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A08546	The third part of the first booke, of the Mirrour of knighthood vvherein is set forth the worthie deedes of the knight of the Sunne, and his brother Rosicleer, both sonnes vnto the Emperour of Grecia: with the valiant deedes of armes of sundry worthie knights. Verie delightfull to the reader. Newly translated out of Spanish into English by R.P.; Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 1. Book 3. English.	Ortúñez de Calahorra, Diego. aut; R. P., fl. 1583-1586.; Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588.	1586 (1586)	STC 18864; ESTC S113645	377,692	528

would say no more till such time as the Emperour Trebatio who had him in reputation of a man of vnderstanding and greatly meruailed at those his words being spoken at that time asked of him wherefore he spake those wordes I doe speake them sayde the king for that the world doth ●se vs as children at sometimes singing at other times wéeping many times a faire and cléere morning is turned into a clowdie and sorowfull euening And there is no pleasure or pastime can be so great but that sorow and heauinesse doth disturbe i● we be like vnto the ayer that being so cleare and faire that we cannot almost discerne it from the firmament vpon a sodaine with a little wind that do●h arise is troubled and darkenot so likewise when that vnto our iudgements we are most ioyfull and merrie● vpon a sodaine not knowing from whence it commeth we finde our selues put in great sadnesse and teares This doth procéede for that all our felicitie and prosperitie we doe build vpon things that of themselues doe perish and decay We are also like vnto trauailer 〈…〉 Seas whose faire and calme wether is vpon the 〈◊〉 who of it selfe is moueable and of small foundation and looke so many times as they be assalted with the winde so many times their pleasure doe abate and their sorrowes double Euen so doe we put all our felieitie in thirgs wherein is no stabilitie but like vnto the loa●es that is caried away with euerie winde as it apeareth in high estates and dignities for the higher he is the greater is his fall In riches difficultie in the getting with care in the kéeping and sorow in the losing vnto manie it causeth death and depriueth all of their case The most fairest in a short time doth 〈◊〉 and fade a way like a flower and he that is of most force strength is ouerthrowen with a little Feauer When a friend doth dye or is lost in especiall of children then swéete mingled by-tternesse Honey mixt with gall miserable fortune rarefull pleasures and many times sorowfull successours of follie vnto them that alonely doth recreate themselues with the blossome of the trée we our selues doe it in that we doe reioyce and shew so much pleasure and pastimes vnto little children who are no lesse subiect vnto misfortunes then the delicate flower Of many things that I haue spoken of you haue had experience so likewise verie shortly you shall see the proofe of the rest that lacketh if that Nature or Fortune doth not disturbe or lette it I will saye no more vnto you for that it is not giuen vnto vs to affirme that which we doe deuine but to declare that which the order of Nature doth show vs to 〈◊〉 the incon●eniences which might happen ●f that peraduenture we should be deceiued Héerewith the olde king concluded his reasons for that all those Lords that were there present were wise of great vnderstanding they well vnderstood that his words did extend vnto some thing that should happen vnto that faire young child Claramante and could not let but receiue some trouble of minde but yet for that his Father and brethren were or noble and valiant hearts they did not onelie with equall and quiet minde abide that which the starres did permit but also referred all things vnto the determination of the soueraigne creator so that they answered nothing vnto that which the king had said but the wise Artemidoro that had more vnderstanding in the art Magicke than the king answered vnto his wordes and sayd By your word we do vnderstand wise king of Gedrosia that you would declare some things that should happen vnto this faire child Claramante as of truth it is so for that his parents shall sustaine great sorrow and griefe for him but according as his good fortune and destinie doth promise vnto him it shall be for a greater glorie and extolling of the Gréekish Empire and so much more ioyful shal his prosperitie good fortune be than his sorrowfull peruerse fortune which is ordained great reason hath his father to reioyce of such a son for the excellent fr●it which shall procéed of so worthie a blossome yet there is no peruerse fortune that can be so contrarie vnto him to be compared in equalitie vnto that which happened vnto his brothren in their first age who hauing now passed all their misfortunes with more ioy and pleasure do inioy the time of their prosperitie So shall it bée of this faire Claramante for that his high and strange birth doth not prognosticate anie other thing When the wise Artemidoro had concluded these words it gaue great conteatment vnto them all whereas before the words of the king of Gedrosia did cause in them great sorrowe thinking that some euill hap and misfortune had béene ordained against that most singular and gracious childe Claramante but most especiallie the beautifull and exouisite Princesse Lindabrides who scarcelie dyd shed many teares as one that dyd ●ou● him more then her owne parents onely for the loue of that figure that he dyd represent And for that it is now time that the great griefe ouermuch sorrow of this precious Princesse should cease this Historie doth declare what the two wise men Artemidoro and Lirgandeo dyd for to put remedie in the same ¶ How the faire Lindabrides by arte of the two wise men Artimidoro and Lirgandeo was inchanted and the order of her inchantment Chapter 48. NOw saith the Historie the Emperour Alicandro remaining manie dayes in the Court of the Emperour Trebatio was the occasion that the griefe of the faire Princesse Lindabrides dyd euery daye increase more and more one waye for that the presence of the very faire and worthie Princes Claridiana dyd make her suspect that which her knight he of the Sunne had determined within his heart an other way in remembring that in the ende the Emperour her Father would 〈◊〉 into his countrie againe and that forseably she must 〈◊〉 with him all the which she could not suffer with pacience neither immagine that it should be possible for her to departe out of G●ecla 〈◊〉 ● that in thinking hereof her dolour and griefe was such that many times it brought her ●o the point of death And for that all this was not hyd from the two wise men Li●gandeo and Ar●einido●o and vnto the Quéene 〈◊〉 her damsell many times hauing great compassion on this faire Princesse they dyd determine amongst themselues to put some remedie in the same in such sort that she might not liue in so great sorow and griefe Being fully persuaded in their determination and knowing what afterwards would happen and come to 〈…〉 together all those worthie Princes and knights Ladies and damsells in the emperiall pallace the daie being verie faire and the Sunne cléere and bright vpon a sodaine there came ouer the Citie a great cloude that was so blacke and darke that béeing together they could scarcelie sée one