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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02143	Pandosto the triumph of time. VVherein is discouered by a pleasant historie, that although by the meanes of sinister fortune truth may be concealed, yet by time in spight of fortune it is most manifestlie reuealed. Pleasant for age to auoyde drowsie thoughtes, profitable for youth to eschue other wanton pastimes, and bringing to both a desired content. Temporis filia veritas. By Robert Greene Maister of Artes in Cambridge.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1588 (1588)	STC 12285; ESTC S108586	34,700	55

the storme grewe so great that with much labour and perill they got to the shoare But leauing the Childe to her fortunes Againe to Pandosto who not yet glutted with sufficient reuenge deuised which way he should best increase his Wiues calamitie But first assembling his Nobles and Counsellors hee called her for the more reproch into open Court where it was obiected against her that she had committed adulterie with Egistus and conspired with Franion to poyson Pondosto her husband but their pretence being partely spyed shee counselled them to flie away by night for their better safety Bellaria who standing like a prisoner at the Barre feeling in her selfe a cleare Conscience to withstand her false accusers seeing that no lesse then death could pacifie her husbands wrath waxed bolde and desired that she might haue Lawe and Iustice for mercy shee neyther craued nor hoped for and that those periured wretches which had falsly accused her to the King might be brought before her face to giue in euidence But Pandosto whose rage and Iealousie was such as no reason nor equitie could appease tolde her that for her accusers they were of such credite as their wordes were sufficient witnesse and that the sodaine secret flight of Egistus Franion confirmed that which they had confessed and as for her it was her parte to deny such a monstrus crime and to be impudent in forswearing the fact since shee had past all shame in committing the fault but her stale countenaunce should stand for no coyne for as the Bastard which she bare was serued so she should with some cruell death be requited Bellaria no whit dismayed with this rough reply ● tolde her Husband Pandosto that he spake vpon choller● and not con●●●●ence for her vertuous life had beene euer such as no spot of suspition could euer staine And if she had borne a frendly countedaunce to Egistus it was in respect he was his friende and not for any lusting affection therefore if she were condemned without a●y further proofe it was rigour and not Law The noble men which sate in iudgement said that Bellaria spake reason and intreated the king that the accusers might be openly examined and sworne and if then the euidence were such as the Iury might finde her guilty for seeing she was a Prince she ought to be ●ryed by her péeres then let her haue such punishment as the extremitie of the Law will assigne to such malefactors The king presently made answere that in this case he might and would dispence with the Law and that the Iury being once panneld they should take his word for sufficient euidence otherwise he would make the proudest of them repent it The noble men séeing the king in choler were all whist but Bellaria whose life then hung in the ballaunce fearing more perpetuall in famie then momentarie death tolde the king● if his furie might stand for a Law that it were vaine to haue the Iury yéeld their verdit and therefore she fell downe vpon her knées and desired the king that for the loue he hare to his young sonne Garinter whome she brought into the world that hee woulde graunt her a request which was this that it would please his maiestie to send sixe of his noble men whome he best trusted to the Isle of Delphos there to enquire of the Oracle of Apollo whether she had committed adultery with Egistus or conspired to poyson him with Franion and if the God Apollo who by his deuine essence knew al secrets gaue answere that she was guiltie she were content to suffer any torment were it neuer so terrible The request was so reasonable that Pandosto could not for shame deny it vnlesse he woulde d●e counted of all his subiects more wilfull then wise he therefore agréed that with as much speede as might be there should be certaine Embassadores dispat●●ed to the Ile of Delphost ●●d in the meane season be commanded that his wife should be kept in close prison Bellaria hauing obtained this graunt was now more carefull for her little babe that floated ●● the Seas then ●●●●● full for her owne mishap For of that she doubted of her selfe shee was assured knowing if Apollo should giue Oracle according to the thoughts of the hart yet the sentence should goe one her sid● such was the clearenes of her minde in this case But Pandosto whose suspitious head still remained in one song chose out six of his Nobility whom hee knew were scarse indifferent men in the Quéenes behalfe and prouiding all things fit for their iourney sent them to Delphos they willing to fulfill the Kinges commaund and desirous to see the situation and custome of the Iland dispatched their affaires with as much spéede as might be and embarked themselues to this voyage which the wind and weather seruing fit for their purpose was soone ended For within three weekes they arriued at Delphos where they were no sooner set on lande but with great deuotion they went to the Temple of Apollo and there offring sacrifice to the GOD and giftes to the Priest as the custome was they humbly craued an aunswere of their demaund they had not long kneeled at the Altar but Apollo with a loude voice saide Bohemians what you finde behinde the Alter take and depart They forthwith obeying the Oracle founde a scroule of parchment wherein was written these words in letters of Golde The Oracle SVspition is no proofe Iealousie is an vnequall Iudge Bellaria is chast Egistus blamelesse Franion a true subiect Pandosto treacherous his Babe an innocent and the King shal liue without an heire if that which is lost be not founde AS soone as they had taken out this scroule the Priest of the God commaunded them that they should not presume to read it before they came in the presēce of Pandosto vnlesse they would incurre the displeasure of Apollo The Bohemian Lords carefully obeying his commaund taking their leaue of the Priest with great reuerence departed out of the Temple and went ●● their ships and assoone as wind would permit them sailed toward Bohemia whither in short time they safely arriued with great tryumph issuing out of their Ships went to the Kinges pall●●e whom they found in his chamber accompanied with other Noble men Pandosto no sooner saw them but with a merrie countenaunce he welcomed them home as king what newes they tolde his Maiestie that they had receiued an aunswere of the God written in a scroule b●t with this charge y t they should not reade the contents before they came in the presence of the King and with that they deliuered him the parchment but his Noble men intreated him that sith therein was contayned either the safetie of his Wiues life and honestly or her death and perpetuall infamy that he would haue his Nobles and Commons assembled in the iudgement Hall where the Queene brought in as prysoner should heare the contents if shee were found guilty by the Oracle of the