life but for Angriote and Florestan who thrust in betweene them and as they laboured in his defence king Lisuarts Sword entred the flanke of Florestans horse so that hee fell downe dead vnder him But Florestan quickly reuenged this iniury for in recouering himselfe he so hought king Lisuarts horse that he was glad to forgo his Stirrops and in dismounting gaue such a stroake to Florestan on the head that both astouned shreudly wounded him Notwithstanding Florestan was not thus to bee discouraged but beholding the king ready againe to charge him with his Sword he vnder-ranne the blow and catching him about the midle seazed his Sword by which meanes he might easily haue slaine him if he would but he refused that aduantage so freely offered him which afterward prooued to his owne harme Galaor beholding the king in so great danger rushed suddenly in and without respect to brother or any other kinsman behaued him-selfe so boldly that in despight of Florestan he recouered the king out of his hands and remounted him on horsebacke againe by the helpe of Norandell Grumedan and some others which gaue fresh encouragement to the knights of Great Brittaine so that they which before fled away with feare stood to it now more resoluedly then euer So turning head vpon their enemies who hauing lost Florestan and Quedragant that were among the dead bodies became so weakened in their strength as they were constrayned to retire for euen Galuanes himself was so grieuously wounded as hee was no longer able to sit on horse-backe Neuerthelesse like a discreete and hardie knight vntill his people had gained the hill he stood vpon his best guard wiâ—… Palomir Elian Branfill Enill and Sarquiles who were all in the end taken prisoners And had it not beene for Dragonis who forcibly recouered Galuanes he had remained among the rest Thus the king obtayned the victory by vertue of his courage and the fauour of Florestan who hauing him in his power became enemy to his owne good fortune For she is such an inconstant Mistresse as will haue no man to let slip aduantage against his contrarie lest shee turne her backe and frowne at his folly as she did to Florestan For if hee had slaine king Lisuart when in heate of blood with tollerable excuse hee might haue done it the honor of the day had falne to him and his friends assuredly which therefore thus hee lost to their shame and confusion as formerly hath beene related Galuanes his associats being retired among the mountaines keeping very circumspectly al the wayes passages king Lisuart commanded the retreat to be sounded and pitched his Tents in the same place where hee had wonne the victory But as Galaor returned from pursuit of his enemy hee espyed his Brother Florestan and Quedragant lying among the slaughtered bodies whereat he conceiued such inward griefe that he was ready to fall beside his horse Being alighted and perceiuing in them no motion of life at all his complaints were so pitifull and extreame that euery eye did much compassionate him and the King was made acquainted with his heauy case Whereupon immediatly hee mounted on horse-back not for any good-will to Florestan or Quedragant but onely to comfort Galaor whom hee loued most intirely And yet notwithstanding all his malice he considered as he rode along what daunger Florestan did thrust himselfe into on the day of battaile against King Cildadan and that but for him he had beene wounded to death by Gandacuriel as already hath beene at large declared In remembrance whereof he desired to saue his life if possible it might be and therefore so soone as he came to them he commanded their bodies to be carried into one of his Tents and that his own Phisitions and Chirurgions should look diligently to their wounds Vpon sight and search made according to their skill and experience they found their hurts to bee very dangerous but not deadly for at their first dressing they found such hopefull signes of recouery that they vndertook within certain dayes to warrant their cure Galaor on this comfortable peÌ„rswasion left them to their rest and quiet and went to the King who was set in Councell demaunding the opinion of his knights what further was to be done against his enemies declaring what daunger might ensue by admitting them to gather fresh supply and strength and that it would be both honour and profit to â—old on still the pursuit of victory For quoth hee I am very certaine that Agrayes is gone to leuie men in little Brittaine and that hee will come quickly with new assistance wherefore I hold it most necessary speedily to follow on them not suffering them to take hart or breathing and hauing now so good meanes to doe let vs take the benefit of so apt an oportunity To this aduice all the knights condiscended without contradiction in any one and hereupon it was resolued that each man should bee in readines the next morning so soone as the Trumpet gaue forth summons which was performed accordingly But they met with stouter resistance then they expected for Dragonis with so small a company of men as he had with him had so fortified the passage and maintained it so manfully that a great number of them were sore wounded before they could get the least meanes of entrance Notwithstanding in the end he was faine to leaue it and seeke for safety in the Fortresse of the Burning Lake but thither he was pursued and there besieged both by Sea and land to keep them off the Towne from issuing forth and to cut off all hope of succour which they continually awayted from little Brittaine But because it would be a matter too prolixe and tedious to report all the skirmishes and attempts which they had against each other during the siege and it being a thing very litle appertaining to out history which tendeth onely to the actions of Amadis who remained now in Gaule with his Father King Perion Let it suffise yee that after the siege had continued 3 moneths and more two things were the cause of bringing them to accorde The one because they of the Towne had receiued Letters from Agrayes that hee lay sicke in little Brittaine by which meanes he could not leuy competent forces to their expectation The other because King Lisuart reciued aduertisement from his Vncle Count Argamont that seuen of his neighbour Kings had made great prouision for the inuading of his kingdome which required such care as needfully therto belonged This aduice likewise gaue further intelligence that Archalaus the Enchanter was the onely meanes heereof because he had perswaded them to this attempt vpon the aduantage of King Lisuarts absence at the Burning Lake and the small store of knights remaining then in Great Brittaine When King Lisuart heard these newes hee consulted with his thoughts what was best to be done and after much discourse with his owne minde he concluded to take composition with Galuanes if hee would but
long time in my house not like a great Prince and Lord as you are but rather in the nature of a meane Knight errant And you had reason to conceale your selfe from me for if I had so well knowen you then as now I do I should haue strouen with my best endeauour to doe such honour as you iustly deserue Sweete Madame said he neuer vse such words in regard you haue done so much for me as I remaine obliged vnto you while I liue Walking on in this conference they entred into the Palace of Apolidon where they found the Tables couered for dinner and the meate already serued in Scarcely were they set downe but Angriote Bruneo and the Damosell came in before them where we need make no doubt of their hearty welcome And as Amadis had questioned them what issue Grumedans Combate had against the Romanes they related to him that the King was fully minded to deliuer his Daughter to the Emper ours Ambassadours and that within three or foure dayes at the vttermost Heereat Amadis was so moued that his colour presently chaunged as being doubtfull that either they should not haue time enough for her rescue or that they of the Enclosed Isle would not partake with him in such an enterprise against King Lisuart Therefore to feele how they stood affected to his purpose so soone as the dinner was ended falling into much variety of discourse and growing into some reportarie of his long voyage at last thus he beganne with them My worthy and honourable friendes for ought I can perceiue matters are much altred in Great Brittaine since we haue bin out of it and the King hath got him another kinde of humour then he was wont to haue in precedent times For I haue seene and knowen that he would readily more regard the affaires of poore distressed Ladies then matters of most moment concerning himselfe Notwithstanding to my no little amazement he is bent to the destruction of his own naturall daughter that peerelesse Princesse Madame Oriana then whom neuer was childe more diligent and respectiue of her parents then from time to time she hath alwayes declared her selfe And yet as Angriote and Bruneo doe plainly tell me without regard of all this duty and obedience euen in the meere despight of her and contrary to the iudgement of all the Lords of Great Brittaine he hath relegated and confined her to the onely man in the world whom she most hateth which moueth me so much to commiserate her case as if you would both beleeue me and lend me your assistance we would free her from this thraldome and set her at libertie Sighing and pausing a while hee began againe in this maner What-soeuer I haue said my deare-esteemed kinsmen and friends assure your selues that I will not vndertake any thing without your counsell and furtherance And yet wee should all remember the solemne oath we made to the Queene Brisena at the very last Court held in the City of London where wee then sware neuer to suffer wrong to be done to any Lady or Damosell if she required helpe of vs. Shall we now then endure that she shall be captined and vyllie entreated of whom heeretofore we haue receiued so many honorable fauours Shall the Ladies and Virgins of her company be carried away perforce and for euer banished from their owne country Before God I speake it if we doe suffer this haynous indignity we are well worthy of eternall blame without any excuse or pretence to shield vs nay we shall fall into the base reputation of recreant and vnworthy knights regardlesse both of honour and Armes Let vs then aduise here together what you think meetest to be done For as concerning my selfe I determine to deferre a voyage long since by me intended as not many dayes since I made knowen to my Cousin Agraies Florestan and others by Gandalin and now with such Ships as I should finde heere labour so much as lies in me to breake the purpose of King Lisuart and rescue so many wronged Ladies Among whom next to the most wofull Princesse Oriana is vertuous Olinda whom the King in this new-deuised tyranny will compell to marry Saluste Quide albeit vtterly against his owne liking And now Lords let me mooue one matter to you I would gladly know by what autority he can warrant this crueltie to them that are none of his subiects neither borne within any of his Dominions There is my Cousin Mabila sent by the King her father into Great Brittaine not to be confined for Rome but to remaine with the Queene and keep the Princesse Oriana company to whom her loue hath alwayes bin such as neuer could bed greater betweene two Princesses And I much maruall that his whole kingdome doth not reuolt against him or at least some bold and hardy Knight vnder-take the cause to counter check his folly honorably by Armes We see deare friends that no one as yet steppes forth in the action and therefore I would entreate you that according to the ancient commendable custome diligently obserued among alknights errant you would be carefull that such a shamefull and dishonourable deed may not be done In so doing we shall winne more fame and true renowne then euer hitherto we haue done without any euill imputation or sinister misconstruction Tell me then what you thinke here-of to the end that according to some resolued conclusion we may take order for the most expedient execution Then Agraies whom it neerest concerned as well for his Sister as for the honorable affection he bare to Olinda as hath bin declared to you in the first booke answered before them all in this manner I know not where the man is that would be dull or slow in so acceptable an enterprise considering that before you my Lord and Cousin arriued here we were all assembled in this place to make prouision for this in conuenience And now that you finde vs so conformable to your will I am certaine that no man among vs is of any other minde but that Fortune meerely calles vs to vndertake the businesse and promises vs an vndoubted victory For she seemeth weary that she hath fauoured King Lisuart so long a time and he makes no acknowledgment thereof any manner of way Why should hee send my Sister against her wil into a strange countrie Did my Father giue her him to dispose of at his pleasure You all know that soone after our departure from Great Brittaine I demanded her of the Queene but she denyed me sending me word by Gandales that she would keepe and respect her as her owne person Is this then kindship or courtesie to keepe her in such sort as to ouer-throw all her fortunes in the end Mabila hath she no other place of retirement but to the Court of the Emperour Is not the kingdome of SCOTLAND of sufficient opulencie for her breeding and education Striking his hand on his brest with a very small pause he brake forth againe thus I
let vs goe on to the Pallace of Apolidon where the Ladies doe attend your comming for they are already aduertised of your ariuall and there we may much better conferre together With all my heart quoth shee and calling the two young Squires forth of the Frigate placing the one on her right hand and the other on her left she went on with the King and troupe then calling Esplandian to her thus shee spake I promise you faire youth I haue had better remembrance of you then you can imagine And beholde I haue brought hither these two Gentlemen to keepe company with you because you will stand in much need of their helpe when you shall bee in the greatest heate of all your businesse Wherefore hence forwarde I pray you to affect them euen as deare as your sefe Then perceiuing the Ladies cōming to meet them shee gaue ouer talking to doe them reuerence and as shee kissed each after other comming to Oriana shee spake out so loude as all might heare her Beleeue me Madame neuer was I better pleased then being in such cōpanie for hardly can elsewhere be found such store of bright beauties enriched with all rarietie of choyce perfections Madame answered Queene Brisena no doubt but your words would be very true if all here were such as you speake of So taking her by the hand she conducted her into her chamber where the Knights left them that they might conuerse more priuately together CHAP. XXIX Of the conference which Amadis had with his Cosen Dragonis in giuing him the kingdome of the Profound Isle and the Princesse Estoilleta to wife whom he had loued a long time DRagonis was not with Amadis when he made partition of king Arauignes countries and them belonging to the other prisoners but followed a Damosell that guided him from the Monastarie of Lubania to fight with Angriffort Lord of the Deep Gulffe who kept her father in prison to compell him surrender vp a Castle belonging to him And the Combate was wonderfull between them for Angriffort was the most hardy and valiant Knight then liuing in all that countrie Notwithstanding Dragonis had the victory and made him promise to meete him at the Enclosed Isle within twentie daies next ensuing there to craue mercy of the Princesse Oriana This Dragonis that we speake of was young actiuely disposed and an excellent warriour as hee well declared in the Isle of Mongoza when King Lisuart came thither to assault Galuanes For the more part of his confederates beeing defeated and fled he kept a narrow passage with very few men and performed there such deedes of Chiualrie as hee became famous thereby all his life time after Now he could not come to Amadis so soone but at his returne from the Deepe Gulffe he went to Galuanes and being both together they receiued Letters from king Lisuart whereby Galuanes was requested to come beare him company according as formerly hee had made promise By this meanes Dragonis and he iourneyed thither together and so soon as they were come to the Enclosed Isle Amadis remembring what good seruices his Colen Drogonis had done for him in the late foughten battailes what wrong should be offered him if hee did not pertake in the like pleasures and contentments equall with his other companions being alone by them-selues together thus hee spake to him Cosen since such time as you left vs diuerse marriages haue been cōcluded on of the chiefest knights here present and those gracious Ladies whom they haue so long time intirely affected Moreouer by generall aduice and consent the countries belonging to king Arauigne Barsinan and our other prisoners haue beene diuided and you therein forgotten by reason of your absence Yet there is further consideration had of you as you shall presently vnderstand I haue beene lately aduertised by a Squire that since our parting for Lubania the King of the Profounde Island being grieuously wounded before died on the Sea some fewe dayes after sayling homeward from recouerie of his health In which respect his kingdome shall become yours and likewise you shall enioy in marriage the beautifull Estoilletta by you long time beloued meerely as due desert she being a faire wise and vertuous Princesse descended from Kings by eyther side and as deerely esteemed by Oriana as any that I know mee thinkes that for your own contētment no better satisfaction can be made you Then to enioy her whom you loue and esteeme as choysely as your selfe Dragonis being not a little pleased to heare Amadis speake in this manner knew not at the first what answere to make For he was once purposed to goe along with Brunco and Quedragant in conquest of those lands which Amadis had diuided to them and from thence to seeke after strange aduentures in Sardaignia then to ioyne with king Florestan and assistt him in his serious affaires Notwithstanding considering how Amadis affected him and what zealous care hee shewed on his behalfe he promised to obey him Whereupon the next day following hee and Estoilletta were affianced together in presence of all the Knights Ladies and Gentlewomen to generall ioy on euery side expecting the long lookt for day when these marriages should bee celebrated and accomplished The same night Amadis desired of King Lisuart the Dukedome of Bristoy for Guillan le Pensif who gladly granted it and the widdow to the deceased Duke also for whose sake he had so much suffered as thereby he got the name of Pensiue CHAP. XXX How the marriages of Amadis with Oriana and the other Princes and Ladies Were solemnly Celebrated in the Enclosed Isle Where the selfe same day Oriana made proofe of the Arch of loyall Louers and likewise of the Defended Chamber THe day being appoynted when the amorous knights should receiue from their Ladies the fruite of their longing expectation and that the mariages so long time delayed were come to the pointe of celebration the holy man Nascian prepared himselfe for that office and after the solemnity in such cases vsed a comming from Masse Amadis spake thus to King Lisuart My Lord most humbly I begge one boone of you which reasonably you cannot deny me Son and my best friend quoth hee I grant it with all my heart what soeuer it bee Then I entreate you sir said Amadis command Madam Oriana your daughter before wee sit downe to dinner to make proofe of the Arch of loyall Louers as also of the Defended Chamber Whereto she would not as yet by any means listen by all entreaties made vnto her Howbeit I haue such confidence in her loyaltie and likewise in her excelling beautie that shee will obtaine the honor of the place whereinto for more then a hundred yeares neyther Lady or Gentlewoman could bee so happy as to enter And hereof I doe so much the rather assure my selfe hauing often times seene the statue of Grimanesa which is portrayed in hir chiefe and most eminent perfection neuerthelesse I am verily perswaded shee neuer was
whosoeuer aduenters it shall perish without any remedy And for as much said shee to Amadis as you detaine in prison that wicked wretch Archalaus surnamed the enchaunter who at all times hath practised to worke you mischiefe and will hereafter attempt the like behold here are two Rings the one for you and the other for Madam Oriana the vertue of them is such as they that haue them or weare them none of his enchantments can hurt them or any in their company so being as he continueth in captiuity And therfore let me aduise you to haue him straightly kept and in a strong Cage of Iron where he may bee seene of all to the end that liuing in such miserie hee may die a thousand times a day For death is much more cruell in so prolonging a mans life then when he quickly makes an end of him in a moment Madam answered Amadis I well perceiue that you depriue mee of all hope of euer satisfying the fauours that I haue receiued from you and which day by day you still heape vpon me Lord Amadis quoth she you did so much for me when by your meanes I receiued my friend from the Castle at the Causey where you gaue knight-hood to your brother Galaor as I hold my selfe sufficiently recompenced for all that I haue done or can do hereafter in your behalfe Hauing thus spoken shee tooke her leaue of the whole companie and mounting vpon a Palfray brought thither ready for her shee rode to the port where the two Dwarfes awaited her comming Thither did all the Knights conduct her vntill shee entred into her Frigot which suddenly was wrapt in so black a cloude as they lost the fight of her and of the serpent also which lay houering halfe a league off and shewed not it selfe till three dayes after But the darkenesse being vanished away they beheld it in the same place where Vrganda left it at the first So the Knights â—…urning to the Pallace of Apolidon continued out their feasting which lasted yet eight dayes longer In the meane while the Emperour Arquisil sent to prepare the shipping which his predecessour Patin brought with his Armie to Vindilasore and they being come thither his people were imparked and the next day following for the earnest desire he had to be at Rome there to bee lawfully crowned hee went aboard with his Empresse Florestan and the Queene Sardamira The winde sitting fairely for them the weighed Anchors and hoysed sayles so that in short while they were a great way off from the coast of Brittaine crossing the straites of Gibraltare entred into the Leuant Sea where wee will leaue them sayling returning to King Lisuart and the rest in the Enclosed Isle the more part whereof prepared them-selues for the kingdome of Arauigne But others more affecting their ease made account of repayring home to their owne houses especially King Lisuart Neuerthelesse before hee dislodged thence knowing well how faithfull King Cildadan had been to him so long as all his serious affaires endured hee did the parte of a most magnanimous and bountifull Prince towardes him and before all them of the Enclosed Isle remitted the tribute hee paide him to the losse of many worthy knights hearts that had formerly serued him more by constraint then any inclination of good will So taking leaue of them all hee returned home to his country And the same day they remayned there with Amadis as well for the purposed warre in Sansuega as else-where held a Councell wherein was decreed that Don Quedragant Bruneo de bonne Mer Agraies Angriote d' Estrauaus and Brian de Moniaste should go together with them that were left of the Scots Irish and Spanish by whose helpe the countries of Arauigne and Sansuega beeing neighbours and butting one vpon another might be the sooner conquered And beecause the countrie of the Profound Isle confined on the kingdome of Sobradisa Galaor should grant supply of vittailes and passage to his Cosen Dragonis and his Armie which consisted of Gaules and Bohemians with the people that Galuanes could bring from the Isle of Mongoza Hereupon such as were named and set downe for the warre took shipping on the sixt day following and the rest returned home to their countries King Perion to Gaule King Cildadan to his Queene and Gastilles to Constantinople But Amadis and Grasandor kept them-selues at the Enclosed Isle with Oriana Melicia Grasinda Mabila Esplandian and the King of Dacia in expectation of newes from them that were gone thence with so great a power CHAP. XXXII How Amadis went away alone to reuenge the knights losse whom a Ladie had brought dead in a small Barke And of that which happened to him AMadis and Grasandor voide as it appeared to them of all trouble or offence hauing them in their company whom they most esteemed tooke no other care but how to spend their time in all pleasure and delight But Fortune vtter enemy to any mans ease and quiet when shee likes to play her changing prankes had prepared a new occasion for them of sorrow and sadnesse as presently you shall vnderstand One day among other when these two Knights were gone to hunt the Hart as Amadis held his hound in a leash for his best aduantage of the game hee espied a farre off from the coaste a small Barke on the Sea yet making towardes land imagining it should haue some strange occasion therin hee descended downe the Rocke to see what might ensue But before he could goe low enough the Barke was close at the shoare and a Ladie came foorth thereof and one Mariner who with much labour drew forth a dead Knight yet wholly armed Amadis made a stay somewhat short of them to trie what would ensue of this sad beginning hiding himselfe behind a â—ush for his better shelter and long he had not tarried there but he saw the Mariner and the Ladie lay the Knight along vpon the Sands placing his shield vnder his head This caused Amadis to conceale â—…lse no longer but going towards them the Lady presentlie knew him Whereupon suddenly throwing her selfe at his feete and fountaines of teares flowing from hiâ— eyes she spake thus Alas Lord Amadis take pittie on a poore woman and for the honor of Knight-hood giue her succour for I am shee that first laid hand on you because the Queene your mother had no other helpe then my poore selfe when you were borne into the World moreouer I can well tell you that all the harmes I suffer at this present hath happened to mee by the loue I haue alwaies carried to you Amadis seeing her so woe begon and euen meerely drowned in teares as it were could not know her at the first sight but looking on her more aduisedly heâ— remembred her to be Darioletta of whome wee haue spoken in the beginning of the first Booke and tooke so great compassion on her as raysing her vp very graciously he promised to assist her to his vttermost power Alas Sir
Asse ryding directly towards King Lisuart His aged trauaile was not so speedy but that the two Armies had fought twice together according as you haue already heard and hee came thither on the day before the second truce was finished As hee passed by the Campe he saw on euery side the interment of many slaughtered bodies whereat hee was so grieued that falling into teares and lifting vp his eyes and hands to heauen hee said O my Lord God for the honour of thine owne great name I humbly beseech thee to take pittie on this people and grant mee grace that I may pacifie this great disorder Passing on further hee came neare to the Tent of King Lisuart who quickly espied him and immediately knew him whereupon hee went to welcome him for he held this man of holy life in high esteem and well considered that but vpon some great occasion he would not haue left his Hermitage take so great iourney to him whereupon as hee embraced him hee said Good father you are welcome then taking him by the hand he led him into his pauillion and seating him by himselfe in a chaire of veluet hee commanded all to depart and leaue them two alone together and afterwardes fell into this discourse Holy father I know you haue not vndertaken so tedious a trauaile and ill agreeing with your age but vpon some vrgent necessity wherein I humbly desire you to resolue me You haue great reason Sir answered Nascian to conceiue so of me for vndoubtedly extreamity of yeares and the condition whereunto it hath pleased our Lord to call mee may well excuse me from beeing seene among men of blood Neuerthelesse considering the harme that may ensue I haue not feared the danger of my person as hoping to performe a seruice acceptable to God and wholesome to your soule Let me then tell you Sir that being some few daies since in the Hermitage whereunto happy chance was your guide when you and I conferred together concerning the most strange nourishing of Esplandian I vnderstood the occasion of this warre attempted by you against Amadis and his friends Yet am I well assured that you cannot accomplish what you would doe namely marrie my Ladie your daughter to the Emperour of Rome by which enterprise many grieuous mischances haue already happened not onely because it is not agreeable to the greatest and meanest of your kingdome as many times already hath beene told you but for some other reason Sir beside concealed from you yet manifest to mee and against which by Gods lawe you cannot contrarie Knowe then Sir that Madame Oriana your daughter is already vnited in marriage to another as heauen hath appointed and stands well pleased to haue it so The King beeing much amazed to heare the olde man speake in this manner coniectured immediately that weakenesse of braine begot this kinde of language that hee was troubled in his vnderstanding or else had beene misinformed of that which he spake where-upon hee said vnto him How father my daughter was neuer married to my knowledge neither did I euer purpose to giue her to any other then to the Romane Emperour to whome I promised her accounting it for her honour and benefit And God is my witnesse that I neuer intended to dis-inherit her as many haue inconsiderately immagined but only to combine alliance with so great a Lord by meanes whereof he and I so vnited together Christian faith might be the more augmented And therfore my intention beeing iust mee thinkes I should not be therin blamed Sir answered the Hermite that which I haue tolde you concerning some matters hidden from you yet to mee apparant I will presently declare vnto you for from none other then my selfe can you know them Vnderstand then my Lord that the selfe same day when by your command I came to the Forrest where for more delight of the Ladies then present with you your Tents were erected for view of the sporte I knowe not whether you remember it or no I brought you young Esplandian who presented you the Lionesse that gaue him suck at the first The same day the Princsse Oriana your daughter was confessed by me tolde mee in her confession that she had promised mariage to Amadis de Gaule at such time as he deliuered her from the Enchanter Archalaus to whom you had giuen her a little before that the Damosell by whom you were enchanted had brought your state and person into the greatest danger that could bee possible from which Galaor freed you And beleeue it to be very likely that our Lord himselfe gaue consent to the mariage for Esplandian is the issue thereof and of him Vrganda the Vnknowen foretolde many maruailes as you your selfe doe very well know Now in my poore iudgement you should not be displeased there-with considering that Amadis is the sonne of a King and accounted in all places to be one of the best and most gracious Knights in all the world I would aduise you Sir that in shewing your selfe to be such as you euer haue beene you should defend the honour and conscience of your daughter and making an end of this warre call her home again to you vse her hereafter as reason requireth In so doing our Lord will be well pleased with you who else will doubtlesse bee offended with you for the effusion of so much blood which you haue caused to be shedde vpon no occasion When the King had all this while listned to this discourse he shewed himselfe to be very pensiue and at last saide Good father is it possible that my daughter should bee married to Amadis Yes truely replied Nascian hee is her husband and Esplandian is your grandchilde O God quoth the King how ill hath it been for mee that I could not know this matter till now vpon my faith many good Knights had yet beene liuing which now to my no little griefe are dead Alas father why could not you sooner haue reuealed this I might not doe it answered the Hermite for it was tolde mee in confession and if now I haue made it knowne to you thinke it is done by such permission as I receiued from the Princesse your daughter for otherwise you had neuer heard it from mee But she is therewith well contented as well for the clearing of her soule as also to take away all occasion from you of further sinning herein through ignorance At that very instant meere conceit in the King presented before the eyes of his soule the seuerall seruices hee had receiued by Amadis and his kâ—â—â—ed and such they were as hee had not then beene liuing but only by them hauing so many times â—olpen him in very serious affaires Desert in Amadis pleaded iustly for his daughter and a greater gift if hee could bestow it on him and so much the rather because the Emperor to whom he had promised her was dead and beside Vrganda had tolde him many wonders concerning Esplandiâ—â— but aboue all the rest
charge giuen him by Amadis Fol. 53. Chap. 12. How Gandalin ariued in Gaule And of the speeches betweene him and King Perion Fol. 55 Chap. 13. How Guillan le Pensif ariued at the Empereurs Court of Rome Philipinell in Swetia and Brandoynas in Ireland Fol. 58. Chap. 14. How Grasandor sonne to the King of Bohemia sayling vppon the Sea met with Giontes And of that which happened vnto them Fol. 60. Chap. 15. How Patin Emperour of Rome landed with his arâ—ie at Vindilisore where King Liâ—uart lay in expectation of his comming And of that which happened to the. Fol. 65 Chap. 16. How King Perion was aduertised of the dislodging of his enemies And what order hee looke to march before and to fight with them Fol. 69. Chap. 17. How Gandalin squire to Amadis Lasinde squire to Bruneo de boÌ„ne Mer were made knights And of the Battaile betweene the two Kings Liâ—uart and Perion Fol. 71. Châ—p 18. What order was taken by both the Armies for further proceeding in the fight the time of truce being ended Fol. 7â— Chap. 19. Of the conference which King Lisuart had with the Romans after the fought battatle And how the holie mâ—n Nascian who had nourished Esplandian in his younger yeares â—earing of this warre departed from his Heâ—â—…tage to come to the two Kings to make peace betweene them Fol. 80. Chap. 20. How Nascian returned towards King Lisuart with the answere hee receiued from King Perion Fol. 91. Chap. 21. How King Arauigne being aduertised of the losse which King Lisuart had sustainea and the dislodging of his Campe determined to giue him â—attaile Fol. 93 Chap. 22. How King Lisuart was assaulted by King Arauigne brought into great danger And of the succour giuen him by Amadis in his necessity Fol. 95. Chap. 23. How Amadis came to the succour of King Lisuart And of the valiant ouerthrow of King Arauigne Fol. 98. Chap. 24. How King Lisuart ariued at Vindiâ—…ore where his queene Brisena attended his comming whom soone after hee caused to remoue thence and with her daughter Leonora accompanie him to the Enclosed Isle Fol. 108. Chap. 25. How King Perion and his 〈…〉 their way towards the Enclosed Isle and of that which they did before King Lisuart came thither to them Fol. 110. Chap. 26. How Bruneo de bonne Mer and Branfill were appointed to iourney into Gaule to fetch the queen Elysena and Galaor and of those aduentures which happened to them in their returning back againe Fol. 115. Chap. 27. How Bruneo de bonne Mer Branfill and Angriote went on with the Queene of Dacia and what Aduentures happened to them Fol. 120. Chap. 28. How King Lisuart his queene Brisena and their daughter Leonora departed from Vindilisore to goe for the Enclosed Isle according as it was concluded on aâ— their setting from Lubania Fol. 126. Chap. 29. Of the conference which Amadis had with his Cosin Dragonis in giuing him the Kingdome of the Profounde Island and the Princesse Estoiletta to Wife whom hee had loued a long time Fol. 130 Chap. 30. How the marriages of Amadis with Oriana and the other Princes and Ladies were solemnlie celebrated in the Enclosed Isle where the selfe same day Oriana made proofe of the Arch of Loyall Louers and likewise of the Defended Chamber Fol. 132. Chap. 31. How Vrganda the Vnknowne reuealed before them all such matters as shee long time had foretold before they happened And how shee tooke her leaue of Amadis as also of aâ— the other company to remouâ—… whence she came Fol. 137 Chap. 32. How Amadis went away alone to reuenge the Knightes losse whom a Lady had brought dead in a small Barque and of that which happened to him Fol. 140 Chap. 33. How Amadis sayled away from the port of the Island of the Infanta to 〈◊〉 the purpose hee had formerly intended Fol. 145 Chap. 34. How Darioletta perceiuing Amadis to bee in such daunger made great moane and lamentation And how Balan and hee were made friends Fol. 152. Chap. 35. How Grasandor followed in the quest of Amadis and what aduentures happened to him in his trauailes Fol. 158. Chap. 36. How Amadis being in the Island of the Red Tower conferring with Grasandor espied a small Foist in the Sea which put into the Port hauing people in her that told him the tidings of the Armie which was gone for Sansuegua and to the Isle of Landes or the Profound Isle Fol. 161 Chap. 37. How Balan being in the Tent of Galuanes the principall Commander of the Armie came to see him And what conferrence they had together Fol. 184 Chap. 38. How King Lisuart being a hunting was taken prisoner by Enchantment and very strangely Fol. 186. M. T. Cicero in Epist ad Plane Marcus Varro in Lib. de Hist Cap. 16. Forsan â—aeâ—olim mâ—…isse iuuabit Reading of Histories are the enstructers to true happinesse