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A08550	The sixth booke of the Myrrour of knighthood Being the first booke of the third part, immediatly follovving the fourth and fifth bookes printed. Conteining the knightly actions and amorous conuersations of Rosicleer and Rosabel his sonne, vvith diuers other their princely frends and kinsmen. Translated out of Spanish by R.P.; Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 3. Book 1. English.	Martínez, Marcos, fl. 1598-1601. aut; R. P., fl. 1583-1586.; Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612, attributed name.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, attributed name.	1598 (1598)	STC 18868; ESTC S113627	191,285	288

returne and bring them to Gréece whereas the Princes will was hee should abide his comming They sawe that their shipp made such great way that it séemed it did ●lie bearing most towardes the Orient to the parts of the desert of Arabia In this sort they nauigated fiue daies till the sixth when as the golden heauen began to shew her fairenesse they discouered not farre from them a boate which sailed that course which they did and by reason that their Ship sailed so swiftly in a moment they ouertook it in it discouered a mightie Knight with white armour quartered with blewe full of many and costly stones and a gréene hat vpon his head of a strange work with many feathers full of spangles of golde which caused the lookers on to wonder hee was to seeme but of fewe yéeres but more browne than white of colour he was with a Lute in his hand as one that was intended to sing and play but when he saw the Princes in their ship likewise armed and well proportioned he reioyced much at their gallantnes but could not imagine who they should bee for that eyther of them had russet couerings vpon their armour and couers likewise for the deuises on their shields The Princes were verie ioyfull when they saw that wel proportioned knight who entred vnder hatches and came foorth again with his helme on his head and on his arme a shield of the same color of his armor verie gallant in whose fielde was portraied a Lady with a sword in her hand at her féete a knight with the same armor that he wore who was knéeling on his knées with this posie My seruice shall approue That I deserue thy loue The Princes receiued great pleasure at the deuice of the stout Knight The Troyan did request the other two Princes for that al the Country was fildwith their valors that they would suffer him to answere whatsoeuer that Knight should demaund The princes with very good will did grant it vnto him and in ioyning their boate vnto his there came foorth from behinde a wéeping Lady that caused great compassion who séeing that the knights did cause them that gouerned their inchaunted boate to ioyne with them being nigh she said Worthy knights as you would fortune to giue you rest in your desires tell me some newes of the Gréeke Princes or of some of their friendes for that I doe come in their demaund from a far countrie because I was giuen to vnderstand that they alone doo protect and defend those that cannot help themselues of which number I am one and shee that sent mee to séeke them another Comming from the mightie Citty of Lira in the kingdome of Lacedemonia and going to Sea I met with this gentle Knight who demaunded of me wherefore I came And giuing him to vnderstand my necessitie he made me answere Well séeing that those whome I came to séeke were so mighty as al the world doth know that although he went to receiue the order of Knighthood by the handes of the mightie King of Mauritania who is the most famous Pagan that is now knowne yet he ioyed to change his pretence and caused me to enter into his boate saying that he likewise would séeke them and demaund of them the order of Knighthood that of their great valors somewhat might come vnto him So it is answered this gentle youth as the Damsell hath said and it shall be greatly to our content to tell vs that we demaund The knightes greatly reioyced with the demaund of the Knight and the Troyan answered him Of truth gallant Knight you could not haue met anye that so perfect newes could giue you of these Princes as I for it is not long since my companions and I did departe from one of them although I beléeue it will be difficult to finde them now for that they goe in secret on a certaine aduenture For the rest I beléeue that there is none more friends to them thē we thrée for that their bounty is as an adamant to the will of him that will imitate them in their procéedings The Knight with the white armour answered Sir Knight I giue you great thankes for the newes you giue me of them and for that the finding of them is difficult it is sufficient for me to haue met some of their friendes for to giue mee the order of Knighthood and therefore I doe request you Sir Knight to giue it mee foorthwith although I haue not done you any seruice for I haue somuch to doe that the little time I am detained will be the occasion of my eternall lamentation Therefore doe it foorthwith and I shall receiue great content therein for that you are the first Knight that I haue met of the Christian sect and he of whome I haue demaunded first this thing Then the Troyan said I would gentle Knight as I am their friend that one of these Princes of Gréece were here for to make more certaine your honor as to receiue the order of knighthood at their handes yet seeing it cannot be otherwise but I must be hee that must receiue the curtesie to giue you that which you demaund with license of my companions although it were better to be done by them I doe giue you leaue for to shewe your power in defending all such as are in necessitie of your person And therewith he kissed him on the chéeke and hee remained armed the best knight of all the Pagans although without the feastes requisite for so high a Prince yet for all this the Sea did celebrate the day with bearing the name from that time forwards of Happy which indured a great time vntill it was stained with bloud as shall be told you in the fourth part of this historie This furious Moore was ioyfull and content that hee was an armed Knight and rendring thankes to the gentle Troyan he said Gentle Knight Iupiter rewarde you the honor which you haue done me in performing that which my soule so much des●red but although this exceeding great curtesie bindeth me to serue you al my life yet I beséech you receiue no griefe at that which I shall say for so I am commaunded and I wel vnderstand that the cause is more difficulte séeing by this charge I may assaile all the world But it is better to performe my word though my hart dye than not performing it to liue without honor in perpetuall infamie and disgrace of my Lady which I estéeme worse then rigorous death So setting apart whatsoeuer perrill and the duetie I owe you I say from this time foorth I defie in mortall battaile hee that will deny that the faire and soueraigne Princesse Flora of Argentaria doth not excéede all that liue and haue liued in fairenes and beautie and this I will defend against the princes of Gréece so estéemed in the world The cholar was great that entred into the Knight of Cupid and a thousand times he was about to answer him but

not for that loue did giue them alwaies abundance of assured hopes easing therein and lightning the excessiue paine which the disdained Louer doth receiue But the accustomable conceipt raigning among beloued ladies is self opinion of their own worth a souereigne desire to be faithfully serued a glorie and pride in their Knights valor but when the full payment of his deserts as a true fée for Knights seruice is requyred then is the Ladies beautie muffled with clowdy discontent If she speake she checkes his audaciousnes if she looke she darts vengeance from her eyes and all the reward the Louer hath is this that others pittie him and are eye-witnesses of his true seruice which she wil scarce vouchsafe to acknowledge This gréeueth mee more than the rest sayd the gracious French Ladie to sée how you are vtterly falne out with loue in that you cannot obtaine to be the onely chéefe in account for the seruice of Ladies Tell mee I praye you is it not a high reward for a Louer to haue one gracious looke from his beloued Ladie nay is it not a salue for manie sustained sorrowes if hee but once attaine her desired sight Yes it were well aunswered the Prince and excellently for a Louers contentment to passe the heate of the day priuately in such contemplation where the Gallant may without let salute his Mistres but when such audacious entrie is made without the ladies special license I doo iudge it to be one of the most errours which is committed in the ordinarie erring Schoole of Loue. But let vs reckon the best méede the Louer hath for all his mone Doth shee bestow a smile Oh then hee is a happie man that one false sunshine is a sufficient comfort against manie bitter showers but if shee vouchsafe a kinde word a gentle touch or some little idle conference our kind yong louer is transported beyond all compasse hee writes pure Castalian walkes no where but in Tempe dwells with the Muses sings with Apollo Io Paeans in Loues praise Anone in the midst of all this iollitie on goes his Ladies frowning kercher and then his Eulogies are turnde to Elegies his mirthes to moane an vncouth caue couers his disgraced head a darke and queachie groue his pleasant garden the aire his counsellour Eccho his scoffer teares his drinke care his food and such a deale of foolerie v●xes this louing foole that I must néeds conclude him to be either desperately mad or questionlesse a verie Ideot Therefore of Loue and Louers this is my absolute iudgement Loue is a busie troublous foolishnes Those that commend it mad and reasonles With this amorous conuersation they traueled toward Paris when vpon the right hand of the Forrest they heard the swift running of a horse who came in such hast that before the Prince could put on his inchaunted helmet the furious Rider was in sight who séemed rather a Diuell than a Knight The occasion thereof was the reflection of the Sunne vppon his armour which was of shining stéele and colored blacke and so was his horse who made no show of steps vpon the grasse whereas he trode by reason of his swiftnesse The gallant demeanor which this Knight showed did giue great content vnto the Dacian Prince And here we thinke it good to leaue him with earnest desire to knowe what that Knight was and wee will get before him to Paris where we lef● the couragious Knight of the Images Torismondo Prince of Spaine who was healed of his wounds but not of the gréefe he receiued in the battel with the mightie Alpbebo This Torismond went out of Paris with purpose to séek some of his owne people and till he met them to trauaile a few dayes in those mountaines and to conclude manye aduentures so that in Paris there was no other talke but of the Knight of the Images As he trauelled he oftentimes sent vnto the Court to know and learne some newes of his Ladie by the Postes that came from Spaine and oftentimes he tarried for hys Pages returne at the Fountaine of Merlin being the resting place for Knights aduenturers trauelling in that Forrest One day as he was expecting newes from Spaine hee saw his Page comming with a countenance different from that he was wont to haue for that he came making of great lamentation which caused some suspition in the amorous Spaniard For alwayes a timerous heart touching a mans owne euill doth prophecie as it were insuing mischiefe as to affrighted Torismond at this time it prooued who gazing stedfastly on Arsilo thus questioned him What meaneth thy sadnes Arsilo haue the heauens depriued me of all my good and left poore Torismond to ●ament his Ladies absence This youth did confirme his suspition in that he did not answere one word The Prince as one wholy beside him selfe said ah fortune thou hast now shewed thy selfe who thou art nowe I feare not thy strength for that which I most feared with all thy malice is certainly befalne me Conclude Arsilo declare vnto me these newes that must redowne vnto my death What should I say soueraigne Prince answered the page but that it is as you suspect death pale meager death hath seazed o● your soules content This amorous and afflicted youth did not heare the rest for that he fel vpon the grasse without any sense or féeling til such time as his page brought him to himselfe againe Who in recompence said vnto him Oh vnfaithfull why hast thou called me from my ease what doest thou imagine that there is strength in me to liue without the life of her whom rigorous death hath taken from me I cannot nor I will not although I may liue being without that good which was my comfort How can he liue that only did sustaine his life in yéelding it into the handes of her who did receaue it with equal comfort Oh my chiefe good because I should know the despight of fortune she hath taken thée from me Oh déere déere loue how I doe number my wants excéeding all number with the onely lacke of thy soueraigne beauty Oh mournfull earth wherfore beginst thou not to lament thy lost ornament for my losse reacheth farther then the griefe of vnhappy Torismondo Oh warlike Spaine how maiest thou from this time forwards leaue off thy glorious name for that she who was the cause of al your courage is now conquered by al deuouring death Oh worthy knightes with what reason may you from this day forwards liue without courage since she who with her beauty did recreate you all faire heauen hath tooke away that heauen might be onely faire Oh deuine Floriana thou art a creature ordained to extoll the cunning worke of humane nature but the dieties enuying that earth should beare such perfect excellence found meanes for to vndoe so perfect a figure carrying with it all the grace beauty and perfection of the worlde ioyntly with the soule of this vnhappy body You ladies that were enuious at the brauery of mine

bee alone to make frée the passage and not to leaue some of vs without libertie The Hollandesse did well vnderstand her meaning but she dissembled and answered cleane contrarie to the matter saying I pray God that he be sufficient to cause them to surrender their armour vnto our guarders They had made their defiance with swift running of their horses they came the one against the other and méeting in the middest of the way they gaue such an encounter that it séemed they had pearced one an other thorough The Moore lost his right stirrop and in ●●ming of his foote because he would not fall he made a foule wauering which was séene of all but purposing to make amendes for the same he tooke another great speare and went against the Tartare and encountred him with so great force that the vexed Moore lost his Saddle and the Tartare his reines which was the occasion that his horse carried him verye nigh vnto the Chariot but in recouering them hee made him returne and did a thousand gallant trickes with him al the which were pleasing actions to the heart of the faire Grisanea who could not chuse but say This Knight faire Cosin seemeth much like vnto him that yesterday had the praise of the Iustes The like thought the other two Ladies but the Dutches broke it off saying it cannot be he for that he would not come without his companion neyther durst any of them come for the death of the Phrigian Prince The procéeding forwards on their talke was cut off by the cruell Iustes of the two knights for in the middest of their carréere they met in such sort that it séemed it had bin two great rocks the one passed by the other w t great vp rightnes the one being greatly amazed at the strength of the other and taking other great Launces with all the swiftnes possible they encountred and shiuered them all in péeces which whirling in the ayre declared the force of their rigorous armes The Moore did a little stagger on the one side but not in such sort to bee accompted notable neither so but they did all praise his great force but that of the Tartare was iudged in fauour amongst the Ladies and amongst the knights with enuy not onely vnto them but also to proud Mars if hee were there for giuing them so great force They returned with the great furie wherewith they were indued and encountred in the middest of their course shiuering their Launces in small péeces which was the occasion that it pearced not their armour but so oppressed the knights that the horse of the Tartare bore backward thrée or foure paces and settled his buttocks on the ground which made them that were present to thinke that all would haue come together but he séeing how much it stood him in hand and more there then in any other occasion it was néedful for him to profit himselfe of his strength and to hold him fast vnto the necke of hys inchaunted horse and pricked him so stiffe that hee made him to leap forwards which caused the Ladies to be verie desirous to know who he was The curteous Andronio returned and thought that the encounter had beene of small effect wherwith he saw that the fierce Moore lay along on the ground and by him his horse that did beare him companie who with the force of that strong encounter the one remained without life the other without sence Wherewith verie lightly hee leapt on foote and went vnto the yéelded pray and it grieued him for that he thought he had bin dead he lay in such sort and when hee came vnto him hee tooke his helme from his head to giue him freshe ayre so that he might come vnto himselfe who at his return séeing himself in the power of his enemie that willed him to yéeld he answered Ualiant knight it is not fit that you should demaund more than the honor which you haue got in ouerthrowing me in this sort it had béene greater content vnto me that you had ended my life and sustaining my honor then to leaue me so voide thereof The Louer Andronio was greatly affected vnto the discréet words of his aduersarie and without any more wordes hee gaue him his hand and helped him from the ground and craued pardon of him for the death of his horse Nigh vnto them there was a French Knight who was ashamed that hee was ouerthrowen by the Moore who hauing no respect vnto reason but vnto the passion which guided him said you haue not to receiue any griefe valiant knight of the Serpentes for this for that it was first ordained that he who lost his saddle should loose therwith his horse and it is rather a vantage and that hee should not inioy that which an other inioyeth not The Tartare could not but receiue griefe to sée the signes of sorrow that he made to receiue that shame which the French knight had vsed toward him but Fortune did quickly giue him his hands full of occasion for to be reuenged on all But the Moore vsing the licence and libertie which the Tartare gaue him without taking leaue of any tooke an other horse out of the Tent and with his companion entred the same forrest and left the tent for the knight to do therewith his pleasure who for that hee had surrendred it vnto the Ladies of the Chariot on foote as hee was for that they sent to call him he went vnto them And vsing great curtesie wherof they were worthy comforting his troubled brest he said vnto them Faire Ladies although I doe not know for whom I haue done this little seruice yet I come to aske my discharge with offer of my good will for any other matter of great importance Thankes vnto you gentle knight answered the affected Hollandesse for this newe offer with securitie that for so much as you imploy your selfe in shewing your strength in the fauour of Ladies there could not fal better occasion than is this wee haue séene to frée this passage els we should haue béene driuen to séeke others The louing French Knights did not let to blush at the words which the Princess● said but dissembling they made no answere for to heare what Grisalinda did say vn-the knight Worthy Knight of the Serpents said she you shal content these Ladies and me in declaring vnto vs your name and who you are With a gallant grace answered the heroycall Tartare I would willingly faire Ladies that as fortune hath put into my hands life for to imploy it for your seruice that it woulde giue mee strength and power for to doe a thing so iust as to leaue my name in your handes But fortune enuying the glory that should follow héerof forbiddeth me by a former charge to tell who I am for that in telling thereof it will bee more costly to my fame than vnto my life The Holland Lady with great content would haue answered him to the purpose but greatly fearing that

midst of the Court and wondred at the gallant building at last he rose and came to a gate of stéele that had thereon this writing Whosoeuer wil win the Armour of the beloued Iason let him knocke with the pomell of his sword and he shall find the entrance dangerous Celindo for all the threatning knocked presently and the gate opened but on either side stood two deformed Sagittaries with hatchets of stéele in their hands readie to strike hauing their armes aloft At which sight the Prince was somewhat amazed but taking courage he ran vnder one of the Sagittaries armes which did not onely cause the Sagittarie to loose his blow but both hys hands for his fell●w ouer-reaching to hit the Prince pared them away by the wrists while the prince giuing the Sagittary on the further side a blow on the thigh that almost parted the bone rusht into the hall whether the one handlesse the other halfe leglesse followed him both whō at two deadly thrusts he left dead and stopped to a Table whereon lay the richest armour y e was euer séene which before he could well touch there issued a Ladie with two faire Children to him saying It repenteth mee not that this armour made for the faithlesse Iason that forsooke me and these two children fitteth such a knight I charge you to be confident in seruice of Ladies especially your owne Ladie and let my example which I will in this ditty decypher bee to you a looking glasse With which word excellent musique sounded and the Lady thus sung I was of Colchos the admired Wherein the fleece of gold desired Of many knights their liues that lost Remaind vntucht the seekers crost With bloody death till I did see The face that won my libertie O my fortune fortunelesse To loue so soone my hearts distresse Old Aesons snone whom I reuiued Of life and beauty me depriued The Dragons fierce for him I quaild Against the keepers he preuaild All my deere Countrey I forsooke And him for all I gladly tooke O my fortune fortunelesse To loue so soone my hearts distresse For when I thought I was beloued And for his good my Arte had proued To Creufa he his sauour lent And falsly from Medea went Who iustly moou'd with kindled yre Slew these two Babes burnt her in fire O my fortune fortunelesse To loue so soone my harts distresse Then discoursed she to him all the storie of Iasons loue to her for shee was the inchaunted Medea and remember said she the Ladie you shal loue is of Grecia To the Prince of Scythia haue respect for by Nature you are thertoo bound and how euer by Gelasio you are charged to the contrarie yet loue the Grecian princes and much good fortune follow you Herewith she and the Children vanished and he ascended armed vp vnto his Sister who thoght long of his comming but at his sight was excéeding ioyfull especially embracing him for performing the Aduenture When either had sufficiently delighted themselues in saluting other they returned to the Castle not entring by the ordinarie gate but by the Fountaine Court where were the precious Daggers which Floralisa woon for all her Companions by the death of a Sea monster that assailed her as she passed by the Fountaine The wise Gelasio brought all the princes for by then Clarisel Argante and Torisiano wer returned from hunting into the chamber where the pictures were where Floralisa fixed her eyes vpon the Image of the Tinacrian Poliphebo Clarisell gazed on her and Celindo on Rosaluiras Counterfet Who knowing his loue was of Grecia determined to trauell thether and to this the Wise-man agrée●d for that they should defie the princes Clarisel went alone full of passion and solitarines best fitted his disquieted thoughts The Brother and Sister went the next day and the daye after their departure Argante and Torisiano followed hauing first vowed eternall frendship Them will we now leaue till time giue vs leaue to talke of them and return to the faire Roselia and Arbolinda of Scotland that followed Heleno prince of Dacia apparelled like pages What chaunced Roselia and Arbolinda in seeking Heleno Prince of Dacia Cap. 18. YOu are not ignorant I am sure that of all gréefes none equalleth the sorrow we receiue to be seperated from those we do affect nor anye paine is easier ouerpassed than the trauell to follow them whom we desire to sée Roselias example and Arbolinda her kinde Frends may serue for proofe for they pursued the Dacian through all dangers of sea and land Roselia led by loue of him and Arbolinda by affection to her One day the Dolphins dauncing on the vntroubled waters there came a ship hulling along by the barke wherein these boy-like Ladies sayled in which ship were Lisarte prince of Tharsus and Florisarte his Sonne who beholding the beautie of the two pages for so they tooke the princesses to bée caused their ship to stay and Lisarte thus said Faire pages doo this yong Knight and me so much fauour as to tell vs to what Knights you doo belong and in what Countrey you were borne Arbolinda who at the sight of yong Florisarte was enamoured thus answered Faire sir wee haue no Masters but were borne in Thracia and are now going toward Scotland to certayne Triumphs where we hope if good Fortune prouide not better for vs before to finde some famous Knights that shal be our Lords I would said Florisarte with an affectionated sigh that my Father the King of Tharsus Florisarte his sonne were so happie to entertaine ye Arbolinda noting the affection the prince spake with replied We shal be happie to be entertained of such royall Masters Lisarte like one ouerioyed embraced them both and discharging the Marriners they tooke the Princesses aboord their ships and demaunded their names Mine said Arbolinda is Artimio and this my fellowes is Roselio Lisarte tooke Roselio for his Page and Florisarte entertained Arbolinda in whome hee so delighted that he wholy to her surrendred his heart not knowing whome hee loued yet promised he to loue none but whom Artimio his page appointed Who therof excéeding ioyfull gaue him her own picture in a table whereon he dayly contemplated Lisarte ioyed no lesse though farre in other sense in his Page and as they sate swéetly conferring the Dacian passed swiftly by in his inchanted boate to whom Roselia cryed Knight stay for them that follow thée Arbolinda séeing her faynt and the Princes wondred at her sodaine change cherished her vp first and told Lisarte that the Knight in the russet armour had done his fellow and him much wrong Artimio said Lisarte I will not liue if I reuenge not your wrong Roselia greeuing to heare the Dacian threatned said many haue said much and failed in the enterprize And while they were in this conference came by the gentle Brandafidell who was going with Floralinda into Gréece the Princesse sitting aboue hatch somewhat discontent being grieued at her long being at Sea Lisarte noting the Giants