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A69120	The ancient, famous and honourable history of Amadis de Gaule Discoursing the aduentures, loues and fortunes of many princes, knights and ladies, as well of Great Brittaine, as of many other kingdomes beside, &c. Written in French by the Lord of Essars, Nicholas de Herberay, ordinarie commissarie of the Kings artillerie, and his lieutenant thereof, in the countrie and gouernment of Picardie, &c.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 1-2. English.	Pyott, Lazarus.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1619 (1619)	STC 544; ESTC S106806	502,699	458

regiment to make me super-intendent and cheefe maister of your house-holde That will I answered Barsiinan with any thing else thou shalt desire Marke then the platforme quoth Arcalaus You know how King Lisnart hath openly published this feast of september to holde open Court whether you must goe well accompained with knights then shall I order the matter in such sort that I will carry away the King prisoner no man aliue being able to succour him in like manner will I carry thence his Daughter whom you shall take to wife and afterward will I send ye the Kings head Thus in respect the Princesse is right heire to the Crowne and you enioying her in Mariage being well accompanied with Knights as I tolde ye easily may you make seizure on the Realme nor shall you finde any to speake against it In sooth answered Barsinan if such an enterprise might sort to effect I would make thee more rich and mighty then euer were any of thy linage as also the chiefe cōmander my house It sufficeth said Arcalaus your selfe shall soone perceiue that seldom I enterprize any thing but it comes to passe then faile not to bee present in the assembly at London So came the traytour Barsinan to King Lisuart seighning his intent to do him honor wherefore the King sent many of his knights entertaining him as a most noble friend appointing his lodging and all things else necessary for him and being with the King in his pallace he entred into these speeches My Lord vnderstanding what royall magnificence you meane to keepe in your Court as also the good Knights and braue men were here to be seene this day I intended to honour you with my person not as your vassaile or subiect holding my Countrey of God and by the Sword but as your good neighbour and friend if you please Trust me quoth the King you do me very great pleasure and honour and I thanke you for this gentle paines that you would bee seene in so good company assuring you Lord Barsinan and my friend this courtesie shall bee remembred in what I may for I make very especiall account of you Your Maiesty dealeth very kindely with me replied Barsinan and I protest on my faith to bee ready in councelling your affaires for the best according as I haue a long time desired See how the traytor lied in euery word but the good king misdoubting nothing requited his offer with many thankes and to do him the greater honour appointed his lodging in his owne Palace himselfe and his Queene going forth of the Citty with their Tents and Pauilions immagining he could not do too much for the traitour And first he acquainted him with the whole enterprize and wherefore he caused this great assembly declaring the names Sir names of the best commended Knights their haughty prowesse and resolutions among whom hee forgot not Amadis and Galaor whose hardines was impossible to be equalled they two being accomplished with all the vertues required in Chiualrie When the king was withdrawn to his Tents and Barsinan to the Pallace he began to consider on the strength of his Maiesty as also the loue and obeysance so many great Princes shewed him which made him vnable to enioy and rest and often times he repented his foolish enterprize seeing how hard is would proue in execution Now he minded to alter his determination when sodainely another opinion entred his braine so that wauering vp and downe in his thoughts he could not resolue one any certainety On the next morning he came to the King who was now clothed in his royall ornaments because it was the first day of open Court and he commended one to goe to the Queene willing her to send him the Crown he had of the Knight and shee to clothe her selfe in the sumptuous mantle Hereupon she presently sent for the Cofer and opening it found nothing therein whereat she was greatly amazed considering shee trusted no body with the key thereof but her owne selfe and euermore carried it about her But knowing not how to remedie this mishap shee acquainted the King therewith who in great displeasure came to her saying I meruaile Madam you haue kept so badly the Iewel which would haue so greatly honoured this time considering vnder what condition it was left with vs. On my faith my Lord quoth she I know not what to say I found the Cofer fast lockt and none but my selfe hath kept the key of it But in a dreame this last night me thought a Damosell willed mee to shew it her which I did afterward she demanded the key and I gaue it her when opening the Coffer shee tooke forth the Mantle and the Crowne locking it againe and laying the key where I tooke it This done she put the Mantle about her and the Crowne on her head they beseeming her so well as I receiued great pleasure in beholding her and thus she spake That her selfe or she from whom she came before fiue dayes should rule in the Countrie of a mighty King who at this time laboured to defend it and to conquer it from other Hereupon I demanded what shee was and she answered You shall know at the time I haue spoken of So she vanished from me with the Crowne and the Mantle but on my faith I know not if this vision came to me sleeping or whether it be of truth The King was now in greater meruaile then before willing her to dissemble the matter and not to reueale it to any body then taking her by the hand they left the chamber comming among the knights and Ladies in the place appointed for the ceremonies of the Day where sitting down in the 2. chayres of state the King called his Knights about him and the Queene her Ladies with whom she communed Now had his Maiesty giuen order that neerest his person should be Amadis Galaor Agraies and Don Galuanes and at his back King Arban of Norwales well armed holding his Sword ready drawne and two hundred Knights for his guard then by a Herald hee commanded silence But as the King began to speake there entred a most beautifull Lady vere richly attired and with her twelue other Damosells in like brauery for in those dayes the great Lords and Ladies were wont to bring their people to such assemblies clothed according to their owne persons without any difference at all betweene them this fayre Lady adressed her speeches to the King deliuering them in forme following My Lord most humbly I beseech you to grant me audience and giue mee reason in a matter of difference which I haue against the Knight that standeth by your Maiesty meaning Amadis Longtime haue I beene requested by Angriot d'Estrauaus to be his wife who I am assured is in this royall presence hereto she added how euery thing happened the cause why hee kept the vale of the Pines and how Amadis trauailing that way made him perforce to abandon Armes Neuer thelesse quoth she they departed friends

you not depart this night These words she spake because she intended to scale the bargaine with Galaor When the time came that summoned them to rest Amadis was conducted to one chamber and Galaor to another whither soone after Madasima repaired she being young beautifull and aduenturously giuen Galaor likewise a man forward to such fortunes when Loue had erected his scaling-ladders to the walls quickly got possession of the Forte And so well liked shee these amorous skirmishes as afterward she reported in many places how she ne-uer tasted a more pleasant night and had she not promised him departure hardly would she haue let him goe so soone nor did shee but in hope of his speedie returne Thus was she enclined to voluptuous desire as without care of her honour she often fell in this sort By these meanes escaped Amadis and Galaor vnder the conditions you haue heard which they hoped to preuent without impeach as hereafter shall be declared vnto you All that day they rode not hindered by any thing and at night were friendly entertained in an hermitage setting forward the next morning to the Court of King Lisuart CHAP. XXXV How King Lisuart was in danger of his person and his state by the vnlawfull promises he made too rashly and vnadaisedly FOure dayes after Amadis Galaor departed from the Court the ancient Knight came to the Cittie of London who left the Crowne and the mantle with the Queene as you haue heard when falling on his knee before the King he began in this manner I maruell my Lord that in a time of such honor you weare not the Crowne I left with you And you Madame quoth he to the Queene is it possible you should make so slender account of the sumptuous mantle I gaue you in charge not deigning a●…yet to proue it or how it will become ye When the King heard his words knowing they were lost he sate a good while without any answere which made the knight thus begin againe On my faith I am glad you like thē not for had you pleased to keepe them you must likewise haue granted my demand and happely it would proue greater then you expect otherwise in falsifying your promise you might procure the losse of my head Most humbly therefore I beseech ye my Lord to will them be deliuered me againe because I may tarry no longer here At which words the King seemed much offended and not being able any longer time to conceale his hidden anger earnestly fixing his eyes vpon him which were then ouer clouded with a discontented brow he brake forth into these following speeches Know knight that whatsoeuer promises I haue made to thee are like those decrees which stand registred in the booke of Fate immutable and thou shalt finde that I will keepe them inuiolable Although I must confesse for the which I am heartily sorry not so much for my selfe who am a partner with thee in the losse as for thy sake who committed them to my trust that both the Crowne and Mantle are vtterly lost how or by what meanes I cannot relate would heauens would please to be so propitious as to bring to light this deede of darkenesse then should my now troubled heart finde comfort and you your wished desire Which till then cannot rest contented my much perplexed minde would then bee at peace which now is at ciuill Warres and intestine contention within me At which words not being able any further by his tongue the hearts best interpreter both for ioy and griefe to expresse himselfe he abruptly paused partlie moued thereunto by the knight who gaue a loud shrike saying Ah wretched and miserable old man now comes the time I so much feared bringing with it my latest and vnluckie exigent haue I not long enough endured torments but now must after all those miseries finish mine olde age in the most sore cruell death was euer heard of hauing by no offence deserued it While thus he complained the teares aboundantly trickled downe his white beard which moued the most constant to pitty his griefe and the King himself ouercom with cōpassion returned this answere Feare not Knight to speede any thing the worse for my losse you must be satisfied whatsoeuer it cost me according as I faithfuly promised At these words the Knight would haue kissed his feete but the King restrained him saying Demand what thou wilt for thou shalt haue it I know my Lord quoth the Knight you remember your promise to deliuer my Crowne and Mantle or whatsoeuer I requested for them God is my witnesse I intended not to desire what now I must needes by reason I haue no other meane whereby to bee deliuered if I had I would acquit you of the griefe I know you will endure granting me the thing I must of necessitie demand but now it may not be otherwise except you infringe your faith loyaltie Rather will I lose my Kingdome replied the King then make apromise and not fulfill it say boldly therefore thy minde I thanke your Maiesty quoth the knight there now remaineth nothing but to haue assurance from the Lords of your Court that they seeke not to take from me the gift you must deliuer otherwise your promise cannot be perform'd or I satisfied hauing a reward now and taken from me anon Great reason said the King my word shall stand for their warrant Seeing my Lord quoth the knight Fortune hath so permitted that you haue lost my Mantle and the Crowne it is impossible to saue my head except you giue me Madame Oriana your Daughte Be therefore now aduised either restore my Iewells or giue me her albeit I loue the one better then the other for neuer can I haue so much good by her 〈…〉 sustaine harme by your vnhappie losse Now began all the Lords and Barons to murmur against the knight perswading the king to deny his word but he rather 〈…〉 death he was such a good and loyall Prince and this answere hee made them Be not offended my good friends the losse of my Daughter will not be so prei●diciall to me as the breach of my promise for if the one be enuious the other is iniurious and to be ●…ned euery way The proofe is ready if Subiects finde not their Prince faithfull and his word inuiolable what care will they haue of the loue and fidelitie they owe to him much better vnborne then any such blemish this knight therefore must haue my daughter and I will deliuer her according to my promise Hereupon he sent for her but the Queene being present all this while little thought the king would so forget his fatherlie loue and when she heard this rigorous sentence pronounced against her Daughter shee good Lady fell at the kings feete when weeping as a Mother for the losse of her Childe she said What will ye doe my My Lord will ye bee more inhumane to your owne blood then the bruite Beasts are to their contraries Notwithstanding all their