not be woon by such a mightie Emperor considâ—â—ing her youth and beautie and the wonderfull riches incessantly offered her Yet the highest Lord so protected her that the more liberall the Turke was in honors and perswasions the more loyall continued her loue to Trineus whose perfect image was engrauen in her heart And not fearing torments or death she boldly answered the Emperor that he trauailed in vain for she might not loue him in that she was married to an husband more noble euery way then he and none but him shée would loue while she liued yet made he no great account of her words considering what frailtie commoâ—ly is in women The day being come of this great preparatioÌ„ and al the Princes present to vnderstand their soueraigneâ— will he béeing placed in his imperiall seate said That hée intended to take to wife one of the most beautifull Ladyes in the world for that cause he sent for them to vnderstand 〈◊〉 they liked thereof Their aunswere was that they liked well thereof and would gladly honour her as wel beseemed them Then sent he for Agriola and before them all saide vnto her that it was his pleasure to accept her for 〈◊〉 wife and therefore shee should prepare her selfe on the 〈◊〉 to be married The Princesse abashed at these spéeches fell downe before him in a dead traunce where vpon by the Quéenes and Ladies present shée was conuayed into her Chamber where béeing againe reuiued she began most pitifull and dolorous lamentations so when all the companie had left her that shée was alone with Hippolita falling downe on her knées at her beds â—â—ete shée thus began O my God and benigne Father pittie thy poore distressed creature and forget the offences I haue heretofore committed for what is a sinner vnlesse thou in mercie suffer her to come before thée Wilt thou then vouchsafe O wonderfull wordeman of the whole worlde one eye of pittie vpon thy humble forsaken seruantâ— and suffer her not to fall into subiection to the vewed enemie of thy holy worde arming me so strongly in this temptation that I no way iniurie my Lord and husbande Trineus but rather graunt this desolate spirit may leaue this bodie and the worlde togither Ah my honourable Lord Trineus where art thou nowe that thou art not héere so defenâ—e the shamâ— and wrong this Tyrant offers thée What art thou dead or hast thou forgâ—tten me No no so well am I assured of thy fidelitie as no forment can diuert thée from mée Yet if I knewe directly that thou art not liuing the lesse woulde â—ée my feare to follow thée for then the greatest pleasure this Pagan could doe 〈◊〉 were to make mée happie onely by death But for the matter is vncertaine and that I liue in hope once more to see thée I will patiently endure all afflictions whatsoeuer for so swéete a reward as is thy louâ— These sorrowes of the Princesse so gréeued Hippolita as one coulde hardly iudge who was most passionate yet at length shée thus spake to Agriola I beséech you good Lady to leaue these gréeuous lamentations and regarde the high estate honour and dignitie that you shall haue in marrying with my Lord. Neuer perswade me quoth the Princesse to manifest disloyaltie for such preâ—erments if they bée not gotten iustly and by vertue they ought not to bée coueted but to be shunned as diuelish Serpents Thus spent they the whole night and in the morning came the Quéenes and Ladies newlie come to the Court to bid the sorrowfull Bride good morrow in her Chamber attyring her in wonderfull gorgious vestures after their Country maner farre beyonde the royaltie of Helena after her arriuall at Troy Betwéene foure Kings shée was brought into the greate Hall and from thence conducted to the Temple where they were espoused by the Mosti To recount here thy royall solemnitie in the temple the Maiestie and vnspeakable dignitie at the pallace the excellent Comedies rare triumphs Maskes Momeries Moriscoes and such like courtly pleasures would bée a matter too prolixious for they are not to our purpose Let it then suffice yee that after they were magnificently entreated at Dinner and Supper the daunâ—ing began and God knowes how the Turks Moores Arabes and Medes set foorth themselues in thâ—ir dâ—uises and sports before their Ladies much lyke the Satyres and â—orned Faunes giuing new inuasions on the Nimphes of Diana But all these maruayles ioyes and follies coulde not chaunge the Princesse countenaunce for shée continuing in her penâ—â—uenesse these sports were worsse to her then the tormentâ— of death aboue all fearing the losse of her chastitie which was a Iewell neuer to be recouered The Pastimes ended by the Quéenes and Ladies shée was conducted to the nuptiall 〈◊〉 so braue and â—â—ately as the Prince Aeneas when he came to Quéene Dido of Carthage and there was the vnfortunate Bride committed to her rest Soone after came the hastie Bridegroome calling for Torches that hée might be holde the Goddesse hée honoured and as hée was preparing himselfe to bed he was troubled with such feares passions and apâ—plexie as nowe he séemed more lyke a ghost then a man Perforce hée was constrained to forsake the Chamber when the extremitie of the fit somewhat asswaging and his former louepassions freshly assayling him comming to the Princesse againe heauily hée thus spake Ah Agriola Ladie and sole Mistresse of my heart I thinke thou art some Goddesse or at least excéeding all humanitie so strange is this aduenture as neuer any man I thinke heard of the like Alas cannot thy anger be appeased nor thou induced to loue him who for thy sake endures most horrible torments I pray thée bée not the cause of my death or if thou néedes wilt suffer mée first to eniâ—y the fruites so my desires Know my Lord answered Agriola that with my will yoâ— neuer shall enioy it and if perforce you séeke to dishonour me assure your selfe I am resolued rather to suffer endlesse miseries then to violate my faith to my loyall Husbande for such is my trust in God that hée will not forget such as call on him But in respect thou hast not béene cruell to mée nor hast exercised mée with any tyrannie I shall suffer thée to lye vpon the bed by mée as my Brother might doo and sometime though it be more then modestie embrace thée in mine armes but if fartheâ— thou presumest thou mayst not bée permitted but shall loose that fauour thy selfe and mee togither Madame quoth hée in graunting mée that courtesie you saue my life for I haue many Concubines to qualifie those passions and neuer will I attempt your dishonour while I liue if I but offâ—r the motion refuse mée foreuer I shall therefore account of you as my Sister and death shall not make me doo contrarie to your appoyntment The yong Princesse glad of this solemne promise gaue him a kisse or twaine and suffered him to embrace her but other kindnesse could be neuer obtaine
for which where euer thou câ—mmest be thou named the most vngrateful Knight that euer drew Sworde séeking her death so cruelly who loues thée deerer then her owne life These complaints made the sorrowful Laurana before the Duchesse not sparing to discharge the whole burthen of her oppressed hart her Mother not daring to gainesay her but expected when the shoulde depart this life wherefore perswading her from dispaire shee swéetelie promised to worke so with Palmerin as he should staie and enioy her to his wife But all was in vaine for he mounted on horsebacke and accompanied with Ptolome and Vibanillo left the Cittie of Durace no one knowing which way they were ridden Palmerin coÌ„uerted into such heauines as nothing coulde torment him more so earnest was his desire to sée her whome fate and Fortune had appointed for him CHAP. XXI Howe Palmerin and Ptolome met with a Damosell who made great mone for a Casket which two Knights had forcibly taken from her and what happened to them BEeing thus departed from Durace these Knights rode along thinking in what heauines they had left the Dukes Daughter when Palmerin accusing himself as guiltie of this mischaunce within himselfe thus sadlie discoursed Unhappy man that euer thou cammest into this CouÌ„try where thou hast left so harde an opinion of thy selfe as while thou liuest thou shalt be the worse estéemed and well worthie for iustlie maist thou be accused of disloyaltie in making meanes to obtaine the loue of the faire Princesse Laurana and hauing conquered wher thou desiredst to make so light account of her as thou haste doone Had death preuented thée before shee had béene satis-fied thine honour defended and thy vnknowne Polinarda no way iniuried which spéeches made the teares to trickle down his chéekes when Ptolome looking aside espyed him and gessing the cause of his sadnes said Uerily I neuer thought to sée such womannishe behauiour in you nor that any gréefe or mis-fortune should haue teares so soone at commaundement Howe will you héereafter withstande so manie casualties hard aduentures and daungerous stratagems with manie sundrie narrowe brunts that you must passe thorow when I sée you vnable to ouercome your own selfe béeing supprized by her teares to whome you haue doone honour to affoorde a good countenaunce If you had receiued of her the swéetes of loue reason might then plead in your excuse but hauing no way misprised her honour or offered offence to modest chastitie what iniurie may shée saie that you haue doone her Forget I praie you these vnséemelie fashions hardly agréeing with a Knight of such report as you are let vs finde some thing els to talke on and tell me which way you intende to iourney By my life ê™ Palmerin I knowe not but let vs take which way Fortune shall please to conduct vs. I thinke it best then sayde Ptolome that we shape our course towarde Rome where we shall finde people of all Nations by whome we maie be instructed as concerning aduentures worthy our trauaile and guyding to honour On then chéerelie quoth Palmerin and so they trauailed eight daies togeather not méeting with any aduenture worthy to be spoken off till at length they met a Damosell heauily mourning who saide Alas what will shee saie whose trust was onelie in mee hauing lost the thing wherein consisted her hope to recouer yâ— highest of her noble desires Palmerin hearing these wordes and mooued with compassion rode to her demaunded the cause of her mourning Sir Knight quoth she I was sent by a Ladye with a Caskette wherein was one of the best Swordes in the whole worlde which is so enchaunted as none can drawe it out of the skabbard but hee that is esteemed the worthiest Knight liuing but before any be admitted to make proffe of this aduenture hee must graunt a request that I am to aske him With this Sword haue I trauailed many strange Countries as Fraunce Italie Sclauonye and diuerâ— other where many haue tryed but no one yet could finish the aduenture whereuppon I was thys daie trauailing towarde the Emperours Courte of Greece and heereby I met with two Knights who hauing hearde the cause of my long trauaile made proofe of their fortune one after another and bothe failed whereat they were so offended as they tooke the Casket from me perforce and are gone there with I knowe not whither which dooth so gréeue me in respect of her losse towards whom I am as death woulde be more welcome to mee then life Faire Uirgin saide Palmerin doo not discomfort your selfe but she we mee which way they rode that dealt with you so discourteouslie Gentle Knight quoth shee if your hap be to restore my losse againe you doo the most gracious acte that euer Knight did for a distressed Damosell These Traytors to honour whereof the one is in Crunson Armour bearing in his Shéelde thrée Lyons heades tooke this waie by the woode and as yet I am sure they canne not be farre hence Then Palmerin clasped his Helmet and taking his Sword and Launce desired Ptolome to garde the Damosell and follow him galloping that way which she had shewed him and by the time he had rid two miles he espied them he looked for talking with an other Knight they had mette and they thrée togeather were assaying to open the Casket to whom Palmerin cryed Trecherous villaines that can not méete with Ladies on the waie but must offer them iniurie deliuer the Casket or yee die One of the two turned presently and séeing him that thus threatned them to be alone not moouing a â—ote began to laughe and scornefullie returned this aunswere Softlie softlie good Sir God pardon their soules whome you kill so easilie but for all hys words Palmerin ran against them and they at him so that he receiued a small wounde on his shoulder in recompence whereof he gaue one of them a pasport into another world and laid so lustilie on the seconde as he set him quicklie beside his saddle When the third sawe his companions at so harde a reckoning he said to himselfe By my faith he spake not vnaduisedlie that said A safe escape is better then a bad tarrying And allowing this sentence for currant in his owne opinion gaue the spurs to his Horse making hast away with the Casket so fast as hee coulde but Palmerin béeing somewhat better mounted got such aduauntage of this runaway as with his sword he parted his right arme from his bodie whereuppon he fell to the grounde and the Casket with him Then Palmerin alighted and tooke it vp and leauing the Knight there returned which way he came when opening the Casket he tooke great pleasure in behelding the Sworde which was meruailous costlie yet would he not prooue to drawe it foorth because he knewe not her pleasure to whom it appertained At length he espied Ptolome comming who came apace if néede had béene to assist him but when he knewe how he had ouercome yâ— Knights and recouered the
Court that hée is one of the wisest and best gouerned Princes that euer I heard of Wherefore bee it spoken vnder correction your Maiestie should forget this light offence and consider if the like had béene towards you you would haue done no lâ—sse When the King heard him to support the Emperors cause he presently iudged him to be of his Course and therefore sayd Are you he Sir that woonne such honor and renowne in Fraunce at the combat maintained by the Prince Lewes for the loue of his Ladie If you be so I pray you do not denie it for I shall henceforth thinke my Court most happie to harbour the most excellent among all Knights and I promise you I am so iealous of mine owne conceyte as you can hardly pâ—â—swade mee otherwise such experience haue I made of your bountie and vertue Palmerin blushing at thâ—se worâ—es and doubting he should nowe be certainlye knowne answered Wee humbly intreate your Maiestie héeretofore and so we doo now againe that you would not enquire whence we are sufficeth your highnesse that wee are his humble Seruants in any thing that shall like him to commaunde vs. The King this hearing repented himselfe that hee had béene so importunate for hée feared least his spéeches would make them forsake his company wherfore by this time béeing come neere his Pallace hée sayde What I haue sayd Gentlemen I hope shall not offend you in my excuse admit my earnest desire to know you By and by ouertooke them the Duke of Tintriel who went to restore the Crowne as you haue heard what the Scots vsurped and he aduertised the King that the Quéene and her Ladies were ridden to a Castle foure miles from London to sollace themselues whereupon the king resolued to rydâ— thither Whereof the Prince Trineus was not sorie such was his desire to sée his faire Fréend whose loue still crossed him with so many passions as hée séemed a man of another world and did not his woundes sâ—rue somewhat to couer his disease hardly could he haue sounde any shift to conceale it so closely wherefore he beganne with Palmerin thus You knowe my chosen friend that the hope of my loue made me leaue my fathers court and to preuent my meaning consists onely in you now in respect of my forcible captiuitie béeing vnprouided of strength sence or any meane to discouer my loue to her who only can helpe mée I intreate you by the inuiolable league of our amitie that when you chaunce to speake with the Goddesse of my life my paines and anguishes may serue for my salutations and imparting to her the extreamitie of my sorrowes shee may perceiue in what estate I am and what néede I haue of her gracious pittie These wordes were deliuered with such sighs and teares as Paâ—merin was amazed thereat albeit hee knewe howe heauy the burthen was and howe it excéeded patience in suffering comparing his absence from his mistresse Polinarda to be as insupportable as the presence of Agriola not daring to speake to her was to Trineus whereupon he answered My Lord repose your trust in this matter on me which I doubt not to handle in such sort as you shall haue no cause to be mal content or the Princesse any reason to be ingratefull But what thinke you if my Dwarfe did carrie this message in my opinion through the whole world you could not finde a more fitte fellow such is his subtile and present inuention as hee wil prooue the onely string to your bowe Alas sayd the prince I care not who were imployed héerein so I were sure of comfort Then was the dwarfe called to whom Palmerin in this sort began It is wel knowne to thée Vâ—banilâ—o with what good will I would do any seruice I could to my Lord Trineus as well for the incomparable kindnes I haue receiued of my Ladie his Sister as for the affiâ—â—tie I hope shall one day be betwéene vs by his meanes So â—ften haue I made experience of my loyall seruice and fidelitie in my chiefest and very nâ—erâ—st affayres as well may I impart to thée the secrets of my noble companion pâ—rswading my self of thy suretie and secrecie It now remaines that thou pleasure the Prince Trineus in breaking his loue to the Princessâ— Agriola as thou diddest for me to my Mistresse Polynarda but aboue all things haue regard that thou bewray not of whence or what we are yet must thou assure her that the Prince is one of the greatest Lords in Europe My Lord quoth the Dwarffe I was neuer yet disobedient to you in all my time and very loath were I now to beginne but because I am such a little writhen fellowe you make me your Broker in these perillous loue matters Notwithstanding I will doo it though I died for it esteeming my life well bestowed to pleasure such Princes There can no inconuenience arise hereby to thee quoth Palmerin but profite euerie way be not enemie then to thine owne good That will I neuer sayd the Dwarffe and well might the Ladie be iudged vnprouided of reason and verie farre from vnderstanding if she make refusall of the Princes honourable offer the King himselfe if he knew it woulde imagine his dayâ—s blessed the issue then of this enterprise can not but sort to good The Dwarffes wordes pleased so well Trineus as he tooke him in his armes saying I commend my selfe and my happinesse to thée Let me alone quoth Vâ—banillo if I bring you not hearbes that shall coole this hote feuer then let me neuer bee counted for a tall man so went he about it as you shall vnderstand hereafter Chap L. How the King of England went to the Castle to the Queene and her Ladies and of the honourable entertainment made to the three strange Knights NEwes béeing brought to the Quéene â—hat the King was not farre off shée sent a verie honourable traine to méete him and with them his sonne the yong Prince Fredericke ten yéeres olde but beautifull and of such perfection as promised great hope in time to come Hée hauing made reuerence to his Father and the other Princes demaunâ—ed for the straunge Knightes and saluting them with such kindnesse as was rare in a Childe he rode betwéene Trineus and Palmerin giuing them harty thanks for theyr fréendly succour to his Father without which sayd hée as the Quéene my Mother tolde mee hée had dyed and wée all béene distressed By this tyme they were come to the Castell all the way so thicke pâ—stered with people as there was no roome to stirre among them euerie one crying Happie be the Knights that foyled our enemyes So entring the Castell in the vttermost Court they mette the Quéene and her Ladyes among whom fayre Agriola shyned as beautifull Venus among the other starres wherewith the Prince of Allemaigne was so nipt in the head as an offâ—nâ—our with his guilt before a Iudge so that not regarding what yong Fredericke or the other Lords courteouslie sayd to him he
falshood and treason so please your Maiestie to fauour my request Miseres quoth the King how answere you this accusation and offence wherewith this Lady chargeth you Miseres béeing suddainly driuen into this dumpe knewe not well what to saye yet at length with humble reuerence hée thus beganne My soueraigne Lorde if credite may be giuen to the first countenaunce of accusations without hearing howe the partye accused can iustifie himselfe I doubt not but your Maiestie will presentlye condemne mee but when the matter is well debated and discided they which séemed at first vnreprooueable are found malicious and slaunderous persons and the accused innocent and frée from blame as heere your highnesse shall most plainely beholde The matter whereof this Ladye detecteth mée is forged and most villainously inuented for to mée belonged the Castle shée quarrelles for discended from my Predecessours to whom I am the true lawfull and legitimate inheritour True it is that this dissembling Womanne by swéete spéeches feminine guiles and secrete deceits oftentimes practised to winne mée for her Husbande but knowing her behauiour such as beséemed not a Woman of modestie and vertue I would not héere her much lesse consent to match with her And this is the cause of her complaint in hope that you béeing aboue all other Princes most bâ—nigne and honourable will constraine mée to wedde her in respecte of your absolute authoritie as the duetifull obedience wherein I am bounde When the Knight which came with the Lady heard Myseres blame her in this sorte hee stepped before the King with these words It is great follie my Lord in Miseres to deny a matter so apparantly knowne although if it were put to the iudgement of honeste personnes his common good reporte might cause him be beléeued but the poore Ladye desires that her right may bée cleared by Combatte wherein let him confounde her if hée can or else receiue rewarde for his notorious offence On her behalfe therefore my Lorde I saye and will maintaine that Myseres is a most disloyall Traytour and his mouth shall confesse it or this day will I take his heade from his bodie Myseres feeling himselfe somewhat touched grewe into great anger and albeit the shame he did the Ladie deliuered him culpable and made him doubt the issue of the Combatte yet in meruaylous choller hée aunâ—wered the Knight that hée falselye belyed him and was readie to make proofe thereof in Combatte if it pleased the King so to appoint it And I doubt not quoth hée to make thée paye for thy rashnesse and force thée confesse thy lacke of discretion in giuing credite to the trothlesse complaints of this deceitfull Woman Then was it ordained that this difference should bée tryed by Armes wherupon the Ladies Knight spake thus to the King Séeing it hath pleased your Maiestie to graunt the Fielde to Myseres and mée may it please you as it is the custome to commaunde that he deliuer hostages to the ende if hée bee vanquished the Castle maye bee deliuered into your handes to deliuer it in iustice where it appertaines Good reason saide the King and therefore Myseres you must before you enter the Fielde accomplishe what the Knight in equitie hath demaunded Then Myseres called one of his Brethren whom he required to stande as his hostage and doubt not before the Sunne be sette but I will discharge my selfe my pledge with which wordes hee departed the Hall to arme himselfe but because the daye was too farre spent the matter was deferred till the next morning The King his Lords séeing the Ladies Knight in such resolute assurance merueiled of whence and what he was for none there knewe him but Palmerin who neither coulde gesse assuredly what he was but by the golden Sunne in the Azure sheeld which made him remember that at the Ioustes in Fraunce the perillous Combate without victorie on either side was fought betwéene him and this knight Palmerin being glad to sée the man he long looked for and purposing now to bee fully reuenged on him secretly went forth of the hall commaunding one of his Squires to conuey his horse and armour the next morning out of the Citie because if he vanquished Miseres at his returne be intended to fight with him or if Miseres had the better yet he should not depart thence againe with life Nowe you must vnderstande that this Knight which came with the Ladie was the Knight of the Sunne named Frysoll who euer since the Combatte betwéene Palmerin and him remained with the Duke of Gaule and was of him highly honoured for his woorthie chiualrie Of whom when this distressed Ladie heard shée made her complaint to him of the wrong Myseres had done her and Frysol pittying her case promised to ayde her in recouerie of â—er right and so came with her to the King of Englands Court to the great gréefe of the Duke of Gaule who made Frysol promise him to returne againe after the Combatte but Frysol was more desirous thereof then the Duke in respect of his fayre Syster because hée was specially beloued of her Thus Palmerin following his enterprise feared to bée preuented because the Féeld was appoynted by the King in the same place where hée intended to méete with Frysol and beside Palmerin and the Duke of Norgalles were ordained Iudges of the field which hée would not willingly haue taken vpon him doubting by that meane to bee hindered of his other determination The time being come that the Knights should to the Combatte the King and the Ladyes came to their Scaffolds and the two Iudges were placed in their Tent accompanied with many Princes and honourable persons After that the Heraulds bad commaunded the Champions to doo theyr deuoyre then they clasped their helmets and fetching their carrire mette with such puissaunce as Miseres brake his Launce on Frysols Shéelde not mouing him in his Saddle but Frysol driuing his Launce through Miseres bodie caused the Traytour to fall deade to the earth Then he allighting and opening Miseres Helmette sawe no life in him came to the Iudges saying You may nowe perceyue my Lordes whether hee that offered this Ladie such villanie hath receyued his due desert or no if there yet remaine any thing else to do for recouering of her right I am here ready to maintaine her cause Palmerin who was not verie well pleased with this victorie answered Knight you haue done enough at this time pray that other affayres may proue as prosperous to you héereafter and in anger went forth of the field commaunding the bodie of Miseres to be brought thence which was afterward interred with great honour Frysol hauing thus vanquished Miseres the Ladie for whom he entred the Combatte fell on her knées before the King desiring him to surrender the castell which Myseres vniustly detained from her In sooth Ladie quoth the King it is reason you should haue iustice and your owne deliuered you but know you his name that defended your
sléeping his enemie should escape him The next morning so soone as the breake of day appeared Frysol came foorth of the Castle with his companye wherefore Palmerin not a litle gladde saide to the Damosell Now Lady is your promise perfourmed for this is the Knight I séeke if therefore you will any thing with mée I must intreat you to followe mee for I would be very lothe that he shoulde escape me With which wordes hée mounted on horsebacke galloping after Frysol so fast as the Horse coulde away and ouertaking him sayde Stay a while Sir Knight thinke you to passe away in such sorte haue you forgot your words at Parris to the Knight that guarded the Duke of Sauoyes Tent now is the time I hope to correcte your presumptioÌ„ when thou shalt well perceiue that thou neyther deseruest to be Seruant to the Princesse Polinarda nor art worthy to talke of her honourable name Frysol thus slaying knâ—we by Palmerins words that it wâ—s hée against whome he fought the Combatâ— in Fraunce whereupon he aunswered Truely Sir Knight I haue not as yet forgotten what I then sayde nor is the beautie of Polinarda or my loue to her so little that my desire to doo her seruice shoulde not bée now remembered nor will I forbeare to confesse it stil for feare of thée or any other whatsoeuer And if thou hastâ— sought me foorth in this quarrell thou hast found me to readie to defend it as I will more willingly choose to die then denye any parte of my duetie to that gracious Princesse Palmerin béeing so angrye as hee woulde multiply no more wordes encountred his enemie so valyantly as they brake theyr Launces and yet coulde not vnâ—orse each other then drâ—wing their swordes they laide so cruelly vppon their bodies as theyr shéeldes being broken theyr Helmets battered their Armour defaced and their flâ—sh so grâ—â—uously mangled as neither of them both could iudge who was likest to winne the victorie Till at length Frisolâ— Horse fayling vnder him fell to the grounde and hée so weakened with his great losse of blood as hée coulde not recouer himselfe before Palmerin came to him thinking to haue parted his head from his shoulders with his swoord which when the Ladye sawe for whome Frysol had slaine Myseres shée fell into most pittifull acclamations not sparing her louelye tresses of hayre but with great impatience renting them violentlye made the ayre to eccho her lamentable complaints Which the Damosell seeing that guyded Palmerin and mooued with compassion of her excéeceeding gréefes fell on her knées before Palmerin intreating him to giue ouer the fight But he feyning that hee heard her not because Frysol with rough strugling had got on foote againe charged him with such violent strokes as Frisol beeing of inuincible courage requited him with as woorthy chiualrie Againe the Damosel came on her knées to him intreating him to giue ouer the fight saying You know my Lord that before you came hither you promised me two requests and this I make one of them that you continue no longer Combatte against this Knight and in so dooing I shall acquite you of part of the promise which you made mee Palmerin chaâ—ing like a furious Lyon aunswered I pray you Damosell aske some other thing for in this matter of force you must pardon mée In sooth saide the Damosell if you denie mée my demaunde I will complaine at the King of Englands Courte and there will I declare you periured for ill it beséemes such a Knight as you are to make promise to a Lady and not obserue it By God Lady saide Palmerin you doo me great wrong in with-holding mee from reuenge on him whom aboue all menne in the worlde I hate most deadlye vnhappye was the houre wherein I mette you and so mounting vppe on horsebacke he galloped awaye in very great anger When the other sorrowfull Lady sawe that Palmerin was gone and hadde left her Knight with great ioye shée embraced the Damosell that had procured it thanking her for â—héelding the life of a most noble Knight for which courtesie shee remained bound to her during life What I haue doone quoth the Damosell is for the loue of you and this Knight swearing to you by the fayth of a Gentle womanne that I haue another thing to aske of the Knight which is gone that concerneth mée very neerelie Notwithstanding your teares mooued méeâ—with such compassion that I stande in daunger to loose what I shall neuer recâ—uer yet in respecte the cause was so honest and vertuous I doo not repent what I haue doone but because he remaineth indebted to mée for another request I must néedes leaue you and followe him so mounting vppon her Palfraye shée rode after Palmerin with all the haste shee possiblye coulde make And in her iourney wée will leaue her returning to Frysol whose woundes béeing very dangerous the Lady bounde them vppe so well as shée coulde till they came at theyr next Lodging where by good Fortune was a Lady so well séene in Chirurgery as in shorte time she cured his woundes whole and sounde Frysol so well recouered departed thence with the Ladie because the thirde day following they shoulde bee at the Castell whither alreadie was come Hermes one of the King of Englands Knights béeing sent by his Lord the King to deliuer the Ladie her right which Hermes did according to his charge entertained the Ladie honourably deliuered her the Keyes of the Castell and commaunded all the Subiects to reuerence the Ladie which they refused not to doe but were glad of her comming For ioy hereof were very solemne feastes prepared and the Ladie recounted to Hermes Commissioner for the king howe Frysol fought the Combate by the way agaynst the Knight of the blacke armour whereby Hermes presently knewe that it was the straâ—nge Knight who had left the Court vnknowne to his Companions or any of his Friendes whereof hée was not a little glad because hée iudged that these newes woulde bee welcome to the King Wherefore so soone as he had accomplished his charge and seated the Ladie quietly in her Castell hee departed intending to follow Palmerin till he found him trauayling the way was assigned him by the Ladie Frisol stayed there with the Ladie till hee had perfectly recouered his health and then without any other recompencâ— for his paynes but onely a Horse because his owne was slaine and a newe Armour his owne béeing spoyled hée returned to the Duke of Gaule who reioyced greatly to haue his companie But when the Duke vnderstood how discourteously he had béene vsed by the blacke Knight who was so highly fauoured in the English Court hée deuised by all the meanes possible to bée reuenged on him so that béeing in a Castell on the Frontiers of his Duchie yet within the King of Englandes dominion hée vnderstoode the blacke Knight should passe that way because he coulde not else returne to the Court. Now perswading himselfe for resolute vengeaunce hée pitched his Tents
dishoneste request As for these stones of so rare and excellent qualiâ—ie you must note that they were preciselye chosen for you by my Sister and placed as you sée them by her superficiall knowledge in the Magicall sciences that in time to come they shall too such seruice as no Iewels of what value so euer they were might bee able to doo the like Beside these shee gaue him diuers other Iewels to carrie to his Ladye for which he humblye thanked her and taking his leaue of her aâ—d her Daughter who shed manye teares for his departure hee mounted on horsebacke and trauailing thorowe a great Forrest hée espyâ—d a Dwarfe whome hée iudging to bee his Seruaunt Vrbanillo because hee was of his stature and very much resembled him he called aloude Hearest thou â—all fellowe howe camest thou in this place so vnfrequented and inhabited The Dwarfe béeing in a great feare ranne so fast as hée coulde into a great Caue betwéene two Bushes which made Palmerin alight and followe him and very farre went hee into the Caue not séeing anye bodye till at length he came into a little roome as it had béene cut out of a quarrie which had light into it by a little chinke cutte through a Rocke and there hée founde a young Knigh layde vppon a bedde at whose féete lay the Dwarfe quaking and trembling with his late feare whome Palmerin nowe sawe that hee was not Vrbanillo wherefore he saluted the Knight saying I must intreate you Sir Knight to pardon mee because I entred so boldlye neyther knocking first or calling for any of your Seruaunts albeit I desired to speake with this little man but nothing coulde induce him to tarry my comming for hée fledde from mée as I hadde béene a deuill Whereuppon perswading my selfe to finde some other body héere more courteous I followed him at the harde héeles with no other intent but onelye to know howe I might possible gette foorth of this dissolate Forrest wherein by misaduenture I haue lost my way for I woulde not willinglye straye too farre least I should be forced to remaine héere as an holye Hermit considering my profession is cleane contrarye To preuent such chaunce I thinke it was Gods will I shoulde followe your Seruaunt let mee therefore intreate you to know what you are and wherefore you liue héere so solitarye shunning as it séemes the company of men protesting to you that if I may in ought assist you whereby to drawe you from this obscure life I wil with all my heart accomplishe it though it were matter that should concerne my life The Knight raysing vppe himselfe and sighing so bitterlye as life and soule woulde haue parted in sunder aunswered Alas noble Knight séeke not to vnderstand the depth of my sorrowe in respect the remedie is altogether impossible yet in that your demaund procéedeth from such a gentle spirite as pitieth the miseries of despised creatures I will acquaint you with some part of mine estate Knowe then gentle Knight that I am the most forlorne Varnan whose vnfortunate life excéedeth all mens whatsoeuer for this worlde affoordeth me nothing but mishappe disgrace contempt and all tormenting griefes as for delight and pleasure they are loathsome to mée my monethes wéekes dayes howres and minutes béeing continually accompanyed with all extreame passions My greatest ease consisteth in dolorous lamentations remembraunce of passed infortunes sad regrets and insupportable melancholie In bréefe I am onelie hee whose companions are a trauelled spirit thoughts confounded with frustrate hope hauing vtterly lost the light of those gladsome Sunnes whereof the one shined in my face the other in my heart that nowe nothing is left for me but a life despised yet welcome to me that am so disdayned These wordes were vttered with so many sighes such flouds of teares and haling his flesh with such impatience as woulde haue relented a heart of Adamant which mooued Palmerin by gentle perswasions to request of him the cause of his disquiet and so long he continued his importunate intreaties that the Knight at length thus answered Gentle Syr so well contenteth me the sorrowes which I suffer that in hope of any remedie I would not bewray them but séeing Fortune hath thus conducted you hither in respect of your gracious and affable nature as also that you shall not repute mée vndiscréete and misgouerned I will satisfie you in the cause of my sadnesse True it is Syr Knight that I haue hitherto and euer shall loue a Ladie Daughter to a Knight my neighbour shée béeing in my iudgement one of yâ— fayrest Ladyes in the whole worlde And perceyuing by her behauiour that shée loued me as well or rather more which indéede shée did not for her I accomplished all thinges that a Knight could for his Ladie aduenturing mine honour and my life in all daungers for her sake yea nothing might bee refused for the diuine Mistresse of my thoughts Perceyuing my selfe to bée so equally loued and my passions to growe beyonde my abilitie finding occasion to acquaint her with the secretes of my heart I desired her to pittie my oppressions which if shee refused to doo she should loose her louer and his life withall For I was so solemnely vowed to her seruice as she could not commaund any thing so hard or daungerous but by her fauourable regarde would be most easie to mee Thesâ— words could drawe no pittie from her but displeased and in great anger she answered That I might not bee reckoned among those Knights who deserued the loue of a Ladie of her calling and thenceforth I should not bee so hardie as to speake to her or come in her presence Goâ— quoth shâ—e and followe her loue that gaue thée thy Faulcon wherein thou takest such pleasure and neuer mayst thou â—urne againe to me With these wordes shée 〈◊〉 from mee to a Windowe where I was woont alwayes to stande and talke with her beguiling the time in no lesse contentation then those happy soules in the Elyâ—ian Fieldes such was the rare beautie good grace and singular courtesie of my sometime beloued Ladie Valerica I cannot denie but that a Ladie bestowed the Falcon on me but in any such respect as my Ladie imagined God knowes is most vntrue nor could death compell mee so much to abuse my chosen Mistresse Seeing my Ladie then so rigorous and her answere so seuere yet assured of mine owne innocencie and loyaltie I was surprised with such surpassing heauinesse as euerye houre expected when my féeble spirite wouldâ— forsake his long despyed habitation My Ladie béeing thus resolute in her owne opinion and disdayning all meanes I shewed to perswade her despayring likewise of any after hope I determined with my selfe to abandone all companye as vnwoorthie of theyr societye and then betooke my selfe to this brutish kind of life where I might without any impeach breathe forth my continuall complaints In this resolution I came to this place without the knowledge of my Lady or any other this Dwarffe
at length remembring her wordes to him and doubting his vnkindnesse to be the cause of her death sayd within himselfe Alas faire Princesse must I at the first motion driue thée to dispaire had I dissembled a little or temporized the matter thou hadst not fallen into this extremitie but my onely wilfull indiscretion is cause of thy losse O Female sexe howe are you subiect to casuall passions Yet néede I not wonder at this present mishappe for from the beginning of the worlde the Woman hath béene so suddein and voluntarie to the effect of her desires were they good or euill but especially in the action of loue as neyther feare honor shame torments no nor death could diuert her from her vndiscreâ—te fantasies Hereof beare record Hypâ—â—mnestra Myrrha Deianira Scylla 〈…〉 Phyllis Salmacis Hero and Dydo whose deatheâ— were procured onely by lauish loue O diuine wisedome that hast suffered me to fall into this lucklesse accident protect mée from any further disaduauntage séeing thou hast taken her hence who gaue some ease to mine 〈…〉 that so liuely shée resembled my swéete Mistresse 〈…〉 desire to serue with continuall loyaltie I nâ—we 〈◊〉 my selfe that this loue was not accompanied with vertue and that for my good it hath so chaunced forgette 〈◊〉 not then but so enable me as in such badde occasions 〈…〉 not from my duetie And such is my confidence in thy promises as no teâ—ptation shall preuaile against mée but this â—aptiuitie once discharged I hope to direct my course pleasing in thy sight and to 〈◊〉 such gracious seruice as thy name 〈…〉 and glorified for euer So long continued he in this silent contemplation as Alchidiana perceiued him which greatlie displeased her but fearing any way to 〈◊〉 Palmerin shée durst not saye what shée thought liuing in hope that her Cozin being dead she should now compasse the effecte of her desires Ardemia enterred in her honourable Tombe Guilharan her Brother with his traine and the Ladies that attended on his Sister returned into Armenia where great sorrowe was made for the death of the Princesse and the renowne of her beautie blazed the report of her death through euery region Chap. IX How Amarano of Nigrea eldest son to the king of Phrygia vnderstanding the death of the faire Princesse Ardemia who was newly promised him in mariage made many greeuous lameÌ„tations for her losse And how Alchidiana discouered her amorous affections to Palmeâ—in SO farre was spread the reporte of the strange death of the Princesse Ardemia as 〈◊〉 came to the hearing of 〈◊〉 eldest sonne to the king of Phâ—ygia the most valiant redoubtâ—d knight of y◠〈…〉 as wel for his great 〈◊〉 and déedes of Armes which he before that time accompliâ—â—â—d in Asia as for his affable nature vertue and courtesie This yong Prince being in the King his fathers Court and hearing commended beyond al other Ladies of the East the faire Ardemia Daughter to the King of Armenia at the verye sounde of the Trompe of this blazing Goddesse and setting the newes downe for true from her affecting spéech he became so amorous of her as he had no content but in thinking on her Héereupon he sent his Ambassadours to her Father to request her in mariage wherto right willingly he condiscended and nowe at the instant when he intended to go visite her newes came to the Court of her admirable death which for a while was 〈◊〉 from him because each one doubted the conceit 〈◊〉 would cause his death For they knowing the loue he 〈◊〉 her to be so vehement as hée vnderstanding her strange kinde of death they thought it impossible but it would 〈◊〉 to very scandalous inconuenience yet in the ende he 〈◊〉 thereof but to sette downe héere the gréefe teares and complaints of this yong Prince is more then I am able 〈◊〉 it therefore suffise you that his sorrowes were such as euery houre his death was likewise expected It was likewise told him howe through the enuie of Alchidiana shée dyed and that for certaintie shee was one of the chéefest causes thereof which mooued him then into such an alteration as hée swore by the great Prophet Mahomet to reuenge her iniurie so that the Soldaâ—e shoulde for euer remember the daunger in suffering so great a treason In conclusion hée intended to take with him two hundred chosen Knights all clad in mourning for the gréefe of their Maister and â—oure of his Brethren Knights of great hardinesse and so well they iourneied as they â—ame within twentie miles of the 〈◊〉 Courte But that wée may not too farre 〈◊〉 from our intent Alchidiana ioyfull as you haue hearde for the departure of Guilharan and his 〈…〉 Palmerin 〈…〉 to all louers such account she made of her beautie and riches as she imagined that Palmerin would not disdaine her but rather would repute himselfe happy to haue that at his pleasure whereof so many Kings and great Lordes had béene denyed And in this opinion the next time that Palmerin came to her Chamber she beganne with him in this manner Now Syr Knight what thinke you of the death of Ardemâ—a who so falselye would haue seduced you to goe with her hence did shée not commit great treason against mee if shée had preuailed but right well is shée rewarded and as I desired Thinke then no more of her presumptuous follie or the ridiculous conceit of her vaine loue which shée made her pretence to cause you forsake my Fathers Court where you haue receiued so many speciall honours chéefelie of his Daughter who loues you déerelie and inâ—â—nds to make you Lord ouer all her possessions Beléeue mee Sir Knight if hitherto I deferred to acquaint you héerewith it was in respect I doubted her but now shée being gone estéeme henceforth of me as your owne and to begin this alliaunce I honour you with all that is mine and my selfe to be disposed at your pleasure For my heart which is onely subiect to you applyes it selfe to your lyking and can wish nothing but what you will 〈◊〉 How long haue I desired this happie day howe often haue I contemned and despised my selfe in not daring to breake the seale of my affections which nowe I 〈◊〉 aduentured to your knowledge As for that which now troubleth mee is the want of your spéech which the Gods haue depriued you off being enuious of your manifolde perfections Alas my Lord why did they not endue â—hée with that benifit that in declaring my desires thy answeres might returne reciprocall pleasure Some in their loue delight themselues with embracing kissing and such ceremoniall behauiour as for mée amoâ—rous priuate and 〈…〉 I repute a 〈◊〉 content Yet hath Loue one shaft in his 〈…〉 then all these béeing the onely argument of each others resolution in respect whereof I commit my honour into your protection prizing estéeming and chusing you aboue all men in the world beside Palmerin exceedingly abashed at these vnséemelye spéeches knewe what signes to make for his aunswere
you are For I sweare to you by the honour of a Princesse that the guerdon you shall receyue in so dooing is my heart hauing once conquered those desires that long haue tormented me intending to make you Lorde of my selfe and all the possessions of the Soldane my Father without anie sinister meaning you may beléeue mée Consider therefore good Knight that without feare or dissimulation I haue tolde you what néerest concerneth mee if then you desire not my present death make aunswere as honourable dutie requireth ballancing in your owne thoughts howe vehemently the impressions 〈◊〉 loue haue touched me in respect that now I haue twise for your sake excéeded the limits of mine owne regar◠〈…〉 of my passions But séeing our Gods haue béene so fauourable as to restore the thing was earst taken from you and likewise hath brought you into her companie who loues you dearer then her owne life shew not your selfe so hard of nature to flie the howre that Loue and Fortune presents you withall Therefore â—y onely beloued Lorde in recompence of your sharpe Combat with proud Amarano receyue me as your wife whom you haue woorthily deserued Palmerin séeing himselfe assayled by so faire an enemie who coulde sooner bring in subiection an other Hercules then euer did Iole and as easily giue life to a statue of Marble as Venus sometime did at thâ— request of Pigmalion the Caruer was in maruellous affliction hauing before him on the one side feare to offende God on the other the loyaltie he ought his Mistresse and then the 〈◊〉 death of Alchidiana if he denied her In the ende remembring what the Soldan had spoken concerning his voyage to Constantinople hée deuised by this meane to 〈◊〉 her such aunswere as she should rest contented and neither God nor his Mistresse be offended he thus began 〈◊〉 and most excellent Princesse 〈◊〉 I am assuredly peâ—waded that there is not any Monâ—rce or Prinâ—h so noble in all Asia but might reckon himselfe among the happiest in respect of your perfections and vnualuable riches to espouse you as his wife By farre greater reason I that am poore a Knight errant vnknowne and whose life you haue saued may say and name my selfe aboue all other in fortune But knowing my selfe to simple and of so slender deseruing towardes you I estéeme it impossible for the Gods and nature likewise to lift mée to so wonderfull 〈◊〉 of happinesse Wherefore séeing the cause such and greater then I can desire or imagine likewise that it is 〈◊〉 to your commaundement 〈◊〉 I were 〈◊〉 any fauour of Fortune and to bée 〈◊〉 among the most vngratefull Knights in the worlde iâ— may any thing I should disobey your pleasure My reason is that you béeing reckoned as chéefe among the most perfect and accomplished Ladies deigne so much to abase your selfe as to make mée Lord of your loue which hath béene desired by so many worthie personages For these causes most gracious Mistresse I am bound to loue you aboue all other Ladies liuing which henceforth I hope to doo and loyally to serue you with my vttermost endeuours And as I ought swéete Madame to loue none but you so is my dutie to hold your regard in chéefest commendation therefore will I with such secrecie as so honourable a conquest will permit conceale this extraordinarie graâ—e And had I not this morning made promise to your Father to accompanie his power Constantinople there to reuenge the death of your deceassed vncle Gamezio soone should our loue sort to wished effect and I gather that swéet flower which aboue all other would beautifie my Garland Notwithstanding my hope is such that in this voyage I shall do such seruice to the Soldane your Father as at my returne hée will recompence mee to your content and good lyking of his Princes and Subiects which may no way nowe bee mooued least his minde otherwayes busied should conceyue displeasure against me and so all our fortune for euer squandered In this respect swéete Madame if euer hereafter I shall doo you seruice let me intreate you to patience till my returne resoluing your selfe in the meane while that I am more yours then mine owne and dedicate my life to your gracious seruice As concerning the rest of 〈◊〉 demaund my name is Palmerin d'Oliua and what my Parents are the Quéene of Tharsus within these thrée daies will tell me more then hitherto I could vnderstand by any when you shall vnderstand more of my estate and Country also but so farre as I yet gather by mine owne knowledge my â—iscent is from Persia. This excuse hée made because Alchidiana should not suspect him to bée a Christian and with this aunswere shée was so ioyfull and contented as nothing was able to inspyre more chéerefull life into her languishing soule which Palmerin perceyuing and the better to continue her in this opinion verie often he kissed her hande in signe of his affectionate obeysaunce and in this sort hee departed to his owne Chamber leauing the Princesse triumphing of her conquest He was no sooner come into his Chamber but solicited with the remembraunce of his Ladie Polinarda hee imagined how she blamed him with mournfull complaintâ— for his late promises which thought so diuersly afflicted him as he spent all the rest of the day in teares and as shée had béene present humblie requesting her to pardon what had past him in respect hée did it not willingly nor gaue anie consent with his heart thereto but dissembled the matter least the Princes by his deniall shoulde fall into despayre and rather then he would violate his solemne vow to his gracious Goddesse hée woulde aduenture on infinitâ— dangers Yet did this feigned answere to Alchidiana greatlie auaile him and caused him to bée more honoured then euen hée was before as also to bée continually accompanied with her presence whose onely delight was in dayly beholding him Chap. XV. Howe the Soldane hauing determined to send his armie to Constantinople would elect Palmerin his Lieutenant generall which he refused intreating him to giue the charge to the olde King of Balisarca NOw was the Soldan continually mindfull of the promise hée made to his deceassed Father Misos to reuenge the death of his Brother Gamezio wherefore séeing all his dominions in peace and that hée had with him the valiaunt Palmerin hee concluded to leuie a mightie Armie to 〈◊〉 that which dutie daylie called for And hauing prouided a huge number of Galions 〈◊〉 Gallyes and other vâ—ssels hée sent abroade to aduertise all the Kinges Princes Califfes and Toborlanes his Subiects of his will and pleasure who likewise gathering their forces togither were numbred to bée aboue an hundred and fiftie thousand fighting men All this while the Soldane so fauoured Palmerin as he had bestowed on him 〈…〉 which he made but slender account of 〈…〉 continually expected time to sée his Polynarda Alchidinia likewise building on his passed promises daylie presented him with many rich gifts and practised all
you faire sir to tell me howe the Quéene of Tharsus intreated you and what is your opinion of her In good faith Madam aunswered Palmerin shée is one of the most honest and vertuous Ladies that euer I came in companie withall and to whom I greatly desire to do any seruice You haue good reason quoth the Princesse in that she came so farre to sée you and discouer her loue which other coulde as well accomplish as good or rather in honor beyonde her if they might hope of anie ease in their passionate desires Palmerin feigning to vnderstand her meaning entred into other kinde of talke vntill supper time which finished each one returned to their Chamber when the Prince séeing himselfe alone with his Fréend thus sayd Ah my déere Fréende Palmeâ—in howe worthily may you be sayde to bee without coâ—pare in all perfections that a Knight ought to haue loue onely excepted yet héerein if I be not deceyued you doe for mée agaynst all reason for a thousand times are you more beloued then your selfe can loue anie Notwithstanding for this default if so it may bée named and for 〈◊〉 wordes this day vsed in my presence to Achidinia I remaine vowed to your seruice for in trueth you know not the good you did me supporting my imperfection of speech when I was before my Mistresse Yet know I not whence such imbecilitie should procéede if not by béeing rauished with regarde of her celestiall countenaunce my ouer laboured spiriâ—e forsooke me and béeing too much tormented in this languishing bodie abandoned all the partes sensatiue placing it selfe onely in mine eyes which neuer could imagine themselues satisfied contemplating beautie of so rare and especiall estimation And were it not that my hope onely consisteth in you comparing my small desert and the excellencie of my Ladie long ere this had my soule forsooke her infortunate habitation which so indiscreetlie fell into these oppressing passions And this I earnestly intreate you to let her vnderstand in that I feare least shée impute my happie alteration to want of wisedome and ciuilitie Trust me quoth Palmerin I promise you my vttermost abilitie and so much will I do as one Friend may for another to discharge my selfe of the promise which héeretofore I made you And let me intreate you on mine owne behalfe to remooue that opinion of speciall loue which you report the Princesse beares me béeing not such as you doe imagine for noble Prince and my deare Fréende you néede not despayre of the benefit whereof I haue so solemnely assured you After many other speeches they slept till the next morning when clothing themselues in their richest garments they went and gaue the good morrow to the Soldane who verie honourablie thanked them and Palmerin espying conuenient occasion thus began My Lord you haue sufficient experience that by the bountie and great fauour of the Gods you haue obteyned victory against your enemies to the no little content of your Subiects all which béeing so happily finished base were the thought to feare the perfection of higher enterprises Therefore my Lord I thinke it expedient so it may stand with your good liking considering your prouision for the sea is in such readinesse your people likewise acquainted with your intent before we meddle with the Brethren of Amarano came daily in troupes to offer their seruice that now you send your Armie to Constantinople for your answere once heard right soone will we embarke our selues and set forward on our voyage For the rest I pray you deliuer these prisoners to be vsed as your slaues but as for the Princes I thinke hauing séene the fortune of theyr Brethren and their owne badde successe in Armes that they will serue you with continuall loyaltie My Sonne quoth the Soldane let all bée doone as you haue appointed for such is my confidence in you that your intent cannot but sort to good ende wherefore my Gallies and al things readie furnished depart when you please hauing first sent your Souldiers abroad The Prince Olorico beeing present offered againe to go in this voyage with like number of men as he brought against the Brethren of Amarano for which the Soldane greatly thanked him promising him such satisfaction at his returne as should agrée with his owne content Alchidiana taking in ill part the words of Palmerin on the Prince Oloricos behalfe sent for him to come speake with her which hée did and finding her very sad and melancholy hée demaunded if any one had doone her displeasure and what the cause might bee of her pensiuenesse Ah my déere friend quoth shée how can I but be agréeued séeing no one Lady in the world hath so many contrarie fortunes as my selfe Alas my heart hath chosen you for my onely Lords and Friend thinking to finde place woorthy my conceite and that your loue would answere me with the like but in ought I can perceiue I am too much beguiled for you either as ingratefull or carelesse vse affecting spéeches to me importing no other ende but that in leauing you I should take the Prince Olorico for my Husband Do you imagine me so mutable and inconstant that I will or can loue anie other but you or that my affection intirely setled so high can brooke such a downefall as to like the man so much inferiour to mée And which most of all offendeth me not contented to mocke me in disdaining my knowne loue so discourteously would perswade me to choose another Let all our Gods be iudge if I haue not iust cause to complaine of you albeit I haue greater cause to hate and despise my owne selfe for in that I haue more then deserued your loue yet as too much vnwise I cannot consider that in the heart of an ingratefull person loue hath no place of certaine abyding But seeing our gods haue in such sort subiected mee as against my will I am constrained to loue mine enemie in vaine were it for me to resist against them that they beholding the vnspotted loue of the one may in the ende punish the ingratitude of the other Thâ—s thinking to continue longer spéech so many violent sighs intercepted her as she was not able to proffer one word more whereby Palmerin enforced thus answered I beséech you Madame crosse me not with these néedelesse words for although the Prince is so worthie to be loued as any man that euer I saw yet were I very much vnprouided of witte and a méere stranger of good consideration if I would refuse that speciall felicitie then which I can desire no greater I knowe swéete Lady that you loue mee intirely perswade your selfe then that my loyaltie is no lesse nor can death make mee gainesay the promises I haue made you and were it not to the great disaduantage of mine honour to leaue the honourable warre your Father hath intended which might procure each one to misconceiue of mee assure your selfe that I would forsake dignities Armes and all to do you the seruice you
shee could vnderstand no tydings albeit she had trauailed her verie vttermost endeuours which forced her to so manie extreame imaginations as the very least was worse then death it selfe The Emperours trayne lodging each way about the Castle hindered our two Knights from any good hostage so that they were constrained to abide in a little simple house where they demaunded of a Courtier that lay there what time the Emperour would depart thence who aunswered that his highnesse was minded that day to returne to Gaunt to conferre with the Princes electours of speciall affaires concerning the Empire Palmerin ioyfull heereof caused his Horse to bée brideled and accompanied with Olorico went and ambushed themselues in a little thicket néere the high way where the Emperour must needes passe to the ende he might beholde his Ladie Polynarda Palmerin attending her comming who was the onely support of his life his heart leapt with conceite of his ioy to come yet trembled likewise because hee durst not present himselfe before the imperiall maiestie without the noble Trineus Soone after by the Guarde of Archers that came formost hee well perceiued the Emperour was at hand when remembring the honors and faâ—ours he had receiued in his Court the teares trickled downe his chéekes chéefely for want of his highnesse sonne who was so especially committed to his trust then followed the Empresse and with her the faire Princesse Polynarda clothed all in black witnessing by her outwarde habit the secret sorrowes of her heart Her thoughts still hammering on her priuat gréefes yet assailed with a sodaine motion shee gaue such a sigh as Palmerin easily heard it which troubled him in such sort as without the assurance of Olorico hee had fallen downe from his Horse Polynarda beholding his sodaine alteration without any regarde of her Mother called Vrbanillo the Dwarfe to her who since his comming from England neuer boudged from her and to him she sayd Hast thou héeretofore Vrbanillo séene these two Knights which shaddow themselues in the wood side while wee passe by No trust mee Madame quoth the Dwarfe I neuer sawe them to my remembrance I pray thee said she ride to them so fast as thou canst and demaunde of thâ—m from me of whence they are and if they can tell any tydings of thy maister and my Brother Trineus The Dwarfe who was more then a Doctor in such affaires dissembling that his Horse would stale suffered the traine to passe by and then rode towards the knights who were deuising on the Princesse beautie Palmerin well knowing Vrbanillo and séeing him come in such hast was not a little glad thinking now he should heare some newes of his Mistresse wherefore he saide is Olorico I pray you let vs goe méete this Horseman for I thinke his returne is onely to vs. Nowe was the Dwarffe come to them and hauing humbly saluted them said I beséech you faire Knights to tell me whether you belong to the Emperour or are straungers for the Ladie whome I serue is verie desirous to knowe and that for matters néerely concerning her whereof if you can any way truely resolue her your rewarde shall aunswere your owne contentment What Vrbanillo quoth Palmerin lifting vp his Beuer didst thou not knowe thy Maister Oh Heauen quoth the Dwarffe praised by thy maker for euer for this aduenture And moued with extreame ioy he fell at this Maisters féete saying Ah my Lord what comfort will this be to the Princesse Polynarda when shée shall vnderstande your presenâ—â— and not without iuste cause for by this meane is shée deliuered from the greatest torments in the worlde And that nothing may want to furnish this long expected ioy tell me if the Knight in your companie be the Prince Trineus or no It is not hée quoth Palmerin for it is more then a year since that of him and faire English Agriola after that I vnfortunate lost them heard anie certaine report For this cause Vrbanillo it behooues thée to be faithfull and secrete not discouering my béeing héere to any but my Ladie of whome thou must learne by what meanes I may best come to sée her The Dwarffe taking his leaue of his Maister turned his Horse to be gone but comming backe suddainlie againe saide Is this Sir Ptolome that is with you Madame Brionella will not be a litle glad to hear of him likewise Nor is it he quoth Palmerin I lost him in company with the rest God will restore them one day againe saide the Dwarffe so giuing the spurres to his horse he galloped till he came to the Princesse who séeing him returned in such haste knew not well what to think 〈◊〉 fearing to be discouered by a kâ—ight that accompanied her determined not to request his tidings vntill shée came home into her Chamber But neuer was poore Louer in greater agony when she expected her friend in some priuat place then was the faire Princesse at this present wherefore so soone as shée came to her Chamber shée called for the Dwarffe who being come shée said I pray thée Vrbanillo by the reuerend dutie thou owest mée whence are the two Knights and what answere did they make thée They are such swéet Madam quoth the Dwarffe as when all the men in the world could tell no tydings of my selfe by happie fortune haue found for by them I bring you the Key of Paradise if your self wil but find the meane to enter Tush I pray thée quoth the Princesse iest not with me in this sort for now is no time of sport or meriment tell mée who they are I desire thée Know then fair Madam quoth he that one of them is my Maister Palmerin who thus concealeth him because he hath not brought the Prince your brother with him and he humbly kissing your hand commends him to your gracious fauour desiring you to send him answer how he may secretly speak with you because he wold not be knowne to the Emperor or any other of yâ— Court How welcome these long expected newes were to the Princesse I leaue to the opinion of long absent friends O heauens quoth she doth Palmerin liue and is so near at hand now hath my hart his only desired comfort and such is my hope that séeing he is come my brother by his meanes shall not be long hence to such good fortune are all his actions destenied Presently she ran to tell Brionella these newes who likewise was excéeding ioyfull because she imagined Palmerins companion to be her Ptolome Whereupon they concluded togither that Palmerin should the night following come to the Gardein where first his swéet Amours were sollicited and by a Lâ—dder of Cords he should ascend their Chamber This resolution set downe the Dwarffe departed to execute his charge when Polinarda thus began to Brionella Ah my deare friend how impossible is it for me to hide the ioy my heart conceiueth that was so late in such surpassing heauinesse What will my Ladies now thinke when they behold their Mistresse so
his head from his shoulders In bréefe he was so fauoured of Fortune as hauing vanquished all the tenne Knights he passed the tenne Rocks and no sooner was he mounted on the foremost but a darke Clowde compassed him about so that the two Princes Zephira and their Knights to theyr great amazement lost the sight of him yet his former victorie exempted all feare from them of bad successe There 〈…〉 Palmerins returne till Sunne setting when the two Princes demaunded of Zephira if shée woulde depart thence or stay there all night Depart quoth shée no by my life héere will I abide the good knights returne from the Castell wherupon her seruants hauing erected theyr pauillions they there tooke vp their lodging for that night By this time Palmerin was come to the Castell Gate where looking on his Armour which was â—acked in péeces his flesh cut and mangled in manie places breathing foorth a bitter sigh sayd If yet this trauaile may availe the Prinâ—esse and my noble companions that are enchauâ—ted let happe to mée what please the Heauens for theyr libertie is more déere to mée then life Then looking on his Dog who all his while held the Horses bridle in his mouth hée remembred that he had not demaunded of Muzabelino anie thing concerning him wherefore he said Ah gentle dog yet no Dog I thinke but rather some Knight thus transformed howe forgetfull haue I béene of thy seruice in my necessitie why did I not demaund the trueth of Muzabelino what thou art But mayst thou prooue to be my good Fréend Trineus when all the enchauntments of this Castell shall bée ended thy former shape I hope shall bee restored So striking at the Castell Gate to sée if anie way hée could get it open at length hée looked vppe to the battlements and beheld an auncient Knight with a long beard so white as snowe who furiously thus spake to him Proude Knight who made thée so bolde thus to beate on the Gate enter vnto thy further ill I hope with these wordes the Gates opened of themselues when presently Palmerin with his Dog entred and the olde man who séemed ouer-spent with yéeres and weaknesse méeting him in the Gate taking him by the arme threw him violently agaynst the ground saying Thou that hast ouercome the ten Knights yong and armed what canst thou doo to an olde man without defence Wretched villaine aunswered Palmerin wherefore hast thou strooken me by the liuing God did not thine age excuse thée soone should I lay the breathlesse at my foote Soft and faire said the olde man thou shalt haue work enough to defend thy selfe So catching Palmerin about the middle he wroong him so cruelly as one might heare his bones cracke O my God cried Palmerin defend me against this cursed diuell At length hee forced the olde man to let goe his holde when began such a furious fight betwéene them as neuer was Palmerin in such daunger in that eueriâ— blowe was giuen him hée thought did breake all his bones in péeces The â—og séeing his Maister in such extremitie caught the olde man by the throate and neuer left tugging till he got him downe when suddenly he vanished away and was no more séene afterward For this victorie Palmerin thanked God and hauing cherished his Dog entred further into the Castell Where he behelde most stately Galleries erected on great colombes of Porpherie and Alabaster as neuer did hée beholde a more sumptuous spectacle In the middest of the Court was a goodly Tombe enclosed with barrâ—s of beaten Golde and ouer it stoode a goodly Table of Christal vphelde by foure Satyrs of Agatha and on the Table was pictured the personages of a Ladie drawne by such curious arte and woorkmanship as hardly could it bée equalled through the world Palmerin approched to behold the counterfeit which helde in the one hande a Booke fast shutte and in the other a Key of Golde poynting with the Key towarde the Gate of the Pallace whereupon he imagined that this was the Tombe of the Ladie Enchauntresse whereof Muzabelino had told him before and putting his hand betwéene the golden Barres the Image presently offered him the Key Héereat béeing some what abashed he iudged that this happened not without great cause wherefore taking the Key hée went and opened the Pallace Gate and entering the great Hall hée founde it so richlie paued and garnished rounde about with such costly Tapistrie as the greatest Monarch in the world had not the like Looking behinde him for his Dog he beheld him suddainlie chaunged to his former shape and running to embrace Palmerin said Happie be the houre of thy comming déere Fréend to whom I remaine for euer bounde in acknowledging the speciall graces and fauours receiued But Palmerin deceiued with so manie illusions before woulde hardlie giue credite to what he now behelde reputing him rather sâ—me he 〈◊〉 furie so disguised onely to entrap him with further danger which Trineus perceiuing spake againe Ah my noble Friend Palmerin for Gods sake doubt no more I am thy Brother Tryneus who since thy comming from Elain followed thée in the enchaunted forme of a Dogge reioyce then with me for since thy long desired hope hath now so good an ende doubt not but the residue of thine affaires will prooue as fortunate Palmerin béeing nowe thorowly resolued I leaue to your iudgements the kinde gratulations betwéene them who well can conceiue the wonderfull ioy of longabsent Friendes especally of such as liue and die for each other Ah my Lord quoth Palmerin why did I not sooner acknowledge thee the great succour thou gauest me by theâ—way might well haue perswaded me yet though I still imagined thee my friend transformed hardly could I resolue thereon till further experience Aâ— fortune if héeretofore thou hast béene enuious towardes mée yet now hast thou recompenced me in such sort as now I haue no cause to exclaime on thée So sitting downe together Trineus reuealed the manner of his taking and all that befell him till his transformation Which Palmerin to requite discoursed the knowledge of his Parents how he was betrothed to his Lady Polynarda and howe he recouered the Princesse Agriola who afterwardâ— was likewise enchaunted in the Isle of Malfada 〈◊〉 at these newes was readie to die with gréefe but Palmerin perswaded him of the wise Muzabelinos promise that shortly hee should returne againe to the Isle and there finish all the enchauntments whatsoeuer While they thus conferred together they sawe sodainely sette before them a Table furnished with all kinde of meates and a hand holding two great Golden Candlesticks wherein burned two faire waxe Tapers beside they heard a trambling of their féete that brought the meate to the Table but they could not discerne any liuing creature Trust mee quoth Palmerin I thinke some bodie knowes I haue an hungrie appetite â—itte downe with me good friend for these two moneths had I not a better stomacke After they had well refreshed themselues the table was
their health quoth he how are they called The one said the Quéene is named Palmerin the other Trineus And I quoth he am Orzadine King of Galappa to whome fortune hath béene more fauourable in loue then in riches making me Fréende to the faire Oronia Daughter to the Calife of Siconia and Sister to the Prince Donadell who was slaine in the battaile against the King Abimar shée in my iudgement not hauing her second in beautie at whose request I haue trauailed the greatest part of Asia to spread her name and honorable reputation which I haue doone â—o her perpetuall fame and returning to her when my labours were finished in sted of ioy and pleasure I found her sad and pensiue for the death of her Brother These newes were worse to me then death and to comfort her I promised to reuenge her Brothers misfortune and this is the onelie cause of my comming for hauing Combatted with him that slâ—w the Prince her loue to mee will be the greater and mine honour shall be spread with more aduantage I belâ—eue well quoth the Quéene if you escape with life from the Combat but tell me Sir Knight why beare you such ill will to him that slâ—w the Prince considering that it was doon in plaine battaile and he his enemie who would haue doone as much to him if he could Not for this cause alonâ— will I enter the Combat said Orzodine but for I am desirous to let him knowe that I am more fauoured in loue then hee and as I am one of the most happie Louers so am I the best Knight in the world which I will maintaine against anie that dare gain-say it Happy louer Dieu Vous gard said Trineus If the Poets had hetherto spared the discription of Cupid Sonne to the Goddesse of loue now might they iustly haue sette him downe for blind yet is hée worthilie to be condemned that hee would vouchsafe anye fauour to the most foolish among men hée hauing dedicated me to the seruice of a Ladie to whom your gentle Ironia Oronia I should saye dooth not deserue the name of her seruant For the rest where you vaunt your selfe to bée the best Knight in the world your follie is too apparaunt for there are manie Knightes errant in the worlde who can giue you a braue caâ—uazado at the Launce and after they haue foyled you in the Ioust bestowe a little paines to take your gréene head from your grosse shoulders My selfe that flew the Brother to your Goddesse of beautie will doo you so much pleasure as to heale the incurable disease wherewith you are day and night tormented O diuine spirites cryed the Pagan fauour me so much that this Knight may but dare to enter the Fielde with mee Yes I dare sayde Tryneus and before we part I doubt not but to make thée quiet enough Ozodine presentlie threwe his Gauntlet as his gage and Tryneus a Golden bracelet which Aurecinda had giuen him entreating Zephiâ—a to kéepe them which she refused to doo fearing the daunger of the Prince Tryneus Héereupon the Soldane entred the Hall leading Palmerin by the hand but when they sawe the Armed Knight thus contend with Trineus they meruailed greatly what might be the occasion thereof When Orzadine sawe the Soldane was sette he entred into these spéeches Soldane I am hither come to accuse thée of a villainous act which thou hast committed harbouring in thy Court the man that â—lewe the the valiant Donadell whose murther thou canst not so cunningly couer but thy treacherie shall be openly discouered What art thou said the Soldane that darest speake thus presumptuously in our presence Orzodine King of Galappa quoth he of whom thou hast heard heretofore and now haue I presented my gage against this Knight which I will maintaine in despight of the proudest The Soldane abashed at this euent sought to disswade them from the Combatte because hée had heard great spéeches of the Kings prowesse but all was in vaine for Orzodine was so obstinate and Tryneus so earnest to reuenge the Turks proud blasphemie against his Ladie as they would not be pacified till the Fielde was graunted them Let vs haue Iudges presently quoth Orzodine and the Fielde assured for our Combat that I may discipline this glorious straunger Make not such haste sayd Tryneus for I feare thou wilt thinke thy comming too soone Immediately were the the two Combattants Armed the Iudges placed in their Tent when the Soldane and Palmerin with manie Princes went to beholde this exployt But such a mightie man was the King of Galappa as Palmerin feared his fréends successe The Trâ—mpets souâ—â—ding the Knights brake their Launces brauelie and mette togither so furiouslye with their bodies as they were both throwne out of their Saddles but they quickly recouering themselues drâ—we theyr swordes and marched against eache other with lyke courage as did Achilles against noble Hector Long continued the fight with danger on either side but the king of Galappa strooke such peasant strokes béeing a man of equall stature with a Giant as hée wounded Trineus in manie places and such was his ill fortune after long trauersing about hee sette his foote vnwarilye on the Trunchion of a Launce whereby he fell downe backward to the ground Orzodine taking aduauntage of this fall sette his foote on the Princes breast striuing to pull his Helmet from his head but God knowes in what agonie Palmerin was newe when he breathed foorth these spéeches to himselfe Ah Heauens quoth he haue I taken such paine and trauaile to finde my Fréend and must he now die among his enemies Aureeinda likewise readie to yéeld vp her ghost with gréefe seeing Palmerin readie to swoâ—ne as he stood Alas quoth she is it not enough that my Fréend must die but his noble câ—mpanion will beare him companie While this doubtfull feare was among the Courtiers Tryneus had so well scufled with Orzodine as he laye along by him likewise when drawing a pocket dagger he stabbed it through his Helmet into one of his eyes so that he nailed his head to the ground Orzodine féeling himselfe wounded to the death gaue a very loude cry when Tryneus hauing gotten his Helmet off presentlie smote his heade from his shoulders If the Knights of Galappa were now dismaide and the soldane Palmerin Zephira Tomano and all the rest ioyfull I leaue to your iudgements especially Palmerin who reioycing that Trineus had thus conquered his enemie entred the Lystes and embraced him and bringing him foorth of the Fielde â—he was welcommed to the Pallace with wonderfull honor The bodie of the dead King was giuen to them that came with him with meruailous reprehension of theyr Maisters audacious challenge and so with great heauinesse they returned home againe Nor would the Soldane longer stay in his Court the Assirian Ambassadour But excused himselfe to the Babylonian Mysos that he could not giue him anie assistaunce couering this aunswer vnder his vnfortunate battaile against the King Abimar Maucetto
Emperour said I beseech you my Lord graunt me one request which shall be no way preiudiciall to your Maiestie Arise sir Palmerin quoth the Emperour aske what thou wilt and thou shalt haue it My Lord Tryneus and the Princesse Agriola saide Palmerin are religiously married betweene themselues let me intreate your highnesse to confirme it witâ— open solâ—mnization before the Duke of Mecaena héere present whom I meane to send into England that he may resolue the King howe himselfe was an eye witnesse of their marriage The Emperour liked so well of Palmerins motion as soone after the wedding was solemnized and he comming to Bryonella courteously taking her by the hand said My good friend Brionella I am now to be discharged of the promise I made at my last being here in witnesse whereof I haue brought your knight sir Ptolome and him I commend to your further fauour So highly am I beholding vnto you my Lord quoth shée as neuer shall I bee able to returne sufficient recompence but were we equall in ioy with the Prince Tryneus and faire Agriola then would I think no storme could wrong vs. Palmerin at these words presently left her and perswaded the Emperour so well as Ptolome and Brionella were likewise espoused togither when Palmerin conferring with the Princesse Agriola thus spake to her Now may you iudge Madame whether I deceiued ye or no and if the estate of my Lord Tryneus be any lesse then I told ye Had I not giuen faithfull credit to your spéeches answered Agriola I would not haue forsaken my Parents and friendes so rashly but I hope they will pardon me in that I haue done nothing but to their honour On the morrow with excéeding ioy and rare tryumphs were Palmerin and Polinarda married togither and thus was long and faithfull loue worthily requited Ptolome was now created Duke of Saxon and Dyardo tooke his leaue to goe sée his wife Cordonya whom he had not heard of since the time he was taken by the Pirates Chap. LXI Howe Palmerin sent Ptolome Duke of Saxon as his Ambassador to the King of France and the Duke Eustace of Mecaena to the King of England to treate of the peace betweene them CErtaine dayes before the departure of Dyardo toward Bohemia Palmerin in the presence of the Emperour and all the Princes gaue the charge of his Embassade to the Duke Ptolome which he should deliuer not onely to the most Christian King of France himself but also to his yongest sonne who now had espoused the Duchesse of Buroundie So departed Ptolome from Vienna accompanied with many Lordes and knights and at length arriued at Digeon where the Prince Lâ—wes being acquainted with the cause of his comming thus answered the Ambassadour My Lorde sometime I had acquaintance in Fraunce with the most renowned Palmerin and because hée is the onely man of the worlde to whom I owe all friendly affection I will perswade my Father to ioyne in peace with him Nowe was Ptolome in good hope that his trauaile woulde sorte to successiue ende wherefore they presently iourneyed to the King who as then was with his estates at Paris and hauing hearde Palmerins request who nowe was wedded to the Princesse Polynarda and therefore his intended warre with the Emperour would extende to the hurt of the man he loued thus answered Duke of Saxon I am sufficiently acquainted with the bountie of thy Maister and verie well I doo remember that at his béeing in Fraunce he combatted for his Ladie Polinarda yet was I ignoraunt till nowe of that hath happened But leaste hée should conceiue that I séeke to make a commotion in Christeâ—dome let him enioy his Ladie and Wife in peace although shée was sometime promised to mine eldest Sonne reseruing the conditions of our amitie that our first Nephewes and Néeces may match togither in marriage therby to continue the honour of their predecessours As for the Kings of Spaine and England who moued me to giue them assistaunce on there behalfe I can make you no certaine answere vntill my Messengers be returned home againe Gracious Lord quoth Ptolome I dare assure you in the name of my Maister that hée hath euermore estéemed your fauour among the best Christian Princes and will not refuse the marriage betwéene your Children héereafter And this coniunction of your amitie will cause that neither the Kings of Spaine or England will séeke to molest him but with your highnesse ioyne in loue and friendship With this answer Ptolome returned to Vienna where the Emperour and Palmerin welcommed him with excéeding honour and by this time had the Duke Eustace taken landing in England where deliuering the summe of his charge to the King his highnesse returned him this answere Although my Lord Ambassadour both your Maister and the Prince Tryneus did me manifest dishonor yet not to withstand peace which still ought to bâ—â— preferred before warre I graunt his request and will presently call home my Garrisons shaking hands with him in honourable concord As for the wrong doone to my Daughter I am content to excuse it beléeuing that shée was not conueyed hence but with her will thanking the Prince for the honour he hath done her séeing she would leaue her Parents and friendes so lightly I thinke my gracious Lord answered the Duke that when you consider what your Daughter hath done you will not touch her with want of witte or iudgement for in respect of the long enmitie betwéene the Emperour and you shée desired that her marriage might sort this happie ende Nor would she haue departed hence with the Prince Tryneus without a faithfull and resolued promise of marriage which is performed with as great honour as euer was done to the daughter of a King Thinke you quoth the King that had not the great friendship of Tryneus when against his Fathers will he came with Palmerin to assist me quallified the weight of mine anger against him but I woulde haue pursued the iniurie he did to me yet did I referre his seruice to the iudgements of my Lords of England who perswaded me to reuenge which you well perceiue as yet I haue not done Prince Palmerin quoth the Duke is so vertuous as rather woulde hée haue runne on a thousande deathes then your daughters honour shoulde anie way haue béene impeached but béeing assured of this fortunate issue both hée and Tryneus aduentured as they did And sorrie am not I said the King that all things are come so well to passe but séeing we are entred thus farre in spéeche tell mée I pray you how Palmerin came to the knowledge of his Parents and howe hée finished the aduentures at the Castle of the tenne Rockes and the daungerous Isle of Malfada which neuer any Knight could compasse before Then the Duke rehearsed euerie accident how amourous the great Turke was on the Princesse Agriola and each seuerall occasion as they fell out at which report the Quéene with her Ladies were present who hearing the discourse