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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47502	The honour of chivalry, or, The famous and delectable history of Don Bellianis of Greece continuing as well the valiant exploits of that magnanimous and heroick prince, son unto the Emperor Don Bellanco of Greece : as also the wars between him and the Souldan of Persia : wherein is likewise described the strange and dangerous adventures that befel him in the prosecution of his love towards the Princess Florisbella, daughter to the Souldan of Babylon : his releasing of her father the souldan from a strange enchantment, and vanquishing the Emperor of Trebizond : illustrated with pictures / now newly written in English by F.K.; Belianís de Grecia. English	Fernández, Jerónimo.; Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680.	1664 (1664)	Wing K633; ESTC R16229	123,697	184

he had left behind at the water followed him He thus being arrived at the City fortified it both within and without and sent thoroughout his Empire to all places for help resolving to make that place the seat of war for else he knew that the Souldans Forces would follow him further The next day after their departure Don Bellianis was informed thereof by those he had left at the water side wherefore he marched down thither but do what he could it was two days before he could mend the Bridge which the Emperor of Trebizond had caused to be broken which when he had done he passed over with his whole Army resolving to pursue his enemy which he did accordingly and thus in good order he marched till he arrived néer the City of Pharez where he saw that the enemy had made strong entrenchments without the Town so that all he did at present was to encamp himself néer them which when he had done he prepared to give them an assault which he did as shall be shewed you in the Chapter following CHAP. XXVI How the Emperor of Trebizond being besieged in the City of Pharez sent Ambassadors to Albanta Georgia Muscovia and several other Kings his Allies to help him in his Wars with the Souldan of Babylon and how Don Bellianis assaulted his Forces that were encamped without the City DOn Bellianis being extreamly desirous to do all that might be possible for the overcoming of his enemy before any other help came to him that he might acquire the more honor thereby resolved to set upon his enemies Camp that was without the City and if possible force them to retire into the City that he might lay a close Siege thereto and so hinder them from going abroad for provisions In order to which resolution after his men had rested themselves he commanded them to provide to assault their enemies On the other side the Emperor resolving to abide him there took care for fresh supplies for he not onely sent thorough all his own Dominions for more help but likewise sent Ambassadors to those Kings that were either his Friends or of his Alliance such as were the Kings of Albania Georgia and the Emperor of Muscovia desiring them not to fail him in this occasion and the Ambassadors who went made such expedition and had such good success in their Embassies that the Emperor had great assistance as you shall hear hereafter In the mean time knowing that he had not onely a valiant but a politick enemy to deal with he kept strict Guards both within and without the City lest he should be surprized Don Bellianis notwithstanding all the diligence he took did surprize him for having drawn out a Squadron of fifty thousand Knights the most accomplished in the whole Army caused them to put a piece of white silk or cloth in their Helmets that they might know one another though in the dark and in the middle of the night when his enemies expected no such matter he came to the Camp and killing the Centinels fell in among the Emperors Forces and slew many of them before they could arm themselves and such was their confusion in the dark that they without knowledge slew one another not knowing their enemies from friends by reason of the darkness of the night and their not being acquainted with his stratagem In this manner he run thorough the Camp and being followed by the best of his Army came to the walls of the City desiring them to open perswading the Guards that they were of their own party telling them that they must néeds speak with the Emperor but the Guards who had commands to the contrary went immediately to the Emperor and told him thereof who arising from his bed came to the wall and then he very well understood that the Army was alarmed wherefore he refused to open the Gates not knowing whither they were of his own Army or Enemies Don Bellianis perceiving this and that it would be to little purpose to continue there departed and so returned thorough the enemies Camp killing and staying all that were in his way and so being gone thorough the Camp and passed all the Guards he caused the retreat to be sounded which his Souldiers hearing soon understood the meaning thereof and so left the Camp and came to him who when they were c●●e fairly retreated to their own Quarters But Don Bellianis who had an intent to surprize the City and fayling therein as you have heard was somewhat vexed but however he considered that he done them a sufficient mischief for he had killed above twenty thousand of his enemies and came off with the loss of not above five hundred men This action gave the Emperor a sensible displeasure and did resolve if possible to revenge it but he could not at present put his resolves into execution wherefore he gave strict commands to kéep double Guards and more strict Watches hoping in short time to have such aid that he might be able not onely to revenge that loss but to beat his Foes out of the field But before any Forces came to his assistance Baltasano Prince of Numidia arrived at the Camp of Don Bellianis with one hundred thousand men and with new Orders from the Souldan that if the Emperor would pay the cost of the War and disband his Forces that then he should have peace otherwise that they should prosecute the War against him to the utmost such was the desire and inclination that the Souldan had for peace These Orders much troubled Don Bellianis being very discontented that the War must end and that he could not sacrifice the life of his rival fearing him so long as he should live lest he should so propound the having of the Princess Florisbella as the Souldan should accept of it and indéed when the prepositions were sent to the Emperor he was willing to accept of them provided be might have the Princess for his Wife otherwise he would stand to the utmost hazard of the war not questioning but by the help of his Allies and Friends but that he should not onely be able to beat his enemies out of his Country but to assault them in theirs and give them such trouble that the Souldan would be willing to propound his Daughter for a composition of the War This Answer being returned to the two Generals Don Bellianis and Baltasano displeased them both but the anger that Don Bellianis was in at this proposition was so great that I am not able to express it for rising from the place where he sat he delivered this answer to the messenger Go tell thy Master that so long as the Souldan of Babylon has Subjects in his whole Empire that he shall never compel him to such baseness as the prostituting his most Royal Daughter to one so base and unworthy and were all the treasure of the Souldan exhausted all his Subjects slain and none left in his whole Empire to defend him yet I would