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A19128	The famous, pleasant, and variable historie, of Palladine of England Discoursing of honorable aduentures, of knightly deedes of armes and chiualrie: enterlaced likewise with the loue of sundrie noble personages, as time and affection limited their desires. ... Translated out of French by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties Chamber.; Histoire palladienne. Part 1. English	Colet, Claude, 16th cent.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1588 (1588)	STC 5541; ESTC S105031	117,949	193

his Father had done in his youthfull time Thus continued he sixe or seauen moneths in this desire not daring to aquaint the King his Father therewith least he should refuse his request in respect of his yong yeeres but the destenies who foresawe the maruellous déedes of Armes he should accomplish and the straunge encha●●●ments that should be finished by him would not suffer 〈◊〉 remaine long slothfull in his Fathers Court among 〈◊〉 Ladies and beautifull creatures but bringing his 〈◊〉 to perfection found the meane that he should be Knig●●●d by the King his Father as héereafter you shall read● more at large CHAP. V. ¶ How the Duke Temoreo of Millaine sent his Sonne Manteleo into England to be made Knight with the Prince Palladine and how Manteleo became enamoured of the Princesse Marcelina DUring this time the Duke of Millaine had a Sonne named Ma●●eleo a yong Prince and of vertuous nature brauely disposed to Knightly resolutions and being aged about eightéene yéeres He hauing oftentimes heard the famous report euery where bruted of the Prince Palladine of England and what a strange aduenture happened at his birth which could not as yet be ended by any was very desirous to go see him that he might be aquainted with the Prince so renowmed And one day finding the Duke his Father walking in his Garden he came and knéeled before him desiring licence for three or foure moneths to trauaile into England that he might be aquainted with the Prince Palladine of so especiall report as also the wise and debonaire King Milanor his Father with whome quoth he all Kings and Princes louers of vertue haue euermore desired fréendly allyance Witnesse héerof is the King of Portugall the Kings of Scots and Norgalles and diuers other Princes straungers by his hand my Lord so it stand with your liking would I receiue my order of Knighthood which he I hope will not denie me in respect of his owne gratious humanitie and the consideration he will haue of your person when he shall vnderstand that I am your Sonne The Duke hearing his Sonne in these tearmes was well pleased to behold him of so good a mind and contented likewise to graunt what he demaunded saying In sooth my Sonne seeing Fraunce and England are now in peace together the lesse do I doubt of thy going thither and boldly mayst thou assure him that he hath a perpetuall fréend of me determine then to depart when thou wilt foorthwith shall I giue order for thy prouision in trauaile but returne not till thou hast tried the aduenture so renowmed which hapned before the Kings Pallace on the day of his Sonnes birth and if thy good fortune may bring it to an end well mayst thou intreate the King for thy Order in that thou shalt well deserue thy Knighthood seeing so many haue fayled in triall thereof Manteleo hauing humbly thanked the Duke his Father for graunting him the thing he onely desired said I promise you my Lord that I will not returne thence without proofe of my fortune albeit I were sure to be repulsed more sharply then any hath béene heeretofore yet since the aduenture is so ordeyned let me dye ere I be dishonored with feare or dismaying Héereupon the Duke called the maister of his Horsse to whome he gaue charge to prouide his Sonnes estate toward England and that all things might be readie for his departure within thrée daies following which was accordingly perfourmed and so the Prince Manteleo with his trayne set forward from Millaine in the wéeke next after Pentecost making such expedition in trauaile as hauing passed the fairest Cities in Fraunce which he was desirous to see he came to Bullin where he tooke shipping and with a merry gale of winde in lesse then eighteene houres he landed in England The King Milanor aduertised of his arriuall was greatly contented therewith commaunding in all the Townes where-through he should passe that he should be receyued and intreated honorably And when he drew néere London the Gouernours were charged to méete him on the way the Prince Palladine likewise to welcome him at the Citie gates and the King with his Quéene and Ladies remained at the Pallace to entertaine him Euerie thing thus perfourmed in greatest maiestie the Prince of Millaine was receiued with generall ioy of the Citizens and the Prince Palladine accompanied with many great Lords of England to whome Manteleo behaued himselfe with honorable modestie as well he could his Courtship in those affayres and riding along with the English Prince he entred into these speeches The fame of so many lawdable vertues accompanyed with heroicall prowesse and magnanimitie which amply are discerned in your dayly cogitations hath earnestly prouoked me good Prince to be aquainted with you for which onely occasion I left my natiue Countrey to see this Realme euery where named happie by the honorable regiment of the King your Father whose vertues you imitate so effectually as you remaine a wonder to them that neuer saw you And long may good successe attend your dayly actions heauen making me so fortunate to winne acceptance in your eyes in that I haue deuoted my selfe to estéeme of you aboue all other Sir Manteleo answered the Prince Palladine as I knowe my selfe farre vnworthie these titles of prayse so am I perswaded that your speeches proceed of good affection towards me flying reports are oftentimes found vntrue yet do not I mislike your opinion of me which hath sorted out the meane to sée and knowe you in this Countrey as our honorable and well wishing fréend Of the King my Father haue I heard of your parents and good acquaintance hath he had with the Duke your Father when as a Knight errant he sought after aduentures assure your selfe therefore right welcome hither and gladly shall I accept of you as my freend and companion Thus beguiled they the time til they came to the Pallace where the Prince of Millaine stayed to behold the Statues reading the deuises he had so long desired to see whereat not able to maruaile sufficiently they went on into the great Hall where the King embraced him verie louingly the Princes and Lords likewise present entertained him with excéeding kindnesse and humanitie in that they had heard the King many times report the worthie chiualrie of the Duke of Millaine his Father After the King had welcomed this stranger with manyfold courtesies and had vnderstood the cause of his comming to his Court he sent him with the Prince Palladine to salute the Quéene and her Daughters But loue whose puissance as yet he had neuer felt finding time and opportunitie so conuenient when Manteleo had done his reuerence to the Queene comming to the Princesses that attended on her hauing kissed the first named Marcelina he found his sences so strangely inueigled as he stoode silent before her a prettie while being not able to deliuer one word so was he rauished with contemplation of her beautie Which the Princesse well noting and imagining this

strange Knightes whatsoeuer They not misliking this councell went presently to the Abbey where the Abbot welcommed them as beseemed their estates and while their Supper was prouiding the skilfull man hauing visited their woundes they walked into the faire Orchards and Gardens recounting to each other their seuerall fortunes since they were together in the Court of England Simprinell discoursed his loue to Belanicia of Norgalles and the cause of his comming to the Citie of Varne which when Palladine heard he determined not only to forget his affection to Belanicia but also to assist his freend to his vttermost in obtaining her loue saying My noble fréend I knowe what manner of disease loue is if one haue not receiued the swéetes thereof albeit when I sawe you in England I had no knowledge at all therein wherefore if I shall accompanie you to Norgalles such good speeches will I vse of you to your Lady as she shall not be offended for not bringing her portrait againe or that of the Duchesse which she sent ye for Simprinell thanked the Prince for his offer but he was farre otherwise addicted saying he had promised his Lady a further iourney for her loue wherein he would not haue any companie With this answere was Palladine well contented directing his course another way so hauing stayed two daies at the Abbey and either of them being able to beare Armour he left Simprinell there and courteously taking his leaue of the Abbot set on whither fate and fortune would guide him And after he had ridden fiue or sixe dayes he met a horsseman with whome falling in talke he vnderstood that the great Prince Caesar of Roome had at Paris enterprised a noble Tournament for the loue of the faire Rosamonde of Fraunce a Princesse estéemed incomparable in beautie And I quoth the Courrier am sent to the King of Norgalles Court who hath a faire Daughter named Belanicia before whome I must reueale my message and declare the Prince Caesars challenge in presence of all the Kings Knightes Afterward I must trauaile to Bulgaria and in the Court of the Duchesse Brisalda a Lady likewise renowmed for her beautie I must make knowne of this famous Tournament Palladine glad to heare the Duchesse so commended and that now he had the meanes to see the Princesse Belanicia accompanied the messenger to Norgalles and by the way méeting Belanicia riding in her Litter abroade for her recreation with diuers Knightes that attended on her Palladine was prouoked to Ioust with them by a contemptuous challenge of one of her Knightes But such was their ill lucke as all her champions were dismounted till her brother Landastines tooke the cause in hand hauing left the English Court to come sée the King his father and after they had broken many Launces not being able to preuaile against each other they ended the sport and Landastines knowing Palladine tooke him with him to the Court where he was welcommed honorably by the King as also the faire Belanicia his daughter CHAP. XXI ¶ How Simprinell being healed of his wounds returned to Varne where he vanquished the Prince Alfian of Ireland and brought away the portrait of Brisalda WHen Simprinell felt himselfe well recouered and remembred how he had not onely failed in winning the portrait of the Duchesse but in the attempt had lost y e figure of his mistresse Belanicia he determined not to goe to Norgalles vnlesse he could accomplish his Ladye commaundement Wherefore taking his leaue of the Abbot he rode backe againe to Varne and comming to the place of triumphes found the Duchesse with her Ladyes placed on the Scaffolds and the Prince Alfian of Ireland the Champion for Brisalda who preuayled woorthely against all that encountred with him Simprinell looking on his Ladyes picture and séeing it embased vnder the Duchesse had such a violent impression strooke him to the harte as he intended to recouer her honor againe or else to leaue his life in the feeld And in this resolution he encountred the Irish Prince passing two or three courses brauely the shiuers of their Launces flying vp into the aire but at the third attaint he met Alfian so roughly as both horsse and man were sent to the ground When Alfian had recouered his feete hee drew his Sword and comming to Simprinell who by this time was alighted and prepared for him when they began a fierce and cruell combate whereof Simprinell in the end had the honor Then comming to the Duchesse with courteous reuerence he demaunded of her if she would permit him to carie thence the portraites whereto she made no answere but in a great anger strong from the Scaffold because her champion had defended her cause no better Heereupon the Iudges as the equitie of the case required deliuered the portraites to Simprinell which he giueing to his Squires mounted on horssebacke returning presently backe to the Abbey not alittle glad of his high good fortune At the Abbey he stayed thrée or foure dayes to heale such woundes as he tooke in the last combate and afterward departed toward Norgalles where he arriued without any aduenture by the way to hinder him If he were welcome to the Lords and Ladies I referre to your opinions and how the Princesse Belanicia liked thereof when she sawe her Knight returned with the Duchesse counterfeit let Ladyes desirous of especiall account imagine her content but in requitall of his great paines so confidently did she loue him afterward as by imparting the same to her brother Landastines who highly fauoured his freend Simprinell the King was made acquainted therewith and Ambassadours sent to the King of Scots such good liking thereof beeing found betweene them both as the mariage was consumated and long loue requited with desired recompence Afterward Simprinell imparted to Landastines how at first he was foyled by the Prince Palladine and in his absence had woon his Ladyes credit againe which Landastines tooke so vnkindly as they concluded to trauaile to Paris whither the English Prince was gone before to reconcile this wrong to former amitie And thither are ridden Landastines and Simprinell to the great gréefe of the King and Quéene but chéefely of Belanicia so soone to forgoe her Lord and husband Palladine entised with the report of this braue Tournament held at Paris by the Prince Caesar for faire Rosamonde of Fraunce would néedes be séene in those worthie exploites and landing at Callis loth to be knowne in England least the King his Father should hinder his intended iourney he met with the Duke of Gaule accompanyed with twentie Knightes brauely mounted he likewise riding to the Prince Caesars Tourney by the commaundement of the faire Agricia of Naples whome he honored as his Lady and mistresse After they had saluted each other Palladine presently knew the Duke remembring he had séene him in his Fathers Court yet would not he make any shew thereof because he was so slenderly accompanyed hauing no one with him but his Squire Lycelio and

said the Princesse much more must I be then for me thinkes it is impossible to finde his second so would you haue said had you but seene his valiant combate with the Giant Sulberne If then quoth Orbiconte you knowe so well what he is he louing you as his own life you him in like sorte I would aduise ye with all speede to consumate the mariage betweene ye albeit vnknowen to the King Queene and let me deale for their good will afterward Alas Madame quoth the Princesse héerein would I willingly obay ye but that in religion we are too farre a sunder For that take you no care saide Orbiconte in that before it be long all your Fathers Kingdomes shall be conuerted to Christianitie therfore boldelye make promise to the Knight that you will be baptised so soon as you come into England he hauing first sollemnely sworne to marrie with you as well I knowe he hath no other intent Héerewith shall his parents be well pleased and yours heereafter likewise for then and not before they shall vnderstand that this is for your eternall honor and profit Nonparelia who desired nothing more then the conquest of his loue and withall the swéete benefite ensuing thereby whome she had made Lord and maister of her heart thus answered I knowe Madame that my honorable preferment is the full of your intent and that you will sheeld me from any blemish or reproch I therefore commit all to your discretion and will obey whatsoeuer you commaund me This night then said Orbiconte shall you be assured of your louely Knight and holy vowes of mariage shall be passed betwéene you afterward agrée as you can your selues for I will accōplish what I haue promised So went they both to the Princes chamber where they found him walking with Captaine Broantine one that knew the deapth of his desire yet ignorant what Orbiconte and the Princesse had concluded Many deuoute courtesies passed betwéene them and Orbiconte taking the Prince aside thus spake to him You remember my Lord your vowe when you called your selfe the Knight without rest that you would neuer entertaine quiet of minde till you had found your onely beloued in the world to whome you were destenied before your birth now be of good chéere for this night shall you be resolued of the Lady who being frée in affection from all other doth honor you with the vnspotted loue of a virgin estéeming of you as her Lord and husband No meruaile if these newes were welcome to the Knight without rest who giuing credit to the words of Orbiconte sealed many a sweete kisse on the daintie lippes of Nonparelia as pledges of a full contract in the sight of heauen not to be recalled but by death onely Short tale to make Orbiconte that night brought them together and ioyned their hands with sollemne and sacred vowes he to carie her with him into England and she there to receiue the faith of a Christian. And thus will we leaue them in their amorous purposes each comforting other with the arguments of loue and now let vs returne to the Princes and Knightes whome we left in Fraunce England and elsewhere CHAP. XXXIII ¶ How the Prince Don Robert of Freeze surnamed the Knight of Fame hauing taken his leaue of the King Milanor of England and Lydiseo the Prince of Hungaria found a Knight wounded to the death and what hapned to him afterward YOU remember how the Knight of Fame being vanquished and sore wounded by the Prince Palladine at y e Iousts which Caesar maintained for loue of the faire Rosamond departed with Lydiseo of Hungaria and crossed the Sea into England where they were graciously entertained by the King Milanor to whome Lydiseo presented Letters from the Prince his Sonne and an other from Landastines to his Daughter Floraea These two Princes hauing soiourned awhile in the Court of England tooke leaue of the King and the Ladyes and afterward sundered themselues in trauaile Lydiseo iorneying toward Hungaria to sée the King his Father who as he vnderstood was fallen into a verie dangerous disease And the Knight of Fame coasting through a part of Brittayne and Normandie went to Burdeaux and from thence into Spayne as much to expell the mellancholly which the remembrance of faire Rosamonde charged his thoughts withall as also to make proofe of his valour against the Knightes of Spayne who accounted themselues the most valiant in Europe Being thus landed in Spayne he trauailed through diuers Forrests till night ouertaking him he was constrained to alight while his Squire cut down certaine boughes of trees for his maister to rest himselfe vpon After they had laid themselues downe as willing to sleepe not farre from them they heard the voice of a man breathing foorth many bitter and dollorous complaints and as it séemed to them he was nigh his end for his words faultred in the vtterance as wanting abilitie to deliuer them whereupon the Knight of Fame awaking his Squire said doost thou not heare one complaine very greeuously I doo my Lord answered the Squire and belike he is in some great danger I pray thee then quoth Don Robert let vs go a little néerer that we may vnderstand what he saith So claspping on their Helmets and Sheelds they walked soft in to the place where they heard the voice when they alight heare him continue his complaints in this manner Unhappie that I am must I néedes die by the traitorous hand of him whome I trusted as mine owne selfe Ah wretch why didst thou not tell me thy cruell pretence it might ●e I would haue found meanes to haue satisfied th●e of if thou hadst yeelded me better reason I might haue desisted from my pursuite Pansnite alas Madame all the torments in the world shall not withdraw me from your gracious loue nor death it selfe which I feele hath a●endicentred me O monstrous treason oh false dissembling and traiterous C●stillian Prince What say I Prince if thou be a Prince thou art one of the very worst that euer liued Ah my Lord quoth the Squire to this wounded Knight you may well beléeue and hold for certaine as I haue sayd to you many times that loue can abide no companion so by the often comming and going of this traytour to Madame Minoretta he could not but seeke to deceiue ye and to frustrate the hope you had in her all which you must now endure with pacience seeing we are all subiect to fortunes changes If fortune then reward me with death quoth the Knight iustly may I accuse her of treason as one that procureth all the mischiefes in the world Ah traiteresse and wreakefull Lady why didst thou not suffer me to enioy that honor which her diuine nature and beautie had grounded in my heart and whereto I was sollemnely vowed and dedicated Alas I féele my strength more and more to forsake me Ah Minoretta Minoretta what wilt thou say when thou hearest of my misfortune I feare thy loue is