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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55662	The chaste seraglian, or, Yolanda of Sicily a novel, in two parts / done out of French by T.H. ...	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.; Hayes, Thomas.	1685 (1685)	Wing P3204; ESTC R31911	51,066	168

of her What aversion soever Yolanda had for the Duke of Fernandina the Image of Death and the fear of being in a little time the Prey of a barbarous Corsair had made her forget her Hatred especially after the Compassion she had for the Death of the Countess of Castelmara who had been killed with a Cannon-shot She implored the Succours of Heaven with a great Resignation when that the Prince of Escaletta who was descended into the bottom of the Hole to see her presented himself before her eyes It is easie to judge of Yolanda's surprise who expected nothing more than Death seeing in that moment appear the onely Person in the World who made her love Life The Prince finding her in a very deplorable estate Fear nothing Madam said he to her I am here to deliver you The surprise she was in at the sight of her Lover had like to have been more fatal to her than her Fear had been She fell into a Swoon in the Arms of her Women and the Prince of Escaletta being reassured at the sight of a Person who was so dear to him thought of nothing more than of rendring himself Master of the Gally and returned again above deck in all haste without so much as perceiving Yolanda's being fallen into a Swoon He found that the Spaniards defended themselves with an extraordinary Opiniativeness and animated with that noble Ardour which his Love inspired him with he rushed in amongst 'em and was so well seconded by the Turks that in a short time he found no more Resistance But he could not gain so considerable Advantage without being wounded in several Places tho' somewhat slightly Trik who was just come on board the Gally having perceived that the Prince lost Blood caused him to be carried away in spite of his Resistance and gave order he should be carried into a Ship where an able Chirurgeon searched his Wounds The Corsair in the mean while searched all the Corners and Cranies of the Gally where he thought any Money might be hid as often happens in such like Occasions Yolanda being recovered from her Swoon and thinking to find the Prince was terribly frighted to see the Corsair approach whose Meen alone inspired Terrour Trik struck with the Lustre of so surprising a Beauty paused a moment to consider her and tho' she seemed to him very amiable his Avarice prevailed over all the Motions of his Heart and the desire of finding Money which the Turks are more greedy of than all other Nations obliged him to ask her if she knew not where the Captain of the Gally had concealed his Treasure Yolanda in stead of making him any answer abandoned her self to Tears no longer doubting but that she was a Slave and imagining that the excess of her Love had deceived her when she fancied she had seen the Prince of Escaletta The Corsair for his part had his thoughts wholly bent on reaping the Spoils of the Spanish Captain by causing what was most precious in the Gally to be transported into his Ships the Gally being too much disabled to avoid Shipwrack He ordered that Yolanda should be carried into his own Ship as well as several Travellers who had taken that occasion of going into Italy Yolanda was hardly got into the Pinnace than that the Gally-slaves were heard to cry out after a lamentable manner Then they all perceived that the Gally was upon sinking The Cries redoubled and there arose a confusion of piteous Voices of Persons who were going to perish whereof several cast ' emselves into the Sea Nay Trik himself ran a great risque and saved himself by swimming with some difficulty They had just done searching the Prince of Escaletta's Wounds which were found very slight when that this doleful Noise struck his Ears His Love making him fear the worst he crawled towards that side where the Gally was which he saw disappear in a moment and not doubting but that his Mistress was swallowed up by the Waves because he knew not of her having been conveyed into the other Ship he onely gave ear to his Despair and precipitated himself into the Sea much less out of hopes of succouring her than not to survive her His Men having cast ' emselves in after him saved him against his will just in the nick of time he began no longer to be able to resist the violence of the Billows and carried him again on board where he recovered his Spirits by the care they took to make him vomit up the Water he had swallowed But his Grief was not the less strong and turning towards the Corsair from whom he thought he had received the Help he had newly given him What have I done too generous Trik said he to him for to oblige you to deprive me of the onely Comfort I have left of accompanying in Death that Person who alone rendred Life supportable to me Trik perceiving by this Discourse that the Prince was prepossess'd of Yolanda's being drowned was not over-sorry at his Errour the Charms of that Beautiful Person having already inspired him with Sentiments of Love He confirmed to him the Death of his Mistress giving him to understand that he had in vain used his Endeavours to save her but that the Gally sunk so suddenly that he himself had like to have been buried in the Billows The Prince finding his Grief renewed by the Discourse of the Corsair would have stole away the second time to have flounced into the Sea but he was prevented by his Men who watched him with all the care imaginable lest he should make himself away Trik in the mean while went into the other Ship under colour of giving there the Orders necessary covering perhaps with that pretext the pressing desire he had of seeing Yolanda and of preventing either she or the Prince having any Tidings of one another He found her more charming than she had seemed to him the first time and became passionately enamour'd But as he had got a habit of making all his Sentiments submit to those of his Avarice and judging by the excess of his Passion of Yolanda's Beauty he resolved to carry her to Constantinople where those Women are sold at a dear rate as are handsom enough to enter into the Seraglio of the Grand Seignior The more he saw her the more he found her to abound in Charms Yolanda in the mean while recollected all that had hapned to her in the Gally and not being able to undeceive her self but that she had seen the Prince of Escaletta she could not understand how he had disappeared and vanished so soon Trik accosting her sound her in a very deplorable condition and endeavouring to speak to her he pretended to comfort her and told her That her Circumstances were not so unhappy as she imagined since she was fallen into the hands of a Man who had a great respect for Ladies and that he should be very sorry to do any thing to displease her Yolanda being

those who courted the Favour of the Sultana's or the Protection of the Chief of the Eunuchs for to insinuate into the Emperour the Violence of their Passion and endeavour by such like Artifices to be preferr'd before their Companions Yolanda being insensibly disabused of the Terrours which she had framed to her self of the Seraglio applied her self very carefully to learn the Turkish Tongue and spent the time she did not bestow upon her Lessons in playing upon Instruments whereof the she acquitted her self to admiration Having observed several times that a young Eunuch eyed her attentively nay and served her with more application and respect than the others these Distinctions began to render her uneasie fearing perhaps that this Eunuch might be an Emissary of the Grand Seignior's Pleasures that plied about her with some Design But her Amazement was much greater when that one day being alone in her Chamber this Eunuch came in with his Face all bathed in Tears and told her That he had for a long while hesitated speaking to her out of the shame he had to make himself known in the unhappy Estate he was reduced to which was a thousand times worse to him than Death Nevertheless what repugnance soever he had thereto the desire he had to render her Service by informing her of the Affairs of the Seraglio which he had learnt by an Experience of three years had prevailed with him over the shame of his Condition Yolanda eyed him in the mean while and had a confused Idea of the Face of that Person tho' she was entirely unacquainted with his Voice The Eunuch perceiving that she could not recal him to mind and that she was in some perplexity It is not at all extraordinary that you know me not again pursued he I am persuaded that there is a very great difference between Don Augustin Gregorio Yolanda 's Lover and a sorry Eunuch of the Seraglio and you The Tears which trickled from his Eyes in abundance hindred hm from proceeding At length Yolanda knowing him again for Don Augustin tho' she found his Countenance very much changed and his Voice wholly different immediately declared her self very joyful to see him and not understanding perhaps that there was so great a difference between an Eunuch and another Man she reproached him with his Despair telling him That it became him to have more Christian Sentiments and hope that Heaven would free him out of that Slavery by procuring him the Means of returning into Sicily For your part you may still flatter your self with those Hopes replied Don Augustin and the onely Comfort I have left in my Misfortune is to hope that I may perhaps contribute thereto by my Counsels But for my part who am only an unhappy Wretch and have nothing more of a Man than a false appearance it is long since I resolved upon my Course of Life and have resigned my self to spend my Days in the Employment you see me officiate Yolanda surprised at this Discourse did imagine that an Eunuch was some hideous sort of thing but she chose rather to remain in ignorance than expose her self to the hearing an Explication as would perhaps have wounded her Modesty After this first Discovery Don Augustin desired her to tell him Tidings of the Prince of Escaletta This Name having renewed Yolanda's Grief she let him know by a Torrent of Tears which she could not keep in that something fatal had hapned to him and then told him after what manner she believed he was unhappily cast away Don Augustin perceived that Yolanda was extremely afflicted the habit he had got of bewailing made him find her Tears so reasonable that he had not the power to comfort her and withdrew without saying a Word more But not being willing too to abandon her in her Affliction he entred into the Apartment of another Lady whom he knew to be of a very gay and facetious Humour he let her know how he came fro leaving Yolanda in a piteous Condition and desired her to go into her Chamber to help to dissipate her doleful melancholy Reflexions As Ladies love to be obliging and as Beautiful Persons have commonly a Complaisance for one another when that the Interest of the Jealousie of their Beauties has not yet changed their Temper Zarabey so was the Lady's Name went that very moment into Yolanda's Chamber and made use of all her good Humour to divert her Yolanda was so sensibly pleased with this generous Complaisance of Zarabey that she suspended her Grief to make Returns to her Civilities Don Augustin coming back a little while after was very glad to find the Conversation of Zarabey had produced the Effect he had promised to himself As he was well acquainted with the Seraglio and had a great Opinion of Zarabey he counselled Yolanda to contract a Friendship with her and Yolanda found her own Inclination so disposed to follow his Counsel that she willingly made all the necessary Paces for the engaging this Commerce Zarabey was one of those perfect Beauties who have nothing but what is admirable she was fair and just such a Person as was the very Hearts delight of the Grand Seignior Her gay Humour gave new Graces to the Charms which abounded in her Face She answered with so much acknowledgement the Testimonies of Yolanda's Friendship that in a little while they came to a perfect good Understanding The Eunuch Don Augustin contributed very much towards the cementing this Union by the advantageous Accounts he gave of Christendom to Zarabey and of Turkey to Yolanda They met almost every Hour and this great Commerce having instill'd into 'em a high esteem for one another they lived in the most endearing Terms imaginable The Interest which Zarabey took already in her Friend made her desirous to learn by what Adventure she was come into the Seraglio being of so distant a Country Yolanda unwilling to refuse this Token of the Confidence she had in her gave her an exact Relation of all that had hapned to her and not having been able to keep in her tears when that she spoke to her of the loss of her Lover and of the loss of her Liberty Zarabey seeming highly surprised to see her shed Tears told her very ingenuously That she did not understand how she could complain of Evils which had had so happy an Issue and had procured her the Means of entring into the Seraglio which is the highest Flight of the Ambition of Women and the greatest Happiness that can befal a Person of their Sex Yolanda much more amazed to see her have such like Sentiments than the other had been at her Grief desired she would tell her by what Circumstance the Condition of the Slaves of the Seraglio seemed to her so happy I perceive reparteed Zarabey that you have been brought up amongst the Barbarians since that being of a Sex which subjects you to the Caprices of Men who often notwithstanding what Merit soever you may have prefer