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A04556	The second part of the famous history of the seauen champions of Christendome Likevvise shevving the princely provvesse of Saint Georges three sonnes, the liuely sparke of nobilitie. VVith many other memorial atchiuements worthy the golden spurres of knighthood.; Most famous history of the seven champions of Christendome. Part 2	Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?	1597 (1597)	STC 14678; ESTC S101376	113,461	208

that after this it may be called a place of dead mens wandring ghosts But fond wretch why doo I thus lament in vaine and bathe her bléeding bodie with my teares when gréefe by no meanes will recall her life Yet this shall satisfie her soule for I will goe a Pilgrimage vnto Ierusalem offer vp my teares to Iesus Christ vpon his blessed Sepulcher by which my stained soule may be washt from this bloody guilt which was the causer of this sorrowfull dayes mishappe These sorrowfull words were no sooner ended but hée tooke her bléeding limmes betwéene his fainting armes and gaue a hundred kisses vpon her dying coloured lips retayning yet y e colour of Alablaster new washt in purple blood and in this extasie a while lying gaue waye to others to vnfold their woes But his Sonnes whose sorrowes wer as great as his protested neuer to neglect one day but duly wéepe a sea of teares vpon their Mothers graue till from the Earth did spring some mournfull flower to beare remembrance of her death as did the Uiolet that sprung from chast Adonis blood when Venus wept to sée him slaine Likewise the other sixe Champions that all the time of their lamentations stood like men drownd in the depth of sorrow began now a little to recouer themselues and after protested by the honour of true Knighthood and by the Spur and golden Garter of S. Georges leg to accompanie him vnto the holy Land bare footed without either hose or shoo onely clad in russet gaberdines like the vsuall Pilgrimes of the world and neuer to returne till they haue payd their vowes vpon that blessed Sepulcher Thus in this sorrowful manner wearied they the time away filling the woods with Echoes of their lamentations and recording their dolors to the whistling windes but at last when blacke Night began to approach and with her sable mantles to ouer-spred the christall firmament they retyred with her dead bodie backe to the Citie of London where the report of this tragicall accident drowned their friends in a sea of sorrow for the newes of her timelesse death was no sooner bruted abroad but the same caused both olde and young to lament the losse of so swéete a Ladie The siluer headed age that had wont in scarlet gownes to méete in Councell sat now at home in discontented griefes the gallant youths and comely virgins that had wont to beautefie the stréetes with costlye garments went drouping vp and downe in blacke and mournfull vestures and those remorcelesse hearts that sildome were opprest with sorrow now constrained their eyes like fountaines to distill a floud of brinish and pearly teares This generall griefe of the Citizens continued for the space of thirtie dayes at the ende whereof Saint George with his Sonnes and the other Champions interred her bodie verie honourably and erected ouer the same a ●ith and costly Monument in sumptuous state like the toomb of Mausolus which was called one of the Wonders of the World or like to the Pyramides of Greece which is a staine to all Architectures for thereon was portrayed the Quéene of Chastitie with her Maydens bathing themselues in a christall Fountaine as a witnesse of her wondrous Chastitie against the lustfull assailements of manie a Knight Thereon was also most liuely pictured a Turtle-doue sitting vpon a trée of gold in signe of the true loue that she bore to her betrothed husband Also a siluer coloured Swan swimming vpon a Christall riuer as a token of her beautie for as the Swan excelleth al other fowles in whitenes so she for beautie excelled all Ladies in the world I leaue to speake of the curious workmanship of the pinacles that were framed all of the purest ●eat the pummels of siluer and Iasper stones Also I omit the Pendants of gold the Scutchions of Princes the Armes of Countreyes that beautefied her Toombe the discourse whereof requires an Oratours eloquence or a penne of golde dipt in the dew of Hellicon or Pernassus Hill whereas the Muses doo inhabit Her Statue or Picture was carued cunningly in alablaster and layd as it were vppon a pillow of gréene silke like vnto Pigmal●ons yuorie Image and directly ouer the same hung a siluer Tablet whereon in letters of golde was this Epitaph written Here lies the vvonder of this vvorldly age For beautie vvit and princely maiestie Whom spitefull death in his imperious rage Procurde to fall through ruthlesse crueltie In leauie sports within a fragrant wood Vpon a thornie brake she spilt her blood Let Virgins pure and Princes of great might With siluer perled teares imbalme this tomb Accuse the fatall sisters of despight For blasting thus the pride of natures bloom For here she sleeps within this earthly graue whose worth deserues a golden tomb to haue Seauen yeares she kept her sweet Virginitie In absence of her true betrothed Knight When thousands did perceiue her chastitie Whilst he remaind in prison daye and night But yet we see that things of purest prize Forsakes the earth to dwell aboue the skies Maidens come mourne with dolefull melody And make this monument your setled bower Here shed your brackish teares eternally Lament both yere month week day hower For here she rests whose like can nere be foūd Her beauties pride lyes buried in the ground Her woūded hart that yet doth freshly bleed Hath causd seuen knights a iourny for to take To faire Ierusalem in Pilgrimes weed The furie of her angrie ghost to slake Because their siluane sports was chiefest guilt And onely cause her blood was timeles spilt Thus after the Toomb was erected and the Epitaph ingrauen in a siluer Tablet and al things performed according to Saint Georges direction he left his Sonnes in the Cittie of London vnder the gouernment of the English King and in companie of the other sixe Champions he tooke his iourney towards Ierusalem They were attired after the manner of Pilgrimes in russet gaberdines downe to their foote in their hands they bore staues of Ebon wood tipt at the endes with siluer the pikes whereof were of the strongest Lydian stéele of such a sharpnes that they were able to pierce a target of Tortoys shell vppon their breasts hung Crosses of crimson silke to signifie that they were Christian Pilgrimes trauelling to the Sepulcher of Christ. In this manner set they forward from England in the Spring time of the yeare when Flora had beautefied the earth with Natures tapestrie and made their passages as pleasant as the Gardens of Hesperides adorned with all kinde of odoriferous flowers When as they crossed the seas the siluer waues séemed to lye as smoothe as christal yce and the Dolphins to daunce aboue the waters as a signe of a prosperous iourney In trauelling by land the wayes séemed so short and easie and the chirping melody of birdes made them such musique as they passed that in a short season they arriued beyond the borders of Christendome and had entred the confines of Africa There were they forced

illusion that caused him so cruelly to séeke her death And the breaking out into this hurly burly grew first to head in this maner following Two yeres after the Kings departure these Deputies gouerned the publike State in great peace and with prudent policie til after no tidings of the King could be heard notwithstanding so manie messengers as were in euerie quarter of the world sent to enquire of him and then did Ambition kindle in all their hears each striuing to wrest into his hand the sole possession of the Babylonian Kingdome To this end did they all make seuerall frends for this had they contended in manie Fights and now lastly they intended to set all their hopes vpon this maine chaunce of warre intending to fight all till thrée fell and one remained victor ouer the rest whose head should bee beautifyed with a crowne But of traitors and treason the end is sodaine shamefull for no sooner had Saint George placing himselfe betwéene the Battells in a bréefe Oration shewed y e aduentures of the King and he himselfe to the people discouered his reuerend face but they all shouted for ioye and haled the Usurpers presently to death and reinsialled in his ancient dignitie their true lawfull and long lookt for King The King being thus restored married Fidela for her faithfulnes and after the nuptiall Feasts the Champions at the earnest request of Saint Anthonie departed towards Italy where in Rome the Emperour spared no cost honourably and most sumptuously to entertaine those neuer daunted Knightes the famous Wonders of Christendome At that time of the yeare when the Summers Quéen had beautefied the Earth with interchaungeable ornaments Saint George in companie of the Emperour with the rest of the Champions chanced to walke along by the side of the Riuer Tyber and to delight themselues with the pleasurable meades and beauteous prospect of the Countrey Before they had walked halfe a myle from the Cittie they approached an ancient Nunnerie which was right faire and of a stately building and likewise incompassed about with christall streames and gréene meddowes furnished with all manner of beauteous trées and fragrant flowers This Nunnerie was consecrated to Diana the Quéene of Chastitie and none were suffered to liue therein but such chast Ladies and Uirgins as had vowed themselues to a single life and to kéepe their Uirginities for euer vnspotted In this place the Emperours onely Daughter liued a professed Nunne and exempted her selfe from all companie except it were the fellowship of chast and Religious Uirgins This vertuous Lucina for so was shee called hauing intelligence before by the ouerséeers of the Nunnerie how that the Emperour her Father with manie other Knights were comming to visite their religious Habitation against their approach shee attyred her selfe in a gowne of white satten all layd ouer with gold lace also hauing her golden lockes of haire somewhat laid foorth and vpon her head was knit a garland of swéete smelling flowers which made her séeme celestiall and of a diuine creation Her b●autie was so excellent that it might haue quailed the heart of Cupide and her brauerie excéeded the Paphian Quéenes Neuer could Circes with al her cunning frame so much beautie in anie creature as was vpon her face nor neuer could the flattering Syrens more beguile the trauellers then did her bright countenaunce inchant the English Champion for at his first entrance into the Nunnerie he was so rauished with her sight that he was not able to withdrawe his eyes from her beauty but stoodszigag vppon her Rosie culloured chéekes like one bewitched with Me-dusaes shadowes but to bee shorte her beauty séemed so Angellicall and the burning flames of loue so fieres his heart that he must either inioy her companye or giue ende to his life by some vntimely meanes Saint George beeing wounded thus with the darte of loue dissembled his griefe and not reuealed it to any one but departed with the Emperor back againe to the Citie leauing his heart behinde him cloased in the stonye Monastery with his louely Lucina All that ensuing night he could not enioy the benifit of sléepe but did contemplate vpon the diuine beautye of his Lady and fraughted his minde with a thousand seuerall cogitations how hee might attaine to her loue beeing a chaste virgin and a professed Nun. In this manner spent hee away the night and no sooner appéered the mornings brightnesse in at his chamber window but he arose from his restlesse bed and attyred him selfe in watchet veluet to signifie his true loue and wandred all alone vnto the Monastery wher he reuealed his déepe affection vnto his Ladye who was as farre from graunting to his requests as heauen is from earth or the déepest seas from the highest Elements for shee protested while life remayned within her bodye neuer to yeild her loue in the way of mariage to anye one but to remaine a pure virgin and one of Dianaes traine No other resolution could Sa. George get of the chaste Nun which caused him to departe in great discontent intending to séeke by some other meanes to obtaine her loue so comming to the rest of the Christian Champions he reuealed to them the truth of all things that had hapned who in this maner counsailed him that hee should prouide a multitude of armed Knightes euery one bearing in their handes a sword ready drawen and to enter the Monastery at such a time as she little mistrusted and first with faire promises and flattering speeches to entice her to loue then if she yéelded not to fill her eares with cruell threatnings protesting that if she will not graunt to requite his loue with like affection he would not leaue standing one stone of that Monastery vppon an other and likewise to make her a bloudy offering vppe to Diana This pollicy liked wel Saint George though he intended not to prosecute such cruelty so the next morning by break of day he went vnto the nunnery in company of no other but the christian champions armed in bright armour with their glistering swordes ready drawen the which they caried vnder their side cloakes to pr●uent suspition But when they came to the Monastery and had entered into the chamber of Lucina whom they found knéeling vpon the bare ground at her ceremonious orasons Saint George first proffered kindnes by faire promises and afterward made knowne his vnmercifull pretended cruelty and therewithall shaking their bright swordes against her vertuous brest they protested though contrary to their mindes that except he would yéeld vnto Saint George her vnconquered loue they would bathe their weapone in her dearest bloud At which wordes the distressed Uirgin being ouercharged with feare sunke down presently to the ground and lay for a time in a dead agony but in the ende recouering her selfe she lifted vp her angelicall face shrowded vnder a cloude of pale sorrow and in this maner declared her minde Most renowned and well approoued Knights said she it is as difficult