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The history of Olivaires of Castile and Arthur of Dalgarve translated out of Spanish into the Italian tongue by Francesco Portonari, and from the Italian made English by Mark Micklethwait ...; Olivier de Castille (Romance). English. Micklethwait.
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Micklethwait, Mark.
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1695
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were like so many blazing Firebrands to inflame the Queen's heart who laying hold on him knowing otherwise he was upon departure set her self to utter these words which put her into great confusion as they came from her But tell me if some Lady of high desert should chance to bestow her love upon you as one who well knew your Valour worthy to be rewarded with so rich a Prize should voluntarily having regard to your youthful Modesty and that out of a most generous and deserving Mind offer her self a fair Present unto you could you then be so modest and timerous to refuse a compliance with the lovely Suitress For certain Illustrious Queen my Virtues Accomplishments and Graces are not so potent to fetter Ladies after the rate you speak of But grant they were and the bountiful Creator had conferr'd upon me such I truly should look upon that Lady as very indiscreet and to act much out of want of wit who should throw her self upon any Man unsolicited or at least without having some Assurances of mutual Affection from her beloved One And such a passion I should reject nor could ever entertain an hearty value for such a coming kind Creature Thus he took leave of the Queen as cautious against any bad thing who though not shewing it by her looks remained discontented and not less afflicted than inrag'd both for Olivaires's departure and his cruel Answer which in the least was not pleasing to her CHAP. VIII Olivaires begs of God to erace such a thought out of the Queen's heart himself contriving a way to expel so vain a desire out of the breast of so great a Majesty OLIVAIRES desiring to take honourable leave of his Mother-in-law the Queen made signs to Arthur and said it was time now to accompany the Knights to the Field for the Turnament Whereupon she in parting with his hands squeez'd his fingers close a certain secret token of Love Which thing much afflicted the Valiant Olivaires yet he kept it to himself nor would suffer any change of Countenance to appear to Arthur not to give him any occasion of wondering what might cause it The Queen being left alone in her Chamber returned to her former complaints saying O! Olivaires the very center of my Soul unto which all its motions tend and whereon they all lean yet cannot rest I very well know that you are Master of much more Wit than is needful easily to make you discern what an Affection I have contracted for you resolving with her self the day following to make without reserve an open declaration of it to him He on the other side kept the thing deep in his mind and contrived some way to cancel this vain hope out of the Lady's heart propounding certain death to himself rather than the least compliance of thought for so damnable a Wickedness And turning his corporeal Eyes up to Heaven and those of his mind to the Divine Author and Creator of it he said Thou Soveraign Lord who hast formed me after thy own similitude and bestowed those Graces and Favours upon me which I never was in a capacity to deserve I beseech thee of thy Compassion great Father and Source of all that thou wouldest deliver me from such spiritual destruction and preserve my Soveraign and Father from so great dishonour by eracing out of the mind of this Illustrious Lady these unrighteous Thoughts and I shall ascribe nothing to my own Virtue but freely and intirely all to thy Infinite Mercy and Goodness CHAP. IX Olivaires is courted by the Queen and his Answer OLivaires coming to the Palace the next Morning that he might occasion no suspicion according to his wonted custom paid his humble Respects to the Queen waiting the opportunity when many Ladies were in company together with her But she laying aside both Fear and Honour made towards Olivaires and taking him by the hand conducted him into her Chamber And Olivaires knowing this would tend more to his Father's advantage suffered himself to be drawn aside wherefore they being alone and sitting together the Queen after divers times having looked earnestly on him said thus Do you call to mind Sir our late Discourse Truly Madam replied Olivaires I remember nothing at all of it and am utterly ignorant of your meaning Indeed you have I must confess a very short memory if so soon you can forget a Conference and Affair of so concerning import Certainly you dissemble to pretend ignorance of my torment and your Eye may perceive it better than my words can express it to your Ear. It much troubles me Madam that I can no better understand your Majesty Dear Sir said the Lady know then that I have a desire to make my self yours and do give my heart unto you and although before this hour you was Lord over me and might have used your Slave as you had pleas'd yet partly out of fear and partly shame I durst not declare so much to you And if now being compell'd to reveal it by those Ardors of love that intollerably inflame my heart and fancy Fortune will be my Adversary and also your self in thinking me unworthy of your Affections I will undoubtedly with these hands procure my own death Wherefore dear Sir for me to dye or to live are either of them in your power When these dishonest and harsh words grated on Olivaires Ear they summon'd and made stand an ocean of tears in his Eyes which yet quickly were dried up by the heat of the blushes his modesty forced into his Face Wherefore without shew of being troubled hoping to draw her from so vile a thought he said Madam your Majesty says that you love me and desire return of affection from me again By my Loyalty I love none better than my Soveraign Lord the King and do desire to serve your Majesty as a Mother and to obey you in all things you shall command me as far as my duty shall require and every time that I do not execute the Commands of my King as a Father's and your Majesty 's as a Mother's I shall with hatred look upon my self as one most unworthy to have been born into the World CHAP. X. The Queen's Parley with Olivaires and how she discharges him her presence THen all in a rage and full of immoderate grief the Queen turns to Olivaires uttering these passionate words O Olivaires a Curse light on your Beauty if 't is it has made you so proud and so inhumane a Creature 'T is high ingratitude this in you to despise the offer'd Affection of a Crowned Lady Would you then that should perish by your Cruelty so mighty a Queen Ah! see to whom I have trusted my greatest Secret my Heart and my Life Shall I therefore of a Friend now become your Foe In lieu of the Life which I give you will you procure my death It shall never be that he who seeks me mischief shall go unrequited and one discourtesie shall not fail to find return
thy Wrath showre down upon the sinful Dame and restore to the highest station of Honour her innocent Son O Olivaires how much better had it been that thou hadst taken away my Life that hour when I secretly enticed thee to rob both thy self and me of our Virtuous Fame and not to have suffer'd me by injuring both thee and the Publick to put both thy Life and theirs into so bitter hazard I repent from the shame which I conceive in my Breast I do repent I acknowledge my fault I see my error and apparent is the Ruin occasioned by my odious immodesty The offer was very grating to thy delicate Ear tho I had not the power to govern my self in a necessity Oh! how shall I ever be able to endure the punishment of my fault let Mirth be for ever banished from my heart and all the days of my life spent in Lamentation Great God the Sovereign Good and Righteous Lord be pleased to accept of my Prayers for I am purposed to treasure up all my wealth in the bosom of the poor and in holy uses for his sake whom I have so much offended for the sake of that best and most flourishing flower of Youth Preserve him O Lord in all dangers he may light into by the way of his Travel and of thy infinite pity pardon me my great Offence The King and Queen both comforting themselves with hopes of news of Olivaires but fortune crossed their intent who went in pursuit after him for they could not get the least intelligence of him wherefore at their return they put the Court into second Mourning But Arthur upon it fell into a Sickness and likewise the King the Lamentation was renewed through the Realm and among the Lords But let us leave the Kingdom to its sorrow and turn our Discourse to Olivaires whom we shall find quickly toss'd in a Tempest at Sea CHAP. XVI The Ship which stood for Constantinople by a great misfortune perishes in the Main and all are cast away save Olivaires and his Friend the Cavalier YOU have heard how the Ship spread her Sails before the Wind. On Board of which was a great Lord who admitted of by means of his Knight the Honourable Olivaires Now you must understand that being arrived within three days Sail of their designed Haven a great Tempest arose to thwart them whereby the Sea became turbulent about a Month's space so that they knew not which way to steer in which time the Tempest Waves and Wind tore the Sails broke the Ropes threw down the Masts and Sail-Yards the Rudder was lost the Anchors were cast away and the Pilot through his ill fortune was tired out and no longer able to govern therefore the Ship deprived of her Tackling was left at random and exposed to the guidance of the enraged Ocean whereby she was cast upon a Rock and from the hind Deck to the fore split in two Now the Sailers by this mishap being reduced to extream peril of their lives betook them to Swimming and those that could not necessity taught some on Boards others on Tables and whatever light matter they could lay hold of to help them Olivaires at the first seized on a large Plank for his support and taking the Cavalier whom he loved on it in company with him they fastened themselves thereto nor was he disheartened to put his Mail betwixt them binding it fast so to provide himself for whatever streights he might be brought to and to make all the provision for life was possible and after recommendation to the God of Mercy they exposed themselves a prey to the Waves Swimming as long as their strengths would endure which was but for a small time for it being no warm Season and the Water frigid their Arms and Legs were benumm'd and made insensible by the Cold. So that if they had not been as close fastened as the Ivy to the Oak the sporting Billows had many a time dismounted them from their Wooden Horse So a whole Night and the following Morning they remained in this unparallell'd danger Olivaires who was endued with greater stoutness of mind and also strength of body than the other Cavalier bid him Courage but he was so dismayed that he could scarce get out a word and begun to faint then Olivaires lifting up his eyes and thoughts to Heaven and also a sincere heart said O Lord who prepared'st a way for the Sons of Israel thorough the Red Sea and delivered'st the Three Children from out of the blazing Furnace who even in thy Flesh could'st walk upon the Waters and saved'st St. Peter when he began to sink only by thy word I beseech thee that as thou extendedst thy pity and favour unto them so thou would now also be pleased to succour and save us Lo this short Prayer pierced the Heaven and two Harts appeared upon the Water which running Miraculously there came up to salute these distressed Companions Give speedy Glory to God cry'd Olivaires and having leap'd upon the one and helped the Cavalier to mount the other they Swom with that Swiftness as if in chace they had run on the land and set the half dead couple a shore and left them there and took their way to the Woody Mountains the warmth of the Sun now having thaw'd and cherish'd their congeal'd Limbs and having taken some heart being got out of danger in the first place they returned thanks unto God and then with slow pace Olivaires supporting the Cavalier who was full of Water and sore shatter'd by the Waves they arrived at a little Cabin and poor Lodging where with a good fire and other necessaries they were forc'd to send far for he cheer'd up his Companion and having got him to bed he after took care of himself as also was needful and there they recruited themselves some days CHAP. XVII How Olivaires the Cavalier growing worse orders him to be carried to the place of his Nativity where he dies and of various Accidents that befell HAving rested a while at this small Cottage and the Cavalier's Malady increasing upon him there chanced to come there a Noble Man of those Parts with whom Olivaires enter'd into much discourse finding him a Person had been conversant in the world and was able to talk of the various occurrences and risques of fortune that happen in and attend it So as they discoursed now of one thing now of another the sick Knight could gather that they were on English ground in which Kingdom he breathed his first Air being born in the City of Canterbury and quickly inquir'd after the place of his Nativity and understood he was but threescore miles distant from it then he turned toward him to question him further If he knew such a Cavalier naming himself The Nobleman replied No but he had heard him well spoken of for a brave and worthy Gentleman and that he was highly esteemed of in that City and having so said he departed and left Olivaires to