Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1619 edition. Excerpt: ...pitiezwhich ought to haue been otherwise. For there are two euils-in loue, and they both come to extreamitie: one is-to loue, and not bee beloved z the other-to loue, and yet bee hated: and this last euill is greater then absence or iealousie. Lip/Emirur, vpon a resolution against mee that neuer offended-him, one day went to finde the King; and tould him, -t-hat contrarieto the dutie which l should obserue toward his Maie-r zoz, The Hiflory qfPetsiles, Book 2.. Maiefly, and againstthelaw whichl ought to keepe as a. Knight, I abused vnlawsully the honour and beauty of En/ebia, which hee would roue by the sword z that hee might not, by his penne defgme her, whom he accused to be vnchasie. The King sent forme vpon this accusation, and told me what he had vnderflood by Lipfimirux. lexcused mine innocency; and for the honour ofEu/ bia, gaue mine enemy the lye, in as ciuill tearmes as-poffiblel could. The proofe was referred to Arms: the King would not appoint the field in any part of his kingdome, lest he should contradict the lawes of the Church, forbidding I it: but we our selues made choyce of one of the free Ci ties of Almaigne. When the day of' combat was come, wee both appeared at the appointed place, with such Armes as we had agreed vponzwhich were sword and dagger, without other trickes of Art. The I udges and seconds hauing arted the sunne, and performed all other ceremonies in uch case accustomed, left vs to doe out deuoyre. l entred into the fielde full of coura e and confidence, infallibly knowing that I had teaFon and Trueth on my side.-As for my aduersary, I knew well that hee entered the lifls vvithct more pride and arrogance, then assurance of conscience. O heauen! O the vnsearchable iudgements of G O D 17. il did what I..