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A51270	The famous history of the life of the renowned Prince Palmerin of England: or, The glory of knightly prowess In three parts. Containing his parentage, birth, education, travels, strange adventures, noble exploits and victories; combats with monsters, gyants, armies, and armed knights, dissolving inchantments, delivering distressed ladies; and his success in love. The whole being a compleat series, inter-woven with the heroick actions of many valiant emperours, kings, princes, and knights of undoubted fame, whose matchless deeds have won them immortal honour. A book worthy the perusal of either sex. Written originally in French; and now faithfully done into English (for the better satisfaction of the reader) by J.S.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 2. English.	Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.; J. S.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2613C; ESTC R213883	128,505	222

The same day the fair Princess Miragarda brought forth to Prince Florendos a Son likewise who was at the Fount named Primalion destined to succeed him in the Empire as will hereafter appear And the next day Leonarda was delivered of a Son who was called Florian after the name of his Father To Dragolant Prince of Navar the fair Arnalte brought forth a beautiful Daughter and named her Athenia Nor was the beautiful Sidalla behind to bless Prince Berolde with a Son who was afterward known by the name of Burnamissa the renowned King of Spain Armesia brought forth to her Lord Pompides a beautiful Son and Daughter the former of which was named according to his Father and the latter known by the name of The Fair Castoria Arleucea likewise overjoyed Dramusiand with a Son who was christened by the same name Nor were any of the Nuptial effects in vain for these Heroick Knights were as dexterious and active in the soft Wars of Venus as in the dreadful Field of Mars and could as well and surely aim the one Launce as the other The Court being thus replenished with young Princes and Princesses considerably abated the sorrow conceived for the loss in the late War all of which were put into the hands of the most skilful Governesses during their tender years and Tutors appointed to educate them in accomplishments when their years were capable to retain it so that now Feasting and Mi●th abounded in every place the better to obliterate the dismal effects of the War But the Princess Polinarda deating on her Son whose promising Beautys and smiling Innocence greatly wrought upon her fancy and remembring the saying of the Virgin she ordained two Knights and four Damzels to guard and attend him night and day thinking by that means to prevent his being conveyed from the Palace but all proved in vain for the Enchantress out-witted them as will hereafter appear CHAP. LXX The Expedition against Babylon and what happened before the Emperor Primalion and the Princes Layed Siege to it SPRING approaching and a great concourse of armed men arriving daily at Constantinople to attend the pleasure of their Lords the Ladyes began to suspect what was intended and with tears intermixed with sighs kisses and earnest intreaties so dealt many of them with their Beloveds that they got the secret from them which again administer'd new cause of grief yet many reasons being given for the necessity of the War as That the Soldian was again leavying huge Forces and to suffer him again to lay Siege to the Emperial City would eclipse their Glory and the Glory of the Empire That they should by carrying the War so much sought by him to the Walls of his Babylon save their own Country from spoile and desolation and live upon the spoil of their Enemies being the better enabled thereby to maintain a vigorous Encounter and revenge the many injuries and Disgraces that Albayzer and the Great Turk together with the Soldian of Persia had put upon the Emperor Palmerin and by dint of Sword convince them of their treachery and base ingratitude These and many the like pregnant Reasons so wrought upon the Ladyes that upon their Lords promising to make as speedy a return as victory would permit they were somewhat pacified being as desirous of revenge as themselves especially those that were left as Widow-Turtles to mourn for the Loss of their Dead And now the Army being mustered of all Nations there were found One Hundred Thousand fighting men the valiantest and most hardy Europe could boast of who imbarquing on Three Hundred sail of Ships with the sounds of all manner of Warlike Instruments passed the Helespont to the Asian Coast where Landing they covered the affrighted shores on which for three days they encamped to put themselves in order to march for that fresh news arrived that Albayzer and the Great Turk were on their marth with what Forces they could raise not doubting to surprize the City of Constantinople During the Armys stay the Princes took leave of their Ladies who with tears in their eyes intermixing sighs and soft kisses as loath to leave them some of whom they must never more behold followed them to the shore and then returned to their respective Chambers to weep out the grief that overwhelmed their tender souls and pray for the safety of their Lords ●f this Army King Edoard was appointed General as before and Prince Palmerin appointed his great Leiutenant Pompides lead Six Thousand Horse as the forlorn Florian had the Command of Ten Thousand Foot Dramusiand Charge of the Right Wing consisting of Grecians Germans French and English Florendos being bravely mounted was joyned in Commission with Prince Berolde to command the Left Wing and the rest were divided into four Battailians one lead by King Polendos another by Palmerin who kept his station to the Rear-ward a third by the Soldian Bellagris and the fourth by Prince Floriman and in this order they marched through the Emperors Asian Terretories till they came into the Countries of the Great Turk who then possessed all the lesser Asia called now Aenatolia and all that part of Asia the greater that borders upon Persia even to the Walls of Tauris on the one hand and Babylon the other where they took divers Towns and enriched themselves with great booty causing the fearful people to fly into the Mountains with what substance they could carry although the Princes had given strict order that no Souldier upon pain of death should kill Man Woman or Child that resisted not but might take such Goods as fell to their share The news of the Christian Armys approach having by this time reached the ear of Albayzer and alarumed all his Provinces he in as much haste as might be increased his Forces compelling by force his unwilling Subjects to the War who for the many Cruelties his Father had used towards them greatly hated the Son Yet such and the like means together with the supplys sent him from Judea Palastine Aegypt and Armenia he forced a huge Camp of Babylonians Turks Jews Sarazens Aegyptians Armenians and the like with which well Marshalled and in good order he marched hoping to meet the Great Turk his Father-in-Law who was marching at the head of his Forces to his aid as being greatly desirous to revenge the affront put on him by the Emperor Palmerin for refusing to send Prince Florian of the Forrest But e're the Turk could arrive he was encounter'd by a detached power under the Command of the Soldian Bellagris and Prince Florian who laying an Ambush for him as he was about to pass a huge Forrest burst out with such fury that over-setting his Battail the affrighted Turks lost all their courage so that after a bloody fight wherein the Great Turk himself and most of his Nobles were slain they in great confusion betook themselves to flight and were followed with dreadful execution till Night sheltered them from the fury of their pursuers at what

Conquerors and they as many as thought convenient entred Of which Albayzer having notice in a desperate mood snatched a sword from one of his attendance and wounded himself so deep in the breast that by reason of it and through the anguish of his bruise and the greater anguish of his mind he expired which many of his friends seeing fell upon their swords accompanying him in death whom they had so faithfully served in their life-time leaving the fair Targiana and her Ladies in tears yet so compassionate were the Christian Princes that they comforted them in the best wise promising that no further harm shall befall them especially Prince Florian for the love he bare to Targiana The Princes having been thus far revenged thought it sufficient And after having refreshed themselses and settled the affairs of the City in the possession of Targiana and at her request releasing her Brother in consideration that a Camels load of Gold should as Tribute be payed to the Emperor of Constantinople they with such spoiles as they had taken after having honourably buried their friends returned to Constantinople in Triumph CHAP. LXXIII Of the Death of the Emperor Primalion and Florendos his Son And the Loss of young Prince Palmerin Son to Prince Palmerin of England And what else remarkably happened THe Princes thinking themselves sufficiently revenged for the Injuries sustained and desiring to keep their promises with their Ladies in triumph returned the same way they came and in a short time arrived upon the shores of the Helespont where they found the Royal Fleet ready to waft them over When upon their approaching the City they were met in great Triumph and conducted to the Palace where after they had Feasted liberally and discharged the Souldiers with large Rewards they ordained a Turnament for ten days But before it began the Emperor Primalion falling sick of a Feavor caused by the inflamation of the wounds he had received that were not throughly healed he after three days sickness dyed to the great grief of the Court but so excessively grieved his fair Empress Gridona that refusing to be comforted she fell at last into such a melancholly that she soon after followed her Lord to the happy Elizium of bliss both of them being buried in a stately Sepulchre near the Emperor Palmerin their Father whose death Prince Florendos whose Right it was to succeed his Father in the Empire took so much to heart that leaving his young Son under the tutorage of Sage Aliart he together with the fair Miragarda who would not leave him for the pleasures of the Greecian Court travelled to the Holy Land and never returned more so that young Primalion being grown up to Maturity was Crowned Emperor and for a long time peaceably enjoyed that Empire Affairs being setled as well as might be the Princes were desirous to depart to their respective Country King Edoard and his fair Queen Flerida were for England having perswaded their Son the Renowned Palmerin to accompany them As likewise did King Pompides and his Queen Armisia But Prince Florian having the Kingdom of Thrace in right of his Wife the fair Leonarda he took his Iourney thither with a splendid Equipage where upon his arrival he was received by all the Nobles and solemnly Crowned KING where for many years he Reigned gloriously King Edoard his fair Queen Flerida Prince Palmerin and his Princess Polinarda with their young Son Pompides and Armisia being by this time put to Sea a great Tempest arose and scattered the Fleet consisting of twenty ships and continued so terrible for the space of three days that neither Sun Moon nor Stars appeared which greatly troubled the Ladies now altogether Sea-sick and out of order but at the end of the time aforesaid the Heavens to their great comfort cleared up and they found themselves cast upon an Island where stood Mountainous Cliffs that seemed to reach the Clouds when going on shore to refresh themselves and pitched a Royal Pavillion but had not long reposed e're the Heavens again blackned and such Thunders and Lightning happened as if the dissolution of all things were at hand which put them into a great consternation But whilst they were wondering at many dreadful sights in the Ayr as fircy Drakes Pillars of Fire Metors and Comets that blazed horrible a huge flame descended and invironed the Pavillion making it seem all on a flame which caused the Ladies to fall into a Trance and somewhat amazed the stout hearts of the Heroick Princes but that which wrought more terrour out of the flame issued a dreadful Dragon whom in vain they sought to wound and seizing in his paws the Cradle wherein young Prince Palmerin lay he spread his Wings and bore it through the dreadful Gloom in spight of all resistance This unhappy accident greatly troubled all present and the Prince his Father would have gone in search of him but being perswaded to the contrary and remembring what had been foretold as also the Princess Polinarda's Dream desisted And now all being clear and calm and most of the ships that had been separated brought in by the wind they set sail and arrived at England being received with great Ioy But soon after King Edoard dyed his Renowned son Palmerin was Crowned in his stead flourishing gloriously many years FINIS

and many wounds on either side fell to his Lot for the Prince having maintained the Combat against so many freshmen at last fainting through loss of Blood was seized by the three Gyants and carried into the Castle yet having him in their power prizing his Valour at a high rate they used him courteously comforting him and dressing his wounds not forbiding him to see his dear Friend Edoard for whose sake he had hazarded his Life with hopes in time of hath their deliveries and so for many years they continued together till they were delivered as the Sequel of this History will appear CHAP. VIII How Palmerin the Emperor Knighted Prince Palmerin and divers other young Princes and Lords and appointed a Turnament which they began where two Strange Kts. arrived in Green Armour and what else befell during the pastime THe Young Prince Palmerin is now grown to mans Estate and having well approved his Strength and Courage the Emperor resolved no longer to withhold him from the Order of Knighthood and that he might be the more Graced thereby he caused a Royal Feast to be made and Assembled divers Noble Princes and Lords and vpon Easter Day after Divine Service was done the Emperor took the Prince in his hand and declared his intent Whereupon all the Ensigns of Knighthood being brought Frizel King of Hungary fastned on his Spurs and what most pleased the Prince the Fair Polinarda Girded his Sword about him by her Fathers command for whose sake afterwards the Prince did wonders Then were divers other Princes and Lords Knighted as Gracian Son to the French King Berolde Prince of Spain as also were Onistalde and Dramian his two Brothers Estrelant Son to the Hungarian King Don Rousel Blesart Son to Belcar Belizand Son to King Tersius Lyman of Burgundia Son to the Duke of Tyrole Francian Son to the King of Thessaly Francilinus Polinardus Son to the German Emperor Adrian Son to Majortes Germaine Son to the Duke of Orleance Attenebrant Son to the Duke of Tirendos Attremoran Son to the Duke Lecesin Frizold Son to Duke Drapos of Normandy and Nephew to the King of Hungary with many others that had been trained up in the Emperors Court The Order of Knighthood conferred on the aforesaid Heroick Youths Suits and Armour was ordered for them of the Richest that might be had when as in honour of them a Sumptuous Feast was made and every one of them placed in the Great Hall acording to their degrees which ended they prepared for Turnament the place for that purpose being before alotted divers expert Captains being ordered to Marshal them the Emperor having appointed Palmerin to Lead the Gallant Troop who in bright Armour Studded over with Diamonds and other Precious Stones shewed like a Star when as to see them the Emperor Empress and the Beautiful Princess Gridonia and Polinarda with divers other of Quality and Transcendent Beauty took their places at what time all the Princes being in a readiness Young Palmerin Advanced and Couched his Spear against Libusan a reputed Famous Grecian Knight and in his full Career hiting him on the Breast tumbled him from his Horse which greatly rejoyced the Emperor but more the Beautious Princess Polinarda by his example all the other Knights Iusted and did brave Exploits to the pleasure and amazement of the Spectators but above all the young Prince Palmerin bore away the Prize not only at the Launce but at the Sword using it so Dexterously that it was admirable but in the heighth of the Pastime entred two strange Knights in Green Armour who dealt so furiously that they overthrew divers of the Princes Train which he perceiving bowed to his Fair Mistris Polinarda and setting his Spear in his Rest advanced to oppose them one of these Knights had Portrayed in his Shield a Savage Mare leading a Brace of Lyons and from thence was Stiled the Knight of the Savage man but the other bore no device against the former the Prince addressed himself but found such opposition that he wondred greatly for either of their Spears shivered in the Air yet neither of them were so much as moved upon which drawing their swords they began a fiercer Combat which the Emperor fearing might end in the hurt of either of them sent to require them to forbear for that they had sufficiently proved each others strength but they made it their supplication that they might try it and so continued without gaining upon each other fighting to the Amazement of the Spectators till it was duskish at which time the Emperor caused the retreat to be sounded and that every Knight should retire to the Pallace as for the other Green Knight he was Encountred by Platire Son to Primalion and soon overthrown This days Iusts being ended and night come on all but the two Green Knights returned to the Pallace where disarming themselves and feasting sumptuously they fell to dancing with the Ladies performing it with great Dexterity but here the Prince through bashfulness missed of his wish for he verily hoped to have been honoured with his Mistresses fair hand but whilst he stood doubting her Brother chose her and so each by his example taking the Lady that fell to his Lot or that he best liked all that night was spent in pastime and Iolitry CHAP. IX How the Sage Aliart of the Obscure Valley sent a Shield to the Prince Palmerin which was taken from a Damosel on the way by the Knight of the Savage man and how the Prince recovered it Who Sage Aliart was and why she sent the Shield MOrning come as all the Knights were preparing for the Turnament a Damosel both Beautiful and Richly attired came into the Hall and having well viewed the Knights made Obeysance to the Emperor and in words addressed her self as followeth Mighty Sir said she having been lately much abused in your Dominions and knowing that it is the Flower of Knighthood to revenge the Quarrels of injured Damosels I come to your Court to have Redress then know dread Sir I being sent by Sage Aliart of the Obscure Valley who wisheth all happiness to you and your Posterity with a Shield as a present to the Noble Prince Palmerin As I passed through the Forrest of Clear-Fountain I met with a Knight in Green Armour having a Savage man leading two Lyons Portrayed in his Shield who unkindly took it from me saying that if any of the Knights of your Majesties Court was so hardy as to win it from him he would abide their coming in that place for the space of three days wherefore that it may be adventured for I make it my request The Damsel having made this Relation the Emperor and all the Knights present were greatly troubled but Prince Palmerin was at that time waiting upon his Mistriss when as every one did offer to undertake the Adventure yet the Emperor would suffer none to do it till he had acquainted the Prince therewith but divers envying his rising Glories contrary