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A10803	A defiance to Fortune Proclaimed by Andrugio, noble Duke of Saxony, declaring his miseries, and continually crossed with vnconstant Fortune, the banishment of himselfe, his wife and children. Whereunto is adioyned the honorable warres of Galastino, Duke of Millaine in reuenge of his wrongs vpon the trayterous Saxons. Wherin is noted a myrrour of noble patitience [sic], a most rare example of modest chastity, and the perfect patterne of true friendship. Verie delectable and ful of varietie. Written by H.R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.	1590 (1590)	STC 21078; ESTC S101593	77,123	116

shedding of tears but standing mute a long time as one in a trance on the suddaine comming to himselfe he inquyred the cause of her death and how it came to passe whereof none in the companie could aduertise him wherefore accusing his owne follies and light beleefe hee supposed that his bytter wordes vsed in disgrace and slander of her honest life to be the caus● thereof But dissembling his griefe he presently departed to his owne house and sending for those two Gentlemen which had made the complaint vnto him of his sister and Andrugio taking them into his chamber as if he had in secrete to impart vnto them he stabbed them both to the end they should not in like sort as they had to him acquaint others with the slander of his sister and Andrugio Taking order for Madam Melissina her buriall according to her estate he kept his chamber long time and would not be seene or spoken to of any body whatsoeuer in the midst of these sorrowes he often thought of Andrugio who lay in most pitifull miserie almost starued for want of foode by his owne command which when hee considered dreading the punishment of God for his light beleefe and massacring those he had slaine besides his sisters death more neere vnto him then all the rest he commaunded Andrugio to be dispossest from all the substance he had and to bee clothed in such base apparell as he found him in beeing prisoner in the Turkes Gallies and sent him into freesland to a friend of his a Nobleman whome in his letters he earnestly desired to inflict some grieuous torment vppon Andrugio This Noble man not knowing any cause but at Ieronymie his request kept him as a drudge in his kitchin to doo his slauerie and for all kind of cariage for the prouision of his house he made him to drawe home like a horse vppon fleids shooing him of purpose in wooden shooes with long calkes of yron for slyding on the yse in this miserie liued Andrugio the tearme of two yeares with greate penurie still accusing Fortune that would not as wel commaund his life to be taken from him and so end his calamities as to aggrauate his paines dayly to inflict new punishmentes on him too much for a man to indure and enough for a beast Traueiling thus with his ●leids from place to place there chaunced a countrie man of his a traueiler wanting in the towne where Andrugio was a common ●leid which caried passengers he requested Andrugio whom hee vnderderstood dwelled within a mile or two where his businesse lay that he might passe with him Andrugio vnderstanstanding by his speech that he either was of Saxonie or neere there bordering tooke him in and curteously entertained him and passing on their iourney enquired from whence he was who answered he was of Saxonie This word began to renue a liuely collour in the face of miserable Andrugio who thought now to heare the certaine newes how all things did stand of the health of his father the duke wherefore he began as a straunger that did know little to enquire of the gouernment of the country which the stranger curteously tolde him adding withall the death of the Duke with their sorrowe for the losse of so noble a Prince These wordes caused Andrugio to shead teares most piteously which was noted of his passenger which demaunded the cause of his suddaine heauines Andrugio excusing the matter said that he could not choose but lament their losse who shoulde want so good a Iusticer as hee reported that Duke to be demaunded further if hee left no children behind him to succeede him and how the countrie was gouerned My friend quoth the Saxon but that griefe will not permit me to discours it I could tel thee as lamētable a historie as euer thy eares haue heard but answering thy demandes I beseech thee of friendship to pardon mee the rest Trueth is my friend our Duke hauing one sonne of wit pregnan● in learning forward and of personage for his time peerelesse This yoong prince in wofull time we may all say that liue in this grieued countrie of Saxonie desirous to learne knowledge craued licence to study at the Vniuersitie of Siena whether he had leaue to goe accompanied with diuers yoong Nobles of our country and Gentlemen of great name who most vntimely lost their liues as they traueiled thorow Germany and he only left aliue yet in great danger but recouering his health he departed to Siena and from thence no man knoweth whether nor none can tell whether he liue or no yet hath there bene great inquirie made for him in many countries His Dukedome in his absence is gouerned by sixe lordes of the countrie in very good order vnto whome not long since there came a braue Gallant from the Vniuersitie of Siena to enquire of the good health of our Dukes sonne named Andrugio for that as the report showeth they were bedfellowes and sworne friendes in Siena But when he found not my Lord Andrugio and was truely aduertised that they had not seene him since his being at Siena with great griefe he lamented his absence and vowed neuer to leaue trauell vntill hee found him or had some certaine newes of him so leauing his name which as I can remember was Galastio sonne vnto the Duke of millaine hee departed to the great sorrow of our Nobles who perswaded him earnestly to leaue the hazard of so bad a match Andrugio who had with no litle grief harkened to this could not forbeare the shedding of teares most aboundantlie which the traueiler pitied to se least doubting that which afterwards happened Andrugio with much a doo drieng vp the conduites of his weeping eies vnto the talke of the traueiler thus answered Then good my friend quoth hee if your dwelling bee within the Dukedome of Saxonie as you make report tell me I beseech you how you came by the knowledge of this that you haue made relation I wil requite you if I may Yea quoth the traueiler I was borne in ●he Dukedome and from my childbyrth brought vp y e citie where the Duke kept his court What I say is full well knowen vnto mee My father a Gentleman of his Graces retinue while he liuen whome I haue daily seene with teares to bewaile the death of this good Duke and with no litle sorrow lament his sonnes absence Tell me then friend how if it shoulde be thy chance to meet the dukes sonne what fauour wouldst thou doe him if his want were great couldst thou anie way relieue him or in what sorce wouldest thou deale with hym Sir quoth hee if my hope were suche to finde him I were the happiest creature of my whole progenie and so shoulde repute my selfe and great fauour should I gaine in my country if I might but bring certain newes of his life or death to whome I would willingly as my dutie and leache Lord impart what I haue or can by my acquaintance marchantes of our

no casting his eies stedfastly on them suruaieng their grieuous woundes Andrugio faint and full of paine with the extreamitie of his woundes breathed softlie which being noted of this swaine drewe neere vnto him layeng tenderly his hand on the stomach of Andrugio felt a panting short wind withn him whereat the man being somewhat ioyfull rubbed his temples so by litle and lytle recouered him When this kind-hearted swaine had by his diligence recouered Andrugio and that perfectnesse of memorie was againe restored him as a wight grieued at the mischances he saw was hapned he comforteth him in this wise Gentleman quoth he for so your countenance sheweth me what euill fortune hath brought you vnto this pitifull plight or by whose hands haue you with these your companie bene so cruellie mangled tell me I beseech you that reuenging your iniuries I may pursue with diligēce those bloodthirsty billaines and by their deathes make satisfaction to the Gods and those innocentes soules that they haue murthered Andrugio with gastly countenance looking earnestlie in the face of this comforter after hee had a while attentiuelye hearkened vnto his speeches thus answered Whosoeuer thou be gentle friend that the Gods haue thus apointed for my help in this extremitie I yeld thanks according to thy curteous deserts but couldest thou shew as much grace to these my distressed friends here lien howe great cause I should haue to glorifie the Gods and honor thee my tongue cannot expresse wretched and vnfortunate that I am yet gentle friend in whom such courtesie remaineth do me fauour so much as to tell me howe thou earnest to this place and thy dwelling and thou that art a man christian and kind as thy paines on me bestowed beare witnes vouchsafe in such sort as thou canst to comfort these my friendes and see if it hath so pleased the Gods to giue any one of them leaue to escape the heauie vengeance of those accursed slaues that haue robbed vs of our substance and murdered our bodies and the rest that haue yeelded their liues to the furie of those tyrantes blades helpe me to entombe them according to their callinges who were all Gentlemen of account which is the greatest honour I can doe them for the which as they died Innocents their soules shall yeeld thee thanks before the throne of the greatest god where we shall all meete Sir quoth the swaine I see your wan lookes betoken faintnesse by occasion of your great losse of blood wherfore if you will hearken vnto the counsell of so simple a creature as my selfe you shall cease this parlie vntill you shal better endure it and haue recouered more strength Two miles at least haue I to my maisters home which is a sillie cottage not worthy to entertame such a one as you seeme to be yet as it is your welcome shalbe as to your owne his only victuals is goats milk a white cake oile honny which command at your will If these may in extremitie pleasure you arise and rest you on my shoulders for I see you are feeble vntill I haue brought you where you may refresh you As for your friends whom you so much bewaile suffer them to rest in peace for your wailings may not be any way auaylable vnto them and to morrow my maister with such helpe as we can prouide shal fulfil your request and burie them though not as you would wish yet as we may in the better sort Andrugio wounded and faint hearkening to his words y t he spake of good wil began to rouse himself but so weak was he that alone w●thout helpe might not stirre wherefore the swaine taking him in his armes set him alone on his feete But in vaine it was for stand he could not which seeing the poore swaine shewing a good inclination as one beseeming some better education then he proffered bound first his wounds so y t through straining they might not bleed when taking his bodie as gently as hee might on his neche countaieth him as speedille as was possible to the Millers house where as he above with great trouble At last they haue attained this mill long God knowes of them desired before they came thither whether they being come Druha for so was the swaine called recounteth vnto the Miller and his wife the perplered estate of this Gentleman Andrugio with the losse of his friendly companions bereaued of life by the murderous handes of ma●● villaines all strange and vnknowen vnto them The pitifull grandam being of a right womanith nature could not refr●in● she ading of teares to heare this s●●rowful proces yet at last to show how welcome the distressed noble was albeit a mere stranger vnto them she bathed his woundes and applied thereunto such huswifely salues as she thought might pro●●te best in restoring his health This done she brought him such viandes as shee had ready prepared commanding her daughter to prouide some comfortable brothes for him which was speedilie perfourmed Whē he had refreshed his wearied weak carcase the good old wife began for his better comfort these speaches Sir quoth she though the Gods haue giuen you ouer into the handes of those miscreants that haue sought your life yet be not dismaied thanke their Deities that in the sharpnesse of their furie haue preserued you from death no doubt for some better fortune and to reuenge the slaughter of your friends on those villaines for which their gratiousnes geue them thankes and feate not your health Yn the meane time if ●ou thinke good to accept such homely entertainment as I can giue you welcome shall bee your best cheare and what els you want command at your pleasure my dearest and onely daughter Susania shall attend you vntill your strength be recouered Thanks quoth Andrugio to the heauēly powers first for prouiding me this good and next to thee my friendlee Hostesse for thy fauour bestowed on me which might perish without comfort but what friendship thou shalt impart vnto me in this distresse if the pleasure of the deuine Deity be to restore me againe thy courtesie shal be recompenced and this kindnesse to thee and thine neuer be forgotten Thus leaue we Andrugio a while at his rest attended on with Sufania curteous and friēdly vnto her charge deliuered by her ancient mother the old wife taking like care for the buriall of the dead bodies which in the best sort was shortly accomplished Susania y e good wench attēding diligētly on her charge hath in short time by the care she had of him recouered his strength that forsaking his bed he walked often about his chamber not daring yet to aduenture into the ayre Andrugio all this time of sicknesse noted the curteous demeanor of his attendant and often times as strength increased in him would take great pleasure to trie her wit by pleasant parlie sometime discoursing of one thing and so enterchangeablie of many But so long the flie plaieth with the flame that at length she is constrained to

moste aboundant wise the sight whereof moued Lorenzo to great pitie yet passing ouer the extremitie thereof with a heauie heart and countenance wanne for her departure he saith my louing daughter how I haue nourished thee euer from thy birth thou canst partly conceaue by my fauours shewed since thou hadst reason to knowe good from euill in hope to finde thee a comfort to thy mother and me nowe in the enclining of our dayes in the earth which how neere they drawe he that gaue vs breath best knoweth But contrarie to my expectation thou art now parting from vs into a better place where thou hast few friendes and lesse acquaintance wherefore it behoueth thee to haue the more regard to thy behauiour for I tell thee my Susania promotions haue manie enemies fewe friendes the mightiest are hated when the poore liue securely wherefore as it is the pleasure of the highest to make thee the best of thy kinne haue these preceptes in minde and doubtlesse thou shalt inioy thy estate in the lesse perill Let not thy calling make thee proud nor disdainfull but remember alwaies from whence thou camest if thou be humble thy nobles in better sort will loue thee but being ambitious wil disdaine thee seeke thy destruction Emperours and mightie potentates thorowe ambition haue bene foyled and thrust from their ●eates of dignitie Then let not this estate make thee proud least it fare worse with thee Be duetifull to thy Lord and husband if hee loue thee be thou kind to him if he be froward do not with crosse speeches moue him for odious speeches will make thy honest behauiour lothsome vnto him if he be impatient with anie let thy industrie be to pacifie him and for thine owne part let not his speeches spoken neuer so greatly in thy disgrace moue thee to choller so shalt thou shew thy selfe wise If he haue any imperfection do not as common gossips do vpon their quaffing reueale it for that is a moste odious fault and it shal make thee a laughing stocke to others and cause thy honestie to be attempted by ruffians and such as would gladly see thy dishonour for all honest women will feare that which is commōly spoken of dishonest women Briefly please thy Lord and husband in all thinges but especially in such as draw neerest his inclination loue him intirely aboue all others be patient and learne to winke at manie thinges he doth the prudent in thy houshold affaires careful to bring vp thy children fayre spoken kinde and courteous to his nobles and all others plentiful in honourable works a friend to the honest and a verie enemie to light youthes as thy leysure from thy Lord shall permit spend thy tyme in reading learned sayinges of the wise for by suche honest occupations women are withdrawn from other vnworthy exercises Thus as a father haue I in my blunt maner prescribed thee to gaine the loue of all men and continue the good opinion of thy Lord. Time draweth on and thy protectour Lord Lorenzo attendeth thee wherefore I will detaine thee no longer but with my blessing commend you to the protection of him that best knoweth how to preserue thee and so sweet daughter farewell Thus after kind teares spen● on either side for their departure Lorenzo contenting bountifullie his host for his entertainment they betake thēselues to their desired iorney Duke Andrugio which had long expected to heare of his best beloued is now certified by a messenger that she with Lorenzo are within two daies iourny of the court vppon which newes he sommoneth his nobles and estates commanding them to be ready to accompanie him the next day in the most sumtuous sort they migh to giue entertainment vnto a stranger comming from far to see him y t which was accordingly performed in such wise as Andrugio by their diligence in fulfilling so sodainly his desire thought himself most highly honoured by them Thus all thinges perfourmed as his heart could wish the next morning Andrugio with his train set forward to meete Susania at the house of Signior Anthony a knight of his court where hee had appointed to meete her vpon which iourney as hee traueyled hee acquainted diuers of his chiefest Lordes with the pretence of his comming from the Court with what zeale he had honoured and loued that mayden which they went to meete beseeching them of that loue they did beare vnto him and his deceased father● to make account of his loue and to do her that reuerence which belonged vnto the Lady and wife of their Duke for that she was the obiect of his heart and the onely one that should participate with him in loue The Nobles which harkened to his protestation so vnsuspected began diuers waies to coniecture of the same his friendes and trustie followers conceiuing the best others whose loue was not so firme as it pleased them yet all alike to content him gaue their willing consentes that if hee had planted his liking it were against reason their othes of dutie and obedience to gainsay what liked him Therfore wishing vnto him much ioy of what his heart desired they bad God prosper them both to their owne content Passing the way in parlie they arriue at the house of Signiour Anthony who glad to see his Lord and maister within his mansion had prouided the cheare hee could come by bidding him and his traine most friendly welcome To tell you the exceeding ioy of those two Louers at their meeting were needlesse but suppose how welcome the sight of any long desired thing is vnto you so shall you easily gesse in what happie estate those louers thought themselues After some conference had betwixt the Duke and his beloued with the consent of their nobles their mariage was determined and presentlie in the house of Anthony was it constituted to both their contentes and the liking of all such as loued him who with a generall consent made outward apparance of their good consents This mariage performed and some time spent in pleasure as tilting masking and other pastimes in honor of the wedding the Duke with his new adopted Princesse thanking their friendly Host for their entertainment bad him farewell departing towards their owne pallace wher they were of the citizens wher he kept his court most royallye receiued each one crieng with a generall voice God saue their Duke and Duchesse The tearme of two yeares and sometime more was passed in exceeding ioyes betwene those kind Louers in which time God sent thē two saire goodly children to wit one some and one daughter to their great ioy and reioycing of all the commons But as the vertuous bee alwaies most subiect to the enuie of the worlde so in time the fire of hatred which had bene long smochering in the bosomes of Gonsalo and Flodericus two Nobles of Saxony began to breake foorth into hot burning flames in such sort that raysing their tenants kin and followers perswading them their intents were

souldiour came to the Empire being a poore womans sonne wherein raigning two monethes was slain by his gard The Emperour Probus was the sonne of a blacke smyth Maximua of a Gardiner Iohn Leyden a butchers sonne of Holland was proclaimed King and raigned three yeares in great prosperite and then subuerted Lo this is y e stedfastnes of fortune desirous of change whereby many are drawen by her sweete proffers to pride and many vilde grieuous sinnes to prouoke the Gods to wrath who seeing their insolencie throw them downe sooner then they rise of purpose to make their states more miserable let vs therefore wisely waigh what Fortune is and prepare our selues for all euents for hee that is able to say Fortune I haue preuented thee I haue stopped vp all thy passages and closed vp all thy waies of enterance that man putteth not his trust in Fortune but ioyeth in the discourses of reason riches glorie authoritie and honor reioise them most that stand least in feare of their contraries wherfore in despite of Fortune vertue flourisheth Then there is no good but vertue and no euil but vice which is the contrary to it The vertuous man is only free and happy the vitious man bond and vnhappie Likewise beautie and the disposition of the body maiestie and honors are al of no force But prudence magnanimity iustice are anchors of greatest stay which cannot be plucked vp by any tempest and prooueth the sayings of Socrates to bee true that whole troupes of souldiours and heaps of riches haue bene strained often to yeeld to the enemies which haue trusted in fortune contemning the maiesty of God For wise was that noble prince Amcharsis a Barbarian who was so desirous to attaine vertue that he left the kingdome of Silla to hys yoongest brother and went into Graecia to profit with Solon saieng that Fortune should neuer triumph ouer him but he would triumph ouer Fortune These examples Andrugio may draw thee to vertue and contemne the world persist in thy dooing respect not the worlde nor take care for thy famylie thy friend Galastino faithfull and kind to thee and thine shall be to thy wife a husband and a father to thy fatherlesse infantes yea thou Galastino maist be in the world a mirrour to giue directions of true friendship for besides thy selfe there is not one on the whole earth thou that showest thy mind by thy deedes Thou prince of Millaine art the true friend that Socrates prescribeth to be the inestimable iewell of the world not to bee valued by all the mortall things of the earth which true friendship of thine maketh me happie in my vnhappines and my distressed familie blessed for whom I trust in time thy sword shall make passage vnto the Dukedome of Saxonie and there plant my sonne Alphonsus to succeede his Father in his right yelding vnto those accursed traitors their ofsprings the reward of traitors O friendly Galastino thou mirrour of men whose worthinesse cannot be valued for thy faith and loyaltie to thy friend Many in prosperitie like the fawning dogs wil follow a man but in aduersitie flie from him like the full gorges hawke O world where is the faith and friendship that hath bene in times past amongst men taken from men because of their ingratitude to God Hystories tell vs of many which liued offering both life landes goodes and what els for their friends signes of true fidelity as Ionathan for Dauid we reade in holy wryt of their ieopardy one for the other how often theyr friendship was approoued beetweene them neither could the desire of dignitie draw the affectionate loue zeale of prince Ionathan from his Dauid albeit he knew that Dauid should succeed his father in the kingdome he being his heir So we reade of Achylles and patroclus Orestes and pyllides both of them calling themselues by the name of Orestes who was content to dy to saue the life of his companion The like was Ephenus and Eneritus and Damon and pythias of whose friendly loue Dyonisius the tyrant seeing the prooffe the one beeing ready to die for the other pardoned them both This is the tryall of true friendes how many liueth at this day like those Ah none the more may our harts grieue to think thereon Ambition couetonsnesse pride and hatred are so crept into the hearts of men that they contemne God and his dooings their fathers kin and welwillers How many men liue in these daies that for a kingdome would not murder his prince if he might do it without feare of death which is a terrour to most men How many men be there that for riches will not sticke to rob Temples prophane the name of God vse periurie to the confounding of the honest and their posteritie yea to inioy what their owne fathers haue seeke vntimely to cut of their liues that first gaue thē breath We daily see in our courts of iustice the father contend with thr sonne brother with brother wife with husband and al estates one with another cannot content themselues with their callings all proceede from ambition which is nothing but a desire to inioy honours estates and great places Further it is a vice of excesse and contrary to modestie for that man as Aristotle saith is modest which desireth honor as he ought and as becommeth him but hee that desireth it by vnlawfull meanes is ambitious Howe many treasons hath there bin by ambitious men conspired against their soueraignes We read of Frederick the third who after hee had raigned thirtie yeares was miserably murthered by Manfroy his bastard sonne whom hee had made prince of Trantinum and after he had committed this paracide poysoned his owne brother Conradus y t he might make himselfe king of Naples Antonius Geta successors in the Empire to Seuerus their father could not suffer one the other to enioy so large a monarchy for Anton. flue his brother Geta w t a dagger y t he might rule alone Soliman king of y e Turks when he heard the showtes of his armie y t they made for Sultan Mustipha his son he caused him to be secretly strangled in his chamber presently being dead to be cast out before his army causing this speach to be vttered with a loud voice there was but one God in heauen and one Sultan vpon earth within two daies after he caused his second sonne Sultan Soba to die for y t he wept for his brother and Sultan Mahomet his third sonne because he fled for feare leauing but one of his race aliue to succeed him These are but the familiar examples of ambition in respect of those that cause men to put innocentes to deathe that they may the surer grow and increase but no doubt for the most part iust punishment follow the ambitious for example to others whereof there are vnfaigned histories which mention the same Marcus Craessus the richest man of his time iealous of Caesars glorie at the age of threescore yeares