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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09683	The most admirable historie of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthvr, King of the Britaines	Parker, Martin, fl. 1674.	1660 (1660)	Wing P441E; ESTC R181453	18,141	31

Igren our worthy Arthur was begotten and born of whose matchless achievments for the honour of God and his Nation and the terror of his enemies this following epitomy or abstract of his History gives a briefe and reall notion this first Chapter serving as a proeme to what follows in order according to the Rule of Chronography or History CHAP. 2. How the learned Merlin who flourished in those daies had the tuition of Prince Arthur committed unto him and how he tutored him IN those daies lived and flourished that learned Clark Mrlin by some accounted a Negromancer by all a Prophet of whose predictions Prophecies so much talk is at this day especially among the Welch who being in great favour with King Uter as one by whose counsell he was chiefly governed in all his actions to him was committed the tuition and education of the young Prince whose advice gave him his name Arthur for some cause which he propounded Merlin having gotten himselfe to be intrusted with the government of this Child of whom he Prophecied great and admirable deeds to be done applied all his best of skill and industry to continue and augment the good opinion which both the King and his People conceived of his Learning Wisedome Gravity and Fidelity to his Nation and his Soveraign so that he nurtured the Prince in his minority in rudiments sutable to his age and procliuity and as he grew and increased in years so Art Learning and Vertue grew and increased in him insomuch that in him appeared all that might promise a future greatnesse and goodness his mind and study above all things earthly he dedicated to divine documents and next unto that his discourses were all military and his déeds answerable exceeding the compass of his age briefly what may be possibly expected in a Prince every way pointed out or set apart for God and his Countrey honour and service in our Arthur was so conspicuous and visible that the whole world made him the severall objects of both envy and hope Thus much concerning his education under Merlin in the next Chapter we will bring his to Father his Sepulcher and him to his Throne CHAP. III. Of the death of King Vter Pendragon and how Prince Arthur at the age of 18. years was crowned King of Britaine by common consent KIng Uter having royally and lovingly both governed and nourished the sickly estate of Britain for the space of 28. years in which time he had gotten many fortunate battels against the Saxons then being a prevailing party here at last to verifie our now common saying too much familiarity breeds contempt growing too much familiar with a Saxon Prince called Enerinus he was by him or his appointment poisoned at a great feast held in the Town of Salop leaving his noble Son Prince Arthur the expectation of England and the just revenger of his Fathers death who immediately seconded his exit with his own entrance upon the stage of majesty he was at that time but a strippling in age having past over but 18. Winters and as many Summers but in Statute Strength Wisdome and Valour he passed thousands that doubled his days Such majesty in his eyes such gravity in his gesture and countenance such mediocrity and modesty in his behaviour and comportment joyned with subtle wisedome prudence and temperance in his words that justice and fortitude in his actions were void of doubt or question so that his wise and cunning Tutor presenting his Pupill so exquisitly qualified gained the lasting love of the Common-Wealth for his so artificially yoaking grace and nature to draw on the Chariot of Britains honour and happiness The same night that his Father was poisoned Prince Authur in a dream saw a vision in this manner a huge spreading Vine with great ripe clusters shewed themselves red and ready to be crushed From the root of this Vine issued a venomous Viper which Viper was seconded with a great Snake between the Viper and the Snake was a cruell Combate the Snake for her advantage wound her selfe about the body of the Vine and from thence parlied with her enemy the Viper breathing out threatnings against the Snake instead of hurting her with his venemous breath poisoned the grapes which a man in sad sable habit comming after to tast of died immediately Soon after all this came in a lusty raging Lyon that with his roaring scared away both the Viper and the Snake and also awaked Prince Arthur This dream and vision Merlin disected in these or the like words most noble branch of British Royalty whom my prophetick spirit dares in the present tense regarding of the future call the sole and absolute Monarch of all Christendome this last night thy royall Father hath by late reconciled enemies whom we are forbidden to trust been invited to a supper and though as yet fame hath not sounded the trumpet of his death neither do I know any thing by the voice of the People but that he is very well and in perfect good health yet worthy Prince my genius conspiring with your highness dream and vision dictats to my thoughts that he is by this time to our great sorrow dead being poisoned by Remon at the appointment of Querinus the Saxon Prince who was lately of a fierce foe transformed into the shape of a feined friend This I tell you and this you will find true these are the Viper and the Snake for they were at variance before but agreed for the poisoning of Vter which have between them poisoned the Vine intimated by the grapes which your Father signified by the man in a sable habit a fit emblem of death tasted and dyed thereof well what renowned Prince remains now but that you must be that raging fierce revenging and roaring Lyon who with your powerfull and frightfull voyce of command shall make this Snake and this Viper this Remon and this Querinus with all the rest of that hellish rabble of heathenish Pagans these miscreant Saxons to fly away and hide themselves from your Lyon like fury No sooner were these speeches by learned Merlin uttered but presently a Post came in all hast to give information of the business signifying that King Uter Pendragon was poisoned the Saxons had possest themselves of the Town of Salop having most treacherously butchered man woman and child that were therein first ravishing both Wives and Virgins before their Husbands and Parents faces and then made a generall massacre of all together When Prince Arthur heard this sad and horrible report after sundry short ejaculations invoking divine assistance he turning to his Tutor Merlin said thus learned Sir your words are oracles and so I shall ever esteem of the same during my mortal life when I swerve from your counsell I can expect nothing but destruction to my self and my people and if Alexander esteemed so much a dead Homers works what shall I Arthur deem of a learne● Merlins voyce the noblest Barrons Prelates common people of the Kingdom