his knowledge was not to be séene that by constrained mirth hée past away the time in such Banquetting and other pastime as the King entertained him withal which were such as he much wondred at And night being come with all statelinesse that might be hée was by them conducted to his Lodging which was most sumptuously adorned with most precious and rich hangings that the place séemed a new Paradice for there wanted nothing that might either delight the eare or eye Lodgings for his Noblemen Knights and seruants were placed in such manner that they séemed by their scituation to be gardiants to their Lords person hauing then taken his leaue of the King and Quéene he betooke himselfe to his rest CHAP. II. How Parismus hauing soiourned some dayes in the Thessalian Court being frustrated of seeing the Princesse Laurana imparted his mind to Oristus one of his Knights by whose meanes afterwards he came to to a fight of her And what befell afterwards AFter Parismus was come to his Chamber hee called to him Oristus the onely man whome he trusted and asked him how hée liked the Court of Dionisius My Lord quoth hée the small continuance I haue had therein might be suficient to excuse me from sensuring thereof but to satisfie your demaund I doe estéeme and thinke of it as a most renowned and Honorable place But said Parismus what if thy Lord shal here purchase that which shal be worse theÌ„ death vnto him vnlesse hee haue remedie what wouldest thou then thinke I would my Lord said he speake my opinion if I knewe whence the originall of that euill should procéede From my selfe said Parismus for thus it is Thou I am sure hast heard of the renowned Lauarana and of the Hnoourable report that is spred of her Beautie and vertues which driueth me into manifolde thoughts because I cannot beholde that beautie therefore I impart my minde to thee as to the onely man I trust that vnlesse I can by thy meanes haue some hope of comfort I will both curse the houre of my Natiuitie and remaine hereafter in continuall griefe therefore counsell mee what I were best to doe herein My Lord saide Oristus since it pleaseth your Highnesse so much to fauour me as to chuse mee to be your ayde herein I wil most faithfully speedily do to my vttermost to accomplish your desire I pray thée then doo it said Parismus with all speeds for my restlesse passions require counsaile I haue said Oristus some acquaintance with Lord Remus who is greatly fauoured of the King continually Resident in the Court and well beloued of all by whose meanes I do not doubt but both to haue some certain knowledge of the Princes as also soone to bring you to her speech according as you haue put me in trust so I will vse all the meanes I can to purchase your content Much part of the night being past Parismus betooke himselfe to his rest and Oristus to his lodging In the morning Dionisius being early vp vsed his accustomed maner to visit his guests and coÌ„ming to Parismus Chamber he found him not there but walking in a gallery thereto adioyning and saluting him said Noble Prince if you are not weary of your late iourney I would request your company to goe â—…n hunting this day for that I haue appointed to maetâ—… a noble friend of mine at the Forrest of redde Déere for so it was called for the abundance of those beasts that the Country breedeth where you shall sée what pastims the Houndes can make Which Parismus kindly accepted Oristus he staied behinde to the ende to brng his purpose to effect and walking into the Gardein he chaunced according to his desire to méete with Lord Remus who hauing saluted him said he was glad to finde him at leisure to haue some conference with him about their acquaintance so that walking into a solitary Arbour talking of diuers matters it chaunced the Princes Laurana thinking to recreate her selfe in the Gardein for that she thought all the Nobles had bene gone with the King her Father on hunting to come accompanied with her mayden Leda vnto the solitary place where Lord Remus and Oristus were then talking espying Lord Remus who she presenly knew My Lord quoth she I had thought you had bene on huÌ„ting this day but I see your mind is busied with some other excercises Most noble Princes quoth he if I had goÌ„e on hunting I shuld haue left this honorable Lord without company so that I thought if my dutie to kéepe him from better studies with my homely talke so thée kindly saluting them told Oristus he was welcome to her fathers court and therewith departed Quoth Oristus My Lord is this the Princes Laurana of whome I haue heard such rare commendations in Bohemia it is said hée the very same and the most vertuous and courteous Lady that liueth this day who very seldome commeth abroad but continually giueth her mind to practise excellent qualities amongst other vertuous Ladies During this there talke they had walked about the Place to the end that Oristus might behold the statelynesse thereof who hauing séene all things and knowing which was Lauranas lodging was in some measure comforted by that knowledge Thus the day being spent and the King returned from hunting Parismus came to Oristus and required of him if hée had heard of Laurana and what comfort there was for him My Lord quoth he I haue beheld her and heard her heauenly voyce which is able to astonish any man with her exceeding beautie relating vnto him all the conference hée had with the Lord Remus which did greatly reioyce him to heare and so betooke himselfe to his rest where he spent the most part of the night in meditating how to come to talke or haue a sight of her Uery early the next morning taking a booke in his hand hée went into the Garden that was vnder Lauranas Chamber window where hauing walked a while hee spied her looking out that hée stood as one halfe amazed to behold her wonderfull beautie for though hée had neuer séene her before yet his fancie perswaded him it was shee which perceiuing slipping backe called Leda vnder her asking herif shee knewe the Knight that walked vnder her windowe who certified her it was the Prince of Bohemia whereat Laurana blusht so excéedingly that her heart séemed to leape within her then secretly looking out she diligently beheld him taking such general view of his comelinesse that presently her fancie began to commend his person féeling in her selte a kinde of delight to behold him but Parismus séeing her gone began to reprous himselfe of â—…olly that by his rashnesse had depriued himselfe of her sight By that time he had walked there a short space Oristus came to tell him that the King expected his comming into the grâ—…t Chamber which caused him to depart giuing a sadde looke to the window as very vnwilling to leaue the sight therof recounting to Oristus how
entertained by Parismus And on a time espying him with Laurana walking priuatly in the Garden on a sudden shee came towards them who beholding her comely shape and delicace complexion they deemed her rather a Diuine then a mortall Creature who being come néere vnto them Parismus demanded whose Page shée was My Lord said Violetta as yet I haue no Master but I would gladly be entertained quoth he then would you giue diligent attendance on the Lady Laurana and my selfe if it please her to like you I am quoth shee in all humble dutie ready at your command Many questions Laurana asked the Boy as shee supposed demanding enquiring of him both his Name his Countrey and Parentage Violetta answered my name is Adonius my Countrey Greece my parents are all dead and the fame of the Noblenesse of this Courte made mee trauell into this Countrey with the Emperour with determination to get my selfe some good seruice which you haue vouchsafed mee and herein my dutie and endeauours shall bee such as I trust you shall héereafter well like of Which speeches poore Violetta vttered with so prettie a grace that they both tooke great delight in her behauiour whom now we will call by the name of Adonius CHAP. XVIII How Parismus and Laurana with diuers in company departed from Thessalie and how they were dispersed from the King of Bohemia and set vpon by Pirates whom they vanquished ALl this time Parismus and Laurana continued in such blisfull estate of contented loue still daily increasing in Honour and affectionate kindenesse as though the one could not liue without the others presence hee still growing into greater fauour if greater might bee in the Thessallians hearts that when the day of his departure was come the Citizens of Thebes with mournfull hearts and watry eies bewailed the same all being sad and heauy no instruments of musicke nor sight of ioy nor sound of reioycing being heard as though their departure were a signe of some ominous euent to ensue Laurana with many a salt teare bad her Countrymen adieu and poore Violetta seeing her Father stand at his doore as it were comfortlesse vttered such passionate lamentations that were beyond compare The two Princes being conducted by Dionisius and Oliuia the King and Quéene of Hungaria the Prince of Sparta and the Lady Isabella and most of the Thessalian Péeres vnto the Hauen where they should take shipping this parting beeing in such heauy sort and with such aboundance of teares Parismus vttered these spéeches Most Noble Princes these sadde teares which you shed at our departure sheweth your vnwillingnesse to leaue vs whose company you shall not long want for your Daughter Laurana and my selfe will verie shortly returne againe that she may be a Comfort to your aged yeares therefore I humbly beseech you to cease your griefe Dionisius said Most noble yong Prince our griefe must needs be great to loose the company of such assured friends as your noble Father and your selfe haue showne your selues to be therefore for our last Farewell we pray that the Gods would prosper you in this your iourney Laurana hauing receiued their blessings with most heauy hearts they committed these two Princes to the Seas who hoysing saile with speede launched into the maine where they were soone out of â—…ight and Dionisius and the Queene sadly returned to Thebes The King of Bohemia had not sailed aboue two daies space in great hope soone to recouer the Coast of Bohemia but the windes began to blow aloft and the Seas to rage and swell and such an excéeding Tempest arose as though the Heauens and Earth had conspired their vtter ouerthrow so that their shippes were disseuered and their Marriners expected nothing but present death that Parismus Laurana and Pollipus were disseuered from the rest of the company and they all in despaire euer to see them againe The cruelty of the Tempest continued for the space of thrée daies in such raging and extreame sort that the Marriners were compelled to cut their Sailes and to heaue their Mastes ouerboord and by the violence of the winde were driuen past their knowledge but when the storme ceased the Marriners kenâ—…ed a farre off an Iland and with such prouision as they had sayled thither Parismus being glad that they had so well escaped the furie of the Seas with most comfortable speeches reuiued the fearefull Spirit of the Priâ—…sse Laurana from her sadnesse in this sort Déere Laurana since the destinies haue allotted vs this mischance to be thus disasterly seuered from our company and driuen into an vnknowne place comfort your selfe in these extremities with hope of better successe for I do not doubt but we shall well recouer the company of my Lord and Father who by these bitter misfortunes is seuered from vs but I trust the Seas will not bee so vnmercifull as to drench his aged yeeres in these spacious gulfes my deere Laurana were you safely on these spacious gulfes my déere Laurana were you safely on shore then would my hart be at rest Many other spéeches bee vsed to comfort her in her sadnesse who was the more comfortable for that she was in his company they had not long continued in this good hope of recouering land but they espied a ship making towards them with all speed who being come neere to him they knew him to be a Pirat who presently began to board the ship wherein Parismus was but the Marriners resisted them wherewith began a fearefull battell Parismus being vnder haâ—…ches soone armed himselfe and made such a slaughter amongst the Pirats most of his owne men being slaine that he with the helpe of Pollipus had soone destroied the greatest multitude of them and the rest yeelded vnto their mercie Afterward they boorded the Pirates who were belonging to Andramart of Tartaria the Scythian Pirate that had filled the whole world with the report of his tyranny beléeuing them vpon such protestations oathes as the villaines made they conueied such riches Iewels and prouisions as they had aboord the Pirats ship for that their owne was shrewdly weather beatten And likewise hauing shifted Laurana Leda and Adonius into the same sunke their owne and placed such few Marriners as they had left aliue for gouernours ouer the Pirates they made towards the Iland which they saw before them and soone landed determining there to refresh themselues where they found the Country waste and desolate without any inhabitant yet well replenished with wild Déere and Foule of which they got good store Parismus demanded of the Pyrates if they knew that Iland who told him that they gaue it the name of the Desolate Iland for that they neuer saw any liuing creature there but they told him that there was a beautifull Castle that stood vpon the top of a mightie Rocke in the middest of the Iland inhabited as they thought by some Diuels for that many of their fellowes had oftentimes gone thither but none of them euer returned nor they
sléepe and leauing Panoraes house with his Sword in the one hand and his Doublet in the other ran out into the open stréetes to sée what might be the cause of this vprore By this time the stréetes were filled with Souldiers and Parismenos was gotten to the Court-gates Where he met with Maximus the King but would not offer to touch him Who like a furious mad and desperate man ranne amongst the Bohemian Souldiers brandishing his sword and slaughtering such as stood next him where he met with Marcellus ranging about starke mad with griefe Who desired him to withdraw himselfe least he were destroyed by the common-Souldyers but he refusing his counsell and ouercome with mad Frenzie rushed in amongst the thickest of them â—…out consideration Wounding some and slaughtering those that offered not to touch him being before commaunded by Parismenos not to lay violent handes on him but his carlesse surie wrought his owne downefall and his owne follie confirmed the Prophesie that he had long time feared For most lamentablie in throng of the Bohemian Horsemen he was troden to death By this time Marcellus was come to the Court fearing least the Souldiers should enter and affreight the Quéene and Angelica Where hee found Parismenos though vnknowne kéeping the Entrance running at him most furis ously To whom Parismenos saide Marcellus holde thy hands here is none but Friends With that word he saide Who art thou that knowest me I am qd he a friend to Marcellus and wish you withdraw your selfe into the Court least you be hurt amongst my souldiers Marcellus hearing his spéeches stept within the Court-Gates By this time the Prince of Bohemia and Pollipus had put the Natolian forces to fleight and taken Santodelodoro and Pridamor prisoners the king of Lybia was fled the common-Souldyers had ransackt the Campe and beganne to sacke the Citty vntill the day began to appeare and the Prince of Bohemia and Pollipus hauing attained victorie gaue commaundement that none vpon paine of death should offer to enter any of the Citizens houses The Nobles séeing what slaughter the Bohemians had made how the Moores and Lybians were fledde and the Cittie ready to be sackt came to the Quéene and certified her the trueth of all Who missing Maximus carelesly ranne into the Cittie to séeke him renting her garments and making excéeding mone and at last found him troden to death and not slaughtered by mans force but by the brute Beasts casting her selfe carelesly and desperately vpon his dead Corpes vttering many lamentable spéeches vntill the Nobles withheld her from dooing her salfe violence which shee often intended and taking vp the dead kings corps carried him to the Court with great lamentation Marcellus camming to Parismus with a kinde behauiour said Most Noble Prince of Bohemia I beséech you stay your incensed wrath and séeke not the Ruine and Destruction of this Cittie and vs For Maximus being dead there is none that will make resistance but rather entertaine you with willing harts being alwaies vnwilling to haue moued you to séeke this Reuenge but that it was not in vs to contradict Maximus will Who was rather ledde and ouerruled by rags then aduise Therefore we yéelde our selues to your mercie Parismus beeing certified that it was Marcellus whome loued Parismenos and was alwayes his deare Friende saide Noble Prince thinke that I sought no way to iniure you but to redéeme my Sonne and reuenge his wrong Which now the iust Heauens haue executed in my behalfe but what restitution can be made me for his lesse Whose vntimely death was noted by Maximus crueltie I séeke not your harme but his recouerie Therefore be you assured of Peace and that I will at your request cease all further strife vpon your Princely promise of securitie Marcellus then said I haue alwayes honored your Name much more doo I affect your presence desiring nothing more then to be well estéemed of you that now Maximus is dead and my selfe next to succéed in the Kingdome Whosoeuer shall offer iniurie to the worst Bohemian Souldier I will hate him whilest I liue Therfore I beséech you rest in assurance vpon my promise and vouchsafe such Entertainment as this Court can yéelde too vnworthy to giue you Welcome Which wordes Marcellus spake in the hearing and presence of all the Nobles and Péers of his Land who likewise notwithstanding the slaughter the Bohemians hadde made willingly ratified his spéeches with their vnconstrained consent Parismus then alighted and embraced Marcellus and Pollipus did the like First appointed what the Souldiers should doo And then went into the Court with Marcellus The Souldiers that were dispearsed to euery corner of the Cittie returned to the Campe sauing onely a sufficient Guarde of Bohemian Knightes that stayed to Guarde the Prince Marcellus sent out messengers to gather togither all the scattered Troupes of the Getulian Campd and gaue them great Rewards those that were maimed and Wounded hee also caused to bee brought to a place where they were very diligently looked vnto by skilfull Physitions And euery one notwithstanding theyr former discontentes were by Marcellus highly satisfied CHAP. XXXI ¶ How Sicheus sonne to the Emperour of Constantinople Remulus king of Thrace and others landed in Natolia Of Parismenos discouery How hee was elected Angelicaes husband by the consent of the Peeres And how Angelica performing Hymens rytes was stolne away by the King of Tunis from whom she was againe taken by certaine Out-lawes MArcellus hauing ordered these affaires then beeing with Parismus Pollipus the newes was brought that Remulus the King of Thrace was landed with a mightie Bande of Thracians and that Camillus was likewise Landed with a Band of well armed Souldiers With whome Sycheus Sonne to the Emperour of Constantinople had mette hauing with him a mightie Band of Grecians Marcellus hearing this newes sent out Heralds to know the cause of theyr comming Who returned and certified him that Camillus came to aide the K of Natolia and that Sycheus and Remulus had brought those forces in the aide of Parismenos but being certified of the victory the Bohemians had attained and beeing assured of the Peace was concluded and of Maximus death had sent backe their Bandes but themselues with Troups of gallant Knightes were comming to the Court Marcellus then sent out his Nobles to giue them good entertainment Angelica being now at libertie came downe attended by a gallant traine of beautifull Ladies her sad countenance bewraying her hearts sorrow and with a most comely and kinde submisse gesture Welcommed Parismus vttering these fewe words Honourable Prince regarding the denoted duety wherein I am bounde to your Worthinesse in that you are Parismenos Father I reioyce to sée your safetie though I haue cause inough to sorrow my selfe being the chiefest meane of your disquiet and by my vnlucky Destinies haue bene the greatest procurer of these griefes And since your noble Sonne Parismenos for my sake and my Fathers crueltie hath endured manie miseries and death too
of Thessaly aliue and therefore assuredly thought hee was dead which so inwardly tormented her that shee gaue her selfe onely to mourning not giuing her minde one minutes respit of quiet in which estate for a time we will leaue her CHAP. VIII How Parismus in Palmers weedes found meanes to see the Princesse vnto whom he would not discouer himselfe hearing of Donisius absence and what befell to Dionisius in Bohemia AFter that Parismus had well recouered himselfe being able to walke vppe and downe hee was desirous to heare some newes from Dionisius Court but coulde not deuise how to bring the same to effect but thus fortunately it fell out those outlawes were so farre in loue with him that they with one consent intreated him that hée would vouchsafe to continue among them and be their captaine for that they were without a guide and thought so well of him as that aboue all men they were desirous he would bée the man which hée beganne to refuse alleaging that hée being a stranger in that countrey and vnacquainted with their customes was altogether vnfit vsing many reasons as excuses but considering with himselfe that it might much auaile him to his purpose at their intreaties was contented and so behaued himselfe that within a very short time his worde and counsaile was an Oracle amongest them and by his wisedome hée kept them from dooing much harme and yet seemed in their fancie to further them greatly Oftentimes hée was in mind to go make himselfe knowne at the court and so enioy his mistresse sight which grieued him to want but being diuersly minded at last this was his resolution he fitted himselfe on a day in Palmers wéedes and disguised himselfe so artificially that by hiâ—… disguise and long sicknesse which had somewhat altered his complextion none could any way know him telling the Out-lawes that he was determined to sée the Court which he had heard was so famous and that he would returne at night When hée was somewhat néere the Cittie hée might sée vppon a plaine hard by great preparation for war which made him much maruaile at last comming to the Kings Pallace he got himselfe vnto the place where Laurana euery morning vsually at her comming from Chappell gaue her almes and put himselfe amongst the rest of the Palmers and being taller then any of them he was much noted of many when the princesse came to giue her almes being in mourning attire shée called them all vnto her and beganne to demaund of whence they were what Countries they had trauailed and whether they had heard any newes of Dionisius the King who was missing or whether they heard any in their trauaile speake of the dead bodie of the Prince which by chance might be found being murthered by Sicanus of Persia which wordes she vttered with such sorrow that the teares ran abundantly downe her chéekes Parismus being rauished with the sight of his precious Iewell and séeing her wéeping for his losse and withall hearing from her mouth that heanie newes of Dionisius want could not though he striued to the vttermost of his power refraine from letting fall a few teares which Laurana perceiuing and viewing him withall began to feele a suddaine alteration in all her parts that shee was not in quiet till she had found meanes to commune with him and giuing all the rest their almes they departed but to him she would giue nothing to the intent hee should stay but hee seeing the rest gone was departing with them till Leda being by her Mistresse commaunded called him backe whom hee very well knewe and being returned Laurana demaunded of him what was the cause that he wept when hee heard her speake of Dionisius losse and Parismus death Parismus sayde Most vertuous Ladie I wept not to heare Parismus named but to heare of Dionisius losse for Parismus I knowe is at this present liuing and in good estate of health with whom I had some talke within these three weekes in the Countrey of Salmatia which was the cause of my comming hither being sent by him vnto a Ladie in this Court whom I know not how to speake withall nor will not name to any Laurana hearing the Palmers words blushed exceedingly and withall intreated him to tell out his newes for that it might be she was the partie Lord Parismus meant for I am Laurana quoth she whom Parismus did thinke well of with that she wept againe Parismus knéeling downe saide then to your Highnesse I will do my message for vnto you I was sent Lord Parismus growing into some good liking of me and hauing receiued my oath to be his faithfull messenger willed me to giue your highnesse this Iewel whereby you should be assured he was liuing but constrained to absent himselfe for causes that hereafter hée will let you vnderstand hée desired you to let him though vnworthy enioy but the least of your vertuous promises and he shal euer hereafter account himselfe to haue receiued his life and libertie from you Laurana séeing the Iewell which shée well knewe to bée the same shée had before giuen him and hearing the Palmer credible report that hée was in perfect health and beeing fully assured of the truth of that message by the certaine and firme protestation of the most Noble Parismus himselfe in the disguise of a Palmer shee was so surprised with ioy that she could not refraine from kissing the iewell saying welcome swéete token from a faithfull friend and calling Leda vnto her told her the newes the Palmer had brought reioycing with such vertuous kindnesse that Parismus thought himselfe the happpyest man liuing to enioy the loue of so vertuous a Lady Laurana comming to him tolde him that she was so much bound vnto him for bringing her those happie newes that she did not know which way sufficiently to recompence him for his paines and were it not quoth shée but that I stand in some doubt hereof as being too good to be true I should rest in such happy content by thy newes that no aduersitie whatsoeuer should cause my sorrow but onely his absence though my fathers losse doth neeerely concerne my happinesse The Palmer vsed such proâ—… stations that Laurana could not chuse but beléeue him as also by reason of the Iewel which she knew she had giuen Parismus So taking a Iewell from forth her bosome she gaue the same to him which he willingly receiued and kissing her hand departed When he was out of sight hée began to meditate of the vertues of Laurana and therein tooke such felicitie that before he was aware hée met with Oristus who had bene walking solitarily abrode in such heauinesse that it would haue caused any to pittie him Parismus séeing him was in minde to haue reuealed himselfe vnto him onely but being passed by him hée could not chuse but turne and looke after him his minde was touched with such kindnesse but the remembrance of Dionisius losse did so much grieue him that wasting the time with those
account themselues happie by their arriuall And hauing taken order for their securitie not trusting them notwithstanding their oathes because they knewe them to be vnaccustomed to vertuous humanitie they were conducted to very faire and sumptuous chambers by Tellamor and there had their wounds carefully drest by Adonius whose tender heart bled droppes of warme blood to sée the purple gore that issued from their mangled bodies whose care and diligent tendance was a great comfort vnto them at all times by meanes whereof they made such account of him that they would not haue parted from him for any good in the world Tellamor hauing béene vertuously brought vp being also a knight of good account and honourable parts carefully prouided all things necessary and with such affection tendered their safetie that there could no mischiefe bée attempted by Andramarts seruants whose heades still ruminated on treacherie but he would still séeke to appease and preuent the same whose diligence was well marked of the two knights whereby they grew into good liking of him and much commended his curtesie XX. VI. How Parismus being past all hope to finde Laurana at last found her to his exceeding ioy And how afterwards leauing the custodie of the Castle to foure of Andramarts seruants he departed towards Thessalie and by the way visited olde Antiochus in the desolate Iland PArismus all this while could by no meanes be quiet for thinking on Laurana theremembrance of whose absence was continually in his minde more theÌ„ was wonted whereby his perswasson of some happie newes of her abode in that place still increased which caused him the next day to resolue himselfe by searching for otherwise he could not learne for that Andramart would not suffer any of his seruants but onelie foure to see or haue any knowledge of Laurana who were all slaine with their maister that comming to Pollipus they went to search the Castle And first of all beeing directed by Telamor they came to the prisons where were manie strangers of sundrie Nations lying in the most wofull and lamentable miserie that euer eye beheld their ioynts and flesh being worne with the weight of the Irons wherewith they were fettered who then beganne to feare there vtter destruction which they had long expected but contrary to their thought and expectation they were set at libertie which greatly comforted their dying hearts From thence they went vnto the Dungeons of the Castle wherein were many distressed wights remaining that of long time had not seene the pure light nor felt the comforable heate of the Sunne and now to their ioy were set at libertie who highlye applanded the labour and bountie of these two most noble and courteous knightes Parismus hauing not yet founde the ioye hée expected could not haâ—…bour in his minde any â—…est vntill that hee hadde searched all ouer the Castle sauing the place wherein Laurana was which was so serresly conueyed amongst the other buildings that the way thereto could hardely bée found whereby Parismus was deceiued And thinking verily that there was no place but hée hadde alreadie searched entred into most heauie and sorrowfull cogitations and being wonderfully discouraged of all comfort wandered from Pollipus who was earnestly in talke with Tellamor and by chaunce happened on a darke entrie which place séemed to agrée with his heauie disposition into which hauing entred and a while walked vp and downe hee found a doore at the further ende thereof fast shut which caused him to cease his mourning and study how to open the same which he had soone effected and entring further he found a most stately chamber wherein were diuers signes that it was not vnfrequented but being vnarmed hee would not too rashly goe further least he might vnawares run into daunger Therefore softly he lifted vppe the hangings behinde which was a doore into another Chamber where he beheld a Lady sadly sitting vpon the earth with her 〈◊〉 towardes him leaning her head vpon the beds side At which sight his heart began to throb and pant excéedingly but looking more narrowly hée espied a damosell with blubbered chéekes weeping to heare the restlesse plaints her mistresse had made who hauing with extreame sorrowe be wailing her vnfortunate estate beeing likewise terrified with remembring the daunger Parismus was in and griese to bee abridged his sight was fallen into a silent sâ—…mber wherein shee had not loâ—…g continued but at the very instant when Parismus entred the chamber she drâ—…med he stood behind her wherewith shée waked and earnestly looking about her shee espyed him wherewith she was extreamely amazed fearing least shee had still heene in a dreame that she stood fearefully trembling betwéene an earnest hope and acomfortlesse dispaire But Parismus assoone as he beheld her face knew her and tooke her in his armes with such excéeding ioy to them both as that the teares procéeding from kind affection ranne downe both their chéekes in abundance And Led a séeing her Lord knéeled at his féet with such exceeding ioy as is not to be exprest who had no leysure to speake to her his heart was so replenished with exceeding content by the sweete and delectable presence of his vertuous and louing Laurana whom a thousand times he folded in his armes as many times greeted her ruddie lippes with sweet kisses in which louing imbracings they continued a good space being vnable to thinke of anything else But at the last hauing somwhat recreated themselues with that kindnesse Parismus vttered these speeches Most kinde and louing Princesse since we are thus happily met and that we haue now no further cause of sorrow it would be grieuous to make rehearsall of our said mishaps since our parting therefore let your heart be at quiet and now forget all former griefes which were vnfortunately occasioned by my negligence and accept my acknowledgement of offences for a sufficient satisfaction and let your vertuous bountie still bring me farther in admiration of your vertue vnto whom I am most infinitly bound in all the bonds of true and loyalfriendship To recount my noble friend Pollipus kindnesse by whose valour I haue escaped many imminent dangers and the kind tendance I haue had of poore Adonius craueth a longer circumstance and therefore at this time I will omit the same onely desiring you to make such estimation of them as of my most déerest friends but by whose meanes I had neuer enioyed the fruition of your heauenly company I now account all paine pleasure and the reward of my trauailes so bountifull as all the worlds dignitie cannot counteruaile Hauing at last attained the hight of my desire and fulnesse of all felicitie by enioying your vertuous presence whose absence was more bitter vnto me then a thousand deaths Many other most louing and kinde speeches past theyr Lippes being often interrupted with swéete kisses and harty embracings that in this delight they would haue continued a long time but that the deâ—…e Parismus had to acquainte Pollipus with hâ—…s happy neâ—…s and
exceeding gladnesse on all sides as could possibly be deuised the true harts of louing subiects expresse The streets windowes house tops euery place were so befraught with a bundance of people as there was almost no passage left for them to get the Pallace Violetta among all the rest beheld her carefull father standing in his dore weeping to see the myrth al else inioyed but himselfe who continued in great heauinesse for the losse of his daughter which sight attainted her heart with such griefe that the passage of her Christall teares issued with such abundance that al the companie wondred thereat when all else indured great pleasure being come to the Pallace they were on all sides welcōmed with vnspeakeable kindnesse Dionisius caused most costly meate to bee prouided for their repast and in the meane time caused Parismus to sette downe by him and Laurana by her mother accompanied by Clariana Isabella three of the fairest creatures that euer eye beheld When Parismus at the request of the King repeated the whole manner of their misaduenture from the beginnig of their shipwracke vntill their returne with such exceeding commendation of the noble vaiour and perfect kindnesse hee had foūd in Pollipus that all admired applauded his victories that he vttered these speeches Most noble father by the valour of my friend Pollipus haue we escaped the great dangers wee fell into therefore I beséech your highnesse estéeme of him as the onely preseruer of your childrens liues whose noble wisdome hath still preserued vs and his prowes mightily defended vs without whom wee had neuer enioyed this happy houre to sée your honourable presence Dionisius hearing his spéeches rose from his seat and embraced Pollipus with great kindnesse yeelding him many thankes Thus repleat with exceeding ioy on all sides they spent the rest of the day in kinde salutations and pleasant communication each friend with other Except Pollipus whose heart longed till he had visited old Andrugia he found him sitting in a chaire be wailing his owne misfortune which strooke such excéeding sadnesse to Pollipus hart that he could indure no company nor inioy no quiet Telamor there found his sister in whose search he had endured so many miseries Barzillus was honourably welcommed by Dionisius and richly rewarded by Parismus besides all the Treasure that he had taken at the Iland of Rocks Leda was kindly welcommed by her fellowes Parismus spent his time in pleasant discourses with the King his Father in law the King of Hungaria and Prince of Sparta Laurana in company of Clariana and Isabella and many other gallant Ladies related her happy escape from misfortune Pollipus onely gaue his minde to all sorrow and pensiuenesse induring the absence of Violleta with wonderfull griefe And seeing that hee could heare no newes of her abode determined the next day without faile to depart in search of her CHAP. XXIX How Pollippus intended to depart in search of Uioletta was by her staid and how she discouered herselfe vnto him What ioy Parismus and Laurana tooke for her safety and the manifold honours they did her and how afterwards shee was affianced to Pollippus EArly the next morning Pollipus Armed himselfe causing his Horse to bee prepared in a readinesse and comming where Dionisius was seated in his Royalty accompanied by the noble and Gallant States that were in his Court humbled himselfe vpon his knee and said Most mighty King I cannot render you thanks sufficient for the least fauour I haue receiued at your hands Neuerthelesse I am now bold to presume into your presence to request consent to a matter that much concerneth me which peraduenture you will rather iudge to proceed from folly then wisdome For so it is most Noble King that I haue made a vow to trauell in search of a friend In which trauell I am determined to spend the rest of my wearisome life without whose presence my life will be hatefull vnto me Then I beseech your Highnes to shew me that fauour as I may obtaine your frée consent to depart at this instant for my heart hath vowed neuer to rest in any place vntill I be fully assured of my friends prosperity Dionisius hearing his request was sorie so soone to leaue him and therefore taking him vp most kindly by the hand he said Most worthy Knight to whom both my selfe and all mine are much bound it were a hard matter I would deny you but in this let me intreat you to stay some few daies with vs that we may make you some small recompence for your paines and not so soone leaue vs who are much delighted with your company and rather let me perswad you to leaue off this resolution for the dangers incident to trauell are many and your selfe haue lately sufficiently tried and if that in short space you doe not heare tydings according to your content you shall haue all the furtherance I can giue you to doe what seemeth best to your selfe My Lord replyed Pollipus my staying in this place cannot pleasure you but rather be offensiue for that my sorrowes without some good hope of comfort will exceed the limits of reason neither will it I hope delight your Maiestie to see my griefe which I can by no meanes auoide Therefore I beseech your Highnesse not to intend me any further honour but let me haue your licence to depart that haue already sufficiently tasted of your bounty Parismus séeing his intention vsed all manner of frindly and kinde perswasions to dissawde him from his purpose but he as earnestly intreated his consent for his heart was oppresed with that care that no other thought could take place in his Fancies but very shortly hee determined to beginne his trauels Violetta séeing that nowe or neuer was the time to worke his and her owne content resolued to manifest her selfe and with her best diligence attended him all that day fearing least he should depart secretly and at night when he went to his bed not with intent to sleepe but to poure forth his vsuall lamentations Violetta likewise was with him shewing a sad countenance to see his sorrow But when she had tenderly coucht her selfe by his manly side shee could not deuise how to growe into conference with him being strooken with such a delightfull feare to discouer her self as she had neuer felt the like At last she said most miserable knight I am sure now you giue no credit to my words because you find not Violetta here according as I promised you shold neither haue I any comfort to attain the fauor at your hands I expected because your pensiunesse will not permit me But might I bee so bold as to craue one request at your hands which if you please to vouchsafe me I promise you that you shall find my words before spoken true for that I know where Violetta is and promise you againe to doe more for you with her then any liuing but her selfe Tush boy quoth Pollipus doe not goe about to
willing to doe my thing that might agâ—… to his Fancie 〈◊〉 purchase his content that if he desired to trauell and hazard himselfe by Sea he way ready to goe with him Or if he were determined to seeke strange Aduentures by Land hee would likewise trauell with him and forsake no perill for his sake Parismenos hearing his courteous replye could not chuse but embrace him yéelding him many thankes Tyresus effected all things with such speed and so well ordered his affaires to further his intent that within few dayes they departed into a Ship well manned victualled hoysing vp their Sailes with a mery gale committing themselues to the mercies of the Seas They sayled many dayes without any aduenture which inwardly fretted parismenos for his mind longed to performe some exployt At last they kenned a Saile a farre off and towards it they stirred amaine and coÌ„ming nigh the ship laid her aboord which was of Barbaria well manned with stout Moores who seeing the Pyrates and knowing that either they must resolutly fight it out or become Captiues valiantly resisted them betweene who 〈◊〉 began a most fierce and cruell fight where Parismenos had meanes enough to exercise his valor who behaued himselfe with such courage that many Moores that day last their liues by his Infant blowes Egtadam Captaine of the Moores being a man of exceeding courage seeing the cruell slaughter parismenos made came to him vttered these speeches Proud Pyrat thou shalt deerly buy these Moores liues for I am determined to bring thy cursed life to an end that thinkest by Robberie to enrich thy selfe Wherewith hee assailed him so fiercely that he wounded him in many places not withstanding such was his valor that with great force he likewise so valiantly defended himself and offending Egradam that it was doubtful which of them would haue the conquest In middest of this truell Fight a mightie storm began suddenly to arise and the winds began to blow with violence that their Cables burst both light of day and Sun was shadowed by thick Cloudes the Seas began to rage and swell that they were enforced to giue ouer their fight the Thunders roared and the Lightnings flasht about their ears their ship 〈◊〉 violence of the surging seas was so tost that there was none but expected present death The Northern blast rent their Sailes one way goes theyr Helme an other way swims their Maste with violence forne from the ship and waue vpoÌ„ maâ—…e rusht in ready to ouerturn the ship who now tossing vpon the Seas at libertie was driuen vppon a 〈◊〉 Rocke and split in â—…under Then began a hydeous crie amongst the souldiers Some cursing Parismenos the causer of that Iourney some exclaiming on Tyresus and some banning their own destinies Some whelmed vnder the gaping water yéeld vp their ghosts here three at once are cast vpon the rocks againe deuoured by the waues there others sunke in the quicksands and down falls the Maister he adlong then might you behold men swimming in their Armour here and there striuing to make their deaths tedious Here might you sée one seated vppon a planck ouerthrowne with a waue there another tumbling with his heeles vpward Parismenos by good Fortune was gotten vp to the Masse whose length had some power to endure the waues with his swore drawn in his hand Tyresus he was gotten on to a chest wherewith a while he applyed himselfe from drowning but in the ende the raging waues drenched him deep in their spatious gulfes Within a while the raging Seas began to ceaseâ—…nd war calme the sunne began to shine and the clowds to vanish that darkned the skies and the mast whereon Parismenos satte began to sâ—…de along with the calme tide When he looked about him and espyed all his followes drowned and exceeding sorrowe ouer whelmed his heart especially for his louing friend Tyresus that had not the feare he was in reuiued his sences he would haue waxt carelesse of his owne life But the remembrance of his perill made him recall his better sences to their former vse and to studie for his owne safetie to whom the Seas were so mercifull that with a gentle and calme 〈◊〉 he was driuen to shore where getting to a Sâ—…y banke he sat hiâ—… 〈◊〉 to refresh his wearyed limmes and poâ—…der his most happy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his gaping Wounds with such lâ—…n as hee had about him who with the falte water smarted exceedingly CHAP. IIII. ¶ How Parismenos being east on shore in Thrace was taken vppe by Duke Amasenus who named him The Knight of Fame Of two Combats hee sought with Corus and Argalus AS Parismenos was sitting vpon the banâ—…e after his shipwracke in heauie estate for the losse of his deere Friend Tyresus it happened an ancient Duke of Thrace named Amasenns that day was come into a forrest adioyning to the sea to hunt accompanied by a gallant troupe of Knights who sheltring 〈◊〉 from the storme vnder the craggie cliffes behelde the miserable 〈◊〉 and sawe Parismenos swim to shore and so strangely preserued from drowning vnto whom he came as hée was sitting vppon a sunnie bancke and demaunded of whence he was Parismenos beholding his reuerend age and the troupe of Knights that attended him rose from the ground and with great humilitie bowed his bodie making this aunswere I am a miserable man by crueltie of the seas cast on this shore hauing lost my faithfull friend drenched in the spacious gulfes being my selfe reserued to furthr miseries my name is hidden from my selfe neither know I certainely in what countrie I was borne nor where my Parents remaine now am cast into an vnknowne place and miserably left to the wide world to indure such hard fortune as my vnluckie starres haue allotted me Amasenus hearing his answere and withall noting his tall and comely proportion and beautifull countenaunce though by his spéech that his sences were altered with feare of them tempest care for the losse of his friends that he thus replyed I perceiue feare of drowning hath made you forget both your selfe your name and countrie which feare now shake off since all the perill is past and leaue to greeue for their losse that are inrecouerable and go with me to my Castle and to such entertainment as the same yeeldeth you shal be welcome I most humbly thanke you quoth he for this kindnesse but whereas you thinke that feare hath made me forget myselfe you altogither ayme amisse for I haue reported of my selfe nothing but trueth Then stept foorth Corus a suspitious and enuious Knight my Lord quoth he it is some Pirate that liueth by spoyle of passengers and hath heeretofore done you some mischiefe which maketh him thus cunningly dissemble Parismenos hearing his spéeches could not containe himselfe but made this answere Most discourteous knight neither thy selfe nor any of this countrie whatsoeuer shal make me disseÌ„bld or once falsifie my word and were it not that the strangers of this place and the
and withall to enter into such conference as would haue bewrayed all the secrets that euer had passed betwixt me Angelica and your selfe but the damozel bearing a vertuous minde and vnwilling as shee afterwards tolde mee to betray my secrets to her priuitie which could not proceede but from a maruellous good disposition suddainely brake off my spéeches saying My Lord I beséech you be aduised to whom you speake vnlesse you will commit your secrets to one that you woude not otherwise trust neither will I presume being vnworthie thereof to participate your counselles for I am not Angelica but your poore hand maide Duleia At which words I was halfe astonisht and viewing her indéed perfectly knew her which without shee had betrayed her selfe I should neuer haue done withall my fancie began inwardly to commend her courtesie or rather vertue that refused though she condisrended to my fathers will to betray me knowing the whole depth of my secrets and wondring how mine eyes were blinded that coulde before descrie her I requested her to tell me the occasion why she supplied Angelicas roome the truth thereof shee declared vnto mee in manner as I haue now tolde you withall requesting mee vppon her knées not to reueale that which shee hadde of dutie good will and affection tolde mee which I promised I would and meane faithfully to conceale from all but your selfe Now there resteth nothing but how to worke meanes that you may come to Angelica Parismenos hearing how stricktly his Lady was guarded was suddainely stricken with silent sadnesse to thinke of the impossibilities that hindred his content and his minde was so opprest with care that hée forgot how to studie for his owne a uaile Marcellus séeing him fallen into that heauy dumpe reuiued him from the same with this comfortable spéeche My deare friend abandon this habit of care and reuiue yuor drouping hart with hopeful comfort for my selfe will worke a meanes how you shall haue the custodie of Angelica which I will effect very spéedily if you will stay here but while I can bring the same about Parismenos being comforted with his courteous promise gaue him thankes in these spéeches Most noble Knight how may I expresse sufficient thankes to you for becomming so kind and faithfull a friend to me vnworthy or which way may I recompence the least of your good deeds that haue in all abundance tasted of your honourable bountie for which I render you thanks as all the recompence I am able to make vowing if euer you neede my helpe in any thing neuer to desist to hazard my life for your sake Fnd since you haue of your owne vertuous disposition uoluntarily neither drawne by entreatie nor hope of recompence promised mee your assistance which onely may be the meanes to worke my euerlasting felicitie I beseech you to go forwards therein that I may thereby bee much more indebted as well for that as for infinit other your Princely couresies which though they passe vnrewarded yet they shall neuer rest vngratified in my dutifull deuotions which by good right are eternally bound to requite your good will Worthie friend quoth Msrcellus leaue off to vse such thankes to mee that request nothing at your handes but loue and friendship which am vnable to merite any such recompence as you kindly yeelde but I pray you be merrie yet in my absence with this kinde olde Ladie whilest I put my purpose in practise which so soone as I haue brought to perfection I will returne and not before till when I take my leaue committing you to your owne hearts desire which I wish Which words being ended with many courteous farewels he departed the chamber and comming to Panora who before had bene his Nurse and loued him most dearely whome he requested in most earnest sort to vse his friend as kindly as shee would vse himselfe who promised so to doe and likewise performed it in euer vsing Parismenos so kindely that hee could not chuse but greatly to extoll and commend her courtesie Now let my muse returne to speake somewhat of Angelica who after shee sawe that shee was frustrated of her desire which was to depart with the King according as himselfe had giuen out speeches and not to be any longer inthralled as shee had of long time before bene and now perceiuing that her father had both deceiued her in that taken away all her damzels chaunged her guard and appointed her to bee guarded by such iealous slaues as would neuer scarce day nor night suffer her to be out of their sight thought her selfe not onely in as bad case as before but rather in a thousand times worse being depriued of many pleasures which she enioyed but neuer esteemed of them vntill now she was restrayned missing the comfortable presence and swéete conference she was wont to enioy with Marcellus and especiallie fearing neuer to sée the Knight of Fame again she wholy gaue her mind to sorrowe spending all her time commonly in teares and bewailing her sad estate that had not Anna in some measure comforted her shee would haue ouerwhelmed her tender heart with those cares and haue shortned the date of her precious life thinking euery houre a day and euery day a yeare till she were released from that bondage in which carefull estate she continually remained CHAP. XXIII How the Knight of Fame carried Angelica from the golden Tower to Iabins Chappell AS soone as Maximus was come to the Court hée presently got himselfe to his chamber and there began to studie how to compasse that which hée had vndertaken to effect at last he bethought himselfe that if hée could deuise any meanes to get his fathers Signet hee would write a Letter vnto the keepers of the Maiden Tower in the behalfe of Parismenos that they should admit him as one of the Gardiants which presently he contriued in this sort THis trustie knight on whose fidelitie I repose my confidence I haue chosen and appointed to be one of your fellowes and to that effect I haue sent him to you with this letter signed by my selfe whom I require you to admit without any diniall and keepe this as your warrant to do the same Maximus When Maximus had wrote this letter and immitated therein so neare as hee could his Fathers hand which hee knewe they were not greatly acquainted withall hee wrought such meanes that hee gate Maximus signet and sealed the same which when he had signed the next morning he went to Parismenos and told him what he had done who liked thereof very well and quoth he if I may once be admittâ—… amongst them let me alone with the Eunuches to come to Angelica neither will I be denied since I haue this good meanes that presently he armed himself for that he would not vse any not the least which oftentimes bringeth things well begunne to an vntoward end and taking his leaue of Marcellus and the Lady Panora with abundance of heartie thankes he departed with a merry heart
doo so mortally hate thée that I will haue thy life before I part With that he assayled him most furiously and gaue him so many mortall Wounds that with much effusion of blood hee fell downe dead Parismenos hauing brought him to this estate espied another Knight comming out of the wood which made him leaue Irus and follow him and ouertooke him at the woods side to whome he saide Knight Who art thou The Knight looking backe seeing his swoord bloodie and his Armour battered seeming to haue come from some cruell skirmish and disdaining at him to be so peremptorily examined answered What art thou that examinest me in this place Parismenos being exceedingly enraged before by the smart of some Wound he had before receiued saide I am one that will knowe what thou art before I leaue thée and with that word strooke at him The Knight likewise drawing his swoord to reuenge that blowe but he was farre vnable to withstand Parismenos that he was soone by his vnconquered Chiualrie most grieuously Wounded and in some parte disarmed Parismenos striking another forcible blowe at him hit him right where the Armour was broken and with violence the Sworde pierced his heart and hée fell downe dead without speaking a word Which done Parismenos pulled off his Helmet to see if he knewe him but he knew him not Syr Iconius hearing the noyse of the clashing of theyr Armour being then abroade drewe towards the place where Irus lay gasping for breath Whome hee presently knewe to bee the same Knight from whom he had before rescued Angelica and putting off his Helmet presently knew him to be his déere friende Irus for whose sake he was banished So that taking him vppe he conueyed him to the Caue with great diligence labouring to reuiue him which by his Industrie hée at last attained Anna comming to haue a sight of this Knights comming in presently knewe him by his Armour to be the same that had with violence taken both Angelica and her out of Hymens Temple and enquiring of the Knights his name they answered none of them knew him for none but Iconius knewe him Angelica being now somewhat better recouered Anna made knowne to her what shee had séene but could not learne the Knights name Anna qd she neuer enquire his name but viewe him well and thou shalt soone finde him to bee Irus King of Tunis For diddest thou not heare him say how that he was of Tunis when Iconius rescued mee from him Being much more miserable by his approach For Iconius and hee are of such familiaritie that whereas before I had almost woonne his consent to conuey mee to the Getulian Court I am now out of all comfort of that for Irus will rather seeke to conuey me into Tunis So that now I feare mee I shall neuer see my beloued Knight Parismenos but must bee subiect to his power Who I know will according to his barbarous disposition vse me badly that I know not Anna what to doo in this extreamitie but rather then I will subiect my selfe to his Will I will sooner bee the executioner of mine owne death and first rippe my accursed heart out of my troubled brest Anna then comforted her by many perswasions putting her in some hope yet in the ende to attaine a happie issue to all these vnfortunate Euents Parismenos hauing slaine the Knight returned to the place where he left Irus but found him not Which made him maruell what was become of him thinking that he was escaped and fled And againe being weary and somewhat Wounded he got himselfe to his secret couert to rest where he determined to spend the remnant of his life Where he continued many dayes after In which time Irus being in the Caue with Iconius had recouered his health and knewe Iconius his olde Friende to bee the man that had before endaungered his life by taking Angelica from him and leauing him to Parismenos for which hee had now made him amends by bringing him to his Caue that was likely to perish so that when he came first to the knowledge of these things he vttered these speeches How fortunate am I good Iconius to fall into your kinde handes that otherwise could not haue suruiued I haue long since heard of your Banishment from the Getulian-Courte and onely for my sake And withall hearde how strictly Maximus sought your life Who beeing come to my knowledge I sought diligently to find you out with intent to haue carryed you with me into Tunis but since I haue now so happily found and haue much more cause to loue you let me intreate you to leaue this Desart and depart with mee to Tunis where I meane to preferre you to greater Dignitie and honour then euer you haue had in Getulia I thanke you qd Iconius but I maruell what misaduenture hath nowe brought you into this Countrey and especially into this place vnacquainted with such hazard of your life Good Friende Iconius quoth he I will declare vnto you the truth of all Then he declared the truthe how hee had stolne Angelica out of Hymens Temple and how she was rescued from him in that place And withall declared all that he knewe of the estate of Getulia and of his latest comming from thence and how he met with a Knight in that Woodde that had brought him by his valiant behauiour néere his death Iconius hearing the report of the varietie of his Aduentures made him this answere Pardon mee Noble Irus for it was my selfe that tooke the Lady Angelica from you not knowing who you were who is within this Caue Irns hearing his spéeches caught him in his armes for ioy saying My deare Friende Iconius Was it you that tooke Angelica from me How was it that I knewe you not nor you mee And how fortunate and tenne thousand times blest may I bee by your meanes if you will but continue my trusty friende as heretofore you haue bene by letting me onely haue a sight of Angelica My Lord quoth he againe I haue not forgotten nor yet once diminished my former friendship but will commit the custodie of Angelica to none but your selfe For none but your selfe are Woorthy of her or none so Woorthie only if you please to follow my counsell doo not at the first motion your former sute vnto her but vse her kindely and rather for a time dissemble the extremitie of your passion for I perceiue shee is most déepely inthralled to the Bohemian Knight Parismenos that to make any other Loue to her at the first will rather increase her Affections but when shee is without hope of finding him againe then time will soone alter her minde for Womens affections are subiect to varietie Irus then tolde him that he did like his counsell excéedingly well and withall yéelded him manie thankes for that hee hadde so found his most true and loyall friendship Iconius beeing parted from Irus came presently vnto Angelica Whome he vsed most kindely And taking occasion for that he