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A18337	Gerardo the vnfortunate Spaniard. Or A patterne for lasciuious louers Containing seuerall strange miseries of loose affection. Written by an ingenious Spanish gentleman, Don Gonçalo de Cespedes, and Meneçes, in the time of his fiue yeeres imprisonment. Originally in Spanish, and made English by L.D.; Español Gerardo. English	Céspedes y Meneses, Gonzalo de, 1585?-1638.; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635.	1622 (1622)	STC 4919; ESTC S107646	292,536	482

went fearefull therefore to offend by chusing and yet more fearefull of an offence to both in not obeying he made choyce of the former but as warily as hee could that one of them might not haue too iust a cause of resentment With this good forecast though she whose secret influence attracted him vvas already set downe in his heart he sent these last Lines to the faire Dames who with much ioy gaue them welcome and a view as followeth Heauen knowes faire Lisis and Aminta I had rather diuide my heart and lay it at both your feete then see my selfe in this confusion I now am in but the necessitie of obeying you beates downe all difficulties of feare obliging mee to the performance of your forcible commands My affections I know not by what happie Starre conducted are particularly inclining to the miraculous subiect of But passe not on my Quill how my hand shakes and my heart trembles timorous of the incertaintie of this matter Pardon me sweet Pledges that I suspend my cowardly determination in a businesse whose important well-speeding doth so much afflict me let me onely first perswade you that you both being euery way equall and conformable as well in the maruellous parts of minde is rare and excellent features of body no singularitie that way hath mooued mee to make choyce of one more then the other but onely the performance of your willes and beleeue therefore I beseech you that as it happens when wee see Gamesters we desire some one whom we know not or happely neuer so much as saw before should winne so my soule and all her faculties are strongly inclined and wholly yeelded vp to The diuine Lisis And thus haue I desiring to appeare worthy of her noble thoughts declared mine and complied with your commands I begin then from this instant faire Lisis to serue you protesting on my part a most humble permanent slauery a singularly inuiolable faith and a minde euer subiect to Loues lawes whilst life shall last most thankefull Aminta vvas she of the two whose hard fortune it vvas to read the Paper but so lothly that as soone as shee came to Gerardo's declaration vnable to dissemble longer her trickling teares made knowne the inward sorrowes of her heart vvherewith retiring to her Chamber she left her Sister alone but so glad and ouer-ioyed a creature as if Gerardo had obtained her some famous victorie whom shee determined to reward vvith the glory of her conquest-expressing thankfulnesse by instant vvriting how pleased shee was vvith his election enlarging her Lines vvith frequent iterations of gratitude in such discreet Phrase as made Gerardo rest most confident of his happinesse A successe that amongst all those which I haue set downe of this Vnfortunate Gentlemans seemes to me worthy of the greatest admiration for though the inconstancie of his prosperous and aduerse fortunes vvith their incredible euents doe oft amaze me yet this easinesse in Lisis and her facile inclination doth stupefie my consideration there being no reason to proppe with reason so inordinate an affection Lisis was courted long serued loued by Liseno yet shee could neuer affoord him though a deseruing Gentleman the least looke of acknowledgement this day satisfied vvith two or three smooth papers her open minde is vvholly giuen vp to a man incompassed vvith chaines and bonds vvhose liberty is as vncertaine as his conuersation vnsecure from which conuersation they that are best acquainted vvith loue say the firmest loue is ingendred but alas vvhat conuersation haue they had vvhat actes either to oblige or to perswade from vvhence shall we conclude this affection to proceed or whereon happened this Loue the firmest that hath beene knowne as vvill appeare in this Discourse There is no way to know no way to search or penetrate the cause of womens wilde and violent affections In fine from this moment the happiest for Gerardo that might be in stead of darknesse that obscured his sad Prison Lisis her two Sunnes with their powerfull rayes enlightned it turning his night also into brightest day and now vvith his present glorie he forgat all his former miseries and this fortunate employing his affections not onely bettered his Estate but totally as you shall heare occasioned his desired freedome and libertie Thus diuerting himselfe with the sight of Lisis hee past the greatest part of the daies and Time which before in euery minute of his seemed too prolixely tedious was now in-sufficient with his short houres for answering his Mistrisses amorous Tickets with which though they wanted meanes of neerer discourse his affection most pleasingly encreased and howsoeuer the limitation and curbe of his imprisonment kept him from expressing the great seruices he desired to performe yet he laid hold vpon all good occasions to expresse his loue and gratitude and to this purpose vnderstanding that Lisis was exceedingly affected to the sweet delightfulnesse of Musicke many a night paying from his Window the humble tribute as it were of his voyce he sought to increase it though the vnsauourinesse of the matter was such that he must not expresse the least part of his affection in Poeticall amorous Conceits in respect of the warinesse it behooued him to haue in his proceedings and so he durst not once offer at a Loue-straine for feare of giuing any motiue of suspition to some ouer-curious listeners which made him for the most part sing some short Satyricall toyes and one night amongst others for want of better matter hauing first tuned his Violl he sung these ensuing Couplets whose contents were to disswade an old Dotard from marriage Wool't old Colt what all this while Single now at length beguile Age and after Sixtie odde Serue the little blind-fold god Well since trust thou wilt no friend No sharpe knife or strong ropes end Goe for once be youthfull Woo Speedily and marry too But thy fortune truth must tell Shee 's no Gypsie listen well Is the party faire and young From a noble Kindred sprung Beauty much may comfort thee I but youth will ne're agree Long with Age to whose cold roome Quickly shee 'l prefer the Groome Birth to thy posteritie Lustre addes and dignitie I but breake her of her will Pow'rfull friends shee 'l mention still Or when thou to sleepe art laid Thee with fortunes shee 'l vpbraid Is she one of tougher yeeres Thirty vpward that appeeres One since first she new was nam'd Frequent child-beds well haue tam'd Or withall the neighbours knew She to first good-man was true Is she loyall is she chaste Neuer so too much embrac't I but silence go along Must for chaste with too much toung That 's as thou shouldst in thy meat Three parts Gall one Sugar eate Still she wrangles still shee 'l scould Brawle and word it vncontroul'd Nay when thou the Act hast done There 's a quarrell new begunne Sweet-hearts keepe she two or three Know not thou the mysterie Be she any thing allowd Whore so still not honest loude

beginne for that 's the most Leaue to Loue since all faith 's lost Whil'st he was yet euen in the middle of his Song Leriano entred but loth to interrupt him staid till by a scorching sigh with which his Song had end he knew the Musicke had wrought in him her accustomed effect of sadnesse so he came neerer where he found him laid on his bed and his eyes distilling teares which in vaine he sought to hide from his deare friend who comming toward him with open armes said There is no reason gentle Sir that from a stranger and one that shewed so much good will as my selfe you should conceale that griefe which by vvhat now and at other times you haue demonstrated I conceiue to be very great and if I till now haue not beene very earnest to demand the cause you may know it was not willingly to reduce such pittifull accidents to your memory as might happely haue endangered your health in which you are now so forward You must not but satisfie me and let mee know vvithall who and whence you are For I vow to Heauen and you that bee it necessarie for your sake and reuenge I vvill hazzard Honour Life and Fortune I rest fully assured replide the concealed Youth Noble friend Leriano of the pure affection you haue shewed me mouing you to saue my life by restoring it and giuing me the being I now enioy which next Heauen I owe to your selfe and though the remembrance of my past disasters be most grieuous to me yet in respect of my engagements to your selfe and because I would you should perceiue how much I desire to fulfill your commands though I renue old sores vnrip auncient wounds I will satisfie your wish giuing a short account of my inward thoughts youthfull dayes and yong imployments as forerunners of my present stormes and shipwracke I cannot sufficiently expresse Leriano's gratitude to heare his friends willingnesse to the thing he so heartily desired and thinking each minute an Age till he began the promised Discourse he commanded his seruants to ●●ue them and with a cheerefull countenance and still attention gaue eare to what followeth My name worthy Friend is Gerardo The great and famous Village of Madrid most vvorthy Mansion of our Catholike Monarks my loued Country the common generall Mother of different people and remote Nations Neere her high-reared walles by whose ruines her ancient strength is yet seene is the house of my Ancestors ennobled as well by their births as it 's owne Antiquitie there was I borne there first bred It vvere needlesse to enlarge my Discourse by recounting the tender exercises of my infancie therefore I will begin from my yeer's of fifteene which accomplished I was forced to obey my Father by accompanying him to one of the best places of Gouernment in Castile which his Maiesty had as then newly bestowed on him My elder Brother Leoncio went also along with vs a valiant yong fellow of towardly hopes all of vs were most iocund with our Fathers new fortunes our iourney vvas short for in foure dayes we arriued where according to custome we were solemnely welcomed My Father tooke possession of the Gouernment and to the general satisfaction went on in his Triennium This was the famous City of Tal●ora one of the best most populous in the Kingdome of Toledo whose situation is fructified with the siluer streames of gold-bearing Tagus and makes it one of the most pleasant and delightfullest vpon all his Bankes the Inhabitants are louing courteous and affable particularly the Gentry of the best qualified houses of Spaine most worthy Pillars to so ancient a foundation Here me thought I was euer at home vvith friends of mine owne Age and ranke our exercises for the most part were riding running at Buls at the Ring Maskes Barryers and the like with which delighting the multitude wee made our selues cunning practitioners In the field Hawking and Hunting vvere our sports for both which that Country is plentifully prouided These the others that took vp our whole times were my chiefe delights to a heart yet vntouched by loues flames which made me as contented as free as satisfied in my selfe as by others enuied Yet not long could I so boast not long was I thus ioyfull how soone from a freeman became I a bondslaue From merry to melancholly from tractable to the contrary from happy to vnfortunate Sooner then I could with deare Leriano shall you heare the change Amongst many other shewes and Triumphs we vsually had one drew neere appointed by our Citie in honour and commemoration of the blessed Virgin Maries happy Nuptials much celebrated throughout all Castile at which time an infinite number of common people and great concourse of Gentry resort thither as well from the Court and the Citie of Auila as the Imperiall Toledo and other parts of the Kingdome The wished day came on being the sixe and twentieth of Aprill duskish and cloudy a season naturall to that Climate or belike Phoebus knew his beames might well bee spared where so many so beautifull lights would appeare We were two and thirty Gentlemen that in seuerall colours entred the Market-place my selfe performed the office of Stickler betwixt my Father and Brother Leoncio The sport began the Bulles were let loose and chased the whole solemnitie to the generall good liking and applause of the Spectators ended in a well-ordered skirmish of Canes on Horsebacke there hauing hapned no disaster or mischance at all saue mine which considering the state it hath now brought me too was the greatest could arriue At my first passing ouer the place on horsebacke my carelesse eyes chanced to glance at a Bay-window where certaine Gentlewomen strangers were placed they pawsed a little as being attracted no lesse by the noueltie then the goodly presence Backe I went with some other friends and Gentlemen that I might re-enioy a suller sight of ●hose beauties and faire and softly as prauncingly as our Horses could pace we drew neere passing to and fro with more turnes and windings then doth a poore prisoners restlesse imagination in a loathsome dungeon Neither had we thinke I till this time quitted the place had not the Gentlewomen seeing all ended raised themselues vp to goe downe to their Coaches that attended them beneath Heere my foundation failed and from this instant beganne the ruines of my fiered Troy One there was amongst those Ladies that till the present still masked discouered so rare a beauty in so yong a body that wee were all suddenly astonished Me thought vnaccustomed to such brunts the faire creature euen tore and parted my heart to make it part of her tender owne For sure I am by the effect any one might iudge how ill I was wounded so powerfull piercing was the soueraigne glaunce of her eyes At her rising vp shee approached so neere the iron window that s●eing her lay her faire hands on the fore-part of the Bay ● was bold to tell her The hardnes

loued Pledge till Fernando with his accustomed freedom loosing the knot of our amorous silence kissing Clara's hand and animating me to doe the like I bade her welcome home to which shee returned thankes and straight ioyfully told me that her stay in Talbora was now effected with her Aunt at the importunate suite of her Cousin Francisca which when I heard I was euen transported vvith gladnesse and as things stood nothing could succeed more luckily to my purpose I asked after her Cousin she told me wearinesse had sent her to sleepe besides shee meant not to make her acquainted with their loues at which I receiued no small content as well in respect of secrecie as that I might more freely conuerse with my Mistris Many a night we conferred in this close manner so warily that excepting my friend none else was priuie to our affections Two yeeres were expired in these amorous meetings in all which time I could neuer arriue at the wished end of my hopes or obtaine a recompence for my long seruice My heart was euen tired with the delayes and obstacles Clara laid in my way but the hopes she mingled with these distastes drew me on to be still constant And now the Festiuall of our glorious Patron S. Iames was at hand against which time great triumphes were preparing in the Citie of Auila which possest her with much feare and mee with no lesse trouble to thinke that her friends desirous happely to see them would haue her along whereby her returne might be vncertaine And though this our doubt came not to be put in execution yet serued as spurres to my liuely heate and so with more violent importunitie I pressed to be admitted into my Sweet-hearts chamber against which the difficulty was That Francisca lay there though this might be remooued by the experience of her sound sleeping and withall there wanted not good conueniencie by reason of a window without grates which opened to the roome next Clara's chamber a little doore being onely betweene informed of which from her selfe I requested her to giue mee a print of the Locke in soft Waxe that by this deuice I might haue a Key made to serue the turne With much ado after many sighes and teares and continuall intreaties her flintie heart ouercome my plot tooke effect and assoone as the Key was made I deliuered it to her to trie the certainty of it which was such as my heart could wish though for 〈◊〉 returne of it I needed more effectuall teares and supplications so stiffe vvas her obstinacie or rather honestie But vrging still my affection and how much she vvas indebted to my loyall constancie she could not but at last restore it vvhen I had it I could vvillingly haue made speeches to it but for deferring my glory and so clapping wings to my feet like a second Icarus with Fernando's helpe I mounted and lighting on the doore gently opened it and went in where I soone found my lifes comforter I embraced her often and lest her Cousin might spie vs we got within the Curtaines of my Mistresses Canopi● and quickly without more conditions saue onely her modest contention before I left the roome I might reckon my selfe amongst the happiest reaping at length the ioyfull fruit of what I had sowed with so much sorrow and labour 'T was now with me another world and a new content I had now possession of a fort which I held once inexpugnable I now feared no storme since I was gotten to the hauen So ignorant was I in the changes of blind Fortune For her I may well affirme she was no lesse pleased then I and at parting with a vvorld of teares she besought me not to forget her which how farre vvas I from thinking of From the very houre that I made her sole Mistris of my thoughts vvithout boast bee it spoken neuer-certaine or vnsure suspition kept me vvaking or iealousie vvatchfull so true vvas she though tractable to all yet vvas there neuer any so hardy as to offer so much as a daring thought to her beauty euen to the time that I predominated in my loues height and had absolute command there beeing none but mine no vvilling or nilling but vvhat I pleased Thus liued I so comforted confident that no night-walkes Letters Tickets Messages Maskes Ring-running or Barriers performed in her seruice could make me once thinke that she would looke aside to wrong me At this time a Gentleman of our citie vsed almost hourely to frequent my Mistresses street a young Gallant though elder then my selfe rich an heire and my especiall friend vvhom I likewise often saw though suspecting nothing at the Church vvhere Clara vsed vvhere he vvas still one of the first and that neuer ●ailed yet for all these fearefull motiues the least malicious pricke neuer touched my heart not dreaming of any diligence of his toward my Mistresse Many a time I wholly ignorant vvould Fernando aduertise me of this suspition as foreseeing how much Rodrig● for so was the Gentleman called vvould puzzle vs. But as I vvas in the midst of my happinesse and absolute ouer my Clara's vvill nothing could make me carefull or thinke of a competitor Amongst many gladsome nights I passed in her cherishing embraces one the first that stung me vvith ielousie in midst of my iollitie she first coniuring mee and earnestly facilitating the distaste I might receiue and I assuring her not to be angry greedy of the deliuery this mountaine of pregnant discourse promised beganne the ensuing Discourse The feare I haue my deare Gerardo at any time to offend you or giue a iust occasion to make you suspect my loyall faith enforceth mee to giue you early notice of the obstinate pretension of one your neere friend Heauen knowes if when Clara proceeded hither my heart were not ready to burst within me Shee went on Rodrigo my choler now at full that against my consent employes his foolish thoughts in my seruice as you may haue seene in diuers occasions of which if I till now forbore to giue you account it was that I thought my disdaine and the small comfort he receiued might make him desist from his purpose but seeing that from my deniall his intent takes greater hold I could no longer conceale thus much nor this paper which to day I receiued from the handes of a maid of my Aunts who colouring her boldnesse with telling me it was from my father made me take and reade it desiring after an answer which she had such as her shamelesse proceeding deserued This is the perfect truth that the Ticket I she that receiued it but free from a thought of offending you which I shall neuer haue as long as heauen shall please to keepe mee yours And giuing mee the paper she was silent and I lesse confident in my securitie resoluing thenceforward to be more warie as hauing to contend with a powerfull opposite I could not but chide her for deferring the aduice for the inconueniencie

minde let him see her and then he shall perceiue withall how short my tongue comes of her praise and then my truth shall preuaile to bring him out of a former errour The Speaker had hee not beene in so good a Predicament amongst vs wee should doubtlesse all haue contradicted and laughed at his exorbitancy but the credit hee had gotten and his seldome growing to such height of exaggeration sufficiently vnder-propped his reputation Wherefore some bending their browes others re-questioning him touching the rare Piece wee made it parting-time cutting the thred of our pleasing conuersation My selfe went to dinner and after would haue lyen downe to sleepe away some part of that afternoone when vnexpectedly to keepe me waking my memory suggested to me the aforesaid Controuersie a desire stealingly diuing into my heart to see that woman and this in such extremitie that though I purposely diuerted my selfe yet as often as I went about to doe so so often the nouelty of the matter and my friends endeerement set vpon mee But not willing to bee thus vanquished though all wauering pensatiue I curbed my desires and strooke the sailes of their vnbridled course which resistance yet spurred mee so much the faster so that in fine now wholly impatient and fully resolued and bent vpon the mad enterprize I first settled my house and being thorowly informed of this Dame her parts putting two thousand Crownes in Gold in my Purse betooke my selfe to a lone iourney for though I had seruants at command the secrecie with which I disposed my affaires would not admit of any That night I arriued at the place and hauing taken a Chamber after I had a while rested I called the Oast of the house to mee and warily endeuoured to know from him who in all the Towne was of greatest Authoritie best Life and most Reputation which first reckoning vp diuers persons at last he resolued to bestow vpon the Vicar and all the Attributes that might be proposed insomuch that the election falling out pat for my purpose and the tedious night ouer-past taking a seasonable time I departed from my lodging to the aforesaid parties house where I found Master Vicar in his blacke Damaske Gown with an Indian Cane that serued him for a Walking-staffe passing to and fro in the Court before his doore As hee saw mee come neere he began to make a Stand and I not once asking whether he were the partie I sought in respect of the Relation and signes giuen courteously saluted him and drawing a Letter out of my Pocket framed for the purpose with the outside all collied deliuered it to him the superscription directed to himselfe he desired me to bee couered and withall demanded from whence the Letter was I told him from Noua Hispania so he without mo●e adoe opened it that I might heare him reade these Contents Since my arriuall from Seuill to these parts I haue written diuers Letters vnto you but as yet receiued no answere of any and although so great forgetfulnesse might cause a want in my due correspondence yet the desire I haue still to serue you must more preuaile with me and therefore with the present occasion offered I am willing to craue a continuance of the fauours which I haue heretofore receiued from you and doe recommend my sonne Leandro the bearer to you with request that hee may be admitted in that Vniuersitie till such time as I shall arriue at home which shall be God willing with the next Fleet This sole kindnesse shall supply the want and your slacknesse in not answering my Letters and so God keepe you Yours DIEGO TAVIRIA In reading these short Lines he could not but with the doubtfull admiration of what he beheld shew some change of countenance and behauiour sometimes writhing his mouth then vvrinkling his forehead now putting his finger to his nose straight clapping himselfe vpon the pate and scratching his noddle till finally shrinking vp his shoulders and goggling his eyes he concluded saying Doubtlesse Signior you are mistaken for though this Letter bee directed in the superscription to me and that there bee no other of my name in the towne I must freely confesse that I neither haue now nor euer had any correspondence from those remote parts much lesse any the least acquaintance with your father but setting this aside if in any thing I may stead you I shall be most willing to doe it out of the desire I haue to performe all good offices to strangers With this my honest Priest was silent and I falling now into my Stratageme made answer Troth Signior 't is strange my father should bee so mistaken I was in good hope you had beene the party The truth is my father for some particular motiues pleased to send mee before his owne departure for Spaine and knowing as he said of your abode in this Village with order to be wholly directed by you deliuered me two thousand Crownes in Gold vvhich I haue here now though your selfe bee not the party to whom I was recommended the satisfaction I haue of your woorth doth oblige me to request you to take the money into your custodie onely deliuering me at times what I shall stand in need of for my occasions for out of the desire I haue to obey my father I am resolued howsoeuer to expect him in this place Scarce had I made an end of these last words vvhen my Vicar falling into a suddennesse of admiring clamour and giuing himselfe a good thumpe on the brest said to me I cry thee mercie good Youth and pray thee pardon my forgetfulnesse for now with the reflexion of my memory I fall into thy fathers remembrance He why he vvas one of the onely most intimate friends I had and sole companion in my youthfull dayes Tell me Lad is he not very old now who did he marrie how many brothers are there of you Honest honest Tauiria who would haue thought to see a sonne of thine so tall and wel growne Truly Leandro thou maist thinke thy selfe happy in that Heauen was pleased to giue thee so worthy a father as to me the best friend that euer I had Well till hee come here you shall be and haue such lodgng and respect as befits our friendship let me otherwise know vvhat manner of admission is desired in the Letter that accordingly his will and your conuenience may be effected Obserue here noble Gerardo what doubts and difficulties this golden baite in an instant remooued from the old Vicar Well did I ghesse before-hand what my intent would come to and therfore the noueltie which to another might haue seemed strange bred no admiration at all in me I went on with my plot then and courteously thankfull to his kind offer deliuered him taking first a Bill of his hand for the receipt to secure me from his couetousnesse the two thousand Crownes and reseruing onely such a quantitie as I thought fit aduertized him also that hauing beene reasonably