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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

armed and two thousand of their boldest spirits well appointed stil in the vaw-ward all the whole Armie had beene in a confusion For Gargante in regard of his great stature and waight of the Armour he daily wore finding no horse able enough to beare him rode vppon a fierce angry Beare where-with he ranne vp and downe among the squadrons none beeing able to hinder his way but throwing both men and horse to the ground and meeting at last with Palmerin gaue him such a rude ouerthwart encounter that hee and his horse tumbled ouer quite backward and soone after hée did the like to Pompides and Oliuanto Floraman beholding such a disordered procéeding made forward with a squadron of well appointed Pikemen who placing themselues in due order of resistance abated the furie of the Giants forwardnes which gaue the dismounted frée libertie of horsing themselues againe Palmerin full of anger and high disdaine went vp and downe seeking the Giant Gargante to pay him some recompence for his former fall but Dramusiande beeing of higher stature sooner then hée got eye of the Gyant and making foorth manfullie to encounter him gaue a full proffer of resistance adding for further testimonie thereof a verie furious strong thrust directly at his breast but the Cuirasse falsing the expectation though not so much as the other wished yet was hée in two places indifferently wounded Gargante who till this instant had neuer beene so prodigall of his blood came speedilie against his aduersarie with such fell and impatient outrage that aduauncing his huge vnweldie Clubbe of Leade hée smote therewith Dramusiande full on the Helmet forcing him with the blowes strength so to wheele about and stagger as verie hardlie coulde hee defende himselfe from falling This set such a scarlet shame on Dramusiandes chéekes that how he grew to a resolued spleene eyther to die with more disgrace or at least to be the death of his enemie but at this verie instant the bridge of the Cittie was let downe and thence issued forth the Gyant Lanfranco with fiue thousand strong and able fighting men in his company who béeing all fresh and vnwearied gallants spared not to sette cheerefully on the ouer-laboured squadrons Dramusiande perceiuing thys vnexpected supply and willing as much as in him lay to imbolden the courage of his followers gaue suddenly a maime to the Giant Lanfrancos horse whereby he was driuen of necessity to make vse of his feete and could not gadde so dangerouslie about the fielde nor vrge such disaduantage to the Christians as when hee was mounted But Lanfranco was so spéedie on foote that notwithstanding all y e hast Dramusiande made he recouered him and got his horse fast by the bridle forcing him to kicke and fling with such vnrulines that Dramusiande not to be controuled by his horsses stubbornnes threw himselfe quite beside him and then beganne a hardie battaile between the two Giants with no spare of Armor flesh and all Blandidon who stoode like a prouident Sentinell to preuent the large extent of this warre got to him foure thousand of his owne natiue Countrimen of Niquea who béeing all faythfull and endeared to theyr Lorde vpon this his personall appearance before the Cittie came and submitted themselues to him and hée ioyning them immediatlie to sixe thousand of the Armie went with them to the guardance of a gate which because it allowed the road-way to Paraz had slender eye of watch or none at all vpon it and so much the rather because cōtinually came that way such people as were ayders and assisters to Dirdan Hauing made themselues thus Maisters of that bridge Gorgoneo King of Romata the Nephew to Tomano who was with Palmerin in the war against the Soldane came that way marching onward with his men and making passage for his troupes as he went along perforce he would thorowe their strength that kept the Bridge and beeing come hand to hand with Blandidon cried out to his Souldiours there to kill him vsing these perswasions to this end that if he were slaine who pretended this right to Niquea this trouble and warre would soone be finished These spéeches so preuailed in the ready yéelding minds of the Pagans that Blandidon beeing suddainly engirt with two hundred good bold Knights had there instantly perished if Pompides Gracian and Francian had not immediatly ioyned with him who compelling the hardiest withstanders to giue them way stept close to Blandidon cirkled in as yee haue heard with Gorgoneo and his men and where he had breathd his last but for the showers of blowes their swords rayned downe on them Pompides who was formost with his shéeld well aduanced awarded the sharp thrusts of many Launces and slew Knights euery way round about him or made them tumble headlong from off the bridge Francian sided him with like valour and performance and Gracian on the other wing kept euen course with them both all of them bearing such a breadth with their manly blowes that but for some immediate fresh resisters they had cut the laces of Gorgoneos helmet which in despight of all contrary opposition at last they performed and one of them had stabd him to the hart with his dagger but that he entreated his life for Palmerin d'Oliuaes sake for whose honour and his friends the Kingdome of Romata was euer to be commaunded When Blandidon heard that name as yet so gratefull to all the Grecian band of Knights he let him liue and aduauncing him selfe to further imployment entred vpon a fourth part of the Citty which stoode deuided as into foure seuerall Citties with walls bulwarks and ditches and therefore required time to take the whole part after part Gargante and Lanfranco perceauing the maine aime to be now at the Citty began to shift for them selues both being sore wounded for Palmerin would neuer suffer Gargante to be out of his sight but turnd and winded him many times together till at last Palmerin was shrewdly astonied with the Giants huge Club and Gargante dangerously hurt in the right hand with his sword which wound then holpe to saue Palmerins life for the blowes with the Club had so amazed him as Gargante might haue slaine him at his owne pleasure but that hast to be gone but more especially his hurt in the hand made him saue him selfe with the rest that retired into the Citty And the like did Lanfranco albeit Dramusiande was euermore at his héeles yet now he tooke this opportunity of safety Floraman withdrew the Armie to that part of the Citty which Blandidon had before surprized where the people in great triumph elected him their King gaue entrance to the Christian Armie for which no mans life whatsoeuer was called in question eyther for former disobedience or reuolt to the aduersarie and this prooued to be the vtter ruine of Dirdans cause for he had there born him selfe with extreamest cruelty to such as he knew any way did fauour Blandidon CHAP. XLVII Howe Oltrando and his men of

the chyldren of these Princes to bee brought vp very industriously that when occasion serued it should appeare they were well gouerned wise apt to armes Among whō the second Primaleon was of such fierce courage as hee terrified Aliart doubting least afterward hee would not be benigne to other Knights but proue as sterne as his Graundfather Palmerin Wherfore Arguto sonne to Frisoll who declared himselfe to be some-what proude when he came to deale with him at his weapon woulde fight disdainfully and was desirous to kill him but Aliart who diligently regarded them would suffer them to fight no more together for héereby he gathered that when these Princes came to yeeres there woulde be mortall hatred betweene them The like strife was in Leonato and Tarnaes by reason they both delighted in Candida daughter to Belizart whose very name obscured euery one that sought to be famous by beautie For these reasons Aliart was desieous to seperate them but he could not send the one away except he did the like to the other therefore though against their wils they abode there together and he likewise desired as yet to kéep them there till matters were better established in Christendome for Fraunce Spayne Almayne and most of the other Kingdomes hauing lost their Princes were subiected to mutinous seditions whence great ruine was likeliest to ensue beside hee was the more willing to stay them still there that they might not séeke after their order of Knighthoode vntill they were growne in yeares more strong and able Oliuanto brother to Primaleon beeing yet very young gaue assured testimony that he would become valiant but Leonato sonne to Palmerin of England shewed himselfe so forward to chiualrie was so like in countenance to great Palmerin his father as wonderfull matter was expected of him because he gaue himselfe to so braue disposition Caro sonne to Gracian kept in secret by his Nurse was conuayed thence into Spayne Belcar sonne of Francian Estrellant of Rosuell Fortenbracio of Bellizart and Orino of Dramian were all of great towardlines but Tarnaes sonne to Platir was so vnlike the other in managing Armes and other behauiour as there séemed to shine in him a kind of Lacedemonian seuerity for whosoeuer had marked the image of Lycurgus the Lacedemonian law-maker euen the same that was to be séene on his Tombe haue sworne that he rather resembled his figure then that of Platir his father Franardo Almaroll of young Gyants stature declared the same spirits remained in their fathers but being children as yet no other iudgment could be made of them Now leaue we them to goe sée with what loue the Emperour Primaleon entred Constantinople The people being aduertised of their Lords returne came vppon the bridge with such sportes and feasting as neuer was the like séene in Constantinople before for Brundo the Gouernour suffered nothing wanting that might any way serue to honour him withall At the gates and crosse-wayes of the stréetes were placed triumphall arches whereon was presented the passed battailes against the Pagans to wit the death of the enemies but not of the Christian princes Both great small there humbly submitted thēselues all weeping for ioy which made the Emperour and Grydonia shed teares and according as it was appointed in the first Church of the Citty they came at the Emperiall Crowne was set on their heads to make the solemnitie more royall and this the onely ioyfull day that euer before was séene in that Citty The Emperours walke continued from morning till night not able to satis-fie himselfe seeing each ruined place newly reedified so that now hee might spend his time in ioy but for the paine of his arme Yet the death of so manie Princes was greeuous to him to whose children therefore he confest himselfe the more indebted chiefely to the Emperour of Almaigne who died both hee and Polinard his brother Wherefore by sending his Embassadors into that Kingdome there came to his Court Bazilia very aged and with her a sonne of Polinards named Trineus which he begot on a Lady of that Country whom he tooke to wife onely for her beautie The Emperour was excéeding ioyfull to beholde the young Prince who was about the age of thirteene yéeres apt and towardly to receiue his charge of the Empire After solemne welcomes vsed to his sister and the Princes that were come to the coronation of their Emperour hee caused young Trineus to sitte downe in a chayre of estate by him and with all royall pompe to bee annoynted Emperour then setting the Crowne on his head in magnificent state hee rode with him thorough the Cittie to the end hee might the better be knowne and more publiquelie honoured All the ceremonies beeing accomplished hée gaue himselfe to the hearing of weightie causes such as Brundo wanted authoritie to perfect for hée beeing but a Lieuetenant would not put his hand to euery businesse but reserued them of most importance for the Emperour himselfe whose comming was from time to time so long expected CHAP. XVII VVhat hapned in Turkie when the prisoner dissembled in the steed of Florian was led to death SVcusano according as hee had béene councelled commaunded that fifty thousand horsemen readie prepared for fight should circle the Scaffold where each of them verily beléeued that iustice was to bée performed on Prince Florian and the very same opinion was conceited in the Cittie With much adoe the prysoner was brought thether and the Christian Knights full of gréefe armed thēselues to goe to death with him for nowe they were voyd of all hope to free him Targiana because Dorina was gone to Constantinople for ayde seeing shee now shoulde remaine alone in the Castell began to be dismaied and though her fréendes laboured to comfort her yet would shee not remaine as a pray to her enemie but prouiding herselfe with Armour accordingly would needes beare them companie considering that séeing she must needs die shee could neuer haue better occasion then to spende her life in giuing helpe to her husband So she with y e foure Knights mounted on horseback hauing about a thousand Turkes with them who perceiuing that their Princesse went to this dismall stratageme were the more willing to beare her companie Great was the rumour amongst the Persians and the crowde so wonderfull as hardly could they bring their dissembled prisoner to the Scaffold but Targiana and her traine shouldering in among them got into the way where they must passe with the prisoner Dirdan fearing they would ouer-soone attaine the Scaffold with his friend made such spéede forward outstript his company so farre that he was knowne by the Persians who fiercely assailing him slew his horse vnder him and at length after he had slaine about fiftie of them he was taken prisoner They neuer minding to carry him before Sucusano but taking him by his Armour to bee a Pagan that was a fauourer of the Christians led him along with the other to behead him Pompides Dragonalte