this the certaine sure But this I say it ought to remitted Much rather then she should distresse endure I further say they were but meanly witted That did so straight a statute first procure I also say this law they ought recall In place thereof a better to enstall 53 Sith like desire the fancies doth possesse Both of the male and of the female gender To do that thing that fooles count great excesse And quench the flame that Cupid doth engender To grant the men more scope the women lesse Is law for which no reason we can render Men vsing many neuer are ashamed But women vsing one or two are blamed 54 This law I say is partiall and naught And doth to women plaine annd open wrong I trust in God they shall be better taught And that this law shall be reuokt ere long The Abbot and his Monks in word and thought Allowd Renaldos speech both old and yong They all condemne the law and partly blame The king that may and mendeth not the same 55 Next morning when Renaldo doth perceaue The Sunne appeare and starres their heads to hide He thanks them for his cheare and taketh leaue And takes a target-bearer for his guide For feare left vnknowne paths should him deceaue Himselfe all armed doth on Bayard ride And to the Scottish court he goes a stranger For to defend the damsell faire from danger 56 And for they thought to take a way more nie They leaue the common way a mile or twaine When suddenly they heard a piteous crie Well like to one that feared to be slaine In hast they spurre their horses by and by Along the vale and looking downe the plaine A maide betweene two murderers they saw That meant to take her life against all law 57 The caitises put the damsell in great feare And shewd that they were come to end her dayes Which made her weepe and shed full many a teare To moue their minds she trieth many wayes And though the fact a while they did forbeare Yet now they had remoued all delayes When as Renaldo came vnto her aid And made the malefactors fore afraid 58 Away they sled and left the wench alone For dread of death appald and fore affrighted Who all her cause of danger and of mone Vnto Renaldo straight would haue recited But so great haft he maketh to be gone He gaue no eare nor from his horse alighted But to ensue the iourney first assignd him He causd the guide to take her vp behind him 59 And now on horsebacke marking well her face And marking more her gesture and behauiour Her pleasing speech and modest sober grace She now hath wonne a great deale more his fauour And after he had rode a little space To tell her hard aduenture he would haue her And she began with humble voice and low As more at large hereafter I will show In this fourth booke whereas dissembling is praised we may note in what sort and with what persons it is allowable seeing generally in it selfe it is a most vnnoble and vnworthy qualitie In that Bradamant by the ring doth discouer Atlantas inchantments and frustrate all his purpose we nay note how reason tempered with courage prevailes to the overthrow of all deceits and subtill practices In Rogero that was caried away vnawares by the winged horse we haue an example to make vs take heed of rash vnaduised enterprises In Renaldos speech condemning the rigor of the law that adultery was punished by death in women rather then in men as we may with him instly mislike such partialitie in lawes so we may note the manner and phrase of speech of yong gentlemen as Renaldo was that make so light of their sweet sinne of lechery as they call it not regarding how sower heauy punishment hangs over it and what a foule reprâ—ch it is to both sexes And so much for the Morall For the Historie of this booke little is to be said of the time of Charles the great because the booke digresseth to other matters but whereas mention is made of Calledon forrest in Scotland and of King Arthur his knights I thought it not amisse as in the former booke I told you what I thought of Merlin that was Arthurs great counseller so now somewhat to touch as the space will permit the reports that are true and probable of king Arthur It is generally written and beleeued that this Arthur was a notable valiant and religious Prince and that he governed this Iland in that rude age with great love of his people and honour of forraine nations he instituted an order of the knights of the round table onely as it seemes of some meriment of hunting or some pleasant exercises He was himself of stature very tall as appeares by the proportion of him left as they say here in our countrey of Somerset in a doore of a Church by the famous Abbey of Glassenbury in which Abbey his wife Queene Gueneuer was buried and within our memory taken vp in a coffin with her body and face in shew plainly to be discerned saue the very tip of her nose as diuers dwelling there about haue reported But what manner of death king Arthur himselfe died it is doubtfull and that which they report seemes meerly fabulous namely that he was caried away in a barge from a bridge called Pomperles neare the said Glassenbury and so conueyed by â—â—â—noâ—ne persons or by the Ladie of the Lake with promise to bring him backe againe one day vpon which it seems the foolish people grounded their vaine saying King Arthur comes againe For my part I confesse my selfe to haue bin more inquisitiue of such trifles then a wiser man would and viewing that bridge and all that countrey about Glassenbury I see good reason to guesse that all that countrie which now we call our moores and is reduced to profitable and fertill ground was sometime recouered from the sea and might be nauigable vp to Glassenbury in those times and so I suppose the said King being drowned there by some mishap and being well beloued of the people some fained to content their minds that he was but gone a little way and would come again as the Senate of Rome hauing killed Romulus for his tyrannie deuised a tale of I know not what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make the people beleeue he was turned to a god M. Camden the best antiquarie of our time writeth that king Arthurs body was taken vp at the foresaid Glassenbury in the time of king Henrie the second which indeed is most credible as he there proueth But this I conclude that this Prince was so worthy a man in his time as not onely true histories haue greatly recommended to the posteritie but almost all Poeticall writers that haue bin since haue mentioned this famous Prince Arthur of England as a person of whom no notable exploit was incredible And thus much for king Arthur For the Allegorie
saith he be contented to lay their so delicate and daintily preserued morsels in such lothsome dishes to be daily smackt slauered binding themselues to suffer such a penance God knowes how long only to satisfie those humors of coueteousnesse and pride staruing to their griefe the third humour if they be so vertuous that is by some thought the predominant humor in that sex and many times dwels vnder the same roofe with the other two Yet surely I could rather commend his curtesan that he writes of in his Decameron who hauing bargained with a Dutchman one M. Bruffaldo for seuen dayes boord and lodging at a great rate hauing found him for one or two nights to be but an vnsauorie bed fellow she chose rather to leese those two nights hire then to endure fiue more at so painful a price But I doubt I grow too tedious while I shoot out such blots out of a Boccas Now to go forward in the morall You may note in Polynesso an enuious and trecherous mind in Ariodant the hurt of a credulous ielousie in Lurcanio the vehemencie of a wrong surmise In Polynessos intent to kill Dalinda you may obserue how wicked men often bewray their owne misdeeds with seeking to hide them In Geneuras accusation and deliuerie how God euer defends the innocent And lastly in Polynessos death how wickednesse ruines it seife For the historie of this booke either the whole is a historie or there is no matter historicall in it to be stood on Allegorie there is none in this booke at all Allusion there is in this tale of Geneura vnto a storie writteÌ„ in Alciats duello of a matron in France accused in such sort by two men and a certaine souldier of Barcellona came with a companion of his and tooke vpon them the defence of the woman and being fighting the companion of the souldier fled not withstanding he of Barcellona with his courage and vertue gat the victorie of the other two and so in strange attire went home to his country vnknowne to which Ariodant seems to allude Some others affirme that this very matter though set downe here by other names happened in Fâ—rrara to a kinsewoman of the Dukes which is here figured vnder the name of Geneura and that indeed such a practise was vsed against her by a great Lord and discouered by a damsell as is here set downe Howsoeuer it was sure the tale is a prettie comicall matter and ha â—bene written in English verse some few years past learnedly and with good grace though in â—erse of another kind by M. George Turberuil The rocke from which Ariodant leapt into the sea aliudeth to to the rocke of Lewcade where men that were mad for loue leapt into the water and washed away 〈◊〉 they thought that fancie Strabo calleth it faltus amatorius THE SIXT BOOKE THE ARGVMENT Geneurafaire to Ariodant is giuen And he a Duke is made that verie day Rogero with the Griffeth horse is driuen Unto Alcynas ile and there doth stay Amirtle in the middle strangly riuen Alcinas frauds doth unto him bewray Of which enformd he thence would haue departed But by the way he finds his purpose thwarted 1 Most wretched he that thinks by doing ill His euill deedes long to conceale and hide For though the voice and tongues of men be still By foules or beasts his sin shal be discride And God oft worketh by his secret will That sinne it selfe the sinner so doth guide That of his owne accord without request He makes his wicked doings manifest 2 The gracelesse wight Duke Polinesso thought His former fault should sure haue bin concealed If that Dalinda vnto death were brought By whom alone the same could be reuealed Thus making worse the thing before was nought He hurt the wound which time perhaps had healed And weening with more sinne the lesse to mend He hastned on his well deserued end 3 And lost at once his life his state and frends And honour to a losse as great or more Now as I sayd that vnknowne knight entends Sith euerie one to know him sought so sore And sith the king did promise large amends To shew his face which they saw oft before And Ariodant most louely did appeare Whom they thought dead as you before did heare 4 He whom Geneura wofully did waile He whom Lurcanio deemed to be dead He whom the king and court did so bewaile He that to all the realme such care had bred Doth liue the clownes report in this did faile On which false ground the rumor false was spred And yet in this the peasant did not mocke He saw him leape downe headlong from the rock 5 But as we see men oft with rash intent Are desperate and do resolue to die And straight do change that fancie and repent When vnto death they do approch more nie So Ariodant to drowne himselfe that ment Now plung'd in sea repented by and by And being of his limbes able and strong Vnto the shore he swam againe erre long 6 And much dispraising in his inward thought This fond conceit that late his minde poslest At last a blind and narrow path him brought All tyrd and wet to be an hermits guest With whom to stay in secretsort he sought Both that he might his former griefe digest And learne the truth if this same clownes report Were by Geneura tane in griefe or sport 7 There first he heard how she conceiu'd such griefeâ— As almost brought her life to wofull end He found of her they had so good beleefe They thought she would not in such sort offend He further heard except she had releefe By one that would her innocence defend It was great doubt Lurcanios acculation Would bring her to a speedie condemnation 8 And looke how loue before his heart enraged So now did wrath enflame and though he knew wel To wreake his harme his brothers life was gaged He nathles thought his act so foule and cruell That this his anger could not be asâ—waged Vnto his flame loue found such store of fewel And this the more increast his wrath begun To heare how euâ—rie one the fight did shun 9 For why Lurcanio was so stout and wise Except it were for to defend the truth Men thought he would not so the king despise And hazard life to bring Geneuras ruth Which caused euerie one his friend aduise To shunne the fight that must maintaine vntruth But Ariodant after long disputation Meanes to withstand his brothers accusation 10 Alas quoth he Ineuer shall abide Her through my cause to die in wo and paine For danger or for death what eare betide Be she once dead my life cannot remaine She is my saint in her my blisse doth bide Her golden rayes my eies light still maintaine Fall backe fall edge and be it wrong or right In her defence I am resolu'd to fight 11 I take the wrong but yet I le take the wrong And die I shall
loue 72 And sith the way betweene was large and wide And void of fruits for sustenance of man They do good store of bread and wine prouide With needfull things as for the time they can And on the giants shoulders them they tide Who like a sumpter horse them after ran And on this sort with most deuour intent Like pilgrims to Ierusalem they went 73 Sixe dayes they traueld in their weary way Nor seeing man nor beast nor bird aliue The seuenth immediat after breake of day In that most blessed citie they arriue Then visit they the tombe where Iesus lay When with his death he did vs dead reuiue And brought hell sinne and death into subiection With suffring dying and his resurrection 74 Now while the tombe with great heed they behold Bare head and feet in shew of meek submission And with more inward ioy then can be told Yet ioyned with a deepe and sad contrition That strake their hearts in awe and made them cold With true remorse deuoid of superstition And with themselues they still continued musing Each one himselfe in such like words accusing 75 Why then where thou deare Lord didst for our sake With water and with blood the ground distaine Shall not mine eyes some small amends to make Shed teares in memory of so great paine Oh drowsie heart that dost not now awake Oh frozen heart that meltest not in raine Oh stony heart that dost not now relent Lament thee now or else for ay lament 76 Thus with an humble and repentant sprite They tarride at the tombe no little space When so the priest appeared in their sight Whose office was to keepe the holy place Who seeing them so lowly and contrite He doth impart to them this speciall grace Sith to amendment they were now resolued Them of their sinnes forepassed he absolued 77 This done they went about and viewd the towne Held in those happy dayes by Christen hands Who striuing now to keepe each other downe With causlesse warres do trouble sea and lands Or leesing or neglecting that renowne In which Gods honour and their safetie stands But letting this great enemy increase By their seeld making neuer keeping peace 78 A gallant knight whom Sansonet they call This citie gouernd vnder Charles the great Who then intended to repaire the wall And make the towne a strong and stately seat Astolfo gaue to him the Giant tall For strength and stature fit for such a feat To serue his present purpose for the nonce Vnto the walls to carry heauy stones 79 And Sansonet doth eke on him bestow A curious belt and hangers for a blade And spurs of gold in substance rich and show That for that knight were thought to haue bin made That slue the Dragon with a deadly blow Which did the Ladie chast and faire inuade Thus gifts both giu'n and tane on either part Each from the other friendly doth depart 80 Now going from Ierusalem behold They met a Greekish pilgrim by the way That such ill newes to good Griffino told As made him out of temper all the day It was his euill fortune deare to hold And giue his heart vnto her for a pray That had a pleasing hew and faire smooth skin But false vnchast and trecherous within 81 Her name was Origilla whom of late He left at Constans of an Agew sicke And hoping now to find her in good state He heares she hath him seru'd a sluttish tricke As namely she had got a newfound mate Not caring if that he were dead or quicke She thought that for her yong yeares t was no reason To lie alone in that sweet pleasant season 82 This newes his mind doth gripe his heart doth bite He mournes by day by night he takes no rest That breeds him paine that others breeds delight And this torments him more then all the rest He shames and shuns to haue it come to light What was his griefe that did him so molest And this to keepe it close the rather made him Because from her his brother did disswade him 83 But all in vaine for he was wholy bent To follow her although he knew her nought Yet to himselfe he keepeth his intent That secretly his going may be wrought He vowes to makes th' adulterer repent Who now to Antiochia her had brought But in another booke I will expresse Of his departure what was the successe In the beginning of this booke was an excellent morall if you obserued it shewing how hurtfull it is for a captain to be prodigall of his men and rash or headlong in his attempts the former of which faults that worthy and valiant gentleman sir Iohn Smith hath very grauely and iustly reproued in some captains of our time in that treatise that he wrote in defence of the vse of long bowes and indeed it cannot be denied but bloudy conquests are no praise to the conquerour In token whereof the Lacedemonians appointed that he that wan a bloody victory should sacrifice a cocke but he that ouercame by policie without bloudshed an oxe so much they preferred wisedome that is peculiar to man before strength that is common to beasts In Charles is to be noted the prouidence of a wise and valiant Prince In Astolfo that by the power of his horne rids the country of theeues and malefactors we may learne to apply the talents are giuen vs to good vses In Griffin that after all his deuotion at Ierusalem comes againe to Origilla we may note the frailtie of flesh and withall that outward holinesse without inward zeale auaileth nothing The historie set downe here in maner of a prophecie of the prosperous raigne of Charles the fift is too long to stand vpon in this place but Iouius Guycciardin Vlloa Surius and Sleydan himselfe though his enemy do witnes his great conquests his happie discouery of the Indies his notable captains and the great felicitie of his whole life of which authors because two are already in English I imagine there be few that are like to reade this but haue read the one of them and consequently know as much to be true as I do here set downe And for the Indian voyages we need not so much admire the captains of forren nations hauing two of our owne nation that haue both as forwardly aduentured and as fortunatly performed them namely sir Francis Drake whom I touched before and yong Master Candish In that Logestilla giueth Astolfo at his departing a booke to instruct him and a horne to breed terror to his enemies by the booke is signified wisedome whereby all charmes and toyes are discouered and by the horne is vnderstood iustice that indeed brings terror to all misdoers and driues them out of the country Further whereas Logestilla sends Andronica and Sophrosina to safe conduct Astolfo least Aleyna should attempt any new matter against him it is to be vnderstood allegorically that fortitude and temperance are the two most notable guides that
hate And would not do his friend so great offence Thought as in euill cases is the best Of two great mischiefes to chuse out the left 17 He meanes to leaue Argeos friendship quite And get him home againe from whence he came Or hide himselfe where this most wicked wight Shall neuer see his face nor heare his name This though it grieu'd him as it ought of right He chuseth as a way lesse worthy blame Then yeelding to her lust for to abuse her Or to her louing husband to accuse her 18 Wherfore though of his wound both saint and weake He doth resolue to part with constant mind He gets him thence and not a word doth speake And leaues this filthy minded beast behind But fortune ill his purpose good doth breake And alterd quite the course he had designd Home came her husband finding her alone Complaining grieuously and making mone 19 Her cheekes with teares all blubberd were and red Her lookes did shew her mind was ill apaid Her lockes all torne did hang about her hed With which her louing husband fore afraid Did aske her oft what chance such change had bred Till at the length the wicked wretch thus said With spiteful heart with wicked voice trembling And faind a cause the cause it selfe dissembling 20 Alas quoth she what should I seeke to hide My wicked act and hainous deadly sinne Which though from you and all the world beside I could conceale yet doth the soule within And conscience grudge a burden such to bide So as the inward torment I am in Doth passe the plague or penance far away That mortall man vpon my sinne can lay 21 If so a sinne of right you may it name That one is forst vnto against her will But thus it is your friend that hither came I thinking he had thought nor meant none ill Inforced me to my perpetuall shame Against all lawes all honestie and skill And doubting that I would the fact bewray Forthwith he gate him hence and fled away 22 But though my bodie he haue so desild Yet is my mind from sinne deuoid and cleare Although from sight of men I am exild Nor dare I once in publike place appeare This â—aâ—d with thousand names she him reuild So that Argeo that the tale did heare Beleeued it and straight withall intended To punish him that neuer had offended 23 He taketh horse forthwith and followth post All on reuenge his mind was wholly bent And for he perfitly did know the cost And for my brother faire and softly went He met him in an hower at the most Bidding him stand or elÃe he should be shent My brother would distwade him if he might But all in vaine Argeo needs would fight 24 The tone was strong and full of fresh disdaine The tother weake and lâ—th to hurt his frend So that himselfe defending long in vaine My brother was constraind to yeeld in th' end And thus at last he prisner doth remaine And yeelds himselfe vnable to defend Which seene Argeo doth surcease to strike But speaketh vnto him these words or like 25 God neuer let my heart so farre be moued With rightfull wrath that I thy blood should spill Since once I thee esteemed well and loued Whom once I loued I will neuer kill And though thy act may iustly be reproued The world shall see my goodnesse by thine ill For be â—t loue or be it in disdaine I will be found the better of the twaine 26 Another meane then death to vse I mind In panishing this sinne and soule misdeed This 〈◊〉 with willow bands he there did find He makes a hurdle fit to leâ—ue such need On which my brothers bodie he doth bind That with old hurts and new did freshly bleed And to his castle he doth him conuay In mind to keepe him there a prisner ay 27 Yet though with him a prisner he remaind In other things he felt no lacke nor want Saue that his libertie was him restraind But â—o this wretch that late did him supplant And to her husband so of him complaind Thought she would trie if he would yet recant And â—tor at her commaund she had the kayes She goes to him and thus to him she sayes 28 Now sir quoth she I trust you feele the frute That this your foolish constancie hath wrought Had you not better bene to graunt the sute That I in friendly â—ort so often fought You see us vaine to argue or dispute Say what you can you are a traitor thoughtâ— And he to whom you shewd so great fidelitie Imputes to you treason and infidelitie 29 I thinke both for your ease and reputation You had bene better graunted my request You see you haue a sorie habitation And in the same for euer looke to rest Except you change your first determination And mollifie your stonie hearted brest Which if you yet will do I do assure you Both libertie and credite to procure you 30 No neuer hope no said Filandro neuer So my vnhappie brothers name they call In vaine to change my mind you do endeuer And though Argeo caussesse keepe me thrall Yet I in faith and troth will still perseuer Sufficeth me that he that seeth all Doth know mine innocencie and doth see me And when he list can both reward and free me 31 I care not though the world of me thinke ill I hope another world will make amends Yet let Argeo slay me if he will Or let him as it seemeth he intends Though wrongfully in prison hold me still Yet one day he will find he hurts his frends And know by proofe how he hath bene beguild When truth appears and time brings forth her child 32 Yet for all this this woman void of shame Did cease no whit Filandro still to tempt And oftentimes in vaine to him she came And euer turnes repulst and with contempt And in this frantike fancie she doth frame A thousand sleights to further her attempt And many things in mind she doth reuolue Before on any one she do resolue 33 Sixe months entire she doth her selfe absent Nor euer came Filandro to entice Which made him hope that she was now content To cease her sute and follow his aduice But lo how fortune that is euer bent To further wicked persons in their vice Doth vnto her a fit occasion lend To bring her wicked lust to wofull end 34 There had bene hate and enmitie of old Betweene her husband and another knight Morando cald who often would be bold If so Argeo absent were a night To come with force and to assault his hold Or thereabout to do him some despight But if he were at home then all that whiles He came not neare him by a dozen miles 35 Wherefore to be reueng'd on this his so That often did him wrong and great outrage Argeo giues it out that he will go Vnto Ierusalem on pilgrimage And from his house disguysd he parted so In secret sort
hath 31 Now while in this same doubt Zerbino staid Behold by hap Gabrina there was brought She that of late had this good Prince betraid And had to him so great a danger wrought Her horse that heard where other horses naid Came to the noise as nature had them taught Against her will she wanting force to sway him And hauing lost the raines wherewith to stay him 32 The beastly wretch cride helpe and out alas While thus her horse ran ouer fields and lands But when the Scottish Prince saw who she was And how she thither came he vnderstands He gaue God thanks that so had brought to passe To giue those two at once into his hands Which two for their misdeeds aboue the rest He had great cause to malice and detest 33 And after he had made a little pause Vnto his seruants turning thus he said Sirs Odricke shall not die although by lawes His fact deserues no lesse vprigtly waid For sith he faith affection was the cause Content I am on loue the fault be laid The sinne to which a man by loue is driuen So much the rather ought to be forgiuen 34 The force of strong affection hath ere this Distemperd yea and sometime ouerthrowne A wiser and a staider head then his As is to me by mine experience knowne And that here in he did his dutie misse I must confesse the fault was part mine owne That gaue to him such charge and did not know How quickly flaming heate can kindle tow 35 Then to the caitiue Odricke thus he spake Here I forgiue thee and do thee enlarge But yet the penance I will haue thee take Is this to take this woman in thy charge And sweare to me thou shalt her not forsake For one whole yeare but this thine oth discharge And that thou shalt if any would offend her Do thy deuoir and vnto death defend her 36 This was the punishment on him he layd And certainly this same had bene cnow If so the circumstance were duly wayd And Odericke had right performd his vow For why so many men she had betrayd And done such sinnes euen from her youth till now That whereâ—oere they had together traueld In her defence he must at last be graueld 37 Thus Zerbin let this wicked couple go And thinks sufficiently to plague them both But sweares if euer he did hap to know That he therein should violate his troth His flesh should serue as feeding for the crow A fit reward for such as breake their oth Thus went this honest couple thence together Lurking in corners wandring here and thether 38 But what in th' end of these same two became I know not and mine author doth not write I onely heard a speech or flying fame That when they once were quite from Zerbius fight Odricke to shun the quarrels and the shame That by her companie on him might light Did hang her vp and after in short space Almonio made him runne the selfe same race 39 The Prince that faine some tidings would haue heard Of that Earle Palladine who tother day Fought hand to hand with lostie Mandricard Vntill his rainlesse horse bare him away Doth trauell on his way to Paris ward Though faire and soft and lingring by the way And his two seruants he doth send before And kept with him his Ladie and no more 40 They rode not farre but that they found the caue And that same pleasant arbor and the spring At which Medoro vsd such sport to haue With that faire daughter of the Indian king Where she their names together did ingraue All tide with true loue knots a wondrous thing They looke and see the stones the words and letters All cut and mangled in a thousand fitters 41 And as they musd hereon they might espie Orlandos armor and his famous blade Hight Durindana on the ground to lie That sword that first for Hector had bin made They saw where Brigliador was feeding by Vpon the grasse amid the pleasant shade This sight did make them both exceeding sad Yet little did they deeme that th' Earle was mad 42 Had they but seene one little drop of blood They would haue surely thought he had bin staine But while in this most carefull doubt they stood Behold there came a country silly swaine That with no little speed ran through the wood And scapt the mad mans fury with great paine He told them how a man bestraught of sences Had done these outrages and great offences 43 And further gaue them perfect information And told each circumstance at their request Zerbino standeth still in admiration And as the manner is himselfe he blest And with great griefe of mind and lamentation He takes the sword and armor and the rest And Isabella helpeth them to gather And so they lay them on a heape together 44 This while by hap came by faire Fiordeliege Who as I told before with pensiue hart Went to seeke out her loued Lord and Liege I meane Orlandos friend King Brandimart Who leauing Paris in the wofull siege To seeke Orlando did from thence depart Till Atlant to that cage him did intice Which he had fram'd by magicall deuice 45 The which inchantment being now defeated By good Astolfos value and his skill And all the knights as I before repeated At libertie to go which way they will King Brandimart though much in mind he freated To thinke how long in vaine he had stood still Backe vnto Paris ward his course he turned Yet missing her the way that he returned 46 Thus as I said faire Fiordeliege by chance Saw much of that which hapt and heard the rest How that same worthy Palladine of France With inward giefe of mind and thought opprest Or by some other great and strange mischance Went like a man with some ill sprite possess And she likewise enquiring of the peasant Heard all the circumstance a tale vnpleasant 47 Zerbino being farre from any towne Hangs all Orlandos armor on a Pine Like to a Penon and lest any clowne Or peasant vile should take a thing so fine He writes vpon the tree Let none take downe This armour of Orlando Palladine As who should say if any man attempt it Orlando would ere long cause him repent it 48 And hauing brought this worthy worke to end And ready now to take his iourney hence Fierce Mandricard hapt thither to descend And when he saw the tree he askt of whence Those weapons were which knowne he doth intend To take away good Durindana thence He steps vnto the tree and takes the sword Nor so content he adds this spitefull word 49 Ah fir quoth he this hap doth make me glad My claime vnto this sword is not vnknowne And though before I no possession had Yet now I lawfully seize on mine owne Alas poore foolo and doth he faine him mad And hath away his sword and armor throwne Because he was not able to
hunter and a cuckold and for that cause seyned to haue had hornes for the latter of the two properties and to haue bene deuoured with his own dogs for the former because he was beggered and consumed by them Aglaure 307. daughter of Erictheus king of Athens she is said to haue bene turned to a stone and her fault was this because she presumed to looked vpon Ericthonius that was committed to her custodie by Pallas with charge not to presume to open the basket he was kept in Agramant Emperour of the Turkes sonne of Trai mo alias king of Affricke alias the Southern king He came into Fraunce to auenge his fathers death pag. 1. He besiegeth Parish very straightly 61 musters his men 103. assaulteth Paris 110. continueth his assault 113.122 is repulsed and besieged in his tents 142. is rescued 217. is troubled with the contention of his Princes and labours to compound them ibid. is discomfited by Renaldo 254. slieth to Arly 255. heares of the siege of Biserta 320. his Oration to Marsilio Sobrino and the other Princes ibidem his challenge on Rogeros head 322. takes an oth of truce 323. breakes the truce 326. discomfited by land 331. flies to sea ibidem his men mutinous ibidem discomfited at sea by Dudon 332. flyes and would kill himselfe 336. meets Gradasso 337. sends a chalenge to Orlando three to three 337. his stout answers to Brandimart 345. sights and is disarmed by Brandimart 348. is slaine by Orlando 352. Agricane king of Tartane and father to Mandricard pag. 7. Albracca a towne in the East Indies pag. 7. Alcyna a famous witch or Faerie She tooke Astolso and transformed him to a mirtle pag. 44. entertaines Rogero 50. the discription of her beauty ib. the description of her deformitie 53. she pursues Roger by land 58. by sea 59 she is discomfited by Logestilla ibid. Aldiger bastard sonne of Bono entertaineth Rogero the 35. booke staffe 63. hurt by Mandricard pag. 210. Almonio a Scot seruant to Zerbium saued in the tempest with Isabella 96. goes to Rochell 97. findes Zerbino 194. brings Odericke prisoner ibidem executes him and Gabrina booke 24. staffe 36. Alzird a gallant young man king of Tremisen kild by Orlando 93. Amalthea was Iupiters nurse By Amaltheas horne is signified plentie Amazons looke tales 153. Amazons a nation of warlike women so named of â— and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is to say without papps or of â— and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without bread because they feed on flesh onely Angelica called also the Indian Queene daughter of Galafron came from India with Orlando and is taken from him by the Emperour Charles pag. 2. giuen to the Duke of Bauier to keep and scapeth out of his tent ib. meets with Renaldo and runnes from him ibidem she meets Sacrapant and goes with him pag. 5. helpes him to take Bayardo pag. 6. meets Renaldo againe pag. 7. leaues Renaldo and Sacrapant and meets with an Hermit pag. 10. flyes from him and is pursued by him pag. 59. her horse possest with a spirit caries her into the sea and after to land ibidem her lamentation ibidem she is cast into a sleepe by the Hermit but yet he is not able to winne her maidenhead pag. 60. She is caried to the I le of Ebuda 61. tyed naked at the shore ibid. is found by Rogero and deliuered 79. vanisheth from him by helpe of the ring 82. her beautie 83. she comes to Atlants enchaunted Pallace and by the ring would disclose her selfe onely to Sacrapant 90. she is seene followed by Orlando and Ferraw 91. vanisheth from them ibid. takes away Orlandos helmet 92. she is sory because Ferraw gat it ibidem she findes Medore wounded 147. heales him woes him weds him 148. giues her host the bracelet Orlando had giuen her ibidem meets with Orlando in his madnesse 238. scapes from him and goes to the Indies and giues her whole state to Medore 242. Anglant the place of Orlandos Earldome Anselmus Earle of Maganza father of Pinabelle buries his son 179. condemnes Zerbino wrongfully 180. Anselmus a Doct. of law looke tales p. 364. staffe 67. Antheus a giant of great strength and statute sonne of Neptune and the earth looke in the historie of the 23. booke Aquilant brother to Griffino sonnes of Marques Oliuero the elder fights with Orillo 117. goes to Ierusalem 11â—â— meets with Martano 139. beats him brings him and Origille to Damalco 140. goes towards France 142. is in a tempest ibidem came to the country of the Amazons 149. Icapeth thence 157. taken prisoner by Pinabell 172. goes with Renaldo to rescue Charles 252. is at Bradamants mariage 402. Arachme an excellent women in needle worke and weauing and is sayned to haue compared with Pallas in that kinde and therefore to be turned to a spyder Ardenna a huge forrest or thicket in France where he fayneth the two fountaines of loue and disdaine pag. 7. Arethusa daughter of Nereus and Doris one of Dianes companions till Alphcus rauished her and gather with child whereupon Diana turned her into a riuer bearing her name Argalia sonne of Galafron brother to Angelica slaine by Ferraw his ghost appeares to him pag. 3. Argia wife of Polinyse her husband being killed the tyrant Creon forbidding one payne of death to bury him yet she buried him and liued euer after a widdow 307. Argia looke tales 164. Ariodant a Gentleman of Italie a louer of Genewra 33 fight with Lurcanio and is parted 38. is knowne to the king of Scots 41. is married to Genewra 42. rescues Zerâ—ino in France 125. and is no more spoken of by the author Arria wife of Peto of Padon her husband and being condemned kild her selfe in his fight protecting that death was pleasâ—nt to her so long as she left him aliue 307. Artimesia wife of Mansoleus she built that famous sepulcher for her husband that was counted one of the wonders of the world in honor of which all sumptuous tombes since are called Mausolea Astolfo king of Lombardie looke tales 225. Astolfo called the English Duke sonne of Oton king of England turned into a mittle 43. warnes Rogero of Alcina ibid. comes to Logestilla 58. goes from Logestilla 114. receiues a booke of her and a borne ibidem takes Calligorant 116. ouercomes Orillo 118. goes to Damasco 140 meets Martisa 141. takes her part ibid. goes toward France 142. is in a tempest ibidem comes to the Amazons countrey 149. with his horne seareth the Amazons 157 turnes to England 169. dislolues the inchanted Pallace 170. gets the Griffith horse 171. meets Bradamant 177. leaues his horse Rabican his armour and the inchanted speare with her 178. goes about the world 274. comes to Senapo 275. driues away the Harpias 281. heares the wosull tale of Lidia ibid. stops vp the mouth of the caue 284. washes himselfe at a well ibidem goes vp to Paradise 285. conferres with S. Iohn ibid. receiues by his meanes Orlandos wit 287. sees