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A02120	Greenes Orpharion VVherin is discouered a musicall concorde of pleasant histories, many sweet moodes graced vvith such harmonius discords, as agreeing in a delightfull closse, they sound both pleasure and profit to the eare. Heerein also as in a diateheron, the branches of vertue, ascending and descending by degrees: are covnited in the glorious praise of women-kind. VVith diuers tragicall and comicall histories presented by Orpheus and Arion, beeing as full of profit as of pleasure. Robertus Greene, in Artibus Magister.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1599 (1599)	STC 12260; ESTC S103410	40,070	64

hath béene restlesse disquiet what néed these ambigues this schollerisme this foolery thou art in loue with Argentina the cōmanders daughter of Corinth a Duke but thy Subiect why then doost thou vse preambles protestations canst thou not say flatly I am in loue Venus Cofers when they haue the greatest found are alwaies most empty louers when they prattle most are thought either great talkers or déepe flatterers then Philomenes discouer thy mind Argentina is a woman therfore to be wooed so to be won Kings may command where poore men cannot intreat tis better to name a crowne then to write a Letter an ounce of giue me is worth a pound of heare me the name of Quéen is a great argument therfore feare not thou hast as much to be liked as she to be loued Thus far wel Philomenes but suppose she hath already setled her affection hath made choise of some other séeke not to diuert her for she that is faithles to one will be constant to none if thou loue her wish her not to be disloyall but rather paune thy life then disparage her honor wrastle with Loue whom if thou subdue thou extéemst a glorious conquest In this resolution he flung out of his chamber and passing into the priuy Garden there he found all the Ladies sparfeled abroad in sundry borders som gathering flowers others in discourses of the excellency of the place some in prattle with the birds all busie none idle taking thus a superficial view of them all as hauing his eye wandring for a fairer obiect he passed forward to finde out if it might be the Lody Argentina whom he spied with her mother in a shady walke of the Garden seeing non but thē two thither went Philomenes saluted them in this maner Honorable Dutches well accompanied with your faire daughter the Mother happy for bearing so swéete a creature Argentina fortunate in cōming from such a parent your walking in this shady Arbour resembles Latona tripping with her train Diana in the Lamns where hauing her self tried the forwardnes of Esculapius her husband she schoold her daughter so that Diana vowed perpetual chastity I hope Lady that y e Duke Pelopidus brooks not company with Esculaus therfore you néede not nusle vp your daughter in such heresie The Dutches hearing the yong Prince so plesant being her selfe a Lady of merry disposition made him this answer Lord Pilomenes were I Latona indéed as waspish in minde as ready as she to reuenge I would cause Phebus to chastice your frumps as he did the sons of Mobae in loding my back with such reuerence my daughter with such beauty to your strange supposition as far as Pelopides differs from Esculapius so far was mine from Latonas perswasion so beléeue me sir if Roses be not gathered in the bud they either wither or proue windfalls Maids must be married least they be marred if they be coy sweare chastity they oft wish and wil with secrecy youth is the subiect of loue Siens that are grafted yong haue the surest ioynts therefore so far am I from that austere peruersnes of some mothers that as yong as Argentine is if there were a man whom she could loue we like of they should neuer break off for yeeres Philomenes hearing how the Dutches desembled not began thus to reply what manner of man should he be that might both content you please your daughter the one measuring by age the other be youth I would haue him quoth the Dutches to be of age answerable to my daughters yéeres and his parētage proportioned to his parentage least inequality of time or birth might bréed mischeefe his personage such as might féed her eye his vertues such as might plese vs both his liuing answearable to all these him would I count a fit husband for Argentina A right conclusion quoth Philomenes for there is no match y t is right made if pelfe conclude not the premises if he had y e age of Adon the honors of Hercules y e proportiō of Theseus the vertues of y eboy yet si nil attuleris ibis Homere foras if he haue not liuing al his loue is laid in y e dust but what say you Argētina in faith let me as your gostly father haue you at shrift before your mother tel me were you neuer in loue Argentina blusht was silent as one that durst not be bold before her mother whereupon Philomenes said see Madam tis your presence makes your daughter so squemish I pray you pratle with some other of the Ladies giue vs leaue a litle to be secret héere in this walk perhaps I wil be a suter to your daughter what say you Madam shal I haue your good wil I my good word my Lord quoth she if you meant earnestly with that smiling she went her way left them to thēselues Philomenes seeing himselfe thus alone with his Goddesse thought to take hold of her mothers last words frō thē to driue his insinuation thus You heare swéet Saint how fauourably your Mother speakes now Madam what censure shall I haue at your hands I cānot paint out many passions not tel tales with such large periods as many vse to doo but I wil court thée and woo thée in one word that is Argentina I loue thée more I cannot promise and so much I will performe by the faith of a Prince Argentina séeing Philomenes speak so plainly therfore as she thought so faithfully made this answer my Lord you take the antecedent of my mothers answer for a fouor but you leaue out the consequent and that is if you meane in earnest for I cannot thinke youe grace would look so low as vpō Argentina but rather gaze at some glorious princesse whose Maiesty might match Iuno whose worthines Pallas whose beauty venus with these might bring for her dowry a Diadem but with that Argentina staid blusht which Philomenes espied therfore wringing her by the hand said but what Madam nay forward with the rest or you proffer me great wrong why then my Lord quoth she and with that shee gald him with a glance but if your honor would vouchsafe to fauor such a simple maid as from a meane Lady to make her a Quéene for other thē mariage I dare sweare your Lordship dooth not intend your Father gracing our loues with his Kingly consent though I could not with loue sufficient request loue as in person parentage vnfit for your highnes yet would I with obedience and humility make supply of these defects which otherwise were wanting This answer of Argentina so contented Philomenes as that hee stoode as a man in a trance at last hee tooke her hand in his and swore that before the feast were ended he wold make her princesse of Corinth let this suffise Argentina qd he with that he sealed vp the bargain with a kisse and walked towardes

her Mother to whom he deliuered Argentina thus Madam here I deliuer your daughter as safe as I receiued in outwarde appearance but how I haue schoold her time will make trial perhaps we haue strooke the match and therfore let the Lorde Pelopidus prouide a good dowrie and with that he went his way when the matter comes to that effect my Lord you shall haue a dukedome with her at that the Prince turnd back and said thats mine already and her Father is like to bee my subiect and so to holde his liuing in cheefe the Dutchesse smilde thus they parted But leauing Philomenes to the King his Father who hauing noted as narrowly as his sonne the beauty of Argentina had great lyking of the Lady so that he made inquirie of those which were Pelopidus neerest neighbours what disposition the virgin was of they all affirmed to the King that shee was so vertuous humble curteous and adorned with such excellent qualities as the fourme of her life was a methode wherby other Gentlewomen did direct their actions The King hearing this resolued in his minde there coulde not be a fitter match for his Sonne whervpon determining to break with the yong Prince as he was in this humor hée met Philomenes whom he tooke aside and began to question him as concerning Argentina whether hee could fancy the Lady or no. Philomenes afraide the King had espyed their loues made answer that he neuer tooke such narrow view of her that he could yéeld his iudgement with affection then doo qd the King and giue me within two daies an answer and so he departed Philomenes ioyfull of this no sooner met Argentina but he told what motion his Father had made but to make a smal haruest of a little crop Philomenes at the two daies end so answered his Father that the King breaking with the Duke it was concluded that the end of the feast should be the beginning of y e marriage which was such a ioy to the nobles to see their yong Prince allied in his owne Land that they deuised newe Iustes and pastimes continuing the feast many dayes to their great ioy and the Louers most happy content The mariage and the feast thus finished the Nobles departed Pelopidus leauing his daughter thus honorably espoused took this leaue the maried couple staying still with the old King in his Court who being of great age liued not long after but paide his debt vnto nature so that Philomenes was crowned King of Corinth Liuing thus happily with his wife Argentina thinking his degrée too high for Fortune to preiudice it so fell out that Marcion the King of Sycilia hearing that his ancient enemy Philomenes father was dead thought to try what mettall was in the sonne to proue if he were as valiant and fortunate as his father therfore he leauied a great Army prouided a great fléete to saile to Corinth which was no sooner rigged but he imbarqued his men and as soone as wind weather woulde permit sailed towards Corinth where arriuing in a Desert place as politick to land without any great resistāce he vnshipt his men and all his furniture for war and letting his Nauie ride in the road hee marched forward into the maine land vsing as one y t intended a conquest fire sword Philomenes hearing by Postes how Marcion was landed with a mighty Hoast and had spoiled many of his prouinces started vp summoning his Lords about him raised a mighty hoast such as neuer King of Corinth dyd before him and with thē marched to meet with Marcion whom he incountred by the Riuer y t runneth by the great plaines called the Corinth downes then pitching his pauilion he intrenched his Army and so had Marcion fortified his lying thus a while at last by Heralts they resolued vpon a day of battaile which once come both the Armies rangd they ioynd battaile so furiously the one to cōquer the other to defend Philomenes hart made one with equitie the other with dispaire that a long while y e fight was doubtfull till at last fortune allotted the best to Marcion in such sort that the fielde was his the Corinthians most slaine some fledde the King valiantly fighting taken prisoner Marcion triumphing in the victory marched forwardes to the Citty leading Philomenes as his Captiue comming to the gates y e Cittizens yéelded vp the keyes he as a valiant conquerour entred passing into the pallace found there the Queene all blubbred with feares as a woman almost sencelesse whom he comforted and committed to y e custodie of one of his Duke seated thus victoriously in Corinth he not onely disgraded the King from all dignitie but disrobing him commanded that he should be turnd out of the pallace and that he should not be reléeued vpon paine of death but if he would haue any thing to satis-fie his thirst he should gette it with his handythrift Philomenes not abashed at this doome intreated the King to be good to his wife and so went and became a labourer for day wages contented with this fortune Marcion the next day sent for the Queene who although forlorne with teares yet nothing her narrowly hee found her the fayrest creature that euer yet in his life he had viewed so that hée fell extreamly in loue with her and offered her what lyberty or pleasure shee would haue courting her with many faire promises and amorous conceits but all in vaine for shee was resolued whatsoeuer fell life or death y t none to her but her loue Philomenes Marcion captiuated in her beauty was restlesse féeling such strange vncouth passions that at last he fell into these termes What fond motions Marcion are these that disturbe thy mind what childish thoughts vnfit for a king a souldier nay for one that hath conquered both a Crowne and kingdom thou camst from Sycilia to be victor heere thou art arriued not vanquished thou hast beaten Philomenes in battaile art brought vnder by his wife in loue thy resolution was to terrifie thy foes with thy sword so thou hast don but faine to please a woman with thy tongue by this fond foolery I may note y t Venus frowne is of more force then the weapons of Mars that affections are harder to be supprest then enemies to subdue that loue is aboue King and keiser where Cupid commaunds there dignity hath no priuiledge to withstand then Marcion yéelde sue and intreat but whom the wife of Philomenes thy captiue rather commaund her and what shee will not yeelde by intreaty take by constraint in so dooing should I reape infamy and forced loue is neuer swéete no Marcion allure her with wealth promise she shal be thy paramore to seat her next thy selfe in thy kingdome women are won with fauors and there is none so chast but time and gifts may intice In this resolution he sent for Argentina beganne thus to deliuer his minde vnto her Thus seest Argentina how I haue fauourd