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A02143	Pandosto the triumph of time. VVherein is discouered by a pleasant historie, that although by the meanes of sinister fortune truth may be concealed, yet by time in spight of fortune it is most manifestlie reuealed. Pleasant for age to auoyde drowsie thoughtes, profitable for youth to eschue other wanton pastimes, and bringing to both a desired content. Temporis filia veritas. By Robert Greene Maister of Artes in Cambridge.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1588 (1588)	STC 12285; ESTC S108586	34,700	55

God then all should haue cause to thinke his rigour proceeded of due desert if her Grace were found faultlesse then shee should bee cleared before all sith she had bene accused openly This pleased the King so that he appointed the day and assembled al his Lords and Commons and caused the Quéene to be brought in before the Iudgement seate commaunding that the inditement shoulde bee read wherein she was accused of adultery with Egistus and of conspiracy with Franion Bellaria hearing the contentes was no whit astonished but made this chearefull aunswer IF the deuine powers bee priuy to humane actions as no doubt they are I hope my patience shall make fortune blushe and my vnspotted life shall staine spightfully discredit For although lying Report hath sought to appeach mine honor and Suspition hath intended to soyle my credit with infamie yet where Uertue keepeth the Forte Report and suspition may assayle but neuer sack how I haue led my life before Egistus comming I appeale Pandosto to the Gods to thy conscience What hath passed betwixt him and me the Gods onely know and I hope will presently reueale that I loued Egistus I can not denie that I honored him I shame not to confesse to the one I was forced by his vertues to the other for his dignities But as touching lasci●●●●s lust I say Egistus is honest and hope my selfe to be found without spot for Franion I can neither accuse him nor excuse him for I was not priuie to his departure and that this is true which I haue heere rehearsed I referre my selfe to the deuine Oracle BEllaria had no sooner sayd but the King commaunded that one of his Dukes should reade the contentes of the scroule which after the commons had heard they gaue a great showt reioysing and clapping their hands that the Quéene was cleare of that false accusation but the King whose conscience was a witnesse against him of his witlesse furie and false suspected Iealousle was so ashamed of his rashe folly that he intreated his nobles to perswade Bellaria to forgiue and forget these iniuries promising not onely to shew himselfe a loyall and louing husband but also to reconcile himselfe to Egistus and Franion reuealing then before them all the cause of their secrete flighte and how treacherously hee thought to haue practised his death if the good minde of his Cupbearer had not preuented his purpose As thus he was relating the whole matter there was worde brought him that his young sonne Garinter was sodainly dead which newes so soone as Bellaria heard surcharged before which extreame ioy and now suppressed with heauie sorrowe her vitall spirites were so stopped that she fell downe presently dead could be neuer reuiued This sodaine sight so appalled the Kinges Sences that he sanck from his seate in a soūd so as he was fayne to be carried by his nobles to his Pallace where hee lay by the space of three dayes without speache his commons were as men in dispaire so diuersly ●●●sed there was nothing but mourning and lamentation to be heard throughout al Bohemia their young Prince dead their vertuous Queene bereaued of her life and their King and Soueraigne in great hazard this tragicall discourse of fortune so daunted them as they went like shadowes not men yet somewhat to comfort their heauie hearts they heard that Pandosto was come to himselfe and had recouered his speache who as in a fury brayed out these bitter speaches O Miserable Pandosto what surer witnesse then conscience What thoughts more sower then suspition What plague more bad then Iealousie Unnaturall actions offend the Gods more than men and causelesse crueltie neuer scapes without reuenge 〈…〉 recall I cannot 〈…〉 the conscience suppressing reason and inciting rage a worse passion then phrensie a greater plague than madnesse Are the Gods iust Then let them reuenge such brutishe crueltie my innocent Babe I haue drowned in the Seas my louing wife I haue slaine with slaunderous suspition my trusty friend I haue sought to betray and yet the Gods are slacke to plague such offences Oh vniust Apollo Pandosto is the man that hath committed the faulte why should Garinter séely childe abide the paine Well sith the Gods meane to prolong my dayes to increase my dolour I will offer my guiltie bloud a sacrifice to those sackles soules whose liues are lost by my rigorous folly And with that he reached at a Rapier to haue murdered himselfe but his Péeres being present stayed him from such a bloudy acte perswading him to think that the Common-wealth consisted on his safetie and that those shéepe could not but perish that wanted a shéepheard wishing that if hée would not liue for himselfe yet he should haue care of his subiects and to put such fancies out of his minde sith in sores past h●lp salues doe not heale but hurt●nd in thinges past c●re care is a ●●rāsiue with these and such like perswasions the Kinge was ouercome and began somewhat to quiet his minde so that assoo●e as h●● could goe abroad hée caused his wife to bée embalmed and wrapt in lead with her young sonne Garinter erecting a rich an● famous Sepulchre wherein hée intombed them both making such sollenme obsequies at her funeral as al Bohemia might perceiue he did greatly repent him of his forepassed folly causing this Epitaph to be ingrauen on her Tombe in letters of Golde ¶ The Epitaph Here lyes entombde Bellaria faire Falsly accused to be vnchaste Cleared by Apollos sacred doome Yet slaine by Iealousie at last What ere thou be that passest by Cursse him that causde this Q●eene to die THis Epitaph being ingr●uen Pandosto would once a-day repaire to the Tombe and there with watry plaintes bewaile his misfortune coueting no other companion but sorrowe nor no other harmonie but re●entance But leauing him to his dolorous passions at last let vs come to shewe the tragicall discourse of the young infant WHo béeing tossed with Winde and Waue floated two whole daies without succour readie at euery puffe to bée drowned in the Sea till at last the Tempest ceassed and the little boate was driuen with the tyde into the Coast of Sycilia where sticking vppon the sandes it rested Fortune minding to be wanton willing to shewe that as she hath wrinckles on her ●●owes so shée hath dimplés in her chéekes thought after so many sower lookes to lend a fayned smile and after a puffing storme to bring a pretty calme shee began thus to dally It fortuned a poore mercenary Shéepheard that dwelled in Sycilia who got his liuing by other mens flockes missed one of his shéepe and thinking it had stra●ed into the cou●rt that was hard by sought very diligently to ●ind that which he could not see fearing either that the Wolues or Eagles had vndone him for hée was so poore as a shéepe was halfe his substaunce wandered downe toward the Sea cliffes to sée if pl●chaunce the shéepe was browsing on the sea Iu● whereon the●●reatly

winde for the space of a day and a night that the maryners lay and slept vpon the hatches but on the next morning about the breake of the day the aire began to ouercast the winds to rise the seas to swel yea presently there arose such a fearfull tempest as the ship was in danger to be swallowed vp with euery sea the maine ●●ast with the violence of the wind was thrown ouer boord the sayles were torne the tacklings went in sunder the storme raging still so furiously that poore Fawnia was almost dead for feare but that she was greatly comforted with the presence of Dorastus The tempest continued thrée dayes al which time the Mariners euerie minute looked for death and the aire was so darkned with cloudes that the Maister could not tell by his compasse in what Coast they were But vpon the fourth day about ten of the clocke the wind began to cease the sea to wax calme and the sky to be cleare and the Mariners descryed the coast of Bohemia shooting of their ordnance for ioy that they had escaped such a fearefull tempest Dorastus hearing that they were arriued at some harbour sweetly kissed Fawnia and bad her be of good cheare when they tolde him that the port belonged vnto the cheife Cittie of Bohemia where Pandosto kept his Court Dorastus began to be sad knowing that his Father hated no man so much as Pandosto and that the King himself had sought secretly to betray Egistus this considered he was halfe afraid to goe on land but that Capnio counselled him to chaunge his name and his countrey vntil such time as they could get some other Barke to transport them into Italy Dorastus liking this deuise made his case priuy to the Marriners rewarding them bountifully for their paines and charging them to saye that he was a Gentleman of Trapalonia called Meleagrus The shipmen willing to shew what friendship they could to Dorastus promised to be as secret as they could or hee might wish and vppon this they landed in a little village a mile distant from the Citie where after they had rested a day thinking to make prouision for their mariage the fame of Fawnias beauty was spread throughout all the Citie so that it came to the eares of Pandosto who then being about the age of fifty had notwithstanding yong and freshe affections so that he desired greatly to see Fawnia and to bring this matter the better to passe hearing they had but one man and how they rested at a very homely house he caused them to be apprehēded as spies and sent a dozen of his garde to take them who being come to their lodging tolde them the Kings message Dorastus no whit dismayed accompanied with Fawnia and Capnio went to the court for they left Porrus to keepe the stuffe who being admitted to the Kings presence Dorastus and Fawnia with humble obeysance saluted his maiestie Pandosto amased at the singular perfection of Fawnia stood halfe astonished viewing her beauty so that he had almost forgot himselfe what hee had to doe at last with stearne countenance he demaunded their names and of what countrey they were and what caused them to land in Bohemia Sir quoth Dorastus know that my name Meleagrus is a Knight borne and brought vp in Trapalonia and this Gentlewoman whom I meane to take to my wife is an Italian borne in Padua from whence I haue now brought her The Cause I haue so small a trayne with me is for that her friends vnwilling to consent I intended secretly to conuey her into Trapalonia whither as I was sailing by distresse of weather I was driuen into these coasts thus haue you heard my name my country and the cause of my voiage Pandosto starting from his seat as one in choller made this rough reply Meleagrus I feare this smooth tale hath but small trueth and that thou couerest a foule skin with faire paintings No doubt this Ladie by her grace and beauty is of her degree more meete for a mighty Prince then for a simple knight and thou like a periured traitour hast bereft her of her parents to their present griefe and her insuing sorrow Till therefore I heare more of her parentage and of thy calling I wil stay you both here in Bohemia Dorastus in whome rested nothing but Kingly valor was not able to suffer the reproches of Pandosto but that he made him this answer IT is not meete for a King without due proofe to appeach any man of ill behauiour nor vpon suspition to inferre beléefe straungers ought to bee entertained with courtesie not to bee intreated with crueltie least being forced by want to put vp iniuries the Gods reuenge their cause with rigor Pandosto hearing Dorastus vtter these wordes commanded that he should straight be committed to prison vntill such time as they heard further of his pleasure but as for Fawnia he charged that she should be entertained in the Court with such curtesie as belonged to a straunger and her calling The rest of the shipmen he put into the Dungeon Hauing thus hardly handled the supposed Trapalonians Pandosto contrarie to his aged yeaxes began to be somwhat tickled with the beauty of Fawnia in so much that hee could take no rest but cast in his old head a thousand new deuises at last he fell into these thoughtes HOw art thou pestred Pandosto with fresh affections and vnfitte fancies wishing to possesse with an vnwilling mynde and a hot desire troubled with a could disdaine Shalt thy mynde yeeld in age to that thou hast resisted in youth Peace Pandosto blabbe not out that which thou maiest be ashamed to reueale to thy self Ah Fawnia is beautifull and it is not for thine honour fond foole to name her that is thy Captiue and an other mans Concubine Alas I reach at that with my hand which my hart would faine refuse playing like the bird Ibys in Egipt which hateth Serpents yet feedeth on their egges Tush hot desires turne oftentimes to colde disdaine Loue is brittle where appetite not reason beares the sway Kinges thoughtes ought not to climbe so high as the heauens but to looke no lower then honour better it is to pecke at the starres with the young Eagles then to pray on dead carkasses with the Uulture tis more honourable for Pandosto to dye by concealing Loue their to enioy such vnfitte Loue. Dooth Pandosto then loue Yea whome A maide vnknowne yea and perhapps immodest stragled out of her owne countrie beautifull but not therefore chast comely in bodie but perhappes crooked in minde Cease then Pandosto to looke at Fawnia much lesse to loue her be not ouertaken with a womans beauty whose eyes are framed by arte to inamour whose hearte is framed by nature to inchaunt whose false teares knowe their true times● and whose sweete wordes pearce deeper then sharpe swordes Here Pandosto ceased from his talke but not from his loue for although he sought by reason and wisedome to suppresse this franticke

the storme grewe so great that with much labour and perill they got to the shoare But leauing the Childe to her fortunes Againe to Pandosto who not yet glutted with sufficient reuenge deuised which way he should best increase his Wiues calamitie But first assembling his Nobles and Counsellors hee called her for the more reproch into open Court where it was obiected against her that she had committed adulterie with Egistus and conspired with Franion to poyson Pondosto her husband but their pretence being partely spyed shee counselled them to flie away by night for their better safety Bellaria who standing like a prisoner at the Barre feeling in her selfe a cleare Conscience to withstand her false accusers seeing that no lesse then death could pacifie her husbands wrath waxed bolde and desired that she might haue Lawe and Iustice for mercy shee neyther craued nor hoped for and that those periured wretches which had falsly accused her to the King might be brought before her face to giue in euidence But Pandosto whose rage and Iealousie was such as no reason nor equitie could appease tolde her that for her accusers they were of such credite as their wordes were sufficient witnesse and that the sodaine secret flight of Egistus Franion confirmed that which they had confessed and as for her it was her parte to deny such a monstrus crime and to be impudent in forswearing the fact since shee had past all shame in committing the fault but her stale countenaunce should stand for no coyne for as the Bastard which she bare was serued so she should with some cruell death be requited Bellaria no whit dismayed with this rough reply ● tolde her Husband Pandosto that he spake vpon choller● and not con●●●●ence for her vertuous life had beene euer such as no spot of suspition could euer staine And if she had borne a frendly countedaunce to Egistus it was in respect he was his friende and not for any lusting affection therefore if she were condemned without a●y further proofe it was rigour and not Law The noble men which sate in iudgement said that Bellaria spake reason and intreated the king that the accusers might be openly examined and sworne and if then the euidence were such as the Iury might finde her guilty for seeing she was a Prince she ought to be ●ryed by her péeres then let her haue such punishment as the extremitie of the Law will assigne to such malefactors The king presently made answere that in this case he might and would dispence with the Law and that the Iury being once panneld they should take his word for sufficient euidence otherwise he would make the proudest of them repent it The noble men séeing the king in choler were all whist but Bellaria whose life then hung in the ballaunce fearing more perpetuall in famie then momentarie death tolde the king● if his furie might stand for a Law that it were vaine to haue the Iury yéeld their verdit and therefore she fell downe vpon her knées and desired the king that for the loue he hare to his young sonne Garinter whome she brought into the world that hee woulde graunt her a request which was this that it would please his maiestie to send sixe of his noble men whome he best trusted to the Isle of Delphos there to enquire of the Oracle of Apollo whether she had committed adultery with Egistus or conspired to poyson him with Franion and if the God Apollo who by his deuine essence knew al secrets gaue answere that she was guiltie she were content to suffer any torment were it neuer so terrible The request was so reasonable that Pandosto could not for shame deny it vnlesse he woulde d●e counted of all his subiects more wilfull then wise he therefore agréed that with as much speede as might be there should be certaine Embassadores dispat●●ed to the Ile of Delphost ●●d in the meane season be commanded that his wife should be kept in close prison Bellaria hauing obtained this graunt was now more carefull for her little babe that floated ●● the Seas then ●●●●● full for her owne mishap For of that she doubted of her selfe shee was assured knowing if Apollo should giue Oracle according to the thoughts of the hart yet the sentence should goe one her sid● such was the clearenes of her minde in this case But Pandosto whose suspitious head still remained in one song chose out six of his Nobility whom hee knew were scarse indifferent men in the Quéenes behalfe and prouiding all things fit for their iourney sent them to Delphos they willing to fulfill the Kinges commaund and desirous to see the situation and custome of the Iland dispatched their affaires with as much spéede as might be and embarked themselues to this voyage which the wind and weather seruing fit for their purpose was soone ended For within three weekes they arriued at Delphos where they were no sooner set on lande but with great deuotion they went to the Temple of Apollo and there offring sacrifice to the GOD and giftes to the Priest as the custome was they humbly craued an aunswere of their demaund they had not long kneeled at the Altar but Apollo with a loude voice saide Bohemians what you finde behinde the Alter take and depart They forthwith obeying the Oracle founde a scroule of parchment wherein was written these words in letters of Golde The Oracle SVspition is no proofe Iealousie is an vnequall Iudge Bellaria is chast Egistus blamelesse Franion a true subiect Pandosto treacherous his Babe an innocent and the King shal liue without an heire if that which is lost be not founde AS soone as they had taken out this scroule the Priest of the God commaunded them that they should not presume to read it before they came in the presēce of Pandosto vnlesse they would incurre the displeasure of Apollo The Bohemian Lords carefully obeying his commaund taking their leaue of the Priest with great reuerence departed out of the Temple and went ●● their ships and assoone as wind would permit them sailed toward Bohemia whither in short time they safely arriued with great tryumph issuing out of their Ships went to the Kinges pall●●e whom they found in his chamber accompanied with other Noble men Pandosto no sooner saw them but with a merrie countenaunce he welcomed them home as king what newes they tolde his Maiestie that they had receiued an aunswere of the God written in a scroule b●t with this charge y t they should not reade the contents before they came in the presence of the King and with that they deliuered him the parchment but his Noble men intreated him that sith therein was contayned either the safetie of his Wiues life and honestly or her death and perpetuall infamy that he would haue his Nobles and Commons assembled in the iudgement Hall where the Queene brought in as prysoner should heare the contents if shee were found guilty by the Oracle of the