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A47600	Leoline and Sydanis A romance of the amorous adventures of princes. Together, with sundry affectionate addresses to his mistresse, under the name of Cynthia. Written by Sir Fr. Kinnaston, knight, late one of the squires of the body to His Majesty.	Kinnaston, Francis, Sir, 1587-1642.; Granger, David, 1611-1675, engraver.	1646 (1646)	Wing K760; ESTC R218600	63,502	161

faire Duke Leons only daughter and his heire Who offring Sacrifice at Venus Shrine Did seem the goddesse to Prince Leoline 16. More lovely faire she was than can be told So glorious and resplendent her array Her tresses flow'd like waves of liquid Gold Burnisht by rising Titans morning ray From her eies broke the early dawning day A corrall portall plac'd above her Chin Inclos'd a bed of orient pearle within 17. A Carquenet her neck incircled round Of ballast Rubies cut in forme of hearts Which were with true-love knots together bound Of Gold enamel'd pierc't with Cupids darts From which small pendents by the workmans arts Were made which on her naked skin did show Like drops of bloud new fallen upon the Snow 18. More of her beauties will I not relate Of which the young Prince was enamored It was the gods decree and will of Fate Prince Leoline faire Sydanis should wed And both be joyned in one nuptiall bed Nor speak I of their marriage royalties Which were as great as mans wit could devise 19. The Tiltings Justs and Tournaments by day The Masques and Revels on the wedding night The songs to which prophetick Bards did play With many other objects of delight All which this History embellish might I will omit since each where of that kinde You may in Books frequent descriptions finde 20. For in this match the Fates seem'd to portend Millions of joyes Myriads of happy houres That on their heads and beds there might descend All blessings that come downe from heavenly powers No Star malignant on their nuptialls lowers For Hymen all his Virgin Torches lighted When first these Princely lovers troths were plighted 21. But O false world O wretched state unstable Of mortall men O fraile condition O blisse more vain then any dream or fable O brittle joy even lost in the fruition O doubtfull truth O certain true suspition O bitter sweetest love that let'st us know That first or last thou never wantest woe 22. For if there be no lets in the obtaining Of a mans honor'd Mistresse and her love Yet still there are crosses enough remaining Which neither force nor foresight can remove That to his joyes a sad allay will prove And make him know it is a truth confest That no one thing on every side is blest 23. But to the matter shortly now to goe That day the Prince did wed his beauteous Bride As then the custome was he did bestow Rich Scarfes and Points and many things beside Which in fine curious knots were knit and tyde And as his Royall Favours worne by those Whom he to grace his Princely nuptials chose 24. Favours are oft unhappily by chance Bestow'd For mongst those Courtiers that did weare The Princes Points a Marquesse was of France Who for some heinous fact he had done there Hang'd in effigie fled from France for feare And so for refuge to Carleon came Monsieur Marquis Iean Foutre was his name 25. Who though he had a Farinee face Thereto a Bedstaffe Leg and a splay Foot By angry nature made in mans disgrace Which no long slop nor any ruffled boot Could mend or hide for why they could not do 't Though his mouth were a wide world without end His shape so ugly as no art could mend 26. Although his weatherwise Autumnall joynts As if they wanted Natures Ligaments Did hang together as if tyde by Points Though most deformed were his Lineaments Yet sowler was his minde and base intents His matchlesse impudence which appear'd in this That he made love to beauteous Sydanis 27. So by the Canker-worme the fragrant Rose Is tainted So the serene wholsome aire By black contagion pestilentiall growes As she by this base wretch who thought to impaire The Chastity of one so matchlesse faire But his fowle base intents being once detected Were with all scorne and just disdain rejected 28. In dire revenge thereof that day the bands Were made between Prince Leoline and his Bride As the Arch-flamen joyned had their hands And made them one which no man ought divide Upon the Princes Point this Caitiffe tyde A Magick knot and muttered a Spell Which had an energetick force from hell 29. For by it was he maleficiated And quite depriv'd of all ability To use a woman as shall be related For Nature felt an imbecillity Extinguishing in him virillity The sad events whereof to set before yee Is as the dire Praeludium to our Storie 30. Now at that instant the Prince felt no change When as the charme was spoke nor alteration Within his minde or body for so strange Was the effect of the said Incantation As that it wrought in him no perturbation But woe is me the damned hellish spite Was first discern'd upon the wedding night 31. For then this princely couple being layd Together in their Hymenaeall bed And prayers to all the nuptiall gods being sayd To Domiduca that her home had led To Virginalis that her maidenhead Might without paine be lost and suddenly To Subiga that she might quiet lie 32. And lastly That Partunda by her power The Princesse would endue with fruitfulnesse That she would still make fortunate the houre Of her conception and her labor blesse Preventing all abortion barrennesse And now all these Devotions being said The Bride no longer was to be a Maid 33. But though the Prince enjoy'd all sweets of sence Her rosie lips which with sweet dew did melt And suckt her breath sweet as their quintessence Which like to Aromaticke Incense smelt Though he her dainty virgin beauties felt Embracing of soft Ivory and warme snow Arriv'd at her Hesperides below 34. Though Venus in Loves wars hath domination Sworne enemy to every Maidenhead And Soveraigne of the acts of generation Whose skirmishes are fought in the field bed Although her sonne a troupe of Cupids led Yet thus much had the dismall charme effected As Venus standard might not be erected 35. For when no dalliance nor provocation That weake opiniator part could raise Which Fancy and a strong imagination Rather than a mans will or reason swayes Which Rebell-like it ever disobeyes The Princes heart with shame and rage was fill'd That wilingly himselfe he could have kill'd 36. For on a sudden he left off to embrace And kisse his lovely and yet maiden bride And with a sigh he turn'd away his face From her and lying on the other side Under the sheet his face did estsoones hide At which the princely Lady much dismay'd After a while with teares thus to him said 37. Deare Lord if that a Maid whose innocence Is such and so great as she doth not know How to commit a fault or give offence Towards you to whom her best love she doth owe Nor yet the cause why you are alter'd so That on the sudden thus you doe restraine Your favors turning love into disdaine 38. You made me to believe when you did wooe That I was faire and had some lovelinesse But ah my beauties were too meane for

Sydanis the faire 334. Who weeps away her eies in pearly showres Rais'd by her sighs as by a Southerne winde She prayes to Venus and the heavenly powers That they in their high providence would finde Some means to ease her sad and troubled minde And though despaire unto the height was growne She might enjoy that yet which was her owne 335. Her prayers are heard for the next dawning day Prince Leoline and Mellefant both went True love not brooking any long delay Unto King Dermot with a full intent To aske and get his fatherly consent These Princes loves on wings of hope did fly That the King neither could or would deny 336. But their designe they brought to no effect Being commenc't in an unlucky houre No planet being in his course direct And Satutne who his children doth devour From his Northeast darke Adamantine tower Beheld the waining Moone and retrograde A time unfit for such affaires had made 337. They should have made election of a day Was fortunate and fit to speake with Kings When the Kings planet Sol's propitious ray Who great affaires to a wisht period brings And is predominant in all such things When Iupiter aspecting with the Trine His daughter Venus did benignly shine 338. This was the cause proceeding from above Which Clerks do call inevitable fate That was the hindrance of these Princes love And made them in their Suit unfortunate But yet their was another cause of state Which was so maine an obstacle and let That they the Kings consent could never get 339. For that Embassadour which lieger lay Sent to Eblana in King Albions name Who as you heard was feasted that same day That to the Court Prince Leoline first came And Mellefant conceiv'd her amorous flame A treatie of a marriage had begun For her with Prince Androgios Albions sonne 340. And had so farre advanc't it that the King With all his privy counsels approbation Had condescended unto every thing That might concerne the weale of either nation For this alliance would lay a foundation Of a firme future peace and would put downe That enmity was erst 'twixt either crowne 341. And now the time prefixt was come so neere Th' Embassadour had got intelligence Within ten dayes Androgios would be there In person his owne love-suit to commence And consummate with all magnificence His marriage and performe those nuptiall rites Wherein bright Cyntherea so delights 242. This weigh'd King Dermot could not condescend Nor give way to Prince Leolines affection Unlesse he should Andragios offend Who now of his alliance made election The breach whereof might cause an insurrection Among his people if that they should see Him breake a Kings word which should sacred bee 343. And now although Prince Leoline repented He ever love to Mellefant profest Yet because no man should go discontented From a great King he as a Princely guest Was us'd with all the noblest fairest best Respects of curtesie and entertain'd While that he in King Dermots Court remain'd 344. But like to one that 's into prison cast Though he enjoy both of the eie and eare All choycest objects and although he tast Ambrosiall cates yet while that he is there Wanting his liberty which is most deare He nothing relishes for nothing cares Even so now with Prince Leoline it fares 345. Who now disconsolate and being barr'd All hopes of marrying Mellefant the faire Missing that ayme he nothing did regard And since he must not be King Dermots heire He thought that nought that damage could repaire Himselfe as one he captivated deem'd And Dermots Court to him a prison seem'd 346. Now as a tempest from the Sea doth rise Within his minde arose this stormy thought How that the princesse justly might despise His cowardise who by all meanes had sought To win her love if he not having fought A combate with Androgios he should go Or steale away from her that lov'd him so 347. Although to fight no valour he did want Nor wisht a nobler way his life to end If vanquisht he should lose both Mellefant And he King Dermot highly should offend Who all this while had bin his royall friend Love well begun should have a bad conclusion And kindnesse find an unkinde retribution 348. But more if he should secretly attempt By means to take King Dermots life away Nothing his guilty conscience would exempt From terror that so fouly would betray Fowls of the ayre such treason would bewray For ravens by their croking would disclose Pecking the earth such horrid acts as those 349. If he with Mellefant away should steale And carry her where they might not be found Yet time at last such secrets would reveale For by that act he should her honor wound Who for her modesty had bin renown'd And he then Paris should no better speed Of whose sad end you may in Dares read 350. One while in him these noble thoughts had place Which did reflect on honorable fame Another while he thought how that in case He stole away men could not him more blame Then erst Aeneas who had done the same To Dido and that very course had taken Leaving the lovely Carthage Queene forsaken 351. Injurious story which not onely serv'st To keep the names of Heroes from rust But in thy brazen register preserv'st The memories and acts of men unjust Which otherwise had bin buried with their dust But for thy blacke darke soule there no man had Examples to avoid for what is bad 352. For had it not in Annals bin recorded That Theseus from the Minotaur was freed By Ariadne time had not affoorded A president for such a horrid deed For when King Minos daughter had agreed To steale away with him his beautious theft A sleep on Naxos desarts rocks he left 353. An act deserving hels blacke imprecation So cruell that it cannot be exprest To leave a Princely Lady in such fashion That had receav'd him to her bed and brest All after ages should this fact detest For this his treason rendred him all o're A greater monster then the Minotore 354. Returning home to Greece he had not taught Demophon by faire Phaedra his false sonne When he had King Lycurgus daughter brought Unto his bowe and her affection wonne Perfidiously away from her to runne Leaving faire Phillis and so caus'd that she Did hang her selfe upon an Almond tree 355. Yet these examples scarce mov'd Leoline And scarce his resolution chang'd at all For Mellefant for he could not divine If she by tasting sorrows bitter'st gall Upon the sharpe point of a sword should fall Or Phillis like impatient of delay Would with a halter make her selfe away 356. It may be she like Ariadne might Though she her Virgin bloom had Theseus given Marry god Bacchus and her tresses bright Be afterward exalted up to heaven There for to shine among the planets seaven For justice is not so severe and strict As death on all offenders to inflict 357. Besides he did remember should