The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, Vol 2 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, Vol. 2

Cm.right grete afl'amblee of Secyliens that halowed the fl'efie of her goddes whan pluto (awe this fefie he dide do arme xx of his felawfhypp vnder their robes and gamementes And wente in this maner for to ice the fei'te for to wete yf he myght fynde ony proie this plu s to was the grettefl: theef and the mofie lecherous man of all the world And had with bym a geant named Cerberus ynowh ylyke vuto pluto of condicions and of corage but he was moche more firenger and puyi fant of body Alle the other were grete as geantes and had lerned to do no thyng ellis but for to do harme and enyll And coude none other wife doo/ Whan than the fe cilyens (awe pinto come and his felawes they fuppo fed that hit had he fome of their neighebours that cam for to fee their playes and eibatementis for as moche as they cam clothed in theyr garnementis and fawe none of their armour ne harnoys And they enforced them to fynge dan'ice but certes their fonges and their dannces were not pardurable ner dured not longe for in comyng vuto them there The kynge pluto cafie his eyen a tide and (awe there the queue of that marches that beheld the feite. And by her/ her doughter that made a Chapelet of flowres The moder was named Sera And the doughter was callid Proferpyne and was maried vnto a noble man named Orpheus that fat hefide her and played on the harpe This proferpyne was pafl'yng mervaillous fayt Anone as pluto had feen her he defired and coueyted her And aduertifed his folke fecretly of her I And after cam hybe and by her And felte bym felf fo furmounted in coueytife of her 30.

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