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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	esquire_n	knight_n	sir_n	10,525	5	7.8884	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89357	The most excellent and famous history of the most renowned knight, Amadis of Greece, surnam'd, the Knight of the Burning Sword, son to Lisvart of Greece, and the fair Onoloria of Trebisond Representing his education in the court of King Magadan, his conquering of the defended mountain, his combat with his grandfather the Emperor Esplandian, his killing Frandalon the Ciclops, and falling in love with Lucella, daughter to Alpatracy King of Sicily, his arrival in the isle of Argenes, where he put an end to the enchantments of Queen Zirfea, his assisting his great-grandfather King Amadis in the island of the great Siclades, and in respect to him taking on himself the name of Amadis of Greece: together with the high and noble enterprizes of his cozen Lucencio, Gradamart son to the King of the Giants island, Birmartes son to the King of Spain, and many other noble knights and gallant ladies: all no less useful, than pleasant. Humbly addrest to the beauties of Great Brittain. By a person of quallity. Licensed according to order.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 9. English.	Person of quality.	1693 (1693)	Wing M2877; ESTC R230734	225,521	237

him such a blow with his Staff between his two ears that he fell dead to the ground This gave me such Content that I determin'd in my self from that very hour to love him as he deserv'd and not without cause considering his Civility the Pains he had taken in coming from a far Countrey to see and serve me and the Danger to which he expos'd himself for to save My Life shewing himself tho' naked and unarm'd more couragious than those two who turn'd their backs with their Lances and Shields Wherefore I began from that time forward to treat him with more intimacy than I had done offering him my Estate and what ever a Woman of my quality can honestly offer Which gave him so much content that after a thousand thanks he said to me Madam tho' it will be impossible for me as long as I live to acknowledge the Favour and Honour you have been pleas'd and are pleas'd to do me I being such as I am and you so great a Lady and Princess yet will I with Protestation not to offend you take the boldness to make you a farther Request which I most humbly desire you to grant me hoping that the Effect will redound to your Glory and my Honour 'T is that you will be pleas'd to give me leave to go into Great Britain to King Amadis that I may of him at your request receive the Order of Knighthood This done forasmuch as that Countrey is said to be frequented with adventurous Knights than any other I will for Love of you and under the Favor of your Presence keep and defend a Passage during the Space of six Months against all those that shall attempt to pass it on condition that if I be vanquisht within the said time the Conqueror shall receive of you a Jewel of such value as you shall think fit to give him but if Fortune give me the Honour to get the better he or they that shall yield shall be constrain'd to leave their Shields in your Pavilion with their Names in writing for an assurance that they will come and serve you when you shall require them And if it happen that in this Enterprise I do any thing worthy your Love it will please you then to grant it me and not sooner for GOD for bid that a Princess of your high quality should have any Friend but such as she merits nor would it be Reason that I or any other having done so little for you should attain so great Happiness as by your Authority to call himself Yours This Request Sir I so willingly granted him that a few days after we set forth on our journey and for the Jewel he speak to me of I caus'd to be brought with me this Sword and Shield which you see with an Helmet which for its Goodness Beauty and Richness is not to be valu'd But by misfortune said she shewing one of her Women this Gentlewoman in whose custody it was staying behind us this morning was met by a Knight who askt her for whom she kept it She answer'd him for the best Knight in the world Then he more discourteous than Gentility desires took it from her by force saying that since it was dedicated to the best Knight in the world it belong'd to none but him And having gotten it from her against her will he fled thro' the wood so that she lost sight of him at which being greatly discontented she came to us weeping for the Outrage which she related to us These Knights who accompany me hearing it ran to overtake him but seeing they lost their Labor in searching for him being advertiz'd that you made your Abode in this your City we resolv'd to come and pay you our Respects and know whether you would please to command us any thing to King Amadis with whom we had long since been had not Fortune driven us into these Coasts This said she held her peace Madam answer'd the Emperor You have done me both an Honour and a Pleasure by this friendly Visit for which I heartily thank you and this Gentleman also to whom Our Lord if he please grant the Grace to accomplish so noble an Enterprise And as to the Villian who has done you the Injury about your Helmet believe me I am very much displeas'd at it as well that so base an Act should be done in my Countreys as that it should be committed against a Lady of your Rank During this Discourse Lucencio thought in himself that he would go to Revenge the Damsel and recover what she had lost Wherefore without any farther delay he kneel'd down and besought the Emperor that he would give him leave so to do which he readily granted him Then addressing himself to the Dutchess he said to her Madam I have all my life heard that Knighthood was principally ordain'd to preserve Ladies and Gentlewomen from Injury I entreat you therefore command her whom the Knight has thus wrong'd to conduct me till such time as we have found him and I promise you by the Faith I ow the Emperor to revenge her and you also or to dy in the attempt Truly Knight answer'd the Dutchess I very heartily thank you and immediately commanded the Damsel to accompany him saying to her And as soon as you shall have recover'd the Helmet fail not to come into Great Britain Then Lucencio having eaten something took horse and accompany'd only by Florindo who serv'd him for an Esquire and the Damsel departed out of the City in which the Dutchess made afterward but a very short stay for having thankt the Emperor for her good Reception and taken her leave of Him the Lords and Ladies she embarkt steering towards Hercules's Pillars for to enter into the Ocean Sea Now there were many upon the Shore looking after her at her departure when a Knight compleatly arm'd except his Head and his Hands entred the Palace and saluting the Emperor was known to be Sergil Esplandian heartily welcom'd him asking him how King Norandel did Sir answer'd he He humbly recommends himself to your good Grace and has sent me expresly to acquaint you that one sole Knight has valiantly conquer'd the Defended Mountain fought with and vanquisht Belleris Frandalon and Frandalo so that he and the King of Ierusalem are become Masters of the Fortress as we are certainly inform'd by two Souldiers of the Garrison who have made their Escape to Tesifanto May it please you therefore Sir to advise how you will have King Norandel govern himself in this Affair and to consider the importance of the Place easy to be regain'd before the Turks send Succour thither if you prevent them How reply'd the Emperor Is it possible that one only Knight has done so many Feats of Arms as you say And are my People all dead No Sir said he But never Knights better did their Devoir tho' they were in fine vanquisht and left without means to defend themseves GOD be prais'd for all answer'd the

given her such things as she should have need of True it is that for the little Room that this Square contained 't was not possible to see any thing Fairer or Richer For the Cielling and Floor were covered with great Plaâ—es of Gold and Silver curiously Damaskt and the VValls were covered with Hangings of Gold and Silk Divinely wrought for the excellence of the Manufacture In the midst there was a Bed of which the Canopy Curtains Coverings and Bases were of Crimson Satin Richly Embroidered and set with Pearls Rubies Diamonds and Emeraulds And beside it hung all sorts of Musical Instrumenes on which Onoria could play This Prison then being finisht as you have understood Branzahar appointed to be set before it a Pillar of Allabaster and on the top of it the Effigies of the Princess cut to the Life with a writing round about her Head in the form of a Ducal Cap which contained these words Onoria Lady of beauty This done he took the Infanta and shut her up under a strong padlock of which himself kept the key and leaving her Damsels without he said Here shall you be inclosed to Recompence the Cruel Prison of Love in which you keep me Captive and shall not come forth till such time as he comes who easing me of this pain shall himself receive a greater in seeing your over great and dangerous Beauty Then he fastned a Writing to the pillar the contents of which were these Thou Knight who by thy Prowess art come to this place where thou mayst see the Fairest Princess of the world be not so hardy as to take her forth before thou hast carryed this Image which represents her Person through the whole Earth and maintained by Force of Arms that she for whom it was made is the first in great Beauty And if thy Fortune is so prosperous that Victory always accompanys thee yet art thou bound to brâ—ng hither the Images of the Ladies Mistresses of the Knights vanquisht by thee with their Names written underneath Then and no sooner shalt thou be permitted to take the Fair One out of Prison But in case thou shalt find a better than thy self by whom thou shalt be conquered if thou shalt bring the Permission of such thy Conqueror signed and sealed with his Mistresses Name and Seal then may she go forth in Liberty at her Pleasure For such is the Covenant between the King of this Countrey and me Having fastned this Writing he caus'd another Pillar to be set up before the first and principal Gate of the Tower with a Roll containing what follows Let none henceforward adventure to pass any farâ—her unless it be by force of Arms Because the Countenance of Onoria Lady of Beauty shall no more be manifested till he shall come who shall wholly deliver her For Branzaâ—ar Prince of Clarence will defend this Passage even to Death And presently he appointed one of his Giants for the Guard of this gate and another for the second and himself for the third And they three Arm'd with very rich Armor undertook to fight all Comers At which the King exceedingly wondred that such and so great a Lord as Branzahar would put himself in such subjection and danger of his Person Now he was a good Knight and they whom he had chosen strong and hardy which made the speedy Deliverance of Oriana little expected But the King and Queen might see her when they thought good and this little she took as a great comfort in her Fortune Of which Birmartes advertiz'd immediatly thought according to the Renown of Branzahar that she for whom he undertook so great a Charge must needs be very fair Wherefore he askt some of the Countrey whether this Adventure had not yet been try'd by any one He was answer'd that above an Hundred Knights as well of the Court as Strangers had done their Endeavours but they had all been vanquisht by the Giant of the first Gate So that 't was now six Months since any one had dar'd to present himself before him Now the more that was said of it to Birmartes the more did his Desire of going to see this Fair One encrease so that he resolved what ever might happen to try his Fortune for the setting her at Liberty But he knew not what was contain'd in the writing fastned to the Pillar of the Image as you have been told For it was indeed unknown to all By occasion of which many good Knights put their Lives in hazard hoping to gain Honour and the love of Onoria So Birmartes and his two Companions Esquinel and Meander travell'd till they came to the City of Apolonia where he desired they would shew him Onorias Tower Which a Knight of the Countrey willingly did Then a gâ—eat Number following him some ran to acquaint the King that a Stranger woulâ— fight the Giant of the first Gate And believe it Sir said they 't would be impossible to find a more Fair Young and Dextrous Kâ—ight than he is The King vâ—ry glad of this News suddenly took Horse and went to see Birmartes who had just made an end of reading the writing on the first Perron Then they saluted one another and the King bowing himself said to him Good Knight if Fortune will so favour you that you can pull down the Pride of the Duke and deliver my Daughter assure your self I will greatly recompence you Birmartes seeing the good Reception the King gave him thus answered him Sir he in whose hands all things are knows the desire I have to serve you and such as you especially in such Acts in which besides the Honor that may be gain'd consists the liberty of such a Princess as my Lady your Daughter Not that I will presume to promise my self the putting an end to that to which so many good Knights could not attain but at least I will do my Endeavour being assured that so doing Death or Life cannot but be honourable to me imitating the Gallant Men who have tryed it before me and in comparison of whom I am nothing Then he prepared himself to begin the Fight because the first Giant stood ready to receive him They delay'd not therefore long to run one against the other neither of them missing his Blow For the Gyant struck him with such force on the Shield that he pierc'd it and his Spear passing under his Arm appeared above a yard on the other side But Birmartes who ran in a more even line aiming lower struck him between the Saddle-bow and the Stomach so that the Plates of the Gyant 's Armor not being strong enough to resist the Fierceness of the blow the Lance entred into his Guts and he fell dead to the Ground without stirring either foot or hand Of which all the Spectators were very glad douâ—ting nevertheless that Birmartes was cruelly wâ—unded But this Opinion lasted not long for he withdrawing his Lance march'd towards the second Gate where he found the other Guard exceedingly troubled for

Parts of Gaul by whom eight or ten dayes after the Fight between the two good Knights Birmartes and Amadis of Greece surnamed formerly the Knight of the burning Sword he was advertiz'd that the Vsurper of the Empire with his Forces was to come and joyn the King of Metz in the plain of Verona and there to expect King Amadis and his Army Now the Duke of Lorrain was ally'd to King Amadis and with all his might supported the Party of the Empress his Daughter so that with six thousand fighting Men he hindred as much as possibly he could the King of Metz who intended to pass thro' the Marches of Suitzerland from executing his Designs For he always coasted him often constraining him to stay longer in a place than he desired This was in part the Cause that the Army of these Kings assembled at Naples went to look for them in Germany and there to give them Battle For which purpose 't was proclaim'd in their Camp that every one should make himself ready to remove the eighth day following During this Time there arriv'd from Spain seven thousand good Souldiers and Knights which King Brian sent by the Duke of Merida to their Assistance of whom Olorius had the Command They then being assembled Amadis seeing he had no News of the Army he had sent to raise in Great Britain resolved notwithstanding to march with his Forces strait to Aquileja and thence to Marcadi Ancona coasting always the Venetian Sea for the greater Convenience in having Provisions till he came to Verona where he had Advice that the King of Metz was marching into Germany for to get into Lombardy and would there entrench himself expecting the Emperors Forces Then these Lords assembled in Counsel and resolved to go and meet him before the Emperor was got to him Wherefore they remov'd on the morrow by break of day and made such hast that they got into the Mountains before the King of Metz was aware of it and surpriz'd him so short that they presented him the Battle as it were on the sudden Now he had with him a good Body of Horse and a great Number of Foot which the Count of Armignac and the Dukes of Normandy and Brabant had brought thither with some Germans out of Order The Skirmish was on both sides very fair and the Fight at last so fierce that by the help of Birmartes Florelus and Amadis of Greece who came thither unknown the King of Metz was discomfited himself and the Ea l Armignac slain together with the Duke of Savona and his Son So that had it not been for the favor of the Night which separated them the Duke of Normandy and the rest flying into the thickest part of a great Forest there had not a Man of them escap'd Then were Amadis's People constrain'd to retire for the Darkness and lodg'd in their Enemies Camp keeping a good Watch for they were told that the Duke of Normandy was rallying to come and find them again the next day Neverthelâ—ss it hapned otherwise For the Duke who was a discreet and prudent â—rince considering the Wrong which the deceased King had done the King of Sicily in Vsurping the Countrey that belong'd to Queen Miramynia his Wife call'd the other Princes and Captains who were retir'd with him and remonstrated to them that 't would be best for them to send to Alpatracy and beseech him that forgetting the Injury they had done him he would be pleas'd to receive them into his Favor And doing this those of the Kingdom of Metz would take an Oath of Fidelity to him remaining for ever his humble and obedient Subjects and Vassals And I said he and my Companions will be Friends Allies and Confederates serving and favoring him against all especially against the Emperor who seeing the Treason he has committed against his rightful Prince and Lord cannot continue long without falling to ruine There was not any one in the Company who did not willingly give Ear to this Counsel and the Duke himself was chosen by all to go to the King of Sicilies Camp and carry him this Message By Means whereof assoon as the Dawning of the Day began to appear he took Horse and accompany'd by the Principal Persons of the Kingdom of Metz came to the Kings Tent whither they were conducted by those of the Watch who found him as he was arming himself And already were the Souldiers putting themselves in Battalla to go and prosecute their foregoing Victory But all was stay'd vy the coming of this new Ambassy which being heard by Alpatracy and the other Princes and Lords of the Army the Offers they presented were accepted the Accord concluded and Peace secur'd And before Dinner Alpatracy was thro' all the Army proclaim'd King of Metz and Sicily The Emperor who was that day come to the City of Constance with his Army was soon advertiz'd of this wherefore he made hast to hinder the Enemy from passing any farther But they met the eighth day after in the Evening and the Skirmish began in a Village where each of the two Armies design'd to take up their Quarters There many good Knights on both sides ended their dayes and had not the Night at that time favor'd the King of Sicilies Party the Germans had gotten the Victory But fortune turn'd the next day For Birmartes Amadis of Greece Olorious Don Florelus Orizenes and Bravatus Sons to the Queens Calafia and Pintequinestra drew up and being accompany'd with many good Knights and Souldiers assoon as they could see whom to strike fiercely set upon their Enemies Now whilst they were in the Head of the Fight there came an Express to the Emperour which brought him News that the City of Mentz was taken by assault the Garrison put to the Sword and the Widow of the deceas'd Emperor taken out of the Prison to which she had been confin'd And believe it Sir said the Messenger that all this has been done by the Earl of Flanders For I saw him there accompany'd by above two thousand Knights This News indeed did not much please the Emperor nor those that heard it and the Rumor of it ran so thro' all the Camp that many even the most part loâ—t their hearts and without being pursu'd fled strait to the City of Constance Nevertheless the Emperor ceas'd not to make head against King Amadis and the Fight on both sides was so fierce that the Emperor himself was slain on the Place together with the Duke of Saxony the Earl of Merida his Son and several Lords and Princes with so many other People of all sorts that the Horses were in blood above the Pasters But the Emperors Death struck such a Terror into his Army that they were immediatly discomfited and turning their backs fled with all speed towards Constance where they inclos'd themselves leaving behind them above ten thousand dead in the Field And that very night was the City besieg'd which being briskly assaulted the next day and

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