The troublesome and hard adventures in love. Lively setting forth, the feavers, the dangers, and the jealousies of lovers; and the labyrinths and wildernesses of fears and hopes through which they dayly passe. Illustrated by many admirable patterns of heroical resolutions in some persons of chivalry and honour; and by the examples of incomparable perfections in some ladies. A work very delightfull and acceptable to all. Written in Spanish, by that excellent and famous gentleman, Michael Cervantes; and exactly translated into English, by R. C. Gent.

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The troublesome and hard adventures in love. Lively setting forth, the feavers, the dangers, and the jealousies of lovers; and the labyrinths and wildernesses of fears and hopes through which they dayly passe. Illustrated by many admirable patterns of heroical resolutions in some persons of chivalry and honour; and by the examples of incomparable perfections in some ladies. A work very delightfull and acceptable to all. Written in Spanish, by that excellent and famous gentleman, Michael Cervantes; and exactly translated into English, by R. C. Gent.

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Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.

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London :: Printed by B. Alsop, dwelling in Grubstreet near the upper pump,

1652 [i.e. 1651]

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Contents

• title page
• To the Munificent Lover of all Inge∣nious Spirits, The Right Honourable, and most Noble, JAMES Earl of Northampton, &c.
• The Printer to the Reader.
• The Troublesome and Hard ADVENTURES IN LOVE.
  • CHAP. I. How the Emperour Nero sent to demand the daughters of Camil∣lo for his Concubines, and what happened thereupon.
  • CHAP. II. How Camillo, with his Son Perierio, and his two daughters, Eu∣philia and Perina, fled out of Mantua into Spain, to escape the fury of the Tyrant Nero, where they became shepheards: Also how Perierio became enamoured on a strange Lady,
  • CHAP. III. How Marcelio came to the house of Camillo, and of the strange advenutres that befell him in his love ro Alcida.
  • How Bartophamus the Pylot, by Treason, left Alcida in the Isle Formentaria, and Marcelio in the Isle Juique, and carried a∣way Clenarde, and what ensued.
  • CHAP. V. How Marcelio taking his leave of Perierio and his sisters, departed in search of Alcida.
  • CHAP. VI. How Euphilia and Perina came to the knowledge of Perierio's love, and what conference passed between them.
  • CHAP. VII. How Maffeo arrived at the place where Perierio and his sisters were: how he was enamoured on the Lady Eleonora, and de∣parted with her into Spain.
  • CHAP. VIII. How Maffeo and Eleonora sailing towards Constantinople were severed by a tempest, and Sylvestro drowned: also how he met with her again.
  • CHAP. IX. How Perierio resolved to travel in search of the Lady on whom he was enamoured, and how he obtained leave of his father under pretence of becomming a Scholler.
  • CHAP. X. How Perierio in his journey met with the fair Shepherdess Ismenia with whom he departed towards the Temple of Diana.
  • CHAP. XI. How Lexander was enamoured on Ismenia, and how he was crost in his love by his father Filene.
  • CHAP. IX. How Lexander, through the treachery of Felisarde and Sylveria, would have slain his father, and what ensued thereon.
  • CHAP. XIII. How Priander Prince of Albion, and Brisilla daughter to the Duke Florindos, became enamoured of each other, and what ensued.
  • CHAP. XIV. How Massicourt betrayed the Prince Periander, and sold him to the Moores for a Gally-slave, and the sorrow that was made for his absence.
  • CHAP. XV. How the traitor Massicourt slew himself, because he could not ob∣tain the love of fair Brisilla: also how the King was enamoured on her.
  • CHAP. XVI. How Brisilla to avoid the intended Marriage of the King with her, departed secretly into Spain, where she found meanes to speak with the Prince Periander, and how he escaped out of prison with her.
  • CHAP. XVII. How the Prince Periander and Brisilla became shepheards, and how by the means of Malorena and Bergama, the Prince de∣parted from Brisill.
  • CHAP. XV. How Perierio, Ismenia, and Brisil, in their travell found Mar∣celio and Maffeo asleep, who departed with them towards the Temple of Diana.
  • CHAP. XIX. How Marcelio met with Polydor and Clenarde, who declared to them what had hapned to his father Eugerio and himself, after they were separated by the tempest.
  • CHAP. XX. How Perierio and his company came to the Temple of Diana, how they were entertained by the Sage Lady Felicia, and the great joy that was there made.
  • CHAP. XXI. How Perierio drunk the two Potions of Oblivion and Understand∣ing, and likewise the Discourse that was between the Lady Brisil and Petulca.
  • CHAP. XXII. How Periander met with Pharelus, and how Pharelus declared to Periander what hapned in the Court of Albion since the de∣parture of Duches Brisil.
  • CHAP. XXIII. How Periander discovered himself to Pharelus, and departed with him towards Albion.
  • CHAP. XXIIII. How the Aragonians were discomfited by the Castillians: and the King of Castile carried away Philorenus his mother.
  • CHAP. XXV. How the mother of Philorenus to avoid the lust of the King of Ca∣stile, secretly fled out of the Castle with the Captain; and how, supposing her former husband to be dead, she married him, and had by him a Son named also Philorenus.
  • CHAP. XXVI. How Philorenus the elder was brought to the Court by the King of Naples, who sent him Ambassador to the King of Persia.
  • CHAP. XXVII. How the younger Philorenus, being taken for the elder, was im∣prisoned by the King of Naples his command.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. How the elder Philorenti, going on his journey, was taken by Ae∣gyptian Robbers. How the other Philorenus escaped out of pri∣son by the means of Mistresse Ceraflla.
  • CHAP. XXIX. How Philorenus the younger, and Cerasilla lost each other in the wood: and how the elder Philorenus, was delivered out of the Aegyptians Cell by Cerasilla.
  • CHAP. XXX. How Philorenus the elder came to the Court with Cerasilla; how he came to meet with his brother, and apprehended the Aegypti∣an theeves.
  • CHAP. XXXI. How Mistresse Cerasilla died for sorrow that she could not discern the elder Philorenus from his brother. How he became enamou∣red on Aureola, and the conference that passed between them in the Garden.
  • CHAP. XXXII. How Philorenus the younger was enamoured on Aureola, con∣cealing it from his brother; and how his brother came to the knowledge thereof.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. How Philorenus the elder, secretly left the Court of Naples; and how his brother and Aureola went to seek him severally.
  • CHAP. XXXIIII. How Aureola came to see the shepheards Pastoral Solemnities, ho∣ping to find Philorenus there.
  • CHAP. XXXV. The Verses of the shepheards, sung by them for the Garland, at their Pastoral solemnity, and how Otto obtained it.
  • CHAP. XXXVI. How Aureola in her journey came to Yervedra; how she was overtaken there by Philorenus the younger, taking him to be his brother Philorenus.
  • CHAP. XXXVII, The dispute which happened between Perierio and the Dutchesse Brisil, occasioned by the Song of the Nymph Arethea, in com∣mendation of Love.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII. How Perierio and Marcelio, with the rest of their company, taking leave of the Lady Felicia, departed.