to the English Champion after this manner Right Noble and Victorious St. George since it hath pleased our better Stars to make you the Glorious Instrument of our Redemption from the miserable Enchantment wherein we were tyed and you seem to be sent from Heaven to us as our Guardian-Angel give me leave after repeating my Unfeigned thanks for your so unparalleld favour to assure you that I think the Remainder of our Lives cannot be better Employed than in the Service of our Renowned Benefactor and therefore we will follow your Conduct and Commands upon all Occasions and Acknowledge it as our greatest happiness to serve so Generous a Master To which Speech the other Five having declared their joynt Consent The most Courteous St. George having with great Humanity received their Complement made this Reply Renowned Irish Knight Whose unmatcht Courtisie without the Acheivements of thy Armes might Entitle thee Conquerour of the World and you my Fellow Souldiers who with so great Affection have offered your kindness to me You may be well assured that it was not for my sake this great Miracle hath been wrought but for the general benefit of all Mankind who need the assistance of your Valours Let us then shape divers Courses and search out Glorious Atchievements in the furthermost part of the World Let us divide our selves and scatter Monuments to our High Courages in all the Habitable parts of the Globe making the most Remote and Barbarous Provinces pay Tribute to the Memory of the Seaven Mighty Champions of Europe And as for You thrice Noble Patrick where ever the Irish Harp shall sound your Fame shall be recorded by the best skill of deviceful Bards and smooth-Tongued Rythmers our several Native Countries shall wear Badges of Honour to our Memories and the greatest Knights take their Nobility from the Names of our Order This Rhetorical Speech of St. Georges being ended the Active Irish Knight thought long to have his Spurs on wherefore calling to him one Mac a Servant of his that had been shut up with others in the Inchanted Rock he gave him order to go and provide Horses for himself and the other six Champions and to bring them to the Brazen Tower with all Expedition Mac readily Obeying his Lords Commands was gone in a trice In the mean time the Worthy Knights searching the Rooms of the Castle found all manner of Rich and Costly Furniture with Princely Habiliments of War which the damn'd Sorceress had laid up having belonged to Princes which she had Devilishly made away in her Enchanted Cell There were carved Indian Lances Turky Bows Tartarian Darts Toledo Swords Flemish Pistols Leather Carbines and so many sorts of Martial Engines so quaintly devised that it would have pussed all the Virtuoso's in Athens to have mended their Invention There were Drums and Trumpets that would beat and sound of their own accord to animate the Valiant to Battle Musquetoons and Blunderbuss's that would charge and discharge themselves seaven or eight times following There were Likewise Breast-plates Reins Croupers and Furniture of all sorts some whereon the Pencil had shewed its best Art others where the Needle hath tryed its utmost skill for on some were the Loves of Pyramus and Thisbie on others Dido hanging her self for Eneus then Venus tearing her tresses for loss of Adonis Juno looking through her fingers at the Rapes of Jupiter and on one was Prophetically drawn St. George and the Dragon with Damosel by Besides a number of Impresses Devices and curious Stories of like Nature enough to fire the Courage of the most mortified Knight alive They had scarcely chosen out of the Armory what was suitable to their several Phansies and Occasions before Mac was returned with the Horses which were such that if Barbary were ransacked for Beauty or Germany for strength they could not have been matcht Nor is it strange that they were brought so suddainly for this being an Age of Miracles St. Patricks Groom met them on the Road coming to the Castle of their own accord and ready marked to their hand for the Irish Knights was branded with an Harp the English with a Garter the Scots with a Cross Saltier the Britains with a Leek The Italians with a Tarantula The Spaniards with a Goat and Monsiers with the Scratches So that it was easie to determine which Jennet belonged to each Champion There was not need of much trouble to put on their several furnitures for they fitted so exactly as if they had been made on purpose they were all very Sumptuous Rich and of admirable Device I shall only take notice of the Caparison of our Noble St. Patrick whose Impress was an Orpheus playing on an Irish Harp with a number of Sheep and Bullocks feeding on the Mountaines by His Motto was Beware the Wolf Now being all mounted on their fiery Steeds which seemed as so many Pegasus's or Charitors of the Sun and having marched beyond the bounds of the Castle where having cast Lots which should make the first Adventure the Lot fell to our Noble Champion St. Patrick who in a very Knightly Oration Exhorted them to affirm Amity with one another and that they should employ their Valiant Swords in Honour of their Native Countries promising withall that if either of their persons required his Service he would on the least notice not fail to come to their Aid and Assistance Thus having Mutually Embraced and taken leave of one another they separated themselves each one taking his course as his particular Genius prompted him Our Champion bending the Course of his Travails towards the North where he had understood that a Knight of Extraordinary prowess had beleagured a very Beautiful and Excellent Lady in her own Castle with resolution to force her thence to Marry him notwithstanding she had plighted her Faith to another Lord who tho much Inferiour to him in the Bounties of Fortune had by far the preheminence of him in Personal Endowments and especially in the Esteem and good Affection of the fair Climena for so was the Lady called so that the most Accomplisht Philadon had already secured the main fortress whilst in vain his wretched Rival Lymas lay Storming of the Out-works Sir Knight said he for so your Armes and Equipage bespeaks you to be I well perceive you are a Stranger in these Parts and the time of the Evening now requires a due refreshment after your Travels wherefore if you please to accept of such a Treatment as my Country Mansion doth afford I shall acknowledg it an Honour to my House and you shall as freely command there as if you were in your own Inn Besides you must understand that here is no Village for your Reception in divers Miles of this place St. Patrick having with due acknowledgment accepted Olindors Generous Offer Alighted off his Horse and taking the Reins in his hand he walked together with his Noble Host towards his Stately Habitation They had gon but little more than a Furlong
Olindor you have laid so weighty a Compliment on a declining Old Man as makes me even stoop beneath the weight of it But Noble Knight said he if your Valour call for Exercise there is a Neice of mine by Name Clymena that may need the Aid of your Knightly Prowess You must know Gallant Stranger that this Lady is Heiress to a very Large and fertil Territory yet of a Family whose stock of Honour far Exceeds the Bounties of their Large Fortunes At the Age of Fourteen both her Parents were summoned to the Elysian Shades leaving the Fair Clymena to the Tutelage of her Mothers Brother This Gentleman had a Son of his own about sixteen years of age by name Philadon who is Master of as much personal Beauty happy Education sweet Disposition and natural Courage perhaps as any Lad of his Age only his Estate came short of Clymena's but that was largely supplyed by the other Accomplishments which made my Young Neice so fond of him that she would never entertain a thought of Marrying any other Person but still admitted him to all opportunities of Conversation spending their time in such Gentile Diversions as were proper for Persons of their Quallity Somtimes his Voice sometimes his Recorder must make a Consoâ—t to her well tun'd Lute Sometimes their wanton Feet would measure out an Artificial knot upon the plain whilst one of their Pages proportion'd out their time on a Guittar or Violin Sometimes her Phansie would lead her to the Rivers side where with his Hook and Line the Charming Philadon would attend her bringing the Inhabitants of the watry Element out of their cold Region to dance and play in the Sun-shine of her Eyes and what Excellent strains of Courtship would the Enamour'd Philadon use on such occasions telling her that the Sparkling Diamonds of her face bestowed the guilding and Enamel on their Silver Seales Then taking out his Pocket-Whistle he gave his Page a summons who in Obedience to that call streight attended Sirrah said his Master do you give this Worthy Knight the Fishing Song my Kinsman Philadon made on my Neices going to the Rivers side with him at which the Page taking a Lute taught the strings to answer his Voice whilest he sung SONG Wee'ce gang Early to the Burks side To catch the pretty Fishes as they do Glide And e'ry little Fish thy Prisoner shall be For I'ce catch them and Thou 'st catch Me. There were more of the Verses but because of late they have been made common I shall not trouble the Reader with them but the Page having ended much to the Satisfaction of the Traveling Knight who much admired his graceful performance all the while the good Olindor Assumed his Story after this manner But now all those Innocent pastimes are ceased and their Musick changed into the Noise of Trumpets and Guns Their Dancing into Sallies and Attaques For suddainly in one Night one Lymas a great Lord of the Northern Part having heard much of the Fortune of Climena and not thinking it fit that any one should be Master of so great a Treasure beside himself came with a mighty force which he had raised among his Numerous Tennents and Accompanied with many young Sparks of his Acquaintance in an Instant surrounded the Castle which is the residence of these two young Lovers intending to force the incomparable Clymena to his greedy Embraces many attempts hath he made by Granadoes Batteries and other Essayes to enter the House but by reason of its advantageous Scituation strong Building and the great care of my Nephew and his Servants they are still repulsed without success Yesterday I sent my only Son who will be glad of the Honour of your Acquaintance to gather as many of his Friends and Tennants as he finds willing to engage with him in so Honourable an Enterprize either by force to drive Lymas out of our Territories or at least to relieve the Castle until a greater Strength can be raised In the Midst of this discourse a Page gave notice that Supper attended for them whereupon Olindor taking the Irish Patron by the hand conducted him to a Spatious Arbour at another corner of the Garden which was Composed of Gessamines Mirtles and Roses adjoining to it was an Exquisite Fountain representing Helicon where the Nine Muses were Expressed in most propper Hieroglyphiels cast in Copper the Conveyance of the Water was contrived with such Art that in its passage it made a Musicall Harmony as if Organs Harpsicals and Viols had been in Consort and by turning a Cock they could make it answer any time they pleased The Table was of Allabaster whereon they had a most Princely Entertainment served up in Plate and Porcelane of thâ— China make There was Kid Fowl and Fish with the Choicest Fruits of each kind according to the proper Season Wine Richer than ever the Grecians offered in Sacrifice to Bacchus whilest by the Command of Olindor onâ— of the Pages setting the Fountain in Accord to his Voice in a mournful Accent sang this SONG AH Fading Joy How quickly art thou past Yet we thy Ruine hast As if the cares of Human life were few We seek out New And follow Fate which would too fast pursue See how on every Bow the Birds Express In their sweet Notes their Happiness They all enjoy and nothing spare But on their Mother-Nature lay their Care Why then should Man the Lord of all Below Such Troubles chuse to know As none of all his Subjects undergo Hark how the Waters Fall fall fall And with a murmuring sound Dash Dash upon the Ground To gentle Slumbers call Notwithstanding the Princely Patricks Senses were all at one time Importuned and feasted with the greatest Delicates Imaginable His Eyes with the Beautiful prospect of the Pallace and Garden his Ears with the Charming Musick of the Page and Fountain his Nostrils with the fragrant sweetness of the Arbour his Pallate casting the several well-Coockt dishes and various Fruits with which the Table abounded nor was his sense of feeling un-imployd for although the satisfaction he received from so Excellent a Banquet was very great yet felt he in himself a more Ardent desire to Encounter Lymas and Exercise his mighty Armes for the relief of the Beautious Clymena than for ever to enjoy the wanton Luxury of all the Courtly Entertainments imaginable Dellicacies and Dalliances are uneasie to Valiant and Heroick Souls whose Magnanimity spurs them on alwayes to feats of Arms and the puissant Atcheivments of Chivallry The thrice Noble Prtrick could not forbear discovering the inward resentments of his soul unto the Brave Olindor in this sort Excellent Lord Olindor Although the Princely Opulence under which your Table growns be such as Emperours Pallaces may well envy and the Entertainment your Bounty affords me far transcending all the acknowledgments I can possibly return yet give me leave to tell you that the Opportunity you have put into my hand to serve you in relation to your
revenging his wrongs upon the Person of the Trayterous Lymas who was so far from appearing as Second to his boasted Champion that on slght of his Fall he withdrew into the Rear of his Army and suddainly rid out of the Field whilst the Noble Philadon with great honour demanded him to make good his Challenge But he not being to be found by the Officers of his Army and they having advice from the Rear that he had quitted the Field immediately broke their Commissions acknowledging to the Generous Philadon the Injustice of their Quarrel and taking an Oath never more to appear in so unworthy a Cause they forthwith dismisâ— their Souldiers who were weary of serving so bad a Master and disperst themselves to their respective Habitations Some of Lymas's Neighbours taking the Road that lead to his Country espyed him in a Field about a Mile distant from the Camp where he had turned Executioner to himself and with his own hands had hanged himself to a Tree near the way side this Spectacle much Confirmed them in their Opinions of the baseness of his enterprise whilst they there saw him tyed up to the Destiny usually attending Cowards in Despair Where we will leave him exposed to the Eternal Infamy and Terrour of such Barbarous and Inhuman Villains and return again to the Castle which now resounded with nothing but the High praises of the Invincible St. Patrick They divided the Body of the Gyant into four Quarters which were sent to four Principal Cities of the Realm to be fixed on the Gates in Memory of so famous an Exploit the Head was carried into the Castle and fastned on a Pole over the Gate of Entrance St. Patrick having only taken a Lock of his Beard which he ever after wore fastned to his Plume on the Crest of his Helmet as a Trophie of his unmatcht Vallour and undoubted Prowess Thus by the Courage of this Puissant Hero was the Fair Clymena delivered from the Cruel Seige of the most Infamous Lymas the Noble Philadon rid of his unworthy Rival and the whole World freed from the apprehensions of the Salvage Cambagor That Night was spent in all the Solemnities of Rejoycing the straightness of the time would afford by fiering of Guns making of Bonfiers and Martial Consorts of their Drums and Trumpets whilst the Princely Clymena with a Noble Trayn of Beautious Ladyes came to kiss the hand of her great Benefactor The Courteous Philadon the brave Olindarus with the rest of the Young Lords striving which should exceed the other in passing the highest Complements and Encomiums on so unparalleld an Adventure The Incomparable St. Patrick with the greatest Gallantry Imaginable returned their high Caresses with this Generous Answer That all that had been done and what ever else lay in his Power to perform was but too little to shew the great Service he had for Persons of their Extraordinary Figure and high Perfections Adding that what had happened must rather be imputed to the influence of Clymena's Stars that favoured the Justice of her Cause so that it was Impossible an Action so glorious could fail of Success tho attempted by a weaker hand In the mean time whilest these great Heroes were entertertaining the Champion with these Rhetorical Harangues the Servants of Clymena had made provision of a Magnificent supper not unsuitable to the Extraordinariness of the Occasion The Nobles and Ladyes sitting down in the Hall were served with all the Choice Variety the greatest Pallace could Boast of They testified their hearty Congratulation of that Dayes Success by plentiful Glasses of rich Wine with which the Table abounded whilst a Musical Consort of Harps and Viols feasted their Ears with this SONG NOw now the Fight 's done and the great God of War Lies Sleeping in Shades and unrifles his Care Love Laughs at his Rest Whilest the Souldier Alarms And with Drums and with Trumpets They Beat up to Arms He rides on his Lance and the Bushes he bangs And his broad Bloody Sword on a Willow Tree hangs The Song ended the Spatious Hall rung with another Consort which was of Huzza's whilst a Health was drank round to the Famous Patrick Champion of Ireland which he requited by beginning another to the Hospitable and Noble Lord Olindor Father of Olindarus and Vnkle to Clymena and so in Order till a Glass had been pledged to every particular Persons health at that Noble Table Nor were the Common Souldiers without a large share of the Bountious Entertainment of that Night for many Vessels of Wine and other Excellent Liquors were placed in the Court amongst them with a great plenty of Beef Venison Lamb and other Extraordinary Provision answerable to the Grandure of the Lady of that Mansion so that a Vniversal Ioy diffused it self through the whole Castle and was Legible in every face and every Tongue thought it self not well Employed that sounded not the High Praises of the most Famous St. Patrick whose insuperable Courage brave Conduct and stupendious Success was now become the Discourse and Wonder of all People This was that night wherein the base-minded Lymas designed to have wantoned in the Ruine of Clymena's Honour to have Tryumphed in the Overthrow of Philadon and have made himself Lord of that Princely Castle turned into a Jubilee for the defeat of the wretched Lymas the slaughter of the barbarous Cambagor and the mighty deliverance of Phyladon and Clymena They spent their time in Vnwearied Caresses and Brisk Entertainments until Chanticlere had summoned the Morning to open the Portals of the East when by Vnanimous Consent all addressed themselves to make Truce with Morpheus for the repose of some Hours to fit them the better for the business of the Following day Therefore conducting the renowned St. Patrick to a most Princely Apartment appointed for him they left him to reflect on the Transactions of that day and to thank his Stars for their happy influence So soon as the brave Olindarus awaked the next Morning he might perceive the Burnished Chariot of Apollow had ascended the Olympick Hill almost Six hours Iourney when willing that the Youth which in courteous manner had attended him should no longer be kept from their doubtful Relations and desirous to carry home the glad Tydings of this Glorious Victory to the concerned Olindor he gave his Trumpets Order to give the Signal that his Company should prepare to Horse so that by that time they were ready he with his young Nobles had taken their leaves of the Generous Philadon and the lovely Clymena and attended the Apartment of the Worlds Wonder St. Patrick where kissing his hand and receiving of him many Testimonies of the great Opinion he had of them highly applauding them for their Gallantry in offering themselves on that Occasion in the service of the excellent Clymena Embracing the Princely Youth Olindarus and by him sending the most grateful acknowledgments imaginable to his Noble Host Olindor they parted St. Patrick accompanying them to the
outer Gate of the Castle and some of the Principal of the Gentlemen attending them some Miles on their march Never was the Loud Trump of Fame set in Work on a more Wonderful Occasion than this great Overthrow of the Dreadful Cambagor she had almost burst her swolne Cheeks with making the sound rattle through the Welkin So that now all the Admirers of Great and Heroick Acts bent their Course to Clymena's Castle to pay their Homage to the more than Humane St. Patrick whom they had much ado to forbear Adoring Many Statues were Erected in memory of this Famous Exploit and the mighty Champions in Forraign Parts stood Amazed at the report of so Marvellous an Adventure But notwithstanding our Worthy Knight were dayly wayted on and Congratulated by the greatest Lords of the Country and treated with a profusion of Dainties besitting the Grandure of the greatest Monarch yet did none of these Charming Entertainments relish with our Martial Heroe whose great Courage could not stoop to the soft Pleasures of an Easie and Effeminate Life but putting on a resolution to give a taste of his Extraordinary Valour to remoter parts of the World and to signalize his Prowess where-ever Fame had a Register to Record it he went to the lovely pair Philadon and Clymena signifying to them his Determination speedily to depart in quest of farther Honour and to add new Trophies to his Mighty Courage The Fair Lovers heard their Mighty Guardian with no small trouble considering they were now like to part with the Defendant of their Lives the Cherisher of their Loves and Family and the undoubted glory of Human Race but however submitting to his Resolution they only requested him as he had been the happy Champion of their Affections and had thereby enroled his own Name in the Temple of Mars he would please to continue a few Dayes to see Theirs entred in the Temple of Hymen and as by his Stupendious Valour he had preserved the Beauteous Clymena for her Philadon he would afford them the farther Honour to see them Ratifie their mutual Vows by performing the Sacred Rights The most Complaisant Heroe granted their request and in the mean time put all things in readiness for his Voyage He hired a Ship in an adjoyning Port and furnished it with Mariners and all conveniencies of Victuals and other Necessaries he sent also his Magical Armour on board and fitted a place for his trusty Steed Crapearo for that was his Name as Authors notifie likewise he sent on board divers Chests and Trunks filled with Extraordinary rarities to an unknown Value that had been presented him by the grateful Clymena and her beloved Philadon Whilst the Renowned Patrick was thus fitting all things for his Voyage the two Lovers had prepared themselves for the long-wisht for Nuptials the glad Morning was come the fair Bride was awaked with an Excellent noise of Wind-Musick the Hymeneal Lamps were Kindled the Virgins were ready the Priest attended whilst the Altar of the lofty Temple perfumed its stately Roof with Clouds of Sacred Incence All things being ready they proceeded in this Order First went twenty four Damsels in white Satten playing on Pipes and Timbrils after the Antient manner then twelve beautiful Boyes about twelve years of age carrying large Candles burning of purest Virgin War they were habited in Cloath of Silver with Starves of Pink-Colour Silk after them the Priest in his Miter and Pontificallibus for that Occasion then was the Bride Conducted by the Noble young Olindarus and another Noble Man of Principal Quality her Gown was of Pearl-Coloured Sattin wrought with True-loves-knots and Flowers of Silver over all a large Veil of the finest Tiffany The young Lords were in Vests of Green Silk richly said with Gold lace having white Beavors with Curious plumes of Snow-white Feathers tipt with Pink-colour After her followed a fair train of Young Ladies of Principal Quality in dresses Extraordinary rich wherein the skill of the best-famed Taylers had been Employed being attended with many little Pages in very proper Liveries each wearing according to the Device and Phancy of his Mistress After these came the Princely Bridegroom in a vest of Sky-coloured Sattin curiously Embroidered with Silver and Pearl having on his Breast a Golden Harp set with Diamonds after the Order of St. Patrick who had bestowed that on him as a Badge in Memory of the Irish Champion that slew the Gyant on one shoulder he had cast a Pearl-coloured Mantle wrought with hearts and Roses of Gold he was supported by two Beautiful Maidens of Noble descent in Vestures of Lemon-colour and Carnation Silk made somwhat short that their Satten Buskens might appear which were of Carnation Satten Embroidered and set with Silver Bells On their Heads they had Tyara's of Feathers of Skie White and Pink-colour after them came the Noble Old Lord Olindor Vnkle to the Bride and on his Right hand the Most Renowned Champion St. Patrick being followed by a very Honourable Company of Young Lords and Gentlemen of principal Quality Divers Chariots and Coaches attended wherein after the Ceremony was performed this Princely Company placed themselves and in great Pomp and Admirable Order returned to the Castle which from this time we must call Philadons Nothing imaginable was Omitted that might express the Bounty of the Bridegroom and his Bride or the high Welcom of the Noble Guests The Bells rung at the Temple the Trumpets Ecchoed on the Castle walls the Hall resounded with Musical Instruments and after the Second Course had been served at Table this Song was Sung to a well-tuned Consort of Lutes in praise of the Fair Bride SONG HAil to the Mirtle Shades All Hail to the Nimphs of the Field Kings cannot here invade Nor Virtue her Freedom yeild Beauty now opens her Arms To soften her Languishing mind And Phillis unlocks her Charmes Ah! Phillis Ah! why so kind Phillis the Soul of Love The Joy of the Neighbouring Swains Phillis that Crowns the Grove And Phillis that guilds the Plains Phillis that ne'er had the Skill To Paint or to Patch or be Fine Yet Phillis whose Eyes can kill Whom Nature had made Divine Phillis whose Charming Tongue Makes Labour and Pain a delight Phillis that makes the day Young And shortens the Live-long Night Phillis whose Lips like May Still laugh at the sweets that they bring Where Beauty knows no decay But Sits with Eternal Spring Whilst their Ears were thus delighted with divers sorts of Excellent Musick plentiful Healths of Noble Wine went round the Table after that of the new-made Husband and Wife a large Brimmer was Consecrated to the Health of their ever Famous Patron and Champion the Heroick St. Patrick accompanied with loud Acclamations in acknowledgment of his Memorable Adventure in the Destruction of the Monster Cambagor Thus with Dances and other Diversions suitable to the Occasion they spent the Night whilst the Noble Philadon and beautious Clymena withdrew to their Bridal Chamber there to taste