Tragicall Tales translated by Tvrbervile In time of his troubles out of sundrie Italians, with the Argument and Lenuoye to eche Tale |
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The Argument to the sixt Historie.
The king of Thunise had a daughter faire,
Whose beauties brute through many countries ran.
This Lady was her fathers only heire,
Which made her loude and likt of eury man,
But most of all the king of Granate than,
Began to loue, who for he was a king,
By little sute, this match to cloth did bring.
Whose beauties brute through many countries ran.
This Lady was her fathers only heire,
Which made her loude and likt of eury man,
But most of all the king of Granate than,
Began to loue, who for he was a king,
By little sute, this match to cloth did bring.
The promise past betweene these noble states
The rested nought, but onlie her conuey
In safetie home, for feare of rouing mates,
Who would perhaps assault them by the way:
Wherefore the king Cicils pledge they pray,
Who gaue his word and Gantlet from his hand,
Not to be vext by any of his land.
The rested nought, but onlie her conuey
In safetie home, for feare of rouing mates,
Who would perhaps assault them by the way:
Wherefore the king Cicils pledge they pray,
Who gaue his word and Gantlet from his hand,
Not to be vext by any of his land.
Away they went, the ships forsooke the shore,
And helde their couse to Granate warde amain,
When sodeinly Gerbino (who before
Had lovde the Queen, & did his match disdain)
VVith Galies came this royall prize to gaine:
The fight was fierce, a cruell battaile grewe,
But he at length most likelie to subdue.
And helde their couse to Granate warde amain,
When sodeinly Gerbino (who before
Had lovde the Queen, & did his match disdain)
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The fight was fierce, a cruell battaile grewe,
But he at length most likelie to subdue.
VVhen Sarizens saw the force of blooddie foe,
And that they must surrender vp the dame,
Maugre their might, & needs their charge forgo:
VVhat for despite, and vvhat for verie shame,
And partly to discharge themselues of blame,
They kild the Queene, Gerbino looking on,
And threvve her out, for fish to feed vpon.
And that they must surrender vp the dame,
Maugre their might, & needs their charge forgo:
VVhat for despite, and vvhat for verie shame,
And partly to discharge themselues of blame,
They kild the Queene, Gerbino looking on,
And threvve her out, for fish to feed vpon.
To venge vvhich deede, and cursed cruell acte,
He slue them all, not leauing one aliue,
VVith fire and svvord the Sarizens he sackt,
For that they durst so stoutlie vvith him striue
And did his loue of life and light depriue.
Yet backe againe to Cicill Ile retyrde,
Missing the marke vvhich he had long desyrde.
He slue them all, not leauing one aliue,
VVith fire and svvord the Sarizens he sackt,
For that they durst so stoutlie vvith him striue
And did his loue of life and light depriue.
Yet backe againe to Cicill Ile retyrde,
Missing the marke vvhich he had long desyrde.
VVhē nevves vvas brought vnto the aged king
The Grandsire, hovv his nephevv vvilfullie
Had broke the league, and done a heinous thing,
Committing spoile, and shamefull Piracie:
Although he loude Gerbino tenderlie,
Yet did adiudge him to the death, because
He did prefer his lust before the lavves.
The Grandsire, hovv his nephevv vvilfullie
Had broke the league, and done a heinous thing,
Committing spoile, and shamefull Piracie:
Although he loude Gerbino tenderlie,
Yet did adiudge him to the death, because
He did prefer his lust before the lavves.
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