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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08884	The third and last part of Palmerin of England Enterlaced with the loues and fortunes of many gallant knights and ladies: a historie full of most choise and sweet varietie. VVritten in Spanish, Italian, and French, and translated into English by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 3. English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.; Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.	1602 (1602)	STC 19165; ESTC S113981	380,825	588

threw Polinarda so rudely against the ground that hée had almost kild her with the falls violence then drewe hée foorth his sword to succour his brother and although they were both vnarmed yet was their power and puissance such as the Knight had there béene slaine betwéene them if he had not made meanes to get out of the Caue for there hee coulde not so nimbly bestirre him but still felt his enemies strokes much to offend him But drawing still backward like the Lyon in his fighting till he found himselfe where he had more commoditie of place by his quicke and agill turnings to euery offered aduauntage hee made the Giants strokes to be bestowed but in vaine and had giuen to them both diuers dangerous wounds The Giants full of furie to be thus ouer-maistered by one onely Knight layd at him like deuils without any intermission but during the fight such was the Knights successe in deliuerie of his blowes as one of them was verie sore hurte in the breast and the other vnder his right side whereupon the younger Giant thought to haue closed with him but the Knight ranne his sworde quite thorowe his shoulder and the other offring to flie had one of his leggs cut off Dorina who had béene inuisibly present all this while to the end it should not be said that by the power of her enchauntments the Knight did these admirable deeds made herselfe to be séene and running into the Caue founde Polinarda newly risen vp sitting on a little rock but greatlie bruised with her fal then putting a certaine sirrop into her mouth it very much comforted her By this time was the Knight himselfe come thether who presently knowing her to be Polinarda he offered to kisse her hand but Dorina séeing his blood issue forth at two or three places would needes disarme him and both they together bound vp his wounds So there they remained thrée dayes in that place feeding on such prouision as the Giants had there prepared and the Knight of Fortune grew much perplexed in his minde not knowing how to conuay Polinarda to Constantinople again for his desires led him to a second sight of the I le of Fortune where he was armed Knight and thether likewise Dorina intended to guide him for the perfecting of a very strange aduenture So fetching his horse which was tyed by the bridle to a tree when he entred the Caue and afterward let at liberty to feede till occasion was to vse him they set on their iourney but Dorina as yet led them toward Constantinople and as they softly paced on they met a Knight riding so sadlie as it séemed his thoughts were greatly perplexed for hys Launce lay quite ouer-thwart before him the end thereof gaue Polinarda such a push on the side as it had almost set her beside the horse The Knight of Fortune offended at so vnciuill a parte caught the horse by the bridle forcing him to stand spake in this manner Discourteous Knight thou must make a mends for the iniurie thou hast doone this Lady for shee as her iust merrite deserueth to be honoured and in my sight there is no man liuing shall wrong her The Knight who was Leonato Sonne to the same Polinarda béeing angry to sée his horse so helde by the bridle without regarding what Lady it might be and shée likewise ignorant of him as yet by reason of his strange habite and Beuer beeing closed gaue the spurres to his horse returning no aunswere but prepared to haue a race with the Knight of Fortune They encountred together in such fierce manner that Leonato lost one of his stirrops and the other founde himselfe indifferently well shaken whereat Polinarda began to be agréeued béeing especially mooued with some kinde compassion toward the strange Knight for their conformitie in blood vrged her to this pitty albeit as yet she knewe no manifest reason why shee shoulde respect him The Knights drew theyr swordes and so buckled together in which bickering the Knight of Fortune wounded Leonato on the left arme whereat Polinardo was so vehemently afflicted in minde as if the hurt had lighted vppon her very hart and compelled her in teares to cry out aloude after thys manner Forbeare fayre Knights and kill not one another for any cause concerning me I fréely pardon any iniury whatsoeuer rather then to see the ruine of such rare vertue But shée could not so suddenly speake these words as Leonatoes sword lighting vpon Primaleons Shield slided downe the saddle bowe and entring where the Armour was ioynted wounded him a little vpon the thigh and afterward lending eare to the voyce perceiued that it was his mothers speech wherefore without any further contention he cast his sworde from him to the grounde admiring who his aduersarie should be yet with no such inferiour resolution as to yeeld or submit him to any Knight whatsoeuer Leonato hauing lifted vp his Beuer embraced and knéeled to his mother who presently knew him and lifting vp her handes to heauen praysed God that no greater harme had befalne him and the Knight of Fortune perceiuing it was Leonato cast from him his sword likewise and ranne and caught him in his armes desiring pardon for his so rash assayling him when Leonato embracing him said Noble Primaleon well haue you witnessed your selfe to be deriued from the race of that famous Palmerin who made so many desperate hazards of his life rather then to loose the least title of his atchiued honour During these speeches Dorina had made ready her vng●ents restoratiues and causing both the Knights to be vnarmed bound vp their hurts and highly comforted them but they abode all that night vnder faire trees there growing feeding on such viands as they had brought with them from the Giants Caue The next morning they sate in counsell among themselues howe Polinarda should be conducted back to Constantinople Leonato affirming that the Knight of Fortune was the meetest man to doe it because by his vertue she had beene deliuered but he whose minde was opposed to all aduentures what soeuer and desirous to goe where Dorina should conduct him replyed that Leonato had the greatest reason to be her guide because beeing her Sonne meere dutie challenged that interest in him Polinarda perceiuing howe the Knight of Fortunes thoughts were addicted and that nothing more displeased him then to be hindered in his iourney vsed these speeches Sonne the charge of helping me backe againe dooth most necessarily belong to you and no disparagement any way imputed to you albeit by your meanes I was not recouered but rather it declares a child-like office performed to your Mother and a curteous kindnesse bestowed on thys Knight to whom no paine séemes greater then hinderance in his voyage Leonato not knowing well how to gaine-say his Mothers reasons alleaged agréed to returne with her to Constantinople so changing his horse with the Knight of Fortune and mutually thanking each other for all kindnesse expressed they parted on