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A05297	A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon, and right nobly gouerning this land sixe and twentie yeares, then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell, together vvith victory ouer his enemies. As appeareth cap. 9. And was buried at Glastenbury. cap. 12. an. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin, by the learned English antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland. Newly translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. Anno Domini. 1582.; Assertio inclytissimi Arturii Regis Britanniae. English	Leland, John, 1506?-1552.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1582 (1582)	STC 15441; ESTC S108439	67,318	92

A Learned and True Assertion of the original Life Actes and death of the most Noble Valiant and Renoumed Prince Arthure King of great Brittaine Who succeeding his father Vther Pendragon and right nobly gouerning this Land sixe and twentie yeares then dyed of a mortall wounde receyued in battell together with victory ouer his enemies As appeareth Cap. 9. And was buried at ●laste●bury Cap. 1● An. 543. Collected and written of late yeares in lattin by the learned English Antiquarie of worthy memory Iohn Leyland Newly translated into English by Richard Robins●● Citizen of London Anno Domini 1582. LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane ouer against the Sign● of the Castell 1582. Insignia Illustrium Patronorum huius opusculi selectorum ARTVRVS BARO Gray de VVilton D. HENRICVS SIDNEY Illustrissimi Ordinis Garterij Miles vnus Consiliariorum D. Reg. in Principatu Walliae Praesid Magister Thomas Smith D. Reginae Custumarius Principalis in Portu London To the Right Honorable Lord ARTHVRE GRAY Baron of Wilton Lord Deputie Liefetenant Generall for the Queenes Ma●estie in Ireland To the Right Honorable Sir HENRY SIDNEY Knight of the Honorable Order of the Garter President for her Maiestie in the 〈◊〉 of Wales To the Right worshipfull M. THOMAS SMITH Esquire Chiefe Customer for her Maiestie in the Porte of London to the Worshipfull Societie of Archers in London yearely celebrating the renoumed memorie of the Magnificent Prince ARTHVR● his Knightly Order of the Round Table Grace mercy Peace in the Lord Euerlastinge HAVING in mindefull memorie Right Honourable and Worshippfull that mercifull couenaunt of peace by our omnipotent Creator towardes all flesh thus manifested I do set my Raine Bowe in the cloudes it shall be as a tokē betwene me the earth promising hereby neuer to destroy the same any more by waters how much ought mākind specially enioying by this peaceable pact from Heauē Earth the Sea aboundance of benefittes feare God in his holines loue one an other in righteousnesse and vse these benefittes with thankfulnesse to the aduauncement of his glory For this Bowe this Rainebowe I say of his couenant and pledge of his peace left vnto vs frō the deluge as Aristotle affirmeth Naturally appeareth by reflection or giuing backe of the light of the Sunne from a cloude opposite or against the same So our heauēly God the Father of light and giuer of grace departeth with the light of his manifolde mercies vnto mankinde from the opposite cloude of his displeasure Againe this Bowe of his couenant and pledge of his peace as it is saide by Albertus To be so much lesse in appearance as by how much the Sunne is higher in the Heauens and contrarie wise so much greater as the Sunne is lower to the earth So much lesse be the mercies of God minded of man as his mightie power appeareth out of our sight and againe so much greater seeme his mercies vnto vs as his mightie power is nere vs in sight Thirdly according to Aristotle this Rainebow of his couenant pledge of his peace As it appeareth in the Spring time in Sommer in Autume in Winter euening morning but specially in Autumne So is the performance of his mercifull couenant and peaceable pacte at all times apparant but specially in Autumne that is when mankinde laboureth most to leaue sinne and bring-forth fruites of good life as I saide fearing God in his holinesse louing one an other in righteousnesse and vsing his benefittes with thankfulnesse Thus and to this end graunting his couenant our omnipotent Creator and gratiouse God ordayning Man ruler ouer his Creatures in earth yet vnder his protection in heauen hath not onely bounde vnto him all humaine societie but hath also substituted euen his liuetenauntes godly rulers ouer the same to the foresaide effect for the aduauncement of his glory confirming the same couenant with the aucthoritie of his holie worde on this manner I will ordaine a place for my people of Israell I. And I will plant him and I will dwell with him II. And he shall be no more troubled III. And the children of iniquitie shall not vexe or afflict him any more IIII. By his word here he promised that which by his deede he performed to our forefathers Adam in Paradise Gen. 1. Noah his children Gen. 9. Abraham his seede Gen. 12. But louing his ●lect and hating their enemies he performed his promise vnto Iacob in his prouidence and vnto Laban in his iudgments Gen. 30. So did he in like manner vnto Ioseph and his vnnaturall brethren Gen. 37. Yea in his prouidence laying his right hand vpon Ephraim and in his iudgement his left hand vpon Manasses Gen. 48. Whereby as he prospered and protected his holy ones in peace and warres against their enemies we reade also in the deuine histories from time to time how and by what ordenarie meanes of power force and defence he reached vnto his feeble flocke his mightie arme to the discomforture of the enemie vtter subuertion both of their power pollicie according to his promises aforesaide Heere then memorable and praiseworthie is the prouidence of this most mightie God who promising helpe vnto the Iewes against the Gentiles vsed no kinde of speach so much as this That he would bend his Bow and dye his shaftes in bloud As who say God wil● make the Iewes shoote strong shootes to ouerthrow their enemies or at the least that shooting is a wonderful mightie thing whereunto the high power of God is likened This bow a weapon of defence the Raine Boe a token of truce This Bow in peace a pleasure the Raine Bowe a signe of serenitie this Bow in warres a paine to the enemie the Raine Bow at al times and to all people Gods toaken betwene him and the earth The one an instrment of mercy the other of destruction the godly haue both as their comfort and sauegarde by Gods protection the vngodly either wanting the one or hauing both haue them to their confusion and subuertion by his reiection As we reade of King Saul that he was slaine of the Philistians being mightie bow men and with him also his Sonne ●onathas who as the scripture saith neuer shot shaft in vaine And that the kingdome of Israell after Sauls death came vnto King Dauid who after he was King decreed by the first statute which he enacted That all the children of Israell should learne to shoote in the bowe according to a law made many a day before vt patet in libro iustorum a booke not now in vse to be ●ounde In his booke of Psalmes as hee saide He was at peace with them that hated peace So named hee the bow and arrowes in diuers manners meaninges as in his Psal. 7. vers 13. 14. Psal. 11. vers 2. Psal. 18. vers 13. Psal. 21. vers 12. Psal. 45. vers 6. Psal. 49. vers 9.

chaunged by the faulte of vnlearned Lybraryes into Camblan This Riuer ryseth in Cornewale a fewe Myles aboue the Towne Athelstowe otherwise Padstowe a fisher Towne not so farre scituate from the Salte water of Seuerne by meanes wherof but yet mixed with salte waters it runneth downe lower into the countrie Aboute the heade springes of that Originall in Champion grounde and a certaine waste plaine there is a famous place somewhat more fruitfull of grasse thē of corne The reporte amongest the inhabitants so many ages preserued declareth that of olde time there was made a notable garboile by fighting in y t place but in meane time the truth of the historie is vnknowne vnto y e commō sorte Many things no doubt euen in this our age are founde out of y e same place by ploughmen those that delue at the Riuer such as are these quoynes which shewe the gouernments of auncient personages ringes fragments of harnesse brasen ornamēts for Bridles vnguilte for trappers also Saddles for Horses This is my coniecture both by reason of the scituation of the place also for y e name of y e riuer of Alaune rūning hard by yet not far dissonant if a man behold it more throughly frō Camblan Arthure now draweth neare passing ouer y e riuer of Tamermouth by knowne passages yet otherwise a streame most violent in many places most deepe the enimy fugitiue not being regarded he pitcheth tents against tents Behold desperation as oft times it hapneth restoreth vnwonted boldnes to the ouercōmed part And wherupon both partes prouoke battle burning with hope of spoyle of victory as also fearing nothing lesse then death Quis cladem illius pugnae quis funera fando Explicet aut possit lachrymis aequare labores Who shall that bloodie broyle expresse or the dead corpses name Or who can iustly tell the toyles with iust teares for the same MOrdred the first forman of all mischiefe this battle being attempted and he thrust through with y ● sword receiued a iust rewarde for his breach of faith or periury Let him be an example that for euer to such as for desire of gouernment infringe and violate their faith There was slaine together with y e tyrant a great nūber of noble personages of old beaten souldiers But neither was the victorie without bloodsheddebefallen vnto Arthure For in that broyle and fierce fight himselfe was either slaine outright or wounded past recouery so that a little while after with publike lamētatiō of all Brittaine but specially of his heauie hearted cheualyers for the mischance of so noble a Prince he was caried away frō thence And this in deede was the end or death of the most puissant Prince Arthure CHAP. X. K. Arthures Commendation ARthure is nowe deade if so hee may bee sayde to haue dyed well whose fame memory and prayse fully and wholly liue and shine forth in the worlde Our ancestors both Poets and also historiographers were so friendly honest and thankefull towardes Arthure that they both enobled his fame and factes and also adorned them with eternall memorie and commendation Theliesinus Melchinus who is also called Meuinus Ambrosius Maridunēsis Merlinus Caledonius the most excellent starres of Brittaines antiquitie haue performed this effect Nennius and Samuell historiographers of Brittaine haue performed no lesse memorie bestowing their statelie st●les of commendations accordingly Touching whome and others also wee haue before fitly spoken in their places affying in the authoryty of Galfredus Aluredus Hēry of Huntington Iohn termed the Golden Historiographer William of Malmesburie Graius and Boccace But if it now auayle any man to knowe anything as yet more in matter and larger discourse I will not refuse in the best dilligēce that I can to restore to light a fe●●e wordes taken out of the most approued Authors Iosephus the writer brought vp at Exceter in Deuonshire and the Golden floud of Greeke and Latine eloquence in his dayes extolleth Arthure to the very cloudes not onely for his excellent prowesse as in his Antiochides appeareth by these verses contending for the victorie with the Romane antiquitie Hinc caelebri fato faelici claruit ortu Flos Regum Arthurus Cuius cum facta stupori Non micuere minus quòd totus in aure voluptas Et populo narrante fauus Quaecunque priorum Inspice Pelleum ●omemndat fama Tyrannum Pagina Caesareos loquitur Romana tryumphos Alciden domitis attollit gloria monstris Sed nec Pinetum Coryli nec sydera solem Aequant Annales Latios Graiosque reuolue Prisca parem nescit aequalem Postera nullum Exhibitura dies Reges supereminet omnes Solus praeteritis melior maiorque futuris Hence florished by famous fate and origin prosperous Arthure the flowre of kinges whose deedes shined no lesse merueilous Thē that both peoples eares tongues did in his praise delite As. If thou view of former wights what euer bookes recite Fame doth Pelleus tyrant blaze and Romane histories Extoll their Caesars tryumphes greate after their Victories Renoume aduanceth Hercules subduing Monsters greate But not Coryli Pinetus nor Stars the Sune his heate Coequate Search the Cronicles of Greekes Latines both Ancient age knoweth not his like ne yet posteritie doth His match declare All kinges alone in deede surmounteth he Better then those are deade gone Greater then any shall be THere hath beene seene latelie at Giastenburie a little Booke of matters touching Antiquitie gathered by a certaine most studious Moncke of y e same Cloyster who by exercise of Rethoricall coulour as it were handling an other matter doth famously mētiō of Arthure in these wordes I passe ouer with silence also to speake of Arthure the noble king of Brittaine buried with his wife betweene two Pyramedes within the churchyard of those Mōckes many princes also of y e Brittaines Siluester Giraldus Meneuēsis a chiefe fauoueer of Antiquitie in his booke entituled the Institution of a Prince enobleth Arthures fame with this maner speach The memorie also of Arthure y ● noble king of Brittaine ought not to be buried or vtterly trodē vnder foote whom y ● histories of y e monastery of Glastēbury whose chiefe patron factor and mightie supporter he also was in his dayes do much aduaunce 〈◊〉 no doubt a 〈◊〉 the Poet of his time and no lesse elegant 〈◊〉 Arthures praise in these verses which euen at this day 〈◊〉 in his booke Architrenio Alter Achilles Arthurius teretis mensae genitina venustas A Ramo Phrygius dandi non vnda led aequor An other Achilles Arthure was whose first growne grace through out his table rounde Him Phrigius made as of a Branch with fruites which doth a boūd For liberall hand not Riuer he but a maine sea ● foūd BUt here if ouer besides this I should endeuour largely to adorne Arthure with praise as the multitude of Authours do most truly write and agree vpon him