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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57015	The fifth book of The works of Francis Rabelais, M.D., contaning the heroic deeds and sayings of the great Pantagruel to which is added the Pantagruelian prognostication, Rabelais's letters, and several other pieces by that author / done out of French by P.M.; Selections. 1694	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553? Pantagruel. English.; Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553? Pantagruéline prognostication. English.; Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553? Correspondence. English.; Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.	1694 (1694)	Wing R104A; ESTC R2564	128,470	325

Wardens left their Posts and advanc'd to relieve their Friends The Battel was doubtful and Victory hover'd over both Armies Now the Silver Host charge and break through their Enemy Ranks as far as the Golden King's Te● and now they are beaten back The golden Queen distinguishes her self from the rest by her mighty Atchievements 〈◊〉 more than by her Garb and Dignity for at once she takes an Archer and going side-ways seizes a silver'd Warden Which Thing the silver'd Queen perceiving she came forwards and rushing on with e●qual Bravery takes the last golden Warde● and some Nymphs The two Quee● fought a long while hand to hand no● striving to take each other by Surprize then to save themselves and sometime● to guard their Kings Finally The golden Queen took the silver'd Queen b● presently after she her self was taken by the silver'd Archer Then the silver'd King had only three Nymphs an Archer and a Warden left and the golden only three Nymphs and the right Knight which made them fight more slowly and warily than before The two King● seem'd to mourn for the Loss of their loving Queens and only studied and e●●deavour'd to get new ones out of 〈◊〉 their Nymphs to be rais'd to that Dig●nity and thus be married to them Th● made them excite those brave Nymphs 〈◊〉 strive to reach the farthest Rank wher● stood the King of the contrary Party promising them certainly to have them Crown'd if they could do this The golden Nymphs were beforehand with the others and out of their number was created a Queen who was drest in Royal Robes and had a Crown set on her head You need not doubt the silver'd Nymphs made also what haste they could to be Queens one of them was within a step of the Coronation Place but there the golden Knight lay ready to intercept her so that she could go no further The new golden Queen resolv'd to shew her self valiant and worthy of her Advancement to the Crown atchiev'd great Feats of Arms But in the mean time the silver'd Warden takes the golden Knight who guarded the Camp and thus there was a new silver'd Queen who like the other strove to excel in Heroic Deeds at the beginning of her Reign Thus the Fight grew hotter than before A thousand Stratagems Charges Rallyings Retreats and Attacks were try'd on both sides till at last the silver'd Queen having by stealth advanc'd as far as the golden King's Tent cry'd God save you Sir Now none but his new Queen could relieve him so she bravely came and expos'd her self to the utmost Extremity to deliver him out of it Then the silver'd Warden with his Queen reduc'd the golden King to such a stress that to save himself he was forc'd to lose his Queen but the golden King took him at last However the rest of the golden Party were soon taken and that King being left alone the silver'd Party made him a low Bow crying Good morrow Sir which denoted that the silver'd King had got the Day This being heard the Musick of both Parties loudly proclaim'd the Victory And thus the first Battel ended to the unspeakeable Joy of all the Spectators After this the two Brigades took their former Stations and began to tilt a second time much as they had done before only the Music plaid somewhat faster than at the first Battel and the motions were altogether different I saw the golden Queen sally out one of the first with an Archer and a Knight as it were angry at the former Defeat and she had like to have fallen upon the silver'd King in his Tent among his Officers but having been baulk'd in her Attempt she skirmish'd briskly and overthrew so many silver'd Nymphs and Officers that it was a most amazing sight You would have sworn she had been another Penth●silea for she behav'd her self with as much Bravery as that Amazonian Queen did at Troy But this havock did not last long for the silver'd Party exasperated by their Loss resolv'd to perish or stop her Progress and having posted an Archer in Ambuscado on a distant Angle together with a Knight Errant her Highness fell into their hands and was carried out of the Field The rest were soon routed after the taking of their Queen who without doubt from that time resolv'd to be more wary and keep near her King without venturing so far amidst her Enemies unless with more Forces to defend her Thus the silver'd Brigade once more got the Victory This did not dishearten or deject the golden Party far from it they soon appear'd again in the Field to face their Enemies and being posted as before both the Armies seem'd more resolute and chearful than ever Now the martial Consort began and the Music was above a Hemiole the quicker according to the Warlike Phrygian Mode such as was invented by Marsias Then our Combatants began to wheel about and charge with such a swiftness that in an instant they made four moves besides the usual Salutations So that they were continually in Action flying hovering jumping vaulting tumbling curvetting with petauristical Turns and Motions and often intermingled Seeing them turn about on one Foot after they had made their Honours we compar'd them to your Tops or Giggs such as Boys use to whip about making them turn round so swiftly that they sleep as they call it and motion cannot be perceiv'd but resembles rest its contrary So that if you make a Point or Mark on some part of one of those Gigs 't will be perceiv'd not as a Point but as a continual Line in a most divine manner as Cusanus has wisely observ'd While they were thus warmly engag'd we heard continually the Claps and Episemasies which those of the two Bands reiterated at the taking of their Enemies and this join'd to the variety of their Motions and Music would have forc'd Smiles out of the most severe Cato the never-laughing Crassus the Athenian Man-hater Timon nay even the whining Heraclytus tho he abhorr'd Laughing the Action that 's most peculiar to Man For who could have forborn seeing those young Warriors with their Nymphs and Queens so briskly and gracefully advance retire jump leap skip spring fly vault caper move to the Right to the Left every way still in Time so swiftly and yet so dextrously that they never touch'd one another but methodically As the number of the Combatants lessen'd the Pleasure of the Spectators encreas'd For the Stratagems and Motions of the remaining Forces were more singular I shall only add that this pleasing Entertainment charm'd us to such a degree that our minds were ravish'd with Admiration and Delight and the martial Harmony mov'd our Souls so powerfully that we easily believ'd what is said of Ismenias's having excited Alexander to rise from Table and run to his Arms with such a warlike Melody At last the golden King remained Master of the Field And while we were minding those Dances Queen-Whims vanish'd so that we saw her no more from

same State and in the same manner 〈◊〉 the Queen but till that happens th● never strike their Enemies but forwar● and obliquely in a diagonal Line Ho● ever they make it not their chief B●●ness to take their Foes for if they 〈◊〉 they would leave their Queen expos'd the adverse Parties who then might 〈◊〉 her The Kings move and take their E●●mies on all sides square-ways and o● step from a white Square into a yellow 〈◊〉 and vice versa except at their first step 〈◊〉 Rank should want other Officers than 〈◊〉 Wardens for then they can set 'em in 〈◊〉 place and retire by him The Queens take a greater Liberty 〈◊〉 any of the rest for they move backwa● and forwards all manner of ways 〈◊〉 strait Line as far as they please provi● the place be not fill'd with one of her 〈◊〉 Party and diagonally also keeping to 〈◊〉 Colour on which she stands The Archers move backwards or ●●●●wards far and near never changing 〈◊〉 Colour on which they stand The Kights move and take in a lineal manner stepping over one Square tho a Friend or a Foe stand upon it posting themselves on the second Square to the right or left from one Colour to another which is very unwelcome to the adverse Party and ought to be carefully observ'd for they take ●t unawares The Wardens move and take to the right or left before or behind them like the Kings and can advance as far as they find places empty which liberty the Kings ●ake not The Laws which both sides observe is ●t the end of the Fight to besiege and enclose the King of either Party so that he may not be able to move and being reduc'd to that extremity the Battle is over and he loses the day Now to avoid this there is none of ●ither Sex of each Party but is willing to sacrifice his or her Life and they begin to take one another on all sides in time as ●oon as the Mus●ick strikes up When any one takes a Prisoner he makes his Honours ●nd striking him gently in the hand puts ●im out of the Field of Combate and En●amps were he stood If one of the Kings chance to stand where he might be taken it is not lawful for any of his Adversaries that had discover'd him to lay hold on him far from it they are strictly enjoyn'd humbly to pay him their Respects and give him notice saying God preserve you Sir that his Officers may relieve and cover him or he may remove if unhappily he cou'd not be reliev'd However he is not to be taken but greeted with a Good morrow the others bending the Knee and thus the Turnament uses to end CHAP. XXV How the Thirty two Persons at the Ball fought THE two Companies having taken th● Stations the Musick struck up an● with a Martial-sound which had something of horrid in it like a Point of War rom'● and allarm'd both Parties who now be●gan to shiver and then soon were warm'● with Warlike rage and having got in 〈◊〉 readiness to fight desperately impatient 〈◊〉 delay stood waiting for the Charge Then the Musick of the Silver'd Ba● ceas'd playing and the Instruments of th● Golden-side alone were heard which de●noted that the Golden-party attack'd Ac●cordingly a new Movement was plaid for th● Onset and we saw the Nymph who stoo● before the Queen turn to the left toward her King as it were to ask leave to fight and thus saluting her Company at the same time she mov'd two Squares forwards and saluted the adverse Party Now the Musick of the Golden Brigade ceas'd playing and their Antagonists began again I ought to have told you That the Nymph who began by saluting her Company had by that Formality also given them to understand that they were to fall on She was saluted by them in the same manner with a full turn to the left except the Queen who went aside towards her King to the right and the same manner of Salution was observ'd on both sides during the whole Ball. The Silver'd Nymph that stood before her Queen likewise mov'd as soon as the Musick of her Party sounded a Charge her Salutations and those of her side were to the Right and her Queens to the left She mov'd into the second Square forwards and saluted her Antagonists facing the first Golden Nymph so that there was not any distance between them and you would have thought they two had been going to fight but they only strike side-ways Their Comrades whether Silver'd or Golden follow'd 'em in an intercalary Figure and seem'd to Skirmish a while till the Golden Nymph who had first enter'd the Lists striking a Silver'd Nymph in the hand on the right put her out of the Field and set her self in her place But soon the Musick playing a new Measure she was struck by a Silver'd Archer who after that was oblig'd himself to retire A Silver'd Knight then sallied out and the Golden Queen posted her self before her King Then the Silver'd King dreading the Golden Queen's Fury remov'd to the right to the place where his Warden stood which seem'd to him strong and well-guarded The two Knights on the left whether Golden or Silver'd march'd up and on either side took up many Nymphs who could not retreat principally the Golden Knight who made this his whole business But the Silver'd Knight had greater Designs dissembling all along and even sometimes not taking a Nymph when he could have done it still moving on till he was come up to the main Body of his Enemies in such a manner that he saluted their King with a God save you Sir The whole Golden Brigade quak'd for fear and anger those words giving notice of their King's danger not but that they could soon relieve him but because their King being thus saluted they were to lose their Warden on the right Wing without any hopes of a Recovery Then the golden King retir'd to the Left and the silver'd Knight took the golden Warden which was a mighty Loss to that Party However they resolv'd to be reveng'd and surrounded the Knight that he might not escape he try'd to get off behaving himself with a great deal of Gallantry and his Friends did what they could to save him but at last he fell into the golden Queen's hands and was carried off Her Forces not yet satisfied having lost one of their best men with more Fury than Conduct mov'd about and did much mischief among their Enemies The silver'd Party warily dissembled watching their opportunity to be even with them and presented one of their Nymphs to the golden Queen having laid an Ambuscado so that the Nymph being taken a golden Archer had like to have seiz'd the silver'd Queen Then the golden Knight undertakes to take the silver'd King and Queen and says good morrow The silver'd Archer salutes them and was taken by a golden Nymph and she her self by a silver'd one The Fight was obstinate and sharp The