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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

thing at which you will sufficiently wonder Then Florindo having made such an Oath as he desir'd First said Lucencio you must never speak to any person of the Beast we found neither is she indeed a Beast but a wise and discreet Woman Then discoursing to him from point to point all that you have heard they came out of the Wood. Ah! Ah! said Florindo I beseech you at least let me always continue in your Company and make use of me as your Esquire for I shall think my self happy if I can come to such honour This Lucencio easily granted him and coupling their Dogs they return'd into the Town CHAP. X. How Lucencio and Florindo fled secretly from Filina to Constantinople where Lucencio receiv'd Knighthood at the hands of his Uncle the Emperor Esplandian THe discourse which the Damsel of the Forrest had with Lucencio so rais'd his Heart that he rested not an hour after without thinking how he might attain to be a Knight Sometimes he determin'd to speak of it to his Nursing Mother Florisma then all on a suddain he chang'd his Opinion so that having debated all things in his Interiour he resolv'd as the best to go to Constantinople and there humbly to supplicate the Emperor Esplandian of whom he had many times heard speak that he would give him the Order with Horse and Arms hoping seeing the Reputation he had to be the most affable and courteous Prince in the world that he would not refuse him The Emperor was at the time of their Arrival in the great Hall of his Palace attended by many Valiant Knights all clad in mourning for the Death of the Old Emperor and his Wife deceas'd not long before Close by him was the Empress Leonorina and her Daughter Luciana being then about twelve Years of Age and so fair withal and well behav'd that she was a Pearl amongst the Grecian Ladies And tho' Lucencio had been all his life time bred up amongst Shepherds and other Mechanical People yet was he not amaz'd at the sight of so great an Assembly but getting near the Emperor and making him a very low Reverence with an assured Countenance he set knee to ground and spake to him in this manner Most Potent Prince the Fame of your Goodness which fills the whole World has emboldned me to come to your Court that I might beseech you to give me the Order of Knighthood with Horses and Furniture necessary for tho' my whole Estate at present is no more than what you may see about me yet dare I assure your Majesty that I am descended leneally of great Lords nay even of Kings as I have been told But Fortune who will not make all equal has plac'd me in so poor a Condition that I have not so much as to procure me an Horse unless your Majesty please to bestow one on me The Emperor seeing him so fair young and wel-demean'd lookt on him with such an Eye that he was mov'd to pity and answer'd him Truly my Friend I will do what you desire me for I believe as far as I can guess by your Person that Knighthood will not be ill imploy'd in you And turning to the Marquess Saluder he said to him My Lord Marquess I give you this Gentleman for a Guest take him with you and furnish him with all that shall be necessary for himself and an Esquire Lucencio rose up and having made his Reverence to thank the Emperor went along with the Marquess who the same day provided him a Suit of rich white Armor such as was usually worn by new Knights And altho' he had never before been so accoutred y●t was it so fit for him and did so w●ll become him that he seem'd to have been altogether born for it That night he watcht in the Chappel with Florindo and on the morrow the Emperor accompany'd by the Ladies after Divine Service was over gave him the Order the Infanta Luciana to do him the more honour girding on his Sword Then taking him by the hand she led him into the Hall where the Tables were cover'd for Dinner But scarce were they entred when there presented her self a beautiful Lady clad in Cloth of Gold having ●er Hair which was fairer than the Sun spread upon her Shoulders and on her Head a Ga●land set with an infinite Number of p●ecious Stones She ca●ry'd in a Scarf a Sword and Shield so richly adorn'd with Gold and Pearls that it was wonderful to behold and was led under the Arms by two Knights so old and feeble that each of them seem'd above an Hundred Years of Age. By her went a Gentleman between sixteen and seventeen years old very fair and so excellently shap'd that he seem'd a Master-piece of Nature A little behind came two other Knights compleatly arm'd except the Hands and the Head with four Damsels in very good Equi●age Then she who appear'd to be the Lady of this Company humbly saluted the Emperor and making him a Reverence endeavour'd to kiss his hands as the Gentleman also did but he graciously lifted them up asking them if they had any Business with him Sir answer'd she Your Majesty will be pleas'd to understand that I am Dutchess of Savoy nam'd Grimarta and as to this Gentleman neither You nor any other can know his Name before that be accomplish'd for which we are come forth of our Country and with which I am now going to acquaint you Your Majesty then may understand that the Duke my Father dying without any Heirs but my self I was incontinently crown'd in the City of Chambery where this Gentleman was then newly arriv'd who vanquisht with Love of me had lest his own Countrey hoping after he should have seen me so to employ himself in serving me that his Travel and Good Will should be in such manner acknowledg'd by me as he might attain to the end of his Desires And indeed if my Fame had caus'd in him any Affection for me 't was little in respect of the Ardor he found in himself as soon as his Eye had given him the enjoyment of my Presence Which Zeal was yet much more augmented after he had begun familiarly to discourse with me It hapned then that one day amongst the rest the Fire of this Love encreasing by little and little as we were a hunting with a good Company of Gentlemen Ladies and Damsels dispers'd about the Woods some this way others that way I was at a certain Stand accompany'd only by four of my Women and two Knights with this Gentleman Now so it was that a chafed Bear came running so furiously towards us with open Mouth that the two Knights in whom lay the Safety of our Persons were so srighted that they fled with all their might thro' the Forest Your Majesty will easily believe the Fright I was then in But this Gentleman alighting from his horse shew'd himself so valiant that at the approach of the Bear who thought to lay hold of him he gave

who had seen the King and the Knight of the burning Sword go into the inner Court and the Queen also withdraw from the Window came forth of the Water and ran straight th●o ' the outward Court into an Hall where she caught up a strong Bow and a Quiver full of Arrows with which returning back she took the Shield of the Giant her Husband and a great Semiter which hung at his side and then got back again into the Lake without being perceiv'd by the King or any other for they were gone up into the Chambers where they found two men weeping whom they commanded to shew them the door of the Tower They trembling through Excess of Fear led them to an Iron Door fastned with a great Pad-lock whither being come There is say they besides this another door stronger and better barr'd and both of the one and the other the Giantess has the Keys so that 't is imp●ssible to get in without her Sir said the Knight of the burning Sword you are greatly wounded I am of opinion therefore that you disarm your self and ly d●wn on this bed to the end I may bind up your Wounds and then I will consider of some means to recover your Queen and Daughter To this the King accorded who soon after fell asleep and for this cause the Knight of the burning Sword went forth of the Chamber to meet those whom Frandamella had been to fetch whom he saw at the Lake pursuing the Giantess but she so infested them with her Arrows that one of them fell down dead at which the others extremely vext entred so far into the Lake that they thought they should not get out again Then this She-Devil let fly her A●rows with one of which she pierc't a Ste●d into the Head so that he tumbled down into the Water carrying his Master along with him which so terrified the rest t●at they began to draw back Now the Queen and Lucella beheld this Sport through the Window of the Tower which the Giantess seeing let fly at them with such fury that the Arrow hit against the middle of the Bar without doing them any hurt whereat they were astonish'd as was also the Knight of the Burning Sword who was then underneath the Arrow falling at his Feet which so irritated him that reproaching those who for fear of death had left the Giantess in Peace he forc'd them to return to the Assault Then the Old Woman well knew that she should ha●e enough to do and yet resolving rather to dye than to fall into their hands sho● so tast at them that she mortally wounded two of the most likely amongst them and then went so far into the Water that t was impossible for them to get near her unless they swam Which nevertheless one more adventurous than the rest attempted but as he thought to joyn her she raising her self a Tip-toe gave his Steed such a blow with her Semiter between his two ears that Horse and Man sank down to the Bottom not being any more seen By this the Knight of the burning Sword well knew that he should never have her without some other Artifice Wherefore he made them all Retire and hoping to gain by words what he could not get by Arms speak to her in this manner Lady give us the Keys of the Tower and I promise you on the faith of a Gentleman that you shall not receive any displeasure otherwise your Daughter shall pay her Head for your Folly But she made no account either of his Prayers or Threats wherefore the Knight return'd to the Castle and the rest with him there to find out with the King some better Expedient for the Queen and her Daughter were almost famisht nor could they tell how to give them any Victuals CHAP. XX. How the Knight of the Burning Sword slew the Giantess Wife to Frandalon the Cyclops and fell in love with the fair Lucella for whom he did afterwards many high Feats of Arms. NIght being come and the Knights betaking themselves to their Repose the King whose Thoughts were ruminating on his Queen and Daughter that remain'd still shut up without Food or any means of being speedily succor'd had not yet clos'd his Eyes when he heard the Voice of one who cry'd out for fear Wherefore suddainly starting up he call'd out to the Knight of the Burning Sword saying As I live my dear Friend I am greatly mistaken if they are not outraging the Queen for I have heard a great cry At this the Knight rose hastily up and taking his Sword in one hand and a Flambeau in the other ran to the Place where he heard the Noise and as he was going down the stairs saw the Giantess who carried the Queen and her Daughter under her two Arms flying with all the speed she could toward the Lake And the the Burthen was very heavy yet she made such hast that he could not overtake her till she was gotten up to the knees in the Water But then he so surpriz'd her that she never more parted thence but immediately dy'd letting the Queen and Lucella fall into the Water of which they at that time Drank more than they did of Wine In the mean time came the others whom the King had likewise ●ak'd and that just in the nick as the Knight of the Burning Sword was hard put to it to save the Mother and the Daughter Thus were the Ladies assisted and whilst those that came last took up the Queen he carry'd Lucella to Land whose Elegancy and excellent Beauty gain'd such power over him that he found himself seiz'd with Love a thing very new to him who had never till then experimented the force of that little god who nevertheless treated him with so much Gentleness tho' contrary to his Custom that at the same time he inclin'd the heart of the Princess to a Reciprocal affection making her no less desirous than desired Nevertheless both the one and the other with great Prudence and Discretion carefully conceal'd this Passion tho' the Knight of the burning Sword had no sooner freed her out of Danger and set her on firm Land but making her a great Reverence he askt her how she did Alas Sir said she my heart beats so vehemently that I know not whether I am dead or living For GOD's sake conduct me to the King and tell me whether he be much wounded for when I saw him yesterday I was in great doubt of his safety Madam answer'd the Knight he is certainly wounded but not so much as you may think and the Joy he will receive by your presence will make him forget the greatest part of his pain Indeed Sir reply'd Lucella you have so much oblig'd us that we are bound to you for ever especially I poor Gentlewoman who never merited Favour of such a Knight Ma am said he I shall esteem my self the happiest man in the World if you graciously accept the little I have done for your