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A16202	The moste pleasaunt historye of Blanchardine, sonne to the King of Friz; & the faire lady Eglantine Queene of Tormaday, (surnamed) the proud ladye in loue; Blanchardine and Eglantine.	Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Goodwine, Thomas Pope.	1595 (1595)	STC 3125; ESTC S104613	89,731	138

so fréely make doth reuyue my dying hart and commaundes me for euer to be thankefull vnto you But when I consider the daunger of your escape from hence the hazard you are like to endure by so longe a Iorny by Sea and the perill wherein we shall liue for want of your aide in this castle these I say forbid me to imploye you in this seruice Madam quoth the Prouest I thinke the seruices most honorable and gracious wherein I shall aduenture my life at your commaund and in your affaires neither will I be partiall in performing them although my body should susteine ●… thousand tormentes Gramercie quoth the Quéene and since thy voluntarie proffer hath passed so fréely and that I cannot throughout my dominions finde a more sufficient messenger to whom I may deliuer this charge with many thankes I giue thée my princly promise neuer to be vngratefull in recompencing thy trustinesse prepare thy selfe then my trustie friend to vndertake this message and as spéedily as winde and Sea will permitte returne againe vntill which time we héere within will pray for thy pr●…speritie The viligent Prouost princly issuing out of the Castle prepared a prettie Barke which when he had furnished accordingly he with a sew betooke himselfe to Sea And ere many daies reached the shore of Cassidony where he found diuers mightie shipes to lye in readnesse for the transporting of Blanchardine and after he had perfectly learned the estate of the countrie the installation of Sadony the ouerthrow of Alimodes he staied not vntill he entered the Citie where he was most royallie receiued of many but espetialy of Blanchardine who graced him with many welcomes And when he had most amply recommende his Quéene and mistres faire Eglantine to Sadony and his 〈◊〉 Quéene ho taking Blanchardine by the hand into a more secret place began thus The sorrowfull newes noble prince which I haue to relate vnto you doth almost daunt my heart before I begin to speake know Sir for troth that the traytor Subbion whome at your departure you aduaunced vnworthily to the protection of the Quéene kingdome of Tormaday hath conuerted your people from alleigeances ransackte your treasures and put your Quéene to flight into the strong Castell of Castelford where the good old Earle doth with all royaltie and reuerence entarteine and protect her from the said Subbion who intendeth if possiblie hee may to marrie her and enioy the Kingdome in her right but your loyall Quéene disdaining both the traytor and his ambitious pride whome she knoweth to be baselie borne holdeth him and his adherents as disloyall to her Crowne and dignity and vpon your returne purposeth to inflict such condinge punishment vpon them as their rebellious presumptions deserueth hasten therefore mightie Prince to deliuer her from their outrages whose body life and loue is wholy deuoted to thée and without spéedy remedy verie likelie to be by force seperated from thée When Blanchardine had heard the end of his short tale it was not néedfull to bid him hast for presently he certified Sadony and the Quéene of his vils consperacie requesting aide from them to relieue his faire Eglantine Sadony more regarding the comforte of Blanchardine then his croune and dignitie promised nst only to aide him with men and munition but also to accompanie him in person to Tormaday and venture his life in his fréendly quarrell But when faire Beautrix perceiued that Sadony meant to departe she began pitifully to complaine herselfe but séeing the necessitie of the cause which compelled him in regarde of the many fauours he had found in Blanchardine shee condiscended thereunto So in hast they entred their Shipps Eolus and Neptune graunting spéedy passage and in verie little time they arriued before Tormaday as soone as they were come a shore Blanchardine dispatched the Prouost to the Citie to sound the Citizens whether they would render the same and submitte to Blanchardine or no whether being come and hauing performed his charge the most greatest part consented to Blanchardine But a small rabble of rascals which were garisond in the behalf of Subbion withstood the rest whereupon the greater number assembling together got the market place where they set vpon the rebels in small time were masters of the Toune the dead carcasses of the traytors which they found they threwe ouer the walls into the ditches of the Citie and foorthwith opening the gates in great humilitie they submitted the Citie and themselnes to Blanchardine No sooner was he entred the Citie but he sēt a trustie spy to steale if it were possible within the Castell where the Quéene Eglantine laie who by his carefull industrie entered there vnséene and recounted vnto the Queene the successe which Blanchardine alreaddie had being lately come ashore This vnexpected newes recomforted the Quéene and the old Earle of Castelford and presently they made great myrth and ioy within the Castel so y t the noyes came to the ears of Subbion who greatlie wondering at this sudden applause vtterlie ignorant what had happned within the Citie he began to doubt But Blanchardine and the Prince Sadony sith spéedie pace hauing deuided their companies into sundrie battels marched by priuie and obscure waies till they came néere vnto the Castell but by chaunce a certaine fréebooter of Subbions companie hauing forraged abroad for fresh vittailes espied their secret march and presently related it to Subbion at which newes his colour became pale for feare yet séeing no remedie he encourraged his followers to shew their vallors promising mountaines if victorie chaunced on his part threatning them with feare of death for their treacheries if Blanchardine were victor Now begāthe two armies to ioine where on the one part fear on the other hope was the ensigne But by y e valor of Blanchardine and Sadony the fight endured not long for they so assayled them on euery side that both the traitors strengths and wittes were quite confounded And at this very instant the olde Earle of Castelford the knight of the ferry and the trustie Prouost made their issue out of the Castell So that Subbion séeing no way for his escape betooke himselfe to flight whom Blanchardine and Sadony pursued so fast as their horses would giue leaue But Subbion being mounted vpon a most stronge and swift courser hauing got the start lost them in the woodes And in his flight he was encompast with twelue théeues which did continually kéepe their recidence in those groues liuing only vpon the rapines pillages thestes and murthers of passengers vnto whom Subbion related at large his misfortune And withall gaue them to vnderstand that only two braue Gentlemen posted in pursute of him whome if they could surprize being thirteene to two which was excéeding oddes he assured them that they should obtaine the richest booty that euer yet any had acquired These murdering villaines encoraged by his perswasions and desire of gaine lay preuily in ambush for Blanchardine and Sadony And ●…re long

recouer their pauilions and tentes But being pursued with all celerity that might be were cut off by the way before they coulde reach thi ther. Blanchardine followed so hard that he came euen to the entry of Alimodes pauilion before the which he found the kings daughter sitting to beholde the battell whom when Blanchardine espyed he bowing himselfe downe tooke vp the Damosell and set her before him on his courser and posted as fast as hee could to Tormaday Alimodes hearing of this hard aduenture as a man desperate and halfe frantick posted after with foure thousand souldiers to recouer his daughter againe and one making more spéed then auailed him comming some what néerer Blanchardine was presently slaine by him but in this staye the enemy rushed so fast vpon him that Blanchardines horse was slaine vnder him but he trusting in God so behaued himselfe with his shielde and sworde that not the prowdest Sarasin durst approch him When the King Alimodes perceiued the great prowes that remained in Blanchardine that among so many none durst encounter him he cryed out amaine vnto his Knights Fye on you all vntrue and faintharted Pagans that one Knight is able to affright so many with these vpbraidings the vnruely rabble of rascall Sarizens ranne all at once desperately vpon Blanchardine and so surprised him by maine force but in his taking hee slew among many others a Knight that was Nephew to Alimodes a man of great accompt and prowes In good time Beautrix the daughter of King Alimodes hauing wisely perused the excellent beauty of Blanchardine seeing the likelyhoode of his present death prostrated her selfe vpon her knees vnto the king her father humbly requesting him to pardon the life of the yong Knight The King beholding the pittifull demaund of his daughter whome aboue all creatures in the world he loued answered her in this wise My déere and welbeloued daughter I wishe it had not béene your chaunce at this time to haue béene present or I would you had not entreated for him who hath done vs all this domage but since it is your demaund and that I cannot deny what you request he shall not dye héere but I will presentlye send him away vnto the Realme of Salmandry vnto the King of Giants brother to Rubion whome he hath ssaine and whome I tendered as my owne person who if he had liued had béene your espouse and husband But the Quéene of Tormadar vnderstanding of the great distresse wherein Blanchardine was commaunded the Prouost presently to post and ransome him how soeuer But the King made the more expedition and hast to send him away to Salmandry that there with all cruelty he might be massacred swearing by his Mahomet that no ransome should set him free but death The Prouost hearing this absolute and resolute answere of Alimodes reported to Blanchardine the desperate estate he now was in whereof Blanchardine was not a little sorry but finding no remedy willed him most humbly to commend him to the good grace of the Quéene When the Prouost was returned home and now was entred the court he found the Quéene out of measure sorrowful sor the losse and absence of Blanchardine vnto whome he made a true report according to the answere of Alimodes which vncomfortable message did so daunt the heart of the Quéene that euery one expected her present death But leauing her in her pasions returne we to Alimodes Chap. 17. Darius carrieth away with him Blanchardine to be conueyed into Salmandry and how the ship wherein Blanchardine was perished by a tempest and all were drowned except Blanchardine who approching to the Court of the King of Spruse gained the place of generall in his wars AFter the departure of the Prouost Alimodes commaunded his sonne Darius to returne to Cassidony where hee was king and to carry with him his sister Beautrix And in his absence gouerne the land and people in quiet whilst his seidge lay against Tormaday And like wise deliuerred vnto his custody Blanchardine whome be charged to send into Salmandry to the king of Giants whose brother Blanchardine had lately slaine there to be tortured to death at the discreation of the king Darius presently at the commaund of his father rigged two ships for his passage in the one he and his faire sister Beautrix in the other Blanchardine garded by thrée score men was put When all things were in a readines for their departure the marriners weighing ancor and hoysing sayle floted away So Blanchardine finding no remorse like a lamb to the slaughter was carried towards Cassidony and as he imagined to his death The Quéene of Tormaday looking out of her window might discerne the ship wherein Blanchardine went whome with millions of teares she bewailed But the continuall skirmishes with her people had with the Pa●…ms bred her sometime ioy sometime sadnes as the fortune of war gaue cause then remembring the swéet kisse which Blanchardine gaue her shée was ready to sound But recomforted by her Ladeis she began to complaine in this manner In fortune thou blind guidresse of this vnconstant world will thy tottering whéele neuer stand still but being at the highest turne topsey turuey Ah most vniust goddes if thou be a Goddes that contrary to all godlines dost peruert al things to the wors●… couldst thou not haue suffered me a while to enioy my loue Blanchardine but in the first shew of happines to turne me to dispaire hast thou none other to vomitte vp thy venym but vppon mee ah most vnhappie of all vnhappines Wel in thy dispight ile liue and in thy dispight ile die The Ladies fering least this perplexity might bréed a far greater disease and daunger to her person recomforted her with milde and swéet spéeches still willing her not to distrust but that her Blanchardine would safely return Blanchardine now on the sea sayling towards Cassidony with Darius and Beautrix his sister ancored euen at the hauen of the Citty where Darius and his sister went a shore gaue streight charge and commaundement to the saylers to conduct the ship which Blanchardine was in to Salmandry there to present him vnto the king of Giants And with all to certifie him that he was the man who flew his brother Ru●…ri before the walles of Tormaday where his father Alimodes continued yet his seidge They incontinently departed from Cassidony to sayle to Salmandry whereof faire Beaut●…ix was most displeasant and if she could by any possible meanes haue staied his course he should not haue gon to his slaughter into Salmandry but although her beauty were great yet her power was little Thus being vpon the Seas a day or two after their departure the windes roarde the lightnings flasht and thunder crackt so teribly that the marriners dispairing of all safety suffered the ship to holl with the waues and windes whether fortune and their fates should lead them the tempest still more and more encreasing at the length the maine mast rent in twaine the rudder was