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A16260	A pleasant and delightfull history, of Galesus Cymon and Iphigenia describing the ficklenesse of fortune in loue. Translated out of Italian into Englishe verse, by T. C. Gent.; Decamerone. Galesus. English	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572. aut	1565 (1565)	STC 3183; ESTC S109332	16,033	54

from Cyprus soyle and you vnarmde inuade In midste of Seas beyng armde my selfe with kée●e and caruyng Blade But this is cause that force mée thus and seemeth great to mée Whiche to atchieue I make accompte a recompence to bée In guerdon of my former toyle and hyre of trauayle pas●e Whiche easely and with quyet you may graunt and purchase rest Myne IPHIGENIA she it is who dearer is to mée And gratefull more then lande or lyfe is her socyetie Whome when by gentle meanes I could ▪ not of her Father gayne Loue forc'de me thē with Shield w t Speare and Swoorde her loue obteine And armde with glitteryng Helme creste by violence her to take From you For so my mynde is bent my Spouse and féere to make Her And in lieu of PASYMONDE his function execute Wherfore deliuer her to mée in haste withoute pursuite And NEPTVNE guidyng well your sayles to passe the swellyng Seas Reuerte into your natiue lande and hence departe with peace The Rhodians then wh●m force cōstraind not franke and frée good wyll With wéepyng eyes the Uirgyn yeldes Sir CYMON now vntyll Which when she saw her Corse was pledg and ransome for the rest The trickling teares like flowing stremes distylled downe her brest Then gentle Uirgyn CYMON said blurre not thy face with teares But drie thine eyes and cease thy griefe there is no cause of feares I am thy CYMON that long time haue lou'd thée in my hearte And more deserue'd thée to my wife then PASMONDE for his parte For broylyng brands of lawlesse loue haue pearc'd for thée my brest And PASMONDE onely claymeth thée by reason of beehest And couenaunt which thy father made this said he doth returne Unto his Mates ▪ whiche in the Shippe did all that time soiourne And brought his IPHIGENIA to Ship with him by hande Unspoylde of stuffe the Rhodian Ship he sent to Rhodian lande Then CYMON which on lyue did think himselfe the happiest wight Enrichde with suche a Royall pray and precious to his sight D●uised with his felowes nowe their voyage to directe On Seas not to the Cyprian Soyle but backewarde to reflecte By commen counsel holden they agréed to Créete to sayle Where all chiefly CYMON thought their foes coulde not preuayle Against them there for that they had both friendes and kinsmen too So now by all mens full consent to Thyle of Creete they go Then lanche they foorth hoiste vp Sayle O TRITON be their guide And brynge them safe to wisshed Porte their face from foes to hide But sée how waywarde Fortune now begyns to turne her whéele And grutchyng at his good successe her crooked Spyndelles reele For she that CYMON gratified with IPHIGENIA As noble famous Goddesse now hath to●●de her face away And changde his Ioyes goulden happe in moment of an howre To soakyng sighes to waylynge grones of frownyng Fortunes lowre Be packynge Muses to your Mownte your helpe is bootelesse héere I must amongst the Hellish shades go séeke to finde MEGERE ALECTO flie from LIMBO lake and scudde from PLVTOS denne And with your aide assiste my Uerse directe my rugged Penne. TWice .ij. houres ▪ scarcely ended were sithe Rhodi●ns home returne But night with dimming darkenesse came and mistie cloudes by turne Appearde in Skies to CYMONS hearte a ioyfull wisshed night Which shuld be pleasāt more he thought to him then euer chanc'de to wight But loe a stormie tempest rise the Skies with cloudes are blacke And wauie Seas with whirlyng winds do tosse the Shippes to wracke This hurly burly blindes their eyes and dulles their Sences so That of them all not one man knew what thynge was best to doo For all men then began to feare ▪ forgettyng Shipmens skyll But who can paint with proper tearmes or plainly Pen with quyll What gr●e●e y ● tyme gripte CYMONS hart for Goddes would not regarde He thought the force of flamyng loue and sithe before he sparde Not lyfe to lose his loue to winne in thought then sure said he With sharper stinge of death the Gods wyll take reuenge on mée Now Cymons Mates do wéepe wayle But IPHIGENIA Aboue the rest shed bitter teares and ofte cried wellawaye And gul●fde w t gripyng ●ittes did quaile at euery blaste of winde And euery storme of wallowing waues opprest with wo●her minde And drownde her eyes with sal●ish teares she vtterlye deteste Sir CYMONS loue and bouldnesse that had purchaste her vnreste As though that stormie whirlwindes not of other cause dyd swell But by the wrathfull ire of Goddes to wreacke with furie fell His boulde attempte And wyllyng not that CYMON shoulde enioy The rauishte Uirgyn quietlye or fr●e without annoye But sure she thought by sentence iuste of Gods they both shoulde die And ende their wretched direfull dayes in wofull myserie Amongst these Girlysh waylynges the●● and anguish of the minde The watermen and Maryners were wauerynge as the winde And doubtfull muche whiche way to turne their Shyp and them to saue And styll the windes begynnyng more with boysteous blastes to raue Their bark was driu● to the Ile of Rhodes whiche for the tempest they Could not discerne and know to bée vpon the Rhodian Sea And studiyng now for onely healthe they put their helpyng hande Both all and some to leaue the Seas and bringe their Ship to lanoe Where as the Constellacions wrought they landed at that place To whiche the Rhodians came before whiche CYMON let to passe And yet they knew not that they were ar●u'd at Rhodes before That SOL displaide his splendent beames next morow on the shore For then they sawe the Ship at Hauen whiche they did let departe The day before ▪ not distant more from them then throw of Dar●e Wherfore Sir Cymon pensiue now leaste that shoulde chaunce did feare To him whiche happed presently as you shall after heare Then he commaundes with diligence the Ship from thence remoue In ●aste not caryng to what Porte their Tacklynges els they shooue For well he knew● all other Portes from daungers more were frée And SCYLLAS wombe lesse wrackfull where now they landed bée The Shipmens painfull trauayle and then his Mates endeuour now Were bootelesse For the shrillie windes styll backewardes dyd them blow And by their force and sturdie strength are driuen vpon the shore Against their wyll for wrastlyng styll to turne from thence their Ore The windes did land them at the Hauen of Rhoodes where by and by The Rhodian Shipmen knew right wel and did them streight descrie Then of them one did hastely ronne to Towne not distant farre Where al the route of Gallantes stoute that tyme assembled ware And orderly reuealth to them that IPHIGENIA And CYMON blowen y ● stormie blasts tost on the roaryng Sea Are now arriu'd at Rhodian lande and all the circumstaunce He shewes to them And all thinges els that hapte to them by chaunce Which heard the lustie youth of Rhodes did leape for present ioye Euen lyke as dyd

is risen now this thought his fancie clime Which musing he in blockish braine to reason thus began And beyng brutish as he was in troubled head dyd scan The fulgent brightnesse of her face and oh what thing said hée Is equipollent in this worlde to her ●ormos●tie Then pondred he with i●dgyng eye her amiable looke And view'd the Uirgyns séemelinesse in lieu of Psalter Booke And noated all her lineamentes of perfecte forme and shape And praised greatly in his heart in Natures Arte hir happe And first her He●●e like goulden wyre he painted foorth with praise And fully was resolued in minde they shonne as PHEBVS rayes And then her forehead nose mouthe her necke her Armes and breast To laude in heart and muse theron in mynde he neuer ceaste Thus he a rude vplandish man in twincklyng of an eye Is now become of Beautie Iudge to scan of Phisnomie His greatest care was now to sée her splendent glisteryng eye Whiche drownde with sléepe drowsie dreames fast closde w t lids did lie Whiche CYMON that he might beholde was minded to awake From sléepe this Damsell bright y t hee the view therof might take But sithe she fairest séemde of all that earst he sawe with eye He gan to feare leaste that she were a Goddesse in the Skie And for he was so blunt of witte that well he did not know If heauenly things more worthy were then thinges on earth that grow Therfore somwhat he brideled lust and staide a time to sée If that her eyes of owne frée wyll would wake or opened bée And though this pawsinge séemed long and griefe it was to staye Unwonted pleasure heald his hearte from partyng yet awaye Thus CYMON gazyng styll and yet enioyng lybertie To gaze out of her sléepe behould she walk●th by and by Her name hight IPHIGENIA so Parentes did deuise Whiche when she lifted vp her head and opened wide her eyes And CYMON leanyng on his staffe before her stande she see Amazde in minde these wordes or lyke to hym then vttered shée For Cyprians knew their CYMON well for his simplicitie And partly for his Fathers wealthe and great Nobylytie What séekste thou CYMON in this wood at this tyme of the daye Why wandrest thou so farre from home what causeth thée to staye But Answere CYMON rendred none to IHPHIGENIA But fi●t his staryng eyes on hers not lookyng once away For sure he thought a passyng smell and great suavitie Procéeded from the fulgent light of pleasant pearcyng eye Which warmd his heart w t present ●ight and sodeine wontlesse ioy A soueraigne salue to Maladies to Cares the chiefe annoye But when the Uirgyn well had markd his neuer winkyng looke A chillyng horrour shakd her limmes and feare her Sences tooke For doughte least his vnciuill lyfe with Clounish maners fraught Might cause suspect of Uirgyns vaunte that he the pray had caught Whiche seyng might without desert redownde to her reproche And knowyng well how sclaunderous ●ongs on Uirgyns fame encroche In haste her handmaides she awak●e in purpose to departe And farewell CYMON then she said Adieu with all my harte Thē answered CYMON in this sorte ▪ my heart shall way●e on thee My ●oye my selfe where ere thou go shall beare thee companie And though she flatly dyd refuse his offred curtes●e Yet could she not reiect her Mate vntyll with open eye He viewd the stately dwellyng place of her that made him thrall Whose Aunsweres were to him more sharpe then taste of bytter gall For when that swel●yng heate of loue did boyle within his breast And ●lamyng fire did burne his lymmes and rage his hart opprest And that he ●rau'de of her to quench his drowgh one droppe of grace She spewd foorth spiteful taūting glikes at him with frownyng face And yet that moste procur'd his griefe was partyng from her sight That had attachd his Sences all with view of liuely light For when she past with ste●lyng steps her Fathers hugie Gate She bard the same w t might mayne against her friendly Mate Then booted not he knew right well with showtyng cryes to call And then perceiued she scornd his loue yet he remainde her thrall A thousād thoughts then h●md his wits in Caue and stucke of woe ▪ And sundrie fancies framde in hym the roote of griefe to grow His Brayne was eke besiegde w t care what wayes he might deuise To conquere hate and gaine the loue of hir that bleard his eyes Thus musing now in minde he standes in studie colde as Ice And styll deuising how he may atchiue his enterprise At length determinde to reuer●e vnto his mansion place And styll he hoopde in tracte of time to looke for better grace And tumbled now on carefull couche in Countrey Cabyn lay Inuentyng seuerall wayes now this now that he did assay But sundrie consultacions passde in ende he dyd conclude To liue exilde from Countrey soyle for Countrey Clownes are rude Therfore to Courte in haste he hyes hym to his Fathers howse And stoutely to his Parentes sweares that he wyll hould the Plowes No longer now or digge and delue and be a Countrey Slaue But loathyng Countrey life begyns a ciuill lyfe to craue Then newly gan his Fathers cares and treble wonted woe His Friends and Kinsmens griefe likewise began agayne to grow Yet purposde they a while to stay the perfecte cause to know Of sodeyne chang that forc'de this man his former g●ise forgoe Therfore w●ē Cupids shaft had perc'de this CYMONS restles hart Through which could neuer penetrate one ●ote of learned Arte. When CYMONS sense was rauished with IPHIGENIAES face Whose pulchritude of liuely looke his glimpse of eye did daze He was not he but chang'd his coate his maners he began To change likewise and was be come from thence an altred man This chang to Courtiers séemed strang a wonder to his féeres An admiration to his kinne a ioy to fathers yeares Then of his Father first he crau'd to be apparaild braue As others of his Bréethren were and lyke Attire to haue His Father graunted his request and streight began he then To matche himselfe in felowshyp of Courtly Gentlemen With diligence he searchde what things were to a Louer fitte And now in stud●yng Tha'●te of Loue 〈◊〉 exercise his witte And whiche is merueilous to tell in mom●ntarie space To 〈◊〉 geuyng hote delight he learnynge did embrace Amongste the wise Philosophers he gayned likewi●e fame With musing mou'd to all mennes minds that knew of CYMONS name The cause of all this sodeyne change was IHPHIGENIAS loue Whiche made him banish lobbish lyfe and rudenes to remoue For loue his guide he did refourme the stuttyng of his tongue And of a ●●sked l●sping voyce his speache moste swéetely ronge In vttryng pleasant wordes and hée of Musicke learnde the Arte Of skyll in strydyng tramplyng Stéedes he had likewise his parte And skylfull was in feates of Armes and Actes of Chiualrie In warfare well experienc'd too by lande

the valient Grekes at ouerthrow of Troy And rushyng forth lyke ragyng route they mustred many men And then with speede vnto the Seas they flockmeale all dyd renne Wher CYMON hasting now his flight with IPHIGENIA The Rhodians him in midst of course preuente and make to staye Yet fayled not his noble hearte to stande in his defence Against the Rhodian warlyke Troupe for first he did dispence With lyfe And wyllyng was to spende his bloud vpon his 〈◊〉 ▪ And many by his Knightly force their S●nces dyd forgoe And thr●ugh his prowesse some did yelde to ATROPOS their breathe And some were maymde and other slayne with direfull darte of Death Yet ●●●led not his valiant Actes and chiualrous Renowne For taken hym they Prysoner ledde to next adioynyng Towne Then thither came LISYMACHVS whiche in that yeare by chaunce Was Maiestrate And in that Ile had chiefest gouernaunce Beyng garded with a warlyke route cōmaund●s that CYMON then And all his Aidantes shoulde be throwen to déepe and darksome denne For PASMONDE and the Senate 〈◊〉 of Rhoodes appointed to When they how all the matter stoode effectuallie did know Now hath th'unhappy Louer losse his IPHIGENIA Whome he had gainde not muche before by fight vpon the Sea Of whome he neuer tasted swéete besides a litle hope For hire of paynes allredy pas●e to reape the goulden croppe Saue that he collde her lillie necke and kist her rosie lippes And claspte her ofte in foulded Armes agayne her Corps he clyppes But all this sodayne ioye is turnde agyne to wonted woe His IPHIGENIA now he must against his wyll forgoe Thus wandrynge wide to séeke for rest in stormie tydes is trapte And labouryng long through Gulphes of waues in care vnwares is wrapte Then fawnyng Fortune framde he said with painted face for sh●e O brittle cursed Fate that forc'de my state to alter so The chiefe and auncient Matrones then receiu'de her courteously And cherisde her with nourishmentes And of captyuitie Beyng partly sadde her gulpyng griefe with sola●e they appease And partly weried with the toyle and trauayle on the Seas And there abode she styll with them vntyil th'appointed day To celebrate Thespousell rites had chasde the night awaye To leade a captiue Prisoners lyfe the Senate graunted now To CYMON and his Mates for that some fauour they did show Unto the Rhodians for they gaue them licence to departe With bagge and baggage frée frō death But PASMONDE for his parte With instant suite did vrge that they in pryson might be slayne To whiche they were condemnde for aye to leade their lyues in payne Where they should ende their wretched dayes as Reason did require Whyle breath doth last depryu'de of hope to pleasures to aspyre The meane whyle now when PASYMOND for Nuptialles doth prepare And all prouision néedefull he prouides with carkyng care Beholde how Fortune mou'd with ruthe of former acte repente And now for CYMON healthfull ayd● she frendly doth inuent Thus loe in gripe of death is lyfe in Hell mouthe helpe is founde And LACHESIS the knot half losde hath fast and firmely twounde For entryng in at PLVTOS doore and yeldyng vp the Ghoste With gaspyng oft for breath sée how his vertue Death hath iuste And lyfe begynnes in him againe to runne his wonted race So Death is banishd and lyfe restorde by Fortunes gentle grace THis PASMONDE had a Brother namde HORMIDAS yonge of yeares But yet not lesse in valiantnesse then PASMONDE or his péeres Which long deliberation had decréed to take to wi●e A Uirgyn callde CASANDRA and with her to leade his lyfe And for she was of séemely shape adournde with Courtly grace LISYMACHVS the Senatour did coueit to embrace With stretched Armes her comly Corps whom with affection hée Lykde in suche sorte that he desirde her Louer for to bée For restless rag● ▪ of scorchyng loue tormented so●e his hearte ▪ Being clapt vnwares in V●NVS clawe● and stong with CVPIDS darte Now PASIMONDE S●temp●●i●yng the Nuptiall iolytie With sumptuous preparations as was mée●eor his degrée Thought good his Brother HORMIDAS for to perswade that they Might entryng both in IVNOES Rites be Brydegr●omes on adaye So shoulde they saue the double charge and coastes of Mariage feaste Yet meante he that of b●th their charge his Brothers should be leaste He therfore w t CASSANDRAES frends the matter doth 〈◊〉 And of her father ●rau'd to graunte her to be féere and mate Unto his Brother HORMIDAS and geuen to him to wy●● ▪ They shoulde be ioynde i● sacr●d bondes of wedlocke ▪ all their lyfe And that same daye as 〈…〉 his IPHIGENIA His Brother should be maryed 〈◊〉 his Ladie CASSANDRA These consul●acions cor●yes were vnto LISYMACHVS hea●te For wanne of hope and comfortlesse from ioyes he dyd departe Yet with perswasions fancie féedes hym that CASSANDRA wyll Be linckd with hym in IVNOES lawes and his desire fulfill If that HORMIDAS wedde her not and take her to his wyfe These and suche lyke occursions then in mazed minde were ryfe But as a prudent man should d●● that claymes of wisdome parte He closely k●epes his dolour déepe enc●einde within his hearte And compassyng in swarming brayne what wayes he might with sp●ede Disturbe this Mariage could not finde a lawfull meanes in déede Therfore agrées he with him selfe and fully doth conclude To winne by force the Uirgyns grace and cares so to exclude which wel he thought he might atchiue and playnly bryng to passe For that he bare the chiefest sway and honor in that place On th●ther parte his dignytie and tipe of highe renowne Renockte him from that enterprise whiche to his shame should sowne For that his ●shining Fame doth adde dishonor to the facte The more yf one of his estate committe so lewde an acte But after muche aduisement had Sir Loue did gayne the place Of honestie and Reason too to luste did yelde his trace And now LISYMACHVS dothe haste with danger of his health Yea and with losse of lyfe to take his praye awaye by stealthe And roulyng oft in searchyng head what order he might take Or what assistentes he might vse an ende ther●●to make An● bryng the matter to good passe bethought himselfe an 〈◊〉 As hap would haue and Fortune gaue of CYMON that dyd mon● His thraldome beyng closely clapte in Gayle and Dungeon déepe Where straitly hym and all his mate● the Wardeyne styll did kéepe ▪ He therfore pondryng well the cause with hearte and hande agrée Unto this sentence which he mindes should ra●yfied ●ée That no man could be founde more true or of fidelytie This weightie charge to take in hande then CYMON was whome he The nexte night after brought by stelthe from déepe and Hellike lake Unto his Chamber bossde with Goulde and thus to him he spake ¶ ORATIO LISYMACHI AD CYMONEM EUen as sir CYMON Gods are bēt and alwayes redy bée To geue their gracious gifts to men with store abundantly So doo they too require of them both paynfull