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A18329	The deligtful [sic] history of Celestina the faire. Daughter to the king of Thessalie Shewing how she was inchaunted by the three fairies: with the strange aduentures, trauels, chiualries, tournies, combats, victories, and loues of diuers wandring princes and knights errant, but especially of Sir Marcomyr of Tharsus, who did conquest hir by the sword, and enioied her afterwards in mariage, with the Thessalian kingdome for hir dowrie, and his perpetuall inheritance. Done out of French into English.; Primaleon (Romance). English. Selections.	Barley, William, d. 1614.	1596 (1596)	STC 4910; ESTC S122496	168,531	252

away sodainlie without any answere hée doubted the Knight whereof shee spake should bee him who sent thither this present for hauing finished the aduenture of Delphos hée could not choose but be as braue a Knight as anie liuing In summe the Emperour did not so much maruaile at the magnificence and riches of this present the sumptuositie whereof might not onely compare with all the treasure of Xerxes Iulius Caesar or Alexander but also did farre excéede all the reuenewes of his Empyre as at the aduenturous feates of armes and renowmed chiualrie of the Knight whome he yet knew not but did desire to sée him in his Court to the ende hée might honour him according to his desart To manie Knights of the Emperours traine séemed these woordes verie peremptorie and odious who from that time forwarde purposed in themselues if peraduenture Marcomyr came into the Court to proue their valours agaynst him so that the Emperour might haue occasion to remember himselfe hée had spoken but by way of affection Neuerthelesse he did not perceiue their conceyte but replenished with a maruailous ioy commaunded by all meanes they should giue order to get all things in a readinesse agaynst the next Triumph which was then at hande To the which flocked daylie manie Knights from diuerse Countreys whome the Emperour entertained and feasted royally Rifaran and Lechefin shewing themselues the most braue and sumptuously apparelled amongest them all next after the Emperour himselfe which procéeded of the liberall presents bestowed vpon them albeit most of all for the great fauour towardes Lechefin who after the Empresse with her thrée daughters Philo●rista Florida and Basilia had with manie courteous and gratious wordes welcomed and entertained him discoursing with him long time about the strange aduentures of Marcomyr he was so enamoured and rauished with the beautie of Philocrista that he could not hold his eyes off her from surueying her exterior vertues and graces iudging himselfe happie and fauoured by the Planets who had brought him thither to sée the diuine Sunne whose radiant beames had alreadie so dazeled his eyes and set all his vitall spirite● on fire that hée felt for Philocrista an extreame passion in his heart yet durst he not disclose it by anie means which did enflame him so much the more To conclude the Emperour sent presentlie vnto Delphos one of his principall Knights with a great troupe of armed Souldiers to assure it vnto himselfe for feare least if anie rebellion chaunced hée should hardlie possesse himselfe of the Castell and of the whole Isle in his owne name Giuing him great charge if Marcomyr were there remayning still to pray him by all meanes to come visite the Emperour but the Knight was not found there for hée had before hoysed sayle to hasten himselfe to Constantinople as wée shall hereafter declare Then the Knight inuested himselfe and tooke possession of the Pallace whether all the people of the Isle resorted to sée him and to accept the Emperour for the peaceable and liege Prince of that state who in the ende translated it to one of Marcomyrs children and it was indéed a verie goodly and rich countrie CHAP. XI Howe Marcomyr sayling in the Egean Sea rescued the Souldan of Babylons sonne from the handes of Ocurites King of Culacin who was a rouer on the coast of Greece How Ocurites fleete is ouerthrowne hee taken prisoner and sent to the Emperour Cleodomyr with diuerse other prisoners by Marcomyr deliuered ou● of his captiuitie MArcomyr hauing established Guillador for chiefe Iusticer and gouernor in the Isle of Delphos till the emperor should send some other thither for y e same effect in his name he embarked himselfe with Ozalias vpon a Munday morning Six daies they sailed with a fore-wind very prosperously towards Constantinople when Marcomyr resolued to anker in any port of Thrace whether soeuer it pleased Fortune to guide them to the end they might vnderstand there some newes from the emperours Court and of the aduenture of Celestina resoluing to gouerne himself according to his occurrence of things which he should learne in those countries Eolus and Neptune were so fauorable vnto him that on the seuenth day he came to surge within the strait of Sestos and Abidos where hauing giuen commandement to strike sailes one of his Pilots who was aboue in the top-mast espied at sea many foysts and ships skirmishing couragiously togither wherevpon Marcomyr got into y e forecastell to sée if he could perceiue what should be the matter and hearing the great stir and noise which they made in these vessels especially intwo of them which séemed the principal and better equipped with warlike munition thē the others he had great desire to make towardes them Therfore cōmanded his master to the helme incontinent to go to aid him whosoeuer had the worst in this fight Here must you know for your better vnderstanding of this passage when the Soldan of Babylon Archidianae his wife vnderstood of the match that the emperor was about to make of their daughter with Ditreus the prince of Hungarie they were very ioiful of so good an alliance and because they would further it thebest they could they purposed to send him many gifts of great riches by y e yongst of their sons who had not yet receiued the order of knighthood He being called Abenunq a fine yong gētlemā made sute to his mother to get leaue o●the soldan his father for him that he might after the marriage of his sister soiourne somewhile in Constantinople which Archidiana liked very well to the end soone after the Emperour might giue him the order of knighthood with his owne hand So she obtained this request of her husband and soone after sent him to sea accompanied with a traine of manie other knights Abenunq then sailing merrilie towards the coast of Thrace he met with Olurites king of Culaquin and sonne in law to the great Turke who was estéemed one of the most valiant and noble knights amongst all the Turkish nobilitie and therefore had the barbarous tyrant bestowed on him his daughter one of the fairest ladies which was in all the Heathen dominion This king Ocurites who knew the emnitie and old grudge betwéene the Emperour and his father in law the Turke rigd out a nauie to gratifie him the more and kéeping along the coast of Gréece sent alwaies before him pinnaces and frigates to discouer the Christian failes so that he caried along with him many slaues and captiues then when hée began to lie in the wind for the Soldans sonne So soone as this Rouer knew the Prince of Babilon by his flagges and streamers he purposed to set vpon him with a great furie for he knew his father was the Emperours great friend and as he had chéered vp his men to the fight hée came vpon Abenunq his ship who séeing this vnlooked for encounter set his men brauely in order to receaue him During this conflict behold arriueth the valiant knight

times Lord Marcomyr qd the quéene then I will with all my heart doe that which you prescribe me yet would I faine know whether you meane to goe against the Turke with a puissant armie for as much as if the case stand so I will send into Thessalie for as many companies as you will haue and for a néed will demaund aid at the Emperours hand who will succour mée willingly with so many legions as I would demand Madame replied Marcomyr my mind is to take none other companie with me then such as I brought hether considering this busines shall be brought to an end rather by aduenturous hazard than by any forces which I may march into the field and were all those of the Emperour vnited together they shall not be able to bring it so quickly about Neuertheles sée here my resolution You must vnderstand how I met not long since at sea with the king of Culacin son in law to the great Turke beating vp downe the coast of Thrace accompanied with many other Rouers and a great consort of like faction that with all his power he might endomage the Empire I tooke him by faire war and sent him forthwith fast bound and manacled as an arch pyrat and king of Rouers vnto the power of the Emperour If perhaps I cannot by my carriages and secret drists preuaile in mine attempts being in that countrie I will politickly séeke to make exchange of these two kings vnder pretext of some good and colourable practises In bréefe I will worke as the occurrences of time and place will giue me leaue wherein I beséech the diuine bountie to shew me the spéediest and directest course whereby I may quickly bring to a fortunate end this my so affectionat desire Excéeding glad was the Quéene to heare of the exchange of the king of Culacin so that being put in great comfort through this hope she hastened with al diligence the departure of Marcomyr thinking euery day as long as a thousand yeares till she saw at libertie the king her husband the same thought Celestina also who with her amorous becks and signs shewed vnto her louer al the fauour she could deuise for that neuer going from her mother they could not giue such contentment to their hearts as they desired in amorous talke and deuise only more priuie habitude then kissing had not as yet bene permitted in their sportings nor did it happen at all till the day of their mariage when Marcomyr vndid the impolluted girdle of hir virginitie which till that day she had euer worne vntouched CHAP. XXIII How Marcomyr and Ozalias accompanied the Queene of Thessalie and Celestina her daughter departing from the isle of Carderie halfe a daies iourney and how after they had one taken their leaue of another the Queene and her daughter went to the Emperors court whether they were most welcome and excellently wel entertained THe quéene of Thessaly considering Marcomyr would neuer depart first she and her daughter Celestina tooke their leaue in good sort of the lord of the island giuing him many rich presents for the great benefits they had receiued of him the like liberality felt he from the prince of Tarsus who bidding him adie● as well as the ladies would néeds beare them companie halfe a daies iourney But before their departure the spirits of this trinitie could not contain but they must poure out a great streame of tears which was so tossed by the wind of their sighes that the storme did depriue their tongues of their office and especially that of Celestina Wherewith Marcomyr had his heart so griped that he could not endure to sée her in such paine but departed without further adieu and tooke his way with his cousin Ozalias towards the seacoast of this isle where he had commanded his marriners to attend him with his ship All that day did Celestina nothing but sigh and sob and for ought her mother could doe she could not be merrie but so well as they could they continued on their way in the which they had euery where great honour done them all along as they passed for they knew before who they were and the occasion of their voiage to Constantinople By meanes whereof the people ran out before them to sée Celestina who had remained so long prisoner within the enchanted castle and euery one said if the knight who set her frée were adorned with so high valour she did not appeare to be indued with lesse beauty and that it should be a paire as rare in all perfections as euer nature might couple together in matrimonie Then being arriued at the last néere Constantinople the quéene sent before one of her knights to aduertise the Emperour of their comming who meruelling much therat demanded the name of him who had conquested Celestina My lord quoth the knight he is called Marcomyr one of the most valiant and courteous knights who liues this day vnder the firmament You say true replied the Emperour but commeth he now with the quéene Surely no answered the knight for that the future deliuerance of our king hath constrained him to passe into great Turkie Then the Emperour commanded Diocles and all his Barons to goe forth to méet the quéene and her daughter which they did most gladly for vpon the famous renown alreadie spread of her euery where thorowout all the regions of the leuant euery one was enflamed with a great desire to sée her Amongst the rest would néeds venter out to behold her Arnedes who began but ●o recouer of his wounds notwithstanding he found himselfe much perplexed because he thought his fathers Embassadours staied a little too long as also for that he heard no newes of his cousin Recindos And if those of the court were all richly araied the Quéene and all her ladies on the other side came in clothed in blacke and mourning wéed except Celestina onely who by the knights entreaty must enter into Constantinople in all her gorgious attire and in her ha●●●ments of most exquisite and costly stuffe As ●oone as Diocles had giuen first entertainement to the queene he came next towards Celestina laying his head vpon the bridle of her pal●rie the like did Amedes to the quéen being both astonished at the excellencie of Celestina when Diocles began thus Madame it séeme to me the Fairies committed a great ouersight to empr●●son thus long so liuely and admirable a beauty as yours considering euery gentle heart should rather endeuoured to haue gone to deliuer the king of Thessalie in séeing you then depriued of your presence séeing you are the guerdon of his exploit whereof indéed may Marcomyr estéeme himselfe fortunate if he deliuer out of prison the good prince your father So also am I most fortunate qd Celestina winning by this meane the most valiant and gentlest knight who marcheth vpon the surface of this habitable earth wherein were many learned Fairies who shut me vp fast within the castel for that a few exposed

●er mother y t her hart should neuer rest at ease before she had caused this murtherer to die a cruell death wherefore as soone as the two dead corpses were enterred she departed against her fathers will accompanied only with two squiers to séeke out Belcarin with full intention to be reuenged of him by hooke or by crooke whensoeuer or howsoeuer CHAP. II. How Belcarin came vnknowne into Macedon where he caried away the price of the Tourney that king Florendos caused to be held at the nuptials of the Infant Deni●e discouering himselfe onely to Alderine daughter to the duke of Pontus and Durace BElcarin roode two daies iourney in great diligence kéeping on still his way towards the Isle of Carderie and the third day following for that it was so extreame sultrie and hot which hée could not well endure in his armour he alighted about noone of the day hard by a ●●eare fountaine to refresh himselfe a little but he had not ben long there when he perceiued comming along by a little way which crost in to the very place where he was a great traine of knights and ladies which came riding amaine It was the duke of Pontus and of Durace who was going into Macedon to the wedding which king Florendos did make of his daughter Denise with the king of Thrace nephew to the wife of Caniam This duke of Pontus had riding along with him his Spouse Laurena with a very faire daughter of theirs also called Alderine who roode formost of al the troupe deuising in matters of parly with her Damsels not without a ful ent●● to stay somewhile to solace thēselues at the ●o●tain and there she was ariued before Belcarin had setled his helmet on his head againe so that the princesse by a glaunce had a perfect view of him and discrying him to be of a beautiful vis●ge richly armed and without any company but of one onely Squire as she was sage and well aduised saluted him with a comely grace whereof Belcarin was much astonished supposing she had knowen him but he chaunged quickely his opinion for supposing that to procéed rather of her gentle nature and curtesie than otherwise thought shée must néeds come of some great house therfore making a low obeysance in signe of reuerence he very curteously resaluted her Soone after perceiued he the traine of this ladie and for that he feared to be discouered by some of the companie caused his horse to be brought him and mounted he tooke againe into the way wherein he was going before whereat Alderine somewhat displeased for she would verie faine haue knowne who he was boorded him thus Sir knight stay here boldly at your ease and forsake not this swéet and delectable place for our comming for considering the great heate of the day it is yet no time for you to trauell on your way And if you go peraduenture to the tourney which is held in Macedon you may come thither in good time with the Duke my father who shall bée verie glad of your companie I much more who met you here by chance first of all Belcarin humblie thanking her for this curtesie made his excuse that he could not go into Macedon because he had many other more vrgent affairs in another quarter whether he did pretend his voiage therefore once more he tooke leaue of her againe and spurred his horse that way which séemed fittest for his purpose onely to get himselfe as farre as hée could from this companie and méeting a Squire who came after the traine and carriages he demaunded of him if hée knew not the Lord who rode before with so great a traine the Squire answered him it was the Duke of Pontus who was going into Macedone to the feast which king Florendos celebrated for the mariage of the infant Denise and that he had in companie with him his daughter Alderine to sée the iustes tournaments which they were there preparing So soone as Belcarin vnderstood this newes he began ●o think that the ladie which came first to the fountain should be the dukes daughter of whom he had many times heard talke before By meanes whereof he purposed to go sée this assembly in as secret maner as he might possibly ●or he should haue time enough afterward to perform his voiage Thus did Belcarin forsake the way towardes the Isle of Carderie to take that of Macedon which was little more than thrée daies iourney from thence On the third day being come néere the citie he met with two knights armed who went to this tourney and after enterchange of salutations the two knights asked him if hee came not thither to iust I go thither quoth Belcarin to behold the braue mē at arms who wil appeare within the lists Let vs go then togither in companie if it please you said they because we are for the same effect departed from our countries So they road on their waies talking of many matters toward Macedon where being ariued they found a large plain couered with tents of the nobilitie which were already come to sée the solemnitie Therfore they two knights commanded their squires to set vp a faire and rich Pauilion which they caused to be brought thither expresly for y e same cause requesting Belcarin very louingly that he would there stay with them whervnto for that he would not enter into the citie he most willingly condiscended fearing also not to find any lodging so fit for his purpose On the morrow morning arriued there the duke of Pontus before whom came the king Florendos accompanied with his new son in law for to entertaine welcome him But Alderine who went formost with a passing comly grace shewed her selfe faire in perfection yet something sad pensiue for the desire shee had to know who was that knight of the Fountaine whom she could neuer cancel out ●●her thoughts since Whē Belcarin beheld her come arme 〈◊〉 with the king of Thrace trickt vp in her finest attire she séemed ●arre more f●ire to him then when he sawe her at the Fountaine I●so●●●h th●t he purposed if peraduenture he could not 〈…〉 ●●uenture of C●l●stina to act such things wi●h 〈…〉 th●t hée mi●●t purchace the loue of this 〈◊〉 But the 〈…〉 wife to King Florendos 〈…〉 the Dutch●●● L●●rena honourablie and the 〈…〉 ●aking A●derin● with her would not p●rt 〈…〉 the euening of her mariage day whose solem●● 〈◊〉 was gr●●t and magnificent in all things The next day folowing ●he ●ing the Qu●ene and their sonne and daughter newly es●ouse● went forth into the large field to behold the T●●t●s whi●● were alreadie in a readinesse where as s●●ne as they were mounted vpon the scaff●lds richly hanged and prouided for them and manie other Ladies and Gentlewomen of estate they began to bestirre themselues to the encounter of armes In the which of the one side and of the other there were sée●e a great number of braue knights and especially of the Emrours court

offered him many presents but he would accept none thanking him much for his good will especially of the assurance he gaue him not to depart any way from the Emperours court vntill he arriued there for hée made him a promise before many daies were past he would appeare there in person as he requested him to giue the Emperour to vnderstand then bidding him adiue entered aboord his ship commanding his maister to lanch out a contrary way CHAP. XII How Abenunq arriueth in Constantinople at whose comming the emperour is very glad and Esquiuela his daughter most ioifull and how Linides the lord of the island Liquia and the County Pelides his cousin ioust against the knights of the court and win the best ABenunq maruelous glad of the good succour which came at such a pinch sailed with a fauourable wind till he came to Constantinople where as soone as hée was arriued he commanded king Ocurites and all the Christian slaues to be landed in skiffes whom he appointed to march towards the Emperours pallace to acomplish the message which Marcomyr had giuen him in charge whereof the emperor being aduertised demanded what meant this troupe of prisoners when one of the principal knights of Abenunq who went before to make them march in order answered in this sort If it please your maiestie it is the king of Culaquin sonne in law to the great Turke who departed his countrie with a puissant and huge armie to endomage and ruin your empire By this traitor had the prince Abenunq son to the Souldan of Babilon your nephew and all his traine ben put to sword or to the chaine had it not ben for the succour of a knight called Marcomyr second to none other who rescued vs and hath now sent him prisoner to you These good newes much pleased the Emperour thinking Marcomyr had béene come with Abenunq neuerthelesse as soone as he vnderstood he had left him beehind at the streight of Sestos and Abidos he was wroth and sore displeased surely quoth he albeit it gréeueth me I cannot haue him in my house to recompence him as his prowesse and courtesie deserueth yet hereof may the king Ocurites well vaunt himselfe for were it not for respect of the knight by whom he is vanquished and sent vnto me I should torment him all the daies of his life with sharpe and cruell punishment to make him call to mind the fellonie he hath heretofore shewed towards my vassals freinds and confederats Neuerthelesse séeing I receiue him from the hand of so valiant a man as Marcomyr he shall be committed to safegard vntil his comming Then sent he to lock him vp in a high tower commanding he should want nothing néedfull for his life and ease But to return to Abenunq after Diocles and the other lords had with al courtesie entertained him and welcommed them al more quaintly for his owne part he conducted him before the emperour of whom he was receiued most honourably who caused him to lodge in his pallace in a lodging néere his son Diocles who as yet was vnknighted as was he himselfe whereby grew a great loue and acquaintance betwéene these two hoping both one day to be companions in arms together Abenunq discoursed then the summe of Marcomyrs message and could neuer satisfie himself with sufficiently commending his liberall bountie and vnspeakeable valour so that the good prince was stil inflamed more and more to sée this knight for whom he blessed and praised God who had infused so many perfections into him the which Rifaran and Lechefin did confirme by this little word that there can neuer be so much good and honour spoken in his praise but the merit of his vertues would far excéed the capacity of the most learned and eloquent tongue which should bée emploied to that purpose After that Abenunq had deliuered some other matters of his embassage to the Emperour he went to sée the Empresse in her chamber and as he would haue bowed himselfe to kisse her hand with the more reuerence the honourable ladie rising vp from her seat to saue him that labour receaued him wonderfull courteously and at large demanded him the newesfrom Archidiana his mother whom the prince answered in al points very sagely as from his childhood he had ben learned to doe then came to embrase him swéetly the infant Philocrista and Esquiuela her companion who could not tell what countenance to make for the extreame ioy shée felt in her mind hauing before her eies the second highest hope of her heart and albeit she did all she might to dissemble it she was constrained notwithstanding in the end to fill the eares of the assistants with these spéeches My dearest brother I know not what greater contētment might happen to me at this present then to behold your presence in the assemblie which shall be here one of these daies holden for me where séeing our parents cannot be present it hath ben their pleasure to honour me so much as to send you in their place who I know are as wel welcome to euery one as all our company of ladies is glad to bid you welcome Sister quoth Abenunq the Souldan our father hauing vnderstood the honour which the Emperour doth you in matching you with the prince Ditreus his nephew hath sent me to giue him heartie thanks and to offer on his part vpon conclusion of the articles of contract such agréements as shall like him well being assured these things so well handled by him cannot chuse but be acceptable to both parties contracted As for madame Archidiana our mother she presenteth you by me many Iewels rich stuffes and other exquisite singularities sutable to a princesse of so great a house as you are to the end on your mariage day you may shew the maiestie of the race whence you are descended hereof Esquiuela and Dit●eus rested well pleased and satisfied and now they did but long for the happie hower which should bring them that ioy and contentation which they had so long in heart desired In the meane time the Emperour he caused a triumph to be published thorowout all Gréece and vpon the fiftéenth day following should the marriage be solemnly celebrated so that you might haue séene what an infinite number of knights flocked daily to the court from all parts Amongst others thether came Linides lord of the island Liquia he that had done more valiant acts in the aduenture of Celestina then any other aduenturer And of a truth was thought to be one of the best men at armes at that time in all the Empire thorow the which was already spread the fame of this feast This knight tooke with him in companie only his cousin the County Pelides a hardie gentleman and so estéemed and accounted of all in martiall affairs albeit he was yoonger then Linedes When they were both arriued at Constantinople they would not enter into the cittie but encamped themselues in the plaine a great way from others and néer