passed folyshly in pleasures mondaynes and condampne me not but by thy holy mercy receyue my poore souls into thy blessed handes and defende me from the deuyll And in sayeng these wordes an aungell of heauen came and appeared vnto hym sayenge ⧠Ualentyne know for a certaynte that thou shalte departe oute of this worlde within this foure dayes for it is the wyll of our lorde Jesu chryst which sendeth me vnto the. Alas my lord god sayd Ualentyne â–ª I owe well for to thanke the whan by thy holy auÌ„gell thou doest me to wyte y e last ende of my dayes Than the holy man Ualentyne made signe that they should bryng him paper ynke and whan he had it Ualentyne wrote how he him selfe in the habyte of a pylgrym discouered the treasoÌ„ all the estate of hys lyfe After he putte in his name and folded the halfe of the rynge in it and helde it in hys hande And after these thinges Ualentyne made a prâ—este to come to whome he confessed his synnes deuoutelye and receyued the holye sacramentes and at the houre he dyed And forth wyth al the belles of the cyte beganne for to rynge for him where of the people was much abashed and amerueyled And the Emperour Orson and all the lordes and barons descended and dyd fynde the preest besyde the holy body Frende sayd the Emperoure Orson wherfore is it that they rynge so fast in y â— Cyty Syr sayd â–ª the preest I thynke that it is a myracle that God wyll shew for this holy man For euen so as he yelded vp the ghoost the belles began for to rynge on euery syde Whan Orson saw that the poore man was deade in that place â–ª he was muche pensife and ameruayled By my fayth sayd he I thinke that this same is a holy body and that God dothe myracles for hym Than he aduysed the letter that he held in hys hand and thought for to haue taken it â–ª but he myght not haue it in no maner of wyse So there came the fayre clerymonde and she assayed as the other dyd and hadde it For also soone as she touched it the hand opened â–ª and she toke the letter at her owne pleasure Soo it was opened anone and than Clerymonde saw and knew the halfe of the ryng wherefore she sayde Lordes we shall haue tydynges a none of my loue Ualentyne So there was a secretary that redde all the dedes of the holy man It is not to be demaunded the grete dolours and complayntes of Orson of Bellyssante and of Clerimonde for he hadde his herte to harde that wepte not than The fayre ClerimoÌ„de as halfe dead keste her selfe vpon the body in makynge suche complayntes that they wende she wolde haue dyed Alas sayde the ladye where maye I become whan I haue loste my lyfe and my comforte and myne onely hope Alas my loue Ualentyne what haue you thoughte whan you are come to dye so nere me in pouertye and in so great myserye wythout geuyng me ony knowledge of you Alas I haue sene you often in pouertye â–ª colde and trauayle wythout geuyng you any comforte â–ª Nowe am I aboue all the moost vnfortuned whan I might not know nor aduyse him that I ought to serue so longe in bytter trybulacyon â–ª as true and loyall spouse After she kyssed hys face and his handes by a meruyllous dystresse And after the great doole the holy body was borne to be buryed in the great church of Constantynoble â–ª wyth so greate a company that none myght passe through the stretes And it was not longe after but that the body was canonysed and put in shrine Soo God shewed wel that he was wel worthy for to be called saynt for the daye that he dyed all speke men were healed of theyr maladyes that vysyted his tombe So it was not longe after the death of Ualentyne that Clerymonde dyd make her anonne and syth the story sayth that she was abbesse of an abbaye that was fouÌ„ded in the worshyp and honour of sayâ—â—te Ualentyne Thus departed out of thys worlde the holy body glorious And Orson abode Emperour seuen yere the whych he gouerned well and wysely and no more And in that same tyme he had a chylde of Galazye named Morant that same Morante in hys tyme posseded the realme of Angory ¶ Of the merueylous vysion of Orson how hebeâ—a me an heremyte in a great wodde ca. Cxvâ—i MIthin seuen yere Galazyedyed for whom the Emperour Orson made great sorow And after the deeth of her he ete but brede and rotes and small froytes that he founde in the wodde where as he dyd remayne So it happened hym one nyght in vysyon that hym semed that he sawe all the gates of heuen open and sawe the Joyes of the saued the syeges of the sayntes crowned in glorye and the aungelles that songe melodyously before the sauyour of the world After he sawe betwene two hyghe roches in the botom of an obscure valeye the gulfre of helle where as was the dampned Some in a brennynge fyre the other in boylynge caudrous the other hanged by theyr tongues the other assaylled and enuyronned wyth serpentes and generally he sawe all the paynes of helle whiche is horrible and ferefull for to recounte After the whyche vysyon he wakened all afrayed and ameruaylled of the thynges that he had sene And in wepyng pyteously came vnto the grene knyght and sayd to hym Frende I knowe that the worlde is of lytell valoure and of shorte durynge and that all is but vayne glorye of the pompes of this worlde displeasaunt vnto god and to the salute of the soule lytle profytable For the whyche thynge I praye you that you wyll take kepe vpon my chyldren and enfourme them so in dedes and condycyons that they maye gouerne the Empyre of grece to the pleasure of god and the worlde for I leue you the charge as vnto hym that aboue all the men of the world I trust mooste And knowe that the remnaunte of my lyfe I wyll lede solytaryly and habandone the worlde And at this same houre I renouÌ„ce all worldly honoure and take my leue yf you Whan the grene knyght heard these wrodes he beganne for to wepe tenderly and Orson recomforted hym and sayd Alas wepe no more for me but praye vnto god that he giue me strengthe and puyssaunce for to accomplysshe my wyll After Orson departed in defendynge the grene knyghte to tell it anye body So he wente into a greate wodde where as he lyued holyly after his deathe god shewed for him many myracles and was a saynt canonyzed And the grene knyght gouerned the chyldren so that they finisshed their dayes gloriouslye and wente vnto the blysse that neuer shall haue ende to the which he bryng vs all that suffered deathe for vs on the crosse Amen ¶ Thus endeth the hystorye of the two valyaunte brethren Ualentine and Orson soÌ„nes vnto the Emperour of Grece ¶ Imprynted At London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the Rose Garland by me Wyllyam Copland for John Walley
that he was knowen for he thought wel to haue had his pleasure of the lady But he enterprysed suche a thyng wherby his treason was knowen afterwarde and disclosed as it shalbe recounted to you afterwarde After the depatrynge of the Archebyshop the lady abode in the wodde beside the fountayne tryst and sorowful with Blandimayn that was wouÌ„ded The marchaunt that was abiden said Alas lady I se that by the Archebysshop ye are falslybetrayed and haue bâ— expulsed froÌ„ the Emperoure Now god giue me grate to liue so longe that I may accuse him of this misoeâ—e and to purchase hys death Lâ—ly to god I commaundâ— you the whyche giue you patience and comforte Soo the marchaunte toke hys leue and Blandymayne thaÌ„ked hym many times Than Blandimayne mounted the Lady vpon her horse and after mounted vpon hys owne and wente vnto a lodginge that was there beside where as thei abode by the space of eight daies for to hele Blandimayn Whaâ— he had rested him and that he might ride they put them vpon the waye towards Fraunce And the sorowfull ladye complayned her by the way and sayd Alas Blandimayn my frende what may my brother and all the lordes saye of my pyteous case whan they shal knowe that for a vylaynous dede I am so shamefully deieâ—â—e from the Emperoure and as a romen woman banisshed the Empyre of Constan tynoble Alas I am right certaine that my brother wyl beleue lightly that I am culpable of the dede and make me die shamefully for he is right fyerse of courage lady said Blandimayn be of good chere put your trust in god In spekyng thus Blandymayde that the ladye conduyted rode so muche that after that they had passed diuers countreis regions they ariued in Fraunce passed by Orleaunce for to go vnto Paris â–ª where as the kyng was accustomed to soiourney moste So they â–ª entred in to a great forest that is syxe myle from Orleaunce in the whiche happened pyteous thynges vnto the Empresse Bellyssant as I shall make mention hereafter ¶ How Bellyssant was deliuered of two fayre sones whiche were named Ualentyne and Orson and howe she loste them Capit. v. BEllyssant was ryding within the forest the which was with chylde as you haue heard reâ—â—â—ed before It happened that her bodye had determined and fulfilled her time that constrayned her for to desâ—ende of her horse and complayne her tenderly Blaudimain demauÌ„ded her what she aâ—led that she complayned her soo Alas Blandymayn sayde the lady lyght downe of thy horse helpe that I were layde vnder yonder great tree and thynke 〈◊〉 for to â—â—ke me some wife For the tyme is â—omâ— that I must nâ—des be deliuered without any lenger delaye Blandymayne descended quickely and laid her vpon a fayre grene place vnder a tree the which he did chose and marke for to knowe it the better And then he leâ—t on horsebacke rode also fast as he might for to seke some wyfe to helpe and sucoute the lady The noble lady Bellyssant abode there all alone with out any company saue God and the blessed vâ—gyn mary that did helpe her and succoured her in such maner that she was deliuered of twoo fayre sonnes in the forest But they were not so sone come vpon the carthe but that the good lady suffred muche payne and anguâ—she as you shall heare So as the lady was deliuered of the fruyte of her wombe and that she laye vnder the tree ther came vnto her a beer the which was maâ—â—eâ—lously great and horrible toke one of her children in his mouthe and wente his wayâ— into the thycke of the forest also faste as he myght Then was the gracious lady sorowfull not without a cause for the perdiction of her chylde and began for to crye with a feable vâ—yce muche pyteously And vpon bothe her fere handes she wente after the beer in the forest that was anone out of her syght Alas to lytle auayled her the pursuyte For she shal neuer se her chyld vnto the tyme that by myracle he be yelded vnto her agayne So loÌ„ge went the lady through the forest wepyng for her child and trauaylled her so fore to goo after that a stronge sicknes toke her in suche wise that she fel in a swounâ— vpon the colde earth as it had bene a dead woman I wyll leue here to speake of her and wyll tell you of the other childe that was left all alone ¶ It happenâ—d the same daye that the kynge Pepyn was departed out of Parys accoÌ„panyed wys diuers great lordes and barons for to go vnto Constantinoble to se his sister bellyssant And toke his way towarde Orleaunce â–ª and he rode so faste that he entred into the forest where as his syster â–ª Bellyssant was deliuered but he knew nothyng therof at that tyme. Now it is true as it was the pleasure of god that as the kynge Pepyn passed throughe the forest he espyed vnder the hye tree the other sonne of Bellyssant all alone that lay vpon the earth soo he rode that waye and sayd vnto hys barons Lordes by the god that created all thynges I haue founde here a muche fayre encountre se what a fayre chylde I haue founde here By Ihesus sayd the lordes syr kynge you say true Nowe sayd the kynge Pepyn I wyll that it be nourysshed at myne expenses also longe as god shall giue it lyfe And wil that to be kept ryght tenderly and nobly as if it were myne owne propre chylde For yâ— y t god sende hym lyfe untyll the tyme that he be a man I shal gyue hym great landes and tenementes for to liue vpon Then the kynge Pepyn called vnto hym one of hys squyers and gaue hym the charge of the child sainge to him Bere this child to Orleance make it baptyzed and seke him a good nouryce and make that he be nourysshed also well as is possible Good ryght had kyng Pepyn to loue the chylte for he was hys nenewâ— but he knowe it not The souyer toke the childe as kyng Pepyn hadde hym and bare it into OrleauÌ„ce And after made it to be baptised and gaue it his name For he made it to be named Ualentine for suche was the name of the sâ—â—er After he sought a nouryce and made the chylde to be well kept as he was commaunded The kynge â—oode in the forest alwaye holdynge his Iournaye â–ª for he had great desyre to be in the Cytie of constantinoble to se his syster Bellyssant that he loued so muche And euen so as he passed through the forest he recountred Blandymayn that led a wife with hym Blandymain knewe the kyng and anone lyghte of his horse and salwed him After the salute done the kyng sayde vnto him Blandymayn fayre syr tell vs tidinges of Constantinoble And amoÌ„g other thinges tell vs howe oure syster Bellyssant doth Dere syr said Blandymayn as to the regarde of tidinges with payne can I tel you any that is good For
out of your company And whan the knight 〈◊〉 leâ—tine vnderstode that the greane knight had a sister that was so faire by the will of God almighty and by the inclinacion of naturall loue he was smitten at the heart with her beaute right â—roauntlie So he madea vowe vnto God that he wold neuer rest til that he had sene the lady that was so gretely coÌ„mended And after these things the grene knight that was crowned king of the greene Mountaine and that helde grete Lordeshippes vnder him made to crie through his host that all Painims and Sarazins that were comen at his coÌ„ maundement for to serue him before Acquitaine sholde recorne againe into their Countrees without dommagynge of the duke Sauaries countre in ony manner So departed Paynims and sarazins makyng grete sorowe for the takynge of the grene knyghte And Ua lentyne and Orson tooke hym and ledde hym as prysoner towarde the cyty of Acquytayne Ye nede not to demaunde of the grete noyse and the grete solace and the grete Ioye that was made of lytell and greate in the cyte of Acquytayne And the duke Sauarye wyth all hys baronnage receyued them in grete tryumphe wythoute the cyte And whan the grene knight was before the noble duke of Acquitaine and all his baronage he said to them in this maner Lordes wel ought you to bere honoure and reuerence vnto this Knighte that hathe coÌ„quered me by force of armes And knowe certainly y t this man is a kynges sonne and a Quenes and he neuer souked no woman in his life for if it were not soo he shuld neuer haue had strength nor nuyssaunce for to haue vaynquysshed me for so it was sayde by the head of brasse that my sister Clerymonde hathe in her cham bre By my fayth sayd the duke of Acquitain wel may ye be byleued for he hath wel shewed againste you the grete prowesse and hardynes that is in hym And syth that it is so that I knowe the greate valyauntnes that is in hym I wil bere him honour and reuerence with all my puyssaunce In sayinge these worddes the duke of Acquitaine with all his court and the grene knighte that Orson ledde prysoner bene entred into the towne and mounted vp into the palays And whan they were within the duke maunded his doughter after said to her My doughter se here the grene knight the whiche for to conquere your body and haue your loue hath longe time kept the most part of my londe in his subgeccyon And how wel that he is not of our byleue yet fortune was too me contrarye and aboue my wyll maystresse in such manner that stronge and longe abyding too haue soucoure of some other badye hadde constrayned my hearâ—e to accorde vnto suche thynges but god y t is true Iudge hathe wylled remedye this dede in suche a maner that of myne enemye I am auenged and comen to the aboue by this same knyght that Ualentyne hath brought vnto you by the lycence of kynge Pepyn for to socour your body Now may you knowe that aboue all other he is hardy and valyaunt And I byleue that god hathe transmysed hym for to conquere you Wherfore my doughter myn onely hope in whome remayneth all my Ioye and comforte of my lyfe auyse and haue aspecte and consyderacyon vpon this case for it is my wyl that you sholde haue hym vnto husbande yf your consentynge and wyl were accordynge vnto myne for none ought to constrayne a body to take one in mariage agaynst theyr wyll ¶ My redoubted lorde sayd the noble mayden that was ryght wel endoctryned puruayed of answer You knowe that you are my fader I am your doughter it is no reason and ryght that I that am after god nature subgecte vnto you doo ony thynge after my wyll but am redy and preste for to do all your pleasure and yf I wolde do other wyse I sholde not shewe that I were your naturall doughter for you knowe wel that you haue promysed for to gyue me in maryage vnto hym that by force of armes myghte conquere the grene knyght Now is he comen by whome the thynge is accomplysshed thorowe oute And the whiche hathe accomplysshed perfourmed the tenour of your crye and denouncynge that you haue made and publysshed thorugh euery crysten regâ—on soo it is well reason that I take hym and that vnto hym I be gyuen And yf in ony wyse I wolde not take hym I wolde cause your entencyon to be aduychyled whiche for euer sholde be reproche vnto me Doughter sayd the duke of Acquytayne ye haue spoked 〈◊〉 the hyghlye and your answer pleaseth me ryght well and all them that be he represente to my demynge Now muste it be knowen of the knyght yf y t he wyll take you vnto wyfe spouse and yf he be contente I shal gyue him with the maria ge of you half Acquytayne There was presente valeÌ„tyne that by sygnes demauÌ„ded Orson his wyl and intente And he made hym sygne that he wolde neuer haue other than the Fayre Fezonne thus were these two partyes of accorde of the whiche thynge they that knewe it were ryght Ioyous The duke Sauary made to come a bysshoppe for to handfeste Orson and the faire lady Fezonne and to make them promesse that the one sholde take the other for loyal spouse the terme of theyr lyâ—es At that presente tyme there was none other thige made hytwene them vnto the daye of the spousaylles And it nedeth not to aske yf the Ioye and myrthe was grete thorughe the cyte of Acquytaine bothe of litell and grete and the grete nombre of dysportes and playes that there was made for the rehersynge wolde be to longe But how well that Orson had sworne and made promyse to take the fayre FezoÌ„ne yet shall he not wedde her nor neuer lye by hersydes tyll y e by the wyll of god he shall speke good language And that Ualentyne had conquered the fayre Clerymonds of the whiche thynges I wyll make mencyon here after as well as I maye ¶ How on the nyght that Orson was made sure to the fayre Fezonne the aungell of god appered vnto valentyne And of the commaundement that he gaue hym Capitulo xxiiii AFter that Orson hadde handfeste the fayre Fezonne on that same daye was made grete solace thorughe all the countree aboute for all the lordes of the longe were gladde of that assemble In ioye and solace passed that daye tyll the nyght came that it was tyme to go to reste The duke of Acquytayne dyde withdrawe hym in to his chambre for to rest hym And euery body wente in to theyr chambres as they were ordeyned Ualentyne and Orson wente in to a fayre chambre that was apparaylled of them wente to reste in o ryche bedde bothe Orson and he for that nyght And whan it came towarde mydnyght by the wyll of god almyghty a auÌ„gell appered vnto Ualentyne and sayd to hym Ualentyne knowe
his sone Ualentyne speke so for the greate â—ishonoure of his dolorous mother he began for to wepe right piteously said with piteous wordes vnto his sonne walentine Alas my deare sonne I knowe clerely that thou art my sonne legytime that with good right thou wilt fight for thy mother the whiche by a false an euill reporte and light beleue â–ª I haue put and sent thy mother in exile â–ª but as for to vndertake too fight for her deade in a field it is no nede For the false â— coursed Archebisshop that had accused her hath bene foughten with and shamefully vanquyshed and put vnto villaynous deathe by a valiaunt marchaunt the which in the presenâ—t oâ— the kyng Pepyn thyne vncle and of me and before all the congregacion of diuers princes barons knyghtes hath â—olde and confessed how with wrong euyll cause by enuye and dyabolyke temptacion he had accused the good lady towarde me When I vnderstode his confession I was wounded so bitterly at the hart that of my dolour it should be to great a thyng to recounte And syth that same tyme I haue sent diuers messengers into dyuers countreys and regyons in trustyng to haue had of my wyfe some cerâ—ayne â—ydynges but I myght not do so muche as to haue some knowledge of her And therfore my childe and myne only hope if thou knowe any thyng of thy mother hyde it not from me for aboue all my desyres I haue a syngulâ—â— desyre for to here some â—ydinges Syr sayd valentyne for to speke of my mother knowe for all certayne that yestemyght about mydnyght I sawe her and spake to her within acquytaine tolde him y t Pacoleâ— brought him so sone of the whiche thynge the Emperoure his father was muche ameruayled For the comyng of valentine was made great ioye through all the cytie of Constancynoble And soo muche was the emperoure Alexander reioysed that he coÌ„maunded to rynge all the bâ—lles of the cytye And when the paynyens and sarazyns heard the great ioye that they of the cytye made they ranue vnto armes and in great dylygence were armed ◠〈◊〉 poynt And when they were all ready armed the soudan â—oradyn accompanied with xxx kynges stronge puyssaunt made to assayle the cytie of Constantinoble the whiche was so full of people that manye horses were dead for hongre And also dyuers men and women and lytell chyloren from day to day by faute of natural substauÌ„ce fynâ—â—â—ed their daies piteously in the stretes And when the noble Dalentine aduised and knew the great multytude of paynims and sarazins and the necessite of the cytie of Constantynoble he spake before all the lordes and captaynes saying in this maner Lordâ—s knyghtes you knowe and se that within this cytie you are in great necessitie of vitayles and yet you maye recouer none but by your valiauntnes vpon your enemies Wherfore I am of the opinion that there should yssâ—e out a certayne nombre of men for too conquere some vitaylles And I al the first am ready and apparaylled to conduyâ—e with my litell power and as well as I maye all them of the cytie that wyll yssut out with me To that couÌ„sayll was consentyng all the capitaines of the armye So there issued out of the cytie with the valiaunt knyght Ualentyne xx thousande men of armes and there yssued out also a great multitude of small people that for the indygence and the greate necessite that they were in folowed hym gladly When they were out of the gates they ran vpon the sarazins so fiersly so valiauntly that within a short space they toke and wonne thre hondred charyottes with vytaylles but as they led them towarde the citie of Constantynoble the soudan that for this losse was sorowefull with a great company of sarazyns and painims put himselfe betwene them and the cytie of Constantinoble for to recouer the vytaylles agayne that they had lost And when the kyng Pepyn sawe that they had stopped the passage he smote his horse with the sporres and set his spete in the reste and dyd so valiaunt that he smote dead vnto the earthe the proude Maragon the whichâ— was kyng of LapharnaÌ„ Then he drew out his sworde and smote Arcillon that was tyght strong and paussaunt â–ª in suche wyse that he smote hym out of his sadle vnto the earth And when valentine the grene knight sawe the great deades of armes that kyng Pepyn dyd they entred in to the batayll and without ceasyng they dyd so muche by force of armes that before the Soudan they heweâ— downe the chefe standarde of the false paynims and sarazyns And when the standarde was downe Ualentyne passed forth agaynst the false soudan and gaue hym so great a stroke with his speâ—e that he sâ—ote him of the Olyphaunt that he was mounted on muche rudely and valiauntly ¶ At that houre was done so many feates of armes by Ualentyne and the grene knyght that Moraldos was dead and the admyrall taken by the grene knight And valentine maugre all the painâ—â—â—s and sarazins did cast vnto the grounde foure kynges sarazyns â–ª smote of bothe the armes of the Admyrall of Ombrye But the two good knightes that same daye for to wynne honoure and fame were to ardaunt and entred to ferre wythin the hoste of the painims and sarasins for whan they thought to hau retorned they wer enclosed with Painims and taken and after bounde straytly as prysoners and led before the Soudan the whyche also soone as he sawe theym he swore his grete God mahoun that thei shuld neuer retorne vnto the christen men agayn but should make a gyâ—et to be reysed vp before the cyte of Constantynoble and make them be hanged so hye that al their frendes myght se them Thus was Ualentine and the greue knight in grece fere of their liues thynckynge neuer to escape from theyr cursed handes And the christeÌ„ meÌ„ did retorne maugre painims sarazins for ther was with theym vytaylles in grete haboundance so that al the people of the cyte weeâ— refreshed and comforted But or they arryued with in the cyte they had a pyteous recountre of paynyms and Sarazyns and ledde a pyteous recountre and strong batayl so that the christen men wend neuer to haue retorned into the cytie of Constantynoble Than they of the cyte that sawe wel the necessite of their men made to cry throughe the cyte that vpon payne of deathe all manner of men prestes clerkes Chanons monkes Freers and womeÌ„ shuld bere the crosse before them in the honour of the passion of our Lord Ihesu Christ and yssue oute againste the painims Than was the nombre so gret of the people that yssued out of the cytie of Constantynoble that the estimacâ—on was forty thousaÌ„d And whan the painims and sarazins saw the great noÌ„bre of people that came out against theÌ„ they reculed a backe in to their â—enâ—s â—et the christen men bere a way the vitailles But or
for he was solde and betrayed by the false Haufray ⧠Howe kyng Brandiffer and king Lucar toke king Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce within the cytie of Jerusalem Capit. lxxxviii NOwe is the kyng Pepyn and the twelue peres of Fraunce came in to Jerusalem for to vysyte the holy sepulcre And for to do the more deuoutly y e holy vyages that are in y e lande of promission in the which our lorde Jhesus christe suffred death and passion they are aryued at a good patriarkes the whiche hadde the kepyng of the holy sepulcre And he gaue them guydes for to conduyte them vnto al the holy places in whiche were the indulgences and pardons They made a preest to synge masse afore them euery daye and in great deuocyon vysyted the holy places Nowe happened pyteous thynges for to recouÌ„te whyles that they were wyth in Jherusalem for Brandyffer the kynge af ynde and the kynge Lucar the whyche had ben aduertysed by the traytoure Haufray arryued in the cytie of Jherusalem puyssauntly accompanyed and wente vnto the towre of Dauyd towarde the kynge of Surye that helde the countree and there presented them And whan he sawe theÌ„ he was muche amerâ—â—â—yled of theyr commyng And after the salutacyon made demaunded theym Lordes what thynge dryueth you hether for I thinke that you are not comen hether wythout a great cause ThaÌ„ branyffer spake and sayd vnto hym Syr knowe that by a christen man we are aduertysed and enformed that with in this cyte is arryued the twelue peres of FrauÌ„ce wyth the kynge pepyn Now they are the pryncypall enmyes of our lawe and they that of all the worlde maye greue vs moost And haue alredy taken the cyte of Angory and spylled a great quantyte of my lande my men put vnto death and my countre dystroyed And therfore we are comen hetherfor to take theym For whan we shall haue them we may do our wyll wythall Fraunce And of all chrystendome be lordes and maysters By mahowne sayd the kynge of Surye that helde the temple of salamon you speke ryght wysely of thys thynge I am muche contente Nowe be it done after your appetyte for we ought to be curyous for to take dystroye suche menne and for the loue of our goodes we ought to waâ—e vpon that dede Soo I shall tell you what we shall do for to accomplysshe this thinge I shall sende worde vnto the patriarke that and he haue any Frenche pylgryms that be bryng theim too me anone for I wyll sende some letters in to Fraunce ¶ Howe the kyng of Surye sent a messenger vnto the Patryatke of Jerusalen byddyng hym brynge hym kyng Pepyn the twelue peres of Fraunce the whiche he dydde ¶ Capit. lxxxix SO the messenger of the kyng of Surye went towarde the patryarke and sayde vnto him The kyng of Sury sendeth you worde that and you haue any Frenche pyigrâ—ms that you brynge them vnto hym Then he wente vnto theyr lodgynge where as he founde them redy to go vnto theyr souper for they had accomplysshe theyr pylgrymage and sayd vnto them Frendes you muste come presently vnto the kyng of Sury Alas sayd kyng Pepyn here is pyteous tydynges for I am certayne that he wyll put me vnto death yf he knowe me But I shall tell you what we shall doo We wyll make Henry our mayster I shall bere hys hatte and hys staffe By god syr sayd Henry that knewe well treason that shal I not do for here is Orson duke Myllon that are more worthyer to be it than I. Syr sayd the duke Myllon I shall do all that it shal please you Than they departed from theyr lodges to go towarde the Paynym that had sente for them The duke Myllon was honoured as kyng and Pepyn bare hys staffe and hys hat poorely clothed The good patriarke ledde them that thought none euyll and also soone as he hadde delyuered them he departed thens Come hether sayd the kynge of Surye I am well enfourmed of your case you are Frenshemen that come for to espye me and in your company is the kyng of Fraunce Syr sayd one of the twelue peres the kyng of Fraunce is not in this company â–ª peas sayd the kyng of Sury for by mahoune yf the kyng of frauÌ„ce shelve not hym selfe anone I shall make you all dye wythout remyssyon ¶ Kynge sayd anone the traytour Henry of me haue no doubte for it is not I. ThaÌ„ the duke Myllon apperceyued well that there was treason So he sayd all on hye Syr I am the kyng of Fraunce but there is one thynge that I wyll saye vnto you yf it please you to heare me We are coman vnto the holy sepulcre your lawe is suche that all chrysten men maye come and go surely vpon your londe wythout any hurte to the sayde pylgrymage in paying the trybute that is establysshed and dewe vnto you Now we haue al paid and accompiysshed after the ordenaunce of his countrey Whetfore me thynke you doo vs to great wronge if you disturbe vs for that cause By mahowne you may say what you will but there is neyther tyme nor season to you that maketh vs warre for to come hether to espye ourlande Than he called Brandiffer Lucar and said to them Lordes take these false christiaÌ„s spies and do with them your wyll for I put theim entyerly in to your handes to make theym dye of what death it shall please you At these wordes the pylgryms were taken and witholden by the painims So it is not to be demaunded if they fared foule with them for they had no more pytie of the noble lordes thaÌ„ of dogges They were streyghtly holdenand bound and after Brandyffer spake and sayd Lordes I will that these false men be ledde vnto the stronge castell and there be put in my depest pryson Syth we shall go in to Angorye and by force of armes wynne all the countrey After we shall go in to Fraunce and take the countrey put it lyghtly in our obeysaunce for there we shal neyther fynde king lorde nor baron that will saye vs the centrary And therfore you maye go eche of you in to your countrey til a certayne daye that we shal mete at Faleyze and there departe the prysoners after reason Lordes sayde the kyng of Ynde as to the regarde of the prysoners I demaunde none other thynge for my parte but that you wyll geue me the least so I shall make hym my dwerf And make hym ryde with me because that he is lytell and me thynke he is a man sure ynough And I shall doo hym good if he will renounce the lawe of Jhesus To this demaunde accorded all the other gaue kyng Pepyn to the kyng of Ynde that ledde hym in to Ynde with him and loued hym muche afterwarde notwithstandyng that he suffred many trybulacions ¶ How the kyng of Ynde the great ledde kyng Pepyn awaye for the parte of his prysoners but he knewe not
no doubte for you shall be delyuered in the chaunge of a paynem kyng that they of your lawe holdeth Whan Henry vnderstode those wordes he repented hym that he had gainsayde the king his father and that he made hym not the kyng of Fraunce when he was requyred But the vntrue chylde that knewe the treason thought not that his father should haue escaped but he knewe well his vnhappy wil when he sawe the duke Myllon deliuered by suche meanes the whiche in wepyng toke leue of the other barons Alas sayde the emperoure of Grece salue me aboue all my chylde Valentyne and me also sayd Orson and recommaunde me vnto hym tell hym howe we are here in mysetable dystresse and in great pouerte if by hym we haue not succour shortly it behoueth vs to fynyshe our dayes Lordes sayde Myllon take comfort vnto you for if it please Jhesus I shall neuer retourne in to Fraunce til that you be delyuered Than he departed from the pryson and all the other abode wepyng full tenderly when he was oute as wyse well taught he went towarde the fayre Galazye and toke leue of her in muche great reuerence the lady was curteyse and amiable recommaunded hym vnto her god mahoune So departed the duke Myllon and the messengers that were come for hym ledde him to the hauen After they mounted vpon the sea and in shorte tyme arryued in the hoost of Brandyffer Than when Brandiffer sawe him he sayd vnto him Freking well may you be come you knowe well ynough wherfore I haue sente for you Go with my men that haue brought you hetherin to the cytie of Angory and saye vnto Ualentyne that in chaunge of you he geue me Lucar as we haue appoynted Syr sayd the ouke Millon so will I doo and holde you suche loyalte that for me he wyll not geue you Lucar I shall come and yelde me vnto you to do with me as you dyd before By mahoune said Brandyffer you speake rially and I demaunde no more of you Nowe go vnto mahoune the whiche conduyte you Thus departed Myllon dangler they that ledde hym Soo they arryued at Angorye entred in without any refuse and went in to the palays where as they founde Valentyne Then he and the duke Myllon embraced swetely eche other And the duke Myllon toke hym asyde and recounted to hym howe they were taken wichin Jerusalem and howe the kynge of ynde had ledde kyng Pepyn away without knowyng hym and also how he had chaunged his name at the request of kyng Pepyn and tolde hym howe the other were in pryson in the strong castell Whan Valentyne vnderstoode hym he sayde vnto hym swetely Will haue you wrought for I knowe that you did it for good good is happened you for too daye you are delyuered from your enemyes by the true saruyce y t you dyd vnto king Pepyn You shewed you a good frende whan you dyd chaunge your name for to saue kyng Pepyn And also so one myght you haue hadde dammage as proffyte for of nature the false paynims desired the death of kynge Pepyn because that he susteyneth the faythe of Jhesu christe against them and destroyeth that of maboune when Ualentyne had spoken so he made to bryng forth the kyng Lucar and sayde to hym Lucar for this tyme you are delyuered but kepe you from me the tyme to come and thynke vpon my frende Pacolet that you haue slayne For by God if euer I recountre you in batail or elles where we shal se whiche of vs twayne shall be the more valiaunter At these wordes departed the kyng Lucar that was ryght ioyous for to escape And whan he was without the gates sarazins came against hym with a great puyssaunce makyng great ioye for his delyueraunce Thus was the kyng Lucar delyuered and the duke Myllon yelded vnto Ualentyne Aâ— none as the duke Myllon was within with UaleÌ„tyne they made no great so iournyng but ordeyned their bataylles and with fyftye thousand men yssued oute in displaying their baners and standardes And whan Brandiffer vnderstode those tidinges he made to blow his trompettes and clarons and ordeyned his batailes too the nombre of foure and twenty And when they were ordeyned he yede for the accompanied with foure and twenty kynges all holding of him and the christen men approched nere for too smyte vpon them but they were so thicke that they might not entre ¶ Howe Ualentyne and the duke Myllon yssued oute of Angorye vpon the satazyns and howe the sarazins loste the batayll and were dyscomfyted ¶ Capitulo xcvii THan Ualentyne toke his spere in his hande and cryed hyghly christians take courage than began a harde batayll besyde the standarde of BraÌ„differ that nere him had kyng Lucar puyssauntly accoÌ„panyed Christians assaylled and sarazyns defended them About their standarde was fyfty thousande men that helde before them great targes wherfore the christen men myght not greue them Than an admyrall lorde of cassydoyne sawe a Frencheman that put dyuers paynyms vnto death he went thederwarde with an axe he gaue him suche a stroke that he smote his head in two but before hys retorne a squyer of Normandye aryued vpon the Admyrall afore Myllon dangler smote him down dead And for that valiauntnes Myllon made him knyght And sayd now thynke for to do well for there shall not be so poore a man yt he beare hym valyaunt but that he shall be made knyght to day He made so many that day that euerybody toke payne for to be made one And in thys maner the batayll endured so longe that the sunne began for to derken But for asmuche as the christeÌ„ men sawe that the paynyms wolde wythdrawe them Ualentyne wolde not wythdrawe hym Well wende the sarazyns to haue returned in to theyr pauylyons but y e christen men were before them wherof Brandyffer kynge Lucar were muche ameruayled Al the nyght dured the batayll ryght mortall there was greate fyres on euery syde And the daye was cleare the stoure began more stronger than before There was so many slayne that the bloodran lyke chanelles It nedeth not to demaunde of the prowesse that Ualentyne dyd for in the thyckest of the prese he put hym maugre the sarazyns and the duke Myllon after ¶ Ualentyne on euery syde smote downe horses and men so many that there was no paynym that durst abyde before hym And he entred in soo ferr that he came nere the standarde of Brandyffer and there he sawe the admyrall of Ynde the whyche came agaynst hym so rudely that he slewe his hors vnder hym But Valentyne that was lyght rose vpon his feete anone and toke hys swerde and slewe sarazyns on euery syde in cryenge hyghly saynt George and reclaymynge God But he had neuer escaped yf it hadde not ben the Duke Myllon that departed paynyms as the woâ—ffe dothe the shepe and smote all downe that he founde before hym and soo socoured hym and gaue hym
had the strengthe of ten and for the loue of Jhesu christ were content for to suffre death And the sarazins that were ten agaynst one enclosed the tristen meÌ„ 〈◊〉 it nedeth not to demaunde the prowesse of Orson and of the grene knight for they dyd suche dedâ—s of armes that there was no paynym that abode on liue before theÌ„ Whan the Admitall paynym sawe theyr prowesses he approched nâ—re them and smote a valyaunte knyght in to the sea beside Orson of the whiche he was muche angrye for he loued hym soo he toke an axe and gaue the Admyrall suche a stroke that he ouerthrewe hym dead in his shyppe And whan the paynyms sawe that they were all discomforted and lost their strength and wichdre we them in fleyng all that nyght ¶ But they loste fyftene of their shyppes and foure thousands of their men that was slayne And after the Emperour of Grece spake vnto his men and sayd Lordes I counsayll that we take the armes of these cursed paynims armed vs with araye vs like sarazins for I doubte me sore that we shall bee meete on the sea by the Paynyms The counsaill pleased euery body because that they should not be knowen of the sarazins The Gownes the armes and the harneys of the dead folke they toke and caste the bodyes in to the sea In an euil houre dyd the Emperoure of grece aduyse hym therof for by the armes that he beareth he shall be put vnto death by his sonne UaleÌ„tine as you shal here afterwarde Now the christen men â—te vpoÌ„ the sâ—a that rowled â—y al their baners and set forth in the wynde theÌ„ of the sarazyns and to wed so wel that they aryued within a lytel whyle at the hauen of Angorye ⧠Howe the christen men yssued out of the cytie of Angorye and of the ordenaunce and of their marueylous batayles Capit. C. viii THe kynge Brandyffer and the kynge Lucar a moneth after had assyeged the cyte of Angorye wyth all theyr puyssaunce Valentyne and the other barons had taken counsayl for to yssue out vpon theyr enemyes so they sente the defyaunce vnto BraÌ„dyffer agaynst the mornyng and Brandyffer that was fyerse accorded it Than the Chrysten men that were wythin the cyte of Angory ordeyned theyr bataylles in ten partyes wherof the duke Myllon hadde the fyrste The seconde Sampson of orleaunce The thyrde had his soÌ„ne Geruays erle of Vandosme The fourth the erle of champaygne The. v. quin tyn of NormaÌ„dye The. vi the duke of Burgoyne The vii the erle of Dampmartyn The eyght the erle of Asserue The. ix the Marshall of Constantynoble And Valentyne the tenthe that gaue all the othes oftentymes courage to do well Than the christen men yssued out of Angorye for to assayle Brandiffer that had made fiftene strong batayles and there was in the leest a king Nowe it is not too be demaunded the great rychesses that shyned on the fyelde as well on one syde as other One myght haue heard than trumpettes and clarons and the great batayll begynne About the standarde of the paynyms was Brandiffer kyng Lucar the kynge of Ynde the kyng of salute the admyrall of cordes the admyrall of Orbye the kynge Damene the kynge Dubyas Josue of Paâ—erne the earle Draymant the duke Corâ—hyllant and Croste of Orâ—â—nye Whan it came to the approchynge of the bataylles a paynym of Surye that had neuer bene in warre the whiche for to assaye his body passeth forth came to ward the christen men with his spere couâ—â—â—d muche fyersly Ualentyne sawe him wel the whiche smote his horse with the spores ranne agaynst the paynim and with one stroke smote him downe dead At that same houre the batayle began muche fyersly But the valyauntnes of the paynyms is not to be compared to that of the christen men specially of Ualentyne of the duke Myllon and of the. xiâ— peres The kyng of Ynde entred in to the barayl greued the christen men sore Whan Ualentyne sawe that he roâ—e toward him gaue him so great a stroke that he smote him downe Than the christen men made the sarazyns to recule a backe a great waye for they were dyscomfyte But a sarazyn capitayne of the reâ—egard came and succoured them with thyrty thousande paynyms And there began the batayll more stronger than before The kyng Lucat found the kyng of ynâ—e that fought muche strongly gaue hym succour The christen men were so muche charged with the paynyms at that houre that it was force to theÌ„ to withdrawe theim towarde a poude that was nere a fielde and they shold haue had to muche to do if it had not bene two valiauÌ„t knyghtes that arriued that daye in Angorye accompanied with seuen hundred men of armes The. ii knyghtes that I tell you of came from the holy sepulcre the whiche had suffred great aduersyties as well in pryson as otherwise for to do their vyage The one of theÌ„ brought in to Fraunce the daughter of a ryche admyrall named Claradine and made her to be baptyzed The least of the two knyghtes was Reynarde of Prouaunce and the other Myllon of Dyion and they were fayre and hardy knyghtes So they hadde tydynges of the batayll that was there besyde and made their men to be armed and gaue them sygnes and standardes for to make the paynyms the more afâ—rde And so they came out of the cytie for to succoure the christen men and smote in to the bataill muche fyersly At the approchyng the paynims was muche abashed of this newe coming and not without a cause for Myllon of Dyion at his entre smote downe dead the kyng Lucar and the king Rubres wherof Brandiffer was muche abashed And after enâ—red Reynarde that slewe diuers of the moost valyauntest Ualentyne was muche amarueiled whaÌ„ he sawe those two knyghtes do suche dedes of armes so he rode towarde them and sayde to them Lordes wel be you come tell me if it please you what you are and What dryueth you hether Frende sayde Reynarde we are lordes of FrauÌ„ce that come from the holy sepulcre so we haue heard speke of this enterprise and in the honoure son by the God in whome I beleue euer my harte telleth me that this poore man doth some penaunce that he hath promysed to god In this wyse was Ualentyne a great whyle within his palays without beyng knowen of any body so longe that euerye body sayde that he was dead wherfore the kyng Hugon made the faire Clerymonde to be demaunded for wyfe And after enter prysed and dyd a great treason ¶ Howe the kyng Hugon made Clerymonde to be demaunded for wyfe and howe he betrayed Orson and the grene knyght ¶ Capit. C. xiii IN that same time there was a king in HoÌ„grye that was named Hugon That same king herde speke of Ualentine that had left the Empire of grece the laÌ„de of â—uerpe So he went in to Constantinoble and was receiued of Orson muche honourably
softely Ha false and disloyall irreguler Archebysshop tempted ful of diabolique volente howe darest thou proâ—feâ— with thy mouth that ought to be sacred such vylainous wordes dishonest and abhominable against the maiestie imperiall of hym that hath enourysshed the so tenderly and eleuate in honoure more then to the appertayneth fro whence maye come to the and moue this maladiecion to be cause of my dampnacion the whiche shoulde instruct me in the faith in maÌ„ners and condicions euen so as the Emperoure thinketh and affieth hym in all Neuer please it God that the bloud of Fraunce froÌ„ the whiche I am extraught nor the maiestie of the puissauÌ„t Emperoure be shamed nor dishonaured by me in any â—ane O falfe cursed man beholde what thou woulde do that will dispoyle and vnclothe me of myne honour and put my body in vytupetable shame for euer my soule in the waye of dampnacion eternall Leue thy folyshe opinion for to suche an ende as to haue my loue thou mayest not aâ—tayne nor come to And if that thou speake any more come therof knowe for a certayntâ—â— that I shall shewe the Emperoure thereof And then maiest thou saye that of thy lyfe is nothyng go thy way hence and speake no more Of this aunswere was the Archebysshop to angry but he dutst not procede no further forth on that matter sythe that he myght not haue the loue of the lady And so all confused he retourned for he could not spye nor se by no maner that the Lady shewed to him any maner of sygne of loue that he might comfort him in He repented him greatly of his foolye when that he sawe that he was refused of the lady but he founde no remedy for to saue his honour saue by trea son â–ª for he thought well within himselfe that the Emperour knewe not by the Empresse the euyll will of his courage To sone began the foly and late he repented It happeneth oftentymes that the thinge the whiche a foole thynketh remayneth vndone ¶ Howe the Archebysshop gaynsayed of Bellyssant for to saue his honoure ymagined great treason Cap. iii. IN mynde and thought to profounde and enuâ—ous was the Archebisuâ—oppe doubâ—yng that the Emperoure would not make hym dye for the false treason that he had committed agaynst the maiestie of his soue â–ª raigne Wherfore he thought for to saue his honoure in the best wyse that he myght And he dyd so muche that for to couer his maâ—adiction and for to shew apparence of loyaltie and prudence in dissimulyng that with all his power he desired â—he weâ—th and honour of the Emperour the daye of the AscencioÌ„ of our Lorde he came towarde the Emperoure â–ª and drewe him apatte and sayde vnto him in this maner of wyse Right hie Emperoure it is true that I knowe the greate graces and benefites that ye haue done and geuen vnto me And knowe well that by you I am mounted and eleuate in honoure morethen vnto me apperâ—ayneth And yet of your grace ye haue made me indigne mayster and gouernour of all your house in puttynge youre truste and confidence more 〈◊〉 me then in any other of your courte wherfore I ought not to be in no place there as I shoulde heare your maiestie vsurped and dyffamed and your renowne adnychylled for euen soo god helpe me if that I hadde not rather submitte my selfe vnto death than for to see or heare before my presence languages or wordes that were not lycyte vnto your magnificence Wherfore geuen intelligence vnto my woordes and I shall declare vnto you a thynge the whiche toucheth greately your persone profyte and honoure Syrit is true and certayne that Bellyssant your wyfe syster vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce the which ye haue willed to prayse so muche and honoure that you haue taken her to spouse kepeth you not loyalte as she ought to do for 〈◊〉 louâ—th another than pâ—â— for very certaynte y t she is dissoyall vnto you But it is soo that I will not declare the name nor the persone of hym that doeth his volâ—ute with your wyfe for you knowe well that I am a priest sacred and may not desyre the death of nobody But neuer the lesse knewe for a certaynte that the truthe of this matter came to me in confession wherfore I ought not nor will recyte in no maner the name of hym that doeth you suche dishonoure purchase But and you wyll beleue me there is not a more vyler nor dishonester woman in all your courte then is your wyfe that you holde soo dere Wher by your body is in daunger and peryll â–ª for she purchaseth nyght and daye the maner to put you to death to the ende that she myght doohet wyll the better And therfore I am bounde to wyll your profite and keepe your honoure I adueâ—t se you and let you knowe that you take heâ—e and correcte her also well as you maye And the moste secretly y t you may with your honoure Orelles I holde your honoure loste and your persone dishonoured For it is to great shame among the princes that you thinke that you haue taken to wife the sister of the kynge of Fraunce for the floure of beaute of prudence and noblenesse and you haue an harlot the whiche is enuenymed with your lyfe desyreth youre death in procutynge it from daye to daye whereof I am ryght displeasaunt The whiche thynge loke that you remedy also well as you may for to saue your honoure When the Emperour vnderstode the wordes of the false traytour Archebisshoppe aske not if he were ryght sorowfull in his harte and angrye for he hadde loued her as his lyfe The Emperoure beliued lightly y e wordes of a false Archebysshop for he had his truste in hym more then in any man of the worlde The sone geuen credence made a greate inconuentence to sourbe There is no daunger so great to a prince as to geue credence lyghtly The Emperour aunswered nothing for he was so espyred with angre and wounded at the harte so profoundly that he lost maner and contenaun ce And went thorough the palais imperiall castynge out angulâ—â—yous syghes Then he houed styll a while but he myght not refrayne his Ire wherfore he entred in to the chambre of Bellyssant without speakyng any worde or makyng any semblaunt the whiche toke no kepe And without speaking any worde to lady or 〈◊〉 mosell cruelly and with a fyerse courage came and toke the fayre lady by the head pulled her by the heer so rudely that he threwe her against the earth and made her excellent face runne â—l on bloude Then beganne the lady to wepe and â—tye right pyteously and sayde Alas my ryght dere lorde what thing moueth you for to smyte me so outragiously â–ª For I dydde neuer thynge the dayes of my lyfe to you but all honoure loyal setâ—yâ—e with my body Ha hore sayd the Emperour I am to wel enfourmed of thy life that cursed be the houre
him as you shal here afterward And whan the king sawe that he myght not haue the wylde man he lefte him and wence on his vyage to Rome The bataylles were renged and the Oryflambe of Fraunce war gyuen to bere a valiaunt prynce that was named Myllon Dangler wyse and of right good conduyte There was Getuays and SampsoÌ„ his brother that were va lyaunt knighres and diuers other dukes erles and ba rons Nowe they haue ryden so muche that they are co men vnto Rome and haue demaunded batayll and the maner of the sarasins it was tolde them how an ad myrall had taken Rome put many men to death and destroyed And hadde vndone the churches and made temples for ydolles And there constrayned the Pope cardynalles archebisshoppes and bisshoppes to serue them after the guyse of their lawe cursed and dampna ble and when kyng Pepyn vnderstode these tydynges he was muche sorowfull for the distresse that the christen men werein He approched nere the citie of Rome and made to assemble his hoste and put his men of armes in arraye and ordeyned his battayles For his harte was entyerly set for to maynteyne the christen fayth â–ª the whiche I shall recyte vnto you here after folowyng ¶ Howe kyng Pepyn beseged Rome And howe Ualentyne Justed with the Admyrall and slewe hym by whose prudence the cytie was gotten agayne ¶ Capitulo xi AFter that the kynge Pepyn had assyeged y e cytee of Rome he called his baâ—ans knyghtes sayd to them in this wyse Lordes you knowe euydently that this mastyf Admyrall and enemye of our holy fayth hath put many valyaunt crysten men vnto dethe and vyllauyed the chyrche Romayne where as our lorde Jesu chryste was serued so deuoutly and honoured the whiche ought for to styre vs vnto compassyon and moderly pyte And therfore I am purposed by the helpe of Jhesu chryste my creatour in whom is my truste for to fyghte and expell the paynyms and sarazyns oute of the cyte of Rome and of all the countree aboute it wherfore aduise you whiche of you wyll bere a letter of dyffyenge vnto the for sayd Admyrall in my name For I wyll delyuer and gyue vnto hym a Journeye of batayll And wyll fyght with hym in exaltinge and susteynyng our fayth vnto the dethe Whan kynge Pepyn had spoken thus there was none that wolde presente them for to answer saue Ualentyne that stepte forth before the kynge and spake afore them all sayenge Syr yf it please you to gyue me lycence I shyl vndertake the message and shal speke afore all the panyms and theyr fyerse Admyrall in suche maner that with the helpe of god and of hys swete moder ye shall knowe that I haue done your message to your profyte myne honoure Of the good wyll and valyaunt courage of Ualentyne the kynge was ryght Joyous and all they of the courte meruaylled therat Than the kynge made a secretary to come whiche he made to wryte a letter of dyffyaunce and after gaue it to Ualentyne for to bere vnto the Admyrall panym ¶ And Ualentyne mounted on horsbacke and toke leue of the kynge and of them of the courte And than he put hym selfe on the waye in puttynge hym in the garde and kepinge of our lorde Jesu christe and came vnto Rome And it is not to be demaunded yf y t he was well loked on for he behaued hym so wel on horsbacke in armes that there was none that sawe hym but that they toke grete pleasure He wente towarde the palays where as y e Admyrall was in his halles tryumphauntly in grete pompes Ualentyne entâ—ed in came before the Admyrall and salued hym in this maner Jhesus that was borne of the vyrgyn Mary and that for vs all suffered dethe and passyoÌ„ saue from euyl encombrauÌ„ce the noble and puyssaunte kyng Pepyn And mahommet saue y e and socoure the redoubted Admyrall euen as I wolde whan Ualentyne had spoken thus the Admyral rose vp and as fyerse proude sayd vnto hym Messenger Ualentyne retorne the to the ende that I se thee no more And tell vnto kynge Pepyn that of Jesus holdeth the lawe that he byleue on mahommet and that he renounce his byleue for euermore or knowe for a certaynte that Iam purposed for to put hym vnto dethe and to dystroye all his londes Nowe go thy waye messenger and make before me no more abydynge For to here thy worde my herte can not suffre Grete foly hast thou enterprysed whaÌ„ that so fyersly thou arte entred in to my palays for to declare suche a thynge before my hyghe maieste Now know for a certayne that yf I knewe that thou dyde it by pryde or presumpcyon and that thou haste enterprysed this thynge by mockery y u sholde neuer retourne vnto kynge Pepyn whan Ualentyne herde the fyerse wordes of the Admyrall he was moche ferefull and not with out a cause For he was full nere the death if that oure Lord had not preserued him he was so inspyred of god that he gaue hym an answere solytarye as well for the lyfe of the body as for â–ª the lyfe of the soule And as wyse and wel endoctrined to giue an answer spake in this maner wyse Alas ryght myghtye and hyt Emperoure do not thyncke in your ymaginacyon that by pryde or presumpcyon I am comen before your magnyfycence For syr whan you shall knowe the maner and the dede how I am comen you wyl be a meruaylled ¶ Tel vs howe thou art comen and all the dede for euen so mahommet helpe me but I shall take pleasure and conso lacyon to here the recite thine enterprise and multeply thy courage in all goodnes Than spake Ualentine sayd Syr Admyrall it is true and certayne that by fals and dysloyall enuye I haue bene accused to the kynge Pepyn and they haue told him that for the great fere and dredâ— that I had to go to warre I would haue retorned into FrauÌ„ce For the which cause the kyng Pepyn hath me in greate indignacion And one morowe he made me to be taken for to smyte of my heed whan I sawe my selfe in thys daunger for to length my lyfe I dyd auaunt me before them all of a great folye For I swore before them of the court that I shoulde come towarde you for to defye you and all your baâ—ons on kynge Pepyns behalfe And more ouer I dyd vaunte me that at my departyng I shuld demaunde you three strokes with a spere vpon your bodi that is so valiauÌ„t and so well renowmed for to wyn pryse and honoure wherfore I requyre you that ye accorde me this thynge for otherwyse I dare not retourne before the kynge Pepyn lest he make me dye Sone sayde the Admyral by mahommet the ryght puyssaunt you shall not be refused but at this same houre I vttre to you y e Justes And to the ende that y e frensshmen that hathe assyeged this cyte may se your
his tethe he toke the grene knight by the midle and charged him vpoÌ„his necke as a lytell chyld And whan he hadde him vppon his necke he espyed a wall and caste the grene knyghte agaynst it so rudely that all they that were in the piâ—te wende that he hadde broken his necke For he remeued not And wan he had done so he sat him down againe amongest his felowes and in laughyng made theim signes that he would bere vpon his necke such thre as the grene knight Then began all the knightes of the halle for to laughe strongly said the one to the other Nowe is he come that shall discomfite and ouercome the grene knyght And Fezonne shall haue to greate a losse whan he can not speake For he is well worthy to haue honour amongest the valiauntmen When Fezonne had well beholden the maners and countenasiâ—e of Orson she was smiten to the harte with the darte of loue by the pleasure of God of the virgin Mary that yllumyned both their two hartes in suche a facion that she gaue vnto him al her courage and wil and she had euer her regarde fyxed vpon Orson and began for to loue hym so ardauntly that she forgate al the other for to haue him to her louer And it was not without a cause if she were so taken with his loue For he had taken the grene knight vp so valiauntly that at y t same houre he might haue slayne hym if he had woulde but howe well that he had puyssaunce ouer hym yet he would do him no harme For it is commonly sayde that a noble courage can not lye NotwithstaÌ„ding the grene knight reputed this dede for a great outrage And sayd all on hyghe before al the coÌ„pany ¶ Lordes this same wilde man hath deceyued and betrayed me for he came to me without saying any worde I promise and let you wyte that to morowe in the mornyng I shall be a man for hym And to the ende that all other take ensample by hym in dyspyte I shall make a gyâ—ette to be reysed vp aboue all the other that hath ben vanquyshed by me there shall I make hym to be henged and strangled ¶ How Orson waged batasâ— against the grene knight and howe Ualentyne fought with hym and myght not ouercome hym ¶ Cap. xxi ORson apperceyued well y t the grene knight was not well content with hym and that he menaced hym So he began for to momble a peace and makyng sygnes that vpon the morowe he woulde fyghte with hym and in token of wage the cast the grene knight his hod Then spake UaleÌ„tyne vnto the grene knight and said Syr beholde the gage that the wylde man casteth to you if you haue any power against hym thynke for to take it vp Than was the grene knyght so taken with pryde dispyte that he aunswered neuer a worde And the duke Sauary that was there present said vnto him Free knight there wyll be a strong batayll betwene the wylde man and you and I feare me sore that you shal haue muche a do with hym And if that you may do so much as to haue victory ouer him you may wel vaunt you that of all knightes you are the moste doughty valiaunt and that of none you ought to haue feare nor dreade And that it be true he hath shewed you before al that he is hardy of harte of courage By my god sayde the grene knyght to morowe shall you all se and know what his puissaunce is for neuer in this lyfe shall he retourne from the fielde till I make hym to be hanged aboue al the other At these wordes he yssued out of the castell and went vnto his rest in his pauilion And the other lordes and knyghtes remayned with the fayre la dy Fezonne the which made great ioye and solace and sayd the one to the other that the daye was come that the grene knyght should fynde his maister Great noyse was thorough the cytie of Orson the sauage euery body desyred for to se hym ye in suche maner y t so great nombre of folke came into the palais that for the prese that was there the duke commaunded that the gates should be shytte ¶ whaÌ„ Orson harde the noyse helâ—pt vp vpon a baye wyndowe for to beholde the people that were without Than the folkes apperceyued hym and shewed hym one to another in speakyng and deuysyng of him in diuers maners facions The nyght was come so that it was time to go to souper tho was euery body set and serued So when the duke was rysen from the table anone after came in playes and after euery body went into their chambres When Ualen tyne was in bedde he made sygnes to Orson that he should lye downe by hym but Orson set not therby for he layde hym downe platte to the earth as he was accustomed to do in the forest and so he passed the nyght when the daye was come Ualentyne and Orson went into the hall where as they founde the fayre lady Fezonne with the other knightes There they helde counsayll together for to fyght with the grene knight For y t same daye the duke had promysed hym to delyuer hym a champion to fyght with him So there spake among them a ryght noble knyght that was extraught out of a geÌ„tle bloud and said in this maner Lordes if it please you all I am purposed for to fyght first with the grene knight This requeste was aâ—oorded to him by the assistentes of all chyualty and the knyght went for to arme hym the whiche was called Galetam and was come out of the realme of Fraunce And when he was armâ—â— he came before the pleasaunt lady Fezonne and toke his leue of her ioyously with great reuerence and she that was garnyshed with all honour and good coÌ„dicions vttred hym leue in saiyng Fre knyght I pray to god of paradyse and to the blyssed and glorious virgyn Mary that they conduyte you and kepe you and preserue you from damage in suche maner and facion that with ioye and honoure ye may retourne vnto me agayne And he thanked her with all his harte and theÌ„ he toke leue of his felowes When he hadde taken leue of the fayre Fezonne he mounted on horsbacke went to warde the tente of the grene knighte Oâ— as ferro as he saw him he smote his hors with the sporres with a fyerse courage rannt to the knyght Galeram and so grete a stroke he gaue hym that he smote hym do wne to the grounde than he discended of his hors and toke his helm of his hed Wherfore Galeram that fered the death yelded him vnto the mercy of the grene knyghte but it profyted hym lytel For without ony pite he dispoyled him of his harneis hanged him on the height of the tre so as he hadde done the other before For the dethe of the same Galeram was greate bruyt throughe the
freshe wherfore it was delivered amonges them not to abyde them And after the counsayll taken they made too sowne trompettes and clarons for to withdrawe theÌ„ in to Constantinoble When the Soudan sawe that the christen men were entred he made too assyege the cytie ryght nece And there was soo great nombre of paynyms about the cytie vpon euery syde that the emperoure and the kyng â–ª Pepyn myght not yssue out of it ¶ Thus they abode long tyme in the subiection of their enemies that kepte them streyghte in desiring of their death â–ª and purchasyng the dostruccion of the christen faith So I shall leue you to speake of this matter and will tell you of valentine and Orson that for the loue of Cleremonde bene entred in to the sea as ye haue heard before ¶ Howe Ualentyne and Orson arryued at the strong castell where as the fayre Clerymonde was and how by the head of brasse they had knowledge of their generacion and howe Ualentyne iusted with the Seneshal of the castell for the entre and slewe hym Cap. xxviii AFter that valentine and Orson hadde long tyme abyden vpon the hye Sea they aduysed an yle in the whiche was a castell right stronge and puyssaunte and full of greate beautie that same Castell was all couered with laten right clere and shynynge and for the greate beaute of it Ualentine thought wel within him selfe y t it was that there as the greane knyghte had sente hym to for to fynde his syster Clerymonde He wente anone thederwarde and dyscended at one of the portes of the Ile And whan he was dyscended he enquyred and demaunded who ought that castell that was so faire and so ryche And it was answered hym that the castel was in the kepynge of tho fayre Clerymonde syster vnto the gyaunte Ferragus and that by a ryche sarazyn it was edâ—fyed the which Sarazyn amonge all the other excellent thynges that are in that castell made to make and compose a chambre ryghte fayre and ryche of the whyche chambre the rychesses shall be declared to you afterwarde And more ouer it was sayde vnto Ualentyne that within that same chambre there was a moche rych Pyller and excellente vppon the whiche was a heade of brasse that of olde antiquite had bene composed muche subtyllye by Nygromancye of a Face the whyche head was of suche nature that it gaue answer of al thynges that was asked it And whan Ualentine vnderstoode the declarâ—cyon of the Castell he was ryghte Ioyous in his heart for he thought wel that it was the place y t the grene knyghte had tolde hym that he shoulde fynde hys syster in that was so gretely commended aboue all other of lytel and grete for her great beaute He demauÌ„ded no ferder for the for that presente time but put hym vppon the waye wyth Orson for to goo into that same castel and so muche they haue gone that they are comen before the gate for to entre in but they did fynde x. knyghtes stronge and hardye there that dyd keepe the gate nyght and daye And whan they sawe Ualentyne and Orson that wolde haue entred in they sayd to theym Lordes with drawe you abacke for within this castell entreth no body be he neuer of so hyghe a lygnage without the leue and lycence of a mayden to whome y â— garde appertayneth the whiche aboue all them of y e world is garnysshed with beaute Frende sayd Ualentyne go towarde the mayden and demauÌ„de her yf it be her pleasure to gyue me entre in to her castel Than the porter mounted vpon hye entred in to the chambre where as the fayre Clerymonde was After he set his knee on the grounde and sayd to her Lady before the gate of your castell in two men that wolde entre and they seme men of ryght fyers courage and full of grete pryde and it semeth by theyr maners that they are men of euyll courare dede and contrary to oure lawe Nowe tell your wyl and answere to the gardes of the gate y t hathe sente me towarde you yf it please you that they shall entre or not Frende sayd the mayden dyscende adowne and I wyll goo vnto a wyndome for to wytte what men they be and make the gates for to be kepte well for I wyll speke to them â–ª The porter wente downe and sayd to his felowes that the gate sholde be well kepte tyl that the lady were at the wyndowe so â—o gyue them theyr answere Than Clerymonde that was well taught lened vpoÌ„ a quysshynge of golde aâ—â— wyndowe and sayd vnto Ualentyne What are you that by so grete hardynes wyll entre in to my casâ—ol withoute demaundynge lycence Lady sayd Ualentyne that spake hardyly I am a knyght that passeth my waye So I wolde gladly speke vnto the heed of brasse yf it pleased you â–ª that gyueth answer vnto euery body Knyght sayd the lady so maye ye not speke therto â–ª but yf y t you brynge mee certayne sygnes from one of my bretheren that is from the kynge â–ª Ferragus â–ª or from the grene knight that of Tartarye hathe the lordshyp and â—oâ—ynaci on And yf that you brynge me from onye of them bothe tokenne or certificacion I shal lette you entre into the castel at your owne pleasure and wyll And know that by none other manner ye maye entre into this castel saue alonely by one point that I shal tel you that is that you take leue of the Seneshall of thys place the which I shal gyue you by suche a condicion that before or you entre you shall Just with him fiue or syxe strokes wyth a spere Wherefore auyse you whether you loue better to goo fetche me certayne sygnes of one of my brederen or doo as I haue tolde you Ladye sayde Ualentyne make doo come your Seneshal for I haue leauer fyght agaynste hym and wynne and deserue to entre into your castell than I goo by prayers requestes and flaterynges Thus spake Ualentine vnto the fayre Clerimond that had hys courage so valyaunt and hardy not withstondyng that he brought from the Grene Knyght certain signes by the ring of golde that he loued better for too Iuste for to proue his bodye than for to shewe the rynge the which he should present vnto the fayre Clerimonde And whan the Lady sawe the wyll and hardye courage wherwith he was repleate from that same houre shee was espyred and taken wyth hys loue ryght ardauntly at the hart Thanne in contynente she mounted in too the chambre where as the head of brasse was and sayd vnto it what is that knight that hath so greâ—e courage for to enter in to thys castell Lady sayd the head Of the knyght nor of hys estate shall you kâ—ow nothynge vntyll the tyme that you haue brought hym before me for that answer was the fayre Clerymond for the loue of Ualentyne in grete thoughte ¶ How as Ualentyne was before the castell speakynge to the gardes
for was kenynge of the kynge Whan Garnyere sawe that Orson was gone out of the chambre also sone as he might he yssued out and wente vnto hys lodgynge rennynge ful taste And there he founde the two brethren Haufray and Henry wyth them Florent the whyche had great desyre and lust to knowe some tydynges of theyr cursed and dysloyall treason Beware Garnyete that you tell vs the trouthe howe our enterpryse gothe Lordes sayd Garnyere by the god almyghty that hath created al the worlde for all the rychesse of Fraunce I wolde not doo so muche agayne as I haue done And as to the regarde of kynge Pepyn knowe that he is yet on lyue for euen so as I thought for to haue slayne hym I was soo afrayed that my hearte faylled me and wolde not haue had the courage for to haue dommaged hys body for all the golde in the worlde But of another treason I aduy sed me for I haue left the knyfe y t I bare in the kinges bedde So I haue thought that we shall accuse Orson of treason and shall tell the kynge that they are iiii of one appoyntment that are delibered for to sle the king of whome Orson is the pryncypall and shall saye also that they wyl make the lytle Charles to dyefor to haue bytwene them foure the realme of Fraunce wyth the apperrenauntes And for to preue oure feate the better and be byleued of thys thynge we shall tell how Orson hathe made redy hys geare and lefte the knyfe wyth in the bedde And yf ony body demaunde vs howe we doo knowe it we shal say that they were in the chambre spe kynge of thys matter how one of vs was besyde the dâ—â—e and vnderstode there secrets Garnyere sayd Hausray you are muche subtyll and speketh wysely And yf it happened that Orson would saye the contrary you your brother shall take batayll agaynst hym I know well for a certainte that he hath not the power for too vanquyshed you And if that it happened by a benture that the worst turned vpon you my brother Henry I shall be wel garntshed of men for to succour you Lordes sayd Garnyere and Florent your delyberacion is right good and we haue wel the courage for to acheue the enterprise Thus was the treason the seconde time conspired against the noble knyght Orson the whiche of all this dede was pure and innocent The day was clere and the houre was come after that the kyng had herde masse that he entred in to the halle tyal and was sette at dyner There was Haufray and Henry that ser ued at the cable the whiche she wed good semblaunt vn to Orson but with their hartes thei purchaced himmortall treason with all their puyssaunce And whan Garniere sawe that it was tyme for to speake he entred in to the halle and came before the kyng the whiche he salued with great reuerence sayd to him Redoubted sit it is true that of your benigne grace you haue made me knyght and geuen me office in your courte more honester than vnto me appertayueth And because that you haue done me so muche honour to vpholde me in your seruyce I ought not to be in place by treason where as your dammage is purchased or mortal treason conspired Wherfore I am come to warde youre noble grace as a true setuaunt ought for to doo for to declare vnto you a treason that of late hath bene conspyred agaynst your ryall maieste And to the ende that you maye kepe your persone out of the daunger Iaduertyse you and that you may punyshe the male factours as reason is Garuyere sayde the kyng tel on your courage for with a good wyll I shall here you ¶ Howe Garnyere accused Orson fasâ—y of treason vn to kyng Pepyn and how the knyfe was founde in the kynges bedde Cap. â—viii SYr sayd Garuyere make Orson to be holden least that he reâ—ne awaye for vpon hym shal tourne the losse and dommage He is the trai toure by whome the thynge is begonne and ought to be brought vnto an ende And iâ— that you wyll knowe the maner wyte that they are foure of the moost greatest of your courte â–ª that are delybâ—red for to make you dye of the whiche Orson is the pryncypall that ought to make you dye in your bedde and smyte you to the harte with a knyfe whan you shall be on slepe and to the ende that you beleue me the better to daye as they made their accorde together I was in a certayne place where as they knewe me not and haue vnderstanden how Orson sayd vnto the other that the knyfe that you shall be slayne withall is hydde within your bedde and if it please you for to goâ— or for to sende any bodye you shall finde the thyng veritable Syr sayde Florent that was on the other syde my brother sayeth trouth wherof I am ryght sorowfull that they to whome you haue done so muche good will purchase your death ¶ The kyng was muche amaâ—ueyled of those wordes and in dyuers maners and couÌ„tenaunces he behelde Orson in â—ayeng False and dysloyall man haue you had suche a thoughte for to desyre my death â–ª I that all the tyme of my lyue haue holden you more derer than the chyldren that I haue engendred Ha syr sayde Orson beleue not so lyghtly againste me for I thought neuer treason in my dayes but am accused of this dede by their false enuye Nowe speake no more said the king for the knife be founde in the bedde I holde you culpable of the dede and demaunde none other profe Then he called baroÌ„s and sayde to them Lordes by Ihesus christe I was neuer soo muche amatueâ—led as I am of this treason Syr sayd Myâ—â—on dangler I can not tell howe it goeth but with payne may I beleue that Orson woulde enterpryse suche a thynge agaynste your royall mayestie seynge that he is your neuewe Yea sayde the kynge but and we fynde a knyfe within the bedde it is an euident sygne that the thyng ought to be beleued Nowe for god sayd Mylion dangâ—er let vs go and se this experience â–ª Then the kyng went in to the chambre with dyuers of his barons and knightes And as they were before the bedde they founde â–ª the knyfe as the traytoure Garnyere had tolde thâ— Alas sayd the kyng in whome may one haue truste when my propre neuewe that I haue holdeÌ„ so dere is couetous of my death and of my lyfe enuyous But syth that the dedes is suche I swere and promyse vnto God that there shall neuer be a daye of respyte tyll that he be hanged and strangled Than a valyaunt knyght the whiche was called Symon ran towarde Orson for he loued hym much sayd to hym Alas fayre syr flye anone from hence and thynke for to escape for the kyng hathe founde the knyfe within the â—edde â–ª as Garnyere had tolde hym wherfore the kyng hath sworne that
as dead men After he wente to the kyng of Ynde and vnbounde his eyen and sayd to hym Noble kyng of Ynde take ioye and comforte in â—e for I am thy god mahowne that is descended from heuen for to suâ—cour the. And because that thou haste serued and honoured me longe I wyll delyuer the. Thou shalt go surely in to my palays and leade with the king Brandiffer that shall knowe nothyng therof Alas my God sayde the kyng of Ynde I haue well serued the when thou hastâ— wylled to descende ouâ— of thy holy paradyse for to â—epe me from my mortall enemy Now I knowe well that thou art God almyghty Kyng sayd Pacolet haue trust in me and beleue the counsayll of thy wife ¶ At these wordes Pacolet ledde hym towarde Brandiffer â–ª and made all his watche to slepe and enchaunted Brandyffer in suche maner that he made him ryse clothe him saying to the kyng God is come for I wyll goo with you in to your palays and accomplyshe all your wyll ⧠Howe kyng Lucar made all the hundred sarazyns to be drawen at horses tayles And howe Ualentyne and Pacolet departed out of his hoâ—st secretly for to go vnto Angorye Capit. lxxix THen the king of ynde kneled down saying Souerayne God I thanke you for this great myracle So pacolet brought him a fayre horse made him to mouÌ„te vpon him with the kyng Brandiffer so they rode vnto Ynde Pacolet toke his leue Mahoune said the king of ynde I thanke you with all my harte recoÌ„mauÌ„de my soule vnto you whaÌ„ it shall departe froÌ„ the body Kyng sayd Pacolet I shal not fayle you for if it come in to my handes it shall not â—ayle of a good maister And so Pacolet departed the kyng of ynde called the porters that let him in w t great ioye When Rozemonde apperceyued hym she sayd vnto hym Ha ryght dere syr well be you come Nowe tell me howe you haue brought my father hether is the peaâ—e made betwene you and hym No sayd the kyng it hath bene mine God mahoune that hath apper drome The whiche by his diuine puyssaunce hathe delyuered me from the handes of myne enemyes and hether hath brought me and geuen me your father And there fayled the charme and kyng Brandyffer did awaken and begaÌ„ to loke much ferefully and after said to the king of Ynde From whence maye come this thynge and howe am I come hether I thinke that the deuill hathe brought me in so this place Nay sayd the king of Ynde but it hath bene the puyssaunt god mahoune that hath appeared this night and brought you and me hether So I beleue that it is his will that you I make good peace and be frendes together By my lawe said Brandiffer I had rather dye for of your acquaintaunce I wil none let me goo to warde myne hoost as I was before that you brought me hether Brandyffer sayd the kyng of Ynde that shall I not doo for sythe that mahowne hath brought you hether I trust me in his grace to perfourme the thyng Thus is Brandiffer within the cyâ—te of Ynde in great sorowe because that he sawe hym selfe taken and might not retourne at his will in to his hoost And the hundred sarazyns that should haue kept him be yet slepyng vpon the earth Nowe when it was daye kyng Lucar came into the pauylion where as he hadde lefte the kynge of Ynde in kepyng And when the paynyms sawe hym they cryed hym mercy sayinge that they had loste the kyng of Ynde that nyght by enchauncement ¶ Ha false harlottes sayde Lucar I knowe wel how it goeth you were al dronke and layde you downe to slepe But I swere by mahowne that the wyne that you haue dronken shall bee derely bought Then he made them all to be drawen at horses rayles after hanged for the whiche chynge Pacolet laughed And Valentine called Pacolet and saide to him Ftende my harte will neuer haue ioye tyll that I haue founde my father the Emperoure of Grece that Brandyffer holdeth in his pryson so I wyll not abyde here but am delyvered for too leue this cursed folke that I haue serued so long in trusting to haue had tidinges of the faire Clerymonde and I beleue that she is dead wherefore I will go to warde kyng Papyn that is in Angorye for to tell hym howe kyng Brandyffer holdeth my father and the grene bâ—oght in pryson It is well sayde quod Pacolet â–ª for we shall goo vnto the strong castell afterwarde and delyuer your father Thus was the counsaâ—l taken and the thing done for Ualentyne with his men mounted vpon the sea without takyng any leue ⧠Of the vysion of kyng Pepyn And howe he wente in to the holy lande with the twelue pereâ— Cap. lâ—xx NOwe you haue heard say how kyng Pepyn toke Angorye so I wyl tell you and declare vnto you the maner and the facyoÌ„ wherfore the great treason was made by the two fals brethren Haufray and Henry It happened one nyght as the kynge was in Angoryelyenge in hys bedde he dreamed a meruaylous dreame In this slepynge him thought that he sawe the thre nayles that our lorde was nayled on the crosse wyth the spere that he hadde hys syde perâ—ed wyth And hym thoughte that he sawe a preesâ— that longe masse besyde the holy sepulcre afore hym And thys aduysyon happened to hym thryes wherof he was muche ameruaylled whan it came toward the mornynge that kyng for that same dreame and for that aâ—ysion assembled his baroÌ„s and right so as he had dreamed declared it to them â–ª and after sayd to them Lordes I woâ—e neuer what shall be fall but syth that suche a vysyon is happened me three tymes I thynke not that it is a dreame of abusyon and amdelybered afore that I returne in to Fraunce to go and vysyte the holy sepulcre of our sauyour and â—edempâ—oure Iesu chryst wyth the other holy places as wel wythout the cyte of Jerusalem as wythin ¶ How kynge Pepyn put hym vpon the way in the habyte of a pylgr â—n wyththe twelue peres of Fraunce howe kynge the Pepyn spake vnto Haufray and Henry before all the lorddes of hys courte Ca. lxxxi _â—Eresyr sayd Orson I wil go with you yf it please you and also sayde Myllon dangler Then in like wise the twelue peres of Fraunce promysed him to go with him the kyng thanked them hartely And then he called Haufray Henry and sayd to them Haufray you know that you are my naturall sonne but in such maner you were engendred that you and your brother haue not one fote of lande in Fraunce So I will that you abyde here for to kepe this countrey and defende it and â—hewe that you are valtaunt and true For and you bere you well I am delybered for to geue you the realme of Angorye that I haue woÌ„ne so truely And I shal conquere you Brandâ—ffers doughter to be
veray god almyghty what is it of the tenebres of thys worlde nowse I thys poore sorowfull for to kepe her trouthe myserably aourned and in greate pacyence vsynge her dayes Alas Ualentyne my fayre neuewe at thys tyme it nedeth not to demaunde yf for this fayre lady you are and haue ben syth in languysshynge pacyence and in great thought Now pleased it god that you knewe at this hour how I fynde her that for your heart languyssheth And after these wordes he behelde the lady sayenge Lady I knowe certaynly what you are you wote not what I am but syth that you haue hadde soo muche truste in me that you haue tolde me your secrete I wyll tell you what I am ¶ Knowe that suche as you se me I am Pepyn the kynge of Fraunce to whome fortune hathe ben so contraryous that she hath made me to fal into suche pouerte and seruitude as you see Nowe I knowe well that my neuewe Ualentyne in greate trauayll of his body without reste sercheth you continually But and it please god he shal haue tydynges of you shortly and in ioye and solace you shal assemble agayn togyther At these wordes the lady â—â—owned and kyng Pepyn lefte her for too retourne to warde the kynge of Ynde the whiche was aesouper Now will I leue this mater and shall tell you of kyng Brandyffer and Lucar that ledde the twelue peres of Fraunce and Henry and Orson prysoners ¶ Howe Brandyffer brought vnto the strong castell the twelue peres of Fraunce and put them in pryson ¶ Capitulo xcii VOu haue heard of kynge Brandyffer that had the twelue peres of Fraunce prysoners and Haufray and Henry so he dyd so much that he came vnto the stronge castell Brandyffer founde there his doughter Galazye that he loued so muche And recounted vnto her the enterpryse and maner after put them all in a depecâ—uâ— where as the Emperour of Grece was and the Grene knyght so the traytour Haufray had bene put in vnto them Muche sorowful was Henry when hemight not tell his courage vnto Brandiffer but he was the first that was letten downe in to the pryson and after hym the duke Myllon that fel vpon Haufray wherof Haufray complayned sore because that he was hurt Holde your peace sayd the duke Myllon and drawe you more lower for there is many moo to whome it behoueth to make place â–ª Haufray vnderstode the duke Millon wel and demauÌ„ded him what brought him thether but you sayd the duke Myllon for I had lefte you within Angorye Ha sayd the traytour I was taken at a stoure y e other daye and brought hether So the lordes be in pryson making much sorowe the whiche knew eche other when Haufray knew that king Pepyn was not there he made the semblaunt to be ryght Joyous but he had well woulde that he had bene hanged by the necke It is not to be demaunded of the tetes and lamentacions that they made for there was none but that thei trusted better to dye then to lyue saue Orson that comforted them sayde Lordes take weit in pacience for it pleaseth God that it shall be thus And that in this maner we do our penaunce But that notwithstanding discoÌ„forte you not al out but haue trust in god in our good frendes that is my brother Ualentyne and the noble Pacolet that can play so wel with his art Thus spake Orson but he knew not that the castel was so strong that it myght not be taken by enchauntemente After that Brandyffer had put the lordes in prison he called his doughter Galazye and sayd vnto her ¶ It is true that I wyll go in to Falezye for to assemble myne hoost And there I ought to fynde the kynge of Ynde and Lucar the whiche come with me in to Angorye that the Frenchemen holde wherfore gouerne you well and aboue all take kepe vnto the prysoners Father sayd the mayden of me haue no doubte nor of the prysoners for you shall here but good tydynges So Brandyffer departed from the strong castell and went vnto Faleyze where as he assembled his hoost Theder came kynge Lucar with a great puyssaunce but the kynge of Ynde sene his men alonely for his wyfe Rozemonde was sycke and dyed within nyne dayes after wherfore the kyng toke suche soro we that he laye twelue dayes in his bedde without speche whereof kynge Lucar was ryght gladde ¶ How Brandyffer after that he hadde assembled his hoost mounted on the sea and wente and besyeged the cytie of Angorye Capit. xciii AFter that BraÌ„differ and Lucar hadde assembled their hoost ac Faleyze without soiournyng they mounted vpon the sea and had so good wynde that they arryued anone at the porte And when they were arryued they that sawe them take lande ranne towarde Angotye and tolde it to Ualentyne that kepte the cytye in abydyng the comyng of kyng Pepyn and of the twelue prres of Fraunce Alas he knewe not howe the game went when he sawe the tentes and pauylions reysed vp about Angorye he bewaylled kyng Pepyn muche pyteously and called Pacolet saying to hym Frende to euyll goeth our feate whan I can haue no tydynges of kyng Pepyn Nowe let me alone sayde Pacolet for we shall haue tydynges anone without saying any other thynge vpon the moro we in the mornyng he departed from Angorye and went thoroughe the hoost of the paynyms tyll that he came vnto the tente of kyng Lucar And when kyng Lucar sawe hym he demaunded him Frende where is your maister that serued me other tymes Ha syr sayd Pacolet he is dead long a goo and I am lefte alone I would gladly fynde a maister Uarlet sayde kynge Lucar I wyll well retayne you and guerdone you if you serue me well Yes sayd Pacolet I demaunde none other thyng Pacolet abode in the seruyce of Lucar but he serued hym euyll and euyll was he rewarded Anone after that it was nyghte he made an enchauntement that caused Lucar to sleepe and mounted hym vpon a horse and without wakening led him in to the cytie of Angorye in to the palayd Ualentyne was muche ioyous when he sawe Lucar ¶ Now he was brought in to the palays before a fayre fyre and at that houre the charme fayled So Lucar dyd awaken all afrayed for to finde him there and Pacoiet that was euyll auy sed put him before hym and sayd Fayre mayster I am your seruaunt pleaseth it you to commaunde me any thynge Than he knewe that he was betrayed and tooke a poynted knyfe and smote Pacolet in suche wyse that he fell downe dead Soo it neth not â—o aske the great sorowe that Ualentyne made than And sayd srende nowe are you fynysshed I may well say that I shal neuer haue suche a frende Now am I at al poyntes sorowfull and left alone in dystresse ferre from my frendes and nere myne enemyes Alas fre kyng Pepyn wherfore come you not your longe abydynge shall bere you great dommage Ha
wordes vnto the fayre Clerymonde He salued all the company and after sayd all on hyghe to the Empresse Bellyssant Lady I beseche you humbly that you wil shewe me the wyfe of Ualentine Pilgrym sayd Hugon that chaunged coloure go in to the kechyn and there thou shalt haue thyne almesse Syr sayd Ualentyne I will do a message vnto her Pylgrim sayd the lady I am she that you demaunde My lady in a good houre said he I haue sene your loue that salueth you by me letteth you wyâ—e that he wyll be here with in this thre daies Pilgrim said the lady aduise the wel what thou sayest for I haue had certayn tydinges that he is dead Lady sayd Ualentyne you ought not to beleue it for I deliuer me vnto death if he bee not yet on lyue and that thou shalt se him within thre dayes â–ª WhaÌ„ Hugon herde the wordes that Ualentyne tolde vnto y e ladyes he yssued secretly out of the palays and mounted vpoÌ„ the horse without retourning The ladies were to muche amarueiled and woulde haue feasted the pylgrym But he would do nothing and said to them My ladyes pardon me for I haue my felowes in the towne whiche I wil go se. Than Clerimonde gaue him much money the which he distrybuted afterwarde to the poore folkes Than she was out they demaunded where the kyng Hugon was By fayth sayd a damosell I sawe hym renne presently vnto his horse And vpon these wordes Galeran entred that demaunded after his vncle By God sayde Bellyssant in a good houre are you come for you shall neuer escape till that you haue tolde the treason that your vncle hath made And whan Galeran herde these wordes be began for to tremble Was lady sayde he for God haue mercy on me and I shal tel you all saye on I pardon the. It is true that mine vncle Kynge Hugon hath dâ—one this treason and solde vnto the paynims within Jherusalem the Emperour Orson and the grene knight After he recounted to her â–ª all alonge as you haue herde before There was made a meruaylous sorow so whan Galeran had told all he departed thinking to haue escaped but the prouost made him to be haÌ„ged and strangled And Valentine lefte the pilgrimes gowne and toke his clothes agayne and into the palays Poore man sayd Clerimonde where haue you bene I beleue that you are displeasaunt because that I wyll mary me Ualentine enclyned his heade and left her and began for to pray god Clerimond had made a quilte to be broughte vnto him but he lay vpon the earth so he did his penaunce among the dogges ¶ Howe Orson and the grene knighte were deliuered out of the pryson of the king of Surye by the appoyntement of the warre that they made after to kynge Hugon of Hongry â–ª Ca. Cxvi THe kynge of Surye that helde Orson and the grene knyght in pryson made them one day be brought before him and sayd to them Lordes you see y t I may hauge or drawe you wherfore I sweare by my god mahowne that you shall neuer escape me but yâ— that you tendre to me the Lyte of Angory and the stronge castell wyth thyrtye other stronge places that you holo Syr sayd Orson we wyl not do it but yf you yelde vs the kynge Hugon that you holde and the kynge of Surye sayd vnto them Speke not to me of hym for he is gone and bereth wyth him your seales wyte that by hym you haue ben solde to me and betrayed Whan the Emperour Orson vnderstode hym he was muche ameruaylled and swore that he wolde neuer reste tyâ— that he had taken vengeaunce on the kynge Hugon the grene knyght sayd y t he should not fayle him Now Orson and â–ª the grene knyght accorded the kynge of Suâ—â—e his demaunde for to saue theyr lyues and retorned into Constantynoble where as they ceased great sorow After the fayre Clerymonde tolde him how she had her detydinges of Ualentyne wherof Orson was Joyous for he desyred muche hys comynge That night Orson laye with Galazye and engendred a soÌ„ne that was called Morant the whiche helde the realme of Angorye It was not longe after that Orson reised his hoost for to go into Angorye And whan the kynge Hugon knewe it he sente a messenger vnto hym sayenge that and he wolde accorde he wolde leue hym the Cyte of Angory â–ª gyue hym foure horses laden wyth golde And yf that any accused him of treason â–ª he wolde fyght wyth hym excepte Orson Than after the message was done the grene knight waged a batayll against him And the kinge Hugon came out of Angory armed for to fight wyth the grene knight as it was accorded but the grene knighte was there fyrst ThaÌ„ they smote theyr horses with the spores recouÌ„â—ted eche other broke theyr speres After they set theyr handes vnto theyr swerdes and god wote what strokes they gaue eche other so muche that god helped the ryght for the grene knyght gaue suche a stroke vnto the kyng Hugon vpon the helme that he cut a part of his head to his sholdres so he fell in a soooâ—ne Than the grene knyght was honoured after hugon spake and demaunded a confessoure and tolde hym all the falsnes and treason and dyed in that place â–ª Orson made the body to be taken and notably buryed in an ab baye there besyde And suche honoure was done to him bycause that he was kynge crowned And in so muche Orson shewed the noblenes that was in hym Euery body was enfourmed of the treason of kynge Hugon and by the couÌ„sayll of the wyse men they rendred the cyte of Angory to the Emperoure Orson and all the countree the whyche toke possessyon and also the homages Tho after he returned into Constantynoble and the Grene knyght Ualentyne was muche Joyous of that he saw them in good prosperyte Clerymonde meruaylled much bycause that Ualentine came not and sayd Ha false pil grym thou haste betrayed me whan thou toldeme that my loue Ualentyne should come on the thyrde daye and yet I haue no tydynges of hym Alas she thought not that he was so nere her for he was vnder the stayres of hys palays where as by the wyll of god he shall finisshe hys dayes shortly and than they shall knowe hym ¶ How at the ende of seuen yere Ualentyne dyed wyth in hys palays of Constantynoble and howe he wrote a lettre that he was knowen by Ca. Cxvii AT the ende of seuen yeare a greuous maladye toke Ualentyne so that he felte hymselfe much feble whereof he thanked god deuoutlye Alas sayde the holye man my god my creatoure that hathe made me to thy semblaunce haue mercye on me that am a wretched synner and please it the for to pardon me the deathe of my father and all the sonnes that euer I dyd syth the tyme that I was borne Ueray redeÌ„ptour of all the worlde consyder not my folyshe youthe the which I haue