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The moste notable Historie of John Lorde Mandosse Translated from the Spanish by T. de la Peend
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Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561. Novelle.; Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. aut; Peend, Thomas.
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1565
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The moste notable Historie of JOHN Lord MANDOSSE Translated from the Spanish by T. de la Peend 1565. ¶ To the ryght worshipfull syr Thomas Kemp Knyght Ryght worshypfull syr wheÌ„ thankfulnes had presented vnto mine eies the bookes whearein the names of my frends are imprynted I founde you for sundrye causes possessyng an high place thearein Whearfore though it fall not to my fortune presently to acquit discharge my duty yet these as certaine signe of my good will to the vttermost of my small powre may grately you in the meane time Which as they are y e simple frutes of my small Orcheyard the trauayle of my rude Muse I to the iudgment of the learned and dyscreate Readers Wishynge to your worshyppe perfeete felicytye From the mydle Temple Your kydesman to commaund T. Delapeend ¶ To the Reader VNto the Iudgement of the wyse and learned I Submit my paynes to pleasure theÌ„ perswaded thorowlye That with aduisement they will speake and reason ryght Shall rule theyr tongues whearfore vnto syr Momus more dyspyte I gyue these same that he a whyle maye gnawe theron To whet his poysoned raÌ„ckling teth I cast the curre a bone Lest that hee seeke to byte my name behynde my backe To saye that here his verse is lame or here good sence doth lacke For I ofte times haue heard the vyle despysed sorte Blynd ignorantes of worthie bokes to make suche rashe reporte That when in order good they could not read the same They doubted not by slauÌ„derous wordes the aucthors to defame That learned men alowe these same it shall to me Suffyse Of Momes I do not seekâ— commended for to be Let them that no tyme spare to speake all that they maye To mee and I will answere them right sone at eche assaye Theyr brutishe braynes vnfit to iudge of melodye Their blinded wittes sences stopt do vnto them denie The vse of reason so that monsters ryght they be Despised dregges of men to them in shape alone agree Or els ryght 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and currysh whelpes they weare Their iudgementes I do now dispise theyr rage I do not feare The Argument THe mercye of God is merueylous VVhich wheÌ„ it pleaseth him to exteÌ„d On men no wile so mischeuous Can it peruert from perfect end As in this worthye hystorye It by a Duchesse maye appeare VVhich faslye of adulterye Accused is condemned heare For to be burned in a fyre As then the custome did requyre But God which still defendeth ryght From deathe hath her delyuered By prowesle of a Spanishe knyght VVhom afterward she maryed The Historie of Iohn Lorde Mandozze WHeÌ„ Enuy blacke doth breed within the boyling brest When rampynge rage of rancour rules wheare reason it shulde rest Then will doth beare the swaye Wheare wyt shuld haue the waye ¶ Syth men of lyke estate and matches meat in myght Within one countrey dwellyng seld agree Syth that despyte Doothe dwell wyth famous men Syth wealth doth worke the woe And plenty placeth pryde oft tymes It is not straunge that so Debate dyd grow betwene The Mandozzâ—s and eke Tolledoes famylyes Moste auncyent noble gentlemen and cheyfest lynes lykewyes In all the prouince theare By worthy workes theyr fame Was blowen aboute All Europe then it dyd resound the same O noble region Spayne for frutes that fertyle soyle And happy with the golden mines for which most men do toyle O Realme more riche when that these houses did agree O happy soyles whearein such men borne or brought vp they bee Of both these famylyes ryght noble Gentlemen There were but yet the lusty Lord Iohn of Mandossa then Dyd farre excell them all in euery exercyse Most valiant most actyue and ryght polityke lyke wyse He was beloued muche of all the coÌ„mons theare Accepted for hys courtesye with prynces euery wheare As Pallas paynted had his minde with lerned arte Euen so dame Nature then in hym ryght well had wrought her parte His lymmes were fynâ—ly framd hys ioyntes so strongly knyt That as the Simphonye alwayes doth please the eares so it The gasyng eyes of men doth still delyght as muche No paynter for his portrature could pycture any suche The Grekishe paynter myght an hundred graces theare haue seene which erst in soÌ„dry shapes he found not any wheare And as hys shape did shew right semelie to the syght So for his force he was well knowne to be a valiaunt knight In auncyent hystoryes his highe renowmed fame Aduaunced hath vnto the skyes the glorye of his name By space of forty yeares these famylyes betweene For sondry causes then dissention great had beene All stoute of eyther parte they wolde in no wise beare Wrong vnreuenged longe wherfore small skirmishes there weare Betwene them often times Alwaies when they might meate With weapons drawne y â— one did vse the other for to greate But once with Armyes great they met theyr myght to trye By dynt ofswerd they wold discerne theyr matters by and by And so the youthly Lord Mandossa then did beare The rule charge as cheiftain stoute of all hys armye theare Though to Minutyus he might be matched well For corage Yet for counsell did not Fabius hym excell When that his foes he vewes in glistring armour dyght His soldiers in such sorte he doth encorage then to fyght Behole my frendes sayth he the tyme approcheth neare This day we must by maÌ„hode great withstand our enmyes heare Our enemyes sayth hee how simply they be guyded How rage rules them reason vs how well we be prouided Of armour good and men though not so many as they Yet such as do not fear to spend their blood I dare well saye Now now this tyme shall trye if such as we appeare We do acquyt our selues lyke men to fyght with lusty cheare Who wold not rather chuse to dye then liue with shame As dastardes for to be despisd to lose the worthy fame Which with their blood before our auncestores haue wonne Shuld we faint hartes not folow theÌ„ to do as they begonne What bondage is so vyle what yoke so hard to beare As for to stoope vnto the foe and styll to lyue in feare Our auncestours with landes dyd leue vs lybertie Shuld we enthral our selues therfore for feare and doubt to dye To beare the blot of blame For euer in our name ¶ Who lookes to lyue so longe in bondage for to bee Can stomakes stout of manlike men to seruyle yoke agree O happy death that doth exempt from miserye The noble Romayne Captaines dyd not double for faine to dye Are we not able now to kepe the worthy fame that earst by blood was won shal waÌ„t of courage lose the â—aine What wolde our frendes say then and all the men that shall Heare of the shame that shuld by cow wardyse vpon vs fall No man theron wold pâ—tye take But euery one wold vs forsake ¶ Our parenies dead and shut in happy feylâ—os â–ª they will For
erst frendlys she did sâ—lyâ— Theyr greedye mynde of pleasures swete she doth furthâ—â— beguile Not twelue dayes after that the lyuelye Duchosse she From Thuâ—â—in did depart the Duke her husbane gan to be Anoyed with absence longe of her whom he ryght deare Did â—â—â—ld for seruent loue which he did euer to her â—eale And then consydering well that she was syster to A kynge and how that her he left so longe awaie to goe Perâ—eâ—uing this that it vpon her honour laye â–ª He maketh althinges meale â—oâ—â— prouided for his waye And well accompanyed with store of gentlemen Without delaie he â—aketh shyp and into Galye then The sailes be full with wind through surgyng seas â—inaine They sâ—oure away y e â—â—â—like waâ—â—es deuided â—o in twayne The wynd doth serue so well vnto his will that he Ariued at saynt Iames his towne before the Duchesse she Was cum But so at last he vnderstandes among The Pilgremes theare y e it belyke would not be verie longe Before shee came for they had left her then behinde By litle iourne is comming furth whearfore ryght glad in mynd The Duke furthwith doth send sum of his gentlemen In hast to ride and met with her so for to shew her then The commynge of the Duke which when the Duchesse had Ben tould by theÌ„ she made as though thearof she had bene glad But sure she could haue bene contented well that he Shuld not haue taken halfe y e paines to cum so farre to see In trauaile tedious how well as shee had fared His companie a while God wots ryght well she might haue spared ¶ Thouhh then her fancye led her lust for to fullfyll Yet doth her reason teach her more to esteme her honour styll And therfore fynelye she doth fayne alwayes to be Desyrous with great diligence her husband for to see SuÌ„ cheare to blâ—she nedes must make Thoughe it be but for fashions sake So she to him furth with with fayned speede doth goe And louelie lookes for him right â—â—ne she shaped had also Then after greâ—â—ng sweete she pytieth his paine That he in danger great for her such trauaile shuld sustayne And sorye in her minde she sayth she is therfore But for Mandozzâ— lustye knyght it greued her the more And so in to the churche to gether they be gon Whearas her praiers â—nded fyrst the Duchesse doth anon Remember in her minde her loues so lâ—wdlye past And winnes so much of wyll that she repentyng knowes at last That God was much against her enterpryses styll That shee the Duke vnfaithfullye deceyued should fulfill Her lust And sorow so doth synke within her brest That then within her heauye hart furthwith she doth protest To flye her fylthy flame and fufther to forgett Manduzze his graces all And muche she thanketh God that yet Her lust beyonde the bondes of honour hath not gon And cleane to quenche her lothesome loue she doth agree theron That so she wyll departe from thence euen out of hand Nor of this newes now will she let Mandozze vnderstand She instantlye requyres her husband home to hast And so to shyps they go and saile so longe till at the last Marsâ—ille hauen they take anoyed of the seas And therfore then on horsebacke they do ryoe in better case To Thurin wheare they lyued to gether longe in ioye And perfect loue But now the lorde Mandozze in anoye Doth lyue for absence of the Duchesse all this while His harte abode with her and he dyd liue in longe â—â—â—le But when he knew how that the Duke was commen thyther And how the Duchesse fayre and hee returned home to gether His greife he doth sustayne seynge no remedye He neades must now make vertue of extreame necessitie Determininge to goe to Thurin her to see But now this while y t all these thiÌ„gs in such a stâ—te they bee The Almayanes latelye with an armye huge they are Cum in to fraunce and so do spoyle the contrey euery wheare ¶ As sone as of the same the kynge doth vnderstand He sendeth to the noble Duke of Sauoy out of hande With armye great of fraunce to encounter with his foes But all thinges in good order set at home before he goes He doth appoynt for his leiuetenaunt generall The countye Pâ—â—calyer to whom thaffayres and charge of all Hys Duchy he dothe leue that as hys selfe alwaye The Countie in his absence they should honour and obaye The Countie well was knowne both noble and dyscreate And for to take the rule and charge of coÌ„men wealthe most meate The noble men thearto agree The people well contented bee ¶ So when he seeth hym selfe to haue the charge alone The contrey to dyspose and rule commaundyng euery one Yet markinge well oft tymes the Duchesse beutye braue Can not coÌ„maund hys lust the rule vpon hym selfe to haue He hath no force to fyght against his new desyre His flames do burne in broiliÌ„g brest he fryes in secrete fyre The more he sekes alwayes for to withstand his ill The poyson strong so much the more dothe rage and rancle styll That whyle he stryueth so the smoke for to suppresse In greater flames the furyous fyre doth more and more increase Reason dothe bid him rule his rage and to obaye In absence of the Duke as ought a subiect true alwaye But fancye doth enforce his follye to fulfyll So battayle in his brest begynnes betwext his wit and will But reason at the laste is fayne to slye the fyeld His sences all subdued is constrayned for to yeld Unto a Fortresse vyle he can resyste nomore But now with shame dothe seke the salue for to recure his sore So that he doth forget him selfe so muche that he Thearof doth make no conscience to offer seruice free Unto the Duchesse which had vowd alwayes to lyue Upryghtly â–ª And therfore to him a warnynge she doth gyue That from thencefurthe he be aduysed better in His cause before he do presume so bouldlye to begin Unto vnlawfull loue A Pryncesse for to moue ¶ She byâ—s him seeke abroade Wheare as his matches bee To practise such conclusions with them of his degree She chaufeth much that be of her so light should deeme To thinke that then her honour shee so lytle should esteeme And shame to him shee saide that lyued all that whyle And yet a dotinge fole could not subdue affections vyle The Countie Pancalir when this he dothe perceaue Was sum what blanke so for y e tyme of her he takes hys leue Yet hopynge still the best the fyrste denienge he At womeÌ„s mouthes doth know right well but words of course to be Wherfore wyth higher style he moues his cause agayne Another tyme when that at large be pleades his case more playne Desyringe her to take sum pitie on his greyfe Or els he can not longe sustayne to lead his lothsum lyfe He sayth his sences fayle his meate doth not disgest His faynting lymmes haue lost their force his bodie takes