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A16263	The notable hystory of two faithfull louers named Alfagus anb [sic] Archelaus Whearein is declared the true fygure of amytie and freyndshyp. Much pleasaunte and delectable to the reader. Translated into English meeter by Edwarde Ienynges. With a preface or definytion of freyndshyppe to the same.	Jeninges, Edward.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone.	1574 (1574)	STC 3184.8; ESTC S109147	33,069	104

daie When to theyr freindes lyke yromyse they do make In wealth and wo them neuer to forsake But now a daies I fere but few men do lyue That will vnto theyr freyndes such freinshyp gyue ¶ And thus concludinge my simple Preface Most hartely I pray the Readers all If in this booke parhaps by my trespasse Some thyng amysse to them doth befall Showe me my faulte and mende it I shall Desyrynge no man my worke to disdayne Though symple it be and done with small payne FINIS ¶ The famous Hystory of Alfagus and Archelaus Wherin is declared the true fygure of Amytye and Freindshyp Cap. i. IN Rome sumfyme a Knyghte dyd dwell Both noble wise and good Hys stocke of auncyente Romaynes were And not of Rascall blood Lypodus hyghte thys noble man for so mem dyd hym call Beloued he was of all folkes in the Cyttie great and small ¶ A Ladye had thys noble Knighte of worthy stocke and fame Betweene whom God a sonne dyd sende Alfagus was hys name Acomely Chylde and fayre he was as any man myght see In learnyng apte to euery thynge whych taught to hym myght bee ¶ This knight therfore when as his sonne to lawefull yeres ded growe He thought how he by vertuous trade myght make hym wysdome knowe But at the laste by musynge longe he vnderstood right well Of Carthagye that noble place much praise he harde men tell ¶ How that was cheefe and fountayne of all wisdome and all grace Next vnto God all prudence came and doctrine from that place And noble men from far aboute theyr Chyldren thether sent And Lypodus this knight therfore euen of the same intent ¶ His sonne Alfagus brought foorth with to Carthagye that hee Myght lerne good letters and also a Scholler there to bee And hosted him with one who was an auncyent man and wise A Senatour of the Cittie who good councell dyd deuyse ¶ Of Carthagie that noble place and Cyttie of great fame The cheifest ruler then was hee and Olympus was hys name Thys Olympus had a sonne also whom Archelaus men dyd call In euery parte both hande and face like Alfagus was hee all ¶ Theyr age was equall both as one agreeinge iust and ryght Theyr faces so proporshined both a lyke in all mens sight That no man coulde deserne the one and say this is the other They were not knowē but by their names of father nor of mother ¶ And as these two yonge gentlemen agreid lyke in lymme Alfagus Archelaus vnto and Archelaus to him So in shorte space acquayntaunte grewe the one so to the other That inwarde loue oprest theyr hartes and eche one called brother ¶ Theyr willes and Appetites both in one so God had congulated That neuer since the worlde began like them was none created At one time they together went to study and to learnynge At one time they at meales also tooke both a lyke refresshynge ¶ They both delyted in one kynde of doctryne and therby They profyted and were therwith both learned equally And to conclude together they with learnynge so increased That in shorte tyme to them myght be in Carthage none compared ¶ At length deseast Olympus which was Archelaus father dere For whom Alfagus as well as hee dyd mourne with heauy chere But then Archelaus after that his father was deseased To all men knowen he was wyth goods and ryches much increased ¶ Wherfore to hym was profered ryche maryges many a won With maydens fayre and bryght but hee set not hys minde theron And he then beinge ●ype of yeres of parsonage with all Ryght well ve set in euery lymme a comely man and tall ¶ Wherfore his freindes and kynsmen all exhorted hym that hee After this counsaile set his mynde to wed some fayre Lady To the intente his lynage hee myght so increase ther by But this yonge man his hart had set so on Philosophy ¶ And on his freind Alfagus to his loue he set so su●e That if he shuld mary he thought it colde not styll indure But that he shuld leaue of from one and cleaue another to Wherfore longe tyme he did delaye the thinge with much a do ¶ And would not consent to theyr mynde for ought that they colde saye How be it still they woulde not rest to moue hym daye by daye To mary one that myght hym please and gyt some Childe her by Which myght inherit and haue his lande when he shuld chaunce to dye ¶ So at the last he graunted because hys freindes on hym so sore Euen by importunat callynge on styll dayly more and more And partly by the aduyce and mynde of Alfagus hys freind dere And by dysyre of many mo he drew theyr pourpose nere ¶ Consentynge for to mary one in whom he myght delyght And in all thinges vnto hys mynde ryght pleasaunt in hys syght● Wyth whych wordes all hys freindes kyn was wondrous glad in hart And busyly for hym a none eche one dyd showe hys part ¶ And sought wheare they myght fynde a mayde for 〈◊〉 right faire and good Of like yeres vnto hym and of sowe worthy ●euse and blood So longe they sought that at the last a maybe they dyd espye Of parsonage maners and in age in excelent bewtie ¶ A comely damsell and a tall in equall stature pyght With eyes as graye as glas and skynne most lyke to snowe was whyte Of equall yeres shee was to him in vertuous maners taught Of noble blood full riche also no better myght be sought ¶ Thys Ladye thought they good for such a gentleman of kynde They thought her apte for hym and hee in her myght please hys mynde When Archelaus freyndes and eke the maydens freindes also Had talked all theyr minde and when eche one theyr wyls dyd knowe ¶ And on the couenauntes were agreed how the maryage should bee They gaue Archelaus chounsaile that the mayden he shuld see And ofte repayre to her so that he myght ryght well at ease Knowe with his hart if that shee wyth her beautie might hym please ¶ Archelaus goeth to see his Ladie Who pleaseth him right well Hee carieth Alfagus with him to see her who is so taken in her loue that hee lyeth sicke with intollerable paine Cap. ii AFter the counsayle of his freindes Archelaus did agree And went without delaye anone hys Ladye for to see Who in all partes hee found to bee so pleasaunt to hys mynde That if hee shoulde seeke all the worlde none better coulde her finde ¶ Nor to his hartes desyre hee thoughte myght be founde one so meete Wherfore anone with louynge wordes to her hee spake full sweete And sayde fayre Lady is your mynde to haue me for your make And can you fynde within your hart all other to forsake ¶ Saue onely I and cleaue to mee how say you Lady bryght Shee aunswered hym sayd for sooth all that is in my might I am content to do your mynde my hartes desyre is so And thus when they

woulde be the are How be it for Archelaus his dere freinde he tooke much care And sayd my louyng freind most vere ryght ioyfull should I bee If that you would forsake this place and go to Roome with mee ¶ The one halfe of my landes and of my goodes I will you gyue Both vnto you and to your heyres so long as they shall lyue In feloship styll we wyll remayne tyll desteny doth denay Lachesus for to spinne her threede out fatall lyfe to stay ¶ But then Archelans vad in mynde cousyderyng therwithall How necessarye his counsell myght bee what thing so myght fefall Unto the Citie of Carthagye by many sundrye wayes Remembring that his famylie thear lyued manie dayes ¶ And howe his bounden duetie was the Citie to mayntayne And for the common welth to seeke some prophete or some gayne Wherfore his freind Alfagus hee desyred to be still For I quoth he may not depart how be it with ardent will. ¶ I do desyrs your companie more then anie earthlye wight Great greefe it will be vnto mee when I forgo your syght Alfagus then perceauing that no reason it should bee His friend Archelaus should depart out of his owne countree ¶ Consideryng how his counsell myght the Citie well vpholde As other sage and wisemen dyd in auncient tyme of olde And that by nature bound he was his countreyes welth to seeke No more he woulde perswade him then but sayd with woordes meeke ¶ Fare well my most deare freind for now frome you I most depart Farewell my louyng mate in whom I alwayes set my harte Although in person I be gone yet haue mee still in mynde If euer of me you stande in neede a sure freind shall you fyade ¶ Archelaus kyssed Alfagus then whome he loued as his lyfe He kyssed eke the Ladye fayre which should haue ben his wyfe So ech one now departed i● and Alfagus tooke his waye Towardes Roome and with him rode his Ladie freshe and gay ¶ Wher at their commyng with great ioy Alfagus mother then Receaued was and vnto her most welcome of all men Where as he dwelled a●● ia myrth and great felicitie Recrauyng many chyldren by Andromicus his Ladye ¶ And for his wisedome and learnyng he so highlye was estemed That no hygh office was but that with honour he atchiued And in the noble Citie of Roome much dignitie dyd veare Receauing loue and prayse of all the people that were there ¶ But now let vs retourne agayne wheat as wee were before And of the spytefull kyndred of Archelaus speake we mors And of the Ladyes freyndes also whose malyce dyd remayne Wyth secret hatred in theyr harte Archelaus to dysdayne ¶ So that soone after Alfagus had to Roome wardes tooke his way Malysyously with shamefull wordes they vexte hym day by day And vterly abhorred hym for that he dyd dyspyse To take so fytte a make they sayde so ryche and eke so wyse ¶ In whom he myght haue tooke delyght but that he dyd dys●ayne The frenship which so him they shewed exceptyng not their payne But leauyng her to A●●aus whole for him they dyd prouyde Reprouyng hym innamerably with vnkynde wordes besyde ¶ And all that euer they could deuyse by hym to do or saye Malysyously they sought it out and that without delaye Fyrste they dyd exclude hym from theyr counsell and also Not thynkyng that to be ynough so lyght to let hym go ¶ But dyd prohybyt from hym then all honest companye And yet not hauyng therwythall their mynde to satesfye Finally adiudged hym not worthy for to haue Anye of the possessions which hys father to hym gaue ¶ Neyther yet any of the goods which his parentes dyd leaue Behynde them at theyr death to him as theyr gyft did begueath Whom he as they supposed did vnnaturally to fayne A freindship vndiscreet and so his parentage dysdayne ¶ Wherfore they did dispoyle him cleane of all that euer he had And tooke the rayment from his backe wherwith he then was clad And almost naked lyke a man whom fortune did dispyse Out of the Citie expuiced hym in the most cruellest wise ¶ Thus is Archelaus lately one most welthyest in the Citie Dispoyled of all that euer he had no man on him taketh pytie One of the noble●● in Carthage in dignitie he did raygne And now of euery woman and man is had in great disdayne ¶ For his kynde harte thus with dyspite he banyshed is for aye And his owne countrey wher he myght haue lyued also with ioy And as man dis●●yed and tost byfortune to and fro He wa●preth vp and downe and hath ●o freind his gryefe to sho ¶ And no man coulde he fynde that would him ayed in his distresse But wandred vp and downe alone in extreame wretchednes Alas qouth he what shall I do in myserye thus remayne O fortune why thus truellye hast thou me in disdayne ¶ Alfagus my freind is now in ioye he hath the mayden fayre And for his sake I do remayne opprest with sorow and care If vnto hym this thyng were toulde ryght sute I am that hee Woulde haue great sorow care for this my payne and myserie ¶ He would reuenge me of my foes if ouce he might heaz● te●● How for his sake disday● f●ll●e ▪ they dyd me thus expell I will nomore therfore deley● my hapiys hap to sho But speedelye all that euer I go to Roome wathes will I go ¶ And vnto Alfagus my deare freind declare my hol●e state And how my foes with me had de●… most cruelly now of late Archelans therfore tooke his waye so fas● as he myght bye Towardes Roome and all alone withouten companye ¶ He trauayleth day by day and is disdayned of euerye myght Sustaynyng hunger in the day and lieth colde all the nyght To begge for meate and brynke then he was forced to procead For why● he myght no more delaye hys hungrye Guttes to feede ¶ And often when he came in place where other Pa●iners were He was not knowen and therfore they on him did take no care He could not do as others dyd with many wordes to craue And therfore often went without when other almes should haue ¶ Wherby he dyd oft tymes sustayne great honger payne and greefe And no helpe coulde he haue at all but teares for his releefe Thus many a mi●y daye he wente or that he could attayne To come to Roome but at the lengthe throog● traueling longe with payne ¶ Unto the Citie is he come in hope to haue relyefe And sayd if Alfagus I may fynde now gone is all my gryefe For Alfagus house of euery man full fast inquireth he And at the length is come wheras ryght well he may it see ¶ But then beholdyng it so faire so large and eke so amyable So Pryncely buylded and also in all thynges so delectable He was a shamed to approche or nigh the gates to stand He thought it would auayle him nought yf that he tooke in hande ¶ To