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A57178	The flovver of fidelity relating exactly the various adventures of three foraign princes, intermixed with variety of letters and pleasant sonnets / by John Reynolds ... author of that excellent historie entituled, God's revenge against murther.	Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650.	1654 (1654)	Wing R1305; ESTC R13721	91,438	200

came likewise to salute them and so after many amorous speeches were past conducted them in a most triumphant manner to the Palace where they were no sooner arrived but burning wi●h d●sire to know what these vanquished Knights were they so wrought with the King that he presently dispatched a Nobleman of his gallantly followed to request them to the Court when instantly those vanquished Cavaliers nothing daunted with the infidelity of misfortune accompanied with many Troops of valorous Knights with a gallant resolution directed their pace to the Court where passing the silver Hall and golden Gallery they were conducted to the dignified Chamber of Presence where the King Queene and Princesses under a glorious Canopy of purple imbossed with Diamonds attended their arrivall at whose enterance descending their Thrones of Estate they advanc'd to salute them But now remark the mutability of fortune for our three beautiful Paragons presenting themselves before their Presence with intent to salute them and glancing their eyes upon the physnomy of their complexion immediately perceived them to be their unexpected naturall Fathers the sodaine sight whereof so daunted their contemplations that betwixt love and feare they prostrateing themselves to their feet very instantly fell to the ground demanding pardon At which comical accident the Cavaliers prying more seriously upon their bashful complexions found them absolutely to be their onely daughters so that naturall affection constraining them ●o rain fountaines of teares from the Conduits of their eyes being in conceit ravished with the joyful alarum-bell of this unlookt for news they elevated them againe on their feet and so banding their sight each upon others countenances they in the plaudity of that heavenly contemplation a long time remained silent but at last accumulating their wits before the throne of discretion and steeling their tongues with the phrase of joyfull acclamation they in sighing for breathed out these speeches Welcome sweet Daughters to your once sorrowfull Fathers and millions of thanks to celestial deity for investing our eyes with the desired object of your beautiful personages Which King Druino with his Queen no sooner overheard but perceiving them to be the happy Parents of these vertuous Ladies in most affectionatewise graciously went and saluted them blessing the divine hour which afforded them the honour of their presence and exquisitely rejoycing in that by their arrivals they were made so exceedingly fortunate The three Angelical Princesses all this while having their pleasant countenances metamorphosed to sorrowful complexions with teares in their eyes stood trembling for timerosity fearing least their Fathers would rebuke them for their disobedient audacity The which their Fathers perceiving but not supposing that either of them were married with chearfull countenances demanded the cause of their disconsolations who having their senses overvailed partly with sorrowful feare and partly with natural affection dying their visages with a vermilion-blush stood meerly silent as trembling to incamp the avant-guard of their speeches The which King Druino remarking very boldly stept to their Fathers and related him That being married without your Princely condescents he supposed they doubted to discover it fearing lest they should deservedly incurre the livery of your indignation Married quoth their Fathers why to whom Surely quoth Druino Athelia to Prince Thalmeno my Sonne and heir apparent to my Crowne Mersilva to Prince Palma Son to Blithgora King of Egypt and Florina to Prince Maedor son to Orlando King of Biafara The which these Kingly Parents no sooner understood but triumphing in that their Daughters were so honorably matched they amorously went and most sweetly embraced them King Druino seeing them herewith divinely contented determining to add more applause to their ravished conceits told them likewise that it were those three dignified Gallants their Sons in Laws that so valorously had conquered them which againe administring more joy to the plaudity of their pleasant imaginations did so tickle their conceits with Nectar applauds that they desired they might fix their eyes upon the object of their Sons personages which immediately was performed For our Heroical young Princes no sooner understood the Zephir news of this strange novelty but instantly posting to their presence they very obediently saluted them imploring pardon for their audacious enterprises which with a gracious benigne reply was soon granted them and so embracing them in their daughters sights with a sweet affectionate sympathy they in publique view generally from their hearts ratified that which before was solemnly solemnized King Druino perceiving this unexpected Heroical meeting remarking how these sweet Martialists of affection were with their sweet Paragons fortunately united failed not in most triumphant order to imbellish this dignified Assembly with sumptuous bravery So as banquetting these forraigne Kings with such Princely entertainment as was befitting their Majes●ical personages ●e a long time retained them in his Cicilian Kingdom to the no lesse applause of his faithfull Subjects then admiration of all forreign spectators many dayes were expired in solemnizing these sumptuous Triumphs the dignified honour whereof mounting the skies will till eternity redound to the Cicilians immortall fame The three renowned Kings seeing it now high time to draw homewards because they knew the publique affairs of their Kingdoms required their presence repaired themselves to depart and so gratifying King Druino for their Royall entertainment as also taking their gracious Conge of the Queen and the Nobility of Cicilia they at last with their Princely Sons and Daughters most sumptuously imbarqued themselves when a favorable Zephir gale blowing them from the Cicilian coast did most pleasantly reconduct them in safety to their own Kingdomes so as Thalmeno being with his fair Athelia arrived in the Territories of Zanfara Palma wi●h his sweet Mersilva in the Country of Bohemia Maedor with his dear Florina in the confines of Numidia they all very contentedly there lived in the height of most amorous aff●ction till at last death by the Dart of Thanatos as summoning the aged Parents to pay nature her due and being deprived from the vanity of this earthly Kingdome to be invested Saints in the Celestial Monarchy Our young Princely Martialists of love were in their stead most triumphantly Crowned where living in delectable tranquillity they along time reigned to their hearts continuall comfort their soules eternall contentation FINIS The Authors conclusitive Epistle to the Gentlemen Readers GEntlemen having finished the essence of this my peevish Pamphlet and given for a whiles my Rustical Muse exact Conge securely to repose in the vastal grave of silence I began to excogitate with my capacity whether I should produce this my abortive Else before the Theatre of the worlds contemplation or else with the Midwifes of Egypt make the joyfull hour of his projection the untimely sepulchre of his fatal catastrophe so that premeditating seriously in so Tragi-comical a conflict how to circumference my conceits within the desired Lists of amiable unity I at last in the Chaos of my distempered cerebrosity felt the citadel of my thoughts to be very dangerously assaulted by two martial and mortal Rivals the one was called Discretion the other Nature which with authentical motives before the Bar of my capacity artificially pleaded for a definitive sentence first began Discretion who with the physnomy of a cheerful countenance solicited that in this golden age of Poetry wherein Invention hath pierc'd the Aire and is long since Charactered in the Skie I should not presume to attribute wings to my Eagled Muse but rather nip her audacious Plumes and so compel her to observe a lower Climate ●hich might best correspond with the influence of 〈◊〉 imbecility An ardent desir● I had to allow of ●is exhortation but Nature instantly with tears 〈◊〉 her eyes and her sorrowful hair dandling about 〈◊〉 ruthful cheeks began with penetential sigh● 〈◊〉 plead for audience and so submissively prostra●ing her self to my feet spake as followeth Imbru● 〈◊〉 thy Cynthian hands in the innocent blood of 〈◊〉 Pamphlet but rather cherish him with care ●roject him to the world and commit him to his ●ortune Which having pronounced they both in 〈◊〉 moment vanished and so left me desolate to the ●ontemplation of a Legion of restlesse incumbran●es Being thus tostica●ed in the surges of perplexi●y and almost ingulph'd in the brinish ocean of my ●ears I began to ponder on some speedy invention which might free me from accustomed aggravation but continually finding my mirth diverted to misery and my exhileration to dolefulnesse I again from Cylla to Charybdis fell into the dedale of effeminate despaire but at last delicious consolation presenting me with the Ariadnes thred of comfort brought me out of the labyrinth of perplexity by falling to this peremptory resolution to betake my Elfe to the world thereby to enjoy the Nectar of a future peaceable tranquility So now Gentlemen by vertue of the premises I here send you my Pamphlet not apparelled in Arcadian suits nor embellished in Faery ornaments but rather wrapt in a thred-bare mantle of Simplicity stich'd with Ignorance lin'd with Illiterature and fac'd with Folly wherein you shall find nothing by the 〈…〉 polished but 〈…〉 Aphranius imperfect and to 〈◊〉 every Line wanting the dulcid stillified meth●● of these our times ingenius Parnassus curio●●●ty neverthelesse my poor unsavory Poem was ●●●●destinated to be seen and therefore what the 〈◊〉 impose for a period I have not presumed to contr●●dict with denial Now Gentlemen having perus● at your leasures the harsh discordant phra●●● of my Pamphlet and with unpartial contemplati●on waded through the Bryars of my imbecillity do stand as a trembling offendor before the benig●● Bar of your favours fearing lest meritoriously 〈◊〉 have incur●d your cholerick indignation in pr●●suming to consecrate my peevish Labours to 〈◊〉 stately Presse but pardon Gentlemen I beseech 〈◊〉 my audacious resolution and at the sincere impl●●ration of my Juvenility excuse my fondling 〈◊〉 for not Charactering finer invention mean while ●f I understand you give my Flower of Fidelity 〈◊〉 the least show of a gracious acceptance I will 〈◊〉 Winter inforce my selfe to be conversant with 〈◊〉 Muses and compel my quill to quaffe a Nectar dram at the sacred font of Castalia to the 〈◊〉 that the next ensuing Summer I may present yo●● capacities with some fine conceited Pamphlet greater demerit JOHN REYNOLDS

sorrowful Muse with patience he evapouring his tears requested them to enter his Cel to accept of such homely Cates as his poverty could afford whereunto they willingly agreed and so deluding the time with familiar conference they a long time solaced their capacities in amourous prattle till at last repast being ended and the Princes ready to depart Delmon with as much audacity as his tormented passions could permit at their Dernier adieu pronounced them these speeches SEeing heroical Gentlemen that your resolutions are devoted to Travell Know that some leagues hence in the Kingdome of Zanfara there reigneth a magnificent Prince sirnamed Brilion whose Vertue doth no lesse applause his Subjects than his valour doth dant his Enemies rewarding each with the guerdon of his merits and retaining no honour from those which demonstrate their actions to be absolute m●gnanimous So that for discretion he may well be ●steemed a Solomon for Majesty a Caesar for Prow●sse a Scipio and for benignity an Alexander His Court likewise may be tearmed the Rendevous of the flower of Chivalry for there are alwayes resident innumerable of Cavaliers which as they account Discretion a chief point of valour so they stick not though desperately to adventure their lives for the establishing of their same Their Senators likewise are both grave politique and provident which from the sincerity of their contemplations accompt Ambition a heinous crime and Treachery a deadly sinne Also their Pastors of the people are both zealous and vertuous admonishing their Flocks not with th● servants of Baal to place their Religion upon diabolical Idolatry but to ground their zeal upon that Celestial Temple whose Foundation is Faith whose pavement Purity whose doores Devotion whose Arches Amity whose pillars Pi●ty whose Windows Sincerity whose galleries Glorification and whose towers Humility Their Ladies and Damsels are likewise both gratious and fair and generally so chaste as if Diana and Nature had adorned them with the pride of their excellency being of gesture modest of capacite quick of quality kind and of behaviour courteous Therefore Gentlemen if you direct your course thith●r you shall generally see each live by the fertilenes of his own Land each reap the fruit of his own Vine and delectable content sit smiling in every corner there likewise shall you see the fragrant Fields adorned with their verdant Vestures the lofty Trees with their gay garments and the delicious Arbours with their diaper'd treasure of Flora as also the mountains orev●iled with snow-white Flocks their Meadows with the riches of Ceres and their Vallies with Daffadils and prime flowers In their Parks may you likewise see regiments of Fallow-Deer running untaken in their Forrests may you likewise behold troups of Nymphs trace unravished and to be brief on every bush harmonious Birds warbling forth their melody Thalmeno and Parma perceiving that Delmon had finished his speech being partly in conceit ravished with the report of fo flourishing a Kingdom giving him thanks for their benign entertainment as also for his debonair vertuous exhortations very joyfully departed where travelling a long time these unknown Countries they at last very fortunately arrived to the chiefest City of Zanfara where the Court then was And taking up the Lodge in the best Inne which the City did afford they there some three dayes rested to refresh themselves of their forepast troublesome travels And after having as was requisite given almighty Iove most humble thanks for their safe arrival they betook themselves to this private parley where Thalmeno began as followeth MOst dear Cousin We are now in a Kingdom far from our Native country and therefore with celerity it behoveth us to settle our proceedings upon the main of some resolution to the end we may futurely avoid the receipt of ensuing misfortunes Therefore understanding that the King exceedingly delighteth in heroical Vertues it were not in my opinion unfit to betake our selves under the umbrage of his service where cherishing our valorous magnanimity we may produce the demonstrations of dignified Princely atchievements whose effectual apparitions in the eyes of all spectators may condignly purchase us the title of gallant admired admiration Prince Palma hearing Thalmeno utter this haughty resolution very instantly returned him this reply MOst affectionate Cousin I allow right well of your conclusitive determination therefore delayes set apart let us proffer our selves to the Kings service This day I understand he resolveth to hunt in a Forrest neer-adjoyning the Court where if you please we may present him with a submissive supplication thereby to intrude our selves within his Princely service but let our names be obscured under the cloud of secrecy So that Thalmeno may be termed Thalmo and I Palma named Plivio justifying our selves to be both Knights of Arabia This pleasant invention was well liked of Thalmeno And so solacing their cerebrosity they forthwith indited this supplication which by a young Knight a fri●nd of theirs they instantly sent to the Kings Majesty the tenor whereof followeth To the most puissant famous and flourishing Prince Brylion King of Zanfara RIght renowned King whose magnanimous fame by the Herald of report hath been transported to the bar of many Cavaliers understanding in such sort that they not only admire at your Princely valour but also wonder at your vertuous animosity so as their thoughts burning with desire to be made possessors of your gracious presence and their resolutions flaming with applause to be spectators of your heroical audacity they have upon the Altar of fame long since devoted their resolutions to direct their course to your Country amongst whom we Thalmo and Plivio two Knights of Arabia having our capacities penetrated with the report of your affability have undertaken this journey to be made spectators of your renowned personage So that being arrived to your flourishing Palace we most humbly beseech you to accept us into your dignified service assuring you that our valour and fidelity shall be such as shall well testifie our resolutions to take their off-spring from audacious magnanimity So imploring your Majesty to admit us into your service and to grace us with that stellified Title to be invested your Servants We in all humilitie prostrating our lives to your gracious command Rest Your Soveraign's devoted Vassals Thalmo Plivio This supplication was no sooner presented to King Brylion but forthwith he commanded the two forraign Knights to be admitted to his pres●nce where saluting them in such sort as befitted his Royalty He very benignly accepted of their voluntary service Which famous acceptance adding applausible hope to our Princes expectations made them in conceit conjecture that they were now at the foot to mount the steps of honour And therein to conclude because peradventure the discreet Reader may think the time too tedious in describing their proceedings let this as a brief annotation suffice That their valorous actions vertuous demeanor gallant comportment heroical courtesie and Princely grace did so conquer the capacity not only of