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Title: The second part of the Myrror of knighthood Containing two seuerall bookes, wherein is intreated the valiant deedes of armes of sundrie worthie knightes, verie delightfull to be read, and nothing hurtfull to bee regarded. Now newly translated out of Spanish into our vulgar tongue by R.P.
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Print source: The second part of the Myrror of knighthood Containing two seuerall bookes, wherein is intreated the valiant deedes of armes of sundrie worthie knightes, verie delightfull to be read, and nothing hurtfull to bee regarded. Now newly translated out of Spanish into our vulgar tongue by R.P.
Sierra, Pedro de la. aut, R. P., fl. 1583-1586., Parry, Robert, fl. 1540-1612, attributed name., Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, attributed name.
Imprinted at London: By Thomas Este, 1583.
Alternate titles: Espejo de principes y cavalleros. Part 2. English.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08548.0001.001
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TO THE RIGHT WOR∣shipfull, and my verie good friend, Master Edward Cordele, Esquire.
To the Reader.
¶THE FIRST BOOKE of the second part of the Mir∣rour of Knighthood: wherein is intreated the vali∣ant deedes of armes of many worthie Knights.
¶THE CRVELL BAT∣taile which past betweene the Knight of the Sunne and the fierce Gyant Bramaraunt, in which bicke∣ring the Gyant perceiuing he must needs haue the worst, murthered himselfe. CAP. I.
¶The worthie Knight Rosicleer finding Brama∣raunt giuing vp the ghost, after he was dead, did entombe his corpes neere vnto a Pineapple tree, wherein he did ingraue an Epitaph. Cap. 2.
¶Prince Rosicleer trauailing on his way, hauing alre∣die taken leaue of the Princesses Ladies, did chance vpon a certaine aduenture, and of the successe hee had therein. Cap. 3.
¶The great sorrow that the knight of the Sunne receiued in thinking of his owne disloyaltie, and that which happened vnto him. Cap. 4.
¶How the Grecian Knight perswaded his vnckle the Prince of Dacia, to accompanie him, & leaue that sorrowfull and desolate life: and of that which af∣ter happened to him. Chapter. 5.
¶Of the terrible battaile that this Grecian Prince had with the Gyant, and of all the aduentures that chanced in the said battaile. Chap. 6.
¶How the knight Eleno had battaile with Tefereo the Gyants cousin, and the successe that was therein, and how the Prince Eleno by a straunge aduenture was se∣parated from his cousin and Tefereo. Chapter. 7.
¶By what aduenture Floramonte was deliuered from the perill he was in, and how the Princesse Clari∣diana was deliuered of childe, and howe shee was comforted in all hir trouble by the wise Artemi∣doro. Chapter. 8.
¶How that when the King of Hungarie was taking his leaue to depart, there came a Giant, hauing a cru∣ell and furious countenaunce, who defied the Em∣perour and his sonnes, and of all that chanced ther∣in. Cap. 9.
¶ How the king of Tire gaue an assault to robbe the shippe where the Prince was, and how the same king was ouer∣come. Chap. 10.
How the king of Sardenia was baptised, and how that a La∣dy demanded a promise of the Emperour, which he gran∣ted, for the which all the Court was verie sad. Cap. 11.
¶How the Emperour did open the scrowle of Parchment, and therein read the cause why this dead Ladie was slaine, with such cruell tyrannie, and of the great sorrow that hee receiued for the same. Cap. 12.
¶How the Emperour Trebatio did lande himselfe at the Ilande Citarea, and of all things that happe∣ned there. Cap. 13.
¶How the Ladie Lidia talked with her Knight Brenio, who was verie sad, demaunding of him the cause of his discō∣tentment: & of other accidents. Cap. 14.
¶How the Emperour when he was recouered of the weari∣nesse which he receiued by the great trouble of the sea, he trauailed in the same Iland, and how he met with certaine knights, with whom he had battaile, and what happened. Cap. 15.
¶How the two children of the great Alphebo, were stolne away, by the Giant Galtenor, and what after∣ward did succeede of the same robbery. Cap. 16.
¶Of the great paine that the Prince did sustaine for the ab∣sence of his cosin, and how he had battaile with a certaine knight that was verie dolorous through loue, & of all that which chaunced heerein. Chap. 17.
¶How the Prince met in Paris the knight of the Ima∣ges, and of the battaile he had with him, and howe they ouercame the three knightes which did accuse the Princesse, & afterward how Tefereo knew who the knight of the Images was, & of all that happe∣ned besides. Cap. 17.
¶Of all that happened vnto this faire Lidia and to the Prince Eleno, after they departed from the little moun∣taine whereas they met. Chap. 19.
How that the Emperour went vnto Tinacria, and of all that passed in the battaile, which he had with the Earle of Modique. Cap. 20.
¶How the Queene beeing kindeled with the fire of loue, and seeing that the Emperour would giue her no remedie of her paine, wold haue stroke her selfe with a sword to the heart, wherewith to haue fini∣shed her life: and how the Emperour was cōstrai∣ned to consent vnto her will. Cap. 21.
¶How the Emperour went into the fielde with the Pagan, and of all that happened in the battaile betweene them. Chap. 22.
¶How the faire Queene Garrofilea made great la∣mentation for the departure of the Emperour, and how at their last being together, she remained with childe by the Emperour Trebatio, Cap. 23.
¶How that the Knight of the Sunne would haue tar∣ried for Tefereo, in the place whereas he appoin∣ted him, and how he lost himselfe in a thick moun∣taine, and of all that happened vnto him after that. Cap. 24.
¶How the Greeke Emperour did disimbarke himselfe at the Citie of Cimarra, and what happened vnto him there. Cap. 25.
¶How that Eleno before he would goe into the field, would see the Sepulchre of Lidia, and what chaunced in the bat∣taile appointed with the Emperor, his kinsmen & friends. Chap. 26.
¶How that the two Empresses went for to recreate themselues vnto a house of pleasure, and what hap∣pened vnto them in that iourney. And howe the King of Mauritania found them in their pastimes, and knowing who they were, he would haue laide hold vpon the Empres Briana. Cap. 27.
¶How the worthie Queene Archisilora was gone to pursue the Pagan, and of that which happened in the way of her battaile. Chap. 28.
¶How the famous Rosicle and Brandimardo went to the kingdome of ara, and of all that had passed in the battaile they had with the Giaunts. Cap. 29.
The second Booke of the second part of the Mirrour of Knighthood.
Of the Prince Claridiano, & how the king of Arginaria sent his brother to the king of Taprobana, and of all that hap∣pened to the messenger with the Prince. Chap. 1.
¶How that Claridiano went vnto the campe of the King of Arginaria, and how he demanded of him battaile, and of all that succeeded in the same. Chap. 2.
How a Damosell, messenger from the Queene of Ti∣nacria, brought a letter vnto the Emperor of Gre∣cia, and of all that passed about the same. Cap. 3.
¶How the Dacian Prince did meete with Brenio, to whom he gaue the Letter of Lidia, and what Brenio did aun∣swere therevnto. Chap. 4.
¶How that Eleno went out of the forrest to see the aduenture of those Knightes which passed by the forrest, and how he incountered with them, and of the battaile, that happened therevppon. Cap. 5.
How when the valiant Mauritanian had slaine the Tartari∣an Zoylo, he put on the armour of Bramarant, for that he would not be knowen, and of all that happened therein. Chap. 6.
¶How the fierce Brufaldoro, hauing spoken euill of women, and of them that are louers, was taken in the snares of loue with a Ladye that hee met, after that he finished the battaile with Zoylo. Cap. 7.
¶How Claridiano was verie sad and sorrowfull to see that he was an armed Knight, onely for to doo one worthie feate of armes, and what pollicie he did vse for to absent himselfe from the king Delfo. Chap. 8.
¶Of the battaile that Claridiano had with the fierce and timerous Gyant, sonne vnto the other Gyant which he had slaine, and of all that happened in the battaile. Chap. 9.
Of the great trauaile that the Greeke knight had & the Ladies for lacke of victualls, by reason of their long iourny, & how they found a Giant, with whom the Prince had battaile and slew him, and what order they had to helpe themselues with victualls. Cap. 10.
¶How Claridiano and his companie went vnto the triumph of Nabatea, and of all that happened vnto them in the way. Cap. 11.
¶How that Claridiano was assaulted with two furi∣ous Gyants, and with xv. Knightes that came with them, and of the battaile that he had with them all. Cap. 12.
¶How the Knight of the Ladies went vnto the Ca∣stle, and of the great treason which was there or∣dained by Arte Magicke, and of the successe there∣of. Cap. 13.
¶How that the king of Nabatea had vnderstanding of the great destruction that the Greeke Prince made in the castle, and how he commaunded that the ser∣pent and the heads of the Gyants should be set at the entrie of the gate of the Pallaice for a perpetu∣all memorie, and how that the triumph began that was ordeined, and of all that passed in the time of the feasts. Cap. 14.
¶How the heroycall Greke was taken prisoner, by the dart of Cupide, in beholding the beautie of a very fayre Pasto∣ra, and of the greate anguish and griefe that he sustained. Cap. 15.
¶How that Rosicleer founde in that Iland, the sonne of Aliandro, leading a troublesome lyfe, with his faire and welbeloued wyfe, who was set at libertie by Rosi∣cleer. Cap. 16.
¶How that Rosicleer entered into the castle, and of the bat∣taile he had therin, for to bring out of prison the princesse, spouse vnto the Prince Meridian who was in great tormēt. Cap. 17.
¶How the King Fangomadan came without know∣ing of any thing that had happened in the Castle, and how he found the entrie closed, & of the bat∣taile that was betweene him & Rosicleer. Cap. 18.
¶Of the battaile which Claridiano had with the Prince of Palestina, and how he had the victorie, giuing liber∣tie vnto Antimisca, and vnto all the rest. Cap. 19.
¶How that Claridiano trauailed by Armenia, and of the straunge aduentures which hapned him in that coun∣trie. Cap. 20.
¶How that Claridiano after he had read the historie in the parchment, blew the horne, wherewith the gates wer o∣pened: and how resistaunce was made at the entrie, & of all that passed about the same. Cap. 21.
¶How Claridiano being ouercome with the loue of the Pastora, did put himselfe in shepheards appa∣raile, the better to comfort himselfe with her dely∣cate presence, and of all that happened therein. Chap. 22.
¶How that Polifebo because his mother the Queene of Tinacria would not giue him the order of knight∣hoode went secretly from the court, and of all that happened in his iourney. Chap. 23.
¶How the worthie Tinacrian did prosecute his voiage, and chaunced whereas he found the Queene of Mauritania euill intreated of a gyant, and of the battaile he had with him. Chap. 24.
¶How Poliphebo did prosecute his iourney for to goe into Grecia, & how in the way he met by aduenture with cer∣taine Clownes forcing of a Ladie, and would haue slaine her, and of all that happened of that Ladie. Cap. 25.
¶How the Tinacrian was tarrying to see if anie would come forth against him, for that which was past, and howe that Rodelando and his cosin made battaile with him, and how he ouercame them both. Chap. 26.
¶How the Emperour Alphebo would haue perswa∣ded the Princesse Tigliafa to leaue that lamentable life, and how she refused to doo it, and went from them, & how the two Knights departed, and of all that happened vnto them in their igurney. Cap. 27.
¶How the Prince of Polismago returned and tooke prisoner the Pastora Cayserlynga, and how that Fi∣lipensio followed after him till such time as hee tooke her out of his power. Cap. 28.
¶How Claridiano by chance had battaile with his owne fa¦ther, which being knowen vnto Galtenor, and fearing the great harme that would come thereof, hee remedied the same. Chap. 29.
¶How the Emperour did verie much reioyce himselfe with his nephewes, but in especiall with the Pasto∣ra, & of the great tempest which came vpon them at supper time, and of all that happened afterward. Chap. 30.
¶How the Knight Poliphebo and the Queene of Li∣ra had cruell battaile, and of all that happened therein. Cap. 31.
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