in the worlde so puissant that will be induced to such an enterprise But for-beare at this time and offer him no iniurie because he is héere to receiue iustice which shall be doone according to the councell of the Princes and Lordes present without fauouring any one Then Oliuas falling on his knée before the King began in this wanner My Lord the Duke who standeth before your Maiestie hath slaine a Cozin germaine of mine he neuer giuing him occasion of offence wherfore I wil iustifie him to be a villaine and a traytour and will make him confesse it with his owne mouthe else shall I kill him and cast him foorth of the feelde The Duke tolde him he lyed and he was ready to accomplishe what the King and his Courte should ordaine wher-upon it was determined that this emulation should be discided by combate which the Duke accepted desiring the King to permit him and his two Nephewes in this cause against Oliuas and two other Knightes This béeing graunted the Duke was very glad therof for he made such account of his kinsemen as he thought Oliuas could not bring their like notwithstanding all was deferred till the morrow following In meane while Don Galuanes asked his Nephew Agraies if he would assist Oliuas against the Duke and he consenting there-to Galuanes came to Oliuas saying Sir Oliuas séeing the Duke is desirous to fight three against thrée my Nephewe and I are determined to take your part which when the Duke heard he remembred that he had defyed them in his owne house when Agraies combatted with the Dwarffes champion at what time the Damosell should haue béene burned wherefore he became very pensiue in respect though he estéemed his Nephewes approoued good Knights yet he repented his wilfull offer and gladly would haue excused the matter if he could béeing too well acquainted with the behauiour of Galuanes and Agraies But considering his promise past before the King and so many noble personages there present he must of necessitie stand there-to where-fore the next morning he entred the Lysties with his Nephewes and Oliuas on the contrary side with his copartners Now were the Ladyes standing at the windowes to behold the issue of this quarrell and among the rest stood Oliuia the faire fréend to Agraies who séeing him ready to enter such perill was so dismayed as she could scant tell what countenance to vse By her stoode Mabila she beeing in no lesse greefe for her Unckle and Brother together likewise the Princesse Oriana louing them both in respect of the reasons héere-to-fore declared accompanyed the two Ladyes in sorrowe fearing their daunger but the Knights being ready to the combate the King by a Herald commaunded the Champions to doo their deuoyre Héere-upon with a braue carrire they encountred together Agraies and Galuanes vnhorssing the two Nephewes and albeit Oliuas receiued a wound on the stomack yet had not the Duke caught hold about his horsse neck his fortune had prooued as bad as his Nephewes Then drawing their Swoords they smote so violently against eche other as the standers by wundered at their fiercenes beholding their Shéelds defaced their Armour battered and coullered with their blood that the victory hung a long time in suspence For Agraies horsse béeing slaine vnder him brought his life into meruailous hazard because the Duke and one of his Nephewes stroue to keepe him downe seeking to thrust their Swoords into his belly or else to smite his head from his shoulders but he was so well armed and of such courage withall as he held them both play though with exceeding perill Well you may thinke that his freends greeued to see him in this distresse especially the three Ladyes of whome we spake so lately whose cheekes were bedewed with whole fountaines of teares and wofull Oliuia seemed rather dead then liuing But had he long continued in this extremitie her latest hower must needes haue ensued yet at length he recouered him-selfe charging the Duke and his Nephewe with such puissant strokes as well declared his hardy courage Oliuas all this while was in such case by reason of the sore wound the Duke gaue him that he could hardly defend him-selfe which the Duke perceiuing he left his Nephewe with Agraies and assailing Oliuas very roughly made him fall downe in a great astonishment But as he would haue slayne him Agraies stepped betweene them hauing already dispatched his enemy of his head and hindered the Duke from his determination wounding him in many places on his body that he could scant tell which way to turne him Don Galuanes likewise hauing slaine the other Nephew came to assist Agraies against the Duke who seeing his life at the latest exigent turned his horsse to escape away but Agraies gaue him such a stroke on the Helmet as he fell beside his saddle with one of his feete hanging in the stirrop when the horsse being at libertie feeling his burthen hang on the one side ran flinging vp and downe none being able to reskew the Duke till his neck was broken with dragging along Heere-upon Agraies left him returning to his Unckle to knowe how he fared Uery well I thanke God answered Galuanes but it greeueth me that Oliuas is dead for he lyeth still and mooueth not Right sorry likewise was Agraies to heare these woordes wherfore commaunding the Duke and his Nephewes bodies to be throwen foorth of the feeld they came bothe to Oliuas and finding him aliue as also his woundes not to be mortall they bound thē vp so well as they could saying Freend Oliuas be of good cheere for though you haue lost very much blood yet doubt we not of your health because we finde little danger in your hurtes Alas my Lordes quoth Oliuas my hart fainteth and albeit I haue beene héer-tofore wounded yet neuer was I in such debilitie Then the King desired to know whether he were dead or no and when it was tolde him how he wanted nothing but spéedye cure he commaunded him to be honorably caryed into the Cittie and his owne Chirurgions to attend on his health euen as it were his owne person which they did promising to deliuer him well againe within fewe dayes Thus euery one returned disputing diuerslye on the end of the Combate and according to their particuler affections so that soone after the Queene who was one of the best Ladyes in the worlde was aduised to send for the wife to the deceassed Duke that in the Courte she might weare away the cause of her melanchollie and to dispatch this busines she sent Don Grumedan to her requesting she would bring her Niece Aldena with her wherof Galuanes was not a little glad especially Don Guilan who was the freend and beloued of the Duchesse Not long after she and her Niece arriued at the Courte where they were right nobly feasted and entertained Thus the King spent the time in the Cittie of London accompanied with many great Lordes Knights and Ladyes because the same
The ten dayes béeing spent King Perion forcing his will and notwithstanding the teares and intreaties of Elisena which were excessiue resolued to departe and therefore tooke his leaue of the Courte but as he would haue mounted on horseback he perceiued that he wanted his good Swoord wherat he became somewhat offended because it was one of the best and fayrest in the world yet durst he not demaund it fearing least the loue of him and Elisena shoulde thereby be discouered or King Garinter angry with them that visited his chamber In these thoughtes accompanied with infinite regrets without longer stay he tooke his way toward Gaule albeit before his departure Darioletta came and intreated him to be mindefull of the great gréefe wherein he left his Elisena and of the sollemne promise he had made her Alas my déere freend saide the King I pray ye to assure her on my parte that she shall haue no cause of offence and that right soone I meane to fée her in meane while I commend her to you as mine own proper hart Then taking from his finger a King semblable to an other that he had he sent it to the desolate louer intreating her earnestly for his sake to giue it her This present did no whit lessen her great gréefe but encrease it so that if she had not béene comforted by Darioletta without doubte she had then finished her dayes but so wel she perswaded her to take good hope that by the allegations she laid before her of dangerous occurrences she came somewhat better to her selfe and learned thence forward more smoothely to dissemble her sorrowe till she felte her selfe great with Childe by meanes wherof she not onlye lost the taste of her food but also the pleasure of rest and the faire cullour of her countenance Now on the highest step of mishap was her sorrow set and not without cause for in that time was there an inuiolable law y t any woman or maiden of what quality or estate soeuer offending in such sorte could no way excuse her self from death This sharpe cruell custome endured till the comming of the vertuous King Arthur the best Prince that euer raigned in that country which he reuoked at the time as he killed Floian in battaile before the Gates of Paris But many other Kinges were betwéene him and Garinter who maintained that lawe and for this cause the sorrowfull Lady coulde not be absolued by ignoraunce therof albeit that by the oathes and promises of King Perion on his Swoord God would remit the offence yet knew she not how to excuse her faulte to the world because it was doon so secretly as you haue heard Sée héere the distresse wherin King Perion left his Elisena which gladly she would giue him to vnderstand if possible she could but it might not be for she knew the promptitude of this yong King that tooke no rest in any place where he came nor was his hart satisfied except in this with following armes as also séeking strange and hazardous aduentures and therfore he was the harder to be found Thus dispayring of this succour she thought there was no remedy for her life for which she made not so much mone as the losse of the sight of her true fréend and only Lord. But at that instant the great and puissāt maker of all thinges by whose permission this act was appointed to his seruice inspired Darioletta with such counsell as she only should remedie these occurrences in such sort as you shall presently vnderstand In the Pallace of King Garinter there was a Chamber vaulte seperated from the rest neere to which was a riuer wherto one might easilye discend by a little Iron doore this Chamber by the aduise of Darioletta did Elisena request of her father as well for her ease as to continue her accustomed solitarye life and would haue none other companion thē Darioletta who as you haue heard knew the occasion of her dollorous gréefes This request she lightly obtained the King thinking his daughters intent to be as she feigned and heeruppon was the Keye of the Iron doore giuen to Darioletta to open when it pleased Elisena to recreate her selfe on the water By this meane had she a place proper to her affaires and so was in better rest and assurance then before for well was she aduised that in this place more commodiously then any other might she prouide to escape without danger Wherfore béeing there one day alone with her Damosell they fell in conference and she required councell what should be doone with the fruite that she trauailed withall What answered Darioletta mary it must suffer to redéeme you Ah poore maidenly mother saide Elisena how can I consent to the death of the creature begotten by the only man of the world whom most I loue Offend not your selfe quoth Darioletta for if you should dye hardly would it be permitted after you to liue In sooth said Elisena although I dye béeing culpable it were no reason the little innocent should suffer Leaue wee this talke answered Darioletta seeing it were great follye to hazard the safetie of that which héerafter may be the onlye cause of your losse and your freend likewise for well you know that if you be discouered you shall dye and the infant shall not liue and you dying no longer can he liue y t so deerely loueth you So shall you alone cause the death of al thrée where contrarywise if you escape the perill the time will come when you may haue together children enow which will make you forget the affection you bare to this first And as this Damosell was thus inspired so would she before hand séeke to preuent the inconuenience in this manner She got foure little boords of such largenes as was necessary to make a Chest wherin to put the infant with the clothes the swoord which she kept then did she glue thē together in such sorte as y e water should haue no place to enter This beeing doon and made fit she put it vnder the bed without declaring any thing therof to Elisena vntil the time of Childe-birthe approched and then Darioletta saide What thinke ye Madame this little Cofer is made for In good faith I know not quoth she This shalbe to serue vs saide the Damosell when we haue neede Beleeue me answered Elisena wéeping but little doo I care for any thing that may happen for I féele my selfe too néere the losse of my good and all my ioy Uery soone after the Princesse felt the anguish of trauaile which was to her very strange and troublesome oppressing her hart with sundrye bitter passions yet notwithstanding all her yrk some plundges poore soule she durst not but be silent greatlye fearing least she should be heard Her agonies thus redoubling the most mighty without danger of her person gaue her in deliueraunce a faire Sonne which the Damosell receiued and as she held it it séemed to her of wonderfull feature and happy would
he was vnséene of any espied a goodly troupe of Lords and Ladies comming toward them whereof he made haste to aduertise the Prince but he was so perplexed as he could not answere wherefore Gandalin tooke him by the arme saying My Lord sée you not what a great traine maketh toward vs At these words he came to himselfe beginning to sigh and lifting his eies to heauen said Gandalin if in this loue I were maister of my strength as I am in diuers other actions neither shouldest thou haue neede to aduertise me nor my selfe be without councell so much as I am But I feele my selfe so oppressed as all the enemyes in the world can not bring me to such extremitie as this ouer-ruling passion doth therefore I pray thée talke to me of the felicitie a man shall enioy in death for other may I not taste and practise no meanes of my life seeing the contrary doth surmount it What my Lord answered Gandalin estéeme you the victorie ouer your selfe so difficult after so many conquests of stout and bold Strangers Why do you not thinke that peraduenture she loueth you as well for whome you endure such assaults and happily by as great reason as you loue her your personage prowesse beawtie and nobilitie of linage can they deserue lesse then the good grace of the most rare and excellent Lady in the world let these humours my Lord repell your desperations Further he would haue proceeded but Amadis brake him off in anger saying Wretch darest thou blaspheme so much as to say that he who hath merited no condition in the world may be equalled with so perfect a thing as is my Lady enter no more into such tearmes if thou wilt not haue me thine enemy and so lose my conuersation Well well said Gandalin I pray ye wipe your eyes least those that come hitherward perceiue you haue wept What aunswered Amadis commes there any body Yea marie quoth Gandalin and now they be at hand héerewith he shewed him y e Knights and the Ladies who were hard by them by time Amadis was mounted Then as though he had stayed for their company he saluted them and riding among the trayne he beheld a Lady very comely and beawtifull who wept verie grieuously whereupon he left the rest and rode with her saying Madame God comfort ye and giue you ioy In sooth answered the Lady and thereof haue I néede in that as now it is very farre from me which except heauen fauour me with better grace I am vtterly out of hope euer to sée againe And so high a Maiestie said Amadis can prouide therefore when he pleaseth notwithstanding if you were so contented I gladly would knowe the cause of your sadnes Beleeue me my friend quoth she all that euer I enioy in this world consisteth in the triall of a Combat By these words he knew this to be the Lady of whom the Damosels had told him before wherefore he enquired further if as yet she had found a Knight on her behalfe No truely said the Lady and which gréeueth me most of all to morrow must my delay be exterminate What will ye then do answered Amadis What would you that I should do quoth she but lament and loose all vnlesse by hap I finde one in the Kings Court who mooued thereto by charitable compassion will courteously defend the right of a desolate widdow Such fortune said Amadis shall I pray may befall ye for I should not be a little glad thereof as well for your owne sake as also because I neuer thought well of your aduersarie I thanke ye gentle Sir quoth she to God I commit the reuenge of my wrong So passed on the Lady and Amadis turning bridle rode back to the Pauillion where he found the Damosels who were already returned from the Towne and presently they told him how Dardan was come into the feeld with full resolution to do his deuoire And trust me said Amadis it was my hap to méete the distressed Lady euen the same whome the case concerneth héerewith he declared all the talke they had together But now is the hower of quiet come and eche one went to rest till the point of day when the Damosels being risen came to tell Amadis how they would goe before to the Towne and send him word when Dardan was readie Not so quoth Amadis I will not be farre behinde ye but let one ride before to aduertise me when Dardan shewes himselfe in the féeld After he was armed they went all to horsseback and being come to the issue of the Forrest he said to the Damosels Now may you goe if you please for I will not depart this place til I heare some newes from you Away they went when Amadis alighting tooke off his helmet to refresh himselfe No sooner did the Sunne appeare in the East but the King came to the place appointed for the Combat which was without the Towne hard by the walles where Dardan not long after shewed himselfe in such manner and equipage as an ambitious man vseth to gaine goods and honor also like an amourous Champion to maintaine the quarrell of his beloued who to countenance him with the greater fauour was queintly led by the raynes of his palfray then presenting himselfe before the King on his knees he said My Lord according to the ordenance by you appointed this Lady and I humbly beséech ye that the goods may be deliuered her as is no more then reason for if any Knight oppose himselfe against her héere am I readie for the Combat The King then called for the other Ladyes defendant but she poore soule appeared alone Why Lady quoth the King are you vnprouided of a Champion that you come without any one to sustaine your right So help me God answered she wéeping I am my Lord forsaken of all except you graunt me mercie Great compassion had the King on her for he knew her to be very vertuous but he could not together order reason and the lawe In meane while Dardan who thought no resistance would come sate downe in the middest of y e féeld attending the third hower which was the time according to the custome when the King should pronounce sentence to the conquerour but one of the Damosels seeing now the noedfull time made haste to let Amadis vnderstand what want of his presence was in the féeld For this cause he immediatly mounted on horsseback being armed as appertained commaunded the Damosell and his Squire to goe some other way for he would not be seene by any from whence he came assuring them that if he were victor he would returne againe to the Tent. So departed Amadis alone riding on a braue white Courser as he promised the Damosell of Denmarke in Gaule and arriued at the place where Dardan held the world in wunder of him The King and his Nobles séeing him come from the Forrest stoode somewhat in doubt of him for he caryed such a gallant Knightly countenance as
and so ought all other to doo that combate against you considering your happy fortune since you came to this Castell With these woordes he deliuered his swoord to the Prince who gaue it him againe and followed the other twaine into the Pallace where he met diuers Ladyes and Damoselles when the choice of them all in beauty thus spake to him Stay a while Sir Knight if you please for alreadye you haue doone so much as you shall obtaine what you demaund Lady quoth Amadis commaund theÌ„ your champions to yeeld them-selues vanquished And what shall you be the better for that saide she When I accepted the conditions of entraunce héere answered Amadis it was said that I must either be killed or vanquishe him that I combatted withall otherwise I haue not the right was promised You mis-understood it replyed the Lady for it was tolde ye that if perforce you entred thus far you should haue reasoÌ„ in what you demaunded say now therfore what is your pleasure I demaund a Damosell quoth he which a Knight tooke from me this last night past while I slept by the riuers side not farre hence and hither he brought her against her will I pray ye Sir saide the Lady to sit downe and rest ye in meane while I will send for the Knight who shall answere ye Then sat they downe together and she procéeded on this manner I intreat ye Sir to resolus me if you knowe a Knight that is named Amadis Why aske ye Lady quoth he Because replyed she all the guarde you found in this Castell was appointed for him and assure your selfe if he entred heere he neuer should departe hence againe if firste he denyed not a promise that he made What was it answered Amadis I will tell ye Sir saide she on this condition that with your vtter-most endeuour you will cause him to acquite it either by Armes or otherwise by reason he hath not doone it iustly In sooth Madame quoth he if Amadis hath promised any thing wherin he is to be touched I will if I can cause him to discharge it She who vnderstood not to what end he thus spake answered as followeth I hartily thank ye Sir wherfore vnderstand that Amadis promised Angriote d' Estrauaus how he would procure his Ladyes liking to him and yet she neuer could loue him in all her life this is a matter against all right seeing forced affection is no loue but dolour miserie then according to your promise you must labour to cause Amadis reuoke this vnreasonable offer Now truste me Madame replyed the Prince you say right well and séeing you may not iustly be denyed assure your selfe I will endeuour to make him acquite you These woordes procured many thankes from her she not comprehending his meaning héerin for he hoped to accomplish his promise both to Angriote her without derogation either to one or other as you héer-after shall vnderstand But Madame said he are you she whome Angriote loueth so Yea truely quoth she I know him very well answered Amadis that he is one of the best Knightes in the worlde and me thinkes there is no Lady or Gentle-woman so riche or faire but might thinke her selfe happy and fortunate to haue such a Knight as he Neuerthelesse what I say is not to exempt my selfe from the promise I made ye for I will perfourme it if I can because he is a much better Knight then Amadis albeit he made him that gentle offer CHAP. XXVIII ¶ How Amadis combatted with the Knight that did steale the Damosell from him when he slept and vanquished him WHile thus they were deuising together there entred an other Knight of large proportion and strong all armed except with his helmet and gauntlets who thus spake to Amadis It is told me Sir Knight that you demaund a Damosell which I brought hither yester night how I did it against her will but assure your selfe she would more willingly goe with me then stay with you therefore you may be ashamed thus to quarrell nor haue I any reason to deliuer her againe to you I would faine sée her answered Amadis It must be then said the Knight whether I will or no but if you will maintaine y t I haue wronged her and she ought not to be mine I presently will approoue the contrary on your person by combate Thou canst not please me better quoth Amadis and in this cause will I stand not only against thée but resolutely against all other that by right she appertaineth not to thée if willingly she gaue not her consent Let vs sée then said y e Knight which of vs shall haue her This man of whome we speake was Unckle germaine to Angriotes Lady named 〈…〉 loouing and honoring him abooue all her other 〈◊〉 for he was the best Knight of his race wise and discreet so that she was altogether gouerned by his counsell A goodly horsse being brought foorth for him he laced on his helmet and stood prouided to enter the combat which Groâ—â—eâ—sa the Lady perceiuing she came to her Unckle with these words Certes my Lord it were better you should forbeare this difference because I would be sory any harme should come to either of you in respect you Unckle are the only man of the world whome I am most bound to loue and this Knight I haue greatest hope in for he hath promised so to deale with Amadis as he shall acquite the offer made to Angriote What Niece answered Gasinan thinke you that he or any his like can disswade the most gentle Knight on the earth from accomplishing his promise I knowe not quoth she what you imagine of him but I repute him one of the best in the world otherwise he could not haue entred héere by strength of Armes as he did Say you so replyed Gasinan you praise him ouer-much for passing the defended gates when men of such meane account had them in charge I say not this but that he may be a gentle Knight yet hope I to take him foorth a new lesson and a better then he if he were héere in witnes of my words your selfe shall presently be iudge séeing him vanquished and my selfe peaceably possessed of the Damosell we quarrell for Herewith the Lady left them and they giuing the spurres to their horsses brake their Launces gallantly in the encounter and with such fury met their bodies that Gasinan was dismounted hauing a shrewd fall against the ground yet he arose quickly and drawing his Sword stoode by a Marble piller in the middest of the court thinking Amadis could there little endomage him being on horsseback and he on foote When Amadis sawe how his enemy dallyed with him he wexed very angry and striking fiercely at him by mishap his Sword lighted short on the piller and so was broken in thrée pieces now grewe he into greater choller and seeing in what daunger he was vnprouided of a weapon to defend himselfe withall he leaped from his horsse so quickly
to reueale it to any body then taking her by the hand they left the chamber comming among the Knights and Ladyes in the place appointed for the ceremonyes of the day where sitting downe in two chayres of state the King called his Knights about him the Queene her Ladyes with whome she communed Now had his Maiestie giuen order that néerest his person should be Amadis Galaor Agraies and Don Galuanes and at his back King Arban of Norgalles well armed holding his Swoord readye drawen and two hundred Knights for his guard then by a Herald he commaunded silence But as the King began to speake there entred a most beautifull Lady very richly attired and with her twelue other Damosels in like brauerie For in those dayes the great Lords and Ladyes were wunt to bring their people to such assemblies clothed according to their owne persons without any difference at all betwéene them this faire Lady addressed her spéeches to the King deliuering them in fourme following My Lord most humbly I beséeche yée to graunt me audience and giue me reason in a matter of difference which I haue against the Knight that standeth by your Maiestie meaning Amadis Long time haue I béene requested by Angriote d' Estrauaus to be his Wife who I am assured is in this royall presence héereto she added how euery thing happened the cause why he kept y e vale of the Pines how Amadis trauailing that way made him perforce to abādon Armes Neuerthelesse quoth she they departed fréends and Amadis sollemnely promised Angriote that he should enioy me as his Wife whereof when I attained knowledge I withdrew my selfe to a Castell of mine where I kept such a strong guard and custome as it was thought impossible for any strange Knight to enter there without licence but that Knight comming thither vanquished my gardants and hath vtterly abollished the drift I intended Yet afterward of his owne good will he promised me to cause Amadis recall his offer to Angriote then chaunced an vnhappie combate betwéene him and this Knight mine Unckle who being at the latest extremitie of his life at my request he was spared on this condition that on the first day your Maiestie held open Court I should héere present my selfe to graunt a request he must demaund of me To satisfye my promise I am come hither and desire to knowe what he will commaund me at which words Amadis stepped forward saying My Lord the Lady hath told ye nothing but truth concerning the seuerall promises at the combates therefore am I ready héere to accomplish that Amadis shall call back his word to Angriote prouided she perfourme her owne promise On my conscience quoth she if you effect what you haue said you pleasure me more then you can imagine and to let you knowe I am ready to fulfill my offer demaund what you please for if it be in my power you shall preuaile I request nothing else answered Amadis but that you would accept Angriote as your husband he louing you so déerely as he doth Out alas cryed the Lady what manner of demaund is this I wish Madame said Amadis that you would mary with such a one as is well woorthy to haue so faire a Lady In sooth Knight quoth she this is not according to the promise you made me I promised nothing replyed Amadis but I will perfourme it for if I stand bound to you to cause Amadis discharge his word to Angriote héerein I accomplish it I am Amadis and I reuoke the promise I made him wherein you must néedes confesse your selfe satisfyed he gladly would enioy you as his Wife and I ioyne with him in the same request thus stand I free discharged to you both May it be possible quoth she that you are the man so highly renowmed Credit me Lady answered the King this is Amadis Ah wretch that I am said she now doo I well perceiue that art nor cunning can preuent what God hath appointed for I haue doone my vttermost to escape Angriote not only for the euill I wish him disdaining his good and vertuous deserts but carying this resolution that keeping my selfe chaste and single I would not bring my libertie into subiection and now when I thought to be furthest from him I am come néerer then euer I intended Lady quoth the King you haue great occasion to reioyce for you being faire and riche he is a young and braue disposed Knight as you are riche in goods and possessions euen so is he in bountie and vertue not only in déedes of Armes but in all other good quallities beséeming a Knight therefore your mariage together is very requisite and I thinke all in this presence are of mine opinion heere-upon she stepped to the Quéene saying Madame you are estéemed one of the most vertuous Princesses in the world most humbly I desire your councell what I shall doo Faire fréend answered the Queene according to the reputation Angriote hath gotten among the good he well deserueth not only to be aboundant in riches but to be loued of any Lady he shall chuse Why Lady said Amadis thinke not that by accident or affection my promise was made to Angriote for had he compelled me to one of these twaine then might you well haue condemned me of folly but making triall of his valour and hardines yea to mine owne cost I dare assure ye and knowing likewise his earnest loue to you me thinks the iustice of the cause commaunds that not only my self but all such as are acquainted with him ought to labour in seeking remedie for you both in him the extreame passions he endureth through your loue in you by making his restlesse greefes knowen to you Now trust me Sir quoth she such praise haue I heard of your vsage to euery one as I imagine you would not say before such an assembly otherwise then trueth wherefore following your councell as also the pleasure of the King and Queene I will forget my former stubborne opinion and am ready to accomplish what you shall commaund me Then Amadis taking her by the hand called Angriote and presenting him his loue said Sir Angriote I promised to doo my vttermost in this matter say now is this the Lady you would haue Euen she quoth Angriote is the life and essence of my soule and I am deuoted to none but her Then heere I giue her you replyed Amadis on this condition that you shall be foorthwith maryed together and continue in honorable loue to her as she deserueth I thanke you my Lord quoth he with all my heart and will obserue your gentle commaundement Presently the King called for the Bishop of Saleme wha◠conducted them to the Church where they were espoused in the presence of many great Lords Afterward they returned to the Cittie and there the wedding was sollemnized with great ioy and Triumphes wherefore we may well say that not men but God appointeth mariage who perceiued the honest and continent loue which