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A51270	The famous history of the life of the renowned Prince Palmerin of England: or, The glory of knightly prowess In three parts. Containing his parentage, birth, education, travels, strange adventures, noble exploits and victories; combats with monsters, gyants, armies, and armed knights, dissolving inchantments, delivering distressed ladies; and his success in love. The whole being a compleat series, inter-woven with the heroick actions of many valiant emperours, kings, princes, and knights of undoubted fame, whose matchless deeds have won them immortal honour. A book worthy the perusal of either sex. Written originally in French; and now faithfully done into English (for the better satisfaction of the reader) by J.S.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 2. English.	Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.; J. S.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2613C; ESTC R213883	128,505	222

find all time to speak to her which was not long wanting for finding her one day fitting melancholly alone he sat down by her and after much discourse surcharged with passion thus began Fair Mistris of all my thoughts that I love you above any earthly Creature and would willingly prove it at the hazzard of my Life I hope you are not Ignorant for certain it is none can better deserve my service then your Incompareable self who are Natures Chief Masterpiece and the wonder of your Sex but such is the thirst of Glory that reigns in Mortals Breasts that to tell you my secret thoughts I have determined for a while to forezo so great a blessing and seek Renown abroad when with louder Victory and gread Atchievements I shall return with joy to lay my self and Trophies at your feet This Speech greatly surprized the Princess who intirely loved him and caused rears to over cast her Starry-eyes when fetching a Sigh that almost rent her tender Breast she made this Reply Sir that I have given you manifest hopes of obtaning my favour I must Blushing owne and yet conjecture that such freeness in me hath created dislike in you or else you would not mention leaving my Fathers Court. Not so said the Prince for 't is for your sake I would adventure that so I may in some sort render my self worthy of so great and Inestimable a Iewel therefore by you Incouraged I shall be the more Fortunate but I shall not replyed the Princess consent to your departure I beg said the Prince that you would alter your resolves and in that make me happy can that make you happy then said the Princess nay then e'n take your course 't is a slight excuse to leave me because you Love me not therefore since you light such true affection I here renounce the Love I bare you and from henceforth charge you to see my face no more and thereupon in a great Rage she flung away not giving the Prince leave to respond but left as one Thunder-struck so far amazed at what he had heard that it was long e're he recover'd his stupid Sences when Recollecting manly Vertue he resolved upon what he had determined not doubting to perform such Noble Exploits as might render him worthy of his Mistresses Love and overcome her anger whereupon revealing his mind to Sylvian his Esquire who had vowed not to leave him in any Adventure he secretly armed himself and taking the Shield sent him by Sage Aliart mounted and in the twy-light left the City undiscovered to the great trouble of the Emperor and the whole Court and so under the name of the Knight of Fortune he rode through many Desarts without finding any Adventure but coming at last to a Castle surrounded with Trees and over-grown with green Mosse and hearing Musick therein he alighted and gave his Horse to his Esquire and entered where he perceived a Knight in mourning Weeds tuneing to a Lute his Mistrisses praise who being highly offended at the Prince's hold instruction laying aside his Musick ran to arm himself vowing to chastise him which the Prince perceiving went out and mounted there expecting his Adversary who was not long wanting so that a fierce Encounter began but the Prince whose Courage was highthened by the thoughts of fair Polinarda soon disarmed him and brought him to his mercy when as he commanded him seeing that he had so unjustly quarrelled with him to unsay all that he had said in the praise of his Mistriss or prepare for Death but finding him resolutely bent rather to dye than do it and at the same time considering his own case he not only pardoned him but commended his fidelity and so mounting left the place Now this Knight was called The Knight of Death and bare the Portraicture of Death in his Shield holding himself before that time invincible CHAP. XII Who The Knight of Death was and the cause of his solitary Life How Prince Palmerin fought for the Passage of a Bridge and of other Adventures THis Knight of Death was Son to the King of Sardagina who falling in Love with fair Altea one of his Mothers Ladies of Honour and Daughter to the Duke of Goelicia his Father to cross his love having designed to marry him to the Queen of Sicilia and he being avers thereto caused the beautious Altea to be Poysoned whereupon this Knight named ●●oriman stiling himself the Knight of Death privately retired from the Court and betook himself to the solitary place where the Prince found him singing Songs in praise of her to her Picture as if she had been alive And there he continued in like manner after the departure of the Prince till his Father hearing where he was compelled him to return The Prince having left the Knight of Death in his solitary retirement much grieving at his foile passed on till coming to a Bridge he found three Knights striving against a single Knight for the passage who bare for his Device a Bull-head and so puissant was he that he foiled them tumbling them to the Ground which the Prince perceiving addrest him against but they both meeting with force more than humane fell from their Horses when drawing their Swords they fought with great fury till in the end the Knight of the Bull by a wound he received on his Head fell to the ground upon which the Prince stood up and bid him at the peril of his Life disclose his Name and the reason of his keeping that passage which he did as followeth viz. That his Name was Pompides Son to Don Edoard and Argolanta Queen of the Inchanted Island and that he having received divers wounds from two Knights whom he had slain a beautious Lady living in a Castle close by cured him and injoyned him to keep that Bridge till he met a Knight in red Armour with a Lyon painted in his Shield the whom if I conquered to bring into her presence and that having obeyed for three weeks he had not in many Encounters been foiled before The Prince having received this satisfaction passed on his way together with his Esquire having before obtained Licence for the other Knights to pass CHAP. XIII How the Knight of the Savage Man came into the Tristfull Valley and fought against Blandidon the Knight of the Swan and of the sorrowful Lady Pandritia How Floriman the Knight of Death coming to Constantinople pitched his Tent and in Honour of his Lady Altea combated and conquered divers Knights THe Knight of the Savage Man having reresigned the Shield as aforesaid rode on in search of Adventures when coming into the Tristful Valley where the sorrowful Pandritia dwelt he espied a Cave and at the mouth of it broken Spears and Swords as also a Tree fast by on which hung the Shields of such as had been vanquished at which whilest he was wondering there came a Youth to him and demanded his Shield unless he would retire or try the Combat and that

came on Prince Florian with a strong party and charged furiously upon the reinforced Squadron of Trebesond making great slaughter insomuch that Albayzer was glad to leave his station and come to that part with his most approved Knights but was not able to restore the Battel on that part wherefore he returned to keep firm such as on the other hand began to waver for the main Battel being charged by Floriman Berolde Florendos Belcar Francian Don Rousel and divers others gave way apace as not being qualified to sustain such fury yet at the sight of their General the Captains so bestirred themselves that they brought their men to make a better resistance so that great was the slaughter on either part but so strongly the Princes pressed on that through a lane of slaughtered foes they at length came where they found the Gyant Almorol fighting against a number of the Enemies in defence of the dead body of Recinde which he resolved not to leave as a prey to the Enemies but with his Life nor could the Princes though he was extreamly wounded and had his Helmet broken in divers places perswade him to retire but in the end falling he through the many wounds he received and extream loss of blood dyed upon his Masters body covering it with his own which Prince Berolde perceiving and greatly lamenting the death of his Father and his most faithfull Servant charged upon the Gyant Gramalo who had most in damaged Almorol with such force that he soon brought him to the ground and smote off his Head whilst he in vain cryed out for mercy and following the advantage he fought against the Souldian of Persia who was come thither and had slain him had not the Persians in great number ran between and hazarded their lives to save their Lord yet so wounded was he that he was carryed out of the Battel doubtfull whether to recover or not which gave the Christians opportunity to carry off the body of the King and Gyant Almorol with many others of note that were slain since the fight began Yet no sooner had they done it but Albayzer taking breath came on with his chief strength and charged the Squadron lead by King Edoard but was bravely resisted by those that came from the Right Wing to reinforce him and again obliged to give ground when as the Souldian Bellagris and the Emperor Verner came on with a fresh party and made infinite slaughter but whilst the later charged too furiously his Horse received a shot in the eye with a Persian Arrow which made him cast his Rider who in the fall had one of his legs broken yet fought he couragiously till such time as Polinardus and others carryed him off yet dyed he soon after of his fall whose death was greatly lamented in Camp and City Primalion being grieved at the hard fortune of the Emperor fought with great fury insomuch that heaps of the slain encompassed him about and was seconded by his Son Florendos with as brave a resolution so that the King of Bythinia coming to the aid of such as were hard put to it ended his dayes in that place being slain by the hand of Prince Floriman which his men perceiving it retired with all convenient speed which made the King of Armenia advance with Four Thousand chosen Souldiers hoping to advance the War but found himself so hardly charged that he would have retired but being pressed by the Christian Princes he fell together with five hundred of his best men by the Sword During these Encounters King Edoard fighting through the Ranks came upon Albayzer who was at that time making havock of the Christians and charged him with great fury so that a dreadfull Combat happened between them in which Albayzer had been slain had not the Gyants that still attended his person made great resistance even till night came on which hindered the Christians of the Victory and caused each General to sound the Retreat the one retiring to the City and the other to his Camp CHAP. LXVI Of the Truce taken for six dayes And of the Sorrow in the City and Pagan Camp And the order taken for a Second Battel THE Great Captains retiring with their Forces into the City a Muster was taken to know who was wanting which being once understood great was the laments of the Citizens some having lost a Father others a Brother some a Couzen and divers women their Husbands Sons c. so that nothing was heard but sighs laments and vowes of revenge but above all most deplorable was the grief of the Court Ladyes many of whom had lost their Lords almost as soon as injoyed such is the cruel chance of Fortune in disappointing true Lovers of their happiness when they suppose themselves most sure and laugh at Worldly felicity There might you behold one bedewing her beautious face with Tears yet made by Grief more lovely here another tearing her Amber Tresses and complaining of her hard-Star'd fate yonder another privately retired and sobbing out that grief that could not in words find utterance in another place a bright Angel fallen in a swound and strugling for life yet desirous to dye that so she might hast to Elizium to find her departed Lord in this Chamber in melancholly darkness another sate sighing and in groans expressed her inward anguish which sad estate so moved the hearts of all to pitty that they besought the Emperor and Empress to use their diligence in comforting the distressed Beauties which they did in the best manner they could as not being capable of effecting it to their wish Whilest these things passed the Princes and great Captains were putting all things in good order resolving in the morning early to take the Field and revenge the loss they had sustained But whilest they were consulting a Trumpet from Albayzer desired to be admitted to the Emperors presence where being come he in the Name of his Lord demanded a six day Truce to bury the Dead and dispose of the wounded men to which the Princes would in no wise hearken saying Albayzer did it to gain time to recrute his broken Army and that as for themselves they could not undertake to stay their forward Souldiers from the field so desperately were they beat to finish the War or dye under the City walls But the Emperor considering that many of his Knights were wounded and that it would be dangerous so soon to hazard them in a new ingagement as also that the bodies of divers of his friends lay in the field unburyed together with the common Souldiers which would greatly annoy the City he so tempered the resolution of the forward Princes that they in the end submitted it wholly to his pleasure whereupon a Truce was concluded and the Dead on either side accordingly buryed with great solemnity the Chiefs having Monuments of costly work reared to their lasting Memories and eternal Fame The Truce being expired early the succeeding morning King Edoard and the Princes

if he retired and would carry his Shield with him he adjured him upon his Knightly Oath to own his Cowardice wherever he came to which the Savage Knight replyed That to retire he intended not but to try any Combat if he might meet with a Combatant when upon the 〈…〉 a Knight ●●ed at all points came out of the C●●● and 〈…〉 whereupon the Windows of an 〈…〉 divers sorrowful Ladies looked 〈…〉 see the issue of the 〈…〉 with the overthrow 〈…〉 his name owning That the Lady of the Castle was his Mother and the sorrowful 〈…〉 discovered and that by her command 〈…〉 s●me he undertook to encounter all Knights that passed that w●● that so they being vanquished might simpathise with his Mother in sorrow and be bound by Oath to assist all sorrowful and distressed Then would the Knight of the Savage Man after he had told him who he was have had him gone with him to the Forrest of Great Brittain to try the strange Adventure of the Castle but he not being willing to have his Mother in her disconsolate condition it was not accorded whereupon the Knight of the savage man passed on and ●landi●on kept his Post By this time ●●orima● the Knight of Death having left by his Fathers command his solitary Mansion yet restless in the place where his beloved Altea had lost her life he hasted to the City of Constantinople where he pitched two Tents before the Emperors Palace all of black 〈◊〉 wrote with Gold and having of the Emperor obtained leave to Iust with the Knights 〈◊〉 his Court in honour of his deceased Lady upon condition that such Knights as ventured to vindicate or justifie these Mistrisses beauty should if vanquished resign their 〈◊〉 and have their names put into the Sepulchre of Love The ●●●nament began in which divers were overthrown and amongst the rest Prince Gratian and Gueren his Brother ●lavian R●●●ndor and Emerauld all which were accordingly disarmed and their names put into the Sepulchre of Love who 〈◊〉 the contrary had won a Rich Tent of Silk Sables and Gold The Emperor perceiving the prowels of the Knight of Death and understanding who he was highly applauded and approved his valour and ●●ding none of the Knights of the Court could stand before him caused the Iusting to cease for that day when retiring into the Court Prince Floriman was highly feasted and commended of all the Ladies but his affection could fix on none the remembrance of his beloved Altea being still fresh in his memory yet would he not lodge in the Palace though invited thereto but evening being come returned to his Tent. CHAP. XIV Of the second days Just and what happened therein How the Knight of Fortune met with the Green Knight that accompanyed the Knight of the Savage Man and what befell THe Knight of Death bearing away the Palm caused many Knights who had been foiled in the presence of their Lady to grieve and wish they had been better advised than to have entered the List against so approved a Knight Yet the next day the Turnament was renewed and divers Knights tryed their fortunes in favour of their Ladies as Polinardus Berolde the Knight of the Sphere and divers others but their success being no better than those that had Iusted before them they were unarmed and lead into the Tent to offer their name at the Sepulchre of Love The Knight of Death by these Adventures increasing his Fame resolves no longer to wear his black Armour but changed it for one more glorious studed over with Gold and Diamonds having Branches enamell'd on then Pellicans with Lovers hearts in their Beaks and in his Shield he bare the Picture of his Lady being highly honoured for his prowess and noble resolution of all the Court where I shall leave him in his change of Fortune and follow Prince Palmerin under the disguise of the Knight of Fortune The Knight of Fortune having performed many strange Adventures in the end came into a large Forrest where he met a Knight in Green Armour who was in quest of the Knight of the savage man which Knight proud of his strength would needs obliege the Prince to fight unless he would tell him the cause of his travel and sadness which he utterly refusing to do the Combat fiercely began and continued doubtful for the space of an hour at what time the green Knight sor● wounded fell through loss of blood to the Earth when as the Prince demanded who he was as also the Knight of the savage man the former of which declared viz. That he was son to Sir Pridos of England had to name Don Rosian de la Bronde but as for the later he refused it saying He was obliged to keep it secret upon his Oath of Knighthood and therefore would rather dye than reveal it which satisfying the Prince he left him to the Cure of a Lady that lived hard by to have his wounds cured and rods all he came to another fair Castle CHAP. XV. How Palmerin having notice that the Knight of Death in honour of Altea had overthrown all the Knights that Justed against him he in honour of his Mistriss the fair Polinarda returned to Constantinople and overthrew him THe Knight of Fortune coming to a beautiful Castle kept by the Lady Rianda intered and was there by the Ladys order splendidly entertained and those few wounds he had received in the Encounters dressed and well regarded When pleased with the pleasant citivation of the place he continued there so long till in the end Lucinda a Lady of the Emperor's Court and attendant on the fair Polinarda arrived there being Ne●●● to the Lady of the Castle who knowing the Prince saluted him kindly and told him what had passed since his sudden and unexpected departure and what censures had passed thereon both by the Knights and Ladies but above all informed him what the Knight of Death had done to the disgrace of all the Grecian Beauty nor did his own Mistriss the fair Princess suffer less for want of one to defend her cause This news did not a little trouble the Prince by reason he knew not how to return so suddainly without a blemish to his Honour yet considering it might be a means to reconcile him to his love he resolved to return in disguise to the place where his presence was so much desired and from whence he had been so long absent when as early in the morning taking leave of the Lady and Damzel without acquainting them which Road they intended to take Sylvian and the Prince departed through many Desarts and Forrests till such time as they came within sight of the City where the Prince attired himself in a rich sute of Armour though without any Device that he might be the better concealed When riding before the Palace he espied his beautiful Mistriss in the Balcony with many other Ladys and found at that time the Knight of Death had overthrown a Grecian Knight named

mine which burnes as bright as Phoebus gaudy fires can think no Task too difficult to pleasure her on whom it center Therefore let me with submission beg you let that rest and give your allmost dispairing Servant some hopes to feed upon that so his Life may for the future be discumbered of a Thousand wracking Feares and all the Tortures that can seize a doubtfull Lover's mind My Lord replyed the Princess you are not ignorant of the affection which with blushes I am constrained to own yet must consider Princes Fames are tender and the least stroke soon wounds them yet be assured I am your own if the Emperor and my Father Primalion condescend but if not allthough I may have cause to grieve at their aversness yet must I be so conscious of my Honour as not to pass the limmit of Obedience Therefore take it for my full determination if they Bar not the Gate to bliss I have no further argument against a Prince of so much merit This unexpected answer so extasied the Prince that by reason of the transport of his senses he stood long time like one amazed not being capable to utter his abundant joy but gazing with eager eyes upon his lovely Love till in the end Leonarda Princess of Thrace entering caused the Prince though much unwilling to retire having first promised she should be obeyed CHAP. LX. How Mansia Torsia Telansia and Latrania four beautifull Ladyes of the French Court ordained the Adventure of their respective Castles and what happened therein ALL the Ladyes aforesaid being emulus of each others Beauty and thinking it a disgrace to have their Fame eclipsed obtained leave of King Arneedes to erect four Castles and there cause Iusts to be held by such Knights as would undertake to defend their Beautys against all strange Knights Which being done many Knights came thither and tryed their fortunes being greatly enamoured of the Ladyes who would have their Knights try for each singly not approving any vnited Force when in the end Prince Floriman coming thither and having a view of the fair Mansia he became greatly enamoured of her and undertook to defend her beauty against all that should oppose him performing so well that he became Victor in all Encounters till in the end Dramusiand the Gyant arrived there and undertook to defend the beauty of Torsia overthrowing Prince Floriman but long injoyed not the Honour For Prince Florian travelling towards Constantinople with Arleucea and hearing of the Adventures of those Ladyes came thither and had a sight of them resolving to enter the Combat for each of them and so prevailed that Dramusiand and all the other Knights were worsted yet being much unconstant in love he greatly regarded not the Prizes he had won yet resolved to stay there a while that so he might increase his Renown as indeed he did For Iusting against all that attempted the Adventure he still remained Victor but being desirous to be at Constantinople as well to be present with the fair Leonarda as to counsel and comfort the Emperor in what related to the state of War threatned by the haughty Turk whereupon taking leave of the four Ladyes who were greatly enamoured of him and loath to lose the company of so Renowned a Knight he departed with Arleucea and her Damzels and Dramusiand for the great love he bare him but more to Arleucea would needs accompany him and so they rode on till they came near to Constantinople where they had sight of a gallant Troop of Knights and Ladyes being not long ignorant that the Emperor was in whereupon they rode up and alighting made their obedience and were received with great Ioy but scarcely had the Complements passed on either side before a Knight attended by divers Esquires and Damzels approached and desired the Iust which was granted and first undertaken by Bilizant who in the first Encounter was tumbled from his Horse as likewise were two more which Florian perceiving prepared against the strange Knight but he knowing him by the device of his Shield refused him and sent to acquaint the Emperor that he was Dragolant Son to Frisol who was come to his Court with Arnalte his espoused Wife and Queen of Navar whereupon the Iusts were ceased and they received with all expression of kindness the fair Arnalte being conducted to the Pallace upon her entring the City by the Princess Polinarda and Leonarda so that sumptuous Feasts and Disports were held for many dayes but that which eclipsed the Ioy was the News of King Fredrick of England's death in whose stead his Son Prince Don Edoard was Crowned CHAP. LXI How Arnedes King of France and Recinde King of Spain came accompanyed with the Princess Miragarda and Almorol to the Court of the Emperor and of the celebration of divers Marriages THE Emperor Palmerin being striken in Years and desirous before he dyed to see his Friends and consult them in relation to the Turkish War and other matters he sent for the Emperor of Almain Don Edoard King of England Recinde King of Spain Arnedes King of France and divers other Potentates together with their Wives and Daughters who obeyed his Summons and were upon their arrivals highly entertained with Feasting Musick and all manner of Iollitry upon notice of which most of the Knights that were abroad seeking Adventures came thither insomuch that the Court was full of the chief Chivalry of Europe When after divers dayes passed in merriment the Emperor to Crown the general joy called an Assembly of the Kings and Potentates to know whether they would bestow their beautifull Daughters in Marriage upon such Princes and Knights as long had loved and faithfully served them when finding none averse and knowing the Knights and Ladyes were in the Court and opportunity no time better to be taken he took his Son-in-Law King Edoard aside and gave him command to divulge his pleasure which he did in this manner KNights and Ladyes Renowned in Arms and Beauty throughout the World be it known unto you That the Puissant and most Renowned Emperor Palmerin Emperor of all Grecia has in Consideration of the many Glorious Atchievements made it His Request That this Court may be Honoured with the Nuptials He desires to be celebrated He for His part undertaking for the Princes and His Empress and her Ladyes for the Princesses and Ladyes First 'T is his Will that Prince Florendos be made happy in the Embraces of fair Miragarda Secondly That Prince Palmerin should enjoy his beloved Polinarda Thirdly That Prince Gracian should be blessed with Claritia Daughter to King Polendos Fourthly That Prince Berolde should Wedd fair Onistalda Fifthly That Francian should Match with Bernada Sixthly That Prince Platire should enjoy his fair Sidelia Daughter to King Tarnaes of Lacedemon Seventhly That to the Renowned Florian of the Forrest the beautifull Leonarda should be Espoused Eighthly That Don Rousel Son to Duke Belcar should have his beloved Dramaciana Ninthly That Bilizant should be made

and Salmanzer against both whom he fought with such fury that in the end he slew the Gyant and carried off the other Prisoner though his ●an laboured at the expence of many of their lives to prevent it And now come on Berolde and Dramusiand making fatal havock whilest Prince Florendos with a detached party brake through the advanced Squadrons of Horse and entering the Ranks of the F●t ushent put them into confusion opening a passage to charge them on every side which they perceiving and that the Right Wing was almost all cut in pieces gave ground amain of which the Christian Princes taking the advantage advanced with Ten Thousand fresh men and put all it confusion Prince Floriman like Lightening breaking through the thickest Squadrons but being unfortunately wounded between the joynts of his Harness with a Persian Arrow impoisoned he soon after to the grief of all the Princes ●yed in Babylon The Infidels now in rout slaughter raged so dreadfully that all the Plains were crimsoned afresh with the blood of the slain Albayzer weak as he was and in a mad mood in vain endeavouring to rally his men when finding he must yield to necessity he retreated in the best order he could with his broken Troops being pursued till the Christians tired and night coming on were by the order of their General restrained least the Enemy taking the advantage of their strugling should turn Head and again dispute the Victory In this Battail the Soldian lost Thirty Thousand of his best men amongst which were many of his Chief Commanders and Twenty Thousand the night following deserted him and privately retired to their respective Countries filling all places with fear and amazement upon rumouring the approach of the Christian Army Which Albayzer well noting and finding himself far too weak to hazard a second Battail in great perplexity returned to Babylon to encourage the Citizens by his presence to defend it till new supplys should come from his Alys if the Princes should approach as also to have the company of his fair Sultaness Targiana whose beautious eyes during his absence were never dry from tears But scarcely had he put things in a posture of defence e're he had notice That the Christians approached having all the Towns in their way put into their hands CHAP. LXXII How the Army of Christians besieged Babylon and took it by storm And what happened during the Siege ALbayzer from the Watch-Tower weak as he was taking a view of the Christian Army and in what order they marched resolved to sally with the chief of his strength for two reasons the one to amate the Christians least they should conclude him utterly vanquished and the other to keep up his credit with the Ladyes and men of War to whom at his setting out he had promised such great things Whereupon with Forty Thousand well appointed men he Marched out at Four Gates when placing the Persian and Median Archers in the Front he caused the Charge to be sounded and with a dreadful shout charged the Avaunt-Guard but they being seconded by Prince Florendos fought so manfully that many on both sides were slain which horrible conflict made the Ladies who from the Wall beheld it fill the Ayr with shrieks and crys And now Prince Florian desirous to let his quondam Mistriss the fair Targiana know what he was able to do layed on so furiously that being seconded by the Squadron and Battailian lead by his Brother and Dramusiand he caused the Enemy to retire to their main Battail where stood the Standard of Albayzer when killing the Standard-bearer and divers that undertook to rescue it they threw it down which so disheartned the Pagans who supposed their General was killed that they began to retire under the City Walls and had presently fled had not Albayzer shewed himself though fatal it proved For being about to draw up his men a Greecian shot his horse into the head who falling on him bruised him that of the bruises and through grief for the disgrace he sustained he in three days after dyed filling the City with Lamentations for his Death This second misfortune of the General caused the rest of the Pagan Captains to despair of success whereupon sounding the Retreat they retired in as good order as they could into the City but being furiously pursued Palmerin Florian and Dramusiand with Six Thousand men pressed in with them before they could close the Gates or let down the Portculls and fought bravely for the passage insomuch that the streets ran blood the Citizens and Souldiers earnestly labouring to destroy the Princes and their followers having for that purpose by this time inclosed them on every side but their danger being known to the remaining part of the Army without the Walls they in a great fury stormed the Bulwarks at Twenty several places to defend which the Pagans running from every part Dramusiand with a strong Bar of Iron forced the Gate and let in the Squadron under the leading of the Prince Florendos making good his ground but as he advanced to his station where the Princes fighting drove whole streets before them a huge stone was cast from a Turret which falling upon his Helm burst it in sunder and cast him dead upon the place so that he who was never but once vanquished in fight dyed by the cowardly hand of some base Artifice The Death of Dramusiand known the Princes gave order to fire the City which was done in divers places During which consternation King Edoard the Soldian Bellagris and divers other great Commanders had seized on the Towers and Bulwarks and planted their Ensigns thereon Yet the defendants fought in every corner hurling Stones Tyles melted Lead Pitch Tar and Rozen on the assailent insomuch that many brave Captains were killed and wounded King Edoard himself having received a wound in the Arm by an Arrow from a Loop-hole and Prince Florendos grievously hurt by the fall of scalding Sulpher which almost roasted him in his Armour But in the end the streets being paved with the slain and Albayzer not present by reason of the great grief he sustained to animate them they threw down their weapons and begged quarter yet such was the fury of the Souldiers that notwithstanding the Generals express order to the contrary that they killed a great number of them But in the end the slaughter being stayed the General drew up before the Palace which yet held out and summoned it but was answered by a showre of Arrows and Stones from the Walls Loop-holes and Towers which greatly inraged the Souldier so that having prepared combustable matter they fired it in divers places whereupon contrary to the mind of Albayzer who lay grievously ill of his bruises a parley was sounded when as the Princes pittying the loud laments and dismal shreiks of the Ladies who were for their safety retired thither drew off whereupon giving their promise that no violence should be offered the Gates were opened to the