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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92766	The history of Philoxypes and Polycrite, as it was told by Leontides to the great Cyrus. / Englished out of French, by an honourable anti-Socordist.	Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.	1652 (1652)	Wing S2159A; ESTC R183636	74,468	201

did redouble his grief in as much as for that he seemed concerned in any thing which belonged to Policrite and that this slave appeared to him worthy of such good fortune as that in losing him hee lost almost all hopes of ever discovering where Policrite was He forbare not notwithstanding to have watch kept for a while to see whether any bodie should come to that rural Cottage or no but at last wearie of wearying out his people he dispenced with their further trouble therein and abandoned his fortune absolutely to the guidance of the gods As he was one daie in this sad mood Solon came to Claria hee was at first much joied to hear a name he so dearlie loved but considering what an alteration there was in him since he had seen him and how confounded he should bee to acknowledge his weakness to him though he knew that lawful love was not a passion to which Solon had declared himself an enemy this joy suffered a little allay He went notwithstanding with much eagerness to meet him but sadness having so deeply seised upon his heart and eyes the satisfaction which he received to see the famous Solon was so inward as there hardly appeared any sign thereof in his countenance Solon no sooner saw him but he observed his melancholy and Philoxypes on his part looking on Solon in stead of the peacefull physiognomy and that chearful and pleasing aspect which he had wont to have in his eyes he seemed to see a great deal of sorrow The first complements being over and Philoxypes having brought Solon to his chamber Sir said he the sight of you would surely much rejoyce me did I not see some signs of sorrow in you of which I must needs request to know the cause Noble Prince reply'd Solon I should have prevented you and have desired to know the cause of your melancholy before having afforded you leasure to inform your self of mine But I confesse unto you the Law-giver of Athens is not at present in a condition of prescribing Laws unto himself and that the sorrow I feel is stronger then my reason Philoxypes embracing him then straitly conjured him to tell him the reason thereof and desired him to believe he would do all that laie in his power to comfort him But Sir said he I thought that Philosophie had been a salve to you against all the misfortunes of life and that sorrow was a thing unknown to Solon to whom whole Greece gives the name of wise Philosophie said this famous Athenian is a vain-glorious art which boasts of governing in places wherein she hath no great power she may doubtlesly said he teach men to bee vertuous make them know whole nature teach them how to discourse and give them Laws and Precepts for the government of Kingdoms and Common-wealths Nay she may oft times make us overcome our passions but when an equitable feeling which nature gives us is to be overcome believe me Philoxypes the same Philosophy which hath sometimes made us lose Crownes without change of countenance or which hath made us not stick to refuse them is weak in lesse eminent occasions And in my particular I may say I have beene thrice in my life time abandoned by her though peradventure I have been assisted by her upon an hundred difficult occasions But yet said Philoxypes shall I not know vvhat 't is that afflicts you It very well behoves that I tell it you said Solon since 't is from you alone that I can expect any help I will not repeat unto you said he the so many particulars of my fortune which formerly I have acquainted you withal for I believe you have not forgot them but that you may perfectly know the cause of my grief I must howsoever take the rise of my discourse afar off and tell you some circumstances of my life which you have not yet known You know I never believed that marriage was incompetible with Philosophy and true Wisdome as Thales that famous Milesian did imagine you know likewise that I married a personage of great worth and understanding by whom I had children who died soon after they were born one onely son excepted whom I have bred up carefully intending to make him worthie of that noble bloud whence he is descended He was about 14 or 15 years old when I vvas at Milet about some affairs of mine where I visited wise Thales who was one of my very good friends He civily reproacht me with my weakness and said I did sufficiently witness my indulgencie to love by a little image of Cupid which I one day consecrated to that Deitie and placed in the park belonging to the Academie there vvhere they who run vvith the sacred Torch are wont to assemble themselves Passing from one thing to another we spake of the happiness and of the misfortunes of marriage and thus our discourse varying as it oft fals out from our first subject wee spoke of news and other such like matters Presently after Thales feigning to have some order to give to one of his folk about his own affairs rose to speak to him in his ear and came and took his place again Not long after I might see a stranger come whom I knew not vvho told him he was come from Ath●ns not above ten daies ago Prest by the natural desire of curiositie to know whether there was nothing of new befaln in my Countrey since my departure thence I askt him whether he knew any thing of considerable there or no No said he save onely that the day I came away on I saw the Funeral observed of a young youth of the best rank vvhereat all the people of note in the Town vvere present and vvere very sensible of the sorrow this childs death vvould cause in his Father vvho vvas not then at Athens I confess when I heard him speak thus my colour changed fearing my son might be concerned vvhich made mee ask him whether he knew not the name of that unfortunate Father I have forgot it said he but I know hee is a man of great integritie and who is much esteemed of in that place I confesse Sir that since Philosophy teacheth sinceritie as well as modestie I thought I might be the man spoken of was willing to know the truth without offence to good manners his name doubtlesly said I was not Solon pardon me said he his name came just to my memory as you pronounced it To what end serves it to deny it I could not heare so sad news vvithout sorrow and that so great as Thales pitied me and jesting at my weakness asked me whether it were advantageous for a wise man to marry or no Putting himself thereby in a condition to have studied Philosophie for others not being able to make use thereof himself After this he told mee there was not one word true of all that this man had said that he had not so much as been at Athens of a long time and that

might cure me if I loved one that were inconstant the scorn I should have of her weakness might consolate me if I were jealous a part of my melancholy would pass away in seeking how I might prejudice my Rivals were Policrytes absence bounded the hope of her return how long so e're it were would allay my discontents Nay vvere any person vvhom I should love dead I think my sufferings vvould not be so great as they are For in fine my mallady is such as doth stupifie reason and makes the soul almost insensible In this manner did the king and PHILOXYPES entertain themselves I endeavoured to comfort them both but to tell you truth my reasons vvere not listned unto as for Philoxypes he knew not what remedy to seek for for having learn'd by the slave who gave him Policrite's letter that t was a good while since shee went away he could not dream of following her nor knew he where to seek after her All he could do was to give order to his people to watch night and day about the Cottage with directions to stay any who should come thither that they might learn by them what this too faithfull Slave would not discover and to follow him whersoever he should go believing probably that Cleanthes had not left him alone in that house without some secret reason and without having a design to return or at least to send somebody thither on his behalf or that the Slave himself should return to him As for the King it fared not thus with him he knew that it was at Aretephiles feet that he was to seek for pardon he would not notwithstanding make his dear Philoxypes returne so soon to Paphos but staid the next day at Claria But though there was no hope of finding Policrite Philoxypes desired the King that he would be pleased to send to all the ports of the Island to know whether Cleanthes had tane shipping in any of them or no it being easie to be known by reason of the many women that were in his company which would make him remarkable The King promised him to do what he desired but conjured him also not to refuse to go with him to Paphos to assist him in getting Aretaphiles pardon Philoxypes appeared visibly displeased to be forced to return to the Court but being so much obliged to the King and the king being upon ill tearms with his Mistress onely out of his Love to him he thought it became him to go as he did When we were come to Paphos the King went that very night to Princess Aretaphiles lodgings and found her onely accompanied with her women She received him with all the civility that was due to his condition but also with as much coolness as could be expected from an incensed party Seeing Philoxypes with the king Sir said shee with a malicious smile did not I tell you Philoxypes would recover without my medling with him Madam said he Philoxypes is much worse then I believed him to be but thanks to Heaven I will not lay his death to your charge since you are not the cause of his disquiet May it please the Gods that you put not Philoxypes in a condition of reproaching you with my death No no Sir said shee your life is in no danger as long as Philoxypes lives your Majesty needs fear nothing Alas Madam cry'd the king deal not so hardly with me Alas Sir said shee go not about I beseech you to perswade me to things so directly opposite one to another in so short a time it is not above four or five days since you did me the honour to tell me at Philoxypes his lodging that you would no more sue to me for your self that my affection was a thing wherein you did no longer desire a part and if I remember well you did also intreat me not to deal so rigourously with Philoxypes as I had done with you And it may be said shee expressing an extremity of Malice that yeelding much to your intreaties upon that occasion I should have granted what you have demanded for Philoxypes had my friendship been necessary to safe his life but since God be thanked he needs it not he may be pleased to content himselfe with my esteem and your Majesty may likewise be satisfied with my respect which is all I can or ought to give you For in fine to make me believe that you love me after being able to permit that another should love me and you your selfe wish me to love him is a thing not easie to be understood nor yet easily disjested beleive me Sir said shee to love ones rival better then ones Mistresse is a thing whereof there are not many examples and which may allow me to let those know who shall be acquainted with the business that t is an excellent way to make a faithful servant a very bad invention to make a Princess love him who treats her after that maner Shal the compassion I had of Philoxipes Madam replyd the king destroy me for ever in your good opinion me I say who underwent an unexpressable torment before I could resolve to pitty him me who did not yeild you up save onely because I could not abandon you and who found that PHILOXYPE'S death did hasten mine If you could have loved Aretaphile answerd the princess more then Philoxypes you would have lamented his misfortune and yours you would have endeavoured to have cured him by absence or by a thousand otherwaies you would have bewaild his death when it should have happened and would yet have been comforted by the sole sight of Aretaphile but because you love PHILOXYPES better then you love Aretapile you resolve without much difficulty to lose her Yet Sir you could yeild up to PHILOXYPES no more then that part which you held in her which was not peradventure so great as you believe Ah! inhumane princesse said the king make me not dispair and know that when I made a surrender of you to Philoxypes I was resolved to die It may be Sir said shee If I had so much weaknesss as to lend a favourable ear to what you now say that upon the first occasion that should present it self and upon the first suspicion you should have that any one should bear me never so little good will you would again conjure me to be his cure No no Sir said shee with a yet more serious face you never loved me nor do you know what it is to love Love is somewhat above reason or generosity which hath reasons of its own a man may give his own life for his friend but as for the Mistress whom he loveth it would be more just and more usuall to quit all his friends for her interest then to yeild her up to any one friend In fine said shee you may perchance have thought you could have lived without me for had you dream't you must have dyed me thinks you might as well have dyed without yeilding up