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A51270	The famous history of the life of the renowned Prince Palmerin of England: or, The glory of knightly prowess In three parts. Containing his parentage, birth, education, travels, strange adventures, noble exploits and victories; combats with monsters, gyants, armies, and armed knights, dissolving inchantments, delivering distressed ladies; and his success in love. The whole being a compleat series, inter-woven with the heroick actions of many valiant emperours, kings, princes, and knights of undoubted fame, whose matchless deeds have won them immortal honour. A book worthy the perusal of either sex. Written originally in French; and now faithfully done into English (for the better satisfaction of the reader) by J.S.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 2. English.	Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.; J. S.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2613C; ESTC R213883	128,505	222

best Souldiers and breaking through the Ranks of the Enemy made such slaughter that the field was afresh bedewed with blood and the Trebesonians routed in all parts which brought such a fear upon the whole ●agan Army that they began to shrink together and were only restrained from flight by pure shame During this Battel King Edoard rode through all parts succouring his men where he saw most need and making great slaughter of the Enemy with his own hands being attended every where he rode with an hundred choice Knights when as the Emperor Palmerin who from a Tower beheld the fight together with the Ladies greatly marvelled at the Prowess of the Warriours desiring nothing more than to have been amongst them had his Age permitted as not in his Youth being accustomed to be an idle spectator whilst others fought yet mindfull of the charge of so great a Potentate he hourly sent such succours as could be spared to reinforce the fainting Regiments and charge the Enemy with fresh vigor and to give such orders as he thought convenient The Battel being in the highth the chief of the Princes dismounted and with their Swords cutting their way entered the Battalian of the Foot men where Primalion and the King of Trebesond meeting a dreadfull Combat began but such was the fierceness of the Fight between them that for want of breath and through loss of blood they were obliged to pause a while When as Palmerin with a Thousand Knights charged the Battalian of the Souldian of Babylon and made exceeding slaughter insomuch that they fled from him as from their certain death none being able to resist his force On the other side fought Florian whose death the Great Turk had strictly injoyned when those that had it in charge perceiving him far entered amongst the Ranks of his Enemies inclosed him on every side and gave him many strokes that bruised his Armour which roused his Courage to that degree that with a force exceeding he so dealt that soon they opened on every side yet fought he so long till ramparts of dead Bodys hemmed him in But so well fared not Prince Majortes for being inclosed by a Squadron of Persian Horse he fought in hopes of succour till through wounds and loss of blood falling he gave up the Ghost whose death much grieved the Christian Princes especially Prince Palmerin who intirely loved him insomuch that to revenge his death he so furiously charged the King of Trebes●nd that breaking his him Armour in many places and infixing divers wounds upon he in spight of his men who laboured to rescue their Lord brought him to destruction And so long and dreadfull did the fight continue between Dramusiand and Framustant that through loss of blood and weariness they fainted and were carryed out of the Battel by their friends on either part Great was the sorrow of the Ladies who from the Battelments beheld the fight there being few of them but had a Husband Relation or Friend ingaged so that some of them seeing the field bestrewed with slaughter swounded away and others retire their beautious eyes not being able longer to behold the Tragick action not knowing what to think of the Battel or to whom fortune owed the Victory During the fight the City was strongly guarded on all parts to prevent a surprize King Edoard retiring from the foiles of War to take breath and dress a wound he had received within a short time came on afresh with a commanded party of Horse and made great slaughter insomuch that the Infidels gave back and the Christians on that side recovered the ground they had lost taking new vigor and charging couragiously insomuch that Albayzer coming thither to restore the Battel was over-set with the furious Charge of the Greecian Horsemen and himself thrown to the ground but soon recovering his Legs he drew his Sword and killed divers Knights yet was so strongly resisted that there he had been taken or slain had not his Gyants who alwaies guarded his Person bestirred themselves with their mighty Battel-Axes yet one of them fell by the Sword of Prince Primalion and another was carryed off sore wounded of which wounds he soon after dyed By this time the Right Wing of the Turks was broken and disordered being pierced by Recinde and the Gyant Almorol to rally which Albayzer strove in vain till such time as he had reinforced them with Ten Thousand fresh men and clapped into the front two of his Gyants viz. Dromorant and Tramfamore between whom and King Recinde seconded by his trusty Servant Almorol began a fierce Combat but being hemmed round by the Infidels the King after two houres fighting against infinite odds and no succour coming fell wounded from his Horse and was slain by the Gyant Tramfamore which so inraged Almorol that leaving the side where he fought he came to revenge his Masters death overthrowing with his Mace all that stood in his way when coming upon Tramfamor with a fierce blow he bruised his Helm and Head so much that he fell dead with a horrible groan breathing out his last Prince Palmerin and Primalion hearing of the death of Recinde were greatly inraged and to revenge it redoubled their strength fighting like Lybian Lyons so that all the ground where they fought was covered with blood and slaughter but Primalion having lost much blood in the fight and finding himself faint by the advice of his friends after having killed above an hundred Turks with his own hands retired into the City Yet the Fight waxed hot on all sides upon the coming in of fresh supplies so that Victory hovered doubtfull over either Army Arnedes King of France having notice that his Couzen Recinde was slain came with Onistaldus to revenge his death but after a long fight in which many of the Turks Persians and Babylonians were slain the King having his Horse killed under him and his Helmet burst was slain as also was Onistaldus in endeavouring his rescue but long their Deaths were not unrevenged For King Edoard and Prince Florian coming with a fresh Troop of Horsemen pierced the Squadron of the Turkish Horse where they found many of their friends inclosed yet valiantly fighting against Dromorant and divers others upon which the King and his Son put themselves between making great slaughter of the Enemy though not without some wounds received but so eager was the Prince against the Gyant that after a dreadfull Combat with him he gave him a wound on the right side of his Head which brought him to the ground when setting his Foot upon him he divided his Head from his Body Whilst this was doing King Polendos and Belcar entered the Squadron of the King of Aetolia and made great slaughter insomuch that Prince Berolde desirous to revenge his Fathers death coming to their assistance the routed Pagans in great disorder fled not regarding the Person of their King who labouring to restrain their flight was overborn with the trampling of the Horses Then

to tell me the cause of your fear O sir said she Twelve Knights set upon me to carry me into the Castle of Dramorant the cruel a man who delights in Blood and Villany when as a Knight came to my rescue and behaved himself so well that I found means to escape but I fear in endeavouring to save me himself e're this is slain or in great danger Shew us said the Prince where we may find the combatants That will I do said she with a Good Will whereupon she lead them to the place where they found the combat very unequal yet had the single Knight slain divers of them desired the Princes that they would stand Newters and not eclipse his glory and in ●eed he so well behaved himself that he soon brought them into subjection whereupon Dramorant with a mighty Battail-Ax being armed in a Coat of Mael advanced against whom Prince Palmerin would have tryed his fortune but the Knight would not suffer it but began the fight with fresh courage so great prowess was shewed on either side till at length the Gyant being a burly man through sweat and effusion of blood fainted insomuch that the Knight taking the advantage notwithstanding the intercession of the Princes hewed off his Head which greatly grieved Florian upon which disgust of his the Knight who became haughty through his conquest bid him defiance and in justification of what he had done promised to fight him in the Emperors Court whither he was going which challenge the Prince accepted and so they parted When not long after they understood it was Albayzer and that he had taken away the Shield of Miragarda boasting that he had overcome Dramusiand The Princes now riding to seek Adventures they chanced to meet a Coach covered with mourning in which lay a dead Kt. in green Armour whereupon Florian was very inquisitive to know how he came dead and of the Adventure but those that were about him being in haste would give no other answer but that if he would go with them he might see wherefore taking leave of his Brother and Pompides he followed that mournful Bier and not long after a Damosel coming to Palmerin and Pompides the later undertook the Adventure she related CHAP. XXXVIII Of Florian's Adventure And of the Adventure that hapned to Palmerin in his way to Constantinople And that of Pompides FLorian accompanying the Coach still was inquisitive to know the reason of what had happened and who it was lay slain to which one of the Esquires with a deep sigh and tears in his eyes replyed That the Knight he saw dead was Sortibran Son to K. Frisol whose enemies laying wait for him had unawares set upon him and slain him whereupon the Prince vowed revenge but had scarce determined e'r a Damosel came running to assure them that their Lords death was revenged by the good Knight Pompides who had slain the Murderers as they were about to ravish a beautious Lady in the Unfortunate Wood which made them greatly rejoyce whereupon they passed on to interr their Lords body and the Prince to meet Albayzer but in his way met Arduramant bastard-Brother to Albayzer who was in search of him when understanding the Prince had promised to encounter him at Constantinople he with a stern countenance charged him to avoid him as his death for that there was not a Knight upon Earth that could stand before him but this not at all dismayed the Prince but rather encouraged him which the Pagan perceiving grew in wrath and proffered presently to try the combat with him which was accepted by the Prince but then the Pagan would not fight but in the Great Turk's Court where he said the said Targiana resided to which the Prince replyed that if he departed suddenly he could not keep his word with Albayzer to which Arduramant made answer that he would excuse him to his Brother whereupon the Prince desirous to get Fame abroad and try strange Adventures consented whither we will leave them on their journey and return to the Noble-Prince Palmerin of England The Prince Palmerin travelling through many Desaris at length came into a great Plain where he beheld a great many Knights Ladys near a Fountain as he thought in merriment when on a sudden a fierce combat began between them whereupon he bare up being desirous to know the occasion when he perceived a monstrous Gyant and ten Knights fighting against two who were conducting several beautiful Ladys whom the Gyant would have from them which unequal dealings and especially because one of the Knights was fallen dead so moved the Prince that couching his Spear he ran against the Gyant and overthrew him and so dealt with his sword that he brought the Knights into subjection by killing some mortaly wounding others when as Astapardo ten other Knights issued out of the Castle to revenge what had hapned who had certainly distressed the Prince had not Albayzer at that time come to his assistance who knowing the Prince dealt so furiously that the second comers were soon sent to keep their fellows company The Fight being over they upon inquiry found the first Gyant to be Bracandor Lord of the adjacent Castle and that the chief Ladys were the Dutchess of Pontus and Durachium who were travelling to the Court of their Father under the conduct of Prince Datree and Abdumelech their Brother and that they had been set uyon by that cruel Gyant who designed to dishonour them When having thanked their deliverers and heaped a thousand good wishes on them they departed with the body of the slain Prince which they got some Country Peasants in the neighbouring Villages to carry on a Bier CHAP XXXIX How Prince Florian arriving at the Turk's Court entered the Combat against Arduremant and vanquished him And how Albayzer came to Constantinople and what conditions he made to begin his adventurous intent ARduramant having by one of his Esquires certified his Brother why Prince Florian could not m●●t him at Constantinople they hasted to the Great Turk's Court where resided fair Targiara when arriving there they were received in courteous wise and introduced into the Princesses presence where Arduramant having the honour to kiss her hand vainly boasted that he had brought a Knight with him out of a strange land to chastise him in her presence for that he had abused her servant Albayzer in saying he had not by his valour won the Shield of Miragarda but taken it by fraud then began he to extoll that Princes Fame saying that in his travels he had heard of such wondrous atchievements wrought by him as no Knight in the world could boast the like Prince Florian hearing the Pagan vaunt at this rate replied that he must confess great things might have been done by Albayzer but as for the shield of Miragarda it was taken by him from Dramusiand by fraud and not force for that Albayzer had been vanquished by him and that he was ready to defend

Thrace to let you know the Worthy Exploits of the Renowned Prince Palmerin least his Modesty hiding his great Exploits Fame should therein be silent Know then that the Prince has worthily finished an Adventure that may amaze the World conquering Monsters Gyants and all difficulties thereby delivering the beautiful Leonarda whom he yet refused and with her the Diadem of Thrace offered him by the Princess and all the Nobles of the Kingdom so firm and constant was he in his Love to the fair Polinarda your Grand-Daughter and Daughter to the Worthy prince Primalion yet has he promised according to the Will of her deceased father to provide her such a prince as may be worthy of her Love Wherefore in the Name of the Queen Princess and all our Nobility with Letters-Credentials I come to require That the fair princess my Lady may be brought to your Court and there Received according to her Estate This motion highly pleased the Emperor as it did all the Ladys who were desirous of nothing more than to see her for whose deliverance the Noble Prince had adventured such hazards wherefore with many Rich Presents the Damosel was dismissed and earnestly desired to hasten her Lady thither in which undertaking I shall leave her and return to Prince Palmerin The Prince delighting himself in a pleasant Forrest to shun popular applause after his late expedition so it happened That he beheld divers Kts. galloping cross through a by-way when being desirous to know the occasion of their haste as imagining they were posting to some Adventure he followed so long till he overtook one of them who laged behind by reason his Horse was faln lame of whom he demanded the cause of such haste but he for a long time gave him doubtful answers yet in the end hoping he might lend him his Esq Horse thus began Know Sir since it is not in your power to hinder th● Ente●pr●ze That Felistor a Noble Man of this Country falling in love with a beautious Damosel living not far distant from his Castle whose eyes all along promised him love and good liking but so it happened that through the perswasions of her Mother she marryed one Ridamur who is now repairing with her to his own Castle when to prevent it and take her by force and kill her Lord this company is provided as also another layed in Ambush by the way they must pass But such is my misfortune that my Horse falling Lame I fear will disappoint me of being there to assist my friend therefore since I have freely told you all I hope you will suffer me to change Horses with your Esquire Nay said he you rather deserve to be chastized for daring to undertake so Villanous an attempt in going about to force free minds and dishonour an Innocent Lady which all good Kts. ought to protect But no longer to spend my breath upon you I 'll follow the Adventurers and perhaps make them repent the undertaking of so rash an Adventure This being said he rode forward with great eagerness whereat he who had informed him laughed CHAP. XXXXVII What happened to the Prince in the Adventure of the rescue As also to Prince Florian in another Adventure PRince Palmerin fired with a desire to give assistance to the distressed hasted to overtake the Troop but was not so speedy as to come before Ridamur was slain and the Lady together with her Mother taken prisoners who made many grievous laments insomuch that the Prince riding up commanded those that held them upon pain of forfeiting their heads to let them go but they being six in number besides Felistor began to flout him saying What means this mad fellow to intermeddle in our affairs I 'le warrant replyed another he being some fool-hardy Knight and desirous to get him a name now means to purchase it at the hazard of his life but above all Felistor began to rave exceedingly threatning him with death for presuming to intermeddle with his affairs to which the Prince replyed That as for his threats he feared them not but was come with a resolution to correct his insolence and set free the Lady he had so cowardly taken and about to deprive of her honour wherefore with his Launce running against him he overthrew him and the Launce piercing quite through his body he fell dead then drawing his Sword he so layed about him that killing two of his Knights the other four fled to the Castle of the Lady and took possession of it till such time as it was regained by the Prince and two of them slain The old Lady and her Daughter perceiving themselves intirely at liberty greatly rejoyced and coming before the Prince would have humbled themselves on their knees but he would not suffer them but gently raised them and saluted their fair hands then came they to the place where the body of Ridamur lay which he caused divers Country Peasants to convey to the Castle adjacent but when he and the Ladies arrived there they found the Bridge drawn up and the Castle possessed which made them g●eatly wonder whereupon they desired the Prince to lye in ambush a while to see if any that were within would come forth but he not finding it passed the Moat upon a Float of Timber he found therein when entering a fair Hall he found four armed Kts. whom he knew to be those he had vanquished and put to flight yet they seeing him an foot and supposing him through long travel and loss of blood to be faint set upon him but soon found their mistake for after a sharp dispute two of them fell dead and the other two upon their knees begged mercy which they received at his hands whose clemency won his applause greater than his Sword whereupon he commanded them to let down the Bridge and ask pardon of the Ladies which done he suffered them to depart The Ladys being entered with great joy again saluted him and intreated him to stay so long till they had interred the body of Ridamur to which he consented and then departed towards Constantinople on whose way thither for a while I shall leave him and return to Prince Florian. Prince Florian having again taken his Device of the savage Man departed in search of Adventures so far that at length arriving in France he was desirous to pass over into England to visit his Father and Mother but as it had once before befaln him so it hapned to him now For he having no sooner imbarqued but a wind arising which long troubled the Ocean he was driven upon the Coast of Ireland where going on shore and reposing upon a green Bank he was suddenly awaked by the shreiks of a Damosel whereupon starting up with his sword in his hand he saw her flying before a monstrous Gyant at which interposing his Shield he bid her be of good comfort but soon the Gyant whose name was Br●calon came up with a stern countenance and commanded him to deliver her or he was a

unbinding the Damzels Esquire he passed along the Bank of the River till he found a place fordable over which he passed with the Lady and her Esquire demanding the cause why they used such violence and how she came to meet with them to which she answered That being a Damzel Attendant upon the Princess Miragarda she obtained leave to go to the Court of Spain to visit her friends when as these Knights having been foiled at the Castle of Almorol to revenge that disgrace resolved upon their knowing who I was to deprive me of my Honour having cast Lots who should have the first Essay and had succeeded in their Wickedness had not kind Heaven happily sent you to my rescue The Damzel had scarce ended when an Out-cry and Female Shreiks was heard when the Prince looking up beheld a Knight with Arleucea behind him riding as fast as possible away with her whereupon he hastened to recover his Horse which done he rode after him crying Stay Uncourteous and be chastized for the Insolence you have offered to a Lady under my protection Whereat the Knight turning about in great fury set down the Lady saying He would be revenged for such his bold interruption whereupon drawing his Sword he advanced but received such a welcome that after six or seven exchanged blows the Prince brought him under and would have taken off his Head but that he begging for life Arleucea pittyed him and interceded on his behalf yet made him swear to go to the Court of Spain as the other had done and there make his Confession and own what had befallen him and not for the future to bear Arms unless the Ladies of that Court would permit him so to do which done he departed in great heaviness and soon after both he and all the rest performed their vows to the glory of the Prince and their own shame CHAP. LVI How Prince Florian returned to the Court of Spain and thence departed to the Castle of Arnalte and what befell him PRince Florian having hitherto secured his Ladies from all injury brought them once more to the Court of Spain where upon their arrival they were received by the King and Queen with many expressions of Ioy but he greatly envied by divers other Knights whom he had foiled wherefore they stirred up such Knights as were newly come to try with him the Iust and combat for his Ladies of which number Lustramar Grandian and Arpiam undertook it but were miserably foiled wherefore the King would not suffer any more of his Knights to enter the Iust but caused a sumptuous Feast to be made obligeing the Prince and his Ladies to sit with him at the Table When he being unarmed which was the Kings policy to know him appeared to be Florian of the Desart Son to Prince Edoard whereupon the King embraced him as afterwards did the Queen and all the Chief Nobility in such a manner that great was the Court the King declaring that it was no disgrace to be foiled by such a Knight But having stayed there divers days he resolved to depart towards the Castle of Arnalte Princess of Navar to try the Adventure of the Castle Whereas his new acquired Ladies finding him unconstant in Love were resolved to leave him which he perceiving was not at all discontented for that they were continually wrangling amongst themselves who was highest in his favour insomuch that they greatly disturbed his quiet so that departing with Arleucea and her Damzels he left the rest in the Spanish Court and rode towards Navar when without meeting with any adventure he came to the Castle of the Princess Arnalte where a Shield with her Picture hung upon a Tree and was guarded by Dragolant Son to Duke Drapos of Normandy as that of Miragarda was by Prince Florendos The Prince arriving at the Castle and being known by the Device of his Shield to the Princess who bore him mortal hate for rescuing his Brother urged her Champion to destroy him and that no less than himself should be the Reward which so exalted his mind that he promised to bring the Prince bound and lay him at her feet in order to which he prepared himself and came to the Iust but before he began commanded him to render himself and the Ladies in his Train to the pleasure of his Lady at which the Prince smiling made reply That he exacted so largely that he could not aquiess with his demands but if he could win them they were then his own Whereupon he retired to fetch the greater compass when meeting with extraordinary force their Launces were shivered and both of them shook but at the second Course Dragolant was tumbled from his Horse with his Heels upwards which so inraged him that he drew his Sword and came towards the Prince who to be upon equal terms with him alighted and after a fierce combat of the Sword brought him into such a feeble condition that he fainting through weariness wounds and loss of blood fell to the ground which Arnalte that had all the while beheld the combat perceiving came running in great haste and begged his life of the Prince who upon condition she would promise to marry the vanquished Knight promised to condescend to her request which she perceiving and considering the many Services of Dragolant and that although Fortune at that time proved averse yet he was a valiant Knight consented it should be so whereupon the Prince helped her and her Damzels to carry the Knight into the Castle where his wounds being dressed and he refreshed with Cordials he soon recovered but was greatly grieved as fearing he had greatly disobliged the Saint he adored but understanding what Conditions had been made on his behalf after having humbled himself before Arnalte for her Gracious condescention he with much endear affection embraced the Prince giving a Thousand thanks for the tender Regard he had of him Whereupon the day for the Nuptials was appointed and all things in order put insomuch that great was the Solemnity in its Celebration where in the height of Mirth and Iollitry I will leave Prince Florian and proceed to relate the further Adventures of his Brother Palmerin CHAP. LVII The Adventures of Prince Palmerin after he left the Perilous-Island PRince Palmerin imbarquing with onely Sylvian in his company sailed so long that in the end he arrived upon the Coast of Scotland where he went on shore but had not travelled far e're he came to a Bridge that was guarded by a Knight in green Armour with a Bulls Head in his Shield which made the Prince guess him to be Pompides whereupon he stayed to pause a while when as he understood by the discourse he had with a Damzel that that Knight kept the Bridge for the love he beareth to Armisia Daughter to Meliadus King of Scots But whilst he was considering whether he should enter the combat against his Friend or forbear a strange Knight came proudly riding up and offered to force

the Bridge but was stayed by Pompides when soon the Encounter of the Launce began in which the strange Knight was dismounted and much bruised in his fall yet he drew his Sword and came towards Pompides which made him alight so that between them a dreadfull Combat insued till at length the strange Knight through loss of blood fainted which Pompides perceiving bid him yield and surrender himself to fair Armisia but with many proud words he refused and began to charge on Pompides again with all his force but in the end was totally vanquished having received many desperate wounds whereupon Pompides taking off his Helmet told him That since he would not fairly yield to his request he should now be compelled to beg the Princess pardon and reveal his Name but he again refused to do either saying He would sooner dye in the place than cast himself upon the merciless Cruelty of Armisia These words made Pompides suspect the Knight to be Adraspe Son to Duke Sizani who slew the Prince Doriell Brother to the Princess whereupon he sent to the Princess to come thither and pass her Sentence upon a Knight that would not obey the custom of the Bridge who upon her arrival with abundance of tears declared it was Adraspe the Murtherer to be revenged on whom the Bridge was ordained earnestly commanding Pompides to strike off his Head But whilst he delayed and was perswading the Princess to more mildness Prince Palmerin who had beheld what had passed came and joyned with Pompides in perswading her saying It became a Noble nature to be kind and mercifull to the vanquished sparing those Lives that fortune or fate throws into their hands but the Princess still Iusted with a Rivolet of tears flowing from her eyes that his Head might be taken off but whilst it was delayed Adraspe through grief shame and loss of blood dyed yet so angry was the Princess that she was not obeyed that she flung away in a great rage yet her passion being alayed she again came forth and understanding Prince Palmerin was present she invited him into her House and related to him How that Adraspe once pretending Courtship to her upon her refusing for his ill nature became so troublesome to her that she was obliged to acquaint her Brother Doriell with it who sharply rebuked him for his insolence which created in him such a hatred against her Brother that watching his opportunity and taking him at a disadvantage he slew him and retired to his Fathers Strengths in the High-lands whereupon the King her Father her self and the Peerage of the Kingdom were brought into great heaviness and ordained that Bridge for Revenge as well hoping that the haughty Adraspe would out of a conceit of his Valour attempt when to incourage my Knights against him I pledged my self as the price of his death nor did our expectations fail For often he came to upbraid me with my Brothers death vanquishing and slaying divers of my Knights till such time as this good Knight came who has revenged my Brothers Murther Therefore in requital I render my self to be at his disposal and desire you Sir to accompany us to my Fathers Court at Edenburg where great will be the Ioy upon notice of what has happened Vpon this Relation of Armisia's the Prince highly approved of her undertaking promising that she should be obeyed in all things But Pompides who had doated upon her Beauty was so transported at what he heard that he could not forbear expressing himself in Rapsodies yet attended with a Noble Train they passed to the Scotch Court where so great was the Ioy that the like before had never happened When the King being acquainted with the Conditions his Daughter had made gladly accorded insomuch that the Nuptials were celebrated with extraordinary Pomp and Royalty After which the Prince taking leave of the Court left Scotland to go in search of new Adventures being desirous of nothing more than to be at Constantinople there to have a sight of her for whom he underwent so many hazards CHAP. LVIII How Prince Palmerin departing Scotland after some contest by the way arrived at Constantinople and of the Adventure he had proposed to him THE Prince having assisted at the Ceremony of his Friend Pompides left him to sport in the dear embraces of his lovely Bride and taking leave of the Court resolved for Constantinople to see what entertainment his beautious Mistriss would give him but by the way passing through many Countries he met with divers Adventures but none of them worthy of note till he came into Hungary where reposing at a Fountain that stood by a Forrest-side he beheld a Damzel in a distracted manner crying and making piteous mean when coming towards him she fell at his feet and besought him To save her from an ill-natured and monstrous Gyant that sought to slay her but she had scarce time to utter these words before the Monster came puffing like a Cyclops having almost spent himself with running when with a dreadfull countenance he thus began Wretched Woman You have betaken your self to a feeble Protector whose Life you have likewise cast away for had I not been directed to him in pursuing you I might have missed him wherefore he has reason to curse you for his untimely fate Nay replyed the Prince b●ast not before you know who you have to deal with for if my sword fail me not which failed me never I shall soon let you see your error a●d chastize your Insolence in revenging the affront offered this Damzel Whereupon a fierce combat insued which continued bloody and doubtfull for the space of an hour all which time the Damzel stood trembling in doubt whether to fly or attend the end of the combat but in the end Fortune favoured the Prince so far that striking the Gyant between the Ioynts of his Harness his Arm was parted by the Shoulder yet fought he with the other Arm till through loss of blood he fell down whereupon the Prince parted his Head from his Body and then understood by the Damzel that it was Vascalion who sought first to ravish and afterwards to put her to Death because she belonged to the Princess Gridona whose Husband Primalion had slain Lucran his Father at Constantinople when he entered the fight against him in hopes to take from him his Princess The Prince having ridded the Damzel of her fears accompanyed her to Constantinople and then dismissed her because he would not presently be known sending his Esquire to take him a private Lodging for that night that he might the better understand how affairs went in the Emperors Court when as he had notice from a Knight that lodged in the same House That one Arnolf a Gyant and Lord of the Astronomical-Island was come to defie the Knights of the Emperors Court in hopes to find amongst them Florian of the Forrest that conveyed away Arleucea whom he said Bravorant her Father had betrothed to him before

time some got into fenced Cities others to Albayzer's Camp filling all with fear and consternation at the news of that dreadful disaster These great Captains having made so successful a beginning with the loss of a few of their own men returned with huge spoiles to their General who highly welcomed them and caused publick thanks to be given to Almighty God for the Victory he had been pleased to grant them over the Enemies of his name And so having refreshed themselves they set forward to meet Albayzer whom they understood by some scouts of his to be on his March towards them Nor were they misinformed for the next morning they could from the tops of the Hills discern the fore-runners of his Army Whereupon the General called a Council of the Princes and great Captains to resolve what was to be done whether they should pass the hills to meet the forward Enemy or imbattail themselves there to expect him in the Plain The reason for the former were That the forwardness of the Christian Army in attempting to meet them would in some sort discourage the Enemy and give new vigor to the Souldiers on their part But it being urged on the contrary That they were in a strange Country with which they were altogether unacquainted the Enemy might lay ambushments to intrap them or might hide his power in divers Forrests and thereby by perpetually renewing his Battail might greatly discourage the Souldiers who would be apt to suppose that like Hydra's heads the more they cut off the more they increased Whereupon it was agreed that the Battail should be fought on that Plain if the Enemy durst attempt it and if he delayed then should they March on towards the City of Babylon VVhereupon all that night they kept great Fires and a strict watch to prevent any surprize that might happen to their prejudice CHAP. LXXI Of the great Battel fought in Asia between the Christians and Infidels And of the great Victory obtained by the former THe aforesaid resolutions being taken by the Princes Albayzer early the next morning as they wished drew up his Army on the top of the Hills and there incamping sent down a Herauld to defie the Christians and to denounce to them all themselves attendant on VVar swearing by Mahomet that not one of them should remain alive but had answer returned him by King Edoard in the name of the rest That the Princes were come so far to seek him that so they might finish that revenge his flight would not permit them to do under the walls of Constantinople and that if he refused or shunned the Battail they would besiege him even in his Capital City of Babylon Albayzer having received the answer aforesaid groaned with anger and thorowly fired in hopes of revenging the indignity put upon him caused his Army to be set in array dividing it into six Divisions The first consisting of Twenty Thousand Horse himself lead the second of Thirty Thousand Footmen he gave to the King of Cambia the third consisting of Ten Thousand Horse that made the Left Wing he gave to Tomandarus his Cozen at that time Prince of Palastine the fourth consisting of Fifteen Thousand Horse he committed to the Charge of Gondrominus Son to the Soldian of Persia slain in the Battail before Constantinople and these he ordained for the Right Wing the last Battail he committed to Salmanzer Son to the Great Turk and Brother to the fair Targiana consisting of Twenty Thousand Foot which he ordered for a Reserve setting Framustant the Gyant as Guardian to his Person by reason but young and unexperienc'd in Feats of Armes All things being in a readiness Albayzer commanded the two Wings to move as also the gross Body of his Foot and that the rest should keep their station till further order The Christians beholding them descend the Hills in great haste stood from in their order to prevent being over-born when each Captain encouraging his men to incite them to noble and brave Exploits King Edoard commanded the Charge to be sounded whereupon the Armies joyntly moved and King Pompides with his Six Thousand Horse charged the Enemies Left Wing with great bravery over-bearing all that stood before him and with his Spear wounded the Prince of Palastine to whose rescue on all sides his Men came in and pressed so furiously that Pompides weary with killing was obliged to retire within the Ranks of his Men to recover breath By this time the gross of the Armies joyned with such fury as made the Earth beneath them tremble and the Hills eccho with the shouts of the vanquishers and crys of the vanquished There might you at once behold Men fighting like Lyons and others flying like timerous Deer when to give the more encouragement to his men Albayzer left the command of his Squadron to Orcadamus his Lieutenant and accompanied with Morcador Arock Gramandor three terrible Gyants he went from place to place to give orders till at length he came to the Right Wing where he found Prince Palmerin fighting at the head of Six Thousand chosen men making piteous slaughter which so moved him that he interposed between the Prince and such as were in confusion that they ●ight have the better leave to put themselves in a posture and ●●t-face their fear of which the Prince was very glad as desirous of nothing more than to be revenged on him that had been the cause of the death of so many of his friends when without any words a sharp Combat ensued so that wounds were given and received in a plentious manner till their Armour was discoloured with their blood their men fighting the mean while as eagerly on either side them so that the slain lay scattered round them which Prince Palmerin perceiving and w●ll noting the havock the Gyants made of his men redoubled his force so furiously that with a full blow on Albayzer's Cre● he so dented his Helm into his Head that stunned thereby he stagger'd six paces backward and fell to the ground but e●●e the Prince who laboured to take him Prisoner could effect his desire the Gyants came to his rescue two of them carrying him off whilest the third viz. Gramandor combated with the Prince but had not so good luck as his Master For after a terrible fight he falling through wounds and loss of blood had his head smitten off in spight of the endeavours that were used to rescue him The disaster of Albayzer greatly disheartened his Souldiers insomuch that they began to shrink together of which he having notice wounded as he was would again have taken the Field but his great Favourites that were about him would not permit it yet immediately he sent orders for the Reserves to descend and if possible by wheeling about charge the Christians in the Rear which stratagem being perceived by Florian he drew of Ten Thousand men and went ●o meet them giving them a furious charge till breaking through the Ranks he found Framustant

and Salmanzer against both whom he fought with such fury that in the end he slew the Gyant and carried off the other Prisoner though his ●an laboured at the expence of many of their lives to prevent it And now come on Berolde and Dramusiand making fatal havock whilest Prince Florendos with a detached party brake through the advanced Squadrons of Horse and entering the Ranks of the F●t ushent put them into confusion opening a passage to charge them on every side which they perceiving and that the Right Wing was almost all cut in pieces gave ground amain of which the Christian Princes taking the advantage advanced with Ten Thousand fresh men and put all it confusion Prince Floriman like Lightening breaking through the thickest Squadrons but being unfortunately wounded between the joynts of his Harness with a Persian Arrow impoisoned he soon after to the grief of all the Princes ●yed in Babylon The Infidels now in rout slaughter raged so dreadfully that all the Plains were crimsoned afresh with the blood of the slain Albayzer weak as he was and in a mad mood in vain endeavouring to rally his men when finding he must yield to necessity he retreated in the best order he could with his broken Troops being pursued till the Christians tired and night coming on were by the order of their General restrained least the Enemy taking the advantage of their strugling should turn Head and again dispute the Victory In this Battail the Soldian lost Thirty Thousand of his best men amongst which were many of his Chief Commanders and Twenty Thousand the night following deserted him and privately retired to their respective Countries filling all places with fear and amazement upon rumouring the approach of the Christian Army Which Albayzer well noting and finding himself far too weak to hazard a second Battail in great perplexity returned to Babylon to encourage the Citizens by his presence to defend it till new supplys should come from his Alys if the Princes should approach as also to have the company of his fair Sultaness Targiana whose beautious eyes during his absence were never dry from tears But scarcely had he put things in a posture of defence e're he had notice That the Christians approached having all the Towns in their way put into their hands CHAP. LXXII How the Army of Christians besieged Babylon and took it by storm And what happened during the Siege ALbayzer from the Watch-Tower weak as he was taking a view of the Christian Army and in what order they marched resolved to sally with the chief of his strength for two reasons the one to amate the Christians least they should conclude him utterly vanquished and the other to keep up his credit with the Ladyes and men of War to whom at his setting out he had promised such great things Whereupon with Forty Thousand well appointed men he Marched out at Four Gates when placing the Persian and Median Archers in the Front he caused the Charge to be sounded and with a dreadful shout charged the Avaunt-Guard but they being seconded by Prince Florendos fought so manfully that many on both sides were slain which horrible conflict made the Ladies who from the Wall beheld it fill the Ayr with shrieks and crys And now Prince Florian desirous to let his quondam Mistriss the fair Targiana know what he was able to do layed on so furiously that being seconded by the Squadron and Battailian lead by his Brother and Dramusiand he caused the Enemy to retire to their main Battail where stood the Standard of Albayzer when killing the Standard-bearer and divers that undertook to rescue it they threw it down which so disheartned the Pagans who supposed their General was killed that they began to retire under the City Walls and had presently fled had not Albayzer shewed himself though fatal it proved For being about to draw up his men a Greecian shot his horse into the head who falling on him bruised him that of the bruises and through grief for the disgrace he sustained he in three days after dyed filling the City with Lamentations for his Death This second misfortune of the General caused the rest of the Pagan Captains to despair of success whereupon sounding the Retreat they retired in as good order as they could into the City but being furiously pursued Palmerin Florian and Dramusiand with Six Thousand men pressed in with them before they could close the Gates or let down the Portculls and fought bravely for the passage insomuch that the streets ran blood the Citizens and Souldiers earnestly labouring to destroy the Princes and their followers having for that purpose by this time inclosed them on every side but their danger being known to the remaining part of the Army without the Walls they in a great fury stormed the Bulwarks at Twenty several places to defend which the Pagans running from every part Dramusiand with a strong Bar of Iron forced the Gate and let in the Squadron under the leading of the Prince Florendos making good his ground but as he advanced to his station where the Princes fighting drove whole streets before them a huge stone was cast from a Turret which falling upon his Helm burst it in sunder and cast him dead upon the place so that he who was never but once vanquished in fight dyed by the cowardly hand of some base Artifice The Death of Dramusiand known the Princes gave order to fire the City which was done in divers places During which consternation King Edoard the Soldian Bellagris and divers other great Commanders had seized on the Towers and Bulwarks and planted their Ensigns thereon Yet the defendants fought in every corner hurling Stones Tyles melted Lead Pitch Tar and Rozen on the assailent insomuch that many brave Captains were killed and wounded King Edoard himself having received a wound in the Arm by an Arrow from a Loop-hole and Prince Florendos grievously hurt by the fall of scalding Sulpher which almost roasted him in his Armour But in the end the streets being paved with the slain and Albayzer not present by reason of the great grief he sustained to animate them they threw down their weapons and begged quarter yet such was the fury of the Souldiers that notwithstanding the Generals express order to the contrary that they killed a great number of them But in the end the slaughter being stayed the General drew up before the Palace which yet held out and summoned it but was answered by a showre of Arrows and Stones from the Walls Loop-holes and Towers which greatly inraged the Souldier so that having prepared combustable matter they fired it in divers places whereupon contrary to the mind of Albayzer who lay grievously ill of his bruises a parley was sounded when as the Princes pittying the loud laments and dismal shreiks of the Ladies who were for their safety retired thither drew off whereupon giving their promise that no violence should be offered the Gates were opened to the