knight in all Pagany and also wanne his good horse But yet I am displeased with him for that whē he played with me at the Chesse he was not so hardy as once to embrace and kisse me if he had I would haue loued him in such wise that if he had required of me my loue I would not haue refused him though my father had sworne the contrarie an hundred times thus the Ladies and Damsels deuised together but Huon set little thereby Thus king Iuoryn and his men issued out of the Citie of Mombrance and came to the fields and then roade foorth toward Anfalerne at the last came before the gates of the citie and there ordered them in battaile array and Huon who had great desire to attaine to renowne came to the gate with his speare in his hand and cried alowd to them that were on the walles and said Where is Galaffer your Lord goe and shew him that he come and Iust against him that hath slaine his Nephew and that I will serue him in like sort if I may méete with him in Battaile or else he shall deliuer to me the faire Escleremond Galaffer was néere by and heard what Huon saide and knew well that it was he by reason of the horse Blanchardyn whereof he was right sorowfull said to Gerames Friend I shal shew you héere him that hath done me al this ill now I shall sée if yée will kéepe promise with me Sir quoth Gerames take no care for by the faith that I owe to God I shall render to you both the horse and the man to doe with them at your pleasure Then Gerames yssued out all armed well horsed and tooke a good speare in his hand hee was a goodly knight of his age puissant of bodie and in his time greatly redoubted and when he was on his horse hee stretched himselfe in his saddle in such wise that his stirrops stretched out a long handfull or more he was greatly praysed of the Paynims that saw him and then the Admirall Galaffer commaunded euery man to be armed and he himselfe was armed richly Then the gate was opened and Gerames was the first that issued out with his company when he was without the citie he strake his horse with his spurres so that he was a great space before all his companie with his speare in his hand his shield about his necke and his white beard hanging downe on his brest vnder his helmet Nowe when Huon on the other part saw Gerames comming hee spurred Blanchardyn and came against Gerames and so they met together without any word speaking and strake each other on their shéeldes so that all was broken but their armour was so good that they tooke no hurt but their speares brake to their handes and the shiuers flew vp into the ayre and the stroakes were so rude that both the knights horses fell to the earth but they arose againe and gaue each other great stroakes Gerames who was expert in déedes of armes tooke his sword with both his hands and gaue Huon such a stroake on the helmet that perforce he was faine to set one of his knées to the earth the stroake was so heauy and if it had not béen by the grace of God he had béene slaine and Huon was so astonished with the stroake that he had much adoo to recouer but said Ah good Lord succour me and graunt me that before I die I maye sée the faire Escleremond These words he spake openly for he thought that Gerames had not vnderstood him for he little thought that it had béen Gerames that fought with him thē he came to Gerames with his sword in his hand to haue béen reuenged for he neuer before receiued such a stroake as Gerames had giuen him But Gerames vnderstood Huon by his words and knew him and therwith cast downe his sword to the earth and had such sorow that he could not speake a word When Huon saw that he maruayled greatly why he cast his sword to the earth and then Huon would not touch him but said Paynim what is thy mind to doe wilt thou haue peace or else fight with me Ah sir quoth Gerames come foorth and strike of my head for well I haue deserued it séeing I haue stricken you so rudely but I knew you not whereof I am very sory When Huon heard him speake anon he knew well that it was Gerames wherof he had great ioy in his heart for finding of him The Paynims that regarded them hadde great maruaile what thing the twoo Champions ment or thought to do Sir quoth Gerames it behooueth vs shortly to determine our businesse for I sée on all parts Paynims assemble together to behould vs I shall shew you what is best for vs twoo to doe leape you vpon your horse and I shall leape on mine then I shall take you and lead you perforce as my prisoner to the Citie of Anfalerne and there shall yée sée your Loue Escleremond who will haue great ioy with your comming and shée will tell you other newes Friend quoth Huon I shall doe as yee deuise then they leapt on their horses and Gerames came to Huon and laid hand on him as though he tooke him Prisoner and so led him toward the citie of Anfalerne and his companie followed him and when king Iuoryn sawe how Gerames had led away Huon as Prisoner he began to crie said On forth yée Sarazins how suffer you this yong man to be led away as a Prisoner to the citie of Anfalerne I shall neuer haue ioy at my heart if ye suffer him thus to be ledde away Then the Sarazins dashed into the preasse to haue rescued Huon and on the other part the Admirall Galaffer came met Gerames and Huon and then Gerames said to him Sir goe and fight with your enemies behould heere the young man that slew your Nephew Sorbryn I shall lead him into the citie and set him in sure prison and then I shall shortly retourne againe to you to fight against king Iuoryn Friend quoth Galaffer I require you so to doe and assoone as yee haue set him in prison retourne againe Gerames departed from the Admirall and went to the citie with Huon and his xiij companions with him when they were entred into the Citie they lifted vp the bridges and closed the gates in the Citie there was no man of warre for all were in the field with the Admirall against king Iuoryn there were none but women children ould folkes and when that Gerames and Huon saw how they were strong ynough for them in the Citie they went into the stréetes and cried Saint Dennis and slew all that they met aswell old men as women and children so that within a short space they had cleane wonne the towne Many Paynims fled and leapt into the dikes and brake neckes armes and legges then they went into the Pallaice and there they found the faire Escleremond when Huon saw
How the Traitour Gerard shewed to King Charlemaine how his Brother Huon was returned to Bourdeaux wthout doing of his Messuage to the Admirall Gaudise Chap. 69. How the King commaunded that Huon should be sent for from Bourdeaux to the intent that he should die Chap. 70. How the Emperour Charlemaine went himselfe to Bourdeaux to cause Huon to be slaine for the great ill will that he bare to him Chap. 71. Howe the Twelue Peeres drewe to counsaile to giue sentence vppon Huon either with him or against him Chap. 72. Howe the Peeres layde all the deede vppon Duke Naymes to giue the iudgemâ—nt vppon him But for all that euer he could say or doe the king â—â—dged Huon to die chap. 73. Howe King Oberon came to succour Huon and made Gerard to confesse all the treason that he had purchased against Huon Chap. 74. How King Oberon caused to bee hanged the Foure Traitours Gerard Gybouars and the two Monkes for their false witnes and of the Peace made betweene Huon and Charlemaine And how King Oberon gaue to Huon his Realme of the Fayrey chap. 75. How King Oberon departed and tooke leaue of King Charlemaine 〈◊〉 Huon and Escleremond and also how King Charlemaine departed from â—ourdeaux Chap. 76. How King Oberon deuised with his Knightes in the Cittie of Momur in the Fayrey of the deeds of Huon of Bourdeaux and of that which shold happen after to him Chap. 77. How Huon tooke homage of his men and chasticed his Rebels and of three Pilgrims by whome much ill fell after as yee shall heare chap. 78. How Duke Raoul of Austrich by the report of the Pilgrims was enamoured of the faire Escleremond and of the Yourney that was proclaimed to the entent to haue slaine Huon Chap. 79. How after that Duke Raoul had beene at Bourdeaux in the guise of a Pilgrime to see the faire Ladie Escleremond hee then returned againe to Vyennae Chap. 80. How Duke Huon tooke leaue of the Duchesse his Wife and howe hee arriued at Mayence and went to the Pallaice chap. 81. How Huon slewe Duke Raoul in the presence of the Emperour sitting at his Table and of the maruailes that he did And how in the chace that was made after him hee strake downe the Emperour and wan his good horse chap. 82 Howe Huon after that hee was mounted vppon the Emperours good horse he arriued at Colleyne where he found his men and how he departed thence And of the Emperour who lay enambushed in a wood abiding there to haue slaine Huon chap. 83. Of the great Battaile within two Leagues of Coleyn between the Emperour of Almaine and Huon of Bourdeaux and of the Truâ—e that was taken betweene them chap. 84. How Huon graunted the Truce to the Emperour and how the Prouost of Coleyne came and assayled Huon not knowing of any Peace taken betweene them Chap. 85. How Huon arriued at Bourdeaux and of the counsaile of the faire Escleremond his wife the which he would not beleeue nor follow chap. 86. How Huon had great ioye for the birth of the faire Clarâ—et his Daughter chap. 87. How the Emperour assembled a great Hoast and came before the Cittie of Bourdeaux chap. 88. How the Emperour of Almaine besieged the Citie of Bourdeaux and how Huon made him readie to fight with his enemies chap. 89. Of the great Battaile that was before Bourdeaux whereas Huon hadde great losse and the old Gerames taken Chap. 90. How the Emperour raysed vp a pare of Gallowes to hange vp the old Gerames and all the Bourdeloyes that were taken Prisoners Chap. 91. How Huon yssued out of Bourdeaux and rescued the old Gerames and his companie whome the Emperour would haue hanged Chap. 92. How the Emperour assayled the Citie of Bourdeaux two times whereas he lost many of his men Chap. 93. Howe Huon sent Habourey his Messenger to the Emperour to require peace and of his answeare chap. 94. How Huon yssued out of Bourdeaux and came to the Tents fought with the Emperour chap. 95. How Huon made another yssue out of Bourdeaux and tooke away all the beasts that were in the pastures without the Towne pertaining to the Emperours hoast Chap. 96. How Huon of Bourdeaux made him readie to go to seeke for some succour And of the sorrow that the Duchesse his wife made Chap. 97. How Huon departed from the Citie of Bourdeaux and sayled vntill he came into the hye Sea and had many great fortunes Chap. 98. How Huon arriued on the perillous Gulfe whereas he spake with Iudas And how â—e arriued at the Port of the Adamant chap. 99. How Huon deuised with his Patron in regarding of the Castle of the Adamant Chap. 100. How a Galley with Sarazins came and assayled Huon who were all slaine and also all Huons men and howe Huon went to the Castle of the Adamant and slew the great Serpent and of the maruailes that he found there Chap. 101. How Huon of Bourdeaux fought with the horrible Serpent and slewe him within the Castle of the Adamant Chap. 102. Howe after that Huon was departed from Bourdeaux the Emperour made diuers assaults to the Citie but he could not win it for the defence of the good chiualrie that was within it and of the ambushment that was layd by the counsaile of Duke Sauary whereby the Cittie was taken and wonne chap. 103. Of the death of the olde Gerames and of the taking of the Citie of Bourdeaux and of the comming of the Duchesse with the Emperour and of the deliuering vp of the Castle to the Emperour Chap. 104. How the Duchesse Escleremond deliuered her Daughter Clariet to 〈…〉 vnto the Abbot of Cluny of whome the Abbot was right â—â—â—full Chap. 105. Howe the noble Duchesse Escleremond yeelded vp the Castle â—o the Emperour and how she and her companie were Prisoners in the Citie of Maâ—ence chap. 106. How there arriued at the Castle of the Adamant a Shippe full of Saraâ—â—ns wherein was the Bishop of Millaine and how Huon caused them to be christened and then he brought them into the Castle whereas they 〈◊〉 great store and plentie of victuals chap. 107. Howe Huon sawe a Shippe arriue at the Port of the Castle of the Adamant chap. 108. How Huon 〈…〉 by a Griffen out of the Castle of the Adamant and how he slew the Griffen 〈…〉 other young Griffens And of the Fountaine of the faire Garden and of the fruite of the Tree neere to the Fountaine chap. 109. How Huon fought with the great Griffen and slew her chap. 110. How an Angell appeared vnto Huon and commaunded him to gather three Apples of the Tree by the Fountaine and no more And howe the Angell shewed him tidinges of his wife the faire Escleremond and of his Daughter Clariet and shewed him the way that hee should goe from thence chap. 111. How Huon of Bourdeaux sayled in a rich Shippe and of the perillous Gulfe that he passed by and how he arriued at the Port of
the great Cittie of Thauris in Persia chap. 112. How Sir Barnard departed from the Abby of Cluny and went to seeke for Huon his Cozen whome hee found at the Port of the great Cittie of Thauris chap. 113. How Huon of Bourdeaux and Barnard his Cozen acknowledged themselues each to other and shewed the discourse of their aduentures chap. 114. Howe the Admirall of Persia did great honour to Huon of Bourdeaux and led him into his Pallaice whereas hee was receiued with great ioye and triumph chap. 115. How the Admirall by reason of the Apple that Huon gaue him to eat he became of the age of Thirtie yeares whereby he and all the people of Persia and Media were christened and of the great honor that the Admirall made vnto Huon chap. 116. Of the complaints that Huon made to the Admirall of Persia vpon the Emperour of Almaine and of the succours that the Admirall promised to Huon chap. 117. How the Admirall of Persia assembled much people and he and Huon with all their Armie tooke the Sea and came to the Port before the Cittie of Angory whereas they found a great number of Paynims and Sarazins readie to defend the Port. chap. 118. How the Admirall and Huon tooke the Port and fought with the Admirall of Angory and discomfited him and tooke the Cittie and how afterward Duke Huon went into the Deserts of Abillant to search aduentures chap. 119. How Huon went so long in this Desert that hee found Cain and spake with him a long season how he beguiled Cain deparâ—â—d chap. 1â—0 How Huon departed from Cain passed the Sea in a Vessâ—â— guided by the Diuell who beleeued it had beene Cain and Huon arriued at a Cittie called Colanders whereas hee found the Admirall of Persia and Barnard his Cozen who had layd siege to the Citie Chap. 121. How Huon of Bourdeaux had great ioy when he saw the Admirall of Persia before Colanders where he fought with the Sarazins chap. 122. How the Citie of Colanders was taken by the Admirall of Persia after he had wonne the Battaile and of the great ioy that was made vnto Huon when hee was knowne by the Admirall of Persia and Barnard his Cozen chap. 123. How the Admirall of Persia and Huon of Bourdeaux and all their hoast passed by Antioch and by Damas and came to the Citie of Ierusalem to the holy Sepulchre and was nobly receiued by the King of Ierusalem and how the Souldans Messenger came and defied the Admirall of Persia chap. 124 Of the answeare that the Admirall of Persia made vnto the Souldans Messenger and of the report that he made to his Maister chap. 125. Howe the Admirall of Persia sent for his men that lay at Napelous and caused them to withdraw towards Rames and howe they departed from Ierusalem and how he went to fight with his enemies chap. 126. Now speake we of the great Battaile that was in the plaines of Rames betweene the Souldan of Babylon and the Admirall of Persia the which was discomfited by the Prowesse of Huon of Bourdeaux Chap. 127. How the Admirall of Persia and Media found Huon whereas he had fought with fortie men Sarazins and how the Souldan fled to Acres and how the Admirall of Persia and Media besieged him there and of the strange Vision that Huon had in the night chap. 128. How Huon counsailed the Admirall of Persia to rayse vp his siege before Acres for diuers reasons and to returne into Persia chap. 129. How the Admirall of Persia a greede to the counsaile of Duke Huon and praisâ—ed his saying and of the faire offer that the Admirall of Persia 〈◊〉 vnto Duke Huon of Burdeaux chap. 130. How Duke Huon of Bourdeaux tooke his leaue of the Admirall and of all the other Lordes of Perâ—sa and went and tooke shipping at the Port of Thesâ—râ—e and how he arriued at Marsellis without finding of any strange aduenture Chap. 131. How the good Abbot of Cluny layd an ambushment of men betwene Mascon and Tournous against the Emperour of Almaines Nephewe who was there slaine and all his men whereof the Emperour was so sore vexed and troubled that he tooke the Duchesse Escleremond out of prison to haue burnt her and the three Hundred prisoners of Bourdeaux to haue hanged them all chap. 132. Haw King Oberon sent two of his Knights of the Fayrie that is to saye Mallabron and Gloriant to deliuer the faire Escleremond who should haue beene burnt and the three Hundred Prisoners that shoulde haue beene hanged who were all delyuered by the afore sayde Knights chap. 133. How the Emperour Tirrey made the noble Ladie Escleremond to bee well serued and apparelled and all the other Prisoners but about three weekes after hee made the Ladie and the prisoners to be put againe into prison whereas they were in great miserie chap. 134. How Huon departed from Marsellis and came to his Vncle the Abbot of Cluny in habit disguised and vnto him discouered himselfe wherof the abbot had great ioy and so had Clariet his Daughter Chap. 135. How Duke Huon shewed to his Vncle the Abbot of Cluny all the aduentures that he had since he departed from the Citie of Bourdeaux and how he gaue the Abbot the Apple of youth whereby the abbot became againe to his beautie that hee had when hee was but of Thirtie yeares of age chap. 136. How Huon of Bourdeaux departed from Cluny and went to the Citie of Mayence vppon Friday and how he came nere vnto the Emperours Oratorie chap. 137. How Huon did so much with the Emperour Tirrey that he had peace with him and his wife rendred vnto him and all his Landes and Signiories and how the Emperour brought him vnto the abby of Cluny whereas they found the Abbot in armour not knowing any thing of the peace that was made chap. 138. How the Emperour made good chere vnto Duke Huon of Bourdeaux Chap. 139 How the Emperour arriued at Cluny and how the abbot set vpon him and of the peace that was made and how the Emperour conueyed Huon to Burdeaux and rendred vp all his Lands and of the parting of the Emperour how Huon made prouision to goe to king Oberon chap. 140. How Huon deuised with the Duchesse his Wife of his departing and how shee would goe with him And how hee left his Daughter Land and Signiories in the keeping of his Vncle the Abbot of Cluny and with Barnard his Cozin chap. 141. How Huon tooke leaue of his Daughter and of the good Abbot his Vncle of Barnard his cozin entred into the Riuer of Gerone the Duches with him and of the strange Fortunes that they had chap. 142. How Huon lost all his men and the Ship brake in peeces and how he and the Duchesse saued them selues vpon a board and came and arriued at the Castle of the Monkes chap. 143. How Duke Huon made semblance to haue slaine the Monke holding him fast with the
hee can vanquish me then hee shall deliuer to thée thy Néece Escleremond but if I ouercome thy man then thou to retourne to thy Citie and suffer thy Neece to remaine still with him and also thou to restore all the damages that thou hast done to him and his in this warre When Iuoryn heard the Paynim he looked about him to sée if any of his men would take on him this enterprise to fight with Sorbryn but there was no Paynim that durst speake one word for they feared Sorbryn for the fiercenes that was in him and they said amonge themselues that whosoeuer did fight against him was like miserably to finish his dayes The same time that Iuorin spake with Sorbrin Huon was among the other Paynims heard what Sorbryn had said and also he saw that no man durst goe against Sorbryn then as well as hée might he got himselfe out of the presse vpon his leane horse strake him with his spurres but for all that hée could doe the horse would neither trot nor gallop but go still his own pace The old Minstrell beheld Huon his Varlet who made him readie to fight against the Paynim and saw that he was so ill horsed he cryed on hye and sayd Sir King Iuoryn it shal be vnto you great dishonour when such a Horse that is nothing woorth you haue deliuered vnto my Varlet who gooth for your sake to fight with Sorbryn with whome none of your other men dare fight great sinne it is that he hath not a better Horse Then Huon sayd vnto Sorbryn Sarazin I pray thée speake with me Fréend quoth Sorbryn what wilt thou with mée Paynim quoth Huon I require thée to prooue thy vertue against mée Then quoth Sorbryn tell mée art thou a Paynim or a Sarazin Fréend quoth Huon I am neither Paynim nor Sarazin but I am christened beléeuing in the law of Iesus Christ and though thou séest mée but poorely apparelled despise me not for I am come of a noble extraction wherefore I require thée on thy lawe that thou beléeuest on let mée not goe without battaile Fréend quoth Sorbryn in this request thou doest great folly for thou desirest thy death I haue pitie of thée therefore I councell thée to returne backe Paynim quoth Huon I had rather dy then to returne ere I haue iusted with thée Then they went each from other to take their course but for all that euer Huon could doe his horse would not aduance foorth whereof Huon was sore displeased and sayd Ah verie God and man I desire thée to giue mée the grace that I may winne this Horse that this Paynim doth ryde vppon When Huon saw that his horse would neither go forward nor backwarde hée set his Shéeld against his enemie Sorbryn came running like the Tempest and with his Speare strooke in Huons Shéeld such a stroake that the buckles nor any thing else coulde resist the stroake but the Sheeld was peirced through-out but the good armour saued Huon from all hurts and hée remooued no more for the stroake then if it had béen a strong wall whereof Iuoryn all other had great maruaile and said one to another how they had neuer séene before so great a stroake nor a goodlyer receit thereof without falling to the earth euerie man praised greatly Huon that he held himselfe so firmly By Mahound quoth Iuoryn our man is fierce and of great hardynesse I woulde hée were mounted now vpon my horse And Huon who had receiued the great stroake in great yre cast downe his Speare and tooke his Sword with both his handes and gaue therewith the Paynim a great stroake as he passed by him a hye vppon his healme the stroake was so puissant that neither the healme nor coiffe of stéele could resist the stroake but that his head was clouen to the shoulders and so hee fell downe dead in the féeld Then Huon who was quicke and light tooke that good horse Blanchardine by the reyne and alighted from his own horse without féet in the stirrop leapt vppon the Paynims horse and left his owne in the féeld and when hée saw himselfe on Blanchardine he smoat him with his spurres to prooue him when the horse felt the spurres hée began to leape and gambould and gallop as it had béen the thunder and the Paynims had maruell that he had not fallen to the earth so wheÌ„ he had well prooued him and turned him in out he thought hee would not giue him for the value of a Realme then hee came vnto King Iuoryn with twentie ganâ—â—â—ulds By Mahound quoth Iuoryn this Varlet séemeth rather Sonne to a King or Prince then to be a Varlet to a Minstrell then he came vnto Huon and embraced him and made him great respecte and the Paynims that were within Anfalerne with the Admirall Galaffer yssued out of the Citie and when Galaffer saw his Nephew slain he road about him thrée times and made a pitious complaint and said Ah right deare Nephewe I may well complaine by reason of your youth when I sée you thus pitiously slaine certainly if I liue long your death shall dearely be bought so he caused the dead bodie to be carried into the Citie with great lamentations and then hee and his men entred into the Battaile where was great slaughter made on both parts but among all other Huon did maruailes he slew and beat downe tare of helmets and strake out braines with the pummell of his Sword hée slew and beat downe all that came within his stroake his prowesse was such that no Paynim durst abide him but fled as the Shéepe doth from the Woolues he did so much by vertue of his armes that within short space hee brought all his enemies to playne discomfiture so that the Admirall Galaffer with much paine fled and entred into the Citie right sorrowfull for the losse that he had receiued that day for the third part of his men were slaine in the Battaile and all by the valiantnesse of Huon the which was so great that King Iuoryn and his Barons stood still to beholde his valyant déedes And as Huon fought hee spyed out the Paynim that had giuen him his Sword then hée remembred the promise that he had made him and he lifted vp his Sword and strake another Paynim therewith so that hee claue his head to the breast and so hee fell downe dead and Huon tooke the Paynims horse and gaue the horse to him that had giuen him the good Sword and sayd Fréend take well in woorth the gift of this horse fâ—r a reward for the good Sword that you gaue me Sir quoth the Paynim I thanke you In bréefe Huon did so much that there was no Paynim that durst abide him but fled and entred into the Citie of Anfalerne then they closed their gates and lifted vp their bridges and King Iuoryns men departed with the bootie that they had wonne then with great triumph Huon was conuayed riding chéeke by chéeke
many a noble deed of armes for next Huon aboue all other that day hee bore the price Finally Huon and Othon and his other men did so much that the Almaines were chaced to their Tentes and many slaine in the chace and sore hurt so that they neuer road vppon horse-backe after Sometime it fortuneth that it is folly to venture too much forward and too late to repent afterward I say this for Huon and his company who were gone so much forward that in great dauâ—ger they returned to the Citie for the Almaines who were thirtie Thousand men ready before their Tents when they saw Huon and his men chace their company they set foorth againste Huon and when Huon saw them hee sayd vnto his men Sirs it is good that wee recoile into our Citie for yonder I see comminge 〈◊〉 then thirtie Thousand Almaines as fast as they can so when Huons company saw them they doubted greatly and not without cause for they had beene before at two great skirmishes whereby they and their horses were wearie and sore trauailed the which was no maruaile so by the counsaile of Huon they returned a false gallop toward their Citie and the Almaines were at their backe and chaced them so quickly that more then fiue Hundred Almaines entred into the Citie with them of Bourdeaux But they that kept the gates that day were wise and discreet for as soone as they perceiued that Huon and his company were entred and with them about fiue Hundred of their enemies they woulde keepe their gates no longer open for feare that their enemies should haue entred with too great a number so that for hast they cut asunder the cord that held vp the Portâ—â—lloys the which fell downe by such force that it fell vpon the horse of an Almaine that was vnder it the which horse was cutte cleane assunder so that the man and the fore part of the horse fell within the gate and the hinder part of the horse fell without whereat the Almaines that followed after were sorrowfull and angrie that they had not come thether sooner Then they returned to their Tents complaining for the great losse and damage that they had sustained that day by the high prowesse of Huon and his men and also they that were entred into the Citie were sore abashed when they sawe themselues encloased within the Citie When Huon perceiued it he had great maruaile that they were so entred in among his men for he knew not thereof and yet he himselfe was the laste that entred then hee sayde Ah yee false Traytours yee shall all die an ill death and then he sayd to his men Syrs slay them all then incontinent they alighted and kneeled downe before Huon and required him to haue mercie and pitie of them and to saue their liues and put vs in prison quoth they we be all men of a noble lineage and it may bee so that by vs yee may haue peace with the Emperour Then Gerames sayd vnto Huon Sir I require you to haue pitie of them and put them not to death for so it may bee that by them you may haue peace with the Emperour Freend quoth Huon I am content to doe at your pleasure as you will haue me doe then he commaunded that they should all bée vnarmed and they all made promise vnto Huon not to depart without licence Gerames quoth Huon I will that these Prisoners bee brought vp into the Borough and there parted and set into diuers houses that be sure and let them haue all things necessarie for their liuing then Gerames deliuered them to the keeping of such as hee trusted and so each of them was kept in a courteous Prison Now let vs leaue to speak of Huon and of his Prisoners and returne to the Emperour Chap. LXXXXIII ¶ Howe the Emperour assayled the Citie of Bourdeaux twoo times whereas he lost many of his men AS you haue heard here before how Huon chased his enemies to their tents and how it was time for him to returne to his Citie and how hee was so pursued by the Almaynes that more then fiue hundred of them entred into the Citie and were closed within it and the residue returned to their tents sorrowful and angrie for the great losse that they had So when they were returned the Emperour demaunded what tydings and how they had spedde and if they had not taken Huon quicke or dead Sir quoth a knight it is follie for you to speake thus for Huon is no man so lightly to bee taken for the fiftie men that you sent to haue beene hanged be rescued by Huon and the three thousand men that you sent with them are all slaine and diuers other sore hurt and in perill of death and besides that fiue hundred men of the best of your friendes are entred into Bourdeaux for wee so hastily pursued Huon and his men that entring into the Citie fiue hundred of our men entred into the Citie entermedled with Huons men and there they be inclosed within therfore Sir we aduise and counsell you that you agrée with Huon for if you doe not you shall loose all your men for Huon is so fell and cruell that hee will hange vp your men as ye had thought to haue done his of whom one of them was his cosin you may doe as it pleaseth you When the Emperour heard his Barons what counsell they gaue him he was verie sorowfull and sayd Sirs ye do me great wrong to require me to make any peace with Huon since ye know wel what â—ath and promise I haue made that I will neuer be at peace with him to the intent that ye shall speake no more therof know for troth that if X.M. of my néerest friends were taken by Huon I would rather suffâ—â— them to die a shamefull death then to agree to any peace with Huon till I haue slaine him and his Citie be burnt and destroyed Sir quoth they séeing it is your pleasure yée may do as you thinke best Sirs quoth the Emperour I will that yée assemble all mine hoast and send to my Brother that hée bring all his men then with all our puissance we will assaile the Citie and that none be so hardie as to recule back vntill the Citie be taken this was proclaymed through the Hoast and euery man was readie to assaile the Citie and the cheefe Captaine was Duke Sauary who brought all his men in good order to the dikes well fournished with ladders and other necessarie things pertaining to assault The same time Huon and his men were vnarmed and going to dinner but when he heard the noise and crie without he tooke a sop in wine and armed him all his men and euery man went to the walles to their defence and Huon old Gerames Othon and Barnard a valiant knight mounted on the towre ouer the gate and the Almaines on euery part entred into the dikes and raysed vp many a scaling ladder to the walles
keep the beasts pertaining to his host the which are without number what in beefes kine hogs and more theâ— ten thousand shéep which beasts ere I sléep I will bring into this Citie and then ye may slay them and poâ—der them in salt so that ye shall haue no famine for a whole yeere Sir quoth she I pray vnto God you may bring it well to passe thus they taried vntill supper time and after when it was night and that they thought that they of the hoast were a sleepe and saw that the weather was troubleous euen as they would desire it he armed him and all his men and set men at the gate to defende him at his recoiling Then hee mounted vppon his good horse and he opened the gate and yssued out as priuily as hée might and tooke the way to the meadow and came thether and Huon then cried and sayde Ah ye Villaines this pasturage is mine I come to challeng it in an euill houre yee put your beasts heere to pasture yee shall make me amends for all the beasts that I find héere in my pasture I will goe and pound them and if the Emperor will haue them hee must buy them and make amendes for their forfaite and yee that bee the Keepers shall dearely abide it When the kéepers heard Huon speake they had great feare and they thought to haue gone and taken their horses and so to haue defended themselues but Huon and his companie gaue them no leysure so to doe for Huon with his speare strake one starke dead and after he slew the second then the third and fourth and so slew very many as long as his Speare held then hée set his hand on his sword wherewith he claue asunder healmets and sheelds and beat down men on euerie side and Gerames Othon Richard did verie valiantly and so much did Huon and his men within a short space that the twoo Hundred men that kept the beasts were all slaine except one who escaped and ranne to the Emperours hoast where he shewed the Emperour how Huon and his men were issued out of the Citie and that all the kéepers of the beastes were slaine and the beasts taken and driuen into the Citie When the Emperour heard these tidings he was right sorrowfull and armed him and his men and leapt on their horses and ranne towards the Citie to stoppe Huon from entring into the Citie but before they came thether all the beastes were entred into the Citie Nowe when Huon saw the Emperour comming he said vnto his men Sirs I require you let vs turne vpon our enemies who commeth after vs for I would faine shew them how men that commeth from foraging can runne with their Speares Then they turned against the Almaines so that each of them â—â—re a man to the earth and they drewe their Swords and stewe men round about them and Huon vpon his good horse Amphage held his Swoord in his hand all to be sprinkled wâ—th the bloud of his enemies wherewith he cut off armes legs and hands he was more doubted then the Deuill for by his prowesse hee did so muâ—h that his enemies fledde before him and made him way so that in despite of all the Almaines after that he and his men had slaine foure Thousand of his enemies he entred into the City with al that pray of his beasts wherewith the Emperour and his men that followed were sore displeased for the losse that they had receiued for that Huon was so escaped from their hands and that he had taken away their beastes and slaine his men Thus as yee haue heard Huon entred into the Citie of Bourdeaux with all his pray Chap. LXXXXVII ¶ How Huon of Bourdeaux made him readie to go to seeke for some succour And of the sorrow that the Duchesse his wife made AFter that Huon was entred into the Citie he went to his Pallaice and there found the Duchesse Escleremond who vnlaced his helmet and clipped and kissed him and saide Sir I pray you howe haue you done Faire Ladie quoth he we haue slaine many an Almaine and haue brought away the pray for in all the Emperours hoste we haue not left neither Porke Kine nor Mutton we haue brought all into this Citie thanked bee God so now I shall leaue you in more suertie in mine absence for you haue nowe victuall inough for a whole yeare Nowe I will goe to your Brother and if I find that hee will bee christened I shall bring him with me if not I shall defie him and slay him without he will beleeue on Iesus Christ whatsoeuer fortune fall Sir quoth Escleremond sore wéeping haue no doubt of that for it is more then seauen yeres since he desired to be christened wherefore Sir I require you loue my Brother Madame quoth Huon I shall doe your pleasure then he called to him his priuie friends and saide Sirs yée knowe well what danger and perill we be in and because in all thinges néedefull there ought to be made prouision with diligence this Citie is now well prouided of victualles wherefore yée shall not néede to make any issuing out without yée sée great aduantage as for assault if yée defend it well it is impregnable for our enemies to win it but if yée be to yéeld it vp beware what yée doe for the great hate that the Emperour hath against vs peraduenture will constraine him to breake his promise if yée be taken by force or by this meanes yée shall all die miserably and my wife bee murdered in prison or else miserably to finish her dayes and my little Daughter Clariet whome I loue so dearely shee shal be lost and my Citie destroyed and brought to vtter ruine wherefore I commend vnto you my wife and my Daughter and all the rest vntill I returne againe the which shal be shortly if I may and I shall bring with mee such succour that yee shall all bee ioyfull thereof Sir quoth Gerames God giue grace to send you againe in sauegard you knowe well that you leaue vs in great pouertie and feare wherefore wee all desire you not to forget vs and therewith they all wept Then Huon sayd I pray yee make no such sorrow â—or my departing for yee know the businesse that causeth mee to depart for without I goe for some succour yee know well we are but dead and Gerames I giue you the keeping of my wife and Child ye are bound to serue me truely for in you I haue my perfect trust Sir quoth Gerames haue you no doubt but that as longe as I haue life in my bodie I shall not faile them in life nor death When Huon heard Gerames say so he began sore to wéepe and the faire Ladie Escleremond began to make such sorrow that great pitie it was to see her she wrang her hands and tore her haire and made such out-cries that euerie man had pitie of her yet they comforted her as much as they might But
to returne into the Desert whereas I shall die with famine and neuer more sée wife nor child but séeing it is thus I shall aduenture my selfe with him and if I may escape from this aduenture I shall goe to the holy Sepulchre whereas our Lorde Iesus Christ was quicke and dead and then I shall make warre vpon the Sarazins Then Duke Huon tooke vppon him heart and courage and with the Mall vppon his necke hee marched foorth fiercely then hee called the enemy and said Oh thou that kéepest this Vessell and passage passe me incontinent ouer this Sea and set me a land vpon the other side When the Diuell sawe Huon with the Mall vppon his necke and speaking so fiercely hee said What art thou whether wilt thou goe or what doest thou seeke for héere or how art thou so bold to come hether thou shalt neuer goe further but I shall cast thee into the Sea or strangle thée and then beare thy Soule into Hell When Huon heard him he beganne to tremble but he was nothing abashed for if he hadde fainted or taried to haue made answeare hee had incontinent béene destroyed and slaine but like a hardy Knight full of great Prowesse and firme in the faith of Iesus Christ sayde Hold thy peace thou Foole for I am Cain for whome thou hast taried héere so long I came euen now out of the rowling Tunne vpon the Mountaine hast thée and passe mée ouer this arme of the Sea for I shall find neither man nor woman that beléeueth in Iesus Christ but I shall slay him to the entent that hell may be filled with their soules When the Féend heard Huon say so he had great ioy and said Cain why hast thou made me tarie héere so long as I haue don I am ioyfull of thy comming for I could neuer haue departed out of this place without thou haddest béen deliuered out of the Tunne therefore Cain come on thy way enter into this Ship presently and I shall bring thée whereas thou wilt be gladly I will passe thée ouer the Sea to the entent that thou shouldest slay Christian men and Sarazins to haue their Soules into hell Then Huon entred into the Ship recommending himselfe to our Lord Iesus Christ and sayde Quickly passe me ouer Before Huon thought that he had gone but two Leagues he was ouer on the other side whereof Huon had great maruaile that hee was so soone ouer and thanked our Lord God that hee was out of that daunger then hee tooke leaue of the enemie and sayde Farewell I will returne againe shortly within these thrée dayes thou shalt heare tidinges of mee and then the Féend answeared shortly and sayd Cain goe thy way quickly and hast thée to the entent that when thou returnest into hell thou shalt haue good chéere of our Maisters who greatly desire thy comming Then Huon departed quickly he thought euer that the Diuell had followed him and hee went so longe that hee approached to a Citie called Colanders glad was Huon when hee had lost the sight of the euill Spirit and in the Euening he entred into the Citie of Colanders with the Mall vppon his necke the Paynims and Sarazins that were within the Citie had great maruaile when he came alone afoote cleane armed into the Citie and among other there was one demaunded of him what hee was and why hee went so alone armed Then Huon answered him fiercely to abash him therewith and said I am Cain who by mine ilnesse slew Abell my Brother wherewith God was angrie with mée but before it bee longe time I shall take such vengeance that as many men or women or children as I find beléeuing in the Lawe of Iesus Christ I shall destroy them all in such wise that the Paynims and Sarazins shall haue no doubt for any euill that they shall doe vnto them for I shall destroy and slay them all neither sparing old nor young When the Paynims heard that they were right ioyfull and that night serued Huon well and made him a great feast because they trusted that hee should destroy all Christendome and saide among themselues that as then hee was welcome thether because the Citie the day before was besieged by the Admirall of Persia Thus Huon had great ioy and feasting made vnto him and after Supper he was brought into a faire and rich Chamber wherein hee lay and slept soundly vntill the next morning Chap. CXXII ¶ How Huon of Bourdeaux had great ioy when he sawe the Admirall of Persia before Colanders where he fought with the Sarazins AFTER that the Admirall of Persia had left Huon in the Desert of Abillaunt and how he had a great storme vppon the sea and at last their Shippes assembled together and arriued at the Port before the Citie of Colanders in the which Citie Huon was now in who was right ioyfull when he knew that the Admirall was come thether to lay siege to the Citie and the Admirall and his companie was sorrowfull because they had lost Huon and especially Barnard his coozen for he thought neuer to haue seene him againe but hee had shortly tidinges of him as yée shall heare after When the Admirall was arriued at the Port they armed themselues and ordained their men as well as they might to assayle the citie of Colanders They yssued out of their Shippes and came marching towards the City and made a great assault and then the Paynims and Sarazins armed them on all sides and went to their defences then the Captaine of the Towne came vnto Huon and said Come on foorth Cain it is time for you to shew what you can doe for héere without are christian men assayling the Citie I pray you spare them not for wee haue great trust in you Sirs quoth Huon séeing I am in this citie yée néede not to feare any person anon yée shall sée what I can doe Cain quoth the captaine I pray you goe on before and wee shall followe you Well quoth Huon with this Mall I shall astone them all the Paynims had great ioy of his words wéening surely it had been Cain Then Huon armed himselfe and hee had a good horse brought vnto him whereuppon hee mounted then he and the Paynims yssued out of the citie and found as then the Admirall of Persia and all his companie readie arriued in Battaile And when hee sawe that the Sarazins were yssued out hee sette vppon them fiercely and Huon who was ioyfull of the aduenture that was fallen to him hee stept out apart to behold the battaile and wold not meddle because hee had beene so well receiued and feasted in the citie by them of the Towne and hee well perceiued that the assaults were of the Realme of Persia and howe the Admirall and his coozen Barnard were there whereof he had such ioy that hee wept for gladnesse and thanked God of the good fortune that he had sent him and said Ah good Lord thou oughtest greatly to be praysed for thou neuer
and as fortune was she ranne among the broken speares and dead men that lay vppon the ground so that shee stumbled thereby knéeled to the earth and the Gyant thought to gaue relieued her but he could not by reason of the weight that lay vppon her neâ—ke and by the great swiftnesse of her running she was faine to fall down to the earth When Huon saw and well perceiued that he was light and quicke and arose vppon his feete and when he sawe the Giant fallen downe and beganne to relieue he hasted him and lifted vp his Sword with both his handes and gaue the Gyant such a stroake vpon the helmet that he claue his head to the braines so that therewith he fell downe dead to the earth and then Huon seazed vppon the Mare by the raines of the bridle and leapt vppon her and had great ioy and so had the Persians and the Admirall had great ioy for it had beene shewed him how the Gyant had taken Huon and that he was escaped and had slaine the Gyant When Huon felt himselfe vpon the strong Mare hee dashed in amonge the Paynims and Sarazins and mette with the King of Olyfarne whome hee gaue such a stroake that he claue his head asunder then he ranne at the Admirall of Orcaâ—â—y who was Brother Germaine vnto the Souldan he gaue him such a stroake vppon the shoulder that hee strake off his arme so that it fell downe to the earth shéeld and all and when the Admirall felt himselfe hurt and wounded hee would haue fled away but Huon sitting vppon the Mare who was the swiftest of pace in all the world ranne after him and when Huon had ouertaken the Sarazin he gaue him such a stroake vppon the head that he claue it to his téeth and so hee fell downe â—â—ad to the earth whereby the Paynims and Sarazins were â—o affrayde that after that they durst not assemble together This was shewed vnto the Souldan howe the Gyant was slaine and fiue other Kinges and Admirals and his Brother also slaine and all by the hands of one Knight and also he saw his Battaile sore broken and how they beganne to flye wherefore he sawe well that if he taried there long he should be either slaine or taken then the King of Antiphoney who was néere paâ—ent to the Souldan came vnto him and sayd Sir thinke how to saue thy life for if thou tariest long heere there is none can saue thée for if the Knight that is with the Admirall of Persia happen to come hether thy life is lost therefore I counsaile thée to depart and saue thy selfe or else thou art but dead Then the Souldan and about Twentie men with him departed and tooke the way by the Sea-side to goe towards Acres the which as then appertained vnto the Sarazins and Huon who was mounted vppon the puissant Mare beating downe his enemies so that none durst abide his stroakes and the Admirall of Persia following him regarding that by the hye prowesse of Huon his enemies were confounded and discomfited and saw well how that there was no humane bodie that had any power to resist against him and escaped without death then hee sayd vnto all his Lords and to Barnard Sirs quoth the Admirall yonder before you yee may sée maruailes and thinges incredible to be declared for you may sée that there is none so puissant and strong that can resist against my Fréend Huon I would to God that he were vnmaried then hée should neuer depart from mée for I woulde then giue him my Daughter in mariage I shall bee verie sore displeased and discomforted when hee shall depart from me Thus as yee haue heard the Admirall of Persia and Media sayd vnto his companie and so slaying and beating downe the Paynims and Sarazins that fledde the Admirall and Barnard followed Huon but by reason of his good horse hee was so farre before them that they could not ouertake him for hee desired nothing so much as he did to ouertake the Souldan who was flying as fast as hée might towards the Citie of Acres When the Admirall saw that he could not ouertake Huon then he and Barnard entred in among the Sarazins who were flying away the Admirall and Barnard slewe and beat them downe that great pitie it was to sée and behold them for with the bloud of the dead Paynims and Sarazins their swoordes were taynted all red if I should shew all the hye Prowesse and maruailous déedes that were done there that day it would bée ouer-long to rehearse but I dare well say that by the great prowesse of Huon the Battaile was vanquished and cleane discomfited the Persians and Medians chaced the Paynims and Sarazins and slewe and did beat them downe the chace endured more then foure Leagues and the Admirall had great maruaile that he could not ouertake nor heare any thing of Huon who chaced still the Souldan and followed him so long that Huon found the Souldan all alone for his men could not follow him so fast because their Horses were so wearie that they coulde not goe no further the Souldan road vppon a puissant and a goodly horse and Huon who followed him vppon the puissant Mare anon ouertooke him and when he came néere to the Souldan he said Oh thou traiterous Souldan great shame and reproach thou maist haue when thou flyest away thus all alone without any company turne thy shéeld against mée or else I shall slay thée flying When the Souldan had well heard Huon hee hadde great maruaile and was greatly feared for hée knew well that it was he by whome he had receiued so great losse and damage and by whome many Kinges and Admirals had béene slaine and thought to himselfe if hée returned not that hee should bee slaine wherefore he tooke courage to himselfe seeing that Huon was alone aswell as he and also hee thought that it should not be long before he was succoured with some of his men that followed him and therefore like a hardy Knight he turned his horse head towards Huon who fiercely ranne one at another and gaue each other great stroakes But it had béene vnto the Souldan but small profite if hee had not béene rescued by his men for if they had not come when they did Huon had slaine him but thether came about fortie Knightes Sarazins and they all ranne at Huon who was sore dismayed and abashed when he sawe himselfe so inclosed with his enemies howbeit hee might haue saued himselfe well ynough if he had listed to haue fledde away but for any feare of them hee would not flye and he dealt such stroakes amonge them that there was none so hardy that durst approach néere vnto him so sore they feared him for hee strake none with a full stroake but that his head was clouen to the braines or to the teeth so that hee needed after no Surgeon When they sawe that they could not take nor slay him they were right sorrowfull and angrie then
that yet before I die I shall strike off his head from his bodie whatsoeuer fall thereof When the Ladie heard Huon how he sayd that hee was her Father shee changed colour and blushed as ruddie as a Rose and thought to her selfe by the words that he spake that hee was her Father whereof she was right ioyfull and said Ah Sir I pray you if you bee Duke Huon of Bourdeaux my Father to shew me My right deare Daughter beléeue it surely for I will no longer hide it from you When the Ladie heard that he was her Father she clipped him and Twentie times kissed him Then the Abbot came and embraced him and sayd My right deare Nephewe the ioy that my heart hath of your comming is to mee so acceptable that I cannot tell whether I dreame or not that I sée you heere and then againe hee embraced him making the greatest ioy in the world Also there was Clariet his Daughter who embraced and kissed him then all that were in the house came thether to make great chéere and feasting Faire Nephewe quoth the Abbot I am sore abashed that you be returned with so small a companie Good Vncle quoth Huon it could bee none otherwise I haue had such fortunes vppon the Sea that the most part of my men are dead and perished some by maladie and some are returned into their owne Countreys and especially they that went with me are abiding at the Rocke of the Adamant and there all be dead by famine and they that were my Guides to haue brought mee vnto Euphame are in like wise dead there Then Duke Huon beganne to shewe vnto the Abbot all the aduentures that he had since he departed from the noble Citie of Bourdeaux there were some that heard it that tooke it for a mocke and a lye he shewed of so many great maruailes they thought that the most part of them were lyes and one saide to another Great aduantage haue these Vagabounds to lye because they finde no man to say them nay and if any man say nay their answeare is readie to say go and sée then the good Abbot sayd Faire Nephew if I were of the age to beare armour gladly I would goe with you to ayde you to destroy this Emperour who hath done you so much ill I shall send for such a number of men of warre and pay them with my Treasure the which I haue long time gathered together and shall ayde you to make such war that it shall alwayes be had in remembrance or else I would die in the paine and all they that should goe with me and to cause him to make you amends of all the ils and dammages that he hath done vnto you yet somewhat I haue done alreadie for it is not long since that one of the Emperours Nephewes were slaine by my men and all they that were with him slaine or taken for Nephewe I haue gathered together a great Treasure that I may therewith entertaine a hundred Thousand men for two yeares without selling or laying to pledge any foote of Land appertaining to my Church but as now I am so old that I cannot ride out for I am a hundred and fourteene yeares of age and therefore séeing that I cannot goe with you I shall abandon vnto you all my Treasure and take thereof as much as it shall please you Sir quoth Huon you make me so great an offer that once before I die I trust to render vnto you the double value by the grace of God Chap. CXXXVI ¶ How Duke Huon of Bourdeaux shewed to his Vncle the Abbot of Cluny all the aduentures that hee had since he departed from the noble Citie of Bourdeaux and how he gaue the Abbot the Apple of youth whereby the good Abbot became againe to his beautie that hee had when hee was but of Thirtie yeares of age WHen Duke Huon of Bourdeaux had well vnderstood the good Abbot his Vncle and sawe the faire offer and seruice that he had offered vnto him he saide Sir of your courtesie and Larges and all the good that you haue done vnto me and to my Daughter Clariet God reward you for it true it is after that I had fought with the Griffens I came vnto a faire Fountaine and there by was a Trée growing charged full of faire fruit the Trée was called the Trée of youth of the which I gathered three Apples whereof you shall haue one and shall eate it and assoone as you haue eaten thereof thereby you shall become as young and as strong and lusty as you were when you were of the age of Thirty yeares Then there was a Monke in the house called Dan Iohan Saliuet who beganne to laugh and hasted him to speake and sayde Ah Sir what is it that you say these two Thousand yeares there was neuer man at the Tree of youth therefore this tale is not to be beléeued and when Huon heard the Monke he waxed red for anger and lifted vp his staffe and would haue striken therewith the Monke and if he had not skipt backe and sayd Ah thou false Monke thou lyest falsely I haue been there and that thou shalt sée the proofe thereof whether I say true or not Then the Abbot came betweâ—ne them and stopped the stroake and sayd vnto Huon 〈…〉 â—ight deare Nephewe appease your selfe and then hee sayd to the Monke Ah thou rude Groome by the faith that I owe vnto my Lord Saint Bennet for thy words thou shalt bee sore punished then he caused the Monke to be set in prison and then the Abbot sayd vnto Huon Sir I pray you to be no longer displeased Then Huon tooke one of his Apples and gaue it to his good Vncle the Abbot and sayd Sir take this Apple the which I gathered of the Trée of youth I gathered therof thrée and one I gaue to the Admirall of Persia and another I kept for my selfe the which I giue you and I woulde haue gathered moe but I was forbidden by an Angell sent from our Lord Iesus Christ and Sir knowe for troth that the Admirall of Persia before I gaue him the Apple he was of the age of Six-score yeares and more but assoone as hee had eaten thereof he became as faire and as strong as when he was of Thirtie yeares of age and hee is as now one of the fairest Princes in the world By the which Miracle he and all his people of his Realme did forsake the false and detestable Law of Mahomet and tooke vpon them the beliefe of our Lord Iesus Christ and were christened and they that woulde not were hewen all to péeces and after that for the loue that he bare vnto mée hée passed the Sea with mee with great puissance and wee entred into the Souldans Lande whereas wee discomfited him in plaine Battaile When the good Abbot had well heard and vnderstood his Nephew he had great ioy and tooke the Apple and made thereon the signe of the Crosse and did