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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07458	The most famous and renowned historie, of that woorthie and illustrous knight Meruine, sonne to that rare and excellent mirror of princely prowesse, Oger the Dane, and one of that royall bond of vnmatchable knighthoode, the twelue peeres of France Wherein is declared, his rare birth, and stranger bringing vp, with his most honorable conquest of Ierusalem, Babilon, and diuers other cities from the pagan infidels: with many other memorable accidents of wonderous consequence. By I.M. Gent.; Meurvin. English.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637, attributed name.	1612 (1612)	STC 17844; ESTC S112619	217,166	362

the meanes of Mathaburna 2 The deliuery of Drohes out of prison and other accidents chap. 19 Barant challenged combat of Charles himselfe alone against three or fiue 2 how he ou●rcame all the fi● chap. 20 Meruine in countred Baham the sonne of Belmarine with 10000. pagans who were forraging who were all conquered except three 2 how Baham renounced Mahomet 3 how the three that escaped reported the action vnto Barant who slue one of them for bringing such euill newes chap. 21 Barants hundred thousand were ouerthrowne by Mer●in● 2 how Bertran then came with all his hoast except thre● hundred and marched against the Christians chap. 22 The single Combat betwixt Meruine and Barant and of Charles and the other Christians and the ouerthrow of the pagans chap. 23 Meruine married Mathaburna 2 And of the great solemnitie at Maiance for ioy thereof chap. 24 Muta●ier deceiued the Fairie Gratiana and begotte of her a monster named Orke who had three heads 2 And of other accidents chap. 25. The king Turniquant of Oriam assembled a great number of his people and went in ayde of the Orke 2 how hee destroyed all Normandie and Brittaine 3 and of other occurents chap. 26. King Charles had intelligence of the King of Englands comming 2 of their assault on both sides 3 how Meruine came who had reconquered againe all that the Orke had wonne 4 how Mathaburna gaue charge that no man should speake of the warres before Paris 5 how an Angell appeared to Meruine chap. 27. Meruin vndertooke Combat against the Orke 2 of the Fight and the Orkes death which brought rest to the Christians chap. 28. Meruine tooke leaue of Charles and departed 2 how he went to Ierusalem and thence was conueyed into Fairi●● chap. 29. The second part of The most ancient famous mo her of Histories the exquisite Historie of Prince Meruine the son of Oger the Dane who conquered Ierusalem Babylon and diuerse other Cities from the Pagans with many memorable accidents of wondrous consequence CHAP I. How Mermont Butor and the Pagans imagining to enter vnawares within Montment were inclosed by the Christians 2 Of their discomfiture and the great battell wherein Bertran did wonders GAutier hauing receued these tidings the happie armo●r by the which they were preserued from a shamefull death gaue the messenger in guerdon of his paines a cuppe of golde desiring him to recommend the perfection of his seruices to the most kind and louing Lady Minea whom hee would honour and adore and after other complements dispatched him and departed Butor and Mermont the waking Dragons of impietie by this time were departed from Brandis and now by sea were come to the port of Luternia two leagues from Montment the wh●●st the christians armed themselues to incounter them hauing intelligence by their espialles that passed to and fro of their neare arriuall and Bertran comming to his father besought his maiesty to deliuer him a regiment of the oldest 〈◊〉 whom with himself he would lay in ambushment in the woods Bontbras till the Pagans were passed by and then at such time as the maine a●my should charge them in the faces he behind would equall the incounter and not doubt but to put all to the sword in a moment his counsell was held currant and consented vnto Now came the pagans marching with silent carefulnes thinking halfe in a ●l●mber to surprize the citie but they were preuented for Gautier met them with a well ordered battell the proportion consisting of thrée batallions the first conducted by Guyon containing fiue thousand the second by Huon of Burdeaux being fiue thousand and the last by himselfe also fiue thousand so that the maine was fiftéen thousand besides ten thousand that lay obscured with Bertran As the Pagans passed by the wood Bertran took a perfit view of them and smiling he saide vnto Drohes who was his companion in that stratagem Behold with what hast these Pagans post to their misery sée sée Drohes doest thou s●e that gallant beast the formost is mounted on by him that gaue me life this day I will giue him thée for a present a seate worthier of thy seate than an infidelious miscreant At these words Drohes looking carefully sawe Butor mounted on the braue mare Mordant sometimes the delight of Meruine which with griefe made him stand as if he ahd béene thunder-strucke till rage appeasing sorrow he saide To armes to armes prince Bertran let me die if I doe stay any longer and sée a traitour in triumph ride on the gallant Mordant worthie none but her master inuincible Meruine This saide they mounted vppon theyr horses and sounding a Cornet which was a signall to Gautier of their comming issued out of the woodes and charged the rereward of the pagans thorow and thorow which Butor beholding commanded an alarum and saide Courage gallant resolutions and be not abashed for this handfull of christians whose pride not prowesse makes them desperate and at this they turned vpon their enemies where one might haue séene Bertran beare honour from euery other creature and comming to him that rode on the gallant horse he had promised Drohes with the first blowe be smote him dead from his saddle then taking the stéede deliuered him to Drohes saying My promise this day is performed and my word iustified at that Drohes with humble thanks dismounted and mounted on his new gift then they two thrust themselues among the pagans Death like a gentleman vsher passing before them giuing to the battell a feareful and miserable beginning 2 Gautier that on their faces shoulde now on their backes was inforst to charge them in which shocke Huon shewed his prowesse to be most inuincible in that Might it ●elfe wanted might to resist him he slew infinites and left innumerable wounded amongst the rest he slue the nephew to king Gautier whose death whilst his vncle pursued to reuenge he made forfait for his owne life Dreadfull and somewhat doubtfull was the battell a long time because the pagans were an hundred thousand and the christians but fiue and twentie thousand who notwithstanding by their wisedomes the best weapons in warefare in the end became conquerours Maruellous this day were the actes of Bertran making Conquest in loue with her selfe because hee loued her Guyon his brother was not short of infinit praises who in the hart of the battell shewed himselfe lord of al● heartes and incountring a kinsman of Butors he slew him at the fight whereof a whole band of Sarazens assailed him crying thou diest this day no valor shall release thée and then rushing all with one furie they bare him from his horse and tooke him prisoner but as they were intending to present him to king Butor Bertran that then was commen into the strength of the battell and by the tumults of the pagans suspecting they had tane some prisoner all inraged and grieued he turned to the prease making euery hinderer of his way a companion to his graue till hee