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The most admirable historie of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthvr, King of the Britaines
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Parker, Martin, fl. 1674.
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1660
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Wing P441E; ESTC R181453
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the Saxons never daring to come towards it during his reign nor his next successors Constine as I told you heretofore CHAP. IX How King Arthur and his Knights sayled to subdue Ireland which he performed with great honour converting that and the adjacent Lands to Christianity and obedience to him and the British Monarchy GReat Spirits cannot be idle the thoughts once fixed on honourable at chievements and cherished with happy success are ever busied in finding out this jewel where ever it lie hid in the worl This is evident in our Christian Worthy and his gallant Knights who loathing to be backward in putting forwards Gods glory in the enlargement of Christendom and hearing that Ireland and other people thereabout liveâ— in heathenish Idolatry and blind worship not having the light of the Gospell as yet revealed to them he raised an army to reduce them to the Law of Christ and obedience to him with happy success this voyage goeth on King Arthur and his Royal army consisting of no more but 30000. depending on divine Auxiliaries adventure upon this great enteprise and arive happy in Ireland where they find great opposition yet overcome with small difficulty The people by Nature rude and savage as hardy as their Country is cold yet these cold comforts nor the peoples frozen conscience dismay not our undaunted Britains whose zealous fire is of force both to warme themselves and to thaw their enemies hearts a forious encounter they sound at their entrance for the barbarous Islanders were upon a sudden ranged into a body of above forty thousand their King Malvasius a renowned and hardy Knight famoused for many victories against the Laplanders and Finians came himselfe in person before his souldiers boldly demanding a sight of and speech with King Arthur which to his happy unhappiness he soon attained CHAP. X. How King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table sayled into Palestine to fight against the Pagan Infidels where they performed wonderfull feats of chivalry to the honour of Christ and Christianity converting or confounding all where ever they came LOng had not King Arthur and his honour thirsty Knights slept at home but fresh adventure pricks them forward to travel Europe by their meanes is quitted and the fold of Christ much enlarged but in Asia the Pagan infidels rage Palestine with her Christians groanes under this heavy yoke therefore our worthy Arthur and his gallant warries will not rest in peace while tydings of this horrible war and oppression is spread through the land of Christendome briefly with the very same army which he brought out of the cold Countries he marched upon this hot yet honourable enterprise of all other the most laudable for a Christian Army to engage himselfe in let us now imagine we see the Christian Banner displayed between Jerusalem and Jericho upon the plain of Nabor where an innumerable host of Saraces are encamped against the Xerxian multitude with great confidence goes our Christian Army not doubting of that which they near failed to get victory which by divine providence they accomplished it were incredible to shew what extraordinary vertue King Arthur and his Knights performed in that service for three dayes space the battel continued and then our Christian Army had the happiness to behold the destruction and total rout of the whole Pagan host CHAP. XI How King Arthur returned into England He and Mordred were both slain in battell and how noble King Arthur was buried at Glasenbury in Summerset-shire NOw hath prosperous wind and weather brought our worthy Arthur and his bold belonists to the British Coasts he seeks lading at Dover but finds it fortified to impeach his arrivall the tray for Mordred had so possessed the people with his spirit of treason and rebellion that they in stead of magnificent shews and trumphes to welcome him as his vertue required and their duty had heretofore done defied him to his face O ingrateful Caiâ—ifs and insolently denies his entrance into his owne inheritance a very unfit guerdon for the unparalen'd honour wherewith King Arthur and his Knights had endowed and adorned the British Monarchy upon the British shore he can set no footing but by force which if there be no remedy he knows how to do being so long and so well verst in that business and so by force doth enter and is by a huge army of bastardly Britaine 's opposed a cruell fight is maintained for a long time in fiâ—e the King â—s victor the usurper and his wicked company for so many as escaped alive fly and were pursued by the King and their own evill consciences yet being hardned with malice and as it were steeled with basenessâ— the miscreants in that nature worse then the Pagan Infidels which his all conquering courage had so often triumphed over have the face again to afront that majesty the splender whereof had so dazelled the eys of the world which looking on his glorâ—ous conquest that none beheld his countenance in a warlike construction without fear and trembling nor durst they havâ— done it had they not been too bold in such an action Britains that dare do any thing Sir Cador that matchless man of men was slaine fighting against a whole Regiment Sir Gawin a man of invincible valour coming to his rescue also with him joyned in fellowship of death the renowned and couragious young King of Scotland Arguisell by name coming to the aide of King Arthur dyed gallantly fighting in his quarrell Sir Killian de Londre environed with a troup of horse after the death of 12. men which with his own hand he slew was himselfe hit with a dart throwne from a common Irish or Pictish hand laid dead on the earth Sir Martin de Forest in rescuing King Arthur encompassed with a troup of horse that sought to have taken him was shot into the heart with an arrow and dyed presently after this Sir Cador Sir Gawin Sir Kildan and Sir Martin after so many unequalled victories abroad came to yield their loyall hearts by the hands of perfidious Rebels their own nativâ—s into the power of death in their native Country also that valiant Scot before mentioned King Arguisel thoughnot a Knight of the Round Table yet an undaunted Knight and trusty friend to King Arthur who like an enraged Lyon makes slaughter on every side with his sword beyond the expectation of humane force insomuch that the enemy beginning to dispaire of victory a Pictish souldier suborned by Mordred cries out aloud in the British Language fly you Britaines what do you fight for Arthur your King on whom you depend and all his Knights of the Round Table are dead This made King Arthurs souldiers begin to start which he hearing made hast to the most eminent place that he could find where being conspicuous and visible to them all he spoke these conragious words Fight on fellows in armes I am I praise heaven for it neither dead nor wounded but in perfect health and strength and