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A10809	Honours conquest Wherein is conteined the famous hystorie of Edward of Lancaster recounting his honourable trauailes to Ierusalem, his heroic adventures and honours, in sundrie countries gained: his resolutions, and attempts in armes. With the famous victories performed by the knight, of the vnconquered castel, a gallant English knight, his admirable forces, and sundrie conquests obtained, with his passions and sucesse in loue: full of pleasant discourses, and much varietie. VVriten by H.R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.	1598 (1598)	STC 21082; ESTC S101923	89,017	151

y e knights safetie beganne to question with her of many sundry matters who were with such wisedome and honourable courtesie answered that they admired her giuing her the prayse of all the Ladies that euer they had séene The nobles delighting in her companie neuer were satisfied with her spéech but as times conuenient serued with much pleasant parley and spéech of importance as occasiō was ministred they passed the time two or thrée daies After which tune the Lady who had often felt such fits as to yong women are incident though vnaccustomed with those passions and being acquainted with none but her Alinda which had as small skill in such causes as her selfe she put that off often with good countenaunce which beganne now to increase so on her that shée could no longer hide all which she attributed to her trauaile and such other cares as she endured that to be assured of her disease and to séeke reléefe for her beeing in verie weake case they acquainted the Phisitian of the cardinall with her water who by all his skill found the cause no other but bréeding child for which hauing a carefull regard commanded stricktly vnto it by his Lord he prescribed order of diet and gouernment for her which he gaue with great charge vnto Alynda to execute In this carefull heauinesse of the Ladies sicknesse a messenger arriued at the pallace which brought tidings of the Emperors comming who was within halfe a dayes iourney and meant God willing to sim with them that night At hearing of which a great stir began in the citie making all the preparation for his most honorable entertainment The Cardinal with al his crew mounting themselues with all the nobles and burgesses of the Citie in good and most commendable order issued the Citie to méete him at whose comming such a general ioy was séene in euerie place as of long time had not beene the like What kind and louing embracing was betwéene the Cardinall him the Bishops A●ots and all the rest with shewes of loue and dutie and how honourably the same was requited I omit bringing him to the pallace gate his long desired place to be where the Lady Vallia with her Alynda and all the Ladies of the nobilitie and honour met him vnto whome Vallia prostrating her selfe on her knées besought his excellent highnesse to accept the humble seruice of her lord and husband who rested his in all dutie beseeching his imperiall maiestie to pardon hi● negligence and lusse ofher Lords letters by which she was commended vnto his fauourable custodie not omitting each particular action which chanced her and her companie with the cause of their losse of all which she intreated his maiestie to enquire of those marchants and that reuerent father the Frier to whose charge she was committed by her Lord. The Emperour full of maiestie and honour making great shewes of heartie welcome to her and her people most honourably entertained them giuing those Ladies and nobles of his countrey gracious thankes in honouring him so much as they had done in entertaining this welcome Lady to his countrey These welcomes of each side giuen the time vntil supper was ready they pleasantly spent in discoursing of seuer all matters the most part tending to the honour and high commendations of the knight of the Holy Crosse of whose vallor courtesie and resolution they all affirmed none could sufficiently speake At hearing of which suppose you Ladyes and women of what estéeme soeuer that haue men of person valour and honour endowed with many good parts as this noble Edward if Valia were proud yea or no you are made iudges of her thoughts which by your owne thoughts can best censure of hers if she be proude it is not her fault for by him his countries honour thorow the world is increased CHAP. XII How the Emperour taking care for the Ladie his charge after great honour done vnto her set forwards to Rome THe Emperour whose honourable thoughts was most in giuing due honour vnto the Ladie was ioyfull in her presence but more ioyfull in that she was with child which he hoped should haue his beginning in the world in his dominions for whom as for the Ladie he was not a little carefull taking an especiall charge on himself for her easie conuay to Rome whither after some stay made as well for the ease of his aged body as for dispatch of such businesse the lady had then in hand when by his excellent bountie at her entercession the Marchants for their goods lost were satisfied and those Christian prisoners with good rewards set frée and all things sorted to such happie euent as she desired euerie one content and the Emperour best pleased in his charge hearing by generall report her most godly behauiour and her resolute courage in their and her owne defence louingly embracing her he sayth welcome the flower of womanhood to thine owne Empire where thou shalt not liue to be commaunded but to command whatsoeuer I possesse in all places where I haue any command therfore honourable Ladie set feare and care apart and frolicke it with those whose care is now for you and your welfare For whose gracious offers Vallia rendered her most hearty thankes beséeching God to endue her Lord with life and safe returne to Rome that hee might acknowledge the like This finished the Emperour commaunded to prepare for their iourney which was in all readinesse against the next morning when with all the honour might be shewen shee was accompanied with all the estates of the countrey both Ladyes and others at whose departing the citie great gifts were presented vnto her which she most thankfully accepted and the Emperour for her sake most honourably and bountifully required Thus leauing the citie of old Rome by verie easie iourneyes they procéede passing the way with all deuises might be procured to beguile the wearinesse of the iourney as hauking hunting and other pastimes and pleasing discourses in which the Emperour desirous to knowe of what countrey she was for that shee spake his owne language so perfectly required it at her hande as an especiall fauour which Vallia with great reuerence and courtesie aunswered discoursing bréefely vnto him the long and heartie affection shee bore him béeing but a stranger and how she left her fathers court with her woman then attending on her disguised both in mans attyre not omitting his deliuerance frō the Spanish imprisonment with all their procéedings vntill their marriage Which wonderfull discourse the Emperor was neuer wearied to heare when she had all finished with such heartie loue and more zealous affection if more might be kissing her tender chéekes which he bedewed with his teares procéeding from the entire ioy of his most honorable hart he saith Thou lamp of honor wonder of y e earth how may thy most deserued praises be eternized as they merit my noble friend in so honourable a child and thy country thrise happie is renowmed wherein thou hadst thy

the ayre rattle and the earth to shake they sette sayle bidding theyr friendes a short farewell who attending theyr enemies comming wée leaue them houering at the sea for a time till they méete againe CHAP. XXII Howe the two armies meeting at sea the Millaine Duke with his power was discomfited THese honourable Armies well appointed both by lande and Sea a generall expectation was made on both sides for their méeting wherein each one hoping for victorie wished for to sée the euent of theyr fortunes long looked for commeth at the last and time hath brought the two fléetes in sight one of the other which descried all pollicie was wrought for the aduantage in the fight wherein those gallants of Genoway shewed their best skill keeping in despight of the Millaine armie the winde and in great brauerie halled the enemies with their warlike musicke in such sort that the skyes resounding the ecchoes of theyr noyse which was not vnaunswered by the Millaine fléete made as gallant a shewe as the other where some time was spent in tryumph betwéene them and the Gallies and shippes within shot their prowesse with great courage was discharged and euerie man with such weapon as he vsed did his best Long time and much powder was spent on both sides with much effusion of bloud eyther parte doubtfull of the victorie which the Generall of the Genowayes perceiuing halling his Viceadmirall and the Admirall and Vice-admirall of each Squadrone with a flagge of parley they drewe neare vnto him to heare what hee hadde to saye who charged them vppon their allegiance without anie more forbearing or consuming of time to boord withall spéede euerie man as hee coulde haue aduantage and so to make quicke and short tryall of their fortunes This counsell of the generall was welc●me to euerie man who were verie gladde and ioyfull of that commaundement which was that which they expected for they attended but to sée him béeing aduised to follow his deceiuers And thereuppon forcing theyr Gallies by maine strength of Oares aboord with great courage and vallour they gaue this onset in which was many feates of honour and armes atchieued where many a man of woorth left his life others lost theyr limbes and many spoyled and wounded to the death The Gallies fired and diuers sunke all hazards that daye were with great perrill espaped after many bloudie strokes and much other mischiefe on both sides the houre of the victorie befell the Genowayes who tooke their Admirall gallie flew their chiefetaine and burned and sunke many of the rest such good successe followed their iust cause that fewe of their enemies escaped without great hurt from the fight The fight ended night approaching a retreat by the Admirall was sounded which doone a view was taken of the prisoners and the gentlemen and commanders of the Millenaries sent aboord the generall for the rest order was giuen that they should remaine aboord their seuerall gallies which done a generall laude was giuen to God for their victorie and euery one following the course of the Admirall they made their way for Genoway and in short time with the diligence of the Captiues and good encouragement of the commanders of each gallie they had sight of their port and not long after recouered the same where their ioies were increased by the sight of their friendes happie returne as by their solemne shewes of gladnes was manifest to the great encouragement of al the aduenturers and increasing of the prisoners great gréefe who made such sure account to tryumph in their ouerthrowes and like Lords to command ouer them nowe to be subiect to their enemies Thus their heauie sighes bewraying their sorrow the generall of the fléete moued with pittie of their care beeing a man very debonaire and kind with a countenance ful of pittie his bonnet vayled came vnto the caualleres perswading them to comfort themselues and to extend this vnexpected chance as one of fortunes bandies whose inconstancie was not to bée wondered at for quoth he they that gaine to day may loose to morrow the fortunes of warres are difficil a cleare conscience and a iust cause armeth men with courage they that fight in right are often fortunate Our cause God hath righted whom your duke sought to wrong he is the giuer of victory to whom bee all glorie Yet gentlemen quoth he dismay not neyther clogge your hearts with too much care of your bad fortunes you are fallen into the hands of a kinde and most noble enemie who will well intreate you and for mine owne part which am at the Gouernours commaund I assure you your ransomes shall be so easie as you shall like well of The Milleneres captiue hearing theyr kinde enemie vse such wordes of comfort where hee might menace with death and cruell reuenge béeing at his mercie with courtesie returned great thankes for his most friendly counsell and good perswasions vowing themselues his obedient prisoners neuer to departe or offer any manner of discourtesie in worde or action vntill they were lawfully licensed so to doo Which worde the Generall accepting each man had frée libertie within the Cittie to goe at his or theyr pleasures CHAP. XXIII How the Armies by land meeting what happened them AS God sent the sea power of these Princes to trie first theyr forces so not long after theyr armies approaching the Millaine Duke beeing aduertised by his espialles of their readinesse hearing of the ill succesle of his fléete loath to putte all on hazard without some more pause and resting his people which were verie sore wearied with theyr long and hard trauaile for which cause as well to consult with his leaders and copartners hée caused his Tents to bee picht giuing good directions for sure watch to bee kept throughout the Campe which done and they hauing reposed themselues that night the next day a parley by flagge was sommoned wherein euerie man was heard both for aduise in marshalling the Armie as for pollicie in surprising the enemie where in each mans opinion sayde the Duke melancholike for his ill successe and losse of his fléete was so malcontent that nothing might be said wherein he tooke pleasure yet gaue he leaue to euerie one to say his mind which humours nothing contenting his nobility and such as were drawne thither by his cause loath that his headstrong humours should dishonour them the Ferr●ra Duke as one that might be most bold with him sayd Cosin of Millaine for your sake wee haue gathered bordering neighbours maintaining no iust cause of our owne but your intended quarrell wherein if wee reape any dishonour wee haue our deserts Ledde by your counsell wée haue béene as shéepe to bée slaine and now hauing hadde a little crosse dismay you that our people séeing your discomfort may leaue vs héere in the middest of our enemies It is dastardlike to feare in such a cause and may bréede all our euerthrow wherefore resolue eyther to maintaine your honour and with resolution finish what

to right the widdow and fatherlesse hee carefully prouided for the maimed souldiour most bountifully maintained In briefe most excellent and my gracious soueraigne there is no state no subiect or any vnder his gouernment which hath not great cause to implore the losse of this good Duke This dolefull discourse he finished with so déepe a sigh as pressed teares from his ouer-grieued heart which restraining his tongue caused him to bée silent and mooued the Emperour at his sorrow to shedde manie teares which being suddenlie ouerpast the grieuing and most gracious Emperour raysing the Noble man from the ground louingly ●mbrasing him saide A tale of sorrowe and much griefe hast thou deliuered which mooued my heart ●● lament the death of such a most honoured Prince and to g●ieue for those subiects whose l●s●e is so great But tell mee who gouerneth the Dukedome and howe affect they the returne of the Princesse Most gracious Low answered this sorrowfull Noble man the state by a generall consent is in the rule of Don Sebastian Andrea a Noble Gentleman of graue countenaunce verie politique wise and most noblie enclined who forced vnto it by the importunate suite of the subiects of all estates in most honourable sort carrieth himselfe so that by his rule their Prince late dead is in iustice and all other good partes before remembred little missing to be equall onelie the nobilitie of his house acknowledged so that the happinesse of the Countrey is the more in so prouident a gouernour The like of whom I hartilie wish your highnesse and all other Princes for where such liue which prysed honour and the publike common weale before their owne couetous and priuate commoditie where lawes are not solde for Lords pleasures nor bribes corrupt Iustices where through the poore are oppressed the C●●mons vndone and the state impouerished there is G●● honoured and the Prince truly serued And where such blessings b● there is loue of Subiects and faithfull heartes to their princes Well hast thou sayd quoth the Emperour and in thy speech hast comforted my spirites to heare thée discourse the honours ●● this noble Gouernour whom I will honour euer for thy honourable report on which meditating he committed the secrecie of his aunswere to the Noble man his great wisedome loath that the suddaine newes shoulde anie way discomfort the Ladie whose welfare he prised before his owne good And so betaking the Emperour to his carefull studie for the Ladies quiet and the noble Messenger to his repose amongst his friends we returne againe to our noble Edward who is now in the way to the holy Citie CHAP. XVI How the Knight of the holy Crosse accompanied with the Portugals and his other companions iournied to the citie of Ierusalem and what happened them WHen the noble Edward had by his prowesse and honourable feates of Armes by death of those miscreants released the Portugall Marchants from theyr captiuitie storing themselues with such needfull prouision as they coulde conueniently carrie They spedde themselues with all the haste they could to end their desired businesse and fulfill their vowes in the holie Citie kéeping the way continually by the Mountanes without any aduenture happening vntill one of the Easterlings fell into such daunger of death that there was no way to recouer him which the pittifull Knight perceyuing and hoping the best for his recouerie making his stay to sée the end what would become of him hée applyed himselfe by all meanes to séeke his recouerie which was past all remedie In which extremitie our braue English Caualere playing the part of a heauenly Phisitian comforted his weake patient in the promises of Christ Iesus and his passion earnestly perswading him to remember his time euill spent in this worlde and howe manie and grieuous sinnes hee had committed for any daunger or hope of worldly promotions to forsake his Sauiour whose mercies was more to bée regarded then a legion of liues or all the Kingdomes of the worlde In which comfortable wordes the distressed Easterling taking great pleasure when the houre came of his latest farewell to the worlde embracing the Knight betwéene his armes when his faltring tongue had lost the vse of spéech he shewed by signes the hopes he had to be a copartner of the heauenly kingdome and therwithall refined his breath whom after the Christian manner in those mountaines they entered as they best could which done forrowing for the losse of him whom from death they coule not recall they procéede on their iourney in which they had not long trauailed but resting themselues in the desarts by a pleasant riuers side The Moore which before hee had taken to attende their horses discryed comming with great spéede towards them a verie faire and beautifull woman attired in a petticoate of crimson damaske which was pursued by two Negroes slaues which would violently haue abused her bodie This strange sight in a place so vncouth when the Moore had shewed the knight like himselfe mooued with pittie of distressed people especially of her sexe presently mounted himselfe and met her whom he questioned of whence she was and what moued her to flie so swiftly from those villians The Lady whom feare had almost doomed to death being in a gréeuous extasie could not forbeare to shewe the sine of ioy by her iesture albeit her heart restrained her tongue spéech which the knight perceiuing taking her in his armes and brand ashing his sword thereby shewing to reuenge her wrong he comforted her in such wise as taking assured hope on him which séemed by his habite to bee a christian she said Honourable knight whom God hath raysed for the comfort of a poore distressed captiue know that I am wife vnto a noble Grecian knight called Mathatias gouernour of Roades who trauailing with a small traine to performe our religious vowes in the holy Citie now two nights past taking our lodging in these desarts our tents pitched and our guard hauing fire as wel for our vse to dresse and make ready our viands as to defend themselues from the wilde beasts that haunt these mountaines a crew of cruell and most brutish heathen that kéepe these places to disturbe the quiet of such passengers as they met guided by the fire as I said came vnto our tents whilst wee sléeping dreaded neither them nor any other euill By those catiues was my most noble husband slaine and such of our companie as resisted their diuellish intents which done making mee their Captiue they horsed mee and to theyr h●llish man●ion lodde mee with some of our followers where perforce they woulde haue bereaft mée of that most pr●cious ornament which all good Women holde in more regarde then then theyr life yet preserued by Gods fauour my teares and pittious cryes did so penetrate the hearts of those homicides that they haue pardoned mée that ill vntill theyr returne from a spoyle which they haue vndertaken meaning to visite theyr home within thrée or foure dayes leauing mee to the

they which are bounde must obey The game was nowe vied and they must néedes sée it So long vied and reuied was it by the Knight that not one was left to count the stake The broyle ended and euerie act in this massacre performed the Knight beholding those brauing hell-houndes weltering in their blood first thanking God for his fauour in strengthening him in that distresse resting himselfe after his wearie trauaile hee disarmed himselfe refreshing his wearie bodie for a time which done he hasteneth him vnto the place where they Gouernour and his Ladie remained whom in the companie of his beloued wife was comforted where with great ioy he was welcomed to all his folowers who with the Ladie ceased not to pray for his good successe Thus leaue wee this frollicke companie ioying in the good fortunes of the Knight who reposed him selfe with those friendes vntill the Gouernour had recouered his full strength to trauaile when leauing the desartes they procéeded on theyr iourney to the Cittie of Ierusalem In which trauaile wee leaue them to shewe you the fortunes of the noble a●d vertuous Ladie Vallia remaining with the Emperour in Rome CHAP. XIX How the Lady Vallia sorowing for the death of her father trauelled with childe and what then chanced her NOwe the time and place of the Hystorie serueth vs to leaue the noble Edwarde and his companie to let you heare of the vertuous Ladie Vallia who trauailing with womens ordinarie griefe had not long to looke of her time wherein shee expected an heyre so the woorthie knight of the Crosse which caused the Emperour to detaine the heauie tidinges of her fathers death from her But as nouelties haue wings and flie with the light breath of euerie tatling tongue so this lamentable storie came vnto the eares of Vallia who for her recreation and pleasure walking in a Parke adioyning to the Pallace was encountred by a simple Souldiour who hauing lost his limmes in seruice awayted to impart his suite vnto the Emperour for reliefe With this Souldiour the Ladie questioning what seruices hée had séene as one that had knowledge of many honourable seruices done but especially glad to heare of her Lord and husband whose demaunds the Souldiour answered with much courage not letting for his owne good to vtter all in which his spéech declaring the woorthie conquest of Philip her father where he was a suddaine feare so possest him that his tongue with griefe denied further speech which of the Lady béeing perceiued mooued with pittie of his sorrow enquired diligently what mooued him on such a suddaine to stay his talke beginning now the most delight willing him to say on whatsoeuer he had for sure she was that nought but honourable should be said of her father or her loue who was with him in all those seruices This blunt companion recomforted by her honourable counsell and good encouragement séeing hee must vtter his hearts greefe albeit hee had no thought or knowledge to whom he spake it after some small pause he said Pardon me gracious Ladie for my heauie tidings and account me no dastard for daring to speake what is my hearts griefe to vtter the subiect of my tragicall swonding sorrow to all the hearers For the losse of our noble generall whose vntimely death hath caused such heauinesse and hearts discontent amongst all those of his gouernment that will neuer bee blotted from theyr mindes so long as any one breatheth that did know him The sorrowfull Ladie hearing these dolefull tidings of her fathers losse could not answere his talke nor had power to speake but as one readie to leaue this life presently fell in a traunce to the grounde whome her gréeued attendants Alynda and the rest by their carefull industrie reuiued againe though with much extremitie The poore souldiour which saw howe ill his talke was taken brooked no longer stay in that place doubting his Princes displeasure but got him from the Cittie with all spéed Vallia her suddaine gréefe vrged her paines that her Midwiues were sent for and with great perill of life was not long after deliuered of two goodly Sonnes whose sight and other comfortable perswasions of the Emperour and those Ladies that were about her remooued a little her heauinesse which shée most honourablie endured to all theyr ioyes for this good fortune of the Ladie solemne Processions were made Belles were rung and Bonefices were plentifull throughout the Citie with all other shewes and signes of gladnesse that might be deuised But to whom so euer these two newe borne Gentlemen was most welcome there coulde none take more pleasure in beholding them then the Emperour who woulde neuer haue anie time from his affayres of state but the Nurces were sure of his companie to their ioy and pleasures In this ofspring I leaue them to recount the accidenis happening in Genoway CHAP. XX. Howe Albert Duke of Millaine hearing of the death of Philip Duke of Genoway supposing his Daughter to bee dead made claime to the Segnorie and what chaunced WHen the high commander of men had by death taken from his Countrey the hope and comfort of this most louing and honourable Prince Philip Albert Duke of Mill●ine swelling with ambition to 〈…〉 ●ouernement s●●●osing Vallia 〈…〉 heyre of Philip to be 〈…〉 first summoned the Vicegerent by his Heralde to 〈◊〉 and the little he had for their soueraigne or abide the chaunces of warres which with al the power both of him and his friends he would presently inflict vpon them This peremptorie message deliuered the Vicegerent hauing care to his oath and promise made summoned the Nobilitie and gouernours of each port within those confines vnto whom hee recounteth the message receiued from the Millaine Duke with all the large circumstances declaring his title to be but vsurped and desiring their aydes in the right of the Ladie Vallia heyre and lawfull inheritrix of their late deceased Lorde whome they should most highly wrong if dastardlie they should intitle another in her right Therefore my Lordes and louing friendes quoth the Gouernour shewe in mainteining the honour and right of this Ladie your loue to her father in which you gaine more loue and honour then to be inuested with title of great worth For no greater blemish can be to the Noble then to bee tearmed a cowarde especiallie in a cause of such honour as this Therefore if you will ioyne with mée in full consent estéeme his threates not woorth a pinne and prouide to giue him such a welcome as is fitte for an enemie The Nobles and all estates there assembled hearing the honourable resolution of the Gouernour with generall consent lawding his magnanimitie committed themselues vnto him promising on their honours to maintaine with their bodies goods liues and landes whatsoeuer he resolued on This willingnesse with generall consent when the Gouernor had seene and heard first giuing them all hearty thanks for their honourable loue to their Princesse and carefull regard of their common wealth which they were all