that I fynde of the deth of the sayd dydo I shall reherce here after now in a nother maner whiche is to be presupposed was moeued of the grete hate euil wyll that Iune the goddesse coÌ„ceyued ayenst parys his freÌ„dis parents alyes and by cause of ouer sodayn iugemeÌ„t that he made whan he gaaf thapple to venê° as the moste fayrest of theym all to him holden moost dere bycause of whiche bate whan eneas sone of venus nygh kynnesman of paris wold departe from troye after the siege of the same for to goo into the coÌ„quest of the prouynce of ytaly to hym ê“mysed by the goddis at request of his moder Iuno the ryght noble goddesse wyllynge tempesshe and lette his gooynge dyd doo calle and assemble yolus and Neptunus goddis of the wyndes and of the see prayenge exhortynge theym moche swetely that it myghte playse eche of theym to putte theym in payne doo theyr deuoyr to empesshe the goynge of the sayd enterpryse and makynge to breke and destroye alle the nauye in plongynge vnder the water and parellys ayenst the roches for hastely to drowne and destroye alle the hooste of Enee the sone of venus whiche enforced hym to make werre in the goode royalme of ytalye whiche was in his desire pryncypally aboue alle other In whiche thynge soo doynge she wolde rewarde theym wyth suche guerdons as apperteyneth to grete and hie goddys to be stypended and shall doo honoure to theyr frendes and treate theyr lygnage and veray alyes and socoure theym wyth alle hir myghte whiche that the goddys hadde graunted to hir right gladly And they made theyr preperacyon eueryche in his regyon for to warre vpon Eneas ¶ How Iuno for tempesshe thooste of Eneas whiche wolde haue goon in to ytalye prayd the goddys of wyndes that eueryche by hym selfe sholde make concussyon and tormente in the ayer Capitulo xo. ENeas thenne sailynge bi the see was recountred by yolus whiche smote wythin the saylles grete assaultes effortes bataylles in many maners And made to come the foure windes to gyder one ayenst another wyth all theyr sequele Of whom was surprysed all the nauye and terryble troubled ¶ There myghte ye see sayles rente Cordes and ropes broken And crampons of yron wrythen a sondre and plucked oute the shyppes vassaylles lyfte vppe highe in the ayer and after pluÌ„ged in the see in suche wyse that neuer was seen suche a merueylle On that other syde cam vpon theym Neptunus wyth all his vorages wawes alle full of scume as a wulfe enraged brayeng in the botome of the see his grete gulle or throte wyde opene redy to swolowe to deuoure alle thooste cryenge brayenge vnder the shippes temppestes horrible of the woode see oute of whome yssued in to thayer on hie a clowde and after decended impetuously vpon the flote whiche semed somtyme alle to be drowned couerde wyth water And anone after they were lyfte vp on hie wyth the wawes whiche sodaynly braken departe that alle the nauye descended nyghe to the bottom of the see whiche were anone recuyelled by other wawes remysed in a momente vp on highe and separed transported in to dyuerse places And in dyuerse wyses were tormented wythoute hope of socours Longe tyme dured this troublous tormente whiche caused grete fere drede vnto the couÌ„treys nygh neyghbours also ferre of This assemblee the whiche after grete losse perdicyon as well of Anchises fader of Eneas as other dyuerse and also fortunes whiche longe be to recyte passed The nauye arryued almoste alle to broken vpon the coste of the see of lybye nygh the sayd place of Cartage whiche Elysse dyd doo edyfie by grete and subtyll moyens of the whiche I passe ouer And in descendynge and comynge a lande in to that countrey was reculed and receyued by dydo And opteyned her grace for to soiourne for to refresshe alle his people and his nauie ¶ In whiche doynge he toke grete acqueyntaunce and ofte repayred vnto the palays and wyth the ladyes byhaued him soo queyntli swete and curtoys plesaunte and amyable fayr and wel byspoken merueyllous hardy in fayttes a grete enterpryser loued of alle men preysed of his people he was moche noble and a ryght fayr persone by cause wherof dydo toke grete playsir in his conuersacyon and deuysed wyth hym moche gladely wherof folowed that she was greuously hurte wyth the darte of loue And the wounde nourysshed by longe tyme enbraced wyth the swete assemble inuyncible in hyr stomacke considerynge the grete vertues of whiche his persone was decorate his noblenes honour of the peple of Troye his grete beaulte swete langage whiche she eÌ„prynted in her remembrauÌ„ce that her membres refuseden the swete reste of slepe And kepte this thoughte in her selfe by ryght longe tyme in suche a wyse that in a mornynge after that the lyghte of the daye rebouted putte a backe the shadowe of the nyghte aboute the lampe and the sonne rysen for to shyne on the erthe ¶ How dydo couÌ„seyllid wyth hir suster anne CapmÌ„ xj THis lady bythoughte herselfe and purposed to dyscoure and manyfeste her faytte vnto one hir suster whiche was named in that tyme Anne sayenge to hir in this manere Anne my suster and frende I am in ryght gret thoughte strongely troubled and incyted by dremes admonested whiche excyte my courage tenquire the maners lygnage of this man thus valyauÌ„t strong puyssauÌ„t whiche deliteth hym strongly to speke in deuysing the hie fayttes of armes perillys dauÌ„gerous whiche he sayth to haue passed ne weli hither comyn to soiourne in our couÌ„treys I am so persuaded of grete admonestments that all my enteÌ„dement is obfusked endullyd and rauysshed I byleue certaynly that the man of whome I speke to you ys nyghe kynne and parent of the goddis or that verytable by one comyn asseÌ„tmente they haue assembled theym selfe to destyne his birthe in delyuerynge and gyuyng to hym allone alle the highe vertuouse yeftes whiche nature hath of custume partyculerly to yeue to dyuerse creatures and maye be supposed that she hathe produced hym in excellent dygnyte for to make one fayer chief werke to thexemplayre of alle other For they whiche ben borne of basse parentage ben ouer moche ferdeful conuerte in theyr fayttes and drede theym fleynge and kepe theym oute of the palayces courtes of grete lordes And yf it happen theym to entre anone they retourne or hide theym in corners vnder the tapytes or byhinde the grete fote of the yaâ—e for to yssue and goo oute first wythoute makyng ony bruyt or medlynge ne seche nothyng but thyssue for to flee yf there were ony medlee ne neuer by theym was there ony valyanÌ„ce proued as it is sayd But god forbede that it may be sayd of Eneas that fortune vaynquyssheur of grete bataylles comynge to the chief of alle enterpryses to haue reproche
to the handes of Pigmalion my cruelle brother kyng of Thyre that shalle comme take my cyte and put alle to destructyon and brynge me to mendycyte Or that Yarbas kynge of Ecctuses that I haue so oste indygned for to auenge hys Iniuryes shalle reduce me in to captyuite Atte leste yf afore thy harde departynge I had had of the som lynee or som lytell Eneas that I myght haue seen often playnge in my halle for to take theratte som comforte wheryn I shulde haue take my dysport thinkynge vpon the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the Ioyfull playsaunce that I haue had of thy presence whyche shulde asswage the harde dysplaysaunce that I shalle haue of thyn absence I shulde thynke that I were not so sore wasted nor alle togydre habaundouned as presently I am ¶ How dydo alle in arage complayned her to Eneas and to the goddes ¶ Capitulo xix OF the whiche wordes Eneas not moeuyng hym self in nowyse but in holdyng hys syght alwayes Inmobyle atte anothre syde than vpon dydo sighynge sore in his herte for the loue that he had hadde to her sayd in this manere Certes quene I answere not but that thou haste deserued of me moche more of goodes than I can nombre or by som wyse thynke ne telle and so shall I remembre elysse as longe as lyffe shall abyde wythin me and by cause that thou hast spoken first I wyll telle shewe vnto the that I wold not haue departed furtyuely out of thy land vnkonwen to the. but sholde haue sygnyfied it vnto the Also I am not come hider determyned to wedde the nor neuer toke presuÌ„pcoÌ„n in me for to do so nor to take aliauÌ„ce wyth the for suche a cause And yf the goddes wolde suffre that I myghte vse my lif to myn appetyte to be at my fre wyll I shold take habytacoÌ„n in the grete troye wyth my kynsmen other that are there abyden escaped from the distructoÌ„n And yet sholde troye be made vp agayn by me but the god Appollo of the cytee of tymbre wyth the oracles in short preceptyue of the lande of lycye coÌ„manÌ„den me to goo in to ytalye and syth that it muste be thus doon it is my lande my desire to accomplyshe alle theyr wylle And it semeth that thou oughte not in no wyse to reprehende me ne to haue enuye vpon the troians of theyr goynge in to ytalye a strong lande out of theyr nacyon sith that thou art of thire come from the meane regyons of fenyce to enhabyte in libye to take thy playsure in thy grete edyfyces of cartage that thou doost make presently for to preside in hit forsakyng the swete grouÌ„de moder to thy byrth For to a peple yssued out of strange lande is licyte to seke strange places for theyr dwellynge And it sholde be a shame to me that haue enterprysed the coÌ„quest of ytalye to reside in this land of lybie wythoute to acoonplishe my wyage whiche thynge for to doo I am incyted in dremys by the soule of my fader Anchisis the whiche atte alle tymes that the nyght obscure couereth the landes of her shadowes humyde whan the sterres togyder maken theyr rysyng apyereth byfore me vndre the speche of a terryble ymage strongely indygned and ayenste me sore moeued Also of a nother side I am sore conturbed wyth a drede merueyllous for the grete Iniurye that I doo to my dere sone Ascanius whiche by my longe taryenge I doo pryue of the possession of the royame of ytalye wherof the successyon is vnto hym due of ryghte heredytalle and by veraye destynacy after my deth but there is no more by cause that thou shalte not wene that of my selfe I haue enterprysed this besines for to leue the yet in trouth and also I swere it by thy hedde and also by my owne that Mercurye the gret messager and grete Interpretour of the goddys hath ben hastely sente fleyng by the ayer from Iupyter souerayne god whiche hath brought me maundemente for to departe alle incontynent I haue seen hym manyfestly in lyght of godhed to entre the walles of thy cytee all clerly of hym herde his voys wyth myn â—erys properly wherfore it ought well to suffyce the wythoute to presse me wyth wordes ony more sith that the goynge and enterpryse that I muste doo in ytalye is not of myn owne wylle IN sayeng the whiche wordes by eneas dydo lokyng at one side torned hir eyen sodaynli wythout to speke neuer a worde as a persone furybouÌ„de furyous and or euer that she coude saye ony thyng as rauysshed helde her sighte all mobyle wythout to areste it vpon one thynge of a long while and after by gret yre gadred by inmense sorow intrysinque wythin her hert sayd to hym in this wyse o man right false and vntrue that what someuer men sayen was neuer borne of no goddesse nor procreated of royalle lynee comyng of the puissaunt dardanus fyrst founder of the grete cyte of troye but arte engendred of Cancasus whiche is a mouÌ„tayne terryble in ynde all ful of harde stones of dyuerse fygures of merueyllous height that recheth almost vnto the heuyns soo that neuer ony birde myghte passe ouer where groweth hungre that was neuer satyffyed to â—xstirpe waste alle the goodes comyng oute of the erth The whiche how be it that she hath chosen there her habytacoÌ„n for to deuoure all thynges that comyn vnde her All this nethelesse suffiseth her not but sendeth donÌ„ her colde messagers as snowe froste heyle tempeste transported caste of the ayer by the colde wyndes into the lowe regyons and after doeâ—h peryshe the trees the herbes the corne all other thynge growyng oute of the grouÌ„de and this doon whan she hathe no thyng more he parforseth hyr self wyth hir grete teeth to ete the rotes vnder the grouÌ„de that haue hidde hemself wythin the entraylles of ther the their moder for to achieue that all were brought to destrucsyon as thou wylte doo of me in folowyng the coÌ„dycions of the subsiduous modre that hath made the to be norysshed and fedde wyth the mylke of the tygres of Yrcanye that are made wythoute to haue pyte of ony thynge that is borne in this worke what holdeth me but that I shalle sone goo fro my wyttes replenysshed of grete madnesse why is it that I dssymule to goo alle oute from my wyttes wherto wylle I thenne kepe my selfe noâ— lyue more from hens forth syth that this euyll man a traytour for what wepynge that I make dayneth not gyue oute one only syghe nor torne his eyen to loke ones vpon me nor haue no pyte of me his sorowfull loue for to styre hym to one sighynge only or to atere desceÌ„dyng out of his eyen what I ought to do ne what parte to torne me what I may saye to what ende shold my wytte mow begynne nor where to haue recours I wote not O goddes celestial
wise That I shulde not haue come by noo waye to thys greuouse tourment of mortalle sorowe where I am so ferre come In to the bytternes of grete myserie that by noo wyse I can not bere it noo lenger socorus to the must I theÌ„ne seke my swete suster my right dere frende saue my body saue me my lyf and for to doo this I praye requyre the. that one message only it playse the for to do for me towarde that traytour that man of euyl corag that hath loued the gretly and hath vtterd his secretes vnto the entierly so that thou knowest this condicoÌ„ns his dedes the places the houres mouementes and the oportunyte of the tyme moost propyâ—e for to speke wyth hym Goo thenne and ne my suster wyth all humylite to requyre myn eÌ„mye mortall the false eneas whiche is ayenst me so fyers shewynge vnto hym pietously how I haue not be in no wyse thynkinge nor consentyng in the cursed yle of Aulite whan of one assente all the grekes folke swore that troye shold be distroyed The harde conspyracion of the same grete excysion was made ferre from my lande and neuer socours ne comforte by me nor of my supporte was gyuen to theym for to doo that my shippes nor my armye were neuer sente thyder for to gyue greuaunce to the twians nor neuer of me came euyll vnto them nor no thyng that was to theym nuysible Also I haue not rented vyolated ne broken the pyramyde of his faders sepulture I neuer dyde amys nor neuer offended ayenst hym wherby he ought to leue me aside InfestauÌ„ce obprobâ—e ne vytupere to anchises whan he liued that called hym fader of Eneas nother to his soule after his deth were neuer â—on of my behalue Alas why suster in shewynge thyse thynges vnto hym wyte of hym why he hath me in suche indygnacyon that he refuseth to lene his eeres for to vnderstande my wordes that ben soo iuste and resonable as thi self knowest O he wylle now goo soo hastely atte this tyme whiche is so dauÌ„gerouse atte leeste that it maye playse hym to grauÌ„te a yefte to me his sorowfull loue that is onely that he wylle tarye and dyfferre his departynge vnto the newe tyme that the swete wyndes shalle putte hemselfe vp in pacifycacoÌ„n of the see pestilencyall that thenÌ„e shalle permytte hym facely lightly for to do his vyage safly I do not somone hym for taccomplysshe his premyse simulatyue of the mariage of vs two nor that he leue his purpose for to goo in to ytalie but I requyre only that he putte this thyng in delaye for a certayn space of tyme Duryng the whiche I may induce my self to sorow that infortune admynystre to me my sorowes by proces of tyme one after a nother wythout to suffoke me now vtterli in to the depe see of amaritude wythout ony reysing so doo I praye the my suster hauinge of me remeÌ„brauÌ„ce that it playse the to goo make vnto hym this my present requeste thus doynge I shalle make the myn heyre to enioye receyue after my deth the renues of all my londe ¶ How eneas brake the oken tree for the grete loue of dydo Capitulum xxii The whiche thynges thus sayd by dydo Anne her sâ—ster went incontynent towarde eneas to make vnto hym her feble legacoÌ„n the whiche he wold noâ— grauÌ„t by cause that the dyuyne coÌ„mauÌ„dementis inhibytores that had stopped his eeres of pite were coÌ„trarie to the same and many goynges comynges were there made of the sayd aÌ„ne from one parte to thother that fynably were all frustratoire and percisted eneas like as a grete oke tre aÌ„tyque inuetered of many yeres among the grete stones harde strongely roted whiche is ofte caste of many wyndes orages wherof the foure wyndes happen ofte to assemble togider one ayenst the other for to ouerthrawe hym douÌ„e wyth their grete blastes taken his hie brauÌ„ches whiche they shake bowe uÌ„to the grouÌ„de make hem to braye â—rie by impetuouse moenynges tendyng to distroye hym vtterli wherof the gret trone auÌ„cient that the more that he is olde hie brauÌ„ched spacyouse grete the more thicke depper ben his rotes spred wyth in therthe related bytwyxth harde roches abydeth euer styl ferme moeueth by no wyse In lyke wyse dyd semblable Eneas that how be it the he was strongli impelled in his corage by the persuasioÌ„s harde lameÌ„tacoÌ„ns confyte in pietous teeres reÌ„nyng douÌ„e the swete face of dydo that he somoche derly had loued by her was restored from deth to lyf from aÌ„guisshe calamyte in to right grete prosperite wherof the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce greued hym ryght sorowfully by incytacoÌ„n compatyble whiche admoÌ„nesteth hym to socoure this dolant lady the whiche by her suster maketh hym to be induced to doo the same by many exhortacoÌ„ns pyetous remoÌ„strances excytatiue of all well wyllyng noryce of loue in dylectoÌ„n mutuelle of swete charite condolauÌ„t ouer them that ben affliged all this nethelesse the resolucoÌ„n intrinsque of his courage is euer reduced to thobeyssauÌ„ce of the goddes to their deuyne coÌ„mauÌ„dementes the whiche all thise thynges reiecte from hym he enterprised for tacoomplysshe after his power ANd what wylle the swete fenyce fouÌ„drynge in teeres the for ony thyng that she may saye do or thynke can not coÌ„uerte the courage of eneas she taketh her reâ—ours to wyshe deth ouer moche noyeth her to lyue lenger in this worlde fleeth all moÌ„dayn playsurs fleeth recoÌ„forte all companyes fleeth the palayces her chambre arayed fleeth the lyghte of the daye fleeth the sone the heuyn shynynge In her closet hideth herseâ—f sore sighyng makynge grete sorowe But yet for to augmente more her sorow in desperacoÌ„n thus hid makynge her secret sacrifyces wyth the lyght of the fyre breÌ„nyng eÌ„flamed vpon her pouldres of frakenceus wherof she decored her oblacoÌ„ns for to Immole byfore thawtres of her temples she sawe aperceyued horryble thynges that made her fulsore affraied moche more than she was to fore that is to wite the holy waters dedicate to the sacrfice became blacke obscure chauÌ„ged in horrible licoure And also apperceyued how the good wynes of swete odour ordeyned for the lybacions or washynges of the sacryfices were coÌ„uerted tourned in spece of bloode cruell all dede almost rotyn whiche for certayne was to her a harde thinge to beholde wherof agrete malencolie enuaded theÌ„ne her herte her wittes all ynoughe troubled of the thynges precedent whiche thinges she kept clos shette withynne the shryne of her sorowfull thoughte without to notyfye them to eny body lyuynge alle were he neuer so gretly her frende not oneli to her suster anne that afore had well knowen all her secrete thoughtes other pryue thinges amonge the whiche she hadde a lytell sacraire of marbell made in manere of a temple in remenbrauÌ„ce of Sycheus that his
alle Ytalye ¶ I haue broughte this cyte to memorye by cause that many haue harde speke of Dedalus that fleded there for fere of the kynge Mynos of Crete that wolde slee hym ¶ I shalle telle you the cause why and shalle leue awhybe to speke of Eneas The wyffe of kynge Mynos of Crete was named Pasyfa that was a grete lady and a fayr aboue alle other ladyes of the royame Dedalus dwelled that tyme in Crete and was a wyse man called and a goode man of werre The quene Pasyfa was wyth chylde by kynge Mynos and whan her tyme was comen she was delyuered of a creature that was halfe a man and halfe a bulle whiche was called Mynothaurus and was norysshed by the commaundemente of the kynge that wende hit hadde be his sone And became soo terryble that the kynge was counseylled for to shytte hym vp som where in a stronge holde And for this cause was dedalus sente for to the kyng Mynos by whos requeste coÌ„maunâ—ment this dedalus deuysed made a house of merueyllouse composicyon where were as many walles as were there chambres that were in grete nombre and euery chambre was walled and closed rounde aboute and yet myghte one goo from one to a nother And yf some body had be shette therin he coude neuer fynde the firste entree therof for to come oute ayen For an hondred dores were there and whosomeuer wente in after he was ones paste the firste dore he myghte neuer come oute ayen and wyst not where he was Wythin this place was Mynotaurus broughte They of Athenes muste sende eueri yere for a trybute to the kynge Mynos of Crete as to theyr souerayne lorde seuen men and seuen wymen vndre the age of xxv yeres And whan this foureten persones were come to Crete the kyng made theym to be putte wythin the forsayd house wyth his monstre that deuoured theym full soone Egeus was at that tyme kynge of Athenes whiche was sore an angred in his herte of suche a seruage And by cause he myghte not amende hit he wente and soughte after an aunswere to the temple of Mynerue for to knowe what he sholde doo of this thynge ¶ The goddesse Mynerue gaaffe hym answere that he sholde sende his sone Theseus in to thraldome to the kynge of Crete This Theseus was a fayr knyghte preu valyaunt and hardy And sayd to his fader that he sholde goo there Syth that the goddes were soo playsed he thenne made hym redy and toke his waye And whan he toke hys leue of his fader he commaunded to hym that he sholde bere whyte saylles in his shyppe yf he happed to retourne sauffe wythoute pereille In sygne of vyctorye And theseus sayd he sholde doo soo yf the goddes wolde beynge hym ayenne alyue kynge Mynos hadde a doughter that was called Adryane whiche whan she sawe Theseus that was so fayre and so amyable and that was come for to be in thraldome vnder her fader she hadde pyte of hym and for hys honneste behauoure Began to be taken with his loue And vnto hym vpon a daye she sayde that yf he wolde brynge her in to his countreye with hym She shulde soone delyuere hym from the handes of her fader Mynos Theseus made this couenaunt with her and promysede her for to kepe it truly and well The lady went anone to Dedalus and requyred and asked hym how she mygtht delyuere Theseus Dedalus tolde her that theseus shulde medle pyche and towe bothe togyder and that he shulde bere the same with hym And whan he shulde come afore the monstre he shulde cast it before hym whiche anoon sholde come for to ete it But he shulde neuer conne chewe it so moche that he sholde not swalowe hit nor haue it out of hys mouthe And whyles that the monstre were thus besy and sore occupyed theseus myght slee hym lyghtly And whan he shalle come to the fyrst dore of the house he must take wyth hym a botom of threde and the ende of hit he shalle make fast to the fyrste dore and so goo forthe wyndynge of this botom of threde tyl he be come to his aboue of hys entrepryse And by the threde that he shalle wynde vp to gyder he shalle mowe retourne lyghtly to the fyrst dore where he went ynne Thus dyde Theseus by the counseylle of the lady and slewe the monstre and came ayen oute of the place full soone And anone after he toke Adryane wyth hym and secretely entred in to his shyppe and made as goode waye as the wyndes wolde wythoute the knowleche of Mynos the kynge Theseus was soo gladde of this good te aduenture that was happed to hym that he forgate for to doo as his fader hadde commauÌ„ded hym atte his departyng from Athenes that yf he scaped he sholde sette vppe white sailes and yf he were perisshed his men sholde come home ayen berynge blacke saylles and thus he sholde be in certayne of his lyffe or of his deth ¶ How kyng Egeus lete falle hym selfe in to the see for the deth of his sone Theseus Capitulum xxxijo. WHan Egeus sawe the shippe of his sone comyng ayen wyth the blacke saylle spred abrode lyke as whaÌ„ he departed from hym he wende verely that he hadde be ded And for grete sorowe that he hadde dyd caste hymself oute of the wyndowes of his castell in to the see and loste his lyf in this wyse And whan kynge Mynos wyst that Theseus was escaped by dedalus he put hym in pryson and his sone wyth hym But Dedalus made wynges and fastened theym to his armes and to his sones armes of federes of pytche and of wex connyngly made and floughe oute at the wyndowes fro the prison where they were But sycarus the sone of dedalus floughe alle to highe wherby the wax wexed hoote beganne to melte and the feders to falle of wherfore he felle doun in to the see and was drowned but his fader floughe soo longe â–ª as Salamon telleth that he came in to the isle of Sardayne and after went he to Thebes And alle thus eschaped dedalus oute of the pryson of Mynos kynge of Crete Now shalle I leue to speke of this mater and shalle telle of Eneas and of his werkes ¶ How Eneas arryued in Ytalye CapituluÌ„ xxxiij WHan Eeneas and his folke were arryued in the saide yle of Enlyola they landed anone And eneas went to a forest where was a ryche temple that dedalus had founded there In to this temple went Eneas and there he wolde reste hym self awhyle There dwelled the goddesse Cryspyne whiche shulde haue brought eneas in to helle for to see the sowle of Anchises his fadre and the sowles of alle his meynee that were decessed but this mater I leue for it is fayned and not to be byleuyd who that will knowe how eneas wente to helle late hym rede virgyle claudyan or the pistelles of Ouyde there he shall fynde more than
wolde gyue to hym knowleche of this materyalle vysion The whiche prayer ended and wythoute hauynge ansuer of the goddys troians by hym adoured and callid on After by courage more haultayn wythoute ony proude thoughte purposed in hym selfe to arache or plucke vp a gretter tree whiche was there whiche empesshed and â—etted hym by force vygour and naturalle myghte wythoute socoure of ony instrumente artifycyalle And for to demeane this to effecte Eneas sette thenne one knee vpon the sonde and that other ayenste the branche growen and comen oute of the lytyll hylle where as was buryed Polydorus And on that other side he toke the braunches of the sayd tree and by grete myghte and bodyli strengthe enforced his puyssaunce for to arache and plucke vp the same tree Durynge the whiche efforte was herde a voys feble as of a persone alle sorowfulle and bywepte and nyghe alle faylled and deed The whiche sayd alas Eneeas this is but lytyl prowesse to the to proue and excersice thy robuste puyssaunce ayenste a body pryued frome his lyf or vpon a deed corps to take vengeaunce soo Inutyle And by cause my ryghte dere brother and my goode frende I very sorowfull whiche so moche haue loued the whan the lyf was in me and that the naturel hete of blood humayn comforte my membris made theym vegytalle wyth sencyble moeuynges I swere to the by the goddis whom thou seruest whom thou now in ê‘fouÌ„de deuocyon hast requyred that thou cease to trauaylle and poursiwe me deed For herof I make the certayn that I am Polydorus sone of Pryame kynge of Troye he lyuinge whiche haue ben by cruel deth and trayson hidde couerde vnder holy amyte putte oute of this worlde by plasmator kynge of this countree and regyon For the auaryce Insacyable whiche was in hym And that had hardynesse to commyse and doo this cryme soo moche deffamed and full of so excecrable cruelte arrettyd O cursid and false deceyuable auaryce whiche blyndeth the voluntees humayn and maketh by his subtyl arte the ryche men suffretous and poure and ferther for to gete rychesse to commyse cryme and homyside by dampnable treason And I Plyodorus ferthermore shewe and manyfeste to the that the haboundauÌ„ce of bloode whiche thou haste seen yssue oute of the trees whiche woldeste haue cutte and plucked vp is not orygynally of thyse trees but the sayd trees haue taken theyr fouÌ„demente and firste begynnynge of theyr rote in my body and by that moyen is the sayd bloode largely comen and hath aroused the erthe and yssued oute of my body and nowher ellis And for this cause I the exhorte and counceylle that thou ne defoylle no more thyn hondes wyth my bloode And holde it by cause of my suster crusa the whiche was gyuen to the for wyf of my parentis and frendes in maryage ANd by cause that thou Eneas haste bygonne to edyfye and bylde a newe cytee in this royalme of Trace in the perfection of the same thou procedyng hast now vpon the grete materyall fouÌ„dements made bastelles of werke ouuerage magnyfyke but the wyll of the goddis haue ordeyned and concluded by a counseyl emonge theym selfe that this lande shall not receyue ne socoure the But shalle be chased and fugytyf fro Troye but bi the sentence irreuocable of theym is destenyed to the the swete countrey of ytalye ful of fruytes for there to be releued And to comforte the myserable heuynesse whiche thou haste longe suffred â–ª by cause of thyne exyle Soo departe thou thenne fro this londe maculate and ful of fylthe and ordure by the blody faytte vppon me doon by the false and cruel Plasmator kynge of thys regyon And goo thou in to the countrey whiche is ordeyned for the and thyne by the prouidence benyuolence and prouysion of the goddis SO moche Polydorus hadde opened and declared to Eneas the secrete of his vysions that eneas was surprysed wyth drede Inestymable alle in a traunce And soo abode a longe tyme ynough lyke a corps wythoute entendemente And wythoute partycypacyon of sensityf moeuynge And for tymorysite and thyng not acustumed merueyllous Insolute as sayd is his tonge abode clyued to the palate of his mouuth in suche manere that durynge the langorous tyme. that polidorus tolde this vysion myserable It was inpossyble to hym to excercyse thoffyce of his tongue to hym destynate by nature neuertheles after that nature hadde stablysshed his wytte and spyritte and giuen to eche of theym faculte power to excersice theyr offyce and wordes The sayd Eneas ordeyned that the cause of Polydorus yssued of his bloode and genealogye sholde be restored and halowed honours funeralle And to his goddis make sacryfyces apperteynynge for to gete the grace of theym that they myght rendre theym selfe benygne mercyful debonayr and propyce vnto the helthe of polydorus ¶ Thobsequyes of Polidorus CapmÌ„ v. FOr the obsiquyes funerall of Polydorus to bryng to effecte so was the aulter establysshed for to halowe the sacrifyce And therupon putte sette the goddes of troye whiche were of colour sangueyn reed and eneas his felaushypÌ„ chosen by hym for to make and exhibete the sayd sacrefyce weren alle generally symple enuyronned wyth bendes of his whiche enuyronned vnder the throte mountynge vppe to the temples bytwene their frontes ere 's vnto the toppe of the heed And vpon theyr hedes they had chapelettis of brauÌ„ches of cypresse whiche grewe nygh the montycle or lityl hylle where as Polydorus was buryed whiche is a tree sacred and ordeyned to the ende that by the vehemente odour and swete smelle of the same tree maye surmounte the infecte odour of the caroynes of the dede bodyes And the wymmen of Troye whiche had folowed Eneas whan he departed fro troye were tofore the sayd aulter with oure apparayll ne wythoute retchynge ought by theym selfe in ony wyse For the sayd wymmen were alle dyssheuelled or bare the heed makynge merueloyus synacles as theyr custume was in that tyme in that couÌ„tre also and semed better wymmen oute of theyr wyttes than porueyd of couÌ„te ¶ nauÌ„ce or constauÌ„ce For the coÌ„soÌ„macioÌ„ of the said sacrifyce eneas ordeyned to take many cymphes that ben vessels ordeyned for to make suche sacrifyce ben in maner of lityl bokettis or lytyl shippes of a strange stone of dyuerse colours as iaspre porphire of whiche som were full of blood of bestis sacrefyed other ful of mylke clere clene the whiche vessellis in habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of deuocoÌ„n they cam about the sayd moÌ„tycle or lityl hill of polidorus in recomeÌ„dyng the sayd polidorus to the debonnayr clemence and mercyful iustyce of the goddis THenne Eneas and all his sequele made theym redy for to accomplysshe leue the sayd couÌ„trey of Trase by the admonestement of the sayd Polydorus sone of pryame kynge of Troye mounted vpon the see And was there longe and mauy dayes Soo thenne we shall
and couÌ„seylled to seche some place sure and secrete And thenne of thobeyssaunce of the sayd pygmalyon for the surete of hir persone she comened wyth the prynces of the same contrey specyally wyth the pryncipall whiche hadde be frendes of Sychee late hir husbonde and shewed to theym the causes by the whiche she hadde conceyued this grete hate ayenste her brother pygmalyon whom she drewe to her part and side and were content to doo alle that whiche by hir sholde be aduysed for to wythstande the cursed enterpryse of hir sayd broder whiche had concluded in him selfe and to fore thought Thenne sone after a wyke Elysse faynynge that she ne myghte no lenger duelle in the hous of Acerbe late her husbonde by cause that she was ouermoche moleste and greued by recordynge continuel in rememarbuÌ„ce pietous of the swete mayntene and semblauÌ„ce of the sayd Sychee her preteryte husbonde But she incyted frequented ofte the places in whiche she had firste seen her true frende and loue sichee And therfore wyth alle the hauoyr and other goodis of the sayd Acerbe that he posseded in his lyfe ryght gladly she welde dispose hir self to goo vnto the royame of fenyce the couÌ„trey of her nayssauÌ„ce and byrthe vnto pygmalion hir brother whiche whan he herde of it was moche Ioyous supposyâ—geÌ„ by that moyen to come to his insacyable and cursyd auaryce for to haue all the rychesses other grodes to fore sayd Forthwyth the sayd pygmalyon sente vnto his suster dydo a flote of shyppes well manned and garnysshed for to brynge wyth her the goodes and rychesses of the sayd royame of Thir in to fenyce vnto hym But dydo by other barate as she then hadde ordeyned and that alwaye thoughte to eschewe and gaynstonde the fraude of hir sayd broder toke and hydde priuely in a certeyn place of her shippe alle the grete tresours hauoyrs of hir sayd somtyme husbonde sichee And in the place where they were she sette many sackes full of brasse coper the whiche alle manyfestely or openly in the presence of alle hir people whiche supposed thenne that it hadde ben the tresour of her late husbonde And dyd it to betaken from thens and to carye and bere hit to the shippe at euyn wyth thoo people whiche to fore is made mencyon And the messagers of the sayd kynge pygmalyon whiche were comen to fetche hir mounted vpon the sayd shyppe for to goo in to fenyce And whan they were well on the waye oute of the lande in the hye see she coÌ„maunded to caste oute the sackes of brasse and coper where they in the ship hadde supposed that it hadde ben the tresours that she broughte wyth her And that doon she sayd to theym wepynge these incitatyf wordes Dere felawes and frendes of our nauye I doubte nothynge but that ye haue the wylle for taccomplysshe that whiche I commauÌ„de you whythoute to aske or wyll to knowe ony wyse this whiche ye haue doon But for to saye telle to you the cause whiche haue moeued me thus to doo I haue moche lieuer to haue loste alle the richesses of Acerbe late my frende husbond the whiche ye haue now drowned wythin the bely of the see than I sholde delyuer theym in to the handes of the ryght cruel kynge Pygmalyon my brother for the whiche rychesses to hane of me after that he hath taken the lyf awaye fro my swete and true husbonde he hath sente you hider for to brynge me to hym wyth his shippes And therfore thynke veryli that it bihoueth you presenly to doo and holde me companye or ells deye or flee from hym ye hane knowen ynoughe his grete and cursid auaryce And how he hath doo slee Acerbe or Syche my late husbonde for to haue of him his tresours wherfor I doubte not that now after the rychesses loste yf we goo to hym he shall be soo surprysed wyth angre and furyouse woodnes whan he shall see hym selfe soo deceyued put fro his entente that he shall moche sore tormente vs and at th ende put vs to dethe the whiche sith that he hath wythdrawen taken awaye hym whiche was alle my we le I shalle take it in gree gladly But I haue compassyon of you whiche in this caas haue no culpe ne blame of the grieuous paynes myserable tormentes of whiche he shall make you to haue by afflyctyon And therfore late vs treate by one acorde yf ye wylle flee from the couÌ„trey of my brother wyth me and eschewe his gret furour I shall abandoune my lyf wyth you my good cytezeyns whiche be here in dangeour of myserable deth And offre my selfe to brynge conducte you in to some other place of surete where as we shall lyue more at our ease in places of Ioyous dwellynge wythoute to haue more drede of hym ne of the grete doubte fere of his cruel tyrannye thus were moeued attyred by thexhortacyon of dydo her swete monicyons and pyetous prayers alle the maronners of one accorde wyth alle the other in the shippe How wel it was to theym moche harde a thynge to habandoune leue the swete couÌ„trey of theyr natiuyte Alle that notwythstaÌ„dyng they accorded greed to doo all hir wyll the prores or forship whiche lay toward the couÌ„tre of thir tourned anone towarde the royame of Cypre for to goo in to that countrey There fonde they the preste of Iubyter wyth his wyf and alle his meyne vaticynauÌ„te of prophecyeng thynges moche merueyllous in pronostycacyon righte happy of their fleeynge and voyage the whiche wyth his wyf and meynage wente anone wyth theym and not knowynge in to what countrey for to soiourne and passe forthe theyr yongthe in some place of peas and of surete for to abide Also to th ende that their name perysshe not wythoute remembrauÌ„ce for faulte of lygnee And a while they abode in the countree whiche were well pleased wyth theyr conuersacyon and maryages of theyr doughters to theym in eschewynge to falle in to olde age not socoured wyth chidren maynage whiche sholde yssue of theyr lygnage for tenhabyte the countrey and maintene theyr name and remembrauÌ„ce perpetuel And in conclusion they decended from their shippes to the lande and at the ryuage of the same they toke in dede lxx maydens and anone putte theym in to their shippes the whiche after the custome auncyen of the cypriens thider comen receyued for to wynne the duete of maryage wyth men of alle couÌ„treys and nacyons that thider came fro alle partyes And syth after made festes and sacryfices to venus the goddesse For after durynge their maryage to be obserued holden and kepte chaste alle the tyme of theyr lyf as yf they offred to the sayd venus theyr laste sacrifyces obsequyes for to goo oute fro hir subiectyon and to be from her exempte from thenne forthon ¶ How dydo arryued in Lybye a straunge countrey and boughte as moche londe or
hir fayr cote of dyuerse fygures For to vnbynde the rotes of the spyrite vytalle from the membrees of hir body Whiche were thenne in grete opposicyon and debate one ayenste another By cause that the humydyte radycalle and other complexcyons in proporcyon conuenable coenclyued togyder Dyde receyue the gooste soo that it coude not goo there from by hit selfe wythoute ayde of other Also that hir deth naturalle oughte not to hauen comen yet of longe tyme But by accydente and hardâ— fortune whiche is gladdely euyll and dyuerse to theym that she byholdeth awrye was broughte in to suche dysperacyon not for noo crymynalle cause not for noon other thynge wherof she oughtâ— to suffre dethe nor to endure ony peyne or sufferaunce that she slewe her self And thenne after that arose proserpyne wyffe and spouse to Pluto the ryghte grete god infernalle whiche holdeth vnder her domynacyon the persones that be Inueterate of euyll dayes And they that ben in grete sorowes to whom she admynystred alle the deturpacyons and the hardenesse of olde age as to some while that they be slepynge she setteth white herres on the grounde of their hedes Some she maketh scabbed and full of ytche the feete to be grete and swollen And thenne the gowte or the poplesie the stytches or the paralesye The debylyte or feblenes and of the eyen appayreth the sighte and replenysseth theym alle wyth teeres and the lyddes of the eyen wyth fylthe soo that whan they ryse in the mornynge they muste be wasshed wyth wyne or wyth some other lauatorye And to other she maketh theyr memorye to wexe feble and conuerteth it in to ygnoraunce She taketh from them the puyssaunce that they hadde fyrste and hath awaye fro theym furtyuely by proces of tyme all theyr strengthes one after another by cause noon shalle be aware of her for doubte that she be not deceyued And after she maketh theym croked and boweth theyr bodyes hangynge theyr hedes to the grounde warde alle full of care and as counâ—refete aswell the men as the wymmen to the whiche for to bere to theym a dyffame taketh theyr fayr colour awaye and maketh theym as pale as asshes To other she gyueth rednes wyth a highe coloure ouer excessyue and dyshonneste and the yelowe here 's of theyr heddes she maketh theym to boke lyke rousset or lyke the coloure of an olde bere She after shorteth theyr retentyue brethe and molyfyeth in theym alle theyr bloode And noon otherwyse it ys to be supposed but that she doeth in lyke wyse of alle the remenaunte For she goeth ledynge alle in equall proporcyon and maketh theym dystrybucyon by the temples and in the face of grete ryueles and fromples that putte oute the beaulte of the playsaunte vysage that she sheweth all wyth cordage aswelle in the nek as aboute the temples We haue therof many exemples Nomore therof we wylle now speke It is so lothely to here Also well harde it is to me to telle therof that I haue sayde afore but to th ende that eny gaynsaynge sholde be Imputed ayenst me to haue obmyssed for to dyscute som of the condycyons and euyll operacyons of the cursed proserpyne that is more sore pryckynge than the thorne I haue sette thees here for to vnderstande the other better that men shalle mowe take In lyke conformyte as it is recyted aboue ¶ Of the beaulte of dydo ¶ Capitulum xxix THis proserpyne of whome I speke how be it that of alle her werkes and subtylle artyfyces wherof she is wonte to vse had not in noo wyse wrought for dydo nor hade not yet enprynted in her persone eny sygne of olde age nor other thynge wherby she shulde directely haue pretended vpon her eny ryght Alwayes she wolde force her self to haue for her part the soule of Elysse sayenge that she hadâ—e slayn herself by dysperacion as for cause of furye and of rage whiche is a thinge Inhumayne dependynge of the operacyons and wodnesses of helle that she herself hathe enprynted in her persone Wherunto she hathe subdued and submytted herself Wherfore by reson she oughte to abyde vnder her as we see by example famyler whan som body hathe submytted hymself by oblygacion to the iurisdicyon of some Iuge the saide iuge is capable for to haue the knowlege therof how be it that to fore the oblygacyon was made the persone was exempt of his Iurisdicyon And aftre thees raysons and othre that were to longe to be recouÌ„ted proserpyne sayde that elysse ought to abyde with her as she that had submyted her self to her lawes and Iurysdyctions But the fayre Iris that departed from heuene by the commaundement of the goddesse Iuno descendynge by the clowdes with her gylte feders at the oposyte of the sonne ornated wyth a thousaunde colours Came and sette her self vpon the hede of Dydo And for an aunswere to the adlegacyons of Proserpyne sayde to her thees thynges Thys is of rayson wryton whan eny persone noble is in debate betwene two partyes that the mooste parent heyre of the lynage and that commeth of lawefulle yssue shal be proserred afore that other partye and shalle bere the name awaye wyth hym namely whan he is of the fyrste yssue And also that he hath the gretter parte in the herytage and hath doon many aquysycions amendynges and reparacyons ¶ Now it is soo that the goddesse Iuno whos ryghte for to deffende and kepe I am sent hither hathe produced in her beynge in this possessyons that is to wyte Elysse wherof we vnderstande betwix vs two And hathe made her to be borne hathe brought her to the worlde and hathe alymented and noryshed her from the owre of hyr birthe vnto this tyme present And hathe gyuen vnto her soo many fayre yestes of nature As is beaulte corporelle yongthe well made of her membres eche in his qualyte and ryght egall in proporcyon without eny dyfformyte the hede well sette by mesure vpon the nek fayre herys and long yelowe tresses hangyng betwene two sholders to the heles of her her forehed brod and highe ynoughe the browes traytice and broun and the lydes of the eyen acordyng to the same the eyen grene open by mesure lawghynge and of swete loke afayre well compassed visage ouer the forhede all ynoughe coloured A meane noose not to grete nor to lytell wythout ouer grete openynge A lytell mouthe with roddy lyppes And atte the chickes two lytell pittes one Inlykewyse at the chynne The tethe whyte smalle and well Ioyned togyder A rounde chynne that was not ouer longe A whyte coloure with a byrght hew there with alle some what tendynge to the rede the necke longe ynoughe by goode mesure bygge ynoughe towarde the lowest part and traytyse on the backe syde the throte quycke and without spotte or macule longe armes and smalle the sholders and the backe flat the brestes well sette with a grete space betwix bothe the pappes that be rounde and sette of a heyght smalle
the other and cam ayen atte euyn The houndes of Ascanyus founde thys herte and hunted hym sore tyll that Ascanyus hadde espyed hym and shotte an arowe att hym and rought the sydes of hym This herte alle thus wounded and sore hurt came home ayen as fast as he myght there as he was noryshed and cryed and made mone after hys manere Syluya came fyrst there where he was whiche was ryght sory whan she dyde see the hert that bled sore and was a deynge Thenne caae there turnus that was moche an angryd and wroth therfore founde the wounde and blew a horne for to moeue his folke ayenst theym that had slayne this hert And no moo wordes were made there But they went toward the forest alle armed where they founde the troyens that were come after the hert And the churles ranne soone vpon theym with suche armures as they had The troyens deffended theymself with they re bowes and with theyr swerdes but the most strengthe was styll with the men of the countree Neuertheles the medlee wexed so strong that ascanyus kylled there the eldest son of Turnus with an arowe TheÌ„ne rose ther a grete crye Soo that the troiens were of the wors syde And whan Eneas wist of hit in his fortresse he came brought there a grete part of his folke ¶ How turnus sente for his folke for to chasse dryue Eneas out of his londe ¶ Capitulum xxxix FOr this occasion bigan the bataylle to be grete and mortall that was not apeased anone There was grete effort made bigge estoure after that Eneas was come there For of that othre part of the bataylle they of LaureÌ„ce came there and of alle the other contrees about that cursed the kynge Latyne that so euyll folke had receyued and lodged In his contree To this sorowe came Turnus and whan he sawe alle the folke of laurence so moeued ayenst the kynge Latyne he bigan thenÌ„e to swere and saye that euyll shosde come therof to the kynge Latyne and to the troyens for yf he had not Lauyne to his wyff he sholde doo brenne the cyte and the palays also And thenne he ascryed his folke and alle theym of the cyte in whiche were many knyghtes and sayde that hym self and theym of the cyte sholde yssue in bataylle Thenne spake kynge Latyne to his folke and to Turnus and tolde theym that ayenst the wille of the goddes and without rayson they wolde fyght aienst the troyens But for thise wordes turnus nor the other wolde neuer withdrawe theym self the kynge that sawe they wolde noon other wyse doo he lete theym shyfte fought tyll that the euyn departed theym Thenne came ayen they of the londe to laurence eneas ascanyus went ayen to theire fortresse turnus had sent for his aide in the centreye all about made grete folke first of all came to him mescayus of cusye causus his sone brought folke wyth them theÌ„ne came they of loÌ„bardye of to scane of the ualles of ytalie besides all thees came ther canulla a mayde that was lady of prouerne medabus was her fader this damoyselle brought with her grete coÌ„panye of medeus all in armes for to gyue socours to turnus that she loned sore whan she was come to laureÌ„ce she was gretly loked vpoÌ„ of the ladyes ef the cyte bicause that she mayntened herself lyke a knyght she was stronge hardy more thenne eny other creature Hw eneas weÌ„t to seke socours of the kynge euaÌ„der capo. xl THus had turnê° asseÌ„bled his folke for to chase eneas his folke out of loÌ„barde for he wold haue the doughter of the kyng latyne eneas had wth him litil aide but of them that he had brought with hym he toke no care nor abashed hym not bicause that the same loÌ„de was promysed to him for to dwelle in hit vpon a nyghte cam to hym a vysion that tolde hym that he sholde goo to seke helpe to a kynge that was called Euander whiche was neuewe to kyng Thalamus of Archade This euander slewe his fader by exhortynge of his moder that vyceta was called and for this cause he lefte archade and came in to ytalye and dyde so moche that he her berowed hym selfe and his folke that came wyth hym vpoÌ„ the mounte palatyne Vpon the tonyre Where Euander beganne a lityll cyte that he named Palence after the name of kyng Palantyne of Archade that now is called Rome thys kyng Euander had a doughter whiche was called after the name of his cyte Palencya and also he had a sone that was preâ— and hardy that had to name Palas the whiche werred euer ayenste turnus and the ytalyens Also turnus wolde neuer haue concorde nor peas wyth this kyng Euander Eneas sayd thenÌ„e to his folke that he sholde goo fette socours and helpe And thenÌ„e he entred his shyppes and his felawes wyth hym And rowed so moche that they cam to Palence where kyng Euander receyued theym wyth grete Ioye honoured moche eneas and sayd to hym that he had well knowen his fader Anchises Soo longe they spake one to thother that euander sayd that he sholde helpe eneas shold take to him his sone palas foure thousaÌ„d men good fyghters Eneas thanked the kyng right moche of the good wyll that he had to hym And whan the mornyng came that they had coÌ„cluded togyder of ther befines they toke leue of kyng euander they that were most in age eÌ„tred in to the shyppes And the other that were strong wente by londe ¶ How a grete sorow was made whan Eneas and Palas departed fro palence Capitulum xljo. WHan tyme came that they sholde departe the quene wepte sore tendrely and the kynge also that called hys sone full swetly saynge Ha a fayre sone yf I were as yonge as I was somtyme with grete peyne I sholde late the goo without me And I promytte the that Turnus sholde neuer make so good watche to kepe hym self but that I sholde doo to hym demmage ryght grete But olde age reteyneth me here that happeth to hym well Now praye I oure goddes that of the. they make vs gladde And that I may see the agayn alyue afore that I shalle decesse For I hadde moche leuer deye than to see thy dethe ¶ And thanne Palas and Eneas made sacrifyce to the goddes prayed theym the they wolde be to theym socourable this doon they toke they re leue of the kynge euander walked so long that the nyght was come theÌ„ne they herberowed themself behiÌ„de amoÌ„tayne ¶ Hw turnus came afore the castell of eneas for to sawte hym ¶ Capitulum xlij â—Han that Eneas was goon toward kynge euander cam turnus afore his fortresse ascanyus was with the troyens for to wite yf he coude take theym or entre within the castell but the troyens that sawe theym come putte theymself in to theire fortresse and made
kynge Latyne that heelde laurence the maystresse cyte of lombardye atte that tyme And moche Ioye was there made atte theyr weddynge ¶ How kynge Latyne deceassed And Eneas soone after hym And how Ascanyus was called Iulyus Capitulum lxiiij AFter this abode not longe but that the kynge Latynus deyed and deceassed oute of this mortalle worlde Thenne heelde Eneas all the royame But werres ynoughe he hadde there For Merencyus that heelde Cecylle werred ayenste hym But Eneas vaynquysshed hym not By cause that dethe toke hym sooner than he wende But after the deth of Eneas his sone Ascanyus faughte wyth Merencyus body to body sleewe hym and theÌ„ne he was called ascanyus iulyus by cause hys fyrste berde was but yonge whan he slewe Mezencyum whan eneas had brought that loÌ„de in peas had delyuered it from grete myserye the dethe that noo body spareth ranne hym vpon In suche a manere that noo body coude neuere knowe how he loste hys lyffe Some sayen that he was slayne wyth the thonder bolte the other sayen that the goddes hadde rauyshed hym the other sayen hys body was founde wythin a ponde or a water that is nyghe the tonyre whiche is called Munycum of theym of the countreye Eneas lyued but thre yere after that he hadde wedded Lauyne the doughter of kynge Latyne thus as we haue saide ¶ How Ascanyus helde the royalme of Ytalye after the dethe of Eneas hys fader ¶ Capitulum Lxv AFter the dethe of Eneas helde the royalme Ascanyus hys sone that he hadde of the doughter of the kynge Pryamus of Troye And Lauyne abode grete wyth chylde of a sonne Wherfore she doubted sore lest that Ascanyus sholde make hym deye In treyson for to holde alle the royalme Therfore was she ryght sory And for feere that she hadde of it She fledde awaye In to the forest wythyn the lodges of Errorus that was a pastour And there she was tylle that she was delyuered of her sone that hadde to name Syluyus postumus whan Ascanyus wiste where hys stepmoder was goon and that she hadde a sone whiche was hys brother he sent her worde that she sholde comme to hym wythout eny feere She retourned came ayen to herstepsone ascaniê° berynge her son siluyus betwene her armes ascanyus gaffe by the couÌ„seill of hys barons of his londe to his brother Syluyum the cyte of Lawrence wyth the appartenaunces Ascanyus buylded firste the towne or cyte of Albe in lombardye And there was his resortynge by the space of xxxviij yeres that he heelde his reygne after the dethe of hys fader Eneas And of thys cyte ben many in doubte who buylde it vppe Ascanyus or elles Syluyus postunus his brother By cause that all the knyges of lombardye that were syth Ascanyus vnto Romulus that founded rome hadde to name Syluyus for the hyghnesse of hym that fyrste heelde and buylded Albe This Syluyus was ryght valyaunte and mayntened well the royame And therfore all they that came after hym were called Syluyus lyke as after Cesar Augustus for his worthynesse all the emperours of rome that were after hym are named Augustus Ascanyus hadde a sone that called was Iulyus but whan Ascanyus deyed Iulyus was to yong for to rewle the royame And therfore he gaaff hit to Syluyus postunus his brother by Eneas his fader whiche he loued moche and taughte hym well and chastysed hym well as longe as he was a lyue ¶ And wytte that after that he was ded the quene Lauyne hadde a sone by Melompodes that hadde to name Latynus siluyus After Ascanyus regned Syluyus postunus his brother ¶ Of Iulyus the sone of Ascanyus yssued Iulyen of whom descended Iulyus Cesar And knowe that from the tyme that the children of ysrahel came oute of thraldome fro the kynge of Egypte Pharao WhaÌ„ they passed the red see vnto Ascanyus tyme. that was was kyng of Lombarde was CCCC lxvij yeres After Syluyus postunus that was kyng .xxix. yeres helde the royame latynus syluyus .l yeres in the tyme that eneas his sone Ascanyus came in lombardye regned in Iherusalem kynge Dauyd the fader of Salamon that the scrypture pray seth soo moche After Latynus Syluynus regned in lombardye Arbasylyus xxix yeres After hym regned Egystus siluyus xxvij yeres After regned Capys siluyus xxiij yere After regned Ehiberynus syluynus viij yeres After regned Capestus xiij yere After regned Syluynus agryppa lx yeres ¶ In this tyme was Omerus moche made of and renommed of scyence in Greke After Agryppa regned Armelyus syluynus xix yeres This kynge was vnhappy and was slayne wyth the thonder After hym dyde reyne Postyus siluynus In this kynges dayes byganne the historyes of the romayns and of theym that founded roome But therof I shall telle now nomore but shall here make an ende of this lytyll boke named Eneydos HERE fynyssheth the boke yf Eneydos compyled by Vyrgyle whiche hathe be translated oute of latyne to frenshe And oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyllmÌ„ Caxton the xxij daye of Iuyn the yere of our lorde M.iiij Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the Regne of kynge Henry the seuenth W· ·C·