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A08554	The ninth part of the Mirrour of knight-hood eing the fourth booke of the third part thereof: wherein is declared, the high and noble actes of the sonnes and nephewes of the noble Emperour Trebacius, and of the rest of the renoumed princes and knights, and of the high cheualrie of the gallant ladyes: wherein also is treated of the most cruell warre that euer was in Greece, with the amorous euents, and the end thereof.; Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 4. Book 2. English.	Martínez, Marcos, fl. 1598-1601, aut; Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612, attributed name.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, attributed name.	1601 (1601)	STC 18871; ESTC S113630	237,526	334

on our side the mightie Generall and Claramante with the vnknowne Gréeke which came to ioyne with greater force then can be imagined Oristoldo lost his stirrops but hauing so good a horse he past furiously along the like did the foure which remained they returned the one against the other with as great courage as possibly could be imagined Bembo desirous to strike Claridiano came so néere that he could not strike him and so came to handie gripes the Greeke knew the Pagans strength and leauing his stirrops he suffered himselfe to be carried away but in plucking him from his Saddle he took so strong hold that he pluckt him out of his before that hee was able to quit his stirrops which if the Gréek had knowen he would haue trailed him from his horse It was a luckie chance for Archisiloraes Louer for as he was stronger then the Moore so he set him vp against his horse and with his dagger was like to haue slain him for he hurt him although not dangerously The yong man was almost lost for the Giants séeing the Pagan in the ground charged with their squadron had troden him vnder foot had he not bin closed with Bembo but this the approach of the battels gaue thē place to take horse beginning betwéene them anew so furious a battel as if they had bin alone within the Lists It lasted not long for the flouds of friēde enemies parted them being mixed among the troupes where oh who is able to expresse what blowes were giuen aboue 30000. lost their saddles some presently their liues for they were either troden vnder the horse féete or smoothered with extreme heate who had seene the gallant Claramante with his shield at his backe charge the enemie with his Battel-axe at large to let driue at those Giants which as they were huge so many he neuer mist blow at euery blow felled one to the groūd stopping the passage against the horsemen his friends held him so good companie that it gaue great pleasure to behold thē for Claridiano carefull of his Lady suffered her not to strike a blow although she wel made shew of the valor of her persō The warlike Lady charged in so far among the Giants that before she was aware hauing ho●t her horse they had her afoote her Louer repaired to the noyse séeing the Queene a ground I cannot tel whether a man should relate what the Gréeke did For 4. Giants being alighted to help their Captaine which was at handy gripes with the Lady he laid thē on the ground at 4. blowes and came where the Giant was armed with plankes of stéele his Helme He let her go séeing the Gréeke cōming prepared for his defence but it was too late for before he could turne with the furie which did predominate in him hee smote him with both handes vpon the head rasht away a great piece therof of his thick helmet hee seconded another together with Archisilora shee with a thrust pearced him thorow he before hee fel had cleft his head so as the best fairest hands in the world wrought his death Many did enuie the Giant for his death in such maner Oristoldo and Claramante would not bee out of the way when they should assist them The thrée famous Pagans turned backwards hearing the noyse and those which were a foote were like to bee in danger by their comming for in the Generals gard they had done much harme It was strange to sée Bembo with his sword died in bloud The furious Brauorante bare that day a great Mace of stéele being stung with the death of his Uncle hee sufficiently reuenged it for hée gaue many for one at his comming hee met with those of the Generals Chamber and flue thrée of them at two blowes and charging the Giants which had the gard of his person being nothing afraid to sée himselfe alone amongst them he began to stirre in such maner that if Claramante had not come hauing first mounted those two princes hee had made an end of them but knowing him they gaue place whose battell is not to bee forgotten for the one with his Axe and the other with his Mace at euerie blowe made the bloud to gush out at their Uisors It was good hap for a great many and as a man might say ordained by the heauens for at one blow with his terrible Axe hitting close by his hand hee smote in two péeces his Mace of steele and it was maruaile that he had not done the like by his armes O who had then séene the angrie Moore more furious then a Basiliske hee was nothing amazed neither did hee strike sayle to furie but rather drew out a sharpe skeane wherewith hee would haue smitten the Gréeke but it was too late for he had alreadie the edge of his Axe vpon his Helme here he saw that which he neuer thought of his weapons for hitting him athwart the Creast he smote it cleane away a great part of his stéele Cap. Forwards went the louer glad to see the Standard to march forwards getting ground The infidell Bembo perceiued it and with great furie would haue set vpon him which bare it which was the good Duke of Thebes had not his hands béene as good as his iudgement according to the force wherwith he pluckt it he had ne're caried it Brufaldoro followed the chase The old man was in great danger but his 3. sōnes which were the flowre of the Gréeks defended their father as wel as they did the standard Oristoldo and Claridiano wel saw the hurly burly but the Giants did so much trouble them that they could not passe but séeing what was lost in the Standard notwithstanding he had a good gard throwing downe those which stood in his way the furious Claridiano ca●e and met with Brufaldoro and taking him at vnwares it was a maruell that he had not killed him for in passing by he gaue him a mighty thrust in one of his sides which finding entrance in the iointing came forth againe all died in bloud The yong man passed by so swift that hee could not strike him but others of lesse worth which remained behind paid for displeasing him Bembo would that all the whole army should charge for the being by halfe more then the Gréekes being mixt al together they might the better one helpe another The horne was thrise winded which was a warning to giue the charge The braue Oristoldo well vnderstood it retiring with his company then which a better was not in the world he said vnto them The time is now come valorous Princes wherein your valour wil appeare for Bembo hath giuen signe for the generall charge and because he shall not thinke that we are carelesse it shall be good to get the hand of them which he did for he presently winded his so lowd that all the valleys rang thereof The Ladies in Mars his Castle knew it and the

being so many and well angred they ●lue his horse hee leapt from him like a Bird and on foote he began to defend himselfe so valorously that no man durst come neere him vntill that they seeing him somewhat wearied with the Launces which they darted at him afarre off then those furious Giants drew neere putting him in such a straight that he was out of breath vpon his knees in the ground But the dead bodies which hee had before him were as good as a Rampart to defend him especially against horses so as they could not trample him vnder their feete and so he prolonged his life which had beene but a while if the most strong Brauorante had not come to part the affray who like as the Sunne parteth the clouds euen so made he a lane thorow his enemies some he troad vnder his feete others he slue with the sword and those which came néerest to him he defeated with his fist He saw from his high horse his braue competitor and being able would not leaue to giue him assistance which hee esteemed to bee nobly done which in deed was verie worthie At his comming hee bereaued foure or fiue of them of their liues and leaping from his horse he said Courage King of Mauritania for Brauorante being here there is no cause of feare for the gods will graunt thee life to los● it by my hands the time being expired which wee haue agreed vpon These wordes gaue such paine and courage to the most furious Affricane that with a leape hee came on foote saying Because I will not shew my selfe ingratefull for the helpe which thou proud Knight hast giuen mee therein giuing mee my life without stirring any one steppe from this place I would kéepe touch with thy desire and my credit for my valour is not yet so decayed that I will giue thée any preeminence Now to doe it answered the prowd Pagan agreeth not with my honour but the time will come wherein I shall make you knowe the valour of my person The two couragious warriours could passe no farther forward for the Giants were so many which came against them that they had much to doe to recouer their horses but being mounted séeming to the world to be friends they began to kéepe themselues side by side so close and in so good earnest that they did much harme but they were but two onely and had lost through the force of the Tartarians aboue a flight shot of their ground retiring backe as farre as the Almaines which led the vaunt gard with which they began a new stir but as they were newly come and the young man led them there was no resistance in all the army against the force where with his standard ma●ched All this in respect of what his father did at his first comming is nothing for with the mighty and tryumphant Charriot with those with the Elephants hee did mortall hurt with so much glittering armour with such puissance with such cries and shoutings that all the campe was troubled O cruell Nero haddest thou séene this spectacle how much it would haae eased thy mind for presently streames of bloud began to runne ouer all the field I speake it not without teares for the most part of the Almaines and Parthians he tare in pieces O cruell Roselia it sufficeth that thou wast a Romane to extend thy wrath so farre as that thou mightest sée the Gréeke fields dyed with Romane bloud and of the Almaines Heere the Souldan of Niquea séeing his army goe to wrack considered of his error Héere the Souldan of Egypt repented for comming to his ayd although another thing grieued him more then this The mightie Andronio vpon his Chariot cast his eyes about to sée his two friends and their good hap would that hee found them in good time for they were in danger for they had entred so farre among the Assyrians which gaue them so much to doe that the bloud flowed out at their Uisors and had wounded Rosamundi with a stab With a great crie knowing them hee en●red calling them by their names His Chariot ouerthrew aboue two hundred to the ground and when hee saw them at libertie hee s●ayed and lifting vp his Beuer he intreated them to come vp into his Chariot They presently knew him for they loued him as themselues and they all thrée leapt vp putting their horses in sure kéeping of those Giants which tooke care of them I cannot in so great a warre spend so much time as particularly to expresse the pleasure they conceiued in séeing their friends but will leaue it to their consideration which haue felt the like In companie they returned to the Camp making a great slaughter so as where so euer they went the Moores lost ground the Gréekes taking more courage seeing such succours and most of all when they heard them sound in their Camp in signe that they were in distresse which was such that the most part of those which battered the Citie were constrained of necessitte to leaue the batterie to goe to succour them The braue Earle of Mod●ca and his valiant sonne were no small let vnto them verie ioyfull for the fauour which Poliphebus had done the young man giuing him his owne companie for his greater honour Those of the ancient Tinacria did so long and so valiantly detaine the Pagans that the Captaine Generall with his couragious companions might set vpon the Campe although that those Princes whose force was to bee feared were left to gard the same and had defended it notwithstanding that they were surprised had not those Pillars of humane fortitude led the way which were Oristoldo Claridiano Claramāte Poliphebus Rosabel and the faire Archisilora with the beloued Flori●arte who went ioyfully in hope to sée his friend Artimio and also to know his Ladie As hee was put in hope by the letter the furious Spaniards entred being gréedie of spoyle doing notable harme for not content to cut and ouerthrow the Tents they presently set them on fire which in a Pater noster while was greater then that of Troy They are not things to bee written what those seuen Princes did in this iourney for I know not whether I shal be beléeued or no for keeping themselues together they brought death to those in the Campe which in the middest of them were slaine and tro●en vnder foote In lesse then halfe an howre they had ouerthrowne all their enemies they happened all together to enter a Tent leauing at the entrance fiftie Spanish Knights for a gard which would haue held it against Mars which Tent was the Emperours where waued an ensigne with the Armes of Rome all the Ladies of the Moores were there assembled which were no lesse faire then those of the Citie The seuen warriours entred being besides themselues to see such braue beautie At an instant they all excepting the faire Queene put off their Helmets putting them out of feare assuring them that they should haue no harme notwithstanding

Giants payd for it who were so waighty that they could not make such haste and so death ouertooke them before they could come to the sight of Grecia One of the best ships in the whole nauy was lost There was no lesse to doe where the three lights of Knighthood Claramante Archisilora and the disguised young Knight with the Captaine generall by land were fighting The braue Souldan of Egypt fell to their lot but to his losse for against the furie of those foure Princes there was no force or temper of any Armour was able to resist for before he could put himselfe in readinesse they had ouercome him and had wholly ended it if that foure Gallies had not with full sayles come to the rescue of their Prince and with all this presuming vpon the aide of the Gyants hee placed himselfe neere the boord where he assaied to shew his force to his enemies His youthfull resolution lasted but a while for his gard of Gyants little auailed him neither his fierce Cousin which stoode by his side whome Claramante suddenly with a knocke with his Battel-axe bereaued of his life for taking him on the toppe of his Helmet the sharpe edge of of his Battel-axe descended downe to his brest This terrible blow strooke a cold sweat into all the Gallies which came to his aide The warlike Causelio as angrie as a waspe taking the Souldans part would needes be reuenged who in the Empire was the next that succéeded the dead Souldan Fortune was heere fauourable vnto him reseruing him for greater daungers for although hee fell into the handes of Claridiano yet he could not although hee procured it accompanie his honourable Cousin in his death but yet hee was stretcht out vpon the Hatches mortally wounded very neere vnto the death hee would haue leapt aboord her crying Grecia and had done it and got●en the Galley ●ad not there come in his necke a mightie Gale●n to rescue the wounded youth Herein did the Gréeke execute his rage for in despight of those which came therein he leapt aboord and presently the thrée which followed him The fight in no place in all the whole armie was more cruell then aboord this Galley neither were there hal●e so many ●laine men found elsewhere in that battel for if these foure met but with neuer so little resistance they redoubled their valour To the losse of many liues they gat the Standard iust at the instant when Don Heleno assailed the Admirall of the Romanes for he had long béene about it The furious Lady aduanced her selfe forwards being verie angrie for the defiance which they had sent her husband The first that was met was the strong Brundusio who séeing the armes of Dacia wauing in the maine top hee presently imagined what it was and to be that which he desired hee made all haste with his Galley to come aboord the mightie Dacian The Moores Galley came manned with so good Knights and so warlike and mightie Giants that here the battell was most obstinately maintained The warlike Pagan fell into the Ladies hands with whome shée began such a stur and with such valour as made them all to wonder shée had the aduantage aboue all that followed the warres for there was not a blow that shée gaue but did cut their armours cleane thorowe and most commonly the flesh withall By reason heereof the Pagan notwithstanding that he were knowne to bee one of the most strong and valiant in the army yet was hee so hardly be set by his aduersaries that hee was bathed all ouer in his owne bloud but that was not sufficient to make him giue backe neither was there in him any point of cowardize but deferring his cruell destinie be fought like a valiant Captaine The Dacian his Galley was in great danger for there were foure which at once with full sayles charged him on all sides I beléeue it was to the ende that he should the more shew his valor for redoubling his deadly blowes there was nothing worth the looking after but he and his faire Ladie They deuided themselues ayding those which were in greatest distresse The high minded Spaniard was none of those which did worst for both hee and his sonne made good shewe of the strength of their armes wading almost to the middles ba●hed in Turkish blood notwithstanding all this they had hardly escaped but that the warlike Zoilus came to their ●id with his squadron of Galeons appointed onely to yéeld assistance where greatest néed required hee came in hurling so much artificiall fire and that with such swiftnesse that hee thereby rescued the beaten Galley which beeing therewith lightened charged so the Romane Admirall that they had almost taken her when the warlike Lindauro arriued whom the Dacian deadly hated he set the Romane at libertie but not with such ease but that hee first had some taste of his enemies valour There was a huge noise in that squadron wherein the mightie Alphebus was in company with his Claridiana and of the Troiane Oristides and his faire Sarmatia which was that hauing aduentured far coueting to take the Admirall of Niquea they were enclosed with aboue twentie Gallies holding them in such danger that if there had not béene therein such people as there were they had without doubt béen taken but the most strong Lisarte with his daintie sonne kept all the one side which did some what appease the battell There were neuer séene more cruell blowes then were giuen here for the mightie Emperour holding his valour for nothing worth to sée himself so compassed about gaue neuer a blow which bereaued not some one of his life so as the Sea was full of dead carkasses the enemies were so many that they neuer mist ten or an hundred for presently there came so many fresh men in their places and of ours neuer a one they had now no hope to depart from thence for it séemed impossible séeing their great valor to do that which they intended which was to take their Standerd Afresh came the furious Knight of Epire who was accounted for one of the most famous he was much in loue with the faire Lisiana wherefore his doings were to be noted he came in a very high carued ship he thought to haue caried all at the first charge but he found such company within boord as was the flower of Cheualrie who came to ioyne with the louing Moore before that he could take footing as a valiant man for indéed he was one the Emperour Alphebus gaue him so sound a knocke vpon the top of the Helme that he made him set his hands and knées both to the ground he was scarcely risen vpon his féet when with a thrust hee set him faster then apace out of the Galley he would haue followed him had it not béene for feare to abandon his Galley being in such danger there came a Gyant to his owne hurt to séeke reuenge but before that he could discharge one blow Claridiana had left

them that he made them retire a great way out of the plaine On that side where the Duke of Thebes was the Emperour of the Romanes charged with the Prince of the Almaines and the valorous Brundusio who des●rous to meete with some of the Greekes made the battels to ioyne together with such a noyse as if the skyes had fallen The mighty Epirabio tooke charge of the assaulting of the Citie and so with all the instruments and engines requisite for such an exployte with all the Assyrians the power of the Parthians they drew néere to the walls with many timber Castles with which they thought so enter the great Citie 3. clarions were soūded in the Castle of Venus frō whēce the Ladies beheld the cruel warre All the Gréeke Princes knew what it meant The Emperour Trebatius was very sorry fearing some ill hap for he saw all the troupes of Niquea in aboue sixty rankes marching towards the fountaynes to charge at their backes He lifted vp his eyes to heauen saying Into thy hands O mightie God I commit my cause and the equitie of this persecuted Empire He turned to Rosacler saying I doe beléeue that this day will neuer be forgotten I beséech the Lord to looke vpon his people Hee offered to come to fight with the Moores but that was not their meaning for they deferred it for a better occasion but onely to crosse the fields to recouer a hill which was hard by the walles where they meant to fortifie It was wonderfull to sée for the Captaine Aristoldo had already taken it A better cōmaunder the world neuer knew and truly to haue gotten the hill had bene continually readie to enter the Citie The discréet Captayne returned within the valley with all the Spanyards and made such haste that they tooke it beforehand The Pagan brought much valiant people and hee was so of his person but he met with those which he thought not of which were the flower of Knighthood no lesse then Uncle and Nephew Claridiano and Claramante with the faire Archisilora These were sufficient to fight with their whole armie The Captaine of the Moores came to an ill market for he met with Lindabrides her louer who smote him sencelesse vpon his saddle bowe he was so quick with him that before that he could recouer himself he laid him on the hard ground with a knock with his axe Hee would not trouble himselfe any longer with him leauing him for dead but withdrew himselfe some what from his companions for not to be troubled with his battel-axe for therewith hee made more roome There was nothing better worth the séeing in all those warres There was neuer any hired labourer in the countrey which shaking the Chestnut trée threw down more Chestnuts then the sonne of Trebatius threw downe Knights with his terrible battell-axe Sometimes with thrée blowes hee felled fixe Knights and sometime with a strong thrust hee pluckt Knights out of their saddles filed vpon his axe as papers vpon a thred He neuer gaue blow which made not the noble company to looke about and wonder at the strength of his armes The vnknowne Louer gaue good account of himselfe for hee sought not out particular Knights but the grimme Giants among which hee rushed without any signe of feare Their comming to the rescue was to so great effect that they made the Moores to retire out of the field to Bembo his squadron who by this time was within sight for he had intelligence that there was a supply of men landed in the port of Antona He made hast in hope to ouercome for he saw that by their hastie going his people gat the aduantage of the field Wel did the strong Breton sée that for that he was on the left wing where he plaid the deuil as that ground was somwhat higher those which tooke land might well possesse it which ranging themselues into a strong Battalion he saw tooke their way towards the field Hee called the Prince of Argentaria and sayd vnto him Now is the time come valorous Knight to shew what hath bene hoped for at your hands and therefore if you will be my conuoy it behoueth me to passe by all these Tents to goe to know what people that is which is newly arryued for if they bee not enemy we shall get the field Doe herein valorous Prince sayd the noble Florisarte what shall please you which to effect with the losse of my life I shall be well content The valiant Rosabel for he had no time to stay casting his shield at his backe and in his hand his sword gaue his horse the reynes who as swift as a thunderbolt parted frō his squadron towards the sea side The Prince of Tharsis had inough to doe to followe him hee went with such fury and swiftnesse Both campes beheld him The Gréeks knew him by the blew scarfe which Li●iana had giuen him Some followed him the first whereof were Claramante Claridiano and the fayr● Archisilora because they saw that Aristoldo made all haste getting ground vpon his enemie for Epirabio being missing whom sore hurt they had carried out of the battell in a maner turning their backes they made towards their campe notwithstanding that the Moores in that place had the worst of the fight in most places else they cryed Uictorie for Bembo reinforcing his squadron had brought to his ayd a hundred thousand Assyrians with which hee gaue so fierce a charge on the squadron of the Thessalonians that hee made them retire aboue a bow shot The Gréekes were in better case on that side where Florisiano with the gentle Polidolpho with the people of Lira Apulia and Croatia had entred they were somewhat of kinne and for that cause they alwaies kept company They were of opinion that the Sargeant Maior generall had reserued them and their people fresh onely for that dayes seruice They were very confident in their valour through that occasion they vndertooke great enterprises and fell on that side from whence Rosabel went who with the strong Flori●arte being to go crosse the tents had put thē in disorder They came in good time for the people of that countrey beeing but a fewe left had retired to backe themselues with a little hill whither came the two famous Captaines with al the horsemen which gaue so sudden a charge vpon their enemies as did greatly annoy them but the best was to recouer the ground which they had lost They both did greatly encourage the people shewing them what honour they wanne that day seing it might well be sayd that they had restored Grecia being almost lost These couragious speaches wrought such effect that euerie one fought for two no man was afeard of danger so great was the hope of victory All was but neede for the Emperour of Rome did so busie the Duke of Thebes and the Souldan of Egypt charged on the right wing so as the Greekes had their hands full on euery side for with the

his soule for hee would not ouercome him with any aduantage and lightly leaping from him he sayd Pardon Sir Knight for it was not in my power for I desire not to fight with any man with aduantage eyther of horse or Armes The Assyrian was so furious that he made him no answere but with his sword in both his hands hee set vpon him On foote no man excelled the Tinacrian for he was an Eagle he suffred him to approche but before he could strike him hee shifted him to one side made him lose his blow which being past he gaue him such a knocke vpon the Helmet that he made him set his hands to the ground and would haue closed with him but it was too late for the angry young man was againe on foote very nimbly made a famous assault for he gaue Garrofiliaes sonne two strōg thrusts one after another which made him goe backwards somewhat out of breath which gaue occasion to the young man with a wheeling about to lay him at his féete and within a little had hought him one leg tormenting him The Tinacrian felt the blow but would not shew the effect which it wrought for hee charged his enemie vpon one leg vntill the great payne was past rare valour in a Knight for the want of his leg was not perceiued for with a leap although but vpon on leg he came home to the Assyrian there was no defence against his arme for hitting him vpon one side of the shield he smote him so hard as made him set his knées to the ground he entred shouldred him threw him downe vpon his backe he knéeled downe vpō him with his dagger in his hand Floralisaes louer was in dout of his life this made him draw strēgth out of weaknes setting both his hands vpō Poliphebus his arme held him so that the yong mās choler could go no further the Knight with the stars was sory to sée his cōpanions il hap as angry as a Serpent hee leapt from his horse to goe to helpe him Rosabel did she like but the vnknowne youth came first The Tinacrian saw him comming became he would giue no occasion of any ill successe he stood vp taking his good sword The starred Knight came blind for ioy that he came in time whereby Poliphebus had meanes to giue him a cruell blow for as he had neuer a shield so hee gaue him a great slash in the brest Now was the Assyrian on foote who séeing Rosabel come running he gaue him a thrust but hee neuer boasted of it for Lirianaes louer with a blow backwards made him to fall on his face to the ground the noyse of this battell was so great that all the hils and vallies rung thereof The moone shined bright which gaue light to three Knights which sate on the hils side to sée all this battel they were no worse men then the Princes of Silepsia Leobello and Claribel which came with the Knight which found them newly borne as hath béene before declared hee was one of the chiefest in that Realme and brought some troups to the aide of his King which hee had sent vnder the commaund of his Lieutenant to the Campe and hee with his two sonnes for so he called them went vp that mountain By reason of the noyse of the battell they came downe from thence in great haste and came iust at the time that the Gréekes had the better for Rosabel had wel-néere ouercome the Prince of the Assyrians and Poliphebus desirous to make the Knight with the Starres to know that hee was the glorie of armes hastned so the battell that he had already made him breathlesse The Silepsian nouices wondred who putting themselues in the middest betwéene the foure Princes said In courtesie valorous Knights tell vs the cause of your cruell fighting for me thinketh that the aide which either of you might giue to your party should be no smal matter why wil you then end it thus alone It is no other thing Knights an●wered the beloued Father but that these Knights main●●●● the quarrel of the Souldan of Niquea and that which we could not performe in the last battell wee haue left for this present and therefore stand out for this battell is to be ended Let vs intreate you gentle Knight answered the Princes to giue it ouer vntill to morrow because we then may the better enioy the sight of your fortitude To content the Princes they all consented whose beautie and comelynesse made them to admire They all seuen sate downe vnder a gréene Oliue trée and taking off their Helmes to take breath it was a marueilous thing to sée when the one came to behold the other for if there were beautie in the world thither it was withdrawne Rosabel was not yet thirtie yeeres old neither had his trauels altred his complexion for hee was the Phenix of his time for Poliphebus all the sages agrée that he was excéeding faire He with the Starres and the two young men were but children for the oldest was not yet fiftéene yeeres old but so faire that they contended for beautie with the heauenly inhabitants The two Princes of Silepsia were so like vnto Poliphebus that their father did maruaile thereat and séeing so much beautie met together in them sixe that for complexions and armes they were the flower of the world The two youthes came with a desire to receiue the order of Knighthood at the hands of the Captaine generall of the Pagans armie whose fame reached to the starres but hauing seene the valiancie of those foure Knights the elder of these youthes whose name was Claribel directing his pace towards Rosabel whome according to the constellation of his Natiuitie hee was inclined to loue said Ualorous Knight my brother and I are desirous to receiue the order of knighthood at the hands of some worthie man of warre which desire hath forced vs to come from farre Countries with our father to haue receiued it of the King of Achaia whose worthines fame hath spread ouer the earth But hauing séene what you haue shewen in this battell we both intreate you that although we haue not deserued it yet wee may receiue it at your hand The Prince did so affect the two youths that he was glad in his soule that occasion was offred to doe them any pleasure yet hee would not bereaue Bembo of that which hee deserued saying vnto them The heauens defend it that séeing that you may receiue it at the hands of so worthie a Knight as is that Prince whom you haue named that you should receiue it of me to whom fortune hath not bin so fauourable This knowledgement valorous Knight sufficeth answered Leobello which was the younger of these Princes to assure my brother me that it remaining in your hands there may happen vnto vs some rest of good fortune and so wee beséech you to graunt that which my brother hath requested I would be verie glad answered