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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41900	The gallant history of the life and death of that most noble knight, Sir Bevis of Southampton Wherein is contained much variety of pleasant and delightful reading.; Beuve de Hanstone.		1691 (1691)	Wing G170; Wing G170_VARIANT; ESTC R223625	15,121	51

THE GALLANT HISTORY OF THE Life and Death Of that most Noble Knight SIR BEVIS OF Southampton Wherein is contained much Variety of pleasant and delightful Reading Printed by A. M. for J. Deacon at the Angel in Guilt-spur-street without Newgate The Gallant HISTORY OF Bevis of Southampton CHAP. I. Of the Birth of Bevis and of the Death of his Father IN the Reign of Edgar King of England there was a most Renowned Knight whose Name was Sir Guy the Earl of Southampton whose Deeds did exeed all the Valiant Knights in this Kingdom who thirsting after Fame betook himself to Travel And first he sailed into France Flanders Almain Brabant Sicily Denmark Calice Gascoine Hungaria Spain Estland Norway Picardy Scotland Lumbardy Wales All these Parts he travelled in his Youth and Conquered all his Opposers with his unmaster'd strength and Victorious hand fighting under the Banner of Christ agaist all Withstanders whatsoever they were Thus spending the best part of his strength for the Glory of Christ and the honour of his Country he then returned into England again King Edgar hearing that Sir Guy was returned sent a Messeger for him presently to do him honour for the valiant Deeds that he had done Sir Guy with all speed rode to the King by whom he was Royally entertained and all his Nobles and after great Feasting the King according to Sir Guy's desert made him High Steward of England then Sir Guy would betake him to a Wife and the King of Scotland having a fair Daughter Sir Guy made suit unto her but the Emperors brother of Almain was a Suitor unto her likewise and she loved Sir Murdure better then she loved Sir Guy but the King her Father knowing Sir Guy to be a most Noble Peer of England he gave his Daughter to him in Marriage yet still she affected Murdure best but Guy not knowing her hatred to him retured with great Pomp into England with his deceitful Lady Not long after this he had a Son by her and they name him Bevis At the Birth of his Child was exceeding Ioy and Triumph with many Sanquectings Then Sir Guy was confident his Ladies Heart was firmly link'd to his with the never-breaking Bands of Love but he good Knight was much deceived for she like Janus bore a double face one for Sir Guy which frowned but the other which was for Sir Murdure smiled for his Wife perceiving he was old betook her self to love Sir Murdure and called a Servant to her whom she might well trust and said Thou must sail into Almain with speed and keep my secrets and say unto Sir Murdure the Emperors Brother that I greet him kindly and that I do desire him to provide a great company of Knights and Gentlemen to come along with dim into England with all speed and meet my Husband which is hateful to me to look on and tell him that I will send Sir Guy into my Forrest purposely to be slain by Sir Murdure and then tell him I am his Bid him perform this and live with me the time he shall meet Sir Guy shall be on the first of May. The Message being delivered Sir Murdure was resolved to perform what she commanded so on the first of May she feigned her self very sick and weak and called for her Husband and said unto him That she would desire him to go into the Forrest and slay a wild Beast for her to eat This worthy Knight not thinking of her Treachery took a Steed girt a Sword about him and with a Spear in his hand rode to the Forrest with speed By this time Sir Murdure and his Company was entred the Forrest who meeting Sir Guy said Traytor for the love I bear to thy Lady thou shalt quickly lose thy life and after this I 'le slay thy Son for why thy Wife belongs to me With that Sir Guy set Spurs to his Horse and rode with such violence against this Murdure that he threw him out of his Saddle Then Sir Murdure thinking he should have been slain cryed out to his followers who came presently and set upon Sir Guy and swore he should lose his Life Then Sir Guy desired but to fight with Sir Murdure hand so hand and then if he lost his Life he would forgive them all but they would not grant his request but slew him presently and cut off his head and sent it to his Lady who received it joyfully and gave the Messenger a great Reward this Treachery being accomplished Sir Murdure made hast unto the Castle of Sir Guy and there was Royally received of Sir Guy's Wife where for a while I leave them to their pleasures and now come to speak of young Bevis CHAP. II. How Bevis kept Sheep and how he went to his Fathers house and slew the Porter of the Gate and many other things that happened BEvis hearing how basely his Father was killed ran to his Mother and vowed if ever he came to Age that he would be revenged on her and on that base Traytor Sir Murdure With that his Mother gave her Son a box on the ear which fell'd poor Bevis to the ground Sir Sabere being Brother to Sir Guy was very sorrowful for the death of his Brother and seeing his Nephew so misused catch'd him up in his Arms and carried him away his Mother sent presently after Sir Sabere privately to murder her Son Bevis Sir Sabere said he would drest Bevis in old Cloaths and sent to keep his Sheep so Bevis went to the top of a Hill near his Fathers Castle where his Vncles Sheep were In the mean time Sir Sabere killed a Pig and dipt the Garments of the Child in the blood thereof poor Bevis all this while sot weeping upon the Hill but hearing Trumpets sounding at his Fathers Castle and much Melody for joy that his Mother had obtained her desire Bevis cast off care of keeping Sheep ran with his Shepherds Crook on his Shoulder to the Castel and knocking at the Gate the Porter denied him entrance With that young Bevis with his Crook gave him such a bang on the Crown which fell'd the Porter to the earth then into the Hall he went where Sir Murdure sat at Table with his Mother and many Knights and Ladies though all in Rags he shewed them of what house he came on and with a violent blow struck Sir Murdure under the Table and swore if it had not been against Nature he would send his Mother after his own Father With that all the Knights in the Hall sought to lay hands on him but Bevis forc'd his way through the midst of them and got clear away Sir Sabere méeting Bevis running from the Castle said Where hast thou been Bevis anwered at my Fathers Castle where I slew the Porter of the Gate and Knockt my Father under the Table and was about to kill my mother but that Nature taught me the contrary Alas said his Vncle thou hast betrayed us both yet once more