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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09531	The historie of Titana, and Theseus Very pleasant for age to avoid drowsie thoughts: profitable for youth to avoide wanton pastimes: so that to both it brings the mindes content. Written by W. Bettie.	Bettie, W.	1636 (1636)	STC 1981; ESTC S115306	32,906	51

insomuch that to shew his bounty and bind him vnto his promise hée sent him away very richly rewarded where wée le leaue him prouiding for their Voyage and turne to Meleagar Fortaine who had already layd her traine so destinated that it vtterly brake the vnited bands of these two Louers Fathers combinde League and almost to the separating of their loue with heart breaking yet not so content intending as she had giuen them a slender checke so now shee should giue them a cruell blow and to bring her pretence to be managed with perfection she layd her plot in his wise Meleagar walking priuately in his Garden commenting on his Daughter Titana brake out his passions in these tearmes Meleagar thou hast but one onely Daughter and she is now about the yéeres of 23. and she is a Prince so richly deckt and adorned with the gifts of Nature so fraught with beauty and vertuous qualities that she is not onely a comfort to thee but also a ioy to thy poore Commons why then place all thy ioy in her perfection and fith she is now marriageable prouide her a husband that is equiualent with her when he had thus passioned a while he sate him downe vnder a Poomsisherne Trée to meditate on whom he might bestow his Daughter Titana till at last he called to minde great Ambrosia King of Portugall who in former time had bin brought vp togeither for the space of seuen yéeres in Schoole and knowing this Ambrosia to haue a Sonne whose name was Pirismus who was faire by Natures royall by birth by vertues famous and by possessions rich presently sends Embassadors to the King of Portugall to intreate a marriage betwéene his Daughter Titana and his Sonne Pirismus Ambrosia hearing this was excéedingly fraught with ioy and told the Embassadors it was his decrée before they came to haue sent to their King Meleagar concerning the same matter but sith they were so hapily come he told them his nauy was ready and his Sonne Pirismus should along with them to Calidon and if God did permit him he would be there with them within forty dayes The Embassadors hauing receiued their answere and the Prince borded his Fléet the Marriners hoisted their maine sailes weighed anchors and halled into the déepe Fortune fauouring Theseus destinie opens the windowes of Aeolus and giues them a full wind which in a short space arriued them on the shores of Achaia being so fortunately arriued they instantly retired to the Court with the young Prince Pirismus and made report to Meleagar of Ambrosia's answere and how he had sent his Sonne as a pledge in the meane while When Meleagar heard that was Ambrosia's Son hee séemed very angry they did not send him word of their comming that he might haue receiued him in a more Prince like manner but séeing it was now too late to recall what was past he saluted him very submissiuely and told him he was very sorry he knew not of his comming for if he had he would haue met him by the way Well after these and such like words Meleagar takes him about the middle and leades him into the priuy Chamber causing the Nobles to attend them whereas Titana sate a sowing Quoth Meleagar young Prince Pirismus behold there sits mine onely Daughter Titana my chiefest ioy and the originall cause of your Voyage hither and if you please to acquaint your selfe with her you may Quoth Pirismus my noble Leige with your leaue else not Quoth Meleagar yong Prince you haue our leaue to vse your pleasure Quoth Pirismus with a low obeysance thankes my noble Leige and with that steps vnto Titana takes her by the hand and thus beginnes Faire Lady if a 〈◊〉 Prince may vouchsafe so bold to be as to preferre a rough vnpolish'd touch vnto those soft lips of yours without offence my desire is accomplisht otherwise my suit is cold Titana séeing him a stranger and hearing such inordinate tearmes procéede from him was halfe in a misdoubt that her father had brought him to be a suter in a cause that was already ouerthrowne and dammages recouered yet hoping the best though fearing the worst with a low curtisie she thus replies noble Knight as your request is small it is the easier granted againe if I should by dentall refuse it you might iustly appeach me foolish with that he giues her a kisse which she very thankfully receiued and accompanied him vnto her father the which did greatly reioyce the King her father by this time there was a table furnished with such cates and dainties as could at so small a warning be prouided Meleagar sitting downe caused Pirismus to sit on the same side which he sate on and Titana to sit on the other side right opposite against him because they should take a ful veiw of each other the which Pirismus did in so much that her perfection dighted so déepe an impression in his heart that none but Titana could satisfie the Amor of Pirismus eye when he was thus solemnely and sumptuously feasted and royally entertained and so entertained that if Ambrosia had béene there himselfe in person hauing so small warning they could not receiue him with more triumphant royaltie After they had thus sufficiently past the daye in sumptuous feasts and banquets the King gaue command he should be attended on to his lodging and all his Lords Knights and Gentlemen and their followers appointed their lodgings and attended also which being done and all departed Meleagar calls for Titana and thus brake his mind vnto her Titana my gray haires sounds an alarum and calls mee to my graue therefore actions measured by time are seldome bitten with repentance thou art young and I am old my white haires are fading blossomes and thy fresh colors blooming flowers mine preparing to die and thine repairing to liue therefore Titana I take care and tell thee as a father hoping thou wilt giue care and obey as a Childe The chiefe thing I haue taken care for and desired hath béene to sée thee happily married before I die or thou grow old Titana hearing her fathers counsaile and marking well his words beganne to féele which way the winde sate and at last perswaded her selfe in her opinion as this that her father had chosen this young Prince Pirismus to be her spouse fearing to displease her father yet swearing and vowing not to forsake Theseus made him this answer May it please your Grace to giue me leaue to speake Quoth Meleagar we giue you free leaue Quoth Titana Sir there is no greater bond than dutie nor stricter law than Nature for often disobedient youth are despised in age and Parents wills are lawes therefore rather than by deniall I should be appeached of disobedience I le rest content to loue although it be the onely thing I hate I fit may please your Highnesse to appoint whom I shall loue Meleagar hearing this vnexpected answer of his Daughter and séeing how light she accounted of Loue began to be

his face so perfectly featured and viewing each limb the portraiture of his body so well limited that she greatly commended Dame Natures art and excellencie in shaddowing such perfection vnder her Fortunes lot perswading herselfe that none but Theseus should reape the harnest of her affection being thus perplexed with inordinate passions possest with amorous affection it wrought like a purgation with her in so much that at last she brake her passions in these tearmes Ah Titana thou art in loue I with whom with Theseus with Theseus hee is a Kings sonne why so art thou a Kings Daughter he is famous in birth thou art vertuous and faire by Nature he is a Prince why thou art a Princesse thou euery way art equiualent with him why then if thou lonest Theseus Theseus cannot chuse but loue Titana Ah Titana thou fond foole sigh sob and lament thee of thy follies art thou so fond to thinke that Theseus being a valiant warrier the Grecians champion and heire apparent to that inuincible King Aegeus will looke on thee no thou art not an obiect fitting for his expectiue eye though thy vertuous qualities be opposite to his valorous accomplishments yet he cannot loue Titana why Titana is beautifull vertuous and rich I and after her Fathers decease heire to the Crowne of rich Achaia why then Titana suppresse these franticke passions and incline to louely affections for doe thou but smile hee cannot chuse but loue well when she had thus at large playd and displayd her passionate affection she returnes to her chamber to be melancholy where wée le leaue her Theseus who had receiued such a deadly wound thought it long vntill he had some remedy for it starts him vp from the imbracements of his restlesse bed and walkes towards the Court of Meleagar euen at his approach within the Court gates she clocke strucke eight quoth Theseus it is too earely dayes to séeke to speake with Titana yet I le goe walke a course or two about the Gorden till the clocke strikes againe and that I thinke will be about the time of Titana's rising he immediately turnes on the backe side of the Court to enter into the Garden but when he came he found the doore fast lockt yet Fortune willing to fauour his presence would not suffer him to returne but caused him to knocke the which hée did and immediatly it was opened by a Groome of Titana's chamber quoth Theseus where is your Lady and mistris stirring yet quoth the Groome and shall please your Highnes shee sits alone at the further end of the Garden a reading with that Theseus cast vp his eye and espied his louely Paramour walking in the Garden vnséene of Titana he stept into a gréene Arbour which stood directly opposite against her and not farre distant from her where he first viewed each limit or proportraiture of her body and then beganne hée to breake his passions Ah Theseus ecce sée how her crimson lips stand like two Pilgrimes to adorne those vermillion chéekes of hers which like as the Adamant drawes the stéele so they draw thee to loue Nay behold her chrystall eies how like to vnestimable Diamonds they glitter and giue light to the out chanted Cynthia now last of all sée how farre her twined lookes doe surpasse the Arabian gold in golden beauty when he had thus breathed out his passions in these passionate tearmes he stands a while commenting in this dull perplexity yet at last beginnes to prosecute his passions with these tearmes Theseus thou séest her excellency perfection and beautie why then make a mixture with those and thy intire loue and drinke them as a physicke potion either to cure or kill and so shalt thou be sure to be eased by death else cured to life for in loue there is life in hate there is death but Titana's face resembles an Adamants vertue to draw loue by affection and not kill loue with reiecting and more it is impossible that she should couer a flinty heart with a smiling face for I know the vertue of Venus mollifies the heart of Titana why then Theseus what néedest thou feare shew thy selfe as valiant a Prince to Titana as thou hast done in former time to Mars and returned victor of the field when thou wast beset with millions of foes and wilt thou now feare the repulse of a woman and being thy loue too no thou shalt scale the walles and lay battery to the fairest and with that he stepts out of the Arbour with a modest behauiour and full resolution takes her by the hand and withall dimples her cheekes with a louelie smile as loue giues louers direction and thus beginnes Faire Titana euer since I could conceiue one Amorous thought or cast a wanton eye on beauties perfection I haue remained imburthened with the essence of your beauty and wounded with the vlcerous sore of your loue therefore faire Lady reiect me not with disdaine because I approach with courtesie and as our two aged Fathers liue in peacefull amity so let vs combine a matrimoniall vnity it will not onely be a comfort to them but also an eternall ioy to vs Titana resting and meditating a while at last be paints her chéekes with a maiden blush and thus replies Prince Theseus this is very strange to mee that such inordinate passions of loue should so farre ouerflow her shores on the sudden being no storme nor spring to be the causer therefore Theseus surely this is not loue these are but faigned fictions to try simplicity inluring baites to catch fond folly in wantons snares for Demophoon was faire by nature but prooued false to Phyllis Aeneas was a braue man but as false as Almider yet were their protested vowes greater than common hearts can conceiue Therefore Theseus suppresse thy passions and leaue to loue Titana for she cannot loue thee againe shee is like the starre Artophylax that is beautious to the eye but fit for no vse euen so is Titana iust opposite against nature well still she keepes him at the staffes length and sits her still on the gréene banke where hee found her shadowing her yéelding passions with denying frownes Theseus who all this while had mark'd and viewed each limit of her body and the feature of her face thought it very strange that Nature should endow so faire a face with so hard a heart such comely limmits with such peruerse conditions at last thus beganne to prosecute his cause againe in these tearmes Faire Titana be not proud of beauties painting for it is but a Summers flower the Winter séedes it and those which disdaine in youth are despised in age therefore faire Lady make not a Goddesse of beauty but yéeld me loue for loue and let not the destinies cause me to despaire now in the verdency of my blooming youth Titana sitting still on the banke as it were not regarding him thus beginnes Theseus I commend thine excéeding wit but in this case I pitty thy distresse and for thy