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A51270	The famous history of the life of the renowned Prince Palmerin of England: or, The glory of knightly prowess In three parts. Containing his parentage, birth, education, travels, strange adventures, noble exploits and victories; combats with monsters, gyants, armies, and armed knights, dissolving inchantments, delivering distressed ladies; and his success in love. The whole being a compleat series, inter-woven with the heroick actions of many valiant emperours, kings, princes, and knights of undoubted fame, whose matchless deeds have won them immortal honour. A book worthy the perusal of either sex. Written originally in French; and now faithfully done into English (for the better satisfaction of the reader) by J.S.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 2. English.	Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.; J. S.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2613C; ESTC R213883	128,505	222

whom he became so familiar that the fiercest would fawn upon him Espying the Pavilion on the Verge of the Forrest in which he had a Cave came boldly into it and seeing the two Infants lying in the Cradle took them in his arms and bore them thence in spight of the weak resistance the unarmed Knights and shrieking Ladies made which redoubled the Princesses grief who weak as she was crept out of her Bed and sent her eyes after him till by speedy flight he was absconded amongst the thickest Trees CHAP. III. How Sir Pridos came to Court and declared the unwelcome News and of the grief that thereon ensued what became of the young Princess and how upon notice of Don Edoards Loss at Constant●nople Prince Primalion Son to the Emperor went in search of him SIR Pridos having a long time in vain searched after his good Friend and not being able to discover the place of his aboad and having acquainted the Princess with the words of the Damosel he went to Court as to prepare for the beautiful Flerinas Reception and to give the King and Queen what information he could when during his absence the Children were taken away This good Knight arriving at the Court and affirming what before was rumoured with much uncertainty filled every Breast with grief especially the Queens who for loss of her Son took on beyond measure so that long it was e're the King could comfort her yet in the understanding he was alive and that in time his deliverance would be wrought she began to be more temperate and to expect the best Whereupon order was taken to fetch the disconsolate Princess to the Court upon whose arrival the loss of the Royal Infants being known drew second streams of tears from many eyes Nor would the Princess be comforted but as often as she might retired and greatly bewailed her sad misfortune desiring that the Emperor her Father and Prince her Brother then residing at Constantinople might be made acquainted with what had happened Which Request of hers was granted and Sir Argolant Son to Duke Horten charged with the doleful Message Embarquing soon arrived and to the great grief of all that heard it became the relator of the doleful News as will hereafter appear Now the Savage-Man that took the young Children being about to give them to the Lyons that he kept to Hunt with moved with remorse became more mild pittying the Innocents who smiled upon the grim-fac'd Wretch and opened their pritty Arms as it were to Embrace him insomuch that altogether altering his determination he delivered them to an Old Woman that lived in a Cave in that Forrest to do with them as she pleased not knowing to whom they appertained brought them up as well as she might in whose protection I shall for a while leave them Argolant as it is said arriving at Constantinople it so happened that at the same time great Triumphs were acting for joy of the Birth of Polinarda Daughter to the Prince Primalion there being present divers Kings and Princes But when he produced his Letters of Credence and related the doleful Story they was turned into Mourning especially the Emperor and his Son made great moan the latter vowing in the presence of them all that he would spend the greatest part of his life in search of the worthy Don Edoard and with him joyned divers of the Nobles nor could the tears of their Ladies nor any perswasions of their Friends obliege them to alter their determinations The Prince not to be less then his word having settled his Affairs and taken leave of his Friends Armed himself as did the Nobles that attended him and so furnished in the best manner they secretly left the City each Knight having his Esquire when being without the Gates they took several ways resolving to search in the Courts of Princes for the absent Prince and not return till they had heard tydings of him and so Sir Argolant was dismissed with many rich Presents CHAP. IV. How Prince Primaleon in his Adventures met the sorrowful Funerals which Pendritia made for being rejected by Don Ed●ard why he led a solitary life and how young Florin straying from his Nurses Cave was found by Sir Pridos and brought to the Court. PRimaleon now seperated from his Company Travelled only attended by his Esquire through divers Countrys inquiring and making diligent search for his absent Brother-in-Law when in the end arriving in the bottom of a Valley in the Territories of Lacedemon about the Suns declining it on a sudden grew so dark and the Shade so high that he was minded not to enter the Forrest which stood in his way But whilst he was musing and Night coming fast on there issued out of a small Lodge a Troop of Ladies all in Mourning with Torches in their hands following a Mourning Coffin at which the Prince much wondred especially in such a solitary place wherefore approaching them and espying one more Beautiful then the rest he addresses himself to her in this manner Fair Lady let me as a Stranger intreat you to suffer me to understand the reason of this Mournful Object in a place where I deemed no Mortal had dwelt and why those Clouds of sorrow sit on a face so lovely which nevertheless is beautiful in Tears and if you have been injured I swear by my Knighthood to do you Iustice at the hazard of my Life Vpon this Request the Lady having well noted his comely Personage modest Speech and courteous Deportment fetching a deep sigh replyed Sir Knight my Name is Pandritia Daughter to the King of Lacedemonia whose unfortunate ha● it was to fall in Love with Don Edoard who delivered my Brother King Ternaes by his Valour out of the Inchanted Castle of Des noires Oiseaux But that Prince having before given his heart to the happy and fair Flerida instead of the Substance left me only his Picture which being dressed in Funeral Weeds I am about to Interr hoping by that means to delude my grief for the absence of him I love as dear as life This said Primaleon lifting up the Paule saw there to his amazement the lively Portraiture of his dear Friend insomuch that at first he verily believed it was he Whereupon comforting the Lady he himself attended that Fantastick Funeral to a dolesome place covered all with black and hung round with the Pictures and Tragick Stories of Vnfortunate Lovers but into it the Prince was denyed entrance unless he would devote his future days to Mourning which he refusing kindly took his leave and passed on in search of the Substance whom Pardri●ia upon notice of his loss supposed to be dead where we must leave them for a while and return into England Don Edoard not being yet released from his confinement though twelve years had passed great search was made after him when as Sir Pridos coming to the Forrest near unto which the Princess Flerida had lost her Children he espyed a Beautiful Youth

Titubant who justed against him in the honour of his Mistriss the fair Cardignia and was leading him into his Tent to unarm him when as entering the List he bid the Knight of Death defiance who angry that his task was not done made ready to receive him when meeting with their Spheres the Knight of Death was cast to the ground and sorely bruised which caused a great shout especially among the Ladies and by this means the Prince got the rich Tent and was loaded with infinite praises every one being desirous to know who he was but he resolving to keep himself secret withdrew and changed his Armour so that he could not be known When as that night the Emperor made a great Feast in honour of his Court-Ladies and the revenge that had been taken on their behalf by the unknown Knight but though search was made for him by his Command yet was he not discovered though he fate amongst the other Knights and had the happiness to see his fair Mistriss dance yet durst not speak to her Then was the Sepulchre of love brought amongst them which the Ladies spoiled every one taking her own Picture thence which her Knight had forfeited in attempting to vindicate her beauty yet Altea's Picture was set up amongst other beautys Whilest this was doing the Prince finding great enquiry was made after him took his Horse and Arms and with his Esquire departed the City where in search of new Adventures I shall leave him a while and return to the Knight of the savage man CHAP. XVI How the Knight of the savage Man landed in Ireland and fought with the Gyant Calfurnine slew him and delivered three Ladies he kept Prisoners in his Castle and gave the Castle to them NOw the Knight of the savage Man having left Blandidon in the Tristful Valley rode through many Countries with a resolution to try the Adventure of the Unfortunate Forrest of Great Brittain which by this time began to be Famed in all places for the loss of so many Knights as entred into it wherefore imbarquing for England and a contrary wind arising he was driven upon the Coast of Ireland where beholding the pleasantness of the Countries cituation he was greatly desirous to land but the Master of the ship endeavoured to perswade him therefrom by telling him a monstrous Gyant inhabited a Castle near the shore who was wont to kill or take Prisoner such as unadvisedly passed that way but this discourse was so far from displeasing the Knight that it on the contrary made him the more desirous resolving to combat the Gyant if possible whereupon causing the Vessel to put into a Creek he leaped on shore and having gotten his Horse rode towards the Castle only accompanied with his Esquire but arriving there he found he could not ride to it but with great hazard and difficulty by reason it was placed on the top of a steep Rock that had but one visible ascent wherefore leaving him below he mounted only with his sword when being on the top three armed Knights that attended on the Gyant issued out against him and bid him defiance swearing his life should pay for that bold attempt but he little regarding their menaces drew his dreadful sword and began the Combat so fiercely that two of them fell dead and the other being sore wounded retreated into the Castle whereupon the Gyant in a great rage came fo●th being armed with a mighty Battail-Ax staring dreadfully and vowing revenge to avoid whose fury the Knight of the savage Man guarded himself as well as might be still avoiding his mighty strokes till at last the Monster growing faint through heat was the less able to weild his weapons yet had he grievously wounded the Knight in divers places broke his Shield in peices and loosened his Armour but he being nimble watched his opportunity and struck him a full blow on the Temples which peirceing his Helmet brought him to the ground who falling made the Earth tremble then he stood upon him and hewed off his monstrous Head which the Ladies that he held Prisoners in the Castle perceiving greatly rejoyced and coming down into the Court where by this time the Knight was entered they fell on their knees giving him ten thousand thanks praising him and calling him their Deliverer which the Knight perceiving took them up and comforted them in the best wise when as they lead him into the Castle and having dressed his wounds they shewed him the pleasantness of the place with which he was greatly delighted the Castle having been not many years before the Palace of one of the Irish Kings But that which he was most desirous to know was how and by what means they came thither and what they were to which the beautiful Orianda eldest of the three reply'd That they were Sisters and Daughters to the Marquess D' Baltamor inhabiting Castles and Rich Possessions near that place but so it happened that being in the company of six Knights making merry upon the Verge of an adjacent Forrest in a Rich Pavillion the Monster whom he had flain with his Knights came upon them as they were unarmed and slew three of the Knights sorely wounding the other three and so by force of Arms brought them and the wounded Knights to the Castle and then themselves were designed for his lust and the other as a Sacrifice to his revenge as soon as their wounds were healed but that through his happy arrival Heaven had prevented so great a wickedness The Ladies having thus far discovered what the Knight desired they lead him to the place where the Gyant had cooped up divers Knights in Iron Cages and kept them in extream misery torturing them for his pleasure and often threatning them with death all which he set free commanding them to give their attendance upon the Ladies and not to suffer any to in●●re them after his departure And so having committed the keeping of the Castle to fair Orianda he departed in order to his visiting the Unfortunate Forrest travelling towards which for a while I must leave him and return to Constantinople CHAP. XVII How the Emperor comforted the Knight of Death and obliged him to forget his heaviness for the loss of Altea And how it was made known by what hand he was foiled THe Knight of Death greatly grieving at the disgrace he sustained fell into a violent Feavour but being well recovered thereof the Emperor caused him to be brought to Court where he Communed with him and comforted him in the best wise laysing before him the folly of his greif for a Lady that could not be recovered from the cold embraces of Death desiring him not so vainly to misimploy his Valour but to use it in great atcheivements worthy the same of so good a Knight so that by these and such like perswasions he wrought upon him so far that he agreed to lay aside his pensive mood yet not to forget his Lady vowing never to set his mind

what he said at the point of his Launce either against him or Albayzer This speech of the Prince's so inraged Arduramant that he had no patience but began to curse and blaspheme at a strange rate desiring immediately the combat which was granted in the presence of the Princess and the Great Turk together with the Bassa's and their Ladies When as the combatants running furiously at each other Arduramant was sent to the ground and the Prince a little shaken in his Saddle who seeing his Foe on foot alighted also and drew his sword whereupon a dreadful combat began in which the boasting Pagan was infinitely worsted yet ashamed to yield in his Mistrisses presence though the Prince offered him life till fainting through loss of blood he fell and being carried off upon his Shield soon after dyed of his wounds The Battail finished the Princess sent for Prince Florian and highly commending his Valour desired to see him unarmed to which request of hers after saluting her fair hand he consented when as his youthful beauty and manly limbs appeared so brave that from that time she became amorous of him and ordained him her Kt. giving him at the same time many rich presents to keep for her sake so that in her service leaving him a while I shall return to Albayzer who hasted to Constantinople Albayzer parting with Prince Palmerin hasted towards Constantinople to keep his word with Prince Florian but riding through a Wood he met the Esq of Arduramant who informed him that he was gone to the Court of the Great Turk and the cause yet dismissing the Esq he kept on his way till arriving at the Court he was known to be the Soldian of Babylon's son whereupon he was presented to the Emperor who with his Nobles was fitting in a great Hall when having done his reverance he declared that his coming was to that end that he might prove his valour against the Knights of the Court upon these conditions viz. That every Knight who entered the Iust should bring his Ladys picture on his Shield and that her name should be written under it and if they was vanquished that Shield to be hanged up under the portraicture of his fair Mistriss Targiana and that they should run with the Launce only and those that had no Mistrisses should upon being foiled deliver the names of those in writing to whom they were well wishers and might in time be such These conditions agreed on and the Iudges of the field appointed every one prepared and the day following the Iusts began which day Albayzer kept the field foiling all that entered or ran against him to the great grief of the Ladys who were ashamed theie servants should be so handled The first days Iust over and the night spent in Feasting Musick and Dancing as soon as morning arose the Trumpets sounded to the field where the Iust was again renewed which day Albayzer likewise won whereat Prince Primalion being in the Court and desirous to recover the honour of his Fathers Knights armed himself but the Emperor would not suffer him to enter reserving the Conquest for some other hand The Emperors Knights thus foiled by a stranger caused a great heaviness in the Court and exceeding joy and pride in Albayzer who proudly vaunted that he had taken away the shield from Dramusiand therefore he would carry that all the other Shields he had won and lay them at his Mistrisses feet In which haughty exaltation for a while I shall leave him and return to the Turkish Court to visit Prince Florian. CHAP. XXXX What happened to Prince Florian in the Turkish Court And of other adventures that befell him THe Prince daily increasing in the favour of fair Targiara resolved to shew his utmost prowess that so he might be the deeplyer grafted into her affections but finding no adventures there worthy his Sword he resolved to make her acquainted with his sincere affections and then depart in search of Adventures for her sake Wherefore one day being in private with the Princess he declared what he had determined which caused tears to stand in her fair eyes who by this time loved him as life which he perceiving said Fair Lady and Mistriss of my Thoughts grieve not that I desire to depart hence for I shall ever bear you a true and sincere Affection and for your Glory and Renown is it that I make this Request What shame is it for me to spend my time in Ease and Idleness whilst your former Servant Albayzer is labouring to Wing himself with Fame It is not his force fairest of Creatures that gives him Victory but the Banner he fig is under which is the hopes to obtain and in joy you O that you would give me but so ●a●ge● Commission soon should you find me as great and glorious nay with this hand would I take from him all the Trophies he has won This speech of the Prince dryed his Mistriss eyes when cheering up she said Indeed Albayzer had done wonders for her sake yet she could in no wise affect his person wherefore if he might be conquered all the obligations then would vanish and that if he thought fit she would in disguise accompany him to Constantinople sending Albayzer word before-hand that he should not stir thence till further order This resolve was highly approved by the Prince and urged to be put in speedy practice whereupon the Princess feigning a Letter from her Aunt the Queen of Assyria that she was sick at the point of Death instantly desiring to see her she shewed it to her Father and by many intreaties so prevailed that he consented to her going when to accompany her she chose no other train than Florian called in that Court the Christian Knight four Esquires and six Damosels all which mounting early in the morning left the City and rode without meeting any interruption till they came into the confines of Constantinople where meeting four Knights and they beholding the beauty of the Princess would have taken her from Prince Florian which so inraged him that running one of them through with his Launce he slew the other two with his sword whereat the fourth fled When riding a little further and entering a pleasant Valley he caused the Tent to be pitched for the Princess and there by reason it was late he continued with her all night when in the morning they set forward and rode till they came to a pleasant fountain at which they alighted to drink the water when as two Kts. riding by who had been conquered by Albayzer knew the Princess by the resemblance of her Picture when alighting they layed hold on her swearing that since for her sake they had received the disgrace they would carry her as a Prisoner to their Mistrisses thereby to make an attoanment for them which rudeness so offended the Prince that drawing his sword at one blow he cut off the hand of him that grasped the Princess and afterward slew the

find all time to speak to her which was not long wanting for finding her one day fitting melancholly alone he sat down by her and after much discourse surcharged with passion thus began Fair Mistris of all my thoughts that I love you above any earthly Creature and would willingly prove it at the hazzard of my Life I hope you are not Ignorant for certain it is none can better deserve my service then your Incompareable self who are Natures Chief Masterpiece and the wonder of your Sex but such is the thirst of Glory that reigns in Mortals Breasts that to tell you my secret thoughts I have determined for a while to forezo so great a blessing and seek Renown abroad when with louder Victory and gread Atchievements I shall return with joy to lay my self and Trophies at your feet This Speech greatly surprized the Princess who intirely loved him and caused rears to over cast her Starry-eyes when fetching a Sigh that almost rent her tender Breast she made this Reply Sir that I have given you manifest hopes of obtaning my favour I must Blushing owne and yet conjecture that such freeness in me hath created dislike in you or else you would not mention leaving my Fathers Court. Not so said the Prince for 't is for your sake I would adventure that so I may in some sort render my self worthy of so great and Inestimable a Iewel therefore by you Incouraged I shall be the more Fortunate but I shall not replyed the Princess consent to your departure I beg said the Prince that you would alter your resolves and in that make me happy can that make you happy then said the Princess nay then e'n take your course 't is a slight excuse to leave me because you Love me not therefore since you light such true affection I here renounce the Love I bare you and from henceforth charge you to see my face no more and thereupon in a great Rage she flung away not giving the Prince leave to respond but left as one Thunder-struck so far amazed at what he had heard that it was long e're he recover'd his stupid Sences when Recollecting manly Vertue he resolved upon what he had determined not doubting to perform such Noble Exploits as might render him worthy of his Mistresses Love and overcome her anger whereupon revealing his mind to Sylvian his Esquire who had vowed not to leave him in any Adventure he secretly armed himself and taking the Shield sent him by Sage Aliart mounted and in the twy-light left the City undiscovered to the great trouble of the Emperor and the whole Court and so under the name of the Knight of Fortune he rode through many Desarts without finding any Adventure but coming at last to a Castle surrounded with Trees and over-grown with green Mosse and hearing Musick therein he alighted and gave his Horse to his Esquire and entered where he perceived a Knight in mourning Weeds tuneing to a Lute his Mistrisses praise who being highly offended at the Prince's hold instruction laying aside his Musick ran to arm himself vowing to chastise him which the Prince perceiving went out and mounted there expecting his Adversary who was not long wanting so that a fierce Encounter began but the Prince whose Courage was highthened by the thoughts of fair Polinarda soon disarmed him and brought him to his mercy when as he commanded him seeing that he had so unjustly quarrelled with him to unsay all that he had said in the praise of his Mistriss or prepare for Death but finding him resolutely bent rather to dye than do it and at the same time considering his own case he not only pardoned him but commended his fidelity and so mounting left the place Now this Knight was called The Knight of Death and bare the Portraicture of Death in his Shield holding himself before that time invincible CHAP. XII Who The Knight of Death was and the cause of his solitary Life How Prince Palmerin fought for the Passage of a Bridge and of other Adventures THis Knight of Death was Son to the King of Sardagina who falling in Love with fair Altea one of his Mothers Ladies of Honour and Daughter to the Duke of Goelicia his Father to cross his love having designed to marry him to the Queen of Sicilia and he being avers thereto caused the beautious Altea to be Poysoned whereupon this Knight named ●●oriman stiling himself the Knight of Death privately retired from the Court and betook himself to the solitary place where the Prince found him singing Songs in praise of her to her Picture as if she had been alive And there he continued in like manner after the departure of the Prince till his Father hearing where he was compelled him to return The Prince having left the Knight of Death in his solitary retirement much grieving at his foile passed on till coming to a Bridge he found three Knights striving against a single Knight for the passage who bare for his Device a Bull-head and so puissant was he that he foiled them tumbling them to the Ground which the Prince perceiving addrest him against but they both meeting with force more than humane fell from their Horses when drawing their Swords they fought with great fury till in the end the Knight of the Bull by a wound he received on his Head fell to the ground upon which the Prince stood up and bid him at the peril of his Life disclose his Name and the reason of his keeping that passage which he did as followeth viz. That his Name was Pompides Son to Don Edoard and Argolanta Queen of the Inchanted Island and that he having received divers wounds from two Knights whom he had slain a beautious Lady living in a Castle close by cured him and injoyned him to keep that Bridge till he met a Knight in red Armour with a Lyon painted in his Shield the whom if I conquered to bring into her presence and that having obeyed for three weeks he had not in many Encounters been foiled before The Prince having received this satisfaction passed on his way together with his Esquire having before obtained Licence for the other Knights to pass CHAP. XIII How the Knight of the Savage Man came into the Tristfull Valley and fought against Blandidon the Knight of the Swan and of the sorrowful Lady Pandritia How Floriman the Knight of Death coming to Constantinople pitched his Tent and in Honour of his Lady Altea combated and conquered divers Knights THe Knight of the Savage Man having reresigned the Shield as aforesaid rode on in search of Adventures when coming into the Tristful Valley where the sorrowful Pandritia dwelt he espied a Cave and at the mouth of it broken Spears and Swords as also a Tree fast by on which hung the Shields of such as had been vanquished at which whilest he was wondering there came a Youth to him and demanded his Shield unless he would retire or try the Combat and that