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A06767	Gerileon of England. The second part of his most excellent, delectable, morall, and sweet contriued historie continuing his meruailous deeds of armes, haughtie provvesse, and honourable loue: with sundrie other verie memorable aduentures. Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue, Bordelois: and translated into English, by A.M., one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Plaisante et delectable histoire de Gerilon d'Angleterre. Part 2. English	Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1592 (1592)	STC 17206; ESTC S102735	135,690	214

meanes whereby they might escape the tyrants power that forciblie sought to make a rape of her wherevnto before shee would condiscend shee minded to murther her selfe with hir owne hands When the knight of the Flower had noted his words desire of honor prouoked him rather to fight for her then all her teares promised her with the helpe of God that dread of death should not with-hol● him from defence of her case which according to her recitall séemed to him most iust and reasonable In this resolue he thus aduised the Quéene to answer the Persian tyrant that shee would not yeelde her selfe to his mercie before shee made some proofe of the loue he bare her a●d whether it were so effectuall that he durst on the morrow aduenture the combate against one knight man to man with what armes himselfe would choose For one should be sent foorth of the Cittie armed at all pointes whom if hee could vanquish shee would condiscend to his will but if the contrary happened and he were conquered he should raise his siedge and depart with his hoste from before the Cittie deliuering and restoring into her repossession all such Citties townes borroughes places castels lands and seigniories as he had taken and ruined rendering and restoring to her likewise all the treasure which she spent to maintaine her resistance in warre the vale we and summe whereof he should credit a●d beleeue vpon her owne oath If he pleased not to accept this offer she was determined to kill her selfe with her owne handes rather then shee would graunt what he so earnestly desired This councell was so agreeable to the Queene that presently she dispatched a messenger to Artabaz to heare from him some answere or resolution At this message hee did nothing but smile and laugh in derision and mockerie as it were assuring himselfe of the victorie and therefore accepted the Combate with knightes ordinarie armes of Launce and Swoord but to make short the knight of the Flower and hee combatted the next day man to man in such sort and so long time as after a fierce and extreame cruell fight Artabaz was vanquished and yeelded prisoner to the Queene Lyxander where by meanes of the knight of the Flower he forcibly was compeld to performe the articles conuentions sollemnly sworne on either part before the combate When Artabaz was enlarged from the Quéenes prison conquered despight and despa●●e hee ranne himselfe vppon his owne sword to let out the loue he before had conceyued towardes the Quéene Lixandra who thus was deliuered from miserie and captiuitie as also the violent furie of so great an enemie Nor fayled ●he to thanke the yong knight the mean of her deliuerance entertayning and feasting him there the space of a whole yere euen perforce as it were causing him to tarrie with her so that in the end she became enamoured of him and but that she was a Pagan and hée a Christian he being lykewise else where vowed she woulde haue ioyned with him in marriage And notwithstanding this prohibiting bond both of the one and other religion she could not support the extreame flame of this amorous fyre but being ouercome with incontinencie was constrayned to yeld her selfe in such sort as she had knowledge of him almost against his heart and will Howe oft this continued I knowe not but within short time she was conceiued which the young knight perceiuing beeing wearie of these amourous sportings which else where ought to be emploied euen in place where his heart serued one daie secretly getting from his companie and being disguised hee went whether the winde and fortune would conduct him At his departure she was meruaylously discomforted causing diligent search to be made for him in all places her lande as also far and neare to enquire after him being willing to change her religion and become a Christian onely to marrie with him or once more to get him in her custodie But hearing by credible reporte that hee was the valiaunt Brandismel king of great Britaine who being a young knight so chaunged his name and disguised his armes hauing espoused his Florixa from whome came the king Floridamant of whome at this daie is held such account she comforted her selfe so well as she could and couered her fault so cunningly that albeit shée was great with child she married with the worthie Knight Florinor at that day king of Armenia in time of whieh mariage by about seauen 〈◊〉 after she was deliuered of a goodly son called Florant in remembraunce of the knight of the Flower his father Within thrée years after she had thrée other sons one named Adylas the second Phoas the third Orontes all found such hardie aduenterous knights as euer liued in anie time Now because Ferramond was chased forth of Armenia by Clarion brother to Artabaz who was king after him and father to Mutinel at this time raigning a long while he vexed him with warres to recouer home his kingdome agayne but he could not compasse what hee intended vntyll Florant grew strong and abie to carrie armes who beeing assisted with a mightie and puissaunt armie and especially imployed in these affayres went forward with his charge so effectually that hee expelled thence Clarion and his people who grew into such vexation heereat as séeing he was no longer able to stand agaynst him he caused him traiterously to be slayne by foure Persians who counterfeiting to come in embassage to him with letters pretended from Clarion as he talked alone with them in his chamber they c●uelly murdered him with certaine pistols which for the purpose they had closely hid vnder theyr mātles Florinor who tooke himselfe to be his father was so offended and grieued hereat as a good father will naturally be for the death of so valiant a sonne and sent Adylas his other sonne with a far more great and stately armie to reuenge the death of Florant his brother but hee followed his busines so slenderly that albeit he was a valyant knight ther he lest his life and his armie discomfited which went so neere the hart of Florinor that with conceyt of griefe he dyed being then aged in yeres as lykewise was his Quéene Lixandra who carefully nourished me vp being the sonne of Florant and endued with his name as also young Adylas bearing likewise name after his slaine father In this time or soone after the death of Florinor Phoaz and Orantes seeking after aduentures as knigh●es arrant prickt forward with desire of fame and honour were slayne in two seuerall encounters by king Floridamant beeing then as they were a young knight and following the same affayres Eache of them left a sonne behinde them bearing their owne names who lykewise remayned in the charge and kéeping of Queene Lixandra our grand-mother shee verie carefully nourished and brought vs vp especially me to whome verie often shée discoursed these accidents and litle before her death which rather was through age than anie other extremitie she parted and

him with his teeth so cruelly on the right arme as he well pierced quite thorow wherby the knight felt such pain as if his arme had bin pierced with hot yrons such was the venim of the monsters téeth this anguish prouoking Gerileon to anger made him thrust violently with his sword at the belly of y ● beare but it was as hard as the rest on his bodie notwithstanding he still laboured that place with thrust vpon thrust till hée had the skinne there so soft and tender as at last the swoord passed in a great waie Now began the sauage to be so mad and fierce as snatching at the sword which was in his belly with his téeth brake it in the midst and then getting foorth of the knights power tooke his former shape of the sauage againe and ranne to hide himselfe in his denne as before hée was wont to doo when he thought himselfe to be depriued of life leauing nothing in the knights hande with the péece of his sworde the breaking whereof did not a little grieue him Neuertheles being so couragious and magnanimious as possible a man could be he chéered by his spirites hoping that night which alreadie was come vpon him to imagine some meane whereby he might victoriously escape the danger for otherwise hee had no care of sauing his life vnlesse he might haue thence with him th● honor of conquering the monster And such confidence had hee in his volour to performe this as all fearefull doubts were now vtterly abandoned and so he went from the caue to the place where hee was accustomed to take his rest the nightes before where being set downe he opened himself to view such wounds as he had receiued in this last conflict and applied to them the precious ointments that were brought him by the Nymph Olympia whereof there was nowe remained verie little in the golden bottell which made him th●s resolue no more to hazard the combat without death or victory because he wel perceiued that to returne wounded from the fight was but to bring the dart of death with him beeing without hope of helpe in that he receiued no wound on his bodie but it was mortall and which without the vnguents sent him by Oziris had presently bene his death Being in this determination ready to lie downe on the gréene grasse which was embrodered with many beautifull flowers he remembred that before hee entered the last battell with the monster hée had sworne not to sléepe or take anie rest vntill hee had put the sauage to death or else himselfe to die in the triall and so farre herein he considered with himselfe as thus hee began to parle with himselfe Thou hast vowed not to sléep or receiue anie iot of rest vntil thou hast slain this monstrous Polyppe or thine owne life to perishe in aduenturing the combat But vnhappie man thou canst not doe it and thy vowe so careleslie made in choler ought not so constrain thée but that necessitie so requiring thou repose thy selfe in regard of such danger as hereafter may ensu● which being other then thou art able to coniecture of thou maist lawfullie excuse thy selfe and by good reason take thy rest without standing on thine oath thou abide in anie offence of conscience For it is sayd that a thing spoken in choler and vnaduisedly remaineth without effect because till the humour be past he hath no perseuerance to knowe what he sayd In like sort if I binde my selfe by oath to doe a thing impossible for humane power mine oath yeelds it selfe as vaine and vnprofitable because of the vncertaintie of future euents and successiue affaires in which case to be quit of mine oth it ought not suffice that I haue done my endeuour and all possible I coulde to doe what I haue vowed albeit for the greate difficultie of the thing sworne I farre differed from compassing it in such sort as I tooke mine oath But howe now quoth he sodainely why séeke I reasons to excuse a matter sworne where there is none to be admitted I haue vowed to God then can it not bee that mine oath is vaine for breaking of such an oath is a thing that verie weightyly chargeth the conscience and God is the onelie punisher of so great and greeuous an offence For before I swore I might verie heedfullie and aduisedly regard what I doe and the fault committed by folliie is as punishable as that done by aduise in that all faultes are committed willinglie and by knowledge in that God hath giuen reaso● to man to take heed that he in no wise offend so that a man not v●●ng reason in the beginning of his actions wroght his own knowledge Moreouer I haue sworne voluntarily without the compulsion of anie one to cause mee sweare séeing then I began thus willinglie it followes of necessitie that I kéep mine oath inuiolable without any breach whatsoeuer hereafter Nor ought I seeke anie cauils whereby to excuse my selfe for none at all is to be allowed in that a man of vertue making profession of honour and armes ought to keepe his vowed faith with all other matters belonging to his oath euen so dearely as his proper life lesse then which wee ought not to esteeme our conscience and our honour both which in me I should account greatlie iniured if I shoulde not die rather a thing not impossible or vanquish and put to death this monster before I sleepe accordings as I haue vowed it behooues me then not to sleepe tyll I haue done the déede Reasoning thus a long time within himselfe hee began to thinke howe in the mean while he should weare the time awaie and thinking 〈◊〉 goe to the first place of rest to seeke the swoord of his squier and companion he changed quickly that minde in that the sauage might begin i● the meane space beside he was vncertayne whether the Ships stai●ed all this whyle at the place where he lefte them and if they were gone what then might ensue to frustrate theyr hope Nor was ●ee certaine lykewyse in so darke a nyght to finde the waie that brought him thether so straying hee knew not whether it would be long ere he returned again and so shuld loose the commoditie of gaining so great fame as was the victorie to come of this monstrous sauage and whi●h most of all grieued him hee had no reason to forsake Geliaste his faithful squier Then comparing these reasons with others he thought it ouer-much boldnes to staie there ●hinking with hands and nails so soft and tender to combat ●ith a beast so cruel wéeing to do that without his sword ●hich when it was whole and sharp he could not compasse Then came another opinion into his head to laie a greate deale of wood on the mouth of the caue and putting fire ther to so smoother the sauage therein But séeing hee wanted fire and yet if hee had it by this meanes the Ladie shoulde likewise die that he heard sing so swéetly

but both our hope and desire were suddenly squandered by a new and strange accident that immediatly followed Knowe then gentle Sir that the daye when the Prince Dorian eldest sonne to the king of Spaine br●ught to his fathers court the fayr● princesse Amarylla daughter to the King of Gaule whome hee had newly espoused there was speech of nothing else but ioye and sollace in middest of which pleasure this wicked monster which you haue slaine entered the great hall of the Pallace with a most horrible noyse and crie which made the Ladyes in such affright as each one ●led for safetie of themselues yea though there were present many braue and hardie knights yet beeing vnarmed and thereby not fit to vse resistance some ranne with spéed to get on theyr armour and others to saue themselues from death By this meanes the Polyppe had leisure to make choyse of mee among all the other Ladyes of the courte and after he had caught me fast in his armes without any stay he ran ouer the land and sea what of his owne nature and by the enchauntments of that curssed Magitian who gaue wings to his course that in short time astonnied and néere hand dead with feare he brought me to this place where euer since I haue remained in greefe and torments liuing the most part of this dolefull season with raw flesh and other viands sometime good sometime bad such as the monster did eat himselfe but to speake truth since his first ●aking me he neuer made semblance of any wrong to mee but from day to day I s●w how his rigour encreased and if he had fayled of his pray or could not get it so conueniently as he would I iudged that my selfe at last should haue serued to slake his hunger But at the beginning my deere mother Olympia so assisted me and from time to time gaue me so good councell as by many slight subtilties and inuentions I appeased his anger toward me euen vntill this prince arriued heere for yee must note withall that from the first day of my surprising as I haue beene assured by my mother and since by him that hee ceased not to followe the monster and to enquire the place of his adode when after long and painfull trauaile he found it and one day when the monster was abroad hee aduentured to come sée and speake with me when I aduised him as I did you to beegon least hee should chance to be taken or slaine by the Polyppe He giuing credit to my words went to the king of this country who is the king of Assiria a meruailons mightie courteous and debonnarie knight to whome making himselfe knowne and my misfortune the good king that diuers times had layd ambushes for this monster because hee had ruined and wasted all this countrey yet by no meanes could be slaine or taken caused an assembly of most part of the best knights of his Courte intending to assayle this deuill and deliuer me from my miserie but such slender successe tooke this attempt as in one day by force and illusion of his manifold shapes he slew more then thrée hundred of them and if the king had longer continued his p●rsuite himselfe had likewise perished Wherefore with this l●sse hee left off and would no more enterprise my deliuerance whereat this prince conceiued such vnkindnes as in teares and greefe he went to a forrest which is six or seauen leagues distant from this place where weeping and lamenting day and night continually he called for death to end his affliction Then appeared to him the powerful and wise O●yris who comforted him with future hope of my release al●●it it would be long before euen seauen whole yeres du●●ng which time y ● he might liue safe els had he no hope of continuance she changed him into the forme of a wylde and sauage beast giuing him power likewise to alter himselfe into so many shapes as the Polyppe changed sauing at his last fight he should receiue the nature of a Byrd and could no more attaine the forme of a foure footed beast but might varie into sundrie shapes of Birdes The Prince being thus transformed came euery day six yeeres together to combate with the Polyppe without vanquishing or beeing vanquished though all the day they would not rest from theyr trauaile but fought most furiouslie euen to the beginning of the seauenth yeere when he changed into the likenesse of Foule as you beheld him for this is the Bird that flutterd on the Trée at your arriuall who since the Polyppe was slaine by your vertue hath now recouered his former humaine shape and for him sung I the song you heard at your first comming which in that maner I composed in mine owne language Thus haue you heard sir knight the whole estate of my aduenture what yet remaineth yee may be satisfied in by mee so tooke the Ladyes tale an end and therewith will I likewise ende this Chapter CHAP. 12. How the Ladie Orphisa hauing ended the discourse of her aduenture there came into the place before Gerileon and the Prince Phinander a knight cruelly wounded trayled on the ground by his horse who intreated Gerileon to assist him in reuenge of the wrong the puissant Adylas had doone him And now after hee had heard of the ciuill warre in Persia since the departure of the great Sophie hee tooke leaue to depart from the Prince Phinander and the faire Orphisa and howe Gerileon healed the knights wounds THe Historie saith that after the Lady had thus ended her discourse the fayrie Knight who made no little maruayle of the aduenture thus answered Ladie right glad am I that I haue slaine the monster which offred ye so much wrong and iniurie for some other occasion that made me so earnest in desire to combate with him to wit desire of acquiring honor and renowme for which knights valiant doe often put theyr liues in ieopardie beside because in performance heere of I haue doone something pleasing to the noble dame Ozyris towards whom I am and by whom onely I hold my life if then for the loue of her and fayre Olympia your mother well knowne to me and who in these combates hath greatly succoured mee likewise for the looue of this prince heere present and vertue abiding in your selfe if I can do any other seruice profitable and pleasing to yee I would make spare of no trauaile whatsoeuer so I might accomplish any thing to your contentment And were I not bound by a solemne vow neuer to take rest till I haue found a knight whom I séeke which constraines me God knowes how farre in his search to reuenge the death of my friend slaine by him I assure yee that gladly would I accompany yee to the Courte of your father the king of Lusitania where neuerthelesse one day by Gods helpe I hope to sée ye with more ease and ioy then I haue at this instant but thither shall this worthie Lord kéepe ye good and

themselues to the assault and how the besieged Christians endeuoured to the contrarie in such sorte as they withstood it valiantly How many braue bickerings passed betweene them compelling the Infidels after a great slaughter and on needfull occasion to withdrawe themselues toward their Campe and Pauillions WHen the Christian Princes departed from Councell it was almost night and hauing a lighted Torche before him as is the manner in the Realme of England the chéefe and most noble Lordes went to the Pallace royall to take theyr repast in companie of their king who feasted and entertayned them very magnificently the better to encourage them in their deu●ire After supper was ended the guarde and watch was orderly placed each one of the inhabitants thus resoluing rather to die the death then turne their backes on their enemies or forsake the walles which they manned and fortified very strongly expressing iuuincible and neuer quayling courage The princes were there in person and hauing in the night made sundrie roundes about the Cittie to see if any thing wanted in any place they found all well and in good disposition through the carefull dilligence of the Captains by them appointed and according as the king had commaunded for conduct of the footmen This doone they departed for a while to the pallace againe that they might take a little rest because they had beene so ouertrauailed the dayes before Not three houres or thereabout had they slumbringly slept but they heard a great rumour and noyse thorow all the Cittie the cause whereof was in respect the enemies had sounded their drums and trumpets giuing an allarme to the inhabitants wherevpon king Floridamant arose immediatly and all the Christian kings and Princes that bare him companye who betooke themselues as the king had appointed to the rampiers and contremures seuerally prouided to withstand this first and sudden assault of the Pagans And as each one was come to his place of charge they found the enemies alreadie verye busie against foure places of the Cittie at once with their Trepans Rammes Bricolles Scorpions Crowes with other such like engines and instruments for warre wherewith in those times they vsed to breake and beat downe the walles of Citties they saw withall that they had erected theyr high terrasses and platformes that commaunded ouer the Cittie and on the principall of these Fortes they had builded certaine bastils or houses of wood wherein were placed great store of Archers and crossebows who standing with assurance against the enemie might greatly iniurie such as attempted to impeache the escalade appointed in these places and for this purpose For this cause likewise they commanded their Elephants to be brought neere the wals to the number of two or three hundred carrying little castles of wood vpon theyr backs wherein also were a number of Pagan Archers hid Beside many were appointed with Torches and burning firebrands against the gates of the cittie where they layde store of pitch barrels to make the fire the sooner do his office when the gates being burnt downe they entered in great number the citty while the christians was busied to defend the breach or scaling of the wals when king Floridamant his hardie knights had notice ●éereof with all spéed they haste●ed thither where séeing how they laboured against the high bulwarks of earth with their pioners they made new fortifications vpon them casting such déepe trenches round about as should hold them rougher worke then the wal had done for the trenche was made with speciall good soldiours the number of thrée or foure thousand being armed wyth pikes and stéeled cuirasses so worthily stood vpon theyr defence as the Pagans who verily thought they had won the daie alreadie were quickly repulsed from that bridge for king Grandilaor Andregon and Lampridion who were appointed to kéep that quarter with their companies droue them so furiously ouer the false rouered déepe trenches as at this first onset fell therein wounded slaine and spoyled fouretéene or fiftéene hundred Pagans together that were striuing who should be formost before his fellow Whereat the f●erce proud Brandissant chafed out of measure when being followed by the foure Pagan kings his vassalls all armed in most goodly glittering armour each hauing in his hand a mightie mase garnished with sharpe stéele pointes round about they laid vpon the Christians so outragiously as the port of the bulwarke where into the greater part ran for safetie of their liues being too straight to let them in so fast as they came there were presently slaine out-right in this brunt more then fiue hundred men Brandissant pressing still on by chance met with the Citizen Hoaster who had charge of a braue armed troup in the citie and such was his vnconquerable courage as hee woulde resist this bloud-thirstie pagan but he receiued such a stroke on the creast of his morion where stood a faire plume of snowie white feathers as pearcing quite through the harnes into the brains there this worthie citizen yéelded vp his soule to God which when his sonne behold the sole heire of a meruailous wealthie patrimonie which his father had heaped together for him beeing a valiaunt young man and of towardly hope he was ouercome with such extreame rage and despight as in the heate of his ●urie not dreading the force of this stout pagan he ranne vpon him to reuenge the death of his father and hauing his sword drawen in his hand he deliuered such a stroke at the pagan as but for the goodnes of his shielde had deeply wounded him for the swords point brake of with out anie further harme to his enemie but the Pagan making no account of the blow thought in scorne to passe by him and meddle no more with him whereat the yong man called Dondye was so vexed as running againe at Brandissant he challenged him the combat when the Pagan entering into his wonted choler made him die the same death his father had done before and holding on his waie in this furie made such hauocke of the Christians as before hee wold take a breathing he slew fiue twentie or thirtie men of marke as braue and hardie as any in that companie Agaros a man of authoritie who before time had lead men in the warres of the de●eased king Brandismel was slayne as he fought verie couragiously for after hee had killed foure pagan souldiers hand to hand himselfe fell downe deade by the hand of this cruell and bloudie Brandissant So likewyse did Taurisque the braue leaper and the good drinker Grinos albeit he tooke not his drinke well inough that morning for which it séemed he was so sorrowfull in dying as he yelded forth his soule at his mouth crying for some friend to bring him his liquor With them bare companie Anglidor King Floridamants player on the Lute and the valiaunt knight Andron who somtime had bene his page with his two brethren Iumeaux Marcis and Mausis goodly young men of the wealthiest familie of the citie of

diu●ded the kingdomes betwéene vs appoynting to one the realme of Phez Adylas Phaos and Orontes my cousins had giuen to them the three other seigniories to witte Morocco Thunis and Alger wherewith wee all haue beene well contented without quarrelling or falling at debate for anie cause whatsoeuer But we being as yet verie young were assayled again by Mutinel the king of Persia in reuenge of Artabaz death his predecessor and would haue depriued vs againe of our kingdomes but we so well defended our selues as he coulde not altogether defeate vs of our right but in regarde of our ouer young yeres we promised him certayne yerely tribute and obeisance or homage when he woulde commaund vs to haue it done which euer since we haue dayly continued and in consequence hereof being charged by him to arme themselues agaynst the king of great Britaine in companie of king Brandissant and his brethren to ruinate and destroie all christendome together wee entered on the seas with a goodly great armie thitherward and sayling merrily certayne daies in our voiage we were surprized with a greate tempest which separated vs one from another in such sort as I know not what is become of the rest Well wot I that my ship was wrackte against a huge rocke and none saued aliue of all that were with me but my selfe alone Since when hauing recouered horse and armour such as by fortune I brought with me into the forrest of great aduentures wher méeting a proud and arrogant knight that challenged all passengers to combate with him promising for prize of theyr victorie a goodly horse a fayre armour and a golden cup of inestimable value desirous to gain these thrée if I could I entered the combat with him and all daie wee fought together without apparance of victorie on either side till the verie declining of the daie when wee were euen on the point to knowe where the lot woulde fall when another knight no lesse valiant than proud came to trouble our intent very suriously assayling vs both In which sirange conflict it chanced that this curteous Lord came and seeing our confused order of fighting behelde howe I was wounded of which hurts through the mighty and supreame diuine vertue I am now healed Thus good Father haue I fully sat●sf●ed your request if ye will command me anie other seruice assure your selfe I will doe it verie gladly Thus king Florent of Phez ended his discourse when the olde hermite began an excellent exhortation to confirme him soundly in the christian fayth charging him to liue and die in defence thereof and not to persecute it as before he had done Taking occasion by the example of Saint Paul to incite him forward to his dutie according as he procéeded in Gods soruice after hee was so diuinely called When he had finished his sermon wher with the king was highly satiffied and contented after hee hadde humbly thanked him for so great good receiued he departed in companie of the faire pilgrime with him to go visite the holy sepulchre of Iesus Christ where what happened to them afterward you shal reade at large in the third volume of this worthie historie which if God permit you shal see verie shortly The discourse of the Giant Squamell SQuamell the ouer wéening proud knight mightie in strength and of Giantine stature was conducted on the blacke riuer as yee haue heard very farre vnder the earth by the diabolicall arte of the Necromancer Charonifor euen into a dark chamber full of fyre and smoake the verie next neighbout to black Auernos wherein hee was no sooner arriued but certaine young spirits or deuils the waiting seruants on the sorcerer came quickly about him foure bringing vnguents others clothes another a candle of Rosen to light their maister that he might make readie his necessarie emplaisters wherewith the Giants wounds should be healed And he being halfe dead was laid along on a banke before a great fire that burned extreamly within the chamber which onely serued to giue them light night and day thrée times he swouned while Chironifer his chirurgion felt the depth of his mortall woundes which notwithstanding by his speedy helpe succour and dilligence within few dayes after were made verye whole and sound Right well he knew how to thank the Necromancer vowing his loue for euer after to him and Charonifer likewise as glad of his health exhorted him still to follow his aduenture and returne to the Forrest where hee was wounded there to stay till he met a knight in black armour mounted on the horsse which was one of the prizes of the combate assuring him that hee was one of the best knights in the world If therefore he 〈◊〉 at honor and reputation such as beséemed ●he order of knighthood hee should not rest till he had fought with him and slaine him otherwise it he failed in this 〈…〉 great 〈…〉 performe 〈◊〉 departing frō his nightly shade after he had taken leaue of the Necromancer he was conducted back againe by the same way he went entring the black Boate to goe view the light of the sunne which hee had neuer seene since hee ●ame thither Beeing in little while arriued in the forrest of high aduentures and riding by the morning light the space of an houre he found a Ladie of meruailous beautie hanging by the neck on a Tree the fatall instrument being the laces that bound vp her hayre which being discheueled round about her hung downe to her very feete The Giant presently knew her to be the Lady Lucinda whom somtime he loued and now so mortally hated as hee was not a little ioyfull to behold this sight lauding his gods especially Cupid who so meritoriouslie reuenged the rigour which shee in former time had vsed toward him for when he intirelie loued her she scorned him wherfore in ●esting maner he imbraced the dead bodye swinging her about from one side to another but at last hee was ware of a paper which with a small thred was fastened on her bosome which hee taking downe and seeing them to be verses read them to himselfe in this manner The verses written on a little Labell and fastned about the Ladyes neck as she hung vpon the Tree THou that goest by if pittie thee possesse then take compassion on this noble dame Who foyld by loue and fortunes forwardnes heere as thou seest hath doone a deed of shame Making her hands the engines of her death And on this Tree sent foorth her latest breath If ●hou be knight and valour doost containe doo thy deuoire to wreake her haplesse end On cruell Squamell honors foulest staine whom teares nor treates could make a Ladies frend But full of rancor pride and high disdaine Still made her breath her sighes sutes in vaine If thou be Lady or some vertuous dame and knowst the man that holds thy fauours deere Loue him againe and thinke not on my name in whom the effects of scorne dooth well appeare I was beloou'd and then