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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60015	The renowned history, or the life and death of Guy Earl of Warwick Containing his noble exploits and victories.	J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3515; ESTC R220019	61,661	84

The Renowned HISTORY or the LIFE and DEATH of GUY EARL of WARWICK CONTAINING His Noble EXPLOITS and VICTORIES LONDON Printed by H. Brugis for P. Brooksby at the Golden Hall near the Hospital-Gate in West-Smithfield MDCLXXXI The Episile to the Reader COurteous Reader I have here undertaken to give you a full and satisfactory Account of the Life and Death of the far-Famed and Most Renowned English Champion GUY Earl of Warwick according to what can be Collected out of the best Historians both Antient and Modern No Work in this Nature ever yet appearing to the World with more then half a Face or an imperfect Relation the which has rather sullied the Heroick Actions of so brave a man then caused them to shine in their Native Brightness which was one of the chief Causes that incited me to venture this vast Scene which includes not only Europe but great part of Asia e'r it can be finished having ever had a Veneration for the Memories of Worthy men I thought not fit to let such Lawrels wither in the dust as hertofore have flourished on the Brows of our Renowned Hero England's greatest boast well knowing how great an Ingratitude it is to let that Honour lye buryed in silence that of the Nation has deserved so well and above all I consider there is no greater Spur to prick forwards the minds of men to undertake Great Designs and Vallarous Exploits than by Reading the worthy Deeds of such as have thereby attained to the height of Glory For stories of Battels and of Warlike Enterprizes if drawn to the Life do most commonly as it were bear fire in themselves the which often so inflames the Souls of youth that it stirs them up with a desire to imitate the same and the very remembrance inspires them with courage for the Soul of man being composed of a fiery substance if not restrained by dulness and gross Humours of the body will be ever reaching after this subl●●e placed in a more then ordinary Sphear especially in English men who at this day are Famed for Courage and true Heroick Vallor through all the yet known World No Nation under Heaven but in that must give us the preheminencey or we may justly claim it as our Birthrights And now dear Countrey-men since I have taken some small pains in drawing out this History as near as possible to the Life I hope you will be so just to the Memory of this Renowned Earl as to read over his Warlike and Pious Actions if not to imitate them which is the only wish of him who is a greater admirer of true worth Your loving Country man to serve you JOHN SHURLY The Argument HOw Guy Lineally descended from Cassibilanus the Pamous British Prince with a brief Account of the Roman and Saxon Conquest over this Isle of Guy's Birth and Parentage his Youthful Exploits and first falling in Love with Phaelice and what passed between them how she sent him abroad to Fight having been admonished of his warlike Exploits in a Dream how Guy Landing in Normandy killed two Champions and grievously wounded the third freeing a Lady who was wrongfully condemned to dye how he was pursued by Duke Philbertus how he fought with him at Sea and took him Prisoner how he worsted all the German Princes and won from them the Emperours Daughter he returning here to England kills the monstrous Dun Cow after being sent abroad he kills sixteen of Duke Ottons men who lay in a wood to intercept his Life assists the Duke of Lovain against Lorain raises the Siege with a dreadful overthrow afterwards makes Peace and with two thousand men puts to Sea in order to the Relief of Bizantium Besieged by the Turks meets with several Pirates and destroyes many of them raises the Siege and kills several of the Pagan Champions routing their Armies Terty wounded and his Lady taken from him the which he restores and assists his Father Besieged by Duke Otton whom he in single Combate kild a Dragon and a Bore then returns to England and kills another Dragon in Northumberland after that is Married then departs on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Kills Amarant a huge Giant and delivers those that he kept in Tortures routs Amanthus and restores Earl Terry to his Earldome returns to England Combats Colbron the Danish Giant and kills him put the Armies to rout freeing England then lives in a Cave unknown to all bus the King at his death seads Phaelice his Ring who coming to him closed his Eyes and shortly after dyes her self for grief are splendidly buryed in one Tombe with an Epitaph infixed and many other particulars more at large CHAP. I. A Brief Narration of the Roman and Saxon Conquest made of this Island and of the miseries it endured which brings us to the Birth and Lineal decent of our Famous Champion the Heroick Earl WHen Rome had spread her Ensignes wide into the world and made most Nations yield unto her Arms France totally subdued some wenty years before our Saviours Birth Caesar ambitious of more Honour from the distant shore cast his Eyes on this our Brittish Isle enclosed with white Rocks from whence most do affirm it took its name and rounded with the Sea then wild and barbarous without Law or civil Customes all painted people and in manners strange yet the great Warriour fired with successful Fortune regarding not the People but the Land desirous to anex it to his Conquests and the Roman Empire by reason of its temperate and pleasant scituation set sail from Callis with 200 Ships thinking with his experienced Legions and old Soldiers trained in War in a short space to over run this Isle then ignorant in seats of Arms but ere he Landed found true Brittish valour so beyond his expectation that he stood amazed for the Britains having notice of the Invasion all assembled under their several Kings or Princes Cassibilain a Famous Britain then being chief from whom renowned Guy our famous English Champion sprung they encountered the Romans so fiertely at their Landing that Caesar himself was forced shamefully to retreat with the lsss of his own sword and several Ensigns and Standards were taken his Army broken and he forced back to France to make Recruits such was the valour then our Nation bore and at the first onset foiled proud Rome to whose dread Arms the world thier portion homage paid nor did she make a Conquest here at last by the Sword but after infinite loss and twenty years toil was forced to grant the Britains their own terms the which was in the Reign of Augustus about the time of our Saviours birth that Prince of peace who established peace throughout the world and for 400 years that the Roman Emperours by their Lieutenants Ruled this Isle no nation afforded more valiant redoubted men who were continually drawn out for to supply their Armies in most quarters of the world till the Red horse went out to take peace from the Earth