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A66697	The honour of merchant-taylors wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of merchant-taylors in former ages, their honourable loves, and knightly adventures ... together with their pious acts and large benevolences, their building of publick structures, especially that of Blackwell-Hall, to be a market place for the selling of woollen cloaths ... / written by VVilliam VVinstanley.	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1668 (1668)	Wing W3064; ESTC R41412	58,050	83

if it lay in his power to refuse no danger to do him good so that with much importunity Hawkwood revealed all unto him conjuring him of secrecy yet withal telling him that he was resolved since that his time was now expired and that he proved so unfortunate in his Love to forsake the Ensign of Cupid and to p●t himself under the Banner of Mars At that time King Edward the third laid claim to the Kingdome of France in Right of his Mother and in pursuance of his title raised a mighty Army and conducted them into France With there went O●● discontented Lover whose low fortunes could not then ra●●e him to a higher place then a private Souldier who safely landed with the rest of the Army where for a while we will leave him to relate how William served Ralph the Journey-man Who soon after the departure of Hawkwood fell also deeply in love with the fair Arabella and understanding how strongly her affections were placed on Ralph he thought it the best policy to remove that obstacle out of the way before he discovered his love unto her to this end he framed a Letter in Ralphs name to this effect Dear Friend I Received your Letter and thank you for your good advice but do not think I am so deep in Love but that I can go out of it when I please no Cupids manacles are of no greater strength to bind my heart then a twine thread is to hold a Gyant for Love which to others seems to be a great torment is to me only a pastime in beholding the vanity of our female Saints w●●m two or three kind words can bring into a fools paradise This could I instance in my fond Arabela who thinks she hath my heart chaired to her devotions when alas poor filly wench upon sight of the next fair object it is ready to take flight therefore rest confident that Love shall never cause my ruine for I will never hang it on so close but that I will easily shake it off and so adieu Your faithfull friend Ralph This Letter had William so cunningly counterfeited that a knowing eye could not discern it from Ralphs own hand his next policy was that Arabella only should have the sight of it which was easily done by dropping it unsealed whereby she was to pass who stooping and taking it up thinking by the Character it had been her Lovers hand for the more secrecy in reading it she went into her own chamber and perceiving his name at the bottom thereof she then rested confident it was his own writing but having read it over the paper which before as coming from him she kissed with her lips she could now scarcely forbear from tearing with he● hands who had then seen her would have taken her for one of Diana's Nymphs metamorphosed into a fu●y such a sudden change did th●se lines work in her heart that what s●e before so much loved now she as much loathed what before was so highly honored is now as moch abhorred and that which was so greatly respected is now as much disliked O Heavens said she why did you create so false a thing as man and is it possible such dissimulation could harbo● in that breast who ever hereafter will trust to vo●s or protestati●ns O Sun why do not you extinquish your light since he so deeply swore that you should sooner fall to run your course then he would cease to be faithful unto me Frown Heavens at these perjuries and O you Gods panish these impleties let dissimulation have his ●ust reward and violation of faith suffer chastisement In this manner did she exclaim on Ralph whilst he remained both innocent and ignorant and William who had wrought this misch●ef was the least of all suspected Now doth she alter her carriage to another tune shunning as much as she could the very sight of him such impressions of hatred had the Letter wrought in her But her Revenge resteth not here next she solicites her Father to turn him away and that with such importunity that she will have no denyal so that hereupon Ralph hath warning to be gone suddenly at which he much marvalled yet not in the least suspected the reason and now insending to impart his mind to his dearest Love he ●inds her so far estranged as not to be spoken withall Not an opportunity did he let slip where he imagined to méet her but all his vigilancy could nothing avail and the time drawing near wherein he was to depart he therefore took Pen and Paper in hand and writ to her as followeth Most dear heart WHat should cause his strangeness in you thus on a suddain is to me altogether unknown having to my knowledge given no just occasion is love so light thus to be quite blown away and no reason to be given therefore or can you so soon forget those solemn engagements past between us were there a ●ailing on my part I should soon expiate the offence though with my dearest blood be then so merciful a judge as not to condemn me before my cause be known and if you find me guilty then let me suffer your severest censure in the mean time I shall desire to have the happiness as to plead my own cause before your self where I make no doubt but to be acquitted and to prove my self Your faithful servant Ralph This Letter he conveyed to her hands by the Maid of the house whom she chid for bringing it yet nevertheless the opened and read it but Williams counterfeit Letter had so far possessed her with an evil opinion of him that what he had written gained no credence with her but rather exasperated her more then before she judging it to be all but meer dissimulation and therefore to check his arrogancy as she imagined it she took Pen in hand and returned him this following Answer With what confidence or impudence rather you could thus write unto me I much marvail is this your course to intrap Maids hearts by Dissimulation and then to insult over them for their pains I can you carry so fair a gloss upon so foul a Text or think ye I am so ignorant of your ways as you would have me to be is your large protestations come to conclude in perjuries and was the end of your oaths only to deceive false man hadst thou none to abuse but me and must you needs boast of your victory before you had fully obtained it blame me not then if I turn haggard and resufe to come again to your lure in the mean time go court some other Lasses whose credu●ity you may abuse by Dissimulation as you have done mine and let not impudence prevail so far further with you as to trouble me again with another Letter for know I hate the very memory of thee much less shall I abide either to see or hear from thee Your deserved enemy Arabella By the same hand which brought her the Letter did she return him the answer

that she sound Arabella alone she set her wits on the tenter-hooks to aggravate the offence which she did after this manner I cannot but wonder Mrs. Arabella nay pitty your hard fortune that you should be thus deluded in the placing of your affection well did the Poets feign that Love is blind not descerning desert from dissimulation or truth from treachery is it possib●e that you could reject a Dove-like innoce●cy and receive a Snake into your bosome That you cou●d cast off Ralphs unfeigned affection to embrace Wi●liams dissembling carriage O Gods how blind are we in our choice how apt to believe falsities for veritnes how dull not to disceri truth from dissimulation now to rectifie your errour I c●uld inform you of your mistake but why should I counsel them that are obstinate or speak to them that I know will not hear and yet how can I that love your welfare refrain to speak or why should I be silent in a matter of so great moment and yet sure better to do so then otherwise since Councel rejected is but cast away and to speak to the deaf is but lost labour These words she used well hoping they would make Arabella the more inquisitive to know and indeed she mist not of her mark sor the more the one séemed loath to tell the more eager was the other to be informed so that at last as it were inforced yet pretending it only a real affection unto her she declared how Ralph was utterly ignorant of that Letter which came to her hands how it was of Williams contriving only on purpose to beat her off of his love highly ertolling Ralphs deservings and as much extenuating Williams due desert This news much astonisht the fair Arabella And is it possible said she that treachery can lye hid under such a vail of modesty can so fair a tongue have so foul a heart or such sugred words serve only to candy over worser actions O ye Gods why did ye create so false a thing as man or not indue him with more reality unhappy Arabella what unlucky Star govern'd at thy Nativity or what ominous signs foreboded thy misfortunes was I appointed to be fortunes May game or destined for an example to others to beware of mens treachery and yet why do I thus suddenly break forth into this exclamation may not he be wrongfully accused and I more too blame for being so over credulous and therefore my dearest Dorothy I conjure thee to be silent in what thou hast told me● till time the father of truth shall make all things appear in the mean space I shall not be idle to use my best endeavours in the prosecution thereof And now she began to look on William with a squint eye her smiles were turned to frowns discontent sat on her forehead and all private entercourse laid aside betwixt them In the mean time Fames Golden Trumpet had loudly sounded forth the heroick actions of Sir John Hawkwood and Ralph the Journey-man none in the English Camp more daring then they having performed many gallant adventures insomuch that fortune séemed chained to their swords This artiving at the ears of Dorothy as going often to the Market where news was stirring she presently acquaints Arabella therewith setting forth thi●r praises especially Ralphs in so high a language and quaint demonstrations as if she her self had béen an eye witness here would she describe a battle the great strength of the enemy the disadvantage of the place for the English how fortune a long time favoured the French and how at last the scales were turn'd and victory pluck'd out of her hands as it were by méer force and all by the valor of these two renowned Champions then would she show the honor attendant on victory with what respects they were entertained wheresoever they came how they carried the Goddess victory in tryumph along with them the whole Camp sounding forth their praises This news as it tickled the ears of Arabella with delight so did it cause in her a sudden discontentment for the loss of such two servants who had both of them expressed such love unto her so that she began again afresh to renew her complaints and to exclaim on fortune when suddenly she was called to the door a Messenger waiting for her there with a Letter which when she had received and knowing by the Character it was Ralphs hand a modest blush died her chéeks into a vermilion colour but having broke open the Seal she found it to contain these words To that Paragon of beauty the renowned Arabella VVIth what regret I have passed away the time since I have been absent from ye as it is unknown unto you so am I as utterly ignorant what should move you to such averseness for was it possible such deep promises and solemn engagements could be so suddenly broken off without showing a reason why certainly that Love had but a weak foundation which should cause the whole structure so on an instant to fall well may your Sex be accused of Levity if without any occasion you can so suddenly change more fickle then the Weather-cock which yet turns but according to the Wind pray pardon the expression since a sharp ●eproof is more wholesome then a flattering complement and these times have more need of the Satyr then the Sonnet If the remembrance of me be not quite banisht out of your memory I should think it a happiness to hear from you but if your affections have taken up another habitation and all those mutual engagements betwixt us be utterly forgotten yet this shall be my comfort that the breach was not on my part but that I can with confidence subscribe my self Your faithful friend Ralph Having read the Letter and thoroughly considered each circumstance thereof she then began to be ●●lly confident that Dorothy had told her no●hing but truth so 〈◊〉 the fi●e of revenge lay burning in her breast against William yet did she for a while wisely cover it under the a●hes of Dissimulation until finding a fit opportunity and that the heat of pa●sion was over she then utter'd her mind to ●im in these words Treacherous man thus to betray thy friend and abuse me with what confidence canst thou appear before me being conscious of thy own guilt art thou not afraid the divine vengeance should pursue thee as once the Harpies did P●neus the Arcadian King Thou that canst counterf●it Love as well as le●ters and mast commence Doctor in the art of Dissimulation whose word and deeds like Janus face look two several ways having the Theory of honesty but canst not abide the practick part being like to the Apples of ●odem which Historians say are beautiful without but dirt within art not thou he whose pretensions to honesty were so large as if thou wouldst ingross the whole Commodity to thy self now out of that abundance where withal you are indued pray tell me what point of honesty is that by counterfeiting Letters

with their Enemies giving thereby a shrewd turn of the scale to the other side taking by force the strong Towns of Fuera and Banacanalo with many other places of importance all which he sold and disposed of at his pleasure William under him acting his part so well that he was promoted from a Captain of frot to a Collonel of Horse and now new adventures pre●enting themselves to their hands they went to aid Pope Gregory recovering for him many Cities and places of importance with were revolted from his obedience afterwards he aided the Florentiques against the Pisans doing such noble feats of arme● that the ver● dread of his name was enough to make his Enemies ●un all Princes courtted his friendship he having as it were chained the Goddess Victoria to his side wheresoever he came those who loved not his person maligned his perfections for virtue is alwaies attended on by envy yet was he of such an affable carriage that he wan both love and respect together thus seated on the top of Fortunes wheel● we will leave him for a while to speak of Williams Return into England and how he was entertained by his dea●est Dorothy CHAP. VIII Williams return into England his proof of Dorothies constancy and how they were married together THe renowned William having thus in Italy by his extraordinary valour purchased to himself an honorable Character being reputed next to Sir John Hawkwood the most experienced Commander of that age He having now béen absent from England the space of seven years and remembring the promise he had made unto Dorothy which was to return in a little space knowing how far he had d●viated from that his promise he therefore resolved with all exp●dition to return into England and there withal acquainted Sir John Hawkwood with his determination who was vary loath to part with his company being a person of an exquesite carriage and approved valour and therefore to disswade him from his purpose he used these expressions William you are now mounting on the Theater of Honour have already gained an indifferent good blast in the Trumpet of Fame but what should make you now have off running when you have almost attained to the Goale what shall deter you now from the pursuit of that which hitherto you have been so forward in what strange resolution hath thus on a suddain allter'd your determination what are you resolved to throw off the Name of a Souldier and to take up that of a Lover to abandon the Camp of Mars and to follow the Court of Cupid to put off your steely Cors● and to put on a silken Robe will you thus bury your ●orme ●ur to lye in a Ladies lap who ha●e the tears of ●reckadiles and the songs of Syren● to enchant men from the pursuit of honourable Atchievements remember your self then William and stain not the reputation of the noble society of Marchant Taylors whose fame or deeds of Armes hath hitherto remained unblemished But no persw●sions 〈…〉 the resolutions of William who thought every minute 〈…〉 he had enjoye a si●ht of his beloved Dorothy and the 〈…〉 of Sir John Hawkwood he emb●r● 〈◊〉 England 〈…〉 banks he had not beheld in man 〈…〉 by Neptune and Eolus having a ●air wind and 〈…〉 he in short time arrived at London the happ● Port 〈…〉 his ●●ishes were directed Being come on Land he resolved not to discover himself at the first instant to his beloved Dorothy which he might well canceal his commenance by the length of time end difference of Climate being much alter'd He therefore went to a Tavern ha●d by from whence he informed her by a messenger that a Gentleman from a friend of hers in Italy would gladly speak with her Dorothy at the hearing of the news was much overjoyed and promised the Messenger to be with him presen●ly which she accordingly performed and entring the chamber where he was being almost perswaded yet not fully confident it was her dearest William she began with kind words to bid him welcome home but William with a counterfeit spéech giving her to understand that she was mistaken spake to her in this manner I do not wonder dear Mistres that you are so mistaken since many times before the like hath hapned even by those who knew us both very well the most percingest eye hardly discerning any difference betwixt us either in height phisyogmony couller of the hair or other outward part long time were we acquainted together our intimacy producing strong affection betwixt us whether it were that likeness were the cause of Love or what other motive caused the same I cannot tell but so it was that in weal or woe prosperity or adversity nothing could seperate us many times would he discourse to me of the love and affection passed betwixt ye and of the solemn engagement he made to you for his quick return blaming himself for not performing his promise and resolving upon the first opportunity when he had in some measure set his affaires in order to return unto you which no doubt he had performed had not Death by a cross accident cut him off in his determination which hapned in this manner The Duke of Millaine had proclaimed a solemn Justs to be holden in the honour of his birth day to which resorted many Knights and gallant commanders of great renown and valour to exercise their skil in seats of Armes in honour of their Mistresses at the time appointed none was more forward in those laudable encounters then your true and faithful Lover William whose turn being to Just with an Italian Knight named Lopenzo at the third encounter a splinter of the Knights Lance chanced to run into Williams Helmet and peirced his eye-sight so that feeling himself mortally wounded he desired to be carried to some place near at hand where he might in quiet breath his last which friendly curtesie I and some others performed for him and now feeling the near approach of death because of the great love and familiarity betwixt us and of the near likeness of one person he earnestly desired and perswaded me to think of no otherwise but you as the only maid in the world worthy to be beloved for your noble constancy and high deserts which whosoever shall not love shewes himself to be a hater of virtue and therefore by that former affection betwixt you desiring and by the Authority of love commanding you that the love you bore to him you should turn to me assuring you that nothing could please his soul more then to see you and I matched together wherefore according to his desire Iam come with faithful love built upon your deserts to offer myself and to beseech you to take the offer Here he made a stop to hear what Dorothy would say who first making most hearty sighs doing such obsequies as she could to her supposed dead ●riend William thus answered him Sir for the great love you shewed to my dear Friend I give

you many thanks but this great matter you propose unto me wherein I am not so blind as not to see what happiness it should be unto me in the injoyment of so accomplisht a person know Sir if my heart were mine ●o give you before all other should have it but Williams it is though dead their I begun their lend all matter of affection I hope I shall not long tarry after him with whose outward person had I only been in love with I should be so with you having the same outward parts but it was William self I loved and love which no likeness can make one no commandement dissolve nor no death fini●h And shall I then said he receive such disgrace as to be refused Sir said she let not that word be used who know your worth far beyond my merits but it is only happiness I refuse since of the only happiness I could or can desire I am refused Scarce had she spoken out these words when not willing to hold her in g●eifs bonds any longer but with his di●covery to convert her sorrowful moans to smiling joy he ran to her and imbracing her why then my dearest Dorothy said he take and enjoy thy William scarce could she at first believe him the truth such strong impressions had the former story taken in her heart but at last being throughly convinced her joy so excéeded the bounds of reason that she could not speak one word but was constrained through her new conceived pleasure to breath a sad sigh or two into her Lovers bosome who as courteously entertained her with loving kisses whe●e after these two Lovers had fully discoursed to each other the secrets of their souls how Dorothy for his love had continued unmarried notwithstanding the importunity of many and rich suitors as also William of the dangers he had run through in his long pe●egrination having refreshed their spiri●s with a glass of wine they hand in hand went to her Masters but the news was no sooner spread about the Town that William was come but the Bells rung and bonestres abounded the journy-men Taylors left all their seats to welcome him home and the Promices refused to work that day Ralph notwithstanding the great feud formerly betwixt them with his beloved Arabella came to give him a visit all the whole talk of the City being only of William and his deserved praises His Master and Mistres the next day made a great feast to which was invited most of the worshipful society of Merchant-Taylors and other wealthy Citizens and not long after William and Dorothy were married at whose wedding were most costly shows and triumphs all which I pass over and return to speak of Sir John Hawkwood whole noble a●eheivements now calls my Pen to wake upon him CHAP. IX Amurath Prince of Fez seeks to get the Princess Mariana by treachery they are shipwrackt at Sea Amurath is killed whereupon ensueth war betwixt the Emperour of Fez and Ferdinando King of Cilicia THe noble and adventurous Merchant-Taylor Sir John Hawk-wood having by his skill in armes and fortunate success as you have heard grown to such renown that his name was famous throughout an Christendome yet still thi● sted after glories prize and to add to what he had already done esteeming his past victories which he had won in those parts of the world as nothing unless he also made his name redoubted by some famous exploit against the enemies of Christ and that he might bathe his sword in the Pagans blood and long was it not ere Fortune put a golden opportunity into his hands to perform the same which thus happened In the famous Country of Cilicia a place much beh●lding to Nature for the extraordinary bounties she had bestowed upon it there lived a King named Ferdinando who was a Prince endowed with many noble and vertuous customes that had only one Daughter named Mariana a Princess of a curious make in whom Nature and education strove who should adde most to compleat her the wonder of that age This her beauty and superexcellent endowments being blazed abroad invited many of the Neighbouring Princes to sue for her in marriage but none more forward nor deserved better then Arnaldo Sonne to the King of Candy so that her Father Fardinando began to listen unto his suit and knowing his Daughters affections chiefly placed on him glad that the had made so good a choice he so forwarded the same that the day was appointed for the celebration of the Nuptials to the great content of the two young Princes who now hoped to enjoy the fruits of their love Great were the preparations made for this royal wedding not only for variety of chear but also for curious costly Pageants which were devised after the ●arest manner but all this great preparation came to 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 their songs to sighs and their mirth to m●uring and h●●●ppon 〈…〉 followeth Amongst o●her 〈◊〉 where F●m● had blazed abroad the p●r●ections of Mariana 〈…〉 Fez whose only Son Amurath a 〈◊〉 of a vitioas 〈…〉 her a prize worthy the looking after and therefore having obtained leave of his Father he provided a fléet of Ships for the bringing her home to Fez having in conceit already obtained her good will 〈…〉 if he falled he resolved to make up his Market by force to the 〈◊〉 resolution he arrives in Cilicia haping for the greatness of his b●th to be rather sued unto to accept of Mariana then that he himself should become a Suiter unto her but greatness without desert finds no place where goodness sits inthronized for he having made known his love ●uit to the Princess Mariana received from her a flat denyal which so exaspe●ated his spi●ics that now he breaths forth nothing but revenge and long was it not ere he found an opportunity to put his malice in execution for having by his espials learned that the two Lovers every evening al the shutting up of Titan● golden Gates used to walk abroad to take the comfort of the Western breathing aire he with a party of his followers suddenly surprized them and carried them prisoners to his ship where being deaf to all entreaties he hoised sailes and with as much ex●edition as could be made sailed towards the Country of Fez but the Heavens being angry at such wicked attempts sent forth such a violent tempest on the sea as made the stoutest spirit of them all to tremble For the second day after their departure rose as it were a foggie mist from out the seas when on a sudden the clearness of the skyes might not be séen for the darkness of the air dreadful flashes of lightning séemed to have set the seas-on fire and terrible vollies of thunder threatned the shaking of the Heavens and sundring of the earth showers of rain powred down as if there had béen a general inundation and the winds roared so boisterously from each corner as if Boreas Auster Zephirus and Eurus had