the other and cam ayen atte euyn The houndes of Ascanyus founde thys herte and hunted hym sore tyll that Ascanyus hadde espyed hym and shotte an arowe att hym and rought the sydes of hym This herte alle thus wounded and sore hurt came home ayen as fast as he myght there as he was noryshed and cryed and made mone after hys manere Syluya came fyrst there where he was whiche was ryght sory whan she dyde see the hert that bled sore and was a deynge Thenne caae there turnus that was moche an angryd and wroth therfore founde the wounde and blew a horne for to moeue his folke ayenst theym that had slayne this hert And no moo wordes were made there But they went toward the forest alle armed where they founde the troyens that were come after the hert And the churles ranne soone vpon theym with suche armures as they had The troyens deffended theymself with they re bowes and with theyr swerdes but the most strengthe was styll with the men of the countree Neuertheles the medlee wexed so strong that ascanyus kylled there the eldest son of Turnus with an arowe TheÌ„ne rose ther a grete crye Soo that the troiens were of the wors syde And whan Eneas wist of hit in his fortresse he came brought there a grete part of his folke ¶ How turnus sente for his folke for to chasse dryue Eneas out of his londe ¶ Capitulum xxxix FOr this occasion bigan the bataylle to be grete and mortall that was not apeased anone There was grete effort made bigge estoure after that Eneas was come there For of that othre part of the bataylle they of LaureÌ„ce came there and of alle the other contrees about that cursed the kynge Latyne that so euyll folke had receyued and lodged In his contree To this sorowe came Turnus and whan he sawe alle the folke of laurence so moeued ayenst the kynge Latyne he bigan thenÌ„e to swere and saye that euyll shosde come therof to the kynge Latyne and to the troyens for yf he had not Lauyne to his wyff he sholde doo brenne the cyte and the palays also And thenne he ascryed his folke and alle theym of the cyte in whiche were many knyghtes and sayde that hym self and theym of the cyte sholde yssue in bataylle Thenne spake kynge Latyne to his folke and to Turnus and tolde theym that ayenst the wille of the goddes and without rayson they wolde fyght aienst the troyens But for thise wordes turnus nor the other wolde neuer withdrawe theym self the kynge that sawe they wolde noon other wyse doo he lete theym shyfte fought tyll that the euyn departed theym Thenne came ayen they of the londe to laurence eneas ascanyus went ayen to theire fortresse turnus had sent for his aide in the centreye all about made grete folke first of all came to him mescayus of cusye causus his sone brought folke wyth them theÌ„ne came they of loÌ„bardye of to scane of the ualles of ytalie besides all thees came ther canulla a mayde that was lady of prouerne medabus was her fader this damoyselle brought with her grete coÌ„panye of medeus all in armes for to gyue socours to turnus that she loned sore whan she was come to laureÌ„ce she was gretly loked vpoÌ„ of the ladyes ef the cyte bicause that she mayntened herself lyke a knyght she was stronge hardy more thenne eny other creature Hw eneas weÌ„t to seke socours of the kynge euaÌ„der capo. xl THus had turnê° asseÌ„bled his folke for to chase eneas his folke out of loÌ„barde for he wold haue the doughter of the kyng latyne eneas had wth him litil aide but of them that he had brought with hym he toke no care nor abashed hym not bicause that the same loÌ„de was promysed to him for to dwelle in hit vpon a nyghte cam to hym a vysion that tolde hym that he sholde goo to seke helpe to a kynge that was called Euander whiche was neuewe to kyng Thalamus of Archade This euander slewe his fader by exhortynge of his moder that vyceta was called and for this cause he lefte archade and came in to ytalye and dyde so moche that he her berowed hym selfe and his folke that came wyth hym vpoÌ„ the mounte palatyne Vpon the tonyre Where Euander beganne a lityll cyte that he named Palence after the name of kyng Palantyne of Archade that now is called Rome thys kyng Euander had a doughter whiche was called after the name of his cyte Palencya and also he had a sone that was preâ— and hardy that had to name Palas the whiche werred euer ayenste turnus and the ytalyens Also turnus wolde neuer haue concorde nor peas wyth this kyng Euander Eneas sayd thenÌ„e to his folke that he sholde goo fette socours and helpe And thenÌ„e he entred his shyppes and his felawes wyth hym And rowed so moche that they cam to Palence where kyng Euander receyued theym wyth grete Ioye honoured moche eneas and sayd to hym that he had well knowen his fader Anchises Soo longe they spake one to thother that euander sayd that he sholde helpe eneas shold take to him his sone palas foure thousaÌ„d men good fyghters Eneas thanked the kyng right moche of the good wyll that he had to hym And whan the mornyng came that they had coÌ„cluded togyder of ther befines they toke leue of kyng euander they that were most in age eÌ„tred in to the shyppes And the other that were strong wente by londe ¶ How a grete sorow was made whan Eneas and Palas departed fro palence Capitulum xljo. WHan tyme came that they sholde departe the quene wepte sore tendrely and the kynge also that called hys sone full swetly saynge Ha a fayre sone yf I were as yonge as I was somtyme with grete peyne I sholde late the goo without me And I promytte the that Turnus sholde neuer make so good watche to kepe hym self but that I sholde doo to hym demmage ryght grete But olde age reteyneth me here that happeth to hym well Now praye I oure goddes that of the. they make vs gladde And that I may see the agayn alyue afore that I shalle decesse For I hadde moche leuer deye than to see thy dethe ¶ And thanne Palas and Eneas made sacrifyce to the goddes prayed theym the they wolde be to theym socourable this doon they toke they re leue of the kynge euander walked so long that the nyght was come theÌ„ne they herberowed themself behiÌ„de amoÌ„tayne ¶ Hw turnus came afore the castell of eneas for to sawte hym ¶ Capitulum xlij â—Han that Eneas was goon toward kynge euander cam turnus afore his fortresse ascanyus was with the troyens for to wite yf he coude take theym or entre within the castell but the troyens that sawe theym come putte theymself in to theire fortresse and made
praysinge be encreassed Am I thenne soo feble and doeth my swerde cutte soo lityll that I dare not fyghte wyth Eneas and is my flesshe more tendre the bloode of my body more nyghe goon more than is his And I doo hym well to wytte that yf he come so nyghe me that he be wouÌ„ded he shal be ferre froÌ„ the goddesse his moder to whom he trust moche yf I fyght wyth hym To thise wordes came there the quene Amatha that was sore troubled and all a ferde of the bataylle of the siege of the cyte And whan she sawe turnus that wolde fyghte wyth eneas she beganne to wepe make grete mone and sayd Turnus I praye the by the teeres that thou seeste falle fro myn eyen and by the honour that I haue alwayes borne and doon to the. that thou fyghte not wyth Eneas For yf thou deyed I sholde neuer lyue after nyght ne daye For that owre I wolde neuer see that eneas shelde haue my doughter to hys wyffe Whan Lauyne sawe her moder wepe she was therof fulle sory and wrothe and with this she be came rede In her face And whan Turnus sawe her the more that he dyde beholde her The more he was taken of the loue of the pucelle And more wyllynge and sore chaffed for to fyght with Eneas And sayde to the queene Madame wepe not for me Nor doubte not of no thynge For it is better that we two fyght togyder Than that oure folke sholde slee eche other Whan turnus had spoken thus he dyde make his 〈◊〉 to be broughte afore hym and his harneys armed himself moche rychely as of custome was after the facyen manere of the londe atte that tyme And the kynge Latyne had sent his messagers toward Eneas for to announce vnto hym that Turnus was alredy appareylled for to fyght body to body aienst hym Of the bataylle was eneas ryght glad and anone armed him And of bothe partyes they assembled theym alle In afayre playne afore the cyte for to see the bataylles of this two barons whiche sholde haue be merueyllouse And the ladyes the pucelles were mouÌ„ted vpon the walles the quene also The kynge latyne was yssued out of the cytee with Turnus and with hys men And of bothe sydes they made sacrefyces for hym with whome they helde And the kynge Latyne and the other barons deuysed the couenaunces That who some euer were vanquyshed Other Turnus or Eneas that he and hys hoost sholde voyde out of the Londe and shâ—lde goo In to another countreye ¶ Whyles that they spake thus and that the conuenauntes were deuysed and made and that rested they re nothynge But for to goo bothe togyder An auenture happed there a merueyllouse thynge whiche appiered to all theym that were there An egle grete and ouergrowen came fleynge hyghe bytwene the cyte and the tentes And thenne lighte hym selfe doun harde among a grete many of swaÌ„nes that were in a water nyghe by And toke one of theym bytwyx his clawes whiche were grete and sharpe and bare hym vpwarde by grete force And anone all the hepe of theym arose For they were aferde and floughe all highe towarde the clowdes And were soo many that all the ayer was couered-wyth theym And soo moche they dyde enuyronne all aboute the egle that she lete falle the swanne oute of her clawes in to the water And the egle fledde and heelde on his waye How Tholomeus made the bataylle to begynne ayen grete and horryble Capitulum lix WHan the Turnyens and the Latynes sawe this thynge they hadde therof grete Ioye For they trowed that it hadde be to theym a goode bytokenynge And therof arose thorughe all the ooste a grete murmure a grete noyse and houered in theym selfe soo sore that for a lityll they wolde haue roâ—ne vpon the troians Thenne spake a deuynoure that was called Tholomeus and sayd in audyence Lordes turnyens this was that I desired for to see some tokens from the goddes That egle that lighted amonge the hepe of swannes sygnyfieth our enmye stranger that is Eneas that wasteth and dystroyeth our londe But lete vs aduyse also that we enuyronne hym rounde aboute wyth goode men of armes as the swannes dyde the egle And lete vs deffende Turnus agaynste hym and well I wote that he shall flee awaye oute of oure countrey And thus shall we be delyuerde of hym And thenne whan he hadde thus sayde He shotte an arowe towarde the troians and smote a knyghte and ouerthrewe hym to the grouÌ„de bytwyx the other that were therof all abasshed ¶ How Turnus dyde grete dommage to Eneas folke Capitulum Lxo. TEnne beganne agayne the bataylle of the one parte And of the other Eneas ascryed to theym and sayd Lordes why doo ye fyghte Ye knowe well that the couuenaunte ys deuysed and made That Turnus and I shall fyghte for you alle Whyle that eneas sayd thyse wordes and cryed vnto his folke that they sholde not fyghte There was a quareyll launched in to his hande and wyste neuer who shotte hit Thenne departed Eneas from thens and Turnus and his folke ranne soone to fetche theyr armures And thenne Turnus smote hym selfe in to the troians Turnus atte his comynge on dyde grete dommage to the troians For he was a ryghte valyaunte knyghte of his body And desyred moche for to dyscomfyte theym He satte vpon a charyette wyth foure wheles and foure whyte horses dyde lede hym He hadde wyth hym the dartes for to launche and caste And hys other armures for to assaylle and fyghte from ferre and of nyghe ¶ Soone after that he was come to the medlee he slewe Thelemon and Thamy toun and Potym and Glathome and Tasdome And after came there a troien towarde hym that was sone of Ozon of troye that was ryghte well armed of ryche armures And to the same lauched Turnus a darte and ouerthrewe hym full sore wounded And assone as he sawe hym a grounde he made his horse to tarye and alyghted doun from his charyotte and sette his fote vpon his necke and shoued his swerde in to his throtte And after he sayd to hym Troian here is the londe that thou hast requyred for to fyghte ayenst me whefore I shalle gyue to the thy fylle therof and with the same he toke hys hand fulle of erthe fro the grounde and fylled hys throte therwithalle while that he was apassynge And wite for veraye trouthe sayde Turnus to hym that alle thus I shall rewarde theym of thy nacyon that shall comme ayenst me In bataylle Anoone after that he hadde sayde thyse wordes to the troyen He recountred another that was called Habitem and was the felawe of hym to whome he had thus spoken And slewe hym incontynent and after hym many other moo And while that Turnus went thus thrughe the bataylle alle att hys wylle sleynge the troyens Eneas and Menesteus and Achates and Ascanyus came to the medlee For Eneas
he had had desiryng abowe all thynges to flee leue this swete contrees of cartage for to 〈◊〉 a place of surete thynkyng in hymselfe te be in dauÌ„ger of his persone as longe as he dwelleth there wythstaÌ„dyng the inuectyue monycyons doon to hym by the coÌ„manÌ„dement of the goddis knowe not what to doo so moche he is esprysed of sodayn sorowe immense nor by what wayes he maye notyfye thees thynges to Dydo ne what termes he shall take at the begynnyng of his wordes hymself to valyde to gyue a coloure to his byfalle abode longe in this thoughte doubtouse and varyable wythoute to sette his purpose to condescende to ony parte of that he wold do vnto the ende that it semed hym for the best to calle thre of hys knyghtes One named Nestor a nother Sergeste and the thirde is the stronge Cloant to whome he commaunded that alle secretly they sholde doo make redy his shyppes assemble they re folke take they re armeures and alle other appareylle for to depart incoÌ„tynent that he shold ordeyne And that they sholde doo this couertly in dyssymulyng their goyng to th ende that yf it were aperceyued by some waye men shold wene that it were a manere of a feynynge ¶ How dydo knowyng the departyng of eneas ranne thrugh the cytee of cartage as a woman disperate and from herselfe Capitulum xvij THe felawes right gladly dyd fulfylle ryght soone the coÌ„maundement of eneas the whiche trowynge that dydo sholde neuer haue thought vpon the brekyng of soo grete a loue nor that he wolde habandoune leue her stro of wyth hymself by what wayes he myghte signyfie it vnto her in what wordes or what hour and in what maner moost honeste for to gyue her lesse sorowe But the quene dydo atysed of the grete couetyse enflaÌ„med wyth desirouse loue that can neuer be sacyate ynoughe felte firste this barate by cause that the fyne louer that alwayes kepeth hym selfe wythin his warde and fyndeth noo thynge soo sure but that he putteth it in a doubte can not be lyghtely deceâ—uyd For fame that euyll goddesse reporteth vnto her that Eneas made his nauye to be armed and repayred wherby she ymagyneth fyrste that he dyde soo for to departe and goo oute of her lande IncoÌ„tynente as alle furyouse oute of her wytte toke to styre her selfe raÌ„ne thrugh the citee of carâ—age as a mad woman as thyas the grete prestresse dyd in tyme passed whan she wente to incyte and somen the matrones and yonge maydens to renne furyously and wythout shame thrughe the towne by nyghte to the feest and sacryfyces of the goddes Bachus and Venus atte the daye of theyr solempnyte ¶ How dydo sorowfully bewaylled the departynge of Eneas by swete and amyable wordes CapituluÌ„ xviij ANd thus rennynge aboute she recounted Eneas to whom by grete dyscomforte reforced wyth merueyllouse sorowe wherof her herte was surprysed in gret accumylacyon of extreme dysplaysur she sayd these wordes halfe by manere of a reproche in dolaunte lamentacyons rewthes and complayntes O ryght dere eneas sedycious ryght cruel how haste thou had the herte so vntrue to thynke so grete a treson as for to wyll departe out of my lande sodaynly wythout to make me a knowen therof Is there thenne nothyng in the worlde that can make the to abyde here nother the grete loue that is bytwyx vs bothe wherof we haue somoche loued eche other the grete reâ—uel that I haue doon to the the grete ayde socours the worshyp that the hast had of me whan I receyued the in to my londe that tyme that thou come firste to me as a man exyled and naufraged nor the deth horryble cruell that for the I must receiue wherof I shall redyly slee my selfe at thoure of thy departyng nor the paynes traueylles that thenne I shall must endure O man of all other the moost forcened oute of thy wyt doled out of the sure waye how in this harde wedder of wynter that the wyndes ben in their furye the see full of tempest of grete voraygeouse wawes the tyme alle indisposed more than euer it was hast thou purposed to mouÌ„te vpoÌ„ the see to flee from my psence for to goo with a lityl puissauÌ„ce to werre and bere greuaunce to ytalye a strange londe wher from thou shalt be sone expelled at thys tyme For yf thy wille were to goo to troye thyn owne londe yf she were yet in her beyng that thou were well sure to be there honestly receyued yet thou oughtest not to goo there nor to take the see now wythstandynge the dauÌ„geours aforsayd Alas fle thou not from me therof I requyre the admonest the for pyte of the sorowe that I bere and for the grete teeris flusshyng douÌ„ from myn eyen that this to doo incyten somone the. by the swetnes by â–ª thy well wyllynge and by the yeftes alle other thynges that I haue doon vnto the. alle at thyne owne wyll in suche a wyse that no thynge I haue reserued for my selfe but that it was alle habandouned vnto the more redyli than to myn owne body By oure kyssynge and swete cullyâ—ge by oure byhauynge and louely countenaunces by our Ioyes and playsures delycyouse in fyne loue bytwyx vs mutuell wherof we haue loued eche other soo that in noo wyse my dyligente thoughte hadde neuer no wylle to be cruell anemste the. but hath be atte alle tymes desirous for taccomplysshe wythout ony gaynsayng alle the I knewe was to thy playsur And thenne yf I haue deserued to haue some good of the yf thou euer toke playsauÌ„ce in ony thyng that by me cam playse the thenÌ„e to haue mercy of this poure desolate frende that shalle be sone broughte to the poynte mortalle and my cytee dispeopled and to grete ruyne delyuered by thyn infortunate goynge And wyll chaunge thy courage yf my requeste and prayers can haue place of merite to acquyre mercy ayenst the. thou seest that the folke of Lybye the cruell tyraunâ—es of Myronde and they of the cytee of Thyre that many tymes I haue offended hate and haue enuye atte me for the my â— chastyte pudyque and alle hee praysynge is there loste And my fyrst fame goode renomme wherbi I was electe taken vp to the sterres as a veraye goddesse is now by thy departynge sodaynly extyncted why wolde thou thenne habandoune and leue me thy kynde loue dyscomforted redy to deie for to flee passinge by this couÌ„trey lyke as an hoste that lightly forgeteth his lodgynge and the place that he goeth fro departeth Ioyously wythout to haue eny rewthe ther unto haa I perceyue well that of the I wende to haue my fâ—eÌ„de my true husbaÌ„de espouse no thing abideth with me nowe but onely the name of an hoste what can I wayte for nowe O what recomfort may I haue that am voyde from alle hope and noon other is there but to falle in
trouthe For whiche cause I leue it and wryte not of it Whan Eneas had taken his reste there awhile he and his folke departed from thens And went so moche that they came in ytalye in a grete forest where the ryuer of the tonyre renneth and falleth there in to the see thenne coÌ„manuded eneas his maryners that they shulde sette hym alonâ—e there and alle his folke and they dyde somoche that they came and entred wthin the hauene for they sawe the countrey fayre and delectable and the forest grete and full of bestes Of this lande was lorde kynge latynus that had noon heyre but afayre doughter that was named lauyne The kynge latyne her fader was of grete age and many one had requyred his doughter to be theire spouse And amonge other a bacheler of ytalie shulde haue had her whiche was called turnus that was moche preu and hardy but kynge latyne wolde not gyue her to hym though the pucelle was in age able to be maryed to a prynce of a lande ¶ Here It is shewed how many kynges had ben In ytalye afore that eneas came ther fyrst ¶ Capitulum xxxiiij Afore that Eneas was come in to ytalye there had be seuen kynges that successyuely hadde kepte the londe The firste was Lanus whiche dyde enhabyte there firste peopled the contree and after hym Saturnus but this was not the fader of Iupyter of whom the auctours speken After saturnus was Pyrrus kynge of thys londe after hym came Famus and after hym his sone Latynus that thenne was a lyue and kepte the royame There reygne lasted a hondred fyfty yeres afore that Eneas wedded Lauyne by whom he had the royame And after theym regned eneas in ytalye and they that yssued of hym foure hundred and seuen yeres vnto romulus tyme and thenne seuen kynges reygned there after hym that is to whyte Pympeyns Iulyus us hostylius Marcus ancus Pryscus tarquynus Suluyus Tullyus Lucyus thyse kynges reygned two hundred xlo. yeres vnto Brutus that fyrste was made consulle of the londe And fro brutus theym that after hym reygned vnto Iulyus cesare that was the fyrste emperour was v. hondred iiij yeres ¶ Now wyll I telle of eneas of his folke that assone as that they were come a londe they sette hemselfe atte dyner made trenchers of brede for to putte theyr mete vpon For they had nother dysshes ne trenchers and atte laste they hadde soo lytell brede that they ete alle theyr trenchers and all that was lefte And whan ascanyus sawe this he began to lawgh And soone whan eneas vndrestode it he wyste well that he was come in to the contre that the goddes had promysed to hym For his fader hadde tolde hym in a vysion that where he sholde happe to ete the releef or brokelyngrs of his borde there sholde be his dwellynge place Eneas hadde this thyng sore faste in his mynde And whan he sawe that this was soo fallen he was right gladde in his corage and sayd to his folke that he wyste well for certayne that they were in the royame that the goddes hadde promysed vnto theym and that theyr traueyll sholde be fynysshed there Thenne they made grete Ioye togyder and broughtte oute theyr goddes from the shyppes that they hadde broughte wyth theym oute of Troye and to theym they made sacryfices and their orysons prayers that they wolde helpe theym Thenne demaunded Eeneas of som folke that he met by the waye who kepte the contrey and who was lorde therof And they tolde hym the kynge Latyne that was sore auncyente and hadde no children but a doughter and that dwelled not ferre from thens that is to wyte atte Lawrence ¶ How Eneas bygan to buylde his fortresse vpon the Tonyre Capitulum xxxv NOw shalle I telle you why this cyte was called Laurence for she was fyrste named Lamyna kynge Latynus hadde a brother that was called Lauynus that sounded the same cyte and sayd that after his name she sholde be called lamyna and whan he was ded the cyte apparteyned to kynge latyne that made it more stronge than it was a fore and was alwayes called Lamyna tyll that it happed that a laurell tree grewe there vpon a hyghe toure wythin the cyte â–ª And therof it fortuned that kynge latyne dyde calle this towne Laurence whiche he loued ryght moche For it was the chief cite of alle his royame whan eneas vnderstode that the cyte where the kynge of the londe dwellynge was soo nyghe and that this cyte was soo noble and soo well peopled he was ryght gladde therof And after he loked abowte hym where a place was moste strong and there he broughte alle his ooste and rounde aboute this place he dyd make diches barreys for to defende hemselfe if nede were And for certeyne wythin a lityll space of tyme they made the place so stronge that thei doubted no body that coude hurte theym nor take theym vnbeware ¶ How Eneas sente his messagers towarde kynge Latyne Capitulum xxxvij WHan Eneas had begonne his fortresse he called to hym a hondred of the wysest men that were in his ooste for to sende theym towarde kyng Latynus in his cyte of Laurence for to requyre hym of peas of alyaunce and that he was not arryued in his londe for to doo to hym nor to the contrey ony doÌ„mage but besoughte hym that he wolde not lette hym of that he had enterprysed to make a castell vpon his grouÌ„de that was begoÌ„ne For he made this for to rest hym and his folke and for to dwelle wythin his royame by the commauÌ„demente of the goddes wythoute to doo hym ony hurte nor greuaunce The messagers wente soo longe wyth theyr ryche presente that they bare from Eneas to kyng Latynus and wyth garlandes vpon theyr hedes made of olyue tree and also in theyr handes brauÌ„ches of the same that peas and loue sygnyfieth that they came to the cyte of Laurence where they fonde alityll wythoute the towne a grete feest of yonge men that proued and assayed theyr streyngthes in dyuerse wyses Thenne entred the troians wythin the yates of the towne and one of the Iouencellys that thus dyde sporte hym selfe there wente a pase afore theym and cam shewed to kyng latyne how that a companye of noble men and to his semyng of ryght hygh astate were entred wythin his cyte for to come speke wyth hym that they semed well to be riche pesable folke for they bare brauÌ„ches of olyue tre in their handes the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone whan he knewe of it that they sholde be broughte vnto hym And so it was doon The messagers come before the kynge Latyne to whom they made reuerence prudently and hym dyde salue in they re lordes byhalue The kynge that satte highe in his throne withyn hys halle where as were purtrayed fulle rychely alle the kynges of his lynage connyngly made how they hadde kept
wyth their spâ—res And atte their comynge hande to hande togyder there was grete noyse of horses and of harneys And they launched and shotte soo thycke and soo faste the one partye ayenste the other that all the ayer was troubled The Latynes hadde the wors atte the firste comynge togyder For the troians rebuked theym and caste theym abacke vnto the gates of the towne ¶ Thenne retourned agayne the chyeff capytaynes of the Latynes wyth theyr companye well horsed vpon the twians and beganne the medle and the crye of newe And the Latynes bare theym selfe full well a while that by force of armes they made the troyens to retourne bak But atte the last the troyens that were neuer wery of bataylles made there merueylles of armes so that the latynes myght susteyne noo lenger the weyght of they re swerdes but were ageyne putte abak ¶ How the queene Canula was slayne In bataylle ¶ Capitulum lvj THus It happed that tyme that the Latynes were putte twyes abacke by force of grete fayttes of armes And whan came to the threde tyme that the bataylles were all ordeyned theÌ„ne was ther grete destruction and grete slawghter made bothe of men and of horses byfore the barres of the towne where the valyaunt knyghtes made merueylles of the one part and of the other but aboue alle other that were ther the queene Caunle dyde best In armes and kylled and slewe the troyens on eyther syde of her For with the swerde she had aâ—owe and a sheeffe of arowes hangynge by her syde One tyme she shotte Another tyme she smotte grete strokes with her swerde and hewe cleued and cutted of hedes and armes clene from the bodyes ¶ In the bataylles of the twyens was aryche man that was called Cleonis that afore hadde be a byshop In troye of the temple of one of they re goddesses He hadde lefte his offyce and hadde taken hym self to the fayttes of knygthed This man hadde moche ryche armes alle couered with fyn golde and of preâ—yous stones ¶ And whan the queene Canulla sawe hym she dyde coueyte sore moche his armures and made her self redy for to slee Cleonyus ¶ A Twyen that was named Anyus apperceyued the same And with this he was also wrothe for the grete ocysyon that this queene Canulla hadde made of the noble troians this man began for to praye Iupyter that he wolde gyue hym strengthe poure and hardynes for to auenge his wrathe and his frendes that Canulla hadde slayne And whan he had thus finysshed his owysen he lete go his horse towarde the quene whiche was not aware of hym he smote her vpon the lefte sholder wyth his swerde a vengable stroke soo that he dyde cutte the harneys and made his swerde to entre in to her white flesshe ferre wythin the body of her soo that anone after she felle ded to the grouÌ„de And after as lightly as he myghte he departed awaye For he doubted sore the quene But nought auaylled hym his sleynge for a mayde slewe hym in vengeauÌ„ce of her lady the quene ¶ How Turnus cam to the feelde his folke wyth hym ¶ Capitulum lvij WHan Canulla was fallen doun from hir horse thenne was there gret sorow made and the bataylles of Latynus began all for to tremble and shake for fere and noo recoueraunce was there more but cam agayn wythin the barreers and many of theym were thenne ouer throwen and cast doun in to the dyches And the ladyes of the cyte mouÌ„ted vpon the walles for to defende the towne And whan they sawe bryng the body of Canulla the worthy quene they sette nomore by their lyues but gaaf theym selfe to traueyll for to defende sooner than dyd the men theÌ„ne was sente a messager towarde turnus that was at his wat. he wyth his chyualre vpon the mouÌ„tayne as it is said afore Whiche shewed vnto hym the grete sorow of the batayll and how Canulla was ded turnus toke soo grete a sorow therfor that he wyste not what to doo But lefte his watchyng after Eneas and came to the batayll After this taryed not long that Eneas came and descended from the mouÌ„tayne for to come afore the towne for to conduytte his folke And thus came Eneas and Turnus almoste bothe togyder attones to the medlee But it was soo nyghe nyghte whan that they came there that lityll faytte of knighthode was there made But the Turnyens and the Latynes wythdrewe theym selfe in to the cyte And Eneas and his folke dyde lodge hemselfe withoute the walles of the towne where they dyde pyghte theyr tentes And whan the mornynge was come Turnus that was full sory and wrothe for his folke that he sawe dyscomfyte and slayne came byfore kynge Latyne in a proude manere And sayd that he was redy for to doo the bataylle body ayenste body ayenste Eneas But sende for hym syr sayd Turnus and take his othe and doo deuyse the couenaunte And yf he ouercome me lete hym haue the lande and the pucelle lauyne to his wyff And yf I maye conquere hym lete hym goo his wayes and leue me in peas wyth Lauyne your doughter and wyth your royalme The kynge thenne sayd peassibly to turnus Ha ha valyaunte bacheler I doubte sore the aduentures of bataylle and yf thou bethynkest well thyselfe how grete a londe thou shalt haue in thy holde after thy fader is deceassed and also that thou haste conquered grounde ynoughe by thyne owne proesse And how many ryche maydens ben in ytalye of noble blode and of highe estate of whiche thou myghtest chose one to be thy wyff Syth that the goddes wyl not nor grauÌ„te not that I gyue my doughter to no man that is of my royame how be it that for the loue that I haue vnto the. I had graunted her to the for to be thy wyf and namely atte the request of my wyff I haue taken her ayen from Eneas the preu worthy knyghte and haue suffered the for to vndertake the cruell bataylle wherby I haue loste myn owne folke and thou haste hadde grete doÌ„mage and we are atte this owre in soo grete peyne that we maye nomore and no longer we may not well abyde wythin this cyte Also the feldes ben all couered wyth our men that lye ded vpon the erthe what shall I reherse all our euyll fortunes were it not thenne better for the that thou were wythin thy londe whiles that thou arte hole sounde in good plyghte and ioyouse and also afore that thou had lost thy liff Loke beholde the aduentures of the bataylle how they ben grete haue mercy on thy fader whiche is in grete age ¶ How the couenaunte of the bataylle was made bytwene Eneas Turnus Capitulum lviij WHan Turnus herde the kynge speke thus he taryed tyll that he had finysshed his wordes and sone whaÌ„ he myght speke he sayd good kyng haue no drede for me nor no doubte but suffer that my honour and
hadde be alonge espace therfro for cause of the wounde that he hadde had In his hande and spored hys horse atte that syde where he wist that turnus was And he and hys knyghtes made roome afore theym and slewe doune many of the Latynes and turnyens att euery hande of hem and soone abashed the Ytalyens so that they trembled for feere Eneas slewe Afram and Osanum Achetym and Pulerum and gyas and also Atherantum And tholomus that be ganne the medlee lost there hys lyffe for a scanyus slewe hym atte firste stroke that he smotte hym with the glayue Thenne a rose the noyse and the crye sore grete of bothe sydes But the Latynes myght noo lenger endure and tourned they re bakkes and went awaye Eneas that chassed wolde not slee theym nomore But dyde calle and sought after Turnus In the grete presse And with noon other he welde fyght Turnus taryed not longe In one place But went euer here and there alonge the wynges of the bataylles wherby he dyde grete dommage to the troyens thenne dyde Eneas assemble alle the grete bataylles And aduysed hym selfe that he sholde drawe towarde the cyte that was all abasshed Thenne called he to hym Menesteus and Sarestum that were connestables of his folke and of the bataylles And sayd to theym make oure folke to wythdrawe theym from the bataylle And brynge theym towarde the mountayne nyghe to the cyte For I wolde take hit yf I maye or elles Turnus shall fyghte wyth me And they dyde soone as Eneas hadde commaunded theym They made theyr folke for to drawe towarde the walles of the towne or cyte and broughte ladders wyth theym Eneas was a fore and cryed on hyghe to kynge Latyne that full ylle he kepte his couuenauntes ¶ Amonge theym wythin the cyte moeued thenne a grete dyscorde and varyaunce For some wolde haue opened the gates to Eneas But the other wolde not soo but wolde defende the londe ayenste hym For they heelde theym selfe of turnus partye ¶ How the quene Amatha hanged herselfe by dyssperacyon Capitulum lxj WHan Amatha sawe the thynge goo thus and apperceyued the ladders that the troians dyde sette vppe to the walles And the fyre that they casted in to the cyte and sawe not Turnus that sholde defende her Wherefor she wende that he hadde be slayne Thenne hadde she her thoughte sore troubled And anone she wente in to a chambre wythoute companye and toke the lyffe from her and hanged her selfe And whan the tydynges therof were knowen in the towne they were soo affrayed that lytyll deffence was made there Who thenne hadde seen Lauyne pullyng and rentyng her yelowe heere 's hadde hadde of her grete pyte And kynge Latyne that more abasshed was than Lauyne rented his roobes And pulled of his heere 's And blamed hym selfe ryght sore that he hadde not gyuen his doughter to Eneas Duryng this Turnus vnderstode the grete sorowe that was made wythin the cyte by a kynghte of his that was smyten wyth a glayue thorughe the thyhe and came ayenste hym as faste as he myghte spore and waloppe his horse And sayd Turnus haue mercy on thy men For in the is oure laste hope Eneas fyghteth harde ayenste the cyte And threteneth all the towâ—es to be broughte doun And wytte that he dooth fyre to be caste in to the towne And the kynge Latyne blameth hym selfe moche and knoweth not what he shall do But to tourne hym selfe ayenst the wyth Eneas and gyue hym bothe his doughter and his royame And that more is Amatha the queene that loued the so moche and that was to the so good afrende hathe kylled her self her owne hande wherof the towne is sore moeued And afore the gates is noon of thin that defendeth ayenst the troyens Sauff Mesapus and Acyllas they withsâ—ande and kepe thentre ayenst the bataylles of the troyens And thou art here gawrynge aboute nought Whan Turnus herde the same he was ashamed and ryght sore wrothe and on angerd And loked toward the cytâ—e and sawe the flame of the fyre within the towne Whan he saw that he lyghted doune from his charyot and went toward the gate where were the grete bataylles Thenne beganne he to make a signe to hys men that they sholde drawe backe For he wolde fight for theym with Eneas hande to hande In a felde as it was deuysed afore ¶ How Eneas and Turnus faught body to body In a felde one ageynst the other ¶ Capitulum Lxij ANoone as Eneas herde turnus speke he made noo taryinge atte alle but went assoone as he myght toward the felde and lefte the sawtyng of the walles and of the toures that they hadde enuayshed Thenne departed from the assawte the one partye the other for to see the bataylle of the two barons Eneas and Turnus were bothe In the felde all alone well appareylâ—ed and aproched eche other ryght harde lyke two bulles and drewe out they re sharpe swerdes Thenne was there noo sparynge But that euerych of theim smote his enmye so that the sheldes wherwith all they couered theymselfe were alle to hewen and broken alle to peces the bataylle was fyerse and cruelle for they hated eche other ryght sore But atte the laste turnus was ouercomme and he cryed mercy to eneas that he shâ—lde not slee hym And wytte that Eneas sholde haue pardoned hym that that he hadde mysdoon ayenst hym if it had not be the â—ynge the gyrdell of palas that turnus dyde were vpon hym for whan eneas dyd see theym the sorowe that he made for the dethe of Palas that turnus had slayne was renewed in his herte whiche redoubâ—ed thenne hys grete wrathe and sayde to turnus thou shalt abye nowe the gladnes that thou had of the dethe of Palas For thou shalt here deye for his sake And anoone he shoued his swerde thrughe the body of hym wherout hys sowle departed All thus was conquered alle Lombardye and the pucelle Lauyne by the hande of eneas ¶ Hw eneas wedded Lauyne and hadde the royalme of Ytalye ¶ Capitulum Lxiij ANoone as Turnus was slayne his frendes departed ryght sory and wrothe And many other wyth theym that loued hym for his proesse ¶ The kynge Latyne that was ryght sore of his grete myschaunce Came to Eneas his noble men wyth hym and gaff hym his doughter and all his royame And receyued hym wyth grete Iâ—ye and thenne was the peas made towarde theym that hadde be agaynste hym Anone the troians and the latynes togyder wente for to brenne and reduce to asshes bodyes ded that were yet in the feeldes And whan that was doon the quene Camula was sente in to her londe and the quene Amatha was rychely broughte to her sepulture Thenne was ceassed all the sorowe thorughe all the royame of ytalye Eneas that had hadde many a sore peyne by the space of seuen yeres syth that he came from Troye toke to his wyff Lauyne the doughter of
wolde gyue to hym knowleche of this materyalle vysion The whiche prayer ended and wythoute hauynge ansuer of the goddys troians by hym adoured and callid on After by courage more haultayn wythoute ony proude thoughte purposed in hym selfe to arache or plucke vp a gretter tree whiche was there whiche empesshed and â—etted hym by force vygour and naturalle myghte wythoute socoure of ony instrumente artifycyalle And for to demeane this to effecte Eneas sette thenne one knee vpon the sonde and that other ayenste the branche growen and comen oute of the lytyll hylle where as was buryed Polydorus And on that other side he toke the braunches of the sayd tree and by grete myghte and bodyli strengthe enforced his puyssaunce for to arache and plucke vp the same tree Durynge the whiche efforte was herde a voys feble as of a persone alle sorowfulle and bywepte and nyghe alle faylled and deed The whiche sayd alas Eneeas this is but lytyl prowesse to the to proue and excersice thy robuste puyssaunce ayenste a body pryued frome his lyf or vpon a deed corps to take vengeaunce soo Inutyle And by cause my ryghte dere brother and my goode frende I very sorowfull whiche so moche haue loued the whan the lyf was in me and that the naturel hete of blood humayn comforte my membris made theym vegytalle wyth sencyble moeuynges I swere to the by the goddis whom thou seruest whom thou now in ê‘fouÌ„de deuocyon hast requyred that thou cease to trauaylle and poursiwe me deed For herof I make the certayn that I am Polydorus sone of Pryame kynge of Troye he lyuinge whiche haue ben by cruel deth and trayson hidde couerde vnder holy amyte putte oute of this worlde by plasmator kynge of this countree and regyon For the auaryce Insacyable whiche was in hym And that had hardynesse to commyse and doo this cryme soo moche deffamed and full of so excecrable cruelte arrettyd O cursid and false deceyuable auaryce whiche blyndeth the voluntees humayn and maketh by his subtyl arte the ryche men suffretous and poure and ferther for to gete rychesse to commyse cryme and homyside by dampnable treason And I Plyodorus ferthermore shewe and manyfeste to the that the haboundauÌ„ce of bloode whiche thou haste seen yssue oute of the trees whiche woldeste haue cutte and plucked vp is not orygynally of thyse trees but the sayd trees haue taken theyr fouÌ„demente and firste begynnynge of theyr rote in my body and by that moyen is the sayd bloode largely comen and hath aroused the erthe and yssued oute of my body and nowher ellis And for this cause I the exhorte and counceylle that thou ne defoylle no more thyn hondes wyth my bloode And holde it by cause of my suster crusa the whiche was gyuen to the for wyf of my parentis and frendes in maryage ANd by cause that thou Eneas haste bygonne to edyfye and bylde a newe cytee in this royalme of Trace in the perfection of the same thou procedyng hast now vpon the grete materyall fouÌ„dements made bastelles of werke ouuerage magnyfyke but the wyll of the goddis haue ordeyned and concluded by a counseyl emonge theym selfe that this lande shall not receyue ne socoure the But shalle be chased and fugytyf fro Troye but bi the sentence irreuocable of theym is destenyed to the the swete countrey of ytalye ful of fruytes for there to be releued And to comforte the myserable heuynesse whiche thou haste longe suffred â–ª by cause of thyne exyle Soo departe thou thenne fro this londe maculate and ful of fylthe and ordure by the blody faytte vppon me doon by the false and cruel Plasmator kynge of thys regyon And goo thou in to the countrey whiche is ordeyned for the and thyne by the prouidence benyuolence and prouysion of the goddis SO moche Polydorus hadde opened and declared to Eneas the secrete of his vysions that eneas was surprysed wyth drede Inestymable alle in a traunce And soo abode a longe tyme ynough lyke a corps wythoute entendemente And wythoute partycypacyon of sensityf moeuynge And for tymorysite and thyng not acustumed merueyllous Insolute as sayd is his tonge abode clyued to the palate of his mouuth in suche manere that durynge the langorous tyme. that polidorus tolde this vysion myserable It was inpossyble to hym to excercyse thoffyce of his tongue to hym destynate by nature neuertheles after that nature hadde stablysshed his wytte and spyritte and giuen to eche of theym faculte power to excersice theyr offyce and wordes The sayd Eneas ordeyned that the cause of Polydorus yssued of his bloode and genealogye sholde be restored and halowed honours funeralle And to his goddis make sacryfyces apperteynynge for to gete the grace of theym that they myght rendre theym selfe benygne mercyful debonayr and propyce vnto the helthe of polydorus ¶ Thobsequyes of Polidorus CapmÌ„ v. FOr the obsiquyes funerall of Polydorus to bryng to effecte so was the aulter establysshed for to halowe the sacrifyce And therupon putte sette the goddes of troye whiche were of colour sangueyn reed and eneas his felaushypÌ„ chosen by hym for to make and exhibete the sayd sacrefyce weren alle generally symple enuyronned wyth bendes of his whiche enuyronned vnder the throte mountynge vppe to the temples bytwene their frontes ere 's vnto the toppe of the heed And vpon theyr hedes they had chapelettis of brauÌ„ches of cypresse whiche grewe nygh the montycle or lityl hylle where as Polydorus was buryed whiche is a tree sacred and ordeyned to the ende that by the vehemente odour and swete smelle of the same tree maye surmounte the infecte odour of the caroynes of the dede bodyes And the wymmen of Troye whiche had folowed Eneas whan he departed fro troye were tofore the sayd aulter with oure apparayll ne wythoute retchynge ought by theym selfe in ony wyse For the sayd wymmen were alle dyssheuelled or bare the heed makynge merueloyus synacles as theyr custume was in that tyme in that couÌ„tre also and semed better wymmen oute of theyr wyttes than porueyd of couÌ„te ¶ nauÌ„ce or constauÌ„ce For the coÌ„soÌ„macioÌ„ of the said sacrifyce eneas ordeyned to take many cymphes that ben vessels ordeyned for to make suche sacrifyce ben in maner of lityl bokettis or lytyl shippes of a strange stone of dyuerse colours as iaspre porphire of whiche som were full of blood of bestis sacrefyed other ful of mylke clere clene the whiche vessellis in habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of deuocoÌ„n they cam about the sayd moÌ„tycle or lityl hill of polidorus in recomeÌ„dyng the sayd polidorus to the debonnayr clemence and mercyful iustyce of the goddis THenne Eneas and all his sequele made theym redy for to accomplysshe leue the sayd couÌ„trey of Trase by the admonestement of the sayd Polydorus sone of pryame kynge of Troye mounted vpon the see And was there longe and mauy dayes Soo thenne we shall
not to be merueylled yf she be wycked as I sayâ— for she was wickedly begoten and for an euyll occasyon the erthe granmodre of the godde was ones wrooth wyth theym And for to doo hem a grete Iniure engendred two horryble monstres the fyrst hight Seceo and the seconde Antheledo whiche were geauntes stronge and puyssaunt aboue alle othre men of that tyme and exempt from the subiectyon of alle the dyuynite and had a suster named renommee orfame that was the last procreated and in signe of a mocke was to her youen the facultee and power for to reherce and saye alle thinges that sholde come in her mouthe and to speke eyenst all folke be it kynges princes or lordes or othre knyghtes ladyes gentyll wimen marchauntes labourers and maydens goddes gddesses they re sequele withoute hauyn grewthe ne regarde to â—o manere of lâ—synge no more than to the trouthe of the dede to her were gyuen wynges alle of fedders and fete and handes and body and hede wherof was made a monstre fulle terrible that hath as many eyen in her hede euermore wakynge and alle wyde open as she hathe fedders vpon her and asmany eerys mouthes and tonges in lykewyse that speken stylle without ceasse And for her talkynge neuerthelesse cesseth not to herkeÌ„ and bereth well awaye that that she hereth Alle the nyght she fleeth betwix the clowdes and renneth ouer the erthe spred abrode rushynge and makyng grete noyse as thondre tempestes nor can neuere wake so longe that she can gete luste to slepe She sette herself somtyme atte the gates of the townes castelles fortresses and of grete lordes houses with theporters and mynystres for to questyone them what rewle is kept in the towne of the astate of the kynge and of the priÌ„ces and of they re moost famylyer seruauntes After she goeth vp in to the hall and somtyme within the chambre and hyde hersef in cornes and behynde the tapytes a nother tyme vpon the highe pynacles and toures and wyth theym that kepe the day watches whiche beholden alle the towne ouer nothynge is there so secrete be it in house or in strete but it is sone manyfested vnto her The grete cytees bygge townes she doeth trouble somtyme wyth sorowe and yre by her reportâ—nâ—e Alle is goode for her and alle is to her paye Alle thynges wherof she aduyseth herself be it good or euil trouth or lesynge she telleth and reporteth alle to her guyse This meschyne of whome I speke that Ioyeth her to recyte aswell the euyll as the goode and more lesyng than trouth byganne to renne by the townes cytees casâ—elles â—ther places recountyng vnto all them that she fonde hew Eneas of the lynee of the troians was come in Cartage of whom the fayr dydo had enamoured herself and bothe togydre helde hemselfe alle the winter passynge the tyme in grete playsauÌ„ces festes playes sportynges all occupyed In theyr delices wythout to puruey to the gouernaunce of theyr royalmes lordshypes as though they had forgoten it alle dedycated to theyr playsures wylles how be it that it was other wyse And in passynge throughe the landes reportynge all thise tidynges was aduertysed that the kynge Yarbas resident in the same contrey and sone adressed her seâ—fe towarde hym the streyght cours And to hym recounted the manere How dydo hadde esprysed her owne herte wyth the loue of Enee and alle the thynges here a fore wryten wherof this Yarbas that was kynge of the grete Libye hadde a grete dyspyte by cause that this lady hadde somtyme refused hym that was a grete lorde and of the lynee of the goddes sone to god Iupyter a renouse that men adoured in Lybye and of one Nyuyse goddesse of the fontaynes doughter to Gazamas that had be rauyshed This Yarbas was ryghte deuote and in his tyme had construed edyfyed and made an hondred temples wythin his royalme wyth an hondred othre sacraryes in whiche he had consecrated the fyre brennyng without ceasse that he called the daye watche pardurable of the godde And made there contynuelly so many sacryfyces that the erthe alle there about was alle made fatte and molyfyed wyth the blode of the bestes that were there Immolated to the honoure of the goddes And replenyshed wyth alle manere of good odours swete smellynge for the grete haboundaunce of the garlandes made of floures that he gadred in that place And whan he was adcerteyne◠〈◊〉 the dooynge of dydo and 〈◊〉 Eneas he was therof vtterly dysplaysed wherby agrete acumulacyon of yre and wrathe he begate wythin the roote of hys herte and as tryste sorowfulle and besyde hymself wyst not to whom complayne but onely that he wente in to the temple before the awter and in Ioynyng his handes togydre made the prayer and requeste that foloweth ¶ O Iupyter almyghty god for whome folke of Moryenne where is made the roughe tapysserye in pycture alle dyuerse haue made an assemble magnyfyque of metes and of wynes for to kepe a solempnelle feste in the worshyp of thy godhede knowest thou not oure sorowe hast thou for euer determyned to solace and dysporte thy self euermore wyth the thondre and weddrynges for to gyue vnto vs tremoure and feere wylte thou feere vs onely wyth thy fyres by the sodaynly sente throughe the cloudes in grete tempeste and murmure and occupye thy self alle to that wythout rightwisnes to be by the made vnto euery chone How Yarbas complayned hym to Iupiter of eneas that edefyed the cyte of Cartage and how Iupyter sente sodaynly Mercuryus towarde eneas for to make hym to retorne in to the couÌ„trey of ytalye ¶ Capitulo xvj WE coÌ„playne to thy ryghtwysnesse of a woman whiche is come in to the lymytes of our londe habandonned as lost named fenyce or dydo that hath take vpon her to edyfâ—e a cyte of lityl pryce that she doo to be called cartage to the whiche by curtoysie we haue gyuen londe habytable lawes for to gouerne her peple and haue required her ofte tymes to be our wyf spouse but therof she made none acoÌ„pte and hath habandonÌ„ed hersilfe in alle manere poyntes to receyue the false eneas as maister lord of alle her londe The whiche seductor of ladies as parys that enwedded the fayr heleyne kepeth himself in maner as a woman in their companye wyth his longe here 's that he maketh to be enoynted kemed for to be yelow as golde makyng theym to be bouÌ„den in a coyffe rouÌ„de a boute his hed wythout to thynke vpon none other thynges but only the delites of wymeÌ„ly loue wherin he is contynuelli ocupyed wyth her and we that alle the tyme of our lyf haue serued to thy temple doon many sacrifyces oblacyons to thi lawde praysinge are dyspysed habandouned wythoute to bryng there from some rewarde or a vauÌ„tage the whiche yarbas makyng this his complaynt and prayer wrthin the temple byfore the awters
to the handes of Pigmalion my cruelle brother kyng of Thyre that shalle comme take my cyte and put alle to destructyon and brynge me to mendycyte Or that Yarbas kynge of Ecctuses that I haue so oste indygned for to auenge hys Iniuryes shalle reduce me in to captyuite Atte leste yf afore thy harde departynge I had had of the som lynee or som lytell Eneas that I myght haue seen often playnge in my halle for to take theratte som comforte wheryn I shulde haue take my dysport thinkynge vpon the remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the Ioyfull playsaunce that I haue had of thy presence whyche shulde asswage the harde dysplaysaunce that I shalle haue of thyn absence I shulde thynke that I were not so sore wasted nor alle togydre habaundouned as presently I am ¶ How dydo alle in arage complayned her to Eneas and to the goddes ¶ Capitulo xix OF the whiche wordes Eneas not moeuyng hym self in nowyse but in holdyng hys syght alwayes Inmobyle atte anothre syde than vpon dydo sighynge sore in his herte for the loue that he had hadde to her sayd in this manere Certes quene I answere not but that thou haste deserued of me moche more of goodes than I can nombre or by som wyse thynke ne telle and so shall I remembre elysse as longe as lyffe shall abyde wythin me and by cause that thou hast spoken first I wyll telle shewe vnto the that I wold not haue departed furtyuely out of thy land vnkonwen to the. but sholde haue sygnyfied it vnto the Also I am not come hider determyned to wedde the nor neuer toke presuÌ„pcoÌ„n in me for to do so nor to take aliauÌ„ce wyth the for suche a cause And yf the goddes wolde suffre that I myghte vse my lif to myn appetyte to be at my fre wyll I shold take habytacoÌ„n in the grete troye wyth my kynsmen other that are there abyden escaped from the distructoÌ„n And yet sholde troye be made vp agayn by me but the god Appollo of the cytee of tymbre wyth the oracles in short preceptyue of the lande of lycye coÌ„manÌ„den me to goo in to ytalye and syth that it muste be thus doon it is my lande my desire to accomplyshe alle theyr wylle And it semeth that thou oughte not in no wyse to reprehende me ne to haue enuye vpon the troians of theyr goynge in to ytalye a strong lande out of theyr nacyon sith that thou art of thire come from the meane regyons of fenyce to enhabyte in libye to take thy playsure in thy grete edyfyces of cartage that thou doost make presently for to preside in hit forsakyng the swete grouÌ„de moder to thy byrth For to a peple yssued out of strange lande is licyte to seke strange places for theyr dwellynge And it sholde be a shame to me that haue enterprysed the coÌ„quest of ytalye to reside in this land of lybie wythoute to acoonplishe my wyage whiche thynge for to doo I am incyted in dremys by the soule of my fader Anchisis the whiche atte alle tymes that the nyght obscure couereth the landes of her shadowes humyde whan the sterres togyder maken theyr rysyng apyereth byfore me vndre the speche of a terryble ymage strongely indygned and ayenste me sore moeued Also of a nother side I am sore conturbed wyth a drede merueyllous for the grete Iniurye that I doo to my dere sone Ascanius whiche by my longe taryenge I doo pryue of the possession of the royame of ytalye wherof the successyon is vnto hym due of ryghte heredytalle and by veraye destynacy after my deth but there is no more by cause that thou shalte not wene that of my selfe I haue enterprysed this besines for to leue the yet in trouth and also I swere it by thy hedde and also by my owne that Mercurye the gret messager and grete Interpretour of the goddys hath ben hastely sente fleyng by the ayer from Iupyter souerayne god whiche hath brought me maundemente for to departe alle incontynent I haue seen hym manyfestly in lyght of godhed to entre the walles of thy cytee all clerly of hym herde his voys wyth myn â—erys properly wherfore it ought well to suffyce the wythoute to presse me wyth wordes ony more sith that the goynge and enterpryse that I muste doo in ytalye is not of myn owne wylle IN sayeng the whiche wordes by eneas dydo lokyng at one side torned hir eyen sodaynli wythout to speke neuer a worde as a persone furybouÌ„de furyous and or euer that she coude saye ony thyng as rauysshed helde her sighte all mobyle wythout to areste it vpon one thynge of a long while and after by gret yre gadred by inmense sorow intrysinque wythin her hert sayd to hym in this wyse o man right false and vntrue that what someuer men sayen was neuer borne of no goddesse nor procreated of royalle lynee comyng of the puissaunt dardanus fyrst founder of the grete cyte of troye but arte engendred of Cancasus whiche is a mouÌ„tayne terryble in ynde all ful of harde stones of dyuerse fygures of merueyllous height that recheth almost vnto the heuyns soo that neuer ony birde myghte passe ouer where groweth hungre that was neuer satyffyed to â—xstirpe waste alle the goodes comyng oute of the erth The whiche how be it that she hath chosen there her habytacoÌ„n for to deuoure all thynges that comyn vnde her All this nethelesse suffiseth her not but sendeth donÌ„ her colde messagers as snowe froste heyle tempeste transported caste of the ayer by the colde wyndes into the lowe regyons and after doeâ—h peryshe the trees the herbes the corne all other thynge growyng oute of the grouÌ„de and this doon whan she hathe no thyng more he parforseth hyr self wyth hir grete teeth to ete the rotes vnder the grouÌ„de that haue hidde hemself wythin the entraylles of ther the their moder for to achieue that all were brought to destrucsyon as thou wylte doo of me in folowyng the coÌ„dycions of the subsiduous modre that hath made the to be norysshed and fedde wyth the mylke of the tygres of Yrcanye that are made wythoute to haue pyte of ony thynge that is borne in this worke what holdeth me but that I shalle sone goo fro my wyttes replenysshed of grete madnesse why is it that I dssymule to goo alle oute from my wyttes wherto wylle I thenne kepe my selfe noâ— lyue more from hens forth syth that this euyll man a traytour for what wepynge that I make dayneth not gyue oute one only syghe nor torne his eyen to loke ones vpon me nor haue no pyte of me his sorowfull loue for to styre hym to one sighynge only or to atere desceÌ„dyng out of his eyen what I ought to do ne what parte to torne me what I may saye to what ende shold my wytte mow begynne nor where to haue recours I wote not O goddes celestial
that is to sacryfye hir self with funerailles mortalle by fyre horrible knewe not that she was accensed nor esprised in her corage of so grete afurour nor that her sorowe had be wers than was that that she suffred atte the dethe of her late husbonde Sycheus And went and determyned her self for to fulfille the commaundemnt of her sayd suster Elysse and to doo alle by ordre that that she had charged her for to doo The whiche thinges thus doon of the queene dydo willyng to procede to her sayd sacryfice went to see the place where the grete fyre shulde be kendled whiche she founde alle redy made garnissed with agrete quantyte of logges and vnder hâ—m and rounde aboute grete foison of drie fagottes other small wood for to kendle the fyre lyghtly toke herself for to encence it and to susfouÌ„ge the place And crowned it with garlandes made of herbes and braunches that men haue of costume to putte vpon the corces of the dede bodies vpoÌ„ they re graues and tombes and also ouer the ymage and fygure of eneas that she had doo make after the femblaunce of hym for to be brente ther with her And toke the swerde that he had left with her that she hidded in the same place for to accomplysshe the werke that she thought for to doo Aftre she welde goo with the sayde prestresse to her sacryfice of magique that she had ordeined to be doo and were the temples and awtiers welle prepared and garnyshed of oblacions and other thinges necessayre and conuenable to this present obsequye And thenne came out the olde witche of charmouse magyque in her raymentes made in dyuerse maneres alle her hed shauen for to fuldoo her sacrifyces Atte the begynnynge of whiche she inuoqued and called thre tymes by hidous wordes thre hundred goddes infernall and the grete habitacyon of hell sempyternalle wych their confusion the moder of magyque in her triple proporcyon and the thre faces of the mone that shyneth by the quarfours somtyme wyth two grete hornes and somtyme as it were cutte by the myddes Another tyme she appyereth alle rounde wherof many one ben meruâ—yled By cause that they ygnore the causes the whiche yf they knewe theym they sholde not happely merueylle Also from wythin it is obscured moche more in some places than in some other So that men myghte saye that it encloseth that it is the tryple fygure of the vierge dyane wherof maketh her Inuocacion this lady olde magicienne And thus dooynge she dide asperse the place with the waters obscure venemouse and blak representyng the lycoure of the hydous fontaynes of helle After she maketh to be brought to her certayne herbes freshe and newe mowen taken by nyght whan the mone shyneth with sercles of coper wherof the Iuse is passyng venymouse and of coloure alle blake And with this she taketh the lytell skynne that remayneth of the secondyne within the forhed of the lytell foole that must be scraped awaye from hys forhed whan he is newly borne afore that the moder lycketh it of wherof after that doon he shalle not be knowen of his sayde moder as it is sayde so that she refuseth to gyue hym souke as it were not her owne And also it is named and called the skynne mortalle loue bi cause that after the saide prestresse the foole shal neuer haue luste to souke hys moder but yf she liketh or eteth the secondying or atte leste that same skinne that he hathe in his forhede and men shulde saie that by the same cause shulde procede the moderly loue yf it were not that inclynacion naturelle purposed ageynst the same But alle that is sayde aboue made the forsayde magycyenne Dydo beynge ther present that helde in her handes a grete stone alle rounde with one fote bare and the other hosse on Alle vngyrde and vpon her knees as a vassall that doeth homage to his lorde of a parfytte corage as she that is redy to Immole herself vnto all the goddes in syght of alle the sterres that ben coulpable of her falle by their coniunctions and moeuynge and influences celestyalle that sygnyfye and denounce the dysposycion secret of the deuine prouydence saynge that yf ther be eny mercyfull god and pyteous that medleth hym to receyue and behelde the consideracyon of louers that maketh theim to enterteyn well togider wythoute varyaunce that it wyll playse hym for his pyte to corrige and punysshe th offence that Eneas hath coÌ„mytted ayenste her and wylle retrybue hym iustely alle after his demeryte After alle the whiche sacryfices oblacyons prayers requestes thus made in grete deuocyon and affectyon synguler as aboue is sayd and that the tyme after the daye is paste and goon whiche is couenable in all landes for the bodyes humayn that haue traueylled to take reste that thenne is to theym playsaunt and agreable was come to his ordre that tyme that the grete woodes and forestes the see also and all thynges that ben cruell nuysyble take in hem selfe reste and slepe And whiles that the sterres ben in theyr courses well yocked whan alle the feldes ben in silence the byrdes and bestes brute and whan the grete poundes and ryuers alle thynges aquatyque the busshes and the large playnes and alle that the erthe conteyneth are in grete ceasse and in reste vnder the grete mauntell of the nyghte that gyueth triews to alle labours and by slepyng maketh swete alle peynes and traueylles that men hath suffred afore Alle this neuerthelesse she fenyce clysshe or dydo that thenne abydeth desolate and alone wythoute companye can not by no wyse induce herselfe to gyue a reste vnto her eyen by a lityll slepe wherby she myghte aswage the presente anguysshes that she bereth atte her herte but redoublen her sorowes amd her trystesses enforce more vpon her the fore loue reneweth hym selfe that torneth soone to madnes whan it can not be recouered ¶ How dydo made her lamentacyons repreuynge the periuremente of Laomedon Capitulum xxv THis lady by grete distresse tourmenteth alto renteth her self aftre she thinketh in her courage what she may do alas sayth she poure wery where shalt thou mowe become must I nowe thenne sith that I am alle ashamed that I habandoune my selfe and retourne towarde theym that firste haue requyred me and that I requyre humbly the companye of the myrouÌ„des and of theym that so ofte I haue caste in to dyssdayne and refused to haue me in maryage Certes I ought not to doo the same and bettre it were to me for to folowe the nauye of the troyens and to submytte myself alle togydre to theire mercy They haply shalle haue recordaunce of the grete aydes and bene faytes that ben comen vnto theym by me For often coÌ„meth in mynde to theym of good recordauÌ„ce the benefayttes that somtyme were doon vnto theym And supposed that eneas weld not haue me nor take me in to his
full sore and his knyghtes also for to lette theym of theyr landyng But Eneas that wyth his barons that were in his ship wyth hym was landed first of alle And defended the porte ayenst the ytalyens tyll that all the folke were come alande Thenne beganne the bussynes and the trompettes for to blowe of the one parte And of the other Eneas atte his comynge vpon he ouerthrewe slewe Sythera that was moche rychely armed and of noble and ryche armes And after Latam also the geauÌ„te that bare a clubbe wherwyth he hadde take the lyff awaye of many troians there sholde haue eneas adoÌ„maged turnus ryght sore yf it hadde not be a heuy aduenture that happed For Turnus slewe there Palas the sone of kyng euander whan he was ded he toke awaye from hym a riche rynge of golde Whan Palas was slayne there was made grete sorowe for hym of Eneas and of his felawes But therfore ceassed not the bataylle his men bare hym oute of the bataylle And made for hym grete sorowe Whan Eneas knewe it he came all wrothe and sore an angred vpon his enmyes whiche he hewed and slewe wyth his swerde as preu and hardy that he was Thenne yssued oute of the castell Ascanyus his sone and the goode knyghtes troians that were enclosed therin and that hadde suffred grete assawtes the daye afore ¶ How Eneas sought Turnus alle a boute In the bataile for to slee hym for the dethe of Palas ¶ Capo. xlix ENeas was thrughe the bataille sekynge a bout after Turnus that was ryght valyaunt preu and hardy In bataylle The fende that sawe that Eneas sought Turnus for to slee hym that wolde not that he sholde be ded so soone to th ende that he sholde doo yet moche harme and euylles more than he hadde doon all redy dyde transforme hym self In to the fygure of eneas came a fore turnus that forced hym self for to make grete occision of the folke of Eneas whan Turnus apperceyued hym he wende verily that it hadde be Eneas hym self and ranne vpon hym with alle his myght and whan he was approched nyghe hym he launched a darte atte hym and the deuyll tourned to hym his back beganne for to flee awaie thrughe the multitude of the people that faught whan Turnus sawe that wenyng to hym that it had be Eneas that durst not abyde hym he began to enchaunte hym sore with wordes but he that fled sette nought by hys enchauntementes fledd so longe afore turnus that alwayes folowed him that he lept in to one of the shippes of Eneas that was nyghe by the shores lyke as it had be for grete feer of his lyffe Turnus that helde his swerde in his ryght hand and his shelde fast afore his brest and that had grete Ioye in hym self For he wende that Eneas had fled for fere of hym and that he durste not abyde hym went and entred after the deuell that was in liknes of eneas within the shippe full vigorously for to haue killed hym but whan he was come within he fouÌ„de there noo body with whome he myght fight And sought alle about bothe behinde before within the shippe but he fonÌ„de nothinge so was he theÌ„ne sore abashed wolde haue coÌ„me out ayen for to retourne to the bataylle but the yssue was to hym full euyll redy For the cables of the shyppe that heelde hit were broken and fallen vnder the water ¶ How Eneas smote Merencyus wyth his spere in his thye a grete stroke Capitulum L. DVrynge this while that Turnus wende to haue chassed Eneas was eneas in the thyckest presse of the bataylle callynge after Turnus wyth a hyghe voys and broughte many ytalyens to their deth wyth his swerde Turnus that sawe hym selfe brought ferre from the shores knewe well thenne that he was deceyued and wyste not what he myghte doo nor where he sholde become soo sore an angred he was whan he founde hym selfe in that plyght Thenne he heued vp his handes towarde heuen swetly and began to calle vpon Iupyter why he hadde broughte hym to this grete sorowe that he sawe his folke that were kylled slayne afore his eyen And that he myghte in no wyse socoure theym one tyme he thought for to slee hym selfe another tyme he wolde haue drowned hym selfe And while that he was thus in this thought for to doo the one or thother the shipÌ„ went douÌ„e the ryuer of tonyre wyth the streme that was so bygge tyll that it cam in to the hauen of the cyte of darda where as kyng daryus the fader of turnus was MereÌ„cius was yet in the batayll forced hymselfe to dystroye sle eneas folke wyth hym was his sone Lansus that was preu hardy this mereÌ„cyus ranne vpon the troians with grete force his swerde in his hande made grete fayttes of armes he slew acren MereÌ„de many other mesapus made also grete slaughter of the troians for he slewe Lamon lycormon cycartem many other worthi folke thus were medled the bataylles merencyus confouÌ„ded distroyed wyth his swerde alle that he fonde afore hym And whan Eneas sawe hym he beganne to come towarde hym and MereÌ„cyus byhelde hym comynge whom he doubted not And eneas auaunced hymselfe soone and launched at hym his grete espyotte or spere and smote hym thorughe the thye whan Merencyus sawe the bloode come oute he was therof fore an angred And anone ranne vpon Eneas sayenge that he sholde auenge it vpon hym But his knyghtes toke hym and hadde hym awaye fro the bataylle for his wounde bled alle to sore and yet was a parte of the spere wythin that greued hym ryght sore ¶ How Merencyus made grete sorowe whan he sawe his sone ded Capitulum Lj WHan Lansus sawe his fader merencyus thus sore hurte he wexed therof all full of wrathe And assembled ayen alle the bataylles togyder and ranne vppon Eneas There was slayne many knyghtes of the one parte and of the other eneas smote Lansus wyth his swerde vpon his helme and cloue hym vnto the teeth there was grete sorow made whan lansus was ded Durynge the while that this happed Merencyus wyth a grete flote of knyghtes was descended vpon the ryuage of the Tonyre and made his wounde to be shwed vppe that was yet full sore Thenne asked he after his sone Lansus and commaunded that he sholde be broughte from the ooste And that he wolde wyte how he hadde mayntened hym selfe im the bataylle For he wolde here and knowe of his proesse And as he spake thyse wordes They came wyth the coâ—pus makyng gret mone cryeng full heuely mereÌ„cyus knewe soone that it was his sone for his herte was heuy full of tristesse who theÌ„ne had seen hym coÌ„playne sighe wolde haue hadde grete merueylle He rented his clothes and tare hys herys from his owne hede and was an angerd and wrothe without mesure And whan he
loked behynde hym and sawe not his felawe nor Erialus were wherof he was ryght sore angri And sore sighynge he began to saye O swete felawe where haue I lost the. where myght I seke the And whan he hade said this he retourned ayen bak that waye that he came And he had not gon longe that he herde the noyse of the horses about erialus that his enmyes had taken alredy and aslong as he myght he had deffended him self but alle that he coude doo auaylled him not visus went so longe rennynge tyl that he sawe his enmyes about his felawes whiche they helde Thenne he wist not what to doo nor how he myght delyuere hym from theyr handes And whan he had aduysed hym ynoughe he loked vpon a dart that he helde in his hande and threwe it with alle his strengthe and smotte a knyght betwene two sholders therwith alle so that the yron went thrughe the body of hym whiche felle doune ded to the groūnde frome hys horse Hys felawes that sawe thys loked alle aboute theym and had grete merueylle and wyste not fro whens that myghte come And whiles that they merueylled theym selfe of suche a fortune that was come thus sodaynly to theym Vysus casted ayen a nother darte and smote a nother of theym in the breste and soo slewe hym and fell doun ded afore his felawes that were ther of sore abasshed ¶ How Bolcus slewe eryalus how Vysus his felawe slewe Bolcus Of the deth of the sayd Vysus how the hedes of the sayd two felawes eryalus vysus were brought vpon two speres afore the fortres of Eneas Cap. xlvj THenne beganne bolcus the conestable to be alle forcened wyth grete rage for to knowe fro whom these strokes cam in a grete anger sayd to eryalus who euer hath doon the same the peynes therof shall abyde vpō the with y◠swerde all naked in his fust cam nygh hym wold slee hym whan vysus sawe this he coude no lenger suffre it by cause that he wolde not see hys felawe to be slayn but he began to crye late hym be in peas take me putte me to dethe For he hath forfayte nothyng While that vysus spake thise wordes bolcus smote eryalus wyth his swerde thorugh the body of hym wythoute moo wordes kylled hym And whan vysus sawe the same he ranne ayenste theym alle and adressed hym towarde bolcus wyth his swerde in his fuste and so nyghe he approched hym that whan he dyd ascrye vpon his men that they sholde take hym vysus smote hym wyth his goode swerde thrugh the mouthe that he made hit to come oute at the necke of hym soo that he slewe hym and fylle doun ded afore hym and all his folke His knyghtes that sawe hym thus slayne ranne alle vpon vysus oute of alle sides soo that they gaaffe to hym his deth wounde and neuertheles he defended hym selfe vygoryously as longe that he myghte stande But his enmyes charged hym soo often wyth grete strokes of their swerdes wel sharpe cuttynge that he spred hym selfe vpon his felawe Eryalus and soo fynysshed there his lyff Thenne toke the ytalyens their armures and that they bare and the body of theyr lorde Bolcus amd departe wyth grete heuynesse and wente to the lodges of Turnus ooste And whan they cam they sawe there theym that made grete sorowe grete cryes for theym that were slayn wythin the tentes Whan thenne the daye was come Turnus cōmaunded that alle the ooste sholde be armed And that euery prynce sholde ordeyne his folke for to assaylle the castell And they dyd soo by grete wrathe And thenne turnus made the hedes of eryalus and Vysus to be smytten of from theyr bodyes and sette vpon two speres and broughte theym afore the castell wyth a grete noyse grete callynge for to fere and abasshe the troians therwyth that were wythin wyth Ascanyus the sone of eneas Whan they of the castell sawe theym they were full sory sore tryste and anone they ordeyned theyr folke putte theym in araye for to defende the place And thenne they of the ooste blew vp their trompettes for to gyue a sharpe sawte And taried not but dyde hie theim for to fylle the dyches and for to dresse vp the ladders ayenste the walles And they that were there vpon the walles brake theyr sheldes and theyr pauesses And the hardy knyghtes troians that had lerned for to defende casted vpon theym grete logges wyth sharpe yron atte the ende and gret stones They that cam firste to assawte the place myght not suffre no lenger the strengthe of the troians that were vpō the walles of theyr fortresse For they brake theyr sheldys helmes and theire līmes all to burst they re bodyes whan Mesancus sawe this he made fyre to be cast to theym and Mesapus made the diches to be filled vp the ladders to be sette vpward ayenst the walles ¶ How the assawte was grete atte the gate of the castel ¶ Capitulum xlvij BEfore the gate of the castell was a grete toure and knyghtes were within that deffended it they that were without assailled strongly by grete rudesse and all they that were within deffended theymself ryght well vigorousli but they of the oost made so grete force ayenst them that they dyde sette the toure on afire and whan they of with in sawe the toure that brenned alle in aflame they were aferde to be brente there ynne so that they most nedes habandoūne it And thēne they wolde haue yssued out aienst them of the oost but the toure fille soone doun And thus alle they that were within were ded fauf two of hem Elenor and Elecor And whan elenor sawe hymself amonge his enmyes he ranne vpon theym with his swerde in his hande as he that wolde not escape nor saue his lyffe But elecor that was ryght swyfte lyght fled toward the castel for his waraūt ¶ How Eneas came ayen from palence with moche folke for to socoure his sone his folke ayenst turnus ¶ Capitulum xlviij MAny were there slayne of one part of the other but the assawte was lefte for the nyght that came thenne vpon toke awaye fro theym the light of the daye The troyens kept well theire walles For they knewe well that on the morowe they sholde be assaylled agayn Eeasn thenne that was goon for to seke helpe and socours and had with hym alle the barons and namely the kynge Carton abode not longe after this But that he came wyth .xxx. shyppes well laden wyth men of armes whiche approched soo moche that they came to the socours of theym that awayted sore after theym And that hadde grete nede of helpe whan Turnus vnderstode thyse tidynges he wente agaynste theym wythoute taryenge Alle the sayd shippes entred wythin the hauen excepte the shippe of kynge Carton that was to grete Turnus peyned hymselfe