Lyf of the noble and Crysten prynce, Charles the Grete
INTRODUCTION.
The Lyf of the Noble and Crysten Prynce, Charles
the Grete.
[CAXTON'S INTRODUCTION.]
Here begynnen the chapytres tytles of this book
folowyng nombred for to fynde the more lyghtly the mater therin
comprised.
Here begynneth the first book whyche conteyneth
thre partyes by the chapytres folowyng declared.
Here begynneth the ij book whyche conteyneth thre
partyes by chapytres ensyewyng declared.
Here begynneth the iij book whiche conteyneth ij
partyes by the chapytres folowyng declared.
[Book I]
[Part i]
[Of the kynges of fraunce paynyms vnto kyng'
cloys the first cristen kyng: capitulo primo]
How the kyng clodoneus paynym had' to wyf the
noble doughter of the kynge of burgoyne: capitulo ij
How kyng' Cloys was admonested' by the quene
clotildis affectuously that he shold' byleue in the crysten fayth, and'
other maters: capitulo iij
How the kyng' Cloys was vyctoryous of hys
enemyes by cause he byleued' in Ihesu Cryste: Capitulo iiij
How the kyng' was baptysed' by saynt Remyge, in
hys baptesme by myracle was brout the holy ampulle by an aungel fro
heuen wherof euer after all the kynges of Fraunce been enoynted' in
theyr conse-cracyon atte cyte of Raynes: capitulo v.
The second' partye of the first book conteyneth
fyue chapytres, and' speketh of the begynnyng' of kyng' Pepyn And'
Charlemayn hys sone.
How Pepyn by his prudence was chosen kyng' of
Fraunce when the lygnage of kyng cloys faylled' in successyon: ca. j
Of kyng Charles after that he had' maad' many
constytucyons wyth the Pope Adryan, how he was emperour of Rome:
capitulo ij
Of the corpulence of kynge Charles, and' of the
maner of hys lyung': capitulo iij
To what thynge kyng Charles hys sone and hys
doughters were Instructe and' taughte to doo: capitulo iiij
Of thestudye of kyng charles, of hys lyuyng', of
hys charytable werkes, and' other maters: capitulo v.
The thyrd' parte of the fyrst book conteyneth
thre chapytres, and' speketh how by reuelacion deuyne Charles delyuerd'
the holy londe fro the honde of the paynyms.
How the patryarke of Iherusalem sente to Charles
for socours after that he was deiecte and' caste oute of the Turkes:
capitulo primo.
How Charles with a grete companye wente for to
conquere the holy lande, and many other maters: capitulo ij
Of the relyques that themperour charles brought
fro constantynoble and' fro the holy londe, and' of the myracles that
were doon: capitulo iij
Here begynneth the ij book of thys present
werke, whyche conteyneth thre partyes by chapytres folowyng' declared'.
The fyrst partye of the second book conteyneth
xvj chapytres and' speketh of the batayll doon by Olyuer Fyerabras a
meruayllous geaunte.
How in a place which was called' mormyonde
charles abode folowyng' the warre ayenst the paynems, after a lytel
prologue. The fyrst chapytre.
Of Fyerabras how he came to excyte thexcersyte
of Charles: capitulo ij
How Richard' of Normandye sayd' to Charles what
maner man Fyerabras was: ca. iij
Of the answer of Roulland to the Emperour
sodeynlye and' what it was: capitulo iiij
How the kyng charles and' Roulland' been
repreued' by the auctour and' somwhat excused' vpon the debate
aforesayd': ca. v
How Olyuer was dysposed to fyght agenst
Fyerabras, notwythstondyng that he was hurt, after many wordes:
capitulo vj
How Olyuer was requyred' by his fader reyner
that he shold not fyght wyth the geaunt, but for al that he went forth:
ca. vij
How Olyuer spake to Fyerabras, whyche sette noo
thynge by hym, with other disputacions: capitulo viij
How after many dysputacyons Olyuer ayded' arme
Fyerabras, and' of the ix meruayllous swerdes, And' how olyuer named'
his name: ca. ix
How Olyuer and' fyerabras began to fyt, of the
prayer of Charles for Olyuer, of other maters: capitulo x
How Olyuer made his prayer to god' whan he felte
hym hurte: capitulo xj
How after a grete bataylle Olyuer conquerd' the
bawme dranke therof at hys ease, and how he fyl to therthe whan hys
hors was slayn: capitulo xij
How Fyerabras and' Olyuer foughten togyder afote
merveyllously, and' of the prayer that Charles maad' for Olyuer:
capitulo xiij
How at thys bataylle Fyerabras was vanquysshed'
by Olyuer after that he had' recouerd' one of the swerdes of fyerabras:
capitulo xiiij
How fyerabras beyng vaynquysshed' byleued' in
god', and' how he was borne by Olyuer, And' how Olyuer was assaylled'
of the sarasyns and tormented': capitulo xv
How Olyuer was taken blynfeld' pyteously, myght
not be socoured' by the Frensshe men: ca. xvj(Note: Ed. xvij.)
The second' partye of the second' book conteyneth
xvij chapytres speketh of the tormente of the barons of fraunce, how
they that were taken spaken to ballant thadmyral of spayne.
How Fyerabras was founden by Charles, and after
was baptysed' and' heled' of his wonde: ca. primo
How Olyuer his felowes were presented' to
ballant thadmyral and' cruelly passyoned in pryson: capitulo ij
Of the pryson wherin that the Frensshe men were
lodged', And how they were vysyted by the fayre Florypes doughter of
the admyral, and' of the beaulte of hyr: ca. iij
How the frensshe men were put oute(Note: Ed.
outo.) of pryson and were vysyted' by the noble mayde Floripes and' of
the beaulte of hyr chaumbre: capitulo iiij
How kyng' charles sente to Ballant thadmyral,
seuen peres of Fraunce whyche wold' not haue goon: capitulo v
How the admyral sente xv kynges sarasyns to
Charles for to haue ageyn fyerabras, which were recountred' by the
peres of fraunce, and' slayn: capitulo vj
Of the meruayllous bridge of Mantryble; of the
trybute there payed' for to passe ouer, and' how wyth fayr wordes the
frenssh men passed ouer the said brydge: capitulo vij
How the barons came and' spake to the Admyrall,
and' how they dyd' theyr message: capitulo viij
How by the moyen of florypes al the frensshe men
were saued', and' lodged' togydre, and' the relyques shewed', and
other thynges: capitulo ix
How Lucafer neuewe of the admyral vyolently
entred' in to the chambre, after was slayn of duc Naymes in blowyng of
the cool: capitulo x
How, by the counceyl of floripes, the frensshe
men dyslodged' thadmyral fro his paleys wyth grete bataylle, and' how
by enchauntement a gyrdle was taken awaye fro the douter: ca. xj
How the barons were assyeged' in the toure wyth
Florypes and hyr maydens, which suffred grete hungre, and' how the
goddes by them were confounded': capitulo xij
How the peres of Fraunce went out of the toure,
and dyd a grete bataylle, In which they recouerd' twenty sommyers
charged' of vytaylle: capitulo xiij
How guy of bourgoyn was taken of the sarasyns,
beten vylaynously, and' demaunded' of thadmyral, and the complayntes
that Florypes made for hym, other maters: capitulo xiiij
How the paynyms had' purposed' to haue hanged'
Guye of bourgoyne, seeyng' the crysten men, whyche socoured' hym
mytely: capitulo xv
How the peres of Fraunce aforesayd' were
pourueyed' of vytaylles, and' after assyeged' and' foughten by the
paynyms: ca. xvj
How the toure was broken and' brente by
enchauntement, the barons in grete peryl of deth, and' restored' by
assaulte maad' on the Paynyms: capitulo xvij
Here begynneth the thyrd' partye of the second'
book which conteyneth xvj chapytres, And' speketh how the barons of
fraunce were socoured the paynyms confused'.
Of the moeuyng of the peres of fraunce for to
goo shewe theyr affayres vnto kyng' Charles; And' how Rychard of
Normandye was ordeyned' for to goo: capitulo primo
How after that rychard was departed, kyng
claryon, a ryght myghty kyng', ranne after hym, the whyche was slayn by
the sayd' Rychard valyauntly, of other thynges: capitulo ij
How Rychards hors cam passed' thurgh thexcersyte
of the admyral, was seen knowen of the peres of Fraunce, in soo moche
that they thought that duc Rychard' had' been deed'; how the brydge of
Mantryble was kepte: capitulo iij
How rychard of normandye passed the ryuer of
flagot by myracle, by the moyen of a whyt hert which cam tofore hym:
ca. iiij
How charles was in purpoos to retorne, wythout
goyng ony ferther, by the counceyl of ganellon traytour, and his
felowes; other maters: capitulo v
How after the complaynte of Charles, Rychard
come vnto hym, whyche tolde to hym thaffayres of the peres of Fraunce:
capitulo vj
How by the moyen counceyl of Rychard of
Normandye, wyth iij other barons, the strong brydge of mantryble was
wonne, not wythoute grete payne; And what maner man galafre was:
capitulo vij
How by force and' strengthe of bataylle Charles
entred' in to mantryble, after that Galafre was slayn, not
wythstondyng' that alory the traytre was contrarye to hym; and' many
other maters: capitulo viij
How Amyotte, a geantesse, wyth a sythe greued'
gretely the crysten men, and' how hyr two sones were baptysed of the
Emperour Charles: capitulo ix
How the peres of Fraunce were assaylled' more
strongely than euer they were, And' the toure quasi put to therthe,
and' recomforted' by the holy relyques, by them adoured, and other
maters: capitulo x
How the peres of Fraunce had' tydynges of(Note:
orig. yf.) thoost of charles, and' the admyral also; and' how Ganellon
bare hym merueyllously, which allone was sente to the admyral, and'
what he dyd': capitulo xi
How Charles emperour ordeyned' ten bataylles,
and how they dyd' were recountred' of the puyssaunce of the admyral,
where as themperour dyd' meruaylles, and' of other maters: capitulo xij
How in thys bataylle folowyng', Sortybrant was
slayne by Reyner, fader of Olyuer, and after how thadmyral dyd'
meruaylles and' grete ennoye to the frensshe men: capitulo xiij
How the peres of Fraunce whyche were in the
toure came oute whan they sawe the hoost, how thadmyral was taken
holden prysonner: capitulo xiiij
How ballant, thadmyrall, for ony admonycyon that
was shewed' to hym, wold not be baptysed, and how after, guy of
bourgoyn espoused florypes, was crowned kyng, and she quene of that
contreye: capitulo xv
How Florypes delyuerd the reliques to
themperour, and how they were proued' by myracle, of the retournyng' of
Charles, and of the ende of thys book. capitulo xvj
Here begynneth the iij book, whyche conteyneth
two partyes, by the chapytres folowyng declared'.
The fyrst partye of the thyrd book conteyneth
xiiij chapytres, and speketh of the warres made in spayne, and' of two
meruayllous geauntes.
How Saynt Iames appyered' to Charles, and how,
by the moyen and' the conduyte of the sterres, he went in to galyce,
what cytees he subdued: ca. j
Of the cytees goten in espayne by charles, how
somme were by hym destroyed'. capitulo ij.
Of the grete ydole that was in a cyte, whyche
coude not be smyton doun, and of the condycyons and' sygnes therof: ca.
iij
Of the chyrche of saynt Iames in galyce, and' of
dyuers other whyche Kyng' Charles founded: capitulo iiij
How, after that Aygolant the geaunt had taken
spayne put to deth the crysten people, Charles recouerd' it, and' other
maters: capitulo v
How Aygolant sent to charles that he shold' come
to hym trustely for to make Iust warre, and' how Charles in habyte
dyssymyled' spake to hym, and' of other maters: capitulo vj
How Charles, accompanyed with moche peple,
retorned' in to the place aforesayd toke the cyte of agenne, other
maters: capitulo vij
Of the vertuous operacions that charles made
whan he was retorned' in to fraunce, what barons he had' in hys
companye, of theyr puyssaunce: ca. viij
Of the tryews of Charles of Aygolant, and of the
deth of hys peple, wherfore aygolant was not baptysed': capitulo ix
Of the deth of aygolant and of his peple, how
moche crysten peple were slayn by concupyscence of syluer, of crysten
men founden dede by myracle: ca. x
Of feragus the merueyllous geaunt, how he bare
alwaye wyth hym the barons of fraunce wyth out daunger, how Roulland'
faught wyth hym: capitulo xj.
How on the morne rolland' and' Feragus foughten
dysputeden the fayth, and by what moyen Feragus was slayn by
Roulland': capitulo xij
How Charles went to Cordube, where the kyng of
the same place and' the kyng' of Cybylle abode, for their destructyon:
ca. xiij
How the chyrche of Saynt Iames was halowed by
tharchebysshop Turpyn, the chyrches of spayne subgettes therto, and' of
other pryncypal chyrches: capitulo xiiij
The second' parte of the thyrd book conteyneth x
chapytres, speketh of the treason made by ganellon, and' of the deth of
the pyeres of Fraunce.
How the treason was comprysed' by Ganellon, and
of the deth of crysten men, how ganellon is repreuyd by thauctour:
capitulo primo
Of the deth of kyng Marfurius, and' how
Roulland' was hurt wyth foure speres mortally after that al his peple
were slayn: capitulo: ij
How Rolland deyed' holyly, after many martyres
orysons made to god ful deuoutely, of the complaynte maad' for hys
swerde durandal: capitulo iij
Of the vysyon of the deth of Roulland', and' of
the sorowe of Charles, and' how he complayned' hym pyetously, other
maters: capitulo iiij
How Olyuer was founden slayn, and' of the deth
of the sarasyns, of the deth of ganellon, whyche was hydous: capitulo v
How after the thynges afore sayd' charles gaf
thankynges preysynges to god saynt Denys, of the constytucions that he
made in fraunce: capitulo vj
How Charles wente in to Almayne, where he
deyed' holyly, And of hys deth shewed to Turpyn, and' of hys buryeng'
Imperyally: capitulo vij
The recapitulacion of alle thys werke, of his
deth at Acon, of hys sepulture: capitulo viij
Thexcusacyon of thauctour. ix
Thenuoye of thauctour: ca. x
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