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A02120	Greenes Orpharion VVherin is discouered a musicall concorde of pleasant histories, many sweet moodes graced vvith such harmonius discords, as agreeing in a delightfull closse, they sound both pleasure and profit to the eare. Heerein also as in a diateheron, the branches of vertue, ascending and descending by degrees: are covnited in the glorious praise of women-kind. VVith diuers tragicall and comicall histories presented by Orpheus and Arion, beeing as full of profit as of pleasure. Robertus Greene, in Artibus Magister.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1599 (1599)	STC 12260; ESTC S103410	40,070	64

away and the King with the two Kings and the Lords passed in to dinner No sooner was Acestes alone but the ingratitude of the King the disdaine of his Daughter the disgrace offered by both so pierst him to the hart that as such as drink of Lethe become obliuious so he forgetting the beauty of Lidia fell to such déepe thoughts of hate and reuenge that he enioyned himselfe for a great space to be solitary that Nemesis and he might consult together how to bring both the Father and the Daughter to confusion at last hee resolued to goe to Armenia to Sertorius there great Potentate of that Country whom hée knew to be mortall enemie to the King of Lidia and in this resolution hée tooke his iourney No sooner was hee arriued in the Armenian Court but worde was brought to Sertorius that Acestes the martiall Thracian that conquered Pamphilia Ca●ia and Cylicia was come disguised and as a stranger into his Court the King hearing this tooke one or two of hys chéefe Lords and went to salute Acestes and to giue him honourable entertainement such as belonged to so mightie a Cōquerer Acestes perceiuing himselfe to be known after due reuerence doone to the King began at large to discourse to him what seruice he had doone to the King of Lidia and how hee was rewarded crauing succour and supply of his Maiestie that hee might reuenge with hys Sworde The King amazed at such monstrous ingratitude wondring how such base resolutions coulde harbour in the hart of Prince he promised Acestes not onely to ayde him with an army of approoued Souldiers but in person to hazard him selfe both to requite olde iniuries and to reprooue in iustice such an abuse offred without desert This answer of Sertorius so contented Acestes that after great thanks hee rested in the Court passing frolicke til the forces were furnishing which no sooner were ready but without delay Sertorius and Acestes marched merrily forwarde towardes the confines of Lidia as soone as Acestes had sette his foote within the ground of the ingratefull King drawing his Sword hee swore not to sheathe it till hee had made it drunke with the blood of Lidians commaunding his Souldiers for Sertorius had giuen him the ordring of the battailes that they should vse all extremeties of martiall burne sack spoile Citties Townes and Castles to cast all to the ground to take none Captiues of whatsoeuer degrée or sex but to put all to the Sword men as they were subiects in Lidia Women as the wormes that he most hated Children as the issue of them both the pillage of all should be theirs only the King of Armenia should haue the Kingdome and he would content him selfe with reuenge this Oration ended he furiously marched forward and where hee came left the Countrey desolate The King of Lidia hearing this was driuen into a great agony but dissembling his gréefe for feare of discouraging his Souldiers he leuied a mighty army and hasted forward to buckle with Acestes whom he met halfe at aduantage as hauing most of his men at pillage whereupon the Lidians taking oportunity set vpon the Armenians but Acestes so rangde those that he had in such warlike sort that he not only aboade the braue of his enemy but entred his battaile disordered his ranckes and put them to the flight many were slaine in that present place such as escapt and fled were met by the Pillages and haruiers of the Armenians and all put to the sword so that of forty thousand Lidians there scarse remained thirty with the King who passing vp into the Country insconst him-selfe within a strong Castel with his Daughter Lidia a few faint harted Souldiers and all the treasure hee could get Acestes followed his Fortunes and leauing Sertorius behind with the mayne battaile tooke with him ten thousand Horse and sixe thousand foote and made after the King of Lidia as fast as his men were able to march comming at last to the Castell weere he was insconst first he intrencht a siege round about and legard it on euery side then he damd vp all such springs wels and Conduits as serued the Castell with fresh water this done hee resolued not to loose a man at the assault but to make them yeeld by famine The Princesse Lidia looking ouer the walls séeing how her mortall enemy had girt the Castell with Souldiers Armenians men there thirsted after blood and hated both her and her Father she fell from thoughts to passions from passions to teares insomuch that she sat her downe and wept bitterly her Father comming vp the batilments séeing his daughter in such perplexed estate finding want of victuals and that of force he must be famished gréefe stopping his spéech he sat him downe and bare her company in her passions and after consulted how to preuent ensuing misery many coniectures cast at last they resolued to submit themselues to his mercy whereupon Lidia decking her selfe in most gorgious attire accompanied onely with two of her Ladies passed out of the Castell gate went toward the Legar the Sentonell no sooner had them in hold but they were honourably conueyed to the Pauilion of Acestes who being certified that the Princesse Lidia was attended to speake with him leapt from his seate and went to entertaine her Lidia no sooner saw him but she fell downe at his feete Acestes curteeusly tooke her vp and setting her in his seate demaunded her what shēcraued Lidia all blubbered with teares falling downe on her knées began thus Mighty Acestes if repentance were any satisfaction for offences or sorrowe any salue to couer ingratitude if teares might wipe away disdaine if a Uirgines blood would pay raunsome for them which haue done amisse I would present all these to pacifie the fury of thy conquering Sword but I know such déepe hate of my Fathers ingratitude such desire to reuenge my rechlesse disdaine and the disgrace proffered by both hath set a fire the hart of Acestes as nothing may serue to quench such an ouer heated flame Oh yet might I finde so much fauour that my death might redéeme the old man my Father if not for the losse of Kingdome yet of life and from falling into the handes of his ancient enemy Sertorius I should account Acestes as mercifull as he is valiant if my treaties may not preuaile as it little behooueth Acestes any way to fauour Lidia yet graunt me this that I may dye vpon thine owne Sworde that my blood vanishing on thy blade thou mayst be satisfied and I slaughtred by the hand of Acestes so braue a Souldier might dye contented No sooner had shee vttered these words but shee poured foorth such streames of teares as made the Armenians to take pitty of the distressed Princesse Acestes taking her vp againe called for his Sworde and vnsheathing falling downe at her feete began thus to make reply Such déepe impression of gréefe swéete Goddesse hath pierced the heart of Acestes in that hee hath lifted

that in all her Kingdome there was neyther loue nor vertue but lust and vanity I graunt quoth he she hath beauty to bestow but so it is tempred with pride as hee that buyes it dooth penetentiam emere shee hath many such truls as Helena to sell but they were either so froward or so frolick as feare may perswade them from the one or turne them from the other shee is Goddesse of womens hearts but shee trickes them vp with such false colours and engraues so many principles of her Philosophy in the very center of it that they are as expert in coyning of deceites forging of teares feigning of sighes casting of lookes lending of fauning smiles and such preiudiciall pollicies to bewitch men as euer the Caldees were in their diuinations but this is suffiseth not to reuenge me on her words would she were mortall thē would shee were Mars that I might with my arming Sworde pearce their disdaine and ingratitude in single Combate As thus hee was halfe in a frensie one came to him from the King with Letters the contents whereof were that he should make him ready with all possible speede to passe into Pamphilia to make inuasion with fire sword This newes come to Acestes view as a man reuiued frō the dead hee burst from his former plaints and began thus to frolicke with him selfe Now despight of Venus hath Fortune sworne to ioyne me in friendship with opportunity now time proffers the full cup and the deuill take me if I carowse it not Now Lidia shall be mine if euer she shalbe to any women are wonne with honors the fame of Prowesse challengeth more then eloquence a Souldiers sword preuaileth more with a Princesse thē a Cowardes pen when newes shall come to Lidia that Acestes hath made a conquest of Pamphilia whē he sends the Kinges Crowne as a token to the faire and matchles Lidia thē no doubt but she wil be as curteous as now she is cruell her lookes will lighten loue where now they drop hate her words will be welcome where now they threten reuenge Conquerers carry commaunds in their foreheads and loue kneeles to them where others bow to loue then Acestes ply thee martiall thy Souldiours in hast to Pamphilia and there fight both for honor and loue which either resolue to get or to misse of both with death Hauing thus comforted him selfe he prouided all things necessary for his voiage into Pamphilia both of souldiers money victuals and munition which beeing ready taking his leaue onelie of the King for Lidia would and his Daughter on his right hand were amazed as noting in his face some extraordinary sparkes of Chiualrie Acestes pacing vp to the steps that decended from the Kings seate placing on eyther hande a King began thus to deliuer his tale Right mightie Soueraigne executing the charge of the Generall of thy forces against Pamphilia as thy cōmaund and my allegance bad me I entred with fire and sword and by the helpe of Fortune made conquest of the Countrey the King is slaine his Crowne I sent to thy Daughter the kingdom is garisond to thy vse his confederates these two Kings of Caria Cylicia for that they vnited their supplies to his forces I inuaded conquered and brought hither Captiues their Crownes theyr kingdoms the treasure the bondslaues for that they were without thy Commission I not present to thee but to the Princesse Lidia with all the honour I won in the fielde euer vowing to deuote all my thoughts my actions and my Sword and life as prest to execute her commaunde and seruice with that rising vp he led the Kinges to the Princesse and deliuered them her as her Captiues shee coulde not for shame in such a presence but faine a good countenaunce and accept them gratefully whom shee forthwith presented to her Father who entertaind them as belonged to such Kingly prisoners all the Nobles casting their eyes on Acestes as honouring the man for his vertues the King starting vp gaue him great thanks and bad him demaunde some-what before that honorable assemblie with the gift whereof hee might gratifie him swearing whatsoeuer he craued as he was true King hée woulde performe it Acestes hearing this happy motion casting his eye on the Lady Lidia boldly beganne his request thus Although right mighty Soueraigne Crownes and Kingdoms be swéete and your grace hath willed mee to aske any thing without acception yet for that I paunde my life honor for the atchiuing of these conquests with my blood which a Souldiour holdeth far deerer then Diadems I little make account of such pelfe but rather make choise of that which I prefer before honour life and land or all the world if it should be presented to me and that is the faire and vertuous Princesse Lidia Scarce had Acestes vttered this worde Lidia but the King starting from his seat turned to his daughter and asked what loue was passed betwixt her Acestes Such quoth shee with a frowning countenaunce as past betwixt Iuno and the Centaure Ixion I not deny but before his iourney to Pamphilia he courted and made great sute by worde and letters but howe I disdained the motion of so base a companion let the aunswers of his Letters manifest And nowe before this royall honorable assembly I protest if Acestes were featurde like Narcissus as couragious as Hercules hauing as many heroicall vertues as euer had any and could present me euery day two Kings for Captiues till he made me Empresse of the World yet woulde I disdaine him as one vnworthy the Princesse Lidia At this aunswere all the assembly abashed as counting the Princesse discourteous and ingrate the King as a man inflamed with furie began to prosecute his Daughters speech in this manner Presumptuous Thracian vnfitte with these late conquests rather obtained by the ill fortune of these Kings then thy prowesse for thou hast done mee seruice I graunt thee life but for thyne aspyring thoughts to demaunde the Princesse Lidia I discharge thée of thy Generalship and absolutely of my seruice cōmaunding thee vpon paine of death within ten dayes to depart out of all my dominions and neuer to approch my Confines or land This saide the King in great choller rose vp ready to depart the Nobles were amazed and greeued yea aud grudged secretly at Acestes wrong but for feare of the King were silent Acestes howsoeuer inwardly vexed yet shewed no discontent in his countenance but with a Souldiers courage pulling of his Garland said I am not dismaied at this doome for that I neuer greeued at the ouerthwarts of Fortune what I haue got in thy Court I leaue as disdaining ought y t is thine the honour I haue wonne is mine owne and that thou canst not depriue me off and so committing my fortunes to my deserts I leaue thee and thy Court and so soone as may be thy Country where if euer I arriue I dare thee to doo thy worst and with that Acestes went