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A07648	The honour of chiualrie Set downe in the most famous historie of the magnanimious and heroike Prince Don Bellianis: sonne vnto the Emperour Don Bellaneo of Greece. Wherein are described, the straunge and dangerous aduentures that him befell. With his loue towards the Princesse Florisbella: daughter vnto the Souldan of Babylon. Englished out of Italian, by L.A.; Belianís de Grecia. English	Fernández, Jerónimo.; L. A., fl. 1598.	1598 (1598)	STC 1804; ESTC S104551	205,421	294

suffer Don Bellianis to enter in the combatte alleaging hee might better to his content bee reuenged that way for all his treacheries CHAP. XXIII How Don Bellianis disguised issued out of the Tower What happened him with Don Contumeliano of Phaenicia and how hee returned vnknowne into the Cittie ALl necessarie preparations béeing ordered against the day of the famous battell tenne dayes were paste of the appointed time and yet the Duke had not nor could finde any that would in his behalfe vndertake that combatte which extreamely gréeued him yet the magnanimitie of his coragious heart permitted no outward shewe thereof No lesse was the sorrowe of thē beauteous Persiana sustained continually beseeching her Gods not to suffer her honors wracke nor the downefall of her maidens fame through want of a Champion to maintaine the iustice of her cause On the otherside the greate anguish of minde that Don Bellianis conceiued cannot be exprest which was so gréeuous that his Damsels could by no meanes diminish nor himselfe could finde no comforte for his troubled fantasies but at length hée so recouered his weake strength that hee was able to walke about his chamber féeling himselfe in disposition to buckle on his armour And certainly had hée but it and his sword hée had broke foorth among the strongest watch that guarded him which in the day time were aboue 30. men and in the night that number was doubled In the meane time he vsed to send one of the Damsels to know if the duke had got any to sight in his quarrell whē he heard of ●●ne ●n whom he durst trust ●o weighty a charge though he had many good valiant knights by reason of the fiercenesse of the king of Cyprus and his brothers his gréeuous passions were redoubled One of his damsels y t accompanied him by name Floriana daughter to the duke of Tursia being Lord of many countries vnder the Soldan of Babylon which was the chiefest and best beloued of the Princesse Florisbella The other was daughter to the Earle of Cellanea named Persiana But the first said to Don Bellianis the sorrowe of my greeued hart is such renowmed sir to sée the course of these things that I cannot in words shew it as also seeing you cannot vse your valour to remedie them wheren your life honor doth depēd Wherfore reuoluing many things in my troubled thoughts haue in y e end affying on the rare courage of your admirable strēgth thogh now made weak by trecherous desines and sinister occasions deuised this as the last refuge to redresse these wrongs and this it is You know that we oftentimes go forth vnsuspected or mistrusted of the guard Now may you disguised and attired in the apparell of one of vs hauing no haire on your face get abroad where you may easily procure horse and Armor do what you else think best returning vnknown vnto the pallace there vndertake the Combat and in meane time I will remaine in bed faining to be you suffering none to speak with me saying I am extreame sick Don Bellianis was so ioyfull with this vnlooked and vnthought remedie as hardly it may be expressed hoping therby not onely to assure his owne life but also his companions in that manifest danger though he nothing doubted their valour imbracing the damsel sayd Pray vnto the gods my good fréend Floriana that these troubles may haue their desired end and then I promise you this great care shall be fully gratefied to your content There is no reason replied she why you should binde your selfe to any such gratificatiō without desert séeing my dutie bindeth me to your perpetual seruice and so thinke not much of this I coūseld you And I intreat you to gouerne your selfe well abroad for being yet weak you might fall in some other greater danger Wherupon séeing the night approched he put on Florianas apparel wherwith he became so faire that the damzels not a little wondred to sée him so beautifull that Persiana cryed out Is it possible oh gods such beautie should be on earth you had bin better reserued it to glorifie your imperial thrones vnlesse heere you will inhabit to manifest your great powers among vs. And truely Sir knight such beauty was neuer séene but in the Princesse Florisbella our Lady Mistresse And well is it for all knights you are not of our sexe else so many would by you perish as by the Princesse our Mistresse whose onely sight killeth though not outright yet with liuing death like the murthering eyes of a slaying base iske Is her beautie so admirable to cause such alterations in men demanded hee you cannot beleeue nor wee set downe saide Floriana the greatnesse therof And because you may know I beare with me so greate a beauty as yours I will shewe it you which I continually carry with mee And so shee drewe it out of her pocket and gaue it him which hee straight knewe to bee the same that was portrayed on his shield though his was more liuely and for all hee viewed it continually did neuer aske whose it was imagining no such perfection could bée on the earth and that Bellona had onely set it there for a shewe Then suddenly was hée wounded to the heart with the vnresisted darte of all conquering Loue and not able to withstand it was inflamed with the fyre that lasted all the dayes of his life surprysed with so great desire to sée the substance of that shaddowe that straight hee would departe thither leauing al thinges hée then had in hand vnfinished In this newe accident was hée a good whyle not knowing how to resolue himselfe saue in fixing his longing eyes on that dainty picture hauing no more colour then in a dead man which the Damzels séeing and thinking his rysing had caused that alteration held him by the armes least hée should fall hee recouering and feeling himselfe touched through shamefacestnes dyed his face with such a vermilion blush y t hee redoubled his fairenesse to whom they sayd What extraordinary passion did you feele Which made vs feare some newe perill had befallen you in that strange chance Whereto hee replyed A suddaine gréefe surprysed me on my left side so strongly that it almost benumbd my vaines and reast mée of my vitall sences If any wound be the cause therof said they vncloath your self and we will see it It shall not néede answered Don Bellianis for I shall stay too long But I pray you giue me this picture that so much resembles another I haue It is at your command replyed the Ladies but take heede you loose it not for if you doo it shall cost you yours Then he taking his leaue of them leauing Floriana a bed in his stead went out of the Chamber to descend the Tower and by the way he met the Kings of Armenia and Tessifanty that came to visit the Knight of the golden Image whom he knowing said in presence of most of the guard Your Maiesties may

buisinesse nor néede more seruice then I can doe being not so déepely wounded that we should require any such helpe You saye well aunswered don Bryanell but vnlesse I be deceiued you are sore wounded and my selfe am in like case and before we loose more blood let vs set Damartyno at libertie Be it so replyed Palineo and so tooke the keyes of the Prison from the Porters side and opened it where they found him ouerladen with boultes and Irons pale megre and weake for want of sustenance tasting no foode sometime in two nor three dayes whom the knights séeing could not stay the teares in their eyes knawing him to be one of the loyalest Knights liuing in those dayes Damar●yno séeing those Knightes enter in that manner said What would you with mee Knightes is your Lord now contented to end my life which would bee no little comforte to my many torments Palineo no longer able to conceale himselfe vnlacing his helme with great ioy to sée him aliue said thus You haue no cause to feare vs most loyall Knight being now at length set at libertie by the handes of this valiant Knight to whome you are no lesse bopnd then for your life And by yours said Don Brianel for without you mine had little auailed Wheruppon taking away his irons with great gladnesse he imbraced Palineo saying I did assure my selfe my mes● deare fréend you would not faile me in my necessitie for in such times true friends are knowne more then in prosperitie and humbling himselfe to Don Brianell craued to kisse his hands seeing his person that good deede required his dutie Don Brianel shewed him the like courtesie and taking him vp saying Tha● for that litle hee had don he deserued no such thanks being bound to more thē that for him for her sake that sent him Sir knights said Damartyno I haue certaine seruants in prison some where about this Castle for I know they were brought in with me them I pray you let vs frée so they went to séeke them and Damartyno greatly woondred to sée so great slaughter by two Knights And after they had found the seruants Don Brianel and Palineo they were laid in two beds in the Castle and were cured by one of Damartynos seruants that were very skilfull in that science and there they continued certaine daies till they were wel giuing order that if any came from the king they should be admitted to them But Don Bryanell the first day required one of the seruants secretly to fetch their horses where they had left them which so soone as it was darke was done that not a little contented Don Bryanel for he highly prysed his horse being neuer a better in that whole kingdome and through the hurly burly in that Cittie none remembred they within the castle But after they were through well Don Bryanell said to Damartyno and Palineo being altotogither Hitherto sir knight you haue not knowne the occasion of my comming nor knowne what I am hauing neuer séene mee before but to assure you of both read this letter from the honourable Princesse Aurora by which you shall know the beginning and the ende of my trauaile Damartyno taking it opened it and read it to this effect THe disinherited Queene of Antioch Aurora Princesse of Miriana to thee the most loyalest of all creatures her louing Knight Damartyno of the Valley gouernour of our Kingdome by our will though by a strangers hand health I knowe the vnhappie chances ouerthrowes and vnfortunate misaduentures haue not beene vnknowne to thee as the man that hath sustained the like which haue by the prouision of our immortall Gods befallen the King Pompeiano thy Lord and my deare Father as also the feared absence of my person so necessarie to escape the furie of the Prince Perianeo of Persia and Dou Gallaneo of Antioch And now reposing my confidence on the high estate of thy descent in the great loyalty I haue known in thee by the loue my father bare thee whose death partly on some of them is reuenged as this knight will more at large tell thee I hope the like shall also be seene in thy presence through thy meanes and order eyther by my comming in person to these or with an hoast of men sufficient to regaine our rights for which cause I send thee this valourous knight excellent not onely in armes but in al things else required in a noble mā With him shalt thou determine the best and the speediest meanes for these assaires we mooue but the Gods protect thee and preserue thee in that state of loialtie which thou euer gloriest in So soone as Damartino had read this letter did again imbrace Don Brianell saying I could not haue or desire better newes thē these sir knight to comfort my afflicted hart ioying to know of the welfare of my soueragne But how shal we do for this tyrant and vsurping king Tramoscano is so mightie and strongly fortified in this land that we may hardly oppose our selues against his forces I am of opinion said Palineo seeing we are to begin so great an enterprise we make it knowne vnto the Duke of Siluania to whom hauing Don Gallanco granted all his liuings the vsurper hath now for some causes disconsented hee I am assured séeing you at libertie will not denie all his aid assisting you to reobtaine that which he hath lost or else loose what he hath new I doo very well like what you haue said replied Damartyno and therefore you and I will to morrow go to him leauing this Knight in the castle to answere any that comes from the Cittie It were better we all goe togither said Palineo and if any come we will leaue order with these seruants what they shall do Be it so said don Brianell and I thinke best we goe ere it be day that we be not séen putting on some of the armor of the giants knights So resolued on this went to rest themselues and about midnight they rose and changed their armonr Damartyno and Palineo taking the best horses in the Castle departed commanding their seruants if any came from the Cittie they should tell them the Gyant had commanded none should enter to speak with him because he was not well And that they should make them answer according to their demand in the Gyants behalfe CHAP XLVIII What befell Don Brianell and his companions with the Knights of the Lions and how knowing one another they all returned to the Castle TWo parts of the night were ouerpast whē the dazeling light of pale shyning Dyana would giue place vnto the easterne rising of the mornings sunne whose clear approach excelleth from the heauens the obscure darknesse of the gloomie night when these thrée knights issued forth of the castle vpon mighty c●ursers with strong and knotty lances in their hands and onely with two pages to carry their shéelds taking the right way to the citie of Siluania where they thought to finde the duke Now