❧
THE
FAMOVS
HYSTORY
OF
THE
HEROIcall
aduentures
of
Oceander
Prince
of
Graecia
(
Grandsonne
vnto
the
mightie
Emperour
Claranax
of
Constantinople
,
and
Sonne
vnto
the
excellently
accomplished
Prince
Olbiocles
and
the
incomparable
Princesse
the
faire
ALMIDIANA
of
Hungary
)
the
Knight
of
the
SEA
.
CHAPTER
.
1.
¶
How
after
great
warres
,
the
Emperours
sonne
of
Constantinople
,
was
married
to
the
beauteous
Princesse
of
Hungarie
:
And
how
he
combatted
the
Knight
of
the
Tygre
,
and
vanquished
him
,
who
wrongfully
chalenged
the
espoused
Princesse
for
his
betroathed
Lady
.
And
by
what
accident
the
Knight
of
the
Tygre
escaped
death
.
AS
soone
as
the
bashfull
mistresse
of
the
morning
,
from
the
windowes
of
the
East
(
mounted
in
her
golden
Charriot
)
had
sent
forth
her
radiant
blushes
to
illuminate
the
darksome
foreheade
of
night-shadowed
Cosmos
:
Graecia
,
Olbiocles
,
being
alreadie
spedde
of
his
pretious
prize
,
the
inualuable
Princesse
Almidiana
;
poasted
with
all
the
speede
possibly
hee
could
,
from
the
vnsuspecting
Court
of
Rubaldo
.
And
taking
his
troublesome
iourney
with
most
speedy
celeritie
from
his
pursuing
enimies
,
within
fower
or
fiue
daies
hee
attained
the
vttermost
boundes
of
Hungaria
.
From
whence
with
great
ioye
entering
into
the
confines
of
the
Grecian
Territories
,
hee
leasurely
shaped
the
latter
part
of
his
trauaile
towards
the
famous
citie
of
Constantinople
:
where
arriuing
,
hee
remained
in
secret
in
an
acquainted
friends
howse
,
with
his
most
beautious
sister
(
for
so
he
termed
her
for
that
season
)
the
admired
princesse
Almidiana
.
Who
attyring
themselues
in
vnknowne
abillimenrs
,
trauersed
vp
and
downe
the
streetes
to
their
good
contentment
;
vntill
such
time
as
Olbiocles
page
,
Curio
,
hauing
followed
a
great
concourse
of
people
to
the
Emperours
palace
;
brought
tidings
that
Rubaldo
,
These
newes
strooke
the
princesse
Almidiana
to
the
very
hearte
;
so
as
her
colour
chaunging
,
shee
was
almost
readie
to
swoune
,
for
the
sorrow
that
she
endured
:
Insomuch
as
at
length
,
enforced
by
the
extremitie
of
her
griefe
,
she
brast
forth
into
these
passions
.
Wretched
Almidiana
,
how
art
thou
tossed
in
the
seas
of
endlesse
trouble
!
and
vexed
with
the
torments
of
eternall
anguishe
!
hauing
no
remedy
to
helpe
thy
misery
,
nor
no
Balsame
to
salue
thy
misfortune
.
First
,
by
reason
of
my
loyall
loue
,
did
I
forsake
my
kingdome
to
enioy
an
husband
:
And
now
(
miserable
that
I
am
)
hauing
obtained
,
I
dare
not
be
acknowne
I
doe
affect
him
.
And
thus
(
vnable
to
preuent
it
)
shall
I
see
my
deare
deare
loue
,
the
causer
of
my
Fathers
,
Countries
,
and
husbands
harmes
:
&
by
their
vntimely
hurts
,
mine
owne
finall
destruction
:
which
I
can
not
eschew
but
by
danger
;
which
I
cannot
conceale
but
to
my
disparagement
:
which
(
gratious
heauens
)
I
would
only
might
extend
to
me
;
thereby
that
I
alone
might
wofully
bewaile
such
happened
misfortunes
.
But
(
foolish
woman
that
I
am
)
why
doe
I
bewaile
,
what
cannot
be
holpen
!
with
the
vnwise
Phisition
,
seeking
in
vaine
to
salue
that
sore
,
that
cannot
be
recured
.
What
say
I
?
lament
vnhappie
Almidiana
;
and
weepe
at
thy
mischaunce
.
Nay
rather
be
patient
,
and
rebuke
not
thy
misfortunes
.
God
hath
not
created
thee
to
be
confounded
:
neither
made
thee
a
Princesse
,
to
be
alwaies
punished
:
hope
well
therefore
(
poore
Princesse
)
and
if
this
happe
be
vnluckie
,
blame
not
thy
fate
,
but
thy
follie
,
that
hath
made
thee
to
aduenture
so
farre
beyond
the
limited
boundes
of
thy
obedience
;
as
to
make
thee
frighted
by
thy
fathers
frowne
:
thereby
becomming
the
sad
subiect
to
the
turning
wheele
of
Fortune
.
In
these
lamentations
continued
the
wofull
princesse
of
Hungarie
,
continually
receiuing
hopefull
comfort
from
her
deare
Olbiocles
;
Mightie
Emperour
of
Constantinople
(
for
though
thou
bee
my
enemie
,
I
will
not
abase
thy
tytle
)
since
it
hath
beene
our
vnhappie
fortune
,
Now
are
the
souldiours
on
both
sides
,
barred
out
by
strong
fastened
launces
from
a
prepared
place
,
purposely
chosen
out
by
most
skilfull
champions
,
for
the
two
chiefetaines
to
fight
in
which
being
finished
;
the
king
of
Hungary
entered
as
chalenger
on
a
milkewhite
palphrey
,
Here
,
here
(
most
mightie
Princes
)
in
this
breste
of
mine
sheathe
those
keene
instruments
of
your
anger
;
For
I
alone
am
the
causer
of
this
contention
;
hauing
enfired
your
princely
hearts
with
rage
,
and
prouoked
your
vnkinde
displeasures
;
against
you
.
Be
ye
therefore
reuenged
on
me
(
deare
Princes
)
or
else
for
my
sake
lay
away
these
armes
;
vpon
whose
causage
you
haue
leauied
them
;
that
either
I
may
liue
in
your
affections
,
or
make
your selues
the
actors
of
my
afflictions
:
that
if
my
tongue
cannot
begge
full
pardon
for
my
offence
,
yet
my
heart
blood
being
shed
by
you
for
the
profit
of
the
common
wealth
,
might
at
length
purchace
some
fewe
floudes
of
teares
to
bewaile
my
vnhappinesse
.
Speake
Rubaldo
;
say
deare
Claranax
;
I
am
Olbiocles
,
shall
Olbiocles
die
?
Beholde
Almidiana
,
shall
Almidiana
die
?
Wee
are
your
vnfortunate
children
;
deare
parents
,
shall
wee
dye
?
Herewith
he
finished
his
speach
with
sighes
;
and
as
well
the
good
Emperour
,
as
Rubaldo
,
vnable
to
refraine
from
weeping
,
let
fall
their
swordes
and
stoode
amazedly
gazing
vpon
their
submissiue
children
;
with
sorrowfull
soules
,
crauing
their
reinstalment
in
their
absented
fatherly
fauours
.
Which
wofull
sight
when
the
attending
souldiers
beheld
,
they
all
fell
downe
vpon
their
knees
;
with
one
voice
praying
mercy
,
for
the
wofull
princesse
,
whose
incessant
effusion
of
teares
from
their
eyes
fountaines
,
The
marriage
rites
being
in
this
sort
solemnized
;
in
the
very
middest
of
their
chiefest
pleasure
(
whilest
the
Emperor
Claranax
with
the
Empresse
Basilia
,
in
company
of
a
number
of
other
estates
,
and
knights
of
Graecia
,
and
Hungary
,
were
recreating
themselues
in
the
Palace
garden
)
newes
was
brought
vnto
the
Emperours
highnesse
,
of
the
arriuall
of
a
certaine
knight
,
with
the
deuice
of
a
Tigre
on
his
shield
;
being
a
knight
of
a
mightie
making
,
and
of
most
proud
carriage
,
armed
in
compleat
harnesse
of
a
sable
colour
,
fitting
his
minds
contentment
,
who
came
vnto
Constantinople
,
to
defie
the
Prince
Olbiocles
,
in
defence
of
his
rightful
interest
that
he
had
to
the
late
espoused
princesse
Almidiana
:
whom
he
chalenged
for
his
true
betrothed
wife
;
and
in
defence
of
his
challenge
,
he
offered
to
maintaine
his
iustice
by
force
of
armes
,
agaynst
whom
soeuer
durst
to
enter
combate
in
the
Prince
Olbiocles
behalfe
.
Spaine
Alfortio
,
in
the
roome
of
the
Prince
Olbiocles
(
who
a
little
before
was
ridden
on
hunting
)
gaue
him
this
pettie
morsell
to
stay
his
enraged
stomacke
.
Thinke
not
vntutored
knight
of
the
Tygre
,
that
thy
bare
boasting
and
threatning
braues
,
shall
in
regarde
of
the
maintenance
of
so
iust
a
quarrell
,
driue
the
meanest
knight
in
the
Emperours
Court
to
his
trumpes
,
or
make
any
of
vs
feare
thy
manlinesse
;
whose
manhoode
wee
haue
neuer
experienced
.
By
thy
stately
gate
,
and
comely
accomplishments
,
thou
seemest
to
bee
a
valiaunt
knight
;
and
yet
beleeue
mee
,
were
you
valiaunter
then
you
are
,
he
were
worthie
the
name
of
a
cowarde
,
that
should
stande
in
doubt
of
your
force
,
before
he
had
made
tryall
of
your
furie
.
In
which
regard
(
by
the
Emperours
permission
)
I
here
,
in
the
name
of
the
Prince
Olbiocles
,
pronounce
the
vniustnesse
of
your
challenge
,
avowing
to
defende
his
right
hee
hath
,
vnto
the
Princesse
Almidiana
,
in
armes
agaynst
thee
vnto
the
death
.
Haste
thee
then
(
replyed
the
straunge
knight
)
vnto
the
combat
;
that
or
euer
an
hower
bee
at
an
ende
,
I
may
abate
thy
foolish
hardinesse
,
by
thy
miserable
death
.
The
consent
of
the
Emperor
herein
obtained
,
they
presently
departed
from
the
hall
;
the
one
to
the
place
appoynted
for
combats
;
the
other
to
arme
himselfe
,
for
defence
of
the
prince
Olbiocles
right
.
Who
hauing
by
this
time
heard
of
the
knights
presumption
,
he
left
of
his
sport
,
and
gan
presently
returne
to
the
citie
;
where
hauing
armed
himselfe
in
vnknowne
armor
,
arriued
at
the
lists
,
as
Alfortio
was
ready
to
enter
:
whom
beckning
aside
,
he
entred
the
lists
and
prepared
himself
to
answere
the
threatned
obiection
of
his
aduersary
:
Who
hauing
set
his
speare
in
the
rest
,
spurred
forth
so
fiersly
against
Olbiocles
,
Faire
Grecian
Prince
(
she
said
)
if
euer
mercie
did
harbour
in
thy
knightly
breast
;
or
thy
mollifiable
heart
can
relent
at
the
pitiful
intreatie
of
a
Damzel
,
then
be
now
most
gently
moued
vnto
compassion
;
and
intimated
by
my
wofull
prayers
,
be
gracious
vnto
thy
vassaile
:
and
though
hee
haue
thus
grieuously
offended
,
yet
(
gentle
Olbiocies
)
by
my
words
,
let
thy
heart
be
wooed
to
relenting
.
Damsel
(
replyed
Olbiocles
)
is
this
wounded
knight
anie
thing
of
kindred
vnto
you
,
that
you
intreate
thus
for
him
?
Not
anie
thing
a
kinne
to
me
(
answered
the
Damzell
)
but
for
the
deare
affection
that
I
beare
vnto
him
,
I
haue
aduentured
to
craue
his
release
.
Damzel
(
quoth
Olbiocles
)
at
your
intreaty
I
shal
willingly
grant
him
life
;
but
otherwise
assure
you
he
should
haue
died
,
for
his
villany
:
herewith
he
deliuered
the
wounded
knight
vnto
the
Damzell
who
binding
vp
his
bleeding
woundes
;
laide
him
on
her
Palphrey
,
and
in
all
hast
departed
from
the
Emperours
Court
towards
the
sea-side
;
where
wee
will
leaue
them
taking
shipping
,
and
returne
againe
vnto
our
Champion
.
Olbiocles
,
hauing
thus
obtained
the
victory
of
the
knight
of
the
Tygre
,
presently
spurred
his
horse
to
depart
againe
from
the
companie
;
But
Alfortio
clapping
his
hand
fast
vpon
his
shoulder
,
beganne
to
stay
his
iorney
with
these
speaches
.
Sir
knight
,
although
I
may
thinke
it
a
profered
iniury
,
to
be
in
such
sort
disappointed
of
the
combat
;
which
in
knighthoode
I
ought
to
haue
performed
;
yet
scorning
to
enuy
your
cheualrie
,
I
only
demaund
you
to
declare
your
name
.
in
recompence
of
the
iniury
.
To
whom
the
Prince
answered
;
Sir
knight
,
I
am
not
ashamed
to
declare
my
name
;
yet
since
you
haue
obiected
vnto
mee
,
the
proffering
of
an
iniurie
:
know
I
am
resolued
,
at
this
time
not
to
manifest
it
.
The
Spanish
knight
was
almost
enraged
,
with
this
discourteous
answere
,
insomuch
as
he
was
readie
to
drawe
out
his
Semitar
:
but
remembring
himselfe
,
he
thus
replyed
.
My
Lord
Olbiocles
,
you
neede
not
in
sooth
to
conceale
your
name
in
this
sort
from
your
friend
:
but
that
you
alwaies
loue
to
be
thwarting
mee
.
Had
I
not
knowne
you
by
your
speach
;
wee
might
haue
begunne
but
ilfauored
iesting
:
Heere
at
Olbiocles
laughed
,
and
presently
approached
to
the
Palace
windowe
:
where
doing
his
duety
to
the
Emperour
;
hee
caused
exceeding
gladnesse
in
the
hearts
of
the
Grecian
Princes
,
who
not
a
little
reioyced
at
his
happie
conquest
,
gotten
ouer
the
knight
of
the
Tigre
.
CHP.
2.
¶
The
extreame
crueltie
inflicted
by
the
knight
of
the
Tygre
,
on
the
sely
damzell
of
the
Round
Iland
,
and
how
hee
caused
the
dwarfe
Toydell
to
cast
himselfe
head●ong
into
the
Sea
.
BVt
in
the
interim
of
those
actions
,
the
sorrowfull
Damzell
of
the
round
Iland
together
with
her
Dwarfe
Toydall
(
for
so
was
he
called
)
with
great
care
and
exceeding
speede
,
hauing
got
the
wounded
knight
of
the
Tygre
safely
aboord
her
ship
,
which
she
had
lying
at
anchor
,
in
the
hauens
mouth
of
Constantinople
,
she
applied
many
healing
plaisters
to
his
wounds
,
&
with
such
diligence
tended
his
hurtes
,
as
greater
could
not
be
expected
at
the
hands
of
the
best
Chirurgion
in
the
world
.
But
yet
,
for
al
her
applying
of
medicines
,
and
doing
whatsoeuer
other
necessaries
about
him
,
he
continued
still
in
a
dead
swoune
;
so
as
the
poore
Damzell
doubtfull
of
his
reuiuing
,
most
wofully
despaired
of
his
happie
recouerie
:
and
for
verie
griefe
to
thinke
on
his
wofull
disaster
,
she
remained
in
a
quandarie
,
almost
in
a
maner
besides
her selfe
.
But
to
the
ende
you
may
the
better
vnderstand
the
occasion
of
this
Damzels
affection
,
I
will
briefly
relate
vnto
you
,
from
the
beginning
,
the
cause
of
her
louing
him
.
This
Damzels
father
being
called
Acconumbo
,
hauing
spent
his
youthfull
yeares
,
in
following
of
knightly
aduentures
;
in
his
older
age
,
round
Iland
,
which
he
held
as
his
patrimonie
.
Now
he
being
a
verie
cruell
man
,
and
of
a
most
seuere
nature
,
not
contented
onely
to
taxe
and
rate
his
loyall
subiectes
,
but
also
at
most
base
prices
would
deliuer
vp
the
liues
of
his
people
,
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies
:
which
the
cheifest
men
of
the
Iland
,
seeing
by
no
meanes
they
could
remedie
,
consulted
togither
to
bereaue
Acconumbo
of
his
gouernment
:
amongst
whom
this
knight
of
the
Tygre
(
called
Troglador
)
was
one
of
the
chiefest
;
who
by
his
professed
loue
to
the
yong
Damzell
Allua
(
for
so
was
this
Damzell
called
)
obtained
means
to
enter
into
Acconumbos
Castell
,
Acconumbos
curse
.
Vnnaturall
,
not
my
begotten
daughter
;
Some
hellish
hagge
,
hath
mee
,
with
thee
beguild●
;
Harde
is
thy
heart
,
for
to
commit
this
slaughter
;
More
fit
for
sauage
beastes
,
&
Tygres
wilde
;
Yet
scarcely
shall
wee
see
their
pawes
defil'de
,
Or
iawes
beraide
with
murdered
parentes
goare
:
And
yet
wilt
thou
prooue
so
vnkinde
a
childe
To
him
,
who
thee
hath
nourished
of
yoare
?
Thinke
heauens
at
last
will
plague
thee
for
this
ill
,
And
damne
thy
soule
to
euerlasting
fire
:
(
Inhumane
)
then
refraine
thy
wicked
will
;
T
is
not
a
petty
sinne
to
slay
thy
Syre
:
But
if
thoul
'
needs
performe
this
wicked
acte
,
And
fathers
cryes
can
not
thy
anger
swage
;
Beare
to
thy
graue
,
with
terror
of
thy
facte
,
The
cruell
curse
of
my
declyning
age
:
If
heauens
be
iust
,
account
hereof
withall
,
By
him
thou
louest
best
,
thy
life
shall
fall
.
But
nothing
relenting
at
her
fathers
wordes
,
this
hard
hearted
Damzell
proceeded
in
her
enterprize
;
which
being
performed
,
Round
Iland
:
wherein
established
,
he
kept
aloufe
from
the
Damzels
loue
,
and
made
a
may-game
at
poore
Alluas
affections
,
Oh
vnfortunate
wretch
that
I
am
(
said
she
how
am
I
able
once
to
lift
vp
my
eyes
vnto
the
heauens
,
At
these
last
words
Allua
shed
such
abundance
of
teares
,
as
her
sight
thereby
failing
,
she
fell
in
a
swoune
at
the
side
of
Troglador
;
but
by
the
dwarfes
diligence
being
recouered
,
she
prepared
her selfe
to
her
second
lamentation
;
but
perceiuing
the
knight
of
the
Tigre
begin
to
open
his
eyes
,
The
loue
the
father
bare
the
childe
,
Condemn'd
,
forsaken
,
scorn'd
;
Conuerted
vnto
curses
vilde
,
And
a
little
vnderneath
,
to
the
Spectator
.
If
hatefull
horror
may
Thy
harmelesse
heart
affray
,
Bewaile
this
heauie
sight
,
With
s●d
and
sorrowing
sprite
,
Contrarie
vnto
him
,
That
did
commit
this
sinne
;
Whose
heart
shall
neare
repent
The
c●us●
of
〈◊〉
torment
:
W●●●●ickednesse
was
such
To
father
,
and
to
mee
;
As
torture
none
too
much
For
her
I
thinke
to
bee
.
Hauing
written
these
inscriptions
on
the
side
of
the
boat
,
he
cut
the
cable
,
wherwith
to
the
ship
it
was
fastned
:
&
letting
the
same
go
at
randon
,
he
returned
towards
his
cabbin
againe
:
where
finding
Toydell
the
dwarfe
crept
behind
a
fardell
of
marchandize
(
halfe
dead
for
feare
)
to
saue
himself
from
Trogladors
furie
,
he
dragd
him
out
by
the
eares
,
and
causing
him
to
run
vp
to
the
top
mast
,
with
●hreatning
wordes
,
and
daring
menaces
,
he
made
the
poore
wretch
to
tumble
headlong
into
the
Ocean
:
from
whence
how
hee
escaped
,
and
also
of
the
reuenge
wreaked
on
the
most
cruell
knight
of
Tygre
;
another
chapter
shall
serue
in
due
time
to
treate
of
.
CHAP.
3.
¶
How
the
Princesse
Almidiana
,
in
the
absence
of
her
husband
Olbiocles
,
was
surprised
,
with
the
princesse
Eristama
,
and
all
her
ladies
,
by
the
sterne
Giant
Ortolomorgantell
;
And
how
the
princesse
was
deliuered
of
a
most
beautifull
infant
;
whom
shee
commended
to
the
tuition
of
the
vnmercifull
waues
.
COnstant
&
ioyfull
remained
the
faire
Princesse
Almidiana
to
her
louing
Olbiocles
,
in
such
sort
,
Athens
,
Orthisius
,
the
Prin●●
〈…〉
●teous
Erista●
〈…〉
dies
,
&
lusti●
〈…〉
Empero●
〈…〉
in
that
it
〈…〉
Flora
ha●
〈…〉
Siluanu●
〈…〉
●ding
t●
〈…〉
and
fr●
〈…〉
the
ye●
〈…〉
●pen
〈…〉
〈…〉
ap●
〈…〉
al●
〈…〉
●ningly
supported
by
many
pretty
wands
of
hasell
:
vpon
the
compassing
rafters
whereof
,
Heauens
Ioy
,
Earthes
pleasure
,
Iunnes
loue
.
〈…〉
●towes
〈…〉
●enter●
〈…〉
●f
the
〈…〉
entertaine
his
gestes
in
the
most
royalty
hee
coulde
.
How
excellent
their
bankets
,
what
cheere
,
sports
,
and
pastimes
were
;
or
how
eloquently
they
framed
sundry
histories
to
passe
away
the
time
withall
,
it
is
needelesse
to
recite
;
least
wee
should
be
longer
demonstrating
them
,
then
their
plesures
lasted
;
which
receiued
a
cruell
crosse
by
the
sodaine
approach
of
a
mightie
Gyant
;
Rocky
Iland
;
who
being
informed
at
his
Castle
Lapidine
,
by
a
certaine
Hungarian
prisoner
,
of
the
greate
beautie
of
the
Princesse
Almidiana
;
with
all
possible
speede
,
he
tooke
shipping
,
and
scouring
along
the
sea
to
Hungary
,
he
had
beene
thereto
seeke
her
:
In
the
chiefe
citie
whereof
hee
did
great
scathe
,
slaying
the
people
,
wounding
the
young
Prince
Morcauill
,
driuing
him
and
the
Queene
Anaxia
his
mother
,
by
force
of
armes
,
to
seeke
for
saueguard
in
their
Castle
;
where
hearing
that
the
prey
hee
so
laboured
for
,
was
abyding
at
the
Court
of
the
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
hee
returned
backe
with
his
shipping
vnto
the
coastes
of
Greece
;
where
hee
thus
vnluckily
arriued
,
euen
at
the
time
when
the
Princesses
Almidiana
and
Eristama
,
were
in
the
middest
of
their
pastimes
;
when
being
certified
by
a
prisoner
that
she
,
for
whom
he
sought
,
was
in
that
companie
,
hee
presently
set
hande
to
his
fauchon
,
and
rushing
in
amongest
the
troune
of
trembling
Ladies
,
hee
ranne
vnto
the
Princesse
,
Stay
furious
Diuell
,
and
suppose
not
to
goe
so
lightly
away
with
those
Ladies
,
before
you
haue
vnderpassed
the
vigour
of
my
correction
.
Ortolomorgantell
made
little
account
of
the
Princes
wordes
,
but
passed
on
without
any
feare
or
regarde
of
them
;
which
made
the
Prince
,
in
a
chafe
,
to
aduance
himselfe
the
faster
towardes
him
;
when
taking
his
sworde
in
his
hande
,
hee
smote
the
Gyant
a
cruell
blowe
on
his
left
arme
wherein
hee
held
the
Ladies
;
wherewith
hee
was
almost
faine
to
let
them
fall
from
him
:
but
yet
remembring
himselfe
,
heee
vsed
them
as
his
buckler
against
the
vnhappie
French
man
;
who
well
might
make
proffer
;
but
neuer
wound
the
Giant
,
for
feare
of
hurting
the
two
distressed
innocents
,
whome
he
knewe
assuredly
the
Giant
lead
vnto
their
deaths
.
Wherfore
as
a
man
beside
himselfe
hee
stoode
amazed
;
and
by
griefe
being
made
carelesse
hee
stoode
leaning
on
his
sworde
,
altogether
astonished
at
his
hard
misfortune
,
that
hee
could
not
be
a
succour
to
the
distressed
Princesses
sorrow
.
You
may
well
sweare
,
that
Ortolomorgantell
was
not
in
the
meane
while
idle
;
Ortolomorgantell
,
glad
of
his
gotten
prey
,
binding
the
wofull
Ladies
with
cable
to
the
shippe
mast
;
Being
about
the
middest
of
the
afternoone
,
hee
thus
put
off
from
the
shores
of
Greece
;
and
with
greate
swiftnesse
sailed
hee
,
vntil
it
was
an
hower
before
the
decline
of
Apollo
the
earthes
reioycer
:
when
mounting
vppon
the
hatches
of
the
shippe
,
wherein
himselfe
sailed
;
he
perceiued
(
making
vnto
him
amaine
)
fower
tall
shippes
;
who
being
approached
,
called
vnto
the
mariners
of
his
shippe
,
to
yelde
them
prisoners
vnto
their
mercie
:
which
Ortolomorgantell
hearing
,
presently
started
vp
,
and
with
his
fauchon
in
his
hand
and
his
steele
plaited
shielde
on
his
arme
,
casting
a
grimme
looke
at
his
enimies
;
with
a
terrible
voice
hee
demaunded
;
who
durst
be
so
bould
as
to
interrupt
the
passage
of
the
mightie
O●tolomorgantel
?
wherewith
closing
furiously
with
the
shippes
of
the
pirate
Tolurnio
(
who
was
brother
vnto
Mar●im●des
the
vsurping
king
of
Carthage
)
he
presently
leaped
into
one
of
them
;
But
now
returne
wee
to
our
prisoners
.
No
sooner
was
the
conflict
begonne
betweene
this
mercilesse
Giant
and
the
menacing
pirats
,
but
that
the
Princesses
Almidiana
and
Eristama
recouered
their
senses
;
and
reuiuing
out
of
that
their
long
continued
traunce
,
they
fell
most
wofully
to
bewailing
of
their
miseries
;
Eristama
wonderfully
,
for
death
of
her
brother
Orthisius
:
But
Almidiana
more
grieuously
,
both
for
the
losse
of
the
Prince
of
Fraunce
,
as
also
for
the
vnlucky
absence
of
her
deare
husbande
Olbiocles
,
thus
lamented
.
Ah
deare
and
loyall
husband
Olbiocles
,
how
exceedingly
will
thou
grieue
when
thou
shalt
heare
of
my
captiuitie
?
And
how
bitter
wil
be
thy
anguish
,
On
this
maner
did
the
distressed
Princesse
both
lament
and
comfort
her
disconsolate
thoughts
,
vntill
such
time
as
enforced
by
her
griefe
,
the
time
of
her
lying
downe
appreched
;
and
for
griefe
of
her
heauie
burthen
,
giuing
great
shriekes
and
gromes
;
the
Marriners
mooued
by
her
distresse
vnto
compassion
(
and
the
rather
because
they
had
beene
Christians
)
geue
her
Ladies
leaue
to
conuey
her
downe
into
●inner
cabbinet
,
her
painfull
throwes
comming
vpon
hereafter
grieuous
torment
suffered
,
she
was
within
a
while
deliuerer
of
a
most
goodly
infant
;
whose
beautie
causing
her
greater
sorrow
,
●nfo●ced
her
●ongue
on
this
sort
to
lament
the
childes
mis
ortune
.
Ah
deare
Infant
in
what
vnhappie
time
I
haue
trauelled
in
childbed
with
thee
,
the
Gods
doe
know
,
and
thou
art
vnable
to
acknowledge
:
but
what
great
miseries
after
this
lucklesse
tinte
of
thy
birth
thou
art
like
to
suffer
,
thy selfe
I
feare
shalt
too
exceedingly
feele
,
whilest
I
thy
vnhappy
mother
shall
grieue
at
thy
misfortune
.
Herewithall
she
kissed
the
childe
,
and
with
the
teares
falling
from
her
eyes
,
weeping
most
extreamely
,
in
the
excesse
of
her
passions
,
she
was
thus
comforted
by
the
Princesse
Eristama
.
Doubt
not
(
deare
Madame
)
of
your
poore
Infants
happinesse
,
neither
affright
your selfe
,
concerning
his
future
fortunes
.
Heauen
(
no
doubt
)
hath
not
blessed
you
with
an
husband
,
that
you
shoulde
die
in
thraldome
:
neither
graced
this
Infant
with
a
Prince
to
his
father
,
to
the
ende
hee
should
suffer
the
wracke
of
his
happinesse
.
What
though
at
this
time
you
continue
a
captiue
to
the
tyrannie
of
your
fierce
enemie
Ortolomorgantell
;
yet
you
ought
to
be
patient
:
and
although
your
childe
bee
borne
in
this
time
of
disaster
,
will
you
therefore
torment
your selfe
?
Nay
,
rather
thanke
the
Almightie
,
who
shewed
you
such
fauour
in
your
distresse
;
and
become
not
impatient
by
your
miseryes
:
but
haue
a
firme
hope
,
that
hee
(
the
God
of
heauen
)
who
hath
blessed
you
with
such
an
ofspring
,
will
daigne
in
his
mercye
,
to
prouide
for
all
following
casualties
.
The
distressed
Princesse
Almidiana
,
was
somewhat
recomforted
,
by
the
good
aduice
of
Eristama
;
wherefore
she
cleared
vp
her
cloudie
browes
,
and
with
a
more
mild
fare
(
according
as
her
sorrow
would
suffer
her
)
looking
vpon
the
infant
,
he
seemed
to
her
thinking
,
to
smile
vpon
her
.
Wherewith
she
said
,
God
grant
(
my
sweete
childe
)
that
after
a
sunshine
there
come
not
a
cloudie
tempest
.
Herewith
they
heard
some
knocking
at
the
doore
of
the
cabbinet
:
who
reported
vnto
the
Princesse
the
successe
of
the
fight
,
and
how
he
thought
that
very
speedilie
the
conquest
between
Tolornio
&
Ortolomorgantel
would
be
finished
;
which
strake
the
Ladies
to
the
heart
:
but
knowing
they
had
no
remedie
but
pacience
,
they
remained
quiet
;
consulting
by
what
meanes
they
might
saue
the
harmlesse
Infant
from
the
furie
of
this
diuelish
monster
.
But
alas
,
Metrath
Agorah
?
Or
if
peraduenture
he
did
decline
from
his
diuelish
custome
,
and
saue
his
innocent
bloud
;
yet
it
was
too
manifest
,
that
hee
should
for
euermore
continue
a
most
wretched
captiue
:
where
,
if
he
had
not
what
was
sufficient
to
maintaine
him
,
hee
was
like
enough
,
eyther
by
colde
or
hunger
,
to
suffer
daunger
.
What
then
should
be
done
?
This
one
way
wrought
assured
mischiefe
,
and
the
other
brought
as
mickle
daunger
.
For
if
they
should
commit
him
to
the
mercie
of
the
Ocean
,
who
knowes
not
that
the
Seas
are
senslesse
,
and
therefore
mercilesse
?
With
these
sorrowfull
considerations
,
the
wofull
mother
exceedingly
terrified
,
for
very
griefe
was
readie
to
giue
vp
the
ghost
:
but
being
recomforted
by
her
ladies
,
shee
receiued
courage
to
crosse
her
mifortunes
;
and
at
the
last
consented
,
with
patience
to
commit
her
silly
soule
to
the
tuition
of
the
calmed
Seas
.
In
which
determination
,
taking
the
babe
in
her
armes
,
bestowing
on
his
heart
(
whereon
by
Nature
were
liuely
depainted
the
billowes
of
the
Ocean
;
which
by
his
hearts
panting
waued
vp
and
downe
like
the
maritime
deepe
)
a
thousand
kisses
,
into
his
opened
bosome
,
af
-
a
whole
volley
of
sighes
,
shee
breathed
out
this
affectionate
farewell
.
¶
The
Princesse
Almidianaes
farewell
to
her
most
deare
Infant
.
MY
pretty
babe
,
whome
royall
Sire
begotte
On
beautious
mother
,
in
vnhappie
time
,
In
whose
natiuity
kinde
starres
daign'd
not
To
future
happinesse
for
to
combine
,
Their
prosperous
glory
foreshewing
shine
,
Behold
thy
mother
(
sitting
in
my
lappe
)
With
watry
eyes
bewailing
thy
mishappe
.
Thy
wicked
happe
,
which
wofull
fate
aboads
thee
,
To
crosse
thy
sweete
spring
,
with
sad
winter
sower
:
Which
from
thy
infancy
(
poore
soule
)
o'reloads
thee
;
And
chiefely
for
thy
infant-yeares
want
power
,
To
shadowe
thee
from
saddest
sorrowes
shower
;
Whose
stormie
gust's
,
and
frosty
nipping
blast
,
Thy
faire
youths
heauen
,
with
griefe
shal
ouercast
.
For
why
?
(
vnkinde
)
I
must
against
my
will
,
Euen
in
a
moment
thy
poore
selfe
forsake
,
And
to
thy
lucklesse
lot
,
must
leaue
thee
still
,
Vnto
the
senselesse
Ocean
to
betake
Thy
tender
corpse
,
whose
pitious
cries
might
make
An
harder
hearte
,
then
mine
(
God
knowes
)
to
rue
:
Yet
I
poore
soule
,
cannot
the
facte
eschewe
.
Ah
,
what
will
others
say
,
when
they
shall
heare
How
cruell
I
am
proued
to
my
childe
?
Will
they
not
bounce
their
brestes
,
and
tresses
teare
?
Cursing
,
fell
vengeance
on
a
deede
so
vilde
?
And
say
,
Medea
neuer
proued
so
wilde
:
For
shee
did
only
slay
her
infant
brother
;
But
thou
thy
sonne
:
O
most
tyrannous
mother
!
Her
fact
may
be
excus'd
,
her
shame
may
leaue
her
;
Consuming
time
her
crueltie
may
hide
;
But
thy
most
sauage
deede
shall
blamed
,
euer
Within
the
memories
of
men
abide
;
So
as
,
though
time
doe
neere
so
swiftly
slide
,
Yet
shall
he
on
his
winges
,
transported
still
,
Cary
remembrance
of
my
wicked
will
.
What
then
(
vnhappie
wretch
)
wilt
thou
effect
?
Which
way
wilt
thou
determine
his
relieuance
?
Wilt
thou
,
for
feare
,
his
safety
neglect
?
And
still
retaine
him
to
a
farther
grieuance
?
If
heare
he
stay
,
he
dies
:
if
goe
,
perchaunce
Some
happie
star
may
guide
him
to
good
fortune
:
Which
otherwise
might
too
much
ill
importune
.
Then
silly
soule
,
why
should
I
longer
stay
,
From
prosequuting
what
I
haue
intended
?
What
though
a
while
from
me
(
poore
babe
)
thou
stray
,
Vnto
the
raging
billowes
safe
commended
?
It
must
be
borne
which
can
not
be
amended
.
And
since
withouten
helpe
I
must
forsake
thee
,
Sweete
boy
,
to
Gods
tuition
I
betake
thee
.
CHAP.
4.
¶
How
Olbiocles
,
Alfortio
,
Orthisius
,
and
other
knightes
put
themselues
in
enquest
after
the
Gyant
Ortolomorgantell
,
to
reskew
the
inthralled
Princesses
:
And
how
Olbiocles
arriued
on
the
Round
Iland
;
where
,
in
reuenge
of
the
Damosell
Alluas
quarrel
,
he
fought
with
the
Knight
of
the
Tygre
:
and
of
the
exceeding
ioy
of
the
Queene
of
Carthage
,
for
the
young
Sea-borne
babe
that
her
brother
Artimagus
sent
her
.
DEliuering
forth
together
with
sobbes
and
sighes
,
this
sorrowfull
farewel
,
she
set
her
last
loues
signet
vpon
the
tender
lips
of
the
young
infant
:
whom
,
hauing
wrapped
in
warme
swadling
clothes
,
But
the
Almightie
pitying
the
childes
miseries
,
most
gratiously
prouided
for
his
safety
;
for
by
his
diuine
institution
&
prouidence
,
he
caused
a
poore
fisherman
,
who
was
casting
his
nets
about
the
shoares
of
Asia
,
to
draw
nigh
vnto
the
ship
,
&
(
hauing
neuer
seene
any
such
before
)
to
stand
houering
about
it
,
&
in
amazement
,
to
gaze
exceedingly
vpon
the
strangenesse
thereof
.
Wherof
the
Ladies
being
aduertised
,
called
him
vnto
them
and
some
of
them
giuing
him
their
purses
,
others
their
bracelets
,
girdles
,
cheines
,
or
whatsoeuer
else
might
seeme
of
worth
,
to
carry
that
childe
vnto
the
Emperour
of
Grecia
:
which
he
promising
to
doe
;
they
deliuered
the
childe
,
&
yet
before
they
would
depart
with
him
(
as
well
as
they
could
)
they
gaue
him
his
christendome
,
by
the
name
of
Oceander
:
Rocky
Iland
:
where
we
will
leaue
him
,
til
time
fit
to
tell
his
tyranny
,
to
talke
a
while
of
our
wofull
knights
of
Greece
and
Hungarie
.
Such
was
the
extreame
anguish
,
that
both
the
Emperour
Claranax
&
the
king
Rubaldo
,
with
all
the
rest
of
the
knights
of
Grecia
conceiued
for
the
sodaine
surprisement
of
the
Ladies
,
as
also
the
death
of
Meroander
duke
of
Athens
;
as
they
were
all
at
the
point
of
going
out
of
their
wits
;
Orthisius
:
Olbiocles
,
hatting
heard
of
his
Ladies
il
fortune
,
had
armed
himselfe
,
and
before
euer
Orthisius
could
attaine
the
hauen
;
he
went
aboarde
,
and
hoysing
vp
his
sailes
,
made
away
so
amainely
from
the
coastes
of
Greece
;
as
in
short
while
he
was
past
ken
of
his
country
inhabitants
:
which
he
perceiuing
;
and
with
teares
lamenting
,
at
last
brast
forth
into
this
agony
of
passions
.
How
vnaduised
are
those
foolish
Poets
,
which
sticke
not
in
their
laboured
penworkes
,
to
praise
Fortune
as
a
Goddesse
?
and
how
indeliberate
are
those
makers
,
which
impute
vnto
her
fickle
Deitie
,
more
then
a
diuine
potencie
?
too
farre
doe
they
reach
their
fancies
,
to
attribute
such
infinite
power
to
such
an
inconstant
guide
:
Not
vnlike
the
monster
Hyenna
,
shee
can
chaunge
her selfe
,
and
in
a
moment
growing
variable
transmute
her
countenance
with
her
conditions
,
so
as
no
man
is
able
in
most
securitie
,
to
say
accordant
to
the
presuming
prouerbe
;
"
Maior
sum
quam
cui
possit
fortuna
nocere
.
"
I
am
beyond
the
reach
of
Fortunes
rage
.
For
euen
in
performance
of
our
pleasures
,
shee
seconds
vs
with
paine
,
crossing
our
delight
with
dislike
,
and
our
ioyfulnesse
with
ioylesse
accidents
:
as
in
mee
shee
hath
made
manifest
,
whome
in
the
middest
of
pastime
,
she
hath
pained
;
and
in
the
interacting
of
my
pompe
,
hath
dashed
out
my
glorious
title
,
and
plunged
mee
in
a
sea
of
punishment
,
making
my
loue
a
captiue
,
mee
a
catife
,
her
an
enthralled
prisoner
,
mee
a
painefull
pilgrime
,
obliged
by
my
hearts
loue
,
to
attempt
her
freedome
.
And
lastly
,
allotting
her
bands
,
with
care
,
&
my selfe
,
banishment
without
comfort
,
or
almost
any
possible
hope
of
regaining
her
,
my
loue
,
my
deare
spouse
Almidiana
:
whose
soule
the
almightie
for
his
mercy
,
comfort
,
and
whose
chast
body
the
high
Ioue
preserue
from
spitefull
villany
of
her
ouerrulers
;
that
as
she
hath
liued
for
me
,
so
in
mine
armes
she
may
contentedly
giue
the
worlde
her
indebted
farewell
.
Herewith
,
teares
stopping
his
speach
,
Olbiocles
perceiuing
by
the
outward
action
,
his
poore
pages
inward
affection
,
most
kindly
recomforted
him
vp
with
a
firme
promise
neuer
,
whilest
his
life
lasted
,
once
to
offer
to
forsake
him
:
whereat
the
louing
lad
reioycing
,
he
humbly
kissed
his
Lords
hands
,
in
token
of
his
content
,
studying
dayly
,
seing
his
lords
melancholy
humor
,
by
some
pleasant
entercourses
,
eyther
by
way
of
history
or
tale
,
to
expel
his
assiduous
sorrowes
;
&
amongest
diuers
others
,
hee
cheared
vp
Osbiocles
drooping
senses
,
with
this
pleasant
,
(
though
vnpolished
)
Rusticke
.
¶
The
Pages
pleasaunt
Rusticke
.
VPpon
the
hilles
of
Arcadie
,
Where
olde
God
Pan
melodiously
His
pipe
of
reede
full
sweetely
strainde
,
Whilest
on
fell
Fortune
hee
complainde
,
Which
did
his
beauteous
Sirinx
change
Into
the
whistling
reede
(
so
strange
An
accident
was
neuer
seene
,
Vnto
Gods
,
Paramours
to
beene
)
At
what
time
Flora
in
her
prime
,
Obseruing
it
was
summer
time
,
With
fragrant
flowers
of
each
dye
,
Had
diapred
most
gorgeously
The
face
of
mother
Tellus
faire
;
So
as
thereby
she
did
declare
Th'
approaching
sacred
festiuall
Of
God
Siluanus
nuptiall
,
Vnto
faire
goddesse
Clarida
:
Wherefore
this
Sheepheards
holiday
Was
clepid
of
each
country
swaine
,
That
to
Siluanus
did
pertaine
.
Thilke
day
of
mirth
and
mery
cheere
Each
sheepehearde
knew
approaching
neere
:
Wherefore
they
gathered
euery
one
,
Together
to
king
Caucus
stone
:
About
the
which
they
place
the
flockes
Of
Sheepe
and
Goats
,
about
the
rockes
Which
skip
and
leape
wilde
thyme
to
brouse
,
Which
growes
thereon
most
plenteouse
.
Then
with
Pastoraes
hand
in
hand
,
Each
Rusticke
doth
in
roundell
stand
;
Which
is
intrenched
in
the
ground
,
With
seates
of
turnes
y
placed
round
;
On
which
poore
Sheepeheards
louingly
Declared
their
true
constancy
,
Vnto
their
loues
:
who
them
inuested
With
coronets
of
greene
bowes
wrested
.
In
lieu
whereof
,
to
Sheepeheardesses
,
In
courteis
wise
each
swaine
addresses
His
hand
,
his
heart
,
his
cappe
,
his
coyne
,
And
all
the
good
hee
can
conioyne
Vnto
his
true
loues
courtesie
;
Who
giues
againe
most
louingly
,
All
kinde
of
token
shee
did
take
,
And
then
as
to
her
louing
make
Shee
yieldes
herselfe
obedient
In
all
that
is
expedient
:
When
if
he
likes
her
,
he
doth
gin
To
vowe
to
her
,
and
shee
to
him
,
Foreuermore
continually
To
liue
with
him
obediently
.
Thus
they
conclude
,
and
thus
agree
,
Both
louing
man
and
wife
to
bee
;
So
Cloden
did
to
Coladine
,
So
Ferin
to
faire
Eglantine
,
So
Chloris
did
to
Coridon
:
And
so
dealt
sheepeheards
euery
one
;
Solemnizing
their
nuptials
,
Vpon
such
holy
festiuals
.
Thus
in
disport
,
while
they
them
held
,
They
sodainely
mongst
them
beheld
A
Nimph
in
strange
attier
drest
,
Which
putting
in
among
the
rest
,
Had
kept
their
day
of
frolicking
,
With
a
strange
kinde
of
wondering
:
Sometime
her
face
they
might
perceiue
,
Readie
to
smile
,
and
then
deceiue
Their
louing
expectation
,
With
other
kinde
of
fashion
.
For
sometime
laugh
,
and
sometime
cry
,
Now
right
,
now
houlding
necke
awry
,
With
ieering
kinde
of
scoyning
eye
,
She
chang'd
her
face
so
diuersly
,
As
soone
each
seely
sheepeheard
boy
Gan
feare
she
meant
them
some
annoy
,
In
that
she
came
in
such
disguise
,
Vnto
their
sheepeheards
sacrifice
.
Wherefore
they
gan
for
to
suspect
her
,
And
cast
about
them
to
detect
her
:
Of
her
they
did
inquiry
make
:
But
no
man
of
her
knowledge
spake
:
But
euery
one
did
murmur
much
,
To
see
her
change
and
gesture
such
:
Wherefore
they
did
determine
straight
,
Her
to
intrappe
,
for
to
lay
waite
.
Therefore
on
her
their
hands
they
lay
;
But
there
they
did
their selues
betray
;
For
some
lost
sheepe
,
and
some
their
good
,
Others
for
want
of
loue
were
wood
:
Yet
doe
what
euer
she
could
do
,
Shee
was
at
length
oppressed
so
,
By
such
a
rusticke
multitude
,
As
being
brought
to
seruitude
,
Her selfe
false
Fortune
shee
confest
;
Which
knowen
,
the
Swaines
her
so
detest
,
As
presently
with
all
their
might
,
They
proffer
her
most
fell
despight
;
And
stripping
her
from
her
attyre
,
To
whippe
her
they
done
all
conspire
:
Which
they
did
so
performe
indeede
,
As
soone
they
made
her
body
bleede
:
And
for
she
wrought
their
miseries
,
The
wofull
Prince
of
Greece
,
was
greatly
eased
of
his
griefs
,
by
this
and
such
like
pleasant
tales
of
Curio
;
who
endeuoured
,
both
in
speech
and
action
,
so
neatly
to
set
forth
the
matter
he
pronounced
,
as
Olbiocles
could
not
chuse
but
both
applaud
the
poore
pages
inuention
,
and
added
grace
;
which
made
the
matter
handled
,
farre
more
pleasant
and
delightsome
.
But
notwithstanding
all
this
iouisance
that
he
receiued
;
he
could
in
no
wise
forget
the
miseries
that
most
galled
him
;
neither
did
he
at
al
leaue
to
meditate
on
his
misfortū●●
,
for
although
his
countenance
waxed
calme
,
&
the
clo●●s
of
his
browes
were
sometime
cleared
;
yet
his
heart
harboured
discontent
,
and
the
faire
welkin
of
his
happinesse
was
surcharged
with
sorrow
;
so
as
euen
in
the
very
center
of
his
soule
,
was
sadnesse
inclosed
;
and
in
his
wofull
breast
,
a
whole
legion
of
tormenting
passions
were
included
:
which
feeding
vpon
his
liues
maintainer
,
with
such
eager
fiercenesse
,
as
the
staruen
Eagle
vpon
the
outcast
carion
,
scarcely
suffered
him
to
desist
one
minute
,
from
thinking
on
his
deare
and
louing
Ladie
Almidiana
:
whose
sacred
Idea
continually
presenting
it selfe
before
his
sleepelesse
eyes
,
caused
new
commotions
to
arise
in
his
breast
,
and
vnwonted
perturbations
to
perplex
his
soule
:
which
agony
so
afflicted
him
:
as
euen
in
his
nightly
rest
(
which
was
nought
but
of
broken
slumbers
)
he
would
rise
out
of
his
bed
,
exclaime
against
Fortune
,
and
in
his
rage
and
furie
call
for
his
sworde
and
armour
,
to
defend
his
distressed
Almidiana
.
In
this
perplexitie
he
continued
almost
for
the
space
of
fourteene
dayes
,
with
a
most
earnest
desire
,
wishing
to
attaine
some
straunge
harbour
,
where
hee
might
heare
of
anie
tydings
concerning
the
distressed
prisoned
Princesses
.
Round
Iland
;
wherein
in
times
past
the
cruell
knight
Acconumbo
helde
his
tyrannie
:
for
the
which
deposed
and
done
to
death
by
the
helpe
of
his
daughter
(
who
lately
here
arriued
all
massacred
)
and
the
vngentle
prince
that
now
raigneth
;
he
left
his
diadem
to
this
knight
Proglador
to
inherit
;
who
(
as
we
heare
credibly
by
the
Damosels
dwarfe
reported
)
hath
since
most
inhumanely
murthered
the
young
maiden
,
named
Allua
.
Knight
of
the
Leopard
(
for
such
was
the
deuice
in
his
shield
)
know
that
from
the
mightie
prince
of
this
Round
Iland
,
we
are
to
commaund
your
stay
in
this
place
;
vntill
his
Highnesse
leisure
of
enterparleance
for
your
abearing
.
Vpon
paine
of
his
displeasure
,
proceede
no
farther
:
but
for
the
assurance
of
your
desisting
,
dismount
yee
;
and
either
leaue
thy
horse
or
thy
heade
,
for
gage
of
your
abiding
.
Herewith
they
beganne
to
lay
holde
vpon
his
horse
bridle
:
wherat
Olbiocles
enraged
,
rendered
them
this
answere
.
Vnworthy
,
in
good
faith
,
were
I
of
the
honour
of
knighthoode
,
if
for
the
vaine
bragges
of
a
sort
of
iniurious
opponentes
,
I
should
be
so
foolish
as
to
hinder
my
intended
iourney
:
and
more
vnwise
should
I
prooue
,
if
I
should
not
only
desiste
from
my
purpose
,
but
also
(
in
lieu
of
my
cowardize
)
leaue
either
my
horse
,
or
my
heade
behinde
mee
,
without
enterprising
their
deliuerance
.
Herewith
hee
vnsheathed
his
curtelax
,
and
gaue
him
that
held
his
bridle
,
such
a
recompence
for
his
bouldnesse
,
as
he
curtald
both
his
armes
off
at
the
elbowes
,
giuing
him
a
faire
warning
for
approaching
any
more
so
neere
him
:
who
falling
downe
,
On
the
next
morrow
,
so
soone
as
the
fyre-breathing
palfreys
of
Apollo
,
with
their
horned
hooues
,
had
stricken
the
Hunts
vp
,
at
the
iron
lattices
of
Thalatto
,
and
that
their
master
Phoebus
,
leauing
the
watry
bosome
of
his
louer
Thetis
,
had
with
his
Iuory
chariot
made
his
swift
passage
thorough
the
ribbes
of
the
Ocean
;
the
valiant
Greeke
,
awaked
from
his
slumbers
,
attired
himselfe
in
his
warlike
abilliments
;
and
,
descending
the
staires
of
his
chamber
,
came
into
the
base
court
of
the
Castle
:
where
assembling
together
the
principals
of
the
knights
defendants
,
he
consulted
together
with
them
about
the
effecting
of
their
libertie
:
Troglador
to
the
most
iniurious
Knight
of
the
Leoparde
,
neither
health
nor
happinesse
.
IN
regard
(
discourteous
knight
)
of
thy
wicked
dealing
towards
me
,
not
onely
bereauing
me
of
my
faire
spouse
,
the
Princesse
of
Hungaria
,
and
also
thy
disloyal
&
vnknightly
abearing
of
thy selfe
towards
me
in
the
combat
of
Constantinople
(
both
which
I
can
willingly
pardon
)
but
also
for
thy
great
villainie
thou
hast
offered
my
knight-heraulds
which
I
sent
vnto
thee
,
whome
thou
hast
most
inhumanelie
massacred
,
against
al
right
or
law
of
armes
;
I
here
challenge
thee
(
as
thou
wilt
be
accompted
valourous
)
in
a
single
combat
with
me
,
before
the
gates
of
the
Castell
,
with
thy
bodie
to
make
good
the
damages
thou
hast
done
me
;
or
else
,
not
daring
to
satisfie
my
request
,
keepe
thee
still
inclosed
in
thy
fortresse
:
but
with
assurance
,
that
yer
long
,
by
maine
force
,
I
shall
pull
thee
out
from
thy
walled
defence
,
and
with
my
sworde
,
lay
dire
vengeaunce
on
thy
cursed
shoulder
.
From
my
campe
.
Troglador
your
greatest
enemie
.
This
threatning
Letter
being
lowdly
read
by
the
prince
Olbiocles
,
caused
to
the
whole
audience
great
sorow
:
but
the
generous
Greeke
made
so
small
accompt
of
his
vaine
boasting
,
as
with
a
great
laughter
at
the
vsurpers
follie
,
he
sent
backe
the
messenger
to
his
Lord
,
with
this
answere
.
I
know
not
what
mad
furie
driueth
thy
master
Troglador
vnto
this
follie
;
as
,
with
the
burned
child
,
once
more
to
put
finger
into
the
fire
:
or
with
the
singed
gnat
to
dare
againe
to
flutter
about
the
flame
of
the
candle
.
The
fish
Sphyrana
,
once
entangled
,
will
take
heed
of
the
net
;
and
the
dogges
of
Aegypt
,
once
throughly
terrified
by
the
Crocadils
,
will
euer
after
onely
war●ly
l●ppe
at
the
brinks
of
the
riuer
Nilus
.
Tel
Troglador
,
●e
should
haue
meditated
before
he
menaced
;
and
like
a
wise
Martialist
haue
consulted
with
his
courage
,
before
he
●hallenged
the
conceyted
conclusion
of
a
doubtfull
conquest
:
hee
might
will
enough
haue
better
remembred
with
perpendancy
,
his
Constantinopolitan
combat
,
and
then
hee
should
not
haue
needed
to
challenge
a
newe
conflict
:
But
since
he
is
so
wilfully
forgetfull
,
The
messenger
,
though
he
were
a
good
knight
,
yet
hee
was
almost
terrified
with
so
terrible
an
answere
:
insomuch
as
longing
to
depart
,
hee
tooke
his
leaue
,
and
presently
returned
vnto
the
campe
:
where
finding
Troglador
in
his
tent
,
he
throughly
declared
vnto
him
the
whole
resolution
of
Olbiocles
;
wherewith
the
cruell
tyrant
enfired
with
anger
presently
stepped
vnto
a
launce
,
and
piercing
the
messenger
to
the
heart
,
vowed
by
the
powers
of
heauen
,
with
the
selfe
same
weapon
to
make
the
sterne
Greeke
to
abye
his
insolent
presumption
.
In
this
anger
he
armed
himselfe
;
and
taking
(
on
his
arme
)
a
most
strong
shielde
of
wel
tempered
steele
,
hee
mounted
a
mightie
Courser
,
wherewith
he
praunced
gallantly
vp
and
downe
,
before
the
gates
of
the
Castle
,
awaiting
the
comming
of
his
fierce
aduersarie
:
who
,
Round
Iland
:
where
he
,
with
the
Damoz●ls
friendes
and
aliance
,
hath
euer
since
sustained
the
furie
of
the
tyrant
.
Which
relation
of
Toydel
,
when
the
Grecian
Prince
had
fully
waied
;
pondering
in
his
heart
,
how
hainous
a
thing
the
cruell
murthering
of
a
Damosell
(
though
d●ath
des●ru●ng
)
was
in
the
eye
of
the
most
high
,
hee
determined
by
the
assistance
of
the
almightie
,
once
more
to
co●●e
the
co●●●ge
of
this
vniust
catife
.
Wherefore
,
hauing
endorsed
his
harnesse
,
and
purueyed
him
of
sufficient
(
as
well
offending
as
defending
weapons
;
he
mounted
his
Palfrey
;
&
(
commanding
onely
his
Page
Curio
,
to
waite
on
him
forth
of
the
Castle
gates
,
he
departed
from
his
wronged
friends
,
with
hope
to
make
his
wronging
enemy
feele
the
force
of
his
vigorous
arme
:
without
the
gates
he
found
his
aduersarie
,
ready
appointed
for
the
assault
;
whereupon
fewtering
their
Speares
,
they
ran
fiercely
one
against
the
other
as
in
their
courses
;
the
Knight
of
the
Tygre
;
shiuered
his
Launce
vpon
the
shielde
of
Olbiocles
without
any
further
harming
him
:
The
baited
Beare
will
beware
of
the
stake
.
So
Troglador
,
hauing
once
before
throughly
felt
the
furie
of
Olbiocles
to
his
cost
:
&
now
again
being
entred
within
the
same
predicament
,
fearing
his
starres
to
boade
a
worser
chance
,
hee
determined
not
to
hazard
hys
life
in
the
single
Combate
against
so
tried
a
Champion
,
and
therfore
casting
his
shield
at
his
back
;
he
remounted
his
horse
:
and
betooke
himselfe
to
flight
,
By
the
prouidence
of
the
Olimpian
Rector
,
the
poore
captiued
Princesse
of
Hungary
,
being
on
the
sodaine
eased
of
the
care
of
her
sillie
Infant
,
through
the
comming
of
a
poore
Fisherman
,
to
whom
she
deliuered
her
Sonne
to
bee
transported
into
Greece
;
beseeched
the
Heauens
for
their
good
hap
,
and
so
to
her
sorrowe
committed
them
to
their
following
fortunes
.
The
poore
Fisherman
Kalus
(
so
called
for
his
honestie
)
was
no
lesse
cofounded
for
ioy
of
this
little
Babe
,
&
his
gotten
infinitie
of
treasures
,
then
the
poore
Princesse
was
comforted
with
the
hope
of
her
Childes
more
happy
safety
:
wherefore
with
a
glad
hart
&
a
merrie
gale
,
he
cut
his
course
towardes
the
coastes
of
Greece
,
fully
hoping
,
for
the
presenting
of
so
bewtifull
an
Infant
,
to
receiue
of
his
Landlord
(
who
was
a
great
Gentleman
of
his
countrey
)
some
rich
recompence
for
his
labour
.
But
as
no
Garment
sooner
receiueth
staine
,
then
that
which
is
most
brightly
coloured
:
nor
any
man
sooner
deceiued
,
then
hee
who
by
hope
was
most
assured
:
so
this
man
,
in
his
chiefest
expectation
of
good
,
In
this
plight
hee
remained
for
the
space
of
thrée
whole
dayes
,
dangerously
ryding
on
the
rising
surges
,
most
wonderfully
amazed
at
the
swiftnes
of
hys
Ferry-boate
,
which
for
the
roughnesse
of
the
Seas
and
the
rage
of
the
Storme
,
slyced
her
course
crosse
the
Ocean
,
with
such
a
speedinesse
,
as
(
contrarie
to
all
naturall
reason
)
hee
safely
arriued
at
the
thirde
dayes
ende
,
at
a
certaine
Iland
,
CHAP.
5.
¶
How
after
Orthisius
and
Alfortio
had
put
themselues
to
the
Sea
,
they
encountred
with
a
strange
aduenture
of
the
Dutchesse
of
Siracusa
,
whom
they
deliuered
from
the
terror
of
death
,
to
which
she
was
betrayed
by
the
vniust
dealing
of
her
wicked
Aunt
:
who
by
the
consent
of
the
Estates
of
the
city
,
was
put
to
a
most
cruell
death
;
and
the
young
Dutchesse
reinstalled
in
her
inheritance
.
EVen
as
these
thinges
were
thus
in
acting
,
the
two
valiant
Princes
of
Fraunce
and
Spaine
hauing
put
themselues
in
enquest
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
after
the
Gyant
Ortolomorgantell
;
bending
their
course
towards
the
west
end
of
Europe
,
they
furrowed
so
spedily
crosse
the
Greekish
Seas
,
as
into
the
Mare
Mediterraneum
;
wherein
they
sayled
a
good
space
,
vntill
such
time
as
by
the
rage
of
the
rising
billowes
,
they
were
enforced
to
seeke
for
harbour
on
the
Coastes
of
Sicilia
:
where
,
surging
at
the
porte
of
Sicacusa
(
a
citie
in
the
forenamed
Iland
)
they
were
very
ioyfully
receiued
by
the
young
duke
of
Hybla
;
who
was
brother
to
a
most
beautifull
Ladie
,
Achil
es
,
with
his
fierce
and
fearefull
Mirmedons
,
acceptable
to
the
Grecians
,
in
the
time
of
intestine
skirmishes
;
then
thinke
braue
minded
Champions
,
that
your
comming
is
not
vnwelcome
vnto
my
country
;
or
that
I
will
prooue
vnthankefull
to
the
Almighty
for
your
most
lucky
arriuall
in
my
hauen
,
in
this
time
of
disaster
;
wherein
I
haue
more
neede
of
your
heroick
actions
,
then
either
Priam
,
or
the
Grecian
Heroes
,
of
their
proffered
succouring
aiders
.
The
Princes
were
ready
to
reply
vpon
him
,
when
hee
thus
cut
off
their
inceptions
.
But
yet
for
all
my
miseries
which
I
endure
,
let
them
not
any
whit
aggrieue
you
,
vntil
such
time
,
as
(
hearing
the
whole
circumstance
of
our
misfortunes
)
ruthe
may
driue
you
to
rage
,
&
your
conceiued
anguish
moue
you
to
such
exrreame
anger
,
as
by
your
knightly
vertues
you
may
dissolue
the
Gordian
knot
of
our
miseries
.
Herewith
he
led
them
with
him
towards
the
Dutchesses
Palace
,
where
the
two
princes
found
exceeding
good
entertainement
,
both
for
delicate
cheare
,
as
for
sweete
sounding
musique
:
which
,
though
it
somewhat
solemnely
sounded
,
yet
exceedingly
delighted
the
noble
Champions
,
so
as
with
great
content
(
after
their
royall
welcomes
)
they
betooke
their
wearied
bodies
vnto
the
downe-soft
couches
:
with
which
they
were
not
a
little
contented
;
finding
themselues
so
safely
seated
from
the
furie
of
their
late
feared
tempest
.
In
this
quiet
they
remained
vntil
the
morning
at
which
time
Apollo
,
the
daies
glorious
directour
,
had
no
sooner
chased
away
the
coale-blacke
night
;
but
that
the
noble
Princes
of
France
and
Spaine
presently
brake
off
their
slumbers
,
and
attiring
themselues
in
scarlet
coloured
veluet
mantels
,
they
were
by
an
attending
Page
conducted
into
the
Palace
garden
:
wherein
,
by
the
varietie
of
most
sweete
smelling
hearbes
,
flowers
,
and
diuersitie
of
Indian
shrubs
,
their
drooping
senses
were
exceedingly
delighted
and
refreshed
,
There
they
walked
vp
and
downe
,
meditating
and
asking
many
questions
of
the
boy
concerning
his
Lord
,
and
the
young
Dutchesse
Oezima
;
whereunto
,
the
Page
in
this
manner
answered
.
My
Lords
,
it
is
not
the
part
of
an
honest
seruant
to
delay
the
delating
of
his
mistresses
sorrow
;
neither
should
it
be
the
propertie
of
a
curteous
Siracusan
bluntly
to
deny
any
interrogant
,
asking
whatsoeuer
is
lawfull
,
and
more
necessary
for
the
required
,
than
the
inquirers
,
to
be
declaclared
:
Therefore
in
that
which
I
can
,
I
will
resolue
you
;
especially
touching
my selfe
:
But
as
for
any
thing
touching
my
Lady
the
Dutchesse
of
Siracusa
,
I
neither
can
nor
may
informe
you
,
since
it
is
a
matter
onely
to
bee
resolued
by
her selfe
,
after
her
deliuery
:
to
the
contrary
whereof
shee
hath
sworne
neuer
to
performe
any
thing
to
the
infringement
of
her
determination
,
though
shee
dye
therefore
.
The
two
knightes
seeing
they
could
get
no
more
concerning
this
Ladie
Dutchesse
,
being
loath
to
vrge
him
to
tell
any
thing
against
his
will
,
or
the
oath
of
his
deare
Ladie
;
required
the
relation
of
his
owne
misfortunes
wherunto
the
Page
willingly
consenting
,
reported
vnto
them
the
same
,
after
this
manner
.
The
Pages
report
.
Although
(
most
noble
and
valourous
Champions
)
my
miseries
bee
without
remedy
,
and
my
sorrowes
vnsalueable
;
yet
.
notwithstanding
to
requite
your
courteous
requestes
;
I
shall
not
sticke
to
rippe
vp
the
whole
history
of
my
misfortunes
.
Know
yee
therefore
,
that
in
times
past
,
I
was
bestowed
by
Fortunes
sauour
,
on
a
most
beautifull
Ladie
,
for
her
Page
:
whom
with
how
much
loue
and
diligent
care
I
serued
for
the
space
of
two
or
three
yeares
,
I
will
not
at
this
time
dilate
:
onely
thus
much
knowe
yee
,
that
I
attended
her
with
such
affection
,
as
should
she
haue
required
my
head
I
should
haue
thought
my selfe
ingrate
,
if
I
could
not
haue
founde
in
my
heart
to
haue
giuen
it
her
:
But
alas
,
I
would
she
had
had
it
,
so
by
my
death
she
might
haue
beene
defended
from
following
misfortunes
:
which
a
little
after
befell
her
in
this
wise
.
There
was
a
knight
of
great
power
in
the
Iland
of
Vulcania
(
whereof
my
Ladie
was
Gouernesse
)
named
Terindantes
:
who
,
Teridantes
,
galled
to
the
heart
with
this
nipping
reprehension
,
in
a
rage
departing
from
the
gates
,
vowed
or
euer
the
Goddesse
Cynthia
had
thrice
changed
shape
,
to
ruinate
the
Palace
of
the
Queene
M●bina
,
and
worke
a
most
cruell
reuenge
on
his
female
enemie
.
Hauing
parlously
pondered
with
himselfe
of
the
sundry
mischiefes
and
infinite
miseries
that
happened
to
a
Common-wealth
,
through
such
ciuill
warres
,
&
homebred
contentions
,
he
cunningly
concluded
a
peace
for
eight
daies
with
the
Queene
Mabina
;
with
lawfull
leaue
graunted
for
either
other
,
But
how
long
continued
it
?
Not
(
scarcely
)
passing
two
daies
.
For
Tirindates
(
who
minded
nothing
but
reuenge
for
iniuries
)
cleane
contrary
to
his
taken
oath
and
plighted
fidelity
,
spying
his
time
of
aduantage
(
though
hee
was
narrowly
watcht
by
the
Queenes
loyall
defendants
)
entered
the
Palace
with
his
armed
souldiers
,
Doe
what
thou
canst
,
or
darest
,
proude
Traitour
(
quoth
shee
)
vnto
my
innocent
sisters
:
for
of
this
thou
maiest
bee
assured
,
that
if
they
perishe
;
nay
if
thou
doest
but
wring
their
fingers
,
thy
Cosen
Tarisdin
(
whom
thou
louest
as
dearely
as
thy
life
)
shall
of
his
heade
,
make
a
footeball
for
my
souldiers
to
spurne
at
.
That
shall
I
quickly
try
,
saide
Tirindantes
.
Now
therefore
expect
thy
elder
sisters
Tragedie
:
And
therewithall
,
But
Mabinaes
heart
being
already
stricken
deade
with
the
former
butcherly
spectacle
;
and
with
sorrow
amazed
in
her
soule
,
for
her
sister
Katharinas
death
;
ouerwhelmed
in
a
sea
of
griefe
,
shee
sanke
downe
in
a
swoune
;
not
being
able
for
the
space
of
halfe
an
howre
to
vtter
one
worde
,
or
heaue
vp
the
liddes
of
her
eyes
;
vntill
such
time
,
as
reuiued
from
her
passion
by
the
piteous
and
lowde
cryes
of
her
loyall
subiectes
,
With
which
her
fierce
reuenge
,
Tirindantes
being
enraged
,
presently
embattailed
his
armie
;
and
approaching
to
the
walles
of
the
Palace
,
at
the
seconde
assault
,
hee
mounted
the
gates
;
and
winning
the
mastery
ouer
the
Queenes
subiectes
;
Thus
haue
you
heard
(
most
noble
knights
)
of
my
misfortunes
,
and
my
deare
Ladies
miseries
:
of
which
(
vntill
fates
and
fortune
both
agree
for
her
releasement
)
I
know
most
assuredly
,
that
I
shall
neuer
,
while
I
liue
be
remedied
.
The
Page
hauing
concluded
his
storie
,
with
a
streame
of
teares
trickling
from
his
eyeliddes
;
mooued
the
noble
minded
Princes
to
great
compassion
;
insomuch
,
as
they
were
about
to
comfort
him
with
a
promise
of
reuengement
on
Tirindantes
:
but
by
reason
of
a
certaine
lamentable
noyse
of
some
distressed
Ladie
that
they
heard
,
they
were
inforced
to
keepe
silence
for
that
season
;
and
desirous
to
vnderstand
more
manifestly
the
whole
complaint
,
they
drewe
a
little
nearer
vnto
the
east
side
of
the
garden
,
where
they
heard
a
sorrowfull
voice
proceede
out
of
the
iron
grates
of
a
prison
windowe
,
which
on
this
sort
dolefully
lamented
.
O
heauens
when
will
you
helpe
my
helplesse
selfe
?
And
by
your
sacred
powers
most
diuine
,
The
two
Princes
of
Spaine
and
Fraunce
,
were
greatly
mo●ed
at
this
dolefull
lamentation
;
&
therfore
turning
them●●lues
to
the
Page
,
they
enquired
of
him
the
complainants
name
,
as
also
the
estate
of
torments
,
wherein
she
remained
.
Whervnto
,
Noble
Knight
,
answered
the
Ladie
,
this
is
the
Ladie
Dutchesse
of
this
Cittie
called
Oezima
;
sister
to
my
L.
the
Duke
of
Hybla
:
who
by
the
insidious
dealing
of
her
Aunte
,
the
ould
Dutchesse
Atrielpha
,
is
here
cast
into
this
prison
,
where
she
sustaines
her
wearie
life
with
onely
course
bread
and
puddle
water
;
which
with
a
woodden
dish
,
she
is
fayne
to
take
out
of
the
stinking
kennell
,
that
runneth
cleane
thorough
the
dungeon
:
thus
doth
she
lie
helplesse
and
hopelesse
continually
,
as
at
this
time
,
imploring
the
heauens
,
to
haue
mercy
on
her
soule
,
wearied
of
her
earthly
tormented
body
.
Herewith
,
entred
the
Duke
of
Hybla
,
into
the
Garden
vnto
them
;
who
,
with
teares
in
his
eyes
,
requested
their
knightly
ayde
in
the
defence
of
his
imprisoned
sister
,
against
three
wicked
Knights
,
that
wrongfully
accused
her
for
the
death
of
her
Husband
,
the
late
Duke
of
Siracusa
,
&
in
defence
of
their
quarrels
,
taken
on
the
behalfe
of
the
ould
Dutchesse
Attrielpha
;
In
this
guise
,
they
came
into
the
palace
base
Court
,
where
they
found
their
aduersaries
(
according
to
the
wonted
custome
,
which
should
continue
for
Fiue
moneths
)
attending
the
comming
of
any
knights
,
that
durst
aduenture
to
challenge
them
for
their
treason
:
who
praunced
vp
and
downe
the
listes
with
such
infinite
pride
(
daring
the
beholders
with
their
threatning
menaces
)
as
the
heroycke
minded
Princes
of
Spaine
and
Fraunce
(
vnable
to
endure
silent
any
longer
)
began
to
thunder
forth
their
deaths
peale
,
into
their
eares
.
At
the
last
,
O
ye
wicked
traytours
;
at
the
last
(
I
say
)
the
iust
Gods
from
their
heauenly
thrones
perceiuing
your
perpetrated
villanies
,
haue
prouided
for
the
safetie
of
oppressed
Innocent
,
and
in
his
iust
iudgements
,
will
powre
downe
vengeance
vppon
the
heades
of
the
malefactors
.
Prepare
your selues
therefore
(
O
ye
wicked
men
)
to
receiue
the
iust
recompence
of
your
treasons
,
by
the
hands
of
them
,
who
not
for
number
,
but
iustnesse
of
the
quarrell
,
will
offer
you
the
combate
.
Licandro
,
Mirnao
,
and
Rogesto
)
prepared
themselues
to
the
Careyre
.
Licandro
,
and
Rogesto
fewtered
their
Launces
at
once
against
Alphortio
,
who
receiued
them
with
such
a
fiercenesse
,
as
,
though
they
both
brake
their
speares
vppon
his
shielde
,
yet
he
little
or
nothing
moued
,
but
answering
them
in
their
owne
language
,
gaue
Rogesto
such
a
wicked
welcome
,
as
piercing
him
cleane
through
the
cuirace
into
the
flesh
,
hee
made
fal
dead
to
the
ground
,
In
the
meane
season
,
Mirnao
,
who
was
in
combate
with
Orthisius
,
seing
how
the
world
went
with
his
companions
,
hauing
receiued
a
great
fall
,
and
being
likely
to
receiue
the
foyle
at
his
enemies
handes
,
Cursed
Atrielpha
,
in
the
meane
while
knowing
by
the
shoute
of
the
people
,
howe
the
matter
stoode
with
her
Champions
,
Quot
homines
,
tot
sententiae
.
How
many
men
,
so
many
sundry
mindes
.
AT
length
they
required
her
to
be
deliuered
them
whereunto
,
at
the
Duke
at
Hyblas
intreates
,
the
Knightes
consented
,
and
yeilding
her
into
their
handes
,
gaue
them
power
of
her
life
&
death
.
So
soone
as
they
had
her
among
them
,
they
stripped
her
out
of
her
clothes
;
Oriardey
,
in
the
while
returned
vnto
the
prison
,
vnto
his
pined
sister
:
whome
loosing
from
her
chaynes
,
hee
brought
forth
of
the
dungeon
,
into
the
vpper
Chamber
:
where
causing
her
to
put
on
her
best
attire
,
and
declaring
vnto
her
,
Yet
notwithstanding
,
she
was
growne
so
leane
and
meagre
,
with
her
thinne
dyet
in
the
Dungeon
;
as
shee
gaue
the
Princes
good
occasion
,
to
require
the
occasion
of
her
disasters
inition
;
Too
which
she
(
being
vnwilling
to
séeme
vngratefull
)
with
great
facilitie
condiscended
:
but
,
for
it
was
now
dinner-time
,
they
washed
their
hands
,
and
sate
downe
at
the
table
:
and
hauing
sufficiently
taken
their
due
repast
,
they
attentiuely
hearkned
to
this
relation
of
Oezima
;
who
taking
them
by
the
hands
,
began
the
historie
of
her
misfortunes
,
after
this
manner
.
Oezimaes
relation
of
her
misfortunes
.
IT
is
scarcely
thrée
moneths
,
since
(
Heroyck
Champions
)
it
be
fortuned
my
lucklesse
Husband
Tirocles
was
one
euening
a
(
little
after
the
decline
of
Appollo
into
the
westerne
Seas
)
found
dead
,
all
mangled
,
and
massacred
in
the
Palace
garden
,
and
all
couered
ouer
with
Rose-leaues
and
other
hearbes
;
to
the
end
,
he
might
not
be
perceiued
:
when
about
that
time
my
wicked
Aunte
Atrielpha
,
Herewithall
,
I
could
with-hould
no
longer
:
But
,
O
yee
iust
dooming
Iudges
of
Olimpus
(
quoth
I
)
looke
downe
from
your
throanes
of
Iustice
,
and
with
the
eyes
of
Truth
perspect
my
vnspotted
innocence
,
that
is
accused
wrongfully
of
what
I
neyther
knowe
,
nor
euer
committed
.
O
,
Callet
(
replyed
the
deceitfull
wretch
)
dost
thou
make
as
though
thou
knewest
not
of
thy
Husband
Tyrocles
murther
,
calling
to
the
heauens
to
defende
thine
Innocence
,
as
though
thou
haddest
not
been
an
actor
in
this
Tragedy
?
thinking
by
thy
protestations
and
bragging
of
thy
guiltlesse
innocencie
to
escape
the
due
punishment
that
by
thy
wickednes
thou
hast
deserued
?
No
,
no
:
For
assure
thy selfe
,
that
,
as
long
as
I
liue
(
the
louing
Aunte
of
vnhappy
Tyrocles
)
I
neyther
may
,
nor
will
suffer
such
a
wicked
malefactour
as
thou
to
passe
vnpunished
.
This
her
false
accusation
,
not
a
little
pinched
mee
at
the
very
heart
:
wherefore
vrged
by
her
exclaimes
,
I
beganne
to
excuse
my selfe
for
guiltlesse
of
the
fact
,
as
well
as
I
could
;
with
my
teares
&
wordes
,
kéeping
a
iust
Decorum
of
a
distressed
Ladie
:
But
all
in
vaine
.
For
my
Aunte
,
who
before
hadd
prepared
a
brest-place
against
all
pittie
,
replyed
vppon
me
,
with
this
(
more
then
seuere
)
answere
:
Dost
thou
excuse
thy selfe
(
oh
shame
of
all
womankinde
)
of
a
matter
,
making
so
manifestly
against
thee
?
What
is
it
that
leads
thee
vnto
such
farther
follie
?
Dost
thou
suppose
〈◊〉
be
cannot
proue
thee
guiltie
?
Or
dost
thou
thinke
,
〈◊〉
thee
,
but
onely
vppon
surmizes
?
O
most
vnpr●●t
,
and
foolish
woman
!
if
thou
thinkest
so
,
thou
ar●●●●ed
;
for
behold
here
,
how
manifestly
wee
will
con●●●hee
:
And
therewithall
(
before
a
number
of
my
loyall
●ens
)
she
pulled
foorth
of
my
gowne
pocket
,
a
bloody
handkercher
;
and
pulling
out
also
my
kniues
,
Oezima
,
co●●●●ded
her
discourse
with
a
paire
of
kisses
on
the
handes
of
the
●oble
Princes
:
who
receiuing
them
verie
thankfully
,
●●●ered
her
●●ate
obedience
.
And
hearing
that
the
Estates
●re
ar●●●ding
at
the
Palace
gate
,
to
awayte
the
Dutchesse
,
〈◊〉
her
r●investment
,
in
the
gouerment
of
the
Cittie
;
the
●ll
in
hast
arose
vppe
from
their
enter
coursinges
:
and
the
two
Noble
Princes
of
Fraunce
and
Spaine
,
taking
the
Dutchesse
Oezima
,
by
the
little
hands
,
conducted
her
royally
betweene
them
,
in
the
companye
of
the
Duke
of
Hybla
her
brother
,
into
the
Palace
base
court
:
where
admitting
the
Citizens
vnto
her
presence
,
she
graciously
with
a
smiling
looke
and
louely
gesture
,
CHAP.
6.
¶
Howe
Oceander
excited
by
the
lamentable
discourse
of
his
foster-mother
Kanira
,
vndertooke
to
reuenge
her
iniuries
done
to
her
by
the
Tyrant
Marcimodes
,
the
vsurped
King
of
Carthage
:
and
how
hee
valiantly
assaulted
and
slewe
the
Duke
of
Thebes
,
yonger
brother
to
the
Tyrant
;
and
hung
his
carcasse
ouer
the
walles
of
Castle
Carzar
,
to
the
terrour
of
his
enemies
.
FOrasmuch
,
as
thou
maist
peraduenture
(
gentle
peruser
)
desire
to
heare
more
of
the
little
Infant
whome
wee
left
,
safely
deliuered
from
the
furie
of
the
waters
,
in
the
custodi●
of
the
Queene
of
Carthage
,
commended
vnto
her
,
by
her
brother
Artimagus
,
wee
will
nowe
,
a
little
break
square
with
Decorum
,
and
(
briefly
ouer-passing
all
other
occurrences
)
steppe
boldly
vnto
our
Champion
:
whose
noble
actions
enflame
mee
with
such
a
feruent
furie
,
as
in
post
haste
(
though
absurdely
)
I
approach
,
resolued
to
my
power
,
to
emblazon
his
heroycke
enterprises
;
which
are
so
many
and
so
wonderfull
,
as
without
the
diuine
help
of
the
learned
Muses
,
I
shal
neuer
be
able
to
declare
his
victories
.
But
to
be
short
.
So
soone
,
as
twice
nine
Winters
(
which
equaled
so
many
Summers
)
had
speedily
passed
ouer
the
heade
of
that
orphanized
Infant
,
and
that
he
now
was
of
the
age
of
Eyghteene
yeares
;
he
began
to
be
so
apt
and
towardly
in
each
action
,
so
affably
courteous
to
al
people
,
and
so
gracious
in
his
carriage
towardes
his
familiars
,
as
hee
not
onely
wonne
the
loue
and
liking
of
the
Quéene
of
Carthage
,
but
also
gaue
her
exceeding
greate
hope
,
that
onely
by
his
happy
meanes
,
shee
should
bee
deliuered
from
thraldome
,
and
bee
at
last
throughly
reuenged
vppon
all
her
Enemies
.
Wherefore
,
¶
The
lamentable
and
tragicall
discourse
of
Kanira
,
touching
the
death
of
her
husband
Aldrey
,
and
her
sonne
Sigandes
.
TWenty
times
(
deare
sonne
)
hath
the
fruitfull
Goddesse
Ceres
furnished
the
naked
earth
with
her
hidden
treasures
,
and
so
many
times
,
hath
frosty-bearded
Hyems
,
with
hibernall
flowers
,
nipped
downe
the
florishing
toppes
of
Lady
Estas
fosterchildren
,
since
the
first
time
that
I
fell
into
misfortune
,
or
sawe
the
decline
of
my
glory
,
by
the
cruel
tyranny
of
vnmercifull
Marcimodes
;
who
,
by
his
insidious
dealing
and
plotted
treacheries
,
effected
both
my
noble
husband
Asdreyes
,
and
my
valiant
sonne
Sigandes
tragedies
.
For
(
after
he
had
by
his
mighty
power
conquered
all
the
best
knights
in
these
quarters
,
and
brought
the
greatest
portion
of
the
confines
of
Africa
,
He
caused
by
the
sea
side
,
a
huge
theater
of
lime
and
stones
so
artificially
to
be
builded
by
most
cunning
workemen
;
as
,
it
hauing
but
only
one
little
wicket
to
enter
in
at
,
seemed
within
to
haue
an
infinite
number
of
faire
posternes
,
which
being
barred
ouer
with
great
iron
plates
,
This
deceiptfull
instrument
,
thus
vnhappily
,
by
the
great
labour
&
toyle
of
most
expert
workmen
,
at
last
finished
;
Marcin●odes
in
most
curteous
and
louing
manner
,
inuited
my
Lord
and
husband
Asd●ey
vnto
that
accursed
Theatre
,
to
the
end
to
be
hould
the
sundry
fights
of
most
strange
beastes
and
t●rrible
monsters
;
But
when
men
thinke
themselues
most
secure
,
then
are
they
most
subiect
to
danger
:
as
it
fell
out
with
my
deare
Asdrey
,
and
my
suspectlesse
countrimen
.
For
,
in
the
very
middest
of
their
pleasures
,
when
they
were
most
intenciue
to
their
sports
,
the
tyrant
caused
the
leaden
pipes
to
be
opened
by
his
artificers
:
which
spouting
forth
their
streames
all
about
the
encompassed
game-place
,
yielded
no
free
roome
from
the
springing
of
their
waters
:
which
in
short
while
,
swelling
vp
as
high
as
a
mans
chinne
,
gaue
the
drenched
Carthagenians
,
a
sufficient
warning
to
seeke
shiftes
for
their
safeties
.
But
all
was
in
vaine
:
for
out
at
the
gates
,
they
could
not
passe
;
by
reason
the
wicket
was
with
water
ouerwhelmed
,
and
also
so
surely
barred
,
as
had
Hercules
beene
in
such
a
taking
,
his
clubbe
would
haue
done
him
little
seruice
.
What
then
should
they
doe
?
Get
vp
the
walles
they
might
not
:
for
,
beside
the
daunger
in
climing
,
the
Thebans
with
their
warlike
weapons
so
resisted
the
skalers
,
as
either
armelesse
,
or
headelesse
,
they
sent
them
backwardes
into
the
water
.
How
then
shoulde
they
saue
their
liues
?
By
a
hard
shift
for
they
must
either
swimme
or
sinke
:
and
endure
aboue
water
they
could
no
longer
,
but
vntill
they
were
wearie
:
which
(
out
of
doubt
)
would
be
very
quickly
:
for
most
of
them
already
had
yielded
vp
their
ghostes
,
and
with
their
heads
dounewards
,
This
saide
,
he
louingly
kissed
whilome
Sigandes
brest
,
and
clasping
his
trembling
armes
about
the
breathlesse
trunke
,
Vntill
betwixt
two
seas
,
by
lucklesse
chaunce
A
sucking
infant
shall
himselfe
aduance
:
And
,
leauing
in
captiuitie
his
mother
,
Shall
safe
arriue
by
cunning
of
thy
brother
.
Vpon
the
shoares
of
Sun-burnt
Barbary
,
Marcimodes
,
with
extreame
tiranny
,
Shall
keepe
thee
vnder
stauish
vassalage
:
Yet
,
when
that
Sea-borne
babe
shall
come
to
age
,
By
manlike
force
and
worthy
chiualry
Hee
shall
contend
against
his
enimy
:
And
yer
the
Moone
her
course
shall
runne
,
vnneath
:
Hee
shall
proue
famous
by
the
faitors
death
.
ARTEMEDORO
.
Thus
(
deare
sonne
)
thou
seest
how
my
fortunes
depend
on
thy
forwardnesse
,
&
my
chiefe
comfort
is
soly
comprised
in
thy
chiualry
.
Say
therfore
,
sweete
gentleman
of
the
sea
(
for
so
hee
was
there
named
)
if
in
thy
valour
I
may
safely
repose
my
confidence
,
and
by
thy
vncomparable
valiancy
repossesse
my
kingdome
?
Oceander
,
who
was
not
a
little
tickled
in
the
hearte
strings
,
that
his
valiant
proceedings
were
thus
foreprophecied
by
so
learned
a
Magitian
as
Artemedoro
was
(
glad
also
of
such
fit
occasion
to
declare
his
good
affection
he
had
to
doe
his
foster-mother
any
seruice
)
made
no
long
pausing
but
presently
rendered
hir
this
comfortable
answere
.
Faire
Madame
,
and
my
honorable
mother
,
although
my
infant
yeares
forbids
mee
to
be
to
bolde
,
yet
my
good
courage
and
the
iustnesse
of
your
cause
commandeth
mee
to
abell
all
cowardly
thoughts
and
putting
on
the
armour
of
resolution
in
tryall
of
so
manifest
a
quarrell
,
It
is
the
part
of
worthy
men
,
In
duety
for
to
see
,
That
vicious
and
wicked
wights
Iustly
corrected
bee
.
Assure
your selfe
therefore
(
sweet
Madame
)
of
my
aide
,
not
onely
in
this
action
,
but
also
in
whatsoeuer
enterprize
else
you
shall
willingly
commaund
mee
.
Kanira
seeing
his
hardy
resolution
so
well
(
yea
beyonde
the
hope
of
his
yeares
)
to
fit
her
expectation
;
for
very
ioy
could
not
containe
her selfe
any
longer
,
but
needes
shee
must
by
her
outwarde
action
demonstrate
her
inwarde
affection
.
Wherefore
running
vnto
him
,
&
imbracing
him
,
after
shee
had
sweetely
kissed
him
,
shee
saide
,
O
my
deare
sonne
,
now
I
see
that
my
fathers
presage
is
true
,
concerning
thy
courage
,
and
that
the
iust
iudging
heauens
,
in
mercy
,
haue
hearde
my
plaintes
and
pittied
my
afflictions
:
to
this
did
the
Gods
send
thee
vnto
mee
,
and
to
this
end
haue
I
preserued
thee
,
and
hitherto
thou
hast
giuen
mee
sufficient
hope
of
recouering
my
lost
dignitie
,
and
reinfranchising
mee
from
the
tiranny
of
so
vile
and
wicked
an
oppressor
.
Only
one
thing
as
yet
resteth
in
triall
to
make
vp
my
wauering
hope
,
a
well
assured
happinesse
(
which
if
thou
canst
not
effect
,
I
am
resolued
neuer
more
to
expect
my
deliuerance
)
and
that
is
this
;
After
my
father
Artimedoro
was
deade
,
and
that
hee
had
resigned
vp
his
Cell
and
bookes
of
skill
vnto
my
brother
Artimagus
,
and
his
daughter
Magartes
;
I
entreated
some
straunge
effect
of
their
science
to
be
framed
for
mee
;
to
the
end
,
that
thereby
I
might
bee
the
more
assertained
of
the
person
that
shoulde
fulfill
the
prophecie
.
Wherefore
,
my
brother
Artimagus
with
great
studie
and
labour
endeauoured
to
fulfill
my
requests
;
and
at
length
by
his
cunning
,
hee
fabricated
a
most
strong
and
faire
well
tempered
shielde
;
which
hee
charmed
so
fast
and
sure
,
to
the
shoaring
side
of
a
craggy
rocke
,
by
his
magicall
spelles
and
Nigromancy
,
as
no
knight
(
be
he
neuer
so
strong
)
shall
haue
the
courage
to
approach
it
,
by
reason
of
an
infinitie
of
inuisible
Furies
,
that
withstand
their
endeauours
;
or
hauing
approached
it
,
can
be
able
to
pull
it
away
;
it
is
so
firmely
inchaunted
.
This
is
the
aduenture
,
I
would
haue
you
to
attempt
:
of
the
which
if
you
faile
not
in
your
enterprize
.
I
shall
thinke
mee
the
most
happy
woman
,
and
you
the
most
valiant
and
hardie
Champion
in
this
Southerne
Continent
.
The
forward
gentleman
of
the
Ocean
,
no
sooner
heard
of
this
rare
aduenture
,
And
as
they
were
thus
trauailing
onwardes
,
they
espyed
a
furlong
before
them
,
a
company
of
knights
souldiers
,
who
had
gotten
amongst
them
,
the
poore
silly
fisherman
Kalus
,
and
were
dragging
him
amongst
them
,
into
the
neighbouring
woods
,
But
,
for
by
this
time
Phoebus
,
the
dayes
cheerefull
directer
,
had
taken
his
decline
vnto
the
Westerne
Ocean
,
and
that
the
darkesome
Night
,
with
her
sable
coloured
mantle
,
had
ouer-spread
the
dusky
Earth
;
the
Q.
of
Carthage
,
with
the
Gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
and
the
rest
,
were
inforced
to
frustrate
their
iourney
;
and
for
that
season
to
returne
vnto
their
Castle
Carzar
:
so
named
for
their
enforced
endurance
.
Ouer
the
walles
whereof
,
the
next
morning
,
hauing
stucke
the
head
on
a
bore
speare
,
they
hanged
the
dead
carcase
of
Organio
;
to
the
great
terror
of
the
Thebans
,
his
louing
subiects
,
CHAP.
7.
¶
How
the
Gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
attempted
the
aduenture
of
the
enchaunced
Shield
;
which
he
atchiued
:
And
how
he
was
presented
by
a
Dwarfe
,
with
a
moste
gorgeous
inchaunted
coate-armour
,
from
the
wise
Artimagus
;
in
the
which
he
was
made
Knight
by
Marcimodez
,
whose
Nephew
he
combated
:
And
how
he
left
Marcimodez
and
his
Campe
all
in
an
vproare
,
for
the
death
of
Nigrasto
his
kinsman
.
GReat
was
the
ioy
and
frolicking
,
that
they
of
the
Castle
made
,
for
the
victorie
of
the
young
Gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
ouer
the
Thebans
Duke
,
Organio
(
whom
they
hung
ouer
the
walls
)
which
endured
the
whole
night-time
:
Not
onely
the
Queene
her selfe
,
but
also
the
rest
of
her
loyall
subiects
,
being
greatly
assured
by
his
first
good
proceedinges
,
that
hee
would
not
onely
atchieue
the
aduenture
of
the
shield
,
and
redeeme
them
from
the
tyrannye
of
Marcimodez
;
but
also
,
if
the
Heauens
graunted
him
their
Celestiall
fauour
,
and
diuine
auxil
,
become
the
most
heroyicke
and
valorous
Champion
in
all
the
world
.
But
,
as
soone
,
as
the
blushing
morning
had
brought
assured
tydings
of
the
approaching
day
,
the
noble
Gentleman
of
the
Sea
(
with
a
desirous
minde
of
finishing
the
aduenture
of
the
Inchaunted
shield
)
arose
out
of
his
bed
,
My
deare
Mother
,
Gods
graunt
you
a
happie
daye
,
and
sende
you
as
pleasant
a
downe-lying
,
as
they
haue
affoorded
you
an
vnsorrowfull
vprising
.
But
Madame
what
muse
you
on
,
thus
earely
in
the
morning
?
Doo
you
meditate
of
our
following
aduenture
?
or
forethinke
you
of
some
future
daunger
?
Speake
madame
;
but
with
this
Prouiso
,
that
you
doe
not
gaine-say
my
proposed
proceedings
;
considering
I
am
resolued
,
eyther
to
loose
my
life
,
or
bring
away
by
force
of
armes
,
the
Inchaunted
shield
from
the
Rocks
of
Africa
.
Deare
sonne
(
answered
the
Queene
of
Carthage
)
in
this
your
resolute
determination
,
I
do
no
whit
dislyke
your
heroycke
minde
:
But
yet
hereof
I
assure
you
,
that
you
haue
mist
your
marke
in
so
sodainely
iudging
of
my
cogitations
.
For
I
doe
not
meditate
vppon
any
thing
,
but
onely
walke
here
in
my
gallerie
,
to
driue
away
a
little
pernicious
disease
from
me
,
which
hath
sorely
troubled
mee
all
this
morning
,
insomuch
as
I
can
scarcely
refraine
from
sleeping
:
For
in
déede
I
am
so
drowsily
idle
;
as
I
should
presently
fall
into
a
slumber
,
yf
I
should
but
sit
still
a
little
:
But
I
knowe
it
woulde
bee
verie
sore
against
your
minde
,
that
I
should
any
longer
prolong
our
iourney
,
to
the
Rocke
of
the
inchaunted
Shielde
.
True
madame
(
replyes
Oceander
)
and
therefore
I
beseech
your
Maiestie
,
our
Palfreyes
to
be
brought
forth
.
It
shall
bee
so
(
answered
the
Queene
)
and
therewith
shee
caused
the
Horses
to
attend
in
the
Base
court
for
them
;
when
she
with
Oceander
and
Fiue
or
Sixe
Knightes
more
(
whose
names
were
Lugonto
,
Piresty
,
Maruall
,
Gerardo
,
and
Trosny
)
withall
speede
possible
departed
to
the
Rocke
of
the
Inchaunted
shield
.
But
because
the
tourney
was
somewhat
long
,
and
such
extreame
posting
so
exceeding
painefull
,
and
their
accompanying
woulde
bee
tedious
without
conuersing
;
they
agreed
to
passe
awaye
the
tyme
with
merrie
Stories
;
and
that
euerye
one
,
according
to
his
turne
,
should
deliuer
forth
some
pretty
theame
,
for
his
following
friend
to
treate
of
.
Agreed
(
replyed
the
Queene
)
but
then
I
must
bee
exempted
from
telling
my
tale
.
Be
it
so
Madame
,
replyed
the
Gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
and
on
that
condition
,
I
will
beginne
;
and
therewithall
hee
thus
answered
to
his
giuen
question
.
Whether
,
virtue
or
violence
,
is
the
stronger
.
ALthough
perhaps
some
man
(
whose
insight
might
bee
more
deepe
,
and
whose
wisedome
and
iudgement
bee
sounder
to
conceiue
more
sharply
of
this
matter
than
my selfe
)
might
happily
maintaine
violence
to
bee
the
stronger
,
in
regard
it
so
often
(
and
almost
euer
)
ouerthroweth
and
ouerwhelmeth
the
vigour
of
Virtue
;
yet
not
him
which
continually
giueth
the
foyle
:
The
storie
of
vertuous
Ericlea
,
reported
by
Oceander
.
IN
the
famous
Cittie
Memphis
(
in
former
auntient
tyme
,
the
Metrapolis
of
the
Egyptian
Monarchy
)
there
gouerned
as
Vice-gerent
in
place
of
the
puissant
King
Arcabanus
,
(
who
was
departed
into
the
kingdome
of
Armenia
,
against
Arsainez
,
to
reuenge
an
iniurie
)
one
Tantanez
a
worthy
Knight
,
and
of
exceeding
valour
,
and
reputation
;
who
for
his
vertues
was
no
lesse
renowned
,
and
for
his
Iustice
honoured
,
then
any
Memphian
of
what
estate
soeuer
,
within
the
Egyptique
territories
:
Notwithstanding
as
the
winde
cannot
be
alwaies
at
one
corner
;
nor
her
horned
Moone
be
all
times
in
her
waining
;
but
the
one
must
needs
change
,
and
the
other
by
the
strict
necessity
of
ould
antique
Tyme
,
must
decline
vnto
her
wayning
:
So
this
vnhappy
Tantanez
,
could
not
for
euer
so
obserue
a
moderation
in
his
matters
,
but
that
at
length
he
was
conuicted
of
vniustice
,
and
his
graue
abearing
found
out
at
last
to
bee
turned
into
gracelesse
attemptings
:
For
it
was
his
(
though
most
vnlucky
)
chance
one
day
as
hee
was
going
in
progresse
,
with
greate
pompe
and
Maiesty
about
the
walls
of
Memphis
,
to
espy
from
out
the
chamber
windowe
,
of
a
Knights
house
where
he
then
reposed
himselfe
,
a
most
bewteous
Lady
(
named
Ericlea
)
to
walke
hand
in
hand
,
1
With
penne
in
steede
of
pearled
teares
,
I
doe
my
passions
paint
;
Then
(
Venus
match
)
lend
listning
eares
Vnto
my
sad
complaint
;
2
Complaint
of
my
tormented
heart
,
Exhibited
vnto
Thy
charming
eyes
,
which
worke
my
smart
,
And
euer-during
woe
.
3
Therefore
let
graciousnesse
proceede
,
From
vndisdainefull
minde
:
And
what
your
beawty
made
to
bleede
,
Salue
wth
your
being
kinde
,
4
Least
fondly
staying
ouer-long
,
From
lending
remedie
,
I
doe
complaine
of
suffered
wronge
,
By
double
crueltie
.
5
Seeke
not
therefore
(
deare
Dame
)
to
cure
My
sorrowe
with
disdaine
,
Least
that
thereby
thou
dost
procure
,
Vnto
thy selfe
the
paine
.
6
For
knowe
if
thou
denie
remorse
,
Vnto
my
kind
entreates
,
I
will
not
wooe
;
but
i
le
enforce
Thee
to
my
will
,
by
threates
.
7
Resolue
thee
therefore
,
and
with
speede
,
What
answere
thou
maist
make
.
For
I
determin'd
am
,
thy
fruit
Of
beautie
for
to
take
;
Or
missing
narrowly
my
marke
,
To
make
the
Tree
to
shake
.
Adieu
.
He
that
may
commaund
,
and
yet
entreates
thee
,
Tantanes
.
ERiclea
,
poore
Ladie
,
hauing
verye
well
entertained
the
messenger
of
Tantanez
Letter
,
withdrew
her selfe
into
her
closet
to
peruse
the
contents
.
Which
so
soone
as
she
had
read
,
and
thoroughly
pondered
the
meaning
therof
in
her
thoughts
,
and
thinking
verely
that
the
Vicegerent
writ
it
to
no
other
purpose
but
to
trie
her
honestie
towards
her
husband
Zamez
;
Desist
(
deare
Lord
)
to
vndermine
the
fauour
I
doe
beare
Vnto
my
husband
;
whom
I
loue
,
euen
then
my selfe
more
deare
:
And
let
not
such
polluted
thoughts
,
once
harbour
in
your
minde
,
As
to
request
I
false
should
be
vnto
my
Zames
kinde
.
Wert
thou
the
mightiest
amongst
men
,
Artabanus
himselfe
,
Thou
shouldest
not
wrack
my
honesty
vpon
dishonors
shelfe
.
A
Lais
,
may
a
Lais
play
:
but
shee
that
is
a
wife
(
Like
Lucrece
,
with
her
Collatine
)
should
lead
an
honest
life
.
Therefore
desist
solliciting
:
but
if
it
will
not
be
,
Seeke
forth
a
Lais
for
thy
lust
,
and
not
dishonest
me
.
Shee
that
scorneth
thy
threats
,
Ericlea
,
the
constant
wife
of
Zames
,
THis
letter
deliuered
to
the
messenger
,
who
presented
it
vnto
the
Vicegerent
,
did
so
nippe
the
Memphian
to
the
heart
;
as
for
griefe
falling
sicke
,
for
a
greate
while
he
remained
in
great
perplexitie
,
for
sorrow
that
he
could
not
obtain
his
hoped
for
fauor
at
Ericleas
hands
,
whom
he
so
dearely
loued
.
But
thinking
that
the
cause
of
her
refusall
was
,
by
reason
that
her
husband
was
yet
liuing
,
hee
resolued
with
himselfe
by
some
cunning
stratagem
,
to
make
away
Zamez
.
And
therefore
he
presently
sent
for
him
by
an
Herauld
to
come
vnto
the
Court.
At
whose
summons
he
presently
repaired
vnto
Tantanez
:
But
all
in
vaine
:
for
Ericlea
still
reseruing
the
memorie
of
her
husbande
Zamez
death
,
freshly
in
her
minde
,
and
knowing
,
how
by
the
most
vniust
dealing
of
the
Vicegerent
Tantanez
,
he
was
against
the
order
of
law
most
rigorously
condemned
and
executed
,
determined
vtterly
to
refuse
Tantanez
offers
,
All
these
absolute
denials
notwithstanding
,
Tantanes
remained
in
his
purpose
so
resolute
,
as
seing
hee
could
not
by
fa●●e
meanes
,
Wh●ch
his
wickednesse
she
very
illcontentedly
brooking
,
se●ng
by
no
other
meanes
she
could
eschewe
dishonour
,
shee
determined
to
put
her
life
in
daunger
,
Which
her
request
,
Tantanez
(
little
suspecting
any
stratagem
)
hauing
graunted
,
the
virtuous
Lady
arose
vp
on
her
feete
,
and
presently
pacing
vnto
a
deepe
Well
of
puddle
water
in
the
one
side
of
the
dungeon
,
standing
vpon
the
brinkes
,
she
sayd
aloude
vnto
the
Vicegerent
;
Speake
Vicegerent
,
whether
shall
Tantanes
leaue
his
lust
,
or
Ericlea
her
life
?
Which
words
when
Tantanez
heard
,
and
withal
perceiued
to
what
ende
her
resolution
tended
,
he
presently
fell
downe
on
his
knees
,
and
promising
neuer
againe
to
proffer
her
any
violent
wronge
,
with
the
teares
in
his
eyes
,
he
most
earnestly
intreated
her
to
desist
from
her
so
desperate
enterprise
;
auowing
,
neuer
any
more
whilest
he
liued
,
to
persist
in
his
pretended
purpose
of
her
surprisage
,
or
once
againe
so
much
as
to
harbor
one
ill
meaning
thought
within
the
secret
closure
of
his
pancing
,
penitent
brest
With
which
earnest
spoken
words
of
reconcilement
,
the
lady
somwhat
pleased
,
though
not
altogether
pacified
for
her
husbands
death
,
causing
Tantanez
to
sweare
by
the
sacred
deity
of
celestiall
Iupiter
,
to
forsake
his
intended
villanie
,
●hee
remoued
from
the
Well
,
&
receiuing
humble
thankes
of
the
poore
vicegerent
,
The
Queene
answered
him
very
pleasantly
againe
,
some
time
reprehending
him
,
and
some
time
reioycing
at
his
handsome
saluing
of
his
ignorante
dispute
,
with
excuses
and
therewith
shee
beganne
to
propound
her
second
question
,
to
Sir
Luganto
;
who
excusing
himselfe
,
by
shewing
them
the
toppe
of
the
rocke
of
the
charmed
shielde
,
gaue
Kanira
occasion
to
reprehend
Oceander
a
little
,
for
his
so
long
tarying
in
his
related
story
,
as
also
the
rest
to
haue
a
needfull
care
of
both
the
Prince
Oceander
,
and
their
owne
abilliments
;
to
the
end
that
when
they
should
attempt
any
dangerous
aduenture
,
they
might
not
the
sooner
miscarry
by
reason
of
some
vnlooked
to
misse
,
in
their
armour
.
In
this
like
worke
they
busied
themselues
,
vntill
they
might
perfectly
beholde
the
stony
rocke
glister
like
the
reflexion
of
the
Sun
,
all
about
the
brims
of
the
inchanted
shield
:
which
the
gracious
Carthaginian
Gouernesse
reputing
as
a
signe
of
the
young
gentleman
of
the
seas
good
fortune
(
goshopping
her
palfrey
close
vnto
him
)
she
thus
began
to
assure
him
of
good
and
happy
finishing
of
his
aduenture
:
O
my
most
deare
and
louing
foster-sonne
,
how
happy
may
I
thinke
my selfe
to
bee
,
that
haue
brought
thee
vp
with
such
care
,
from
thy
childhoode
,
and
made
thee
endosse
on
armour
in
thy
young
yeares
;
since
to
thy
glory
I
see
thy
actions
to
tend
,
and
the
very
senselesse
things
by
the
goodnesse
of
the
Gods
,
by
strange
signes
to
prognosticate
thy
happy
fortune
.
For
to
what
other
purpose
doth
the
rocke
effuse
so
exceeding
a
splendour
about
the
shield
?
but
therby
to
manifest
,
how
thy
exceeding
valiancy
shall
make
thee
wondersome
,
and
thy
heroicke
atchieuements
shall
make
thy
glory
to
illuminate
the
earth
:
as
in
a
sommers
day
doth
the
glorious
raies
of
light-bringing
Tytan
,
begild
the
billowes
of
the
Ocean
with
his
brightsome
reflexions
.
Feare
not
therefore
,
noble
gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
to
attempt
,
nay
(
by
force
of
armes
&
thy
well
boading
fortune
)
to
atchieue
this
straunge
aduenture
of
this
shield
,
which
is
here
(
only
for
thy
fame
and
honoures
encrease
)
placed
thus
wonderfully
,
by
most
cunning
Inchauntments
.
The
forward
young
Prince
,
hearing
his
mothers
comfortable
excitements
of
him
,
to
vndertake
the
performance
of
the
enterprise
,
though
hee
foreknewe
it
to
be
somewhat
difficult
in
atchieuing
;
yet
with
an
vndaunted
stomach
hee
determined
to
hazard
the
aduenture
:
and
in
this
resolution
setting
spurres
to
his
Palfrey
,
he
galloped
apase
towardes
the
rocke
,
This
notwithstanding
,
he
was
no
whit
at
all
abashed
:
but
rather
enraged
at
his
receiued
fall
,
hee
leaped
vp
lightly
on
his
legggs
againe
:
and
vnsheathing
his
good
Curtelax
(
that
for
the
approuednesse
thereof
was
cleped
Scindifer
)
he
mainly
pressed
on
vnto
the
rocke
,
Perplex
thy selfe
no
more
,
heroicke
Prince
,
To
entertaine
thy
vnresisting
foes
;
Whome
by
your
valour
you
did
erst
conuince
.
For
knowe
that
now
wailing
their
ouerthrowes
,
They
are
inchaunted
here
by
magicke
arte
,
Within
this
Rocke
to
bide
eternall
sm●●t
.
These
verses
draue
such
exceeding
ioy
into
the
young
Princes
heart
,
as
hee
presently
kneeled
downe
vpon
his
knees
,
and
with
great
deuotion
,
Carthagininian
Kanira
perceiued
,
with
the
other
six
knights
,
she
ranne
vnto
the
young
gentleman
of
the
Sea
,
and
most
kindly
embracing
,
and
kissing
him
,
she
gratefully
rendered
him
excesse
of
thankes
for
his
good
atchieuement
:
which
being
thus
happily
finished
,
with
great
ioy
and
mirth
,
they
mounted
themselues
(
hauing
before
alighted
for
the
Bassient
)
and
putting
spurs
to
their
Palfreys
,
they
pased
home
againe
with
an
indifferent
celerity
:
&
hauing
forgotten
to
propound
any
more
questions
,
they
counted
it
their
propositum
,
to
prattle
onely
of
the
prince
Oceanders
actions
;
which
not
only
the
knight
,
but
the
Queene
herselfe
;
euen
vnto
the
very
heauens
,
extolled
with
admiration
.
Iourneying
onwards
in
this
sort
towards
their
Castle
in
great
iouisance
,
they
perceiued
a
farre
off
,
a
dwarfe
to
approach
towards
them
,
Hauing
ended
his
salute
,
hee
tooke
downe
the
armour
from
his
hackney
,
and
vncouering
it
,
gaue
it
vnto
Oceander
:
who
not
a
little
ioyfull
for
being
owner
of
so
gorgeous
a
piece
of
harnesse
,
Rutilian
Turnus
)
fighting
for
a
kingdome
,
and
his
loue
Lauinia
.
Oceander
being
thus
gorgeously
armed
in
the
inchaunted
harnesse
,
and
stoutly
aduancing
his
shield
(
the
deuice
whereof
was
the
Neptunian
kingdome
)
hee
praunced
vp
&
downe
before
Queene
Kanira
,
being
esteemed
of
his
behoulders
,
to
be
the
best
accomplished
gentleman
in
all
the
territories
of
the
Afrike
continent
.
But
,
by
this
time
hauing
sufficiently
glutted
their
eyes
with
gazing
on
the
gorgeousnesse
of
the
armour
,
The
good
Queene
,
hearing
these
sorrowfull
tidings
,
was
exceedingly
vexed
;
insomuch
as
,
sitting
her
downe
,
shee
rested
silent
for
a
long
while
;
for
very
griefe
of
hart
not
able
to
vtter
a
word
,
and
in
that
sort
remained
all
the
other
,
both
knights
and
gentlemen
:
But
Oceander
(
whose
stomach
rather
yearned
to
wreake
an
iniury
,
than
waile
a
misfortune
;
coueting
rather
to
cry
quittance
,
Schoole
thy selfe
tyrant
with
that
lesson
(
quoth
the
gentlemyn
of
the
Sea
)
and
teach
not
me
those
precepts
,
which
thou
thy selfe
hast
dissoyally
eschewed
.
For
assure
thy selfe
hereof
Marcimodes
;
that
I
,
only
to
correct
such
villany
and
iniustice
,
haue
at
this
time
taken
vpon
mee
these
knightly
orders
.
Marcimodes
hearing
the
boulde
(
though
true
)
speaches
of
the
knight
of
the
Sea
,
could
in
no
wise
refraine
from
vttering
his
conceiued
anger
by
his
hearts
messenger
.
Proud
and
vndiscrete
new
made
knight
,
how
darest
thou
,
being
but
euen
now
inuested
with
the
royall
orders
,
once
so
presumptuously
to
vpbraid
mee
with
disloyalty
,
who
haue
(
almost
longer
yeares
,
then
thou
hast
daies
)
with
my
sword
,
couragiously
maintained
the
honour
of
vnstained
knighthoode
?
Doe
but
stay
a
while
(
foolish
hardy
young
springould
)
vntill
I
haue
but
armed
mee
;
&
with
my
sword
(
to
thy
cost
)
I
shal
shew
thy
dul
capacity
,
how
ill
the
insolent
words
are
befitting
for
thee
.
Herewith
,
in
a
chafe
,
he
went
hastily
into
his
tent
to
arme
himselfe
,
thinking
in
a
moment
to
haue
made
Oceander
with
his
life
to
doe
penant
satisfaction
,
for
his
committed
presumption
.
But
he
was
deceiued
of
his
purpose
,
at
that
time
,
by
his
Nephew
Nigrasto
;
who
,
seing
the
reproach
that
Marcimodes
suffered
,
had
sodainly
(
and
therefore
slightly
)
armed
himselfe
,
&
came
out
vnto
Oceander
with
a
volley
of
threats
,
giuing
the
watchword
vnto
the
combat
.
By
loue
,
thou
foolish
strippling
.
I
maruell
how
such
foolish-hardy
audacity
could
once
enter
into
thy
cowardly
breast
,
Phtigian
Hector
,
sitteth
confusion
to
my
enimie
;
and
dismall
destruction
to
my
despisers
.
Defend
thee
therefore
;
for
not
thou
,
Which
wofull
Tragedie
of
Nigrastoe
,
when
the
knights
of
Thebes
and
Barbary
behelde
,
they
cryed
to
arms
:
and
together
by
multitudes
,
euen
in
a
moment
,
CHAP.
8.
¶
Of
the
Knight
of
the
Tygars
arriuall
at
the
Hermits
cell
:
and
the
comfort
the
ould
Father
yielded
him
by
the
relation
of
his
owne
misfortunes
:
howbeit
notwithstanding
,
Troglader
inraged
with
commemoration
of
his
owne
wickednesse
,
with
his
owne
hands
ended
his
life
in
the
Hermites
groue
;
and
how
the
Prince
Olbiocles
,
finding
his
dead
carcasse
,
deliuered
it
vnto
the
Hermite
to
be
interred
:
of
whome
hee
receiued
directions
concerning
his
enquest
.
HAuing
with
disgrace
(
as
you
haue
hearde
)
in
such
vnexpected
manner
,
receiued
a
due
recompence
for
his
villanies
,
at
the
handes
of
his
most
hated
Enemie
Olbiocles
:
the
vanquished
Knight
of
the
Tygar
,
with
all
might
and
maine
trauailed
from
the
Castle
of
the
Rounde
Iland
,
This
welcome
was
vttered
in
such
affectionate
sort
by
the
good
ould
Hermite
;
as
the
Knight
of
the
Tygar
,
perpending
with
himselfe
,
in
what
securitie
,
he
might
there
safely
remaine
free
from
any
pursuing
Enemies
,
with
that
godly
father
;
he
accepted
willingly
of
his
courteous
offer
,
&
rendring
him
thanks
for
his
adiument
in
such
a
time
of
tribulation
,
he
went
along
with
him
to
the
solitarie
Cell
;
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
his
relation
of
mishappes
.
AT
what
time
the
mighty
Emperour
of
Moscouia
(
named
by
reason
of
his
virtues
and
stayed
gouernement
Basileon
)
waged
intestine
warres
against
the
powerfull
Corlordine
of
Caspia
,
I
was
not
only
in
fauor
,
For
hauing
in
a
maner
reconciled
himselfe
,
by
his
faigned
submission
,
both
with
my
wife
and
me
,
Vnkinde
,
ingrate
,
cruell
Basileon
,
A
former
iniurie
thus
to
requite
.
Hadst
thou
no
subiect
else
to
worke
vpon
,
But
onely
me
,
poore
miserable
wighte
?
What
if
thou
hadst
or
not
?
Hereof
assured
Bee
,
that
I
ioy
in
this
my
death
procured
.
In
that
I
knowe
remembraunce
of
the
shame
,
That
thou
hast
wrought
to
me
vnhappy
woman
,
Shall
here
on
earth
commaculate
thy
fame
,
And
thee
accompted
make
a
Beast
,
no
man
:
And
after
death
,
my
soule
shall
dayly
cry
To
Saturns
sonne
,
to
venge
thy
tyranny
.
AS
soone
as
she
had
ended
her
speach
and
was
dead
,
the
cruell
vnremorsefull
Tyrant
Basilion
arose
from
hys
seate
,
and
with
his
fauchon
strake
of
her
necke
.
Which
,
in
such
violent
sort
disseuered
,
left
a
bubbling
fountaine
of
bloudie
goare
betweene
the
headlesse
shoulders
.
Which
sight
made
me
exceeding
sad
:
so
as
I
could
not
chuse
,
but
,
with
the
teares
in
my
eyes
casting
sorrowfull
glaunces
vppon
so
dismall
a
spectacle
,
crie
out
(
without
eyther
regarde
or
feare
of
the
tyrants
furie
)
Oh
Albinoe
,
my
deare
Albinoe
,
how
deepely
thy
heads
smart
penetrateth
into
my
loyall
heart
,
let
the
teares
●●sse
the
faithfull
messengers
of
my
miseries
.
Herewith
●ooke
vp
my
deare
Ladies
head
,
and
causing
her
body
to
be
●●ried
in
the
sandy
shoares
,
I
was
about
to
depart
into
the
〈◊〉
●os●o
,
there
with
full
determination
to
manifest
my
●●●●ued
iniuries
before
the
Muscouian
estates
:
whose
iustice
I
knewe
to
be
such
as
would
quickly
haue
seuerely
punished
so
great
wickednesse
.
But
Basilion
,
iealous
of
my
pretence
,
sent
after
me
,
a
bande
of
his
trusty
seruants
;
who
,
with
their
weapons
compassing
me
about
made
my
heart
astonished
at
that
then
,
which
I
afterwards
most
earnestly
desired
:
&
brining
me
vnto
Basilion
,
they
made
me
in
spight
of
my
heart
,
to
sweare
vnfaignedly
,
neuer
hereafter
whilest
I
liued
to
disclose
the
committed
murther
:
Nilean
Papors
:
Whose
force
,
and
vigour
,
by
the
flouds
abated
,
Doe
droope
their
hea
dsnd
circle
to
the
grounde
:
Euen
so
did
lust
these
Lamps
of
light
confounde
.
These
Lamps
of
light
confound
;
whose
glorious
shine
Would
Ioue
himselfe
,
from
Iuno
haue
enticed
,
Are
now
become
dull
,
iellied
,
not
bright
eyne
,
Because
their
lights
foundation
being
sliced
,
The
builded
Architecture
needs
must
fall
,
Which
then
is
worse
then
neuer
built
at
all
.
Thus
this
poore
head
,
with
cheeks
&
lipps
,
&
eyes
,
Slic'd
,
beawtylesse
,
pale
,
iellied
,
decayes
,
dyes
,
And
I
(
poore
soule
)
in
teares
,
doe
wish
that
neuer
,
They
had
been
so
,
not
to
continue
euer
.
IN
this
sort
would
I
many
times
lament
ouer
the
breathlesse
body
of
my
poore
Albinoe
,
with
whome
my
ioyes
,
pleasure
,
libertie
,
and
life
,
were
in
a
maner
ended
,
thwarted
,
disturbed
,
and
almost
finished
:
wherewith
,
I
,
for
so
long
a
time
and
so
many
nights
,
spent
my selfe
;
as
almost
ouerwearied
with
such
extreame
watching
,
I
chaunced
to
lay
me
downe
on
the
sandie
graue
of
my
deceased
wife
,
to
take
some
sense-refreshing
nap
.
Where
I
no
sooner
slumbred
,
but
there
appeared
before
mee
the
pale
Ghost
of
my
Albinoe
,
in
such
hideous
and
horrible
sort
dismembred
,
Vnhappy
wight
,
why
dost
thou
thus
lament
,
Ouer
the
body
of
thy
wife
in
vaine
,
With
dimmed
eyes
,
and
cheeks
with
teares
besprent
?
Since
I
(
for
whome
alone
thou
dost
complaine
)
Am
reaued
of
my
simple
sepulture
,
Which
thou
(
poore
Calander
with
sorrowes
rent
)
Amids
the
bowels
of
this
sandy
plaine
,
Didst
for
thy
slaine
Albino●
procure
.
For
knowe
,
no
sooner
had
the
sable
Night
,
Thrice
with
her
hellish
darknesse
ouerspread
The
glorious
splendor
of
Olympos
light
,
And
thrice
to
Limbo
,
her
blacke
mantles
led
,
But
that
the
Moscan
Prorex
,
in
a
rage
,
At
such
my
simple
buriall
tooke
spight
:
And
taking
from
my
graue
my
carcasse
dead
,
Gainst
it
he
cruellie
newe
warre
did
wage
.
And
in
his
furie
,
with
his
brandisht
sworde
,
Shee
no
sooner
ended
her
tale
,
but
she
presently
vanished
,
leauing
mee
(
poore
soule
)
halfe
distracted
from
my
senses
,
for
griefe
of
my
poore
Albinoës
anguishe
:
insomuch
,
as
the
very
vexation
of
my
heart
,
caused
my
eyes
to
open
;
and
being
broken
out
of
my
slumber
,
I
pondered
with
my selfe
of
the
wonderful
apparance
of
my
deare
wife
:
whose
admonition
of
flight
so
peplexed
mee
,
as
I
presently
(
finding
indeede
her
bodie
to
be
vngraued
)
resolued
of
my
iourney
into
some
other
country
.
Whereupon
,
leaping
into
a
boat
which
was
fast
floating
at
the
shoare
,
I
betooke
my selfe
to
the
sea
;
neuer
determining
either
to
rowe
with
the
Oare
,
or
turne
to
land
for
prouision
,
vntill
such
time
,
as
by
the
course
of
the
waters
,
I
should
be
cast
on
land
at
some
vnknowne
and
alien
kingdome
:
when
hauing
in
that
purpose
resolutely
a
certain
space
continued
,
I
was
at
length
,
through
the
mercy
of
the
pittying
heauens
,
surged
on
the
Coasts
of
this
same
Iland
;
wherein
,
erecting
this
poore
simple
Hermitage
,
I
haue
for
these
fortie
winters
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
to
my
contentment
,
in
quiet
remained
.
Thus
(
gentle
Prince
)
haue
you
heard
my
miseries
,
and
seene
the
salue
of
my
misfortunes
:
which
if
with
patience
you
shall
willingly
follow
,
no
doubt
but
it
shall
prooue
to
your
bodies
ease
and
your
soules
eternall
contentation
.
The
knight
of
the
Tygre
,
hearing
Kalanders
relation
,
rather
grewe
to
be
more
perplexed
then
pacified
,
with
his
remembrance
of
his
miserable
estate
:
The
godly
hermit
,
for
all
his
hast
hee
made
to
preuent
this
mischiefe
,
came
to
late
to
prouide
a
medicine
for
Trogladors
miserable
mischaunce
.
For
,
before
hee
coulde
once
finde
him
out
and
haue
a
sight
of
him
,
he
was
starke
deade
,
his
lips
blacke
,
his
countenance
colde
,
and
his
members
stiffe
,
&
his
lifelesse
bodie
alreadie
cut
downe
,
by
the
Prince
Olbiocles
:
The
Grecian
prince
was
exceeding
sory
,
though
not
that
Troglador
was
deade
,
yet
because
of
his
hands
(
by
reason
of
his
selfe
caused
death
)
he
escaped
vnpunished
.
But
seing
there
was
now
no
other
remedy
,
he
determined
to
suffer
his
ghost
to
passe
quietly
ouer
the
Stigian
Lake
:
and
therefore
with
his
dagger
(
as
well
as
he
could
)
he
endeauoured
to
digge
forth
a
sepulture
.
But
perceiuing
ould
Calander
,
with
all
might
&
maine
,
to
approach
him
,
he
relinquished
his
endeauour
;
and
deliuering
the
deade
body
of
the
knight
of
the
Tygre
,
to
the
Hermit
(
who
in
that
place
buried
him
)
also
hauing
related
vnto
him
,
his
vndertaken
charge
for
finding
out
of
the
surprized
Grecian
princesses
,
he
receiued
from
his
aged
mouth
,
these
cunning
directions
,
concerning
his
enquest
.
My
sonne
,
my
son
(
quoth
he
)
though
sorrow
makes
me
Vnwontedly
to
tremble
,
and
amazed
To
stand
,
with
both
my
minde
and
body
crazed
;
Herewith
the
Hermit
ceased
,
and
Olbiocles
rendering
him
hearty
thankes
for
his
directions
(
by
reason
that
by
this
time
the
firie
charriot
horses
of
the
Sunne
,
ouerwearied
with
their
long
labour
,
had
drenched
themselues
in
the
westerne
Ocean
,
for
the
refreshing
of
their
sweating
members
)
departed
with
ould
Kalander
to
his
hermitage
;
where
wee
will
for
this
time
leaue
him
to
his
rest
a
while
,
to
returne
againe
to
our
Africke
Champion
Oceander
:
whose
manlike
heart
burned
within
the
enclosure
of
his
breast
,
with
the
ardent
desire
he
had
to
reuenge
the
Queene
Ramiras
iniury
,
vpon
that
vsurping
and
cruell
tyrant
Marcimodes
;
who
,
all
this
while
fretting
with
fury
for
his
Nephew
Nigrastoes
ouerthrowe
,
hath
solemnly
sworne
by
his
great
God
Termagaunt
,
vtterly
to
ruinate
that
same
pelting
Castle
of
the
Carthaginian
runnagates
.
CHAP.
IX
.
¶
The
assault
of
Marcimodes
against
the
castle
of
the
Queene
;
and
of
the
cruell
combat
betweene
him
and
the
young
knight
of
the
Sea
:
and
how
Marcimodes
by
treason
caught
him
captiue
;
and
was
redeemed
by
the
valour
of
a
straunge
knight
of
the
fiue
swords
;
by
whose
helpe
Oceander
slewe
Marcimodes
,
and
ouerthrewe
all
his
armie
.
INflamed
as
yet
with
the
extreame
iniury
offered
vnto
his
foster-mother
,
the
gratious
Queene
of
Carthage
,
the
noble
knight
of
the
Sea
could
not
chuse
,
but
continually
be
deuising
and
contriuing
for
the
newe
complots
,
to
wreake
more
sufficient
reuengement
on
the
knight
of
the
Round
orbs
(
for
such
was
the
deuise
in
the
shielde
of
the
tyrant
.
)
wherefore
,
so
soone
as
the
daies
guidresse
,
O
yee
noble
and
couragious
Carthaginians
,
my
mates
in
armes
,
and
worthy
followers
;
what
cause
hath
so
cracked
your
credits
?
and
what
auke
occasion
hath
thus
cooled
your
vndaunted
courages
?
What
is
it
at
a
rabble
of
tyrannizing
robbers
,
Beholde
the
men
that
dyed
for
Countries
good
.
Courage
therefore
braue
competitors
:
and
since
Marcimodes
is
come
to
fore
vs
at
our
Castle
gates
,
let
vs
giue
him
so
hote
a
welcome
,
as
hee
shall
but
ill
fauouredly
bragge
of
his
entertainement
.
The
drouping
heartes
of
the
Carthaginians
were
so
cheared
with
these
comfortable
exhortations
,
as
they
presently
with
one
accord
cryed
out
;
The
iustice
of
our
quarrell
for
good
Queene
Kanira
and
Carthage
:
and
therewithall
they
fiercely
assailed
their
approaching
enemies
:
with
whome
they
so
valiantly
contended
,
But
Oceander
gained
nothing
by
this
bargaine
.
For
Marcimodes
couragiously
brandishing
his
fauchone
about
his
heade
,
hee
rendered
the
knight
of
the
Sea
so
sounde
an
answere
vpon
the
crest
of
his
helmet
;
as
had
hee
not
caught
the
surer
houldefast
vpon
the
stones
,
hee
had
gone
nigh
to
haue
staggered
off
from
the
battlements
.
Yet
recouering
himselfe
,
The
knightes
and
souldiers
hearing
the
exclaimes
of
their
Theban
Generall
,
with
an
vndiscreat
fury
they
circled
themselues
rounde
about
the
worthy
Greeke
:
who
vnable
of
so
many
to
resist
the
forces
,
was
faine
(
whether
he
would
or
no
)
to
yeelde
himselfe
to
the
furie
of
his
enimies
.
For
,
O
most
wretched
and
miserable
Caytife
,
how
vnhappy
a
wretch
art
thou
,
euen
in
the
Aprill
of
thy
aduauncements
,
Lugonto
,
Piresty
,
Maruall
,
Gerardo
,
and
Trosney
,
they
had
in
lesse
then
an
howers
conflict
,
macerated
both
Oceander
and
the
other
knight
,
into
a
thowsande
peeces
.
Alight
,
alight
,
thou
disloyall
and
traiterous
Knight
,
and
on
foote
with
me
trie
out
the
euent
of
the
battaile
,
or
else
,
by
the
diuine
Maiestie
of
the
Gods
I
doe
sweare
,
I
shall
slaye
thy
skipping
Palfrey
,
and
in
my
fury
wreake
the
extreamest
reuenge
I
canne
against
thee
.
Come
therefore
,
and
,
an
if
thou
canst
,
eyther
leaue
thy
owne
wretched
,
or
bereaue
mee
of
my
wished
life
.
Now
by
the
honour
of
Knighthood
(
answered
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
)
thou
shalt
not
die
so
faire
a
death
Marcimodez
.
For
neyther
do
thy
villanies
deserue
a
better
,
neyther
shal
I
do
thee
wrong
in
giuing
to
thee
a
far
worser
.
Now
therfore
prepare
thy selfe
to
die
:
for
vnder
my
horses
hooues
will
I
trample
thy
accursed
carcasse
.
CHAP.
X.
¶
Howe
Oceander
departed
from
Carthage
with
the
Knight
stranger
,
to
the
Castle
of
Briarostez
:
where
hee
conquered
the
Gyant
,
and
dissolued
the
inchauntment
of
the
Sorceresse
Mardigua
;
whereby
he
recouered
the
valiant
yong
Prince
Ptoladine
to
his
senses
,
and
finished
the
aduenture
of
the
fountaine
;
and
what
thereof
followed
.
KAnira
,
the
good
Queene
of
Carthage
,
not
a
little
ioyed
at
the
happy
recouered
freedome
of
her
beloued
foster-sonne
,
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
:
and
therefore
rendered
shee
exeeeding
thanks
,
to
the
valiaunt
Knight
of
the
fiue
swords
,
for
his
happy
adiument
in
so
daungerous
an
enterprise
.
But
the
straunge
Knight
,
knowing
that
it
was
more
for
his
owne
profite
then
for
hers
,
that
Oceander
was
so
aduentured
for
,
in
this
sort
answered
.
Indeede
gracious
Madame
,
partly
thorough
my
help
he
obtained
the
refruition
of
his
freedome
:
yet
I
assure
your
Maiestie
,
that
if
his
valour
had
been
no
more
than
mine
,
we
might
both
of
vs
perchaunce
haue
bought
our
libertie
with
the
losse
of
our
liues
:
and
also
it
stoode
not
onely
on
my
life
,
but
also
on
my
dearest
Cosens
for
whose
cause
I
came
to
implore
his
valiancy
)
that
he
shold
be
thus
luckily
deliuered
.
Wherefore
,
you
are
not
behoulding
vnto
me
(
deare
madame
)
but
vnto
my
Lord
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
;
who
,
by
his
valorous
actions
,
is
thus
in
an
happy
howre
returned
home
to
both
our
comforts
.
It
seemeth
then
(
quoth
the
Queene
,
speaking
very
sadly
)
by
your
speach
sir
,
that
my
son
should
,
within
this
little
while
,
depart
from
mee
to
the
accomplishment
of
some
aduenture
.
True
Madame
,
replied
the
knight
.
Vnhappy
woman
as
I
am
(
then
sayd
she
)
why
haue
I
thus
ouer-liued
my
good
fortunes
?
And
then
shed●ing
a
floud
of
pearled
teares
,
which
in
two
small
riuers
ran
from
her
eye-lids
,
she
most
ea●nestly
entreated
the
straunge
Knight
,
at
that
time
for
to
pardon
her
young
(
and
as
it
were
new
borne
)
foster
sonne
.
But
,
seing
his
impossibilitie
of
condescending
,
yet
(
quoth
she
)
since
there
is
no
other
remedie
but
that
I
muste
needs
forgoe
him
,
let
my
grieued
minde
be
satisfied
with
the
relation
of
so
desperat
an
aduenture
,
as
by
necessity
compels
him
,
so
sodainely
to
forsake
vs
.
But
,
sith
the
tables
are
couered
,
we
will
omit
it
vntill
after
supper
:
betwixt
the
which
and
bed-tyme
,
I
hope
we
shall
haue
suff●cient
leysure
to
giue
an
attentiue
auskult
vnto
your
historie
.
Wherewith
,
taking
Oceander
in
one
hand
,
and
the
Knight
of
the
fiue
swordes
in
the
other
,
she
placed
her selfe
vnto
the
table
.
When
hauing
sufficiently
taken
their
repast
of
most
delicate
prouision
,
cloath
being
taken
away
,
&
their
night
mantles
put
about
their
shoulders
;
the
Queene
,
and
her
company
,
diligently
attended
to
the
Knight
of
the
fiue
swordes
his
pronounced
historie
.
A
declaration
of
Ptoladines
misfortunes
.
THere
bordereth
vpon
the
East
side
of
this
Continent
of
Africa
,
the
famous
and
fertile
Kingdome
of
Nilewatered
Egypt
:
ouer
whose
spatious
and
large
limited
territories
,
at
what
time
the
mighty
Alcaazo
gouerned
as
Souldan
,
there
was
a
most
cunning
Nigromancer
named
Cturidan
:
who
hauing
by
his
inchauntments
builded
a
most
impregnable
Castle
,
little
or
nothing
cared
,
eyther
to
pill
,
rob
,
or
spoile
any
of
his
Maiesties
most
loyall
subiects
:
yea
,
Doe
not
deceiue
thy selfe
Inchaunter
(
quoth
hee
)
by
mistaking
this
bride
for
Hipodamia
:
for
assure
your selfe
,
if
so
you
counterfeit
Lycus
,
here
is
a
Perithous
in
this
company
,
that
will
play
a
reuenger
of
thy
villanies
.
Cturidan
,
enraged
at
these
speaches
,
being
vnable
for
anger
to
vtter
any
answere
,
swelling
with
wrath
,
and
in
hys
soule
yearning
to
be
reuenged
,
gnashed
his
teeth
togither
;
&
with
so
stronge
an
inchauntment
he
ouercast
the
face
of
the
bright-some
heauens
with
a
mighty
darkenesse
,
No
sooner
were
the
heauens
cleared
of
their
darkesome
cloudes
,
and
an
accustomed
passage
opened
to
the
transplendent
rayes
of
Tytan
,
but
the
estates
missed
the
K.
of
Mesopotamia
:
and
the
Prince
Ptoladine
(
who
had
heard
the
entercoursing
of
his
father
with
the
Nigromancer
)
assuring
himselfe
of
Cturadines
vilanies
,
drawing
out
his
Semitar
,
he
doubled
his
blowes
so
fast
vpon
the
head
of
the
cursed
Inchaunter
,
as
had
he
not
all
the
better
helped
himselfe
by
his
Magicke
art
,
he
might
peraduenture
haue
but
a
little
missed
of
leauing
his
life
behind
him
.
And
yet
he
escaped
not
altogether
scotfree
:
for
he
had
receiued
one
wounde
so
deepely
into
his
braine-pan
,
Cturidans
body
was
no
sooner
bereaued
of
his
essentiall
vigour
,
but
that
his
furyous
nephewe
Briarostez
gan
set
vp
his
bristles
,
and
threaten
destruction
to
the
Egypticke
&
Mesopotamian
territories
;
vowing
with
fire
and
sworde
,
Ould
time
shall
neuermore
such
kings
bewray
,
Their
scepters
with
like
iustice
for
to
sway
.
Thus
the
Knight
of
the
fiue
swords
hauing
finished
hys
storie
,
with
exceeding
earnestnesse
craued
the
Queenes
consent
to
the
Knight
of
the
seas
iourney
:
which
(
though
with
some
vnwillingnesse
(
at
last
being
condiscended
,
they
arose
from
the
tables
:
&
taking
their
leaues
of
one
another
,
by
the
groomes
of
the
chambers
they
were
conducted
vnto
their
lodginges
;
where
they
rested
all
night
in
such
great
quietnesse
,
as
eyther
could
be
thought
,
or
wished
for
.
On
the
morrowe
,
by
that
time
Triton
the
shrill
trumpettor
to
the
Sea-gods
,
had
lowdly
sounded
his
Hunts
vp
to
the
Oceans
inhabitants
,
the
knight
of
the
fiue
swords
forsooke
his
idle
couch
;
and
bethinking
him
of
speedy
dispatch
for
his
iourney
,
he
dismounted
the
marble
stayres
of
his
lodging
,
and
entering
into
the
castle
Hall
,
he
attended
the
comming
of
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
.
Who
,
being
conducted
thither
by
his
mother
the
gracious
Queene
of
Carthage
,
was
with
teares
presently
deliuered
vnto
the
society
of
the
Knight
straunger
.
Who
very
heartily
thanking
the
Queene
for
her
graunted
fauour
,
Mare
Mediterraneum
;
&
to
their
great
comfort
,
happily
arriued
on
the
shoares
of
Egypt
:
when
,
putting
in
at
the
Westermost
braunch
of
the
Riuer
Nylus
,
Wherewith
Oceander
was
so
delighted
,
as
(
had
not
the
knight
of
the
fiue
swordes
with
the
more
earnestnesse
vrged
him
to
the
finishing
of
his
iourney
)
hee
could
haue
willingly
remained
in
perspection
,
till
the
approaching
of
the
euening
:
so
exceedingly
was
hee
amazed
at
the
so
cunning
workmanshippe
.
But
being
rouzed
from
his
dumpes
,
hee
proceeded
in
his
iourney
,
vntill
hee
came
vnto
a
great
drawe-bridge
of
the
Castle
;
which
,
being
let
downe
by
reason
of
a
certaine
messenger
which
was
sent
to
informe
the
Gyant
Briarostes
(
who
was
then
on
hunting
)
of
the
approach
of
the
two
Champions
,
they
speedily
entered
:
Bee
not
too
bolde
,
foolehardy
passenger
,
Now
in
faith
(
quoth
Oceander
with
a
great
laughter
)
this
same
burley
piece
of
mans
flesh
brags
well
:
&
if
there
came
no
better
then
I
hither
,
in
sooth
they
should
praise
his
scarbugge
faculty
;
and
yet
in
despite
of
his
threatnings
,
I
remain
here
to
try
the
euent
of
this
enterprise
.
What
a
diuel
,
doth
he
thinke
men
of
valour
to
be
so
foolish
,
as
vpon
his
bare
menaces
,
and
the
setting
forth
of
his
painted
picture
,
so
sodainely
to
terrifie
their
senses
?
Now
by
the
high
Gods
of
Carthage
;
I
do
verely
auowe
,
that
I
shal
neuer
in
my
heart
,
ioy
hereafter
,
if
I
cannot
coole
the
courage
of
this
boasting
beast
,
Briarostes
.
And
therewith
,
taking
the
pommel
of
his
sworde
,
he
bounced
at
the
steely
barres
of
the
gate
so
soundly
,
as
he
made
all
the
Castle
therewith
ring
againe
:
and
then
looking
vp
towards
the
battlements
,
he
espyed
where
the
wicked
witch
Mardigua
,
sate
lasciuiously
playing
&
dallying
with
the
sense-reaued
young
prince
Ptoladine
;
Mesopotamian
Prorex
,
in
time
call
to
thy
remembrance
,
the
miseries
that
thou
art
moyled
in
and
enraged
,
with
the
pernicious
enticements
of
that
subtill
sorceresse
:
giue
her
a
iust
recompence
for
her
deseruing
.
But
seing
,
how
for
all
his
speaches
,
neither
Mardigua
,
How
commeth
it
to
passe
(
my
honour-vnminding
Aunt
)
that
by
the
little
regard
thou
hast
vnto
my
credit
,
thou
hast
suffered
the
damned
wretches
,
to
enter
so
neere
vnto
my
Castle
(
whether
neuer
as
yet
,
the
best
Champions
durst
approach
)
without
condigne
punishment
for
their
aduenturing
?
And
then
turning
him
to
the
knights
(
whose
courages
were
neuer
by
wordes
daunted
)
he
thus
shooke
them
vp
with
this
euill
language
(
which
proceeding
out
of
a
cancred
breast
,
must
needes
effuse
a
very
crabbed
salute
)
O
yee
wretched
death-seeking
men
,
what
fury
hath
incensed
your
foolish
fancies
,
thus
audaciously
to
attempt
the
indaungering
of
my
dignity
?
at
whose
feete
,
both
the
liues
of
you
,
and
al
other
Aegyptian
Champions
,
are
submissiuely
humiliated
:
What
?
haue
ye
lead
your
liues
at
too
much
ease
,
and
liued
so
pleasantly
frée
from
the
burdenous
yoake
of
my
afflictions
;
as
now
,
growing
carelesse
of
any
farther
continuing
consolation
,
you
doe
dare
the
triall
of
his
strength
,
whose
halfe-pitche
vigour
shal
ouerwaigh
your
too
weake
bodies
,
to
destructions
If
so
it
be
,
proceede
to
your
perill
:
but
if
,
as
wandring
passengers
,
you
haue
in
the
middest
of
your
iourney
gone
astray
vnto
this
Castle
,
wee
willingly
(
of
curtesie
,
though
not
of
custome
)
permitte
you
to
depart
hence
,
to
the
perfecting
of
your
painefull
pilgrimage
.
Hauing
thus
ended
,
hee
sternely
looked
on
the
two
valorous
knights
,
expecting
their
answere
:
which
,
with
resolution
,
was
in
this
sort
vttered
by
Oceander
.
Thinke
not
Briarostes
,
that
our
comming
to
this
thy
Castle
was
by
happe
or
chaunce
,
Briarostes
(
hauing
as
yet
neuer
heretofore
found
any
one
that
durst
so
bouldly
vpbraid
him
with
his
villanyes
)
was
so
angred
at
the
heart
with
the
knight
of
the
Sea
;
as
,
without
bidding
him
beware
,
he
flang
his
boare-speare
so
strongly
at
him
,
as
had
he
not
all
the
nimbler
leaped
from
his
station
,
he
had
beene
peppered
for
his
presuming
.
Which
(
as
God
would
)
missing
him
,
smote
so
deepe
into
an
oaken
poste
of
the
gate
(
which
was
ouercouered
with
iron
barres
)
that
they
might
well
perceiue
the
diuelish
gyants
force
was
admirable
.
For
,
almost
fower
handfulles
,
he
had
hidden
the
iron
head
,
within
the
thicknesse
of
the
woodden
propper
,
which
was
riuen
euen
from
the
bottome
,
by
the
force
of
the
entring
.
Which
Oceander
well
weighing
,
he
determined
,
as
little
as
hee
could
to
hazard
himselfe
to
the
Gyants
vnresistable
outward
fury
;
&
therfore
,
as
soon
as
he
could
,
resolued
to
close
with
him
.
Where
,
although
he
receiued
some
small
disaduantage
,
hee
knewe
he
could
not
greatly
be
harmed
,
by
reason
of
the
goodnesse
of
his
armour
:
which
being
impenetrable
,
could
neuer
be
bruised
by
the
crushing
of
his
enemy
:
when
praying
the
helpe
of
the
knight
of
the
fiue
swordes
,
in
his
extreamity
,
he
vnsheathed
his
good
curtlear
,
&
bearing
his
inchaunted
shield
before
him
,
he
couragiously
pased
towards
the
gyant
:
who
as
furiously
with
his
brandished
fauchon
with
out-breathed
threatnings
aduanced
himselfe
as
fast
forward
to
meete
him
.
Who
incountred
with
Oceande●
so
fiercely
,
as
he
made
him
surely
to
vnderstand
the
great
power
and
strength
that
lay
inclosed
within
the
sinewes
of
his
boisterous
brawnie
armes
.
For
,
But
the
couragious
knight
of
the
Sea
,
recouering
againe
vpon
his
feete
,
and
seing
that
to
endure
any
more
such
di●elish
buffets
,
was
but
to
hasten
himselfe
to
destruction
,
hee
resolued
a
through
requitall
for
the
gyants
fury
.
And
th●refore
,
florishing
his
sworde
,
Sc●ndifer
,
about
his
heade
,
he
lent
such
a
maine
blowe
(
with
interest
)
vpon
the
armed
shoulder
of
Briarostes
;
as
(
paring
both
harnesse
and
flesh
,
s●eare
from
the
bone
of
his
sword
hand
)
hee
made
him
humbly
at
his
feete
,
to
begge
compassion
at
the
handes
of
the
valiant
vanquisher
:
vowing
and
earnestly
promising
neuer
any
more
to
vse
his
tyranny
:
Oceander
reioycing
at
the
calmed
courage
of
the
gyant
,
gently
tooke
him
from
the
ground
:
Whilest
in
this
sort
they
dolefully
powred
forth
their
lamentacions
ouer
the
fountaine
,
they
perceiued
about
the
brimmes
thereof
,
these
verses
of
comfort
following
,
by
some
cunning
Artificer
to
be
characterized
.
Couragious
knight
that
doest
the
conquest
gaine
Ouer
the
cruell
keeper
of
this
tower
;
By
cunning
skill
I
doe
demonstrate
plaine
,
That
,
till
th'
inchaunted
crowne
,
by
manly
power
Be
taken
from
the
sence-reau'd
princes
head
,
This
towers
inchauntments
are
vnfinished
.
Therefore
proceede
:
if
this
thy
valour
winnes
,
Thou
shalt
behold
strange
&
vnthought
of
things
.
The
knight
of
the
Sea
,
with
great
admiration
,
read
these
verses
:
and
perceiuing
how
in
the
getting
of
the
Crownet
,
consisted
fini●●ing
of
the
inchauntment
,
hee
valiantly
resolued
to
cast
himselfe
headlong
into
the
fountaine
.
Ptoladine
,
Briarostes
himselfe
,
CHAP.
XI
.
¶
How
the
Princes
of
Fraunce
and
Spaine
arriued
at
the
kingdome
of
Volcama
:
where
they
combated
the
vsurper
Termidantez
.
Who
,
seeing
he
should
be
conquered
,
murthered
the
imprisoned
Queene
Mabina
,
and
then
desperately
throwing
himselfe
from
the
porch
of
the
palace
,
being
not
altogether
dead
,
was
afterwards
put
to
a
most
cruell
torture
.
LOng
those
valiant
princes
Orthisius
and
Alfortio
(
by
reason
of
their
desire
they
had
,
both
to
do
Iustice
,
as
also
to
followe
in
enquest
,
after
the
most
beawtious
Grecian
Princesses
Almidiana
and
Eristama
)
could
not
remaine
amongst
their
newe-wonne
friendes
in
the
Citties
of
Hybla
and
Siracusa
:
wherefore
courteously
(
with
thankes
for
their
good
entertainement
)
taking
their
leaue
of
Oezima
,
and
her
brother
the
Duke
Oriardey
.
who
with
teares
in
his
eyes
giuing
them
a
most
kinde
farewell
,
with
vnfained
orisons
for
their
safeties
,
he
committed
them
to
the
Seas
.
Ouer
whose
calme
bosome
hauing
sayled
,
they
happily
surged
on
the
coastes
of
Volcania
.
Where
,
being
in
the
chiefe
Cittie
by
their
Page
,
prouided
of
a
requisite
lodging
,
And
shall
I
still
(
O
gods
)
in
this
distresse
,
With
brinish
teares
,
from
mine
eyes
fountaines
spring
,
Bewaile
my
miseries
remedilesse
,
And
wearying
my
handes
with
often
wringing
,
Continue
in
this
dungeon
euermore
,
My
sad
mischaunces
thus
for
to
deplore
?
Which
being
tould
vnto
these
prison
walls
,
That
are
both
reasonlesse
and
life-lesse
thinges
,
Whil'st
that
my
tongue
me
wretched
caitife
calles
,
Their
Eccho
from
their
bowels
wretched
wrings
:
And
when
that
I
do
tyre
them
with
exclaiming
,
They
answere
sadly
,
as
lamentinges
framing
.
I
sigh
,
and
say
alas
:
they
doe
replie
,
Alas
,
alas
:
and
when
that
I
doe
groane
,
They
,
seeming
to
lament
my
miserie
,
Doe
,
ecchoing
,
reanswere
mee
with
loane
:
So
as
,
where
I
condole
without
reliefe
,
They
do
lament
,
as
partners
in
my
griefe
.
And
were
it
not
for
them
,
I
should
become
Heart
broken
,
franticke
,
mad
,
and
melancholy
.
For
by
their
wofull
ecchoing
alone
,
I
doe
receiue
my
soules
refreshing
wholly
:
Which
onely
keepe
themselues
from
wanting
pittie
,
To
be
sad
consorts
in
my
carefull
dittie
;
Which
euermore
I
sing
with
sobbing
breath
,
As
prep'ratiue
before
approaching
death
.
SHee
had
no
sooner
sighed
out
her
sorrowes
,
but
that
the
vnmercifull
vsurper
,
entering
the
prison
,
reprehended
her
sharply
,
for
being
so
lauish
in
her
laments
;
with
menacing
words
threatning
her
most
cruelly
to
cut
out
that
apt
&
delicate
organe
of
her
speach
if
she
continued
any
longer
in
her
lamentations
.
Which
when
the
Noble
minded
Spaniarde
heard
,
he
thus
began
canuasse
him
for
his
beastly
and
treacherous
cruelty
:
In
humane
monster
;
&
vnciuill
tyrant
,
who
hath
instituted
thee
a
sterne
corrector
of
most
disconsolate
Ladies
?
What
,
is
thy
heart
waxed
so
haughty
since
the
vsurpation
of
thy
tyrannie
,
as
thou
canst
not
onely
be
contented
to
disgrade
and
disgrace
;
but
also
to
sight-reaue
:
and
not
only
that
,
but
to
speec●-ba●
thy
wrongly
oppressed
prisoner
?
whose
iniuries
crie
for
iustice
,
&
whose
vnregarded
wrongs
inuocate
the
high
commander
of
the
firmament
to
powre
downe
iust
vengeance
on
thy
accursed
head
:
at
whose
hands
we
are
come
in
armes
,
Terindantes
appeached
by
Alfortio
.
to
require
the
respitelesse
restitution
of
her
right
,
and
sufficient
satisfaction
for
all
the
outrages
that
thou
hast
vniustly
offred
her
Come
downe
therefore
vnto
me
,
who
will
enter
the
Lists
against
thee
,
in
defence
of
thy
Soueraignes
iust
quar●ell
,
to
whome
thou
hast
vsed
such
Satiricall
actions
.
Tyrindantez
,
though
he
was
gallen
to
the
very
heart
with
these
obiections
,
yet
the
better
to
make
the
common
citizens
to
beare
the
better
liking
to
his
cause
,
he
very
patiently
seemed
to
brooke
these
menaces
.
But
,
as
the
fire
cannot
long
lie
hidden
vnder
the
drie
flaxe
,
but
that
by
the
smoke
it
should
be
discouered
:
so
,
for
al
the
tyraunt
sought
by
not
answering
,
to
cloake
his
anger
;
yet
the
fiercenesse
of
his
countenance
so
manifested
his
indignation
,
as
both
the
Prince
of
Spaine
himselfe
,
as
also
all
the
beholders
,
did
plainely
perceiue
out
of
what
mettall
the
quintessence
of
his
meekenesse
was
extracted
.
But
(
to
say
the
truth
)
he
refrained
from
replying
,
till
with
his
launce
he
might
batter
an
angry
answers
on
the
stomack
of
his
aduersarie
.
And
therfore
speedily
causing
his
Squires
to
arme
him
,
he
descended
his
palace-hall
staires
,
and
mounting
h●mselfe
on
a
mighty
Courser
,
hee
praunce●
vp
and
downe
proudly
before
the
Lists
;
till
being
vrged
by
the
Prince
Alphortio
,
he
presently
rendered
him
this
disdainfull
answere
.
Proude
Knight
,
straunger
,
Which
the
worthy
Spaniarde
with
great
dexteritie
turning
to
Tirindantez
disaduantage
,
with
his
sword
of
spanish
steele
he
so
couragiously
behaued
himselfe
against
the
Tyrant
,
as
hauing
sliced
his
shield
in
sunder
,
within
two
or
three
soundly
sent
buffets
,
he
so
cooled
the
Volcanians
courage
,
as
on
his
knees
hee
made
his
humbly
to
prostrate
himselfe
before
his
knightly
feete
.
With
which
his
so
sodain
foyle
,
the
wicked
vsurper
was
so
enraged
,
as
rysing
vppe
agayne
,
he
so
couragiously
redoubled
his
blowes
on
his
aduersaries
shielde
,
as
(
hauing
now
sufficiently
freed
himselfe
from
the
Spaniards
furie
,
and
fearing
some
sower
answer
to
his
sharpe
obiection
)
making
way
with
his
courtlear
,
through
the
thicke
preasse
of
the
behoulding
multitude
,
The
deceitfull
Panther
,
before
the
destruction
of
his
eye-gazers
,
doth
hide
his
head
;
With
which
word
,
Mabina
giuing
a
most
groanefull
farewell
to
the
faithlesse
world
,
O
ye
vnhappy
subiects
of
the
deceased
Volcanians
gouernesse
,
why
are
your
senses
amated
,
and
your selues
amazed
,
Pirrhus
(
Achilles
soboline
)
I
cast
down
headlesse
Polixena
from
off
the
battlements
,
&
after
(
contrary
to
the
worthy
Grecian
)
behold
the
downfall
of
her
enemy
.
Wherwith
as
desperate
of
any
remission
for
his
committed
villanie
,
he
threw
himselfe
headlong
from
off
the
gatehouse
;
CHAP.
XII
.
¶
How
the
Knight
of
the
sea
,
accompanied
with
Briarostez
,
&
the
knight
of
the
5.
swords
,
in
the
way
as
they
trauailed
to
the
firie
caue
,
encountred
with
eleuen
knights
who
would
haue
forced
a
Lady
;
whome
they
ouerthrewe
:
and
how
he
freede
the
Infant
Ciafa
from
her
firie
prison
,
&
afterwardes
departed
from
them
,
in
pursuite
after
the
grande
Cardigan
with
whom
hee
entred
combate
for
the
releasement
of
the
Knight
with
the
golden
shield
,
who
at
the
Inchauntresse
Mardiguaes
entreaties
combated
Oceander
;
and
how
they
were
parted
by
a
strange
accident
.
MAridomer
&
Alcaazo
with
their
sonne
Ptoladine
,
&
the
rest
of
the
Mesopotamian
and
Egyptian
estates
,
being
thus
happily
deliuered
from
their
miserable
enthralement
,
by
the
incomparable
valour
of
the
Knight
of
the
sea
,
with
great
ioy
and
gladnesse
tooke
their
way
towardes
Caiery
,
This
notwithstanding
,
as
the
Heicfer
,
though
shee
be
in
the
middest
of
her
sportiuenesse
,
hath
a
continuall
regarde
other
houseld
calfe
,
so
these
worthy
Princes
in
the
middest
of
their
pastimes
,
could
not
so
forget
their
dearest
daughter
the
Princesse
Ciafa
,
By
heauen
sir
Knight
,
who
made
you
so
bould
as
to
correct
vs
in
our
actions
?
Either
let
goe
your
hould-fast
on
these
damosels
manacles
,
or
(
by
our
great
god
Mahomet
)
with
my
sword
I
shal
make
your
sea-shield
spatter
about
your
eares
:
and
therewith
he
let
flie
at
the
Knight
of
the
sea
,
with
all
his
might
.
Who
receiuing
the
blow
on
his
charmed
shield
,
with
his
good
sword
Scindifer
,
he
smote
Durdon
so
sound
a
buffet
on
the
headpeece
;
as
cleauing
it
to
the
beauer
,
he
made
him
life-lesse
to
kisse
the
cold
cheeke
of
his
ould
Grandmother
.
Oceander
,
I
am
ascertained
,
magnanimous
knights
,
What
the
occasion
of
their
conceiued
hatred
against
him
,
should
bee
,
I
know
not
:
only
I
surmise
it
from
hence
to
haue
his
inition
.
It
misfortuned
,
Which
his
vnbuckled
armour
being
found
out
by
my
(
vnhappy
)
husband
Zadolin
,
hee
caused
his
attending
Page
to
gather
all
the
scattered
pieces
together
,
and
wrapping
them
vp
in
his
cloake
,
to
beare
them
on
his
backe
home
after
him
;
which
he
did
:
and
(
thinking
nothing
of
any
following
misfortune
)
hee
remained
quiet
in
his
chamber
all
that
euening
.
But
no
sooner
had
the
daughter
of
darknesse
,
the
light
daies
enemy
,
ouercast
the
heauens
with
a
mourning
mantle
;
but
the
kinsfolkes
and
allies
of
slaughtered
Milodes
,
with
weapons
,
and
torches
,
arriued
at
our
Castle
,
and
with
great
violence
rushing
in
at
the
gates
,
they
killed
my
Porter
,
slewe
my
seruants
;
Zadolin
murthered
and
without
either
pittie
or
compassion
,
with
their
swords
and
battleares
,
they
in
this
most
cruell
manner
murthered
&
massacred
my
poore
husband
Zadolin
;
whose
thoughts
legate
vnmercifully
griped
betwéene
a
paire
of
pinsons
,
was
vniustly
dissuffered
to
pleade
his
masters
innocence
.
Onely
I
(
poore
and
vnhappie
Lidia
)
in
my
thinne
smocke
on
the
colde
floore
,
with
teares
,
sighes
and
groanings
endeauoured
to
begge
his
pardon
,
pleaded
his
innocencie
,
sware
hee
was
guiltlesse
;
and
in
briefe
declared
the
matter
,
as
manifestly
as
my
interrupting
sobs
would
suffer
mee
:
But
all
in
vaine
:
they
were
obdurate
to
my
orisons
;
or
could
they
by
my
pleading
,
haue
been
made
pittifull
,
it
had
beene
to
no
purpose
:
for
yer
I
could
haue
halfe
spoken
,
my
deare
Zoladin
was
murdered
;
Now
ow
mine
honour
(
quoth
the
knight
of
the
Sea
)
I
haue
not
in
all
my
life
heard
tell
of
a
worser
villany
.
But
thanks
bee
to
Mahomet
(
saide
Briarostes
)
they
haue
sufficiently
at
your
hands
paied
for
it
;
as
better
men
than
they
haue
done
before
them
:
&
had
not
I
tasted
of
better
mercy
then
they
did
,
perhaps
my
heade
should
haue
fledde
with
a
vengeance
,
where
my
heeles
should
neuer
haue
ouertaken
it
.
All
things
goe
by
the
direction
of
the
Gods
(
replied
Medion
)
and
so
it
is
sufficient
that
wee
all
are
liuing
.
True
(
answered
Briarostes
)
but
since
it
is
so
farre
in
the
night
,
let
vs
prepare
our selues
vnto
our
lodgings
:
whereunto
the
knight
of
the
Sea
,
&
Medion
consenting
,
they
gaue
the
good-night
vnto
the
Lady
;
and
so
departed
vnto
their
prouided
bedchambers
;
where
they
all
slept
soundly
:
only
Medion
,
in
this
sort
meditated
on
the
Ladie
.
Diuine
Lidia
(
I
call
thee
diuine
,
With
this
conclusion
,
he
cloased
his
eyes
,
and
in
their
slombers
he
quietly
accompanied
his
sleeping
companions
:
in
which
quiet
repose
,
they
remained
the
remnant
of
the
night
:
which
no
sooner
was
put
to
accustomed
flight
,
by
the
appearing
of
the
brightsome
morning
,
but
that
these
exquisite
Cheualiers
,
Oceander
,
Briarostes
,
and
Medion
,
forsooke
their
graue-imitating
beds
:
and
causing
their
armoures
to
be
presently
buckled
on
their
shoulders
,
crauing
a
conductour
to
the
burning
Caue
,
they
tooke
their
leaue
of
their
Hostesse
:
which
was
so
soundly
sealed
on
the
lips
of
Lidia
by
Medion
,
as
she
had
a
suffitint
Item
,
to
iudge
of
his
affections
.
And
departing
in
all
hast
from
Zadolins
Castle
,
they
shaped
their
iorney
backe
againe
vnto
the
mountaines
.
Alongst
the
declining
bankes
whereof
,
directly
passing
on
their
iourney
,
within
three
daies
(
after
their
wearisome
trauaile
)
they
arriued
at
the
foote
of
a
most
high
cliffe
:
whose
steepe
down
chalkie
sides
beating
backe
the
raies
of
the
resplendent
Sunne
,
by
his
beames
reflexion
they
seemed
to
guilde
the
Ocean
with
a
new
Phoebean
glister
.
This
th●
〈◊〉
Champions
ascending
,
Mesapotamian
Maridomir
,
in
care
expected
their
safe
arriuall
.
Oceander
would
very
willingly
haue
condescended
;
had
hee
not
beene
preuented
by
the
sodaine
arriuall
of
a
Shippe
of
warre
vpon
the
shoares
of
the
burning
Caue
:
out
of
the
which
hearing
a
most
lamentable
exclaming
;
to
see
the
euent
thereof
,
hee
was
faine
to
part
from
his
companions
:
It
seemeth
vnmercifull
Tyrant
,
by
the
outcryes
that
this
captiued
knight
here
maketh
,
Grand
Cardigan
(
for
so
was
the
Gyant
named
)
hearing
the
Princes
peart
challenge
,
could
not
chuse
but
laugh
at
his
(
supposed
)
folly
.
And
therefore
without
speaking
any
worde
,
for
an
answere
;
with
his
huge
hands
hee
thought
to
haue
fastened
vpon
his
helmet
,
and
so
drawing
him
into
his
Chariot
,
to
haue
there
carried
him
captiue
in
company
of
his
other
prisoner
:
But
he
farre
failed
in
his
effectes
.
For
Oceander
(
whom
vse
of
armes
had
taught
to
knowe
aduantages
)
seeing
the
incomparable
pride
of
the
haughty
diuell
to
exceede
reason
so
farre
,
as
with
his
weaponlesse
hand
to
thinke
to
surprise
an
harnessed
knight
;
vnsheathing
his
trusty
Curtelax
,
he
so
curtold
Cardigans
arme
off
at
the
elbowe
;
as
the
hand
falling
to
the
ground
he
taught
his
haughty
heart
a
sound
lesson
,
And
then
turning
himselfe
towards
the
Chariot
,
hee
vnbound
the
enthralled
knight
with
the
golden
shield
,
Indian
,
Oceander
was
so
amazed
;
as
like
one
transmuted
,
hee
stoode
still
mute
in
a
quandarie
,
being
of
a
great
while
not
able
to
recouer
his
ouer-rauished
senses
:
till
the
Princely
mayde
ashamed
of
her
such
discouerie
,
clapped
on
her
helmet
againe
,
and
leaping
into
the
boate
with
Mardigua
,
she
hastily
both
carried
away
his
harts
horror
,
and
his
eyes
Elisian-like
exceede
of
pleasure
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
¶
How
Norin
and
Nigramonde
the
sonnes
of
the
grand
Cardigan
,
ouertooke
the
Infant
Ciafa
,
whome
in
reuenge
of
their
fathers
death
they
would
haue
murthered
:
but
were
repulsed
by
Briarostez
and
Medion
;
and
how
the
Knight
of
the
sea
was
carried
in
his
inchaunted
boate
to
the
Ilande
of
Malagda
.
NOrin
,
in
the
meane
time
,
and
Nigramonde
,
the
diuelish
issue
of
that
damned
Gyant
Cardigan
,
beeing
rouzed
from
their
rests
(
which
they
tooke
in
a
most
strong
fortresse
)
by
the
lamentable
out-cries
(
which
bellowing-like
thundered
into
their
eares
)
of
their
massacred
and
distressed
Father
,
with
all
the
hast
possible
they
presently
hyed
vnto
him
:
whome
finding
both
armelesse
,
and
in
a
maner
lifelesse
,
they
hoisted
vp
into
his
iron
charriot
:
&
hauing
carried
him
vnto
their
castle
to
be
carefully
tended
by
their
Chirurgions
,
Of
sodaine
griefes
and
heart-amating
wronges
,
Why
sit
I
in
this
silence
vncomplayning
?
Since
raciturnitie
in
griefes-explaining
,
My
inward
heart
with
woe
so
ouer-thronges
;
As
if
I
had
whole
infinites
of
tongues
,
They
scarcely
to
my
torments
could
giue
vente
,
Wherewith
my
soule
incessantly
is
wronge
,
One
sorrowe
would
another
so
preuent
,
Vnder
my
palates
vault
passing
along
.
Therefore
must
sorrowe
from
his
secret
cell
,
(
Wherein
amids
the
centre
of
my
heart
,
He
,
captiue-like
tyed
,
doth
in
terror
dwell
)
From
out
his
prison
house
perforce
depart
,
To
act
a
Libertine
released
part
:
Who
with
exclaimes
to
my
sense
sorrowe-torne
,
This
axiom
of
my
fortunes
shall
impart
;
That
in
vnhappie
time
,
poore
I
was
borne
,
To
sit
and
see
reliefe
,
yet
liue
forlorne
,
IN
these
and
the
like
musings
he
spent
the
time
,
vntill
by
the
sodaine
approach
of
the
silent
night
(
who
in
her
pitchy
charriot
,
had
already
coursed
ouer
the
face
of
the
Element
)
he
was
forced
both
for
his
sauegard
&
his
ease
to
take
vp
his
Inne
,
for
that
night
,
in
a
litle
tilt-couered
wherrie
boate
,
which
lay
hard
at
the
shoare
:
Carthaginian
Kanira
,
he
heaped
such
ioyes
on
the
heart
of
Oceander
,
as
both
by
tongue
and
penne
are
vnable
to
be
expressed
:
onely
let
this
suffice
,
that
they
fell
from
their
chat
,
to
their
cates
;
and
from
their
repast
to
their
sound
repose
.
Whilest
they
being
in
a
sweete
&
silent
sleepe
,
the
wherrie
,
inchaunted
by
the
arte
of
Artimagus
,
stealingly
slyced
through
the
salt
waters
of
the
Ocean
:
and
in
that
only
night
(
gouerned
by
the
supernaturall
skill
of
the
diuine
Artist
)
it
speedily
crost
,
from
the
coastes
of
Africa
,
vnto
(
which
is
almost
vncredible
)
the
Inchaunted
Ilande
,
of
the
witch
Malagda
,
whose
diuellish
sorceries
the
following
chapter
shall
presently
entreate
of
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
¶
How
Olbiocles
arriued
on
the
Iland
of
Malagda
,
where
he
was
enchaunted
;
how
he
was
deliuered
from
his
transmutation
,
by
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
to
whome
hee
tould
his
misfortune
after
his
metamorphosing
;
and
how
he
misdeemed
Oceander
to
be
drowned
in
the
boat
of
the
Inchaunteresse
.
OLBIOCLES
,
that
worthy
Prince
of
Grecia
,
thanking
the
good
olde
Hermit
Calander
;
not
onely
for
his
honest
entertainement
in
the
Cell
,
but
also
for
the
straunge
relation
of
his
following
fortunes
;
departed
from
the
Hermitage
,
backe
againe
vnto
the
Castle
of
the
good
knight
Aradinus
;
Round
Iland
,
on
conditionall
fealty
vnto
the
Maiesty
Constantinopolitan
:
to
whose
desirous
eares
,
the
whole
history
of
tyrant
Trogladors
selfe-wrought
Tragedy
being
related
,
caused
such
excesse
of
ioy
in
his
soule
;
as
falling
on
his
knees
,
and
kissing
the
armed
feete
of
the
worthy
Greeke
,
hee
most
earnestly
prayed
for
the
like
successe
to
second
all
his
vndertaken
actions
;
offering
his
loue
,
his
lands
,
his
life
,
to
be
put
in
the
hazardous
and
most
pernicious
perill
,
to
doe
his
exquisite
selfe
any
acceptable
iot
of
pleasure
.
And
to
confirme
his
profferings
for
vnfained
,
hee
humbly
entreated
the
willing
acceptance
of
a
young
sonne
of
his
,
named
Tclio
;
for
the
good
companion
of
his
Page
Curio
:
whose
seruice
hee
would
warrant
on
his
life
to
bee
most
trusty
,
loyall
,
and
humiliate
.
The
knight
of
the
Leoparde
,
seeing
the
affection
of
the
good
Gouernour
Aradinus
,
with
thankes
requited
his
good
will
:
but
for
certaine
seacret
considerations
of
approaching
casualties
,
he
curteously
refused
Telio
,
saying
,
that
in
his
soule
,
he
had
vowed
;
vntill
the
regaining
of
his
thoughts
soueraigne
,
diuine
Almidiana
,
neuer
to
receiue
more
company
,
or
comfort
,
then
that
onely
which
his
poore
Page
Curio
coulde
yielde
him
.
With
which
his
answere
Aradinus
and
his
sonne
Telio
,
being
very
well
satisfied
,
they
left
him
wholly
to
his
owne
determinations
;
when
,
after
a
fewe
daies
resting
in
the
Castle
,
Olbiocles
tooke
his
farewell
of
the
Gouernour
,
and
going
on
ship-boarde
,
hee
hoysed
vp
sailes
,
and
with
his
heartie
comprecations
,
to
the
heauens
for
his
safetie
,
hee
committed
himselfe
to
the
mercy
of
the
seas
.
Corinth
,
Vpiora
;
Mirrour
of
magninamity
,
&
prewe
Patron
of
prowesse
and
chiualrie
:
How
long
I
haue
expected
thy
comming
vnto
this
my
poore
inheritance
,
well
maiest
thou
diuine
by
the
hollow
sinking
of
my
consumed
eye-balles
;
which
haue
neuer
ceased
the
continuall
effluxion
of
their
teares
,
since
the
first
time
their
lights
guidresse
longed
for
thy
to
too
long-abstained
approaching
:
and
surely
,
haddest
thou
but
prolonged
thy
comming
a
little
longer
,
my
eyes
had
become
blinde
;
and
my
eye-balles
beene
no
bigger
then
pinnes
heades
,
so
dry
woulde
I
haue
drawne
the
almost
empty
fountaines
of
visers
:
and
all
for
griefe
of
thy
absence
,
deare
Prince
of
Constantinople
:
whose
presence
since
I
now
so
happily
at
last
enioy
;
welcome
,
and
thrice
welcome
bee
thou
to
poore
Malagda
;
whose
loue-sicke
thoughts
haue
rent
almost
in
sunder
the
concaue
vamure
of
my
tender
breast
:
&
herewith
taking
Olbiocles
by
the
armed
hand
,
shee
conducted
him
very
honorably
vnto
her
castle
,
where
shee
banqueted
him
so
royally
with
all
kinde
of
diuersities
of
dainty
delicates
,
as
the
more
the
worthy
sonne
of
Claranax
did
eate
,
the
more
reliuing
hee
felt
his
appetite
:
such
admired
virtue
consistes
in
this
celestiall
arte
,
which
vsed
by
a
cunning
Orpheus
,
Can
deade-mens
ghosts
(
whom
death
did
earst
surprise
)
From
blacke
Cocitus
lake
,
cause
to
arise
,
And
daunce
straunge
antickes
on
th'
Elizian
plaines
,
Libertinized
from
their
suffered
paines
.
This
sumptuous
banquet
being
ended
,
after
repast
they
went
to
repose
themselues
in
their
lodgings
:
where
for
that
night
they
slept
so
securely
,
as
vntil
it
was
towards
morning
not
any
of
them
opened
their
drowsie
eyelids
;
but
onely
the
wicked
Inchauntresse
Malagda
:
who
awaking
about
midnight
,
by
her
cunning
sorceries
raised
such
a
vaile
of
darknesse
before
the
face
of
the
siluer
moone
,
as
,
at
that
time
being
vnable
to
be
seene
of
any
mortall
creature
,
thinking
herselfe
safe
in
her
wickednesse
,
she
approached
the
chamber
doore
of
the
sound-sleeping
knight
of
the
Leopard
:
which
breaking
open
,
shee
(
whilest
shee
bathed
his
body
in
a
most
straungely
inchaunted
liquor
)
breathed
out
this
incantation
ouer
the
vnsuspecting
Constantinopolitan
:
My
beldame
,
Grandame
Cyrces
,
helpe
in
haste
,
Ending
her
charmes
,
she
conueyghed
him
out
of
his
chamber
,
vnto
the
toppe
of
a
most
high
hill
neighbouring
to
the
sea
side
:
within
whose
enchaunted
promontory
,
shee
left
the
poore
prince
,
in
such
strange
sort
metamorphosed
;
as
for
the
space
of
full
fourteene
winters
,
hee
hath
there
remained
without
any
(
euen
the
least
)
hope
of
recouering
his
former
manlike
feature
;
greefully
casting
for
the
gastly
grunts
and
groanes
in
such
strange
manner
,
as
the
whole
Ilande
oftentimes
rang
of
his
effused
lamentations
:
whose
fenses
,
though
charmed
,
were
not
so
vtterly
reaued
of
their
manlike
wonted
reason
;
but
that
sometimes
they
would
thinke
on
his
misfortunes
,
sigh
at
his
miseries
;
and
lamenting
,
reckon
vp
his
whole
worlde
of
mischaunces
;
as
,
the
losse
of
his
Lady
,
leauing
of
his
country
,
&c.
and
now
lastly
his
owne
vnhappy
&
monstrous
transmutation
:
which
though
he
no
otherwise
,
then
as
one
in
a
dreame
,
as
yet
perceiued
;
yet
he
could
not
chuse
but
exceedingly
sorrow
at
(
if
it
had
beene
)
so
dreadfull
an
anatomy
of
misformitie
.
Such
was
the
extreame
longlasting
misery
of
this
poore
(
once
princely
)
creature
,
to
whose
so
festered
sore
,
by
the
diuine
prouidence
of
the
almighty
Physition
,
a
most
precious
plaister
is
in
preparing
.
Let
vs
leaue
him
therefore
in
his
miseries
,
to
fetch
with
speede
this
happie
and
(
if
it
might
hee
)
more
then
happie
Oceander
,
whome
wee
lately
left
in
his
silent
slumbers
with
Artimagus
in
the
inchaunted
boate
,
which
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
so
speedily
apported
this
Iland
of
Malagda
.
By
that
time
the
sable
night
had
banished
all
further
aboade
,
and
trussing
vp
her
pitchy
mantles
,
had
yielded
vp
her
gouernement
to
the
approaching
morne
;
the
thrice-exquisite
and
valiant
Carthage
fostered
Oceander
,
bidding
adieu
to
his
drousie
slumbers
,
beganne
to
arise
from
his
cabbinet
:
and
looking
vp
and
downe
the
boate
for
the
wise
Artimagus
,
What
?
haue
I
dreamed
that
I
haue
seene
,
or
doe
I
nowe
dreame
that
I
doe
perspect
these
straunge
accidents
?
haue
I
beene
mocked
with
illusions
?
or
are
my
senses
enchaunted
;
that
I
nowe
doe
what
I
knowe
not
of
,
and
remember
what
I
haue
but
as
yet
surmised
.
Did
I
not
set
free
thee
beautious
infant
of
AEgypt
,
faire
Cyafa
,
from
the
burning
Caue
of
Artimagus
?
were
not
these
handes
employed
for
the
deliuery
of
the
knight
of
the
goulden
shielde
from
the
tyranny
of
that
diuelish
Gyant
Cardigan
?
and
did
not
these
eyes
(
vnfortunate
because
my
eyes
)
cast
gentle
loue-entertaining
glaunces
,
on
the
diuinest
perfecture
of
Nature
?
and
is
not
this
the
wherry-boate
,
wherein
with
Artimagus
that
counterfaite
fisherman
I
happily
tooke
vp
my
lodging
?
yes
,
true
;
No
,
t
is
not
so
.
But
(
O
Mahomet
)
if
I
bee
deceiued
,
why
hast
thou
suffered
such
vaine
fancies
to
inhabit
my
mortall
braines
?
But
if
it
bee
true
,
deare
GOD
of
our
forefathers
,
why
hast
thou
so
vnhappily
berest
mee
of
my
louing
and
learned
foster-father
?
And
eake
Artimagus
,
if
thou
hast
beene
with
mee
,
whether
art
thou
gone
?
after
thy
departure
leauing
thy
foster-sonne
accoasting
this
straunge
and
vnknowne
region
:
with
this
worde
,
the
warme
teares
trickled
downe
his
cheekes
;
but
remembring
himselfe
,
hee
wiped
his
eyes
,
and
buckling
on
his
helmet
,
hee
went
to
the
forepart
of
the
boate
(
which
surged
right
vnder
the
foote
of
Malagdas
mountaine
)
and
taking
his
footehold
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Death
is
the
ende
of
euery
mortall
man
,
He
determined
to
doe
his
vtmost
to
get
the
conquest
and
gaine
his
freedome
,
and
once
more
to
try
the
whole
hazard
of
his
good
fortunes
.
But
because
his
good
sworde
could
doe
him
but
small
auaile
,
in
that
the
Boares
skinne
was
vnpierceable
,
hee
cryed
,
helpe
Mahomet
:
and
therewith
stepping
to
an
Oake
tree
(
whose
braunches
had
alreadie
borne
the
bitter
blasts
of
an
hundred
winters
)
to
pull
some
heauie
clubbe
from
the
withered
stocke
,
he
perceiued
there-vnder
,
the
vndisseuered
bones
of
a
man
,
Hard
is
thy
temper
,
harder
is
thy
happe
,
Poore
shield
,
disfurnished
of
princely
master
;
Whose
chaunce
mischaunced
,
and
whose
sad
mishap
If
I
should
seeme
to
waile
in
such
disaster
,
My
pearled
teares
,
then
raine
,
should
shower
downe
faster
.
For
why
,
he
is
transmuted
to
a
Boare
,
From
which
he
neuer
shall
bee
changed
more
.
And
a
little
belowe
.
Alas
that
women
kinde
should
haue
their
will
,
Since
their
conceits
,
bende
only
vnto
ill
,
Vnfortunate
CVRIO
.
On
my
knees
(
most
valiant
knight
)
I
render
thee
humble
and
deserued
thankes
for
this
my
freedome
;
freedome
(
I
say
)
from
euen
the
most
wicked
and
diuelish
imprisonment
,
that
euer
any
mortall
creature
endured
.
For
know
,
that
not
onely
by
the
diuelish
spelles
of
a
most
damned
witch
Malagda
,
I
was
straungely
enstraunged
from
my
manlike
features
;
but
also
in
such
wonderfull
sort
,
besotted
in
my
senses
;
as
,
But
he
(
in
whome
nature
hadde
happily
planted
chiualrie
and
courtesie
)
woulde
not
suffer
such
humilitie
,
but
turning
his
backe
to
him
,
he
hastily
ran
vnto
the
sea-side
after
the
flying
transfugant
Malagda
:
with
whom
he
no
sooner
leaped
into
her
ferrie
boate
,
but
that
as
seeming
ouer-loaden
,
it
sodainly
sunke
vnder
water
:
whereat
leauing
the
noble
minded
Prince
Olbiocles
exceedingly
amazed
,
wee
will
a
while
forsake
this
accursed
Iland
,
to
turne
our
stile
a
little
to
the
knight
with
the
goulden
shield
,
CHAP.
XV.
¶
How
Phianora
arriued
at
the
cittie
of
Constantinople
,
where
she
founde
the
Emperour
Claranax
his
court
in
exceeding
sadnesse
,
how
she
proclaimed
a
Iust
for
the
pretious
mantle
of
Mardegua
,
her
conquest
ouer
many
Knightes
,
&
combate
with
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
.
PHianora
in
such
sort
(
as
you
hearde
)
beeing
departed
in
the
wherrie
of
the
Inchauntresse
wicked
Mardigua
,
from
the
shoares
of
Africa
,
as
ashamed
of
her
disclosure
of
Oceander
,
in
all
hast
shaped
forth
her
iourney
to
the
coastes
of
Grecia
,
when
surging
within
a
short
while
before
the
hauens
mouth
of
Constantinople
,
they
perceiued
there
neyther
ship
,
Perplex
not
thy selfe
in
this
sort
(
deare
daughter
)
with
the
sodain
sorrow
conceiued
for
so
strange
an
alteration
.
For
of
this
I
shall
assure
thée
,
that
yer
I
(
as
ould
as
I
am
)
should
die
,
Phianora
shal
see
the
court
of
Constantinople
far
more
famous
and
frequented
,
then
hitherto
any
enrowled
recorde
hath
left
in
notice
.
With
these
wordes
the
Princesse
was
somewhat
comforted
:
and
taking
heart
of
grace
,
as
hoping
for
better
fortune
to
befall
so
faire
a
cittie
,
she
entreated
the
witch
to
put
to
land
:
which
Mardigua
performing
,
they
both
togither
passed
vp
vnto
the
Emperour
Claranax
his
palace
:
where
they
found
the
hall
,
parlour
,
and
galleries
,
hung
all
with
sable
hanginges
;
NOSTRAE
SPES
TANTA
SALVTIS
.
At
this
sad
sight
,
Phianora
was
exceedingly
mooued
to
compassionate
sorrowe
,
insomuch
as
shee
could
not
refraine
from
kissing
the
hands
of
the
stony
pictures
;
saying
,
ha
,
my
royall
friends
,
how
greatly
is
fortune
to
blame
for
affrēting
you
in
such
cruell
manner
!
Once
before
haue
I
vowed
,
and
heare
againe
doe
I
auouch
,
an
eternall
enquest
after
your
most
distressed
children
,
for
whose
losse
you
thus
languish
,
&
for
whose
mischaunces
you
are
growen
thus
miserable
:
with
these
speeches
she
effused
her
sorrowes
:
which
were
no
sooner
ending
,
but
that
the
Emperour
and
the
Empresse
Basilia
,
Mighty
Emperour
,
and
my
dreade
soueraigne
Queene
Basilia
,
the
gracious
god
of
heauen
,
The
Emperour
hearing
this
salutation
,
could
not
but
in
courtesie
regreet
the
straunger
:
and
therefore
kindly
embracing
Phianora
about
the
gorget
,
with
his
eyes
full
of
brinish
teares
,
Knight
of
the
goulden
shield
(
quoth
he
)
how
much
I
am
endebted
vnto
thee
for
thy
continuall
deprecations
to
the
highest
,
for
my
happinesse
,
I
am
not
able
to
explaine
:
onely
with
thankes
I
must
needes
expresse
the
great
good
will
that
I
beare
vnto
thee
,
whose
demerits
haue
more
then
firmely
obliged
mee
,
in
an
vndissolvable
bonde
of
eternall
amitie
.
Ha
,
my
good
Lord
(
answered
Phianora
)
I
thanke
your
Maiestie
that
you
doe
so
graciously
accept
of
my
poore
and
humble
seruice
:
which
since
with
such
loue
it
is
recompenced
,
I
protest
before
the
almightie
,
neuer
to
slacke
,
vntill
by
Gods
gracious
helpe
,
I
shall
regaine
your
,
almost
irrepairable
and
vnhopeable
comfort
;
that
once
againe
I
may
with
ioye
behould
the
Court
of
Grecia
to
bee
replenished
with
as
many
valiaunt
and
vndaunted
Champions
,
as
euer
hitherto
,
you
may
remember
it
.
And
to
that
ende
,
I
beseech
your
Highnesse
,
to
graunt
mee
a
commission
,
to
proclaime
solemne
tiltes
and
tourneis
to
be
houlden
on
the
plaine
before
the
cittie
,
wherunto
vnder
safe
conduct
and
assurance
,
the
worthiest
Knights
of
all
nations
may
safely
repaire
:
thereby
not
onely
to
knowe
what
valorous
warriours
your
Grecian
Dominions
may
affoorde
,
but
also
to
make
knowne
vnto
your
neighbouring
Potentates
(
that
wonder
at
your
glories
dimnesse
)
that
euen
in
your
greatest
misfortunes
your
knightly
royalty
cannot
be
repressed
.
The
good
Emperour
thanking
them
for
their
courtesies
,
graunted
them
their
requests
;
with
promise
that
himselfe
to
the
second
vanquisher
,
woulde
giue
as
rich
a
collar
of
gould
as
euer
came
about
any
Princes
necke
in
Christendome
:
al
which
being
concluded
on
,
they
conducted
each
other
into
the
parlour
.
They
had
not
talked
any
long
time
of
their
intents
,
before
the
tables
were
couered
;
and
the
meate
being
serued
in
,
they
fel
to
their
victuals
:
from
the
which
after
a
little
recreation
of
walking
in
the
Emperours
garden
,
they
departed
to
their
lodgings
,
giuing
charge
vnto
certaine
trusty
knight-heralds
,
to
proclaime
a
Iust
to
be
houlden
for
all
commers
on
the
plaine
before
the
famous
Cittie
of
Constantinople
.
Bohemia
,
Fyardon
his
Queene
Zaama
,
and
his
sonne
and
nephewes
,
Arcanio
,
The
Christians
Terrifier
.
All
which
being
(
as
aforesayd
)
arriued
at
Constantinople
,
pitched
their
tents
(
after
their
salutations
to
the
Emperour
)
round
about
the
plaine
before
the
walls
of
the
Cittie
:
which
were
placed
in
such
order
about
the
Lists
,
as
they
seemed
like
a
company
of
pettie
villages
,
about
some
great
borough
Towne
.
With
which
sight
not
onely
the
Emperour
,
Empresse
,
&
the
Knight
of
the
goulden
shield
,
but
also
Mardegua
(
as
she
whose
cunning
inuention
had
conspired
some
worthy
knights
destruction
)
greatly
reioyced
:
insomuch
as
now
with
great
preparation
they
stayed
for
the
day
of
pleasure
prefixed
.
Which
being
approached
,
they
no
sooner
espyed
the
morninges
mistresse
,
with
disheueled
tressalines
to
mount
her
iuorie
charriot
,
but
they
endossed
on
their
armours
;
and
on
their
foming
coursers
,
they
praunced
vp
and
downe
before
the
Listes
,
awayting
the
arriuall
of
the
Grecian
Challengers
:
who
by
reason
that
that
morning
the
Emperor
found
himselfe
somewhat
ill
at
ease
;
and
also
the
King
of
Bohemia
,
by
reason
of
his
late
long
iourney
,
was
faint
and
weary
,
as
yet
had
no
leasure
to
come
.
And
in
the
meane
time
,
the
alyen
Knightes
doing
their
deuoyres
,
spent
the
whole
fore-noone
in
Iusting
:
After
dinner
was
ended
in
the
Emperours
palace
,
the
day
grewe
so
serene
and
pleasant
by
reason
of
the
bright
ascent
of
the
dayes
illustratour
,
into
the
top-front
of
the
Zodiacke
;
as
the
Emperour
Claranax
his
feeble
minde
was
exceedingly
refreshed
:
and
therefore
taking
the
oulde
King
Fiardon
,
of
Bohemia
(
to
whose
cheekes
also
the
estiue
heate
hadde
added
a
crimoson
blush
)
by
the
age-wrinkled
handes
,
Anaxia
,
Zaama
,
and
an
infinite
number
of
most
beautifull
Ladies
,
amongst
whome
(
as
Cynthia
amongst
a
troope
of
starres
)
the
faire
young
Princesse
of
Sparta
,
Rosamyra
,
The
Emperour
and
Empresse
being
placed
,
there
entred
vppe
into
a
high
scaffold
,
for
Iudges
of
the
fielde
,
Sornio
,
Florido
,
Sanio
,
and
Sigando
:
who
commaunding
the
trumpets
to
bee
sounded
,
gaue
licence
to
the
knights
that
would
,
to
doe
their
deuoires
.
Then
entred
there
into
the
Lists
,
three
Grecian
Knightes
,
Herewith
hee
turned
about
to
the
King
Rubaldo
,
with
intente
to
require
his
helpe
towardes
the
recouerie
of
his
Grecian
credite
.
But
yer
hee
coulde
vtter
his
minde
,
hee
was
recalled
to
the
battlementes
,
by
the
ould
King
,
of
Bohemia
;
who
shewed
him
him
three
exquisite
young
Knightes
all
in
white
armour
(
who
by
their
hero●call
demeanours
gaue
perfect
notyce
of
their
wonderfull
valour
)
whome
when
the
Emperour
sawe
,
he
highly
commended
their
couragious
carriages
;
and
therefore
earnestly
wished
to
see
them
runne
their
carriere
:
which
he
no
sooner
wished
,
but
they
perfourmed
it
with
such
irresistable
furie
;
But
,
now
too
late
hee
stoode
to
repent
him
:
and
therefore
,
seeing
howe
it
stoode
vppon
his
safetie
to
ridde
him
speedily
from
two
such
fierce
enemies
,
hee
raysed
hymselfe
vpright
in
his
stirrops
,
and
(
casting
his
crooked
shield
behinde
him
)
with
his
sworde
in
both
his
handes
,
Olbiocles
,
Orthisius
,
&
Alfortio
,
that
you
were
but
heere
to
behould
this
terrible
Champion
;
for
well
I
knowe
,
you
would
leese
your
liues
,
but
you
would
wreake
vengeance
on
the
heade
of
you
proude
insulter
.
Thus
lamented
the
good
Prorex
his
misfortunes
,
thinking
assuredly
,
that
neuer
againe
the
Grecians
should
fende
the
Listes
with
victory
:
for
also
,
by
this
time
was
the
braue
Bohemian
Prince
Arcanio
beaten
off
from
his
horse
,
and
grieuously
wounded
.
For
anger
of
their
Lord
Xanzimars
ouerthrowe
,
the
misbeleeuing
Pagans
,
thicke
and
threefould
,
clustered
to
combat
the
worthy
knight
of
the
Oliue-braunche
:
Beso
las
tierras
:
insomuch
,
as
now
,
their
courages
being
somewhat
cooled
,
they
beganne
to
keepe
somewhat
more
aloofe
from
her
,
then
they
were
wont
.
Wherefore
at
pleasure
shee
might
praunce
vp
and
downe
the
Lists
,
without
any
disturbance
.
In
which
ease
hauing
continued
the
better
part
of
two
howers
(
seeing
no
more
to
aduenture
the
combat
)
shee
dismounted
her
courser
;
and
leaning
against
the
railes
of
the
Listes
,
she
there
rested
her
wearyed
limbes
:
which
milde
Zephirus
with
gentle
breath
,
so
pleasingly
cooled
,
as
(
the
hoat
swelter
of
her
sweate
abated
)
her
late-enfeebled
body
beganne
to
be
refreshed
;
and
anewe
to
receiue
,
as
it
were
a
seconde
force
and
vigour
.
Which
,
that
choyce
flower
of
vnmatchfull
Chiualry
,
Oceander
,
sufficiently
peceiuing
;
with
the
ould
witch
Malagda
,
in
steede
of
a
Page
to
carry
his
sworde
,
excellently
accoustred
in
his
admirably-inchaunted
watchet
armour
,
hee
praunced
in
most
stately
manner
,
towardes
the
Pauilions
of
vanquished
Xanzimar
:
and
taking
out
a
strong
and
mighty
speare
,
cut
out
of
the
heart
of
a
hard
knotty
oake
,
In
this
sort
being
both
dispalfreyed
,
they
lightly
leapt
vppon
their
feete
,
and
vnsheathing
their
trusty
Curtelaxes
,
with
their
aduaunced
shieldes
before
them
,
they
menacingly
marched
vnto
each
other
,
and
with
their
swordes
,
laying
loade
vpon
their
steely
burgonets
,
each
endeauored
his
vttermost
against
his
aduersarie
;
so
as
neither
of
them
hauing
the
victorie
,
though
Oceander
had
the
better
,
they
continued
an
whole
howers
combat
,
in
such
couragious
,
neuer
ceasing
sort
,
as
both
Greekes
and
aliens
stoode
by
,
all
amazed
at
their
so
long-endured
contention
:
which
(
no
doubt
)
had
lasted
longer
,
had
not
the
glorious
Princesse
Phianora
,
by
reason
of
her
bloudes
effusion
,
out
of
her
deepe-gashed
woundes
,
on
a
sodaine
,
fainted
before
the
feete
of
her
enemie
;
who
sorrowed
at
her
disparagement
more
then
if
hee
had
lost
the
conquest
.
And
therefore
sending
her
by
her
attending
sorrowfull
Pages
to
her
chamber
,
he
repaired
vnto
the
scaffolde
;
at
the
handes
of
the
Iudges
,
to
receiue
his
honour
of
the
Iust
,
conquered
in
so
dangerous
a
conflict
.
CHP.
XVI
.
¶
Oceanders
deliuery
from
the
inchaunted
Mantle
of
Mardegua
,
by
the
comming
of
Artimagus
his
messenger
:
with
whom
the
knight
of
the
Sea
departed
to
the
wise
mans
cell
:
of
the
death
of
Artimagus
,
and
the
sorrowfull
mourning
of
the
Carthaginians
for
him
.
QVestionlesse
the
wickednesse
of
thes●
two
mischieuous
women
was
exceeding
monstr●us
,
in
such
a
villanous
sort
to
entangle
such
rare
Parragons
of
prowesse
within
the
nets
of
their
inuentiue
consp●racie
:
who
brought
about
their
drift
so
cunningly
,
All
health
and
happinesse
bee
restored
to
the
wise
man
my
father
Artimagus
:
and
therewith
snatching
the
mantle
(
which
he
was
casting
about
his
shoulders
)
out
of
his
hande
,
shee
clapped
it
ouer
the
backe
of
the
wicked
Inchauntresse
Mardigua
(
who
little
thought
of
such
a
mischiefe
)
and
presently
poasting
away
with
Oceander
,
shee
neuer
ceased
till
they
were
all
embarqued
in
the
Inchaunted
whery-boat
:
wherin
,
hauing
put
from
the
shores
of
Gretia
,
they
committed
themselues
to
the
finishing
of
their
long
and
dangerous
iourney
;
to
the
greate
ioy
of
Magartes
,
whose
repaire
had
thus
happily
repriued
Oceander
Incidit
in
praprium
frau●●●●lerata
caput
.
Mardegua
whipped
〈◊〉
her
owne
〈◊〉
as
enforced
by
the
intollerablenesse
of
her
cruell
tormente
,
and
anguishe
,
shee
galloped
vp
and
downe
the
Listyarde
,
with
hideous
shrickes
and
roaring
,
emploring
euery
particular
amazed
behoulder
,
with
his
death-working
Cortelaxe
,
to
ridde
her
(
most
wretched
wight
)
out
of
her
most
miserable
languor
.
But
finding
none
so
harde
heart●d
,
as
to
worke
her
tragedie
,
shee
dismounted
her
Palfrey
;
and
mounting
vp
the
toppe
of
the
Citie
walles
,
from
the
highest
Battlementes
thereof
,
With
these
words
,
the
wofull
Queene
conducted
Oceander
,
vnto
the
lodging
of
her
brother
Artimagus
Ha
,
ha
,
my
deare
foster-sonne
Oceander
,
dearer
vnto
me
then
my
verie
soules
essentiall
substance
;
sweete
Oceander
,
howe
welcome
art
thou
vnto
me
!
and
how
exceedingly
is
my
departing
spirit
refreshed
by
thy
happy
presence
!
Infinitely
surely
am
I
bound
to
thanke
the
heauens
arch-ruler
,
for
thy
safe
&
happy
deliuerie
from
the
mischieuous
complots
of
most
wicked
sorceresses
:
who
had
layde
deceitfull
snares
by
their
cunning
enchauntments
for
to
intrappe
thee
;
without
eyther
respect
of
thy
valours
virtue
,
or
the
highest
Mahomets
reuengeance
.
Alas
my
sweete
sonne
,
little
diddest
thou
suspect
that
when
thou
haddest
conquered
the
mantle
,
thou
didst
with
the
vnprouident
trauailer
,
seeke
for
shelter
vnder
the
bright
scales
of
a
venemous
serpent
.
For
,
if
thou
hadst
but
worne
it
,
thou
shouldest
haue
endured
straunger
tortures
,
then
did
Prometheus
(
fastened
to
the
mountaine
Caucasus
)
vnder
the
crooked
beake
of
the
neuer
ceasing
heart-deuouring
Vulture
:
onely
herein
,
your
torments
differed
,
that
with
your
owne
handes
you
should
end
your
miserable
life
,
when
this
languor
shal
last
vnfinished
.
This
,
yea
this
onely
,
was
the
cause
of
my
griefe
;
&
onely
to
release
thee
from
this
wretchednesse
,
did
I
sende
my
daughter
Magartez
vnto
thee
,
to
fetch
thee
speedily
vnto
me
:
for
whose
good
and
prosperous
fortunes
I
haue
spent
my
life
and
vsed
my
learning
in
such
sort
,
as
when
the
times
shall
fully
be
expired
,
the
whole
world
shall
wonder
at
thy
chaunces
.
For
in
this
same
litle
scrowle
of
gilded
parchment
,
when
,
sweetely
kissing
the
iron
gloue
,
O
Prophet
great
,
which
in
the
heauens
aboue
,
Thy
residence
dost
keepe
eternally
,
Looke
downe
vpon
his
soule
with
eyes
of
Loue
,
Which
languishing
in
mickle
misery
,
With
sighes
and
groanes
would
to
compassion
moue
Thy
sacred
soule
;
that
since
hee
needes
must
die
,
His
fleeting
ghost
may
to
the
skyes
remoue
;
There
to
attende
vpon
thy
deity
.
As
soone
as
he
was
throughly
deade
,
they
most
dolefully
lamented
ouer
his
deade
bodie
,
with
such
greeful
groanes
,
CHAP.
XVII
.
How
Phianora
,
being
recured
of
her
woundes
,
deliuered
the
Knight
of
the
Leoparde
from
the
enchauntmentes
of
Gola
,
and
her
sonnes
Norin
and
Nigramounde
;
whome
she
vanquished
,
and
departed
with
him
to
the
Rocky-Iland
of
Ortolomorgantell
.
RIght
sore
and
daungerous
were
the
wounds
,
that
the
worthy
daughter
of
Argamonte
,
K.
of
fertile
England
,
receiued
in
her
late-foughtē
combate
,
with
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
:
neuerthelesse
they
nothing
so
much
in
comparison
,
grieued
her
,
as
the
vexation
she
receiued
,
by
reason
of
the
great
care
she
had
to
keepe
her selfe
vndiscloased
from
the
cunning
Surgeons
;
The
Mariner
amid
the
Marine
deepe
,
Now
on
my
faith
(
quoth
the
good
empresse
Basilia
But
the
good
ould
Queene
Zaama
,
Certes
if
the
magnanimous
English
mayde
was
amazed
hereat
,
it
was
no
meruaile
;
since
had
that
bigge
boand
tamer
of
vsurping
tyrants
,
Hercules
himselfe
,
heard
such
an
hideous
and
fearefull
yelling
,
his
very
eares
woulde
haue
ringled
thereat
,
and
his
heart
haue
little
mist
of
fayling
him
.
Wherefore
,
with
a
long
silence
,
Phianora
sadly
sighed
at
so
sorrowfull
a
spectacle
:
which
brought
her
wits
almost
to
an
end
,
and
her
white
alablaster
bodie
to
a
sodaine
shiuering
:
such
stronge
possession
had
faint
feare
taken
in
her
heart
,
vntill
(
remembring
her selfe
that
what
shee
eyther
saw
or
heard
,
was
but
a
false
illusion
raysed
by
the
strange
enchantments
of
the
wicked
gouernour
of
the
Castle
,
whosoeuer
)
she
resolued
putting
her
confidence
in
her
almighty
redeemer
Iesus
Christ
;
Within
this
garden
,
in
an
Eagles
shape
,
The
Sonne
of
Claranax
inchaunted
bides
▪
From
out
the
which
he
neuer
shall
escape
;
Till
eighteene
winters
from
his
feathered
sides
,
Empoysoned
Serpents
with
their
forked
stinge
(
To
glut
their
greedy
mawes
)
the
bloud
shall
bring
▪
Nor
then
shall
cease
his
more
than
cruell
paine
.
For
when
those
yeares
are
spent
of
all
his
trouble
,
Vnlesse
th'
Inchauntresse
be
by
virgine
slaine
,
His
former
suffred
torments
shall
redouble
.
Therefore
ô
thou
that
shalt
this
writing
reade
,
Pray
for
the
aduent
of
some
helpe
with
speede
,
Written
with
the
teares
my
wide
wounds
wept
,
HVGVY
.
The
worthy
English
Princesse
at
the
perusing
of
these
verses
was
diuersly
perplexed
:
for
one
way
she
sorrowed
for
the
miserable
misfortune
of
Olbiocles
(
the
worthy
sonne
of
a
more
then
thrice
worthy
father
)
who
was
so
wickedly
bereaued
of
his
manlike
proportion
:
another
while
,
she
reioyced
that
she
had
at
length
found
out
the
chiefest
subiect
of
her
enquest
&
occasion
of
many
loyall
Grecians
sorrow
:
whom
,
seing
that
God
had
so
happily
sent
her
,
she
solemnely
auowed
either
to
redeeme
from
such
mischiefe
,
or
to
spend
the
best
bloode
of
her
body
,
in
her
thoughts
affecting
:
&
herewithal
,
commending
her selfe
to
God
;
she
fiercely
bounced
at
the
gates
with
the
hiltes
of
her
Courtelax
,
so
as
all
the
castle
rang
therwith
:
and
then
leauing
herselfe
vpon
her
sworde
,
she
stood
expecting
some
sodaine
answere
:
but
all
in
vaine
.
For
as
the
cruellest
mastiues
bite
before
they
barke
:
Grand
Cardigans
)
he
smote
off
the
Lions
head
,
saying
in
this
maner
;
By
the
aide
of
Mahomet
,
will
I
be
reuenged
on
my
ouer-daring
enemy
:
and
thererewith
putting
spurres
to
his
horse
,
he
neuer
ceased
galloping
till
hee
had
sight
of
his
vndaunted
enemy
.
Whom
approaching
with
his
broade
sword
in
his
armed
fist
;
By
Mahomet
,
foolish
hardy
knight
(
quoth
he
,
with
a
hoarse
voice
)
in
an
il
hower
hast
thou
aduentured
hither
,
to
harme
vs
:
for
with
my
slicing
sworde
,
within
a
moment
I
shall
so
heaw
thee
,
as
thou
shall
neuer
hereafter
stand
in
neede
of
any
Chyrurgeon
:
when
lifting
vp
his
heauie
weapon
,
hee
strake
a
mighty
blowe
at
the
valiant
princesse
.
Olbiocles
tale
of
his
transmutation
.
EXcellent
princesse
(
quoth
he
)
vnderstand
you
,
that
by
birth
I
am
a
Prince
,
and
borne
to
great
patrimony
,
as
the
only
sonne
of
the
mighty
Emperour
Claranax
of
Constantinople
;
in
times
past
,
reuerenced
for
his
vertues
,
and
famourized
for
his
fortunes
;
vntill
such
time
as
that
fickle
deitie
by
whom
hee
grewe
most
happie
,
made
him
most
infelicious
;
by
permitting
a
most
monstrous
and
deformed
Gyant
,
at
vnawares
to
reaue
him
of
his
ioye
,
by
robbing
from
him
the
most
chast
,
constant
,
and
amiable
Princesse
Almidiana
,
the
vnhappie
wife
of
me
,
most
vnfortunate
husband
:
after
whom
hauing
in
vaine
long
trauailed
in
enquest
,
I
misfortuned
after
many
other
mischaunces
,
Gran
Cardigan
:
and
afterwardes
(
not
satisfied
with
our
former
vndeserued
punishment
)
they
strongly
enchaunted
vs
into
this
garden
.
Where
,
Most
true
(
quoth
Phianora
)
and
with
him
that
oweth
this
shield
,
I
fought
two
combats
(
though
to
my
daunger
,
as
I
deserued
)
&
onely
for
my
sake
slewe
hee
that
monstrous
Gyant
Cardigan
:
which
I
but
euilly
requited
.
But
letting
it
passe
with
my
repentance
;
since
wee
haue
all
hitherto
endaungered
our
liues
and
safeties
,
for
so
gracious
a
Ladie
,
as
is
the
faire
Princesse
Almidiana
;
you
(
my
Lord
Olbiocles
)
playing
the
part
of
a
loyall
husband
,
and
we
of
most
louing
friendes
,
let
vs
neuer
breake
league
,
but
vnto
our
liues
ends
continuing
resolute
(
our
wounds
being
whole
,
&
our selues
healthy
)
still
stoutly
persist
in
our
vndertaken
enquest
;
CHAP.
XVIII
.
¶
The
great
and
cruell
combat
,
Olbiocles
and
the
Knight
of
the
Oliue
branch
had
,
with
Ortolomorgantell
the
gyant
of
the
Rocky
Iland
;
their
distresse
by
their
diuelish
aduersarie
,
and
vnexpected
helpe
of
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
;
by
whose
ayde
they
slew
the
Gyant
,
and
released
the
distressed
princesses
,
Almidiana
and
Eristama
.
SO
soone
as
that
diuelish
and
dreadfull
Gyant
Ortolomorgantell
,
had
conflicted
(
as
before
ye
haue
heard
)
the
proude
arch-pirate
Tolurnio
(
the
middle
brother
of
Marcimodez
,
Mettath
Agorah
for
his
happy
fortune
,
hee
vowed
by
his
obedience
vnto
his
sacred
deitie
,
customarily
as
he
had
begun
,
IN
this
great
miserie
did
these
two
beawtious
and
virtuous
Princesses
(
whilome
the
glistering
Comets
of
Europ
)
lead
their
liues
vnder
the
cruell
thraldome
of
Ortolomorgantell
and
Duranda
:
Phianoras
Catalagy
to
the
highest
commaunder
,
and
reuenged
their
angers
that
they
beare
to
blasphemers
of
the
faith
and
gospell
of
Christ
Iesus
,
sufficiently
on
the
bloud-sprinkled
Idol
of
Mettath
Agorah
:
whom
with
their
swordes
hauing
all
defaced
,
O
almighty
God
of
our
forefathers
,
and
holy
sauiour
of
the
world
Christ
Iesus
,
behold
we
beseech
thee
,
Iesus
Christ
,
haue
endangered
our
safeties
to
the
handes
of
our
faithlesse
and
mercilesse
enemies
:
into
whose
bloud-thirsty
throates
(
vnlesse
adiuved
by
thy
heauenly
potency
)
wee
are
like
to
enfuse
our
dearest
liues
.
Hauing
ended
their
praiers
,
they
remounted
on
their
feete
againe
,
and
buckling
on
their
helmets
,
they
gan
cheerefully
approach
the
Castle
:
but
in
the
gates
,
before
they
could
enter
,
they
founde
such
shrewde
resistance
by
the
Gyants
seruants
,
as
maugre
their
heades
they
were
for
a
great
while
debard
of
their
entrance
.
Mettath
Agorah
fight
not
against
me
.
Your
dumb
,
dead
Idoll
(
quoth
Huguy
)
can
neyther
fight
with
you
,
nor
against
you
now
:
for
not
an
hower
since
,
in
spight
of
his
holy
deitie
,
he
was
layd
in
the
dust
,
from
whence
he
is
like
neuer
to
be
recouered
.
When
the
gyant
had
heard
those
words
,
hee
was
so
exceedingly
enraged
,
as
his
teeth
gnashed
together
,
and
his
eyes
for
anger
sparkled
with
fire
:
&
lifting
vp
his
mightie
Mace
(
which
was
as
bigge
about
,
at
the
knottie
end
,
as
a
mans
middle
)
with
both
his
hands
,
he
sent
such
a
deuilish
buffet
at
Huguy
,
Mettath
Agorah
.
On
the
vpper
staire
wherof
,
resting
his
ouerlaboured
limbes
,
with
only
his
inchaunted
shield
(
at
his
most
ease
he
could
)
he
resisted
his
remorselesse
assailants
:
who
in
a
moment
had
vndoubtedly
oppressed
him
(
whose
féeble
hands
,
now
began
to
decline
with
the
waight
of
his
inchaunted
shield
)
had
not
that
renowned
and
admirably
valorous
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
Oceander
,
in
his
enchaunted
boate
,
the
onely
legacie
that
the
wise
Artimagus
left
him
,
Grecian
Claranax
receiued
such
exceeding
comfort
,
as
(
in
a
manner
relieued
from
his
languor
)
taking
vp
his
charmed
shield
,
hee
cryed
to
Oceander
;
Heere
,
O
worthy
knight
o●th●
Sea
,
receiue
againe
the
waighty
weapons
which
on●
〈◊〉
or
thee
to
wield
:
which
notwithstanding
,
vntill
I
can
deliuer
vp
vnto
thy
worthynesse
,
I
shal
make
once
more
to
endure
the
heauie
blowes
of
my
hatefull
enemies
)
he
smote
so
fiercely
vpon
his
encroaching
assaulters
;
as
full
quickly
he
made
them
to
feele
the
refreshed
furie
of
his
vigorous
armes
.
The
worthy
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
on
the
other
side
,
so
valiantly
behaued
himselfe
against
those
that
opposed
themselues
against
him
;
as
hauing
with
his
keene
courtleaxe
cut
asunder
the
thread
of
thirteene
of
their
liues
,
CHAP.
XIX
.
¶
Of
the
dangerous
combate
of
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
against
the
barbarous
Pyrate
Tolurnio
;
his
perill
and
conditionall
yielding
to
the
fleetes
of
Tunis
&
Tangur
as
Champion
of
the
Alcharon
against
the
christian
Emperour
of
Constantinople
;
and
of
the
originall
of
the
hatred
of
Tomarin
to
Claranax
,
for
the
death
of
Tumanto
.
TO
whose
wicked
endes
,
the
twoo
Princes
Olbiocles
and
Phianora
(
being
recouered
and
raised
from
the
cold
pauement
)
no
sooner
arriued
,
but
that
Olbiocles
offering
him
his
shield
,
and
the
worthy
Phianora
proffering
him
her
eternall
friendshippe
;
with
desire
of
pardon
,
for
her
former
offensiue
contentions
,
they
in
this
sort
heartily
tendered
him
most
humble
thanks
,
for
safe
deliuering
of
them
from
so
perilous
and
dangerfull
a
labyrinth
of
losse
;
wherein
,
their
liues
had
been
so
insnared
,
as
only
by
his
incomparable
power
they
were
to
be
deliuered
.
Glorious
in
thy
conquestes
,
and
gracious
in
thy
mercies
,
(
most
illustrious
knight
of
Carthage
)
alas
poore
sielie
creatures
as
we
are
,
how
shal
we
be
able
,
euer
to
requite
thy
manifold
deseruings
?
which
are
so
infinite
,
as
our
tongues
are
vnable
to
tell
:
much
lesse
,
our
thankes
for
to
regratifie
.
Yet
(
noble
knight
)
such
as
we
can
at
this
time
tender
,
take
thou
;
that
in
some
part
we
may
satisfie
our
owne
soules
,
saluting
thee
with
these
poore
presents
.
Which
if
thou
shalt
please
to
accept
,
we
shal
euer
think
our selues
in
honour
obliged
,
to
your
virtues
;
which
haue
not
onely
freede
vs
,
but
(
also
as
we
hope
)
released
the
2.
most
mighty
,
yet
miserable
Princesses
,
from
whole
multitudes
of
mischiefes
wherein
they
were
enwrapped
.
Oceander
(
whose
heart
yearned
after
soe-got
honour
)
refused
this
friendly
humility
of
so
valorous
knights
:
whom
raising
from
the
ground
,
he
most
louingly
embraced
,
&
deliuering
vp
vnto
them
the
tuitio●
of
the
Castle
Lapidine
,
as
also
the
full
gouernment
of
the
whole
Rocky
Iland
of
Ortolomorgantell
(
commaunding
them
to
doe
his
dutie
to
the
distressed
Ladies
,
Tolurnio
Europan
Christians
:
who
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
Grecian
Emperour
Claranax
,
haue
heretofore
entered
and
inuaded
our
territories
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
,
CH
P.
XX.
¶
How
Olbiocles
Phianora
,
Almidiana
,
and
Eristama
arriued
on
the
Iland
of
the
Hermit
Calander
:
from
whome
they
carried
newes
to
the
Emperour
,
of
the
kings
of
Tunis
and
Tanguts
proceedings
:
of
his
ioy
,
for
the
recouerie
of
his
long
absented
children
,
and
politike
preparation
for
the
repelling
of
his
Pagan
enemies
.
VEry
sorrowfull
were
the
Christian
Princes
,
for
the
sodaine
absence
of
the
vncontroulable
knight
of
the
sea
:
but
seeing
that
they
could
not
remedie
it
,
they
somewhat
calmed
their
desires
of
his
accompanying
.
And
therefore
Olbiocles
arming
his
left
arme
with
the
battered
shielde
of
Oceander
,
and
Phianora
resuming
her
trustie
Courtleaxe
keene
Calibine
,
they
descended
backe
againe
into
the
Castle
court
:
where
,
on
the
pauements
,
they
founde
foureteene
of
Ortolomorgantels
seruants
,
Well
wote
I
,
well
wote
I
(
poore
Paganized
soules
)
that
,
not
only
against
your
consciences
you
became
the
false
adorers
of
Mahomet
;
but
also
against
your
wils
,
you
were
enforced
for
feare
of
death
to
bee
the
cruell
keepers
,
and
(
as
I
feare
)
killers
of
the
most
beautiful
Princesses
of
Christendome
.
Wherefore
,
wee
heere
mercifully
pardon
you
and
forgiue
your
offences
:
for
onely
as
instruments
you
serued
to
satisfie
the
insatiate
minde
of
your
bloud-thirstie
master
:
whose
soule
,
by
this
time
,
hath
participated
with
such
malefactors
,
the
endlesse
torments
of
neuer
to
be
extinguished
fire
and
brimstone
.
In
regard
of
whose
sorrowes
,
wee
charge
you
to
discharge
your
soules
of
all
such
wickednesse
,
as
makes
you
to
incurre
hels
wretchednesse
;
where
that
monster
to
mankinde
,
lurking
Leuiathan
,
raignes
in
his
euer
damned
royaltie
.
Repent
therefore
(
deare
brethren
)
and
relinquishing
all
further
remembrance
of
your
long
retained
false
Alcheronticke
Acharonticke
religion
,
submissiuelie
&
vnfainedly
,
in
your
soules
,
subscribe
vnto
the
suspectlesse
supremacie
of
our
deare
Sauiour
Christ
Iesus
;
whose
pretious
bloud
hath
bought
you
,
and
whose
fatherly
patience
hath
preserued
your
soules
(
as
I
hope
)
from
the
gaping
gulfe
of
Gehenna
:
whose
tushes
are
vnable
to
touch
you
,
and
whose
roaring
throate
shall
neuer
swallow
your
soules
,
if
by
your
vnfained
repentance
you
obtaine
your
sinnes
remission
at
the
hands
of
your
righteous
Redeemer
;
who
(
though
we
pardon
your
bodies
)
can
to
your
soules
adde
infinitie
of
euerlasting
torments
.
Speake
therefore
,
and
that
truely
,
whither
(
aliue
or
dead
)
our
worthy
mistresses
are
remaining
within
your
custodies
?
These
wordes
they
willingly
answered
,
that
of
all
the
faire
Ladies
of
Grecia
,
If
the
good
prince
Olbiocles
were
exceedingly
reioyced
with
the
tidings
of
his
true-loues
happy
health
,
Viewed
,
embraced
,
kist
,
Sense
failed
,
falled
,
swounded
,
Relieued
;
yer
they
wist
,
That
so
they
had
beene
grounded
:
But
to
bee
briefe
,
their
louing
encounter
being
ended
,
they
all
togither
kindly
embraced
each
other
:
and
on
their
knees
,
rendring
most
hearty
thanks
to
the
Almightiest
,
for
such
their
fortunate
remeeting
,
after
so
many
multitudes
of
mischieuous
miseries
,
they
pased
into
the
Castle
hall
.
Where
causing
themselues
to
be
vnarmed
,
they
were
presented
by
the
Princesse
Eristama
So
soone
notwithstanding
,
as
the
Celestiall
waggoner
had
in
a
franticke
fury
,
forsaken
the
watry
lappe
of
his
welbeloued
Goddesse
Thetis
,
and
issuing
out
at
the
latticed
portals
of
the
easterne
Ocean
,
had
swiftly
followed
the
flying
darkenesse
(
which
with
sable
winges
had
tane
her
speedy
iourney
to
the
westerne
India
)
the
worthy
Phianora
was
wholy
recouered
of
her
sicknesse
;
and
with
infinite
incitements
,
To
the
sacred
Constantinopolitan
Maiestie
,
all
health
and
happynesse
.
MIghty
Emperour
,
From
my
solitarie
Hermitage
,
CALANDER
.
NOw
vpon
my
honour
(
quoth
the
Emperour
in
a
maze
)
by
this
letter
of
the
Hermit
,
I
wotte
of
wonders
:
Belike
these
barbarous
Barbarians
are
growne
of
late
to
conceit
a
conquest
ouer
Constantinople
:
thinking
Claranax
,
by
reason
of
his
approaching
age
,
to
be
growne
to
so
cold
a
constitution
,
as
hee
is
either
too
feeble
,
or
too
much
affraide
to
enter
any
combat
.
Well
,
well
,
let
Tomerin
and
Tangut
commence
their
conflicts
:
by
the
help
of
God
and
his
good
grace
,
I
shall
neuer
be
saide
to
flie
their
furies
,
as
long
as
my
withered
bodie
is
able
to
beare
armour
against
their
forces
.
But
considering
,
Sparta
,
Thessaly
,
Transiluania
:
the
kings
Rubaldo
also
and
Fiardon
spedilie
departed
vnto
their
seuerall
prouinces
of
Hungary
and
Bohemia
,
to
leauie
a
competent
number
of
their
country
souldiers
,
for
the
defence
of
Greece
and
Christendome
.
To
which
their
warlike
expedition
,
wee
will
leaue
those
worthy
Princes
,
to
returne
vnto
our
huge
host
of
the
Pagan
Potentates
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
¶
Howe
Tomarin
of
Tunis
,
Tangut
of
Tangur
,
the
knight
of
the
Sea
,
Tolurnio
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Pagan
armie
accoasted
the
Iland
of
Sicilia
;
where
they
slewe
the
Duke
of
Hibla
,
tooke
Alfortio
and
Orthisius
prisoners
:
and
enforced
King
Dionine
and
all
his
subiectes
,
to
forsake
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
and
become
Mahometans
.
WOnderfull
was
the
ioy
that
the
cruell
Barbarians
conceiued
in
their
hearts
for
the
notable
conquest
that
they
hoped
to
gaine
against
the
Christians
;
whome
they
thought
vtterly
either
to
conuert
or
conuince
,
by
the
fiercenesse
of
their
diuelish
furies
:
whose
irresistable
forces
they
first
and
formost
bent
against
the
poore
inhabitants
of
Hybla
and
Sicilia
;
where
at
this
time
raigned
that
terrible
Tyrant
Dionine
.
Gawdramound
,
Brammadon
,
Louing
friends
,
(
si
paruis
componere
magna
licebit
)
which
of
you
all
,
my
louing
Cittizens
,
hauing
&
holding
a
sure
fortresse
,
whose
situation
was
your
safetie
,
would
willingly
race
it
to
the
ground
and
ruinate
it
,
euer
after
to
liue
in
the
wide
fields
,
or
in
the
woods
,
subiect
to
crosses
,
cold
,
calamities
,
daungers
,
and
destruction
?
If
any
of
you
should
doe
so
,
were
you
not
worthy
to
bee
accompted
foolish
,
or
stark
franticke
?
Yes
verily
.
Why
then
(
O
ye
amazed
inhabitants
of
Hibla
)
are
your
mindes
infected
with
such
poysonous
madnesse
,
as
to
make
away
your selues
,
to
eschewe
your
oppressing
enemies
,
without
regarding
your
sweete
soules
;
which
is
subiect
to
our
Sauiours
eternall
enmitie
?
O
remember
,
remember
,
that
you
are
not
Pagans
(
as
those
that
perpetrate
your
perils
)
but
rightly
beleeuing
Christians
.
Then
for
his
sake
whome
you
serue
,
feare
,
and
salute
by
the
sweete
name
of
Sauiour
,
depelle
those
heathenish
fancies
from
the
centre
of
your
heartes
habitacle
:
and
let
not
the
subtleties
of
the
deceitefull
Diuell
so
much
surprise
you
,
as
to
make
you
by
your
owne
selues
,
the
sequesterers
of
your
soules
from
that
heauenly
paradice
,
which
is
prepared
for
those
that
faithfully
belieue
in
the
holy
name
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Furthermore
,
were
you
forsaken
of
the
Father
,
refused
by
the
son
,
&
left
reprobates
on
the
face
of
the
earth
,
would
you
lay
violent
handes
vpon
your
owne
liues
?
He
that
killeth
himselfe
(
saith
Aristotle
,
an
heathenish
Philosoper
)
doth
not
so
much
wronge
vnto
his
owne
life
,
Trybart
,
Roron
,
and
Pyramon
)
yet
were
the
Hibleans
,
Now
,
notwithstanding
all
these
things
were
brought
to
this
vnlucky
passe
,
by
the
trayterous
dealings
of
that
disloiall
Nequion
;
yet
was
he
neuer
the
more
regarded
,
but
rather
(
according
to
his
wickednesse
)
worse
ent●eated
at
the
hand
of
the
most
iust
conquerour
Oceander
.
Who
iudging
al
things
according
to
Iustice
and
equitie
,
caused
him
to
be
presently
stripped
out
of
his
cloathes
,
Whither
is
dutie
f●ed
?
and
vnto
what
desart
Of
Arabia
,
or
groues
vnfrequented
By
dayly
haunt
of
men
,
doth
faith
depart
?
As
that
without
thinking
on
desert
,
Or
to
the
Soueraigne
,
godly
obeysaunce
;
Multitudes
of
christians
don
them
auaunce
,
Against
their
Kings
,
and
Gods
lawes
to
stert
:
As
,
in
their
minde
clogged
with
mischaunce
,
Trait'rously
to
conspire
to
worke
great
grieuaunce
,
Against
their
God
and
mighty
Soueraigne
:
Vnder
whose
check
they
should
rightwise
remaine
.
Soone
after
these
things
were
thus
luckily
by
the
Pagan
power
performed
,
the
valorous
knight
of
the
sea
,
Brammadon
,
Camaru
,
Zamaru
,
Hollobron
,
Sylias
,
and
an
hundred
thousand
of
the
chiefest
of
the
Barbarian
armie
,
marched
vnder
the
banner
of
Mahomet
(
which
was
aduaunced
by
a
sturdie
knight
of
Tunis
,
named
Oridor
)
by
long
and
speedy
iournies
,
farther
into
the
bowels
of
the
vpland
countrey
;
taking
all
the
Citties
,
Castles
,
Townes
,
&
prouinces
;
and
bringing
them
vnder
their
yoake
,
caused
their
consciences
to
be
confounded
,
and
their
soules
spotted
with
the
deuillish
doctrine
of
the
Alcharon
;
which
for
feare
of
death
they
were
forced
to
embrace
:
to
such
extreamity
were
these
poore
&
miserable
creatures
driuen
,
by
the
remorselesse
cruelties
of
their
most
wicked
oppressours
.
Euen
vnto
the
promontorie
,
abufting
the
Hesperian
Cittie
Rhegium
,
reached
the
limits
of
their
conquestes
:
from
whence
with
great
toyle
&
laborious
trauaile
they
passed
in
battaile
aray
,
alongst
the
Eastside
of
the
fire
outbreathing
Aetna
.
From
whence
they
might
perceiue
the
ship-engorging
gulfe
of
Charybdis
,
at
one
side
;
on
the
other
side
calme
danger-colouring
Scylla
:
on
whose
mossie
vertice
a
sort
of
deceiuing
Syrens
were
set
in
consort
,
and
right
before
them
an
huge
ranke
of
vnconquered
Citties
relinquished
,
On
the
morrowe
againe
,
Hollobron
,
and
Camaru
with
sixteene
thousand
approued
Knights
of
Tunis
,
were
sent
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
valiantly
to
rea●aile
the
walles
of
the
cittie
by
land
;
whilest
himselfe
with
Brammadon
,
and
the
residue
his
brethren
sate
in
consultation
about
the
bringing
of
their
shipps
and
little
pinnaces
of
Tangur
to
assault
the
same
by
water
.
With
great
shoutes
&
cries
,
Hollobron
and
his
followers
approached
vnto
the
ditches
of
the
Cittie
:
ouer
the
bridge
whereof
,
hauing
couragiously
won
passage
,
they
stoutly
assaulted
the
issuing
christians
.
Betweene
whome
there
began
so
bitter
a
bickering
,
as
within
lesse
then
an
houre
,
by
the
valorous
virtue
of
the
worthy
Spaniard
&
his
battalion
of
Syracusans
,
fifteene
hundred
Pagans
were
layd
breathlesse
on
the
earth
.
Wherat
Hollobronso
extreamely
chaufed
,
as
for
verie
wrath
his
nostrills
gushed
out
on
bleeding
:
and
then
taking
a
mighty
launce
in
his
rest
hee
fewtred
it
against
Alfortio
:
who
did
the
like
to
him
.
But
with
such
a
stronge
furie
they
at
the
front
of
the
bridge
encountred
,
as
the
Prince
of
Spaine
(
being
in
the
disaduantage
,
by
reason
of
the
lower
grounde
)
was
forceably
borne
ouer
his
horse
crouper
to
the
grounde
in
a
swoune
:
Who
(
though
not
without
some
daunger
)
speedily
sounded
the
retreate
vnto
his
souldiers
.
Whereof
Oceander
vnderstanding
,
his
eares
glowed
to
heare
of
their
cowardize
,
●nd
his
heart
for
anger
beganne
to
swell
so
bigge
,
as
if
it
●●ould
haue
beaten
open
the
lattices
of
his
ribs
with
his
furi●us
panting
:
and
sodainely
rising
from
the
table
,
with
Brammadon
and
all
the
worthiest
approued
knights
in
the
whole
armie
,
he
furiously
hasted
to
the
assault
.
Which
hee
gaue
so
forcibly
against
the
Christians
in
Orthisius
his
regiment
,
as
(
hauing
boysterously
beaten
the
French
Prince
,
Which
sodaine
sacke
,
brought
such
exceeding
terrour
into
the
hearts
of
the
Sicilians
;
as
,
together
with
their
King
Dionine
,
CHAP.
XXII
.
¶
How
the
Pagans
arriued
at
Constantinople
,
and
sent
Embassadours
to
summon
the
Emperour
to
personal
appearance
before
the
Estates
of
Tunis
:
and
how
the
knight
of
the
sea
,
slewe
the
young
Prince
of
Sparta
,
for
his
stout
reply
in
the
behalfe
of
his
master
:
and
of
the
resolute
answere
of
Claranax
to
the
message
of
the
king
of
Tunis
.
XAmaru
,
Brammadon
,
and
Hollobron
were
very
greeuously
wounded
in
this
exployt
;
but
especially
Hollobron
:
whose
shoulder
rankled
so
exceedingly
,
by
reason
that
a
piece
of
the
Lances
heed
was
broken
in
the
boane
;
as
for
very
pain
his
life
was
in
great
perill
,
and
at
last
(
by
the
way
on
the
seas
as
they
sayled
to
Constantinople
)
perished
,
to
the
no
little
heauinesse
of
his
brethren
:
who
in
reuenge
thereof
would
diuers
times
haue
destroyed
the
two
worthy
Christian
princes
,
prisoners
;
had
not
the
diligent
endeauours
of
Oceander
,
caused
them
to
desist
from
their
diuelish
determination
.
Notwithstanding
,
this
conquest
obtained
,
and
the
state
of
Sycily
subuerted
and
conuerted
to
their
obeysance
;
the
knight
of
the
sea
returned
his
Campe
,
to
the
shoares
of
Hybla
.
Where
recounting
vnto
the
kings
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
,
the
happie
successe
that
seconded
his
attempts
,
with
great
congratulations
and
ioy
(
hauing
in
this
enterprise
spent
the
best
part
of
the
spring
)
they
reembarqued
themselues
:
and
hoysting
vp
sailes
,
they
speedily
committed
themselues
to
the
doubtfull
mercie
of
the
Seas
:
on
whose
mounting
bistowes
,
they
were
for
some
fo●er
or
fiue
daies
very
daungerously
tossed
,
&
mightily
dispersed
(
as
vpon
the
neighbouring
shoares
of
Italy
and
Naples
)
where
Brammadon
(
as
you
shall
heare
in
the
seconde
part
of
this
history
)
did
suffer
shipwracke
.
But
within
a
seauen
howers
after
the
tempest
ceased
,
there
arose
so
fresh
a
gale
at
the
poupe
of
the
shippes
;
as
,
hauing
sufficiently
recouered
the
third
part
of
their
Nauie
,
they
chearefully
proceeded
on
in
their
voiage
towards
Constantinople
:
which
they
prosecuted
with
so
good
fortune
,
The
Kings
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
were
wonderfull
wroth
with
their
displacing
from
the
hauen
:
&
therfore
he
determined
(
knowing
the
inuincible
courage
of
the
Christians
)
by
land
wars
,
&
single
combats
,
to
weary
and
disanimate
his
enimies
.
Wherfore
,
putting
to
the
shore
,
he
alanded
his
souldiers
:
Tunis
Tomarin
,
Tangut
of
Tangur
,
the
vncontrouleable
knight
of
the
sea
,
and
the
vndaunted
sons
of
the
giant
Gandramound
:
who
in
warlike
array
marched
about
the
country
to
find
out
fit
place
for
to
encampe
themselues
.
But
not
knowing
any
,
more
adiuvable
for
their
army
,
than
the
plaines
vnder
the
wildernesse
of
Grecia
,
they
there
incontinently
pitched
their
pauilions
:
which
,
garnished
with
plumes
of
sundry
coloured
feathers
,
on
the
crests
of
their
wel
tempered
helmets
,
raised
such
a
lustre
by
the
raies
of
the
earths
illustratour
,
as
heauen
it selfe
seamed
to
blush
at
the
excelling
gorgeousnesse
of
the
enritched
earth
;
whose
duskie
face
was
so
admirably
adorned
with
such
a
glorious
armie
.
Whose
greatnesse
,
albeit
amazed
a
multitude
of
most
cowardly
meacocks
;
notwithstanding
,
no
whit
amated
the
excellent
courage
of
the
good
Emperour
Claranax
:
who
only
reposing
his
confident
hope
in
his
righteous
Redeemer
Christ
Iesus
,
These
matters
being
with
wonderfull
discretion
and
wisdome
ordered
,
intelligence
was
giuen
him
by
his
most
trusty
espials
,
of
the
approach
of
the
King
of
Barbaries
Embassadours
vnto
his
Palace
.
Wherfore
commaunding
them
admittance
vnto
presence
,
there
entred
into
the
great
Hall
,
the
knight
of
the
sea
,
Camaru
,
Tribart
,
Vibrant
and
a
great
companie
of
knights
of
Tunis
,
all
armed
sauing
their
heads
,
whereon
they
ware
light
hats
of
Taffeta
.
Who
,
seeing
the
Emperour
sitting
vnder
his
Canopy
of
Estate
,
with
the
whole
knighthoode
of
Greece
about
him
;
without
any
reuerence
fit
for
so
mighty
a
Monarche
,
in
this
wise
(
by
the
mouth
of
Oceander
)
proudly
saluted
him
.
Our
great
Prophet
Mahomet
maintaine
and
defende
the
most
mighty
kings
Tomarin
of
Tunis
,
and
Tangut
of
Tangur
,
and
graunt
them
happie
victory
ouer
all
their
enimies
:
and
confound
Claranax
of
Constantinople
,
and
all
the
damned
Christians
,
that
tendered
the
defence
to
the
destruction
of
the
worthy
Prince
Tumanto
of
Tabaroa
;
whom
thou
most
traiterously
flewest
before
the
walles
of
Tangur
,
vnder
a
fained
colour
of
counterfaite
friendship
,
against
all
equitie
,
and
contrary
to
the
promise
that
thou
plightedst
to
the
honourable
orders
of
knighthoode
.
Which
,
being
manifest
before
the
eyes
of
the
Estates
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
,
hath
vrged
them
at
this
time
,
by
mee
,
to
summon
thee
(
in
all
humble
and
submissiue
sort
,
disroabed
of
thy
royal
vestures
,
with
an
halter
about
thy
necke
,
and
a
white
wand
in
thine
hand
)
presently
to
repaire
vnto
the
pauilions
of
the
Barbarian
Potentates
.
Before
whome
,
if
proudly
thou
refuse
to
make
thy
personall
appearance
,
wee
heere
(
in
the
names
of
our
dread
Soueraignes
)
proclaime
vtter
ruine
and
destruction
against
thee
and
all
thy
kingdome
;
within
whose
territories
no
Christian
shall
be
left
aliue
:
so
extreamely
and
rigorously
shall
our
Pagan
Curtelaxes
,
within
these
fewe
daies
,
punish
thy
inconsiderate
contumacy
.
With
such
presumption
and
hautinesse
was
this
speach
deliuered
by
the
knight
of
the
sea
,
against
the
Emperours
honour
&
fame
;
as
for
very
anger
at
his
bouldnesse
,
his
eyes
waxed
bloudshot
,
&
his
forehead
was
furrowed
with
so
feareful
a
frowne
,
as
al
the
lookers
on
trembled
at
the
terrible
aspect
of
his
bunched
browes
:
which
notwithstanding
were
but
the
very
shadows
of
his
hearts
substancified
impatience
.
Whose
cholericke
humour
so
choaked
vp
the
mouth
of
his
voices
organ
,
as
he
was
vnable
to
render
any
reply
vnto
his
expecting
enemies
.
Which
Oceander
perceiuing
,
he
turned
vnto
his
fellowes
,
and
in
great
derision
;
See
yee
not
(
quoth
he
,
It
better
befitteth
the
grauitie
of
Embassadours
,
to
vse
themselues
with
reuerence
before
a
Potentate
:
and
not
in
such
iniurious
manner
,
to
miscarry
theirselues
before
so
mighty
a
Monarch
,
as
the
Emperour
Claranax
,
my
dread
Lord
&
Soueraigne
.
Whose
sword
,
like
the
mowers
sithe
,
being
discontinued
from
correcting
of
your
misdemeanours
,
hath
giuen
leasure
to
your
carelesse
conceits
,
in
your
prides
,
to
perpetrate
newe
controuersies
:
which
with
a
greater
vengeance
will
speedily
procure
you
a
more
dreadfull
destruction
.
By
Mahomet
(
quoth
Oceander
very
scornefully
)
the
boy
prattles
pretily
:
and
on
mine
honour
it
were
pittie
to
let
the
little
vrchin
to
die
of
a
consumption
;
that
craued
his
present
confusion
so
pithilie
.
And
therwith
he
smote
the
young
Spartan
Prince
such
a
buffet
vnder
the
temples
,
with
his
armed
fist
,
as
he
quite
felled
him
to
the
ground
:
O
who
hath
seene
the
sad
countenances
of
Priam
,
Heccuba
,
&
Polixena
(
bedeawed
with
the
teares
of
true
sorrow
,
for
the
death
of
their
deare
sonne
Hector
)
saw
but
euen
the
very
tipe
of
the
torments
,
that
Claranax
,
Basilia
,
and
most
wretched
Rodasilua
endured
,
at
the
woful
sight
of
so
sorrowfull
a
spectacle
:
whose
conceiued
griefe
was
in
such
excesse
of
sadnes
,
as
No
Rhetoricians
tongue
in
words
can
paint
The
sorrowes
great
,
that
did
their
soules
attaint
.
For
with
teares
their
azury
eyes
were
drowned
,
with
trembling
their
armes
and
hands
shaked
,
their
hearts
for
horrour
panted
from
out
their
places
,
their
tongues
faultred
,
their
temples
trauailed
with
sweate
,
&
(
to
conclude
)
all
their
bodies
were
distempered
,
they
shrieked
at
the
sight
,
they
left
their
throanes
,
thronged
about
him
,
threwe
themselues
vpon
the
ground
,
felt
his
pulses
,
found
no
life
,
fainted
vnder
him
;
reuiued
(
not
to
relieue
)
but
renew
their
lamentings
ouer
his
cold
carcasse
;
whom
they
most
loued
being
aliue
,
and
most
lamented
being
sodainely
sequestred
from
himselfe
,
&
from
those
he
more
affected
then
himselfe
.
In
this
dolefull
sort
they
passionatized
themselues
ouer
the
departed
Princes
body
:
which
they
bathed
in
the
deawe
of
their
teares
,
vntill
anger
and
magnanimity
,
drawing
the
good
Emperour
from
such
wailing
effeminacy
,
enforced
his
cogitations
Embassadour
,
Sleepe
in
thy
soules
securitie
sweete
Prince
of
Sparta
:
whose
vntimely
death
,
as
my
eyes
haue
relented
ouer
thee
,
so
mine
ire
shal
reuenge
with
an
vnplacable
fury
,
on
the
heads
of
thy
wicked
enemies
.
Harken
therefore
(
O
ye
mercilesse
miscreants
)
and
behould
my
more
then
deserued
clemency
towards
yee
:
that
I
should
harme
Embassadors
,
is
against
the
lawes
of
Nations
;
yet
you
manifestly
see
,
that
your
misdemeanours
haue
merited
no
mercy
:
which
notwithstanding
(
though
euen
contrary
to
iustice
)
I
willingly
and
graciously
grant
you
;
that
in
my
rage
it
may
not
be
reported
,
rather
of
your
words
(
wherin
your
masters
wrong
mee
highly
)
then
of
your
deeds
(
wherin
your selues
haue
proffered
me
most
intollerable
indignity
)
I
tooke
reuengement
.
Which
though
it
be
warranted
in
all
religious
both
Christian
&
Pagan
,
yet
with
multitudes
I
will
not
wreake
it
,
nor
with
so
many
as
I
might
command
to
punish
yee
,
Tunian
Tomarin
inferreth
treason
vnto
mee
,
CHP.
XXIII
.
¶
Of
the
great
battaile
betweene
the
Pagans
&
the
Christians
,
cut
of
by
the
comming
of
the
night
,
begun
a-fresh
the
next
day
:
wherin
the
Grecians
went
by
the
worse
:
&
their
reuenge
by
the
death
of
17000.
Barbarians
,
&
how
the
Pagan
Potentates
enraged
,
concluded
the
speedy
destruction
of
the
whole
City
.
YF
the
Pagan
Embassadours
admired
the
vnheard
of
clemencie
of
the
royall
Emperour
,
it
was
no
maruaile
:
since
both
for
magnanimous
prowesse
,
&
merciful
patience
hee
was
vnmatchable
.
Wherefore
with
the
greater
reuerence
they
respected
his
highnesse
;
courteously
replying
,
that
whatsoeuer
he
had
commaunded
them
for
answere
,
they
would
,
on
their
honors
truely
refer
vnto
their
Soueraignes
:
and
thereon
engaging
their
credits
,
they
presently
departed
(
after
honourable
entertainement
)
from
the
Palace
of
the
Emperour
,
to
the
tents
of
the
kings
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
.
Where
,
to
the
relating
of
the
good
Emperours
answere
,
wee
will
leaue
them
;
to
returne
to
the
(
by
this
time
,
returned
)
Commaunders
of
Christendome
.
Who
with
a
mighty
nauie
hauing
passed
ouer
the
Adriatike
seas
,
speedily
alanded
their
troopes
of
trained
souldiers
(
in
sight
of
their
enuious
enemies
)
vpon
the
plaines
of
Constantinople
,
to
the
exceeding
comfort
of
the
Constantinopolitan
Christians
:
With
exceeding
gallantnesse
they
marched
in
this
order
into
the
Cittie
:
where
they
were
graciously
entertained
of
the
good
ould
Emperour
Claranax
.
Who
with
great
gentlenesse
gaue
to
euery
seuerall
soldier
such
singular
welcomes
,
as
euery
one
vowed
,
willingly
to
spend
their
liues
in
defence
of
him
and
his
whole
countries
:
such
and
so
vnheard
of
was
the
forwardnesse
of
the
Christians
in
Constantinople
:
who
no
lesse
comforted
the
drooping
spirits
of
the
Grecians
,
then
discouraged
the
stout
hearts
of
the
rude
barbarians
,
Kings
of
Tunis
&
Tangur
.
Whose
hostes
,
as
they
were
huge
in
multitudes
,
so
they
were
haughty
in
maners
,
diuerse
in
dispositions
,
&
contrarie
in
condition
:
&
therfore
not
onely
gaue
often
occasion
of
quarrels
and
debates
,
Sacred
Emperours
of
Tunis
,
Tangur
,
and
Tabarca
,
Such
conspiracies
were
contriued
by
Cascar
and
Ombator
against
the
holy
Alcheron
of
Mahomet
:
and
such
was
the
blasphemie
of
Blandulon
against
his
deitie
.
The
like
was
that
of
Raphan
,
who
enterprised
the
sodaine
surprisage
of
your
maiesties
liues
in
your
pauilions
:
and
no
whit
differed
that
same
abhominable
action
of
A●tior
Esson
,
who
in
armes
openly
oppugned
against
the
profitable
proceedinges
of
your
potencies
.
Infinite
more
of
molestours
could
I
number
,
that
within
these
few
dayes
,
haue
trayterously
conspired
against
the
common
good
of
our
glorious
armie
.
But
what
became
of
them
?
They
dyed
either
by
perishing
or
punishment
:
and
more
vndoubledly
will
followe
them
;
should
not
our
holy
prophet
Mahomet
,
the
better
prouide
,
by
his
diuine
prouidence
,
for
our
perfect
prosperitie
.
Let
vs
therefore
on
our
knees
,
magnifie
his
holy
name
;
and
with
our
handes
,
manfully
maintaine
his
true
beliefe
against
all
his
misbelieuing
aduersaries
,
that
peruersly
oppose
themselues
against
his
holy
heastes
,
and
against
our
hostes
for
his
sake
.
And
so
shall
wee
not
onely
profite
the
perfectnesse
of
our
religion
,
but
also
preserue
our
campe
and
countrey
from
the
trayterous
complots
of
some
wicked
wretches
,
whom
idlenesse
and
ambition
egge
on
,
to
the
worke
of
their
deserued
endes
,
and
our
dolefull
confusion
.
The
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
with
so
great
vehemencie
of
spirit
pronounced
this
his
speech
;
as
the
Barbarians
,
being
exceedingly
amazed
at
his
bould
&
braue
behauiour
;
in
token
of
their
great
good
liking
of
his
counsell
,
rendred
him
a
gratious
applause
,
with
excessiue
shouting
:
all
in
generall
reioycing
that
they
had
so
good
a
chieftaine
,
and
courageous
a
champion
to
conduct
them
;
except
Ebator
.
Though
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
were
gauled
euen
to
the
quicke
,
with
Ebators
spitefull
quirke
;
yet
seing
neyther
the
time
,
nor
place
to
bee
fitte
for
reuenge
,
he
wisely
retained
his
anger
:
and
,
with
the
subtle
Serpent
Echidnon
,
ceased
hissing
vntill
some
better
season
,
wherein
he
might
safely
hitte
the
Moroccane
home
,
with
a
full
requitall
.
But
in
the
meane
while
,
defiance
beeing
denounced
against
each
other
;
aswell
the
Pagans
as
the
christians
drewe
forth
their
forces
into
the
middest
of
the
plaine
,
before
Constantinople
:
whose
walles
and
warlike
battlementes
being
emburdened
with
a
multitude
of
beawtious
Ladies
,
set
on
the
same
so
faire
an
embellishment
;
as
hadde
the
Sunne
shone
neuer
so
brightly
,
they
would
scarcely
haue
sent
so
splendent
a
lustre
into
the
eyes
of
the
admiring
souldiers
:
whose
hearts
,
thorough
their
cristall
casements
,
were
so
deepely
enflamed
,
as
they
thought
nothing
able
to
quench
the
hote
fire
of
their
fancies
,
but
onely
the
heart
bloud
of
their
hatefull
enemies
.
Wherfore
,
by
the
commaundements
of
the
gouernours
on
both
sides
,
the
dreadfull
signall
to
the
fight
being
sounded
,
there
no
sooner
approached
the
King
of
Tangur
with
his
Fessians
from
the
armie
of
the
Pagans
;
but
that
Prince
Morcauill
,
with
his
Hungarian
At
which
their
cowardise
,
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
was
so
exceedingly
enraged
,
as
for
very
wrath
,
hee
waxed
so
wood
as
vnneath
any
Sarrasen
was
able
to
behould
him
:
vntill
,
taking
Xamaru
and
Brammadon
by
the
gauntlets
;
How
long
(
sayde
hee
)
shall
our
generous
hearts
trust
our
honours
,
in
the
handes
of
these
heartlesse
souldiers
?
Vntill
our
christian
enemie
shall
ioyfully
tryumph
,
in
our
ouerthrowe
?
Our
holy
Mahomet
fore-fend
it
:
and
then
in
what
I
can
,
I
shall
defend
it
.
For
rather
had
I
die
,
then
suffer
our selues
to
be
thus
cowardly
sacrificed
vnto
all
misfortune
by
these
vnbelieuing
christians
.
Ending
these
wordes
,
he
caused
Brammadon
and
his
brother
to
followe
him
▪
who
,
with
his
launce
in
his
rest
,
Rutters
,
Thessalians
,
and
Transiluanians
,
incontinently
come
to
their
rescue
.
At
whose
angrie
assault
the
battaile
began
,
once
more
,
to
be
so
fortunate
vnto
the
christians
;
as
the
knight
of
the
sea
was
on
a
sodaine
beaten
backe
;
&
his
,
&
Brammadons
horses
slaine
vnder
them
;
&
Xamaru
,
with
the
scattered
legion
of
Sarasens
,
enforced
violently
,
to
betake
themselues
,
by
little
and
little
to
the
retreat
.
Whom
the
King
Rubaldo
pursued
so
couragiously
,
as
the
whole
company
of
christians
(
aswell
within
,
as
without
the
cittie
of
Constantinople
)
clapped
their
hands
,
&
shouted
for
ioy
;
praysing
god
for
giuing
them
such
good
prosperitie
,
and
almost
an
assured
victorie
ouer
all
their
misbelieuing
enemies
:
whome
at
that
time
they
had
vtterly
vanquished
,
or
at
least
exceedingly
foyled
;
had
they
not
for
greedinesse
of
getting
the
conquest
,
disarraunged
themselues
,
and
run
headlong
after
their
enemies
.
Tabarcan
Tumanto
,
and
the
exalting
of
the
holy
Alcheron
)
cheare
vp
your
disconsolated
courages
;
and
turning
your
faces
towards
them
,
like
a
streame
dammed
vp
,
make
your
recoyling
be
the
recouering
of
more
furie
;
and
on
the
sodaine
with
farre
greater
violence
breake
out
vpon
their
resisting
troopes
;
and
by
the
resistlesse
vigour
of
your
armes
,
make
them
to
breake
now
,
who
earst
made
you
to
bend
:
or
,
refusing
to
performe
it
,
prepare
your selues
to
receiue
the
guerdon
of
your
cowardize
,
at
the
hands
of
him
,
who
esteemes
his
life
lesse
,
then
the
losse
of
so
assured
and
glorious
a
victory
.
These
wrathful
words
,
were
so
excellently
graced
with
irefull
actions
,
as
his
Pagan
souldiers
,
partly
for
shame
,
partly
for
feare
,
were
incontinently
enforced
to
follow
him
.
Whervpon
,
ioyning
himselfe
with
Xamaru
,
Tribarte
,
Vibrante
,
and
Cammatu
,
he
thundred
in
,
with
such
furie
amongst
the
disarayed
troopes
of
the
suspectlesse
Christians
;
as
at
the
first
brunt
,
there
were
ouerthrowne
,
to
the
very
ground
,
The
dismayed
Christians
,
with
wonder
,
made
way
for
the
Paganne
Champions
:
who
neuer
rested
,
vntill
such
time
,
as
they
approached
vnto
the
strong
garrison
of
Bulgarians
;
who
,
had
all
this
while
encompassed
in
the
braue
knight
Brammadon
;
though
in
vaine
:
who
had
so
couragiously
maintained
the
combat
against
them
,
Arabian
Argostas
)
set
so
fiercely
vppon
the
garrison
of
Hungaria
;
as
making
a
bloody
lane
quite
thorough
them
,
they
presently
parted
the
combate
:
&
hauing
(
though
not
verie
easilie
)
taken
Rubaldo
Phrygian
Troy
had
been
counterenacted
by
the
woefull
Grecians
.
For
,
some
came
in
with
their
armes
off
,
other
with
their
helmets
cleft
,
and
more
with
their
bodies
wounded
:
all
hanging
downe
their
heads
,
and
houlding
downe
the
points
of
their
weapons
,
and
trayling
their
pikes
and
launces
by
the
club
endes
on
the
ground
,
in
such
sorrowfull
sort
;
as
who
hadde
seene
them
,
and
would
not
pittie
their
perplexities
,
Duris
genuit
se
cautibus
horrens
Caucasus
,
Hyrcanaeque
admôrunt
vbera
Tigres
.
Hard
Caucasus
within
his
marble
maw
had
got
him
first
:
And
by
the
milke
of
Hircan
Tigres
,
he
was
after
nurst
.
Transiluanians
,
Thessalians
,
and
Spartans
,
out
at
a
posterne
gate
of
the
citie
:
&
with
such
aduised
secrecie
&
silence
they
marched
vnto
the
Campe
of
the
Pagans
,
as
before
the
scoutwatch
could
descry
them
,
they
were
within
a
furlong
of
the
Royall
pauilions
of
Tangur
.
When
,
bearing
the
alarum
to
be
sodainly
giuen
to
the
Saracens
,
they
rushed
into
the
middest
of
the
amazed
Pagans
,
with
such
a
sodain
fury
;
as
if
Mars
himselfe
accompanied
with
infinities
of
his
equals
,
had
broken
out
of
ambush
,
to
take
them
at
aduantage
:
for
on
all
sides
,
the
fiery
Spartans
,
following
their
Lordly
leader
,
made
such
slaughter
amongst
the
Infidels
,
as
they
met
not
with
any
,
for
the
while
,
that
were
able
to
withstand
them
.
And
the
first
that
encountred
was
Brammadon
,
&
his
two
brothers
Tribarte
&
Vibrante
:
who
hurtled
,
like
wilde
bulles
,
against
Labasto
and
a
strong
Sparan
knight
,
named
Tellador
.
Who
in
the
like
sort
receiued
them
so
valiantly
,
as
they
made
their
steely
point●d
Launces
to
strike
sparkles
of
fire
,
from
out
their
wel
tempered
beauers
;
neuer
a
one
of
them
scaping
scotfree
,
from
the
furie
of
his
aduersary
.
For
,
Labasto
&
Telador
,
by
reason
of
their
opponents
incomparable
strengthes
,
were
exceedingly
brused
;
&
Brammadon
and
his
brother
,
for
default
of
their
hastily
endossed
armours
,
wer●
both
exceedingly
wounded
:
yet
they
passed
by
one
another
,
with
such
inuincible
demeanours
,
into
the
thicke
presse
of
each
others
enemies
;
as
on
all
sides
in
a
moment
they
massacred
multitudes
of
resisting
souldiers
,
The
hurly-burly
in
the
meane
time
continued
still
,
Brammadon
,
Xamaru
,
Vibrante
,
Had
I
thought
(
quoth
hee
in
a
rage
)
that
so
glorious
an
enterprise
,
as
the
inuasion
of
all
Europe
,
had
beene
vndertaken
by
such
a
sort
whiteliuered
milksoppes
;
by
Mahomet
,
Brammadon
For
,
where
I
thought
,
that
not
so
much
as
the
meanest
souldier
,
if
a
Pagan
,
but
that
he
was
inuincible
;
what
may
I
now
thinke
?
studying
(
vnhappie
that
I
should
finde
so
)
the
noblest
,
most
heroicke
,
and
most
worthiest
knights
(
yea
euen
the
Generals
themselues
,
whose
virtues
should
be
as
a
patterne
to
the
baser
Barbarians
valour
)
to
be
become
such
simple
meacockes
and
of
such
cowardly
resolutions
.
What
?
for
an
assault
made
by
night
vpon
vs
,
by
a
sort
of
misbeleeuing
Christians
,
who
,
like
Arabian
theeues
,
haue
euen
in
our
sleepe
set
vpon
our
souldiers
,
and
surprised
them
,
shall
we
,
as
my
degenerate
brother
Tribarte
counsels
vs
,
breake
vp
our
campe
,
leaue
our
attempts
,
&
surcease
our
endeauors
,
euen
in
the
middest
of
our
enterprises
?
Mahomet
our
holy
Prophet
,
and
great
Termagant
forefend
it
;
and
defend
mee
from
those
,
who
for
a
flea-bite
(
in
respect
)
wil
chaunge
their
mindes
,
and
(
vnmindefull
of
their
eternall
honours
)
refrain
from
finishing
,
euen
the
last
act
of
these
Christians
tragedies
:
who
will
not
sticke
to
thinke
and
talke
,
that
their
God
in
whom
they
beleeue
,
hath
by
his
heauenly
power
dedefended
them
,
and
preserued
their
citie
from
being
sacked
by
such
an
infinitie
,
of
(
as
they
call
vs
)
misbeleeuing
Pagans
;
whose
holy
Gods
are
not
in
potency
halfe
equall
to
their
Christ
Iesus
.
Oh
holy
and
most
mighty
Mahomet
,
what
a
blemish
wil
this
be
to
thy
diuine
maiesty
?
To
the
dimming
of
whose
resplendent
glory
,
rather
then
any
accident
should
ankly
happen
,
I
would
first
teare
downe
the
stony
wals
of
Constantinople
with
my
nailes
;
or
hazard
my selfe
to
a
doubtlesse
destruction
.
Brammadon
vttered
these
last
words
with
such
a
wonderous
vehemency
of
spirit
,
as
the
whole
assembly
both
admired
and
admitted
what
he
had
counselled
.
And
thereupon
,
with
great
ioy
they
stedfastly
resolued
,
so
soone
as
the
blushing
morne
appeared
next
;
by
their
sodaine
assaults
,
to
bring
confusion
on
the
Christians
,
&
by
the
speedy
conquering
of
Constantinople
,
to
make
all
Grecia
destitute
of
any
fortified
place
of
refuge
,
for
to
repugne
them
in
their
attemptings
.
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
¶
How
the
Christians
,
by
the
politicke
counsell
of
Duke
Zabier
of
Alcazar
,
were
vanquished
by
the
Infidels
;
the
Emperour
Claranax
,
the
Empresse
,
the
king
of
Bohemia
,
and
all
the
Estates
of
Greece
put
in
stronge
prisons
and
manacled
;
the
Constantinopolitans
forced
by
tortures
and
feare
of
death
,
to
belieue
in
Mahomet
:
And
how
by
the
sodaine
arriuall
of
the
wise
Magartes
,
the
knight
of
the
sea
knewe
himselfe
to
be
a
Christian
.
ZABIER
,
the
good
ould
Duke
of
Alcaazar
,
though
hee
well
had
proued
by
experience
,
that
haste
bringeth
wast
;
yet
he
determined
willingly
not
to
affront
eyther
Brammadon
,
or
any
of
the
others
,
in
their
resolues
.
Neuerthelesse
,
as
one
somwhat
displeased
,
that
the
whole
counsell
had
so
rashly
consented
vnto
the
youthfull
vnaduised
deuise
of
Brammadon
;
as
to
surmise
the
sodaine
surprise
of
Constantinople
(
wherein
the
better
part
of
the
powerfull
prowesse
of
Christendome
was
strongly
engarrisonned
:
he
turned
to
the
one
side
,
as
a
male
content
,
from
the
company
of
such
young
Counsellers
:
and
leaning
his
arme
vpon
his
helmet
,
he
there
rested
in
a
melancholie
dumpe
;
vntill
,
seing
both
the
kings
,
Tomarin
and
Tangut
,
with
silence
to
expect
his
verdicte
(
as
one
whome
they
knewe
most
prudent
)
with
his
snow-white
hand
,
smoothing
downe
his
whiter
beard
,
he
grauely
endeauoured
in
this
sort
better
to
aduise
them
;
It
is
not
vnknowne
vnto
ye
(
my
noble
Lords
)
how
at
that
time
the
Emperour
Claranax
,
The
Christian
Emperour
Claranax
(
my
worthy
Countrimen
)
is
not
only
warlike
,
but
wary
,
wise
and
wily
:
&
is
not
therefore
to
be
dealt
withall
so
rashly
and
headily
,
as
any
of
our
neighbouring
nations
,
in
Barbarie
,
Lidia
,
or
the
rude
Arabians
,
the
foster
themselues
in
the
desert
wildernesses
,
by
base
pillage
&
petty
pilfry
;
whom
in
a
moment
,
with
a
band
of
Launciers
,
or
at
the
most
with
a
small
army
,
ye
may
presently
put
either
to
the
flight
or
the
foile
.
But
,
this
nation
with
whom
wee
now
contend
,
are
Christians
:
whose
forces
wee
haue
(
to
our
costs
)
so
throughly
felt
,
as
they
seeme
in
armes
,
rather
to
bee
like
those
valiant
Heroes
their
auncestours
(
on
whose
helmet
creasts
,
is
engrauen
Assured
victory
)
then
to
haue
fetched
their
pedigree
from
puling
Paris
,
who
more
delighted
in
amours
then
in
armours
;
as
one
who
cared
not
for
bloody
Bellona
,
so
he
might
enioy
his
harmelesse
Helena
,
to
dally
with
.
These
are
no
such
simple
soules
(
O
ye
worthy
knights
of
Africa
)
&
therefore
not
to
be
dealt
withall
scarbugge-like
,
as
young
Brammadon
would
haue
them
.
For
it
is
not
one
battels
losse
will
ouercome
them
:
but
sundry
slight
skirmishes
,
that
must
first
weaken
them
:
for
they
are
both
prewe
and
pollitique
,
Oceander
harkened
most
attentiuely
to
the
briefe
oration
of
the
good
ould
Duke
of
Alcaazar
;
who
had
no
sooner
ended
,
but
by
the
holy
Alcheron
,
Zabier
(
quoth
he
)
thy
counsell
is
both
politicke
and
profitable
:
for
hereby
we
may
both
weaken
the
Constantinopolitans
,
and
yer
long
(
Mahomet
and
his
holie
Angels
fauouring
vs
)
take
them
at
such
aduantage
,
as
all
the
prisons
in
Greece
may
easily
be
filled
with
their
captiue
carcasses
.
Hereunto
the
whole
counsell
condescended
:
and
thereupon
each
one
departed
to
his
owne
pauilion
;
except
Tomarin
,
Tangut
,
the
knight
of
the
Sea
and
Zabieir
:
who
,
Brammadon
,
Xamaru
,
&
Taliertez
tooke
their
way
,
with
a
strong
battaglion
of
3000.
stout
and
valiant
souldiers
(
as
spéedily
as
they
could
)
vnto
a
little
nooke
of
the
forrest
,
adioyning
within
half
a
league
of
Constantinople
.
Bamaru
,
Tomarin
,
&
a
selected
battaglion
of
Tunis
marched
celerously
forward
,
to
encounter
their
Christian
enemies
.
Who
(
vnder
the
generall
conduction
,
of
the
wounded
Prince
of
Hungary
,
Labasto
of
Sparta
,
and
Prince
Curan
of
Thessaly
,
with
their
eager
bands
of
Huns
,
Moldauians
,
Bulgarians
,
Bohemians
,
Budans
,
Transiluanians
,
&
angry
Spartans
)
had
warlikely
enraunged
themselues
in
battell
aray
,
against
the
approaching
of
their
reproachfull
aduersaries
of
Tunis
and
Tangur
:
whose
hearts
were
enflamed
with
such
an
ardent
desire
of
reuenging
their
Religion
,
and
the
death
of
their
slain
friendes
and
brethren
in
the
last
daies
conflicte
;
as
like
enraged
Lions
(
running
furiously
to
pray
vpon
an
hearde
of
Neat
,
or
Buffins
)
they
marched
fiercely
against
their
Pagan
foes
.
When
,
with
their
Launces
in
their
rests
,
each
side
charged
the
other
so
strongly
,
as
at
the
first
encounter
,
sixteene
of
either
part
,
were
quight
borne
out
of
their
saddles
:
amongst
whom
Curan
and
Tomarin
accompanied
their
foyled
fellow
souldiers
.
But
Tomarin
in
a
moment
receiued
his
horse
againe
,
at
the
hands
of
Oceander
:
who
with
almost
an
hundreth
couragious
knights
,
endeauoured
with
all
might
and
maine
to
repell
the
irresistable
furie
of
the
Spartans
.
Who
(
hauing
hemmed
in
strongly
on
all
sides
,
amongst
them
,
Bamaru
&
the
knight
of
the
sea
,
whom
they
most
enuied
)
crying
all
aloud
;
The
death
of
Ismerion
of
Sparta
,
shall
this
day
be
reuenged
:
with
one
accord
they
lashed
so
furiously
on
the
misbeleeuing
Sarasens
;
as
,
though
the
knight
of
the
sea
wrought
wonders
,
in
wounding
and
killing
them
without
ceasing
;
yet
they
so
desperately
pressed
vpon
him
;
as
,
had
not
Brammadon
,
Xamaru
,
and
Taliartez
discouered
themselues
the
sooner
out
of
their
ambushe
In
the
meane
time
,
Tomarin
and
Bamaru
were
neither
idle
nor
knightly
occupied
:
for
with
multitudes
of
pittilesse
Pagans
,
they
inuironed
the
good
Prince
Curan
in
such
strong
,
&
straunge
manner
amongst
them
;
as
,
being
on
foote
,
and
the
Sarazens
all
horsed
,
hee
had
much
adoe
,
of
a
long
while
,
to
settle
one
sound
blowe
vpon
any
of
his
aduersaries
:
vntill
by
the
happy
helpe
of
the
young
Prince
Morcauill
,
his
enemies
thicke
set
troopes
were
forcibly
broken
:
and
foure
of
the
mightiest
Sarasens
beeing
quite
vnhorsed
,
hee
was
speedily
remounted
on
a
stronge
Barbarian
palfrey
,
whose
maisters
head
he
payd
for
the
horse
hire
.
When
with
his
coursers
heeles
making
some
rome
amongst
them
,
he
smote
a
big
knight
named
Tleas
,
But
alas
,
they
could
not
long
enioy
such
happily
enfranchised
libertie
.
For
now
approacheth
the
pitious
period
of
all
their
generous
proceedings
.
Oceander
is
at
hand
(
freede
,
&
hauing
foyled
and
confounded
his
Spartan
Mars
?
Oceander
,
with
a
fatall
furie
,
hath
crossed
him
thorough
the
troupes
,
and
by
the
brandishing
of
his
cutting
courtleaxe
,
hath
summoned
his
sweete
soule
to
take
flight
from
his
earthely
prison
house
.
For
,
with
such
an
irresistable
furie
the
faucheon
descended
vppon
Curans
In
this
sort
,
from
day
to
day
,
did
the
good
fortune
of
the
christians
continually
decline
;
so
as
,
the
good
old
Emperour
,
perceiuing
no
happie
helpe
for
his
helplesse
hap
,
remained
in
a
most
melancholy
pensiuenesse
,
as
one
who
had
lost
himselfe
in
some
desert
wildernesse
;
where
,
not
hauing
what
to
relieue
him
he
determineth
to
banish
his
breath
from
his
body
by
dolefull
dumpishnesse
:
such
and
so
sorrowfull
was
the
good
Emperour
,
for
the
emprisement
of
Rubaldo
,
death
of
prince
Morcauil
,
losse
of
his
friends
,
slaughter
of
his
subiects
,
ruin
of
his
Realme
,
&
sodaine
confusion
of
all
christendome
.
The
meditating
on
which
miseries
so
mightily
massacred
his
soule
;
as
,
had
he
not
been
of
the
greater
wisedome
,
&
had
the
surer
confidence
in
the
power
of
his
God
,
to
whom
nothing
can
be
impossible
,
it
had
been
almost
impossible
for
him
,
to
haue
any
long
time
,
kept
his
life
&
body
togith●r
.
Neuerthelesse
,
with
the
assiduous
thought
of
his
thronging
misfortunes
,
he
was
so
exceedingly
vexed
,
as
in
his
agonie
hee
seemed
more
like
some
anatomie
;
then
as
he
was
,
the
generous
,
worthy
and
thrice
excellent
Emperour
Claranax
.
Whose
sorrowes
dayly
more
and
more
encreased
,
in
such
abundance
,
as
it
was
a
wonder
to
see
the
excesse
of
his
extreamities
,
like
an
vnhealeable
vlcer
,
still
to
encrease
;
whilest
his
power
,
pleasure
,
and
princely
pompe
decayed
,
ceased
and
decreased
.
And
euen
in
the
middest
of
these
his
mischiefes
,
his
enemies
pressed
,
and
oppressed
,
towardes
his
Cittie
,
and
subiects
,
in
such
huge
multitudes
;
as
,
hauing
encompassed
Constantinople
in
,
on
all
sides
,
But
,
least
wee
seeme
herein
too
tedious
,
let
vs
now
reuert
our
stile
to
the
last
act
of
this
lamentable
storie
,
or
rather
dolefull
Tragedie
.
After
that
(
to
their
no
little
ioy
)
the
plagues
of
Europe
,
that
misbelieuing
Pagans
,
had
in
many
skirmishes
(
by
the
vnmatchable
chiualrie
of
that
same
choyce
flower
of
Knighthood
,
thrice
exquisite
Oceander
)
sequestered
all
good
fortune
from
the
proceedinges
of
the
pent
vp
Grecians
;
and
that
they
perfectly
perceiued
the
quondam
power
of
the
christians
,
to
be
in
such
straunge
sort
diminished
;
as
only
within
the
circuit
of
the
wals
of
Constantinople
,
there
were
remaining
but
thirtie
or
fortie
thousand
fighting
souldiers
(
most
of
which
number
were
eyther
pined
with
hunger
euen
vnto
the
boanes
,
Arcanio
,
Tholon
,
Thiorin
,
&
the
young
Duke
Siranius
of
Athens
,
brother
of
murthered
Meroander
(
whom
the
Emperour
Claranax
Riscian
,
Lebarano
,
and
Yponto
,
had
ennobled
with
the
honourable
order
of
Knighthood
)
he
marched
warlikely
out
of
the
gates
of
Constantinople
,
towards
the
camp
of
the
Africans
.
With
whose
numberlesse
multitudes
,
before
he
would
ioyne
in
conflict
(
causing
a
little
mount
of
turues
to
be
raised
by
his
pioners
)
with
a
stronge
voice
and
a
chearefull
countenaunce
,
hee
in
this
wise
began
to
comfort
vp
his
almost
disconsolate
souldiers
:
who
hauing
settled
themselues
in
order
round
about
him
,
with
greedy
eares
attended
,
to
his
following
oration
.
At
which
word
,
the
teares
fell
in
such
abundance
from
his
eyes
;
as
,
for
a
while
being
vnable
to
proceede
any
further
,
he
leaned
himselfe
on
the
arme
of
the
young
Prince
Arcanio
:
but
by
the
sorrowfull
sighing
of
the
christian
souldiers
,
beeing
somewhat
mooued
,
at
last
(
sighes
lending
leaue
)
he
once
againe
prepared
himselfe
to
his
former
proposed
taske
:
But
God
be
our
guide
,
and
as
his
will
shal
be
,
so
let
our
wills
be
:
and
though
hee
haue
a
great
while
turned
his
face
aside
from
vs
,
yet
let
vs
still
hope
that
he
hath
not
cast
vs
into
these
perrils
,
to
cast
our
liues
into
perdition
:
but
rather
,
by
making
our
foes
to
triumph
ouer
vs
,
at
the
last
by
their
sodaine
confusion
,
to
worke
his
name
euerlasting
glorie
.
Which
though
for
a
space
,
I
see
it
must
be
dimmed
with
the
darkesome
dreggs
of
Paganry
and
Barbarisme
;
yet
I
hope
he
will
not
altogither
forget
the
faithfull
,
or
suffer
his
chosen
children
to
beare
the
intollerable
yoake
of
heathenish
thraldome
.
Which
(
if
it
bee
his
holy
pleasure
wee
should
endure
)
let
vs
not
shrinke
aside
,
or
bee
dismayde
at
the
matter
:
but
rather
with
vnaffrighted
hearts
,
and
constant
courages
,
let
these
same
baser
parts
of
our selues
(
our
soules
hatefull
prison
houses
)
willingly
sustaine
the
shamefull
seruitude
,
whereto
our
maker
,
hath
appointed
vs
.
I
speake
not
this
neuerthelesse
(
deare
friendes
and
associates
)
to
disswade
you
from
your
heroicke
and
worthy
resolutions
,
or
to
perswade
you
to
most
cowardly
yielding
vnto
your
enemies
,
or
to
prostrate
your selues
submissiuely
,
before
the
proudest
of
the
Pagan
Potentates
.
For
,
farre
be
it
from
me
,
to
wishe
your
thraldome
,
especially
,
seruilely
to
subiect
your selues
(
yea
,
and
also
your
sweete
soules
)
to
such
shame
and
slauerie
:
for
whose
libertie
and
the
glorie
of
our
Religion
(
against
the
proudest
hee
,
that
dareth
)
euen
from
my
cradle
.
I
haue
v●wed
to
loose
the
dearest
member
of
my
poore
carcasse
:
which
this
day
(
God
willing
)
shall
eyther
be
heawen
in
peeces
amongst
my
enemies
,
or
else
returne
victorious
in
the
happie
ouerthrowe
of
the
common
aduersaries
of
all
christendome
:
which
God
,
of
his
goodnesse
graunt
vnto
me
.
The
good
Emperour
Claranax
hauing
ended
,
his
souldiers
shut
vp
his
oration
with
such
a
shr●ll
iteration
of
Amen
,
as
both
hills
and
dales
ecchoed
with
resounding
.
Siranius
,
Riscion
,
Libarano
,
and
Yponto
,
stepping
out
before
the
Emperour
Claranax
,
fell
downe
on
their
knées
,
&
most
humbly
begged
to
bee
honoured
with
the
first
encounter
.
Whereunto
the
Emperour
condescending
,
they
speedily
mounted
their
stronge
limbed
coursers
:
on
whose
backes
,
at
once
,
each
seemed
to
the
behoulding
Grecians
(
like
as
a
second
Perseus
on
his
winged
Pegasus
)
to
flie
before
their
fellowes
for
greedinesse
of
the
first
onset
:
with
such
a
furious
swiftnesse
their
vertuous
emulations
caused
them
to
poast
vnto
their
enemies
squadrons
.
Against
whome
came
pricking
out
Zamaru
,
Vibrante
,
and
two
other
mighty
Pagans
,
with
such
wondrous
fiercenesse
,
as
the
very
ground
seemed
to
tremble
vnder
the
battering
houes
of
their
well
timbred
palfreyes
:
betwixt
whome
the
onset
was
giuen
with
such
his
resolution
:
In
the
meane
while
,
the
vndomptable
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
and
Thiorin
mette
one
another
with
such
a
stronge
carreiere
;
as
,
Thiorin
breaking
his
launce
in
a
thowsande
shiuers
vpon
the
Knight
of
the
Seas
helmette
,
hee
receiued
Oceanders
speare
vppon
his
three-foulde
shielde
.
Which
vnable
to
withstand
the
death
bringing
sharpenesse
,
Which
Fiardon
aduising
,
Oh
,
deare
Lord
of
Heauen
,
(
quoth
he
)
what
wonders
doth
yonder
Knight
in
the
watchet
armour
,
with
the
golden
rockes
performe
against
vs
!
Surely
,
if
his
arme
faile
him
not
the
sooner
,
I
shall
stand
in
doubt
of
our
vtter
ouerthrowe
:
wherewithall
,
the
Knight
of
the
Sea
charged
a
stronge
Athenian
named
Maxetes
,
with
such
sure
,
as
he
bare
him
vp
by
plaine
force
,
at
the
p●int
of
his
speare
,
welnigh
three
quarters
of
a
yard
,
from
his
horseback
.
Who
was
no
sooner
recouered
vpon
his
feete
againe
,
but
that
,
Knight
of
the
Sea
(
quoth
he
)
now
will
I
trie
,
whether
thy
fortune
be
so
good
on
foote
as
on
horsebacke
:
and
therewith
running
his
sword
vp
vnto
the
hiltes
,
in
Oceanders
Stéedes
bellie
,
he
made
the
valorous
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
in
spight
of
his
teeth
,
to
dismount
himselfe
vnto
him
.
Whose
haughty
heart
,
vnable
to
brooke
such
an
horrible
iniurie
,
incensed
him
with
multitudes
of
angrie
thoughts
:
which
boyled
in
such
wondrous
wise
within
his
breast
,
as
his
eyes
sparkled
with
fire
,
&
out
of
his
mouth
(
togither
with
these
dreadfull
words
)
proceeded
abundance
of
smoke
;
which
like
to
a
thicke
miste
,
conducted
these
terrible
tidinges
,
out
at
the
loope
holes
of
his
beauer
;
Now
by
Mahomet
(
vnknightly
Christian
)
if
my
good
sworde
hould
,
thou
shalt
full
dearely
aby
thy
perpetrated
villany
,
in
slaying
of
my
palfrey
.
Wherwith
the
furious
fostersonne
of
Carthaginian
Kanira
,
Sir
knight
(
quoth
the
good
king
of
Bohemia
)
induced
therto
by
thy
vertue
,
though
thy
foe
,
and
hostile
enemie
;
yet
enuying
that
any
one
should
triumphe
in
thy
misfortune-caused
ouerthrow
,
I
shall
quickly
deliuer
thee
from
the
daunger
of
thy
enemies
horses
feete
;
that
with
the
greater
glory
I
may
bouldly
boast
of
my
gotten
victory
.
Hould
thee
therfore
(
quoth
he
)
and
on
the
preposed
condition
,
remount
thee
on
this
same
Barbarian
Palfrey
:
and
therewith
he
deliuered
him
a
strong
and
tall
Courser
,
which
he
had
wonne
at
one
ful
blow
from
a
stout
Moroccan
:
whose
shoulder
depriued
of
the
head
,
spewed
out
a
streame
of
bloody
goare
,
vpon
the
dustie
grounde
;
which
willingly
dranke
vp
the
purple
floude
that
flowed
,
from
such
a
forced
fountaine
.
Oceander
,
though
he
could
not
chuse
but
wonder
at
Fiardons
vnprofitable
curtesie
;
yet
he
would
not
refuse
his
so
gentle
offer
,
especially
standing
in
neede
at
that
time
of
such
an
happie
adiuver
.
And
therefore
,
taking
the
horse
by
the
raignes
,
hee
lightly
mounted
vp
into
the
saddle
:
&
then
approaching
to
the
king
of
Bohemia
,
Now
sir
knight
(
quoth
he
)
wil
you
I
should
performe
the
promise
I
made
vnto
you
?
Yea
,
replyed
Fiardon
.
Surely
(
answered
the
knight
of
the
sea
)
then
,
thought
it
might
seeme
a
point
of
discurtesie
to
do
so
;
yet
since
you
wil
needes
haue
it
so
,
I
shal
willingly
condescend
to
satisfie
your
fancie
:
prepare
your selfe
therfore
for
the
encounter
.
You
shall
be
welcome
,
said
Fiardon
:
&
thereupon
they
buckled
together
so
fiercely
,
as
if
two
hungry
Panthers
had
bin
contending
for
some
gotten
prey
:
As
here
,
so
in
all
parts
of
the
battel
,
the
Grecians
and
Bohemians
went
to
the
worst
.
For
,
where
the
fower
new
dubbed
knights
of
Athens
,
Siranius
,
Riscion
,
Libarano
,
&
Vponto
were
in
combat
against
Xamaru
,
Vibrant
,
Accoell
,
&
Norlas
,
the
battel
went
so
disastrously
against
them
;
as
,
though
Siranius
and
Libarano
,
had
slaine
their
opponents
Vibrant
and
Norlas
,
For
none
there
was
,
but
those
that
scornd
To
bowe
at
fortunes
frowne
,
That
did
refuse
for
to
confesse
Themselues
for
ouerthrowne
.
Wherefore
in
anger
all
enrag'd
,
The
Pagans
them
apply
,
To
set
resistants
to
a
taske
Of
long
captiuitie
:
So
as
that
prisons
euery
one
Were
fill'd
with
Christians
store
,
As
none
should
haue
beene
empty
left
,
Had
there
beene
many
more
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
is
Claranax
,
Fiardon
,
and
their
wiues
,
With
children
,
friends
,
and
subiectes
chiefe
,
Adiudg'd
to
leade
their
liues
,
In
dungeons
deepe
,
where
darknesse
still
doth
light
of
heauen
expell
,
Whilest
that
they
iustly
represent
The
lightlesse
caues
of
hell
.
Where
they
must
fettred
still
remaine
,
Vntill
to
Mahounds
lawe
,
They
would
become
obedient
,
And
liue
in
fearefull
awe
.
Which
whosoeuer
did
embrace
,
With
willingnesse
of
minde
,
Not
onely
life
,
but
lawfull
loue
He
did
'mongst
Pagans
finde
.
Which
was
the
cause
,
that
multitudes
Forsooke
their
Sauiours
best
,
And
to
the
patched
Alcheron
,
Their
confidence
addrest
:
Which
to
the
good
,
what
griefe
it
caus'd
,
It
cannot
be
exprest
.
OF
which
their
endurance
,
God
(
of
his
infinite
&
incomparable
goodnesse
)
at
last
taking
mercifull
compassion
,
he
gratiously
stretched
out
his
hand
to
help
his
seruants
;
&
lent
leaue
,
that
at
last
his
chosen
people
might
bee
miraculously
defended
by
him
,
by
whome
their
state
,
religion
,
and
libertie
,
had
been
earst
so
exceedingly
endammaged
and
offended
.
For
now
was
the
time
come
,
when
to
knowe
his
father
,
&
acknowledge
himselfe
vnto
his
kinsfolkes
:
whome
he
had
no
sooner
emprisoned
,
manacled
,
and
enthralled
,
but
that
there
arriued
before
him
,
in
the
base-court
of
the
Emperours
palace
,
the
wise
woman
,
and
learned
Ladye
enchauntresse
,
Magartez
,
Braue
Knight
of
the
Sea
,
that
God
that
ruleth
all
that
he
made
,
and
made
all
that
is
,
preserue
(
for
his
deare
sonnes
sake
Iesus
Christ
,
the
sacred
sauiour
of
all
belieuing
soules
)
preserue
I
say
,
the
gracious
Kanira
,
the
happy
(
yea
thereby
thrice
happy
)
mother
of
thee
so
fortunate
a
foster-child
.
Oceander
,
hearing
the
wise
woman
to
greete
him
with
such
a
christian
salutation
,
knewe
not
what
to
iudge
of
the
matter
:
but
wondring
at
the
manner
,
hee
stoode
still
in
a
maze
;
vntill
Magartez
proceeding
on
forward
in
her
speech
,
in
this
sort
,
awaked
him
out
of
his
melancholy
muses
.
What
?
doe
you
wonder
my
gracious
Lord
at
this
?
onely
because
I
greete
you
like
a
christian
?
Madame
,
quoth
he
,
I
doe
and
stand
amated
at
the
strangenesse
of
the
accident
.
Then
will
you
meruaile
more
,
replied
the
wise
Lady
,
when
you
shall
assuredly
vnderstand
,
that
you
your selfe
are
a
christian
;
and
with
your
valour
,
shall
hereafter
defende
the
decayed
estate
of
christendome
;
yea
,
&
that
thou
shalt
bee
heire
to
the
Empire
of
Greece
and
Constantinople
.
Surely
(
answered
Oceander
)
it
may
bee
so
:
but
I
assure
you
I
cannot
easily
belieue
it
.
No
?
quoth
shee
,
you
will
tell
mee
another
tale
,
by
that
time
you
haue
perused
the
contentes
of
this
scrowle
:
and
therewith
shee
gaue
him
the
brasen
scroule
of
Artimagus
:
¶
TO
THE
MOST
EXQVISITE
OCEANDER
.
I
HAppie
atchieuer
of
each
harde
aduenture
,
Illustrious
Sea-knight
,
vnto
thine
assaies
Fortune
is
bound
to
crosse
each
disaduenture
,
That
shall
oppose
it selfe
against
thy
praise
.
II
For
that
great
God
that
rules
the
azure
sky
By
mighty
hand
and
power
puissant
;
As
hee
for
thee
hath
giuen
his
sonne
to
die
:
So
let
him
his
grace
in
thy
heart
emplant
.
III
That
after
thou
shalt
come
to
be
of
powre
,
And
matchlesse
force
,
thou
maist
be
knowne
to
bee
The
worthy
Grand-childe
of
that
Emperour
,
That
rules
all
Greece
in
Christianitie
.
IIII
Thou
maiest
giue
honour
to
his
deitie
,
That
hath
preseru'd
thee
to
this
happie
time
,
To
free
thy
country
from
the
tyranny
Of
strong
Vsurpers
,
of
a
straunger
clime
.
V
Which
when
by
these
lines
thou
shalt
vnderstand
,
See
that
thou
straight
it
to
redresse
endeauer
:
But
first
thy
parents
free
:
then
out
of
hand
,
In
thy
attempted
enterprise
perseuer
.
And
then
that
God
that
made
and
gouerns
all
,
Shall
make
thee
famous
by
thy
foemens
fall
.
ARTIMAGUS
.
Claranax
,
Rubaldo
,
Fyardon
,
Olbiocles
,
Anger
,
from
a
fathers
heart
,
Will
in
a
moment
soone
depart
,
Wherfore
rising
vp
from
the
cold
pauements
,
where
he
was
sadly
set
,
he
presently
ran
to
Oceander
:
&
with
the
pearled
teares
trickling
downe
his
snow-white
bearde
;
Sufficeth
it
(
quoth
he
)
my
deare
sonne
,
that
thou
art
yet
liuing
:
for
as
deare
art
thou
to
me
,
as
was
Morcauill
;
though
through
thee
,
my
sad
soule
mournes
for
his
destruction
:
and
therewith
they
fell
both
in
a
pasm●
vpp●n
one
a●●●h●rs
b●s●me
:
so
〈◊〉
were
th●●●●●y
〈…〉
;
but
e●p●c●●l●y
of
the
Emperor
Claranax
,
the
Empresse
,
Olbiocles
,
and
the
Queene
Anaxia
.
Who
for
very
gladnesse
sat
silent
in
their
places
on
the
cold
pauements
,
not
being
able
to
vtter
one
word
,
or
so
much
as
becken
vnto
their
soules
Elisium
,
more
then
thrice
happy
Oceander
:
such
pleasure
able
passions
his
presence
caused
,
in
the
hearts
of
all
his
louing
friends
.
To
whose
courteous
embracings
,
kinde
kissinges
,
and
louing
entercousinges
,
we
will
at
this
time
leaue
him
:
as
at
his
loosing
wee
did
begin
,
so
at
his
happye
finding
,
reviewing
,
and
reinioying
of
his
royall
Parents
,
now
also
determiing
to
finish
this
first
part
,
of
the
famous
Historie
of
his
admirable
,
and
heroycall
Aduentures
.
FINIS
.