most places His shield was beautified with this deuice A greyhound which ouerrunning his fellow and taking the hare yet hurts it not when it takes it The word was The glorie not the pray But as soone as Amphialus landed he sent his squire to Phalantus to tell him that there was the Knight redy to know whether he had any thing to say to him Phalantus answered that his answere now must be in the language of launces and so each attended the warning of the trumpets which were to sound at the appointment of foure iudges who with coÌ„sideration of the same had deuided the ground Phalantus-his horse young and feeling the youth of his master stood coruetting which being well gouerned by Phalantus gaue such a glittering grace as when the Sunne in a cleare day shines vpon a wauing water Amphialus-horse stood panting vpon the ground with his further foot before as if he would for his masters cause begin to make himselfe angry till the trumpet sounding together Together they set spurres to their horses together took their launces from their thighes conueied them vp into their restes together together let them sinke downward so as it was a delectable sight in a dangerous effect and a pleasant consideration that there was so perfect agreement in so mortall disagreement like a musick made of cunning discords But their horses keeping an euen line their masters had skilfully allotted vnto them passed one by another without encountring although either might feel the angry breath of other But the staues being come to a iust descent but euen when the mark was ready to meet them Amphialus was runne through the vamplate and vnder the arme so as the staffe appearing behind him it semed to the beholders he had bene in danger But he strake Phalantus iust vpon the gorget so as he battred the lamms thereof and made his head almost touch the back of his horse But either side hauing staied the spur vsed the bit to stop their horses fury casting away the troncheons of their staues drawing their swords they attended the second summons of the death-threatning trumpet which quickly folowed and they assoone making their horses answer their hands with a gentle galop set one toward the other till being come in the neernes of litle more then a staues length Amphialus trusting more to the strength then to the nimblenes of his horse put him foorth with speedie violence and making his head ioyne to the others flanke guiding his blow with discretion and strengthning it with the course of his horse strake Phalantus vpon the head in such sort that his feeling sense did both dazell his sight and astonish his hearing But Phalantus not accustomed to be vngratefull to such benefites strake him vpon the side of his face with such force that he thought his iawe had bene cut asunder though the faithfulnes of his armour indeede garded him from further damage And so remayned they awhile rather angry with fighting then fighting for anger till Amphialus-his horse leaning harde vpon the other and winning grounde the other horse feeling himselfe prest began to rise a little before as he was woont to doo in his coruette which aduantage Amphialus taking set forward his owne horse with the further spurre so as Phalantus-his horse came ouer with his master vnder him Which Amphialus seeing lighted with intention to helpe Phalantus But his horse that had faulted rather with vntimely arte then want of force gatte vp from burdning his burden so as Phalantus in the fall hauing gotten his feete free off the stirrop could though â—omething bruised arise and seeing Amphialus neere him he asked him Whether he had giuen him any help in remouing his horse Amphialus said No. Truely sayd Phalantus I asked it because I would not willingly haue fought with him that had had my life in his mercie But now said Phalantus before we proceed further let me know who you are because neuer yet did any man bring me to the like fortune Amphialus listing to keepe himselfe vnknowne told him he was a Gentlemen to whom Amphialus that day had giuen armour and horse to trie his valour hauing neuer before ben in any combat worthy remeÌ„brance Ah said Phalantus in a rage And must I be the exercise of your prentis-age and with that choler tooke away either the bruse or the feeling of the bruse so as he entred a fresh into the coÌ„bat and boiling into his armes the disdaine of his hart strake so thick vpon Amphialus as if euery blow would faine haue ben foremost But Amphialus that many like trials had taught great spending to leaue small remnants let passe the storme with strong wards and nimble auoidings till seeing his time fit both for distaunce nakednes he strake him so cruell a blow on the knee that the poore Gentleman fell downe withall in a sowne But Amphialus pittying approued valoure made pretious by naturall curtesie weÌ„t to him taking off his head-piece to giue him aire the young Knight disdaining to buy life with yeelding bad him vse his fortune for he was resolued neuer to yeeld No more you shall said Amphialus if it be not to my request that you will account your selfe to haue great interest in me Phalantus more ouercome by his kindnes then by his fortune desired yet once againe to know his name who in his first beginning had shewed such furie in his force and yet such stay in his surie Amphialus then named himselfe telling him withall he would think his name much bettred if it might be honored by the title of his friend But no Baulme could be more comfortable to his wound then the knowledge thereof was to his minde when he knew his mishap should be excused by the renowmed valour of the other And so promising each to other assurednes of good will Phalantus of whom Amphialus would haue no other raunsome but his word of friendship was conueyed into the campe where he would but litle remaine among the enimies of Amphialus but went to seeke his aduentures other-where As for Amphialus he was receaued with triumph into the castle although one might see by his eyes humbly lifted vp to the window where Philoclea stood that he was rather suppliaunt then victorious which occasion Cecropia taking who as then stood by Philoclea and had lately lefte Pamela in another roome whence also she might see the combate Sweet Lady said she now you may see whether you haue cause to loue my sonne who then lies vnder your feete when he standes vpon the necke of his brauest enemies Alas said Philoclea a simple seruice to me me thinkes it is to haue those who come to succour me destroied If it be my dutie to call it loue be it so but the effects it brings foorth I confesse I account hatefull Cecropia grew so angry with this vnkinde answere that she could not abstayne from telling her that she was like them that could not sleepe
practising one might see Dametas holding his hand vnder his girdle behind him nodding from the wast vpwards and swearing he neuer knew man go more aukewardly to worke and that they might talke of booke-learning what they would but for his part he neuer saw more vnfeatie fellowes then great clearks were But Zelmanes comming saued Dorus from further chiding And so she beginning to speake with him of the number of his masters sheepe and which Prouince of Arcadia bare the finest wooll drewe him on to follow her in such countrie discourses till being out of Dametas hearing with such vehemencie of passion as though her hart would clime into her mouth to take her tongues office she declared vnto him vpon what briers the roses of her affections grew how time still seemed to forget her bestowing no one houre of comfort vpon her she remaining stil in one plight of ill fortune sauing so much worse as continuance of euill doth in it selfe increase euill Alas my Dorus said she thou seest how long and languishingly the weekes are past ouer vs since our last talking And yet am I the same miserable I that I was onely stronger in longing and weaker in hoping Then fell she to so pitifull a declaration of the insupportablenes of her desires that Dorus eares not able to shew what woundes that discourse gaue vnto them procured his eyes with teares to giue testimonie how much they suffered for her suffering till passion a most cumbersome guest to it selfe made Zelmane the sooner to shake it off earnestly intreate Dorus that he also with like freedome of discourse would bestow a Mappe of his little world vpon her that she might see whether it were troubled with such vnhabitable climes of colde despaires and hot rages as hers was And so walking vnder a few Palme trees which being louing in their own nature seemed to giue their shadow the willinglier because they held discourse of loue Dorus thus entred to the description of his fortune Alas said he deare Cosin that it hath pleased the high powers to throw vs to such an estate as the onely entercourse of our true friendship must be a bartring of miseries For my part I must confesse indeede that from a huge darkenes of sorrowes I am crept I cannot say to a light-somnes but to a certaine dawning or rather peeping out of some possibilitie of comfort But woe is me so farre from the marke of my desires that I rather thinke it such a light as comes through a small hole to a dungeon that the miserable caitife may the better remember the light of which he is depriued or like a scholler who is onely come to that degree of knowledge to finde himselfe vtterly ignorant But thus stands it with me After that by your meanes I was exalted to serue in yonder blessed lodge for a while I had in the furnace of my agonies this refreshing that because of the seruice I had done in killing of the Beare it pleased the Princesse in whome indeede statelines shines through courtesie to let fall some gratious looke vpon me Sometimes to see my exercises sometimes to heare my songs For my part my hart would not suffer me to omit any occasion whereby I might make the incomparable Pamela see how much extraordinarie deuotion I bare to her seruice and withall straue to appeare more worthy in her sight that small desert ioyned to so great affection might preuaile something in the wisest Ladie But too well alas I found that a shepheards seruice was but considered of as from a shepheard and the acceptation limitted to no further proportion then of a good seruant And when my countenance had once giuen notice that there lay affection vnder it I sawe straight Maiesty sitting in the throne of Beautie drawe foorth such a sword of iust disdaine that I remayned as a man thunder-striken not daring no not able to behold that power Now to make my estate knowen seemed againe impossible by reason of the suspitiousnes of Dametas Miso and my young Mistresse Mopsa For Dametas according to the constitution of a dull head thinkes no better way to shew himselfe wise then by suspecting euery thing in his way Which suspition Miso for the hoggish shrewdnesse of her braine and Mopsa for a very vnlikely enuie she hath stumbled vpon against the Princesses vnspeakeable beautie were very glad to execute So that I finding my seruice by this meanes lightlie regarded my affection despised and my selfe vnknowen remayned no fuller of desire then voyd of counsell how to come to my desire Which alas if these trees could speake they might well witnesse For many times haue I stoode here bewailing my selfe vnto them many times haue I leaning to yonder Palme admired the blessednes of it that it could beare Loue without sence of paine Many times when my masters cattle came hether to chewe their cudde in this fresh place I might see the young Bull testifie his loue But how with proud lookes and ioyfulnes O wretched mankind said I then to my selfe in whom wit which should be the gouerner of his welfare becomes the traitor to his blessednes These beasts like children to nature inherit her blessings quietly we like bastards are layd abroad euen as foundlings to be trayned vp by griefe and sorrow Their mindes grudge not at their bodies comfort nor their sences are letted from enioying their obiects we haue the impediments of honor and the torments of conscience Truely in such cogiâ—ations haue I somtimes so long stood that me thought my feet began to grow into the ground with such a darkenes and heauines of minde that I might easilie haue bene perswaded to haue resigned ouer my very essence But Loue which one time layeth burthens another time giueth wings when I was at the lowest of my downward thoughts pulled vp my hart to remember that nothing is atchieued before it be throughlie attempted and that lying still doth neuer goe forward and that therefore it was time now or neuer to sharpen my inuention to pearce thorow the hardnes of this enterprise neuer ceasing to assemble all my conceites one after the other how to manifest both my mind and estate Till at last I lighted and resolued on this way which yet perchaunce you will thinke was a way rather to hide it I began to counterfeite the extremest loue towards Mopsa that might be and as for the loue so liuely it was indeed within me although to another subiect that litle I needed to counterfait any notable demonstrations of it and so making a contrariety the place of my memory in her fowlnes I beheld Pamelas fayrenesse still looking on Mopsa but thinking on Pamela as if I sawe my Sunne shine in a puddled water I cryed out of nothing but Mopsa to Mopsa my attendance was directed to Mopsa the best fruites I could gather were brought to Mopsa it seemed still that mine eye conueyed my tongue So that Mopsa was my saying Mopsa was my singing
willingly hood-winking themselues from seeing his faultes and binding themselues to beleeue what he said often abused the vertue of courage to defend his fowle vice of iniustice But now they were sent for to aduaunce a conquest he was about while Pyrocles and Musidorus pursued the deliuerie of the Queene Erona I haue heard saide Pamela that parte of the story of Plangus when hee passed through this country therefore you may if you list passe ouer that warre of Eronaes quarrell lest if you speake too much of warre matters you should wake Mopsa which might happily breed a great broile He looked and saw that Mopsa indeede sat swallowing of sleepe with open mouth making such a noise withall as no bodie could lay the stealing of a nappe to her charge Whereupon willing to vse that occasion he kneeled downe and with humble-hartednesse and hardy earnestnes printed in his graces Alas said he diuine Lady who haue wrought such miracles in me as to make a Prince none of the basest to thinke all principalities base in respect of the sheephooke which may hold him vp in your sight vouchsafe now at last to heare in direct words my humble sute while this dragon sleepes that keeps the golden fruite If in my desire I wish or in my hopes aspire or in my imagination faine to my selfe any thing which may bee the lest spot to that heauenly vertue which shines in all your doings I pray the eternall powers that the words I speake may be deadly poysons while they are in my mouth and that all my hopes all my desires all my imaginations may onely worke their owne confusion But if loue loue of you loue of your vertues seeke onely that fauour of you which becommeth that gratefulnes which cannot misbecome your excellencie O doo not He would haue said further but Pamela calling aloud Mopsa she sodainly start vp staggering and rubbing her eies ran first out of the doore and then backe to them before she knew how she went out or why she came in againe till at length being fully come to her little selfe she asked Pamela why she had called her For nothing said Pamela but that you might heare some tales of your seruants telling and therfore now said she Dorus go on But as he who found no so good sacrifice as obedience was returning to the story of himselfe Philoclea came in and by and by after her Miso so as for that time they were faine to let Dorus departe But Pamela delighted euen to preserue in her memory the words of so well a beloued speaker repeated the whole substance to her sister till their sober dinner being come and gone to recreate themselues something euen tyred with the noysomnes of Misos conuersation they determyned to goe while the heate of the day lasted to bath themselues such being the manner of the Arcadian nymphes often to doo in the riuer of Ladon and take with them a Lute meaning to delight them vnder some shadow But they could not stir but that Miso with her daughter Mopsa was after them and as it lay in their way to passe by the other lodge Zelmane out of her window espied them and so stale down after them which shee might the better doo because that Gynecia was sicke and Basilius that day being his birth-day according to his maner was busie about his deuotions and therefore she went after hoping to finde some time to speake with Philoclea but not a word could shee beginne but that Miso would bee one of the audience so that shee was driuen to recommend thinking speaking and all to her eyes who diligently perfourmed her trust till they came to the riuers side which of all the riuers of Greece had the price for excellent purenesse and sweetenesse in so much as the verie bathing in it was accounted exceeding healthfull It ranne vpon so fine and delicate a ground as one coulde not easely iudge whether the Riuer did more wash the grauell or the grauell did purifie the Riuer the Riuer not running forth right but almost continually winding as if the lower streames would returne to their spring or that the Riuer had a delight to play with it selfe The banckes of either side seeming armes of the louing earth that faine woulde embrace it and the Riuer a wanton nymph which still would slippe from it either side of the bancke being fringed with most beautifull trees which resisted the sunnes dartes from ouer-much pearcing the naturall coldnes of the Riuer There was the 〈…〉 But among the rest a goodly Cypres who bowing her faire head ouer the water it seemed she looked into it dressed her greene lockes by that ruÌ„ning Riuer There the Princesses deteâ—mining to bathe theÌ„selus though it was so priuiledged a place vpoÌ„ pain of death as on bodie durst presume to come thither yet for the more surety they looked round about and could see nothing but a water spaniell who came downe the riuerâ— shâ—wing that he hunted for a duck with a snuffling grace disdaining that his smelling force could not as well preuaile thorow the water as thorow the aire therefore wayting with his eye to see whether he could espie the duckes gâ—tting vp a gaine but then a little below them failing of his purpose he got out of the riuer shaking off the water as great men do their friends now he had no further cause to vse it in-weeded himselfe so as the Ladies lost the further marking his sportfulnesse inuiting Zelmane also to wash her selfe with them she â—xcusing her selfe with hauing takeÌ„ a late cold they begaÌ„ by peece-meale to take away the eclipsing of their apparel Zelmane would haue put to her helping hand but she was taken with such a quiuering that shee thought it more wisedome to leane herselfe to a tree and looke on while Miso and Mopsa like a couple of foreswat melters were getting the pure siluer of their bodies out of the vre of their garments But as the rayments went of to receaue kisses of the ground Zelmane enuied the happinesse of all but of the smocke was euen iealous and when that was taken away too and that Philâ—clea remained for her Zelmane onely marked like a Dyaâ—on taken from out the rocke or rather like the Sun getting from vnder a cloud and shewing his naked beames to the full vew then was the beautie too much for a patient sight the delight too strong for a stayed conceipt so that Zelmane could not choose but runne to touch â—mbrace and kisse her But conscience made her come to her selfe and leaue Philoclea who blushing and withall smiling making shamefastnesâ—e pleasant and pleasure shamefast tenderly moued her feete vnwonted to feele the naked ground till the touch of the cold water made a prettie kinde of shrugging come ouer her bodie like the twinckling of the fairest among the fixed stars But the Riuer it selfe gaue way vnto her so that she was streight brest high which was the deepest that
notable victories of Amphialus he thought to giue him some daies respite of rest because he would not haue his victory disgraced by the others wearinesse In which dayes he sought by all meanes hauing leaue to parley with him to dissuade him from his enterprise then imparting his minde to Basilius because he founde Amphialus was inflexible wrote his defie vnto him in this maner RIght famous Amphialus if my persuasion in reason or prayer in good will might preuaile with you you should by better meanes be like to obtaine your desire You shoulde make many braue enemies become your faithfull seruants and and make your honor flie vp to heauen being caried vp by both the wings of valure and iustice whereof now it wants the latter But since my suite nor counsell can get no place in you disdaine not to receiue a mortall chalenge from a man so farre inferiour vnto you in vertue as that I do not so much mislike of the deede as I haue the doer in admiration Prepare therefore your selfe according to the noble maner you haue vsed and thinke not lightly of neuer so weake an arme which strikes with the sworde of iustice To this he quickely receiued this answere MVch more famous Argalus I whom neuer threatninges could make afraid am now terrified by your noble courtesie For well I knowe from what height of vertue it doth proceed and what cause I haue to doubt such vertue bent to my ruine but Loue which iustifieth the vniustice you lay vnto me doth also animate me against all daungers since I come full of him by whom your selfe haue beene if I be not deceiued sometimes conquered I will therefore attend your appearaunce in the I le carying this aduantage with me that as it shall be a singular honour if I get the victorie so there can be no dishonour in being ouercome by Argalus The chalenge thus denounced and accepted Argalus was armed in a white armour which was al guilded ouer with knots of womans haire which came downe from the crest of his head-peece spred it selfe in rich quaÌ„titie ouer all his armour his furniture was cut out into the fashion of an Egle whereof the beake made into a rich iewell was fastened to the saddle the taile couered the crooper of the horse and the wings serued for trappers which falling of ech side as the horse stirred the bird seemed to flie His petrell and raines were embrodered with feathers sutable vnto it vpoÌ„ his right arme he ware a sleeue which his deare Parthenia had made for him to be worne in a iustes in the time that successe was vngrateful to their well-deserued loue it was full of bleeding hartes though neuer intended to any blooddie enterprise In his shield as his owne deuice he had two Palme trees neere one another with a word signifying In that sort flourishing His horse was of a firie sorrel with blacke feete blacke list on his back who with open nostrels breathed warre before he could see an enemy and now vp with one legge and then with another seemed to complaine of Nature that she had made him any whit earthie But he had scarcely vewed the grounde of the Ilande and considered the aduantages if any were thereof before the Castel boate had deliuered Amphialus in all pointes prouided to giue a hard entertainmenâ— And then sending ech to other thâ—ir Squires in honourable maner to knowe whether they should attende any further ceremony the trumpets sounding the horses with smooth running the staues with vnshaked motion obediently performed their cholericke commandementes But when they drew nere Argalus horse being hot prest in with his head which Amphialus perceiuing knowing if he gaue him his side it shoulde bee to his disaduauntage prest in also with him so as both the horses men met shoulder to shoulder so as the horses hurt as much with the striking as being striken tumbled down to the earth daungerously to their maisters but that they by strength nimble by vse skilfull in the falling shunned the harme of the fall and without more respite drewe out their swordes with a gallant brauerie eche striuing to shewe himselfe the lesse endamaged and to make knowne that they were glad they had nowe nothing else to trust to but their owne vertue True it is that Amphialus was the sooner vp but Argalus had his sworde out the sooner and then fell they to the cruellest combate that any present eye had seene Their swords first like Canons battering down the walles of their armour making breaches almost in euerie place for troupes of wounds to enter AmoÌ„g the rest Argalus gaue a great wound to Amphialus disarmed face though part of the force of it Amphialus warded vpon his shielde and with-all first casting his eie vp to Philocleas Window as if he had fetched his courage theÌ„ce feyning to entend the same sort of blow turned his sworde and with a mightie reuerse gaue a cruell wounde to the right arme of Argalus the vnfaythfull armour yeelding to the swords strong-guiuded sharpenesse But though the blood accused the hurt of Argalus yet would he in no action of his confesse it but keeping himself in a lower warde stoode watching with timely thrustes to repaire his losse which quickly he did For Amphialus following his fawning fortune laid on so thicke vpon Argalus that his shield had almost fallen peece-meale to the earth when Argalus comming in with his right foot and somthing stowping to come vnder his armour thrust him into the belly daungerously and mortally it woulde haue beene but that with the blowe before Amphialus had ouer striken himselfe so as he fell side-ward downe and with falling saued himselfe from ruine The sworde by that meanes slipping aside and not pearcing more deepely Argalus seeing him fall threatning with voice and sworde bad him yeelde But hee striuing without aunswere to rise Argalus strake with all his might vpon his head But his hurt arme not able to maister so sounde a force let the swoorde fall so as Amphialus though astonished with the blowe could arispe which Argalus considering ranne in to grasp with him so closed together falling so to the grounde now one getting aboue and then the other at length both wearie of so vnlouely embracements with a dissending consent gate vp and went to their swordes but happened eche of his enemies where Argalus finding his foes sworde garnished in his blood his harte rase with the same swoord to reuenge it and on that blade to allie their bloods together But his mind was euil wayted-on by his lamed force so as he receiued stil more more wounds which made all his armour seeme to blush that it had defended his master no better But Amphialus perceiuing it waying the small hatefulnesse of their quarrell with the worthinesse of the Knight desired him to take pitie of himselfe But Argalus the more repining the more he founde himselfe in disaduauntage filling his veynes with spite in