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A08441	The heroicall aduentures of the knight of the sea comprised in the most famous and renowned historie of the illustrious & excellently accomplished Prince Oceander, grand-sonne to the mightie and magnanimous Claranax, Emperour of Constantinople, and the Empresse Basilia; and sonne vnto the incomparable Olbiocles Prince of Grecia, by the beautious Princesse Almidiana, daughter vnto the puissant King Rubaldo of Hungaria. Wherin is described ... his owne losse, strange preseruing, education, and fostering (by Kanyra Q. of Carthage) his knighthood, admirable exploytes, and vnmatchable atchieuementes, graced with the most glorious conquestes ouer knights, gyants, monsters, enchauntments, realmes, and dominions; with his ... combating, affecting, and pursuites in his loue towardes the rarely embellished princesse and lady-knight Phianora, daughter vnto the inuinicible Argamont King of England, by the gracious Princesse Clarecinda.		1600 (1600)	STC 18763; ESTC S110204	176,990	254

weake and wearie as hee was not able to grapple and keepe his ground at one time Which Ortolomorgātell perceiuing he cast the worthy Greciā with great impatiencie to the earth and setting his foote vpon him hee there kept him downe vntill hauing dragged the body of the English princesse crosse ouer his breast hee tooke vp his heauie club and breathing out most beastly blasphemies against the sauiour of all Christian soules he menaced the heauēs in his haughtinesse lifting vp his wicked weapon with both his hands aboue his temples hee now menaced e●ernall night to the trembling Princes But Oceander grieuing to behould her whom hee best loued the fairest of all faires faire Phianora sorrowfully ouer-canopyed with such imminent crueltie stepping betweene the Gyant and the Knightes in the declining of the dreadfull blowe hee encountered the Gyants armes so soūdly as paring thē both togither at the elbow he left the diuellish tyrāt armelesse to prosecute his intended executiō Wherat Olbiocles though by his late perill greatly perplexed laughed a good but Ortolomorgātell quite dasht out of countenance with his late arme-curtalling cut sending out of his huge throate horrible roaringes ran vp and downe the castle to finde some ease for his curelesse disease Whom the worthily enraged knight of the sea so fast followed as ouertaking him at the chamber dore where the wicked Gyantesse his wife Duronda wofully bewailed him with his sharp pointed sword he bored both him her cleane thorough the entrailes Ortolomorgantell and Duronda slaine by Oceander wherewith falling on the floore they impenitently yielded vp their sinne-bespotted soules into the blacke hands of Belzebub their adopted Grandfather CHAP. XIX ¶ Of the dangerous combate of the Knight of the Sea against the barbarous Pyrate Tolurnio his perill and conditionall yielding to the fleetes of Tunis Tangur as Champion of the Alcharon against the christian Emperour of Constantinople and of the originall of the hatred of Tomarin to Claranax for the death of Tumanto TO whose wicked endes the twoo Princes Olbiocles and Phianora being recouered and raised from the cold pauement no sooner arriued but that Olbiocles offering him his shield and the worthy Phianora proffering him her eternall friendshippe with desire of pardon for her former offensiue contentions they in this sort heartily tendered him most humble thanks for safe deliuering of thē from so perilous and dangerfull a labyrinth of losse wherein their liues had been so insnared as only by his incomparable power they were to be deliuered Glorious in thy conquestes and gracious in thy mercies most illustrious knight of Carthage alas poore sielie creatures as we are how shal we be able euer to requite thy manifold deseruings which are so infinite as our tongues are vnable to tell much lesse our thankes for to regratifie Yet noble knight such as we can at this time tender take thou that in some part we may satisfie our owne soules saluting thee with these poore presents Which if thou shalt please to accept we shal euer think our selues in honour obliged to your virtues which haue not onely freede vs but also as we hope released the 2. most mighty yet miserable Princesses frō whole multitudes of mischiefes wherein they were enwrapped Oceander whose heart yearned after soe-got honour refused this friendly humility of so valorous knights whom raising from the ground he most louingly embraced deliuering vp vnto thē the tuitio● of the Castle Lapidine as also the full gouernmēt of the whole Rocky Iland of Ortolomorgātell cōmaunding them to doe his dutie to the distressed Ladies Oceander departeth frō them for whom they conflicted with his enchaūted shield on his arm he presently tooke his leaue of the two Knights who sorrowed exceedingly at his so speedy departure but especially Phianora in whose thoughts loue had already placed his imperiall throane descended to the water side where not finding his inchaunted boate he greatly meruailed But hoping that al was done to the best he pacified himselfe walking vp and downe the shoare he at last espied where his boate lay at surge vnder the hollownesse of a Rocke which greatly reioyced him But seing it ready to put frō the shore he made the more haste to it Hee putteth to the Sea and with much adoe getting on bourd he launched out swiftly into the Egyptiā sea Wherin he had sailed verie swiftly for the space of 3. or 4. dayes wtout meeting with any aduenture vntill about midnight the Moone being in the meridian of her course he perceiued right before him 3. call ships furnished very fitly with all appu●tenances and on the hatches only one mighty bigbaned Mariner who calling vnto him cōmanded him to yield vnto the mercie of the mighty most magnanimous Tolurnio least his head smarted for his heartes haughtinesse Wherunto the Knight of the Sea seemed to giue little heede vntill the Mariner vexed at his vnregarding with a long grapple pulled the boate vnto the side of the ship and then drawing out a mighty courtleaxe hee vainelye spent his spirits to Oceanders Oceander encountred the fleete of Tolurnio spoyle Who sorrowing to meete with so vnmeete and mightelesse an opponent made no more adoe but only with his gaūtlet-armed fist he smote the braggart so stinging a whirret vnder the temples as striking him starke dead vnder the hatches he gaue his drowsie fellowes a foule fore signall of their following destructiōs Wherupō they were so enraged as without any tarrying to arme thēselues onely in their shirts or hose and dublets they fiercely mounted vpon the hatches but seing but one only knight to oppose himselfe against so many of them they presently brast out into a loude laughter thinking with their verie lookes to haue quickly made him su●missiuely to repent him of his too too audacious aduenturing But alas poore soules therein they were deceiued for he no sooner espied their retchlesse issuing but with his good sword Scindifer Slaughter of Tolu●ios souldiers he so dreadfully behaued himselfe amongst thē as hauing stricken to the ground neuer to rise againe sixteene of them he made some to hide their heades vnder the hatches and others for safegard of their liues desperately to cast themselues into the sea whose open mouths made such pitifull exclamatiōs as the soldiers of the other shippes awakened with their wailings approached speedily to aid their want Of these there were in nūber at the least thirtie well approued sturdie Pagans who with hoarce voices crying on the name of their earthly God and King Tolurnio presently closed with the shippe wherein Oceander remained victour and all at once encompassing him about with their naked swordes they for a great while fiercely assailed the worthyest flower of all chiualrie Who seing that to stande idle was vnprofitable to a man in his perill placing his backe against the shippemaste with his sworde and shield he made such defending offensiue resistaunce as when they most looked for

orders of knighthoode at the tyrants handes Oceander enters the camp of Marcimodes to be giuen him Marcimodes eying the yoūg prince perceiuing him to be of an excellent feature was very greatly delighted and hoping thereby hee might winne the Greeke for his constant friend taking his sword and striking him three blowes on the shield he girded the knightly sworde vnto him and commaunding him to rise sir knight he schooled him to obserue religiously and loyally his orders of knighthoode Oceander receiueth the honour of knighthoode of Marcimodes and neuer but in a iust quarrel to offer the combat vnto any person Schoole thy selfe tyrant with that lesson quoth the gentlemyn of the Sea and teach not me those precepts which thou thy selfe hast dissoyally eschewed For assure thy selfe hereof Marcimodes that I only to correct such villany and iniustice haue at this time taken vpon mee these knightly orders Marcimodes hearing the boulde though true speaches of the knight of the Sea could in no wise refraine from vttering his conceiued anger by his hearts messenger Proud and vndiscrete new made knight how darest thou being but euen now inuested with the royall orders once so presumptuously to vpbraid mee with disloyalty who haue almost longer yeares then thou hast daies with my sword couragiously maintained the honour of vnstained knighthoode Doe but stay a while foolish hardy young springould vntill I haue but armed mee with my sword to thy cost I shal shew thy dul capacity how ill the insolent words are befitting for thee Herewith in a chafe he went hastily into his tent to arme himselfe thinking in a moment to haue made Oceander with his life to doe penant satisfaction for his committed presūption But he was deceiued of his purpose at that time by his Nephew Nigrasto who seing the reproach that Marcimodes suffered had sodainly and therefore slightly armed himselfe came out vnto Oceander with a volley of threats giuing the watchword vnto the combat By loue thou foolish strippling I maruell how such foolish-hardy audacity could once enter into thy cowardly breast Nig●asto as that thou shouldest so much as dare to but behold a frowne much lesse abide the fury of the most mighty Commaunder of all Africa But since thy bould presumption hath drawne thee into so intricate a labyrinth of our displeasure by the heauens high Ruler though I am nor my Lord Marcimodes yet at my hands full dearly shalt thou buy thy follies repentance To which Oceander Thinke not Nigrastoe that I am ignorant of thy name or cursed conditions But letting this passe know tyrant that I am destined to bee thy death and that on my Launces point as on the speare of Phtigian Hector sitteth confusion to my enimie and dismall destruction to my despisers Defend thee therefore for not thou Oceander and Nigrasto encounter but I am determined the assailant And herewith they both set spurres to their coursers and encountered together with such a fiercenesse as both their Launces being shiuered in pieces they prouided them of fresh and stronger wherewith returning to the second encounter they crossed each others helmes so rigorously as Oceander was by the strength of his aduersaries push inforced in spight of his heart to kisse his horse crouper But Nigrastoe hauing his buckles of his helmet broken by the fury of Oceanders affronting was deceiued of his headpeece and being cast out of his saddle and yet loath to leaue his stirroppes hee hung backwardes at his horse heeles who in dragging him vy the feete alongst the fieldes with his horned hooues battered his armour so close vnto his backeside and ribbes Nigrasto slain with his horse heeles as hee soone made his weary soule with dolefull grones and heartbreaking sighes to giue his battered bodie a sorrowfull farewell Which wofull Tragedie of Nigrastoe when the knights of Thebes and Barbary behelde they cryed to arms and together by multitudes euen in a moment Tumult in the Campe. getting them to their weapons they clustered about the pauilion of their Generall and causing him to mount a mighty Bactrian Course they furiously pursued after the knight of the Sea crying out cursing banning and outragiously exclaming vpon Oceander whome calling the accursed newe knight they wished might repasse home againe with his life in safetie Thus rode the trayterous franticke Thebans in a rage after the knight of the Sea Who no whit at all weighing their in vaine spent curses or bitter bannings for the safeguarde of his life tooke his speediest way towardes the Castle Carzar Oceander pursued by the Thebans flyeth to the Castle and is reskued by the Carthaginians from the turrets wherof being by the diligent watchmen a farre off descryed hée was presently reskued by twentie or thirtie worthie knights who comming vpon the spurre vnto his aide encountred so couragiously with the foremost of the tyrants souldiers as sending at the least a score of Barbarians and with them Marcimodes vnto the earth they made them by heapes as fast to recoyle vnto their Campe Marcimodes dismounted as they came by multitudes in pursuit vnto the Castell some of them for feare hurting themselues maiming their friends and in such sort mischieuing their companions as more miscarried in their fearefull flight then fell by the vnresistable furie of their opposing aduersaries Which vnlooked for foyle when the tyrant Marcimodes perceiued hée remained halfe in an extasy at his misfortunes exclaming against heauen cursing earth and blaspheming the name of his Gods Tyranny and impiety are stil consociats in such irreligious sort as he fully demonstrated himselfe to bee as hee was a Barbarous miscreant and a Godlesse Infidell But yet at last hauing already giuen his rage sufficient scope hee somewhat pacified himselfe with full hope of reuenge And therewith causing the deade bodies of Nigrasto and Organio with solemne cerimonies according to the custome to be burned he disolued their ashes into little barrels of wine whereof hee euery morning dranke an heartie draught A strange cerimony of Sepulture most commonly vsed in many places in the ould time coueting to make his body their sepultures whose waight and bones the earth and fire hee iudged vnworthy to carry or consume To which his proud superstitiousnesse wee will for this time leaue him to proceede more forward with our abruptly finished history of the knight of the Tigre and the worthy Grecian Prince Olbiocles CHAP. 8. ¶ Of the Knight of the Tygars arriuall at the Hermits cell and the comfort the ould Father yielded him by the relation of his owne misfortunes howbeit notwithstanding Troglader inraged with commemoration of his owne wickednesse with his owne hands ended his life in the Hermites groue and how the Prince Olbiocles finding his dead carcasse deliuered it vnto the Hermite to be interred of whome hee receiued directions concerning his enquest HAuing with disgrace as you haue hearde in such vnexpected manner receiued a due recompence

Albinoe sent vn to Basileon who quickly made his pray of her vnspotted honestie wtout eyther regard of her honour or exclamations Which being done he sent home againe vntome the haplesse wife of an vnhappy husband Returned to Calande rather repressing thē reuenging my poore wiues wrong on the lasciuious Tygre who abused my friendship by his filthinesse and distained my loyall loue with the dregges of defiling lust who was not contented by making me the Pandor to his pleasure Lust turned to loathing to robbe me of my right but also within a while beginning to loath the thing that hee earst so earnestly loued he sought my dearest wiues confusion by her death my liues destructiō which in so cunning a sort he endeuoured to haue effected as neyther by his looke or gesture could of any of vs bee eyther of my wife or mee poore soules once so much as suspected For hauing in a maner reconciled himselfe by his faigned submission both with my wife and me Ex ficta amicitia Impudetia ex Impudētia livido ex libidine he earnestly inuited vs vnto a banquet in a little pauilion which he had pitched by the side of a broade and swift running riuer where welcoming vs very courteously he entertained vs with dainty cates to please the taste rare obiectes to inchaunte our eies and most swete sounding Musicke to delight our senses insomuch as wee thought our selues happy to haue so gracious a Souereigne and iudged our chaunces fortun● 〈◊〉 enioying so familiar a friend But long this our excell 〈◊〉 ioye lasted not for his wicked lust hauing erst l●●●● vnto lewdnesse brought his conscience to sorro● 〈◊〉 committed villanie yet not with repentance but with ●uenge seeking to blot out his faults remembrance Insomuch as now minding to manifest his malice he vnder a faigned shewe of kindnesse dranke a Cleopatraes draught vnto Albinoë and in deliuering the boawle vnto her he touched the brims therof with so stronge a poulder as my wife no sooner tasted thereof but shee fell downe breathing out poylo●● by Basileon together with her life this sorrowfull farewel Vnkinde ingrate cruell Basileon A former iniurie thus to requite Hadst thou no subiect else to worke vpon But onely me poore miserable wighte What if thou hadst or not Hereof assured Bee that I ioy in this my death procured In that I knowe remembraunce of the shame That thou hast wrought to me vnhappy woman Shall here on earth commaculate thy fame And thee accompted make a Beast no man And after death my soule shall dayly cry To Saturns sonne to venge thy tyranny AS soone as she had ended her speach and was dead the cruell vnremorsefull Tyrant Basilion arose from hys seate and with his fauchon strake of her necke Which in such violent sort disseuered left a bubbling foūtaine of bloudie goare betweene the headlesse shoulders Which sight made me exceeding sad so as I could not chuse but with the teares in my eyes casting sorrowfull glaunces vppon so dismall a spectacle crie out without eyther regarde or feare of the tyrants furie Oh Albinoe my deare Albinoe how deepely thy heads smart penetrateth into my loyall heart let the teares ●●sse the faithfull messengers of my miseries Herewith ●ooke vp my deare Ladies head and causing her body to be ●●ried in the sandy shoares I was about to depart into the 〈◊〉 ●os●o there with full determination to manifest my ●●●●ued iniuries before the Muscouian estates whose iustice I knewe to be such as would quickly haue seuerely punished so great wickednesse But Basilion iealous of my pretence sent after me a bande of his trusty seruants who with their weapons compassing me about made my heart astonished at that thē which I afterwards most earnestly desired brining me vnto Basilion they made me in spight of my heart to sweare vnfaignedly neuer hereafter whilest I liued to disclose the committed murther Vnheard of barbarousnes but rather in a new made bonde of friendshippe to plight my selfe obliged to his cruell Tyrannie Which I did and thereupon licence was giuen me to depart home Where for a long season I remained secret not daring to see much lesse to speake with any body But onely in the night season I would oft-times take my walke vnto the Sea side where my deare Albinoe lay buried where taking her goulden haired head from forth of a little coffin wherein I had placed it in spight of my teeth my thoughts Embassador would vtter forth my soules extreamities Head O world of woes wherein I once delighted Faire fashion'd head of naught but sorrowes matter Calāders lamentations ouer the head of his deare Albinoe Compacted framed cunningly condighted By Natures selfe onely the world to flatter With fruitlesse hope of thy fruition Which in a moment was begun and done Done in a moment may I rightly say For to thy cheekes faire cheekes of yuorie hewe Cheekes Thy bewty was but ioyned for to betray Thy soules deare gemme which lost ne'rs got anew For by th'attractiue vigour of thy beawtie He did obay to pay a duelesse dutie He did obay Ah had he not obayed Then had I liu'd secure carelesse vnscorned Which by his wicked lust being now betrayed Am loue-rob'd life-reau'd hopelesse hap-forlorned And all by him whome I to much belieued Wicked c. but ho blab not his name though grieued Oh had he had remorse or manlike pittie He would not haue enuenom'd those with poyson Lipp● From out betwixt whose ruby closet prettie He sucked with delight his fancies foyson Which singing his soules musicke neuer misses But whil'st he descanted on them with kisses But ruby those are pale and her faire tapors Which like to Luna heauens illuminated Eyes Are dulled now by death like Nilean Papors Whose force and vigour by the flouds abated Doe droope their hea dsnd circle to the grounde Euen so did lust these Lamps of light confounde These Lamps of light confound whose glorious shine Would Ioue himselfe from Iuno haue enticed Are now become dull iellied not bright eyne Because their lights foundation being sliced The builded Architecture needs must fall Which then is worse then neuer built at all Thus this poore head with cheeks lipps eyes Slic'd beawtylesse pale iellied decayes dyes And I poore soule in teares doe wish that neuer They had been so not to continue euer IN this sort would I many times lament ouer the breathlesse body of my poore Albinoe with whome my ioyes pleasure libertie and life were in a maner ended thwarted disturbed and almost finished wherewith I for so long a time and so many nights spēt my selfe as almost ouerwearied with such extreame watching I chaunced to lay me downe on the sandie graue of my deceased wife to take some sense-refreshing nap Where I no sooner slumbred but there appeared before mee the pale Ghost of my Albinoe in such hideous and horrible sort dismembred Albinoes ghost