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A06767	Gerileon of England. The second part of his most excellent, delectable, morall, and sweet contriued historie continuing his meruailous deeds of armes, haughtie provvesse, and honourable loue: with sundrie other verie memorable aduentures. Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue, Bordelois: and translated into English, by A.M., one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Plaisante et delectable histoire de Gerilon d'Angleterre. Part 2. English	Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1592 (1592)	STC 17206; ESTC S102735	135,690	214

arrowes with poysonned heads the number of theyr men was fortie thousand By these meanes it seemed that God being angrie and displeased with his people would now thorowly scourge them suffering in so short time such a mightie power of enemies to be assembled whereof heere I purpose to speake no more but in the following Chapter you shall heare what happened CHAP. 15. How the Pagans reioysing for the succour that thus came daylye to them from all partes the prisoner Angrafolt had minde of nothing but the looue of the fayre Princesse Polydamie In meane while the olde Grandowin assembled his councell of sixteene puissant kings who concluded on an vniust resolution whereof king Floridamant made no account but minded to defend himselfe and withstand the furious assaultes of his enemies And howe hee heard tidings of helpe from Spaine and Fraunce ALl the Pagan Arm●e being in this ioy and metriment for the newe supplyes that came to them as before yee haue heard some hoping to loade themselues with rich bootles and pillage others in the destruction of the Englishe Citties and townes which gréedie desire made them to vndertake this warre and this they would obtaine or die in pursuite thereof as at this day too many are found of like disposition others incited and enflamed with desire of honor but they were very fewe in number to the former sorte wishing for spéedie fight with king Floridamants hardie and valiant knights the conquest of whom would bring them immortall reputation and this desire especially made them be seene in this warre because many of their friends and kindred were slaine in the assault before the Cittie and for their deaths they had reason to séeke reuenge but aboue the rest the olde king Grandowin chéefe of this Armie the most ancient and malicious enemie in the troope appeasing his conceiued greefe for the imprisonment and captiuitie of Angrafolt his eldest sonne quicklye sent him woord of these good newes and how daye by day there came to him from many places fresh supplyes whereof if I should héere make report it would require a very large discourse neuerthelesse in running thorow the progresse of these affayres and state of this warre he may gather some breefe perticularitie heereafter And to admit comparison not Alexander Darius Xerxes no not the Romaines nor the Greekes before Troye assembled so many fighting men together at one instant as now was before the Cittie of London so that according to generall oppinion especially of the besteged it was held for certainty that all the kingdom of great Brittaine was ruined and lost Of all these things was Angrafolt aduertised and exhorted to worke some mean● of secret commotion within the Cittie if he could deuise any way whereby to compasse it but this two-folde taken prisoner made full reckoning of all these newes and aduertisements his thoughts onely at some secret cogitation howe or which way hee might most commodiouslie steale away the young princesse Polydamie or otherwise gaine some amourous iouissance the onely medicine for his languishing passions which continually maistred his wunted humours making sometime a courteous and affable knight contrary to his nature and sometime againe so drowned in melancholly as the sight of any one but his fayre mistresse offended him A thing questionlesse very strange that he who was such a sauage and cruell enemie to all humanitie not to bee conquered by anye kinde meanes whose former desires aymed at nothing but to sée himselfe in the middest of a battayle holding his bloodie Launce or Courtla●e in his hand burning with enflamed affection of fighting without measure should now bee so subiected to the lookes of a soft and delicate maiden carying him dayly as it were bound after her without thinking eyther on battayle armour swoord shield horse or 〈◊〉 his minde was howe to conferre familiarly with Polydamie or counting it a cheefe felicitie to bee in sight of her for all things else were death to his amourous desires Grandowin in meane while being ignorant of this vnexspected accident one day called an assembly of his kings and such as were the chéefe of his armie to the Pauillion where councell was accustomed to be holden to the end they might deligently deliberate on their present affaires and by what meanes they were likeliest to gaine home againe their prisoned friends At this councell there met about fiftéene or sixteene puissant kings all wearing Crownes and were placed according to their auncient honor and degrées The first was king Brandissant next the puissant Tryphon king of Scythia king Tauladas king Guittard of Baccaleos king Marton of Cantabres king Phoas of Alger Orontes king of Marocco king Grimoaldo king Pagotroff king Salazard king Kambarell the strong king Zorlet Borant king of Carybe Maurus king of Bohemia with the proud and arrogant king Phorban of Moeotides a braue Pagan and a worthie knight All these being assembled to set downe some resolution touching their busines after they had long debated on diuersitie of opinions such as were seuerally deliuered in councell they concluded in the end to write to king Floridamant that within three dayes following he should come vnto them and bring with him the two prisoners Angrafolt and Mycrophon commaunding him to bee guide to the prisoners himselfe accompanyed with the best knights that then were in the Cittie six in number Likewise to bring two hundred of the fayrest maidens all Uirgins and of mariageable yeeres not excéeding fifteene or sixteen● at the most that they might vse theyr pleasure with them In meane while to sende all the riches and treasure which both himselfe and his Cittizens had in their most secret cōfers or cabinets for search whereof they would send fiue hundred of theyr Souldiers into the Cittie and euer after it should continue as a yeerely tribute to the chéefe of theyr Armie twenty Uirgins of noble familie and exquisit beautie beside two Millions of Golde Moreouer he and his knights should come bare headed and without any armour to aske parden of great king Grandowin for the death of his sonnes in reuenge whereof this warre was commenced withall that hee and his knights should voluntarily submit themselues to his mercie that hee might dispose of their liues and goods as seemed best to him when peraduenture he would take pittie on them not putting them to death so cruelly nor race the Cittie nor murther all the rest of his people as otherwise he intended to doo if he denied theyr demaund with such ruine and desolation as neuer was mention made of the like To carrie these newes of this fayre resolution was immediatly dispatched a messenger towarde king Floridamant to whome the gate of the Cittie was presently opened to vnderstand the cause of his comming and hauing performed what hee imagined concerning his deuoyre deliuering the before named Letters to the king wherevpon his maiestie grewe presently into excéeding great anger and rage yet cunninglye shaddowing his conceiued displeasure hee made no other answere to

the messenger but that his intent was not to accomplish and performe anie of those seuerall demaundes in that they were ouer iniurious and vnreasonable and not to bee allowed of in any wise Beside that hee said if his enemies eyther had or should set downe such a resolution concerning his ruine and destruction hee with his councell and Nobles were concluded to stande on theyr defence in resistance of the least euill that might ●e For the rest each one should doe their vttermost endeuour according as himselfe hither to had doone and neuer yet could any enemy compell him to matters against his will wherefore it was too late for him now to begin and so quoth he to the messenger yee may returne with this answere Which presently he did whereat the Pagans greatly meruayled that a man hauing so few to helpe him should containe such hardinesse as to talke to them of resistance aboue all the rest old Grandowin was extreamely e●raged saying that this was not the first act wherein appeared the effects of king Floridamants oure-wéening wherefore he would spéedily take such order with his people as should sharpely make him repent his follie and rashnesse Wherevppon within thrée daies following at the most each one should prepare himselfe readie to armes when such an assault should be made against the cittie as not one stone should be left standing vppon another but bee rased and extermined altogether In regard whereof euery one should withdraw himselfe to his quarter and giue order for all things needfull against the day of assault Heereof the Christian king being aduertised commaunded the Pagan Mycrophon to bee closely locked vp to the end that during this troublesome time hee might compasse no meane of working any treacherie or treason But as for the king of Corse hee restrayned not him of libertie which hee had to walke within the walles of the Pallace royall where was roome sufficient and verye spacious well perceiuing that he was so carryed away with the loue of his daughter with whom and the Queene Bellizene he still kept company assuring them that he would expose himselfe rather for theyr defence then offence and in respect of the conuersation he had had with them no iniurie should bee offered to theyr honor In which spéeches the Queene reposing some confidence but the mayden especially the more willingly they would conuerse with him and among other familiar conferences the Quéene made him recount the number of straunge nations the diuersitie of kings and great captaines that were in theyr Armie their estate forces and deedes of chiua●rie by them in former times performed By which reports they cunningly gleaned from this imprudent Pagan what best might serue for the defence of the Cittie and thorow ouermuch talke he discouered how on which side and by what secret meanes the enemyes had concluded to assaile and seaze on the Cittie withall hee declared to them the manner and custome that those nations were wunt to obserue and vse in such warre which was most likelyest and which not By these meanes king Floridamant had knowledge of many things that serued as speciall rules of discipline to his Court of guard and therfore appointed his men in readines against the threatned daye continually trauayling day and night with Grandilaor Fertand Candior Sylban and other hardie knights of name that were in the Cittie with him who according to his commaund busied themselues very carefully letting nothing flip that any way concerned theyr change During which time one night secretly arriued at the Cittie wall the two valiant knights Andregon Duke of Suffolke and Lampridion Countie of Norffolke both Cosens germaine and highly belooued of king Floridamant The first came from demaunding helpe for the Christians of Dorian king of Spayne and the other from the like affaires in the kingdome of Gaule whether they were sent before the Pagan armie had engirt the Cittie with siedge and both returning at one selfe same time after many aduentures befalling them in the expedition of theyr voyages met together on the way and so trauailing in company arriued there about the houre of midnight not being espyed by any of the enemies Campe who then were in their dead sleepe and comming to the foote of the wall on that side where the king of the Suitzers had charge and where as then a good Cittizens was Sentinell one of the richest and best Souldiours of the Cittie being called Hoaster that knew them very well because he had familiarlie frequented the houses of these two Christian knights and and they well perceiuing that Hoaster knew them by their spéech sent presently woord of their arriuall to king Floridamant who caused the neerest gate of the cittie to them to be opened when they safely entred not being at all discouered by the enemie Hee that came from Spaine aduertised his maiestie how king Dorian vnderstanding his war against the Pagans concluded immediatly to come himselfe in person attended on by a strong and puissant armie to assist king Floridamant his old companion and the christian people that inhabited great Brittaine for which cause he summoned a méeting of his subiects promising to be in England in very short time These tidings brought Andregon and Lamprydion deliuered the like from king Belligand of Gaule how forward hee was in deuoire to send him succour his armie being leueyed and readie to depart and had ●re then set forward but that the king daylye expected the Prince Diodamas his sonne a man of great valour who had not long before receiued his order of knighthood being gon in quest of an other knight that had in his keeping a Fayrie Launce where of hee had robd the king his father which Launce hee heard was againe recouered by the young prince and he returning home ward when being come hee should away to England with the armie For these glad tidings king Floridamant thanked God trusting in him and to the speeding supplie each houre expected resoluing to defend himselfe if he should be assayled without any issuing foorth to the enemie neither to sight except he should be enforced there vnto vntill these Armies were ioyned with him Attending which time he thought good to prolong day of the assault kéeping their enemies in breath and these affayres in good foresight which to comp●sse he thought on euery likely and expedient remedie as yee may perceiue in the Chapters following CHAP. 16. Howe the Princesse Polydamie beholding from the height of a Tower the Campe and countenance of the Pagans was shewen by Angrafolt who were the cheefe commaunders in so great a multitude And the Princesse seeing the Scythian monster swouned with conceit of feare when Angrafolt conueyed her thence into the Queenes chamber MEane while to finde some meane of deferring the generall assault which the Pagans in their councell had determined against the Cittie of London king Floridamant consulted with the hardie knights of his councell and other noble personages that then were in the Cittie with

it happened as ye shall read hereafter for now we are to speake of other matters CHAP. 14. Of the warre betweene the Christians and the Pagans that had layde siege before the famous Cittie of London And howe king Angrafolt prisoner to king Floridamant became enamoured of the princesse Polydamie And how many sundry sortes of nations came by heapes to the Pagans Campe for theyr succour IN this place the Authour of this Historie discontinueth a while from speaking of the heroycall gestes and déeds of the knight Gerileon to take the discourse againe heeretofore begun touching the cruell and bloodie warre betwéene the Christians and Pagans that held siedge before the proud and famous Cittie of London ensuing vpon that you haue read in the former part of this Booke where alreadie hath beene told yee how the hote and fierce assault against the Cittie vnder the conduct of furious Angrafolt was ended Now remaineth to acquaint ye with what happened after the Pagans were chased thence sustaining so great losse and slaughter of their men beside their cheefe heads and conducters Angrafolt and Mycophon beeing taken prisoners then thus we procéed The night after this meruaylous assault against the good and vertuous king Floridamant dooing a déed becomming a king that feared God and looued his people as euery prince that is called to so high dignitie ought doo séeing and knowing how without helpe of the celestiall bountie he was in most great danger of totall ruine which had béene no small hurt to all Christendome also that as yet he had some aduantage of his enemies hauing subiected one of the principall heads to his will and an other of the best knights in all their troope he would not now shew himselfe slothfull but perfourme the act of a good Christian by yéelding thanks and prayses to God with intreatance to continue towards him and his people these fauourable effects of his almightie goodnes cheefely in a quarrell so iust and equitable as was the cause of this seuere and outragious warre To this end the same night that eche was retired from the fight hee commanded the belles in all the Churches of the Cittie to be ●noled to assemble and call together all his people from the highest to the lowest that had knowledge of God willing them to render dutifull thanks to God praying that in mercie he would assist them against his vnbeléeuing enemies who would not acknowledge him which euery one did very deuoutly and there was no holye place thorowout the Cittie where lampes torches and tapers were lighted but the people flocked thither in exceeding number And for this purpose the aforenamed places were persumed with incense and Aromaticall odours beside the musicall and mellodious voyces of Priests Moonkes singing children and other seruants of God who with hearts full of heauenly deuotion sung Canticles of prayse with prayers agréeable and pleasing to God Continuing thus well néere all the night such as were more apte for warre sayled not to be on the walles in their glittering Armour to impeach the enemie that hee should presume so prowdlye as the daye before hee had doone in which time they that were in guarde and kept the night watche went to thanke God and afterwards to their rest Angrafolt whome king Floridament had taken prisoner séeing all these things admired the meruaylous foresight of the king the industrie care and vigilance he vsed for preparation of the Citties defence and people when well hee perceiued that many of the Pagans should loose theyr liues before they could vanquish the people beloued of God but beyond all other things he was astonned at the sight of the faire Infant Polydamie who by commaundement of the king her father entertayned him beningly and shewed him good countenance because the king had determined to intreat and vse him with such contentment as the force of his kindnes and benignitie might mollifie the hard crueltie of his enemies And so making them against their nature soft and gentle they might bee induced to vse humanitie courtesie to foure worthie Christian knights Accial of Surrie Ramelin of Uuich Melchior or Ireland and Frangard Countie of Durford whom the Giant Brisard and Rongemont had taken prisoners in combatting For this cause he perswaded Angrafolt to write vnto king Grandowin his father to vse those foure hardy knights so kindly as might be which he did fearing if they misdealt with the Christians by ouer sharpe or inhumaine seueritie like rigour would be vsed towards him and he should be as cruelly tormented Heere vpon the Pagans did not put them to death as otherwise they would haue doone for the liues of these foure valiant knights was desired of king Floridamant more then the death of fiue hundred of his enemies considering the present necessitie he was in And although Angrafolt before his taking was abooue all other a fierce and cruell aduersarie against him yet now hee was so ouercome by the courtesie and kindnesse of the king vsed toward him as more gladly would he continue in this prisonment then returne againe to his companions for in such sorte was hee arrested by the fayre Infants beautie which in his eye excelled all other hee had séene before as made him more desirous to abide in this fayre prison so that when libertie was offered him hee had no will to forgoe this swéet seruitude For yee must vnderstand that beyond her naturall perfection which was no lesse absolute then I haue tolde yee shee was adorned with such sumptuous garments iewels and other trickes of embellishment as like stately princesses are accustomed to weare that the barbarous king feeling himselfe altogether surprised with her loue desired nothing more then dayly to liue in contemplation of her good graces and albeit thereby he receiued some pleasure and contentment yet was it a gréefe and martirdome to him to enioy nothing else his amourous conceit being vnable to compasse any other effect then this vaine imagination and fantasticall contemplation so lying figured in his hart And if by chaunce he dreamed on some little shew of hope that perswaded him he should enioy the pleasant skirmishes of loue yet presently againe was hee kild and discomforted not vnlike the angrie and arrogant boot-haling Pirate that was w●nte to tyrannize and triumphe ouer poorer théeues then himselfe seeing he is for some offence by him committed bound fast by the leg with a chaine blames the houre of his birth exclaming on God and his iustice without any feare or regarde of his supreme greatnesse Euen so was this proud Pagan tormented and in his torment oftentimes to himselfe hee imagined some subtill and detestable meane whereby he might rauish the young and tender princesse or forcibly carrie her awaye When shee good Ladye without any thought of euill or mallice vsed him most gratiouslie and courteous euermore shewing him freendly and smilying countenances and according as the king her father had giuen in charge would manie and sundrie tymes entertayne him with

him to receiue aduise from them what best might be doone ●or defence of the Christians against all euents wanting honest excuses to delay the day of battaile and tarri● for the supplie which was comming The Pagans on the other side disposed their men being many in number to assayle the besiedged forca●●ing all the best wayes and m●anes for the same that might be possible And as these affayres passed on in this sort the fayre Infant Polydamie being on the top of a high Tower of the pallace royall where she might behold the confused and bad ordered multitude of enemies sawe them martching foorth of their pauillions which were erected a pretty way off from the ●ittie that they might to raine themselues néerer where the Archers Crosbowes and Slings might eastlie reache the towne with their shaftes and stones as in those times the Pagan nations knew how to vse the same as well in assayling as in defending or where they soonest might come to handie gripes or make some sudden surprise in the night whereat the beautifull maide was greatly abashed But had they beene assembled there to some better purpose then they were shee might haue conceiued excéeding pleasure in beholding so many goodly Ensignes or Guydons such riche gilt glistering armour so many pikes and launces so many braue Captaines well furnished so many hardie knights well mounted in equipage so many Drummes Fyfes and Trumpets which with warlike noyse chéered vp the souldiers hearts as one would haue sayd seeing the footmen leape and daunce so merrily and the horsemen carryre so brauely that they rather were prepared for a wedding then the fight yet notwithstanding this pleasing sight she curssed them in her minde desiring bet●ter pastime and more agreeable to her contentment Continuing in this displeased thought and contemplation Angrafolt the king of Corse came vp to hir hauing long sought her in many chambers of the Castell and not finding her ye may guesse his greefe by his humor for he was so passionate and impatient in his loue that beeing absent from the fayre Infants sight he could enioy no rest wherfore finding her by her selfe after hee had so long sought hir in euery likely place iudge yee whether he were pleased or no and the Prince●●e contrarywise displeased to be alone in such a place farre from the Queenes company and the other Ladyes with such a mightie enemie to hir modestie which as she well knew bee sought all meanes to attempt yet ●éeling himselfe to be a prisoner fearing likewise to raise any further offence in his enemies against him and especially being ouerruled by the force of loue which made him so milde and gentle as I tolde 〈◊〉 before he vsed such rega●● of the Princesse as not so much as with a looke or a word he would be drawne to vse any force or violence towards her Which when the Lady noted with a benigne and gracious welcome wishing him to abandon those melancholly humours she intreated him to shew and tell her perticulerly who and what were the chéefest leaders in that multitude And séeing a chariot 〈◊〉 ●edeckt with golde and siluer drawne by foure lustie 〈◊〉 Coursers brauely caparosonued wherein sat an auncient knight his heard white and countenance reuerend enuiro●ed with a goodly troope of horssemen that rode before him along the field all shewing dutie to him and rainging which way hee pleased she was desirous to know the estate of this old man whom first her eyes had taken view of wherefore she thus began I pray yee sir knight if ye beare me such loue as ye haue made speeche of tell me truely what this old man is that rides in such riche and fayre a Chariot to sport himselfe along the Ca●pe Lady quoth Angrafolt I shall willingly tel yee without fabling for in obeying your commaund I would make no spare of my life much lesse then deny to satisfie yee in this Among these matters of so great importance know madame that this is the puissant king Grandowin my father cheefe of all this great multitude of men by him leuied in his youth he hath doon● many fayre 〈◊〉 and worthie deedes of memorie and although by reason of his yeares hee is not as hee hath beene readie in force and prowesse for the fight yet is hee so wise and pollitique in councell concerning these affyres of warr● a Prince 〈◊〉 riche opulent and redoubted withall as all the Pagan nations stand in awe of him respecting onely his ●ommaundem●nt All these which you sée heere are 〈◊〉 for his defence the renowne of his vertue and 〈◊〉 beeing so spred through the world are all at his direction to fight 〈◊〉 citties or what else beside and 〈◊〉 are they to learne 〈…〉 Then tell me sir quoth she what is yonder portly knight of stature whose countenance appeareth so proud and arrogant that with his great blacke Courser fetcheth such 〈…〉 hauing so rich and fayre a plume of 〈◊〉 blew and white in the treast of his Helmet an●wering the same in couller that are on his horsses head his Beuer being open makes me coniecture by the small sight of his face that hee should bee a man of high resolue and in martiall enterprises a couragious warriour Beside if 〈◊〉 ●ye deceiue mee not hee somewhat resembles your selfe in countenance the couller of your haire nothing diffe●ing for his armes as I guesse standing so farre off hee beares in his shéeld three bloudie rampant Lions in a field blewe He● whom yee speake of Madam answered Angrafolt ●ée●ing to hardie and magnanimous is my brother Brandissan● a man repleat with wounderfull prowesse valiant and readie at armes beyond all the rest of the armie a riche and mightie prince hoth in lands and treasure who in his tender youth held such warre against his enemies as ouer●●●●●ing and ●anquishing them he conquered with all sundrie 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 rich and fertile well garnished with people borne and brought vp to follow the warres But he quoth Polydamie whom I behold yonde● a little on the left hand who priding in the course of his horse makes him carrire toward king Brandissant your brother he ●eares in his sheeld ●oure Giants and the figure of a monster dead or 〈◊〉 as I 〈◊〉 by the painting and there stands a knight 〈◊〉 in the conquest what is he and what are those other three that follow in the same course all seeming to be of one minde or disposition They are quoth Angrafolt foure great Pagan princes the subiects and seruants to king Brandissant my brother the first of them is called Solazard that beares the monster and the Giants slaine as yee perceiue by the painting in his shéeld those in times past hee alone vanquished in a foughten field He is a riche and puissant Lorde a man of great valour and addresse at armes and by reason of his prowesse worthie estimation though he were deformed and of monstrous fashion as ye might sée if he were vnarmed The other likewise that follow