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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02151	The pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia VVherein is discovered, that although by the meanes of sinister fortune, truth may be concealed; yet by time, in spight of fortune, it is manifestly revealed. ... By Robert Greene, Master of Arts in Cambridge.; Pandosto	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1636 (1636)	STC 12292; ESTC S103413	39,826	56

fell againe downe in a trance hauing her senses so stopped with care that after she was reuined yet shee lost her memory and lay for a great time without mouing as one in a trance The Guard left her in this perplexity and carried the childe to the King who quite deuoid of pity commanded that without delay it should be put into the Boat hauing neither Saile nor Rudder to guide it and so to be carried into the midst of the Sea and there left to the windes and the waues as the Destinies please to appoint The very Ship-men séeing the swéet countenance of the young Babe began to accuse the King of rigour and to pity the childs hard Fortune but feare constrained them to that which their nature did abhorre so that they placed it in one of the ends of the Boat and with a few gréene boughes made a homely Cabbin to shroud it as well as they could from wind and weather Hauing thus trimmed a Boat they tyed it to a Ship and so haled it into the maiue Sea and then cut in sunder the Cord which they had no sooner done but there arose a mighty Tempest which tossed the little Boat so vehemently in the waues that the Ship-men thought it could not continue long without sincking yet the storme grew so great that with great labour and perill they got to the shore But leauing the Childe to her Fortunes wee will returne to Pandosto who not yet glutted with suffcient reuenge deuised which way he should best increase his wiues calamity But first assembling his Nobles Councellours hee called her for the more reproach in open Court where it was obiected against her that she had committed adultery with Egistus and conspired with Franion to poyson Pandosto her husband but their pretence being partly spyed shée counselled them to flie away by night for their better safety Bellaria who standing like a prisoner at the Barre and féeling in her selfe a cléere conscience to withstand her false accusers séeing no lesse then death could pacifie her Husbands wrath waxed bold and desired that shée might haue Law and Iustice for mercy she neither craved nor hoped and that those periured wretches which had falsely accused her to the King might be brought before her face to give in evidence Pandosto whose rage and iealousie was such as no reason nor equity could appease told her that for her accusers they were of such credit as their words were sufficient witnes and that the sodaine and secret flight of Egistus and Franion confirmed that which they had confessed and as for her it was her par to deny such a monstrous crime and to be impudent in forswearing the fact since shée had passed all shame in committing the fault but her countenance should stand for no coyne for as the bastard which shée bare was served so shée should with some cruell death bée requited Bellaria no whit dismaid with this rough reply told her Husband Pandosto that hée spake upon choller and not conscience for her vertuous life had ever beene such as no spot of suspition could ever staine it And it shée had borne a friendly countenance to Egistus it was in respect he was his friend and not for any lusting affection therefore if shée were condemned without any 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 her accusers might bee openly examined and sworne if then the evidence were such as the Iury might finde her guilty for seeing she was a Prince shée ought to be tried by the Péeres then let her have such punishment as the extremity of the Law will assigne to such malefactors The King presently made answer that in this case hee might and would dispence with the Law And that the Iury being once pannelled they should take his word for sufficient evidence otherwise hee would make the proudest of them repent it The Noblemen séeing the King in choller were all whist but Bellaria whose life hung in the ballance fearing more perpetuall infamy then momentany death told the King if his fury might stand for a Law that it were vaine to have the Iury yéeld their verdict and thereupon she fell down upon her knées and desired the King that for the love he bare to his yong Sonne Garinter whom shée brought into the world that hee would grant her request the which was this that it would please his Maiestie to send sixe of his Noblemen whom hée best trusted to the Isle of Delphos there to inquire of the Oracle of Apollo whether shée had committed adultery with Egistus or conspired to poyson him with Franion and if the god Apollo who by his divine essence knowes all secrets gave answer that she was guilty shee was content to suffer any torment were it never so terrible The request was so reasonable that Pandosto could not for shame deny it unlesse he would bée counted of all his Subiects more wilfull then wise Hée therefore agréed that with as good spéed as might bée there should be certaine Ambassadors dispatcht to the Isle of Delpos and in the meane season he commanded that his wife should be kept in close Prison Bellaria having obtained this grant was now more carefull of her little Babe that floated on the Seas then sorrowfull for her owne mishay for of that shee doubted but of herselfe she was assured knowing that if Apollo should giue sentence according to the thoughts of her heart yet the sentence should goe on her side such was the cléerenesse of her mind in this case But Pandosto whose suspicious head still remained in one song chose out sixe of his Nobility whom he knew were scarce indifferent men in the Quéenes behalfe and prouiding all things fit for their iourney sent them to Delphos They willing to fuffill the Kings command and desirous to sée the situation and custome of the Island dispatched their affaires with as much spéed as might bée and embarked themselues to the voyage which the wind and weather seruing fit for their purpose was soone ended For within thrée wéekes they arriued at Delphos where they were no sooner set on Land but with great deuotion they went to the Temple of Apollo and there offering sacrifice vnto the god and gifts to the Priest as the custome was they humbly craued an answer of their demand They had not long knéeled at the Altar but Apollo with a loud vo●ce said Bohemians what yée find behind the Altar take and depart They forthwith obeyed the Oracle found a scrowle of parchment wherin were written these words in letters of Gold The Oracle Suspition is no proofe Jealousie is an vnequall Judge Bellaria is chaste Egistus blamelesse Franion a true Subject Pandosto trech●rous his Babe innocent and the King shall die without an heire if that which is lost be not found AS seene as they had taken out this scrowle the Priest of the god

as a faithfull seruant that with such care had kept his Masters credit Egistus had not fully heard Franion tell forth his tale but a quaking feare possessed all his limmes thinking that there was some treason wrought and that Franion did but shadow his craft with these false colours wherefore hée began to waxe in choller and said that he doubted not Pandosto sith hée was his friend and there had neuer as yet béene any breach of amity he had not sought to inuade his Lands to conspire with his enemies to disswade his Subiects from their allegians but in word and thought he rested his at all times he knew not therefore any cause that should moue Pandosto to séeke his death but suspected it to be a compacted knauery of the Bohemians to bring the King and him at oddes Franion staying him in the midst of his talke told him That to dally with Princes was with the Swannes to sing against their death and that if the Bohemians had intended any such mischiefe it might haue béene better brought to passe than by reuealing the conspiracy therefore his Maiesty did ill to misconstrue of his good meaning sith his intent was to hinder treason not to become a Traytor and to confirme his promises If it pleased his Maiesty to flye into Sycilia for the safegard of his life hee would goe with him add if then hée found not such a practice to be pretended let his imagined treachery be repayed with most monstrous torments Egistus hearing the solemne protestations of Franion beganne to consider that in Loue and Kingdomes neither Faith nor Law is to be respected doubting that Pandosto thought by his death to destroy his men and with spéedie Warre to inuade Sycilia These and such doubts throughly weighed hée gaue great thankes to Franion promising if he might with life returne to Syracusa that he would create him a Duke in Sycilia crauing his counsell how hée might escape out of the Countrey Franion who hauing some small skill in Nauigation was well acquainted with the Ports and Hauens and knew euery danger of the Sea ioyning in counsell with the Master of Egistus Nauy rigged all their ships and setting them afloat let them lie at anchor to be in the more readinesse when time and wind should serue Fortune although blinde yet by chance fauouring this iust cause sent them within six daies a good gale of winde which Franion séeing fit for their purpose to put Pandosto out of suspition the night before they should sayle hée went to him and promised that the next day he would put the deuice in practice for hée had got such a forcible poyson as the very smell thereof would procure sudden death Pandosto was ioyfull to heare this good newes and thought euery houre a day till he might be glutted with bloody reuenge but his suit had but ill successe for Egistus fearing that delay might bréed danger and willing that the grasse should not be cut from vnder his féete taking bag and baggage by the helpe of Franion conueyed himselfe and his men out at the Posterne gate of the City so secretly and spéedily that without any suspition they got to the Sea shore where with many a bitter curse taking their leaue of Bohemia they went aboard weighing their Anchors and hoysting saile they passed as fast as winde and Sea would permit toward Cycilia Egistus being a ioyfull man that he had safely passed such trecherous perills But as they were quietly floating on the sea Pandosto and his Citizens were in an vprore for séeing that the Cycilians without taking their leaue were fled away by night the Bohemians feared some treason and the King thought that without question his suspition was true séeing the Cup bearer had bewrayed the summe of his secret pretence Whereupon he began to imagine that Franion and his wise Bellaria had conspired with Egistus and that the feruent affection she bare him was the only meane of his secret departure insomuch that incensed with rage he commanded that his wife should be carried straight to prison vntill they heard further of his pleasure The Guards vnwilling to lay their hands on such a vertu●us Princesse and yet fearing the Kings fury went very sorrowfully to fulfill their charge comming to the Quéenes Lodging they found her playing with her young Sonne Garinter vnto whom with teares doing their message Bellaria astonished at such a hard censure and finding her cleare conscience a sure aduocate to plead in her cause went to the Prison most willingly where with sighes and teares she past away the time till she might come to her tryall But Pandosto whose reason was suppressed with rage and whose vnbridled Folly wks incensed with fury séeing Franion had bewrayed his secrets and that Egistus might well be railed on but not reuenged determined to wreake all his wrath on poore Bellaria Hee therefore caused a generall proclamation to be made through all his Realmè that the Quéene and Egistus had by the helpe of Franion not onely committed most iucestuous adultery but also had conspired the Kings death whereupon the traytor Franion was fled away with Egistus and Bellaria was most iustly imprisoned This Proclamation being once blazed through the countrey although the vertuous disposition of the Quéene did halfe discredit the contents yet so sudden and spéedy message of Egistus and the secret departure of Franion induced them the circumstances throughly considered to thinke that both the Proclamation was true and the King greatly enuied yet they pittied her case as sorrowfull that so good a Lady should be crossed with such aduerse Fortune But the King whose restlesse rage would admit no pitty though that although hee might sufficiently requite his wiues falshood with the bitter plague of pinching penury yet his minde should neuer be glutted with reuenge till hée might haue a fit and opportunity to repay the trechery of Egistus with a fatall iniury But a curst Cow hath oftentimes short hornes and a willing minde but a weake arme For Pandosto although he felt that reuenge was a spurre to warre and that enuy alwaies proffereth stéele yet he saw that Egistus was not onely of great puissance and prowesse to withstand him but had also many Kings of his alliance to aid him if néed should serue for hee married the Emperous daughter of Russia These and the like considerations something daunted Pandosto his courage so that he was content rather to put vp a manifest iniury with peace then hunt after reuenge dishonour and losse determining since Egistus had escaped scot-frée that Bellaria should pay for all at an vnreasonable price Remaining thus resolute in his determination Bellaria continuing still in prison and hearing the contents of the Proclamation knowing that her minde was neuer touched with such affection nor that Egistus had euer offered her such discourtesie would gladly haue come to her answer that both she might haue knowne her iust accusers and cléered her selfe of that

commanded them that they should not presume to reade it before they came to the presence of Pandosto unlesse they would incurre the displeasure of Apollo The Bohemian Lords carefully obeying his command taking their leaue of the Priest with great reuerence departed out of the Temple and went to their Ships and as soone as Wind would permit them sayled towards Bohemia where in short time they safely arriued and with great Triumph issuing out of their ships went to the Kings Palace whom they found in his Chamber accompanied with other Noble-men Pandosto no sooner saw them but with a merry countenance he welcomed them home asking what newes They told his Maiesty that they had receiued answer of the god written in a Scrowle but with this charge that they should not read the contents before they came in the presence of the King and with that they deliuered him the Parchment But his Noblemen intreated him that sith therein were conteined either the safety of his Wifes life and honesty vr her death and perpetuall infamy that hee would haue his Nobles and Commons assembled in the Iudgement Hall where the Queene brought in as a prisoner should heare the contents If she were sound guilty by the Oracle of the god then all should haue cause to thinke his rigour procéeded of due desert if her Grace were found faultlesse then she should be cléered before all sith she had beene accused openly This pleased the King so that hée appointed the day and assembled all the Lords and Commons and caused the Quéene to be brought in before the Iudgement Seat commanding that the Iudgement should be read wherein she was accused of Adultery with Egistus and of conspiracy with Franion Bellaria hearing the contents was no whit astonished but made this chéerefull answer IF the Diuine powers be priuy to humane Actions as no doubt they are I hope my patience shall make Fortune blush and my vnspotted life shall staine spitefull discredit For although lying report hath sought to appeach mine honour and suspition hath intended to soyle credit with infamy yet where Vertue kéepeth the Fort report and suspition may assayle but neuer sacke How I haue led my life before Egistus comming I appeale Pandosto to the gods and to thy conscience What hath passed betwéene him and mee the gods onely know and I hope will presently reueale That I loued Egistus I cannot deny that I honoured him I shame not to confesse To the one I was forced by his vertue to the other for his dignities But as touching lasciuious lust I say Egistus is honest and hope my selfe to be found without spot For Franion I can neither accuse him nor excuse him I was not priuy to his departure And that this is true which I haue here rehearsed I referre my selfe vnto the Diuine Oracle BEllaria had no sooner said but the King commanded that one of the Dukes should reade the contents of the Scrowle which after the Commons had heard they gaue a great shoute reioycing and clapping their hands that the Quéene was cleare of that false accusation But the King whose conscience was a witnesse against him of his witlesse sury and false suspected iealousie was ●o ashamed of his rash folly that hee intreated his Nobles to perswade Bellaria to forgiue and forget these iniuries promising not onely to shew himselfe a loyall and louing Husband but also to reconcile himselfe to Egistu and Franion reuealing then before them all the cause of their secret flight and how trecherously hee thought to haue practised his death if the good minde of his Cup-bearer had not preuented his purpose As thus hee was relating the whole matter there was word brought him that his young Sonne Garinter was suddenly dead which newes so soone as Bellaria heard surcharged before with extreme ioy and now suppressed with heauy sorrow her vitall spirits were stopped that shée fell downe presently dead and neuer could be reuiued This sudden sight so appalled the Kings senses that hée sunke from his Seate in a swound so as hée was faine to be carried by his Nobles to his Palace where hée lay by the space of thrée daies without spéech His Commons were as men in despaire so diuersly distressed there was nothing but mourning and lamentation to be heard throughout all Bohemia their young Prince dead their vertuous Quéene bereaued of her life and their King and Soueraigne in great hazzard this tragicall discourse of Fortune so daunted them as they went like shadowes not men yet somewhat to comfort their heauy hearts they heard that Pandosto was come to himselfe and had recouered his spéech who as in sury brayed these bitter spéeches O Miserable Pandosto what surer witnes then conscience What thoughts more sowre then suspition what plague more bad then Iealousie Vnnaturall actions offend the gods more then men and causelesse cruelty neuer scapes without reuenge I haue committed such a bloudy fact as repent I may but recall I cannot Ah Iealousie a hell to the mind and a horrour to the conscience suppressing reason and melting rage a worse passion then frenzy a greater plague then madnesse Are the gods iust then let them reuenge such brutish cruelty my innocent Babe I haue drowned in the Seas my louing wife I haue slaine with slanderous suspition my trusty friend I haue sought to betray and yet the gods are siacke to plague such offences Ah vniust Apollo Pandosto is the man that hath committed the fault why should Garinter silly Child abide the paine Well sith the gods meaneto prolonge my daies to increase my dolour I will offer my guilty bloud a sacrifice to those guiltlesse soules whose liues are lost by rigorous folly And with that hée reached at a Rapier to haue murthered himselfe but his Péeres being present stayed him from such a bloudy act perswading him to thinke that the Common-wealth consisted on his safety and that those sheepe could not but perish that wanted a Shepheard wishing that if he would not liue for himselfe yet he should haue a care of his Subiects and to put such fancies out of his mind sith in sores past helpe salues doe not heale but hurt and in things past cure care is a corrosiue Withthese and such like perswasions the King was ouercome and began some what to quiet his mind so that so soone as he could goe abroad he caused his wife to be imbalmed and wrapt in Lead with her young Sonne Garinter erecting a rich and famous Sepulchre wherein he intombed them both making such solemne obsequies at her Funerall as all Bohemia might perceiue he did greatly repent him of his fore-passed folly causing this Epitaph to be ingrauen on her Tombe in Letters of Gold The Epitaph Here lyes intombde Bellaria faire Falsly accus'd to be vnchaste Cleer'd by Apollo's sacred doome Yet slaine by Jealousie at last What ere thou be that passest by Curse him that caus'd this Queene to die THis Epitaph being ingrauen Pandosto would once