the sayd kynge Capitulo viij ANd thenne seeyng the sayd wordes seruynge right wel to theyr purpoos to hir preiudyce Notefyden vnto the quene how the sayd kyng had requyred her in maryage and had made to theym the sayd menaces in caas that they wolde not soo accorde to hym The whiche knowleche to be achieued in the sentence by her pronouÌ„ced And that she her selfe was cause of her perdicyon byganne moche strongly inflegyble lamentacyon to calle longe by dolour and excessyue sorowe the swete name of Acerbe hir preterit husbond But in the ende they hadde determyned consyderynge that hit myghte be none other wyse but she muste promyse to make this maryage the whiche she accorded to theym and helde for greâ—ble And demaunded Induces and space of thre monethes In whiche tyme she sholde doo her dylygence for to accomplysshe alle theyr wylles In this tyme durynge as it maye be presupposed yf ony deffence was in the cyte whiche was not sette and ordeyned in couenable fortyfycacyon She dyde it incontynente to be sette in poynt And after this she blamed longe her beaulte in cursyng it by grete execracyon wyth the grete enuye that fortune hadde vpon her and the Ioyous aduentures and prosperous whiche were in late tyme comen to her So that the grete playsaunce whiche she hadde taken with the swete reste of her thoughte in whiche that she had repelled thauaryce of hir brother by her well happy fleeying and her noble cyte edyfied newely whiche thenne was accomplysshid wyth grete people enhabyted alle subgette and obeyssauÌ„t vnto the lawes of her seygnorye thenne conuerted and chaunged in to grete anguysshe myserable After whan the terme of thre monethis approched the lady whiche was falle ayen in lacrymous and playnynge sorowes whiche she had hadde in tyme passed for the deth of Sychee her somtyme husbonde Dyde doo hewe doun and gader to gyder a ryght grete multytude of busshes and woode for to make a cruel fyre terryble and merueyllous in the hieste place of the cyte and faynynge to make sacryfyce in the pyetous commemoracyon playsaunte to the pryue goddys for the laste obsequyes of the funeralle seruyce of Acerbe of Sychee her sayd husbonde In payenge the extreme tribute of remembraunce yteratyue ne other wyse in ony maner the fagottis or woode clouen and broken toke the swerde in hir honde mounted vp alle on hie vpon the woode redy for to sette on fire in the presence of all the peple byholdyng by grete admyracyon what she wold doo bigan to say my ryght good citezeyns after your ordynauÌ„ce I goo to the â—â—n that is to saye that she was disposed to goo marye her to the kyng fornamed sodaynly all attones she lete her selfe falle vpon the poynt of the swerde whiche termyned ended in that hour hir lyf Thenne for the deth hir iÌ„nocente blood whiche maculate bysprange all theym that stode by she â—â—tyrped all thynges sinystre whiche had mowe torne in prudyce of the cyte peple of cartage for the reffuse of the same maryage yf any wolde haue gaynsayd it The whiche thyng seenge they of cartage coÌ„sideryng the charge soo cruel whiche the sayd sorowful lady had suffred for to kepe hir cyte cytezeyns vnhurt exempt from oppressyoÌ„s of the peple barbaryke in whom they were subcoÌ„bed bi cause of the sayd mariage yf ony had be made maden grete wepynges right long lamentacoÌ„ns in lacrymous playntis syghynges bywaylienges other sorowfull wordes ThenÌ„e all the peple were coÌ„cluded brought to by cause of the deth of theyr quene dydo bywayllyng halowyng funerall exequyes contynuel by many dayes longe tyme after bi grete waillynges inpyetous remembrauÌ„ce of theyr ryght goode quene whom they callyd from thenÌ„e forth on moder of theyr couÌ„trey enforced theym to attribute all honours humaynes deuynes by manere of the cruelte of hir deth whiche hath broughte thynges welle fortuned to the prosperous lyf of hir cytezyns was by theym in pyetous commemoracyon recompensed And after that they hadde ryght affectuously recoÌ„mauÌ„ded her vnto the souerayn goddis and inferyours that she myghte be blessyd as longe as cartage sholde abyde inuyncyble And they shold make temples aultres dedyed halowed in hir name In whiche she sholde be enbraced honowred as a goddesse ¶ A comendacyon to dydo CapmÌ„ ix O the fortytude viryle of wymmen or loos pryce of chastyte femynyne digne worthi of honour celebreed magnyfied in grete loange preysynge wythoute ende perpetuel thou louest haste lieuer to submyse to fortune aduenturous of deth cruel for to kepe thy pudyke chastyte vnhurte wythoute ony spotte than to rendre or yelde thy selfe in applycacoÌ„n of lyf perysshable to dyshonoure ne to make foul the holy purpose of thy castymonye by thuÌ„true note of lubryke slypper luxurye O quene ryght venerable wyth one onely stroke thou haste wylled to termyne and fynysshe thy labours mortall By whiche thou hast goten fame renoÌ„mee eternal of the grete kyng barbaryn by whom he is repressed fro his lybidynous desire the couÌ„trey is in surety delyuerd from bataylle by thy ryght dolorouse deth whiche hathe quenched the playsauÌ„t fygure of thy grete beaulte by thy fruytful deth placable to thenhabytants of thy noble cyte hast distylled the blood resplendysshanÌ„t yssuynge alle oute of thy beeste chast not corrupte in tytle flourysshynge of thy loange preysynge good renoÌ„mee of whom the spyrite by thy lyf fynysshed so moche made fair wyth sorow myrifyke was traÌ„slated to the sieges coÌ„trees therto ordeyned after thi demerites To the thenne in all affection crayntyue I addresse my thoughte deprecatyue Yf in ony wyse that haste strengthe or puyssaunce towarde the goddys of hyghe magestye in theyr pryue mansyon whyche for the wylle some thynge ded that it maye playse the to entende to the correction of the maners lubryke InconstauÌ„te and euyl of our matrones inpudike and folyshe and to rendre theym from theyr lacyuyte in to pudike mystike and shamefaste chastyte and in to benygne very obedyence so moche that they abyde wyth the in thy name and fame venerable The whiche wythoute ende knowyng eternelly we maye see by thy merytes thoneste of chaste clennesse maternalle to be augmented growe in honour THe whiche caas here presupposed is in accordaunce ynoughe whiche speketh of the lygnage and maryage of dydo Of the deth also perpetred by pygmalyon kynge of Thir in the persone of Sychee firste husbonde of the sayd Elysse or dydo And after of her departynge of the maner of doynge How after she bare awaye the tresours of her somtyme husbonde Acerbe and of her comynge in to Lybye vpon the ryuage of the see in the place where she byganne firste to edyfye Cartage And of the fortunes aduenturouse whiche happened in that soo makynge that byfelle to her and to theym of theyr companye ¶ But for to shewe the difference
And soone yssued oute the lady moche nobly accompanyed that hadde a grete mauntelle of veluet cramoysin pourfylled rounde aboute wyth brawdrye moche enryched wyth preâ—yous stones after the custome and manere of that tyme â— Her herys bounden wyth thredes of golde and her ryche gâ—rdell that appyered moche precyous alle a boue her raymentes She hadde also a fayr tarcays couered wyth fyne cloth of damaske alle fulle of arowes and therwythalle the bowe for to shoote to the wylde beestes and otherwyse atte her playsaunce Thus appoynted she mounted on horsebacke for to goo to the sayd chasse wyth hir barons knyghtes and her gentyll women and also the lytylle Yolus or ascanyus that hadde putte hym selfe in poynte for to conduytte the quene wyth his fadre Eneas the whiche wyth a ryght grete and fayer companye ridynge afore the lady appyered aboue all the other wythout ony comparyson the moste fayre Lyke as the beaulte of the god Appollo that is the sonne doeth appyere and shewe vpon the flode of Exanco whan he cometh in wynter in to the cyte of Pathere in lycye to gyue his anuswers and kepe the courte of his grete godhede And fro thens whan the. syx monethes of the wynter ben passed and that he wylle retourne in to the Isle of Delon for to make semblable his aunsuers duryng the syx monethes of the somer the places partyculer of Crete as Agatyrse and Dryopes doo ryse and goo ayenste hym for to see his grete beaulte whan he comynge casteth his bemes vpon costes and mountaynes of the countrey in manere of golden here 's descendynge from his hed and as the lighte of torches sparklynge well enflammed wherby alle thynges renewen them at his commynge as the trees that to theym maken garlandes of leues grene the erthe taketh a newe cote full subtyly weued aftre the werke of fyn gras powdred with floures of a hundred thousande maners of colours The byrdes renewen they re swete songe gracyouse The bestes becomen fyers and of proude manere The ayer purifyeth and clenseth hym selfe for to receyue the Impressyons of influences of this god Apollo to his newe commyng whiche is so fayre and sore desyred of all thynges Lyke wyse in alle excellence surmounted the yonge yolus all the other that were in the ladies felauship for to goo to the sayd chasse And when they were come in the dales and narowe wayes of the busshes vpon theire courses for to destourne the bestes that yssued oute of theire dennes with grete effortes rennyge in the playne valleyes and mountaynes by dyverse places the one opposyte to the othre in confusion merueyllouse The lytyll A scanius or Yolus that in this toke grete playsure ranne aftre vpon a corrageous hors alwayes redy for to râ—nne so that he ouer ranne often the bestes and was before them And some tyme abode behynde alle wrothe of the grete cowardyse of these bestes Desyrynge to recountre a wylde bore or some lyon that fledde not for to fyghte with hym ¶ Durynge the tyme of the whiche chasse And that alle the assistents were departed And stronge chaffed rennynge aftre the bestes In many and dyuerse countrees Iuno the goddesse wyllynge accomplysshe the maryge of Eneas to dydo thrughe suche meanes as ben spoken here aboue byganne to make the ayre to be troubled And to couere the blewe cote of the heuens azured with cloudes blacke and obscure full of wynde Impetuouse of rayne and of heyle of thondre tempeste alle medled togydre Of the whiche the forsayde hunters apperceyued them not nor made no force for it withstandynge the grete entermyse and besy occupacion that they had Inhande to the poursiewte and destournynge of the bestes wherof euery of hem was atte astryffe who sholde doo best for to be praysed and acquyred the grace of the ladyes vnto the tyme that the sayde cloudes were well thyk gadred with the stronge wedrynge that surprised them all atones and soubdaynely enuaysshed them and tormented Rygth asperly with rayne mysell and grete heyle stones amonge Aftre cam a stronge wynde lowe by the grounde that agetted theym in suche a wyse that they were lyfte vp on hyghe fro the grounde and were caste backewarde forewarde and atte eyther side whan they wende to haue drawen hem selfe one towarde other by the thondre and tempeste that descended doun from the clowdes and ranne by the grounde alle enfaÌ„med in suche moeuynge and perturbacyon that it appiered of prymeface that the heuens were broken and parted a sondre wheroute yssued fyre ardaunte whiche Illumyned attones alle the erthe And aftre that this lighte was goon the ayer retourned in to a grete derkenesse for the grete Impetuosite of the orage as thoughe it had be nyghte For the whiche cause the tyryns and the troiens wyth the hunters and other of the sayd chasse and also the lityll Yolus sone to the sone of Venus that is Eneas and neuew of dardanus his grete vncle whyche was the first prynce that edyfied Troye were constrayned for to flee and to seche euery one after hys power some vyllages or habitacyons for to wythdrawe theym selfe whiles that the fallyng of the reyne russhynge doun from the mountaynes descended in to the valeyes Also of a nother parte the quene dydo and Eneas in fleeynge founden a caue vnder a grete roche in the whiche they hidde theym selfe bothe togyder alone ther the goddesse Iuno quene and patronesse of the coÌ„mocyons nupcyalle by the assente of venus that lyghtened the torches fo to receyue hiemen the god of weddynge accompanyed wyth the erthe moder to the frrste goddes whiche for to doo this hadde prepared that secrete place and the reyny wedre therto propyce and conuenable whan they hem selfe goddesses of the watres fontaynes russhyng doun in grete haboundauÌ„ce from the toppe of the mouÌ„taynes assembled made thenne the forsayd maryage of Eneas and of dydo wythoute other wytnesses to be by but the god the goddesses that be declared aboue wherof folowed after that this daye was the firste cause of the grete euylles and deth of dydo the whiche coude neuer be dysmoeuyd from the same by her grete vertues and merytes ne her laudable renoÌ„me and wolde not kepe her secrete as she dyde afore but in publique for to gyue a coloure to her falle confessed hym to be her husbonde And therof was grete spekynge made that sone ranne thoroughe the cyties of Lybie and of Affryque wherby arose one euylle goddesse callyd fame or renoÌ„mee whiche is more lighte than ony other thynge and by mobylite vygorouse encreaseth her forse in rennynge Atte the firste she is ryght lityll for doubte that she hath to be seen and anone after she maketh her selfe grete and mounteth vp in to the ayer And in vyagynge thrughe the landes hideth her 〈◊〉 bytwyx the clowdes And thenne she vttreth and sayeth alle that she wylle by cause that she is ferre from the pâ—riyâ—â— And it is
after this transitorye lyfe he and we alle may come to euerlastynge lyf in heuen Amen ¶ Here foloweth the table of this present boke How the ryche kynge Pryamus edifyed the grete cyte of troye capo. primo How the cyte was cruelly sette a fyre flaÌ„me And how Eneas armed bare his fader oute of the same cyte capo. ij How Eneas sacryfyed to his goddys in the place where Polydorus had be slayn capo. iijo. How Eneas in makynge the forsayd sacryfyce hewe the troÌ„ke of a tree oute of the whiche yssued bloode And how polydorus declared the sygnyfycacyon of the sayd myracle the wylle of the goddys capitulo iiijo. Thobsequyes of Polydorus capo. vo. Here bygynneth the historye how dydo departed from her countrey capo. vjo. How dydo arryued in Lybye a strange contrey bought as moche lande or grouÌ„de as she myght coÌ„teyne wyth the space of an hide of an oxe in whiche she buylded and edefyed the cyte of Cartage cao. vijo. How a kynge neyghbour to Cartage dyd demauÌ„de to wif the fayr dydo quene of Cartage the whiche for the loue of her late husbonde had leuer to slee her selfe than to take the sayd kynge capo. viijo. A comendacyon to dydo capo. ixo. How Iuno for tempesshe thoost of eneas whiche wold goo into ytalye prayd the goddes of wyndis that euerych bi him selfe sholde make coÌ„cussyon torment in thayer ca. x. How dydo couÌ„selled wyth heâ— suster Anne capo. xjo. Thansuers of anne to hir suster dydo ca. xijo. How Eneas after grete fortunes of the see arryued in cartage And how dydo for his swete behauoir fayr spekyng was esprysed of his loue capytulo xiij How the goddes accorded the maryage of Eneas to dydo capitulo xiiij Of the gret tempest storme at maryage of theym ca. xvo. How yarbas complayned hym to Iubyter of Eneas that edyfied the cyte of Cartage And how Iubyter sent sodaynly Mercuryus toward Eneas for to make hym to retorne in to the contree of ytalye capo. xvj How dydo knowynge the departyng of Eneas ranne thorugh the cyte of Cartage as a woman dysperate and from her selfe capitulo vijo. How dydo sorowfully bewayled the departyng of Eneas bi swete amyable wordes ca. xviij How dydo all in a rage complayned her to Eneas and to the goddys ca. xixo. How dido wyth grete cursynges gaaf leue to Eneas capytulo xxo. How dydo fyl doun in a swone and how she was borne awaye by her wymen and also how dyligently the nauye of Eneas was made redy for to goo in to ytalye ca. xxi How Eneas brake the ooken tree of the grete loue of dydo capytulo xxijo. Of the wordes of dydo to her suster Anne ca. xxiijo. How dydo in grete bewaylynges prayd her suster to make a grete fyre in a place most secrete in her palays for to brenne the harnoys and raymentes of eneas and how by dyuerse sortes she supposed to haue destroyed hym ca. xxiiij How dydo made her lamentacyons repreuyng the periurement of laomedon ca xxv of the vysion the eneas had for to depart towarde ytalye cÌ„ xxvj How Eneas encyted the patrons maystres of his shyppes for to departe capo. xxvijo. How dydo full of grete rage dyspourueyd of wytte slew hirselfe wyth the swerde of Eneas how be it that to fore is made meÌ„cyon of this occysion It was no thynge but for to shewe the dyuercyte of fortune And here thexecusion of the dede is shewed capitulo xxviij Of the beaute of dydo capitulo xxix How Eneas sayled and how by tempest he aryued in Secyle capitulo xxxo. How eneas toke the see for to seke the regyon of ytalye ca. xxx How kynge Egeus lete falle hym selfe in to the see for the deth of his sone Theseus capo. xxxij How Eneas arryued in ytalye ca. xxxiij Here it is shewed how many kynges had ben in ytalye to fore that Eneas came thyder fyrste cao. xxxiiij How Eneas byganne to bylde his fortresse vpon thyreuer of tonyre capitulo xxxv How Eneas sente his messagers towarde kynge latyne capitulo xxxvj How kyng latynus made grete Ioye and good chere to the messagers of Eneas capitulo xxxvij how kyng latyn sent certayn psentis to eneas ca. xxxviij How Turnus sente for his folke for to chace and dryue Eneas oute of his lande capo. xxxixo. How Eneas wente to seke socours of the kynge Euander capo. xlo. How grete a sorowe was made whan Eneas and Palas departed from palence capo. xljo. How Turnus cam tofore the castell of Eneas for to assaulte hym capo. xlijo. How Vysus and Eryalus made theym redy to entre vpon the hoosts of Turnus capo. xliijo. How Vysus and Eryalus entred into the tentis of Turnus hooste and made grete slaughter and destruccyon capitulo xliiijo. How the two felawes loste eche other in the forest whan the knyghtes of laurence chased theym capo. xlvo. How bolcus slewe Eryalus how Vysus his felaw slewe bolcus Of the deth of the sayd Visus And how the hedes of the sayd two felawys Eryalus and Vysus were broughte vpon two speres a fore the fortresse of Eneas capitulo xlvjo. How thassaulte was grete atte gate of the castel cao. xlvijo. How Eneas cam ayen from palence wyth moche folke fer to socoure his sone his peple ayenst Turnus ca. xlviij How Eneas sought Turnus alle aboute the bataylle for to slee hym for the deth of palas capo. xlixo. How Eneas smote Merencyus wyth his spere in his thie a grete stroke capo. Lo. How Merencyus made grete sorowe whan he sawe his sone deed capo. ljo. How Eneas sente the body of Palas in to the shippe and sente it to his fader capo. lijo. Of the messagers that Turnus had sent to diomedes ca. liij How kyng latyn couÌ„selled for to make peas wyth Eneas capo. liiij How Eneas cam to fore the cyte of laurence ca. lvo. How the quene Camula was slayn in the bataylle ca. lvj How Turnê° cam to the felde his folke wyth hym ca. lvij â–ª How the Couenaunt of the batayll was made bytwene Eneas Turnus capo. lviijo. How Tholomeus made the bataylle to bygynne ayen grete horryble capo. lixo. How Turnus dyd grete damage to eneas folke ca. lxo. How the quene Amatha hanged her selfe by desperacoÌ„n capitulo lxjo. How Eneas and Turnus fought body ayenste body in a felde one ayenste that other capitulo lxijo. How Eneas wedded Lauyne And hadde the royalme of ytalye captiulo lxiijo. How kynge Latyne deceassed And Eneas soone after hym And how Ascanius was callyd Iulyus capitulo lxiiijo. How Ascaunis helde the royalme of ytalye after the deth of Eneas his fader capitulo lxvo. Explicit TO the honour of god almyghty and to the gloryous vyrgyne Marye moder of alle grace and to the vtylyte prouffyt of all the policye mondayne this present booke compyled by virgyle ryght subtyl and Ingenyous oratour poete Intytuled
leue to speke of Eneas And shalle retorne to speke of dydo And firste to shewe the dyfference of Iohn bochace and of vyrgyle to putte in bryef the falle of the sayd dydo recounted by bochace and after by the sayd virgyle ¶ Here bigynneth thistorye how dydo departed from the couÌ„trey ¶ ca. vjo. That other daye in passyng tyme I râ—dde the fall of noblys of whom IhonÌ„ bochace hath spoken in brief the adueÌ„tures of fortune harde dyuersly excecrable in all destructyue of theyr personis honoures goddes chyuauÌ„ches of whom the soÌ„me haue ben cause of ther harme euyl of the distruccoÌ„n of whiche some be yet and how be it that thei ben pourueyd moche more that it apperteyneth to theym seen theyr scyence prowesse vaillyaÌ„tyse or seruyce after the state their vocacoÌ„n in the whiche eche ought to holde be coÌ„tent like as saith thappostle wythout doyng grief or ony nuysauÌ„ce ne to bere doÌ„mage ne myssaye ony other this notwystoÌ„dyng alwaye they be in awayte delite themselfe to seche often tymes meanes for to grieue to saye wordes detractiues wherof foloweth the perdycoÌ„n of moche peple of them selfe in the ende whiche therin haue medeled ¶ And after certayne space I hadde been in beholdynge the peryllous aduentures and fortunes ryghte sorowfulle of many kynges prynces or knyghtes and many other I fonde the falle of dydo somtyme quene and fouÌ„â—resse of the noble cyte of cartage the whiche in redynge I was abasshed and had grete merueylle how bochace whiche is an auctour so gretly renoÌ„med hath transposed or atte leste dyuersifyed the falle and caas otherwyse than vyrgyle hath in his fourth booke of Eneydos In whiche he hath not rendred the reason or made ony decysion to approue better the his than that other And yf ony wolde excuse hym and saye that he hadde doon hit for better to kepe thonour of wymmen And wolde not treate ne saye thynge of theym dyshoneste but that myghte be to theyr auauÌ„cemente ¶ This reason hath noo place For he hath putte in many places other grete falles ouermoche infamous of some quenes and ladyes and hath not suffyced to hym to speke alle in generall but hath made expresse chapytres In blamynge the complexions of theym By the whiche partyculerly he sheweth the dyssolucyons and peruerse condycyons that ben in the sexe femynyne And for to shewe euydently vpon the sayd caas and falle the dyfference whiche is of vyrgyle and of bocace I haue enterprysed to shewe alle a longe the texte of vyrgyle The causes and occasions of the laste extynctyon and dolourous deth and despyte of the renoÌ„mee of dydo otherwyse callyd or named Elysse or Fenyce ¶ But fyrste and to fore for better and to vnderstande the mater I haue purposed to recyte here the caas and falle after the oppynyon of Iohn bocace whiche sayth as here after shall ensiewe and folowe YF In ony maner fayth oughte to be adiousted vnto the wrytynges and dyctes of olde and auncyente cronycles or historyers Or to theyr letters cronykes and historyes Vnneth maye men fynde ony of soogrete langage ¶ And dygne to yeue magnyfycence and somoche deuyne â— noÌ„mee as to the hye name of Fenyce wherof the rayson maye be this how be it that thauctour putte not precysely dedycte wythoute texte by cause that the Fenyces were the fyrst Inuentours of carecteris dyfferencyng that one fro that other â–ª of whiche were fourmed lettres for to write redyng in remembaruÌ„ce perpetual the thynges that they desireden to late be knowen to theyr frendis or otherwyse for the conseruacyon of theyr dedes fayttes scyences to th ende that they myghte reduyce in souuenauÌ„ce or remembrauÌ„ce by thynspection and lecture of theyr wrytyngys that whiche by lengthe of tyme debylyte of entendement sholde be wythdrawen Or otherwyse sholde haue be forgoten it and put in oublyauÌ„ce that the fenyces fonde to note wyth rede colour or ynke firste the sayd lettres of whiche our bokes ben gretely decorate socoured made fayr We wryte the grete and firste capytall lettres of our volumes bookes and chapytres wyth the taynture of reed coloure THe name thenne and royalme of Fenyce hath be moche hiely decored by merueyllous artes and myryfyke In ioyouse preysynge and laude wherof the clerenes and fame of his ouurages hath ben dyuulged shewed vnto the laste clymate of bondes habited wyth lygnage royalle ¶ Oute of the whiche Fenyce and prosapye auncyenne as it is to byleue by theyr wrytynges yssued a kynge named Belus After the dethe of whome one his sone named pygmaleon succeded hym And obteyned the royalme of the Fenyces ¶ He hadde also a doughter named Elysse whiche afterwarde was named dydo was maryed to one named Acerbe otherwyse called Sychee his vncle was preest of hercules honoured wel in the royame of thyre and the gretest of alle the couÌ„treye after the kyng of the same This gentylman was moche fayr to byholde yonge playsauÌ„t of grete reuerence ryght honorable emonge them of the couÌ„tre of grete audacyte and of name magnyfyque ryght moche byloued of Elysse Thenne his wyf whiche thenne he loued also moche of fyne loue wythout fayntasie whiche sone after fayled by his deth anguysshous wherof thenÌ„e it happed after the Iugemente that to hym was fortunat that he was so brenewrous that he was emonge all other estemed to be most in Ioye gladnes consideryng the beaute and bounte of dydo his wyf And also of grete rychesses of whiche Acerbe otherwyse callyd Sychee was moche endowed hadde preemynence in ryght grete habundauÌ„ce BY the couetyse of whiche goodes rychesses pygmalyon brother of Elysse and kynge of the couÌ„trey was sore esprysed For whiche cause the deth was conspyred of the fayr Sychee the sayd pygmalyon thynkynge in hymselfe to doo slee hym And by this moyen he sholde attayne to th ende of his desire wyll insacyable and full of couetyse And soo to hym selfe he sholde alle vsurpe his grete Innumerable rychesses and lyke as he thought he dyd and dyd do slee Acerbe or Sychee Thenne dydo his swete amyable spouse wyf bare it moche inpacyentli and sorowfully in suche anguysshe of herte that she swowned syncopysed syghed And oute of her fayr swete eyen tendre flowed teeris assyduatly and contynuelly that they better semed two grete sourges wellynge vp grete affluence of teerys whiche ranne doun by hir fayr freshe vylage And thus the sayd dydo suffred grete payne for the grete and harde syghynges heuynesses by cause of the grete horriyle nephande detestable cryme perpetred and commysed in the persone of sychee her swete and late amyable husbonde longe tyme demeaned she suche clamours wythoute ony hope euer otherwyse to lyue And alwaye she considerynge the causes of the sayd cryme and the couetyse of her sayd brother pygmalyon And that many tymes by dremes and other admonestements was ofte tymes incyted
and couÌ„seylled to seche some place sure and secrete And thenne of thobeyssaunce of the sayd pygmalyon for the surete of hir persone she comened wyth the prynces of the same contrey specyally wyth the pryncipall whiche hadde be frendes of Sychee late hir husbonde and shewed to theym the causes by the whiche she hadde conceyued this grete hate ayenste her brother pygmalyon whom she drewe to her part and side and were content to doo alle that whiche by hir sholde be aduysed for to wythstande the cursed enterpryse of hir sayd broder whiche had concluded in him selfe and to fore thought Thenne sone after a wyke Elysse faynynge that she ne myghte no lenger duelle in the hous of Acerbe late her husbonde by cause that she was ouermoche moleste and greued by recordynge continuel in rememarbuÌ„ce pietous of the swete mayntene and semblauÌ„ce of the sayd Sychee her preteryte husbonde But she incyted frequented ofte the places in whiche she had firste seen her true frende and loue sichee And therfore wyth alle the hauoyr and other goodis of the sayd Acerbe that he posseded in his lyfe ryght gladly she welde dispose hir self to goo vnto the royame of fenyce the couÌ„trey of her nayssauÌ„ce and byrthe vnto pygmalion hir brother whiche whan he herde of it was moche Ioyous supposyâ—geÌ„ by that moyen to come to his insacyable and cursyd auaryce for to haue all the rychesses other grodes to fore sayd Forthwyth the sayd pygmalyon sente vnto his suster dydo a flote of shyppes well manned and garnysshed for to brynge wyth her the goodes and rychesses of the sayd royame of Thir in to fenyce vnto hym But dydo by other barate as she then hadde ordeyned and that alwaye thoughte to eschewe and gaynstonde the fraude of hir sayd broder toke and hydde priuely in a certeyn place of her shippe alle the grete tresours hauoyrs of hir sayd somtyme husbonde sichee And in the place where they were she sette many sackes full of brasse coper the whiche alle manyfestely or openly in the presence of alle hir people whiche supposed thenne that it hadde ben the tresour of her late husbonde And dyd it to betaken from thens and to carye and bere hit to the shippe at euyn wyth thoo people whiche to fore is made mencyon And the messagers of the sayd kynge pygmalyon whiche were comen to fetche hir mounted vpon the sayd shyppe for to goo in to fenyce And whan they were well on the waye oute of the lande in the hye see she coÌ„maunded to caste oute the sackes of brasse and coper where they in the ship hadde supposed that it hadde ben the tresours that she broughte wyth her And that doon she sayd to theym wepynge these incitatyf wordes Dere felawes and frendes of our nauye I doubte nothynge but that ye haue the wylle for taccomplysshe that whiche I commauÌ„de you whythoute to aske or wyll to knowe ony wyse this whiche ye haue doon But for to saye telle to you the cause whiche haue moeued me thus to doo I haue moche lieuer to haue loste alle the richesses of Acerbe late my frende husbond the whiche ye haue now drowned wythin the bely of the see than I sholde delyuer theym in to the handes of the ryght cruel kynge Pygmalyon my brother for the whiche rychesses to hane of me after that he hath taken the lyf awaye fro my swete and true husbonde he hath sente you hider for to brynge me to hym wyth his shippes And therfore thynke veryli that it bihoueth you presenly to doo and holde me companye or ells deye or flee from hym ye hane knowen ynoughe his grete and cursid auaryce And how he hath doo slee Acerbe or Syche my late husbonde for to haue of him his tresours wherfor I doubte not that now after the rychesses loste yf we goo to hym he shall be soo surprysed wyth angre and furyouse woodnes whan he shall see hym selfe soo deceyued put fro his entente that he shall moche sore tormente vs and at th ende put vs to dethe the whiche sith that he hath wythdrawen taken awaye hym whiche was alle my we le I shalle take it in gree gladly But I haue compassyon of you whiche in this caas haue no culpe ne blame of the grieuous paynes myserable tormentes of whiche he shall make you to haue by afflyctyon And therfore late vs treate by one acorde yf ye wylle flee from the couÌ„trey of my brother wyth me and eschewe his gret furour I shall abandoune my lyf wyth you my good cytezeyns whiche be here in dangeour of myserable deth And offre my selfe to brynge conducte you in to some other place of surete where as we shall lyue more at our ease in places of Ioyous dwellynge wythoute to haue more drede of hym ne of the grete doubte fere of his cruel tyrannye thus were moeued attyred by thexhortacyon of dydo her swete monicyons and pyetous prayers alle the maronners of one accorde wyth alle the other in the shippe How wel it was to theym moche harde a thynge to habandoune leue the swete couÌ„trey of theyr natiuyte Alle that notwythstaÌ„dyng they accorded greed to doo all hir wyll the prores or forship whiche lay toward the couÌ„tre of thir tourned anone towarde the royame of Cypre for to goo in to that countrey There fonde they the preste of Iubyter wyth his wyf and alle his meyne vaticynauÌ„te of prophecyeng thynges moche merueyllous in pronostycacyon righte happy of their fleeynge and voyage the whiche wyth his wyf and meynage wente anone wyth theym and not knowynge in to what countrey for to soiourne and passe forthe theyr yongthe in some place of peas and of surete for to abide Also to th ende that their name perysshe not wythoute remembrauÌ„ce for faulte of lygnee And a while they abode in the countree whiche were well pleased wyth theyr conuersacyon and maryages of theyr doughters to theym in eschewynge to falle in to olde age not socoured wyth chidren maynage whiche sholde yssue of theyr lygnage for tenhabyte the countrey and maintene theyr name and remembrauÌ„ce perpetuel And in conclusion they decended from their shippes to the lande and at the ryuage of the same they toke in dede lxx maydens and anone putte theym in to their shippes the whiche after the custome auncyen of the cypriens thider comen receyued for to wynne the duete of maryage wyth men of alle couÌ„treys and nacyons that thider came fro alle partyes And syth after made festes and sacryfices to venus the goddesse For after durynge their maryage to be obserued holden and kepte chaste alle the tyme of theyr lyf as yf they offred to the sayd venus theyr laste sacrifyces obsequyes for to goo oute fro hir subiectyon and to be from her exempte from thenne forthon ¶ How dydo arryued in Lybye a straunge countrey and boughte as moche londe or
that I fynde of the deth of the sayd dydo I shall reherce here after now in a nother maner whiche is to be presupposed was moeued of the grete hate euil wyll that Iune the goddesse coÌ„ceyued ayenst parys his freÌ„dis parents alyes and by cause of ouer sodayn iugemeÌ„t that he made whan he gaaf thapple to venê° as the moste fayrest of theym all to him holden moost dere bycause of whiche bate whan eneas sone of venus nygh kynnesman of paris wold departe from troye after the siege of the same for to goo into the coÌ„quest of the prouynce of ytaly to hym ê“mysed by the goddis at request of his moder Iuno the ryght noble goddesse wyllynge tempesshe and lette his gooynge dyd doo calle and assemble yolus and Neptunus goddis of the wyndes and of the see prayenge exhortynge theym moche swetely that it myghte playse eche of theym to putte theym in payne doo theyr deuoyr to empesshe the goynge of the sayd enterpryse and makynge to breke and destroye alle the nauye in plongynge vnder the water and parellys ayenst the roches for hastely to drowne and destroye alle the hooste of Enee the sone of venus whiche enforced hym to make werre in the goode royalme of ytalye whiche was in his desire pryncypally aboue alle other In whiche thynge soo doynge she wolde rewarde theym wyth suche guerdons as apperteyneth to grete and hie goddys to be stypended and shall doo honoure to theyr frendes and treate theyr lygnage and veray alyes and socoure theym wyth alle hir myghte whiche that the goddys hadde graunted to hir right gladly And they made theyr preperacyon eueryche in his regyon for to warre vpon Eneas ¶ How Iuno for tempesshe thooste of Eneas whiche wolde haue goon in to ytalye prayd the goddys of wyndes that eueryche by hym selfe sholde make concussyon and tormente in the ayer Capitulo xo. ENeas thenne sailynge bi the see was recountred by yolus whiche smote wythin the saylles grete assaultes effortes bataylles in many maners And made to come the foure windes to gyder one ayenst another wyth all theyr sequele Of whom was surprysed all the nauye and terryble troubled ¶ There myghte ye see sayles rente Cordes and ropes broken And crampons of yron wrythen a sondre and plucked oute the shyppes vassaylles lyfte vppe highe in the ayer and after pluÌ„ged in the see in suche wyse that neuer was seen suche a merueylle On that other syde cam vpon theym Neptunus wyth all his vorages wawes alle full of scume as a wulfe enraged brayeng in the botome of the see his grete gulle or throte wyde opene redy to swolowe to deuoure alle thooste cryenge brayenge vnder the shippes temppestes horrible of the woode see oute of whome yssued in to thayer on hie a clowde and after decended impetuously vpon the flote whiche semed somtyme alle to be drowned couerde wyth water And anone after they were lyfte vp on hie wyth the wawes whiche sodaynly braken departe that alle the nauye descended nyghe to the bottom of the see whiche were anone recuyelled by other wawes remysed in a momente vp on highe and separed transported in to dyuerse places And in dyuerse wyses were tormented wythoute hope of socours Longe tyme dured this troublous tormente whiche caused grete fere drede vnto the couÌ„treys nygh neyghbours also ferre of This assemblee the whiche after grete losse perdicyon as well of Anchises fader of Eneas as other dyuerse and also fortunes whiche longe be to recyte passed The nauye arryued almoste alle to broken vpon the coste of the see of lybye nygh the sayd place of Cartage whiche Elysse dyd doo edyfie by grete and subtyll moyens of the whiche I passe ouer And in descendynge and comynge a lande in to that countrey was reculed and receyued by dydo And opteyned her grace for to soiourne for to refresshe alle his people and his nauie ¶ In whiche doynge he toke grete acqueyntaunce and ofte repayred vnto the palays and wyth the ladyes byhaued him soo queyntli swete and curtoys plesaunte and amyable fayr and wel byspoken merueyllous hardy in fayttes a grete enterpryser loued of alle men preysed of his people he was moche noble and a ryght fayr persone by cause wherof dydo toke grete playsir in his conuersacyon and deuysed wyth hym moche gladely wherof folowed that she was greuously hurte wyth the darte of loue And the wounde nourysshed by longe tyme enbraced wyth the swete assemble inuyncible in hyr stomacke considerynge the grete vertues of whiche his persone was decorate his noblenes honour of the peple of Troye his grete beaulte swete langage whiche she eÌ„prynted in her remembrauÌ„ce that her membres refuseden the swete reste of slepe And kepte this thoughte in her selfe by ryght longe tyme in suche a wyse that in a mornynge after that the lyghte of the daye rebouted putte a backe the shadowe of the nyghte aboute the lampe and the sonne rysen for to shyne on the erthe ¶ How dydo couÌ„seyllid wyth hir suster anne CapmÌ„ xj THis lady bythoughte herselfe and purposed to dyscoure and manyfeste her faytte vnto one hir suster whiche was named in that tyme Anne sayenge to hir in this manere Anne my suster and frende I am in ryght gret thoughte strongely troubled and incyted by dremes admonested whiche excyte my courage tenquire the maners lygnage of this man thus valyauÌ„t strong puyssauÌ„t whiche deliteth hym strongly to speke in deuysing the hie fayttes of armes perillys dauÌ„gerous whiche he sayth to haue passed ne weli hither comyn to soiourne in our couÌ„treys I am so persuaded of grete admonestments that all my enteÌ„dement is obfusked endullyd and rauysshed I byleue certaynly that the man of whome I speke to you ys nyghe kynne and parent of the goddis or that verytable by one comyn asseÌ„tmente they haue assembled theym selfe to destyne his birthe in delyuerynge and gyuyng to hym allone alle the highe vertuouse yeftes whiche nature hath of custume partyculerly to yeue to dyuerse creatures and maye be supposed that she hathe produced hym in excellent dygnyte for to make one fayer chief werke to thexemplayre of alle other For they whiche ben borne of basse parentage ben ouer moche ferdeful conuerte in theyr fayttes and drede theym fleynge and kepe theym oute of the palayces courtes of grete lordes And yf it happen theym to entre anone they retourne or hide theym in corners vnder the tapytes or byhinde the grete fote of the yaâ—e for to yssue and goo oute first wythoute makyng ony bruyt or medlynge ne seche nothyng but thyssue for to flee yf there were ony medlee ne neuer by theym was there ony valyanÌ„ce proued as it is sayd But god forbede that it may be sayd of Eneas that fortune vaynquyssheur of grete bataylles comynge to the chief of alle enterpryses to haue reproche
the god almyghty Iupyter that wolde exalte his requeste tourned hys loke a side towarde the walles and habytauntes of the cytee of Cartage where he knewe the two louers wythoute remembraunce of theyr firste goode fame that they hadde forgoten And thenne called to hym Mercuryus whiche ys interpretour of the goddes And commaunded hym to doo the message here wryten saynge ¶ My sone mercure goo lyghtly take thy wynges empared with fedders Calle the swete wyndes and goo doune wyth them toward Eneas the duke troien whyche is nowe taryed wythin Cartage for to enhabyte there hauynge noo mynde ne recordaunce for to goo conquere the cytees that by fore haue be youen vnto hym shewyng vnto hym that his modre venus the fayre goddesse dyde not promytte vnto vs that he hulde be suche aseductour of wymen and of lyf determyned to communyque wyth them Whan atte her requeste we kept and saued hym two tymes ayenst the grekes hys enemyes And gaffe hym vyctorye one tyme ayenst Dyomedes and a nothre tyme ayenst Achylles whan atte bothe the tymes he enterprysed for to doo armes ayenst theym before the grete Troye But vnto vs dyde promyse hys sayde modre to make hym more cheualerouse than eny othre of hys tyme in suche awyse that he shulde be dygne by excellence aboue alle othre to obteyne by bataylles the conqueste vyctoryouse of the ryche and second empyre of Ytalye And that thrughe hys grete worthynesse and hyghâ— fayttes he shulde brynge vp ageyne the grete and fyrst renomme of the troiens and alle the worlde subgeit to hys lawes And yf he had hys herte so harde Inclyned to the playsure of his fowlle delyces That the desyre gloryouse to conquere one suche lordshyp coude not mowe bryng hym there to as touchythe honour of hys owne persone Atte the leste that he haue coÌ„sideracyoÌ„ that his sone ascanius to whome afâ—re his deth are due his grete domynacyoÌ„s be not putte ther from thrughe hys deffawte What mystreth hym to edyfie cartage enhabyte emoÌ„ge his enmies for to leue forsake the noble posteryte of ytalye and the ryche possessyons of lauyne goo thou forth incontynent to gyue hym commaundement in oure byhalue that he parfournyshe hys vyage for this is in effect thy message and ende of thy legacyon The whiche Mercuryus-desyrynge to acomplyshe the commaundement of his granfadre Iupyter appoynted hym self fulle soone for to fullefylle his wylle And fyrst he made fast atte hys heles hys grete wynges ouer gilt that bare hym with the wyndes aswelle ouer see as ouer erthe hyghe lowe where someuere he wolde be and toke the cepter Imperyalle of hys dyuynyte by meanes of the whiche he drewe some sowles out of helle and made hem to come vp ahighe to the lyghte the other he toke out of lyff and sent hem in to helle Also wyth his rode he made some to falle a slepe without neuere to wake and the other he made to watche without ceasse And with this rodde fleeynge he deuysed the foure wyndes and departed the troublouse clowdes that he recoumtred in hys waye And trauersynge from one lande to another he perceyued in lokynge alle of ferre the hyghe sholders and sydes of the strong Athlas that susteyned the heuens vpon his hedde This Athlas was a geant strâ—ng and myghty a boue alle the other bycause that the heâ—ens were not stedfast of one syde somtyme dyde bowe atte other part the goddes dide tourne hym in to a hyghe mouÌ„tayne for to susteyne the heuens And vpon his hed in stede of â—â—rys he is all garnysshed of sapyn trees and of hooly trees that be contynully beten cast of the wyndes and sore couered with clowdes fulle derke his sholdres are couered with snowe atte alle season of the yere out of his grete chyne issueÌ„ grete flodes foÌ„taines reÌ„ing doune without cesse aloÌ„ge his terrible berde of whiche the borders and shores in stede of heres ben garnyshed wyth thycke yse And incontynent the sayd mercuryus drewe thyderwarde for to festye the sayd athlas that was his vncles brother vnto his moder named laye sette hymself vpon his sholdres where he was a whyle to reste hym And after toke his flyghte as a byrde streyght towarde the see of lybye fleyng lowe syn hie restynge hymself vpon the roches alonge the shores of the see takynge hys dysportes as a byrde that pruneth or pycketh her so that he cam by processe of tyme from a boue the sholdres of his sayd vncle vnto the sandy shores of the see of Lybye from thens he entred wythin cartage where he fonde eneas that buylded towres other grete edyfices all ocupyed for to make vp the cytee of cartage and had a bystorye or wepen crysolite as it were a lityl swerde crosseles that hafted was wyth iasper wel enryched garnysshed wyth fyne golde hangynge at a silken lase by his side and hadde a sleue vpon his lifte harme of fyne crâ—moysin alle drawen ouer wyth golde wyer right wauÌ„tanly wouen whiche the ryche dydo had made wyth her owne handes had gyue it to him to the whiche eneas the sayd mercuryus adressed him said in this manere Man effemynate wythout honour rauysshed in to dileectacoÌ„n femynyne that hast lefte forgoten thi royame habandouned thyn owne thynges for tentende to the strange 〈◊〉 wylt thou edyfie this citee thus moche magnyfique wherof thou hast taken the fouÌ„dementes in this place that is not thyne That same god regnynge in the clere heuyn that of his godhed doeth moeue bothe the heuens therth hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded me to come hastely toward the thrugh the hie regyons of thayer to brynge vnto the his coÌ„maundementes What cometh to the byfore that thou wylâ—e buylde here what hope hast thou to abide ydle in this landes of Lybye wylt enhabyte thiselse in a strange contrey and leue the coÌ„queste of thyn owne herytage And yf the glorye of this thyng whiche vnto the. oughte to be desiderable can not moeue the therunto dredynge the peyne the traueyl of the coÌ„queste whiche thou oughtest to attrybute to honour magnyfyque as to thy persone atte leeste byholde wyth pyte thyn heyre Yolus to whom the royame of ytalye the ryche contre romayne are due after thy deth by ryght heredytall doo bi suche manere of wyse that the loeuynge be vnto the attrybuted to haue made conquest therof The whiche thynges thus sayd the sayd Mercuryus yet spekynge vaynyssed oute of eneas sight as a thyng that one see of ferre alwayes drawynge from hym abak tyll that it is seen no more Wherof this eneas was sore afrayed of the grete vysion dâ—yfyque that he had seen soo that he abode as a man rauysshed out of his wytte wythout speche his heere 's byganne to gresell dresse vpward the arteres formatyue of speche were stopped wythin hym in somoche that he myght not speke for the grete horrour fere that
to the handes of Pigmalion my cruelle brother kyng of Thyre that shalle comme take my cyte and put alle to destructyon and brynge me to mendycyte Or that Yarbas kynge of Ecctuses that I haue so oste indygned for to auenge hys Iniuryes shalle reduce me in to captyuite Atte leste yf afore thy harde departynge I had had of the som lynee or som lytell Eneas that I myght haue seen often playnge in my halle for to take theratte som comforte wheryn I shulde haue take my dysport thinkynge vpon the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the Ioyfull playsaunce that I haue had of thy presence whyche shulde asswage the harde dysplaysaunce that I shalle haue of thyn absence I shulde thynke that I were not so sore wasted nor alle togydre habaundouned as presently I am ¶ How dydo alle in arage complayned her to Eneas and to the goddes ¶ Capitulo xix OF the whiche wordes Eneas not moeuyng hym self in nowyse but in holdyng hys syght alwayes Inmobyle atte anothre syde than vpon dydo sighynge sore in his herte for the loue that he had hadde to her sayd in this manere Certes quene I answere not but that thou haste deserued of me moche more of goodes than I can nombre or by som wyse thynke ne telle and so shall I remembre elysse as longe as lyffe shall abyde wythin me and by cause that thou hast spoken first I wyll telle shewe vnto the that I wold not haue departed furtyuely out of thy land vnkonwen to the. but sholde haue sygnyfied it vnto the Also I am not come hider determyned to wedde the nor neuer toke presuÌ„pcoÌ„n in me for to do so nor to take aliauÌ„ce wyth the for suche a cause And yf the goddes wolde suffre that I myghte vse my lif to myn appetyte to be at my fre wyll I shold take habytacoÌ„n in the grete troye wyth my kynsmen other that are there abyden escaped from the distructoÌ„n And yet sholde troye be made vp agayn by me but the god Appollo of the cytee of tymbre wyth the oracles in short preceptyue of the lande of lycye coÌ„manÌ„den me to goo in to ytalye and syth that it muste be thus doon it is my lande my desire to accomplyshe alle theyr wylle And it semeth that thou oughte not in no wyse to reprehende me ne to haue enuye vpon the troians of theyr goynge in to ytalye a strong lande out of theyr nacyon sith that thou art of thire come from the meane regyons of fenyce to enhabyte in libye to take thy playsure in thy grete edyfyces of cartage that thou doost make presently for to preside in hit forsakyng the swete grouÌ„de moder to thy byrth For to a peple yssued out of strange lande is licyte to seke strange places for theyr dwellynge And it sholde be a shame to me that haue enterprysed the coÌ„quest of ytalye to reside in this land of lybie wythoute to acoonplishe my wyage whiche thynge for to doo I am incyted in dremys by the soule of my fader Anchisis the whiche atte alle tymes that the nyght obscure couereth the landes of her shadowes humyde whan the sterres togyder maken theyr rysyng apyereth byfore me vndre the speche of a terryble ymage strongely indygned and ayenste me sore moeued Also of a nother side I am sore conturbed wyth a drede merueyllous for the grete Iniurye that I doo to my dere sone Ascanius whiche by my longe taryenge I doo pryue of the possession of the royame of ytalye wherof the successyon is vnto hym due of ryghte heredytalle and by veraye destynacy after my deth but there is no more by cause that thou shalte not wene that of my selfe I haue enterprysed this besines for to leue the yet in trouth and also I swere it by thy hedde and also by my owne that Mercurye the gret messager and grete Interpretour of the goddys hath ben hastely sente fleyng by the ayer from Iupyter souerayne god whiche hath brought me maundemente for to departe alle incontynent I haue seen hym manyfestly in lyght of godhed to entre the walles of thy cytee all clerly of hym herde his voys wyth myn â—erys properly wherfore it ought well to suffyce the wythoute to presse me wyth wordes ony more sith that the goynge and enterpryse that I muste doo in ytalye is not of myn owne wylle IN sayeng the whiche wordes by eneas dydo lokyng at one side torned hir eyen sodaynli wythout to speke neuer a worde as a persone furybouÌ„de furyous and or euer that she coude saye ony thyng as rauysshed helde her sighte all mobyle wythout to areste it vpon one thynge of a long while and after by gret yre gadred by inmense sorow intrysinque wythin her hert sayd to hym in this wyse o man right false and vntrue that what someuer men sayen was neuer borne of no goddesse nor procreated of royalle lynee comyng of the puissaunt dardanus fyrst founder of the grete cyte of troye but arte engendred of Cancasus whiche is a mouÌ„tayne terryble in ynde all ful of harde stones of dyuerse fygures of merueyllous height that recheth almost vnto the heuyns soo that neuer ony birde myghte passe ouer where groweth hungre that was neuer satyffyed to â—xstirpe waste alle the goodes comyng oute of the erth The whiche how be it that she hath chosen there her habytacoÌ„n for to deuoure all thynges that comyn vnde her All this nethelesse suffiseth her not but sendeth donÌ„ her colde messagers as snowe froste heyle tempeste transported caste of the ayer by the colde wyndes into the lowe regyons and after doeâ—h peryshe the trees the herbes the corne all other thynge growyng oute of the grouÌ„de and this doon whan she hathe no thyng more he parforseth hyr self wyth hir grete teeth to ete the rotes vnder the grouÌ„de that haue hidde hemself wythin the entraylles of ther the their moder for to achieue that all were brought to destrucsyon as thou wylte doo of me in folowyng the coÌ„dycions of the subsiduous modre that hath made the to be norysshed and fedde wyth the mylke of the tygres of Yrcanye that are made wythoute to haue pyte of ony thynge that is borne in this worke what holdeth me but that I shalle sone goo fro my wyttes replenysshed of grete madnesse why is it that I dssymule to goo alle oute from my wyttes wherto wylle I thenne kepe my selfe noâ— lyue more from hens forth syth that this euyll man a traytour for what wepynge that I make dayneth not gyue oute one only syghe nor torne his eyen to loke ones vpon me nor haue no pyte of me his sorowfull loue for to styre hym to one sighynge only or to atere desceÌ„dyng out of his eyen what I ought to do ne what parte to torne me what I may saye to what ende shold my wytte mow begynne nor where to haue recours I wote not O goddes celestial
and Iuno grete goddesse O Iupiter and alle othre goddes gyue socours to me thys vnhappy and wul permute rigoure to equyte in this bihalue ¶ How dido with grete cursynges gaf leue to Eneas ¶ Capitulo xx ALas I haue receyued this man poure myserable and nausraged vpon the ryuage of the see and as euyll aduysed haue kept hym and well entreated and lyghtly gretly coloqued aboue the moost grete of my lande his nauye I haue do make ayen that was reduced all in peces his folke that were alle perisshed and alle lyuered to deth I haue delyuered them therfrom and receyued in to my cyte not onely receyued but entreteyned furnyshed and susteyned as them of my house And nowe for to rewarde me therof I haue the rage of furoure atte my herte O what anguyshe what lesyng what treson full of desperacoÌ„n how he swereth that the god Apollo by his aunsueres and angurements the sortes preceptyue of lycie and the interpretour of the grete god Iupiter Mercurius messager of the goddes haue pressed hym strongly by ryght grete commaundementes for to goo ryghte sone in to ytalye O alle puissaunt lyght permaneÌ„t bifore whome no thynge be it neuere so secret nor couertly kept can not be hyd how weneth this man by his false and deceyuables wordes made stronge with right grete and horrible othes to make me to vndrestande that ye alle ben about for to make hym goo from me as that ye had noÌ„ othre besynesse but only to send doune youre knyghtes messagers towarde hym O how thou art a ryght stedfast lyar that dâ—â—deth not to calle the true goddes in testymonage for to conferme thy lesynge and yet more to Impute to theym that they ben cause of thyn vntrouth Now goo thenne syn it is soo into what someuer partyes that thou wylt for I haue not the kepynge of the I holde the not in no wyse nor wyll not that thou abyde for me crye strongly and calle the wyndes and doo the worste that thou canste calle after Yolus Neptunus for to lede the in to ytalye hie the and make it shorte mounte vpon the see and tarye no lenger For I truste that the goddes of equyte pyetouse haue suche puyssauÌ„ce thou shalte abyde naufraged wythin the see thy shyppes broken ayenste the roches and shalle calle me often to thyne a yde in grete complayntes merueyllouse rewthes that thou haste thus habandouned me dydo dysplaysaunte and desolate that sone shalle folowe the by fyre mortalle inslaÌ„med whan the colde deth shall haue separed me and taken awaie the soule from the body my spyrite shall aproche the nyghe in all the places of thy flagellacyons peynes tormentes for to see thy sorowes and to here thy wepynges and sobbynges and grete lamentacyons wherof I shalle make my reporte vnto the pryue goddis beyng in the lowe shadowes ¶ How dydo felle doun in a swone and how in what manere she was borne awaye by hir wymen and also how dyligently the nauye of eneas was made redy for to goo in to ytalye Capitulum xxi IN sayeng the whiche wordes how be it that dydo had de purposed to saye moche more she brake her speche alle atte ones by ryghte grete sorowe Toke and dystourned her eyen from the lyghte where she was inne And felle in a swoune as alle ded to the grounde she was soone take vppe by her wymnen that bare her in to her chambre marbryne leyd her vpon alityl bedde Wherof Eneas how be it that he had grete pyte and compassyon of her and desired sore to comforte her wyth swete amyable woordes for to asswage her sorowe in grete sobbynges for grete displaysure sorowe that he had to see his swete loue suffre suche a peyne Alwayes he determyned hymself went his wayes for to see his shippes Thenne whan his folke maryneres sawe hym they dyd hie hemselfe yet more fast to werke for to haste their goyng transported the moste parte of the nauye that was talowed well garnysshed wyth pytche oute of the hauen in to the rode made oores of wood all grene comynge new out of the forest and toke also ryght grete trees and foyson of other tymbre for to apropre to their other besinesses in grete desire to departe fone hens ye sholde se troians of all sides that ranne some douÌ„warde and thother vpwarde alle of one wylle to haue furnysshed theyr shippes euyn soo as pysmers are wouÌ„te to do dredyng sore the wynter whan they haue founde a shokke of whete or other corne goo sone oute of theyr nest and alle by one waye for to bere awaye their proye Some lade themselfe som helpen the other and thother drawe after theim the that they can not bere that other coÌ„mauÌ„deth setteth hem all in ordre a nother forseth hym self to swepe the place a nother kepeth that other bystoweth it And the other incyteth to make dyligence one renneth a nother cometh agayn and that other seketh what to lade hym selfe wyth alle a nother hath somoche laden that he late falle som by the waye And thenÌ„e he calleth for helpe soo that the waye is neuer deliuered of theym tyll that they haue doon theyr besinesses ¶ Alas Dydo where is thy wytte bycome thy fayr maynteyn and swete countenaunce what goode what Ioye and what playsure nor solace of Ioyefull remembraunce maye thou haue byholdyng vpon thyse thinges What treys â—nd grete sighynges what complayntes callynges and lamentacyons dyde yssue that tyme out of thy swete brest whan thou were in the highe lotfe of thy grete towres and sawe the see alle troubled and tourmented with shyppes and orys ¶ O right grete loue Importunate to who me alle thinge diffycile semeth to be facile for to come to her entent how hast thou so grete strengthe ouer the corage humaine This dydo for to serue the nowe fonndreth all in teeris after parforceth herself by praiers and after submytteth hersilf to alle daungers and to alle thinges dyuerse leueth nothinge how strong that it is how sharp harde nor grete but that she wyl parforce herself for to experimente them alle or euer she delybere herself vtterly to the dethe After she dyde doo calle anne her suster germayne and to her recyteth apart of her sorowe and with grete rewthe byganne thus to saye vnto her Anne beholde and see how this folke haste hemself assemble from euery syde in to the hauen they haue drawen vp alredy theire hyghe saylles vpon the grete mastes of they re shippes alle spred abrode ayenst the wyndes desirynge and waytynge after the storme for to lede hens the nauye alle attones whiche they haue garnyshed wyth floures and garlandes and with crownes in sygne of Ioye gladnes that maketh my sorowe and heuynes to be moche the greter Allas yf I had well thoughte to haue fallen in the Inconuenyent where I fynde now myself ynne I wolde haue purueied therto in suche
wise That I shulde not haue come by noo waye to thys greuouse tourment of mortalle sorowe where I am so ferre come In to the bytternes of grete myserie that by noo wyse I can not bere it noo lenger socorus to the must I theÌ„ne seke my swete suster my right dere frende saue my body saue me my lyf and for to doo this I praye requyre the. that one message only it playse the for to do for me towarde that traytour that man of euyl corag that hath loued the gretly and hath vtterd his secretes vnto the entierly so that thou knowest this condicoÌ„ns his dedes the places the houres mouementes and the oportunyte of the tyme moost propyâ—e for to speke wyth hym Goo thenne and ne my suster wyth all humylite to requyre myn eÌ„mye mortall the false eneas whiche is ayenst me so fyers shewynge vnto hym pietously how I haue not be in no wyse thynkinge nor consentyng in the cursed yle of Aulite whan of one assente all the grekes folke swore that troye shold be distroyed The harde conspyracion of the same grete excysion was made ferre from my lande and neuer socours ne comforte by me nor of my supporte was gyuen to theym for to doo that my shippes nor my armye were neuer sente thyder for to gyue greuaunce to the twians nor neuer of me came euyll vnto them nor no thyng that was to theym nuysible Also I haue not rented vyolated ne broken the pyramyde of his faders sepulture I neuer dyde amys nor neuer offended ayenst hym wherby he ought to leue me aside InfestauÌ„ce obprobâ—e ne vytupere to anchises whan he liued that called hym fader of Eneas nother to his soule after his deth were neuer â—on of my behalue Alas why suster in shewynge thyse thynges vnto hym wyte of hym why he hath me in suche indygnacyon that he refuseth to lene his eeres for to vnderstande my wordes that ben soo iuste and resonable as thi self knowest O he wylle now goo soo hastely atte this tyme whiche is so dauÌ„gerouse atte leeste that it maye playse hym to grauÌ„te a yefte to me his sorowfull loue that is onely that he wylle tarye and dyfferre his departynge vnto the newe tyme that the swete wyndes shalle putte hemselfe vp in pacifycacoÌ„n of the see pestilencyall that thenÌ„e shalle permytte hym facely lightly for to do his vyage safly I do not somone hym for taccomplysshe his premyse simulatyue of the mariage of vs two nor that he leue his purpose for to goo in to ytalie but I requyre only that he putte this thyng in delaye for a certayn space of tyme Duryng the whiche I may induce my self to sorow that infortune admynystre to me my sorowes by proces of tyme one after a nother wythout to suffoke me now vtterli in to the depe see of amaritude wythout ony reysing so doo I praye the my suster hauinge of me remeÌ„brauÌ„ce that it playse the to goo make vnto hym this my present requeste thus doynge I shalle make the myn heyre to enioye receyue after my deth the renues of all my londe ¶ How eneas brake the oken tree for the grete loue of dydo Capitulum xxii The whiche thynges thus sayd by dydo Anne her sâ—ster went incontynent towarde eneas to make vnto hym her feble legacoÌ„n the whiche he wold noâ— grauÌ„t by cause that the dyuyne coÌ„mauÌ„dementis inhibytores that had stopped his eeres of pite were coÌ„trarie to the same and many goynges comynges were there made of the sayd aÌ„ne from one parte to thother that fynably were all frustratoire and percisted eneas like as a grete oke tre aÌ„tyque inuetered of many yeres among the grete stones harde strongely roted whiche is ofte caste of many wyndes orages wherof the foure wyndes happen ofte to assemble togider one ayenst the other for to ouerthrawe hym douÌ„e wyth their grete blastes taken his hie brauÌ„ches whiche they shake bowe uÌ„to the grouÌ„de make hem to braye â—rie by impetuouse moenynges tendyng to distroye hym vtterli wherof the gret trone auÌ„cient that the more that he is olde hie brauÌ„ched spacyouse grete the more thicke depper ben his rotes spred wyth in therthe related bytwyxth harde roches abydeth euer styl ferme moeueth by no wyse In lyke wyse dyd semblable Eneas that how be it the he was strongli impelled in his corage by the persuasioÌ„s harde lameÌ„tacoÌ„ns confyte in pietous teeres reÌ„nyng douÌ„e the swete face of dydo that he somoche derly had loued by her was restored from deth to lyf from aÌ„guisshe calamyte in to right grete prosperite wherof the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce greued hym ryght sorowfully by incytacoÌ„n compatyble whiche admoÌ„nesteth hym to socoure this dolant lady the whiche by her suster maketh hym to be induced to doo the same by many exhortacoÌ„ns pyetous remoÌ„strances excytatiue of all well wyllyng noryce of loue in dylectoÌ„n mutuelle of swete charite condolauÌ„t ouer them that ben affliged all this nethelesse the resolucoÌ„n intrinsque of his courage is euer reduced to thobeyssauÌ„ce of the goddes to their deuyne coÌ„mauÌ„dementes the whiche all thise thynges reiecte from hym he enterprised for tacoomplysshe after his power ANd what wylle the swete fenyce fouÌ„drynge in teeres the for ony thyng that she may saye do or thynke can not coÌ„uerte the courage of eneas she taketh her reâ—ours to wyshe deth ouer moche noyeth her to lyue lenger in this worlde fleeth all moÌ„dayn playsurs fleeth recoÌ„forte all companyes fleeth the palayces her chambre arayed fleeth the lyghte of the daye fleeth the sone the heuyn shynynge In her closet hideth herseâ—f sore sighyng makynge grete sorowe But yet for to augmente more her sorow in desperacoÌ„n thus hid makynge her secret sacrifyces wyth the lyght of the fyre breÌ„nyng eÌ„flamed vpon her pouldres of frakenceus wherof she decored her oblacoÌ„ns for to Immole byfore thawtres of her temples she sawe aperceyued horryble thynges that made her fulsore affraied moche more than she was to fore that is to wite the holy waters dedicate to the sacrfice became blacke obscure chauÌ„ged in horrible licoure And also apperceyued how the good wynes of swete odour ordeyned for the lybacions or washynges of the sacryfices were coÌ„uerted tourned in spece of bloode cruell all dede almost rotyn whiche for certayne was to her a harde thinge to beholde wherof agrete malencolie enuaded theÌ„ne her herte her wittes all ynoughe troubled of the thynges precedent whiche thinges she kept clos shette withynne the shryne of her sorowfull thoughte without to notyfye them to eny body lyuynge alle were he neuer so gretly her frende not oneli to her suster anne that afore had well knowen all her secrete thoughtes other pryue thinges amonge the whiche she hadde a lytell sacraire of marbell made in manere of a temple in remenbrauÌ„ce of Sycheus that his
the other in prson in right grete seruage captyuyte they shal be solde as wylde bestes iniuried defoyled beten Theyr fayâ— doughters their vyrgynes shall be habandouÌ„ed to men by force deflowred and to a ryght grete shame deliuered vyolated ayenst their wylle A hondred thousande euylles shall be appareylled for theym more than men can recouÌ„te ne telle Thenne shall my shame be socoured the maâ—ulates taken from me by Hanyball that shall be borne of myn asshes whiche shal be a man of grete power of grete renomee preu hardy cheualrouse aboue all men that shall be in his tyme. so that me more shal be therof as longe as heuyn erthe shall last but in the meane while I make a request to you all after to your children whan they shall be borne to all their lygnage that of theym shall come vnto th ende of the worlde that they make werre by armes by bataylles by see by londe by assawtes shippes ayenst that traytours troians aslonge as they shall lyue that the see whiche is in oure lond the ryuages portes the wawes be to them repulsyng coÌ„trare rebel euer more thise thynges sayd by dydo enraged from hir good wytte troubled in courage more than euer she was esprised fro all partes sekyng meanes moost subtil to th eÌ„de of her myserable lyf whiche she can support no lenger soo weri she was of it wyllyng to fynde som meane to voyde oute of hir castel all them that were there as she had of custume whan she wold do sacrifyces that she myght abyde alone for to delyuer herself soon to deth that she were not eÌ„peshed there froÌ„ she dyd call psently a good olde woman the made herself to be called barthe the whiche long tyme afore whan she dwelled in thyr was noryce as it was sayd of hir late husbond Sicheus and kept herself yet alwayes styll wyth the sayd Elysse as are wonte to doo thise auÌ„cyent good ladyes wyth theire firste mastresses but she called not her owne noryce that had kepte her in her childhode by cause that she was decessed in the regyon of fenyce And sayd in this maner to the for sayd barthe for to be ryddyd of her My good moder barthe goo lyghtly towarde my suster anne telle her that she make hast for to rise araye herself as it was of custome whaÌ„ men wolde doo sacrifyce and that she brynge wyth her proÌ„ptely the shepe other bestes wyth the other pynacles dedycated to the sacryfice that long agoo I dyde shewe to her And also it behoueth of thy parte for to admynystre the werkes that thou take the vestymentes the myter vpon thy hede for to fulmake thoblacyon to pluto the grete god of hell admyrall of the styge whiche is a grete pouÌ„de of fyre breÌ„ninge that renneth thrugh all helle composed made of brymston of pitche this immolacoÌ„n I haue purposed to doo vnto hym wyth my besy thought for to put an ende my grete tribulâ—coÌ„ns care eÌ„nuyouse for the whiche cause I wylle kindle a grete fire for to breÌ„ne the raymentes of eneas his ymage that are lefte wyth me wherwyth I shall do sacrifyce to â— grete flood infernall to th ende he be moeued wyth hate ayenst hym whaÌ„ by deth his trist soule shal be delyuerd to him after thise thynges this said barthe went hir waye hastely as her olde age myght suffre it lefte there her mastres dido the quyuered shoke of grete rage eÌ„â—red into a grete fraÌ„sie desiryng taccomplysshe the purpos of hir deth wherof the dredfull remeÌ„brauÌ„ce redy to be executed troubled hir in suche wyse that it made all hir wyttes to torne in to a wyked kynde and in a mynde for to destroye the first composicoÌ„n coagulate in couenable proporcion for the entreteynyge of the spiryte vitall wherof her fayre eyen greue and lawghynge were incontynent tourned in to a ryght hidouse lokynge mobyle sangwynouse to see the swete balle of the eye whiche is the veraye receptacle interyor of lyght visible and Iuge of the colours by reflection obgectyf whiche she bryngeth vnto the Impression cogytyue of the entendement wherof she maketh a present to the suppost indicatyf discernynge without interualle the differences abstractyue adherynge to theyr subgecte was sone made obscure her lyght empesched from the veraye Iugyng in parfyt knowlege her tendre chykes and vysage that afore was playsaunt debonnayre of sangwyne coloure to urnyng vpon white becam alle pale sodaynly in hydouse manere all mortyfied for the cruelle deth wherof the harde angwysshes had enuahyshed her alredy with grete furye betaken cast went mouÌ„ted the degres sll highe vpon her palayce tyl that she came ther as the wode was assembled for to kendle ther a fyre In whiche place the habilemeÌ„ts the bed the other thinges with the Image of eneas also his swerde were brought for to be breÌ„te cast out of memorye the whiche dydo alle thus vexed troubled in her wittes drewe the swerde out of the shethe for to murder slee herself bâ—t or euer she wolde doo this she dide loke vpon the habilimeÌ„tes the bed other remenauÌ„t that by other tymes afore had plaised her soo moche theÌ„ne she began somwhat for to lacryme syghe vpon the bed where she put herself inproferryng her last wordes in this manere O right swete dispoillynges plaisauÌ„t well loued honoured of me soÌ„tyme asloÌ„ge as god fortune wolde I beseche you take my sowle and delyuere her out of thys care And from these sorowfulle peynes in whiche I am absorbed in the grete viage of heuynes I haue lyued vnto this tyme presente and haue fynysshed the cours of my lyffe that fortune had gyuen to me It is now tyme presently that the ymage of my semblaunce be sent vnder the erthe I haue had of peynes and traueylles by my brother pygmalyon that made to deye cruelly my first husband sycheus Wherof I haue ben ynonghe auenged by me and holde me content therof I haue edified my cite fayre noble puissaunt and riche I haue seen the walles and batelmentes the deffenses accomplysshed O felycyte merueillouse wherof I shulde be well happy and aboue alle other honoured well loued and holden fulle dere yf the nauye of the troyens had not come wythin my stremes of the see O hard coÌ„mynge and cursed recepcion intrynseque false dauÌ„gerouse and full of grete dispite that hathe brought me in to confusion O tryste machynacyon of trayson approued full of frawdulouse induction that hath delyuered me to ashamefull dethe whiche shall come to me sodaynly and presently without taryenge And ascryed wyth a hyghe voyce saynge in thys wyse Must I thenne deye thus falsly wythout to be auenged of that traytour theffe and cruell by whome I am vitupered so sore and defyled Nowe thenne sith it is so I
alle Ytalye ¶ I haue broughte this cyte to memorye by cause that many haue harde speke of Dedalus that fleded there for fere of the kynge Mynos of Crete that wolde slee hym ¶ I shalle telle you the cause why and shalle leue awhybe to speke of Eneas The wyffe of kynge Mynos of Crete was named Pasyfa that was a grete lady and a fayr aboue alle other ladyes of the royame Dedalus dwelled that tyme in Crete and was a wyse man called and a goode man of werre The quene Pasyfa was wyth chylde by kynge Mynos and whan her tyme was comen she was delyuered of a creature that was halfe a man and halfe a bulle whiche was called Mynothaurus and was norysshed by the commaundemente of the kynge that wende hit hadde be his sone And became soo terryble that the kynge was counseylled for to shytte hym vp som where in a stronge holde And for this cause was dedalus sente for to the kyng Mynos by whos requeste coÌ„maunâ—ment this dedalus deuysed made a house of merueyllouse composicyon where were as many walles as were there chambres that were in grete nombre and euery chambre was walled and closed rounde aboute and yet myghte one goo from one to a nother And yf some body had be shette therin he coude neuer fynde the firste entree therof for to come oute ayen For an hondred dores were there and whosomeuer wente in after he was ones paste the firste dore he myghte neuer come oute ayen and wyst not where he was Wythin this place was Mynotaurus broughte They of Athenes muste sende eueri yere for a trybute to the kynge Mynos of Crete as to theyr souerayne lorde seuen men and seuen wymen vndre the age of xxv yeres And whan this foureten persones were come to Crete the kyng made theym to be putte wythin the forsayd house wyth his monstre that deuoured theym full soone Egeus was at that tyme kynge of Athenes whiche was sore an angred in his herte of suche a seruage And by cause he myghte not amende hit he wente and soughte after an aunswere to the temple of Mynerue for to knowe what he sholde doo of this thynge ¶ The goddesse Mynerue gaaffe hym answere that he sholde sende his sone Theseus in to thraldome to the kynge of Crete This Theseus was a fayr knyghte preu valyaunt and hardy And sayd to his fader that he sholde goo there Syth that the goddes were soo playsed he thenne made hym redy and toke his waye And whan he toke hys leue of his fader he commaunded to hym that he sholde bere whyte saylles in his shyppe yf he happed to retourne sauffe wythoute pereille In sygne of vyctorye And theseus sayd he sholde doo soo yf the goddes wolde beynge hym ayenne alyue kynge Mynos hadde a doughter that was called Adryane whiche whan she sawe Theseus that was so fayre and so amyable and that was come for to be in thraldome vnder her fader she hadde pyte of hym and for hys honneste behauoure Began to be taken with his loue And vnto hym vpon a daye she sayde that yf he wolde brynge her in to his countreye with hym She shulde soone delyuere hym from the handes of her fader Mynos Theseus made this couenaunt with her and promysede her for to kepe it truly and well The lady went anone to Dedalus and requyred and asked hym how she mygtht delyuere Theseus Dedalus tolde her that theseus shulde medle pyche and towe bothe togyder and that he shulde bere the same with hym And whan he shulde come afore the monstre he shulde cast it before hym whiche anoon sholde come for to ete it But he shulde neuer conne chewe it so moche that he sholde not swalowe hit nor haue it out of hys mouthe And whyles that the monstre were thus besy and sore occupyed theseus myght slee hym lyghtly And whan he shalle come to the fyrst dore of the house he must take wyth hym a botom of threde and the ende of hit he shalle make fast to the fyrste dore and so goo forthe wyndynge of this botom of threde tyl he be come to his aboue of hys entrepryse And by the threde that he shalle wynde vp to gyder he shalle mowe retourne lyghtly to the fyrst dore where he went ynne Thus dyde Theseus by the counseylle of the lady and slewe the monstre and came ayen oute of the place full soone And anone after he toke Adryane wyth hym and secretely entred in to his shyppe and made as goode waye as the wyndes wolde wythoute the knowleche of Mynos the kynge Theseus was soo gladde of this good te aduenture that was happed to hym that he forgate for to doo as his fader hadde commauÌ„ded hym atte his departyng from Athenes that yf he scaped he sholde sette vppe white sailes and yf he were perisshed his men sholde come home ayen berynge blacke saylles and thus he sholde be in certayne of his lyffe or of his deth ¶ How kyng Egeus lete falle hym selfe in to the see for the deth of his sone Theseus Capitulum xxxijo. WHan Egeus sawe the shippe of his sone comyng ayen wyth the blacke saylle spred abrode lyke as whaÌ„ he departed from hym he wende verely that he hadde be ded And for grete sorowe that he hadde dyd caste hymself oute of the wyndowes of his castell in to the see and loste his lyf in this wyse And whan kynge Mynos wyst that Theseus was escaped by dedalus he put hym in pryson and his sone wyth hym But Dedalus made wynges and fastened theym to his armes and to his sones armes of federes of pytche and of wex connyngly made and floughe oute at the wyndowes fro the prison where they were But sycarus the sone of dedalus floughe alle to highe wherby the wax wexed hoote beganne to melte and the feders to falle of wherfore he felle doun in to the see and was drowned but his fader floughe soo longe â–ª as Salamon telleth that he came in to the isle of Sardayne and after went he to Thebes And alle thus eschaped dedalus oute of the pryson of Mynos kynge of Crete Now shalle I leue to speke of this mater and shalle telle of Eneas and of his werkes ¶ How Eneas arryued in Ytalye CapituluÌ„ xxxiij WHan Eeneas and his folke were arryued in the saide yle of Enlyola they landed anone And eneas went to a forest where was a ryche temple that dedalus had founded there In to this temple went Eneas and there he wolde reste hym self awhyle There dwelled the goddesse Cryspyne whiche shulde haue brought eneas in to helle for to see the sowle of Anchises his fadre and the sowles of alle his meynee that were decessed but this mater I leue for it is fayned and not to be byleuyd who that will knowe how eneas wente to helle late hym rede virgyle claudyan or the pistelles of Ouyde there he shall fynde more than
loked behynde hym and sawe not his felawe nor Erialus were wherof he was ryght sore angri And sore sighynge he began to saye O swete felawe where haue I lost the. where myght I seke the And whan he hade said this he retourned ayen bak that waye that he came And he had not gon longe that he herde the noyse of the horses about erialus that his enmyes had taken alredy and aslong as he myght he had deffended him self but alle that he coude doo auaylled him not visus went so longe rennynge tyl that he sawe his enmyes about his felawes whiche they helde Thenne he wist not what to doo nor how he myght delyuere hym from theyr handes And whan he had aduysed hym ynoughe he loked vpon a dart that he helde in his hande and threwe it with alle his strengthe and smotte a knyght betwene two sholders therwith alle so that the yron went thrughe the body of hym whiche felle doune ded to the groūnde frome hys horse Hys felawes that sawe thys loked alle aboute theym and had grete merueylle and wyste not fro whens that myghte come And whiles that they merueylled theym selfe of suche a fortune that was come thus sodaynly to theym Vysus casted ayen a nother darte and smote a nother of theym in the breste and soo slewe hym and fell doun ded afore his felawes that were ther of sore abasshed ¶ How Bolcus slewe eryalus how Vysus his felawe slewe Bolcus Of the deth of the sayd Vysus how the hedes of the sayd two felawes eryalus vysus were brought vpon two speres afore the fortres of Eneas Cap. xlvj THenne beganne bolcus the conestable to be alle forcened wyth grete rage for to knowe fro whom these strokes cam in a grete anger sayd to eryalus who euer hath doon the same the peynes therof shall abyde vpō the with y◠swerde all naked in his fust cam nygh hym wold slee hym whan vysus sawe this he coude no lenger suffre it by cause that he wolde not see hys felawe to be slayn but he began to crye late hym be in peas take me putte me to dethe For he hath forfayte nothyng While that vysus spake thise wordes bolcus smote eryalus wyth his swerde thorugh the body of hym wythoute moo wordes kylled hym And whan vysus sawe the same he ranne ayenste theym alle and adressed hym towarde bolcus wyth his swerde in his fuste and so nyghe he approched hym that whan he dyd ascrye vpon his men that they sholde take hym vysus smote hym wyth his goode swerde thrugh the mouthe that he made hit to come oute at the necke of hym soo that he slewe hym and fylle doun ded afore hym and all his folke His knyghtes that sawe hym thus slayne ranne alle vpon vysus oute of alle sides soo that they gaaffe to hym his deth wounde and neuertheles he defended hym selfe vygoryously as longe that he myghte stande But his enmyes charged hym soo often wyth grete strokes of their swerdes wel sharpe cuttynge that he spred hym selfe vpon his felawe Eryalus and soo fynysshed there his lyff Thenne toke the ytalyens their armures and that they bare and the body of theyr lorde Bolcus amd departe wyth grete heuynesse and wente to the lodges of Turnus ooste And whan they cam they sawe there theym that made grete sorowe grete cryes for theym that were slayn wythin the tentes Whan thenne the daye was come Turnus cōmaunded that alle the ooste sholde be armed And that euery prynce sholde ordeyne his folke for to assaylle the castell And they dyd soo by grete wrathe And thenne turnus made the hedes of eryalus and Vysus to be smytten of from theyr bodyes and sette vpon two speres and broughte theym afore the castell wyth a grete noyse grete callynge for to fere and abasshe the troians therwyth that were wythin wyth Ascanyus the sone of eneas Whan they of the castell sawe theym they were full sory sore tryste and anone they ordeyned theyr folke putte theym in araye for to defende the place And thenne they of the ooste blew vp their trompettes for to gyue a sharpe sawte And taried not but dyde hie theim for to fylle the dyches and for to dresse vp the ladders ayenste the walles And they that were there vpon the walles brake theyr sheldes and theyr pauesses And the hardy knyghtes troians that had lerned for to defende casted vpon theym grete logges wyth sharpe yron atte the ende and gret stones They that cam firste to assawte the place myght not suffre no lenger the strengthe of the troians that were vpō the walles of theyr fortresse For they brake theyr sheldys helmes and theire līmes all to burst they re bodyes whan Mesancus sawe this he made fyre to be cast to theym and Mesapus made the diches to be filled vp the ladders to be sette vpward ayenst the walles ¶ How the assawte was grete atte the gate of the castel ¶ Capitulum xlvij BEfore the gate of the castell was a grete toure and knyghtes were within that deffended it they that were without assailled strongly by grete rudesse and all they that were within deffended theymself ryght well vigorousli but they of the oost made so grete force ayenst them that they dyde sette the toure on afire and whan they of with in sawe the toure that brenned alle in aflame they were aferde to be brente there ynne so that they most nedes habandoūne it And thēne they wolde haue yssued out aienst them of the oost but the toure fille soone doun And thus alle they that were within were ded fauf two of hem Elenor and Elecor And whan elenor sawe hymself amonge his enmyes he ranne vpon theym with his swerde in his hande as he that wolde not escape nor saue his lyffe But elecor that was ryght swyfte lyght fled toward the castel for his waraūt ¶ How Eneas came ayen from palence with moche folke for to socoure his sone his folke ayenst turnus ¶ Capitulum xlviij MAny were there slayne of one part of the other but the assawte was lefte for the nyght that came thenne vpon toke awaye fro theym the light of the daye The troyens kept well theire walles For they knewe well that on the morowe they sholde be assaylled agayn Eeasn thenne that was goon for to seke helpe and socours and had with hym alle the barons and namely the kynge Carton abode not longe after this But that he came wyth .xxx. shyppes well laden wyth men of armes whiche approched soo moche that they came to the socours of theym that awayted sore after theym And that hadde grete nede of helpe whan Turnus vnderstode thyse tidynges he wente agaynste theym wythoute taryenge Alle the sayd shippes entred wythin the hauen excepte the shippe of kynge Carton that was to grete Turnus peyned hymselfe
kynge Latyne that heelde laurence the maystresse cyte of lombardye atte that tyme And moche Ioye was there made atte theyr weddynge ¶ How kynge Latyne deceassed And Eneas soone after hym And how Ascanyus was called Iulyus Capitulum lxiiij AFter this abode not longe but that the kynge Latynus deyed and deceassed oute of this mortalle worlde Thenne heelde Eneas all the royame But werres ynoughe he hadde there For Merencyus that heelde Cecylle werred ayenste hym But Eneas vaynquysshed hym not By cause that dethe toke hym sooner than he wende But after the deth of Eneas his sone Ascanyus faughte wyth Merencyus body to body sleewe hym and theÌ„ne he was called ascanyus iulyus by cause hys fyrste berde was but yonge whan he slewe Mezencyum whan eneas had brought that loÌ„de in peas had delyuered it from grete myserye the dethe that noo body spareth ranne hym vpon In suche a manere that noo body coude neuere knowe how he loste hys lyffe Some sayen that he was slayne wyth the thonder bolte the other sayen that the goddes hadde rauyshed hym the other sayen hys body was founde wythin a ponde or a water that is nyghe the tonyre whiche is called Munycum of theym of the countreye Eneas lyued but thre yere after that he hadde wedded Lauyne the doughter of kynge Latyne thus as we haue saide ¶ How Ascanyus helde the royalme of Ytalye after the dethe of Eneas hys fader ¶ Capitulum Lxv AFter the dethe of Eneas helde the royalme Ascanyus hys sone that he hadde of the doughter of the kynge Pryamus of Troye And Lauyne abode grete wyth chylde of a sonne Wherfore she doubted sore lest that Ascanyus sholde make hym deye In treyson for to holde alle the royalme Therfore was she ryght sory And for feere that she hadde of it She fledde awaye In to the forest wythyn the lodges of Errorus that was a pastour And there she was tylle that she was delyuered of her sone that hadde to name Syluyus postumus whan Ascanyus wiste where hys stepmoder was goon and that she hadde a sone whiche was hys brother he sent her worde that she sholde comme to hym wythout eny feere She retourned came ayen to herstepsone ascaniê° berynge her son siluyus betwene her armes ascanyus gaffe by the couÌ„seill of hys barons of his londe to his brother Syluyum the cyte of Lawrence wyth the appartenaunces Ascanyus buylded firste the towne or cyte of Albe in lombardye And there was his resortynge by the space of xxxviij yeres that he heelde his reygne after the dethe of hys fader Eneas And of thys cyte ben many in doubte who buylde it vppe Ascanyus or elles Syluyus postunus his brother By cause that all the knyges of lombardye that were syth Ascanyus vnto Romulus that founded rome hadde to name Syluyus for the hyghnesse of hym that fyrste heelde and buylded Albe This Syluyus was ryght valyaunte and mayntened well the royame And therfore all they that came after hym were called Syluyus lyke as after Cesar Augustus for his worthynesse all the emperours of rome that were after hym are named Augustus Ascanyus hadde a sone that called was Iulyus but whan Ascanyus deyed Iulyus was to yong for to rewle the royame And therfore he gaaff hit to Syluyus postunus his brother by Eneas his fader whiche he loued moche and taughte hym well and chastysed hym well as longe as he was a lyue ¶ And wytte that after that he was ded the quene Lauyne hadde a sone by Melompodes that hadde to name Latynus siluyus After Ascanyus regned Syluyus postunus his brother ¶ Of Iulyus the sone of Ascanyus yssued Iulyen of whom descended Iulyus Cesar And knowe that from the tyme that the children of ysrahel came oute of thraldome fro the kynge of Egypte Pharao WhaÌ„ they passed the red see vnto Ascanyus tyme. that was was kyng of Lombarde was CCCC lxvij yeres After Syluyus postunus that was kyng .xxix. yeres helde the royame latynus syluyus .l yeres in the tyme that eneas his sone Ascanyus came in lombardye regned in Iherusalem kynge Dauyd the fader of Salamon that the scrypture pray seth soo moche After Latynus Syluynus regned in lombardye Arbasylyus xxix yeres After hym regned Egystus siluyus xxvij yeres After regned Capys siluyus xxiij yere After regned Ehiberynus syluynus viij yeres After regned Capestus xiij yere After regned Syluynus agryppa lx yeres ¶ In this tyme was Omerus moche made of and renommed of scyence in Greke After Agryppa regned Armelyus syluynus xix yeres This kynge was vnhappy and was slayne wyth the thonder After hym dyde reyne Postyus siluynus In this kynges dayes byganne the historyes of the romayns and of theym that founded roome But therof I shall telle now nomore but shall here make an ende of this lytyll boke named Eneydos HERE fynyssheth the boke yf Eneydos compyled by Vyrgyle whiche hathe be translated oute of latyne to frenshe And oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyllmÌ„ Caxton the xxij daye of Iuyn the yere of our lorde M.iiij Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the Regne of kynge Henry the seuenth W· ·C·