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A08441	The heroicall aduentures of the knight of the sea comprised in the most famous and renowned historie of the illustrious & excellently accomplished Prince Oceander, grand-sonne to the mightie and magnanimous Claranax, Emperour of Constantinople, and the Empresse Basilia; and sonne vnto the incomparable Olbiocles Prince of Grecia, by the beautious Princesse Almidiana, daughter vnto the puissant King Rubaldo of Hungaria. Wherin is described ... his owne losse, strange preseruing, education, and fostering (by Kanyra Q. of Carthage) his knighthood, admirable exploytes, and vnmatchable atchieuementes, graced with the most glorious conquestes ouer knights, gyants, monsters, enchauntments, realmes, and dominions; with his ... combating, affecting, and pursuites in his loue towardes the rarely embellished princesse and lady-knight Phianora, daughter vnto the inuinicible Argamont King of England, by the gracious Princesse Clarecinda.		1600 (1600)	STC 18763; ESTC S110204	176,990	254

Fraunce vnable to endure silent any longer began to thunder forth their deaths peale into their eares At the last O ye wicked traytours at the last I say the iust Gods from their heauenly thrones perceiuing your perpetrated villanies haue prouided for the safetie of oppressed Innocent and in his iust iudgements will powre downe vengeance vppon the heades of the malefactors Prepare your selues therefore O ye wicked men to receiue the iust recompence of your treasons by the hands of them who not for number but iustnesse of the quarrell will offer you the combate They enter combate Herewithall the Princes entered the lists and the three Knights whose names were Licandro Mirnao and Rogesto prepared themselues to the Careyre Licandro and Rogesto fewtered their Launces at once against Alphortio who receiued them with such a fiercenesse as though they both brake their speares vppon his shielde yet he little or nothing moued but answering them in their owne language gaue Rogesto such a wicked welcome as piercing him cleane through the cuirace into the flesh hee made fal dead to the groūd Rogesto slaine where he lay gasping for life vntill they had begun the second Careyr which being performed with Semitars was very notable and of a pretie continuance vntill such time as Licandro hauing wounded Alfortio in the sword arme so enraged him as the Spaniarde little liking such a bargaine with a maine blowe striking of a great peece of Licandros helmet and a péece of his brawne of the shoulder rendered him a sufficient requitall for his proffered furie Licandro wounded In the meane season Mirnao who was in combate with Orthisius seing how the world went with his companions hauing receiued a great fall and being likely to receiue the foyle at his enemies handes Mirnao yeildeth and reuealeth the treason fell downe on his knees and yeilding vp his weapon to the Prince of Fraunce confessed openly his complotte and how they were allured by the ould Dutchesse Atrielpha vniustly to accuse the innocent Oezima of the murther of her husband the good Duke of Siracusa whom in a secret complot with the ould wicked Dutchesse they had most cruelly done to death and throwne him into the Mediterranean Sea Which discourse so soone as the beholding people had heard related they cast vp their hats for ioy of the Dutchesses approued Innocence not any longer withhoulding their furies they leapt ouer the listes and in a rage running to the ouercome traytours they sett fiercely vpon them neuer rested vntil they had torne their flesh from the bones no man thinking himselfe happy but he that had rent some gobbet from the slaughtered carcases Cursed Atrielpha in the meane while knowing by the shoute of the people howe the matter stoode with her Champions Atrielph determineth to murther Oezima presently ran towardes the prison gates with a clubbe in her handes meaning to dispatch the innocent Dutchesse but blinded with rage not knowing where to finde the key of the dungeon she cursed her selfe banned Fortune exclaming against the Heauens so sayde at the dore with her iron beetle as by the reuerberation thereof Orlardey being aduertised about what worke the wicked wretch was called vnto the worthy Champions and conducting them vnto the dungeon dore surprised the ould Traytresse yer she were aware She is attached and carrying her in their armes out vnto the people required their iudgements to what death she should be cōdemned whereunto some answered this and others that according to the common prouerbe Quot homines tot sententiae How many men so many sundry mindes AT length they required her to be deliuered them whereunto at the Duke at Hyblas intreates the Knightes consented and yeilding her into their handes gaue them power of her life death So soone as they had her among them they stripped her out of her clothes Atrielph troden to death by the people and tying her hande and foote ran vp and downe ouer her vntill such time as they hadde squiesed her to death by their often treading Whome being thus dispatched they cast into the Hauen of Siracusa reioycing in their harts that they had taken such vengeance on her treason Oriardey in the while returned vnto the prison vnto his pined sister whome loosing from her chaynes hee brought forth of the dungeon into the vpper Chamber where causing her to put on her best attire and declaring vnto her Oezima set at libertie the whole historie of her releasement brought her by the hand into the palace Hall in humble wise to render thanks for her happy deliuery fro her thraldome which a● sone as she espied her h●ppy deliuerers she so artificially performed as although she was most bewt●full she gaue them more cause to admire her wit then wonder at her bewtie wherewith the Princes were greatly delight●d but especially Alpho●t●o who vowed in his heart neuer to entertaine any other paramoure Yet notwithstanding she was growne so leane and meagre with her thinne dyet in the Dungeon as shee gaue the Princes good occasion to require the occasion of her disasters inition Too which she being vnwilling to séeme vngratefull with great facilitie cōdiscended but for it was now dinner-time they washed their hands and sate downe at the table and hauing sufficiently taken their due repast they attentiuely hearkned to this relation of Oezima who taking them by the hands began the historie of her misfortunes after this manner Oezimaes relation of her misfortunes IT is scarcely thrée moneths since Heroyck Champions it be fortuned my lucklesse Husband Tirocles was one euening a little after the decline of Appollo into the westerne Seas found dead all mangled and massacred in the Palace garden and all couered ouer with Rose-leaues and other hearbes to the end he might not be perceiued when about that time my wicked Aunte Atrielpha Tirocles murthered by Atrielpha and Oezima for it accused cōspiring with thrée other knights who indéede had murthered my Husband Tirocles ganne run vp and downe the Palace shréeking and crying out against me where is that same wicked woman that same homycide and that same murtherer of her Husband what is become of her whither is she gone what doth she thinke to scape condigne punishment for her wickednesse God forbid the Heauens themselues will frowne if so great a crime should be passed duer so lightly herewithall they rushed into my chamber where I was reading of my booke and all at once rayled on me saying Ah ha thou wicked woman and thou villanous wretch for all thou couldest doe it so cunningly yet by the iust iudgement of the Heauens thy treason is detected I poore soule was not a little amazed at these their out-cries but standing still in a sodaine passion I gazed vpon them not knowing in my hart after what sort to answere vnto their vniust accusatiōs wherupon my infidious Aunte taking sufficient aduantage sayd See you not O you worthy knight howe her

straunge knight and English maid Then shall you ioy then shall you liue in peace Within the bowels of your country Greece Vntill some worser fortune doe befall you Which shall vnto farre greater mischife hall you Yet corage gentle Prince for through your griefe You shall receiue new pleasure and reliefe Herewith the Hermit ceased and Olbiocles rendering him hearty thankes for his directions by reason that by this time the firie charriot horses of the Sunne ouerwearied with their long labour had drenched themselues in the westerne Ocean for the refreshing of their sweating members departed with ould Kalander to his hermitage where wee will for this time leaue him to his rest a while to returne againe to our Africke Champion Oceander whose manlike heart burned within the enclosure of his breast with the ardent desire he had to reuenge the Queene Ramiras iniury vpon that vsurping and cruell tyrant Marcimodes who all this while fretting with fury for his Nephew Nigrastoes ouerthrowe hath solemnly sworne by his great God Termagaunt vtterly to ruinate that same pelting Castle of the Carthaginian runnagates CHAP. IX ¶ The assault of Marcimodes against the castle of the Queene and of the cruell combat betweene him and the young knight of the Sea and how Marcimodes by treason caught him captiue and was redeemed by the valour of a straunge knight of the fiue swords by whose helpe Oceander slewe Marcimodes and ouerthrewe all his armie INflamed as yet with the extreame iniury offered vnto his foster-mother the gratious Queene of Carthage the noble knight of the Sea could not chuse but continually be deuising and contriuing for the newe complots to wreake more sufficient reuengement on the knight of the Round orbs for such was the deuise in the shielde of the tyrant wherefore so soone as the daies guidresse Oceanders preparation aga●nst Marcimodes Aurora had the next morning appeared hee armed himselfe in his inchaunted armour with the residue of the Carthaginian Champions which bare true loyalty towardes their Soueraigne hee prepared himselfe to depart towardes the pauilions of Marcimodes But as hee was in egresse from the Castle hee was giuen to vnderstand by the watchmen from the battlements of the assured and present approach of the tyrant to the assaulting of the Castle Marcimode● marcheth to assault the Castle with such a mighty troupe of souldiers as they seemed in multitude to passe the starres and in number almost equall to the sandes of the Sea Wherefore the baser sort of souldiers at so vnexpected an infinitie of enemies stoode amazed and their courage failing them they wauered betwixt hope and feare to whether side they should betake themselues Which the valorous knight of the Sea perceiuing like a good Captaine in this sort hee cheared vp the hearts of his drouping souldiers O yee noble and couragious Carthaginians my mates in armes and worthy followers what cause hath so cracked your credits and what auke occasion hath thus cooled your vndaunted courages What is it at a rabble of tyrannizing robbers Oceanders oration to the dismayed Carthaginians that you are amazed and is it at the sight of a few base cowardly carpet knights that you are in this vnwonted sort troubled O my friendes if so it bee depell that fearefull faintheartednesse and trusting in the iustnesse of your quarrell cry Canira for Carthage and with your swordes pointes write your angry lessons couragiously on the breast of your Barbarian enemies in blo●dy Characters that either by death or victory you may bee renowned through all following posteritie who shall Chronicle vp your conquestes in leaues of molten brasse with this title Beholde the men that dyed for Countries good Courage therefore braue competitors and since Marcimodes is come to fore vs at our Castle gates let vs giue him so hote a welcome as hee shall but ill fauouredly bragge of his entertainement The drouping heartes of the Carthaginians were so cheared with these comfortable exhortations as they presently with one accord cryed out The iustice of our quarrell for good Queene Kanira and Carthage and therewithall they fiercely assailed their approaching enemies with whome they so valiantly contended The armies ioyne as of a great while it could scarcely be iudged to which side the victory would encline vntill at last oppressed with multitude their assailing in euery place without the warlike order the Carthaginians were in spight of their teethes yea though their Generall did admirable actes of Chiualry enforced to retyre with shame into their Castle The Carthaginians are ●eat backe The Barbari●ns enter the Castle where maugre their valiant resistance the stout Barbarians entered together with them in at the gates Which caused such exceeding courage in Marcimodes as not staying to enter with his souldiers hee caused ladders to be set against the wall Wherby mounting vp to the battlements with his Theban Champions he had made it a bloudy day to the Car●haginians had he not beene the sooner espyed by the knight of the Sea who like a valiant Captaine beeing vigilant to helpe all places trauersed vp and downe the Castle here aiding and there succouring his distressed followers and at length perceiuing his daungerous enemie on the Battlements who with his sworde stoode menacing destruction hee speedily passed vnto Marcimodes and with his courtleaxe gaue him so sounde a welcome Oceander encountereth Marcimodes as had he not the better defended himselfe with his steele tempered shielde hee had at that time receiued a sufficient guerdon for all his cruelties But Oceander gained nothing by this bargaine For Marcimodes couragiously brandishing his fauchone about his heade hee rendered the knight of the Sea so sounde an answere vpon the crest of his helmet as had hee not caught the surer houldefast vpon the stones hee had gone nigh to haue staggered off from the battlements Yet recouering himselfe Marcimodes tumbleth himselfe and Oceander downe from the wall hee so furiously prepared his good sworde Scindifer for his requitance as Marcimodes loath to abide the doubtfull fury of his descending blowe cast away his weapons and grappling close with Oceander or euer hee was aware or able to preuent any such mischiefe hee cast both himselfe and his aduersarie downe headlong amongst his souldiers with a lowde voice calling vnto them Heere heere O my worthy followers heere lyes the enemy of all your happinesse enclosed in the steely armes of your noble Generall like conquered Hector yielded to the ouermatching might of the warlike Ithacan Hether therefore bende your forces valiantly to bereaue him of libertie who hath against the royall order of his Knighthoode offered vnto our lineage such hainous iniuries Now therefore bee you all throughlie reuenged of so publike and notorious a disturbing enimy The knightes and souldiers hearing the exclaimes of their Theban Generall with an vndiscreat fury they circled themselues rounde about the worthy Greeke who vnable of so many to resist the forces was faine whether he would

victorie they still felt the greatest extreamitie of his virtue so as therewith amazed atterrifi●d they by their great woundes learned more wisely and lesse wilfully to keepe aloofe off from the sway of his confounding sword which like the fire-brand of some hellish furie flourished forth nothing but sorrowe confusion Tolurnio Tolurnio armeth himselfe himselfe in the meane season hauing endossed on his armoure with greate griefe perceiuing how daungerously the worlde went with his souldiers for of thirty were scarcely three and twenty left aliue and vnwounded grew into a greate rage with them and bidding them like cowardly dastards as they were to retire themselues backe vnto their cabbinets with a shrill voice hee thundered out these threatning menaces against vndaunted and interrifiable Oceander Poore Pilgrime by the diuine issue of almightie Ops for thy audacious aduēturing to our disturbance thou shalt demerit thy owne destruction which shall be so duely executed on thee in my anger and vnplacable fury as thou shalt neuer neede to boast of thy excessiue winnings vnlesse by a more then a deitie-defended wonder thou shalt admirably escape the handes of more then most mighty Tolurnio who I am and whose very frounes the mightiest Monarches of the worlde haue trembled at For with my Battleax I shall like Hercules batter thy braines in pieces about thy shoulders and with that word Tolurnio assaulteth Oceander he lifted vp his heauie harchet aboue his head with all his force he smot so strong a blow on the inchaunted shield of the knight of the sea as although it could not enter yet hee was greatly endaungered with feare of falling into the seas For with such fury the blowe descended as hee was faine to saue himselfe both on hands and knees from toppling ouer the hatches But by his nimblenesse soone recouering his feete he aduaunced himselfe so fiercely against the Pirate with his Scindifer he strake so strongly on the helmet of Tolurnio as hauing battered the creast to his scul he made him to admire at his vnresistable valour Neuerthelesse Oceander gaue not so stout obiections but he receiued as strōg replies for Tolurnio rendered him so rough requitals on the inchaūted azury helmet as hee made him many times to stagger reele in a manner astonished so resistlesse almost was the Pirats fury Wherewith the worthy Grandsonne of thrice worthy Claranax grewe so impatient as casting his shield at his backe he strake so sound a buffet with his swords in both his handes at Tolurnio the hee parted his shielde in two pieces Tolurnio ouercome by Oceander and in the descent of the blowe battering his gorget which was of pure steele close vnto his neck-boane he left small vent vnto the Pagans breathing who had there presently yielded vp his life had they not beene parted by the sodaine approach of a mighty nauie of Barbarians A nauie of Barbarians who in a moment boarding them commaūded their submission vnto the most mighty kinges of Tunis and Tangur ay-dreaded Tomarin Tomarin of Tunis and vndaunted Tangut Tangut of Tangur Whereat the two combatants were so amazed as they knewe not what to say vntill Oceander whose magnanimous courage no accident could controule with a stout voice answered that vnlesse right commaunded him though reason bad him yet hee woulde not yield himselfe vnto his enemies whose Iustice or Iniustice hee neuer as yet sawe ballanced For Multa pericla petit noto qui fiderit hosti and therefore hee demaunded pardon of them for not yielding vnlesse in Parle they could alleadge sufficient reasons to induce him to doe so base a dutie Whereunto the king of Tunis in this wise replyed Knowe sir knight that the cause of calling for thy submission is not as a seruile slaue scornefully for to controwle thée but in the honour of our most holy and sacred Prophet Mahomet and his neuer to be confounded Alcharon to request thy helpe to maintaine his h●sts and wholly to supplant the fatned Religion of the Europan Christians who vnder the gouernement of the Grecian Emperour Claranax haue heretofore entered and inuaded our territories of Tunis and Tangur The cause of the Barbariās expedition into Christēdome slaine my deare and onely dearer sonne Tumanto whose vertues ouershined their valours vnder most fained friendshippe coloured treason And thereupon he beganne to relate at large his owne imprisonment by the Grecians the besieging assaulting and taking of the greate Citie of Tangur Of this thou must read in the history of Claranax praecedent and la●●ly with teares hee tould his sonne Tumantos tragedy first howe hee was conioyned in friendly league with the Emperour then how he laboured for peace betweene the king Tangut and Claranax and then the insidious traines of the worthy Gouernour which were laide to betray his too too trustfull and credulous childe Which fault obiected to the good Emperour though it were not altogither true yet it seemed so vnto him because his eyes of Iustice were blinded with fatherly fauour To all his tale he added such infinitie of teares as hee greatly moued cōpassion in the hearts of Oceander and Tolurnio who hearing his quarrels iustnesse quickly condescended vnto their requests Oceander Tolurnio accorded and ioyne with Tomarin against the Christians Oath taken protesting with all their power and strength to maintaine the honour of their holy Prophet Mahomet roote out the gospell of Christ and throughly to reuenge the wrong offred him by the Greekishe Emperour to all which they sware themselues on the Alcharon Wherewith king Tomarin and Tangur were so wel pleased as at the report of Oceanders couragious behauiour in his late foughten combat Oceander chosen Champion of the Alcharon they ioyfully created him the inuin●●ble Champion of al the territories of Tunis and Tangur as also the sacred defender of the holy Alcharon to the great reioycing of Tolurnio who of a furious foe was now become a faithfull friend and the generall contentment of the whole fleete Which gratious offers the knight of the sea accepting most gratefully gaue them exceeding encouragements to proceede in their intended voyage whereby hee doubted not Deus auertat but to see all Christendome happily conuerted either into bloud or turned to the obedience of their highest Prophet Mahomet vnder whose ensigne we will resigne them and assigne our stile to the perfecting of our former story CH P. XX. ¶ How Olbiocles Phianora Almidiana and Eristama arriued on the Iland of the Hermit Calander from whome they carried newes to the Emperour of the kings of Tunis and Tanguts proceedings of his ioy for the recouerie of his long absented children and politike preparation for the repelling of his Pagan enemies VEry sorrowfull were the Christian Princes for the sodaine absence of the vncontroulable knight of the sea but seeing that they could not remedie it they somewhat calmed their desires of his accompanying And therefore Olbiocles arming his left

or no to yeelde himselfe to the furie of his enimies For Oceander taken captiue by the oppressing multitude and led boūd to Marcimodes pauilion although his armour was so excellent and of so fine a temper as it could in no wise be perced yet hee beeing but young and his synewes not fully strenghthened and also engriped by the iron armes of his aduersarie Marcimodes could not chuse but in a moment bee oppressed by so huge a multitude of vnmercifull souldiers who had neither pittie nor compassion ouer his youth or valiancie who hauing in this wise caught him captiue with great showtes in tryumphant wise with his hands bound and his feete tied vnder the horses belly like a base slaue they departed with him towards their pauilions where what they would haue done vnto him the latter end of this chapter shall make manif●st Sorrowfull state the Carthaginians wholly dismaide But to returne to the Castle such shreekes such cryes such clamours and lamentations were there as neither the Queene Kanira herselfe neither any of her worthy Carthaginians could once lift vp their eyes to the heauens neither cast a cheerefull looke on the earth but with weeping and howling penetrating the skyes they went vp downe the Castle striking their griefe-wounded breastes with their fistes ●he arriuall of Medion the valorous knight of the fiue swordes in such mercilesse manner as they manifestly declared the little hope they had of his recouery or their owne safety And the worthy Gouernesse had fully decreed to giue ouer her life and interest in the kingdome of Carthage had shee not beene recomforted by the approach of a straunge most faire proportioned knight all in blacke armour with the deuice of the fiue swordes who enquiring for the knight of the Sea and being giuen to vnderstand of his enthralment dasht his gauntlet on his head and therewith pointed to the declyning Sun in token that he vowed yet the same were set either to leaue his life or gaine captiued Oceanders liberty Wherewith setting spurs to his Pegasian Palfrey beckening to the Carthaginiās for to follow him he galloped as fast as his horse could carry him towards the tents of the tyrant Where he was no sooner arriued but he might perceiue how busily the mercilesse Barbarians were gathered in a cluster Place of excecutiō prepared for Oceander to erect vppe an huge iron stake wheron to torture their gotten Captiue Oceander who as yet hauing no vnderstanding of the true God sate lamentably bewayling his miserable misfortune To whome the Knight of the fiue Swords drawing neare he heard him on this wise to lament his mischaunces O most wretched and miserable Caytife how vnhappy a wretch art thou euen in the Aprill of thy aduauncements Oceāders lamentation to to be thus disastrously crossed by disaduentures Haddest not th●u strength whē thou wert assayled did thy arme faile thee in the Combate or did thy armour deceiue thee in the conflict None of these for my strength was fresh my arme stronge and my armour vnperceable Then why didst thou not eff ct thy thoughts affecting or because thou faylest why doest thou not banne thy strength curse thy arme and blame thy armour O no they did their duties and onely ill foresight and wicked fortune hath brought mee to this mischiefe on whome remedilesse I must complaine in the midd●st of my anguish and at my latter gaspe onely thinke my selfe wronged by her fickle deitie whose furrowing frownes I neuer once hope to see rechaunged into a faire calmed countenaunce Farewell therefore deare foster-mother my gracious Soueraigne and your loyall succourers for neuer againe shall I reuise you in perfect mirth and iollitie But deare friends of this I woulde to the Gods you were assured that nothing doth halfe so much torment my troubled soule as that I shall in this sort suffer death like a towardly caytife cānot coragiously giue vp my life amōgst the freely weapons of my compassion wanting Enemies Median cutteth Oceāders carde● Herewith he offered to haue knapped the cords wherewith he was bounde in sūder Which the Knight of the fiue swords seeing with his Courtleax he sliced the bands and giuing the enthralled Knightes handes vnexpected libertie he snatched a Launce from a stoute Barbarian and deliuering it to Oceander he sayd Now noble Knight take here what thou hast so earnestly desired and couragiously fight for thy libertie and behould me here before thee who will rather loose my life then not regaine thy freedome Oceander set free The good Knight taking the Launce in his hand and ioyfully kissing it sayde welcome O vnexpected author of my libertie now shal the traytors knowe how dearely they shal abie for my enthralment And therwithall he gaue the Barbarian that was next him so sound a buffet on the brest-plate as he made him with teares of blood to lamēt his so sodainly happened misfortune the like did he the second a third the valiant Knight of the fiue swords continually equalling him in his actions They make a massacre amongst the Barbarians And herewith pressing vnto the rabblement of vnsuspecting Thebans and Barbarians they rushed in amonge them so roughly as neyther of them both but had borne downe in a moment sixe of their armed aduersaries Which the rest of the remaining route perceiuing they sodainely encompassed them about and with their semiters so fiercely layd at the Champions who were now weaponlesse except their Curtleaxes as had not speedy rescue come sodainely frō the Castle Carzar vnder the leading of the fiue worthy Knightes Lugonto Piresty Maruall Gerardo and Trosney they had in lesse then an howers conflict macerated both Oceander and the other knight into a thowsande peeces A supply of Carthaginiās from the Castle But nowe Oceanders side being thoroughly relieued by this fresh supply of souldiers began greatly to triumph ouer the almost conquered Barbarians who like sheepe before deuouring Leopardes fled for their liues from the furie of their following foes who pursued the victorie so hotly as they made them in heapes to flie for safety to the tents of Marcimodez Thebans fly who being at his wits end for anger of so vnexpected an ouerthrowe banned the heauens the earth and his Goddesse fortune for working of his so sodain miserie And in a rage buckling on his helmet taking a mighty launce in his hand he caused his souldiers to returne againe vnto the battaile Marcimodez encountreth Oceander and espying the ring-leaders of his enemies hee fewtered his speare and meeting enraged Oceander for his opponent he smote him so stronge a blowe vpon the cuirace as loosing both his stirrops he was faine to embrace his horsnecke to saue himselfe from falling But quite scotfree notwithstāding Marcidomez not escaped For besides that he was wounded with the Knight of the Seas Launce in the right shoulder he was enforced by the furie of the encounter Marcimodez vnhorsed to forsake his