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A40836	The famous and renowned history of Amadis de Gaule conteining the heroick deeds of armes and strange adventures, aswell [sic] of Amadis himself, as of Perion his son, and Lisvart of Greece, son to Esplandian, Emperor of Constantinople : wherein is shewed the wars of the Christians against the Turks, the death of Armato, King of Turkie, and the strange death of Melea the enchantress, the love Perion de Gaule, otherwise the knight of the sphere, to Grieilerea, daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond, and of Lisvart of Greece, sometimes called the knight of the true cross to Onolerea, another daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond : together with the acts and strange adventures of many other great lords and princes, aswell [sic] Christians as pagans : being the sixt part never before published / translated out of French into English by Francis Kirkman.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance)	Lobeira, Vasco de, d. 1403.; Lobeira, Joâo de, d. 1386?; Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680.	1652 (1652)	Wing F358; ESTC R8908	166,622	254

Carthagene where Alquefa staid for them But the good King Brian who caused search to be made for them that night that the batttaile was and seeing that he could by no meanes finde them was much grieved But Lisvart and his Company presently imbarqued themselves and set saile for Trebisond It happened that eight dayes after they discovered a ship that had the Armes of Constantinople wherefore Lisvart commanded his Pilot to enquire who was aboard therein and answer was made that it was Gradafilea and her father who not having any news of Lisvart returned into their Countrie This answer put the Solitary to a stand to consider of the evills that he had endured by meanes of the Page wherefore he would not manifest himselfe but commanded to passe on CHAP. LIV. How the Vessell wherein Lisvart and his Companions sailed was cast by storme on the Isle of Apes where they saw Marvells and of the welcome that Alquif and Urganda made them THese two Vessells passing by one another as you have heard about midnight the Sea swelled in such manner that by the furie of contrarie windes those who had sailed all their life time were altogether without hope of safetie But about the dawning of the day they discovered Land in one of the fairest Islands that ever they saw where they landed and taking forth their horses mounted thereon and left Alquefa in a ship because they did pursue a Villaine that did beat a Damsell they pursued him so far that they came to a Lake whereinto he entred and they could not possible come at him but the water of the Lake began to rise in such manner that they were forced to flee to the highest Mountaines in the Island least they should be drowned but the water arose so much that they thought that they had been at the end of their lives And as the water began to move their feet they heard in the aire a sound and a long the most the melodious that could be and they perceived a woman naked being from the middle downwards in the forme of a Fish who did sing and play on a Harp and did swim in the water where she tooke great pleasure This harmony was so delectable to them that they forgot the fear of death to hearken thereunto and fell down asleep as they thought being halfe covered with water nevertheless at their awaking they found themselves in a great Hall furnished with all manner of pleasant Viands and every one of them thought his companion to be of Marble and nevertheless they were so hungred that they did eat disorderly They remained in this opinion an houre and more untill they had slept at their awaking they found themselves sitting at the Table in in their former naturall shapes Then they saw at the two ends of the Hall two Statues of Alabaster the one of an old man and the other of a woman about the same age each of them holding a great burning Candle in their hands then there came two Giants who assailed the Statues of Alabaster and the first stroke that they gave caused such a thunder that every thing was in obscurity but the light began soon after to appear and the five Knights saw instead of the two Statues Alquif and Vrganda the Unknown thus their fear was turned into joy and Alquif and Vrganda came to imbrace them telling them that they were welcome soon after came Alquefa who after they had left her landed likewise knowing that it was her fathers Island and that her father would feast them before they departed Then Alquif and Vrganda led them out of the Hall to see the excellencie of the house and the Library where the old man shewed them the Prophecie of Apolidon and that of the Sword which Lisvart conquered the Invention of the Arke of Loyall Lovers the strangeness of the Sword and the Garland of Flowers how Amadis was inchanted by Archelans from whence Vrganda brought him the manner how he and others slept in the Firme Island He likewise shewed them divers books of Medea wherein was conteined the Prophecie of Alpatracie and Miraminea inchanted as you have heard And said he I knowing the things that have happened unto you this day and great part of the future will take the paines to register in writing the adventures that have happened to you and what shall happen hereafter for it is not reasonable that they should remaine in the darkness of forgetfulness nevertheless I am certaine that after I have chronicled them there will be a thousand yeares before they will be remembred But the thousand yeares being passed yea fifteen hundred they shall be published and your memory shall shine throughout the world Wherefore the Knights kindely thanked them and from thence Alquif and Vrganda conducted them throughout the Island where they shewed them an infinite number of green Apes and other Beasts Then they returned to the Castle and there they stayed about two dayes About which time they re-entred their ship and thanking their Host and hostesse for their kinde entertainment and weighing anchors they departed and set saile for Trebisond They had not sailed twentie foure houres before they saw a ship taken by another and they saw amongst the prisoners Master Elizabeth wherefore they made ready to succour him and soon after the ships joyned together and there was a great fight between them for there was twentie fighting men in the other Vessell besides Mariners But Lisvart and his Companions soon dispatched most of them and the rest they took to mercie and then they discovered themselves to Master Elizabeth who had been sent by King Amadis to follow them fearing that they should stand in need of him The Prisoners which they took to mercie swore to depart to great Brittaine and declare before King Amadis how they had been taken and therefore they let them goe CHAP. XLV How Lisvart and his Companions arived at Trebisond and of the welcome that was made them by the Emperor and the Ladies MAster Elizabeth being retaken as you have heard they presently set forwards for Trebisond and they had not sailed long before they arived there They being arived Lisvart and Perion took Alquefa apart and they consulted together what they had best to doe in this affaire at last they concluded that she should goe before to tell Onolorea and Gricilerea of their arivall Wherefore they advised to tell their Companions that they would send Alquefa before to tell the Emperor that they were in the Port which they consented unto Alquefa having a Skiffe in short time took land and she had not gone far before she met with Bridelnea who being very joyfull to see her went presently into the Chappell where the Queen was at Masse with Onolorea and Gricilerea to informe them hereof which they knowing came presently forth to see her she soon told them that their two Knights Lisvart and Perion were at the Port and were come to render their service unto

he had done before with ten thousand men whom he would divide as necessitie should require and thus they ordered their business So let us leave them there untill the next morning when we shall see how things were carried CHAP. XX. Of the aid that came to the Enemies and of the great Fleet of Christians which came to raise the Seige at Constantinople THe Pagans being retired as you have heard were very sad for their great loss for they had either killed or wounded the number of fiftie thousand men But two things comforted them the one was the certaine hope to take the towne and to sack and pillage it and put all within it to the Sword and so revenge themselves for the death of their friends the other was that Pintiquinestra Queen of the Amazons came to their aid accompanied with six thousand women as good warriours as could be possible And Grifilan King of the Savage Island with five thousand Savages bearing bowes and arrowes which they could use singularly well These two the King and Queen neighbours to one another hearing of the great preparations made by the Levant Princes to invade the Empire of Constantin●ple came especially to trie themselves against some Christian Knights who were bruited to be so valiant The King Armato and those of his host kindely welcomed them and they continually discoursed to them the assaults that they had made that day And they so much bragged that they told them the Towne had been taken had it not been for the night wherefore then the King Grifilan and the Queen were much grieved they had not made more haste But they therefore desired of Armato that they might give the first assault to the Town on the morrow which he soon granted to them On the other side they in the Towne laboured to fortifie themselves resolving to keep the Towne with their lives from those at whose hands they expected no mercy So soon as day came the King and Queen went strait to the breach where the Pagans had the day before entred the Town and making a hideous cry according to their custome they ran upon the Rampart But the Archers that were in the breach so well entertained them that many Savages and women lost their lives there in cruell manner nevertheless that did not stop them for they ran on straight to the place where Lisvart the Knight of the Sphere Argamont and the rest attended them the Queen Pintiginestra being willing to shew her renowned Prowesse ran on the first and combated with the Knight of the Sphere but she had like to have been thrown down had it not been for the aid of her women who came on so fast that the Christians were forced to fall back and the Amazons cried out the Town is won But Argamont Lisvart and the Knight of the Sphere and the rest of the forces comming forwards made them leave that they had conquered In the meane time Armato and the Califfs who assailed the other part of the Towne were not sparing of their persons but used their utmost indeavor to storme it but they found the Princes Saluder and Brandalie more active then they expected in such manner that more then ten thousand Pagans lay dead in the place Neverthelesse for the space of three quarters of an houre it could not well be judged who should have the best for two Taborlanes brought thither fresh men and the Souldan of Alape came thither in person with fortie thousand men who came so resolutely that they had well nigh conquered the place Which the Emperor knowing sent aid thither presently and this which did most hurt them was the great store of pitch faggots Sulphure boiling water and Salt peeter that the wall was all on fire wherefore they were forced to retire and let the flame take its course Behold how the poore City was distressed by Land and much more by Sea when the watch of the King of Bugie discovered in the way of the Defended Mountaine a puissant Armie at Sea sayling directly towards them of which they came presently to informe those who assailed the Port. Wherefore the King of Giloffe sent forth a Brigantine to goe see who this might be And doubting it to be some aid to their enemies they retired from the Combate and keeping their vessels in forme of battel they marched towards the Pontique Sea to the end that they might defend the entrance of the Gulph if they should think fit The Brigantine did what lay in its power to carry certaine tidings and tarried a long time without appearing at all and it had so good fortune that a little ship of Christians which thought to land to ge● fresh water fell into her hands Wherefore turning saile she carried this Vessell into the place from whence she ●●me and by the Master of the ship they knew that the Army of the Christians were neere and purposed to come raise the Se●ge at Conflantinople and give their enemies battell before they should compasse the meanes to retreat This news did not a jot dishearten or astonish the King of Bugie but he asked if there were many Sir answered the Master yes more then you think for And of what Countrie said the King Some of Gaule said he others of Rome of Sobradise of Spaine of great Britaine of Ireland of Scotland of Norway Sansuegue Bohemia Mongoze Su●●e and Thesefame Truly said the King a faire company Sir said the Master a few dayes since the Emperor of Trebisond and the Kings of Californus and Sibernie have joyned with us and I can assure you that he who hath not seen this company of Ships cannot boast of seeing the fairest sight in the world When the Kings of ●ugie and Giloffe had heard this discourse and that it was requisite diligently to provide for it they gave notice thereof unto the King Armato and the other Souldans of their Host advising that seeing the enemy was so strong and so neer them they should leave the straights of Pontus and keep the Goulfe of Propontide as well to have provisions more easily from Natolia as to defend themselves more commodiously Thus the news of the arivall of the Christians did quickly spread abroad amongst those who did assaile Constantinople For which cause being surprized with a marvellous feare the most assured began to lose heart and by little and little to retire out of the Presse Which the Princes of the Army perceiving they caused a Retreat to be founded and so retired unto their Fort. Those of the Towne being much abashed at these passages could not at the first tell what to think untill that a Citizen who watched at one of the highest steeples came to informe the Emperor that towards the way of the Defended Mountaine the Sea was covered with Vessels comming with full sailes directly towards the City and that without doubt the Kings of Bugie and Giloffe with their ships and furniture were entred into the Gulf going to Natolia I leave