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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

Sydanis the faire 334. Who weeps away her eies in pearly showres Rais'd by her sighs as by a Southerne winde She prayes to Venus and the heavenly powers That they in their high providence would finde Some means to ease her sad and troubled minde And though despaire unto the height was growne She might enjoy that yet which was her owne 335. Her prayers are heard for the next dawning day Prince Leoline and Mellefant both went True love not brooking any long delay Unto King Dermot with a full intent To aske and get his fatherly consent These Princes loves on wings of hope did fly That the King neither could or would deny 336. But their designe they brought to no effect Being commenc't in an unlucky houre No planet being in his course direct And Satutne who his children doth devour From his Northeast darke Adamantine tower Beheld the waining Moone and retrograde A time unfit for such affaires had made 337. They should have made election of a day Was fortunate and fit to speake with Kings When the Kings planet Sol's propitious ray Who great affaires to a wisht period brings And is predominant in all such things When Iupiter aspecting with the Trine His daughter Venus did benignly shine 338. This was the cause proceeding from above Which Clerks do call inevitable fate That was the hindrance of these Princes love And made them in their Suit unfortunate But yet their was another cause of state Which was so maine an obstacle and let That they the Kings consent could never get 339. For that Embassadour which lieger lay Sent to Eblana in King Albions name Who as you heard was feasted that same day That to the Court Prince Leoline first came And Mellefant conceiv'd her amorous flame A treatie of a marriage had begun For her with Prince Androgios Albions sonne 340. And had so farre advanc't it that the King With all his privy counsels approbation Had condescended unto every thing That might concerne the weale of either nation For this alliance would lay a foundation Of a firme future peace and would put downe That enmity was erst 'twixt either crowne 341. And now the time prefixt was come so neere Th' Embassadour had got intelligence Within ten dayes Androgios would be there In person his owne love-suit to commence And consummate with all magnificence His marriage and performe those nuptiall rites Wherein bright Cyntherea so delights 242. This weigh'd King Dermot could not condescend Nor give way to Prince Leolines affection Unlesse he should Andragios offend Who now of his alliance made election The breach whereof might cause an insurrection Among his people if that they should see Him breake a Kings word which should sacred bee 343. And now although Prince Leoline repented He ever love to Mellefant profest Yet because no man should go discontented From a great King he as a Princely guest Was us'd with all the noblest fairest best Respects of curtesie and entertain'd While that he in King Dermots Court remain'd 344. But like to one that 's into prison cast Though he enjoy both of the eie and eare All choycest objects and although he tast Ambrosiall cates yet while that he is there Wanting his liberty which is most deare He nothing relishes for nothing cares Even so now with Prince Leoline it fares 345. Who now disconsolate and being barr'd All hopes of marrying Mellefant the faire Missing that ayme he nothing did regard And since he must not be King Dermots heire He thought that nought that damage could repaire Himselfe as one he captivated deem'd And Dermots Court to him a prison seem'd 346. Now as a tempest from the Sea doth rise Within his minde arose this stormy thought How that the princesse justly might despise His cowardise who by all meanes had sought To win her love if he not having fought A combate with Androgios he should go Or steale away from her that lov'd him so 347. Although to fight no valour he did want Nor wisht a nobler way his life to end If vanquisht he should lose both Mellefant And he King Dermot highly should offend Who all this while had bin his royall friend Love well begun should have a bad conclusion And kindnesse find an unkinde retribution 348. But more if he should secretly attempt By means to take King Dermots life away Nothing his guilty conscience would exempt From terror that so fouly would betray Fowls of the ayre such treason would bewray For ravens by their croking would disclose Pecking the earth such horrid acts as those 349. If he with Mellefant away should steale And carry her where they might not be found Yet time at last such secrets would reveale For by that act he should her honor wound Who for her modesty had bin renown'd And he then Paris should no better speed Of whose sad end you may in Dares read 350. One while in him these noble thoughts had place Which did reflect on honorable fame Another while he thought how that in case He stole away men could not him more blame Then erst Aeneas who had done the same To Dido and that very course had taken Leaving the lovely Carthage Queene forsaken 351. Injurious story which not onely serv'st To keep the names of Heroes from rust But in thy brazen register preserv'st The memories and acts of men unjust Which otherwise had bin buried with their dust But for thy blacke darke soule there no man had Examples to avoid for what is bad 352. For had it not in Annals bin recorded That Theseus from the Minotaur was freed By Ariadne time had not affoorded A president for such a horrid deed For when King Minos daughter had agreed To steale away with him his beautious theft A sleep on Naxos desarts rocks he left 353. An act deserving hels blacke imprecation So cruell that it cannot be exprest To leave a Princely Lady in such fashion That had receav'd him to her bed and brest All after ages should this fact detest For this his treason rendred him all o're A greater monster then the Minotore 354. Returning home to Greece he had not taught Demophon by faire Phaedra his false sonne When he had King Lycurgus daughter brought Unto his bowe and her affection wonne Perfidiously away from her to runne Leaving faire Phillis and so caus'd that she Did hang her selfe upon an Almond tree 355. Yet these examples scarce mov'd Leoline And scarce his resolution chang'd at all For Mellefant for he could not divine If she by tasting sorrows bitter'st gall Upon the sharpe point of a sword should fall Or Phillis like impatient of delay Would with a halter make her selfe away 356. It may be she like Ariadne might Though she her Virgin bloom had Theseus given Marry god Bacchus and her tresses bright Be afterward exalted up to heaven There for to shine among the planets seaven For justice is not so severe and strict As death on all offenders to inflict 357. Besides he did remember should

understand The French that I might know what you command And that we two together might conferre Without Amanthis our interpreter 289. The Prince upon the couch set by her side Making his face more lovely with a smile In her owne language to her thus reply'd Madam quoth he 't were pitty to beguile You any longer for though all this while I seem'd a Frenchman yet truth shall evince That I your faithfull servant am a Prince 290. Faire Mellefant with sudden joy surpris'd A rosie blush her dainty cheeks did staine My Lord quoth she although you liv'd disguis'd How is it that so soone you did obtaine Our Brittish tongue He answered her againe Madam quoth he causes must not be sought Of miracles by your rare beauty wrought 291. But wonder not for though King Dermots throne Is sever'd by greene Nereus briny maine From the firme Brittish continent yet one Are both the laws and language those retaine O're whom the King of Erinland doth reigne And those who great King Arnon do obay Who doth the old Symerian Scepter sway 292. Whose Kingdome all those provinces containes Betweene swift Deva's streames upon the East Who tumbling from the hils frets through the plaines And great Saint Georges Chanell on the West Where the fierce Ordovices and the rest Of the ne're conquer'd warlick Brittons bold In hils and caves their habitations hold 293. Nor hath his spatious kingdome there an end But from the stormy Northerne Oceans shore Unto the fall of Dovy doth extend Whose springs from highest mountaines falling o're Steepe rocks like Niles loud Catadups do rore Whose christall streames along the rivers brinke The stout Dimetae and Silures drinke 294. Whose Ancestors after Deucalions floud First peop●ed Erinland long time agone Whose off-Spring is deriv'd from Brittous bloud And is thereof but an extraction Now both these Nations may againe be one And since they are derived from one stem They may be joyned in one Diadem 295. If you most faire of Princesses shall daigne A kinde alliance with the Brittish Crowne And in your bed and bosome entertaine A Lover that shall adde to your renowne For such a noble match will make it knowne For an undoubted truth that Princes hands Doe not alone joyne hearts but unite lands 296. To this the beautious Mellefant reply'd And sed Faire Prince were the election mine Your noble motion should not be deny'd For little Rhethorick would suffice t' encline A Lady to affect Prince Leoline Few words perswade a heart already bent To amorous thoughts to give a fit consent 297. But my choyce is not totally my owne Wherein we Princes are unfortunate Fit Suitors to us there are few or none We must be rul'd by reasons of the state Which must our lives and actions regulate The country mayds are happier then we To whom the choyce of many swaines is free 298. But we must wooe by picture and beleive For all the inward beauties of the minde Such lineaments the painters colours give We ought be Phisiognomers to finde Whether the soul be well or ill enclin'd Besides when kingdomes do ally as friends They know no love nor kindred but for ends 299. Yet I have had the happinesse to see And to converse with you wherein I am More fortunate than other Princes be Seeing your person er'e I knew your name And now your vertues greater than your fame Needs not the treaties of Embassadours To make the heart of Mellefant all yours 300. Onely my fathers leave must be obtain'd Er'e we our nuptiall rites do celebrate Whose liking and consent when you have gain'd Wherein I wish you may be fortunate You are his kingdomes heire and this whole state Shall do you homage and the race that springs From us shall reigne in Erinland as Kings 301. And rule those antient Scepts which heretofore Had soveraigne power and petit Princes were The great O Neale O Dannell and O More O Rocke O Hanlon and the fierce Macquere Mac Mahon erst begotten of a Beare Among those woods not pierc't by Summers Sun Where the swift Shenan and cleare Lessy run 302. Under those shades the tall growne Kerne content With Shamrockes and such cates the woods afford Seekes neither after meat nor condiment To store his smoakie Coshery or bord But clad in trouses mantle with a sword Hang'd in a weyth his feltred glib sustaines Without a hat the weather when it raines 303. The Lordly Tanist with his Skene and Durke Who placeth all felicity in ease And hardly gets his lazy churles to worke Who rather chose to live as Saluages Than with their garoones to breake up the Lease Of firtile fields but do their plow-shares tye To horses tailes a barbarous husbandry 304. But as it is foretold in prophesies Who writ on barkes of trees a mayden Queene Hereafter Erinland shall civilize And quite suppresse those Salvage rites have beene Amongst us as they never had beene seene This Queene must of the Brittish bloud descend Whose fame unto the worlds poles shall extend 305. Who raigning long her sexes brightest glory All after ages ever shall admire True vertues everlasting Type and story Who then her when it can ascend no higher She like a virgin Phoenix shall expire And if old wizards antient sawes be true This royall Princesse must ascend from you 306. Who hath observ'd the gentle Westerne winde And seene the fragrant budding Damaske rose How that it spreads and opens he will finde When Zephyrus calme breath upon it blowes Even so the Princes heart one may suppose Dilated was with joy within his brest Hearing the speeches Mellefant exprest 307. To whom with looks and countenance debonaire He onely made this short but sweet reply Madam quoth he were not you the most faire That ever hath bin fam'd in history Or shall be seene by late posterity There might remaine a hope that there might be An age hereafter happier than we 308. But since that you are Natures paragon Not by her selfe e're to be paralleld Since heaven 's the ring and you the pretious stone Yet never equal'd therefore not excell'd Those happy eies that have your forme beheld Must close themselves in darkenesse and dispaire Of ever seeing one so heavenly faire 309. For when to liberall Nature she had spent The quintessence of all her pretious store To make one glorious Phoenix her intent Perchance was to have form'd two or more But wanting of materialls she forbore So is she now enforc'd not to make two Such as your selfe but by dissolving you 310. Therefore that glorious Queene of all perfection That is foretold in after times to reigne Will be but of your selfe a recollection Who Aeson-like will be reviv'd againe For your divinest parts will still remaine Unmixt and the uniting of your frame Will alter nothing of you but your name 311. For as a soveraigne Prince doth honor give To 's presence chamber though he be not there So you though for a while you do not live On

Westward of Mexico Who with their waving wings do coole and fanne The Sun burnt Moore and naked Floridan Sending forth constantly their favouring gales Wast Dermots ships unto the coast of Wales 426. For now Mars Occidentall in the West Meridionall descending from the Line Of the Moones mansion Cancer was possest And sliding downe anto an ayery Signe Rais'd windes that furrow'd up the Westerne brine Corus and Thracius blowing still abaft King Dermots ships do to Carleonwaft 427. But yet those blasts that were so prosperous And Dermot in Carleons harbour set Contrary were to Prince Androgios And did his much desired voyage let His ships out of the harbour could not get But in it for full six weekes space they stayd Waiting a winde and never Anchor wayd 428. To passe for Erinland was his intent With all the gallantry coyne could provide And there to consummate his high content In making beauteous Mellefant his Bride But Aeolus his passage hath deny'd And unexpected with Succors unsought King Dermot to Carleons walls hath brought 429. Whose comming was no sooner told the Duke And Prince Androgios but both went to meet King Dermot at the port whereas they tooke In armes each other and do kindely greet Then through a long and well built spacious street They to a stately Castle do ascend Where for that night their complements they end 430. Next morrow from the Castles lofty towers Whose mighty ruins are remayning yet The Princes did behold King Arnons powers Which had Carleon city round beset To whom Duke Leon full of just regret And sorrow for his daughter doth relate His wrongs and cause of his distressed state 430. King Dermot swolne with ire and indignation And beeing no lesse sensible of griefe Of his unheard of injuries makes relation Telling that he was come to the reliefe Of Leon to be wrecked on a theefe Who albeit that he were a Kings sonne A base and injurious fact had done 431. The noble Prince Androgios now resenting His suffrings in the losse of Mellefant Whose marriage as he thought was past preventing With high-borne courage which no feare could daunt Besought the King and Duke that they would grant To him a boone which was this That he might Challenge Prince Leoline to single fight 432. For by this time fame all abroad had spred Prince Leoline was backe return'd againe Whom erst King Arnon did beleeve was dead And in Carnarvan Castle did remaine So now there nothing was that did restraine The noble Prince Androgios to demand A single combat with him hand to hand 433. And to that end an Herald straight was sent To Leoline who in his right hand wore A bloud-red Banner as the argument Of the defiance message that he bore Behind upon his Taberd and before A Lion rampant and a Dragon red On Crimson Velvet were imbroidered 434. The Herald whose approach none might debarre Doth with a trumpet through the Army ride Who bravely sounded all the points of warre Untill he came to the Pavilion side Whereas Prince Leoline did then abide And then the trumpeter eftsoons doth fall In lower warlike notes to sound a call 435. The which no sooner Leoline had heard But bravely mounted on a barbed Steed He like a Princely gallant straight appear'd To whom the Herald doth the challenge read Which having done he afterward with speed As is the forme when challenges are past Androgies Gauntlet on the ground he cast 436. Prince Leoline commanding of his Page To take the Gauntlet up briefely reply'd Herald I do accept Androgios gage Tell him the sword the quarrell shall decide Of him whom he unjustly hath defy'd For three dayes hence in both our Armies sight Wee will a noble single combat sight 437. The Herald backe return'd unto the King Related how his message he had done And to Androgios doth the answer bring Of Leoline King Albions Princely sonne Hath for his forward valour honor wonne Of whose resolves and warlike preparation 'Till the third day I respite the relation 439. Meane time the Druide Morrogh who hath bin Thus long unmentioned now chiefe Actor was Who though that he were absent yet had seene All that in Erinland had come to passe By meanes of a most wondrous Magicke glasse Which to his eie would represent and show All that the Wizard did desire to know 440. Which glasse was made according to the opinion Of Chymists of seven mettals purify'd Together melted under the dominion Of those seven planets do their natures guide Then if it polisht be on either side And made in forme of circle one shall see Things that are past as well as those that bee 441. In this sayd glasse he saw the sad estate Of Sydanis who was in prison kept Who weeping in her silent chamber sate And Mellefant who on the mountaine slept Whose passe the wandring fire did intercept And now this story must not end before The Druide both these Ladyes do restore 442. For they be those must put a happy end To discords and bring all to a conclusion And all that is amisse they must amend And put in order things are in confusion They of much bloud must hinder the effusion Such vertues Ladies have who are the blisse Which here in this world among mortalls is 443. Thrice ten degrees of the Eclipticke line Phoebus ascending up had overpast And now had entred in another Signe From Gemini whereas he harbour'd last Since Mellefant into a trance was cast And thirty jornies through nights silent shade O're her nocturnall Arch the Moone had made 443. Who nightly riding o're the mountaines top Where Mellefant the sleeping Princesse lay Her silver Chariot there she still did stop And by the sleeping body us'd to stay Kissing caressing 'till neere breake of day Of her rare beauties now enamour'd more Than of her lov'd Endymion heretofore 444. No longer could the Queene of night refraine From kissing of her sweet and rubie lips Her kisses ended she begins againe With gentle armes her Jvory necke she clips Her hands sometimes tow'rds parts more private slips Curious inquisitive for to know the truth If one so rarely faire could be a youth 445. But as a theefe that doth assurance lacke At his first pilfring from a heap of gold Doth oft put forth his hand oft pulls it backe Then puts it forth againe then doth withold So at the first Cynthia was not so bold To let her hand assure her by a tuch Of that which she to know desir'd so much 446. Yet at the last fortune did things disclose And gave contentment to her longing minde For in the pocket of the pages hose Putting her hand she did a letter finde Which all the clew of error did unwinde Written by Mellefant to Leoline In case that she should faile of her designe 447. The letter specify'd her sex and name And whole scope of her amorous intent Laying on Leoline a gentle blame That he unkindely from Eblana went It specify'd to follow