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A08882	The [first-] second part of the no lesse rare, then excellent and stately historie, of the famous and fortunate prince Palmerin of England and Florian de Desart his brother. Containing their knightly deeds of chiualry, successe in their loues pursuite, and other admirable fortunes. Wherein gentlemen may finde choyse of sweete inuentions, and gentlewomen be satisfied in courtly expectations. Translated out of French, by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 1-2. English.	Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Morias, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.	1616 (1616)	STC 19163; ESTC S112858	625,182	895

you It is moreouer séene said Rosselin that it is great danger to fight against men depriued of hope but whē one remaineth conqueror ouer such persons the honour of the victory giueth them the larger contentment When he had spoken what pleased him Pompides and he beganne to combate againe hacking and hewing one another so cruelly as within a while Rosselin was so sore laboured as he was altogether vnable to harme his enemy Pompides seeing himselfe in but little better estate then Rosselin and doubting least the Combate would endure too long he caught him in his armes and threw him violently against the ground being hardly able to sustaine himselfe from falling on him but the remembrance of the victory made him take the more courage wherevpon he made proffer to cut off the head of Rosselin which the Ladies would not agrée vnto Then was Rosselin caried foorth of the fielde very dangerously wounded and Pompides for the greater honour was conducted to the Chamber where Blandidon lay where Chirugions looked dillingently to their wounds they being now as great friendes as euer they were hauing the one of them as good assurance of Torsiaes fauour as the other The King himselfe came very louingly to visite them and after he had knowledge of them he was greatly offended that they had not béene knowne before him in his Court but the Knights excused themselues by their Ladies whose beauties caused them to trauaile thither alwayes desiring to be vnknowne The Queene was very carefull to haue them well regarded during the time they remained there in the Court but after they were in good state of health they humbly tooke their leaue of the King the Queene and Madame Torsia Blandidon taking his way to Constantinople and Pompides into Scotland where he espoused the Princesse Armisia according as I haue declared already to you For you shall vnderstand that this French aduenture continued from the time that Albayzar shewed his prowesse in Constantinople hauing in his custody the Princesse Miragardaes Shield vntill the instant that the Knight of the Sauage man accompanied with Arlencea and the damosels returned from the king of Spaines court and passing through the Realme of France was the first that by his noble prowesse attained this aduenture as you shall hereafter heare wherevpon many secretly enuied him whereof he made no account at all because he had so well made his Knightly behauiour knowne to the Ladies of the French Court. CHAP. XXXVIII Of that which happened to the Knight of the Sauage man in proouing the aduenture these foure Ladies had ordained AS the Knight of the Sauage man was conducting Arlencea towards Constantinople to shewe her his lady Leonarda the faire Princesse of Thrace he was aduertised by the Quéene of Nauarre and Dragonalt of the aduenture which the foure French Ladies had ordained And for that the report went of them to be maruellously endued with beauty he tooke his way into the French Court which as then lay in Burgandie and drawing néere to the Citie of Sonier now called Digeon somewhat towards the euening he entred a forrest wherein was a Monasterie of Nunnes which had a goodly riuer passing a long by it vpon the banke whereof hee perceiued certaine tents erected and by them sate diuerse Ladies and Damosels making Garlands of flowres vnder the gréene trées whereon were hanged many shieldes which were defended by certaine Knightes that were néere at hand reposing themselues within the tents It séemeth said the Knight of the Sauage man to Arlencea that wee shall not passe here so easily as we did make account When he had so said he espied néere him an ancient Knight of whom he requested to know what honourable personages they were that recreated themselues in that place Sir answered the ancient Knight it is the Quéene who came abroad to sollace her selfe with the King hée being somewhat higher in the Forrest with his Courtly attendants hunting the wilde Hart. I pray you then tell me quoth the Knight of the Sauage man for what occasion are the Knights armed that kéepe her company You shall vnderstand Sir saide the ancient Knight that they are seruants vnto foure Ladies who kéepe themselues in this manner to aduenture the Combate with him that dare aduance himselfe to prooue the aduenture but I pray you Sir be not offended that I part so soone from you for I see I must away and so the ancient knight left him I sée well quoth the knight of the Sauage man that I must prepare my selfe for the Ioust Wherevpon because he would not be knowne he commanded the Esquire to couer his shield with somewhat and in the meane while he ranne his horse vp and downe finding him nimble and quicke enough After his Shield was couered he rode on toward the Tetes but when the Ladies saw him come and a Damosell of such a streat stature with him they began all to laugh heartely The Knight of the Sauage man had no sooner beheld them but not willing to serue them all then staying his horse that hee might the better contemplate their diuine faces a French Damosell by the commandement of the other Ladies approched to the Prince with these words You giue sufficient example Sir Knight of the small affection you beare to Ladies in maintaining of whose sweete and delicate complexions these Knights haue placed their Shields on this Trée to defend the passage if you dare be so bold as to trie the aduenture I pray you faire Damosell answered the Knight of the Sauage man to let mee knowe the conditions which these Knightes obserue in garding this Valley for if so bée I iudge them any thing dangerous it were better for me to depart then trouble them for I assure you the Lady you sée in my company would be very loth to see me in any pe●ill I perceiue then said the Damosell you are one of those Knights who caries their Armor rather to make a showe then to hazard your person in any doubtfull aduenture neuerthelesse I will let you vnderstand the custome vsed in this place It is so Syr that the Queene of Fraunce who is within these Tentes hath foure Ladies in her company who are reputed to excell all others in Beauty and they are destrous to know which of them may best make claime of this Title aboue the other thrée For the tryall heereof they haue ordained that the Knight who will ieopard himselfe in the Aduenture shall take a viewe of them one after another and hauing made his choyse of one of these foure he must enter the Combate with the thrée Knights who are seruants to the other Ladyes if so be his Fortune be so good to conquere them hee shall be called her Knight on whose behalfe he entred the Combate which honor I tell you is highly estéemed in this Countrey because each of the ladies deserue most especiall prefermēt Now Syr if your stomacke be so good you may haue libertie to see them and

Ladies in beauty yet shew you your selfe excelling all other in that singular gift to ouercome him that hath conquered so many For I perswade my selfe you wil not fauor him that hath done you such wrong as disloyally to beare the Shield from your Castle but let me that am your true and faithfull seruant giue you the honour of this hautie attempt and afterward deale with this cursed carkase of mine euen as it shal stand with your gratious pleasure After this they fell to to the combate a fresh when the Emperor séeing the small defence they had for themselues supposed they could not long continue the fight and Primaleon through opinion which came by nature in griefe of mind receiued perfectly the cruell wounds of the Blacke knight as though he had felt them vpon his owne body because he supposed him to be of his linage And by the cruell behauiour they vsed to ech other the Empres Gridonia departed as not able to abide the grieuous sight of these two champions who after they had griped one an other by the closing their arms Albayzar ●s too weake to resist any longer fell to the ground whereat the Blacke knight reioyced and vnclosed his helmet to haue smiten off his head but the Emperour called to him to vse more mercy yet he makking as though he heard not lifted vp his sword when the Princesse Targiana fell before him on her knées with these spéeches Syr Knight first I desire you to strike off my head and afterward proceed in what shall please you for loth would I be to see him die that hath ventured his life in danger to do me such honourable seruice The Blacke Knight seeing the modestie of the Princesse was moued with pittie wherewith he granted Albayzar his li●e and then the iudges came into the field to haue the Blacke Knight honoured according as became a victorious conquerour But he would not depart out of the Field before the Portrait of the faire Miragarda was placed in the middest where against all reason the Princesse Targiana supplied the roome whom he led with him to be honoured according as her hie estate did deserue The Emperour commaunded Albayzar should be led into his Tent meane whiles the Blacke knight kissing his highnesse hand vpon his knee began in this manner Most dread and mighty Emperour I desire that this Princes may be regarded aboue all in your Court for you ought to shew more honor to her then to any other person that I know Whē the Emperour knew that the Blacke knight was his noble nephew Florendos his heart was supprised with an vnspeakable ioy and chiefely his Father the Prince Primaleon who caused Albayzar to be brought into the Palace vnderstanding that Targiana was the daughter of the great Turke lodged her with the faire Princesse Polinarda his daughter who greatly desired it at the hands of the Emperour and there was we as honorably serued as had she béene in the Court of the great Turke her Father the Prince Florendos and Albayzar had great care vsed to their dangerous wounds and the shield of the Princesse Miragarda was now held in chiefest estimation CHAP. XC How a Damosell of Thrace brought a strange aduenture to the Court of the Emperour Palmerin WHile Florendos and Albayzar remained at the cure of their wounds the Empresse and Gridonia as glad that the victory chanced to Florendos would often come and visit him reporting their iudgements on the singular forme of Miragarda which talke partly wrought as much for his health as the medicines that were applied to his wounds Likewise the Emperour and Primaleon would often visite Albayzar vsing comfortable speeches wherby he might forget the griefe he sustained because he was vanquished but Albayzar dissembled with a good countenance deuised with himselfe how he might worke iniury to Florendos which afterward he did as you shall perceiue at large in the second volume of this Historie In the meane while the Court of the Emperour was stored with the most renowned knights and Ladies of incomparable state of beautie in all the world so that there wanted no other thing there thē the two renowned Knights of England whose presence in the Court made the Emperor to thinke y● then no force might preuaile against him While they were in their triumphing the Empresse Gridonia Targiana and Polinarda sitting vnder the Cipresse Trées néere a very faire Fountaine a Lady of a maruellous and mighty stature presented her selfe before them whose séemly iestures and sumptuous shew in apparell made them beléeue shee was of great authoritie Her attyre was of Sattin cut and laide out with cloath of siluer a purple Robe compassing her bodie wheron was placed a number of rich and costly precious stones her long sleeues hanging down● were thicke beset with Birds Harts and other braue deuises of Foules and Beasts of gold that the eie could neuer be wearied beholding a thing of such inestimable value there attended on her two Knights the one hauing in his armes a very faire coffer which was closed with little Lockes of Gold and brauely garnished with Pearles and precious stones of maruellous cost and reputation When the Emperour and all were placed to regard the cause of her arriuall she receiued the Coffer of the Knight and with a little Key of Gold that hung about her necke she opened it whereout she tooke a curious and costly Cup which was so artificialle composed that beholding the outside might easily be discerned what was within which was nothing but water so hard congealed and frozen that it was impossible to moue any moity thereof After she had held it a while in her hand she deliuered the Coffer againe to the Knight whereon she set the Cup and looking wishly vpon all the company at last she began to vtter these speeches Most noble Emperour I haue been in so many Princes Courts to make triall of the strange aduenture contained in this Cuppe that not finding any to ende the same I am wearie to seeke auy further as also out of opinion of any good hap Except that now in your Highnesse Court which is most honoured and esteemed vpon the whole earth I may find such expected Fortune as of long time I haue failed in which doth encourage me somewhat considering there is not the like But first before the triall be attempted I will discourse the cause of this rare aduenture because each one of these noble gentlemen may be the better affectioned to her who holdeth his heart as chiefe Mistresse of his thoughts There was sometime ruling in Thrace a king who was name Sardamant so excellent well séene in the Art of Magique that for the qualitie of that gift he surpassed all other liuing in his time This King had a daughter of no lesse beauty then Courtly behauiour who was greatly beloued of two knights the one called Brandimar the other Artibel but they kept close their secreat loue from each other til

began to be somewhat offended with himselfe wherefore the Damosell receiued it againe of him and to mooue him from sadnesse gaue him these spéeches My gratious Lord I sée that age hath decayed the force of your affection but had this aduenture béene deliuered you when time was I know it could not haue remained thus at this present Primaleon presently came and tooke the Cuppe but his Fortune was no more fauoured then the Emperor his Father which vrged him to some cause of anger fearing that Gridonia would haue giuen him but slender thankes Then came the Prince Vernar and in his hand the Cup receiued a little brightnesse whereby the Ladies knewe that the Damosell had reported nothing but the trueth After Vernar came the King Polendos and in his hand the Cup became as blacke againe as euer it was whereat the Ladies began to laugh and the Damosell of Thrace spake to him in this order Syr Polendos if the loue you beare your Lady be of no more effect then it séemeth at this present I iudge she hath cause to be but little beholding to you Gentlewoman answered Polendos it is so long time since amorous thoughts haue let me that it is no maruaile if Fortune séeme so aduerse to me now Then arose the prince Gratian thinking to end the aduenture by the faithfull loue he bare to his faire Claritia and in his hand the Cup receiued more brightnes then it did when the Prince Vernar had it whereat his heart was rauished with vnspeakeable ioy and giuing the Cup to his brother Guerin it became as blacke againe as euer it was The ladies greatly delighted to sée the variable quality contained in the cup so that they had an assured meane to sée which of their knights might excel in loyaltie of loue Berolde P. of Spaine the onely beloued of the faire Onistalda aduanced himselfe to take the cup vsing this silent opinion to himselfe Madame I haue euer desired your helpe in all mine affaires but at this present I craue no succour at your hands for that the merit of my constancy promiseth me a large title in this honourable aduenture Then taking the cup it seemed brighter then euer it had béene and the frozen teares began somewhat to melt which mooued the Princesse Onestalda to so great pleasure that she could not conceale it but the Ladies sitting by did perceiue it After him came the P. Platir the knight of Fidelia daughter to the king Tarnaes but albeit he bare her great good will the Cup was not so bright in the hands of Berolde but while he held it it became as black Then came Bellizart seruant to the faire Denisia Dramian the knight of Florian but both of them sped alike in their enterprise Francian who loued the faire Bernard tooke his turne next to trie the Cup but he sped so ill that he wisht himselfe out of the place for in his hand the cup lost all the brightnes that the other knights had brought it into whereat he was greatly agrieued and the Emperor laughing a good at him began merrily in these words Sir Francian you may cōmend your fortune to be in such libertie for the Ladies will not receiue any hastie occasion whereby they may thinke good to fal in loue with you and you may shape your selfe of like disposition at no time to be hastie in trusting them After him came Frisol Onestalde Estrellant Tenebrant Luyman of Burgondy Pompides Bla didon Germaine of Orleance Dridan Polinarde Tremoran Baromont Albanis of Freeze amongst which company the best fauoured were Polinarde Beromont and Germaine of Orleance yet none of them might be compared to the Prince Berolde The Damosel of Thrace was in great despaire thinking the aduenture would not be ended in the Emperours Court when presently came the sorrowfull prince Floraman at the Emperors request he tooke the cap saying My Lady remember the danger wherin you sée me as also the griefe I sustaine for your sake wherout you may deliuer me if you please set me once againe in my ioyfull state When he had ended his spéeches the Cup receiued such a maruellous brightnesse the congealed teares melted so suddenly that the whole assembly thought the aduenture to be fully finished but the Damosell knowing the contrary went to the Emperour who in her presence spake thus to the Prince of Sardignia I know well Sir Floraman that this aduenture was reserued for you because the firmenesse of your faith gaue mée a great deale more assurance then the experience I haue to report this enterprise and trust me I am very glad it is so fallen out because now all other will hold you in the estimation that my selfe of long time reposed in you The ladies who euer bare good affectiō to Floramá were now a great deal more vrged towards him which y● damosell perceiuing that euery one supposed the aduenture to be ended to the Emperor she began in this maner My gratious Lord I desire you that all y● knights may abide in this place for albeit the cup is brought into this good effect yet is not y● brought to passe which must be finished I know said Floraman that fortune is wont to cause me begin euery enterprise with ioy but at the conclusion thereof she threatneth my death Then Don Rosuel diuers knights assaied the Cup some spéeding well some ill euē as their constancy did differ in quality At last whē the whole cōpany were minded to retire for y● time they espied a knight in gréene Armour to present himself before him whose stoutnes of behauior caused al to feare that tooke occasion to behold him there was none y● knew him but Primaleō who presently said that it was the giant Dramusiand wherfore he desired the Emperor to stay a while when aduancing himself to méet him Dramusiand came imbraced him with very great reuerence When he had opened his helmet Primaleon brought him before the Emperor where humbly vpon his knée he began in this maner I desire you my gratious Lord and Father that you wil receiue this knight with your accustomed honor for that his valiant and noble behauior hath made him as much renowned as any on the earth The Emperour knowing that it was Dramusiande would not suffer him to kisse his hand but imbracing him in his armes began as followeth Albeit your friendly dealing did long time detaine my life in an vnexpected danger yet the good report of your Prowesse and noble behauiour since that time hath vrged mee to forget all vowing my selfe your friend to command and so I pray you for euer to vse me Dramusiande very often thanked the Emperor and Primaleon presented him to the Empresse and Gridonia who albeit they made a shew of a friendly welcome yet could they not do it hartily considering the griefe they sustained for the imprisonment of Primaleon For they say it is the nature of women not to forget and forgiue their

company of a young Gentleman Sonne to Syr Pridos and Attaida named Don Rosiran De la Bronde with whome I will leaue this gentle Prince Florian to know what the Sauadge man and Palmerin did séeing Florian returned not as he was woont CHAP. VIII How grieuous the Sauadge man tooke the suddaine losse of the yong Prince Forian when he perceiued the two Lions returne all washed in the blood of the Hart that they had slaine And how the young Prince Palmerin walking to the Sea side to seeke his Brother accompanied with Siluian the Sauadge mans Sonne departed thence in a Galley with Polendos King of Thessalie who sailed to Constāntinople where he presented them to the Emperor And how a Damosel mounted on a white Courser and bearing Armes arriued at the Court of Constantinople where she presented the Emperor with a Letter sent from the Lady of the Lake which gaue him at large to vnderstand what should oappen to ●he yong Prince Palmerin LOng expected the Sauadge man she returne of Florian and seeing it waxed darke and his hope deceiued hee was out of measure disquieted for the absence of Florian whose company both for expertnesse and towardnesse in his exercise was more commodious to him then his griefe would suffer him to expresse wherefore hee concluded thus young Florian was some way distressed and himselfe vtterly disdained of Fortune But in the morning the Lyons returned home al washed in the blood of the Hart which they had slaine when the Sauadge man percelued their guide wanting and they thus pollnted what with anguish of heart and chollericke perswasi●ns in his dosperate moode hee slew both the Lyons and entred into such a disquietnesse that nothing could asswage his extreame passion The yong Prince Palmerin sustaining great sorrow for the absence of his brother walked to the Sea shore accompanied with Siluian the Sauadge mans Sonne where sitting comforting each other on the greene bancke as naturs moued the one and nurture the other they espied a Galley to strike on shore where they twaine disported Polendos King of Theslalie being chiefe Captaine in this Galley who likewise directed his iourney for the finding of Don Edoard commanded to cast Anker there because for recreations sake he would walke vp into the Forrest as also to finde swéete water whereof he was greatly destitute Palmerin and Siluian séeing the King landed and fearing least they should sustaine some harme in that they were ignorant what they were determined by courteous deme● nor to let them passe by so should they haue no cause to molest them but to depart friendly perceiuing nothing but courtesie Polendos deholding the beautie of Palmerin with the no lesse ciuill then comely behauiour of them bdth desired them to goe abrdad with him and hee would preferre them in such place as they should be raised to honour and finde all things equiual●t to their gentle natures Palmerin whose fancy could hardly brooke that sauadge kinde of life but rather desired to acquaint himselfe with Courtly exercise gaue grant to that which ●he King had requested albeit Siluian vsed intreatie to perswade him to the contrary but when hée saw all meanes that he deuised could take no effect as well for the great loue that was betwéene them as the inuiolate affection he alway bare to the young Prince he vowed neuer to leaue his company either for misery misfortune or any accident whatsoeuer The King no lesse delighted in minde then greatly contented with the manners of Palmerin his seruants beeing returned with such necessaries as hee sent them for went abroad and heysed Sayles presently committing themselues to God the mercie of the waues So riding at their pleasure the King desired Palmerin if hée might lawfull craue so much to certifie him as concerning his byrth and Parentage which the courteous Prince right willingly gaue consent vnto declaring his life with the Sauadge man whom he certainely supposed to be his Father After many dayes fayling they arriued at Constantiuople which at that presēt was endued with as great heauines as in time past it surpassed in Princely delights the Port or Hauen likewise being nakedly prouided of ships for that the Occean and Mediterranian seas had scattered y● who le Nauy in search of the P. Don Edoard as also to know what was become of the Noble Primaleon yet in all this time no wished tydings heard The Emperor vnderstanding y● Polendos was arriued at Constantinople walked d●wn to the Hauen to accompany him to his pallace where being come and hearing by him no tidings of his sons became very sorrowfull as he had cōtinued so a long time Then Polendos to put the Emperour out of this sadde cenceyte presented vnto him the young Prince Palmerin accompanied with Siluian Who cas●ing his eyes on the young Prince entred presently into such an alteration of ioy as had he béene his own sonne Primaleon he could hardly haue béene better contented Wherefore he commaunded a Knight to conduct hm to the Princesse Gridonia willing her to giue him as seruant to the faire Polinarda whose beauty was so excellent her feature agréeable in euery lyneament her modestie so decent vertue therto apparant that she was rightly termed the Phaenix for beauty most famous among Ladies for bounty The Empresse and Gridonia receiued the yong Prince albeit ignorant of his estate yet as beséemed their honors respecting who sent him went straightway to present him to the faire Polinarda who in time caused him to aduenture his good Fortune among the pikes of mischanches and hazards of most daunger onely for her loue which hée bought as déerely as she gaue it daintily for proofe let suffice what hereafter ensueth But attend a strange rare euent On a subdaine was arriued in the Emperors Pallace a comely Damosell mounted on a Courser as white as a Swan bearing Armor also answerable to the same in colour her haire spread ouer her shoulders which gaue cause of meruaile to all that saw her She being come into the presence of the Emperor to the no little admiration of him with all those that beare him company she drew foorth a Letter delyuering the same with such Maiestie of behauiour as was méete to gratifie such an honourable personage which the Emperour deliuering to one of his Heralds cōmanded it to be read in publique audience who vnseaking it began as followeth ¶ To the Inuincible and most renowned Palmerin Emperour of Greece Salutations REnowned Emperor at whose name the enemy quaketh and the Subiect reioyceth in whose Court your name is the riches of the valiant friendship the reward of any that be venterous I wish thy state as permanent as thy deeds hath beene puissant and the vnanimitie of thy friends to prosper in longanimitie of happy Fortune The yong Prince that thou hast receiued into thy Court albeit thou maist think incredible yet shall finde it certaine when Time doeth will it must be it is descended of two the most

in short time was so blazed as it mooued a generall consent of gladnes not so much for the recouery of the Castles as that they were woon by the prowesse of the Prince Florian. The good King Fredericke for ioy of this good happe sent sir Pridos the Duke of Galles in all the spéede that might be to sée if he could méete with his noble Nephew who taking a Galley presently in short time arriued in the Coast of Ireland not very farre from the Hermits Cell Where finding the Prince and declaring the sum of his message the Prince concluded to depart thence notwithstanding his wounds were not thorowly healed so taking leaue of the gentle Hermit and desiring the other Knights to accompany him they committed themselues to the Seas whereon they had not long sayled but they arriued at the Cittie of London thorow which they were honourably conducted to the Kings Pallace When tydings being come to the King that they were arriued in the Court accompanied with his Sonne Don Edward hée came to méete them when casting his armes about the necke of the Prince Florian the teares ran downe his white beard for the inward ioy he conceiued in his presence as for his Father Don Edward he would not hide his earnest affection but welcommed his sonne with very great kindnesse and his mother the Princesse Flerida pittying his hurts but glad of his company shewed her selfe a louing mother vnto him and would not depart day nor night from him till she perceiued him to be thorowly recouered The King of England did very honourably entertaine the Knights which came with his Nephew and for that he would show he made estimation of them he accepted them into offices according to their degrées in his Court for which great bountie they witnessed themselues not vnthankefull but so behaued themselues as they did great credit to the King in his Court. The Prince Florian being in good estate of health newes came vnto the English Court of the imprisonment of the king Polendos and his companie in the Court of the great Turke which vnhappy tidings moooed the king and his whole Court to great gréefe considering withall the state of sorrow wheren the Emperour of Constantinople remained and the more extreame did they take the cause in respect of the small hope was to be had of their liberty againe in that the great Turke had sworne to put them all to death except the Emperour would send him the knight who so boldly carryed away his daughter the Princesse Targiana These newes comming to the eares of the Prince Florian he began to fall into these spéeches Far better it is for me to go render my selfe and suffer the extrame rigour of that cruell Infidell then that for me so many good knights should liue in danger for séeing by my occasion the cause did first arise no better meane to salue it vp againe then my selfe I cannot beléeue sayd the Prince Don Edward that the Turke is so forgetfull of himselfe as to séeke the death of so many for so small a matter by reason Albayzar one of his owne kindred should then stand in hazard of his life but if it be as the report goeth the Emperour ought to be carefull in the kéeping of Albayzer to the end that the safegard of his life might redéeme the other their woonted liberty whereto the Prince Florian thus replied I am perswaded good Father that the Turke will hardly be remooued from his determination which maketh me the greater to misdoubt the safety of those knights the absence of whom I am assure so gréeuously offendeth the good Emperour that I am perfectly resolued to goe and comfort him considering it is a part of dutie on my behalf not to be so farre from him at this time séeing he is depriued of them that should defend him The aged king Fredericke his Father Don Edward nor his mother the Priucesse Flerida could disswade him from his determination but contrary to their wils he departed from the Court taking his iourney toward Constantinople being armed after his accustomed maner and bearing in his Sheeld his vsuall deuise Thus the happy successe which may fall vnto him at this time we intend to leaue him because we will returne to the Prince Florendos who by his time is wel néere the castle of the giant Almarol hauing in his iourney done many noble déeds deseruing commendation but for that they are rehearsed in the English Chronicles it would séeme impertinent to this place to rehearse them neuerthelesse I must needs tell yée that Floraman the Prince of Sardignia in this iourney atchieued very great renowne and so continued till their arriuall at the City of Rioclaro which at this present is called Tamar Florendos séeing himselfe so neare the place where he had spent a great time in languishing afflictions entred into a thousand imaginations with himselfe first considering the beginning of his loue and then the happy continuance thereof enforced him to a number of sad coniectures wherein he passed that night as quietly as he could In the morning they rid on toward the Castle of Almaroll when Albayzar beganne to vse some doubt of his entertainement for that he iudged women were but slenderly acquainted with pittie especially hée looked for small fauour of the Princesse Miragarda who contrariwise was not so cruell towardes strangers as shée was toward her dearest and best beloued friendes Florendos had no sooner discouered the Trées which were planted about the Riuer Thesin and with all the walles of the Castle of Almaroll but his heart was immeasurably touched with suddaine feare remembring how many stormes he had endured and the perilles whereto he must now render himselfe againe afresh a spectacle certainely of woonderfull griefe wherein he somewhat bare the Prince Albayzar company who remembring that he was vanquished knew no other remedie for himselfe but to abide the mercy of Miragarda When they were come to the Castle they found all the gates fast locked wherevpon they went to the Trée where the Shieldes were hanging where well beholding them all Florendos at last espied his owne at the sight whereof he secretly sighed and imagined how he might be thankfull sufficient to his Esquire Armello who had since his departure so well garded it but in sooth he was not so much beholding to his Esquier as he did esteeme himselfe because Armello was fallen amorous of Lardemia the Damosell attendant on the faire Princesse Miragarda and stayed in that place to contemplate the beauty of his beloued Mistresse rather then for any care he had of his Maisters shéeld and Armor for he was gone so farre ouer shoes in loue as he had no other pleasure then the remembrance of the Damosell who tooke great delight to sée him so gréeuously attached for loue Armello shas so set on fire in affection as he could not know his Lord and Maister and some other cause there was to hinder him for that he was so