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
let hym lyue any lenger for doÌ„mage dishonour he wyl bere you shortly For god make that he be drowned or hanged for the garde of him is nought nor his company Whan the kynge Pepyn vnderstode this tidinges he was much sorowful And sayd that he wolde make Orson the sauage to be put in a toure where as he shoulde neuer come out but by licence So kinge Pepyn sente for Ualentine for to demauÌ„de hym the case And Ualentine recounted vnto him the enter pryse as it had ben done by Haufray Henrye sayinge Syr I was in the chambre of my ladye your doughter Eglantyne in the company of dyuers ladyes and gentyll women that desyred strongly for to se Orson and pryncypally I had brought hym vnto my lady EglaÌ„tyne So I can not tel you wherfore nor by what title my lordes your two sones Haufray and Henry dyd entre into the chambre in sayinge vnto me that I dydde my pleasure with your doughter and that they knewe it longe agone And in spekyng vnto me fyerse proude wordes Haufraye by an outragious volente smote me vpon my vysage with his hande and Henrye with his sweard wend for to haue slayne me Orson beynge that my body was in daunger wente towarde theym and smote them bothe down so that the bruyte and the noyse arose therfore as you may here ¶ And is it true sayd the kynge Pepyn so as you tell me If syr sayd va lentyne vpon the payne of my lyfe other thynge nor other cause knowe I not Nowe by god sayd the kynge Pepyn Orson hathe done his deuoyr and that whyche he ought to do And you Haufray Henry ful of enuye and cursed malyce ye be to blame I se and know clerelye that wythall your puyssaunce ye seke from daye to daye to noye Ualentyne ye be wel of an euill nature to purchase his euyl whan you se that I loue hym and that he serueth me truelye I defende you to wyll hym ony hurt wherefore let hym alone For I wyll not for goo hym for none other And I am wel certayne that he wolde neuer thynke nor serch my dyshonoure Euen so departed Haufray and Henry that were much soroweful and displeasaunt And Ualentine abode at that houre in the hal with all the other lordes and barons of the court And Orson wente thorowe the palays here and there At the laste he entred in to the kechyn and sawe the meet that the coke made redy for souper soo he approched nere hym and toke two capons all rawe and ete them as a dogge Whan the coke sawe that he toke a pestel and gaue Orson soo grete a stroke that he made hym for to bowe Than Orson stouped downe and toke the coke and threwe hym downe in the place and gaue hym so many strokes that he had almoost slayne hym The tydynges came vnto kynge Pepyn that orson doewe the coke and that none durste approche â–ª nere hym Wherat the kynge was angry and made Orson to be brought before hym and made hym sygnes that he wolde make hym be hanged But Orson wente anone and fetched the pestell and shewed the kynge howe the coke had smyten hym And whan the kynge vnder stode the case he pardoned orson entyerly coÌ„maunded that none sâ— olde touche hym ony more And valentyne shewed hym the guyse and manere how he sholde behaue hym in the palays for the tyme to come and toke totally y e charge of hym And he taught hym so well that he dyde neuer after euyll nor dyspleasure but yf y t they began fyrste And in this maner they abode longe with the noble kynge Pepin that was bothe theyr vnâ—â—es But they knewe it not ¶ How the duke Sauary sente towarde the kynge Pepyn for to haue socoure agaynst the grene knyght that by force wolde haue hadde his doughter Fezonne vnto wyfe and spouse Capitulo xvi VAlentyne and Orson were at that same tyme in the kynges courte whan that from the duke Sauary there came aknyght vnto the kynge Pepyn the whiche after all due reuerence spake vnto hym in this maner Free kynge and of almoost redoubted the good duke Sauary to whom I am seruaunt hathe sente me hether to you requiringe you for to socoure hym agaynst a fals and a cursed painym that hathe assyeged hym and he nameth hym self the grene knyght the whiche wyll haue his doughter by force of armes agaynst his wyll the whiche is as fayre as can be founde and she hath thre hardy brederne that is to wyte Garin Anselme And Garyn the yongest Mylordes sayd the kynge we wyll socoure the good duke Sauary with a good wyll at his nede with all your puyssauÌ„ce Syr sayd the messenger god yelde it you for ye shall do a grete almesse and I thanke you thanke you a hondred tymes on my maysters behalfe In saynge these wordes there entred another messenger in to the palays y e whiche after that he had salued the kynge as he ought for to do he sayd vnto him thus Ryght excellent kynge and aboue al other redoubted â–ª assemble your hoost men of warre in all the haste y t you maye and sende them vnto the cyte of Lyon For there is comen and yssued out of Almayne moo than a hondreth thousande fyghtyngemen that wyll dystroy your realme and put it in subgeceyon whan kynge Pepyn had vnderstonden these tydynges he was much a basshed made to come before hym the Archebysshop of Reyns and the duke Myllon dangler â–ª Geruais and Sampson And after he tolde them the wordes of the messenger and demaunded them counsayll yf that he sholde go towarde Acquytaine for to socoure the good duke Sauary â–ª or towarde Lyon to defende his couÌ„tre To y e whiche thynge answered Myllon dangler Syr vpoÌ„ this mater you must be counsaylled for your shyrte is more nerer your body than your gowne yoâ— oughte not for to defende the countree of another and lette your owne be dystroyed Wherfore without takynge onyâ—ore counsayl you shal go towarde Lyon for to kepe and defende your countree And whan you haue chaced your enemyes and casten them out of your countree than maye ye go sureli and socoure the good duke Sauary that demauÌ„deth helpe of you He byleueth his couÌ„sayll and accepted it â–ª and after sayd vnto y e messenger of the good duke Sauary that at that tyme he myght not socoure his mayster for it behoued hym to lede his hoost toward Lyon But tell your lorde that he kepe hym wel tyll that I haue done here that than I shal so coure hym w t so grete a nombre of folke that he shal be contente Syr sayd the messenger to euyll it happeneth hym that you maye not come nowe for he hathe gretenede But syth that it can not be none otherwyse I thanke you for your god wyll And with the leue of your hyghe maieste I wyll departe from you At these wordes the messenger of the duke Sauary
you truely Then he ledde her towarde kyng Lucar and sayd to hym Syr see here the fayre lady Rozemonde your wyfe that the false traytoure kynge of Ynde led away agaynst her wyl the whyche is ryghte dyspleasaunt at her heart therfore Ha syr sayd the lady he telleth you trouthe for euen so as the batayll was begon I sawe hym come to warde me soo I wende that it had ben one of your barons that dad comen for to socoure me So I wente agaynst hym thyn kynge for to saue my selfe and wythout enquyrynge of any thyng I mouÌ„ted vpon hys hors but alas syr I knew anone his euyll wyll and apperceyued well that I was vetrayed Than I pulled hym by the here and scratched hys face in suche wyse that the blode yssued out and that it was force to hym to let me go downe and so by the helpe of thys good knyght I haue saued me and escaped frome hym Lady sayd kynge Lucar you haue wrought wel and at this present tyme it behoueth to speake no more therof for we haue the assaute by our enemyes that giueth vs to muche to doo So he left the lady wythoute any more arguynge and returned into the vatayll And at that houre they of Ynde returned in to the cyte the whiche had loste diuers valyaunt champions but aboue all the losses the kynge of Ynde complayned the losse of the fayre Rozemonde ¶ Alas lady sayd he I haue well fayled at mine enterpryse but euâ— so helpe me mahoune I knowe clerely that I was enchaunted for me thoughte that I fouÌ„de ryuers and wodde before me but also soone as I hadde sette you downe I founde but fayre and playne way Ualentyne had great honoure of euery body bycause that he had delyuered the fayre RozemoÌ„d and recouered her of the kynge of Ynde And she made hym fayre semblaunte bycause that he had socoured her but what so meuer sygne of loue that she shewed hym aboue all other she hated hym and would him euill for she had well would that the thing had bene otherwyse but not for all that she helde her not contente with the firste faute but watched and laboured soo muche that she brought her entencion vnto an ende and her wyll vnto execution ¶ Howe Rozemonde founde the maner and the facioÌ„ to make her selfe be ledde vnto the kynge of Ynde the morâ— the whiche she loued perfytely and howe he ledde her in to his cytes of Ynde Capit. lxxiii NOwe it is sayd comenly and it is true that yf a woman do not chastise her selfe of her owne propre wyll wyth payne may any other chastise her For some wolde rather dye thaÌ„ fayle of theyr enterpryse as well shewed Rozemonde the wyfe of kyng Lucar for it was not foure dayes after that she yssued out of her tente in the leest companye that she myght mounted vpon a hakeney and sayd that she wolde go sporte her a lytell in the feldes for to take the good ayre In thys manere the quene Rozemonde wente towarde the cyte of Ynde Nowe she had done the kinge of Ynde to wyte secretly that he should be redy and apparaylled that same daye for to come and â—ake her and lede her away and he faylled not for ryght soo as he sawe her and apperceyued her he yssued out at a posterne mounted at a vauntage and ran towarde the lady and tooke the hakeney by the reyne in sayenge vnto her My lady nowe maye I at thys houre lede you surely at your owne wyll In this maner he ledde her into the cyte of Ynde with great ioy Nowe was the crye amonge the hoost of kynge Lucar that the kynge of Ynde ledde away Rozemonde Dyuers mounted on horsbacke for to socoure the lady but they were anone entred into the cyte of Ynde By mahowne sayd kynge Lucar who that may bryng me the lady agayne I shall make hym my greate Sene shall and aboue all them of my court mayster gouernoure Syr sayd Pacolet vnto Ualentine yf it be your pleasure to haue the lady I shall fynde an enchauÌ„tement anone wherby you shall take the lady Frende sayd Ualentyne let her go ones I rendred her vnto her husbande Lucar trustynge that she wolde chastyse her selfe of her great faute and syth that she wyll not it is but greate foly to go aboute it On that same daye that the kynge of Ynde led away Rozemonde he wedded her and laye wyth her and engendren a sonne on her that was called Rabastre the whyth posseded Jherusalem in his dayes To sorowfull was kynge Lucar whan he had lost his wyfe soo And Brandyffer recomforted hym sayenge Fayre soÌ„ne sayd he take courage vnto you for I swere you mahowne and all my goddes that I shall auenge you or I departe hence Soo swore Brandyffer but it wente otherwyse for on that propre day there came a messenger vnto hym whyche sayd Syre I brynge you tydynges whyche are ryght displeasaunt to you Syr knowe that kyng Pepyn wyth the emperours sonne of grece is arryued in your lande and hath dystroyed castelles and townes and hathe besyeged your fayre cyte of Angorye in the whyche your wyfe is newly delyuered of a fayre sonne And I am comen hether for to demaunde you socoure or elles it behoueth to yelde youre fayre cyte of Angorye vnto the vnhappy chrysten men whan brandyffer herde these tydynges he was muche sorowfull in hys heart Than he wente towarde kyng Lucar and sayd vnto hym Fayre sonne here is a messenger that hathe broughte me euyll tydynges out of my londe for the Frenchemen is entred in it wyth a greate puyssaunce and wasteth and dystroyeth my countree wherfore it is force vnto me that I goo and defende my countree so I shall tell you what I shall doo You shall sende some knyght vnto the kynge of Ynde and bydde hym that he sende you agayne my doughter Rozemonde youre wyfe vppon suche a condycyon that shall pardon hym the death of your father and make your hoost to departe out of his countrey withoute doynge it any dammage or hurt By mahowne sayde the kyng Lucar I had thought the same and I can not se a better remedy nor a wyser counsaill At these wordes he called Valentyne and sayde vnto him Knyght it behoueth you to go towarde the kyng of Ynde on my behalfe and saye vnto hym in this maner that he sende me agayne the fayre Rozemonde that he hathe taken frome me vpon suche a couenaunt that I shall pardon him the death of my father without euer to haue any question therfore and I shal make also my men al mine hoost to auoide out of his lande without doyng him any dammage Syr sayd Ualentyne for you I would auenture my body more then for any other so I shall do your message the best wyse that I may and within a shorte space you shall haue tydinges agayne Than he mounted on horsbacke and went towarde Ynde and entred into the cytie like a
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
that he was kyng of Fraunce Cap. lxxxx SO the kyng of Ynde ledde with him the good kyng Pepyn but he knewe it not The valiauÌ„t xii beheld â–ª peres kyng Pepyn pyteously but noue durste hyd hym farewel for doubte of knowyng Thus goeth the kyng of Ynde and kyng Pepyn rydeth after hym that is not without sorowe Alas sayde he all alowe veray God helpe me and succour me for if you helpe me not of youre grace of all poore I am the moost sorowfull and vnhappy Alas Myllon dangler Iowe well to loue you whan for me you put your body in suche daunger Henry henry thou hast well shewed that thou loued me not whan at my nede thou failed me Wel owe euel come vnto the childe that at greate nede leueth his propre father My loue Berthe I shall neuer see you more alas Charles my lytell sonne God helpe the for I knowe for a truthe that the false traytours shall make the suffre payne ynough and thou arte yonge and lytell and maye not resyste agaynst them Thus complayned kyng Pepyn and wepte pyteously Nowe the kyng of Ynde hathe doone so muche that he is arryued within Ynde And when the lady Rozemonde knewe it she ranne against hym and in makyng great Ioye kyssed hym and after mounted vp in to the palays The lady behelde kynge Pepyn the whiche notwithstandyng that he was lytell he was well fourmed and made of his membres and or regarde ryght plesaunt so the lady demauÌ„ded the kyng of Ynde My loue tell me who hath geuen you this litel man â–ª for he semeth muche honest and gracious and it may be to se his semblaunce that he is extraught out of a hyghe place Lady sayde the kyng he hath bene geuen me for he was come with the kyng of Fraunce the twelue peres in to Jerusalem wherfore he hathe bene taken and if he wyll renounce his God Jhesus I shall do hym muche good Pepyn aunswered nothing whiche had wel another entencion So the houre was come that the kyng shoulde goo to souper â–ª Pepyn entred in to the kechyng and the kynge demaunded hym if he coulde any thynge of â—okeâ—ye and that he shoulde make hym the sauce for a pecocke that rosted And Pepyn dyd it so well that after warde the kynge woulde haue no meate nor sauce but of his dressing Wherof al the other of the kechyn ryall hadde great dispyte at him and vpon Pepyn hadde suche enuye that it happened one tyme that the kyng commaunded him for to make ready a pecocke so he went towarde the coke by the com maundement of the kynge And as he entred in to the kechyn bothe litell and great began for to mockâ— hym and some smote hym behynde and he as vertuous toke all in pacience After he wente towarde the fyre for to haue put the pecocke on the spytte And y e mayster coke that had great enuye on hym aporoched uere hym and caste a great brennyng cole in his lappe and brent him shrewedly And than Pepyn swore that he woulde auenge hym and came vnto the sarazyn and gaue hym so great a stroke betwene the foreheade and theâ—re that be smote him downe and after gaue him another stroke so great that he made his braynes to flee out When the varâ—ettes and scolyons sawe their mayster so outraged they assayled all Pepyn with slaues and knyues And he that was hardy and valyaunt reculed not abacke but swore Jhesu christe that he loued better to dye then to suffer iniurye of suche â—ascalles Soo he wente towarde a boye that woulde haue smyten hym with a pestel and gaue hym soo great a strooke that he felled hym downe dead to the earth The noise and the crye was so great that the kyng harde it Soo he badde anone that Pepyn should be taken and brought before hym And whan he was before hym he sayd vnto hym euyll boye How haste thou bene so hardy to 〈◊〉 my mayster coke within my palays Nowe tell me anone how the thing goeth or by my God mahoune thou shal dye Syr said kyng Pepyn I shall tell you the truthe It is true that I was in the kechin for to make redy a pecocke for your super as you commaunded me and than your coke cast a hote cole vpon me and brent me shrewedly withoute any cause And therfore I slewe hym When the kynge knewe the truthe by the other he pardoned hym ¶ Howe the kyng Pepyn beyng with the kyng of Ynde had knowledge of the fayre Clerymonde Cap. xci HEre wyl I make you mencion of the fayre Clerimonde the whyche as you haue herde before was kept in the kyng of Yndes palays Now the kynge of Ynde had a custome y t he wolde sende her of the best meat that was on hys table So it happened that at a souper he called Popyn and gaue hym the meat that was before hym and sayd vnto hym Go in to the chambre where as is a wyndowne there you shall fynde a folysshe woman pyteously arayed bere her thys from me Pepyn toke the meat and bare it vnto the lady But whan he sawe her so poorely arayed he had great pyte sayd vnto her Loue Jhesus that suffered for vs death passyon helpe you Alas haue truste in hym and serue hym wyth good heart and yf you do so knowe for a certaynte that you shall haue aledgement of your doloure and therfore beleue stedfastly in hym receyue the holye sacrament of baptym Whan the lady vnderstode that he spake of god she approched nere hym and sayd Frende haue noo doubte of me But tell me yf thou be a christen man or yf you saye these wordes by gyle Lady sayd pepyn for a trouthe I am a chrysten man and am comen out of the realme of Fraunce ThaÌ„ the lady sayd al smylynge you ought well to knowe the good kyng Pepyn and his neuewe Ualentyne It is true sayd Pepyn and I knowe well hys brother Orson his father the Emperoure of Grece also whan the lady herde that she began for to wepe and said vnto him Alas frende may I haue truste in you Ye sayd Pepyn as muche as in your propre father of all that it shal please you for to say â–ª for neuer shall you be accused by me ¶ Frende sayd the lady knowe for a certaynte that I counterfee the foole and the seke woman but I am also wyse and hole as I was euer for I am a chrysten woman and had the fayre Ualentyne vnto loue and vnto hym I was gyuen for wyfe but by the false traytour kyng Trompart I was taken from hym Than the lady tolde hym all the maner of her estate and how she had ben stolen and wherfore she made her selfe syke Whan kyng pypyn herd the pyteous aduenture of the lady he began for to wepe muche tenderly After in consyderyng the fortunes and great aduentures that cometh vpon the creature in castynge out great teares he sayd softly to hymselfe Ha
false Lucar thou hast slayne hym that was my hope by Jhesus thou shalt abyedere By mahowne sayd Lucar I care not for noo more syth that I am auenged on hym that hath betray me falsly Than Ualentyne wente towarde Pacolet and tooke hys tables that were in his bosome in whych was wryten all the secretes of hys arte And Pacolet had tolde hym longe before that he should take the tables whan that he was dead yf that he lyued after hym and that all hys scyence was wrytten therin that he played with and so dyd Ualentyne and putte them vp the whyche dyd him good seruyse afterwarde At that hour wolde Ualentyne that Lucar hadde bene Judged vnto death But it was auysed by the lordes that was wyth hym that he should be put in a toure and kepte surely to the ende that and any noble man of theyr party were taken prysoner by the paynyms that he myght be yelded agayne for the chaunge of kynge Lucar Thus counsayll pleased euery bodye and soo it was accorded entyerly And when Lucar was in pryson Ualentyne made the body of Pacolet to be buried ryght honourably that of lytell and great was muche be wayled ⧠Howe Brandiffer knewe that Lucar was in Angory And sent vnto Ualentyne for to make the appoyntement to bye hym agayne Capit. xciiii ON the mornyng by tymes there was great noyse and crye in the hoost of the paynyms for the kyng Lucar that they had lost and aboue al the other Brandiffer made great sorowe and euen soo as he asked for hym there aryued a spye that tolde hym how he was in Angorye and that he had slayne Pacolet Brandiffer was ioyous for the death of Pacolet and sorowfull at his harte for the takyng of Lucar So he called a messenger and badde hym go vnto Ualentyne and aske hym if he woulde geue him kyng Lucar for kyng Pepyn â–ª or the Emperoure of Grece or his sone Orson â–ª or some of the other twelue petes of Fraunce whiche he loueth beste Syr sayde the messenger I shall do your message well So he went towarde Angorye and entred in saying that he would speake with Ualentine And he was brought unto hym anone When he was before hym he salued hym highly and after tolde him his message as Brandiffer had bydden hym all alonge When Ualentyne harde that he was muche amarueyled sayd vnto the messenger of Brandiffer ¶ God almyghty how maye that be that kyng Brandiffer holdeth in pryson so many valyaunt men and howe maye he haue taken them prysoners ⧠Howe Ualentyne demaunded the kyng of Fraunce for chaunge of kynge Lucar by the consence of the lordes and barous Capit. xcv Syr sayde the messenger it is true that the kynge Pepyn not longe ago accompanied of the twelue peres of Fraunce of Orson and of Henry wente vnto Jerusalem so the tydynges by a trà ytour came vnto the kynge Brandyffer of whyche he was muche Ioyous And he ledde suche a puyssaunce thether that they were taken wythin Iherusalem and hathe sente them into the stronge castell that is the strongest place of all the worlde Sy gyue me an answere shortly yf you wyl chauÌ„ge kyng Lucar for one of your good trendes Messenger sayd Ualentine you shal haue an answere anon And than he entred into a halle and assembled all the lordes sayd vnto them Frendes it is true that for the rendrynge of Lucar I may delyuer of the prysoners of Brandiffer my father or my brother Orson or myn vncle the kynge pepyn that are my thre pryncypall frendes so counsell me whyche I ought to demaunde Syr answered the barons here auayleth nothynge the dreamynge frr you knowe that none maye be more beholden than vnto father and mother and by ryght reason and naturall loue you ought to demannde pout father Lordes sayd Ualentyne you speke wysely but sauynge your reuerences I am delybered for to doo otherwyse For to speake of this thynge Iustely and after the true equyte you knowe al that my mother Bellyssant by my father wyth great wronge was banysshed shamefully out of hys countree And in suchenecessyte peryl childed me in the forest of Orleaunce and there I should haue ben deuoured by wylde beastes yf myne vncle kynge pepyn hadde â—â—t ben by whome I was founden and haue ben nourysshed and brought vp wythout knowyn ge me in suche maner that he hathe made me knyghte And all the goodes that I haue are comen by hym not neuer of my father I had one only comforte nor socoure in my trybulacyon And therfore I wyl that mine vncle kyng Pepyn be delyuered for the chaunge of kyng Lucar the whiche hath brought me vp as his own chylde without any knowlodge of any of my frondes and my father abyde there And ryght wortly by the grace of almyghty God we shall do so muche that my father shall be delyuered and all the other When the varons harde the wysâ—ome and the greate vnderstandyng of Ualentyne they marueyled muche all of his great proudence and sayde with a comon accorde that he had spoken noblye so they consented to his wyll because that it was reasonable Than Ualentyne sayd vnto the messenger Frende thou shalt retourne towarde the kyng Brandiffer thy mayster and tell hym the aunswere that I shall geue the that is that I shall yelde hym the kyng Lucar vpon suche a condicion that he shall delyuer me kynge Pepyn of Fraunce for I wyll haue none other for the chaunge of kyng Lucar Than departed the messenger and tolde his aunswere vnto kyng Brandiffer as Ualentyne hadde bydden hym By mahoune sayde kynge Brandiffer euermore the moost puyssaunt is the fyrste honoured but sithe that he demaundeth that same that same shall he haue ¶ Howe Myllon danglet that was named the kyng of Fraunce for to saue kyng Pepyn was delyuered oute of the pryson of Brandyffer in chaunge of kyng Lucar Cap. xcvi Ryght so as the kyng Brandyffer knew that Ualentyne would haue the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for kyng Lucar he sent messengers anone vnto the strong castell towarde his doughter Galazye byddynge that she shoulde geue them the kynge of Fraunce all alone The messengers mounted vpon the sea and rowed so muche that within a short space they arryued at the strong castell and recounted vnto the fayre Galyzye their message When the mayden knewe it she was ready anone to fulfyll the wyll of her father So she called the gayler and sent hym too the pryson to demaunde the kynge of Fraunce And when he came to the dore of the pryson he cryed on hye Nowe come hether the kyng of Fraunce for â— it behoueth me to delpuer hym And whan the duke Myllon vnderstode the gayler he answered swetely Alas frend I am here wherfore cal you me If I must dye the first I praye to God that he wyll haue mercye on me for I wyll offre my body vnto death with a good harte for to susteyne the holy fayth Syr sayd the gayler haue
from hys wyfe Berthe the which after his salute said vnto him Syr vnderstande the rydynges that I brynge vnto you fro my ryght dere lady Berthe quene of Fraunce Knowe that all they of those quarters beleue stedfastly that you and al the twelue peres be dead bycause that they had tydinges that you were taken wythin Jerasalem of the paynyms So it is true that Arthur kynge of Brytayne trustyng in your death â–ª and that the tydynges was true is entred into your lande wyth a greate puyssaunce of men of armes and wyll be kynge of Fraunce by force and wedde the quene Berthe agaynst her wyll Nowe I am comen hether for to tell you the tydynges wherfore thynke vpon this feate for the case toucheth you to muche And at thys houre the warre is so great in frauÌ„ce that wallyam of Mountglyue hath made Geryn to be slayne And also the kyng of Brytayne hathe vndertaken to â—ut my lorde Charles your sonne in exyle So rowfull was kyng Pepyn to here suche wordes made to assemble hys barons for to holde counsayl So they accorded that he should go and defende his propre countree the whyche he dyd and toke hys lâ—ue of Ualentyne that sayd vnto hym Frayre vncle it behoueth me to abyde here for to put all my strengthe to delyuer my father and my brother and the twelue peres of FrauÌ„ce Ualentyne sayd Kyng Pepyn you speke wysely and yf it please God that I haue vyctorye of myne enemyes I shall sende you helpe and socoure agaynst the fals paynyms in suche wyse that you may delyuer your father lyghtly The kynge Pepyn mounted vpon the Sea with syxe thousande fyghtyng men ⧠Howe Ualentyne went in to Ynde the great and counterfet the physycion for to se the fayre Clerymonde and howe he spake with her Capit. C. i. UAlentyne that by the king Pepyn had herde tydynges of the fayre Clerymonde put her not oute of mynde but departed from Angorye accompanied onely of a squyer and dyd clothe hym in the habyte of a physicion He mounted vpon the sea with marchauÌ„tes that wente in to Ynde And they rowed soo muche that they artyued in Ynde But or Ualentine entred in to the cytie he made to make a physicians gowne â–ª and after made a futred hoode and as a great dortour entred in to the citie and lodged him in a ryche yâ—ne Also soone as the hoost sawe hym he demaunded him of what crafte he was of Hoost sayd Ualentyne I am a medecyn can hele all maner of sycknesses The hoost beleued hym his squyer serued well as the clerke of a doctour ¶ In this wyse was Ualentyne thre daies and then he said Myne hoost do me a pleasure if it please you that is y t you fynde me a man to go about the cytie and crye my â—cyence that and there bee any seke men that I vaunte me for to hele theim For I haue nede to wynne for too paye you the expences that I haue made here in but not for that you haue doubte of me I shall geue you a gage By mahoune sayd the hoost a gage will I take gladly for it is euyll trusting in straungers Than valentyne gaue hym a fyne mantell furted and sayde too hym â–ª Holde hoost and of me haue no doubte and make the varlet come to me that I spabe to you fore ¶ The hoost brought hym one that had neyther shone gowne nor bonet and was almoost naked Ualentyne for the loue of God clothed him all newe and sayd to him My frende go thorough the cytye and crye hyghly there is come a mederyne that can hele all maladyes and also they that haue loste their wytte be it man or woman I shall make theÌ„ haue their vnderstanding againe Than departed the varlet that was right ioyous to be clothed and cryed all the daye thorough the cytie as Ualentyne had bydden hym Now the tidinges came vnto y e king of Ynde of that mayster And because that he vaunted to hele mad foles for the loue of Clerymonde the kynge of Ynde sent for hym not wythstandyng that there was alredy crepylles blynde lame and croked before hys lodgynge but he left them all for to go to the kynge of Ynde for he knewe well the ende where as hys heart drewe to He salued the kynge of Ynde by the great god Jupyter And the kynge sayd to hym mayster you be welcome into my courte you shall dyne than I shall tell you wherfore I sent for you The kynge set hym at the and table made Ualentyne to be serued rychely and than after dynner he sayd vnto hym Mayster I haue a lady in thys palays that is garnysshed wyth beaute aboue all other So it is true that whan I had her fyrst wolde haue taken her vnto wyfe but she made me to vnderstande that she had made auowe vnto mahowne that she should take no man vnto husband tyl a yere be passed nowe I haue her the terme that she asked but at the ende of the yeare there toke her a pyteous maladye so that no body durst fynde them before her She whiste leth and cryeth pyteously one tyme she lagheth and another tyme she wepeth so that in her dede there is none ordynaunce for the whyche my heart is sorowfull for and she were whole I wolde take her vnto wyfe for my wyfe Rozemonde is dead And therfore and you can helpe her I shall gyue you more than you wyll demaunde Ualentyne sayd I shall doo it well but the malady is euyll for to heale syth that she hath had it so longe I muste be in her chambre all nyght for to se her condycyons Mayster sayd the kynge one shall brynge you thether but kepe you from her that she byte you not Than one that scrued her ledde valentyne to her and whan he was at the wyndow he sayd vnto hym Beholde there and playe with your crafte the deuill shall make you well hele her Go thy way saide Ualentyne and let me alone Then the sarazyn wente his waye and Ualentine behelde her piteously Alas veray God sayd he how you haue bought me dere and I you By god my swete loue I shall neuer retourne in to Fraunce tyll I haue you with me or I shall lese my lyfe The lady behelde him muche ferefully and didde caste at him all that she founde in the chambre of the whiche Ualentyne was muche amarueyleâ— Alas my God sayd he is it fayned or a thing true of the euyl that I se you suffre Dere loue alas withoute doynge any more be a lytell still and here my speche ¶ I am your loue UaleÌ„tine for whom you haue suffred so muche payne Do you not thynke no more of the head of brasse that gaue you to me and of my brother Orson that had the stryng cut and howe you were stolen from me by the enchauÌ„â—out Adramain in the cytie of Acquitaine whan the lady hearde those wordes for pure loye she swowned
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
whan he felt himself wouÌ„ded he descended to the earth habandoned his horse After he came agaynst Orson and smote his horse in suche maner that he cut of one of his legges and felled hym vnto the earthe But Orson was dyligent and strong for when he felt the horse fall he auoyded the styropes and lept vpon the earthe And syth came vnto Garnyere and toke hym betwene his armes so mightely that he toke his shelde from him and threwe him to the earth but as he would haue gyueÌ„ hym a â—oyne in the belly Florente sported his horse for to surour his brother and gaue Orson so great a stroke vpon the helme that he made hym for too rele Orson ran vnto hym that had dispyte and smote hym with so great a courage that he ouerthrewe the horse dead too the earth and toke of Florentes helme from his head of the whiche he was sore abasihed and founde none other remedy saue for to flee and renne about the fielde in coueryng his head with his shelde And Orson ran after hym with a fyerse courage that for to se hym flee had great pleasure Ha Florent sayd Garnyere wherfore flee you so much retourne you agayne and thinke for to defende you for if you haue good courage to day he shall be vanquyshed At these wordes the two traytours assayled the valiaunt Orson muche asperly and with their trenchyng swordes gaue hym so many strokes that through his harneys the strokes entred and made the bloud to yssue out by greate haboundaunce Then Orson that felte hymselfe wounded reclaymed God and the virgyn Mary muche deuoutely and gaue Florent so great a stroke that he smote of his arme w t the sword During this batail Fezone was in a church in prayinge god deuoutly that it wolde please hym for to kepe her good loue Orson defende hym in gyuyng him victorye agaynst hys enemyes The people was moche abasshed of y e great dedes of armes that Orson dyde Dolente and sorowful was Florent whaÌ„ he had loste his arme and not for that he left not for to assayl Orson wyth all his puyssaunce ¶ And whan Orson sawe him come he made semblaunte for to smyte Garnyere and after drewe his stroke agayne sodaynly and smote FloreÌ„t in suche maner that he smote him downe deed to the erthe after he sayd vnto Garnyere Traytoure thou muste go after or elles knowledge before euery body y e treasoÌ„ that you haue braced ¶ Orson said Garnyere it shal go other wyse for if you haue slayne my brother to day I shal take vengeauÌ„ce ¶ Haufray sayd Henry our feate goeth euyll for Orson hath alredy slayne and vndone our neuewe Florent you shall se anone y t he wyll vaynquysshe Garnyere make him confesse the treason by the whiche we shall be for euer dyshonoured and in daunger of deathe yf we fynde not maner for to fle escape Brother sayd Haufray that was full of treason I shal tel you what we shal do Also so one as we shall se that Garnyere is ouercomen or that he confesse the treason we shall entre into the felde and in signe for to maynteine Orson we shal cut of our neuewes head And so the treason may neuer be knowen By God sayd Henry none can say nor deuyse better Thus thought the two cursed dysloyall traytours newe treasons for to hyde the olde And the two champions are within the felde y t assaylleth eche other moche asprely Garnyere sayd Orson you se wel that you maye not defende you agaynste me And therfore thynke for to yelde you confesse your cursed treason and I promyse you for to saue your lyfe and make your peas towarde kynge Pepyn and shall sende you vnto the Emperoure of Grece my father that for the loue of me shall reteyne you of hys courte and gyue you great wages Boye sayd Garnyere thy promyse serueth me of nothynge for syth that I haue lost one of myne eres I shall neuer be praysed nor honoured in no place So Had I rather dye valyauntly agaynste the or conquere thy body delyuered the vnto shamefull death than for to defylemyne honoure By my fayth sayd Orson right gladly I accordeth you And syth that you haue enuy for to dye you shall haue founde in me a good mayster Thynke for to defende you for here is your laste daye At these wordes he went towarde Garnyere and wyth strengthe of armes throwe hym vnder hym and pulled hys helme from hys head And Haufray whyche sawe that there was no more remedye cryed right hye Orson slee him not for we knowe right well y t wyth great wronge he hath accused you so we wyll do the Justyce as to the traytour apperteyneth we wyl neuer let hym lyue nor holde hym of our parentage He entred into the felde and sayd vnto Garnyere Fayre mayster confesse your dede and the maner of the treason and we shall do so muche to the kynge that of your fautes ye shal haue pardon Lordes sayde the traytour Garnyere I haue done the treason and put the knyfe in the kinges bed In sayenge these wordes Haufray that was subtyll and cautelous drewe hys swerde to the end that he shuld speke no ferther forthe of that thynge he slewe hym in the same place and after sayd ⧠Lordes nowe let thys traytour be taken and hanged on the galowes for he hath well deserued it Then he sayde vnto Orson Losyn I am tyght Joyous of the vyctory that you haue had for God hath wel shewed that you are true and loyal And for al that Garnyer was my neue we yet shal I neuer clayme hym for my bloud syth he hath wylled to medle with treason Anoue came thether the fayre lady Fezonne that colled and kyssed Orson ryght swetely And than kyng Pepyn demaunde hym Fayre neue we haue you any daungerous wound vpon your body Uncle sayd Orson no thanked be God I haue vanquyshed the two traytours Haufray as a good man hath made Garnyere confesse the treason and takeÌ„ his lyfe from him Ha fayre neuewe beleue it not to lightly for what semblauÌ„t that euer he make you he is partysypyng of the treason but for this present tyme I wyll holde my peace The king and the barons retourned in to the cytie of Parys and made great ioye for the victory that Orson had wonne and the honoure And Haufray and Henry that same day said muche good of him with their mouthes and with their hartes desyred his death But anone after came the tyme that their cursed treason was knowen and that they were punished for their euylles as they had wel deserued So I shal leue to speake of this mater and will tell you of the knyght Ualentyne that rode through the countrey right sorowful for his loue the fayre Llery monde the which was in Jnde the more where the kyng made her to be kept for to wedde her and toke her vnto wyfe by
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