of ROME All that survived CANNAE'S fatal Field Stood ready rallyed in CANUSIUM Themselves unto the Conquerour to yield But young CORNELIUS doth amongst them come And swears them All upon his sword compel'd That they the Roman wars shall never leave Till life leave them or Those their lives bereave 21. So NUNIO animates whom he did force Whose boyst'rous Rhet'rick such quick flame imparts Chiefly the Tail and sting of his discourse As thaws those fears that had congeal d their hearts And presently they call to Horse to Horse Tossing about their heads Lances and Darts They run and live with open mouth they cry The famous King that gives us Liberty 22. Amongst the fiercer Commons some up-cry This war by which their Countrey is assoyl'd Others scowr up their Armours and supply What with the rust of peace was eate and spoyl'd These stuff old Murrions Those new breast-plates try Each takes those Arms he hath most skill to wield With sev'ral colour'd Garments others flaunt Others Love Motto's and devices paint 23. With all this well-appointed Company Doth valiant JOHN from fresh ABRANTES go Abrantes which injoys abundantly The streams from CUENCA'S frozen Caves that flow The well-arm'd Vanguard is commanded by One who was fit t have led against a Foe Those Oriental Forces without Compt With which King XERXES past the HELLESPONT 24. DON NUNIO ALVAREZ I mean the true And fatal scourge of proud CASTILIANS No less then once the valiant HUN was to The ancient GAULLS and the ITALIANS Another Knight to whom much praise is due Leads the right wing of LUSITANIANS As skilfull to conduct as bold in fight OF VASCONCETOS MEM RODRIQUEZ highâ—… 25. The other wing that corresponds with this ANTONIO VASQUEZ of ALMAAD commands Who after Conde of Abranchez is And Hee comes up with the Sinestre Bands In the Râ—…er-Gard the Standart none can miss Where Circling PORTUGAL CASTILIA Stands With IOHN accomplished in every part Who makes a dunce of MARS in his own Art 26. Trembling upon the Battlements and een Cold betwixt hope and feare suspended now Wives Mothers Sisters Mistresses are seen Prayers they preferr Fasts Pilgrimages vow Our Troops advancing with undaunted meen Down by the Foe they sit them brow to brow Receiv'd with shouts which rock the Firmament Yet one t'other doubted the event 27. The vocall Trumpets challenge and accept The Drumms and whistling Fifes in consort joyne The dusty Field the sâ—…ourisht Ensigns swept Where all the Colours of the Rainbow shine It was the time when CERES'S fruits being reapt She lends her Lab'rers to the God of Wine When into Libra entred August's Sun Plump BACCHUS put sweet Must into the Tun. 28. Castilian Trumpets did the On-set sound Loud furious dismall terrible and hoarce Heard it ARTABOR'S Mount and underground Her way did frighted GUADIANA force Heard it the DVVERE and ALENTECHO round TAGUS looks back then hastens on his course And Mothers who that baylefull noysedid heare Claspe to their Breasts their tender Babes for feare 29. How many Cheeks were there discolourd seen Whilst to the Heart the frendlie blood repaird In great Incounters greater is I ween The feare of danger then the danger feard But when the first brunt's over Rage and Teen Desire of honour and to Plume the Beard Of a proud Foe These take away the sence Of losing limbs or dearest life's expence 30. On either side the first Battalions move The doubtfull war on either side began These fighting for their Country which they love Those to possess another's if they can The great PEREYRA first his force did prove Summing an Armie's valour in one Man Hee shocks strikes down in fine he makes their Grave And with their Corpses sows the Land they crave 31. Now through the darkned Ayre barbd Arrows fleet Javelins with other shott fly whizzing round Vnder the fiery Coursers's yron Feet The Earth doth tremble and the Vales resound Lances are crackt and dropping thick as Sleet The Horsemen armd come thundring to the ground Vpon feirce NUNIO'S Few fresh Foes are pact Their Art to multiply his to abstract 32. Loe now his Brother's swords against him bent Cruell and ougly But Hee wonders not For they who'gainst their King and Countrey went Would never stick to cut a Brother's Throat Of these Revolters many did present Themselves in the first Ranks And who so hot To kill their Friends as They so kindred Hoasts Of yore incountred in Pharsalian Coasts 33. O CATALINE and Thou Sertorius bould Noble CORIOLANUS with the rest Who'gaynst your Countrey drew your swords of ould From an Impious though provoked Brest If in the darke Abysse of PLUTO'S Hould Ye find your selves with FURIES'S whipps opprest Tell them to cloake the horrour of your sin Some Portingalls sometimes have Traytors bin 34. Ore whelmd with growing Foes's impetuous flood Now were the formost of our Squadrons burst There NUNIO like a rampant Lyon stood Whom in her neighb ring Mountains CEUTA nurst But now he is invirond with a wood Of HUNTERS speares ore Tetuan plains that courst Those All are bent at Him His Brows Hee draws Nor is it Feare but Anger makes him pause 35. Musty he looks nought pleased with the sight Yet his wild Nature and undaunted he art Incompetible with ignoble flight Himself amongst the thickest he doth dart So with the blood of Aliens dyes our Knight The Lusitanian Grass Some fall some start Ev'n of his own For where there is such odds Strength often fails and firmest Vertue nods 36. JOHN saw how hard brave NUNIO was put to 't For as a wise and careful General His Eye was in all parts in all his Foot His Presence and his words gave life to All As a She-Lyon and a Nurse to boot That finds whilst Hunger Her from home did call Leaving her whelps unto themselves a bold Massylian shepherd lurcht them from her Hold 37. Raving she runs and grinds her Teeth and rends The SEAVEN BROTHER MOUNTAINS with her Voice So JOHN so runs he to assist his Frends To the Head Squadrons with some soldiers choice O brave Camrades noble as are your Ends How in your matchless Valour I rejoyce Defend your Countrey and defend your Lands The Hope of Freedom in your Lances stands 38. See me your King your Fellow and your Head 'Mongst Darts 'mongst Arrows and thick Pikes among Rush on the Foe Nor are you sent but led Shew fighting to what Countrey ye belong The irrefragable Warriour sed Who four times poysinga sharp Lance and strong Throws it with force and through this Throw alone Many a Soule out of her House is throwne 39. For loe his men with honorable shame Are kindled new and with a noble Ire Who shall bet most at MARS his bloody Game Is th' onely Thing to which they All aspire They Vye revye and dip their steel in flame Break stubborn Mayles nor leave thick Plates intire Thus wounds they give and wounds they take again Nor doth it grieve them slaying
to be slain 40. Many are posted to the Stygian Wave Into whose Bodies entred Steel and death Of St. IA GO there the MASTER brave Dyes fighting stoutly to his last of breath Another MASTER dire of CALATRAVE Pulls Troops down with him to the shades beneath The Renegade PEREYRAS likewise dye Reneaguing HEAVEN and their Destiny 41. Went thousands of the Vulgar without noat And nobles too unenter'd in FAME'S rolls Where that lean dog still gapes with triple throat Which never can be fill'd with humane souls And more to humble them who when on float Thought the whole World must stoop to their controlls The high Castilian Standart now doth fall And kiss the foot of that of PORTUGALL 42. With deaths with groans with blood with gashes dire The battail cruel above measure grows The multitude of men that here expire Makes all the Flow'rs in colour like the Rose All fly or dye Now out of breath was Ire Now Valour lost an Arm for want of Foes Now routed sees himself CASTILIA'S King And quits the purpose he from home did bring 43. The Field he leaves unto the Conquerer Glad that he did leave him his life too The poor remainder follow To whom Feare Gave wings not Feet nor did they run but flew The loss of so much men and Treasure there Profoundly in their silent hearts they rue Hiding the smart the sorrow and the soyle To have Another triumph in their spoyle 44. Some Him with open mouth blaspheam'd and curst Who first invented War mankind to quell In whose obdurate Breast Ambition first And Covetise of others goods did dwell Nor car'd for feeding his hydropick Thirst How many silly soules were pack't to Hell Who taught the way to shorten humane lives To orphan Children and to widow Wives 45. Victorious JOHN upon the place stays out In martial glory the accustom'd days With Offrings then and Pilgrimage devout To Him That gave the Conquest gives the Praise But NUNIO minding what he was about As He That knows a lasting Fame to raise No way like Arms which all the world command Passes his Troops to the Trans-Tagan Land 46. To Him his stars so favourable were That the success applauded the designe For he both conquers and the spoyls doth weare Of Andalusian Countreys That confine The Betick Standard of SEVILIA there Under which divers neighb'ring great ones joyn With small resistance at his feet soon falls Quell'd by the force and name of PORTINGALS 47. With these and other Victories opprest A tedious while were the CASTILIANS brave When Peace and now by both desired Rest The vanquisht People from the Victors have After the KING OF HEAV'N for ever blest To the Foe-Kings in holy marriage gave Of ENGLISH SISTERS the unequall'd pair Illustrious lovely beautiful and Fair. 48. But long that Breast inur'd to bloody Broile To live without a Foe could not sustain So having none upon the Land to toyle Goes to extend his Conquests ore the Maine This is our first of Kings who doth exile Himself from SPAIN to make the AFFRICANE By force of Arms perceive the diff'rence great Betwixt CHRIST's Law and that of MAHOMET 49. Behold on curled THETYS'S silver flood Their wings a thousand swimming Eagles beat To catch the swelling wind a moving wood Where the World 's utmost bounds ALCIDES set MOUNT AVILA he takes and the Walls good Of noble CEUTA outing MAHOMET With his blind Worship and secures all SPAINE From Treason of another JULIANE 50. Death envies so great Bliss to PORTUGALL As to injoy the Ages it desires This worthy Prince and takes him from Earth's Ball To add a new Voice to the Angells's Quires But that GOOD POW'R which Him to Heav'n did call Left his large off-spring to supply their Sire's Lamented want PRINCES who shall command Augment and with new Vertues deck the Land 51. King EDWARD was not of the happiest though The while that He the Regal Throne did fill For moody TIME goes blending joy with woe And with alternate Hand gives good for Ill. Who ever Happiness did constant know Or FORTUNE with one face continue still Yet to this KINGDOM she and ev'n this KING More of her honey gave then of her sting 52 He saw his Brother Captive good FERNAND Who had a Soul so publike and so brave That for his Troops distrest in AFFRICK-LAND Himself a Pawn unto the MOORS he gave Where when his ransome was in his own Hand He born a Prince would rather dye a slave Then that for Him we CEUTA should restore Freedom he lovd but lov'd his Countrey more 53. CODRUS because the Foe should not o'recome Deviz'd a noble Stratagem to dye To save the martial discipline of ROME Did RFGULUS to Death with Torments flye Ours distant fear to keep his Countrey from Invites himself to endless slavery CODRUS nor CURTIUS so much wonder'd at Nor loyal DECII did so much as That 54. But EDWARD'S onely Son ALPHONSO hight A lucky Name to our HESPERIA Who the prowd threatnings of Barbarian night In bord'ring Lands low as the dust did lay Would have been doubtless an unconquer'd Knight Had he forborn t' invade IBERIA AFFRICK will tell you 't was impossible To overcome a King so terrible 55. To pull the golden Apples was his hap Which none before him but ALCIDES bit On the feirce MOOR he such a Yoake did clap From which they cannot rest their Necks out yit The Palme and Lawrell green his Temples wrap Of Victories he at the Seige did git Of Pop'lous TANCER Strong ALAGER'S Towers And tough ARZILA o're the Barb'rous Powers 56. Infine the ever-conqu'ring PORTINCALL'S The succours beaten entring These by force Threw to the ground the adamantine walls And All that thwarted their Victorious course Wonders deserving Pens whence liquor falls Immortalizing with it's Nectar source Wrought private Swords in this Exployt of fame Exalting more the Lusitanian name 57. But after taynted with Ambition And Rule 's sweet Thirst though soure to Him at last FERNANDO he invades of ARRAGON About the Kingdom of CASTILIA vast Of the proud NATIONS which depend thereon A num'rous Hoast t' oppose him is a masst From CADIZ to the lofty PERYNEE All which the King FERNANDO did obey 58. The young PRINCE IOHN disdayns it should be said Hee is the only idle Man in SPAINE And therefore his ambitious Sire to ayd Resolves forth with nor is his Ayd in vaine The Battayle's bloody period undismayd Hee sees and with a brow serene and plaine The warlike Father put to totall Rout Yet leaves the Son the Victory in doubt 59. For the sublime and truly Royall son Gay Knight undaunted consident and high Having vast spoyle to the Adversary done Stays one whole day the Field to justify Thus was OCTAUIUS CAESAR overthrowne And Victor his companion ANTHONY When They or Those who noble IULIUS kil'd Reveng'd themselves in the Philippick Feild 60. ALPHONS o mounted to high Heav'n serene The Prince That then the Scepter swayd of right Was
stripd and white the ground Which some cast queintly under one arm had Others about their Middles streightly bound All else from the waste up remain'd unclad Their weapons Skeyns and crooked Faulchions Round Terbants upon their heads and as they row'd Resounded Timbrels in an antick Mode 48. Waving their hands and kerchers These made signe To those of LUSITANIA to stay But the swift Prows already did incline To come to Anchor in the Island 's Bay Land-men and Sea-men in this work All joyne As all their labours should have end that day They haule the Roapes strike strike the crew resounds The salt Sea stricken with the Anchor bounds 49. They were not Anchor'd when the uncouth Folke Already by the Cordage did ascend Their jovial countenances wellcome spoke To whom the Lordly Chiefe did courteous bend Bids streight the Boards be spread the Bottles smoke With that rich juice which is the Poet's frend Ours pow'r it into Bowles and All They fill The burnt by PHAETHON spare not to swill 50. They ask and still the cheerie Bowle goes round In the Arabick-language WHENCE THE FLEET Who and of whence the men and WHITHER BOUND And through what Seas It came where now they see 't Hereto the valiant LUSITANIANS found Such answers as were proper and discreet We are the PORTUGHESES of the WEST We go to seek the Countreys of the EAST 51. All the great OCEAN have we sail'd and crost To the Antartick from the Artick Strand Gone all the Round of AFFRICK'S spacious Coast We have felt many a Clyme seen many a Land We serve a potent King who hath ingrost His Peoples loves so that at his command With cheerful faces not vast Seas alone But we would pass the Lake of ACHERON 52. And 't is by that comand we travel now To seek the Eastern Land which INDIES laves By that this distant Ocean-Sea we plough Where none but Monsters sayl'd the horrid Waves But now 't is reason We should likewise know If Truth have found a Harbour in your Caves Who you are what this Land in which you dwell Or if of INDIA you can Tydings tell 53 We are one of the Isle replying said Strangers unto this People Law and Place The Natives being such as Heav'n hath made Without the light of Reason or of Grace We have a Law of TRUTH which was convay'd To Us from that New-light of ABRAM'S Race Who houlds the World now in subjection due By Father GENTILE and by Mother JEW 54. This little Isle a barren healthless Nook Of all these Parts is the most noted Scale For such as at QUILOA'S Traffick look Or to MOMBASSA and SOFALA sayle Which makes Us here some inconvenience brook To gather for a mortal life and frayle And to inform you in one word of All This little Isle Men MOZAMBIQUE call 55. And now since you come seeking through long toyle INDIAN-HYDASPES and the Spicy Strand You shall have such a Pilot from this Isle As through the waves the way doth understand 'T were also good you here repos'd a while And took in fresh provisions from the Land And that our Governour did come Aboard To see what else may need for Him t' afford 56. This the Barbarian and retreated then Into his Boates with all his companie Departing from the Captaine and his Men With demonstrations of due Courtesie Mean time APOLLO in the Sea did pen The golden day and down to sleep doth lye Leaving his Sister so much Torch to burn As may suffice the World till he return 57. With unexpected joy their hearts on floate Blithely they pass the Night in the tyr'd Fleet To think that in a Country so remote The news so long desired they should meet Within themselves they ruminate and noate The mens odd fashion and admire to see 't Or how a People of their damned way Could take such root and bear so vast a sway 58. The silver Moon 's reverberated Ray Trembled upon the Chrystal Element Like Flow'rs in a great Meade at middle May The stars were in the azure Firmament The furious Winds all husht and sleeping lay In drowzy Hyperborean Caves dark-pent Yet those of the Armada do not sleep But in their turns accustom'd watches keep 59. And when AURORA left her Spicy Bed Shaking her deawy locks the Earth upon And drawing with a lilly-hand the red Transparent Curtains of the waking Sun To work go All over the Decks to spred The shadowing Sailes and all their Streamers d on To entertain with feasting and with joy Advancing in his Barge the Isle's VICE-ROY 60. Merrily sayling he advanc't to see The Lusitanian-Frigates in the Road With fresh provisions from the Land For Hee Still hopes they are of that inhumane Brood Which from their mountains neer the CASPIAN SEA The fruitful Lands of ASIA overflow'd And by permission of the POW'R DIVINE Usurpt the Empire of GREAT CONSTANTINE 61. The Captaine with a meen benevolent Receives the MOORE and all his company Things of great price he doth to Him present For such Occasions carryed purposely Gives him Preserves and gives him of that queint Unusual liquor which gives jollity The MOORE receives it all in courteous part But what he Eats and Drinks most glads his heart 62. The nimble Lusitanian Mariners Upon the shrowds in admiration hung To see a mode so different from theirs And barb'rous gibbrish of that broken Tongue No less confus'd the subtle MOORE appears Eying their colour habit and ships strong Then asking all things This amongst the rest If happily they came from TURKIE prest 63. Moreover to behold desireth Hee The Books of their Religion Law and Faith To see if with his own the same agree Or that of CHRIST as he suspects he saith And that he All may note and All may see He prays the Captain shew him what he hath Of Armes which by his Nation used are When with their Enemies they go to War 64. To whom the valiant Captaine made reply By one well verâ—…ed in that Bastard-Tongue Illustrious Lord I shall to thee descry My Self my Faith and th' Armes I bring along Neither of Turkish-blood nor breed am I Nor of a Countrey that delights in wrong In fair and warlike EUROPE was I born I seek the famous Kingdoms of the MORN 65. We worship HIM who is by every Nature Invisible and visible obay'd HIM who the Hemispheres and every Creature Insensible and sensible hath made Who gave Us his and took on Him our feature Whom to a shameful death his own betray'd And who from HEAV'N to Earth came down in fine That Man by HIM from Earth to HEAV'N might climbe 66. Of this GOD-MAN sublime and infinit The Books which thou desir st I have not brought For that in Books we need not bring that Writ Which written in our Hearts we have by rote For th' Arms whereof thou hast desir'd to git A sight with all my heart I do allow 't To see them as a Friend For well I know
close a War upon the MORE That what with policy and what with might Many he slew and many a Town he bore This KING' 's sublime Renown taking her flight From Streights Herculean to the Caspian Shore Diverse affecting an immortal name To Him and Death to offer themselves came 24. Others more fir'd with an intrinsick love Of Christian Faith then Honour popular Flock from all Corners willing to remove Both from sweet Countrey and from private Lar. But when their names by Actions rais'd above The vulgar pitch they All advanc't in War The fam'd ALPHONSO for such gallant deeds Would have them reap proportionable meeds 25. Amongst These HENRY saith the History A younger son of FRANCE and a brave Prince Had PORTUGAL in lot in the World's eye Not then so glorious nor so large as since And the same KING did his own daughter tye To Him in Wedlock to infer from thence His firmer love as giving in her hand The Livery and Seisin of that LAND 26. He when against the Off-spring of the Hand Maid HAGAR mighty Conquests he had won Gaining in much of the adjacent LAND And doing what was comely to be done Obtains from Him who doth high Heav'n command In a short time to guerdon All a Son Who adding to his Father's worth his owne Shall first erect the LUSITANIAN THRONE 27. HENRY was now come from the HOLY LAND And Conquest of enslav'd IERUSALEM Having seen consecrated IORDAN'S Strand That saw the flesh of GOD bath'd in his stream For GODFREY finding nothing could withstand After IUDEA was subdu'd by Him Many who in that War had giv'n him Ayd Their wisht return to their Dominions made 28. When come to the last Exit of his Age The famous FRENCH-MAN to a wonder brave Pull'd by DEATH'S hand down from this mortal Stage His Spirit unto Him that gave it gave His Son remain'd in tender â—…upillage True Copy of his Sire that 's in the Grave Then whom more excellent the world had none For such a Father must have such a Son 29. But old Report how true I cannot say For things so distant with much night are spred Tells how the Mother taking all the sway Scorn'd not to stoop unto a second Bed And for herself an After-Game to play Her Fatherless-Son disinherited Claiming for Hers the Land and Princely Pow're As giv'n her by her Father for a dow're 30. Then young ALPHONSO so the Prince they call Inheriting his Grandsire in his Name Despairing by fair means of PORTUGALL For that the Mother and her Groom the same Usurp and mean from Him to give it All His bosom boyling with a Martial flame By force to seize it in his mind revolves As briskly executes what he resolves 31. The blushing Plains of ARADUCA groan With one-same blood of War intestine dide In which the Mother whose deeds spake her none The Son her love and his own LAND deny'de Now stands against him in battalion And cannot see being blinded with her pride How much she sins 'gainst HEAV'N and natural Love But in her Breast the sensual swims above 32. O Witch MEDEA PROGNE with blood-stain If for their Fathers not their own misdeeds By you your children in Revenge were slain Behold TERESA'S Sin ev'n yours exceeds Incontinence the sacred Thirst of Raign These are the Causes whence her Crime proceeds SCYLLA her aged Father slew through one Through Both TERESA goes against her Son 33 But the brave Prince a perfect conquest had O're an ill mother and a Father-in-Law Forthwith the Victor all the LAND obay'd That did before their swords against him draw Then by his Wrath his judgement oversway'd Fast laid in Irons he his Mother saw Which GOD' 's avenging Hand did soon pursue Such Reverence is to all Parents due 34. Loe proud CASTEEL unites her Forces all To be reveng'd for sad TERESA'S wrong Against the few-in-People PORTINGALL But though his Troops be weake his Heart is strong His mortal Head with Shield Angelical Hid in the day of Battail from a throng Of falling darts not onely firm he stands Their shock but routs the formidable Bands 35. Yet not long after was this valiant Prince In the same ARADUCA his chief Nest Blockt up with avast Army to which since Their late defeat the angred Foes increast But by his faithful Tutor EGAS thence Offring himself to death he was releast Else of all needful matter ill bested He in that streight had surely perished 36 But the best Servant ever Master found Seeing his rince can no resistance make That he should hold of Him the Countrey round To the CASTILIAN KING did undertake He having honest EGAS MONIZ bound The dreadful siege did presently forsake But the Illustrious youth cannot afford To pay low Homage to another Lord. 37. The time prefixed was arrived now When the CASTILIAN MONARCH made account To do him homage that the Prince would bow As to his Founder and Lord Paramount EGAS who knew that would not be and how Because of Him CASTEEL rely'de upon 't Resolves his broken promise at the rate Of his sweet life's expence to expiate 38. And with his children and dear Wife he went T'unpawn and to redeem his morgag'd Faith Barefoot and bareleg'd and with eyes so bent To th' Earth as would move pity more then wrath If my rash confidence thou have intent To scourge as it deserves O KING he saith Loe here I bring thee of mine own accord A life in lieu of ill-accomplisht word 39. Loe here to piece out mine the innocent Lives of my Wife and Babes before thy Eyes If Bosoms generous and excellent Accept so frail and dire a Sacrifice Loe here the guilty Hands and Tongue invent All sorts of pains and deaths to exercise On These such as may prove fierce SCINIS dull In mischief and out-roare 〈◊〉 'S Bull. 40. Just as before the Heads-man one condemn'd Who doth in life his death anticipate And now upon the Block his Neck extend For the fear d stroak which must dispatch him straight So EGAS look't expecting the worst end Could be pronounc't by KING'S deserved Hate But the KING seeing such stupendious Faith Mercy at length could more with him then Wrath. 41. O great and Portingal-Fidelitie Payd by a Subject to his Prince What more Perform'd the PERSIAN in that Project high When Nose and Face he carbonado'd o're Which made the great DARIUS sighing cry His brave ZOPYRUS such as he was once H 'had rather have then twenty BAEILONS 42. But now the Prince ALFONSO did provide The happy Hoast of LUSITANIA Against the MOORS who on the other side Of TAGUS'S delectable River lay Now in the fam'd ORIQUE'S Champion wide The proud and warlike Troops he doth aray Just in the beard of the confronted MOOR As rich in couraege as in numbers poor 43. His Trust is not in Flesh but placed all In the eternal GOD That Heav'n doth steer For the baptized Army was so small To his one man an hundred MOORS there were
sit ye still for what do ye delay 32. Nor think O Gods that for your sole concern And for the great Affront which put I see On you I have forsook the COURT SUPERN But for That likewise which is offer'd me For all those Honours which my sword did earn When as the World and you can witness be INDIA I quell d and quell'd the ORIENT I by this People see trod down and rent 33. For the HIGH RULER and his Fates who deale The under-world as pleases best their mood Have markt these men for Glory Pow'r and Weale Greater then ever in the Ocean-Flood And Gods from you I must not now conceale That they teach sorrow ev'n to Gods 'T is good We too are slaves to their prepostrous Will Which gives Ills to the Good Goods to the Ill. 34. Now therefore from OLYMPUS am I tost To seek some Cure some Balsome for my wound To see if that esteem I there have lost May happily within your Seas be found More would have said But Tears the passage crost Which trickling down his Cheek in Ropes that bound His words with suddain fury did inspire And set the watry Deities on fire 35. So rough the billows of their Anger went So swiftly and so high their rage did mount That no mature advice it did consent Permit no pawse no weighing no discount Orders from NEPTUNE are already sent To mighty EOLUS that without Count He slipt the strugling Winds from their strong Caves And let no Vessel live upon the waves 36. PROTHEUS rose twice to speak and went about His judgement in the matter to propound Nor Any who were present made a doubt But that it was some Prophecy profound But still a rising tumult put him out And in their sence the Gods did so abound That THETYS stuck not to exclaime Will you Be teaching NEPTUNE what he hath to do 37. Then doth the proud HIPPOTADES enlarge From their close prison the enraged Winds And them with animating words discharge Against the Men of never-daunted minds For a thick clowd hides Heav'n as with a Targe And ARGUS'S hundred Eyes that guild it blinds The swelling blasts have in a trice o'rethrown Tow'rs Mountains Houses But of that Anon. 38. Whilst in the DEEP was held this Parlament The wearied Fleet yet free from sad dismay Before a gentle Wind pursuing went Thorough the tranquil Ocean their long way That Time it was when from the ORIENT Removed is the Lamp that rules the Day Those of the first did lay them down to sleep And others come the second Watch to keep 39. Conquer'd they come with sleep and ill awake Repose their nodding heads against a saile Their Cloathes thin thin but weak resistance make To the Night's Ayre which blows a nipping Gale Yawning they stretch their Limbs themselves they shake With their Seal'd Eyes to ope can scarce prevaile Cures against sleep they practise they devise Tell thousand Tales tell thousand Histories 40. What better spur said one to post away Or pastime to deceive the hours that creep Then by some pleasant Tale wherewith we may Knock off the leaden shackles of dull sleep Quoth LEONARDO then who whilst a day He hath to live will faith to CUPID keep A pleasant Tale then what can do so well As one of Love and That my self will tell 41. Reply'de VELOSO 't is not fit not just To treat soft subjects in so hard extreams For a Sea-life replenisht with disgust Permits not love permits not melting Theames Our Story be of WAR bloody Robust For we the Wefts and Pilgrims of the streames Are onely born to horror and distress Our future dangers whisper me no less 42. To This they All agreed and pray'd VELOSE What he commended that himself would doe I shall quoth He then listen to my Prose I promise you an old Tale and a true And to incite with apt examples Those That hear me great Beginnings to pursue Of our own Countrey-men shall treat my story And let it be the Twelve of ENGLAND'S glory 43. When JOHN the son of PEDRO rul'd our Land Temp'ring his People's mouths with a soft Bit After he had with a victorious Hand From potent neighbour's jaws deliver'd it In merry ENGLAND which from Cliffs that stand Like Hills of snow once ALBION'S name did git ERYNNIS dire rank seeds of strife did sow Whence Lusitanian Lawrels chanc't to grow 44. 'Twixt the fair damsels of the ENGLISH COURT And Barons bold That did attend the same A hot dispute beginning but in sport To end at last in down-right-earnest came The Courtiers though the Courtship is but short That gives reproachful terms to any Dame Said They would prove that such and such of Them Had been too lavish of their Honor's gem 45. And if with Lance in Rest or Blade in Fist To take their parts they had or Knights or Lords That They in open Field or closed List Would do them dye with Spears or else with Swords The weaker Sex unable to resist With deeds and less to swallow such base words Condemning Nature That deny'de them force Unto their Kin and servants had recourse 46. But their Accusers mark you being great And potent in the Kingdom neither Kin Nor humble servant durst their Cause abet As their Fame's Champions which they should have bin With beauteous Tears which from their blissful seat Might all the Gods to their assistance win Distilling down each Alablaster Cheek Unto the DUKE OF LANCASTER they seek 47. This puissant Branch of ENGLAND'S royal Tree Had warr'd against CASTEEL with PORTUGALL Where his Camrades's great Hearts he try'de did see And their good stars which bare them out in All Like proof of their respect to Dames had He When to that Land his daughter he did call With whose bright Beautie s beams our Monarch strook The vertuous Princess for his Consort took 48. He loath to give them ayd with his own Hand Lest so he should foment a civil flame Says when I past to the IBERIAN LAND To the CASTILIAN CROWN to lay my clayme Such heavenly parts in PORTINGALLS I scand Such Courtship Courage such high thirst of Fame That they alone unless I much mistake With fire and sword your just defence can make 49. To them then injur'd Ladies if you please Ambassadors from me for you shall go Who with meet Letters and smooth Sentences The wrong which you sustain to them may show Let Letters likewise from your selves your Seas Of â—…ears indeare and from your Pens let flow Nectar of Words to charm them to your Ayd For there 's your Tow'r There all your hopes are laid 50. Th'experienc't Duke the Dames this counsell gave And streight to them Twelve valiant Knights did name And that each Dame may know her Champion brave Bids them cast Lots their number being the same And by this way of Lottry when they have Descry'de which Knight belongs unto which Dame To her own Knight in varied phrase each writes The King to All
the Duke to King and Knights 51. The messenger arives in Portugal The Novelty doth ravish all that Court The gallant King would be the first of All Might it with Regal Majestie comport Each Courtier longs it to his chance would fall In such a brave Adventure to consort And each one's glory doth in this consist To hear his name from the Lancastrian List. 52. In the old loyal City there whence took Was the eternal name of PORTUGALâ—… He to the Rudder who thereof did look Bad fit a Frigat light with Oare and Sayle Armours and Cloathes delays they cannot brook All of the fashion that did then prevail The Twelve provide Helms Crests Knots Motto's neat Horses and gay Caparisons compleat 53. Leave from that King is had their sayles to losen And pass out of the celebrated DWERE By Them that had the honor to be chosen Of famous JOHN OF GAUNT who knew them there A better or a worse in all the dozen For skill or force there was not Peers they were But one MAGRYSâ—… in whom new thoughts did rise Bespake his valiant Fellows in this wise 54. Brothers in Arms There hath been long in me A strong desire through forraign Lands to range More Streams then TEJO'S and fresh DWERE'S to see Strange Nations Cities Laws and Manners Strange Since in the World then many Wonders be And now I find this purpose cannot change I 'l go before by Land with your good leave To meet in ENGLAND traversing the SLâ—… 55. And if arrested by his Iron Mace Who is the period of each mortal thing I hap to fail th' appointed time and place To you small damage can my failing bring Fight for your selves and 〈◊〉 to in that case But in my aug'ring Eare a Bird doth sing Chance Rivers Moâ—…ntains all their malice meeting In LONDON-TOWN shall not prevent our greeting 56. This said about his valiant Friends he cast In fine his Armes and licenc't went his ways He past rough LEON both CASTEELS he past Towns won by Lusitanian Arms survays NAVARRE With Pyrenean Mountains plac't 'Twixt SPAIN and France as if to part their Frays Survay'd in fine all that is rare in FRANCâ—… To BELGIAS great Emporium doth advance 57. Heer whether sickness 't were or fresh Adventer Advancing nâ—…t He many days did stay But our lev'n Worthies the salt Ocean enter And to the Northern Climate plough their way Arriv'd in the first Port to the great Center Of populous ENGLAND London travail'd They Lodg'd by the Duke upon the Bank of THAMES Eggd on and complemented by the Dames 58. The day was come and now the hour at hand When with the dozen ENGLISH they must fight The King secur'd the Lists with an arm'd Band In compleat Steel begins to cloath each Knight Before each Dame her Honour's Shield did stand A SPANISH MARS in dazeling Armour bright Themselves in Colours and in Gold did shine With thousand Jewels joyful and divine 59 But she to whom MAGRISO who was not Arrived fell in mourning Rayment came Because to have it was her hapless lot No Knight to be the Champion of her fame Howe're th' Elv'n before they leave the Spot That they will so behave themselves proclame As that the Ladies shall victorious be Though of their number wanted two or three 60. Upon a high Tribunal took his place THE ENGLISH KING with all his Court about The Combattants by Three and â—…hree did face And fowre and fowre their Foes as it fell out The Sun from GAâ—…ES till he ends his Race Sees not another Twelve more strong more stout More highly daring then â—…hose ENGLISH were Who the lev'n PORTINGALLS confronted there 61. The golden Bitts the foaming Palfreys champ Upon the glitt ring Armes the Sun curvets As when roll'd Cakâ—…s of Ice reflect his lamp Or mingling Rays on Danâ—…ers gems it beats Now in the Ladyes's hearts some little damp The Troops prepar'd to charge the odds begets Of Twelve t elev n when Loe incontinent A murm'ring uproare round the Scaffolds went 62. Unto that common Center where the Rout Began this tumult ev'ry Face inclines Enters a Knight on Horse-back arm'd throughout As one who battail presently designes Salutes the King the Dames faceth about And with th' Elev'n the great MAGRISO joynes His greedy Arms upon his Friends he throws Sure Card to lay them next upon his Foes 63. Then she that well perceiv d this was the Knight Who came her honour to defend and rayse Cloathes too with Helle's Fleece which more then bright Vertue the brutish soule loves and obays The signall giv'n the Trumpets blasts incite The warlick minds inflam'd with rage and praise Spurrs are clapt to Reyns slackned in a trice Speares coucht in Rest Fire from the struck ground flies 64. The furious Genets seem in their Career To make an Earth-quake with their thund'ring Hooves The Shock in All that then Spectators were At once Fear Pleasure Admiration mooves This doth not fall but flye dismounted cleer That Steed and all He better Horseman prooves One his white Armour in Vermillion washes One with his Helmet's plumes his horse-croop lashes 65. There fell asleep for ever more then one And a short step from life to death did make Here runs a Horse the Man strook down alone There stands a Man whose Horse the Foe down strake The English Honor tumbles from it s Throne For two or three of them the Lists forsake With Shields Arms Maile Those who to Arms appeale And Hearts of Spanish mettle have to deale 66. To lay out words in counting ev'ry gash Each cruel thrust in that most bloody Fight Is of those Prodigals of Time and Trash That tell you stories which they dreamt last night Suffice it I inform you at one dash Through courage high through never-equall'd might The Victory went on the Ladies's side Ours crop the Bays and They are justifide 67. With Balls the Duke with Feastings and with joy Treats the twelve Victors in his Palace faire With Cooks the Bevy of bright Dames imploy Nets Hounds and Haulks in Water Earth and Aire For These their brave Compurgators would cloy Each day and hour with thousand banquets rare Whilst they in Eâ—…GLAND are content to roam Without reverting to their dearest Home 68. But great MAGRISO if we trust reports Great things abroad still greedy to behold Clung to those parts where at the Gallick Courts Highly he serv'd the Flandrian Countess bold For there as one unpractis'd in no sports To which Thou MARS inur'st thy Schollers old He hand to hand a FRENCH-MAN in the Field Like ROMâ—…'S TORQUATUS and CORVINUâ—… kill'd 69. Another of the Twelve launcht out into HIGM GERMANY where with an ALMAN He Had a fierce Combat who by means undue Thought to have shorn his thred of destinie VELOSO come to a full point the Crew Pray him he would not with such brevitie Pass the French Duel but be more exact Therein as likewise in the German Fact 70. Just here to drink
glaze 50. Now they approach with slow and solemn pace The beautiful and oderiferous Bow'rs Which barr'd the prospect of the Royal Place In structure sumptuous though not high in Tow'rs For They their nobler Buildings interlace With fanning Groves and aromatick Flow'rs Thus liv'd enjoying that rude â—…eople's King In City Countrey and in Winter Spring 51. On the fair Frontispieces Ours descry The subtlety of a Daedalian Hand Fig'ring the most remote Antiquity In lasting Sculpture of the indian-INDIAN-LAND So lively are presented to the Eye Those Ancient Times That They who understand From learned Writers what the Actions were May read the Substance in the Shadow There 52. Appears a copious Army which doth tread The Oriental Land HYDASPES laves By a sleek ruddy Warriour was it led Fighting with leavy Javelins curl'd in waves NYSA stood by her Founder by Her slid The River's self washing her winy Caves So right the God that THEBAN-SEMâ—…LE Had she been present would have cry'de ' T is Hâ—…E 53. Farther a vast Assyrian multitude That drank whole Rivers e're they quencht their thurst A Woman Captain with rare Form indude And of a Valour great as was her Lust. By her side never cold her Palfrey chew'd The foaming Bit and fiery paw'd the â—…ust Her NINUS'S Rival with whom yet 't was done More innocently then she lov'd her Son 53. Yet farther trembled in the fancied wind The glorious Ensignes GREECE triumphant bore The worlds THIRD MONARCHY spreading from YND One con'qur'ing wing to the Gangetick shore A young man led them of a boundless mind From head to foot wiâ—…h Lawrells cover'd ore Who would not bee so high his Thoughts did rove The son of PHILIP but the son of IOVE 54. The LUSIANS feasting with these Acts their eyes The CATUAL unto the Captaine sayd The time draws neer when oâ—…her Victoryâ—…s Shall blot these out which thou hast now survayd Heer shall be graven modern Histories Of a strange people that shall us invade Such our deep Sages find to be our doom Poring into the things which are to come 55. By the black Art they doe moreover tell That to prevent so great approaching Ill By humane wisdome t is impossibel ' For vaine is earthly wit against Heav'n's will But say withall Those strangers shall excell So much in Martiall and in civill skill Thâ—…t through the World it will in after story Be sed The Conqu'rers are the Conquerds glory 56. Discoursing thus they enter the gilt Hall â—…here leanes that EMPEROR magnificent On the rich Cowch which take it worke and all Could not be matcht beneath the Firmament His Face and posture that Majesticall And this secure his Fortune represent His Robes are cloth of gold A diadem Upon his head with many a flaming gem 57. An old man at his elbow with grave meen Upon the knee did ever and anon Of a hot plant present him a leaf green Which as of custome he would chaw upon Then did a Bramen of no mean esteem Approach DE GAMA with slow motion To presant Him unto the MONARCH great Who there before him nods him to a seate 59. DE GAMA seated neer to the rich Bed His Eyes keeping off with quick and hungry The SAMORIM upon the Habit fed Of his new Guests their uncouth hew and Guyse With an emphatick Voyce fâ—…om a deep head Which much his embassie did authorize Both with the King and all the People there The Captain thus accosts the Royall eare 60. A potent King who governs yonder where Hev'n s ever-rolling wheeles the day adjourn Benighting earth with earth that Hemisphere Which the sun leaves mourning till his Return Hearing from FAME which makes an Ecchoâ—… there How this IMPERIALL CROVVN by Thee is worn The sum'd up Majestie of INDIAN LAND Would enter with thee into Friendship 's Band. 61. And through long windings to thy COURT send me To let the know that whatsoever stores Goe on the Land or goe upon the sea From TAGUS there to NYLâ—…'S inriched shores All that by Zeland Merchants laden be By tributary Ethiopian-MORES From seething River or from frozen Barr Heapt up and centerd in his Kingdom are 62. Then if thou wilt with leagues and mutuall Tyes Of Peace and Freindship stable and divine Allow commerce of superfluities Which bounteous NATURE gave his Realms anâ—… Thine For Trade brings Opâ—…lence and Rarieties For which the Poor doe sweat the Rich doe Pine Of two great fruits which will from thence redound His shall the glory thine the Gain be sound 63. And if it so fall out that this fast knot Of Amitie be knit between you two He will assist thee in all adverse lot Of Warr which in thy Kingdom may insue With Soldiers Arms and Shipps and coldly not But as a Brother in that case would doe It rests that thou resolve me in the close What he may trust to touching this propose 64 This was the Errand of the Captain bold To whom the Pagan Monareh answer'd thus Ambassadours from such farr parts we hold No little honour to our Crown and Us Yet shall not in this case our will unfold Till with our COUNCELL we the thing discuss What this King is informing our self well The people and the Land whereof you tell 65. In the mean time repose you from the Quoyle Of labour past and nauseating Seas Whom we will back dispatch within a while With such an answear as shall not displease Now Night Task mistresse of all earthly Toyle Gives humane labours wonted stint to ease Exhausted lims with sweet Vicissitude Eyes with the leaden Hand of sleep subdude 66. In the most noble lodgings of the Court The PRIMERE MINISTER of INDIAN LAND With the Applause of people of each sort Did feast DE GAMA and his valiant Band The CATUALL that he may make report To his dread Leige who gave him in command To find it out which way the strangers came What Laws what Faith what Countrey and what name 67. Soon as he spyes the fired Axel-tree Of the fayre Delian youth the day renew Sends for MONSAYDE upon Thorns to bee At large informed of this NATION new Prompt and inquisitive he asks if Hee Can give him full Intelligence and trew What thâ—…se strange people are for he did heare That to his Country they are neighbours neer 68. A punctuall accompt of every thing He knew of them he charg'd him to afford As that which was a service to the King Whereby to judge of the propos'd accord MONSAâ—…DE answers That which I can bring Of light thereto is spoken in a Word Thus much I know they are of yond same SPAâ—…N Where PHEâ—…US and my Nest bathe in the Mayn 69. By them a certain Prophet is ador'd Born of a pure and incorrupted Mayd Conceiving by the Spirit of the Lord The Lord of life by whom the world is swayd Of them that which my Parents did Record Was that of bloody Warr the noble Trade To it's full pitch by their strong Arm is wound Which
judgements spend Money had done it's office pow'rfully For the magnanimous Captain he doth send To whom arriv'd with a Majestick Eye If here the pure and naked Truth to me Thou wilt confess I pardon thee quoth He 61. I am assur'd th' Ambassage thou hast done To me in thy King s name is meerly coyn'd For that nor King nor Countrey doest â—…hou own But vagabonding sayl'dst with ev'ry wind From farthest SPAIN'S remotest Region Would any King or Prince in his right mind A single ship much less a Navy send Through so incâ—…rtain ways to the WORLD'S end 62. And if thy King support his Majesty Which great and potent Realms which he commands Thy unknown Truth to prove and testifie What pretious presents knit this friendship's bands In resents rich in sumptuous Guifts and high Kings speak their loves Their Rhet'rick's in their Hands A Hand that gives not Any falsifies Nor will a Sea-man's testing it suffice 63. If banisht from thy native soyle thou be As many a man hath been of great Renown Welcom by JOVâ—… both to my Realms and me For to the Valiant ev'ry Land 's his own Or if a Pyrat thou infest the Sea Spare not through fear or shame to make that known For in all times a vital breath to draw NECESSITIE hath been exempt from Law 64. He said DE GAMA finding this new Face Of Things is from the greedy CATUALLS Suborn'd by ISHMAEL'S malicious Race The Royal Ear to poyson with things false With such a high assurance as the Case Requir d instead of fresh Credentials Which VENUS ACIDALIA did inspire To his wise Breast surcharged thus gave fire 65. If the gilt Cup of Lyes which MAN betrayd Out of his Paradice had not pledg'd bin By our first Parents and by them convayd From hand to hand through foul original sin Till in the hand of MAHOMET it stayd Who suckt the very dreggs that were therein Most mighty King thou never had'st receiv'd This Calumny by that damn'd Sect conceiv'd 66. But in as much as there 's no good that 's great Done withour great Contract and Actions tall For man his bread in his Brows sweat must eat That stand on tiptoe are tript at by All Therefore they brand me for a Counterfait Therefore doest Thou my Truth in question call Although so cleer that see it needs thou must Didst thou not credit whom thou shouldst MISTRUST 67. For if I liv'd by robbing on the Sea Or wreck of Fortune banisht my dear Home What need I go so far to sâ—…ek my Prey For unknown Mansions need I hither roam What gain what hopes could make me in this way To tempt the fury of the waves that foam Antartick colds Heats of the burning line Where Aries hangs the Equinoxial sign 68. If on great Gifts of estimation high The credit due to me thou pin and cast My comming now was onely to descry Where NATURE hath thy ancient Kingdome place But to my Countrey and Dread Leige if I Through Fortune's goodness get long Seas re-past At my return I promise thee O King That such CREDENTIALS never man did bring 69. If unto Thee an uncouth thing it show That where her farthest Arm HESPERIA flings A King should send me to thee Thou should'st know That nothing possible is hard to Kings Then Kings of PORTUGALâ—… if this be so May be allow'd for spreading of their wings Something of greater and of larger scope Then what is giv'n for common Kings to hope 70. Know that for sevâ—…ral Generations past Our Kings have firmly purpos'd in their hearts With all those Toyles and Dangers to contrast Wherewith Heroick deeds whole NATURE thwarts And Enemies to sloath of th' OCEAN vast Piercing into the undiscover'd Parts Aspir'd to know the end of it and where The farthest Countreys which it washes were 71 The worthy Project of the learned Branch Of that victorious King who to displant From his dear Nest did through the Sea first lanch Of AVILA the last Inhabitant He joyning one unto another planch As far from Idle as from Ignorant Discover'd all those Parts which lighted are By Argo Hydra th' Altar and the Hare 72. Gath'ring fresh courage then from the event In that those first endeavours prov'd not vain Discov'ring farther new Advent'rers went Successively the secrets of the Maine Th' Inhabitants of AFFRICK That frequent Her SOUTHERN CAPE and never saw CHARLSWAYN Were seen by These leaving behind each Isle And Continent which Both the Tropicks broyle 73. With this so high Resolve and fixt therein Our Nation quell'd and triumpht over Chance Till I now ending what Those did begin The farthest Piller in thy Realm advance Breaking the Element of molten Tyn Through horrid storms I lead to thee the Dance From whom to carry to my King I ask Onely a sign that I have done my Task 74. This is Truth King For for so doubtful gain So inconsiderable a Content As were it other I could hope so vain A lye and formal I would scorn t' invent No on the restless Bosome of the MAYN To set my Rest up I would first consent Forever and by â—…yracy to get An unjust living out of others swet 75. So that O KING if my great Veritie Thou hold as 't is for single and sincere Dispatch me to my Prince with brevitie Hold me no longer from my Câ—…untry deare But if the scruple still remain in thee Ponder the Reasons I have render'd Here I lay them in thy piercing judgements scale Secure For great is â—…ruth and will prevail 76. The King markt all along the Confidence Which DE GAME ev'n proved his discourse A full assurance of hâ—…s Innocence A perfect credit did this speech inforce He weighs the copious Words's magnificence Th' authoritie with which they fetch their source Thinks now the CATUALL deceived is But He is brib'd and so he thinks amis 77. Added to this his avaritious Eye Upon the gainful Trade of PORTUGALL Makes him obey and rather to comply With the brave Captain then the Moorish gall In short he bids DE GAMA presently Get him aboard his Fleet and without all Suspect of harm whatever Merchandice To send ashore to sell or truck for Spice 78. In fine he bids him send of every thing That in Gangetick Kingdoms is not met If ought that fits them from that Land he bring Where the Land ends begins the â—…cean great Now from the awful presence of the King Illustrious GAMA parteth to intreat The CATUALL That of the Ports had charge His Own from shore to order him a Barge 79. A Barge he prays from this illustrious Lord But this is more then he is well content As ruminating mischiefe to afford Pretending this and that impediment Yet as in order to his going abord Far from the Royal Court with Him he went Where he unnoted by the King may write To Avarice what malice did indite 80. He tells him yonder afar off that He Hath imbâ—…rcation fitter for his turn Or that to
morrow it may better be If he till then his going will adjourn Now did abused GAMA plainly see By this put off unto another morn The great one too is in the Moorish plot Which t I that instant he suspected not 81. This CATUAL was one and first of Those That were corrupted by that crooked Sect And whom the SAMORIM that lov'd him chose Th Affairs of all his Empire to direct In Him alone those devils now repose To bring their plotted Treason to effect He who consents to break his Master's faith Steps not an inch beside their chalked path 82. To be dispatcht DE GAMA begs and prays But begs in vain in vain he pray'rs lets fall Protests th' Embargue now will this please he says The noble Successor of PERIMAL Why these Impediments why these delays When he should fetch the Goods of PORTUGAL Since what commands the Sov'raign of a Land None hath authority to countermand 83 The bribed CATUALL small reck'ning made Of this Protest rather in spightful mood Some never-heard of Treason to be waigh'd Out of the Stygian dam within did brood Or how he may imbrew his cursed Blade In those detested veins consid'ring stood Or how the Ships he may blow up or burn That they may never into SPAINI return 84. That 's it ev'n that they never see SPAINE more For which the MOORS infernal Junta bribe That so they may not wealthy INDIA'S shore Unto the Kiug of PORTUGAL describe In fine DH GAME goes not the REGIDORE Forbids in favour of that barb'rous Tribe Nor without his permission can it be For a stop laid on all the Boats had He. 85. To all the Captain 's importunities The Paâ—…an bids him in a word command For the more ready truck of Merchandize To have his Ships brought close up to the Land It is the way of Thieves and Enemies He says at distance with their Fleets to stand No sign so sure of one that Ill intends As to suspect ill dealings from his Frends 86. Wise GAMA understood by half a word The Cause the CATUAL did ne'er desire To have the Ships was that with fire and Sword He openly might wreake on them his Ire 'T was time he thought he now himself bestir'd That he assemble now his Wits intire His Fancy musters to defeat all plots All things he fears and all things counterplots 87. As of a Mirrour the reflected light Of burnisht Steel or Cristal without stain Which struck by SOL as if in fell despight Strikes the next man it meets or Thing again And mov'd by nimble Hand of some young spright About the House who is in gamesome vain Skips on the Floor the Roof the Wall the Chaire And has you here and There and ev'ry where 88. So shot the wav ring Fancy to and fro Of circumspect DE GAMA imagining That possibly the Boats COELLIO Might to the shore as he had order'd bring Back to the Navy if that were to row He sends to Him forthwith advertising On Him or That lest ought attempted be By the MOORS cruel Infidelitie 89. Such should be All who in war's Trade profound Would imitate and match illustrious men Fly like the Needle all the Compass round First divine Dangers and prevent them then With martial skill try ev'ry depth and ground And for the Foe 's one fence play shew Him ten Believe all is that may be For in briefe To say I thought is ugly in a 〈◊〉 90. The MALABAR protests that he shall rot In prison if he send not for the Ships He constant and with noble Anger hot His haughty menace weighs not at two chips All that base malice dares or do or plot When her black trailing bowels forth she rips A lone hee 'l bear e're he will dis-ensure His King's Armada which he hath secure 91. All that long night and part he there was held Of the next day when to the SAMORIM He means again to go but was withheld By a strong Guard plac't in the entry dim The Pagan seeing how he still rebell'd And fearing lest the King should punish Him In case he knew as know he must e're long If this restraint proceed the barb rous wrong 92. Bids him then send for and expose to sale Not some but all the Merchandise he brought That men may buy and truck in open scale For where free Trade is barr'd there war is sought DE GAMA though he pierce through this thin vaile And plainly views the Evil of his Thought Consents thereto because he well doth see That with his Goods he buys his libertie 93. Th' agreement is that Boats the Pagan find Such as are fit to Land the Merchandise For to send his the Captain doth not mind To be embarqu'd or sunk by Enemies To fetch such Spanish wares as Vend in YND Are soon dispatcht the Indian Almadies The Captain to his Brother writes to lade The Goods with which his Ransom must be payd 94. Landed they are which wondrously doth please The CATUAL'S infamous Avarice Therewith doth DIEGO stay and ALVAREZ With pow'r to truck or sell them at a price That more then KING Pray'rs Honâ—…r or All these Upon a soul infected with that Vice A Bribe can do the Pagan heer doth show Who for the Goods did let DE GAMA go 95. For Those he lets Him go before he quit The Pawn on which he now hath layd his hand Meaning a better penny thence to git Then if he kept the Captain still on Land He scapt out of the Trap thinks it no wit On t'other side to come within command Again but safely got aboard his Fleet In his own Nest takes sleeps secure and sweet 96. At leisure then he walks upon his Decks To see what Time and Patience will bring forth No Ruler hath he there to make him vex Imperious brib'd without or shame or worth Now let the judging Reader mark what Rex The Idol Gold which all the World ador'th Plays both in â—…oor and Rich by Money 's Thurst All Laws and Tyes Divine and Humane burst 97. Slain by the Tracian King to seize a vast Intrusted Treasure POLIDORO was When stern ACRYSIUS thought his Daughter fast A Show'r of gold did pierce a Tow'r of Brass The yellow Bracelets of the Foes did cast Such tempting beams on the TARPEIAN LAâ—…S That she for Those the Tow'r of ROMâ—… unbarr'd Who brain'd her with the Bribe for a reward 98 This strongest Forts subverts and overthâ—…ows Makes Kindred Kindred and Friends Friends betâ—…ay This noble-men ignobly doth dispose Delivers Captains to their Foes a Prey This blasts of pure Virginitie the Rose Trampling on Fame and honour by the way This bribes ev'n LIBRALL ARTS it's pow'r is such Makes JUDGEMENT have no sight CONSCIENCâ—… no touch 99. This in unheard of Sences Text doth take This makes and unmakes Laws in the same case This perjures Subjects and This KINGS doth make Stoop to the Lure like Eagles from their place Ev'n golden minds of those That All foâ—…
122. The Realm of ARRACAN That of PEGU Behold with Monsters first inhabited Monsters which from a strange commixtion grew Such ill effects oft Solitude hath bred Here though a barb'rous misbegotten Crew Into her way was erring Nature led By an invention rare which a Queen fram'd To cure the Sin that is not to be nam'd 123. Behold the City of TAVAY with which The spatious Empire of SIAN begins TENASSERI QUEDA with pepper rich For which the praise she from all other wins MALACCA see before where ye shall pitch Your great Emporium and your Magazins The Rendezvouz of all that Ocean round For Merchandizes rich that there abound 124. From this 't is said the Waves impetuous course Breaking a passage through from Main to main SAMATRA'S noble Isle of old did force Which then a Neck of Land therewith did chain That this was CHâ—…RSONESE till that divorce And from the wealthy mines that there remain The Epithite of GOLDEN had annext Some think it was the OPHYR in the Text. 125. But at that Point doth CINGAPUX appeare Where the pincht Streight leaves Ships no room to play Heer the Coast winding to the Northern Beare Fâ—…ces the fair AURORA all the way See PAN PATANE ancient Realms that were And long SYAN which These and more obay The copious River of MENAM behold And the great Lake CHIAMAY from whence 't is roll'd 126. In this vast Tract see an Infinitie Of Names and Nations to your WORLD unknown LAOS in Land and men That potent bee AVAS BRAINAS in those long Hills o'regrown In yon far MOUNTAINS other Nations see GUEOS they 're call'd and savage ev'ry one They eat Mans flesh and paint their own in knots With fire as ye doe Rooms with watring-pots 127. The River MECON which they Captain style Of Waters see CAMBOYA on his brink He overflows the Land for many a mile So many other Rivers doth he drink Set times he hath of flowing like cool NYLâ—… The near Inhabitants brutishly think That pain and glory after this Life's end Ev'n the brute Creatures of each kind attend 128. Upon his soft and charitable Brim The wet and ship-wrackt SONG receive shall Hee Which in a lamentable plight shall swim From sholes and Quicksands of tempestuous Sea The dire effect of Exile when on Him Is executed the unjust Decree Whose repercussive LYRâ—… shall have the Fate To be renowned more then Fortunate 129. Heer mark it runs the Coast that 's call'd CHAMPA Whose Groves smell hot of Calambucâ—… wood Heer CAUCHINCHINA and heer AYNAM'S Bay Both One and t' Other little understood Heer the great Empire famous for large sway And its vast Wealth 's unfathomable Flood Of CHINA runs calling all this her Owne From burning Cancer to the frozen Zone 130. See the stupendious Monster of a WALL 'Twixt this and the TARTARIAN EMPIRâ—… set A witness to the World perpetuall Of Regall Pow'r immeasurably great The KING these have was born no Prince nor shall Reign after him the Children he shall get But one chose by the People of Renown For qualities proportion'd to a CROWN 131. Much of the WORLD being now conceal'd from Yâ—…u A time will come when it shall all be show'd But by all means the Islands thou must view Where Nature seems most cost to have bestow'd This shadow'd half which CHINA answers to By which at distance flanking it 't is Wood JAPAN is yeelding the best Silver-mine Which th' Evangellick Furnace shall refine 132. Through all these Orientall Seas behold Sown infinite of Isles that have no name TIDORE see TERNATE whence are roll'd Holding black Night a Torch thick Plumes of Fame See Trees of burning Cloves that shall be sold For LUSIANS blood and water'd with the same Heer are those golden Birds which to the ground Never descend and only dead are found 133. See BANDA'S Isles inameld curiously With various Colours which the red fruit paints With various Birds from Tree to Tree that fly To take their tribute of the NUTMEG-PLANTS Behold BORNEO likewise in which dry Coagulated Liquor never wants From a fat Tree which CAMâ—…ORA they name For which this Isle is in the Book of FAME 134. There look you is TIMOâ—… that â—…ends the Wood Call'd Saunders Physicall and Odâ—…rous See SUNDA painted at half face so broad That the South-side lies now quite hid from Us The Natives here and Those who from abroad Travail the Land of a miraculous River report which where it slides alone The wood that falls therein converts to Stone 135. In that which TIME I told you made an Isle Which likewise trembling flames with smoke expels Two wonders see a Fountain that runs Oyle And Balsamum that from Another wels Sweeter then that ADONIS Mother vile Weeps in the BLEST ARABIA where she dwels And see how having these which none else have Shee with soft silk too and fine Gold is brave 136. See in CEYLAN a mountain whose proud Head Above the Cloudy Region doth appear The Natives count it holy for the trâ—…ad Of a Man's foot which on a Stone is there In the MALDIVA ISLâ—…S a Plant is bred Of vertue under-water which doth bear The COCO-APPLE against working Bane An Antidote approved Soveraign 137. Against the REDâ—…SEA'S mouth SOCOTOâ—…A Fam'd for the bitter Aloes behold See other Isles of sandie AFFRICA Whose Coast too ye shall conquer Hither roll'd That Lump is which Divine PANCHAYA Out-smels of unknown birth more rare then Gold Behold St LAWRENCE his renowned Isle Which otherwise they MADAGASCAR stile 138. Thus hast thou all the Regions of the EAST Which by Thee giv'n unto the WORLD is now Opening a way with an undaunted Brest Through that vast Sea which none before did plough But it is likewise reason in the WEST That of a LUSIAN too one Action Thou Shouldst understand who angry with his King Atchieves a great and memorable Thing 139 See there another WORLD 〈◊〉 from â—…he 〈◊〉 Extends it self to the opposed â—…le And shall be one 〈◊〉 â—…oud â—…o have 〈◊〉 forth The Ore that imitaâ—…s the bâ—…ms of SOâ—… Your Friend CAâ—…EEL as 〈◊〉 of her worth Shall throw the Collâ—… on this raggâ—…d 〈◊〉 Where various 〈◊〉 dwell various Kings raign Who various â—…rships vâ—…rious Lawâ—… maintain 140 But PORTUGAâ—…L shall have her shâ—…re there too Mark't with red wood and â—…ANTACRUZ call'd thâ—…n Descry'd by the first Fleet she after you Shall send by Tempest thrown upon tâ—…t 〈◊〉 Alongst this Coast to find out and to view The end thereof shall wander MAGâ—…LLAN Who in reality of Fact shall be A PORTINGALL but not in loyaltiâ—… 141. When he shall thus have past above half way Towards the POLE ANTARTICâ—… from the LINE Men of Gigantick bulk he sâ—…ll survay Inhabiting the parts which theâ—…e adjoin And farther on that STREIGHT which shall for ay Be honor'd with his name This leads in fine Tâ—… a new Sea and by a new Land btings Which the South-wind wiâ—… hide with his cold wings 142. Thus farr O 〈◊〉
gave it 100. Hast thou not close at hand the ISHMAELITE To cut thee work out more then thou canst doe If for the sacred Law of CHRIST thou fight Th' ARABIAN'S false one does not He pursue Hath Hee not thousand Citties Infinite Of Land if Power 's availe if Wealth 's one too Hath not Hee got in Arms a mighty Name If Honour and not Bootie be thy Ayme 101. Leav'st thou a growing Foe just at thy dore To goe and seek another Foe so farr Dispeopling an ould Realm wasting her store Quitting thy Countrey and thy private LAR That flatt'ring Fame to Heav'n may make thee soare Through waves uncertain seekst thou certain warr In thy swoln Style in words at length to find ARABIA PERSIA ETHIOPIA YN'D 102. Accurst be Hee who first sorsook the Ground And fastned canvas wings to a dry Tree Worthy in endlesse darkness to be bound If that which I was taught RELIGION bee May never Judgment solid and profound May never Happy Veyn in Poetrie Retrive his memory adorn his Fame But dye with Him his Glory and his Name 103. The son of IAPET stole from PHEBUS'S Carr Fire which in humane Breast he did infuse Fire which the world did kindle into Warr Plagues and debaucheries a great abuse PROMETHEUS had it not been better farr For Us and for the world which wee misuse Thy noble Statute had excus'd that fire Which made it with Ambition's wings aspire 104. Then had not the much pittied youth been driving His Sire's gilt charet nor that great contriver Through th' empty Ayre sayld with his Son This giving The sea a name Hee Fame unto a River Nothing so high nothing so barrd the living Through Fire Sword Water Calm and Cold what ever Which MAN projecteth and attempteth not A strange Condition an unquiet Lot End of the fourth Canto Fifth Canto STANZA 1. THe rev'rend Father stood inculcating These Sentences when Wee to a serene And gentle Gale expand our Canvas wing When from the loved Port our selves we reane And sayles unfurling make the Welkin ring After the manner of Sea faring Men With BOON VOYAGE Immediatly the Wind Does on the Trunks his Office and his kind 2. The ever burning Lamp that rules the day In the Nemean Bruite began to rage And the great world which doth with time decay Limpt in his Sixt infirm and crooked Age Thereof accompting in the CHURCH ' is way Of Sol's incessant Race the THOUSAND stage Four hundred Ninetie Seav'nth was running whan In all their trim the Shipps to saile began 3. Now by degrees out of our sight did glide Parts of our Coâ—…ntrey which abode behind Abode deer TAGUS and we then did hide Fresh SYNTRA About this our eyes did wind In the lov'd Kingdom likewise did abide Our Hearts whose stâ—…ings could not be thence untwind And when as all the Land did now with draw The sea and Firmament was all wee saw 4 Thus went we opening those seas which save Our own no Nation open'd ere before See those new Isles and clymates near which brave PRINCE HENRY shewd unto the world before The Mauritanian Hills and Strand which gave ANTEUS birth who there was King of yore Upon the left hand left for there is none Upon the right though now suspected known 5. We the great Island of MADERA pass Which from its Wood's abundance took the name The first which planted by our Nation was Of which the worth is more then the great fame Nor though the last place in the world it has Doth any VENUS loves excel the same Who rather were it Hers would lay aside For This CYTHERA CYPRUS PAPHOS GNIDE 6. We leave adust M SSILIAS barren Coast Where AZENEGUES'S lean Heards take their repast A People That want water to their Roast Nor Herbs it self in any plenty tast A LAND in fine to bear no Fruit dispos'd Where Birds in their hot stomachs Iron waste Suff'ring of all things great Necessitie Which ETHIOPIA parts from BARBARIE 7. We pass the Bound that hedges out the Sun When to the frozen North he bends his way Where people dwell whom CLYMENE'S rash Son Deny'de the sweet Complexion of the day Here NATIONS strange are water'd one by one With the fresh Currents of black SENEGA Here ARSINARIUS Aloof is seen That lost his name confirm'd by Us CAPE GREEN 8. CANARIAN ISLES the same men call'd of old THE FORTUNATE declined After These Among the Daughter-Islands we did fall Of aged HESPER term'd HESPERIDES Locks in the which the Fleets of PORTUGAL To wonders new before had turn'd the Keys There did we touch with favourable wind Some fresh provisions for our Ships to find 9. It 's Name the Isle on which we Anchor cast Did from the warlike St. IAGO take The Saint That holp the SPANIARD in times past Such cruel havock of the MOORS to make Thence when the North renew'd his kinder blast We cut again the circumfused Lake Of the salt Ocean And that Store-House leave From which Refreshment sweet we did receive 10. Winding withal about your Affrick shore Where to the EAST like a half-moon it bends About JALOFO'S Province which doth store The world with BLACKS whom forc't Aboard it sends The large MANDINGA that affords the Ore The which doth make Friends Foes and of Foes Frends Which suck't GAâ—…MEA'S crooked water laves That disimbogues in the Atlantick Waves 11. We pass the GORGADES peopled by faire Sisters in ancient time residing there Who rob'd of seeing did amongst them share One onely Eye which they by turns did weare Thou onely Thou the Net of whose curl d Haire Caught NEPTUNE like a Fish in his own Were Turn d of them all at last the ugliest Lout With Vipers sow'dst the burning sands about 12. Ploughing in fine before a Northern Wind In that vast GULPH the Navy went embayd LEONA'S craggie mountains left behind The CAPE OF PALMS so call'd from Palmie shade And that great RIVER where the Sea confin'd Against the shores which we had planted bray'd With th' Isle that boasts his name who would not trust Till in the side of GOD his Hand he thrust 13. There lyes of CONGO the wide-spreading Ream By Vs before converted to CHRIST'S Law Through which long ZAYRE glides with crystal stream A River this the Ancients never saw In fine through this vast Ocean from the Team Of known BOOTES I apace withdraw Having already past upon the Maine The BURNING LINE that parts the World in twain 14. There we before us saw by it's own light In this new EPICICLE a Star new Of which the other Nations ne're had sight And long in darkness no such matter knew The world's Antartick Henge less gilt less bright For want of Stars then th' Artick we did view Beneath the which a question yet depends Whether more Land begins and the Seâ—… ends 15. Past in this sort those equinoxiall clymes By which his steeds twice yearely drives the sun Making two Summers VVinters Autumns Primes Whilst he from one to
to'ther Pole doth run Now tost now calm'd A sufferer in all Times By want and plenty equally undone I saw both BEARES the little and the Great Despight of IUNO in the Ocean set 16. To tell thee all the dangers of the DEEP Which humane Judgment cannot comprehend Suddain and fearfull storms the Ayre that sweep Lightnings that with the Ayre the Fire doe blend Black HURRACANS thick Nights THUNDERS that keep The VVorld alarm'd and threaten the last End Would be too tedious indeed vain and mad Though a brasse Tongue and Iron lungs I had 17. I saw those things which the rude Mariner Who hath no Mistresse but Experience Doth for unquestionable Truths aver Guided belike by his externall sence But ACADEMICKS who can never err Who by pure Wit and LEARNING'S quintessence Into all NATURES secrets dive and pry Count either Lyes or coznings of the Eye 18. I saw as plain as the sun's midday light That fire the Sea-man saints shining out faire In time of Tempest of feirce winds despight Of over-clowded Heaven 's and black despayre Nor did wee all lesse wonder and well might For t was a sight to bristle up the Hayre To see a sea-born Clowd with a long Cane Suck in the sea and spout it out againe 19. I saw with these two eyes nor can presume That these deceiv'd mee from the Ocean breathed A little Vapour or a eriall Fume With the curld wind as by a Turnor wreathed I saw it reach to Heaven from the salt spume In such thin Pipe as those where springs are sheaâ—…hed That by the Eye it hardly could be deemed Of the same substance which the Clowds it seemed 20. By little this and little did augment And swell'd beyond the Bulk of a thick Mast. Streightning and widening like a Throat it went To gulp into it self the water fast It wav'd upon the wavy Element The top thereof impregnated at last Into a Clowd expanded more and more With the great load of Water which it bore 21. As a black Horse-leech mark it in some Pool Got to the Lip of an unwary Beast Which drinking suck't it from the water cool Upon another's blood it self to feast It swells and swells and feeds beyond all Rule And stuffs the paunch a rude unsober Guest So svvell'd the Pillar vvith a hideous Crop It self and the black Clovvd vvhich it did prop. 22. But vvhen that novv 't is full the Pedestal Dravvs to it self vvhich in the Sea vvas set And flutt'ring through the Ayre in shovv'rs doth fall The couchant Water vvith new vvater vvet It pays the vvaves the borrow'd Waves but all The Salt thereout did first extract and get Novv tell me SCHOLARS by your Books vvhat skill Dame NATURE us'd these waters to distil 23. If old PHILOSOPHERS vvho travayld through So many Lands her secrets out to spye Had viewd the Miracles vvhich I did vievv Had sayled vvith so many winds as I What writings had they left behind vvhat nevv Both Starres and Signs bequeath'd to Us What high And strong Influxes What hid Qualities And all pure Truths vvithout allay of Lyes 24 But vvhen that Planet vvhich her Court doth keep In the first sphere five times vvith speedy Race Had since our Fleet vvas vvand'ring on the DEEP Shevv'd sometimes half and sometimes all her Face A quick-eyd Lynx cryes from the Scuttle steep LAND LAND vvith that upon the decks apace Leaps the transported Crew their Eyes intent On the Horizon of the ORIENT 25. At first the dusky Mountains of the Land Wee made like congregated Clowds did look Seen plain the heavie Anchors out of hand Wee ready make Approach'd our sailes we strook And that we might more cleerly understand The parts remote in which we were I took The ASTROLABE a modern Instrument Which with sharpe Judgment SAGES did invent 26. We disembarke in the most open space From whence themselves the rasher Land-men spread Greedy of Novelties through the wyld Place Which never Stranger 's Foot before did tread But O not passing the Land 's sandie Face To find out where we are with Sea-men bred Stay taking the Sun's heigth by th OCEAN curld And with my Compasse trace the painted World 27. We found we had already wholly past Of the halfe-Goate halfe Fish the noted Gole Between the same and that cold Countrey plac't If such there be beneath the SOUTHERN Pole When loe lockt in with my Companions fast I see a NATIVE come black as the Cole Whom they had took perforce as in the Wood Getting out Honey from the Combe he stood 28. He comes with borrour in his looks as Hee Who of a snare like this could never dreame Hee understood not Us neither Him VVee More savage then the brutish POLYPHEME Of COLCOS'S glistring Fleece I let him see The mettle which of mettles is supreme Pure Silver sparckling stones continuing suite But in all these was unconcern'd the Bruite 29. I bid them shew him lower prized Things Beades of transformed crystall a fine noyse Of little Bells thridded on tawdry strings A red Cap Colour which Contents and joys Streight saw I by his looks and beckonings That he was wondrous taken with these Toys Therewith I bid them they should set him free So to the Village nigh away went Hee 30. But the next morn whilst yet the skyes were dim All naked and in colour like the shades To seek such Knacks as had been given to Him Loe by the Craggs descending his Camerades Where now their carriage to us is so trim So tractable and plyant as perswades VELOSE with them to venture through the Cover The Fashions of the Countrey to discover 31. VELOSO says his pledge shall be his Blade And walks secure in his own Arrogance But having now away a good while stayd And I out-prolling with my countenance To see what signs for our Advent'rer made Behold him comming with a vengeance Down from the Mountain-top towards the shipps And faster homeward then he went he skips 32. The long-boate of COELLIO made hast To take him in but ere arrive that could An ETHIOPIAN bold his weapon past Full at his bosome least escape he should Another and Another too Thus chac t VELOSE and those farr off That help him would I run when just as I an Oare lift up A Troop of Negroe's hides the mountain-top 33. A Clowd of Arrows and sharpe stones they rain And hayle upon us without any stint Nor were These uttered to the Ayre in vain For in this leg I there receiv'd a dint But wee as prickt with smart and with disdayne Made them a ready answeare so in print That I believe in earnest with our Rapps Wee made their Heads as crimson as their capps 34. And now VELOSO off with safety brought Forthwith repayre we to the Fleet agin Seeing the ougly Malice the base Thought This false and brutish people hid within From whom of INDIA so desired nought Of Information could we pick or win But that it is remote