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woman_n	eat_v	fruit_n	garden_n	1,548	5	10.7452	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03886	The ancient, honorable, famous, and delighfull historie of Huon of Bourdeaux, one of the peeres of Fraunce, and Duke of Guyenne Enterlaced with the loue of many ladies, as also the fortunes and aduentures of knights errant, their amorous seruants.; Huon de Bordeaux. English.	Berners, John Bourchier, Lord, 1466 or 7-1533.	1601 (1601)	STC 13999; ESTC S104310	503,912	674

arose vp as desirous to know whether any man or woman were within the Castle or not to speake vnto them he entred into the hall the which he maruailously regarded it was so fayre and ritch to beholde that there is no Clarke in the world can discribe the beautie and richesse thereof the rich Chambers that were on the side of the hall were all composed and made of whi●e marble poli●●ed the posts were couered with fine golde at the ende of the hall there was a chimney whereof the two pillars that sustained the Mantle trée were of fine Iasper and the Mantle was of a rich Calsedony and the Lintell was made of fine Emera●is ●rayled with a wing of fine gold and the Grapis of fine Saphers This chimney was so rich that none such could bée ●ound and all the Pillars in the hall were of red Calsedonie and the pauement was of fine Amber When Huon had well beheld this Hall hee looked towards the Chambers ouer the doore of euerie Chamber was written in letters of gold the which shewed where the keyes were of euerie chamber Huon who could well reade the letters and vnderstood it he found a purse wherein were the keyes of euerie chamber all of fine golde he tooke one of the keyes and opened one of the Chamber doores and entred into the Chamber Then he looked all about the Chamber and sawe it garnished and hanged with the most richest cloathes that euer were séene the benches and bedsteads were all of white Iuorie so richly entrayled and wrought and garnished with precious stones that no mans tongue could describe the beautie and richesse thereof all was made by enchauntment This Pallaice was exceeding great and large and well garnished with chambers When Huon had well beheld this chamber hee was greatly abashed that hee could neyther see man nor woman Then he looked ouer another Chamber doore where there was also written in letters of gold according as it was written ouer the first doore Then Huon tooke the key and opened another doore and entred into that Chamber also and there he found a great quantitie of gold and riches and rich Iewelles with other most precious stones that great beautie it was for to behold Ah good Lord quoth Huon I would neuer haue beléeued that in all the world there had beene so much riches as I sée héere present before mée then anone he sawe another chamber and tooke the key and entred therein and for all the riches that he sawe before there hee found much more there were Presses made of fine Iuorie very richly wrought and entrayled so that there was no beast nor birde but there it was most cunningly wrought in the which Presse were gownes and roabes of most fine gold and most rich mantles furred with Sabyles and all other things the which were appertayning vnto the apparell of man-kinde and the beds so richly couered that it was impossible to be described by anie mortall man this chamber was so fayre and rich that Huon could neuer bee satisfied with beholding and viewing thereof there were windowes verie richly glazed opening vppon a Garden side the which Garden was so fayre and so well garnished with flowers of most precious swéete smelling and of all manner of trees charged with fruits so good and so delicious to eate that the verie smell of them would haue satisfied a mans appetite Huon who saw this fayre garden desired greatly to enter into it to gather some of that fruit hee looked ouer the doore and found the purse with the key therin and then he opened the doore and went into the garden and gathered of the fruite at his pleasure and did eate thereof for hee had a great desire to eate hee thought the fruit maruailous good If I should shewe or discribe the beautie of this garden it would be ouerlong to resite there were so many sundrie fruits so fayre and so sweete of smelling that a sicke man of any infirmitie would soone haue recouered his health Also there were herbs and flowres so sweet and delightfull that all the garden seemed to be full of balme When Huon had beene there a good space and had well eaten of the fruite at his pleasure hee returned backe into the chamber that hee came from and then hee vnarmed him and putte off all his cloathes and tooke out of the Presse a fine shirt and doublet hosen and shooes gowne coate and cappe such as he would choose for there was no man to say him nay when hee was thus newly arriued there could not bee founde a more goodlier man according as the Chronicle sayth I beléeue hee was borne by the Fairie as then there could not bee found so goodly a man liuing When he was thus apparelled he went from chamber to chamber alwayes hearkening whether he could heare the voyces either of men or women but as long as hee continued there he could heare nothing whereof hee was right sorrowfull There hée continued eight dayes without eating of any thing sauing of the fruits of the Gardine whereby hee waxed féeble and ●aint the which was no maruaile for hee had béene there eight dayes without eating either bread or flesh he was so féeble that hee thought he could not long indure there without death Then he prayed vnto our Lord God for to comfort and strengthen him out of that great daunger most pittiously hee complayned for his wife and childe saying Ah my deere Wife God ayde and succour you in all your affayres for ye shall neuer haue any succour and ayde of me more for I tarrie but for the howre of my death the which is nowe neere at hand approaching vnto mee for I am so sore and grieuously bitten with famine that I haue much paine to sustaine my selfe Thus Huon was eight dayes in the Ca●●le of the Adamant euerie day eating of the fruits of the gardine and at night hee lay euer in the 〈◊〉 bed in the chamber Now let vs leaue speaking of him and let vs turne to the Duchesse Escleremond who was besieged within the Citie of Bourdeaux whereas she was in great displeasure and not without a cause for shee suffered much paine and trouble Chap. CXII ¶ How after that Huon was departed from Bourdeaux the Emperour made diuers assaults to the Cittie but hee could not win it for the defence of the good chiualrie that was within it and of the ambushment that was layd by the counsell of Duke Sauary whereby the Citie was taken and wonne YE haue heard before howe Duke Huon departed from his Citie of Bourdeaux wheras hee left the Duchesse his wife who was in great displeasure when she sawe the departing of her husband she greatly complayned and sayd Ah my right ●eere Lord your departure ought g●eatly to greeue mee I feare you shall not come in time to succour and to bring me out of the danger that I am in for it is impossible for vs long to endure against this Emperour A●as I haue

dye in the quarrell Thus Huon was there alone without any company sore weeping and almost dead through famine When Huon sawe that no manner of shippe was comming thether hee was right sorrowfull Then hee turned him and regarded the Castle the which seemed vnto him maruailously faire and great and sayd Ah good Lord how can it be that this faire and rich Castle should bee voyd without man or woman I haue great maruaile of that sir Arnold shewed mee for he shewed me that within the Castle there was neither man nor woman and howe that there should bee a great Serpent I cannot tell whether it be true or not or whether hee spake it for feare but by the grace of God though I shall die in the quarell I will knowe the troth for I were as good to die by the horrible Serpent as to die for hunger Then hee tooke his good Sword and put on his helmet and tooke his sheeld and did so much with going from shippe to shippe vntill hee came to the gate of the land And then with much paine hee mounted vp the degrees and so came to the Castle and then he sat downe and rested him and beheld the faire Castle he thought that he neuer saw none such before for the wals and Towers were of fine Alablaster cleare shining and the Towers richly couered with fine goulde of Arabia when the Sunne cast his rayes and spheares thereuppon it cast so great a light that it gaue light a farre off and when hee had longe beheld it at his pleasure hee sawe the gate the which was faire and rich that great beautie was to beholde it for the twoo leaues of the gate were couered with fine goulde intermedled with other rich ouerages And on his right side he saw by the gate a window and ouer the same there was written in Letters of gould saying Let any man beware how he entreth into this Castle without hee bee the worthyest Knight of all other or else it were folly to assay it For he shall find there such aduentures as if his bodie were harder then a stethye of steele yet hee should be but dead and lost without hee bee of that puissance to resiste againste the great Serpent and vanquishe him many men haue assayled that neuer coulde speed and he that will enter into the Castle behold a little purse that hangeth on the right hand of the gate where he shall find the key for to open the gate When Huon had read the writing hee began sore to muse in himselfe and said Good Lord since thou hast saued mee from so many perils in time past I humbly require thee at this time to ayde and succour mee and to giue me that grace that I may vanquish this horrible Serpent and bring him to the death for I had rather die in fighting like a valiant knight then to die for famine Then Huon arose vp and went to the purse and tooke out the key and opened the gate and entred and closed the gate againe after him Chap. CII ¶ How Huon of Bourdeaux fought with the horrible Serpent and slew him within the Castle of the Adamant WHen Huon was entred into the Castle hee sawe before the Hall dore the horrible Serpent who was risen vp his skin was of diuers colours and it was so hard that no yron nor steele could enter into it When Huon sawe the beast so great hee doubted himselfe and called vppon Iesus Christ requiring him to haue pity vppon him and to giue him the grace to slay that dreadfull beast when the beast sawe Huon hee had great maruaile for hee had beene there a long space that neuer man came there he stretched out his clawes and cast his tayle round about him and came hastily against Huon who when he sawe the beast approach neere to him hee made the signe of the Crosse vppon his forehead recommending himselfe to God with his Sword in his hand and his sheeld before him and hee fiercely marched towards the Serpent he was so hideous and fearful to behold that the beast seemed rather an enemie of Hell then any other beaste his bodie was maruailous great with an ougly head with twoo eyes bigger then twoo basons full of burning fire and when hee came neere vnto Huon hée lifted vp one of his pawes thinkinge to haue drawne downe Huon to the earth hee strake vpon Huons Sheeld with such force that hee pulled it from his shoulder leather nor buckle could not resiste it and then with his teeth and nayles hee tare the Sheeld all to peeces Huon who was legier and light leapt by the side of the Serpent and gaue him a great stroake with his Sword vppon the eare that he thought to haue clouen asunder his head But hee coulde doe it no more hurt then if hee had striken vppon a stethy so that his Sword rebounded againe whereof Huon was right sorrowfull and said Ah good Lord nowe I sée well that my dayes are at an end Ah faire Ladie Escleremond I pray our Lord God to saue you and my Daughter Clariet for this day you shall loose mée Then hee aduaunced him to the Serpent and gaue him a great stroake vppon the haunch behinde and if hée did but little with his first stroake hee did lesse hurt with that stroake for hee could in no wise cut through the Serpents skinne wherefore hee was in great feare and the Serpent when he felt himselfe striken cast his tayle rounde about Huon with such force that hee ouerthrew Huon to the earth yet hee quickly releeued againe Then he saw by the gate a great square Speare with a sharpe broad head and then hee put vp his Sword and tooke the Speare in both his handes and came with all his force and strength against the Serpent who came and encountred him with open mouth to haue swallowed Huon but Huon who was strong and light tooke the speare and layd it on his arme and saw the Serpent with his mouth open hee strake the Speare into the mouth of the Serpent so deepe that with the head of the Speare he cutte his heart asunder when the Serpent felt himselfe hurt to the death hee cast out a terrible crye so that all the place sounded and so that the noyse might be heard a league off Thus the horible Serpent was slaine When Huon saw that hee was dead hee kneeled downe and lift vp his hands to heauen thanking our Lord God for his grace Then he arose and went to the Serpent and behelde him for hee was hidious and fearefull to behold he was eighteene foote long When Huon had well beheld him he went and sate downe by the hall doore for to rest him for he was so wearie and faynt with the bloud that hee had lost and with sweat that he had much paine to draw his breath the which was no maruaile for hee had neither eate nor drunke of all that day When he had well rested him then he