{"product_id":"the-palace-of-pleasure-volume-2-gb-34053","title":"The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Palace of Pleasure, Volume 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text uses UTF-8 (Unicode)\r\nfile encoding. If the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph\r\nappear as garbage, you may have an incompatible browser or unavailable\r\nfonts. First, make sure that your browsers character set or file\r\nencoding is set to Unicode (UTF-8). You may also need to change the\r\ndefault font.\n\r\nA gentleman called Galgano, long time made sute to Madonna Minoccia: her\r\nhusband sir Stricca (not knowing the same) diuers times praised and\r\ncommended Galgano, by reason whereof, in the absence of her husband, she\r\nsent for him, and yelded herself vnto him, tellinge him what wordes her\r\nhusbande had spoken of him, and for recompence he refused to dishonest\r\nher.\nIn the Citie of Siena in Italie\r\nthere was a rich yong Gentleman called Galgano, borne of noble birth,\r\nactiue, and wel trained in al kinde of exercise, valiaunt, braue, stoute\r\nand curteous, in the maners and orders of all countries verye skilfull.\r\nThis Galgano loued a Gentlewoman of Siena named Madonna Minoccia, the\r\nwyfe of sir Stricca a comely knight, and wore in his apparell the colour\r\nand deuises of his Lady, bearing the same vppon his helmet and armour,\r\nin all Iustes, Tourneyes and triumphes, obseruing noble feastes and\r\nbanquettes for her sake. But for all those costly, sumptuous and noble\r\npractises, this Lady Minoccia in no wyse would giue eare vnto his sutes.\r\nWherfore Galgano at his wittes ende, was voyde of aduise what to do or\r\nsaye, seing the great crueltie and rigor raigning in her breste, vnto\r\nwhom hee dayle prayed for better successe and fortune than to himselfe.\r\nThere was no feast, banquet, triumph, or mariage, but Galgano was there,\r\nto do her humble seruice, and that daye his minde was not pleased and\r\ncontented, wherein he had not seene her that had his louing harte in\r\nfull possession. Very many times (like a Prince\r\n\n4\r\nthat coueted peace) he sente Ambassadours vnto her, wyth presentes and\r\nmessages, but she (aproude and scornefull Princesse) dayned\r\nneither to heare them or receiue them. And in this state stode this\r\npassionate Louer a longe time, tormented with the exceeding hote Loue\r\nand fealtie that he bare her. And many times making his reuerent\r\ncomplaints to loue, did say: Ah Loue, my deare and soueraigne Lorde,\r\nhow cruell and hard harted art thou, how vnmercifully dealest thou with\r\nme, rather how deaf be thine eares, that canst not recline the same to\r\nmy nightly complaintes, and dailye afflictions; How chaunceth it that I\r\ndo in this maner consume my ioyfull dayes with pining plaintes? Why\r\ndoest thou suffer me to Loue, and not to be beloued? And thus\r\noftentimes remembringe the crueltie of loue, and his ladies tyrrany, hee\r\nbegan to dye in maner like a wight replete with despaire. But in fine,\r\nhe determined paciently to abide the good time and pleasure of Loue,\r\nstill hoping to finde mercie: and daily gaue himselfe to practise and\r\nfrequent those thinges that might be acceptable and pleasant to his\r\nLady, but shee still persisted inexorable. It chaunced that sir Stricca\r\nand his fayre wyfe, for their solace and recreation, repaired to one of\r\ntheir houses hard by Siena: and upon a time, Galgano passing by with a\r\nSparhauke on his fiste, made as though he went on Hauking, but of\r\npurpose onely to see his lady. And as he was going by the house, sir\r\nStricca espied him, and went forth to meete him, and familiarly taking\r\nhim by the hand, prayed him to take parte of his supper with his wyfe\r\nand him: for which curtesie Galgano gaue him thanckes, and said: Sir,\r\nIdo thancke you for your curteous requeste, but for this time I\r\npray you to hold me excused, because I am going about certaine affayres\r\nvery requisite and necessary to be done. Then sayde sir Stricca: At\r\nleast wise drincke with mee before you depart. But giuing him thankes\r\nhe bad him farewell. Maister Stricca seing that hee could not cause him\r\nto tary, toke his leaue, and retourned into his house. Galgano gone from\r\nmaistre Stricca, sayd to himselfe: Ah, beast that I am, why did I not\r\naccept his offer? Why should shamefastness let me from the sight of her,\r\nwhom I loue better than all the world besides. And as he was thus\r\npensife in complaintes his spaniells sprong a Partrich, wherat he let\r\nflee his\r\n\n5\r\nHauke, and the Partrich flying into sir Stricca his garden, his Hauke\r\npursued and seassed vppon the same. Maister Stricca and his Ladye\r\nhearinge that pastime, ranne to the garden window, to see the killing of\r\nthe Partrich: and beholding the valiante skirmishe betweene the foule\r\nand the hauke, the lady asked whose hauke it was: her husband made\r\naunswere that he knew well inoughe the owner, by the goodnesse and\r\nhardines of the same. For the owner of this hauke (quoth hee) is the\r\ntrimmest and most valiaunt gentleman in all Siena, and one indued with\r\nbeste qualities. The lady demaunded what he was? Maister Galgano (said\r\nher husband,) who euen now passed by the gate, and I prayed him very\r\nearnestly to supper, but hee woulde not be intreated. And truly wyfe, he\r\nis the comliest gentleman, and moste vertuous personage, that euer I\r\nknewe in my life. With those wordes they wente from the windowe to\r\nsupper: and Galgano, when he had lured his Hauke, departed awaye. The\r\nLady marked those words and fixed them in minde. It fortuned within a\r\nwhile after, that sir Stricca was by the state of Siena sent in\r\nambassage to Perugia, by reason wherof, his Lady at home alone, so sone\r\nas her husband had taken his iourney, sent her most secrete and trustie\r\nmaide, to intreat maister Galgano, to come and speake with her. When the\r\nmessage was done to Galgano, (ifhis heart were on a merie pinne,\r\nor whether his spirits dulled with continuall sorrowe were againe\r\nreuiued, they knowe that most haue felte the painefull pangues of Loue,\r\nand they also whose flesh haue beene pearced wyth the amorous arrowes of\r\nthe little boy Cupide:) he made aunswere that hee would willingly come,\r\nrendringe thanckes both to the maistresse and maide, the one for her\r\npaine, and the other for her good remembraunce. Galgano vnderstanding\r\nthat sir Stricca was gone to Perugia, in the eueninge at conuenient\r\ntime, repaired to the house of her whose sight he loued better than his\r\nowne eyes. And being come before his Lady, with great submission and\r\nreuerence hee saluted her, (like those whose hartes do throbe, as\r\nforetellinge the possession of good tournes and benefites, after which\r\nwith longe sute and trauaile they haue aspired) wherewith the Lady\r\ndelighted, very pleasantly took him by the hande, and imbracing him,\r\nsaid: Welcome mine owne sweet Galgano, ahundred times I say\r\nwelcome.\r\n\n6\r\nAnd for the time with kisses, makinge truce with their affections, the\r\nlady called for comfictes and wyne. And when they had dronke and\r\nrefreshed themselues, the lady toke him by the hande and said: My\r\nsweete Galgano, night beginneth to passe awaye, and the time of sleepe\r\nis come, therefore let vs yeld our selues to the seruice and\r\ncommaundment of our very good Ladye, madame Cytherea, for whose sake I\r\nintreated you to come hither. Galgano aunswered, that he was very wel\r\ncontented. Being within the chamber, after much pleasaunte talke and\r\nlouing discourse betweene them, the Lady did put of her clothes, and\r\nwent to bed. Galgano being somewhat bashfull, was perceyued of the Lady,\r\nvnto whom she said: Me thincke, Galgano, that you be fearful and\r\nshamefast. What do you lacke? Do I not please you? Doth not my personage\r\ncontent you? Haue you not the thing which you desire? Yes madame,\r\nsaid Galgano: God himself could not do me a greater pleasure, than to\r\nsuffer me to be cleped within your armes. And reasoning in this sort,\r\nhe put of his clothes also, and laide himselfe by her, whom he had\r\ncoueted and desired of long time. Being in the bed, he said: Madame,\r\nIbeseech you graunt me one resquest. What is that, Galgano?\r\n(quoth she.) It is this, madame, said Galgano: Ido much\r\nmaruell, why this night aboue all other, you haue sent for mee:\r\nconsidering how long I haue bin a suter vnto you, and although I haue\r\nprosecuted my sute, by great expence and trauaile, yet you would never\r\nyelde before now: what hath moued you now thus to do? The Lady\r\nanswered: Iwil tell you sir: true it is, that not many dayes\r\nagoe, passing by this house, with your Hauke on your fiste, my husband\r\ntold me that so sone as he sawe you, he wente oute to meete you, of\r\npurpose to intreate you to supper, but you would not tarrie: then your\r\nHauke pursued a Partrich, euen into my garden, and I seing the Hauke so\r\negerly seasing vpon the same, demaunded of my husband whose Hauke it\r\nwas. He told me that the Hauke did belong to the most excellent yong man\r\nof all Siena: and that he neuer in all his life knewe a gentleman better\r\naccomplished with all vertues and good qualities, and therewithal gaue\r\nvnto you singuler prayse and commendacion. Whereuppon hearing him in\r\nsuch wise to prayse you, and knowing\r\n\n7\r\nrighte well your affectionate minde and disposition towards mee, my hart\r\nattached with loue, forced me to sende for you that I mighte hereafter\r\nauoyde disdaine and other scornefull demeaner, to impeache or hinder\r\nyour loue: and this briefely is the cause. Is this true? said\r\nGalgano. Most certaine and true, aunsweared the Lady. Was\r\nthere no other occasion? No, verely: said the lady. God defend,\r\n(quoth Galgano,) that I should recompence the curtesie and good will of\r\nso noble a gentleman (asyour husbandis) with reproch and\r\nvillany. Is it meete that good turnes should be requited with vnkindnes?\r\nIf euer man had cause to defende the honor of his vnknowen frend, cause\r\nhaue I right good and apte. For now knowinge such a frende, that would\r\nby vertuous reportes haue aduaunced me to higher matters, than wherof I\r\nam in possession, should I reward with pollucion of his stocke and wife?\r\nNo, no, lady! my raginge sute by loue, is by vertue quenched. Vertue\r\nonely hath staunched the flames of vile affections. Seeke another\r\nfrende, to glut your lecherous minde. Finde out some other companion, to\r\ncoole thy disordinate loue. Shal I be disloyal to him, that hath been\r\nfaithfull vnto me? Shall I be traytor to him, that frendly hath\r\ncommended me? What can be more required of humane hearte, or more\r\ndesired of manlike mind, but wilfull bente, and fixed to do him good,\r\nthat neuer erst by iuste desert deserued the same. With which wordes\r\nsodenly hee lept out of the bed, and when he had furnished himselfe\r\nagaine with his apparell, hee also put vppon him vertuous friendship,\r\nand takinge his leaue of the Lady, neuer after that time he gaue himself\r\nto matters of Loue. And maister Stricca he continually obserued both\r\nwith singuler loue and dutifull friendship: whereby it is vncertaine\r\nwhether was most singuler in him, his continency at the very instante by\r\nrefrayning that vehement heate of loue, which so long time with great\r\ntrauaile and coste he had pursued, or his regard of frendship to sir\r\nStricca vppon wordes of commendacion spoken behinde his backe. Both no\r\ndoubte be singuler vertues meete for all men to be obserued: but the\r\nsubduing of his affections surmounted and passed.\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 34053 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Haslewood, Joseph \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Oct 10, 2010 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContributors\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor\u003c\/b\u003e: Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833 , Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslator\u003c\/b\u003e: Painter, William, 1540?-1594 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Haslewood, Joseph,1769-1833 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43219998834845,"sku":"gb-34053-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/34053.jpg?v=1671539868","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-palace-of-pleasure-volume-2-gb-34053","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}