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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89527	Heptameron or the history of the fortunate lovers; written by the most excellent and most virtuous princess, Margaret de Valoys, Queen of Navarre; published in French by the privilege and immediate approbation of the King; now made English by Robert Codrington, Master of Arts.	Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.	1654 (1654)	Wing M593; Thomason E1468_2; ESTC R208683	403,927	599

Queen and himself for the Queen seemed to be the more contented with the life of her Husband wherefore they lived a long time in familiarity both on the one side and on the other untill that old age did put a period to it Ladies Behold here a History which I willingly represent unto you for Examples sake that when your Husbands do give you the Horns of a Goat you may present them with the Horns of a Stagg Emarsuite laughing began to speak I am well assured Saffredant that if you doe love as much now as heretofore you have done you would endure to wear Horns as great as any Oak to give one where you do fancy but now since your hairs grow white it is high time to give a respite to your desires Madam said Saffredant Although that all Hope is taken from me by her whom I did love and the Heat of Love by Age yet my good will continues still but because you have reproved me for so unblamable a desire I give you my voice to speak the fourth Novell that we may see if you can disprove me by any Example True it is that during this discourse one of the Ladies in the Company began to laugh out-right knowing that she who took up Saffredant for these words was not so well beloved by him as that for her sake he would suffer either horns or shame or damage And when Saffredant perceived that she who did so laugh did understand him he did contain himself being very well contented and gave Emarsuite leave to speak who began in this manner Ladies To the end that Saffredant and this fair Company may understand that all Ladies are not like to this Queen of whom he hath spoken and that the rash and unadvised do not always arrive at their own ends as also to conceal the opinion of a Lady who judged the Despite to fail in the Enterprise to be worse than Death I will give you the account of an History in which I will not name the persons because it is so fresh in Memory that I am afraid I shall displease some of her Kinred who are not far from me The rash Enterprise of a Gentleman to incounter a Princess of Flanders and the hurt and shame which he sustained The fourth Novell IN Flanders there was a Lady of so good a House that the could not be of a better she was a Widdow and had had two Husbands but no children by them living During her widdo whood she lived privately in her Brothers House by whom she was very well beloved who was a great Lord and Husband to one of the Daughters of the King This young Prince was much addicted to his pleasures hunting hawking and other pastimes and to the Company of Ladies and such sports as youth is prone unto He had a very perverse Lady to his Wife to whom the Pastimes of her Husband were no way pleasing whereupon he took his Sister to live with him who was of a merry heart and the best Company that could be neverthelesse very wise and provident There was in the house of this Lord a Gentleman whose Greatness Bounty and sweetnesse of Disposition did surpasse all his Companions This Gentleman seeing the Sister of his Master to be alwayes merry and of a lively disposition did resolve with himself that he would try whethor the propositions of an honest Friend would be displeasing to her or no which he did accordingly but received from her an answer quite contrary to her countenance and although her answer was such as became a Princesse and a Lady of unquestionable honour yet seeing him so lovely and in other things so noble she easily pardoned his boldnesse and told him that she would not be displeased as often as he should speak unto her but desired him to make no more words concerning such a purpose which he promised to doe being afraid to lose the happinesse and the honour to converse with her Neverthelesse at last his affection did so encrease that he forgot the promise which he had made unto her not that he intended to court her any more with words for he had too often to his experience found the wise and grave answers which she gave him but he conceived with himself that if he could get her at a place of advantage that she who was a Widdow young lusty and of an excellent complexion might possibly take some pity on him and on her self also To arrive to this end he told his Master that he had neer to his own house a very fair Chace and if he pleased to repair thither to kill three or four Bucks in the month of May he could not see better sport The Lord as well for the love he did bear unto the Gentleman as for the pleasure of the Chace did grant him his request and did go along with him to his house which was a very fair one and in good order he being the richest Gentleman that was in that Country He lodged the Lord and his Lady in one body of the house and over against them her whom he loved better than himself The Chamber was so well hung with Arras and so well matted that it was impossible to perceive the trap-door which he had made betwixt the Bed and the Wall which descended into that Room where his Mother lay who was an antient Lady and troubled with a weaknesse in her eyes and because she had the cough being afraid to disturb the Lady who lay above her she changed her chamber for that of her Sons and every evening that old woma did carry Confects to the Lady for her Collation in which service this Gent did assist her who being much beloved by her Brother and of his most privat counsels was not refused to be present every morning at the Princesses and at her rising up and every night at their lying down where he saw daily an occasion to augment his affection Insomuch that one Evening having kept this Lady up so late that sleep seizing on her eys did force him from her Chamber he retired to his own and when he had taken the most gorgeous and perfumed shirt that he had and a night cap so well accoutred that nothing could be wanting to it looking in his glass he thought unto himself that there was no Lady in the world who could refuse so lovely gallant and so proper a personage Wherefore promising to himself a happy issue of his Enterprise he repaired to his bed where he intended to make but a short stay for the desire and the hope he entertained to possesse a place in one more honourable and pleasant As soon as he had sent forth all his people he did arise to shut the door after them and a long time did listen if in the Chamber of the Lady which was directly above his own he could hear any noise and when he could assure himself that all was quiet he began his sweet travels and by degrees

you an Account of one concerning whom I my self may serve for Witnesse and I have often heard it affirmed that how much the more that Virtue in a weak and seeble subject is assaul●ed by a strong and powerful Contrary by so much she is the more admirable and doth shew her self more clearly to be such as indeed she is for it is no wonder at all that the strong Man doth defend himself from the strong but that the feeble hath the Victory is the greatest glory in the world To understand aright the persons of whom I am to speak I shall peradventure do some little wrong to the truth as also that I shall cloath their story in so poor a Dresse that none will regard it Howsoever the Accomplishments of the young Maid by whom such worthy things were done do inforce me to declare them The Continence of a young Maid against the obstinate and amorous Sute of one of the greatest Lords of France and the happy Successe which the Damsell did obtain The second Novel IN one of the greatest Towns of Tourain there did dwell a Lord of a great and honourable house who had there his education from his Infancy I will make no mention in this place of the perfections the grace and beauty and the great virtues of this young Prince I shall only exhibite to you that France had not his equal Being at fifteen years of age he took more pleasure to ride and to hunt than to behold the beauties of Ladies One day when he was at Church he fixed his eyes upon a young Maid who in her Infancy had been brought up in the Castle where he lived and after the death of her Mother her Father did remove to another place whereupon she did goe to Poictou with her Brother This Maid whose name was Frances had a Bastard Sister whom her Father loved very well and married her to the chief Butler of this young Prince who did esteem as well of her as of any in his House The Father died and left unto Frances for her portion all the demeans and houses which he had in this great Town Wherefore after her Fathers death she removed from Poictou unto this place where her Estate was and because she was but 16 years of age unmarried she would not live alone in her own house but agreed for her bord with her Sister who was the Butlers Wife The young Prince observing this Maid to be very lovely being of a brown hair but of a clear complexion and having a carriage that did transcend her Estate for she seemed rather a Princesse than the Daughter of a Citizen he a long time with a stedfast eye did look upon her and being never in love before did find in his heart an unaccustomed heat and retiring into his Chamber he did enquire after her whom he saw in the Church and remembred that it was she who in her infancy was accustomed to come unto the Castle to play with his Sister and acquainted his Sister with it His Sister did send for her and made her very welcom desiring her that she would take the pains to come often to her which she did as often as there were any Marriages or publick Meetings where the young Prince would behold her with such a greedy eye that he did begin to love her intirely and because he knew shew was but of mean parentage he hoped easily to obtain that which he desired but having not the means to speak unto her he sent unto her a Gentleman of his Chamber to sollicite her for him But she who was as wife as she was young and feared God did allege unto him that she could not believe that his Master who was so gallant and so accomplished a Prince would so undervalue himself as to look upon a Creature so imperfect as her self especially seeing in the Castle where he had his residence there were so many great and beautiful Ladies she therefore conceived that what he did speak was from himself and not from the commandment of his Master When the young Prince had understood this answer Love which always doth grow more strong where it finds most resistance did make him more hotly to pursue his enterprise Whereupon he did write a Letter to her desiring her that she would believe that whatsoever this Messenger did say unto her did proceed from himself She who very well could both read write did read the Letter all over to which whatsoever entreaty the Gentleman did make she would return no answer at all affirming that it did not belong to a Person of so base a condition as her self to write unto such a Prince as he was but did beseech him not to suppose her so weak as to believe that he had so good an opinion of her as to bear any love unto her and if he thought by reason of her poor estate to have her at hs pleasure he did much deceive himself for she had as honest a heart as the greatest Princesse in Christendom and esteemed no treasure in the World comparable to her Honour and her Conscience She humbly besought him that he would not hinder her to preserve that treasure for should she die she would never alter her resolution The young Prince did not find this answer to be agreeable unto him neverthelesse he continued passionately to love her and failed not every day to be present at the Masse in that Church to which she repaired and all the while that Masse was saying he perpetually addressed the Devotion of his eyes to that fair image which when she perceived she changed her place and repaired to another Church not to avoid the sight of him for she had not been a reasonable creature if she had not taken pleasure to look upon him but she was afraid to be seen by him for since she conceived her self not worthy to be beloved by him in the way of Honour and Marriage she would not that it should be by the way of folly and of pleasure and whenever she saw any place in the Church where she might seat her self the Prince would fit as close by her as possibly he could which made her to goe from Church to Church to hear Masse dayly and to the furthest Churches that possibly she could and when any great marriages were solemnized at the Castle she did forbear to be present at them and although the Sister of the Prince did invite her she would always excuse her self by some indisposition or other The Prince perceiving that he could not have that accesse nor speak unto her as he desired did aid himself by his Butler and promised him many great rewards if he would assist him in this affair The Butler did promise to doe the utmost of his indeavour as well to please his Master as for the profit which he hoped to receive from him and every day he did give an account unto the Prince of what she both said and did and

and Spurs on The Gentlewoman awaking was as sorry and as much ashamed as possibly could be but whatsoever remonstances she could make he took her by force and told her that if she revealed that affair he himself would disclose it to all the World and declare that she had sent for him on purpose The young Gentlewoman was so amazed at what he said that she durst not cry out Not long afterwards one of the Chambermaids came into the Chamber whereupon the Gentleman hearing her to come up the Stairs did rise up so suddenly that he had not been discovered but only by his Spur which taking hold on the upper sheet did dragg it about the Chamber insomuch that the poor young Gentlewoman having nothing to cover her was left almost stark naked in the bed And in speaking those words although she pretended to give an Account of another yet she could not take such heed to her tongue but it blabbed forth There was never Woman more ashamed than my self when I found that I was so naked Immediatly the Lady who had listned very attentively to the Account she made without laughing could not forbear at the last words she spake to say unto her For ought that I can perceive you have good reason to relate this story for it properly belongs unto you The poor Gentlewoman blushing did allege what ever she could imagine to recover her Honour but it was already flown away and so far that she could not recall it Ladies I do perswade my self that if it had been so unpleasing to her to commit the Act as she represented she would willingly have lost the memory of it and have taken no delight to have repeated it But as I have said Sin will easily be discovered by it self and sind eyes enough to disclose it when it is not covered with that coverture which David affirmeth doth render a Man blessed In good earnest said Emarsuite this is one of the most notorious and most ridiculous Fools that ever I heard of to make others laugh at the expence of her own follies I find it nothing strange said Parlament that the word should follow the deed for it is more easie to speake than to do What a businesse do you make of it said Guebron What Sin had she committed she was fast afleep in her bed and he did threaten her with Death and Shame Lucretia who is so famous amongst you would have done the like It is true said Parlament there is no Woman so pure and innocent who needs not to wear an Apron But when we take a great displeasure in the Act We do also take as great a displeasure to have it in our memory but we find it was the pleasure of this Gentlewoman to make others laugh at the follies she committed Neverthel●sse said Nomerfide It appears that this Woman was a good Woman because she had oftentimes been sollicited by the Gentleman and yet would never consent unto him insomuch that the Gentleman was constrained to assist himself with force and threatnings to deceive her How said Parlament do you think that a Lady may be excused for losing her Honour when she doth let it go after the second or the third denyal There would be then many virtuous Women which are now esteemed to be clean contrary For we see sufficiently every day that there are Women who do a long time refuse and put off those whom in their hearts they do desire Some for fear of their Honour others that more ardently they may be followed and loved and more highly be esteemed Wherefore if you speak indeed of Virtue you should make no reckoning of that Woman who doth not continue firm unto the end Where is that Phoenix said Saffredant let us know and we shall extol that miracle in earnest But what said Dagou●in if a young man should for once or twice refuse a young Lady would you not esteem that to be a great Virtue Truly said Oysilla if a young Man and in health should continue to use that Virtue I should esteem it as excellent and glorious as it is difficult to believe But I have known one said Dagoucin who hath refused those pleaasures which all his Companions with greediness did pursue I must desire you said Longaron that you will take my place to account unto us the particulars thereof but withall remember that we are here all bound to speak the truth I professe unto you said Dagoucin that I will deliver it to you so clearly that therein ther shall be no colour at all that shall disguise it The notable Temperance and Chastity of a French Lord. The third Novel IN the City of Paris there lived four young Maids two whereof were Sisters and of so great a beauty and youth and such a fresh complexion that they were courted with multitudes of Suters A Gentleman whom the King who then reigned had made Provost of Paris observing his young Master the King to be of age to desire such Company did so mannage his design amongst them all that every one of them believing they should be for the King they all accorded to that which the Provost desired which was that on such a day they would come altogether to a Feast to which he would invite his Master and in the mean time he did acquaint him with what he had done who did like it very well The King also did impart it to two other great Personages of the Court who did agree to have their pennyworth in the Market with him And looking for the fourth Companion for the fourth Maid there came in by accident a young Lord a courteous and most lovely Gentleman and ten years younger than any of the other three he was also invited to the Banquet and made an outward appearance to be very willing to attend upon the King although in his heart he had no desire to be present at such a meeting for on one side he had newly married a beautiful Wife who was the Mother of two lovely Infants with which he was very much contented and they lived together in such peace and unity that he would not for any thing that his Wife should entertain the least suspition of him On the other side he was a perfect Servant to one of the fairest Ladies who were at that time in France whom so much he loved and so highly esteemed that all others did appear but imperfect and deformed to him insomuch that at the beginning of his youth before he was married it was impossible to perswade him to see or frequent the Company of any other Lady how beautiful so ever she were and took far more pleasure to see her and perfectly to love her than in all the delight whatsoever it were that he could receive from any other This young Lord came to his Wife and acquainted her with the enterprize which the King had undertaken assuring her that for his part he had rather die than accomplish what he had