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A40854	The famous history of Palmendos son to the most renowned Palmerin D'Oliva, Emperour of Constantinople, and the heroick Queen of Tharsus, wherein is likewise a most pleasant discourse of Prince Risarano, the son of Trineus, Emperor of Almain, and Aurecinda, sister to the Soldane of Persia : with their knightly deeds, and acts of chivalry, their famous adventures, and most worthy resolutions.; Primaleon (Romance). English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1653 (1653)	Wing F377; ESTC R6035	124,600	202

Prince could not continue his magnanimous and wonted vigour but fell down deprived of his understanding as though pale death had taken possession of him During this trance a fair Virgin richly accoustred whom the old woman that told him of so many things at Tharsus had sent thither by her Post came and took him by the hand saying Arise Palmendos my noble Lord and come to her who séeing the fearfull state wherein you are onely by fantasies represented to your eyes do intreat you not to disable your heroical and noble courage at the sight of vain and fantastical visions for it beseemeth not so good and accomplished Knights as you are in such sort to passe through strange adventures Be of good chear then and repute this hour of your renown to surpasse all the bravest men in the world because since the essence of this enchantment no Knight could enter this Temple but you alone Wherefore by good reason ought the treasure to be yours which hath so long time béen concealed here take hence then the Golden Idol on the Altar with all the other rich and precious jewels and send them to the vertuous Emperour your Father And for your sake shall this temple hereafter be frequent and accessable for any which you shall consecrate to the name of Christ and of the treasure you shall yet find you shall erect a Monastery of Virgins in honour of that incontaminate maiden that brought the Saviour of al mankind into the world who hath given you strength to run through these actions that this place may be reverently and devoutly used which heretofore hath been blasphemed with Idolatry contrary to the bounty inexpuisable making to sinfull men vows offerings and sacrifices And albeit you are not as yet a Christian yet for my sake enter that unspotted faith for the time will come wherein you shall sundry times say happy was that hour wherein you found me Having taken good order for all that I have said contain your self no longer in these countries because in other climats is reserved a tryumphal Scepter for you inriched with honour and eternal praises In vain it were to ask if Palmendos was filled with great marvell hearing the damosels voice who came to comfort him in this austere calamity and could so well decipher his affairs for the extasie and radishment of his spirit which evidently appeared in his countenance delivered ample testimony thereof Nor were these words any thing else but fuel to encrease loves fire already burning neverthelesse séeing himself in a place so commodious where fréely he might hold that with this Damosel he called up his spirits and boldly made this answer Madam for the reverend honour you bear to your God conceal not who you are that know me so well intreating you to pardon my presumptuous request because your rare and perfect beauty which is the onely spur to my demand hath confounded me with greater admiration then all the strange sights I have yet beheld all which in respect of your excellence I hold as diabolical and frivolous for you séem celestial and sent by the Gods into these nether Regions where having discovered the future event of my destinies my heart hath thereby received incredible joy and contentment Be not abashed courteous Knight quoth she at any thing I have said for it is long since I knew what I have uttered and in regard of your worthy valour I love and estéem ye above all other in the world so that I have left the Countries of my original onely to sée and tell ye what I have done desiring you to excuse me in the rest as concealing of whence and what I am because at this time you cannot be satisfied therewith yet ere it be long we will méet again and then shall you understand more of me by one request I must make to you which as yet may not be manifested Wonderfull will that consolation be quoth the Prince to me that you will command any thing wherein I may expresse my forces and in that devotion I have vowed evermore faithfully to continue your friend offering in witnesse of this obeisance to serve henceforth as your Knight with promise not to prejudice the least of your commandements so long as my stars give me leave to breath Nor will I further presse you to tell me what you are séeing your will standeth not thereto but till that gracious hour of commandement come I will accomplish your appointment erecting here a Monastery of virgins for the service of your God and your words have made me thirst with unquenchable desire till I be resolved as concerning that faith While she returned him many thanks for his friendly offers the old woman arrived who made him enamoured with the love of Francelina in his Realm she taking the Damosel by the hand said Go with me fair daughter and leave this most discourteous Knight who suffered me to be misused before him in Tharsus whereof I hope to take sufficient revenge by the extream passions his heart shall endure hereafter No sooner had she ended these words but immediately they both vanished away wherewith the Prince greatly admiring was driven into such a profound conceit of her rare beauty as he thought even there to yéeld up his Ghost because he imagined never to have séen her like Herein his judgement was no whit beguiled for he did as many young Lovers do shew themselves favourable Iudges in their own causes Now enters he into conceit because the old woman had taken her away that this Damosel was Francelina she whom he had so lively imprinted in his heart as for her love he had left his native Country Thus compassed with grief on every side entred into these terms Alas old Woman I know not what thou maist be yet very true do I find thy words but small to my avail did Ozalio smite thée in my presence that I must requite with so long irksome and lingring pennance Ah cruell enemy why didst thou rob mine eys so soon of their unspeakable content thou sufferedst me to sée that my love might grow the more immeasurable but thy words were such daggers to my heart as never can I tast a sharper corosive And if this were the object of Francelina for fairer creature did the Sun never shine upon at no time shall my soul enjoy rest till once more I have séen her again Thus entercoursing a thousand opinions he stood a long time as driven to the Antipodes accusing himself with base pusillanimity and blaming the old woman who had so robbed him of his forces as he could not stay the Lady with him by whose presence and gracious spéeches he supposed himself in an eternal beatitude But now is the clowdy night chased toward the Occident when he determined to effect what the damosel had commanded him and going to the Altar he took the golden Basons and the other sumptuous things making them ready to be carried thence despoiling likewise the

in and out the Court were greatly amazed hereat and moved to pity her case very much so that Palmendos came himself to behold her and seeing she would use no speeches to him went in again and sate down to dinner Afterward comming forth to walk abroad for his delight he found her sitting there still in the same place wherefore he called his Cousin Ozalio to him who was son to his Vncle and Tutor saying Can we not understand what this poor old woman would have Ozalio as desirous as the Prince came to the old woman demanding of whence she was and if she stood in need of any thing But she without answering one word gave him a very frowning countenance and afterward scornfully turned her back towards him wherewith Ozalio somewhat offended did give her such a spurn with his foot as she tumbled quite beside her seat whereat Palmendos and his Lords merrily laughed But their pastime was quickly altered into admiration for after the woman arose again she séemed of such huge deformed stature as each one was amazed that had beheld her before and turning her self angerly towards the Prince she used these spéeches Ah Palmendos little regardest thou to resemble the Emperour of Constantinople thy father whose gentlenesse and swéetnesse stretcheth as well to the meanest persons as them that are Lords and of great account What gainest thou in rejoycing at the injury done me by thy Knight I pray that the great imperious Monarch Cupid quoth she with lifting up her eys and hands to heaven may so cruelly wound thy heart with the love of fair Francelina and cause thee to conceive such gracious thoughts of her as thou mayest leave this idle and delicious life thou leadest to win the honour that is gotten with pain and travel So did thy father heretofore for the fair Princess Polynarda whom he loved so religiously as with the dexterity and strength of his body he assayed to gain the reward which Fortune provideth for her chiefest favourites whereon imperially he is now mounted accompanied with the greatest felicity that can happen to any one under this Hemisphere Leave then these wanton and Courtly surfettings wherein thy mother laboureth to contain thée and now begin to manage Arms which may make thy name perpetual and yéeld the reward of immortal glory for it will redound to thy great shame being son to so rare and so invincible a Knight not this way to imitate his laborious déeds And when I shall sée thee throughly wrapped in the passions of love I wil think my self satisfied with revenge of the dishonour which thou hast suffered to be done to me in thy presence The old Woman so breaking off immediately vanished away to the great terrour of all the beholders especially of the young Prince Palmendos whose sences were for a while estranged and walking up and down musing on the old Womans words his heart was so enflamed with the love of her he knew not as he was enforced thus to cōmune with himself What may the Lady be with whom at the report of this woman I find my self so distraughted Doubtless if her words be no fables but that I am son to the Emperor of Constantinople it behooves me to enterprize such actions as I may be judged somewhat to resemble him While his spirit was thus busied with diversity of these thoughts and no one daring to interrupt him Ozalio went into the Quéens chamber and telling what had happened she was therewith greatly displeased Immediately she came down into the great Hall and finding her son thus perplexed took him by the hand causing him to sit down by her and then begun to him in this manner I know not my son what follies it should séem the old Hag hath troubled your mind withal but refrain from giving credit to them and I shall tell you the very truth of all Madam answered Palmendos I am certain you will not dally with me notwithstanding I cannot but marvel that you would all this while conceal the original of my birth for the Emperour Palmerin being such a worthy accomplished Knight as he is estéemed of every one little occasion have I of disdain to be his son and you much lesse to kéep it from me Wherefore I humbly intreat your Majesty to resolve me faithfully of this present doubt to the end if it be so I may shew my self forward in duty in causing the bud to flourish that came from such a noble and vertuous stalk And fear not that for his sake I will abandon you because it is impossible for me to leave the Law wherein I have hitherto lived for a strange opinion which I am ignorant in Ah my son quoth the Quéen the Gods so inspire and direct your designs that you may perfectly accomplish what you have promised for the onely fear to lose your company hath caused me to conceal the thing you are so desirous to know But séeing you have heard what I can no longer dissemble assure your self my son that the old woman hath told nothing but truth Hereupon she recounted the whole History how to have issue by such a péerlesse Prince imitating Thalestris Queen of the Amazons who for the like cause acquainted her self with the valiant king Alexander she by the counsel of a wise Magician amourously beguiled the Emperour Palmerin Lastly she intreated him not to forsake her while she lived because her life was onely prolonged by his presence Great matters have you told me answered the young Prince the Emperour then knows not that he hath any child by you No verily replied the Quéen nor would I he should know it for the whole world Nor can he I think understand it by any said the Prince yet in mine opinion I count it necessary that one day I should go see my father But trust me Madam it shall not be without speedy return because I am determined not to leave you or give over with my will the Countrey and Kingdome which the heavens have appointed me to rule and govern Thus reasoned the mother and her son on divers matters and henceforth the Prince shewed himself more chearfully disposed intending very shortly to be armed Knight and to be called the Knight of Cupid bearing for his Devise an Heart wounded with an Arrow For himself he provided an Armour as red as bloud and for Ozalio whom he loved as his brother a fair white Armour and were both Knighted by Ozalio his father who was one of the best Knights in all those parts Having thus received their order a very solemn feast was made in honour thereof during which time Palmendos gave away sundry sumptuous gifts Yet could he not be unmindfull of Francelina or forget one jot of the old Womans words because he had lodged them so near his heart as they were in manner a martyrdom to him For ease whereof he determined to see Greece as also to visite the Emperour his father and learn some tidings

Idol of the Crown Scepter and Book But as he would have lifted the Image forth of the chair he found it so heavy as he was not able to stir it wherewith he being offended said And I shall do thée more honour then thou hast yet received of me so lifting up his Mace he made it fall in pieces to the ground From out the body of the Image flew a very strange bird all black giving such fearfull shrikes and cries as the Prince was thereat amazed and following her out of the Temple he beheld a great many more such like birds with her they flying altogether with that noise the same way where Ozalio and his Knights attended whereat they likewise marvailing were certified by the men of the Island that this prodigie signified Palmendos entrance into the Temple for they had heard before by sundry learned Nigromancers that these were certain infernal spirits which should be chased forth of the Countrey when the adventure of the Temple was finished Rifarano Ozalio and all the Knights glad of this news went where they beheld the monstrous wild Bore and thence to the Temple where Ozalio first found the Prince opening a great chest which contained the Priests principal treasure consisting of such rare and inestimable Iewels as it was thought the like was never séen before Palmendos beholding his friend Ozalio ran and embraced him marvellous kindly the like did he to Rifarano Lecefin and the rest all of them extolling the happy star that guided the Prince and he acquainted them with all things since his departure from them saving his conference with the Damosel because none of them should suspect his love Then intreated he Guillador to send for some skilful man who might undertake to devise and build the Monastery in short time the greater part of the Clergy was sent for and among them to a virtuous man of special knowledge he gave the charge and superintendance of the work as also bountiful store of Gold and Silver which was taken out of the Priests wealthy Chest All things he committed to the trust of Guillador that the Temple Monastery and ways thereto should be done in decent order but he whose heart was onely dedicated to the Ladies beauty which appeared unto him under form of a bodily illusion took small delight in any thing else but in her gracious and divine remembrance Now did he hasten the day of his departure desiring Rifarano and Lecefin to make spéed to the Emperour and present the Gyantesse her Daughter and the other prisoners to him as also all the Treasure was found in the Temple from a strange Gentleman religiously vowed to his service who in respect of great affairs that called him elsewhere could not come to kisse his Majesties hand which he will no with all spéed possible Rifarano and Lecefin were loth to leave Palmendos but séeing it must néeds be so they soon after conveyed the Gyantesse and her Daughter on shipboard they making great mone to be carried from the Island In the same Ship was the Crown Scepter Image Basons and all the other Treasure carried and in another ship the prisoners found in the Castle on the promontory with all things else expedient for the voyage then Rifarano and Lecefin taking their leave of Palmendos and Ozalio went on board where the Gyantesse and the treasure was commanding their anchors to be weighed their sails hoised the wind then serving fit and favourable and so are they sailing toward Constantinople As yet above Palmendos in the Isle of Delphos to sée what Guilladors workmen would compasse in so great a work as he had given them charge of CHAP. X. How Rifarano and Lecefin with all their train arrived in Constantinople where they were honourably received by the Emperour and them of the Court greatly marvelling at the news he heard of Palmendos and what afterward followed AT what time Rifarano and Lecefin should arrive at Constantinople there were assembled many great Lords and Barons in honour of a solemn feast which the Emperour made for the marriage of the Hungarian Prince Ditreus son to King Frysol and twin brother to Belcar Ditreus so soon as he was armed Knight went to the Emperours Court where he was worthily welcommed and albeit he was his Majesties Nephew yet he loved him with a particular affection his courteous and civill manners joined with his forwardnesse in arms gave hope that he would prove a valiant Knight hereafter He had not béen long in the Emperours Court and throughly acquainted with every one but he grew enamoured with the beauty of Esquivela daughter to the Soldan of Babylon and Alchidiana so that being one day in the Chamber of his cousin Philocrista eldest daughter to the Emperour devising with her and her sister Melicia he got such apt time and occasion as he made his intent known to Esquivela she modestly answering that if he faithfully meant to make her his wife she would settle her choice upon him onely Ditreus who was thereon resolved desired the Emperour and Empresse to grant that marriage they being willing to gratifie their Nephew as also to prefer the young Princesse with the consent of King Frysol affianced them together and Ditreus fearing the marriage would be deferred too long solicited the Emperour in such sort as he sent with all spéed to make the same known to the Soldan In mean while his Majesty summoned the chiefest Lords of the Empire to prepare a Triumph in honour of this feast for the accomplishment whereof nothing wanted save onely the Embassadours return that went to the Soldan But now are Rifarano and Lecefin entred the Haven of Constantinople intending to land before the Emperour should know any thing of them because they came not in such equipage as happily he would expect Being then all Armed except with their Helmets they rode through the City but with two Squires onely that brought their Lances and Helmets they being wonderfully noted of every one and reputed for some strange Lords of great birth and in this sort they came to the Pallace where very boldly they would have entred but the guard stayed them to understand the cause of their comming We are quoth they two Knights of Countries far hence distant and hither we come to sée and serve the Emperour Palmerin You must then leave these offensive Arms answered the Guard if you mean to go where his Highnesse is or else declare your proper names to us that we may go sée if it be his pleasure you shall come in this sort before him Our Arms we will not leave said Rifarano because it ill beséems an honest Knight so to do but you may go certifie his Majesty that here is Lecefin son to the Soldan of Persia and the Princesse Zephira in whose company is Rifarano Son to the Emperour Trineus of Almaign who humbly desire to kisse his Highnesse hand His Majesty had no sooner notice of their names but in excéeding contentation