goe
to
the
earles
court
to
deliuer
him
a
letter
for
the
re●ease
of
Meruine
.
The
musike
of
this
newes
entred
harshly
into
hereares
,
for
that
she
wisht
nothing
lesse
then
the
departure
of
Meruine
,
yet
she
couered
it
vnder
a
deceitfull
shadowe
of
conten●ment
,
and
then
conducted
them
to
the
earles
pallace
,
where
they
found
him
with
a
falcon
on
his
fist
:
(
for
his
delight
was
wholy
in
hauking
)
but
wh●●
the
Counte
beheld
Minea
,
he
sayd
,
Lady
,
what
occasion
hath
drawen
you
into
these
parts
?
Then
Iacob
drawing
foorth
the
letter
,
gaue
the
earle
this
salutation
.
Mahomet
that
is
our
god
,
and
the
god
of
Asia
,
preserue
the
mightie
king
Meurmont
,
and
blesse
you
,
whom
that
good
king
kindly
regréeteth
by
these
letters
.
Then
in
most
humble
maner
,
kissing
the
superscription
,
he
presented
them
to
his
hands
,
who
breaking
open
the
seales
,
read
them
,
the
tenure
whereof
was
this
.
(
⸪
)
❧
The
letter
of
king
Mermont
,
to
the
Counte
Brandis
.
MOst
thrise
excellent
and
renowmed
Counte
Brandis
,
we
haue
beene
aduertised
,
that
for
an
occasion
of
no
great
moment
,
more
then
the
defence
of
a
spotlesse
reputation
,
you
hold
one
of
our
liege
people
prisoner
.
Wherfore
,
by
vertue
of
our
royall
authoritie
,
wee
commaund
you
,
that
without
delay
,
or
further
prolonging
of
excuse
,
you
returne
him
to
our
saued
handes
,
and
send
vs
in
writing
all
the
articles
of
his
imprisonment
:
and
we
protest
by
the
holy
title
of
our
Crowne
,
to
make
full
satisfaction
.
If
otherwise
you
repell
,
and
effect
the
contrary
,
expect
nothing
,
but
the
vttermost
worst
of
our
indgnation
.
Written
at
Mou●ment
,
and
signed
Merm●nt
.
No
sooner
had
the
earle
read
this
letter
which
Berea
had
composed
and
sealed
with
her
fathers
seale
,
but
he
sayd
to
Iacob
,
honourable
sir
,
your
welcome
is
as
good
as
your
owne
desires
can
intreat
,
and
most
willingly
shal
you
haue
Meruin
restored
,
whom
,
if
he
had
wrongd
me
a
thousand
fold
more
then
he
hath
,
yet
would
I
deliuer
him
for
the
loue
of
the
famous
king
Mermont
,
to
whom
I
am
in
kinred
néerest
allied
:
&
assure
his
highnesse
,
that
if
I
had
knowen
him
for
one
of
his
subiects
,
I
would
not
haue
detained
him
for
a
kingdome
.
3
T
is
vaine
to
make
a
long
tale
of
a
light
subiect
:
Meruine
was
sent
for
,
&
deliuered
to
Iacob
,
&
his
father
Barbin
,
who
accepted
him
with
al
ioy
,
and
imbraced
him
with
the
highest
contentment
:
and
he
on
thother
part
did
that
duetifull
reuerence
,
which
either
a
son
ought
,
or
a
father
expecteth
.
Then
the
earle
sayd
vnto
him
,
Meruin●
this
night
will
I
do
thée
honor
to
sup
with
me
,
because
for
the
loue
of
king
Mermont
I
haue
forgotten
thy
misdoings
:
&
then
the
Sewer
being
ariued
,
the
kings
seruice
was
sent
vp
,
&
they
feasted
with
great
pompe
.
The
solemnitie
being
ended
,
Iacob
,
Barbin
&
Meruin
,
went
with
Minea
,
to
her
house
,
where
they
lay
for
that
night
:
yet
before
they
went
to
their
rest
,
Iacob
drew
Meruin
apart
in
secret
,
and
told
him
in
wel
couched
phrases
,
adorned
with
a
most
graue
&
staied
countenance
,
that
the
diuine
lady
of
all
hearts
only
beautifull
Berea
saluted
him
,
sending
him
that
sacred
chast
affection
which
no
time
could
outweare
,
nor
force
violate
.
In
briefe
,
he
laid
open
all
the
large
volume
of
her
loue
,
&
how
she
had
composed
that
l●tter
which
was
the
meane
of
his
redemption
,
with
many
other
testimonies
of
her
holy
desires
;
euen
on
the
tip
of
Iacobs
tongue
,
as
he
was
talking
,
sate
Loue
heading
new
darts
,
and
from
thence
tooke
his
●light
into
the
heart
of
Meruine
,
where
he
commented
of
all
that
was
spoken
,
doubling
each
praise
,
and
redoubling
euery
perfection
,
and
in
the
end
,
in
that
religious
Sanctuarie
,
set
downe
this
immoueable
iudgement
,
that
Berea
was
most
excellent
,
worthy
of
all
loue
,
&
therefore
by
him
should
euer
be
beloued
.
Hence
began
the
sparkles
of
loues
purest
order
,
and
hence
grew
an
vnlimited
desire
in
Meruine
,
spéedily
to
behold
his
n●w
selected
goddesse
.
Then
Iacob
presented
to
him
from
hir
a
paire
of
gorgeous
gloues
,
on
which
was
imbrodered
a
turtle
doue
in
a
bower
of
roses
,
and
this
Motto
,
Neue●
euer
alone
,
which
Meruin
receiued
as
kindly
,
as
they
were
sent
willingly
,
often
kissing
and
rekissing
them
,
as
the
blessed
ensigns
of
a
fortunate
loue
.
By
this
the
night
grew
old
,
so
that
euery
one
betooke
them
to
their
rest
:
but
Meruine
that
night
indented
with
his
new
thoughts
that
they
should
exile
sléepe
from
his
eyes
,
and
make
his
rest
the
resting
on
his
loues
imaginations
:
and
so
they
did
.
4
But
when
Minea
perceiued
that
Meruine
must
so
soone
depart
,
she
sent
a
messenger
in
all
haste
to
Croisant
,
to
intreate
him
to
bring
all
his
power
to
conduct
Meruine
to
his
owne
country
:
the
which
he
did
,
bringing
with
him
to
Brandis
foure
hundred
horsemen
his
attendants
.
When
the
morning
had
set
open
the
gates
,
through
which
the
day
might
passe
,
Meruine
arose
and
desired
his
father
&
the
rest
to
make
haste
in
their
departure
:
he
longed
excéedingly
to
sée
his
brother
Tyrus
,
and
the
rest
of
his
kinred
:
but
they
that
could
haue
read
on
the
table
of
his
desires
might
haue
séene
it
was
Berea
to
whom
his
wishes
aspired
.
By
this
they
were
all
ready
,
then
Minea
brought
him
his
armes
,
and
his
sword
,
and
one
of
his
squires
brought
him
his
mare
Mordant
,
whereon
he
lightly
va●ted
without
the
aide
of
stirrop
,
and
said
;
Ladies
,
to
whom
my
seruice
is
bound
in
an
eternall
band
,
be
Mahomet
eue●
gratious
to
you
,
and
graunt
you
all
what
you
can
desire
.
At
this
the
countesse
and
Minea
kist
him
,
and
then
they
departed
:
but
the
earle
himselfe
would
néeds
be
their
conduct
to
their
ships
,
giuing
Iacob
a
letter
to
deliuer
king
Mermont
,
importing
that
he
had
set
Meruine
quit
of
all
accusations
.
And
further
,
that
if
his
maiesty
pleased
to
commaund
him
or
his
power
against
the
enemies
of
his
commonwealth
,
hee
was
ready
,
and
would
take
it
for
a
grace
of
vnspeakable
kindnes
.
Thus
hauing
brought
them
to
their
ships
,
and
séene
them
aboord
,
with
triumph
he
returned
to
his
castle
,
and
Iacob
,
Barbin
,
Meruine
,
Croisant
,
and
the
400.
horsemen
bequeathed
themselues
to
the
fauor
of
the
seas
and
the
winds
mercy
,
of
whom
we
will
cease
to
speake
,
and
treat
of
other
matters
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
1
The
incounter
betweene
G●llien
,
Rotherus
,
the
sonne
of
Oliuer
and
Meruine
,
2
Of
the
good
knight
Drohes
.
who
yeelded
himselfe
to
Meruine
.
THe
euer
memorable
record
of
this
famous
history
maketh
mention
,
that
in
the
same
time
that
Meruine
was
departed
from
Brandis
,
as
is
before
written
,
there
was
sailing
vpon
that
sea
,
vpon
which
he
then
daunced
,
many
French
Christian
knights
,
that
forsooke
the
flowrie
countrey
of
Fraunce
,
to
behold
the
diuine
sepulchre
of
their
holie
Sauiour
,
amongst
whom
Oliuer
that
was
exterminated
by
Marsilius
,
had
begotten
on
Iaquelin
,
whom
Oliuer
the
beautiful
daughter
of
the
rich
king
named
Hugues
of
Constantinople
,
at
such
time
as
the
truce
was
made
by
Charlemaine
and
his
twelue
péeres
.
There
was
also
with
this
Galien
,
Rotherus
another
knight
,
the
remembrance
of
whose
vertue
,
might
excéedingly
wel
equal
the
most
praise-worthy
reputation
:
he
had
to
name
Drohes
,
who
after
that
time
became
friend
to
Meruin
,
as
shal
be
fully
mentioned
in
this
present
●istory
.
Behold
now
these
christians
chased
by
the
vnmercifull
fury
of
a
violent
storm
,
a●riued
néere
●nto
Meruin
,
who
first
perceiuing
them
,
cried
to
his
companions
,
this
day
is
better
then
a
Sabboth
to
my
desires
,
for
I
discouer
a
ship
laden
with
christian
gallants
:
if
it
be
rich
,
be
yours
the
profit
of
their
wealth
,
vouchsafe
me
no
bootie
but
prowesse
,
and
honor
to
my
sword
,
which
is
al
I
desire
to
deserue
.
And
at
these
words
a
courageous
fire
of
valiant
fury
inuironed
his
heart
.
Now
if
the
zealous
minded
christians
,
when
they
beheld
the
pagans
were
ouerrun
wieh
a
doubtfull
feare
of
their
successe
wonder
not
,
for
they
were
but
thirtie●
and
those
il
appointed
both
for
armour
and
munition
,
so
that
if
the
eie
of
heauen
behold
them
not
with
a
pitying
aspect
,
their
liues
and
honours
are
all
in
ieopardy
by
the
valiancy
of
Meruin
.
Cosin
Gallien
said
Drohes
,
behold
how
these
pagans
draw
néere
to
assault
vs
,
if
Iehouah
looke
not
from
heauen
,
he●e
shal
our
liues
pay
their
last
forf●t
.
Feare
not
cosine
(
replied
Gallien
)
for
by
that
faith
I
owe
to
th●lmightie
,
so
long
as
I
can
hold
my
battel
ax
in
my
hand
▪
so
long
wil
I
maintain
my
liberty
,
and
doubt
not
but
to
send
thousands
of
them
to
hell
.
Ha
co●ine
,
against
the
foes
of
religion
we
ought
to
be
eternaly
valiant
,
yet
if
God
in
his
great
booke
of
destinie
haue
set
downe
our
tragedies
in
this
conflict
,
let
vs
receiue
with
ioyfulnes
what
we
cannot
repel
with
vnwillingnes
:
Yet
I
protest
to
you
by
the
greatest
protestation
of
a
christian
soule
,
that
before
I
be
taken
,
i
le
infranchise
so
many
pagan●
soules
from
their
cursed
bodies
,
that
the
cr●mosin
cur●ents
of
their
blood
,
shall
vouchsafe
my
hands
a
perpetuall
couerture
.
While
Gallien
was
speaking
this
,
Meruine
and
his
companions
,
being
already
prepard
for
the
battel
,
boorded
Gallien
,
to
whom
Meruine
ha●led
&
demanded
whence
,
and
what
they
were
,
whose
white
cros●es
were
(
said
he
)
the
signes
of
christianity
which
he
had
vowed
to
root
from
the
face
of
all
nations
.
Scarcely
was
his
last
wordended
,
but
the
pagan
mariners
assaulted
the
christians
whom
Meruine
&
the
rest
with
their
swords
in
their
fists
,
violently
seconded
,
making
almost
the
beginning
and
ending
one
moment
.
There
might
the
eie
of
man
behold
a
lamentable
spectacle
;
for
of
xxx
Christian
soules
in
a
trice
were
xxvj
.
breathlesse
,
only
iiij
.
suruiuing
,
which
▪
were
Gallien
Drohes
,
and
ij
.
others
,
which
breathed
scarse
a
breath
,
before
their
breaths
vanished
but
Drohes
turning
aloft
his
stéelehewing
sword
(
which
the
counte
of
Meulant
had
giuen
him
,
when
he
fought
against
Sodonas
)
slew
an
infinit
number
of
the
valiantest
Sarazens
but
Gallien
caried
himselfe
so
couragiously
that
he
neuer
stroke
blow
with
his
axe
,
but
he
disseuered
the
life
from
the
body
.
When
Croisant
sawe
the
prowesse
of
Gallien
,
he
cried
vnto
his
people
,
that
they
should
not
for
a
world
kil
him
,
bicause
he
would
present
him
as
a
great
estimate
to
king
Mermont
:
but
that
word
of
lifes
safety
cost
him
more
by
much
than
he
desired
to
tender
:
for
Gallien
smote
so
thicke
with
his
axe
,
that
the
Pagans
in
aboundance
tumbled
into
the
sea
,
Gallien
still
crying
S.
George
and
me
;
and
withall
crying
;
Thou
holy
Lamb
of
Iuda
,
comfort
thy
people
.
All
this
while
the
valiant
acts
of
Meruine
the
son
of
Oger
did
,
were
wonders
beyond
wonder
,
and
more
than
words
haue
power
to
deliuer
:
yet
what
he
did
,
he
ill
did
,
sith
it
was
to
exalt
Mahomet
,
&
shew
himselfe
an
inuincible
pagan
,
yet
ought
he
not
be
hated
for
his
misbeliefe
,
but
curse
with
immortall
malediction
,
that
false
fairy
Gratiana
,
who
stealing
him
,
told
not
the
trueth
of
his
birth
and
being
.
Gallien
and
Drohes
made
great
resistance
against
the
Pagans
,
but
the
highest
valure
is
profitlesse
against
an
higher
resolution
.
Wherefore
cosin
Drohes
,
said
Gallien
,
let
me
kisse
thee
,
and
bid
thée
farewell
,
for
here
shal
our
bodies
vnsundered
,
sunder
their
acquaintance
,
but
our
soule
I
hope
,
imbrace
in
the
highest
pallace
of
heauen
.
Well
dost
thou
know
,
O
that
we
had
such
cause
to
know
!
how
Ganelon
the
traitor
by
his
treason
deliuered
vnto
the
king
Marcillius
,
my
father
Oliuer
,
and
the
famous
Orlando
,
who
died
at
Ronceualli
:
O
Oliuer
my
father
,
thou
scourge
of
S●razens
turne
back
into
heauen
.
Thus
spake
the
wise
Gallien
,
whom
Meruine
beholding
with
the
eies
of
perfite
anger
,
and
séeing
that
none
of
his
people
durst
approach
him
,
cried
,
retire
thou
valurelesse
amated
nation
,
whose
earthy
spirits
are
consumd
with
the
fire
of
this
christian
,
to
me
belongs
the
conflict
,
to
me
the
rep●tation
.
Approaching
to
Gallien
,
he
said
,
Traitor
,
all
thy
defences
are
but
mists
that
vanish
from
thy
safety
,
great
hath
bin
thy
conquest
,
greater
thy
fault
for
such
conquest
and
greatest
now
shall
be
thy
ouerthrow
:
Yet
for
thy
valure
sake
,
I
will
contradict
my
iudgement
,
yield
,
and
thy
life
is
saued
.
Were
it
not
for
charitie
(
said
Gallien
)
I
should
hate
thy
soule
,
but
thy
body
be
assured
,
I
detest
,
yet
my selfe
much
more
,
should
I
haue
but
halfe
a
thought
of
submission
:
neuer
was
there
pagan
borne
,
to
whom
I
will
be
obedient
:
and
at
that
word
he
strucke
a
pagan
that
approched
him
with
such
furie
,
that
he
fell
dead
before
Mernin
.
Mer●in
beholding
this
true
magnanimity
,
had
not
euen
at
that
instant
wrath
thrust
pittie
from
her
soueraignty
,
he
had
both
saued
and
loued
him
,
but
being
blinded
with
emulation
,
he
rusht
vpon
Gallien
,
and
strucke
him
vpon
the
head
,
that
he
claue
him
euen
vnto
the
girdle
.
Wo
alas
Gallien
the
sonne
of
Oliuer
,
as
memorable
for
his
vertues
,
as
famous
for
his
victories
,
is
now
slaine
:
forgiue
him
great
Ioue
that
slew
him
,
and
yet
it
was
a
wound
that
wounded
all
christendome
.
2
Now
is
Drohes
alone
,
and
yet
not
alone
,
for
séeing
Gallien
dead
,
he
was
consorted
with
infinite
perplexities
,
and
as
t
were
armed
with
their
inuisible
tumults
,
he
sware
that
before
he
died
,
he
would
reuenge
his
death
,
then
flew
he
amongst
the
proudest
Sarazins
▪
sending
infinites
to
attend
him
whom
he
loued
,
but
alas
their
courses
were
contrary
,
for
Gallien
ascending
,
they
descended
.
So
like
a
carelesse
mad
man
,
only
discréetly
wise
in
the
waies
of
prowesses
did
Drohes
behaue
himselfe
,
that
leauing
his
own
,
he
boorded
the
ship
where
the
Pagans
were
inhaused
,
and
there
defended
and
offended
with
such
vnspeakable
corage
,
that
not
any
but
started
backe
and
refused
to
assaile
him
.
Iesus
,
said
Drohes
,
that
madest
the
crosse
glorious
by
thy
passion
,
shall
I
,
O
must
I
die
here
,
and
thus
vnreuenged
,
with
that
word
he
leapt
into
a
litle
boate
that
was
behind
at
the
st●rn
of
the
ship
and
swore
by
holy
Mary
,
that
who
so
entred
there
,
he
would
be
his
deaths
man
:
for
sithence
he
was
alone
,
he
would
sell
his
owne
▪
&
his
fellowes
liues
,
at
the
rate
of
a
bloody
tribute
.
Then
came
Meruin
all
amazed
,
saying
;
Christian
,
for
pure
loue
only
of
thy
vertue
,
if
thou
wilt
yield
,
and
trust
mine
honorable
reputation
,
by
Mahomet
,
and
him
thou
callest
thy
redéemer
,
thou
shalt
haue
no
harme
,
only
the
title
of
my
prisoner
,
and
for
the
renowne
of
thy
valiancie
shalt
goe
whither
fortune
shall
conduct
mée
:
this
do
,
and
so
do
,
otherwise
by
Alcaron
,
my
honour
and
my
sword
,
instantly
either
thou
or
I
will
be
entertained
into
de●ths
mansion
.
Drohes
hearing
the
thunder
,
yet
the
swéet
thunder
of
Meruins
speach
,
albeit
it
made
but
a
dolefull
melody
in
his
eares
,
yet
entring
into
many
souldierlike
considerations
,
both
of
after
aduenture
,
and
present
danger
,
guided
by
the
grace
of
God
and
his
good
Angell
,
he
accepted
a
will
to
accept
those
conditions
▪
saying
to
himselfe
:
By
that
celestial
virgin
who
bare
the
fruit
of
life
,
it
is
better
to
be
in
prison
,
and
prolong
life
with
some
hope
,
then
presently
die
,
and
the
soule
vnsatisfied
.
Then
raising
his
voice
aloft
;
Noble
pagan
,
qd
he
to
Meruine
,
on
these
conditions
,
that
neither
my
life
be
violated
,
nor
I
vrged
to
deny
my
religion
,
I
yeeld
my selfe
,
Christian
qd
Meruin
I
assure
it
thée
:
then
Drohes
deliuerd
vp
his
sword
,
and
Meruine
receiued
it
.
At
the
instant
of
this
aduenture
,
there
stood
by
a
pagan
,
who
boiled
to
shew
himselfe
a
notable
varlet
,
and
séeing
Drohes
without
armes
,
he
smote
him
ouer
the
face
,
saying
Uillaine
,
thy
death
is
sworne
.
With
that
Meruine
turned
back
,
in
whom
rage
by
desert
challenged
an
interest
,
bicause
both
his
faith
and
honour
was
profaned
,
saying
to
the
Pagan
,
Thou
son
of
a
common
vnsatisfied
whore
,
proue
why
thou
smotest
this
Christian
,
who
is
yielded
my
prisoner
,
and
to
whom
by
warranty
my
reputation
is
ingaged
:
with
that
Meruine
lifted
vp
Drohes
sword
being
naked
in
his
hand
,
and
stroke
the
Pagan
,
that
he
claue
him
to
the
teeth
:
then
amplifying
his
protestation
,
said
,
By
Mahomet
,
if
there
be
any
man
,
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
that
impeacheth
my
promise
,
or
doth
my
word
wrong
to
any
christian
,
this
hand
,
and
this
sword
shall
minister
reuenge
:
for
all
my
déeds
shal
be
iust
and
religious
.
O
immortall
creator
(
said
Drohes
to
himselfe
)
how
well
worthy
is
this
Pagan
to
rule
a
monarchie
!
I
haue
not
séene
a
creature
more
wise
,
gracious
,
nor
more
valiant
.
O
thou
that
disposest
all
things
,
dispose
and
conuert
his
thoughts
to
christianity
▪
so
shal
he
be
well
worthy
of
all
honours
,
otherwise
my
thoughts
are
prophets
,
presaging
an
vnspeakeable
losse
to
ensue
by
his
chiualrie
.
These
praises
whispered
Drohes
of
Meruine
,
being
but
the
first
sacrifices
of
a
greater
loue
which
ensued
.
Now
came
Barbin
to
Meruine
saying
,
My
beloued
sonne
,
too
strong
a
a
witnes
is
this
blow
of
thy
heauy
displeasure
,
I
pray
thée
of
loue
▪
giue
not
to
thy
followers
matter
of
indignation
,
as
you
haue
done
to
him
you
haue
slaine
.
Father
qd
Meruine
,
dissimulation
is
a
branch
of
cowardise
,
I
will
be
plaine
and
iust
,
if
the
greatest
monarch
vnder
heauen
wrong
me
,
my
sword
shall
right
me
.
Yea
but
(
said
Barbin
)
feare
is
fellow
with
tyrannie
&
souldiers
must
be
preserued
with
affabilitie
.
By
Mahomet
answered
he
againe
,
I
will
be
feared
throughout
the
world
,
&
who
so
is
not
feared
,
is
not
truly
beloued
▪
of
whatsoeuer
is
gotten
by
the
conquest
of
these
christians
,
I
desire
nothing
part
it
amongst
you
,
saue
onely
this
prisoner
:
wherefore
let
none
doe
him
villanie
,
for
it
is
mine
indignitie
.
This
sayd
:
al
the
pagans
trembled
,
till
with
a
chéerefull
countenance
he
gaue
new
life
to
their
terror
:
such
effects
of
wonder
was
in
his
beholding
.
Now
all
troubles
being
appeased
,
the
pagans
diuided
the
bootie
amongst
them
,
and
Meruine
withdrawing
himselfe
into
his
cabin
,
onely
made
himselfe
rich
,
with
heaping
to
himselfe
infinite
wishes
to
behold
and
enioy
the
most
admirable
Berea
:
and
in
these
cogitations
he
sayled
with
such
prosperous
successe
,
that
in
few
dayes
they
arriued
at
the
port
Luternia
,
where
they
landed
,
two
leagues
from
the
host
of
king
Baucamont
,
who
as
you
haue
heard
,
had
besiedged
Mermont
within
Montment
,
with
two
hundred
thousand
men
,
and
had
so
continued
fiue
moneths
,
from
the
time
that
Barbin
and
Iacob
departed
in
quest
for
the
only
valiant
Meruine
,
whom
they
brought
with
300.
fighting
men
,
400.
they
had
at
their
departure
from
Brandis
,
but
in
the
conflict
at
sea
,
they
lost
100.
Now
as
they
marched
,
it
was
told
Meruin
that
the
next
morning
should
a
great
battell
be
fought
betwéene
the
kings
,
wherefore
Meruine
sayd
vnto
Iacob
,
I
pray
you
let
vs
adde
wings
to
our
féete
,
that
we
may
flie
to
the
beginning
of
the
battel
,
for
in
it
shal
Berea
behold
me
either
honoured
or
intombed
.
Thus
,
and
in
these
discourses
,
they
shortned
the
tiresome
way
,
passing
by
a
little
cottage
,
and
thence
entred
into
a
small
village
,
but
there
they
found
nothing
to
eate
,
for
Baucamont
had
destroied
al.
Thus
will
I
leaue
to
speake
of
Meruine
,
and
will
returne
to
Mermont
,
and
his
fortunes
in
the
next
dayes
mighty
battell
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
1
Of
the
great
battell
before
Montment
.
2
Merm●nt
taken
prisoner
.
3
Meruines
arriuall
and
recouerie
of
Mermont
,
4
Meruines
exploites
in
the
battell
.
5
His
second
deliuery
of
Mermont
,
&
other
accidents
.
AS
sonne
as
the
sun
had
put
on
the
dayes
golden
armour
,
Mermout
arose
and
commanded
proclamation
through
the
towne
that
euery
one
armed
should
mount
on
horsback
,
for
that
day
he
would
giue
battell
to
Baucamont
:
and
when
all
the
host
was
assembled
,
he
ordered
his
battalions
according
to
the
customs
of
the
most
ancient
Romanes
:
which
done
,
he
gaue
his
standard
to
be
caried
by
a
notable
pagan
,
the
sonne
of
his
sister
,
named
Tufer
,
who
had
in
his
regiment
.
20000.
h●rsemen
.
The
second
batalion
was
commaunded
by
a
most
fierce
Sarazen
called
Arufait
,
who
also
had
20000.
Murgaffier
his
brother
conducted
the
third
:
the
fourth
was
led
by
the
high
Admirall
,
a
man
both
proud
and
valiant
:
and
the
fift
,
the
king
himselfe
commanded
euery
regiment
being
20000.
from
rank
to
ranke
.
Mermont
the
king
in
great
maiesty
pased
,
admonishing
his
people
with
excellent
persuasions
,
saying
,
Lords
and
my
fellows
in
this
high
worke
of
fortitude
,
behold
now
the
prize
of
the
most
excellent
resolution
,
make
her
the
aime
of
your
thoughts
,
and
winne
her
by
your
almighty
actions
:
right
is
your
assistant
,
and
Mahomet
your
guide
,
the
thing
you
defend
,
is
your
inheritance
,
&
the
man
offending
is
Baucamont
a
st●anger
,
an
vsurper
,
and
worst
of
all
▪
a
tyrant
:
be
then
valiant
,
and
spare
none
,
sith
his
malice
spareth
not
to
roote
out
you
and
your
families
.
Many
other
arguments
of
incouragement
he
vsed
and
then
issued
out
of
the
towne
in
a
well
ordered
march
,
and
pace
for
pace
,
in
as
orderly
equipage
approched
their
enemies
,
who
staied
,
for
them
ranged
and
ordered
in
most
formall
,
proportion
.
When
Baucamont
beheld
the
power
of
Mermont
so
well
deraind
and
deuided
,
he
went
from
ranke
to
ranke
,
&
cheared
his
men
with
these
spéeches
:
My
Lordes
and
Barons
,
for
the
honour
of
your
names
euer
till
now
eternized
,
lap
vp
in
obliuion
the
remembrance
of
your
wiues
and
children
,
and
saue
honor
alone
,
kéepe
nothing
secret
:
our
enemies
are
but
few
in
number
,
it
is
impossible
for
them
to
hold
long
,
if
euery
one
do
his
indeuour
:
O
●e
then
wondered
at
for
valure
,
for
the
easier
to
attaine
,
the
greater
dishonor
not
attaining
.
Sir
,
replied
the
chiefe
commanders
of
his
armie
,
be
resolued
,
that
this
day
we
wil
either
win
Berea
,
or
al
be
dissolued
and
in
that
hope
set
forward
to
fortune
&
our
conquest
.
At
those
words
Baucamont
mounted
on
Marcheuall
,
which
somtimes
was
Ogers
,
whose
damme
Meruin
conquered
,
when
he
slew
the
traitour
Brohars
(
as
you
haue
before
heard
)
and
when
Baucamont
was
mounted
,
he
caused
a
charge
to
be
sounded
:
&
his
foes
on
the
other
side
,
answerd
with
like
musick
,
O
how
gallant
a
thing
it
was
,
to
heare
the
reuiuing
clamors
,
to
sée
the
ioyning
of
the
hostes
,
to
behold
the
shot
of
one
and
other
side
,
in
such
abundance
that
it
seemed
like
a
snow
descending
from
heauen
:
when
the
shot
ceased
,
then
began
they
to
fight
hand
to
hand
,
Mermont
,
crying
Montment
,
and
Baucamont
,
Damas.
There
might
you
sée
a
fierce
skirmish
,
as
well
of
the
●laine
pagans
,
as
the
dying
wounded
:
there
ran
the
horses
vp
and
downe
,
trailing
their
reines
in
contempt
,
after
them
that
but
ere
while
ruled
them
.
There
might
you
sée
a
hand
holding
a
sword
,
but
wanting
a
body
to
rule
it
:
a
man
that
but
now
fought
to
keepe
away
death
,
now
lamenting
for
nothing
,
but
that
he
could
not
haue
death
,
all
things
confused
,
all
things
tumultuous
:
for
such
and
no
other
is
warres
beauty
.
Mermont
being
valiant
,
prickt
amongst
his
enimies
,
exclaiming
against
Baucamont
,
and
threatning
reuenge
for
the
wrongs
both
to
come
&
perfited
.
And
in
this
furie
he
smote
a
pagan
named
Malcuidant
,
that
he
tumbled
dead
before
him
:
thence
he
passed
and
incoun●red
Affricant
,
whom
he
slew
likewise
.
Why
shall
I
make
laboursome
my
discourse
?
Mermont
,
before
he
ceased
,
slew
fiue
,
&
then
cryed
on
his
standard
●earer
,
whom
he
brought
to
the
strength
of
his
battell
.
Then
Artifalt
of
Luterne
,
and
Murgaffier
his
brother
folowed
him
:
on
the
other
side
Baucamont
cried
to
his
armie
,
come
on
gallants
,
if
any
haue
courage
,
let
him
follow
me
,
and
he
shal
not
onely
win
gold
,
but
kingdoms
.
With
Baucamonts
speaches
his
sou●diers
tooke
such
courage
,
that
in
despight
of
fortune
,
Mermont
and
his
hoste
were
compelled
to
retire
.
During
the
blacke
sunne-shine
of
this
contagions
day
▪
Berea
was
at
Turgon
standing
on
a
tower
,
from
whence
shee
beheld
the
battell
:
&
when
she
saw
her
fathers
army
retire
,
with
a
pitying
sigh
shée
sayd
,
Ah
Mahomet
,
that
ou●
men
had
new
strengths
,
or
better
fortunes
:
with
that
with
entered
the
thoughts
of
Meruine
into
her
memorie
,
for
whom
she
excéedingly
lamented
,
saying
Deare
loue
most
excellent
,
because
onely
worthy
to
be
excellent
,
O
how
tardie
are
thy
plumes
,
that
conuey
thée
with
no
more
spéed
to
our
affliction
?
thou
staiest
too
long
,
O
thou
staiest
too
long
,
come
spéedily
my
loue
,
or
these
iron
blowes
of
our
enemies
will
confound
vs
,
O
blesse
mine
eyes
once
againe
with
the
sight
of
thy
●alure
,
els
shall
my
soule
leaue
my
body
,
because
my
body
shal
be
compelled
to
forsake
thée
.
Thus
,
and
with
these
teares
of
lamentation
,
complained
she
for
her
absent
loue
,
who
staied
in
the
village
where
we
left
him
,
euen
vntill
morning
,
at
which
time
he
arose
,
armed
himselfe
,
and
gorgeously
adorned
the
top
of
his
helmet
,
by
fastning
thereon
the
gloues
sent
him
from
Berea
▪
Thus
armed
,
he
mounted
on
Mordant
,
and
pacing
foorth
,
found
all
his
troupe
ready
attending
his
comming
,
and
so
in
warlike
maner
they
all
departed
,
but
in
their
marching
Meruine
called
Drohes
to
him
,
a●d
sayd
,
Christian
,
if
by
that
faith
which
so
much
thou
holdest
inuiolate
,
thou
wilt
this
day
aide
vs
in
the
battell
,
to
which
we
are
marching
,
I
will
both
doe
thée
honour
,
command
thee
armes
,
and
reuerence
thy
reputation
.
In
faith
(
replyed
he
)
or
what
els
thou
canst
imagine
I
estéeme
déerer
,
I
will
:
neither
doubt
mee
for
disloialtie
,
sith
if
all
thine
army
should
renounce
thée
,
Drohes
would
die
faithfully
by
thee
.
At
those
wordes
Meruine
commanded
him
armes
;
and
when
Drohes
was
armed
,
he
made
a
vow
,
that
if
that
day
he
encountred
the
pagans
,
then
the
Discipline
and
Iustice
issuing
from
his
sword
,
should
testifie
,
that
the
death
of
Gallien
Rothorus
should
not
sleepe
vnreuenged
.
Now
had
they
ridden
so
farre
,
that
by
the
giantbegotten
cloudes
,
and
the
murmuring
rumor
of
the
troubled
aire
,
they
might
see
they
were
not
farre
from
the
battell
:
anone
they
might
heare
the
noise
,
the
cries
and
the
incounters
,
all
which
assured
their
former
imaginations
.
2
Then
pricking
more
eagerly
forward
,
they
hasted
to
b●
made
parties
in
the
con●●ict
,
yet
ere
they
could
approch
,
by
ill
chance
Mermont
was
ouerthrown
by
Baucamont
,
&
in
despight
of
his
followers
,
taken
prisoner
:
to
whom
Baucamont
with
reuiling
words
,
sayd
,
Uassale
to
my
fortune
,
this
day
is
the
last
of
thy
lifes
date
,
and
thy
death
shall
be
shamefull
,
thy
daughter
in
spight
will
I
teare
from
thy
possession
,
yet
wil
I
lie
with
her
but
one
sole
night
,
for
after
I
will
bestow
her
on
Pimon
mine
embassador
to
whom
thou
threatnedst
death
for
bringing
my
message
:
such
shame
will
I
heap
on
thy
crown
,
such
scandal
to
thy
fortune
.
This
said
,
Baucamont
calld
Antifer
,
and
commanded
him
to
conuey
Mermont
to
his
tent
,
til
he
had
vtterly
discomfited
the
rest
of
his
army
.
Then
took
they
Mermont
and
bound
him
with
strong
cords
,
and
muffling
his
eies
lest
he
shuld
see
any
alteration
in
that
base
maner
,
haled
him
to
their
tents
.
3
▪
But
as
Mer●ine
rid
aside
discoursing
with
Iacob
,
the
good
merchant
Iacob
perceiued
how
pittilesly
his
king
was
martired
with
his
tormentors
:
wherefore
,
as
if
his
eies
had
wounded
his
heart
,
he
cried
to
Meruine
,
O
saue
him
,
saue
him
:
behold
,
king
Mermont
taken
,
dishonored
&
tormented
.
Meruin
,
as
if
awaked
from
a
slumber
,
at
such
exclaiming
,
looking
about
,
and
seeing
him
,
smote
the
mare
with
his
spurs
,
who
like
a
whirlewind
carried
him
against
Antifer
.
He
approaching
so
neare
that
the
sound
of
his
words
might
be
retained
,
he
cried
,
Mermont
my
king
,
feare
not
thy
ill
fortune
,
for
in
despite
of
these
villaines
,
I
will
recarry
thée
into
Montment
,
at
that
word
he
encountred
a
pagan
called
Esclardy
,
nephew
to
Baucamont
,
and
with
such
commanding
violence
,
that
no
stéele
durst
withstand
it
,
but
the
head
of
his
lance
made
a
passage
both
through
his
hart
and
body
:
he
dead
,
Meruine
chéered
his
followers
,
chiefly
Drohes
,
to
whom
he
said
;
Absolutely
valiant
Christian
,
I
challenge
thée
,
make
good
the
couenant
betwixt
vs
,
spare
neither
king
nor
prince
,
commander
nor
follower
:
then
spurred
they
two
in
amongst
the
pagans
,
in
such
sort
,
that
as
the
ripe
corne
before
the
shearers
,
so
fell
they
before
them
.
Then
Meruin
approching
to
Mermont
,
whom
a
Turk
holding
,
Meruine
gaue
him
a
blow
that
claue
him
to
the
girdle
.
After
v●loosing
the
kings
bonds
,
and
giuing
him
liberty
to
sée
his
redemption
,
said
vnto
him
,
famous
king
,
and
my
loues
soueraigne
,
my
work
is
but
the
work
of
duty
,
command
my
life
for
thy
ransome
.
As
Mermont
was
about
to
reply
and
imbrace
him
,
Meruine
stayd
him
,
saying
,
what
I
do
,
I
ought
do
,
hereafter
shall
write
mine
allegeance
:
hold
,
lace
on
your
helmet
,
and
I
will
prouide
you
a
horse
to
mount
on
.
4
With
that
he
beheld
Antifer
,
who
was
princely
mounted
,
&
came
thus
to
him
;
Pagan
,
of
necessity
you
must
present
me
your
horse
for
the
king
my
soueraigne
:
and
for
a
ful
point
to
his
speach
,
he
gaue
him
a
blowe
crosse
the
beuer
,
as
he
fell
downe
mortally
wounded
.
Meruine
tooke
his
horse
,
and
theron
mounted
king
Mermont
,
whose
ioy
none
can
speake
of
▪
but
those
that
haue
tasted
his
affliction
.
Now
began
a
maruelous
battell
,
wherein
all
did
very
well
,
yet
euery
one
couetous
to
do
more
:
pleasant
and
louely
it
was
to
behold
Drohes
,
who
thinking
euery
pagan
he
mette
the
murderer
of
Gallien
,
sent
thousands
to
hell
,
that
had
not
seen
Gallien
,
but
aboue
all
,
Meruine
surpassed
,
who
neuer
lifted
vp
his
hand
,
but
death
followed
the
falling
.
At
these
two
Mermont
wondred
,
swearing
within
himselfe
the
one
was
Mahomet
,
the
other
Apollo
,
and
that
they
were
come
,
the
one
to
shew
deity
,
thother
to
attaine
a
greater
conquest
than
the
death
of
Pithon
.
In
fine
he
said
,
both
were
his
assistants
,
bicause
his
quarrell
was
lawfull
.
In
such
sort
did
Meruine
and
Drohes
behaue
themselues
,
that
of
3000
that
caried
away
Mermont
,
not
one
escaped
,
but
either
slaine
or
sore
wounded
.
A
Sarazen
beholding
this
fight
,
séeing
two
thus
triumphant
o●er
so
many
thousands
,
smote
his
horse
with
his
spurs
,
and
came
running
to
Baucamont
,
crying
,
King
of
Damascus
retire
for
euen
Mahomet
and
Iehouah
are
come
to
fight
against
thée
,
Mermont
is
recouerd
and
thy
men
discomfited
,
two
for
two
millions
are
much
too
mightie
,
retire
then
,
retire
,
for
saue
death
thou
canst
haue
no
companion
.
Night-rauen
,
quoth
Baucamont
)
care
for
thine
owne
soule
,
I
scorne
thy
prophesies
,
yet
tell
me
from
whom
,
or
from
what
part
are
those
people
arriued
.
Instantly
(
said
he
)
you
shall
sée
them
ascending
from
yonder
valley
,
flie
,
flie
,
for
death
is
in
their
foreheads
.
Traitor
said
Baucamont
,
turn
thée
and
bring
me
to
them
.
Not
for
the
wealth
of
the
world
answerd
he
againe
,
for
by
Iupiter
I
had
rather
mountaines
should
fall
vpon
me
,
then
the
wrath
of
those
inraged
people
should
by
aduenture
find
me
:
and
in
this
saying
,
he
stroke
his
horse
and●
flew
ouer
the
field
,
feare
giuing
him
wings
and
flight
bearing
him
beyond
the
compasse
of
eies
prospect
.
No
sooner
was
he
gone
,
but
Baucamont
perceiued
the
approach
of
Meruine
.
Then
mustred
he
his
people
together
,
saying
,
Neuer
till
now
houered
the
crowne
of
Glorie
ouer
vs
,
win
〈◊〉
,
and
weare
it
:
for
sée
,
he
that
commands
it
,
coms
vnto
vs
to
present
it
,
and
with
that
he
smote
Marcheuall
,
and
charged
Meruine
.
Meruine
on
thother
side
gaue
Mordant
the
reine
to
incounter
with
Baucamont
:
their
carier
was
like
the
méeting
of
two
tempests
from
two
seuerall
corners
of
the
earth
:
but
Meruine
hit
Baucamont
such
a
blow
,
that
he
fel
from
his
courser
to
the
ground
,
neither
had
he
euer
raised
his
head
from
the
earths
pillow
,
had
not
a
band
of
4000
come
in
to
his
rescue
.
Betwixt
him
and
them
,
a
singular
to
an
infinit
plurall
began
a
fierce
,
doubtful
and
vndying
combate
.
Iacob
this
while
the
good
merchant
valiantly
behaued
himselfe
,
so
also
did
Croisant
and
Barbin
,
whose
swordes
bare
liueries
of
their
Lords
wages
:
yet
when
I
thinke
on
Meruine
and
Drohes
,
the
déeds
of
the
others
were
but
as
margent
notes
to
their
h●ge
volums
:
there
might
one
sée
confusion
in
her
royalty
,
heads
without
hands
,
hands
without
bodies
,
legs
without
féet
,
thighs
like
feet
moouing
:
there
you
might
see
stones
broken
with
bodies
burden
,
yea
burdened
bodies
by
stones
broken
:
all
things
horrible
,
yet
nothing
but
honorable
:
there
lay
pagan
slain
on
pagan
,
misbeliefe
on
vnbelieuing
,
while
Drohes
smiled
to
sée
selfe
religion
,
selfe
discipline
and
law
confound
one
another
,
and
b●ganne
to
pride
himselfe
,
that
that
day
his
déeds
should
be
eternized
.
But
at
this
time
what
Meruin
did
is
impossible
to
describe
,
because
they
ascended
higher
than
mortall
capacity
.
He
incountered
Africant
,
and
slue
him
,
so
did
he
th
admirall
,
whom
horse
and
man
he
bare
down
to
the
ground
.
What
shal
I
say
more
?
al
force
was
no
force
,
when
his
force
gainestood
it
,
as
Hares
from
drun●s
,
Lambs
from
lions
.
Fawnes
from
tygers
,
so
flew
the
pagans
before
him
.
What
he
did
,
what
his
power
sought
to
do
,
was
all
this
while
beheld
both
by
Berea
and
her
mother
,
who
stood
next
her
,
and
from
the
tickling
spirit
of
her
heart
,
said
to
her
daughter
:
Faire
soule
,
seest
thou
not
yonder
pagan
,
whose
armes
are
like
sunne
shine
▪
and
his
deeds
better
then
the
sunnes
beauty
:
in
his
helm
he
wears
two
gloues
,
a
swimming
swan
in
a
bower
of
roses
:
on
my
soule
he
is
not
mortall
,
for
his
deeds
are
celestiall
▪
his
prowesse
is
heroicall
,
and
his
cariage
like
the
god
of
warrefare
.
Berea
hea●ing
her
mothers
speaches
it
seemed
the
Roses
in
Meruines
headpiece
were
fled
thence
to
her
cheeks
;
for
she
prettily
blushed
,
and
thought
of
her
loue
Meruine
,
and
as
she
looked
downe
toward
him
,
her
thoughts
,
the
truest
heralds
of
a
●o●ing
conceit
,
told
her
it
was
he
alone
that
so
gallantly
behaued
himselfe
to
the
wonder
of
all
men
.
O
how
with
that
imagination
loue
gaue
new
fire
to
his
old
flame
,
and
surprised
her
with
delicate
thinkings
:
then
grew
shee
dumbe
with
admiring
,
sighing
because
she
was
dumbe
,
blushing
to
heare
her selfe
sigh
,
&
then
grew
pale
,
lest
hir
dumbnes
,
sighing
and
blushing
,
should
of
other
than
her
own
eies
be
perceiued
.
After
this
war
of
maiden
lookes
had
taken
alittle
truce
with
her
intentions
,
thus
to
her
heart
her
heart
whisperd
.
Thou
God
of
my
forefathers
,
how
excellent
hast
thou
made
my
loue
!
death
being
most
fierce
,
fearing
,
is
become
his
vassaile
,
attend
him
death
,
but
touch
him
not
.
As
she
was
imagining
more
,
her
mother
turned
about
,
and
perceiuing
her
distraught
in
countenance
,
challenging
the
distemperature
of
lookes
,
asked
what
she
ailed
,
and
desired
nothing
to
be
hidden
from
her
.
Madame
(
said
she
)
I
felt
a
torment
of
such
vehemencie
take
hold
on
me
,
as
no
creature
can
imagine
.
Mahomet
defend
my
father
,
for
I
feare
some
euil
.
Thus
dissembled
she
with
her
mother
,
Meruine
being
the
loadstarre
by
which
all
her
lodgings
were
guided
.
All
this
while
fell
destruction
from
the
sword
of
Meruine
vpon
the
pagans
who
like
larkes
vnder
the
wings
of
a
hobby
,
sought
holes
in
the
earth
to
hide
them
.
Drohes
pursued
his
footesteppes
,
and
the
nearest
of
any
imitated
his
vertues
.
Now
was
Baucamont
remounted
once
more
,
and
passing
thorow
his
ranks
,
gaue
them
new
incoragement
,
reuiling
the
new
come
strangers
,
and
disabling
their
actions
,
though
his
wounds
bare
bléeding
witnes
of
their
worths
.
5
When
he
had
done
,
he
charged
afresh
vpon
Mermont
,
and
that
with
such
impregnable
violence
,
as
he
ouerthrew
him
horse
and
man
to
the
ground
,
but
with
nimble
agilitie
,
he
soone
recouered
his
féete
,
and
drawing
his
sword
,
brandished
it
for
his
defence
.
All
that
shew
of
magnanimity
had
but
little
auailed
to
his
profit
,
if
Meruin
had
not
againe
by
chance
come
to
his
rescue
,
who
cried
aloud
,
Mermont
my
king
,
deferre
thy
fortune
but
a
moment
,
and
i
le
yield
succor
to
thy
life
:
and
then
rushing
amongst
the
thickest
,
he
strake
Gyrion
on
the
head
,
cleauing
him
to
the
waste
.
After
him
,
the
next
,
and
the
next
,
sparing
none
that
was
within
his
incounter
.
When
Baucamont
sawe
death
and
destiny
lie
in
Meruins
sword
,
like
a
man
made
desperat
,
bicause
his
estate
was
desperate
,
he
ioyned
himselfe
to
Meruine
,
striking
so
violent
a
blowe
,
as
he
claue
insunder
the
crest
of
his
helmet
,
but
to
his
head
did
no
harme
but
amazement
.
Meruin
displeased
at
his
entertainement
,
drew
Entrant
his
sword
,
and
without
o●her
salutation
stroke
at
Baucamont
withal
his
puissance
.
The
pagan
king
fearing
the
blow
,
retired
alittle
:
yet
had
hee
neuer
breathed
anie
more
malice
,
if
the
sword
had
not
turned
in
the
hand
of
Meruine
,
which
like
a
thunderbolt
fell
on
the
arme
of
Baucamont
,
and
that
in
such
heauy
maner
,
that
the
armor
,
shoulder
,
&
all
,
were
cut
asunder
,
When
Meruine
saw
him
thus
spoiled
of
his
defender
,
in
iesting
maner
he
sayd
,
king
Baucamont
,
it
is
time
now
the
world
excuse
you
from
these
martiall
occurrents
,
sith
the
fittest
for
you
is
a
monasticall
function
:
say
hencefoorth
for
the
loue
of
Mahomet
you
will
abiure
your
folly
,
hauing
paied
to
this
good
king
your
right
arme
for
a
ransome
.
Thus
hauing
sayd
,
he
returned
to
Mermont
,
&
remounted
him
the
second
time
,
but
Mermont
in
whom
was
ingrafted
a
strong
beliefe
,
that
Mer●ine
was
Mahomet
,
with
prostrate
humblenesse
sayd
vnto
him
,
great
and
almighty
God
of
most
excellent
authoirtie
,
this
day
hath
thy
goodnesse
newly
created
me
,
and
made
my
life
more
happy
then
the
liues
of
my
forefathers
,
hencefoorth
be
gratious
to
my
proceedings
great
lord
of
our
religion
,
and
I
wil
make
thy
name
be
rung
through
all
natious
,
thy
temple
I
wil
multiply
,
&
all
thine
ornaments
shall
be
of
purest
siluer
.
Meruin
séeing
the
blindnesse
of
his
amazement
,
raised
him
from
his
prostracie
,
saying
,
no
,
but
you
are
deceiued
,
you
are
deceiued
,
I
honor
him
&
you
:
and
with
that
he
rusht
agayne
into
the
battel
.
Thus
while
Drohes
and
the
other
behaued
themselues
valiantly
,
effecting
such
feates
of
knightly
chiualrie
,
that
force
▪
perforce
,
they
draue
to
retraite
the
hoste
of
Baucamont
,
many
flying
,
none
abiding
till
the
mightie
king
Esclamart
caused
all
his
troupes
which
came
for
the
succour
of
Baucamont
,
being
10000
Sarazens
,
all
fresh
and
vnfoiled
,
hauing
as
yet
not
striken
one
blowe
,
to
turne
vpon
their
enemies
like
a
storme
begotten
by
a
storme
in
the
moneth
of
Aprill
.
When
Mermont
perceiued
them
,
and
considering
his
people
and
horses
were
wearie
,
vnable
to
withstand
them
being
fresh
,
caused
a
retraite
to
be
sounded
,
and
in
honorable
s●rt
retired
into
the
ci●ie
:
but
when
he
came
to
enter
,
Esclamart
and
his
men
,
being
swift
and
nimble
,
had
gained
the
port
,
had
not
Meruine
&
Drohes
withstood
them
,
who
marched
behind
,
and
Meruine
in
that
last
incounter
slew
the
nephew
of
Esclamart
,
with
many
other
pagans
,
and
they
so
well
defended
themselues
,
that
king
Mermont
and
his
host
entered
into
the
cittie
,
&
Meruine
and
Drohes
after
them
,
to
the
confusion
and
dishonor
of
Esclamart
,
who
returned
sorrowfull
for
his
nephewes
slaughter
,
whom
hée
caused
to
bée
brought
with
great
solemnitie
into
his
tent
,
vowing
to
Mahomet
his
god
,
reuenge
for
his
misfortune
.
CHAP.
XV.
1
Of
the
honours
Mermont
did
to
Meruine
.
2
Me●uine
made
chamberlaine
of
the
Court.
3
Gratiana
for
his
sake
made
lady
of
the
chamber
of
Berea
with
other
accidents
.
KIng
Mermont
and
all
his
knights
,
being
entred
into
Montment
▪
were
most
roially
receiued
both
of
the
quéene
his
wife
,
and
the
most
beautifull
lady
Berea
his
daughter
,
to
whom
he
said
,
thou
golden
planet
of
mine
age
,
my
dearest
daughter
,
I
beseech
thée
honor
with
all
the
excellencies
thou
canst
imagine
,
this
admirable
creature
who
sits
armed
and
mounted
on
this
mightie
mare
,
I
once
imagined
him
to
be
our
great
god
Mahomet
,
so
godlike
was
he
in
mine
vnderstanding
,
and
so
impossible
it
was
for
the
force
of
man
to
enterprise
what
he
hath
effected
.
When
Iacob
came
and
heard
the
kings
spéeches
,
pleasantly
he
replied
:
My
gracious
soueraigne
,
it
is
a
common
saying
,
that
a
fooles
bolt
sometimes
as
wel
hits
the
marke
,
as
the
wise
mans
arrowe
.
True
said
the
king
,
but
I
pray
thée
,
to
what
ende
doest
thou
cite
this
adage
:
to
this
my
liege
lord
(
answered
he
)
I
who
am
basely
vnworthy
to
counsell
kings
,
yet
anciently
experienced
in
warres
doubtfulnesse
,
went
in
your
maiesties
name
to
Brandis
,
and
thence
brought
this
Meruin
,
the
sonne
of
Barbin
,
who
this
day
by
his
most
celestiall
prowesse
hath
twise
preserued
you
from
death
,
and
the
dangerous
hand
of
your
enemies
.
Now
if
the
actor
be
worthy
his
honour
,
is
not
the
agent
for
the
acte
worthy
to
be
rewarded
?
els
let
my
fortune
refuse
me
,
said
the
king
.
Iacob
I
will
heape
wealth
vpon
thy
wealth
▪
and
on
Meruine
I
will
double
a
thousand
honours
of
knighthood
:
for
by
Mahomet
▪
I
imagined
him
to
haue
bene
Mahomet
,
so
farre
excelled
he
all
creatures
,
yea
euen
Bruhier
,
and
Iustament
his
valiant
brother
,
who
were
slaine
by
that
renowned
Oger
,
the
scourge
of
our
religion
.
O
Meruine
,
if
Mahomet
continue
gratious
to
thy
procéedings
,
our
law
shall
be
by
thee
exalted
as
much
aboue
christianitie
,
as
the
first
moouer
is
resident
aboue
the
earths
center
.
Woe
alas
,
this
prohesie
was
too
true
,
for
with
the
eyes
of
infants
shall
be
watered
with
teares
,
as
hereafter
shall
be
declared
.
Now
Mermont
looking
vpon
Drohes
,
asked
Iacob
what
he
was
,
and
Iacob
in
euery
point
described
him
both
their
méeting
,
conflict
,
and
conquest
,
and
how
he
was
a
christian
,
whose
name
was
Drohes
,
adding
withall
,
that
if
any
myracle
could
make
him
renounce
his
religion
,
that
then
the
law
of
paganisme
by
him
more
then
by
any
christian
,
but
Oger
,
would
be
raised
&
admired
,
but
this
wisedom
is
so
great
that
no
will
can
remooue
him
.
Then
Mermont
asked
Iacob
from
whence
,
&
by
what
meane
Meruin
had
gotten
that
band
of
men
which
he
had
brought
to
the
battel
.
Then
Iacob
shewed
the
king
Croisant
,
who
then
was
busie
in
talke
with
Meruine
,
&
from
point
to
point
declared
his
fortunes
,
both
how
●a
was
accused
,
Meruin
ingaged
,
Brohars
slain
,
and
Croisant
restored
from
his
vnbeléeuing
:
the
king
hearing
all
this
,
his
heart
danced
for
ioy
,
and
he
solemnly
vowd
to
raise
Meruine
higher
in
authoritie
,
then
the
conceite
of
man
could
aspire
vnto
.
Whereupon
,
calling
the
gallant
yong
knight
before
him
,
who
came
with
all
the
reuerence
belonging
to
so
great
a
maiestie
,
the
king
with
a
dumb
,
but
speaking
countenance
amazedly
,
as
if
in
a
maner
skared
at
his
beauty
,
and
with
his
long
looking
and
intimate
searching
in
euery
lineament
of
his
proportion
,
he
suddenly
apprehended
in
his
memory
the
diuine
features
of
Oger
.
Wherefore
he
sayd
,
beléeue
me
Meruine
,
by
that
Alcheron
in
which
I
trust
,
thou
resemblest
both
in
body
,
figure
,
and
beautie
,
the
famousest
of
all
christians
,
renoumed
Oger
the
duke
of
Denmarke
,
whose
fortunes
if
thou
counteruaile
,
the
pennes
of
all
men
shall
write
thée
most
happy
.
By
this
time
the
day
had
exchanged
the
coulour
of
his
garment
,
and
put
on
the
nightes
vesture
,
wherefore
al
the
tables
being
roially
apparelled
,
and
supper
set
on
the
boorde
,
water
was
brought
for
the
king
,
he
sate
downe
to
eate
:
but
because
all
his
studie
was
to
doe
honor
to
Meruine
,
he
commanded
him
to
sit
downe
before
him
,
after
him
Drohes
,
swearing
by
the
faith
of
a
christian
,
that
he
would
neuer
part
or
obscure
himselfe
;
vnlesse
it
were
by
the
commandement
and
●onsent
of
Meruine
,
and
for
that
vowes
sake
,
he
was
neither
restrained
nor
imprisoned
,
but
suffered
to
goe
and
dispose
himselfe
round
about
the
towne
at
his
own
pleasure
▪
the
roialty
and
solemnity
of
that
nights
seruice
,
I
will
leaue
to
speake
of
,
because
tediousnesse
inuenometh
a
willing
hearer
.
Supper
being
ended
,
and
euery
ceremonie
performed
to
a
kingly
magnificence
,
the
king
called
Barbin
,
and
spake
to
him
:
Barbin
,
I
bind
thée
by
thy
fealtie
,
neither
deceiue
me
in
thine
answere
,
nor
restraine
from
the
knowledge
of
that
I
intend
to
demand
of
thée
:
who
,
and
on
whom
diddest
thou
beget
this
wonder
,
this
Meruine
,
trust
me
he
resembleth
thée
in
nothing
,
neither
bée
his
déeds
the
fruits
of
a
merchant-like
generation
?
My
dread
soueraigne
(
answerd
Barbin
)
I
begot
him
of
a
noble
&
renoumed
Sarazen
lady
,
as
great
in
dignity
,
as
the
house
of
Ottoman
,
who
through
her
paine
in
childe-birth
,
piteously
died
.
After
whose
decease
I
tooke
the
infant
&
a
most
delicat
lady
(
the
sister
of
my
dead
loue
)
who
sware
to
hir
in
hir
last
pangs
neuer
to
depart
from
him
til
terme
of
yeres
had
brought
him
to
manhood
,
&
transported
them
with
me
into
these
parts
:
if
now
your
maiestie
misdoubt
my
protestation
,
I
haue
the
lady
at
my
house
,
who
is
both
an
eie
,
and
an
eate-witnes
.
Let
the
lady
be
commanded
before
vs
said
the
king
,
which
imediately
was
done
.
To
herlikewise
the
king
propounded
these
articles
,
with
many
other
egressions
as
he
had
done
to
Barbin
,
and
she
in
euery
point
answerd
without
differing
,
insomuch
that
the
king
beleeued
them
,
so
artificall
was
their
cunning
.
2
The
king
demanding
her
name
,
she
told
him
it
was
Gratiana
:
●hen
said
the
kin●
;
fair●
damosel
descended
of
a
diuine
issue
,
for
loue
of
Meruin
thy
nephew
▪
whom
al
loue
that
haue
any
splendor
in
them
,
how
sacred
a
thing
loue
,
is
my
pleasure
is
,
that
henceforth
thou
be
lady
of
the
chamber
of
Berea
mine
only
daughter
:
by
thée
be
she
disposed
by
thée
he
her
〈◊〉
increased
,
loue
her
and
liue
with
her
,
for
thou
canst
teach
〈◊〉
both
excellencie
&
honour
:
thus
was
the
fai●●e
lady
Gratiana
borne
vp
to
the
cloudes
in
hono●r
for
the
loue
of
●eruine
,
whom
falsely
she
had
stolne
,
as
wa●
before
mentioned
.
3
When
this
was
done
,
the
king
called
Meruine
and
asked
him
if
he
found
no
declining
in
his
memory
from
that
hie
staire
of
vertue
,
which
hitherto
he
scaled
,
but
that
he
would
perseuer
in
his
beginning
,
and
bear
the
glory
of
Mahomet
,
as
far
as
the
sunne
was
born
in
his
chariot
.
My
earthly
god
(
sayd
he
)
and
the
next
in
my
loue
to
Mahomet
,
my
whole
desire
is
to
make
famous
my
religion
,
and
the
aime
of
my
content
to
proue
my
force
greater
than
any
christians
:
this
I
loue
,
in
this
I
liue
and
thus
shall
my
life
consummate
.
The
king
hearing
this
,
was
very
ioyfull
:
wherefore
embracing
him
in
his
armes
,
he
said
,
Dearer
than
my
kingdome
,
Meruine
my
champion
,
henceforth
for
thy
prowesse
,
valure
,
and
magnanimity
,
and
for
thou
didst
twice
restore
me
fro
death
to
my
former
being
,
I
create
thée
the
principal
chamberlaine
of
my
court
,
be
thy
rule
like
thy selfe
,
righteous
,
and
let
all
obey
thée
.
The
thankes
which
Meruine
gaue
the
king
for
these
honors
,
were
such
as
made
glorious
the
giuer
,
yet
the
receiuer
seemed
only
glorified
.
Thus
in
great
pomp
Meruine
continued
in
the
kings
house
,
beloued
and
feared
of
all
men
,
except
of
the
traitor
Marant
,
nephew
to
the
king
,
being
his
sisters
son
,
and
espoused
to
Butor
that
gouernd
Minor
,
where
Meurine
was
imprisoned
fiue
yeares
,
as
hereafter
you
shall
heare
.
This
Marrant
could
by
no
possible
meanes
loue
Meruine
,
so
hugely
had
enuy
taken
possession
on
his
soule
,
to
behold
the
honor
the
king
his
vnkle
had
done
him
,
wherefore
he
watched
to
do
him
villany
,
for
villanie
is
euer
waking
.
It
hapned
one
day
,
Meruine
rising
earely
in
the
morning
euen
with
the
sunne
,
there
came
to
him
a
certain
spie
,
who
gaue
him
intelligence
that
king
Baucamont
,
with
800
of
his
approued
warriers
was
intended
to
hunt
the
stagge
in
the
great
forrest
,
bordering
vpon
the
citie
.
As
soone
as
Meruine
heard
it
,
he
called
Drohes
,
the
traitor
Marant
,
and
500
expert
souldiers
,
and
with
them
priuily
issued
out
of
the
city
,
taking
an
vsuall
path
,
through
which
he
paced
so
long
,
till
at
length
he
perceiued
where
Baucamont
with
his
hoste
returned
from
the
chase
,
his
arme
as
then
healed
,
and
he
mounted
on
his
steed
.
Meruin
ambushed
him selfe
and
his
men
within
a
little
groue
,
whence
he
intended
to
charge
Baucamont
,
holding
both
his
lance
redy
in
his
fist
,
and
hauing
vnder
him
his
mare
Mordant
:
anone
when
Baucamont
was
approched
so
neare
,
that
he
was
hopelesse
of
retiring
,
Meruine
caused
his
men
to
march
against
him
,
saying
,
fellows
in
armes
,
think
not
of
fortune
,
but
victorie
,
for
in
my selfe
there
is
no
other
imagination
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
1
How
Baucamont
and
800
souldiers
were
discomfited
,
and
himselfe
taken
prisoner
.
2
With
him
the
King
Antifer
&
24.
pagans
,
all
by
Meruine
.
3
How
he
deliuered
them
to
the
traitor
Marant
,
to
present
to
king
Merm●nt
his
vnckle
,
in
Meruins
name
the
conqueror
.
WHen
Baucamont
beheld
Meruine
,
whom
he
knew
by
his
helmet
,
bicause
in
many
battels
,
which
I
leaue
to
speake
of
,
he
had
taken
notice
of
the
same
,
he
turning
to
his
traine
vsed
these
speaches
:
You
folowers
of
me
and
my
fortunes
,
reuiue
your selues
▪
and
in
the
name
of
Mahomet
,
be
now
or
neuer
courageous
,
battel●
surely
we
shal
be
offered
,
be
fortune
as
auspicious
as
please
her
,
for
behold
an
enemie
whom
my
soule
hateth
,
euen
he
whose
single
sword
did
me
more
hurt
then
Mermont
or
his
huge
hoste
could
haue
effected
by
a
godlike
incoragement
,
yet
is
he
no
other
then
the
base
son
of
a
ware-exchanging
merchant
,
whom
some
diuell
hath
nursed
for
a
damned
execution
.
At
this
word
he
tooke
a
tell
axe
in
his
hand
,
&
broching
Marcheual
with
his
spurres
,
charged
coragiously
,
Meruin
on
the
other
side
,
as
nimble
as
lightning
,
ran
to
intertain
him
,
their
running
,
méeting
,
&
coniunction
,
being
louder
than
thunder
,
&
stronger
then
a
northern
tempest
,
&
when
in
midst
of
the
ass●mbly
,
they
had
discharged
vpon
either
other
,
the
wonders
of
chiualrie
,
Meruine
hauing
broken
his
lance
▪
drew
Entrant
his
sword
,
and
therwith
assailed
Baucamont
with
such
furie
,
that
he
threw
him
from
Marcheual
his
gallant
beast
to
the
ground
,
&
that
with
such
incomparable
prowesse
,
that
he
lay
a
long
time
on
the
ground
in
a
deadly
passion
.
Meruin
descending
,
vnlaced
his
helmet
,
and
was
euen
ready
to
diuide
the
long
coniunction
betwixt
his
head
and
body
,
when
Baucamont
awaking
from
his
trance
and
beholding
himself
vtterly
exiled
from
the
hope
of
longer
liuing
with
erected
hands
cried
vnto
him
:
thou
flower
of
chiualrie
,
and
the
bed-mate
to
fortune
,
be
as
honourable
as
thou
art
valiant
,
&
take
me
to
thy
presence
:
then
turning
his
sword
in
his
hand
,
he
deliuerd
the
hilts
to
Meruin
,
who
perceiuing
it
,
deliuered
him
vnto
the
traitour
Marrant
saying
,
Prince
Marrant
,
take
king
Baucamont
to
your
charge
,
and
guard
him
safely
because
I
know
the
king
your
vnkle
wil
estéeme
this
fortune
much
better
then
the
gift
of
an
empire
.
Marrant
accepted
him
ioyfully
.
This
while
Drohes
and
the
rest
were
in
the
midst
of
their
enemies
,
where
the
déeds
they
did
were
worthy
of
immortal
memorie
.
Now
after
Meruine
had
lef●
his
royall
prisoner
in
safe
keeping
,
he
flang
himselfe
into
the
heart
of
the
battell
,
like
a
hunger-starued
wolfe
amongest
a
flocke
of
shéepe
,
the
first
he
met
,
he
stroke
dead
to
the
ground
:
so
did
he
the
second
,
the
third
the
fourth
,
and
the
fifth
:
why
should
I
bee
tedious
in
description
?
tenne
to
their
deaths
he
sent
with
one
breathing
.
Drohes
seeing
him
doe
these
excellent
feates
of
knighthood
,
grew
inamored
of
him
,
&
praised
him
in
his
heart
next
his
creator
:
but
God
of
heauen
(
said
hee
)
how
wonderfull
beyond
conceit
are
these
actions
!
if
his
thréed
of
life
lengthen
like
his
courage
,
and
some
pittiing
powder
of
heauen
alter
not
his
vnhappy
misbeléeuing
al
christendome
shal
quake
,
and
the
house
of
Dauid
be
forsaken
:
thus
from
the
anguish
of
his
soule
spake
the
most
righteous
Drohes
,
whose
valure
and
feates
of
armes
were
boundeoo
in
no
limite
,
augmenting
hourely
;
the
rather
to
beholde
the
examples
of
Meruine
laide
before
him
.
2.
All
this
while
was
the
sonne
of
religious
Oger
furroying
through
the
middest
of
the
army
,
&
had
euen
now
ouerthrown●
king
Antifer
to
the
ground
,
whose
head
had
payed
his
ransome
if
fearefull
,
humblenesse
had
not
made
him
submit
to
mercie
:
him
likewise
hee
gaue
to
the
kéeping
of
Marant
.
Now
had
Drohes
incountred
a
giant-like
pagan
▪
with
whom
he
maintained
a
dreadfull
battell
,
but
in
the
end
hée
smote
him
a
blowe
with
such
vigour
,
that
he
claue
his
head
to
his
téeth
.
Which
another
pagan
beholding
,
ranne
at
Drohes
,
and
with
his
launce
strake
his
horse
through
the
heart
,
that
he
fell
downe
dead
at
the
instant
.
But
with
great
agilitie
Drohes
recouered
himselfe
,
and
flourishing
his
sworde
,
vowed
vengeance
for
his
iniurie
.
But
Meruine
séeing
the
pagan
by
such
dishonour
had
slaine
the
horse
of
Drohes
,
preuented
his
intent
,
and
with
one
blowe
stricke
the
pagans
head
from
his
shoulders
.
As
this
was
in
doing
,
the
gallant
horse
Marcheuall
came
gallopping
masterlesse
by
them
,
running
here
and
there
,
hauing
his
reines
at
his
owne
randon
.
When
Meruine
sawe
him
,
hée
thrust
his
spurres
against
Mordant
,
and
flew
after
him
,
and
that
with
such
voilent
swiftnesse
,
that
in
short
time
he
tooke
him
,
and
deliuered
him
to
Drohes
,
who
being
mounted
thereon
,
sware
by
him
that
with
blood
washed
the
world
from
her
transgressions
,
that
if
euer
Meruines
fortunes
stoode
in
néede
of
his
imployment
,
his
life
should
be
wa●ted
in
his
seruice
.
Then
againe
Drohes
thrust
himselfe
into
the
middest
of
his
enemies
,
of
whom
he
made
infinite
destruction
,
that
both
pen
and
wit
are
too
blunt
to
describe
them
,
and
yet
were
they
to
bée
ioyned
with
Meruine
in
no
degrée
of
comparison
,
no
more
then
the
night
to
the
daies
glorie
,
for
he
neuer
lift
his
sword
aloft
but
he
kild
either
horse
or
man
,
or
both
horse
and
man
together
.
Let
mee
not
dull
your
eares
with
a
heauie
tale
:
such
excellent
feates
of
armes
were
performed
by
Meruine
,
that
of
800.
which
went
with
their
king
on
hunting
,
there
were
left
aliue
but
twentie
&
fower
,
which
with
Baucamout
and
Antifer
were
likewise
taken
priso●ers
▪
great
was
the
bootie
and
riches
which
there
was
taken
,
but
Meruin
refusing
to
touch
it
,
caused
it
to
be
equally
diuided
among
his
souldiers
.
Then
commaunding
a
retraite
,
and
summoning
his
band
together
they
marched
in
souldier
like
manner
to
Montment
.
But
amongst
the
rest
a
Pagan
,
whose
name
was
Hebie
,
thrust
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
posted
from
the
troupe
with
such
swiftnes
,
that
he
ranne
to
Montment
before
the
rest
a
long
season
:
assoone
as
he
was
lighted
he
ascended
the
pallace
,
and
knéeling
before
the
king
he
said
.
My
dread
soueraigne
,
more
ought
you
to
adore
our
God
Mahomet
&
greater
incense
to
throw
vpon
his
Altars
,
then
any
Monarke
whatsoeuer
:
for
Meruine
this
day
by
his
neuer
fayling
prowesse
,
bringeth
bound
in
triumph
Baucamont
,
Antifer
,
and
twentie
foure
of
the
most
couragious
Pagans
,
taken
al
prisoners
by
his
only
sword
:
when
the
Paragon
of
al
ages
(
diuine
Berea
)
heard
this
,
if
her
ioy
exceeded
her
beautie
,
)
and
yet
than
her
beautie
was
nothing
more
amiable
,
(
let
no
man
wonder
nor
demand
the
reason
,
si●h
loue
is
beyond
the
bond
of
a
larger
limit
.
3
Now
whilest
the
king
and
his
nobles
were
increasing
their
conceites
of
pleasure
with
imagination
of
these
aduentures
,
the
Prince
Marant
,
with
Baucamont
,
Antifer
&
the
●4
.
Pagans
entered
into
the
hall
,
&
knéeling
before
the
king
with
a
stiffe
knée
,
faintly
,
as
vnwilling
his
tongue
should
be
guiltie
of
any
vertue
,
he
vttered
these
spéeches
,
Faire
vnckle
and
my
liege
Lord
highly
may
you
(
if
you
please
)
honor
Me●uine
your
great
chamberlaine
,
whose
renowned
prowesse
&
true
valure
hath
taken
these
mighteous
prisoners
,
in
whose
name
,
and
with
al
humble
reuerence
,
I
present
them
to
your
Maiestie
,
assuring
you
the
déedes
hée
hath
this
day
doone
,
are
more
then
the
wisest
hath
power
to
describe
,
or
the
strongest
force
to
counteruaile
.
Then
whispring
his
malice
to
his
owne
soule
,
he
said
:
Meruine
,
these
praises
which
in
giuing
I
haue
giuen
mine
owne
desires
the
lie
,
I
wil
shortly
heape
vpon
thée
with
an
eternall
vengeance
.
Now
heauen
that
saueth
al
things
saue
the
renowned
Meruine
,
against
whom
the
thunderbolts
of
priuate
enuie
threaten
destruction
:
when
Mermont
beheld
Baucamont
,
Antifer
and
the
other
prisoners
,
his
ioyes
excéeded
in
greatnesse
his
kingdome
,
and
hée
repeated
the
wrongs
their
vnlawfull
armies
had
begotten
in
his
countries
,
threatning
a
requital
for
these
indignities
.
But
Baucamont
regardlesse
of
all
mistrusting
fortunes
,
without
any
amazement
in
his
countenance
,
made
a
petition
to
Mermont
,
that
all
the
twentie
foure
prisoners
might
be
deliuered
,
onely
himselfe
and
Antifer
detained
for
the
satisfaction
:
which
if
it
would
please
him
to
vouchsafe
them
,
would
restore
him
recompence
for
all
the
indmagements
,
they
or
their
warre
had
procured
,
and
that
their
mightie
armie
as
yet
not
wholly
vanquished
,
shuld
returne
to
Damas.
Upon
these
Articles
the
king
concluded
,
so
the
24.
were
infranchised
and
with
them
also
the
two
imprisoned
Ambassadors
of
Baucamont
,
to
wit
Morgant
,
&
Nygron
,
who
as
then
had
béene
prisoners
the
space
of
a
whole
yéere
,
during
which
time
the
war
had
continued
.
Now
when
they
were
returned
backe
to
their
tents
,
they
found
the
king
Esclamart
mightily
perplexed
with
sorrowe
for
the
taking
of
Baucamont
,
and
Antifer
his
brother
:
yet
notwithstanding
they
tolde
him
the
conditions
of
compromise
agreed
vppon
betweene
the
kings
of
each
party
,
vpon
which
report
hée
▪
made
proclamation
for
the
raising
of
his
tentes
▪
and
leauing
the
siege
in
perfit
manner
,
departed
without
further
trouble
to
Mermont
or
his
country
:
and
betaking
himselfe
to
the
seas
,
sailed
so
prosperou●ly
,
that
in
short
time
they
ariued
at
Damascus
,
where
they
reported
to
the
state
their
vnhappy
occurrents
which
had
befallen
them
.
Thus
will
wee
leaue
them
to
the
sorrowes
of
forsaken
subiects
,
and
returne
vnto
king
Mermont
,
whose
ioy
was
the
greatest
of
all
ioy
,
to
sée
himselfe
hold
in
his
subiection
Baucamont
and
Antifer
,
two
of
the
greatest
kings
of
all
Asia
,
whom
he
had
sworne
upon
Alcheron
&
a
kings
maiestie
,
that
they
should
not
pretend
any
flight
or
escape
without
his
royall
will
and
licence
.
All
this
while
was
Meruin
in
the
court
no
lesse
honored
,
exalted
,
and
admired
of
the
king
,
the
queene
,
and
the
nobles
,
than
of
the
basest
vassall
liuing
by
the
graces
of
his
fauour
.
The
reason
,
because
as
he
was
valiant
,
maiesticall
,
and
inuincible
:
so
was
he
sweete
,
courteous
,
affable
and
pleasant
in
the
eyes
of
all
creatures
.
Yet
Marrant
,
in
whose
heart
enuy
had
built
her
a
blacke
sepulchre
,
increast
his
malice
,
and
hated
him
the
more
,
because
no
man
else
hated
him
.
Thus
being
great
with
child
of
damnable
imaginations
,
he
grew
thought-full
and
sicke
,
how
hee
should
be
deliuered
:
anone
hee
bethought
himselfe
there
was
no
so
ready
meane
to
heape
ruine
on
the
rich
daies
of
Merui●es
prospe●itie
,
as
to
come
to
the
true
vnderstanding
of
the
loue
betweene
him
and
Berea
,
wherefore
to
that
marke
hee
aymed
all
his
thoughts
,
but
yet
his
leauell
carried
him
farre
away
,
and
his
labour
in
that
point
was
vtterly
frustrate
,
as
you
shall
heare
in
the
next
Chapter
CHAP.
XVII
.
Of
the
priuate
discourse
betweene
Marant
and
Be●ea
,
and
of
her
answere
.
2.
How
she
came
to
the
vnderstanding
of
Marants
enuie
to
Meruine
.
3.
The
treason
he
intended
,
which
he
had
procured
Calix
his
Cosin
to
exec●te
.
IT
happened
on
a
day
that
Marant
espied
the
princesse
Berea
,
set
all
alone
in
her
chamber
without
other
comfort
then
her
owne
cogitations
,
wherefore
drawing
néere
vnto
her
,
and
saluting
her
with
an
humble
dissembled
reuerence
he
said
:
my
most
excellent
cosin
,
and
the
ornament
of
your
sex
,
excuse
me
to
speake
boldly
what
loue
and
nature
carefully
stirr●s
in
me
;
I
find
no
profit
,
in
more
liberall
sorte
abound
to
this
nation
then
the
happy
counion
of
you
in
a
lawfull
●arriage
,
which
if
the
king
mine
vnckle
neglect
,
he
robbeth
both
his
yeeres
and
this
kingdome
of
their
greatest
felicitie
.
And
in
mine
opinion
(
if
the
loue
of
vertue
leade
me
not
into
a
blindfold
path
of
forgetfulnes
)
there
is
not
any
whose
excellencies
better
meriteth
,
who●e
wisedome
can
reach
to
higher
desert
of
gouernment
,
nor
whose
v●lure
after
the
decease
of
my
most
gracio●s
vnckle
,
coulde
better
defend
this
Realme
from
disquiet
,
than
incomparable
Meruine
,
the
glorie
of
mankind
,
and
the
loa●starre
to
all
honourable
actions
:
now
tell
mee
my
dearest
diuine
cos●n
▪
can
you
not
loue
his
person
,
whose
inward
goodnesse
flies
beyond
common
admiration
.
Berea
whose
naturall
wisedome
had
taught
her
a
politicke
dissembling
,
answere
:
Cosine
,
wert
thou
not
in
iest
,
I
should
be
angrie
in
earnest
,
or
if
thou
bée●t
in
earnest
I
must
néeds
iest
at
thy
extreame
folly
:
fie
,
that
thy
tongue
is
so
loose
to
deliuer
words
without
thoghts
:
counsell
of
better
aduisement
:
Belieue
me
thine
error
is
inexcusable
,
and
thy
punishment
worthy
no
ending
:
alas
,
imaginest
thou
me
,
bicause
a
woman
,
therefore
a
foole
,
or
that
I
am
so
infinitly
poore
of
vnderstanding
as
to
build
the
hope
of
my
life
,
I
meane
mine
affection
vpon
Meruine
,
which
is
but
the
bastard
son
of
a
silie
Marchant
?
Belieue
me
,
belieue
me
,
rather
would
I
be
torne
in
péeces
:
neither
is
my
loue
augmented
to
you
for
this
perswasion
,
but
rather
abated
for
prophecying
my
dishonour
.
Thus
with
an
angrie
countenance
spake
she
to
the
traitour
,
who
many
daies
before
had
watcht
to
behold
their
proceeding
.
But
so
wise
were
they
in
the
course
of
their
affections
,
that
not
any
creature
,
more
then
Iacob
,
and
Gratiana
:
no
,
scarce
Cupid
himselfe
knew
of
their selfe
likings
,
yet
all
their
loue
was
honourable
,
chaste
,
and
holy
,
without
touch
of
an
vnlawful
imagination
,
onely
kisses
the
harts
heralds
,
and
imbracings
,
the
knots
of
sacred
affections
,
with
which
they
consumed
two
yeres
in
vnspeakeable
contentment
.
When
Marant
beheld
with
what
affia●nce
she
had
deliuerd
him
her
answer
,
he
imagined
she
spake
from
her
heart
,
as
indéede
she
did
,
for
such
thoughts
neuer
lodged
in
that
habitation
:
wherefore
he
replied
.
By
Mahomet
(
swéete
Princesse
)
thou
hast
answered
excellently
to
my
motion
,
and
in
nothing
art
more
wise
,
than
in
not
louing
Meruine
.
Alas
,
what
is
he
but
a
boy
,
whose
descent
not
any
knoweth
,
saue
that
one
saith
he
is
the
bastard
of
Barbin
the
poore
marchant
:
as
for
his
honour
,
I
thinke
all
the
deuilles
in
hell
haue
conspired
to
make
him
famous
:
but
if
I
liue
,
I
will
bring
to
an
end
all
his
glorie
.
Berea
hearing
this
,
was
stricken
dumbe
,
and
had
not
power
to
answere
a
word
.
2
Then
the
Traitour
taking
his
leaue
,
departed
:
but
she
into
whose
breast
Sorrow
was
●●owne
to
make
sweete
his
lamentation
,
stayed
,
and
with
beteared
eyes
cried
out
in
this
manner
:
Alas
,
alas
(
said
she
)
now
may
I
well
say
that
Meruine
my
loue
,
he
that
in
all
loues
alonely
is
gratious
,
he
in
whom
my
loue
liueth
,
liueth
to
liue
vnhappy
:
ay
me
●
now
goe
my
ioyes
on
their
last
date
:
and
Meruine
must
die
by
vndying
treason
.
Forsaken
that
I
am
,
what
shall
I
doe
?
I
know
not
.
Help
me
memorie
:
O
thou
w●lt
helpe
me
,
but
to
record
whose
horror
?
If
I
discouer
what
I
conceiue
,
I
am
guiltie
of
my
kinsmans
tragedie
,
for
that
nothing
but
his
life
can
make
Meruine
satisfaction
.
If
I
hide
what
I
haue
heard
,
Meruine
my
Lord
shall
be
my
Lord
no
longer
:
woe
alas
:
misery
in
my
minde
hath
made
a
perpetuall
dwelling
.
If
Marant
die
,
Berea
is
dishonoured
:
if
Meruine
die
,
Berea
is
forsaken
.
Liue
Marant
,
so
Meruine
liue
,
and
die
Berea
to
saue
them
both
from
misfortune
.
Thus
argued
the
virgin
,
whose
heart
by
this
occasion
was
helde
with
a
thousand
sorrowes
:
and
in
the
middest
of
the
agonies
,
Meruin
entred
into
the
chamber
,
who
beholding
her
in
that
confl●ct
of
passion
,
grew
wonderously
amazed
,
and
demaunded
both
a
reason
for
her
sighes
and
the
cause
of
that
infinite
torment
,
vowing
by
all
the
zeale
of
his
vnspotted
loue
,
that
if
any
creature
,
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
had
eyther
in
déede
or
word
giuen
occasion
to
those
teares
,
that
he
would
die
or
wonderfully
reuenge
it
.
When
Berea
heard
him
,
shee
was
at
her
witts
end●
,
what
aunswere
to
reply
vnto
him
:
yet
on
the
sodaine
shee
apprehended
this
fiction
,
and
thus
excused
them
:
My
most
deere
loue
(
said
she
)
mistake
not
my
woe
,
which
is
no
other
but
an
entire
desire
to
enioy
thy
company
,
which
I
am
afraide
will
too
soone
vanish
from
my
happinesse
.
sith
one
told
me
,
not
long
since
,
thou
wert
determined
to
depart
from
my
fathers
Court
to
séeke
aduentures
in
strange
countries
:
this
is
the
reason
of
my
teares
and
cause
of
my
mourning
,
no
other
thing
at
all
afflicteth
me
,
thee
and
thy
losse
is
my
whole
lamentation
.
Deare
Lady
mistresse
of
my
life
(
answered
hee
)
falsely
they
lie
that
haue
so
falsely
blazed
my
thoughts
into
thy
bosome
,
by
Mahomet
in
whom
I
affie
,
my
loue
shall
neuer
be
dislodgd
from
the
sacred
tents
of
thy
Celestiall
eyes
,
till
an
eternall
night
ouershadow
the
Element
,
and
then
imbracing
her
in
his
armes
,
with
a
world
of
inumerable
kisses
,
he
sealed
the
déedes
of
his
perpetuall
possession
.
My
deare
loue
,
said
Berea
,
I
beséech
thée
(
not
for
knowledge
,
but
for
suspition
sake
)
that
thou
haue
alwaies
a
regardfull
respect
to
the
déedes
of
my
cosin
,
prince
Marant
,
for
hée
is
false
and
full
of
insupportable
pride
,
&
withall
,
the
sonne
of
a
mightie
King
,
euen
Butor
of
Minor
,
that
is
so
strong
&
impregnable
.
Madam
(
replied
he
)
all
that
is
nothing
in
my
estimation
:
and
by
this
right
hand
of
yours
▪
in
whose
Spheare
my
hart
is
contained
,
&
Alcheron
so
worthy
as
shall
neuer
be
prophaned
,
if
your
cosin
Marant
doe
me
the
least
touch
of
honour
may
be
imagined
,
his
life
shall
make
good
mine
indignitie
,
neither
will
I
desist
for
his
parentage
,
sith
the
mightines
of
the
man
makes
the
art
of
dishonor
almightie
,
when
receiued
.
Thus
spake
valiant
Meruine
,
but
Marant
stil
notwithstanding
continued
,
both
in
thanking
&
contriuing
how
to
bring
a
domes
day
on
his
praises
so
manfully
atchi●ed
.
3
It
hapned
on
a
day
that
king
Mermont
for
his
recreation
intended
to
ride
a
hunting
,
&
took
Baucamont
&
Antifer
with
him
:
which
when
the
traitor
Marant
vnderstood
,
he
was
excéeding
glad
,
and
instantly
assembled
a
band
of
traytours
together
,
to
the
number
of
500.
all
nobly
borne
and
●f
his
owne
linage
,
to
whom
he
made
this
short
preamble
:
Lords
&
Princes
,
you
are
royally
descended
from
the
same
stemme
of
which
my selfe
am
issued
:
in
you
then
either
doth
or
should
remaine
a
liueall
thréed
of
amitie
to
support
mine
honour
,
and
reuenge
me
of
my
protested
enemies
.
Cosin
answered
one
,
whose
name
was
Calix
,
t
is
true
,
therefore
without
ceremonie
,
where
loue
and
nature
bindeth
allegeance
,
display
thy
griefes
,
and
be
it
right
or
wrong
,
we
are
thexecuti●ners
of
thy
vengeance
.
Calix
(
quoth
Marrant
)
thy
loue
is
flowen
into
my
bosome
,
and
there
shall
find
an
immortall
residence
:
the
thing
whereof
I
complaine
,
is
of
that
honor-deuouring
Meruine
,
whose
pride
if
it
take
roote
,
and
his
life
flourish
,
the
king
will
giue
account
to
no
man
,
but
him
,
for
happines
:
but
if
my
wits
faile
me
not
▪
that
as
yet
neuer
quailed
in
like
stra●agems
,
this
day
will
I
bring
his
praises
to
a
full
point
,
and
in●ombe
his
body
in
a
graue
of
destruction
.
And
thus
it
is
,
the
king
my
vnkle
intends
this
day
to
hunt
in
the
forest
,
it
is
néedfull
then
that
you
lie
in
an
ambush
in
some
priuate
bordering
groue
,
vntill
such
time
as
you
shall
sée
Meruine
passe
along
by
you
:
for
which
purpose
there
shal
be
an
espial
to
giue
notice
of
his
passage
:
then
when
you
haue
him
within
your
power
,
he
being
naked
,
&
you
armed
,
shall
dismount
him
from
his
loftie
mare
,
and
with
cordes
bind
him
to
the
body
of
some
oake
,
growing
in
some
desart
&
●orlorne
place
,
to
whose
abiding
traceth
the
footestepps
of
no
humane
creature
,
and
so
leauing
him
without
more
torment
,
because
by
that
meanes
,
if
you
shall
be
examined
vpon
any
point
of
his
misfortune
,
you
may
iustly
swear
you
were
no
agents
of
his
death
or
fu●erall
.
And
I
doubt
not
but
in
a
moments
space
,
the
wild
beasts
of
the
forrest
,
which
so
abound
in
this
region
,
will
soone
be
the
actors
of
this
wished
tragedie
.
This
is
the
reuenge
I
haue
inuented
,
and
the
meane
I
would
pursue
for
his
affliction
.
Cosin
,
said
Calix
)
you
haue
spoken
excellently
,
and
by
my
life
all
shal
be
performed
.
ss
you
haue
deuised
.
Upon
this
traitors
conclusion
,
they
shakt
hands
and
departed
,
he
to
the
king
,
and
the
band
of
500
to
the
woods
,
where
they
ambusht
themselues
in
a
couert
,
through
whose
thicknes
,
as
yet
the
sunne
had
neuer
pieped
.
Now
earely
in
the
morning
before
Meruin
went
tattend
the
king
on
hunting
,
he
went
to
the
chamber
of
lady
Berea
,
who
that
night
dreamt
a
fearefull
and
strange
dreame
,
which
had
not
onely
put
her
sences
in
amazement
,
but
drowned
her
heart
in
a
deluge
of
extreame
sorrow
,
yet
when
she
beheld
Meruine
like
a
flame
,
she
threw
her selfe
about
his
necke
,
heaping
vpon
infinit
kisses
infinit
redoublings
▪
said
:
Ah
Meruine
my
loue
my
deare
loue
Meruine
,
for
thee
my
soule
breaks
,
and
for
thée
my
heart
dieth
.
This
night
I
dreamed
a
dismall
dreame
the
solution
whereof
belongeth
,
I
feare
to
thy
fortunes
.
Me
thought
I
had
a
most
delicate
and
princely
grey
hound
,
so
swift
,
so
nimble
,
so
deliuer
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
Nature
to
conceiue
how
to
forme
such
an
other
.
This
greyhound
me
thought
,
went
into
a
chamber
,
where
were
many
serpents
,
who
with
in●enomed
malice
so
inclosed
and
assailed
him
on
euery
side
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
him
any
more
to
returne
to
my
company
:
the
griefe
for
his
want
made
teares
burst
from
mine
eyes
,
and
those
teares
inuited
sadder
lamentations
,
that
striuing
to
make
knowen
my
languor
,
I
awakned
with
my
sorrow
:
what
this
pretends
,
I
know
not
,
only
I
beséech
thée
for
the
honor
of
Mahomet
,
that
aboue
all
men
thou
beware
of
mine
vnkind
cosin
Marant
,
for
he
is
traiterous
,
and
treachery
hateth
alwaies
the
vertuous
.
Is
it
possible
qd
Meruine
,
that
in
Marants
faire
countenance
should
lodge
such
distemperate
malice
?
Ha
my
one
onely
excellent
loue
(
said
she
)
trust
him
not
,
lookes
are
liers
,
and
his
chéeks
are
a
table
of
falshood
.
Madame
replied
he
,
I
trust
none
but
my
sword
,
and
that
in
extreames
shal
be
mine
onely
redéemer
:
what
shall
be
shal
be
,
onely
deare
lady
,
I
beseech
you
commaund
some
carefull
attendance
to
be
giuen
to
my
neuer-failing
friend
Drohes
,
who
is
fallen
exceedingly
sicke
of
a
feuer
,
for
his
like
inconstancie
and
manhood
,
is
not
to
be
found
among
liuing
creatures
.
To
this
she
gaue
him
assurance
with
many
protestations
,
and
so
after
diuers
kisses
and
imbraces
,
they
departed
either
from
other
.
But
when
Berea
was
alone
,
her
sorrowes
gaue
a
new
onset
on
her
soule
,
and
put
all
her
hopes
to
slaughter
,
and
that
not
without
good
cause
:
for
before
her
eies
again
shall
giue
salutation
to
his
forhead
,
his
life
and
honor
shal
be
both
indangerd
,
if
God
himselfe
,
and
the
virgin
mother
of
the
greatest
moouer
,
with
a
gratious
eie
pity
not
his
huge
misfortune
.
Mermont
with
Baucamont
,
Antifer
,
Meruin
,
Marant
and
other
noble
gallants
,
departed
from
Montment
,
and
came
to
the
forest
,
where
they
had
kingly
pastime
,
and
killed
many
wild
beasts
,
continuing
their
sports
iij.
dayes
without
thought
of
returning
:
all
which
space
,
an
espiall
of
Marrants
attended
foot
,
by
foot
vpon
Meruine
.
The
fourth
day
approaching
,
Mermont
prepared
to
go
home
againe
to
the
city
,
which
he
did
,
but
Meruin
staid
behind
:
the
reason
was
,
he
had
that
morning
found
out
a
daintie
spotted
yong
goate
,
whose
colour
and
beauty
so
well
pleased
him
,
that
he
sware
he
would
haue
it
to
bestow
on
his
ladie
Berea
:
but
no
sooner
offred
he
to
assaile
it
,
but
it
fled
,
and
with
all
spéed
pursued
it
,
euen
till
in
the
maine
chase
,
he
had
vtterly
l●st
sight
of
it
,
which
not
alitle
grieued
him
,
but
when
wisedom
told
him
there
was
no
auaile
in
anger
,
he
sought
te
return
,
but
the
greedines
of
his
sport
had
expelled
the
knowledge
of
his
way
from
his
memorie
,
and
w●s
he
knew
not
where
.
The
spie
whose
eies
neuer
forsooke
him
▪
perceiuing
his
ignorance
,
thwarting
through
strange
paths
,
placed
himselfe
in
a
way
through
which
Meruin
of
force
must
passe
.
When
Meruine
saw
the
spie
,
he
was
more
than
well
pleased
and
demaunded
of
him
:
which
way
king
Mermont
his
Lord
rode
:
Sir
said
the
spie
,
if
it
please
you
to
follow
me
,
I
will
conduct
you
:
so
the
spie
led
the
way
,
and
Meruine
folowed
him
,
whose
hart
was
thoughtles
of
any
treason
.
After
they
had
traueled
long
in
a
nightconcealing
corner
,
Meruin
said
,
friend
,
I
feare
me
we
are
both
out
of
our
way
.
O
sir
,
(
replied
he
)
feare
not
,
I
will
bring
you
to
the
king
my
master
prelently
.
And
as
he
was
thus
saying
,
they
were
arriued
in
the
place
where
the
traitors
were
ambushed
:
and
as
soone
as
Calix
beheld
him
,
hee
,
and
with
him
fortie
lanciers
charged
Meruin
behinde
him
,
not
speaking
any
word
,
and
that
with
such
violence
,
that
ere
he
dreamed
of
disaduantage
,
they
had
throwen
him
to
the
ground
from
his
mare
foreward
:
but
like
the
flower
of
all
knightly
chiualrie
in
a
trice
he
remounted
himselfe
vpon
his
féete
,
and
drawing
Entrant
his
sword
,
flew
vpon
the
spie
,
and
gaue
him
such
a
blow
that
he
cleaue
his
head
&
chaps
in
two
pieces
,
saying
:
Uillaine
thou
which
hast
led
me
to
my
death
,
in
death
shalt
be
my
first
companion
.
But
scarce
were
his
words
ended
,
before
he
was
assailed
on
euery
side
,
with
all
fiue
hundred
:
but
he
defended
himselfe
more
like
a
god
then
a
mortall
man
:
and
questionlesse
,
had
he
bene
armed
,
as
he
was
naked
,
twise
so
many
as
they
,
had
not
taken
him
prisoner
,
for
before
he
remoued
his
right
foote
,
he
had
laine
an
hundred
dead
before
him
.
But
now
faint
heat
ingendering
within
the
torment
of
his
incessant
labour
,
distilled
such
a
weakenesse
through
his
all
too
extreme
trauelled
members
,
that
his
handes
began
to
wéepe
in
sweatie
drops
,
that
they
had
power
to
weld
his
sword
no
longer
,
and
his
bodie
faultered
,
as
most
willing
to
die
,
sith
it
had
least
strength
to
relieue
his
master
:
when
they
perceiued
this
,
all
at
once
they
cast
themselues
vpon
him
,
and
like
a
tempest
against
a
princely
forsaken
building
,
ouerturned
him
to
the
earth
:
then
,
as
if
too
few
,
they
all
lay
vpon
him
,
some
taking
from
him
his
sword
,
some
blinding
his
eyes
,
and
some
binding
his
handes
behind
him
:
this
done
.
violently
they
dragd
him
to
a
forsaken
pine
,
whose
mansion
was
so
horrible
,
that
no
liuing
eye
till
then
,
had
seene
where
he
was
planted
.
Against
it
they
bound
him
,
and
so
leauing
him
,
returned
to
Montment
.
When
Meruine
beheld
his
pitilesse
estate
,
he
said
;
Ha
diuine
prophetesse
of
the
world
,
faire
Berea
,
excellently
didst
thou
foretell
my
danger
,
and
the
hatred
of
kinred
,
but
my
deafe
resolution
would
neuer
,
till
too
late
,
beléeue
my
,
misfortune
Thus
said
Meruine
,
and
in
thus
saying
,
sighed
out
such
heart-killing
lamentations
,
that
if
the
most
barbarous
vplandish
pesant
,
had
but
heard
his
meanes
,
he
would
not
onely
haue
melted
,
but
haue
beene
partner
of
his
afflictions●
All
night
continued
Meruine
in
this
wofulnes
,
who
in
a
moment
had
bin
deuoured
of
sauage
beasts
,
if
som
heauenly
power
had
not
inspired
his
galant
mare
Mordant
with
a
man-like
vnderstanding
,
who
defended
and
preserued
him
from
a
thousand
deadly
daugers
.
Mermont
who
was
returned
to
his
court
in
Montment
,
and
vnderstanding
Meruine
was
absent
,
grew
excéedingly
sorie
:
but
the
traiterous
Marrant
tolde
him
,
he
was
ridden
alittle
out
of
the
way
to
visite
a
gentlewoman
,
who
dwelt
neare
vnto
the
forrest
,
and
that
no
other
occasion
withheld
him
.
Which
report
,
although
it
satisfied
the
king
at
that
present
,
yet
●otwithstanding
,
it
was
nothing
sufficient
to
quiet
Berea
,
who
incessantly
inquired
for
her
Meruine
,
and
that
not
without
aboundance
of
teares
,
and
intollerable
sorrow
,
which
when
her
heart
,
too
publike
a
tell-tale
of
her
loue
could
with
no
more
patience
conceale
,
she
went
into
the
chamber
▪
there
to
publish
the
mountaine
of
her
cares
,
which
else
would
wound
her
body
by
her
hearts
breaking
,
and
thus
she
beganne
:
Thou
patron
of
our
countrey
,
thou
great
God
Mahomet
,
con●entedst
thou
alas
,
so
soone
to
diuorce
me
from
that
most
diuine
creature
,
in
the
temple
of
whose
eies
,
my
heart
and
thoughts
are
inshrined
?
Ha
,
speake
,
speake
thou
immortall
prophet
:
and
at
that
word
she
wrong
her
li●lie
fingers
,
and
tare
her
haire
,
her
haire
more
fine
than
the
golden
thréed
of
Diana
:
and
as
she
was
in
this
lunatike
trance
of
complaining
,
the
Fairie
Gratiana
entred
into
her
chamber
,
who
séeing
her
perplexitie
,
grew
more
than
her selfe
amazed
saying
:
Madame
,
what
wonders
wrought
griefe
in
your
countenance
?
trust
me
,
they
did
him
wrong
that
lodged
him
in
so
rare
a
receptacle
of
beauty
.
Ha
,
peace
,
peace
,
said
Berea
,
my
moanes
are
worthy
no
measure
,
and
then
she
declared
how
Meruine
her
Lord
and
loue
was
not
returned
from
the
forest
,
and
that
not
any
could
tell
newes
of
his
absence
,
and
then
she
began
afresh
to
wéepe
,
as
if
these
winter
cloudes
of
sorrow
had
but
then
ouercast
her
faces
element
:
but
Gratiana
with
not
to
be
refelled
arguments
,
lent
such
comfort
to
her
comfortlesse
imaginations
,
that
she
deferred
,
though
took
not
away
the
worst
of
her
extremity
,
and
with
a
dissembling
countenance
of
contentment
.
Berea
went
into
the
hall
to
supper
,
for
the
king
her
father
was
then
set
at
the
table
,
about
the
middest
of
supper
,
Calix
and
diuers
others
of
his
traiterous
consorts
,
entred
into
the
hall
,
whom
as
soone
as
Berea
saw
,
she
said
in
her selfe
,
this
is
the
cosin
of
Marrant
,
and
in
his
lookes
are
written
tyranny
and
treason
.
O
my
heart
presageth
that
some
notable
villany
by
them
is
wrought
against
my
louing
Lord
thrise
singular
Meruine
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
1
How
Berea
hiding
her selfe
,
came
to
vnderstand
the
treason
.
2
Her
reuealing
it
to
Drohes
.
3
Drohes
chalengeth
Calix
before
the
king
,
and
pawneth
his
gage
.
B●reas
thoughts
were
the
true
augures
of
hir
loues
mischances
,
which
so
vehemently
vex●d
her
,
that
she
sware
by
Mahomet
,
her
eies
●hould
neuer
close
in
rest
,
till
she
knew
the
trueth
of
her
presages
:
whereof
priuately
vnseene
of
any
,
she
went
into
a
secret
chamber
,
whither
Marrant
when
he
had
any
priuate
occurrents
●o
discourse
of
,
vsually
repa●red
:
and
vnder
a
cupboord
ouer
the
which
hung
a
rich
〈◊〉
carpet
,
she
closely
conueied
her selfe
:
but
no
sooner
was
she
inclosed
in
that
forgetfull
cell
,
but
Marrant
and
Calix
entr●d
,
and
Marrant
leaping
vpon
the
cupboord
,
there
sate
to
vnderstand
all
the
misfortunes
of
Meruine
,
which
Calix
described
altogether
,
as
fearefully
as
it
was
done
●uthlesly
,
and
how
before
he
could
be
taken
,
an
hundred
were
slaine
.
My
deare
cosin
(
said
Marrant
)
well
haue
you
performed
my
wish
,
no
more
shal
that
boyes
great
pride
pester
the
courts
of
princes
,
and
for
your
exploit
assure
your selfe
it
is
more
full
of
honors
▪
than
midnight
of
stars
.
After
this
was
said
,
Marrant
and
Calix
went
to
their
bed-chambers
,
and
the
heart-consuming
carefull
Berea
rose
from
her
blacke
lodging
,
déeply
vowing
that
this
damnable
practise
should
be
declared
to
the
king
hir
father
,
and
so
she
went
vnto
her
owne
chamber
,
where
the
Fairy
Gratiana
attended
her
comming
,
and
when
the
Fairy
beheld
her
,
she
said
;
Madame
,
your
lookes
are
gastly
and
dispairefull
,
how
fareth
your
Ladieship
?
or
where
haue
you
bin
?
At
that
demaund
Berea
with
a
sad
countenance
reported
from
point
to
point
all
the
treason
committed
against
hor
Meruine
,
and
with
such
féeling
protestations
,
that
all
her
amazement
flew
to
Grariana
,
and
she
looked
with
a
greater
terrour
.
At
length
gathering
her
sences
together
,
she
said
,
It
behoueth
vs
madame
to
be
wise
how
we
manage
this
mischieuous
action
.
By
heauen
,
said
Berea
,
I
will
tell
it
to
the
king
my
father
.
Not
for
a
kingdom
quoth
Gratiana
,
for
so
may
you
draw
your selfe
in
danger
.
2
Rather
let
vs
accuse
false
Calix
,
and
lay
the
treason
on
his
shoulders
,
but
because
we
will
not
be
vncircumspect
;
let
vs
go
to
the
vertuous
Drohes
&
take
his
counsell
,
to
which
they
agréed
,
and
so
came
into
the
chamber
of
Drohes
,
who
had
lien
long
sick
of
a
burning
feuer
,
whom
when
he
beheld
he
knightly
saluted
,
and
demanded
what
occasion
they
had
,
that
so
late
an
houre
brought
them
from
their
rest
.
Berea
without
circumstance
,
in
plaine
,
but
pittifull
speaches
,
denounced
vnto
him
both
the
reason
and
the
treason
:
which
when
he
heard
,
his
manly
heart
was
mad
at
the
misaduenture
,
for
Meruine
was
as
deare
to
him
as
his
soules
safety
.
Yet
with
a
staid
countenance
he
said
:
Lady
,
banish
al
feare
:
for
to
morrow
I
will
not
faile
,
but
before
the
king
I
wil
call
Calix
to
account
for
the
treason
and
euen
so
God
deliuer
me
from
my
extreame
malady
,
as
I
will
without
dissimulation
shew
the
true
loue
I
beare
vnto
the
princely
Meruine
.
Thanks
good
Drohes
,
said
Berea
,
and
so
departed
to
hir
bed
,
but
no
rest
could
draw
the
motions
of
her
sunny
eies
,
but
al
night
she
wept
and
lamented
for
the
losss
of
hir
only
beloued
Meruine
.
As
soone
as
the
morning
had
thrust
his
forehead
ouer
the
mo●●taines
,
Drohes
in
whom
could
slumber
no
forget
fulnesse
,
arose
with
a
l●on-like
resolution
,
to
combat
against
Calix
,
and
make
him
confesse
his
treason
:
but
alas
he
had
lien
vij
.
wéeks
sick
of
a
fierie
ague
,
&
through
want
of
food
,
was
now
weak
and
feeb●e
:
now
God
be
his
guide
,
for
his
attempt
is
dangerous
.
When
Drohes
was
ready
,
he
went
into
the
great
h●ll
,
where
he
found
K.
M●rmont
,
Iacob
the
Marchant
,
and
Barbin
:
inco●inently
when
Drohes
saw
the
king
,
he
said
:
King
of
Montment
,
iustly
maiest
thou
be
accounted
vnwise
,
and
traiterous
to
thine
owne
maiestie
,
when
thou
sufferest
the
death
of
the
most
wise
and
valiantest
creature
of
the
world
,
who
had
done
thée
so
great
honour
and
pro●ite
,
as
to
the
like
may
nothing
be
compa●ed
,
whose
sword
twise
in
one
day
hath
ransomed
thee
from
thine
enemies
,
and
whose
prowesse
hath
deiluered
captiue
to
thee
,
the
kings
of
the
greatest
nations
.
Alas
,
how
little
right
or
lawe
is
backe
repaied
him
,
when
he
is
traiterously
murdered
?
It
is
Meruine
of
whom
I
speake
,
he
in
whom
valure
is
proude
to
haue
an
habtiation
,
he
that
took
Baucamont
and
Antifer
,
who
yet
are
thy
prisoners
.
Wh●n
Mermont
beheld
with
what
a
setled
and
displeased
count●nance
of
discontentment
Drohes
spake
,
he
said
;
I
pray
thée
desist
thy
speach
,
for
there
is
neither
king
nor
prince
vnder
the
cope
of
heauen
,
who
shall
wrong
the
gentle
Meruine
,
but
i
le
die
or
worke
a
mighty
reuengement
.
Yea
said
Drohes
,
these
speaches
are
of
royall
value
,
know
then
he
is
in
your
house
that
hath
murdred
Meruin
in
the
forest
where
yesterday
you
hunted
:
name
him
(
said
the
king
:
)
t
is
Calix
said
Drohes
.
At
that
word
the
King
changed
his
colour
,
and
calling
before
him
a
Sergeant
at
armes
,
commaunding
him
to
take
a
band
of
souldiers
with
him
,
and
fetch
Calix
before
him
,
which
immediately
was
done
,
the
rumor
whereof
astonished
Marant
,
who
went
after
to
behold
the
occurrents
.
3
No
sooner
approched
Calix
before
the
king
,
but
Drohes
said
:
Traitor
thou
,
euen
thy
false
selfe
,
who
hast
murdred
renowned
Meruine
in
the
woords
,
which
if
thou
deniest
,
my
sword
shall
make
thée
confesse
with
repentance
,
before
this
day
be
fully
vanisht
:
in
signe
whereof
there
is
my
gage
,
which
I
pawne
to
prooue
all
my
assertion
truer
than
thy
religion
▪
When
Calix
heard
him
,
he
beganne
to
waxe
pale
,
bowing
his
head
to
his
breast
,
without
speaking
any
word
:
which
the
king
perceiuing
he
said
:
false
traitor
,
why
takest
thou
not
the
gage
which
he
offereth
?
by
the
saith
I
beare
vnto
Mahomet
,
if
thou
be
guilty
,
all
the
golde
in
the
world
shall
not
ransome
thée
from
a
shameful
death
.
I
refuse
it
not
qd
Calix
,
and
then
lifting
aloft
his
head
,
took
vp
his
gage
.
Marant
séeing
what
had
passed
,
aduising
himselfe
said
to
the
king
:
Now
your
maiesty
must
assigne
vs
a
day
of
combate
,
to
the
end
we
may
assemble
our
friends
and
kinred
together
,
to
behold
the
combate
,
and
my selfe
will
be
pledge
for
the
fealtie
of
Calix
my
kinsman
.
By
Mahomet
saith
the
king
,
I
vnderstand
not
your
intention
,
but
as
I
am
king
of
this
region
,
I
will
not
eate
,
till
I
sée
an
end
of
this
dissention
.
Then
forthwith
was
Calix
commaunded
to
be
armed
,
and
Iacob
carried
Drohes
to
the
chamber
of
Berea
,
who
gaue
him
the
most
excellentest
wines
,
and
rarest
conserues
,
that
time
or
experience
had
found
out
,
of
all
which
he
tasted
with
good
appetite
,
making
himselfe
strong
and
lusty
.
Then
was
he
armed
in
euery
péece
according
to
his
owne
liking
,
and
when
he
was
readily
prepared
,
he
mounted
on
his
horse
Marcheuall
,
which
sometimes
was
belonging
to
the
famous
duke
Oger
,
then
taking
a
launce
in
his
hand
,
trotted
in
stately
maner
into
the
great
court
,
ioyning
on
the
castle
of
Turgon
,
which
the
king
had
then
caused
to
be
prepared
for
that
dreadfull
battell
,
a
world
of
gallant
cheualiers
attended
Drohes
into
the
lists
.
And
a
short
space
after
Marant
brought
Calix
,
whom
he
ernestly
besought
,
that
if
he
were
discomfited
,
yet
that
he
would
not
accuse
him
,
and
he
would
quickely
procure
his
peace
with
the
king
.
Calix
agréed
,
giuing
his
faith
thereunto
,
and
entred
the
field
where
Drohes
attended
him
,
whose
bodi●
,
though
sickenes
had
made
weake
,
yet
his
courage
as
inuincible
,
was
most
mighty
,
albeit
he
knew
Calix
to
be
renowmed
for
faith
of
chi●alrie
.
When
both
the
combatants
were
in
a
readines
,
the
king
said
,
Champions
stand
forth
,
for
I
will
that
the
occasion
of
this
battell
be
published
vnto
euery
one
,
say
therfore
Drohes
of
what
thou
accusest
him
.
I
say
qd
Drohes
,
and
what
I
say
,
this
sword
and
arme
shal
witnes
to
be
true
,
that
this
traitor
Calik
here
present
,
hath
murdred
Meruine
in
the
forest
,
where
your
highnes
yesterday
hunted
,
as
I
will
proue
vpon
his
body
before
it
be
night
.
It
is
a
false
he
said
Calix
,
I
neuer
had
thought
of
so
monstrous
treason
,
in
signe
whereof
,
I
defie
thee
,
and
craue
no
other
redéemer
than
this
hand
and
the
combat
.
This
said
,
retiring
themselues
,
the
trumpets
sounded
,
and
they
putting
spurs
to
their
horses
,
charged
ech
other
.
Calix
valiantly
assailed
Drohes
,
breaking
his
launce
into
manie
shiuers
,
but
Drohes
answerd
him
with
so
strong
a
counterbuffe
,
that
he
threw
him
to
the
ground
backeward
:
but
in
a
moment
be
rose
againe
,
and
drawing
his
sword
,
saide
to
him
▪
Traitor
,
if
thou
dismountest
not
thy selfe
,
I
will
kill
thy
horse
:
at
that
word
Drohes
alighted
,
&
with
his
sword
charged
Calix
so
mightily
,
that
had
not
his
weapon
turnd
,
it
had
bin
the
first
&
last
of
the
battel
:
yet
for
all
this
ill
hap
,
it
fell
with
so
huge
a
power
▪
as
hewing
away
his
pouldrons
&
laces
,
it
pierced
his
flesh
so
far
,
as
the
traitor
shrunke
.
Then
said
Drohes
,
villaine
,
ere
thou
and
I
depart
,
I
will
make
thée
dance
before
the
K.
a
Morisco
galliard
.
Calix
,
as
much
ashamed
at
the
contempt
,
as
grieued
with
the
blow
,
rushed
vpon
Drohes
,
and
strucke
him
with
so
manly
a
puissance
,
as
th
earth
and
flowers
thereon
trembled
,
and
withall
,
the
sword
glauncing
downe
,
cutte
away
one
of
Drohes
spurs
,
and
alittle
of
the
flesh
with
it
,
insomuch
,
that
he
wanted
litle
of
falling
ouer
and
ouer
:
and
let
no
man
thinke
it
anie
dishonour
,
considering
his
weaknes
,
and
the
long
liuing
paine
of
his
sicknes
.
Then
Drohes
lifting
his
heart
to
heauen
,
said
;
Swéet
Iesus
,
thou
diuine
sauiour
of
the
world
,
look
downe
from
heauen
vpon
me
,
and
lend
strength
to
my
weake
arme
to
vanquish
this
miscreant
,
sith
all
the
end
of
my
act
is
to
exalt
thy
diuine
Godhead
.
As
he
was
thus
speaking
,
Calix
strucke
him
againe
with
such
mercilesse
vigor
,
as
he
turned
about
and
staggerd
iij.
times
in
amazement
.
Then
said
Calix
(
whose
pride
lifted
him
higher
then
his
fortune
:
)
by
the
allegeance
I
owe
to
our
great
prophet
,
if
thou
doest
not
immediately
confesse
before
the
king
,
that
thou
hast
accused
me
falsely
of
this
treason
,
ere
the
sunn●
descend
from
the
heauens
.
I
will
diuorce
thy
head
from
thy
shoulders
.
U●ilaine
(
qd
he
)
I
estéem
thée
not
a
pin
,
then
mounting
his
sword
,
he
smote
Calix
on
the
helmet
▪
that
he
fell
to
the
ground
:
yet
instantly
he
rose
vp
againe
,
but
by
the
glauncing
of
the
blade
,
was
cut
from
his
right
thigh
a
piece
of
flesh
enough
to
haue
gorged
a
cast
of
Falcons
for
a
whole
day
.
Calix
made
mad
with
this
ill
misfortune
,
grasping
his
sword
in
both
his
hands
came
right
against
Drohes
,
meaning
with
that
blow
to
make
an
end
of
the
combate
:
but
Drohes
turning
himselfe
sodainely
,
for
the
sword
came
as
thunder
or
lightning
,
wisely
slipt
aside
,
&
the
sword
vnstaied
by
any
interception
,
droue
into
the
ground
more
than
a
foot
and
a
halfe
,
and
that
with
such
vnusuall
violence
,
that
by
no
power
he
had
,
could
it
be
drawne
backe
againe
.
Drohes
sé●ing
this
leapt
before
Calix
,
and
strucke
him
in
such
maner
,
that
he
cut
off
the
arme
which
then
was
contending
with
the
sword
for
mastery
:
the
anguish
wherof
made
him
fall
to
the
earth
.
But
Drohes
striking
,
in
his
falling
,
cut
one
of
his
legges
off
also
:
the
●orment
whereof
made
him
cry
that
the
whole
assembly
heard
him
.
When
the
traiterous
Marant
saw
Calix
thus
vanquished
,
in
a
moment
he
mounted
himselfe
on
horseback
,
and
neuer
gaue
ouer
flying
,
till
he
came
into
the
strong
city
of
Minor
that
was
gouerned
by
king
Butor
his
father
,
Drohes
now
séeing
there
was
no
power
left
in
Calix
to
defend
himselfe
any
longer
,
said
,
Traitor
,
this
mischiefe
hath
thy
sinne
heaped
vpon
thée
,
know
then
I
wil
kil
thee
in
the
sight
of
this
assembly
,
if
thou
confessest
not
thy
treason
,
and
the
murder
of
Meruine
.
Now
by
Mahomet
said
Calix
,
my
thoughts
are
guiltlesse
of
his
euill
:
at
that
word
Drohes
cut
off
his
other
arme
.
Then
said
Calix
,
ha
excellent
knight
Drohes
,
be
no
more
my
tormenter
,
but
call
the
king
,
and
to
him
I
will
report
all
things
touching
Meruine
.
Then
came
the
king
,
and
with
him
many
barons
to
heare
his
confession
,
to
whom
he
told
all
their
committed
treason
:
the
first
complotting
▪
the
continuing
,
and
executing
:
lastly
,
how
,
and
in
what
maner
they
left
him
,
&
the
place
where
his
sword
was
hidden
.
Then
to
the
king
he
said
,
My
liege
,
lay
hands
on
your
kinseman
Marrant
,
for
it
was
he
alone
wrought
vs
all
the
mischiefe
,
for
which
now
my
heart
is
inwardly
sory
.
When
the
king
had
heard
all
he
could
say
,
he
caused
him
to
be
dragged
by
the
strength
of
horses
into
the
field
,
where
he
was
hanged
according
vnto
the
custome
of
traitors
in
those
countries
.
And
thus
will
we
leaue
to
speake
of
him
,
and
returne
to
our
former
matter
.
¶
CHAP
,
XIX
.
1
How
king
Mermont
went
to
the
forest
to
find
Meruin
.
2
The
occasion
&
maner
of
his
finding
.
3
How
he
brought
him
to
Montment
,
&
other
aduentures
.
AFter
the
death
of
the
notable
traitor
Calix
,
Drohes
was
carried
into
the
chamber
of
Berea
,
where
he
disarmed
himselfe
:
then
calling
for
the
skilfullest
of
the
kings
surgeons
,
he
had
his
wounds
bound
vp
&
drest
,
which
with
carefull
regard
,
were
●péedily
healed
.
Now
Mermont
who
was
piteously
perplexed
for
the
losse
of
Meruine
,
commanded
Iacob
,
Barbin
,
and
diuers
of
his
chiefest
nobilitie
,
to
mount
themselues
on
horsebacke
,
for
he
would
instantly
to
the
forest
in
quest
of
Meruine
,
to
which
they
all
accorded
,
and
being
come
to
the
woods
,
they
ranged
a
long
time
,
but
could
not
find
the
fatall
place
of
his
abiding
.
2
But
at
last
Mordant
the
courageous
mare
,
neighed
so
lowd
,
and
with
such
an
vnusuall
shrilnes
,
as
the
K.
hearing
her
,
said
:
without
doubt
I
heare
the
cry
of
Meruines
mare
in
these
parts
:
let
vs
ride
towards
her
with
all
spéed
,
which
doing
,
they
found
the
mare
in
the
midst
of
the
high
way
,
but
Meruine
by
no
means
could
their
eyes
recouer
.
Then
halowed
the
king
alowd
,
saying
:
Ha
,
my
dearest
and
best
friend
Meruine
,
where
art
thou
?
I
pray
thée
speake
,
if
thou
be
neare
me
,
conceale
not
thy selfe
from
him
,
who
so
loueth
thée
.
When
Meruine
heard
the
king
,
whose
voice
he
knew
by
the
resounding
,
hee
turned
his
head
with
great
paine
,
and
said
:
Come
hither
my
lord
to
this
vnhappy
trée
,
and
behold
how
I
am
tormented
.
Then
went
the
king
to
him
,
whose
eies
ranne
ouer
with
pitie
,
neither
was
there
any
flinty
heart
so
obdurate
,
which
would
not
haue
relented
to
sée
Meruine
so
neare
the
doore
of
miserie
:
for
he
was
bound
with
such
straitnesse
,
that
his
nose
gusht
out
of
blood
abundantly
,
and
his
necke
,
his
armes
and
legs
were
swolne
and
coloured
like
a
man
in
leprosie
.
The
vertuous
King
Mermont
quickly
cut
his
bands
in
sunder
,
and
Iacob
and
Barbin
held
him
vp
,
for
his
legs
were
not
able
to
sustaine
him
:
whereat
Barbin
wept
grieuously
.
But
Meruin
recompenced
him
,
saying
:
Father
appease
your
sorrow
,
for
albeit
my
body
be
thus
tormented
,
yet
my
mind
is
so
frée
from
bondage
,
that
at
this
instant
I
could
incounter
with
xx
.
knights
well
armed
,
could
I
find
Entrant
my
good
sword
,
which
vnmanly
the
traitors
tooke
from
me
.
Meruine
,
saide
the
king
,
thou
shalt
soone
haue
thy
sword
,
and
then
went
to
the
place
where
Calix
had
assignd
him
,
and
brought
Meruine
his
sword
again
.
My
gratious
liege
said
Meruin
,
how
knew
your
highnes
where
my
sword
was
hidden
?
Then
reported
the
king
vnto
him
all
the
circumstances
of
Drohes
chalenge
and
victory
against
Calix
.
To
what
purpose
shall
I
double
my
discourse
?
the
king
forgate
not
any
point
of
the
story
,
Meruine
was
well
contented
with
the
historie
,
and
loued
Drohes
,
if
possible
,
more
than
he
did
before
.
3
Then
being
mounted
on
his
mare
,
be
returned
with
them
in
gallant
maner
to
Montment
,
where
all
the
burgesses
and
rulers
of
the
towne
ran
foorth
to
méete
him
,
for
Meruin
was
estéemed
the
patron
of
peace
,
and
highly
loued
amongst
them
:
then
was
he
brought
to
the
pallace
where
he
was
most
roially
receiued
of
the
quéene
,
and
more
then
may
bespoken
,
of
the
beautifull
Berea
,
whose
ioy
to
see
him
aliue
,
like
the
highest
heauen
,
had
no
circomference
:
yet
durst
she
not
proclaime
i●
but
oft
sighed
,
that
vnder
clouds
she
was
compelled
to
containe
it
.
Which
when
he
perceiued
,
he
smild
,
&
loued
▪
for
she
was
wonderous
faire
,
and
withall
most
wise
and
prudent
.
Of
her
Meruine
begat
Orient
,
who
was
father
of
the
seuen
signes
,
of
which
one
had
●o
name
Elias
,
who
begat
Ydaim
,
from
whom
issued
G●df●ey
of
Bullen
,
which
conquered
Ierusalem
,
as
it
is
written
in
the
famous
historie
of
the
same
Godfrey
.
Meruine
at
that
instant
was
of
all
men
most
ioyfully
receiued
▪
and
the
king
commanded
his
phisitions
&
surgeons
carefully
to
attend
,
who
in
one
moneth
,
thorow
their
art
&
diligence
,
deliuered
him
safely
recouered
:
for
which
the
king
being
glad
,
both
praised
&
rewarded
them
.
After
Meruine
was
healed
,
make
no
question
but
he
ouerslipt
no
time
or
occasion
to
visit
his
hearts
goddesse
Berea
,
who
to
either
other
read
al
the
legends
of
their
misfortuns
,
he
making
her
,
she
him
,
a
cabinet
where
they
stord
vp
their
chiefest
treasures
:
after
they
deuised
of
their
loues
,
whose
last
hope
and
conclusion
,
was
,
chastely
to
espouse
one
an
other
,
which
before
they
could
bring
to
passe
,
they
passed
thorow
many
worlds
of
greater
troubles
:
for
Meruine
after
he
was
returned
to
be
a
Christian
,
he
was
fiue
yéeres
detained
in
Minor
prisoner
,
during
which
season
Berea
indured
infinite
mischances
,
being
twice
enforced
for
her
lifes
safetie
to
renounce
the
redéemer
Christ
Iesus
:
yet
not
by
any
meanes
would
she
adore
Mahomet
,
but
what
shée
did
,
was
womans
weaknes
,
and
her
lifes
loue
:
for
always
the
true
God
of
heauen
was
mighty
in
her
memorie
,
as
shal
be
declared
hereafter
in
this
history
.
And
thus
will
we
a
while
leaue
to
speake
of
them
,
and
intreate
of
an
other
occurrent
.
¶
CHAP.
XX.
1
Of
Pimons
embassage
from
Esclamart
to
Baucamont
,
touching
the
4.
sonnes
of
Gualtier
of
Denmarke
,
2
and
how
the
peace
was
concluded
betweene
Mermont
and
Baucamont
.
SOone
after
Meruine
was
recouered
of
his
late
misfortune
,
as
Mermont
was
sitting
at
the
table
with
Baucamont
,
and
Antifer
,
Pimon
the
embassador
of
Baucamont
entered
into
the
hall
,
and
after
humble
reuerences
performed
,
knéeling
vpon
his
knées
,
thus
saluted
the
kings
:
That
Mahomet
which
gouerneth
the
vni●erse
,
saue
and
defend
the
puissant
king
Baucamont
,
my
lord
and
so●eraigne
,
the
good
king
Mermont
,
and
Esclamart
,
that
hither
hath
sent
me
.
Know
then
you
mightie
kings
of
the
most
mightiest
nations
,
that
king
Esclamart
desires
you
,
&
in
the
name
of
Mahomet
,
commands
you
to
knit
an
eternal
peace
betwéen
you
,
both
for
the
profit
of
our
religion
,
&
the
maintenance
of
al
your
kingdoms
:
which
if
obstinatly
you
refuse
,
all
your
dominions
are
in
hazard
,
and
Baucamont
my
soueraigne
shal
assuredly
loose
Damascus
:
for
the
false
christians
,
who
séeke
to
confound
our
great
prophet
,
are
entred
into
his
confines
with
sword
and
fire
,
consuming
his
territories
,
not
spacing
infants
,
or
taking
any
paganto
mercy
,
that
willingly
without
compulsion
falleth
not
downe
,
and
adoreth
their
God
the
God
of
heauen
,
as
your
maiestie
shall
more
plainly
behold
,
by
the
contents
of
this
letter
which
king
Esclamart
by
me
hath
sent
you
,
then
kissing
the
letter
,
he
deliuered
it
Baucamont
,
which
contained
this
that
ensueth
.
❧
To
the
king
of
Damascus
,
health
.
THrise
hie
and
mightie
king
of
Damascus
,
my
soueraigne
vnkle
:
sithence
these
three
yeeres
that
your
sacred
maiestie
hath
vnhappily
bene
detained
prisoner
,
I
haue
not
budgde
my
foote
,
nor
remoued
from
this
citie
,
which
I
haue
gouerned
and
ruled
in
most
peacceable
quiet
,
vntill
the
end
of
this
last
moneth
,
at
what
time
the
hare-braind
sonnes
of
Gualtier
of
Denmarke
,
inuaded
thy
dominions
,
the
names
whereof
ensueth
:
The
eldest
as
it
is
reported
to
mee
,
is
named
Guion
:
the
second
Bertran
,
whose
valure
not
any
creature
is
able
to
resist
:
the
third
,
Thyerry
,
and
the
foureh
,
Florion
,
all
exiles
,
and
banished
their
countreys
:
wherefore
I
intreate
your
excellencie
,
finde
some
meane
to
giue
an
end
to
your
trouble
,
and
come
home
to
defend
your
owne
nation
and
if
possible
,
bring
some
aide
,
for
your
foes
are
mightie
.
From
Damas
,
Esclamart
When
Baucamont
had
read
this
letter
,
he
sayd
to
Mermont
:
behold
,
king
of
Montment
,
if
this
newes
be
not
a
rea●y
meane
to
thy
fauour
,
assure
thée
it
is
a
hie
tract
to
my
vtter
desolation
:
for
sith
these
foure
brethren
are
entered
into
my
countrey
,
I
know
them
so
redoubted
in
armes
,
that
nothing
is
able
to
withstand
them
.
By
these
foure
brethren
in
one
yéere
,
was
the
most
famous
Gratiana
,
and
fiue
other
kings
,
before
renowmed
for
chiualrie
,
vtterly
discomfited
.
Besides
,
Brandis
hath
written
to
me
in
inclosed
letters
,
that
they
are
the
most
renounmed
conquerors
this
day
vnder
the
firmament
.
These
things
considered
,
I
beséech
your
highnesse
let
vs
conclude
vpon
agréement
,
and
leaue
the
hostilitie
we
haue
maintained
one
against
another
:
the
beginning
whereof
is
my
griefe
,
and
the
ending
that
I
aske
thy
mercy
.
2
Baucamont
,
sayd
Mermont
,
more
to
defend
the
law
of
our
religion
,
then
for
any
other
zeale
I
haue
to
thy
kindnes
,
I
fréely
pardon
thée
the
forfeit
of
thy
life
and
kingdome
,
and
withall
promise
thee
by
a
kingly
protestation
,
to
aid
&
defend
thée
against
thine
enimies
.
Thus
with
diuers
other
ceremonies
of
st●icter
combining
,
was
the
truce
concluded
betwéene
the
kings
,
and
instantly
edicts
sent
abroad
into
euery
●●untrey
for
the
assembling
together
of
an
infinite
nu●●be
of
pagans
,
to
make
an
vnuanquishable
army
:
which
being
mustred
&
enrolled
,
instantly
there
betooke
themselues
to
the
sea
,
King
Mermont
,
Antifer
,
Baucamont
,
&
the
wise
al
conquering
Meruin
where
for
a
while
we
wil
leaue
them
,
&
return
to
the
4.
brethren
,
to
wit
Guion
Bertran
,
Thietry
,
&
Florion
,
&
noble
Huon
of
Burdeaux
,
who
at
that
time
was
in
the
armie
with
them
In
their
host
was
20000.
good
christians
by
whose
prowesse
they
had
marched
so
farre
,
that
now
they
had
laied
their
fledge
to
Damascus
,
which
then
swarmed
full
of
mis-beléeuing
infidels
,
because
since
the
returne
of
Esclamart
,
he
had
still
in
that
place
detained
the
ancient
armie
:
there
was
also
with
him
in
the
towne
the
king
Brandus
,
Herades
,
and
Isay
the
king
of
Iuda
.
In
briefe
,
there
was
fiue
kings
,
and
their
powers
at
that
time
in
the
citie
of
Damascus
.
When
Esclamart
sawe
how
gallantly
the
Danes
had
besieged
him
,
hée
called
Bandus
and
the
other
kings
,
and
sayde
vnto
them
,
You
kings
of
Asia
,
and
defenders
of
Alcheron
,
let
vs
issue
out
courageously
.
and
visite
these
christians
,
and
I
doubt
not
,
but
if
wée
vertuously
shew
our
resolutions
,
we
shall
before
the
Sunne
touch
the
highest
point
in
the
heauens
,
vanquish
and
amaze
them
:
for
they
imagined
to
haue
found
vs
altogether
vnprouide●
,
because
mine
vnkle
king
Baucamont
is
at
Montment
prisoner
,
and
so
in
his
absence
,
thought
suddenly
to
surprise
vs
.
T
is
true
,
sayd
Bandus
,
therefore
you
haue
my
consent
,
to
sallie
out
immediately
.
To
this
stratageme
euery
one
concluded
,
therewith
arming
themselues
,
and
then
with
a
crie
able
to
deafen
thunder
,
they
sallied
out
of
the
gates
,
and
in
a
trice
,
cast
themselues
into
battalion
order
.
Bandus
(
sayde
Esclamart
,
)
beare
you
the
standard
,
and
for
your
garde
,
take
twentie
thousand
of
the
best
souldiours
.
You
Herades
shall
haue
other
twentie
thousand
,
and
incompasse
them
about
,
through
yonder
valley
,
my selfe
with
the
rest
will
charge
them
in
the
faces
,
and
doubt
not
,
but
soone
to
behold
th●ir
destructions
.
In
this
politike
sorte
,
Esclamart
trained
his
troupes
,
who
burnt
with
desire
to
bring
our
good
christians
to
confusions
:
but
they
as
too
wise
to
bee
foyled
by
inuention
,
had
aduertisement
by
their
espials
of
this
approching
,
wherefore
Guion
called
his
brothers
and
sayd●
,
Princes
,
remember
you
the
blood
from
whence
wée
are
descended
,
and
the
vertues
of
our
famous
father
Gualtier
,
whose
backe
was
neuer
turned
to
the
face
of
the
proudest
pagan
.
Remember
you
also
our
renowmed
vnkles
,
whose
almightie
prowesses
haue
conquered
the
realmes
which
they
now
gouerne
:
euen
now
is
the
time
for
vs
to
imitate
their
vertues
,
and
with
lik●
prowesse
to
obtaine
to
our selues
crownes
of
perpetuall
indurance
.
And
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
vowe
by
him
that
died
for
me
,
this
day
to
giue
my
name
such
life
amongst
the
pagans
,
that
the
rumor
of
mine
honour
,
shall
indure
beyond
all
ages
.
To
this
they
all
answered
,
with
an
equall
desire
of
honour
,
whose
courageous
spirites
like
lions
,
were
neuer
tamed
,
yet
they
were
all
excéeding
yoong
,
the
oldest
amongst
them
hauing
not
as
yet
attained
to
the
age
of
xxj
.
yéeres
.
Now
God
of
his
goodnesse
prosper
their
procéedings
,
for
immediately
begins
the
battell
,
which
will
be
both
fierce
and
dangerous
.
When
ensignes
were
displaied
on
all
sides
,
and
the
signe
of
battel
giuen
by
the
trumpets
sounding
,
Bertran
tooke
a
mightie
lance
in
his
hand
,
and
spurring
his
horse
,
was
the
first
that
charged
:
whom
,
when
a
Turke
named
Butor
,
who
was
king
of
Ecalion
,
beheld
,
he
d●sranged
himselfe
,
and
ranne
to
encounter
him
,
but
Bertran
who
tooke
his
flight
like
a
tempest
,
came
against
him
after
such
a
fashion
,
that
at
one
blow
,
both
horse
and
man
tumbled
to
the
ground
,
which
when
Bertran
had
perfourmed
,
he
returned
with
his
sword
drawen
vpon
the
Turke
,
who
with
the
blowe
was
so
astonished
,
that
locking
his
hands
together
,
and
li●●ing
them
vp
,
basely
begged
life
,
and
pardon
.
Then
Bertran
dema●nded
if
hee
would
renounce
Mahomet
,
and
beléeue
thence●foorth
one
onely
Iesus
Christ
:
to
this
the
Turke
answered
,
no.
Then
by
heauen
,
sayd
hée
,
in
me
thou
shalt
finde
no
mercie
,
and
at
that
word
strake
his
head
from
his
shoulders
:
then
turning
to
his
brother
Guion
,
who
●hen
was
come
vnto
him
,
h●e
sayd
:
Brother
,
if
to
euery
one
I
pay
this
payment
,
I
beléeue
the
pagans
will
game
nothing
by
my
tendure
.
Nowe
began
the
batttell
to
bee
mightie
on
both
sides
,
and
Guion
leauing
his
brother
,
thrust
himselfe
amongst
the
middest
of
the
pagans
,
where
the
first
hée
met
,
he
threw
dead
to
the
gronnd
,
and
in
like
maner
made
an
end
of
the
second
.
Briefly
,
before
his
lance
was
broken
,
he
sent
some
to
the
earth
to
acompany
their
forefathers
:
but
when
his
lance
was
broken
,
then
he
drew
his
sword
,
and
méeting
with
a
pagan
▪
he
cla●e
his
head
to
his
teeth
and
then
pursued
another
.
Bertran
this
while
being
amongst
the
thickest
bandes
of
his
enemies
,
encountred
a
pagan
,
who
was
the
cosin
to
Esclamart
,
to
whom
he
lent
such
a
salutation
,
that
he
claue
him
downe
euen
to
the
girdle
,
which
another
pagan
beholding
,
ran
to
Esclamart
,
and
sayd
,
Generall
,
thy
noble
cosine
is
slaine
by
a
christian
,
see
where
he
lieth
,
and
see
where
his
foe
rangeth
.
When
as
Esclamart
saw
Bertran
possessed
with
a
fellonious
rage
of
immortall
reuenge
,
hee
thrust
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
assailed
Bertran
with
such
puissance
,
that
with
the
force
of
his
present
blowe
,
he
strake
his
horse
dead
vnder
him
:
but
Bertran
quickly
vawted
on
his
feete
againe
,
and
with
his
sword
in
his
hand
,
ranne
against
the
pagan
,
against
whom
he
boyled
to
obtaine
but
one
straight
blow
,
but
by
any
meanes
,
he
could
not
for
the
prease
:
yet
notwithstanding
reaching
one
,
he
light
so
violently
on
the
head
of
his
horse
,
that
it
was
more
then
time
for
Esclamart
to
beare
him
companie
on
foote
also
:
and
Bertran
then
running
against
him
,
had
there
slaine
him
,
but
there
swarmed
such
innumerable
troupes
of
pagans
about
him
,
that
if
God
himselfe
had
not
bene
his
defender
,
Bertran
then
had
breathed
no
longer
.
Yet
for
all
this
,
the
gentle
yong
gallant
miraculously
behaued
himselfe
,
for
he
strake
not
any
pagan
,
but
he
seuered
the
life
from
the
body
.
Isay
the
king
of
Iuda
seing
Bertran
thus
courageous
,
thrust
himselfe
against
him
,
but
there
was
mightie
follie
in
his
worke
,
for
Bertran
met
him
in
the
middest
of
his
carier
with
such
a
blowe
,
that
hee
claue
his
head
to
his
collar
.
O
Mahomet
,
said
Esclamart
,
this
christian
is
possessed
with
some
deuill
,
what
mischiefe
he
doeth
me
:
and
then
he
cried
to
all
his
souldiers
,
promising
prizes
of
great
worth
to
him
that
could
take
him
.
Then
was
the
famous
gallant
assayled
on
euery
side
,
but
like
an
inraged
bore
,
he
ranged
amongst
them
,
and
in
such
sort
defended
himselfe
,
that
the
pagans
like
larkes
fell
vnder
the
houerings
of
his
wings
.
But
yet
alas
,
all
his
prowesse
had
profited
him
but
litle
,
and
he
was
at
the
point
of
taking
or
killing
,
when
Thyery
&
Florion
his
brothers
,
with
Huon
of
Burdeaux
,
with
diuors
christians
,
by
great
chance
came
to
his
rescue
.
Brother
Bertran
(
said
Florion
)
now
or
neuer
remember
who
you
are
,
and
banish
the
feare
of
a
pagan
infidell
,
and
with
that
word
he
thrust
into
the
prease
,
ouerturning
and
killing
al
that
stood
betweene
him
and
his
brother
.
When
Bertran
saw
him
,
he
tooke
new
courage
,
and
like
a
lion
rouzed
himselfe
with
greater
furie
:
in
so
much
,
that
he
strake
Esclamart
to
the
earth
,
whom
Florion
like
a
gripe
seized
vpon
,
and
deliuered
him
to
two
stoute
christians
,
who
bare
him
to
their
tents
.
Then
began
the
battell
Hydra-like
to
renew
,
in
which
the
pagans
died
without
number
,
for
whom
soeuer
Bertran
touched
,
neuer
more
stood
need
of
the
phisition
:
on
the
other
side
his
brother
Guion
did
wonders
who
encountred
a
king
named
Afriquant
,
who
was
exceeding
strong
and
valiant
,
him
Guion
ouerthrew
to
the
ground
,
but
a
band
of
Sarazens
despight
his
head
,
mounted
him
againe
,
and
assailed
Guion
in
cruell
maner
:
but
like
a
wise
and
valiant
knight
,
he
defended
himselfe
from
their
furie
.
Then
came
Huon
of
Burdeaux
,
who
like
a
valiant
knight
of
vnspeakable
vertue
,
●lew
infinite
troupes
of
the
pagans
:
but
when
he
saw
yong
Guion
in
hazard
,
he
turn●d
vnto
him
,
&
in
a
moment
,
deliuered
him
from
the
swords
of
●hose
miscreants
.
Atal
this
,
the
battell
weakened
no
deale
,
yet
might
you
haue
seene
as
many
knights
lie
dead
on
the
earth
,
as
starres
in
a
winters
night
shine
in
the
heauens
,
and
so
many
masterlesse
horses
posting
about
the
fieldes
,
as
atomies
playing
in
the
sunnes
beauty
:
yea
,
so
valiantly
our
christians
bare
themselues
in
that
conflict
,
that
in
the
end
the
pagans
were
discomfited
,
as
you
shall
heare
hereafter
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
1
How
Florion
the
yongest
brother
was
taken
prisoner
by
K.
Brandus
.
2
How
the
pagans
were
ouerthrown
.
3
How
Florion
was
giuen
in
exchange
for
king
Goham
Gaifiers
brother
,
and
other
aduentures
.
MIghtie
was
the
s●urre
,
and
most
dreadfull
the
battell
,
in
which
our
christians
shewed
the
renoume
of
their
valiancies
,
but
aboue
all
,
the
price
of
victory
seized
on
the
helmet
of
Bertran
,
for
the
number
which
he
slew
,
were
accounted
numberlesse
:
euen
the
yongest
of
the
brothers
,
most
delicate
Florion
,
did
that
day
marueilous
acts
,
who
beholding
a
pagan
in
his
presence
to
kill
a
christian
,
swore
deuoutly
,
his
hand
shold
be
his
reuenge
:
but
the
pagan
flying
before
him
,
thrust
himself
to
a
batalion
of
Sarazens
,
where
Florion
ouertaking
him
,
slew
him
in
his
enterance
.
But
euill
befell
that
chaunce
to
the
yoong
gallant
,
who
imagining
to
returne
,
found
himself
inclosed
on
euery
side
with
the
power
of
king
Brandus
,
which
them
were
twentie
thousand
pagans
:
all
with
one
violence
they
laied
siege
against
Florion
,
but
preuailed
nothing
against
him
,
vntill
by
an
euill
misfortune
,
they
killed
his
horse
,
who
in
his
falling
,
fell
vpon
him
:
by
which
meane
,
and
no
other
,
they
tooke
him
prisoner
,
and
sent
him
to
Damascus
.
Then
Brandus
brought
his
armie
into
the
heart
of
the
batel
,
with
whose
sight
,
it
recouered
new
life
,
became
sharper
then
at
the
beginning
.
2
Yet
was
Bertra●
so
feared
amongst
the
pagans
,
that
not
any
durst
stand
before
him
,
but
if
any
by
chance
did
,
they
neuer
after
were
beholden
to
their
surgeon
:
so
mightie
and
inuincible
was
his
force
that
day
,
that
by
him
king
Goham
the
brother
of
Gaifier
was
taken
prisoner
,
whom
he
commaunded
to
be
brought
to
his
tentes
.
Not
farre
from
●im
,
his
brother
Guion
,
like
a
demie-god
of
armes
,
incouraged
his
souldiours
,
charging
them
for
the
honour
of
I●sus
Christ
,
and
his
deare
passion
,
that
day
to
be
inuincible
:
for
though
the
pagans
be
infinite
,
yet
their
flight
is
shamefull
.
To
this
renowned
Guion
belonged
a
squire
,
whose
name
was
Regnier
the
sonne
of
his
sister
,
who
with
a
battell-ax
which
hee
held
,
strucke
a
pagan
named
Tufier
,
thwart
the
helmet
,
with
such
vertue
,
that
he
c●aue
his
head
to
his
shoulders
.
When
Guion
sawe
the
mightinesse
of
his
blowe
,
he
went
vnto
him
,
and
embracing
him
,
gaue
him
the
second
order
of
knighthood
,
saying
.
Thou
branch
of
the
stocke
from
whence
I
am
descended
,
continue
thy
magnanimitie
,
&
by
that
honour
,
to
which
I
couet
to
aspire
,
I
will
make
thee
the
commander
of
a
towne
,
or
a
stat●ly
castle
.
Euen
in
his
greatest
mightinesse
was
the
battell
,
when
Bandus
had
ioyned
his
armie
with
the
others
.
There
might
you
haue
séene
so
many
lost
heads
,
so
many
forsaken
bodies
,
so
many
ouerthrowne
knights
,
so
many
vnbckt
horses
,
who
trailing
their
bridles
vnder
them
,
●●ode
their
masters
to
pieces
:
that
since
the
Lamb
of
Glory
was
shadowed
vnder
the
spotlesse
wombe
of
a
virgine
,
the
like
hath
not
bene
seene
,
nor
heard
tel
of
,
nor
that
so
great
resistance
could
be
made
by
so
few
as
our
poore
christians
:
For
the
pagans
were
in
number
one
hundred
thousand
and
more
▪
but
our
christians
by
their
valure
,
lest
but
ten
thousand
which
were
not
slaine
or
taken
.
The
king
Bandus
was
in
the
m●dst
of
the
christian
armie
,
of
whom
he
made
mighty
destruction
.
Among
whom
he
thrust
one
noble
christ●an
to
the
hart
:
and
after
him
,
like
a
wolfe
in
a
flocke
,
sent
a
number
to
follow
him
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
field
was
Bertran
triumphant
with
victory
,
ranging
to
seeke
his
brethren
.
Two
of
them
hee
quickely
found
out
,
who
were
ioyfull
to
behold
their
conquest
.
Brothers
,
said
Bertran
,
where
is
Florion
?
I
know
not
,
quoth
Guyon
,
it
is
conuenient
that
we
goe
séeke
him
.
Then
put
they
themselues
into
the
battell
to
search
him
out
,
but
could
not
find
him
:
and
there
was
reason
,
for
he
was
straightly
imprisoned
at
Damascus
in
a
strong
tower
.
When
Bertran
saw
he
could
not
find
him
,
he
took
a
solemne
oath
,
that
nothing
but
the
extreame
darknes
of
the
night
should
driue
him
from
the
field
,
and
with
that
he
beganne
a
new
conflict
,
proposing
his
body
against
a
world
of
swords
:
but
how
many
soeuer
he
dismounted
,
neuer
rose
againe
to
become
armed
.
Amongst
the
rest
he
encountred
Croniquant
,
vnto
whom
he
gaue
such
a
blow
,
as
he
cl●ue
him
in
two
pieces
.
Now
began
the
Pagans
to
recoi●e
,
&
flie
●oward
the
towne
,
whereof
when
Bandus
was
aduertised
,
be
vsed
all
his
force
and
eloquence
to
returne
.
But
it
was
in
vaine
,
for
they
reported
how
king
Esclamart
,
Goham
,
and
diuers
others
were
taken
prisoners
,
an●
carried
to
the
Christians
tents
:
which
so
soone
as
he
heard
,
he
betooke
himselfe
to
flight
also
,
wh●m
Bertran
,
Guion
,
Thyerry
,
and
Huon
chased
so
fiercely
,
that
they
put
many
of
them
to
the
sword
,
as
they
entered
the
gates
of
the
citie
.
Reignier
in
this
chase
,
whom
Guion
had
newly
made
knight
,
behaued
himselfe
so
valiantly
,
that
he
was
named
the
Pagan●
tormentor
.
Thus
entred
king
Bandus
into
the
towne
,
with
tenne
thousand
that
suruiued
of
an
hundred
thousand
and
better
.
Thus
the
Sarazens
were
ouerthrowne
by
the
valure
of
our
Barons
:
who
as
the
storie
reports
,
were
so
noble
in
their
conquests
,
that
nothing
could
resist
them
.
They
in
this
battel
lost
but
foure
thousand
men
,
and
the
wealth
they
gained
was
so
innumerable
,
that
the
basest
in
the
Christian
army
,
was
able
to
purchase
a
castle
.
Besides
kings
,
they
had
an
hundred
of
the
greatest
pagans
prisoners
.
Yet
for
all
this
,
the
generals
were
not
committed
,
but
sorrowed
for
the
losse
of
their
brother
Florion
,
to
whose
fortune
they
knew
not
what
had
chaunced
.
Briefly
,
their
woe
was
so
great
,
that
no
tong
is
able
to
report
it
.
But
leauing
them
in
their
doubtfulnesse
,
let
vs
returne
vnto
king
Bandus
,
who
being
entered
into
the
citie
,
and
sad
for
his
discomfiture
,
commanding
Florion
to
be
brought
before
him
,
saide
:
Christian
,
I
charge
thée
without
any
dissembling
,
tell
me
thy
name
.
Pagan
,
answered
he
,
in
whom
it
was
impossible
for
feare
to
haue
anie
residence
,
I
hate
the
thing
from
which
thou
bindest
me
:
know
then
I
am
called
Florion
,
and
so
they
baptized
me
,
as
those
know
that
are
acquainted
with
me
.
I
haue
thrée
brethren
whom
thou
oughtest
excéedingly
to
hate
,
for
they
haue
vowed
neuer
to
part
or
turne
aside
,
vntill
they
haue
taken
the
city
of
Damascus
,
and
conuerted
hir
people
vnto
our
Religion
.
But
I
wonder
much
,
I
sawe
not
Baucamont
all
this
day
,
surely
he
either
ouersléepeth
his
glorie
,
or
wanteth
courage
to
sustaine
himselfe
in
combate
.
Christian
(
said
Bandus
)
he
is
at
Montment
,
and
from
thence
is
comming
with
a
mightie
hoste
,
to
chastise
your
follies
,
amongst
whom
is
a
Pagan
named
Meruine
,
whose
very
rumour
of
excellencie
,
will
daunt
you
with
amazement
.
But
letting
those
things
passe
,
tell
me
I
pray
thée
,
from
what
line
art
thou
descended
?
My
fathers
name
,
said
he
)
is
Gualtier
of
Denmarke
,
that
now
ruleth
Babilon
,
whose
mightie
prowesse
hath
conuerted
millions
of
your
faith
,
to
a
perfit
and
true
religion
.
Duke
Oger
also
is
mine
vnckle
,
who
conuerted
king
Moysant
,
and
that
worthy
sonne
of
his
called
Florion
,
who
as
the
fruit
of
baptisme
gaue
me
the
name
I
now
carry
:
know
then
,
if
by
thée
my
death
be
procured
,
not
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
can
shilter
thee
from
vengeance
.
Be
therefore
aduised
by
me
,
and
let
me
returne
to
my
brethren
,
so
shalt
thou
please
them
,
and
rescue
thy
fortune
from
a
greater
mischiefe
.
By
Mahomet
(
replied
●andus
)
though
thy
youth
and
smiling
eloquence
might
in
a
milder
regard
then
mine
,
pay
thy
ransome
,
yet
know
,
I
am
so
farre
at
〈◊〉
with
relenting
clemencie
,
that
before
the
sunne
decline
an
hower
lower
,
thy
head
shall
bée
twentie
score
from
thy
body
.
3
But
when
Gaifier
heard
him
,
he
sayd
,
remember
king
Bandus
the
famous
prisoners
&
our
fellow
kings
who
bide
within
the
christians
iurisdictions
.
In
my
conceite
it
were
more
wisedom
to
exchange
him
,
then
by
his
death
to
hazard
al
their
fortunes
:
&
I
beseech
you
,
if
they
will
render
my
brother
Goham
for
him
▪
that
you
will
yeeld
and
be
pleased
.
I
am
most
willing
answered
Bandus
,
t●y
your
fortune
in
the
affaire
.
Then
departed
Gaifier
,
and
came
to
the
tents
of
the
chri●tians
,
at
such
time
as
our
barons
were
set
downe
to
supper
,
whom
in
this
maner
he
saluted
.
The
great
god
Mahomet
preserue
king
Bandus
,
and
direct
his
counsels
▪
and
that
God
which
you
adore
,
soone
dispatch
you
from
the
borders
of
th●se
countreys
.
Guion
,
&
you
other
commaunders
of
this
christian
societie
,
Bandus
by
me
demaunds
if
you
well
ransome
your
brother
from
imprisonment
for
one
of
those
kings
you
haue
taken
,
which
I
shall
nominate
▪
With
all
my
he
art
(
sayd
Guion
)
whose
heart
for
ioy
would
haue
leapt
from
his
bosome
,
when
he
heard
Florion
was
not
dead
:
name
whom
thou
wilt
,
and
he
shall
bée
giuen
for
his
ransome
.
Then
deliuer
(
said
he
)
Goham
my
brother
.
Immediately
was
Goham
fetcht
,
and
his
forfeit
armes
deliuered
him
,
and
so
conducted
by
Guion
,
Bertran
,
Thierrie
and
Huon
,
euen
vnto
the
wals
of
the
ci●ie
.
And
Florion
armed
stood
in
the
port
where
the
exchange
was
solemnly
finished
:
Gaifier
and
Goham
entring
in
,
and
Florion
issu●●g
forth
,
who
vowed
by
the
g●ory
of
his
Sauiour
,
to
pay
his
hoste
a
round
payment
for
his
short
entertainement
.
Then
came
his
brothers
who
imbraced
him
,
and
pompoufly
brought
him
to
their
tents
,
where
still
remained
many
Pagan
prisoners
,
vnto
whom
Bertran
saide
,
that
if
they
〈◊〉
not
remoue
then
false
idall
Mahomet
,
and
be
willin●●●
b●ptiz●d
,
they
should
〈◊〉
:
but
they
like
diuels
hardener
〈◊〉
their
m●schiefe
,
r●fused
.
Then
said
Guion
,
Brother
〈…〉
these
kings
safely
in
prison
,
vntill
the
emperour
Charles
returne
from
the
holy
S●pulchre
,
who
〈…〉
with
our
father
:
so
shal
the
emperour
〈◊〉
with
our
gift
,
and
applaud
the
honour
of
our
swor●s
.
It
plea●eth
me
excellently
,
saide
Bertran
:
so
dispa●ching
their
prisoners
into
strong
〈◊〉
,
they
went
to
their
●est
,
till
earely
in
the
next
morning
,
at
what
time
they
valiantly
assaul●ed
the
towne
,
but
with
fruitlesse
successe
:
for
why
the
city
was
strong●y
fortified
and
peopled
,
with
aboundance
of
all
nations
,
who
defended
it
(
〈◊〉
with
losse
)
to
their
hie
admiration
.
And
in
that
do●●●full
manner
we
will
leaue
them
,
and
speake
of
King
Mermont
,
and
the
euer
to
be
feared
Meruine
.
¶
CHAP.
XXII
.
1
How
King
Mermont
,
Baueamont
,
Meruine
,
and
two
hundred
thousand
Pagans
ariued
before
Damascus
.
2
The
losse
the
Christians
receiued
by
the
valure
of
Meruine
.
THis
while
was
Mermont
vpon
the
Seas
accompanyed
with
Baucamont
,
Antifer
,
and
the
puissant
Meruine
,
but
not
with
the
good
Knight
sir
Drohes
,
for
when
hee
knew
the
expedition
was
made
against
the
Christians
,
he
refused
the
Kings
colours
,
and
staied
with
the
Angell
of
women
,
diuine
Berea
,
who
was
richer
in
nothing
than
in
the
riches
of
his
company
:
so
prosperous
were
the
windes
to
their
sailing
,
that
within
a
very
sh●rt
space
,
they
attained
to
the
sight
of
Dam●scus
,
where
they
landed
about
two
leagues
from
the
citie
.
Now
the
Historie
reporteth
,
that
there
was
a
certaine
espiall
,
who
beholding
their
landing
,
ranne
to
the
tents
of
the
Generall
,
and
cried
out
,
My
lords
,
why
haue
you
neglected
to
defend
yonder
hate-nourishing
hauen
,
where
euen
now
there
is
landed
so
many
Pagans
,
as
it
is
impossible
to
number
.
Bertran
more
angry
to
feare
,
then
heare
his
words
,
said
Anaunt
villaine
,
thunder
thy
threats
in
the
ea●es
of
dead
men
,
we
feare
no
Pagans
a
pinn●
.
Sir
,
said
the
spie
,
belieue
me
for
certaine
,
I
haue
seene
an
hundred
thousand
or
more
.
When
the
rest
heard
,
and
saw
his
constancie
,
they
said
,
let
vs
arme
our selues
,
prouidence
auoideth
had-I-wist
.
When
they
were
all
armed
,
Guion
called
Bertran
and
Thierry
,
and
said
,
I
pray
you
stay
behinde
with
fiue
thousand
souldiers
,
to
this
end
,
that
if
they
of
the
citie
issue
vpon
vs
,
you
may
preuent
them
from
inclosing
vs
behinde
:
to
this
they
were
agreed
.
So
Guion
and
the
rest
went
against
the
Pagans
,
who
beganne
to
approach
a
little
before
the
euening
.
The
rig●t
renowmed
Meruine
marched
before
the
rest
,
and
with
him
onely
Croisant
,
and
Iacob
,
whose
conference
was
the
praysing
of
Drohes
,
in
that
he
had
refused
to
beare
armes
against
his
owne
religion
,
to
which
praise
Meruine
lent
double
commendations
,
affirming
him
as
well
worthy
the
title
of
a
King
,
as
the
honour
of
Knighthoode
.
All
the
while
that
they
were
in
praysing
Drohes
,
Mermont
was
encouraging
his
souldiers
,
saying
:
Now
was
the
time
for
them
or
neuer
,
to
raise
on
high
their
god
Mahomet
.
In
these
discourses
they
did
march
alongest
a
riuer
,
which
led
them
to
a
broade
and
spacious
field
,
where
the
Christians
were
ready
to
charge
them
.
2
Amongest
whom
,
Huon
with
his
launce
in
his
rest
,
dis●anged
himselfe
against
Meruine
,
vpon
whom
he
broke
his
staffe
with
such
fury
,
that
the
more
Meruine
was
astonished
,
the
more
he
highly
esteemed
him
,
tha●
lent
him
the
cause
of
amazement
,
yet
not
accustomed
or
willing
to
die
in
any
debt
to
so
good
a
creditor
,
he
assailed
Huon
so
valiantly
,
that
hee
bare
him
from
the
crupper
of
his
horse
backe
:
the
shame
of
which
fall
,
lent
sorrow
to
the
soule
of
Huon
,
because
till
that
houre
,
not
any
,
how
puissan●
soeuer
,
had
power
to
make
him
loose
his
stirrops
.
When
as
Meruine
had
thus
dismounted
him
,
he
turned
to
Huon
,
and
deliuering
him
his
horse
,
said
Noble
Christian
,
mount
thy selfe
againe
,
for
so
excellently
haue
I
tasted
of
thy
vertue
,
that
I
will
not
wrong
thée
to
purchase
a
kingdome
.
Then
va●ted
Huon
vppe
into
his
saddle
,
eased
with
this
hope
,
that
a
world
of
Pagans
that
same
day
should
pay
for
the
shame
which
Meruine
had
done
vnto
him
.
Now
by
this
time
was
Meruine
like
vnto
lightning
flowen
into
the
middest
of
the
armie
,
and
Mermont
like
him
,
was
amongst
the
strongest
battallions
,
whom
the
gentle
Florion
at
the
first
encounter
ouerthrew
euen
vnto
the
verie
ground
,
and
had
in
the
same
moment
cut
off
his
head
,
if
he
had
not
béene
relieued
by
a
strong
band
of
Sarazens
,
who
mounting
their
Lord
againe
,
flew
all
vpon
the
infant
,
but
so
gallantly
did
he
defend
himselfe
,
that
they
all
started
backe
,
and
the
boldest
du●st
not
giue
another
onset
.
Then
cried
he
aloft
.
Denmarke
,
and
victory
,
which
as
soone
as
Huon
hea●d
,
like
a
madde
man
he
ranne
into
the
battell
,
and
the
first
he
encountred
,
was
Marquant
,
whom
he
so
saluted
,
that
his
head
flew
in
two
pieces
:
and
after
him
,
a
second
,
a
third
,
and
a
fourth
fell
dead
to
the
ground
before
him
,
so
mightily
he
sought
to
reuenge
the
shame
Meruine
had
giuen
him
.
And
in
briefe
,
such
was
his
prowesse
that
he
soone
deliuered
Florion
from
the
throng
of
his
enemies
.
Not
farre
from
them
was
Guion
,
who
had
made
a
great
sl●ughter
of
the
Pagans
,
for
from
one
at
a
blow
he
strake
his
eare
from
his
head
,
and
his
head
from
his
shoulders
.
Then
old
Baucamont
aduance
himselfe
,
who
had
but
one
arme
,
in
which
he
held
a
strong
launce
,
wherewithall
hee
was
inflamed
to
assaile
Guion
,
but
he
●ailed
of
his
intent
,
though
Guion
failed
not
at
all
of
his
purpose
,
for
with
his
sword
,
as
he
passed
by
,
he
strucke
that
arme
also
from
his
shoulder
,
to
the
terrour
of
the
beholders
,
and
torment
of
Baucamont
,
who
hauing
neuer
an
arme
left
,
cryed
o●t
:
Now
am
I
the
most
misera●le
〈◊〉
raigning
vnder
the
sunne
,
who
am
as
hatefull
to
my selfe
as
fortune
:
and
with
that
passed
through
his
army
,
who
sorrowed
in
beholde
his
misfortune
.
When
they
of
the
Citie
heard
the
rumo●r
of
this
battell
they
issued
out
of
the
towne
,
but
were
immediately
intercepted
by
Bertran
,
Thyerie
,
and
fiue
thousand
christians
,
who
brauely
set
vpon
them
.
Bertran
,
who
was
most
hardy
was
the
first
that
charged
,
and
méeting
with
a
noble
Sarazin
,
named
Moysant
,
stroke
him
dead
from
his
horse
:
after
him
foure
more
in
the
same
ranke
he
after
the
same
sorte
serued
,
and
then
cried
:
This
day
(
trai●ors
)
shal
be
Doomes
day
to
your
generation
.
At
which
wordes
his
brother
Thyerie
and
all
the
army
gaue
a
most
courag●us
charge
,
and
ouerthrew
a
thousand
Pagans
that
neuer
rose
againe
to
draw
sword
in
anger
.
What
shal
I
write
more
?
Bertran
his
brother
,
and
their
souldiors
(
though
not
without
great
perill
)
so
behaued
themselues
against
the
citizens
that
if
they
had
bin
any
more
then
fiue
thousand
▪
the
Pagans
had
neuer
passed
to
ioyne
with
the
great
new
landed
army
.
But
now
the
day
failed
,
and
the
night
beganne
to
shut
in
the
sunnes
windowes
,
which
was
propitious
for
our
christians
because
,
if
the
day
had
endured
,
the
valour
of
Meruin
had
ouerthrowne
their
reputation
:
but
now
,
by
reason
of
the
darkenesse
,
a
retreite
was
sounded
:
for
which
Meruine
was
g●●eued
,
and
said
,
they
had
coniured
vp
cloudes
to
shadowe
their
flying
.
But
notwithstanding
,
all
parts
were
content
to
vse
the
present
benefite
.
Now
Guion
and
Bertran
are
returned
vnto
their
tentes
hugely
inraged
▪
and
Bertran
said
:
Brothers
●nd
Lords
,
this
might
hath
the
Pagans
worst
vs
,
but
if
I
liue
til
the
morrowe
(
God
being
mine
ayder
)
I
will
atchieue
such
wonders
,
that
the
bloody
liuery
my
sword
shall
put
on
,
shall
last
longer
then
their
religion
.
Now
the
Tables
being
couered
,
the
noble
company
sate
downe
to
supper
,
where
they
were
honourably
serued
.
After
supper
,
as
soone
as
the
tables
were
taken
away
,
and
the
watch
set
,
the
Generals
went
to
their
rest
,
til
the
morning
starre
awakened
the
sun
from
slumber
:
then
rising
and
arming
themselues
,
they
martialled
their
army
into
a
warlike
proportion
,
intending
to
assault
the
pagans
,
who
on
the
other
side
were
euery
deale
so
watchfull
,
and
stoode
ready
to
behold
the
signall
.
Guion
the
vertuous
Dane
beholding
both
parties
equall
preparation
,
fell
downe
vpon
his
knées
,
and
thus
prayed
:
Thou
true
God
of
vs
and
our
forefathers
,
I
beséech
thée
in
this
battell
be
our
guide
and
our
defender
:
lift
high
the
glorie
of
thine
owne
name
,
and
bruze
the
armes
of
thy
professed
enemies
,
increase
in
vs
euerlasting
spirites
of
courage
,
that
no
scandalous
report
of
our
misfortune
,
bring
our
aged
fathers
haires
to
the
graue
with
disquiet
:
if
otherwise
it
be
thy
wil
,
that
our
death
shall
this
day
giue
an
end
to
our
aspirings
,
yet
thou
Lambe
of
Redemption
,
and
thou
God
of
Israell
,
vouchsafe
that
our
soules
may
be
placed
with
thy
saints
in
Paradice
.
As
soone
as
he
had
thus
said
,
bowing
his
head
,
he
kissed
the
earth
3
times
for
remembrance
of
the
holy
Trinity
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
1
How
the
Christians
were
vanquished
by
Meruine
,
2
How
Guion
,
Bertran
,
Thyerrie
,
Florion
and
Huou
of
Buraeaux
were
taken
prisoners
and
carried
to
Damascus
.
AFter
Guion
had
ended
his
Prayer
and
ceremony
,
he
came
to
his
brethren
,
and
saide
:
Princes
,
I
beseech
you
in
the
honour
of
the
holy
passion
of
our
great
God
,
blot
from
your
thoughts
,
the
remembrances
of
all
worldly
action
▪
out
〈◊〉
all
your
vnderstandings
he
applied
to
the
axaltation
of
our
true
religion
,
and
the
destruction
of
these
faithlesse
miscreants
.
This
said
,
they
marched
towards
their
enimies
.
And
the
Pagans
ranged
on
the
other
side
,
came
prowdly
against
them
.
But
now
by
this
time
was
sprung
vp
in
Mermont
and
the
other
Pagan
princes
,
a
mightie
enuy
against
Meruine
,
as
if
his
glorie
darkened
their
praise
,
and
it
seemed
to
them
,
that
without
his
assistance
they
were
able
to
vanquish
the
christians
wherfore
Mermont
came
vnto
him
and
said
:
Meruine
,
thou
art
too
valiant
and
ouer
daring
,
to
march
thus
before
continually
in
the
hazard
of
all
chances
,
I
pray
thee
stay
behind
with
two
and
twentie
thou●and
,
and
approch
not
vntil
the
extremitie
of
our
last
fortunes
call
thee
,
because
,
in
thée
consists
our
hope
,
and
thy
losse
will
giue
an
assuraunce
to
their
conquest
.
I
will
(
said
Meruine
)
doe
what
your
Maiestie
commaunds
me
;
but
of
my
lif●
,
there
is
no
wisedome
in
this
pollicie
,
for
I
know
by
proofe
that
all
your
mightines
is
not
able
to
resist
their
prowesses
:
yet
notwithstanding
approue
your
imagination
,
&
if
fortune
proue
contrary
,
mine
aide
shal
not
be
far
distant
,
though
what
you
do
in
my
conceite
)
is
but
to
gaine
that
which
I
regard
not
.
I
meane
this
dayes
glory
,
and
not
as
you
pretend
,
my
safetie
.
And
it
was
true
he
prophesied
,
for
they
enuied
he
should
beare
away
the
prize
in
ech
battel
,
and
he
but
the
son
of
Barbin
the
marchant
.
Now
began
the
allarum
to
lighten
in
the
eares
of
ech
army
▪
&
a
resolued
pagan
named
Turquant
was
the
first
that
charged
,
whom
Bertran
separating
himselfe
,
incountred
with
such
violence
,
that
his
lance
making
way
through
both
his
sides
▪
caried
him
to
the
ground
,
his
first
and
last
mother
:
at
this
the
battel●es
ioyned
,
like
the
outrageous
méeting
of
many
confused
waters
,
where
the
Christians
bare
themselues
most
valiantly
,
and
in
the
first
shocke
ouerthrew
a
thousand
Pagans
dead
to
the
ground
.
Bertran
,
who
as
yet
had
not
broken
his
launce
,
méeting
with
M●rbrom
,
〈◊〉
him
to
the
heart
,
and
brake
his
launce
with
the
incounter
.
Then
drew
he
his
sword
,
with
which
he
excellently
knew
wh●n
to
aide
,
when
to
def●nd
,
and
when
to
assaile
▪
and
with
it
did
wonders
.
Guion
his
brother
strake
Acquilant
▪
but
not
he
of
Lucerne
,
but
an
other
,
whom
at
the
first
blowe
he
diuided
to
the
girdle
,
and
then
c●ied
,
Forward
in
the
name
of
●od
,
you
christi●n
nations
,
the
day
is
o●●s
.
Thus
said
Guion
,
whilest
Thyerie
,
who
held
his
sword
in
both
his
han●s
,
was
with
his
brother
Florion
in
the
middest
of
the
army
,
making
an
admirable
slaughter
.
Now
●eganne
the
●●ttell
to
be
strong
and
fearefull
,
in
which
the
Pagans
died
innumerably
:
and
the
christians
increased
so
highly
in
their
resolutions
,
that
the
Saraze●s
began
,
from
a
little
recoyling
to
betake
themselues
to
a
maine
flight
,
in
which
Baucamont●as
●as
slaine
by
Bertran
and
Mermont
taken
pris●ner
,
and
with
him
diuers
o●hers
of
the
greatest
estimation
,
who
were
carried
to
the
tents
to
accompany
Esclamart
,
that
had
runne
the
way
of
dishonour
before
them
.
●ut
now
beholde
the
exchange
of
immortall
fortune
,
our
thrice
renowned
christians
,
in
whom
Conquest
seemed
to
be
prowd
,
because
shée
liued
,
and
who
r●turned
victors
from
euery
battell
,
shall
vnluckily
bee
vanquished
and
ouerthrowne
by
the
hand
of
their
néearest
cohsine
,
most
absolute
Meruine
.
You
haue
heard
before
,
how
Meruine
staied
behind
with
twenty
thousand
,
according
to
the
commandement
of
Mermont
,
to
whom
as
soone
as
a
Pagan
had
declared
the
mightie
o●erthrowe
that
was
befallen
them
,
with
a
smiling
anger
he
said
:
●he
King
and
his
Princes
imagined
to
subdue
the
christians
without
Mernine
,
in
despight
of
Meruine
,
but
it
is
happened
otherwise
,
and
themselues
are
forsaken
for
forsaking
Meruine
.
Well
,
now
shal
they
know
my
power
,
and
the
woorth
o●
my
seruice
,
for
before
the
euening
shall
call
foorth
the
Moo●e
to
appeare
in
the
great
Starre-chamber
,
I
wil
reuenge
them
on
their
enemies
,
and
restore
their
liberty
.
This
saide
,
he
broached
his
renowmed
beast
,
and
with
his
army
gaue
a
hote
charge
on
the
christians
,
who
when
they
beheld
Meruine
(
though
not
discoraged
)
yet
were
they
wo●derously
amazed
:
and
not
without
good
cause
▪
for
his
men
were
fresh
,
and
Meruine
the
best
knight
that
in
the
worlde
then
liued
,
and
they
both
ouerto●de
and
weary
.
Which
when
Bertran
sawe
,
hée
saide
,
Courage
immortal
spirites
,
and
be
not
dismayed
to
beholde
these
Pagans
:
as
I
beare
faith
to
my
Sauiour
,
they
are
no
more
to
be
este●med
then
the
withered
grasse
in
a
medo●
or
the
stalkes
of
corne
in
the
hand
of
a
shearer
.
By
my
life
saide
Huon
)
I
thinke
those
we
haue
slaine
haue
purchased
a
new
resu●rection
.
Not
so
(
saide
Guion
]
beholde
how
they
lie
in
heepes
one
vpon
an
other
.
After
this
talke
they
prepared
themselues
,
and
incountred
their
enemies
,
whome
they
assailed
with
vnspeakeable
resolution
,
but
to
too
little
profit
,
for
their
wearinesse
had
so
much
weakened
them
,
that
the
Pagans
slewe
them
most
p●teously
:
and
Meruine
so
victoriously
tr●●mphed
where
he
went
,
that
not
any
escaped
with
life
,
on
wh●me
the
weight
of
his
arme
descended
.
He
slew
Reignier
,
Guyons
young
knight
,
and
after
him
another
,
and
another
,
and
al
whosoeuer
was
within
the
reach
of
his
●urie
.
Our
barons
were
astonished
to
behold
his
resolution
:
and
yet
more
great
incombrances
immediately
fell
vpon
them
:
for
why
,
the
citizens
issued
againe
,
and
the
rather
,
at
the
●●reaty
of
Guyda
w●o
besought
them
to
ayde
her
to
tak●
him
aliue
,
who
had
slaine
her
father
:
to
whome
Pimon
declared
,
that
Bertran
was
he
that
slew
him
in
the
great
battell
,
whome
Guyda
mightily
desired
,
and
inwardly
loued
,
imagining
her selfe
happy
if
shee
might
but
behold
him
.
The
Pagans
assured
her
her
wish
,
and
so
sallied
out
vpon
the
christians
,
on
whom
Meruin
had
raigned
lamentable
misfortunes
.
●
Now
were
the
gallants
of
christendome
inclosed
on
euery
side
,
they
of
the
citie
behinde
them
,
and
Meruine
before
them
,
who
alone
was
the
planet
of
their
destruction
:
for
why
,
no
force
was
proofe
against
his
magnanimitie
.
When
Florion
sawe
that
he
alone
held
in
his
hand
their
destinies
,
he
prest
vnto
him
,
and
gaue
him
such
a
blow
,
thwart
the
helme
,
that
he
closed
his
eyes
from
the
day
light
.
But
Meruine
recouering
himselfe
,
payed
him
backe
so
heauy
a
requitall
,
that
hée
strake
the
infant
from
his
horse
to
the
ground
backeward
,
who
was
no
sooner
downe
,
but
Sarazens
eagerly
le●pt
vpon
him
:
to
whome
Meruine
saide
,
Kill
him
not
(
souldiours
)
on
your
liues
,
for
he
that
wounds
him
,
woundeth
my
soule
also
.
Thus
was
one
of
the
foure
brethren
taken
,
for
whome
was
made
piteous
lamentations
.
There
was
at
this
instant
left
of
the
Christians
but
ten
thousand
,
who
with
one
voyce
cryed
on
God
to
be
their
ayder
:
and
Bertran
sayd
,
follow
mée
(
my
hearts
)
one
God
,
one
honour
,
and
one
graue
:
and
then
like
a
tempest
of
thunder
he
cast
himselfe
into
the
bosome
of
his
enemies
,
confounding
and
killing
all
betwéene
him
and
the
goale
of
Honour
.
Meruine
this
while
chased
the
Christians
to
the
gates
of
desolation
:
at
the
which
Guion
grew
madde
thorough
anger
:
and
setting
himselfe
against
Meruin
,
gaue
him
such
a
blowe
,
that
he
made
him
bowe
his
head
to
the
creast
of
the
great
mare
Mordant
.
But
Meruine
vnaccustomed
to
haue
any
such
manner
of
regréetings
,
stroke
Thyerrie
(
who
then
had
thrust
himselfe
betwéene
them
)
so
mighti●
a
blowe
,
that
hée
●ell
to
the
earth
,
and
was
instantly
taken
prisoner
by
the
common
souldiours
.
After
that
Meruine
had
thus
ouerthrowne
Thyerrie
,
there
came
a
Pagan
vnto
him
,
and
tolde
him
,
there
wer●
two
Christians
yet
suruiuing
,
whom
it
was
impossible
to
take
without
great
effusion
,
for
on
whomsoeuer
their
hands
fall
,
death
followeth
.
And
then
hee
brought
Meruine
where
he
found
Bertran
and
Huon
of
Burdeaux
,
who
hauing
ioyned
backe
to
backe
,
shewed
such
discipline
in
armes
,
as
might
well
haue
remained
a
myracle
to
all
ages
.
When
Meruine
viewed
their
couragious
resolutions
,
he
grew
inamoured
with
their
vertues
:
yet
for
all
that
,
with
Entrant
his
good
sword
he
strake
so
manfully
at
Bertran
,
that
albeit
he
neuer
bended
but
to
heauen
,
yet
now
he
was
forced
to
bow
one
of
his
knées
to
the
earth
.
Then
leauing
him
,
he
charged
Huon
,
who
seeing
the
blow
,
by
recoiling
backward
,
escaped
the
violence
:
but
the
Pagans
came
swarming
so
fast
behinde
him
,
that
he
was
able
no
longer
to
defend
himselfe
against
Meruine
.
Now
were
all
the
noble
christians
taken
,
except
Guion
,
who
alone
with
fiue
hundred
,
did
defend
himselfe
,
and
they
were
all
that
sur●ued
.
Like
a
wilde
Bore
against
a
tree
inuironed
with
a
kennell
of
hungry
dagges
,
so
stoode
Guion
defending
his
life
,
and
teaching
his
followers
how
to
die
brauely
.
But
in
a
trice
Meruine
put
those
fiftie
to
the
sworde
,
and
tooke
Guion
prisoner
,
whom
he
deliuered
to
the
Pagans
,
whome
he
charged
vpon
their
allegeaunce
,
and
his
displeasure
,
to
vse
those
vertuous
prisoners
honourably
.
When
this
was
done
,
he
went
vnto
their
●ents
,
where
hee
founde
King
Mermont
,
and
foure
of
his
consortes
:
also
King
Esclamart
and
sundrie
other
Pagans
.
When
Meruine
beheld
them
,
hee
sayd
:
Kinges
and
Princes
,
what
make
you
heere
?
I
imagined
you
had
ouerthrowne
the
Christian
army
,
but
I
see
it
is
otherwise
.
Ah
Meruine
(
sayd
Mermont
)
euen
for
thy
countries
sake
,
and
the
honour
of
Mahomet
,
deliuer
vs
from
this
thraldome
.
Thou
art
onely
wise
,
onely
valiant
,
and
onely
most
fortunate
.
Mermont
(
sayd
Meraine
)
thy
freedome
is
already
paid
for
,
and
then
cutting
their
bandes
in
sunder
,
made
them
free
from
their
af●●ictions
.
This
done
,
M●ruine
commanded
the
tentes
t●
be
ransacked
,
and
all
the
wealth
there
of
which
was
exceeding
much
,
to
be
brought
into
the
city
.
Then
when
al
was
performed
▪
and
they
returned
into
the
pallace
in
Damascus
,
Meruine
commaunded
all
the
prisoners
whom
he
had
taken
to
be
brought
before
him
,
and
the
other
Pagan
princes
:
which
being
accordingly
effected
,
Guyda
lookt
vpon
Bertran
with
a
burning
eye
of
desire
,
and
an
amorous
amazement
sayi●g
to
Mermont
,
can
your
Maiestie
possibly
behold
a
semblance
that
more
exquisitly
resembleth
the
gallant
features
of
our
most
famous
Meruine
then
this
christian
,
if
his
lineaments
were
as
bigge
and
as
largely
shaped
?
It
is
most
true
Madam
(
saide
Bandus
)
and
the
more
I
beholde
him
,
the
more
I
beholde
him
in
him
:
How
Princesse
,
(
replied
Meruine
)
is
there
in
euery
place
one
like
me
?
Heretofore
you
said
I
did
resemble
Duke
Oger
,
and
am
I
now
become
like
this
christian
?
what
,
is
hee
also
of
Ogers
li●e
?
Then
turning
to
Bertran
,
he
saide
:
Christian
,
I
beseech
thee
without
dissembling
tell
me
the
name
of
thy
father
,
and
the
descent
of
thy
predigree
.
Pagan
,
said
Bertran
,
we
whom
you
behold
are
the
foure
brethren
that
haue
tormented
Paganisme
,
and
yet
hope
to
be
the
last
end
of
their
destruction
,
Gautier
of
Denmarke
is
our
father
,
who
wanne
his
crowne
with
his
sworde
:
and
Oger
whom
you
so
renowne
,
and
whom
Enuie
her selfe
dare
not
but
extoll
,
is
brother
to
Guion
our
grandfather
,
who
now
ruleth
Ierusalem
:
It
is
m●st
true
,
said
a
Pagan
standing
by
,
Guion
king
of
Ierusalem
is
brother
to
Oger
,
whom
I
beheld
in
excellent
combate
to
kill
Bruhier
before
the
walles
of
Laon
,
and
his
brother
Iustament
before
Accre
so
fierce
and
valiant
is
the
descent
of
their
pedig●●e
.
By
Mahomet
(
said
Meruine
)
sith
I
resemble
Oger
,
I
would
I
were
also
of
his
issue
:
and
so
hee
was
,
though
mischiefe
and
euil
〈…〉
it
from
his
knowledge
:
but
the
time
commeth
,
in
which
he
shall
know
himselfe
and
his
of-spring
.
Thus
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
questioned
the
Pagans
with
Bertran
,
who
most
stoutly
made
replies
.
Then
Mermont
rising
vp
saide
to
Bertran
:
All
thy
linage
hath
béene
the
scourge
and
ruine
of
our
religion
:
and
I
am
too
well
assured
,
that
nothing
but
your
deaths
can
giue
peace
to
our
quiet
:
wherefore
(
Meruine
)
it
is
most
necessarie
they
die
,
to
excuse
our
further
trouble
.
Not
so
my
Lorde
(
aunswered
Meruine
againe
)
wee
will
not
wedde
Tyranny
and
Conquest
together
:
besides
,
I
vowed
in
my selfe
,
not
to
doe
them
indignitie
,
till
I
haue
taken
,
as
them
,
their
father
Gautier
prisoner
:
which
done
,
I
will
in
a
royall
nauy
crosse
the
●eas
,
&
lay
siege
to
the
flourishing
citie
of
Paris
,
and
giue
battel
to
the
emperor
Charles
that
is
surnamed
Great
:
and
by
the
aid
of
Mahomet
I
doubt
not
to
bring
all
France
to
my
subiection
.
When
Meruine
had
thus
said
,
he
commanded
the
foure
brethren
and
all
thother
christian
prisoners
to
be
strongly
imprisoned
in
an
impregnable
tower
,
where
Bertran
consumed
his
time
in
lamentation
for
his
royall
father
and
mother
.
It
hapned
that
Guyda
,
&
Goham
the
brother
of
Gaifier
,
being
one
day
vnder
the
turret
,
they
heard
the
complaints
of
the
haplesse
Christians
.
Sir
(
saide
Guyda
)
what
is
he
that
now
speaketh
,
know
you
his
voice
?
Madam
(
saide
Goham
)
it
is
the
mightiest
of
the
4
brethren
,
and
the
most
absolute
knight
in
the
world
next
Meruine
,
&
his
name
(
as
I
take
it
)
is
Bertran
,
whose
linage
is
as
great
as
his
minde
,
both
incomprehensible
.
After
these
speeches
they
departed
:
but
from
Guyda
neuer
departed
the
remembraunce
of
those
speeches
:
wherefore
as
she
went
,
she
said
to
her selfe
that
▪
Bertran
from
her
loue
should
finde
an
inuincible
army
to
release
him
,
and
that
her
desires
should
atend
on
him
whilest
her
heart
entertained
a
sympathy
of
his
afflictions
.
Now
were
they
returned
to
the
pallace
,
where
all
the
Pagan
princes
were
set
,
who
both
honoured
,
and
scared
Meruine
greatly
,
be●ause
,
when
he
was
angry
,
he
spa●ed
no
creature
,
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
but
dealt
his
almes
alike
to
all
that
maligne
him
.
When
supper
was
ended
,
Meruine
commaunded
that
all
the
slaine
Pagans
should
haue
souldier-like
buriall
:
which
being
doone
,
amongest
the
dead
was
found
king
Baucamont
,
whom
Meruine
inter●d
r●yally
,
offering
in
his
obsequies
,
honorable
lamentations
.
As
soone
as
the
next
day
appeared
aboue
the
mountaines
,
Meruine
commaunded
all
his
army
to
be
mustred
,
for
he
would
instantly
march
towards
Babylon
.
Wherefore
calling
king
Bandus
vnto
him
,
he
gaue
him
the
charge
and
gouernement
of
that
citie
of
Damascus
,
swearing
him
to
his
allegeance
,
and
with
carefull
respect
to
nourish
and
guard
the
honourable
christian
prisoners
,
and
also
with
all
the
reuerent
obseruances
appertaining
to
so
great
a
Maiestie
,
to
adore
and
renowne
the
excellent
princesse
Guida
.
When
euery
ceremony
of
his
charge
was
ended
,
he
,
king
Mermont
,
and
a
thousand
Pagans
tooke
shipping
for
Babylon
,
where
we
will
leaue
them
,
and
a
while
discourse
of
other
matters
.
¶
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
How
Charlemaine
departing
from
France
to
see
the
holy
sepulchre
,
arriued
at
Babylon
,
and
was
royally
receiued
of
King
Gualtier
.
2
Of
the
Embassage
two
Pagans
brought
from
Meruine
and
Gaudisse
.
3
A
Councill
holden
by
the
Christians
,
who
demanded
day
of
king
Karaheu
,
of
Florion
,
of
Mesque
,
and
of
his
father
Maysan●
,
at
their
comming
to
Babylon
.
THe
Historie
reporteth
,
that
in
this
time
the
most
famous
Emperor
Charlemaine
would
néedes
goe
to
Ierusalem
,
to
adore
the
holy
sepulchre
,
and
to
that
end
demaunded
of
duke
Naymes
if
he
would
accompany
him
in
the
voyage
,
who
most
willingly
agréed
,
aduising
his
Maiestie
withall
,
that
it
were
good
to
take
with
him
also
the
reuerent
archbishop
Turpin
,
who
had
a
longing
desire
to
the
iorney
,
the
twelue
Péeres
,
and
fiue
thousand
resolued
souldiers
,
to
the
end
,
that
if
in
that
expedition
they
were
incountred
with
any
Pagan
princes
,
they
might
yet
be
able
to
defend
themselues
from
mischiefe
.
Thy
counsell
pleaseth
mée
(
sayde
Charles
)
yet
I
can
assure
thee
we
may
vnresisted
passe
euen
vnto
Samaria
and
Damascus
,
for
that
the
rule
of
the
Christians
runneth
euen
vnto
their
citie
walls
.
To
be
briefe
in
my
Discourse
,
after
Charlemaine
had
gathered
his
traine
together
,
hée
betooke
him
to
the
seas
,
where
the
gentle
windes
lent
him
so
prosperous
breath
,
that
in
few
dayes
hée
arriued
at
a
Cape
called
the
Arme
of
Saint
George
,
where
they
landed
,
and
the●ce
marched
to
Babylon
,
whither
they
ranne
a
little
before
dinner
,
where
they
found
Gautier
the
nephew
of
Oger
,
and
with
him
Claretta
his
quéene
,
who
had
no
vnderstanding
of
Charlemaines
approach
till
they
beheld
him
in
their
pallace
.
The
ioy
at
their
first
meeting
was
vnspeakable
,
and
their
entertainement
so
royall
as
made
al
〈◊〉
wonder
.
After
many
ceremoniall
obseruances
,
and
some
repo●e
taken
,
Charlemaine
asked
Gautier
for
his
foure
w●rr●ly
sonnes
,
whom
all
the
world
made
so
famous
for
their
〈◊〉
.
He
replied
▪
that
they
were
euen
then
before
the
w●lls
of
Damascus
with
a
puissant
host
,
where
they
had
taken
Goham
and
diuers
other
Kings
and
prisoners
,
and
giuen
the
Pagans
a
mightie
ouerthrow
as
he
was
certified
by
letters
not
long
since
receiued
from
their
●ents
,
and
many
other
discourses
they
had
,
which
I
omit
.
2
Anone
,
as
the
two
Kings
,
Duke
Naymes
,
and
the
twelue
péeres
were
deuising
of
sundry
recreations
,
there
entred
into
the
hall
,
in
prowd
and
maiesticall
manner
,
tow
Pagans
,
the
one
had
to
name
Iuorin
Montbrant
,
the
other
Malegrap
.
A●d
when
they
came
iust
before
Gautier
,
without
reuerence
,
the
first
thus
spake
:
Gautier
of
Denmarke
,
first
vnderstand
,
that
we
are
sent
to
thée
from
the
puissant
king
Mermont
,
from
Gaudisse
his
royall
admirall
,
from
king
Manuel
,
from
Goham
king
of
Egypt
,
and
from
fiue
other
mightie
kings
:
lastly
,
though
deseruing
a
title
before
al
other
for
the
vnvanquishable
wonder
of
knighthood
,
from
a
vassall
of
king
Mermonts
named
Meruine
,
who
hath
vowed
to
make
all
christendome
acknowledge
no
god
but
Mahomet
:
and
to
that
end
,
by
the
exquisite
perfection
of
his
magnanimitie
,
he
hath
taken
thy
foure
sonnes
prisoners
,
and
slaine
all
their
host
,
except
themselues
and
thirtie
others
,
who
with
them
are
detained
at
Damas
,
whom
againe
thou
shalt
neuer
behold
,
but
with
sorrow
.
Now
these
royall
Pagan
kings
,
and
thiefly
Mermont
,
by
vs
commaundeth
that
Pilgrim-like
thou
appeare
before
them
at
Montbrant
,
(
where
they
are
landed
)
and
on
thy
knées
hum●ly
implore
their
fauours
,
so
shalt
thou
purchase
thy selfe
grace
,
and
know
their
pleasures
:
if
otherwise
thou
resist
,
with
sworde
and
fire
▪
they
will
instantly
besiege
thy
cittie
.
When
Gualtier
had
heard
this
thunder
of
a
dismall
oracle
,
his
heart
trembled
in
the
armes
of
griefe
and
disple●sure
:
at
last
,
though
it
were
long
ere
wordes
could
find
way
from
amazement
,
he
said
:
How
can
this
be
true
which
thou
reportest
,
when
thou
saist
,
my
sonnes
are
detained
prisoners
?
Gualtier
(
replied
the
Pagan
)
it
is
most
true
:
then
leaue
to
wonder
,
and
giue
answere
to
mine
embassage
.
3
At
this
,
for
a
space
they
dismist
the
Pagans
whilest
the
christians
betooke
themselues
to
counsell
,
where
Gualtier
demaunded
what
course
was
to
be
taken
in
these
times
of
extremitie
.
Great
princes
(
said
Duke
Naymes
)
this
is
my
opinion
:
to
the
embassadours
should
no
indignitie
be
offred
,
both
because
they
are
but
the
tongues
of
others
hearts
,
and
also
because
our
barons
whom
they
detaine
,
are
subiect
to
the
like
vengeance
,
wherefore
let
vs
demaund
aide
of
the
Christian
King
Karaheu
of
Iuda
,
and
of
the
king
Moysant
,
and
his
sonne
Florion
,
intreating
them
,
to
whose
religion
and
land
it
as
nearely
concerneth
,
spéedily
to
repaire
with
their
forces
,
and
maintaine
the
Temples
of
our
God
,
and
our
owne
liberties
.
To
this
counsell
euery
one
concluded
.
Then
sending
for
the
Pagans
againe
,
thus
Gualtier
made
them
answere
:
Pagans
,
returne
to
your
Lordes
at
your
pleasure
,
and
say
to
Mermont
and
the
others
,
that
I
am
heartily
sorie
for
the
thraldome
of
my
sonnes
yet
can
I
not
alter
their
fortunes
:
as
for
their
inuasion
,
if
they
come
to
ex●le
me
▪
my
sworde
shall
defend
mée
,
whilest
there
is
eyther
natiue
honour
in
mée
,
or
till
the
glorious
God
of
my
creation
forsake
mée
.
Say
hée
saide
thus
,
who
will
doe
thus
?
With
this
answere
the
Pagans
reparted
,
and
Gualtier
dispatched
Letters
to
King
Karaheu
:
and
the
Emperour
Charles
and
Gualtier
himselfe
went
to
Ierusalem
,
where
they
found
the
good
king
Moysant
,
who
entertained
them
with
royalty
beyond
expectation
.
To
him
Gualtier
receunted
his
sonnes
misfortunes
▪
and
the
threats
of
his
own
ouerthrowe
to
whome
Moysant
promised
all
the
aide
and
succours
of
his
kingdome
.
Then
went
they
to
the
holy
sepulchre
,
where
they
offered
vp
their
vowes
,
gifts
,
and
protestations
,
and
then
with
all
spéede
returned
backe
to
Babylon
,
where
they
found
Claretta
the
Quéene
in
great
perplexitie
of
sorrow
for
the
losse
of
her
foure
sonnes
.
The
same
daie
arriued
king
Karaheu
with
seuentéene
thousand
knights
of
estimation
,
all
which
were
gallantly
receiued
.
The
next
morning
came
Florion
of
Mesque
with
fiue
thousand
,
and
his
father
Moysant
with
as
many
:
olde
Guyon
of
Denmarke
,
the
brother
of
Oger
,
and
the
father
of
Gualtier
was
not
yet
dead
,
he
brought
with
him
foure
thousand
:
so
there
was
in
●abilon
of
strange
nations
thréescore
thousand
besides
fiue
thousand
which
the
Emperour
Charles
brought
with
him
.
Al
which
receiued
an
othe
before
the
throne
of
the
true
God
,
not
to
leaue
Gualtier
till
the
death
.
Now
let
vs
leaue
them
a
while
,
and
returne
we
to
Iuorim
,
and
Malegrap
,
the
two
Embassadours
,
who
returning
to
Mermont
and
the
other
Pagan
Kings
,
declared
their
answere
the
estate
of
Babylon
,
the
presence
of
Charlemaine
,
and
the
generall
resolution
of
the
whole
nation
.
Mermont
at
the
first
,
with
silence
beganne
to
wonder
,
til
Meruine
awaking
him
saide
:
What
dreame
yon
of
(
my
Lorde
?
)
my
heart
is
set
on
fire
with
their
wordes
.
I
beséech
you
for
honours
sake
,
let
vs
march
away
presently
.
Héereupon
a
trumpet
was
sounded
,
and
they
all
departed
till
they
came
within
halfe
a
league
of
Babylon
,
their
whole
army
being
three
hundred
thousand
,
amongst
whom
were
foure
giants
,
which
were
the
brothers
of
Bruhier
,
whom
Oger
had
slaine
before
the
walles
of
Laon.
When
the
Emperour
vnderstoode
they
were
come
,
he
said
,
it
would
be
a
mighty
indignitie
,
if
they
should
molest
him
in
the
towne
,
wherefore
he
would
néeds
issue
foorth
,
though
all
the
dangers
of
the
world
hung
on
the
aduenture
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
How
Charlemaine
and
all
the
christian
army
sallied
out
of
Babylon
.
2
●Of
the
great
battell
,
and
how
Meruine
flew
Guion
of
Denmarke
his
vnknowne
vnckle
,
3
Also
how
Charlemaine
,
Gaultior
,
and
all
the
twelue
Peers
were
taken
prisoners
,
and
their
army
discomfited
.
NOw
beganne
Charlemaine
,
by
the
summons
of
the
trumpets
to
gather
together
of
the
christian
army
60000
,
and
planting
them
in
a
souldierly
proportion
for
the
sally
,
●ode
about
the
troupes
with
these
incouragements
:
You
sinewes
of
Kings
,
and
vpholders
of
Mona
●ichies
,
I
beseech
you
this
day
be
almightyrn
re●olu●ion
and
combat
agenst
that
coward
Fear
,
if
he
whisper
in
your
heartes
a
thought
of
retiring
imagine
now
the
glorie
of
heauen
(
for
so
it
is
)
is
to
be
gotten
by
the
conquest
:
and
that
the
height
of
felicitie
,
for
which
from
your
infancies
you
haue
made
endlesse
imprecations
,
is
sent
from
aboue
,
and
on
this
day
by
your
valours
to
bée
atchieued
:
that
done
,
angel-like
contend
for
your
perpetuall
happinesse
,
and
that
crowne
of
immortall
recommendations
,
which
the
God
of
our
forefathers
will
bestow
on
euery
one
that
raiseth
his
trueth
aboue
these
misbeleeuing
,
infidels
.
Behold
then
,
(
you
champions
of
the
highest
)
howe
like
hunger-starued
beastes
they
come
rauening
,
and
hare
alreadie
before
your
faces
deuoured
your
owne
suppers
:
wherefore
reuenge
that
indignitie
,
and
maintaine
the
fréedome
of
your
Religion
.
These
and
manie
other
spéeches
the
Emperour
Charles
vsed
,
to
which
the
people
answered
with
shoutinges
and
reioyeings
.
Then
might
ye
haue
heard
a
world
of
trumpets
sound
,
double
so
manie
drummes
,
tabors
and
tamburins
:
after
which
they
marched
against
the
Pagans
,
who
in
like
maner
came
ordered
and
aranged
to
the
encounter
,
king
Mermont
,
with
Meruine
,
being
two
of
the
formost
leaders
.
2
When
Guion
of
Denmarke
,
who
was
the
brother
of
Oger
and
father
to
Gualtier
,
beheld
Meruine
,
he
charged
his
launce
and
ranne
against
him
,
whom
Meruin
with
the
same
accomplement
regreeted
in
the
incounter
:
the
good
old
Guion
brake
his
launce
,
but
without
hazard
to
Meruine
,
who
on
the
contrarie
part
smote
him
with
such
fur●e
,
tha●
he
ouerthrew
him
dead
to
the
ground
without
motion
.
When
Gui●ns
band
beheld
that
misfortune
,
they
al
at
once
●●●ailed
Meruine
seriously
:
but
his
defence
was
gallant
,
that
he
slew
all
whom
he
touched
.
Now
ioyned
the
battel
on
euery
side
perillous
,
strong
,
&
greeuous
against
the
christians
and
●●uel
,
&
desperat
against
the
pagans
.
Mermont
Gaudisse
&
Brandis
that
day
wondred
,
for
they
were
at
the
beginning
of
the
mischiefe
:
but
aboue
all
was
Meruine
highly
feared
,
for
death
vpon
his
sword
had
taken
an
euerlasting
lodging
:
he
as
he
posted
,
brake
their
rankes
asunder
,
for
not
any
Christian
durst
dare
to
assaile
him
.
On
the
other
side
,
Charles
the
great
,
king
of
Fraunce
,
duke
Naymes
and
the
twelue
peeres
,
did
such
admirable
exploits
by
their
chiual●ie
,
that
had
it
not
béene
for
the
inuincible
prowesse
of
Meruine
,
the
Pagans
had
not
stood
one
houre
before
them
,
albeit
they
were
thrée
hundred
thousand
:
so
exp●rt
and
wise
in
warrelike
actions
was
Charles
.
All
this
while
the
battel
encreased
:
at
last
Charles
incountered
with
Malegrape
,
to
whom
with
Ioyous
his
excellent
sword
,
he
gaue
such
a
blowe
that
he
diuided
him
to
the
nauell
,
and
withall
cried
,
Courage
Mountioy
,
Saint
Denis
.
When
Iuorin
beheld
Malegrape
,
slaine
,
he
thrust
himselfe
against
Charles
:
but
the
emperor
gaue
him
such
entertainment
,
as
he
fel
dead
to
the
earth
backward
:
after
him
,
another
and
another
.
The
duke
Naymes
imitated
th
emperor
as
néere
as
might
be
,
who
incountring
Gaifier
,
cut
off
one
of
his
armes
,
&
Gautier
that
had
but
newly
séene
the
death
of
his
father
,
like
a
mad
man
did
wonderfull
actions
:
neither
was
Moysant
nor
his
son
florion
short
of
praise
worthy
commendations
.
As
for
the
good
king
Karaheu
,
he
was
in
the
midst
of
the
battel
,
where
he
incountred
king
Mermont
,
vnto
whom
he
gaue
such
a
blow
▪
that
he
killed
his
horse
vnder
him
,
and
he
had
then
bin
taken
prisoner
,
had
he
not
cried
Montment
,
so
lowde
,
that
Meruine
heard
him
,
who
thrusting
his
mare
forward
,
orethrew
all
betweene
him
and
Mermont
.
No
sooner
was
he
séene
but
all
souldiours
gaue
him
place
,
so
wel
they
kn●w
,
and
were
acquainted
with
him
,
only
king
Karaheu
stowtly
withstood
him
,
and
strake
so
mighty
a
blow
on
his
target
,
that
in
the
middest
he
cl●ue
〈◊〉
asunder
.
Whereat
Meruine
was
much
grieued
,
and
in
qu●●al
gaue
him
such
a
blow
with
Entrant
,
that
he
claue
him
to
the
iawes
.
Thus
was
king
Karaheu
(
whose
like
hardly
suru●ued
)
slain
by
Meruine
:
who
afterward
was
by
a
generall
Counsell
canonized
a
S.
and
called
saint
Karaheu
.
Many
miracles
were
done
after
the
battell
,
which
I
may
not
report
,
but
must
returne
to
Meruine
,
who
still
conquered
where
he
came
.
Amongest
the
rest
,
he
slew
a
kinseman
of
Charlemaines
,
for
which
the
emperour
being
displeased
,
and
seeking
reuengement
,
encountred
a
pagan
whom
he
ouerthrew
,
and
had
slain
,
but
for
the
rescue
of
many
soul●iours
.
Terrible
was
the
battell
,
both
of
the
one
side
and
the
other
.
Notwithstanding
that
our
Christians
were
few
in
number
,
yet
their
spirits
so
oft
redoubled
,
that
their
hands
were
bathed
in
blood
continually
,
Gautier
straue
●till
to
reuenge
his
fathers
death
.
Meruine
to
increase
his
conquest
,
by
hap
he
incountred
with
therie
of
Dampmartin
,
throwing
horse
and
man
to
th
earth
▪
and
taking
him
prisoner
,
bound
him
with
cords
.
Then
came
the
earle
of
Labrec
to
reuenge
Dampmartin
:
but
the
gentle
Meruine
soone
vnhorsed
him
,
and
tooke
him
prisoner
.
3
At
which
Mermont
reioyced
,
because
he
was
the
xv
.
prisoner
Meruine
had
taken
:
so
greatly
were
the
●hristians
viscoraged
by
the
prowesse
of
Meruine
,
as
they
now
began
shamefully
to
flie
for
their
safetie
,
and
saue
twentie
thousand
that
still
were
re●olued
,
not
a
man
would
staie
to
sustaine
battell
.
Whereat
Charlemaine
sorrowed
greatly
saying
,
their
shames
should
not
follow
him
but
their
owne
confusions
:
which
done
,
desperately
he
ran
into
the
midst
of
the
battell
and
D.
Naimes
after
him
,
effecting
greater
miracles
than
before
.
Meruine
rode
triumphantly
,
and
in
the
end
met
with
the
Counte
Villiers
,
the
earle
of
Flanders
,
and
the
〈◊〉
péeres
:
amongst
them
began
along
fearfull
,
and
a
doubtfull
battell
,
but
in
the
end
,
for
all
things
are
subiect
to
fortune
,
they
were
euery
one
taken
prisoners
:
so
as
of
the
christian
hoste
remained
no
moe
commanders
but
th
emperor
Charles
,
and
duke
Naimes
,
who
defended
themselues
gallantly
against
their
enemies
.
Meruine
séeing
Charlemaine
,
he
fell
in
loue
with
his
vertues
,
saying
:
O
Mahomet
,
bow
downe
thine
eies
,
and
behold
〈◊〉
inuincible
christians
:
and
then
moued
with
one
enuious
loue
,
and
alone
,
le●t
enuy
should
wrong
so
excellent
perfection
,
cried
to
the
common
souldiers
,
vpon
paine
of
death
not
to
touch
them
:
which
commandement
they
obeyed
,
for
they
durst
not
gaine-stand
.
Then
Meruine
opposing
himselfe
against
them
with
honorable
spéeches
,
the
true
badges
o●perfect
magnanimitie
,
he
said
:
Princes
,
yield
your selues
,
when
Fortune
can
auaile
to
no
more
conquest
,
and
inrich
me
with
your
names
bicause
many
pagans
haue
told
me
the
armes
you
beare
do
belong
to
France
,
and
that
one
of
you
also
is
the
emperour
.
Thou
saiest
true
,
(
said
Charles
)
and
know
,
my
name
for
dread
of
any
Sarazen
was
neuer
changed
:
Charles
is
my
name
,
Charles
that
ruleth
Rome
,
Fraunce
,
and
all
Christendome
:
and
●his
is
duke
Naymes
,
the
nearest
to
me
in
counsell
and
affection
,
therefore
stand
vpon
thy
guard
,
and
approch
vs
not
,
for
here
wil
we
liue
,
and
here
will
we
lear●
to
die
.
Who
first
presents
himselfe
to
be
our
tutor
,
shal
neuer
haue
other
priest
,
surgeon
,
or
sepulchre
.
At
this
speach
a
pagan
king
rusht
to
duke
Naimes
,
giuing
him
such
a
blow
as
he
strake
him
to
the
ground
:
but
the
duke
quickly
recouered
his
féete
againe
,
and
mad
with
that
amazement
,
sent
him
backe
such
a
requitall
,
that
the
Pagan
thereof
died
.
And
then
were
the
Emperour
and
the
Duke
assailed
on
euery
side
freshly
:
who
notwithstanding
defended
themselues
valiantly
:
insomuch
that
Meruine
pitied
them
,
and
stoode
in
doubt
whether
it
were
better
he
should
preuaile
,
or
they
perish
.
At
this
he
descended
from
his
mare
,
and
embraced
king
Charles
,
to
whom
he
saide
,
Thou
excellent
wonder
of
Knighthood
,
alas
,
thy
defence
is
bootlesse
,
&
I
die
,
to
thinke
thy
fortune
should
perish
:
yield
to
him
,
whose
pity
thou
ha●●
taken
prisoner
in
beholding
thy
vertue
.
Charls
hearing
this
,
and
such
honor
in
his
enemy
,
said
:
Thou
glorious
Almighty
,
that
for
their
sinne
exiled
Adam
and
Eue
from
paradise
,
comfort
,
and
coun●ell
me
:
and
with
that
he
yielded
himselfe
to
Meruine
,
only
desiring
him
to
ballance
his
honor
▪
not
by
the
foile
of
his
ouerthrow
.
Sacred
emperor
(
qd
Meruine
)
feare
no
misfortune
,
thy
thraldome
shall
be
but
thine
owne
pleasure
:
then
receiuing
his
sword
,
and
taking
off
his
helmet
,
deliuered
him
to
a
band
of
the
noblest
Pagans
▪
to
whom
he
gaue
so
speciall
charge
of
adoration
&
reuerence
,
that
like
a
demie-god
he
was
deified
.
Duke
Naymes
séeing
Charlemaine
taken
,
deliuerd
his
sword
to
Meruine
.
Thus
was
the
emperor
Charles
,
duke
Naimes
,
the
xij
péeres
,
and
xxxiiij
noble
christians
taken
prisoners
,
and
all
bound
one
to
another
,
except
the
emperour
,
who
had
ingaged
his
royall
word
t●
Meruine
,
not
to
depart
without
his
licence
.
This
being
done
,
and
that
there
was
not
left
a
christian
which
was
not
slain
or
taken
,
Meruin
went
instantly
,
and
gaue
an
assault
to
Babilon
,
but
the
citizens
knowing
it
folly
to
withstand
,
when
their
chiefe
commanders
were
imprisoned
,
came
forth
,
and
deliuered
the
towne
to
their
mercie
,
bowing
their
neekes
to
the
yoke
of
slauerie
,
renouncing
the
only
true
God
,
became
misbelieuing
miscreants
.
As
soone
as
Mermont
was
entred
into
the
towne
he
imprisoned
Charlemaine
and
the
other
Chr●stians
,
in
a
tower
where
they
were
safely
garded
,
as
prizes
of
inestimable●
value
:
but
king
Charles
spent
all
his
time
in
teares
and
such
like
lamentations
.
Alas
,
thou
maiden
mother
of
the
worlds
saluations
ought
I
alone
to
be
the
subiect
of
all
misfortune
?
must
my
long
admired
honor
die
in
so
shameful
a
graue
of
disparagement
,
and
must
my
rule
that
stretcht
beyond
Europe
&
Asia
,
be
her selfe
contained
in
a
square
of
this
little
compasse
.
If
so
it
must
be
,
it
is
my
sinne
,
&
happie
I
,
if
it
alone
be
chastised
for
my
transgressions
:
thus
spake
king
Charles
,
whose
bird
flourished
like
a
white
palme
tree
.
Meruine
hauing
now
alittle
repasted
himselfe
▪
called
together
the
pagan
kings
and
princes
,
saying
:
My
lords
,
this
place
we
must
make
no
place
of
repast
or
banquetting
,
because
s●uggardise
is
hatefull
to
the
honour
,
whereto
we
couet
to
aspire
:
wherefore
prepare
your selues
presently
to
depart
,
for
I
will
not
rest
till
I
haue
taken
Mesques
and
Ierusalem
,
and
brought
the
whole
countries
thereabout
to
our
subiection
,
and
taught
the
people
to
adore
no
god
but
Mahomet
.
Lord
Meruine
,
said
Mermont
,
thy
will
shal
be
our
guide
,
and
thy
courses
shall
direct
vs
:
Then
sending
their
drummes
and
trumpets
about
,
and
sommoning
their
bands
together
triumphantly
,
they
departed
from
Babylon
,
and
so
restlesse
continued
in
their
marchings
▪
that
they
shortly
appeared
before
the
walles
of
Me●ques
,
to
which
they
laid
so
fearefull
a
siege
,
and
gaue
such
maruelous
assaults
,
as
in
few
dayes
they
tooke
the
towne
putting
man
,
woman
,
and
child
to
the
sword
,
except
those
that
willingly
fell
downe
and
adored
Mahomet
.
Thus
Meruine
made
himselfe
lord
and
master
of
Mesques
,
dor
he
had
a
desire
to
rule
in
that
citty
:
yet
he
would
néedes
forward
to
Ierusalem
.
So
he
made
a
Pagan
his
lieutenant
to
rule
only
in
his
name
:
and
with
the
greatest
pomp
that
might
be
,
before
his
departure
,
crowned
himselfe
king
of
Mesques
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
1
How
Meruine
and
the
Pagan
host
came
before
Ierusalem
,
2
How
the
citizens
rendred
vp
the
towne
.
3
How
Meruine
refused
to
enter
into
the
citie
,
but
returnd
to
Babilon
,
at
which
many
of
the
pagans
murmured
.
AFter
Mesques
was
conuerted
to
the
damnable
beliefe
of
Mahomet
,
and
Meruine
had
established
it
for
his
owne
gouernment
,
he
would
not
sléep
anie
occasion
,
but
charged
all
his
army
to
be
in
readinesse
,
for
that
forthwith
he
would
march
to
Ierusalem
,
to
make
himselfe
lord
of
that
mighty
towne
and
the
countrey
thereto
adioyning
.
When
Mermont
heard
him
,
and
saw
the
desire
he
had
to
spread
their
law
through
all
nations
,
he
said
:
O
Mahomet
,
how
great
are
thy
workes
,
that
from
the
loines
of
the
poore
merchant
Barbin
,
hast
●aised
a
glorious
branth
,
to
exalt
thine
honour
,
and
to
bring
all
Christendome
to
subuersion
?
This
spake
Mermont
in
the
hearing
of
Meruine
,
to
whom
he
did
all
the
reuerend
honours
might
be
deuised
:
but
in
soule
,
both
he
and
all
the
Pagan
princes
extreamely
hated
him
,
because
the
honors
wherewith
they
shined
,
were
but
borrowed
from
his
splendor
.
And
for
that
their
labours
could
neuer
attaine
to
a
perfite
end
,
yet
they
durst
not
but
obey
him
,
feare
,
not
loue
being
their
ruler
.
All
things
being
now
prepared
,
they
departed
from
Mesques
,
and
marched
with
such
prospe●ous
expedition
,
that
they
came
before
the
noble
and
●acred
towne
,
where
the
Lam●e
of
〈◊〉
all
glorie
suffred
his
death
and
passion
for
the
worlds
redemption
.
2
As
soone
as
Meruine
behold
it
he
practised
it
and
imm●diatly
prepared
for
so
strong
and
dreadfull
assault
:
so
that
the
poore
Christians
beholding
their
imminent
danger
,
held
a
counsell
,
and
concluded
to
deliuer
vp
the
keyes
of
the
citie
:
wherefore
comming
forth
,
and
casting
themselues
prostrate
before
Meruine
,
they
said
:
Dread
Lord
of
our
liues
and
beings
,
behold
,
we
the
chiefe
rulers
of
this
haples
towne
,
render
ourselues
to
thy
gratious
mercy
▪
deliuering
to
thée
,
as
to
our
liege
lord
,
all
our
possessions
,
promising
to
serue
thée
loially
,
and
to
hold
thy
faith
lawe
,
and
religion
.
Meruine
hearing
them
,
replied
,
Citizens
stand
vp
,
and
be
courageous
,
for
your
peace
is
concluded
in
an
happy
houre
.
Assure
your selues
from
the
honour
of
my
reputation
,
neyther
man
,
woman
nor
child
of
this
towne
shall
be
damnified
:
so
returne
in
all
peace
,
and
be
loyall
:
for
not
a
souldier
shall
come
within
your
gates
,
but
we
will
all
returne
vnto
Babilon
:
then
turning
to
the
hoste
,
he
commanded
them
to
take
vp
their
pauillions
,
and
march
towards
Babil●n
.
3
At
this
all
the
Sarazens
were
mischieuously
agr●eued
,
and
with
priuate
murmuring
,
railed
vpon
Meruine
,
who
to
their
troubles
would
allot
no
ending
but
notwithstanding
,
all
they
set
forward
,
and
by
the
restlesse
labour
of
many
dayes
and
nights
,
at
last
they
arriued
at
Babylon
,
where
they
banqueted
and
reposed
themselues
,
the
space
of
〈◊〉
dayes
.
After
it
hapned
vpon
a
day
,
that
Iacob
the
merchant
came
to
Meruine
,
and
said
:
How
now
my
lord
,
how
walks
loue
in
your
thoughts
?
what
,
is
he
vtterly
exiled
?
is
there
n●
remnant
of
memory
left
to
preserue
the
perfections
of
beutifull
Berea
?
Ha
Iacob
(
said
he
)
more
then
thy
blunt
sences
are
able
to
measure
▪
but
why
dost
thou
now
examine
me
vpon
this
holy
article
?
For
this
(
said
Iacob
)
that
if
absented
time
haue
not
shut
excellencie
in
doubtfulnesse
,
then
would
I
haue
you
,
that
you
may
by
it
binde
her
loue
in
a
more
eternall
band
of
affection
.
Take
Charles
,
his
twelue
peeres
,
and
the
rest
of
thy
prisoners
,
and
as
the
conquests
of
thy
sword
and
her
beauty
,
deliuer
them
to
her
sacred
maiestie
,
that
she
may
dispose
them
,
vntill
they
returne
from
Fraunce
,
and
those
other
countries
,
which
alredy
thou
hast
subdued
,
and
of
which
in
ensuing
time
thou
shalt
be
king
and
ruler
.
Iacob
qd
Meruine
,
thou
hast
tutored
me
to
my
contentment
,
and
thy
councelis
as
an
Oracle
:
for
to
hir
and
no
other
my selfe
and
my
sword
is
deuoted
.
As
they
were
thus
conferring
Mermont
entred
in
,
who
with
a
lowly
,
yet
kingly
adoration
,
saluted
Meruine
,
and
more
would
haue
done
,
if
he
knew
,
to
haue
done
,
more
for
feare
he
stood
in
towards
him
,
than
for
any
religious
affection
he
bare
him
:
and
then
said
;
My
lord
qd
Meruine
,
it
behooues
you
now
to
thinke
of
your
expedition
into
Fraunce
,
and
to
dispose
of
these
christians
you
haue
already
taken
.
Saide
Meruine
,
if
your
Maiestie
will
walke
into
the
great
hall
,
where
the
rest
of
the
pagan
princes
are
set
in
counsell
,
we
wil
discusse
of
this
affaire
.
Meruine
calling
the
gaoler
,
commanded
him
to
fetch
the
prisoners
he
had
in
charge
.
Instantly
the
Turk
performed
his
will
,
and
brought
forth
Charles
,
the
twelue
Peeres
,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
christian
prisoners
.
As
soone
as
Meruine
saw
them
he
stood
vp
and
said
,
kings
princes
,
and
barons
,
My
will
is
,
that
these
Christian
prisoners
be
conueyed
to
the
castle
of
Turgon
,
vntill
by
my
prowesse
I
haue
conquered
France
,
and
all
the
famous
countries
bordering
her
territories
.
How
(
said
Gaudisse
)
or
wherefore
shall
they
be
thither
haled
?
O
what
reason
is
in
so
doing
?
I
tell
you
,
their
liues
are
dangerous
death
they
haue
deserued
,
and
death
by
my
wil
shal
they
haue
.
Scarce
were
his
words
ended
,
but
another
pagan
rose
vp
,
saying
:
Meruine
attend
my
words
.
This
many
yee●s
haue
I
traueld
my
body
,
and
wasted
my
reuenues
to
effect
these
conquests
,
and
shall
I
now
loose
my
g●erdon
?
part
haue
I
wonne
of
these
prisoners
,
my
part
will
I
haue
,
and
that
part
shall
part
with
their
liues
at
this
present
.
And
I
also
,
said
another
pagan
,
who
was
both
rich
in
wealth
and
strong
in
friends
,
and
his
name
was
Gratian
:
t
is
reason
I
haue
my
part
and
profite
of
these
prisoners
,
otherwise
princes
,
let
vs
ioyne
together
,
and
with
our
swords
diuide
them
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
1
How
Merui●e
would
not
consent
to
the
death
of
the
christians
.
2
The
great
battell
which
fell
out
in
the
palace
.
3
How
the
christians
aided
Meruine
,
and
how
the
pagans
came
and
cried
him
mercy
.
WHen
Meruin
(
and
not
without
〈◊〉
saw
the
arrogancie
of
the
pagans
,
and
that
〈◊〉
force
they
would
diuide
those
spoiles
〈◊〉
them
,
which
his
sword
onely
had
obtained
,
he
was
almightily
displeased
,
and
with
a
fierie
countenaunce
of
anger
,
told
them
,
it
should
not
be
as
they
had
deemed
,
but
that
in
despight
of
the
proudest
in
that
assembly
,
he
would
beare
the
christians
to
Montment
:
and
as
diuine
trophees
of
his
affection
,
he
would
present
them
to
his
celestiall
Lady
and
mistr●sse
,
(
as
Iacob
before
had
giuen
him
counsell
)
wherefore
(
sayd
he
)
if
there
bée
any
pagan
,
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
that
speaks
another
word
of
resistanc●
,
Entrant
my
sword
shall
be
so
equall
a
iudge
twixt
him
&
me
,
of
my
vengeance
,
that
the
rest
shall
be
warned
by
his
misforture
:
and
then
raising
his
voyce
more
higher
,
What
(
said
he
)
will
you
diuide
the
things
belong
to
mee
at
your
pleasure
?
I
sweare
by
mine
homage
to
Mahomet
,
the
proudst
pa●ā
that
dares
to
contradict
my
wil
,
or
mislikes
the
intents
of
mine
actions
,
shal
forfeit
his
head
to
my
sword
presently
.
As
he
thus
spake
,
K
▪
Gratian
rose
vp
who
had
about
him
a
mighty
band
of
sarazens
,
and
sware
by
Mahomet
,
he
would
kill
Charlemaine
,
for
he
hath
bene
the
scourger
&
tormenter
of
our
religion
.
Therfore
(
said
he
)
this
day
wil
I
take
vengeance
on
his
head
▪
and
not
be
withstood
by
threates
,
or
denied
my
pleasure
by
a
boy
,
the
base
son
of
a
silly
marchant
.
At
this
word
he
went
to
king
Charles
,
and
tooke
him
by
the
beard
,
which
was
whiter
then
snow
,
saying
:
false
traiterous
king
,
this
day
will
I
hang
thee
like
a
thiefe
,
and
withal
stroke
him
with
a
cudgel
.
2
Which
was
so
vnpleasant
to
the
eyes
of
Mer●ine
,
that
drawing
Entrant
his
sword
,
he
strake
king
Gratian
twixt
the
necke
and
the
eare
▪
with
s●ch
violence
,
that
he
chined
him
euen
to
the
girdle
:
but
no
sooner
was
that
fatal
blow
deliuered
but
the
whole
armie
assailed
Meruin
with
infinite
violence
:
yet
miraculously
defending
himselfe
▪
neuer
striking
in
vaine
,
so
that
from
euery
blow
death
ensued
.
There
was
amongst
them
another
king
,
&
cosin
to
Gratian
,
who
was
the
greatest
setter
forward
of
the
sedition
him
Meruine
ouerthrew
dead
to
the
ground
,
and
then
began
the
battell
to
increase
with
huge
horrour
against
Meruine
,
who
like
a
mad-man
laied
about
him
here
and
there
not
sparing
any
.
3
When
our
christian
princes
perceiued
,
that
for
their
safetie
Meruin
had
thrust
himselfe
into
this
dangerous
aduētu●●●
they
concluded
among
themselues
,
either
to
aide
him
,
or
p●●rish
in
attempting
:
and
then
thrusting
themselues
before
him
they
said
,
courage
prince
Meruine
,
this
day
we
will
die
for
thée
,
for
thou
hast
beene
gracious
to
our
misfortunes
,
and
we
will
partake
thine
ex●remitie
.
With
that
,
they
thrust
them selues
against
the
pagans
with
euery
one
a
sword
in
his
fist
,
making
a
fearefull
and
bloudie
skirmish
,
from
one
they
cut
his
head
,
from
another
his
armes
,
legs
from
the
third
,
and
generally
,
life
from
the
most
they
encountred
.
Charles
in
this
battel
behaued
himselfe
most
couragiously
,
but
Meruine
more
enraged
then
a
long
hunted
bore
,
without
regard
,
made
slaughter
of
al
before
him
,
and
by
the
ayde
of
the
christians
,
quickly
win●wed
the
hall
of
liuing
creatures
.
Meruine
seeing
this
,
sayd
to
the
christians
:
Lards
,
beware
that
by
you
no
treason
be●ide
my
fortune
,
for
then
shal
your
vniustnes
giue
shame
to
your
valu●es
.
Prince
Meruin
qd
Charls
,
doubt
not
our
trustinesse
,
who
whilst
we
breath
,
wil
not
faile
thy
fortune
,
&
when
thou
art
conqueror
be
iudge
of
our
liues
&
deaths
as
please
thée
.
After
these
speeches
they
al
issued
out
of
the
hal
,
&
assailed
the
pagans
on
euery
side
,
who
with
feare
were
so
s●rprised
,
that
they
〈◊〉
not
to
what
fortune
to
betake
them
▪
but
cried
out
:
woe
alas
,
Meruin
is
inraged
,
he
hath
forgot
,
Mahomet
,
&
is
become
a
christian
.
Notwithstanding
this
Meruine
and
the
christians
pursued
them
,
and
as
the
historie
saieth
,
slew
64.
in
a
moment
,
which
not
a
litle
grieued
Mermont
,
who
now
could
not
record
any
meane
how
to
appease
Meruine
.
At
last
he
called
Barbin
,
and
with
teares
besought
him
to
coole
the
fi●e
of
his
sonn●s
wrath
:
&
then
they
two
ioining
together
,
went
,
&
on
their
knees
cast
themselues
before
him
,
whilest
Mermont
said
:
●rince
Meruine
▪
for
the
loue
of
Mahomet
and
Barbin
thy
father
,
and
in
ruth
of
my
teares
whom
sometimes
thou
hast
called
thy
soueragine
▪
appease
thy
iust
indignation
,
and
I
le
sweare
vnto
thée
by
the
hoste
of
Mahomet
to
performe
thy
wil
in
al
things
,
&
if
it
be
pleas●ng
in
thy
sight
,
henceforth
become
thy
subiect
.
By
Iupiter
,
said
Meruine
,
thou
hast
spoken
in
a
happy
houre
,
Rise
father
▪
and
rise
king
of
Montment
,
mine
anger
shal
breake
,
if
my
wrongs
be
amended
.
Then
turning
to
the
christians
,
he
sayd
,
Princes
,
returne
into
the
hal
,
for
a
t●uce
shal
be
concluded
,
&
my
wil
no
more
neglected
.
No
sooner
had
he
spoken
,
but
Charles
&
his
peers
,
retur●ed
into
the
pallace
,
and
Meruine
with
an
angry
looke
sayd
to
the
pagans
:
Princes
,
imagine
mée
not
satisfied
,
though
I
shew
a
relenting
:
for
by
my
right
hand
,
my
seruants
death
shall
not
be
dismissed
,
till
the
proudest
of
you
all
,
vpon
your
knées
▪
come
&
cry
me
mercy
.
At
this
,
all
the
pagans
cast
themselues
on
their
faces
before
him
,
and
with
one
voy●e
cried
,
haue
mercy
vpon
vs
inuincible
prince
Meruine
,
and
thy
will
shall
be
the
law
to
rule
vs
and
our
nations
.
Here
pitie
tooke
place
in
the
eyes
of
Meruine
,
and
raising
them
from
the
earth
,
gaue
to
them
new
peace
and
comfort
.
Which
done
,
he
bade
them
arme
themselues
to
guard
those
christians
to
the
castle
on
Furgon
,
which
is
scituate
within
Montment
,
where
he
intended
to
detaine
them
till
his
returne
from
France
&
her
neighbor
countreis
,
where
he
ment
to
ruinate
their
abbeys
,
and
burne
the
monasteries
of
ancient
foundation
:
this
done
,
they
ran
&
kissed
his
féete
in
signe
of
their
subiection
,
glorying
that
by
him
they
and
their
lawes
should
be
so
highly
exalted
.
Thus
triumphed
they
with
proud
hearts
,
but
I
fear
me
within
short
space
they
will
haue
other
resolutions
:
for
euen
now
almost
is
the
sacred
●●nger
of
the
diall
,
vpon
the
hower
in
which
Meruine
shall
know
,
who
is
his
tru●
father
,
and
the
royall
descent
of
his
glorious
pedegrée
:
a
history
more
delectable
to
heare
,
then
those
iarring
tumults
already
●u●r
passed
.
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
1
How
Meruine
departing
from
Babylon
,
brought
Charlemaine
and
the
other
Christians
to
the
castle
of
Turgon
.
2
Of
the
apparition
of
the
angel
to
Charles
.
3
How
Meruine
knew
himselfe
to
be
the
sonne
of
Oger
,
and
the
fairy
Morgue
.
THe
history
reporteth
,
that
during
the
time
that
Meruine
was
in
Babylon
(
where
he
brought
the
pagans
and
Sarazens
to
such
subi●ction
,
that
his
very
lookes
commanded
them
to
all
humblenes
)
the
good
king
Charles
who
many
times
with
zealous
admiration
beheld
Meruine
,
at
last
imagined
him
so
liuely
to
present
the
image
of
Oger
,
that
he
could
not
chuse
▪
but
one
day
sayd
vnto
him
prince
Meruine
,
I
know
not
thy
descent
nor
generation
,
but
of
what
or
whence
soeuer
thou
art
,
beléeue
me
thou
doest
so
liuely
resemble
the
most
victorious
duke
of
Denmarke
prince
Oger
,
that
were
but
haire
discouered
vpon
thy
youthfull
ch●nne
,
I
would
haue
sayd
,
thou
hadst
bene
no
likelyhood
,
but
the
self-same
most
excellent
creature
:
for
of
my
soule
there
is
not
the
greatest
master
painter
in
the
world
that
can
so
vere●y
〈◊〉
his
per●ra●t
as
thine
owne
lookes
:
neither
dis●aine
〈◊〉
to
him
thou
art
compared
,
for
that
neuer
yet
in
any
battell
〈◊〉
there
pagan
,
〈◊〉
or
Sarazen
,
that
by
manhood
was
able
to
resist
him
.
T
is
most
true
,
sayd
duke
Naimes
,
and
the
twelue
péeres
also
▪
When
Meruin
heard
them
,
he
sayd
,
I
know
no●
wel
my
〈◊〉
,
what
my selfe
am
,
but
many
as
well
Saraze●s
as
christians
,
who
haue
séene
the
duke
Oger
haue
euer
compared
me
vnto
him
,
so
that
my selfe
am
in
loue
with
him
to
whom
my selfe
am
so
often
compared
.
After
diuers
other
such
like
discourses
,
Meruine
commanded
the
Christians
to
mount
them selues
on
horsebacke
,
and
then
comming
to
Mermont
and
Gaudisse
,
he
said
,
I
wil
my
Lords
that
you
stay
here
in
Babilon
till
my
re●urne
,
whilst
I
conuey
these
christians
to
the
●astle
of
●urgon
where
they
shal
be
safely
imprisoned
,
and
I
will
leaue
the
keyes
with
beautifull
Berea
,
whom
vntill
my
returne
I
will
make
their
Empresse
.
Prince
Meruine
(
answered
Mermont
)
be
all
things
as
pleaseth
thée
,
for
willingly
we
will
stay
to
attend
thy
pleasure
.
This
spake
hee
with
a
seruile
humblenesse
,
rather
inferd
from
feare
,
then
issuing
from
a
certaine
loue
.
Thus
Meruine
and
with
him
4000.
of
the
best
estéemed
Pagans
,
tooke
their
iourney
towards
Turgon
▪
whither
the
heauens
and
all
the
gratious
aspects
of
wel
portending
Planets
happely
guide
him
,
because
he
shal
neuer
returne
to
Babilon
,
till
he
bee
made
a
diuine
and
religious
Christian
,
rooting
from
the
face
of
the
earth
both
Mahomet
and
all
other
false
gods
,
and
onely
lifting
vp
in
most
hie
exaltation
the
Name
of
the
euer-liuing
IESVS
.
So
prosperously
they
iourneyd
that
anon
they
came
within
the
sight
of
Montment
,
where
Meruine
calling
Iacob
,
sent
him
before
taduertise
Berea
of
his
approching
:
who
with
an
entire
zeale
performed
his
commandement
.
And
after
he
was
entred
to
the
towne
,
he
ascended
the
Pallais
,
where
he
found
the
only
starre
of
perfection
Berea
,
whom
with
low
humblenesse
he
saluted
,
and
reported
the
comming
of
Meruine
,
the
bringing
of
●ing
Charles
of
France
,
the
twelue
Péeres
,
and
diuers
others
whome
his
inuincible
prowesse
had
made
captiues
before
the
walles
of
Babilon
.
Berea
hearing
this
had
al
her
s●nces
so
suddenly
ouergone
with
ioy
,
that
from
her
amazement
issued
nothing
but
great
wō●er
.
But
Drohes
wh●
sadly
had
giuen
attention
to
his
discourse
,
dissolued
his
harts
blood
in
water
from
his
eyes
,
and
with
extremitie
of
passion
thus
exclaimed
,
O
thou
true
God
of
glory
,
how
speedily
shal
the
ruine
of
France
fall
vpon
her
bosome
,
sith
Charles
and
the
twelue
peers
,
the
columnes
that
sustaind
her
,
are
broken
by
Meruin
,
whose
vnspeakable
magn●ni●itie
nothing
hath
force
to
resist●
Many
other
teares
of
sorrowfull
meanings
fell
from
good
knight
Drohes
,
who
for
the
loue
of
Charles
seemed
to
pine●
with
lamenting
.
Now
the
day
being
growne
by
many
hour●s
aged
,
Meruin
and
his
traine
entred
the
city
:
thence
he
went
to
the
Palace
where
Berea
most
royally
garded
came
down
and
met
him
:
between
them
was
an
incounter
of
hie
delicacie
,
their
armes
locking
together
their
lippes
,
and
from
their
lippes
interchangeably
breathing
their
so●les
into
ech
others
bosome
.
Many
prettie
questions
they
had
of
eche
others
safetie
,
many
oracles
of
their
fortunes
and
many
histories
of
their
loues
,
the
legends
wherof
lasted
,
till
they
were
returned
into
the
great
hall
of
the
Pallace
.
Then
were
the
Christians
conueyed
to
the
castel
of
Turgon
,
and
safely
imprisoned
,
all
the
Péeres
being
most
disconsolate
.
2
Onely
king
Charles
from
whom
no
misfortune
would
take
away
the
title
of
a
royal
spirit
,
and
whose
faith
in
the
liuing
God
was
euer
vnmoueable
,
cast
himselfe
on
both
his
knees
to
the
ground
,
and
with
lift
vp
hands
,
and
erected
eyes
thus
prayed
,
Glorious
God
,
that
for
our
sinnes
▪
and
for
our
saluation
vouchsafedst
thy
life
by
thy
death
and
passion
,
thou
that
the
third
day
rose
againe
&
ascendedst
into
heauen
,
thou
that
deliueredst
Adam
&
the
Prophets
which
had
attended
thy
comming
also
,
as
this
is
true
,
&
on
it
my
faith
is
grounded
,
so
I
beseech
thee
be
my
deliuerer
from
these
gates
of
ill
chance
and
bondage
.
When
king
Charles
had
made
this
short
petition
in
honor
of
the
holy
Trinitie
,
he
kist
the
earth
three
times
.
And
then
as
he
was
in
rising
there
appeared
to
him
an
angel
of
light
,
who
blessed
him
with
this
happy
salu●●●●●
Noble
king
Charles
,
bee
not
abashed
,
for
that
power
which
hitherto
hath
succoured
thée
will
no●
now
refuse
thée
,
who
by
me
assures
thée
,
tomorrow
thou
shalt
be
deliuered
by
Meruine
,
〈…〉
the
sonne
of
Oger
〈…〉
strong
in
thy
sayth
and
take
comfort
.
●his
sayd
the
heauenly
embassador
〈◊〉
from
his
presence
,
and
the
emperour
〈◊〉
thanks
,
rose
vp
,
and
〈◊〉
the
vision
to
the
nobles
,
who
called
home
ioy
to
their
hearts
▪
and
gloried
in
their
aduenture
.
Meruine
this
〈…〉
a
priuate
chamber
with
Berea
and
Iacob
the
merchant
:
&
Gratiana
the
fair●●
had
withdrawn
her selfe
to
behold
Drohes
in
another
chamber
,
where
he
rent
his
garments
,
●are
his
haires
,
and
lamented
exceedingly
,
crying
out
,
that
Meruine
,
in
whom
vertue
was
onely
beautifull
,
would
be
the
vtter
ouerthrow
of
vertue
that
had
made
him
beautiful●
Ah
(
sayd
he
)
now
shal
Truth
sléep
againe
with
Obliuion
,
and
Time
shall
consume
in
mourning
for
his
daughter
.
Ha
,
Charles
,
Charles
,
thine
affliction
is
my
torment
▪
and
thy
disgrace
the
death
of
our
religion
.
This
sayd
,
he
fell
downe
to
the
ground
,
wr●ng
his
hands
,
and
with
dumbe
sorrow
exceeded
all
speaking
lamentation
.
After
Gratiana
had
beheld
his
infinite
formentings
▪
and
with-all
entering
into
consideration
,
that
from
Meruine
issued
this
almightie
miserie
,
and
she
the
cause
why
Meruin
made
them
so
miserable
,
without
any
word
speaking
,
she
departed
from
the
chamber
,
her
heart
euen
wounded
●o
death
with
the
terror
of
others
mourning
,
and
comming
into
an
a●bour
whither
euery
morning
Berea
was
accustomed
to
come
,
she
there
continued
all
night
,
vsing
such
strange
actions
of
vnusuall
sorrow
,
that
if
some
diuine
power
had
not
guarded
her
wees
,
she
had
there
dispaired
&
died
.
Earely
in
the
morning
according
to
her
woont
,
gentle
Berea
,
came
to
the
arbour
,
and
beholdi●g
(
ere
shee
approched
)
strange
signes
of
distemperature
in
Gratiana
,
staid
alittle
to
sée
the
issue
,
and
with
that
she
heard
her
say
,
Thou
true
God
of
immortall
glory
haue
mercy
vpon
me
▪
whose
infinite
euill
deed
is
almost
run
beyond
the
race
of
all
pitie
:
and
then
she
swouned
,
recouered
,
and
freshly
lamented
▪
After
this
Berea
came
vnto
her
,
and
demaunded
a
reason
of
her
passion
,
to
whom
she
said
,
Ha
madam
,
my
torments
be
worthy
no
end
,
because
the
ill
I
haue
committed
is
without
measure
.
And
then
she
recounted
vnto
her
all
she
had
done
against
Meruine
,
his
birth
,
her
enuy
,
his
stealing
away
,
her
arriuall
in
these
parts
,
and
what
besides
,
whence
these
ill
turnes
were
succeeded
.
Alas
madam
,
said
she
,
my
sinne
is
worthy
no
redemption
▪
nor
my
sorrow
any
eie
of
pity
▪
the
rather
bicause
I
haue
from
him
kept
euer
obscured
this
which
to
you
now
I
haue
revealed
,
neither
dare
I
at
all
make
knowne
his
fortune
,
lest
he
should
kill
me
for
my
treason
therefore
madam
let
your
heauenly
tongue
beare
to
him
the
embassage
of
his
birth
and
linage
,
whilst
from
hence
I
fl●e
into
some
forsaken
desart
,
where
neuer
man
or
woman
shall
m●re
behold
me
or
my
misfortune
.
3
Not
so
answered
Berea
,
sith
my
loue
twixt
him
and
thee
shall
make
a
peaceful
conclusion
if
thou
wilt
stay
here
and
dilate
to
his
owne
eares
his
of-spring
.
I
will
madame
,
said
the
▪
and
forthwith
Berea
went
where
she
found
Meruine
,
about
whose
necke
when
she
had
foulded
her
armes
,
she
said
,
Sweet
loue
,
I
pray
thee
graunt
me
one
little
little
petition
.
What
euer
it
be
said
he
,
it
is
graunted
,
be
it
the
greatest
thing
the
world
containeth
.
Then
,
said
she
,
I
beséech
thee
be
not
offended
with
any
of
thy
forepassed
fortunes
,
neither
with
the
causers
of
thy
destiny
chiefly
with
Gratiana
,
who
wil
repeate
to
thee
the
truth
of
thy
descent
and
pedegree
.
Why
lady
(
qd
she
)
should
I
be
offended
for
my
birth
?
I
know
I
am
the
sonne
of
a
merchant
,
neyther
am
I
ashamed
of
that
linage
,
because
my
〈…〉
me
higher
in
the
world
than
the
sonne
of
the
greatest
Sowldan
.
Walking
along
with
these
discourses
,
anone
they
entred
into
the
arbour
where
they
found
Gratiana
,
who
repeated
such
stories
of
his
fortune
,
as
cost
the
liues
of
many
hundred
thousand
pagans
and
Sarazens
:
such
was
the
valure
of
Meruine
,
who
by
his
powerfull
magnanimitie
descended
euen
to
the
gates
of
hell
,
and
made
the
diuell
obedient
to
his
sword
▪
as
shal
be
declared
hereafter
.
Gratiana
no
sooner
saw
Meruine
,
but
she
fel
vpon
her
knees
saying
;
Prince
Meruine
,
immortally
haue
I
sinned
against
thee
,
and
the
li●e
whence
thou
art
descended
,
admire
not
then
the
wonders
thou
hast
atchieued
:
for
thou
art
by
birth
a
Christian
,
and
the
sonne
of
the
most
famous
that
euer
drew
sword
with
resolution
,
euen
the
sonne
of
Duke
Oger
,
the
neuer
to
be
conquered
Prince
of
Denmarke
,
who
begate
thee
in
the
Fairy
land
of
the
royall
borne
Fairie
Morgue
:
from
her
I
stole
thee
,
hither
I
brought
thee
,
and
here
vntil
now
haue
I
kept
in
couert
thy
fortunes
:
wherefore
I
confesse
my selfe
worthy
damnation
,
sith
by
me
,
and
by
mine
occasion
thou
hast
ruined
both
thine
owne
bloud
,
and
the
glory
of
thy
fathers
religion
.
When
Meruine
with
great
attention
had
heard
her
▪
he
grew
amazed
,
&
bowing
downe
his
head
,
stood
dumbe
with
admiration
.
At
last
,
desirous
to
be
better
satisfied
,
he
said
to
Berea
,
How
can
this
be
?
Belieue
me
,
I
cannot
trust
this
new
borne
honor
,
if
it
be
not
prooued
more
euident
.
Meruine
(
saide
the
Fairy
,
be
my
soule
,
which
sobs
with
sorrow
in
my
breast
,
all
that
I
haue
said
is
true
,
thou
art
the
sonne
of
the
most
renowmed
Conquerour
of
the
world
,
who
at
this
instant
is
in
Fairy
land
with
the
princesse
thy
mother
.
Now
the
great
diuell
(
saide
Meruine
)
that
conueied
thee
hither
,
conuey
thee
to
hell
for
the
wrongs
thou
hast
done
me
,
making
mine
hands
the
murders
of
mine
owne
kin
,
viper-like
eating
my
glorie
from
mine
owne
friends
destruction
:
liue
henceforth
banished
of
sun-shine
,
and
neuer
●●nd
company
but
shame
and
darknes
:
how
well
hath
euery
one
compared
me
to
Oger
,
making
my
looks
an
index
to
his
vertues
,
W●l
,
sith
I
am
assured
of
my
descent
,
thankes
to
the
Greatest
that
hath
sent
me
this
vnderstanding
,
whom
on
mine
humble
knees
I
pray
to
pardon
th●rrors
of
my
ignorant
euils
,
and
to
adde
to
my
new
spirit
a
new
resolution
,
that
these
hands
of
mine
may
teare
downe
the
euill
I
haue
exalted
.
Turning
againe
to
Gratiana
he
said
,
Thou
author
of
my
ill
fortune
,
tell
me
,
am
I
baptized
in
the
Christian
Lawe
,
or
no
?
She
answered
him
that
he
was
,
king
Orient
,
and
king
Arius
,
and
the
glorious
Meruina
,
from
whom
his
name
was
deriued
,
being
the
witnesse
to
the
Sacrament
.
Meruine
hauing
weightily
pondered
on
all
the
speaches
of
Graiana
,
his
displeasure
grew
mightily
impatient
,
and
he
said
,
Malicsous
,
auant
my
sight
,
and
neuer
henceforth
dare
more
to
behold
me
:
for
were
it
not
my
loue
and
oath
bindes
me
to
this
goddesse
of
my
seruice
,
instantly
would
I
execute
on
thee
an
infinite
vengeance
.
At
this
angry
discharge
Gratiana
depa●ted
with
dying
sorrow
,
from
the
presence
of
Meruine
,
and
as
the
history
reporteth
fled
to
a
wast
and
vnfrequented
wildernesse
which
bordereth
vpon
Damatam
,
where
the
rem●ined
,
and
where
we
wil
leaue
her
till
som
!
better
occurrent
reuoke
her
,
and
we
will
proceede
with
renowmed
Meruine
,
who
espoused
Berea
,
on
whom
he
begate
Orient
the
father
of
Helias
that
begate
Idain
that
bore
Godfrey
of
Bullen
,
as
it
is
written
in
the
holy
Legend
of
the
same
Godfrey
.
(
⸪
)
CHAP.
XXIX
.
1
How
Drohes
instructed
Meruine
in
religion
.
2
How
Meruine
deliuerd
Charlemaine
,
and
the
twelue
peers
.
3
How
Berea
was
baptized
with
the
rest
of
the
cittie
,
and
was
named
Mathaburna
,
&
other
accidents
.
IMmortally
valiant
Meruine
,
when
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
he
was
assured
of
his
genealogy
,
which
bred
in
him
no
little
comfort
,
and
the
rather
,
because
he
was
a
Christian
,
and
the
sonne
of
so
famous
a
champion
,
yet
he
not
a
little
grieued
,
that
by
him
the
Christians
were
surprised
and
brought
to
so
streight
a
doore
of
misfortune
,
wherefore
his
sorrow
strangely
increased
,
which
Berea
seeing
,
she
grew
troubled
,
seeking
(
albeit
in
vaine
)
many
wayes
to
recomfort
him
:
which
seeing
they
auailed
not
,
she
went
to
Drohes
,
and
discoursed
all
that
had
chaunced
,
a
liuely
cordiall
that
inspird
with
an
inexpressable
gladnes
,
so
as
without
any
tarriance
,
he
went
with
hir
to
the
a●bour
where
Meruine
lay
prostrate
on
the
ground
,
beating
himselfe
with
extreame
languor
▪
Drohes
beholding
the
furie
of
his
passion
,
though
at
first
amazed
,
yet
ran
to
him
,
&
with
true
zeale
o●
euer-liuing
intimacie
,
thus
kindely
chid
him
:
Ha
,
qd
he
,
thou
glorie
of
mankind
,
and
flower
of
chiualrie
,
whither
is
the
virtue
of
thy
resolution
fled
,
that
th●u
lendst
conquest
to
a
weeping
passion
:
What
▪
wilt
thou
in
teares
drowne
thy
body
,
&
consume
thy
soule
?
Arise
,
arise
,
thou
excellentest
of
all
creatures
,
and
with
a
liuely
faith
in
the
liuing
God
of
Abraham
,
aske
pardon
for
thy
sinnes
,
and
the
lambe
of
peace
that
redéemed
the
world
,
wil
wipe
out
thy
trangressions
,
sith
vnder
the
face
of
heauen
,
there
is
not
so
boundlesse
an
offender
,
as
God
in
his
mercy
is
an
almightie
par●●ner
.
When
Meruine
had
heard
Drohes
,
he
rose
vp
,
&
kissing
his
hand
sayd
:
thou
balm
of
mine
afflictions
,
&
health
to
my
sicke
soule
,
O
pardon
mée
I
beséech
thée
,
the
vnlucky
slaughter
which
on
the
sea
I
committed
where
I
slew
Galien
thy
déere
companion
,
the
famous
sonne
of
renowmed
Oliuer
,
&
the
other
christians
,
otherwise
I
wil
sauefist
that
hand
which
sauefisted
them
in
duty
I
should
haue
adored
.
Thrice
deare
friend
replied
Drohes
)
my
inward
soule
hath
forgiuen
thée
,
and
then
Drohes
sate
downe
and
expounded
to
him
many
places
of
holy
scripture
,
&
instructed
him
in
all
the
points
of
christian
religion
,
he
declared
how
our
sauiour
had
a
diuine
residence
in
the
sacred
womb
of
the
virgin
Mary
,
and
how
from
thence
hee
was
deliuered
,
shee
being
both
a
mother
and
a
mayd
.
Then
how
at
the
age
of
three
and
thirtie
ye●res
he
suffered
death
and
passion
to
deliuet
mankind
from
the
gates
of
hell
and
destruction
:
and
the
third
day
arising
from
the
graue
,
mounted
into
the
doores
of
the
highest
heauen
from
whence
hee
sent
downe
the
holy
spirite
to
inspire
and
recomfort
his
apostles
.
To
be
briefe
,
there
was
no
point
appertaining
to
saluation
,
which
Drohes
did
not
explane
with
most
heauenly
eloquence
.
Berea
that
sate
by
,
as
soone
as
she
had
heard
discouered
the
misteries
&
comforts
of
our
religion
,
with
a
constant
and
maiesticall
modestie
,
rose
vp
and
sayd
:
beare
witnesse
princes
,
that
here
I
renounce
Mahomet
,
Tauergant
,
and
their
Alcheron
,
and
desire
to
be
baptized
,
and
imbraced
for
a
perfite
thristian
.
At
this
they
all
clapt
their
hands
for
ioy
,
&
kissed
the
skirts
of
her
clothing
in
token
of
reuerence
.
2
Then
sayd
Meruine
,
who
through
Drohes
instructions
was
both
resolued
and
comforted
,
let
vs
waste
no
more
time
but
go
and
deliuer
Charles
the
emperor
.
Forthwith
they
went
,
and
comming
into
the
castle
,
they
found
all
our
Barons
heauy
and
sadde
▪
but
the
emperor
recomforting
them
with
kingly
resolutions
.
Meruine
no
sooner
came
in
his
sight
,
but
falling
vpon
his
knées
,
he
said
,
Royall
king
of
Fraunce
,
and
all
you
right
noble
knights
of
Christendom
,
pardon
me
I
beseech
you
,
both
mine
errour
and
mine
offences
,
to
you
I
will
be
a
liege
man
and
a
subiect
:
to
these
a
neuer
failing
friend
,
in
the
hardest
aduentures
,
whom
in
signe
of
euer
liuing
amitie
,
I
desire
to
kisse
.
Then
arose
he
vp
and
kissed
both
the
emperor
and
the
rest
,
and
after
he
declared
how
hee
was
a
Christian
borne
,
and
the
sonne
of
Oger
the
Duke
of
Denmarke
.
Many
other
discourses
they
had
,
and
infinite
reioycings
,
crying
,
the
sonne
of
Oger
is
become
a
Christian
,
woe
to
the
Pagans
and
their
false
god
Mahomet
.
Then
issued
Charles
and
the
rest
out
of
the
Castle
,
protesting
solemnely
the
sacke
of
paganisme
:
By
my
redeemer
,
said
Charles
,
I
will
not
rest
,
till
I
see
the
Sarazens
tremble
vnder
Ioyous
my
good
sword
.
As
I
am
prowd
of
my
birth
and
progenie
(
said
Meruine
)
there
is
not
liuing
a
pagan
,
how
redoub●ed
soeuer
but
if
he
refuse
baptisme
,
he
shall
also
refuse
his
life
and
being
.
This
said
,
they
went
into
a
chamber
and
armed
themselues
.
Meruine
caused
a
cornet
to
be
winded
▪
at
the
so●nd
whereof
,
the
4000.
Pagans
Meruine
had
brought
with
him
,
assembled
themselues
in
the
base
court
of
the
pallace
:
vnto
whom
Meruine
made
this
briefe
speach
.
Fellow
souldiers
,
admire
not
my
speach
but
be
rea●y
in
your
resolues
:
My
will
is
,
that
euery
one
of
you
be
baptized
,
&
become
a
christian
,
and
he
that
refuseth
,
to
die
the
death
:
chuse
either
eternall
life
or
destruction
.
The
wonder
was
not
little
▪
that
these
words
cast
amongst
them
,
yet
what
through
f●are
of
his
prowesse
,
and
terror
to
behold
the
christians
at
euerie
point
armed
:
they
agreed
to
obey
him
,
both
in
the
course
of
life
and
religion
.
Meruine
commended
them
,
and
forth
with
gaue
them
charge
to
range
through
the
citie
,
and
to
put
all
to
the
sword
,
that
refused
to
receiue
baptisme
.
The
christian
peeres
of
France
were
their
fore-leaders
,
that
spared
neither
man
,
woman
nor
child
,
that
would
●ot
be
baptized
,
so
that
in
lesse
than
in
an
houres
space
,
all
Montment
was
wholy
conuerted
.
These
things
ended
▪
Charles
called
Meruine
vnto
him
,
and
asked
if
he
would
accept
at
his
hands
the
honor
of
knighthood
.
My
lord
qd
he
,
it
is
the
onely
thing
to
which
my
thoughts
haue
a
longing
:
then
kneeling
downe
,
Charles
drew
Ioyous
his
sword
,
and
laying
it
on
his
shoulder
bade
him
rise
vp
the
most
renowmed
knight
vnder
the
firmament
:
only
be
thou
stedfast
in
thy
faith
,
and
raise
high
thy
god
and
religion
.
Thou
earthly
god
of
Europe
(
said
Meruine
)
in
the
maiesty
of
heauen
,
and
before
thy
royall
presence
,
I
make
a
vow
,
there
shall
not
a
pagan
moue
his
foote
vpon
the
earth
,
if
he
renounce
not
Mahomet
,
and
put
his
trust
in
the
liuing
God
.
And
what
he
vowed
,
he
effected
:
for
his
conquests
against
the
pagans
doubled
his
ouerthrowes
against
the
Christians
,
as
〈◊〉
shall
heare
hereafter
.
Now
had
the
emperor
Charls
,
Meruine
,
and
the
p●●res
of
France
▪
so
well
managed
euery
occurrent
,
that
the
whole
citie
of
M●●tment
was
now
wholy
in
their
subiection
.
3
Then
was
there
a
vessell
filled
with
water
which
the
Archbishop
of
Rheimes
hauing
〈…〉
they
of
the
●●tie
were
baptized
therein
,
and
the
foure
thousand
.
But
before
all
,
and
aboue
all
,
the
most
virtu●us
princesse
Berea
was
baptized
,
not
by
her
auncient
name
,
but
by
the
name
of
Mathaburna
.
And
when
all
the
cere●●nies
belonging
to
that
most
blessed
sacrament
was
finished
,
Meruine
with
king
Charlemaine
&
his
peeres
,
made
a
progresse
through
the
realme
,
conuerting
all
to
chr●●●ianitie
,
for
not
any
durst
gainstand
Meruin
whose
valure
in
those
parts
was
almightily
●adord
▪
so
as
euen
to
the
wals
of
Brandis
,
was
not
left
a
breathing
pagan
.
After
this
Meruin
returned
again
to
Montment
,
where
he
was
godlike
receiued
of
Mathaburna
,
who
amongst
other
of
their
priuate
conferences
,
demanded
when
he
would
〈◊〉
pouse
her
,
who
returned
this
answer
:
Lady
goddesse
,
and
ruler
of
my
thoughts
and
wishes
,
I
haue
made
a
solemne
oath
in
the
high
parliament
of
heauen
,
not
to
marry
any
creature
,
till
I
haue
reconquered
backe
all
that
I
haue
spoiled
from
the
christians
,
&
haue
set
at
absolute
libertie
againe
,
the
foure
famous
brethren
and
sonnes
to
the
good
king
Gaultier
.
My
lord
(
replied
she
)
be
all
thy
decrees
as
immoueable
as
desteny
,
and
I
will
attend
the
effects
of
thy
extremst
desire
.
Thus
wil
we
leaue
them
,
king
Charlemaine
and
the
christians
,
&
returne
to
Bertran
,
Guion
,
Thierrie
,
and
Florion
,
Gaultiers
4.
sonnes
,
who
as
you
remember
,
were
prisoners
at
Damascus
.
CHAP.
XXX
.
1
How
by
meanes
of
Guida
the
daughter
of
Baucamont
,
Bertran
and
his
brothers
escaped
imprisonment
.
2
How
king
Bandus
daungerously
assailed
them
,
and
how
they
maruelousty
defended
themselues
.
YOu
haue
heard
in
the
storie
before
,
how
the
foure
gallant
sonnes
of
Gualtier
were
by
Meruine
,
taken
and
imprisoned
in
Damascus
:
now
further
in
the
same
discourse
he
saieth
,
that
Baucamont
had
one
faire
daughter
named
Guyda
,
who
with
a
most
perfite
affection
was
inamoured
vpon
Bertran
,
and
for
his
sake
often
did
repaire
to
the
prison
,
to
doe
them
honour
and
seruice
,
making
the
dayes
of
their
induraunce
like
the
houres
of
a
happy
festiuall
insomuch
tha●
on
a
time
,
as
the
brothers
were
in
consultation
,
they
said
one
to
another
,
that
if
they
were
but
well
armed
,
they
would
soone
haue
the
castell
at
their
commaundement
,
and
doubted
not
,
but
the
God
of
h●●uen
would
so
protect
them
,
that
themselues
would
make
themselues
lords
of
their
owne
libertie
,
and
in
this
they
f●●nd
no
impossibilitie
,
sith
the
Princesse
Guyda
smiled
on
them
with
good
fortune
.
My
lordes
(
said
Huon
o●
Burdeaux
)
I
will
tell
you
what
my
soule
thinkes
:
had
I
but
halfe
the
loue-sicke
thoughts
hanging
vpon
me
,
which
I
know
that
Princesse
powreth
into
the
●osome
of
Bertran
,
or
would
she
,
but
as
priuately
conuerse
with
me
,
as
I
know
she
secretly
wéepeth
her
loue
to
him
,
I
would
in
one
naturall
day
deliuer
both
my selfe
and
my
companions
,
yet
without
impeachment
of
my
loue
,
or
touch
to
her
honour
.
Scarce
was
his
last
word
ended
but
Guyda
entred
into
the
chamber
,
who
with
a
modest
grauity
(
the
cloud
of
an
impatient
loue
)
saluted
them
,
and
demaunded
of
their
welfare
.
Madam
(
said
Bertran
)
my
health
is
in
the
hand
of
thy
mercy
:
and
but
thou
giue
end
to
my
sickenesse
,
there
is
no
creature
can
preserue
me
from
a
sodaine
dying
.
When
she
heard
these
speeches
,
with
a
frosty
blush
of
a
little
wonder
,
she
answered
,
Prince
,
repose
a
while
,
and
immediately
you
shall
know
,
if
helpe
bee
in
my
power
.
Then
she
went
forth
and
called
the
Gaoler
vnto
her
,
whose
name
was
Corbun
,
and
intreated
him
●o
bring
vnto
her
into
an
other
chamber
the
Prince
Bertran
▪
who
was
a
little
sicke
,
that
she
might
giue
physicke
to
his
euill
.
The
not
mistrusting
Gaoler
,
with
lowe
bowed
reuerence
▪
tolde
her
,
he
would
performe
her
pleasure
,
and
foorthwith
called
Bertran
,
telling
him
he
must
goe
to
the
Princesse
Guyda
,
who
attended
for
him
.
The
verie
ioy
of
those
wordes
made
him
leape
and
caper
through
the
chamber
,
whilest
Huon
with
like
shew
of
iollitie
followed
him
.
Then
saide
Bertran
,
Huon
stay
here
a
little
till
I
call
thée
:
Agréed
said
Huon
:
Then
went
Bertran
to
Guyda
,
and
intreated
that
his
friend
Huon
might
participate
of
his
phisicke
,
for
he
is
not
wel
also
.
Prince
Bertran
(
said
the
Lady
)
with
all
my
heart
,
so
he
be
secret
,
for
feare
of
daunger
.
Feare
not
excellent
Madam
(
said
he
)
for
Huon
is
most
loiall
,
most
constant
,
and
most
religious
.
Then
shee
commaunded
Corbun
to
bring
Huon
vnto
her
.
Madam
,
said
Corbun
,
I
dare
not
,
lest
I
bring
the
life
of
king
Bandus
in
question
.
Your
Ladyship
is
too
bold
in
these
rash
aduentures
,
and
nurse
mischiefe
in
gracing
these
christians
,
I
fear
some
euil
wil
succeed
this
hazard
:
wherfore
if
Bertran
returne
not
instantly
,
I
will
reueale
his
being
to
the
king
and
your
kindred
.
Lady
and
my
déere
loue
(
saide
Bertran
)
if
not
he
,
then
I
will
performe
thy
pleasure
:
and
in
so
saying
,
he
drew
néere
to
Corbun
:
to
whom
with
his
fist
he
gaue
so
mortall
a
blow
,
that
he
fell
dead
to
the
earth
,
without
anie
word
speaking
.
When
Guyda
saw
what
hée
had
done
,
she
tare
her
haire
,
and
sorrowed
without
measure
:
but
Bertran
embracing
her
in
his
armes
,
whispered
such
reconcilement
into
her
eares
,
that
hee
appeased
her
passion
:
and
they
slumbered
in
diuine
contentment
▪
either
from
other
taking
the
delight
of
long
wishing
heartes
,
and
most
deere
was
their
delightes
to
all
Christendome
:
for
in
that
houre
he
begat
on
her
a
sonne
,
whose
name
was
called
Barrant
,
who
was
father
of
Dolifern
.
Was
there
neuer
creture
more
cruel●
or
tyrannicall
:
for
that
he
slewe
both
his
father
and
his
mother
,
and
brought
vpon
Christendome
lamentable
fortunes
as
you
shall
sée
hereafter
.
But
to
returne
againe
to
Bertran
:
who
assoone
as
he
had
accomplished
his
will
vpon
Guyda
,
hee
returned
to
his
brethren
and
saide
:
Princes
,
nowe
followe
mee
,
if
you
will
reuenge
your selues
as
well
vpon
the
Pagans
,
as
I
haue
done
vpon
him
who
in
these
walles
hath
restrained
vs
.
At
this
they
all
pressed
to
follow
him
:
to
whom
Guyda
said
,
Ay
me
Lordes
,
what
madnesse
is
in
your
thought
?
alas
what
will
you
do
,
but
ouerthrow
you
selues
,
and
my
glory
?
Madam
(
said
Huon
)
content
your selfe
,
I
know
Prince
Bertran
so
●xcéedingly
loueth
you
,
that
no
fortune
can
diuorce
him
from
you
,
so
you
will
renounce
Mahomet
,
and
become
a
Chr●stian
.
Lord
Huon
(
said
she
)
there
is
nothing
I
more
desire
:
but
it
is
past
my
capacitie
,
how
our
happinesse
shal
be
contriued
,
Madam●
(
said
Huon
)
I
haue
found
out
the
meane
:
let
vs
but
haue
armour
and
weapons
prouided
vs
▪
and
there
is
not
a
Pagan
liuing
that
shall
dare
to
denie
va
passage
at
our
pleasure
.
As
I
am
true
to
my
Lord
and
●oue
(
said
she
)
that
shal
be
effected
,
and
then
she
brought
them
into
the
castle
armorie
,
where
was
warre-like
prouision
.
So
they
armed
themselues
,
and
desired
Guyda
to
condu●t
them
into
the
bed-chamber
of
king
Bandus
:
to
which
she
consented
.
But
a
certaine
vassall
Pagan
ouer-hearing
them
,
without
tarrying
ranne
to
the
kings
chamber
,
who
then
was
a
sleepe
,
and
beating
at
the
doore
,
cried
:
My
Lord
the
king
,
treason
,
treason
:
and
thy
death
,
if
spéedily
thou
doest
not
abandon
thy
chamber
,
the
Christians
are
in
armes
,
who
fly
with
wings
of
malice
to
worke
thy
desti●ction
.
2
King
Bandus
hearing
this
rauen-song
,
rose
vp
,
and
calling
his
Nephew
,
said
:
we
are
betraied
;
let
vs
fly
for
our
succour
.
At
this
they
ran
forth
of
the
chamber
,
and
came
into
a
garden
,
where
●inding
a
little
turret
,
they
mounted
into
it
,
&
thence
hcried
,
to
armes
:
and
raised
a
mightie
alarum
,
their
voices
sounded
through
all
the
pallaces
.
The
christians
entred
into
the
kings
chamber
,
but
could
not
find
him
.
Then
went
they
from
chamber
to
chamber
▪
and
slew
the
Pagans
,
with
whom
they
encountred
:
in
briefe
they
slew
in
their
serch
aboue
an
hundred
persons
,
and
then
helde
the
castell
at
their
owne
disposing
.
After
this
they
descended
to
the
gates
,
and
thence
sallying
foorth
they
were
incountred
with
king
Bandus
,
who
with
many
bands
of
approoued
souldiers
,
gaue
them
a
couragious
onset
▪
betweene
whom
beganne
a
sharp
,
fearefull
▪
and
bloody
battell
▪
but
the
multitude
of
the
Pagans
so
infinite●y
increased
,
that
the
christians
were
inforced
to
retire
backe
into
the
castell
,
which
in
despight
of
the
Pagans
they
did
:
then
fortifying
their
gales
they
ascended
vpon
the
walles
to
defend
them
,
if
they
should
bée
assaulted
,
which
indeede
was
doone
most
valiantly
on
euery
part
,
but
the
christians
defences
were
so
sharpe
and
dreadfull
,
that
the
Pagans
preuailed
not
at
all
in
theyr
fury
:
Now
God
of
his
mercy
be
their
defender
,
for
their
quarrell
is
iust
and
lawfull
.
CHAP.
XXXI
.
How
Meruine
after
the
conquest
of
many
citties
went
to
Damascus
to
deliuer
the
foure
brethren
.
2
How
Charlemaine
refused
Meruines
company
,
because
of
Huon
.
3
Of
the
great
battell
betwixt
Bandus
and
the
Christians
.
SOone
after
that
,
Mermont
,
and
the
whole
realme
about
it
was
by
Meruin
conuerted
to
christian
religion
:
king
Charles
,
the
twelue
péeres
,
together
with
Meruine
,
made
their
expedition
into
the
other
countries
bordering
thereabout
,
where
they
conquered
more
then
foure
hundred
cities
and
castles
,
bringing
all
to
the
knowledge
〈◊〉
Christ
Iesus
.
Which
do●e
,
they
tooke
shipping
to
make
●or
Damascus
,
and
Meruine
saide
.
Flie
swift●y
you
labouring
houres
of
the
day
,
and
bring
me
with
double
speede
to
Damascus
,
that
I
may
both
confesse
my
errour
,
and
deliuer
from
bondage
my
thrice
excellent
kinsmen
,
the
foure
famous
brethren
,
and
that
renowmed
Huon
of
Burdeaux
s●
péerelesse
in
his
actes
of
chiualry
.
2
No
sooner
had
Charlemaine●eard
●eard
him
name
Huon
,
but
a
mountaine
of
distemperature
sent
an
ocean
of
angry
blood
into
his
fac●
.
And
he
said
who
,
is
then
that
monst●ous
traitor
Huon
,
the
〈◊〉
murderer
of
my
deare
sonne
Charlot
in
Damascus
too
?
euen
by
my
crowne
,
and
soule
of
my
deceased
father
,
I
wi●l
bathe
Ioyous
my
sword
in
his
heart
blood
.
Brother
(
said
Gautier
)
will
the
then
world
adde
a
villainous
title
to
thy
glory
,
because
thy selfe
bra●est
the
couenant
thy selfe
made
.
You
haue
banished
him
your
●ealme
,
and
thence
he
is
departed
.
To
m●
he
came
for
refuge
,
and
●o
me
he
hath
doone
those
immortall
seruic●●
,
th●t
whilest
I
breathe
,
I
will
neuer
forsake
him
.
By
m●●●●pter
(
saide
Charles
)
Gautier
,
thou
hast
euer
beene
〈◊〉
v●to
me
,
neither
hath
thy selfe
,
nor
any
of
thy
li●e
〈…〉
to
my
procéedings
:
wherefore
,
if
I
b●
Charles
of
France
,
thou
shalt
not
long
raigne
Gautier
of
Denmark●
M●●oueraigne
(
said
Naymes
to
Charles
)
why
are
you
thus
mightily
vexed
?
Beleeue
me
,
Huon
is
a
noble
gentl●man
,
both
wi●e
and
valiant
,
whom
if
he
did
you
euill
,
forgiue
h●m
because
it
was
honorable
euill
.
But
if
your
displeasure
str●●ch
beyond
mittigation
,
yet
smothe●
it
in
this
pl●ce
▪
because
you
are
bound
to
reuenge
it
not
where
but
in
your
owne
kingd●●
,
and
the
rather
,
not
now
,
becau●e
wee
are
but
the
followers
of
Prince
Meruine
.
Naymes
(
said
Charles
)
thou
addest
●●ell
to
my
fire
,
because
thou
thinkest
neuer
again
to
returne
into
Fraunce
:
but
if
thou
doest
remember
,
I
am
Charles
Meruine
halfe
angry
at
these
ciuill
debates
▪
went
about
to
appease
them
,
but
finding
his
labour
effectlesse
through
Charlema●nes
wilfulnesse
,
he
said
:
My
lord
and
emperor
,
sith
my
oratory
is
so
harsh
in
your
eares
,
know
that
neither
for
you
,
nor
for
your
displeasure
wil
I
desist
or
breake
off
the
enterprise
I
haue
vndertaken
.
And
then
turning
about
Gaultier
,
(
who
knew
the
Emperors
anger
was
most
against
him
)
intreated
Meruine
once
more
to
sollicite
Charles
to
accompany
them
to
Damascus
:
but
Meruine
by
no
meanes
woulde
be
perswaded
,
but
raking
his
colours
into
his
owne
hand
,
marched
away
without
more
speaking
.
Charlemaine
on
the
other
part
who
was
highly
inraged
against
Duke
Naymes
,
and
the
twelue
yeeres
,
because
they
forsooke
him
to
followe
Meruine
,
departed
an
other
way
,
vowing
to
God
and
his
own
soule
,
to
lay
waste
and
ruinous
,
the
flourishing
country
of
Denmarke
,
vnlesse
Gaultier
on
his
knees
came
humbly
to
aske
him
forgiuenesse
,
and
to
begge
part
on
for
reléeuing
the
damned
murderer
of
his
sonne
:
In
this
agony
of
high
displeasure
,
Charles
marched
so
incessantly
day
and
night
,
that
at
length
he
ariued
at
Maience
,
where
,
in
despight
of
Gaultier
,
he
began
to
burne
and
destroy
the
country
:
where
we
wil
leaue
him
▪
and
procéede
with
the
actes
of
Meruine
.
3
After
the
departure
of
Charles
,
Meruine
made
such
expedition
,
that
in
few
dayes
he
ariued
in
the
country
adioyning
to
Damascus
,
where
he
began
to
conquer
and
conuert
the
nation
til
he
came
within
the
sight
of
Damas.
It
hapned
that
a
certaine
currier
Pagan
,
who
had
beheld
the
deedes
of
the
Christians
,
posted
with
all
his
power
to
Damascus
,
and
comming
before
king
Bandus
,
he
saide
:
My
lord
and
soueraigne
,
to
armes
,
fo●
before
the
morning
starre
shall
againe
be
seene
in
the
heauens
,
I
assure
you
,
you
shall
be
bid
strong
and
fearefull
battell
,
a
mightie
army
of
the
christians
I
haue
discouered
,
whose
lookes
and
resolutions
are
both
stowt
and
valiant
.
Meruine
,
who
lately
hath
renonnced
our
faction
,
is
the
formost
leader
,
with
him
Gaultier
,
of
Denmarke
,
and
dluers
others
,
onely
king
Charles
of
Fraunce
is
absent
,
who
(
as
I
vnderstand
)
for
some
prinate
displeasure
hath
abondoned
their
companies
,
and
is
returned
to
his
owne
territories
.
Bandus
was
astonished
at
these
words
and
charged
the
Pagan
vpon
his
life
that
he
spake
nothing
,
but
what
trueth
would
iustifie
.
My
Lord
(
replied
he
▪
if
I
lie
,
let
me
die
the
death
for
further
,
Montment
,
and
with
her
almost
200
other
cities
are
conuerted
to
christianitie
,
euen
the
princesse
Berea
her selfe
hath
reuounced
Mahomet
,
and
is
baptized
by
the
name
of
Mathaburna
.
Where
then
(
said
King
Bandus
)
is
Mermont
her
father
?
At
Babilon
answered
the
Pagan
.
This
while
arriued
an
other
Pagan
King
named
Gorbant
▪
who
hauing
incamped
his
hoste
in
a
meadow
,
ariued
himselfe
at
the
pallace
at
such
time
as
the
pagan
was
discouering
the
approach
of
the
christians
.
This
Gorbant
came
to
behold
Guyda
,
the
estimation
of
whose
beautie
was
renowmed
through
al
Asia
,
whom
as
soone
as
Bandus
saw
,
he
solemnly
receiued
,
&
the
more
,
because
he
was
known
for
the
most
absolute
valiant
pagan
that
then
liued
,
whose
age
then
had
accomplisht
but
thirtie
:
and
by
his
means
Bandus
flattered
his
hopes
with
assured
conquest
.
After
diuers
embracings
,
seeming
knots
of
true
amitie
,
Bandus
declared
the
comming
of
the
christians
to
besiege
Damascus
,
&
with
perswasiue
arguments
intre●ted
his
aid
,
stir●ing
him
more
with
inueying
against
Meruin
▪
who
so
l●●ely
had
renounced
their
god
and
Alcheron
.
●o
al
his
intreaties
Gorbant
gaue
willing
eare
,
and
consented
,
vowing
his
vttermost
indeuors
for
the
release
of
Damas.
Al
things
concluded
vpon
Bandus
commanded
an
alarum
throughout
the
cittie
,
and
hauing
assembled
his
men
at
armes
together
,
he
issued
out
of
the
portes
in
warre-like
maner
,
and
ioyning
his
troupes
with
the
troups
of
king
Gorbant
,
made
one
almost
impregnable
ar●●e
.
The
Christians
this
while
were
on
the
foreside
of
a
great
wood
,
through
which
they
speedily
passed
,
and
ordered
battaile
Gautier
looking
vpon
them
,
and
seeing
the
diuersitie
of
their
ensignes
,
he
said
:
Good
God
,
what
strange
nations
are
yond
that
come
to
encounter
vs
?
A
christian
hearing
him
,
made
answere
▪
(
for
he
of
olde
knew
the
coate
armour
he
beheld
)
my
Lord
yond
strange
iolious
you
see
,
of
my
knowledge
belong
to
king
Gorbant
:
hee
whose
valour
and
excellent
approoued
prowesse
,
hath
placed
him
higher
in
Fames
bookes
then
my
Pagan
whatsoeuer
:
whose
courage
make
dreadlesse
of
men
,
though
he
be
assailed
with
many
legions
:
Is
it
true
(
said
Meruine
)
that
he
is
so
woonderfull
in
the
deedes
of
chiualrie
?
Nowe
to
God
I
make
a
solemne
protestation
,
that
if
I
can
but
encounter
him
,
I
will
teach
him
such
a
bloudy
Letanie
,
that
he
shall
willingly
become
a
christian
,
and
bitterly
curse
the
first
houre
of
my
natiuitie
:
this
said
,
they
marched
forward
,
and
the
Pagans
likewise
:
to
whom
king
Gorbant
made
many
orations
of
honour
valour
,
and
incouragement
,
debasing
Meruine
,
and
reuiling
,
his
backe-turning
from
his
first
knowne
religion
;
but
those
railings
will
beate
on
his
owne
crest
,
and
his
mind
will
be
changed
if
Meruine
liue
,
and
Entrant
hold
his
vertue
.
When
the
armies
were
readie
to
ioyne
:
a
young
squire
named
Thyerrie
,
came
vnto
Meruine
,
&
made
hu●ble
petition
,
that
for
the
honour
of
his
God
,
he
might
be
the
first
to
giue
the
charge
in
that
battaile
.
Meruine
in
loue
with
his
forwardnesse
,
bade
him
passe
on
,
and
be
fortunate
.
At
that
word
Thyerrie
thrust
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
comming
euen
vnto
the
face
of
the
Pagans
host
,
he
saide
:
What
is
there
neuer
a
Pagan
amongst
you
,
that
hath
the
spirite
of
valour
to
incounter
me
(
who
haue
contemtuously
renounced
your
false
God
Mahomet
,
and
sworne
to
adore
no
name
but
the
euerliuing
Iesus
)
or
trie
the
breaking
of
a
lance
in
his
religious
quarrell
?
Traitour
quoth
the
Pagan
Troulart
,
who
was
nephew
to
Gaifier
)
Behold
,
t
is
I
will
giue
thee
battell
,
and
scourge
thée
for
thine
ouer-daring
.
And
so
saying
,
he
disranged
himselfe
,
and
brake
his
launce
vpon
Thierrie
with
a
gallant
spirite
:
but
Thierrie
did
returne
him
backe
such
an
incounter
,
that
ouerthrowing
both
horse
and
man
to
the
ground
,
the
Turke
had
neuer
againe
risen
,
if
one
of
his
fellow
Sarazens
had
not
flowne
in
to
his
rescue
,
who
all
at
once
assailed
Thierrie
with
crueltie
▪
while
he
defended
himselfe
gallantly
vntill
the
Christians
came
to
his
succour●
then
beganne
the
battell
to
be
fierce
and
wonderfull
.
The
renowmed
Meruine
broaching
the
braue
mare
Mordant
,
ranged
amongst
the
Pagans
like
an
hunger-starued
wolfe
,
or
an
inraged
Lionesse
.
Drohes
with
many
acts
of
admriable
chiualrie
that
day
seconded
him
.
There
might
ye
haue
heard
such
clamors
,
such
noyse
,
and
tempestuous
outrage
,
as
if
the
clouds
had
resigned
to
the
earth
a
greater
power
,
than
the
power
of
their
thunder
.
In
the
middest
of
the
battell
Meruine
met
with
Thierrie
,
the
valiant
son
of
Bourchier
,
whom
for
the
valor
he
expressed
in
the
first
incounter
,
he
embraced
about
the
necke
,
&
after
kissing
him
,
gaue
him
the
sacred
order
of
knighthood
,
saying
:
Hapfull
bloome
of
a
happy
issue
,
this
houre
I
giue
to
thée
vertue
:
which
vertue
will
cease
to
flourish
,
when
as
it
leaueth
to
exalt
the
name
of
Christ
Iesus
:
and
then
departing
from
him
,
Thierry
thrust
himselfe
amongest
the
Pagans
,
where
he
shewed
his
dalour
to
be
augmented
by
the
honor
he
had
obtained
.
Gaultier
all
this
while
made
great
slaughter
of
the
enemies
,
being
inflamed
with
a
double
furie
:
the
one
of
reuenge
for
wrongs
forepassed
,
the
other
of
desire
to
sée
his
foure
sonnes
,
who
during
this
battell
were
in
the
pallace
at
Damascus
,
which
by
the
meanes
of
Guyda
,
they
lately
conquered
.
Guyda
,
with
whom
Bertran
inioyed
all
the
ho●res
of
loues
contentment
:
and
were
now
recreating
themselues
vpon
the
leades
of
the
Castle
,
from
whence
they
might
distinctly
beare
the
clamors
of
the
battell
.
Insomuch
,
that
calling
vp
his
brothers
,
he
saide
:
Princes
,
what
noyse
is
this
I
heare
about
the
citie
?
Is
it
not
like
the
meeting
of
two
inuincible
armies
?
Belieue
me
I
cannot
alittle
wonder
;
they
all
admired
as
much
.
Then
ascending
vp
higher
into
a
heauen-kissing
turret
,
whence
they
might
meas●re
the
confines
of
all
the
country
adioyning
▪
they
beheld
the
battell
,
and
knew
the
ensignes
displayed
by
each
party
.
Then
cried
out
Bertran
,
This
day
shall
we
be
reputed
shepheards
,
if
we
conceale
our selues
within
these
walles
,
whilest
our
countreymen
and
kin●e
before
the
citie
,
for
our
sakes
maintaine
a
dr●adfull
bat●ell
;
for
shame
let
vs
issue
out
,
or
forsweare
our
names
,
and
the
auntient
disposition
of
our
natures
.
Guyda
hearing
this
,
wrung
her
hands
,
and
with
beteared
eies
(
then
which
there
could
be
no
better
Orators
)
besought
Bertran
to
stay
:
but
he
euer
resolued
in
honourable
actions
,
made
answere
he
would
quickely
returne
.
Bu●
Guyda
from
whom
all
hope
and
reliefe
was
exiled
,
would
not
giue
credit
to
his
words
:
but
with
teares
of
the
bitterest
displeasure
could
be
harbored
in
so
faire
a
mansion
,
said
he
abused
her
:
but
if
Mahound
were
Mahound
,
she
would
reuenge
herselfe
of
his
shameful
departure
.
Leauing
her
in
this
agony
,
the
princes
departed
easily
out
of
the
gates
of
the
castle
,
because
the
garders
of
the
same
neither
saw
or
heard
her
tormentings
.
And
when
they
were
passed
by
,
the
Porters
would
haue
locked
the
gates
,
but
Bertran
,
whose
spirit
was
madde
for
his
loue
Guyda
,
with
his
sword
drawne
,
c●me
to
the
chiefest
which
bare
the
keyes
,
and
gaue
him
such
an
vnrecouerable
blow
,
that
he
fell
dead
to
the
earth
.
Uillaine
(
said
Bertran
)
the
diuell
take
thy
soule
,
I
will
be
thy
Porter
whilest
thou
takest
thy
rest
This
seene
,
diuers
other
Pagans
assailed
him
:
but
his
brethren
,
and
the
valiant
Huon
,
brought
to
him
such
powerfull
rescue
,
that
in
lesse
space
than
an
houre
th●y
had
sent
thirty
to
sleepe
with
their
forefathers
.
The
pagans
seeing
this
,
fled
from
their
violence
,
and
they
marched
●o
the
battell
:
whither
as
soone
as
they
were
come
,
they
cried
with
one
voice
,
Unchristned
dogges
,
this
is
the
doomes
day
,
and
last
of
your
glories
:
and
then
beganne
to
shew
the
vnspeakable
wonders
of
their
high
valours
,
with
such
admirable
déedes
of
armes
,
that
the
Pagans
knew
them
as
well
by
their
chiual●ie
,
as
if
their
faces
had
bin
bared
.
Now
ha●
they
dispersed
the
battell
,
and
the
Sarazens
beganne
to
turne
their
backes
:
insomuch
that
the
young
Princes
beheld
and
knew
their
father
Gautier
;
to
whom
they
came
,
and
falling
on
their
faces
,
adored
him
as
theyr
earth-god
,
and
second
meane
of
creation
.
When
Gautier
saw
his
sonnes
,
his
vnspeakable
ioy
would
not
let
him
speake
,
onely
silence
was
his
best
embassadour
of
boundles
contentment
.
When
Huon
saw
this
equall
contention
of
Natures
purest
loue
,
he
brake
their
passions
with
these
words
:
My
lords
,
banish
these
slow
salutes
,
and
thinke
on
these
deuotres
.
To
armes
the
pagane
crie
,
their
deathes
must
be
our
glories
:
that
done
,
we
shall
haue
time
to
discourse
of
passed
fortunes
.
¶
CHAP.
XXXII
.
1
How
the
Pagans
were
ouerthrowne
,
and
the
Christians
went
and
conuerted
Damascus
.
2
How
Meruine
went
after
to
Babilon
,
where
Mermont
and
the
other
Pagans
for
feare
of
him
,
fained
to
receiue
baptisme
.
3
Then
how
he
went
to
Mequa
and
Ierusalem
,
and
conuerted
them
to
Christianitie
.
AT
this
spéech
of
Huons
,
the
foure
brethren
departed
from
their
father
,
and
thrust
themselues
into
the
battell
:
leauing
vndying
Registers
of
their
euer-liuing
renowne
:
Yet
in
the
heat
of
the
conflict
there
was
a
pagan
called
Gryffoy
,
of
wonderfull
great
valour
,
and
worthie
euery
way
,
except
for
that
way
,
which
should
gouerne
all
wayes
,
all
the
exquisite
titles
of
a
compleat
man
at
armes
.
This
Pagan
well
taught
by
proofe
the
greatnesse
of
the
Christians
spirites
,
with
a
battle-axe
which
he
brandished
in
his
hand
,
he
stroke
a
Christian
,
called
Adrian
,
so
mighty
a
blow
,
that
he
chined
him
to
the
breast
:
and
after
him
,
another
,
and
an
other
,
till
he
had
laid
ten
breathlesse
vnder
him
.
Bertran
giuing
aime
to
this
slaughter
,
grew
so
impatient
to
behold
his
countrymens
effusions
,
that
turning
his
sword
aloft
,
he
came
and
assaulted
Gryffoy
with
so
mighty
a
stroke
crosse
the
helme
,
that
cutting
away
his
plume
▪
he
entred
more
than
an
inch
into
his
beuer
:
and
with
the
blow
so
astonished
the
pagan
,
that
at
that
instant
he
had
cut
〈◊〉
his
head
,
if
an
infinit
●●mber
of
pagans
had
not
in●ironed
him
,
and
assailed
Bertran
with
numberles
blows
,
and
desperate
resolutions
:
insomuch
that
they
forced
him
to
recoile
for
his
safety
.
Then
came
Huon
,
and
diuers
other
christians
,
who
retaind
Bertran
,
and
that
in
a
lucky
houre
:
for
then
was
the
battell
most
sharpe
and
doubtfull
:
there
might
you
haue
seene
many
knights
on
euery
side
ouerturned
,
horses
wounded
,
and
men
at
their
wittes
end
:
some
flying
,
some
dying
,
and
some
amazed
.
The
gentle
knight
Meruine
,
this
while
on
the
other
side
of
the
field
,
approoued
his
valour
to
be
strange
and
vnresistable
:
for
he
lost
not
a
blow
,
in
which
death
had
no
interest
:
so
resolute
were
his
proceedings
,
that
now
the
pagans
were
at
the
conclusion
of
their
glories
,
and
had
beene
wholy
disco●fited
,
if
the
valiant
king
Gorbant
,
in
that
very
houre
had
not
ariued
with
an
armie
▪
which
by
the
eyes
account
could
not
be
l●sse
than
a
hundred
thousand
:
king
Gorbant
marched
before
his
army
,
mounted
vpon
the
beast
Montehaut
,
which
was
valued
before
all
the
hor●es
in
Painime
:
and
like
to
lightning
gaue
a
charge
vpon
our
Christians
,
breaking
their
rankes
,
and
dispe●sing
their
battels
,
so
as
in
lesse
then
an
houre
the
christians
had
almost
lost
the
hope
of
their
good
fortunes
▪
for
Gorbant
ere
he
brake
his
launce
,
brake
the
neckes
of
vij
Christians
:
and
with
the
strange
valour
he
was
adorned
,
so
gallantly
behaued
himselfe
,
that
the
common
sort
of
Christians
were
not
able
to
indure
him
,
but
beganne
to
flie
.
But
Meruine
ashamed
to
see
their
dishonours
,
demaunded
a
reason
for
their
flight
.
To
whom
one
of
them
,
whose
name
was
Vincent
,
made
answere
.
My
Lord
,
there
is
newly
arriued
some
God
or
diuell
,
in
the
habite
of
a
Pagan
,
whose
force
is
so
vnresistable
,
and
his
blowes
so
huge
and
insupportable
,
that
fr●●
his
handes
issueth
nothing
but
our
deaths
and
destructions
.
I
pray
thée
said
Meruine
,
with
all
spéed
conduct
me
to
the
partie
.
Not
for
a
kingdome
my
Lord
(
said
Vincent
)
for
he
is
altogether
inuincible
,
and
mine
eies
shall
die
if
they
behold
him
.
At
these
words
Meruine
would
not
stay
,
but
thrust
him selfe
amongst
the
Pagans
to
finde
out
Gorbant
,
who
was
then
in
the
prease
,
and
had
newly
incountered
with
knight
Drohes
,
whom
he
beheld
respectiuely
,
and
the
rather
,
for
the
beauty
of
the
gallant
steed
Marcheuall
,
so
that
he
said●
vnto
him
:
Boy
,
descend
from
that
worthy
horse
whereon
thou
art
mounted
,
lest
while
I
chasti●●
thy
folly
,
I
wound
the
horse
,
with
whose
comelinesse
I
am
highly
delighted
.
Drohes
hearing
himselfe
so
basely
intitled
,
with
a
reuengefull
furie
ioyned
himselfe
to
the
Pagan
,
and
strucke
him
thwart
the
helme
with
all
the
puissance
he
was
able
,
yet
made
the
Pagan
moue
no
more
than
an
oake
or
a
mountaine
:
in
requitall
whereof
Gorbant
repayed
him
so
heauy
an
interest
,
that
the
blow
slipping
from
his
be●uer
,
desc●nded
vpon
the
horse
,
and
cut
his
head
from
his
shoulders
so
that
the
good
beast
Marcheuall
fell
vnto
the
ground
in
a
moment
Drohes
more
astonished
with
wonder
than
with
feare
,
lightly
raised
himselfe
againe
,
&
drawing
his
sword
,
said
:
O
God
,
this
pagan
is
vndoubtedly
strong
,
who
hath
slaine
my
horse
,
but
if
I
die
vnreuenged
,
let
my
knighthood
forsake
me
.
This
said
,
he
ranne
against
the
Pagan
,
led
by
a
tempestuous
fury
,
but
was
preuented
for
striking
,
by
meanes
of
Monthaut
,
who
with
the
thundering
noyse
of
the
horses
féet
,
came
running
thither
:
and
also
at
the
same
time
came
Gaultier
,
and
sundry
other
Christians
,
wh●
with
all
their
powers
assailed
Gorbant
,
which
with
so
excellent
resolution
defended
himselfe
,
that
the
slowtest
strained
curtesie
to
approach
him
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
in
that
time
Drohes
had
so
gallantly
borne
himselfe
,
that
he
had
now
recouered
another
most
famous
horse
,
vpon
which
being
mounted
,
he
came
to
assaile
Gorbant
,
that
euen
then
had
brought
to
the
ground
all
that
incountred
him
,
giuing
such
vigour
vnto
the
dead
spirites
of
the
Pagans
,
that
the
christians
were
almost
amazedly
vanquisht
.
During
this
homage
,
Meruine
was
on
the
other
side
of
the
field
,
where
he
approued
his
diuine
excelencie
of
valour
vpon
king
Bandus
and
his
army
▪
whose
numbers
being
numberles
▪
stroke
the
beholders
into
admiration
:
whereas
alas
the
christians
were
but
xxv
.
thousand
at
the
beginning
,
and
now
but
ij
.
thousand
at
the
co●clu●●on
At
which
Meruin
grieued
not
alitle
,
vowing
neuer
to
returne
,
if
either
he
got
not
a
crown
for
victory
,
or
a
tomb
for
buriall
.
Then
doubling
strength
vpon
strength
,
he
so
lion-like
ranged
among
his
enemies
,
that
euen
as
the
corne
before
the
shearers
sickle
,
so
●ell
the
pagans
one
vpon
an
other
,
dead
and
discomfited
:
not
to
dwell
long
in
this
discourse
,
so
immortall
was
his
valour
that
the
pagans
were
halfe
dead
with
the
astonishment
of
the
glory
.
In
the
end
,
as
he
ranged
to
and
fro
,
he
arriued
in
the
place
where
Marcheuall
lay
slaine
:
which
when
he
sawe
,
and
knowing
him
both
by
●is
largenes
and
beauty
,
he
immediately
imagined
Drohes
had
there
written
the
last
end
of
his
lifes
Legend
,
so
that
not
able
to
suppresse
sorrowe
growne
in
his
breast
,
Giant-like
almightie
he
cried
out
,
alas
▪
alas
,
art
thou
gone
my
loue
,
art
thou
dead
my
champion
?
be
my
life
cursed
,
and
heere
vanish
the
praise
of
my
knighthood
,
if
I
tyrant-like
reuenge
not
this
infinite
vnhappinesse
.
This
said
,
like
vnto
a
peale
of
thu●der
,
or
to
a
stormy
tempest
in
the
middest
of
Winter
,
he
ranne
amongest
the
Pagans
,
euen
from
one
side
of
the
field
vnto
the
other
,
and
where
he
espied
the
greatest
number
,
thither
flew
his
greatest
furie
,
the
whi●h
he
dispersed
,
so
like
vnto
a
forsaken
flocke
,
that
being
at
their
wittes
end
,
they
knew
not
which
way
to
turne
them
.
In
the
highest
of
this
●urmoile
,
Meruine
espied
Bertran
to
be
dismounted
from
his
horse
,
who
being
on
foote
,
maintained
a
more
then
knightly
comba●e
against
Gryffoy
,
and
an
hundred
other
Pagans
,
to
whom
aloofe
he
hallowed
this
encoura●●●●●
▪
Beauty
of
thy
fathers
house
,
this
day
shall
be
th●●e
h●●●rs
festiuall
.
Take
●ourage
,
take
courage
faire
Prince
:
for
the
Pagans
flie
dist●aught
and
vanquished
.
These
cordiall
spéeches
so
liuely
vttered
,
inspired
Bertran
with
such
new
spirites
,
that
bearing
himselfe
against
a
Pagan
,
he
stroke
horse
and
man
dead
to
the
ground
without
word
speaking
.
The
next
to
him
he
likewise
dismounted
,
and
arresting
his
horse
,
leapt
into
the
saddle
,
effecting
wonders
in
the
pagans
destructions
▪
who
like
kids
from
the
wolfe
ranue
fearefull
at
the
sight
of
Meruine
,
seeking
by
running
,
the
staine
of
Honour
,
to
saue
that
which
should
maintaine
honor
.
Meruine
,
like
himselfe
passed
from
rancke
to
rancke
,
and
neuer
staied
till
he
met
with
king
Bandus
:
to
whom
he
gaue
a
blow
,
that
he
cleft
his
shield
to
his
fist
,
and
made
it
fall
to
the
ground
:
which
the
king
fearefull
to
recouer
(
death
being
a
greater
feare
)
betooke
himselfe
to
flight
also
.
Princely
Meruine
passed
along
,
to
find
out
Gorbant
(
the
onely
excellent
amongst
his
enemies
)
vowing
vpon
him
to
lay
the
burthen
of
his
wrath
.
And
as
he
was
searching
,
he
incountred
Thierry
the
sonne
of
Bouchier
:
vnto
whom
he
said
,
Faire
yong
knight
,
knowst
thou
if
neare
hereabout
,
be
that
famous
pagan
,
who
this
day
had
beene
our
vengeance
and
halfe
destruction
.
O
,
if
thou
canst
,
shew
him
me
,
and
make
me
happy
.
Follow
me
,
said
Thierrie
,
and
then
they
went
together
,
making
Death
their
seruant
smoothe
their
way
to
the
place
where
Gorbant
was
,
who
had
that
day
béene
the
ruine
of
the
Christians
.
No
sooner
was
Meruines
eies
fastned
vpon
him
,
but
boyling
with
rage
,
he
thru●●
forward
to
strike
him
:
but
the
Pagan
turning
himselfe
from
the
blow
like
the
falling
of
a
mountaine
,
it
fell
vpon
the
gentle
knight
Thierrie
(
whose
ouer
hastie
valour
bare
him
twixt
them
.
)
with
such
and
so
great
infortunacie
,
that
it
ouerthrew
the
man
,
yea
and
claue
the
horse
into
two
pieces
:
which
to
Meruine
was
no
small
griefe
,
who
grew
madde
to
reuenge
his
owne
m●●●●ing
:
but
Gorbant
by
that
witnesse
,
knowing
his
pit●ilesse
omnipotencie
,
and
séeing
his
army
●●ie
from
him
on
euery
side
,
thrust
his
spurs
against
the
sides
of
Monthaut
,
and
in
a
moment
was
fled
from
the
presence
of
Meruine
,
who
all
alone
stoode
wondring
at
his
flight
,
and
his
own
mischances
.
The
pagan
made
his
flight
towardes
Damascus
,
his
burning
heart
desirous
to
haue
possession
of
the
beautifull
Guyda
,
in
whom
he
had
placed
all
his
affection
,
whom
hee
finding
,
after
many
embraces
,
he
mounted
her
on
his
hor●e
▪
and
bare
her
to
his
ships
.
Guyda
not
r●pelling
much
his
inforcements
,
because
as
then
she
was
offended
with
Bertran
,
both
because
he
had
most
vnkindly
left
her
,
and
was
also
one
of
the
sonnes
that
had
slaine
her
father
,
and
the
rest
of
her
royall
kinred
.
Thus
fled
king
Gorbant
,
who
met
with
Bandus
,
Gryffoy
,
Grisoner
,
and
with
ten
thousand
Pagans
,
all
which
,
to
saue
their
liues
,
were
fled
to
the
seaside
,
vnto
whom
Gorbant
cried
,
Away
princes
,
away
,
for
he
that
is
tardy
in
flight
,
shall
be
first
and
swiftest
in
his
death
.
At
this
speach
,
feare
lent
wings
to
their
héels
,
and
they
al
imbarking
themselues
,
gaue
their
safeties
to
the
mercy
of
the
sea
.
Those
which
remained
behind
,
the
Christians
p●t
to
the
sword
.
When
the
chase
was
finished
,
our
Christian
Princes
went
towardes
Damascus
to
assault
it
,
but
the
Citizens
issuing
from
the
portes
,
brought
the
keyes
,
and
with
submission
deliuered
them
to
their
mercies
,
so
that
Meruine
,
Gautier
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Christians
entred
,
who
by
means
of
that
battell
were
not
aboue
200.
After
they
had
reposed
themselues
a
while
,
Gautier
called
vnto
him
his
foure
sonnes
,
and
said
:
Princes
,
know
you
to
whom
the
offerings
of
your
honour
is
due
,
or
who
it
is
that
from
the
dayes
of
your
vnhappinesse
hath
restored
you
?
beholde
,
it
is
this
princely
and
heroike
Meruine
,
th●
sonne
of
your
renowmed
vnckle
duke
Oger
,
and
then
he
discoursed
at
large
to
them
the
wonders
of
his
prowesse
,
the
taking
of
Charles
,
the
ouerthrow
of
the
twelue
peeres
,
and
al
their
imprisonments
.
To
be
short
,
he
ran
through
all
the
chronicle
of
Meruines
heroicall
actions
,
and
how
Charles
discontentedly
was
returned
into
France
for
the
hate
of
Huon
.
Huon
hearing
that
word
,
as
rackt
with
his
owne
infortune
,
he
said
:
O
God
,
when
shal
the
houre
come
to
bind
me
in
perfit
peace
with
that
famous
emperor
?
Huon
hauing
thus
said
,
he
,
Gautier
,
&
the
foure
brethren
did
honor
to
Meruine
,
who
returned
them
praise
for
praise
,
thanks
for
thanks
,
vowing
to
aide
them
against
their
enemies
.
Thus
was
the
ioy
vnspeakeable
among
the
Christians
,
making
houres
like
minutes
vanish
by
theyr
pleasures
.
Next
morning
,
Meruine
caused
all
the
citizens
of
Damascus
to
be
christned
,
and
whose
refused
,
to
be
put
to
the
sword
.
This
done
,
he
caused
all
the
countrey
adioyning
,
to
come
in
,
and
be
baptized
:
whereto
all
the
nobles
accorded
.
These
things
finished
,
Meruine
called
Florion
,
and
said
:
Cosin
,
for
thy
beauties
sake
,
I
giue
thée
this
cittie
of
Damascus
,
and
the
whole
realme
about
it
,
accept
it
kindly
,
as
I
giue
it
willingly
:
and
then
he
made
all
the
nobles
and
citizens
sweare
homage
and
fealtie
to
his
Crowne
▪
and
for
a
gard
to
his
person
,
left
him
those
200.
Christians
,
which
the
sword
had
preserued
,
mustering
for
himselfe
out
of
the
citie
and
country
two
thousand
that
hardly
before
had
born
armes
.
2
After
that
nights
repast
in
the
citie
,
Meruine
,
Gautier
,
and
the
other
princes
departed
from
Damascus
,
and
marched
to
a
village
two
leagues
from
Babilon
,
where
remained
Mermont
.
Gaudisse
,
who
by
many
intelligences
knew
al
the
famous
déeds
of
Meruin
,
and
how
he
was
then
come
to
besiege
them
,
of
which
they
stood
in
feare
,
called
a
counsell
together
,
where
they
disputed
what
way
was
best
for
their
safeties
:
Princes
said
Mermont
,
our
arguments
must
be
briefe
,
and
out
resolutions
spéedy
,
for
otherwise
we
shall
lose
our
inheritances
with
our
disputations
,
and
our
liues
by
flouthfulnes
,
for
well
we
know
Meruine
is
wise
and
inuincible
:
for
my
owne
part
,
to
mee
hee
did
the
greatest
indignity
,
though
I
were
the
first
that
made
mountainous
his
honor
,
for
he
hath
slaine
my
men
,
baptized
my
daughter
,
yea
,
and
will
espouse
her
,
if
heauens
preuent
n●t
my
disgraces
:
yet
so
I
know
him
replenished
with
true
fortitude
,
that
it
is
impossible
to
withstand
him
,
if
treason
be
not
an
agent
of
our
deliuery
.
T
is
true
qd
Gotham
,
who
was
newly
ariued
in
that
city
,
it
behooues
vs
to
search
out
any
mean
for
the
restitution
of
our
God
and
religion
.
The
meane
qd
Mermont
,
I
haue
already
inuented
,
and
we
wil
all
be
reuenged
so
,
that
babes
vnborne
shall
speake
of
his
miserie
,
and
this
it
is
:
we
will
all
hang
forth
the
ensignes
of
peace
,
and
submissiuely
yéeld
to
his
pleasure
,
bow
at
his
féet
,
and
flatter
him
with
fained
obedience
:
we
wil
conclude
against
our
religion
,
and
take
vpon
vs
that
they
call
Christianitie
:
and
that
he
may
the
lesse
mistrust
vs
,
shal
be
proclaimed
through
the
city
,
our
conuersion
:
what
will
of
this
insue
,
shal
be
his
ruine
.
The
pagans
applauded
this
resolution
,
so
they
arose
,
and
hauing
effected
what
they
would
,
took
the
keys
of
the
city
,
and
marched
forth
with
great
ioy
towards
Meruine
,
who
so
soone
as
he
sawe
Mermont
and
thother
,
he
turned
to
Ga●tier
and
said
:
Behold
with
what
ioy
the
pagans
approch
vs
,
bearing
in
theyr
hands
witnesses
of
peace
:
How
blessed
is
this
conquest
that
is
without
effusion
,
and
how
glad
am
I
they
are
so
easily
conuerted
?
Alas
his
innocency
thought
not
of
the
treason
they
had
inuented
.
By
this
they
were
come
eyther
to
other
,
whilest
the
Pagans
falling
vpon
their
knees
before
Meruine
cried
,
Welcome
,
O
ten
times
happily
welcome
is
Meruine
,
the
sonne
of
inuincible
Oger
into
this
country
.
Then
bespake
Mermont
:
Thou
most
wise
▪
most
strong
,
and
valiant
Prince
,
liuing
in
this
or
the
immortall
world
,
beholde
,
we
fall
downe
before
thée
,
ready
to
receiue
and
acknowledge
thy
law
and
rel●igion
euery
one
most
desirous
of
that
celestiall
happinesse
,
who
already
haue
renounced
Iupiter
,
Apollo
,
and
Mahomet
,
vnder
whose
shadows
we
haue
bin
miserably
conducted
.
When
Meruine
heard
these
words
,
he
was
ioyfully
co●tented
,
more
than
at
any
time
before
he
had
bin
,
thinking
that
came
from
sincerity
,
which
indéed
was
nothing
but
treachery
:
wherefore
imbracing
euerie
seuerall
prince
in
his
armes
,
seuerally
he
said
to
Mermont
:
neuer
did
your
Highnes
your selfe
so
glorious
reputation
,
as
in
belieuing
in
the
immortall
God
immaculate
Christ
Iesus
.
And
sith
you
haue
made
me
the
blessed
workeman
of
this
high
dignitie
,
henceforth
,
as
I
haue
euer
bin
,
holde
me
for
your
owne
knight
and
true
subiect
.
Many
other
ceremonies
was
betweene
them
:
and
then
they
marched
on
to
Babilon
,
whose
walls
were
repleate
with
ioy
,
triumphs
,
and
banquetting
.
Then
was
a
solempne
festiuall
held
,
and
the
Temples
most
sumptuously
adorned
.
Then
was
Mermont
and
all
the
other
pagan
Kings
baptized
,
who
vnwillingly
went
willingly
to
the
sacrament
,
comforted
onely
with
treason
and
false
infidelitie
.
3
When
al
the
kings
and
citizens
in
Babil●n
were
baptized
,
Meruine
went
thence
to
M●qua
,
where
in
an
houres
space
he
caused
all
the
country
to
be
bapt●zed
.
Which
done
,
he
went
to
Ierusalem
,
where
easily
he
accorded
all
the
citizens
:
for
albeit
they
were
conquered
,
yet
they
had
not
forsaken
chr●stian
rel●gion
only
doubtfull
at
the
first
,
not
knowing
Meruins
conuersion
they
fained
to
adore
Mahomet
,
but
knowing
his
will
,
they
soone
cast
away
that
base
beléeuing
.
These
things
thus
effected
,
the
gentle
Meruine
returned
to
Babilon
,
&
made
all
the
country
bordering
there
about
become
Christians
:
and
whatsoeuer
before
time
he
had
grafted
in
hell
,
seeking
paganisme
:
for
ioy
whereof
the
Christians
made
many
holy
daies
,
singing
hymnes
in
his
honour
,
protesting
him
to
be
the
renowmedst
that
ere
was
borne
of
a
mother
.
But
on
the
contrary
part
,
Mermont
lay
working
his
imaginations
,
how
to
worke
vengeance
on
him
whom
the
heauens
so
excéedingly
loued
.
CHAP.
XXXIII
.
How
by
treason
Mermont
brought
Meruine
to
Minor
.
2
How
Gautier
after
the
departure
of
Meruine
went
with
al
his
army
to
Montment
,
where
he
found
Mathaburna
,
to
whom
he
tolde
how
her
father
was
become
a
christian
.
3
How
Mermont
spake
to
Butor
to
imprison
Meruine
.
IT
hapned
after
Easter
,
that
on
a
certain
day
king
Mermont
resolued
to
worke
mischiefe
on
Meruin
:
and
calling
him
to
him
,
to
blindfold
his
eyes
,
he
said
:
Sonne
,
it
is
not
vnknowne
to
me
th
affections
twixt
thee
&
my
daughter
,
the
which
is
an
vsuall
ioy
to
my
imaginations
:
wherefore
sith
no
better
good
can
make
better
my
happines
,
I
beséech
thée
let
me
know
the
day
of
thy
espousalls
,
a
day
,
than
which
nothing
is
more
desired
.
My
soueraigne
king
,
said
Meruine
,
let
the
day
be
at
your
Highnes
disposing
:
and
if
it
so
seeme
pleasing
,
let
vs
to
morrow
rather
than
to
day
passe
to
that
des●red
coniunction
.
Willingly
(
qd
Meruine
:
yet
before
,
of
necessitie
we
must
go
to
Minor
vnto
the
Queene
my
sister
whom
by
a
solemne
oath
I
haue
giuen
assurance
,
that
I
will
my selfe
in
person
come
to
inuite
her
to
those
gorgeous
nuptialls
,
because
my
daughter
hath
euer
bin
most
deare
in
her
regarde
and
estimation
:
as
for
your
army
,
that
may
K.
Gautier
conduct
before
to
Montment
,
and
take
order
for
all
preparation
worthy
in
so
great
a
solemnity
.
Well
hath
your
Maiestie
said
(
quoth
Meruine
)
let
euery
thing
be
so
disposed
,
and
in
the
morning
they
and
we
will
take
our
seuerall
iournies
.
Willingly
qd
Mermont
,
imagining
with
himselfe
to
bring
Meruin
to
a
place
whence
he
should
neuer
be
restored
.
After
this
Meruine
called
Gautier
,
to
whom
he
told
his
resolutions
,
intreating
him
to
conuey
his
army
to
Montment
,
his
soule
to
his
Ladie
and
Mistris
,
and
his
happinesse
into
her
bosome
.
Gautier
at
the
first
stoode
amazed
,
and
besought
him
not
to
bee
too
much
too
trusty
:
and
Drohes
tolde
him
hee
was
suspitious
of
some
euill
,
vnder
this
extreame
familiaritie
.
But
Meruine
,
who
adiudged
euery
thought
by
his
owne
thinking
,
perswaded
them
otherwise
,
insomuch
that
Gautier
,
his
wife
,
his
sons
,
Huon
and
Drohes
,
together
with
the
army
,
imbarked
themselues
for
Montment
:
and
Mermont
,
Meruine
,
and
a
troup
of
traiterous
confederats
likewise
took
shipping
for
Minor
,
Fortune
being
so
fauourable
to
mischance
,
that
in
short
time
they
came
to
their
wished
landing
.
2
Then
mounting
vpon
their
horses
,
they
took
the
way
that
led
to
the
city
,
in
which
we
will
leaue
them
and
return
to
Gautier
,
and
the
other
christians
,
who
doubtfull
of
the
mischiefes
that
followed
,
made
such
haste
▪
both
by
land
and
sea
in
their
iourney
,
that
in
short
time
they
came
to
Montment
,
where
they
found
the
miracle
of
Nature
Mathaburna
,
who
reioyced
at
their
comming
.
But
when
her
eyes
were
not
halowed
with
the
sight
of
Meruine
,
her
ioy
conuerted
to
teares
,
and
she
demanded
of
Gautier
,
where
hir
loue
,
her
life
and
substance
remained
:
forth
with
Gautier
reported
how
her
royall
father
was
baptized
,
and
consented
to
her
espousalls
:
to
which
end
,
he
and
Meruine
were
gone
to
Minor
,
to
fetch
her
aunt
to
be
a
glory
to
the
festiuall
.
When
Mathaburna
heard
this
,
that
her
father
was
baptized
,
she
praised
God
:
but
in
that
he
had
carried
her
loue
to
Minor
●hence
issued
doubts
,
feare
and
suspitions
:
and
wo
is
me
,
it
was
not
without
strong
reason
,
for
the
place
was
dreadful
and
impregnable
,
the
description
wherof
follows
,
as
is
set
downe
in
stories
Minor
,
as
antient
Chronicles
do
testi●●e
,
from
whence
this
historie
is
deriued
,
is
very
strongly
situate
:
It
hath
at
the
foure
corners
foure
most
high
rockes
or
promontories
,
of
which
,
one
excéedeth
all
the
other
in
height
and
hugenesse
,
from
whence
descendeth
a
mightie
riuer
named
Orbe
,
most
wonderfull
déepe
,
rough
,
and
contageons
,
it
is
guarded
vpon
each
side
with
a
couple
of
rockes
,
betweene
which
euery
one
must
passe
to
the
citie
,
by
a
narrow
way
but
fiue
foote
in
breadth
at
the
extreamest
,
neither
is
there
any
way
saue
that
onely
:
the
history
saith
,
that
in
the
time
of
king
Pharao
,
these
rocks
and
this
riuer
were
made
by
Magike
art
,
and
this
city
named
Minor
founded
as
a
thing
impregnable
:
for
it
hath
before
the
entraunce
foure
ports
or
passages
strongly
garded
,
the
first
is
Auster
,
and
it
hath
a
Pagan
named
Auroufe
,
fell
&
powerfull
continually
to
defend
and
kéepe
it
.
Oueragainst
it
is
an
other
of
the
same
strength
,
defended
by
one
euen
as
strong
and
sufficient
.
The
third
is
of
a
more
terrible
fashion
than
these
:
for
the
gates
are
of
yron
,
and
next
it
a
tower
,
whose
height
séems
to
touch
the
heauens
.
After
one
hath
passed
that
gate
,
whose
name
is
Tombare
:
they
enter
into
Minor
,
a
beautifull
citie
,
washed
vpon
euery
side
with
the
riuer
Orbe
.
Mermont
and
Meruine
,
by
this
time
were
passed
through
the
first
port
,
who
was
much
abashed
to
behold
so
strange
a
passage
,
and
such
workes
of
wonderfull
resistance
demanding
diuers
questions
of
their
hugenesse
:
in
the
end
they
incountred
with
Auroufe
,
who
knowing
Mermont
since
the
bringing
of
his
sister
into
those
parts
,
let
him
passe
in
peace
,
and
Meruin
also
.
Thence
they
came
to
the
second
gate
called
Baucair
:
which
when
Meruine
saw
▪
he
demaunded
what
diuell
of
diuelish
waies
that
was
,
and
when
they
should
come
to
the
city
;
Faire
son
(
qd
Mermont
)
you
are
abashed
at
the●e
entrances
:
yet
be
content
,
and
we
shall
easily
ouerpasse
them
.
Then
they
went
till
they
came
to
T●mbar
the
last
port
,
whose
ghastly
proportion
made
Meruine
wonder
more
than
before
:
and
demaunded
what
fury
of
hell
had
exalted
that
Tower
to
threaten
heauen
,
sure
it
must
néeds
fall
,
it
cannot
long
ind●re
.
Yet
(
said
Meruine
)
for
that
the
masonary
is
both
strong
and
exquisite
:
and
the
rockes
of
each
side
as
supporters
do
maintaine
it
.
By
my
soule
(
said
Meruine
)
this
is
a
vilainous
situation
:
for
I
see
not
any
way
to
issue
or
enter
but
this
only
.
●is
true
qd
Mermont
.
Neither
is
there
any
creature
whatsoeuer
,
that
enters
within
this
portcullis
,
that
can
repasse
without
the
leaue
of
king
Butor
,
or
Gaiamy
his
sister
.
This
said
,
they
came
to
the
yron
gate
,
thorow
which
they
passed
,
al
the
porters
doing
them
great
reuerence
.
Thus
farre
hauing
go●e
,
they
came
into
the
fairest
and
honourable
city
:
which
to
behold
,
Meruine
mightily
reioyced
,
because
till
then
he
went
in
worse
than
starre-light
.
A
certaine
pagan
went
before
to
king
Butor
,
telling
him
the
approch
of
Mermont
▪
wherefore
he
arose
t●
go
méet
him
,
but
his
son
Marant
would
not
but
withdrawing
himselfe
into
a
priuate
chamber
,
sat
musing
what
occasion
should
drawe
thither
his
vncle
,
one
while
he
thought
he
was
come
to
take
vengeance
vpon
him
for
the
treason
he
had
committed
against
Meruine
at
Montment
:
for
which
Drohes
had
slaine
Calix
in
combat
,
as
was
before
written
:
other-whiles
he
did
imagine
other
occurrentes
:
but
the
traitor
Mermont
,
as
false
as
himselfe
was
faultie
,
hadde
not
one
thought
so
néere
a
kinne
to
honestie
for
only
his
comming
w●s
to
doe
endamagement
to
Meruine
,
because
he
adored
the
true
god
,
and
renounced
their
false
prophet
Mahomet
.
3
Now
was
Mermont
come
into
the
court
euen
to
the
kings
pallace
,
where
he
found
Butor
and
diuers
of
his
Barons
that
were
come
forth
to
greete
him
.
Kingly
was
their
encounter
on
both
sides
,
and
much
ceremonious
the
largenesse
of
their
accomplishings
.
Then
came
the
quéene
,
being
,
sister
to
Mermont
,
betweene
whom
were
straite
&
déere
embraces
:
with
her
was
also
her
daughter
,
one
o●
beauties
best
superlatiues
▪
na●ed
Singlay
:
to
her
was
Mermont
kinde
and
full
of
obseruance
.
Gratulations
finished
,
to
the
test●monie
of
welcome
,
entred
,
and
the
pallace
rung
with
clamours
of
delightes
and
contentment
.
Supper
by
this
time
was
readie
and
royally
serued
,
where
full
bowles
▪
and
rich
accates
adorned
entertainement
When
supper
was
ended
and
musicke
came
in
and
the
gallantes
of
the
court
betooke
them
to
da●nsing
,
amongest
them
Meruine
t●king
Singlay
,
daunsed
with
her
a
stately
measure
:
during
which
heauenly
motion
,
Mermont
,
Butor
,
and
the
queene
,
●el●
a
solempne
(
though
damnable
)
counsell
,
about
the
ruine
of
the
euer
to
be
regarded
Meruine
,
Mermont
auowing
the
occasion
of
his
comming
,
to
be
for
nothing
▪
but
to
beholde
his
vtter
destruction
:
and
thence
he
dilated
his
bringing
vp
,
and
a
duentures
,
his
conquestes
,
triumphes
:
and
lastly
,
his
backsl●ding
f●om
Mahomet
,
whom
before
he
had
adord
,
withal
affirming
his
valiance
so
boundles
,
and
not
to
be
resisted
,
that
he
would
soone
sub●ert
the
whole
estate
of
their
religion
.
Therefore
good
king
a●d
my
brother
,
said
Mermont
)
it
not
behoueth
(
to
whom
Mahomet
hath
giuen
power
of
controlement
)
to
imprison
him
and
k●●pe
him
safe
from
further
defacing
of
his
templ●s
.
But
if
by
anie
maanes
he
wil
again
be
conuerted
to
our
faction
:
then
assure
thée
,
so
strange
is
his
resolution
,
that
we
shall
be
monarches
both
of
Fraunce
and
all
Christen
dome
,
with
most
easie
aduentures
.
All
this
while
Meruin
was
dauncing
without
thought
of
infidilit●e
:
courting
most
honourably
the
beautifull
Singlay
,
whose
heart
with
his
excellencie
was
euen
then
made
a
receptacle
of
loues
brightest
fire
,
and
she
was
inflamed
with
his
loue
:
so
much
preuailed
the
gift
Galliana
had
giuen
him
at
his
first
bearing
.
Thus
we
will
leaue
to
speake
of
them
,
and
pursue
the
discourse
of
Mermont
and
Butor
.
CHAP.
XXXIIII
.
1
Huon
Meruin
was
most
traiterously
imprisoned
,
and
the
description
therof
.
2.
How
by
the
persuasion
of
Mermont
.
Butor
went
with
100000.
Pagans
to
Montment
.
3.
How
Minea
aduertised
Gautier
and
the
other
Christians
.
WHen
Butor
had
vnderstoode
the
vttermost
of
Mermonts
intreaties
,
hee
replied
,
my
déere
brother
,
touching
the
actions
of
this
vassall
,
be
you
as
guardlesse
,
as
I
am
fearelesse
:
for
this
night
when
he
is
laide
to
his
rest
,
&
w●arinesse
shall
summon
sleep
vpon
his
eie-lids
,
with
a
band
of
men
he
shal
be
strongly
assailed
,
bound
and
conueied
into
a
care-kéep●●g
dungeon
,
which
sometime
was
founded
by
a
●oniurer
diuell
,
and
diuels
commander
,
named
Mutafier
,
where
he
remained
200.
yeares
as
I
haue
heard
credibly
reported
,
because
he
sought
to
supplant
the
wise
Merline
,
and
frame
the
world
to
his
owne
liking
,
into
this
vast
place
of
misery
for
vengeance
Merlin
damned
him
:
in
which
there
is
nothing
but
horror
,
feare
and
desolation
,
the
botomlesse
riuer
Orbe
making
his
current
ouer
the
roufe
of
the
wofull
mansion
:
into
this
,
if
once
the
vassall
come
,
there
is
no
redemption
,
nor
hath
any
creature
power
of
deliuerance
▪
for
so
Merlin
inchanted
it
,
who
bound
the
diuelish
Mutafier
beyond
the
power
of
all
other
coniuration
:
till
such
time
,
that
by
bloudy
vow
,
and
execrable
protestation
he
sware
euer
to
beat
his
hest
and
commandement
,
not
daring
to
wrong
body
or
soule
,
without
his
authoritie
.
And
then
was
Mutafier
inlarged
,
and
euer
after
made
frée
from
that
dungeon
.
Into
this
place
shall
this
Meruine
be
conueyed
:
neither
will
I
rest
till
I
sée
it
fullie
brought
to
passe
and
finished
.
After
all
reuels
were
en●ed
,
torches
wer
brought
to
conuey
the
princes
to
their
lodgings
:
so
euery
one
seuerally
departed
;
and
Meruine
was
brought
into
a
most
sumptuous
chamber
where
after
he
was
laid
,
and
had
lockt
vp
his
eie●lids
with
a
swéete
slumber
,
thirtie
Sarazens
entred
his
lodging
,
and
armed
not
so
much
with
courage
,
as
the
sleep
▪
death-like
sprinkled
vpon
him
,
at
once
assailed
him
,
and
bound
him
hand
and
foot
,
and
blindfolded
his
eies
.
At
which
Meruin
awaking
was
mightily
amazed
,
but
not
knowing
any
remedie
,
was
patient
forcibly
.
Then
began
the
vassals
of
shame
to
remile
him
,
saying
:
Traytour
thou
shalt
curse
the
time
that
euer
thou
renounced
Mahomet
,
or
bathed
thy
sword
in
the
blood
of
a
pagan
:
for
hence
springs
thy
ruine
,
and
their
delieuerie
.
Then
came
Butor
,
who
caused
him
to
bee
cast
into
the
fore-mentioned
Dungeon
,
where
he
was
chained
by
the
handes
and
féete
,
and
receiued
his
iudgement
,
that
he
should
neuer
be
frée
from
that
calamitie
,
till
●e
renounced
the
eternall
God
of
the
Christians
.
〈◊〉
which
he
made
answere
:
Taritours
,
and
no
kings
my
God
will
I
neuer
forsake
for
affliction
:
neither
shal
my
life
indure
to
thinke
wearisome
these
torments
which
I
ind●re
for
my
Sauiour
,
whose
loue
I
will
not
leaue
for
all
the
worlds
triumphs
,
my
soule
being
deare
for
these
deare
oppressions
.
At
this
Butor
departed
,
leauing
Meruine
accompanied
with
none
but
sorrowe
onely
,
with
whome
hée
consor●ed
the
space
of
fiue
yeeres
in
extreame
miserie
.
Now
was
the
gift
giuen
by
Gratiana
at
his
birth
fully
accomplished
,
and
hee
pent
in
that
prison
where
teares
were
pittilesse
though
incessant
:
after
many
bemonings
he
made
his
prayers
vnto
God
,
&
besought
him
to
haue
mercy
on
his
af●●ictions
.
Then
came
the
deuill
Mautafier
,
and
transforming
himselfe
into
many
likenesses
,
tempted
him
wieh
damnable
protestations
,
promising
if
he
would
renounce
his
baptisme
,
to
redeeme
him
from
his
wofulnesse
.
But
his
faith
resolued
was
euer
immoueable
,
so
that
Mautafier●eeing
●eeing
his
perseuerance
,
left
to
expostulate
with
more
temptation
.
Heere
we
will
leaue
to
speake
more
of
him
,
or
his
wretchednes
,
and
discourse
a
little
of
Morgua
his
mother
,
of
Meruina
his
godmother
,
&
Galiana
,
that
princeliest
Fairies
that
gouerned
in
Faeria
,
whose
griefe
abounded
for
the
imprisonment
of
Meruine
,
inueying
most
mightily
against
Gratiana
,
whose
gift
made
him
subiect
to
this
infortune
.
After
many
complaints
Morgua
sayd
to
the
other
ladies
:
Princesses
,
you
vnderstand
the
wretchednes
of
my
sonnes
case
,
euen
for
vertues
sake
consent
to
sweeten
some
ho●re
of
his
bitternesse
,
with
delight
which
I
haue
deuised
.
We
three
will
take
ech
of
vs
an
instrument
of
musicke
,
and
go
into
his
dungeon
(
the
cloister
of
carefulnes
)
euery
day
an
houre
,
at
such
time
as
Mautafier
shal
be
absent
,
and
with
some
chanson
of
delicacie
minister
ioy
among
his
sorrowes
,
concealing
our selues
from
his
eies
,
onely
inriching
his
eares
with
melodie
.
To
this
the
Ladies
gaue
a
frée
consent
:
so
that
doing
accordingly
,
they
entred
vnseene
into
the
prison
.
At
whose
approch
,
a
most
strange
light
spred
through
the
dungen
,
in
so
ample
maner
,
as
it
there
had
bin
an
hundred
torches
burning
.
At
which
diuine
action
,
Meruine
was
woonderfully
amazed
:
Amazed
only
to
sée
that
he
saw
●othing
.
Iustantly
after
the
light
,
the
Fairies
began
to
play
heauenly
notes
(
the
moouing
aire
of
celestiall
musicke
)
that
it
was
impossible
for
sorrow
to
abi●e
where
such
sacred
tunes
were
recorded
:
and
he
in
whom
languor
p●otested
to
haue
tenu●e
of
fee-simple
,
prooued
the
●lea
●alse
:
and
that
at
all
he
had
in
him
no
interest
.
Afte●
they
had
thus
plaied
,
and
Meruine
had
shakt
handes
with
extre●●●●e
,
they
returned
to
their
owne
habitation
,
not
●ayling
〈◊〉
day
th●s
inuis●bly
to
visite
him
,
to
the
high
amazment
of
his
sences
.
2
But
againe
to
returne
to
the
traiterous
king
Mermont
:
I●
chaunced
that
he
came
to
king
Butor
,
and
in
most
earnest
maner
in●reated
him
to
muster
vp
his
people
:
and
with
the
greatest
power
he
had
to
march
with
him
to
Montment
,
for
that
there
lay
Gautier
of
Denmarke
,
his
foure
sonnes
,
and
almost
all
the
floure
of
Christendome
,
in
expectance
of
Meruine
,
whom
vnawares
they
might
ouer●hr●w
and
bring
●o
finall
destruction
.
●o
this
Butor
agreed
(
for
ill
by
ill
is
easily
tempted
:
)
and
forthwith
commaunded
Commissions
to
be
sent
abroad
,
for
the
gathering
togither
of
his
power
.
When
there
was
assembled
to
the
number
of
an
100000
,
he
armed
them
a●d
departed
from
Minor
,
trauelling
so
restlesly
both
by
land
and
by
sea
,
that
in
twentie
dayes
he
came
to
Brandis
,
and
by
the
will
of
God
,
the
autho●●
of
happie
fortune
,
the
two
false
meaning
kinges
lodged
in
the
house
of
Minea
,
where
they
held
a
solempne
and
tedious
councell
howe
they
might
enter
Montment
,
and
in
despight
of
Meruine
put
to
sword
Gautier
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Christians
.
All
which
disputations
came
to
the
eares
of
Mynea
,
who
drawing
aside
the
Lord
Chamberlaine
of
king
Mermonts
houshold
,
in
humble-maner
intreated
of
his
lordshippe
,
to
know
where
,
or
what
was
become
of
the
most
famous●
Meruine
.
Madam
(
sayd
the
noble
man
)
he
is
inclosed
in
a
place
from
whence
hee
shall
neuer
finde
deliuerance
.
And
then
(
as
if
he
were
with
child
of
those
troubles
)
he
discoursed
all
the
estate
of
infortunate
Meruine
,
both
the
reuoca●ion
of
his
first
religion
,
his
true
parents
,
and
kingly
pedegrée
,
his
conquests
and
vnluckie
betraying
,
and
withall
,
how
the
most
principall
of
his
aliance
were
gathered
together
at
Montment
.
expecting
the
espousals
betweene
him
and
Berea
,
and
how
the
king
his
maister
,
and
Butor
,
meant
to
prenent
them
with
a
sudden
and
vnlookt
for
slaughter
.
3
When
Minea
,
not
without
sighes
,
had
heard
him
comment
of
these
actions
,
shee
smiled
,
least
her
lookes
should
be
blabbes
of
her
intentions
:
and
then
taking
leaue
,
departed
from
him
,
and
went
to
her
chamber
,
where
immediately
she
indited
a
letter
,
that
conteined
what
her
eares
had
receiued
:
and
deliuering
it
to
a
most
trustie
messenger
,
gaue
him
especiall
charge
to
beare
it
to
Montment
,
vnto
Barbin
the
marchant
.
All
which
the
messenger
effected
,
not
ceasing
till
hée
came
vnto
the
kings
pallace
in
Montment
,
where
finding
Barbin
,
hee
sayd
:
Reuerent
sir
,
to
you
I
am
sent
,
from
the
vertuous
Ladie
Minea
,
that
so
intirely
loueth
Meruine
,
and
from
her
present
these
lines
to
your
iudgement
.
When
Mathaburna
heard
him
name
Meruin
,
she
started
,
and
inquired
what
tidings
.
To
whom
Barbin
made
no
replie
,
but
deliuered
the
letter
to
Gautier
,
who
read
it
:
which
conteineth
this
that
followeth
.
❧
To
the
Princes
of
Christendome
▪
health
▪
KNow
(
excellent
Lordes
)
from
me
vncomfortable
Ladie
,
that
in
vaine
we
expect
the
returne
of
most
absolute
Meruine
,
whom
hencefoorth
I
feare
againe
you
shall
neuer
see
,
the
griefe
whereof
is
burdenous
to
my
weary
soule
.
And
further
,
be
aduertised
,
that
it
behoueth
you
to
stand
vpon
your
best
guard
;
for
that
foorthwith
you
shall
be
infinitely
assailed
by
an
hundred
thousand
Pagans
,
conducted
by
Mermont
,
and
Butor
of
Tabarie
,
who
solemnely
haue
sworne
your
death
on
their
religious
Alcheron
:
looke
then
to
your selues
,
and
loue
her
that
indangered
her
life
to
do
you
seruices
.
Minea
of
Brandis
.
WHen
Gautier
had
read
the
content●
of
this
letter
,
than
at
that
instant
he
was
nere
more
vehemently
perpl●xed
,
tearing
his
garments
,
and
making
despaire
and
wrath
one
intire
bodie
:
but
better
to
be
resolued
,
hee
asked
the
messenger
if
certainely
those
ti●ings
of
miserie
were
true
or
no.
Yes
my
good
Lord
,
replied
he
,
and
the
mightie
host
is
euen
now
at
Brandis
.
Then
arose
Iacob
and
saide
;
Princesse
I
am
a
witnesse
of
the
incomparable
loue
the
Lady
Minea
bare
to
exquisite
Meruine
:
wherefore
I
knowe
shee
writes
nothing
but
truthes
fearefulnesse
.
The
beganne
euery
one
to
sorrowe
for
Meruin
:
but
farre
aboue
all
and
beyond
conceit
,
were
Mathaburnas
lamentations
,
who
wringing
her
handes
,
breaking
the
golden
threades
of
her
celestiall
haire
,
and
the
sacred
vestures
,
that
shrouded
the
paradise
of
her
features
,
shée
cried
:
O
sorrow
▪
immortall
sorrow
,
what
shall
I
demaund
?
miserie
,
or
death
?
both
are
too
little
.
True
God
,
in
whom
my
faith
so
lately
is
grounded
,
giue
counsaile
to
my
woes
,
for
my
heart
is
lost
:
O
more
my
life
,
nay
most
my
spirite
,
nay
aboue
all
that
,
the
most
swéete
,
most
wise
and
,
most
louely
creature
●f
the
world
.
Harke
heauens
what
I
vow
before
you
,
if
his
loue
faile
,
my
loue
shall
haue
ending
:
for
but
him
,
not
any
shall
harbour
in
my
conceites
:
if
he
die
,
I
die
:
if
hée
liue
,
he
shall
finde
me
such
as
he
left
me
.
Thus
tormented
she
her selfe
:
but
alas
,
such
are
her
hard
starres
,
that
before
she
sée
him
,
she
shal
be
compelled
to
die
,
or
denie
her
religion
,
which
indeede
she
did
:
yet
it
was
but
womans
faintnesse
,
as
heereafter
shall
be
at
large
declared
.
FINIS