thought he was able with them to subdue all the world For most of the Princes were accompanied with furious Giants and many Sagitaries especially the Soldane of Egypt because his country affoorded most With such noyse they arriued at the Tower as if heauen and earth had met Yet for all this did not the two Combattants desist from the cruell sight vntill the strange knight saw how great a Fléete made thitherward and then thinking it no wit longer to stay with a cruel point thrust the sturdie Brauorant from him and turning his barke put foorth into the sea leauing the inraged Pagan so furious that hee was about to follow him Hée was nothing daunted with the sight of so huge a Nauie but rather wished they would assault him that hee might execute on them the wrath that the knight had put him in who was none other but the bewtious Archysilora who séeing the flames came to the Tower Within sight she stood and so did the sixe Gallies to sée what order they tooke With soueraigne prayses did Lupersio extoll the merits of the Knight of the Tower so euery one called him They all reioyced knowing whose sonne he was and how he would take their part He aduertised his friend Bembo to honour him for in him consisted the sure hopes of that doubtfull victorie The Prince did so sending a Galley to salute him in his name A little did not the Pagan estéeme the account that was made of him much honoured Bembo being acquainted with him By Lupercios counsell the thrée most mightie Pagans Bembo Brauorant and Brufaldoro his competitor placed themselues before the Arches for he â—…red what after did insue and there had it not beene in respect of Bembo would Brauorant haue had assaulted the Mauritanian There was neuer a Prince in all the Fléet but went to know him all whom he receiued with singular courtesie But how he tendred Floraliza requires a new storie hers was the third voyce in counsel of war for that dignitie had Lupercio procured her by whose direction all the armie was gouerned Neuerthelesse greatly sorrowed the Soldane of Nyquea for his sonnes absence thinking his presence would haue assured his hopes Scarce had that mightie Nauie cast about the Tower when another no lesse puissant then it appeared Eastward froÌ„ the coast of Grecia the which but stripping the windes purposed to get the aduantage of his enemies It was the Emperour Trebatios that with fiue hundreth shippes and galleyes made towards the highst part of the Tower somewhat a farre off and from the toppes of their masts they could descrie the Fléete at the Tower which they iudged to be their enemies Neuer did Neptune on the seas behold a thing more stupendious for both armies seemed two populous Citties In the royall Admiral all the Princes were met to consult on the giuing of the battel The Emperor brought with him the best men in all his Empire and in his guard his sonne Rosicler the warlike Rosamond with famous Brandafidel and the stout Bramidoro king of CerdenaÌ„ For the Ladie perswading her selfe that in so renowmed an enterprise her beloued Dacian would surely be would not stay in Grecia but rather clad in her rich armour was one that wonne most honour both on sea and land With him also came the sonnes of the mightie Croanto Lord of the Carmenian Iles knights whose like the world contained fewe No lesse guarded was the Emperor Alphebos Admiral within which there was besides himselfe his deare Empresse Teffereo and the two valiant Spanish brothers for his more safetie he had with him twelue Gyants his neighbours then who in all the aduerse armie there was none valianter nor that with more trust and care defended their Prince The Spanish Admirall was one of the brauest and best furnisht shippe in eithers Fleet for therein would Torismundo shewe his magnifisence with his brother in lawe Clauerindo and both their sonnes that were in her and at their guard fiftie Spanish knights that against Mars neither of them would refuse the combat The new King of Thessaly would néeds manifest how much he was bound vnto the Greekes to whom with his Sarmatia the first onset was committed and to be seconded by the Spanish and French as meÌ„ most hardiest at the first assaults The Emperor Trebatio like a wise Captaine shewed himselfe in sanguine coloured armor for this deuice pleased him best and mounted the hatches of his ship that euery one might sée him With him came the two wise men Lyrgandeo Aâ—tomidoro who as yet knew not the end of the aduenture for it was in Medeas bookes and he that had them was their friend Nabato that in a Cloude houered ouer the Tower for his deare Don Elenos sake least Lupercio with his exercismes might deuise some newe treason against the Lady enchaunted there The counsell was ended with resolution straight to begin the battel although there wanted the Kings of Antioch Babylon and Persia whose presence was greatly missed Euery Prince and commaunder passed to his owne ship to order theyr necessarie affaires And while the quiet waues with gentle calme hore their vesselles the great Emperour of Greece leaped into a Frigat wtth his Helme off on the one side went his sonne Rosicler and on the other Don Elenos faire Lady and hauing gone round about his Nauy encouraging his souldiers set himselfe in middest of them all and thus began Come is the time most valiant knights wherein déeds will be more requiset then words hauing such multitudes of strong enemies to cope withall if I be mooued to speake thus beléeue me it is but to renew the memorie of the royall blood from whence we descend the glory the our predecessors froÌ„ age to age haue maintained eternizing their fames therby to all posterities intreating you as friends that none would fight otherwise then to make their enemies confesse the worth of their persons not for desire of spoyle or gaine and to expresse his duty loue fidelitie towards his God Prince and country for this nothing but this will assure his victorie And let not their ouermatching numbers daunt our couragious mindes but still vphold our woonted valor wherewith in despite of foes we made our names to be feared There can be no greater honor then with glory here like good knights to die if sates haue so appointed And since euery one of you knowes the right and iustice of our cause let vs confidently trusting thereto make them know how vniustly they haue topsey-turuey turned the world Here ended the braue Emperour and with amiable Maiestie commaunded his frigate to his former place leauing his souldiers so animated with his words that they thought euery minute long till they met with their enemies Straight he ordered his battels diuiding his Fléete into thrée parts The middle most he himselfe conducted being all the Gréekes and Macedones whose Generall was Meridian The right squadron guided the Emperour Alphebo with all
making him turne twice or thrice about like with staggering to fall he stept nigher to the edge to discharge another which happened as he would for taking him about the shoulders the blade bounded vpwards else it had strooke away his head but so puissant was the furious stroake that it disarmed all that side and fell with such huge heauie strength that it strooke him downe in the middle of the barke Like a swelling serpent became the father séeing his sonne so handled that with the vtmost of his strength he discharged his rage vppon the Gygantine youth who not respecting it would not ward it but to bée giuen by the hands of the valiant Tharcian it was too much proude confidence to respect it which made him sée more starres then the loftie Firmament contained He staggered too vnséemely steppes backwards almost falling but recouering himselfe he fomed through the Vyzor like a hunted Boore blaspheming irreligiously against his goddesse By this time came the sonne and knowing that one onely knight handled them in that manner with both his hands hee laid vpon his Helme which sounded like a bell In all his life he had not receiued the like for it made him bend his head with no litle paine and with more spéed then he would euen to his brest Scarcely had the sonne executed his when the father discharged an other in the same place They forced him to set his hands on the ground It was to their will for returning more furious then a hunted Lyon in his greatest rage as he rose with a counterbuffe he tumbled the father on the middest of his backe so sore brused with the blowe that almost hee could not after stand on his féete The sonne maintained the fight procuring rather to defend himselfe from the Pagans fierce blowes then to offend But what auaileth it for the father being arriued in his helpe their aduersary neuer fully reached them any blowe but he lanched forth their blood wherwith they both were withal couered and althogh they had somewat wearied and more inraged him yet was his Armor neither cut nor rased and had the battle béene made on land it had ere this bene ended either with death or vanquishment of both For the haughtie youth was borne to fight finding ease therein and so had he in the ende of thrée houre so tyred and wounded them that longer they could scarce holde out Yet for all this did not the Knights loose any part of their courage which was such that they forced the son of Bramarant to increase in forces bellowing like a bayted Bull and yet highly estéeming them in respect of their shewen valour Long hadde hee desired to winne their shippe and so now to acccomplish the same with a thrust hee draue the Argentarian Prince to the farthest side of it and after him woulde hee haue leapt if that a suddaine whirle-winde that happened hadde not parted farre asunder both shippes following after it so great a misty thicke fogge with so much thundring and lightning that the prowdest heart was daunted with feare Which beeing past they sawe themselues so sundred that straight eyther lost the sight of the other and in the Princes Shippe immeasurable was their griefe for the two Pages losse that in that tempest were conueyed away insomuch that the amorous Florisart was like to runne madde with sorrowe and it was not much for none liuing was euer better entertained Heere their friende Nabato would not leaue them with such paine so hee appeared to them in theyr Barke saying Valiant Princes there is no cause why you shuld gréeue at the heauens decrée and what is directed according to their will and thinke it not little that you haue sustained your selues so long against that Pagan for there be fewe on the earth so valiant as he and let this be no strangenesse to aggrauate your mindes for it will alwaies redound to to the honor of Greece Touching the Pages it was time they should returne to whom sent them and therefore sorrow not for they are in place where they shall bee entreated as their persons do deserue And you gallant Florisart that haue most reason of gréef take courage for only it must most aduance your immortall honor And one day whē least you thinke of your glory you shall be challenged to obserue and performe your promise giuen to Artimio accounting through the great content you then shall receiue all the troubles and tormenting passions you shall henceforth thitherto endure which will not be few to be but the passage of so many pleasures but against many others that may befall you your valour and fortitude is very sufficient So soone as you bee arriued at Argentaria for so it behooueth the ease and quietnesse of Rosabell with the greatest Fléete of ships and gallyes detracting no time that you may make ready take your course towards the Chappell of Saint George For in despite of our mortall and great enemie Lupercio I le place a signall on Lyrianas inchauntment that thereby you may repaire thither séeing it a very far off and let there be no negligent forgetfulnesse herein for it toucheth no lesse then the Ladies libertie to be done by Gréekes and their friends by the happie comming of the vnknowne Lyon And hereupon he tooke his leaue ending his spéech and departed from them Who no sooner landed in their dominions and being receiued with the loue that Flora did beare them they gaue order for all what the wiseman had told them gathering togither of both kingdoms thrée hundred royall gallies well prouided with most warlike men and all manner of other necessarie munition What they did shall bee related For thrée miles from Rome appeared a most strange inchauntment making at the fixing so mightie a noise that all the Vallies thereabout did resound and that famous Citie trembled with the sound The Emperor was amazed not knowing the cause of that sudden earth-quake But after a while there came a Knight that told him how in the Forrest there was to bee séene a great and woondrous Castle of maruellous and seldome séene worke and that hauing read certain letters written on a Pillar he perceiued it to be the inchauntmēt of the Princesse Roselia Great contentment receiued her father and mother to know newes of their deare daughter hauing thitherto supposed her dead hoping now assuredly to sée her since she was brought to such a place Nabato did comfort them saying The time would come they should sée her receiuing more ioy then at that instant they had So he departed from them procuring the disinchaunting of Lyriana and sée if thereby the great warres might be appeased which he imagined would about her happen to espouse her to Rosabel and as he thought he presently put it in execution setting in despight of Lupercio hauing greater skil then he on the top of the maruellous Tower a burning Cloud flaming so mightily that it séemed continually to cast vpwards flames of inextinguable fire
of the content which to be beloued of so faire a Lady would yéelde kindled such a fire in his breast that he could in nothing delight saue in contemplation of Syrindas bewtie whose loue so opprest him as it bereft him of his best sences and diminished his health He resolued to passe vnto Tentoria and colourably procure alone what his father with so many men had mist He was not of shape and feature nothing so deformed as his Syre but certainly farre stronger and higher he is a handfull then any knight being no Giant Arriued in my Ladies countrey he brought in his company eight Knights his neare Allyes of no lesse force then himselfe Disguised he entred the Citie where the Quéene kept her Court and knowing that she vsed to walke abroade vnto a neare adioyning Groue he watcht his time and hauing opportunitie one day followed her tooke her and setting her before him on his horse carried her away not dooing nor offering her any discourtesie though she had most cruelly slaine his father he tolde her his desire desiring her not to refuse his marriage since all the world knew how much it honoured her to doo it Whereto she aunswered If like a good Knight most cruell Abstrusio thou haddest procured my good will it had not bene much I had yéelded to thy request but since thou hast imployed thy force vpon a poore weake Lady I will rather bee my owne murtherer then consent to any such thing Why then said the louer that thou mayest know what assured confidence you may repose on my strength and arme I le giue thée leaue for sixe moneths space to send and séeke about for that Knight whose Fame aboue al others shal memorise his déeds to be the greatest with whom hand to hand I le Combat about thée proouing that none but I merits thy bewtie so that if I prooue Conqueror thou take mee for thy husband with willing and blythe minde but if I be conquered I vow and protest by all I may to remit and release any action I may pretend of marriage towards thée for which cause and that the battle may be effected I le set thée frée with all pleasure to enioy thy libertie and this because thou shalt not doubt I wil deny the Combat or violate my word Somewhat pacified was the imprisoned Ladie hearing the Pagans offer and considering that was her best agreed thereto Which gladded the Pagans verie soule supposing himselfe sure of the Lady thinking none able to take her by that meanes from him While these things past newes were thither brought of the neuer dying honor ye had obtained in the Iousts of Grecia ending them to your immortal glorie Wherevpon my Ladie thought to none safer then to you this dangerous aduenture could be recommended because the strong Abstrusio is the valiantest in all those parts She put me in trust with this businesse being from a childe brought vp in her seruice which I promised to performe with all diligence and either loose my life or let you knowe the necessitie wherein I left her trusting that a knight so absolute in all excellencies would be pitiful lending his help bound by lawes of knighthood to a distressed Lady and let not my report of the Gyants strength put any doubt in your vnconquered brest for hauing on your part the strong shield of Iustice it wil be sufficient to giue you the eternal honor of so glorious a Conquest This is the cause braue knight that hath from such remoted countries brought me to séeke you and consider whether my iourney be not lawful and your liberal offer iust It is kind damzel and am much amazed at the Gyants tyrannie said the Prince to force the Lady against her wil to marry him and wold I were already with him that Lady you might know your Quéenes remedie if it lie in me is made voyde for want of power and not wil to hazard my person in her seruice and my life I wil aduenture in any danger to right the wrong and violence she doth sustaine Why then braue knight said she I may goe merry séeing you so willingly affected to my businesse and may the Goddes giue you the due merits your bounteous care deserueth and séeing that for my Lady you must vndertake such a fight she sends you Armor and Horse conuenient to cope with such an aduersary She drew forth the Armor which were indéed as she said and excepting his of Hector he neuer sawe better of colour they were purple crost with sanguine barres garnished with some flowers of rich glistring stones which more adorned them The Gréeke put them on which fitted him as they were made by his measure On his shield was brauely figured the pictures of Iustice and Chastitie embracing and ouer their heads this motto Vpon each other both relies Twinnes kil one the other dies This deuice greatly pleased the Prince because it iumpt with his businesse With these armes was gallant Rosabel armed in neither in these affaires nor the thought of his hoped battel forgetting his Lyriana whose absence not a litle gréeued him for none had lost such happinesse in loue as he with so many sighes obtained and so his sorrow was tollerable loosing so great good for none will gréeue at a losse if the cause be not respected Not méeting any aduenture worthy memory he arriued at the I le wherereof Abstrusio was King Straight leapt he on shore mounting a mightie roane courser which the néedy Dame had sent him then which he neuer bestridde a better his Bollador excepted The Damozel masked her selfe for feare of being knowne by any of those that brought her away when the Princesse was stolen They approched very neare the Citie where the fierce king made his abode It was admirable chiefly the Castle where the King kept his court which séemed inexpugnable both by nature and scituation of the place About it were many pleasant Groues and Meades where the Pagan often recreated himselfe with Syrinda who by continuall conuersing with the Pagan his valour and gallant disposition had excéedingly mollified her obduracy And Lyrgandeo saith shee had repented her selfe for sending her damozel to séeke any by force to plead her cause being to her honor to take him for her husband that was able to protect both kingdomes that vnited was one of the mightiest in the world The like imagination had stirred the Gréekes thoghts thinking that he being so far different from the condition of others his marriage much aduanced her On this considered he along the Christal Current of a bubling streame when the mightie Abstrusio walked on the other side armed in strong plates of stéele bare headed without helme to take the coolenesse of the fresh ayre onely two knights without armor attended him bearing his who was horsed on a furious Courser his sight greatly pleased the Prince for his damozel knowing him told it Rosabel At his right hand rode the beautious Syrinda on a milke-white Palfrey
she was gallantly attyred for being well intreated by the king she by dooing the like did more allure him and he lost nothing by vsing her in that manner forcing her to doo nothing against her will which to his soueraigne gentlenesse may be attributed Comming more neare the Lady knew the Armor and horse which she sent vnto the Knight shuld combat for her She was so amazed though his disposition greatly contented her that the stoute Pagan noted it and demaunding the cause halfe trembling told it Oh Iupiter said the Pagan how doest thou shew thy immortall power to honour me sending him at such time hither whom I heartily expected Now shal you sée faire Lady whether my valour deserue not some estimation in thy brest beeing so neare to sée it by experience So daunted was the Lady that she could not answere reuoluing many things in her thoughts against her selfe for if she should stay the battel from procéeding it were to dishonour the knight hauing sent for him so far onely to that and if she suffered it then she imagined she wronged her Louer towards the Pagan so that she was set betwéen two contraries altogither opposed against her happinesse and which shee might iudge the least to lay hands on she knew not The hastie comming of the Gréeke suffered her not to chuse for crossing the riuer ouer a bridge brandishing his Launce went towards the Louers that greatly admired his comely grace The Pagan nothing doubting his hoped victorie expected him in a faire plain ioyning to a thicket of tall Pynes called the Groue of Aduentures for neuer any entred it but found something to try the valour of his person The Gréeke being come to him raised his Beauer and saluted him thus God saue the valiant Abstrusio I thinke I shall not néede to relate the cause of my comming because it was with thy consent neuerthelesse if without battell thou wilt remit the sute thou doest pretend thou shalt obtaine a sure vnconstant friend for I doubt not but thou knowest how it staines a Noble minde by force to force a Ladies will for it neither belongeth to a good knight nor a true Louer yet for all this if thou wilt insist in thy enterprise let vs no longer deferre the combat which instantly to be done will bee too too long While he spake the Pagan stedfastly gazed on him and iudging him of great strength because his constitution was not much lesse then his owne and this imagination he confirmed noting the libertie of his words which he said procéeded of valour for others at his sole sight were ready to tremble So he answered In faith Syr knight I sée no reason but any thing should be done to obtain your friendship which oght not be litle estéemed by him that hath it But you sée if I leaue the battell it redounds to my dishonor for it will be said I did it for feare which could neuer yet be reported since I knew what armor ment so now to giue occasion of such spéech he wil not permit that knowes the estimation of true honour and how it ought to be embraced So let our battle be presently although I assure you more then this I neuer doubted the ende of any witnesses we shall néed none for my promise past to this faire Princesse shall be sufficient It is so replyed the Gréek for since the one must of necessitie sacrifice his bloold in this field let the suruiuer be Conqueror Iudge to carrie away the Lady Who came to speake vnto the knight so amazed that the Gréeke conceiued the cause and quickly assured himselfe thereof It gladded him purposing if he vanquisht to marrie her to the Pagan Defied eache other had these combatants and sought for a conuenient place to make the battell when from the thicket issued a knight vpon a nimble Coueser he did no more but take viewe of the number that was there and returned Euery one noted him and mused what he intended by such haste But the desire the two had of their Combat made them forget him They turned their fierce horses about whose successe an other Chapter must vnfold for it deserueth much more CHAP. XI The aduenture that befell vnto the two most mightie warriors being in their combat and what else happened VVIth a thousand amorous doubtes the bewteous Syrinda expected the two braue warriors encounters greatly fearing the Gréeke because she sent for him and the Pagans successe good or badde shee felt in middest of her soule and eythers blowes shee receiued on her brest So that deare Ladies neuer had Combattants a more suspitious Iudge because she through loue pleades the merits of the one and the Gréekes worthinesse the bountie wherwith he vndertooke her cause inforced her to defend him Oh sacred Damzels Natures chéefest bewties lend me some litle fauour that I may woorthily relate the rarest single Combat fought vppon the earth for the one is Rosabel of whom the world alreadie trembles the other the haughtie Abstrusio mirror of the Pagan Nations The nimble swiftnesse of their horses was occasion of their quicker méeting making more noyse in their carrier then Vulcans forged fire ratling through the skies renteth his passage flashing among the darkened Clowdes Big and knottie were their Launces but incountring with their stéeled shields they séemed of slender willowes Whose shiuers mounted so high that their sight gaue notice of that Combat aboue the fourth spheare Neither miscarried by the shocke though both warriours were assured of the others strength Amazed was the Pagan séeing his aduersary in his saddle for in all his life til then he neuer incountred any but he ouerthrew him to the hard ground The Greeke drew foorth the Troyan Hectors sword glad to sée the Pagans valour And flourishing it aloft with that celeritie he vsed in all his hattles let flie at the Pagan who turned to warde it yet his diligence preuailed not for he had not scarce offered his defence when the skilful Gréeke redoubled the strength of his proffered blowe and brauely discharged it on his aduersaries shielde it bootes not to be of fine tempered stéele for all it reached was throwne to the grassy plaine Sometimes would they proffer aduantages as in a schoole of Fence is accustomed which would redownd vnto the offerers disaduantage as now it befel the Gréek Prince For spurring his horse he wold haue giuen the Sarracen another blow before he setled himselfe he did so but the vnbrideled fury of the horse most fiercely ranne beyond the Pagan whose course Rosabell on a sudden staying the plaine being wet his hinder féete slipt so that both headlong stumbled downe Galtenor saith the Gréeke lost not his saddle but Lirgandeo affirmeth it adding that his fall was the cause he performed one of his vsual acts for being on his féete in a drie place he awaited The Pagan comming that eagerly ranne to ouerthrow him his Horse he would not kil but méeting brest with brest with no
giuing it the shadow and her heart the substance which being so tender and vnacquainted with change tooke such impression that neuer Lady yéelded more to loue then Eufronisa Now she desires to speake to him then feares she Already becomes she suspicious that neuer learned to loue Before she knew who he was she became so skilfull in the Art that she feared whether he loued whether he could loue or acknowledge anies soueraigntie Now she that staines the blushing of the mornings Sunne becomes enuious of her owne thoughts and doth distrust her owne worths séeking new deuises and inuented meanes to be beloued deseruing for her owne bewtie Ioues immortal worship Oh Cupids blind snares happinesse in misery a plague in pleasure and grief without remedy found vnsought for and yet a torment that contains a most swéete life By her amazednesse perceiued the damzel her Ladies maladie wherefore she merily said Let vs awake this knight and try whether his bewtie haue more force waking or sléeping Doo what you wil replied she although it be no modestie considering who we be Rather waighing that I thinke it best to do it said the wittie Selia to sée what he is that hath such power ouer Ladies for if his merits equals all other parts requisite in a good knight he may call himselfe one of the happiest in the world So long continued the Ladies in their amourous chat that the Prince awaked with these words Oh fortune how doest thou flatter my hopes for if thou giuest me any good t is only dreaming that when I wake to see it I finde it but an illusion He said no more for the Ladies sight staied him both from the publishing his woes as of the cause of them He rose admiring the Ladies bewtie who first spake thus You should séeme to haue fewe enemies sir knight séeing so carelesly you lye and sléepe in passages so open that any by you offended may at his pleasure right himselfe He answered So crosse and austere hath my fortune alwaies bene most bewteous Ladie that it did neuer let me knowe the state wherin I might say I had a friend for euen my owne thoughts doo most within my brest make warre against my rest wherefore hauing none to trust vnto forceth me to set my selfe in the hands of euery one that one in this generalitie would shewe the office of a friend by taking away my despised life then as such a one I should account him for by the déed giuing me one death he riddes me of a thousand that I suffer in continuall languishment and it might I wel call life for he liues well that féeles no more pain Great is your griefe answered the Ladie and of force to drawe commiseration from the hardest heart and greater it is séeing that none pities you were it but with a counterfeit remedie noting the waight of your complaints In faith faire Ladie said the Prince so mightie are my oppressions that although I know them and the paine I endure by them yet I must suffer them for if I liue it is by liuing in paine so that should I but neuer so litle ease this paine it would be séene in the want of my health If it doth so please you replied the Ladie vniustly you complaine and I thinke you greatly wrong your Ladie terming her cruel My complaints most soueraigne Ladie are not so much ment against my lifes directnesse as against my vnhappie starres that make me infortunate in fauours but not in my imployment for neuer was any better but in such a place where my griefs be scorned Some reason you haue said the Lady hauing this occasion to bewaile for where sorrow is not regarded there is a double griefe and gladly would I know who you are and where borne for you séeme a straunger in these parts I cannot but obey your soueraigne commaund most excellent Lady answered the Gréeke I was borne in the farthest Confines of great Tartaria and am called Corolano cast by fowle weather and tempest of the sea on this Countrey passing so many troubles that had I not receiued such vnexpected comfort with your faire sight no doubt but that my soule séeing the bodie drenched in misery and as vnworthie to containe it had it forsaken me but to enioy within it the view of your happie sight gaue life to her liuelesse habitation And that I may commit no error for it is impossible but I haue incurred some suffer my prayers by your admittance to make me deseruer to know the name of the land so happie in the possession of such admirable brauery Quickly doo you require a payment for the discouery of your name Sir knight replied Selia for the Princesse could not busied in her new and painfull businesse but because you shall not altogither iudge your selfe vnfortunate in your pretences know this land is called Sylepsia whereof this Lady is Princesse and going on hunting we lost our company and our selues yet wee haue not hunted ill hauing founde the amourousest knight in the world and so according to your showes none like you haue better assuraunce of the Louers Tent whose aduenture was newly brought into this Cittie and the proofe thereof shall within these foure daies be begunne and little shall you not please vs to hazard your person in the tryall I am so ill prouided of Armor and other necessaries faire damzell answered the tender Prince that though I were vnwilling to do it yet to content your bewties with them I would try it assured that for louing and being vnfortunate to me the glory is onely due This want shall not hinder you said Eufronisa for I will furnish you with the best armor that euer you saw earst belonging to the first king that raigned in this countrey named Tersio equall in soueraigntie of Fortitude and Wisedome strengthened by Art and skill wherewith he forged them and neuer were séene by any These I le send you by this damzell first swearing you shall not absent your selfe from this Kingdome without my leaue and in our Pallace shall you be cherished The amorous Lady spake so plainly as the Prince could perceiue Loues new wound There is none so destitute of iudgement but wold haue weighed what he obtained to be beloued of so faire a dame for if the Prince had euer séene pure bewtie she was the perfect stampe therof in whose creation Nature the olde Mars of liuing forme had shewed the vtmost of her skill modeling her liniaments more absolute then thought could wish Among so fewe yeares as they both had was neuer seene completer excellencies so he answered Who dares most soueraigne Lady shew himselfe so vngratefull to the fauours imparted by your rare bewty as to commit a fault so hainous to depart from you without your license I am so long since captiue to anothers wil as now to acknowledge it anew is no pain but rather chéefest happines knowing to whom I owe seruice Why then said she we may be gon