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A06767	Gerileon of England. The second part of his most excellent, delectable, morall, and sweet contriued historie continuing his meruailous deeds of armes, haughtie provvesse, and honourable loue: with sundrie other verie memorable aduentures. Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue, Bordelois: and translated into English, by A.M., one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Plaisante et delectable histoire de Gerilon d'Angleterre. Part 2. English	Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1592 (1592)	STC 17206; ESTC S102735	135,690	214

pittilesse and dangerous stormes THe skilfull Ladie Orphisa began then to recounte her aduenture to the Fayrie Knight in this manner You must vnderstand sir Knight that I am daughter to the wise and vertuous king of Lusitania a man by reason of his prudence and valour sufficiently knowne to all the world as hauing doone many things worthie of memorie the ●ame whereof is bruted euery where He being named Diegonde was in his younger yeares a most accomplished knight euen in the time of king Dorino father to the king of Spaine at this instant reigning who had a daughter in yeares mariageable called Pollyda This Ladie beside her excellencie of beautie could cunningly twist spin sowe as is most proper to women likewise she was well instructed in good letters and the liberall Artes in such sort as she was able to disgrace the most wise and studious Philosophers of those times so subtillie could shee dispute of matters depending in Morrall and Naturall Philosophie concerning her selfe By reason héere of shee became so proud and audacious as shee imagined no man then liuing in the world was worthie to ioyne with her in mariage and therefore despised all so that there was no one how woorthie so euer that durst enterprise to demaund the question no not the great King of England who in those dayes was the most fayre and accomplished knight in the world and highly loued of King Dorino because of his valour But the King my Father who was become amorous of her would put it in aduenture either to gaine her in marriage or be altogether refused And in this resolution hee wente to the king of Spaines Court where within short time after his arriuall the Daughter hauing heard the cause of his comming thither gaue him to vnderstand by one of her Pages that he could win nothing but losse of time by séeking to ioyne in marriage with her and therefore he should do much better to imploy his purpose about other occasions Héereat although the king my father was extreamly offended yet left he not for all that to pursue the cause and made his request to the king of Spaine who would not marrie her against her will with such importunitie as in the end the Father and the daughter were constrained to graunt the pretended marriage yet vnder this condition That eight dayes before the nuptials my Father should be bound to hold open Ioust a whole day together against all knights that should present themselues at this generall tourney which expresselie was there appointed for honour of that day and if hee were vnhorsed by any knight hee should desist from his importunate sute and request of mariage But if fortune smiled so fauourablie on him as that he went away conqueror in this enterprise then eight dayes afterward the desired mariage should be accomplished My father who was caryed away with ouer hot and ●urious heat of marrying this fa●re and skilfull Pollyda accounting no danger to be in the enterprise willingly yéelded to the mariage vnder the condition proposed although he knew right well that those times affoorded great number of most hardie and braue knights that knew how to behaue themselues in the Ioust and could dismount such as carryed better estéeme then themselues But amongst all and beyond all the rest was reckoned as most strong and valiant in each point of chiual●ie the young knight Floridamant sonne to the great king Brandismell of England and him onely my Father doubted as sundry times before hee acquainted me withall Weighing then aduisedly the valour of this young knight he began somwhat to dispayre of the issue of his attempt and as in this thought he stood pensiue and troubled he concluded to put in practise what heretofore was sayd by the great Lacedemonian Admirall Lysander to wit that where the Lyons skinn● fell out to short to peece it out with the Foxes case minding to vse industrie and cunning in these affayres where hee thought strength and manhood might happen to fayle hauing to deale with such mightie and puissant aduersaries In this determination vnderstanding that the great king Belligande of Gaule had a Launce the yron poynte whereof was so inchanted as all such as were touched therwith should bee dismounted eyther by sleight or force hee resolued to be possessed thereof imagining which of these meanes were lykest to speed and to aduenture both rather then fayle of his intent To bring about this stratageme he went with all speed into the realme of Gaule where beeing hee heard that in a Forrest appertayning to that kingdome dwelt a certaine man which termed himselfe a knight but commonly hee was called the cunning Théefe and so subtill was hee in robbing as nothing could escape his fingering and all his attempts were so artificially compassed as such as had lost any thing or were otherwise robbed presently the blame of their losse was imputed to him he likewise séeing each one estéeme him such a famous thée●e and so admire his sleights and pollicies tooke great pleasure therein and oftentimes would sit solemnly smiling thereat To this man the king my father foorthwith trauailed and promised him very large summes of money if he could rob the king of this enchaunted Launce which he so safelie kept in his Cabinet as it was thought impossible to get it thence The cause why hee held it with such vigilant care was for the loue of a fayrie named Oziris who thereof had made a present to him hoping withall hereafter to leaue it to a sonne of his which as yet was but a very yong infant Notwithstanding the great difficultie consisting in this busines yet in respect of the large summe of money the théefe promised to deliuer this Launce into my fathers hand as he did the day after my father had this conference with him but first he thus bespake him Knight quoth he to the king my father in that hee had no other knowledge of him it is necessarie if yee would haue this Launce that to morrow you goe with me to the great Cittie of Poictiers where the king of Gaule at this present maketh his abode and where hee is determined to holde a generall tourney because as to morrow is the day when he wan the victorie against the Giant Perceuall who had long time before greatly trauayled and molested him with warre I will stay for ye néere the place where the Torney is to bee kept and you shall go to the king telling him that I am the Knight Lorgolio Cosen to the Giant Perceuall whom hee slew by treason wherefore I am come to defie him in combate man to man to reuenge the death of the Giant my Cosen with which reuenge I should thinke my selfe satisfied might I but breake a couple of Launces with himselfe no other in his defence to offer me iniurie beside hee shall not strengthen himselfe with his enchaunted Launce whereby my Cosen receiued his death and for better assurance heereof he shall deliuer that

GERILEON OF ENGLAND The second Part Of his most excellent delectable morall and sweet contriued Historie continuing his meruailous deeds of Armes haughtie prowesse and honourable loue with sundrie other verie memorable Aduentures Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue Bordelois and translated into English by A. M. one of the Messengers of her Maiesties Chamber Patere aut abstine Imprinted at London for Cuthbert Burbie and are to be sold at the middle Shop in the Poultrie 1592. To the right Worshipfull Maister Ralphe Marshall of Carleton in the Countie of Nottingham Esquier to the vertuous and most affable Gentlewoman Mistres Fraunces Marshall his wife A. M. commendeth the kinde acceptance of his translated Gerileon IT is not vnknowen to your Worship gentle Maister Marshall howe since my first entring on this Historie to translate it I haue been diuers and sundrie times countermanded by her Maiesties appointment in the place where I serue to post from place to place on such affaires as were enioyned mee so that not hauing fully finished one sheete and the Printer beginning almost so soone as my selfe I haue been greatly his hinderaunce and compelled to catch hold on such little leasures as in the morning ere I went to horse-backe or in the euening comming into mine Inne I could compasse from companie That I fable not herein you are my witnesse in that at your owne house I wrote a sheete or two and elsewhere in your companie as occasion serued and sithence in a long lingring iourney I haue knit vp the rest sending leafe by leafe vnperused to the Printer which must needes yeelde doubt of a perfect Translation In this hard case I hope your Worship will the more fauor mee being perswaded it should haue been better if more respite had been graunted me Yet this dare I saye beside that except it bee a word here and there by mee left out or by the Printer mistaken I am assured verie little lacketh I am certaine not so much as a line of the Historie for in verie trueth I followed the French welneere word for word But howsoeuer imperfect or vnpollished it bee your kinde Acceptation will make it passe for currant whereof as I make no doubt so am I the better encouraged in the successe of my fortune You are a Scholler your selfe and know both how to gratifie Schollers labors as also in affabilitie of spirite to shew them good countenaunce I am not vnmindfull of the good Gentlewoman your Wife and although thys worke were once else-where determined yet now both my promise to you and her at our last beeing together is perfourmed wishing that Gerileon may prooue as delightfull to you both in the reading as it hath been painfull laborious to me in the Translating Your Worships to vse A. Mundy To his good friend Ma A. M. ABsence among approoued frends disseuers not affect neither can the change of aire chaunge resolued minds In absence your kindnes toward me hath been approued which I haue studied to requite but can no way equall neuertheles abilitie shall not hinder endeuour but I will doo what I may whereby shall bee manifest what I would But least I seeme to call my credite in question with you by too long circumstance of which I assure my selfe you make no doubt I will leaue protestations go forward with my purpose Sir so it is that in your late employment about her Maiesties affaires hauing left the Translation of Gerileon vnfinished I chaunst to heare of a newe part fully ended by an excellent Scholler I assure ye as euer attained to the vnderstanding of As in praesenti His ripe wit rare learning and excellent Science hath plentifully appeared in sundrie inuented bookes of newes wherein how euer he hath audaciously abused sundrie well deseruing personages by attributing to them victories when they at that time came not neere the enemie yet hath hee been liberally rewarded after six pence a sheete of the Book-binder hys Arch-workmaister For this sea-swolne Sycophant can no sooner heare the thunder cracke but he interpretes it to bee the roaring of Cannons the confusion of enemies a conquest to the English Then ouer his Kan of Canarie wine nay soft and faire his labour gets no such allowance for truly truly and in good sooth ye see this world is hard better drink than Barley yeelds cannot be spar'd Yea say ye so well sith we are all English-men let it bee so and ouer hys Ale-pot let him ruminate Now in such a month at Lisbone fire consumed so manie Hambrough ships of Corne witnessed by them that in three yere b●fore neuer left the Realme of England them a valiant Suffolke Gentleman as indeede he is at such a sight tooke such a prize at another one so rich as it is almost incredible to report when God knowes the worthy Gentleman came home and hardly had saued his owne Sundrie of these could I set downe beside that paltry rude ryme wherein an honourable personage of this Realme was so palpably abusde But what cares hee not a Barley corne for he calls himselfe a Canonier and in the discharge of pot-shot cares not at whom he leuell so he fasten on the white that by diminutiue degrees is drawen from the strings of his Stationers purse But I remember ye tolde mee once his newes-buyer is no Stationer yet I am sure he is a Ballad-seller and hath a whole Armie of runnagates at his reuersion that swarme euerie where in England and with theyr ribauld songs infect the Youth of this flourishing Common-weale I maruell who the di●ell is his Printer and but that I am assured it cannot bee done but by some mans helpe of that profession I should hardly be perswaded that anie professor of so excellent a Science would bee so impudent to print such odious and lasciuious ribauldrie as Watkins Ale The Carmans Whistle and sundrie such other But it may be there is some wainscot fac'd fellowe that is abel to print no good thing found out to be his instrument if it be so it were not greatly amisse might my censure serue for a determinate sentence that he might dance at a Cartes tayle the Car-mans whistle till his backe were as well seasoned as his face But this belongs to higher powers returne wee to our first man Who how euer his credite may bee impayred by the publishing of vntrue newes it hath not been a little recouered by the exquisite Translation of Fortunes Defier Andrugio For this is to be prooued he so followed his Author that not the best Scholler in the worlde can reprooue him of digression Indeed as I take it it was first written in broken English so I am sure it is printed for if he had not in some measure the English tongue he woul● be vtterly mute But here may a question be mooued if this that I affirme bee true where shall we haue Gerileon by him Englished sith he vnderstands not French Why easely Is it not

a Fiction first deuised in French Yes So shall it be in English Why tell mee art thou so impudent to abuse the worke of so noble a Gentleman as the French Author was wherein such excelent pollicie such morrall prudence such singular conceipted passions are included Go too let me not take thee publishing a counterfet part thereof in print if I doo I will hang Saint Peters Church Corner with such Scutchions of thy shame that Mannering musing what it should meane shall neuer cease bestirring him with his tip-staffe till at Landen Hall all the Ballad-●ingers be gathered into one Assembly and there in rime doggrell like thy Winter bitten Epitaph carroll thy rude conceipts But whether runne I Let this bee 〈◊〉 for a warning and so wil I leaue him to the mercie of his mother wit Beseeching you to proceede as you haue begun in that delectable Hystorie which as it is much desired for the delightfulnes therof so shal you be no lesse commended for your diligence therein Your friend T. N. THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE PLEAsant Historie of Gerileon of England Cap. 1. How the Infant Porphiria daughter to the Emperour of Constantinople being very sick for the loue of the Fairie youth that was sent by Ozyris is brought by the meanes of Sagibell her Phisition in the companie of Marcella and Harderin● her ●ousin to a Castell neere Constantinople for change of ayre Where the wise Sagibell promised to let her see by art Magique in what estate her friend was the Knight of the Fayries with his originall and aduentures THe Princesse Porphiria hauing taken no rest since the day and houre when falslie the maide Dynamia sister to Pharisor and Amidrea who déerely loued him notwithstanding shee receiuing no loue againe came to informe her how the Fayrie youth on whom she had fastened such earnest affection as it was not possible for any King or Prince like him selfe to be belooued of any Princesse as he was of the Infant Porphiria was slaine with Pharisor who had wun like conquest of the Uirgin Amidrea and that the murderer was go●e to make his vaunt in the Emperour her fathers Court of such a monstrous and vnhappie déed clad in his Armour and mounted on the good Knights horse that had vanquished the Giants as is declared in the xvi Chapter of the first Booke of this nistorie After she had by insupportable gréefe swounded many times she fell into an extreame burning feauer as what with the violence therof and her balefull passions of loue together she had at this instant dyed but that she was continually comforted by the Ladyes Harderina and Marcella after that the Giant Ergoferant who followed in quest of the vnknowne Knight and hauing found him brought him to the Emperours Court where in eight dayes his wounds were healed By meanes whereof these Ladyes who knew well the cause of the In●ants disease perswaded her so much as they could with this hope grounded in them that the death of the Knight and Fayrie youth was no more certaine or to be credited then the report of Pharisor And that the vnknowne Knight who rumourd foorth these tidings had doone it but for the aduantage of his glorie or to couer the dishonour he receiued in the Ioust which made her somewhat to recomfort her selfe so that but for her feauer she might easily haue recouered her former state of health But if she suffered such anguish for her friend the Fairie youth endured no whit lesse for her in that his loue tooke life at that instant when she did him the honour to girde on his sword with her dellicate hands but he fearing that their loues were not reciprocall languished in selfe same fits as the Infant did esteeming him selfe so vnfortunate and flenderlie fauoured by loue that he thought their wounds to procéed from shafts of contrarie nature whereby the cure of either would prooue as different Thus did the fire search through the bone to the marrowe and he was so distracted in himselfe as hath béene toucht in the former Booke as wandering from the care hee had to séeke the vnknowne Knight to reue●ge the death of his good friend Pharicor he now hath lost himselfe in thinking and contemplating on that heauenly beautie which lay neerest his hart and aboue all things else he most prefered So that in steed of taking the right way for embarking himself so some strange countrey hee returned with his Squire Geliaste towards the Cittie of Constantinople imagining neuerthelesse that he rode farre enough from it On the other side the Princesse Porphiria was euen at deaths doore for the loue of her knighth and so farre extended each extremitie as notwithstanding all soueraigne remedies appplyed from one houre to another a daungerous end was still expected The Emperour and Empresse were wonderfull gréeued at their daughters sicknes not knowing whence the occasion thereof procéeded and therefore wholy committed her to the care of Sagibell her Phisition a man most expert and skilfull in the art of medicine This Phisition was likewise greatly experimented in the art Magique and the Princesse of long time discerned in him very speciall affection and fidelitie towards her wherefore among diuers contrarie opinions which day and night combatted in her labouring thoughts she imagined how to finde some ease for her afflictions and sent for him by the Lady Marcella who knewe much better then the phisition where the disease pained her she beeing then to Harderina participating these secrets Right prompt and readie was shee to obey the Princesse will and suddenly went to finde this wise man who was altogether confounded with greefe and pensiuenes because he could not attaine the meane whereby the faire Princes might recouer footing againe for to her serui●● he was intirelie affected considering that all his happines depended on her safetie and health and shee recured it would enrich him for euer for the Emperour had promised him that if by his skill he could restore his daughter he would returne him such a recompence as should both exalt and content him for euer But without any such promise Sagibell was carefull enough of the Infants health and failed not in his very vttermost endeuours and Porphiria for her part was willing to bestowe on this skilfull man what euer she might enioy by the Emperour and Empres prouided that her amorous sicknes might finde desired recouerie Wherevpon Marcella hauing tould him the Princes would speake with him and that with speed he should repaire to her chamber without further questioning with the Lady he went thither immediatly not a little ioyfull of this message which he hoped might presage some good to ensue because hauing so lately left her he was now so suddenly sent for When Sagibell was come to her he demanded how she felt her selfe When the Princesse breathing foorth a déepe fetcht sighe from the bottome of her hart thus spake vnto him Ah Sagibell impossible is it I should be well considering the estate