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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41204	The famous and delectable history of Don Bellianis of Greece, or, The honour of chivalry containing his valiant exploits strange and dangerous adventures, with his admirable love to the Princesses Florisbella, daughter to the Souldan of Babilond / now newly writ[t]en by Francis Kirkman.; Belianís de Grecia. English	Fernández, Jerónimo.; Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680.	1671 (1671)	Wing F779; ESTC R16345	257,809	344

the Giants head that he was astonished at the blow and in the mean time seized on the Battle-ax The Giant soon came from his astonishment and now believing his Enemy to be quite weaponless advanced towards him but to his cost for he not doubting any such matter came so near that the Knight of Cupid hitting the Giant a blow with the mighty Battle-ax cut off one of his arms at which he roared like a baited Bull and the Knight again following his blows in two more laid him flat upon the earth and so coming to him and possessing himself of the Giant 's Sword he therewith smote off his head The Knight of Cupid having now to the joy and admiration of the whole Company killed his Enemy the Giant and cut off his head with his own Sword put it on the Swords point and presented it to the Countess saying Now Madam behold the effects of your Prayers and Tears have given me the Victory over your Enemy and if this be not enough let me know what is further to be done The Countess coming down from the Scaffold threw her self at the Knight's féet with many fears embracing him but he taking her up went to the King and the Iudges who told him The Conditions of the Combat should be performed whereupon the false Damsel was seized on and a pile of Faggots being in readiness she was carried thither to be burnt She séeing that the end of her life was at hand and being accompanied by some Religious Persons they so far wrought with her that she confessed That the Accusation she had made of the Countess was false and that she was hired thereto by the Countesses Brother in Law The King and the Iudges hearing of this commanded her to be burnt immediately as a punishment for her offence and withal banished the Countesses Brother in Law so that if after twenty days he should ever be séen in England he should be hanged And now justice being done on all sides the Quéen took the virtuous Countess and her Children into her company and the King desired the valiant Knight of Cupid to go with him the which he did and stayed there with him several days being all that time highly and honourably feasted and entertained by the King and all the Court. But some few days being passed and he hearing no news of what he searched for the Princess Magdalena in order to his resolutions he passed thorow the principallest places in England till he came to Westchester where méeting with his Ship he soon after embarqued leaving the fame of the Knight of Cupid spread abroad in all that Country Being now embarqued with his trusty Squire and Dwarf he sailed cross those Seas and landed near the Port of Dublin then called Ballicleagh or the Town of Hurdles it being as most of all that Country is built upon Hurdles laid upon a Bog The whole Country of Ireland was at that time governed by one Monarch who kept his chief residence at Dublin but it was divided into four small Kingdoms or Provinces called Lemster Munster Ulster and Conaught and over these there were several Kings Earls or Governors The principal King himself whose name was Owen Roe Oneale governed the Province of Lemster particularly the Governor of Munster who was his Brother and Father to Peter of Ireland was named Mac Guire the King or Governor of Ulster was named Owen O Coneele and the King or Governor of Conaught was named Owen Mac O Brian These were the several Governments and these were the several Governors of this Kingdom whose Monarchy was as antient as any in the World for it was first formed into a Monarchy by King Gaelus Son to Pharaoh King of Aegypt in the time of the Patriarch Abraham which was two thousand years before the Incarnation of our blessed Lord and Savior and it continues in the same way of Government to this day never admitting of any but a Kingly Government CHAP. VII How the Knight of Cupid being arrived in Ireland was set upon by four Knights whom he vanquished and afterwards more of their Companions but at length he being overpowered by the Multitude and refusing to yield to the King was well nigh slain How he submitted to the King who told him of Wars in his Kingdom about Honna Princess of Ulster who was beloved by the Prince of Conaught but could not be suffered to Marry him by reason of the Gyant Flusteron who would compel her to be Married to him against her will How the King with the Knight of Cupid went to the Wars and after many bloody Battels and the Destruction of many Cities the War was ended by the sole valour of the Knight of Cupid who in a single Combat slew the Giant Flusteron THe valiant Knight of Cupid had no sooner set footing on the Irish shore but he commanded his Horse to be disimbarqued and he mounting his lusty Courser armed at all points and attended on by his dear Squire Florello and his trusty Dwarf who were also mounted he advanced towards the City of Dublin but long had he not travelled but he was met by four Knights armed at all points who commanded him to stand he did so and asked their business They replied He must go with them to the King their Master and take such an Oath as he would impose on him or else leave his Horse and Arms behind him He hearing their terms and not being used to be compelled to any thing so unreasonable answered That he should not with his good will take any Oath much less leave his Arms. They told him That this he must do or else they would compel him and thereupon one of them drew near to seize on his Bridle but he who was so forward paid for his holdness for he gave him such a blow on the head with the great end of his Lance that he beat him breathless under his Horses féet His Companions séeing this went all thrée to seize on him but he turned his Horse to avoid them and thereby they passing on he had the leisurs to put his Lance in his Rest ready to receive them They séeing him thus provided for them all thrée ran against him and although all thrée did hit him together yet they moved him no more then if he had béen a Tower but they fared not so well for he encountred one with his Lance so that he was thrown over his Horses crupper and he seized on another in his arms as he passed by and drawing him out of his saddle threw him on violently against the ground and the third who at that time escaped was worser treated for at the next encounter he threw him to the ground and his Horse upon him and thus these four Knights being dismounted he passed on But they in short time recovering their Horses and mounting again pursued him but at some distance so that he was near the City Walls before they overtook him and then they rode up

Scaffold All things being thus ordered at the sound of several Trumpets the Giant entred the Lists he was mounted on a mighty Horse and armed with an Armor made of the Shells of several Fishes which were harder then any Diamond his Helmet was carried by one Knight on foot and his Lance by another He being entred the cause of the Combat was proclaimed and the King's award thereupon that done the Iudges demanded of the Damsel If she would still justifie what she had said She replied Yes and thereupon produced the Giant for her Champion The Counfess was then called to and asked Whether or no she was guilty of the fact wherewith she was charged She replied Not guilly And her Champion being demanded she told the Iudges That her chiefest Champion was the God of Justice from whom she expected and hoped for Justice but for any humane Champion she was unprovided The Giant hearing this began to prance about and boastingly to say What is it that deters these cowardly Knights that they come not forth to the Battle surely they all conclude her guilty or else are fearful of my presence but if that be the cause if any be so bold as to undertake her cause I will ingage with any two three or four of them That shall not need proud Monster replied the Knight of Cupid who was now entred the Lists for I my self if the Lady please will undertake you alone and I question not but the justice of her cause assisting me to make you in this place repent these arrogant speeches Young Dastard replied the Giant what madness possesses your brain to be so bold to come into my presence whose very looks have vanquished twenty such Knights and made them run away like sheep You shall find it much otherwise then you expect replied the Knight of Cupid as I hope ere many hours are past and therefore Madam said he to the Countess I hope you will admit me for your Champion and then I will do my utmost devoir to vindicate your Honour Alas Sir replied she I must and do accept of you and if you have but as good success as my cause deserves you may though as yet improbably expect the better in the Combat He made his reverence to her and then went to the Iudges who accordingly admitted him He had hitherto béen bare-headed and thereby discovered one of the most manly but withal the most pleasant countenances that had béen séen and he did somewhat resemble that blind god Cupid that was pictured on his Shield so that all the Spectators did much pity that one so young and handsome should indanger himself against so monstrous a Creature He having now made his reverences to the King and Quéen rode to the end of the Lists and took his Helmet from his Squire Florello and his Lance from his Dwarf and buckling on his Helmet he putting his Lance in his Rest expected the sound of the Trumpets which beginning he spurred on amain and encountring his Enemy on the brest made him bend backwards and he himself had such an encounter on the Shield that it much bruised it and so they passed on but both of them finding that their Lances were yet whole and that they had not much dammaged one another they again began another carere which was performed with such violence that the Giant fell from his Horse and the Knight of Cupid was dismounted with his saddle betwéen his legs The Giant who was fallen soon got on his féet and being inraged at his misfortune drawing his Sword came up to the Knight of Cupid who was hardly ready to receive him he was so incumbred with the saddle so that he received a mighty blow on the Helmet that he thought all had béen fire but he coming to himself returned the Giant so mighty a blow on the arm that finding the way where the shells were closed it much wounded him He who had never found so weighty a blow from any Knight or Giant in all his life was now so inraged that séeing his blood come he roared like a Bull and lifting up his mighty Sword in the Air intended to cleave the Knight in pieces which he séeing avoided but not so well but that he was wounded in the leg And now they being both wounded gave and received several blows which made the blood to issue out of their wounds Great was the wonder of the Spectators séeing the Knight of Cupid hold out so valiantly against the Giant who being so assured as he thought of the Victory before he began and now kept off so long was grown mad with anger and let fall so many blows and so fast that he was out of breath This the Knight of Cupid saw and only warded them with his Shield or stepping aside avoided them The Giant although he was near tired with the continual pains he had taken yet believing by the Knights only defending himself and avoiding his blows that he was near vanquished laid on the faster and that so long that he was forced to retire for breath which the Knight of Cupid séeing he made up to him and now being in good heart and lusty he poured so many blows upon the Giant that he wounded him in several places he being so unweildy that he could not turn away with that nimbleness the Knight of Cupid had done and now all were in good hopes that the Knight of Cupid would have the better of the Combat for the Giant was so tired that he could hardly defend himself much less offend his Enemy and the smart of his wounds much more tormented him He was now therefore so much inraged that he fell in upon the Knight and desperately wounded him though he received one himself but being now near one another the Giant advanced his Sword and intended to have cut the Knight in twain and much hurt it must of necessity have done him had it hit him fully but however he was much prejudiced by the blow for their Swords méeting the Giants Sword cut the Knight of Cupid's Sword in two Thus was our poor Knight distressed being thus disatmed and he had no way to help himself but only by avoiding the blows of the Giant who now forced him about the Field at his pleasure Much was the sorrow of all the Assembly but that of the Countess excéeded them all but the Page Florello at this killing spectacle had fallen down in the Field if the Dwarf had not catched hold of him The Knight of Cupid séeing the condition he was in like a valiant Knight did not despair but watched all opportunities to close with the Giant and dispossess him of his Sword but that was not only difficult but dangerous wherefore he séeing a Battle-ax hanging at the saddle-bow of the Giant resolved to possess himself of that wherefore he retired thitherwards and being now near the Giant 's Horse he threw the Hilt and that part of his own Sword that remained in his hands at