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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47600	Leoline and Sydanis A romance of the amorous adventures of princes. Together, with sundry affectionate addresses to his mistresse, under the name of Cynthia. Written by Sir Fr. Kinnaston, knight, late one of the squires of the body to His Majesty.	Kinnaston, Francis, Sir, 1587-1642.; Granger, David, 1611-1675, engraver.	1646 (1646)	Wing K760; ESTC R218600	63,502	161

LEOLINE SYDANIS An Heroick Romance of the Aduentures of Amorous Princes Together With sundry affectionate addresses to his Mrs under the name of CYNTHIA By Sr. F. K. Knt. LONDON Printed by Richard Hearne D D Granges fecit LEOLINE AND SYDANIS A ROMANCE OF THE AMOROVS Adventures of PRINCES TOGETHER WITH SVNDRY AFFECTIONATE ADDRESSES TO His Mistresse under the Name of CYNTHIA Written by Sir Fr. Kinnaston Knight Late one of the Squires of the Body to His MAJESTY LONDON Printed by Ric. Heron and are to be sold by Thomas Slater at the Signe of the Angell in Duck-lane MDCXLVI To the READER AN Epistle before a Booke is as ordinary as a Bush before a Taverne and as unnecessary if either the Wine or the Booke be good The Author would have written a Dedicatory if he had knowne to whom For the candid intelligent Buyer or Reader of his Booke there needs no complement To the ignorant or malevolent he cannot descend so low as to use any He therefore instead of an Epistle prefixes an Apologie for the Buyers of his Book and not the Readers of Freecost First for that he having by him many pieces of reall and solid learning ready written for the Presse he exposes this toy and trifle to the worlds view and censure Next that he being old and stricken in yeares doth write of love and such idle devices for the first he observes that Ballads and twelve peny Pamphlets are a more currant commodity than Books of a greater bulk and better note and like light French stuffes are sooner bought than cloth of Gold or Tissue which is not for every ones wearing For the second he considering that many elder men then he doe weare love-lockes and Fancies he entring into his second and worst childhood may of course be excused if as in his first he was taken with Hobby-horses Rattles and Babies So like old men who doe but Clariùs inepitire he dote upon women and beauties and such things of which they can commonly make little or no use It is very true that a Ladies beauty with whom he was scarcely acquainted begot these lighter Fancies in his head with whom if he had been really in love perhaps he would have written more and better lines It may be said of him that Agnoscit veteris vestigia flammae but those fires are now rak'd up in Embers his Couure feu Bell being already rung since he that writ these lines could have writ worse these perhaps may please some curteous favourable judgements to whom only be presents and recommends them LEOLINE AND SYDANIS A Romance of the AMOROVS ADVENTVRES OF PRINCES FOrtune 's of Kings enamour'd Princes loves Who erst from Royal Ancestors did spring Is the high subject that incites and moves My lowly voice in lofty Notes to sing Of Leoline son to a mighty King And of a Princesse Sydanis the faire Who were the worlds incomparable paire 2. You learned Sisters of the Thespian well That sweetly sing to yong Apollo's lyre That on Parnassus forked top do dwell And Poets with Prophetick rage inspire Accept my humble Muse into your Quire My labouring breast with noble raptures fill And on my Lines Castalian drops distill 3. Your aide I need in this great enterprise Be you my guides and give direction For all too weake are my abilities To bring this Poeme to perfection Let each Muse of her part then make election And while of Love Clio sings lowd and cleare Melpomene the tragick Base must beare 4. And be not absent thou all puissant love Thy favour I implore above the rest Thou wilt my best Enthousiasmes prove If with thy flames thou warme my trembling breast And though among thy servants I am least Yet thy high raptures may sublime my fame And blow my spark up to a glorious flame 5. For without thee impossible it is Of Lovers joyes or passions to endite He needs of feats of Armes must speak amisse That ne're saw battell nor knew how to fight Then how may I of Lovers say aright Or feelingly discourse of them unlesse My selfe had knowne some joy and some distresse 6. Therefore since I for each true lovers sake And for the advancement of true loves affaires Am ready prest this task to undertake Assist me all Loves servants with your prayers That neither cold old age with snowy haires May coole or quench that pure aetheriall fire With which youths heat did once my soul inspire 7. And since for every purpose under Sun There is a time and opportunity Pray that this work of mine may be begun When as there be aspects of unity 'Twixt Mars and Venus and a cleare immunity From frosty Saturnes dismall dire aspect And every Planet in his course direct 8. When Mercury Lord of the houre and day Shall in his house diurnall potent be Not slow nor yet combust Then also pray He may be in a fortunate degree And in no dark void Azimen that he Conjoyn'd with Sol in the tenth house may thence Infuse invention wit and eloquence 9. That so each love-sick heart and amorous minde That shall this Romance reade remarking it May remedy or some such passage finde As him or her in the right vaine may hit And now having thus pray'd I think it fit That you no longer should the story misse Of Leoline and beauteous Sydanis 10. Before proud Romes victorious Legions knew The Brittains by blew Neptunes arme divided From the whole world before they did subdue The Island Albion when as Consuls guided Their Common-wealth by whom it was decided What tribute was impos'd on every State Tradition and old Annals thus relate 11. On the Virgivian Oceans foaming shore Downe at the Mountain Snowdons rocky foot Whose Cloud-bound head with mists is ever hore So high the sight can scarcely reach unto 't Against whose brows the forked lightning shoot A stately Castle stood whilome the seat Of th' old Brittains King Arvon the great 12. This King upon Beumaris his faire Queen Begot a Prince whose name was Leoline In whom so many gracefull parts were seen As if the heavens and nature did combine To make a face and personage divine For Iove and Venus I imagine were Conjoyned in his Horoscope Yfere 13. By whose benigne and powerfull influence Which governes our affections here below And in Loves actions hath preheminence Prince Leoline incited was to goe His Fortune and the gods would have it so To a faire City in those daies much fam'd Which from Duke Leon Carleon was nam'd 14. This City was not only celebrated For Riches brought by Sea from all the West But for a Temple as shall be related To Venus unto whom a solemne feast Was yearely made to which the worthiest best Of Knights and Ladies came and who did come If not before from it went Lovers home 15. And so unto this Prince it did befall Who viewing of those Ladies did repaire As Votaries to this great Festivall He was aware of Sydanis the