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A01059	The famous historie of Montelyon, Knight of the Oracle, and sonne to the renowned Persicles King of Assyria Shewing his strange birth, vnfortunate love, perilous adventures in armes, and how he came to the knowledge of his parents. Interlaced, with much variety of pleasant and delightfull discourse.	Ford, Emanuel.	1640 (1640)	STC 11167.5; ESTC S120140	156,123	202

with it I humbly prostrate at your sacred féet Desiring to convay you hence into Assyria where your Parents liue in safety inwardly sorrowfull for your absence Whether if you will be directed by me I will convey you with safety Sir replyed Philotheta your vertuous kindnesse hath deserved more at my hands then I can yéeld thankes for then how should I behaue my selfe to the thing you desire which is already fixed in my heart I will rest so farre to be directed by you as that my mind shall be agréeable to yéeld to any request you shall make Then deare Ladie said he I will before to morrow this time sée you safe in my Fathers Court for much mischiefe is pretended by these Kings of Macedonia and Armenia both of them haue béene with me this day and hired me to motion their loues to you both of them séeking to enjoy you but so as the other shall not know thereof each séeking to prevent the other and both of them the Emperour which they haue revealed vnto me but may I haue your licence I will by that means deliver you from their custody I most humbly desire you to doe it quoth she referring my selfe to your good directions and committing all to your wise●omes election Which said Montelyon emboldning himselfe gaue and received so swéet a kisse as séemed to breath forth a swéet exchange of each others Soules He going to find out the King of Armenia and she into her private Chamber Montelyon having found out the King of Armeni● told him how that the King of Macedonia went about to convey Philotheta from thence rehearsing all the conference that had past betwixt them and withall quoth he the Emperour was with me this day promising me great rewards if I would doe the like for him Now my Lord my loue and duty to you bindeth me onely to doe you service and I haue vowed that my best endeavours shall be imployed onely to your good liking The King hearing that both of them went about to deceiue him raged excéedingly but trusting his Fidelity he was quieted asking what he should doe to prevent them both My deare Lord quoth he this Evening you may effect your desire or else never at which time giue me but directions whether I may convey her to a place of security or where we may méete you and I will adventure my life but I will doe it and by this meanes you shall deliver your Signet vnto me for our quiet passage forth at the City Gate and then may wée méete you where you will appoint vs. And that shall be quoth he at Fryer Barnards Cell without the City if you know it and there is my Signet Thither will I convay her quoth he at twelue a Clocke Farewell then quoth the King be but Faithfull and thou shalt find my friendship such as shall highly reward thy paines Montelyon having effected this presently went to the King of Macedonia telling him how the Emperours importimacie was such that it was high time either then or never to convay Philotheta thence whom he found willing to yéeld thereunto He hearing that desired his counsell promising well to reward him intreating him to doe it for him and both himselfe and his Kingdome should be at his command Deliver me quoth Montelyon your Signet for my Passe and appoint the place and Time and I will bring her thither There is my Signet quoth he the place at Fryar Barnards Cell and the time one of the Clocke After many other spéeches they parted Montelyon without stay went to the Emperour with submisse behaviour telling him how that Philotheta did greatly affect him and had sent him to make an humble request vnto him which was that we might be convayed in secresie from the Campe for that many dangers did invirone her in that place and that of such importance as did concerne his Life whereon her safety depended which for that they were of weight she would reveale to none but himselfe desiring him not to come to her for that his person might thereby be indangered Delfurno hearing this was excéedingly troubled in his mind yet glad to heare that she estéemed him said Honorius I would as gladly affect any thing to content her as I would to saue mine owne life yet doe I not know how vnlesse by thy directions therefore doe but counsell me and I will yéeld to that which thou shalt advise My Noble Lord quoth he the safest way is this night secretly to convay her through the Gate where your Souldiers lye and I will bring her to Fryer Barnards Cell about eleven of the Clocke where you may be ready to receiue her and with a sufficient Guard of Knights to convay her into Almaigne or any place of security Moreover my Lord she willed me to assure you that both the King of Armenia and Macedonia having disloyally forgotten their promise to you séeke to win her loue to themselues which dishonour she cannot endure to be done against you Delfurno was much grieved to heare that yet hoping to prevent them both he quieted himselfe delivering his Signet to Montelyon with many thankes and much intreaty desiring him to be carefull that nothing might prevent their purpose Montelyon being glad of this thought not so to end but presently went to the Quéene of Macedonia telling her the Kings complot for convaying of Philotheta thence shewing her his Signet which when she beheld excéeding griefe possest her heart to thinke of his disloyalty Montelyon séeing that said Notwithstanding hée hath attempted this I know the Ladies vertues to be such as she will rather suffer the extreamest miseries in the world then yéeld thereto and for my selfe though he hath promised me great rewards I respect more mine honour then to be the agent in so wicked an Act therefore to assure that I entend it not I yéeld you his Signet whereby I should haue past the Campe to méet at Bernards Cell I thanke thée gentle Knight quoth she and for this d●ed command me any thing and thou shalt obtaine it My selfe will méete him there and by that meanes I hope to make him giue over the like attempts Montelyon being gone from her went to the Quéene of Armenia telling her the like and indéed the truth of her Lord both delivering her his Signet and all other directions for her to méete him by leaving her so mad with rage and jealousie that she was ready to teare her hayre yea even with bitter exclaimes to reveale her mind but that she referred it vntill she might surprize him with a guilty conscience at Barnards Cell By this time it grew to be night and after Supper was ended both Delfurno the King of Armenia and of Macedonia making more then wonted hast to breake company each being glad that the other was so willing to part which the two Quéenes noted as priuy to their drifts Montelyon like wise got him to Philotheta telling her that he had so prevailed with

that if the Kings Forces were once come it would be a great cause to lengthen the Warres which he earnestly desired might haue an end that thereby he might haue respite to trauell in search of Constantia for whom his heart endured excéeding torments that being thus disquieted in his thoughts and desirous of ease to his restlesse passions one day amongst many that he passed ouer with pensiuenesse he got himselfe into a solitary place and there in sad silence meditated on his misfortune Montelyon by chance troubled with remembrance of his vnknowne estate chose the very place for his private meditations wherein Persicles was already shrowded and suddenly espying him began to withdraw himselfe vntill Persicles desired him to stay vttering these spéeches Worthy Knight I perceiue some inward care hath made you withdraw your selfe from mée but impart your discontent to me if not yet heare mine for I haue long desired to impart them vnto one on whose fidelity I might repose my selfe and you are the man I haue elected hauing had so sufficient tryall of your courtesie and friendship that without doubting I durst commit my selfe to your secresie for your ayde may as heretofore it hath preserued me My Lord replyed Montelyon I account my selfe onely fortunate in your loue and my heart acknowledgeth my euerlasting bounden duty to none so much as to your Majesty which bindeth me in all duty to become your vassaile being more ready to venture my life and vttermost endeauours in your service then you can imagine Therefore good my Lord feare not to impose any taske vpon me for by your imploring me I shall account my selfe onely blest I thanke you good Friend quoth ●e and if euer fortune favour me againe I will requite this kindnesse though now I am plunged in the depth of ill lucke being as you sée depriued of my Kingdome by the Rebellion of my owne subjects and the Tyrannie of an ill neighbour the King of Armenia the briefe discourse whereof is this My Father when he liued matcht my sister Piera in marriage with this worthy Knight Deloratus sending me vnto P●●sia with her who before my returne dyed whilest I was there I chanced to fixe mine eyes on the Beauty of Constantia daughter to the Persian King which by reason of my sudden departure I could not giue her knowledge hauing no other comfort but my sister Piera to whom I bewrayed the secrets of my heart departing with her promise of assistance whilest I went into Assyria to ●stablish my Kingdome Prince Helion of Arabia obtained the King of Persia his consent to marry Constantia Which newes Piera sent me I being much troubled therewith after I had refelled my old enemy the King of Armenia in a battell I left the gouernment of my Kingdome to two of my Noble men and departed in the habite of a Palmer into Persia where within short space I found such meanes by my sisters friendship that I was in that habite without suspition in Pieraes chamber and thereby had conference with Constantia and attained her consent nothing remaining but onely meanes how we should escape which afterwards wée effected and trauelled together vntill we came to a Shepheards house where we were kindly welcommed contracting a solemne marriage betwixt our selues because we durst not be knowne the contrary where we liued some dayes in quiet In the meane time the King of Persia caused diligent search to be made and it was Pisors chance to finde vs who kept our counsell and was by me sent into Assyria to fetch some of my owne Knights to attend me home where he found my Nobles at strife and the King of Armenia taking opportunity with a mighty band of Souldiers slew most of my part the rest joyning with him vntill he had ceazed my Crowne Pisor with this heauy newes returned to me being vnwilling to giue me knowledge thereof which ouercame my heart with such griefe that séeking in a solitary place I wandred so farre that I could not returne to the Shepheards house the same night Constantia missing me likewise stole from the Cottage to séeke me but directing her steps a contrary way or méeting with some misfortune that slew her I neuer heard of her since Pisor he likewise went foorth to séeke vs and vnwillingly tasted of an vnfortunate fruit that infused a sléepinesse vpon him for foure and twenty houres but notwithstanding his and my most earnest search wee could neuer finde her nor I feare neuer shall But if I could recure this euill done me by my Foes I would then spend the rest of my dayes in her search Hauing ended her spéech his heart was so much ouercome with griefe that he had much adoe to with hold his eyes from teares Montelyon was opprest with no lesse griefe then hée whose heart felt more inward disquiet then a stranger could haue done in silent sadnesse séeming to impart with his sorrowes but not abide to counsell him which way to recure them That at last by reason the necessity of the time affoorded little respite they were constrained to depart CHAP. XV. How Montelyon by a strange and dangerous adventure wonne the City and tooke Palian prisoner MOntelyon that euening elected out of his own Followers twenty Knights such as he estéemed most valiant telling them he had a matter of great danger and secrecy to complet which might be a meanes to establish Persicles in his Kingdome if they would faithfully joyne with him Which they stedfastly vowed to accomplish and to follow him although it were euen to their deaths Arme you then quoth he in Armenian Armour of which you haue choyce and come to me at midnight This being performed and the Knights come Montelyon with them departed through the Campe vnto the City Gates where Montelyon knockt but scarce so lowe that the Porter could heare him who yet notwithstanding comming to the Battlements demanded who it was I am said Montelyon Althetus and other Armenians as thou mayst know by our Armor and bring good newes therefore open the Gates lest by the delay we be betrayed for we are pursued The Porter being out of all doubt and hasty to succour them vnbolted the Gates Montelyon was no sooner entred but he flew the Porter entring the Lodge and apprehending the watch who lay sléeping and slaying most of them before they awaked One of them submitting himselfe thus sayd I am an Assyrian spare my life and if you be friends to Persicles I will giue you such directions as you may surprize the City and subdue Palian Montelyon sayd in so doing thou shalt be honoure of thy King and purchase thy owne liberty After that they had put the rest to the Sword the Assyrian directed them to the Pallace and by so secret away that he brought them euen within the compasse of the Castle to the very place whereas the Guard was Montelyon then thus said to his followers My companions let not feare now possesse your hearts but by this