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A10803	A defiance to Fortune Proclaimed by Andrugio, noble Duke of Saxony, declaring his miseries, and continually crossed with vnconstant Fortune, the banishment of himselfe, his wife and children. Whereunto is adioyned the honorable warres of Galastino, Duke of Millaine in reuenge of his wrongs vpon the trayterous Saxons. Wherin is noted a myrrour of noble patitience [sic], a most rare example of modest chastity, and the perfect patterne of true friendship. Verie delectable and ful of varietie. Written by H.R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.	1590 (1590)	STC 21078; ESTC S101593	77,123	116

Lord and maister and kind to Andrugio when as he perceiued how hee was be●t and that it was as easie for him with the Osterich to swallowe yron or w t his nailes to crash hard flint as with his wordes to win him to his desire and cause him to returne with a heart as heauie as Hero for losse of her Leander after hee had vttered in milde tearmes his faithfull minde taking leaue of Andrugio returneth to the court of Saxony leauing him to his owne will for a time Who in the vniuersitie hath planted himselfe to studie and was in short time growen into great familiaritie with diuers yoong gentlemen amongst others with whom hee vsed daylie to frequent Galastina sonne vnto the Duke of Millaine and be became most conuersant from whose companie so mutuall was their loue and their liking so great one to the other that they might neuer bee simdred night nor day No neuer was the loue of Damon to his Pithia nor Pylidies to his Orestes more firme then Andrugio to his Galastina for one heart vnited them and one purse they vsed betweene them But yet absence which is the greatest enemie to his former desires being so far sundred from his Susania hath not power to put her out of minde but euer in the midst of his mirth would he call to mind his deare loue and often with a sigh rehearse her name saying Susania sweete and constant Susania So often he vsed this so that in the end Galestina desirous to knowe what dame shee was of whom by day he talked so much and in the night dreamed of was so unportunate on him as hee might not hide the flame no longer of which so greate smoake was seene and therefore Galastina brake with him on this maner and fashion Andrugio now my second selfe whose welfare I esteeme as mine owne and according to the dutie of a friend regard thy friendship as my life I haue noted euer since thy comming to Siena amongst all thy myrth how suddainly it hath bene ouershadow●d with sighes and fantasticall speeches tending to loue as thy passion describeth If it be so my Andrugio thou art entered into the most intricate labormth that can be and such as exceede the capacitie of men to conceiue such a worme is it as I greatly feare thy health yea and without content shortly thy life For doubtlesse to loue is not tollerable especially where the loue is absent Besides it hath manye defectes as if thy loue be sctled on a Dame full of disdaine who regardeth thee not Yf shee be poorer then thy degree doth require then is she loth some to thy kindred how pleasing soeuer she be to thee Loue they say is a commander and of the common people tearmed a God honored with glorious tytles yea some are so besotted in planting their loue that they reape for their best fruit endlesse misery or preuent it by vntimely death from which the Gods preserue thee my Andrugio But sweet friend if thou wilt be aduised by him who is as deere in respect as mine owne heart listen as litle to Venus allurements as I doo to Cupids flateries so shalt thou haue no cause to say the Gods be vniust nor women cruell for I thinke of Loue as Gnato the Greeke did who was woont to say that of all plagues wherewith mortall men are aff●iced loue was the greatest for that they earnestlye desired that for their comfort which they founde their mortall death Andrugio hauing listened to Galastina his oratiō could not well tell how to digest his speech yet after a small pause taken answered Why Galastina doost thau count it madnesse to loue or him besotted that yeeldeth vnto affection Knowest thou not or art thou so fond as not to know that Loue is deuine and can command by his power Who subdued the heartes of inuincible warriours whome Fort could witholde no Force withstand and who subdued the whole worlde but loue Alexander Hercules Scypio● and manye others haue subiected them to loue Therefore thinke not as the Greeke did that loue is a plague least thou die an here●ike beleeue hee is fauoured of the Gods that is an happie Louer In faith no quoth Galastina for I count him most vnhappie which is in loue most happie Why then Galastina thou thinkest him vnhappie that loueth Orels quoth he I should thinke amisse Should I thinke him happie which for one penny of coyne ceceyued at his neede shall lie shut vp in prison all dayes of his life Or for one dramme of prosperitie reapeth a whole pounde of miserie Shall I esteeme him happie in loue whose golden gaine prooues leaden griefe No that is neither pleasure which is interlaced with paine nor that happines which turnes to losse Why then Galastina quoth Andrugio doost thou thus blaspheme against Cupid and his sweete mother and esteemest thou so lightlie of loue which is so great a commander Because quoth hee it is Loue and is such a poyson which infecting the mindes of men entreth as pleasant as Nectar the drinke of the Gods but prooueth more vytter than the ioyce of wormewood for as the Mermayde bewitcheth hearers with her sweete musike vntill they be iulled asleepe therewith and so they fall into some danger so amorous louers haue their sences besotted with the franticke passions of this Idoll Loue that they account not themselues happie but in their most vnhappines being at most ease in their disquiet at greatest rest when they are most troubled seeking their pleasure in care hunting continually after that that bringeth endles harme and destruction vnto them as I haue many examples Dauid and Sampson in holy writ Hercules and Leander in prophane histories and many more which I omit wishing thee my good Andrugio if thou desire the fauour of so poore a friend as my selfe and thine owne quiet to persist from loue otherwise it will breede thy confusion This is your harsh sensure Galestina but die not herein neither stand long vpon those tearmes for if you doe Venus is angry at your blasphemie will endite you as an hereticke both to nature and her selfe and so plant you one day for you-disdaine in loue as you shall haue cause to lament whilest you leaue your hard fortune but for this time I am content to giue ouer this argument least that my follies in praysing loue as thou sayest should make the more earnest in enuying against that sweete goddesse so cause thy punishmentes to fall the sooner For Ladies by kinde the more they are grieued the sooner they seeke reuenge of their enemie of which number Venus accompteth the one to her Godhead My speeches Andrugio is no more then my heart thinketh as should be apparant if that foule goddesse as thou tearmost her were present for I doubt least her foreces in loue to inflict me with hauing alwaies reason which shalbe of force sufficient to expell from my heart that franticke humour loue in despight of the goddesse and her blind

gained so the loue of all the people that none of the retinue of his Lord was helde in such account of all estates as well of Nobles and Gentlemen of the countrie as the inferiour sort It fortuned this Lord Ieronymie hauing one onely sister wise beautifull and well gouerned hearing such generall commendation of Andrugio and amongst the rest her brother so highly to commend him in all places and at all times so that his common talke was euer to the credite of Andrugio which noted in the yoong ladie Messeliua for so was she called her affection began to encrease towards him in such wise that from a small sparke the fire of fancie began to grow to a great flame and her chiefe and onely delight was in beholding of her best beloued Andrugio yea her thoughtes were so setled vpon him that in the night she dreamed of him and in the day he was neuer out of her remembrance in so much that this passion increasing she began to growe into great extremities euermore deuising what meanes she might best worke to make her loue knowne vnto him now casting this doubt then another so that in no sort shee might settle her thoughtes how to bring her desires to effect in such maner as she might be void of suspition to the world and acquaint Andrugio with her secrete loues towardes him hauing not any friend of familiaritie to bee aduised by but her wayting woman of whose trust and fidelitie in such a waightie cause shee was not assured of Yet notwithstanding arming her selfe with hope the only comfort of the distressed she resolueth with her selfe a litle while longer to beare it out hoping that time and her courtesie vsed towards him might cause him to craue that which she could willingly and with all her heart offer him Andrugio on the top of his pleasure leading a life free from all incumbrances of body yet could not forget the loue he bare his Susania which howe often he called to minde the more began his sorrow yea such desire he had to see his best beloued that his whole studie and continuall care was how to accomplish the same in doubt of euerie occasion that might hinder his determination Thus betweene doubtfulnesse and dispaire liued this yoong prince discontented that he tooke no pleasure in keeping anie kinde of companie at all Such was his honourable minde with duetifull allegiance tied by the lincke of faith vnto his Lord who had freed him that he durst not for feare of deniall make any request for his fauour therein and to goe of his free-will he thought it villanie to requite with such ingratitude so honourable a man that loued him as his owne Well so long continued those passions abiding such grieuous tormentes of minde that his liuely collour began to waxe pale and wanne yea his bloud which was fresh and well beseeming dried and his bodie growne with continuall griefe into a faine sicknesse insomuch that his alteration was noted of all lamented of many that did know him but especiallie of the noble Lord Ieronimie and his sister Messalina who continually noted euerie sight and woulde oftentimes demand the cause of his sorrowe whiche by no meanes they could vse he would discouer But Lord Ieronimie as one carefull of his well doing woulde neuer be satisfied with such answeres as Andrugio would giue nor allow his excuses for trueth wherefore taking him one day into the fields of purpose to solace they spent their time in walking pleasantly discoursing vntill the Lord Ieronimie comming to a pleasant medowe bedecked with natures ornamentes as much as they had seene which viewing they both censured of the bewtie of the field one commending the delightful smell of floures the other the situation of the place which was most excellent neere vnto the edge of one side running a most pleasant christall streame which bubling ouer the round Poples gaue a sweete noyse to the hearers vpon the side whereof was growing a rowe of moste exceeding fine poplar trees which ouershadowed the place as it was most pleasant This place aboue the rest that they had chanced on Lord Ieronimie those to solace himself in as also fit for his purpose wherefore commanding Andrugio to sit down by him like a louing kind Lord hee began to participate with Andrugio in this wise Andrugio mine owne Andrugio I haue long sought fit opportunitie to haue secret conference with thee and hauing found place and time for the same be not moued that I growe into those speaches which I haue to vse considering that they bespoken of loue and not maliciously First my Andrugio whiche I haue to say vnto thee is this I haue since our comming from the mariage of my liege the Emperours daughter noted many a sad and heauie countenance in thee which I knowe argueth a discontented mind proceeding as my cōiecture assureth me of loue now Andrugio as I freed thee from the bondage of y e turks vnknowne if there be anie such cause feare not to make it known vnto me I haue vowed to pleasure thee al y t I may stand not therfore on nise tearms but let me know y e dame whom thou hast made choyse of to gouerne thy affections and if I seeke not all possible meanes for thy heartes content accuse me euer of dishonour and holde me the moste wretched vile creature on the earth Andrugio hearing this discourse of his Lordes which he least looked for could not well on the sodaine tell how to answere for that he was not assured whether he spake vpon surmise or that he had some secret knowledge of his loue to Susania yet thinking to hasard his credite with Lord Ieronimie he answereth My gracious Lord what humble thanks my heart rendereth for so great fauours my toonge cannot declare But gracious Lord where fortune hath placed an extraordinarie want their wil shal supplie the defects of wealth loyaltie performe that whiche my meane abilitie can neuer put in practise The tree that bringeth foorth no fruite is good for fuell and stones are not to be valued by an outward view but an inward vertue Prometheus did consture wel of the workes of Lycias and I hope my gratious Lord will not misconsture the will of Andrugio but rather to cast an eye to my secret willingnesse then to looke for merites which I cannot manifest what I finde noble Lord by experience the time and place forbids me to participate least I be accused of flatterie yet what I conceiue I leaue to your honourable coniecture which I cannot any way discip●er onely this alwaies accompt Andrugio is your duetifull and loyall seruaunt vntill death which hee hath vowed by the true band of friendship neuer to violate Thus finding in my selfe a will that shall neuer wauer a faith vnfained and a life vowed to perpetuall loyaltie Hoping that as Protagenes was excused for his vnperfect pictures by doing what he could so also shall I finde your Lordshippes fauour since I

beholding the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 springing fieldes Andrugio presented himselfe before him yet not offering to speake vnto him nor ●● he had aniething to say but as one amongst other great 〈◊〉 which came to set him the duke casting his 〈◊〉 all sides to the people which reioyced in his presence Among●●● the companie beholding a stranger first noted his apparell then the person whiche by h●s face hée did verie well remember yet doubtful whether it should be the same he supposed for that he stoode so simple not beseeming the estate of the duke of Saxonie but his minde not being yet satisfied whiche was continually on him commanded one of the Peerces to seek him describing his apparrell and to inquire of what countrie he was and to bring him vnto his presence which accordingly was accomplished When Andrugio came before the duke and that by the noblemen hee was aduertised y t the stranger was of Saxonie the duke viewing well this face knewe him to be the duke of Saxonie and lighting from his horse imbrased him most louingly maruelling what had happened that thus one beseeming the estate of his maiestie he came vnto Millaine vnto whome Andrugio with teares in friendly wise 〈◊〉 the miserie he was driuen vnto by his nobles with the ●●●nishment of his Ladie and childrē which ruthfull historie in such wise deliuered by Andrugio his friend m●●ed the duke to pit●e the distressed estate o● him and his and with a heart of loue and bountie bad him to comforte himselfe and what was in the Dukedome of Millayne to hold and take as his owne protesting withall that none in the worlde was more welcome vnto his countrey then Andrugio the duke of Saxonie Thus enquiring where the duches remained he gaue present charge to diuers his nobles with his own coche to go to her lodging in the best and honourablest maner they might to bring her to the court This friendship of the dukes so vnexpected of Andrugio so ouerioyed his oppressed heart as with the same hee was almost ouercome whereof hee thanked God most highly and next his maiesty beseeching God to maintaine the h●nor he had with all happinesse and free from the oppression of all foes whatsoeuer Andrugio setlcd in Millaine where hee was welcome as to his owne home coulde not content himselfe in this wise but grieued in minde to see his miserie more exclaymed on fortune for this cruel part then for all the sorrowes he had indured so carefull was he for his sweete children y t he did neyther quietly possesse sleepe nor without trouble of minde eate his meate wherefore entering into consideration of his present state waying what he was by byrth and what pleasure he had possessed well considering what an vnstable goddesse they serue which are fortunes darlinges growing into contempt of all worldly thinges for that hee noted their frailtie and diligently searching the ioyes of heauenly motions determineth for euer to abandon himselfe from all humaine societie in despight of fortune and the vaine intising baytes of the world whiche he seeth is transitorie he sequestreth himselfe from the world onely contenting himselfe in contemplation And thus hauing thorowly resolued what to doe in an euening late when all men draw homewards from their sollace and pastimes abroad to ioyes of their friends at home Andrugio vnknown or without acquainting anie man of his pretēce withdrewe himselfe into a desart twentie miles distant from Millaine where fearing a place which was by all likelihoodes least frequented he labored vntill he had builded in the hollowe of a hard rocke a proper lodge where the remainder of his life he finished contented with rootes hearbes and such prouision as the earth naturally yeelded where when hee had spent some time in continuall prayer and heartes case and saw the quiet content hee inioyed in that life entering into the manifold miseries of all Christians he exclaimeth on that fickle goddeste fortune in these bitter tearmes O fortune constant in thy vnconstancie if there be such a dame as phantasticall Poets affirme whose blindnesse cannot discerne the noble from the pesantes the Lord from the slaue nor the seruant from the mayster cruell art thou which takest thy pleasure in ouerthrowing monarchies and exalting the base onely of presumption to derogate to thy name a title of Godhead But what vaine opinions they hold y t tearme thee a goddesse are easily to be perceaued if they enter into it for what can the seruant doe without sufferance of the maister or what power hast thou but by the sufferance of him that breaketh life into all his creatures but fo●●ish be they which haue by their supplications to thy blinde dietie made thee more presumptious where they ought to tread thy honour vnder foote for what is fortune but a fayned deuise of mans spirite an imagination without trueth vpon which as Plutarhe sayth a man cannot settle his iudgement nor cōprehend it by any course of reason so that by this we must confesse that all thinges are ruled and guided by the prouidence of God and not by blinde fortune for when wee want the blessinges of God through his anger which wee cannot appease then we accuse our ignorance and ingratitude towardes his mamaiesty by the vnfortunate chance of humaine things falling through the common error of men we attribute to fortune As the Romans in elder tunes honored Fortune more then all the world calling her the Nurse Patrone and vpholder of the citie of Rome they builded for her many sumptuous Temples wherein they honored this proude dame by many tytles Silla hauing obtained the Dictatorship yelded himselfe and al his actions to Fortune sauing that he accounted himselfe the child of Fortune and thereupon took vnto him the name of happie Iulius Caesar gaue a certaine assurance of the hope he had in Fortune when entering a small Frigot in so dangerous a storme that the Maister was loth to waigh his anchor he said thus vnto him be not affraide my friend for thou cariest Caesar and his Fortune Agustus sending his Nephew to the warres wished him to be as valiant as Scypio and as fortunate as himself These and many other of great prowes and magnificence forgetting the honor of the true God attribute al to fortune which is nothing Ah deceitfull Fortune thou art easilye found but hardly auoided They that haue most laboured to paint out this fained Goddes say that she hath a swift pace a loftie mind and a quick hope they giue her light winges and a globe vnder her feete in her hande a horne of aboundance which she powreth foorth vpon such as pleaseth her Some put a wheele in her hand which continually turneth whereby they that are on the top tumble down into the gulf of miserie as histories are full of examples Haniball that liued flourishing conqueror died miserablie by poison Eumines one of Alexanders lieftenants exalted to honour from a Potters some being taken prisoner died of honger Pertinex a