welcome with very many hearty expressions Whilst the curiousness of the place had attracted many praises from the mouth of Argelois Euripedes servants brought in their dinner which could not be great by reason of their solitary living however it was more cleanly and neatly cookt than costly or superfluously prepar'd Dinner being ended Euripedes to satisfie the curiosity of his guest shewed him all the secrets of that admirable Cave which was so secretly contriv'd that all the searching in the world could never find it and its strength sufficient for to secure them against all attempters having but one entrance and that so secure and undiscernable that the rock it self might as soon be beaten down as that broke open and if any chanct to look down those holes which admitted the light they could discover nothing but a prfound darkness for those light-intromissories were so artificially placed that the light sent in by the one could discover nothing to them that should introspect the other and when the want of Phaebus made them light Tapers the drawing of artificial windows before those holes still impeded the discovery The curiousness of the place with the conveniencies for solitude and contemplation had already made Argelois in love with it but his prepossessed love to Eliana denied him life but in her presence and took off those desires which else he might have had eternally to have enclos'd himself in it Having seen every thing that belongs to that nature-built and art helpt Structure they reenter'd the place where they din'd and seating themselves upon a Couch at Argeloi's request Euripedes prosecuted his Discourse thus The Continuation of the HISTORY OF EVRIPEDES THE day being come wherein I was resolved to exercise the Trojan sports I gave order for the erecting of certain Scaffolds in the Catadrome for the benefit of the noblest Spectators Every thing being prepared Lilibilis and Clotuthe with Amenia mounted one of the Scaffolds and seated themselves under a Canopy purposely erected for them on the other Scaffolds were seated the chief men in the Signiory under Lilibilis who held the place of a great Prince Austerica being almost emptied old young rich and poor men women and the youth filled up the outsides of the lists all desiring to see these sports that were not usual amongst them I had chosen out a hundred of the ablest and best accomplisht men in Lilibili's Army and dividing them to fifty on a side we resolved to exhibit the form of a battle having armour from the head to the foot with blunted spears and rebated swords Assoon as the Spectators had seated themselves and one by Lilibili's order proclaimed silence to stop the murmure of the people we enter'd the lists each company at several gates having scarfs on our arms of several colours to distinguish one from the other when that we should close together The Captain of the adverse party was one whose valor had rendred the strongest and ablest in Lilibili's Army in the eyes of all others and had given notable proofs of it against the Romans Being placed ready for our first course the Trumpets gave us the signal to charge The place being spacious we met with a most violent shock and the noise that the breaking of the staves with the ratling of the armour made seem'd an exact Counterfeit of great Joves tonation Almost half of each party kist the earth at this carreer it fortuned that I gained the better of my adversary the other Captain by unhorsing him although in truth his encounter was so considerable that I lackt but little of the same fortune I immediatly cast my eyes upon the fair Amenia to fetch new vigor and seeing she observed my actions it inflam'd me to my advantage and the secret operation of her beauty now illustrated with a mighty splendor so elevated my spirits that if all the company had been to encounter me with sharp weapons they seem'd too small in my eyes to raise my self any glory by their conquest before one so superexcelling in beauty Those that were dismounted soon gain'd their horses and drawing our rebated weapons we furiously assaulted each other glory causing us as if we had been mortal enemies to endeavour each others overthrow The first charge was with so much animosity that many felt shrode brushes though they were not cut because of the hebetude of our weapons My greatest ambition was to gain a gracious aspect from Amenia for I car'd not if all Spectators had been absent besides her self and that ambition was enough to induce me to actions truly glorious those that never had a Mistriss can never tell what it is to perform any thing in her sight the intuition of parents kindred or friends contributes great animosity to a Combatant but the eyes of a Mistriss makes him do wonders I confess she made me glorous by contributing vigor for the performance of those actions which had else been impossible for me to atchieve Our encounter was in jest and friends and brothers oppos'd each other but when that every one was throughly heated the desire of glory made them forget the remembrance of friends and the animosity and great vigor wherewith they prosecuted each other exhibited them as mortal foes and had they not had obtused swords I think all had dyed in the encounter I was sorry I had begun it when I saw with what vigor they prosecuted it and yet my self gave them example but at last the blew scarfs which was the signal of my men had gain'd the better most of the yellow our opposers being humbled on the ground with bruses as bad as wounds which enter the flesh At last we perfected our Conquest and had the glory of the victory accompanied with great shouts and complaudings of the people Lilibilis took great content in our performances and applauded those that had done well My actions which were particulariz'd by Amenia wrought as I could desire on so gentle a soul and the means did not frustrate my hopes I cannot say it begot but it augmented those flames she cherisht for my sake and preserved those inclinations she had to me from all thoughts of a future change Clotuthe in the time of our sportive combate as Amenia afterwards told me denoting my actions with a partial eye passed extraordinary praises in my behalf the which did but the more sufflate her flames to whom she uttered them she accounting them but as due to my merits perceived not the others inclinations in the uttering them nor could she have been justificable if she had had any thoughts of her that had such ties to the contrary Lilibilis the Ladies the Captains and generally all the people expressed the great content and pleasure they had taken in this exhibition by their applauses shouts joy and praises extolling those that had signaliz'd themselves by their notified actions even to the very skies After the maintainers of this sport were departed with knocks falls bruises some lame most receiving
my fame might resound in Amenia's ears caus'd me with so great animosity to break into the troops of my enemies that giving life and courage to the Austures I oft times enforc't them to a victory and by my example gave puissance to their arms It was a reasonable encounter when chusing out a hundred of the chiefest of Lilibilis's Camp we attacqued a thousand of the Romans well appointed and put them to a shameful flight which extreamly irritated Caesar to see his Eagles flie backwards but neither his anger nor endeavours could recover the losse nor save his men from a miserable slaughter These actions of mine carried on with prosperous successes rendred me another Hannibal amongst the Austuâ—es Lilibilis giving me more Encomiums than my modesty could receive That speedy Herald Fame still echoed my actions in Amenia's ears and an action was no sooner done in the field than known in Austurica I shall let pass the honour I receiv'd from Lilibilis the Love from the rest of the commanders the encomiums of the souldiers and the general applauses from all the Iberians and tell you Winter being far entred and Caesâ—r having withdrawn his Troops falling at that instant sick as we thought for his ill success we returned to Austurica where under triumphal arches they made me enter the City seeking for new honours to expreâ—s their gratitude Amenia carried the sure testimonies of joy for my return in her countenance and with a very pleasing language gave me thanks for my services my content was unexpressable at the reinvisaging those lamps which had kindled the ardours in my soul and the kissing those fair hands infus'd new vigor into all my limbs I did believe my actions could not be so lively represented to her ears as to beget that affection which was possible for the intuition of them to have done This suscitated a desire to sheâ— some feats of activity in her sight that her eyes might be witnesses of my strength and agility The next day I told Lilibilis that it would not be amisse to exhibit some publick rejoycings for our good successes thereby manifestinâ— to the world the little fear we had of the Romans He was very well pleas'd with the motion and referr'd the ordering of it to my self I immediately caus'd every thing to be prepared against a time which I had prefixed and published a running a Tilt in the City Whilst every thing was preparing for these sports I gave continual assaults to that specious fort with my eyes not daring as yet to come so near as to prove its strength with the engine of my tongue for fear of a repulse and losing that ground I had gain'd not knowing the desire my amiable enemy had for an assault that the Fort might be rendred with honour Those favours she shew'd me were with so great discretion that I could not distinguish whether she favoured me as a Lover or for those services I had done her father for those shots which went from my eyes could not but declare me an amorous foe Neither could I perceive that she manifested any more signes of Love than Clotuthe Lilibilis's wife who was a young Lady and married to him since the death of Amenia's mother and indeed too young for his years My designs being nothing but what were truly honourable I resolved after those publick pastimes to exhibit my passion with a more apert language than that of the eyes Euripides was about to proceed not minding the stealing away of the time when one whose misfortunes had made a companion to him in his solitary life came into the Grove to look him but unexpectedly finding a Cavalier with him in discourse was about to return had not Euripedes espying him desired him not to descede I could not imagin said he being come near Euripedes what should detain you longer than your usual musings the consideration that you were yet fasting and the afternoon far entred made me come to seek you not thinking fortune would have brought me so abruptly to trouble your discourse with this Cavaliere I believe said Euripedes that you have done him a pleasure for I lackt a remembrancer being entred into the discourse of my life which you are acquainted with and truly not denoting the elaption of the time I might have entertain'd him yet longer with it and it may be to the tryal of his patience I beseech you said Argelois think not that I am weary of your discourse for if you studied to do me the greatest injury in the world you could not find a greater than to debar me of the content I receive in the audition of your fortunes for my diligent hearkning to the relation of your life gave me no time to reflect on my own miseries and I did not think anothers relation could have eas'd my passion I should importune you to continue your story at this time did not the remembrance of your fasting rather cause me to desire you to forbear till a fitter opportunity wherein you may better continue your discourse Euripedes following his advice having prevailed with Argelois to accompany them returned all three through those pleasant shades to his grott ELIANA BOOK the second THey had not walked very many paces in that delectable place before they came to a rock where that little rivulet which ran through the grove had its Original The rock was of a hard stone and the top and sides covered with moss round about it grew very high trees which gave a great umbraâ—e and made the place seem with so great solitude as if it had been the habitation of silence The declivity of the rock made an entrance like to the mouth of a great cave and so dark that it would have feared one ignorant of the place to have ent'red it Being at the end of that obscure entrance there was no further way to be perceiv'd still Euripedes slideing away a stone pulled at a line which rung a bell within a cave but so far that the sound came not to their ears without which gave notice to them within to give them entrance By and by some stones being taken away which on the inside might veâ—y artificially and easily be slid by gave them an entrance into a large entry which admitted light through certain artificial holes at the top of the rock that entry introduced them into several rooms having the light admitted after the same manner here it was that nature and art strove which should excell in the illustration of this Cryptoporticus Nature provided the rooms and had suffulted the roof of the rock with admirable obdurate pillars which divided the Chambers of this curious Cavern But art had so imbellished the more rude workmanship of nature that it made it surpass many pallaces Argelois little thought so tenebrous an entrance would have conducted him into so fair dormitoâ—ies but having past two or three they went into a very fair Chamber where Euripedes desiring his guest to sit down bid him
this parting will prove satall I cannot but fear I shall never see Euripedes more but let me once more entreat you not to precipitate your self into danger and check the exorbitancy of your courage by your Love and by remembring that I impose it upon you and that I have desir'd to see you return for the encouragement whereof I tell you again my self will endeavour for your happinesse in all things wherein I am not prohibited by the precepts of duty virtue and honour Madam replied I bowing almost to the ground think not but I shall obey your Commands and with more care observe them than those of the Gods themselves and I question not but you can raise me to farre greater happinesses then they can without you You have had so much trial of my obedience that you cannot justly doubt but that I will lose my life a hundred times were it possible sooner than fail in observing them especially when they are so glorious and contribute so much to my own happinesse You need not fear that the power of the Romanâ—s is able to take away this life since you have been pleas'd to conserve it and with it you have given me so great animosity that I need not fear but victory will attend me At the finishing of these words Amenia entring a little Closet faut out a blew Scarse with a very large fair fringe all wrought with Gold and Silver in flowers and other curious work partly wrought by her self and partly by Melanthe bringing it in her hand here Euripedes said she wear this for a remembrance of what you owe me I received it upon my knee with a world of satisfaction Madam said I you are too deeply insculpted on my heart to need any remembrancer and I am too great an observer of your commands to forget them I will receive this as the most glorious of gifts and esteem it above my Life since it comes from the hand of my adored Amenia In receiving it I kissed it and being filled with Raptures I cemented my lips to that fair hand and gave it some most ardent suaviations She permitted it a little but believing I trespassed too much upon her modesty she withdrew it and raising me up Go Euripedes said she and conquer where ever thou comm'st and where it is not lawful for thee with thy Armes use thy Virtue and none can withstand you These words made me blush but I answered Madam I cannot fear to lose the Victory since you have bid me conquer but I shall not glory in all the Victories the Gods can give me or in being a greater Conquerer then Alexander so much as in being your Captive aye there lies my happinesse and there lies my glory After these words I took my leave and I saw some teares drop from Amenia's fair eyes at my deceding which gave me a consolation not to be uttered and that night I spent in the contemplation of my Happinesse where I had spent many in that of my miseries I have been longer than I thought to have been continued Euripedes in the relation of my Amoretta's but the great content I receiv'd in them then hath conserv'd them fresh in my memory to this day though I have pass'd troubles enough since to oblitterate them if I had had no worser successe in the latter than in the former I might not perchance have been so opposite to Love but those Aerumnal Loves far different than the former rectified my reason and made me see with clearer eyes than those of a Lover Love they say is a most noble passion and leads one to most generous actions true if you consider it without that effect of it desire whilst that it interest 's not it self in any thing but solely loveth the obiect because it is lovely truly then it is noble it is free and all actions that it produceth are truly generous but if you take Love as most do though you consider it in those whose Virtues were never blemish't by it yet all those actions they exhibit to the world which may seem most generous and most noble are neverthelesse servile and abject whilst desire as an inseparable accident accompanies their Love and makes those actions of seeming generosity to be but the effects of their own desire and in all they do serve their own ends I do not make mention of those whose Loves carry them to base ends being converted to Lust and to do things odious to them in their right reason you l say that none that are virtuous can be led to such actions whilst that Virtue lasts I confesse they cannot but I believe and know by experience that this passion whereon we treat is able to stifle the motions of Virtue and to insinuate those of Vice and make those persons do that which being clear from this passion they would detest and which could not be attributed to their natures but to the enforcement of their passions Some I know whose Virtues are Eminent do not yield in the least to their passion but overcome it by their Virtue and though they Love they cannot be said to be subjugated by it because it is subordinate to their Virtues I do not speak this without reason and this small digression may be some preparative to what I shall relate for in my first Loves I acted nothing against the precepts of Virtue but afterward whether my passions were more violent or lesse pure they drew me into actions that made me justly hate both my self and that passion which was the cause of them which when you have heard though it may not make you hate a passion so deeply setled in you yet it may excuse my aversion in that it caus'd me to do actions so detestable and unworthy of my self which hath drew thousands of teares from my eyes for some small expiation of my follies But I would not have you think I am an enemie to Love rightly stated for Love is the purest spark of the soul and that which illustrates the whole man and I may truly say that it is the fountain of all good and without it man were not man so the want of it is the chiefest cause of all evil But by this I mean that Love which never introduced any desire but being an emanation of the gods acts it self to that which is most pure and doth most partake of its essence and I cannot call this a passion but a fire taken off from the altar of the Gods communicating nothing but what is most pure and Celestial and making the possessor of it like to the Gods themselves In this our two Geniis find a great matter of Contestation for if the one inspire it or rather the Gods and that seek to preserve it our black Daemon endeavours to subvert it and knowing that it is apt to work upon what is fair and like it self it exhibites beauty and formositie and then stirring up a sensual desire contaminates that lustre and almost
happiness and cause of those perpetual torments I felt coming in the midst of my resentments caus'd me more eager and louder than ordinary to spend some part of my reproaches against her which she seeking to appease by the opposing of her Love and passion laid open all to the hidden Captain and by the words that we mutually uttered there was nothing hidden to him of either of our conditions either of her love or my aversion and though he was sorry to find the one yet he was glad to hear the other and for that cause did not extinguish that good will he bore me The Captain having found enough by our last visits he did not so strictly tye himself to her obedience but that he broke it for his own good but desirous not to exhibit his disobedience he visited me contrary to her knowledge with great secresie and unknown to any that were about her I was no less joyful to see him there alone than himself and then I reassum'd my hopes of releasment by his means After our first civilities and some mutual discourses of indifferent matters I asked him concerning Amenia and whether he could tell what was become of her He told me that when they entred Asturica they understood of her departure but whither he was ignorant upon this discourse he broke his minde to me I will not relate his words or manner which was graceful and rhetorical but the substance in brief was this He exbited to me how he had saved Clotuthe and how since he had preserv'd her he had been tyed to her by the constraining power of Love which had made him so incivil to me What I have mentioned before concerning him I then learnt it from his own mouth and he gave me the knowledge of his love and how he had exhibited it to Clotuthe and how coldly she had receiv'd it with the suspition he entertained concerning her inclinations to me though she had pretended I was her brother and had come purposely to have sacrificed my life among the Romans for her interests and that she had used that means to imprison me least I should have effected it by the killing of some of the chief of them and that I was grown so furious at that detainment that I had no consideration of her and that she had appeased me by making promise not to let any know who I was and therefore she communicated it to him as a great secret and thereby engaged him not to discover it to me lest I should tax her with breach of promise and exhiting to him how great averseness I bore to the Romanes desired him not to visit me because his presence would stir up great perturbation in my minde but at his request she permitted it in her presence with desiring him not to make known by either word or action what he knew concerning me and that he should look upon those civilities I paid her as only to blinde his eyes being that I was assured she would not let him know what I was and this he told me being also shortly after tyed by his love to her requests was that which deterr'd him from those visits he desired to render me I could not but smile when I heard how subtilly Clotuthe had blinded his eyes and I would not contradict nor aver what he said which seeing he proceeded and smilingly told me though I would not take notice of Clotuthes subtilty yet he would make me confess that I was not the brother of Clotuthe He then told me after what manner he had discovered it and what he heard and how much knowledge he had in both our affaires and lastly craving pardon for the crime his love and jealousie had made him commit in hearkening after the secrets of another he vowed his friendship to me eternally and to expiate that fault he would render me all that lay in his power to do or what I would desire of him I could not but embrace him at that offer and seeing that I could no longer hide the love of Clotuthe from him seeing it had been manifested by her own speeches that he had heard and considering how generously he had dealt with me in confessing all to me both of his own love and the love of Clotuthe to me not considering me as a rival or as an obstacle to his desires he had vowed himself my friend and proffered me his service to the utmost I say I could not without ingratitude any longer hide my self from or reject a friendship so nobly offer'd me and that might be so conducing to my happiness Therefore that I might render him the surest testimonies of my friendship I gave him a true account both of my life and fortune and the knowledge of those actions I had done against the Romans did not diminish one jot of the affection that he bore me being more firmly grounded and knowing that love had made me onely their enemy After I had let him understand the progress of my Love it was needlesse to tell him that I desired my liberty but that he proffered though he found some difficulty to effect it least Clotuthes anger should light upon him Fearing therefore to draw the indignation of Clotuthe by too manifest a liberation he found out a means for my escape that none might know he was conscious to it not Clotuthe attribute it to his neglect He prepared a kind of â—oxicum mingled with such corroding stuffe that being layed to the cross bars of the window in a short time fretted them assunder and gave a libertie of escaping with long and strong ropes which he also holp us to That night being come wherein we were to effect our liberty my Philoneus visiting me rendred me words which seem'd to slow from a hearty affection and after many embraces and vowes of eternal amitie he left me to take that liberty which himself had procur'd Latona's daughter did not exhibit at that time her splendid face on our hemisphere which facilitated our escape but that obscurity would have sear'd one from a precipitating dangerous enough that was not incited by love and desire of liberty After I had fastned the rope to a strong beam I slid down to the ground with great facilitie and after I had safely rested my self on the earth at the bottom of the Tower Lascaris followed me with the like securitie Then it was that I found some joy after my accustomed grief that I had my libertie to rescue Amenia or to depose my life for her sake I soon left that detested place and at the corner of the Tower sound two horses which the Captain had ordered to be left there with swords and armes for my self after I had accouterd my self with those armes we went to the back-gate of the Palace which was guarded with a slender guard the chief of them being acquainted with the Captaines intentions procured my passage without any noise or disturbance I left that Citie with as much joy
memory but it was impossible for me to extinguish that fire which consum'd me in the midst of those deserts in a place where the raies of the bright Chariot-driver scarce ever penetrated so much power had love over my soul the cause of all my miseries for had I never lov'd I had never been unhappy In this place I remain'd the term of an whole year feeding on that which nature without compulsion yielded and drinking the water of a clear rivulet which ran close by my domicile with this food not usual to me but more especially with the continual grief of my mind I was so altered in my countenance that my most intimate friends would scarce have known me But to contract my relation my life being now a burthen to me and I desiring nothing more than death sith neither company nor solitude could divert the tortures of my mind I resolved to abbreviate my life with my own hands but in the presence of Cynthia Leaving my Cottage with this intention I travelled with a world of pain and trouble being much debilitated till I had gain'd the sea where I embarkt and arriv'd safely at Thessalonica My mind giving my body little rest assoon as I had prepar'd what I thought requisite for my determination I gain'd but with much trouble the sight and speech of Cynthia I had vestited my self with poor accouterments and was so chang'd in my Countenance that I was utterly unknown to her at the first but after she had commanded her Servants at my request to withdraw except one that allwayes was Conscious to her privatest actions I discovered my self to her and with many words desired her to excuse me for the breach of her severe command in that I had appeared before her and sith that it was impossible for me to live any longer separated from her I begg'd her not to deny me the happinesse of expireing in her sight and that she would accept of the oblation of my life for a full expiation of all my faults At the conclusion of these words drawing out a dagger which I had prepared I lifted up my arme to have perpetrated my determination But at that instant I perceived by her teares the true badges of her sorrow that pity had won the fort of her obdurate heart I had neverthelesse effected my purpose had she not taken hold on my arme with commanding me to forbear my bloody execution and to hope for better usage at her hands I could not disobey her commands since she had been so absolute over me I therefore left that purpose of dyeing and reassumed my despared hopes by her permission I bought me cloaths suteable to what I formerly appeared in with some gold which I had yet preserved How soon was my fortune changed where I expectected nothing but death and assured destruction I found life and comfort inrased hopes but ah constant inconstant power how oft hast thou befool'd me for when I expected the Consummation of my felicity with a strange caprichiousnesse thou replung'd me into a sea of miesries After I had resum'd my formet habit and with my endeavours brought my body to its former plight I followed the acquisition of Cynthia's love with so much hapinesse as I thought that at last she dissembling wretch confest that I had obtain'd it and promised me all that I could require of her My thoughts being all regular I pitcht upon a day of mariage which she also consented to and exhibited as much love as I could expect from a pudicite maide Her grandmother being conscious to it seemed also willing to accord with our desires Thus arrived I at the summit of my Joyes fortune having brought me from the bottome to the top of her wheele where I sat triumphing over all my past miseries But see how soon I was dejected and how in one moment was blasted all the harvest of my hopes My immodick love did not without ground beget a Zelotyp feare which at first insinuating it self for all the opposition of a contrary beliefe made me with a diligent scrutiny seek after my own death it being the nature of a Jelous person to desire draughts of poyson in the Cups of Curiosity Whilst I with great dilligence sought the love of Cynthia I had observed a gentleman of Thessalonica to resort thither who to give our enemies their due for the outward lineaments of the body the sweet vivacity of the eyes the proportionable feature of the face the exceeding pulcritude and harmonious consent of all the members of the microcosme was not to be parallal'd in all Greece but his birth and fortune was but meane This Gentleman was seldome out of the Company of Cynthia and I never visited her but I sound him in her company The great show of amity which she showed me as I have told you after my last returne wraping me into the enjoyments of a fancied happynesse diverted the first motions of Zelotypieâ— but afterwards Jealousie being more pressing and exhibiting the attractions of that gentleman gained possession of my soul which gave me as great inquietudes as ever Love had done and the more it affected me the more reason me thought there was that I should be Jealous every day through my inspection bringing forth concurrents of my fear and confirmation of my Jealousie It was in its highest opperation when she consented to my disposition and agreed on the time of our mariage but all this was too weak then to make me reject my former suspition nor so powerfull an antidote as to expell the poyson I had received I did beleeve that she had no intentions to marie him yet I had not observed somuch virtue in her as might make her reject the attractions of his beauty Being adusted with this fire I sought by all meanes I could devise to know the truth which I effected thus I first blinded the eyes of her cheifest maids fidility with the ponder of injection when I knew she must be conscious to what her mistres did what with adulatâ—on and the lunar mettall I gan'd her to confesse that which was allmost my death to hear oh the deceite of a wicked woman to promise me her faith and be naught with another This knoâ—ledg could not content me but that I must make my own eyes wittnesse to her falshood this having gain'd that maid to my devotion I did through her meanes The time drawing neer which we had determined for our mariage I pretended that I would go into Cilicia both to fetch my friends and to come accompanied with an equipage sutable to my quality and for those things that were wanting to make the day Celebrious This she willingly consented to and having taken my leave I departed Our plot being laid before I lodged very privately in Thessalonica not far from the house of Cynthia Night being come I repaired to a back dore of Cynthia's where I was mett by this maid and conducted into Cynthia's lodging chamber and hid behind
went out of the place he was more really so For Love as if he had ment to make a kind of Triumph in his subjugation sat inthron'd and inviron'd with all kind of advantages in that place He stood a long time receiving those darts that were continually ejaculated from the two luminous orbs of Amarillis by that god who extendeth his dominion from the rising of glorious Titan to his immergency in the occidental waves and who leaveth no part of the world free from his subjugation and tyranny The Queen with no less fixed looks beheld Araterus and it seems receiving reciprocal wounds from his looks and actions Araterus as you know was every way handsome and in his face especially no despicable Throne for love They were mute all this while though their eyes spake an occult and magical language having indeed sometimes as great a power in love as the most rhetorical and pleasing tongues At last Araterus recollecting himself dissipated that kind of amazedness and conforming his body to his speech endeavoured with all the skiâ—l he had gained in that language to express himself Madam said he my silence it may be might cause you to suspect me and my stupidity render me as guilty of noxious intentions 't was nothing but the dazâ—ing lustre of your Majesty with the gravity of these Senators not being used to behold such state and glory that at first sight took away the power of speech and contracting all other faculties sent their powers to assist my sight in an intuition so pleasing and glorious I am a stranger Madam as you may well perceive by divers marks that make me different from your Nation And I was as I may say of another world but being upon the most caprichious element hurried on by the blasts of fortune and of storms I was cast on unknown Countryes through which I have travelled with danger and peril enough and at last being shipwrack'd on your Coasts I found an entertainment by one of your Subjects as generous as good till I had gain'd this smattering in your language which you hear who telling me the occasion of your approaching Wars he inspired me with a desire to serve you For this end I left his habitation with an intent to make you a proffer of my service Having devoted my self to you and entring the City this day being utterly ignorant of your Customes and Lawes and without any other design than of viewing the ornaments of your Pallace I have through my boldness and ignorance incurred a danger and I fear your Majesties displeasure But I hope my ignorance will exuscitate your clemency and gain a pardon for him who hath already devoted his life to your service and who desires no longer to live than that his life may be serviceable to your Majesty He had a very favourable audience of the Queen there being something of charms both in his tongue and face we were caused to withdraw and after a little while being brought in again Peomontile told Araterus that the Queen according to her wonted Clemency and natural inclinations of mercy to strangers and to those who were not wilfull Criminals had pardoned him his temerity and did accept of the service he profer'd That he should attend her after the Council was risen to receive those testimonies of her liberality which she was accustomed to give to those that so freely desired to serve her Araterus bowing to the ground with a very good grace gave her thanks for her favours which purchased him the kissing of her Robe a favour but seldome shewed they accounting all that belong to their Princes sacred Being departed we went to our lodging having our liberty by order from the Queen I perceived a great deal of trouble in the face of Araterus and discomposure in his looks Our long conversation and mutual miseries had made me very bold with him so that I asked him the reason of it He was unwilling at first to tell me accounting the cause ridiculous but at last he told me it proceeded from the beauty and splendor which accompanied the Queen and that he had endeavoured to allay those emotions knowing the disproportion between them but the more that he essaied it the more violent they grew He confessed he had imbib'd that which began to disturb his repose and which began to make him feel the inquietudes of those that love But accounting his most insulse and vain he was angry with himself for entertaining those motions though he knew not how to shun them I encouraged him in them and told him that 't was so decreed by heaven and that he was not to doubt it seeing that part of the prediction of Baercellizeg was fulfilled in our being brought to the utmost limits of the East That he had undergone the worst of the prediction and that he should not fear to see the best part also fulfilled I told him that this was the rich kingdom he shouâ—d possess Amarillis the fair and wise Princess he should enjoy That he might assure himself of her and therefore he should entertain those penetrations of love with joy and content Indeed whatever he said the thoughts of this Prophesie conduced much to his quieâ—ude inspiring him with hopes and banishing that despair the disproportion would have injected much supported his asâ—iring Love The Queen as we afterwards understood having felt those violencies and emotions which were raised in her breast at the sight of her prisoner and not being accustomed to the like wondred from whence they should proceed She could not imagine at first that it should be Love having to vigorously withstood all the Charms of her Adorers being the greatest and chiefest Princess in the East Endeavouring to divert those cogitations that this new disturbance raised she employed her self in ordering those â—mergent affairs which the necessity of state introduced Araterus presenting himself sometimes before the eye of her mind put her in remembrance of her promise and caused her to command Peomontile to see for Araterus whom he found walking in the Anti-chamber recogitating on the beauties and Majesties of Amarillis After their first civilities Araterus followed Peomontile thorow many Chambers into a fair Gallery supported with Pillars of Jasper and the Cornishes of Ebony set with Emralds and Saphirs At the upper end sat the Queen in a seat of lvory inlaid with Gold and precious stones of the Orient her elbow resting on the frame of her seat and her Crimson coloured cheeks kissing the lilies of her hands She was in a deep musing but at the first sight of Araterus she started into a composure and with a generous violence gave him a reception free from any open perturbation Araterus after his first reverence and permission to kiss the lower end of her vestment with the best of his language told her the immemsity of his desire to serve her This he performed with so pleasing and taking a language that not only the Queen but all those that stood
with her guard to the next town where she was accommodated as well as the time and â—lace would afford As soon as the Sun appeared in the East chaceing away the horrors of the night with his splendid beams the General gave order for the burning of the bodies of the slain and the inteâ—rement of the chiefest Captains being very many slain on both sides This being effected and the Chirurgions permitting the General to travel they returned to Sinda with their banners displayed the insignâ—'s of their enemies trailed on the ground trophies of their armes carried in Chariots before them and with all the signes of joy tryumph and magnificence that could possibly be imagined They were scarcely lodg'd in Sinda before the Queen received word by the Posts that her other Army in the Frontiers had received a great overthrow through the unskilfulness of their Leader and that the enemies troops advanceing apace came accompanied with victory fire and sword This news put a damp upon the Generals rejoyceing and made them see their danger was not over The Queen sending for Peomontile and Araterus told them this newes and withal that she was not to expect victory from any other hands than from the sage Peomontile and the valiant Araterus that it was for their glory that her army had received the overthrow the gods having ordained that none besides themselves should contribute any thing to hers and her kingdomes happiness And that it was them alone that she ought justly to stile her Protectors and deliverers These speeches were answered by a great deal of submission and humility by them both they testifying that pride could make no advantage on their souls by the praises of the Queen but rather inspired them with a generous valour and desire of serving her After they had assured her of their utmost endeavours and given her their Council how to proceed they received her commands to go meet them with their victorious army She could not chuse but express her sad resentments for their so sudden departute which she did with notable address and in general terms but Araterus might have seen that if it might have stood with his honour and her safety he should have stayed behind The Soldiers having received a largess from the Queen with promises of greater rewards marched with a courage and resolution that already assured them of the victory over their enemies The General that received the former overthrow hoping to regain what he had lost was so rash and unadvised to hazard another battle wherein he resolved to dye or regain his former honour knowing it would be an in supportable disgrace to appear any more before his Queen having lost it through his own unskilfullness more then his cowardize But fortune resolving the victory for Araterus he lost both his life and the better halfe of the Army in the Conslict so that the enemies came flesht with their victories and tryumphing till they heard of the loss of their other Army which gave such a check to their exultancies that it half conquered them before the other Army could come to oppose them Fortune that seem'd to be sworn now to Araterus's side gave us the first victory in which the enemy lost a hundred thousand men and twenty thousand Elephants Seeking still to ingage them we obtained two or three one after another in all which sights Araterus did such actions that the most envious of them all could not but contribute to his glory seeing they tended to theirs and their kingdomes preservation 'T was more then once or twice that he saved the life of Peomontile he slew with his own hand two of the enemies Generals and by his examples inspired others with such courage and animosity that he often turned the fortune of the battle and although reduced to extremities and Exigents he still came off victorious and tryumphant Having oftentimes discomâ—ited them with extraordinary loss strong holds there not being regarded to retard a War but determining all with pitched battles the War was soon finished and in halfe a year there was not an enemy that dar'd appear in the Kingdome and of so many hundred thousand men very few returned into their own Countrey Peace being setled in those parts we returned to Sinda where Peomontile and Araterus were received by the Queen with such caresses of joy and in such state triumph and magnificence that the East never beheld the like These publick rejoyceings after many weeks beginning to lessen the Queen who was generous and noble having before acquainted her Uncle Peomontile and Araterus with her intentions who gave her their approbation sent for the Prince of Sinana He who thought it had been to receive the sentence of death came with so dejected a countenance that he disgraced the quality he represented and the apprehensions of which made him speak and do things so misbecoming a Prince that the Queen had much ado to endure him in her presence whilst she told him That he now saw the fruits of his insolency pride and temerity and that although she had respected him above his demerits and according to that regality which he bore yet that he had unworthily and altogether misbecoming a Prince behaved himself That he saw how the number of his men his threatnings insolencies and pride were overthrown by the gods who protected her innocency against his violencies That being her prisoner and guilty of such horâ—ible crimes she could justifie his death to all the world and that she ought not to have deferred it so long but yet for all this that she had given him his life clearly with his libâ—rty not that he had any wayes deserved the least favour but rather more than death by his pusillanimity and dejected carriage so unworthy a Pâ—ince but that she accounted him unworthy her revenge or anger and she permitted him to live that she might conserve him for the Subject of her hate and scorn The Prince received this sentence with some sign of joy and though it was so little to his glory applauded the Queens Mercy According to her order he was conducted to the Frontiers of the kingdome with all the other prisoners which she had taken with them she sent a letter to his father the king of Sinana in which she old him That 't was her desire to live in peace amity with all her neighbour-Princes but especially with him the interests of whose kingdome her Ancestors had alwayes made their own That she wondred he was so unadvised to follow the temerity of his son and to ingage himself in a Warre so unjust and illegal thereby breaking those Leagues which she ever had kept inviolable That what she had done was but in her own defence and to keep her and her Subjects from ruin and destruction and therefore that he was to thank himself and fortune for his overthrow and loss That for her part she desired not to make use of her good fortune nor advantages that she