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A04560	The most pleasant history of Tom a Lincolne that renowned souldier, the Red-rose Knight, who for his valour and chivalry, was surnamed the boast of England. Shewing his honourable victories in forraigne countries, with his strange fortunes in the Fayrie land: and how he married the faire Anglitora, daughter to Prester Iohn, that renowned monarke of the world. Together with the lives and deathes of his two famous sonnes, the Blacke Knight, and the Fayrie Knight, with divers other memorable accidents, full of delight.; Tom a Lincoln	Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?	1631 (1631)	STC 14684; ESTC S105584	66,530	98

Knight gyrt his Sword round about him and stood on Thornes till hee was set forward to seeke Martiall aduentures Hereupon these two Knights departed toward England and performed many noble deeds of Chiualrie by the way But amongst all others being in the Turkish Court this is worthy to bée noted for with one Boxe of the eare the Blacke Knight killed the Turkes Sonne starke dead for which cause by treason were their liues conspired and the following night had their Lodging entred by twelue of the Turkes Guard with an intent to murther them but by reason of the inchaunted Ring in the which they put both their little fingers the Guard of a sodaine fell all fast in a traunce hereupon the two Knights departed the Turkish Court But no sooner were they out of the Citie but a troupe of armed Knights pursued them and followed them so néerely that they were forced to enter a Castle that stood by the Sea side wherein no creature had abyding comming to the Gate the Fayerie Knight with his Sword strucke thereat an it presently opened wherein being no sooner entred but the armed Knights of the Turkish nation closed them fast in and caused the Gates to bée walled vp with Free Stone and so departed Now were these two Knights in more danger of death then euer they had beene in all their liues and sure they had starued had not good pollicie preserued their liues for the Castle walles were so high that none durst venture downe without great danger As in greatest extreamity mans wit is the quickest for inuention so the two Knights cut off all the Hayre from their heads which were very long and therewithall made along ●oo●sted Line or Cord with the which they slid from the top of the Wall to the Ground But this mischaunce hapned as the Fayerie Knight glyded downe the Coard broke and his body tooke such a violent blow against the stonie Ground that it strucke the breath quite out of his body no life by the Blacke Knight could bee perceiued but that his soule was for euer diuided This of all misfortunes was held the extreamest therefore in great griefe hee breathed foorth this lamentation Oh you partiall Fates quoth hee Oh you vniust Destinies Why haue you reft two liues by wounding one Now let the Sunne forbeare his wonted light Let Heate and Coulde let Drought and Moysture let Earth and Ayre let Fire and Water be all mingled and confounded together let that old confused Chaos returne againe and heere let the World end And now you Heauens this is my request that my Soule may presently forsake this flesh I haue no soule of mine owne for it is the soule of the Fayerie Knight for but one Soule is common to vs both then how can I liue hauing my Soule departed which spightfull death hath now separated Oh thou my Knightly brother though the Fates deny to giue thée life yet in spight of them I le follow thée You Heauens receiue this halfe soule of my true Friend and let not life and death part vs with Eagles wings will I flye after him and in Ioues cele●●iall Throane ioyne with him in friendship We two in life were but one one will one heart one minde one Soule made vs one one life kept vs both aliue one being dead drawes the other vnto death therefore as wee liued in loue so will we dye in loue and with one Graue wee may interre both our bodyes How glorious and happy were my death to dye with my beloued friend Now doe I loath this life in liuing alone without my deare Brother whereupon drawing his Sword from his side hée sayd Oh thou wofull Weapon euen thou shalt be the meane to ridde my soule from this prison of body Oh faith vnfaigned Oh hand of sacred friendship I am resolued both with the force of Heart Hand and Armes to giue my Heart deaths deadly wound for now my noble Fayerie Knight this blood I offer vp vnto thy Soule But being ready with his Sword to pierce his owne heart hée saw a liuely blood spread in his friends face and those eyes that were so dolefully closed vp began now to looke abroad and the countenance that was so pale and wan receiued a fresh complexion whereupon the Blacke Knight stayed from his desperate resolution and from a bloody tragedian became the recouerer of his brothers life who after a while began to be perfect sencible so binding his bruzed bones together they went a Shipboard on a Shippe that lay at anchor at the next Port making for England so the next morning the wind serued well the Pilots hoysted sayle merily floting on the waters Ten wéekes had not passed toward the finishing of a yéere before they ariued on the Chaulkie cliftes of England vpon which they had no sooner set footing but with their warme lippes they gently kissed the cold earth This is the Land of promised glory said the Fayerie Knight to finde this Land I haue indured many miseries to find this Land I haue passed many Countries and in this Land must I seale vp the last quittance of my life here shal my bones rest for I am lawfully descended from the loynes of an English Knight peace bee in my ende for all my dayes haue béene spent in much trouble In such like discourses left they the shore side trauayling further into the Land they met with one of King Arthurs Knights named Sir Launcelat Dulake so old and lame that through his bruises in chiualry hée séemed rather an impotent creature then a Knight at Armes yet at the sight of these two aduenturous Knights his blood séemed to grow young and hée that before could not march a mile on foote for a Kingdome now went as tiuely as any of the two other Knights did First came they to London where for their fathers sake they were by the Gouernours most gallantly entertained the stréets were hung round with Arras hangings and Tape strie workes Pagiants were builded vp in euery stréet the Cond●nts ran with Wine and a solemne Holy-day was then proclaimed to be kept yearely vpon that day To speake of Banquets prepared for them the Tilts and Turnaments and such honourable graces I thinke néedlesse In London in great content stayed they some twenty dayes in which time came noble messengers from the Court to conduct them to the King that then raigned for since the Blacke Knight and his mother departed the Land hapned thrée changes euery one maintaining the ancient honour of King Arthurs Knights of the Round Table whereof these two in presence of all the Nobilitie were in Knightly sort created After this the King ordained a solemne Iusting to be kept in his Court held in great honour for fortie dayes to which Knightly sports resorted the chiefest flowers of Chiualrie from all Countries as Kings Princes Dukes Marquesses ●arles Lords and Knights and for chiefe Challenger and Champion for the Countrey was the Fayerie Knight who for his matchlesse man-hood therein showne had this title giuen him by a generall consent to bee called The Worlds Wonder After this being desirous to sée the Citie of Lincolne where the Red-rose Knight was borne hee in company of his Brother true friend the Blacke Knight and old sit Lancelat Dulake rod thither at whose comming into the Citie the great Bell called Tom a Lincolne was rung an houre which as then was seldome showne to any excepting Kings and renowned warriours returning victoriously from bloody ●attles Here builded they a most sumptuous Minster which to this day remaines in great magnificence and glory Likewise here builded they a most stately Tombe in remembrance of their Parents the like as then no place of England afforded Thus hauing left the noble feats of Chiualry they liued a life zealous and most pleasing to God erecting many Alms-houses for poore people giuing thereto great Wealth and Treasure And when nature ended their dayes they were buried in the same Minster both in one Tombe which likewise was so richly set vp with Pillars of Gold that aboue all ot●er Cities it grew the most famous whereupon since that time hath this old Prouerbe of thrée Cities gr●wn common which is vsed in these words Lincolne was London is and Yorke shall be FINIS R. I.

the relentlesse sound of angry Drummes which thunders threats from a Massaker yet could hee like an Dratour as well discourse a Louers History therefore requesting the Red-rose Knight and the other English Gentlemen to sit downe and listen to the Tale that followeth The pleasant History which Sir Lancelot du Lake told to the Red-rose Knight being a Ship-boord AT that time of the yeare when the Birds had nipt away the tawny leaues and Flora with her pleasant Flowers had enricht the earth and encloathed with Trees Hearbs and Flowers with Natures Tapistrie when the golden Sunne with his glistering Beames did glad mens hearts and euery Leafe as it were did beare the forme of Loue by Nature painted vpon it This blessed time did cause the Grecian Emperour to proclaime a solemne Turnament to bee holden in his Couet which as then was replenished with many worthy and valiant Knights but his desire chiefely was to beholde his Princely Sonne Valentine to try his Ualour in the Turnament Many were the Ladies that repayred thither to beholde the worthy Triumphes of this young Prince amongst which number came the beautifull Dulcippa a Mayden which as then wayted vpon the Empresse being Daughter to a Countrey Gentleman This Dulcippa like Apollos Flower being the fayrest Uirgin in that company had so firmely setled her loue vpon the Emperours sonne that it was impossible to expell it from her heart Likewise his affection was no lesse in feruencie then hers so that there was a iust equality in their Loues and liking though a difference in their Birthes and Callings This Princely Valentine for so was the Emperours Sonne called entred the Listes in costly Armour most richly wrought with Orient Pearles his Crest encompassed with Saphire Stones and in his hand a sturdie Launce Thus mounted vron a milke-white Stéede hee vaunted foorth himselfe to try his warlike force and in prauncing by and downe hée many times thorow his Beuer stole a view of his sayre Dulciopas face at which time there kindled in his Breast two sundry Lampes the one was to winne the honour of the day the other to obtaine the loue of his Mistresse On the other side Dulcippa did nothing but report the valiant arts of his prowesse and chiualrie in such sort that there was no other talke amongst the Ladies but of Valentines honourable attempts No sooner was the Turnaments ended and this loue begun but Dulcippa departed to her lodging where sighes did serue as bellowes to kindle Leues fire Valentine in like manner being wounded to death still rometh vp and downe to finde a salue for his stanchlesse thirst so séekes Dulcippa to restore her former liberty for she being both beloued and in loue knew not the meane to comfort her selfe Sometime she did exclaime against her wandring eyes wished they had bin blind when first they gazed vpon the beauty of Princely Valentine Some times in visious the beheld his face chéerefull smiling vpon her countenance and presently againe shée thought she saw his martiall hands bathed all in purple blood scorning her loue and former courtesies With that shee started from her dreaming passion wringing her tender hands till flouds of siluer dropping teares trickled downe her face Her golden haire that had wont to be bound vp in thréeds of gold hung dangling now about her Iuory necke the which in most outragious sort she rent and tore till that her haire which before lookt like burnisht Gold were died now in purple and Uermillion bloud In this strange passion remained this distressed Lady till the Golden Sunne had thrée times lodged him in the Westerne Seas and the siluer Moone her shining face in the Pallace of the Christall Cloudes At this time a heauy slumber possessed all her senses for she whose eyes before in three dayes and as many nights had not shut vp their Closets was now lockt vp in silent sléepe lest her heart euer burthened with griefe by some vntimely manner should destroy it selfe But now returne wee to the worthy Valentine who sought not to pine in passion but to court it with the best considering with himselfe that a faint heart neuer gain'd faire Lady therfore hée purposed boldly to discouer his loue to the faire Dulcippa building vpon a fortunate successe considering that she was but Daughter to a Gentleman and he a Prince borne so attiring himselfe in costly Silkes wearing in his Hatte an In dian Pearle cut cut of Ruby red On eyther side a golden Arrow thrust through a bleeding Heart to declare his earnest affection In this manner went he to his belooued Lady whom he found in company of other Ladies waighting upon the Empresse who taking her by the hand he led her aside into a Galery néere adioyning where he began in this manner to expresse the passion of his loue Sacred Dulcippa quoth hee in beauty brighter then glittering Cinthia when with her beames shee beautifies the vales of Heauen Thou art that Cinthia that with thy brightnesse dost sight my clowoy thoughtes which haue many dayes been ouer cast with stormy showers of Loue Shine with thy beames of mercie on my minde and let thy light conduct me from the darke and obscure Laberinthe of Loue. If feares could speake then should my tongue kéepe silence Therefore let my sighes bee messengers of true Icue And though in words I am not able to deliuer the true meaning of my desires yet let my cause beg pitty at your hands Other wise your deniall drownes my soule in a bottomlesse Sea of sorrow one of these two most beautious Lady doe I desire either to giue life with a chéerefull smile or death with a fatall frowne Valentine hauing no sooner ended his loues oration but she with a scarlet countenance returned him this ioyfull answere Most Noble Prince thy words within my heart hath knit a gordion knot which no earthly Wight may vntie for it is knitte with faithfull Loue and Teares distilling from a constant minde My heart which neuer yet was subiect to any one doe I fréely yeeld vp into thy bosome where it for cuermore shall rest till the Fatall sisters cut our liues asunder And in speaking these words they kissed each other as the first earnest of their loues With that the Empresse came thorow the Gallerie who espying their secret conference presently nursed in her secret hate which shée intended to practise against the guiltlesse Lady thinking it a scandall to her Sonnes birth to match in mariage with one of so base a parentage Therefore purposing to crosse their loues with dismall stratagems and dryerie Tragedies shee departed to her Chamber where she cloked her treacheries vp in silence pondred in her heart how she might end their loues and finish Dulcippas life In this tragicall imagination remained she all that night hammering in her head a thousand seueral practises But no sooner was the deawy earth comforted with the hote beames of Apollos fire but this thirsting Empresse arose from her carefull bed