forte and the next day prepared for the assault resolving to march in the head of his Knights to win immortal fame by his planting his Standard upon the Wall with his own hands or to lose his Life nor could the perswasion of his Nobles make him decline it but as he approached the Wall the Gates opened whereupon he supposed the foe intended to sally but instead of armed men there issued out a Troop of beautiful Ladies and in the front of them the beauteous Geneura Sister to Burnamissa the Danish King whereat King Arthur much wondered and commanding his men to stand in Battalia with twelve Knights went to meet them when as the Ladies approaching him the fair and beauteous Princess fell at his feet and bedewing the ground with tears besought him to have compassion on her distressed Country the King being moved at this unusual sight in loving wise raised her in his Arms and had her be of good comfort but the sorrowful Lady whom tears made more lovely refused all comfort unless he would grant her request to which the King overcome by compassion consented after a short pause if what she demanded might consist with his Honour whereupon opening a Casket that one of her Ladies held she first presented him with Iewels of great value set in Gold and then intreated that an interview might be had between him and her Brother to which the King readily consented as already feeling Loves pointed shafts pierce his high-prooffed Armour and presenting the fair Princess with a Crown of Gold set with Pearls and Diamons which he had taken in the Mercian War as likewise her Lady with Iewels of great price he dismissed them and caused a Royal Tent to be pitched about a Furlong from the Uaunt-guard of his Army CHAP. VI. How King Arthur had an Interview with Burnamissa the Danish King and how a Peace was concluded between them upon the whole matter being left to the Princes Award HOstilitys ceasing the Danish King with twenty of his chief Nobility came to King Arthur's Tent and there in humble wise would have prostrated themselves but the King would not permit it but making them sit down according to their degree entered into a discourse with them relating at large the justness of his taking up Arms and demanding Restitution for the wrongs his Subjects had received and for the mischiefs his Country had sustained to which Burnamissa replyed That whatever had hapned in that nature had been without his knowledge but however knowing him to be a Prince of great Clemency he would be well content to submit to what ever he should think fit The King overcome by meekness of the Dane finding a relenting in his breast as generously offered to refer the whole matter to the beauteous Princess and bound himself tostand to what Award she should make which was joyfully accepted by Burnamissa who expected before that no less than his Kingdom of Norway would make satisfaction to the offended Brittish Monarch whereupon the Princess was sent for who came attended by divers Ladies of Honour in most sumptuous attire glittering in Gold and Gems which were out-vied by her incomparable beauty when making her approach King Arthur arose from his Chair of State and saluted her as likewise his Knights did her Ladies Then Burnamissa made her acquainted with the pleasure of King Arthur but she in modesty refused to be Arbitress in so waighty a matter till the King pressed it and desired her to do him so great an Honour whereupon after some consideration she awarded That her Brother should defray the whole Charge of the War and restore all such ships as were found to appertain to any of King Arthur's Subjects and that the Offenders being taken should be delivered to the King to dispose of as he thought fit and then the King to depart the Land and withdraw his Garrisons These Articles were highly approved on either part and the Princess her wisdom admired whereupon Commandment was given to proclaim them with heat of Drum and sound of Trumpet and that from thenceforth all Hostility should cease CHAP. VII Of the great Joy conceived by the Danes and how King Arthur falling in love with Genura the fair Princess married her PEace being thus happily accorded the Danes rung their Bells and made Bon-fires in every City all the Nobility feasting their poor Neighbours and Tenants throughout the Kingdom when as the Danish King causing a Royal Pavillion to be reared without the City prepared a sumptuous Feast to which he in humble wise invited the King and his Nobles and so great was the entertainment that the like had not before been known in that Kingdom But what pleased King Arthur more than all was the sight of the fair Princess with whom by this time he was most passionately in love Nor did the Feaver of his desire less afflict her though she durst not raise her hopes so high till at last the King not long able to resist the Magick of her eyes took the opportunity of breaking his mind to her who humbly told him with a demure countenance That she could not conceive her self worthy the thoughts of so great a Monarch but if it pleased him to condescend so low as to raise her to such dignity she had no argument against his pleasure if her Brother would consent This pleasing answer overjoyed the King insomuch that sending for the Danish King he desired to beg one favour of him Nay replied Burnamissa your Majesty may command even what you please since to your clemency I owe so much Then said King Arthur 'T is this fair Pledge of lasting peace that I with low submission do request If my Sister be contented said the King I am overjoyed at what I hear and have long desired to be allyed unto so great a Prince yet must not compell a free mind You need not said the Princess blushing like a Rosey Bloom that opens in June or July to the Morning-Sun for I have already parted with that heart that needs would go upon condition you consented I do consent most willingly replyed the King and thereupon taking King Arthur in his right hand and the Princess in his left he joyned their hands and at the request of the former Segbert the Brittish Arth-Bishop marryed them according to the Cannons of the Brittish Church pronouncing many dreadful curses on whoever should attempt to untye the sacred Band. This known in the Camp and City redoubled the joy so that all night long whole loads of pines blazed insomuch that the fires created a new day as soon as Sol was set and so sumptuous was the Feast which lasted many days that Rome in all her Glory could not exceed it the Martial feats to win glory and the love of the Ladies were so many that I have not place here to relate them CHAP. VIII How returning home King Arthur found his Country invaded by Magor King of Ireland and how he vanquished him with
in whom consisted his chief strength for scarce was there any one of them but durst encounter ten ordinary men hand to hand and as he increased them so he inlarged their pensions which drew the most valiant of all Nations to serve him though none were admitted before they were tryed The habit the ordinary wore when without their Armour was a Uest lined with Sables and on the back of it a red Cross and on their Thighs Cushes of highest prooff their Stockings were in the manner of Buskins and their Shooes of Camels skin the Hair appearing outward on their Heads they wore Caps made of Seal-skins lined with Silk and Cotten and about their neck Silk of divers colours each of them in UUar carrying a double Faulchion a Battel-Axe a Bow and Quiver and a Launce being severally allowed a Esq or Armour-bearer who attended them in all Battels CHAP. XI How King Arthur upon the Relation of a Hermit what miseries the Christians suffered in the Holy Land sailed thither with a great Fleet and how at his first arrival he took Joppa ABout this time King Arthur finding nothing worthy of his Sword at home and altogether impatient of ease studyed how he might imploy it abroad and whilst he was musing thereon an Hermit in poor aray came to the Court and filled it at once with pitty and desire of revenge upon the dismal Relation he made which was That the Turks and Sarazens had fallen upon Iudea and Palastine with an Army of 100000 men and made such slaughter of the Christians in those parts that such as escaped were forced to fly into Rocks and Caves of the Earth and there were either starved to death or became a prey to wild Beasts And that they had taken the Holy City of Ierusalem after thirty days Siege and put almost all the Christians they found therein to the sword polluting the Temple and Holy Sepulchre with their Heathenish Worship As also that they impailed the Patriarch alive for refusing to worship Mahomet This story coming to the Kings ear he could not refrain from shedding tears when sending for the Hermit in the presence of his Nobles he most strictly examined him to all particulars and finding he delivered nothing but what as he said himself had been an eye-witness to the King turning to his Lords said Hear you this my Lords shall we suffer the Enemies of our Lord and Saviour thus to triumph over the professors of his Name to which they with one voice reply'd That it was intollerable and that they were ready to venture their Lives and Fortunes in that Holy War and in his service whereat the King highly commending their resolutions vowed by the Passion of his blessed Lord whom those Infidels defied and blasphemed he would not take pleasure in any thing till he had faced those barbarous Nations and tryed his Fortune to free the Holy City from its pollution and thereupon he sent to all the neighbouring Princes for aid resolving to set saile early in the Spring it being now the middle of August He likewise layed double Taxes upon his own Subjects and demanded double Tribute of the Saxon Princes who did not so willingly pay it at that time as was expected by reason most of them were unconverted and therefore secretly rejoyced at the prosperity of their brother Infidels But however the King raised a great Mass of money and caused his Navy to be augmented so that from France Danemark and other Ports of Spain hauing received fifty ships of War most of them Manned with Voluntiers of those Nations he with 200 saile on board of which he had 50000 men in the beginning of April waighed Anchor and having a fair wind coasting France and Spain he joyned likewise divers other ships who were ready to attend him for the noise of this War had overspread all Christendome when passing through the Straits into the Mediteranian Sea he brought such a fear upon the Sea-towns that the Infidels inhabiting them fled with their substance to the Mountains into which the Christians entering found yet some booty but desirous to pass on to Jerusalem the King sayled to the Isle of Cyprus then governed by one Emanuel a Christian where having refreshed his Army he again imbarqued and sayling through that tract of Seas arrived at Joppa a famous Sea-Port and the in let of Palastine which he found strongly fortified as likewise Salmanezer King of the Turks incamped with a Host of 100000 Turks Jews and Sarazens about six miles from thence yet landing his men he resolved to besiege the City and by taking it secure the Port whereupon causing his Enginers to make divers batterings after the Roman fashion which under the favour of the night notwithstanding the besieged hurled down wild-fire and stones in great abundance they set to the Walls on the North side and by force of Cords battered with such fury that they rent the Uamures in divers places making the City tremble which so alarum'd the Infidels that they sallyed 10000 strong upon the quarter guarded by the Earl of Merionoth but coming to handy-strokes were forced to retire 5000 less than they came and the next morning by King Arthurs express command a furious assault was given on all parts when as the Brittains with their shot of Arrows beating the besieged from their defences mounted planted the Kings Standard upon the wall entering and killing the Infidels in great number so that all the streets ran blood till such time as the King upon their throwing down their Arms and on their knees begging mercy bid spare the sword when having expelled them the Town he placed a Garrison of divers Nations therein and so marched to joyn Battel with Salmanezer CHAP. XII The overthrow of Salmanezar and taking of Jerusalem with what else happened remarkable on that occasion THe Infidels being greatly troubled at the loss of Joppa desired their General to lead them to battel e're the Christians advanced any further to which after many delays he consented and on the fifteenth of July early in the morning advanced in hopes to surprize the Christians but finding them in battel-aray he began to repent his rashness but finding no means now to retire unless with loss and disgrace he divided his Army into three parts the first containing 40000 men he lead himself the second containing 36000 he committed to his Brother Albamazer a Gyant of great stature fierce and cruel and the third containing 24000 to Gouzeles Governour of Jerusalem Nor did King Arthur delay to Marshal his Battel in the best manner leading the first Battalian consisting of 20000 choice Souldiers and an hundred Knights of the Order for the guard of his person the second battle consisting of 10000 he committed to Battanius Duke of Cornwall the third battel consisting of 10000 he committed to Sir Lancelot du Lake the fourth consisting of the like number was lead by Frovonius a noble Dane When as both Armies marching in this posture
Brittains Glory OR THE HISTORY Of the LIFE and DEATH of K. ARTHUR And the Adventures of the KNIGHTS of the Round Table GIVING A Relation of their Heroick Exploits and Victories in many Lands but especially in the Holy-Land against the Turks and Sarazens The Combates with Gyants and Monsters and fearful wild Beasts Encounters with Pyrates at Sea His building Pallaces Love to Ladies and the many deliverances wrought by him With other wonderful Atchievements Pleasant and delightful altogether worthy the perusal of the ingenious Reader Printed by H. B. for J. Wright J. Clark W. Thackeray and T. Passinger 1684. Entred according to Order JOHN SHURLY TO THE READER COURTEOUS READER DVring the Revolutions of this Kingdom such have been the Valourous Exploits of the Princes and other Renowned Warriours Natives not only in this our Land and neighbouring Countries but throughout the known World that all Nations have stood amazed and trembled at their Prowess And amongst others well may the famous ARTHUR that Renowned Brittish King take place though to lessen the Credit of his great Exploits some envious Aliens have endeavoured to prove there was never such a man but since it is evident by Chronologers of the most Antiquity and Integrity that he was the Son of Vter Pendragon of the Antient Brittish Royal Blood I shall not use more Arguments to manifest it to the World but proceed to the Matter of History as I find it layed down for the Instruction of future Ages And remain Reader Yours to serve you I. S. BRITTAIN'S GLORY OR The HISTORY of the Life and Death of King Arthur and the Adventures of the Knights of the ROUND TABLE CHAP. I. Of the Parentage of King Arthur and how he came to the Crown after his Fathers death THE Saxons after the departure of the Romans having under the title of friendship seized upon many strong places in this Kingdom the native Brittains after having tryed their fortunes in many dreadful Battels were obliged to retire into Wales and Cornwall â—et retaining many places of considerable strength and from thence by frequent excursions greatly anoyed the Enemy not forgetting their antient Ualour and the former Glory of this Isle amongst which was King Vter Pendragon lineally descended from the Brittish Kings who in the Year Anno 500. began to Raign over the Brittains that possessed the Mountainous Country with great success giving the Saxons many defeats and gaining greatly upon them till at last falling in love with a fair Lady named Igrayin wife to Alfridus Duke of Cornwall he so doted on her Beauty that not finding her to be won by perswasion to yield her chastity to his disposal he plotted with Merlyn a famous Necromancer of that age to bring his designs about by policy This Necromancer undertaking the matter the better to ease his Princes labouring thoughts with Spells and by Magick Inchantment so wrought that either deluding the Ladies sight or transforming the King into the shape of her Lord she received him as such and suffered him in the absence of Alfridus to injoy her a whole night on whom he got our famous Arthur For her Lord being in War against the West-Saxons was slain e're his return of which the King hearing though greatly grieved at the loss of so renowned a Subject yet as much rejoyced that fate gave him opportunity to procure the love of the fair Dutchess in an honourable way which he prosecuting after the days of mourning were over so dealt with her by fair words and rich presents that being now at liberty she was contended to be his Wife and was married to him by the Bishop of Carlile with great pomp and splendour all the Lords and Nobles subject to his Scepter together with their Ladies adorning their Nuptials and assisting at the Ceremony And so great was the joy that easting Turnament and all manner of disports to recreate the sences were held for twenty daies Yet the Queen was troubled to find the fruits of her womb increase so fast as fearing to be suspected of Adultry for well she knew she had been deceived when she computed the time of Alfridus death with the time she supposed him in her embraces but the King to put her out of doubt and to prevent melancholly thoughts in loving wise unrevealed the whole mistery yet it was agreed between them that it should be kept secret and that the Child should as soon as born be conveyed to a trusty Guardian to prevent obloquie The Queen about six months after the Ceremony of the Wedding was over being brought to bed of a Son the Child named Arthur as it was before resolved was conveyed by trusty hands to a Lady of good repute named Marilda Wife to Sir Ector one of the Kings Knights who brought him up in such learning as was meet for his Years When as his Father worn out with the continual toiles of War and much distempered through the many wounds he had received died leaving him sole-Heir of his Dominions who thereupon was proclaimed by most of the Nobility and Crowned King though some taking the advantage of his green years rebelled raised divers Commotions but he growing up and getting the Reins of Government into his hands did many great Exploits as will in the series of this History appear CHAP. II. The Description of King Arthur's usual Accuterments his Vision and the Interpretation thereof And how he constituted the Knights of the Round Table KIng Arthur by this time being grown up became exceeding tall strong insomuch that he seemed more than man and in many Iusts and Turnaments so well behaved himself that none could stand before him A Horse he had which he called Beaucephalus after the name of the Great Alexander's Horse and he in all Exploits proved the best in the world His Sword was of a large size viz. five foot in length and in breadth eight inches cutting with two fearful edges on which hung death and destruction His Launce was eight cubits and the head thereof formed of Massy Steel weighing six pound His Armour was of the highest prooff shining with Gems and burnished Gold And the better to inure him to War and great Exploits he frequently rode thus accutered and often in places of greatest danger glorying in nothing more than his strength and manly prowess delighting in nor fancying none but such as were truly valiant and feared not Death in any of his dreadful shapes but to such he was lavish to Excess retaining no other for his Counsellor but Merlyn the famous Necromancer from whom as from an Oracle he received the certainty of future events and at his request recreated him with strange and wonderful sights the Representation of Magick and amongst the rest upon a great Plain before the Kings Palace at Cardigan he raised a stately Tower and round it a pleasant Garden adorned with Fruits and fragrant Flowers Fish-ponds Fountains pleasant Bowers and Umbrages into which he led the King and all
slaughter THe King having been absent from his own Dominions for the space of six months began to cast his eye homeward when having remitted Burnamissa the charges he was at and only gave order his Subjects loss should be repaired he with his fair Queen whom the King loaded with rich presents took leave of the Danish Court and imbarquing with the whole Army and divers of the Danish Nobility who from their King had order to attend the Queen having a fair gale on the ninth of October landed where they first imbarqued and were received with vniversal joy whereupon the King coming to a Castle of his near Cardniff feasted the Danish Nobility in a most splendid manner But whilst he remained there he had notice That Magor King of Ireland who by his Ambassadors had courted the fair Genura and been refused was to revenge it on his arrival landed with a great Power in South-Wales whereupon the King comforting his Queen who was greatly grieved that through her cause such sudden troubles should arise passed on with his victorious Army and gave him Battel near Merionoth and utterly discomfited him so that flying with his broken Army and being every where assailed by the Country Pesants who had laid the way for him he scarcely escaped to his Ships with five Thousand out of thirty Thousand so that King Arthur speedy as Caesar in his victories returned to his fair Queen with the Trophies of his conquored Enemies long before he was expected to have fought the Battel when sending four Thousand men under the leading of Sir Lancelot and divers other good Knights they landed on the Isle of Angle-Sea and drove thence the French that had for some time past during the troubles of this Kingdom setled themselves there CHAP. IX How the King having recovered the Isle of Angle-Sea from the French sailed with a great Power into France to revenge the injury done to his Subjects and overthrowing their Army made them dearly purchase Peace THe Kings victories daily increasing the terrour of his name spread wide and made the most re-doubted Monarch tremble yet durst France then powerfull at Sea invade our Coast and with fire and sword spoiled many Sea-Towns carrying away great booty as also the people the men they made row in their Gally and the women to satiate their prodigious Lust When as the crys of his suffering subjects reaching his ear where he was delighting himself with his Queen he resolved once more to forsake the Camp of Venus and her soft delights to court Fame and Glory in the Camp of Mars whereupon having sent to Lotharius for Restitution and receiving rather scorns than a satisfactory answer from that imperious King he made great preparations for the War and had at that time twelve Saile of Ships sent to his aid by his Brother of Danemark when being in a readiness with an Army of 34000 he coasted the Country and putting into the Bay of Marselies with his shot of Arrows that flew like Haile drove the defendants from the shore on which himself with his own Standard first leaped and stood like an inraged Lyon though a thousand shafts flew round his Head and many rebounded from his glittering shield but long it was not e're the valiant Knights of the Order imitating their Soveraign thrust their ships on Land and putting their Souldiers in Battel-aray charged furiously upon the formost Battailian of the Enemy lead by the Duke De Vallois so that being over-set they retreated in great disorder and finding no place to be received broke the Ranks of their friends when as the Duke De Nevers advanced with the right wing of Horse to their succour but was so gauâ—ed with the shot of Arrows that the Horses mischiefed more the Riders than did the Brittains In this confusion the King drawing out 6000 of his choice men charged upon the disordered Enemy with such courage that he pierced their main Battel making lanes of death wherever he came cutting off Arms Heads and Legs insomuch that the Danish General Gironeus imitating him the French Souldiers routed in all parts left their Commanders and fled insomuch that the slaughter of the Nobility was great a fate ever incident to that Kingdom nor would they trust to the weak wall of Marselies but flying to Lyons and Paris left that part of the Country naked to be possessed of the Brittains The terror of this overthrow alaruming the French Court and finding that brought home to 'em which they had used to others abroad the people with Tears besought their King to appease the Conquorer in time and thereby prevent worse desolation who considering his tottering Kingdom was at stake sent four of his prime Lords to beg a weeks Cessation or Truce to which King Arthur whose aim was more at Glory and Renown than Advantage accorded during which time the King having raised a Million of crowns sent them in divers Waggons with other rich Presents to purchase his Peace and the departure of his new-come Guest yet prevailed they not e're he had made his acknowledgment for the indignity put upon the Kings Ambassadors and deliver the Town and Port of Marselies to be possessed as a pledge of future Peace by the Brittains for the space of 20 years to come and upon pain of forfeiting it for ever no Hostilitys to be used by Land nor depradations by Sea These Articles accorded the King hastened to his own Country with the greatest part of his Army leaving only 2000 Souldiers in Marselies and having amply rewarded the Danes dismissed them CHAP. X. How Queen Geneura was delivered of a Son and of the Presents and Vows made by the Saxon Kings As also a full description of the Knights of the Round Table UPon King Arthur's return he found to his unspeakable joy his fair Queen delivered of a lovely boy who by the advice of Merlyn he named Constantius whose Uictories and great Exploits that Prophet fore-told which after his Fathers death he succeeding him in his Throne exactly came to pass And now the joy being great throughout the Brittish Dominions all the Saxon Kings came to King Arthur's Court then removed to the then flourishing City of Hereford and made their Homage complementing him highly on his Marriage and the birth of his Son presenting the Queen and Royal Infant with great Presents as Iewels Gold and fragrant Spice of Arabia promising for them and their Heirs to be obedient to the Brittish Scepter though before and after the Death of King Arthur they brake their vows though to their great disadvantage For the young Prince almost as successful in War as his Father grasped the Kingdomes of the Mercians and East-Angles with so hard a hand that during his Life they could not wrest them from him but to our purpose King Arthur being the chief Favourite of Fortune and the eldest Son of Fame began to inlarge the splendor of his Court and increase the number of the Knights of the Round Table
his Souldiers and sailing by divers Islands destroyed the Garrisons possessed by the Infidels When one day going on shore on the Promentory of Carthage with a few of his Knights he was set upon by four hundred Moors who sallyed out of Tunis but such was his and his Knights invincible Courage that they drawing their swords slaughtered the Barbarians in such a manner that they fled with great crys taking them to be more than mortal whereupon the King causing 8000 men instantly to come on shore besieged the City and with Wild-Fire burnt it about the Barbarians Ears putting many of them to the sword And then marching up farther into the Country there came against them sixteen huge Lyons bred in the Muritanian Forrest with whom the King and twenty of his Knights encountering killed twelve and put the other four to flight CHAP. XIV How upon King Arthur's return the Saxon Kings layed down their Arms and sent great Presents together with their Sons for Hostages KIng Arthur impatient of stay least whilst he conquered abroad his Country should suffer with great spoyl put again to Sea and sayling homeward met with a Fleet of Pyrates who taking his ships for Merchants set upon the formost Squadron with loud shouts casting great quantity of stones and wild-fire amongst them but coming to graple they soon found their mistake and then in vain endeavouring to fly were miserably slaughtered insomuch that out of thirty but five escaped In these ships many miserable Christian Captives both men and women were found of which the King taking compassion sent them into their respective Country allowing them all things necessary for their maintenance during the space of a year and so passed on towards his own Country The Kings approach being known to the Saxon Princes wâ—o not long before had news that he was dead in the Holy Land and thereby were animated to take up Arms so discouraged them that withdrawing their Forces every one retired into his own Province to study how to appease the victorious Monarch whom they had justly incensed by their perfideous treachery and as soon as they had notice the King was landed and preparing his Forces to War against them they sent their respective Deputies with rich Presents to excuse their rash and unadvised actions promising never for the future to transgress in the like nature yet the King being highly incensed would at no cheaper a rate pass over their perfideous dealings than at a personal acknowledgment and the sum of 2000 Marks each As also be the better assured of them for the future that each of them should send his son as an Hostage and that those that had no sons to send their nearest Kinsmen and over and above to make reparation for such damages as could be by any of the Kings Subjects proved to be sustained by their unlawfull Arms. This being performed a Peace ensued and the King dismissed his Auxiliarys with great Rewards CHAP. XV. How King Arthur built many Religious Houses and gave great Cargases to the Poor How he swore his Nobles and Knights to his son Constantius and then dyed KIng Arthur now having leisure to repose in Peace and think on his many wonderfull deliverances resolved to apply his mind to deeds of Piety and thereupon caused many Monastrys and Religious Houses to be built giving yearly maintenance to divers poor people but especially to such as had lived in splendour and were fallen to decay And daily he visited the sick giving them Christian comfort And using his utmost endeavour to cherish Learning and Arts to which end at his proper charge he built likewise many Schools and Colledges giving himself wholly up to the study of the seven Liberal Sciences and so well profited he therein that he became the greatest Master therein of his Age But most of all he fixed his thoughts upon his later end and with Solomon was frequently heard to say All Worldly things were but Vanity and Vexation of Spirit and that on Earth no reall nor substantial joys were to be found When in the 60 year of his Age and 49 year of his Reign falling sick and by the opinions of his Physicians not likely to recover he sent for all his Nobles and the Knights of the Order and he caused them to swear Fealty to his Son comforting them in the best wise and thereupon finding himself decay after divers pious Expressions Prayers exhorting his Nobles to be carefull of securing his son in his Throne and having great respect to his Queen he gave up the Ghost to the great grief of his Subjects but more of his fair Queen who took it so grievously that soon after falling into a Feaver she dyed and was buried with him in a Monastery built by him at Monmouth whose Tomb richly adorned continued visible till the Dissolution of the Fabrick in the time of Henry the Eight And thus kind Reader I 've reviv'd the fame Of Him who well deserves a glorious Name Hoping that time henceforth shall not destroy What here I build to Arthur's Memory FINIS