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A89357	The most excellent and famous history of the most renowned knight, Amadis of Greece, surnam'd, the Knight of the Burning Sword, son to Lisvart of Greece, and the fair Onoloria of Trebisond Representing his education in the court of King Magadan, his conquering of the defended mountain, his combat with his grandfather the Emperor Esplandian, his killing Frandalon the Ciclops, and falling in love with Lucella, daughter to Alpatracy King of Sicily, his arrival in the isle of Argenes, where he put an end to the enchantments of Queen Zirfea, his assisting his great-grandfather King Amadis in the island of the great Siclades, and in respect to him taking on himself the name of Amadis of Greece: together with the high and noble enterprizes of his cozen Lucencio, Gradamart son to the King of the Giants island, Birmartes son to the King of Spain, and many other noble knights and gallant ladies: all no less useful, than pleasant. Humbly addrest to the beauties of Great Brittain. By a person of quallity. Licensed according to order.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 9. English.	Person of quality.	1693 (1693)	Wing M2877; ESTC R230734	225,521	237

Beauty which has so far emboldned me as to beseech her that she will permit me to serve her as I will do all my Life I say not but they are much better Knights then I am bo●h here and else-where but 't is not you seeing Valor and Prowess are not commonly accompany'd with Pride and Arrogance Fair and softly fair and softly said Manasses have a care of injuring me any more otherwise I shall shew you that you are a Fool. Acayus whose Head and Anger had heated was so displeased that he thus answer'd Manasses Sir Knight if the Emperor does not command you to be chastised I will make you repent this word I would have you know that Acayus has an heart good enough and Means sufficient to punish you as you deserve Manasses trusting to a Croud of Kindred he had about him could dissemble no more but suddenly put his hand to his Sword charging the Prince of Thessaly said to him Rascal does it belong to you thus basely to threaten a better than your self Then he gave him such a Blow on the Head as kill'd him so that he fell dead from his Horse to the Ground at which there was a great Commotion For the Princes Attendants seeing such an Outrage ran upon Manasses but he was defended by his so that many on both sides there ended their Dayes And yet worse had it been had not the Emperor taken order who putting himself between the two Parties commanded both on their Lives to retire And seising Manasses caused him to be shut up in a strong Tower swearing he should pay for it In the mean time every one departed to his Lodgings as did also the Infanta Esclariana exceedingly discontented for having been the Occasion as it seemed to her of such a Murther And on the other side the dead Princes People made such great Complaints that the Emperor who was exactly just sent the next day to have him hang'd on the Walls of the Place where he was imprisoned But his Friends being exceedingly discontented took the Body and carryed it into the Countrey of Buillon leaving the Court in sorrow and very much troubled For tho' the Iustice of the Action was approved by all good People yet was it publickly said that the Duke might revenge it because he was a great Lo●d and ally'd to more great Families than any other of the Empire CHAP. XLIII How the Duke of Buillon knew of his Sons Death And of the great Craft he used to kill the Emperor and his Son Diner pius and seise on the Empire MAnasses being dead as you have heard and his Body carryed by his kindred into his Fathers Dutchy never did man make such Lamentation for the space of fifteen dayes But as all things are forgotten or lessned by Time the old Mans sorrow was a little moderated but not the desire he had of Vengeance For when things were thought to be the most quieted ●e assembled those of his Image and having taken them aside said to them Gentlemen my good Friends and Allies you have seen and understood the Dishonor which the Emperor our Prince has not only done me but you all as well in particular as in general so that having no Regard to us who are so great and powerful as every one knows he has despitefully caused him to be Hang'd who might after me be named the head of your Arms and Duke of Bulloign for which I am so grieved that I dye an hundred times a day And as to you his good Kinsmen I believe for certain that Nature so stimulates you that your heart weeps and this wound will bleed as long as you and yours shall have the Names of Gentlemen Nevertheless if you will follow my advice we will not so long delay the Vengeance of it but I will give you such means to recover your Honour which is so much debased a● shall turn to your Gl●ry and great Profit Then they all cryed out that t●ey would s●end their Lives and Fortunes in it My Friends said he are you resolved to follow my Counsel Sir an●wered the chiefest of them we swear to you on the Faith we ow to GOD that we will in this point obey you The Duke very affectionately thanked them and seeing their Good Will began to ●ay open h●s design as you shall understand Gentlemen and Kinsmen said he I am of Opinion that to attain to my purpose one of you shall go to the Emperor and present him with my most humble duty assuring him that the Justice he has Executed on my son is well pleasing to me seeing the Injury he had done his Majesty by killing the Prince of Thessaly so inconsiderately and that in his Majesties presence And that although Paternal Love causes in me some Regret yet when I think on the Equity which as a good Prince and as a just Emperor he has used I find my self so comforted that I not only approve his Justice as being exemplary to all but moreover humbly thank him for having eased me from being severe to my own Flesh Which 't was expedient I should have been desiring to preserve my Integrity and the Honour of my house These my Friends are the Artifices we must make use of to attain to our desires to which he giving Credit will properly resemble the Raven that held the Cheese whom the Fox allured to sing that he might make him let go his Prey For by this means he will have assurance of us and we may go and take him even in his Nest and at our pleasure seise on him and his letting not any one escape that can contradict my coming to the Empire to which I shall at●ain in spite of them you remaining rich with the Spoils of your Enemies and I revenged at the price of their blood Certainly this damnable Counsel and Advice had so much force that none of the Assistants contradicted it but approved it and commended it choosing immediately for the Bearer of that Message Madaran a Cousin of the Dukes and as honest a Man as himself who parted from them and being come to the Emperor knew so fitly to palliate his Message and Treason that the good Prince believed more than he should have done saying before all that the Duke of Buiiion was indeed one of the discreetest Knights in the World and who best deserved the Government of a Monarchy He gave therefore great Presents to the Messenger commanding him to tell his Master that he desired him to come to his Court where he would honour him as he deserved Madaran glad of such Assurance returned to the Duke who expected him with a great part of his Allies that kept themselves in a readiness according to the News they should have of their Messenger who entirely related to them the Emperors discourse And for this cause they removed the Night following going strait towards Mentz And they assembled the most secretly they could above a thousand who lay conceal'd all the day

thing at which you will sufficiently wonder Then Florindo having made such an Oath as he desir'd First said Lucencio you must never speak to any person of the Beast we found neither is she indeed a Beast but a wise and discreet Woman Then discoursing to him from point to point all that you have heard they came out of the Wood. Ah! Ah! said Florindo I beseech you at least let me always continue in your Company and make use of me as your Esquire for I shall think my self happy if I can come to such honour This Lucencio easily granted him and coupling their Dogs they return'd into the Town CHAP. X. How Lucencio and Florindo fled secretly from Filina to Constantinople where Lucencio receiv'd Knighthood at the hands of his Uncle the Emperor Esplandian THe discourse which the Damsel of the Forrest had with Lucencio so rais'd his Heart that he rested not an hour after without thinking how he might attain to be a Knight Sometimes he determin'd to speak of it to his Nursing Mother Florisma then all on a suddain he chang'd his Opinion so that having debated all things in his Interiour he resolv'd as the best to go to Constantinople and there humbly to supplicate the Emperor Esplandian of whom he had many times heard speak that he would give him the Order with Horse and Arms hoping seeing the Reputation he had to be the most affable and courteous Prince in the world that he would not refuse him The Emperor was at the time of their Arrival in the great Hall of his Palace attended by many Valiant Knights all clad in mourning for the Death of the Old Emperor and his Wife deceas'd not long before Close by him was the Empress Leonorina and her Daughter Luciana being then about twelve Years of Age and so fair withal and well behav'd that she was a Pearl amongst the Grecian Ladies And tho' Lucencio had been all his life time bred up amongst Shepherds and other Mechanical People yet was he not amaz'd at the sight of so great an Assembly but getting near the Emperor and making him a very low Reverence with an assured Countenance he set knee to ground and spake to him in this manner Most Potent Prince the Fame of your Goodness which fills the whole World has emboldned me to come to your Court that I might beseech you to give me the Order of Knighthood with Horses and Furniture necessary for tho' my whole Estate at present is no more than what you may see about me yet dare I assure your Majesty that I am descended leneally of great Lords nay even of Kings as I have been told But Fortune who will not make all equal has plac'd me in so poor a Condition that I have not so much as to procure me an Horse unless your Majesty please to bestow one on me The Emperor seeing him so fair young and wel-demean'd lookt on him with such an Eye that he was mov'd to pity and answer'd him Truly my Friend I will do what you desire me for I believe as far as I can guess by your Person that Knighthood will not be ill imploy'd in you And turning to the Marquess Saluder he said to him My Lord Marquess I give you this Gentleman for a Guest take him with you and furnish him with all that shall be necessary for himself and an Esquire Lucencio rose up and having made his Reverence to thank the Emperor went along with the Marquess who the same day provided him a Suit of rich white Armor such as was usually worn by new Knights And altho' he had never before been so accoutred y●t was it so fit for him and did so w●ll become him that he seem'd to have been altogether born for it That night he watcht in the Chappel with Florindo and on the morrow the Emperor accompany'd by the Ladies after Divine Service was over gave him the Order the Infanta Luciana to do him the more honour girding on his Sword Then taking him by the hand she led him into the Hall where the Tables were cover'd for Dinner But scarce were they entred when there presented her self a beautiful Lady clad in Cloth of Gold having ●er Hair which was fairer than the Sun spread upon her Shoulders and on her Head a Ga●land set with an infinite Number of p●ecious Stones She ca●ry'd in a Scarf a Sword and Shield so richly adorn'd with Gold and Pearls that it was wonderful to behold and was led under the Arms by two Knights so old and feeble that each of them seem'd above an Hundred Years of Age. By her went a Gentleman between sixteen and seventeen years old very fair and so excellently shap'd that he seem'd a Master-piece of Nature A little behind came two other Knights compleatly arm'd except the Hands and the Head with four Damsels in very good Equi●age Then she who appear'd to be the Lady of this Company humbly saluted the Emperor and making him a Reverence endeavour'd to kiss his hands as the Gentleman also did but he graciously lifted them up asking them if they had any Business with him Sir answer'd she Your Majesty will be pleas'd to understand that I am Dutchess of Savoy nam'd Grimarta and as to this Gentleman neither You nor any other can know his Name before that be accomplish'd for which we are come forth of our Country and with which I am now going to acquaint you Your Majesty then may understand that the Duke my Father dying without any Heirs but my self I was incontinently crown'd in the City of Chambery where this Gentleman was then newly arriv'd who vanquisht with Love of me had lest his own Countrey hoping after he should have seen me so to employ himself in serving me that his Travel and Good Will should be in such manner acknowledg'd by me as he might attain to the end of his Desires And indeed if my Fame had caus'd in him any Affection for me 't was little in respect of the Ardor he found in himself as soon as his Eye had given him the enjoyment of my Presence Which Zeal was yet much more augmented after he had begun familiarly to discourse with me It hapned then that one day amongst the rest the Fire of this Love encreasing by little and little as we were a hunting with a good Company of Gentlemen Ladies and Damsels dispers'd about the Woods some this way others that way I was at a certain Stand accompany'd only by four of my Women and two Knights with this Gentleman Now so it was that a chafed Bear came running so furiously towards us with open Mouth that the two Knights in whom lay the Safety of our Persons were so srighted that they fled with all their might thro' the Forest Your Majesty will easily believe the Fright I was then in But this Gentleman alighting from his horse shew'd himself so valiant that at the approach of the Bear who thought to lay hold of him he gave

Mother was who will recover the Ioy she has lost when it shall please GOD. In the mean time the little Lucencio grew up from day to day thinking himself to be Son to the good Widow Florisma and Brother to Florindo whom he lov'd as his second self They were both now come to such an Age that they were strong enough to go an Hunting Now as they sat sometimes during the He●t of the day under the shadow of the Trees expecting the Cool of the Evening when they might better find their Prey Lucencio would in this manner discourse his Companion Brother there is nothing in this world I should more desire than if it were possible to be of the Order of Knighthood But what I see not any likehood of ever being so for our Father was not a Gentleman but a Labourer tho' a rich and honest man nor are we noble but Rusticks and People of this Condition are reputed unworthy to follow Arms at which I am ready to dye for spight So frequent was this discourse with Lucenio that the good Widow being Advertis'd thereof by Florindo which made her from that time doubt lest coming to understand the truth of his condition he should leave her therefore to obviate this she us'd her utmost endeavours to conceal it from him But it happen'd one time as he and his Companion were an Hunting having each of them a Bow in his hand they met an Hind at which they shot and wounded her yet not so but that she fled through the Thickets whether the Dogs follow'd her she doubling so with them that they came to a Fault and a little after began again their cry so that Lucencio and Florindo thinking they had run her down made hast in to ' em They perceiv'd them environing a naked Woman who was so disfigur'd that she seem'd rather a Phantasm than an humane Creature at the sight of which Florindo was so frighted that he turn'd his Face flying and trembling like the Leaf But Lucenio whose blood could not deny the place from whence he was descended advanc'd and taking his Staff drave away the Dogs from about this woman to whom he said By my Fathers soul I will now see whether you are an Hobgoblin or some Devil disguis'd The poor Creature wholly astonisht as thinking he would beat her cast her self on her knees and joyning her hands answer'd him Ah Gentleman I beseech you by the Faith you owe to GOD to leave me in peace without adding farther Affliction to the Misery in which I have now liv'd these thirteen or fourteen years and shall live as long as it shall please him who has given me Being Lucencio not without cause wondering to hear her speak so discreetly whom he just now took for a Phantasm took a more distinct view of her than he had hitherto done and judg'd by the Lineaments of her Face that she must have been heretofore handsome wherefore he askt her how she came to make her Repair to this Place inhabited only by wild and savage Beasts Alas answer'd she I pray you desire not to know it for my Misfortune is greater than you can comprehend Wherefore I desire you to take away your Dogs and not importune me any farther Lucencio had such pity of her that he graciously made her this Reply Dame I will readily obey you altho' you would have more reason and greater joy if leaving this Austere Life you would come with me to my Mother whither I will willingly conduct you for the Desire I have to serve you and all others that would employ me My Child said she I thank you and you will do me a Pleasure to tell me your Name and who you are to the end I may pray to our Lord so to keep you that the Renown of your good Works may be conformable to your Beauty I am answer'd he call'd Lucencio my Father was Sinofry who dy'd long since and my Mother who yet lives is nam'd Florisma Scarce had he utter'd this Word but she began tenderly to weep and sigh And Lucencio thinking that these her Tears proceeded from her hearing of Sinofry's Death askt her if she ever knew him Indeed my Child answer'd she I have many times seen your Father and know perhaps more of your Affairs than you do your self since I can assure you that Sinofry nothing concern'd you When Lucencio heard this he was more mov'd than before thinking her to be some Fairy or Magic●an wherefore he said to her Dame I request you with all the earnestness I can to declare more fully what you have began to tell me for according to your discourse my Mother must have play'd him false whose Son I esteem my self Your Mother answer'd she never did your Father any Injury but if you will promise me one Gift I will tell you a thing shall make you glad Indeed Dame reply'd he I promise it you whatever you please to ask me My Child said she assure your self that your Father and Mother are of such noble Blood that you are descended of an Emperor and a King The Gift you have granted me is that you forbear to question me any farther concealing from all Persons your having found me and the discourse I have had with you and to the end it may not be discover'd make your Companion also promise you the same to whom nevertheless you may relate what I have told you And you will find means between you to know whither two Knights the one call'd Lisvart of Greece and the other Perion of G●ul lost about fourteen Years since together with the Emperor be return'd into this Country and bring them both hither to me or at least one of them for this greatly imports you and me also Then having embrac't and kist him she ran so swiftly thro' the Thickets that Lucencio who w●s in a muse presently lost fight of her joyful nevertheless that he knew himself to be the Issue of such Noble Parents in favour of whom he might one day hope to be a Knight Then returning the way he came he heard a little after Florindo calling him with a loud and mournful Voice for he thought him to be dead and for this reason bitterly wept and discomforted himself but Lucencio took his Horn which he winded so loud that his Companion heard him and being wholly reassur'd came to meet him saying to him at his Arrival with Tears still in his eyes Alas Brother I was greatly afraid of the Wild Beast believing she had outrag'd you On my faith I lookt upon you as gone nor can I tell what made you so hasty to cast your self into her Paws Lucencio smillingly answer'd him Have I not often enough told you that the Sons of such as you and I are cannot be Knights for they have naturally fear for a Companion instead of Assurance as you have experimented in your self Yet if you will promise me never to report what I shall tell you you shall presently hear a

Madam why you consent thus to the Death of two such Knights in your Presence Indeed you will do very ill if you permit them to sight any longer For God's sake then since you can remedy it separate them and desire them at your request to become Friends And if they will not consent for love give order that you be obey'd by force or else the Loss of them will be an incomparable wound to all Knighthood they being such valiant men as every one may see Alas he exactly hit on the Evil that tormented her nor could he at that time have made her any Discourse more agreeable to her And therefore following Lisvarts Counsel she took Heart and went straight to the Combarants who in respect to her retir'd at her approach Then having her Face cover'd with Tears she began to say to them I desire you Knights that you will for my sake desist and make Peace together Which I believe you will not refuse me since I beg it of you with such Affection And besides where Prowess and Valour is so apparent Courtesy cannot be far away which you will favourably exercise on me who am such as My Presence may testify The Knight of the Burning Sword hearing her speake so sweetly was willing to let every one know that he was no less affable than valiant wherefore he thus answer'd her Madam I will obey you if he with whom I have to do will consent to it I undertake said Axiana he shall do it for he his mine and will no way contradict what I shall command him Since it is so Madam answer'd the Knight of the burning Sword I beseech you to tell me his Name that I may henceforth know him who has made me suffer more than any other I ever fought with That I will do for your sake said she and you shall see him presently bare-fac'd to the end you may the better know him Then taking off his Helmet she said Now see if you shall know him again and then I will tell you his Name In good faith Madam answer'd he I should never have thought to find so great Valour in so fair and young a Gentleman And to say the Truth he was one of the most excellent Personages that could be seen Then Axiana continuing her Discourse said His Name is Lucencio but we must desire to be excus'd from giving you account of his Parentage since neither he nor I know any thing of it As I live Madam answer'd the Knight of the Burning Sword it would be then very unseemly for us two between whom there is so great a Conformity to fight one against the other for I know my Father and Mother as little as he does his and this makes me think that perhaps we may be Kinsmen This though spoken at random was yet Truer than he was aware for they were both Cosens he being Son to Lisvart of Greece and Lucencio to Person of Gaul the Fathers and the Children being all four Assembled together the neither then nor of a long time after knowing one another And to omit nothing that belongs to our History you shall know how Axiana brought Lucencio into this Isle of Argenes You well remember I believe the Dutchess of Savoy's Arrival at Constantinople caus'd by a Tempest which ●ave her Ship on the Coast of Thrace as she was conducting the fair Gentleman into Great Britain there to receive the Order of Knighthood and in what manner Lucencio undertook to go and fight the Knight who had took the Helmet from the Gentlewoman as you were told at large in the beginning of this Book Now Axiana was she by whom he recovered what he sought for and to whom he promis'd also a Gift for the Accomplishment of which he entred into her Vessel sailing with her till they came into the Isle of Argenes where going ashore Lucencio was by Axiana requir'd to keep the Seventh Tower of the Castle in which was the Chamber of Treasure and this she did by the Counsel of her Mother Zirfea who gave her the Direction and Means of finding him yet without telling her any thing of his Lineage She perswaded her indeed that his Company would be very agreeable to her And in this she deceiv'd her not for from their first Enterview they so mutually loved each other that Axiana granted him what she most esteem'd provided he merited it by his Valour of which he should make proof by keeping the Tower two whole Years And he was now at the end of them when Fortune brought into the Island the Knight of the Burning Sword with whom he fought for returning from Hunting to which Axiana to keep him from Melancholly often took him six of his Knights met him in the black Arms and fell upon him hoping to take him and imprison him according to the Custom Now the Infanta staid behind with Lucencio but he that fled from his Companions at their need hastned them and they were both afterwards treated as you have heard Thus have we resum'd the Thred of our History by returning to him whom we had left at the beginning but the Matter being now dispos'd to bring him again upon the stage you see him return with his green Armor and Shield on which was painted the Bow the Quiver and the Arrow to testify the Passion of his afflicted Heart loving as he did the Queen of Argenes fair Daughter to whom the Emperor to let her understand the Pleasure he receiv'd by the Agreement of the two Knights said very respectfully Indeed Madam you this day oblige many worthy persons by ending the Quarrel between two such Knights as yours and him of the burning Sword And we must confess that the great Beauty with which Nature has endow'd you has more prevail'd over them than all we together should have done And because she had never seen the Emperor Lisvart acquainted her who he was Now she had hitherto thought him lost and could not imagin in what manner either he or any of the rest came into Argenes Nevertheless converting at this time her wonder to a more suitable Discourse she with very great Respect said to him Sir I beseech you to pardon me for not having at first made you the Reception you merit for had I known you I would certainly have paid you the Respect due to your Quality not considering the ill will I naturally ought to bear you who partly caus'd the death of my nearest Relations But since they cannot be recall'd to life reflecting that rather through their own Unhappiness than otherwise the Fortune of VVar treated them in this manner I will attribute nothing to you intreating you at least to tell me how the Guards of this place have so easily suffer'd your Abode here and who has oblig'd them to set at liberty those whom I held in my Prisons Madam answer'd he your Guards are defeated and slain in revenge of the pernicious Custom too long maintained by them under you these

to whom he said Hearken Balan I leave thee at Liberty to go where thou list and receive Knighthood swearing to thee by the great God Iupiter that I will stay for thee and fight with thee as soon as thou shalt Return And that thou mayest have more Reason to make hast there shall not by my Fathers soul pass a day but these whom thou hast seen so well scourged shall be yet more severely handled in despight of thee and thy King Amadis that he and all others may know that I can chastise such fools as believe in any Gods but mine Then he commanded a Bark to be provided into which Balan entred very glad of the means he had to prosecute his Revenge but no less discontented for the Torment in which he left Galeotes and Madasima To remedy which he Sailed straight into great Britain and landed at the Port next to the Kay where King Amadis was daily beholding the great Actions done by the Dutchess of Savoys Knight Balan acquainted the King with all that had befallen Galeotes who was much troubled at it but to comfort him said that by the Grace of GOD he would provide to remedy it Thus eight Days pass'd during which the Dutchesses Knight behaved himself so valiantly that Balan besought the King he might receive from him the Order of Knighthood This so pleas'd Amadis that before the end of the Week the Dutchesses Knight gave Balan the Order tho' not though in white Harness according to the Custom but in black Armor with the Shield before described to you signifying the Loss of his Countrey and the Imprisonment of his Parents The new Knight then having thank'd the King and him from whom he receiv'd that Honour entred into his Bark hoping in a little time to see and fight his Enemy But it fell out quite contrary to his expectations for the second day after there arose such a Tempest that from time to and time he expected the loss of himself and his Vessel together which being driven to fro was at last cast upon the Isle of Argenes where he went ashore And to know what Country it was he took Horse and riding towards the Castle where was then the Emperor of Trebis●nd as you have been told he was met by six of Axianas Knights who assail'd him to take him and imprison him according to the Custom But he so gallantly defended himself that the Event was such as you have heard CHAP. XXX How the Infanta Axiana being arriv'd at her House of Pleasure sent to fetch the Knight of the Burning Sword and Gradamart that they might be better lookt to than where they were having no Chirurgion to dress their Wounds TO continue then the Discourse of our History you shall understand that on the morrow Balan recited at large the state of his affairs to Perion and Lisvart At which every one was grratly mov'd to compassion promising him Aid and Succo● principally the Knight of the burning Sword who desir'd to be his Friend and Companion So that they pass'd afterwards many Fortunes together as you shall understand in the sequal of this Discourse Now it hapned that the next day as the Emperor with the Ladies and the rest of the Knights were walking upon the Bridge near the first Tower they perceiv'd coming towards them two Damsels in very good Equipage accompanying a Litter cover'd with Velvet carry'd by two ambling Mules Being come a little nearer the Knights they stopt to ask which amongst them was the Emperor of Trebisond Damsels answer'd the Emperor I am he What is your Pleasure Sir said one of the Damsels the Infanta Axiana my Mistress intreats you to send her in this Litter the Knight that fought yesterday assuring you that he shall be every way better treated than he can be in this place where amongst other Remedies there wants a Chirurgion as she very well knows And this Courtesy she will do him in acknowledgment of that he shew'd her yesterday And doubt not Sir of his being very kindly entertain'd For my Lady determins to honor him for his Virtue Therefore consider what Answer to make Damsel reply'd the Emperor I should be greatly satisfy'd to serve your Mistress But as to the Request she makes me I assure you I have no farther Power over the Knight than what himself will give to my Entreaty I shall indeed and willingly perswade him to obay her and if you will go along with me you shall hear what I will say to him Sir said Balan not to give you that trouble I will if you please do the message And I believe he will readily hearken to it seeing the Condition he is in Go then answer'd the Emperor and bring us Word assoon as possibly you can Then Balan departed and went to the Knight of the Burning Sword who was in his Bed by Gradamart Gradafilea bearing them company and entirely related to him Axiana's Message telling him the Desire she had to treat him and that two of her Damsels had brought him a Litter in very good Equipage My dear Friend answer'd he Axiana does so much for me that I know not how during my whole life I may be able to acknowledge this her Favour yet will I not forsake my Companion Gradamart So that if she will have one she must have both together Well then said Balan I will go and give them this Answer and return to acquaint you with their Reply Then going forth of the Chamber he came to the Place where the Emperor expecting his Return was discoursing with the Damsels to whom Balan declar'd the Intention of the Knight of the burning Sowrd Which when they had heard they answer'd that Axiana had in like manner commanded them to make the same Request to Gradamart if he were living For she lov'd him and much doubted of his being in a worse Condition When Lucella understood that her Friend was to remove she chang'd her Colour above ten times in less than a moments space one while pale presently red now pensive then inconstant dissembling nevertheless as much as was possiible the amorous Passion which caus'd such an Alteration in her And with the best assurance she could she return'd to accompany the Queen and the Damsels into the Chamber of the wounded Knights who were without delay carry'd by four Servants and put into the Litter Now the Messengers had not yet taken notice of Lucella's Beauty which they no sooner beheld but they durst to affirm that Nature had never produc'd any thing more excellent or more worthy of Admiration And immediatly they took their Leave of the Company the two Knights promising the Ladies to make a speedy Return if it pleas'd Heaven to be assisting to their Cure Removing then they went gently on for fear of disturbing the Wounds of the Knights yet nevertheless they came before Sun-set to Axiana's Palace which was wonderfully built For the whole Building was of Iasper Porphiry white gray and black Marble with a

second called Birmartes is he of whom we now intend to speak who was so accomplisht both in Beauty of Countenance P●rfection of Members and all other things requisit to render a Man excellent that there could hardly be found any one that exceeded him This Birmartes was Six Years younger than his Brother Olorius when he was Enchanted And afterwards his Age encreasing there encreased in him also the desire to follow Arms. To which he was farther moved by the Report of the great G●fts wherewith Nature had endow'd Lucella Daughter to the King of Sicily with whom he fell in Love through Opinion only without having ever seen her So that he resolved to go to Alpatracys Court and do him so much Service that he should willingly give her to him for Wife And in this Intention finding one day a fit opportunity he humbly besought his Father to give him the Order of Knighthood Which he refused him not but Armed him and the Solemnity of it was very great through all Spain But the same day as they arose from Table he put himself on his knees before the King and with a very Good Grace asked him a Gift Don Brian who loved him as himself was Liberal in promising Sir said he you will permit me then to make a Journey into Sicily to see the Infan a Lucella who is at this day esteemed the most perfectly fair and best behaved Lady in Europe And if it is so I will endeavour so to serve the King her Father that he shall give her to me afterwards for Wife if I ask her or him Don Brian glad to see his Son in this Resolution commended him and was content he should take such Knights of his Court as he would choose with Money and Equipage necessary for so high an Enterprise For which the Young Prince most humbly thanked him And then having caused a great Frigat to be made ready chose to accompany him amongst other Knights the Duke of Biscay's two Sons of which the Eldest was named Esquinel and the other Meander of Spain And these were the two who separated him at the perswasion of Gradamart as he was fighting against the Knight of the burning Sword They then being Embarkt in very good Order Sailed along the Coast of Africk and leaving Sardinia on the right hand Arrived at Messina where they had News of the Rape not long before committed by Frandalon Cyclops and his Son on the Queen of Sicily and Lucella And for this cause B●r●artes commanded his Marriners to take their Course to Silanchy throughly resolved to Fight them whatever should come of it But his Labour was in vain because he found there no body but the Governour whom Alpatracy had left by whom he was acquainted with what was passed Which wonderfully displeased him and he cursed his Fortune for having deprived him of so fair an Occasion by which he might have gained what he much doubted to lose Then he returned again into his Ship and taking leave of the Governor went back towards Sicily where he thought to find what he lookt for And some days after he met a Giant that was carrying away several Christians Prisoners with whom Birmartes had a fight and finally vanquisht him The Duke of Biscays two Sons defeated also six of his Knights freeing all the Slaves who were then in the Pirates Ship and giving them Liberty to go whither they pleased And thus following their way to take Harbor in Sicily the Sea grew so tempestuous that they were by Fortune even against their wills driven to the Kingdom of Apolonia where they went ashore And to refresh themselves being weary of the Sea they design'd to spend a Month in Visiting the Country And for this cause commanding their Marriners not to depart from the Port all the Knights mounted their Horses taking their Way strait to the great City of Apolonia And as they travell'd they learnt how Branzahar Duke of Clarence guarded in a Tower Onoria Princess of Apolonia who was reputed to be one of the fair●st Ladies on the Earth And that you may understand the manner and Reason of this Guarding you will know that this Duke of Clarence was a very powerful Knight but hard favoured deform'd Ill-behav'd and besides descended of a Giantly Lineage Now the great Beauty of Onoria had been so advantageously related to him that his Heart was smitten with the Report And to see her he came to the King her Fathers Court accompany'd by two Giants his Cosins But the Ladies Presence so depriv'd him of his Liberty that he thought he should dye if he had her not for Wife Wherefore with great Earnestness and Importunity he requested her of the King who knowing him to be such an one that is Daughter would never consent to it excus'd himself by pretending that she had no Inclination to marry The Duke much astonisht at this News was ready then to dispair Nevertheless for the last Remedy he said to the King that since Fortune had been so unkind to him in denying him the thing he most lov'd in this world he should never have any Ioy in his Heart yet in recompence of the Pains he had taken to come to his Court he desired him that he would be pleased to grant him a Gift Which the King would not deny him provided his Daughters Honour were not offended by it That certainly Sir said he it shall not be For I would sooner consent to my own Ruin But since she will spend her Life without an Husband and that her Beauty puts those who see her in an unparallel'd Torment 't is reasonable for the avoiding so much Mischief that she be henceforth shut up in a Tower where she shall be seen by none but you the Queen and those that shall be ordained to serve her And I and these two Giants will keep the three first Entrances so that none shall pass them unless it be by force of Arms. And moreover he must for her Service accomplish the Conditions which I shall cause to be written and hung upon certain stones that shall be erected in this Tower by which said he shall be known the greatness of your Daughters Beauty and how much I suffer and will suffer for her sake Then was the King displeased at his having so lightly promised what he could not with his Honour revoke and would gladly have found an Excuse that might have contented the Prince of Clarence but the stone being thrown and out of his hand could not be recalled wherefore he resolved to bow down his Head and permit his Daughter to be shut up as he had been desired And to do this B●anzahar sent for VVork-men from all parts who in a few days built in the Tower a square Chamber to serve as a Prison for the Princess I may call it a Prison because it was Scituated in the midst of a great Hall and inclosed round about with great Bars of Gold through which and no otherways might be