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A16202	The moste pleasaunt historye of Blanchardine, sonne to the King of Friz; & the faire lady Eglantine Queene of Tormaday, (surnamed) the proud ladye in loue; Blanchardine and Eglantine.	Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Goodwine, Thomas Pope.	1595 (1595)	STC 3125; ESTC S104613	89,731	138

recouer their pauilions and tentes But being pursued with all celerity that might be were cut off by the way before they coulde reach thi ther. Blanchardine followed so hard that he came euen to the entry of Alimodes pauilion before the which he found the kings daughter sitting to beholde the battell whom when Blanchardine espyed he bowing himselfe downe tooke vp the Damosell and set her before him on his courser and posted as fast as hee could to Tormaday Alimodes hearing of this hard aduenture as a man desperate and halfe frantick posted after with foure thousand souldiers to recouer his daughter againe and one making more spéed then auailed him comming some what néerer Blanchardine was presently slaine by him but in this staye the enemy rushed so fast vpon him that Blanchardines horse was slaine vnder him but he trusting in God so behaued himselfe with his shielde and sworde that not the prowdest Sarasin durst approch him When the King Alimodes perceiued the great prowes that remained in Blanchardine that among so many none durst encounter him he cryed out amaine vnto his Knights Fye on you all vntrue and faintharted Pagans that one Knight is able to affright so many with these vpbraidings the vnruely rabble of rascall Sarizens ranne all at once desperately vpon Blanchardine and so surprised him by maine force but in his taking hee slew among many others a Knight that was Nephew to Alimodes a man of great accompt and prowes In good time Beautrix the daughter of King Alimodes hauing wisely perused the excellent beauty of Blanchardine seeing the likelyhoode of his present death prostrated her selfe vpon her knees vnto the king her father humbly requesting him to pardon the life of the yong Knight The King beholding the pittifull demaund of his daughter whome aboue all creatures in the world he loued answered her in this wise My déere and welbeloued daughter I wishe it had not béene your chaunce at this time to haue béene present or I would you had not entreated for him who hath done vs all this domage but since it is your demaund and that I cannot deny what you request he shall not dye héere but I will presentlye send him away vnto the Realme of Salmandry vnto the King of Giants brother to Rubion whome he hath ssaine and whome I tendered as my owne person who if he had liued had béene your espouse and husband But the Quéene of Tormadar vnderstanding of the great distresse wherein Blanchardine was commaunded the Prouost presently to post and ransome him how soeuer But the King made the more expedition and hast to send him away to Salmandry that there with all cruelty he might be massacred swearing by his Mahomet that no ransome should set him free but death The Prouost hearing this absolute and resolute answere of Alimodes reported to Blanchardine the desperate estate he now was in whereof Blanchardine was not a little sorry but finding no remedy willed him most humbly to commend him to the good grace of the Quéene When the Prouost was returned home and now was entred the court he found the Quéene out of measure sorrowful sor the losse and absence of Blanchardine vnto whome he made a true report according to the answere of Alimodes which vncomfortable message did so daunt the heart of the Quéene that euery one expected her present death But leauing her in her pasions returne we to Alimodes Chap. 17. Darius carrieth away with him Blanchardine to be conueyed into Salmandry and how the ship wherein Blanchardine was perished by a tempest and all were drowned except Blanchardine who approching to the Court of the King of Spruse gained the place of generall in his wars AFter the departure of the Prouost Alimodes commaunded his sonne Darius to returne to Cassidony where hee was king and to carry with him his sister Beautrix And in his absence gouerne the land and people in quiet whilst his seidge lay against Tormaday And like wise deliuerred vnto his custody Blanchardine whome be charged to send into Salmandry to the king of Giants whose brother Blanchardine had lately slaine there to be tortured to death at the discreation of the king Darius presently at the commaund of his father rigged two ships for his passage in the one he and his faire sister Beautrix in the other Blanchardine garded by thrée score men was put When all things were in a readines for their departure the marriners weighing ancor and hoysing sayle floted away So Blanchardine finding no remorse like a lamb to the slaughter was carried towards Cassidony and as he imagined to his death The Quéene of Tormaday looking out of her window might discerne the ship wherein Blanchardine went whome with millions of teares she bewailed But the continuall skirmishes with her people had with the Pa●…ms bred her sometime ioy sometime sadnes as the fortune of war gaue cause then remembring the swéet kisse which Blanchardine gaue her shée was ready to sound But recomforted by her Ladeis she began to complaine in this manner In fortune thou blind guidresse of this vnconstant world will thy tottering whéele neuer stand still but being at the highest turne topsey turuey Ah most vniust goddes if thou be a Goddes that contrary to all godlines dost peruert al things to the wors●… couldst thou not haue suffered me a while to enioy my loue Blanchardine but in the first shew of happines to turne me to dispaire hast thou none other to vomitte vp thy venym but vppon mee ah most vnhappie of all vnhappines Wel in thy dispight ile liue and in thy dispight ile die The Ladies fering least this perplexity might bréed a far greater disease and daunger to her person recomforted her with milde and swéet spéeches still willing her not to distrust but that her Blanchardine would safely return Blanchardine now on the sea sayling towards Cassidony with Darius and Beautrix his sister ancored euen at the hauen of the Citty where Darius and his sister went a shore gaue streight charge and commaundement to the saylers to conduct the ship which Blanchardine was in to Salmandry there to present him vnto the king of Giants And with all to certifie him that he was the man who flew his brother Ru●…ri before the walles of Tormaday where his father Alimodes continued yet his seidge They incontinently departed from Cassidony to sayle to Salmandry whereof faire Beaut●…ix was most displeasant and if she could by any possible meanes haue staied his course he should not haue gon to his slaughter into Salmandry but although her beauty were great yet her power was little Thus being vpon the Seas a day or two after their departure the windes roarde the lightnings flasht and thunder crackt so teribly that the marriners dispairing of all safety suffered the ship to holl with the waues and windes whether fortune and their fates should lead them the tempest still more and more encreasing at the length the maine mast rent in twaine the rudder was

bee disioyned and we accounted of one an other as of our selues in so much that at his departure from our company he gaue me this ring of gold which héere I weare and for his sake will reserue during my life The good old King remembring the perfect forme of the ring which his sonne Blanchardine had shewen him knew presently that it was the ring which his granfather vsed to weare and at his death vequethed the same to Blanchardine And being by this sight the more encoraged he in most humble maner requested to vnderstand the cause of his sonnes departure frō their honorable companies and the place whether they did imagine he had bent his course hoping at length if euer he obtained fréedome to visit his sonne Blanchardine But when he heard him not reply to his humble demannd the olde King suspecting that his departure was rather a seperation by death then a voluntary absence from their society after sundry and gréeuous sighes was ready to sound But Blanchardine who now perceiued by his pittiful complaints that vnles he should make himselfe knowne it myght he greatly preiudiciall to his health and that delay in such a case bred great danger he reuoking his former obstinacy humbling himselfe began to make himselfe knowne to the old man in this sort Most redoubted Lord and déere father beholde Blanchardine your sonne whose offence to your maiestie deserueth no fauour in that his departure from your Court was most secretly concealed from all but especially from your selfe humbly submitting himselfe to your doome craueth your honourable pardon both for his fault in departing and also for the gallant courser and sword which hee priuily conuayed away with him with the which among many other he hath reuenged your wrongs vpon your enemy Darius and his accursed company of miscreants When his aged father the King of Frize heard the dutyfull and debonaire submission of his sonne whome till that very instant he knew not by reason of the obscuritie and darkenes of his prison also his declining age neither can my pen recount nor my tong relate the happie content he receiued and the generall applause to all But especially to Sadony and the faire Beautrix who all this while were attentiue beholders of this rare accident and when they perceiued the ful issue of all which had happened betwéene them they congratulated this happy chance with Blanchardine and his father And presently caused a sumpteous bath and most honorable and rich apparell to bée prepared for the aged king with all the duties belonging to his royall estate and in like sort for all the Knightes and Gentlemen his attendantes Now when Blanchardine somwhat recalled from his immaginations after the conference in publique ended betwéene the king and the rest of the company hauing brought his father into a most sumpteous chamber enbossed with gold and hanged with most rich tapestry conuenient for his estate he demaunded of him the estate and welfare of the Quéene his mother and his country Alas faire sonne quoth the king I haue béene here inclosed in a most obscure prison this yeare and more in which time I neuer had any priuate conference with any sauing a base villaine vnder whose cruell and hard custody I haue long remained comfortles so that I greatly feare me that my captiuitie once bruted to her louing eares whose pensiue thoughtes for thée had almost before my departure consumed her haue now altogether depriued her both of health and life but the case is only known to God and not to me that haue not so much as sent neyther receiued any letter or token from her since my comming into this most accursed country which hath béene hetherto gouerned by the cruellest miscreant that euer hell or nature hatched Chap. 5. How Sadony Blanchardine and the King of Frize enbarqued themselues to Tormaday for the succour of faire Eglantine the proude Lady in loue AFter that al teares were cleane wiped from their eies and that the aged King of Frize and his faint company had somwhat recouered their perfect strength courrages Blanchardine whose wandering thoughts were still occupiedin the contemplation of the rare and deuine beauty of his Mistresse the Quéene of Tormaday and on her succours against the periured infidell and Sarizine Alimodes séeing conuenient time and leysure to serue before Sadony Beaut●…ix and his aged father began thus to complaine Most honorable fréend and trusty companion Sadony since by the high deuine and most sacred prouidence of God you haue obtained your hearts content and the onely Iuell which long you haue desired I meane this faire and beautifull Princesse Beautrix your wife and that the true sincere and christian religion is surely planted within this your Kingdom whereby God may be truely serued your people preserued and your country at quiet that now you will remember your sacred vow and promise which faithfully you plighted to me in the sight of God and heauen for the spéedy succour of my faire Lady mistres the Quéene of Tormaday against our foe Alimodes and although these wars may be some cause to seperate you from your beautifull Quéene and bride for a while in whome resteth the full of your content and delight yet considering the Christian Religion which you now professe and by which you are coniured and most strickly bound to prosecute these wars vppon an infidell in the defence of a most vertuous Christian Quéene And also remembring your trustie promise made vn●…o me before our arriuall héere in Cassidony These causes I say duly considered will I trust be sufficient spurs to pricke you on to this inquest wherein your seruice shall not onely bee acceptable to God but most kindly taken and requited by mée whose fidelity shall rest for euer engrau●…n within the intrals of my soule inuiolable And you faire Quéene speaking to Beautrix although I knowe that you can hardly permit this suddaine departure of your Princely husband considering your late mariage the sincere loue you beare him and swéete content you receiue in hys presence yet since your kingdome doth remaine safe and voyde of daunger being garded with so many and valiant knights as we meane to leaue héere for your defence and for that the time will not belong before he make his safe swéet returne graunt frée leaue most faire Quéene to Sadony to performe this honorable enterprize although against your father yet being the seruice of God and therefore of greatest force ought by all possible meanes to be vndertaken When the fayre Princesse had heard Blanchardine to the full of his demaund although two extreame euills were at once to be determined by her consent first the departure of her new and most louing husband Sadony secondly the warres they intended were againsther owne father Alimodes yet being allured both by the pittifull teares that distiled doune from his eyes and the swéet speaches that procéeded from his mouth shee srankly gaue her consent Nowe Sadony although loath