The First and second part of the history of the famous Euordanus Prince of Denmark With the strange aduentures of Iago Prince of Saxonie: and of both theyr seuerall fortunes in loue.

CHAP. XIII. How the Knight of the Lyons trauelling towards Waterford in the company of Adresto, was like to haue beene mur∣dered, by the meanes of the Damsell of Dublin, and by what meanes he was preserued.

THE Knight of the Lyons, being accom∣panied with Adresto, and his Squires, rode on so farre the first day, that they ar∣riued in a small village some 15 leagues from Dublin where was onely one Ca∣stle, and some fewe cottages, in which Castle there dwelt a Knight y^t was some kinne vnto the Damsell, which was so intirely beloued of Adresto: and héere the Knights minding to rest themselues for that night, were welcommed and entertained by the Lord of the Castle, called Mack Gillum, with the greatest

shew of kindnesse that might be, the more secretly to con∣ceale the euill which he intended in his hart, (as it is for the most part the common vse of those Country people, which will not sticke to laugh you in the face, and presently to cut your throte:) euen so dealt this Traytor, who hauing re∣ce ued into his house as gests these two notable Knights, binding them welcome with a Iudas kisse, and feasting them with all the delica's that the shortnesse of the time could af∣foord, yet his enueterate malice towards the Knight of the Lyons, for carrying away Don Adresto from his Cosin, was such, that notwithstanding all the former curtesies which he shewed him, minded in the end to rob him of his life: which he thought to bring to passe in his sort.

There was vnder one of the fayrest Chambers in the Castle, a darke and déepe vaute, hauing no way into the same but by a trappe-doore out of the fore-said Chamber, ouer which he caused a bed to be made for the Knight, and hauing placed two or thrée villaines in the vaute, with charge to murder him, caused in stéed of ropes, nothing but small sticks to be layd vnder the bed, which might sustaine the weight thereof: so y^t the Knight once laying him downe theron, must of force tumble headlong into the vaut, where the villaines béeing ready to receiue him, should soone haue ended his life: had not GOD otherwise prouided for his safety, and appointed him to a farther setting foorth of his glory, and thus it was. His seruant Gillimo, whose life he saued, when as he slew the rest of his company, the night before hee rescued Molenda, and of a thiefe entertained him to be his seruaunt: hée I say, contrary to the common vse of such fellowes, who according to the old saying, (Saue a thiefe from the gallowes, and he will be the first that will cut thy throte) hauing an especiall loue and care vnto his Maister, as thinking that time ill spent, which was not to his profit or content, & that in dooing the same hee did God good seruice, was alwayes very carefull and diligent about him, especially, where hee did any way suspect euill to be meant towards him: but now more thē at any other time,

knowing the wickednes of Mack Gillum, hee listned and prided about, to sée if hee could perceaue them whisper a∣mongst themselues. A little after supper, comming sudden∣ly into a darke entry, he heard some talking, and listning a while vnto them: one of them sayd: Well, & my Maister and they aboue, doe their part kindly, in causing the bed to fall, this dagger shall pierce his hart, farre sooner then Adrestos sword could pierce his Armor. Nay replyed ano∣ther, I will surely giue him the first wound, for robbing Valeria of her Louer. Gillimo hearing this knew present∣ly that it was his Maister whom they ment, wherefore dil∣ligently noting the place, he returned safely into the roome where he left his Maister, and finding them ready to goe to their Chamber, hee could not conueniently make it knowne.

Now Mack Gillum hauing called for lights, willed his wife and two of his daughters, to accompany Adresto vn∣to his chamber, and hee himselfe would accompany the Knight of the Lions vnto his (where hee hoped ere long to be sufficiently reuenged, for the wrong which hee had done vnto his Cosin.) Thus hauing brought him to his chamber, he continued discoursing of many matters, vn∣till he was almost vnready, then bidding him good night, he went towards the doore to haue gone foorth, and com∣ming somewhat neare the bed: on a sudden Gillimo stept vnto him, and before he was ware thereof, tooke him in his armes, and by cleane force threw him into the midst of the bed: from whence immediatly the stickes breaking, hée tumbled headlong into the Vaut, where he was presently slabde to death by the villaines, which he had prepared to haue kilde the Knight of the Lions: so that the saying of the Scripture in him was rightly fulfilled, he hath layd a snare for another, and himselfe is falne into the mischiefe there∣of.

The Knight of the Lions, & the rest of them that were in the chamber, at the first were greatly astonied héereat: but séeing the sequell, and considering that it was deuised

of purpose for to haue murdered him, fell on their knées, and gaue thankes vnto almighty God, who had deliuered him, out of this iminent danger of death. Then calling for his Armor, he foorthwith armed himselfe, and giuing Gil∣limo thankes for his good seruice, willed him to tel by what meanes he came to y^e knowledge of this treason: to whom Gillimo declared the forme before recited. Then went hée vp and downe the Castle, killing such as hee thought any way culpable in the same: and comming into the chamber where Adresto was, in the company of the Lady and her daughters, who by this time had heard of all that which was hapned, they came and fell downe at his féete pitti∣fully wéeping, beséeching him to haue compassion of them, and not to reuenge the fault committed by one, vpon them all, assuring him they were not any way priuy to y^e which had hapned. The Knight, partly through compassion, which he alwaies bare towards Ladies and Damsells, and part∣ly at the intreaty of Adresto, whom had hee not intirely lo∣ued, hee should likewise haue suspected to be consenting to this treason, willed them to stand vp, and warning them euer héereafter, for attempting y^e like treason against any one, he forgaue them: then taking order for their safe∣ty that night, they betooke them to their rests, where they slept soundly vntill the next day: when taking their leaue of the Lady and her daughters, whom they left busie in burying of the dead bodies, they departed onwards on their iourny towards Waterford, where within two daies they safely arriued, not hauing met with any aduenture worth the reciting: & comming to the Harbor, they found the Barke in a readinesse, all the company earnestly expec∣ting his comming. Where we will for a while leaue them, looking for a winde for Spaine.