that he was knowen for he thought wel to haue had his pleasure of the lady But he enterprysed suche a thyng wherby his treason was knowen afterwarde and disclosed as it shalbe recounted to you afterwarde After the depatrynge of the Archebyshop the lady abode in the wodde beside the fountayne tryst and sorowful with Blandimayn that was wouÌ„ded The marchaunt that was abiden said Alas lady I se that by the Archebysshop ye are falslybetrayed and haue bâ— expulsed froÌ„ the Emperoure Now god giue me grate to liue so longe that I may accuse him of this misoeâ—e and to purchase hys death Lâ—ly to god I commaundâ— you the whyche giue you patience and comforte Soo the marchaunte toke hys leue and Blandymayne thaÌ„ked hym many times Than Blandimayne mounted the Lady vpon her horse and after mounted vpon hys owne and wente vnto a lodginge that was there beside where as thei abode by the space of eight daies for to hele Blandimayn Whaâ— he had rested him and that he might ride they put them vpon the waye towards Fraunce And the sorowfull ladye complayned her by the way and sayd Alas Blandimayn my frende what may my brother and all the lordes saye of my pyteous case whan they shal knowe that for a vylaynous dede I am so shamefully deieâ—â—e from the Emperoure and as a romen woman banisshed the Empyre of Constan tynoble Alas I am right certaine that my brother wyl beleue lightly that I am culpable of the dede and make me die shamefully for he is right fyerse of courage lady said Blandimayn be of good chere put your trust in god In spekyng thus Blandymayde that the ladye conduyted rode so muche that after that they had passed diuers countreis regions they ariued in Fraunce passed by Orleaunce for to go vnto Paris â–ª where as the kyng was accustomed to soiourney moste So they â–ª entred in to a great forest that is syxe myle from Orleaunce in the whiche happened pyteous thynges vnto the Empresse Bellyssant as I shall make mention hereafter ¶ How Bellyssant was deliuered of two fayre sones whiche were named Ualentyne and Orson and howe she loste them Capit. v. BEllyssant was ryding within the forest the which was with chylde as you haue heard reâ—â—â—ed before It happened that her bodye had determined and fulfilled her time that constrayned her for to desâ—ende of her horse and complayne her tenderly Blaudimain demauÌ„ded her what she aâ—led that she complayned her soo Alas Blandymayn sayde the lady lyght downe of thy horse helpe that I were layde vnder yonder great tree and thynke 〈◊〉 for to â—â—ke me some wife For the tyme is â—omâ— that I must nâ—des be deliuered without any lenger delaye Blandymayne descended quickely and laid her vpon a fayre grene place vnder a tree the which he did chose and marke for to knowe it the better And then he leâ—t on horsebacke rode also fast as he might for to seke some wyfe to helpe and sucoute the lady The noble lady Bellyssant abode there all alone with out any company saue God and the blessed vâ—gyn mary that did helpe her and succoured her in such maner that she was deliuered of twoo fayre sonnes in the forest But they were not so sone come vpon the carthe but that the good lady suffred muche payne and anguâ—she as you shall heare So as the lady was deliuered of the fruyte of her wombe and that she laye vnder the tree ther came vnto her a beer the which was maâ—â—eâ—lously great and horrible toke one of her children in his mouthe and wente his wayâ— into the thycke of the forest also faste as he myght Then was the gracious lady sorowfull not without a cause for the perdiction of her chylde and began for to crye with a feable vâ—yce muche pyteously And vpon bothe her fere handes she wente after the beer in the forest that was anone out of her syght Alas to lytle auayled her the pursuyte For she shal neuer se her chyld vnto the tyme that by myracle he be yelded vnto her agayne So loÌ„ge went the lady through the forest wepyng for her child and trauaylled her so fore to goo after that a stronge sicknes toke her in suche wise that she fel in a swounâ— vpon the colde earth as it had bene a dead woman I wyll leue here to speake of her and wyll tell you of the other childe that was left all alone ¶ It happenâ—d the same daye that the kynge Pepyn was departed out of Parys accoÌ„panyed wys diuers great lordes and barons for to go vnto Constantinoble to se his sister bellyssant And toke his way towarde Orleaunce â–ª and he rode so faste that he entred into the forest where as his syster â–ª Bellyssant was deliuered but he knew nothyng therof at that tyme. Now it is true as it was the pleasure of god that as the kynge Pepyn passed throughe the forest he espyed vnder the hye tree the other sonne of Bellyssant all alone that lay vpon the earth soo he rode that waye and sayd vnto hys barons Lordes by the god that created all thynges I haue founde here a muche fayre encountre se what a fayre chylde I haue founde here By Ihesus sayd the lordes syr kynge you say true Nowe sayd the kynge Pepyn I wyll that it be nourysshed at myne expenses also longe as god shall giue it lyfe And wil that to be kept ryght tenderly and nobly as if it were myne owne propre chylde For yâ— y t god sende hym lyfe untyll the tyme that he be a man I shal gyue hym great landes and tenementes for to liue vpon Then the kynge Pepyn called vnto hym one of hys squyers and gaue hym the charge of the child sainge to him Bere this child to Orleance make it baptyzed and seke him a good nouryce and make that he be nourysshed also well as is possible Good ryght had kyng Pepyn to loue the chylte for he was hys nenewâ— but he knowe it not The souyer toke the childe as kyng Pepyn hadde hym and bare it into OrleauÌ„ce And after made it to be baptised and gaue it his name For he made it to be named Ualentine for suche was the name of the sâ—â—er After he sought a nouryce and made the chylde to be well kept as he was commaunded The kynge â—oode in the forest alwaye holdynge his Iournaye â–ª for he had great desyre to be in the Cytie of constantinoble to se his syster Bellyssant that he loued so muche And euen so as he passed through the forest he recountred Blandymayn that led a wife with hym Blandymain knewe the kyng and anone lyghte of his horse and salwed him After the salute done the kyng sayde vnto him Blandymayn fayre syr tell vs tidinges of Constantinoble And amoÌ„g other thinges tell vs howe oure syster Bellyssant doth Dere syr said Blandymayn as to the regarde of tidinges with payne can I tel you any that is good For
of Ferragus and how they and the Ladies sayled into Acquitaine Ca. xxxvi ALso soone as they hadde taken londe they wente vnto the strongè Castell but Ualentyne that euer hadde feare of Ferragus soiourned not longe there but retourned vnto the port and badde the Maryners too stuffe theyr galee with vytaylles and artyllerye and that they shold be redy to depart whan he called vpon them And than he retorned vnto the castel without makyng onye semblauÌ„t After he sayd vnto hys moder Bellissant and to the lady Clerimonde that he woulde goo into Grece towarde Constantinoble for to se his father Themperoure Alexander that wyth wronge and agaynst ryghte had expulsed hys mother from him To his wylobeyed the ladies also Orson and Pacolet Than they mounted on the sea for too perfourme their vyage The daye was cleare and the houre approched that the Gayler of kynge Ferragus was accustomed for to go se hys prysoners He wente toward the greate toure and bare bread and water with him for to gyue them to eate Whan he was at the gates of the prysone that were all open he saw wel that the prysoners were gone Than he retorned hastely toward kynge Ferragus and sayde to hym in great feare Syr I aske you mercy for thys nyght I haue lost the two christen knyghtes prisoners that you had gyuen me to kepe In saying these wordes there aryued an other messenger that sayd all on hye before all the assistentes Puyssaunt king Ferragus to greate a mischefe is hapned tonight in this place for you haue lost the christen woman that you haue kepte so longe and holden so dere And that wors is she leadeth wyth her your fayre syster Clerymonde that you loued soo Whan Ferragus vnderstode these tidynges as all enraged he began for to crye and rente his cloothes furyously and in great Ire made his men to arme them and yssue out of the gates Than he toke a clubbe that was great and heauy and before theym all yssued oute of the gates without a hors for he was soo great and so heuy that with payne myght he fynde ony hors that woulde beare him He had a great head and black hear styffe as wylde hogges brâ—stâ—lles and hys armes greate and boned and the shoulders large of legges and of bodye he bare the stature of thyrten fore of length Whan he was oute of the towne he called hys men for to accompanye hym and put hym on the waye for to fynde theym that ledde awaye his syster and hee demaunded tydynges of all them that he mette by the waye but none coude not tell hym nothynge for Pacolet coude play so well wyth hys arte whan he wolde that where someuer hee passed he made his folkes to slepe And whan Ferraâ—us sawe that he might haue no tidinges he swore mahoune that he would assiege Clerimondâ—s Castell for he wend wel to haue founde them there Than he made suche dylygence that on the morowe he was at the stronge castel but there he founde them not for they were departed or he came Whan he vnderstoode that they were departed fro that place he swore by al hys goddes that he wolde â—â—nde Clerymonde and al her company or christendome should haue much to suffre ¶ How the kyng Ferragus for to haue vengeaunce on Ualentyne and on hys sâ—ster Clerimonde made assemble hys hoost â–ª and howe he dyscended in Acquytayne Capitulo xxxvii WHan Ferragus the gyaunte sawe that he might not find Ualentine and Orson the whych had taken hys syster and their moder from him and ledde out of hys londe he swore and promysed hys gods that he wolde take vengeaunce on the christen men ¶ And for thys cause he sent throughe all hys realme that all they that were holden to do hym obeâ—saunce without soiour nynge or delaye should come vnto hym and appeare before hym for to mounte vpon the sea and goo agaynste the christen men for to take vengeaunce vpon UaleÌ„tine The crye was made aâ—â—â—e thrughe al the londe of Fer ragus and by his heraudes messengers were assembled grete multytude of men of armes whiche made a huge hoost They mounted vpon y e see and set the failles in the wynde that was right good to them And as they were mounted vpon the see the kynge Ferragus coÌ„maunded the marryners y t they sholde drawe towarde the cyte of Acquytayne for he thought wel to finde in that place them that he was departed for And so the patrons dyde and they exployted so moche that they aryued in the countre of Acquytayne ¶ Ualentyne and Orson that were vpon the see as you haue herde entred in to the cyte of Acquytayne â–ª and without makynge oâ— ny mencyon of they estate vnto ony persone as straunge men lodged them with a burgeys and Ualentyne wolde haue gone gladly in to the duke Sauaryes palays but Orson that aduysed hym of a grete subtylyte sayd vnto his broder Ualentyne in this maner of wyse Broder I haue aduysed me in thynkynge by my selfe that the nature and wyll of women is varyable and lightely chauÌ„ged and for this cause I am delibered that no mencyon shall be made of our comynge vnto the tyme that I maye knowe by some euydente sygne of the fayre Fezonne that reclamed me soo muche her dere louer yf she haue chaunged her courage Broder sayd valentyne it shall be but well done and yf you can do it it shall be subtylly wrought Than Orson clothed him in the habyte of a knyght that sought auentures and toke the lytell Pacolet for his squyer Than he wente towarde the palays and entred in to the halle of the duke of Acquytayne by the lycence of the gardes Whan he was before hym he salued hym and made hym reuerence suche as appertayned vnto hym for to dó suche a thinge he was wyse and well lerned And whan he had salued him the duke behelde hym moche and well hym thought he was Orson but bycause he spake he knewe him not and studyed no more but sayd to hym knyght tell me what bryngeth you hether Free duke sayd Orson I am a knyght aduenturous that gladly wolde fide maner to auenture me for to do good and loyall seruyce with my body knyght sayd the duke you be grete and fayre and me thynketh you sholde be valyauÌ„te and hardy in armes And therfore yf you wyll serue me I shall gyue you suche wages that you shall be contente and you may do so muche to my wyl and pleasure that or you departe from me I shal make you the rychest of your kynne Gramercy sayd Orson I shall deserue it an shall do so moche that you maye knowe the layaâ—te of me and my poore puyssaunce Knyght sayd the duke I reteyne you of my courte and for the grete trust that I haue in your seruyce a hondred pounde Parysii or ye serue me ony ferder I shall make to delyuer you Soo moche was Orson wyse and well taught in maners
myght not flee no more behelde hym muche cruelly â–ª in castynge out at his mouche the horrible stynkyng venym and great smoke ⧠How Ualentine slew the dragon through the grace of God almyghty And howe the kyng of Antioche re ceyued hym with great honoure Cap. lxiii Syr sayd Pacolet lenne me your shelde and I shal go towarde the beast and auenture me Frende said Ualentine recorne in to the citie hele your woundes ¶ For if it please God the beast shall not be ouercome by none other but by me so I requyre God by hys grace that he will geue me the puyssaunce shortlye for to conquere her And that I may doo so muche that the kyng of Antioche and all the people incredule leue the lawe dampnable of mahowne take the lawe catholyke of Ihesu christe After that he hâ—d sayd these wordes he descended of the tree in makyng the sygne of the crosse and went to warde the serpente that ran against hym in castyng fyre and flambe muche dyspyâ—eouslye Ualentyne put the shelde before hym that the serpâ—nce doubted with the axe of stele smote her in suche wyse that he cut of her lefte thygh and felled it to the earthe The serpent cryed more hydeously than before and valentyne that was hardy to pursue his stroke came too her and thryste his axe so farforth within her throte y t at that houre he smote her downe dead in castyng oute suche a smoke that all they that behelde it were muche amaâ—ueyled And at the houre y t the serpente was dead fell downe within Antioche a great squated toure and the turretâ—es a bowe shot about it fell downe also The paynyms were abasshed of that greate auenture and sayde the one to the other that it was the soule of the de uyl that was passed that waie ¶ when the kyng was besyde hym he colled hym mâ—che swetely in saying vnto hym Free knyght of all the other moost valyaunt and hardy well hath your God shewed that he wyll loue you whan by your great prowesse you haue deliue red vs from the enemy that dommaged oure lande soo muche At these wordes they entred in to the cytie and mounted in to the palays ryall where as all the nyght and all the daye folowyng they made great feaste and there bothe paynyms and sarazyns for the victory of the serpente The kynge made Ualentyne to bee kepte ryght derely and heale his woundes lytell and greate â–ª and the quene Rozemonde bare hym greate honoure reuerence and had ryght great affection for to speake vnto hym for she was so enamoured on hym from the fyrst houre that she sawe hym that he hadde her harte entyerly And for the breunyng of her loue would purchace the death of the kyng of Antyoche her husbande as you shall heare afterwarde ¶ Howe Ualentyne after that he had dyscomfyted he dragon made the kyng of Antyoche to be baptyzed und all they of his lande and of the quene Roezmonde that was enamoured on hym ¶ Capitulo lxiiii WHen y â— good knight Ualentine had rested him a litel within the cytie of Antioche healed his waundes he went toward the kyng said to hym Sir you knâ—we that you haue promysed me to beleue in Jesu christe and your people also if it happened soo that I myght deliuer you from the serpente Nowe God hath geuen me the grace that I haue slayne hym and therefore syr kepe me your promyse for the myracle is great and euydent that my God had shewed before euery body for you knowe that by corporall strength I conquered her not but hath bene by the vertue of Jesu christe Free knyght sayd the kinge knowe that I wyll holde that whiche I haue promysed you and my wyl is to renounce mahoune and to beleue in Jhesu Christ. Than he made to crie throughe all his â—ond that lytle great shoulde beleue in Jesu chryst and leue the lawe of mahommet vpon paine of death Than was paynyms sarazyns baptised and coÌ„uerâ—er through the noble Ualâ—ntyne And also so one as the quene myghte she sente for UaleÌ„tyne into her secrete chambre the whiche went towarde her in contynent Lady sayd Ualentyne that was well taught you haue sente for me and I am comen towarde you as he that is redy and apparaylled for to accomplysshe your goodwyll Hâ— said the lady y e honoure the wysdome the strengthe the valyauÌ„tnes â—he beaute the hardines that is in you maketh your great noblenes to be praysed and honoured aboue al the lyuynge creatures and for the vertues that are in you tho lady that sholde be byloued of you myght well saye that of all the knyghtes she had the moste valyaunte the moost noble and â—he moost fayrest Now pleased it god that I myght do my wyll and that I were not subiâ—ete to no bodye for I take it vppon my soule that my hearte should neuer loue other than you yf it pleased you to do me so muche gâ—ace as to accepte my loue ¶ Lady sayd Uâ—lentyne of as muche I thanko you for you haue wedded a kynge muche valyaunte and hardy the whyche aboue al other you ought to loue and holde dere Knyght sayd the lady I haue loued hym longe tyme but sythe the daye that I sawe you my heaâ—â— departed not fâ—ome you â–ª whan Ualentyne apperceyued that the lady hadâ—e suche a courage the moost sweâ—est that he myght he excused hym towarde the â—uâ—ne of hys loue ¶ Ladye sayd Ualentyne yf the kynge knewe it he wolde neuer rest a daye tyll that he had put me vnto death now he is olde and aunâ—yenâ— and you are a â—ayre younge lady moâ—he Iâ—cunâ—e soo you muste abyde a lytell vnto the â—â—â—turne of my vyage that I haue enterprysed to go vnto the holy cyte of Jherusalem for to vysyte the â—â—pulâ—â—â— of ourâ— lorde Jhesu christ that was put vpon the tâ—e of the tâ—â—fse for vs. And at my retornyâ—ge yf it happen that the kyngâ— be deed than shall I accomplysshe all your wyll The Quâ—ne Rozemonde ansewred neuer a worde but was smytten aâ— the heart so proudely wyth the loue of valentyne that she was couetous of y e dethe of the king â–ª and of hys lyfe enemye as it happeneth oftentymes thaâ—â—y folysshe loue one man murdreth another and dyuers wyues purchaseth the deth of theyr husbandes for to acheue theyr wyll And therfore there is a greate daunger to loue a thynge so folysshly by the whyche so many euylles maye procede as the Quene Rozemonde dyd whyche for to haue valentyne at her pleasure the nyght whan the kynge should go to bedde and that the wyne was brought by aâ— the ladye toke the cuppe and put suche venym within it that who someuer dyd drinke of it shuld not escape death after in signe of loue she presented it vnto the kynge that was muche â—euoute â–ª and in makyng a â—xosse vpon the wyne he apâ—ercâ—yued the poyson By my fayth sayd the
as dead men After he wente to the kyng of Ynde and vnbounde his eyen and sayd to hym Noble kyng of Ynde take ioye and comforte in â—e for I am thy god mahowne that is descended from heuen for to suâ—cour the. And because that thou haste serued and honoured me longe I wyll delyuer the. Thou shalt go surely in to my palays and leade with the king Brandiffer that shall knowe nothyng therof Alas my God sayde the kyng of Ynde I haue well serued the when thou hastâ— wylled to descende ouâ— of thy holy paradyse for to â—epe me from my mortall enemy Now I knowe well that thou art God almyghty Kyng sayd Pacolet haue trust in me and beleue the counsayll of thy wife ¶ At these wordes Pacolet ledde hym towarde Brandiffer â–ª and made all his watche to slepe and enchaunted Brandyffer in suche maner that he made him ryse clothe him saying to the kyng God is come for I wyll goo with you in to your palays and accomplyshe all your wyll ⧠Howe kyng Lucar made all the hundred sarazyns to be drawen at horses tayles And howe Ualentyne and Pacolet departed out of his hoâ—st secretly for to go vnto Angorye Capit. lxxix THen the king of ynde kneled down saying Souerayne God I thanke you for this great myracle So pacolet brought him a fayre horse made him to mouÌ„te vpon him with the kyng Brandiffer so they rode vnto Ynde Pacolet toke his leue Mahoune said the king of ynde I thanke you with all my harte recoÌ„mauÌ„de my soule vnto you whaÌ„ it shall departe froÌ„ the body Kyng sayd Pacolet I shal not fayle you for if it come in to my handes it shall not â—ayle of a good maister And so Pacolet departed the kyng of ynde called the porters that let him in w t great ioye When Rozemonde apperceyued hym she sayd vnto hym Ha ryght dere syr well be you come Nowe tell me howe you haue brought my father hether is the peaâ—e made betwene you and hym No sayd the kyng it hath bene mine God mahoune that hath apper drome The whiche by his diuine puyssaunce hathe delyuered me from the handes of myne enemyes and hether hath brought me and geuen me your father And there fayled the charme and kyng Brandyffer did awaken and begaÌ„ to loke much ferefully and after said to the king of Ynde From whence maye come this thynge and howe am I come hether I thinke that the deuill hathe brought me in so this place Nay sayd the king of Ynde but it hath bene the puyssaunt god mahoune that hath appeared this night and brought you and me hether So I beleue that it is his will that you I make good peace and be frendes together By my lawe said Brandiffer I had rather dye for of your acquaintaunce I wil none let me goo to warde myne hoost as I was before that you brought me hether Brandyffer sayd the kyng of Ynde that shall I not doo for sythe that mahowne hath brought you hether I trust me in his grace to perfourme the thyng Thus is Brandiffer within the cyâ—te of Ynde in great sorowe because that he sawe hym selfe taken and might not retourne at his will in to his hoost And the hundred sarazyns that should haue kept him be yet slepyng vpon the earth Nowe when it was daye kyng Lucar came into the pauylion where as he hadde lefte the kynge of Ynde in kepyng And when the paynyms sawe hym they cryed hym mercy sayinge that they had loste the kyng of Ynde that nyght by enchauncement ¶ Ha false harlottes sayde Lucar I knowe wel how it goeth you were al dronke and layde you downe to slepe But I swere by mahowne that the wyne that you haue dronken shall bee derely bought Then he made them all to be drawen at horses rayles after hanged for the whiche chynge Pacolet laughed And Valentine called Pacolet and saide to him Ftende my harte will neuer haue ioye tyll that I haue founde my father the Emperoure of Grece that Brandyffer holdeth in his pryson so I wyll not abyde here but am delyvered for too leue this cursed folke that I haue serued so long in trusting to haue had tidinges of the faire Clerymonde and I beleue that she is dead wherefore I will go to warde kyng Papyn that is in Angorye for to tell hym howe kyng Brandyffer holdeth my father and the grene bâ—oght in pryson It is well sayde quod Pacolet â–ª for we shall goo vnto the strong castell afterwarde and delyuer your father Thus was the counsaâ—l taken and the thing done for Ualentyne with his men mounted vpon the sea without takyng any leue ⧠Of the vysion of kyng Pepyn And howe he wente in to the holy lande with the twelue pereâ— Cap. lâ—xx NOwe you haue heard say how kyng Pepyn toke Angorye so I wyl tell you and declare vnto you the maner and the facyoÌ„ wherfore the great treason was made by the two fals brethren Haufray and Henry It happened one nyght as the kynge was in Angoryelyenge in hys bedde he dreamed a meruaylous dreame In this slepynge him thought that he sawe the thre nayles that our lorde was nayled on the crosse wyth the spere that he hadde hys syde perâ—ed wyth And hym thoughte that he sawe a preesâ— that longe masse besyde the holy sepulcre afore hym And thys aduysyon happened to hym thryes wherof he was muche ameruaylled whan it came toward the mornynge that kyng for that same dreame and for that aâ—ysion assembled his baroÌ„s and right so as he had dreamed declared it to them â–ª and after sayd to them Lordes I woâ—e neuer what shall be fall but syth that suche a vysyon is happened me three tymes I thynke not that it is a dreame of abusyon and amdelybered afore that I returne in to Fraunce to go and vysyte the holy sepulcre of our sauyour and â—edempâ—oure Iesu chryst wyth the other holy places as wel wythout the cyte of Jerusalem as wythin ¶ How kynge Pepyn put hym vpon the way in the habyte of a pylgr â—n wyththe twelue peres of Fraunce howe kynge the Pepyn spake vnto Haufray and Henry before all the lorddes of hys courte Ca. lxxxi _â—Eresyr sayd Orson I wil go with you yf it please you and also sayde Myllon dangler Then in like wise the twelue peres of Fraunce promysed him to go with him the kyng thanked them hartely And then he called Haufray Henry and sayd to them Haufray you know that you are my naturall sonne but in such maner you were engendred that you and your brother haue not one fote of lande in Fraunce So I will that you abyde here for to kepe this countrey and defende it and â—hewe that you are valtaunt and true For and you bere you well I am delybered for to geue you the realme of Angorye that I haue woÌ„ne so truely And I shal conquere you Brandâ—ffers doughter to be
not for that we muste fynde the meanes to go in to Jerusalem and too maynteyne this man so may we haue Iyghtly the kyng Pepyn the twelue peres of Fraunce ¶ Howe kynge Brandiffer wrote a letter vnto his doughter Galazye and gaue it haufray for to here vnto the strong castell Capit. lxxxv AT these wordes he called Haufray and said to hym Fayre syr I am ryght glad of your comyng nowe vnderstande what you shal do you shall go towarde my doughter and here her this letter from me and there you shall passe the tyme tyll that we haue more euydent tydynges of your dede Syr sayd Haufray it is ryght well aduysed soo he toke the lettre of the kynge and put hym on the way wyth a hundred sarazyns that Brandyffer had gyuen hym to conduyte him And they mounted on the see and drewe vp the sayll and rowed soo well that wythin shorte tyme they sawe the stronge castel where as Galazye was in that aboue all castelles was fayre stronge and pleasaunt for to beholde they aryued at the hauen and toke lande nere the castell Whan they were dyscended they put them vpon the waye for to go vnto the castel And also soone as they were before the gates â–ª the porter cryed to them on hyghe sayenge Lordes you shall not entre more ferther for here â—ay none entre w t out certayne sygnes Porter sayd Hauâ—tay say vnto the lady that we shall tell her so good sygnes that she shall knowe vs anone The porter mounted vp in to the castell and founde the lady at table and the Seneshal that serued her Lady sayd the porter yondâ—r wythout is I can not tell what men and wyl entre here in me thinke they be of your fathers Seneshall sayd the lady goo anone for I haue greate desyre to here tydynges of my father The Senesh all dyscended and also soone as he knewe that they came from Brandyffer he bounde vp the lyons and opened the gate and Haufray entred in that wende well that it had ben for hys honour and profyte but it hadde ben better for hym that he hadde kept the land of Angory as kyng Pepyn bad hym For with his treason he founde hym selfe betrayed as it was reason for a thynge euyll begon can not haue a good ende ⧠Howe the fayre Galazye after that she knewe the falsnes and treason of Haufray she made hym to bee put in a darke pryson muche strayghtly ⧠Capitulo lxxxvi AS Haufray was entred into the castell he wente and presented hym an one before the fayre Galyzie But whan he sawe her great beaute and her ruddy chekes in fygures coloured her gentyll body streyght and compassed her eyen amyable and laughyng the nose streyght and the mouthe lytell the brestes whiâ—e as snowe the armes small and the handes whyte fyngers long his harte was so embraced with her loue that he loste the speche and all countenaunce And anone after that he had taken hys refeccyon he salued the lady and sayd to her My sayd souerayne aboue all the other mahoune the whyche made the fyrmamentegyue you grace and strengthe to perfourme al your noble desyres Knowe ryght honoured lady that for the great renowne that I haue herde of your excellent beaute I haue left the coutree that I am of and for your loue haue passed the sea Nowe I haue spoken to the puyssaunt kynge Brandiffer your father to whome I haue tolde suche tydynges that he and all payennye shall be the better And for to haue the more certaynte therof loo here a lettre that he sendeth you by me The lady toke the lettre that coude rede full well And whan she had aduysed the lettre she behelde Haufray muche hardely and after sayd to hym hyghly Uassayll I haue sene your lettre the which sayeth that you that are chrysten men haue solde to them of our lawe the twelue peres of Fraunce and that more is your father the kynge Pepyn soo my father sendeth me word that I do my wyll wyth you and because that I knowe that aboue all other you are the moost traytoure and that there is in you neyther fayth nor trouth nor gentylnesse whanne you wyll betraye your father well ought other to haue lytle truste in you So I swere to you by the lawe that I holde that I shall haue no pyte nor mercy on you For who that purchaseth treason and is comforted in hys treason they are wors than he After these wordes for to saue her othe she made hym be put in a darke pryson Alas lady sayd Haufray here is a pyteous maryage for me Syr sayd Galazye for wyfe you shall wedde my pryson for you shall neuer haue me ¶ Now it is true that in that same pryson wherin Haufray was put wyth the Emperour of Grece and the grene knyght and hearde that they put a prysoner in to them ThaÌ„ the Emperour sayd what are you Alas sayd Haufray care you not what I am I am the vnhappy Haufray bastarde of kynge Pepyn of all dolorous the moost euyll fortuned Ha sayd the Emperour and I am the Emperour of Grece I pray you tell me how my soÌ„nes do and kyng Pepyn wyth all the lordes of Fraunce Syr sayd Haufray they are dyscended in thys countree and haue wonne the realme of Angorye Thus deuysed the prysoners So I wyll leue you to speke of this mater and wyl tell you of Galentyne and Pacolet ¶ Howe Ualentyne and Pacolet arryued before the stronge castell and howe Pacolet reysed vp the deuyll for to knowe yf he myght take it Ca. lxxxvii UAlentyne and Pacolet rowed soo muche on the see that they ariued at the stronge castell Ueray god sayd Ualentyne how this place is stronge I beleue that it is vnpossyble for to wynne it by force Syr sayde Pacolet I shall tel you anone Than he wente a syde and began a charme of Nygromancye and incontynent there came a deuyl vnto hym that sayd Leue this enterpryse for y u lesest thy payne this castell can neuer be taken wyth enchauntement nor assaute for it is made of suche mater that it can neuer be taken but by treason At these wordes the deuyl vanysshed awaye And there rose vp soo great a smoke aboute the castell that Ualentyne sawe not Pacolet of the whyche thinge he was muche abasshed After that the smoke was passed Pacolet came vnto Ualentyne and sayd vnto hym I praye you that we departe hens for we be here to longe for this castel may not be taken but by treason Than they mounted on the see and aryued at Angory anone So Ualentyne mouÌ„ted vp into the palays demaunded tydynges of kinge Pepyn And they tolde hym that he was gone vnto Jerusalem on pylgrymage Whan Ualentyne herde those tydynges he sayd god be theyr spede I wyl abyde hym vnto his returne for to lede hym vnto the stronge castel to helpe me to get my father out of pryson Alas he abode hym for nought
knight out of y e prison of y e soudaÌ„ Moradin xliiii ¶ Howe Pacolet deyued the soudan Moredyn made hym mounte vpon his horse of wodde and broughte hym in to the cytie of Constantinoble wenyng to him that he had brought hym in to Portingale cap. xliiii ¶ How the soudan Moradyn was taken and bounde and after was hanged cap. xiv ¶ How the kyng Trompart came before Acquytayne for to succour the gyaunt Ferragus and brought with hym Adramayne the enchauntour by whome Pacolet was deceyued and betrayed fasly cap. xlvi ¶ How Adramayne and Pacolet playde before the barons and how Adramaine stole away Pacolettes vorse of wodde and the fayre Clerymonde cap. xlvii ¶ Howe the kynge of ynde made kynge Trompartes head to be smyten of because he had slayne his brother and howe he would haue had the fayre Clerymonde vnto his wyfe cap. xlviii ¶ Howe Pacolet in a maydens clothyng auenged hym on the false Adramayne cap. xlix ¶ Howe kyng Ferragus hoost was al discoâ—fited and put all to death how Ferragus was slayne afterward within Acquitayne cap. l. ¶ How Orson and the Duke of Acquitaine went in to Constantinoble with a great hoost â–ª for to succoure the Emperoure And howe Orson ledde the Empresse Bellyssant with hym cap. li. ¶ Howe the christen men for to haue vytaylesyssued out of Constantinoble And how Ualentyne the grene knyght were taken prysoners by the false Sarazyns paynyms cap. lii ¶ Howe by the succoure of the duke of Acquytayne all the paynyms and sarasyns were slayne before the cytie of Constantynoble cap liii ⧠How the Emperour receyued his sonne Orson with great ioye and his wyfe Bellyssant cap. liiii ¶ Howe the kyng Pepyn toke leue of the Emperoure of Grece for to retourne into Fraunce cap. lv ⧠How Haufray and Henry ymagyned great treasoâ— against Orson by the ayde and consenting of twayne of their neuewes cap. lvi ¶ Howe Garnyere entred into kynge Pepyns chambre for to accomply she his â—ursed enterpryse and howe he left the knyfe wythin the kynges bedstrawe cap. lvii ¶ How Garnyere accused Orson falsly of treason vnto kyng Pepyn and howe the knyfe was founde in the kynges bedde cap. lviii ¶ Howe Orson when they would haue iudged him put opposition and demaunded batail against his accusers the whiche was vttred hym by the twelue peres of Fraunce cap. lix ⧠How Orson slewe Florent in the fielde vanquy fshed Garnyere and how Hawfray cut of his head as he would haue confessed the treason cap. lx ⧠How Valentyne in sekyng the fayre Clerymonde aryued in Antyoche and howe he foughte with a marueyâ— lous dragon cap. lxi ⧠Howe the serpent toke of Ualentynes helme how Pacolet armed hym and brought hym another helme of the complaintes that the quene Rozemonde made for Ualentyne cap. lxii ⧠Howe Valentyne slewe the dragoÌ„ through the grace of God almyghty And howe the kyng of Antyoche receyued hym with great honoure cap. lxiii ¶ Howe Valentyne after that he had discomfyted the dragon made the kyng of Antyoche to be baptyzed and all they of his lande and of the quene Rozemonde that was enamoured on hym cap. lxiiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Antyoche was put vnto death for the renounsing of mahowne by Brandyffer his wyues father And howe the Emperoure of Grece the grene knyght were taken prysoners by Brandiffer before the cytie of Cretophe cap. lxv ¶ Howe the fayre Clerymonde after that the yeare was complete did counterfet the seke womant othe ende that the kyng of Ynde should not wedde her And of the king Lucar that would auenge the death of Tromparte his father agaynst the kyng of Ynde cap. lxvi ¶ Howe the kyng Lucar in the fayre and great cytye of Esclardye wedded and toke vnto wyfe the fayre and gracyous Rozemonde cap. lxvii ¶ Howe the noble knyght Valâ—tyne departed from Esclardy for to go in to the mighty puissauÌ„t cytie of indâ— the gree for to bere y e defiauÌ„ce of kyng Lucar cap. lxviii ¶ Howe Ualentyne didde his message to the kynge of Ynde from the kyng Lucar and oâ— the aunswere that was geuen hym cap. lxix ¶ How Ualentyne retourned in to the cytie of Esclarbye And of the aunswere that he hadde of the kynge of Ynde to bere to kyng Lucar cap. lxx ¶ How kyng Lucar with fyftene kynges wente and assyeged the kyng of Ynde cap. lxxi ¶ How the kyng of Ynde catyed awaye the fayre Rozemonde behynde hym and howe Valentyne rescowed her and brought her agayne cap. ixxii ¶ How Rozemonde founde the maner and the facyon to make her selfe be led vnto the kyng of Ynde the more the whiche she loued perfytely and how he ledde her in to his cytie of Ynde cap. lxxiii ¶ How kyng Lucar dyd so muche that kyng Brandiffer abode with him aud sent Ualentyne in to Angoryâ— agaynst kyng Pepyn cap lxxiiii ¶ How Pacolet by his charme and crafte made all the sarazyns to be put vnto death And howe kyng Murgalant was slayne cap. lxxv ¶ How the sarazyns were discomfyted and how kyng Pepyn toke the cytie of Angorye cap. ixxvi ¶ How Valentyne retorned into Ynde after the bataâ—â—â— bare with him y e body of king MurgaiaÌ„t cap. lxxvii ¶ Howe Valentyne herde tyâ—inges of his father how Pacolet deliuered the king of Ynde by his charme and deliuered him Brandiffer at his own will ca. lxxviii ¶ How kyng Lucar made all the hondred satazins to be drâ—wen at horses tayles And how Valentyne Pacolet departed out of his hoost sectetly for to goo vnto Angorye â–ª cap. lxxix ¶ Of the bysion of kyng Pepyn And howe he wente into the holy lande with the twelue peres cap. lxxx ¶ How kyng Papyn put hym vpon the wait in the habyte of a pylgrym with the twelue peres of Fraunce and howe the king Papin spake vnto Haufray Henry before all the lordes of his courte cap. lxxxi ¶ How Haufray and Henry betrayed the kyng Pepyn their father and the twelue peres of Fraunce ca. lxxxii ¶ How the Calyphe of Bendas aryued in the hoost of kyng Brandiffer and howe he gate trewes for a moneth duryng the whiche trewes he made the peace betwene the kyng of Ynde and kynge Lucar and Brandyffer cap. lxxxiii ¶ How Haufray for to accomplysshe his treason aryued before Lucar and Brandiffer and how he himself was deceiued by treason cap. lxxxiiii ¶ How kyng Brandiffer wrote a letter vnto his doughter Galazye and gaue it haufray for to bere vnto the strong castell cap. lxxxv ¶ How the fayre Galazye after that she knewe the falsnes and treason of Haufray she made him to be put in a darke pryson muche streghtly cap. lxxxvi ¶ Howe Ualentine and Pacolet ariued before the stroÌ„g castel and how Pacolet reysed vp the deuil for to know if he might take it cap. lxxxvii ¶ Howe kyng brandiffer and kyng Lucar toke kynge Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce within
he accorded and sent w t all diligence diuers messengers to Rome to whome he gaue letters to bere to kynge Pepyn that was at y t tyme in Rome defendyng our holy faith againste the infideles as I haue tolde you before The messengers bâ—ne departed from Constantinoble and haue done so muche by water and by lande that they are come to Rome to warde the kyng Pepyn whome they salued as it apperteyneth vnto suche a kyng and after sayde vnto hym Ryght redoubted lorde and excellent kyng we presente you these letters from the puyssaunt Emperoure of Constantinoble our lorde wherfore beholde the continue of the same and theâ—upon please it your maiestie ryall to geue vs an aunswere The kyng Pepyntoke the letters anone and opened theÌ„ beheld theim And after that he had redde them he spake on hyghe before al his barons and said Lordes by god almighty here is tydynges of great admiracion Themperoure Alexander sendeth me worde that my syster Bellyssant that I had geuen him to wife hath bene put by him in exi se wrongfully through a false Archebisshop that hath geuen him to vnderstande a lye the whiche of his dede muche detestable is accused by a marchaunt that in this quarell will lyue and dye in fighting with the Ar chebysshop in a fielde before all the worlde And that this maye be the more certayne the forsaid marchaunt as a hardy man and well assured of this deede for to puâ—sue it with the ayde of God with good and loyal quite in hauing sted fast confidence in god hath casten and deliuered his wager against the false traytour y e Archebisshop Nowe it is so that the daye that they shall fyght together is determined where as I may know for a certaynte whether my syster Bellyssant is culpa ble of the cryme that is put vpon her or not And if it be so that the Emperoure hath vniustly done het this dyshonour I sweare you by myne othe ryall that I shal take vengeaunce on him For the great offence that he hathe committed can neuer be recompensed Then coÌ„maunded the king Pepyn that all they of his courte were ready for to accompany him vnto Constanty noble for he wold be there at y e day of the enterprise made betwene the marchaunt and the Archebysshop so they made all thinges ready as the kyng had coÌ„maunded Pepin departed from Rome with a muche fayre company so long hath he ryden y t he is come to the sea mounted into the galees and haue done so muche that they are aryued at Constantinoble And when the Em perour knew the coming of kyng Pepyn he commauÌ„ ded to tynge al the belles of the cytie that they shuld make Joye through the cytie Euery body was glad of the commyng of kyng Pepyn Themperoure lyght on horsbacke right sumptuouslyâ— accompanyed yssued out of the cyte to mere with hym But also soone as he sawe the kinge Pepyn he remembred Bellyssant and began to wepe and to syghe so pyteously that he coud speke neuer a word but wepe and make great lamentacions wyth heart mouthe to anguysshously The kynge Pepyn that had the courage fyerse and proude cared not for his wepinge He made semblaunt that he had no pyte nor compassion on him for al his weping but said vnto him in this maner Emperour leue your wepynge and discomforce you not soo muche yf that you haue lost my syster BellyssaÌ„t For who that leseth a harlot ought not to be dismayed And syth that my syster is suche one haue no fere of her thought nor displeasaunce Hâ— sayde the Emperoure for god say not suche wordes of your sister for I beleue stedfastly that there is al honeste in her loyalte And y t with wronge and agaynst right I haue expulsed her frome me By my fayth sayde the kynge Pepyn of as muche more ought you to be blamed and euery body may know the greate sapience that remayneth in you Whan that by one euyl exhortacyon you haue so diligently banisshed my syster from you as a comyn harlot with so greate shame And knowe that I am lytle beholden vnto him that hath done suche shame dishonoure vnto my persone and to all the bloud ryall of Fraunce Whan the Emperour Alexander heard vnderstode the wordes and courage of kynge Pepyn he was much sorowful in his herte and answered symply vnto the kyng Pepyn agayne and sayd Alas syr kinge Pepyn doo not moue your selfe in Ire but molify a lytle youre courage for by the pleasure of god almighty y e trouth shal be knowen Emperour said the kyng Pepyn to longe haue you caryed For it is a compu sayeng that to late it is for to shyt the stable doore whan the horse is loste Nowe is my sister Bellyssant gone in exyle poorely arayed I wote not whether wherfore my heart ought well to be sory whaÌ„ y t for you I must lese her for I am right certaine that I shal neuer se her Alas one should be wel ware co giue so hastely Iugement for one may do an euil thinge wherby he may repent him all at leyser and you know wel that renowne is dere For whaÌ„ it is lost be it by right or by wronge it is late recoueringe of it Lyttel haue you preysed the honoure of my persone whan that without ony deliberacion or consideracion that dyuers suche thinges haue be fallen and dothe by enuy that ye haue exyled my syster In saynge these wordes the Emperour and kinge Pepyn entred into Constantinoble with muche great honour And whan they were within the cytie the Emperoure wold haue made kinge Pepyn and his meÌ„ lodge within his palays muche honourably But kinge Pepyn wolde not entre but made lodge his men rounde about him in the cyte And wolde not receiue of them peâ— our neither giftes nor presentes at all how well that he presented him diuers thinges as well vytayle as riche tapissery and iewelles Moche was the kinge â–ª Pepyn in great thought for his sister Bellissant for all they of the cyte affermed him that she was the beste ladye that euer was founde â–ª and that by treason and vniuste quarell she was accused and banisshed ¶ Howe the Marchaunt the Archebysshop fought together for to clere the lady Bellyssant and howe the Marchaunt ouercame hym Cap. ix ALso soone as the daye was comen that the marchaunt and the Archebysshop shoulde fyght together in the fielde the Emperour commaunded that they should be brought afore him when they were before him he â—ad them make them redy to the fielde and fynisshe their enterpryse The knyghtes of the Archebysshops countrey went and armed him sumptuously And the Emperour commaunded that the marchaunt should be armed in his presence euen as his propre persone â–ª And before that he was armed Themperour made him knight promised him cyties to wâ—es castelles and great possessions if he might vanquishe the Archebysshop â—nd when the two champions were
syster felte the paynes of chylding in the forest of Orleaunce And when the euyll had taken her she sente me vnto a vyllage there besyde for to fetche her a woman for to helpe and sucoure her Then I made the moste dyligence that was possible for me but or euer I was retourned the noble lady had delyuered two fayre sonnes of the whiche a wylde beere muche furiously bare away one of the children into the wodde in suche maner that the Empresse Bellyssant after her power wende for to haue saued and sucouredit but she wiste not where it became she had folowed so long that I founde her lying vpon the grasse in a swowne piteously aourned the whiche semed better dead then on lyue I tooke her vp betwene myne armes and comforted her as wel as I myght And when she was come to herselfe and that she myght speake in syghyng muche pyteously she recounted vnto me the maner howe she had lost her childe by the wylde beaste and howe she had lefte the other vnder a tree And when I vnderstode those wordes I ledde her vnto the tree whereas I had left her and there doubled her sorowe for she founde not the other chylde that she had lefte there And thus were the two children of your syster loste in the foreste And other tydynges knowe I not And if you doubte you of this thynge for to haue the more greater knowledge knowe syr that I am Blandymayn that was geuen all alone for to conduyte your syster Bellissant when she was sent in exile by the Emperoure Alexander Alas Blandymayn sayde the kinge youre woordes geueth me distresse and displeasaunce when that I maye not knowe the place where as my Syster is nor of her twoo chyldren haue certayne knowledge but sythe that I can knowe none other thynge tell me if that it be long ago sythe that she was delyuered within the forest of the twoo chyldren Syr sayd Blandymayn it was vpon the propre daye that you mette me in the forest of Orleaunce and that I tolde you the pyteous tydynges of the exyle and vytuperable blame of my lady Bellyssant your syster As the kyng Pepyn vnderstode these wordes of Blandymayn he was ryght pensyfe in his courage And euen so as he was in that thought he be thought hym of Ualentyne that he founde in the forest that same daie and on Orson that had bene conquered by him in that same wodde For this thing he was in great melancoly And when he had al considered he knew by the sayinges of Blandimain that they were sonnes of his syster Bellissant He sent for the quene Berth his wife dyuerse other lordes and ladyes of his courte for to tell and declare it theim Alas lordes sayd he I haue holden and nouryshed longe tyme in my house as poore chyldren and vnpuâ—uayed they that be sonnes to an Emperour and an Empresse and my propre neuewes that is vnlentine that I founde in the forest of Orleaunce that was by my syster Bellyssant in the tyme of her misfor tune chylded within the wodde And I let you to wyte that Orson the sauage that hath ben conquered by valentyne as I may vnderstand is his propre brother naturall and they both are sonnes vnto the Emperoure of Grece ¶ Of these tidinges was the quene Berthe muche ioyous and all the lordes barons and knightes of the court There was present the two enemies mor tal of Ualentine that is to wyte Haufray and Henty that with semblaunt made tyght ioyous chere but at their hartes and courages they were tryste and sorowful For aboue al thiâ—ges they desyred the death of the noble Ualentyne for and to the ende that with Charlemayn their lytell brother they might do their wil disordinate to whome they were muche contrary as you shall heare afterwarde recounted Now was Blandy main right sore abashed when he harde the kyng speke thus of the dedes of the twoo chyldren and demaunded hym Syr know you in what lande these two children may be founde that you make mencion of Frende sayd the kyng I haue nouryshed one in my house right longe in suche maner that he is become great haroye and stronge and hath conquered the other that lyued in the forest of Orleaunce as a beaste and dydâ—e greate dammage in the countrey aboute And after that he had conquered hym and that they hadde bene longe in my courte they departed from me and toke leue of me for to go in to Acquytayne to fyght with a hardy and a valyaunt champyon that the grene knight maketh hiÌ„ to be called And syth theyr departynge I myght neuer haue tydynges of them Syr sayd Blandymayn after that the whyche you tell me I let you wyte that I mette the two chyldren besyde the cyte of Acquytayne wherfore I am ryght dyspleasaunt that I myght not know them for of all my dolours I sholde haue had than alegement Of this mater they deuysed longe tyme. And after these thynges the king commaunded that Blandymayn shuld be fested and serued honourablye in all thyngs that was necessary for hym Than was BlaÌ„dymayn taken by the officers of the palays and was ledde amonge the barons and knyghtes of hys courte the whiche receiued him in grete honoure and reuereÌ„ce in festynge hym Nowe it happened that on that same daye the grene knyghte that I haue made mencyon of before arryued at the courte of kinge Pepin that was at Parys And soone as he was dyscended he went into the halle ryall in the whyche kynge Pepyn was with his batous knyghts muche notable He salued the king right reuerentlye And whan the kinge sawe hym armed wyth greâ—e armour he meruaylled muche and demaunded hym before all his barons knights Tell vs whome you are and also what is the cause of your commynge hether and wherefore you â—ere suche greue armoure Noble and honourable kyng sayde the grene knyght knowe that I am extraught out of sarazyns londe and borne and of a fader sarazyn I am engendred and of a moder painime I haue bene childed So it is true that for to haue to wife the doughter of y e duke of Acquitaine named Fezonne I haue by a whole yere holden the londe of the duke in my subgeccyon And haue doone so muche that at the laste I dyd gyue hym syx monethes of trewes by such a couenant that yt he gaue me not a knyght that by force of armes myghte conquere me duryng that same tyme that I shold haue his Doughter Fezonne vnto wyfe And in case that I were conquered and vainquisshed I shold make myne host to departe out of his countree wythoute â—armynge or hurtynge it Now I haue ben ryght longe before the cyte of Acquitaine in abidinge euery day batayll so there came to me many valyaunt knightes of dyuers countrees and regeons the whiche I haue put al to death and hanged on a treÌ„ â–ª saue alonely two worthy knyghtes wherof the one is named Ualentine and the other
kyng TroÌ„part I am come towarde you for the truste that I thynke to fynde in you And from henceforth I will abyde with you as loyall and true felowe if it please you that it be so Adramayne sayde Pacolet I am contente make good cheare and caâ—e not for noothynge Than Pacolet made hym to be serued and honestly receyued as his felowe â–ª that of his coming was ioyous And in makynge chere together Adramayne sawe the fayre Clerymonde passe through the halle so he demaunded Pacolet what lady that was that was so fayre and gracious Frende sayde Pacolet it is the faire Clerymond sister vnto king Ferragus the which muste be ryght hyghly maryed vnto a much tyche and valyaunt knyght At that houre arryued Orson before the two felowes and sayde vnto them Lordes playe a lytell betwene you both of your craft and scyence for to reioyce all the company ¶ How Adramayne and Pacolet played before the barons how Adramayne stole a way Pacolettes horse of wodde and the fayre Clerymonde Cap. xlvii THan Adramayne lift vp a cup a aboue a piller in such wise y t it semet vnto as them y t were there present y t thorowe y t place ran a great ryuer an horryble in that same ryuer them thoughte they sawe all maner of fysshes hothe lytell great And wheÌ„ they of the palays sawe the waâ—eâ— so great they begaÌ„ al for to lift vp their gownes to crye strongly as they that had fere to be drowned And Pacolet that behelde the enchauntement began for to sing and made a charme so subtyl in his songe that it semed vnto all them of the place that throughe the ryuer ran a great herte that caste and hurled to the earthe al that he founde before hym Then them thought y t they sawe hunters folowe hym wyth many greyhoundes and brachettes Then there was dyuers of the company that lepte for the and wolde haue taken the harte but Pakolet made the hart to lepe incontinent By my fayth sayd Orson you haue played ryght well and you can vse ryghte well your arte At these wordes rose vp the two enchauntours and Pacolet that thought but all well led Adramayne into hys chambre for to slepe repose hym that nyght wherof he was ryght sorowfull and angry afterwarde for whan it came towarde mydnyght Adramayne kest a charme throughe all the palays that bothe lytle and great slepte so strongly that for cryenge nor brayenge they myght not waken vnto the morowe that the sunne was vp and made Pacolet to slepe also well as the other After he went towarde the hors that he hadde sene in the chambre but he had made no semblaunte And whan he had the hors he wente in to the chambre of Clerymonde and by hys subtyll arte in slepynge he made her to ryse and clothe her and sette her on the hors wyth hym and came vnto a wyndowe and torned the pynne for he knewe well the guyse and dyd soo muche that wythout soiournynge he arryued in the pauylyon of kyng Trompart w t the fayre Clerymonde Then Adramayne cryed Syr kynge Trompart slepe not but ryse vp incontynent for heare maye you see the pleasaunt lady Clerymonde the whyche I haue stolen within acquytayne And I haue done so muche wroughte so subtylly that I haue stolen Pacolettes hors Adramayne sayd kynge Trompart at this houre I know that thou arte a true frende and that aboue all other I am be holden vnto the. Is it not the doughter of the great kynge Justamon that is syster vnto kynge Ferragus Yes sayd Adramayne I haue ryght subtylly stolen her awaye and betrayed Pacolet the enchauntoure for of his hors he shall neuer haue the gouernynge Adramayne sayd the kynge Trompate can thou playe also well as he yes sayd Adramayne I learned it longe ago Then he shewed hym the maner and the facyon to forne the pynne and to gouerne the hors And whan kyng Trompart had sene the subtylte he thought within hym selfe that he wolde lede the fayre lady Clerymonde in to hys countre vpon the hors of wodde â–ª and there take her vnto wyfe Then he enbraced the fayre Clerymonde that slepte yet for the charme of Adramayne and wyth hym sette her surely vpon the hors of wodde And Adramayne behelde hym and sayd to hym My lorde yf you fayle for to play with the hors you put your self in great daunger and peryll and the lady also No sayd Trompart of that haue no doubte and then he turned the pyn ryght in hys course and went through a cloude so ferre that he went more than two hundred myle before daye And at that houre awakened the fayre lady Clerimond that was so dolent sorowfull for to se herselfe in that estate that she fell in swowne wherof the kyng Trompart was muche abasshed and afrayd at his hert for he wende that she hadde ben dead â–ª He torned the pyn and stopped the hors in a fayre grene felde besyde a fountayne that was ryght fayre and clere And whan he hadde discended the lady vpon the grasse he toke of the water and cast it in her face to make her â—â—â—yue agayne and the lady for the coldnes of the water began for to remoue a lytell and open her eyen and began for to make so pyteous cryes and lamentacious that the kyng Trompart wende verely that at that houre her hatte woulde haue brosten wherfore great sorowe toke hym And he founde no maner how he myght succoure her saue by a shepeharde that was there besyde them of whiche he demaunded some bread And the shepeherde gaue hym a quarter of a lofe which he brought vnto the fayre Clerymonde and put of it in her mouthe The mayden ete a lytell and with the fountaine she wasshed her throâ—e And when her harte was a litell come agayne and her speche strengthed she began for to wepe in sayinge Alas vnhappy aboue all dolorous what is happened me no we haue I loste all my solace my Joye vy vnhappy fortune and cursed treason Alas my loue UaleÌ„tine nowe haue I lost you â–ª of god be he cursed that hath departed vs. When the kynge Tromparte hearde the great lamentacions that the fayre Clerymonde made for her loue Ualentyne he sayd vnto her muche rudely Lady leue suche wordes and of the christen boye neuer speake more before me or by my God mahoune I shall take thy lyfe from thy body It is more ryght and reason that I wedde you and that you be geuen me that haue my realme vnder my dominacion and lordshyp than for to take that same vnhappy knaue that hathe neyther lande nor lordshyp In saying these woordes he enclyned him towarde the lady and would haue kissed her but the noble lady that of his loue was lytel curyous gaue him vpon the mouthe with her â—iste so that the bloude came out for the whiche the kynge Tromparte was muche angry set her on
the waye of mariage as I haue made mencion vnto you here before ⧠How Ualentyne in sekyng the fayre Clerymonde a tyued in Antioche and how he fought with a marueylous dragon ⧠Cap. lxi UAlentine that was mounted vpoÌ„ the sea for to seke the fayre Clerymonde his loue dyd so much by the grace of god that he arriued in the cytie of Antioche So when he was within Pacolet that spake their language toke lodges in a great and a riche house But the hoost of the house was right caâ—tellous for when thei were in their chambre he went and herkened them so he vnderstode by their language that they were christen men wherfore he went to the kyng of Antyoche and sayde Dere syr know that there is in my house foute christen men that are entred into your londe without payinge any trybute wherfore I am come to you for to aduertyse you therof Frende sayde the kyng thou haste done well Nowe goo sayde the kyng and fetche them vnto me Then departed dyuers offycers with the hoost for to go and fetche Ualentine the whiche thei brought w t his seruauntes before the kyng of Antioche And when Ualentine sawe the king he salued him highly saying ¶ Syr kynge mahoune in whome you beleue kepe you with suche power as he hath And that same God that dyed for vs on the crosse succout and helpe me in mine aduersyte Christian sayde the kyng thou shewest thy selfe well hardy when before my presence thou makest memorye of thy Jhesus that I neuer loued nor neuer shall So I let the Wyâ—e that of two thynges it behoueth the to chose one or els suffre death Kyng sayd Ualentyne saye on your wyll for I would do dyuers thinges or I suffre deathe notwithstandyng that I haue heard say that the christen men should be safe in youre realme for paying of theyr trybute By my fayth sayde the kyng the coÌ„trary is true For you are entred without my lycence wherfore yf you wyll escape death it be houeth you to renounce your God Jhesus and yf that you wyll not do it you must fyght with an horryble serpente that by the espace of seuen yeare hath bene before the cytie and deuouted so manye men that the nombre is in eâ—ymable and vnknowen aduyse you of the two thynges whych you wyll do for you can not saue your lyfe by none other waye and valentyne sayd to hym Whan I must do it by force the playe is euyll for me at departynge Not for that tell me yf it please you yf you haue sene the beest and of what fourme and stature she is of and what is her maners and facyons Chrystyen sayd the kyng of Antyoche I tell the that I haue sene the beest and wyte that she is muche hedyous and more gretter of body than a horse and she hathe also wynges ryght great and fethered lyke a Gryffon and hath the head of a serpent wyth a maruaylous loke the skyn couered wyth scales muche harde thycke as fysshe that swymme in the see And she hath also the fete of a lyon muche great and sharper than any kynfe of stele ¶ By my god sayd valentyne by this that you tel me the best is muche ferefull and horryble but not wythstandyng all her force and strengthe yf you wyll bylene in Jhesu chryst that for vs suffred death vpon the crosse and promyse me for to receyue baptym in suche case that I conquere the beest and put her vnto death I shall goo and assaye me agaynst her put my body in daunger wyth out ledynge any erthely creature wyth me by the grace of Jhesu christ Chrysten sayd the kyng I swere the by my lawe that yf thou mayst dystroye her I and all my men shall renounce mahoune and doo all thy pleasure but so muche dare I saye that thou shalt haue no puyssaunce therto for there wente neuer none thether yet y t escaped deuourynge ¶ Syr sayd valentyne lette me dele wyth her For I truste me so muche in the swete Jesus that he shall be my swerde and defence agaynst the false beest vpon suche a touenaunt that you shall holde me promesse Yes sayde the kyng thynke for to worke well for and thou mayste delyuer vs from the beast I swere to the by my God mahoune that we shall take thy lawe and lene our Well sayd Ualentyne I shall do my besy payne Then he demaunded the worke men of the cytie and made them make a shelde ryght subtylly composed And in that same shelde he made to fasten a great sorte of longe pryckes of fyne stele more sharped then nedles strong and surely put in and they were of a fote length And when the shelde was thus made valentyne put on his harneis and his helme also bokeled to his head after he toke his sworde and in the honoure of Jhesu christe kyssed the hylces many tymes And he toke his leue of his men and mounted on horsebacke for to go fyght with the beast yssued of the cytie Lytell and great mounted vpon the walles toures garettes for to beholde valentyne And when he was out of the cytie the portets shytte the gates after hym for they wende well for a truthe that he shoulde neuer haue retourned Nowe the beast is of suche a condycion that it behoueth them to deliuer to her euery daye for her pray a beast or a manne and if they fayled for to geue it her there dutst no body yssue out of the cytie And also sone as they had delyuered hym his praye oute of the cytie she retourned into her place and there kept her without doyng any harme to any body And therfore it was of custome through all the countrey there aboute that theues and murderers and all euyll folkes that by sentence and iudgemente were condempned to deth they were yelded and brought into the cytie of Antyoche for to be geuâ—h and delyuered vnto the cursed and vengeable beast to be deuoured as the custome of the said city was And with this there was certayne men that rode and wente vnto the portes and hauens of the sea for to gete and seke good christeÌ„ men and brought them vnto the forsayd rytie of Antyoche for to make them be deuouted of the serpente And when the serpent apperceyued Ualentyne commyng towarde hym he closed his wynges muche fyerlly in castyng out of his mouth by great haboundaunce smoke and fyre Ha God saide Valentyne helpe me and preserue me from entring in to that foule passage and gyue me strengthe and puyssaunce for too exalte and encrease youre lawe Then he descended of his hors and left his sharpe axe at his sadle bowe and went towarde the serpent that was muche proude also soone as he approched nere hym for to smyte him the serpent lyfte vp his pawe that was great and large and marueylously sharpe for to smyte Ualentyne but he cast his shelde before it in suche maner that the beast smote vpon the
kynge lady you haue faylled but I promyse to god that hath fourmed all the worlde that suche drynke as you haue brewed I shall make you drynke at thys houre or you shall tel me the reason wherfore you haue enterprysed suche a thynge Alas syr sayd the lady that kneled downe vpon her knâ—es I requyre you of pardon knowe that valentyne for to haue my loue hath made me to enterprise thys thing By god lady sayd the kynge I byleue you well but by my cepter ryall syth that you haue done thys thyng by euyll counsell I pardon you That nyghte the kynge slepte wyth Rozemonde the which in kyssyng and collynge hym all the nyght sayd vnto hym Syr I requyre you that you wyl put valentyne vnto death that thus wolde haue betrayed me Doubte you not sayd y e kinge for I haue wel thought it Whan the quene herde that she was muche sorowfull and dyd so muche that nyght that she spake to a secrete mayden and sent her vnto valentyne for to tel hym her wyll and the courage that y e kynge had agaynst him for her dede And whan valentine herde the tydynges that he was accused â—f y â— thyng that he was innocent of he blyssed hym dyuers tymes sayenge Swete lady what is it of the courage of women nowe muste I for the loue of the Quene departe from hence lyke a traytour yf I wyll not dy sooner her honour before euery body yet loue I better to departe out of this couÌ„tre leue all than her dy shonoure should be knowen by me ¶ At that houre he made hys men to make them redy and before the daye made to open the gates So incoÌ„tynent he yssued out of the cyte and rode so muche that he arryued at a porte of the see and founde there a marchauntes shyp that wolde passe ouer the see He entred in to it and put hym amonge the other in prayenge god deuoutly that he wolde sende hym some tydynges of the fayre Clerymonde eyther by water or by londe ¶ vpon the morowe be tymes whan the kynge of Antyoche was rysen vp he entred into hys palays and myde hys barons to be assembled and knyghtes and sayd vnto them in thys maner Lordes I am muche dyspleasaunt in my heart whan by the man that I moost trusted in of al the world and that I helde the derest I fynde me betrayed deceyued that is the fals Ualentyne the whych by hys molyce and dysordynate wyll hathe requyred the quene my wyfe of dyshonoure And hathe put her in courage for to poyson me vyllaynously and make me dye Wherfore I pray you to counsayll me in this matter and what Justyce I shal do on hym and also what death I shall make hym dye Syâ— sayd amuche wise baron y t was there for to condempne hym in his absence it is noo reason nor true Justyce Nor there is no maner of man be he neuer soo euyll nor â—yâ—ydus but that he oughte to be herde in hys reasons who that wolde do good true Justyce to euery boby Then the kyng of Antyoche commaunded that valentyne shold be brought before him Then his hoost came in to the palays the whiche tolde hym that valentyne was departed before the breakyng of the daye from his house wherof the kyng was ryght sorowfull and made his men to be armed for too putsue hym but of asmuche they lost their payne for he was mounted vpoÌ„ the sea as you haue hearde ⧠Howe the kynge of Antyoche was put vnto death for the renouncynge of mahowne by Brandyffer his wyues father And howe the Emperoure of Grece the Grece knyght were taken prysoners by Brandyffer before the cycie of Cretophe ⧠Capitulo lxv SOne after that the kyng of Anticche was coÌ„ uerted too the holy faythe the father of his wyfe Rozemonde a paynym that was called Brandyffer and amonge the other princes of turkye the moost experte in watre and was also tyght hardye So he had great dispite of the kyng that had left their lawe And sent him worde that he should sende hym his doughter Rozemonde Ot the whiche thynge the kyng of Antioche gaynesayed hym vtterly And for that same refuse Brandyster that was lorde of falyzee with a hondred thousande paynyms came and assyeged the kynge of Antioche within his cytie And he dyd so muche by his armes that within foure monethes the cytie was delyuered vnto hym by a false traytout and there was the king taken of his enemies the whiche made hym to be put vnto death in the myddes of the cytie because that he would not renounce the faythe of Thesu christ after he sent his doughter Rozemonde into his countrey and of the realme of Antyoche made hymselfe too be crowned kynge After these thynges done he put hymselfe vpon the sea for to retorne into his realme but by orage and tempest he descended in the laÌ„de of Grece beside a tytie named Cretophe the which was a great a large citie Now it happened that for certayne thinges the Emperour of Grece was newely atryued there and fortune was so peruers that he whiche knewe nothyng of the commyng of the paynyms yssued out of the cytie accompanied of the grene knyght and dyuers other lordes strong and valyaunt for to take their disporde but in an cuill houre yssued they without garde and watche for by the men of bran dyffer that no body knewe of the emperoure the grene knyght were taken and all they of their company were taken and discomfyted And at that same houre the pay nyms ronne vnto the gates of Cretophe where as they loste theyr payne for the cytie was strong and gatny shed with suche men that it behoued them to returne sodaynly agayne Angrye and sorowfull were they of Cretophe for the losse of the Emperoure and the grene knyght for the whiche they made a letter and sente it by a heraude to the Empresse Bellyssant in maundyng her tydynges of the taking of the Emperour and demaundyng succour agaynst their enemies to the end that the paynyms should not lede the Emperoure in to their countrey ¶ Sorowfull was the lady for the takyng of her husbande and wept without ceasyng She sent for her captaynes and made to assemble men of armes throughe all the Empyre of Grece in great dylygence And on the other syde she sent heraudes to warde the realme of Fraunce for to haue succoure of her brother kyng Pepyn and of her sonne Orson comfort in her aduetsite Within a shorte time yssued out of the cytie of Constantinoble a great hoost of them of the countrey of Grece for to go vnto Cretophe to succoure y e emperoure agaynst Brandiffer But that same Brandiffer that was subtyll and malicious had put tyders in the countrey aboute by the whiche he knewe the enterpryse of the Grekes And for seare of their puyssaunce to lese his prysoners with all his hoost entred in to y e sea and they rowed
to fynde valentyne of the whyche I wyll speke to you That same knyght valentyne wyth an ardaunt desyre rode in the countre wyth Pacolet for to seke the fayre lady clerymonde the whyche wolde not habandone hym no day nowe they rode soo muche that they arryued in Esclaâ— â–ª dye whyche was the londe of kynge Tromparte y t had caryed awaye the fayre Clerymonde vpon the hors of wodde that was Pacolettes as sayd is They demaunded in that same cyte tydynges of kynge Trompart they recounted vnto them the maner how he was slayne before ynde the great And how hys sone Lucar woldâ— aueuge hys death vpon the kynge of ynde the greter and howe that for to accomplysiâ—e it he had assembled fyftene kynges â–ª wyth many knightes soudyâ—urs that wolde serue hym for money and go in the warre Than spake Pacolet that could well the language of the couÌ„tree and demaunded hys hoost moore playnly tydynges of the estate of that same kynge Lucar And hys hoost recounted vnto hym howe he had handfast and promysed and take vnto wyfe the doughter of BraÌ„dyffer that had bene wedded before to the kynge of Antyoche the whych had ben dyscomfyted by the sayd BraÌ„dyffer because that he dyd renounce the lawe of mahoune For to here suche tydynges Ualentyne was muche abasâ—hed And vpon the fortunes of the worlde he began strongly to thynke by hym selfe consyderynge the great inconuenyentes and debates that had befallen and contynually do from day to daye Whan he had studyed a lyttell vpon that thynge he sayd vnto his hoost Hoost tell me what is becomen of a lady ryght fayre y t kynge Tromparde brought wyth hym By mahoune sayd the hoost we haue hadde no tydynges therofhere Nowe tell me sayd Ualentyne where is kynge Lucar at this present tyme for I haue great courage for to go and take wages vnder hym bycause that my moneye is faylled and on the other syde I haue greate desyre for to folowe the warre Lorde sayd the hoost the kynge Lucar is in Esclardye there you shall fynde hym accompanyed wyth a hondred thousadd sarazyns For he abydeth Brandiffer that should brynge hys doughter into that same place for to wedde her to hym Whan Ualentyne vnderstode all these thynges that he tolde hym he hadde ryghte great truste for to here some tydynges of the fayre Clerymonde Than he departed from the cyte and roode to warde Esclardye faynynge for to haue great desyre to serue king Lucar but more greatly touched him the maner at the harte howe he myght haue the fayre Clerymonde vnto wyfe ⧠Howe the kyng Lucar in the fayre and great cytie of Esclardie wedded and toke vnto wife the fayre and gracious Rozemonde Capit. lxvii RYght so as the king Lucar highly and puyssauntly accompanied in great and sumptuous estate in the citie of Esclardy Blandiffer arriued that brought his doughter with hym And when kyng Lucar knewe the tydynges he yssued out of the cytie with a tryumphaunt companye agaynst hym For to se Rozemonde kyng Lucar was muche ioyous but of as muche as he â–ª was ioyous the Ladye was dyspleasaunt for of all the other she wolde his moost euyll and loued hym not but euer bewayled Ualentyne The lady was ledde in to the halle ryall conueyed with dyuers greate kynges And before the ymage of mahoune she was wedded vnto the kyng Lucar Nowe it nedeth not to demaunde of the feaste nor of the estates that was there nor of the riche giftes that was geuen ¶ Ualentyne toâ—de in the fieldes ardaunâ— for to come vnto his entencion It happened soo as he arryued at the entre of a wodde that was ryght grene and plesaunt he harde and vnderstoode the voyce of a pleasaunt lady ryght fayre and gracious the whiche â— sarazyn helde by force vnder a tree â–ª would haue done his pleasure And when Ualentyne vnderstoode it he sayd vnto Pacolet Frende ride we â—aste and make dilygence for I haue hear a woman in this wodde that cryed ryght hyghe and demeaneth great sorowe â–ª so we shall do great almesse for to succour her Syr sayd Pacolet leue the lady and medle not so muche of her feate â–ª for you woâ—e not what it is parauenâ—ure she doth it for a gyle and it may turne you soner vnto euil than good Pacolet sayde Ualeytyne â–ª you speake folyshely for the man is not noble that helpeth not the ladyes in their necessities and putteth his body in auenture for to saue their honoure â–ª Than he sporred his horse and entred in to the wodde so he apperceyued the lady that the sarazyn helde vnder him Syr sayd Ualentyne leue your enterpryse for if you wyll haue the lady at your wyll it behoueth you to proue your body agaynst mine you may wel knowe that she setteth not by your loue so it behoueth you to leue her or els to haue warre agaynst me By mahoune sayde the paynym I vtter you the warre at your own wil. But I tell y e hyghly and let the wyt that in an euyll houre art thou arriued here for to come and let me of my pleasure without hauyng anye occasyon At these wordes he left the lady and mounted vpoÌ„ his horse that was besyde hym tyed vnto a tree with his shelde couered hym and tooke his spere after they fetched their course but the noble and valiaunt knight valentyne came with so great a courage agaynste the paynym and sarazyn that he passed hym clene throughout halue a yerde so that he fel downe dead to the earth And when he had done soo he wente vnto the mayden and sayde vnto her Damoysell nowe are you auenged of your enemye at this presente houre soo I praye you that you wyll tell me howe and in what maner this coursed man hath brought you into this wodde Alas syr sayd she I shall tel you all the truthe Knowe that yesternight late he came into my fathers house for to lodge him and for to haue my body the better at his will and leade me at his pleasure this nighte he went into the chambre of my father and there slewe him and murdred hym falsly After he hath brought me hether by force for to deflore me of myne honoure vytuperablye from the whiche thyng by your valiauntnes prowes I am deliuered kept to daye and saued mine honour â—o maye you at this time doo and accomplysshe youre good pleasure for as a hardy champion in the daunger of your body you haue conquered me wonne the Damâ—ysell sayd the valyaunâ—e knyght Valentyne by me your gentyl body shal haue no dommage nor vylany Returne into your house and thinke to dwel and kepe well your honour Than Ualentine lefte the mayden and toke his way towarde Esclardye and the men of the sarazin came towerde their mayster but also soone as they founde him deed vpon the grasse without ony soâ—ouminge they smote theyr horses with the sportes for to go vnto Esclardye to tell
from the fayre Rozemonde wherof you shall be ryght Joyous and contente with me ¶ Messenger sayde the kyng I lette the for to wyte that in despyte of kyng Lucar that is so fyerse and proude I was delybered for to haue put you vnto deathe but for the loue of the lady that you haue spoken to me of you shall haue no hurte nor vyllanye no more then my propre bodye if it be soo that you can shewe me some token or sygne from her Syr sayde Valentyne that shall I do well and shall tel you my message in suche manere that I shall not lye one worde for to dye for it It is true certayne that I belonge vnto kyng Lucar the whiche hath sente me to warde you and by me sendeth you worde that for recribuâ—ion and vengeaunce of the death of his father king Tromparte you go and yelde you in his palays of Esclardye all naked with a rope abouâ—e youre necke as an vntrue these and traytour and open murderer And in this estate he wyll that you come before his tyal maâ—estie and all baronage of his courte and as a man cul pable yelde you to suffre suche deathe as shal be geuen and Judged by his counsaill And if that you be not coÌ„tente with suche thynge and wyll refuse me as a messenger therto cominised and sent by him I defie you let you were that within shorte tyme he will come and waste your lande Suche is his eâ—tenâ—ion and hath vowed and sworne vnto god Jupin â—ahoune that in all your lande shall notabyde cytie towne nor castell boroughe nor vyllage but that they shall be all set on fyre and destroyed men womeÌ„ and children shall be put vnto death so that you shall knowe ryght well that in an euyll houre you put the kyng Tromparte to death the whiche was his propre father naturall Messenger saide the kyng of Ynde I haue ryght well vnderstande and herde you and knowe that I set litell store by the menares of the king Lucar nor by his proude diffiauÌ„ce for it is sayd comonly that suche menaceth that haue great drede And for to geue an aunswere vpon this mater I shall make a letter to bee made that you shall bere to hym and in the leâ—ter shall be conteyned how I hauebene desyed by him To the regardâ— of you messenger your message is accomplysshed And also I shall maunde him what good wil I haue for to receiue him and al his puissaunce also often as he will destroye my lande But as for the surplus of thyne enterprise that is of the fayre Rozemonde declare me all 〈◊〉 whiche she maundeth me For amonge the other thynges I haue an ardaunt desyre to here tydinges from her Syr sayd the knyght Ualentyne vpon the feate of the lady I salue you from her as her perfiâ—e and secrete loue And she sendeth you worde that she is maried of late vnto the kyng Lucar but knowe that it is agaynst her will and agaynst her courage For she neuer loued the kyng Lucar nor neuer wyll And the free lady that hath so beauteous a body is so smyten to the harte with your loue that she wyl neuer haue other than you yf it be so that you wyl receyue her for lady For to come vnto the ende of thys enterpryse she hath tolde me that she wyl come hether in the company of Kynge Lucar her husbande whan he departeth from Esclardye for to come hether in armes agaynst you And by thys meanes you maye soone fynde the maner for to haue the fayre lady Rozemonde and led her awaye at your owne wyll and pleasure By mahowue sayd the kynge of Ynde these tydynges pleaseth me ryght well and am muche Joyous yf the thyng be suche as you haue made relacyon of Syr sayd Ualentine if the thynge be true or fals I cannot saye but for â—etayne sygnes and tokens verytable here is the rynge that was gyuen vnto her by you the whyche she sendeth you And not withstandyng that women be of ryght light courage and abyde lyttell in one purpose yet me thynketh well that she aboue all other desyreth your loue that her enterpryse is not fayned Frende sayd the kynge of Ynde that knewe the rynge of thy comynge I am ryght Joyous Now go eat and drynke take thy repaste and the meane whyle I shall make a letter to be wryten that you shal bere vnto king Lucar for the answeâ—â— of your dyfyaunce Ualentyne by the commaundemente of the kynge of Ynde was at that houre hyghly feested of diuers knyghtes that kept hym companye He demaunded dyuers secretely for the fayre lady Clerymonde in â—nquyrynge yf theyr were any tydynges of any christen woman that were in y â— countree And it was answered hym naye soo he helde hym contente Now the kyng of Ynde came anone and gaue hym the lettre And Ualentyne receyued it in takynge leue of hym He knewe not y t hys loue was there the whiche lady lyued ryght poorely in the cytie for the loue of hym in praying God deuoutly that it woulde please hym to delyuer her out of that place and to send her tydinges shortly of her loue Ualentyne Nowe approcheth the tyme that she shall fynde hym but the noble knight Ualentyne shall fyrst suffre endure much pyteous aduentures the whiche shal be recounted vnto you here afterwarde ⧠How Ualentyne retourned into the cytie of Esclar dye And of the aunswere that he hadde of the kynge of Ynde to bere to kyng Lutar Cap. lxx GReate Joye and great solace made the free knyghte Ualentyne for too departe out of ynde and to be out of the haÌ„des of the felloÌ„ kyng of ynde that had slayne so many messengers He mounted on horsbacke anon arryued at the hauen where as the mariners abode him the whyche were muche abasshed of hys comynge and thought betwene them selfe that he had not done hys message Lordes sayd Ualentyne returne we into Esclardy for I haue accomplysshed myn enterpryse wherof I ought well to thanke god By my fâ—â—th sayd one of the maryners we are muche ameruaylled for neuer the dayes of our lyues we sawe none returne agayne Frende sayde Ualentyne who that god wyl helpe none can hurte them At these wordes Ualentyne mounted vpon the see and they rowed so muche that anone they aryued at Esclardye Ualentyne made no soiournyng but also soone as he was dyscended of hys hors he mouÌ„ted vp into the palays and founde there the kynge Lucar accompanyed of kyng Brandyffer and of fourtene stronge and puyssaunt kynges that were all comen in to Esclardy for to so coure the kynge Lucar agaynst the kynge of ynde Of the returnynge of Ualentyne they were muche al 〈…〉 hed amonge the other the traytour kynge Lucar for wende that he should neuer haue returned agayne He made Ualentyne to come before all the barons and sayd to hym Frende tell me tydynges and saye vnto me yf the kynge of ynde wyll come vnto
you truely Then he ledde her towarde kyng Lucar and sayd to hym Syr see here the fayre lady Rozemonde your wyfe that the false traytoure kynge of Ynde led away agaynst her wyl the whyche is ryghte dyspleasaunt at her heart therfore Ha syr sayd the lady he telleth you trouthe for euen so as the batayll was begon I sawe hym come to warde me soo I wende that it had ben one of your barons that dad comen for to socoure me So I wente agaynst hym thyn kynge for to saue my selfe and wythout enquyrynge of any thyng I mouÌ„ted vpon hys hors but alas syr I knew anone his euyll wyll and apperceyued well that I was vetrayed Than I pulled hym by the here and scratched hys face in suche wyse that the blode yssued out and that it was force to hym to let me go downe and so by the helpe of thys good knyght I haue saued me and escaped frome hym Lady sayd kynge Lucar you haue wrought wel and at this present tyme it behoueth to speake no more therof for we haue the assaute by our enemyes that giueth vs to muche to doo So he left the lady wythoute any more arguynge and returned into the vatayll And at that houre they of Ynde returned in to the cyte the whiche had loste diuers valyaunt champions but aboue all the losses the kynge of Ynde complayned the losse of the fayre Rozemonde ¶ Alas lady sayd he I haue well fayled at mine enterpryse but euâ— so helpe me mahoune I knowe clerely that I was enchaunted for me thoughte that I fouÌ„de ryuers and wodde before me but also soone as I hadde sette you downe I founde but fayre and playne way Ualentyne had great honoure of euery body bycause that he had delyuered the fayre RozemoÌ„d and recouered her of the kynge of Ynde And she made hym fayre semblaunte bycause that he had socoured her but what so meuer sygne of loue that she shewed hym aboue all other she hated hym and would him euill for she had well would that the thing had bene otherwyse but not for all that she helde her not contente with the firste faute but watched and laboured soo muche that she brought her entencion vnto an ende and her wyll vnto execution ¶ Howe Rozemonde founde the maner and the facioÌ„ to make her selfe be ledde vnto the kynge of Ynde the morâ— the whiche she loued perfytely and howe he ledde her in to his cytes of Ynde Capit. lxxiii NOwe it is sayd comenly and it is true that yf a woman do not chastise her selfe of her owne propre wyll wyth payne may any other chastise her For some wolde rather dye thaÌ„ fayle of theyr enterpryse as well shewed Rozemonde the wyfe of kyng Lucar for it was not foure dayes after that she yssued out of her tente in the leest companye that she myght mounted vpon a hakeney and sayd that she wolde go sporte her a lytell in the feldes for to take the good ayre In thys manere the quene Rozemonde wente towarde the cyte of Ynde Nowe she had done the kinge of Ynde to wyte secretly that he should be redy and apparaylled that same daye for to come and â—ake her and lede her away and he faylled not for ryght soo as he sawe her and apperceyued her he yssued out at a posterne mounted at a vauntage and ran towarde the lady and tooke the hakeney by the reyne in sayenge vnto her My lady nowe maye I at thys houre lede you surely at your owne wyll In this maner he ledde her into the cyte of Ynde with great ioy Nowe was the crye amonge the hoost of kynge Lucar that the kynge of Ynde ledde away Rozemonde Dyuers mounted on horsbacke for to socoure the lady but they were anone entred into the cyte of Ynde By mahowne sayd kynge Lucar who that may bryng me the lady agayne I shall make hym my greate Sene shall and aboue all them of my court mayster gouernoure Syr sayd Pacolet vnto Ualentine yf it be your pleasure to haue the lady I shall fynde an enchauÌ„tement anone wherby you shall take the lady Frende sayd Ualentyne let her go ones I rendred her vnto her husbande Lucar trustynge that she wolde chastyse her selfe of her great faute and syth that she wyll not it is but greate foly to go aboute it On that same daye that the kynge of Ynde led away Rozemonde he wedded her and laye wyth her and engendren a sonne on her that was called Rabastre the whyth posseded Jherusalem in his dayes To sorowfull was kynge Lucar whan he had lost his wyfe soo And Brandyffer recomforted hym sayenge Fayre soÌ„ne sayd he take courage vnto you for I swere you mahowne and all my goddes that I shall auenge you or I departe hence Soo swore Brandyffer but it wente otherwyse for on that propre day there came a messenger vnto hym whyche sayd Syre I brynge you tydynges whyche are ryght displeasaunt to you Syr knowe that kyng Pepyn wyth the emperours sonne of grece is arryued in your lande and hath dystroyed castelles and townes and hathe besyeged your fayre cyte of Angorye in the whyche your wyfe is newly delyuered of a fayre sonne And I am comen hether for to demaunde you socoure or elles it behoueth to yelde youre fayre cyte of Angorye vnto the vnhappy chrysten men whan brandyffer herde these tydynges he was muche sorowfull in hys heart Than he wente towarde kyng Lucar and sayd vnto hym Fayre sonne here is a messenger that hathe broughte me euyll tydynges out of my londe for the Frenchemen is entred in it wyth a greate puyssaunce and wasteth and dystroyeth my countree wherfore it is force vnto me that I goo and defende my countree so I shall tell you what I shall doo You shall sende some knyght vnto the kynge of Ynde and bydde hym that he sende you agayne my doughter Rozemonde youre wyfe vppon suche a condycyon that shall pardon hym the death of your father and make your hoost to departe out of his countrey withoute doynge it any dammage or hurt By mahowne sayde the kyng Lucar I had thought the same and I can not se a better remedy nor a wyser counsaill At these wordes he called Valentyne and sayde vnto him Knyght it behoueth you to go towarde the kyng of Ynde on my behalfe and saye vnto hym in this maner that he sende me agayne the fayre Rozemonde that he hathe taken frome me vpon suche a couenaunt that I shall pardon him the death of my father without euer to haue any question therfore and I shal make also my men al mine hoost to auoide out of his lande without doyng him any dammage Syr sayd Ualentyne for you I would auenture my body more then for any other so I shall do your message the best wyse that I may and within a shorte space you shall haue tydinges agayne Than he mounted on horsbacke and went towarde Ynde and entred into the cytie like a
messenger and went vnto the palais where as he found the kyng of Ynde the quene Rozemonde syttyng besyde hym the which knewe Ualentyne right well so she sayde to the kyng Syr se you hym yonder it is the same that toke me from you the fyrste tyme that you would haue ledde me awaye Lady sayde the king of Ynde at this houre I shall auenge me for he shal neuer in his lyfe escape me That shall he sayde the lady for I knowe him of so muche that yet you maye haue good seruice of hym Then Ualentyne approched with a hardy haâ—te and salued the kyng and the quene right hyghely Syr sayde Ualentyne I am messenger vnto kynge Lucar that sendeth me too you And maundeth you by me that you sende hym his Lady Rozemonde agayne shortely that you tooke from hym that is here And if thou wyll do it he will pardon you the death of his father and shall make his armye to go out of your lande without any soiournyng but notwithstandyng that I am charged for to do you this message if you wil beleue me you shall neuer consent therto but shall kepe the lady that is so fayre and that loueth you soo well And knowe that neuer the dayes of my lyfe I shall bee in no place where as I shall suffer you to be blanted dishonoured for the loue of the lady And all the terme of my lyfe I shall serue you truely Knyght sayde the kyng of Ynde you speake as valiaunt your wordes pleaseth me muche But for a conclusion you shall saye vnto kyng Lucar that and he haue to do with wiues y t he seke other then my loue Rozemande for he shall neuer the dayes of his lyfe sleepe by her sydes nor haue pleasure of her body Knyght sayd the lady salue my father and tell hym that of this dede he is the cause for I had tolde himself that I would not be geuen vnto Lucar now my father hath done agaynst my wyll and I haue done agaynst his so tell vnto Lucar that he haue no more trust in me Lady sayd Valentyne I shall doo your message with good harte Thus he toke leue right ioyous to be escaped from the kyng of Ynde and retorned vnto kyng Lucar and tolde him his aunswere saying Syr purchace you another wyfe for Rozemonde is wedded vnto the kyng of Ynde that slepeth with her euery nyght and doech his pleasure When Lucar vudâ—â—â—tode those wordes he wrong his handes and pulled his heere saying Ha my loue for you it behoueth that Idye when I haue loste the moost fayrest the moost noble and the moost louing that is in the worlde Alas what hadde I done to you that hath purchased me soo great displeasure Fals kyng of Ynde I shal neuer loue the for thou hast slayne my father fasly and taken my wyfe by treason from me Then Brandiffer sayde vno him My fayre sonne I am ryght sory for your displeasure but at this tyme I can not amende it for it â—e houeth me to go in to my lande to chase away the Frenchemen as you haue heard the messenger saye or elles my lande shall be destroyed Syr sayde Lucar let vs assayle the cytie or you departe By mahoune sayd Brandyffer none assâ—ure can take it for it must be wonne by â—amyne wherfore abyde you here vnto my retourne ⧠Howe kyng Lucar dyd so muche that kyng Brandyffer abode with hym and seute Valentyne into Augorye agaynst kyng Pepyn Cap. lxxiiii WHen kyng Lucar vnderstode that kyng Brandyffer would leue hym he was tyght sorowfull and sayde to hym Syr it is true that you haue promysed me to auenge me on the kynge of Ynde that hathe done vs so great an iniurye ¶ That is true sayd BraÌ„dyffer but I am sory that I may not accomplyshe my promyse for the goyng to kepe my lande Nowe I shall tell you sayde kynge Lucar howe you maye do for to saue youre honour and mine I haue here a knyght named Valentyne aboue all other the moost valyaunt so you may geue hym youre men for I haue founde hym true in all thynges ¶ And moreouer you haue in this hoost your vncle Murgalant that of long tyme hathe folowed the warre and knoweth muche And me thinke that it sheld be good that these twayne made the â—iage and you abyde here To these wordes Brandiffer accorded and sent for them both saying to them Lordes you are chosen of vs twayne to goo into Angorye too reyse vp the syege that kyng Pepyn hath set So I pray you that you do so that my londe maye be defended and kepte And you fayre vncle thynke for to doo well and it shall be rendred you Fayre neuewe take no more thought for sythe that I leade with me the noble Ualentyne I make no doubte but that all shall be wel after these thynges deuysed and ordeyned there was geuen vnto Ualentyne and Murgalant a hondred thousande paynyms â–ª and also many abode in the hoost of kyng Lucar Ualentyne and Murgalant mounted vpoÌ„ the sea and rowed soo muche that they arryued at the hauen of Angory But a lytell whyle afore they arryued Ualentyne aduysed a toure couered with fyne laten so he damaunded the maryners what place it was Sir sayd they it is the stronge castell and wyte that it is a strong place and so subtylly composed at the entre that there can but one man passe at ones for and if twaine would passe at ones they should fall in to the sea that beteth against the walles And in that same castel king Brandiffer hath kept his doughter Galazye long time to the ende that she should not be stolen nor taken away of no body For in the worlde is not memorye of a fayrer than she but there is so muche that he wyll not geue her to no liuing creature When Ualentyne harde those wordes there toke hym a ryght great desyre for to go se the lady and sayde to hymselfe that he shoulde neuer be Joyous tyll that he had sene her Nowe are they aryued besyde Angorye and haue taken lande and sette forth their hoost in a short tyme. They sawe right well the tentes and pauilions of kynge Pepyn that were muche glystering and pleasaunt for to beholde Great dyligence made the christen men for to assayl the cytie But within was an admyrall named Bruhans the whiche yssued out euery day vpon king Pepin and did great prowesse with his men When Murgalant aduised the hoost of the christeÌ„ men that helde a great grouÌ„d he called Ualentyne and sayde to hym Knyght counsayll vs vpoÌ„ this feate for I se know that the christeÌ„ men are strong and a great nombre Murgalant sayde Ualentyne I shall tell you myne opynion I counsayll that you sende a messenger a none in to the cytie of Angorye to specyfye to our men that we are aryued that they fayle not to morowe in the mornyng to yssue oute vpon the christen men and assaile
haue also enuyroned out folkes on all sydes and putteth all vnto fyre and bloude wherfore thynke we for to escape ¶ Alas Pacolet said Ualentyne I know wel that thou hast wrought here and hathe enchaunted the paynyms soo I wote neuer what to do for to saue myne honour For at my departyng from Brandyffer I promysed him and swore vnto hym that I shoule retourne to him againe if I might escape with my lyfe nowe am I sure that he wyl make me dye if he haue tydinges of this thynge Syr sayde Pacolet of that haue you no doubte for you shall neuer haue euill nor displeasure in no place where as I shall be but shall delyuer you and if kyng Brandyffer hadde Judged you vnto death and had the corde aboute your necke standing vpon the â—â—dâ—re ready for to be hanged yet knowe I the maner for too delyuer you and saue your lyfe ¶ By my sayth sayd Valentyne suche a varlet ought for to be derely loued Thus were the paynyms by the arte of Pacolet dyscomfyted and put vnto death ¶ Upon the morowe the admyral Bruhans yssued out of Angorye with a great multytude of paynyms for to renne vpon king Pepyn and his hoost the whiche knâ—we nothyng of the mysauenture Within a shorte space the two parties were assembled Tho be gan the batayl ryght fyersly muche great was the nbyse and pyteous for to beare There was speres and dartes broken many champions smyten vnto the earth wyth swerdes and glayues of stele many hameys broken and bembres cut horses renne thorowe the felde many maners and standardes dyscourted and smytten to the grounde And whan the Admyrall bruhans sawe that the chrysten men fared so wyth hys men as all out of hys wytte he put hymselfe in the prese ¶ He couched his spere and ranne agaynst a knyght of Brâ—e in suche maner that he persed hym throughe out and smote him downe dead to the earth After he drewe out hys swerde and smote another knyght that was called Gyrarde of parys soo myghrelye that he slewe hym in that place Than he came to avalyaunt knyght named Roberte of Norinandye that greued hys men muche soo he gaue hym so great a stroke wyth hys swerd that he cut of his lefte legge The Admyrall fought so valyauntly that or euer he rested he made ten chrysten knyghtes to dye of his handes Now the kynge Pepyn apperceyued hym well and sawe that he made great slaughter of the crysten men Than the valyaunt kynge toke a great spere in his hande smote the hors wyth hys sporres and came agaâ—nst the Admyrall wyth so greate a myght that the spere went throughe hys lyuer and his longes and he smote hym downe dead so softly that he spake neuer a worde nor remeued neuer a membre And whan the paynyms sawe that the Admyrall was dead it is not to be demaunded yf they were sorowfull and had no hardynes for to holde the felde for they wythdrewe theym in to Angorye and mounted vpon the walles for to defende the cyte Than the christen men were diligent and folowed them nere but they of the cyte defended theym so valyauntly as wel wyth stones as wyth sâ—otte that they ledde the christen men to euyl Than the captaines made the dytches to be filled w t fagottes logges by that means wan the gates the barres And at y â— â—oure the assaute was ryght great â—ied many men as well on the one syde as oâ— the other But notwithstanding the defence of y e painims it profyted them but litell for at y â— same assaute the tytie was taken al the sarazins put vnto death without any mercy Then the christen men entred in y â— founde there much great richesse and it was on a fryday Kyng Pepyn made his tentes for to be brought in to the cytie Here will I leue to speake of kyng Pepyn and shall tell you of Ualentyne ⧠How Ualentyne retourned in to ynde after y â— batail and bare whim the body of king MurgalaÌ„t Ca. lxxvii AFter that the cyte of Angory was taken by the chrysten men the paynyms dead as wel wythout as within Ualentyne that founde the body of kinge Murgalant dead vpon the felde called Pacolet sayd to him Frende I wyl y t we bere this body with vs so may kyng Brandyffer sooner beleue that we were in batayll togyther Syr sayd pacolet you saye well it shall be honour to you Than Ualentyne made the body to be taken and put in a cofre muche honourably and couered it wyth blacke After they went vnto the porte where as theyr shyppes lay and mounted vpon thesee But of a hundred thousand paynyms that were comen out there returned not ten thousande and all throughe the subtyle of Pacolet Now they are vpon thesee spreding theyr saylles and rowynge so muche that they arryued streyght at the hauen where as Brandyffer and Lucar had set theyr hoost They toke londe and dyscended the body and charged it vpon two horses and in makynge pyteous chere bare it vnto the pauylyon of kyng Brandyffer the whyche played at the chesse wyth kynge Lucar accompanyed of fyftene kynges that behelde the play and also soone as he sawe Ualentine he sayd vnto hym Knyght well be you comen now tel me of the batayll how it gothe yf you haue slayne all the chrysten men and taken the kynge Pepyn and hys neuewe Orson Alas syr sayd Ualentyne it gothe well otherwyse for we haue loste the felde and all your men is slayne for the kyng Faryn that had the charge of the watche lette hys men slepe so the christen men passed forthe and put the fyre in the pauylyons in sleynge bothe lytle and great wythout any remyssyon And whan I sawe that the thynge wente so euyll I wakened also many men as I myght for to saue theÌ„ And in thys batayll is dead your vncle kynge Murgalant of whome I haue made the body to be brought to the end that it may be buryed as it appertayneth And yf you wyll not beleue me you maye demaunde the other that be here howe the thynge wente ¶ Syr sayd the other he telleth you trouthe Than arose the kyng Brandyffer and as all in a rage hurled the chesse vnto the erthe and was so sorowful y t wyth payne he myght speke a worde Ha Ualentyne I knowe well that thou haste made my men to dye By god sayd valentyne it is euyll spoken for I was neuer in my lyfe suche as you saye And yf ony wyll maynteyne it I wyl fyght wyth him for it in a felde By mahoune sayd kynge Lucar of him it nedeth not to doubte for and he hadde wylled for to haue done treason he wolde not haue returned to you agayne ThaÌ„ brandyffer was styll and made the body of hys vncle to be honourablye buryed And anone they of the cyte knewe the tydynges wherof they were muche Joyous Than the kynge of Ynde made
hys men to be armed lyghtly and wyth forty thousande men yssued out of the cyte of Ynde Whan Brandyffer knewe that they came agaynst hym he made his men to arme them So it was not longe but that the bataylles assembled that was muche fyerse on eche sayde Ualentine was amongest the prese that on euery sayd smote and caste downe folkes so that none durste abyde afore hym His hardynes was so redoubted that 〈◊〉 knyght wolde approche nere hym he entred into the batayll holdynge hys good swerde so ferre that he came to the king of Ynde and gaue him so great a stroke that he smote hym of hys hors downe to the earthe so rudely that he had no streyngth nor force for to ryse vp Whan Pacolet sawe that he was downe he went anone with dyuers other and toke the kynge of Ynde yelded hym vnto Ualentyne the whyche ledde hym vnto the pauylyon of kynge Brandyffer And whan he knew the tydynges that Ualentyne had taken the kynge of Ynde he cryed vpon hys men sayenge Now to it lordes there is but to do well for to day we shall haue vyctorye vpon our enemyes Soo I swere my god mahowne that neuer the dayes of my lyfe I shal fayle the knyght Ualentyne neyther wyth body nor wyth goodes For these tydinges kynge Lucar and all his men toke great courage and put them in the batayll more fyerslye that before in suche maner that there abode mo than thyrtye thousande vpon the felde Whan the Marshall of Ynde knewe the losse that they had he made anone to blowe the retrette to wythdrawe them and assemble hys men whan Brandyffer and kyng Lucar sawe y t they wyth drewe them they pursued them so nere that at the entre of the cyte there dyed ten thousande Pacolet was moche Joyous for to se so many paynyms dye For he cared not on what syde the losse turned so that he Ualentyne myght escape out of theyr handes The batayll endured so longe that the nyght approched and Brandyffer and kynge Lucar returned into theyr tentes and pauylyons and badde that they should bryng them the kynge of Ynde the whyche was presented vnto theim anone Whan kyng Lucar sawe hym he sayd vnto hym all on hye Ha false toaytoure nowe is the tyme comen that thou shall rendre me acountes thou mayst be well sure that thou shall neuer escape me for I shall make the dye shamefully The kynge of Ynde vnderstode him well but he aunswered him neuer a worde but yet shal the tyme come that he shall be delyuered by Pacolet after his delyueraunce shall yelde vnto him the kynge Brandyffer to be in his subiection as you shall heare afterwarde ⧠Howe Ualentyne harde tydinges of his father and howe Pacolet delyuered the kyng of Ynde by his charme and delyuered hym Brandyffer at his owne wyll ⧠Capitulo lxxviii RYght so as king Lucar spake vnto the king of Ynde there ariued a messenger the which after the saluce made sayd vnto kyng Brandyffer Ryght dere syr I bryng you heuy tydynges â–ª knowe that kyng Pepyn hath taken your cytie of Angorye and hathe put all the men and women and chyldren vnto death that were in it with out hauing any pytie By mahoune sayde the kyng Brandiffer here is euill tydinges for it was the fayrest cytie of all my lande But sythe that it is happened soo that I haue in my subiection the kyng of Ynde I haue doope that I shall haue vengeaunce shortly on myne enemies after he sayde to kyng Lucar Fayre sonne it behoueth sâ—th that we haue the kyng of Ynde in our handeÌ„s that hath done vs so muche daÌ„mageÌ„ that to morow in the mornyng he be condampned vnto a vyllaâ—â—â—us death And after we shall go into Angorye against the Frenchemen that wasteth my lande shall take vâ—â—gâ—â—uÌ„ce For knowe that within the strong castell I haue in my pryson the Emperoure of Grece and the grene knyght that hath lefte outlawe â–ª the whiche shall neuer escape me but shall be hanged within fyftene dayes Ualentyne that was there presence vnderstode well the tydynges and was ryght Joyous to heare speake of his father so he made sygne vnto Pacolet y t the time should be shortly that he must playe with his crafâ—e After he sayd softely to himselfe I pray to God of paradise that he wyll kepe you from daunger for I shal neuer haue ioye tyll that I haue founde the meanes for to delyuer you out of pryson The kyng of Ynde behelde Ualentyne and sayde to himselfe softly Cursed be the houre that euer thou escaped fro my handes y t I made the not dye for than should I not haue bene in suche daunger as I am nowe in After these thinges done king Lucar made to come a hundred sarazyus all armed and sayd to them Felowes I geue you this false traytour king of Ynde so thinke for to kepe him well vpon the paine to lese your lyues And to moro we in the mornyng I shall make hym behanged and strangled when you geue me him agayne The paynyms toke anone the king of Ynde and put him in a pauylyon there they bound hym fast by the myddle vnto a poste and after they bendeth his eyen He myght well heare the playes solace â–ª and disportes but he had but sorowe and discomforte in his harte as he that neuer thought to escape the death ¶ Then Valentyne called Pacolet and sayd vnto hym Frende I thinke not that the kyng Brandyffer holdeth my father in his pryson for if I had knoweÌ„ it I would not haue put my body in so great aduentures for to serue hym as I haue done I haue bene true to himim all his workes but syth that it is so I will neuer serue him more but would fynde gladly the manâ—t how I might dammage him For I am litell beholden for to do him pleasuâ—e that hath kepte my father in soo great distresse in his darke pryson so longe Syr sayde Pacolet you haue good reason to bere him dammage if you wil I shal fynde well the meanes to delyuer the kyng of Ynde â–ª yet he shal lede Brandyffer with him And me thynketh that whan he shall haue him in Ynde he wil make him dye shamefully And by this meanes you shall be auenged on him So may your vncle king Pepyn holde Angorye surely By my fayth sayde Ualentyne suche a thynge would I well And I pray the hartely that thou do some thynge at this houre wherby I may helpe kyng Pepyn and delyuer my father the Emperoure of Grece When it came after souper the hundred sarazing that had the king of Ynde in keping made a great fyre before the pauilioÌ„ And Pacolet that slepte not at that houre entred into the pauilion as one that would watche with them So it was not long after that he caste a charme in suche maner by the arte of Nygromancye that he made them fall to the earth and slepe
your wyfe I shall wynne Henry another Syr sayd Haufray gramercy Then he sayd alowe you will disheâ—yte vs there But and I should renounce God and his holy mother I shall do in suche maner that the thyng shall happen contrary to your will ⧠Howe Haufray and Henry betrayed the kyng Pepyn their father and the twelue peres of Fraunce THen he called Henry and sayde to hym Fayre brother you haue well harde vnderstande the wordes of kynge Pepyâ— He wyll geue vs and assygne vs ourlyues vpon straunge realmes after his appeâ—yte as they that are not worthy to be his chyldren Nowe I knowe well that he hath 〈◊〉 encyon that Charles shall bee onely kynge of Fraunce and that we shall haue nothynge And therfore yf you wyll beleue me Pepyn shall neuer returne in to Fraunce tyll that we haue made hym dye by the handes of the paynyms Than shall we be kyngeâ— of Fraunce and Emperoures of Rome wythout contradyccyon for there is nothyng in thys worlde that I desyre so muche Brother sayd henry you speke wysely but it must be well aduysed howe suche a thyng may be accomplysshed and perfourmed Henry sayd Haufray I shall tell you how I muste go towarde the kyng Brandyffer and accorde thys thyng wyth hym by thus that he shall gyue me hys doughter Galazye and I shall tell hym the tydynges how kyng Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce go vnto the holy sepulcre and how they maye be lyghtly taken for they go wythouten armoure and wyth a small company And I am well certayne y t the paynyms shall be ryght Joyous of these tydynges And yf that they be not thus taken they shall neuer be taken By god Haufray sayd Henry you saye trouthe-Nowe you muste go to warde Ynde the may our there you shal fynde kynge Lucar and the kynge Brandyffer the whyche holdeth the cyte assyeged so you may saye tell them your courage and I shall go wyth the kyng on vyage to the ende that our feate be the more secretely couered and that they apperceyue nor deme no treason It is well sayd quod Haufray so let me accomplysshe it For I shall neuer haue good rest tyll that I haue accomplysshed thys thynge And thus was the treason made and conspyred by the two fals brethren Haufray and Henry agaynst theyr propre father kynge Pepyn Alas they shewed well that they were euylly begoten and engendred and comen of an vntrue generacyon whan they wolde make hym dye that was theyr father and that withall his puyssaunce toke payne for to conquere them realmes No we the kyng Pepyn and the twelue peres of FrauÌ„ce are entred in to the sea that doubted of no treason for to accomplishe their pylgrymage Henry is entred in with theim for to hyde their treason the better And his brother Haufray wente towarde Ynde for to synde kyng Brandyffer that hadde set the syege afore the cytie of Ynde with kyng Lucat for his doughter Rozemonde ⧠How the Calyphe of Bendas arryued in the hoost of kyng Brandyffer and howe he gate trewes for a moneth duryng the whiche trewes he made the peace betwene the king of Ynde and kyng Lucar and Brandyffer Cap. lxxxiii TRue it is that the Calyphe of Bendas ariued in y e hoost of kyng Brandyffer Lucar and made theÌ„ to make trewes for a moneth and he that broke it shold lese the halfe of his landes Durynge the which tyme the Calyphe assembled kyng Brandiffer Lucar and the kyng of Ynde And when they were assembled the Calyphe spake in this maner and sayde Lordes you knowe that the christen men haue wonne the realme of Angory â–ª and that you can not go thether duryng this warre wherfore if you wyll beleue my counsayll I shal tell you what you shal do It is true that the kyng of Ynde slewe your father Tromparte for sleyng of his vncle nowe take it that it is death for death and the kyng of Ynde shall delyuer Brandyffer And as to the regarde of your wyfe Rozemonde she shall beset betwene you and hym that she wyll go too shall haue her without contradyction Unto this appoyntment accordeth bothe the kynges and Rozemonde was brought before kyng Lucar and before the kyng of Ynde and the thynge was declared vnto her by the Calyphe of Bendas Then without takynge any aduyse she wente vnto the kynge of Ynde wherfore kynge Lucar was ryght sorowfull So I wyll leue you to speake of this mater and shall tel you of Haufray that went to warde Ynde ¶ How Haufray for to accomplysshe his treason artyued before Lucar and Brandyffer and howe he hym selfe was deceyued by treason ⧠Capitulo lxxxiiii ON that same propre daye y t the peace was made by the Calyphe of Bendas as you haue hearde before Haufray perseuerynge in his malice arryued in the hoost of kynge Lucar and of Brandiffer and came anone to warde their pauylyons and demaunded the gardes whiche was kyng Lucar and whiche was Brandyffer And they â—â—ewed them hym a none â–ª and than he salued them hyghly and after Brandyffer spake saying what deniaunde you and what dryueth you hether Syr sayde Haufray the thyng that bryngeth me hether is not to be sayde before so many men Then they drew them a syde bothe Brandyffer Lucar and Hauâ—ray with them the Caliphe of Bendas than Hauâ—ray said vnto them Lordes herken if it please you for I am come for your great profyte and honoure Wyte that I am sone vnto the myghty kyng Pepyn of Fraunce soo I haue hearde saye that you haue a doughter that surmounteth all other in beaute corporall wherfore I let you wyte that and you wyll geue me her vnto wyfe I shall shewe you the maner howe that you may haue in your subieccion the kyng Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce that haue done you so much dammage For knowe that they are departed in habyte of pylgryms poorely arayed and accompanyed for to go into Jerusalem to vysyte the holy sepulcre and there you shal finde them without great company By mahoune sayd BraÌ„ differ you speake notably and for your good enterprise I am contente for to gene you my doughter Galazie the whiche I woulde neuer promyse vnto no body but there is one thyng that I shall tell you that is that you renounce iesus Yes sayd Haufray Jesus I renounce for I neuer loued hym to muche When the kyng knew the falsnes and the treason of Hauftay that would sell his father and renounce his lawe he wenâ—e a lytell a syde in counsayll and called Lucar and the Calyphe of Bendas and sayde to them Lordes nowe maye you knowe clerely the greate treason of this dysâ—oyll man that demaundeth my doughter Well ought I to truste me litel in him when he wil betraye his propre father that begate hym with the twelue peres of Fraunce so I loue better to make my doughter dye than to geue her vnto suche a traytoure
for he was solde and betrayed by the false Haufray ⧠Howe kyng Brandiffer and king Lucar toke king Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce within the cytie of Jerusalem Capit. lxxxviii NOwe is the kyng Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce came in to Jerusalem for to vysyte the holy sepulcre And for to do the more deuoutly y e holy vyages that are in y e lande of promission in the which our lorde Jhesus christe suffred death and passion they are aryued at a good patriarkes the whiche hadde the kepyng of the holy sepulcre And he gaue them guydes for to conduyte them vnto al the holy places in whiche were the indulgences and pardons They made a preest to synge masse afore them euery daye and in great deuocyon vysyted the holy places Nowe happened pyteous thynges for to recouÌ„te whyles that they were wyth in Jherusalem for Brandyffer the kynge af ynde and the kynge Lucar the whyche had ben aduertysed by the traytoure Haufray arryued in the cytie of Jherusalem puyssauntly accompanyed and wente vnto the towre of Dauyd towarde the kynge of Surye that helde the countree and there presented them And whan he sawe theÌ„ he was muche amerâ—â—â—yled of theyr commyng And after the salutacyon made demaunded theym Lordes what thynge dryueth you hether for I thinke that you are not comen hether wythout a great cause ThaÌ„ branyffer spake and sayd vnto hym Syr knowe that by a christen man we are aduertysed and enformed that with in this cyte is arryued the twelue peres of FrauÌ„ce wyth the kynge pepyn Now they are the pryncypall enmyes of our lawe and they that of all the worlde maye greue vs moost And haue alredy taken the cyte of Angory and spylled a great quantyte of my lande my men put vnto death and my countre dystroyed And therfore we are comen hetherfor to take theym For whan we shall haue them we may do our wyll wythall Fraunce And of all chrystendome be lordes and maysters By mahowne sayd the kynge of Surye that helde the temple of salamon you speke ryght wysely of thys thynge I am muche contente Nowe be it done after your appetyte for we ought to be curyous for to take dystroye suche menne and for the loue of our goodes we ought to waâ—e vpon that dede Soo I shall tell you what we shall do for to accomplysshe this thinge I shall sende worde vnto the patriarke that and he haue any Frenche pylgryms that be bryng theim too me anone for I wyll sende some letters in to Fraunce ¶ Howe the kyng of Surye sent a messenger vnto the Patryatke of Jerusalen byddyng hym brynge hym kyng Pepyn the twelue peres of Fraunce the whiche he dydde ¶ Capit. lxxxix SO the messenger of the kyng of Surye went towarde the patryarke and sayde vnto him The kyng of Sury sendeth you worde that and you haue any Frenche pyigrâ—ms that you brynge them vnto hym Then he wente vnto theyr lodgynge where as he founde them redy to go vnto theyr souper for they had accomplysshe theyr pylgrymage and sayd vnto them Frendes you muste come presently vnto the kyng of Sury Alas sayd kyng Pepyn here is pyteous tydynges for I am certayne that he wyll put me vnto death yf he knowe me But I shall tell you what we shall doo We wyll make Henry our mayster I shall bere hys hatte and hys staffe By god syr sayd Henry that knewe well treason that shal I not do for here is Orson duke Myllon that are more worthyer to be it than I. Syr sayd the duke Myllon I shall do all that it shal please you Than they departed from theyr lodges to go towarde the Paynym that had sente for them The duke Myllon was honoured as kyng and Pepyn bare hys staffe and hys hat poorely clothed The good patriarke ledde them that thought none euyll and also soone as he hadde delyuered them he departed thens Come hether sayd the kynge of Surye I am well enfourmed of your case you are Frenshemen that come for to espye me and in your company is the kyng of Fraunce Syr sayd one of the twelue peres the kyng of Fraunce is not in this company â–ª peas sayd the kyng of Sury for by mahoune yf the kyng of frauÌ„ce shelve not hym selfe anone I shall make you all dye wythout remyssyon ¶ Kynge sayd anone the traytour Henry of me haue no doubte for it is not I. ThaÌ„ the duke Myllon apperceyued well that there was treason So he sayd all on hye Syr I am the kyng of Fraunce but there is one thynge that I wyll saye vnto you yf it please you to heare me We are coman vnto the holy sepulcre your lawe is suche that all chrysten men maye come and go surely vpon your londe wythout any hurte to the sayde pylgrymage in paying the trybute that is establysshed and dewe vnto you Now we haue al paid and accompiysshed after the ordenaunce of his countrey Whetfore me thynke you doo vs to great wronge if you disturbe vs for that cause By mahowne you may say what you will but there is neyther tyme nor season to you that maketh vs warre for to come hether to espye ourlande Than he called Brandiffer Lucar and said to them Lordes take these false christiaÌ„s spies and do with them your wyll for I put theim entyerly in to your handes to make theym dye of what death it shall please you At these wordes the pylgryms were taken and witholden by the painims So it is not to be demaunded if they fared foule with them for they had no more pytie of the noble lordes thaÌ„ of dogges They were streyghtly holdenand bound and after Brandyffer spake and sayd Lordes I will that these false men be ledde vnto the stronge castell and there be put in my depest pryson Syth we shall go in to Angorye and by force of armes wynne all the countrey After we shall go in to Fraunce and take the countrey put it lyghtly in our obeysaunce for there we shal neyther fynde king lorde nor baron that will saye vs the centrary And therfore you maye go eche of you in to your countrey til a certayne daye that we shal mete at Faleyze and there departe the prysoners after reason Lordes sayde the kyng of Ynde as to the regarde of the prysoners I demaunde none other thynge for my parte but that you wyll geue me the least so I shall make hym my dwerf And make hym ryde with me because that he is lytell and me thynke he is a man sure ynough And I shall doo hym good if he will renounce the lawe of Jhesus To this demaunde accorded all the other gaue kyng Pepyn to the kyng of Ynde that ledde hym in to Ynde with him and loued hym muche afterwarde notwithstandyng that he suffred many trybulacions ¶ How the kyng of Ynde the great ledde kyng Pepyn awaye for the parte of his prysoners but he knewe not
veray god almyghty what is it of the tenebres of thys worlde nowse I thys poore sorowfull for to kepe her trouthe myserably aourned and in greate pacyence vsynge her dayes Alas Ualentyne my fayre neuewe at thys tyme it nedeth not to demaunde yf for this fayre lady you are and haue ben syth in languysshynge pacyence and in great thought Now pleased it god that you knewe at this hour how I fynde her that for your heart languyssheth And after these wordes he behelde the lady sayenge Lady I knowe certaynly what you are you wote not what I am but syth that you haue hadde soo muche truste in me that you haue tolde me your secrete I wyll tell you what I am ¶ Knowe that suche as you se me I am Pepyn the kynge of Fraunce to whome fortune hathe ben so contraryous that she hath made me to fal into suche pouerte and seruitude as you see Nowe I knowe well that my neuewe Ualentyne in greate trauayll of his body without reste sercheth you continually But and it please god he shal haue tydynges of you shortly and in ioye and solace you shal assemble agayn togyther At these wordes the lady â—â—owned and kyng Pepyn lefte her for too retourne to warde the kynge of Ynde the whiche was aesouper Now will I leue this mater and shall tell you of kyng Brandyffer and Lucar that ledde the twelue peres of Fraunce and Henry and Orson prysoners ¶ Howe Brandyffer brought vnto the strong castell the twelue peres of Fraunce and put them in pryson ¶ Capitulo xcii VOu haue heard of kynge Brandyffer that had the twelue peres of Fraunce prysoners and Haufray and Henry so he dyd so much that he came vnto the stronge castell Brandyffer founde there his doughter Galazye that he loued so muche And recounted vnto her the enterpryse and maner after put them all in a depecâ—uâ— where as the Emperour of Grece was and the Grene knyght so the traytour Haufray had bene put in vnto them Muche sorowful was Henry when hemight not tell his courage vnto Brandiffer but he was the first that was letten downe in to the pryson and after hym the duke Myllon that fel vpon Haufray wherof Haufray complayned sore because that he was hurt Holde your peace sayd the duke Myllon and drawe you more lower for there is many moo to whome it behoueth to make place â–ª Haufray vnderstode the duke Millon wel and demauÌ„ded him what brought him thether but you sayd the duke Myllon for I had lefte you within Angorye Ha sayd the traytour I was taken at a stoure y e other daye and brought hether So the lordes be in pryson making much sorowe the whiche knew eche other when Haufray knew that king Pepyn was not there he made the semblaunt to be ryght Joyous but he had well woulde that he had bene hanged by the necke It is not to be demaunded of the tetes and lamentacions that they made for there was none but that thei trusted better to dye then to lyue saue Orson that comforted them sayde Lordes take weit in pacience for it pleaseth God that it shall be thus And that in this maner we do our penaunce But that notwithstanding discoÌ„forte you not al out but haue trust in god in our good frendes that is my brother Ualentyne and the noble Pacolet that can play so wel with his art Thus spake Orson but he knew not that the castel was so strong that it myght not be taken by enchauntemente After that Brandyffer had put the lordes in prison he called his doughter Galazye and sayd vnto her ¶ It is true that I wyll go in to Falezye for to assemble myne hoost And there I ought to fynde the kynge of Ynde and Lucar the whiche come with me in to Angorye that the Frenchemen holde wherfore gouerne you well and aboue all take kepe vnto the prysoners Father sayd the mayden of me haue no doubte nor of the prysoners for you shall here but good tydynges So Brandyffer departed from the strong castell and went vnto Faleyze where as he assembled his hoost Theder came kynge Lucar with a great puyssaunce but the kynge of Ynde sene his men alonely for his wyfe Rozemonde was sycke and dyed within nyne dayes after wherfore the kyng toke suche soro we that he laye twelue dayes in his bedde without speche whereof kynge Lucar was ryght gladde ¶ How Brandyffer after that he hadde assembled his hoost mounted on the sea and wente and besyeged the cytie of Angorye Capit. xciii AFter that BraÌ„differ and Lucar hadde assembled their hoost ac Faleyze without soiournyng they mounted vpon the sea and had so good wynde that they arryued anone at the porte And when they were arryued they that sawe them take lande ranne towarde Angotye and tolde it to Ualentyne that kepte the cytye in abydyng the comyng of kyng Pepyn and of the twelue prres of Fraunce Alas he knewe not howe the game went when he sawe the tentes and pauylions reysed vp about Angorye he bewaylled kyng Pepyn muche pyteously and called Pacolet saying to hym Frende to euyll goeth our feate whan I can haue no tydynges of kyng Pepyn Nowe let me alone sayde Pacolet for we shall haue tydynges anone without saying any other thynge vpon the moro we in the mornyng he departed from Angorye and went thoroughe the hoost of the paynyms tyll that he came vnto the tente of kyng Lucar And when kyng Lucar sawe hym he demaunded him Frende where is your maister that serued me other tymes Ha syr sayd Pacolet he is dead long a goo and I am lefte alone I would gladly fynde a maister Uarlet sayde kynge Lucar I wyll well retayne you and guerdone you if you serue me well Yes sayd Pacolet I demaunde none other thyng Pacolet abode in the seruyce of Lucar but he serued hym euyll and euyll was he rewarded Anone after that it was nyghte he made an enchauntement that caused Lucar to sleepe and mounted hym vpon a horse and without wakening led him in to the cytie of Angorye in to the palayd Ualentyne was muche ioyous when he sawe Lucar ¶ Now he was brought in to the palays before a fayre fyre and at that houre the charme fayled So Lucar dyd awaken all afrayed for to finde him there and Pacoiet that was euyll auy sed put him before hym and sayd Fayre mayster I am your seruaunt pleaseth it you to commaunde me any thynge Than he knewe that he was betrayed and tooke a poynted knyfe and smote Pacolet in suche wyse that he fell downe dead Soo it neth not â—o aske the great sorowe that Ualentyne made than And sayd srende nowe are you fynysshed I may well say that I shal neuer haue suche a frende Now am I at al poyntes sorowfull and left alone in dystresse ferre from my frendes and nere myne enemyes Alas fre kyng Pepyn wherfore come you not your longe abydynge shall bere you great dommage Ha
from hys wyfe Berthe the which after his salute said vnto him Syr vnderstande the rydynges that I brynge vnto you fro my ryght dere lady Berthe quene of Fraunce Knowe that all they of those quarters beleue stedfastly that you and al the twelue peres be dead bycause that they had tydinges that you were taken wythin Jerasalem of the paynyms So it is true that Arthur kynge of Brytayne trustyng in your death â–ª and that the tydynges was true is entred into your lande wyth a greate puyssaunce of men of armes and wyll be kynge of Fraunce by force and wedde the quene Berthe agaynst her wyll Nowe I am comen hether for to tell you the tydynges wherfore thynke vpon this feate for the case toucheth you to muche And at thys houre the warre is so great in frauÌ„ce that wallyam of Mountglyue hath made Geryn to be slayne And also the kyng of Brytayne hathe vndertaken to â—ut my lorde Charles your sonne in exyle So rowfull was kyng Pepyn to here suche wordes made to assemble hys barons for to holde counsayl So they accorded that he should go and defende his propre countree the whyche he dyd and toke hys lâ—ue of Ualentyne that sayd vnto hym Frayre vncle it behoueth me to abyde here for to put all my strengthe to delyuer my father and my brother and the twelue peres of FrauÌ„ce Ualentyne sayd Kyng Pepyn you speke wysely and yf it please God that I haue vyctorye of myne enemyes I shall sende you helpe and socoure agaynst the fals paynyms in suche wyse that you may delyuer your father lyghtly The kynge Pepyn mounted vpon the Sea with syxe thousande fyghtyng men ⧠Howe Ualentyne went in to Ynde the great and counterfet the physycion for to se the fayre Clerymonde and howe he spake with her Capit. C. i. UAlentyne that by the king Pepyn had herde tydynges of the fayre Clerymonde put her not oute of mynde but departed from Angorye accompanied onely of a squyer and dyd clothe hym in the habyte of a physicion He mounted vpon the sea with marchauÌ„tes that wente in to Ynde And they rowed soo muche that they artyued in Ynde But or Ualentine entred in to the cytie he made to make a physicians gowne â–ª and after made a futred hoode and as a great dortour entred in to the citie and lodged him in a ryche yâ—ne Also soone as the hoost sawe hym he demaunded him of what crafte he was of Hoost sayd Ualentyne I am a medecyn can hele all maner of sycknesses The hoost beleued hym his squyer serued well as the clerke of a doctour ¶ In this wyse was Ualentyne thre daies and then he said Myne hoost do me a pleasure if it please you that is y t you fynde me a man to go about the cytie and crye my â—cyence that and there bee any seke men that I vaunte me for to hele theim For I haue nede to wynne for too paye you the expences that I haue made here in but not for that you haue doubte of me I shall geue you a gage By mahoune sayd the hoost a gage will I take gladly for it is euyll trusting in straungers Than valentyne gaue hym a fyne mantell furted and sayde too hym â–ª Holde hoost and of me haue no doubte and make the varlet come to me that I spabe to you fore ¶ The hoost brought hym one that had neyther shone gowne nor bonet and was almoost naked Ualentyne for the loue of God clothed him all newe and sayd to him My frende go thorough the cytye and crye hyghly there is come a mederyne that can hele all maladyes and also they that haue loste their wytte be it man or woman I shall make theÌ„ haue their vnderstanding againe Than departed the varlet that was right ioyous to be clothed and cryed all the daye thorough the cytie as Ualentyne had bydden hym Now the tidinges came vnto y e king of Ynde of that mayster And because that he vaunted to hele mad foles for the loue of Clerymonde the kynge of Ynde sent for hym not wythstandyng that there was alredy crepylles blynde lame and croked before hys lodgynge but he left them all for to go to the kynge of Ynde for he knewe well the ende where as hys heart drewe to He salued the kynge of Ynde by the great god Jupyter And the kynge sayd to hym mayster you be welcome into my courte you shall dyne than I shall tell you wherfore I sent for you The kynge set hym at the and table made Ualentyne to be serued rychely and than after dynner he sayd vnto hym Mayster I haue a lady in thys palays that is garnysshed wyth beaute aboue all other So it is true that whan I had her fyrst wolde haue taken her vnto wyfe but she made me to vnderstande that she had made auowe vnto mahowne that she should take no man vnto husband tyl a yere be passed nowe I haue her the terme that she asked but at the ende of the yeare there toke her a pyteous maladye so that no body durst fynde them before her She whiste leth and cryeth pyteously one tyme she lagheth and another tyme she wepeth so that in her dede there is none ordynaunce for the whyche my heart is sorowfull for and she were whole I wolde take her vnto wyfe for my wyfe Rozemonde is dead And therfore and you can helpe her I shall gyue you more than you wyll demaunde Ualentyne sayd I shall doo it well but the malady is euyll for to heale syth that she hath had it so longe I muste be in her chambre all nyght for to se her condycyons Mayster sayd the kynge one shall brynge you thether but kepe you from her that she byte you not Than one that scrued her ledde valentyne to her and whan he was at the wyndow he sayd vnto hym Beholde there and playe with your crafte the deuill shall make you well hele her Go thy way saide Ualentyne and let me alone Then the sarazyn wente his waye and Ualentine behelde her piteously Alas veray God sayd he how you haue bought me dere and I you By god my swete loue I shall neuer retourne in to Fraunce tyll I haue you with me or I shall lese my lyfe The lady behelde him muche ferefully and didde caste at him all that she founde in the chambre of the whiche Ualentyne was muche amarueyleâ— Alas my God sayd he is it fayned or a thing true of the euyl that I se you suffre Dere loue alas withoute doynge any more be a lytell still and here my speche ¶ I am your loue UaleÌ„tine for whom you haue suffred so muche payne Do you not thynke no more of the head of brasse that gaue you to me and of my brother Orson that had the stryng cut and howe you were stolen from me by the enchauÌ„â—out Adramain in the cytie of Acquitaine whan the lady hearde those wordes for pure loye she swowned
And when she was reuyued she sayde with feble voyce muche pyteously Alas my loue Ualentyne how you haue suffred for me many dolours and tribulacious and I for you â–ª beholde in what pouerte I haue byden without geuing my loue vnto any man Lady sayde Ualentyne one loueth gladly the thyng that is dere bought At these wordes UaleÌ„tine vnderstode that the trompettes and clarons blewe for to set the kyng at souper So he said vnto the faire lady Clerymonde my loue I goo in to the palays but after souper I shall retourne vnto you agayne for I haue made the kyng to vnderstande that I am a physician and a good surgian so the kynge hath sente for me for to come and hele you of your greuous maladye The lady sayd my ryght dere loue go in goddes name the whiche geue you grace to perfourme your enterpry se. Thus departed Ualentyne and wente into the palays And also sone as the kyng sawe hym be demaundeo hym Mayster maye you hele the lady yes said Ualentyne be ioyous for by the wyll of Mahoune you shal here her speake to morowe also wysely as euer she dyd The kynge was so â—oyous that he gaue hym a mauntel of beten golde set with precious stones after made hym be serued at the table lyke his persoue And after souper Ualentyne sayd vnto the kyng Syr it behoueth me to haue a good fyre all the nyght in the chambre of the pacyente and also defende that none shewe them be fore her for she was neuer soo seke as she shall be too nyght Mayster sayde the kyng all shall be done â–ª do but aske and you shall be serued Nowe goeth Ualentyne to warde the fayre ClerymoÌ„de with a great serge in his hande and put it in the chambre and made to make a great fyre in commaundyng euery body to auoyde saue his squyer Than Ualentyne shytte the doores and the wyndowes and sayde vnto Clerymonde My swete lady nowe maye you embrace meat your owne pleasute and than Ualentine espyed the horse of wodde and asked her if it was Pacolettes horse and she sayde yes Then Ualentyne was ryght ioyous therof Alas said she let vs go hence if it may be By God sayde Dalentyne I had well thought it ⧠How Ualentine rode a way with Clerymonde and how the kyng of Brytayne was yeldd vnto kyng Pepyn by treason Lâ—pit C. ii UAlentyne open 〈…〉 e at midnyght and mounted 〈…〉 great wyndowe where as the mone shone After he mounted vpon the horse and set the lady before him and his squier behynde hym and tourned the pynne and the horse wâ—t ouer the sea roches townes and castelles tyll that he was before Angory And there was not one that ourste saye a worde and euen there fayled the charme Ualentyne made the gates to be opened for it was day Great ioye was made through Angory for the comyng of Cicrymonde Ualentyne made her to be rychely clothed and on the moro we wet dâ—d her w t great solemphite whan the kyng of ynde knewe that he had loste the lady he despyâ—â—d his goddes saying Ha false enchauntour thou hast well deceyued me but I shal make the be hanged by the necke He inaâ—e Ualentyne to be pursued ynought but none could tell hym tydynges So wyll I tell you of kyng Pepyn that returned into Fraunce for to socoure hys wyfe and his londe agaynst the kynge of Brytâ—yne FOor bycause that the kyng of Brytayne herde saye that the kyngo Pepyn and the twelft peres had bene taken uâ— Iherualem he thought vetayly that they hadde ben all dead and sayde that he wolde be kynge of Fraunce and wedde Berthe So he made alyannce wyth the erle of Mount fort with the duke of Berry Wyth the duke of Denemours and wyth the erle of Armyngnae So he made to cry throughe all Brytayne that al that myght bere wepen should god wythhyln into Fraunce Whan the quene Berthe knewe of that tydynges she was muche sorowfull but she myght not remedy it soo she tooke her sonne That les and fledde vnto Lyon â–ª In that same tyme there was an Erle of Aniou true and of good fayth that for to socoure the quene Berthe made hys â—yâ—e and hys castelles to be well garnysshed wythe men and vyttaylles as gaynst the Brytons Whan the quene knewe hys good wyll she sent hym foure thousande horsmen to kepe the passage The kyng of Brytaync had the erle gyue hym passage into Fraunce and he answered that he wolde not So it was not longe that seuen Erles and thre dukes came before the cyte of Angyers and assyeged it And the Erle yssued not oute but kepte the câ—â—ie myghtely Now the kynge Pepyn made so greate dylygeuce that durynge that syege he arryued at Paâ—â—s and was receyued worshypfully of all the burgey ses and for his comyng made ryght great Ioye All the relyques were borne thorough the cytie in procession Whan the quene knewe that he was at Parys she wente vnto hym and sayde to hym all weyyng My dere lorde I besethe you to auenge me on the kyng of Brytayne Lady sayd the kyng take you no thoughte for by the plersute of God you shall be auenged Than he made to assemble his men and his hoost in great haste and sente for pyckardes henies brabansons and normans Great was the assemble of kyng Pepin against the king of Brytayne Nowe had the enemies tydinges of his coÌ„myng where of they were muche abasshed and doubted hym muche and not without a cause So all the alyes of kyng Arthur toke a counsaill together that they should take the for sayde Arthure and delyuer hym vnto kynge Pepyn for to make their peace the better and couer theâ—â— defautes and so they dyd For vpon a nyght they tooke him in his hoost in bedde and ledde him vnto kyng Pepyn the whiche made his head to be smyten of within Chatelet of Parys Wel thought the alyes y t the warre had bene ceased but king Pepyn toke from thâ—â—andes and possessions as it appeareth more plainly in the â—â—oâ—ycles vpon those thynges composed ⧠Now Ualentyne toke the strong castell and deliuered his father the Emperoure of trece and all the prysoners that were with hym Cap. C. iii. MUche was Ualentyne in greate thoughtâ— nyghte and daye how he might deliuer his father ¶ For he knew well that the castel myght not be taken by force of armes nor by enchauntement but it might wel be taken by treason So he aduysed a thyng that was much subtilly composed He put in twelue shyppes two thousande men armed and laded theim with all â—yche marchaundyse as perles precious stones and sylkes and mounted vpon the sea and as marchauntes ariued be fore the stronge castell and take lande Ualentyne clothed him in marchauntes wede and set a ryche crowne vpon his head and sayde vnto his men arme you all and take your glayues and hydâ— you pryuely within y e shyppes so that you be not
had the strengthe of ten and for the loue of Jhesu christ were content for to suffre death And the sarazins that were ten agaynst one enclosed the tristen meÌ„ 〈◊〉 it nedeth not to demaunde the prowesse of Orson and of the grene knight for they dyd suche dedâ—s of armes that there was no paynym that abode on liue before theÌ„ Whan the Admitall paynym sawe theyr prowesses he approched nâ—re them and smote a valyaunte knyght in to the sea beside Orson of the whiche he was muche angrye for he loued hym soo he toke an axe and gaue the Admyrall suche a stroke that he ouerthrewe hym dead in his shyppe And whan the paynyms sawe that they were all discomforted and lost their strength and wichdre we them in fleyng all that nyght ¶ But they loste fyftene of their shyppes and foure thousands of their men that was slayne And after the Emperour of Grece spake vnto his men and sayd Lordes I counsayll that we take the armes of these cursed paynims armed vs with araye vs like sarazins for I doubte me sore that we shall bee meete on the sea by the Paynyms The counsaill pleased euery body because that they should not be knowen of the sarazins The Gownes the armes and the harneys of the dead folke they toke and caste the bodyes in to the sea In an euil houre dyd the Emperoure of grece aduyse hym therof for by the armes that he beareth he shall be put vnto death by his sonne UaleÌ„tine as you shal here afterwarde Now the christen men â—te vpoÌ„ the sâ—a that rowled â—y al their baners and set forth in the wynde theÌ„ of the sarazyns and to wed so wel that they aryued within a lytel whyle at the hauen of Angorye ⧠Howe the christen men yssued out of the cytie of Angorye and of the ordenaunce and of their marueylous batayles Capit. C. viii THe kynge Brandyffer and the kynge Lucar a moneth after had assyeged the cyte of Angorye wyth all theyr puyssaunce Valentyne and the other barons had taken counsayl for to yssue out vpon theyr enemyes so they sente the defyaunce vnto BraÌ„dyffer agaynst the mornyng and Brandyffer that was fyerse accorded it Than the Chrysten men that were wythin the cyte of Angory ordeyned theyr bataylles in ten partyes wherof the duke Myllon hadde the fyrste The seconde Sampson of orleaunce The thyrde had his soÌ„ne Geruays erle of Vandosme The fourth the erle of champaygne The. v. quin tyn of NormaÌ„dye The. vi the duke of Burgoyne The vii the erle of Dampmartyn The eyght the erle of Asserue The. ix the Marshall of Constantynoble And Valentyne the tenthe that gaue all the othes oftentymes courage to do well Than the christen men yssued out of Angorye for to assayle Brandiffer that had made fiftene strong batayles and there was in the leest a king Nowe it is not too be demaunded the great rychesses that shyned on the fyelde as well on one syde as other One myght haue heard than trumpettes and clarons and the great batayll begynne About the standarde of the paynyms was Brandiffer kyng Lucar the kynge of Ynde the kyng of salute the admyrall of cordes the admyrall of Orbye the kynge Damene the kynge Dubyas Josue of Paâ—erne the earle Draymant the duke Corâ—hyllant and Croste of Orâ—â—nye Whan it came to the approchynge of the bataylles a paynym of Surye that had neuer bene in warre the whiche for to assaye his body passeth forth came to ward the christen men with his spere couâ—â—â—d muche fyersly Ualentyne sawe him wel the whiche smote his horse with the spores ranne agaynst the paynim and with one stroke smote him downe dead At that same houre the batayle began muche fyersly But the valyauntnes of the paynyms is not to be compared to that of the christen men specially of Ualentyne of the duke Myllon and of the. xiâ— peres The kyng of Ynde entred in to the barayl greued the christen men sore Whan Ualentyne sawe that he roâ—e toward him gaue him so great a stroke that he smote him downe Than the christen men made the sarazyns to recule a backe a great waye for they were dyscomfyte But a sarazyn capitayne of the reâ—egard came and succoured them with thyrty thousande paynyms And there began the batayll more stronger than before The kyng Lucat found the kyng of ynâ—e that fought muche strongly gaue hym succour The christen men were so muche charged with the paynyms at that houre that it was force to theÌ„ to withdrawe theim towarde a poude that was nere a fielde and they shold haue had to muche to do if it had not bene two valiauÌ„t knyghtes that arriued that daye in Angorye accompanied with seuen hundred men of armes The. ii knyghtes that I tell you of came from the holy sepulcre the whiche had suffred great aduersyties as well in pryson as otherwise for to do their vyage The one of theÌ„ brought in to Fraunce the daughter of a ryche admyrall named Claradine and made her to be baptyzed The least of the two knyghtes was Reynarde of Prouaunce and the other Myllon of Dyion and they were fayre and hardy knyghtes So they hadde tydynges of the batayll that was there besyde and made their men to be armed and gaue them sygnes and standardes for to make the paynyms the more afâ—rde And so they came out of the cytie for to succoure the christen men and smote in to the bataill muche fyersly At the approchyng the paynims was muche abashed of this newe coming and not without a cause for Myllon of Dyion at his entre smote downe dead the kyng Lucar and the king Rubres wherof Brandiffer was muche abashed And after enâ—red Reynarde that slewe diuers of the moost valyauntest Ualentyne was muche amarueiled whaÌ„ he sawe those two knyghtes do suche dedes of armes so he rode towarde them and sayde to them Lordes wel be you come tell me if it please you what you are and What dryueth you hether Frende sayde Reynarde we are lordes of FrauÌ„ce that come from the holy sepulcre so we haue heard speke of this enterprise and in the honoure son by the God in whome I beleue euer my harte telleth me that this poore man doth some penaunce that he hath promysed to god In this wyse was Ualentyne a great whyle within his palays without beyng knowen of any body so longe that euerye body sayde that he was dead wherfore the kyng Hugon made the faire Clerymonde to be demaunded for wyfe And after enter prysed and dyd a great treason ¶ Howe the kyng Hugon made Clerymonde to be demaunded for wyfe and howe he betrayed Orson and the grene knyght ¶ Capit. C. xiii IN that same time there was a king in HoÌ„grye that was named Hugon That same king herde speke of Ualentine that had left the Empire of grece the laÌ„de of â—uerpe So he went in to Constantinoble and was receiued of Orson muche honourably
On a mornynge Hugon called the fayre Clerymonde sayde to her in fayre language Lady knowe that I am kyng of Hongrye holde vnder me diuers â–ª greace lordes but of one thyng I am euill that is that I haue no wyfe and anâ— to mary for the whiche thyng I am come to ward you For I haue vnderstande that the knyghte Ualentyne wil neuer retourne wherfore I require you y t you haue me for your husbande so shal you be crowned quene of Hongrye and be greately honoured for aboue all other you are she that my harte desyreth so aâ—dauntlye Syr sayn the lady of the good and the honour that you present me I thanke you humbly but for to aunswere you well seke you another wyfe for my loue Ualentine lyueth yet soo I am delybreed for too abyde hym seuen yere And whan that it should be so that I would take a husbande it behoued not to speke vnto me but to the Emperoure Orson and to my brother the grene knight for without their counsayll I will neuer conâ—ente therto for any thyng that maye be sayde vnto me ¶ Lady sayd Hugon you speake right honestly your answere pleaseth me Than he came towarde Orson demaunded hym if he hadde any tydynges oâ— Ualentyne Free kyng sayde the Emperoure Orson that of hym had no doubte â–ª I knowe none other thyng saue that â—y a â—â—eter that he lefte me with his wyfe the which telleth that he is gone in exyle for to wepe his synnes ◠〈◊〉 vpoÌ„ hym he bereth halfe of the ring that he wedded his wife wyth and the other he hathe lefte her â–ª and charged her to beleue nothinge of hym but if she sawe the other halfe of the ryng Syr sayd Hugon that noted well the sewordes â–ª god be his spede for he is a knight to be moche praysed Nowe I wyll tell you one thynge that I haue in my courage I am delyuered for to go vnto The rusalem sor to vysyte the holy sepulcre so I wold gladly that you wolde bere me company Syr sayde Orson I am contente and we wyll go into Angorye and take the grene knyght with vs that is kyng therof It pleaseth me well sayd kyng Hugon lette vs go where you wyll Than Orson toke leue of the fayre Galazye â–ª and of his moder and mounted vpon thesee and came into Angory where as they were receyued much honourably â–ª and in greate ioye They made greate chere and after all thre wente into Jherusalem and toke vp theyr lodging for to reste them And vpon the morowe they wente toward the good patriarke that songe masse be fore them and made them be guyded throughe the cyte for to vyâ—â—â—e the holy sepulcre and other holy places in grete deuocion They gate the pardons and dyde theyr pylgrimage deuoutly saue the kinge Hugon that bare the treason in hys hearte by the whiche he made the noble prynces be taken and enprysoned that trusted in hym For right so as they visited the holy places y t traitour kyng Hugon stole oute of theyr company and yede vnto the kynge of Surye that was the kynge of Jâ—dâ—s broder that was slayne before Angorye Hugon salued hym by mahowne sayd vnto him Kynge vnderstondome and I shall tell you a thynge for your prouffyte Knowe syr that there is newly aryued here two knightes that you ought to hate aboue al other for they haue slayne kynge Brandyffer kynge Lucar and the puyssaunt kynge of Ynde your brother Whan Rabastre vnderstode that hys brother was dead he wepte much and after sayd vnto Hugon Syr can you yelde me the two knyghtes Yes sayd the traytour Hugon so y t you wyll giue me theyr seales af golde Syr sayd the kyng of Surye I should be to ingrate yf I refused you soo lytell a thynge you shall haue the seales and other thynges ynoughe yf you may delyuer me the two knyghtes Yes sayd Hugon and herken now Sende your messengers in to the house of the patryarke for he can tel you where they are Than the kynge of Sury dyd so and sent viii hundred men armed to the good patryarke the whyche shewed them the lodgys at the kynges coÌ„maundement The paynyms went thyther anone and founde Orson and the grene knyght at dynner â–ª the whyche they tooke and bounde straytely and in betynge theym ledde them towarde the kynge Alas sayd Orson we are betrayed for ryght so as kynge Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce were ones solde vnto the sarazyns in thys cyte so are we nowe Whan the kynge of Sury sawe them he sayd vnto them False enemyes of oure lawe I am ryght Joyous that I holde you now tel me your names for I wyll knowe theym and for a cause Syr sayde Orson I am called Orson and thys is the Grene knyght By mahowne sayd the kynge I haue hearde muche speke of you and you haue a felowe named valentyne the whiche if I helde he shoulde neuer escape my handes on lyue Than he made them to be dyspoyled and tooke theyr Seales frome theym the whyche he gaue afterwarde to kynge Hugon So Orson the grene knyght were put in a depe dongeon with bread and water longe They thought that the kyng Hugon had bâ— slayne of the sarazyns Alas they knew nothing how the mater did go for the traytoure Hugon was in the cytye y t called vnto him a disloyall traytoure named Galeran whiche had serued him longe for suche mayster suche seruaunt â–ª Galeran sayd Hugon I haue found y e maner wherby I shall come vnto the ende of myn entencion And because that you are my neuewe and haue serued me longâ— be secrete and I shall rewarde you soo well that you shal be content Vncle sayd Galeran haue no doubte of me for I know where you pretende that is to haue the fayre clerimonde vnto wyfe ¶ It is true sayde kynge Hugon it nedeth not to hyde it frome you We must make a letter subtylly in the name of Orson for I haue his propre seale wyth the whiche it shall be sâ—aleâ— And it behoueth that the letter be made thus ¶ Orson by the grace of god Emperour of grece vnto you my ryght redoubted and souerayne ladye and Moder vnto you my loue Galazye and vnto my syster y e fayr â–ª Clerymonde all humble salutation recommendacyon due Know that there is happened vs piteous tydynges and displeasaunt in this couâ—trye the whyche I wryte vnto you in this present letter so I require Jhesus that he gyue you pacyence â–ª My ladyes knowe for certayne that I haue founde my brothe â–ª Valentine in Jherusalem in his deathe bedde so God gaue me suche grace that I spake with hym or he dyed And at his 〈◊〉 he charged me to sende you tydynges to solue y e fayre Clerymonde from hym To whome he maundeth that for all the loue that euer she loued hym wyth that also soone as she may she take some prynce to husband