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The famous history of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthur King of the Britaines, and his famous Knights of the Round Table.
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M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
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1660
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Wing P437aA; Thomason E1022_2; ESTC R208466
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dead nor wounded but in perfect health and strength and that these vailanous rebels and traytors who speak what they wish shall soon find these words kindle fresh fire of valour in the breâ—sts of all true Britaines so as the battell did as it were begin anew insomuch that the perfidious Mordred without hope fled with his rebellious remnant towards the Towne of Glasenbury in Somerlet shire whither King Arthus and his Knights with the rest of his gallantry speedily pursued them and there began afresh to sight where King Arthur who in former fights had received ten severall wounds in his head but none mortall till now that the speele of a broken Launce hapned to pierce his skull and that proved his deaths wound but before he dyed then when he felt the very agony of death aproâ—ching in his hot incensed bloud he did wonderfull execution upon his enemies and still continued fighting as though he had felt no hurt till a messenger brought him tydings that the Trater Mordâ—â—d was slain then said he the unresistable will and decree of heaven be done for I am well contented and willing to dye So soon as the Rebels heard and saw that their Captain Mordred was dead it is wonderfull to relate in what a disordered confusion they ran some one way and some another they were sensible by the testimony of conscience that their obstract persisting in rebellion against so rare a King had brought them beyond hope of pardon therefore they asked none in this distraction there was a greater number killed in the flight then in the battell scarce a man of them had escaped if the sudâ—en approach of good King Arthurs death had not pretented further puâ—suit there was slain in the battell twelve thousand and to the slight fifteen thousand Mordreds hatefull deeds in his life time procured him a generall hatred after death be dyed suddenly without any care for his soul thrust thorrow the heart with a Iavelin in the hand of a Common souldier and when he was dead none tooke care of his Body his own kindred a sit guerdon for a Traytor which were of the blood royall and was he being nephew to King Arthur as you have heard before the gallant Sir Gawin Knight of the Round Table who dyed bravely fighting for his King in this battell was his own brother he was cosen garmaâ— to that Illustrate Cador Duke of Cornwall another Knight of the Round Table who also triumphed over death in his Soveraignes cause whole Son Coâ—stantine succeeded King Arthur in the Kingdome yet all this high birth and alâ—enâ—â—â—ould not purchase a gravs unless some Country hynde buried him in his Orchard or Garden for of his sepulcher though so great a personage no mention was ever made to this day Well enough of him unless he had been better now let us returne to K. Arthus who lying upon his death-Bed at Glasenbury where having like a worthy Christian as he alwayes had lived made an eternall peace between God and his soul and also a likely lasting peace for the future to his Kingdome appointing for his successor dying without any issue his Nephew Constantine the Son of Cador Duke of Cornwall as I told you lately So this renowned Christian worthy valiant King Arthur having first vanquished the Saxons at home and anexed six forraign Crownes to the Monarchy of Britain when he had thus victoriously raigned 26. years he rendred to death his interest and his soule to his Redeemer in the year of Grace 543. and was buryed at Glasenbury they where in this present modern age I meane within living mens memory there hath been an old Epitaph with some other memorials of him â—ound the Epitaph so well as I can I think it not impertinent to render in English King Arthurs Epitaph Here lyes great Arthur Britains King ' Mongst Christian worthies first of three His fame throughout the world doth ring None did such doughty deeds as he Death all unto this passe doth bring He can subdue the greatest King FINIS London printed for Francis Coles at the signe of the Lamb in the Old-Bailey 1660.
Barrons Prelates commen people of the Kingdom when they had notice of this Royal Tragedy made hast both to have a King to govern them and a revenging scourge for their enemies so with a unanimous consent they chose Prince Arthur for their Soveraign CHAP. IV. Of the great Triumphs Tilts and Turnaments used in his Court in the beginning of his reign and the wonderful resort of galliant warriers THe barbarous Saxons having performed that treasonable practise in the poisoning of King Uter as you heard in the precedent chapter though they had made sure work for the totall extirpation of the British blood not thinking this our Arthur to be his successor though the hearts of the Britains in this exigent were set upon the consideration of his promising vertues which were the step by which he principally ascended the Throne For although I do not many then did question his legitamacy of knowing that the love which King Uter professed to fâ—ir Igren for her beauty and vertue caused the jarre between him and her husband but that 's not pertinent to our story Arthur is crowned King of Britain and that the Saxons shall soon know to their cost At his first initiation into the government he proclaimed a generall Turnament for all commers at the City of Rerulam long since buried in ruine and oblivion near to St Albons King Authur was crowned by the hands of William Bishop of London to this Triumphant Tilt and Turnament it is wonderful to relate what resort there was of gallant warriers from all-neighbor Nations from Scotland Ireland France and Almaine the most approved Knights for valour gave luster to King Arthurs Court who for munificent entertainment and large hospitality far surmounted all his predecessors at this Turnament which lasted all the Whitson week and four daies after was much galantry performed both by our Britaines and Foraigners which were tedious to relate in particular In this brief discourse it shall suffice to nominate some of the principall actors in this martiall scene how they were mated and who were Victors First Cador Duke of Cornwal a most valiant and British Knight encountred Macpar Prince of Lenster in Ireland a mighty man in statute and conposure of body so of equall skill and courage with the best knight then living These two Heroes at their first carrier found fortune so impartiall in her friendship that they were were both sent one way their bodies fell to the earth and their spears mounted with their same into the the aire This they did thrée severall times with the like issue Cador likewise ran against Godâ—rey Count of Henault a very good and experienced Knight to whom Lady Fortune had been heretofore extremly prodigall in curtesies but now to shew her mutability her same left him and so did his vitall breath for being a corpulent man of body with the violent fall from his horse he broke his neck and died presently in the place whose death was so generally lamented that the good Knight Duke Cador sorrowfully threw off his armour and titled no more during all the time briefly the Earle of Ludlow overthrew and wounded the Duke of Mountpelier the Earle of Rothsay a gallant Scot did the like to the Count St Paul and the King of Northwals running against the Duke of Halstein threw both him and his horse to the ground breaking with the violence of the fall the neck of the horse and the arme of the rider the Duke of Britain did the like with the Count of Ipre but the most notable combate of all that I have either mentioned or for brevity omitted hapned upon the last day between the Count Palatine of Chester and the Daulphin of Viena which considering all circumstan esdeserves expression though in a brief manner turing the Courtly entertainment before the Turnament and in the intrim these two young gallants both Batchelors became mutually enamoured on the matchless beauty of the Lady Jaquinta sole daughter and heire to the Earle of Flintshire who was a Courtly attendant on and Neecè to the Queen Igren the Kings Mother and being jealous of each others fortune in the affairs of Cupid Mars upon this offered occasion interposing himselfe as a moderator to decide the difference so that being interiorly as well as exteriorly armed and both gallantly mounted they entred the Lists with extraordinary engagment and courage as the event justifies at their first encounter both of them fell horse and man to the ground sorely bruised and recovering their legs contrary to their forratuners fell to it firecely with their swords their manhood whetted on that fair Ladies perfections turned friendly tryall by turnament to the mortal thirst of revenge with such eager stroaks one of them pursued the other that the Princely spectators must need judge death to be the umpire of the controversie for doth being disswaded by Royall command and intreated of friends all was answered with desire of prosecution with such accerbity and accrimony of heart did they strive to defend and offend that it was hart to censure whether malice or valour had most predominance the Count Palatine judging his native right to the Lady more then the Dolphin which was an Aliene and the Dolphin deeming that Princely birth and correspondent qualities might merit affection in any part of the world This is the beginning and ground of the quarrel whereof the end and issue is death to both â—s you shall hear presently the Dolphin hit the Count Palantin such a forcible blow on the helme making way by steele through steele it both pierced his skull and also brought him upon his knées at which advantage he ran violently upon him to have crushed him to the earth but the Count Palatine acttive both in body and spirit reassumes his legs the Dolphins strength being much inferior to his and with his kine sword lent him such a lucky or unluckly stroake between the head and shoulders that cutting his win dpipe down fell the Dolphin but as he fell he thrust his sword under the skirt of the Count Palatines armor which visiting his intrals with the point of death these two noble Knights and lovers though not of each other dyed both together in hatred neither of them injoying his wish but revenge and so with the end of them I will finish the feast and turnament and withall conclude this chapter CHAP. V. Of King Arthurs first War with the Saxons and how he victoriously overcame them in twelve several set battels to the subduing of their pride and preventing their progress of conquest during his own and his next successors raign THe triumph thus tragically begun and ended our worthy Arthur having first solemnized the funeral obsequies of his Royal Father also the Count Henault the Dolphin of Viena and the Count Palatine of Chester which was on four severall dayes performed with all due celebritie begins to think the redemption of both upon his native Country from Pagan slavery and revenging of