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A07674	The honorable, pleasant and rare conceited historie of Palmendos Sonne to the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin d'Oliua, Emperour of Constantinople and the queene of Tharsus. Translated out of French by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Primaleon (Romance). English. Selections.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1589 (1589)	STC 18064; ESTC S110033	128,708	203

commaunded him from that seruice but only the gracious Letter sent by her whcrfore he desired to returne thether againe to make her more famous til the aduenture were ended To stay her aunswer and appease his hote desire at that very instant the Courrire arriued sent frō Tirendos whose message being heard highly w●…s the Princesse contented but Belcar ouercome with excéeding greefe because fayne he would haue tryed his fortune against Palmendos Nowe come we to the Damosell againe that pursued Belcar for the death of her Bretheren according as you su●…ficientlie heard before she vnderstanding that hc●… was in the Court of Macedon so highly loued of y ● King Quéen and the whole nobilitie she was out of hope to worke him iniurie there wherefore she intended to returne h●…me againe and by the way she happened to méet with y ● Prince Recinde when beginning her accustomed complaints she deliuered the same discourse which she had doone to Cardino and Tirendos saying that the Knight who had so trayterously slain her brethren soiourned in the Court of Macedon Recinde desirous to win honor by succouring the distressed and hoping he might find the Knight he sought for at Macedon answered her in this maner If it be Damosel as you say that the Knight in such trayterous sortc sic we your bretheren I pro●…se ye by the faith I beare to Chiualrie that to my power I will reuenge your wrong because all 〈◊〉 receiuing this ordcr are bounde by dutie to assist Damosels iniuriously wrong●…d by d●…storall varlets The crafty deceiuer fel at the Princ●…s séete affirming what she had saide with many othes G●…e th●…n with me ꝙ Recinde to shew me the Knight and either I will loose my life or m●…ke him cōfcsse his villainy The ●…nted palliard mounted on her Palfray and such spé●…de thcy made in trauaile as at length they arriued at Maccdon when entring the great Hall they ●…ounde there the King Belcar and diuers noble Barons whereupon the D●…inoscl thus spake to Recinde Sée here my Lord the Knight that slew my Brethren I beséech yee make him knowe before the King the teason he committed against harmeles men for his Maiestie not knowing the enormitie of the case reputeth this offendour one of the most courteous Knights in his Court as my selfe perceiued at my last béeing here Recinde hauing with humble reuerence saluted the King Florendos turned to Belcar w t these spéeches Sir Knight this Damosell hath sworne to mee that yeu haue trayterouslie slaine her two bretheren after you had béen fréendlie entertained at her fathers house if yee did so surelie it was an act far vnbeséeming you and by force of Armes I shall make ye so to confesse it if you haue the hardines to enter the field with mee Belcar greatly offended to heare himselfe so charged and euermore by one that sought to bring his life in danger in anger thus replied In sooth Knight I cannot but think thy discretion very simple in saying if I haue the hardines to enter y ● fielde with thée and thy presumption is as insolent as this D●…mosell is trothlesse and disloyall in accusing mee without anie cause notwithstanding I hope to recompence ye ●…or light beléefe that false woman likewise the instrument of thy follie After these spéeches he went and Armed him selfe for the Combat which the King many waies laboured to hinder but Recinde continued so resolutely against Belcar as the King could not diswade the matter wherfore he thus spake to Recinde Séeing you wil not at my intrea tie giue ouer this rashnes let me vnderstand the name of him that will not graunt so smal a matter specially to one that is able to yéeld thanks therfore I amm ꝙ Recinde a Knight of a strange Country who came to the Emperors Court at Constantinople meane while the nuptiall●…s of the Hungarian Prince were soll●…mnized whether likewise came a Knight vnknowne bearing a siluer flower in hys Shéeld hée hauing wun the honor of the Tourney departed secretly from the assembly which made me followe in searche of him and in respect I am but a poore Knight errant I desire no wrong may be offered me in the battail Be th●…rof assured answered the King that none shal meddle with you but your aduersary onlie trust me it greeueth me to the very hart that comming from the Court of the Emperour Palmerin my Sonne you should héere enter the fielde against Belcar who is one of his Maiesties cheefest fauourites When Recinde heard Belcar named on the one side it displeased him y ● he was to deale with a Knight so famous and renowned on the other side it gréeued him as much when he considered the néere alliaunce betwéene him and Melicia whom he loued as his verie soule so that willinglie he would haue forborne the Combat but that he could not with honor gaine say it Nowe the King desires the Duke of Pontus and another of his cheefest Barons to iudge the fight according to conscience and without any exception of person Soone after the Champions enter the Listes where breaking theyr Launces brauelie in the carrire they were both dismounted notwithstanding they quicklie recouered themselues and drawing their Swordes fell to the Combatte Long while they continued a most furious fight sharpe cruell woundes being deliuered on either side that iudgement could not be giuen who was in greatest daunger but his Maiestie séeing Belcar were very feeble and that it was like this ●…ght would ende bothe their liues as one loth to sée the death of eyther he threw his staffe of peace betwéen them then comming downe from the window where hée stoode into the ●…eld he desired them at his request to giu●… ouer the fight My gracious Lord answered Recinde that may we not consent vnto vnlesse the Damosell that complained of Belcar will first remit the iniurie he hath doone her My selfe will thereto perswade her said the King in meane while doo you trauaile no further in this controuers●…e séeing you haue bothe shewen sufficient and haughtie Chiualrie So went the King to the Damosell who was wonderfull glad to sée Belcar in such daungerous estate as no Knight before had brought him in the like Damosel ꝙ he séeke not the death of two so good Champions as these are but for my sake pardon Belcar if hee haue in ought offended and I shall cause him to make such amendes as your selfe shall like well thereof beside such courtesy shal ye find at my hand as happilie shal yéeld occasiō of thanks while yee liue Héereto will I neuer consent though I die quoth she and more wold the present death of Belcar content me then if the whole Monarchie of y ● world were vnder my puissaunce considering the enorme and dete●…table treason wherwith hee villainously wronged my Father and Bretheren which makes mee I cannot discharge my Knight of his promise The King with great instance intreated her againe and so did all the Lords attending on

THE Honorable pleasant and rare conceited Historie of Palmendos Sonne to the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin d'Oliua Emperour of Constantinople and the Queene of Tharsus Translated out of French by A. M. one of the Messengers of her Maiesties Chamber Patere aut abstine AT LONDON Printed by I. C. for Simon Watersonne are to be sold in Church-yarde at the signe of the Crowne Anno. Domini 1589. Fortissimo et militiae naualis Peritissimo viro Domino Francisco Draco Equiti Aurato DEsinat Herculeas iam Grecia vana columnas Mirari aut Minyas Dulichi●…mue ducens Amphitryoniadem super as fortissime Drace Iasonaque et comites Penelopesque virum Neptunusque suum credit tibi iure tridentem Cedit Sceptra libens imperi●…mque maris Palmendos tanto latus tutusque Patrono Audet in innumeras peruolitare manus Zoilus inuideat rumpantur et ilia Codro Palmendos Draco vindice tutus erit It volat et gaudet spernit que minacia verba Nempe soles tumides spernere Drace minas Antonius Mondaius To the courteous Reader HAuing finished this History of P●…lmendos I commit the same to thy fauourable censure And though it bee not floorished foorth with borrowed phrases of eloquence yet hope I thou wilt accept it freendly as thou hast done heertofore my works of the like matter To make any commendation therof to thee I will not first reade thy fill thereon and after iudge as thou findest occasion yet with thy wonted fauour to encourage me in proceeding in translation of 〈◊〉 which by the next Tearme I hope will be accomplished From my house at Cripple gate the fifth of Februarie 1589. Thine in all courtesie Anth●…ny Monday The history of Palmendos sonne to the famous Palmerin d'Oliua Emperour of Constantinople and the Queene of Tharsus Discoursing likewise of the Prince Rifarano Sonne to Tryneus Emperour of Allemaigne Aurecinda Si●…er to the Soldane of Persia theyr K●…ghtly deedes of Chiu●…e 〈◊〉 aduentures and woorthy resolutio●… CHAP. I. Howe Belcar and Tyrendos beeing in the C●…urte of the Emperor Palmerin receiued theyr order of knighthoode and how Belcar departed secretly from Constantinople and of the C●…mbat h●…e fought in the Realme of Macedo●… against t●…e three Sonnes of a Knight tha●… lodged him NOt long after the destruction of the magni●…cent and proud Monarchie of the Romaines wa●… erected a new Empire in Greece which the 〈◊〉 bountie diuine fauo●…red with continual happines placing the good Prince Palmerin d'Oliua in the Crowne and lawfull gouernment therof as wel in respect of his great prowesse high and knightlie paradores which with vigilant ●…are he vsed for the defence of such an estate the onely renowne whereof brake the desseig●…es of manie that by hostilitie sought to disquiet him a●… als●… in regarde of the notable linage posteritie discending from him of whose vertues and heroycall perfections this present Historie of Palmendos his Sonne is contriued and therefore to be placed at the ende of his Fathers trauels In which discourse alreadie extant gentle Readers you haue vnderstood howe the Emperour Palmerin so looued and honored Knights errant that from the furthest parts of the world they came to his Courte because yéerelie hee continued a sumptuous spectacle in forme of a Tourney for the exercise of knightly and millitarie discipline and with such religious zeale was this worthy practise folowed as the Court might well be called y t Schoole of Armes and Nursse of ciuilitie For this cause many Kinges Princes and great Lordes sent their Sonnes to bee there educated among whom the good Knight Frysoll King of Hungaria sent one of his named Belcar and the Duke Eustace of Mecana another called Tirendos that they might deserue their knightho●…de at the hand of the Emperor the true mirrour and Idea of manhoode and so consequentlie they to participate some part of his bountie and prow●…sse THe time then béeing c●…me that Belcar Son to King Frysoll shoulde 〈◊〉 his order of knighthood he humbly intreated the Emperour that he might enioy it at his hand and Tirendos Sonne to Duke Eustace of Mecana desirous of the selfe same honour made like request vnto his Maiestie whereto the good Emper●…ur who looued them both with singuler affection knowing h●…w well Chiualrie woulde bee imployed by th●…m ●…ight willinglie condiscended Héereupon after they had performed the accustomed vigill he knighted these two Princes with great royaltie desiring God to bestow such fauour on them as at no time they might degenerate from their famous pr●…decessours And to Belcar ●…mbracing him in his armes he sayd My good Nephewe heauen accomplish in you such perf●…ctiens of manhoode as each one may knowe you to be the Sonne of the worthy Knight Sir Frysoll a Prince so hardie and valiant as anie that euer followed Armes The ceremonies béeing ended they all returned to the Pallace where the newe Knights béeing vnarmed rich Robes and Mantles were brought them for greater honour of the feaste which in the Courte at this t●…e excéeded But Belcar tooke little pleasure in beholding the diuers occurrences at this assembly because his minde was more bus●…ed with expectation of future glorie which made him thus to comm●…ne with himselfe Belcar thou hast now no longer time to rest séeing thou hast rec●…iued the honorable order of knighthood and that at the hande of the Empe●…ur thyn●… Unckle whom the diuine prouidence hath endued with so manie la●…dable vertues nor dooth any thing want in the King th●… Father that is required in a man at Armes If then hetherto thou hast liued in pleasure delights hencefoorth thou must bequeath thy selfe to trauaile to shewe that thou doost resemble and imitate in some things thine Auncestors who with great labour and industrie haue attained such fame and renow●…e as the memory therof shal remaine immortali And if thou wilt not darcken this honour then must thou hasten thy departure from y ● Court and follow the search of strange aduentures as they dyd in their daies for thine example After many and sundry thoughts that fought together within his spirit he concluded to depart acccmpanied but with one Squire and that so secretly as could be deuised Thence would he trauaile directly towards Macedon to make the first proofe of his valour in y t aduenture of Francelina who was enchaunted in y ● I●…le of Carderia as was declared in the History of Palmerin d'Oliua And at thys time was little talke of any other thing then of the number of Knights that daily sought to winne her in marriage and with her the Kingdome of Thessalie for such 〈◊〉 the promised guerdon and recompence to him that coulde deliuer her out of the enchaunted Castell but hetherto all the Knights lost th●…ir labour for no one was able to finish the ●…duenture Belcar béeing earnestly prouoked with the fame of this occasiō which was generally r●…puted strange and full of ●…aunger resolued to frame his iourney thether because he●… earnestly