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. V.
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King
Creons daughter Megara, at Thæbes he did espouse:
To coūtenāce their wedding feast did wāt nor knights, nor prowse
Which triumphs ended, whē the knights should thence depart away,
Pirithous to his wedding bids them all, and names the day
Wherein to meete at Thessalie: to which did all consent,
And at the time concluded of at Thessalie conuent,
Amidst their cheere, the solemne feast the Centaures did disqueat:
Whom by no meanes the Nobles theare to patience might intreat.
For they an hundred Gyants strong, with drinking whitled well,
Amongst their cups, from words to blowes, and worser dealings fell:
And (too outragious at the last, fierce Eurytis their Guide)
Vnreuerently they rauish thence Hippodame the Bride.
But Hercules not brooking it, to arme himselfe begunne,
And all alone in rescue of the rapted Bride did runne.
By this time did Ixeons Seed stand still in battell ray,
When he, but one against them all, began a bloodie fray.
Ech arrow that with ayming hand from sturdy Bow he sent,
Did answere by the death of one the Sender his intent.
To coūtenāce their wedding feast did wāt nor knights, nor prowse
Which triumphs ended, whē the knights should thence depart away,
Pirithous to his wedding bids them all, and names the day
Wherein to meete at Thessalie: to which did all consent,
And at the time concluded of at Thessalie conuent,
Amidst their cheere, the solemne feast the Centaures did disqueat:
Whom by no meanes the Nobles theare to patience might intreat.
For they an hundred Gyants strong, with drinking whitled well,
Amongst their cups, from words to blowes, and worser dealings fell:
And (too outragious at the last, fierce Eurytis their Guide)
Vnreuerently they rauish thence Hippodame the Bride.
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And all alone in rescue of the rapted Bride did runne.
By this time did Ixeons Seed stand still in battell ray,
When he, but one against them all, began a bloodie fray.
Ech arrow that with ayming hand from sturdy Bow he sent,
Did answere by the death of one the Sender his intent.
Whilest Hercules with deadly bow had store of Centaures slaine,
And wanting arrowes, with their blood his valiant Club did staine,
The Bridegroome and the other knights came to the ceasing fight,
When all were foyld, excepting twelue, that sau'd their liues by flight.
Alonely Lycus yeelded him a prisoner, and liues,
And liuing, vnto Hercules much after-sorrow giues:
But Nessus, that escaped then, in time him worser grieues.
And wanting arrowes, with their blood his valiant Club did staine,
The Bridegroome and the other knights came to the ceasing fight,
When all were foyld, excepting twelue, that sau'd their liues by flight.
Alonely Lycus yeelded him a prisoner, and liues,
And liuing, vnto Hercules much after-sorrow giues:
But Nessus, that escaped then, in time him worser grieues.
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