worthie of his gouernment This Duke had to wife a gratious Ladie whose goodnes was such in the worlde as made her soone fit for the heauens for such was her delight in diuine contemplations and so little her foie in anie earthlie substance that languishing in the worlde with longing after heauen shee liued not manie yeares with her louing Lord on the earth but the Lorde of all loue tooke her vp into the heauens yet before her departure from this life she had by her Lorde the Duke two blessed children a sonne and a daughter her sonne named Fantiro and her daughter Sinilia The young Lord a man of excellent partes both for bodie and mind whose particular perfections would requre a volume to describe in their true kindes but for that by a little light maiâ—… the whole daie be considered let thus much suffice that both for valour and vertue he might well be called the Souldiers Dictionarie 〈◊〉 the Courtieâ—…s Looking glasse And for his sister if I coulde as briefelie set downe her excellencie I would not thinke it the least point of eloquence but for all those rare perfections that maie dignifie the name of an earthlie creature I maie saie shee was in the honour of reason the wonder of nature But least in my introduction into my historie I 〈◊〉 more tedious then pleasing I will leaue this Duke Ordillo with his blessed children for a while and I will returne to the Duke Firento of the Ilands of Balino and his sonne Penillo one of the most gallant gentlemen in the world This Duke Firento finding his sonne of so noble a spirite aâ—… could not containe his content within the confiâ—…es of his fathers countrey but that as well by his delight in the reading of histories his forwardnesse to the warres his conuersaâ—…on among strangers and especiallie such as professed armes noting I say his disposition 〈◊〉 to the trauailing life that he feared he should not long keepe him at home vpon good â—…ration how best to aduise him either for his staie or trauaile to his liking finding him one daie by chance all alone walking in â—… close arbour in his garden commanding apart all his attendantes tooke occasion in great kindnesse thus to deale with him Penillo what fondnesse it were in mee to flaster thee with thy much worthinesse of my loue I had rather thou shouldest conceiue then I explaine although I reâ—…oice therein more of my knowledge then I would haue thee prowd of my content but my déere sonne let me tell thee that as I thinke my selfe not a little happie in my hope of thy good as well for my priuat comfort as the profit of my whole countrey so if by the indiscretion of thy disposition or by the crueltie of fortune crossing alwaies the course of vertue thou shouldest not onely deceiue my hope but destroie my happines to the sorrow of mine age and cutting off my daies thinke with thy selfe my deare sonne if it may lie in thy power to preuent the worst and performe the best shouldst not thou find thine owne vnkindnes in proouing so vnnaturall as to grieue the soule of him that deerely loueth thee and to be an occasion of his death who vnder heauen was the originall of thy life Be not appauled my son speake freely I giue thee leaue if thou canst imagine the cause of my speech and as thou best likest without the least doubt of my displeasure I praie thee giue me thy answere The young Lorde little expecting this kind of gréeting with his good father and neuer vnprouided to answere the darkest demand that might be made him especiallie from his father in whom he could not haue anie thought of the least dislike of him with a staied humble countenance began thus to frame his replie My gratious Lord as I reioice not a â—…title in the greatnes of your more naturall then deserued loue which looking onelie into your owne goodnesse haue builded your hope of my happines so if I could finde in my selfe the least thought of vnthankfolnesse whereby I might iustly purchase your harde opinion surely I should thinke my selfe worthy of death that shoulde liue to giue offence vnto the fairest comfort of my life But as my conscience doth assure me of no such criminall conceit so do I protest that I doe not a little marueile what should leade you into this manner of question for as I cannot bee vnnaturall so will I not feare you to be vnkinde but humbly beseech you for the better accomplishing of your content in some plainer method to acquaint me with your good meaning The olde man loath to mooue griefe in his sonne whose deserued loue he was fullie assured of and yet willing to be satisfied of his true resolution touching his humour of trauaile with much adoe brake into this spéech with him Penillo I haue of late noted in thee as well by thy studie in the languages as by thy conuersation among strangers and thy loue to souldiers that the aduenture of thy fortune abroad will be more pleasing to thee then thy best contentment at home but if I might by the aduise of my experience perswade thée to the care of my knowledge I should easily make thée finde the sweete of the old prouerbe that home is home be it neuer so homely The rowling stone gatheresh no mosse that prospereth in one ground maie perish in another Aduentures are dangerous the seas boistrous and the warres perilous and great is the difference betweene strange companions and home friendes what canst thou sée abroad that is not here The same earth and little different in nature either for heat or cold the same sunne shining there that shineth here men and women in the same shape that thou séest here in their vniuersities the same kinde of schâ—…lers in their cities marchantes and men of trade and traffique as we haue in ours in their villages such farmers and labourers in their tribunall seates such iudges in their warres such men of armes in their court such Lords and Ladies and in all places such kinde of people as in some places of our dominion thou maiest take notice of if thou be circumspect what shall I saie to perswade thée rather to staie at home then stray abroad Thou hast a father that loues thee more déerely then any friend can doe a sister whose vertue with her beautie deserueth an honorable fortune and which I thinke not thy least charge in conscience to haue a care in as much as maie lie in thee to accomplish thy mother holdes thee so deere as her life thy friends make a iewell of thy kindnesse thy followers in thine honour settle the hope of their fortune and my subiectes in thy wisdome repose the happinesse of their whole state All this and manie more particular causes of content thou hast here at home likelie euery daie to encrease where abroade how bitter wil be thy change I feare to thinke should sorrowe to heare and shall
Turke and am I now afraide of a little Christian Is this the fruit of a storme at Sea to come into this kind of calme at lande Well what shoulde I talke to the trees that heare mee not or to the birdes that vnderstande me 〈◊〉 or to the aire that helpes mee not Oh Bilanta blessed werte thou borne if thy beautie haue beene the beginning of my happines and happie if thy vertue ioine issue with my affection for though our parentes be at iarre we maie be at one and what anger in them cannot yéeld vnto loue maie effect in vs an ende of heartburning in our patentes and a beginning of quiet in our countries But howe shall I hope of thy loue my fathers displeasure maie brééde a doubt of my loue besides she maie be affected otherwise then I know where at the young Princesse in her close walk replied no. What quothe the young Prince is there here such an eccho The Ladie againe replied oh The young Prince amazed at this eccho went on with this speech Oh that I knew Bilanta indeede would regard my loue she answeared loue Loue quoth the Prince but whome doeth she meane I would I knewe his name she answeared name name quoth the Prince but who maie it be If it be one onelie shee answeared onelie Onelie quoshe hee onelie happie in déede would so were Pinello she made answere Pinello With that the Prince putting the wordes of the eccho together made vp this speech Oh loue name onelie Pinello And musing a little vpon his conceit of this sound looking aside espied the young princesse with her attendant walking out of the Arbour into the Garden whome meeting with at the ende of a crosse alley he saluted with this gréeting Sweete Princesse when there bee two Suns shining at one instant it cannot be but faire weather one in the skie and an other on the earth both which meete so sweetelie in this blessed péece of ground that let him die in his bed that will not walke in such a morning The Lady not fully perswaded of his affectioÌ„ for al his playing with ecche and yet hoping wel of his words till his deedes fell out otherwise with a modest smile made him this answeare My Lord if your spéeches were not so high in the cloudes that poore soules on the earth know not how to gesse of your meaning I shoulde bee the better able to frame an answeare to your salutation but howsoeuer the sun shine in the heauens the shadow of your imagination if it were a substance of that worth that might answeare a far lesse figure then your fauour would be loath that anie fowle weather shoulde hinder the happines of your faire walke but I perceiue such morning Astronomers can plaie prettilie with their owne humors Prettie Lady quoth the prince the best plaie that I know is at be you pleasde where hee that lightes vppon a good carde were vnwise if he woulde change the princesse rouing vnhappilie at his conceit replied againe and yet my Lord to be afraid of good fortune is sometime cause of much losse yea Madame answered the Prince but fortune is so fantasticall that there is no trust to be had in her and therfore I hold my opinion rather to kéepe a good choise then to aduenture a bad change I am no gamster answered the Princesse and therfore can speake but idlte of the sport but they that are pleasde are happie and they will not hold themselues so are vnwise The Prince playing vpon this word pleasde went forwarde with this speech Good Madam mate it then please you to be pleasde with the seruice of my affection which no further then desart will seeke the houour of your fauour The Ladie with a modest smile somewhat concealing her content 〈◊〉 him this answere My good Lord I am glad it pleaseth your greatnesse to be so merry with your poore friends but such seruice as your fauour must be graced with greater honour then my vnworthinesse can accomplish The Prince not a little contented with her spéech replied againe in these words Madam to make a long haruest about a little corne were but a weake piece of husbandrie and therfore not to hold you with a tedious discourse in plaine tearmes you are the card that I meane my plaie is no iest your loue is the stake that I would be glad if I could to win you are the choise that I haue made and that I would bee loath to change and therfore if a souldiers eloquence maie haue fauour in your audience let my heart and hand in your honour speake for my desart in your affection The Ladie not able to couer the fire that was now past kindling brake sodainlie into this answere My Lorde to reape the corne ere it be ripe maie prooue more haste then good spéede and yet to let it grow till it shedde were great losse to the farmer and therfore the taking of time is profitable to the prouident I will not teach your honour what to doe but if my loue be the prize of your pleasure you cannot loose the hope of your patience assuring my selfe that the reach of your conceit excéedeth not the roialtie of your spirit which in the regard of vertue deserueth nothing but honour and for that the heart of a souldier is frée from the tongue of a dissembler I will rather beleeue the truth of valour then giue eare to the falshood of a weaker spirit But for that manie crosse fortunes maie hinder the happinesse of the most honorable resolutions let me intreat your patience to make triall of 〈◊〉 constanciâ—… ere you make my vnworthinesse mistresse of my contentment The Prince nothing disliking this good motion in her good minde kissing her hande made this kinde conclusion Faire Princesse the discretion of your good motion I exceedingly like of for your credit to my truth I cannot but thanke you for the honour wherewith you entitle me I returne it fully vpon you for the nature of my loue let your vertue discerne it and for the faith of my affection I vow you shall command it but as you know I haue resolutely intended to attende the Emperour in his warres against the Turke where if I gaine honor the garlandd shall bee graced in your wearing if I die let it suffice thy selfe to knowe the honour of my loue with whome howsoeuer be my fortune I vow to leaue the faith of my affection and so thinking to procéede in their further conference spying certaine Ladies and Gentlewomen with their friends and attendants comming into the garden they singled themselues one from another hee retiring himselfe to his lodging and she to her close arbour where I leaue them for a while to meditate vpon their muses and I will returne vnto 〈◊〉 late Page vnto the Duke Feronte Fantiro sonne to the Duke Ordillo preferred by the Merchant before spoken of vnto one of the Duke Ferontes Court and after by his Lord and master vnto the
Duke himselfe hauing so well caried himselfe in his seruice that he was not onlie beloued of the Duke his now Lorde and master but of all his whole Court and especiallie of Senilla the onelie daughter of the Prince of whom he had often receiued such secret tokens of honorable fausurs as except he would hide both his eies he must néedes perceiue some part of her affection But among al this was not the least that one daie among other in the afternoone the Duke being disposed to haue some 〈◊〉 and dancing in the presence falling out in a daunce that euery knight was to take his Ladie and euerie Ladie her seruant on whom she would bestowe her fauour in the presence of her father the Duke she tooke Fantiro by the hand and accompanied him in the measure till the dauncing was wholie ended Which was noted of manie especially of one who hauing more wealth then honour thought to buy loue with drosse which ilfauoured dogge vnworthâ—…e to bee called a man yet attended with farre better then himselfe séeking in what hee might to disgrace this vnknowne Prince came one daie by chance into a galleris néere adioining to the presence where he found the yong Princesse walking all alone and vpon the sodaine standing as it were in a muse looking vpon a picture of an Ape playing with an Owle where smiling to her selfe which was the best shaped creature shee sawe comming towardes her the onelie hobby horse of a man that euer disgraced a coate of veluet whome rather for the fauour that he helde with her father then for anie affection that the had reason to carrie him she for ill fashions sake thus saluted Signor Sperto for so was hee called whether christened or no I know not God giue you good morrow The flouch of a slouen with a slauering smile vpon a slubbered conceit after manie good 〈◊〉 began to trouble her with this tattle Truely 〈◊〉 I am glad it was my good happe to méere so conuenient 〈◊〉 lie with your 〈◊〉 as well for the honour that I wish you aâ—… for the seruice I would be glad to doe you for though a Quince bee a tree of no straightnesse yet it beareth a faire 〈◊〉 wholesome fruit the fallow 〈◊〉 is rough yet it beareth the best 〈◊〉 and the Ore hath but an ill hue yet is there pure golde to be had in it so maie it bee that in me you maie uÌ„nde some cause of discontentment 〈◊〉 you haue made triall of more then I will protest but emploie me in your seruice consider of my desart and doe me iustice in your fauour Let your fathers loue be an ingression into my Grace and the endeuour of my dutie the encrease of my good for tune The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is commended for shining as well vpon the valleies as the mountaines the sea is beloued as well for a Pinnis as a proud ship and is not the pearle in a shell more worth then the oyle of a Whale then thinke it not vnpossible to find that spirit in me that you maie perhaps finde in a fairer faced ereature a Diamonde is the brighter for his foile a faire horse is the more beautifull by the deformitie of a fowle iade and how can you bee better graced then in fauouring the disgratious for my loue I will compare it with anie liuing and for my seruice I would it could expresse my louing Good Madam pardon my boldnesse in acquainting you with my suit which hath no life but in the onely fruit of your good fauour The Ladie so little liking the outward dogge that shee had no patience to thinke of the inward Deuill little studying for an answere brake of a sodaine into this spéech Sir for your kindenesse I thanke you but for your paines I would be loath to trouble you for though your eloquence be great yet all is but a sound and when the stringes are once slipt the lute is but a piece of wood the Diamond is to be loued for his fire not his fotle a comelie horse with a iade will make an â—…lfauoured coniunction 〈◊〉 to grace the vngratious is against the haire of a good wit My fathers loue and my liking maie differ vpon causes and your seruice and my command not méete in anie occasion of emploiment for the sunne shining on the valleies it is a blessing of the heauens and for the Pinnis sayling thorough the seas it is by the bearing nature of the water but for the pearle in the shell indéede I must confesse it is farre better out of it then in it and to conclude for the inwarde sharpenesse of your witte if it were not in so grosse a person I could perhaps take patience with my fauour to make some emploiment of your seruice but for that I would not féede you with vaine hopes to hang vpon the skirtes of my faire spéeches let 〈◊〉 suffice you not to abuse you that I could bee content of ten to heare you but neuer to see you Whereat the wicked wretch like a galde horse kicking at the noise of a currie-combe fretâ—…ing at his owne deformitie where a squinte eie a halfe nose and a wrie mouth had no grace in a great rage 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his cold entertainment went awaie with these wordes Well if you like not that you see you maie pull out your eies and softlie muttering to himselfe I will méete with you ere you be aware and crosse you in your most comfort meaning with Fantiro her loue now in that Court called Rantifo But I will leaue the wretch to his wicked inuentions going from the Ladie to the Duke her father and I will tell you a fewe wordes of the Lady and her louer whose good hap it was presentlie after the departure of this sweete Gentleman to come into the gallerie where his Ladie and mistris was verie solemnlie walking but fearing that he had offended her fauour with pressing into her presence begaÌ„ to retire himselfe towards the doore as not willing further to moâ—…ue her patience which the Ladie espying and willing a little to embolden his dutie in her fauour called him vnto her with these wordes My good seruant what meanes this too much good manner or shall I call it strangenesse or found you them not here that you looked for or are you displeased with them that you see Truely I wil not hurt you and to put you in further comfort if you haue any suit to my father or affection to any friend of mine assure your selfe I will not hinder you though how much I will further you I will not tell you The young Gentleman in this Court vnknowne what hee was and therefore carrying no greater title not a little glad of this kinde gréeting made her this humble answere My gratious Ladie and mistris I feared nothing but your displeasure nor ioie in anie thing vnder the heauens but your fauour my suit to your father is but his imploiment of my seruice and for my affection to your
trie their wits to laâ—…e this ladie aboorde for her loue vpon this agreement betwixt them that he that woon her fauour shoulde commande the other as his seruantes and so euer after should call them Whereupon finding now a conuenient time to trie the fortune of their aduentures singling themselues one from the other one of them â—…hinking himself not the worst witted began thus to salute her Faâ—…re Princesse how well to entitle your worthines I know not but if my vnworthines may haue fauour in your patience my seruice should bee made happie in your emploiment The Ladie not making anie shewe of disdaine with a modest smile made him this answere Truth néedeth no eloquence for your kinde offer of your seruice I wish you a better preferment but if I should be so vaine as to trust you wherein would you giue mee leaue to commande you The gentleman with this sweet seeming speech halfe perswaded of nothing lesse then her fauour with all humblenes fell into protestations so far of his affection that if he disobeied her command or not fulfilled her request let him die with his ill fortune or bee disgraced in her fauour whereupon with great thankes she made him this answeare Syr for that finding the greatnes of your good wil I would not bee thought vnkinde in my requit all marke well what I saie vnto you You shall neither drawe your purse for a penny your sword against an enimy nor your foote from this place so that you shall be neither at cost in feare nor danger for me and yet performe my request and you shall bee assured of my fauour The gentleman fearing that she had mocked him with some matter of small importance made her this answere Madame though by the slightnes of this seruice I feare the weaknes of my fortune yet expresse your commandement and consider of my desert for be it hard or easie I will either die or do it Then quoth the Princesse without further talke you see yonder is a diall vpon the wall of my fathers window you see the shadow vpon the diall stand here till you see the shadow moue and then call me to the sight of it I desire no more for your seruice The poore gentleman there bound by his oth to performe his protestation fell to stare out his eâ—…es and nere the better for his looking whome shee had no sooner left in that poore taking but she was set vpon by the second whome after a great deale of idle talke to little purpose shee tooke vp in this manner If I should thinke that you could not dissemble I should thinke you lacked wit and if I shoulde trust you without triall you might condemne me of follie but if in regard of your protestations I should make proofe of your affection might I presume of your performance in making proofe of your sufficiencie The poore man as proude of his hope as his vnhappy friend would refuse nothing make no exceptions but command and it was doone or let it cost him his life whereupon to abridge the tediousnes of their discourse the put him to this péece of seruice Sir quoth shee you see this Apple-tree before you I praie you watch the ripening of them the heate of the Sun I heare will change their colour and fill them full of redde streakes I praie you when you see them begin to change coloure call me that I maie see it and I will require no more seruice for the assurance of my fauour The poore gentleman sworne to his taske tooke him to his worke where losse of his labour could get him nothing but repentance but in that gazing maze he had not stood long but the thirde followed his fellowes whome after much néedles talke shée put likewise to this seruice Sir quoth shée I am easilie perswaded that vpon easie pointes you woulde performe an easie péece of seruice but had I neede of your helpe in any matter of difficultie I maie perhaps faile of your performaunce hee poore man as well deceiued as the rest in the pride of his opinion making the worlde but a walke the seaes but a brooke and wonders but trifles in respect of that which he would do for her receiued this commandement for his emploiment Sir quoth shée you see here this tufte of grasse watch the shooting of any one of them and call me that I maie see the growing of them and it is all the seruice that I meane to put you to for all the fauour that I can afforde you The gentleman forced either to falsifie his fayth or to prâ—…uâ—… the third foole tooke him to the ground where he sate downe in vaine to see that was not possible But while they were thus standing either in muses or mazes returned the Duke into the garden where marueyling to beholde those gallantes in those tunes hauing heard the cause told his daughter it would be some disgrace to her greatnes to offer such discourtesies as to charge her seruantes with impossibilities yet smiling at their follies desiring her to rolease them which she soone granted he called Rantifo vnto him not far off walking with a gentleman of his chamber to whome being come before him being disposed to be merrie with him tolde him of his danghters handling of her sutors but quoth he let me intreate thee not to make report of this qualitie in her least it bee a hurt to her great happinesse when such as maie be worthie her fauour maie take dislike at her vnkindnesse Rantifo not a little pleased to sée her so put off her gallant suitors and yet much discomforted in conceit of his departure told the Duke that such trials of her wit would encrease the titles of her honour and for himselfe he would not wish to liue but to honour the roialtie of his house which the Duke séeming to take verie well at his handdes after a fewe ordinarie Courte words leauing his daughter with her friends and attendants in the garden retired himselfe into his chamber and so into his closet where I will leaue him for a while at his study and his danghter in the garden faine into some talke with her seruant wherof I will speake hereafter and I will returne to tell you what followed of Penillo and his fortune In this time of Penillo his being vpon the sea comming from the Emperours Court he met with a shippe going for Balino the chiefe cittie of his countrey and in the shippe found one Mario Doronte the Merchant that first brought ouer Rantifo the Duke Ordilloes sonne into that countrey of whom making the shippe a while to attend him after that hee had enquired of him of the health of the Duke Ordillo and his faire daughter the Princesse his mistris writing a few humble lines to his father with a token of kindnesse to his sister giuing somewhat to the saâ—…lers like wise to Mario Doronte making himselfe towards the Ilandes of Cotasi left them to the heauens blessing This
Mario Doronte being by misfortunes at sea decayed and hauing some summes of money due vnto him in the Ilances of Balino with his wife and two children determining to leaue his owne countrey and so take his habitation in some of the cities of Balino put to sea in the shippe then going for the chiefe citie in the Ilandes not to stand long vpon néedlesse pointes the winde and tide serning well within a few daies they arriued at the Iland in a hauen néere vnto the cittie Dolno néere vnto the Court of the Duke Feronte Where they had not lodged manie daies but the decaied Merchant hauing occasion to make petition to the Duke for meanes to come by his mony of his Cxeditours taking his wife and children with him as well for comfort of their companies as to mooue pitty in the Duke the more for their sakes met at the Court gate with Rantifo going abroad into the parke with his mistris the young Princesse who looking well vpon the olde man and his little familie after a fewe questions of his fortune and the cause of his comming thither tooke his petition with promise not onely to deliuer it to her father but in what her power coulde doe with him to effect the spéede of his suite and in the meane time for his reliefe gaue him a purse with two hundreth crownes Rantifo not a little commending this gratious bounty in the young Princesse calling to minde the crueltie of his owne fortune and noting the miserie of his not willing to make himselfe knowne vnto him gaue him yet these wordes to comfort him father if I were not suddainly to depart hence into the Iland from whence you came I would assure thée much of my friendship but I will entreat this Ladie in mine absence to followe and effect your comfort which she willinglie promised and after happilie effected But ere I go anie further with the discourse of their fortunes I will leaue them for a while and returne to Penillo the Duke Feronte his sonne This gallant young Prince was no sooner landed at the coast of the Ilandes but with great rosaltie hee was attended and with great loie welcomed to the Court where how his nustris reiosced let the hearts of true louers conceius for I can not expresse but let it suffice that though both their contents met in one coniunction yet fortune the sworne enemie to all felicitie fell now to deuise crosses to their comforts for not long had he béene there making merie with his faire mistris but the Duke his father hauing by the decaied Merchant receiued a letter of his sonnes making toward those Ilands whither he was forthwith to send Rantifo vpon a discontentiue message wrote a letter in all post to his sanne for his spéedie returne into his countrey vpon the sight whereof not a little agrieued to leaue the Court where he was so kindlie entertained and especially his faire mistris the young Princesse of whom he was so déerely beloued and yet preferring his fathers fauour before his owne pleasure concealing anie cause of discontent with thankes to the Duke for all his Roiall kindnesse and secretlie assuring the young Princesse of his kinde and constant affection towardes her tooke his leaue of the whole Court and returned home to his country But I wil leaue him vpon his tourny homewards for a while and returne againe to Rantifo who was sent embassadour to his owne father Rantifo taking leaue of the Duke his master and the faire Princesse his mistris was now put to sea for the Ilandes of Cotasi leauing the decaied Merchants suit to the fauour of his afore said mistris but ere I tell you anie further of the Merchant and his suit I will tell you what became of Rantifo and his fortune Rantifo being now come to the Ilandes and so to the Court of Ordillo at his first comming was honourably entertained but after the deliuerie of his message not so kindlie welcome yet whether for feare of a further mischiefe or hope of vnlooked for kindnes all discontentment was concealed and he brought vnto the Duke who setting his eie well vpon him began in himselfe to finde some what in his aspect that did so much content him that his embassage did not so dislike him but his presence did much more please him wherupon he gaue commandement to haue him well lodged and to his place in all duties entertained But Rantifo after that he had deliuered his embassage being answered that the Duke desired time to determine of his answere writ home to his master of the Dukes answere to his demand and vpon answere that he should stay the limits of his delaie he tooke his lodging as néere as he could to the Court where he might sée out of his window the Ladie Bilanta his sister the young Princesse walking in the garden of a Ladie that had a house neere adsoyning to the Court whose doore opening into the garden of the house where he was lodged he tooke occasion one faire euening to stand in the doore where she passed by and noting a kinde of gratious glaunce toward him he adventured to saâ—…ute her with this kind of gréeting Swéete aire sweete flowers and so swéete a creature is not this a Paradise if there be anie on this earth Indéede my Lord answered the Princesse a swéete spirit in a sweete nature can finde sweete humour but I praie you what hath mooued you to this sweete kinde of salutation Her vnknowne brother not minding yet to be knowne replied againe Madame your selfe is the grace of all the good that I speake of and if you would let me flatter you with particulars I would tell you as much as you alreadie knowe but if the worde of a stranger maie go currant in your Court will you vouthsafe my seruice the fauour of your entertainment The Ladie smiling at his plaine kinde of loue making and yet loath to put him to silence with a sulle in kinde of answere tolde him that men of his place had their wits otherwise emploied then in trying the weak humours of weomen yet quesh she my Lorde if I were worthie such a seruant I would not doe dishonour to a stranger but is it possible that your Lordship can spende thus much breath but to passe awaie idle time Truely Madam answered the embassadour though I desire not to bee thought a wanton yet I assure you for my vnfained affection to your worthinesse since the first houre that I saw you I haue not left to thinke of you and am so glad here to sée you that wherein my seruice mate purchase your content it shall not be slacke in your commandement My Lorde answered the Princesse Cupid hath but a blinde sight and hot affections are soone quenched but if your word and thought agrée you maie in time be quited in your kindnes When as the Lord embassadour was about to replie vnto her spéech a messenger came suddenlie vnto her from the Duke her