Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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In expedition of which warre when Hercules would dwell
No longer time, but purposed to bid his friends farewell,
A warlike wench, an Amazon, salutes him by his name,
And said: know Hercules (if it thou knowest not by fame)
How that the Scythian Ladies, late expeld their natiue Land
By King of Egypt, haue contriu'd amongst themselues a bande,
And with the same haue conquered all Asia, Egypt, and
All Cappadocia, Now for that we, Victors, vnderstand
The Africans are our Allies, we minding to proceed
In further Conquests, tendring them, haue therefore thus decreed:
That you two Champions shall elect, and we will also send
Two Ladies, that for victorie shall with your Knights contend:
And if your Champions vanquish ours, then we will tribute pay,
But if that ours doe vanquish yours, then you shall vs obay.
But hope not so, more profite giues our bountie then our bloes,
And vninforced tribute may procure your friendly Foes.
No longer time, but purposed to bid his friends farewell,
A warlike wench, an Amazon, salutes him by his name,
And said: know Hercules (if it thou knowest not by fame)
How that the Scythian Ladies, late expeld their natiue Land
By King of Egypt, haue contriu'd amongst themselues a bande,
And with the same haue conquered all Asia, Egypt, and
All Cappadocia, Now for that we, Victors, vnderstand
The Africans are our Allies, we minding to proceed
In further Conquests, tendring them, haue therefore thus decreed:
That you two Champions shall elect, and we will also send
Two Ladies, that for victorie shall with your Knights contend:
And if your Champions vanquish ours, then we will tribute pay,
But if that ours doe vanquish yours, then you shall vs obay.
But hope not so, more profite giues our bountie then our bloes,
And vninforced tribute may procure your friendly Foes.
Then Hercules, admiring much the Chalengers, did yeeld
Two aduerse Knights the morrow next should meet them in the field.
And mounted well on Corsers twaine next light by dawne of day
Into the Listes came Hercules and Theseus: Mid the way
Vpon a brace of milke white Steedes the two Viragoes meete
The Knights, and each the other did with ciuill Congies greete.
Then either part retiring backe began to make their race,
And couching well their valiant Speares did run a wondrous pace.
With Menalippe Hercules the fight did vndertake,
And Theseus with Hippolite did his encounter make.
They meeting, either part both Horse and load to ground were cast,
Whereat the Africanes did muse, and Scythians were agast.
Vnhorsed thus, disdainfully each Knight defendant tooke it:
And either Ladie so disgrac'd as scornefully did brooke it.
Then settle they to handy Armes, the which was long and fierce,
And with their cutting weapons did both Helmes and Harnesse pierce.
But Hercules, though neuer matcht so hardie in his life,
Disarmes at length his Scythian Taske, and ended was their strife.
But Theseus with his Combattesse in doubtfull battell fights,
Till, blushing at the Maidens blowes, he checks his mending sprights:
And laid so hardly to her charge, not able to sustaine
His fresh-got force, that he also the second Prize did gaine.
Antiope, a third vnto those warlike Sisters twaine,
Beholding how sinisterly the double fight had past,
Makes sorow, whilst the Africanes reioice for it as fast.
Two aduerse Knights the morrow next should meet them in the field.
And mounted well on Corsers twaine next light by dawne of day
Into the Listes came Hercules and Theseus: Mid the way
Vpon a brace of milke white Steedes the two Viragoes meete
The Knights, and each the other did with ciuill Congies greete.
Then either part retiring backe began to make their race,
And couching well their valiant Speares did run a wondrous pace.
With Menalippe Hercules the fight did vndertake,
And Theseus with Hippolite did his encounter make.
They meeting, either part both Horse and load to ground were cast,
Whereat the Africanes did muse, and Scythians were agast.
Vnhorsed thus, disdainfully each Knight defendant tooke it:
And either Ladie so disgrac'd as scornefully did brooke it.
Then settle they to handy Armes, the which was long and fierce,
And with their cutting weapons did both Helmes and Harnesse pierce.
But Hercules, though neuer matcht so hardie in his life,
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But Theseus with his Combattesse in doubtfull battell fights,
Till, blushing at the Maidens blowes, he checks his mending sprights:
And laid so hardly to her charge, not able to sustaine
His fresh-got force, that he also the second Prize did gaine.
Antiope, a third vnto those warlike Sisters twaine,
Beholding how sinisterly the double fight had past,
Makes sorow, whilst the Africanes reioice for it as fast.
The Scythians to the Africanes did homage then, and pray
Their Ladies might be ransomed. That sute did Theseus stay,
For he through launce, his Foe through loue went victoresse away.
And therefore when th' Athenian Knight and Amazon were matcht
In mariage, Menalippe then from durance was dispatcht.
And Hercules (then which to him no greater prize could be)
Had Queene Antiope her Bealt and armour for his fee,
And sets the dames of Thermodon from other ransome free.
And Theseus with Hippolite at Athens landing takes,
And Hercules to Calidon a Dismall viage makes.
Their Ladies might be ransomed. That sute did Theseus stay,
For he through launce, his Foe through loue went victoresse away.
And therefore when th' Athenian Knight and Amazon were matcht
In mariage, Menalippe then from durance was dispatcht.
And Hercules (then which to him no greater prize could be)
Had Queene Antiope her Bealt and armour for his fee,
And sets the dames of Thermodon from other ransome free.
And Theseus with Hippolite at Athens landing takes,
And Hercules to Calidon a Dismall viage makes.
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