Chap.
1.
The
first
Chapter
entreateth
of
the
byrth
of
Blanchardine
,
his
nurssing
and
his
bringing
vp
.
AMongst
many
antient
Chronicles
importing
the
haughtie
exploites
of
sundry
nations
,
Lords
and
Princes
:
this
story
of
the
valorous
Blanchardine
deserueth
greatest
commendation
of
true
and
perfect
magnanimitie
.
At
the
time
when
a
generall
peace
concluded
throughout
the
most
part
of
Christendome
,
when
gentlemen
and
Noble
Péeres
made
their
returne
from
armes
and
applyed
them selues
to
domesticall
and
cuntrie
pastimes
:
There
reigned
a
King
in
the
Realme
of
Frize
redoubted
for
manhood
and
prowes
,
abounding
in
goodes
and
possessions
,
reuerenced
and
beloued
both
of
his
subiect●…
and
equalls
,
and
most
happie
in
all
his
attempts
[
sauing
in
the
want
of
issue
]
to
succéed
him
in
his
king
done
,
wherof
,
bothe
he
and
the
Queene
his
wife
were
most
pensiue
and
discontented
:
and
by
mutuall
complaints
greatly
bewailed
this
misfortune
.
But
the
Queene
desirous
to
frustrate
the
scandal
that
might
aryse
by
reason
of
her
ba●…ēnes
:
day
by
day
,
(
in
moste
deuout
and
humble
manner
)
solicited
the
Gods
to
send
her
a
sonne
,
whose
dayly
and
deuout
prayers
penetrating
the
heauens
,
by
the
permision
and
fauour
of
the
Gods
she
conceiued
and
bare
a
sonne
,
whome
at
the
christning
they
named
Blanchardine
.
This
vnexpected
ioy
bred
such
a
contentment
to
the
King
and
Quéene
,
and
a
comfort
to
all
the
Realm●…
,
that
after
humble
thankes
giuen
to
the
Gods
:
feasts
,
banquets
and
all
triumphes
were
proclaimed
throughout
the
Realme
of
Friz
And
least
the
Childe
(
should
by
absence
from
the
Parents
through
negligence
of
the
Nursse
)
miscarie
:
the
Queene
her self
vndertooke
his
nurssing
and
bringing
vp
.
The
Childe
grew
in
beautie
,
proportion
,
wit
and
manners
,
beyond
the
expectation
of
all
men
.
And
when
he
was
arriued
to
the
age
of
discretion
,
he
was
committed
to
the
tuition
of
a
graue
and
learned
Tutor
to
be
instructed
in
Philosophie
,
by
whose
industrie
and
painful
labour
he
soone
attained
to
perfection
:
his
exercises
and
disportes
at
idle
times
were
hawking
,
hunting
,
and
playing
at
Chesse
,
and
in
such
pastimes
he
spent
some
part
of
his
youth
til
his
maturitie
and
riper
age
,
made
him
desirous
to
follow
armes
and
feates
of
chiualrie
,
as
heerafter
you
shall
heer
.
Chap.
2.
How
Blanchardine
walking
in
his
Fathers
Pallace
accompaned
with
his
Tutor
,
he
perused
in
the
hangings
of
Tapestrie
and
Arras
,
the
sack
and
distruction
of
the
famous
Cittie
of
Troy
.
IT
hapned
on
a
day
that
Blanchardine
and
his
Tutor
walking
within
the
Pallace
of
the
King
his
father
,
and
stedfastly
pervsing
the
abstracts
&
deuises
in
the
hangings
,
demaunded
of
him
what
warlike
seidge
and
slaughter
of
men
,
that
might
be
which
he
saw
figured
in
the
same
:
and
hearing
his
Master
so
to
blazon
the
warres
of
the
Greekes
in
this
ten
yeeres
seidge
gainst
Troy
gaue
more
d●…ilgent
attendance
especially
when
he
b●…held
the
valiancie
of
Hector
,
Troylus
,
Paris
,
Diophoebus
,
A●…ax
,
and
withall
,
the
ingenious
capacitie
of
graue
Vlisses
:
the
large
circuite
of
the
Cittie
,
and
princely
buildings
of
the
same
:
so
that
from
that
time
foorth
hée
conceiued
small
delight
in
any
thing
,
but
only
in
recording
the
magnanimitie
,
haughtie
courages
and
the
great
commendations
atcheiued
by
that
victorie
.
Then
questioned
he
with
his
Master
of
the
blazonry
of
armes
,
and
the
quartering
of
these
coates
,
which
were
portraied
in
the
said
tapistry
:
wherin
béeing
by
him
most
perfectly
resolued
,
his
minde
was
more
&
more
instigated
and
pricked
forward
to
atchiue
the
honor
which
others
in
that
map
had
(
as
he
learned
)
acquired
:
so
that
(
all
other
pleasures
and
delights
laid
apart
)
continually
practised
both
in
action
and
in
reading
,
the
imitation
of
those
valorous
warres
,
neither
thought
he
any
time
so
wel
bestowed
as
either
in
reciting
,
reading
or
conferring
of
those
warres
.
Chap.
3.
The
deuices
of
Blanchardine
after
he
had
left
his
conference
with
his
Master
&
of
his
departure
from
his
Fathers
Court
without
the
priuitie
of
any
.
BLanchardine
béeing
come
into
his
Chamber
,
pensiue
and
sad
that
he
had
not
atchiued
any
enterprize
neither
as
yet
had
lerned
to
beare
armes
by
reason
of
the
tender
care
his
Parents
had
ouer
him
,
concluded
with
himself
the
meanes
of
his
departure
,
and
couertly
practised
with
himself
some
secret
way
for
his
escape
,
least
that
the
priuitie
thereof
beeing
once
discouered
hée
should
be
preuented
of
his
purpose
.
In
these
perplexities
and
solitarye
deuices
hee
spent
great
parte
of
his
time
,
sur-cha●…nged
with
excéeding
anguishe
of
minde
for
his
aduenterous
flight
:
and
fearing
least
pouertie
might
bréed
daunger
,
he
purueyed
him self
of
a
most
rich
&
trustry
sword
belonging
to
the
King
his
father
,
which
when
he
had
fastned
to
his
side
,
hee
tooke
more
courage
then
before
:
then
pricked
forward
with
the
spurre
of
honor
and
armes
,
he
foorthwith
left
his
Parents
and
people
surprized
with
sound
sléepe
,
and
about
the
houre
of
one
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
came
to
the
stable
where
stood
many
gallant
&
seruiceable
horses
:
but
amongst
all
other
,
hée
chose
the
courser
his
father
tooke
greatest
pleasure
in
,
whome
incontinently
hee
sadled
and
furnished
with
a
moste
sumptious
caparizon
:
whome
when
he
had
made
ready
,
(
as
he
imagined
)
hee
led
softly
out
of
the
stable
,
the
Groomes
by
reason
of
their
heauie
sléepe
hearing
no
noyes
at
all
.
Thus
finding
him selfe
frée
and
vnseene
of
any
,
hee
incontinently
mounted
his
horsse
,
and
beeing
mounted
on
his
back
,
he
posted
away
with
all
celeritie
:
But
leauing
Blanchardine
on
his
iourney
that
way
which
fortune
led
him
,
I
wil
make
mention
what
pittifull
complaintes
were
made
in
the
Court
,
after
his
departure
for
his
absence
.
Chap.
4.
The
pittifull
complantes
made
in
the
Court
for
the
absence
of
Blanchardine
.
AFter
the
silent
night
had
taken
her
pitchie
Car
to
runne
to
our
Antipodes
,
Phoebus
being
mounted
on
his
glorious
coatch
entred
the
Horizon
:
the
Groomes
(
according
to
custome
)
comming
into
the
stable
and
missing
the
Kings
Courser
,
ran
heer
and
there
making
most
pittiful
acclamations
:
which
being
suddainly
brought
to
the
eares
of
the
King
,
the
whole
Courte
grew
in
an
v●…rore
what
might
betide
of
him
,
till
being
farther
enfourmed
that
his
sonne
Blanchardine
was
no
wher
to
be
found
,
present
scoutes
&
postes
were
sundry
waies
dispatched
,
to
make
inquirie
after
him
but
all
in
vaine
:
for
Blanchardine
being
wel
mounted
,
rode
so
fast
,
that
before
day
he
had
gone
abooue
twentie
miles
from
his
Fathers
Court
:
The
Messengers
desperate
of
his
inquest
,
in
all
places
of
their
returne
gaue
straight
charge
to
the
inhabitants
that
diligent
search
should
forthwith
be
made
throughout
the
Realme
of
Frize
for
Blanchardine
,
and
hee
that
could
bring
first
tidings
of
him
to
the
Court
should
be
most
amply
rewarded
for
his
paines
:
But
when
a
moneth
was
past
and
no
tidings
brought
to
the
King
of
his
sonne
:
Oh
the
pittie
full
outcries
and
continuall
laments
that
both
the
King
,
the
Queene
and
all
the
Court
made
,
was
farre
e●…ceeding
my
capacitie
to
conceiue
&
much
more
my
pen
to
write
:
But
the
Queene
(
whose
tender
care
of
her
only
sonne
was
greater
then
the
rest
,
vpon
the
pr●…sent
returne
of
the
postes
)
sounded
with
greif
,
and
remaining
in
this
exta●…e
the
●…ace
of
an
houre
,
at
length
comming
to
her self
beganne
her
exclaimes
in
●…his
〈◊〉
.
Oh
vngentle
heauens
by
whose
mightie
〈◊〉
all
terrestiall
things
are
gouerned
,
what
disasters
doe
you
continually
●…ap
vpon
our
heads
?
oh
accursed
nature
that
thus
vnnaturallye
thou
shouldest
b●…reaue
mee
of
the
ioy
of
my
soule
,
when
my
only
s●…lace
rested
in
the
happie
sight
of
my
〈◊〉
:
and
thou
accursed
earth
,
why
hast
thou
giuen
him
leaue
to
walke
on
thee
from
the
sight
of
his
Parents
,
whose
solace
is
turnd
to
sadnes
,
whose
mirth
to
mourning
,
whose
blisse
to
bale
,
whose
happines
to
heauines
,
whose
life
to
dismall
death
?
But
ah
fond
Woman
,
what
boote
these
bootelesse
teares
,
these
vncoth
passions
,
and
tragicall
complaints
,
when
there
rests
no
hope
of
〈◊〉
?
In
these
and
such
like
extreames
,
the
King
,
the
Queene
and
all
the
Court
did
spend
great
part
of
their
time
:
and
in
these
agon●…es
I
will
leaue
them
to
recount
wh●…t
the
aduenture
of
〈◊〉
was
.
Chap.
5.
How
Blanchardine
hauing
rode
all
night
,
●…ound
an
armed
Knight
sore
wounded
lying
on
the
ground
&c.
BLanchardine
hauing
rode
all
the
night
,
and
finding
both
him selfe
and
his
horse
begin
to
be
wearie
,
and
not
any
aduenture
woorthy
recounting
:
〈◊〉
tho
rough
a
large
forrest
by
many
bye
paths
(
for
feare
of
espialls
)
chaunced
at
last
to
finde
a
man
armed
,
lying
groueling
on
the
g●…ound
all
〈◊〉
in
his
owne
gore
,
being
by
a
knight
moste
〈◊〉
encountred
:
who
not
only
had
be
mangled
his
limbes
,
but
also
bereft
him
of
his
looue
and
Mistresse
which
he
had
carried
away
perforce
:
when
Blanchardine
beheld
this
moste
heauie
spectacle
,
alighting
from
his
horse
comforting
the
dismaid
knight
,
holpe
to
binde
vp
his
bleeding
wounds
&
withall
inquiring
of
him
the
cause
of
his
mishap
&
the
man
that
so
inhumain
like
had
left
him
in
this
distresse
:
hee
answered
,
braue
young
Lord
,
I
trauelling
along
these
plaines
tending
my
〈◊〉
●…o
my
house
,
distant
from
hence
not
past
two
leagues
,
was
on
the
suddain
encountred
by
a
vilain
who
not
only
hath
left
me
mangled
and
wounded
as
you
see
,
but
also
hath
caried
by
force
from
me
my
wife
,
whose
absence
will
be
the
present
cause
of
my
death
,
and
whose
daunger
brings
greater
sorrow
to
my
heart
then
all
these
woundes
,
which
I
endure
.
Why
quoth
Blanchardine
how
long
since
departed
hee
hence
and
left
you
thus
distressed
?
the
wounded
Knight
replyed
,
scarce
half
an
houre
agoe
,
he
tooke
his
way
towards
yonder
wood
and
caried
my
looue
with
him
:
then
replyed
Blanchardine
I
neuer
yet
vntil
this
day
haue
vndertaken
armes
,
but
let
mée
request
you
to
honor
me
with
the
order
of
knight-hood
and
I
will
pawne
my
life
to
dye
or
to
recouer
againe
your
looue
.
Then
said
the
wounded
man
I
will
not
only
make
you
knight
,
but
withall
(
if
you
please
)
arme
you
with
this
my
armour
and
launce
,
that
shall
adde
more
strength
to
your
courage
:
and
besides
,
I
will
●…rorate
the
Gods
,
to
send
you
all
happines
,
not
only
in
this
,
but
in
all
other
your
honorable
attemptes
.
Sir
quoth
Blanchardine
,
I
thinke
me
sufficiently
honored
,
by
this
your
offer
,
therefore
disarme
your selfe
speedily
,
that
he
may
not
be
past
recouerie
,
before
I
ouertake
him
.
So
the
wounded
Knight
armed
him
,
and
invested
him
with
the
order
of
Knighthood
:
when
Blanchardine
saw
himselfe
thus
arraied
,
his
youthly
courage
prickt
him
on
,
who
taking
his
horse
,
mounted
the
Saddle
,
wher
brauely
managing
him
vpon
the
plaine
,
to
proue
how
well
he
could
rule
his
Launce
,
found
himselfe
(
as
he
thought
)
fit
for
this
enterprize
.
And
so
with
valiant
c●…rage
,
and
cheerefull
countenance
,
hée
tooke
his
leaue
of
the
〈◊〉
Knight
,
and
posted
after
the
other
,
that
had
carried
away
his
wife
.
He
had
not
ridden
long
,
but
he
perceiued
the
tracktes
,
&
footsteps
of
a
horse
,
that
had
lately
gon
that
way
▪
and
following
those
steps
,
with
a
spéedy
pace
,
he
heard
the
pittifull
complaint
,
that
a
Lady
made
to
appease
the
raging
lust
of
a
villaine
who
sought
perforce
to
rauish
her
,
whom
presently
hée
found
hid
vnder
the
shadow
of
a
leafye
trée
,
beating
the
poore
distressed
Lady
,
the
wife
of
the
wounded
knight
:
to
whom
making
spéedy
approch
,
vassail
(
quoth
he
)
desist
from
this
cruell
and
damnable
enterprize
,
for
I
sweare
by
heauen
,
I
will
make
thée
repent
this
absurd
vilany
.
The
Knight
seeing
Blanchardine
to
be
young
,
&
greatly
gréeued
for
his
sodaine
approch
,
made
semblance
of
much
wrath
,
but
Blanchardine
with
austere
countenance
,
&
Princely
voice
,
commaunded
him
presently
to
frée
the
Lady
,
whom
most
wrongfully
he
had
caried
away
from
her
husband
,
whom
hee
left
almost
ready
to
yéeld
vp
the
ghost
.
The
knight
disdaining
to
be
so
vpbraid
by
so
yong
a
knight
,
bestirred
himselfe
presently
,
and
made
him
ready
to
the
fight
.
But
(
withall
)
commaunded
Blanchardine
to
desist
from
his
enterprize
,
and
leaue
him
to
his
pleasure
(
or
if
not
)
it
should
cost
him
his
life
.
Blanchardine
not
able
to
endure
these
cruell
menaces
,
willed
him
to
addresse
him
to
the
combat
quickly
,
or
he
would
send
him
body
and
soule
to
hell
:
wherevpon
hee
furnished
himselfe
to
the
fight
.
The
combate
betweene
Blanchardine
and
the
Knight
.
THese
braue
caualiers
being
mounted
,
encountred
ech
other
,
with
such
agility
that
their
speares
shiuered
in
the
ayre
,
&
each
of
them
admiring
the
valure
of
his
foe
:
and
finding
their
launces
broken
,
they
betooke
them selues
to
their
swords
:
long
remained
the
fight
doubtfull
,
till
Blanchardine
remembring
the
equitie
of
his
quarrell
,
and
the
honor
he
should
atchiue
by
this
conquest
,
with
all
the
agillity
and
strength
hee
could
,
(
mounting
himselfe
on
his
stirrops
)
so
feircely
assailed
his
foe
,
that
vnnayling
his
armor
and
vnlacing
his
helmet
,
he
sent
him
to
carry
newes
of
Blanchardines
valure
,
to
the
infernall
ghosts
.
which
when
the
Lady
saw
so
brauely
accomplisht
,
she
foorthwith
gaue
thankes
to
God
and
him
for
this
deliuerie
.
Then
Blanchardine
,
seuering
the
head
of
the
slaine
traitorous
Knight
from
his
body
,
hung
it
at
the
pombell
of
his
Saddle
,
and
set
the
Lady
on
the
Knights
horse
,
and
posted
towards
the
wounded
knight
:
●…ut
on
the
way
,
shée
demaunded
of
Blanchardine
in
what
state
he
had
left
her
knight
?
to
whome
he
replyed
,
that
though
hee
were
greatly
wounded
,
yet
was
he
liuing
:
alas
(
quoth
she
)
let
vs
post
to
comfort
him
with
as
great
speede
as
we
may
:
But
approching
the
place
where
they
found
him
dead
,
which
sight
so
amazed
and
discomforted
the
sorrowfull
Lady
,
that
calling
to
heauen
for
vengeance
on
the
soule
of
her
aduersary
,
she
presently
yeelded
vp
the
Ghost
:
which
straunge
euent
,
so
amazed
Blanchardine
to
s●…e
such
perfect
ami●…ie
to
rest
in
two
conioyned
hearts
,
that
leauing
them
and
disarming
him self
of
his
armour
(
being
to
heauy
for
his
cariage
)
he
tooke
againe
his
mantle
which
before
hee
had
left
with
the
knights
and
posted
away
:
but
remembring
this
integritie
of
affection
betweene
them
,
he
felt
the
sting
of
loue
to
penetrate
the
intralls
of
his
tender
hart
.
Chap
6.
How
Blanchardine
came
to
a
riuer
which
he
could
not
pas●…e
,
and
the
knight
of
the
Ferry
sent
him
aboate
to
pas●…e
him
ouer
.
LOng
ridde
Blanchardine
through
the
forrest
,
till
at
length
he
came
to
a
high
hill
,
at
the
foote
whereof
there
ran
a
riuer
most
deep
and
perrillous
,
whether
when
Blanchardine
was
come
,
he
trauersing
vp
and
downe
to
finde
a
passage
,
was
espied
by
the
knight
of
the
ferry
and
by
him
aduised
not
to
venter
ouer
(
in
any
case
)
because
there
was
no
landing
on
the
other
side
.
Blanchardine
alighting
,
thanked
the
knight
much
,
&
requested
the
boate
to
ship
him
ouer
,
which
the
knight
of
the
Ferry
presently
dispatched
away
.
Blanchardine
entring
the
boate
was
by
the
industry
of
two
Mariners
conducted
to
the
further
short
:
at
whose
arriuall
the
knight
of
the
Ferry
attended
to
receiue
him
,
with
such
kinde
and
courteous
salutations
,
that
much
encreased
Blanchardines
loue
towards
him
,
and
the
knight
precisely
veiwing
the
singuler
beautie
of
Blanchardine
mixt
with
a
kinde
of
maiestie
and
courage
,
requested
to
knowe
the
place
of
his
abode
,
and
the
cause
of
his
comming
thither
:
to
whome
Blanchardine
with
princely
grace
and
eloquent
spéech
related
at
large
the
Cuntrey
where
he
was
born
,
&
the
aduenture
that
mooued
him
to
trauell
,
which
was
by
reason
that
all
parts
about
the
Realme
of
Frize
,
were
setled
in
tranquilitie
&
quiet
:
and
héerupon
hee
vndertooke
this
inquest
to
acquire
honor
and
fame
by
his
Chiualrie
.
The
knight
of
the
Ferry
much
delighted
with
this
braue
resolution
,
and
highly
commending
the
valour
of
Blanchardine
(
beeing
so
young
and
yet
of
so
haughtie
courage
)
requested
him
h●…me
to
his
house
,
where
bothe
him self
and
his
horse
did
rest
and
refreshed
themselues
for
a
day
or
two
:
Then
Blanchardine
(
loth
to
linger
or
make
longer
stay
)
craued
leaue
of
his
gentle
host
,
the
knight
of
the
Ferry
to
depart
:
who
accompaning
him
a
little
way
,
discoursed
at
large
the
state
of
that
Country
vnto
him
and
many
other
nouels
which
héerafter
shal
be
showen
.
Chap.
7.
How
the
Knight
of
the
Ferry
discoursed
at
large
to
Blanchardine
the
state
of
the
Countrey
,
and
the
beautie
of
the
Princesse
thereof
.
AFter
this
fréendl●…
repast
which
Blanchardine
had
receiued
with
the
Knight
of
the
Ferry
,
Blanchardine
riding
s●…ftly
on
the
riuer
side
with
the
knight
in
his
comp●…nie
,
requested
him
to
ens●…rine
him
of
this
Cuntry
,
&
the
state
thereof
,
vnder
whose
gouernment
it
then
was
:
The
Knight
most
desirous
to
satisfie
Blanchardines
request
,
beganne
in
this
sort
to
vnsolde
the
circumstance
▪
This
Cuntrey
(
quoth
he
)
is
called
Dalm●…cia
wherof
Tormayd●…
is
the
principall
and
cheife
Cittie
gouerned
by
the
most
beautifull
,
chaste
&
princely
Lady
Eglantine
,
who
is
now
regent
and
Quéene
therof
:
and
by
reason
that
diuers
Kings
,
Lords
&
Princes
haue
solicited
her
in
mariage
(
allured
through
her
magnificencie
and
surpassing
beautie
which
all
the
world
admyreth
)
yet
her
chast
life
beautified
with
virginitie
controles
and
countermaunds
looue
and
all
his
lawes
:
And
héeruppon
she
is
surnamed
Eglantin●…
the
faire
,
Quéene
of
〈◊〉
:
yet
the
proude
Lady
in
looue
.
But
not
farre
hence
there
is
a
proude
Panim
King
called
Alimodes
of
〈◊〉
,
that
would
haue
enforced
our
Princesse
to
mary
him
,
after
the
refusall
of
many
christian
kings
:
and
by
reason
of
her
denyall
,
hée
is
now
preparing
to
inuade
her
dominions
,
and
that
which
he
cannot
winne
by
looue
and
promises
,
he
will
attempt
by
fire
and
swoorde
:
for
her
beautie
hath
carryed
such
prayse
and
commendation
throughout
the
world
,
that
all
the
neighbouring
Princes
haue
prosecuted
her
loue
,
and
euery
one
hath
giuen
ouer
his
sute
sauing
Alimodes
,
hee
(
I
say
)
whome
no
answeres
will
satisfie
,
endeuoreth
to
compell
her
to
wed
him
by
force
.
Now
(
if
it
shall
please
God
)
that
you
by
your
haughty
prowes
and
manly
courage
,
shall
defend
her
from
Alimodes
,
I
doubt
not
but
that
in
time
,
(
considering
your
excellencie
of
person
and
princely
behauiour
)
shée
may
consent
to
be
your
wife
:
alas
Sir
,
(
quoth
Blanchardine
)
can
you
imagine
any
possibilitie
in
mée
to
obtaine
her
whome
so
many
Princes
of
high
estates
haue
vndertaken
,
and
haue
their
intents
and
purp●…ses
annihilated
?
no
,
no
,
Sir
I
neither
can
or
will
presume
so
high
:
but
all
the
seruice
that
my
abilitie
is
able
to
perfourme
,
shall
rest
at
her
imployment
and
commaund
.
Wel
sir
answered
the
knight
of
the
ferry
,
nothing
is
imposible
in
loue
,
and
although
she
haue
béen
hetherto
most
obstinate
and
peruerse
in
liking
:
yet
loue
may
chance
to
make
seizure
vpon
her
tender
heart
,
when
shée
least
suspecteth
.
And
by
reason
of
the
entire
affection
I
beare
you
,
(
séeing
you
so
resolute
,
to
performe
any
thing
for
our
Countries
good
)
If
it
shall
please
you
to
bée
rulde
by
my
aduice
,
I
will
vndertake
that
our
Quéene
shal
be
your
wife
,
and
thus
it
is
.
The
King
Alimodes
(
as
I
tolde
you
)
intendes
warre
to
●…ur
Princesse
,
where
vpon
séeing
the
infinite
companies
of
hi●…
soldiers
,
and
the
audatious
bouldnes
of
himselfe
,
making
prouision
to
beseige
the
Citty
of
Tormaday
(
Whether
my
Lady
is
going
)
both
for
the
strength
of
the
place
,
and
the
fidelity
of
the
subiects
,
from
a
castle
of
hers
not
far
hence
:
and
the
rather
to
augment
the
courages
of
her
knights
and
inhabitants
there
,
against
the
aforesaid
king
Alimodes
.
It
were
conuenient
that
you
should
present
your selfe
vnto
her
,
to
aide
her
in
these
wars
:
which
I
know
shee
wil
accept
so
thankfully
,
that
nothing
can
bring
her
(
at
this
time
)
more
content
:
you
shall
(
I
say
)
therefore
goe
,
and
in
your
iourny
I
know
you
shall
ouer
take
her
,
accompained
with
a
most
gallant
and
redoubted
troope
of
Dukes
,
Earles
,
Lords
,
Barons
,
and
Knights
:
But
her
age
,
&
custome
is
,
to
ride
very
softly
&
behind
all
the
troope
,
onely
accompained
,
with
an
aged
Lady
,
whom
she
calleth
her
nurse
:
and
for
her
grauetie
,
hath
the
greatest
credit
and
preheminence
with
the
Queene
:
now
sir
if
you
can
by
al
the
possible
meanes
deuise
to
fasten
a
kisse
vpon
her
lips
,
I
le
pawne
my
life
,
you
shal
be
the
happiest
man
aliue
,
and
the
only
possessor
of
her
loue
:
faile
not
therefore
to
do
as
I
haue
Councelled
you
,
but
as
secret
as
you
can
:
&
so
I
commit
you
to
the
mercy
of
God
,
and
the
fauour
of
the
Queene
.
Blanchardine
comforted
with
these
good
newes
,
after
a
gentle
conioy
taken
of
the
knight
,
he
bethought
himselfe
how
he
might
obtaine
a
kisse
of
the
Queene
.
And
meditating
vpon
this
only
thing
,
at
last
he
espied
the
gallant
troope
of
Lordes
,
according
to
the
tale
and
report
,
of
his
host
the
knight
of
the
ferry
.
But
approching
something
néerer
,
hee
espied
the
Quéene
accordingly
,
hindmost
in
the
same
traine
:
only
accompained
with
an
olde
Lady
:
then
Blanchardine
(
pricked
forward
by
the
instinct
of
looue
,
and
the
knights
warrantize
)
determined
with
him selfe
to
effect
his
purpose
,
although
he
should
léese
his
life
therfore
:
and
in
this
thoughthe
called
vpon
God
to
ayde
him
in
his
enterprize
.
Chap
8.
How
Blanchardine
ouertooke
the
proude
Lady
in
looue
,
and
kissed
her
.
AS
soone
as
Blanchardine
came
in
sight
of
the
Quéen
thrust
sorth
by
hope
,
yet
recald
by
feare
,
but
most
desirous
to
accomplish
and
effect
his
determination
,
séeing
the
Lady
rid
a
great
way
behinde
her
companie
:
and
finding
the
place
conuenient
,
spurred
his
horse
and
ran
so
hastely
that
the
Quéene
wundering
who
that
might
be
that
posted
so
fast
after
,
turning
her
hed
to
looke
back
,
their
lippes
met
with
swéet
coniunction
.
Then
Blanchardine
(
hauing
perfourmed
as
much
as
hée
desired
)
gallopped
swiftly
away
,
saluting
the
nobles
of
the
traine
with
such
a
debonayre
and
amiable
countenance
,
that
they
were
all
astonisht
,
what
princely
caualier
hee
might
be
that
posted
so
far
afore
the
company
:
and
withall
,
carying
a
singuler
and
great
c●…mmendation
with
all
the
beholders
,
and
specialy
with
the
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
,
euery
one
imagining
him
to
be
descended
from
some
high
parentage
:
yet
wondering
the
cause
,
why
he
posted
so
fast
without
company
.
Thus
Let
him
ride
on
till
hée
come
to
the
Citty
,
and
leaue
to
speake
of
him
now
,
and
turne
to
the
Lady
Eglantine
Quéene
of
Tormaday
most
discontented
for
the
kisse
Blanchardine
had
giuen
her
.
Chap.
9.
The
most
pittifull
complaint
of
the
Queene
for
the
kisse
of
Blanchardine
.
AFter
that
the
Quéene
had
bethought
her
of
the
kisse
she
receiued
fr●…m
Blanchardine
,
shée
incontinently
(
as
a
woman
dis-straught
of
her
sences
)
fell
into
a
sound
:
which
her
Nurse
perceiuing
,
and
fearing
least
she
should
take
hurt
by
falling
f●…om
her
nagge
,
alighted
to
rescue
her
.
But
the
Quéene
(
some
what
recalling
her
sences
,
and
comming
againe
to
her selfe
)
began
in
this
sort
to
complaine
,
with
aboundance
of
teares
that
trickled
down
her
cheekes
.
Ah
heauenly
Dia●…
sacred
Queene
of
holy
nimphes
:
O
thou
Celestiall
Goddesse
,
whome
from
my
Infancie
I
haue
adored
,
reuenge
chaste
Hecoetae
this
outrage
which
is
offred
to
me
,
by
that
accursed
stranger
:
I
that
haue
hetherto
preserued
my
body
,
from
the
raging
heat
of
lawlesse
lust
,
am
now
vnwittingly
surprized
,
when
least
I
suspected
:
O
had
I
called
vnto
my
train
at
that
very
instant
,
to
haue
murdered
the
villaine
in
his
flight
,
rather
then
so
dasterdly
a
lad
should
triumph
in
my
spoile
:
But
hear
I
vow
,
that
no
day
,
time
or
houre
,
shall
passe
,
wherein
I
will
not
seeke
reuenge
of
that
cruell
and
accursed
traitor
,
who
thus
arogantly
hath
distained
both
my
vow
and
honor
.
Ah
nurse
,
what
shall
I
doe
,
shal
I
send
these
Lords
post
after
him
,
to
slay
him
before
he
entred
the
Citty
?
or
if
hee
be
entred
before
they
come
,
shall
I
by
my
expresse
commaundement
,
charge
my
seruants
and
louing
subiects
,
that
hée
neuer
see
more
dayes
then
this
?
The
nurse
seeing
her
in
these
extreames
,
sought
by
all
meanes
to
asswage
,
and
pacifie
her
teares
,
and
began
to
perswade
her
in
these
tearmes
.
What
madame
,
make
you
such
an
Idoll
of
your selfe
,
that
for
a
kisse
you
will
seeke
to
shead
the
blood
of
so
noble
and
braue
a
gentleman
as
he
is
,
whose
kindnes
to
you
meriteth
no
such
hate
?
If
you
punish
such
sclender
faultes
with
like
rigor
as
you
meane
to
inflict
on
this
gentleman
,
what
wil
you
doe
to
him
that
intreateth
you
in
more
dishonorably
sorte
?
Be
pacified
(
for
shame
madam
)
and
let
not
the
world
wonder
at
that
,
which
none
but
I
&
you
are
acquainted
withal
:
leap
madame
vppon
your
palfrey
,
and
dry
vp
these
womanish
teares
,
least
being
by
your
owne
folly
bewraied
,
it
bréed
a
scandall
to
your
name
,
and
no
benefite
to
your selfe
.
By
these
,
or
the
like
perswasions
,
the
nursse
appeased
the
quéenes
passions
,
who
mounted
on
her
palfrey
,
rode
to
the
Citty
of
Tormada
,
intending
yet
neuerthelesse
,
(
if
she
could
heare
any
newes
of
Blanchardine
)
to
punish
him
by
one
meane
or
other
:
in
which
opinion
let
her
rest
,
and
returne
we
againe
to
Blanchardine
.
Chap.
10.
How
Blanchardine
entred
the
Citty
of
Tormaday
and
was
lodged
at
the
Provosts
house
.
PResently
as
Blanchardine
was
entred
the
Citty
of
Tormaday
,
perusing
with
diligent
circumspection
,
the
Cituation
of
the
towne
,
the
stately
Buildings
of
Abbeis
,
Churches
,
Monestaries
,
and
sumptuous
houses
,
besides
the
great
,
and
manyfolde
commodities
,
which
the
sea
by
his
neighbourhood
,
did
inrich
the
Citie
withall
,
hee
grew
into
great
admiration
with
himselfe
what
and
how
happy
a
man
he
might
be
,
if
he
could
so
effect
his
desired
purpose
as
to
wed
the
Quéene
&
be
sole
King
&
commaunder
of
so
royall
an
Empire
:
and
in
these
meditations
,
approching
to
the
chief
market
place
of
the
cittie
,
he
made
inquisition
for
lodging
for
himselfe
and
his
horse
:
vnto
whome
reply
was
made
,
that
by
reason
of
the
multitude
of
the
traine
which
came
with
her
maiestie
,
the
towne
had
scarce
place
to
furnish
those
that
were
comming
in
their
ayde
,
against
King
Aimodes
.
But
if
it
pleased
him
to
goe
to
the
house
of
the
Prouost
,
there
no
doubt
but
he
might
finde
entertainment
and
be
lodged
:
Blanchardine
requested
him
to
direct
him
the
way
to
the
Prouosts
house
,
which
he
willingly
consented
to
doe
.
So
he
approching
néere
the
Prouosts
gate
,
espied
him
sitting
there
:
of
whome
Blanchardine
in
most
kinde
and
ciuill
manner
,
demaunded
lodging
,
but
the
Prouost
replyed
,
know
sir
,
that
he
that
determineth
to
lodge
héere
,
must
performe
the
contentes
written
in
this
marble
stone
ouer
the
gate
.
Then
Blanchardine
fixing
his
eies
on
the
stone
and
this
inscription
,
which
did
no
whit
at
all
discontent
him
.
He
that
will
enter
heer
,
must
try
it
by
shield
and
speare
:
Against
all
those
that
be
herein
,
or
els
his
cheere
shal
be
but
thin
.
WHen
Blanchardine
had
read
this
Inscription
,
he
smiled
to
himselfe
,
thinking
by
this
meane
,
not
only
to
bee
lodged
in
the
Prouosts
house
,
the
principall
of
the
Citty
:
but
also
(
if
hee
could
conquer
and
subdue
him
)
to
purchase
great
commendation
of
the
inhabitants
,
so
that
at
the
length
,
his
valure
might
be
certified
and
made
knowne
to
the
Queene
,
in
whose
excellent
beautie
his
thoughts
were
harbored
.
The
Prouost
perceiuing
that
he
had
read
the
inscription
,
and
withall
to
smile
at
the
newes
,
made
enquirie
if
he
meant
to
lodge
in
his
house
that
night
or
no
?
Blanchardine
replyed
,
that
if
he
might
be
furnished
with
armour
,
shield
and
launce
accordingly
,
he
would
performe
as
much
as
the
writing
did
importe
.
The
Prouost
wondring
at
the
audacitie
of
Blanchardine
commaunded
foorthwith
his
men
to
arme
him
:
whome
when
the
Prouost
and
all
the
people
beheld
armed
,
they
with
one
consent
adiudged
him
a
man
of
most
excellent
prowes
and
person
:
Blanchardine
mounting
presentlye
his
horse
,
called
to
the
Prouost
to
hasten
to
the
fight
:
it
was
not
long
,
before
the
Prouost
was
seated
in
his
sadd●…e
,
when
the
Trumpets
giuing
the
charge
,
they
encountred
the
one
the
other
with
such
dexteritie
,
that
all
the
people
stood
astonished
to
beholde
their
surpassing
prowes
and
strength
:
the
Prouost
shiuered
his
spear
vpon
Blanchardine
,
but
Blanchardine
pearced
the
Prouosts
shéeld
through
,
&
by
the
violence
of
his
careir
forced
the
Prouost
out
of
his
sadle
to
the
ground
:
Then
Blanchardine
alighting
to
vnlace
his
helmet
,
thinking
either
to
constraine
him
to
yéeld
,
or
to
dis-furnish
him
of
his
head
,
was
preuented
of
his
intended
purpose
:
For
the
Prouost
hauing
two
Daughters
of
passing
beautie
(
who
beheld
the
issue
of
the
fight
)
seeing
their
Father
in
perill
of
his
life
,
prostrated
themselues
at
the
feet
of
Blanchardine
,
humbly
requiring
life
for
their
father
:
Blanchardine
noting
their
excellent
features
,
presently
condiscended
to
their
petitions
.
And
by
this
time
,
the
Prouost
[
dazeled
by
the
fury
of
Blanchardines
stroke
]
came
to
his
sences
:
and
perceiuing
that
he
was
vanquished
,
besought
him
to
remit
his
forepassed
fault
,
and
withall
taking
his
swoorde
from
his
side
deliuered
it
to
Blanchardine
in
acknowledging
him self
subdued
:
which
Blanchardine
no
sooner
receiued
,
but
redeliuered
it
againe
with
all
kindenesse
,
[
saying
]
that
the
excéeding
perfections
of
his
daughters
beauties
had
freed
him
from
daunger
,
so
that
hee
should
not
bee
farther
endomaged
:
Then
the
Prouost
humbly
requested
him
to
enter
his
house
,
and
both
hee
and
all
his
would
rest
the
vassailes
of
his
commaund
.
Now
Blanchardine
being
brought
within
the
Prouosts
house
,
was
by
his
two
daughters
led
into
a
most
sumptuous
Chamber
,
furnished
with
all
things
to
his
estate
appertaining
,
and
by
those
two
Virgins
disarmed
,
and
presented
with
a
moste
faire
gowne
furred
with
Martines
to
put
on
.
Now
in
the
meane
,
the
Queene
being
entred
within
the
Citie
,
presently
repaired
to
her
lodging
,
and
in
haste
sent
for
her
Nursse
to
conferre
about
Blanchardine
whome
shee
deadly
hated
:
But
(
sauing
her
Nurse
&
the
Captaine
of
Tormayday
)
durst
none
be
so
bolde
as
to
approch
to
her
presence
that
night
:
The
Captaine
after
he
had
done
his
reuerence
vnto
her
Maiestie
,
enformed
her
Highnes
of
the
ariuall
of
a
straunge
Knight
,
who
lately
entring
the
Cittie
had
combated
the
Prouost
&
ouercome
him
:
which
(
when
hee
had
deliuered
)
Then
the
proude
Pusell
in
A●…
,
knew
by
the
Captaines
relation
of
Blanchardines
horse
and
apparell
,
the
it
was
he
that
had
kissed
her
the
same
day
,
but
as
then
shee
made
no
shew
or
semblance
therof
:
yet
shee
commaunded
him
to
sée
diligent
watch
and
warde
throughout
the
Cittie
for
feare
of
Allimades
,
and
with
this
answere
bad
him
good
night
.
So
soone
as
the
Captaine
was
gone
,
shée
called
her
Nursse
vnto
her
saying
:
this
traitour
is
entred
the
towne
and
hath
vanquished
the
Prouost
and
lodgeth
in
his
house
,
and
for
this
night
I
am
content
to
suffer
him
,
but
so
soone
as
day
appeareth
,
I
will
giue
strict
commaund
that
he
dye
an
euil
death
,
[
as
I
am
Quéene
of
Tormaydar
]
and
if
the
Prouost
shall
deny
or
refuse
to
deliuer
him
,
I
will
vtterly
confound
him
and
all
his
:
In
this
sorte
the
Queens
spent
all
the
night
without
comfort
,
still
exclaiming
against
Blanchardine
.
Chap.
11.
The
vnceassant
complaints
that
the
Queene
made
to
her
Nurse
of
the
outrage
offered
her
by
Blanchardine
,
for
the
kisse
hee
gaue
her
,
and
the
gentle
reply
and
perswasions
of
the
Nursse
.
THe
Quéene
in
this
manner
[
as
you
haue
heard
]
much
displesaunt
for
the
kisse
of
Blanchardine
,
now
being
in
the
companie
of
her
Nursse
,
when
the
calme
silence
of
the
night
procured
sléep
to
all
creatures
:
shée
could
not
rest
,
but
deuising
what
reuenge
she
might
take
on
Blanchardine
,
begun
in
this
manner
:
Oh
swéet
Nursse
,
aduise
mee
I
hartily
pray
thée
what
death
I
may
cause
him
die
,
that
thus
against
all
humaine
nature
and
the
estate
of
a
Prince
hath
violently
offened
me
with
this
dishonour
?
I
meane
in
the
morning
either
to
cause
him
presently
to
be
hanged
,
drowned
,
burnt
,
his
hed
to
be
smitten
off
or
his
body
to
be
quartered
,
and
péecemeale
dragged
through
the
Cittie
:
and
still
shée
séemed
so
obstinate
in
this
her
resolute
determination
,
that
neither
any
perswasions
that
her
Nursse
could
imagine
nor
any
remorce
in
her self
could
once
calme
this
her
inc●…ssant
rage
:
till
at
last
the
Nursse
séeing
the
folly
of
the
Quéene
,
and
fearing
the
domage
that
might
heerby
arise
vnto
her
,
brake
out
in
these
tearmes
.
Madame
,
this
Impatience
beséemeth
not
a
Princesse
,
neither
can
it
any
way
redound
to
your
honor
thus
to
reuenge
this
simple
wrong
offered
by
the
knight
,
whose
loue
to
you
aboue
all
other
of
your
traine
,
made
him
aduenture
the
purchasing
of
your
displeasure
.
And
if
in
regard
of
this
secret
stollen
kisse
,
which
nothing
at
al
doth
deminish
the
commendation
of
your
beauty
,
neither
the
dignity
of
your
estate
,
you
wil
so
tiranize
ouer
the
poore
(
yet
valiant
)
Gentleman
:
I
think
that
eyther
you
are
led
by
some
inchanted
furie
,
or
els
haue
giuen
ouer
the
true
tipe
of
honor
,
to
imbrace
pusillanimitie
and
folly
:
May
not
the
most
credible
reporte
of
the
Captaine
of
the
inuincible
valour
of
the
Knight
dissolue
your
combust
melancholy
,
&
reuengefull
humor
,
in
which
[
I
say
]
there
is
neither
wit
,
magnanimitie
nor
honor
:
Leaue
Madame
leaue
,
[
and
the
rather
at
my
request
]
these
cruell
minaces
which
now
you
doome
vpon
this
braue
knight
whose
merit
deserues
no
such
méede
.
When
the
Nursse
had
ended
this
perswasiue
speach
,
and
that
the
Lady
was
somwhat
reclaimed
&
recalmed
from
her
intended
rage
:
shee
beganne
to
meditate
with
her self
,
of
the
braue
perfections
which
both
shee
had
séene
&
also
had
heard
by
the
reporte
of
the
Captaine
to
be
in
Blanchardine
:
&
euen
then
[
I
say
]
beganne
the
winged
Boy
Cupid
to
make
seizure
of
her
tender
hart
,
which
before
that
time
neuer
could
take
the
impression
of
looue
,
béeing
so
adamanted
by
nature
and
folly
:
and
began
thus
secretly
to
conferre
with
her selfe
.
What
,
am
I
led
by
fury
or
frenzie
,
or
do
I
wake
or
sléep
,
that
haue
thus
far
ouershot
my selfe
,
to
condemne
so
braue
a
knight
for
a
kisse
?
doubtles
I
cannot
but
imagine
that
méere
loue
prickt
him
forward
to
attempt
to
kisse
me
,
or
els
séeing
the
braue
&
warlike
troope
which
did
at
that
instant
attend
me
,
and
withall
,
the
maiestie
of
my
carriage
:
he
would
not
haue
(
as
then
)
aduentured
to
haue
done
it
,
for
he
might
wel
haue
assured
himself
that
if
I
should
haue
made
but
the
least
complaint
to
my
Lords
at
that
time
,
he
could
neuer
haue
escaped
with
life
:
well
,
I
wil
mitigate
this
my
angry
moode
and
pardon
this
faulte
,
for
the
val●…ancy
I
perceiue
to
be
in
him
,
besides
his
beauty
&
stately
proportion
of
body
,
which
makes
me
to
coniecture
,
that
he
cannot
be
discendded
of
base
and
meane
parentage
,
but
issued
from
most
princely
race
of
Kings
:
And
therfore
I
meane
to
choose
him
to
my
generall
in
these
my
wars
against
this
most
pertured
infidell
King
Alimodes
:
and
I
doubt
not
but
that
all
my
subiects
will
giue
an
applauditie
to
this
my
resolution
:
but
my
displeasure
which
was
so
sorely
bent
against
him
,
I
wil
grace
him
with
honor
and
kindnes
.
Yet
by
the
way
,
I
vowe
,
not
to
loue
him
,
nor
any
man
liuing
,
(
in
regard
of
carnall
lust
or
marriage
)
whose
issue
is
meere
repentance
and
folly
.
Chap.
12.
The
Ariuall
of
Alimodes
the
Panim
King
at
the
Citty
of
Tormaday
with
his
huge
host
of
fourscore
thousand
Sarizens
and
the
seidge
laid
thereunto
.
AFter
the
Quéene
had
passed
the
night
in
these
passions
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
early
in
the
morning
newes
was
brought
,
that
the
Panim
King
Alimodes
,
was
on
the
Sea
,
bending
his
course
towards
Tormaday
,
and
that
it
would
not
bee
long
before
his
ariuall
:
The
Quéene
sent
presently
to
all
her
nobles
and
subiectes
to
arme
themselues
,
for
the
defence
of
the
citty
,
&
withall
,
caused
great
&
aboundant
prouision
of
victuall
to
be
brought
within
the
walls
.
But
not
long
after
,
she
with
her
nurse
mounting
vp
into
a
high
turret
and
looking
towardes
the
maine
,
they
might
discry
a
farre
off
,
the
huge
and
mighty
Nauy
,
which
by
the
appendants
,
Streamers
,
Flages
and
other
signes
,
she
well
perceiued
to
be
the
King
.
Alimodes
fleet
:
wherupon
incontinently
she
caused
her
Nobles
and
Vassailes
to
be
aduertised
that
speedy
preparation
might
be
made
,
to
hinder
and
forbid
their
landing
:
But
before
they
could
make
prouision
,
the
King
and
his
company
were
come
a
shore
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
the
beholders
,
for
the
innumerable
troope
of
soldiers
and
retinue
:
and
beeing
landed
,
they
foorthwith
spread
themselues
vpon
the
plaines
before
the
Cittie
,
er●…cting
their
Pauilions
and
Tents
in
all
hast
.
In
company
of
the
King
came
to
this
seidge
,
Dariui
his
sonne
and
one
of
his
daughters
of
passing
beauty
and
two
other
kings
:
the
one
of
which
was
by
computation
fiftéene
foot
high
,
more
terrible
to
behold
then
Goliah
to
Dauid
.
The
king
associated
with
his
sonne
and
these
two
kings
,
came
before
the
gates
,
sommoning
the
Citizens
to
come
to
a
parley
,
who
mounting
on
the
walles
,
enquired
the
cause
of
his
approche
in
such
warlike
maner
?
vnto
whom
the
king
replyed
,
That
vnles
they
would
deliuer
the
Lady
Quéene
Eglantine
,
that
proud
Lady
in
loue
,
to
bée
his
wife
,
hée
would
neuer
giue
ouer
his
assault
and
seidge
,
till
he
had
not
only
wasted
the
whole
country
with
fire
and
sword
,
but
also
razed
the
walles
of
that
famous
Citty
flat
to
the
ground
,
and
then
perforce
would
he
haue
her
,
which
hee
now
by
entreaty
desireth
to
wed
.
The
townsemen
replyed
,
that
neither
they
had
any
dread
of
his
brauadoes
,
neither
yet
would
deliuer
their
Quéene
into
the
hands
of
so
mahematicall
a
miscreant
(
as
himselfe
)
but
therein
presence
of
the
two
kings
,
gaue
defiance
to
his
face
.
And
vpon
this
answere
,
Alimodes
commaunded
the
Cannon
to
be
planted
against
the
walles
,
and
the
soldiers
to
giue
their
assault
:
There
might
you
heare
the
Cannos
roaring
,
the
Barbed
horses
neighing
,
the
glistering
armor
shining
,
the
drummes
striking
vp
,
the
Trumpets
and
clarions
sounding
the
dismall
and
cruell
March
of
the
Pagans
:
he
caused
his
chiefe
standerd
,
to
be
erected
in
the
midst
of
his
host
,
against
which
the
ordinaunce
of
the
Citty
played
such
musike
,
that
many
of
the
Turkes
were
sent
to
hell
,
to
do
homage
to
their
God
Mahomet
:
the
rest
did
so
closely
(
by
their
continual
industry
)
intrench
themselues
,
that
the
Cannon
could
haue
no
power
ouer
them
:
But
the
Citizens
omitting
no
time
that
might
serue
for
their
purpose
,
made
a
secret
issue
out
of
the
Towne
,
and
so
on
the
suddain
set
vpon
them
,
that
at
the
least
two
thowsand
of
them
were
slaine
without
any
hurt
to
the
townsemen
(
almost
at
all
.
)
The
Captaine
and
the
Prouost
being
expert
warriours
,
séeing
the
great
discomfiture
of
their
enemies
,
sent
presently
newe
supply
out
of
the
towne
and
so
pursued
the
enemie
,
that
at
the
least
they
slew
fourteen
hundred
more
,
at
which
sodaine
alarme
,
the
King
himselfe
(
not
hearing
before
of
the
slaughter
of
his
men
)
gaue
a
fresh
charge
vpon
the
Cittizens
,
so
as
they
were
(
by
reason
of
the
multitude
of
their
aduersaries
)
compelled
to
recoile
backe
,
and
entered
the
towne
at
a
posterne
gate
,
which
they
had
giuen
most
especiall
charge
to
the
Cittizens
,
to
be
kept
for
that
purpose
.
Now
Alimodes
hearing
the
retreat
of
his
enemies
sounded
,
he
retired
him self
againe
into
his
pauillion
,
greatly
displeased
for
this
his
extreame
losse
&
slaughter
of
his
soldiers
at
the
begining
of
his
seidge
:
but
Blanchardine
all
this
while
standing
vpon
the
walles
,
and
séeing
the
valure
of
the
Cittizens
,
and
the
disconfiture
of
the
infidells
,
mourned
to
him self
:
whome
when
the
Prouost
being
returned
had
saluted
,
enquiring
the
cause
of
his
heauines
:
(
Ah
sir
quoth
he
)
I
haue
forsaken
father
,
and
mother
,
country
and
fréends
to
séeke
aduentures
in
strange
landes
,
and
wishing
all
happines
to
the
most
redoubted
Empresse
of
Tormaday
:
yet
finding
my selfe
altogether
vnarmed
,
and
vnfit
to
enter
the
sight
vnfurnished
,
makes
me
to
haue
this
dolance
and
griefe
.
The
prouost
greatly
commending
the
generositie
and
manly
courage
of
Blanchardine
,
presently
gaue
him
the
choise
of
all
his
armours
,
and
himselfe
fitted
it
on
his
backe
,
and
commaunded
his
horse
presently
to
be
brought
foorth
,
intending
both
to
issue
together
out
vpon
the
enemy
.
One
of
the
daughters
of
the
Prouost
,
perceiuing
Blanchardine
to
be
armed
,
ready
to
be
gone
with
her
father
,
brought
him
a
white
damask
caparizon
for
his
horse
.
And
withall
a
black
scarfe
for
himselfe
to
weare
,
which
shée
requested
him
to
carry
in
his
helmet
for
her
sake
:
Blanchardine
most
thankfully
receiued
these
fréendly
presents
,
and
imployed
them
as
you
haue
heard
.
So
the
damosell
recommending
them
both
to
the
protection
of
God
,
humbly
tooke
her
leaue
.
Chap
13.
How
Blanchardine
behaued
himselfe
in
the
fight
against
Alimodes
,
and
of
the
great
affection
,
that
the
Pucell
in
amours
conceiued
of
Blanchardine
.
BLanchardine
and
the
Prouost
thus
brauely
mounted
,
made
hast
to
the
gate
of
the
Citty
,
to
issue
out
on
the
enemie
:
whether
being
arriued
,
buckling
on
their
helmets
,
their
shieldes
at
their
backes
and
their
launces
in
their
hands
,
thus
hauing
the
conduct
of
thrée
thousand
men
,
they
marched
in
equipage
,
out
of
the
towne
towardes
the
enemy
,
who
not
vnprouided
,
awaited
their
comming
.
Blanchardine
burning
in
desire
of
glory
,
put
himself
into
the
formost
ranke
,
and
being
without
the
Barriers
of
the
towne
,
they
began
to
encounter
each
other
,
so
that
the
noyse
of
their
horses
made
the
earth
to
sound
,
the
clamor
was
so
great
,
as
though
the
foure
eliments
had
met
together
:
the
sunne
was
darkened
by
reason
of
the
dust
that
rose
in
the
ayre
:
Blanchar
.
being
formost
,
gaue
th
assault
to
Corbadas
nephew
to
king
Alimode
▪
a
man
mighty
in
body
&
prowes
:
but
vpon
the
encounter
Blanchardines
launce
entred
through
his
armor
,
and
so
he
fell
from
his
horse
dead
.
And
following
on
his
fortunate
beginning
,
before
he
brake
his
launce
,
he
slew
at
the
least
six
or
seauen
.
Then
betaking
himselfe
to
his
sword
,
he
made
such
hauocke
of
his
foes
,
that
no
man
durst
approch
within
the
compas
of
his
reach
:
the
Cittizens
wondering
at
his
chiualry
,
the
Panims
amazed
at
his
prowes
:
imagining
him
rather
to
be
an
infernal
spirit
,
then
a
liuing
man
.
So
that
both
through
the
campe
of
the
enemy
,
and
within
the
walles
of
the
Citty
:
there
was
no
speach
but
of
the
puizaunce
of
Blanchadine
.
Then
began
the
lamentable
complaint
,
and
hydious
outcries
in
the
enemies
campe
,
which
caused
the
Quéene
of
Tormada●…
to
come
with
her
Nurse
to
the
window
.
And
espied
Blanchardine
he
haue
himselfe
so
manfully
and
with
such
derterity
suppresse
her
enemies
,
she
demaunded
of
her
Nurse
who
the
same
might
be
,
for
in
all
my
life
(
quoth
she
)
I
haue
not
seene
a
knight
of
more
value
:
Replyed
the
Nurse
,
truely
madame
I
knowe
not
who
that
might
be
,
but
in
my
opinion
hee
is
the
brauest
man
at
armes
liuing
in
the
world
:
the
Queene
&
her
Nurse
communing
thus
together
of
the
heroyicke
fates
of
Blanchardine
,
A
squire
chauncing
to
approch
néere
them
,
spake
in
this
manner
(
most
sacred
princesse
)
sée
you
yonder
knight
,
whose
horse
is
couered
with
white
,
&
the
blacke
scar●…e
in
his
helmet
▪
he
(
I
say
)
is
the
flowre
of
chiualrie
,
the
subduer
and
vanquisher
of
your
foes
:
he
it
is
,
that
not
satisfied
with
their
slaughters
,
pursues
them
euen
to
their
pauillions
,
and
where
(
euen
now
)
his
armes
and
armor
were
white
,
they
are
disteyned
with
the
blood
of
your
enemies
,
whome
he
hath
most
manfully
slaine
.
Know
madame
for
a
truth
it
is
that
knight
that
lodgeth
in
the
Prouosts
house
,
who
lately
subdued
and
vanquished
the
prouost
.
When
the
proud
Lady
in
loue
,
vnderstood
that
it
was
Blanchardin●…
,
the
crim●…on
collour
flusht
in
her
face
for
ioy
,
which
the
wiely
Nurse
quickely
perceiued
,
but
the
Quéene
made
no
outwarde
semblance
of
any
such
loue
at
all
,
as
she
inwardly
bare
to
Blanchardine
,
fearing
the
Iealosie
of
her
Nurse
.
But
the
fearfull
Nurse
séeing
the
great
hostes
of
the
enemy
,
and
the
continuall
daunger
of
the
cittizens
,
perswaded
the
Queene
so
much
as
she
could
,
to
pacifie
those
braules
,
by
the
marriage
of
King
Alimodes
.
But
the
Quéene
answered
,
desist
for
shame
these
foolish
perswasions
,
for
while
I
liue
I
vow
to
God
aboue
neuer
to
marry
Panim
or
infidel
.
In
this
their
secret
parly
,
looking
out
of
the
window
,
they
perceiued
the
knight
still
encountering
one
an
other
manfully
:
but
aboue
all
,
Blanchardine
bore
away
the
prize
,
both
for
magnanimitie
and
courage
,
wherefore
the
enemy
was
most
d●…spleased
séeking
by
all
meanes
,
to
entrappe
and
surprize
him
vnawares
,
but
not
one
of
them
so
hardy
,
as
to
approch
néere
him
:
for
whome
soeuer
he
encountred
he
slew
.
Now
the
Panims
per●…iuing
the
day
to
be
almost
spent
,
&
many
of
their
men
slaine
,
others
wounded
,
but
almost
all
discomforted
,
by
reason
of
one
especiall
knight
(
which
was
Blanchardine
)
they
commaunded
the
retreat
to
bee
sounded
,
and
so
returned
to
their
pauillions
and
●…ntes
for
that
time
.
Blanchardine
entring
the
Citty
,
was
in
all
triumph
conu●…ied
to
the
Prouosts
house
,
with
the
assotiation
of
all
the
nobles
of
Tormaday
,
reuerencing
him
,
●…or
his
excéeding
valure
that
day
.
And
in
truth
they
all
had
great
reason
so
to
do
,
because
he
rescued
many
from
the
foe
,
which
otherwise
had
gone
prisoners
away
with
Alimodes
.
When
he
was
come
to
the
Prouosts
house
,
the
two
beautifull
daughters
of
the
Prouost
welcomed
him
with
all
duety
:
when
Supper
was
ready
,
diuers
nobles
accompanied
him
,
with
Ladies
and
Gentle
women
from
all
parts
of
the
Citty
,
to
salute
and
vew
Blanchardine
:
neither
wanted
there
any
pleasure
that
might
procure
his
delight
,
for
the
Prouost
had
caused
all
the
finest
musitions
,
to
attend
there
the
supper
time
.
Now
the
proud
Lady
in
loue
faire
Eglantine
leaning
in
her
chamber
window
,
heard
the
great
noyes
and
the
delicate
musicke
,
which
at
that
time
was
in
the
Prouosts
house
,
for
the
entertainment
of
Blanchardine
,
which
she
her selfe
did
so
much
affectionate
.
But
(
Iealosie
the
Nurse
of
debate
,
and
vnderminer
of
all
happines
)
creapt
into
the
heart
of
the
Quéene
,
●…earing
least
he
should
be
enamored
of
one
of
the
Prouosts
daughters
,
whome
she
had
heard
commended
for
surpassing
beautifull
.
Now
care
,
with
feare
,
the
handmaydes
of
loue
créept
into
the
heart
of
the
Princesse
,
soliciting
her
to
desolue
this
affection
(
if
any
were
)
betwene
Blanchardine
and
the
Prouosts
daughter
.
But
not
long
after
,
Cupid
entending
a
speedy
reuenge
for
her
obstinacy
against
his
lawes
,
suddenly
strooke
her
with
his
golden
shaft
,
that
shée
became
so
impatient
of
her
greifes
,
that
day
nor
night
shée
could
take
any
rest
.
Then
came
shee
to
her
Nurse
wyth
this
complaint
.
Ah
swéet
Nurse
,
now
am
I
(
vnfortunate
Lady
,
)
become
the
most
miserablest
woman
liuing
:
thou
séest
,
that
neither
day
nor
night
I
feele
content
or
quiet
,
and
my
desease
is
almost
incurable
being
sprung
of
passions
coniealed
in
my
heart
.
Her
Nurse
perceiuing
that
her
Lady
was
now
entred
the
Chapter
house
of
loue
,
thinking
the
Idole
whome
shee
honored
had
béen
〈◊〉
,
made
her
this
answer
.
Madame
,
you
are
much
bound
to
almighty
God
,
that
hath
procured
such
spéedy
stay
of
wars
and
slaughter
of
your
men
:
now
you
begin
to
affectionate
the
King
Alimodes
,
whose
continuall
desire
hath
euer
béen
to
accomplish
your
loue
.
The
Quéene
made
her
no
answere
,
but
to
her selfe
shee
said
ah
loue
,
thou
in
very
déed
art
the
only
Tirant
,
whome
though
I
haue
long
withstood
,
yet
now
at
the
time
when
I
least
suspected
thou
hast
taken
me
prisoner
,
and
vnlesse
I
possesse
the
thing
I
loue
,
I
dye
.
Chap.
14.
The
Queene
surprized
with
loue
and
Iellosie
,
sendeth
for
the
Prouost
to
speake
with
him
concerning
Blanchardine
and
the
prouosts
daughter
.
AS
soone
as
the
Nurse
perceiued
that
loue
began
to
encamp
himselfe
in
her
tender
brest
,
she
very
iocond
for
this
happy
euent
,
thinking
it
had
béen
with
Alimodes
(
as
I
said
before
)
began
with
the
Quéene
in
this
sort
:
Madame
this
is
the
most
sacred
and
happyest
day
,
that
euer
●…hone
ouer
the
Realme
of
Dalmasia
and
the
famous
Citty
of
Tormaday
:
for
although
the
many
and
dangerous
assaults
,
that
King
Alimodes
hath
made
against
this
country
and
(
only
for
the
loue
of
you
)
yet
since
it
hath
pleased
God
to
conuert
your
froward
fancy
,
to
a
comfortable
course
of
loue
with
the
King
Alimodes
,
it
will
become
a
most
plentifull
and
fruitefull
commonwealth
,
when
your
subiectes
shall
liue
at
con●…nt
and
quiet
,
and
haue
a
King
to
raigne
ouer
them
,
whose
mai●…stie
will
daunt
your
daring
foes
.
The
Quéene
giuing
an
attentiue
care
to
vnderstand
the
effect
of
her
tale
,
and
at
last
perceiuing
it
to
tend
to
the
marriage
of
the
Pagan
,
she
forgetting
her
wonted
patience
brake
into
these
agonies
:
why
how
now
Nurse
,
what
s
the
cause
that
you
continually
perseuer
in
these
vndiscreate
and
vnaduised
termes
?
haue
I
not
euer
tolde
thée
(
and
withall
,
hast
thou
not
heard
me
vow
)
that
while
breath
remaineth
in
my
body
,
I
will
neuer
consent
to
hisloue
,
whose
diuelish
religion
,
ful
of
idolatry
,
&
cursed
apostata
forbiddes
me
once
to
name
much
lesse
to
like
,
yea
and
altogether
to
loath
?
Leaue
off
I
say
these
booteles
intisements
sith
they
are
not
available
:
for
I
tell
thée
,
the
man
whome
I
haue
sworne
to
loue
,
is
the
true
patterne
,
and
Prince
of
Magnanimity
,
whose
braue
attempts
,
deserue
a
thousand
times
a
better
woman
then
my selfe
,
[
and
but
he
]
none
shall
enioy
my
loue
.
The
Nurse
Nipt
with
this
reply
of
the
Quéene
,
wist
not
what
to
coniecture
of
her
loue
,
vnlesse
it
should
be
with
Blanchardine
,
whose
commendations
she
heard
most
aptly
related
not
a
little
before
:
wher
fore
she
thought
best
to
be
silent
vntill
shée
knew
the
certainty
thereof
.
Then
forthwith
the
Quéene
commaunded
that
the
Prouost
should
be
sent
for
to
talke
with
her
about
some
serious
busines
.
The
Nurse
vndertaking
the
charge
,
presently
dispatched
a
messenger
,
to
commaund
the
Prouost
to
attend
the
Quéenes
pleasure
,
which
hee
with
all
dilligence
obeyed
.
And
no
sooner
came
,
but
the
Quéene
conueyed
him
vp
into
her
gallery
where
entering
parley
with
him
,
she
began
in
this
sort
.
Know
Gentle
Prouost
,
that
these
wars
haue
bred
in
me
such
heuines
,
that
I
cannot
ioy
:
And
yet
I
heare
there
is
a
knight
that
lodgeth
in
your
house
,
whose
valiancy
hath
wonne
him
such
renowne
throughout
all
the
Citty
,
that
both
old
and
young
commend
his
chiualry
:
and
my selfe
a
beholder
of
his
valure
,
thinke
that
his
seruice
hath
done
me
such
honor
,
as
while
I
liue
I
will
acknowledge
my selfe
thankefull
to
him
.
The
Prouost
much
contented
with
this
fréendly
fauour
of
her
Maiestie
,
and
more
to
heare
her
so
blazon
the
perfections
of
his
guest
Blanchardine
,
was
rauished
with
excéeding
ioy
.
And
not
slack
to
augment
the
praises
of
his
fréend
,
(
and
one
whom
duety
had
tyed
him
vnto
)
pursued
his
commendation
in
this
sort
.
Most
Magificent
Princesse
,
since
it
hath
pleased
you
to
extoll
the
rare
perfections
of
my
princely
guest
,
know
madam
,
that
the
man
liueth
not
in
the
world
,
whose
haughty
courage
can
equalize
his
,
whose
affable
and
gentle
nature
,
deserueth
commendation
through
out
the
world
,
and
by
my selfe
most
gratious
Lady
,
well
approued
.
The
Lady
,
whose
Itching
eares
,
were
neuer
satisfied
with
his
commendation
answered
the
Prouost
.
Hauing
euer
found
you
a
most
trusty
and
louing
seruant
vnto
vs
in
all
affaires
,
wherein
we
haue
had
any
cause
to
imploy
you
,
hath
giuen
me
occasion
to
discouer
a
thing
vnto
you
which
much
tormenteth
me
to
conceile
,
know
then
,
that
report
hath
told
me
that
one
of
your
daughters
,
(
more
forward
then
maidenly
or
modesty
would
)
is
fallen
into
an
extreame
desire
and
longing
to
be
wedded
to
the
Knight
your
guest
,
whose
valures
do
shew
him
to
be
extracted
,
and
descended
of
Princely
linage
.
A
match
of
disperagement
,
in
my
opinion
much
disagréeing
both
his
and
her
estate
,
and
of
all
who
are
acquainted
therewith
much
discommended
,
therefore
I
charge
you
as
you
tender
our
fauour
:
presently
breake
off
these
suspitions
,
if
you
meane
to
continue
our
Princely
grace
towards
you
.
Madam
answered
the
Prouost
,
this
thing
is
most
strange
vnto
me
,
for
neuer
(
as
yet
)
could
I
so
much
as
imagine
any
such
accedent
,
neither
hath
any
report
bruted
it
in
my
eares
:
But
yf
my
daughter
should
happen
on
such
a
knight
as
is
Blanchardine
,
she
might
boldly
vaunt
,
that
no
Lady
in
the
world
could
wish
a
more
happy
content
.
For
madam
(
quoth
he
)
he
hath
this
day
,
by
his
owne
proper
valure
,
subdued
and
taken
ten
knights
prisoners
,
besides
their
braue
coursers
,
which
he
hath
bestowed
vpon
your
Lords
and
Nobles
.
And
to
be
short
,
I
rather
take
him
to
be
Oberon
,
king
of
the
Fairies
,
then
a
mortall
or
human
creature
:
well
then
(
quoth
the
Quéene
)
being
right
glad
to
heare
his
prayses
so
extolled
by
the
Prouost
,
percha●…ce
I
know
the
man
better
then
you
imagine
,
and
am
most
wel
acquainted
with
the
daughter
of
a
king
,
who
for
ornaments
of
nature
,
and
admirable
beauty
,
hath
not
her
paragon
,
and
whose
ardent
affection
,
and
continuall
thoughts
,
do
dayly
and
hourely
wander
vppon
his
rare
perfections
,
and
it
may
be
that
for
loue
of
her
▪
he
hath
vndertaken
these
aduentures
:
therefore
it
were
a
monstrous
folly
and
deepe
absurdity
in
your
daughter
,
to
carry
such
an
ouerwéening
of
her selfe
,
as
to
imagine
that
she
were
a
match
worthye
of
such
a
paramour
:
therefore
(
as
you
regarde
my
displeasure
)
haue
secret
,
yet
speciall
care
,
of
the
wanton
glaunces
and
familiar
unbracements
of
your
daughter
with
that
yong
knight
:
and
yet
because
you
shall
not
thinke
that
I
compact
this
,
to
preiudice
or
hinder
the
preferments
of
your
daughters
,
send
them
spéedily
to
my
Court
,
to
attend
on
my
person
,
where
for
your
seruice
,
and
their
owne
sakes
,
I
will
prouide
them
husbands
,
to
your
&
their
contents
,
neither
shall
they
néede
any
cost
or
dowry
from
you
.
The
prouost
most
humbly
thanking
her
Maiestie
for
this
her
princely
offer
,
for
the
preferment
of
his
daughters
,
promised
for
euer
all
obseruance
and
duety
to
her
highnes
:
but
when
he
was
ready
to
departe
,
the
Quéene
commaunded
him
that
hee
should
bring
the
said
Knight
the
next
morning
to
her
presence
,
where
she
might
first
by
her
speech
and
countenance
,
and
after
by
liberall
rewardes
,
requite
the
honourable
attempts
he
had
vndertaken
in
her
quarrell
,
because
(
quoth
she
)
by
his
onely
ayde
and
valour
,
our
warres
doe
sorte
to
happie
end
.
In
consideration
whereof
,
if
hee
please
hee
shall
be
affianced
and
wedded
to
that
Kings
daughter
,
which
so
much
delighteth
in
his
person
:
which
if
he
shall
deny
,
reporte
from
me
vnto
him
,
that
it
were
most
vnciuill
and
inhumaine
,
to
refuse
that
proffer
,
which
diuers
Lords
and
Princes
would
hazard
liues
and
liuings
to
attaine
:
but
(
on
my
honor
)
the
cause
why
thus
I
will
importune
him
in
the
behalfe
of
this
Lady
,
is
for
that
she
is
néere
allied
vnto
my selfe
,
and
with
whose
affection
I
am
throughly
acquainted
,
because
that
day
and
night
she
doth
languish
for
his
loue
,
whose
presence
and
yea
,
will
be
a
heauen
:
and
whose
absence
and
deniall
,
a
hell
vnto
her
:
and
her
cars
is
as
gréeuous
vnto
me
,
as
(
if
it
were
mine
owne
)
and
would
confound
my
heart
with
sorrowe
,
to
see
this
Lady
forsaken
,
cast
of
by
him
,
and
frustrated
of
her
hope
.
Chap.
15.
How
Blanchardine
was
enformed
by
the
Prouost
,
of
the
Queenes
pleasure
to
haue
him
attend
on
her
maiesty
the
next
morning
,
and
of
the
speech
she
had
with
him
.
AFter
that
the
Prouost
was
returned
home
to
his
house
,
he
calling
Blanchardine
▪
recounted
the
Quéens
message
vnto
him
,
that
on
the
next
morning
he
shuld
attend
her
maiesties
pleasure
at
the
Court
,
to
conferre
with
the
Quéene
and
receiue
a
recompence
for
his
vallourous
attempts
in
her
highnesse
seruice
:
and
withall
forgat
not
to
explaine
vnto
him
the
loue
of
the
Kings
daughter
,
which
did
so
intirely
affectionate
him
,
that
for
his
loue
she
would
hazard
life
and
all
,
so
she
might
obtaine
the
effect
of
her
hope
,
and
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
if
my
opinion
deceiue
me
not
,
she
her selfe
is
the
Kings
Daughter
,
which
longeth
to
be
shrined
for
a
saint
within
the
aulter
of
your
hart
,
and
yet
because
she
hath
euer
béene
at
defiance
with
loue
,
I
cannot
coniecture
,
but
greatly
wonder
,
whether
it
should
be
she
or
no
:
but
,
if
the
praiers
which
I
doe
poure
forth
vnto
the
Gods
,
might
be
auaylable
for
the
consummating
of
your
marriage
with
the
Quéene
,
I
would
day
and
night
entreat
the
heauenlye
powers
to
sorte
my
wish
to
happy
effect
.
When
the
Prouost
had
discoursed
at
large
,
of
the
Quéenes
commaund
vnto
Blanchardine
,
hee
smiling
at
his
happy
fortune
,
made
this
reply
▪
Prouost
(
quoth
he
)
it
rather
seemeth
that
you
deuise
this
forged
tale
,
then
deliuer
the
Queenes
message
:
for
her
maiestie
neuer
in
her
life
had
any
conference
with
me
:
how
then
can
I
imagine
that
her
affection
should
be
such
towardes
me
,
as
you
speake
of
?
but
I
rather
coniecture
her
maiestie
doth
delude
me
,
and
smally
respect
my
seruice
(
which
if
I
thought
)
I
would
not
stay
to
offend
her
highnes
.
Ah
good
sir
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
take
not
in
ill
part
what
I
haue
saide
,
for
vpon
the
faith
I
doe
owe
to
your selfe
,
it
is
most
true
:
therefore
let
vs
in
the
morning
goe
to
the
Court
,
that
her
maiestye
may
perceiue
that
I
haue
done
her
commaund
,
which
if
you
finde
contrary
,
neuer
haue
affiance
nor
truth
in
me
againe
.
With
these
and
such
like
speech
,
Blanchardine
and
the
Prouost
went
to
the
Court
,
where
the
Quéene
(
then
in
counsell
with
her
Lords
about
the
warres
)
séeing
Rlanchardine
and
the
Prouost
enter
the
presence
,
arofe
to
welcome
them
:
and
with
attention
casting
her
eyes
on
Blanchardine
,
commended
within
her selfe
,
the
rare
perfection
both
of
beauty
and
courage
she
perceiued
in
him
,
yet
loth
to
make
manifest
what
she
intended
to
keep
most
secret
,
did
bridle
affection
for
the
time
.
The
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
there
present
,
wondered
at
the
admirable
proportion
of
his
body
,
&
singularity
of
his
beauty
,
hauing
heard
of
the
dexteritie
of
armes
,
which
he
manfully
perfourmed
in
the
warres
before
the
Cittie
of
Tormaday
.
But
Blanchardine
was
so
intangled
in
the
lyme
bushe
of
the
Quéenes
beauty
,
that
he
thought
(
if
Paris
had
then
liued
)
and
that
〈◊〉
should
againe
cast
downe
the
golden
ball
amid
the
thrée
Goddesses
vpon
the
the
toppe
of
Jda
,
that
if
so
be
this
Quéene
had
but
once
made
she
we
of
her selfe
,
hee
would
haue
cleane
dismissed
them
all
,
and
bestowed
the
ball
on
her
.
But
at
length
the
Quéene
breaking
silence
,
tooke
Blanchardine
by
the
hand
,
requesting
him
to
sit
down
by
her
,
which
he
rather
for
manners
(
then
vnwillingnes
)
refused
,
till
at
the
last
by
meere
constraint
,
after
most
humble
reuerence
he
obeyed
.
Then
the
Quéene
after
long
deliberation
,
said
vnto
him
:
Sir
Knight
,
your
comming
into
this
Cittie
,
hath
béene
much
to
our
comfort
and
aduauncement
,
for
which
we
humblye
thanke
the
Gods
:
but
for
the
most
valiant
prowes
you
haue
shewed
,
in
confounding
our
aduersaries
,
we
gratifie
you
with
all
kindenes
,
and
will
rewarde
you
most
honourably
.
Madame
,
replied
Blanchardine
,
I
finde
my selfe
more
honoured
,
then
either
my
deserts
haue
giuen
cause
▪
or
my
hart
can
desire
,
in
that
you
vouchsafe
to
grace
me
in
this
honourable
assembly
:
and
what
I
haue
atchieued
,
hath
bene
through
the
omnipotencie
of
God
,
who
sent
me
hether
to
doe
you
seruice
.
Know
most
excellent
Queene
,
since
I
forsooke
my
parents
,
country
and
fréends
,
I
neuer
tooke
greater
contentment
,
then
in
such
seruices
as
it
shal
please
your
Maiestie
to
commaund
,
and
for
the
rewards
which
your
Maiesty
offereth
vnto
me
,
I
most
humblye
beseech
your
highnes
to
bestow
them
on
my
Host
,
whose
kindenesse
hath
bene
more
towards
me
since
my
arriuall
here
,
then
my
abilitye
(
as
yet
)
can
require
:
and
if
it
may
please
your
maiestie
to
entertaine
a
wandring
Knight
into
your
princely
seruice
,
I
shall
doe
my
deuoire
to
perfourme
the
trust
you
shall
repose
in
me
.
Herewith
the
Queene
marking
the
debonaire
countenance
of
Blanchardine
,
shee
was
so
rauished
in
contemplation
of
his
beauty
,
that
almost
distraught
of
her
sences
,
he
might
well
perceiue
that
loue
had
made
her
his
votary
.
Blanchardine
taking
holde
of
occasion
:
emboldned
himselfe
to
demaund
of
her
Maiestie
,
what
Lady
that
might
be
of
whome
she
had
tolde
the
Prouost
the
day
before
.
Then
answered
the
Quéene
,
she
of
whome
I
made
mencion
to
your
Host
,
is
neerely
allied
vnto
my selfe
,
whose
welfare
I
tender
as
my
owne
.
As
Madame
,
quoth
Blanchardine
,
if
I
might
presume
so
farre
,
as
be
inquisitiue
to
know
her
name
,
your
maiestie
should
greatly
pleasure
me
:
for
on
my
life
in
all
my
daies
I
neuer
conceiued
liking
of
any
Lady
but
one
,
whose
princely
beauty
[
pardon
me
oh
gratious
Princesse
]
made
me
presume
to
steale
a
kisse
of
her
maiestie
,
which
kisse
hath
added
both
such
will
and
force
to
my
minde
&
body
,
that
whilest
I
breathe
this
ayre
,
I
le
liue
to
serue
,
and
dye
to
honour
her
,
and
onely
in
her
remaineth
my
life
or
death
.
Then
replyed
the
Queene
,
wel
gentle
knight
,
because
I
cannot
longer
conceale
affection
,
and
that
I
féele
my
hart
so
esprized
with
this
swéete
conference
which
now
I
haue
with
you
(
al
circumstance
laid
aparte
)
I
am
constrained
to
manifest
my
loue
:
Know
therfore
,
that
whatsoeuer
I
spake
vnto
the
Prouost
concerning
any
Lady
,
my selfe
am
the
same
,
whom
neither
time
nor
age
can
make
to
forget
your
noble
and
curteous
demea●…our
,
and
whilste
I
liue
none
shal
be
soueraigne
of
my
thoughts
but
Blanchardine
,
yet
haue
I
appealed
to
the
high
heauens
,
&
put
in
my
plea
agai
ast
the
God
of
loue
,
but
my
action
is
nought
worth
.
Imagine
gent.
that
this
her
confession
to
her
ghostly
father
Blanchar
was
not
without
change
of
coulour
,
and
withall
,
that
his
reply
was
without
feruent
zeale
and
deuotion
,
in
harkening
to
the
gladsome
doome
of
his
continuall
weale
,
proceeding
from
the
Oracle
of
his
desire
,
and
withall
that
besides
themselues
,
none
was
priuy
to
this
conference
at
that
time
.
Chap
16.
The
battaile
betweene
Blanchardine
,
and
the
Giant
Rubion
.
AFter
that
the
Quéene
and
Blanchardine
had
thus
plighted
their
promises
ech
to
other
,
and
that
the
Quéene
was
about
to
departe
,
the
Prouost
entreated
him
to
returne
home
,
because
it
was
about
supper
time
:
which
the
Queen
espying
,
commaunded
the
Prouost
presently
to
send
his
daughters
to
the
Court
,
and
vpon
her
crowne
she
would
richly
marry
them
:
I
will
not
say
that
ielousie
was
the
occasion
heereof
,
but
I
leaue
that
to
the
censure
of
grauer
heads
then
mine
.
But
fréendly
pacing
Home
ward
,
the
Prouost
desirous
to
know
the
sequell
of
Blanchardines
cause
,
and
the
confereuce
in
secret
he
had
with
the
Quéene
,
coniured
him
of
all
loues
to
vnfold
the
circumstance
,
promising
vpon
his
life
both
secrecie
and
coustancie
,
for
my
mind
(
quoth
he
)
cannot
be
satisfied
,
vntill
I
knowe
whether
you
shall
be
King
of
Tormayday
or
no
,
being
more
then
halfe
perswaded
therunto
already
.
Blanchardine
reposing
an
assured
trust
in
the
Prouost
,
by
reason
of
many
fauours
which
he
had
receiued
from
him
,
from
point
to
point
,
related
the
whole
procéedings
,
betwixt
the
Quéene
and
him selfe
,
requiring
his
secrecy
as
in
such
a
case
is
needfull
.
No
soner
were
they
entred
the
Prouost
house
,
but
the
Quéene
im●…diatly
sent
vnto
Banchardine
a
rich
white
courser
,
sumptuously
trapped
with
crimson
veluet
and
gold
,
and
withall
a
sleeue
of
her
gowne
richly
imbrodered
with
pearle
,
which
she
mioyned
him
by
her
messenger
to
weare
vpon
his
〈◊〉
,
when
he
should
encounter
with
her
enemies
,
that
thereby
she
might
the
better
perceiue
him
from
the
other
Lords
.
Blanchardine
in
all
humility
receiued
this
princely
present
▪
and
royally
thanking
her
maiestie
for
so
high
a
fauour
,
gaue
in
reward
vnto
the
bringer
an
ouch
of
golde
,
vpon
which
was
set
a
rich
ruby
incompassed
with
diamonds
,
who
thanking
Blanchardine
most
humbly
,
departed
:
and
being
returned
to
the
Queene
,
recounted
the
thankfull
acceptance
of
the
present
by
Blanchardine
,
and
the
bountifull
reward
he
receiued
from
him
for
his
paines
,
which
the
Lady
reioycing
to
heare
,
commending
the
honorable
minde
of
Blanchardine
,
imagining
that
such
liberality
could
not
issue
from
a
base
courage
.
But
presently
a
great
clamor
was
in
the
streates
,
which
put
the
Prouost
into
a
sodain
admiration
of
the
cause
:
anon
it
was
related
vnto
them
,
that
the
king
of
the
giants
called
Rubion
,
was
before
the
walles
of
the
towne
,
demaunding
iustes
▪
for
his
Ladyes
sake
,
daughter
to
king
Alimodes
,
who
had
h●…
sleeue
in
his
helmet
,
of
violet
satten
,
which
he
wore
as
her
fauour
,
in
dispight
of
any
Ladyes
beautie
within
the
Citty
,
and
by
reason
of
the
hugenes
of
his
body
,
which
was
recounted
to
be
xv
.
foot
in
length
,
no
man
durst
presume
to
enter
combate
against
him
.
This
vnexpected
newes
much
delighted
Blanchardine
,
who
requested
nothing
more
then
to
vndertake
this
combate
,
in
honor
of
his
Lady
,
whose
fleeue
he
bare
:
and
least
the
Giant
should
be
gon
,
before
he
could
be
ready
for
the
fight
,
he
sent
present
word
that
the
Giant
should
not
loose
his
labour
,
and
that
his
request
should
be
fulfilled
.
These
newes
séemed
to
reuiue
the
heart
and
courage
of
Rubior
,
because
he
longed
to
shew
his
valure
,
for
the
loue
of
Alimodes
daughter
his
Lady
and
mistresse
.
Long
stayed
not
Blanchardine
,
till
he
mounted
his
horse
armed
,
and
on
his
Helmet
he
wa●…e
the
sleeue
which
the
Quéens
had
sent
him
,
thinking
it
a
sufficient
couering
or
burgonet
against
all
chaunces
whatsoeuer
,
and
pacing
towardes
the
gates
,
the
Ladyes
,
Lords
,
and
Cittizens
wondered
at
the
haughty
courage
of
Blanchardine
,
much
commending
his
generosity
&
braue
carriage
on
horsebacke
:
And
all
praiers
were
made
,
for
his
safe
returne
.
Thus
marched
he
out
of
the
gates
,
and
came
to
the
place
where
the
Giant
stayed
his
comming
:
whome
when
the
Giant
beheld
,
he
sternly
demaunded
of
whence
he
was
,
and
what
vnaduised
chaunce
had
brought
him
thither
?
Blanchardine
answered
,
I
will
not
for
any
dread
of
thée
(
accursed
miscriant
)
conceile
my
name
nor
parentage
:
know
,
I
am
sonne
to
the
King
of
Frize
my
name
is
Blanchardine
,
sent
to
combate
with
thée
,
by
my
gratious
and
most
faire
Princesse
Eglantine
,
Quéene
of
Tormaday
surnamed
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
.
And
(
quoth
the
Giant
)
I
euen
now
was
commaunded
from
my
péereles
Lady
and
mistresse
,
the
daughter
to
the
king
Alimodes
,
who
gaue
me
this
her
right
sléeue
for
my
fauour
,
that
this
enfigne
of
her
fauor
couering
my
head
,
I
may
accomplish
some
exploite
beséenring
the
beauty
of
my
loue
.
Then
quoth
Blanchardine
,
Panim
do
thy
worst
,
I
am
heare
to
answere
thée
,
so
much
as
thou
shalt
demaund
.
So
fetching
their
carreirs
,
they
encountered
the
one
the
other
with
such
haughtie
courage
,
that
both
their
launces
shiuered
to
their
handes
:
Then
betaking
themselues
to
their
swordes
,
their
strokes
were
so
terrible
,
that
the
fire
flue
out
of
their
helmets
,
and
for
a
while
the
fierce
fight
remained
doubtfull
.
Nowe
was
the
Quéene
of
Tormayday
ascended
her
gallery
window
whence
the
might
behold
the
combatants
,
and
fearing
much
(
by
reason
of
the
hugenes
of
the
Giant
)
the
Blanchardine
would
not
returne
againe
safe
,
she
becamepensiue
,
and
very
sorrowfull
.
On
the
other
side
sate
king
Alimodes
daughter
,
to
behold
her
champion
,
but
casting
her
eyes
vpon
Blanchardine
,
wishing
in
her
heart
that
he
might
be
conquerer
,
she
might
haue
him
for
her
paramour
.
But
this
doubtfull
fight
was
at
length
finished
by
Blanchadine
,
who
casting
his
eyes
to
the
window
where
his
louely
Quéene
lay
,
his
courage
augmenting
by
the
vertue
he
drew
from
her
:
vppon
the
sudden
,
hee
lent
the
Giant
such
a
cuff
,
that
hee
tumbled
downe
from
his
horse
in
a
sound
:
which
when
Blanchardine
perceiued
,
he
thought
to
allight
to
finish
the
r●…mbate
,
by
cutting
off
his
head
,
when
out
of
an
ambosh
issued
thrée
score
Pagans
for
his
rescue
.
The
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
séeing
this
treachery
,
charged
her
men
presently
to
post
out
of
the
towne
to
ayde
Blanchardine
.
But
before
they
could
come
▪
Blanchardine
was
encompassed
with
twenty
men
,
of
the
which
none
came
within
his
reach
but
wished
he
had
not
attempted
so
néere
him
.
The
Quéenes
soldiers
comming
to
the
rescue
,
were
encountred
by
fresh
supplies
of
the
Pagans
,
so
that
that
day
was
much
bloodshed
▪
and
had
béen
the
last
day
of
Alimodes
seidge
had
not
Darias
his
sonne
su●…cored
his
fainting
Knights
,
with
new
supplyes
.
Darias
being
come
,
sounded
a
retreat
to
his
men
for
a
while
,
then
ioyning
together
his
companies
againe
,
inuaded
the
thickest
of
the
Cittizens
,
and
no
doubt
had
done
great
slaughter
that
day
,
had
not
Blanchardine
singled
himforth
,
who
in
the
counterbuff
,
gaue
him
such
a
bastinado
,
that
made
him
sincke
to
the
ground
out
of
his
saddle
,
and
had
not
present
succour
come
,
he
had
seuered
his
head
from
his
shoulders
.
Darias
being
thus
rescued
,
was
conueied
home
to
his
pauillion
,
where
by
reason
of
the
stroke
,
he
was
constreined
to
kéep
his
bed
thrée
dayes
.
In
this
time
Rubion
the
Giant
,
hauing
recouered
both
his
sences
and
his
horse
againe
,
did
great
exploites
,
and
had
almost
slaine
the
Prouost
,
had
not
Blanchardine
made
spéedy
hast
,
calling
vppon
the
Giant
:
Ah
thou
false
Panim
(
quoth
he
)
this
shal
be
thy
last
day
,
thou
which
most
traiterously
wouldest
haue
slain
me
,
&
by
that
meanes
hast
once
escaped
my
hands
:
Now
will
I
take
such
vengeance
on
thee
,
thou
shall
neuer
see
thy
Lady
again
:
And
here
withall
,
aduauncing
himselfe
,
gaue
him
such
a
sound
buffet
on
the
helmet
,
that
he
fell
downe
starke
dead
to
the
earth
.
The
death
of
the
Giant
Rubion
King
of
the
Sarizens
,
once
bruted
,
all
his
soldiers
being
discomforted
,
made
hast
to
recouer
their
pauilions
and
tentes
.
But
being
pursued
with
all
celerity
that
might
be
,
were
cut
off
by
the
way
before
they
coulde
reach
thi
▪
ther.
Blanchardine
followed
so
hard
,
that
he
came
euen
to
the
entry
of
Alimodes
pauilion
,
before
the
which
he
found
the
kings
daughter
sitting
to
beholde
the
battell
,
whom
when
Blanchardine
espyed
,
he
bowing
himselfe
downe
,
tooke
vp
the
Damosell
,
and
set
her
before
him
on
his
courser
,
and
posted
as
fast
as
hee
could
to
Tormaday
.
Alimodes
hearing
of
this
hard
aduenture
,
as
a
man
desperate
and
halfe
frantick
,
posted
after
with
foure
thousand
souldiers
,
to
recouer
his
daughter
againe
:
and
one
making
more
spéed
then
auailed
him
,
comming
some
what
néerer
Blanchardine
,
was
presently
slaine
by
him
:
but
in
this
staye
the
enemy
rushed
so
fast
vpon
him
,
that
Blanchardines
horse
was
slaine
vnder
him
:
but
he
trusting
in
God
,
so
behaued
himselfe
with
his
shielde
and
sworde
,
that
not
the
prowdest
Sarasin
durst
approch
him
.
When
the
King
Alimodes
perceiued
the
great
prowes
that
remained
in
Blanchardine
,
that
among
so
many
,
none
durst
encounter
him
,
he
cryed
out
amaine
vnto
his
Knights
.
Fye
on
you
all
,
vntrue
and
faintharted
Pagans
,
that
one
Knight
is
able
to
affright
so
many
:
with
these
vpbraidings
,
the
vnruely
rabble
of
rascall
Sarizens
ranne
all
at
once
desperately
vpon
Blanchardine
,
and
so
surprised
him
by
maine
force
:
but
in
his
taking
,
hee
slew
among
many
others
,
a
Knight
that
was
Nephew
to
Alimodes
▪
a
man
of
great
accompt
and
prowes
.
In
good
time
Beautrix
the
daughter
of
King
Alimodes
,
hauing
wisely
perused
the
excellent
beauty
of
Blanchardine
,
seeing
the
likelyhoode
of
his
present
death
,
prostrated
her selfe
vpon
her
knees
vnto
the
king
her
father
,
humbly
requesting
him
to
pardon
the
life
of
the
yong
Knight
.
The
King
beholding
the
pittifull
demaund
of
his
daughter
,
whome
aboue
all
creatures
in
the
world
he
loued
,
answered
her
in
this
wise
.
My
déere
and
welbeloued
daughter
,
I
wishe
it
had
not
béene
your
chaunce
at
this
time
to
haue
béene
present
,
or
I
would
you
had
not
entreated
for
him
who
hath
done
vs
all
this
domage
,
but
since
it
is
your
demaund
,
and
that
I
cannot
deny
what
you
request
,
he
shall
not
dye
héere
,
but
I
will
presentlye
send
him
away
vnto
the
Realme
of
Salmandry
,
vnto
the
King
of
Giants
,
brother
to
Rubion
whome
he
hath
ssaine
,
and
whome
I
tendered
as
my
owne
person
,
who
(
if
he
had
liued
)
had
béene
your
espouse
and
husband
.
But
the
Quéene
of
Tormadar
,
vnderstanding
of
the
great
distresse
wherein
Blanchardine
was
,
commaunded
the
Prouost
presently
to
post
,
and
ransome
him
,
how
soeuer
.
But
the
King
made
the
more
expedition
and
hast
to
send
him
away
to
Salmandry
,
that
there
with
all
cruelty
,
he
might
be
massacred
,
swearing
by
his
Mahomet
,
that
no
ransome
should
set
him
free
,
but
death
.
The
Prouost
hearing
this
absolute
,
and
resolute
answere
of
Alimodes
,
reported
to
Blanchardine
the
desperate
estate
he
now
was
in
,
whereof
Blanchardine
was
not
a
little
sorry
,
but
finding
no
remedy
willed
him
most
humbly
to
commend
him
to
the
good
grace
of
the
Quéene
.
When
the
Prouost
was
returned
home
,
and
now
was
entred
the
court
,
he
found
the
Quéene
out
of
measure
sorrowful
,
for
the
losse
and
absence
of
Blanchardine
,
vnto
whome
he
made
a
true
report
according
to
the
answere
of
Alimodes
,
which
vncomfortable
message
,
did
so
daunt
the
heart
of
the
Quéene
,
that
euery
one
expected
her
present
death
.
But
leauing
her
in
her
pasions
,
returne
we
to
Alimodes
.
Chap.
17.
Darius
carrieth
away
with
him
Blanchardine
to
be
conueyed
into
Salmandry
,
and
how
the
ship
wherein
Blanchardine
was
,
perished
by
a
tempest
,
and
all
were
drowned
except
Blanchardine
,
who
approching
to
the
Court
of
the
King
of
Spruse
,
gained
the
place
of
generall
in
his
wars
.
AFter
the
departure
of
the
Prouost
,
Alimodes
commaunded
his
sonne
Darius
to
returne
to
Cassidony
where
hee
was
king
and
to
carry
with
him
his
sister
Beautrix
.
And
in
his
absence
,
gouerne
the
land
and
people
in
quiet
,
whilst
his
seidge
lay
against
Tormaday
:
And
like
wise
deliuerred
vnto
his
custody
Blanchardine
,
whome
be
charged
to
send
into
Salmandry
to
the
king
of
Giants
,
whose
brother
Blanchardine
had
lately
slaine
,
there
to
be
tortured
to
death
at
the
discreation
of
the
king
.
Darius
presently
at
the
commaund
of
his
father
,
rigged
two
ships
for
his
passage
,
in
the
one
he
and
his
faire
sister
Beautrix
,
in
the
other
Blanchardine
garded
by
thrée
score
men
was
put
.
When
all
things
were
in
a
readines
for
their
departure
,
the
marriners
weighing
ancor
and
hoysing
sayle
,
floted
away
.
So
Blanchardine
,
finding
no
remorse
,
like
a
lamb
to
the
slaughter
,
was
carried
towards
Cassidony
and
as
he
imagined
to
his
death
.
The
Quéene
of
Tormaday
looking
out
of
her
window
might
discerne
the
ship
wherein
Blanchardine
went
,
whome
with
millions
of
teares
she
bewailed
.
But
the
continuall
skirmishes
with
her
people
had
with
the
Pa●…ms
,
bred
her
sometime
ioy
,
sometime
sadnes
,
as
the
fortune
of
war
gaue
cause
:
then
remembring
the
swéet
kisse
which
Blanchardine
gaue
her
,
shée
was
ready
to
sound
.
But
recomforted
by
her
Ladeis
she
began
to
complaine
in
this
manner
.
In
fortune
,
thou
blind
guidresse
of
this
vnconstant
world
,
will
thy
tottering
whéele
neuer
stand
still
,
but
being
at
the
highest
turne
topsey
turuey
?
Ah
most
vniust
goddes
(
if
thou
be
a
Goddes
)
that
contrary
to
all
godlines
,
dost
peruert
al
things
to
the
wors●…
,
couldst
thou
not
haue
suffered
me
a
while
to
enioy
my
loue
Blanchardine
,
but
in
the
first
shew
of
happines
,
to
turne
me
to
dispaire
?
hast
thou
none
other
to
vomitte
vp
thy
venym
but
vppon
mee
,
ah
most
vnhappie
of
all
vnhappines
.
Wel
in
thy
dispight
i
le
liue
,
and
in
thy
dispight
i
le
die
.
The
Ladies
fering
least
this
perplexity
might
bréed
a
far
greater
disease
and
daunger
to
her
person
,
recomforted
her
with
milde
and
swéet
spéeches
,
still
willing
her
not
to
distrust
,
but
that
her
Blanchardine
would
safely
return
.
Blanchardine
now
on
the
sea
sayling
towards
Cassidony
with
Darius
and
Beautrix
his
sister
,
ancored
euen
at
the
hauen
of
the
Citty
,
where
Darius
and
his
sister
went
a
shore
,
&
gaue
streight
charge
and
commaundement
to
the
saylers
,
to
conduct
the
ship
which
Blanchardine
was
in
to
Salmandry
,
there
to
present
him
vnto
the
king
of
Giants
.
And
with
all
to
certifie
him
,
that
he
was
the
man
who
flew
his
brother
Ru●…ri
before
the
walles
of
Tormaday
,
where
his
father
Alimodes
continued
yet
his
seidge
.
They
incontinently
departed
from
Cassidony
,
to
sayle
to
Salmandry
,
whereof
faire
Beaut●…ix
was
most
displeasant
:
and
if
she
could
by
any
possible
meanes
haue
staied
his
course
,
he
should
not
haue
gon
to
his
slaughter
into
Salmandry
,
but
although
her
beauty
were
great
yet
her
power
was
little
.
Thus
being
vpon
the
Seas
,
a
day
or
two
after
their
departure
:
the
windes
roarde
,
the
lightnings
flasht
,
and
thunder
crackt
so
teribly
,
that
the
marriners
dispairing
of
all
safety
,
suffered
the
ship
to
holl
with
the
waues
and
windes
,
whether
fortune
and
their
fates
should
lead
them
,
the
tempest
still
more
and
more
encreasing
,
at
the
length
the
maine
mast
rent
in
twaine
,
the
rudder
was
smitten
off
,
and
the
boorded
kéele
splyt
,
so
that
of
the
thréescore
men
which
were
aboorde
,
none
escaped
but
Blancha
din
who
bestriding
a
peece
of
the
mast
,
was
within
one
houre
or
little
more
,
by
reason
of
the
northwest
gale
that
blew
from
Sea
,
driuen
to
shore
within
the
land
of
Sp●…ce
.
When
Blanchardine
,
looking
backe
into
the
extreame
daunger
he
had
escaped
,
humbly
knéeling
gaue
thanks
to
God
,
and
so
traueling
along
the
vnknowne
country
vntill
he
came
within
the
kenning
of
the
Citty
of
Marrienburgh
:
in
which
Citty
,
as
a
Country
swayne
that
he
met
,
told
him
,
there
lay
a
mighty
King
who
on
the
next
day
,
had
appointed
a
great
tilting
and
triumph
,
commaunding
all
his
nobles
(
able
to
beare
armes
)
not
to
fayle
to
be
there
,
as
that
day
,
to
try
their
valures
and
chiualries
.
Blanchardine
(
whose
education
be
seemed
a
princes
sonne
)
prouiding
himselfe
of
other
apparel
:
&
hauing
good
skyll
in
their
language
,
demaunded
the
rediest
way
to
the
court
,
of
such
passengers
as
he
met
.
And
hasting
his
pace
,
because
he
would
come
in
some
good
time
,
at
length
he
approched
the
court
.
And
entring
within
the
Hall
he
found
the
king
conferring
with
the
Barons
about
the
next
dayes
sportes
.
Blanchardine
beholding
his
maiestie
and
magnificent
estate
prostrated
himselfe
on
his
knée
before
him
.
The
king
vewing
the
manlike
grace
of
blanchardine
,
demaunded
what
he
was
,
to
whome
blanchardine
most
reuerently
made
answere
,
that
he
was
a
far
country
man
borne
,
and
vndertaking
this
inquest
,
to
come
and
serue
his
maiestie
,
whose
princely
fame
spreding
through
the
world
,
chaunced
to
fly
into
Créece
to
my
fathers
court
,
a
king
in
that
Country
.
And
séeing
that
noe
newes
of
wars
néere
at
hand
,
was
as
then
stirring
:
I
with
thréescore
gentlemen
and
soldiers
imbarqued
our selues
for
your
seruice
.
But
being
at
Sea
,
a
huge
tempest
rising
from
nore
,
after
our
trauel
in
long
daunger
,
our
Ship
strooke
vpon
a
rocke
so
that
it
sylyt
in
twain
,
and
all
the
rest
of
my
company
were
drownd
sauing
my selfe
,
whome
by
the
helpe
of
a
péece
of
our
mast
,
fortune
preserued
,
and
was
brought
to
shore
,
not
far
from
the
castle
Mocaster
,
within
your
highnes
Dominions
,
from
whence
I
haue
by
many
dayes
iourney
traueled
hither
.
Fayre
Knight
(
quoth
the
King
)
your
case
is
strange
.
But
your
ariuall
here
most
welcome
,
and
since
you
haue
for
our
seruice
vndertaken
so
dangerous
a
vioage
and
escaped
so
perilous
aduentures
,
and
withall
being
the
Sonne
of
a
king
,
I
may
not
(
vnlesse
I
should
blot
that
fame
with
shamefull
reproch
(
which
you
say
)
is
spred
abrode
of
our
magnanimity
)
but
recompence
your
paines
accordingly
.
Know
therefore
sir
knight
,
that
at
this
instant
,
I
haue
wars
newly
begun
,
with
one
of
my
neighbour
kings
,
yet
that
I
may
inuest
you
with
the
honor
you
deserue
,
I
will
make
you
general
of
all
my
sorces
there
,
wherein
if
god
shall
prosper
your
attempts
and
chiualry
,
doubt
not
but
I
will
so
amplyreward
your
seruice
,
that
you
shall
not
after
,
haue
cause
to
complaine
you
of
our
liberality
.
And
in
the
meane
I
will
take
such
order
,
that
all
things
conuenient
for
your
estate
shal
be
foorthwith
prouided
.
Blanchardine
much
recomforted
with
this
happy
resolution
o●…
the
king
,
forgat
not
in
all
humility
to
thanke
his
maiestie
,
protesting
,
that
(
sith
farre
aboue
his
deserts
(
as
yet
)
it
had
pleased
his
highnes
to
aduaunce
his
estate
)
that
both
in
these
,
and
all
other
his
wars
,
he
would
be
as
forward
as
any
:
And
with
all
dexterity
,
labour
to
make
some
requitall
of
his
exceeding
fauor
.
Chap.
18.
How
a
wounded
knight
arriued
at
the
court
at
Marenbourgh
ane
certified
the
King
that
the
King
of
Poland
with
a
huge
host
was
wasling
his
country
and
people
,
wherupon
the
King
gaue
charge
of
three
thousand
men
to
Blanchardine
,
and
his
sonne
Sadony
for
the
rescuing
of
his
foes
.
AS
the
King
and
Blanchardine
were
thus
in
parley
together
,
there
approched
his
presence
an
armed
knight
,
who
by
reason
of
his
many
woundes
lately
receiued
,
bled
excéedingly
:
vpon
his
first
entry
he
began
thus
to
speake
vnto
his
maiestie
.
O
Noble
King
where
is
that
auncient
valure
and
true
chiualrie
,
which
was
accustomed
to
remaine
in
this
court
.
Know
mighty
prince
,
that
the
King
of
●…oland
thy
neighbour
and
enemy
hath
entred
thy
Dominions
on
the
sudden
,
who
with
fire
and
sword
,
burnes
,
pulls
downe
,
and
distroyeth
,
Churches
,
Houses
,
Buildings
,
and
consenting
to
the
cruell
rapine
of
his
soldiers
,
doth
●…der
men
,
women
and
children
.
And
no
doubt
my
leidge
ere
long
(
yea
and
eare
thrée
dayes
be
determined
)
he
meaneth
to
besiedge
this
Cittie
of
M●…rienbourgh
.
Hasten
therfore
noble
King
to
the
rescue
of
thy
poore
subiects
,
least
delay
bring
too
great
a
danger
.
These
vnexpected
newes
so
amazed
the
King
,
that
for
a
while
he
made
a
pause
:
but
calling
a
Councell
,
aduised
himselfe
what
were
best
to
be
done
on
the
sodaine
:
whose
directions
were
these
,
that
the
new
Knight
B●…anchardine
should
in
all
hast
addresse
him selfe
,
with
thréescore
thousand
fighting
men
,
to
driue
backe
the
enemie
.
And
by
reason
the
soldiers
s●…ould
●…ke
the
better
courage
,
hee
commaunded
his
sonne
Sadony
,
to
accompanie
●…nchar
din●…
in
these
warres
.
This
princely
charge
of
the
king
did
so
glad
Blanchardine
,
that
more
happie
newes
he
could
not
receiue
(
except
it
were
from
his
Lady
Eglantine
Quéene
of
Tormaday
)
wherefore
he
thanked
the
King
most
humbly
,
promising
all
forwardnes
of
a
knight
.
Then
forthwith
the
kings
letters
were
directed
for
the
mustering
of
men
,
which
by
the
next
morning
were
ready
appointed
at
the
Citte
Marienbourgh
,
to
goe
vnder
the
conduct
of
Blanchardine
,
against
the
Polanders
.
Blanchardine
most
royally
accepted
his
charge
,
and
forthwith
accompanied
with
Sadony
the
Kings
sonne
,
emarched
forwarde
against
the
enemy
,
whome
ere
long
they
escryed
vpon
the
side
of
a
hill
.
Blanchardine
raunged
his
men
into
sundry
squadrons
,
and
in
the
formost
put
himselfe
,
and
in
the
middle
the
Kinges
sonne
Sadony
.
Thus
in
order
of
battle
they
assayled
the
enemy
,
vpon
whose
incounter
,
the
clamor
grew
excéeding
great
,
the
ordinaunces
played
,
the
muskets
discharged
pelmell
vpon
their
aduersaries
,
so
that
with
in
short
time
,
the
grownd
was
couered
with
dead
carcasses
.
Now
Blanchardine
espying
the
huge
courage
of
the
king
of
Polandes
Brother
,
whose
valure
,
séemed
to
quaile
the
heartes
of
his
men
:
with
his
launce
encountred
him
,
and
vpon
the
shock
,
ran
him
cleane
through
the
body
,
so
that
hée
fell
from
his
horse
dead
:
vpon
this
heauy
spectacle
,
the
Polanders
(
being
dis●…aid
)
retired
towards
the
kings
standerd
,
and
enformed
him
of
the
successe
of
his
brother
:
the
King
wroth
beyond
measure
,
sware
that
he
would
neuer
giue
ouer
the
fight
,
till
he
had
reuenged
his
brothers
death
,
and
in
this
outragious
fury
he
thrust
himselfe
in
the
middle
of
his
foes
.
Then
began
the
battle
to
be
most
fierce
:
for
now
Sadony
séeing
the
enemy
somwhat
disordered
,
gaue
a
fresh
charge
vpon
them
,
at
whose
approch
,
the
thundring
noyse
of
the
horsemen
,
made
the
grownd
to
eccho
.
But
Sadony
and
his
company
,
séeing
the
great
prowes
of
Blanchardine
,
whose
launce
before
it
brake
,
had
slaine
at
the
least
twenty
of
his
foes
,
they
imagined
him
rather
a
spirite
,
then
a
humane
creature
.
But
the
king
of
the
Pollanders
,
loth
to
incur
the
scandall
of
cowardize
,
●…
with
all
séeing
his
brother
slaine
&
all
his
soldiers
reco●…le
back
▪
by
the
valure
of
one
only
man
(
which
was
Blanchardine
came
in
his
proper
person
and
singled
him
out
from
the
rest
of
the
companye
,
so
with
their
launces
they
charging
each
other
with
a
most
manfull
incounter
,
the
king
shiuered
his
launce
.
But
Blanchardine
,
by
his
mighty
puizance
and
valure
,
dis●…ounted
the
king
from
his
horse
,
whome
so
soone
as
he
sawe
vnhorsed
,
he
presently
allighted
,
minding
to
take
his
head
in
gadge
for
his
whole
body
,
but
the
king
séeing
himselfe
frustate
of
all
hope
of
rescue
,
deliuered
his
sword
to
Blanchardine
yeilding
himselfe
his
prisoner
:
blanchardine
forthwith
committed
him
to
the
custody
of
ten
Knights
,
to
be
conueyed
presently
out
of
the
camp
,
and
safely
to
be
garded
till
he
might
make
a
present
of
him
to
the
king
.
When
the
Polanders
perceiued
their
king
taken
prisoner
,
they
began
to
be
discomforted
,
and
foorthwith
betook
themselues
to
fight
:
but
being
pursued
by
their
enemies
,
few
or
none
of
them
escaped
:
blanhardine
deuided
all
the
spoyle
among
his
soldiers
,
whereby
he
wonne
the
hearts
of
all
his
soldiers
.
After
Blanchardine
had
put
to
flight
his
foes
,
and
had
established
a
quiet
peace
in
those
parts
,
he
&
the
prince
Sadony
,
repaired
to
the
King
at
Marienbourgh
,
where
with
all
honor
,
hee
deliuered
the
king
of
Poland
into
the
hands
of
his
maiestie
,
to
vse
according
to
his
pleasure
.
The
King
most
gratefully
accepted
this
present
of
him
,
and
hearing
the
generall
report
of
all
,
in
the
great
commendation
of
Blanchardine
,
and
that
by
his
onely
meanes
his
enemies
were
subdued
:
imbracing
him
with
an
extraordinary
salutation
spake
in
this
manner
.
Most
braue
and
heroicke
knight
,
your
noble
attempts
giue
manifest
proofe
of
your
high
extraction
,
and
princely
parentage
:
and
for
my
owne
part
,
not
hauing
wherewith
worthyly
to
recompence
your
great
desertes
,
I
doe
submit
both
my selfe
,
my
Sonne
,
and
may
realme
to
bée
at
your
commaunde
and
vasselage
.
Answered
Blanchardine
,
this
vndeserued
honor
,
which
you
of
your
fauour
assigne
vnto
me
,
neyther
befitteth
my
calling
,
nor
my
nature
.
But
(
if
it
may
please
your
Maiestye
)
to
accept
of
mée
,
as
one
among
the
number
of
these
gallant
knights
,
to
attend
your
highnes
,
I
shall
thinke
my selfe
most
amply
honored
.
Nay
quoth
the
king
,
your
demaund
is
too
reasonable
.
But
I
haue
a
maiden
néece
of
mine
,
whose
beauty
far
surpasseth
all
the
Ladies
in
this
Land
,
whome
(
if
you
please
to
wed
)
I
will
bestow
vpon
you
,
with
such
a
royall
dowry
that
you
shall
thinke
,
though
my
powre
be
not
so
great
as
I
wish
to
satis●…ie
you
,
yet
my
willing
mind
shall
be
séene
in
this
my
fréendly
proffer
.
Therefore
fayre
knight
,
refuse
not
to
accept
,
what
I
so
willingly
would
haue
you
receiue
:
for
I
sweare
by
the
heauens
,
the
man
liueth
not
,
whome
I
more
am
bound
to
honor
and
estéeme
.
Blanchardine
humbly
thanking
his
maiestie
,
answered
him
in
this
sort
,
most
mighty
king
,
pardon
me
,
although
I
shal
make
refusall
of
this
your
princely
offer
,
for
know
,
that
in
my
owne
country
of
Gre●…ce
I
am
already
betrothed
to
a
Lady
,
whome
long
since
I
haue
determined
to
wed
,
and
therfore
hold
my selfe
most
honorably
recompenced
at
your
royall
handes
,
in
that
it
would
please
you
to
bestowe
your
beautifull
néece
vppon
so
meane
a
straunger
.
Now
Sadony
the
kinges
Sonne
,
whose
only
contentment
was
in
the
company
of
Blanchardine
,
day
by
day
inuented
new
sportes
,
and
quainte
deuices
,
to
exhillerate
and
make
him
mery
.
But
Blanchardine
,
calling
to
mind
the
extreamity
of
his
most
sweet
Lady
Eglantine
,
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
by
reason
of
the
long
and
daungerous
seidge
of
King
Alimodes
,
could
not
be
d●…lighted
with
any
nouelties
.
And
in
this
extasie
let
vs
leaue
him
(
but
in
the
high
fauor
of
the
king
and
his
Sonne
Sadon●…
)
and
returne
we
to
tell
of
the
King
of
Frize
Father
to
Blanchardine
.
Chapt.
19.
How
D●…rius
King
Al●…modes
sonne
,
entending
his
returne
to
his
father
to
the
siedge
of
Tormaday
,
was
by
extremitie
of
weather
driuen
vppon
the
coast
of
Frizeland
,
where
he
tooke
the
King
prisoner
.
AFter
that
Darius
king
Alimodes
son
had
long
expected
the
returne
of
those
which
had
the
conduct
of
Blanchardine
from
Salmandria
,
and
hearing
no
newes
at
all
,
he
presently
intended
his
voyage
to
his
father
,
lying
incampt
before
the
citie
Tormaday
:
and
imagining
(
that
by
reason
of
their
long
siedge
)
his
fathers
companies
were
diminished
,
he
mustred
men
to
carrie
thether
with
him
.
And
hauing
fitted
all
things
for
his
t●…urney
,
commending
the
state
of
the
Countrey
of
Ca●…ledony
,
to
the
gouernment
of
his
faire
sister
Beautrix
▪
he
departed
to
sea
:
where
hauing
a
most
pleasant
gale
,
within
short
time
he
might
descrie
the
coast
of
Tormaday
.
But
wher●…he
imagined
to
come
to
anchor
,
he
was
by
a
contrarie
gust
of
weather
which
came
from
the
land
,
driuen
backe
into
the
maine
:
where
,
not
able
to
beare
sayle
,
they
were
faine
to
h●…ll
vp
and
downe
the
space
of
3.
daies
▪
expecting
continually
present
death
,
rather
than
once
hoping
of
an●…e
safetie
.
But
at
the
length
,
the
windie
stormes
beginning
to
slake
,
they
might
〈◊〉
land
wh●…ther
presently
they
bended
their
wandring
course
:
and
being
thus
brought
neere
a
little
Iland
within
the
kingdome
of
Freeze
,
to
ease
their
s●…a
beaten
bodies
they
went
ashore
,
and
perceiuing
the
〈◊〉
of
the
Iland
,
and
the
fertilitie
both
of
corne
and
cattell
,
and
diuers
other
things
,
gaue
them
in●…ouragement
to
seeke
farther
within
the
land
,
marching
still
●…o
strong
and
warlike
mann●…r
.
Now
it
●…ortuned
at
that
verie
instant
,
the
King
of
〈◊〉
lond
Father
to
Blanchardine
,
according
to
his
accustomed
vsage
,
twise
or
thrise
in
the
yéere
,
made
his
progresse
to
the
said
Iland
both
for
the
pleasure
he
found
there
,
in
sundry
pastimes
fit
for
a
Princes
disport
,
and
also
at
that
time
to
take
truce
with
sorrow
,
which
hee
had
so
long
time
warred
with
,
for
the
absence
of
his
sonne
Blanchardine
,
of
whome
since
his
departure
,
he
neuer
had
any
certaine
tidings
,
during
whose
infortunate
abode
in
this
aforesaid
Iland
,
these
miscreants
Darius
and
his
company
cam●…
a
shore
there
:
and
hauing
in
their
march
,
apprehended
thrée
of
the
inhabitants
,
demaunded
of
them
to
whome
the
said
Iland
might
belong
,
and
withall
,
what
Gods
they
worshipped
?
these
poore
men
seeing
the
excéeding
number
of
these
Pagans
,
(
compelled
through
feare
of
their
liues
)
discouered
the
whole
estate
of
the
Iland
,
their
faith
in
Iesus
Christ
,
and
withall
,
the
presence
of
the
King
of
Frize
at
that
instant
,
the
which
report
once
bruted
to
Darias
and
the
rest
of
his
diuilish
company
,
they
foorthwith
posted
forward
,
in
most
secret
manner
to
the
Castel
,
where
the
king
then
lay
.
And
vpon
their
approch
beseidged
the
same
,
and
tooke
the
king
and
all
his
company
prisoners
,
whome
they
incontinently
caused
to
be
carried
aboorde
their
ships
.
After
this
,
searching
farther
into
the
Iland
,
they
with
fire
and
sworde
,
wasted
and
destroyed
all
the
inhabitants
,
and
houses
there
,
and
driuing
all
the
cattel
they
could
find
towardes
their
ships
,
furnished
themselues
with
fresh
victuals
to
present
to
his
father
Alimodes
,
and
his
company
lying
in
the
seidge
before
Tor
maday
,
with
all
fearing
their
scarcety
:
Which
being
accomplisht
according
to
the
commaund
of
Darius
,
he
and
all
his
company
with
the
king
of
Frize
and
diuers
of
his
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
whome
they
had
there
vnawares
surprised
,
bent
their
course
to
Tormaday
.
But
when
the
vncomfortable
tidings
of
this
sudden
mischance
came
to
the
hearing
of
the
Quéene
of
Frize
what
acclamations
and
pittyful
complaintes
she
made
,
are
impossible
for
me
to
write
and
more
difficult
to
recount
.
But
in
these
agonyes
,
what
with
her
neuer
dying
care
and
thought
for
Blanchardine
her
sonne
,
and
for
the
losse
of
her
husband
,
shee
yelded
her selfe
to
God
and
dyed
.
Darius
being
come
a
shore
within
the
country
of
Tormaday
〈◊〉
hauing
vnshipt
all
his
prouision
,
which
he
had
brought
fro●…
〈◊〉
foresaid
Iland
,
presently
dispatched
messengers
to
his
father
,
〈◊〉
enforme
him
of
his
happy
ariuall
,
which
he
no
soner
heard
,
but
in
all
post
,
he
went
to
meete
and
welcome
his
sonne
.
And
then
began
Darius
to
recount
vnto
his
fa●…her
,
his
whole
aduenture
on
the
seas
,
since
his
departure
from
To●…maday
,
not
forgetting
to
certifie
him
of
his
sending
of
Blanchardin●…
,
to
Salmandria
,
but
as
yet
he
neither
receiued
answere
f●…om
the
King
nor
news
of
the
thréescore
men
that
went
with
him
.
Then
Darius
presented
to
his
father
,
the
king
of
Frize
,
as
his
prisoner
,
and
the
ritch
booty
which
he
had
taken
in
the
Iland
,
and
brought
thither
for
their
supply
of
victualls
,
which
vnexpected
happy
present
,
to
cheered
vp
the
heartes
of
the
Soldiers
,
and
so
pleased
the
king
his
father
,
that
his
welcome
to
all
was
more
like
a
God
then
a
man
.
Now
Darius
being
come
to
his
fathers
tent
,
he
demaunded
of
him
how
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
and
all
her
Lords
had
(
since
his
departure
)
behaued
themselues
,
and
also
what
store
of
provision
he
thought
to
remaine
within
the
Citty
,
and
how
often
they
had
made
Issue
out
to
skirmish
with
his
people
?
Alimodes
made
answere
,
that
hée
made
no
doubt
but
that
shortly
they
would
deliuer
,
both
the
Queene
,
the
towne
,
and
themselues
into
his
handes
,
by
reason
of
their
great
want
of
victuals
.
And
besides
(
quoth
he
)
they
haue
not
made
any
issue
out
,
but
once
since
the
departure
of
the
young
knight
,
which
I
sent
with
you
prisoner
to
Salmandri●…
,
to
bée
presented
from
me
to
the
King
,
and
that
issue
is
at
the
feast
a
moneth
since
.
So
that
now
I
haue
little
doubt
of
their
forces
,
by
reason
of
their
long
silence
and
extreame
want
.
Hauing
finished
this
discourse
of
their
aduentures
,
the
King
Alimodes
prepared
an
exceeding
great
banquet
for
his
Sonne
,
to
w●…lcome
him
,
and
all
his
retinew
,
and
in
this
incr●…ment
and
contented
disport
,
they
passed
certaine
dayes
,
till
〈◊〉
,
thinking
it
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
his
sonne
should
〈◊〉
to
Ca●…dony
,
〈◊〉
to
〈◊〉
the
〈◊〉
of
his
〈◊〉
there
,
and
also
to
comfort
his
sister
Beautrix
,
whom
he
had
left
Vicegerent
till
his
returne
.
So
the
time
for
his
departure
beeing
come
,
the
King
with
all
his
Nobles
,
Captaines
,
and
cheefe
of
accompt
,
leauing
their
tents
,
accompanied
Darius
to
the
sea
side
,
to
take
their
leaues
on
ship
boo●…d
.
In
the
meane
time
,
the
Prouost
of
Tormaday
now
being
vpon
the
walls
of
the
towne
,
and
both
by
his
owne
view
,
and
by
the
report
of
his
espialls
,
perceiuing
the
exceeding
number
of
cattell
lately
brought
thether
by
Darius
▪
and
pastured
not
farre
from
the
Citie
.
And
hearing
of
the
departure
of
All
modes
and
all
his
Captaines
,
for
the
conduct
of
Darius
to
the
sea
.
Calling
the
Nobles
and
principall
Commanders
of
Tormaday
,
discoursed
at
large
thus
much
vnto
them
:
That
considering
the
rich
bootie
they
should
obtaine
,
and
the
penurie
which
they
indured
by
the
want
of
victuall
in
the
Towne
,
hee
would
haue
a
generall
issue
in
the
absence
of
the
enemie
at
seuerall
posternes
,
both
to
recouer
the
cattle
before
the
Towne
,
and
also
to
surprize
at
vnawares
and
vnprouided
the
enemy
,
remaining
within
the
tents
of
Allimodes
.
The
Quéene
and
her
Lords
weighing
the
sage
aduice
of
the
manly
Prouost
,
gaue
consent
to
effect
what
hee
had
determined
with
all
celeritie
,
both
time
and
opportunitie
being
so
agreeable
to
their
enterprise
.
Forthwith
the
Prouost
,
taking
with
him
a
sufficient
companie
of
couragious
Souldiers
and
trustie
men
at
Armes
,
marched
out
at
the
principal
gate
of
the
citie
,
where
the
Enemy
might
soonest
esp●…e
and
discouer
them
:
the
rather
to
entice
the
soe
to
forsake
their
tents
,
and
come
against
them
.
At
certaine
other
Posternes
priuely
issued
out
at
the
least
sixe
thousand
horse
and
foote
to
make
seazure
on
the
cattell
,
which
at
that
instant
were
most
〈◊〉
garded
,
by
reason
of
the
absence
of
the
captaines
&
keepers
,
which
were
gone
with
Darius
to
the
sea
side
.
So
that
without
anie
force
at
all
,
they
within
small
time
had
driuen
the
cattell
within
the
walls
of
Tormaday
:
and
the
rest
of
the
citizens
(
hauing
surprised
the
Enemie
in
the
tents
)
put
most
to
the
sword
and
taking
such
pillage
as
they
found
,
set
fire
on
the
rest
,
and
forthwith
returned
safe
to
the
citie
,
leading
with
them
such
prisoners
of
accompt
,
as
fortune
had
reserued
from
the
slaughter
.
Being
now
come
within
the
citie
walls
,
after
giuing
most
humble
thankes
to
God
for
this
happie
conquest
,
making
suruey
of
the
bootie
they
had
gotten
,
they
found
it
excéeding
rich
,
and
besides
the
proye
of
cattell
was
sufficient
to
maintaine
them
the
space
of
a
yere
:
which
bred
a
swéete
content
to
the
Quéene
and
her
Nobles
,
and
a
generall
comfort
to
all
the
Inhabitaunts
of
Tormaday
.
But
when
Allimodes
and
his
companie
were
returned
from
sea
,
and
found
the
sodaine
slaughter
of
his
men
,
the
burning
and
spoyling
of
his
tents
,
rape
of
his
goods
,
and
besides
(
which
he
accompted
worst
of
all
)
the
losse
of
the
cattell
,
hee
grewe
as
a
man
desperate
,
and
halfe
beside
his
senses
,
cursing
and
exclaiming
vpon
his
Gods
,
that
so
vniustly
(
as
he
thought
)
had
depriued
him
of
all
his
happines
at
once
.
And
in
these
outrages
let
him
remaine
a
little
.
But
when
the
Pu●…lin
Amoures
the
Quéen
of
Tormaday
had
some
what
recomforted
her
passions
,
which
shee
endured
for
the
imprisonment
of
Blanchardine
▪
and
minding
nothing
so
much
,
as
the
rare
perfections
of
his
personage
:
she
on
the
sudden
,
commanded
the
Prouost
should
be
called
vnto
her
,
who
comming
before
her
Maiestie
,
she
began
to
enter
parley
in
this
sort
.
Thy
trustines
(
most
assured
louing
frend
and
subiect
)
hauing
alwaies
satisfied
my
expectation
,
doth
at
this
instaunt
giue
mee
greater
hope
of
thy
fidelitie
.
Then
knowe
,
sence
by
thy
good
meane
,
quaint
deuice
,
and
excéeding
valure
,
wee
are
now
safe
from
the
crueltie
of
our
aduersaries
,
and
furnished
with
sufficient
prouision
of
victuall
for
the
space
of
one
yere
or
more
,
&
that
I
neuer
had
comfort
in
my
soule
,
since
the
departure
of
thy
frendly
guest
Blanchardine
:
I
determine
presently
to
send
thee
as
my
Ambassador
to
my
Vnckle
the
King
of
Norway
,
to
certifie
him
of
the
lo●…
,
extreame
and
vngentle
siedge
of
Allimodes
against
this
citie
and
withall
to
craue
his
aide
for
the
dislodging
of
our
〈◊〉
from
hence
,
for
if
that
in
time
we
seeke
not
succor
,
no
dou●…t
but
at
the
length
we
shal
be
forced
to
yeeld
,
which
will
not
onely
be
our
disho●…r
▪
but
also
such
a
torturing
of
my
soule
,
whose
ardent
affections
is
wholly
deuoted
to
Blarchardine
,
that
hell
it selfe
cannot
send
a
greater
plague
.
Therefore
make
all
possible
spéede
you
can
,
to
rigge
and
furnish
a
ship
,
with
men
,
munition
,
and
vittuals
,
for
your selfe
and
your
company
,
that
withal
secretie
,
and
without
the
priuitie
of
our
foes
,
you
may
both
passe
and
returne
againe
:
herein
you
shall
not
only
discharge
the
duty
of
a
trusty
subiect
,
but
also
perfourme
the
part
of
a
true
fréend
,
and
for
euer
bind
me
to
your
valiancie
and
forwardnes
.
Madam
replyed
the
Prouost
,
I
most
humbly
thanke
your
maiestie
,
for
this
honor
wherewith
you
seeme
at
this
time
to
grace
mée
,
and
here
I
vow
vpon
my
faith
,
duety
to
God
and
allegeance
to
your
highnes
,
to
performe
(
or
els
to
dye
)
the
full
of
your
commaund
,
with
all
the
possible
speede
I
may
.
The
Prouost
hauing
made
all
requisite
and
necessary
prouision
,
departed
earely
out
at
a
little
posterne
,
with
his
companny
:
and
long
before
day
,
embarqued
himselfe
for
Norweigh
.
But
so
soone
as
Appillo
had
forsaken
Thetis
bed
,
mounted
his
fyerye
chariote
:
the
spialls
of
Alimodes
,
had
escryed
the
ship
wherein
the
Prouost
went
twenty
Leages
off
the
shore
,
whereof
he
being
aduertised
,
grew
excéeding
wrath
:
but
seeing
no
remedy
,
he
besought
his
Gods
that
his
sonne
Darius
might
encounter
him
on
the
seas
,
and
so
stay
his
iorney
,
in
which
hope
hee
somwhat
recomforted
himselfe
.
But
Darius
taking
a
contrary
course
,
landed
shortly
within
the
territories
of
Cassadony
,
where
being
come
a
shore
,
he
commaunded
that
the
king
of
Frize
,
and
those
prisoners
that
they
had
brought
,
should
be
shut
vp
in
most
lothsome
obscure
stinking
dungions
,
where
the
aged
king
spent
a
great
part
of
his
time
,
in
sorrowing
his
distresse
and
hard
aduenture
where
in
he
did
remaine
,
till
by
his
sonne
Blanchardine
,
he
was
enlarged
and
set
srée
,
as
hereafter
you
shall
here
.
Cap.
20.
How
Blanchardine
compleining
the
distressed
chaunce
of
the
Queene
of
Tormaday
,
walking
in
the
garden
was
comforted
by
Sadony
.
REturning
to
Blanchardine
,
whome
wée
left
in
the
great
grace
and
fauour
of
the
king
of
Spruse
,
at
the
citty
Marienburgh
,
and
Sadony
the
kings
sonne
,
whose
only
contentment
rested
in
the
company
of
Blanchardine
,
for
the
magnanimious
valure
,
&
wonderfull
prowes
,
he
had
seene
in
him
.
Blanchardine
on
a
time
,
finding
Sodony
absent
,
about
some
serious
busines
of
the
king
his
fathers
,
priuily
repaired
to
a
close
and
delicate
garden
neer
adioyning
to
the
court
,
whither
being
come
,
hee
began
to
meditate
and
call
to
minde
)
the
rare
perfection
of
Eglantine
(
his
deere
and
most
sweet
beloued
lady
,
Queene
of
Tormaday
.
And
in
this
his
deep
and
melancholike
dumps
,
he
glanced
his
wandering
eyes
,
on
a
beautifull
rose
,
which
grew
in
the
walke
,
which
he
so
fitly
applyed
to
the
beauty
of
his
loue
,
as
all
poets
penns
could
not
more
artificially
discipher
it
.
But
when
he
mist
the
substance
of
his
Lady
,
whose
shaddow
he
had
so
long
time
imprinted
in
his
thought
,
his
griefes
did
so
abound
,
remembring
her
extreames
,
that
he
was
like
to
ouercome
.
But
calling
to
mind
,
the
honorable
bounty
of
the
king
of
Spruse
,
who
offered
his
néece
to
him
in
mariage
,
he
brake
foorth
in
these
tearmes
.
And
should
I
liue
,
so
to
violate
the
sacred
othe
made
to
my
Goddes
faire
Eglantine
,
whose
only
thought
,
haue
giuen
so
many
victories
,
or
should
I
once
attempt
any
other
then
her selfe
,
who
is
the
only
soueraigne
of
my
soule
?
No
no
,
first
let
the
earth
gape
wide
&
swalow
me
,
or
let
the
stars
fall
from
heauen
&
consume
me
,
remaining
in
this
extasie
all
alone
:
Sadony
missing
his
c●…mpanion
in
the
court
,
rested
not
till
he
had
found
him
in
the
Garden
:
and
listening
to
his
profound
lamentations
,
fearing
least
griefe
should
diminish
and
impaire
his
health
,
boldly
thrust
into
his
solitarie
walke
,
and
both
by
his
importunitie
,
and
swéet
perswasiue
speaches
,
he
enforced
Blanchardine
to
vnfold
the
circumstances
of
his
heauie
plaints
,
promising
vpon
his
life
to
help
to
effect
his
purposes
whatsoeuer
(
if
it
remained
in
his
power
)
and
pardon
me
sweete
frend
(
quoth
hee
)
that
I
coniecture
vppon
the
cause
of
your
melancholy
,
for
in
my
opinion
,
it
is
only
loue
,
that
th●…s
makes
you
pensiue
and
sad
.
Ah
gentle
Sadony
answered
Blanchardine
,
your
diuination
is
most
true
,
which
if
I
should
I
cannot
possibly
denie
.
But
yet
altogether
remedilesse
,
being
so
far
from
her
I
loue
,
that
no
newes
can
be
brought
to
either
of
vs
of
our
welfares
.
Yet
day
by
day
I
●…ast
my
wat●…e
eyes
,
to
the
hills
and
dales
,
to
the
seas
&
waues
,
but
my
sight
returneth
emptie
,
and
my
expectation
voyde
of
that
I
most
desire
to
see
.
Why
quoth
Sadony
,
is
she
imprisoned
,
either
in
the
Tower
of
Babr●…on
,
Roome
,
Spaine
,
Almaine
,
Tartars
,
Turkes
or
Moore
?
and
if
she
be
,
doubt
not
,
but
I
will
finde
meanes
for
her
deliuerie
.
O
no
said
Blanchardine
,
the
place
of
her
abode
,
is
not
so
farre
,
for
know
(
deere
Sadony
)
it
is
faire
Eglant●…e
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
▪
called
for
her
chastitie
the
proud
Ladie
in
loue
:
it
is
shee
(
my
déere
Sadony
)
whom
I
shrine
in
my
hart
for
my
only
Saint
,
and
for
whose
absence
I
endure
this
conflict
in
my
soule
.
O
it
is
she
,
the
perfectst
creature
that
euer
Nature
framed
of
earthly
molde
,
whose
verie
eyes
excell
the
twinckling
starres
in
brightnes
,
whose
haires
surmount
the
golden
wyers
,
whose
beautie
crcelleth
the
lyllie
and
the
rose
:
and
therefore
pardon
me
Sadony
ah
pardon
me
sweete
frend
,
if
I
liue
thus
distressed
,
beeing
barred
from
her
heauenly
presence
,
and
almost
in
doubt
and
dispaire
of
euer
séeing
her
againe
.
Which
spéeches
vttered
with
passion
he
had
no
sooner
finished
,
but
the
teares
distilled
downe
〈◊〉
from
his
eyne
,
and
for
that
time
his
sobbes
forbad
his
tung
to
speake
.
But
recalling
his
senses
,
and
perceiuing
the
true
frendship
of
〈◊〉
.
whose
promise
he
engrafted
in
hys
heart
,
made
this
farther
discourse
.
Know
Sadony
,
that
at
my
arriuall
at
Tormaday
,
the
Panim
King
Allimodes
,
seeking
perforce
to
win
the
said
Quéen
to
grant
him
loue
,
which
shee
with
a
most
discontented
minde
from
time
to
time
vtterly
denied
.
This
King
(
I
say
)
full
of
rage
and
frenzie
,
intending
to
conquer
that
by
fire
and
sword
,
which
he
could
not
get
by
flatterie
,
hath
layd
continuall
siedge
to
the
cittie
Tormaday
where
shee
is
now
resident
,
and
voweth
neuer
to
giue
ouer
his
assault
vntil
he
may
obtaine
the
Queene
for
his
Empres
and
wife
:
my selfe
in
her
seruice
at
that
instaunt
by
aduerse
Fortune
,
was
suddainely
surprized
,
and
taken
prisoner
by
Alimodes
seruants
:
and
not
vouchsafing
to
accept
of
any
ransome
,
sent
me
by
a
strong
gard
of
thrée
score
men
to
Salmandria
to
the
King
,
there
to
be
murdered
,
by
reason
that
I
in
those
warres
before
Tormaday
,
chaunced
to
slay
his
brother
Rubion
.
But
in
our
iourney
by
sea
a
gust
of
winde
and
tempest
,
draue
our
ship
wherin
I
was
vpon
a
rocke
,
so
that
it
split
in
twaine
,
and
(
but
my self
)
none
escaped
,
chauncing
to
bestride
a
péece
of
the
maine
mast
,
which
brought
me
ashore
in
this
Countrey
.
Comfort
your selfe
(
quoth
Sadony
)
and
although
your
hard
aduentures
,
were
sufficient
to
discourage
you
of
all
good
hope
,
yet
shall
you
sée
,
that
for
the
singular
good
will
I
beare
you
,
I
will
imploye
all
the
industrie
and
paines
I
haue
,
both
to
release
the
Ladie
of
her
imprisonment
,
and
also
to
yéeld
you
contentment
in
your
loue
:
and
because
I
will
not
let
slip
occasion
,
I
will
presently
goe
to
my
father
,
and
request
his
aide
in
this
your
enterprize
:
who
(
I
know
)
wil
not
spare
anie
cost
to
effect
the
full
of
your
desire
.
Blanchardine
perceiuing
that
his
complaint
was
like
to
finde
remedie
by
his
frend
Sadony
answered
thus
:
Most
braue
and
valorous
Gentleman
,
know
for
certaintie
,
that
Alimodes
hath
a
daughter
named
Beautrix
,
whose
beautie
is
most
excellent
,
and
(
in
my
conceipt
)
worthie
the
noblest
man
that
liues
:
whom
I
doubt
not
in
time
(
if
you
please
)
to
make
your
Ladie
and
wife
,
if
in
these
warres
we
haue
successe
.
This
spéech
of
Blanchardine
,
did
so
instigate
and
pricke
forward
Sadony
,
that
presently
hee
went
to
his
father
the
King
of
Marienbourgh
,
and
led
with
him
Blanchardine
:
who
prostrating
themselues
on
their
knées
before
the
King
,
Sadony
began
to
expostulate
him
in
this
manner
.
Most
mightie
King
,
since
that
by
the
valor
and
princely
courag●…
of
this
Knight
,
your
Realme
is
in
securitie
,
and
that
by
him
you
haue
the
King
of
Poland
your
prisoner
and
in
safetie
:
may
it
please
your
Maiestie
,
to
shewe
the
magnificencie
of
a
King
,
in
dooing
a
deserued
fauor
to
this
yong
Gentleman
,
whose
extreme
iniuries
,
proffered
to
the
néerest
of
his
kin
at
this
instant
,
wanting
spéedie
helpe
,
are
like
to
bréed
an
ouerthrow
to
himselfe
,
and
all
his
frends
for
euer
.
Therefore
most
royall
King
and
father
,
that
strangers
abroad
may
blazon
the
princely
bountie
of
your
Maiestie
,
let
vs
haue
presently
men
and
munition
for
this
our
enterprise
,
that
our
aduentures
maye
not
onelye
bee
fortunate
abroad
,
but
our
returne
home
most
honorable
and
victorious
.
When
the
King
had
giuen
attention
to
this
tale
of
his
sonne
Sadony
,
considering
the
great
bands
wherein
he
thought
himself
bound
to
Blanchardine
,
and
also
loth
to
incurre
the
ignominious
slander
of
his
home
born
subiects
in
denying
this
petition
,
which
tended
for
the
good
of
Blanchardine
▪
hee
presently
not
onely
gaue
command
that
men
should
be
leuied
,
money
in
readines
,
&
ships
prepared
for
them
:
but
also
séemed
more
desirous
than
they
,
for
the
spéedie
dispatch
in
those
affaires
.
And
on
the
third
day
after
,
fourtéene
thousand
men
were
in
readines
,
for
to
be
shipt
awaye
vnder
the
conduct
of
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
,
with
al
things
appertaining
to
such
an
hoast
.
When
men
and
victualls
were
aboord
,
the
King
in
person
accompanied
Blanchardine
and
his
sonne
to
the
sea
side
,
and
withall
brought
foure
of
his
idolatrous
golden
gods
,
gorgeously
adorned
with
pearle
and
precious
stones
,
commending
their
safetie
to
them
in
their
iourney
.
After
the
departure
of
the
King
to
his
Court
,
they
weighed
anchor
,
and
hoyst
vp
their
sayles
,
and
by
the
industrie
of
skifull
Pilots
,
in
short
time
came
within
two
dayes
sayle
of
the
Citie
of
Tormaday
.
But
houering
a
little
on
the
seas
to
escrie
land
,
they
espied
a
ship
a
kenning
off
,
which
séemed
to
bende
her
course
towards
Tormaday
,
whom
anone
they
hayled
:
and
comming
aboord
,
they
found
within
the
vessel
the
good
Prouost
of
Tormaday
,
who
was
returned
from
the
kingdome
of
Norway
,
whether
hée
was
sent
from
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
for
supply
of
souldiers
to
raise
the
siege
of
Alimodes
:
whom
when
Blanchardine
espied
,
glad
beyond
measure
of
such
happie
méeting
,
made
him
almost
forget
that
euer
he
had
sorrowed
before
.
And
demaunding
of
the
Prouost
first
of
his
Countrey
,
secondly
of
the
gouernment
,
and
thirdly
the
cause
of
his
voyage
?
He
answered
,
that
being
sent
by
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
▪
to
procure
aide
from
the
King
of
Norway
,
to
repulse
Alimodes
&
his
host
,
and
that
before
his
comming
thether
,
the
King
was
dead
,
so
that
her
comfort
there
was
vtterly
quailed
.
Now
Blanchardine
perceiuing
that
the
Prouost
knew
him
not
by
reason
of
the
colour
he
had
depainted
himselfe
withall
,
to
resemble
the
Countrey
men
of
Spruce
,
questioned
farther
with
the
Prouost
,
of
the
Quéen
and
her
Dominions
?
vnto
whom
the
Prouost
replyed
.
The
Realme
is
called
Dalmatia
,
and
Tormaday
is
the
principall
place
and
Citie
within
the
Realme
,
both
for
concourse
of
people
,
strength
and
traffique
.
Our
Quéene
is
named
Eglantine
the
faire
,
and
by
reason
of
her
chastitie
,
she
is
surnamed
,
the
proud
Ladie
in
loue
.
And
know
good
sir
,
that
manie
and
sundrie
Princes
,
Kings
and
Emperors
haue
continually
sollicited
our
Quéene
in
marriage
:
but
she
neuer
regarded
their
requests
,
by
reason
of
a
yong
Knight
,
whom
aboue
all
the
world
she
loueth
so
tenderly
,
as
I
thinke
vnles
she
he
are
some
speedie
newes
of
him
,
being
lately
taken
prisoner
by
the
King
Alimodes
,
and
sent
to
Cassidony
from
thence
,
to
be
conueighed
to
Salmandry
to
the
King
there
:
whose
brother
Rubion
hee
slew
before
Tormaday
,
shee
(
I
saye
)
will
neuer
enioye
anie
felicitie
or
happines
.
Why
quoth
Blanchardine
,
thinke
you
not
that
since
that
yong
Knight
is
gone
,
and
that
no
tidings
can
bee
brought
to
her
of
him
,
that
she
will
accept
one
of
vs
for
her
husband
,
vpon
condition
we
deliuer
her
,
from
the
hands
of
king
Alimodes
.
Ah
good
sir
,
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
I
am
so
assured
of
her
constancie
,
and
inuiolable
oath
,
which
she
hath
plighted
to
that
Knight
,
that
she
will
neuer
yeeld
to
any
other
though
she
should
presently
suffer
death
,
and
that
her
crowne
,
kingdome
and
people
,
should
be
for
euer
captiuated
and
ouerthrowne
.
Blanchardine
tickled
with
this
sugred
discourse
of
the
Prouost
,
finding
by
his
tale
,
that
none
but
himselfe
had
wonne
the
fort
of
her
fancie
,
rounded
Sadony
in
the
eare
:
and
tolde
him
that
this
was
the
Ladie
,
whose
seruice
he
was
bound
to
prosecute
.
The
Prouost
séeing
by
Blanchardines
courteous
salutations
,
that
he
had
no
need
to
doubt
of
anie
villanie
,
demaunded
secretly
if
these
were
or
would
conioin
to
the
rescue
of
his
Ladie
and
Mistresse
,
the
proud
Ladie
in
loue
,
against
her
soe
and
cruell
enemie
King
Alimodes
?
What
(
quoth
Blanchardine
)
thinke
you
vs
so
foolish
,
as
for
to
venture
our
bodies
,
liues
and
goods
,
to
succor
her
,
who
is
so
deuoted
to
one
,
whom
she
is
vncertaine
euer
to
see
againe
?
Yet
this
I
know
,
that
womens
fancies
alter
with
euery
winde
,
their
substance
is
onely
mutabilitie
,
and
full
of
inconstancie
:
and
therefore
I
maruell
how
you
dare
vndertake
,
that
shee
beeing
a
woman
,
will
remaine
constant
to
one
that
is
either
dead
,
or
neuer
like
to
returne
to
her
againe
aliue
.
Ha
ha
sir
said
the
Prouost
,
if
you
were
as
priuie
to
her
contentment
in
her
loue
to
hir
deuoted
frend
as
I
am
,
you
would
vtterly
condemne
in
your selfe
,
this
vaine
iucredulitie
which
now
you
seeme
to
hold
,
and
imagine
in
womens
loues
.
I
pray
thee
(
quoth
blanchardine
)
what
is
the
name
of
that
yong
Knight
,
which
she
doth
dote
vpon
so
much
?
His
name
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
is
Blanchardine
▪
sonne
to
the
King
of
Frizeland
,
a
man
of
such
generositie
and
valour
,
that
through
the
world
I
think
he
hath
no
compeere
:
and
my
Ladies
thoughts
doo
so
wander
vpon
his
perfections
,
that
in
the
day
,
shee
remembreth
nothing
so
much
as
him
,
and
in
the
night
scant
dreameth
on
anie
thing
but
him
,
imagining
still
to
see
him
return
to
her
rescue
:
so
that
in
my
opinion
,
it
were
better
to
performe
all
the
labours
of
Hercules
againe
,
than
to
vndertake
the
obtaining
of
her
loue
,
which
is
so
strongly
and
surely
grounded
vppon
the
rocke
of
his
affection
,
that
no
winde
which
anie
mouth
can
blow
,
will
make
her
once
to
stagger
,
in
her
determinations
,
and
on
my
life
what
I
haue
said
is
true
.
Chap.
21.
How
Blanchardine
dispatched
away
the
Prouost
with
his
letter
to
the
Queene
of
Tormaday
,
the
contents
altogether
vnknowne
to
the
Prouost
,
vntill
the
Queene
had
read
it
.
AFter
this
sad
conference
had
with
the
Prouost
,
Blanchardine
withdrawing
himselfe
closely
into
his
cabben
,
calling
for
inke
and
paper
,
presently
began
to
indite
a
letter
to
the
quéen
of
Tormaday
,
which
when
he
had
finished
,
he
deliuered
to
the
Prouost
,
charging
him
safely
to
deliuer
the
same
to
her
owne
hands
.
After
which
,
he
calling
the
Prouost
aside
,
tolde
him
that
all
those
ships
were
fraught
with
Panims
and
Saracens
,
and
that
he
himselfe
was
a
Saracen
:
but
(
quoth
hee
)
I
knowe
the
man
that
you
name
,
Blanchardine
,
who
at
this
hower
lieth
imprisoned
among
the
Panims
in
a
most
obscure
dungeon
:
and
the
greatest
comfort
hee
hath
,
is
,
that
your
Ladie
and
Quéene
yet
liueth
,
whom
hee
hopeth
one
day
to
visite
againe
,
because
he
imagineth
,
that
his
absence
is
her
onely
discontentment
.
Ah
verie
God
quoth
the
Prouost
,
that
his
returne
might
bee
speedely
,
for
in
this
time
of
his
absence
,
no
comfort
can
once
make
seazure
on
her
hart
,
so
that
she
being
disquieted
,
al
the
Court
and
Citie
lamenteth
.
After
the
Prouost
had
receiued
the
letter
,
and
in
humble
wise
taken
leaue
of
blanchardine
,
he
hoysed
vp
his
sayles
and
poasted
towards
Tormaday
,
with
such
celeritie
,
that
within
two
dayes
he
safely
arriued
there
.
Then
he
entring
the
Citie
by
a
little
posterne
,
repaired
to
the
Church
of
our
Ladie
,
where
most
humbly
he
thanked
God
for
his
prosperous
returne
:
which
being
finished
,
hee
presently
went
to
the
Court
,
where
being
entred
the
Presence
,
hee
found
the
Quéene
sitting
verie
melancholy
:
but
making
his
dutifull
obeysance
to
her
Maiestie
,
he
recounted
vnto
her
these
newes
,
That
at
his
arriuall
at
Norway
hee
found
the
King
her
vnckle
dead
two
dayes
before
,
and
all
the
Lordes
most
pensiue
and
sorrowfull
for
his
losse
:
but
deliuering
his
ambassage
to
the
Peeres
,
they
made
this
reply
,
that
so
soone
as
the
obsequies
and
funeralls
of
the
King
were
performed
,
they
would
(
according
to
their
duties
)
make
preparation
for
her
seruice
,
being
by
discent
their
naturall
Quéen
and
Princesse
,
whom
aboue
all
other
they
were
bounden
to
obay
.
When
the
Queene
heard
of
her
vnckles
death
,
she
grew
most
sorrowfull
:
but
the
Prouost
desirous
to
put
her
out
of
such
dumpes
,
certefied
her
of
the
huge
Fleete
of
Panims
that
he
met
vppon
the
seas
,
and
that
a
great
Commaunder
of
the
rest
,
requested
him
to
deliuer
this
letter
into
her
Maiesties
own
hands
,
which
he
promised
faithfully
to
do
,
considering
my
duetie
to
your
Maiestie
,
and
the
gentle
vsage
of
the
Panims
towards
me
,
at
that
time
when
I
expected
nothing
but
death
.
The
Ladie
receiuing
the
letter
,
so
soone
as
she
had
opened
it
,
found
the
contents
to
this
effect
.
Most
magnificent
Princesse
,
the
thred
of
my
wearied
life
hath
euer
been
lengthened
,
by
the
hope
I
haue
had
to
succor
your
distresses
,
whom
aboue
all
the
world
I
honor
and
esteeme
:
and
after
my
manifold
and
hard
aduentures
,
beeing
captiuated
and
made
prisoner
to
king
Alimodes
,
by
the
heauenly
prouidence
of
God
,
I
am
deliuered
and
set
frée
.
For
beeing
sent
from
you
by
the
said
king
,
vnder
the
safekeeping
of
his
sonne
Darius
and
three
score
soldiers
,
to
bee
presented
to
the
king
of
Salmandry
,
whose
brother
Rubion
I
slew
before
the
walls
of
Tormaday
:
being
on
the
sea
,
the
ship
wherein
I
was
(
caried
by
rage
of
tempest
)
split
vpon
a
huge
rock
so
that
of
the
three
score
men
that
were
in
her
,
none
escaped
but
my selfe
,
who
(
by
the
great
prouidence
of
God
)
bestrid
a
peece
of
the
maine
mast
,
and
in
little
tune
was
carried
a
shore
in
the
land
of
Spruce
,
not
farre
from
the
citie
of
Marienbourgh
,
where
by
reason
of
warre
I
haue
beene
constrained
to
serue
in
the
warres
of
a
Saracen
King
,
with
whom
for
my
good
deserts
I
haue
obtained
high
rewards
And
vppon
my
humble
petition
to
his
Maiestie
,
he
hath
deliuered
me
fourteen
thousand
fighting
men
,
with
sufficient
money
,
iewells
and
prouision
,
and
withall
hath
sent
his
onely
sonne
Sadony
in
my
companie
,
to
rescue
you
against
that
false
periured
miscreant
Alimodes
.
And
what
time
denies
me
now
to
write
,
I
will
so
soone
as
I
shall
arriue
at
Tormaday
,
deliuer
by
word
of
mouth
,
which
shall
not
be
long
,
being
within
two
dayes
sayle
of
you
:
and
because
ye
shal
gather
the
true
circumstance
of
my
letter
more
perfectly
,
I
send
you
it
by
this
token
,
that
I
once
receiued
a
kisse
from
your
sweet
lips
,
before
I
was
receiued
into
your
seruice
.
And
thus
in
all
humilitie
,
recommending
my selfe
and
my
true
affection
to
your
sacred
person
,
the
onely
organ
of
my
blisse
and
welfare
,
I
take
my
leaue
,
praying
God
,
to
grant
you
accomplishment
of
all
your
happie
desires
.
Written
vpon
the
sea
by
the
most
vnfortunate
Knight
Blanchardine
.
Thus
Gentlemen
,
haue
I
abruptly
finished
this
first
part
of
Blanchardines
Aduentures
,
with
the
true
constant
loue
of
fayre
Eglantine
the
proud
Ladie
in
loue
:
which
if
it
shall
passe
with
your
good
fauors
,
I
will
verie
shortly
make
the
second
part
readie
for
the
presse
.
In
the
meane
while
I
wish
ye
well
.
FINIS
.
Chap.
1.
How
Blanchardine
,
with
Sadony
,
his
friendly
companion
,
being
on
the
Sea
,
bending
their
course
to
Tormaday
,
for
the
rescue
of
the
faire
Eglantine
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
,
were
by
a
suddaine
gale
compelled
againe
to
Sea
.
IN
the
former
treatise
,
of
this
most
famous
Historie
,
of
the
valiant
Blanchardine
whome
we
left
vpon
the
Seas
,
with
a
most
huge
Nauy
of
Shippes
in
company
with
Sadony
,
Sonne
to
the
King
of
Spruse
:
bending
their
course
towardes
the
famous
citty
of
Tormaday
,
to
the
rescue
of
the
bewtiful
Quéene
Eglantine
from
the
tyrany
of
the
proude
Panim
King
Allimodes
,
whose
long
&
dangerous
seidge
there
,
had
bred
a
great
dearth
within
the
sayde
Citty
,
to
the
distressed
Quéene
,
&
her
dispairing
company
.
Now
the
noble
Prouost
,
making
his
returne
from
her
vnkle
the
King
of
Noweigh
,
to
whom
he
was
●…ent
Ambassador
to
craue
his
ayd
for
her
deliuery
from
this
perrilous
seidge
,
he
happened
to
encounter
vppon
the
Seas
with
Blanchardine
,
who
(
although
in
shew
an
Infidell
,
)
yet
in
substance
a
true
Christian
,
and
vow●…d
fréend
to
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
:
and
hearing
the
large
report
and
true
recount
of
the
Prouost
,
concerning
the
welfare
of
the
fair●…
Queene
Eglant●…
,
it
bred
to
Blanchardine
most
swéet
content
wh●…
he
vnderstood
that
she
was
as
yet
at
libertie
,
and
frée
from
the
bondage
of
Alimodes
:
and
therfore
to
redouble
her
comfort
and
solace
,
he
wrote
the
letter
before
recited
,
which
he
deliuered
to
the
Prouost
,
to
be
secretly
with
spéed
conueighed
to
her
owne
hands
.
Now
I
say
,
the
Prouost
beeing
returned
to
Tormaday
,
and
hauing
deliuered
his
aunswer
from
the
States
of
Norweigh
to
her
Maiestie
,
he
forgat
not
withall
to
giue
her
the
letter
of
Blanchardine
,
which
when
she
had
perused
,
and
withall
precisely
noted
both
the
contents
and
the
writing
:
she
presently
perceiued
it
to
be
the
true
inscription
of
her
loue
Blanchardine
:
but
brideling
affection
with
modestie
(
although
this
suddaine
and
vnexpected
happie
newes
might
haue
caused
her
to
forget
the
rules
of
gouernment
in
breaking
silence
,
which
commonly
is
incident
to
th●…
female
sex
)
yet
after
some
pause
,
she
calling
the
Prouost
in
more
secret
manner
a-side
,
began
to
question
with
him
in
these
tearmes
.
Prouost
quoth
she
,
although
this
h●…auie
and
disaster
chaunce
augmenteth
my
passions
for
the
vntimely
dicease
of
my
noble
Vnkle
the
king
of
Norweigh
,
and
that
I
am
almost
in
dispaire
of
any
succoure
,
from
the
nobles
and
states
there
,
who
excusing
themselues
at
this
present
,
by
the
solemnizing
of
the
funeralls
of
their
deceased
King
:
Yet
I
pray
thée
,
tell
me
,
knowest
thou
the
man
from
whome
these
letters
were
deliuered
to
be
presented
to
mée
?
Madam
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
if
I
shoulde
enforme
your
maiestie
that
I
knew
the
man
,
of
whome
I
receiued
,
not
only
the
letter
,
but
also
the
greatest
kindnes
that
I
could
desire
,
I
should
vtterly
deceiue
you
and
speake
vntruly
of
my selfe
.
For
(
may
it
please
your
highnes
,
)
in
my
returne
from
Norweigh
:
vppon
the
sodden
,
I
had
within
ken
a
huge
and
mighty
Nauy
of
Sarrizins
and
infidels
,
of
whome
standing
in
great
doubt
,
yet
seeing
no
meanes
to
escape
the
daunger
I
then
thought
my selfe
in
:
I
resolutely
approched
neerer
them
,
and
their
Admirall
sending
aboord
our
ship
,
I
was
brought
before
him
,
whome
when
I
beheld
,
although
the
feare
I
then
was
in
and
the
maiestie
of
his
countenance
might
haue
daunted
me
on
the
suddaine
,
yet
perceiuing
some
generositie
and
clemencie
to
rest
in
his
visage
,
I
was
some
what
recomforted
:
and
after
long
parley
betwixt
him
and
me
touching
my
condition
and
your
maiesty
(
whose
seruant
I
enformed
him
I
was
)
he
demaunded
the
cause
of
my
Ambassage
,
and
to
whome
I
was
sent
:
which
when
I
had
recounted
at
large
,
he
séemed
to
pitty
your
distresse
,
which
made
me
then
more
bolde
and
presumptious
,
to
demaund
of
him
(
if
in
your
ayde
)
hée
with
all
this
noble
and
valiant
company
,
would
come
to
Tormaday
,
because
I
immagined
that
a
man
of
such
magnanimous
courage
(
as
he
séemed
to
be
)
would
hazard
his
person
,
in
defence
of
a
maiden
Princesse
,
so
sore
and
vniustly
distressed
.
Why
quoth
the
generall
,
thinkest
thou
that
if
I
should
enforce
both
my selfe
,
and
all
this
honorable
company
to
come
to
succour
her
in
this
dangerous
enterprize
,
that
shée
would
b●…nd
her
affection
to
like
&
loue
me
,
so
far
forth
as
to
become
my
wife
and
paramour
,
&
to
enuest
me
with
the
diadem
of
Tormaday
,
and
with
all
the
Signories
dew
to
the
crowne
and
dignitie
?
Alas
sir
(
quoth
I
)
our
Quéene
and
Mistresse
,
whome
all
the
world
doth
admire
for
singularity
of
beauty
,
hath
euer
since
her
byrth
disdained
and
reiected
the
loue
of
many
and
mighty
kings
hauing
vowed
a
perpetuall
virginitie
.
And
for
the
same
onely
cause
are
these
warres
,
which
King
Alimodes
wageth
against
her
,
whome
(
in
regard
of
mariage
)
although
he
be
a
mighty
and
most
victorious
Prince
,
yet
she
accompteth
of
him
,
as
of
the
meanest
slaue
in
this
your
fleete
.
And
for
her
obstinacie
against
these
Noble
Kings
,
in
loue
shée
is
sur-named
faire
Eglantine
the
proud
Lady
in
loue
.
But
not
long
since
(
may
it
please
you
)
she
is
entangled
in
the
most
rare
and
deuine
beauty
,
of
the
brauest
man
at
armes
that
euer
nature
framed
of
earthly
mould
,
whose
courage
and
valia●…
in
the
subduing
of
our
foes
,
before
the
walles
of
Tormaday
,
hath
so
conquered
the
hart
,
and
true
affection
of
our
Quéene
,
that
all
per●…wasions
in
the
world
,
may
not
cause
her
once
to
forget
the
sincerety
of
loue
,
which
she
vnfainedly
hath
vowed
to
him
.
But
in
the
haruest
of
these
her
summers
ioyes
,
cruell
winter
hath
nypt
the
blossome
of
her
blisse
.
For
not
long
since
,
this
valiant
and
victorious
Gentleman
,
named
Blanchardine
,
making
issue
out
vppon
the
enimy
,
before
the
Towne
of
Tormaday
,
by
some
accidentall
chance
of
cruell
war
,
was
by
the
foe
suddenly
surprized
and
taken
,
who
not
accepting
of
any
Ransome
,
haue
sent
him
to
the
king
of
Salamandry
,
whose
brother
Rub●…
he
lately
flew
before
the
walles
of
Tormaday
,
there
to
bée
torti●…d
to
death
,
against
all
humanity
right
and
conscience
,
whose
absence
and
harde
aduenture
,
our
Queene
doth
so
gréeuously
deplore
,
that
all
pleasure
seemes
to
her
paine
,
&
all
gladnes
,
〈◊〉
:
and
shortly
I
doubt
me
,
wil
bring
her
to
her
graue
,
vnlesse
she
heare
some
happy
tydings
of
his
spéedy
returne
.
Wel
(
said
he
)
I
know
Blanchardine
whom
your
Quéene
doth
so
highly
adore
,
and
whom
you
so
amply
commend
,
and
not
long
since
I
saw
the
man
,
fettered
in
the
Panims
prisons
,
with
huge
and
mighty
manacles
and
gyues
of
Iron
,
and
doth
neuer
expect
deliuery
or
fréedome
,
but
some
terrible
and
cruell
death
.
Therefore
,
since
he
is
not
likelye
to
returne
,
by
reason
of
his
hard
and
straight
imprisonment
,
and
also
the
cruelty
of
the
foe
,
vnder
whose
custody
he
now
remaines
:
thinkest
thou
not
that
she
can
and
will
forget
him
and
his
affection
,
and
consent
to
the
loue
of
mee
,
who
in
her
defence
,
will
make
Alimodes
and
all
his
forces
to
recoile
,
and
leaue
this
seidge
,
which
(
as
you
say
)
hée
hath
and
doth
lay
against
her
Citty
of
Tormaday
for
her
loue
?
Sir
(
quoth
I
)
it
were
casisr
for
a
man
to
vndertake
the
labours
of
mighty
Hercules
,
then
attempt
the
conquering
of
her
loue
,
which
is
irreuocable
from
that
most
valiant
Gentleman
Blanchardine
.
After
which
speaches
betwéene
vs
in
secret
ended
,
hee
withdrew
himselfe
into
his
cabben
,
where
calling
for
pen
,
inke
and
paper
,
he
wrote
this
letter
,
which
I
haue
presented
to
your
Maiestie
,
but
what
it
importeth
,
or
whereof
bee
the
contents
,
I
am
vtterly
ignorant
.
Then
quoth
the
proude
Quéene
in
loue
,
know
trusty
Prouost
that
the
man
whome
thou
thus
commendest
,
and
who
deliuered
th●…
this
letter
,
is
the
very
same
gentleman
Blanchardine
,
whom
I
loue
,
and
for
whose
sake
,
I
haue
endured
all
this
woe
.
And
héere
he
writeth
,
that
hauing
obtained
the
Princely
fauor
of
the
King
of
Spruse
,
whose
enemy
being
the
king
of
Polond
:
he
vanquished
,
and
deliuered
prisoner
into
his
hands
,
for
whose
trustines
and
in
requitall
of
whose
valor
,
he
hath
deliuered
vnto
him
those
shippes
well
furnished
,
with
men
,
munition
and
victuall
,
and
withall
sent
his
Sonne
and
Heire
apparant
to
the
Crowne
of
Spruse
in
his
assotiation
and
companye
,
for
our
deliuery
and
rescue
,
from
the
tyrany
of
this
Pagan
King
Alimodes
.
And
that
within
these
two
daies
he
will
not
fayle
to
come
a
land
at
Tormaday
,
with
all
his
garrisons
and
companies
.
When
the
Prouost
had
diligently
attended
this
pleasant
discourse
of
the
Quéene
,
in
deliuering
the
swéet
contentes
of
the
letter
of
Blanchardine
,
being
greatly
astonisht
at
this
suddaine
accident
,
calling
to
his
remembrance
the
comely
proportion
of
him
that
deliuered
the
letter
,
and
comparing
it
with
Blanchardine
:
made
her
this
answere
.
Truely
Madam
,
well
might
he
séem
to
carry
the
proportion
of
Blanchardine
in
body
,
but
his
countenance
and
visage
,
séemed
more
like
a
Tawny
Moore
then
his
sweet
semblance
:
and
neyther
could
I
imagine
by
hys
behauiour
,
neyther
gather
by
hys
wordes
,
any
notice
of
Blanchardins
person
,
sauing
only
that
hee
told
mee
he
knew
the
man
,
and
that
his
imprisonment
was
such
and
so
straight
among
the
infidels
,
that
his
returne
was
neuer
to
be
expected
.
And
this
is
all
(
may
it
please
your
Maiestie
)
that
I
could
eyther
imagine
or
coniecture
of
him
.
After
these
speaches
ended
betwéene
the
Quéen
and
the
Prouost
,
she
sent
for
her
nurse
,
who
assending
vp
into
a
gallerie
,
from
whence
she
might
decerne
the
sea
,
and
sayles
afarre
off
,
she
began
to
enter
parley
with
her
in
this
manner
.
Thou
art
altogether
vnacquainted
,
(
swéet
Nurse
)
both
of
the
cause
of
my
hastie
sending
for
thée
,
&
of
the
pleasant
newes
,
which
the
Prouost
hath
brought
me
,
yet
because
thy
fidelitie
hath
euer
bene
a
consolation
to
my
sorowes
,
I
will
acquaint
thee
therewith
.
Knowe
that
the
onely
Iuell
of
my
thought
,
and
the
man
of
greatest
regard
with
me
in
the
world
,
hauing
escaped
many
perills
,
and
most
manifest
daungers
,
is
now
at
hand
,
not
onely
to
bring
mée
most
happy
content
,
but
with
a
mighty
troope
of
braue
warriers
,
comming
to
rescue
me
,
against
this
periured
king
Allimodes
,
and
by
the
contentes
of
this
my
letter
,
he
will
not
faile
to
arriue
here
within
fewe
houres
.
Therefore
let
vs
continually
watch
,
and
cast
our
eyes
to
the
maine
,
to
sée
(
if
it
be
possible
)
the
braue
troops
of
Sailers
,
and
Soldiers
,
which
do
warrant
our
deliuerie
from
this
extreame
thraldome
,
wherein
long
heretofore
,
and
at
this
present
we
liue
without
any
hope
of
succour
and
enlargement
.
The
nurse
tickled
with
this
blessed
newes
,
failed
not
to
performe
what
the
quéene
pleased
to
commaund
.
And
not
long
remaining
,
in
this
contented
hope
,
they
might
escrie
from
farre
a
huge
Nauie
of
Armadoes
,
Carreckes
,
Galliasses
,
Galliouns
,
great
Gallies
,
and
tall
shipps
;
besides
:
Pinnases
,
Friggets
,
Caruells
,
Shallopps
and
suche
small
vessels
:
all
which
,
sayling
before
the
wind
,
bended
their
full
course
to
the
citie
of
Tormaday
,
(
as
they
immagined
)
But
not
long
after
,
the
winde
comming
to
the
Nort
and
by
East
;
vpon
the
sudden
,
they
were
compelled
to
strike
saile
,
let
fall
Anker
,
hale
in
their
maine
sheates
,
cut
downe
their
mastes
,
&
thus
(
in
vtter
dispaire
of
all
safetie
,
)
to
committe
both
their
ships
&
themselues
to
the
mercy
of
the
waues
,
which
brought
such
an
vnexpected
change
and
feare
vnto
the
quéene
,
that
voyd
of
all
hope
,
either
for
her
owne
safetie
,
or
of
Blanchardines
(
whom
she
so
much
desired
)
presently
she
fell
into
a
sound
,
but
her
nurse
wel
acquainted
with
these
suddaine
passions
of
her
Ladie
,
presently
conueied
her
to
her
lodging
,
where
after
many
perswasiue
speaches
and
swéete
allurements
,
she
began
somewhat
to
comfort
herselfe
,
hoping
that
as
God
had
deliuered
Blanchardine
from
greater
dangers
then
this
(
as
she
thought
)
so
nothing
was
impossible
for
his
returne
;
where
let
vs
leaue
her
,
to
tell
of
the
aduenturs
of
Blanchardine
and
his
companie
.
Chap.
2.
How
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
with
all
their
companie
,
arriued
before
the
cittie
of
Cassedony
,
where
Darius
and
faire
Beautrix
,
the
sonne
&
daughter
of
king
Alimodes
,
held
their
royall
court
.
THEN
Blanchardine
perceiuing
the
tempest
,
rather
to
increase
then
any
whit
to
calme
,
unmagining
with
himselfe
,
that
Infidels
and
Pagans
,
were
vtterlie
exempt
from
the
fauor
and
mercy
of
God
,
and
that
this
contagion
of
weather
grew
▪
by
his
vniust
conceling
of
his
christianitie
,
and
dissembling
Paganizmiei
(
As
Christ
saith
)
he
that
denieth
me
before
men
,
I
will
denie
him
before
God
.
Blanchardine
pricked
forward
with
this
spur
,
came
to
Sadony
in
these
tearmes
.
I
know
(
right
trustie
and
honorable
companion
)
that
the
mightie
and
immortall
God
of
heauen
,
being
displeased
with
the
idolatrous
worshipping
of
stockes
&
stones
(
then
the
which
nothing
can
be
more
hatefull
in
his
sight
)
thundereth
downe
these
huge
&
mightie
stormes
&
tempests
now
vpon
vs
,
and
therfore
if
euer
loue
,
victorie
or
true
magnanimitie
,
preuailed
in
the
minde
of
thée
(
my
sweete
friend
Sadony
)
let
vs
foorthwith
appease
the
anger
wherewith
God
is
iustly
incensed
against
vs
,
by
becomming
trew
and
faithfull
beléeuers
in
his
blessed
sonne
Iesu
Christ
:
which
if
my
perswation
may
effect
and
bring
to
passe
,
I
dare
assure
you
shall
not
onely
mittigate
the
angry
wrath
of
God
,
but
for
euer
,
sorte
all
our
enterprizes
to
happie
ende
.
Sadony
,
who
through
the
integritie
of
affection
to
Blanchardine
,
and
with
all
for
feare
of
his
and
his
companies
vtter
ouerthrowe
,
not
onely
gaue
Blanchardine
his
franke
consent
,
to
become
Christian
,
with
all
his
followers
,
but
also
to
send
both
his
Idols
,
and
their
Iuels
(
which
were
moste
ritch
and
of
inestimable
valure
)
into
the
bottome
so
the
Sea
,
the
which
without
all
delaye
was
by
his
prerogatiue
and
especiall
commaundement
performed
.
After
which
,
the
stormes
began
by
little
&
little
to
decrease
,
the
cloudes
to
vanish
,
and
the
Sea
to
waxe
calme
,
which
bred
a
most
pleasant
content
to
Blanchardine
,
and
procured
a
stedfastnesse
in
faith
of
these
newe
become
Christians
,
who
greatly
reioyced
to
finde
them selues
free
,
not
onely
from
the
rage
of
the
Sea
,
but
also
from
the
illusion
of
their
false
faith
,
wherein
long
time
they
had
erred
.
But
not
long
after
,
sayling
with
a
most
pleasant
gale
,
[
but
in
a
strange
and
vnknown
Coast
]
they
escried
a
farre
off
,
a
most
rich
and
populus
country
,
whether
with
all
speede
they
bended
their
wandering
course
:
and
being
come
within
perfect
view
of
this
Iland
,
they
found
a
most
quiet
and
safe
hauen
,
both
for
their
ships
to
lye
,
and
for
them selues
to
land
:
so
without
delay
▪
euery
man
addressed
himselfe
to
goe
ashore
,
to
refresh
their
wearie
Seabeaten
bodies
.
When
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
perceiued
that
their
whole
company
(
sauing
the
Mariners
)
were
on
land
,
they
began
to
muster
their
men
,
and
presently
to
march
in
order
of
battell
to
the
Citie
,
which
was
scarse
a
league
distant
from
the
hauen
:
and
their
horsemen
scouring
the
plaines
,
hauing
made
seizure
on
a
countrey
swaine
,
brought
him
before
the
generals
,
who
presently
examined
him
of
the
estate
&
gouerment
of
the
countrie
,
vnto
whom
the
pore
captiue
related
at
large
,
the
some
of
their
demaund
.
This
Countrey
(
quoth
he
)
is
a
Region
scittuate
néere
the
Sea
,
called
Cassedony
,
where
at
this
day
raigneth
a
most
puisant
and
mightie
Sarizen
king
,
named
Alimodes
,
who
is
now
with
a
huge
host
,
beseidging
the
princely
Citie
of
Tormaday
,
where
the
most
beautifull
queene
Eglantine
,
renewned
through
the
world
for
chastitie
,
holdeth
her
royall
court
:
for
whose
loue
,
our
king
Alimodes
,
hath
forsaken
this
our
Countrie
,
and
meaneth
to
obteine
her
affection
by
force
,
because
he
may
not
winne
her
by
kindnesse
:
and
in
his
stéed
heere
,
he
hath
left
his
valorous
sonne
Darius
,
and
faire
Beautrix
his
daughter
,
to
gouerne
till
his
returne
,
and
at
this
instant
they
both
are
in
this
princely
Cittie
héere
at
hand
.
Blanchardine
most
glad
of
his
happie
arriuall
,
within
the
teritories
of
king
Alimodes
his
detested
foe
,
discoursed
bréefely
to
Sydony
,
that
now
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
and
their
happie
fortune
,
they
were
landed
in
that
place
where
the
bewtifull
Beautrix
(
Alimodes
daughter
)
lay
,
whome
Blanchardine
had
long
before
promised
to
giue
to
him
in
mariage
.
And
therefore
(
trustie
companion
quoth
he
)
now
shewe
the
valure
and
high
magnanunitie
,
which
I
haue
euer
expected
in
you
,
for
the
subduing
of
these
miscreants
and
accursed
Infidels
,
and
for
the
obteining
of
the
most
beautifull
Ladie
that
your
eye
hath
soene
:
so
shall
we
[
by
the
helpe
of
God
]
inuest
you
not
only
with
the
dyademe
of
Cassidony
,
but
also
espowse
you
to
that
faire
Queene
,
for
whose
swéet
sake
you
haue
aduentured
this
long
and
wearie
iourney
,
and
héerein
I
assure
you
we
shall
honor
our
God
(
whome
wée
now
serue
)
seate
you
in
this
Regall
throne
with
your
faire
Queene
,
and
deliuer
the
most
chaste
and
bewtifull
Quéene
of
Tormaday
my
mistres
and
loue
,
from
the
tyranie
of
the
cursed
monster
Alimodes
:
Courage
therefore
Noble
Sadonye
,
and
in
the
name
of
our
God
let
vs
set
vpon
them
,
in
whose
name
I
doubt
not
but
we
shall
presently
subdue
them
.
When
Sadonye
vnderstood
by
the
reporte
of
Blanchardine
,
that
the
faire
Beautrix
whome
he
so
much
commended
,
and
vpon
whose
commendations
he
so
entirely
loued
,
rested
within
that
Cittie
,
he
needed
not
to
ad
more
fuell
to
the
fire
:
for
his
eager
desire
was
such
:
as
he
rather
seemd
too
forward
,
then
any
whit
too
slacke
,
to
accomplish
or
attempt
any
thing
,
that
he
would
perswade
him
vnto
.
Now
these
two
haughty
coragious
caualiers
,
brauely
mounted
,
with
all
their
followers
,
some
on
horsebacke
,
some
on
foote
,
marched
neere
vnto
the
walles
of
the
Cittie
,
whose
approche
beeing
by
certaine
espyalls
discried
,
was
foorthwith
related
to
Daryus
,
who
at
that
instant
,
was
in
his
Pallace
,
sporting
with
his
beautifull
sister
Beautrix
,
which
suddaine
alarum
and
vnexpected
newes
,
at
the
first
so
daunted
his
courage
,
that
as
a
man
halfe
distract
of
his
sences
,
he
knew
not
what
to
determine
:
But
calling
his
wits
together
,
he
presently
commaunded
that
thirtie
thousand
men
should
be
in
redines
at
the
sound
of
a
Trumpet
,
to
issue
out
vppon
the
enimie
,
and
that
hee
in
person
would
goe
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
their
approch
thether
without
his
speciall
conduct
and
license
.
Prouision
was
forthwith
with
all
posible
speede
made
.
And
euerie
man
being
armed
(
vnder
the
conduct
of
Darius
)
issued
out
of
Cassidony
vppon
Blanchardine
and
his
company
,
who
not
vnprouided
for
their
comming
,
were
ready
to
giue
them
their
welcome
:
Darius
presently
dispatched
a
herrald
at
armes
,
to
enquire
the
cause
of
this
outrage
vppon
his
dominions
and
people
?
vnto
whom
Blanchardine
replyed
,
that
first
the
honor
&
seruice
of
hys
God
,
secondly
the
reuengement
of
the
manyfest
wrongs
offered
to
the
beautifull
Queene
of
Tormaday
by
his
father
,
and
lastly
the
great
desire
that
Sadony
(
Sonne
and
Heire
to
the
King
of
Spruse
)
had
to
wed
the
beautifull
Beautrix
(
Alimodes
daughter
)
were
the
only
and
sufficient
causes
of
this
their
warlike
ariuall
.
And
therfore
without
delay
they
commaunded
Darius
to
submit
himselfe
,
his
Crowne
,
and
Realme
,
with
the
faire
Beautrix
,
into
their
handes
.
Otherwise
,
they
would
with
fire
and
sword
consume
,
and
confound
,
al
that
cursed
broode
of
Miscreant
Sarazins
,
and
leaue
the
Country
depopulated
and
waste
.
And
with
these
or
the
like
spéeches
inioyned
the
herrald
presently
to
returne
to
Darius
,
to
giue
him
to
vnderstand
their
resolution
.
The
Herrald
being
returned
to
Darius
,
certified
him
both
their
answers
&
some
of
their
demaunds
,
the
which
séemed
so
displeasant
vnto
him
,
that
without
further
delay
,
hee
couragiously
gaue
the
onset
on
the
Enemy
.
At
whose
encounter
the
earth
trembled
,
and
the
ayre
ecchoed
with
noyes
of
their
weapons
:
the
clamor
of
the
people
was
excéeding
great
,
the
Sarizins
stil
with
blasphemous
outcries
calling
vpon
their
blockish
idolatrous
gods
whose
deafe
eares
could
heare
no
sound
of
their
foolish
petitions
:
but
at
the
length
,
after
a
long
and
dangerous
conflict
,
the
tounsmen
fearing
,
through
their
great
losse
and
bloodshed
,
that
they
were
like
to
be
ouercome
,
recoyled
and
retyred
backe
,
euery
one
so
fast
as
his
spéed
would
giue
leaue
.
But
Blanchardine
now
thinking
high
time
to
finish
what
before
he
determined
,
set
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
by
great
chance
singled
out
Darius
from
the
company
,
whome
Blanchardine
so
saluted
with
his
Launce
,
that
he
sent
him
to
carry
news
to
Radamant
,
of
the
valure
which
he
found
in
Blanchardines
arme
.
Chap.
3.
How
the
beautifull
Beautrix
perceiuing
her
people
vanquished
and
brother
slaine
:
submitted
her
to
the
mercy
of
Sadony
,
and
rendred
both
her selfe
and
Citty
into
his
handes
.
IT
happened
at
that
instant
,
that
the
faire
Beautrix
was
mounted
vp
into
a
high
window
within
her
Palace
,
from
whence
she
might
well
decerne
,
the
valure
of
the
Knights
and
soldiers
on
both
sides
.
But
when
she
saw
her
brother
Darius
slaine
,
the
standard
ouerthrowen
,
and
her
people
to
fly
:
she
began
a
most
lamentable
complaint
.
But
seeing
that
care
was
booteles
in
a
cureles
cause
,
she
determined
to
yeild
both
her self
,
country
and
people
,
to
the
victors
handes
,
hoping
by
her
humble
submission
,
to
obtaine
a
generall
pardon
.
Now
by
this
time
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
were
met
,
and
wintly
marched
without
resistance
within
the
Citty
,
where
for
a
while
they
surueighed
,
the
sumpteous
buldings
of
the
Sarizins
:
but
pacing
along
the
stréetes
,
towards
the
Kings
Palace
,
they
were
encountred
by
the
Lady
Beautrix
,
who
humbling
her self
on
her
knées
,
made
this
petition
.
Braue
gentlemen
and
mighty
conquerers
,
although
fortune
by
her
mut●…
〈◊〉
hath
resigned
this
kingdome
,
people
and
my
selfe
into
your
hands
,
yet
as
in
your
countenance
there
is
seated
both
maiestie
and
mercy
,
let
the
rigor
of
your
murdering
swords
cease
,
and
we
all
are
ready
to
yeild
vnto
the
full
of
your
princely
demaundes
.
Blanchardine
pittying
the
Ladyes
playnts
,
gently
lifted
her
vp
from
the
ground
,
&
withall
,
gaue
her
these
comfortable
speaches
:
fayre
Ladye
,
the
heauens
by
their
diuine
prouidence
,
haue
for
many
causes
alotted
vs
this
happie
fortune
,
to
bee
conquerers
of
this
mighty
kingdome
:
and
blame
you
not
fortune
,
but
thanke
the
fates
for
our
successe
,
for
where
as
all
your
daies
,
you
haue
honored
and
adored
Idols
and
false
gods
,
wee
will
so
open
your
vnderstandings
,
that
you
shall
not
only
perceiue
your
monsterous
errors
,
but
also
become
the
worshippers
of
the
true
and
immortall
God
.
But
aboue
all
the
sundry
and
deadly
imuries
,
which
of
long
(
and
yet
)
your
father
Alimodes
offereth
vnto
my
Lady
and
mistresse
,
the
chast
Queene
of
Tormaday
,
haue
the
rather
augmented
my
fury
in
prosecuting
this
conquest
,
with
fire
and
sword
,
thereby
to
performe
a
most
sacred
vow
and
promise
,
which
I
made
to
this
noble
Gentleman
Sadony
Sonne
to
the
King
of
Spruse
long
since
.
These
causes
(
I
say
)
makes
me
most
humbly
thanke
God
for
this
happy
arriuall
and
victory
.
Then
taking
the
Lady
by
the
hand
,
he
presented
her
to
Sadony
in
this
sort
.
Honorable
freend
and
deere
companion
,
now
that
the
heauenly
powers
,
haue
enricht
vs
with
this
most
happy
victory
,
and
that
I
may
cancell
the
obligation
(
in
part
)
of
the
great
det
,
which
I
acknowledge
my selfe
bound
vnto
you
:
take
héere
this
most
beautifull
Lady
,
whome
long
since
I
promised
you
at
Marienbrough
,
to
bee
your
spouse
and
wife
,
and
vpon
our
loues
I
coniure
you
,
that
you
faile
me
not
in
th'
accomplishment
of
two
things
,
which
I
shall
request
at
your
hands
,
after
I
haue
inuested
you
with
the
figniory
and
kingdome
of
Cassidony
,
and
this
faire
Queene
:
The
one
,
that
foorthwith
you
cause
both
her
and
all
her
subiectes
,
to
be
baptized
in
the
christian
faith
:
and
secondly
after
you
are
quietlye
seated
héere
,
you
fayle
not
to
ioyne
with
me
in
the
succoure
of
the
faire
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
whose
disaster
breedes
discontentment
to
my
soule
,
and
daunger
to
my
life
.
This
present
was
so
thankfully
accepted
of
Sadony
,
that
nothing
could
bring
him
more
content
,
for
when
he
cast
his
eye
vpon
the
damsell
,
he
thought
himselfe
eleuated
into
the
third
heauen
,
immagining
it
,
a
thing
impossible
for
any
mortall
creature
,
to
carry
so
deuine
a
seature
.
Then
séeing
himselfe
also
possest
with
such
a
mighty
and
populous
kingdome
,
hee
séemed
rauished
in
conceit
.
But
breaking
of
these
admirations
,
after
a
million
of
thankes
giuen
to
God
,
and
all
kindnesse
to
Blanchardine
,
he
began
with
the
damsell
in
this
sort
.
Faue
Ladie
,
whose
radiant
eyes
shine
like
Vestaes
candels
,
or
the
twinkling
starres
in
the
firmament
,
sufficient
to
dazell
humane
eyes
,
&
to
reuiue
al
dying
sences
,
whose
amber
lockes
,
desheuiled
on
these
shoulders
,
make
you
seeme
like
Cynthia
in
her
pride
,
if
euer
happinesse
were
incident
to
mortall
man
,
now
may
I
boast
to
haue
reached
the
tipe
of
all
soelicitie
,
in
that
Iimbrace
you
,
whose
verie
lookes
,
haue
so
attached
me
on
the
sudden
,
that
wheras
,
euen
now
I
was
a
conquerer
,
I
am
by
you
(
faire
Lady
)
conquered
,
and
must
of
force
,
make
your
swéete
person
,
the
true
prison
of
my
heart
:
denie
me
not
then
(
faire
Queene
)
whose
parrentage
is
answerable
with
yours
,
to
yeelde
me
your
loue
,
which
while
I
liue
,
I
vow
to
kéepe
firme
,
and
mine
to
you
inuiolable
.
The
beutifull
Quéene
Beautrix
,
giuing
diligent
attention
to
the
sugred
speaches
of
Sadony
,
first
weighing
the
miserable
state
of
her
countrie
,
secondly
the
absence
of
her
father
,
with
the
death
of
her
brother
Darius
,
&
lastly
(
which
was
most
)
the
comely
proportion
of
Sadony
,
as
willingly
gaue
her
consent
to
mariage
,
as
he
was
forward
in
demaunding
thereof
.
Then
Sadony
,
right
glad
of
this
swéete
consent
of
the
faire
Beautrix
,
imbracing
her
withall
kindnesse
,
after
many
kisses
,
and
swéet
speaches
passed
betwene
them
,
demaunded
of
her
if
she
would
forsake
her
Paganizme
and
diabollitall
profession
,
and
become
a
christian
,
who
by
his
good
perswasions
,
was
brought
quickly
to
condiscend
.
Now
at
the
same
time
,
there
were
certaine
Christian
prisoners
,
which
long
had
endured
the
tortures
of
the
Pagan
Alimodes
,
remaining
within
the
cittie
in
seuerall
prisons
,
to
the
number
of
one
hundreth
,
which
Sadony
caused
presently
to
bee
enlarged
and
set
at
libertie
:
and
among
this
distressed
company
of
Christians
,
there
were
certaine
Preestes
,
whome
he
commaunded
presently
to
be
brought
before
him
,
&
caused
them
to
singsollemne
processions
,
and
giue
praise
to
God
for
his
happie
victory
:
after
this
,
he
commaunded
them
to
sanctitie
and
halow
,
certaine
waters
,
wherein
all
the
Panims
should
be
baptised
,
with
himselfe
,
his
Quéene
,
and
followers
,
vpon
paine
of
death
,
and
presently
sent
out
his
Edict
and
proclamation
,
that
al
the
inhabitants
within
those
dominions
,
should
with
all
possible
spéed
,
come
to
Cassidony
,
there
to
receiue
the
holy
Baptisme
&
fayth
in
Iesu
Christ
.
After
all
which
solemnities
,
with
great
reuerence
performed
,
he
tooke
to
wife
the
faire
Quéene
Beautrix
,
to
the
exceeding
contentment
of
all
the
beholders
.
I
néed
not
here
make
mention
of
the
sumptiousnes
of
the
feasts
,
the
applause
of
the
late
imprisoned
Christians
,
the
concourse
of
the
common
people
,
to
behold
this
magnificent
wedding
,
but
leaue
it
to
the
reader
,
to
imagine
.
But
of
one
thing
especially
,
I
must
giue
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
Bride
was
so
adorned
with
gemmes
,
ouches
,
and
precious
stones
that
day
,
that
if
all
the
worlde
should
haue
imployed
their
paines
to
obtaine
the
like
,
I
thinke
they
are
not
to
be
gotten
:
all
which
,
that
most
cruell
homicide
and
periured
miscreant
Alimodes
,
had
by
exaction
,
extorted
from
all
his
neighbours
Christians
,
by
force
and
villany
.
But
when
all
these
tryumphes
(
which
endured
the
space
of
thrée
daies
)
were
finished
,
Sadony
reforming
the
diabolicall
customes
,
which
had
many
yeres
continuance
within
that
region
,
in
steed
thereof
established
Iusttice
,
religion
and
godlines
,
to
the
great
comfort
of
the
inhabitants
of
Cassidony
,
in
which
long
after
they
continued
,
in
most
prosperous
,
and
happy
estate
and
tranquilitie
.
Chap.
4.
How
Blanchardine
found
his
father
the
King
of
Frize
imprisoned
within
the
Citty
of
Cassidony
:
and
deliuered
him
from
thence
.
IT
fortuned
not
long
after
this
solemnity
was
finished
,
that
Sadony
,
Beautrix
and
Blanchardine
,
walking
abroad
for
their
disport
,
heard
the
most
pittifull
outcry
and
lamentation
of
certaine
other
prisoners
,
neere
the
Citty
,
which
were
almost
famished
for
want
of
bread
,
which
dolefull
noise
,
so
penetrated
the
gentle
hearts
of
these
three
Princes
,
that
Sadony
demaunding
what
voice
the
same
might
be
,
a
knight
attendant
,
made
this
reply
.
Know
noble
King
that
not
long
since
,
our
quondam
Lord
and
Prince
Darius
,
bending
his
course
to
the
renowned
Citty
of
Tormaday
,
to
mannage
armes
in
the
ayde
of
hys
father
,
against
the
faire
Eglantine
(
surnamed
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
)
was
by
a
suddaine
tempest
at
sea
,
dryuen
from
his
course
,
and
without
their
compasse
,
into
a
land
,
which
as
the
inhabitants
called
the
land
of
Frize
,
where
(
by
great
hap
)
within
that
little
Iland
at
that
time
,
a
great
Lord
of
that
Country
,
came
with
diuers
Gentlemen
of
great
account
to
disport
themselues
,
both
for
the
holsomnes
of
the
ayre
,
the
fertiity
of
the
soile
and
the
swéet
recreations
that
place
did
afford
,
vppon
our
arriuall
wee
ranging
the
thickets
and
plaines
of
the
Country
,
tooke
prisoner
one
,
who
for
feare
,
discouered
the
whole
state
of
the
country
,
and
the
resedency
of
this
Lord
and
gentlemen
,
at
that
time
there
by
whose
direction
we
secretly
marching
to
the
Palace
,
on
the
suddaine
surprized
the
said
Lord
,
with
all
his
braue
troop
,
who
at
our
enterance
seemed
to
resist
,
but
finding
their
forces
vnable
to
encounter
a
multitude
,
yeelded
themselues
to
mercy
:
Darius
(
whome
pitty
could
not
peirce
)
vtterly
refusing
raunsome
commaunded
them
presently
,
to
be
conueighed
to
this
Citty
,
there
to
remaine
during
their
liues
,
captiues
.
And
these
(
most
mighty
Princes
)
are
the
prisoners
,
whose
lamentation
,
you
heare
.
When
Blanchardine
heard
him
speake
of
Frize
,
ablushing
red
beautifying
his
chéekes
,
he
began
straight
to
coniecture
,
that
out
of
all
doubt
this
Lord
was
desended
of
his
linage
and
house
,
commaunding
presently
to
fetch
them
before
him
&
the
other
princes
,
which
the
posting
messenger
,
spéedily
performed
:
and
hauing
presented
them
to
the
three
Princes
,
Blanchardine
fixing
a
stéedfast
view
vpon
them
,
knew
his
father
,
(
although
the
hard
imprisonment
and
hungry
diet
,
had
masserated
and
made
him
leaner
then
he
was
wont
to
be
)
whereat
Blanchardine
began
secretly
to
lament
the
hard
distresse
of
his
aged
Sire
.
But
incurraging
himselfe
to
speake
,
he
demaunded
of
him
,
what
country
man
he
was
,
and
the
chaunce
that
brought
him
into
these
calamities
?
The
aged
king
,
faint
by
reason
of
famine
:
and
feble
by
his
age
,
after
a
little
pause
made
this
reply
.
Know
sir
,
that
I
am
a
most
distressed
and
captiue
King
,
my
Country
(
which
of
long
time
I
gouerned
,
with
happines
and
quiet
)
is
called
Frize
,
scituated
néere
the
sea
,
but
through
the
mutabilitie
and
chaunce
of
fortune
my
land
hath
béene
depopulated
and
layde
waste
,
my
subiectes
slaine
,
and
my selfe
with
diuers
of
my
nobles
taken
prisoners
,
by
Darius
the
Sonne
of
Alimodes
,
who
not
pittying
my
age
and
gray
haires
,
hath
too
too
long
inclosed
vs
,
within
a
most
obscure
and
darke
prison
,
full
of
venim
and
fylth
:
in
which
I
and
my
poore
company
▪
are
ready
to
famish
,
for
want
of
sustenance
,
against
the
law
of
God
,
manand
nature
:
vtterly
refusing
all
ransomes
,
that
haue
béene
proffered
for
our
deliueries
.
But
a
Sonne
I
had
[
whose
yeares
and
countenance
presaging
valure
]
made
both
my selfe
and
his
mother
,
to
haue
too
tender
a
care
ouer
him
,
fearing
some
worse
euent
than
wee
had
cause
to
dread
:
and
for
this
onely
cause
we
rather
tooke
care
,
to
instruct
him
in
learned
sciences
,
then
to
pricke
him
forward
to
beare
armes
,
who
like
a
Lion
vnwilling
to
bee
tamed
,
and
spend
his
yeares
in
subiection
and
home
bred
toyes
,
because
I
refused
to
inuest
him
with
the
order
of
knighthood
,
one
day
very
secretly
,
(
without
all
our
priuities
)
went
away
:
and
since
his
departure
wee
haue
not
so
much
as
receiued
any
newes
or
tidinges
of
him
,
which
hath
bred
in
me
such
sorrow
&
griefe
,
that
I
wish
rather
a
thousand
times
to
die
then
thus
to
liue
depriued
,
not
only
of
my
liberty
and
kingdome
,
but
of
my
Sonne
,
whose
towardlines
(
being
a
child
)
was
of
all
admired
,
and
whose
losse
(
through
my
fault
)
of
all
pittied
.
Therefore
my
humble
petition
is
(
if
it
rest
in
your
powers
)
,
to
rid
me
by
some
kind
of
death
,
out
of
this
lothsome
and
gréeuous
thraldoms
,
wherein
I
now
liue
,
who
rather
account
it
a
happines
to
dye
,
than
thus
distressed
with
misery
to
liue
.
After
which
his
pittyfull
complaint
,
the
teares
distilled
doune
his
waterie
eyes
,
vppon
his
aged
face
so
thick
,
that
made
all
the
company
to
be
waile
his
hard
aduenture
&
mishap
,
but
especially
Blanchardine
his
sonne
,
within
whome
loue
and
pitty
made
their
combat
.
Sir
quoth
Blanchardine
)
may
it
be
,
that
if
your
son
were
héere
at
this
time
,
considering
his
long
departure
from
you
,
doe
you
imagine
that
you
shoulde
knowe
him
,
by
his
fauour
and
countenance
?
Ah
(
answered
the
king
to
well
I
knowe
,
that
these
my
drooping
eyes
,
which
pore
still
vppon
my
graue
,
shall
neuer
receiue
such
content
,
as
once
to
infix
them selues
on
his
amyable
face
.
Blanchardine
not
able
any
longer
to
conceale
himselfe
from
his
aged
father
,
sayd
vnto
him
,
know
noble
King
,
that
not
long
since
,
this
noble
Gentleman
Sadony
and
my selfe
,
not
only
sawe
your
Son
,
but
accompanied
him
long
time
.
And
betwéene
vs
,
were
all
things
common
,
so
that
the
mutuall
kindnes
and
loue
,
which
we
conceiued
of
echother
,
was
by
no
meane
to
bee
disioyned
,
and
we
accounted
of
one
an
other
,
as
of
our selues
:
in
so
much
,
that
at
his
departure
from
our
company
,
he
gaue
me
this
ring
of
gold
,
which
héere
I
weare
,
and
for
his
sake
,
will
reserue
during
my
life
.
The
good
old
King
,
remembring
the
perfect
forme
of
the
ring
,
which
his
sonne
Blanchardine
had
shewen
him
,
knew
presently
that
it
was
the
ring
,
which
his
granfather
vsed
to
weare
,
and
at
his
death
vequethed
the
same
to
Blanchardine
.
And
being
by
this
sight
the
more
encoraged
,
he
in
most
humble
maner
requested
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
his
sonnes
departure
from
their
honorable
companies
,
and
the
place
,
whether
they
did
imagine
he
had
bent
his
course
,
hoping
at
length
(
if
euer
he
obtained
fréedome
)
to
visit
his
sonne
Blanchardine
.
But
when
he
heard
him
not
reply
to
his
humble
demannd
,
the
olde
King
suspecting
,
that
his
departure
,
was
rather
a
seperation
by
death
then
a
voluntary
absence
from
their
society
,
after
sundry
and
gréeuous
sighes
,
was
ready
to
sound
.
But
Blanchardine
,
who
now
perceiued
by
his
pittiful
complaints
,
that
vnles
he
should
make
himselfe
knowne
,
it
myght
he
greatly
preiudiciall
to
his
health
,
and
that
delay
in
such
a
case
,
bred
great
danger
:
he
reuoking
his
former
obstinacy
,
humbling
himselfe
,
began
to
make
himselfe
knowne
to
the
old
man
in
this
sort
.
Most
redoubted
Lord
and
déere
father
,
beholde
Blanchardine
your
sonne
,
whose
offence
to
your
maiestie
deserueth
no
fauour
,
in
that
his
departure
from
your
Court
was
most
secretly
concealed
from
all
(
but
especially
from
your selfe
)
humbly
submitting
himselfe
,
to
your
doome
,
craueth
your
honourable
pardon
,
both
for
his
fault
in
departing
,
and
also
for
the
gallant
courser
,
and
sword
which
hee
priuily
conuayed
away
with
him
with
the
which
among
many
other
,
he
hath
reuenged
your
wrongs
vpon
your
enemy
Darius
,
and
his
accursed
company
of
miscreants
.
When
his
aged
father
the
King
of
Frize
,
heard
the
dutyfull
and
debonaire
submission
of
his
sonne
(
whome
till
that
very
instant
he
knew
not
)
by
reason
of
the
obscuritie
,
and
darkenes
of
his
prison
,
&
also
his
declining
age
:
neither
can
my
pen
recount
nor
my
tong
relate
,
the
happie
content
he
receiued
,
and
the
generall
applause
to
all
(
But
especially
to
Sadony
,
and
the
faire
Beautrix
,
who
all
this
while
,
were
attentiue
beholders
of
this
rare
accident
,
and
when
they
perceiued
the
ful
issue
of
all
which
had
happened
betwéene
them
,
they
congratulated
this
happy
chance
with
Blanchardine
and
his
father
.
And
presently
caused
a
sumpteous
bath
,
and
most
honorable
and
rich
apparell
,
to
bée
prepared
for
the
aged
king
,
with
all
the
duties
belonging
to
his
royall
estate
:
and
in
like
sort
,
for
all
the
Knightes
,
and
Gentlemen
his
attendantes
.
Now
when
Blanchardine
(
somwhat
recalled
from
his
immaginations
)
after
the
conference
in
publique
ended
,
betwéene
the
king
and
the
rest
of
the
company
,
hauing
brought
his
father
into
a
most
sumpteous
chamber
,
enbossed
with
gold
,
and
hanged
with
most
rich
tapestry
,
conuenient
for
his
estate
,
he
demaunded
of
him
the
estate
and
welfare
of
the
Quéene
his
mother
,
and
his
country
?
Alas
faire
sonne
quoth
the
king
,
I
haue
béene
here
inclosed
,
in
a
most
obscure
prison
,
this
yeare
and
more
,
in
which
time
,
I
neuer
had
any
priuate
conference
with
any
,
sauing
a
base
villaine
,
vnder
whose
cruell
and
hard
custody
,
I
haue
long
remained
comfortles
,
so
that
I
greatly
feare
me
,
that
my
captiuitie
once
bruted
to
her
louing
eares
,
whose
pensiue
thoughtes
for
thée
,
had
almost
before
my
departure
consumed
her
,
haue
now
altogether
depriued
her
,
both
of
health
and
life
:
but
the
case
is
only
known
to
God
,
and
not
to
me
,
that
haue
not
so
much
as
sent
neyther
receiued
any
letter
or
token
from
her
since
my
comming
into
this
most
accursed
country
,
which
hath
béene
hetherto
gouerned
by
the
cruellest
miscreant
that
euer
hell
or
nature
hatched
.
Chap.
5.
How
Sadony
,
Blanchardine
and
the
King
of
Frize
enbarqued
themselues
to
Tormaday
for
the
succour
of
faire
Eglantine
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
.
AFter
that
al
teares
were
cleane
wiped
from
their
eies
,
and
that
the
aged
King
of
Frize
and
his
faint
company
,
had
somwhat
recouered
their
perfect
strength
&
courrages
,
Blanchardine
,
(
whose
wandering
thoughts
were
still
occupiedin
the
contemplation
of
the
rare
and
deuine
beauty
of
his
Mistresse
,
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
and
on
her
succours
against
the
periured
infidell
,
and
Sarizine
Alimodes
,
séeing
conuenient
time
and
leysure
to
serue
,
before
Sadony
,
Beaut●…ix
and
his
aged
father
▪
began
thus
to
complaine
.
Most
honorable
fréend
and
trusty
companion
Sadony
,
since
by
the
high
deuine
,
and
most
sacred
prouidence
of
God
,
you
haue
obtained
your
hearts
content
,
and
the
onely
Iuell
which
long
you
haue
desired
,
I
meane
this
faire
and
beautifull
Princesse
Beautrix
your
wife
,
and
that
the
true
sincere
,
and
christian
religion
is
surely
planted
within
this
your
Kingdom
,
whereby
God
may
be
truely
serued
your
people
preserued
,
and
your
country
at
quiet
,
that
now
you
will
remember
,
your
sacred
vow
and
promise
,
which
faithfully
you
plighted
to
me
,
in
the
sight
of
God
and
heauen
,
for
the
spéedy
succour
of
my
faire
Lady
&
mistres
,
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
against
our
foe
Alimodes
:
and
although
these
wars
may
be
some
cause
to
seperate
you
from
your
beautifull
Quéene
and
bride
(
for
a
while
)
in
whome
resteth
the
full
of
your
content
and
delight
,
yet
considering
the
Christian
Religion
which
you
now
professe
,
and
by
which
you
are
coniured
,
and
most
strickly
bound
,
to
prosecute
these
wars
vppon
an
infidell
,
in
the
defence
of
a
most
vertuous
Christian
Quéene
.
And
also
remembring
,
your
trustie
promise
made
vn●…o
me
before
our
arriuall
héere
in
Cassidony
.
These
causes
(
I
say
)
duly
considered
,
will
(
I
trust
)
be
sufficient
spurs
to
pricke
you
on
to
this
inquest
,
wherein
your
seruice
shall
not
onely
bee
acceptable
to
God
,
but
most
kindly
taken
and
requited
by
mée
,
whose
fidelity
shall
rest
for
euer
,
engrau●…n
within
the
intrals
of
my
soule
inuiolable
.
And
you
faire
Quéene
(
speaking
to
Beautrix
)
although
I
knowe
that
you
can
hardly
permit
this
suddaine
departure
of
your
Princely
husband
(
considering
your
late
mariage
)
the
sincere
loue
you
beare
him
,
and
swéete
content
you
receiue
in
hys
presence
,
yet
since
your
kingdome
doth
remaine
safe
and
voyde
of
daunger
,
being
garded
with
so
many
and
valiant
knights
,
as
we
meane
to
leaue
héere
for
your
defence
:
and
for
that
the
time
will
not
belong
before
he
make
his
safe
&
swéet
returne
,
graunt
frée
leaue
(
most
faire
Quéene
)
to
Sadony
,
to
performe
this
honorable
enterprize
,
although
against
your
father
,
yet
being
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
therefore
of
greatest
force
,
ought
by
all
possible
meanes
to
be
vndertaken
.
When
the
fayre
Princesse
,
had
heard
Blanchardine
to
the
full
of
his
demaund
,
although
two
extreame
euills
,
were
at
once
to
be
determined
by
her
consent
,
first
the
departure
of
her
new
and
most
louing
husband
Sadony
,
secondly
the
warres
they
intended
,
were
againsther
owne
father
Alimodes
:
yet
being
allured
both
by
the
pittifull
teares
that
distiled
doune
from
his
eyes
,
and
the
swéet
speaches
that
procéeded
from
his
mouth
,
shee
srankly
gaue
her
consent
.
Nowe
Sadony
although
loath
to
forsake
his
newe
married
Quéene
,
and
vnwilling
to
incurre
the
scandall
of
periurie
to
his
approued
friend
,
with
all
willingnes
commaunded
his
shippes
to
be
made
ready
,
both
with
munition
and
victuall
,
and
thirtie
thousand
soldiers
,
knights
and
gentlemen
,
for
the
spéedy
performance
of
this
seruice
,
which
withall
diligence
,
was
prepared
and
in
readines
.
When
Blanchardine
saw
the
willingnes●…
the
kingly
consent
of
Sadony
his
approued
friend
,
hee
rendred
him
many
and
harty
thankes
,
vowing
the
perpetuitie
of
their
freindships
,
for
euer
to
remaine
v●…cancelled
.
All
things
according
to
commaund
being
in
readines
,
Sadony
(
by
the
good
aduice
of
his
trusty
companion
Blanchardine
)
apointed
sundry
garrisons
of
approued
knights
and
soldiers
,
to
remaine
within
the
Citie
of
Cassidony
,
for
the
defence
thereof
against
forraine
inuasions
,
and
to
repulse
King
Allimodes
if
hee
should
in
the
meane
,
chance
to
returne
thether
before
them
)
Then
after
a
sollemne
leaue
taken
of
the
Quéene
,
and
all
her
hono●…able
companie
,
all
thinges
beeing
left
in
good
and
quiet
order
,
they
betooke
themselues
to
the
Sea
where
hauing
a
pleasant
gale
,
they
in
short
space
were
past
the
ken
of
land
running
their
wished
course
to
Tormaday
,
for
the
deliuery
(
as
I
said
before
)
of
the
faire
Quéene
Eglantine
the
proud
Lady
in
lou●…
,
where
lets
a
while
leaue
them
,
to
recount
something
of
the
miscreant
Alimodes
&
his
accursed
company
,
whom
we
left
before
the
walles
of
Tormaday
in
great
hope
to
bee
owner
,
both
of
the
Quéene
and
Country
.
We
recounted
at
large
before
,
how
the
proude
Alimodes
layd
his
daily
and
continuall
seidge
to
the
Citie
of
Tormaday
,
after
the
departure
of
his
sonne
Darius
,
and
the
great
losse
of
the
victualles
which
he
brought
out
of
Prize
.
But
as
yet
neyther
his
assaultes
,
Canuizadoes
,
nor
allarums
,
bred
any
daunger
,
though
son●…e
feare
to
the
Citizens
within
the
towne
,
yet
many
hardy
knights
and
soldiers
on
both
sides
lost
their
liues
,
in
making
outrodes
,
to
terrifie
the
enemie
.
But
Alimodes
perceiuing
his
victualls
to
waste
,
his
men
to
die
,
some
by
war
,
some
by
sicknes
,
and
no
hope
of
any
victorie
,
hee
on
a
suddaine
earely
in
the
morning
,
caused
his
Cannons
to
be
planted
against
the
Walles
,
his
rammes
and
engines
of
war
,
to
be
reared
vp
,
hoping
to
effect
the
full
of
his
desire
,
the
sound
and
noise
of
which
,
being
heard
within
the
Towne
,
caused
a
trembling
feare
to
surprize
the
Citizens
,
but
especially
the
Quéene
,
who
now
almost
without
hope
of
any
succour●…
from
her
vnkle
,
the
King
of
Norweigh
(
lately
dead
)
the
losse
of
her
knights
and
soldiers
at
home
,
and
especially
the
want
of
her
true
and
trusty
seruant
Blanchardine
,
(
shee
I
say
)
hearing
this
suddaine
allarum
,
mounted
vp
into
her
high
Turret
,
from
whence
she
might
as
well
decerne
the
Sea
as
the
enemy
before
the
walles
:
And
standing
there
in
this
doubtfull
traunce
,
almost
comfortles
and
desperate
of
succour
,
casting
her
eye
to
the
maine
,
shee
might
esc●…y
a
far
off
,
a
huge
and
〈◊〉
Nauy
,
whose
spreading
sayles
,
fild
with
a
pleasant
gale
,
●…ended
(
as
she
thought
)
their
running
course
to
Tormaday
.
This
suddaine
and
vnexpected
sight
,
drew
her
into
a
dout
,
what
she
might
coniecture
of
this
accident
:
sometime
comforted
▪
with
hope
,
but
straight
plunged
in
dispaire
:
one
time
intagining
it
to
be
Blanchardine
,
an
other
time
to
be
Darius
,
that
came
to
releiue
and
ayde
his
father
against
her
:
Thus
in
perplexities
,
shée
continued
the
space
of
one
houre
and
more
,
in
which
time
,
shee
might
more
perfectly
perceiue
the
number
of
vessels
that
with
speedy
course
came
thether
.
And
in
these
ag●…nies
,
she
●…eased
not
to
inuocate
the
mercy
of
God
,
whose
mighty
power
she
euer
acknowledged
,
to
excéede
al
humane
riches
,
to
send
her
comfort
in
her
calamities
.
Now
Blanchardine
through
the
brightnes
of
the
Sun
,
whose
beames
made
a
refliction
vppon
the
rigorous
walles
of
the
City
,
standing
on
the
hatches
,
with
the
aged
king
of
Frize
his
father
,
fixing
a
more
perfect
veiw
theron
,
he
began
to
relate
vnto
him
,
the
sumpteous
buildings
of
the
City
,
not
forgetting
,
both
the
bounty
&
beauty
of
the
faire
Quéene
Eglantine
,
her
Princely
affection
towards
him
,
and
his
humble
loue
and
dutie
to
her
,
vowing
if
euer
he
might
come
a
shore
,
to
encounter
with
Alimodes
,
hee
woulde
make
knowne
his
loue
by
his
valor
on
the
enemy
,
in
her
iust
and
righteous
quarrell
,
fully
resolued
that
what
hee
should
attempt
in
her
〈◊〉
against
Alimodes
,
was
meritorious
in
the
sight
of
God
〈◊〉
.
With
these
and
the
like
spéeches
,
they
drew
so
néere
the
shore
that
they
might
decerne
at
full
,
the
Pauilions
and
tents
of
the
Pagans
,
pitched
vppon
the
plaines
,
before
the
City
.
Now
the
proude
pucell
in
loue
,
the
faire
Quéene
Eglantine
,
leaning
in
her
window
,
and
seeing
these
ships
ready
to
come
●…o
anker
and
land
their
men
,
shee
sent
presently
for
the
Prouost
,
(
her
most
assured
and
trusty
seruant
)
who
came
incontinently
.
The
Quéene
leading
him
into
the
toppe
of
her
Turret
,
shewed
him
this
huge
Nauy
,
demaunding
who
they
might
be
?
The
Prouost
béeing
ingenious
,
and
full
of
corrage
,
answered
,
that
they
were
(
as
he
thought
)
Christians
,
both
by
the
shew
of
their
flags
,
streamers
and
appendants
:
ah
God
graunt
(
quoth
the
Quéene
)
they
be
.
The
Prouost
replying
,
requested
her
maiestie
to
send
him
,
not
only
to
make
inquirie
what
they
were
,
but
also
to
wage
them
,
if
he
could
,
to
fight
vnder
her
maiesties
standerds
,
against
Alimodes
and
his
forces
.
The
Quéene
desirous
of
succour
,
condecended
,
and
presently
dispatched
the
Prouost
accordingly
,
who
without
delay
tooke
a
ship
boat
,
rowed
with
eight
tall
fellowes
,
and
by
their
diligence
and
paine
;
he
came
aboord
the
ship
where
Blanchardine
was
,
who
desirous
to
vnderstand
what
they
might
be
,
that
posted
so
fast
to
come
aboord
him
,
walked
vp
and
doune
vpon
the
hatches
vntill
they
were
assended
.
Then
the
Prouost
began
with
an
audatious
corrage
,
to
deliuer
the
Embassage
of
his
Quéene
and
Mistres
,
in
as
ample
manner
as
shee
had
giuen
him
in
charge
:
Blanchardine
,
whose
affection
to
the
Prouost
was
not
forgotten
well
perceiuing
the
cause
of
his
speach
,
to
tend
to
the
succour
of
his
Princesse
and
country
,
enquired
of
him
:
If
occasion
were
that
no
ayd
should
come
,
how
long
he
thought
the
towne
was
able
todefend
it selfe
,
against
the
force
of
Alimodes
,
both
with
men
,
munition
and
necessarie
prouision
of
victuall
.
Sir
answered
the
Prouost
,
our
city
is
wel
fortefied
,
for
many
moneths
,
as
yet
,
neither
do
we
doubt
of
Alimodes
forces
,
which
are
not
able
to
hurt
vs
:
but
one
thing
séemeth
most
displeasant
vnto
all
her
subiectes
,
that
neyther
night
nor
day
,
her
maiestie
enioyeth
any
content
,
tormenting
her selfe
with
sighes
and
passions
,
which
we
all
dout
will
sort
to
some
hard
euent
,
vnlesse
a
spéedy
remedy
be
found
for
her
recomforture
.
Blanchardine
very
desirous
to
vnderstand
,
what
disaster
that
might
be
,
which
so
vnkindly
,
bred
such
discontentment
to
the
Quéene
,
earuestly
solicited
the
Prouost
,
to
relate
the
cause
at
large
.
The
Prouost
most
willingly
obeying
the
princely
commaund
and
gentle
intreaty
of
Blanchardine
,
answered
in
this
sort
Know
sir
,
that
the
extreamity
of
griefe
,
that
our
Quéene
hath
inwardly
conceiued
for
the
losse
of
the
most
braue
accomplisht
man
of
the
worlde
,
who
in
her
defence
,
behaued
himselfe
with
such
vallor
against
her
foes
,
that
in
hers
,
and
all
our
iudgements
and
opinions
,
hee
through
the
world
may
not
bee
equalized
for
magnanimitie
.
And
not
long
since
hauing
by
the
mighty
prouidence
of
God
,
escaped
many
&
imminent
daungers
,
sayling
hether
with
a
mighty
army
of
braue
soldiers
,
for
our
rescue
,
a
suddaine
tempest
arising
at
sea
,
he
with
his
warlike
company
,
were
enforced
to
commit
themselues
to
the
mercy
of
the
waues
,
which
at
that
instant
,
threatened
naught
but
death
,
and
destruction
to
them
all
.
But
thankes
be
to
the
highest
heauens
,
not
long
since
a
pilgrime
passenger
,
dryuen
bytempest
vpon
this
our
coast
,
brought
vs
the
most
happiest
tidings
,
that
we
could
desire
,
&
which
bred
more
content
to
our
Quéene
,
then
all
the
worlde
could
afforde
,
(
which
was
)
that
at
his
departure
from
the
City
of
Cassidony
,
the
chiefe
Citie
of
our
aduersarie
Alimodes
,
this
braue
man
at
armes
,
named
Blanchardine
,
&
the
mightie
Prince
Sadony
sonne
to
the
King
of
Spruse
,
were
not
only
landed
there
with
a
most
puisaunt
army
of
resolute
knights
,
Gentlemen
and
soldiers
,
but
had
vanquished
and
slaine
,
our
mortall
enemy
Darius
,
sacked
his
City
and
people
,
and
that
by
the
procurement
of
Blanchardine
,
the
Prince
Sadony
had
wedded
the
beautifull
Lady
Beautrix
(
Alimodes
daughter
)
by
whose
right
heis
now
fully
possessed
with
the
signiory
and
kingdome
of
Cassidony
,
the
which
he
gouerneth
with
all
tranquility
,
peace
and
happines
,
being
(
not
only
himselfe
,
by
the
honorable
perswasion
of
Blanchardine
become
christned
)
but
also
hath
established
the
true
religion
of
Christianity
through
the
whole
Country
,
to
the
honor
of
God
,
and
the
great
commendation
of
him
,
and
all
his
adherents
.
When
the
Prouost
had
thus
discoursed
at
large
to
Blanchardine
the
message
and
report
of
the
pilgrime
,
Blanchardine
made
this
reply
,
that
what
the
pilgrim
had
said
,
was
most
true
,
sauing
in
one
thing
,
that
whereas
the
pilgrim
informed
,
that
Sadony
is
or
shall
be
married
,
to
the
faire
Beautrix
Alimodes
daughter
,
that
(
quoth
he
)
is
vtterly
false
,
in
mistaking
the
man
,
for
it
is
Blanchardine
that
shall
espouse
her
,
and
he
it
is
that
hath
sent
me
hiher
,
in
succour
and
ayde
to
your
Queene
of
Tormaday
.
Ah
very
God
(
quoth
the
Prouost
)
and
can
it
be
,
that
so
Noble
a
Gentleman
as
Blanchardine
is
,
shoulde
so
much
dishonor
and
forget
himselfe
,
to
be
affianced
to
any
but
our
Queene
,
whose
loyall
loue
,
hath
neuer
receiued
with
any
(
but
him
)
neither
spot
or
fellowship
,
and
who
for
his
sake
,
hath
vtterly
refused
and
set
at
naught
the
royall
proffers
of
many
and
mighty
Kings
?
No
,
no
sir
,
neither
can
I
be
brought
to
beleiue
that
any
such
thought
can
harbour
in
the
head
of
that
heroyike
knight
,
neither
woulde
I
for
milions
of
gold
,
be
the
reporter
of
this
vnhappy
newes
to
hermaiestie
,
being
well
assured
,
that
vpon
the
relation
,
naught
but
death
could
end
her
calamities
.
Therefore
noble
Gentleman
,
either
dispatch
me
hence
,
with
more
happy
newes
,
or
neuer
suffer
me
to
returne
,
with
such
heauy
tydings
.
Yet
since
it
hath
pleased
you
to
relate
vnto
me
,
that
your
comming
hither
(
in
the
behalfe
of
our
Queene
)
is
by
the
speciall
procurement
and
sending
of
Blanchardine
,
let
me
intreate
you
to
know
,
whether
hee
haue
recommended
himselfe
to
my
Lady
by
letter
or
no
,
that
therein
she
may
perceiue
the
full
of
his
determination
.
Fréend
(
quoth
Blanchardine
)
I
neither
receiued
from
him
letter
nor
other
message
,
sauing
such
as
I
haue
already
acquainted
you
withall
,
neyther
can
I
imagine
,
what
better
contentment
he
could
bring
her
,
then
the
sending
of
me
,
to
enfranchize
and
set
her
and
her
people
at
libertie
,
from
the
thraldome
wherein
shee
and
they
haue
long
continued
,
vnder
the
feare
of
Alimodes
force
.
Alas
quoth
the
Prouost
may
it
so
bee
that
hee
can
forget
the
Princely
loue
and
beauty
of
our
Queene
,
who
esteeming
him
far
aboue
al
kings
,
sent
him
her
good
Courfer
,
&
one
of
her
sleeues
at
his
encounter
with
his
foes
(
The
rather
by
that
meanes
)
to
manifest
the
integrity
of
her
true
affection
to
him
,
whose
only
grace
,
hath
battered
the
bulwarke
of
her
Addamanted
brest
:
and
whose
loue
shall
neuer
dissolue
except
death
finish
it
?
At
the●…
speaches
,
Blanchardine
tickled
with
a
swéete
conceipt
began
to
〈◊〉
,
which
the
Prouost
attentiuely
marking
and
remembring
the
letter
sent
by
him
to
the
Queene
,
coniectured
presently
that
he
was
Blanchardine
,
although
,
the
accustomed
coullor
,
which
his
face
was
painted
with
,
made
him
stand
in
some
dout
.
But
after
a
while
,
lending
a
more
listninge
are
to
his
talke
,
he
presently
knew
,
that
it
was
he
in
deed
,
whereof
hee
became
so
ioyfull
,
that
hee
thought
him selfe
the
happiest
man
on
earth
:
and
then
began
the
Prouost
more
boldly
to
recount
vnto
him
the
extremitie
of
affection
his
Quéene
had
borne
him
,
euer
since
his
departure
from
Tormaday
,
&
since
the
receit
of
●…is
letter
which
he
deliuered
to
the
Prouost
at
sea
,
considering
the
strange
accedent
,
that
then
happened
by
the
tempest
,
fearing
least
hee
had
beene
drowned
,
brought
her
into
such
a
heauy
plight
,
that
she
hath
not
beene
séene
abroad
,
amongst
her
Lords
,
only
delighting
to
be
sollitary
in
her
Chamber
,
brooking
no
pleasure
,
neyther
taking
delight
in
any
thing
whatsoeuer
.
Then
Blanchardine
after
some
little
parley
,
humbly
recommending
him
to
the
good
grace
of
the
Quéene
by
him
,
&
to
deliuer
her
Maiestie
a
ring
of
gold
(
which
she
verie
well
knew
)
&
further
to
let
her
vnderstand
,
&
since
the
darkning
drew
on
so
fast
,
that
the
day
would
not
giue
leaue
to
land
his
men
▪
he
with
his
braue
company
,
would
the
next
morning
withall
de●…terity
come
ashore
,
and
bid
Alimodes
to
such
a
breakfast
,
that
instéed
of
fresh
victualls
,
he
should
féede
vppon
the
slaughtered
carcasses
of
his
owne
people
.
And
that
his
ordinance
shoulde
ring
him
such
a
knill
,
that
hee
might
imagine
all
the
Diuels
of
hell
were
come
to
salute
him
from
his
Son
.
But
for
mysloyalty
to
her
maiestie
,
will
her
not
to
dout
,
for
sooner
shall
the
Sunne
leaue
to
shine
,
and
lighten
the
earth
,
then
that
my
plighted
troth
shal
falsefie
his
faith
to
her
sacred
selfe
.
Chap.
6.
Of
the
extreame
ioy
which
the
Queene
had
vppon
the
deliuerie
of
the
ring
,
and
the
Prouostes
message
from
Blanchardine
.
THe
diligent
&
trusty
Prouost
,
flying
with
the
wings
of
hope
,
tooke
againe
his
boate
,
longing
greatly
till
hee
had
reacht
the
shore
,
that
hee
might
deliuer
these
glad
tidinges
to
the
Queene
,
whome
hee
left
in
a
most
pensiue
case
,
plunged
betwéene
hope
and
dread
.
But
at
length
by
the
industrious
paine
of
the
sailers
,
hee
was
safely
set
a
shore
,
verie
nere
the
posterne
of
the
towne
,
where
he
proudly
entred
,
whose
comming
had
been
long
and
long
expected
,
not
only
of
the
Lordes
that
were
priuy
to
his
departure
,
but
especially
of
the
Quéene
,
who
burned
with
extreame
desire
,
to
vnderstand
some
happy
newes
.
Now
the
Prouost
being
entred
the
presence
,
humbling
himselfe
on
his
knée
,
the
Quéene
(
with
more
then
her
accustomed
pace
)
came
against
him
,
to
gratulate
his
welcome
.
Then
the
Prouost
began
to
deliuer
his
message
in
these
tearmes
:
(
Renowned
Lady
and
my
most
gracious
Princesse
)
know
that
I
haue
according
to
your
Princely
commaund
,
performed
my
ambassage
to
the
generall
of
the
Royall
Nauy
,
that
floteth
héereby
on
the
Sea
before
the
City
:
of
the
which
the
chiefe
conductors
and
rulers
be
,
the
Noble
King
of
Frize
,
Blanchardine
his
Sonne
,
and
the
braue
Sadonye
,
Sonne
to
the
king
of
Spruse
,
besides
a
braue
company
of
warlike
soldiers
,
whose
couragious
vallors
presage
victorie
to
your
Maiestie
.
And
more
,
the
noble
King
of
Frize
,
hath
sworne
the
vtter
ouerthrow
of
Alimodes
,
and
all
his
cursedra
bble
of
miscreants
,
for
the
extreame
and
deadly
wrong
which
haue
béene
done
to
him
by
Darius
his
Sonne
:
And
therefore
Madam
,
this
is
their
request
,
that
since
the
day
is
almost
spent
,
so
that
they
may
not
Land
conueniently
,
they
will
vs
with
all
our
strength
,
early
on
the
next
morning
,
to
be
ready
at
their
arriuall
,
where
and
when
without
further
delay
,
they
meane
presently
to
set
vppon
your
enimies
,
their
corages
being
augmented
,
by
the
equitie
of
your
and
their
quarel
.
So
that
now
(
most
mighty
Princes
)
there
is
no
cause
left
vs
,
of
longer
dispaire
,
but
that
all
possible
and
spéedy
prouision
be
made
,
for
the
ioyning
of
our
forces
together
against
the
appointed
time
.
Then
pulling
foorth
the
ring
,
which
gaue
sufficient
testimony
to
the
Quéene
of
Blanchardines
presence
,
he
most
humbly
recommended
it
to
her
maiesties
handes
,
as
his
charge
was
from
Blanchardine
.
The
Quéene
most
thankfully
receiued
this
heauenly
present
,
from
Blanchardine
,
humbly
thanking
God
that
in
her
greatest
extreames
hee
had
sent
not
only
succour
,
but
also
the
man
whome
vnder
heauen
she
estéemed
most
:
then
giuing
especiall
charge
to
the
Prouost
and
all
her
nobles
,
to
sée
all
things
in
a
readines
against
the
next
morning
,
at
the
houre
appointed
:
shée
calling
her
Nurse
,
went
into
her
bed
chamber
,
where
they
two
discoursed
at
large
,
of
the
truth
,
vallor
and
kingly
prowes
of
Blanchardine
,
and
all
other
accidents
,
and
succour
that
God
had
sent
them
,
but
the
chiefe
note
they
sung
vpon
,
was
Blanchardine
whose
swéete
accent
,
vpheld
the
diapasan
of
their
musicke
.
After
this
she
gaue
in
charge
▪
that
the
streetes
should
be
hanged
with
costly
clothes
,
and
that
the
swéetest
musicke
shoulde
continually
play
,
to
welcome
her
loue
Blanchardine
,
which
was
presently
effected
,
so
that
the
City
séemed
rather
an
earthly
paradice
,
then
a
garison
towne
of
soldiers
,
by
reason
of
the
melodious
soundes
of
all
sortes
of
instruments
,
the
sweet
voices
of
men
and
women
,
the
musicall
hermonies
of
Clarions
,
Simballs
,
Lutes
,
Hoboyes
,
Cornets
and
trumpets
that
then
were
heard
.
The
Bels
began
to
ring
throughout
the
Citie
,
the
Preistes
to
sing
procession
,
the
boyes
to
make
bonefires
,
and
the
maides
to
chaunt
their
Roundelayes
,
that
al
mourning
laid
aside
,
there
was
no
cause
of
discomsiture
to
be
seene
.
Now
the
King
Alimodes
being
at
supper
within
his
Pauilion
,
as
though
the
foure
Elements
had
encountred
together
.
The
dust
began
to
rise
so
thicke
that
it
almost
dimd
the
brightnes
of
the
Sunne
,
by
reason
whereof
,
they
within
the
City
perceiued
not
their
freindes
from
their
enemies
.
Then
went
the
Noble
Quéene
and
all
the
matrons
of
Tormaday
,
barefooted
,
to
the
Churches
from
one
to
an
other
,
exorating
the
powers
of
heauen
to
strengthen
the
paizaunce
of
Blanchadine
▪
and
all
his
associates
,
and
to
confound
the
misbeléeuing
infidels
,
Almodes
and
his
companies
.
After
these
orizons
finished
,
the
Quéene
calling
her
nurse
,
mounted
vp
into
her
gallerie
,
from
whence
she
might
well
perceiue
the
assaults
on
both
sides
,
where
shee
long
beheld
diuers
Knights
and
soldiers
slain
,
others
dismounted
from
their
horses
,
sore
mangled
and
wounded
,
wallowing
in
their
owne
gore
,
their
horses
running
vp
and
downe
,
without
their
guides
and
riders
.
But
in
this
hotte
skirmish
,
Blanchardine
singled
foorth
a
Duke
,
a
man
of
great
account
and
prowes
,
whome
at
the
first
méeting
with
his
Launce
,
he
sent
dead
to
the
ground
.
And
before
his
Launce
brake
,
he
confounded
fiue
or
six
.
And
folowing
his
happie
entrance
,
he
so
behaued
himselfe
,
that
his
sword
was
too
well
knowne
among
the
Pagans
,
for
he
had
altered
the
Azure
cullor
thereof
,
into
a
crimson
red
,
with
the
blood
of
the
foe
,
so
that
happie
was
he
that
might
rid
himselfe
from
Blanchardine
:
fury
.
And
if
Alimodes
had
not
supplied
the
defectiue
troopes
of
his
slaughtered
soldiers
,
with
a
band
often
thousand
fresh
,
the
day
had
on
his
side
bene
turnd
to
night
,
vpon
which
began
the
clamor
oft
he
soldiers
to
eccoe
in
the
sky
,
when
giuing
each
other
the
fresh
onset
,
the
battell
seemed
more
feirce
then
at
the
first
.
But
Blanchardine
(
instigated
with
honor
and
loue
)
still
hazarded
himselfe
among
the
thickest
of
his
enimies
,
whome
they
knew
too
well
for
their
profits
.
And
being
enclosed
within
a
ring
of
pagans
,
they
freshly
assayled
him
on
euery
side
,
eyther
to
slay
him
or
make
him
their
captiue
,
which
cruelties
,
he
(
hauing
before
too
well
experimented
)
rather
determined
to
die
,
then
to
bee
taken
prisoner
.
And
in
this
resolution
,
hee
so
coragiously
behaued
himselfe
,
that
none
durst
enter
within
the
reach
of
his
weapon
.
And
although
his
horse
was
sore
wounded
,
and
him selfe
most
daungerously
hurt
in
many
places
,
not
séeing
any
way
to
encounter
such
a
multitude
without
great
danger
,
yet
with
maine
force
he
retired
himselfe
back
among
his
companie
.
Now
Sadony
who
all
this
while
stood
not
idle
,
singled
out
a
mightie
Giaunt
named
Corhorant
,
second
brother
to
the
King
Alimodes
,
whome
vpon
the
shock
,
at
their
encounter
,
hee
sent
both
horse
and
man
to
the
ground
,
and
accepting
the
benefit
of
fortune
and
time
,
alighted
from
his
horse
and
disseuered
hys
head
from
his
body
.
The
good
king
of
Frize
whose
corage
was
strong
(
although
by
reason
of
age
)
his
body
was
weake
,
what
by
his
encoragement
of
the
soldiers
,
and
great
experience
in
feates
ofarmes
,
did
great
damage
to
Alimodes
and
his
soldiers
:
In
the
meane
the
valiant
Blanchardine
,
féeling
his
horse
(
by
reason
of
his
woundes
to
faint
vnder
him
)
alighted
and
betooke
himselfe
to
his
sword
,
with
the
which
he
so
manfully
behaued
himselfe
as
euer
did
any
knight
,
till
at
the
last
the
enemy
perceiuing
him
dismounted
,
pressed
so
fast
by
heapes
vpon
him
that
they
tooke
him
prisoner
.
At
which
suddaine
applause
,
the
whole
troope
of
miscreants
gaue
a
mightie
shoote
,
but
Sadony
perceiuing
the
distressed
case
of
his
trusty
friend
Blanchardine
,
hasted
so
fall
vppon
the
enimy
with
his
company
,
that
heaset
at
libertie
him
,
that
before
they
thought
to
be
most
sure
prisoner
.
When
Blanchardine
saw
himselfe
free
,
he
presently
mounted
a
fresh
horse
,
&
tooke
a
mighty
Launce
.
And
perceiuing
Alimodes
somewhat
distant
from
his
companie
,
gaue
the
spurres
to
his
horse
,
and
by
his
agillitie
and
mightie
prowes
bare
him
out
of
his
saddell
to
the
earth
And
at
that
instant
had
seuered
his
head
from
his
body
,
had
not
spéedy
succour
come
.
This
foile
bred
such
a
desire
of
reuenge
in
Alimodes
,
that
so
soone
as
he
was
mounted
againe
,
he
wasted
Blanchardine
to
the
second
encounter
,
which
he
most
willingly
condecended
vnto
,
in
regard
of
the
honor
he
should
atchiue
by
his
conquest
.
And
as
before
,
so
he
serued
him
the
second
time
for
had
not
Alimodes
béene
rescued
againe
,
he
had
sent
his
soule
to
Carons
ferry
bote
,
to
passe
him
ouer
Phlegiton
,
to
craue
his
wandring
pasport
of
Eacus
,
Minos
and
Radamant
,
to
the
infernall
bloody
marshal
fieldes
.
Now
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
(
who
as
I
said
before
)
stoode
with
her
nurse
in
the
gallery
window
,
perceiuing
plainely
this
braue
combat
,
betweene
Blanchardine
and
the
King
Alimodes
which
bred
her
most
sweet
content
:
She
foorthwith
called
vnto
her
a
young
Knight
,
whome
she
commaunded
presently
to
deliuer
a
white
dammask
sleeue
(
which
she
pulled
from
her
gowne
)
with
her
kindest
commendations
to
Blanchardine
,
requesting
him
for
her
sake
,
not
ouly
to
weare
the
same
,
but
also
to
alter
the
cullor
,
with
the
blood
of
her
enemie
Alimodes
.
The
young
knight
hauing
receiued
this
ambassage
from
the
Quéene
,
spéedily
posted
to
deliuer
it
to
Blanchardine
,
vnto
whom
being
aproched
,
he
presented
both
the
Quéenes
commendations
and
the
sleeue
.
This
vnexpected
present
,
was
more
welcome
to
Blanchardine
,
then
a
million
of
gold
,
who
receiuing
it
with
all
humilitie
and
kindnes
,
promised
the
performance
of
her
maiesties
commaund
,
so
far
foorth
as
both
his
life
and
currage
shoulde
permit
,
not
forgetting
most
humbly
to
commend
him
to
the
good
grace
of
the
Quéene
:
with
which
fréendly
answer
the
messenger
after
his
bountifull
reward
from
Blanchardine
,
returned
.
Now
Blanchardine
(
whome
this
princely
fauour
made
most
forward
)
with
eger
desire
of
victory
,
entred
presently
the
thickest
of
his
enemies
,
where
he
so
brauely
behaued
himselfe
,
that
few
or
none
durst
approch
his
presence
for
feare
of
death
,
which
Sadony
and
the
residue
of
his
company
perceiuing
,
pressed
the
more
forward
for
his
ayd
.
And
not
long
after
,
through
the
ingenious
capasitie
and
magnonimious
courrage
of
Blanchardine
,
and
the
noble
Sadony
,
Alimodes
and
his
miscreant
troope
being
discomforted
,
began
to
betake
themselues
to
flight
,
hauing
in
that
battell
lost
the
greater
part
of
his
soldiers
.
Sadony
the
young
Prince
perceiuing
Alimodes
and
his
companies
to
be
discomforted
and
to
fly
,
pursued
them
so
fast
in
their
flight
,
that
on
the
suddaine
he
ouertooke
a
mightie
man
named
Gallizeus
,
third
brother
to
Alimodes
,
whome
he
so
saluted
with
his
sword
,
that
he
fell
dead
from
his
horse
.
But
when
Alimodes
perceiued
his
brother
slaine
,
&
by
the
prowes
of
one
only
Knight
,
with
extreame
anger
hee
commaunded
all
his
vassailes
at
once
to
set
vpon
him
,
who
long
time
most
manfully
defended
himselfe
:
but
finding
his
horse
to
faint
vnder
him
,
by
reason
of
his
many
woundes
,
was
constrained
to
alight
,
and
not
able
long
to
endure
the
force
of
so
many
enemies
,
was
enforced
to
yeild
,
and
had
at
that
instant
béene
slaine
had
not
Alimodes
charged
vpon
paine
of
death
,
that
hee
should
be
taken
aliue
,
to
cause
him
to
endure
a
more
miserable
end
.
Now
the
clamor
of
the
Pagans
began
excéedingly
at
the
taking
of
the
Prince
Sadony
,
so
that
the
noyses
rung
in
the
eares
of
Blanchardine
,
and
when
the
company
had
certified
him
thereof
,
he
stayed
not
,
but
with
all
celeritie
posted
towards
the
enemie
to
recouer
him
,
but
Alimodes
and
his
folke
perceiuing
them
at
hand
,
got
them
aboord
their
ships
with
all
possible
speed
they
might
,
but
a
number
of
them
were
cut
off
before
they
might
reach
the
Sea
,
and
cruelly
murdered
.
But
when
they
perceiued
that
Alimodes
was
already
ascended
his
ships
,
and
had
Sadony
aboord
him
,
hee
galloping
on
the
strond
with
a
lofty
voice
,
called
to
Alimodes
,
to
raunsome
his
friend
Sadony
,
with
a
hundreth
thousand
crownes
and
six
thousand
of
his
Pagan
prisoners
,
but
Alimodes
replyed
that
hee
should
not
returne
,
except
the
faire
Quéene
Eglantine
might
be
his
raunsome
,
where
vnto
Blanchardine
replyed
that
he
would
vpon
condition
that
Sadony
,
might
come
ashore
.
But
the
false
Panim
Alimodes
,
fearing
the
losse
of
his
prisoner
,
commaunded
his
sayles
to
be
presently
hoysed
,
the
ships
to
Launce
,
and
bend
their
course
to
Cassidony
,
hauing
a
little
gale
ready
to
carry
them
away
.
Chap.
8.
The
sorrow
that
Blanchardine
and
all
the
companie
made
for
the
losse
of
Sadony
,
and
how
fraire
Eglantine
perswaded
Blanchardine
to
desist
and
leaue
to
goe
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
BLanchardine
perceiuing
no
recouery
of
his
true
and
trusty
companion
Sadony
,
out
of
the
handes
of
the
Pagan
Alimodes
,
pinched
with
exceeding
anguish
and
for
row
ofminde
,
with
teares
trickling
dowen
his
watery
eies
,
he
began
to
complaine
in
this
manner
.
Ah
mutable
and
vnconstant
fortune
,
how
doost
thou
vomit
vp
the
venome
of
thy
rigor
vpon
mée
,
whome
euen
now
thou
madest
the
best
contentedst
man
liuing
,
and
in
a
moment
the
accursedst
wretch
that
breatheth
:
thou
hast
bereft
me
of
the
second
solace
of
my
soule
,
in
depriuing
mee
of
the
companie
of
my
Sadony
whose
presence
was
my
earthly
heauen
,
whose
absence
my
infernall
hell
.
O
Noble
Gentleman
,
sprung
from
the
Loines
of
victorious
kings
,
how
may
I
worthily
bewaile
this
your
disaster
,
who
for
mysake
,
&
in
my
quarrel
,
haue
not
only
forsaken
father
,
friends
,
kindred
,
country
,
landes
dominions
&
liuing
but
also
not
shunning
most
cruell
and
iminent
daunger
(
euen
at
hand
)
haue
most
willingly
aduentured
your
lise
and
person
.
And
should
I
(
though
vnfortunate
)
yet
be
so
vngratefull
as
to
let
these
princely
fauors
die
and
be
forgotten
,
to
liue
securely
heere
,
(
although
it
bee
the
place
of
my
sweetest
content
on
earth
)
and
suffer
you
to
miscarrie
,
vnder
th●…
tyranie
of
those
cursed
miscreants
?
O
no
,
first
shall
the
heauens
lose
their
light
,
the
Sea
his
waues
,
the
earth
his
fruite
,
before
that
one
such
thought
may
harbor
in
my
heart
.
Alas
when
I
behold
these
〈◊〉
,
discomforted
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
soldiers
,
the
trusty
followers
of
sweet
Sadony
,
sad
and
sorrowsully
wringing
their
wretched
hands
,
for
the
losse
of
their
prince
,
in
beholding
them
(
I
say
)
my
passions
are
more
and
more
augmented
,
neither
can
any
ioy
possesse
my
soule
,
by
reason
of
his
mishap
.
After
he
had
thus
heauily
bewayled
his
déere
fréend
,
hee
approching
néere
the
place
where
Sadonyes
soldiers
marched
,
trayling
their
pikes
behinde
them
,
he
began
to
recomfort
them
the
best
he
could
,
commaunding
all
the
spoyles
of
the
Pagans
,
to
bee
equally
distributed
amongst
them
,
&
that
nothing
should
be
wanting
,
to
supply
their
necessities
,
and
that
all
their
shippes
should
presently
be
new
rigged
and
victualed
,
intending
foorthwith
to
post
after
them
,
to
deliuer
their
prince
and
his
companion
Sadony
.
Nowe
was
the
beautifull
Eglantine
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
come
before
Banchardine
to
yéeld
him
humble
thankes
for
his
excéeding
paines
,
and
true
valor
shewed
in
her
seruice
,
altogether
ignorant
of
all
sinister
accidents
touching
the
captiuitie
of
Sadony
:
at
whose
approch
,
the
virmillion
red
did
so
bepaint
his
manlike
face
,
that
euery
one
might
well
perceiue
the
integritie
of
his
affection
by
his
countenance
:
on
the
other
side
the
Quéene
taken
(
as
it
were
with
an
Apoplexie
)
was
for
the
time
like
one
in
a
trance
,
not
able
through
excéeding
loue
to
vtter
a
woord
,
till
Blanchardine
taking
her
betwéene
his
armes
,
seizing
vpon
her
rosial
lips
with
a
swéete
kisse
,
had
a
little
reuiued
her
,
then
comming
to
her selfe
,
shee
woulde
faine
haue
spoken
,
but
yet
was
tung-tide
,
onely
suffering
her
eyes
to
bée
the
true
messengers
of
her
thought
.
But
Blanchardine
breaking
silence
began
in
this
manner
.
Most
bewtifull
Quéene
and
my
redoubted
loue
and
mistres
,
as
health
doth
bring
most
sollace
to
the
sicke
,
libertie
to
the
prisoner
,
and
foode
to
the
hungry
,
so
doth
your
Angelicall
presence
reuiue
mée
,
who
(
euen
now
▪
the
extremitie
of
sorrow
had
almost
confounded
.
The
Sunshine
of
my
blisse
,
was
turned
to
a
cloudie
fogge
,
my
mirth
to
mone
,
my
sollace
to
sadnes
,
and
my
day
to
night
,
in
loosing
the
man
whome
heauen
adores
,
whome
earth
admires
,
and
men
doe
reuerence
.
O
that
the
dismall
day
had
bin
obscured
,
when
first
this
hellish
Tirant
Alimodes
,
bent
his
bloody
forces
against
this
royall
Towne
,
wherein
although
he
hath
acquired
small
aduantage
,
yet
hath
subdued
his
Conquerer
,
in
surprising
that
most
heroick
Prince
Sadony
,
whome
nowhe
leadeth
prisoner
to
Cassidony
:
but
what
auailes
sorrowe
,
where
sadnes
cannot
helpe
,
and
though
I
now
enioy
your
companye
,
which
is
a
heauen
vnto
my
soule
,
and
a
paradice
vnto
my
mind
,
yet
since
the
cause
was
mine
,
the
quarrell
mine
,
and
he
himself
was
mine
:
with
what
honor
or
iust
excuse
,
can
or
may
I
suffer
him
to
endure
imprisonment
,
and
liue
my selfe
free
and
out
of
bondage
?
(
pardon
me
O
gracious
Quéene
)
and
with
your
pardon
ioyntly
giue
me
leaue
to
recouer
him
again
,
without
whom
neither
may
my
hart
receiue
content
,
neither
my
soule
comfort
:
and
the
time
shall
not
be
long
,
vntill
I
make
my
speedy
returne
to
visite
you
,
whom
aliue
aboue
all
wights
I
honor
,
and
whome
after
death
I
vowe
as
my
cheefest
saint
to
adore
.
When
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
faire
Eglantine
,
had
till
this
instant
remained
as
it
were
in
a
traunce
,
yet
listened
to
this
sad
and
heauy
discourse
of
Blanchardine
,
where
at
the
first
a
wan
and
pale
hew
had
wholy
possessed
her
amiable
face
,
by
reason
of
her
inward
passions
:
now
the
orient
vermillion
spreading
on
her
cheekes
,
stroue
(
as
it
were
)
with
the
Rose
and
Lillie
for
superiority
in
the
perfection
of
colour
,
she
calling
her
sences
together
,
made
this
reply
.
Ah
poore
and
distressed
Quéene
,
how
often
in
my
greatest
mishaps
was
I
wont
to
alledge
against
fortune
,
when
she
threatned
vtterly
to
depriue
me
of
honor
,
liuing
,
renowne
,
yea
life
and
all
,
that
none
of
al
that
was
mine
,
claiming
onely
a
property
in
thy
loue
and
loyaltie
(
O
noble
Knight
Blanchardine
)
not
caring
to
forgoe
the
whole
worlde
so
I
might
enioy
thée
whome
I
thought
that
neither
alteration
of
time
,
distance
of
place
,
mutation
of
manners
,
change
of
estate
,
no
nor
any
thing
whatsoeuer
which
either
hell
or
fortune
might
procure
,
could
once
haue
seperated
and
withdrawne
from
me
,
(
hauing
now
such
liberty
and
freedome
to
stay
:
)
but
seeing
that
my
expectation
failes
me
,
and
that
I
striue
against
the
streame
,
and
east
stones
against
the
winde
,
in
reconciling
you
,
and
opposing
my selfe
against
fortune
,
who
long
since
hath
vowed
my
vtter
ruine
:
ah
too
true
I
finde
,
that
the
constellation
of
my
starres
,
with
the
calculation
of
my
natiuitie
,
haue
still
alotted
me
,
with
Ixion
to
be
rolled
on
the
tormenting
whéele
,
dayly
to
turne
the
stone
with
Sisiphus
,
and
for
euer
to
fill
the
bottomlesse
tubs
with
the
daughters
of
Belus
:
the
ashes
of
the
olde
Phenix
ingender
a
new
,
and
with
me
the
end
of
one
sorrowe
is
the
beginning
of
another
:
if
fortune
looke
on
me
she
lowreth
,
if
she
turne
her
face
,
she
threatneth
:
if
she
but
remember
me
,
she
is
enraged
:
and
if
she
smile
,
she
meaneth
naught
but
deceit
and
slatterye
.
And
yet
how
can
I
so
vehemently
exclaime
against
fortune
?
hath
she
not
rescued
me
from
the
Pagans
tirannies
?
hath
she
not
preserued
my
swéete
Blanchardine
from
shipwrack
,
imprisonment
,
and
death
?
hath
she
not
giuen
me
the
conquest
and
ouerthrow
of
my
enemies
?
Alas
she
hath
,
but
so
soone
to
depriue
me
of
thy
swéet
company
,
augmenteth
my
gréefes
a
thousand
times
more
,
then
these
haue
exhillerated
me
with
pleasure
:
yet
since
there
is
no
remedy
and
that
you
needes
will
wend
from
hence
to
hazard
your
life
and
people
,
in
rescuing
him
(
whome
I
thinke
they
haue
already
put
to
death
)
and
leaue
me
(
to
whom
your
absence
will
bring
a
discontentment
worse
then
death
)
goe
Blanchardine
goe
,
and
in
your
absence
I
will
mourne
,
wéepe
,
and
wring
my
hands
,
(
but
withall
)
neuer
cease
to
entreate
the
Gods
for
your
speedy
returne
:
and
yet
before
you
goe
,
let
vs
congratulate
our selues
as
well
as
we
may
,
and
so
short
a
time
will
permit
:
and
after
you
haue
put
on
the
Princely
Diadem
of
Tormaday
,
and
establisht
all
things
according
to
your
grauety
and
wisedome
,
them
(
I
say
)
may
you
at
your
pleasure
departe
,
and
leaue
me
héere
to
bewaile
my
hard
misfortune
.
Thus
this
poore
passionate
Quéene
sometime
with
sighes
,
sometime
with
teares
,
solicited
him
to
stay
,
but
his
brotherly
care
of
Sadony
farre
exceeded
the
Quéenes
perswasions
.
So
pacing
louingly
with
her
into
the
Cittie
,
which
he
found
most
sumptuouslye
adorned
against
his
comming
,
he
sported
with
his
fayre
Quéene
a
day
or
two
,
till
his
shipping
was
in
a
readines
,
and
then
with
a
warlike
company
of
braue
Caualiers
,
he
bent
his
course
after
the
Pagan
Alimodes
,
and
his
miscreant
company
:
but
before
he
ascended
the
Ship
,
he
in
presence
of
the
Queene
and
her
Lords
,
called
vnto
him
a
man
(
whome
as
he
thought
was
highest
in
the
Princes
fauour
)
but
yet
of
base
and
meane
parentage
,
onely
aduanced
to
honor
by
the
late
deceased
King
of
Tormaday
,
Father
to
the
Quéene
,
whose
aduice
and
councel
he
continually
vsed
before
al
the
Lords
of
his
kingdome
,
his
name
was
Subbyon
,
whose
pride
and
haughtye
minde
,
procured
him
much
hatred
among
the
nobles
,
but
by
reason
of
his
offices
which
he
helde
vnder
the
Quéene
,
by
the
appointment
of
her
father
,
the
common
and
baser
sorte
of
people
,
(
more
for
feare
then
loue
)
did
reuerence
:
whome
Blanchardine
by
reason
of
his
short
abode
,
chose
rather
by
his
eye
then
by
experience
,
to
be
vicegerent
of
the
Cittie
and
kingdome
till
his
returne
:
this
hee
did
(
as
hee
thought
)
to
please
the
Quéene
,
&
appointed
a
hundreth
knightes
daily
to
attend
his
person
and
commaund
.
When
Blanchardine
had
disposed
(
as
ha
thought
)
all
things
according
to
the
Quéenes
desire
,
after
millions
of
kisses
,
and
sweet
imbracements
of
the
faire
Eglantine
,
with
wéeping
teares
hee
departed
towardes
his
ships
.
Then
the
aged
king
of
Frize
,
father
to
Blanchardine
,
séeing
the
pitifull
complaints
of
the
Quéene
,
recomforted
her
as
well
as
he
could
,
promising
after
the
obtaining
of
their
enterprize
,
to
bring
againe
withall
spéed
his
sonne
vnto
her
.
Ah
God
graunt
(
answered
the
Quéene
)
that
all
thinges
sort
vnto
your
wils
,
for
in
your
absence
is
my
death
,
and
in
your
presence
is
my
ioy
.
Then
the
King
of
Frize
and
all
the
rest
went
aboord
their
ships
,
the
ankers
were
halled
,
the
sayles
were
hoised
,
and
foorth
they
launcht
into
the
déep
,
where
after
a
daies
saile
,
they
might
escry
afar
off
,
a
mightie
nauy
of
shippes
,
glyding
on
the
waues
,
whereof
newes
being
brought
to
Blanchardine
,
he
commaunded
that
presently
the
maisters
should
post
after
them
,
thinking
it
to
be
the
fléete
of
Alimodes
.
But
when
the
industryous
Pilotts
thought
to
reach
the
other
company
,
they
were
presently
ouertaken
with
a
mighty
tempest
,
which
put
them
without
their
compasse
,
and
in
great
peril
of
their
liues
.
The
marriners
perplexed
with
the
agony
and
fear
of
death
,
could
not
execute
their
charge
,
but
encoraged
by
the
captaines
of
euer
shippe
,
they
began
to
doe
their
labour
,
some
turned
the
sayle
yard
,
others
the
sayle
corde
,
others
strooke
the
topsayles
,
others
the
spritsayle
,
some
the
mysen
sayle
,
some
tooke
off
the
bonnets
and
enlargements
of
the
mainesayles
,
some
knit
the
broken
lines
,
and
some
looked
to
the
hinder
decke
tayle
&
castle
of
the
ship
,
some
to
the
fore
decke
and
some
to
the
hatches
,
others
voyded
the
sea
into
the
sea
by
pumping
the
water
out
of
the
ships
.
And
to
be
short
,
euery
man
applyed
him
so
well
to
his
labour
,
that
they
defended
the
storme
without
losse
of
any
.
And
thus
let
vs
leaue
to
speake
of
them
a
while
and
returne
to
Subbion
,
whome
we
left
gouernor
of
Tormaday
.
Chap.
9.
How
in
the
absence
of
Blanchardine
,
Subbion
,
to
whom
the
gouerment
of
Tormaday
,
was
committed
til
his
returne
,
traiterously
conspired
to
marie
the
Queene
and
set
himselfe
in
the
regall
throne
as
King
.
SVbbion
being
left
,
by
the
special
appointment
of
Blanchardine
,
chéefe
commaimder
of
the
City
and
people
of
Tormaday
,
assending
not
by
steps
,
but
on
the
sodaine
to
the
tipe
of
all
honor
(
as
he
thought
)
pricked
forward
by
ambition
and
pride
,
the
handmaides
of
trechery
,
began
to
imagine
with
himselfe
,
how
he
might
for
euer
establish
this
his
signiory
and
gouerment
,
neither
respecting
his
base
and
rude
parentage
,
the
manifold
and
bountifull
rewards
of
the
Quéene
,
nor
the
assured
trust
reposed
in
him
,
by
his
soueraigne
Blanchardine
.
Calling
therefore
before
him
such
as
(
he
thought
)
and
whome
hee
might
either
by
reward
,
bribe
or
promise
of
honor
,
allure
,
or
by
flattery
perswade
,
with
whome
he
began
to
breake
in
this
manner
.
My
approued
friends
and
faithfull
countrimen
,
you
are
not
ignorant
of
the
long
and
teadious
wars
which
we
haue
for
many
into
the
presence
,
where
the
Quéene
sate
,
attended
but
with
a
small
troope
of
Lords
and
Knights
,
found
her
pensiue
and
sad
,
for
the
departure
of
Blanchardine
:
but
Subbion
imboldned
by
reason
of
his
armed
fréendes
,
that
companied
him
,
leading
the
Quéene
a
little
a
side
(
as
though
hee
would
impart
some
matter
of
more
secrecie
,
then
behooued
the
standers
by
to
be
acquainted
withall
,
began
to
parley
with
her
in
this
manner
.
Faire
Quéene
and
Empresse
of
Tormaday
,
your
subiects
and
Citizens
are
greatly
grieued
,
to
sée
you
dolant
and
sad
,
now
you
haue
most
cause
to
laugh
and
be
merry
.
And
so
far
as
they
,
and
my selfe
both
by
your
spéeches
&
our
own
coniectures
can
gather
your
melancholy
ariseth
,
by
meanes
of
the
absence
of
Blanchardine
a
man
though
forward
in
your
seruice
(
in
hope
of
Sallary
)
yet
a
stranger
,
an
exiled
person
,
and
a
fugitiue
.
And
sith
you
haue
forsaken
so
many
Princely
offers
,
of
Emperors
,
Kinges
,
Princes
,
Dukes
,
and
great
Lordes
,
it
is
a
great
wonder
to
vs
all
,
what
folly
or
rather
frenzie
should
leade
you
,
to
dote
so
much
vpon
this
wandering
Knight
,
whom
both
his
owne
country
and
people
do
hate
,
and
who
(
in
all
our
opinions
)
séeketh
nothing
but
the
subuertion
of
you
and
this
our
common
wealth
:
consider
(
noble
Quéene
)
the
honor
of
your
Royall
house
,
from
whence
you
are
descended
,
the
fertilitie
of
the
Realme
,
wherein
you
raigne
,
and
the
welfare
of
the
people
,
whome
you
gouerne
,
and
suffer
not
your self
to
be
so
vainly
led
to
mary
one
,
who
like
the
traitor
Eneas
,
will
not
onely
depopulate
your
country
,
impouerish
your
people
,
but
in
your
extreamest
néed
,
leaue
and
forsake
you
,
hauing
obtained
the
ful
&
effect
of
his
desire
.
Then
(
noble
Quéene
)
it
will
be
too
late
to
recal
againe
,
what
preuention
in
time
may
firmely
establish
.
And
since
it
is
the
generall
desire
of
all
your
subiects
,
and
the
thing
which
not
only
shall
bring
content
to
all
,
but
continue
peace
within
your
dominions
for
euer
,
that
you
assure
your
loue
and
liking
to
mée
,
who
estéeme
thereof
aboue
all
reach
of
human
wit
.
Consent
(
O
gracious
Quéene
)
to
satisfie
the
humble
desire
of
all
,
in
yéelding
that
your
loue
to
mée
,
which
the
〈◊〉
of
my
affection
doth
iustly
chalenge
,
as
proper
to
none
〈◊〉
my selfe
.
And
héere
I
vow
and
protest
(
before
the
sacred
presence
of
the
imortall
God
)
to
take
such
continuall
and
diligent
care
for
the
saftie
of
your selfe
,
your
realme
and
people
,
that
through
all
ages
Tormaday
,
shall
beare
the
name
of
the
most
blessed
and
happiest
country
vnder
the
Sunne
.
And
if
you
gainesay
,
what
all
haue
affirmed
,
touching
our
mariage
:
know
that
what
I
may
not
obtaine
by
your
free
consent
,
I
beth
will
and
can
effect
by
rigor
and
force
.
Therefore
sweet
Lady
resolue
mée
presently
,
what
your
determination
is
herein
,
that
I
may
befully
ascertiated
of
your
meaning
.
The
Quéene
(
hauing
with
extreame
paine
)
listened
to
the
sequell
of
Subbions
purpose
,
began
nowe
to
chaunge
her
countenaunce
,
and
with
an
austere
and
bold
spirit
,
full
of
magnanimitie
and
disdaine
,
made
this
reply
.
What
do
I
hear
(
thou
base
disloyall
villaine
)
to
procéed
out
of
thy
lips
whome
duty
commaunds
to
be
our
footestoole
and
slaue
?
haue
the
honors
which
we
haue
bestowed
vpon
thée
,
made
thée
so
far
to
forget
thy selfe
,
that
thou
darest
presume
to
solicite
such
a
matter
,
as
thy
installation
in
regall
seate
,
and
to
be
fellow
and
copartner
with
me
?
Auaunt
pesant
,
this
thy
malleport
and
sawcy
enterprize
,
shall
cause
thée
to
repent
thy
trechery
,
and
bring
such
deserued
punishment
vpon
thée
,
that
through
all
regions
,
thy
detestable
villanies
shall
bee
bruted
,
and
here
at
home
thy
cursed
carcase
most
cruelly
tortured
.
And
as
she
entended
to
call
her
counsell
,
to
acquaint
them
with
this
detestable
treason
:
imediatly
there
stepped
in
,
a
multitude
of
base
runagates
,
which
being
[
on
set
purpose
]
armed
for
his
rescue
,
they
commaunded
their
Prince
the
faire
Eglantine
,
to
consumate
the
marriage
,
which
they
had
already
purposed
betwéene
her
and
Subbion
,
not
permitting
her
any
leisure
to
withdraw
her selfe
apart
,
from
such
a
rude
rabbell
of
rascalls
.
The
Ladies
there
attendant
,
perceiuing
the
multitude
to
presse
in
so
fast
,
made
such
an
outery
,
that
all
the
Court
and
streetes
rung
of
their
noyse
,
so
that
the
Citizens
wondring
at
this
suddaine
allarum
,
began
to
flock
to
the
gates
of
the
Court
which
were
so
clo●…ly
kept
by
the
traytorous
companies
of
Subbion
,
that
none
might
[
as
then
]
enter
therein
.
But
this
newes
being
spred
through
the
City
,
and
comming
to
the
eares
of
the
good
olde
Earle
of
Castelford
,
the
Prouost
of
Tormaday
,
and
the
Knight
of
the
ferry
:
sitting
at
diner
,
they
hauing
vnderstood
the
treasons
,
intended
by
Subbion
against
the
Queene
,
withall
possible
spéed
,
assembed
a
mightie
army
of
soldiers
&
citizens
,
●…n
battle
aray
,
&
marched
to
the
court
gates
,
which
though
at
the
first
they
found
fast
shut
,
yet
by
the
engines
and
deuices
they
brought
,
they
caused
to
fly
open
,
so
that
within
short
time
[
&
ere
euer
Subbion
could
any
whit
effect
his
purpose
]
they
entred
the
Court
,
where
finding
the
Quéene
,
somewhat
recoiled
,
and
seuered
from
the
company
of
the
traitors
,
which
now
prepared
to
defend
themselues
,
they
presently
conueyed
her
out
of
the
Court
,
and
with
al
possible
spéed
,
sent
her
away
to
the
old
Earle
of
Castelford
there
to
remaine
til
their
return
vnto
her
.
In
the
meane
while
,
Subbion
and
his
accomplicies
withdrew
themselues
,
fearing
the
multitude
of
the
Citizens
and
soldiers
,
which
came
against
them
.
But
when
hee
vnderstood
,
that
the
faire
Lady
Eglantine
,
was
by
the
Prouost
,
the
Knight
of
the
ferry
,
and
the
good
Earle
of
Castelford
,
conueyed
to
the
stronge
holde
of
Castelford
,
a
place
impregnable
,
by
reason
of
the
déep
watry
trenches
,
and
lofty
stronge
walles
,
being
furnished
within
with
great
store
of
munition
,
men
and
victualls
,
hee
grew
halfe
in
dispaire
,
euer
to
obtaine
his
purpose
.
But
being
incoraged
by
his
treacherous
followers
,
to
persist
in
his
villanous
enterprize
,
he
forthwith
,
with
all
his
base
retinue
,
marched
to
Castelford
,
where
hauing
a
long
and
weary
seidge
,
without
aduauntage
,
he
determined
still
to
perseuer
therein
,
hoping
in
time
,
through
want
and
defect
of
victualls
,
they
should
bee
reinforced
to
yéeld
.
And
in
this
assault
and
traitorous
seidge
,
I
will
leaue
him
a
while
,
to
recount
the
aduenture
of
Blanchardine
in
persuit
of
the
Pagan
Alimodes
,
for
the
deliuerie
of
his
trustie
companion
Sadony
.
Chap.
10.
How
Alimod●…
landed
at
Cassidony
and
led
Sadony
prisoner
with
him
But
at
his
comming
thether
,
the
Citizens
defended
the
gates
,
forbidding
his
entrance
,
&c.
NOw
was
Alimodes
(
the
cursed
infidel
)
come
safe
within
the
hauen
of
Cassidony
his
natiue
country
and
kingdome
,
(
as
he
thought
but
hauing
landed
his
men
,
entending
to
enter
the
City
,
as
King
,
he
found
the
gates
closed
,
and
all
enterance
was
denied
:
then
he
began
first
to
exclaime
vpon
his
false
Gods
,
then
on
his
people
,
and
most
especially
,
on
his
daughter
,
the
faire
Beautrix
,
who
was
lately
affianced
,
to
the
distressed
prisoner
Sadony
:
at
the
same
instant
,
was
the
fair
Beautrix
mounted
in
her
gallery
,
from
whence
she
might
discerne
the
huge
multitude
of
Ships
and
men
,
which
much
recomforted
her
,
hoping
them
to
be
the
company
of
her
Lord
Sadony
,
whose
presence
and
safe
returne
she
had
ouer
long
expected
:
she
forthwith
commaunded
a
great
Lord
to
poste
abroad
to
bring
her
the
certainty
of
the
newes
,
who
being
returned
,
assured
her
that
it
was
her
father
Alimodes
,
who
by
chaunce
of
war
,
driuen
from
his
siedge
had
taken
her
betrothed
Lord
Sadony
prisoner
,
and
entended
the
next
morning
to
sacrifice
him
to
his
Pagan
Gods
.
This
melancholy
message
bred
such
a
terror
to
the
faire
Beawtrix
when
she
heard
the
distresse
of
her
déere
Sadony
,
that
all
vitall
powers
forsaking
her
body
,
she
fell
in
a
sound
:
but
being
recomforted
by
the
diligence
of
her
Ladies
,
she
came
to
her selfe
again
,
when
not
without
millions
of
teares
she
bewailed
the
hard
mischaunce
of
Sadony
,
whose
case
she
thought
remedilesse
:
Alimodes
aduancing
himselfe
neerer
the
walles
,
perc●…ed
his
daughter
hauing
her
face
besprent
with
blubbered
teares
,
leaning
at
a
window
,
to
whome
with
a
mightie
&
sterne
voice
he
called
,
to
haue
entrance
within
the
towne
,
or
els
(
quoth
he
)
this
caitisse
Sadony
whom
thou
séest
heere
,
who
contrary
to
my
will
,
hath
plighted
troth
with
thee
,
and
caused
thée
and
my
people
to
forsake
the
sacred
lawes
and
ordinaunces
of
our
God
Mahomet
,
shall
with
the
extreamest
tormentes
I
can
deuise
,
héere
openly
in
thy
sight
be
tortured
to
death
.
And
besides
,
at
my
entrance
within
the
Citty
[
which
shall
bee
ere
long
]
both
thou
and
all
thy
false
and
traiterous
companie
,
shall
feele
the
rigor
of
reuenging
wrath
.
Conseder
that
I
am
thy
Father
that
import
thee
,
I
am
he
that
gaue
thée
life
and
dignitie
,
I
am
the
true
and
iust
enheritor
,
of
the
kingdome
of
Cassidony
,
who
haue
no
other
[
nowe
thy
brother
Darius
is
slaine
]
to
bestow
it
vppon
but
thee
:
Yeeld
[
I
say
]
yeeld
to
thy
father
,
who
tendereth
thy
welfare
and
pittyeth
thy
distresse
,
lamenting
to
thinke
vpon
the
slaughter
of
his
subiects
,
which
through
thy
obstinacie
is
like
to
ensue
:
pitty
thy selfe
,
pitty
thy
people
,
pitty
thy
husband
,
and
pittie
thy
father
who
though
he
may
commaund
,
yet
doth
humbly
entreat
.
And
what
hath
in
my
absence
beene
committed
,
both
against
my
Crowne
and
dignitie
,
I
vow
to
Mahomet
cléerely
to
pardon
,
and
freely
to
forgiue
,
how
canst
thou
thinke
to
Raigne
in
peace
,
that
hast
thrust
thy
Father
from
possession
of
the
crowne
?
howe
canst
thou
repose
trust
in
any
,
that
hast
first
beene
false
thy selfe
?
how
can
men
thinke
thee
to
bee
faithfull
to
any
,
that
hast
beene
thus
faithles
to
me
thy
father
?
relent
[
I
say
relent
]
in
time
,
and
wipe
this
cloudy
bayle
from
thy
dimsighted
cies
see
see
the
times
which
are
like
presently
to
fall
vpon
thee
and
thy
people
:
I
heare
them
already
munnur
against
thee
,
I
heare
them
conspiring
to
betray
thee
,
I
see
them
ready
to
deliuer
thee
into
my
hands
,
which
[
if
they
shal
]
what
pittie
canst
thou
plead
,
that
thus
obstinately
dost
denie
to
pittie
thy selfe
?
And
with
these
speaches
,
the
teares
distilled
downe
his
eies
,
in
great
aboundance
.
The
beautifull
〈◊〉
,
listening
to
this
perswasiue
oration
,
and
déep
protestation
of
〈◊〉
her
Father
,
with
bold
corrage
,
yet
with
smyling
countenance
,
made
h●…m
this
answere
.
Deere
Father
neyther
is
it
obstinacy
,
neglect
of
duetie
,
nor
mallice
of
you
,
that
I
haue
caused
these
gates
to
be
shut
against
you
:
But
fearing
your
rage
(
which
I
know
to
be
gréeuous
and
intollerable
)
if
on
the
sodaine
without
deliberation
you
should
enter
,
and
beholde
the
strange
mutations
and
chaunges
,
which
haue
chaunced
in
your
absence
.
But
if
it
shal
please
you
to
listen
a
while
with
patience
,
what
I
shall
say
,
in
dutie
I
will
be
as
ready
to
performe
what
you
request
,
as
you
willing
to
commaunde
my
seruice
.
The
enraged
King
knowing
himselfe
(
Sans
reamedy
)
kept
silence
,
to
heare
what
his
daughter
would
alleadge
,
which
shee
perceiuing
,
began
to
speake
in
this
sort
.
Noble
King
and
my
redouted
father
,
when
I
bethinke
mée
of
the
manyfold
and
greeuous
offences
,
which
you
,
and
all
wee
through
you
,
haue
committed
against
the
sacred
maiesty
of
God
,
in
honoring
that
detestable
and
cursed
Idoll
Mahomet
,
whose
duty
is
nothing
,
and
power
lesse
▪
●…
an●…
driuen
into
such
a
desperate
&
sorrowfull
imagination
for
my
soule
,
that
euery
thought
is
far
worse
then
a
thousand
deathes
vnto
mée
.
But
when
I
recall
myselfe
,
and
veiue
the
merits
and
mercies
of
christ
,
the
true
immortall
and
euer
liuing
God
,
whome
euen
now
,
and
during
my
life
I
will
adore
,
I
am
much
recomforted
from
these
sad
and
pensiue
gréefes
:
looke
father
,
looke
with
the
eye
of
conscience
,
〈◊〉
the
damnable
heresies
you
maintaine
:
and
with
spéed
forsake
that
infernall
Mahomet
,
and
his
irreligious
Altaron
,
and
bend
your
deuotions
to
Christ
,
in
whome
there
is
mercy
and
forgiuenes
.
And
deere
Father
relent
,
and
mittigate
your
conceiued
wrath
to
Sadony
my
true
Lord
and
husband
,
and
ioyne
in
leage
and
amitie
,
with
those
two
vallerrous
Gentlemen
and
Princes
,
Sadony
and
Blanchardine
,
So
shall
you
enter
these
gates
[
as
Emperor
]
and
al
we
during
our
liues
wil
remaine
the
true
and
trustie
subiectes
and
friends
of
Alimodes
,
hereby
shall
your
tranquilitie
be
established
,
your
people
pacified
,
and
your
Country
continually
floorish
.
And
if
this
receipt
seeme
too
hard
for
your
disgestion
,
and
that
vnder
these
conditions
you
will
not
tie
your
honor
,
then
in
dispight
of
thée
and
thy
false
Mahomet
,
I
swear
by
the
immortall
god
,
rather
to
die
,
&
suffer
this
city
to
perish
,
than
that
once
thou
shalt
finde
footing
here
.
This
is
the
some
of
my
resolution
therfore
aduise
your self
,
what
answere
you
entend
to
make
.
When
Alimodes
had
heard
the
imperious
discourse
of
his
daughter
the
faire
Beawtrix
,
with
an
impiteous
grace
and
angry
countenance
,
he
made
this
reply
.
Thou
accursed
caitife
and
hellish
hagge
,
is
this
the
duty
and
obeysance
which
nature
commaunds
thée
to
doe
to
thy
father
?
is
this
the
reward
of
all
my
cost
and
paines
,
which
from
thy
cradle
I
haue
bestowed
vpon
thée
?
is
this
the
faith
thou
gauest
me
,
to
reserue
thy
virginitie
to
be
disposed
at
my
pleasure
?
thou
monster
in
nature
,
thou
vngratfull
féende
,
and
periurde
miscreant
,
neither
doe
I
meane
vpon
thy
foolish
entreaty
,
nor
thy
vaine
boastings
,
to
forsake
my
God
Mahomet
,
neither
to
suffer
this
villaine
Sadony
(
whome
thou
callest
husband
)
to
escape
the
tortures
which
presently
thou
shalt
sée
prepared
for
him
:
and
in
this
agony
he
commaunded
the
Marshall
of
his
hoast
to
cause
forthwith
a
lofty
Iibbet
to
be
erected
,
right
before
the
windowe
where
faire
Beawtrix
leand
,
that
she
might
behold
the
heauy
spectacle
,
of
the
death
of
Sadony
her
Lord
.
But
when
Beawtrix
perceiued
her
perswasions
to
take
no
effect
,
and
that
the
obstinate
Alimodes
perseuered
in
his
diuelish
determinations
,
she
began
thus
to
exclaime
against
him
.
Thou
false
miscreant
,
vnmercifull
tyrant
,
and
olde
dotard
,
dost
thou
think
that
this
thy
rigour
can
work
thy
entrance
within
this
Cittie
?
no
no
,
thou
art
deceiued
,
and
I
will
cause
thée
(
if
thou
persist
in
this
obstinacy
)
to
repent
thy
arriual
before
Cassidony
,
to
disturbe
my
people
and
quiet
:
pack
hence
I
charge
thée
on
paine
of
thy
life
,
before
my
anger
be
further
incenst
against
thée
,
&
goe
againe
I
say
to
woo
that
beautiful
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
who
regardeth
thée
worse
than
her
basest
slaue
.
Thou
sottish
olde
man
,
that
once
wert
Venus
Chamberlaine
,
but
now
art
become
Cupeds
Chaplaine
:
doost
thou
imagine
that
so
faire
a
Princesse
can
dote
on
so
foule
a
wizard
?
or
dost
thou
thinke
to
obtaine
her
loue
by
force
,
who
lothed
to
looke
vpon
thy
filthy
face
?
those
wrinckles
in
thy
browes
,
those
hoary
haires
on
thy
visage
,
those
quaking
handes
which
cal
thée
to
thy
graue
,
do
tel
thée
thy
labour
is
in
vaine
,
and
thy
cost
is
consumed
to
naught
:
leaue
,
leaue
,
silly
man
,
these
vntimely
and
vnnaturall
courses
of
loue
,
and
repaire
to
〈◊〉
hermitage
or
solitarie
cell
,
where
thou
maiest
haue
both
time
and
leasure
,
to
repent
thy
youthfull
toyes
,
and
aged
follies
.
And
suffer
my
husband
to
escape
thy
murthering
handes
,
whose
death
as
it
can
aduantage
thée
but
a
little
,
so
his
life
may
perchance
ere
long
ransome
thine
.
These
reprochfull
tantes
of
his
daughter
,
made
the
olde
King
almost
mad
,
and
in
that
humor
,
he
commaunded
his
soldiers
and
Captaines
presently
to
giue
a
sharpe
assault
to
the
Towne
,
which
forthwith
was
effected
to
the
great
losse
of
Alimodes
,
and
hys
companies
.
And
when
he
saw
,
that
neither
by
commaund
,
by
partey
nor
byforce
he
could
affect
what
he
desired
,
he
charged
his
men
to
retire
themselues
to
their
tents
,
where
hauing
a
thousand
doutes
hammering
in
his
head
,
and
many
deuices
how
hee
might
be
reuenged
on
the
faire
Beautrix
his
daughter
,
hee
willed
all
his
trumpets
and
clarions
to
sound
,
the
rather
(
as
he
thought
)
to
greiue
his
daughter
,
by
his
feined
shew
of
victorie
.
But
when
he
found
all
his
deuices
to
faile
,
and
all
his
forces
to
effect
nothing
,
he
charged
the
marshall
foorthwith
,
to
leade
Sadony
to
execution
,
vnder
the
gard
of
foure
thousand
soldiers
.
Sadony
being
now
brought
towardes
the
place
,
where
(
as
hee
thought
)
hee
should
finish
his
heauy
tragedy
,
began
pittiously
to
bewayle
his
hard
misfortune
.
And
thinking
first
vppon
Blanchardine
,
and
before
him
séeing
his
wife
faire
Beautrix
,
standing
in
her
window
,
to
view
this
heauy
spectacle
,
his
passions
dyd
more
and
more
encrease
,
so
that
through
the
anguish
of
his
grief
his
spirits
began
to
fayle
,
but
being
hurryed
by
the
vnruly
rabbell
of
Pagans
to
his
death
,
he
began
to
entreate
thus
.
And
is
there
neither
pitty
nor
compassion
remaining
,
amongst
you
,
who
thus
violently
draw
me
to
death
?
Can
neither
my
innocency
,
nor
my
ransome
purchase
my
pardon
at
your
handes
?
O
noble
Blanchardine
,
whose
name
I
cannot
forget
▪
what
disaster
is
this
,
that
hauing
escaped
so
many
daungers
in
thy
company
I
should
die
thus
cruelly
in
thy
absence
:
haue
I
forsaken
my
father
,
country
and
friendes
,
to
accompanie
thée
,
in
conquest
of
thy
faire
loue
,
and
dost
thou
slack
to
succor
me
in
this
distresse
?
is
loue
forgotten
,
is
kindnes
banished
,
is
faith
dissolued
?
O
had
thy●…
case
bin
mine
neither
loue
nor
life
should
haue
stayed
me
from
thy
deliuery
:
and
casting
his
eyes
to
the
window
where
his
Lady
lay
,
hee
fetching
a
porfouud
sigh
,
as
though
his
heart
woulde
breake
,
spake
thus
.
O
dismall
day
and
most
accursed
fortune
,
haue
I
beene
preserued
from
so
many
slaughters
,
to
finish
my
daies
,
in
presence
of
my
deere
and
déerest
wife
?
Could
not
other
place
or
time
bereaue
me
of
my
life
,
but
before
her
sacred
presence
?
O
no
,
my
fatall
destinies
haue
thought
it
fit
for
my
offences
.
And
in
these
extreames
he
languished
,
vtterly
voyde
of
any
hope
of
succour
.
But
the
deuine
powers
pittying
his
passions
,
sent
him
spéedy
remedie
,
as
in
the
next
Chapter
you
shall
hear
.
Chap.
11.
Howe
the
faire
Beautrix
rescued
her
husband
Sadony
from
death
,
and
mauger
his
enemies
,
brought
him
safe
within
the
walles
of
the
City
of
Cassidony
.
AS
the
beautifull
Beautrix
beheld
this
heauy
spectacle
of
her
loue
and
Lord
Sadony
,
pacing
(
strongly
garded
)
to
his
death
,
she
in
all
hast
,
descended
the
gallerie
into
the
presence
,
where
she
found
diuers
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
attending
her
pleasure
:
she
desirous
to
speake
,
yet
wanting
force
(
by
reason
of
her
speede
.
)
After
a
little
pause
,
she
humbling
her
helfe
before
them
all
,
began
to
entreate
them
to
succour
her
distressed
Sadony
,
who
is
euen
now
[
quoth
she
]
almost
come
to
the
dismall
place
▪
where
hee
must
finish
his
daies
,
vnlesse
your
corragious
valors
thaughtie
prowes
deliuer
him
.
Reply
my
not
lords
[
quoth
she
]
for
the
time
will
not
permit
,
but
vpon
your
allegance
and
loues
to
me
,
post
a
way
with
expedition
,
so
shall
I
for
euer
acknowledge
my selfe
[
though
your
Quéene
]
yet
bound
in
duty
vnto
you
all
,
This
humilitie
of
the
Quéene
,
with
teares
distilling
downe
her
chéekes
,
was
such
a
spur
to
the
forward
minds
of
her
nobles
,
that
presently
,
they
marched
out
at
a
close
postertie
of
the
City
through
the
drytrenches
most
secretly
,
till
on
the
sodaine
they
were
come
very
néere
the
place
of
execution
.
Now
Sadony
being
mounted
vp
the
ladder
,
by
reason
whereof
he
might
ouerlooke
the
resedue
,
perceiuing
this
ambush
to
bee
so
néere
,
séeming
to
eleuate
his
handes
to
heauen
for
mercie
,
with
maine
force
,
brake
the
handes
,
where
with
hee
was
manakled
.
And
leaping
from
the
ladder
,
on
the
sodaine
,
caught
holde
on
a
holberd
,
which
a
rude
rascall
held
,
and
violently
wringing
it
out
of
his
hands
,
he
so
bestired
his
stumps
,
that
hee
made
the
Sarizins
recoyle
back
.
Now
the
Lords
of
Cassidony
,
perceiuing
the
Sarizins
disordered
,
,
by
reason
of
this
escape
of
Sadoniy
.
They
forthwith
ran
vpon
them
,
with
such
agillety
,
that
the
Sarizens
began
to
fly
,
and
in
their
slight
,
the
most
part
were
eyther
taken
or
slaine
,
by
which
pollecy
and
present
meane
,
Sadony
was
throughly
reseued
from
death
,
and
brought
within
the
walles
of
Cassidony
,
to
the
great
and
excéeding
ioy
of
all
the
inhabitants
the
maine
discemforture
of
Alimodes
,
and
the
sweet
content
of
the
Quéene
.
But
when
the
faire
Beautrix
was
aduertised
of
this
happie
newes
,
who
all
this
while
,
was
vpon
her
knoos
,
〈◊〉
praying
to
God
,
for
Sadonies
deliuerie
&
the
good
successe
of
her
Lords
she
posted
to
welcome
him
.
At
whose
presence
shee
[
through
extreame
ioy
]
sounded
.
But
Sadony
gently
listing
vp
her
,
drinking
the
brinish
teares
,
which
ran
downe
her
chéekes
,
after
a
while
brought
her
to
her
sences
againe
,
when
prostrating
himselfe
before
her
,
he
gaue
her
and
all
the
rest
,
many
thankes
for
his
preseruation
,
but
she
lifting
him
vp
,
lead
him
with
princely
honor
into
the
pallace
;
wher
he
discoursed
the
whole
aduenture
of
Blanchardine
and
himselfe
,
since
his
departure
spom
Cassidony
.
By
this
time
and
at
that
very
instant
,
was
the
valerous
Blanchardine
with
his
coragious
company
,
come
within
the
hauen
of
Cassidony
,
where
landing
his
men
,
artillery
,
and
horses
,
he
presently
commaunded
certaine
espialls
to
scout
abroad
,
to
vnderstand
the
estate
of
Cassidony
,
and
whether
Alimodes
was
entred
the
City
or
no.
By
whose
industry
&
diligence
,
they
apprehending
a
soldier
of
Alimodes
host
,
brought
him
with
speed
before
Blanchardine
,
who
vpon
his
examination
,
confessed
the
state
of
Alimodes
,
the
rescue
of
Sadony
,
and
the
exceeding
ioy
of
faire
Beautrix
for
his
escape
with
life
,
at
the
instant
houre
expected
of
his
death
.
These
pleasing
newes
,
sorting
to
his
desire
,
reuiued
the
dying
corage
of
Blanchardine
,
for
the
losse
of
his
companyon
Sadony
.
But
now
pricked
forward
with
loue
and
reuenge
he
dispatched
his
letters
by
sundry
postes
,
to
aduertise
Sadony
of
his
arriuall
,
willing
him
forthwith
,
and
or
euer
the
enemy
were
better
prouided
,
to
ioyne
his
forces
and
assault
them
,
himselfe
meaning
forthwith
to
giue
the
onset
.
These
letters
being
come
to
the
hands
of
Sadony
,
he
presently
acquainted
the
Lordes
of
Cassidony
,
and
faire
Beautrix
with
the
contents
,
which
they
most
thankfully
accepting
,
slacked
not
to
performe
what
pleased
Sadony
to
commaund
.
And
forthwith
leuying
forty
thousand
of
expert
soldiers
,
they
secretly
issued
out
of
the
Towne
,
to
ioyne
with
Blanchardine
and
his
company
.
By
this
time
was
Blanchardine
ready
to
charge
vpon
the
enemy
,
which
when
Sadony
perceiued
,
he
taried
not
long
to
assayle
them
on
the
other
side
.
So
began
the
fight
to
be
excéeding
daungerous
:
but
the
policie
of
Blanchardine
,
and
prowes
of
Sadony
,
within
short
time
,
brought
these
wars
to
end
.
For
Alimodes
perceiuing
his
Pagans
to
fly
,
and
his
whole
host
to
bée
discomforted
,
and
finding
no
remedy
(
by
reason
of
the
multitude
of
his
aduersaries
to
escape
)
he
disarming
himselfe
,
came
prostrate
before
Blanchardine
pleading
his
pardon
,
whome
Blanchardine
,
not
according
to
his
deserts
,
but
of
his
accustomed
clemencie
pittying
,
deliuered
him
to
the
sure
custody
of
a
trusty
Knight
,
to
remaine
his
prisoner
till
they
might
further
determine
vpon
him
.
Now
was
Sadony
and
Blanchardine
met
,
betweene
whome
passed
such
sweet
salutations
,
&
kind
imbracementes
as
brought
a
singular
content
and
pleasure
to
all
their
followers
.
So
loueingly
arme
in
arme
they
paced
to
the
City
,
where
the
beautiful
Beautrix
euen
at
that
very
entrance
met
them
with
such
a
pleasant
grace
,
as
bright
Phoebus
yéeldes
after
he
hath
banished
the
morning
mist.
Then
through
the
Citie
were
proclaimed
feasts
and
triumphes
,
and
al
other
kinds
of
sportes
,
to
yéeld
a
plauditie
to
this
successe
,
then
was
the
day
of
Coronation
sounded
through
the
land
,
at
which
time
the
Dukes
,
Lordes
,
Earles
,
Barrons
,
Knights
&
Gentlemen
,
from
all
places
,
assembled
at
Cassidony
to
honor
the
festiualls
.
The
whole
assembly
made
their
homage
and
fealty
to
Sadony
&
Quéene
Beautrix
:
&
from
that
time
foorth
a
quiet
and
fréendly
peace
was
fully
established
through
that
region
.
After
that
Blanchardine
had
reposed
himselfe
,
and
his
weary
soldiers
awhile
,
in
the
kind
company
of
Sadony
,
and
his
faire
Beautrix
,
he
whome
the
entire
loue
of
faire
Eglantine
did
still
recall
to
Tormaday
,
commaunded
his
ships
to
be
made
ready
for
his
returne
,
ignorant
altogether
of
the
treacherous
conspiracies
of
Subbion
in
his
absence
,
which
(
if
he
had
knowne
)
nothing
could
haue
stayd
him
from
her
deliuerie
and
his
reuenge
.
But
he
not
so
much
as
once
coniecturing
any
such
accident
,
made
the
lesse
hast
to
depart
,
from
this
new
crowned
king
and
Quéene
of
Cassidony
.
Chap.
12.
How
faire
Eglantine
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
,
being
beseidged
by
the
traitor
Subbiou
,
within
the
Castell
of
Castelford
sent
the
trustie
Prouost
of
Tormaday
to
certifie
Blanchardine
thereof
,
being
at
that
instant
at
Cassidony
,
and
how
he
deliuered
her
.
THe
faire
Eglartine
Quéene
of
Tormaday
being
beseidged
within
the
Castell
of
Castelford
,
by
that
traiterous
companion
Subbion
:
who
fought
by
all
possible
meanes
to
surprize
her
,
thereby
to
inuest
himselfe
,
with
the
diadem
of
Tormaday
in
the
absence
of
Blanchardin
,
shee
perceiuing
the
traiterous
crue
to
augment
,
and
her
friends
to
decrease
,
bewayling
her
hard
aduenture
to
the
olde
Earle
,
and
the
good
Prouost
.
Ah
(
quoth
she
)
full
little
knowes
my
Lord
Blanchardine
,
of
the
extreamities
which
●…
endure
,
neither
haue
I
any
meane
to
acquaint
him
therewith
,
for
the
place
of
his
abode
is
far
hence
,
and
my
captiuitie
straite
and
daungereus
at
home
,
and
without
his
spéedy
ayde
,
we
all
are
like
to
sustaine
great
perill
.
The
trustie
Prouost
séeing
the
distresse
of
his
Quéene
,
and
how
desirous
she
was
to
be
rescued
by
Blanchardine
,
(
althongh
she
would
not
seeme
to
request
or
commauud
him
that
seruice
)
yet
he
remembring
her
bountie
and
Blanchardines
kindnes
,
●…he
this
realy
,
gratious
Princesse
.
As
in
many
other
your
ho●…le
and
Princely
seruices
it
hath
pleased
your
maiestie
to
〈◊〉
mee
.
So
is
it
shall
like
you
to
commaund
mée
in
this
,
I
the
help
of
God
vse
such
diligence
and
fidelitie
,
that
the
Blanchardine
shall
haue
the
certaine
newes
of
this
your
restraint
by
Subbion
ere
long
.
Trustie
Prouost
(
answered
the
Quéene
)
whose
forwardnes
and
faith
,
I
haue
continually
approued
:
this
friendly
offer
,
which
you
so
fréely
make
,
doth
reuyue
my
dying
hart
and
commaundes
me
for
euer
,
to
be
thankefull
vnto
you
,
But
when
I
consider
,
the
daunger
of
your
escape
from
hence
,
the
hazard
you
are
like
to
endure
,
by
so
longe
a
Iorny
by
Sea
,
and
the
perill
wherein
we
shall
liue
,
for
want
of
your
aide
in
this
castle
,
these
I
say
)
forbid
me
to
imploye
you
in
this
seruice
.
Madam
quoth
the
Prouest
,
I
thinke
the
seruices
most
honorable
and
gracious
,
wherein
I
shall
aduenture
my
life
,
at
your
commaund
and
in
your
affaires
,
neither
will
I
be
partiall
in
performing
them
,
although
my
body
should
susteine
●…
thousand
tormentes
.
Gramercie
(
quoth
the
Quéene
)
and
since
thy
voluntarie
proffer
hath
passed
so
fréely
and
that
I
cannot
throughout
my
dominions
,
finde
a
more
sufficient
messenger
,
to
whom
I
may
deliuer
this
charge
,
(
with
many
thankes
)
I
giue
thée
my
princly
promise
,
neuer
to
be
vngratefull
in
recompencing
thy
trustinesse
,
prepare
thy selfe
then
(
my
trustie
friend
)
to
vndertake
this
message
,
and
as
spéedily
as
winde
and
Sea
will
permitte
,
returne
againe
vntill
which
time
we
héere
within
will
pray
for
thy
pr●…speritie
.
The
viligent
Prouost
,
princly
issuing
out
of
the
Castle
,
prepared
a
prettie
Barke
,
which
when
he
had
furnished
accordingly
,
he
with
a
sew
,
betooke
himselfe
to
Sea
And
ere
many
,
daies
,
reached
,
the
shore
of
Cassidony
,
where
he
found
diuers
mightie
shipes
to
lye
in
readnesse
for
the
transporting
of
Blanchardine
,
and
after
he
had
perfectly
learned
,
the
estate
of
the
countrie
the
installation
of
Sadony
,
&
the
ouerthrow
of
Alimodes
,
he
staied
not
,
vntill
he
entered
the
Citie
,
where
he
was
most
royallie
receiued
of
many
,
but
espetialy
of
Blanchardine
,
who
graced
him
with
many
welcomes
.
And
when
he
had
most
amply
recommende
his
▪
Quéene
and
mistres
faire
Eglantine
to
Sadony
,
and
his
〈◊〉
Quéene
,
ho
taking
Blanchardine
by
the
hand
into
a
more
secret
place
,
began
thus
.
The
sorrowfull
newes
,
(
noble
prince
)
which
I
haue
to
relate
vnto
you
,
doth
almost
daunt
my
heart
before
I
begin
to
speake
:
know
Sir
for
troth
,
that
the
traytor
Subbion
,
whome
at
your
departure
,
you
aduaunced
vnworthily
to
the
protection
of
the
Quéene
&
kingdome
,
of
Tormaday
,
hath
conuerted
your
people
from
alleigeances
,
ransackte
your
treasures
,
and
put
your
Quéene
to
flight
,
into
the
strong
Castell
of
Castelford
,
where
the
good
old
Earle
,
doth
with
all
royaltie
and
reuerence
,
entarteine
and
protect
her
from
the
said
Subbion
,
who
intendeth
(
if
possiblie
hee
may
)
to
marrie
her
and
enioy
the
Kingdome
in
her
right
:
but
your
loyall
Quéene
,
disdaining
both
the
traytor
,
and
his
ambitious
pride
,
whome
she
knoweth
to
be
baselie
borne
,
holdeth
him
and
his
adherents
,
as
disloyall
to
her
Crowne
and
dignity
,
and
vpon
your
returne
,
purposeth
to
inflict
such
condinge
punishment
vpon
them
,
as
their
rebellious
presumptions
deserueth
:
hasten
therefore
mightie
Prince
,
to
deliuer
her
from
their
outrages
,
whose
body
,
life
and
loue
,
is
wholy
deuoted
to
thée
:
and
without
spéedy
remedy
,
verie
likelie
to
be
by
force
seperated
from
thée
.
When
Blanchardine
had
heard
the
end
of
his
short
tale
,
(
it
was
not
néedfull
to
bid
him
hast
,
for
presently
he
certified
Sadony
and
the
Quéene
of
his
vils
consperacie
,
requesting
aide
from
them
,
to
relieue
his
faire
Eglantine
;
Sadony
more
regarding
the
comforte
of
Blanchardine
,
then
his
croune
and
dignitie
,
promised
nst
only
to
aide
him
with
men
and
munition
,
but
also
to
accompanie
him
in
person
to
Tormaday
and
venture
his
life
,
in
his
fréendly
quarrell
.
But
when
faire
Beautrix
perceiued
,
that
Sadony
meant
to
departe
,
she
began
pitifully
to
complaine
herselfe
,
but
séeing
the
necessitie
of
the
cause
,
which
compelled
him
,
in
regarde
of
the
many
fauours
he
had
found
in
Blanchardine
,
shee
condiscended
thereunto
:
So
in
hast
they
entred
their
Shipps
(
Eolus
and
Neptune
graunting
spéedy
passage
)
and
in
verie
little
time
they
arriued
before
Tormaday
:
as
soone
as
they
were
come
a
shore
,
Blanchardine
dispatched
the
Prouost
to
the
Citie
,
to
sound
the
Citizens
,
whether
they
would
render
the
same
and
submitte
to
Blanchardine
or
no
,
whether
being
come
,
and
hauing
performed
his
charge
,
the
most
&
greatest
part
consented
to
Blanchardine
,
But
a
small
rabble
of
rascals
,
which
were
garisond
in
the
behalf
of
Subbion
,
withstood
the
rest
,
whereupon
the
greater
number
assembling
together
,
got
the
market
place
,
where
they
set
vpon
the
rebels
,
&
in
small
time
were
masters
of
the
Toune
:
the
dead
carcasses
of
the
traytors
which
they
found
,
they
threwe
ouer
the
walls
into
the
ditches
of
the
Citie
:
and
foorthwith
opening
the
gates
,
in
great
humilitie
they
submitted
the
Citie
and
themselnes
to
Blanchardine
.
No
sooner
was
he
entred
the
Citie
▪
but
he
sent
a
trustie
spy
,
to
steale
(
if
it
were
possible
)
within
the
Castell
,
where
the
Quéene
Eglantine
laie
,
who
by
his
carefull
industrie
,
entered
there
vnséene
,
and
recounted
vnto
the
Queene
the
successe
which
Blanchardine
alreaddie
had
,
being
lately
come
ashore
.
This
vnexpected
newes
recomforted
the
Quéene
and
the
old
Earle
of
Castelford
:
and
presently
they
made
great
myrth
and
ioy
within
the
Castel
▪
so
that
the
noyes
came
to
the
ears
of
Subbion
,
who
greatlie
wondering
at
this
sudden
applause
,
vtterlie
ignorant
what
had
happned
within
the
Citie
,
he
began
to
doubt
.
But
Blanchardine
and
the
Prince
Sadony
sith
spéedie
pace
,
hauing
deuided
their
companies
into
sundrie
battels
,
marched
by
priuie
and
obscure
waies
,
till
they
came
néere
vnto
the
Castell
:
but
by
chaunce
a
certaine
fréebooter
of
Subbions
companie
,
hauing
forraged
abroad
for
fresh
vittailes
,
espied
their
secret
march
,
and
presently
related
it
to
Subbion
,
at
which
newes
his
colour
became
pale
for
feare
,
yet
séeing
no
remedie
,
he
encourraged
his
followers
to
shew
their
vallors
,
promising
mountaines
(
if
victorie
chaunced
on
his
part
)
&
threatning
them
with
feare
of
death
for
their
treacheries
,
(
if
Blanchardine
were
victor
)
Now
begāthe
two
armies
to
ioine
,
where
on
the
one
part
fear
,
on
the
other
hope
,
was
the
ensigne
.
But
by
the
valor
of
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
,
the
fight
endured
not
long
,
for
they
so
assayled
them
on
euery
side
,
that
both
the
traitors
strengths
and
wittes
,
were
quite
confounded
.
And
at
this
very
instant
,
the
olde
Earle
of
Castelford
,
the
knight
of
the
ferry
,
and
the
trustie
Prouost
,
made
their
issue
out
of
the
Castell
:
So
that
Subbion
séeing
no
way
for
his
escape
,
betooke
himselfe
to
flight
,
whom
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
pursued
so
fast
,
as
their
horses
would
giue
leaue
.
But
Subbion
being
mounted
vpon
a
most
stronge
and
swift
courser
(
hauing
got
the
start
,
lost
them
in
the
woodes
.
And
in
his
flight
he
was
encompast
with
twelue
théeues
,
which
did
continually
kéepe
their
recidence
in
those
groues
,
liuing
only
vpon
the
rapines
,
pillages
,
thestes
,
and
murthers
of
passengers
vnto
whom
Subbion
related
at
large
his
misfortune
.
And
withall
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
only
two
braue
Gentlemen
,
posted
in
pursute
of
him
,
whome
(
if
they
could
surprize
)
being
thirteene
to
two
which
was
excéeding
oddes
,
he
assured
them
,
that
they
should
obtaine
the
richest
booty
,
that
euer
yet
any
had
acquired
.
These
murdering
villaines
,
encoraged
by
his
perswasions
and
desire
of
gaine
,
lay
preuily
in
ambush
for
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
.
And
●…re
long
they
chaunced
to
espie
them
,
wandring
in
vnknowne
pathes
,
vnto
whome
with
gentle
countenance
,
Blanchardine
giuing
a
kind
salutation
,
enquired
if
they
had
not
séene
a
man
passe
this
way
very
lately
armed
.
These
outlawes
mildely
replyed
,
that
〈◊〉
such
passed
that
way
.
But
since
the
uight
drew
on
so
fast
.
And
that
there
was
no
place
of
lodging
within
the
space
and
compasse
of
six
or
seuen
miles
,
and
also
a
dangerous
passage
through
the
forrest
in
the
darke
,
that
if
it
pleased
them
to
a
light
,
and
to
refresh
themselues
with
such
accates
as
their
simple
cottage
did
afford
,
they
should
finde
gentle
entertainment
.
The
two
princes
suspecting
no
guyle
,
were
easily
entreated
to
allight
,
and
to
accept
this
freendly
proffer
,
(
as
they
thought
but
being
entered
within
this
caue
,
Blanchardine
perceiued
presently
,
that
the
place
and
people
were
daungerous
;
and
councelled
S●…dony
,
not
to
disarme
himselfe
fearing
some
treacherie
:
But
when
Siluanus
the
Captaine
of
the
twelue
,
entered
their
chamber
,
and
found
them
armed
,
he
began
to
perswade
them
to
disarme
themselues
,
but
Blanchardine
made
him
this
answere
,
that
the
custome
of
their
countr●…yes
was
such
,
that
during
the
first
night
▪
none
might
lye
in
any
vnknowne
place
naked
or
vnarmed
.
This
replie
séemed
vnplesant
to
Siluanus
,
who
presently
recounted
it
to
Subbion
and
his
considerates
:
but
Subbion
fainting
with
dastard
feare
,
assured
them
that
their
forces
were
small
and
not
able
to
make
resistaunce
by
reason
of
the
long
and
wearie
fight
,
which
they
had
endured
all
the
day
before
,
by
whose
perswasions
,
Siluanus
and
his
assosiates
,
were
resolutely
bent
to
performe
their
deuised
stratagem
.
About
the
twelfth
hour̄e
of
the
night
,
these
accursed
Caitiues
began
to
set
vpon
these
two
noble
Princes
.
But
they
so
manfully
behaued
themselues
,
that
not
only
Subbion
was
made
a
lyer
,
but
also
the
whole
company
Liuelesse
(
except
Subbion
)
whome
they
reserued
to
suffer
condinge
punishement
for
his
offence
,
which
was
so
no
torious
&
full
of
treachery
,
that
neither
in
their
opinions
nor
in
the
iudgement
of
any
,
he
deserued
fauor
,
but
the
extreamest
torture
that
either
man
could
immagine
or
the
law
impose
.
So
was
this
Traitor
Subbion
brought
betwéen
these
two
noble
Princes
to
the
Castell
of
Castelford
:
where
he
remained
safe
till
other
broiles
were
quieted
and
the
rage
of
the
people
appeased
.
Then
was
he
brought
foorth
in
open
sight
of
all
to
receiue
his
demerites
by
death
,
the
which
all
in
generall
did
both
by
their
speaches
and
showtes
,
applaude
and
ratifie
as
héereafter
shall
be
showen
.
Chap.
13.
The
last
Chapter
conteyneth
,
how
the
Prince
Blanchardine
and
Queene
Eglantine
were
wedded
and
crowned
The
execution
of
Subbion
,
the
death
of
the
aged
King
of
Frize
and
the
returne
of
Sadony
to
Cassidonie
to
his
faire
Beautrix
.
AFTER
the
battell
before
the
Castell
was
finished
,
and
that
Subbion
with
his
accomplices
were
put
to
flight
,
the
Quéene
of
Tormaday
(
surnamed
the
proud
Ladie
in
loue
)
with
the
old
Countesse
of
Castelford
,
dissending
doune
the
staiers
,
thinking
to
welcome
her
Lord
Blanchardine
,
and
the
Prince
Sadony
,
they
found
the
old
Eare
of
Castelford
,
which
(
euen
then
)
was
come
to
the
Eastell
with
many
prisoners
and
rich
booties
of
the
rebels
,
she
demaunded
where
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
were
?
Madam
answered
the
old
Earle
,
it
is
not
long
since
they
were
both
héere
in
our
companie
and
we
supposed
that
they
had
bene
alreadie
entered
the
Castell
before
our
comming
.
When
the
faire
Queene
perceiued
,
that
no
tidings
could
be
heard
of
them
,
fearing
some
mischaunce
,
she
fell
into
a
sounde
wherein
she
continued
the
space
of
an
houre
and
more
,
but
being
recouered
,
she
began
most
pitteously
to
wéepe
and
exclaime
against
fortune
:
the
old
Earle
and
the
Countesse
recomforted
her
as
well
as
they
could
,
but
nothing
could
sort
to
her
content
:
then
they
laid
her
on
a
sumptious
bed
,
hoping
by
sléepe
to
make
her
forget
sorrowe
,
but
neither
sléepe
nor
quiet
could
harber
in
her
head
,
fearing
least
Blanchardine
were
slaine
:
now
Blanchardine
and
Sadony
,
hauing
slaine
the
murtherers
and
●…ettred
Subbion
,
they
mounted
vpon
their
horses
and
tied
Subbion
with
cor●…es
fast
to
the
back
of
an
other
horse
which
they
found
there
:
and
by
the
light
of
the
Moone
,
tooke
their
way
to
Castelford
,
which
was
distance
thence
foure
miles
:
Sadony
leading
the
way
,
Subbion
in
the
middest
,
and
Blanchardine
the
hindmost
,
They
posted
so
fast
,
that
within
short
time
they
came
before
the
gate
of
the
Castell
,
where
they
allighted
from
their
horses
:
then
knocking
at
the
gates
,
they
were
presently
knowne
,
and
with
all
spéed
let
in
,
leading
Subbion
betwéene
them
:
the
newes
being
brought
to
the
Quéene
,
her
melancholy
was
turned
to
mirth
,
her
sorrow
to
sollace
,
and
her
wéeping
to
laughter
:
Blanchardine
commaunded
that
Subbion
should
be
imprisoned
in
the
most
obscure
dungion
within
the
Castell
,
and
that
himselfe
would
become
his
Iaylor
.
After
which
he
assended
vp
into
the
Queenes
chamber
,
whom
he
found
new
risen
,
raised
by
this
happy
news
,
at
whose
entrance
,
her
spirits
began
to
be
recomforted
:
and
after
many
kisses
,
and
swéet
imbracements
,
they
sate
downe
,
and
spent
the
night
in
discoursing
of
their
aduentures
past
.
But
when
the
day
began
to
péepe
,
they
tooke
their
horses
and
rode
to
Tormaday
,
against
whome
(
in
all
kind
manner
)
came
the
aged
king
of
〈◊〉
,
who
for
a
while
had
rested
himself
there
accompanied
with
all
the
noble
Knights
and
Burgises
of
Tormaday
the
walles
were
hanged
with
tapestry
,
the
streets
were
●…ewed
with
rushes
,
and
sweet
smelling
roses
,
to
gratulate
their
comming
:
the
matrons
compiling
garlands
of
sundry
flowers
,
the
Ladyes
dauncing
,
the
damsels
singing
,
the
musicke
sounding
a
sweet
concordance
to
their
entrie
.
Thus
in
tryumph
they
assended
the
princely
pallace
,
most
sumpteously
adorned
with
rich
cloth
of
golde
,
embost
with
pearle
and
stone
,
where
by
the
whole
aduice
and
generall
consent
of
all
,
they
were
affiaunced
.
The
neighboring
Princes
which
long
had
bent
their
deuotions
to
thee
sweet
Saint
which
kept
her
shrine
in
Tormaday
(
I
meane
the
faire
and
chast
Lady
Eglantine
surnamed
the
proude
Lady
in
loue
)
hauing
receiued
notice
by
their
espialls
which
kept
continuall
residence
within
the
Citty
of
Tormaday
,
to
certifie
the
newes
which
happened
there
,
to
their
Princes
and
Counsels
,
hearing
(
I
say
)
that
this
Queene
,
whose
obstinacie
against
Cupid
was
incomparable
,
and
peeuish
conceit
in
leue
,
most
absurd
,
had
nowe
entred
the
chapter
house
of
his
mother
Venus
,
being
limed
in
the
bush
of
Blanchardines
beauty
,
whose
large
commendations
and
magnanimious
corage
was
caryed
by
the
swift
winges
of
flying
fame
throughout
many
Realmes
and
prouinces
,
the
like
before
was
sildome
or
neuer
heard
.
These
kings
(
I
say
)
whose
fancies
before
that
time
had
receiued
the
perfect
impression
of
loue
in
the
Angellike
beautie
of
that
Princely
Quéene
,
whose
amber
lockes
trust
vp
in
golden
trammels
,
was
a
sufficient
addamant
to
draw
all
Iron
hearts
vnto
her
:
now
séeing
all
hope
of
her
recouerie
past
,
and
their
desires
frustrate
,
with
franke
and
fréendly
consent
,
not
only
came
to
visit
and
veiw
Blanchardine
,
but
also
brought
such
honorable
presentes
and
Kingly
Iuels
to
welcome
him
to
Tormaday
,
and
to
congratulate
the
happie
mariage
betwéene
him
and
the
faire
Princesse
Eglantine
,
as
their
Countries
and
kingdomes
did
afford
.
Some
presented
him
with
stately
coursers
and
Iennets
of
seruice
,
some
with
ships
of
huge
and
mightie
burthen
,
some
with
Pearles
and
Iuels
of
inestimable
valure
.
And
to
be
short
,
euery
one
though
at
first
his
foe
and
vtter
enemie
,
yet
in
fine
veiwing
his
maiesticall
and
princely
corage
,
became
his
true
and
faithful
fréends
,
estéeming
him
worthy
of
greater
honor
then
either
their
personages
presents
,
or
the
obtaining
of
the
beautifull
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
could
afford
.
And
on
the
next
morning
,
the
beautifull
Quéene
was
royally
led
,
to
and
from
the
Church
(
where
she
was
espoused
to
Blanchardine
)
by
two
Kings
,
Sadony
and
the
king
of
Frize
:
and
the
same
day
crowned
King
and
Quéene
of
Tormaday
to
the
excéeding
comfort
of
all
their
subiectes
and
friendes
.
After
their
returne
from
the
Church
to
the
Court
,
they
were
feasted
withall
possible
chéere
,
that
could
bee
deuised
:
and
after
dinner
,
the
Trumpets
sounded
to
the
Iustes
and
tiltings
vntill
supper
:
And
after
supper
maskes
,
playes
,
and
Princely
deuises
,
spent
the
time
till
they
went
to
bed
.
On
the
morrow
the
feast
began
a
fresh
,
and
continued
for
the
space
of
twentie
daies
.
After
all
which
arroyalties
were
finyshed
,
by
the
commandement
of
Blanchardine
,
was
Subyon
and
all
his
accomplices
brought
to
execution
:
now
the
newes
being
caried
with
the
swift
wings
of
fame
into
Frizeland
,
the
Lords
of
Frize
repaired
to
Tormaday
,
to
accompany
home
their
aged
King
,
and
to
congratulate
this
happy
marriage
of
Blanchardine
and
his
new
Quéene
.
After
the
aged
King
of
Frize
Father
to
Blanchardine
had
séene
the
espousalls
of
this
beautifull
Quéene
and
his
noble
Sonne
:
being
decrepit
&
stiffe
with
age
,
hauing
liued
to
fourscore
and
vpward
,
vnto
whome
although
his
late
enlargement
from
captiuitie
,
and
this
new
come
ioy
of
his
déere
sonne
Blanchardine
,
being
now
married
to
the
beautifull
Quéene
of
Tormaday
bred
delight
:
Yet
through
debillitie
of
nature
,
which
was
sore
inféebled
by
his
hard
imprisonment
,
he
was
surprised
with
an
vncoth
malladie
and
extreame
contagion
of
dangerous
sicknes
,
in
the
which
he
had
not
long
remained
,
but
in
the
view
of
all
,
life
began
to
vade
,
and
death
approche
.
And
more
to
hasten
on
deathes
spéedy
pace
to
this
sencles
olde
man
:
the
nobles
of
Frizeland
hauing
receiued
sure
and
certaine
inteligence
from
Tormaday
of
the
life
and
fréedome
of
their
King
at
that
time
there
,
and
the
princely
mariage
which
now
was
fully
concluded
betwéene
his
successiue
heire
,
their
naturall
leige
Blanchardine
with
the
renouned
Lady
and
Quéene
of
Tormaday
,
they
came
thither
:
at
whose
approche
,
this
fainting
olde
man
hoping
to
receiue
glad
tidings
from
his
aged
wife
the
Quéene
of
Frize
,
began
with
chéerefull
countenance
to
lift
himselfe
vp
in
his
bed
as
though
no
kinde
of
deadly
malladie
or
aged
griefe
had
attainted
his
withered
limbes
.
But
when
he
had
a
while
listened
to
the
swéet
harmonie
of
their
sugred
speach
which
presaged
no
kind
of
disaster
,
but
all
pleasure
and
sollace
that
might
be
:
at
the
length
he
demaunded
of
the
welfare
of
the
aged
Queene
his
wife
,
vnto
whome
reply
being
made
,
that
long
time
since
vpon
the
vnfortunate
report
and
tragicall
tidings
of
his
captiuitie
by
Darius
sonne
to
the
Pagan
king
Alimodes
,
shee
fell
sicke
and
died
:
hee
listening
to
this
impittious
tale
,
fell
as
one
distraught
into
a
sound
:
But
comming
to
himselfe
powred
forth
these
spéeches
,
the
true
testimonies
of
his
faithfull
loue
:
and
is
she
gon
,
the
comfort
〈◊〉
●…y
youth
,
the
staffe
of
my
age
,
the
day
of
my
night
,
the
son●…
of
my
blisse
,
the
sollace
of
my
soule
and
the
life
of
my
death
?
Ah
to
●…o
well
I
suspected
(
though
alas
I
knew
not
the
certentie
)
that
my
captiuitie
would
bring
her
callamity
,
and
my
imprisonment
her
death
.
But
since
all
humane
flesh
is
mortall
and
nothing
vnder
the
Sunne
permanent
,
what
auailes
my
sorrowful
gro●…es
and
passions
?
to
weake
alas
to
recall
her
againe
,
or
any
way
to
remedie
my
misfortune
:
with
these
or
the
like
exclaimes
,
th●…s
silly
aged
King
panting
betweene
life
and
death
,
lay
still
a
while
,
till
finding
his
heart
ouer
charged
with
an
other
passion
,
he
prosecuted
his
first
complaint
.
O
sacred
Ioue
searcher
of
al
secret
thoughts
,
whose
eternall
dietie
raigneth
within
the
highest
heauens
who
from
my
cradle
hast
destined
me
to
perpetuall
miserie
,
now
shew
thy selfe
a
righteous
iudge
,
and
reuenge
my
wrongs
vppon
the
accursed
broode
of
infidels
,
who
so
irreligiously
prophane
thy
blessed
name
,
&
suffer
them
not
to
escape
thy
reuenging
powre
,
but
at
thy
pleasure
consume
and
confound
the
workers
of
this
my
woe
:
and
now
dissolue
my
daies
and
weary
life
,
&
leade
me
through
th'
unknowne
passages
to
my
deere
and
sweetest
wife
,
that
though
our
daies
on
earth
did
finde
small
confort
,
yet
our
soules
in
heauen
may
finde
consolation
.
And
with
this
orizon
he
yeilded
himself
to
God
and
died
.
When
the
brute
of
this
heauie
tidinges
came
to
the
eares
of
Blanchardine
and
his
faire
Quéene
,
although
they
swinne
before
in
the
hauen
of
happines
and
floted
on
the
floodes
of
al
felicitie
(
as
they
thought
)
yet
in
that
very
instant
and
moment
of
time
,
a
cloudie
mist
began
to
obscure
their
brightest
sonshine
,
and
a
frost
of
cares
to
ouer
runne
their
summers
blisse
.
Now
began
Blanchardine
to
accuse
and
condemne
himselfe
,
of
vnnaturall
ingratitude
and
disobedience
to
his
parentes
,
to
whome
both
nature
and
dutie
bound
him
to
bee
submissiue
and
kind
:
now
he
beg●…n
to
maligne
the
time
,
the
place
and
the
cause
of
his
departure
and
priuie
escape
from
his
fathers
Court.
But
all
in
vaine
,
for
as
teares
,
praiers
,
nor
vowes
,
can
recall
the
dead
:
so
had
I
wist
,
and
time
abused
and
mispent
,
is
in
vaine
to
be
des●…red
.
And
yet
(
quoth
he
)
how
vnnaturall
was
I
to
forsake
them
whome
nature
charged
me
to
loue
and
obey
?
now
I
may
iustlie
accuse
my self
of
the
murther
of
these
my
louing
parents
:
alas
I
cannot
excuse
my selfe
,
neither
can
I
plead
ignoraunce
that
I
knew
not
that
my
departure
would
be
the
finishing
of
my
parentes
ioyes
,
and
cause
of
their
death
,
which
now
(
to
my
open
shame
I
finde
most
true
)
And
should
I
,
nay
could
I
suffer
my selfe
to
be
led
and
carried
away
with
such
vaine
fantasies
,
as
leaue
them
comfortles
to
whome
I
was
the
greatest
comfort
.
Die
Blanchardine
die
,
and
the
rather
die
that
art
the
cause
of
thy
parents
death
:
alas
to
kill
a
man
is
hainous
murder
,
but
to
murder
my
parentes
a
sinne
against
Sanctitie
:
all
creatures
haue
●…are
to
foster
those
that
gaue
them
life
:
and
I
careles
in
killing
my
father
.
The
Storke
when
he
séeth
his
sire
olde
&
ready
to
die
with
famine
,
taketh
him
vpon
his
shoulders
and
féedeth
him
by
his
trauaile
:
But
I
instéede
of
féeding
haue
famisht
,
and
in
place
of
trauelling
haue
traiterously
ouerthrowne
my
parents
.
The
Lordes
of
Tormaday
seeing
this
soddaine
and
vnexpected
chaunce
of
the
death
of
the
aged
King
&
the
heauie
plight
of
Blanchardine
and
his
beautifull
Quéene
:
humbly
on
their
●…nées
began
to
expostulate
him
in
this
manner
.
Noble
prince
as
the
salue
commeth
to
late
,
where
the
sore
is
irrecuperable
:
as
phisicke
is
naught
worth
where
the
pacient
is
passing
:
and
as
fire
giuen
to
the
ordinance
,
t
is
to
late
to
recall
the
shot
:
So
mightie
King
,
booteles
are
these
teares
which
are
shed
for
the
dead
:
the
honor
of
your
father
,
hath
eterniz●…d
his
name
for
euer
,
though
his
body
be
here
interred
:
&
if
fame
be
the
marke
whereat
all
noble
mindes
do
shoote
,
then
may
you
boast
,
that
he
cannot
die
,
whose
fame
is
so
farre
spred
throughout
the
world
.
Leaue
therefore
(
braue
King
to
bewaile
him
whome
you
haue
cause
to
ioy
for
,
and
comfort
our
pensiue
Queene
and
your
faire
spouse
whose
torments
cannot
cease
,
séeing
you
so
sad
.
As
one
newly
risen
from
a
traunce
,
or
out
of
a
heauy
slumber
,
so
Blanchardine
hauing
listened
to
this
short
and
swéete
discourse
of
his
nobles
,
began
to
recall
his
sences
home
,
which
before
were
wandring
after
the
Ghost
of
his
father
,
through
the
Elizian
féeldes
,
and
perceiuing
sorrow
to
be
both
needlesse
and
bootlesse
,
so
well
as
the
time
and
this
hard
occasion
would
permit
,
he
began
to
be
more
chéerefull
,
and
so
pacing
toward
the
Quéene
with
a
simpering
smile
,
neither
presaging
mirth
nor
mourning
,
he
began
to
recomfort
her
.
How
now
faire
loue
?
what
,
are
your
melancholies
such
,
as
nothing
can
make
you
merrie
?
swéete
hart
be
pacified
,
and
snake
of
these
vntimelye
passions
,
and
learne
by
me
to
disgest
the
hard
and
harsh
pilles
of
vnhappie
fortune
.
The
cause
is
mine
,
and
if
sorrow
be
expected
in
any
,
it
is
I
that
must
be
sorrowfull
:
but
I
haue
found
it
both
hurtfull
to
my
body
,
and
not
auaileable
to
the
dead
:
and
therefore
haue
shaken
it
of
as
a
thing
of
no
regarde
.
Let
vs
not
therefore
(
sweete
wife
)
be
the
cause
of
a
mournfull
courte
,
but
the
authors
of
merry
company
,
since
it
hath
pleased
God
to
sorte
our
haps
to
our
harts
contentments
in
our
happy
wedding
.
The
Queene
whose
sadnes
grew
by
reason
of
her
husbands
heauinesse
,
seeing
him
to
haue
so
quickly
dismissed
his
heauy
passions
,
became
presentlye
iecond
&
merry
,
&
so
betweene
them
commaunded
great
preparation
to
be
forthwith
made
,
to
performe
the
obsequeis
of
the
deceased
King
of
Freeze
his
Father
:
which
shortly
with
all
solemnitie
fitting
his
estate
,
was
accomplished
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
the
beholders
,
for
the
sumptuous
magnificencie
and
surpassing
pompe
wherwith
he
was
interred
:
all
costly
odors
and
sweet
senting
spices
were
bountifully
bestowed
vpon
him
,
great
almes
and
charity
were
dealt
and
distributed
,
and
innumerable
sollemne
processions
&
praiers
,
were
made
for
him
in
honor
of
his
person
dead
,
and
loue
of
his
Sonne
liuing
.
Now
Sadonie
who
was
not
only
a
beholder
,
but
a
principall
actor
in
all
this
heauy
tragedie
:
after
these
obsequies
were
solemnized
,
and
that
the
estate
of
his
sworne
freend
Blanchardine
and
his
faire
Quéene
rested
in
perfect
quiet
,
voyde
and
frée
both
offortaine
and
domesticall
enimies
,
bethinking
himselfe
of
his
beautifull
Beautrix
his
trusty
Regent
of
Cassidony
(
hee
I
say
)
whome
loue
had
stonge
to
the
quicke
by
his
late
marriage
,
comming
to
Blanchardine
began
thus
.
Since
Noble
fréend
and
true
copartner
of
all
mishaps
,
that
fortune
hath
spit
her
deadly
spight
and
that
now
there
remaineth
no
more
seruice
for
me
to
doe
in
defence
of
your
royall
person
,
your
Realme
and
Quéene
:
and
that
my
princely
Quéene
languisheth
at
home
,
by
reason
of
my
long
absence
,
whose
princely
person
is
the
true
Idea
of
my
thought
:
let
me
craue
fauor
to
depart
vntill
occasion
,
or
your
fréendly
letters
call
me
hether
againe
,
where
and
when
,
I
will
not
faile
so
long
as
life
shall
rest
within
me
,
to
do
you
all
possible
fauor
and
kindnes
.
Blanchardine
(
imagining
by
himselfe
)
that
the
sting
of
loue
was
a
sufficient
pricke
to
call
Sadony
home
,
and
that
he
should
greatly
iniury
him
&
his
faire
Beautrix
,
in
withholding
them
a
sunder
:
not
onely
gaue
his
consent
for
his
departure
,
but
with
all
honor
accompanied
him
to
his
ships
,
with
his
Princely
Eglantine
,
where
not
without
millions
of
teares
and
many
kind
imbracements
they
parted
companie
.
Thus
with
pleasant
gale
and
quiet
tide
,
Neptune
guiding
the
healme
,
sayled
Sadony
and
his
warlike
companie
towardes
the
Realme
of
Cassidony
,
where
his
princely
Quéene
the
beautifull
Beautrix
held
her
Royall
court
,
but
heauy
and
mournfull
for
the
absence
of
her
Lorde
and
husband
Sadony
:
for
wrathfull
Nemisis
enuying
of
her
good
hap
,
and
willing
to
heape
greater
●…oes
vpon
the
Quéene
,
then
before
shee
suspected
,
altered
her
hoped
blisse
into
a
beadly
bane
.
For
when
the
calme
silence
of
the
night
procured
quiet
to
all
liuing
creatures
,
and
that
Hesperus
the
harbenger
of
Cinthia
,
had
giuen
charge
to
call
the
inferior
stars
with
twinkling
light
to
illumine
the
earth
:
Eolus
on
the
sodaine
began
to
roare
,
and
with
outragious
stormes
and
cruell
blastes
to
bannish
againe
the
starrs
from
the
firmament
,
&
in
their
places
to
spred
his
dusky
clouds
,
so
that
instéed
of
light
,
there
was
obscuritie
,
with
huge
and
horible
crakes
of
thunder
:
By
force
whereof
,
the
wandring
Prince
Sadony
,
and
his
amazed
company
,
were
from
a
sodaine
hope
of
happie
arriuall
,
driuen
into
a
dismall
feare
of
drowning
:
then
began
the
pittifull
clamor
of
the
people
,
seeing
euery
want
ready
to
swallow
vp
the
ship
wherein
they
were
caried
,
the
foggy
mist
,
to
thicken
with
cloudy
vapors
,
that
vnneth
could
the
saylors
sée
to
doe
their
labours
:
Sadony
(
whose
corage
no
fortune
was
able
to
daunt
)
hauing
his
assured
hope
in
the
God
whome
Blanchardine
made
him
to
know
,
seeing
his
company
to
faint
and
in
dispaire
,
began
to
exhort
and
comfort
them
in
this
sort
.
Trustie
companion
and
copartners
of
mishap
,
since
it
hath
pleased
the
maiestie
of
the
eternall
God
,
to
ter●…fie
with
his
thunderclaps
our
●…eble
hearts
,
and
that
all
hope
of
safetie
is
vtterly
denied
:
let
vs
with
one
consent
,
humble
our selues
before
his
mercy
seat
:
and
no
doubt
,
as
in
many
other
our
c●…mities
,
so
in
this
our
desperate
distres
,
hee
will
with
the
eyes
of
pitty
looke
downe
vpon
our
penitencie
,
and
by
his
omnipotency
appease
the
rage
of
these
troubled
seas
,
which
threateneth
imminent
death
and
destruction
Frollike
déere
friends
and
the
God
of
Blanchardine
desend
vs
.
The
company
séeing
Sadonie
so
coragious
and
full
of
haughtie
valor
,
inciting
them
to
call
vpon
the
God
of
Blanchardine
,
euery
one
casting
away
his
dastard
feare
,
eleuating
their
hearts
and
hands
to
heauen
,
made
their
orizons
thus
:
Imortall
Iehoua
guider
of
this
glorious
roume
,
although
our
di●…sightedeies
haue
béen
long
couered
with
the
obscure
vaile
of
ignorance
,
&
haue
abandoned
our
hearts
from
thy
sacred
law
,
yet
since
it
hath
pleased
thee
to
make
thy
name
and
glorie
knowne
among
vs
,
suffer
vs
not
to
miscarie
,
vntill
wee
haue
yéelded
thee
all
conding
and
heauenly
honor
,
so
that
from
our
lips
thy
praese
may
slow
,
and
in
our
hearts
thy
diety
take
roote
:
No
sooner
was
this
short
&
zealous
praier
finished
but
horned
Luna
began
to
shew
her
head
,
the
cloudes
to
vanish
,
the
windes
to
cease
,
and
the
sea
to
calme
,
which
yeelded
such
fuell
to
their
faith
,
that
for
euer
they
acknowledged
the
omnipotencie
of
Blanchardines
God
,
and
left
the
same
to
their
posterities
.
Then
the
skilfull
Pilots
whose
wandring
course
was
past
their
compasse
,
looking
to
the
skyes
,
were
directed
a
true
passage
by
a
christall
starre
so
that
within
short
time
they
reacht
the
shore
of
Cassidony
,
where
the
beautifull
Beautrix
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Lordly
Péeres
and
Princely
Ladie●…
awaited
their
landing
.
When
Sadony
was
now
escaped
the
danger
of
the
sea
,
and
safely
come
a
shore
,
after
humble
thankes
to
God
,
he
seazing
vpon
the
rofiall
lips
of
his
royall
Quéene
in
whose
countenance
snow
and
blood
made
such
a
mixture
,
that
in
the
opinion
of
all
,
if
nature
should
deuise
to
frame
her
paragon
she
might
fayle
in
perfection
.
But
after
many
kinde
curtesies
and
amiable
imbracentents
betwéene
Sadony
and
his
Beautrix
and
the
Lordes
and
Ladies
,
where
euery
one
stroue
with
kindnes
to
welcome
home
her
loue
,
they
repaired
to
the
court
,
where
for
that
night
,
the
King
and
his
Quéene
spent
the
time
in
content
,
and
al
the
rest
congratulated
their
happy
meetings
.
On
the
morrow
when
glorious
Phoebus
began
to
cut
the
cloudes
,
and
drewe
the
darknes
from
the
earth
,
euery
one
prepared
himselfe
to
be
ready
to
attend
the
princes
pleasure
.
After
Sadony
had
royally
presented
himselfe
to
the
veiw
of
all
,
giuing
a
princely
boniure
to
the
Lordes
and
nobles
,
be
commaunded
that
the
soldiers
whose
trauels
had
béene
great
,
should
repaire
to
his
presence
,
to
receiue
a
recompence
for
their
paines
,
which
bountie
did
so
combine
the
trustie
minds
of
all
vnto
him
,
that
base
was
he
accompted
,
that
would
refuse
to
hazard
his
life
where
and
when
it
pleased
Sadony
to
commaund
.
Then
were
the
lawes
which
in
his
absence
the
Quéene
and
Counsell
had
deuised
,
presented
to
him
to
ratifie
,
which
he
with
all
princely
magnificencie
did
forthwith
establish
,
to
the
great
admiration
and
singuler
content
of
all
his
subiectes
and
people
.
Now
tatling
swift
winged
fame
,
the
spéedy
messenger
of
happie
newes
,
ceased
not
vntill
these
tidinges
were
brought
to
the
eares
of
the
King
of
Spruse
at
the
cittie
Marienbourgh
(
then
in
his
profound
and
deep
meditations
for
his
sonne
Sadony
)
and
his
departed
companion
.
But
when
he
heard
of
the
hard
aduentures
which
his
sonne
had
escaped
by
sea
,
his
deliuerie
from
death
on
land
,
and
his
most
happy
marriage
with
the
beautifull
Beautrix
,
vanishing
feare
(
whose
cankering
rust
had
almost
consumed
his
pleasure
)
hee
with
all
his
nobles
and
people
,
offered
burnt
sacrifices
to
their
Mahon
for
this
happie
tidings
:
Yet
not
content
nor
satisfied
in
minde
▪
he
rigged
certaine
ships
wherein
he
and
diuers
of
his
Lordes
embarqued
themselues
,
longing
to
visite
his
son
at
Cassidomet
and
led
by
this
sweete
desire
,
after
they
had
sayled
the
space
of
one
wéeke
,
they
came
ashore
within
those
territories
:
But
when
newes
was
brought
to
Sadony
that
certaine
Pagans
were
arriued
,
and
craued
to
bee
admitted
his
princely
presence
:
Ignorant
altogether
what
or
whence
they
shoulde
be
:
seating
himselfe
in
his
Royall
throne
,
accompanied
with
his
faire
Queene
and
chiefe
peeres
,
hee
commaunded
them
to
bee
brought
to
his
presence
,
vpon
whose
approche
,
Sadony
knowing
his
father
,
by
the
maiestie
of
his
countenaunce
,
desended
from
his
seate
,
humbling
himselfe
on
his
knees
at
his
fathers
feete
.
The
faire
Beautrix
vnwitting
who
he
might
be
,
to
whome
Sadony
should
shewe
such
reuerence
,
stood
in
a
maze
:
But
after
she
knew
him
to
be
father
to
Sadony
,
with
a
most
gracious
and
amiable
chéere
came
to
entertaine
him
,
to
whome
the
King
of
Spruse
rendred
millions
of
thankes
,
both
for
the
life
and
marriage
of
his
sonne
,
without
whose
rescue
hee
had
bin
traiterously
murdred
,
and
hanged
by
Alimodes
.
But
the
faire
Quéene
answered
,
that
both
her
life
,
liuing
,
and
people
rested
in
the
safetie
of
Sadony
,
without
whome
(
quoth
shée
)
neyther
may
I
,
nor
my
kingdome
continue
:
Now
when
the
King
of
Spruse
had
listened
to
her
zealous
and
sugred
tale
,
fixing
a
stedfast
countenaunce
on
her
face
,
he
seemed
as
one
rauished
in
contemplation
,
admiring
the
beauty
and
bounty
of
the
Queene
.
But
Sadony
,
thinking
his
father
(
after
his
ariual
from
sea
)
to
be
desirous
to
repose
himself
,
led
him
with
all
maiestie
into
a
most
princely
lodging
:
where
after
his
repast
,
he
went
to
bed
:
the
other
Lords
of
his
troope
and
all
their
followers
were
so
honorably
entertained
there
,
that
the
commendation
of
Sadonies
bountie
,
was
bruted
euery
where
.
Now
on
the
next
morning
when
(
according
to
custome
)
Sadony
and
his
faire
Quéene
,
repaired
to
the
Church
,
to
heare
deuine
seruice
,
the
King
of
Spruse
not
suspecting
that
his
Sonne
Sadony
had
altered
his
religion
from
his
Mahomet
:
after
the
Priestes
had
begun
to
sing
a
sollemne
procession
in
the
honor
of
Christ
,
he
as
a
man
distraught
in
sence
,
and
ouercome
with
madding
frenzy
,
ran
vp
and
downe
cursing
and
exclaiming
against
his
sonne
,
so
that
neither
perswasions
,
teares
,
vowes
,
nor
praiers
might
once
appease
his
franticke
rage
:
till
retiring
himself
all
sollitary
into
his
chamber
,
tormented
with
passions
&
agonies
,
at
length
he
fell
a
sleep
,
to
whome
a
little
after
entred
diuers
of
the
Lordes
which
accompanied
Sadonie
from
Marienbrough
with
Blanchardine
,
and
perswaded
the
King
that
the
idolatrous
Mahomet
was
a
false
deceauer
and
of
no
diety
,
which
by
sundry
and
wonderfull
miracles
▪
they
had
founde
Christ
to
be
the
true
Messias
and
sonne
of
God
:
and
therefore
with
all
humilitie
,
ioyntly
on
their
knées
they
entreated
his
maiestie
,
to
leaue
his
superstitious
worshipping
of
blockish
Mahomet
,
and
with
all
deuotion
to
acknowledged
Christ
to
be
the
true
God
:
And
euen
at
that
very
instant
the
stony
heart
of
this
Pagan
King
was
mollified
,
who
forsaking
his
idolatrie
,
became
a
christian
.
This
happie
newes
so
delighted
his
sonne
,
that
vnder
heauen
nothing
could
worke
him
more
content
:
Then
laboured
Sadony
and
his
faire
Quéene
with
all
royaltie
,
to
welcome
their
father
and
his
followers
,
where
their
entertainment
was
excéeding
measure
,
both
for
magnificencie
and
cost
:
So
past
the
time
a
moneth
or
more
,
of
their
abode
in
iollity
,
vntill
the
King
desirous
to
returne
to
Marienbourgh
,
requested
leaue
of
Sadony
,
for
his
departure
:
who
séeing
the
tickle
state
of
his
fathers
kingdome
,
in
his
absence
,
wanting
a
gouernour
there
,
was
the
more
willing
,
and
so
all
possible
prouision
being
made
with
princely
bounty
bestowed
by
Sadony
and
his
Beautrix
vpon
the
Lords
of
Spruse
,
they
accompanied
the
King
to
his
ships
:
And
after
humble
dutie
done
by
Sadony
to
his
father
and
kinde
curteste
to
the
rest
,
he
recommended
them
to
the
mercy
of
Blanchardines
God
.
Thus
Gentlemen
,
to
satisfie
your
expectations
,
&
performe
my
promise
,
I
send
you
the
second
part
of
Blanchardines
aduentures
:
whose
succes
(
if
I
finde
as
fortunate
as
his
first
,
looke
shortly
,
so
soone
as
time
and
leasure
will
serue
,
for
the
finishing
of
all
his
Tragidies
.
FINIS
.