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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

the English Knight and perceiued that he was firme in his purpose shée tooke leaue of him and departed for that time the Red-rose Knight likewise withdrew himselfe into his Chamber pondring in his minde a thousand imaginations But shée for her part was so troubled in mind and so wounded with the Darts of blinde Cupid that when the mistie darknes of night had couered the earth shee layd her downe vpon her bed where betwixt Shame and her Heart began a ferrible Battell Her Heart was incouraged that shée should goe and be with him but shame began to blush and withstood that perswasion by which meanes the battell was great and indured a long time but at last the Heart was conquerour and shame vanquished and put to flight in such sort that the faire Quéene arose from her bed and went and layd her downe by her beloued Knight where hée slept and being in the bed shée began fearefully to tremble for shame still followed her vnlawfull practises where after her quiuering heart began a little to be qualified with her trembling hand she awaked him and after spake in this manner My most deare and affectionat friend though like a carelesse wretch I come vnto thée apparelled with Shame yet let my true Loue colour this my infamous presumption for your Princely person and Kingly demeanours like Adamants haue drawne my stéeled Heart to commit this shamefull acte yet let not my feruent Affection be required with Disdaine and although you will not consent to be my wedded Lord and Husband yet let me bée thy Loue and secret Friend that a poore distressed Quéene may thinke her selfe happy in an Englishmans loue When the noble Knight heard the faire Caelias voyce and felt her by his side all naked hee was so sore abashed that hée wist not what to doe but yet at last hauing the nature and courage of a man hée turned to her vsing many amorous spéeches imbracing and kissing each other in such manner that faire Caelia was conceiued with Child and waxe great of a right faire Sonne of whom she was in processe of time safe ly deliuered as you shall heare discoursed of large in the following History But to be short during the space of foure Monethes the Fayery Ladyes lay with the English Knights and many of them were conceiued with their séede in such sort that the Countrey was afterward repeopled with male Children and what happened amongst them in the meane season I will passe ouer for this time for the dayes and nights that haue no rest passe on their wonted course in which time their Shippe was replenished with all necessaries and the Red-rose Knight summoned together Sir Launcelot and the rest and being assembled he sayd vnto them My good Friends and Countreymen you know that long time we haue soiorned in this Countrey spending our dayes in idle pastimes to the reproach of our former glories now my intent is within these thrée dayes to depart this Countrey therefore let euery man make himselfe in readines for there is no greater dishonour to aduenturous Knights then to spend their dayes in Ladyes bosomes When sir Lancelot and the other English Gentlemen heard the forward disposition of the Red-rose Knight they were all excéeding ioyfull and answered him that with great willingnesse they would all be ready at the time appointed But now when the Fayerie Ladies perceiued the preparations that the English Knights made for their departure they grew excéeding sorrowfull and complained one to another in most grieuous manner but amongst the rest the Quéene was most displeased who with a sorrowfull and sad heart came vnto the Red-rose Knight and in this manner complayned to him Alas alas my deare Lord haue yée that tyrannous heart to withdraw your selfe from me and to forsake me before you sée the fruit of your Noble person which is nourished with my bloud Deare Knight behold with pitie my wombe the chamber and mansion of your bloud Oh let that be a meanes to stay you that my Child as yet vnborne be not fatherlesse by your departure And in speaking these words shée began to wéepe and sigh bitterly and after to whisper secretly to her selfe in this order Oh you immortall heauens how may mine eyes behold the departure of my ioy for being gone all comfort in the world will forsake me and all consolation flie from me and centrariwise all sorrow will pursue mee and all misfortune come against me Oh what a sorrow will it be to my scule to sée thée floting on the dangerous Seas where euery minute perils doe arise ready to whelme thée in the bottomlesse Ocean and being once erempted from my sight my heart for euermore lie in the bed of tribulation vnder the coueriure of mortall distresse and betwéene the shéetes of eternall hewaylings Yet if there be no remedy but that theu wilt néedes depart sweare vnto me that if euer thou doest accomplish thy pretended boyage what it is I know not that thou wilt returne againe to this Country to tell mée of thy happy fortunes and thatmine eyes may once more be hold thy louely countenance which is as delectable to my soule as the Ioyes of Paradise When the Noble English Knight vnderstoode that the Quéene condescended to his departure vpon condition of his returne to which he solemnly protested if the Gods gaue him life and good fortune to performe her request whereby the Fayrie Quéene was somewhat recomforted And hauing great hope in the returne of her deare Loue thée ceased her lamentations And now to abridge the Story the time came that the valiant English-men should goe a Ship-boord vpon which day the Red-rose Knight and his followers tooke leaue of the noble Quéene and her Ladies thanking them for their kinde entertainements and so went to the Port of the Sea where they entred their Ships and so departed from the Fayrie Land After this when Caelia had borne her Babe in her wombe full forty wéekes she was deliuered of a faire Sonne who came afterward to be called the Fayrie Knight which for this time wée will not touch but referre it to the second part of this History CHAP. V. What happened to the English Knights after their departure from the Fayrie Land WIth a prosperous Winde sayled these English Knights many a League from the Fayerie Land to their great content and hearts desire where euery thing seemed to Prognosticate their happy Aduentures so vpon a day when the Sunne shone cleare and a gentle calme Winde caused the Seas to lye as smooth as Christall Ice whereby their Ship lay floating on the Waues not able to remooue For whilest the Dolphins daunc'd vpon the siluer Streames and the red gild Fishes leapt about the Shippe the Red-rose Knight requested Sir Lancelot to driue away the time with some Courtly Discourse whereby they might not thinke their Uoyage ouer long Unto which the good Sir Lancelot most willingly agréed And although hee was a Martiall Knight delighting to heare

returned from the Warre that they should the first night of their comming bee slaine sléeping in their Beds and that neuer after they should suffer man to enter into their Countrey After this conclusion they crowned Caelia the Kings Daughter for their Quéene And so afterward when the King and his Armie returned from his Warres this bloudy murther was practised and not a man left aliue but onely the King reserued whom Caelia would in no wise against nature murther but yet notwithstanding shee deliuered him into the hands of her chiefest Ladies which put him into a Boat alone and so sent him to the Sea to seeke his fortune Therefore most noble Knights this is the cause why you may not enter into our Countrey which if you doe and not presently withdraw your selues vnto the Sea the Ladies will suddenly giue you a meruailous Battell Now by the Euer-liuing 〈…〉 which English-men adore said the Noble Red-rose Knight such extremitie haue wee suffered at Sea that wée are like to perish and dye with hunger vnlesse wée finde some succeur at your hands and before we will end our liues with famine we will enter Battell with those Ladies and so dye with Honour in the Field yet this kindnesse doe we humbly desire at your hands to returne vnto your Quéene and certifie her of our poore estate and necessity and that we altogether instantly desire her that if there be any sparke of Uertue or Nobility harboured in her breast that shée will haue pitie vpon vs and suffer vs not to end our liues by such an unhappy kind of death With this request the two Damsels returned to the Quéen and recounted from word to word the humble suit of the Red-rose Knight and what extremitie they were in Which when the Quéene vnderstood and that they were Knights of England the fame of which countrey shée had so often heard reportes shée demaunded what manner of people they were and of what condition Surely Madam answered one of the two Damsels I neuer in all my life saw more goodly men nor better spo●en and it is to bée supposed they bée the choyce of all humane people and with their courteous demeanors are able to draive the mercilesse and sauage Nation to affect them The Quéene hearing the Damsels so highly to commend the English Knights thinking also vpon their request began in minde to haue pitie of their misaduentures and so instantly sent for them and gaue them frée libertie to make their abode in her Countrey which incontinently when the English Knights heard how they should receiue a kinde welcome and a friendly entertainement grew so exceeding ioyfull as though Heauen had sent them present comfort so comming before the Quéene and her Ladyes they saluted each other most courteously and with great reuerence But when the vertuous Quéene behelde this noble company before her in all humilitie shée deliuered to a hundred of her Ladies the hundred English Knights and reserued the Princely Red-rose Knight vnto her selfe and so were they brought to the Quéenes Pallace where euery Lady feasted her Knight in most gallant sort and to their hearts content But now when the Quéene had the Red-rose Knight in her Chamber and had beheld the exceeding beautie of the noble Prince shée tooke him by the hand and led him into one of her Chambers where the shewed him her Riches and Treasure and after sayd vnto him in this manner Most noble and valiant Englishman these Riches bée all onely at thy Commandement and also my body which here I offer vp as a gift and Present to thy diuine excellencie and furthermore there is nothing of value which I am Mistris of but shall be at thy disposing to the intent that my loue may be acceptable to thy gracious eyes But when the Red-rose Knight perceiued to what intent she spake these words in this manner answered her saying Most deare Princesse and faire Quéene of this Maiden countrey I giue you right humble thankes for these your courtesies and by no meanes possible may I deserue this high honour you haue grac'd me with Oh great Knight replyed then the Quéene the smallest thought of your honourable minde is sufficien●●o recompence the vttermost of my deserts yet let me request this one thing at your noble hands that neuer asked the like fauour of any one before for she that neuer knew the least motion of loue is now pricked with a hundred torments and vnlesse you quench the ardent affection wherwith my heart is fired with the pleasant hopes of your comfortable smiles I am like to die desperat and then the world will accuse you of cruelty in murdering a consiant Lady but if it shall please you to grant me loue and so espouse me according to Himens holy Kites héere shall you rule sole King and be the Lord of all this Countrey My right deare Lady answered then the Red-rose Knight you haue done such pleasure to mée and to my distressed followers in preseruing vs from famine as I shal neuer requite it though I should spend all the rest of my life in your Seruice And know most excellent Princesse that there is no aduenture so dangerous yet at your commandement would I practise to accomplish yet for to tye my selfe in Wedlockes bonds there is no woman in the world shall procure mee for till I haue finished an Aduenture which in my heart I haue vowed I will not linke my affection to any Lady in the world But thinke not Madam that I refuse your loue through disdaine for I sweare by the dignity King Arthur grac●d mée with I should think my selfe most fortunate if I had so faire and noble a Lady as your diuine selfe Most worthy Knight then answered the Quéene I imagine that the Gods haue sent you into this Countrey for two causes principally The first is that you and your followers should be preserued from death by my meanes The second is that you should inhabit in this Countrey least it should in short time be left as a desert wildernesse for it is inhabited onely by Women without a King and haue no other Gouernour but me which am their chiefe Princesse And for so much as I haue succoured you so succour you this desolate Citie that it may be repeopled with your séed and in so doing you shall accomplish a vertuous déed and winne to your names an eternall memory to all ensuing ages I confesse quoth the Red-rose Knight that you and your Ladies haue succoured mée and my followers in our great necessitie and in recompense whereof wee will imploy all our indeauours to the repeopling againe of this Countrey But in regard of the secret vow my heart hath made I will not yéeld my selfe to your desires for if I should infringe my oath mine Honour were greatly impaired And before I would commit that dishonourable fact I would suffer the greatest torment that mans heart can imagine Incontinently when the loue-sicke Quéene heard this answere of

renowned Prester Iohn sitting vpon his Princely Throne vnder propt with pillers of Iasper stone who after he had giuen them an honorable welcome he took the Red-rose Knight by the hand and led him vp into a large and sumptious Hall the richest that euer he had séene in all his life But in going vp certaine stayres hée looked in at a window and espied fayre Anglitora the Kings daughter sporting amongst other Ladyes which was the fayrest mayde that euer mortall eye behelde and I thinke that Nature her selfe could not frame her like but being entred the Hall they foūd the Tables couered with costly fare ready for supper when as the English Knights were set at the Kings Table in company of Prester Iohn and Anglitora with other Ladyes attending hauing good stomaches they fedd lustily but Anglitora which was placed right ouer against the Red-rose Knight fedde only vpon his beauty and princely behauiour not being able to withdraw her eyes from his diuine excellencie but the renowned Prester Iohn for his part spent away the supper time with many pleasant conferences touching the countrey of England and King Arthurs princely Court the report of which fame had so often sounded in his eares But amongst all other deuises he told the English Knights of a Trée of gold which now grew in his Realme and yéerely brought foorth goldē fruit but he could not enioy the benefit thereof by reason of a cruell Dragon that continually kept it for the conquest of which golden tree hée had many times solemnly proclaimed through that part of the World that if any Knight durst attempt to conquer it and by good fortune bring the aduenture to an end he should haue in reward thereof his Daughter the faire Anglitora in marriage to which many Knights reserted as well of fortaine Countreys as his owne Nation but none proued so fortunate to accomplish the wished conquest but lost their liues in the same aduenture therefore I fully beléeue if all the Knights in the world were assembled together yet were they all vnsufficient to ouercome that terrible Dragon With that the Red-rose Knight with a bold courage stood vp and protested by the loue he bore vnto his countryes King he would performe the enterprise or lose his life in the attempt so in this resolution hée remained all supper time which being ended the English Knights were brought into diuers chambers but amongst the rest the Red-rose Knight and Sir Launcelot were lodged néere to the fayre Anglitora for there was nothing betwixt their Chambers but a little Gallery into which being come and no sooner layd in their beds but the Red-rose Knight began to conferre with Sir Launcelot in this manner What thinke you quoth he of the enterprize I haue taken in hand Is it not a deed of honour and renowne Surely replyed Sir Launcelat in my iudgement it is an enterprize of death for euery man in this countrey adiudgeeth you ouercome and destroyed if you but once approach the sight of the Dragon therefore bee aduised and goe not to this perrilous aduenture for you can obtaine nothing thereby but reproach and death and doubtlesse they are counted wise that can shun the misuentures and kéepe themselues from danger But then quoth the Red-rose Knight shall I falsifie my promise and the promise of a noble minde ought still to bée kept therefore ere I will infringe the Uow I haue made I will be deuoured by the terrible Dragon And in speaking these words they fell asleepe During which time of their conference fayre Anglitora stood at their chamber doore and heard all that had passed betwixt them and was so surprized with the loue of this gentle Red-rose Knight that by no meanes shée could restraine her affections and returning to her chamber casting her selfe vpon her Bedde thinking to haue slept but could not shée began to say secretly to her selfe this sorrowfull lamentation Alas mine Eyes what torment is this you haue put my heart vnto for I am not the woman that I was wont to be for my heart is fiered with a flame of amorous desires and is subiect to the Loue of this gallant English Knight the beautie of the world and the glory of Christendome But fond feele that I am wherefore doe I desire the thing which may not be gotten for I greatly feare that hee is already betr●thed to a Lady in his owne Countrey And furthermore his minde is garnished with Princely cogitations that I may not enioy his Loue and he thinketh no more of me then on her that he neuer saw But graunt that hee did set his affection vpon mée yet were it to small purpose for he is resolued to aduenture his life in the conquest of the Golden trée where hee will soone bee deuowred by the terrible Dragon Ah what a griefe sorrow will it be to my heart when I shall heare of his vntimely death for hee is the choise of all Nature the Prince of Nobilitie and the flowre of worship for I haue heard him say that hee had rather die honourably in accomplishing his Uow then to returne with reproach into England Which happy country if these eyes of mine might but once behold then were my soule possessed with terrestriall ioyes Anglitora with these words fell asléepe and so passed the night away till the day came who ●o sooner with his bright beames glistered against the Pallace walles but the Red-rose Knight arose from his bed and armed himselfe in great courage ready for the aduenture where after hée had taken leaue of the King and all the rest of his English friends hée departed foorth of the Citie towards the Golden trée which stood in a low vally some two miles from the Kings Pallace This morning was fayr and cleare and not a cloud was séene the elements and the Sun cast his resple●dant beames vpon the earth at which time the Ladyes and Damosels moūted vpon the highest Towers in the Pallace and the common people came vp to the battlements and walles of Churches to behold the aduenture of this valiant Knight who as then wet most ioyfully on his iourney till he came to the vaile of the Golden trée wherein being no sooner entred but he behelde a most cruell and terrible Dragon come springing out of his hellow Caue This Dragon was farre more bigger then a horse in length full thirtie foote the which incontinently as soone as hee was out of his Caue began to raise his necke set by his eares and to stretch himselfe opened his throate and casting foorth thereat most monstrous burning flames of fire Then the Red-rose Knight drew cut his good Sword and went towards him whereat the Monster opened his terrible throat whereout sprang three tongues ●asting foorth flaming fire in such sort that it had almost burnt him The first blowe that the Knight strooke hit the Dragon betwixt the two eyes so furiously that hée staggered but being recouered and féeling himselfe most grieuously hurt

of a wild Fore rosted the same morning with diuers other seruices of Fowles whereof the Countrey had plentie Their bread was made of the Almonds mixed with Goates milke for no corne grew in this soyle their Drinke of the wilde grape likewise mingled with Goates milke which is in my minde accounted restoratiue to this Banquet were the Trauellers placed where hauing good stomackes they quickly satisfied hunger after began to chat of their aduentures what danger they indured by sea how luckily they arriued in that Countrey giuing the courteous Knight great thanks for his kindnesse On the other side when the Banquet was ended euery one rising from the table he tooke an Orphirian that hung by and caused his Dwarffe to daunce after the sound thereof the strings whereof hee himselfe strayned with such curiositie that it mooued much delight especially the Lady Anglitora whose eyes and eares were as attentiue to the Melody as Helle●s were to the inchaunting Musicke of the Grecian Paris In this kind of pleasure consumed they most part of the day till the bright Sunne began greatly to decline then the Blacke Knight in a couragious spirit said Sir Knight for so you séeme to bee by your entertainement of Strangers this Carpet kind of pleasure I like not it disagrees with my young desires the hunting of vntamed Tygers the Tilts and Turnaments of Knights and the Battels of renowned Warriours is the glory I delight in and now considering no other aduentrous exercise may bee found in this Countrey but only the hunting of Wilde beastes I will into the Forrest and by manhood fetch some wilde Uemson for my mothers supper The Knight of the Castle séeing his resolution furnished him with a hunting Iauelin and so directed him to the Forrest where most plentie of such pleasures were God be his good spéed for wee will leaue the Blacke Knight in his exercise and speake of the wanton affections of Anglitora and the Knight of the Castle that they cast vpon each other a short tale to make whereas two hearts make one thought the bargaine is soone made the Knight of the Castle hauing not had the presence nor societie of a Woman in seuen yéeres before grew as wantonly minded as the Roman Tarquinius when hee rauished the chast Lady Lucretia On the other side Anglitora hauing the venome of disloyaltie grew so pliable to his desires that at his pleasure hee obteined that loue which in former times the Red-rose Knight aduentured his life for she that in former times was accounted the worlds admiration for constancie was now the very wonder of shame and the by-Word of modest Matrons this was the first dayes entrance into their wanton pleasures which in all daliance they spent till the Sunne had lost the sight of the Earth then expecting the returne of the Blacke Knight from Hunting they sate as d●murely as they had béen the chastest liuers of the world not a glance of wantonnesse passed betwixt them but all modest and ●iuill behauiours in this sort stayed they attending for the returne of the Blacke Knight but all in vaine for hauing a wilde Panther in chase hee followed so farre in the vnknowne Forrest that hee lost himselfe all that night trauelling to finde the way foorth but could not sléepe was to him as meate to a sicke man his steps were numberlesse like the starres of heauen or the sands of the Sea his deuises for recouerie little preuailed the further hee went the further hee was from returning thus day and night for many dayes and nights spent hée in these comfortlesse trauailes no hope cheered his heart no comfort bore him company but his patient minde and now at last when hee saw all meanes fru●rate hee resolued to liue and die in that sollitary Forrest his foode hee made of the Fruits of trées his drinke of the cleare ruaning water his Bed was no better then a heape of Sun-burnd Mosse his Canopies the azure Elements full of twinckling lights his Curtaines a row of thicke branched Trees the Torches to light him to his Bed the Starres of Heauen the Melodie or Musicke to bring him asléepe the croakes of Rauens or the tearefull cries of night Owles the Clocke to tell the houres of the night were h●sing Snakes and Toades croaking in foggy grasse his morning Cocke the cheerefull Nightingale or the cherping Larke his companions on the day were howling Woolues rauening Lyens and the wrathfull Bo●res all as the Fates had decréed as gentle to him in fellowship as people of a ciuill gouernment for to say troth time necessitie had conuerted him to a man of wild conditions for his hayre was growne long and shaggy like vnto a Satyre his flesh tanned in the Sunne as an Indian the nailes of his fingers were as the tallents of Eagles wherewith hee could easily climbe the highest trees garments hee had not any for they were worne out as willingly was hée content with nakednesse as in former times hée was with rich habiliments Thus liued hee for seauen yéeres in this desolate Forrest by which time hee was almost growne out of the fauour of a man where for a time wee will leaue him and procéed to other accidents also wée will ouer passe the leawd liues of Anglitora and the Knight of the Castle nor speake as yet any more of their seauen yéeres adulterie for numberlesse were the sinnes committed by them in those seauen yéeres in that accursed Castle CHAPTER 5 How the Red-rose Knight found his Lady and how he was most strangely murthered and buried in a dunghill THE Blackamore slaue as you haue heard attended vpon them like an obedient Seruant and shewed all dutie and loue till Anglitora gaue her body to the spoyle of Lust and from a vertuous Lady conuerted her selfe to a hated Strumpet which vile course of life when the Indian perceiued hée secretly departed the Castle greatly lamenting the wrongs of his Master the Red-rose Knight whose noble minde deserued better at her hands Day and night traualled the poore slaue toward England thinking to finde his Master there and to reueale that which hardly hee thought would bee beléeued by him wearie and opprest with hunger went hée this long Iourney many Prouinces hee passed through before hée could learne the way towards England and then was hée so farre from it as at the first when hée departed from the Castle The labouring Husbandman grieued not more to sée his Corne and Cattle taken by Théeues nor the Marchant to heare of his Shippes suncke at Sea then did this Indian at his vaine trauels and wearisome Iourneyes to small purpose so at last setting forward againe hee came to the sea side thinking to heare of some Shippe to giue him passage ouer but alasse one crosse falls after another one mischiefe comes vpon the necke of another and one mischance seldome happens alone so as this true hearted Negar stood beholding how the billowes of the Sea beate against her banckes and