fears as shall for ever remain recorded in the books of fame Doest thou see Sancho the dust which ariseth there know that it is caused by a mighty Army and sundry and innumerable Nations which come martching there If that be so quoth Sancho then must there be two Armies for on this other side is raised as great a dust Don-Quixote turned back to behold it and seeing it was so indeed he was marvellous glad thinking that they were doubtlesly two Armies which came to fight one with another in the midest of that spacious Plain For he had his fantasie ever replenished with these battails inchantments successes ravings loves and challenges which are reheased in books of Knighthood And all that ever he spoak thought or did was addrest and applyed to the like things And the dust which he had seen was raised by two great Flocks of Sheep that came through the same Field by two different wayes and could not be discerned by reason of the dust untill they were very neer Don-Quixote did affirm that they were two Armies with so very good earnest as Sancho believed it and demanded of him Sir what then shall we two doe What shall we doe quoth Don-Quixote but assist the needfull and weeker side For thou shalt know Sancho that 〈◊〉 who comes towards us is the great Emperor Alifamfaron Lord of the great Island of Trapobana The other who martcheth at our back is his enemy the King of the Garamantes Pantopoline of the naked Arme so called because he still entereth in battail with his right Arme naked I pray you good Sir quoth Sancho to tell me why these two Princes hate one another so much They are enemies replyed Don-Quixote because that this Alifamfaron is a furious Pagan and is enamoured of Pentâ—polin's Daughter who is a very beautifull and gracious Princesse and moreover a Christian and her Father refuseth to give her to the Pagan King untill first he abandon Mahomet's false Sect and become one of his Religion By my beard quoth Sancho Pentapolin hath reason and I will help him all that I may By doing so quoth Don-Quixote thou performeâ—â— thy Duty for it is not requisite that one be a Knight to the end he may enter into such battails I doe apprehend that my self quoth Sancho very well But wheâ—e shall we leave this Asle in the mean time that we may be 〈◊〉 to finde him again after the Conflict for I think it is not the custome to enter into battail mounted on such a Beast It is true quoth Don-Quixote that which thou mayest doe is to leave him to his Adventures and care not whether he be lost or found for we shall have so many horses after coming out of this Battail Victors that very Rozinante himself is in danger to be changed for another But be attentive for I mean to describe unto thee the principall Knights of both the Armies And to the end thou mayest the better see and note all things let us retire our selves there to that little hillock from whence both Armies may easily be discryed They did so and standing on the top of a hill from whence they might have seen both the Flocks which Don-Quixote called an Army very well if the clouds of dust had not hindred it and blinded their sight yet notwithstanding our Knight seeing in conceit that which really he did not see at all began to say with a loud voyce That Knight which thou â—eest there with the yellow Armour who bears in his Shield a Lyon crownd crouching at a Damzells feet is the valorous Laurcalio Lord of the Silver Bridge The other whose Armes are powdred with flowers of gold and beares in an Azure Field three Crowns of silver is the dreaded Micocolembo great Duke of Quirocia The other limbed like a Gyant that standeth at his right hand is the undaunted Brandabarbaray of Boliche Lord of the three Arabias and comes Armed with a Serpents skin bearing for his Shield as is reported one of the Gates of the Temple which Sampson at his death overthrew to be revenged of his enemies But turn thine eyes to this other side and thou shalt see first of all and in the Front of this other Army the ever Victor and never Vanquished Timoneâ— of Carcaiona Prince of new Biskaye who comes Armed with Armes parted into blew green white and yellow quarters and bears in his Shield in a Field of tawney a Cat of gold with a letter that sayes Miau Cat which is the beginning of his Ladies name which is as the report runs the peeâ—â—esse Miaulina Daughter to Duke Alfeniquen of Algarue The other that burdens and oppresseth the back of that mighty Alfana Courser whose Armour is as white as Snow and also his Shield without any devise is a new Knight of France called Pierres Papin Lord of the Barony of Vâ—â—ique The other that beats his horsâ— sides with his Armed heels and bears the the Armes of pure Azâ—â—e is the mighty Duke of Nerâ—ia Esparâ—asilardâ— of the Wood who bears for his devise a Esparraguera Harrow with a Motto that sayes So trailâ— my Fortune And thus he proceeded forward naming may Knights of the one and the other Squadron even as he had imagined them and attributed to each one his Arms his Colours Impreâ—â—e and Mottoes suddainly 〈◊〉 away by the imagination of his wonderfull distraction and without stammering he proceeded saying This first Squadron conteâ—eth folk of many Nations 〈…〉 are those which taste the sweet waters of famous 〈◊〉 the Mountainous men that tread the Mafilical fields those that doe sift the most pure and rare gold 〈…〉 Those that possessed the famous and delightfull banks of cleer 〈…〉 blood many and sundry waies the golden 〈◊〉 The Numides unsteadfast â—n their promise The Persianâ— famous for Archers The â—arthes and Medes thaâ— fight flyingâ— The Arabs inconstant in their dwellings The 〈◊〉 as cruell as white The Aethiops of boared lips and other infinite Naâ—ions whose faces I know and behold although I have forgotten their denominations In that other Army come those that taste the Christalins streams of the Olive-braring 〈◊〉 Those that dip and polish their faces with the liquor of the ever-rich and 〈◊〉 Tagâ—â—â— Those that possesse the profitable fluent of divine Genile Those that trample the 〈◊〉 fields so abundant in pasture Those that recreate themselves in the 〈◊〉 fields of 〈◊〉 The rich Manchâ—gans crowned with ruddy 〈◊〉 of corne Those apparrelled with iron the ancient reliques of the â—spansâ— Those thâ—â— bathe themselves in Pesverga renowned for the smoothnesse of his current Those that feed their Flocks in the vast Fields of the wrâ—athing 〈◊〉 so celebrated for his hidden course Those that tremble through the â—â—ld of the bushy Pirens and the lofty or white crested Apenineâ— Finally all those that Europe in it self contrinetâ— Good God I how many Provinces repeated he at that time and how many Nations did he name giving to every one of them with 〈…〉 and briefnesse
conversation and that I desire her as earnestly as may bee that this her captive Servant and way-beaten Knight may see and treat with her You shall also say that when shee least thinks of it shee shall heare say that I have made an Oath and Vow such as was the Marquis his of Mantua to revenge his Nephue Baldwine when hee found him ready to give up the Ghost in the midest of the Mountain which was Not to eat his meat with Napkins and other flim-flams added thereunto till hee had revenged his death And so swear I Not to be quiet till I have travelled all the seven partitions of the World more Punctually then Prince Don Manuel of Portugall till I have disinchanted her All this and more you owe to my Mistris said the Damzell and taking the two shillings instead of making me a courtesie shee fetch'd a caper two yards high in the ayre Blessed God! Sancho cryed out and is it possible that Enchanters and Enchantments should so much prevaile upon him as to turn his right understanding into such a wilde madnesse Sir Sir for Gods love have a care of your self and look to your credit beleeve not in these bubbles that have lessened and crazed your wits Out of thy love Sancho thou speakest this said Don-Quixote and for want of experience in the world all things that have never so little difficultie seem to thee to bee impossible but time will come as I have told thee already that I shall relate some things that I have seen before which may make thee beleeve what I have said which admits no reply or controversie CHAP. XXIV Where are recounted a thousand flim-flams as impertinent as necessary to the understanding of this famous History THe Translator of this famous Historie out of his Originall written by Cid Hamete Benengeli sayes That when hee came to the last Chapter going before these words were written in the margin by the same Hamete I cannot beleeve or bee perswaded that all that is written in the antecedent Chapter hapned so punctually to the valorous Don-Quixote the reason is because all Adventures hitherto have been accidentall and probable but this of the Cave I see no likelihood of the truth of it as being so unreasonable Yet to think Don-Quixote would lye being the worthiest Gentleman and noblest Knight of his time is not possible for hee would not lye though hee were shot to death with arrows On the other side I consider that hee related it with all the aforesaid circumstances and that in so short a time hee could not frame such a Machina of fopperies and if this Adventure seem to bee Apocrypha the fault is not mine so that leaving it indifferent I here set it down Thou Oh Reader as thou art wise judge as thou thinkest good for I can doe no more though one thing bee certain that when hee was upon his death-bed hee disclaimed this Adventure and said That hee had only invented it because it suted with such as hee had read of in his Histories so hee proceeds saying The Scholler wondred as well at Sancho's boldnesse as his Masters patience but hee thought that by reason of the joy that hee received in having seen his Mistris Dulcinea though enchanted that softnesse of condition grew upon him for had it been otherwise Sancho spoke words that might have grinded him to powder for in his opinion hee was somewhat sawcy with his Master to whom hee said Signior Don-Quixote I think the journey that I have made with you very well imploy'd because in it I have stored up four things The first is the having known your self which I esteem as a great happinesse The second to have known the secrets of this Montesinos Cave with the transformations of Guadiana and Ruydera's Lakes which may help me in my Spanish Ovid I have in hand The third is to know the antiquity of Card-playing which was used at least in time of the Emperour Charles the Great as may bee collected out of the words you say Durandarte used when after a long speech between him and Montesinos hee awakened saying Patience and shuffle and this kinde of speaking hee could not learn when hee was Enchanted but when hee lived in France in time of the aforesaid Emperour and this observation comes in pudding time for the other Book that I am making which is My supply to Polydore Vergil in the invention of Antiquities and I believe in his hee left out Cards which I will put in as a matter of great importance especially having so authentike an Authour as Signior Durandarte The fourth is to have known for a certain the true spring of the River Guadiana which hath hitherto beene concealed You have reason said Don-Quixote but I would fain know of you now that it pleased God to give you abilities to print your Books To whom will you direct them You have Lords and Grandees A name given to men of Title as Dukes Marquisses or Earls in Spain whose only priviledge is to stand covered before the King in Spain said the Scholler to whom I may direct them Few of them said Don-Quixote not because they doe not deserve the Dedications but because they will not admit of them not to obliege themselves to the satisfaction that is due to the Authours Paines and Courtesie One Prince I knowe that may supply the deserts of the rest with such advantage that should I speake of it it might stirre up envie in some noble Breasts But let this rest till some fit time and let us looke out where wee may lodge to night Not farre from hence said the Scholer there is a Hermitage where dwels a Hermite that they say hath beene a Souldier and is thought to bee a good Christian and very discreete and charitable Besides the Hermitage he hath a little House which hee hath built at his owne charge yet though it bee little it is fit to receive guests Hath hee any Hens trow said Sancho Few Hermits are without them quoth Don-Quixote for your Hermites now a dayes are not like those that lived in the Desarts of Aegypt that were clad in Palme-leaves and lived upon the rootes of the Earth but mistake me not that because I speak well of them I should speak ill of these only the penetency of these times comes not neere those yet for ought I know all are good at least I think so and if the worst come to the worst your Hypocrite that fains himself good doth lesse hurt then he that sins in publique As they were thus talking they might espy a Foot-man comming towards them going a pace and beating with his wand a hee-Mule laden with Lances Halberts when he came neere them he saluted them and passed on but Don-Quixote said to him honest fellow stay for mee thinks you make your Mule goe faster then needes I cannot stay Sir said he because these weapons that you see I carry must be used to morrow Morning so I must
drink cool and to recreate my body in Holland sheets and Feather-Beds I am forced to doe penance as if I were an Hermite and because I doe it unwillingly I beleeve at the upshot the Devill will have me Hitherto have I neither had my due nor taken bribe and I know not the reason for here they tell me that the Governours that use to come to this Island before they come they of the Town either give or lend them a good sum of money and this is the ordinary custome not only in this Town but in many others also Last night as I walked the Round I met with a fair maid in mans apparell and a Brother of hers in womans my Carver fell in love with the Wench and purposed to take her to Wife as hee sayes and I have chosen the youth for my sonne in law and to day both of us will put our desires in practice with the Father of them both which is one Diego de la Liana a Gentleman and an old Christian as much as you would desire I visit the Market places as you advised me and yesterday found a Huckster that sold new Hazel-nuts and it was proved against her that shee had mingled the new with a bushell of old that were rotten and without kernels I judged them all to bee given to the Hospitall Boyes that could very well distinguish them and gave sentence on her That shee should not come into the Market-place in fifteen dayes after 't was told me that I did most valorously All I can tell you is that it is the common report in this Town That there is no worse People in the world then these women of the Market-places for all of them are impudent shamelesse and ungodly and I beleeve it to bee so by those that I have seen in other Towns That my Lady the Duchesse hath written to my Wife Teresa Pança and sent her a Token as you say it pleaseth me very well and I will endeavour at fit time to shew my self thankfull I pray doe you kisse her hands on my behalf and tell her her kindenesse is not ill bestowed as shall after appear I would not that you should have any thwart-reckonings of distaste with those Lords for if you be displeased with them 't is plain it must needs redound to my dammage and 't were unfit that since you advise me not to be unthankfull you should be so to them that have shewed you so much kindenesse and by whom you have been so well welcommed in their Castle That of your Cat businesse I understand not but I suppose 't is some of those ill feats that the wicked Enchanters are wont to use toward you I shall know of you when we meet I would fain have sent you something from hence but I know not what except it were some little Canes to make Squirts which with Bladders too they make very curiously in this place but if my Office last I le get something worth the sending If my Wife Teresa Pança write to me pay the Portage and send me the Letter for I have a wonderfull desire to know of the Estate of my House my Wife and Children and so God keep you from ill-minded Enchanters and deliver me well and peaceably from this Government for I doubt it and think to lay my bones here according as the Doctor Pedro Rezio handles me Your Worships Servant Sancho Panca the Governour The Secretarie made up the Letter and presently dispatcht the Post and so Sancho's Tormentors joyning together gave order how they might dispatch him from the Government And that afternoon Sancho passed in setting down orders for the well Governing the Island he imagined to be so And he ordained there should be no Hucksters for the Common-wealths Provisions And likewise That they might have Wines brought in from whencesoever they would only with this Proviso To tell the place from whence they came to put prices to them according to their value and goodnesse And whosoever put Water to any Wine or chang'd the name of it should die for it he moderated the prices of all kinde of cloathing especially of Shooes as thinking Leather was sold with much exorbitancie He made a Taxation for Servants Wages who went on unbridled for their profit He set grievous penalties upon such as should sing bawdie or ribaldry Songs either by night or day He ordained likewise That no blinde-man should sing miracles in Verse except they brought authenticall testimonies of the truth of them for he thought that the most they sung were false and prejudiciall to the true He created also a Constable for the poor not that should persecute but examine them to know if they were so for under colour of fained maimnesse and false sores the Hands are Theeves and Health is a Drunkard In conclusion he ordered things so well that to this day they are fam'd and kept in that place and are called The Ordinances of the Grand Governour Sancho Pança CHAP. LII The Adventure of the second Afflicted or straightned Matron alias Donna Rodriguez CID Hamete tells us that Don-Quixote being recovered of his scratches hee thought the life he had led in that Castle was much against the Order of Knighthood he profest so he determined to crave leave of the Dukes to part towards Saragoza whose Justs drew neer where he thought to gain the Armour that useth to be obtained in them And being one day at the Table with the Dukes and beginning to put his intention in execution and to ask leave Behold unlookt for two women came in at the great Hall door clad as it after appeared in mourning from head to foot and one of them comming to Don-Quixote shee fell down all along at his feet with her mouth sowed to them and she groaned so sorrowfully and so profoundly that she put all that beheld her into a great confusion and though the Dukes thought it was some trick their servants would put upon Don-Quixote notwithstanding seeing with what earnestnesse the woman sighed groaned and wept they were a little doubtfull and in suspence till Don-Quixote in great compassion raised her from the ground and made her discover her self and take her mantle from her blubbered face She did so and appeared to bee what could not be imagined Donna Rodriguez the Waiting-women of the house and the other in mourning was her wronged Daughter abused by a rich Farmers sonne All were in admiration that knew her especially the Dukes for though they knew her to be foolish and of a good mould that way yet not to be so neer mad Finally Donna Rodriguez turning to the Lords she said May it please your Excellencies to give me leave to impart a thing to this Knight for it behooves me to come out of a businesse into which the boldnesse of a wicked Raskall hath thrust me The Duke said he gave her leave and that she should impart what she would to Signior Don-Quixote She directing her voice and
by the two Damzels above mentioned hee came to Don-Quixote whom hee commanded to kneele upon his knees and reading in his Manual as it seemed some devout Orison hee held up his hand in the midst of the Lecture and gave him a good blow on the neck and after that gave him another trim thwack over the shoulders with his own sword alwaies murmuring somthing between the teeth as if hee prayed this being done hee commanded one of the Ladies to gyrd on his sword which shee did with a singular good grace and dexteritie which was much the matter being of it self so ridiculous as it wanted but little to make a man burst with laughter at every passage of the Ceremonies but the prowesse which they had already beheld in the new Knight did lymit and contain their delight At the gyrding on of his sword the good Lady said God make you a fortunate Knight and give you good successe in all your debates Don-Quixote demanded then how shee was called that hee might thence forward know to whom hee was so much obleged for the favor received and shee answered with great buxomnesse that shee was named Tolosa and was a Butchers daughter of Toledo that dwelt in Sancho Benegas street and that shee would ever honour him as her Lord Don-Quixote replied requesting her for his sake to call her selfe from thence forth the Lady Tolosa which shee promised to perform The other Lady buckled on his Spur with whom he had the very like conference and asking her name shee told him shee was called Molinera and was daughter to an honest Miller of Antequera her likewise our Knight intreated to call her selfe the Lady Molinera proferring her new services and favours The new and never seen before Ceremonies being thus speedily finished as it seemed with a gallop Don-Quixote could not rest untill hee was mounted on horseback that hee might goe to seeke Adventures wherefore causing Rozinante to bee instantly sadled hee leaped on him and imbracing his Hoste hee said unto him such strange things gratifying the favor hee had done him in dubbing him Knight as it is impossible to hit upon the manner of recounting them right The Inkeeper that hee might bee quickly rid of him did answere his words with others no lesse â—hetoricall but was in his speech somwhat breefer and without demanding of him any thing for his lodging hee suffered him to depart in a fortunate houre CHAP. IV. Of that which befell to our Knight after hee had departed from the Inne AVRORA began to display her beauties about the time that Don-Quixote issued out of the Inne so content lively and jocund to behold himself Knighted as his very horse gyrts were ready to burst for joy but calling to memory the Counsels that his Hoste had given him touching the most needfull implements that hee was ever to cary about him of money and clean shirts hee determined to returne to his House and to provide himself of them and also of a Squire making account to entertain a certain labourer his neighbour who was poore and had children but yet one very fit for this purpose and Squirely function belonging to Knighthood With this determination hee turned Rozinante towards the way of his owne Village who knowing in a manner his will began to trot on with so good a pace as hee seemed not to touch the ground Hee had not travelled far when he thought that hee heard certain weake and delicate cries like to those of one that complained to issue out from the thickest of a Wood that stood on the right hand And scarce had hee heard them when hee said I render infinite thanks to heaven for the favour it doth mee by proferring mee so soone occasion wherein I may accomplish the duty of my profession and gather the fruits of my good desires these Plaints doubtlesly bee of some distressed man or woman who needeth my favour and ayd Then turning the reynes hee guided Rozinante towards the place from whence hee thought the complaints sallyed and within a few paces after he had entred into the thicket hee saw a Mare tyed unto an Holme Oake and to another was tyed a young youth all naked from the middle upward of about the age of fifteen yeeres and was hee that cried so pittifully and not without cause for a certain Countryman of comly personage did whip him with a gyrdle and accompanied every blow with a reprehension and counsell for hee said The tongue must peace and the Eyes bee warie and the boy answered I will never do it again good Master for the passion of God I will never doe it again And I promise to have more care of your things from henceforth But Don-Quixote viewing all that passed said with an angry voice Discourteous Knight it is very uncomly to see thee deale thus with one that cannot defend himself mount therfore on horseback and take thy Launce for the Farmer had also a Launce leaning to the very same tree whereunto his Mare was tyed for I will make thee know that it is the use of Cowards to doe that which thou doest The other beholding such an Antick to hover over him all laden with Armes and brandishing of his Launce towards his face made full account that hee should bee slaine and therefore hee answered with very milde and submissive words saying Sir Knight the boy which I chastise is mine own servant and keepeth for mee a slock of sheep in this Commarke who is grown so neglignet as hee loseth one of them every other day and because I correct him for his carelessenesse and knavery hee sayes I doe it through covetousnesse and pinching as meaning to defraud him of his wages but before God and in Conscience hee belies me What the Lie in my presence rascally Clown quoth Don-Quixote by the Sun that shines on us I am about to run thee through and through with my Launce base Carle pay him instantly without more replying or else by that God which doth mannage our sublunar affairs I will conclude thee and annihilate thee in moment loose him forthwith The Countreyman hanging downe of his head made no reply but loosed his servant of whom Don-Quixote demanded how much did his Master owe unto him hee said nine Moneths hire at seven Reals a Moneth Don-Quixote made then the account and found that all amounted to sixty one Reals and therefore commanded the Farmer to pay the money presently if hee meaned not to die for it The fearfull Countryman answered That by the Trance wherein hee was then and by the Oath hee had made which was none at all for hee swoar not that hee ought not so much for there should bee deducted out of the accounts three paire of shoes hee had given unto him and a Reall for twice letting him blood being sick All is well quoth Don-Quixote but let the price of the shoes and letting blood goe for the blowes which thou hast given him without any desert for if hee have
yet would not the grief of his ribs permit him And Don-Quixote with the paine of his sides lay with both his eyes open like a Hare All the Inne was drowned in silence and there was no other light in it then that of a Lampe which hung lighted in the midst of the entry This marvailous quietnesse and the thoughts which alwaies represented to our Knight the memory of the successes which at every pace are recounted in books of Knighthood the principall Authors of this mishap called to his imagination one of the strangest follies that easily may bee conjectured which was hee imagined that hee arived to a famous Castle for as wee have said all the Innes wherein hee lodged seemed unto him to bee such and that the Inkeepers daughter daughter to the Lord of the Castle who overcome by his comlinesse and valour was enamoured of him and had promised that shee would come to solace with him for a good space after her Father and Mother had gone to bed And holding all this chymera and fiction which hee himself had built in his brain for most firm and certain he began to be vexed in minde and to think on the dangerous trance wherein his honesty was like to fall and did firmly purpose in heart not to commit any disloyalty against his Lady Dulcinea of Toboso although very Queen Genever with her Lady Queintanonina should come to sollicite him Whilst thus he lay thinking of these follies the houre approached that was unluckie for him wherein the Austurian wench should come who entred into the chamber in search of her Carrier in her smock bare-footed her hair trust up in a coif of sustain with soft wairy steps But she was scarce come to the door when Don-Quixote felt her and arising and siting up in his bed in despight of his plaisters Bismas with great grief of his ribs he stretched forth his arms to receive his beautifull Damzell the Austurian who crouching and silently went groping with her hands to finde out her sweet heart and incountred with Don-Quixote's armes who presently seized very strongly upon one of her wrists and drawing her towards him shee daring not to speak a word hee caused her to sit upon his beds side and presently groped her smock and although it was of Harpiller the strongest Canvase hee thought it was most subtle and fine Holland Shee wore on her wrists certain bracelets of glasse which hee esteemed to bee precious orientall-pearles Her haire which was almost as rough as a horse taile hee held to bee wires of the glistringest gold of Arabia whose brightnesse did obscure that of the Sunne And her breath which certainly smelled like to stale salt fish reserved from over night seemed unto him to have a most redolent aromaticall and sweet smell and finally hee painted her in his phantasie of the same very form and manner as hee had read in his bookes of Knighthood of a certain Princesse which came to visit a Knight who was grievously wounded being overcome by his love embellished with all the ornaments that here wee have recounted and the blindnesse of this poore Gallant was such as neither the touching savour or other things that accompanied the good Damzell could undeceive him being such as were able to make any other save a Carrier vomet up his bowels but rather hee made full acount that hee held the Goddesse of Love between his armes and holding her still very fast hee began to court her with a low and amorous voice in this manner I could wish to finde my self in termes most high and beautifull Lady to be able to recompence so great a favour as that which with the presence of your matchlesse feature you have shewn unto mee but fortune who is never weary of persecuting the good hath pleased to lay mee in this bed wherein I lie so broken and bruised that although I were desirous to satisfie your will yet is it impossible especially seeing to that impossibility may bee added a greater to wit the promised Faith which I have given to the unmatchable Dulcinea of Toboso the only Lady of my most hidden thoughts for did not this let mee doe not hold mee to bee so senslesse and madde a Knight as to overslip so fortunate an occasion as this which your bounty hath offered to mee Maritornes remained sweating through anxiety to see her self held so fast by Don-Quixote and without eyther understanding or giving attention to his words shee laboured all that shee could to free her self from him without speaking a word The Carrier whose bad intention kept him still waking did feare his Lady from the time that shee first entred into the roome and did attentively give eare to all Don-Quixotes discourses and jealous that the Asturian should break promise with him for any other hee drew neerer unto Don-Quixotes bed and stood quiet to see whereunto those words which hee could not understand tended But viewing that the wench strived to depart and Don-Quixote laboured to with-hold her the jest seeming evill unto him hee up with his arme and discharged so terrible a blow on the enamoured Knights jawes as hee bathed all his mouth in blood and not content here withall hee mounted upon the Knight and did tread on his ribs and passed them all over with more then a trot The Bed which was somwhat Endeble weake and not very firme of foundation being unable to suffer the addition of the Carrier fell downe to the ground with so great a noise as it waked the Inkeeper who presently suspecting that it was one of Maritornes conflicts because shee answered him not having called her lowdly hee forthwith arose and lighting of a Lamp hee went towards the place where hee heard the noyse The Wench perceiving that her Master came and that hee was extreme cholericke did all ashamed and troubled run into Sancho Pancaes bed who slept all this while very soundly and there crouched and made her selfe as little as an Eg. Her Master entred crying Whore where art thou I dare warrant that these are some of thy doings By this Sancho awaked and feeling that bulk lying almost wholly upon him he thought it was the night Mare and began to lay with his fists here and there about him very swiftly and among others wraught Maritornes I know not how many blows who grieved for the pain she indured there casting all honesty aside gave Sancho the exchange of his blows so trimly as she made him to awake in despight of his sluggishnesse And finding himself to be so abused of an uncouth person whom he could not behold he arose and caught hold of Maritornes as well as he could and they both began the best fight and pleasantest skirmish of the world The Carrier perceiving by the light which the Inn-keeper brought in with him the lamentable state of his Mistrisse abandoning Don-Quixote he instantly repaired to give her the succour that was requisite which likewise the Inn-keeper did but with
God shall deliver you out of all Adventures that may befall you as whole and sound as he hath done out of this Hath not the great fear we were in been a good subject of laughter and a thing worthy the telling At least I for of you I am certain that you doe not yet know what fear or terrour is I doe not denye quoth Don-Quixote but that which befell us is worthy of laughter yet ought it not to be recounted for as much as all persons are not so discreet as to know how to discerne one thing from another and set every thing in his right poynt You know at least wise quoth Sancho how to set your Javelin in his poynt when poynting at my pate you hit me on the shoulders thanks be to God and to the diligence I put in going aside But farewell it for all will away in the bucking and I have heard old folk say That man loves thee well who makes thee to weep And besides great Lords are wont after a bad word which they say to one of their Servingmen to bestow on him presently a pair of hose But I know not yet what they are wont to give them after blows if it be not that Knights Errant give after the Bastanado Islands or Kingdoms on the continent The Die might run so favourably quoth Don-Quixote as all thou hast said might come to passe and therefore pardon what is done since thou art discreet and knowest that a mans first motions are not in his hand And be advertised of one thing from hence forward to the end to abstain and carry thy self more respectively in thy over-much liberty of speech with me that in as many books of Chivalry as I have read which are infinite I never found that any Squire spoak so much with his Lord as thou doest with thine which in good sooth I doe attribute to thy great indiscretion and mine thine in respecting me so little mine in not making my self to be more regarded Was not Gandalin Amadis du Gaules Squire Earl of the firm Island and yet it is read of him that hee spoak to his Lord with his Cap in his hand his head bowed and his body bended more Turcesco What then shall we say of Gasabel Don Gataors Squire who was so silent as to declare us the excellencie thereof his name is but once repeated in all that so great and authenticall a History Of all which my words Sancho thou must infer that thou must make difference between the Master and the man the Lord and his Serving-man the Knight and his Squire So that from this day forward we must proceed with more respect not letting the clew run so much for after what way soever I grow angry with thee it will be bad for the Pitcher The rewards and benefits that I have promised thee will come in their time and if they doe not thy wages cannot be lost as I have already said to thee You say very well quoth Sancho but fain would I learn in case that the time of rewards came not and that I must of necessity trust to my wages how much a Knight Errants Squire did gain in times past Or if they did agree for moneths or by dayes as Masons men I doe not think quoth Don-Quixote that they went by the hire but only trusted to their Lords courtesie And if I have assigned wages to thee in my sealed Testament which I left at home it was to prevent the worst because I know not yet what successe Chivalry may have in these our so miserable times and I would not have my Soul suffer in the other world for such a minuity as is thy wages For thou must understand that in this world there is no state so dangerous as that of Knights Errant That is most true replyed Sancho seeing the only sound of the Maces of a Fulling-Mill could trouble and disquiet the heart of so valiant a Knight as you are But you may be sure that I will not hereafter once unfold my lips to jest at your doings but only to honour you as my Master and naturall Lord. By doing so replyed Don-Quixote thou shalt live on the face of the earth for next to our parents we are bound to respect our Masters as if they were our Fathers CHAP. VII Of the high Adventure and rich winning of the Helmet of Mambrino with other Successes which befell the invincible Knight IT began about this time to rain and Sancho would fain have entred into the fulling-Mills but Don-Quixote had conceived such hate against them for the jest recounted as he would in no wise come neer them but turning his way on she right hand he fell into a high◠way as much 〈◊〉 as that wherein they rode the day before within a while after Don-Quixote espied one a horse-back that bore on his head somewhat that glistered like gold and scarce had he seen him when he turned to Sancho and said Me thinks Sancho that there 's no proveb that is not true for they are all sentences taken out of experience it self which is the universall mother of Sciences and specially that proverb that sayes Where one door is shut another is opened I say this because if fortune did shut yester night the door that we searched deceiving us in the Adventure of the iron Maces it layes us how wide open the door that may addresse us to a better and more certain Adventure whereon if I cannot make a good entrie the fall shall be mine without being able to attribute it to the little knowledge of the Fulling Maces or the darkenesse of the night which I affirm because if I be not deceived there comes one towards us that wears on his head the helmet of Mambrino for which I made the Oath See well what you say Sir and better what you doe quoth Sancho for I would not with that this were new Maces to batter us and our understanding The Divell take thee for a man replyed Don-Quixote what difference is there betwixt a Helmet and fulling Maces I know not quoth Sancho but if I could speak as much now as I was wont perhaps I would give you such reasons as you your self should see how much you are deceived in that you speak How may I be deceived in that I say scrupulous traytor quoth Don-Quixote Tell me seest thou not that Knight which comes riding towards us on a dapple gray horse with a Helmet of gold on his head That which I see and finde out to be so answered Sancho is none other then a man on a gray Asse like mine own and brings on his head somewhat that shines Why that is Mambrino's Helmet quoth Don-Quixote stand aside and leave me alone with him thou shalt see how without speech to cut off delayes I will conclude this Adventure and remain with the Helmet as mine own which I have so much desired I will have care to stand off but I turn again to say that I
add that Of Toboso the time could not bee understood and in truth it was so as hee himself did afterward confesse Hee composed many others but as we have related none could be well copied or found intire but these three Stanza's In this and in sighing and invoking the Faâ—nes and Silvanes of these woods and the Nymphs of the adjoyning streams with the doloroâ—s and hollow Ecchâ— that it would answer and they consort and listen unto him and in the search of some hearbs to sustein his languishing forces he entertained himself all the time of Sancho his absence who had he staid three weeks away as hee did but three dayes The Knight of the Ill-favoured face should have remained so disfigured as the very mother that bore him would not have known him But now it is congruent that leaving him swallowed in the gulfs of sorrow and verifying we turn and recount what hapned to Sancho Panca in his Embassage which was that issuing out to the high-way hee presently took that which led towards Toboso and arrived the next day following to the Inn where the disgrace of the Coverlet befell him and scarce had he well espied it but presently hee imagined that he was once again flying in the aire and therefore would not enter into it although his arrivall was at such an hour as hee both might and ought to have stayed being dinner time and he himself likewise possest with a marvelous longing to taste some warme meat for many dayes past he had fed altogether on cold Viands This desire enforced him to approach to the Inn remaining still doubtfull notwithstanding whether hee should enter into it or no. And as hee stood thus suspended there issued out of the Inn two persons which presently knew him and the one said to the other Tell me Master Licentiate is not that horseman that rides there Sancho Panca hee whom our Adventurers old woman said departed with her Master for his Squire It is quoth the Licentiat and that is our Don-Quixote his horse And they knew him so well as those that were the Curate and Barber of his own Village and were those that made the search and formall processe against the Books of Chivalry and therefore as soon as they had taken full notice of Sancho Panca and Rozinante desirous to learn news of Don-Quixote they drew neer unto him and the Curate called him by his name saying Friend Sancho Panca where is your Master Sancho Panca knew them instantly and desirous to conceal the place and manner wherein his Lord remained did answer them that his Master was in a certain place with-held by affairs for a few dayes that were of great consequence and concerned him very much and that hee durst not for both his eyes discover the place to them No no quoth the Barber Sancho Panca if thou doest not tell us where hee sojourneth wee must imagine as wee doe already that thou hast rob'd and slain him specially seeing thou commest thus on his horse and therefore thou must in good faith get us the horses owner or else stand to thine answer Your threats fear me nothing quoth Sancho for I am not a man that Robs or Murthers any one every man is slain by his destinie or by God that made him My Lord remains doing of penance in the midest of this Mountain â—with very great pleasure And then hee presently recounted unto them from the beginning to the end the fashion wherein he had left him the Adventures which had befaln and how hee carried a Letter to the Lady Dulcinea of Toboso who was Larenco Corcuelo his daughter of whom his Lord was enamoured up to the Livers Both of them stood greatly admired at Sancho's relation and although they knew Don-Quixote's madnesse already and the kinde thereof yet as often as they heard speak thereof they rested newly amazed They requested Sancho to shew them the Letter that he carried to the Lady Dulcinea of Toboso Hee told them that it was written in Tablets and that hee had expresse order from his Lord to have it fairly copied out in paper at the first Village whereunto he should arrive To which the Curate answered bidding shew it unto him and he would write out the copie very fairly Then Sancho thrust his hand into his bosome and searched the little book but could not finde it nor should not though hee had searched till Dooms-day for it was in Don-Quixote's power who gave it not to him nor did hee ever remember to demand it When Sancho perceived that the book was lost hee waxed as wan pale as a dead man and turning again very speedily to feel all the parts of his body hee saw cleerly that it could not bee found and therefore without making any more adoe hee laid hold on his own beard with both his fists and drew almost the one half of the hair away and afterward bestowed on his face and nose in a momento half a dozen such cuffs as hee bathed them all in blood which the Curate and Barber beholding they asked him what had befalne him that hee intreated himself so ill What should befall me answered swered Sancho but that I have lost at one hand and in an instant three Colts whereof the least was like a Castle How so quoth the Barber Marry said Sancho I have lost the Tablets wherein were written Dulcineas Letter and a schedule of my Lords addrest to his Neece wherein hee commanded her to deliver unto me three Colts of four or five that remained in his house And saying so hee recounted the losse of his gray Asse The Curate comforted him and said that as soon as his Lord were found hee would deal with him to renew his grant and write it in Paper according to the common use and practise for as much as those which were written in Tablets were of no value and would never be accepted nor accomplished With this Sancho took courage and said if that was so he cared not much for the losse of Dulcineas Letter for he knew it almost all by rote Say it then Sancho quoth the Barber and we will after write it Then Sancho stood still and began to scratch his head to call the Letter to memory and now would hee stand upon one leg and now upon another Sometimes hee looked on the earth other whiles upon Heaven and after he had gnawn off almost the half of one of his nails and held them all the while suspended expecting his recitall thereof he said after a long pause On my soul Master Licentiate I give to the Divell any thing that I can remember of that Letter although the beginning was thus High and unâ—avorie Lady I warrant you quoth the Barber he said not but super-humane or Sovereigne Ladie It is so quoth Sancho and presently followed if I well remember He that is wounded and wants sleepe and the hurt man doth kisse your worships hands ingrate and very scornefull faire And thus hee went
any inconveniencie might befall to the end they might crosse it and cause him to abandon his so unjust a pursuit they would match me where I most liked either to the best of that Town or any other Town adjoyning saying they might easily compasse it both by reason of their great wealth and my good report I fortified my resolution and integrity with these certain promises and the known truth which they told me and therefore would never answer to Don Fernando any word that might ever so farr off argue the least hope of condiscending to his desires All which caâ—tionâ— of mine which I think he deemed to be disdains did inflame more his lascivious appetite for this is the name wherewithall I intitle his affection towards me which had it been such as it ought you had not known it now for then the cause of revealing it had not befaln me Finally Don Fernando understanding how my parents meant to marrie me to the end they might make void his hope of ever possessing me or at least set more guards to preserve mine honour and this news or surmize was an occasion that he did what you shall presently hear For one night as I sate in my Chamber only attended by a young Mayden that served me I having shut the doors very safe for fear left through any negligence my honesty might incur any danger without knowing or imagining how it might happenâ— notwithstanding all my dilligences used and preventions and amid'st the solitude of this silence and recollection he stood before me in my Chamber At his presence I was so troubled as I lost both sight and speech and by reason thereof could not crie nor I think he would not though I had attempted it permit me For he presently ranne over to me and taking me between his armes for as I have said I was so amazed as I had no power to defend my self he spake such things to me as I know not how it is possible that so many lies should have ability to fain things resembling in shew so much the truth and the Traytor caused tears to give credit to his words and sighs to give countenance to his intention I poor soul being alone amid'st my friends and weakly practised in such affairs began I know not how to account his leasings for verities but not in such sort as his tears or sighs might any wise move me to any compassion that were not commendable And so the first trouble and amazement of minde being past I began again to recover my defective Spirits and then said to him with more courage then I thought I should have had if as I am my Lord between your armes I were between the paws of a fierce Lyon and that I were made certain of my Libertie on condition to doe or say any thing prejudiciall to mine honour it would prove as impossible for me to accept it as for that which once hath been to leave off his essence and being Wherefore even as you have in-gyrt my middle with your armes so likewise have I tyed fast my minde with virtuous and forcible desires that are wholy different from yours as you shall perceive if seeking to force me you presume to passe further with your inordinate designe I am your Vassall but not your Slave nor hath the nobility of your blood power nor ought it to harden to dishonour stain or hold in little account the humilitie of mine and I doe esteem my self though a Countrey-Wench and Farmers Daughter as much as you can your self though a Noble-man and a Lord With me your violence shall not prevail your riches gain any grace your words have power to deceive or your fighs and tears bee able to move yet if I shall finde any of these properties mentioned in him whom my Parent shall please to beâ—â—ow on me for my Spouse I will presently subject my will to his nor shall it ever varie from his minde a jot So that if I might remain with honour although I rested void of delights yet would I willingly bestow on you that which you presently labour so much to obtain all which I doe say to divert your straying thought from ever thinking that any one may obtain of me ought who is not my lawfull Spouse If the let only consists therein most beautifull Dorotea for so I am called answered the disloyall Lord behold I give thee here my hand to bee thine alone and let the Heavens from which nothing is concealed and this Image of our Lady which thou hast here present be witnesses of this truth When Cardenio heard her say that she was called Dorotea hee fell again into his former suspicion and in the end confirmed his first opinion to be true but would not interrupt her speech being desirous to know the successe which hee knew wholly almost before and therefore said only Lady is it possible that you are named Dorotea I have heard report of another of that name which perhaps hath runne the like course of your misfortunes but I request you to continue your Relation for a time may come wherein I may recount unto you things of the same kinde which will breede no small admiration Dorotea noted Cardenioes words and his uncouth and disastrous attyre and then intreated him very instantly if hee knew any thing of her affaires hee would acquaint her therewithall For if fortune had left her any good it was only the courage which shee had to beare patiently any disaster that might befall her being certaine in her opinion that no new one could arive which might increase a whit those she had already Ladie I would not let slip the occasion quoth Cardenio to tell you what I thinke if that which I imagine were true and yet there is no commoditie lâ—ft to doe it nor can it availe you much to know it Let it bee what it list said Dorotea but that which after befell of my relation was this That Don Fernando tooke an Image that was in my Chamber for witnesse of our Contract and added withall most forcible words and unusuall oathes promising unto mee to become my husband Although I warned him before hee had ended his speech to see wellâ— what hee did and to weigh the wrath of his father when hee should see him married to one so base and his Vassall and that therefore hee should take heede that my beauty such as it was should not blinde him seeing hee should not finde therein a sufficient excuse for his errour and that if hee meant to doe mee any good I conjured him by the love that hee bore unto mee to license my fortunes to roule in their owne spheere according as my qualitie reached For such unequall matches doe never please long nor persevere with that delight wherewithall they begun All the reasons here rehearsed I said unto him and many more which now are falne out of minde but yet proved of no efficacy to weane him from his obstinate purpose even
their satisfaction and then takeing Don Lewis apart hee intreated him to tell him the occasion of that his departure And whilest hee made this and other demands to the Gentleman they heard a great noyse at the In doore the cause whereof was that two Guests which had lien there that night seeing all the People busied to learne the cause of the foure Horse-mens coming had thought to have made an escape scot-free without defraying their expences but the In-keeper who attended his owne affaires with more diligence then other mens did stay them at their going forth and demanded his money upbrayding their dishonest resolution with such words as moved them to returne him an answere with their fists which they did so roundly as the poore Oast was compelled to raise the crie and demand succour The Oastesse and her daughter could see no man so free from occupation as Don-Quixote to whom the daughter said I request you Sir Knight by the virtue that God hath given you to succour my poore Father whom two bad men are grinding like corne To this Don-Quixote answered very leisurely and with great gravity Beautifull Damzell your Petition cannot prevaile at this time for as much as I am hindred from undertaking any other Adventure untill I have finished one wherein my promise hath ingaged mee and all that I can now doe in your service is that which I shall say now unto you Run unto your Father and bid him continue and maintaine his conflict manfully the best that hee may untill I demand license of the Princesse Micomicona to help him out of his distresse for if shee will give it unto mee you may make full account that hee is delivered Sinner that I am quoth Maritornes whâ— was by and heard what hee said before you shall bee able to obteyne that License of which you speake my Master will bee departed to the other World Worke you so Lady quoth Don-Quixote that I may have the License for so that I may have it it will make no great matter whether hee bee in the other world or no for even from thence would I bring him back againe in despight of the other World it selfe if it durst contradict mee or at least wise I will take such a revenge of those that doe send him to the other World as you shall remaine more then meanely contented and so without replying any more hee went and fell on his knees before Dorotea demanding of her in Knightly and Errant phrases that shee would daigne to license him to goe and succour the Constable of that Castle who was then plunged in a deepe distresse The Princesse did grant him leave very willingly and hee presently buckling on his Target and laying hold on his Sword ranne to the Inne doore where yet the two Guests stood handsomly tuging the Innkeeper But as soone as hee arived hee stopt and stood still although Maritornes and the Oastesse demanded of him twice or thrice the cause of his restiffenesse in not assisting her Lord and Husband I stay quoth Don-Quixote because according to the Lawes of Armes it is not permitted to mee to lay hand to my Sword against Squire-like men that are not dubbed Knights But call to mee here my Squire Sancho for this defence and revenge concernes him as his duty This passed at the Inne doore where fists und blowes were interchangeably given and taken in the best sort although to the Innkeepers cost and to the rage and griefe of Maritornes the Oastesse and her daughter who were like to runne wood beholding Don-Quixotes cowardise and the mischiefe their Master Husband and Father endured But here let us leave them for there shall not want one to succour him or if not let him suffer and all those that wittingly undertake things beyond their power and force and let us turne backward to heare that which Don Lewis answered the Judge whom wee left somewhat apart with him demanding the cause of his comming a foote and in so base aray to which the Youth wringing him hardâ— by the hands as an Argument that some extraordinary griefe pinched his heart and sheding many teares answered in this manner I know not what else I may tell you deere Sir but that from the instant that heaven made us Neighbours and that I saw Donna Clara your Daughter and my Lady I made her Commandresse of my Will and if yours my true Lord and Father doe not hinder it shee shall bee my Spouse this very day For her sake have I abandoned my Fathers house and for her I did on this attyre to follow her wheresoever shee wentâ— as the Arrow doth the Marke or the Mariner the North-starre Shee is as yet no farther acquainted with my desires then as much as shee might understand somtimes by the teares which shee saw mine eyes distill a farre off Now Sir you know the Riches and Nobility of my discent and how I am my Fathers sole Heire and if it seeme unto you that these bee conditions whereupon you may venter to make mee throughly happy accept of mee presently for your sonne in Law for if my Father borne away by other his Designes shall not like so well of this good which I have sought out for my selfe yet time hath more force to undoe and change the affaires then mens Will. Here the amorous Gentleman held his peace and the Judge remayned astonied as well at the grace and discretion wherewith Don Lewis had discovered his affections unto him as also to see himselfe in such a passe that as hee knew not what course hee might best take in so suddaine and unexpected a matter and therefore hee answered no other thing at that time but only bad him to settle his minde and entertayne the time with his Servants and deale with them to expect that day because hee might have leisure to consider what might bee most convenient for all Don Lewis did kisse his hands perforce and did bathe them with tears a thing able to move a heart of Marble and much more the Judges who as a wise man did presently perceive how beneficiall and honourable was that preferment for his Daughter although hee could have wished if it had been possible to effect it with the consent of Don Lewis his Father who hee knew did purpose to have his Sonne made a Noble man of Title By this time the Inn-keeper and his Ghests had agreed having paid him all that they ought more by Don-Quixotes perswasion and good reasons then by any menaces And Don Lewis his Servants expected the end of the Judge his discourse and his resolution When the Devill who never sleeps would have it at that very time entred into the Inne the Barber from whom Don-Quixote took away the Helmet of Mambrino and Sancho Panca the furniture of the Asse whereof hee made an exchange for his own which Barber leading his Beast to the Stable saw Sancho Panca who was mending some part of the Pannell and as soon as
else but Plaints Cryes Screetches Confusions Feares Dreads Disgraces Slashes Buffets Blows Spurnings and effusion of Blood In the midst of this Chaos and Labyrinth of things Don-Quixote began to imagine and fancie to himselfe that hee was at that very time plunged up to the eares in the discord and conflict of King Agramante his Campe and therefore hee said with a voice that made all the Inne to tremble All of you hold your hands all of you put up your Swords all of you bee quiet and listen to mee if any of you desire to continue alive That great and monstrous voice made them all stand still thereupon hee thus proceeded Did not I tell you Sirs that this Castle was inchanted and that some Legion of Devills did inhabit it In confirmation whereof I would have you but to note with your owne eyes how the very discord of King Agramants Campe is transferred hither and passed ever among us Looke how there they fight for the Sword here for the Horse yonder for the Eagle beyond for the Helmet and all of us fight and none of us know for what Come therefore you Master Justice and you Master Curate and let the one represent King Agramant and the other King Sobrino and make Peace and Atonement among us for I sweare by Almighty Iove that it is great wrong and pittie that so many Noblemen as wee are here should be slaine for so sleight causes The Troopers which did not understand Don-Quixotes manner of speech and saw themselves very ill handled by Don Fernando and Cardenio would in no wise bee pacified But the Barber was content by reason that in the conflict both his beard and his Pannell had beene torne in peeces Sancho to his Masters voice was quickly obedient as became a dutifull Servant Don Lewis his foure serving men stood also quiet seeing how little was gained in being other only the Innekeeper persisted as before affirming that punishment was due unto the insolencies of that mad man who every foote confounded and disquieted his Inne Finally the rumor was pacified for that time the Pannell remained for a Horse furniture untill the day of judgement the Bason for a Helmet and the Inn for a Castle in Don-Quixotes imagination All the broyles being now appeased and all men accorded by the Judges and Curates perswasions then began Don Lewis his servants again to urge him to depart with them and whilest hee and they debated the matter the Judge communicated the whole to Don Fernando Cardenio and the Curate desiring to know their opinions concerning that affair and telling them all that Don Lewis had said unto him whereupon they agreed that Don Fernando should tell the Serving-men what hee himself was and how it was his pleasure that Don Lewis should goe with him to Andaluzia where hee should bee cherished and accounted of by the Marquesse his Brother according unto his calling and deserts for hee knew well Don Lewis his resolution to bee such as he would not return into his Fathers presence at that time although they core him into peeces Don Fernando his quality and Don Lewis his intention being understood by the four they agreed among themselves that three of them should goe back to beare the tidings of all that had passed to his Father and the other should abide there to attend on him and never to leave him untill they returned to fetch him home or knew what else his Father would command And in this sort was that monstrous bulk of division and contention reduced to some forme by the authority of Agramant and the wisdome of King Sobrino But the Enemie of Concord and the Adversarie of Peace finding his projects to bee thus illuded and condemned and seeing the little fruit hee had gotten by setting them all by the eares resolved once again to trye his wits and stir up new discords and troubles which befell in this manner The Troupers were quieted having understood the calling of those with whom they had contended and retired themselves from the brawl knowing that howsoever the cause succeeded they themselves should have still the worst end of the staffe But one of them who was the very same whom Don Fernando had buffetted so well remembred how among many other Warrants that hee had to apprehend Malefactors hee had one for Don-Quixote whom the Holy-Brotherhood had commanded to bee apprehended for freeing of the Gally-Slaves a disaster which Sancho had before-hand with very great reason feared As soon as he remembred it hee would needs trye whether the signes that were given him of Don-Quixote did agree with his person and so taking out of his bosome a scorll of Parchment wherein they were written hee presently found out that which hee looked for and reading it a while very leisurely as one that was himself no great Clerke at every other word hee looked on Don-Quixote and confronted the marks of his warrant with those of Don-Quixotes face and found that he was infallibly the man that was therein mentioned And scarce was hee perswaded that it was hee when folding up his Parchment and holding the Warrant in his left hand hee laid hold on Don-Quixotes coller with the right so strongly as hee could hardly breath and cryed out aloud saying Aid for the Holy-Brotherhood and that you may perceive how I am in good earnest read that Warrant wherein you shall finde that this Robber by the High-way side is to bee apprehended The Curate took the Warrant and perceived very well that the Trouper said true and that the marks agreed very neer with Don-Quixotes who seeing himself so abused by that base Rascall as hee accounted him his choler being mounted to her height and all the bones of his body crashing for wrath hee seized as well as hee could with both his hands on the Troupers throat and that in such sort as if hee had not been speedily succoured by his fellows hee had there left his life are Don-Quixote would have abandoned his gripe The Inne-keeper who of force was to assist his fellow in Office forthwith repaired unto his aide The Hostesse seeing her Husband re-enter into contentions and brables raised a new crie whose burden was borne by her Daughter and Maritornes asking succour of Heaven and those that were present Sancho seeing all that passed said By the Lord all that my Master hath said of the Inchantments of this Castle is true for it is not possible for a man to live quietly in it one hour together Don Fernando parted the Trouper and Don-Quixote and with the good will of both unfastened their holds but yet the Troupers for all this desisted not to require their Prisoner and withall that they should help to get him tyed and absolutely rendred unto their wills for so it was requisite for the King and the Holy Brotherhood in whose name they did again demand their help and assistance for the Arresting of that publique Robber and Spoyler of People in common Paths and
to the Curate and gave him certaine papers saying that he had found them within one of the linings of the wallet wherein the Tale of the curious impertinent was had and that since the owner did not return to fetch it he bade him take them all with him for feeing he could not read he would keep them no longer Master Curate yeelded him many thanks and then opening them found in the beginning thereof these words The Tale of Riconnette and Cortadillo by which he understood that it was some History and collected that it must be a good one seeing that of the curious Impertinent contrived perhaps by the same Author had proved so well and therefore he laid it up with an intention to read it as soon as he had oportunity Then he mounted on horseback with his friend the Barber and both of them putting on their maskes that they might not quickly be known by Don-Quixote they travelled after the Team which held on in this order first went the Cart guided by the Carter on both sides thereof the Troupers rode with their fire-locks then followed Sancho upon his Asse leading Rozinante by the Bridle and last of all came the Curate and Barbar upon their mighty Mules and with their faces covered all in a grave posture and with an Alderman like pace and travelling no faster then the slow steps of the heavie Oxen permitted them Don-Quixote sate with his hands tyed his legs stretched out and leaning against the barre of the Cage with such a silence and patience as hee rather seemed a Statue then a Man In this quiet and leisurely manner they travelled for the space of two leagues when ariving to a Valley it seemed to their Conductor a fit place to repose and baite his Oxen. And acquainting the Curate with his purpose the Barber was of opinion that they should yet goe on a little further because hee knew that there lay behinde a little Mountaine which was within their view a certaine Vale much better furnished with grasse then that wherein hee meant to abide The Barbers opinion was allowed and therefore they continued on their Travell when the Curate looking by chance behinde him saw comming after them six or seven men on horse-back and very well appointed who quickly got ground of them for they came not the lazie and flegmatick pace of Oxen but as men that were mounted on Canons Mules and pricked forward with a desire to passe over the heat of the day in their Inne which was not much more then a league from thence Finally those dilligent Travellers over-took our slothfull ones and saluted them courteously and one of them that was a Canon of Toledo and Master of the rest noting the orderly procession of the Cart Troupers Sancho Rozinante the Curate and Barber but chiefly the incaged Don-Quixote hee could not forbeare to demand what meaned the carriage of that man in so strange a manner although hee did already conjecture by observation of the Troupers that hee was some notable Robber or other Delinquent the punishment of whom belonged to the Holy-Brotherhood One of the Troupers to whom the demand was made did answer in this manner Sir wee know not wherefore this Knight is carried in this forme and therefore let hee himself who best may tell you the reason thereof Don-Quixote had over heard their discourse and said If Gentlemen you bee conversant and skillfull in matters of Chivalry I will communicate my misfortunes with you but if you bee not I have no reason to trouble my self to recount them The Curate and Barber seeing the Travellers in talk with Don-Quixote drew neer to make answer for him in such sort that their invention might not bee discovered the whilest the Canon replyed to the Knight and said Truely brother I am better acquainted with Books of Knight-hood then with Villapanda's Logick and therefore if all the difficultie rest only in that you may safely communicate whatsoever you will with me A Gods name bee it quoth Don-Quixote You shall therefore nnderstand Sir Knight that I am carried away inchanted in this Cage through the envie and fraud of wicked Magicians For virtue is much more persecuted of the wicked then honoured of the good I am a Knight Errant but none of those whose names are not recorded in the Books of fame but one of those who in despite of envie it self and of all the Magicians of Persia the Bracmanes of India or of the Gymnosophists of Aethiopia shall hang his name in the Temple of Eternitie that it may serve as a Modell and Pattern to ensuing ages wherein Knights Errant may view the steps which they are to follow if they mean to aspire to the top and honourable height of Armes The Knight Sir Don-Quixote saith true quoth the Curate speaking to the Travellers that hee is carried away in this Chariot inchanted not through his own default or sinnes but through the malignant Treacherie of those to whom Virtue is loathsome and Valour odious This is good Sir the Knight of the sad-Countenance if you have at any time heard speak of him whose valorous Acts shall remain insculped in stubborn Brasse and time-surviving Marble though Envie and Mallice doe labour never so much to obscure them When the Canon heard the imprisoned man and the three speak thus in one tenour hee was about to blesse himself for wonder and could not conjecture what had befaln him and into no lesse admiration were they brought that came with him But Sancho Panca having in the mean time approached to hear their speech to plaister up the matter added Now Sirs whether you will love me well or ill for what I shall say the very truth of the matter is that my Lord Don-Quixote is as much inchanted as my mother and no more for his judgement is yet whole and sound hee eates and drinks and doth his necessities as other men doe and as hee himself did yesterday and other dayes before they incaged him all which being so how can you make me beleeve that hee goeth inchanted for I have heard many persons avouch that inchanted persons neither eat nor drink nor speak and yet my Lord if hee bee not thwarted will talk more then twenty Barresters And then turning towards the Curate hee said O Master Curate Master Curate doe you think that I doe not know you And think you that I doe not suppose yea and presage whereto these new inchantments are addressed Well know then that I know you well although you cover your face never so much and that I understand your meaning how deeply soever you smother your drifts But in fine where Emulation and Envie raigns Virtue cannot live where pinching swayes liberalitie goes by A pox take the Devill for but for your Reverence my Lord had e're this time been wedded to the Princesse Micomicona and I my self had been created an Earl at least for no lesse might bee expected either from the bountie of my Lord or the
which Matrimonie to end my good fortune if I had any I had a Daughter if I had any I say it was ended not that I dyed of Childe-bed for I mis-carried not but that my Husband not long after dyed of a fright hee had and had I now time to tell you of it 't would admire you And with this shee beganne to weepe most tenderly and said Pardon mee Signior Don-Quixote for I cannot doe withall as often as I remember my unfortunate Husband the Teares trickle downe mine eyes Lord God! and how stately hee would carry my Lady behinde him upon a lusty black Mule as black as Jeat For then they used no Coaches nor hand-Chayres as now they say they doe and then Gentlewomen rode behinde their Squires And I cannot but tell you this Tale that you may see the punctualnesse and good manners of my Husband As hee was going in at Saint Iaques his streete in Madrid which was somewhat narrow a Judge of the Court with two Sargeants before him was comming out and as soon as my honest Squire saw him hee turned his Mules reins making shew as if hee would wait upon him My Lady that rode behinde asked him softly What doest thou knave Do'st not see that I am here The Judge very mannerly laid hold on his rein and said Keep your way Sir for it were fitter for me to wait upon my Lady Casilda for that was my Ladies name Yet still my Husband was earnest with his Cap in his hand and would have waited on the Judge which when my Lady saw full of wrath and anger shee pulled out a great Pin or rather as I beleeve a little Bodkin out of her Estoises and thrust him into the rump insomuch that my Husband cryed out and wrigling his body my Ladie and hee came to the ground together Two of her Lackies came to raise her and the Judge and the Sergeants likewise the Gate of Guadalaxara was in an uproar I mean the idle people up and down there My Lady was faine to walk on foot and my Husband got him to a Barbers house saying that hee was runne quite thorow and thorow This mannerlynesse of my Husbands was bruted up and down insomuch that the very Boyes in the streets mocked him so that for this and because too hee was somewhat pore-blinde my Lady the Duchesse turned him away for grief of which I verily beleeve hee dyed and I remained Widow and succourlesse with a childe to boot that went on increasing in beauty like the foam of the Sea Finally for as much as I had the report of an excellent Seamstresse my Ladie the Duchesse that was newly Married to my Lord the Duke would needs bring me with her here to this Kingdome of Aragon together with my Daughter where in processe of time shee grew up and with her all the prettinesse that could bee shee sings like a Larke shee danceth in company as quick as thought and alone like a cast-a-way shee writes and reads like a School-master and casts Account like a Usurer for her cleanlinesse I say nothing the water that runns is not cleaner and shee is now if I forget not about sixteen yeers old five moneths and three dayes one or two more or lesse In fine a rich Farmers Sonne fell in love with my Daughter one that liveth in one of my Lord the Dukes Villages not farre from hence In effect I know not how but they met and under colour of Marriage hee mocked my Daughter and will not keep his promise and though the Duke know it for I have complained to him often of it and beseeched him to command the young Farmer to Marry my Daughter but hee hath a Trades-mans eares and will not heare me the reason is because the coozning knaves father is rich and lends him money and lets him have credit every foot to goe on with his jugling and will by no means discontent or trouble him I beseech you Sir therefore to take upon you the redressing of this wrong either by intreaties or by force since as all the world sayes you were borne to right wrongs and protect the needie Consider that my Daughter is an Orphan consider her gentlenesse her youth and all the good parts that I have told you of for in my soul and conscience amongst all the Damzells that my Lord hath there is none worthy to untye her shooe and one of them they call Altisidora which is the lustiest and gallantest in comparison of my Daughter is no body For let me tell you Sir all is not gold that glisters for this Altisidora is more bold then beauteous more gamesome then retired besides shee is not very sound for shee hath a certain breath that anoyes and you cannot indure her to stand by you a moment and my Ladie the Duchesse too but Mum they say walls have eares What ayles my Ladie Duchesse by your life Mistris Rodriguez quoth Don-Quixote By that said shee I cannot but answer you with all truth Doe you mark Sir quoth shee that beauty of my Ladies that smoothnesse of her face that is like a polisht sword those two cheeks of Milk and Vermilion in one of which shee hath the Sunne in the other the Moon and that state with which shee goes trampling and despising the ground as if shee went dealing of health up and down Know Sir that first shee may thank God for it and next two issues that shee hath in both her legs at which all the ill humour is let out of which Physicians say shee is full Saint Mary quoth Don-Quixote and is it possible that my Lady the Duchesse hath such out-lets I should not have beleeved it if bare-foot Fryers had told me so but since Donna Rodriguez tells me it is so but from such issues and such places no ill humour but liquid Amber isâ— distilled I now verily beleeve that this making of issues is a thing very necessarie for the health Scarce had Don-Quixote ended this speech when at one pluck the Chamber door was opened and with the sodain fright Donna Rodriguez Candle fell out of her hand and the room was as dark as Pitch straight the Matron felt that they layd hands upon her throat so hard that they gave her no time to yawle and one of them very quickly lifting up her coats with a slipper in likelihood began to give her so many jerks that 't was pittie and though Don-Quixote had some compassion on her yet hee stirred not from his bed and knew not what might bee the matter quiet was hee and silent fearing lest the whipping task and tawing might light upon him and his fear was not needlesse for when the silent executioners had left the Matron well curried who durst not câ—y out they came to Don-Quixote and unwrapping him from the Sheet and the Quilt they pinched him so hard and so often that he could but goe to buffets to defend himself and all this passed in admirable silence the combat lasted
gesture to Don-Quixote said Some dayes since valorous Knight I related to you the wrong and trecherie that a wicked Farmer hath done to my beloved Daughter the unfortunate one here now present and you promised me to undertake for her to right this wrong that hath been done her and now it hath come to my notice that you mean to part from this Castle in quest of your Adventures God send them and therefore my request is that before you scowre the wayes you would defie this untamed Rustick and make him marry my Daughter according to the promise he gave her before he coupled with her For to think that my Lord the Duke will doe me Justice is to seek Pears from the Elme for the reason that I have plainly told you and so God give you much health and forsake not us To these reasons Don-Quixote answered with great gravity and Prosopopeia Good Matron temper your tears and save your sighâ—s and I am firmly resolved to engage my self to right your Daughter for whom it had been much better not to have been so easie of beleeving her Lovers promises which for the most part are light in making but heavy in accomplishing and therefore with my Lord the Dukes leave I will presently part in search of this ungodly youg man and finde and challenge him and kill him if he denie to accomplish his promise For the chief ayme of my profession is to pardon the humble and to chastize the proud I mean to succour the wretched and to destroy the cruell You need not quoth the Duke be at the pains of seeking the Clown of whom the good Matron complaines neither neede you aske mee leave to defie him 't is enough that I know you have done it and let it bee my charge to give him notice that he accept the challenge and come to my Castle to answer for himself where safe lists shall bee set up for you both observing the conditions that in such acts ought to bee observed and both your Justices equally according as Princes are oblieged to doe that grant single combat to those that fight within their Dommions Why with this securitie and your Greatnesses licence quoth Don-Quixote here I say that for this once I renounce my Gentry and doe equalize my self to the meannesse of the Offendor and so qualifie him to combat with me and so though hee bee absent I challenge and defie him for that hee did ill to defraud this poor creature that was a Maid and now by his Villanie is none and that he shall either fulfill his word he gave her to marry her or die in the demand And straight plucking off his Glove he cast it into the midest of the Hall the Duke took it up saying That hee as had been said in his Vassals name accepted the challenge and appointed the prefix'd time six dayes after and the Lists to bee in the Court of that Castle and the usuall Armes of Knights as Launce and Shield and laced Armour with all other pieces without deceit advantage or superstition seen and allowed by the Judges of the Lists But first of all 't is requisite that this honest Matron and this ill Maid commit the right of their cause into Signior Don-Quixote de la Mancha's hands for otherwise there will be nothing done neither will the said challenge be put in execution I doe quoth the Matron and I too said the Daughter all blubbered and shamefac'd and in ill taking This agreement being made and the Dukes imagining what was to be done in the businesse the mourners went their wayes and the Duchesse commanded they should be used not as their Servants but like Lady-Adventurers that came to their house to ask justice and served as Strangers to the wonderment of other servants that knew not what would become of the madnesse and levity of Donna Rodriguez and her Errant Daughter Whilest they were in this businesse to add more mirth to the Feast and to end the Comedy behold where the Page comes in that carried the Letter and tokens to Teresa Panca whose arrivall much pleased the Dukes desirous to know what befell him in his voyage and asking him The Page answered that he could not tell them in publike nor in few words but that their excellencies would be pleased to reserve it for a private time and that in the mean time they would entertain themselves with those Letters and taking them out he gave two to the Duchesse the superscription of the one was To my Lady Duchesse I know not whence and the other To my Husband Sancho Pança Governour of the Island Barataria whom God prosper longer then mee The Duchesse could not be quiet till she had read her Letter so openning it and reading it to her self and seeing that shee might read it aloud she did so that the Duke and the by-standers might hear it as followeth Teresa Pança's Letter to the Duchesse LLady mine Your Greatnesses Letter you wrote me did much content mee for I did very much desire it Your string of Corals was very good and my Husbands Hunting-suit comes not short of it That your Honour hath made my Consort Governour all this Town rejoyceth at it though there is none that will beleeve it especially the Vicar Master Nicholas the Barber and Samson Carasco the Bachelor but all is one to me so it bee true as it is let each one say what he will but if you goe to the truth had it not been for the Corall and the Sute I should not have believed it neither for all in this Town hold my Husband for a very Leek and taking him from his governing a Flock of Goats they cannot imagine for what Government else hee should bee good God make him so and direct him as hee sees best for his Children have need of it I Lady of my Life am determined with your Worships good leave to make use of this good fortune in my house and to goe to the Court to stretch my self in a Coach to make a thonsand envious persons blinde that look after me And therefore I request your Excellencie to command my Husband to send me some stock of money to purpose because I hear the Court expences are great that a Loaf is worth six-pence and a pound of Mutton five-pence that 't is wonderfull and that if hee mean not that I shall goe hee let me know in time for my feet are dancing till I bee jogging upon the way for my friends and neighbours tell me that if I and my Daughter goe glistring and pompously in the Court my Husband will bee known by me more then I by him for that of necessity many will ask What Gentlewomen are these in the Coach Then a servant of mine answers The Wife and Daughter of Sancho Pança Governour of the Island Barataria and by this means Sancho shall be known and I shall be esteemed and to Rome for all A phrase used by her to no purpose but t
vanquished and will marry this Gentlewoman presently The Master of the Lists wondred at Tosilos reasons and as he was one of those that knew of the contriving that businesse could not answere him a word Don-Quixote stopped in the middest of his Careere seeing his Enemy met not The Duke knew nothing why the Combat should not goe forward but the Master of the Lists went to tell him what Tosilos said at which he was in suspence and extremly chollerick Whilest this happened Tosilos came where Donna Rodriguez was and cried aloude Mistresse I will marry your Daughter and therefore will never strive for that with Suites and Contentions which I may have Peaceably and without danger of Death The valorous Don-Quixote heard this and said Seeing 't is so and that I am loosed and free from my promise let them marry on Gods name and since God hath given her him S. Peter blesse her The Duke now came down into the Place and coming to Tosilos said Is it true Knight that you yield your selfe vanquished and that instigated by your timorous Conscience you will marry that Maid I Sir quoth Tosilos He doth very well quoth Sancho then for that thou wouldst give the Mouse give the Cat and he will free thee from trouble Tosilos began now to unlace his Helmet and desired them to helpe him apace for his spirits and his breath failed him and he could not endure to see himselfe so long shut up in that norrow Chamber They undid it apace and now the Lackies face was plainly discovered Which when Donna Rrdriguez and her Daughter saw they cryed out saying This is coozenage this is coozenage They have put Tosilos my Lord the Dukes Lackey in stead of our true Husband Justice from God and the King for such malice not to say villany Grieve not your selves Ladies quoth Don-Quixote for this is neyther malice nor villany and if it bee the Duke is not in fault but vilde Enchanters that persecute mee who envying that I should get the glory of this Conquest have converted the face of your Husband into this which you say is the Dukes Lackey take my Councell and in spight of the malice of my Enemies marry him for doubtlesse t is he that you desire to have to Husband The Duke that heard this was ready to burst all his choller into laughter and said The things that happen to Signior Don-Quixote are so extraordinary that it makes mee beleeve this is not my Lackey but let us use this sleight and device let us defer the marriage only one fifteen dayes and keep this personage that holds us in doubt locked up in which perhaps he will return to his pristine shape for the rancor that Enchanters beare Signior Don-Quixote will not laste so long they gayning so little by these cozenages and transformations they use O Sir quoth Sancho these wicked Elves doe usually change one thing into another in my Masters affaires not long since they changed a Knight hee conquered called The Knight of the Looking-glasses into the shape of the Bachelor Samson Carrasco borne in our town and our speciall friend and they turned my Mistrisse Dulcinea del Toboso into a Rustick Clowne and so I imagine this Lackie will live and die so all daies of his life To which quoth Rodriguez Daughter let him bee who hee will that demands mee to Wife I thanke him I had rather bee lawfull wife to a Lackey then a Paramour to bee mocked by a Gentleman though besides hee that abused mee is none The upshot of all was that Tosilos should bee kept up till they saw what became of his transformation All cryed Don-Quixote's was the Victorie and the most were sad and Melancholy to see that the expected Combatants had not beaten one another to peeces as boyes are sad when the party they looke for comes not out to be hanged when eyther the contrary or the Justice pardons him The people departed and the Duke and the Duchesse returned and Don-Quixote with them to the Castle Tosilos was shut up Donna Rodriguez and her Daughter were most happy to see that one way or other that businesse should end in marriage and Tosilos hoped no lesse CHAP. LVII How Don-Quixote tooke his leave of the Duke and what befell him with the witty-Wanton Altisidora the Duchesses Damozell NOw it seemed good to Don-Quixote to leave the idle life hee had in the Castle thinking it a great wrong to his person to bee shut up and lazy amongst so many delights and dainties as were offered to him as a Knight Errant by those Nobles and hee thought hee was to give a strict account to Heaven for that idlenesse and retirement and so asked licence one day of the Dukes to depart which they gave him but seemed to bee very sorrowfull that hee would leave them The Duchesse gave Sancho Panca his wives Letters who wept in them and said Who would have thought that such great hopes as the newes of my Government engendred in my Wife Teresa Panca's brest should stop in this that I must return to my Master Don-Quixote's dragged Adventures For all that I am glad to see that my Teresa was like her selfe by sending the Acorns to the Duchesse which if shee had not sent I being sorry shee had shewed her selfe ungratefull my comfort is that this kinde of Present could not bee called a bribe for I had my Government before shee sent it and 't is very fit that they who receive a benefit though it bee but in tristes shew themselves thankfull In effect naked I came into the Government and naked I goe out of it and therefore I may say which is no small matter with a safe Conscience Naked was I borne naked I am I neyther win nor lose This Sancho discoursed with himselfe at the time when he was to depart and Don-Quixote going out having taken his leave the night before of the Dukes one morning hee presented himselfe all armed in the Castle Court all the people of the house beheld him from the Galleries and the Dukes too went out to see him Sancho was upon his Dapple with his Wallets his Cloak-bagge and his Sumpter-provision most frollike for the Dukes Steward hee that had been Trifaldis gave him a purse with two hundred crownes in gold to supply his wants by the way and yet Don-Quixote knew nothing of this Whilest all were thus beholding him unlookt for amongst other Matrons and Damzells of the Duchesses the witty and wanton Altisidora beheld him and with a wofull voyce said HEarken O thou wicked Knight Hold a little backe thy reines Doe not so bestirre the â—lanke Of thy most ungovern'd beast False behold thou â—liest not From a Serpent that is fierce No but from a little Lambe Lacks not much of being a Sheep Horrid Monster th' hast abused The most beauteous Damozell That Diana in hills hath seene Or Venus in woods beheld Cruell Virenus Aeneas fugitive Barrabas take thee never maist thou thrive
Babary and our resting place was Argiers I might have said Hell The King there had notice of my beauty and likewise that I was rich which partly fell out to bee my happinesse Hee sent for me and asked me of what part of Spain I was and what money and jewels I brought I told him the place but that my Jewels and Monies were buried but that they might easily bee had if I might but goe thither for them All this I said hoping his own covetousnesse would more blinde him then my beauty Whilest wee were in this discourse they told him there came one of the goodliest faire Youths with mee that could bee imagined I thought presently it was Don Gregorio they meant whose comelinesse is not to bee paralell'd It troubled me to think in what danger hee would bee for those Barbarous Turkes do more esteeme a handsome Boy then a Woman bee shee never so faire The King commanded straight that he should be brought before him that he might see him and asked me if it were true they said of the Youth I told him Yes and it seemed Heaven put it into my head but that hee was no man but a woman as I was and I desired him hee would give me leave to cloath her in her naturall habit that her beauty might appear to the full and that otherwise too shee would bee too shamefast befoe him Hee bad mee doe so and that on the morrow hee would give order for my returne to Spaine to seeke the hidden Treasure I spoke with Don Gaspar and told him what danger hee had been in by being a man so I clad him like a Moorish woman and that afternoon brought him to the Kings presence who seeing him admired at her beauty and thought to reserve him and to send him for a Present to the Grand Signior and so to avoid the danger in his Sarraglio of women if hee put her there hee commanded her to bee kept in a house of certain Moorish Gentlewomen whither hee was carryed How this troublâ—â— as both for I cannot deny that I love him let them consider that have been absent from their Loves The King gave order then that I should come for Spaine in this Frigot and that these two Turks that killed your Souldiers should accompany mee and this Renegate Spaniard pointing to him that had first spoken who I know is in heart a Christian and hath a greater desire to remaine here then to returne into Barbary the rest are Moors and Turkes that onely serve for Rowers The two covetous and insolent Turkes not respecting the order wee had that they should set mee and this Runnagate Spaniard on the first shore in the habits of Christians of which we were provided would needs first scowre the coast and take some prize if they could fearing that if they first should set us on land by some mischance wee might discover the Frigot to bee upon the coast so that they might be taken by the Gallies and overnight we described this wharf and not knowing of these foure Gallies wee were discovered and this hath befalne us that you have seene In fine Don Gregorio remaines in his womans habit amonst Women in manyfest danger of his destruction and I am here Prisoner expecting or to say truer fearing the losing of my life which notwithstanding wearies mee This Sirs is the conclusion of my lamentable History as true as unfortunate my request is that I may die a Christian since as I have said I am not guilty of that crime into which the rest of my Nation have fallen and with this she broke off her eyes pregnant with teares which were accompanied with many from the standers by also The Viceroy all tender and compassionate came to her and undid the Cord that bound the Moores faire hands In the meane time whilest this Christian Morisca related her Story an ancient Pilgrim that entred the Gally had his eyes fastned upon her and shee had no sooner ended her discourse when hee cast himselfe at her feet and embracing them with interrupted words Sighs and Sobs said Oh my unfortunate Daughter Ana Felix I am Ricote thy Father that have returned to seeke thee as not being able to live without thee for thou art my very soule At these words Sancho opend his eyes and lifted up his head which hee held downe thinking upon his ill-favoured tossing in the Gally and beholding the Pilgrim knew him to bee the same Ricote that hee met the same day hee left his Government and it appear'd shee was his Daughter when being unbound shee embraced her Father mingling her teares with his Then said hee to the Generall and Viceroy This my Lords is my Daughter more unhappy in her successe then in her name as famous for beauty as I for Wealth I left my Country to finde a resting-place in some strange Country and having found one in Germany returned in this Pilgrimes weed in company of other Germanes to seek my Daughter and to dig out my hidden Treasure but found not her and the Treasure I bring with mee and now by strange chance have lighted on my greatest Treasure that is my beloved Daughter if so be our small offence and her tears and mine together with the integrity of your Justice may open the gates of mercy shew it us that never had so much as a thought once to offend you nor conspired with those of our own linage who were justly banished Then said Sancho I know Ricote well and know all is true hee saith concerning that Ana Felix is his Daughter but for other flim-flams whether hee had a good or bad intention I intermeddle not The by-standers wondring all at this accident the Generall said Well your tears will not let me accomplish my vow live faire Ana Felix as long as Heaven will give thee leave and let those rash Slaves dye that committed the fault So hee commanded that the two Turks that had killed his two Souldiers should presently bee hanged upon the Main-yard but the Vice-roy desired him earnestly not to hang them since they had shewed more madness then valour The Generall condescended for revenge is not good in cold blood and straight they contrived how to get Don Gregorio free Ricote offered two thousand Ducats hee had in Pearls and Jewels towards it Many means were thought on but none so good as that of the Renegado Spanyard that was mentioned who offered to return to Argiers in some small Bark only with some six Christian Oares for hee knew where how and when to dis-embarke himself and the house also where Don Gasper was The Generall and Vice-roy were in some doubt of him or to trust him with the Christians that should row with him But Ana Felix undertook for him and Ricote offered to ransome the Christians if they were taken And being agreed the Vice-roy went a-shore and Don Antonio Moreno carried the Morisca and her Father with him the Vice-roy enjoyning him to use them as