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The heroick history of Guy Earl of Warwick written by Hvmphrey Crovch.
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Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.
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sinful man and now I mean to take my journey like a Pilgrim to the holy Land to see the place where my Saviour died for my sins and the sins of the whole world Phelice finding him discontented begins to question him how he came into those melancholy fits if I quoth she be the cause of it I am not only sorry but will endeavour to mend what is in me amiss No dear Love quoth Guy nothing but my sins my numberless sins that is the cause of all my grief and sorrow Ah Phelice said he for thy love I have made many a man bleed and now dear Love do intend to take my journey to the Holy Land and live and dye a Pilgrim Here take this Ring and keep it as a pledg of my love to thee and give me thine and if ever I come again to England I will send thee this Ring that thou maist come and close up my dying eyes Phelice farwell weep not I now must go thy heart is full of love mine full of wo. So with abundance of tears betwixt them he takes his journey only with a staff in his hand to the holy Land and she as a pensive widow remains at home giving alms at her door to all Pilgrims for his sake enquiring of them evermore if they could tell her any news of him but he not making himself known to any of them in all his travels they could relate nothing of him to her Many times when he returned from the holy Land he hath received alms from her own hands and she not knowing of him he hath departed with tears in his eyes to his Cave where he lived and dyed as you shall understand hereafter Now Guy takes his journey towards the holy Land passing through desarts and unfrequented places full of danger meeteth at last with a woful Wight that unto sorrow was no stranger An aged man having fifteen sons in bondage under the cruel Tyrant or a barbarous Gyant called Amarant who retained them in his strong Castle with many Knights Gentlemen and Ladies besides Guy questioning where the old man directs him to the Castle Lend me thy sword quoth Guy I 'le lend my manhood all thy sons to free So away he goes and lays upon the gates as one that says He must and will come in The Gyant was never so rouzed before for no such knocking at his gates had been so he takes his Club and Keys and cometh forth Sirrah quoth the Gyant what business hast thou here art thou come to feast the Crows about these walls because thou hast molested me in this manner with this Club will I beat out thy brains and dress thy flesh for the Crows to feed upon You are very quarrelsom Gyant quoth Guy and dangerous at the Club it seems you be I have been better arm'd though now I go thin but do thy worst here 's a Weapon that must do me right So draws his sword salutes him with the same about his shoulders head and sides in such manner that the Gyant did not like the sport but heaving his Club aloft in the air said now villain will I crush thee But Guy was nimble to avoid the same so on the ground he spent his stroke in vain At length Amarant the Gyant grew thirsty and faint for want of drink and asked leave of Guy to quench his thirst at the River Guy gives him leave then to work they fall again At length Guy grew thirsty and crayed leave to drink but the churlish Gyant said it was a mad-mans part to relieve his enemy Well said Guy since thou art so hard-hearted in that wherein I used thee so kindly thou shalt understand that it doth but whet my anger the more against thee and so shorten thy life sooner I now disdain to drink Bold Tyrant take a taste of my good will for now I bâ—gin my bloody bout it is not that same Club will bear you out with that he hit him on the head such a powerful stroke that brought him with a vengeance down then Guy set foot upon the Monsters brest and hewed off his head and takes his Keys ands enters the Castle where a most woful spectacle he beheld tender Ladies in dark Dungeons fed with the flesh of their own husbands them he released and set at liberty unbinds many Knights and Gentlemen who for many years had been kept in bondage by this bloody Tyrant at length he came to an Iron gate which he unlocks where he found the old mans sons being fifteen in number who look'd like the Picture of death some of them he found hang'd up by the middle some by the thumbs some hang'd up by the heels with their heads downward these he took down with great care and delivered them to the old man their father who with great joy and thankfulness would have kist Guy's feet but Guy took him up in his arms delivered the keys to him made him Master of the Castle and so departed Many a weary step travelled he ere he came to the holy land whilst his beloved wife spent her days in great sorrow often wishing her self with him to be partner with him in all his sufferings Many years continued he in the holy land insomuch that all his friends thought him to be dead At length desiring to see his own native Country where he intended to lay his bones he took his journey homewards No sooner was he arrived on the English shore but he found his Country in great distress the King of Denmark with a mighty Army was landed threatning to destroy all with fire and sword the King of Denmark had a mighty Gyant to his Campion so terrible to behold that the English were afraid of his very looks slinging his Gantlet down with such pride and contempt that worthy Guy could ill endure to hear said The English were a cowardly Nation that never a man durst answer him Guy could contain himself no longer but goes to the King and tells him that he will accept of the challenge and desired his Majesty not to despair for he would quickly make an end of Colbron that mighty Gyant The King said unto him Honest Palmer go and God bless thee in this mighty work thou hast undertaken and grant thee victory over thine enemy Amen quoth Guy and so goes from Winchester's North-gate to Hidemead where he found this Monster of men treading each step two yards of ground Art thou the man quoth Colbron on whom the King hath ventured England's Crown whereas all his Lords and Nobles I defie and scorn to fight with such a slave as thee Gyant quoth Guy manhood should never rail a Soldiers Weapon best can tell his mind Thus I begin and therefore look about thee if thou be beaten the Danes will flout thee Then began a sharp and bloody fight between them so that the people knew not what to think at length Colbron through loss of blood began to faint and say to Guy Yeild thee brave English-man and fight no longer Villain quoth Guy I scorn thy cowardly fear the King hath ventured England on my head with that he lent him such a powerful blow that brought the Gyant with a vengeance down Great joy was there among the English But Guy passed away unknown to his Cave within a while after he fell sick and sent his Ring to his Wife the Countess of Warwick by a poor Palmer who came and closed up his dying eyes her self living but fifteen days after FINIS Books newly Printed for Edward Brewster at the Crane in St. Pauls Church yard 1673. Mr. Ball 's Catechism large and small The Famous History of Guy Earl of Warwick The delectable History of Reynard the Fox both parts The Book of Graces The Gardiners Labyrinth The History of the Fryer and the â—oy both parts Robbin Hood and Little Iohn The Doctrin of the Bible 120 A Useful Table of Expences Moses revived A Treatise proving That it is not lawful and therefore sinful for any man or woman to eat blood viz. the life-blood of any Creature 80 Natural and Artificial Conclusions 80 Rogers Righteous man's Evidence for Heaven 120 Christian Advice to young and old rich poor which may serve as a Directory at hand ready to direct all persons almost in every condition under 27 general useful heads by Tho. Mocket Mr. Tho Ford's Sinner condemned of himself Scripture self evidence 120 The last Will and Testament of Basil Valentine Monk of the Order of St Bennet c. A Prospect of Divine Providence by T. C. 80 The Apostolical History containing the Acts Labours Travels Sermons Discourses Miracles Successes and Sufferings of the Holy Apostles from Christs Assention to the destruction of Ierusalem by Titus Fol.