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A08554	The ninth part of the Mirrour of knight-hood eing the fourth booke of the third part thereof: wherein is declared, the high and noble actes of the sonnes and nephewes of the noble Emperour Trebacius, and of the rest of the renoumed princes and knights, and of the high cheualrie of the gallant ladyes: wherein also is treated of the most cruell warre that euer was in Greece, with the amorous euents, and the end thereof.; Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 4. Book 2. English.	Martínez, Marcos, fl. 1598-1601, aut; Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612, attributed name.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, attributed name.	1601 (1601)	STC 18871; ESTC S113630	237,526	334

gaue back with his body letting goe his club which was the cause that he escaped the blow which if he had not done he had falne on his face the handle onely remained with the valiant louer which he would imploy in his Ladies seruice which he saw did behold him it did the more encourage him to doe it for that that by reason of the noyse there came cut of a Cabbin in the Galley a most braue dame clad all in blew cut vpon rich cloth of Gold with her haire made vp more bright then the Sunne beames vpon her head a net-worke of Siluer the swéete prison of loue which to him had béene life if they would haue letten him alone although somewhat painefull in that place It was long since that the Prince had séene that Ladie but he presently knew that shée was his beloued sister the gallant Rosaluira a cold sweate to sée her in that place ran ouer all his bodie he would defer no longer time but threw the péece of the Club which hee had in his hands at one of the Giants if it had béene shot out of a Culuerin it could not haue fline with greater force he smote him right on the Helmet him who had alreadie lost his arme the gallant neuer in his life gaue bl●w more worth the séeing for lighting on the end it sheathed it selfe in his head he therewith stept backe and drew out his rich sword and with a skip was with the Giant who was yet troubled with the last blow and with all the strength that he was able hee gaue him a thrust in the middest of the brest His strong dou●le brest plate auailed him not but that his sword entred euen vnto his shoulders and in drawing out his sword cut came the Giants soule He which remained aliue was much vexed therewith and séeking reuenge with his sword in both his hands he made towards the youth he could not auoide the blow and to haue receiued it was like to haue béene the Princes last for striking him on the top of the Crest hee made aboundance of bloud gush out at the visor of his Helmet he was readie to fall The Moore came vpon him with another which made him fall vpon his hands and knées vpon the ground hee would haue troden him vnder his feete but the warlike Prince had not yet lost his good resolution séeing him come running slipt to one side letting him passe with greater force then a thunder-bolt The young louer followed him and as hee turned about with his sword in both hands hee smote him athwart the Helmet and strake away all that side and left him shrewdly hurt hee prouided for him another because hee should ●●aie and with a backeward blow hee left him astonied for to smite him on the side of the head euerie blow was death to him hee closed with him séeing the aduantage which then he should haue The Giant with the pangs of death griped him with such force that his armour entred into his flesh But the fierce youth with his dagger ended the warres and throwing them all into the Sea hee went straight to his sister putting off his Helmet and said I know not Madam and my beloued sister how I shall estéeme this good hap which the Gods this day haue powred vpon mee séeing they haue brought me where I might doe you seruice for I beleeue you were forced to come hither with such euil companie By this the Ladie knew him and imbracing him with a thousand teares like Pearles for ioy shée said Who that hath gained valorous brother hath béene my selfe séeing that in giuing me libertie you haue giuen me means to reioyce at your Cheualrie They againe imbraced for there were no brothers that more déerely loued then these two he acquainted her with his aduenture and the course which he held The Ladie beyond all measure reioyced to sée the prince Poliphebus so well employed shée would then goe to speake to the Princesse of Egypt taking much pleasure to knowe her for her Ladie and sister The Prince carried her in his armes aboord entertaining her with such courtesie as was expedient and knowing her to bee his sister whome shee so deerely loued shee shewed her great affection which lasted so long as they liued The Princesse was verie sorie to thinke how much her mother grieued for her absence wherefore they tooke order that two of their people should goe in the Giants Galley directly for Tinacria where they should bee well paid for their labour which they did carrying certaine letters from the Prince to his mother They tooke their course for Grecia where in few dayes they arriued and those with the letters at Tinacria where they were well entertained knowing for whome they came The Quéene read the letters reioycing to know what was become of her beloued sonne the contents whereof were these Poliphebus his letter to Garrofilea his mother MY businesse hath beene such so much Soueraigne Queene and deare mother that they haue not giuen me leasure to bee my owne messenger notwithstanding that I much desired the same occasion was now offered me when verie merily I tooke my way towards the Greeke Empire in companie and as husband of the Princesse of Egypt and the high heauens willing to fauour me ordained that in the middest of the Sea I met with my Sister whom three cruel Giants carried prisoner The gods were so fauourable that I gaue her libertie and with her am going to doe my dutie to our father who is vexed with most cruell warres and if mine and my sisters intreatie may ought preuaile with you we beseech you that forgetting what is past you will not onely pardon but also assist him with men from your kingdome which wil be much esteemed through the world and to vs it shall be much honour to be the children of such a mother We hope that your wisdome wil consider that this is verie requisite and much importeth The gods preserue your royall person and graunt vs life to returne againe to doe our dutie vnto you Poliphebus of Tinacria and Rosaluira of Grecia your louing children The sonnes reasons did so much mollifie the hard hart of the cruell mother that shée presently altered her mind In the end as shée was a woman yet therefore sh●e lost no part of her authoritie but presently commaunded Proclamation to bee made through all Tinacria that they all should within few dayes with the greatest force that they should bee able to leui● make their repaire to her Citie Her subiects obeyed for shée was well beloued of all and when they knew what voyage they should make they leuied thirtie thousand men all verie well armed shée issued of her treasure what was néedful for although that the warres would be long yet there should bee nothing wanting shée was a thousand times in the mind to haue gone for Grecia but she found so many inconueniences that shée was enforced to stay Shée sent for

the greatest pleasure that euer fortune did him and set her in her Saddle saying I would not valorous Quéene that your worthie acts should bring you into such danger To ioy in yours warlike Knight it shall bee but well done to séeke it séeing that therewith is purchased the sight of the valour of your arme There was no time to vse many speeches for they were in haste for séeing the enemies on foote no man remained on horsebacke The Greeke with a light leape recouered his horse leauing them all amazed at his doings it was his good hap to be on horsebacke for there came the flowre of Giant-land with great Pine trées in their hands these the Greeke desired to meete and but for leauing his Ladie he had gone to seeke them their huge bodies were clad with planckes of Stéele to meete them went out two with the Princes Brandafidel aduaunced him and gaue a faire blow for hitting one of those fierce Giants on the toppe of his Murrion hee put him out of his remembrance throwing him to ground with a greater noyse then if a great horse had falne his death was not noted for there came so many that there was no place voide although they fell more and more With all this they felt the braue Greeke keepe a stirre and working wonders among them that which Bramidoro did was no lesse worth the sight who had alreadie slaine foure the great troupes of men which came to rescue one another parted the battel but not the companie of the foure which first began Claramante hauing vpon a suddaine slaine a King of the Giants raising himselfe on his Stirraps saw much people towards Grecia in a whirling he repaired thither conducting the thrée Princes with him one wondring at anothers doing They made great haste for it was néedfull and the matter was that the young man whome wee will call the Knight of the Starres vntill the fourth part of this Historie where hee shall lose his name and become a louer it was hee which in the Forrestes as is alreadie said put the Princes in such danger who was come in fauour of the Pagans as hee had promised to Bembo whome hee went to seeke Before that euer he brake his Launce he had throwen many of the most famous to the ground for to the Princes of Fraunce nothing did their valour auaile them for he ouerthrow them Liriamandro Brandisel and Bariandel with the braue Troiane kept them companie it was his fortune with his sword in his hand to meete with that Knight to whome by nature he was bounden which was Zoilo the Tartarian They both strake together but the match was vnequall for such as the young man are few in the world hee had put him in danger of death or of being ouercome if the warlike Lisait had not come to his aide with his beloued sonne and the Prince of Persia Bransiniano the which with their power hauing left the stand where Sacridoro was séeing all in safetie came afresh to the battel and they came in good time for the Tartarian The yong man more faire then Absolon doubled nothing but casting his shield at his shoulders as he neuer mist blow he put them all out of breath without losing any ioat who being neere the Prince of Hungarie with a side blow he cast him to the ground sore wounded after him hee set the Prince of Bohemia on all foure Then came the Spanish Prince who within a little held them companie for hee set him sencelesse vpon his Saddles pummell hee had a hundred swords about his cares and those the most famous but his lot was to make shew of himselfe to bee the Phenix of the world To his rescue came the foure Pillars of their Camp Bembo Brufaldoro Brauorante and the terrible Brundusio with whose aide he made more head against the Greeks On the other side came the braue Emperor of Trapisonda all couered with bloud with Rosacler his sonne they held their swords to behold the young gallant God blesse vs quoth Alphebus what valor is in this knight he would not assaile him he so much affected him but be held Rosabel who like a Lion leapt into the middest of the throng All those which were of his side knowing him gaue him good way and the enemies for feare left the field frée for the foure famous warriours Claramante and his companie had taken them to taske and so hauing fit oportunitie they put their determination in execution I would I were not so much affected to the young Knight with the starres whose fame reached vnto them because I would describe this battell without passion worthie to bee related by Virgill or Mantuan For these two rare persons in valour comming to ioyne it is not possible to expresse what blowes they gaue onely Gualtenor saith that they bowed downe their heads to their Saddles pummels casting aboundance of bloud out at the visors of their Helmets none of those which beheld the battell durst to giue them any aide for it was néedlesse for they presently came againe to themselues and each of them knowing the valour of his enemie they began to vse dexteritie The bold Breton was most accustomed to armes and therefore was more nimble in giuing the on-set but the late lost blow of the yong man supplied that defect for as fierce as a Serpent he sought to attaine to the victorie He came flying in with two blowes vpon the highest of his shield the young man with the Starres was not one who would lose occasion and insuch a case as that and so beating by a thrust hee smote him on the rich Helmet it much auailed him that it had béene Hectors otherwise hee had cleft him to the necke it sounded like a Bell he made the firie sparkles flie and him beléeue that the skies were therein when they are most starrie for hee did so astonish him that for a good space hee lost his remembrance it was a spurre to put life in him for the young man to come with another as strong as the first it cut off his plumes and as Lupertius saith the Cannon also wherein they were but let it bee as it will the Gréeke neuer saw himselfe in the like danger as then in his life but being chaffed therewith and that his Father did behold him he set vpon his enemie In all these battels there was neuer giuen a better blow for against Hectors sword no force nor magicall temper can resist Smiting him vpon the top of the shield hee claue it in two péeces and passing through to his shoulders it carried with it his Poloron leauing him shrewdly wounded hee ranne at him with a thrust which cast him backe vpon his Saddle and if he could haue fastned another vpon him without doubt he had ouerthrowne him There is no Uiper could bee compared to that warlike young man for seeing himselfe handled in that maner hee flung his shield to ground and with his sword in both

oration The Oration IT hath pleased him valorous Princes and excellent Knights which hath formed the mould of the whole world this day to put the Greeke valour in these spacious fields to the end that the world may know the force of your armes In praise whereof I would spend some speaches but that the necessitie of the time doth force mee to be briefe Onely this I would call to memorie The royall blood from whence we are descended and that we haue a cause in hand which may be for our aduantage The lot is already cast and the destinies haue permitted it that at ease wee may see our selues not compassed with enemies for that your noble hearts could not endure But at the point to let vs vnderstand that wee defend our Countrie with the edge of our swords I speake to my Knights for to returne to our Countrie it is impossible except we ouercome or lose our liues And so seeing the Greekes themselues haue chosen and called vs to their aide consider that it is honour to die to aduance theirs our enemies exceed vs in number and we excell them in valour and courage equitie is on our side and we shall haue as firme ground to fight vpon as they There resteth nothing but to fight with discretion for that and readinesse to be commaunded maketh the most doubtfull enterprises easie neuer any nation made but one Generall vnder whose commaund an Armie be it neuer so great is to be gouerned attributing to him the glory of the conquest or the dishonour of being ouercome This I haue said in regard of mine honour and of the Office which you haue bestowed vpon mee for fighting in order and vpon firme land and the enemies in the water if they should get any thing vpon vs we should lose the hope of any good successe as for me it shall be glorie to liue or die in your seruice and there is no more to bee said but to march forwards whither victorie shall call vs. THe valorous young Gallant pulled downe his Beuer leauing them all much affected vnto him for the discrete Oration which hee had made vnto thē being al wel pleased to haue such a Captaine and so they drew néere to the shore spreading themselues at large ouer all those fields where it was a world to see the wauing of their ensignes the soundings of Drummes and Trumpets the neighing of horses the deuices of the Commanders which to describe requireth an eloquenter tongue and riper wit then mine All the Ladies were put into Venus Castell which stood towards the Sea from whence some with sighes beheld their Louers praying to God to saue their liues they which could doe it did publikely giue them skarfes and fauours the better to encourage them to aduenture their liues for them Already was the mightie Astrusio on the Shores side who leaping into a Friggot went to the Emperour reciting to him all that passed and how neere they were to the enemies Fléet Wherefore if your Maiestie please commaund what people you like of to enter into this Ship Royall with you for your Gard for wee are in readinesse for the most memorable battell that hath béene fought vpon the Sea where if fortune be our friend they shall dearely buy their comming although I assure you that Xerxes Fleete was but small in comparison to that which now commeth But I haue so great confidence in the valour of your souldiers and in mine owne desire to fight with them that I doubt not but that we shall ende it with honour Do valorous Captaine in all as to you shall seeme good answered the noble Emperour for neither now nor at any other time none shall resist your order Presently he embarked with the company aforesaid all the Princes which remained repaired to their Gallies where it was a thing worth the séeing to behold so many Gallies together so many standardes so many flagges streamers and penons such thundring of Ordinance the brightnesse of the armours did so glister that it beat backe Apolloes glistering beames the valiant Warriours made so faire a shew on the toppes of the poopes as gaue good hope of victorie and so being put in forme of a Crescent or halfe Moone they beganne to make towards the enemies Fleete the which they discouered in order veering in the wide Sea holding their direct course towards Constantinople with resolution although there were among them many opinions to winne the mayne Port with pure force of armes The desire which the Ladies had to be on land did moue them thereto and so the two Nauies came to encounter where they discharged sundry Cannon shotte in token that they should charge The mightie Astrusio had in the vauward of his Fléet fiftie great Brigandines which had no other commission but on the one and other side to discharge great Cannon shot which put the valorous Captaine in good hope The valorous Thebane with an hundred Gallies gaue many sudden assaults and was euer in readinesse to giue aid where néed was the battell being ioyned the Sea waxed calme Oh who had euer séene so vnhappy a day when almost all was betwéene the water and the flaming fire the noyse of the shotte bereaued many of their hearing with such furie that all the world séemed to shake for the smoke the fire the noise of prows and broken mastes the callings cryings and sundrie noises made a confusion Priamus his Citie did not make so great a fire neither were there so many braue swords drawne neyther with such spéed and noise as these two Nauies made the one shewing to the other the valour of their souldiers A thousand masts were broken in pieces their high carued workes swamme vpon the water it séemed that the water the fire and the winde had concluded a peace whose effect was so fearefull that the sea was on fire as if heauen and earth would come together the sundry deaths which were giuen that day my slender wit is not able to expresse neither would the great confusion which was therein giue place to a man although he had Argus eyes to see the particular encoūters for after the furie of the Ordinance was past they came so néere as to strike with their swords they were so néere on boord where with much shedding of blood and many deadly wounds were made many braue assaults In this most cruell battell death which daunteth the stoutest was not of power to discourage them or put them in feare for no man refused any labour or perill although he saw the Cānon bent against his brest they entred by the began to burne in a light flame Death was not there feared but yet séeing before their eyes so manifest danger they began to fly from her and to abandon the ship The great Astrutio his people followed so hard in chace who were most expert at sea that some of those Princes were almost in danger But there is no danger where Commaunders are diligent onely the

Giants payd for it who were so waighty that they could not make such haste and so death ouertooke them before they could come to the sight of Grecia One of the best ships in the whole nauy was lost There was no lesse to doe where the three lights of Knighthood Claramante Archisilora and the disguised young Knight with the Captaine generall by land were fighting The braue Souldan of Egypt fell to their lot but to his losse for against the furie of those foure Princes there was no force or temper of any Armour was able to resist for before he could put himselfe in readinesse they had ouercome him and had wholly ended it if that foure Gallies had not with full sayles come to the rescue of their Prince and with all this presuming vpon the aide of the Gyants hee placed himselfe neere the boord where he assaied to shew his force to his enemies His youthfull resolution lasted but a while for his gard of Gyants little auailed him neither his fierce Cousin which stoode by his side whome Claramante suddenly with a knocke with his Battel-axe bereaued of his life for taking him on the toppe of his Helmet the sharpe edge of of his Battel-axe descended downe to his brest This terrible blow strooke a cold sweat into all the Gallies which came to his aide The warlike Causelio as angrie as a waspe taking the Souldans part would needes be reuenged who in the Empire was the next that succéeded the dead Souldan Fortune was heere fauourable vnto him reseruing him for greater daungers for although hee fell into the handes of Claridiano yet he could not although hee procured it accompanie his honourable Cousin in his death but yet hee was stretcht out vpon the Hatches mortally wounded very neere vnto the death hee would haue leapt aboord her crying Grecia and had done it and got●en the Galley ●ad not there come in his necke a mightie Gale●n to rescue the wounded youth Herein did the Gréeke execute his rage for in despight of those which came therein he leapt aboord and presently the thrée which followed him The fight in no place in all the whole armie was more cruell then aboord this Galley neither were there hal●e so many ●laine men found elsewhere in that battel for if these foure met but with neuer so little resistance they redoubled their valour To the losse of many liues they gat the Standard iust at the instant when Don Heleno assailed the Admirall of the Romanes for he had long béene about it The furious Lady aduanced her selfe forwards being verie angrie for the defiance which they had sent her husband The first that was met was the strong Brundusio who séeing the armes of Dacia wauing in the maine top hee presently imagined what it was and to be that which he desired hee made all haste with his Galley to come aboord the mightie Dacian The Moores Galley came manned with so good Knights and so warlike and mightie Giants that here the battell was most obstinately maintained The warlike Pagan fell into the Ladies hands with whome shée began such a stur and with such valour as made them all to wonder shée had the aduantage aboue all that followed the warres for there was not a blow that shée gaue but did cut their armours cleane thorowe and most commonly the flesh withall By reason heereof the Pagan notwithstanding that he were knowne to bee one of the most strong and valiant in the army yet was hee so hardly be set by his aduersaries that hee was bathed all ouer in his owne bloud but that was not sufficient to make him giue backe neither was there in him any point of cowardize but deferring his cruell destinie be fought like a valiant Captaine The Dacian his Galley was in great danger for there were foure which at once with full sayles charged him on all sides I beléeue it was to the ende that he should the more shew his valor for redoubling his deadly blowes there was nothing worth the looking after but he and his faire Ladie They deuided themselues ayding those which were in greatest distresse The high minded Spaniard was none of those which did worst for both hee and his sonne made good shewe of the strength of their armes wading almost to the middles ba●hed in Turkish blood notwithstanding all this they had hardly escaped but that the warlike Zoilus came to their ●id with his squadron of Galeons appointed onely to yéeld assistance where greatest néed required hee came in hurling so much artificiall fire and that with such swiftnesse that hee thereby rescued the beaten Galley which beeing therewith lightened charged so the Romane Admirall that they had almost taken her when the warlike Lindauro arriued whom the Dacian deadly hated he set the Romane at libertie but not with such ease but that hee first had some taste of his enemies valour There was a huge noise in that squadron wherein the mightie Alphebus was in company with his Claridiana and of the Troiane Oristides and his faire Sarmatia which was that hauing aduentured far coueting to take the Admirall of Niquea they were enclosed with aboue twentie Gallies holding them in such danger that if there had not béene therein such people as there were they had without doubt béen taken but the most strong Lisarte with his daintie sonne kept all the one side which did some what appease the battell There were neuer séene more cruell blowes then were giuen here for the mightie Emperour holding his valour for nothing worth to sée himself so compassed about gaue neuer a blow which bereaued not some one of his life so as the Sea was full of dead carkasses the enemies were so many that they neuer mist ten or an hundred for presently there came so many fresh men in their places and of ours neuer a one they had now no hope to depart from thence for it séemed impossible séeing their great valor to do that which they intended which was to take their Standerd Afresh came the furious Knight of Epire who was accounted for one of the most famous he was much in loue with the faire Lisiana wherefore his doings were to be noted he came in a very high carued ship he thought to haue caried all at the first charge but he found such company within boord as was the flower of Cheualrie who came to ioyne with the louing Moore before that he could take footing as a valiant man for indéed he was one the Emperour Alphebus gaue him so sound a knocke vpon the top of the Helme that he made him set his hands and knées both to the ground he was scarcely risen vpon his féet when with a thrust hee set him faster then apace out of the Galley he would haue followed him had it not béene for feare to abandon his Galley being in such danger there came a Gyant to his owne hurt to séeke reuenge but before that he could discharge one blow Claridiana had left

they made for where Brandafidel Bramidoro and the gentle Tefereo went there was no defence against their clubs for they trode all vnder foot The greatest part of the Pagans was slain before that their succors came from the campe In the auaunt gard came the flower of Chiualry which were Bembo Brauorante Brufaldoro the young men although y● Leobulo by reason of his hurts was not to haue taken armes so soone On the other side came the fiue of the wood desirous to méete with the Gréeks who being more ready séeing thēselues reuenged and so much to their honour sounded a retreat garding their backs with the Citie wals leauing the enemy with lesse then the third part of their people And the greatest euil was that Poliphebus desirous to make shew of himselfe in company with his brother and Nephew wan the Standard of Comagena the King comming to the rescue lost his life honorably because it was by the hands of the Tinacrian This king was cousin and great friend to Bramarante and vncle to the furious Brauorante who when he knew of his death Gualtenor durst not tell how angry he was for before that the Gréeks were wholly withdrawn he slew aboue a hundred of thē would not returne to the campe without reuenge The diuelish young man went so compassed with his enemies that in despight of them hee went into the citie where I would gladly sée thée O Homer to sing the acts which he there performed he would not refuse to fight with a hundred for hee sought with them all He met with the Princes of Hungarie and Bohemia it was nothing to strike them to the ground considering what he pretended He turned to Thorisiano whō he left sencelesse at his horses héeles And the braue Tartarian although he deserued it not hee had neere bereaued of life for casting bloud at his mouth and nostrils he threwe him to ground The strong Florisiano and the Prince of Croacia escaped not scotfrée for he left them astonied A proud attempt sixtéene Princes he threw to the ground in so ill plight that it was doubted of their liues He came to encounter the two famous Giants Bramidoro and Brandafidel to which he had an eie euer since their méeting in the willow valley He entred betwéene them nothing weyghing their terrible clubbes and they which were borne to be feared nothing feared him for whorling about their feareful weapons they both together smote him so strongly that they made him bow both his knées to the ground and had taken him but the terrible young man bestirring himselfe with his broad sword strake Brandafidels club out of his hands and came vpon him with another which set him from him faster then a good pace which gaue him place to rise and ouertake the furious Bramidoro Hee had paid no lesse then his life for the displeasure of this angrie young man for hee made him to fall vpon his hands and would haue closed to make a finall end of him and had done it had not the gentle Tifereo come who with a fierce blow hindred the purpose of the fierce Brauorante But he paid that which he ought to Poliphebus for with a thrust he wounded him verie sore in the middest of his brest and if his sword had entred a little further hee had nayled the one side to the other Brandafidel came to the rescue laying hand to his monstrous crooked Fawchion wherewith he thought to haue defeated the Pagan and smote him athwart the Helme and made him sée a thousand starres therein The Prince of Fraunce Clarindo by chance came at one side of him who was so eager that he could not strike although hee would faine but was likely to haue met with his death for the Pagan séeing him so néere him that hee could not strike him with his sword gaue him so sound a knocke with the Hilts that he ●aid him at his feete Gualtenor saith that had any of the other famous Princes entred with him the Citie had béene in danger to haue béene surprised he roared like a Bull at the stake and was more wight then an Ounce and thinking that hee should better execute his rage on foote he forsooke his horse and so iustled those which came mounted vpon great horses as though hee had béene an Elephant with two blowes hee strake downe the two brothers Spaniards which were held for as valiant as most in the Campe yet there were so many that desired to come to blowes with him that the place was neuer void but rather they met him in the way seeking reuenge All this did but inflame his rage had not the Gréeke Princes béene aduertised thereof who desirous to kill him came in all haste The Dane came first vpon his Tirian very cholericke for that he had ouerthrowne his Captaine which brought his troupes out of Dacia who entred pale with anger and ran vpon him with his horse brest but hee stirred him as much as if he had met with a rocke Then came the braue Claramante who had many times made him to feele what hee could doe with his Halbert who leapt from his horse to whome euerie one gaue place hee stood somewhat aloofe and whorling his weapon about his his head smote him ouer the Helmet and did more then Don Heleno his horse could doe for he made him set his hands to ground he seconded it with another which made him starke mad for making no reckoning of the third although that he saw it comming hee ioyned with him giuing him a suddaine blow with both his hands vpon the Helmet and made him to set both his hands and knées to the ground no man came to his rescue for feare to offend him thinking that he would make an end of the Pagan but hee was become such a Basiliske that if the whole Greeke Armie had beene there hee would not haue refused the battell against them all The louer gaue him a thrust in the brest and had not his armour béene so good hee had nayled him thorow and made him make two steps backwards By this time had all the flowre of the Greekes compassed him about and the Tinacrian had so great a desire to trie himselfe against him that hee leapt from his horse with his Shield vpon his arme desiring his brother to leaue that battell to him wherein he should doe him pleasure All mē desired to content him for he was beloued of all The Pagan knew him well by his Eagle and knowing that he had slaine his good Unkle hee assailed him bidding them both to prepare themselues which Claramante would not doe by any meanes but left the battell for his brother who as hee came fresh and eager before hee could turne about had giuen him two blowes one after another there was no enchantment against his weapons nor force equall to his for both his knees he made him set to the ground and reached him another no lesse then the former The Pagan