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A21106	Orlando furioso in English heroical verse, by Sr Iohn Haringto[n] of Bathe Knight.; Orlando furioso. English	Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533.; Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Cockson, Thomas, engraver.; Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604, ill.	1607 (1607)	STC 747; ESTC S106841	721,901	456

leaue her in this charmed place I meane er long her trauell shall be eased And she shall see and know Rogeros face Eu'n as the tast with diuers meats is pleased So thinke I by this storie in like case The frendly reader shall be lesse annoyed If with one matter long he be not cloyed 66 With sundrie threds a man had need to weaue To make so large a web as I intend Wherfore all other matters I must leaue Of Agramant a little time to spend Who sorely at the flour deluce did heaue And all his might to mar the same did bend Sending for men to Affricke and to Spaine Those to supply that in the field were slaine 67 Thus all on war his heart was wholly fixt His new supplies with sundrie captaines led Were come with men of sundrie nations mixt With whom that no disorder may be bred A day forvews and musters was prefixt That eu'rie one might know his guide and hed Then fell they to their mustring and their vewing As shall be shewd you in the booke ensuing In this tragicall discourse of Isabella for it is in conclusion an excellent tragedie young Ladies might take this good lesson that though they make choise of most worthie men as Isabella did yet if it be without their parents good will it seldome prospers but is full of diuers misaduentures and hazards that many times be the cause of their vtter ruine In that Oderike giueth place to his disordinate lust forgetting all faith and loyalty we may note the frailtie of young men and what vnfit tutors they are for such charges who when they haue broken all the bands of faith and honestie they think notwithstading they haue made a sufficient excuse for the matter if they may lay the fault vpō sauing your reuerence Cupid In Corebo that would not be wonne to consent to his frends desire in so foule a matter we may take good example of faith and loyaltie that must neither for frendship nor kindred yeeld to any dishonorable act In the execution of the theeues we may learne that such an end is fit for men that liue by robberie and spoile and will take no honest trauell for their liuing as fit to vse the old Prouerbe as a rope is for a theese The notable women that are so commended by Melissa in this booke were of the house of Ferrara many of them worthie this exquisite praise that is here giuen them The first he speakes of is the Duchesse of Mantua whose husband had a great victorie at Tare a riuer of Italie against Charles the right of France Ariosto therefore compares her chastitie with this victorie according to that excellent wise saying it is a greater vertue to conquer ones owne affections then to win cities Beatrice wife to Lodwick Sforze of whom in the three and thirtith booke there is more said only here he notes which was true indeed that during his wiues life he liued more happy then he did after for at her death began his miserie Hercules of Este married Alfonsos daughter of whom he had Alfonso Hippolito and Isabella Concerning Renata Lewis the xij king of France maried the Duchesse of Brittaine and had by her issue this Renata one of whose ofspring was after matched into the house of Austria so as that Dukedome is in great danger to be gotten by the Spaniards now that line of France that came of the elder sister is extinguished But this is beside the booke onely I thought good to touch the particular stocke of some of these famous women that my Author so much extolleth as I haue my selfe read of some of them in Guicciardin and Frances Vlloa that wrote the life of Charles the fist in Italian and this I will note withall that my author doth with great discretion commend three speciall vertues in the women of the house of Este. First deuotion for he alledgeth that many of them entred into religion and liued all their time denoutly which he praiseth chiefly though in the last place saying I passe all those that passe all these some deall Next chastitie Penelope in spending chast her dayes as worthie as Vlysses was of praise Thirdly education of children as is likewise touched before in another place The vertues that in women merit praise Are sober showes without chast thoughts within True faith and due obèdience to their make And of their children honest care to take Bradamant that after Melissas warning giuen vnto her of Atlantas illusion yet is caried away with the sight of Rogero falsly represented vnto her signifies by allegorie that a Christian hauing receiued ghostly counsell for the health of his soule and is instructed in true beliefe yet after when the world and his owne grosse sence represents vnto him some contrarie imaginations he thinkes Melissa that is the preacher or instructer doth but abuse him and tell him a tale of Robinhood and so they are caried into the diuels pallace where they find nothing but shadows and illusions Where Orlando takes vp a firebrand and killed one of the outlaws therwith it alludes to two like matters in Oui. Ecce rapit medijs slagrantem Rhetus ab aris Primitium torrem dextraque a parte Charaxi Tempora perfringit And in the xij of Virgil. Obuius ambustum torrem Corineus ab ara Corripit venienti ebuso plagam●que ferenti Occupat os flammis Illi ingens barba reluxit Nidoremque ambusta dedit THE FOVRTEENTH BOOKE THE ARGVMENT Agramant mustring of his men doth misse Two bands that by Orlando late were slaine Mandricard vowes to be reuengd of this But by the way he haps to entertaine Dame Doralice whose beautie was his blisse An Angell brings Renaldo and his traine Vnseene there where the Pagan did encampe And sendéth discord to the Turkish campe 1 AMong the fierce assaults and cruell bloes That France hath felt from Affrick and from Spaine In which so many men fed Wolues and Croes That were on both sides in the battell slaine Although the French were foiled by their foes That long they came not to the field againe Yet was this foile sore to the Pagans cost For diuers Lords and Princes that they lost 2 So bloudie was the victorie they gate That scant this ioy did counte●uaile that wo And if we may compare things done or late Renownd Alfons to things done long ago Rauennas fall by fortune or by fate In which your vertue great did flourish so To win the field so bloudy and so hard With this of theirs may iustly be compard 3 For when the souldiers of the Spanish band Whom then the Pope retained in his pay Had almost got the victory in hand The Frenchmen ready now to runne away Thou camst to succor with that noble band Of valiant youths that merited that day The honor of the gilded spurre and hilt In recompence of blood so brauely spilt 4 So didst thou bruse the

bed Found out the troth and tooke them both together Found him a man and found her belly sped Away they carred her I know not whether Away vnto the prison he was led And must be burnd this day or else to morow The thought whereof doth moue my mind to sorow 34 This made me purposely to come from thence And not to see one of so comely shape So sharply punisht for this small offence As if it were for murder or for rape Nor any hope could sinke into my sence How possible it were for him to scape And who could see or thinke without compassion A fine yong youth tormented in such fashion 35 T was strange to thinke how nie this tale did touch The noble Bradamants most tender hart It seemed she pittide this mans state as much As if her brother had playd such a part Some cause there was to make her fancie such As afterward at large I shall impart And straight she makes this motion that they twaine Might saue this wofull youth from being slaine 36 Rogero much commends her noble mind And to the mourning damsell thus they said We both are to this enterprise inclind If fortune serue we will the yong man aid But when they saw that still the mournd and whind Tush quoth Rogero cease to be afraid T is more then time that we were going hence Not teares but force must serue for his defence 37 These comfortable words Rogero spake With that his warlike looke and manly show Did cause her heart of grace forth with to take Yet still she doubts which way were best to go Not that she feard the right way to mistake For all the wayes she perfuly did know To turne the way she came she was afraid Lest in the way they haply might be staid 38 There are quoth she two waves vnto the place Of which the stone is easie faire and plaine The tother foule and farre the greater space Yet at this time the safer of the twaine But yet I feare except God send more grace That ere we thither come he may be slaine Thus stood this damsell still not little musing Betweene the nearer way and safer ch●sing 39 Rogero that was resolute and stout Did aske what reason mou'd her to perswade Them two to take the farther way about And straight way she to them this answer made Forsooth said she the cause that moues my doubt Is this I feare that some will you inuade By meanes that Pinnabell Anselmus sonne Hath here of late a custome leud begunne 40 As namely that who euer that way ride Of what estate soeuer or degree Must leese their horses first and then beside Most of their clothes and raiment spoiled be Foure valiant youths of strength and courage tride Are sworne to this so that no he nor she Can passe that way without this euill paiment That he must weapons leese and she her raiment 41 The custome is as yet but three dayes old By Pinnabello and his wife deuised Who meeting haply as I heard it told A knight or one in knightly clothes disguised With whom a woman vgly to behold And by this couple scorned and despised This Pinnabell the worse had of the quarrell His wife was spoild of horse and of apparrell 42 This spite enraged so the womans mind That wishing to reuenge not knowing how Yet wrath and folly so her sence doth blind That straight she makes a foolish solemne vow And he that was to euill deeds inclind No lesse than she doth of the same allow The vow was this for anger of this foile A thousand others in like sort to spoile 43 That very night came to that house by chance Foure valiant knights as euer armor bare To fight on horse or foot with sword or lance But few many with the worst of them compare These foure I say were first that led this dance By night surprised ere they were aware Both Griffin Aquilant and Sansonet And Guidon Sauage scant a man as yet 44 These foure in shew he gently entertained And makes them friendly countenance and cheate With courteous speech and friendly manner fained As if he lou'd them well and held them deare But while secure they in their beds remained And when Sunne rising now approched neare He did beset the lodging where they lay And tooke their armor and their clothes away 45 And further bound them in that present place Both hand and foote as if they prisners were And ere he did those causlesse bonds vnlace He makes them solemnly to vow and sweare To keepe this order for a tweluemonths space That whosoeuer hapned to come there They foure endeuour should with all their forces To take away their raiment and their horses 46 To this by solemne oth are sworne they foure Constraind thereto by this their cruell host And though herewith they were offended sore Yet must they sweare for feare of farther cost Alreadie not so few as twise a score Their horses and their furniture haue lost And none as yet so able haue bene found But one of these haue laid him on the ground 47 But if some one do hap so strong to be To make his partie good with one of those Then straight the order is the other three Must him assist thus none vnconquerd goes Wherefore if you will be aduist by me T is best to shun this way as I suppose Sith each of these is such as I recited How great thinke you will be their force vnited 48 But presuppose that you their force withstand As your great courage makes me thinke you might Yet needs it hinder must the cause in hand And make you tarry here about all night Sith then this case so dangerously doth stand I would perswade you now to shun this fight Lest while you in this enterprise remaine The poore yong man may fortune to be slaine 49 Tush quoth Rogero haue no doubt at all Let vs endeuour still to do our best And then hap good or ill fall what may fall Let God and fortune gouerne all the rest I hope this enterprise I finish shall So well as I shall eke do your request And there arriue to saue him in good time That should be burned for so small a crime 50 This said he gets him on the nearest way Fast by the place where Pinnabell doth dwell And at the bridge they forced were to stay And straight a man whose name I know not well Came out in hast and stand to them doth say And then begins their order them to tell Perswading them if they will shunne the perell To yeeld in peace their horses and apparell 51 Peace quoth Rogero leaue thy foolish prating A tale alreadie knowne thou dost repeate Children with bugs and dogs are seard with rating With me it small auailes to brag or threate I leese but time with thee to stand debating Shew me the men that mind to do this feate My hast is such that long

With those two brothers nam'd the black and white And Sansonet vntill by craft and guile They were surprised as you heard last night And made against their wils to wait a while For maintenance of lawes vniust and bad That wicked Pinnabell deuised had 25 Now when as noble Guidon certaine knew That this Renaldo was whom he before Desired long to see he much did rew That he had done and did lament it sore A blind man would not be more glad to vew The light he doubted he should nere see more Then Guidon in his mind was well apaid To see this knight and thus to him he said 26 What stranger mishap what sinister aduenter Hath bred this fault in me my noble Lord That I with you into this strife should enter With whom I ought to haue all kind accord I am your fathers sonne not by one venter I euer haue your name and stock adord Guidon I hight Constanza was my mother Borne beyond Euxin seas and yet your brother 27 Wherefore I pray pardon my fond offence That haue in steed of dutie offerd wrong And tell me wherein I may recompence This ouersight and I will do ere long Renaldo that had heard of him long since And to haue seene him did not little long Embrast him and not onely did forgiue him But commendation great and praise did giue him 28 He said his valew was a perfect signe To shew himselfe in fight so fierce and stout That he was truly come of that same line Whose noble brute was blowne the world about For if your manners did to peace incline Then had there bene said he more cause of doubt The fearfull Hart comes not of Lions seed Nor doth a silly Doue a Faulcon breed 29 Thus fell they two acquainted on the way And talkt together friendly as they went But neither did their talke the iourney stay Nor did their riding make their speech relent Vntill they came where all their brothers lay When as a great part of the night was spent Who with great ioy and pleasure did behold them And chiefe when who this was Renaldo told them 30 For though he must to them no doubt haue euer Bene verie welcome as a brother deare Yet could he be to them more welcome neuer Then now what time as you before did heare They all did mind to do their best indeuer To rescue Charles that was of heauie cheare Wherefore for this one cause aboue the rest He was vnto them all a welcome guest 31 Thus now the day ensuing on went Guidon Ioyning himselfe vnto Renaldos crew And as to Paris walls they forward ride on They met two valiant youths that well him knew Further with them conferring they descride one A Ladie richly clad and faire of hew These warlike youths had Gismond to their mother White Griffiin and blacke Aquilant his brother 32 Now Guidon knew them and to them was knowne As hauing bene together many dayes By whom they were vnto Renaldo showne And praisd for gallant men at all assayes As in your iudgement likewise in mine owne Renaldo said these youths do merit praise For they haue oft bene prou'd two perfect warriers As well in spite as sport at tilt and barriers 33 Renaldo did by their apparell know them Tone euer wearing white the tother blacke And friendly countenance he now did show them Chiefly because the King did succour lacke Wherefore into his band he doth bestow them That band that to the Turks must bring much wracke And they do ioyne them to Renaldos banner Forgetting all old iarres in louing manner 34 Betweene the house of Ammon and these twins About one Truffaldin a iarre there fell The matter at the first not worth two pins Wherefore the circumstance I will not tell But now Renaldo their affection wins By vsing them so curteously and well For curteous speech and vsage mild and kind Wipes malice out of eu'ry noble mind 35 Now after these another knight there came Hight Sansonet a man of great account Who welcom'd was and tooke it for no shame Of stout Renaldos band himselfe to count While this thus past behold the gallant dame That knew this noble Lord of Clarimount For she was one that all the French Lords knew Told him a tale that made him greatly rew 36 My Lord sai● she I bring you sory tiding He whom the Church and Empire held so deare Runs all about in no one place abiding Of sence and argument depriued cleare He naked goes not natures secrets hiding Which me to tell and you must grieue to heare Orlando that same light and lampe of France Hath lost his wits God knowes by what mischance 37 His armes and sword that he away had throwne As things by him left and forsaken clearly I saw a curteous knight to me vnknowne But one it seemd that lou'd Orlando dearly Them gather where they scattered were and sowne And eu'n of charitie as seemed mearly In triumph wise on tree he hangd the same And vnderneath he grau'd Orlandos name 38 But straight the sword that hanged on the tree With force and scornfull speech away was tane As I can witnesse well that did it see By Mandricard the sonne of Agricane Thinke you what hurt this will to Europe be That once againe the Turks haue Durindane The gentle knight straue long with him to saue it But in the end was forst to let him haue it 39 I saw Orlando late in monstrous guise To runne about vncouth and all vnclad With strangest clamours and most hideous cries In fine I do conclude that he is mad And saue I saw it so with these mine eyes I would not trust if any told it had She further told how she had seene him later With Rodomont to tumble in the water 40 And last of all she told him she had heard How that about this sword there grew some strife Betweene Gradasso stout and Mandricard And how the Tartar hauing lost his life The sword was giuen Gradasso afterward As ouer all the Pagan campe was rife And hauing ended this so sad narration Thereto she addeth this short exhortation 41 That he and eu'ry one that were not foe To stout Orlando would take so much paine In Paris or elsewhere him to bestow Till he had purged his distemperd braine Mine husband Brandimart said she I know To do him any good himselfe would straine Thus Fiordeliege spake the louing wife Of Brandimart that lou'd her as his life 42 At this strange tale and wofull accident Such inward griefe the good Renaldo felt That with the thought his heart incontinent Did seeme like snow against the Sunne to melt And with all speed he might to go he ment And by all meanes he might so to haue delt To seeke Orlando whom if he can find He hopes to bring him to a better mind 43 But sith he now had thither brought his band Or wer 't the will of God or were it

Castill Lisbon and Galicia are And Cordoue neare and Siuill see he might Which diuers crownes now ioyned in on raigne Are gouernd by the mightie king of Spaine 89 There saw he Gades where erst by Hercles hand Two pillars markes for Marriners were plast Then ouer Atlant sea to Egypt land And ouer Affrica forthwith he past And saw where Balearick Iles do stand Then traueld to Euiza with like hast And to Arzilla ward he thence departeth Quite ore that sea that it from Spagna eparteth 90 Oran he saw Ippon Marocco Fesse Algier Buzea and those stately townes Whose Princes with great pompe and pride possesse Of diuers Prouinces the stately crownes He saw Byserta and Tunigi no lesse And flying ouer many dales and downes He saw Capisse and Alzerbee I le And all the Cities to the flood of Nyle 91 Tripolie Bernick Tolomit and all Betweene the sea and Atlas woodie sides Then on the Cereneys he right doth fall And past Carena mounts and more besides Then crossing ou'r the barren fields and pall Where sands with wind do eb and flow like tides The tombe of Battus he doth leaue behind And Ammons temple now worne out of mind 92 Then came he by another Tremisen That followes eke of Mahomet the law Vnto another Ethyopia then He went the which before he neuer saw That differs both in language and in men From thence he toward Nubia then did draw Dobada and Coallee iust betweene Of which these Christend and those Turkish beene 93 The bord'rers still are armd in heate and cold Senapo yet of Ethyop is the chiefe And hath great store of iewels and of gold And much he varies not from our beliefe For he those principles most firme doth hold That can defend from euerlasting griefe Here is it if mine author be no her Where they do vse to be baptizd with fier 94 The Duke here lighted after trauell long And to Senapos stately Court was led The castle was more sumptuous then strong And admiration more then terror bred The locks barres chaines and all that did belong Vnto the bridge and gates from foote to head Which we make here of iron to endure Was there faire wrought in massie gold most pure 95 And though they haue great store of mettals fine Yet were the chambers and the lodgings here Borne vp with cristall collumns that did shine All ou'r the stately court most bright and cleare A stately border causd vnto the eine Red white greene blew and yellow to appeare Enriched with diuisions for the nones Of Rubie Smarag Zaphyr Topas stones 96 Most orient pearls and gems of passing price Were sprinkled on the pauements here and there Hence balme doth come hence other precious spice Which from Ierusalem men wont to beare Hence commeth muske for odours sweet and nice And amber pure that some in bracelets weare And finally all things grow there in plentie That in this country are esteemd most deintie 97 Most true it is else some haue written lies The Sowdan to this King doth tribute pay For that in this Kings powre alone it lies Great Cayre and fertile Egypt to decay Because that by those meanes he may deuise He may turne Nyle from them another way This Prince Senapo there is cald of many We call him Prester Iohn or Preter Iany 98 Of all the Kings that euer there did raigne This King exceld in riches and in treasure But losse of sight made all his comforts vaine And bard him eu'ry tast of worldly pleasure And this did much increase his care and paine And grieued him indeed beyond all measure That all his wealth and treasure not preuented But that with famine he was ay tormented 99 For when this Prince as hunger meere him drew Did but prepare himselfe to drinke or eate Straight of Harpias came a cursed crew With mightie wings huge pawes and bellies great And all the dishes quite they ouerthrew And greedily deuoured all the meate And that they left they did so file and slauer As few could brooke the sight but none the sauer 100 The cause was this why his great plague was such Because in youth when men most carelesse are Finding himselfe to be extold so much And passing other Kings in wealth so far So foule a pride his loftie heart did tuch Against his maker he would needs moue war To which intent a mightie powre he led Vnto that mount whence Nylus hath his hed 101 He had bene told and did it firme beleeue That on that mount whose top did touch the skie Was that same place where Adam dwelt and Eue Before their fall did cause them thence to flie He hoping some rare conquest to atchiue A mightie host prepared by and by With mind so hie his heart with pride did swell To make them tribute pay that there did dwell 102 But high Iehoua their foule pride represt And downe he sent his Angell that same night Who slue an hundred thousand for the least And him condemnd for ay to loose his sight Then sent he monsters vile him to molest Those vgly monsters that Harpias hight Which so deuoure and so spoyle all his meate Scarce they permit him once to drinke or eate 103 And that which draue him into meere despaire Was that one told by way of prophecie How those foule creatures euer should repaire Vnto that place till time they might espie A gallant knight all armed in the aire Vpon a winged beast aloft to flie And for that this vnpossible he deemed Past hope of helpe himselfe he then esteemed 104 Now when the people saw from eu'ry wall And from each towre the strangely flying knight He happie thought himselfe that first of all Could tell the king of this vnused sight Who straight the prophecie to mind did call And with the sudden ioy forgetting quite His trustie staffe went groping with his hand To welcome him that now came downe to land 105 Astolfo being lighted nearer drew And as he was the great court entring in Behold the King stood ready in his vew And kneeling downe to speake did thus begin O heau'nly Angell ô Messias new Though I deserue not pardon for my sin Yet thinke to vs is proper to offend To you to pardon those that wil amend 106 My guilt so heauie on my conscience lies I dare not sue thou shouldst my sight restore Though wel I wot that thou couldst heale mine eies That art of those that ay stand God before Let then this plague my want of sight suffice And let me not be steru'd thus euermore At least from me these filthy monsters driue And let me eate with quiet while I liue 107 And I do vow a temple vnto thee Of marble faire to build here in this place Whose gates and couer all of gold shall be Adornd with costly iewels in like case Nam'd by thy name and grau'd that men may see Thy miracle which no time shall deface Thus