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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43907	The history of Reynard the Fox, and Reynardine his son In two parts. With morals to each chapter, explaining what appears doubtful or allegorical: and every chapter illustrated with a curious device, or picture, representing to the eye all the material passages. Written by an eminent statesman of the German Empire, and since done into English, Dutch, French, Italian, &c.; Reynard the Fox.	D. P.	1700 (1700)	Wing H2137; ESTC R215189	71,523	173

Geese Ducks c. that have been wounded and devoured by me Ah said Grimbard I am afraid you are of the Nature of the Cat in the Fable whom 〈◊〉 young Man so intirely loved that he prayed in the Temple of Venus till for his sake the Goddess turned her into a Wo●han but no sooner was she in Bed with her Bridegroom in the height of Joy and Delight but seeing a Mouse on the Floor ●he leaped from her Husband's Arms to ●…ursue her forgetting how she was changed and designed for other things which so ●nraged Venus that she transformed her a●ain into her former Likeness You are ●ise Uncle and can make a Moral Construction of this fit to be applied to your present Circumstance therefore be cautious and well consider your Ways for the future Whilst this Discourse continued they came within sight of the Court which made Reynard tremble however he resolv'd to face the Storm and so with the Porter's leave they entered the Gates of the Royal Palace of Sanden No soone was the Fox's Arrival known but all the Beasts whom he had injur'd prepared to exhibit their Complaints against him but as he passed thro' Troops of 'em he kept his Countenance without any sign of Fear or Regard of their threatning Looks as if he had been the innocentest Creature in the World When he came before the King who sat in a Chair of State his Queen on the right Hand and his Counsellors about him he fell on his Knees craving the Blessing of Heaven and Earth on their Majesties and all their Royal Progeny wishing them Success Health and Victory with many other flattering Expressions to curry Favour but they were little minded by any as knowing they proceeded rather from Fear than Reverence or Re pect hovever he thus craftily began to excuse himself I do not doubt most gracious Sovereign ●●t tho' I am the truest of all Servants to our Majesty yet I am envied for it by ma●y in this Court who labour to rise by my ●●ll yet tho' Flatterers always look in Princes Courts with their false Tales and set 〈◊〉 to abusy Royal Ears yet your Majesty is known to be of a more discerning Judgment than so to be imposed on herefore I doubt not but those who would ●us● you with unjust Complaints against 〈◊〉 your faithful Servant will be brought 〈◊〉 deserved Shame He would have proceeded but the King ●…grily interrupting him said Hold your ●…eace Traytor I know by Dissimulation and fair Speeches you would evade your punishment and lay Crimes to the Charge ●f others but your Blandishments will ●ot now avail you you have too often de●…ved me and broken the Peace I strictly ●…mmanded to be inviolably kept Then all present began to cry out against 〈◊〉 Fox of the several Injuries he had done ●…em but the Lyon commanded Silence ●nd thus proceeded Thou wicked Wretch ●ost thou see how many accuse thee and ●arest thou pretend to be Innocent With ●hat Face can'st thou say thou art my faithful Servant since so often you have wilfully broken my Commands But a severe Punishment hangs over thy Head Alas replied the Fox I see many powerful Enemies here who by their rash Unadvisedness or covetous Inclinations have rushed into Misfortunes and now are prepared with Malice enough to lay the Fault on me Could I help it if Sir Bruin got a bloody Pate by his greedy Search after Honey in the Carpenter's Yard Had 〈◊〉 had any regard of your Majesty's Affairs 〈◊〉 would have immediately returned to give an Account of his Errand and not by preferring his own Advantage fallen into the Hands of Men who so misused him As for the Cat his Fault was the same to prefer a few silly Mice before your Interest or the Regards of your Commands and tho' being took in the Priest's Barn in a Gin he lost an Eye yet by biting off the Priest's Genitals he has disappointed all the young Women in the Parish who used to be refreshed with that most comfortable Morsel These Injuries the Bear and Cat received were none of my Offence it is plain but sought by themselves But you my gracious Lord may do your Pleasure with your humble Slave who has no other Hope against such powerful Opponents but in your Royal Clemency tho' my Death is too mean a Sacrifice for your Anger and can yield you little Profit yet whatever you determine I shall patiently submit to When Reynard had proceeded thus far Bellin the Ram and Oseway the Ewe stept from among the Crowd and humbly besought the King that they might have a fair Hearing and so did some hundreds more who had been injuried by him all with one Cry imploring Justice against him This made Reynard look pale especially when he found the King was no longer to be won on his side for he caused him immediately to be arrested and upon plain Proof of many notorious Crimes by several credible Witnesses against him Sentence was passed upon him That he should be executed on a Pair of Gallows of twenty Foot high 〈◊〉 which Sentence was immediately recorded This made Sir Reynard look very melancholy and dejected especially because the King had strictly commanded that none of his Friends should interceed for his Pardon but his Enemies greatly rejoyced as not doubting but they should now be revenged on him which made the Brock and others of his Blood seeing they could do him no Good retire from Court discontented which the King observing said to his Council It is needful that we take mature Deliberation on this weighty Matter For the Fox has Faults that have created him many Enemies yet I perceive his Virtue has chain'd to him close many fast Friends Whilst the King was thus discoursing the Cat impatient of Revenge urg'd the Wolf and the Bear to hasten Reynard's Execution alledging the Night was at hand and then he would give them the slip and escape into some Hole Bush or Brake where they should not without great Difficulty if at all recover him Besides Sir Isgrim consider it was by his means your two Brothers were hang'd some Years since where the Gallows is yet standing let us convey him thither At this Reproach Isgrim grew very angry ●…et resolved to be reveng'd they lead him ●…the Bear before and the Wolf behind to ●…e place of Execution where Tybert who ●…as appointed Hangman had got with the ●…ozed Rope and there when the King Queen and Nobles had plac'd them on ●…affolds to see his last they rais'd the ●…dder and the Cat let him to the middle ●…it with the Rope about his Neck when ●…rning to that side the King and Queen 〈◊〉 on he said Now I am in great Sorrow ●…rounded with the Terrors of Death tho' I have seen my Father die this way with much Gentleness yet as a poor dying Wretch all I intreat is That I may disburthen my Conscience and open the Secrets of my Heart to die with the more Ease