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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CHAP. VII.
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Theare did King Oeneus bounteously receaue so great a Guest:
Where scarcely had he any time from passed toiles to rest,
But that proud Achelous sent Ambassadors to knowe
If that King Oeneus on him his daughter would bestowe,
If not, to threaten wreakfull warres: which much abasht the King,
Till Hercules, who then was come about the selfe same thing,
(For loue to Deianira both competitors did bring)
Expelled feare by offring aide to backe him from the Foe,
By meanes whereof vnsatisfide away the Legats goe.
The Tyrant Achelous then, with all Epirus force
Inuades the bounds of Calidon, and spoyls without remorse.
But Hercules then leading forth his Armie got the day,
And well was he amongst his foes that fastest ran away.
Where scarcely had he any time from passed toiles to rest,
But that proud Achelous sent Ambassadors to knowe
If that King Oeneus on him his daughter would bestowe,
If not, to threaten wreakfull warres: which much abasht the King,
Till Hercules, who then was come about the selfe same thing,
(For loue to Deianira both competitors did bring)
Expelled feare by offring aide to backe him from the Foe,
By meanes whereof vnsatisfide away the Legats goe.
The Tyrant Achelous then, with all Epirus force
Inuades the bounds of Calidon, and spoyls without remorse.
But Hercules then leading forth his Armie got the day,
And well was he amongst his foes that fastest ran away.
They and their King, with hard escape, inmure themselues at length
Within a Castle neere the Sea, an Hold of wonderous strength.
The Thæbane then, as resolute to spoyle both Foe and Fort,
Did burne his foes forsaken shippes, left riding in the Port,
And with a fewe besets the hold. When Achelous he
So slender watch about the walles of Enemies did see,
He scorned that so weake a siege should pen him vp so straight,
Who hauing ten for one of them, did issue out the Gate
Against the Greekes, that willingly his comming did awaite.
Espying Hercules, he cride, lo yond same diuell is he
That droue vs out of Calidon, who so of mine he be
That slaieth him, shalbe inricht with great rewards by me.
But he that made such offers large, did offer them in vaine:
For when his men saw Hercules approching them amaine
With fierie eies, and angrie lookes, and dreadfull Club in fist,
They thought it needles to assaile, and booteles to resiste,
And euery man retired backe into the holde againe,
Where many daies, attempting flight, they cowardly remaine.
From warre at length they fell to wieles. There lay vpon the shore
A broken Hoy, that had not brookt the Seas of long before,
The Mast they boring full of holes, in euery hole did sticke
A burning Torch, and lancht it out in night when clouds were thicke.
No sooner was the fierie keele a floate vpon the waues,
And that the Greekes espyed it, but ech man rashly craues
The viewing of so strange a sight: But Hercules did smell
The presupposed Stratagem, and raung'd his armie well:
And marching neere the guilefull light, did finde ambushment theare
That playing on aduantage thus (preuented though) appeare.
Occasion hapning, Hercules would not omit the same,
But tooke them as he found them now, and fights it out by aime.
When Achelous he beheld his guile by guile to faile,
Wel might he chafe, but harder chaūce his courage might not quaile:
For looke how fierce and boisterouslie a chafed Bull doth fight,
So Achelous lustily on either side did smite:
And by his only prowesse then a many Knights were slaine,
Whilest Hercules with like successe his Opposits did paine.
And now, by chance, amidst the brunt the valiant Woers twaine
Doe single, and together tug, and as two Lions strong,
Each one desiring others bloud, did hold a Combate long.
King Achelous minding her for whom began that broyle,
To Conquer where he did contend, annexed hope to toyle:
Alcmenas Sonne remembring too whose cause he did defend,
Euen hers on whom his being and his very soule depend,
So chargd his Contrarie with knocks, and vsd his Club so well,
That vanquished (though valerous) King Achelous fell.
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The Thæbane then, as resolute to spoyle both Foe and Fort,
Did burne his foes forsaken shippes, left riding in the Port,
And with a fewe besets the hold. When Achelous he
So slender watch about the walles of Enemies did see,
He scorned that so weake a siege should pen him vp so straight,
Who hauing ten for one of them, did issue out the Gate
Against the Greekes, that willingly his comming did awaite.
Espying Hercules, he cride, lo yond same diuell is he
That droue vs out of Calidon, who so of mine he be
That slaieth him, shalbe inricht with great rewards by me.
But he that made such offers large, did offer them in vaine:
For when his men saw Hercules approching them amaine
With fierie eies, and angrie lookes, and dreadfull Club in fist,
They thought it needles to assaile, and booteles to resiste,
And euery man retired backe into the holde againe,
Where many daies, attempting flight, they cowardly remaine.
From warre at length they fell to wieles. There lay vpon the shore
A broken Hoy, that had not brookt the Seas of long before,
The Mast they boring full of holes, in euery hole did sticke
A burning Torch, and lancht it out in night when clouds were thicke.
No sooner was the fierie keele a floate vpon the waues,
And that the Greekes espyed it, but ech man rashly craues
The viewing of so strange a sight: But Hercules did smell
The presupposed Stratagem, and raung'd his armie well:
And marching neere the guilefull light, did finde ambushment theare
That playing on aduantage thus (preuented though) appeare.
Occasion hapning, Hercules would not omit the same,
But tooke them as he found them now, and fights it out by aime.
When Achelous he beheld his guile by guile to faile,
Wel might he chafe, but harder chaūce his courage might not quaile:
For looke how fierce and boisterouslie a chafed Bull doth fight,
So Achelous lustily on either side did smite:
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Whilest Hercules with like successe his Opposits did paine.
And now, by chance, amidst the brunt the valiant Woers twaine
Doe single, and together tug, and as two Lions strong,
Each one desiring others bloud, did hold a Combate long.
King Achelous minding her for whom began that broyle,
To Conquer where he did contend, annexed hope to toyle:
Alcmenas Sonne remembring too whose cause he did defend,
Euen hers on whom his being and his very soule depend,
So chargd his Contrarie with knocks, and vsd his Club so well,
That vanquished (though valerous) King Achelous fell.
Th' Epirotes when they saw their King a Captiue led away,
Their hearts were done, and Hercules subdued them ere day,
And Achelous in exile did end his latter daies,
And all AEtolia was fild with Hercules his praise:
To whom the King did giue to Wife faire Deianira, shee
The pleasing prize of that his prowse, and dearely earned Fee,
Who after, of her owne decay, and his, the meane should bee.
The Centaure Nessus was the man that made her erre, so much:
Of which her error, but his sinne, the circumstance is such.
Their hearts were done, and Hercules subdued them ere day,
And Achelous in exile did end his latter daies,
And all AEtolia was fild with Hercules his praise:
To whom the King did giue to Wife faire Deianira, shee
The pleasing prize of that his prowse, and dearely earned Fee,
Who after, of her owne decay, and his, the meane should bee.
The Centaure Nessus was the man that made her erre, so much:
Of which her error, but his sinne, the circumstance is such.
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