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A08554	The ninth part of the Mirrour of knight-hood eing the fourth booke of the third part thereof: wherein is declared, the high and noble actes of the sonnes and nephewes of the noble Emperour Trebacius, and of the rest of the renoumed princes and knights, and of the high cheualrie of the gallant ladyes: wherein also is treated of the most cruell warre that euer was in Greece, with the amorous euents, and the end thereof.; Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 4. Book 2. English.	Martínez, Marcos, fl. 1598-1601, aut; Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612, attributed name.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, attributed name.	1601 (1601)	STC 18871; ESTC S113630	237,526	334

their small valour although it followed a most cruell nauall warre as that which passed betwéene them and the Soldan of Egypt which would giue them notice that they were daily to expect them Herewith was there made a most proud defyance signed by xii kings which were ioyned in that confederacie with the mightie Romane who of himselfe and of his adherents had leuied aboue foure hundred thousand most ready and expert Souldiers for amongst them went the fierce Almaines a people through all the world held for valiant Commandement was giuē for the making of many engines for the wa●res and prouiding of munitions because they would not euery day lend for prouisions In such sort was the Romane furnished that not of Grecia but of all the world he made smal reckoning promising his daughter to crown her E●presse of Constantinople in despite of all the Grecians And with this preparation they spéedily sent fo●re Gyants in company with a cousin germane of Brundusio called Coriando a most valiant Knight held in the second degrée after his strong cousin with a Damsell called Sabina which knew Don Heleno for that she had invited him to the Iusts who caried the defyance signed and sealed knowing what she had to say as shee which was one of the most discrat women of the world The messengers were about to depart when in the great Palace entred those which were sent by the Soldan of Niquea aduertised by Lupercio of that which the infernall Furies had gayned vpon the Romane Prince There came the brother of the Prince of the Garamants subiect to the Soldan and two other Princes which were of Media and of Armenia who although they had beene in disgrace with the Soldan about the stealing of L●riana as is said in the first booke the trueth being knowne that they had not be●n the cause nor acquainted therewith he receyued them into his friendship binding them by new fauours which was to send them for his Ambassadours to the Court of Rome They went with such company as was fit for so great Princes as they were The King knowing of their comming with the most principal that were with him went forth to receyue them taking the King of the Garamants by the hand to do him the greater honour they al let them down to heare the Ambassade of so mightie a Monarch as the Soldan of Niquea As they all expected the Ambassade of the Soldan the valiant King of the Garamants making a little reuerence drew out a sealed Letter of credence and giuing it to the great Emperour of Rome Constantius looke it and with a loude voyce a king of Armes read it which said thus was therein The valorous Coriandro who went in company with the foure Gyants the Damsell answered him that therein went certaine Knights of Rome into Grecia to defie the Gréekes Much were they pleased with the answere of those Princes and séeing they held that course hauing so good occasion they said they would accompany them for no lesser displeasures had they also receiued of the Gréeks It appeared what they were by their Armes and so those of Rome also reioyced in their soules to haue so valiant Knights as they séemed to be in their company not seeing the houre to méet thē in Grecia where we wil leaue them vntill their time for they will bring in matter inough to talke of CHAP. II. Of that which happened vnto the Prince Poliphebus of Tinacria with the Damsell which caried him into the kingdome of Samogacia ALl those which haue weighed the great trauell of Imagination with such sound consideration and so aduisedly as is requisite most noble Prince haue iudged it very great and not without much reason for he who will please many must seeke out matter different for that which to one is loathsome another holdeth for pleasant and swéet and to hit right to please many is impossible for euen betwéene thrée that are inuited there is great difference in tasts as he said who had wel experimented the same Horace I say so because it is not possible in so large an historie as this which I now haue in hand but to bee tedious with the diuersitie of Chapters although that if men impassionate should be Iudges therein this is the most certaine meane to entertaine that can be But of force séeing I take this way I must haue recourse to pardon and to treat somewhat leauing so many defiances of the noble Tinacrian who with some amorous griefe tooke his leaue of Rosabel both woondring at what they saw the one in the other but it made it the lighter to sée the valorous kinsemen which he had and what it behooued him to doe to be called brother to so great Princes and Unkle to such a Knight for yet to Claridiano he was vnknowne With this conceit he retyred to embarke him where his Damsel attended his comming feareful that his long staying might be the occasion that he should not come in time with his succours for the most accomplished Lady in all Samogacia had grounded her hopes vpon him At his cōming she told him what paine she endured and the cause thereof Great griefe would it be to me faire Damsel said the resolute yong man if my staying should giue occasion of any defect and I should be very glad if you would shew me your necessitie for since our comming out of Gréece we haue had no place for it and séeing that now the Seas and fortune haue giuen it I should bee very glad thereof All shall be perfourmed valorous Prince of Tinacria séeing the life of her which sent me to séeke resteth in your hands and because you shall be the more willing to procure her remedie harken and you shall heare the greatest and most vnreasonable that euer was vsed to Lady for if you be sworne to the lawes of loue you shall vnderstand how vniustly my Lady is condemned to an infamous death and vnderstand that in the great and populous kingdome of Samogacia there is a King who for his valour and person is worthie to be King of the vniuersall world it pleased the Heauens to giue him sonnes and daughters which is the greatest pleasure in the world and fortune willing to try his valour with taking them all away from him leauing him one onely daughter of whom it is said that the summe and ful perfection of beautie and accomplishment of qualities is included in her shape and goodly proportion for in her beautie is no hinderance to her discretion with both which graces she is adorned in the highest degrée that may be and so haue they giuen her a name conformable to her constitution calling her Celibella for her beautie séemeth rather heauenly then of the earth where if ought be excellent yet it bringeth with it some ill-fauoured abatement With this Lady the Princes of Podolia fell in loue Knights to whom nature had shewed her selfe very bountifull endowing them with what is most desired she

Lirianaes louer and Father to these youthes that this act might be performed with the solemnitie which your worth deserueth and not that I doing it should wrong these Princes Why then we wil come to a composition said the supposed father to these yong princes that this knight with the stars shall giue the order to one of my sonnes and you to the other and this doing both they I shall be bound to doe you seruice all the daies of our life Quoth Poliphebus It is very fit that they receiue it from so worthy a knight as is he with the stars And so Claribel knéeled downe before his father who kist his faire chéeke with as great affection as if he had knowne him He put on his Helmet pulled down the Beauer and with his sword he smote him on the shoulder saying Arise valorous Knight from hencefoorth shew to the world the vertue which your good countenance faire resemblance assureth the like did the vnknown Knight with the stars and Leobello lost nothing by receiuing the sword at his hands for he might wel say that hee receiued it of the most valiant Knight that was knowne in the world in that age With pleasing cōuersation thei past the rest of the night in the which the two nouices learned the cause of all those wars as the careful Titan sent his messengers to declare his cōming the 4. challengers arose to giue end to the battell Claribel buckled on his father Helmet Leobello his with the stars Poliphebus which had lesse hope thē the rest buckled on his Helmet himselfe desirous to shew the worth of his person With angrie countenances they came the one towards the other I beléeue to haue a sight of this cruel war made Apollo to hasten his iournie for iust as they encountred hee shewed his golden face with shining Garlands out of the East Well did the one know the other being assured of the valour which either had shewen to the other particularly Rosabel who addressed himselfe against him with the Starres and for this cause they fought with discretion and would not through want thereof lose that which otherwise they might bee assured of Being well in breath they charged with the points of their swords about a third part before their Targets standing firmely vpon their right féete so néere together that they might strike with their pummels He with the Stars would haue ioyned with the Prince of Britaine thinking suddainly to haue ouerborne him but as the other was more nimble and expert in the warres then he so he changed his foote with a thought and thrust at him and with a quicke skip he leapt backwards giuing him in parting a blow in the thigh whose bloud bare witnesse of the blow Here was lost all order in fighting for the young man s●eing this blow hur●ing about his sword thought to haue cleft the Briton but he warded it with his Target which was a small defence for though he could not breake it yet hee beat it to his Helmet so close and with such force that hee made him to knéele vpon both his knées on the ground hee thought to haue ouerborne him setting his hands to his brest but it séemed that hee met with a rocke For the nephew of the great Trebatius séeing him so néere vnto him that hee could doe nothing but close with him tooke him at some aduantage and within little threw him to the ground for hee lifted him from ground and carried him a little along the field Hee with the Starres was mightily ashamed that hee had receiued the first foyle and that in strugling for therein he thought to haue béene too hard for Anteus and locking with the gentle young man enraged he tooke footing thinking againe to recouer what hee had lost but that was more then hee could doe for letting goe their hold with a strong whéeling about they tooke their weapons The sonne of Trebatius séemed to be most couragious and so was he with the starres which made the battell doubtfull It was more apparant betwéene Poliphebus and Don Clarisel for there the aduantage was easily to be séene The Assyrian with a blowe would haue made an end of the battel and so with his sword in both his hands hee made towards the Tinacrian who made shew to stay for him but knowing the ill successe of such desperate blowes at the falling of the blow with a light leap he set himselfe 2. fadome off from him he so followed his blow that it made him to fall on his brest vpon the pummell of Milo his good sword whereof he strake a third part into the ground The Tinacrian lost not that good occasion who turning to ioyne with him with his hand he thrust him and made him to returne backe leauing his sword sticking in the ground breaking the little chayne The victorie was in his hands had not the fayre Leobello with his sword in his hand come betwéene them doubting of the Assyrians life séeing he had lost his sword Succour came to eyther part for of the Gréekes which better knew the countrey there came the Princes of Hungarie and Bohemia and with them those of Fraunce and Spayne which by the Armes knew the Knight to whose ayd they came whose valour was much esteemed among the Gréekes they cried to the two youths that they should hold thinking that they would haue stricken him The braue Spanyard came in such haste that hee met with Leobello but hee might as well haue encountred a rocke hee stood so fast hee made his horse returne 2. paces backwards Then came Don Clarus and his brother Spanyards of whom in the first part much account was made and with much reason for their valour deserued it but in this charge they got very little for thinking to chase Leobello in the behalfe of their Prince Claribel stept close to him and smote him on the top of the Helmet and this was the first blow that euer the young man gaue with the sword and was so good that it smote him to the ground he stayed for his brother which came mounted vpon a great horse but hee quickly lost him and made the Princes of Hungarie and Bohemia hold them company he rusheth in among them like Mars and giueth not a blow but that therewith hee bringeth them on their knées or hands vpon the ground Leobello entertained the Tinacrian while as the Assyrian recouered his sword The braue Torismundo alighted seeing his friends on foote and met with the reputed father of the two youthes who was a good Knight but he gat little for the Spanyard is one of the most valiāt of the world hee smote him so that hee made him stoope and within a little had ouerthrowne him he would haue followed him but the furious Leobello holp him who was neere at hand putting the Tinacrian from him with a strong thrust The young mans valour made him to wonder and had hee not bene in

her Helmet and with a touch pluckt it away leauing her couered with a fine Cawle of gold All the companie was stricken with admiration when they perceiued that shee was a woman The Queene of Lira knew her and doubting that Poliphebus would haue vsed her discourteously she would haue gone down to entreate him to giue ouer the battaile for the great loue which she bore her euer since they had beene together in Tinacria as is aforesayd But the Greeke was so gratefull considering how much loue this Lady had shewen him in time past He sayd vnto her You hauing so good assurance of your part valorous Lady haue wronged your beautie to séeke it with your victorious hands which if in ought I haue offended as I doubt not but that I haue much you may with lesse cost take iust reuenge although that comming hither vpon commandement it may somewhat excuse mee The victorie is yours and so are all in the world due to your beautie and worthinesse and so I beseech you in token thereof to take my shield To beare a pawn from so warlike a Knight quoth the Lady ought to haue béene done by some valorous knight for it is not iust that wee should take that which to your worth belongeth séeing that you haue so well woonne it for I am yours ouercome in battaile which otherwise I will not bee She would haue left her Shield which was held for an excéeding greatnesse of mind for it was one of the fayrest in the world But the Tinacrian would not yeeld thereto but rather accompanying her forth of the Lists offered her his seruice and so returned to his tent de●●r●ing the rest of the battels vntill the euening for these already ended had somewhat wearied him Bembo seeing what honour that Knight had gotten vpon his deare friends came forth like a Lyon There was a great hope of those which remained that they should againe recouer that which the rest had lost In the standings whither the Emperor commanded meate to bee brought for dinner there was no speech so long as it lasted but of the valour of this Knight If euer he had neede fayre Ladyes of your fauour sayd Liciana it will be this euening for I am of opinion that there remaine some behind which will put him to his shifts and God grant that hee fall not into their danger Hee shall not sayd the fayre Rosamundi for sith that these Ladies fauours haue serued his turne for so good a beginning and middle it will be no doubt sufficient to make a glorious end of that which remaineth They all wished it for they loued him in their soules and were neuer well vntill they might againe returne to see him Those of the campe stayed not long at dinner they were so sharpe set and the Greekes being aware of their comming came to the standing windowes to behold them whose sight deserueth a new Chapter CHAP. XXVI Of the cruell battaile fought betweene the youth Clecbulo and Poliphebus of Tinacria with what happened to Flori●arte of Argentaria FAire Ladies by often crauing your ayde as is reason I am become troublesome to you But my necessity so great occasion is offered me that I cannot forbeare to re●●ire anew vnto you for some new fauour whereby I may bee able with a pleasing stile to deliuer vnto you the maner of foure of the most famous battels that euer were fought in the world for they which fought them were the flower of all valiancie and for such a cause as would haue made a Lambe a Lion There were many cruell blowes giuen but those which the Ladies gaue to those youths could neuer be cured but by them which gaue them No man employed himselfe so well nor with ●ore reason then the sonnes of Eufronisa which notwithstanding their braue and couragious hearts yeelded their soules to two Princesses of Grecia whose braue beautie would haue expelled the first Venus She to whome the gentle Leobulo subiected himselfe was the gallant Aurelia daughter of the valorous Tartarian Zoylo and the fayre Princesse Tigliaf● whose loue gaue occasion to this Prince and his elder brother to worke wonders as I will the Muses assisting mee declare in the fourth part Well did Lupertius know what peace would grow of these warres and that hee should be a friend to the Greeks But hee was so much offended for the imprisonment of his fellow Scholler Selagio that he sought to bee reuenged of the Greeke Princes The destruction of Troy was neuer so much desired as was now the ruine of Grecia And although that he would that these youthes should haue dyed thereby to haue despighted Rosabel yet he forbare to the end he might see the bloud which they would shead in the Gréeke fields and in the behalfe of the Pagans And for this cause seeing the furious enemie with whom they were to encounter and the lucke of his hand hee sent them certaine most rich enchaunted Armours which were of the best in the world all russet with certaine knots of colours which made a marueylous faire shew They both bare one deuice for the gallant Claribel had chosen for his Soueraigne Lady the fayre Policena daughter of the valorous Polidolphus and of the second Venus In the middest of their shields they bare the God of Loue giuing him for tribute the spoyles of their hearts and soules with these words What may accounted pleasure Which doth yeeld no greater smart If loue therein haue no part Both the camps tooke great pleasure to sée these two gallant contented youthes which passing ouer the place tooke the first standing although there were some question about it for the Knight with the Starres had first desired the battell Brufaldoro was almost mad because hee could not be first The braue Lord of Achaia challenged it to bee his These fiue had fallen out about it had not the Emperour of the Romanes and the Souldan of Niquea taken vp the matter which brought them to agréement which was that they should draw lots whereto they agréed because they would not fal out The first lot happened to him which in all was equall to the best which was Leobello and the second to his brother the third to the Knight with the stars and next after him to Brufaldoro and the last of all to the furious Bembo who was as fierce as a Lion who imagined that after those Knights there would bee no meanes left for him to fight the battell but the Tinacrian did so wel discharge himselfe that hee gaue them all their hands full The youth came into the field with so gallant a countenance that all affected him for putting vp his Beauer hee went to the Tinacrian who entertained him verie courteously for they were maruailous like to whome the valorous youth said Mightie Knight with the Eagle although it bee a presumption for me to enter into the Lists with you yet for that my Ladie is fairer then shee whome you haue made Ladie