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A06767	Gerileon of England. The second part of his most excellent, delectable, morall, and sweet contriued historie continuing his meruailous deeds of armes, haughtie provvesse, and honourable loue: with sundrie other verie memorable aduentures. Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue, Bordelois: and translated into English, by A.M., one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Plaisante et delectable histoire de Gerilon d'Angleterre. Part 2. English	Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1592 (1592)	STC 17206; ESTC S102735	135,690	214

wherein I am all your medicines and drugges hauing no abilitie to giue me my former strength health and quietnes yet notwithstanding your knowledge might doe me great good seruice if you were so pleased Sagibell was not a little abashed at the woordes of the Princesse and knew not what to coniecture of them because they implyed such a contradiction for she said all his medicines and drugs could not helpe her and yet she might be highly benefited by his knowledge which made him to returne this answere Why Madame doe you thinke I haue made spare of my knowledge and that I haue not endeuoured my vttermost according to Art to set ye on your feet againe Thereof I am perswaded my good friend Sagibell quoth she but your art of medicine is not auailable for me in this case for were your God Appollo Aesculapius Hipocrates and Galen heere present to giue me remedie yet could they vnderstand no more of my disease then you doo But will yee promise to be faithfull and secret to me as I did neuer yet finde yee otherwise and I shall acquaint yee with the cause and originall of my greefe which when ye haue vnderstood easily by your knowledge may the effect be taken away The Phisition who was quick conceited began to waxe iealous of the cause gathering by hir wordes that loue had made a great breach into her tender hart yet making shewe as though he suspected no such matter he sayd to the Princesse Beléeue good Madame that I will be secret to yée and continue such fidelitie towards yée as the Emperour your father and your selfe haue alwayes found in me The Princesse being in bed caused her pillowes to be raysed to the end shee might deliuer her minde with the more ease and hauing heard the answer of her Phisition with voice faint and weake entermedled with a thousand sighes shee thus began My sicknes is caused by the loue I beare to the fairie youth if he liue not then thinke a speedie end will deliuer me from this anguish except you take pittie on mee and succour me in other sort then as yet you haue done I know you are skilfull in the Magique science and that by Art you can let me sée him aliue or dead he is the man whose onely remembrance giues life and content to my amorous passions Then let me sée in what estate he is for nothing else can ease my afflictions and all remedies else are vtterlie in vaine as by the applying and proofe you haue hitherto beheld I had not knowne aboue fourtéene or fiftéene yeeres when first his loue made seyzure on my hart euen amongst the Ladyes of the Empresse my mother where I was constrained to swoune in the publique assemblie he then that hath occasioned this hurt to me can take it away and giue me helpe but it consists in you to giue me some ease by your knowledge in shewing me my friend aliue wherein I desire to be resolued because I stand in doubt he is dead If I be assured of his end then mine hath no long date of continuance so shall I bee freed from these extreame passions which not alone wounds my hart but deuides in sunder my very soule leauing me so disconsolate as but I was comforted by one of my Ladyes long since had I pass out of this miserable life into a better Sagibell hauing attentiuely heard the Princesse thus answered Madame you haue well séene my faithfull seruic● towards yee till this present and be ye assured that though it valued the price of my life yet will I hazard all for the safetie of yours for so must I confesse my selfe bound to do in dutie in regard yee haue discouered to me such a secret as neuer could be gathered by the rules of phisick beside the many honors doone me in being toward the Emperour and you commaunds me to do my vttermost for your good Most gladly then doo I yeeld to satisfie you request but perhaps it cannot be so soone as you would because heere I may not make proofe of any such practise by arte for feare of being discouered it behooues vs then to finde out a place more proper and conuenient and it were not much amisse the better to couller our enterprise that the Emperour were giuen to vnderstand that it is needefull for your health to change this ayre otherwise your life will be in great hazard As for the place both faire delightfull and agreeing with your intent choose the Castell of pleasure which the Emperour hath hard at hand and there may yee commodiously without any suspition haue knowledge of him you loue so deerely and vnderstand likewise of whence he is The Princesse intreated him very earnestly that it might be so and foorthwith to mooue the matter to the Emperour which he hauing effected she would requite it with such liberalitie as hee should haue cause to extoll his good fortune The phi●ition hauing in this sort comforted her and giuen her hope of knowing what most she desired tooke his leaue promising very quickly to returne againe to tell her how he sped with the Emperour Before whom when he was come both he and the Empresse demanded of the phisition the estate of Porphiria their daughter when Sagibell answered that he thought it méete she should change the ayre to sée if that in any sort would amend her for hee was of opinion that the alteration of the ayre would do hir great good and bring her to her former health and strength next to the grace of God And whither were it best quoth the Emperour she should be remooued To some fayre and pleasant place replied Sagibell that her body finding ease by change of ayre her eye might likewise bee delighted with pleasing obiects It were good then said the Emperour to conuay her to my Castell néere at hand which is seatedmeruailous fitly for such a purpose There cannot be quoth Sagibell a place more conuenable but it were not expedient that any traine should accompanie her for disquieting her head with goers and commers to speake with her and I doubt not but by Gods helpe you shall shortly see her as well and merrie as euer she was albeit now she is more likely to die then liue God prosper your attempt then said the Emperour and turning toward the Empresse thus he proceeded Do you Madame cause all her equipage to be prouided and appoint such Ladyes for her companie as you shall thinke méete In this time of their conference Sagibell departed and aduertised the princesse how he had sped shewing likewise what resolution was set downe to transport her to the place himselfe before had named Whereof the princesse not a littlle ioyfull though weake yet hoping to receiue some comfort intreated the phisition to hasten this iourney Sagibell was scant departed the princesse chamber but the Empresse entred hauing her eyes full of teares and her hart cloyde with greefe accompanyed with hir Ladyes and Gentlewomen saying to

his least that our enemies who are Pagans and in whome yet neuer appeared any sparke of loyaltie or fidelitie as well we knowe should intend some thing against our prisoner both hurtful vnto them and vs and I am of opinion that if vnbeléeuing men containe such good thoughts as to vse kindnes and benignitie towarde their enemies the like or more ought appeare in them that professe faith and loyaltie Wee then that follow the right path of a farre better religion should thinke on no fraude or trumperie whatsoeuer and much lesse in time of a kinde intreaty as we promise to our prisoned enemie vnder hope whereof they whom our enemies detaine of ours may receiue such fauour from them as they shall not be compelled to doo any thing hurtfull to themselues Let vs not then constraine him to any thing against his will much lesse let vs speake or once open our mouthes concerning any marriage in that it will seeme a matter incredible to our enemies that against the lawes of our religion wee would permit the marriage of a Pagan with a Christian this were but to make them veryly beléeue that we would altogether forsake our God and the con●idence we haue hitherto reposed in him to worship with them their false gods Iupiter Mahomet Mercurie Phoebus and such like idols as they reuerence as things celestiall so altogether to take their parte whereas we ought not shew them the least attaint of our thoughts but firmely to stand on our strong faithfull foundation toward God who euermore hitherto hath maintained and preserued vs by his exceeding mercie and inuincible dower And still in his goodnes we ought to resolue with our selues that all the Bethulians were in times past deliuered from the miserable and cruell siedge of cruell Holofernes onely by power diuine that for their deliuerance raised vp a woman who by vndauntable stomach cut off the head of their chéefest enemie we by the like or greater miracle by his supreame and diuine grace shall be deliuered from our proud enemy for whose destruction if our strength be two feeble or in any sort wanteth hee can by his will if we firmely trust in him make flye on them againe eyther the Sword of Gedeon or Aioth or else an other Iudeth to ouerthrow and exterminate theyr dayes altogether so to preserue and deliuer them that abide in faithfull obedience and trust continuing theyr firme hope and assurance onely in him We sée by many holy and sacred misteries and examples wherewith the diuine and holy Scriptures are plentifully stored and furnished from how many euils and mischiefes he deliuered and miraculouslie preferued the Children of Isaack and Israell that trusted in his goodnesse and mercie and did with hearts full of deuotion and penitence call for his helpe and succour in theyr calamities and afflictions let vs then altogether trust hope in him beleeuing that he is at this present euer hath beene and for euer will bee as gracious and mightie as then hee was and in this hope let vs take paine valiantlye and couragionslie to defend our selues for if we had this resolution in vs though we were as men without hart or power I am perswaded that fiue hundred of vs shall suffise to impeache the entrance of our enemie were they as many more in number as they are and so attend the arriuall of our hoped succour albeit they should tarry a moneth yet longer in comming when he had concluded in this sorte the wise and vertuous king Floridamant seeing by ●xteriour demonstration that the greater part of the assistants approoued and highly praysed the good councell of the val●ant olde Candior Duke of Normandie fastened on his words and thus began himselfe My good friends and faithfull companions if in this aduers●tie which hath not béene common with you or mee I haue some cause of greefe to sée my selfe in extreame danger of loosing my estate and Crowne which my predecessours by their prudence and vertue so long time happilie preserued in all flourishing ioy and prosperitie yet withall I haue now great reason to comfort my selfe séeing so manie vertuous and valiant persons embarqued in the same ship readie to run in like daunger of fortune with me who not onely by effects of their prowesse and valour lets mee apparantly behold what good will they beare to the conseruation of the christian weale publique but likewise do trauaile by their aduise and councell to acquaint both mine eyes and certaine experience with what zeale and affection they embrace the conduct of mine estate and howe forward they are for the preseruation of all Christendome which would bee meruaylously shaken if this wofull distressed kingdome at this instant the most flourishing estate of all where the name of Iesus Christ is knowne honored and glorified should fall as a praye to the enemie that séeke to take and vtterly ruinate it For which I ought chéefely to thanke my God as vnfaynedly I doo that he hath not altogether forsaken mee in this calamitie and miserie but not onely hath prouided me of such valiant knights and warriours as you all are but withall hath lent me men so skilfull and aduised It séemeth then good to me that according to the discréet councell of Duke Candior of Normandie that we should not séeke to delay but patiently endure the enemies assault when they shall againe with their great number giue the attempt and without any shew of feare eyther without or within the Cittie carrie no regard of our liues or goods but imploye our selues together manfully to defend so iust a quarrell as this for which we fight And let vs so behaue our selues that our enemies may know how the Lord God that assisteth vs and can if hee please take our ca●se in hand is onely mightie and will by vs deliuer such testimonie of fortitude to the worlde as neither is in their power or the false idolatrous Gods which they worship to doo in vaine then shall they thinke to feare vs or worke such ruine to vs as they intended In this deliberation each of you take courage and he assured that whosoe●dr dyeth in hardie tryall of this fight it shall bee a perpetuall honor to him in this world and a glorious life to him in the endlesse world where he shall triumphe of the fayrest victorie Neuertheles I doo not reiect the good councell and aduise of the king Ferrand Grandilaor and others agréeing with them whereto if we sée vrgent necessitie constraine vs wee may vse them as we find cause to vphold our selues on our feete what euer betide vs marie yet we must not so slightlie condiscend thereto without further feeling of our enemies force then as yet we haue without any great disaduantage Hauing thus sayd ech commended and agréed on this resolution and so rysing from councell they went to prepare to withstand the assault as héereafter ye shall read because we must héere conclude this chapter CHAP. 18. How the Pagans prepared

hee vnderstood that I was named Pharisor a knight of some fame and Nephew to the Emperour most kindely hee came and embraced me suffering mee to doo the like to him by whom I had receiued so great a benefit Then began I to remember according as I had often times heard talked of before and that by no meane personages in times past that we should account the day of our desiuerance from any miserable bondage much more happie then the daye when first we were borne into this world because from the day of our birth we g● on still forward into diuersitie of misfortunes but on the day of our deliuerie wee were restored from such a feare as we neuer need to stand in doubt of any more thus are we no lesse bound to the cause of our deliuerance then to our parents from whom wee receiue life And beere vpon wee contracted together such an intire l●agne of amitie as death should not seperate or extinct our affections nor was the loue of the valorous Achilles to Patroclus Nysus to Eurialus or Pylades to Or●stes worthy to be compared with my affection to him For albeit by vngentle fortune wee are sundered the one from the other the greefe and sadnesse I endure for his absence hath constrained me to disguise my selfe in these habillements as yee sée thus barefooted as I am to goe and visit the holy Sepulthre wherein was buryed the precious body of the redeemer of the world to which place I am bound by a solemne vowe long since made to giue him hartie thankes for my deliuerance and with great deuotion and humilitie to intreat that it would please him I might soone recouer and sée againe my true Achilles to whom I owe not onely this office of freendship but an hundred liues if possiblie I could haue so many and this I doubt not but hee will permit me As thus the young Pilgrime continued his discourse on the way they came to a place in the Forrest which was very spatious and plaine in the midst whereof stood a great thicket of meruailous high trees and there they heard such a clanching of swordes vppon armour as all the whole forrest ecchoed therewith which caused the Sophie and the young pilgrime direct their course thither ward to see what it was but as for the olde pilgrime so soone as hee heard the noyse he set foote forward more speedie then the winde to seeke some corner where he might hide him And there will wee leaue him and proceed with the Sophie and the young pilgrime what happened to them shall bee declared in the other chapter for in this hath beene sufficient said alreadie Cap. 3. How the Sophie found in the forrest two strong and puissant Knightes that fought together at all extremities for a faire horsse and other things of great value exposed as guerdon to the conquerour And how the Sophie would haue taken and carryed away perforce the horsse for which the knights combatted which made them run violently vpon him and of the dissention that ensued betweene them three how it tooke end and what happened afterward Where out may be gathered how hurtfull a thing arrogancie is to such as inconsideratly will enterprise more then they are assured of power to effect and how in all affayres whatsoeuer it is necessarie to place aduise and knowledge in the forefront ere we vndertake to performe any matter of importance THe great King of Persia being come first to the plaine where the noyse caused him forsake his way to know the occasion of that hurly burly beheld two Knights of more then common stature being armed capape who fought very violently together to sley each other The one of them was more mightie of body then the other because hee was of monstrous and Giantlike composition but in dexteritie of armes and valour of courage he went not so farre beyond his enemie but that the greater part of the day was spent yet little aduantage was gained on eyther side For if the Giants shield were battered in pieces his body wounded and his strength much diminished the knight with whom he dealt had likewise his armour sore mangled and his bodie iniured in many places from whence the bloud issued in great aboundance and at the time of the Persians arriuall there they were vpon the point to pause a breathing while being vnable to withstand each other any longer so were they ouertrauailed with a sharpe and dangerous conflict which as it had so was it still to continue betweene them The Sophie without enquiring the cause of their debate or speaking any word to the knights for he was meruaylous proud and arrogant allighted from his horsse in great hast and went to vntie a goodlie faire horsse which he saw bound to a tree with great chaines of ●ron but as he was about to do it being somewhat to néere the horsse he smote him such a violent stroke with his héele vpon the shéeld as made him tumble along so amazedly that hee lay a good while ere he could recouer himselfe againe and had not his sheeld beene of some temper indéed he had not liued to complaine of his hurt But the goodnes of the mettall saued his life for this once when being risen againe from his astonishment he would not desist from his former en●erprise which was to take and beare the horsse that so highly liked him as well for the beautie and likelihood of goodnes to be in him as also for the necessitie he was in of one at that time his owne horsse being ouer much wearyed with trauaile When the two Combattants perceiued what he intended they cryed to him that he could not carry thence the horsse so easily without buying him more dearly with the price of the combate and that if he did not forbeare and let the horsse alone he should by them be well beaten as his boldnes did deserue no lesse The King of Persia hearing these hardie menaces was enraged with such choller that hauing fastened his Helmet on his head and gotten his sword in his hand● he made presently toward them with resolution to deale with them both striking first at the Giants legge with such force as if he had not quickly clapt his shéeld before he had cut it quite off at that blowe But the Giant who was readie at armes as any man of his qualitie in those times to defend this stroake thrust forward his shéeld the greater part whereof was pared away with the blowe and laide on the ground which the other knight perceiuing to whome the Persian addressed him selfe aiming at a part of his body which he sawe was bare by losse of some of his armour but he escaping the thrust gaue the Sophie such a mightie stroke on the Creast as had it beene any other Helmet beside this meruailous one and not to bee equalled as before I haue told ye he had cleft his head downe to the shoulders but of such soundnesse was the helmet

it happened as ye shall read hereafter for now we are to speake of other matters CHAP. 14. Of the warre betweene the Christians and the Pagans that had layde siege before the famous Cittie of London And howe king Angrafolt prisoner to king Floridamant became enamoured of the princesse Polydamie And how many sundry sortes of nations came by heapes to the Pagans Campe for theyr succour IN this place the Authour of this Historie discontinueth a while from speaking of the heroycall gestes and déeds of the knight Gerileon to take the discourse againe heeretofore begun touching the cruell and bloodie warre betwéene the Christians and Pagans that held siedge before the proud and famous Cittie of London ensuing vpon that you haue read in the former part of this Booke where alreadie hath beene told yee how the hote and fierce assault against the Cittie vnder the conduct of furious Angrafolt was ended Now remaineth to acquaint ye with what happened after the Pagans were chased thence sustaining so great losse and slaughter of their men beside their cheefe heads and conducters Angrafolt and Mycophon beeing taken prisoners then thus we procéed The night after this meruaylous assault against the good and vertuous king Floridamant dooing a déed becomming a king that feared God and looued his people as euery prince that is called to so high dignitie ought doo séeing and knowing how without helpe of the celestiall bountie he was in most great danger of totall ruine which had béene no small hurt to all Christendome also that as yet he had some aduantage of his enemies hauing subiected one of the principall heads to his will and an other of the best knights in all their troope he would not now shew himselfe slothfull but perfourme the act of a good Christian by yéelding thanks and prayses to God with intreatance to continue towards him and his people these fauourable effects of his almightie goodnes cheefely in a quarrell so iust and equitable as was the cause of this seuere and outragious warre To this end the same night that eche was retired from the fight hee commanded the belles in all the Churches of the Cittie to be ●noled to assemble and call together all his people from the highest to the lowest that had knowledge of God willing them to render dutifull thanks to God praying that in mercie he would assist them against his vnbeléeuing enemies who would not acknowledge him which euery one did very deuoutly and there was no holye place thorowout the Cittie where lampes torches and tapers were lighted but the people flocked thither in exceeding number And for this purpose the aforenamed places were persumed with incense and Aromaticall odours beside the musicall and mellodious voyces of Priests Moonkes singing children and other seruants of God who with hearts full of heauenly deuotion sung Canticles of prayse with prayers agréeable and pleasing to God Continuing thus well néere all the night such as were more apte for warre sayled not to be on the walles in their glittering Armour to impeach the enemie that hee should presume so prowdlye as the daye before hee had doone in which time they that were in guarde and kept the night watche went to thanke God and afterwards to their rest Angrafolt whome king Floridament had taken prisoner séeing all these things admired the meruaylous foresight of the king the industrie care and vigilance he vsed for preparation of the Citties defence and people when well hee perceiued that many of the Pagans should loose theyr liues before they could vanquish the people beloued of God but beyond all other things he was astonned at the sight of the faire Infant Polydamie who by commaundement of the king her father entertayned him beningly and shewed him good countenance because the king had determined to intreat and vse him with such contentment as the force of his kindnes and benignitie might mollifie the hard crueltie of his enemies And so making them against their nature soft and gentle they might bee induced to vse humanitie courtesie to foure worthie Christian knights Accial of Surrie Ramelin of Uuich Melchior or Ireland and Frangard Countie of Durford whom the Giant Brisard and Rongemont had taken prisoners in combatting For this cause he perswaded Angrafolt to write vnto king Grandowin his father to vse those foure hardy knights so kindly as might be which he did fearing if they misdealt with the Christians by ouer sharpe or inhumaine seueritie like rigour would be vsed towards him and he should be as cruelly tormented Heere vpon the Pagans did not put them to death as otherwise they would haue doone for the liues of these foure valiant knights was desired of king Floridamant more then the death of fiue hundred of his enemies considering the present necessitie he was in And although Angrafolt before his taking was abooue all other a fierce and cruell aduersarie against him yet now hee was so ouercome by the courtesie and kindnesse of the king vsed toward him as more gladly would he continue in this prisonment then returne againe to his companions for in such sorte was hee arrested by the fayre Infants beautie which in his eye excelled all other hee had séene before as made him more desirous to abide in this fayre prison so that when libertie was offered him hee had no will to forgoe this swéet seruitude For yee must vnderstand that beyond her naturall perfection which was no lesse absolute then I haue tolde yee shee was adorned with such sumptuous garments iewels and other trickes of embellishment as like stately princesses are accustomed to weare that the barbarous king feeling himselfe altogether surprised with her loue desired nothing more then dayly to liue in contemplation of her good graces and albeit thereby he receiued some pleasure and contentment yet was it a gréefe and martirdome to him to enioy nothing else his amourous conceit being vnable to compasse any other effect then this vaine imagination and fantasticall contemplation so lying figured in his hart And if by chaunce he dreamed on some little shew of hope that perswaded him he should enioy the pleasant skirmishes of loue yet presently againe was hee kild and discomforted not vnlike the angrie and arrogant boot-haling Pirate that was w●nte to tyrannize and triumphe ouer poorer théeues then himselfe seeing he is for some offence by him committed bound fast by the leg with a chaine blames the houre of his birth exclaming on God and his iustice without any feare or regarde of his supreme greatnesse Euen so was this proud Pagan tormented and in his torment oftentimes to himselfe hee imagined some subtill and detestable meane whereby he might rauish the young and tender princesse or forcibly carrie her awaye When shee good Ladye without any thought of euill or mallice vsed him most gratiouslie and courteous euermore shewing him freendly and smilying countenances and according as the king her father had giuen in charge would manie and sundrie tymes entertayne him with