where_o it_o may_v chance_v that_o you_o never_o understand_v so_o much_o before_o this_o time_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o whole_a discourse_n so_o it_o be_v that_o pietro_n my_o father_n &_o you_o dwelte_v of_o long_a time_n whereof_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o you_o have_v hear_v report_n at_o palermo_n where_o through_o the_o goodness_n and_o friendly_o behaviour_n of_o he_o there_o be_v yet_o some_o remain_v that_o do_v bear_v he_o singular_a good_a will_n and_o friendship_n but_o emonge_v other_o which_o love_v he_o moffe_v my_o mother_n which_o be_v a_o gentlewoman_n and_o then_o a_o widow_n without_o doubt_n do_v love_v he_o best_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o she_o forget_v the_o love_n of_o her_o father_n and_o of_o her_o brethren_n and_o the_o love_n of_o she_o own_o honour_n and_o reputation_n they_o deal_v so_o together_o that_o they_o beget_v i_o and_o be_o here_o as_o you_o see_v afterwards_o when_o your_o father_n and_o i_o have_v occasion_n to_o depart_v from_o palermo_n he_o return_v to_o perugia_n leave_v my_o mother_n behind_o and_o i_o his_o young_a daughter_n never_o after_o that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o know_v care_v either_o for_o my_o mother_n or_o i_o whereof_o if_o he_o be_v not_o my_o father_n i_o will_v blame_v he_o very_o much_o consider_v his_o ingratitude_n towards_o my_o mother_n albeit_o he_o ought_v to_o use_v towards_o i_o so_o much_o affection_n &_o fatherlie_a love_n as_o to_o his_o own_o daughter_n be_v come_v of_o no_o kitchen_n maid_n ne_o yet_o of_o any_o basewoman_n for_o my_o mother_n otherwise_o not_o know_v what_o he_o be_v do_v commit_v into_o his_o hand_n move_v of_o mere_a love_n both_o herself_o and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v but_o what_o thing_n ill_o do_v and_o so_o long_a time_n paste_n be_v more_o easy_a to_o be_v reprehend_v then_o amend_v thus_o the_o matter_n go_v he_o leave_v i_o a_o little_a infant_n at_o palermo_n where_o when_o i_o be_v grow_v to_o year_n my_o mother_n which_o be_v scotfree_a give_v i_o to_o wife_n to_o one_o of_o the_o house_n of_o gergenti_n a_o gentleman_n of_o great_a honesty_n and_o reputation_n who_o for_o the_o love_n of_o my_o mother_n and_o i_o return_v to_o dwell_v at_o palermo_n where_o great_o savour_a the_o faction_n of_o the_o guelphi_n he_o begin_v to_o practice_v a_o certain_a enterprise_n with_o our_o king_n charles_n which_o be_v know_v to_o king_n federic_n before_o the_o same_o enterprise_n can_v take_v effect_n we_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v out_o of_o scicilia_fw-la at_o what_o time_n i_o have_v think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a lady_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o that_o island_n wherefore_o take_v with_o we_o such_o few_o thing_n as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v few_o i_o may_v well_o call_v they_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o we_o possess_v and_o leave_v our_o house_n and_o palace_n we_o come_v unto_o this_o city_n where_o we_o find_v king_n charles_n so_o benign_a towards_o we_o that_o he_o have_v recompense_v part_n of_o our_o loss_n which_o we_o sustain_v in_o his_o service_n for_o he_o have_v give_v we_o possession_n and_o house_n with_o good_a provision_n of_o household_n to_o my_o husband_n and_o your_o brother_n in_o law_n as_o you_o now_o see_v and_o perceive_v and_o in_o his_o manner_n i_o do_v remain_v here_o where_o sweet_a brother_n i_o thank_v god_n and_o not_o you_o that_o at_o this_o present_n i_o see_v you_o and_o therewithal_o she_o take_v he_o about_o the_o neck_n weep_v tender_o and_o then_o kiss_v his_o face_n again_o andreuccio_n hear_n this_o tale_n speak_v in_o order_n and_o digest_v from_o point_n to_o point_n with_o good_a utterance_n whereof_o no_o word_n stick_v between_o her_o tooth_n or_o be_v impeach_v by_o default_n of_o tongue_n and_o remember_v how_o it_o be_v true_a that_o his_o father_n dwelte_v at_o palermo_n know_v also_o by_o himself_o the_o manner_n of_o young_a man_n which_o in_o their_o youth_n be_v prompt_a and_o willing_a to_o love_v and_o sing_v her_o tender_a tear_n her_o imbracynge_n and_o honest_a kiss_n think_v all_o that_o she_o have_v speak_v to_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o true_a and_o after_o she_o have_v do_v on_o her_o tale_n he_o answer_v in_o this_o wise_a madame_fw-fr you_o may_v not_o think_v unkindness_n if_o i_o do_v marvel_n at_o this_o for_o that_o in_o very_a deed_n i_o have_v no_o acquaintance_n of_o you_o no_o more_o than_o if_o you_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v but_o whether_o my_o father_n have_v speak_v of_o you_o or_o of_o your_o mother_n at_o any_o time_n true_o i_o do_v not_o now_o remember_v but_o so_o much_o the_o more_o i_o do_v rejoice_v that_o i_o have_v find_v a_o sister_n here_o as_o i_o trust_v because_o i_o be_o here_o alone_o and_o certain_o i_o know_v none_o so_o honourable_a but_o you_o may_v seem_v agreeable_a unto_o he_o so_o well_o as_o to_o i_o which_o be_o but_o a_o poor_a merchant_n howbeit_o i_o do_v beseech_v you_o to_o tell_v i_o how_o you_o do_v know_v that_o i_o be_v in_o the_o city_n to_o who_o she_o answer_v this_o morning_n a_o poor_a woman_n which_o oftentimes_o repair_v to_o my_o house_n give_v i_o knowledge_n thereof_o because_o of_o long_a time_n as_o she_o tell_v i_o she_o do_v dwell_v with_o your_o father_n at_o palermo_n and_o at_o perugia_n and_o because_o i_o think_v it_o more_o convenient_a and_o meet_a to_o bid_v you_o home_o to_o my_o own_o house_n then_o to_o seek_v you_o in_o a_o other_o man_n i_o think_v good_a to_o send_v for_o you_o after_o these_o word_n she_o begin_v in_o order_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o state_n of_o his_o parent_n call_v they_o by_o their_o proper_a name_n whereunto_o andreuccio_n make_v answer_v that_o now_o he_o perceive_v he_o have_v better_a cause_n to_o give_v credit_n unto_o her_o word_n than_o before_o their_o discourse_n and_o talk_v of_o thing_n be_v long_o and_o the_o weather_n hot_a she_o call_v for_o greek_a wine_n and_o comfitte_v and_o make_v andreuccio_n to_o drink_v who_o after_o the_o banquet_n desirous_a to_o depart_v to_o his_o lodging_n for_o it_o be_v about_o supper_n time_n she_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v suffer_v he_o but_o make_v as_o though_o she_o be_v angry_a say_v unto_o he_o oh_o god_n i_o see_v now_o most_o evident_o that_o you_o do_v make_v little_a account_n of_o i_o be_v your_o own_o sister_n who_o you_o never_o see_v before_o and_o in_o her_o house_n where_o unto_o you_o ought_v to_o resort_v when_o so_o ever_o you_o come_v to_o town_n and_o will_v you_o now_o forsake_v the_o same_o to_o sup_v in_o a_o inn_n but_o of_o troth_n you_o shall_v not_o choose_v but_o take_v part_n of_o my_o supper_n and_o although_o my_o husband_n be_v not_o at_o home_n whereof_o i_o be_o right_a sorry_a yet_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o his_o wife_n be_v able_a to_o make_v you_o some_o good_a there_o to_o who_o andreuccio_n not_o know_v well_o what_o to_o say_v else_o make_v this_o answer_n i_o do_v love_n you_o as_o i_o ought_v to_o love_v a_o sister_n but_o if_o i_o go_v not_o to_o my_o june_n i_o know_v they_o will_v tarry_v for_o i_o all_o this_o night_n before_o they_o go_v to_o supper_n to_o my_o great_a reproach_n and_o shame_n praise_v be_v god_n quoth_v she_o then_o i_o have_v servant_n to_o advertise_v your_o host_n that_o you_o be_v here_o with_o i_o to_o the_o intent_n he_o shall_v not_o tarry_v for_o you_o but_o please_v you_o sir_n to_o do_v i_o this_o great_a courtesy_n that_o i_o may_v send_v for_o your_o companion_n hither_o to_o bear_v you_o company_n that_o afterwards_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o depart_v you_o may_v go_v all_o together_o andreuccio_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v send_v for_o none_o of_o his_o company_n that_o night_n but_o for_o so_o much_o as_o she_o be_v so_o importunate_a he_o himself_o be_v right_a well_o content_a to_o satisfy_v her_o request_n then_o she_o make_v as_o though_o she_o have_v send_v to_o his_o inn_n to_o give_v word_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o tarry_v for_o he_o and_o after_o much_o communication_n supper_n be_v place_v upon_o the_o table_n serve_v in_o with_o many_o devise_n and_o sundry_a delicate_n abundantlie_o and_o she_o with_o like_a sleight_n continue_v the_o supper_n till_o it_o be_v dark_a night_n and_o when_o they_o rise_v from_o the_o table_n andreuccio_n make_v haste_n to_o depart_v but_o she_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o naples_n be_v a_o town_n so_o straight_o of_o order_n that_o none_o may_v walk_v abroad_o in_o the_o night_n and_o special_o stranger_n and_o that_o like_v as_o she_o have_v send_v word_n how_o they_o shall_v not_o tarry_v for_o he_o at_o supper_n even_o so_o she_o have_v do_z for_o his_o bed_n all_o which_o andreuccio_n beleve_v and_o
confirm_v and_o for_o that_o purpose_n certain_a officer_n be_v appoint_v call_v decemuiri_fw-la with_o sovereign_a authority_n and_o power_n to_o reduce_v the_o same_o into_o writing_n which_o be_v think_v meet_a and_o profitable_a for_o the_o common_a wealth_n the_o principal_a and_o chief_a of_o which_o number_n be_v appius_n claudius_n who_o commit_v no_o less_o filthy_a fact_n than_o be_v do_z by_o tarqvinius_n for_o the_o rape_n of_o lucrece_n the_o say_v appius_n conceive_v a_o libidinous_a desire_n to_o ravishe_v a_o young_a virgin_n the_o daughter_n of_o one_o lucius_n virginius_n than_o a_o captain_n in_o the_o war_n at_o algidum_n a_o man_n of_o honest_a and_o sober_a life_n who_o wife_n be_v also_o of_o right_a good_a behaviour_n and_o their_o child_n according_o bring_v up_o and_o instruct_v they_o have_v betrouthe_v their_o daughter_n to_o one_o l._n icilius_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o tribune_n a_o man_n of_o great_a stoutness_n and_o try_a valiance_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o people_n this_o young_a maid_n be_v of_o excellent_a beauty_n appius_n at_o the_o first_o begin_v to_o woe_n by_o gift_n and_o fair_a promise_n but_o when_o he_o see_v that_o she_o be_v impregnable_a he_o devise_v by_o wicked_a and_o cruel_a policy_n to_o obtain_v she_o commit_v the_o charge_n of_o that_o enterprise_n to_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n call_v marcus_n claudius_n who_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v and_o maintain_v that_o the_o maid_n be_v his_o bondwoman_n and_o in_o nowise_o will_v give_v liberty_n to_o her_o friend_n to_o have_v time_n to_o answer_v the_o process_n make_v in_o that_o behalf_n think_n by_o that_o mean_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o her_o father_n he_o may_v at_o his_o pleasure_n enjoy_v she_o as_o the_o virgin_n be_v go_v to_o school_n in_o the_o forum_n thesaid_a claudius_n the_o minister_n of_o mischief_n lay_v hand_n upon_o she_o claim_v she_o to_o be_v his_o bondwoman_n for_o that_o she_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o servile_a woman_n and_o command_v she_o to_o follow_v he_o the_o maid_n be_v afraid_a be_v amaze_v and_o the_o nurse_n that_o wait_v upon_o she_o cry_v out_o whereupon_o the_o people_n run_v out_o of_o their_o door_n to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o stir_n claudius_n sing_v the_o maid_n like_v to_o be_v rescue_v by_o the_o multitude_n that_o be_v assemble_v say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o that_o hurlie_n burly_n for_o that_o he_o attempt_v nothing_o by_o force_n but_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v by_o law_n whereupon_o he_o cite_v the_o maid_n to_o appear_v her_o friend_n promise_v that_o she_o shall_v accord_v to_o the_o law_n make_v her_o appearance_n be_v come_v before_o the_o consistory_n where_o appius_n sit_v in_o judgement_n claudius_n begin_v to_o tell_v a_o tale_n and_o process_n of_o the_o cause_n whereof_o appius_n beyug_v the_o deviser_n understand_v the_o effect_n the_o effect_n of_o the_o tale_n be_v that_o the_o maid_n be_v bear_v in_o his_o house_n and_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o his_o own_o bondwoman_n who_o afterwards_o be_v steal_v away_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o house_n of_o virginius_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v his_o child_n which_o thing_n he_o say_v he_o be_v well_o able_a to_o prove_v and_o will_v refer_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o cause_n to_o virginius_n himself_o unto_o who_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o injury_n do_v appertain_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v meet_v the_o maid_n shall_v follow_v her_o master_n whereunto_o the_o advocate_n of_o the_o maid_n reply_v and_o say_v that_o virginius_n be_v absent_a about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o if_o he_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o matter_n they_o know_v well_o he_o will_v be_v at_o home_n within_o two_o day_n after_o wherefore_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v against_o equitée_n and_o justice_n that_o process_n and_o suit_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o claim_v of_o child_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o parent_n require_v they_o to_o deserre_v the_o suit_n till_o the_o return_n of_o the_o father_n appius_n not_o regard_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o case_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v satisfy_v his_o own_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n ordain_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o claudius_n the_o assertor_n and_o plaintiff_n shall_v have_v the_o keep_n and_o place_v of_o the_o maid_n till_o the_o father_n be_v return_v against_o which_o wrong_n many_o do_v grudge_v although_o none_o dare_v withstand_v it_o but_o as_o fortune_n chance_v immediate_o after_o that_o decree_n and_o order_n be_v so_o pronounce_v publius_n numitorius_n the_o maid_n uncle_n by_o her_o mother_n side_n and_o icilius_n her_o belove_a be_v come_fw-mi home_n upon_o who_o return_n incontinent_o icilius_n approach_v never_o to_o appius_n and_o be_v put_v back_o by_o the_o sergeant_n he_o cry_v out_o a_o loud_a in_o these_o word_n thou_o oughteste_v to_o put_v i_o back_o from_o hence_o o_o appius_n with_o a_o sword_n that_o thou_o may_v without_o let_v enjoy_v the_o thing_n thou_o will_v have_v keep_v close_o and_o secret_a it_o be_v i_o that_o do_v purpose_n to_o marry_v this_o maid_n who_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v right_o honest_a and_o chaste_a and_o also_o a_o pudique_fw-la and_o pure_a virgin_n wherefore_o call_v together_o thy_o secgeante_n and_o cause_v the_o rod_n and_o ear_n to_o be_v make_v press_v and_o ready_a for_o i_o assure_v thou_o the_o spouse_n of_o icilius_n shall_v not_o remain_v out_o of_o her_o father_n house_n no_o although_o thou_o have_v take_v away_o from_o the_o roman_a people_n their_o tribune_n aid_v and_o appeal_n which_o be_v two_o strong_a fort_n and_o hold_n of_o their_o common_a liberty_n be_v authority_n give_v thou_o libidinous_o to_o abuse_v our_o wife_n and_o child_n excercise_n thy_o cruelty_n behind_o our_o back_n and_o upon_o our_o life_n if_o thou_o list_v so_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o contaminate_v and_o defile_v the_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastity_n whereunto_o if_o thou_o infer_v any_o damage_n or_o injury_n i_o will_v for_o my_o own_o part_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o my_o belove_a cry_v out_o for_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o roman_n that_o he_o present_v and_o virginius_n shall_v do_v the_o like_a of_o the_o soldier_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o all_o we_o together_o will_v implore_v for_o the_o succour_n of_o the_o god_n and_o man_n and_o trust_n to_o it_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v thy_o purpose_n before_o some_o of_o we_o have_v lose_v our_o life_n wherefore_o appius_n i_o advise_v thou_o take_v heed_n in_o time_n for_o when_o virginius_n do_v come_v he_o will_v seek_v remedy_n to_o defend_v his_o daughter_n and_o will_v know_v in_o what_o condition_n and_o sort_n she_o be_v order_v if_o she_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o servitude_n of_o this_o man_n and_o for_o my_o part_n my_o life_n shall_v soon_o fail_v in_o defend_v her_o liberty_n than_o my_o faith_n to_o her_o betrouthed_a appius_n perceive_v the_o constancy_n of_o icilius_n and_o that_o the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o great_a mutiny_v and_o stir_n differ_v the_o cause_n of_o virginia_n till_o the_o next_o day_n who_o friend_n hope_v by_o that_o time_n that_o her_o father_n will_v be_v at_o home_o wherefore_o with_o all_o expedition_n they_o address_v messenger_n unto_o he_o into_o the_o camp_n for_o that_o the_o saufgarde_n of_o his_o daughter_n consist_v in_o his_o presence_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o assertor_n require_v the_o maid_n offer_v to_o put_v in_o surety_n the_o like_a offer_n make_v icilius_n of_o purpose_n to_o contrive_v and_o spend_v the_o time_n till_o the_o arrival_n of_o virginius_n the_o multitude_n of_o their_o own_o accord_v hold_v up_o their_o hand_n promise_v to_o become_v surety_n for_o icilius_n unto_o who_o he_o give_v thanks_n weep_v for_o joy_n to_o see_v their_o kind_a behaviour_n and_o say_v i_o thank_v you_o most_o hearty_o my_o belove_a friend_n to_o morrow_n i_o will_v use_v your_o friendly_a offer_n but_o at_o this_o present_a i_o have_v surety_n sufficient_a whereupon_o virginia_n be_v bail_v then_o appius_n repair_v home_o and_o write_v to_o his_o friend_n in_o the_o camp_n that_o in_o nowise_o they_o shall_v give_v virginius_n leave_v to_o come_v to_o rome_n which_o ungracious_a devise_n come_v to_o late_a and_o take_v none_o effect_n whereupon_o virginius_n return_v home_o and_o in_o poor_a and_o vile_a apparel_n repair_v into_o the_o forum_n after_o who_o follow_v a_o great_a number_n of_o matron_n and_o advocate_n then_o he_o begin_v to_o require_v they_o all_o of_o succour_n and_o aid_n allege_v that_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n and_o one_o that_o adventure_v himself_o for_o the_o saufgarde_n and_o defence_n of_o they_o all_o with_o such_o like_a persuasion_n to_o the_o multitude_n semblable_a word_n be_v utter_v by_o
the_o palace_n of_o pleasure_n beautify_v adorn_v and_o well_o furnish_v with_o pleasant_a history_n and_o excellent_a novelles_fw-fr select_v out_o of_o diverse_a good_a and_o commendable_a author_n ¶_o by_o william_n painter_n clerk_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o armoury_n 1566_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o henry_n denham_n for_o richard_n tottell_n and_o william_n jones_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a my_o very_a good_a lord_n ambrose_n earl_n of_o warwick_n baron_n lisle_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n knight_n general_n of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n ordinance_n within_o her_o highness_n realm_n and_o dominion_n william_n painter_n clarke_n of_o the_o same_o office_n pray_v long_o life_n increase_n of_o honour_n and_o felicity_n provoke_v or_o rather_o vehement_o incite_v &_o move_v i_o have_v be_v right_a honourable_a my_o very_a good_a lord_n to_o ymagine_v and_o devise_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o avoid_v that_o ugly_a vice_n of_o ingratitude_n which_o as_o it_o be_v abhor_v among_o creature_n void_a of_o reason_n and_o divine_a knowledge_n so_o of_o man_n endue_v and_o full_o possess_v with_o both_o it_o be_v special_o to_o be_v detest_v and_o to_o the_o intent_n i_o may_v not_o be_v touch_v with_o that_o unkind_a vice_n odible_a to_o god_n and_o man_n i_o have_v many_o time_n with_o myself_o debate_v how_o i_o may_v by_o any_o mean_n show_v myself_o thankful_a and_o benevolent_a to_o your_o honour_n which_o have_v not_o only_o by_o frequence_n talk_v unto_o my_o friend_n privatelye_a but_o also_o upon_o myself_o open_o employ_v benefit_n and_o commendation_n undeserued_a the_o one_o i_o have_v receyve_v by_o friendely_a report_n of_o your_o dear_a and_o approve_a friend_n the_o other_o i_o do_v feel_v and_o taste_v to_o my_o great_a stay_n and_o comfort_n for_o when_o it_o please_v your_o honour_n of_o courteous_a inclination_n upon_o the_o first_o view_n willing_o to_o consent_v and_o agree_v to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o which_o i_o do_v enjoy_v for_o that_o bounty_n then_o ever_o since_o i_o have_v study_v by_o what_o mean_v i_o may_v commend_v my_o good_a will_n and_o affection_n to_o the_o same_o wherefore_o incense_v with_o the_o generosity_n and_o natural_a instinct_n of_o your_o noble_a mind_n i_o have_v purpose_v many_o time_n to_o employ_v my_o indevor_n by_o some_o small_a beginning_n to_o give_v your_o honour_n to_o understande_v outwardlye_o what_o the_o inward_a desire_n be_v willing_a to_o do_v if_o ability_n thereunto_o be_v correspondent_a and_o as_o opportunity_n serve_v respire_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o that_o office_n wherein_o it_o have_v please_v our_o most_o dradde_a sovereign_n lady_n worthelye_o to_o place_v you_o the_o chief_a and_o general_n i_o peruse_v such_o volume_n of_o noble_a author_n as_o wherewith_o my_o poor_a armoury_n be_v furnish_v and_o amongst_o other_o chance_v upon_o that_o excellent_a historiographer_n titus_n livius_n in_o who_o be_v contain_v a_o large_a camp_n of_o noble_a fact_n and_o exploit_n achieve_v by_o valiant_a personage_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n by_o who_o also_o be_v remember_v the_o beginning_n and_o continuation_n of_o their_o famous_a common_a wealth_n and_o view_v in_o he_o great_a plenty_n of_o strange_a history_n i_o think_v good_a to_o select_v such_o as_o be_v the_o best_a and_o principal_n wherein_o travail_v not_o far_o i_o occur_v upon_o some_o which_o i_o deem_v most_o worthy_a the_o provulgation_n in_o our_o native_a tongue_n reduce_v they_o into_o such_o compendious_a form_n as_o i_o trust_v shall_v not_o appear_v unpleasaunt_a which_o when_o i_o have_v finish_v see_v they_o but_o a_o handful_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o multitude_n i_o full_o determine_v to_o proceed_v in_o the_o rest_n but_o when_o i_o consider_v my_o own_o weakness_n and_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o author_n the_o canker_a infirmity_n of_o a_o cowarde_o mind_n stay_v my_o conceyve_v purpose_n and_o yet_o not_o so_o stay_v as_o utter_o to_o suppress_v my_o attempt_n wherefore_o advaunce_v again_o the_o ensign_n of_o courage_n i_o think_v good_a leave_v where_o i_o leave_v in_o that_o author_n till_o i_o know_v better_o how_o they_o will_v be_v like_v to_o adventure_v into_o diverse_a other_o out_o of_o who_o i_o decerp_v and_o choose_v raptim_fw-la sundry_a proper_a and_o commendable_a history_n which_o i_o may_v bold_o so_o term_v because_o the_o author_n be_v commendable_a and_o well_o approve_v and_o thereunto_o have_v join_v many_o other_o gather_v out_o of_o boccaccio_n bandello_n ser_n giovanni_n fiorentino_n straparole_n &_o other_o italian_a and_o french_a author_n all_o which_o i_o have_v recueil_v and_o bind_v together_o in_o this_o volume_n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o palace_n of_o pleasure_n presume_v to_o consecrate_v the_o same_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o benevolent_a mind_n to_o your_o honour_n for_o to_o who_o due_o appertain_v my_o industry_n and_o diligence_n but_o to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o patron_n &_o imbracer_n of_o my_o well_a do_n whereunto_o also_o i_o may_v apply_v the_o word_n of_o that_o excellent_a orator_n tully_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o office_n de_fw-fr benevolentia_fw-la aeutem_fw-la quam_fw-la cuique_fw-la haebeaet_fw-la erga_fw-la nos_fw-la primum_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la in_o officio_fw-la ut_fw-la et_fw-la plurimum_fw-la tribuamus_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la plurimum_fw-la diligimur_fw-la of_o benevolence_n which_o each_o man_n bear_v towards_o we_o the_o chief_a duty_n be_v to_o give_v most_o to_o he_o of_o who_o we_o be_v most_o belove_a but_o how_o well_o the_o same_o be_v do_v or_o how_o praise_n worthy_a the_o translation_n be_v i_o refer_v to_o the_o skilful_a crave_v no_o more_o praise_n therefore_o than_o they_o shall_v attribute_v and_o give_v to_o nothing_o seek_v i_o to_o aspire_v by_o this_o my_o presumption_n right_a honourable_a but_o cheerful_a acceptation_n of_o the_o same_o at_o your_o hand_n desirous_a hereby_o to_o show_v myself_o studious_a of_o a_o friend_n of_o so_o noble_a vocation_n and_o where_o great_a thing_n can_v be_v do_v these_o small_a i_o trust_v shall_v not_o be_v forsake_v and_o comtempn_v which_o if_o i_o do_v perceyve_v to_o be_v favour_v hereafter_o more_o ample_a indevor_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o achieve_v great_a if_o ability_n thereunto_o be_v consonant_n in_o these_o history_n which_o by_o another_o term_n i_o call_v novelles_fw-fr be_v describe_v the_o life_n gest_n conquest_n and_o high_a enterprise_n of_o great_a prince_n wherein_o also_o be_v not_o forget_v the_o cruel_a act_n and_o tyranny_n of_o some_o in_o these_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o great_a valiance_n of_o noble_a gentleman_n the_o terrible_a combat_n of_o courageous_a personage_n the_o virtuous_a mind_n of_o noble_a dame_n the_o chaste_a heart_n of_o constant_a lady_n the_o wonderful_a patience_n of_o puissant_a prince_n the_o mild_a sufferance_n of_o well_o dispose_v gentlewoman_n and_o in_o diverse_a the_o quiet_a bear_n of_o adverse_a fortune_n in_o these_o history_n be_v depaint_v in_o lively_a colour_n the_o ugly_a shape_n of_o insolency_n and_o pride_n the_o deform_v figure_n of_o incontinency_n and_o rape_n the_o cruel_a aspect_n of_o spoil_n breach_n of_o order_n treason_n ill_a luck_n and_o mischief_n of_o state_n and_o other_o person_n wherein_o also_o be_v intermix_v pleasant_a discourse_n merry_a talk_n sport_v practice_n deceytful_a devise_n and_o nip_a taunt_n to_o exhilarat_fw-la the_o reader_n mind_n and_o although_o by_o the_o first_o face_n and_o view_v some_o of_o these_o may_v seem_v to_o entreat_v of_o unlawful_a love_n and_o the_o foul_a practice_n of_o the_o same_o yet_o be_v thorough_o read_v and_o well_o consider_v both_o old_a and_o young_a may_v learn_v how_o to_o avoid_v the_o ruin_n overthrow_n inconvenience_n and_o displeasure_n that_o lascivious_a desire_n and_o wanton_a will_n do_v bring_v to_o the_o suitor_n and_o pursuer_n of_o the_o same_o all_o which_o may_v render_v good_a example_n for_o all_o sort_n to_o follow_v the_o best_a and_o embrace_v the_o virtuous_a contrariwise_o to_o reject_v the_o worst_a and_o contemn_v the_o vicious_a for_o which_o intent_n and_o purpose_n be_v all_o thing_n good_a and_o bad_a recite_v in_o history_n chronicle_n and_o monument_n by_o the_o first_o author_n and_o elucubrator_n of_o the_o same_o to_o who_o then_o may_v the_o same_o wherein_o be_v contain_v many_o discourse_n of_o nobility_n be_v offer_v with_o more_o due_a desert_n than_o to_o he_o that_o in_o nobility_n and_o parentage_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o the_o best_a to_o who_o may_v fact_n and_o exploit_n of_o famous_a personage_n be_v consign_v but_o to_o he_o who_o prowess_n and_o valiant_a act_n be_v manifest_a and_o well_o know_v to_o englishemen_n but_o better_a to_o stranger_n which_o have_v feel_v the_o puissance_n thereof_o to_o who_o may_v the_o combat_n gest_n and_o course_n of_o the_o victorious_a be_v remember_v but_o to_o he_o who_o
icilius._n all_o which_o do_n be_v view_v and_o mark_v by_o appius_n in_o a_o great_a fury_n ascend_v the_o consistory_n then_o m._n claudius_n the_o plaintiff_n begin_v to_o renew_v his_o suit_n and_o before_o the_o father_n can_v make_v answer_n to_o that_o plea_n appius_n give_v sentence_n that_o the_o maid_n be_v bond_n which_o sentence_n seem_v so_o cruel_a that_o it_o appal_v the_o whole_a multitude_n and_o as_o claudius_n be_v lai_v hand_n upon_o the_o virgin_n virginius_n step_v to_o appius_n and_o say_v i_o have_v betrouthe_v my_o daughter_n to_o icilius_n &_o not_o to_o thou_o appius_n my_o care_n in_o the_o bring_v of_o she_o up_o be_v to_o marry_v she_o and_o not_o to_o suffer_v she_o to_o be_v violate_v and_o deflower_v be_v it_o your_o manner_n like_o savage_a and_o cruel_a beast_n indifferent_o thus_o to_o use_v your_o libidinous_a affection_n i_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o multitude_n here_o present_a will_v support_v this_o enormity_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o arm_a soldier_n and_o such_o as_o carry_v armure_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o marcus_n claudius_n be_v repulse_v by_o the_o woman_n and_o advocate_n that_o be_v present_a silence_n be_v proclaim_v by_o the_o trumpet_n then_o appius_n begin_v to_o declare_v how_o he_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o night_n before_o that_o certain_a company_n be_v assemble_v within_o the_o city_n to_o excite_v and_o move_v sedition_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o come_v with_o arm_a man_n not_o to_o hurt_v any_o man_n that_o be_v quiet_a but_o accord_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o office_n to_o bridle_v and_o repress_v those_o that_o be_v troubler_n of_o the_o public_a state_n wherefore_o go_v sergeant_n q_o he_o make_v room_n emonge_v the_o multitude_n that_o the_o master_n may_v enjoy_v his_o servant_n which_o word_n he_o thunder_v out_o with_o great_a fury_n and_o therewithal_o the_o multitude_n give_v place_n leave_v the_o poor_a puselle_n to_o be_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o enemy_n her_o father_n sing_v that_o he_o be_v void_a of_o succour_n and_o help_v to_o defend_v the_o innocence_n of_o his_o daughter_n speak_v to_o appius_n in_o this_o sort_n i_o first_o do_v beseech_v thou_o appius_n if_o i_o have_v use_v any_o unreasonable_a word_n against_o thou_o to_o pardon_v i_o and_o to_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o the_o father_n grief_n and_o sorrow_n suffer_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o to_o examine_v the_o nonrsse_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o wench_n of_o the_o whole_a circumstance_n of_o this_o matter_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o if_o i_o be_v but_o a_o suppose_a father_n i_o may_v depart_v hence_o with_o quiet_a conscience_n satisfy_v and_o content_v virginius_n have_v licence_n to_o talk_v to_o his_o daughter_n and_o noursse_n depart_v a_o side_n into_o a_o place_n call_v cloacina_n where_o the_o shop_n be_v now_o call_v tavern_n novae_fw-la and_o pluck_v a_o sharp_a knife_n from_o a_o bocher_n that_o stand_v by_o he_o thrust_v the_o same_o to_o the_o hart_n of_o his_o daughter_n sai_v by_o this_o only_a mean_n daughter_n i_o can_v make_v thou_o free_a and_o look_v again_o towards_o the_o judgement_n feat_n he_o say_v this_o bloodde_n appius_n i_o consecrate_v and_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o which_o do_z with_o his_o sword_n he_o make_v way_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o throng_n to_o convey_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o city_n then_o icilius_n and_o nnmitorius_n take_v up_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o show_v it_o to_o the_o people_n who_o cry_v out_o upon_o the_o wickedness_n of_o appius_n bewail_v the_o unhappy_a beauty_n of_o that_o fair_a maiden_n and_o deplore_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o father_n the_o woman_n exclame_v in_o lamentable_a wise_n sai_v be_v this_o the_o condition_n and_o state_n of_o they_o that_o bring_v forth_o child_n be_v these_o the_o reward_n of_o chastity_n with_o such_o like_a pitiful_a cry_n as_o woman_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v upon_o such_o heavy_a and_o dolorous_a enente_n virginius_n be_v arrive_v in_o the_o camp_n which_o then_o be_v at_o the_o mount_n vicelius_n with_o a_o train_n of_o four_o hundred_o person_n that_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o city_n show_v to_o the_o soldier_n the_o bloody_a knife_n that_o kill_v his_o daughter_n which_o sight_n astonish_v the_o whole_a camp_n in_o so_o much_o as_o every_o man_n demand_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o sudden_a chance_n virginius_n can_v not_o speak_v for_o tear_n but_o at_o length_n he_o disclose_v unto_o they_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o hold_v up_o his_o hand_n towards_o the_o heaven_n say_v i_o beseech_v you_o dear_a companion_n do_v not_o impute_v the_o wickedness_n of_o appius_n claudius_n upon_o i_o ne_o yet_o that_o i_o be_o a_o parricide_n and_o murderer_n of_o my_o own_o child_n the_o life_n of_o my_o dear_a daughter_n have_v be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o i_o than_o my_o own_o life_n if_o so_o be_v she_o may_v have_v continue_v a_o free_a woman_n and_o a_o honest_a virgin_n but_o when_o i_o see_v she_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o rape_n like_o a_o bondwoman_n i_o consider_v that_o better_a it_o be_v her_o life_n to_o be_v lose_v then_o suffer_v to_o live_v in_o shame_n wherefore_o my_o natural_a pity_n be_v convert_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o do_v not_o pass_v to_o live_v long_o after_o she_o if_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v not_o have_v your_o help_n and_o succour_n to_o revenge_v her_o death_n consider_v that_o yourselves_o have_v doughter_n sister_n and_o wife_n think_v not_o therefore_o that_o the_o fleshly_a desire_n of_o appius_n be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o death_n of_o my_o daughter_n and_o the_o long_o that_o he_o do_v continue_v in_o this_o securite_n the_o more_o unbridâ—led_a be_v his_o appetite_n let_v the_o calamity_n of_o a_o other_o be_v a_o sufficient_a document_n for_o you_o to_o beware_v like_o injury_n my_o wife_n be_v dead_a by_o natural_a fate_n and_o constellation_n and_o because_o my_o daughter_n can_v continewe_v no_o long_o in_o honest_a and_o chaste_a life_n death_n be_v befall_v unto_o she_o which_o although_o it_o be_v miserable_a yet_o the_o same_o be_v honourable_a there_o be_v now_o no_o place_n in_o my_o house_n for_o appius_n to_o satisfy_v his_o filthy_a lust_n and_o i_o will_v fail_v of_o my_o purpose_n if_o i_o do_v not_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o my_o daughter_n with_o so_o good_a will_n upon_o his_o flesh_n as_o i_o do_v discharge_v the_o dishonour_n and_o servitude_n of_o she_o from_o his_o violente_fw-la and_o crnell_n hand_n this_o succlamation_n and_o pitiful_a complaint_n so_o stir_v the_o multitude_n that_o they_o promise_v all_o to_o help_v and_o relieve_v his_o sorrow_n whereupon_o the_o whole_a camp_n be_v in_o a_o mutiny_v and_o march_v in_o order_n of_o battle_n to_o the_o mount_n aventine_n where_o virginius_n persuade_v the_o soldier_n to_o choose_v ten_o principal_a captain_n to_o be_v head_n and_o chief_a of_o that_o enterprise_n which_o with_o honourable_a title_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v be_v call_v tribuni_fw-la and_o virginius_n himself_o be_v elect_v the_o chief_a tribune_n say_v these_o word_n to_o the_o soldier_n i_o pray_v you_o reserve_v this_o estimation_n which_o you_o conceive_v of_o i_o until_o some_o better_a time_n and_o apt_a occasion_n aswell_o for_o your_o commodity_n as_o for_o myself_o the_o death_n of_o my_o daughter_n will_v suffer_v no_o honour_n to_o be_v pleasant_a or_o welcome_a to_o i_o during_o my_o life_n moreover_o in_o this_o trouble_a state_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n it_o be_v not_o meet_v for_o they_o to_o be_v your_o governor_n that_o be_v subject_n and_o occurant_a to_o envy_v and_o reproach_n if_o my_o service_n shall_v be_v profitable_a unto_o you_o when_o you_o have_v thus_o create_v i_o a_o tribune_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o less_o commodious_a if_o i_o do_v still_o remain_v a_o private_a man_n when_o he_o have_v speak_v those_o word_n they_o choose_v ten_o tribune_n and_o like_v as_o the_o camp_n at_o the_o mount_n aventine_n be_v provoke_v and_o stir_v to_o this_o sedition_n even_o so_o by_o mean_n of_o icilius_n and_o nomitorius_fw-la before_o remember_v the_o army_n then_o be_v against_o the_o sabine_n begin_v to_o revolt_v and_o make_v the_o like_a number_n of_o tribune_n which_o in_o array_n of_o battle_n march_v through_o the_o citée_n at_o the_o gate_n collina_n with_o banner_n display_v to_o join_v with_o the_o camp_n upon_o the_o mount_n aventine_n and_o when_o both_o the_o camp_n be_v assemble_v they_o those_o out_o two_o emonge_n the_o twenty_o tribune_n to_o be_v their_o generalle_n call_v m._n opius_n and_o sextus_n manilius_n the_o senate_n careful_a and_o pensife_n for_o these_o evente_n eftson_n assemble_v but_o no_o certain_a determination_n be_v agree_v upon_o at_o length_n they_o conclude_v that_o valerius_n and_o horatius_n
by_o fortune_n be_v deny_v he_o yet_o he_o do_v excel_v he_o because_o he_o never_o have_v experience_n of_o they_o he_o live_v in_o good_a &_o prosperous_a health_n he_o never_o fele_v adversity_n he_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v wicked_a he_o be_v a_o father_n of_o good_a child_n he_o be_v endue_v with_o formosttie_n &_o beauty_n who_o if_o beside_o all_o those_o thing_n he_o die_v welt_n it_o be_v he_o who_o you_o demand_v that_o worthy_o may_v be_v call_v bless_a &_o happy_a for_o before_o he_o die_v he_o can_v not_o be_v call_v bless_v but_o fortunate_a he_o may_v be_v term_v for_o to_o obtain_v all_o while_o you_o be_v a_o live_n man_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o as_o one_o country_n be_v not_o able_a to_o serve_v itself_o with_o all_o comodity_n but_o have_v one_o it_o lack_v a_o other_o yet_o the_o same_o country_n that_o have_v most_o comodity_n be_v the_o best_a and_o as_o a_o man_n body_n have_v one_o prefection_n be_v not_o perfect_a because_o in_o have_v one_o he_o lack_v a_o other_o even_o so_o he_o that_o have_v most_o virtue_n &_o be_v endue_v with_o great_a number_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a comodity_n &_o so_o quiet_o depart_v his_o life_n he_o in_o my_o opinion_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v entitle_v with_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n a_o man_n must_v expect_v the_o end_n of_o every_o thing_n whereunto_o it_o tend_v for_o god_n pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n many_o man_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v abundance_n of_o wealth_n &_o treasure_n croesus_n mislike_v the_o word_n of_o solon_n suffer_v he_o to_o depart_v sai_v he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o measure_v present_a pleasure_n no_o better_o after_o who_o departure_n the_o god_n begin_v to_o bend_v their_o indignation_n &_o displeasure_n upon_o he_o because_o he_o think_v himself_o the_o happy_a of_o all_o man_n long_o time_n after_o croesus_n receive_v courage_n &_o comfort_n from_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n attempt_v war_n against_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia._n who_o in_o those_o war_n be_v overthrow_v and_o take_v prisoner_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v xiiij_o year_n and_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o persian_n to_o cyrus_n then_o cyrus_n cause_v a_o stack_n of_o wood_n to_o be_v pile_v up_o and_o croesus_n fetter_v with_o give_v be_v set_v upon_o the_o same_o who_o then_o remember_v the_o sai_n of_o solon_n that_o no_o live_n man_n be_v bless_v or_o in_o all_o poinct_v happy_a cry_v out_o in_o lamentable_a wise_n o_o solon_n solon_n solon_n which_o cyrus_n hear_n cause_v his_o interpreter_n to_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o the_o same_o solon_n be_v croesus_n with_o much_o difficulty_n tell_v what_o he_o be_v and_o declare_v all_o the_o talk_n between_o he_o and_o solon_n whereof_o when_o cyrus_n hear_v the_o report_n he_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v also_o a_o man_n and_o sore_o repent_v that_o he_o go_v about_o to_o burn_v he_o which_o be_v equal_a unto_o he_o in_o honour_n and_o richesse_n confess_v nothing_o to_o be_v stable_n and_o certain_a in_o the_o life_n of_o man_n whereupon_o he_o command_v the_o fire_n to_o be_v take_v away_o which_o then_o begin_v to_o flame_n and_o so_o with_o much_o a_o do_v he_o be_v deliver_v then_o cyrus_n ask_v he_o who_o give_v he_o counsel_n to_o invade_v his_o country_n to_o make_v his_o friend_n his_o foe_n even_o myself_o say_v croesus_n through_o unhappy_a fate_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o grekishe_a god_n which_o give_v i_o counsel_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o mad_a that_o have_v rather_o desire_v war_n then_o peace_n for_o in_o peace_n son_n hurt_v their_o father_n but_o in_o war_n father_n hurt_n their_o child_n but_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o may_v thank_v the_o devil_n good_a grace_n afterward_o cyrus_n interteign_v he_o very_o honourable_o and_o use_v his_o counsel_n which_o he_o find_v very_o wholesome_a &_o good_a of_o a_o father_n that_o make_v suit_n to_o have_v his_o own_o son_n put_v to_o death_n ¶_o the_o eight_o novel_a there_o be_v a_o man_n bear_v in_o mardus_n which_o be_v a_o country_n adjoin_v unto_o persia_n call_v rhacon_n that_o have_v seven_o child_n the_o young_a of_o they_o name_v cartome_n afflict_v diverse_a honest_a man_n with_o great_a harm_n and_o mischief_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o father_n begin_v to_o reform_v he_o with_o word_n to_o prove_v if_o he_o will_v amend_v but_o he_o little_o wai_v the_o good_a discipline_n of_o his_o father_n it_o chance_v upon_o a_o time_n that_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o country_n repair_v to_o the_o session_n in_o that_o town_n where_o the_o father_n of_o that_o child_n do_v dwell_v who_o take_v his_o son_n and_o bind_v his_o hand_n behind_o he_o bring_v he_o before_o the_o judge_n to_o who_o he_o remember_v by_o way_n of_o accusation_n all_o the_o mischief_n which_o his_o son_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v commit_v and_o desire_v the_o judge_n that_o he_o may_v be_v condemn_v to_o die_v the_o judge_n amaze_v at_o that_o request_n will_v not_o themselves_o give_v sentence_n against_o he_o but_o bring_v both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n before_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n in_o who_o presence_n the_o father_n still_o persist_v in_o the_o accusation_n of_o his_o son_n why_o q_o the_o king_n canst_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thy_o own_o son_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n before_o thy_o face_n you_o true_o q_o the_o father_n for_o at_o home_n in_o my_o garden_n when_o the_o young_a lettuce_n begin_v to_o grow_v i_o cut_v of_o the_o bitter_a and_o sour_a stalk_n from_o the_o same_o for_o pity_v it_o be_v the_o mother_n lettuce_n shall_v sustain_v any_o sorrow_n for_o those_o bastard_n and_o degenerate_a shrub_n which_o be_v take_v away_o the_o prosper_v and_o increase_v so_o great_a swetenesse_n and_o bigness_n even_o so_o o_o king_n if_o he_o be_v hang_v that_o hurt_v my_o whole_a family_n and_o offend_v the_o honest_a conversation_n of_o his_o brethren_n both_o myself_o shall_v be_v increase_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o stock_n and_o ligneage_n shall_v in_o like_a sort_n prosper_v and_o continue_v the_o king_n hear_n those_o word_n do_v great_o praise_v the_o wisdom_n of_o rhacon_n and_o choose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o judge_n speak_v these_o word_n before_o the_o multitude_n he_o that_o dare_v thus_o severe_o &_o just_o pronounce_v sentence_n upon_o his_o own_o child_n doubtless_o he_o will_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o incorrupt_a and_o sincere_a judge_n upon_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o then_o the_o king_n deliver_v the_o young_a man_n from_o that_o present_a fault_n threaten_v he_o with_o most_o cruel_a death_n if_o after_o that_o time_n he_o be_v apprehend_v with_o like_a offence_n water_n offer_v of_o good_a will_n to_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o the_o liberal_a reward_n of_o the_o king_n to_o the_o giver_n ¶_o the_o ix_o novel_a there_o be_v a_o certain_a persian_a call_v sinaetas_n that_o far_o from_o his_o own_o house_n meet_v king_n artaxerxes_n and_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o present_v he_o for_o it_o be_v a_o order_n emonge_v the_o persian_n institute_v by_o law_n that_o every_o man_n which_o meet_v with_o the_o king_n shall_v give_v he_o a_o present_a wherefore_o the_o poor_a man_n because_o he_o will_v not_o neglect_v his_o duty_n run_v to_o a_o river_n call_v cyrus_n &_o take_v up_o both_o his_o hand_n full_a of_o water_n speak_v to_o the_o king_n in_o this_o wise_a i_o beseech_v god_n that_o your_o majesty_n may_v evermore_o reign_v emonge_n as_o occasion_n of_o the_o place_n and_o my_o ability_n at_o this_o instant_n serve_v i_o be_o come_v to_o honour_v your_o majesty_n to_o the_o intent_n you_o may_v not_o pass_v without_o some_o present_n for_o which_o cause_n i_o give_v unto_o you_o this_o water_n but_o if_o your_o grace_n have_v once_o encamp_v yourself_o i_o will_v go_v home_o to_o my_o house_n for_o the_o best_a and_o dear_a thing_n i_o have_v to_o honour_v your_o majesty_n withal_o and_o peradventure_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o the_o gift_n which_o other_o now_o do_v give_v you_o artaxerxes_n delight_v with_o this_o chance_n say_v unto_o he_o good_a follow_v i_o thank_v thou_o for_o this_o present_a i_o assure_v thou_o the_o same_o be_v so_o acceptable_a unto_o i_o as_o the_o most_o precious_a gift_n of_o the_o world_n first_o because_o water_n be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o thing_n then_o because_o the_o river_n out_o of_o the_o which_o thou_o do_v take_v it_o do_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o cyrus_n wherefore_o i_o command_v thou_o to_o come_v before_o i_o when_o i_o be_o at_o my_o campe._n when_o he_o have_v speak_v those_o word_n he_o
behold_v they_o a_o far_o of_o in_o such_o wise_n that_o they_o burn_v for_o love_n i_o warrant_v you_o cyrus_n say_v araspas_n for_o if_o i_o do_v continual_o look_v upon_o they_o i_o will_v not_o so_o be_v drown_v in_o love_n that_o the_o same_o shall_v provoke_v i_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o become_v i_o you_o say_v well_o say_v cyrus_n therefore_o keep_v this_o woman_n as_o i_o bid_v you_o and_o see_v well_o unto_o she_o for_o peradventure_o she_o be_v take_v in_o good_a tyme._n and_o so_o they_o depart_v the_o young_a gentleman_n mark_n the_o singular_a beauty_n of_o the_o lady_n and_o perceive_v her_o great_a honesty_n he_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o she_o think_v he_o will_v do_v her_o pleasure_n and_o by_o gesture_n see_v that_o she_o be_v not_o ingrate_a and_o unthankful_a but_o very_o diligent_a on_o her_o part_n to_o cause_v her_o servant_n that_o all_o thing_n at_o his_o come_n shall_v be_v ready_a and_o if_o he_o be_v by_o chance_n sick_a he_o lack_v no_o keep_n upon_o which_o occasion_n he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o and_o no_o marvel_n for_o she_o be_v as_o before_o be_v say_v a_o woman_n very_o fair_a and_o amiable_a afterwards_o king_n cyrus_n desirous_a to_o send_v a_o spy_n into_o the_o country_n of_o lydia_n to_o learn_v what_o the_o assyrian_n do_v araspas_n which_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o fair_a lady_n seem_v most_o meet_v for_o that_o purpose_n but_o araspas_n chance_v to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o lady_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o he_o be_v force_v to_o break_v his_o mind_n to_o she_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o satisfy_v his_o pleasure_n which_o request_n like_o a_o faithful_a and_o love_a woman_n to_o her_o husband_n in_o his_o absence_n she_o deny_v howbeit_o she_o will_v not_o accuse_v araspas_n to_o cyrus_n be_v afraid_a to_o set_v variance_n between_o two_o friend_n araspas_n think_n it_o a_o great_a shame_n and_o reproach_n unto_o he_o not_o to_o obtain_v his_o desire_n threaten_v the_o lady_n that_o if_o she_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o request_n he_o will_v have_v it_o perforce_o then_o the_o woman_n fear_v violence_n keep_v the_o thing_n no_o long_o secret_a but_o send_v one_o of_o her_o eunuch_n to_o cyrus_n command_v he_o to_o discover_v the_o whole_a matter_n which_o when_o he_o hear_v he_o laugh_v a_o good_a pace_n at_o he_o who_o say_v that_o he_o be_v superior_a to_o love_v send_v artabasus_n with_o the_o eunuch_n to_o command_v he_o not_o to_o force_v the_o woman_n but_o if_o he_o can_v by_o fair_a mean_n allure_v she_o he_o will_v not_o be_v against_o it_o when_o artabasus_n come_v to_o araspas_n he_o rebuke_v he_o both_o for_o his_o infidelity_n in_o the_o thing_n commit_v unto_o his_o charge_n and_o also_o for_o his_o wickedness_n injury_n and_o incontinency_n wherewithal_o araspas_n weep_v for_o sorrow_n be_v oppress_v with_o shame_n and_o confound_v with_o fear_n for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o cyrus_n which_o thing_n cyrus_n understand_v call_v he_o and_o privelie_o say_v thus_o unto_o he_o i_o see_v araspas_n that_o you_o be_v afraid_a of_o i_o and_o much_o ashamed_a but_o be_v content_a for_o i_o know_v that_o the_o god_n have_v be_v vanquish_v with_o love_n and_o do_v understande_v what_o thing_n the_o wiseste_v man_n have_v suffer_v for_o the_o same_o and_o i_o have_v accuse_v myself_o because_o i_o can_v not_o contain_v be_v in_o company_n with_o fair_a personage_n and_o hereof_o i_o myself_o be_o the_o occasion_n for_o i_o compel_v you_o to_o that_o invincible_a matter_n araspas_n make_v answer_n say_v you_o be_v in_o this_o thing_n o_o cyrus_n even_o like_a unto_o yourself_o as_o you_o be_v in_o all_o other_o you_o be_v merciful_a and_o full_a of_o clemency_n but_o other_o man_n report_n be_v that_o which_o make_v i_o most_o pensite_a for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o rumour_n of_o my_o calamity_n be_v disperse_v my_o enemy_n will_v rejoice_v and_o my_o friend_n will_v counsel_n i_o to_o flee_v lest_o your_o majesty_n do_v heinous_o take_v revenge_n for_o my_o offence_n well_o araspas_n say_v cyrus_n by_o that_o opinion_n and_o brute_n you_o shall_v do_v i_o great_a service_n emonge_v my_o confederate_n how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v araspas_n how_o can_v i_o therein_o do_v you_o any_o service_n if_o present_o q_o cyrus_n you_o do_v make_v as_o though_o you_o flee_v from_o i_o and_o by_o go_v unto_o my_o enemy_n you_o may_v win_v of_o they_o great_a credit_n uere_o say_v araspas_n i_o suppose_v that_o i_o and_o my_o friend_n may_v raise_v a_o rumour_n in_o deed_n that_o i_o be_o flee_v from_o you_o for_o fear_n so_o may_v you_o say_v cyrus_n return_v unto_o we_o again_o when_o you_o know_v our_o enemy_n secret_n for_o i_o think_v they_o will_v make_v you_o privy_a to_o all_o their_o counsel_n and_o advice_n because_o you_o shall_v be_v incredite_v with_o they_o nothing_o shall_v be_v conceal_v from_o you_o that_o we_o desire_v to_o know_v i_o will_v even_o now_o depart_v say_v araspas_n for_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o this_o my_o departure_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o truth_n because_o i_o flee_v for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n can_v you_o in_o that_o manner_n forsake_v fair_a panthea_n q_o cyrus_n true_o say_v he_o it_o evidentlie_o now_o appear_v that_o i_o be_o endue_v with_o two_o mind_n and_o with_o the_o one_o i_o have_v play_v the_o philosopher_n with_o love_n that_o untrue_a sophistre_fw-mi for_o there_o be_v no_o one_o mind_n which_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a and_o at_o one_o time_n love_v good_a and_o evil_a thing_n and_o can_v not_o at_o one_o instant_a perpetrate_v and_o do_v one_o thing_n wherefore_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v two_o mind_n when_o the_o good_a mind_n rule_v it_o do_v thing_n that_o be_v honest_a when_o the_o evil_a be_v superior_a it_o woork_v ill_a and_o now_o the_o good_a mind_n by_o make_v you_o his_o friend_n and_o confederate_n do_v puissauntlie_o govern_v well_o say_v cyrus_n if_o you_o go_v you_o must_v beware_v that_o your_o credit_n may_v increase_v emonge_n they_o tell_v they_o hardly_o the_o some_o of_o our_o endeavour_n but_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o our_o do_n may_v be_v let_v to_o their_o enterprise_n and_o this_o shall_v let_v they_o much_o if_o you_o say_v that_o we_o determine_v to_o invade_v their_o country_n for_o hear_n this_v they_o will_v not_o assemble_v their_o whole_a power_n every_o man_n fear_v his_o private_a part_n and_o see_v that_o you_o tarry_v with_o they_o a_o good_a space_n and_o look_v what_o part_n they_o mean_v near_a to_o approach_v the_o same_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o we_o to_o know_v and_o bid_v they_o to_o be_v ready_a when_o soever_o they_o think_v time_n for_o when_o you_o shall_v be_v depart_v from_o they_o and_o think_v that_o you_o know_v their_o order_n they_o must_v needs_o keep_v the_o same_o and_o be_v a_o fraied_a to_o alter_v it_o which_o if_o they_o do_v they_o will_v confound_v themselves_o through_o the_o sudden_a change_n thus_o araspas_n depart_v tell_v his_o most_o trusty_a servant_n what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v in_o this_o matter_n go_v his_o way_n but_o panthea_n hear_n that_o araspas_n be_v go_v send_v to_o cyrus_n sai_v be_v not_o sorry_a cyrus_n for_o the_o departure_n of_o araspas_n to_o your_o enemy_n for_o if_o you_o will_v suffer_v i_o to_o send_v for_o my_o husband_n i_o do_v promise_v you_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v asleep_o far_o more_o assure_a friend_n than_o araspas_n be_v and_o i_o know_v he_o will_v come_v with_o so_o great_a power_n for_o your_o aid_n as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o assyrian_a king_n which_o now_o reign_v be_v his_o friend_n but_o this_o king_n upon_o a_o time_n go_v about_o to_o make_v a_o divorcement_n between_o my_o husband_n and_o i_o therefore_o know_v that_o this_o king_n do_v disdain_v his_o good_a fortune_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o will_v soon_o be_v persuade_v to_o serve_v so_o noble_a a_o prince_n as_o you_o be_v cyrus_n hear_n her_o say_v so_o command_v she_o to_o send_v to_o her_o husband_n which_o she_o do_v abradatas_n know_v his_o wife_n token_n and_o understand_v the_o effect_n of_o her_o message_n speedy_o come_v to_o cyrus_n with_z m_o m_o horseman_n they_o that_o be_v the_o persian_a spy_n send_v to_o cyrus_n declare_v what_o he_o be_v cyrus_n command_v that_o forthwith_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o his_o wife_n when_o the_o wife_n and_o husband_n see_v each_o other_o they_o embrace_v like_o two_o that_o meet_v after_o such_o troublesome_a adventure_n then_o panthea_n declare_v the_o goodness_n temperance_n and_o clemency_n of_o cyrus_n toward_o she_o abradatas_n hear_n of_o her_o interteignement_n say_v what_o
by_o any_o prince_n &_o monarch_n to_o serve_v in_o his_o war_n and_o exploit_n manhood_n and_o valiance_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v and_o wish_v even_o so_o in_o the_o same_o a_o politic_a mind_n to_o forecast_v &_o prevente_v aswell_o the_o saustie_a and_o good_a government_n of_o his_o own_o charge_n as_o the_o anoiawce_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v cicero_n in_o his_o oration_n prolege_n manilia_n affirm_v four_o thing_n meet_a to_o be_v in_o a_o general_n or_o lieutenant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v scientia_fw-la rei_fw-la militaris_fw-la virtus_fw-la authoritas_fw-la foelicitas_fw-la knowledge_n of_o warfare_n manhood_n authority_n and_o good_a fortune_n kuowledge_n and_o experience_n in_o choice_n of_o his_o soldier_n in_o train_v the_o ignorant_a in_o lodging_n the_o camp_n in_o politic_a order_n how_o to_o dispose_v the_o scout_n and_o watch_n in_o make_v the_o approach_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o army_n lodge_v with_o other_o necessary_a order_n incident_a to_o the_o same_o in_o manhood_n bold_o to_o adventure_v wary_o to_o retire_v patient_o to_o suffer_v misfortune_n hardly_o to_o lie_v spare_o to_o sare_z stout_o to_o abide_v storm_n and_o cold_a weather_n in_o authority_n wise_o to_o govern_v gentle_o to_o speak_v just_o to_o threaten_v deserve_o to_o punish_v merciful_o to_o forgive_v liberal_o to_o divide_v and_o love_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o in_o felicity_n and_o good_a success_n to_o honour_n god_n to_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o prince_n to_o prevente_v the_o enemy_n not_o to_o triumph_v before_o the_o victory_n to_o be_v constant_a in_o froward_a fortune_n and_o courageous_a in_o extremity_n all_o which_o and_o many_o other_o be_v very_o meet_a and_o requisite_a in_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o trust_n by_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n or_o lady_n to_o adventure_v the_o painful_a charge_n of_o a_o deputy_n general_n lieutenant_n or_o capitaine_n whereof_o or_o in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o same_o this_o noble_a gentleman_n sertorius_n a_o capitaine_fw-fr of_o the_o roman_a city_n in_o time_n of_o marius_n and_o sylla_n when_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v at_o civil_a descension_n have_v great_a skill_n and_o knowledge_n for_o beside_o his_o experience_n in_o the_o war_n as_o plutarche_n sate_v in_o his_o life_n he_o be_v very_o abstinent_a from_o pleasure_n and_o continente_fw-la in_o other_o disorder_n arare_fw-la thing_n in_o man_n of_o his_o call_n but_o because_o i_o purpose_v not_o to_o stay_v in_o the_o full_a discourse_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o quality_n i_o mean_v but_o to_o touch_v in_o this_o novel_a so_o much_o as_o aulus_n gellius_n in_o who_o i_o be_o now_o conversant_a do_v of_o he_o make_v remembrance_n refer_v the_o studious_a reader_n desirous_a to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o his_o life_n &_o do_n to_o the_o plentiful_a recorder_n of_o such_o memorable_a and_o worthy_a personage_n plutarche_n de_fw-fr vitis_fw-la illustrium_fw-la and_o appianus_n de_fw-fr civili_fw-la romanorun_n bello_fw-la which_o be_v greek_a author_n be_v very_o eloquentlie_o translate_v into_o the_o latin_a the_o one_o by_o gulielmus_fw-la xilander_n 1561._o and_o other_o by_o sigismundus_n gelenius_n 1554._o this_o sertorius_n be_v of_o a_o pregnaunte_a wit_n and_o therewithal_o a_o noble_a capitaine_fw-fr very_o skilful_a in_o the_o use_n and_o government_n of_o a_o army_n in_o distress_n and_o hard_a adventure_n he_o practise_v for_o policy_n to_o make_v lie_v to_o his_o soldier_n to_o prove_v if_o they_o can_v prevail_v he_o use_v counterfaicte_a letter_n to_o imagine_v dream_n and_o to_o confer_v false_a religion_n to_o try_v if_o those_o thing_n can_v serve_v his_o turn_n in_o comfort_v and_o encourage_v his_o soldier_n emonge_v all_o the_o fact_n of_o sertorius_n this_o in_o sue_v be_v very_o notable_a and_o famous_a a_o white_a stag_n of_o exceed_a beauty_n and_o livelie_a swiftness_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o by_o a_o lusitanian_a he_o persuade_v every_o man_n that_o the_o same_o be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o god_n and_o how_o the_o goddess_n diana_n have_v inspire_v that_o beast_n to_o admonish_v and_o teach_v what_o be_v meet_v and_o profitable_a and_o when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o cause_v his_o soldier_n to_o adventure_v any_o hard_a and_o difficile_a exploit_n he_o affirm_v that_o the_o stag_n have_v give_v he_o warning_n thereof_o which_o they_o universallie_o beleve_v and_o willing_o obey_v as_o though_o the_o same_o have_v be_v send_v down_o from_o the_o god_n in_o deed_n the_o same_o stag_n upon_o a_o time_n when_o news_n come_v that_o thene_n mie_n have_v make_v incursion_n into_o his_o camp_n amaze_v with_o the_o haste_n and_o turmoil_v run_v away_o and_o hide_v himself_o in_o a_o marishe_a hard_a adjoin_v afterwards_o be_v seek_v for_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v dead_a within_o few_o day_n after_o tiding_n be_v bring_v to_o sertorius_n that_o the_o stag_n be_v find_v the_o messenger_n be_v command_v by_o he_o to_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o threaten_v to_o be_v punish_v if_o he_o do_v disclose_v it_o the_o next_o day_n the_o same_o messenger_n be_v appoint_v sudden_o to_o bring_v the_o stag_n into_o the_o place_n where_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n do_v consult_v together_o when_o they_o be_v assemble_v he_o tell_v they_o how_o the_o day_n after_o that_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o stag_n he_o dream_v that_o he_o be_v come_v again_o and_o according_a to_o his_o custom_n tell_v he_o what_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v doen._n then_o sertorius_n make_v a_o sign_n to_o have_v the_o order_n fulfiil_v which_o he_o have_v give_v the_o day_n before_o by_o &_o by_o the_o stag_n break_v into_o the_o chamber_n wherewithal_o a_o great_a shout_n be_v make_v and_o a_o admiration_n raise_v of_o that_o chance_n which_o credulity_n of_o the_o barbarous_a cositry_n serve_v sertorius_n turn_v in_o his_o weighty_a affair_n a_o worthy_a matter_n also_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v of_o he_o that_o no_o soldier_n that_o ever_o serve_v he_o of_o those_o uncivile_a countree_n that_o take_v his_o part_n do_v vever_o revolt_n or_o forsake_v he_o although_o those_o kind_n of_o people_n be_v most_o inconstant_a of_o the_o book_n of_o sibylla_n ¶_o the_o xxu_o novel_a in_o ancient_a chronicle_n these_o thing_n appear_v in_o memory_n touch_v the_o book_n of_o sibylla_n a_o strange_a and_o unknowen_a old_a woman_n repair_v to_o the_o roman_a king_n tarqvinius_n superbus_n bear_v in_o her_o arm_n nine_o book_n which_o she_o say_v be_v divine_a oracle_n and_o offer_v they_o to_o be_v sell_v tarqvinius_n demand_v the_o price_n the_o woman_n ask_v a_o wonderful_a some_o the_o king_n make_v semblance_n as_o though_o the_o old_a woman_n tote_v begin_v to_o laugh_v then_o she_o get_v fire_n in_o a_o chase_a dish_n and_o burn_v three_o book_n of_o the_o nine_o she_o ask_v the_o king_n again_o if_o he_o will_v have_v the_o six_o for_o that_o price_n whereat_o the_o king_n laugh_v in_o more_o ample_a sort_n sai_v that_o the_o old_a woman_n no_o doubt_n do_v date_n in_o deed_n by_o and_o by_o the_o burn_v other_o three_o humble_o demaside_v the_o king_n the_o like_a question_n if_o he_o will_v buy_v the_o rest_n for_o that_o price_n whereupon_o the_o king_n more_o earnest_o give_v heed_n to_o her_o request_n think_n the_o constant_a demand_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o to_o be_v in_o vain_a bring_v the_o three_o book_n that_o remain_v for_o no_o less_o price_n than_o be_v require_v for_o the_o whole_a therewithal_o the_o woman_n depart_v from_o tarqvinius_n and_o be_v never_o seen_v after_o these_o book_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o capitole_v at_o rome_n whereunto_o the_o roman_n resort_v when_o they_o purpose_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o god_n a_o good_a example_n for_o wiseman_n to_o beware_v how_o they_o despise_v or_o neglect_v ancient_a book_n and_o monnmente_n many_o the_o like_a in_o this_o realm_n have_v be_v deface_v find_v in_o religious_a house_n which_o no_o doubt_n will_v have_v conduce_v great_a utility_n and_o profit_n both_o to_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o country_n if_o they_o have_v be_v reserve_v and_o keep_v which_o book_n by_o the_o ignorant_a have_v be_v tear_v and_o raise_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o those_o that_o be_v learned_a and_o of_o they_o that_o aspire_v to_o learning_n and_o virtue_n i_o difference_n and_o contronersie_n betwene_n master_n &_o a_o scholar_n so_o subtle_a that_o the_o judge_n can_v not_o give_v sentence_n ¶_o the_o xxuj_o novel_a diverse_a thing_n be_v write_v which_o although_o they_o seem_v of_o little_a importance_n yet_o they_o be_v witty_a and_o comfortable_a to_o recreate_v honest_a mind_n and_o deserve_v to_o be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n emonge_v which_o aulus_n gellius_n who_o report_v ten_o of_o the_o former_a history_n select_v out_o of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr noctibus_fw-la atticis_fw-la remember_v this_o pretty_a contraversie_n in_o athenes_n
in_o this_o order_n but_o their_o substance_n leave_v they_o by_o their_o father_n be_v very_o much_o consume_v and_o their_o revenue_n not_o able_a to_o maintain_v their_o expense_n begin_v to_o decrease_v whereupon_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o mortgage_n and_o sell_v their_o inheritance_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o in_o the_o end_n they_o grow_v to_o extreme_a poverty_n and_o then_o penury_n do_v open_v their_o eye_n in_o like_a sort_n as_o before_o richesse_n have_v close_v they_o up_o for_o which_o cause_n lamberto_n upon_o a_o day_n do_v call_v his_o other_o two_o brethren_n unto_o he_o and_o tell_v they_o of_o what_o honour_n their_o father_n be_v to_o what_o value_n his_o richesse_n do_v amount_v and_o now_o to_o what_o poverty_n they_o be_v come_v through_o their_o disordinate_a expense_n give_v they_o counsel_n so_o well_o as_o he_o can_v that_o before_o misery_n do_v grow_v any_o further_a upon_o they_o by_o sell_v that_o which_o be_v leave_v they_o shall_v go_v their_o way_n which_o they_o do_v and_o without_o leave_v take_v of_o any_o man_n or_o other_o solemnity_n they_o depart_v from_o florence_n and_o tarry_v in_o no_o place_n before_o they_o be_v arrive_v in_o england_n where_o take_v a_o little_a house_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n they_o live_v with_o little_a expense_n and_o begin_v to_o lend_v out_o their_o money_n to_o usury_n &_o fortune_n be_v so_o favourable_a unto_o they_o by_o that_o trade_n that_o in_o few_o year_n they_o have_v gain_v a_o very_a notable_a some_o of_o money_n which_o make_v they_o one_o after_o a_o other_o to_o retire_v again_o to_o florence_n with_o their_o substance_n where_o they_o redeem_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o inheritance_n and_o buy_v other_o land_n and_o so_o give_v themselves_o to_o marriage_n continew_v nevertheless_o in_o england_n their_o money_n at_o interest_n they_o send_v thither_o to_o be_v their_o factor_n a_o young_a man_n their_o nephew_n call_v alexandro_n and_o they_o three_o dwell_v still_o at_o florence_n begin_v again_o to_o forget_v to_o what_o misery_n their_o inordinate_a expense_n have_v bring_v they_o before_o and_o albeit_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o household_n yet_o they_o spend_v out_o of_o order_n and_o without_o respect_n and_o be_v of_o great_a credit_n with_o every_o merchant_n who_o expense_n the_o money_n that_o alexandro_n many_o time_n do_v send_v home_o do_v help_v to_o support_v for_o certain_a year_n which_o be_v lent_fw-la out_o to_o diverse_a gentleman_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o country_n upon_o their_o castle_n manor_n and_o other_o revenue_n whereof_o be_v receive_v a_o incredible_a profit_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o three_o brethren_n spend_v so_o large_o that_o they_o borrow_v money_n of_o other_o fix_v all_o their_o hope_n from_o england_n it_o chance_v contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n that_o war_n happen_v between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o one_o of_o his_o son_n which_o breed_v much_o division_n in_o that_o country_n some_o hold_v of_o one_o part_n and_o some_o of_o a_o other_o by_o mean_n whereof_o all_o the_o manor_n and_o mortgage_v land_n be_v take_v away_o from_o alexandro_n have_v nothing_o whereupon_o any_o profit_n do_v rise_v but_o daily_o trust_v that_o peace_n shall_v be_v conclude_v between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v surrender_v aswell_o the_o principal_a as_o the_o interest_n he_o determine_v not_o to_o depart_v the_o country_n the_o three_o brethren_n which_o be_v at_o florrence_n not_o limit_v any_o order_n to_o their_o disordinate_a expense_n grow_v daily_o worse_o and_o worse_o but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o all_o hope_n be_v pass_v of_o their_o recovery_n they_o lose_v not_o only_o their_o credit_n but_o the_o creditor_n desirous_a to_o be_v pay_v be_v fain_o to_o send_v they_o to_o prison_n and_o because_o their_o inheritance_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o pay_v the_o whole_a debt_n they_o remain_v in_o prison_n for_o the_o rest_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v disperse_v some_o into_o the_o country_n and_o some_o hither_o and_o thither_o out_o of_o order_n not_o know_v how_o to_o do_v but_o to_o abide_v a_o poor_a &_o miserable_a life_n for_o ever_o alexandro_n which_o of_o long_a time_n tarry_v for_o a_o peace_n in_o england_n and_o see_v that_o it_o will_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v &_o consider_v with_o himself_o that_o over_o and_o beside_o his_o vain_a abode_n for_o recovery_n of_o his_o debt_n that_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n he_o purpose_v to_o return_v into_o italy_n and_o as_o he_o traveil_v by_o the_o way_n alone_o and_o depart_v from_o bruges_n by_o fortune_n he_o perceive_v a_o abbot_n clothe_v in_o white_a in_o like_a manner_n about_o to_o take_v his_o journey_n accompany_v with_o many_o monk_n and_o a_o great_a train_n have_v much_o carriage_n and_o diverse_a baggage_n before_o after_o who_o ride_v two_o old_a knight_n the_o kinsmenne_n of_o the_o king_n with_o who_o alexandro_n enter_v acquaintance_n by_o reason_n of_o former_a knowledge_n and_o be_v receive_v into_o their_o company_n alexandro_n then_o ride_v with_o they_o friendly_a demand_v what_o monk_n they_o be_v that_o ride_v before_o with_o so_o great_a a_o train_n and_o whether_o they_o go_v to_o who_o one_o of_o the_o knight_n answer_v that_o he_o which_o ride_v before_o be_v a_o young_a gentle_a man_n their_o kinsman_n which_o be_v new_o choose_v abbot_n of_o one_o of_o the_o best_a abbay_n in_o england_n and_o because_o he_o be_v very_o young_a and_o not_o lawful_a by_o the_o decree_n for_o such_o a_o dignity_n they_o go_v with_o he_o to_o rome_n to_o obtain_v of_o the_o holy_a father_n a_o dispensation_n for_o his_o age_n and_o for_o a_o confirmation_n of_o that_o dignity_n but_o they_o will_v he_o to_o disclose_v the_o same_o to_o no_o man_n and_o so_o this_o new_a abbot_n ride_v sometime_o before_o and_o sometime_o after_o as_o we_o see_v ordinary_o that_o lord_n do_v when_o they_o travel_v in_o the_o country_n it_o chance_v that_o the_o abbot_n perceive_v alexandro_n ride_v beside_o he_o which_o be_v a_o fair_a young_a man_n honest_a courteous_a and_o familiar_a who_o at_o the_o first_o meet_v do_v so_o merueilouslie_o delight_v he_o as_o any_o thing_n that_o ever_o he_o see_v in_o his_o life_n and_o call_v he_o unto_o he_o he_o begin_v familierlie_o to_o talk_v and_o ask_v what_o he_o be_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v and_o whether_o he_o go_v to_o who_o alexandro_n declare_v liberal_o all_o his_o state_n and_o satisfy_v his_o demand_n offer_v unto_o he_o although_o his_o power_n be_v little_a all_o the_o service_n he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o abbote_n hear_n his_o courteous_a offer_n and_o comely_a talk_n place_v in_o good_a order_n consider_v more_o particulerlie_a the_o state_n of_o his_o affair_n and_o wai_v with_o himself_o that_o albeit_o his_o train_n be_v small_a yet_o nevertheless_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o gentleman_n and_o then_o piti_v his_o mishap_n he_o recomfort_v he_o familierlie_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o ought_v daily_o to_o live_v in_o good_a hope_n for_o if_o he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n god_n will_v advance_v he_o again_o not_o only_o to_o that_o place_n from_o whence_o fortune_n have_v throw_v he_o down_o but_o also_o to_o great_a estimation_n pray_v he_o that_o since_o he_o be_v go_v into_o thuscane_a whether_o he_o likewise_o go_v that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o remain_v in_o his_o company_n alexandro_n thank_v he_o humble_o of_o his_o comfort_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o employ_v himself_o where_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o command_v the_o abbot_n thus_o ride_v into_o who_o mind_n new_a thought_n enter_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o alexandro_n it_o chance_v after_o many_o day_n journey_n they_o arrive_v at_o a_o village_n that_o be_v but_o meanlie_a furnish_v with_o lodging_n the_o abbot_n desirous_a to_o lodge_v there_o alexandro_n entreat_v he_o to_o light_n at_o the_o inn_n of_o a_o host_n which_o be_v familiar_o know_v unto_o he_o and_o cause_v a_o chamber_n to_o be_v make_v ready_a for_o himself_o in_o the_o worst_a place_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o abbotte_n lodgynge_n be_v already_o come_v to_o the_o town_n which_o be_v a_o man_n very_o skilful_a in_o those_o affair_n he_o lodge_v all_o the_o train_n in_o that_o village_n one_o here_o a_o other_o there_o so_o well_o as_o he_o can_v and_o by_o that_o time_n the_o abbot_n have_v sup_v night_n be_v far_o spend_v and_o every_o man_n repair_v to_o his_o bed_n alexandro_n demand_v the_o host_n where_o he_o shall_v lie_v to_o who_o the_o host_n make_v answer_v of_o a_o truth_n master_n alexandro_n i_o know_v not_o for_o you_o see_v that_o all_o my_o
be_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o be_v rapte_v with_o a_o unspeakable_a joy_n but_o much_o more_o merueil_v the_o two_o knight_n which_o be_v so_o trouble_v and_o appall_v that_o if_o they_o have_v be_v in_o any_o place_n else_o save_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o pope_n they_o will_v have_v kill_v alexandro_n and_o peradventure_o the_o lady_n herself_o of_o the_o other_o part_n the_o pope_n be_v very_o much_o aston_v both_o at_o the_o habit_n and_o apparel_n of_o the_o lady_n and_o also_o of_o her_o choice_n but_o know_v that_o the_o same_o can_v not_o be_v undoen_v he_o be_v content_a to_o satisfy_v her_o request_n and_o first_o of_o all_o he_o comfort_v the_o two_o knight_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v move_v at_o the_o matter_n and_o reduce_v they_o in_o amity_n with_o the_o lady_n and_o alexandro_n then_o he_o give_v order_n what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v doen._n and_o when_o the_o marriage_n day_n by_o he_o appoint_v be_v come_v he_o cause_v the_o lady_n to_o issue_v forth_o clothe_v in_o royal_a vesture_n before_o all_o the_o cardinal_n and_o many_o other_o great_a personage_n that_o be_v repair_v to_o the_o great_a feast_n of_o purpose_n by_o he_o prepare_v which_o lady_n appear_v to_o be_v so_o fair_a and_o comely_a that_o not_o without_o desert_n she_o be_v praise_v and_o commend_v of_o all_o the_o assembly_n in_o like_a manner_n alexandro_n gorgeouslie_o apparel_v both_o in_o outward_a apparaunce_n and_o condition_n be_v not_o like_o one_o that_o have_v lent_fw-la money_n to_o usury_n but_o of_o a_o more_o princely_a grace_n and_o be_v greatelie_o honour_v of_o those_o two_o knight_n where_o the_o pope_n solempnelie_o celebrate_v again_o the_o espousalle_n and_o after_o that_o scotfree_a &_o royal_a marriage_n be_v end_v he_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o depart_v it_o seem_v good_a to_o alexandro_n and_o like_o wise_a to_o the_o lady_n to_o go_v from_o rome_n to_o florence_n in_o which_o city_n the_o brute_n of_o that_o accident_n be_v all_o ready_a noise_v where_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o citizen_n with_o great_a honour_n the_o lady_n deliver_v the_o three_o brethren_n out_o of_o prison_n and_o have_v first_o pay_v every_o man_n their_o debt_n they_o with_o their_o wife_n be_v repossess_v in_o their_o former_a inheritance_n then_o alexandro_n and_o his_o wife_n with_o the_o good_a will_n and_o joyful_a gratulation_n of_o all_o man_n depart_v from_o florence_n and_o take_v with_o they_o agolante_n one_o of_o their_o uncle_n arrive_v at_o paris_n where_o they_o be_v honourable_o interteign_v of_o the_o french_a king_n from_o thence_o the_o two_o knight_n go_v into_o england_n and_o so_o persuade_v the_o king_n that_o they_o recover_v his_o good_a will_n towards_o his_o daughter_n and_o send_v for_o his_o son_n in_o law_n he_o receive_v they_o both_o with_o great_a joy_n and_o triumph_n and_o within_o a_o while_n after_o he_o invest_v his_o say_v soon_o with_o the_o order_n of_o knighthode_n and_o make_v he_o earl_n of_o cornovale_n who_o wisdom_n prove_v so_o great_a that_o he_o pacify_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n whereof_o ensue_v surpass_a profit_n and_o commodity_n for_o the_o whole_a realm_n whereby_o he_o gain_v and_o get_v the_o love_n and_o good_a well_o of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o agolante_n his_o uncle_n full_o recover_v all_o debt_n due_a unto_o he_o in_o england_n and_o the_o earl_n when_o he_o have_v make_v his_o uncle_n knight_n suffer_v he_o to_o return_v in_o scotfree_a estate_n to_o florence_n the_o earl_n afterwards_o live_v with_o his_o wife_n in_o great_a prosperity_n and_o as_o some_o do_v affirm_v both_o by_o his_o own_o policy_n and_o valiaunce_n and_o with_o the_o aid_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n he_o recover_v and_o overcome_v the_o realm_n of_o scotlande_n and_o be_v there_o crow_v king_n landolpho_n ruffolo_n be_v impoverish_v become_v a_o pirate_n and_o take_v by_o the_o genevois_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o drown_v who_o save_v himself_o upon_o a_o title_n coaferfull_a of_o scotfree_a jewel_n be_v receive_v at_o corfu_n and_o be_v cherish_v by_o a_o woman_n return_v home_o very_o scotfree_a ¶_o the_o xxxu_o novel_a it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o sea_n coast_n of_o reggium_n in_o calabria_n be_v the_o most_o delectable_a part_n in_o all_o italy_n wherein_o hard_a by_o salerno_n there_o be_v a_o country_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n which_o thinhabitante_n do_v term_v the_o coast_n of_o malsy_n so_o full_a of_o little_a city_n garden_n fountain_n scotfree_a man_n and_o merchant_n as_o any_o other_o people_n and_o country_n among_o which_o say_v city_n there_o be_v one_o call_v ravello_n where_o in_o time_n paste_n although_o in_o these_o day_n there_o be_v very_o scotfree_a man_n there_o dwell_v a_o notable_a man_n of_o substance_n call_v landolpho_n ruffolo_n who_o be_v not_o content_v with_o his_o richesse_n but_o desirous_a to_o multiply_v they_o double_a be_v in_o hazard_n to_o lose_v himself_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v this_o man_n as_o all_o other_o merchant_n be_v accustom_v after_o he_o have_v consider_v with_o himself_o what_o to_o do_v buy_v a_o very_a great_a ship_n and_o fraught_v the_o same_o with_o sundry_a kind_n of_o merchandise_n of_o his_o own_o adventure_n and_o make_v a_o voyage_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o cypri_n where_o he_o find_v beside_o the_o commodity_n which_o he_o bring_v many_o other_o ship_n arrive_v there_o lade_v with_o such_o like_a ware_n by_o which_o occasion_n it_o happen_v that_o he_o be_v force_v not_o only_o to_o fell_v the_o same_o good_a cheap_a but_o also_o be_v constrain_v if_o he_o will_v dispatch_v his_o good_n to_o give_v they_o almost_o for_o nought_o whereby_o he_o think_v that_o he_o be_v utterlie_o undoen_v and_o be_v great_o trouble_v for_o that_o less_o not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v and_o sing_v how_o in_o so_o little_a time_n of_o a_o scotfree_a man_n he_o be_v come_v to_o beggar_n state_n he_o think_v either_o to_o die_v or_o else_o by_o piracie_n to_o recover_v his_o loss_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v not_o return_v to_o the_o place_n poor_a from_o whence_o he_o be_v depart_v scotfree_a and_o have_v find_v a_o copesman_n for_o his_o great_a barque_n with_o the_o money_n thereof_o and_o with_o other_o which_o he_o receive_v for_o his_o merchandise_n he_o buy_v a_o small_a pinnace_n meet_v for_o the_o use_n of_o a_o pirate_n which_o he_o arm_v and_o furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o that_o purpose_n and_o determine_v to_o make_v himself_o scotfree_a with_o the_o good_n of_o other_o man_n and_o chief_o he_o mean_v to_o set_v upon_o the_o turk_n whereunto_o fortune_n be_v more_o favourable_a then_o to_o his_o former_a trade_n and_o by_o chance_n by_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n he_o rob_v and_o take_v so_o many_o foist_n and_o galley_n of_o the_o turk_n that_o he_o have_v recover_v not_o only_o that_o which_o he_o lose_v by_o merchandise_n but_o also_o more_o than_o twice_o so_o much_o as_o whereunto_o those_o loss_n do_v amount_v wherefore_o well_o punish_v with_o the_o first_o sorrow_n of_o his_o loss_n know_v his_o gain_n to_o multiply_v that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o return_v the_o second_o time_n he_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o the_o same_o which_o he_o have_v get_v be_v sufficient_a and_o therefore_o determine_v present_o to_o return_v to_o his_o own_o house_n with_o his_o get_a good_n and_o fear_v the_o hindrance_n which_o he_o sustain_v in_o traffic_n of_o merchandise_n he_o purpose_v to_o employ_v his_o money_n no_o long_o that_o way_n but_o in_o that_o barque_n wherewith_o he_o have_v gain_v the_o same_o with_o his_o oar_n he_o take_v his_o course_n homeward_o and_o be_v upon_o the_o main_a sea_n in_o the_o night_n the_o wind_n rise_v at_o the_o southeast_n which_o be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o his_o course_n but_o also_o cause_v such_o a_o tempest_n that_o his_o smalle_fw-mi barque_n be_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v the_o sea_n whereupon_o he_o take_v harbour_n in_o a_o creke_fw-mi of_o the_o sea_n which_o compass_v a_o little_a island_n there_o expect_v for_o better_a wind_n into_o which_o creke_v within_o a_o while_n after_o with_o much_o a_o do_v for_o avoid_v of_o that_o tempest_n arrive_v two_o great_a argoseis_n of_o genoa_n that_o be_v come_v from_o constantinople_n the_o mariner_n of_o which_o ship_n when_o they_o see_v the_o little_a barque_n &_o have_v shut_v up_o the_o way_n that_o the_o same_o can_v not_o go_v out_o understanding_n of_o whence_o he_o be_v &_o know_v by_o report_n that_o he_o be_v very_o scotfree_a determine_v be_v ikenne_n natural_o give_v to_o spoil_v and_o love_n of_o money_n to_o take_v she_o and_o set_v a_o shore_n part_n of_o their_o meune_n well_o arm_v and_o furnish_v with_o crossbows_z they_o convey_v
a_o little_a long_o he_o feign_v as_o though_o he_o have_v make_v a_o further_a search_n the_o other_o so_o subtle_a and_o malicious_a as_o he_o bid_v he_o to_o seek_v still_o and_o when_o they_o see_v time_n they_o take_v away_o the_o prop_n that_o stay_v up_o the_o tomb_n and_o run_v away_o leave_v poor_a andreuccio_n fast_o shut_v in_o the_o grave_n which_o when_o andreuccio_n perceive_v what_o chance_v to_o he_o then_o each_o man_n may_v consider_v then_o he_o assay_v sometime_o with_o his_o shoulder_n sometime_o with_o his_o head_n to_o remove_v the_o cover_n but_o all_o be_v in_o vain_a wherefore_o even_o for_o very_a sorrow_n he_o fill_v in_o a_o sound_n upon_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v seen_v they_o both_o at_o that_o instant_n it_o can_v not_o well_o have_v be_v discern_v whether_o be_v the_o dead_a corpse_n the_o archebishoppe_n dead_a or_o poor_a andreuccio_n di_v but_o after_o he_o be_v come_v to_o hymsef_n he_o begin_v piteouslie_o to_o complain_v see_v he_o be_v arrive_v to_o one_o of_o these_o two_o end_n either_o in_o the_o tomb_n to_o die_v for_o hunger_n and_o with_o the_o stench_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n putrefy_v with_o worm_n if_o no_o man_n come_v to_o open_v it_o or_o else_o to_o be_v hang_v as_o a_o thief_n if_o he_o be_v find_v within_o and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o these_o consideration_n torment_v with_o sorrow_n he_o hear_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o church_n of_o diverse_a man_n who_o as_o he_o think_v come_v to_o do_v the_o like_a fact_n that_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n have_v do_z before_o wherewith_o his_o fear_n begin_v much_o more_o to_o augment_v but_o after_o they_o have_v open_v the_o grave_n and_o stay_v it_o up_o it_o come_v in_o question_n emonge_v they_o who_o shall_v go_v in_o and_o when_o they_o have_v contend_v a_o good_a space_n about_o the_o same_o a_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o the_o company_n say_v why_o be_v you_o afraid_a do_v you_o think_v that_o he_o will_v eat_v you_o the_o dead_a never_o eat_v man_n i_o will_v go_v in_o myself_o and_o when_o he_o have_v say_v so_o he_o lay_v he_o down_o upon_o his_o breast_n at_o the_o drink_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o thrust_v his_o foot_n in_o before_o he_o go_v down_o andreuccio_n sing_v that_o erect_v himself_o upright_o and_o catch_v the_o priest_n by_o one_o of_o the_o leg_n make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v draw_v he_o in_o which_o when_o the_o priest_n perceive_v he_o cry_v out_o a_o loud_a spéede_v himself_o out_o so_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v wherewithal_o the_o rest_n dismay_v almost_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n leave_v the_o grave_a open_a take_v their_o leg_n and_o run_v as_o though_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o develle_n have_v be_v at_o their_o tail_n which_o sing_v andreuccio_n more_o joyful_a than_o he_o look_v for_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n and_o run_v as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v out_o of_o the_o church_n at_o the_o place_n where_o he_o come_v in_o at_o what_o time_n day_n light_n begin_v to_o appear_v and_o he_o with_o the_o ring_n on_o his_o finger_n wander_v he_o wist_v not_o whither_o till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o at_o length_n recover_v his_o inn_n where_o he_o find_v his_o company_n and_o his_o host_n all_o that_o night_n take_v great_a care_n for_o he_o to_o who_o recompt_v that_o which_o chance_v his_o host_n give_v he_o advise_v incontinent_o to_o get_v he_o out_o of_o naples_n which_o present_o he_o do_v and_o return_v to_o perugia_n have_v bestow_v he_o v._o c._n crown_n upon_o a_o ring_n which_o he_o think_v to_o have_v employ_v upon_o horse_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o make_v that_o journey_n the_o earl_n of_o angiers_n be_v false_o accuse_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o france_n and_o leave_v his_o two_o son_n in_o sundry_a place_n in_o england_n and_o return_a unknowen_a by_o scotlande_n find_v they_o in_o great_a authority_n afterwards_o he_o repair_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o french_a king_n army_n and_o be_v know_v to_o be_v innocent_a be_v again_o advance_v to_o his_o first_o estate_n ¶_o the_o xxxvii_o novel_a the_o roman_a empire_n be_v transfer_v from_o the_o french_a man_n unto_o the_o almains_n there_o rise_v a_o great_a dissension_n between_o both_o the_o nation_n and_o in_o the_o end_n a_o cruel_a and_o continual_a war_n for_o which_o cause_n as_o well_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o to_o offede_v his_o enemy_n the_o french_a king_n and_o one_o of_o his_o son_n with_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o realm_n and_o of_o their_o friend_n and_o ally_n assemble_v a_o great_a host_n of_o man_n to_o encountre_n with_o their_o enemy_n and_o before_o they_o procee_v because_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o realm_n with_o out_o a_o governor_n know_v gualtieri_n erle_n of_o angiers_n to_o be_v a_o gentle_a and_o sage_a knight_n and_o their_o most_o trusty_a friend_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n most_o expert_a in_o the_o art_n of_o warfare_n seem_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o more_o apt_a to_o pleasure_n than_o pain_n leave_v he_o lieutenant_n general_a in_o their_o place_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o procee_v in_o their_o enterprise_n the_o earl_n then_o begin_v with_o great_a knowledge_n and_o by_o good_a order_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n commit_v unto_o he_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o her_o fair_a daughter_n in_o law_n although_o they_o be_v leave_v to_o be_v under_o his_o custody_n and_o government_n yet_o never_o tholesse_a he_o honour_v they_o as_o his_o maistress_n and_o superior_n this_o earl_n gualtieri_n be_v a_o beautiful_a personage_n about_o the_o age_n of_o forty_o year_n so_o familiar_a and_o well_o condition_v as_o any_o gentleman_n can_v be_v and_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a and_o trim_a knight_n that_o be_v know_v in_o those_o day_n and_o one_o most_o comely_a in_o his_o apparel_n it_o chance_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o soon_o be_v at_o the_o war_n aforesaid_a the_o wife_n of_o the_o earl_n die_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n leave_v he_o only_o two_o little_a young_a child_n a_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n which_o he_o have_v by_o she_o he_z then_o frequent_v the_o court_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a lady_n talk_v many_o time_n with_o they_o about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o king_n son_n fix_v her_o eye_n upon_o he_o and_o with_o great_a affection_n for_o his_o person_n and_o virtue_n fervent_o embrace_v he_o with_o secret_a love_n and_o know_v herself_o to_o be_v young_a and_o fresh_a and_o he_o to_o be_v without_o a_o wife_n think_v sudden_o to_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o which_o she_o desire_v and_o think_n that_o nothing_o can_v let_v the_o same_o but_o only_a shame_n to_o discover_v it_o she_o purpose_v utter_o to_o abandon_v the_o same_o and_o upon_o a_o day_n be_v a_o lone_a she_o send_v one_o to_o seek_v the_o earl_n as_o though_o she_o will_v have_v communicate_v with_o he_o of_o other_o matter_n the_o earl_n who_o mind_n be_v far_o different_a from_o the_o lady_n incontinent_o come_v unto_o she_o who_o be_v set_v down_o together_o upon_o a_o bed_n which_o she_o desire_v alone_o in_o a_o chamber_n he_o ask_v she_o twice_o upon_o what_o occasion_n she_o send_v for_o he_o and_o she_o have_v nothing_o to_o sate_v unto_o he_o press_v in_o the_o end_n and_o rapte_v with_o love_n wax_v very_o shamefast_a and_o almost_o weep_v &_o quake_v for_o fear_n with_o faint_a word_n begin_v to_o say_v as_o follow_v my_o dere_o belove_a and_o love_a friend_n and_o lord_n you_o may_v easy_o know_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n as_o you_o be_v the_o frailty_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o by_o diverse_a consideration_n the_o weakness_n to_o be_v more_o in_o the_o one_o then_o in_o the_o other_o wherefore_o before_o a_o just_a judge_n one_o fault_n of_o diverse_a quality_n ought_v not_o of_o reason_n to_o receive_v one_o like_o punishment_n moreover_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v say_v that_o a_o poor_a man_n or_o woman_n which_o get_v their_o live_n with_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o body_n ought_v not_o more_o to_o be_v reprehend_v if_o they_o become_v amorous_a and_o subject_a to_o their_o lust_n than_o the_o scotfree_a lady_n which_o take_v no_o care_n for_o her_o live_n or_o want_v any_o thing_n that_o she_o desire_v true_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v none_o such_o that_o will_v say_v so_o for_o which_o reason_n i_o suppose_v that_o the_o thing_n before_o say_v aught_o to_o serve_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o excuse_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o she_o that_o do_v possess_v they_o if_o
furnish_v with_o silver_n and_o precious_a jewel_n tell_v no_o man_n whither_o she_o go_v and_o never_o rest_v till_o she_o come_v to_o florence_n where_o arrive_v by_o fortune_n at_o a_o poor_a widow_n house_n she_o content_v her_o self_n with_o the_o state_n of_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n desirous_a to_o here_o news_n of_o her_o lord_n who_o by_o fortune_n she_o see_v the_o next_o day_n pass_v by_o the_o house_n where_o she_o lay_v on_o horseback_n with_o his_o company_n and_o although_o she_o know_v he_o well_o enough_o yet_o she_o demand_v of_o the_o good_a wife_n of_o the_o house_n what_o he_o be_v who_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v a_o strange_a gentleman_n call_v the_o count_n beltramo_n of_o rossiglione_n a_o courteous_a knight_n and_o well-beloved_a in_o the_o city_n and_o that_o he_o be_v merueilous_o in_o love_n with_o a_o neighbour_n of_o she_o that_o be_v a_o gentlewoman_n very_o poor_a and_o of_o small_a substance_n nevertheless_o of_o right_a honest_a life_n and_o report_n &_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o poverty_n be_v yet_o unmarried_a and_o dwelte_v with_o her_o mother_n that_o be_v a_o wise_a and_o honest_a lady_n the_o countess_n well_o note_v these_o word_n and_o by_o little_a and_o little_a debate_v every_o particular_a point_n thereof_o comprehend_v the_o effect_n of_o those_o news_n conclude_v what_o to_o do_v and_o when_o she_o have_v well_o understand_v which_o be_v the_o house_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lady_n and_o of_o her_o daughter_n that_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o count_n upon_o a_o day_n repair_v to_o the_o house_n secret_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o pilgrim_n where_o find_v the_o mother_n and_o daughter_n in_o poor_a estate_n emonge_v their_o family_n after_o she_o have_v salute_v they_o tell_v the_o mother_n that_o she_o have_v to_o say_v unto_o she_o the_o gentlewoman_n rise_a up_o curteouslie_o interteign_v she_o and_o be_v enter_v alone_o into_o a_o chamber_n they_o sit_v down_o and_o the_o countess_n begin_v to_o say_v unto_o she_o in_o this_o wise_a madame_fw-fr i_o think_v that_o you_o be_v one_o upon_o who_o fortune_n do_v frown_v so_o well_o as_o upon_o i_o but_o if_o you_o please_v you_o may_v both_o comfort_v i_o and_o yourself_o the_o lady_n answer_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n whereof_o she_o be_v more_o desirous_a then_o of_o honest_a comfort_n the_o countess_n procede_v in_o her_o talk_n say_v unto_o she_o i_o have_v need_n now_o of_o your_o fidelity_n and_o trust_n whereupon_o if_o i_o do_v stay_v and_o you_o deceive_v i_o you_o shall_v both_o undo_v i_o and_o yourself_o tell_v i_o then_o what_o it_o be_v hardelie_a say_v the_o gentlewoman_n if_o it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n for_o you_o shall_v never_o be_v deceive_v of_o i_o then_o the_o countess_n begin_v to_o recite_v her_o whole_a estate_n of_o love_n tell_v she_o what_o she_o be_v and_o what_o have_v chance_v â—â—_o that_o present_a day_n in_o such_o perfect_a order_n that_o the_o gentlewoman_n beleve_v her_o word_n because_o she_o have_v partly_o hear_v report_n thereof_o before_o begin_v to_o have_v compassion_n upon_o she_o and_o after_o that_o the_o countess_n have_v rehearse_v all_o the_o whole_a circumstance_n she_o continue_v her_o purpose_n sai_v now_o you_o have_v hear_v emonge_v other_o my_o trouble_n what_o two_o thing_n they_o be_v which_o behove_v i_o to_o have_v if_o i_o do_v recover_v my_o husband_n which_o i_o know_v none_o can_v help_v i_o to_o obtain_v but_o only_o you_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o i_o hear_v which_o be_v that_o the_o count_n my_o husband_n be_v far_o in_o love_n with_o your_o daughter_n to_o who_o the_o gentlewoman_n say_v madame_fw-fr if_o the_o count_n love_v my_o daughter_n i_o know_v not_o albeit_o the_o likelihood_n be_v great_a but_o what_o be_o i_o able_a to_o do_v in_o that_o which_o you_o desire_v madame_fw-fr answer_v the_o countess_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o but_o first_o i_o will_v declare_v what_o i_o mean_v to_o do_v for_o you_o if_o my_o determination_n be_v bring_v to_o effect_v i_o see_v your_o fair_a daughter_n of_o good_a age_n ready_a to_o marry_v but_o as_o i_o understand_v the_o cause_n why_o she_o be_v unmarried_a be_v the_o lack_n of_o substance_n to_o bestow_v upon_o she_o wherefore_o i_o purpose_n for_o recompense_v of_o the_o pleasure_n which_o you_o shall_v do_v for_o i_o to_o give_v so_o much_o ready_a money_n to_o marry_v she_o honourable_o as_o you_o shall_v think_v sufficient_a the_o countess_n offer_n be_v very_o well_o like_v of_o the_o lady_n because_o she_o be_v but_o poor_a yet_o have_v a_o noble_a hart_n she_o say_v unto_o her_o madam_n tell_v i_o wherein_o i_o may_v do_v you_o service_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n honest_a i_o will_v glad_o perform_v it_o &_o the_o same_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v do_v as_o it_o shall_v please_v you_o then_o say_v the_o countess_n i_o think_v it_o requisite_a that_o by_o some_o one_o who_o you_o trust_v that_o you_o give_v knowledge_n to_o the_o count_n my_o husband_n that_o your_o daughter_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v at_o his_o commandment_n and_o to_o the_o intent_n she_o may_v be_v well_o assure_v that_o he_o love_v she_o in_o deed_n above_o any_o other_o that_o she_o pray_v he_o to_o send_v she_o a_o ring_n that_o he_o wear_v upon_o his_o finger_n which_o ring_n she_o hear_v tell_v he_o love_v very_o dere_o and_o when_o he_o send_v the_o ring_n you_o shall_v give_v it_o unto_o i_o and_o afterwards_o send_v he_o word_n that_o your_o daughter_n be_v ready_a to_o accomplish_v his_o pleasure_n and_o then_o you_o shall_v cause_v he_o secret_o to_o come_v hither_o and_o place_v i_o by_o he_o in_o steed_n of_o your_o daughter_n peradventure_o god_n will_v give_v i_o the_o grace_n that_o i_o may_v be_v with_o child_n and_o so_o have_v this_o ring_n on_o my_o finger_n and_o the_o child_n in_o my_o arm_n beget_v by_o he_o i_o shall_v recover_v he_o and_o by_o your_o mean_n continue_v with_o he_o as_o a_o wife_n ought_v to_o do_v with_o her_o husband_n this_o thing_n seem_v difficulte_n unto_o the_o gentlewoman_n fear_v that_o there_o will_v follow_v reproach_n unto_o her_o daughter_n notwithstanding_o consider_v what_o a_o honest_a part_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o mean_a that_o the_o good_a lady_n shall_v recover_v her_o husband_n and_o that_o she_o shall_v do_v it_o for_o a_o good_a purpose_n have_v affiance_n in_o her_o honest_a affection_n not_o only_o promise_v the_o countess_n to_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v but_o in_o few_o day_n with_o great_a subtlety_n follow_v the_o order_n wherein_o she_o be_v instruct_v she_o have_v get_v the_o ring_n although_o it_o be_v with_o the_o countess_n ill_a will_n and_o take_v order_n that_o the_o countess_n in_o stead_n of_o her_o daughter_n do_v lie_v with_o he_o and_o at_o the_o first_o meeting_n so_o affectuous_o desire_v by_o the_o count_n god_n so_o dispose_v the_o matter_n that_o the_o countess_n be_v beget_v with_o child_n of_o two_o goodly_a son_n &_o her_o delivery_n chance_v at_o the_o due_a time_n whereupon_o the_o gentlewoman_n not_o only_o content_v the_o countess_n at_o that_o time_n with_o the_o company_n of_o her_o husband_n but_o at_o many_o other_o time_n so_o secret_o that_o it_o be_v never_o know_v the_o count_n not_o think_n that_o he_o have_v lie_v with_o his_o wife_n but_o with_o her_o who_o he_o love_v to_o who_o at_o his_o uprise_a in_o the_o morning_n he_o use_v many_o courteous_a and_o amiable_a word_n and_o give_v diverse_a fair_a and_o precious_a jewel_n which_o the_o countess_n keep_v most_o careful_o and_o when_o she_o perceive_v herself_o with_o child_n she_o determine_v no_o more_o to_o trouble_v the_o gentlewoman_n but_o say_v unto_o she_o madame_fw-fr thank_v be_v to_o god_n and_o you_o i_o have_v the_o thing_n that_o i_o desire_v and_o even_o so_o it_o be_v time_n to_o recompense_v your_o desert_n that_o afterwards_o i_o may_v depart_v the_o gentlewoman_n say_v unto_o she_o that_o if_o she_o have_v do_z any_o pleasure_n agreeable_a to_o her_o mind_n she_o be_v right_o glad_a thereof_o which_o she_o do_v not_o for_o hope_v of_o reward_n but_o because_o it_o appertein_v to_o she_o by_o well_o do_v so_o to_o do_v whereunto_o the_o countess_n say_v your_o sai_n please_v i_o well_o and_o likewise_o for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v not_o purpose_n to_o give_v unto_o you_o the_o thing_n you_o shall_v demand_v of_o i_o in_o reward_n but_o for_o consideration_n of_o your_o well_o do_v which_o ductie_n force_v i_o so_o to_o do_v the_o gentlewoman_n then_o constrain_v with_o necessity_n demand_v of_o she_o with_o great_a bashefulnesse_n and_o hundred_o pound_n to_o marry_v her_o daughter_n the_o countess_n perceive_v the_o shamefastness_n of_o the_o gentlewoman_n and_o hear_n her_o
palace_n wherein_o the_o lady_n lie_v which_o be_v out_o of_o all_o man_n mind_n because_o it_o be_v not_o occupy_v many_o a_o day_n before_o and_o shut_v up_o with_o a_o very_a strong_a door_n but_o love_n in_o the_o eye_n whereof_o nothing_o be_v so_o secret_a but_o it_o will_v come_v to_o knowledge_n have_v bring_v the_o same_o again_o into_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o amorous_a lady_n the_o open_n of_o which_o door_n that_o no_o man_n may_v know_v it_o many_o day_n do_v trouble_v her_o wit_n afterward_o when_o she_o have_v find_v the_o way_n she_o go_v down_o a_o lone_a into_o the_o cave_n and_o view_v the_o vent_n whereunto_o she_o have_v give_v order_n for_o guiscardo_n to_o come_v she_o tell_v he_o of_o what_o height_n it_o be_v from_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o execution_n whereof_o guiscardo_n prepare_v a_o rope_n with_o knot_n and_o degree_n to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o and_o put_v upon_o he_o a_o leather_n coat_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o thorn_n and_o bush_n go_v doun_n the_o next_o night_n at_o the_o say_v vent_v unknowen_a of_o any_o man_n and_o fasten_v one_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o rope_n to_o the_o stock_n of_o a_o tree_n that_o grow_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vent_n he_o slipte_v down_o into_o the_o cave_n and_o tarry_v there_o for_o the_o lady_n who_o next_o day_n feign_v herself_o to_o sleep_v after_o dinner_n send_v her_o maid_n out_o of_o her_o chamber_n and_o lock_v herself_o within_o a_o lone_a and_o then_o open_v the_o door_n and_o go_v down_o into_o the_o cave_n where_o find_v guiscardo_n they_o merueilous_o reioyse_v one_o with_o a_o other_o and_o from_o thence_o go_v up_o together_o into_o her_o chamber_n where_o they_o remain_v together_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o day_n to_o their_o great_a contentation_n and_o have_v give_v good_a order_n for_o the_o affair_n of_o their_o love_n and_o the_o secret_a use_n thereof_o guiscardo_n return_v into_o the_o cave_n and_o the_o lady_n lock_v the_o door_n and_o come_v out_o emonge_v her_o maid_n the_o next_o night_n after_o guiscardo_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o vent_n upon_o the_o rope_n wherewith_o he_o descend_v and_o convey_v himself_o into_o his_o chamber_n and_o have_v learn_v the_o way_n he_o resort_v thither_o many_o time_n after_o but_o fortune_n envious_a of_o that_o pleasure_n so_o long_o and_o great_a with_o dolorous_a success_n turn_v the_o joy_n of_o those_o two_o lover_n into_o heavy_a and_o sorrowful_a end_n the_o prince_n accustom_v sometime_o to_o resort_v alone_o into_o his_o doughter_n chamber_n and_o there_o for_o a_o while_n to_o tarry_v and_o talk_v with_o she_o &_o so_o to_o depart_v who_o upon_o a_o day_n after_o dinner_n when_o the_o lady_n who_o name_n be_v gismonda_n be_v in_o the_o garden_n withal_o her_o maiden_n repair_v unknowen_a or_o see_v of_o any_o man_n into_o her_o chamber_n but_o be_v loath_a to_o trouble_v his_o daughter_n of_o her_o pleasure_n and_o find_v the_o window_n of_o her_o chamber_n shut_v and_o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o bed_n draw_v he_o sit_v down_o upon_o a_o stool_n at_o the_o bed_n foot_n and_o leaning_n his_o head_n to_o the_o bed_n the_o curtain_n draw_v over_o he_o as_o he_o have_v be_v hide_v of_o purpose_n he_o fall_v a_o sleep_v and_o the_o king_n be_v thus_o a_o sleep_v gismonda_n that_o in_o evil_a time_n the_o same_o day_n have_v appoint_v guiscardo_n to_o come_v leave_v her_o maiden_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o enter_v very_o soft_o into_o her_o chamber_n lock_v fast_a the_o door_n after_o she_o and_o not_o know_v any_o man_n to_o be_v there_o she_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o cave_n to_o guiscardo_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o wait_v for_o her_o come_n then_o they_o cast_v then selue_o upon_o the_o bed_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o thus_o solace_v themselves_o and_o pass_v the_o time_n together_o it_o chance_v that_o the_o prince_n awake_v who_o hear_v and_o see_v what_o guiscardo_n and_o his_o daughter_n do_v whereof_o be_v very_o sorrowful_a he_o will_v upon_o the_o first_o sight_n have_v cry_v out_o but_o that_o he_o think_v it_o better_o for_o that_o time_n to_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o still_o to_o keep_v himself_o secret_a to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o may_v more_o privily_o and_o with_o less_o shame_n accomplish_v that_o which_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v the_o two_o lover_n continue_v together_o a_o great_a time_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o prince_n his_o be_v there_o &_o when_o they_o see_v time_n they_o go_v down_o from_o the_o bed_n and_o guiscardo_n return_a to_o the_o cave_n she_o go_v forth_o of_o her_o chamber_n fro_o whence_o tancredi_n as_o old_a as_o he_o be_v convey_v himself_o into_o the_o garden_n out_o at_o a_o window_n of_o the_o same_o unséen_a and_o not_o perceive_v of_o any_o man_n who_o like_o a_o pensife_n man_n and_o careful_a even_o unto_o death_n repair_v to_o his_o own_o chamber_n and_o the_o next_o night_n about_o one_o of_o the_o clock_n he_o cause_v guiscardo_n to_o be_v apprehend_v by_o a_o order_n that_o he_o have_v prescribe_v at_o his_o come_n forth_o of_o the_o cave_n even_o clothe_v as_o he_o be_v with_o his_o leather_n coat_n and_o by_o two_o man_n be_v secret_o convey_v to_o the_o prince_n who_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o say_v unto_o he_o with_o tear_n stand_v in_o his_o eye_n guiscardo_n my_o benevolence_n and_o goodness_n towards_o thou_o have_v not_o merit_v this_o outrage_n and_o shame_n that_o thou_o haste_v commit_v this_o day_n in_o my_o own_o house_n which_o i_o see_v with_o my_o own_o eye_n to_o who_o guiscardo_n give_v no_o other_o answer_n but_o that_o love_n be_v of_o great_a force_n then_o either_o the_o prince_n or_o himself_o then_o the_o prince_n command_v he_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o chamber_n adjoin_v the_o next_o day_n the_o king_n gismonda_n be_v ignorant_a hereof_o revolue_v in_o his_o mind_n diverse_a and_o sundry_a matter_n and_o after_o dinner_n as_o he_o be_v accustom_v he_o go_v into_o his_o doughter_n chamber_n and_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v call_v unto_o he_o and_o shutting_a the_o chamber_n door_n in_o lamentable_a wise_n say_v unto_o she_o gismonda_n i_o have_v so_o much_o affiance_n and_o trust_n in_o thy_o virtue_n and_o honesty_n that_o it_o can_v never_o have_v enter_v into_o my_o mind_n although_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v i_o if_o i_o have_v not_o see_v it_o with_o my_o own_o proper_a eye_n but_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o only_o in_o deed_n but_o also_o in_o thought_n abandon_v the_o company_n of_o all_o man_n except_o it_o have_v be_v thy_o husband_n whereof_o i_o shall_v be_v right_a pensife_n and_o sorrowful_a so_o long_o as_o this_o little_a remnaunte_a of_o life_n that_o my_o old_a age_n do_v preserve_v endure_v in_o i_o and_o since_o thou_o can_v not_o contain_v thyself_o from_o such_o dishonest_a love_n i_o will_v it_o have_v please_v god_n that_o thou_o have_v take_v a_o man_n equal_a to_o thy_o estate_n but_o emonge_v so_o many_o that_o do_v frequent_v my_o court_n thou_o have_v choose_v this_o young_a man_n guiscardo_n who_o birth_n be_v very_o vile_a and_o base_a and_o bring_v up_o as_o it_o be_v for_o god_n sake_n from_o a_o child_n to_o this_o present_a day_n in_o our_o court_n for_o which_o consideration_n i_o be_o very_o sore_o disquiet_v not_o know_v how_o to_o take_v this_o at_o thy_o hand_n for_o with_o he_o who_o i_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v take_v this_o night_n in_o go_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n and_o now_o keep_v as_o prisoner_n i_o have_v already_o conclude_v what_o to_o do_v but_o with_o thou_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v god_n know_v of_o the_o one_o side_n the_o love_n that_o i_o still_o bear_v thou_o more_o than_o any_o father_n ever_o bare_a to_o his_o daughter_n do_v draw_v i_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o just_a displeasure_n and_o indignation_n take_v for_o thy_o great_a folly_n do_v move_v i_o the_o one_o motion_n will_v that_o i_o shall_v pardon_v thou_o the_o other_o force_v i_o against_o my_o nature_n to_o be_v cruel_a unto_o thou_o notwithstanding_o before_o i_o do_v make_v any_o certain_a resolution_n i_o desire_v to_o hear_v what_o thou_o can_v say_v for_o thyself_o when_o he_o have_v speak_v those_o word_n he_o kiss_v her_o face_n weep_v very_o bitter_o like_o a_o child_n that_o have_v be_v beat_v gismonda_n hear_n her_o father_n and_o know_v that_o not_o only_o her_o secret_a love_n be_v discover_v but_o also_o her_o lover_n guiscardo_n to_o be_v in_o prison_n conceive_v a_o inestimable_a sorrow_n utter_v the_o same_o many_o time_n without_o cry_n and_o schreche_n accord_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n how_o beit_n her_o great_a courage_n
husband_n and_o respect_n of_o she_o own_o honesty_n she_o have_v filthe_o give_v herself_o over_o to_o he_o which_o be_v call_v her_o darling_n the_o good_a gentleman_n hear_n this_o strange_a case_n be_v aston_v like_o one_o that_o have_v be_v strike_v with_o a_o flash_n of_o lighten_v then_o draw_v never_o to_o the_o accuser_n he_o answer_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o such_o wickedness_n can_v lie_v hide_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o our_o madam_n i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o by_o god_n that_o if_o any_o other_o have_v tell_v it_o i_o beside_o you_o i_o will_v not_o have_v beleve_v it_o and_o true_o yet_o i_o be_o in_o doubt_n thereof_o no_o no_o say_v this_o wicked_a blasphemer_n i_o will_v make_v you_o see_v that_o which_o you_o can_v not_o believe_v and_o have_v lesson_v his_o fool_n in_o his_o wont_a folly_n the_o next_o day_n he_o take_v the_o gentleman_n thither_o who_o sing_v the_o lady_n minion_n go_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n which_o many_o time_n lie_v severallie_o from_o her_o husband_n can_v not_o refrain_v weep_v lament_v the_o ill_a fortune_n of_o his_o lord_n who_o think_n that_o he_o have_v have_v a_o honest_a wife_n be_v abuse_v with_o a_o impudent_a and_o unshamefast_a whore_n then_o he_o begin_v to_o frame_v a_o long_a oration_n against_o the_o incontinency_n of_o woman_n move_v rather_o through_o the_o good_a will_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o master_n then_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o undiscrete_o he_o speak_v against_o the_o order_n of_o woman_n kind_a so_o ignorant_a be_v he_o of_o the_o treason_n and_o endeavour_n of_o the_o steward_n who_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o that_o matter_n what_o say_v the_o old_a gentleman_n such_o wickedness_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v unpunished_a my_o lord_n must_v be_v advertise_v hereof_o that_o the_o house_n may_v be_v purge_v of_o such_o a_o plague_n and_o infection_n that_o he_o may_v evident_o understande_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o she_o that_o so_o long_a time_n have_v keep_v close_o her_o incontinency_n under_o the_o veil_n of_o feign_a chastity_n but_o the_o righteous_a god_n make_v open_o to_o appear_v before_o man_n eye_n the_o secret_a sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o thintent_v great_a slander_n shall_v not_o increase_v the_o steward_n very_o joyful_a that_o he_o have_v get_v so_o honest_a a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o his_o accusation_n approve_v his_o advice_n for_o that_o it_o agree_v well_o with_o his_o intent_n so_o they_o will_v together_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o countenance_n sad_a and_o heavy_a correspondente_fw-la to_o their_o mind_n and_o special_o the_o traitor_n who_o sense_n be_v so_o confound_v with_o gladness_n that_o think_n to_o begin_v his_o tale_n his_o word_n so_o stick_v in_o his_o mouth_n as_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o utter_v a_o word_n whereat_o the_o lord_n be_v wonderful_o abash_v merueil_v what_o that_o tinudice_n do_v mean_a till_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o unfaithful_a steward_n tell_v his_o tale_n who_o say_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o sorry_a that_o it_o be_v my_o lot_n to_o declare_v unto_o you_o a_o matter_n hitherto_o unknowen_a and_o not_o mark_v or_o take_v heed_n of_o by_o any_o man_n which_o will_v so_o much_o offend_v you_o as_o any_o pleasure_n that_o ever_o till_o this_o day_n do_v please_v and_o content_v you_o and_o god_n know_v what_o grief_n it_o be_v to_o i_o in_o your_o presence_n to_o be_v a_o accuser_n of_o a_o person_n in_o the_o world_n which_o i_o have_v esteem_v next_o unto_o you_o above_o any_o other_o creature_n that_o live_v but_o be_v in_o the_o place_n i_o be_o i_o may_v by_o good_a desert_n be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o felony_n if_o conceal_v such_o a_o detestable_a crime_n i_o shall_v leave_v the_o same_o of_o fidelity_n to_o a_o other_o less_o desirous_a to_o do_v you_o service_n than_o i_o be_o who_o beleve_v there_o be_v no_o second_o person_n that_o desire_v better_a to_o acquit_v the_o goodness_n and_o preferment_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o your_o lordship_n than_o i_o do_v this_o it_o be_v my_o lord_n my_o lady_n misprise_a her_o duty_n to_o your_o lordship_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o house_n whereof_o she_o come_v have_v not_o disdain_v to_o receive_v into_o her_o chamber_n at_o inconvenient_a time_n the_o fool_n that_o be_v call_v her_o darling_n and_o in_o the_o place_n into_o which_o none_o but_o your_o honour_n aught_o to_o have_v peaceable_a entry_n whereof_o this_o gentleman_n present_a who_o you_o know_v to_o be_v without_o comparison_n shall_v be_v witness_v touch_v myself_o the_o faith_n and_o trust_n which_o always_o i_o have_v use_v in_o all_o your_o affair_n and_o the_o little_a affection_n which_o i_o have_v to_o thing_n contrary_a to_o virtue_n shall_v give_v true_a testimony_n of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v the_o lord_n bear_v these_o pitiful_a news_n which_o pierce_v his_o heart_n more_o deep_a than_o any_o two_o edge_a sword_n at_o the_o first_o be_v so_o aston_v that_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o say_v or_o do_v save_v the_o ardente_a fury_n of_o cholere_fw-la make_v he_o distil_v a_o certain_a melancholic_a humour_n into_o his_o eye_n which_o receive_v the_o superfluous_a vapour_n of_o his_o brain_n at_o length_n break_v that_o sorthe_a which_o trouble_v he_o within_o and_o grind_v his_o téethe_n for_o fury_n with_o stutter_v and_o uncertain_a voice_n fetch_v sigh_n between_o say_v o_o god_n what_o news_n be_v these_o that_o i_o hear_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o fair_a and_o chaste_a lady_n that_o live_v have_v in_o this_o wise_a deface_v her_o honour_n and_o so_o wicked_o blemish_v my_o reputation_n alas_o if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o she_o have_v in_o this_o wise_a disparage_v herself_o no_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o any_o other_o what_o soever_o she_o be_v ah_o god_n under_o what_o planet_n be_v i_o bear_v that_o after_o so_o long_a pleasure_n receive_v with_o my_o belove_a fere_n and_o companion_n i_o shall_v by_o her_o sele_n a_o displeasure_n a_o hundred_o time_n worse_o than_o death_n be_v there_o no_o remedy_n but_o that_o my_o house_n must_v receive_v and_o see_v a_o enterprise_n to_o villainous_a by_o her_o only_a mean_a which_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v be_v the_o ornament_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o same_o then_o he_o chause_v up_o and_o down_o the_o chamber_n without_o speak_v any_o more_o word_n with_o his_o eye_n roll_a in_o his_o head_n make_v strange_a countenance_n which_o do_v well_o express_v the_o grief_n that_o vex_v and_o torment_v his_o mind_n in_o the_o end_n half_o pacify_v he_o turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o accuser_n sai_v my_o friend_n if_o this_o be_v true_a which_o thou_o have_v tell_v i_o i_o swear_v by_o god_n that_o i_o will_v make_v she_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o such_o grevous_a punishment_n as_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o for_o ever_o but_o if_o my_o wife_n be_v slander_v and_o accuse_v wrongful_o assure_v thyself_o that_o i_o will_v be_v revenge_v upon_o thou_o i_o know_v the_o virtue_n of_o this_o gentleman_n very_o well_o have_v have_v good_a proof_n thereof_o &_o of_o thy_o fidelity_n i_o be_o nothing_o at_o all_o in_o doubt_n but_o alas_o the_o love_n that_o i_o bear_v unto_o my_o wife_n and_o her_o former_a virtue_n which_o make_v i_o to_o love_n and_o esteem_v she_o so_o much_o do_v thorough_o pierce_v my_o heart_n and_o much_o ado_n i_o have_v to_o live_v hear_v this_o report_n which_o do_v deface_v and_o blot_n all_o the_o honesty_n and_o virtue_n that_o ever_o remain_v in_o i_o and_o that_o be_v it_o my_o lord_n answer_v the_o traitor_n which_o do_v deceive_v you_o for_o the_o show_n of_o that_o paint_a virtue_n do_v so_o delude_v you_o that_o you_o be_v almost_o bewitch_v from_o understand_v the_o wrong_n so_o manifest_o perpetrate_v against_o you_o and_o all_o your_o house_n now_o to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o think_v not_o the_o accusation_n to_o be_v false_a i_o trust_v if_o it_o please_v you_o to_o assist_v i_o to_o let_v you_o see_v the_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v give_v you_o intelligence_n i_o will_v do_v say_v the_o lord_n what_o you_o will_v have_v i_o although_o it_o be_v to_o my_o great_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n to_o morrow_n morning_n then_o answer_v the_o traitor_n one_o hour_n before_o day_n i_o will_v let_v you_o see_v the_o varlet_n go_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n with_o so_o great_a joy_n as_o i_o do_v conceive_v heaviness_n and_o grief_n for_o the_o simple_a remembrance_n of_o so_o great_a wickedness_n when_o they_o be_v agree_v hereupon_o this_o knave_n most_o detestable_a weave_v the_o toil_n wherein_o he_o himself_o be_v catch_v go_v to_o suborn_v the_o personage_n of_o his_o fool_n whole_a
fear_v to_o think_v which_o be_v to_o have_v she_o one_o day_n for_o friend_n if_o the_o name_n of_o spouse_n be_v refuse_v thus_o torment_v with_o joy_n and_o displeasure_n wander_v between_o doubt_n and_o assurance_n of_o that_o he_o hope_v the_o self_n same_o day_n that_o adelasia_n practise_v with_o radegonde_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o her_o joy_n and_o secret_a ministry_n of_o her_o love_n he_o enter_v alone_o into_o a_o garden_n into_o which_o the_o princess_n chambre_n have_v prospecte_v and_o after_o he_o have_v walk_v there_o a_o good_a space_n in_o a_o alley_n view_v diligent_o the_o order_n of_o the_o fruitful_a tree_n of_o so_o diverse_a sort_n as_o there_o be_v variety_n of_o colour_n with_o in_o a_o fair_a mead_n during_o the_o vedure_n of_o the_o spring_n time_n and_o of_o so_o good_a and_o savorous_a taste_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v wish_v he_o repair_v under_o a_o laurel_n tree_n so_o well_o spread_v and_o adorn_v with_o leaf_n about_o which_o tree_n you_o may_v have_v see_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o myrtle_n tree_n of_o smell_n odoriferous_a and_o sweet_a of_o orange_n tree_n lade_v with_o unripe_a fruit_n of_o pliable_a masticke_n and_o tender_a tameriske_n and_o there_o he_o fetch_v his_o walk_n along_o the_o thick_a &_o green_a herb_n behold_v the_o variety_n of_o flower_n which_o deck_v &_o beautify_v the_o place_n with_o their_o lively_a and_o natural_a colour_n he_z then_o ravish_v in_o this_o contemplation_n remember_v she_o which_o be_v the_o pleasure_n and_o torment_v of_o his_o mind_n in_o sigh_v wise_a begin_v to_o say_v o_o that_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o propitious_a and_o favourable_a to_o my_o endeavour_n sith_o that_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o my_o iolity_n i_o feel_v a_o new_a pleasant_a displeasure_n which_o do_v adnihilate_v all_o other_o solace_n but_o that_o which_o i_o receyve_v through_o the_o image_n paint_v in_o my_o heart_n of_o that_o divine_a beauty_n which_o be_v more_o variate_v in_o perfection_n of_o pleasure_n than_o this_o paradise_n and_o delicious_a place_n in_o variety_n of_o enamel_n and_o paint_v although_o that_o nature_n and_o art_n of_o man_n have_v workmanly_o travail_v to_o declare_v and_o set_v forth_o their_o knowledge_n and_o diligence_n ah_o adelasia_n the_o fair_a lady_n of_o all_o fair_a and_o most_o excellent_a princess_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o i_o to_o feed_v myself_o so_o well_o of_o the_o view_n and_o contemplation_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a and_o angelical_a face_n as_o i_o do_v of_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o fair_a and_o sundry_a colour_a flower_n may_v it_o not_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v that_o i_o may_v smell_v that_o sweet_a breath_n which_o respire_v through_o thy_o delicate_a mouth_n be_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o balm_n musk_n and_o aumbre_v yea_o and_o that_o which_o be_v more_o precious_a which_o for_o the_o rarity_n and_o valour_n have_v no_o name_n even_o as_o i_o do_v smell_v the_o rose_n pink_n and_o violet_n hang_v over_o my_o head_n frank_o offer_v themselves_o into_o my_o hand_n ah_o infortunat_a alerane_n there_o be_v no_o flower_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o handle_v nor_o savour_n the_o swetenesse_n whereof_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v scent_v without_o desert_n merit_v before_o ah_o love_n love_v that_o thou_o have_v fix_v my_o mind_n upon_o so_o high_a thing_n alas_o i_o fear_v a_o offence_n so_o dangerous_a which_o in_o the_o end_n will_v breed_v my_o death_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v not_o withdraw_v my_o heart_n from_o that_o smoke_n of_o love_n although_o i_o will_v force_v myself_o to_o expel_v it_o from_o i_o alas_o i_o have_v read_v of_o he_o so_o many_o time_n and_o have_v hear_v talk_n of_o his_o force_n that_o i_o be_o afraid_a to_o board_n he_o and_o yet_o fear_v i_o shall_v not_o escape_v his_o gulf_n alas_o i_o know_v well_o it_o be_v he_o of_o who_o be_v engender_v a_o little_a mirth_n and_o laugh_v after_o which_o do_v follow_v a_o thousand_o tear_n and_o weaping_n which_o for_o a_o pleasure_n that_o pass_v away_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o whirl_n wind_n do_v gyve_v we_o over_o to_o great_a repentance_n the_o sorrow_n whereof_o endure_v a_o long_a time_n and_o sometime_o his_o bitterness_n accompany_v we_o even_o to_o the_o grave_n the_o patient_n that_o be_v taint_v with_o that_o amorous_a fever_n although_o continual_o they_o die_v yet_o they_o can_v not_o whole_o see_v and_o perceive_v for_o all_o that_o the_o defaut_n and_o lack_v of_o their_o life_n albeit_o they_o do_v wish_v and_o desire_v it_o still_o but_o alas_o what_o mishap_n be_v this_o that_o i_o do_v see_v the_o poison_n that_o cause_v my_o mischief_n and_o do_v know_v the_o way_n to_o remedy_v the_o same_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o i_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o recover_v the_o help_n do_v ever_o man_n hear_v a_o thing_n so_o strange_a that_o a_o sick_a man_n seek_v help_n and_o find_v recovery_n shall_v yet_o reject_v it_o say_v so_o he_o weep_v and_o sygh_v so_o piteous_o as_o a_o little_a child_n threat_v by_o his_o mother_n the_o nourice_n then_o roam_v up_o and_o down_o upon_o the_o grass_n he_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o man_n distraught_a and_o bind_v with_o chain_n than_o like_o one_o that_o have_v his_o wit_n and_o understanding_n afterwards_o be_v come_v again_o to_o himself_o he_o return_v to_o his_o first_o talk_n say_v but_o what_o be_o i_o more_o wise_a more_o constant_a and_o perfect_v than_o so_o many_o emperor_n king_n prince_n and_o great_a lord_n who_o notwithstanding_o their_o force_n wisdom_n or_o richesse_n have_v be_v tributary_n to_o love_n the_o tame_a and_o subduer_v of_o monster_n and_o tyrant_n hercules_n vanquish_v by_o the_o snare_n of_o love_n do_v not_o he_o handle_v the_o distaff_n in_o stead_n of_o his_o mighty_a mace_n the_o strong_a and_o invincible_a achilles_n be_v not_o he_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o shadow_n of_o hector_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o love_n to_o celebrate_v holy_a marriage_n with_o polixena_n daughter_n to_o king_n priamus_n the_o great_a dictator_n julius_n caesar_n the_o conqueror_n of_o so_o many_o people_n army_n captain_n and_o king_n be_v overcome_v with_o the_o beauty_n and_o good_a grace_n of_o cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n augustus_n his_o successor_n attire_v like_o a_o woman_n by_o a_o yeoman_n of_o his_o chamber_n do_v he_o not_o take_v away_o livia_n from_o he_o that_o have_v first_o marry_v she_o and_o that_o common_a enemy_n of_o man_n and_o of_o all_o courtesy_n claudius_n nero_n appease_v yet_o some_o of_o his_o fury_n for_o the_o love_n of_o his_o lady_n what_o strange_a thing_n do_v the_o learned_a wise_a and_o virtuous_a monarch_n marcus_n aurelius_n endure_v of_o his_o well-beloved_a faustine_n and_o that_o great_a captain_n marcus_n antonius_n the_o very_a terror_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o strange_a and_o barbarous_a nation_n do_v homage_n to_o the_o child_n cupid_n for_o the_o beauty_n of_o queen_n cleopatra_n which_o afterwards_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o whole_a overthrow_n but_o what_o mean_v i_o to_o allege_v &_o remember_v the_o number_n of_o lover_n be_v so_o infinite_a as_o they_o be_v wherefore_o have_v the_o poet_n in_o time_n past_o feign_a in_o their_o learned_a and_o divine_a book_n the_o love_n of_o jupiter_n apollo_n &_o mars_n but_o that_o every_o man_n may_v know_v the_o force_n of_o love_n to_o be_v so_o puissant_a that_o the_o god_n themselves_o have_v feel_v his_o force_n to_o be_v invincible_a &_o inevitable_a ah_o if_o sometime_o a_o gentleman_n be_v excuse_v for_o abass_v himself_o to_o love_n a_o woman_n of_o base_a birth_n and_o blood_n why_o shall_v i_o be_v accuse_v or_o reprehend_v for_o lon_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o chief_a prince_n of_o europe_n be_v it_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o her_o house_n and_o antiquity_n of_o her_o race_n why_o that_o be_v all_o one_o between_o we_o two_o &_o take_v his_o original_n of_o the_o place_n whereof_o at_o this_o day_n my_o father_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o principal_a and_o admit_v that_o adelasia_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o emperor_n ah_o love_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o person_n house_n or_o riches_n rather_o be_v he_o of_o great_a commendation_n who_o enterpryse_n be_v most_o famous_a and_o haute_fw-fr gest_n extend_v their_o flight_n far_o of_o now_o rest_v then_o to_o devise_v mean_n how_o to_o make_v she_o understande_v my_o pain_n for_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o she_o love_v i_o save_v that_o her_o honour_n and_o young_a year_n do_v let_v she_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v more_o manifest_a but_o it_o be_v my_o proper_a duty_n to_o make_v request_n for_o the_o same_o consider_v her_o merit_n and_o my_o small_a desert_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o perfection_n ah_o alerane_n thou_o must_v unlose_v that_o tongue_n which_o
forest_n where_o his_o father_n dwell_v whereunto_o the_o young_a man_n ready_o and_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n obey_v thus_o the_o lord_n gunfort_n for_o so_o be_v aleranes_n cousin_n call_v accompany_v with_o his_o little_a cousin_n and_o many_o other_o gentleman_n go_v towards_o the_o place_n where_o the_o collier_n prince_n remain_v and_o when_o they_o be_v near_o the_o craggy_a cave_n the_o lodging_n of_o alerane_n the_o whole_a company_n light_v of_o their_o horse_n and_o espy_v he_o busy_a about_o the_o lade_n of_o his_o coal_n to_o send_v to_o ast._n for_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o savonne_n stay_v alerane_n from_o go_v thither_o himself_o by_o reason_n his_o conscience_n still_o grudge_v for_o his_o fault_n commit_v against_o he_o alerane_n see_v this_o goodly_a company_n be_v abash_v as_o though_o horn_n have_v sudden_o grow_v out_o of_o his_o head_n and_o yet_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o son_n rich_o furnish_v and_o in_o the_o company_n of_o gunfort_n his_o cousin_n do_v more_o astonne_v he_o for_o he_o suspect_v incontinent_o that_o he_o be_v dyscover_v and_o that_o the_o emperor_n have_v send_v for_o he_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o the_o fault_n so_o long_a time_n commit_v and_o as_o he_o have_v imagine_v diverse_a thing_n upon_o his_o hard_a fortune_n wtin_n his_o fancy_n his_o son_n come_v to_o embrace_v he_o upon_o his_o knee_n &_o to_o kiss_v his_o hand_n with_o a_o honest_a and_o humble_a reverence_n say_v to_o gunfort_n sir_n this_o be_v he_o of_o who_o i_o tell_v the_o emperor_n &_o of_o he_o i_o take_v my_o be_v this_o be_v my_o father_n all_o this_o while_n the_o good_a father_n embrace_v his_o son_n very_o hard_o and_o weep_v for_o extreme_a joy_n say_v unto_o he_o alas_o my_o son_n if_o thy_o come_n be_v so_o happy_a unto_o i_o as_o it_o be_v joyful_a if_o thy_o news_n be_v good_a &_o prosperous_a which_o thou_o bring_v thou_o do_v revive_v thy_o father_n half_o dead_a and_o from_o lamentable_a despair_n thou_o do_v replenish_v and_o fill_v he_o with_o such_o hope_n that_o one_o day_n shall_v be_v the_o stay_n of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o great_a loss_n the_o son_n not_o able_a to_o abide_v the_o discourse_n of_o his_o parent_n affair_n can_v not_o comprehend_v any_o thing_n at_o the_o pitiful_a meet_v but_o stand_v still_o so_o aston_v as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v fall_v from_o the_o cloud_n now_o during_o this_o time_n that_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n thus_o welcome_v one_o another_o gunfort_n take_v heed_n to_o all_o the_o countenance_n and_o gesture_n of_o alerane_n there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o collier_n body_n that_o he_o forget_v to_o view_v and_o yet_o remember_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o cousin_n and_o see_v a_o wound_n that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o face_n be_v sure_a that_o it_o be_v he_o and_o then_o with_o his_o arm_n stretch_v forth_o he_o come_v to_o clepe_v alerane_n about_o the_o neck_n who_o he_o make_v to_o look_v read_v with_o his_o warm_a tear_n say_v ah_o alerane_n the_o present_a torment_n now_o but_o in_o time_n past_a the_o pleasant_a rest_n of_o our_o race_n what_o eclipse_n have_v so_o long_o obseur_v the_o shine_a sun_n of_o thy_o valiant_a prowess_n why_o have_v thou_o conceal_v so_o long_a time_n thy_o place_n of_o retire_v from_o he_o which_o desire_v so_o much_o thy_o advauncement_n have_v thou_o the_o heart_n to_o see_v the_o tear_n of_o thy_o cousin_n gunfort_n run_v down_o from_o his_o eye_n upon_o thy_o neck_n &_o his_o arm_n embrace_v thou_o with_o such_o love_n and_o amity_n that_o he_o can_v receyve_v the_o like_a except_o he_o be_v something_o move_v by_o thou_o in_o see_v thy_o love_a entertainment_n will_v thou_o deny_v that_o which_o i_o know_v by_o a_o certain_a instincte_n and_o natural_a agreement_n which_o be_v that_o thou_o be_v alerane_n the_o son_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxone_n and_o so_o renown_v through_o out_o all_o germany_n do_v thou_o pretend_v through_o thy_o own_o misfortune_n so_o root_v in_o thy_o heart_n by_o live_v in_o these_o wilderness_n to_o deprive_v thy_o son_n of_o the_o honour_n which_o the_o heaven_n and_o his_o good_a fortune_n have_v prepare_v for_o he_o ah_o cruel_a and_o pitiless_a father_n to_o suffer_v thy_o progeny_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o tomb_n of_o oblivion_n with_o eternal_a reproach_n o_o unkind_a kinsman_n towards_o thy_o kindred_n of_o who_o thou_o make_v so_o small_a account_n that_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o speak_v to_o thy_o cousin_n gunfort_n that_o be_v come_v hither_o for_o thy_o comfort_n and_o the_o advauncement_n of_o thy_o family_n alerane_n sore_o ashamed_a aswell_o for_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o ancient_a fault_n as_o to_o see_v himself_o in_o so_o poor_a estate_n before_o the_o emperor_n gallant_n answer_v gunfort_n say_v my_o lord_n and_o cousin_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o want_v of_o desire_n to_o make_v my_o complaint_n unto_o you_o and_o lack_v of_o courtesy_n to_o entertain_v you_o have_v not_o make_v i_o to_o forget_v my_o duty_n towards_o you_o be_v aswell_o my_o never_a kinsman_n as_o such_o a_o one_o to_o who_o i_o have_v do_v wrong_n and_o very_a great_a injury_n by_o offend_v the_o emperor_n but_o you_o do_v know_v of_o what_o puissance_n the_o prick_v of_o conscience_n be_v and_o with_o what_o worm_n she_o gnaw_v the_o heart_n of_o they_o which_o feel_v themselves_o culpable_a of_o crime_n i_o be_o as_o you_o say_v the_o present_a mishap_n of_o our_o house_n for_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o emperor_n have_v conceive_v of_o my_o folly_n and_o shall_v be_v the_o rest_n if_o you_o will_v do_v i_o so_o much_o pleasure_n to_o rid_v i_o of_o this_o miserable_a life_n both_o of_o you_o and_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o father_n just_o displease_v against_o his_o daughter_n and_o the_o quiet_a of_o a_o prince_n offend_v with_o his_o subject_n for_o i_o swear_v unto_o you_o by_o my_o faith_n that_o i_o never_o so_o much_o desire_v life_n as_o i_o now_o do_v covet_v death_n for_o that_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o i_o be_v dead_a my_o poor_a companion_n and_o well-beloved_a wife_n shall_v live_v at_o her_o ease_n enjoy_v the_o presence_n and_o good_a grace_n of_o her_o father_n what_o mean_v you_o so_o to_o say_v answer_v gunfort_n the_o emperor_n be_v so_o well_o please_v &_o appease_v that_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o i_o to_o receive_v you_o as_o his_o son_n in_o law_n and_o my_o lady_n your_o wife_n as_o his_o dear_a belove_a daughter_n who_o i_o pray_v you_o to_o cause_n to_o come_v before_o we_o or_o to_o signify_v unto_o we_o where_o she_o be_v that_o i_o may_v do_v reverence_n unto_o she_o as_o to_o my_o princess_n &_o sovereign_a lady_n william_n be_v all_o amaze_v and_o almost_o beside_o himself_o hear_v this_o discourse_n and_o think_v he_o be_v either_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o else_o enchant_v till_o that_o alerane_n call_v his_o wife_n by_o her_o proper_a name_n who_o be_v so_o appall_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o adelasia_n that_o her_o hart_n be_v sudden_o attach_v with_o terror_n and_o fear_n when_o she_o see_v so_o great_a a_o company_n about_o her_o husband_n and_o then_o her_o son_n come_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n not_o as_o to_o his_o mother_n only_o but_o as_o to_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o emperor_n &_o the_o wife_n of_o a_o prince_n of_o saxone_n she_o again_o embrace_v and_o kyss_v he_o although_o she_o be_v surprise_v with_o fear_n &_o shame_n and_o so_o move_v with_o that_o sudden_a sight_n that_o she_o have_v much_o a_o do_v to_o keep_v herself_o from_o faint_a and_o fall_v down_o between_o the_o arm_n of_o her_o son_n and_o think_v that_o she_o have_v pass_v the_o place_n where_o gunfort_n be_v who_o go_v toward_o she_o after_o his_o reverence_n and_o duty_n do_v make_v she_o understand_v the_o charge_n he_o have_v &_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o determine_v to_o receyve_v she_o again_o with_o so_o good_a order_n and_o entertainment_n as_o may_v be_v devise_v which_o earne_a word_n make_v they_o to_o resolve_v upon_o the_o prouse_n of_o fortune_n and_o to_o credit_n the_o promise_n that_o gunfort_n make_v they_o in_o the_o emperor_n behalf_n thus_o they_o forsake_v the_o cave_n their_o coat_n and_o fornace_n to_o reenter_v their_o former_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n that_o night_n they_o lodge_v at_o a_o village_n not_o far_o from_o the_o forest_n where_o they_o carry_v certain_a day_n to_o make_v apparel_n for_o these_o strange_a prince_n and_o so_o well_o as_o they_o can_v to_o adorn_v and_o furnish_v adelasia_n who_o be_v of_o the_o age_n almost_o of_o xxxiiij_o or_o xxxu_o year_n yet_o manifest_v some_o part_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o divine_a beauty_n and_o modest_a
gravity_n which_o once_o make_v her_o marvellous_a and_o singular_a above_o all_o they_o that_o live_v in_o her_o day_n in_o the_o time_n that_o this_o jolly_a company_n have_v furnish_v and_o prepare_v themselves_o in_o readiness_n gunfort_n send_v a_o gentleman_n of_o that_o troop_n towards_o the_o emperor_n to_o advertise_v he_o of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o journey_n whereof_o he_o be_v exceed_v joyful_a and_o attend_v for_o the_o come_n of_o his_o child_n with_o purpose_n to_o entertain_v they_o in_o love_v &_o honourable_a wise_n when_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o readiness_n and_o the_o train_n of_o adelasia_n in_o good_a order_n according_a to_o the_o worthyvesse_n of_o the_o house_n whereof_o the_o come_v they_o ride_v toward_o savonne_n which_o journey_n seem_v to_o they_o but_o a_o sport_n for_o the_o pleasure_n mix_v with_o compassion_n that_o each_o man_n conceyve_v in_o the_o discourse_n the_o alerane_n make_v upon_o his_o misfortune_n &_o chance_n aswell_o in_o his_o journey_n as_o of_o his_o abode_n and_o continuance_n in_o the_o desert_n which_o william_n call_v to_o remembrance_n praise_v god_n &_o yield_v he_o thanks_n for_o that_o it_o have_v please_v he_o to_o inspire_v into_o his_o mind_n the_o forsake_v of_o his_o parent_n consider_v that_o the_o same_o only_a fault_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o restitution_n and_o of_o his_o advauncement_n and_o glory_n be_v the_o son_n of_o such_o a_o father_n and_o the_o nevewe_n of_o so_o great_a a_o monarch_n the_o fame_n of_o who_o name_n make_v all_o man_n quake_v and_o tremble_v and_o who_o then_o have_v command_v all_o the_o troop_n of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o his_o court_n to_o go_v and_o seek_v the_o forlorn_a lover_n so_o long_a time_n lose_v and_o unknowen_a to_o be_v short_a their_o entry_n into_o savonne_n be_v so_o royal_a and_o triumphant_a as_o if_o the_o emperor_n himself_o will_v have_v receyve_v the_o honour_n of_o such_o estate_n &_o pomp_n which_o he_o command_v to_o be_v do_v aswell_o for_o the_o joy_n that_o he_o have_v recover_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o account_v lose_v as_o to_o declare_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o every_o wight_n that_o virtue_n can_v not_o make_v herself_o better_a know_v than_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o action_n and_o dede_n of_o great_a personage_n be_v semblable_a in_o rarity_n &_o excellence_n to_o their_o nobility_n for_o a_o prince_n be_v of_o great_a dignity_n and_o admiration_n than_o he_o common_o show_v himself_o which_o can_v never_o enter_v into_o the_o head_n of_o the_o popular_a sort_n that_o déeme_v the_o affection_n of_o other_o according_a to_o their_o own_o rude_a and_o beaste_o fancy_n as_o the_o greek_a poet_n euripides_n in_o his_o tragedy_n of_o medea_n do_v say_v ill_o luck_n and_o chance_n thou_o must_v of_o force_n endure_v fortune_n fickle_a stay_n needs_o thou_o must_v sustain_v to_o grudge_v thereat_o it_o boot_v not_o at_o all_o before_o it_o come_v the_o witty_a wise_n be_v sure_a by_o wisdom_n lore_n and_o counsel_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o shun_v and_o eke_o avoid_v the_o whirl_a ball_n of_o fortune_n threat_n the_o sage_a may_v well_o rebound_v by_o good_a foresight_n before_o it_o light_v on_o ground_n the_o emperor_n then_o have_v forget_v or_o wise_o dissemble_v that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o amend_v meet_v his_o daughter_n and_o son_n in_o law_n at_o the_o palace_n gate_n with_z so_o pleasant_a cheer_n and_o joyful_a countenance_n as_o the_o like_a long_a time_n before_o he_o do_v not_o use_v where_o alerane_n and_o adelasia_n be_v light_n of_o from_o their_o horse_n come_v to_o kiss_v his_o hand_n and_o both_o upon_o their_o knee_n begin_v to_o frame_v a_o oration_n for_o excuse_v of_o their_o fault_n and_o to_o pray_v pardon_n of_o his_o majesty_n the_o good_a prince_n ravish_v with_o joy_n &_o satisfy_v with_o repentance_n stop_v their_o mouth_n with_o sweet_a kiss_n and_o hard_a embracing_n o_o happy_a ill_a time_n say_v he_o and_o sorrowful_a joy_n which_o now_o bring_v to_o i_o a_o pleasure_n more_o great_a than_o ever_o be_v my_o heavy_a displeasure_n from_o whence_o come_v this_o my_o pleasant_a joy_n o_o well_o devise_v flight_n by_o the_o which_o i_o gain_v that_o by_o preserve_v my_o loss_n once_o make_v and_o commit_v which_o i_o never_o have_v if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v consider_v the_o ornament_n of_o my_o house_n and_o quietness_n of_o my_o life_n and_o say_v so_o he_o kiss_v &_o embrace_v his_o little_a nevewe_v and_o be_v loath_a that_o adelasia_n shall_v make_v rehearsal_n of_o other_o talk_n but_o of_o mirth_n and_o pleasure_n for_o say_v he_o it_o suffice_v i_o that_o i_o have_v overpass_o and_o spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o life_n in_o heaviness_n utter_o unwilling_a now_o to_o renew_v old_a sore_n and_o wound_n thus_o the_o marriage_n begone_v unknowen_a &_o against_o the_o emperor_n will_n be_v consummate_v &_o celebrate_v with_o great_a pomp_n and_o magniffcence_n by_o his_o own_o commandment_n in_o the_o city_n of_o savonne_n where_o he_o make_v sir_n william_n knight_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n many_o goodly_a fact_n at_o the_o tourney_n and_o tilt_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v whereat_o william_n almost_o every_o day_n bear_v away_o the_o prize_n &_o victory_n to_o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o his_o father_n &_o contentation_n of_o his_o grandfather_n who_o then_o make_v he_o marquis_n of_o monferrat_n to_o the_o second_o son_n of_o alerane_n he_o give_v the_o marquisat_n of_o savonne_n with_o all_o the_o appurtenance_n and_o jurisdiction_n adjoin_v of_o who_o be_v descend_v the_o marquess_n of_o caretto_n the_o third_o he_o make_v marquis_n of_o saluce_n the_o race_n of_o who_o be_v to_o this_o day_n of_o good_a fame_n and_o nobility_n of_o the_o four_o son_n spring_v out_o the_o original_n of_o the_o house_n of_o cera_n the_o five_o be_v marquis_n of_o incise_v who_o name_n and_o progeny_n live_v to_o this_o day_n the_o sixth_o son_n do_v govern_v pouzon_n the_o seven_o be_v establish_v senior_n of_o bosco_n under_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o marquis_n and_o alerane_n be_v make_v and_o constitute_v overséer_o of_o the_o good_n and_o dominion_n of_o his_o child_n and_o the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n of_o his_o possession_n which_o he_o have_v in_o liguria_n thus_o the_o emperor_n by_o moderate_v his_o passion_n vanquish_v himself_o and_o give_v example_n to_o the_o posterity_n to_o pursue_v the_o offence_n before_o it_o do_v take_v root_n but_o when_o the_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v correct_v to_o use_v modesty_n and_o mercy_n which_o make_v king_n to_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o their_o empire_n in_o assurance_n have_v take_v order_n with_o all_o his_o affair_n in_o italy_n he_o take_v leave_v of_o his_o daughter_n and_o child_n and_o retire_v into_o almaigne_n and_o alerane_n live_v honourable_a amongst_o his_o people_n be_v belove_v of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o in_o good_a reputation_n and_o fame_n arrive_v to_o old_a year_n still_o remember_v that_o adversity_n ought_v not_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o despair_v nor_o prosperity_n to_o insolency_n or_o ill_a behaviour_n and_o contempt_n of_o thing_n that_o seem_v small_a and_o base_a since_o there_o be_v nothing_o under_o the_o heaven_n that_o be_v stable_a and_o sure_a for_o he_o that_o of_o late_o be_v great_a and_o make_v all_o man_n to_o stoop_v before_o he_o be_v become_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o though_o he_o have_v never_o be_v and_o the_o poor_a humble_a man_n advance_v to_o that_o estate_n from_o whence_o the_o first_o do_v fall_v and_o be_v depose_v make_v law_n sometime_o for_o he_o under_o who_o he_o live_v a_o subject_n and_o behold_v of_o what_o force_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v and_o what_o poise_n his_o balance_n do_v contain_v and_o how_o blame_v worthy_a they_o be_v that_o refer_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o divine_a counsel_n to_o the_o inconstant_a and_o mutable_a revolution_n of_o fortune_n that_o be_v blind_a and_o uncertain_a the_o duchess_n of_o savoie_n the_o duchess_n of_o savoie_n be_v the_o king_n of_o england_n sister_n be_v in_o the_o duke_n her_o husband_n absence_n uniustlie_o accuse_v of_o adultery_n by_o a_o noble_a man_n his_o lieutenant_n and_o shall_v have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n if_o by_o the_o prowess_n and_o valiant_a to_o combat_v of_o don_n john_n di_fw-fr mendozza_n a_o gentleman_n of_o spain_n she_o have_v not_o be_v deliver_v with_o a_o discourse_n of_o marvelous_a accident_n touch_v the_o same_o to_o the_o singular_a praise_n and_o commendation_n of_o chaste_a and_o honest_a lady_n ¶_o the_o xlu_o novel_a love_n common_o be_v count_v the_o great_a passion_n amongst_o all_o the_o most_o grevous_a that_o ordinary_o do_v assault_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o after_o it_o have_v once_o take_v hold_v of_o any_o gentle_a subject_n follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o
spouse_n after_o she_o have_v so_o well_o play_v this_o pageaunt_n by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o feign_v then_o to_o awake_v she_o begin_v to_o stretch_v forth_o her_o arm_n and_o leg_n with_o such_o force_n that_o whosoever_o have_v hear_v the_o noise_n will_v easy_o have_v judge_v that_o she_o be_v deliver_v from_o some_o great_a torment_n and_o behold_v the_o duke_n her_o husband_n with_o a_o pitiful_a eye_n who_o have_v lean_v his_o head_n never_o unto_o she_o in_o the_o bed_n she_o cast_v her_o stretch_a arm_n negligent_o upon_o his_o neck_n &_o kiss_v he_o say_v now_o may_v i_o safe_o kiss_v you_o my_o lord_n that_o wtin_n these_o three_o hour_n be_v in_o such_o pitiful_a plight_n as_o i_o think_v myself_o for_o ever_o deprive_v of_o that_o benefit_n thanks_n be_v give_v to_o god_n &_o that_o good_a saint_n to_o who_o i_o make_v my_o vow_n i_o be_o present_o so_o well_o ease_v that_o if_o i_o feel_v myself_o no_o worse_o i_o will_v yet_o detain_v you_o husband_n a_o while_n from_o marriage_n but_o the_o poor_a duke_n altogether_o ravish_v with_o joy_n have_v his_o white_a beard_n all_o temper_a with_o tear_n know_v not_o what_o answer_n to_o make_v but_o behold_v she_o with_o such_o admiration_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v beside_o himself_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n certain_a which_o be_v at_o the_o door_n hear_v they_o speak_v enter_v the_o chamber_n who_o find_v the_o duchess_n somewhat_o better_a than_o she_o be_v publish_v the_o same_o incontinent_o through_o all_o the_o city_n whereof_o the_o citizen_n be_v advertise_v because_o they_o love_v she_o dear_o make_v procession_n &_o other_o thanks_n giving_n to_o god_n as_o in_o case_n like_o have_v be_v accustom_v with_o in_o a_o while_n after_o the_o duchess_n begin_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o taste_v her_o meat_n &_o to_o use_v such_o diet_n that_o she_o have_v recover_v her_o former_a health_n except_o the_o new_a plague_n which_o she_o feel_v at_o her_o heart_n for_o the_o lord_n mendozza_n which_o she_o can_v not_o cure_v but_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o he_o that_o bear_v the_o ointment_n box_n for_o that_o sore_a and_o so_o long_o she_o continue_v in_o these_o amorous_a thought_n till_o the_o lady_n isabella_n return_v from_o her_o pilgrimage_n who_o come_v to_o the_o castle_n according_a to_o her_o promise_n and_o after_o friendly_a greeting_n one_o of_o another_o the_o duchess_n make_v she_o to_o understande_v how_o since_o her_o departure_n she_o have_v never_o almost_o come_v out_o of_o her_o bed_n for_o that_o she_o have_v be_v afflict_v with_o a_o most_o grievous_a sickness_n nevertheless_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n and_o the_o intercession_n of_o good_a s._n james_n to_o who_o she_o have_v vow_v herself_o she_o have_v recover_v health_n and_o if_o she_o can_v obtain_v leave_n of_o the_o duke_n her_o husband_n she_o will_v think_v herself_o happy_a to_o make_v a_o voyage_n thither_o in_o her_o company_n which_o the_o spanish_a lady_n persuade_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a show_v unto_o her_o many_o commodity_n which_o she_o shall_v find_v in_o spain_n and_o the_o honourable_a company_n of_o gentleman_n &_o lady_n who_o at_o her_o arrival_n there_o if_o it_o will_v please_v she_o to_o do_v they_o so_o much_o honour_n as_o to_o visit_v they_o in_o pass_v by_o will_v leave_v nothing_o undo_v for_o the_o best_a manner_n of_o entertainment_n that_o possible_o may_v be_v devise_v and_o by_o this_o mean_a the_o lady_n isabella_n think_v to_o prick_v she_o forward_o who_o be_v in_o deed_n but_o to_o quick_a of_o the_o spur_n already_o &_o think_v every_o hour_n vij_o determine_v one_o morning_n to_o move_v the_o duke_n her_o husband_n thereunto_o to_o who_o she_o say_v my_o lord_n i_o believe_v that_o you_o do_v sufficient_o well_o remember_v my_o trouble_n past_a and_o the_o extreme_a martyrdom_n that_o i_o suffer_v in_o my_o late_a sickness_n and_o namely_o of_o the_o vow_v which_o i_o make_v for_o recovery_n of_o my_o health_n now_o find_v myself_o whole_a and_o strong_a my_o desire_n be_v that_o with_o your_o licence_n i_o may_v accomplish_v my_o voyage_n special_o with_o so_o good_a opportunity_n for_o the_o noble_a woman_n of_o spain_n of_o who_o i_o have_v heretofore_o tell_v you_o be_v return_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a ease_n to_o we_o both_o to_o go_v in_o company_n together_o and_o for_o so_o much_o as_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o necessity_n and_o that_o early_o or_o late_o i_o must_v adventure_v to_o pay_v my_o vow_a debt_n it_o be_v best_a both_o for_o my_o commodity_n and_o also_o for_o my_o honour_n to_o go_v in_o her_o company_n whereunto_o the_o good_a duke_n do_v willing_o accord_v who_o never_o have_v any_o manner_n of_o suspicion_n that_o such_o a_o treason_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o so_o great_a a_o princess_n and_o have_v give_v order_n for_o all_o thing_n requisite_a for_o her_o depart_n she_o take_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o gentleman_n and_o damsel_n among_o which_o master_n appian_n and_o emilia_n be_v not_o forget_v and_o be_v all_o apparel_v in_o pilgrim_n weed_n by_o long_a travail_n and_o weary_a iorney_n after_o they_o have_v pass_v the_o cold_a alps_n they_o come_v into_o the_o county_n of_o rossilion_n &_o enter_v into_o spain_n and_o then_o the_o duchess_n feel_v herself_o to_o approach_v the_o place_n where_o her_o heart_n of_o long_a time_n have_v take_v hold_n desire_v the_o lady_n isabella_n and_o her_o company_n earnest_o not_o to_o make_v it_o know_v to_o any_o person_n what_o she_o be_v and_o so_o travayl_v by_o small_a journey_n and_o devise_v of_o diverse_a matter_n they_o arrive_v within_o two_o little_a day_n journey_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n keep_v his_o ordinary_a household_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o spanish_a lady_n entreat_v the_o duchess_n not_o to_o be_v offend_v if_o she_o send_v some_o one_o of_o her_o man_n before_o to_o gyve_v advertisement_n of_o their_o come_n which_o the_o duchess_n grant_v and_o the_o messenger_n find_v the_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n ready_a to_o receyve_v they_o and_o have_v do_v he_o to_o understand_v of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o duchess_n of_o the_o first_o talk_n between_o she_o and_o his_o sister_n of_o the_o great_a entertainment_n that_o she_o have_v give_v they_o of_o the_o singular_a beauty_n with_o the_o which_o she_o be_v adorn_v he_o be_v not_o so_o gross_a but_o that_o he_o know_v by_o &_o by_o that_o the_o duchess_n at_o those_o year_n have_v not_o be_v so_o liberal_a of_o her_o labour_n to_o make_v such_o a_o voyage_n on_o soot_n without_o some_o other_o respect_n and_o dissemble_v what_o he_o think_v cause_v thirty_o or_o forty_o of_o his_o gentleman_n incontinent_o to_o make_v they_o ready_a to_o who_o make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v go_v hunt_v the_o hare_n he_o go_v to_o meet_v the_o duchess_n and_o have_v discover_v they_o a_o far_o of_o in_o a_o field_n the_o lady_n isabella_n do_v forth_o with_o know_v they_o who_o advertise_v the_o duchess_n that_o he_o which_o rydde_v upon_o the_o white_a jenet_n of_o spain_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n her_o brother_n and_o the_o other_o certain_a of_o his_o servant_n the_o prince_n then_o after_o he_o have_v make_v his_o horse_n to_o vault_n three_o or_o four_o time_n aloft_o in_o the_o air_n with_o a_o excellent_a grace_n &_o marvellous_a dexterity_n light_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o kiss_v her_o hand_n say_v unto_o she_o madame_fw-fr i_o believe_v that_o if_o the_o wander_v knight_n of_o old_a time_n who_o have_v eternize_v there_o memory_n by_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o renown_a victory_n have_v have_v so_o much_o good_a luck_n as_o many_o time_n in_o there_o adventure_n to_o meet_v with_o such_o pilgrim_n as_o you_o be_v that_o they_o will_v willing_o have_v abandon_v the_o lance_n and_o the_o murrain_n to_o take_v the_o staff_n &_o the_o scrip_n the_o duchess_n then_o be_v comparable_a with_o any_o lady_n of_o her_o time_n for_o her_o education_n and_o comely_a talk_n assail_v with_o joy_n fear_n &_o shame_n that_o no_o lack_n of_o duty_n may_v be_v find_v in_o she_o say_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o deed_n my_o lord_n like_o as_o if_o the_o knight_n of_o who_o you_o speak_v have_v taste_v of_o some_o good_a hap_n as_o you_o term_v it_o by_o meeting_n with_o such_o pilgrim_n so_o also_o we_o hope_v that_o the_o saint_n to_o who_o we_o be_v vow_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o who_o we_o have_v enterprise_v this_o perilous_a voyage_n will_v receive_v we_o in_o good_a part_n otherwise_o our_o pain_n be_v altogether_o lose_v &_o our_o journey_n evil_o employ_v and_o after_o they_o have_v give_v this_o first_o amorous_a atteint_a the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n take_v
some_o suspicious_a person_n in_o my_o company_n shall_v conceive_v that_o in_o i_o which_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n i_o never_o give_v occasion_n so_o much_o as_o once_o to_o think_v to_o who_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n obey_v more_o to_o content_v she_o than_o otherwise_o for_o he_o have_v the_o beauty_n and_o good_a behaviour_n of_o the_o princess_n so_o imprint_v in_o the_o most_o pleasant_a place_n of_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o will_v have_v desire_v never_o to_o have_v depart_v her_o company_n but_o like_a as_o they_o determine_v iocund_o to_o employ_v and_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n at_o her_o return_n from_o her_o voyage_n even_o so_o fortune_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o do_v beset_v the_o same_o and_o so_o full_o break_v the_o thread_n of_o their_o enterprise_n that_o the_o issue_n have_v not_o so_o good_a success_n as_o be_v their_o prefix_a hope_n now_o leave_v we_o the_o duchess_n to_o perform_v her_o voyage_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n to_o entertain_v his_o amorous_a passion_n and_o let_v we_o digress_v to_o the_o duke_n who_o about_o ten_o or_o xii_o day_n after_o the_o duchess_n his_o wife_n be_v depart_v begin_v to_o feel_v her_o absence_n which_o not_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v for_o the_o great_a love_n that_o he_o bear_v unto_o she_o and_o special_o know_v the_o great_a fault_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v be_v the_o sister_n of_o a_o king_n and_o wife_n of_o such_o a_o prince_n so_o to_o let_v she_o go_v like_o a_o unfeathered_a shaft_n in_o so_o long_a a_o voyage_n determine_v with_o himself_o for_o fear_n lest_o if_o any_o misfortune_n shall_v happen_v unto_o she_o the_o same_o shall_v touch_v his_o honour_n to_o call_v together_o his_o counsel_n and_o to_o provide_v some_o remedy_n the_o counsel_n assemble_v and_o the_o cause_n propon_v every_o of_o they_o tell_v the_o duke_n that_o he_o have_v over_o light_o consent_v to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o duchess_n and_o that_o if_o she_o shall_v happen_v to_o fall_v into_o any_o inconvenience_n all_o man_n will_v impute_v it_o to_o his_o reproach_n whereof_o they_o will_v have_v advertise_v he_o at_z the_o beginning_n save_v for_o fear_n they_o have_v to_o displease_v he_o add_v for_o conclusion_n that_o it_o be_v most_o expedient_a the_o duke_n shall_v put_v himself_o on_o the_o sea_n to_o go_v and_o seek_v she_o in_o galicia_n which_o he_o do_v and_o embark_v himself_o with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o gentleman_n to_o who_o the_o wind_n be_v so_o favourable_a that_o he_o arrive_v at_o s._n james_n before_o she_o and_o have_v make_v enquiry_n for_o she_o understode_v she_o be_v not_o come_v nevertheless_o he_o be_v advertise_v by_o certain_a pilgrim_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v long_o before_o she_o will_v be_v there_o for_o that_o they_o have_v leave_v she_o not_o past_o three_o or_o four_o day_n journey_n from_o thence_o travail_v with_o her_o train_n by_o small_a iorney_n whereof_o the_o duke_n be_v exceed_o glad_a and_o send_v certain_a of_o his_o gentleman_n to_o meet_v she_o upon_o the_o way_n as_o she_o come_v who_o travail_v not_o far_o before_o they_o meet_v the_o duchess_n with_o her_o company_n and_o do_v she_o to_o understand_v of_o the_o duke_n arrival_n and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n from_o thurin_n which_o tiding_n be_v not_o very_o joyful_a to_o she_o and_o by_o her_o will_n will_v have_v wish_v that_o he_o have_v not_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n nevertheless_o prefer_v honour_n before_o affection_n she_o make_v the_o more_o haste_n to_o see_v he_o and_o at_o her_o arrival_n seem_v to_o be_v glad_a of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o lament_v the_o pain_n that_o he_o have_v take_v by_o commit_v himself_o in_o so_o many_o danger_n for_o her_o sake_n afterwards_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n with_o great_a devotion_n where_o when_o the_o duchess_n have_v make_v certain_a particular_a prayer_n she_o begin_v to_o perceyve_v that_o god_n have_v withstand_v her_o lascivious_a will_n and_o pity_v the_o good_a duke_n her_o husband_n whould_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o be_v deceyve_v in_o such_o disloyal_a sort_n repentant_o bewail_v her_o forepast_a fault_n and_o sel_v herself_o press_v even_o at_o the_o very_a soul_n with_o a_o certain_a remorse_n of_o conscience_n she_o be_v so_o victorious_a over_o her_o affection_n that_o she_o determine_v whole_o to_o forget_v mendozza_n and_o his_o beauty_n praise_v god_n nevertheless_o that_o it_o have_v please_v he_o to_o grant_v she_o the_o grace_n so_o well_o to_o dispose_v her_o matter_n that_o her_o affection_n have_v not_o exceed_v the_o bond_n of_o honour_n determine_v from_o thenceforth_o not_o only_o to_o put_v mendozza_n in_o utter_a oblivion_n but_o also_o for_o ever_o clear_o to_o cut_v of_o his_o amorous_a practice_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o do_v he_o once_o farewell_o nor_o yet_o to_o let_v he_o in_o any_o wise_a understand_v those_o news_n and_o so_o settle_v in_o this_o deliberation_n solicit_v her_o husband_n very_o instant_o to_o depart_v which_o he_o do_v and_o all_o thing_n prepare_v to_o the_o sea_n they_o take_v again_o their_o course_n to_o thurin_n and_o have_v the_o wind_n so_o prosperous_a that_o from_o thence_o in_o few_o day_n they_o arrive_v at_o marseilles_n and_o weary_a of_o the_o sea_n he_o cause_v horse_n to_o be_v prepare_v to_o ride_v from_o thence_o to_o thurin_n by_o land_n where_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n live_v together_o in_o right_a great_a joy_n and_o amity_n the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n great_o pain_v with_o the_o long_a absence_n of_o the_o duchess_n send_v a_o gentleman_n of_o purpose_n to_o galicia_n to_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o her_o long_a tarry_n who_o bring_v certain_a news_n that_o the_o duke_n be_v come_fw-mi in_o person_n to_o fetch_v his_o wise_a and_o that_o he_o have_v carry_v she_o away_o with_o he_o by_o sea_n where_o withal_o he_o be_v marvellous_o out_o of_o patience_n determine_v nevertheless_o one_o day_n when_o his_o affair_n be_v in_o good_a order_n to_o go_v visit_v she_o at_o thurin_n during_o the_o time_n that_o these_o thing_n remain_v in_o this_o estate_n aswell_o of_o the_o one_o side_n as_o of_o the_o other_o the_o almain_n prepare_v a_o great_a army_n and_o enter_v into_o france_n where_o they_o waste_v &_o burn_v all_o the_o country_n as_o they_o pass_v the_o king_n be_v advertise_v hereof_o send_v for_o the_o duke_n of_o savoie_n to_o go_v meet_v they_o with_o the_o man_n of_o arm_n of_o france_n but_o before_o his_o departure_n from_o thurin_n he_o leave_v for_o his_o lieutenant_n general_a the_o earl_n of_o pancalier_n by_o the_o advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o who_o he_o intend_v that_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o duchy_n shall_v be_v rule_v and_o govern_v in_o his_o absence_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v in_o so_o ample_a wise_n be_v honour_v and_o obey_v as_o his_o own_o proper_a person_n this_o earl_n of_o pancalier_n be_v a_o noble_a man_n very_o prudent_a in_o his_o do_n and_o know_v right_o well_o how_o to_o govern_v the_o common_a wealth_n see_v the_o he_o have_v the_o whole_a country_n at_o his_o commandment_n and_o himself_o many_o time_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o duchess_n and_o view_v she_o so_o fair_a and_o comely_a can_v not_o so_o well_o rule_v his_o affection_n but_o that_o by_o little_a and_o little_o he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o duchess_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o that_o he_o forget_v himself_o make_v no_o conscience_n to_o offer_v his_o service_n unto_o she_o but_o the_o princess_n who_o be_v resolve_v to_o live_v a_o good_a woman_n abhor_v all_o his_o lascivious_a oration_n require_v he_o to_o be_v better_o advise_v another_o time_n before_o he_o presume_v to_o utter_v such_o talk_n except_o to_o such_o as_o be_v his_o equal_n tell_v he_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o unshamefast_a to_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o any_o great_a lady_n or_o to_o make_v other_o suit_n unto_o she_o before_o he_o have_v first_o know_v by_o her_o gesture_n or_o word_n some_o likelihood_n of_o love_n which_o he_o can_v not_o deem_v in_o she_o forsomuch_o as_o she_o neither_o to_o he_o or_o to_o any_o other_o have_v ever_o till_o the_o day_n in_o all_o her_o life_n show_v such_o favour_n as_o other_o suspicion_n can_v be_v conceyve_v than_o that_o which_o be_v convenable_a and_o meet_a for_o her_o honour_n which_o when_o the_o county_n of_o pancalier_n underslode_n he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o she_o ashamed_a of_o that_o he_o have_v do_v but_o he_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o lover_n not_o think_v himself_o cast_v of_o for_o the_o first_o refuse_v eftsoon_o renew_v his_o request_n and_o frame_v a_o love_a stile_n beseech_v she_o to_o have_v pity_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o respect_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o
provide_v so_o well_o for_o your_o affair_n that_o your_o honour_n be_v recover_v your_o life_n shall_v remain_v assure_v wherefore_o if_o you_o will_v follow_v my_o advice_n you_o shall_v write_v he_o a_o earnest_a letter_n as_o you_o know_v right_a well_o how_o to_o indite_v which_o appian_n shall_v present_v on_o your_o behalf_n for_o if_o you_o follow_v not_o this_o counsel_n i_o know_v none_o other_o as_o the_o world_n go_v now_o that_o will_v hazard_v his_o life_n under_o the_o condition_n of_o so_o strange_a a_o lot_n as_o you_o be_v special_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o renoun_n and_o magnanimity_n of_o the_o earl_n who_o as_o you_o know_v be_v in_o reputation_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o valiant_a man_n and_o most_o happy_a in_o arm_n that_o be_v in_o all_o savoie_n or_o lombardie_n my_o dear_a friend_n quoth_v the_o duchess_n do_v what_o thou_o will_v for_o i_o be_o so_o resolve_v and_o confirm_v in_o my_o sorrow_n that_o i_o have_v no_o care_n either_o of_o death_n or_o life_n no_o more_o than_o if_o i_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v for_o neither_o in_o the_o one_o nor_o in_o the_o other_o can_v i_o foresee_v any_o remedy_n for_o my_o honour_n already_o lose_v madam_n quod_fw-la emilia_n let_v we_o for_o this_o time_n leave_v the_o care_n of_o honour_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o know_v both_o how_o to_o keep_v it_o and_o restore_v it_o as_o shall_v seem_v good_a unto_o he_o and_o let_v we_o give_v order_n for_o our_o part_n that_o there_o be_v no_o want_n of_o diligence_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v overtake_v and_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o her_o tale_n she_o give_v her_o ink_n and_o paper_n say_v unto_o she_o now_o madam_n i_o shall_v see_v at_o this_o pinch_n if_o your_o heart_n will_v serve_v you_o at_o a_o need_n or_o no._n the_o duchess_n withdraw_v herself_o a_o part_n and_o after_o she_o have_v long_o discourse_v in_o her_o mind_n of_o that_o which_o be_v pass_v between_o the_o knight_n and_o she_o she_o write_v unto_o he_o as_o follow_v my_o lord_n mendozza_n i_o do_v not_o write_v these_o letter_n unto_o you_o upon_o any_o hope_n to_o be_v deliver_v by_o your_o means_n from_o the_o poinaunt_a prick_n of_o fierce_a death_n which_o do_v besiege_v i_o know_v death_n always_o to_o be_v the_o true_a port_n &_o sure_a refuge_n of_o all_o afflict_a person_n in_o my_o case_n for_o since_o that_o god_n will_v it_o nature_n permit_v it_o and_o my_o heavy_a fortune_n consent_v to_o it_o i_o will_v receive_v it_o with_o a_o right_n good_a will_n know_v that_o the_o grave_n be_v none_o other_o but_o a_o strong_a rampire_n and_o impregnable_a castle_n wherein_o we_o close_v ourselves_o against_o the_o assault_n of_o life_n and_o the_o furious_a storm_n of_o fortune_n it_o be_v far_o better_a as_o appear_v manifestlye_o by_o i_o with_o eye_n shut_v to_o wait_v in_o the_o grave_n than_o long_o to_o experiment_n life_n the_o eye_n be_v open_a live_v with_o so_o many_o trouble_n upon_o earth_n but_o glad_o will_v i_o bring_v to_o remembrance_n and_o set_v before_o your_o eye_n how_o sometime_o i_o abandon_v the_o place_n which_o be_v no_o less_o dear_a unto_o i_o than_o i_o own_o country_n where_o i_o be_v bear_v and_o delicate_o nourish_v in_o honour_n and_o delight_n to_o extend_v myself_o into_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o peril_n contrary_a to_o the_o duty_n of_o those_o that_o be_v of_o my_o estate_n lose_v the_o name_n of_o a_o princess_n to_o take_v the_o title_n of_o a_o caytise_n pilgrim_n for_o the_o only_a fervent_a and_o unmeasured_a love_n which_o i_o bear_v you_o before_o i_o do_v ever_o see_v you_o or_o by_o any_o mean_v bind_v thereunto_o by_o any_o your_o procede_a benefit_n the_o remembrance_n whereof_o as_o i_o think_v ought_v now_o to_o deliver_v such_o a_o hard_a enterprise_n to_o the_o port_n of_o your_o conscience_n that_o break_v the_o veil_n of_o your_o tender_a hart_n you_o shall_v therefore_o take_v pity_n and_o compassion_n of_o my_o strange_a and_o cruel_a fortune_n which_o be_v not_o only_o reduce_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o most_o dolorous_a prison_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o bloody_a and_o merciless_a tyrant_n but_o which_o be_v worse_o in_o the_o continual_a hazard_n of_o a_o shameful_a death_n which_o i_o do_v not_o much_o lament_n have_v long_o desire_v to_o accelerate_v the_o same_o with_o my_o own_o hand_n to_o find_v rest_n in_o a_o other_o world_n be_v it_o not_o that_o by_o death_n i_o shall_v leave_v a_o eternal_a blot_n to_o my_o good_a name_n and_o a_o perpetual_a heritage_n of_o infamy_n to_o my_o house_n and_o kindred_n wherefore_o if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o friendship_n look_v for_o no_o reward_n and_o that_o she_o can_v be_v pay_v but_o by_o the_o tribute_n of_o another_o friendship_n make_v i_o now_o to_o taste_v the_o ancient_a fruit_n of_o my_o friendship_n and_o if_o pity_v be_v the_o sole_a and_o only_a key_n of_o paradise_n display_v it_o now_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o she_o who_o forsake_v of_o all_o human_a succour_n attend_v but_o the_o fatal_a hour_n to_o he_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n as_o a_o poor_a innocent_a lamb_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o for_o that_o the_o bearer_n shall_v make_v you_o understande_v the_o rest_n by_o mouth_n who_o it_o may_v please_v you_o to_o credit_n as_o my_o own_o self_n i_o will_v make_v a_o end_n of_o my_o heavy_a letter_n beseech_v god_n to_o give_v a_o good_a life_n unto_o you_o and_o to_o i_o a_o honourable_a death_n the_o letter_n close_v and_o seat_v up_o with_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o duchess_n she_o command_v emilia_n to_o deliver_v it_o to_o appian_n and_o to_o require_v he_o to_o use_v diligence_n not_o cease_v to_o ride_v day_n and_o night_n until_o he_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o leave_v the_o knight_n mendozza_n give_v charge_n to_o make_v he_o understande_v at_o length_n her_o innocence_n and_o false_a accusation_n appian_n be_v dispatch_v be_v so_o affect_v to_o please_v his_o mistress_n and_o so_o desirous_a to_o see_v she_o deliver_v of_o her_o imprisonment_n that_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o travail_v day_n and_o night_n till_o he_o come_v within_o the_o frontier_n of_o spain_n and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v ride_v yet_o two_o or_o three_o day_n journey_n approach_v near_o the_o place_n where_o he_o think_v to_o find_v the_o knight_n mendozza_n he_o begin_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o inn_n where_o he_o lie_v that_o night_n aswell_o of_o his_o good_a health_n as_o of_o his_o other_o affair_n who_o make_v he_o answer_v that_o it_o go_v even_o so_o evil_a with_o he_o at_o that_o present_a as_o with_o the_o most_o poor_a gentleman_n of_o all_o spain_n although_o that_o he_o be_v in_o deed_n a_o very_a great_a lord_n for_o qudo_fw-la he_o with_o in_o these_o few_o month_n past_a his_o enemy_n of_o toledo_n who_o he_o have_v diverse_a time_n vanquish_v have_v so_o well_o ally_v themselves_o together_o out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o spain_n that_o they_o have_v bring_v a_o great_a army_n to_o the_o field_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o war_n have_v be_v so_o favourable_a unto_o they_o that_o they_o discomfit_v mendozza_n and_o all_o his_o army_n who_o have_v retire_v himself_o with_o those_o few_o of_o his_o people_n that_o he_o can_v save_v alyve_a into_o a_o little_a town_n of_o he_o where_o yet_o to_o this_o present_a he_o be_v besiege_v and_o so_o it_o be_v as_o every_o man_n say_v that_o he_o do_v his_o endeavour_n marvellous_o well_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o his_o enemy_n can_v not_o enter_v the_o town_n master_n appian_n then_o demand_v of_o he_o if_o the_o town_n besiege_v be_v far_o of_o and_o he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v about_o vij_o or_o eight_o post_n then_o without_o make_v any_o long_a inquiry_n he_o take_v a_o guide_n that_o accompany_v he_o even_o almost_o to_o the_o camp_n and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o town_n a_o far_o of_o he_o send_v the_o guide_n back_o again_o and_o go_v the_o same_o day_n to_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o a_o certain_a captain_n of_o light_a horseman_n who_o receyve_v he_o into_o wage_n and_o then_o he_o buy_v armour_n to_o serve_v the_o purpose_n and_o master_n appian_n beside_o his_o learning_n be_v a_o wise_a &_o politic_a man_n and_o determine_v so_o soon_o as_o any_o skirmish_n do_v begin_v to_o be_v foremost_a and_o in_o deed_n he_o use_v the_o matter_n so_o well_o that_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o town_n and_o be_v within_o he_o desire_v those_o that_o have_v take_v he_o to_o conduct_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n their_o chieftain_n who_o know_v he_o by_o and_o by_o for_o that_o in_o the_o voyage_n which_o
the_o duchess_n make_v into_o spain_n he_o see_v he_o ever_o more_o never_o she_o than_o any_o other_o of_o her_o gentleman_n and_o after_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n have_v demand_v of_o he_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o enter_v the_o town_n upon_o his_o answer_n he_o perceyve_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o good_a experience_n and_o well_o affect_v to_o the_o service_n of_o his_o mistress_n that_o dare_v hazard_v his_o life_n in_o such_o wise_a to_o obey_v her_o desire_n incontinent_o master_n appian_n deliver_v unto_o he_o the_o duchess_n letter_n which_o when_o he_o have_v read_v he_o retire_v into_o his_o chambre_n with_o master_n appian_n have_v his_o face_n all_o bedew_v with_o tear_n and_o because_o that_o the_o letter_n do_v import_v credit_n he_o pray_v master_n appian_n to_o declare_v his_o charge_n who_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o lady_n the_o duchess_n which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n the_o most_o afflict_a princess_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n commend_v herself_o unto_o your_o honour_n and_o do_v humble_o beseech_v you_o not_o to_o be_v offend_v for_o that_o at_o her_o last_o be_v in_o galicia_n she_o depart_v without_o accomplish_v her_o promise_n make_v unto_o you_o pray_v you_o to_o impute_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o duke_n her_o husband_n who_o be_v constrain_v to_o obey_v she_o can_v not_o satisfy_v the_o good_a will_n that_o she_o bear_v unto_o you_o then_o he_o begin_v to_o declare_v in_o order_n how_o the_o earl_n of_o pancalier_n be_v enamour_v of_o she_o and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o obtain_v his_o desire_n cause_v his_o nephew_n to_o hide_v he_o under_o her_o bed_n and_o how_o he_o have_v slay_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n final_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o duchess_n and_o the_o judgement_n give_v against_o she_o whereof_o the_o lord_n of_o mendozza_n be_v great_o aston_v and_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o whole_a dyscourse_n he_o begin_v to_o conceyve_v some_o evil_a opinion_n of_o the_o duchess_n think_v it_o to_o be_v incredible_a that_o the_o earl_n of_o pancalier_n will_v so_o forget_v himself_o as_o to_o murder_v his_o own_o proper_a nephew_n and_o adopt_a son_n to_o be_v revenge_v of_o a_o selie_o woman_n nevertheless_o he_o dissemble_v that_o which_o he_o think_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o master_n appian_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o appian_n my_o friend_n if_o my_o adverse_a fortune_n do_v not_o speak_v sufficient_o for_o i_o i_o can_v tell_v thou_o here_o a_o long_a tale_n of_o my_o misery_n but_o the_o see_v into_o what_o extremity_n i_o be_o present_o reduce_v in_o sort_n that_o i_o be_o utter_o unable_a to_o succour_v thy_o mistress_n i_o myself_o still_o attend_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o all_o that_o which_o present_o i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v for_o thou_o be_v to_o set_v thou_o at_o liberty_n from_o the_o peril_n prepare_v for_o us._n and_o without_o long_a talk_n he_o cause_v a_o hot_a skirmish_n to_o be_v give_v to_o his_o enemy_n to_o set_v appian_n at_o large_a who_o be_v issue_v forth_o make_v certain_a of_o his_o man_n to_o conduct_v he_o to_o place_n of_o surety_n appian_n see_v no_o way_n for_o mendozza_n to_o abandon_v his_o city_n for_o peril_n of_o death_n prepare_v for_o he_o and_o he_o think_v his_o excuse_n reasonable_a and_o to_o attempt_v some_o other_o fortune_n he_o use_v such_o diligence_n that_o he_o in_o short_a time_n be_v return_v to_o thurin_n where_o have_v communicate_v the_o whole_a matter_n to_o emilia_n she_o go_v straight_o to_o the_o duchess_n to_o who_o she_o say_v madame_fw-fr god_n give_v you_o the_o grace_n to_o be_v so_o constant_a in_o your_o adversity_n as_o you_o have_v occasion_n to_o be_v miscontent_v with_o the_o heavy_a news_n that_o appian_n have_v bring_v you_o and_o then_o she_o begin_v to_o recount_v unto_o she_o the_o mysfortune_n of_o mendozza_n the_o thraldom_n whereunto_o his_o enemy_n have_v bring_v he_o and_o for_o conclusion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o help_n to_o be_v expect_v at_o his_o hand_n which_o when_o the_o duchess_n understand_v she_o cry_v out_o oh_o poor_a unhappy_a woman_n among_o all_o the_o most_o desolate_a and_o sorrowful_a thou_o may_v well_o now_o say_v that_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o life_n from_o henceforth_o begin_v to_o extinguish_v and_o grow_v to_o a_o end_n see_v the_o succour_n of_o he_o upon_o who_o depend_v thy_o assurance_n be_v deny_v thou_o ah_o ingrate_a knight_n now_o know_v i_o right_o well_o but_o it_o be_v to_o late_a that_o of_o the_o extreme_a love_n that_o i_o have_v bear_v thou_o spring_v the_o first_o root_n of_o all_o my_o evil_n which_o come_v not_o by_o any_o accident_n of_o fortune_n but_o from_o celestial_a dispensation_n and_o divine_a providence_n of_o my_o god_n who_o now_o do_v permit_v that_o my_o hypocrisy_n and_o counterfeit_v devotion_n shall_v receyve_v condign_a chastisement_n for_o my_o sin_n and_o then_o emilia_n see_v she_o so_o confound_v in_o tear_n say_v unto_o she_o madame_fw-fr it_o do_v evil_o become_v a_o great_a and_o wise_a princess_n as_o you_o hitherto_o have_v ever_o be_v repute_v for_o to_o torment_v herself_o since_o that_o you_o know_v how_o all_o the_o affliction_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o heaven_n be_v but_o prove_v of_o our_o fidelity_n or_o as_o yourself_o confess_v by_o your_o complaint_n to_o be_v just_a punishment_n for_o our_o sin_n now_o then_o be_v it_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o you_o ought_v to_o fortify_v yourself_o against_o the_o hard_a assault_n of_o your_o sorrow_n and_o to_o remit_v the_o whole_a to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n who_o of_o his_o abundant_a grace_n will_v deliver_v you_o of_o your_o trouble_n as_o he_o have_v do_v many_o other_o who_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o forsake_v of_o all_o help_n and_o cause_v certain_a drop_n of_o his_o pity_n to_o rain_v down_o upon_o they_o alas_o dear_a heart_n quoth_v the_o duchess_n how_o easy_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v for_o one_o that_o be_v hole_n to_o comfort_v she_o that_o be_v sick_a but_o if_o thou_o felt_a my_o grief_n thou_o will_v help_v i_o to_o complain_v so_o grievous_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v unto_o i_o with_o life_n to_o lose_v my_o honour_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v unto_o thou_o that_o i_o sustain_v a_o very_a cruel_a assault_n both_o against_o death_n and_o life_n and_o i_o can_v either_o with_o the_o one_o or_o with_o the_o other_o have_v peace_n or_o truce_n in_o myself_o ne_o yet_o do_v know_v how_o to_o dissemble_v my_o sorrow_n but_o that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o same_o will_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o fume_n of_o my_o ardent_a sigh_n which_o think_v to_o constrain_v or_o retain_v i_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o bury_v myself_o wtin_n my_o own_o body_n assure_v thou_o that_o great_a be_v one_o drop_n of_o blood_n that_o swell_v the_o heart_n within_o than_o all_o the_o tear_n that_o may_v be_v weep_v in_o the_o whole_a life_n without_o wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o leave_v i_o a_o little_a to_o complain_v my_o dolour_n before_o i_o go_v to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o i_o shall_v never_o return_v emilia_z that_o willing_o will_v have_v sacrifice_v herself_o to_o redeem_v the_o princess_n from_o peril_n not_o be_v able_a any_o long_o to_o endure_v the_o hard_a attempt_n where_o with_o pity_n constrain_v her_o heart_n be_v force_v to_o go_v forth_o and_o to_o withdraw_v herself_o into_o another_o chamber_n where_o she_o begin_v to_o lament_v after_o so_o strange_a manner_n that_o it_o seem_v it_o have_v be_v she_o that_o be_v desten_v to_o death_n while_o that_o these_o lady_n continue_v thus_o in_o their_o sorrow_n the_o knight_n mendozza_n take_v no_o rest_n by_o day_n or_o night_n ne_o cease_v continual_o to_o think_v upon_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o duchess_n and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v well_o consider_v the_o same_o he_o accuse_v himself_o for_o fail_v she_o at_o that_o her_o great_a need_n say_v now_o do_v i_o well_o know_v that_o i_o be_o for_o ever_o hereafter_o utter_o unworthy_a to_o bear_v arm_n or_o to_o have_v the_o honourable_a title_n of_o a_o knight_n since_o the_o same_o order_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o with_o charge_n to_o succour_v afflict_a person_n special_o lady_n who_o force_n only_o consist_v in_o tear_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o i_o like_o a_o caitise_n have_v so_o shameful_o neglect_v my_o duty_n towards_o the_o chief_a person_n of_o the_o world_n to_o who_o i_o be_o great_o bind_v that_o i_o die_v a_o thousand_o time_n that_o day_n wherein_o i_o think_v upon_o the_o same_o it_o behove_v i_o then_o from_o henceforth_o to_o establish_v new_a law_n to_o my_o deliberation_n and_o that_o i_o break_v the_o gate_n of_o my_o ancient_a rigour_n love_v much_o better_a to_o die_v in_o honour_n poor_a &_o
lady_n to_o embrace_v constancy_n as_o to_o embolden_v they_o in_o the_o refusal_n of_o dishonest_a suit_n for_o which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o acquire_v semblable_a honour_n as_o this_o lady_n do_v yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v frustrate_a of_o the_o due_a reward_n incident_a to_o honour_n which_o be_v fame_n &_o immortal_a praise_n gentleman_n may_v learn_v by_o the_o success_n of_o this_o discourse_n what_o torment_n be_v in_o love_n what_o travail_v in_o pursuit_n what_o passion_n like_o ague_n fit_n what_o disconuenience_n what_o lose_v labour_n what_o plaint_n what_o grief_n what_o unnatural_a attempt_n be_v force_v many_o other_o notorious_a example_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o same_o to_o the_o great_a comfort_n and_o pleasure_n as_o i_o trust_v of_o the_o well_o advise_a reader_n and_o although_o the_o author_n of_o the_o same_o perchance_o have_v not_o right_o touch_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o tragedy_n by_o perfect_a appellation_n as_o edward_n the_o third_o for_o his_o elder_a son_n edward_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n who_o as_o i_o read_v in_o fabian_n marry_v the_o countess_n of_o salesburie_n which_o before_o be_v countess_n of_o kent_n &_o wife_n unto_o sir_n thomas_n holland_n &_o who_o name_n as_o polidore_n say_v be_v jane_n daughter_n to_o edmund_n earl_n of_o kent_n of_o who_o the_o same_o prince_n edward_n beget_v edward_n that_o die_v in_o his_o childish_a year_n &_o richard_n that_o afterward_o be_v king_n of_o england_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n &_o for_o that_o she_o be_v kin_n to_o he_o be_v divorce_v who_o say_a father_n marry_v philip_n daughter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o henault_n &_o have_v by_o she_o vij_o son_n and_o aelip_v for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o say_v countess_n be_v none_o such_o amongst_o our_o vulgar_a term_n but_o frosard_n remember_v her_o name_n to_o be_v alice_n which_o in_o deed_n be_v common_a amongst_o we_o and_o the_o castle_n of_o salesberic_n where_o there_o be_v none_o by_o that_o name_n upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o scotland_n albeit_o the_o same_o frosard_n do_v make_v mention_n of_o a_o castle_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o salesburies_n give_v unto_o he_o by_o edward_n the_o third_o when_o he_o be_v sir_n william_n montague_n and_o marry_v the_o say_a lady_n alice_n for_o his_o service_n and_o prowess_n against_o the_o scot_n and_o rosamburghe_n for_o roxboroughe_n and_o that_o the_o say_v edward_n when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o by_o love_n and_o other_o persuasion_n attain_v the_o countess_n but_o by_o force_n marry_v the_o same_o countess_n which_o be_v altogether_o untrue_a for_o that_o polydore_n and_o other_o author_n do_v remember_v but_o one_o wife_n that_o he_o have_v which_o be_v the_o say_v virtuous_a queen_n philip_n with_o other_o like_a defaulte_n yet_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o history_n for_o all_o those_o error_n be_v not_o diminish_v whereof_o i_o think_v good_a to_o give_v this_o advertisement_n and_o weigh_v with_o myself_o that_o by_o the_o publish_n hereof_o no_o dishonour_n can_v redound_v to_o the_o illustre_fw-it race_n of_o our_o noble_a king_n and_o prince_n ne_o yet_o to_o the_o blemish_v of_o the_o fame_n of_o that_o noble_a king_n eternize_v for_o his_o victory_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o ancient_a annal_n chronicle_n and_o monument_n foreign_a and_o domestical_a because_o all_o nature_n child_n be_v thrall_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o first_o parent_n i_o do_v with_o submission_n humble_o refer_v the_o same_o to_o the_o judgement_n and_o correction_n of_o they_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v appertain_v which_o be_v consider_v the_o novel_a do_v begin_v in_o this_o form_n and_o order_n there_o be_v a_o king_n of_o england_n name_v edward_n which_o have_v to_o his_o first_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o count_n of_o henault_n of_o who_o he_o have_v child_n the_o elder_a whereof_o be_v call_v also_o edward_n the_o renown_a prince_n of_o wales_n who_o beside_o poitiers_n subdue_v the_o french_fw-mi man_n take_v john_n the_o french_a king_n prisoner_n and_o send_v he_o into_o england_n this_o edward_n father_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n be_v not_o only_o a_o capital_a enemy_n of_o the_o french_a man_n but_o also_o have_v continual_a war_n with_o the_o scot_n his_o neighbour_n and_o see_v himself_o so_o disquiet_v on_o every_o side_n ordain_v for_o his_o lieutenant_n upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o scotland_n one_o of_o his_o captain_n name_v william_n lord_n montague_n to_o who_o because_o he_o have_v fortify_v roxboroughe_n and_o address_v many_o enterprise_n against_o the_o enemy_n he_o give_v the_o earldom_n of_o salesburie_n and_o marry_v he_o honourable_o with_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o england_n certain_a day_n after_o king_n edward_n send_v he_o into_o flaundres_n in_o the_o company_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n where_o fortune_n be_v so_o contrary_a that_o they_o be_v both_o take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o french_a man_n and_o send_v to_o the_o lowre_n at_o paris_n the_o scot_n hearing_n tell_v of_o their_o discomfiture_n and_o how_o the_o march_n be_v destitute_a of_o a_o governor_n they_o speedy_o send_v thither_o a_o army_n with_o intent_n to_o take_v the_o countess_n prisoner_n to_o raise_v her_o castle_n &_o to_o make_v booty_n of_o the_o riches_n that_o be_v there_o but_o the_o earl_n of_o salesburie_n before_o his_o departure_n have_v give_v so_o good_a order_n that_o their_o success_n be_v not_o such_o as_o they_o hope_v for_o they_o be_v so_o lively_o repel_v by_o they_o that_o be_v within_o that_o not_o able_a to_o endure_v their_o fury_n in_o stead_n of_o make_v their_o approach_n they_o be_v constrain_v to_o go_v further_o of_o and_o have_v intelligence_n by_o certain_a spy_n that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v depart_v from_o london_n with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o come_v to_o succour_v the_o countess_n perceive_v that_o a_o far_o of_o they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v little_a good_a they_o be_v fame_n short_o to_o retire_v home_o again_o to_o their_o shame_n king_n edward_n depart_v from_o london_n travayl_v by_o great_a journey_n with_o his_o army_n towards_o salesberic_n be_v advertise_v that_o the_o scot_n be_v discamp_v and_o flee_v again_o into_o scotland_n albeit_o they_o have_v so_o spoil_v the_o castle_n in_o many_o place_n that_o the_o mark_n there_o give_v sufficient_a witness_n what_o their_o intent_n and_o meaning_n be_v and_o although_o the_o king_n have_v think_v to_o return_v back_o again_o upon_o their_o retire_n yet_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o great_a battery_n and_o of_o the_o hot_a assault_n that_o they_o have_v give_v to_o the_o castle_n he_o go_v forth_o to_o visit_v the_o place_n the_o countess_n who_o name_n be_v aelip_n understand_v of_o the_o king_n come_v cause_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v in_o so_o good_a readiness_n as_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o time_n can_v serve_v furnish_v herself_o so_o well_o as_o she_o can_v with_o a_o certain_a number_a of_o gentlewoman_n and_o soldier_n that_o remain_v to_o issue_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o king_n who_o beside_o her_o natural_a beauty_n for_o the_o which_o she_o be_v recommend_v above_o all_o the_o lady_n of_o her_o province_n be_v enrich_v with_o the_o furniture_n of_o virtue_n and_o courtesy_n which_o make_v she_o so_o incomparable_a that_o at_o one_o instant_a she_o ravish_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n &_o lord_n that_o do_v behold_v she_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o there_o be_v no_o talk_n in_o all_o the_o army_n but_o of_o her_o grace_n and_o virtue_n and_o special_o of_o her_o excellent_a and_o surpass_a beauty_n the_o king_n have_v make_v reverence_n unto_o she_o after_o he_o have_v well_o view_v all_o her_o gesture_n and_o countenance_n think_v that_o he_o have_v never_o see_v a_o more_o goodly_a creature_n then_o rapt_v with_o a_o incredible_a admiration_n he_o say_v unto_o she_o madame_fw-fr countess_n i_o do_v believe_v that_o if_o in_o this_o attire_n and_o furniture_n wherein_o you_o now_o be_v accompany_v with_o so_o rare_a and_o excellent_a beauty_n you_o have_v be_v place_v upon_o one_o of_o the_o rampier_n of_o your_o castle_n you_o have_v make_v more_o breach_n with_o the_o look_n &_o beam_n of_o your_o sparkle_a eye_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o your_o enemy_n than_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v do_v in_o your_o castle_n with_o their_o thunder_a ordinance_n the_o countess_n somewhat_o shamefast_a and_o abash_v to_o hear_v herself_o so_o great_o praise_v of_o a_o prince_n so_o great_a begin_v to_o blush_v and_o taint_v with_o roseal_a colour_n the_o whiteness_n of_o her_o alabaster_n face_n then_o lyft_v up_o her_o bashful_a eye_n somewhat_o towards_o the_o king_n she_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o soveraygne_a lord_n your_o grace_n may_v speak_v your_o pleasure_n but_o i_o be_o well_o assure_v that_o