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<titlePart type="main">THE<lb/>HISTORY<lb/>OF<lb/>Valentine and Orson.</titlePart>
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<ab>Reader, you'll find this little Book contains<lb/>Engough to answer thy expense and pains;<lb/>And if with caution you will
read it through,<lb/>'Twill both instruct, and delight thee too.</ab>
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<head>THE<lb/>HISTORY<lb/>OF<lb/>Valentine and Orson.</head>
<div type="chapter">
<head>CHAP. I.</head>
<ab>The baniſhment of the Lady Belliſant, who is delivered of Valentine and Orſon at one Birth, in a wood,</ab>
<p>IT is recorded, that PEPEN, King of France, had a fair ſiſter named Belliſant, who was married to Alexander, the Emperor of
Greece, and by him carried to his Capital at Conſtantinople; from whence, after having lived with great virtue, ſhe was
baniſshed through the means of a falſe accuſer, whom the had ferverely checked for his imprudence; and though at the ſame time
ſhe was big with Child, yet ſhe was compelled to <pb n="3"
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huſband's empire, to the great regret of the people, attended only with a ſquire named Blandiman.</p>
<p>After great fatigue and travel, ſhe arrived in the foreſt of Orleans, where finding her pains come thick upon her, ſhe
diſmiſſed her attendant for a midwife, but before his return was delivered of two lovely children, one of which was conveyed
away by a ſhe bear, but ſhe willing to ſave it purſued on her hands and knees, leaving the other behind.</p>
<p>But before her return, King Pepin being a hunting in the foreſt, came to the tree where ſhe left the other babe, and cauſing it
to be taken up, ſent it to nurſe, and when it grew up called his name Valentine.—Blandiman at length came back, and inſtead of
finding his miſtreſs found her brother Pepin at the tree, to which he declared all that had happened, and how his ſiſter was
baniſhed through the falſe ſuggeſtions of the arch prieſt; which when King Pepin heard he was greatly enraged againſt the lady
Belliſant, ſaying the Emperor ought to have put her to death; ſo leaving Blandiman, he returned to his nobles at Paris.—The
lady Belliſant having followed the bear to no pur<pb n="4"
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to the place where ſhe had left the other babe; but great was her ſorrow when Blandiman ſaid he had ſeen her brother Pepin,
but could tell nothing of the child; and having comforted her for the loſs of it, they went to the ſea-ſide took ſhipping, and
arrived at the caſtle of the Giant Feragus, in Portugal.</p>
<p>All this while the bear nouriſhed the infant amongſt her young ones, until at length it grew up a wild hairy man, doing great
miſchief to all that paſſed thro' the foreſt; in which we will leave him, and return to the arch prieſt, who did great
miſchief, till he was impeached by a merchant of having wrongfully accuſed the Empreſs; upon which they fought, and the
merchant conquering, made the prieſt confeſs all his treaſons, the Emperor wrote about it to the King of France, and he was
hanged.</p>
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<head>CHAP. II.</head>
<ab>Valentine conquers his Brother in the foreſt of Orelans.</ab>
<p>NOW was Valentine grown a luſty young man, and by the King as greatly beloed as if he had been his own ſon: commanding him to
be taught the uſe of arms, in which he ſoon became ſo expert, that few in the court dared to encounter him: which made Hufray
and Heny the King's baſtard ſons exceedingly envy him. At this juncture great complaints were made againſt the Wild Man, from
whom no Knight had eſcaped with his life, that had encountered him: which made the King promiſe a thouſand marks to any that
would bring him dead or alive, which offer none dare except; but Hufray and Henry deſired King Pepin to ſend Valentine, with a
view of getting rid of ſo powerful a rival in the King's favour, but his Majeſty ſeeing their malady, was very angry, telling
them, he would rather loſe the beſt Baron in the land.</p>
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<p>However Valentine deſired leave of his Majeſty to go to the foreſt, reſolving either to conquer the Wild Man, or die in the
attempt. Accordingly having furniſhed himſelf with a good horſe and arms, he ſet forward on his journey, and after two days
travelling, he arrived in the foreſt; in the evening he tied his horſe to a large ſpreading oak, and got up in a tree himſelf,
for his ſecurity, where he reſted that night.</p>
<p>Next morning he beheld the Wild Man traverſing the foreſt in ſearch of his prey, at length he came to the tree where
Valentine's horſe ſtood, from whom he pulled many hairs, upon which the horſe kicked him. The Wild Man feeling the pain, was
going to tear him to pieces, which Valentine ſeeing, made ſigns as if he would fight him, and accordingly he leaped down, and
gave him a blow, but the Wild Man caught him and threw him to the ground. Then taking up Valentine's ſhield, he beheld it with
amaze, with reſpect to the divers colours thereon emblazoned.</p>
<p>Valentine being much bruiſed, got up and went towards his brother in great anger: but Orſon ran to a tree, and the <pb n="7"
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engaged; but both being terrible wounded gave out by conſent; after which Valentine ſigned to Orſon, that if he would yield to
him, he would order matters ſo as he ſhould become a rational creature.</p>
<p>Orſon thinking that he meant him no harm, ſtretched forth his hand to him; upon which he bound him, and then led him to Paris,
where he preſented him to King Pepin, who had the Wild Man baptized by the name of Orſon, from his being taken in a wood.
Orſon's actions during their ſtay there very much amuſed the court, that at length the Duke of Acquitain ſent letters
importin, that whoſoever would overthrow the Green Knight, a pagan champion, ſhould have his daughter Fazon in marriage. Upon
which propſition Valentine ſet out for that province, attended by his brother Orſon, by which means he came to the knowledge
of his parents, as we ſhall find hereafter.</p>
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<head>CHAP. III</head>
<ab>The fight between Orſon and the Green Knight.</ab>
<p>AFTER a long journey, Valentine and Orſon arrived at Duke Savary's palace in Acquitain; and making known the reaſon that they
came there, were preſented to Fazon; to whom Valentine thus addreſſed himſelf:</p>
<p><said>"Sweet creature, King Pepin has ſent me hither with the braveſt Knight in all his realm to fight the Green Knight, who
though he his dumb and naked, is endued with ſuch valour, that no Knight under the ſun is able to cope with
him."</said></p>
<p>During this ſpeeched ſhe viewed Orſon narrowly, and he her; but ſupper coming in, interrupted them, and they ſat down to
eat.</p>
<p>Whilſt they were in the midſt of all their feaſtings, the Green Knight entered ſaying, <said>Duke Acquitain haſt thou any more
Knights to cope with me for thy daughter?</said>
<said>Yes</said>, replied the Duke, <said>I have ſeventeen</said>, and then ſhewed them to <pb n="9"
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Green Knight then ſaid to them, <said>eat your fill, for to-morrow will be your laſt. </said>Orſon hearing what he ſaid, was
much incenſed againſt him, and ſuddenly riſing from the table, threw the Green Knight with ſuch force againſt the wall as laid
him dead for ſome time; which very much pleased the whole company.</p>
<p>Next day many Knights went to fight the Green Knight, but he overcame and ſlew them all; till at laſt, Orſon being armed in
Valentine's armour, came to the Green Knight's pavilion, and defying him, they began the moſt deſperate combat as ever was
heard of, and the Green Knight made ſo great a ſtroke at him, as to cut of the top of his helmit, half his ſhield, and wounded
him much. But this ſerved only to enrage the valiant Orſon, who coming up to him on foot, took hold of him, and pulled him
from his horſe, got aſtride him, and was juſt going to kill him, but was prevented by the ſudden arrival of Valentine, who
interceded with Orſon to ſpare his life, on condition of his turning Chriſtian, and acquainting King Pepin how he was
conquered.</p>
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<p>The Green Knight having promiſed to perform all that was deſired, they led him priſoner to the city of Acquitain, and the Duke
recieved them with great joy, and offered the lady Fazon to Orſon; but he would not marry her till his brother had won the
Green Knight's ſiſter, lady Clerimond; not till they had talked with the enchanted head of braſs to know his parents, and get
the proper uſe of his tongue; which when the lady knew ſhe was very ſorry, because ſhe loved Orſon, and was reſolved to marry
none but him, who had so nobly conquered the Green Knight.</p>
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<head>CHAP. IV.</head>
<ab>Valentine and Orſon go in ſearch of Lady Clerimond, who had the Brazen Head in her poſſeſſion.</ab>
<p>V<!-- Fancu letter -->ALENTINE and Orſon having taken leave of the Duke of Acquitain and his dauther Fazon, proceeded on their
journey in ſearch of the lady Clerimond, and at laſt came to a tower of burniſhed braſs; which upon enquiry, they diſco<pb
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be kept by Clerimond, ſiſter to Feragus and the defeated Green Knight, and having demanded entrance was refuſed it by the
centinal who guarded the gate, which provoked Valentine to that degree, that he run againſt him with ſuch fury that the
centinal fell down dead immediately.</p>
<p>The lady Clerimond beheld all this dispute, and ſeeing them brave Knights, recieved them courteouſly.—Valentine having
perſented tokens from the Green Knight told her, he came there for the love of her, and to diſcourſe with the Allknowing Head,
concerning their parents. After dinner, the lady took them by the hand, and led them to the chamber of rarieties, where the
Head was placed between four pillars of pure jaſper, when, as they entered it made the following ſpeech to Valentine:</p>
<p><said>"Thou famous Knight of royal extract art called Valentine the vlaient, who of right ought to marry the lady Clerimond.
Thou art, ſon to the Emperor of Greece Empreſs Belliſant, who is now in the caſtle of Feragus, in Portugal, where they
have reſided for twenty years. King Pepin is thine uncle, and the Wild Man thy brother; the Empreſs Belliſant brought ye
two forth in the foreſt of Oreleans; he was <pb n="12"
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away by a ravenous bear, and thou waſt taken up by thy uncle Pepin, who brought thee up to man's eſtate. Moreover I
likewiſe tell thee, that thy brother ſhall never ſpeak till thou cutteſt the thread that grows under his
tongue.</said></p>
<p>The Brazen Head having ended his ſpeech, Valentine embraced Orſon and cut the thread which grew under his tongue; and he
directly related many ſurpriſing things. After which Valnetine married Lady Clerimond, but not before ſhe turned
Chriſtian.</p>
<p>In this caſtle lived a dwarf, named Pacolet, who was an enchanter, and by his art had contrived a horſe of wood, and in the
forehead a fixed pin, by turning of which he could convey himſelf to the fartheſt part of the world.</p>
<p>This enchanter flies to Portugal, and informs Feragus of his ſiſter's nuptials, and of her turning Chriſtian; which ſo enraged
him that he ſwore by Mahomet he would make her rue it, and thereupon he got ready his fleet, and ſailed towards the castle of
Clerimond, where when he arrived he concealed his malice from his fiſter, and alſo the two Knights, telling them that he came
to fetch them into Portugal the bet<pb n="13"
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ſolemnize the marriage, and he would turn Chriſtian at their arrival at the caſtle, all which they believed, and ſoon after
embarked with him. When he had got them on board, he ordered them to be put in irons, which ſo grieved his ſiſter Clerimond,
that ſhe would have thrown herſelf into the ſea had ſhe not been ſtopped.</p>
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<head>CHAP. V.</head>
<ab>Pecolet comforts the Ladies, and delivers Valentine and Orſon out of Priſon.</ab>
<p>WHEN they were come to Portugal, he put Valentine and Orſon in a dungeon, fed them with bread and water, but allowed his ſiſter
Clerimond the liberty of the caſtle, where ſhe meets the Empreſs Belliſant, who had been confined twenty years in the caſtle
of Feragus: She ſeeing her ſo full of grief, comforts her, enquiring the reaſon which ſhe told her. The Empreſs was mighty
greieved, but Pacolet comforted them by telling them he ſhould releaſe them all that evening, which he accordingly did in the
following manner:</p>
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<p>In the dead of the night he goes to the dungeon, where lay Valentine and Orſon bound in chains, and touching the doors with his
magical wand they flew open; and coming to the Knights, he releaſed them and conducted them to the apartment where Belliſant
and Clerimond were, who were exceedingly tranſported; but Pacolet hindered them from diſcourſing long by telling them they
muſt depart before the guards of Feragus awaked, which would put a ſtop to his proceedings.</p>
<p>So Pacolet led them to the gates of the caſtle, and having prepared a ſhip he conveyed them to Lady Fazon, at the City of
Acquitain; next morning when Feragus heard of their eſcape, he was enraged to the laſt degree. The Knights and Ladies being
out of danger, ſoon arrived at Acquitain, to the great joy of Lady Fazon, who was ſoon after married to Orſon with great
ſolemnity; upon which tilts and tournaments were performed for many days; but Valentine carried the prize by overthrowing at
leaſt above an hundred brave Knights.</p>
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<head>CHAP. VI.</head>
<ab>Valentine dies, and Orſon turns Hermit.</ab>
<p>NOW Valentine being greatly diſtreſſed in his mind for the death of his father, (who lately died) reſolved to make a pilgrimage
to the Holy Sepulchre; and thereupon taking leave of his wife Clerimond; and giving the government of the Empire unto his
brother, he departed, to the great ſorrow of all, particular his mother Belliſant, and the fair Clerimond.</p>
<p>Valentine, after ſeven years absence returned, dreſſed like a poor palmer, begging victuals at the gate of his own palace; and
at length being ſick and about to die, he called for Clerimond and made himſelf known to her, at which ſhe was ready to give
up the ghoſt.</p>
<p>At laſt having recommended the care of her to his brother, and the Empreſs, his dear mother, and bleſſing of them, he turned on
one ſide, and breathed out his noble ſoul from his illuſtrious body, to the great grief of all the valiant Knights of
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example, and a generous reliever of.—But Clerimond never could eſpouſe any one, but betook her to a ſingle life, always
lamenting the loss of her beloved huſband.</p>
<p>After his death, Orſon governed the Empire with great wiſdom and juſtice for ſeven years, till at length, ſeeing the frail
ſtate of human affairs, he gave the charge of his Empire, Wife, and Children, to the Green Knight, and then turning Hermit, he
became reſident of the foreſts and woods, where, after living to a great age, this magnanimous and invincible hero ſurrendered
up his body unto never ſparing death, and his ſoul to the immortal deities of whoſe attributes it had a true reſemblance.</p>
<ab>Thus reader, you may ſee that none with-ſtand<lb/>Tho' great in valour, or in vaſt command,<lb/>The mighty force of death's
all conquering hand.</ab>
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