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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59224	An historical romance of the wars between the mighty giant Gallieno, and the great knight Nasonius, and his associates	Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing S2570; ESTC R19614	76,639	90

see thou observest me in all things and so shalt thou be sure to be great as far as thy Cursed Fates will permit thee See here my Train my Maids of Honour who will assist in accomplishing thy Projects and going before thee into Vtopia so prepare the Minds of those sottish People who are far the better half at my Father's Devotion already that thou shalt have little to do but to gather the Fruit and reap the rich Harvest which they shall prepare for thee Then calling 'em forth one after another first stept out the proud Fury Rebelliosa of so way-ward and ungovernable a Humour that she would scarce obey even great Lucifero himself but that she knew he would only command her such things as were most agreeable to her own Inclination To whom Ambitiosa said What wilt thou do for my devoted Servant Nasonius to obtain him his Father's three Kingdoms I will answer'd Rebelliosa with a lofty tone fill the Hearts Heads and Tongues of the Vtopians with Murmurs and Discontents against their kind and lawful King Eugenius so that they shall be ready to rebel and drive him out when ever they shall get an Opportunity to do it with safety Fear not thy success great part of that Nation are my sworn Slaves already 'T was I who inspir'd them to make War against his Father Eusebius 'T was to me they Sacrificed a Hundred Thousand of that Damnable Sect call'd Loyallists for which I rewarded them afterwards with Riches and Preferments Lastly 'T was I that to crown my triumphant Exploits inspir'd them to cut off his Head and the same Fate if it suit with thy Policy shall betide his Son This said Rebelliosa retir'd and there came forward next a monstrous deform'd Hag whose ill-contriv'd Shape much resembled that of a Chymera as the Poets describe it Her Eyes squinted contrary ways Her Feet interfer'd with one another and all her Parts hung loose as if they were inartificially tied on with Points without any Natural Contexture or Coherence Of whom when Nasonius had demanded her Name my Name said she with a confident look and tone is Alethia I am Truth it self and cannot lye But Ambitiosa interrupting her and turning to Nasonius said Believe her not my Friend her Name is Fictitiosa she is the Spirit of Lying and her Nature such that she cannot say true but only when she is to answer my dread Father Lucifero or my self Then turning her self to the Fiend Fictitiosa she demanded of her what she would do to get her truest Gallant Nasonius his Father's three Kingdoms I will said she spread thousands of horrid Lyes against Eugenius his Queen and their Son all over Vtopia to disaffect his Subjects and make them hate him I will inspire the Pamphletteers News-Writers Lampooners and others of the State-Scribblers with the Genius of forging 'till almost all the Land be possest with the Spirit of Falshood and Lying Nay the Pulpits out of which they preach the Doctrine of their God and the Preachers themselves shall be deeply tainted with my venemous Infection After her came out a third Fury which look'd like a Fool or meer Ninny in a long mothly Coat with a Niaisy Countenance a gaping Mouth her Head hanging down and a great Bibb on her Breast to receive her Slaver staggering and stammering still as she walk'd and spoke And what said Nasonius Can this silly thing do in my behalf As much replied Ambitiosa as any of the rest She is the Spirit of Folly and her name Fatuitosa Credula let her self speak and tell thee what she will perform I will said Fatuitosa so besot and infatuate the People of Vtopia that they shall give full Credit to all Fictitiosa's Lyes tho' never so monstrous and incredible by which means I will make them Abdicate their Hereditary King tho' were they not absolutely my Creatures they might easily see that it would breed endless Distractions I will stir them up to make War against the Powerful and Politick Giant Gallieno tho' to their vast Charge and the utter destroying their Traffick and Comme●ce I will inspire them with the refin'd Folly that they shall voluntarily and contentedly beggar themselves to maintain the War of the Hydra tho' they cannot but know that it laughs at them for it as great Fools and in their Hearts hates them Nay I will so totally and perfectly dose their Reason and common Sense that they shall magnify and adore thee Nasonius all the while thou doest impoverish abuse and ruine them and which I esteem my chief Master piece they shall thank thee and congratulate with thee not for any real Benefits they have receiv'd from thee but meerly because thou hast beggar'd and ruin'd them At these last words Nasonius took the Jest to fully and relish'd it so feelingly that tho' it were a thing unusual with him he could not refrain from shewing his high Contentment with a pleasant Smile Till as he was going to return an high complement to Ambitiosa for such a notable assistant by telling her That the very Folly of Lucifero's Courtiers out-witted and over-reached the highest Wisdom of Mortals there appeared a fourth Fury with a surly Countenance that came in stamping and staring cursing the Earth for bearing her the Air for giving her Health and the Sun for lending her Light Nasonius all amaz'd at such an uncouth kind of Fiend intreated of Ambitiosa the Knowledge of her Name and Nature Her Name replied Ambitiosa is Diabolica and she is the Spirit of Ingratitude She had that particular Name given her as an high Reward for her great Merit for she was the forwardest to oppose that cursed Angel Michael when he endeavoured to debauch our Confederate Angels from joining with us in Rebellion by alledging the Gratitude forsooth we owe to God as being our Creatour and who gave us our Being and all the Good we had and who is in greater Esteem with my Father Lucifero than she Nasonius being a Gentleman well-bred and full of Courtesie thought it was his Duty and would be grateful to Lucifero to pass upon such an high Personage and so great a Favourite of his a special Complement Whereupon approaching to her with a low Bow and kissing his Hand he was about a very formal Expressing his Respects to her But she with her Fist gave him such a sound Cuff on the Ear that being but limber Hamm'd his Proboseis well nigh toucht the Ground so that he had much ado to recover himself To take off his trouble and fear Ambitiosa told him it was Diabolica's Nature to render Evil for Good and that had he not followed her inspiration formerly in being ungrateful to his Father who had done him so many Favours she had certainly done him some great Mischief for his Kindness But she bid him rest contented with that Fury's candid dealing For had she saluted or kiss'd him she would most certainly have kill'd him After Nasonius had certainly well recover'd himself and