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A08884	The third and last part of Palmerin of England Enterlaced with the loues and fortunes of many gallant knights and ladies: a historie full of most choise and sweet varietie. VVritten in Spanish, Italian, and French, and translated into English by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 3. English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.; Morais, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.	1602 (1602)	STC 19165; ESTC S113981	380,825	588

tooke no héede of her wordes but Trineus exempt from such an ouer-ruling oppression taking compassion on the Damosels teares said Sir Knight since I perceaue no such readines in you I will goe reuenge the wrong of this iniuried Lady That 's nothing to me aunswered Leonato nor will I be offended whether you goe or stay onely the charge imposed on me is to kéepe any man whatsoeuer from concluding this aduenture Vpon this reply Trineus turnd his Horse and rode thence with the Damosell of whom he could neuer learne whether she would conduct him but still she enticed him on a whole moneth together and so farre from the I le of Carderia as he could not returne thether againe before the expiration of the aduenture But come wee nowe to Primaleon who parting with his Mother as you haue already heard entred conference with Dorina concerning his best meanes for arriuing at the I le of Carderia shee as one well acquainted with the nature of the enchauntment tolde him that hee shoulde haue néede of the great Hammer which taking with them and entering afterwarde into their little Barque they sayled thence away and came to the Riuer which engirted the I le of Carderia But before theyr departure Primaleon well liking Dorinaes aduise made a déepe search before the Pallace and founde there a huge wide Caue or pitte wherein hee behelde a number of the dead Caniballes as also a Golgatha of dead mens bones by it lay the great Hammer which hee casting on hys shoulder went aboorde with Dorina launching out thence into the maine Sea with earnest desire to reach the I le of Carderia and scarsely were they entred the Barque but the waters grew so outragious and turbulent as Dorina knew not by her Arte the reason thereof yet more and more the tempest encreased the Shippe often times ready to split in sunder At length drawing néere vnto the Iland where Primaleon reputing more safety to be on land then on the water hee suddainly leapt out on the shoare the Barque putting off againe very expeditiously and he espying a goodly Tower in the midst of the I le walked on thether-ward but remembring he had left the great Hammer behinde him and that Dorina tolde him he should haue néede of it he turned back to goe fetch it As thus he walked on Leonato espied him who meruailing to sée him passe thus a-long the Iland contrarie to any of the other before enchaunted began to thinke with him selfe that this man was likely to finish the aduenture where-vpon he began to giue him very iniurious spéeches challenging him to the triall of the combate For all this Primaleon was not offended but comming to the Bridge tolde him his name and cause of comming thether for he so déerely affected Leonato as he was loath to enter the fight with him where-vpon they concluded not to combate at all But the Enchauntresse perceauing the finishing of her Magick spells so néere at hand to preuent the same as long as she could shée came in person betwéene them saying Knights farre off are you from the valour of Polendos King of Thessalie who made no exception of any person whatsoeuer to attaine the height of his owne disseignes These prouoking wordes stirred a desire in eyther of the Knights presently to vndertake the combate and it had likewise followed in action but that Dorina being acquainted with the mighty spléenes of them both which might so farre endanger their lyues as the aduenture thereby would remaine vnperfected suddainly raised the Iland water so high as all the bridge was couered there-with so that they had no place for their difference when the Enchauntresse thus ouer-taken in her owne intent grewe so displeased thereat as shee could not deuise what to doo or say The Knights were very willing to haue come together practised all the wayes which possibly they could but seeing the high water woulde not permit them Primaleon went toward the Iland and Leonato held it now for certaine that Primaleon was so respected by Fortune as he onely should extirpate the enchauntment for this enchauntment of Dorinaes fore-stalling the other gaue him good reason so to imagine so went he to his Tent againe CHAP. LIX How Primaleon slew the sauage wilde Beare and finishing the aduenture set all the famous Knights at libertie PRimaleon perceauing there was no passage for him and that Leonato returned back as one malecontent because hee coulde not procéede to the combate it greatlie contented him to haue so wel auoided the peril of his very deere friend so taking the way toward the goodly Tower the Enchauntresse smilingly met him accompanied with the Knight that combated Leonato first of all who was his sonne that Polendos left there as Lord of the Iland when he deliuered the faire Francelina frō enchauntment and walking along with Primaleon she thus began Think not Sir Knight that this great enchauntment was made to ruinate the Court of Constantinople but this is the reason of it the last of those thrée Fairies which holy great Palmerin to the precious water kept on the mountaine Artiferia was our Aunt and left héere as strange an enchauntment as euer was heard of yet with such a condition that it should be concluded by one of Palmerins progenie and there are other aduentures beside left by that Fairie which will renowne that family to all posterities After our aboade was appointed in this Iland we stroue to get hether so many Knights as possibly we could because it appeared by manifest proofe that no one man was sufficient for so important an enterprize and wee expected the comming of Palmerin of England with Don Florian his brother the Knight of the sauage man the Emperour Primaleon and Don Edward who are recouered to their former condition hoping that one of them would cease this long dated trouble But séeing you are so happily come hether if you purpose to vnder-take a matter of such moment it were good that you tooke your rest this night and to morrow morning begin an attempt of great honour wherein wee will giue ye no discouragement but wish that all good successe may attend ye Primaleon seeing that night drew on a-pace the gladlier yeelded to take his rest and entring with them into the Tower they brought him to a ready prepared table placed by the goodly sumptuous Fountaine where Polendos first had a sight of Francelina there was he serued very royallie and when hee desired to knowe somewhat concerning the enchauntment shee aunswered him that hee might not for quoth she such is the nature and quality of it as no man must be acquainted with the estate of his perill but at all aduentures must vnder goe it Supper beeing ended they betooke them selues to rest and Primaleon rising early the next morning remembred what Dorina had sayde vnto him concerning his imployment of the great Hammer wherefore going for it he found it lying vppon the shoare side and returning with it

against the huge beast who now by reason of his many woundes and losse of much blood went somewhat faintly vp and downe Primaleon taking good notice thereof conceaued in his minde that if he could dispatch the other lesser beasts the Knight should no more be torne in péeces where-vpon he fiercely made against them cutting a many of them off by the legges whereby they being abandoned of the enchauntment could rise no more their legges in this manner being parted from their bodies Hée made such a slaughter of these beasts that but very fewe of them remained aliue all which ranne spéedily behinde the great Monster where in a moment they had bound vp his woundes as hee séemed now as able as euer When Primaleon saw the Monster so strangely recouered hee had good cause to doubt the issue of his enterprise notwithstanding he gaue the beast sharper wounds then he had doone before with a setled resolution to die or conquer and casting his head aside he behelde the Knight to stand hard by him who taking the Bill againe from Primaleon with very great courage assayled the Monster Right quickly did the beast catch him by the arme flinging him aloft cast him quite ouer beyond the wall so that Primaleon knew not what was become of him and hauing now no other defence then his sword only he much mistrusted what might happen to him but turning aside he espied the Bill throwne back againe ouer the wall which with no little ioy he tooke vp and la●d● there-with chéerefully at the Monsters legges so that in short time he had cut off two of them the far legge behinde the néerest before when his vnweldy body falling on y e earth made the ground to tremble and quake in such manner as the wall of dead mens bones was altogether ruined and then the Knight came againe to him saying Neuer wast time Sir in killing of this Monster but goe you onward and you shall behold me in such mercilesse torments as are to continue many hundreds of yeares except by your vertue onely I may be deliuered No sooner had he thus spoken but Primaleon sawe him diue into a deepe water whereon he had not looked very long but suddainly there arose vp a goodly Tower engirt round about with the water that ran very swiftly two sauage Beares he sawe running about the Tower pursuing the Knight who fled before them euer as they caught hold of him they bit him most cruelly so ran they with him into the Tower where out of a window he heaued vp his hands to Primaleon desiring him to take pitty come to help him which mooued his minde to such compassion as hee would gladly haue past through a thousand waters to yéelde him succour After he had walked on the bancks a while about the water to see if he could finde any place for passage he beheld from a window a great Basket let downe which the two Beares droue toward him from the Rock as desirous to haue him leape into it they would thereby conuay him to the Tower but the Knight cried to him out at another window that by no meanes he should accept their subtill offer but stay and awaite a better meanes of bringing him to the Rock where-vpon the Beares more and more laboured toward him with the Basket making signes as if hee could haue no other passage Primaleon still thrust away the Basket from him perceauing no liuely way to helpe him to the Tower in the selfe same place where he saw the Knight diue there did he likewise boldly cast in him selfe and arose at the Tower againe as the Knight before did but as he offered to mount y e steps to enter the Beares flew vpon him with such maine violence that one of them griped him so strongly by the head as he had almost falne downe in a swoune But his dauntlesse spirit scorning all seruile feare quickly shook off this passion hauing the Bill in his hand which he would not willingly part withall he gaue one of the Beares such a blow therewith on the head that a great part of it fell on the ground in this while the other Beare so gript him about the body with his pawes as hee was no way able to stir him selfe the wounded Beare got so strong hold of his leg being furiously mad with his neere approching death that brusing in péeces his armed greaues or gamashes made him to féele intollerable paine But now did Primaleon most manifestly declare that his equall for chiualry and valour liued not in the world for he catching the Beare fast by the throate to make him loose his horrible gripes tweakt his weazand with such strength that he well-néere strangled him when séeing him selfe at liberty he still held his holde with one hand and drawing forth his dagger with the other gaue so many stabs vpon the beasts throat that he fell downe dead and both the Beares bodies immediatly vanished to the no little admiration of Primaleon Then ascended he the steppes thinking he had alreadie concluded the aduenture but the Knight for whose deliuerance he had thus dangerously aduentured snatcht the Bill out of his hand as before hee had doone in the perilous fight betweene him and the Monster whereof Primaleon making no reckoning nor mistrusting any ill intent in him thought hee might with more safety mount vp the staires But the Knight opposed the Bill to his breast as if hee meant to kill him there-with which vngentle act in him greeued Primaleon more then all his paines had doone in that hee rather expected assistaunce at his hand then thus to threaten his life as still hee did where-vpon his pacience conuerting to angry choller he made an offer to smite at the Knight with his sword but then was hee suddainly metamorphozed to a Leopard and assayled Primaleon so cruelly with his téeth and nailes as hee was diuers times in very desperate hazards Nowe would he either be a conquerour or else Deaths captiue and perceauing the beast to stande vpright on his hinder féete he threw by his sword and closed with him as if they would wrastle but Primaleons armes excéeding the beasts legges in length gaue him such a graspe vpon an aduantage that the beast was almost thratled and fearing least he should die in that manner he called thus to him in his manly voyce Alas Sir Knight the continuall torment I haue suffered so many yeares already me thinkes your selfe might account sufficient and not paine me more betwéene your strong armes But notwithstanding these speeches and diuers other entreates deliuered like a man Primaleon would not let him at liberty but held him stifly still by what meanes I knowe not from the forme of a Leopard he changed again to the selfe same shape as when he first conducted him into the Caue when expressing ioyfull lookes hee thus spake to Primaleon Well maist thou vaunt thy selfe to be the best Knight in the

his King enquired for to enrich himselfe with the promised reward hee went and declared to the Soldane that the Knight after whom his highnesse sought lodged as a guest within his house Corcuto not a little iocond at this good happe gaue the Host what was promised by Proclamation and consulting of this matter among his Barons the conclusion was this that certaine Spies should be sent thether and finding him to be a Christian immediatly to surprize him thereby to weaken the glory of the Christian Court but beeing a Saracen then highly to honour him and giue him the rich prizes ordained for the tournament Election was made of such men to be sent thether as had béene diuers time at Constantinople and other places of great concourse in Christendome among whom was a wealthy Merchant that had often sold Iewels to the Empresse Grydonia and likewise to the Princesse Miragarda by meanes whereof he had diuers times séene both Primaleon and Arguto and remembring them very perfectly hee quickly returned to the Soldane and tolde him that these were two of the most esteemed Knights among the Christians and making seazure on them he might the easier reuenge his iniuries sustained Corcuto calling the Kinges and Barons to councell shewed them what a good beginning had happened to theyr proceedings whereby they might the more assuredly perswade themselues of victorie and among the diuersitie of oppinions it was thus determined that they should be peaceably taken to returne in exchange for some of them if any should happen to be taken as prisoners because there were many other worthy Knights in the Christian band at whose hands they expected scarce kinde entertainment This being resolued on Corcuto gaue y e Hoste in charge to serue them at Supper with a commixed Wine purposelie prepared to cause heauinesse of sleepe so to be possessed of them without any furder danger which beeing accordingly put in execution in the night time they were taken and strongly bound without any further knowledge in the Cittie On the next morrow when they sawe themselues thus taken prisoners they made vndoubted account to loose their liues but when they were brought before Corcuto who with a chéerfull countenaunce embraced Primaleon their hopes were some-what better reuiued and Corcuto being of a very honorable respectiue nature spake to them in this manner Albeit I haue iust reason to hate you as the enemies to my blood and fayth yet am I not any way cruellie enclined toward yée wherefore let me tell yée that you must remaine with mee so long as I thinke it conuenient and you shall be serued as in your owne Christian Kingdomes wanting nothing else but libertie of departing hence at your owne pleasure Our Knights who lookt for far worse entertainement right humbly thanked him for this royall kindnes wherevppon they were discharged of their bands and permitted to walke about the Cittie and Pallace but alwayes with a good guarde attending on them whereby theyr hopes grew desperate of euer parting thence Now come we to the aged Nigromancer againe who as hath béene already declared had a daily respect to what they did as fearing least some disaster might befall them when he found by his Arte that they were imprisoned hée presently purposed to set them at libertie in respect of the honourable benefit which he had receiued onely by them but yet hee intended to doe it so secretly that the Soldane should not at any time impute it to him so without imparting his purpose to his Daughter nor yet to his Sonne in Law hauing prepared two excellent Armours and two gallant Coursers he departed toward Babylon There hee arriued at the instant time when Albayzars sonne the Soldane of Babylon had secretly determined the death of our Knights in reuenge of his Fathers death among the Christians beeing thereto prouoked by the importunitie of his Barons which greatly repined at the fauour hee shewed them and therefore though they had wone him to it yet they meant to performe it when he least dreampt of it The Magitian perceiuing their imminent perrill that very night entred into the Cittie and going to the Chamber where they were safely guarded hee awaked them out of a very sound sléepe making himselfe knowne to them told all the treason intended against them then gaue hee them a certaine roote where-with rubbing theyr faces they should be altered in so strange a maner as no man possibly could haue knowledge of them Then did he appoynt a place for their meeting where he would prouide them of horse and Armour and afterward guide them til they were in sound assurance they thankfull for so great a courtesie and loth to be murdered there so inhumanely made vse of this good hap in such an vrgent necessitie The Magitian beeing gone very early in the morning Primaleon and Arguto feigning an accustomed sléeping much longer then before they had beene wont to doe séeing the Guard and seruaunts with-drawne to theyr breakefast put on nothing but theyr shirts and cullouring theyr faces with the roote they became all black as any Negro which changing them strangely from their former appearance they wondred at one another and assured themselues that no man could know thē So passed they out of their chamber and by the Guard being taken by them verily for Indians whereof there vsed many to the house that attended on the strange Kings then there being In this sort passed they by the Pallace gate and walked vnsuspected forth at the Citty port reputed still to be Indian noble men and such as were alied to those black Princes Being come to the place assigned by the Nigromancer he was right ioyfull of their so safe escape and washing them with a water which hee had brought for the purpose their countenances receaued their true complexion When they were armed and had thanked the Magitian for his faithfull kindnes with promise neuer to forget so great a benefit they rode on a while together and when they were far enough from the Citty he tooke his farewell of them and they rode away as best them selues pleased leauing no little noise and disquiet in the Citty when it was known that the two Christian Knights were escaped and no man could imagine how or in what manner or whom to holde guilty of their close departure CHAP. LXXIX How the mariages of Candida with Leonato and of Tarnaes with Fior-nouella being further conferred on in the Court of Constantinople there happened a suddaine and vnexpectrd alteration VIctoria and the young Concordia expressed by sad lookes their hearts discontentment for the suddaine departure of their estéemed fauourites neuerthelesse hope gaue them comfort that promises would one day be performed the like was else-where expected concerning Palmerins passed worde for his sonne Leonato and Tarnaes of Lacedemonia to enioy the seuerall Ladies where-with he had agréed them But Palmerin began to repent his promise because him selfe doated extreamely in affection and intirely loued the faire

he gazed round about him onely to espie her he saw her come running mainly toward him and the Giant following but somewhat further off with exceeding ioy he ranne to meete her and taking her by the hand opposed him selfe to defend her against the Giant who came with an absolute intent to haue slaine him but hee hauing felt the Giants stearne force auoyded his strokes cunningly and scaping one blow made so mainly at him as the point of the Giants sword stabd farre into the earth he followed this opportunity and smote the helmet quite off from his head though it cost him a wound in the flanke for his labour so soone as the Giant had fréed his sworde againe and afterward another vpon his left shoulder from both which hurts the blood issued forth very liberally Leonato tooke this somewhat straungely and began to consider with him selfe that all this was too little for his Ladies safety yet if in this conflict he should loose his life and shee afterward be by him brutishly abused his soule could endure no greater a torment Where-vpon trauersing light about from place to place and temporizing his owne trauaile to kéepe him selfe still in some state of ability that the Giant by the liberall expence of his blood which drild downe his armour a pace from his woundes might haue the lesse meanes to hold out against him he found this his likeliest course of preuailing but the Giant feeling his strength to weaken more and more leapt vpon Leonatoes backe and catching him fast about the neck strugled very hard to ouer-throw him but then he grasping the Giant about the body wroong him strongly by very meere force that they both fell together vpon the ground yet Leonatoes good hap was to be vppermost Now was he in greater perill then before for the Giantesse seeing her husband ready to be slaine caught vp a great braunch of a tree lying by her running to Leonato triumphing ouer the Giant thought to beate out his braines there-with that he might not stab her husband with his dagger which hee held ready for the purpose in his hand When Candida saw the desperate hazard of her Louer she cryed out aloude that he should take héede of that bloodie minded Woman and Leonato perceiuing his imminent perrill spurning her backward with his foote ordered the matter in such sort with the Giant that he stabd his weapon quite thorow his hart and turning afterward to the Giantesse had giuen her such correction as her trecherie deserued but that she ran behind Candida and falling on her knées to her entreated her to begge pardon for her of her Knight The pittifull-minded Lady perceiuing how Leonato intended to kill her desired him to remit her trespasse cōmitted but in the defence of her husbands life which prooued to be the safety of the Giantesse for Leonato hearing himselfe intreated by her who might cōmaund him to venture through any danger whatsoeuer said hee would willingly saue her life but shee should goe along with him to England So binding her hands they went with her to the Cottage where finding her young sonne he bound him by the féete also least he should scape from him then made hée signes to the Giantesse that she should prepare some-what for them to eate she stepping presently to a safe wherein she vsed to kéepe her prouision brought forth a yoūg Fawne and two little Boares which the young Giant his Mother drest in such manner as they were quickly prouided of a dinner Hauing fed thereon so long as they pleased they rested themselues there for all that day and at the entreaty of the Giantesse and her sonne they gaue buriall to her husbands dead body finding them likewise ready and willing to depart thence with them and goe for England At night they supt againe with such prouision as they had and early in the morning set onward on their way the Giantesse and her sonne still going before them loden with fresh water and other necessaries for trauaile so comming at last by easie iourneyes to Cales they there tooke shipping and sayled toward England CHAP. LXXXIIII Howe Leonato with his faire Candida arriued in England where their marriage was sollemnized with very great royaltie Also how the young trauayling Knights with them of greater yeeres experience returned the most part of them to the Emperours Court at Constantinople LEonato had such prosperous wind and weather that in fewe dayes hee landed on the Coast of England where beeing knowne for grand-child to the King their Soueraigne through all places as he past hee was entertained with excéeding great honor and for his sake his beauteous Candida to whō he shewed the brauerie of his Country When these newes were brought to the King Don Edward hee acquainted faire Flerida his Quéene there-with and appointed that most part of the English Nobilitie should ride to meete them tenne miles from the Citty of London himselfe accompanied with his greatest Lords Barons rode out of the Cittie aboue two miles where méeting with his graund-sonne and bright Candida riding hand in hand hee wondred to behold two such goodly creatures but especially faire Candidaes beautie amazed him so that he began almost to be sicke of the Emperour Primaleons doating disease But his minde béeing enriched with extraordinary vertues hee checkt such lawlesse lasciuious desires and hauing doone royall salutations to either would by no meanes suffer thē to dismount but turning his horse with Leonato on his right hand and Candida on the left so rode hee backe to the Cittie of London where at theyr entrance into y e gate they met Quéene Flerida and her traine of Ladies she hauing long desired to sée Leonato because it was often told her that he much resembled her Father Palmerin d' Oliua his perfect Image appearing so liuely in this young Prince as if himselfe had at that instant béene liuing So rode they thorow the Cittie with much ioy and delight toward the Pallace the people expressing all subiect-like loue and reioycing for since the returne of King Edward into England after his recouery by y e precous oyntment there was no other talke but of mirth iouissaunce Many gallant shewes and deuises were performed in the stréetes so that it was long before they came to y e Pallace where King Edward taking Candida by the hand conducted her vp into the Presence spending the rest of this day in courtly reuelling and pleasure The King perceiuing Leonatoes earnest desire to haue the marriage sollemnized betwéene him and Candida called his Lords to councell to vnderstand their oppinions in the case where it was concluded that the next Sonday ensuing it should be performed with the greatest sollemnitie that could be deuised As it was appointed so was it accōplished for I purpose not to tell yee perticulerly the whole royaltie of the marriage because the other young Knights errant being likewise enamoured of beautifull Ladies for whose sakes they haue past

presence Lord Leonato and his vertuous wife the Princesse Candida so descending the steppes and passing forth of the Citty in lesse then two houres shee returned againe accompanied with Leonato and his Ladie who entring hand in hand into the Hall each one with chéerefull countenaunce entertained them onely his Father Palmerin excepted who had not yet forgot the iniurious spéeches which his sonne had so rashly giuen the Emperor But Leonato feigning as if he discerned it not stept before the Emperour who taking both him and Candida vp from off their knees kissed both their fore-heads marie he bestowed two kisses on Candida in remembrance of the loue he some-time bare her whereat there grew a generall smiling in regard that his minde still serued him to be enamoured though all the powers else of his bodie denied it The elder Knights betooke themselues to rest but the younger delicate bloods whose soules did liue in the fayre eyes of theyr Mistresses they stroue by all possible meanes to purchase theyr fauours hoping one day with the Emperours gracious consent to enioy them in mariage But leaue we this iocond Court in the height of felicitie and let vs speake now of Franardo and y e other Giants that went to conquer the I le of the bottomlesse Lake tearmed in the former parts of this Historie the Profound I le CHAP. LXXXV Howe Dramusiande Franardo Almaroll and Forzato trauailed to conquer the Iland of the bottomlesse Lake and what happened to them in the attempt DRamusiande beeing first accompanied with his sonne and afterward happening on Almaroll Forzato according as hath béene alreadie declared when they had acquainted him with theyr intention of going to conquere the fore-named Iland hee said That theyr hap was very good to meete with him because if they would goe to the I le of the bottomlesse Lake hee could enforme them of a place there which was onely manifested to him by his Aunt Eutropa For there was a water which might not be passed with any boate or vessell made of wood but it must be hewen out of a stone which is lighter then wood and was made onely by his Aunt herselfe and kept with great circumspection in his Castell and the reason hereof was because they were to passe a certaine water which cōtrary to the nature of all other waters sent forth continuall flames of fire and presently consumed any boate of wood Hee tolde them beside that this Iland was possest by a progenie of sterne bloody Giants who had forcibly taken it from his father Frenaque but that which most of all imported their paynes was the horrid and strange enchauntments in the I le which his Aunte Eutropa had not the power to finish but had left certaine aduertisements with him in writing which being coupled with theyr valour would giue them the greater hope of victory and the booke of these aduertisements he kept in his owne Castell These outward appearances of so great difficulty kindled such forward desires in the Giants that they could not be quiet till they came thether wherefore they earnestly entreated Dramusiande not to slowe time in hastening to the I le least some other might rob them of the honour of this aduenture Franardo would gladly haue stolne thether alone to dispossesse the rest of so much honour as in such an high enterprise might well be expected but hearing that the glory deuided among foure in conquering so many Giants and dangerous perrills was as great as if one man should end an enchauntment he yéelded the more willinglie to trauaile altogether So in lesse then foure dayes they came to Dramusiandes Castell where resting them selues one day the boate was made ready for their passage on the fierie water and conuayed to such a place as without any contradiction they might set thence and hauing put vp the booke in his bosome they furnished them selues with the best armour which was to be had because they should stand in great néed thereof The boat being brought to the mouth of the Lake they as yet rode all along by the waters side because them selues being weighty would not endanger it against the craggie rockes which rising somewhat high in the Riuer might the sooner breake it Hauing ridden so farre as they thought conuenient they left their Horses with their Squires and went aboord without any Mariners for the boate only mooued by the words which Dramusiande reade in the booke and flew with such swiftnes as if it had béene an arrowe through the ayre When it came to the flaming Lake the very stoutest among them began to be astonned for the flames did folde about them in such strange manner as if they felt their armour on fire about them and the boate it selfe was so extreamely hot that they could abide by no means to touch it So that they had béene in most miserable estate if the boat had not made such extraordinarie expedition and floating along still through the fierie flames at last it came to a very coole water which was no meane comfort in quallifying their long heate there did they discerne the Iland not farre off and Dramusiande reading in other places of the booke caused the boate to stay a while as meaning not to passe to the Iland till the next morning because being ignorant of the créekes and reaches the Giants might worke some treacherie to them in the night time Abiding there vpon this determination they spent the time in conferring with Dramusiande how they should sort them selues together for the combates because they knew not how many Giants they were to fight withall wherein Dramusiande resolude them so farre as he could saying as he had learned by his Aunt that they vsed not to weare anie strong Armour so rested they for this night without any treacherie or inconuenience In the morning they awaked very early and went towarde the Iland Dramusiande reading such words of Arte as made the boate goe merily thether and there they entended to be the sooner because the Giants might not lay their traynes abroade to endanger their lyues before their landing but rather that they might steale vpon them vnséene At Sunne rising the b●ate shot into a little bay of the I le and our foure Giants armed at all points for their purpose with their Shéeldes strongly fastened on and very ponderous Axes in theyr hands went foorth vppon the shoare and espying a great Tower in the midst of the Iland thether they shaped their course directly Not farre had they gone but they were espied by two young Giants who were thus early going on hunting and imagining they would offer them no resistaunce they perceaued presentlie they came to assayle them Franardo desirous to cope with them first stept formost to méete them and receaued two arrowes vpon his Armour which being of sound proofe withstoode their entrance albeit they made an inward denting as if they had beene the pushes of two Launces héereby he perceaued the strength of those