I. WHen I came into the World Mars (the God of War) did sit astride my Shoulders, Hercules was at my Right Hand, and Samson on my Left. Atlas at my Thighs, Mercury on my Head, Venus in my Eyes, Cupid in my countenance, Nero in my Heart, Jupiter in all my Body. In such sort that when I walk't it was with such wonderful Force and Strength I caused the Earth to tremble, the Heavens were asto­nisht, the Wind ceast, the Sea became calm, Women big with child miscarried, Men in general every where fled before me, and the most valiant and couragious, seeing me cryed out one and all: Libera me Domine.

[Page 8] II. I Swear— Villain if I come there, I will give thee such a blow with this battoon, it shall drive thee six foot within the Earth, so that there shall nothing remain of thee above it, but thy right hand to put off thy Hat when thou shalt see me pass that way.

III. CErtainly when I consider how many graces Fortune hath endued me with, I have not time sufficient for so many considerations: For in the first place she hath heaped on me force, and overwhelmed me with strength, she hath quallified me with courage to the least puncti­lio, and hath form'd and fashion'd me out of the greatest vallour. So that I am as a Colomn in France, a Bastion in Spain, a Fortress in Italy, a Castle in England, a Cittadel in Germany, a Tower in Poland, a Rock in Armenia, a Wall in Denmark. To be short I am generally better quallified then all the men in the world, being a refined mettal taken out of the bowels of the fat of the Earth and conceived by generosity.

[Page 10] IV. I Swear by the bones of the Sun it is as impossible for my right hand to strike any with my Battoon, and not to kill, as for the Sun to cease from running his dayly course through the Heaven.

V. TRuly (and witout swearing by the beard of my great Grandfather) I do not believe there is any thing in the whole world, which can equal the horrible, dread­ful and furious terribility of my courage. And what is there think you in the whole world which will not honour and obey me, if so that I can make the earth tremble, the Heavens afraid, the Stars to disappear, the savage beasts of lofty Mountains, and crag­gy Rocks to hide themselves therein. And moreover the birds which people the Airy Region, the Fish whose Kingdom is the sea, and men the most valiant and couragious, with one sole angry glance of my eye, I re­duce them to the Chaos of their first prin­ciples.

[Page 12] VI. GO to my Cook, and tell him, it is my command that he spit me immed­ately a dozen and half of Demicannon, lar­ded with Pi [...]es, Muskets, and Halberds, which I have taken from my enemies in pitcht Battles, and let there be the Ban­deleers of a Foot-company to hang about instead of Sassages, having done this, let him put over the Grid-Iron, and broil me three or four dozen of Carbines, with a score or two of pocket Pistols, fryed with Brim­stone, and Salt-peeter sauce, and then come and sup with me, for this is the Food which I am accustomed to feed on.

[Page] [Page 14] VII. I Am King of Paladins, the terrour of the World, the flower of the Nobility of Rhodomontado's, Furioso's, Superboso's, Ro­lands, and Olivers, beautified with infinite Graces, fait as an Angel, the heart and courage of Lucifer, a Servant to the mighty Queens of the Earth, a Friend to di­stressed Ladies, and the Soveraign Prince of the Anthropophagi or Man-Eaters.

[Page 16] VIII. ONe day in battle I found out the Queen of the Amazons, she seeing me resolved that I should fall by no other hand than that of so great and mighty a Queen, and thereupon raiz'd her hand with her Sword therein, but I not willing to loose any time struck her, at which she fell to the Earth; then taking her by the hair of the head I threw her with such fury and force that she flew to the fifth Heaven, and fell upon Mars as he was sporting with Venus, the fall of whom broke his head. Venus being greatly afraid cryed out for help, at whose cry the Gods came running to her aid, but were much astonisht when they saw Mars stretcht out upon the place. Hereupon Jupiter thrust his head through the casement, and saw me distri­buting wounds among my enemies with so much anger and fierceness that the fire which flew from every blow, resembled another Mont-Gibel or Aetna: Therefore Jupiter said to all his Brother Gods that none of them should stir or make any further noise of what was done, since it might be supposed, that he which had killed Mars the God of War, was every whit as able to kill the rest of the Gods which yet remained living.

[Page 18] IX. HAve a care Sits, stand back there at a distance, till I have put on my Cloak, for the very wind that comes from the bare Cape thereof is sufficient to fan yee five hundred leagues distant from the Pyrenean Mountains.

X. JF my Sword could express what wonders it hath done, yet w [...]uld it want time to discover all. What is it if not that, which hath peopled all the Church-yards in the Universe? What is it, if not my Toledo which hath inricht the Chyrurgeons of this Terrestial Globe? What is it that hath sent so many continually to the Sword-cutlers? What is that which hath cut in peices the best coat of Mail? What is that which so derides the Bucklers of Barcelona, which hews the cabaces of Calatayud if not my Sword. For it did cut the Head-peece vizors of Almazen with as much ease, as if they had been made of a Melon or Cucum­ber.

[Page 20] XI. THese twenty years my Sword hath provided for me, by which I am feard of men and beloved of Women.

XII. ONe told me that the Grand Seignor had committed lately great slaugh­ters among the Christians depriving them in a barbarous manner of their Legs and Arms, but if I come there, I shall soon cool his courage, for I know by the living bones of my Father, he will no sooner see m [...], but he will lay on his own life violent hands, to avoid falling into mine.

[Page 22] XIII. WHen I speak my voice penetrates the depths of Hell, where ever I appear, the World offers me a free subjection from East to West. It is well known, that where ever I am my Bedstead is made of the ribs of Giants, the ticking of my bed is filled with the Mousta­cho's of the Masters of the Camp to the Grand Turk, my Bolster with the Brains which I boxt out of the heads of his Captains, my cloaths are made of the Hair of Amazons, my coverlids are composed of Switzers-beards, my curtains of the hair of the eye-brows and eye-lids of Hun­garians and Germans, and the wall of my lodging is built not only with the pieces of Head-peeces but the entire heads of the standard bearers to the Queen of England, which I lopt off with my dreadful and formidable Sword, the floor of my house instead of Brick is paved with Janazaries Teeth, my tapistry are the skins of Arabians and Sorcerers whom I unbarkt with the point of my Dagger, the tiles which cover my house are the nails of Monarchs and Kings, whose bodies long since in despight of them and those mise­rable carcasses they indeavoured to defend, with a kick of my Foot I tumbled into their se­pultures.

[Page 24] XIV. SCorning to draw my Sword against a bravado English Captain, I gave him such a kick in the breech, that he mounted into the Air and knockt his head against the Sun with such great force, that he was the cause of it's Eclipse for five days; im­mediately this Captain kneel'd before Ju­piter, praying him to pardon me all my offences, in recompence of the kindness I had done him, by that kick of the Arse I had given him, which sent him to Heaven a­mong the Stars, since it lay in my power to send him as far (a contrary way) to Hell among the damned.

XV. WIth one single hair of my Moustachos which I will dart at thee, I will make so great a gap in thy body that the whole Infantry of Spain, and Cavalry of France shall be able to pass through with­out touching either the one side of thee or the other.

[Page 26] XVI. LAdy of my heart command me some­thing which belongs to my Professi­on, for I swear to you by the great snaggy Tooth of Cerberus, to defye for your sake ten men together, and would scorn to flye, came there as many more. Command me to kill one, two, three, four, fifty, or sixty persons: to cut off the Legs, Arms, or gash the Face of any one that dares e­qual her self to you, for these things shail be sooner done then commanded.

[Page 28] XVII. WIth this most redoubted Sword, I ruine, I set on fire, and put all into a flame, tryumphing over Armies, laying wast Cities, Castles, Towers, Walls, and invincible Fortresses. With my presence I make Jove hide himself, Mer­cury fly, Cupid tremble, Mars disguize and tranform himself, and make him stand and seeme take the Tribute, which Venus gives me, to let him know and see, I'me more her Gallant now than He.

[Page 30] XVIII. WHere ever I am Death is continu­ally with me, because he finds more profit from me, then if he were Ge­neral of one hundred thousand men to fight the Turk or Devil. He knows it well and therefore continually follows and accom­panies me in the conquest of the Kingdoms of the Grimanians, Dicenians, Dinamians, Alopitiars Pitanians and Espinomenians, so that to sp [...]ak the truth, without his com­pany I should walk alone, because I find none like me, and none I like but him.

[Page 32] XIX. AS the World is divided into four parts three whereof Africa, Asia, and Eu­rope, and these three are incompassed and environed by the Sea, so my heart is di­vided into three other parts, of a Nature affable, terrible, and cruel, and these three parts are surrounded not with Water, but with living Flames of scorching fire. And as the fire is, so is (by reason of Love) my heart, by which means I am so intaged that with three blows of this my good chop­ping blade, the fore-stroke, back-blow, and thrust, I could slay all mankind, ma­king Rivers of blood longer then Ganges, broader then the Po, and more terrible then the Cataracts of Nile. But the World may be thankful I am in love, for but a little while before I was so, I kil'd every day for a whole Month, three or our do­zen persons, and but even now I kil'd more than half a score, only to show the greatness of affection to my Mistress.

[Page 34] XX. I Have in me the nature of a Basalisk and something more; for if he with his looks can kill one, I when angry with mine, can destroy an hundred, as if my eyes were Cannon Chain shot.

XXI. IF that true valour which my soul possesseth could be purchased by Money, all Traffick would cease by Sea and Land, and no more talk of Merchants or their commodities. For eve­ry one would then labour and imploy their in­dustry to the utmost, who should get the great­est share in me, one would aim at one of my Arms, another a Leg, one a Finger, a fourth a Nail, a fifth a Hair of my eye-lids, and this to no other end, than that he might become va­liant. But I rejoyce that this cannot be by a­ny means affected, because it is one of the greatest causes of the very great repose and quiet of all those Kings, Monarchs, and Prin­ces, which are all my very good friends.

[Page 36] XXII. WHo is so shamelesly impudent, as not to fall in love with this strong thigh of mine, with this powerful arm, with this breast, stuft with valour and courage, with this face, fairer and more pleasant than that of Ganimede, Dido, or Absalon.

XXIII. MY Bawd, my old Whore Fortune, gave me some offence; so that I be­came more displeased with her than for­merly, she was beloved by me, in so much that if she performed not her Articles with me, I swore by Pluto's Horns, by the beard of Mars, by Samsons Whiskers, and by Mahomets Alcoran, that I will deprive her of her Prerogative of mutability, and in­constancy, and as to her body, with one shock I will dispatch her to Terra Incog­nita, her Limbs so shatter'd, that at the very instant of her arrivall thither, she shall be reduced to powder, which shall be by some or other gather'd and preserved for my use, that is, to throw as dust or Sand on those Letters I send to my Mistress.

[Page 38] XXIV. I Have in two days more augmented the Stigian Kingdom of Pluto, and peo­pled with Subjects his black, dark, and smoaky Realm, then ever did Rodomont, Rolant, Renand, Mandrigard and Radaman­te, having made the hearts of more valiant and couragious men in a thousand and a thousand places to tremble; let those which inhabit the East, West, North and Equa­noctial Line be my Witnesses.

[Page 40] XXV. THe great Turk is much afraid of my valour, for my Arm hath given him to know more than ten Armies joyn'd to­gether: for being one day in the War of the Venetians against the Grand Seignor, I gave Abenhamet Master of the Camp so great a blow that I st [...]uck his Head off his Shoulders, with the stroke it immediately hopt to Constantinople,, carrying thither the news of the loss of the Turkish Army. When the Inhabitants of that great City, saw the Head without a Body, they all fled into their houses, making fast their doors, with such dread none would ven­ture to stir out in six years for fear of me, till that I according to my accustomed mag­nificence gave them permission to appear abroad and walk as they were wont to do, which accordingly was performed.

[Page 26] XXVI. WHen I walk in the streets of the City a thousand Ladies run to meet me; one takes me violently by the Cape of my Cloak, another gives me a wink, another beseecheth me to sup with her, another makes me a present, another kisseth my hands, and blesseth that Mother that brought me into the World, adjudging her self the happiest of Women, may she have the opportunity of lying with me but one night, to no other end, then that she may have a child of the race, of so great and worthy a personage as my self.

[Page 44] XXVII. IF the force of my members was distri­buted among faint hearted persons, and seditious Spirits, the World would be put into a general revolt, and nothing would be seen therein, but Battles, and Conquests; the Bells never heard, day nor night, but for the interment of some dead body. Chy­rurgeons would never stir out of their hou­ses, but to heal the wounds of Swords, cut and thrust, and to reunite Fractures or bones broken. Divines would be continualy employed in comforting Widdows for the loss of their Husbands, Children for the loss of their Parents, and young Women in the death of their Sweet-hearts.

[Page 46] XXVIII. BY the stately gravity of my Fore-fathers, I cannot but laugh when I think on the ig­norance of the Gods in Deifying Hercules, and giving him the appellation of one of them, cal­ling him God, and this only because he slew an Hydra, twisted an Horn out of a Bulls-head, cut in pieces a Dragon, overcame a Lyon, and destroyed the Centaure and fierce Boars. Because through fear he made the Harpies to flye, and killed Cete and Achelois, conquered Diomelles King of Thrace, and defeated Gereone Queen of the Amazons, and lastly because he erected those Colomns which are now called Hercules Pillars. In effect these things are nothing but meer fa­bles, and the [...]ctions of young Girls compared with m [...] f [...]rce and courage, who had neither the puissance of Da [...]ius King of the Persians, nor of Alexand [...] the great; nor of Samson the strong, nor the powerfulness of the Trojan Hector, nor of valiant Achilles, nor of Roland the Furi­ous, nor of stout Gridace nor of sturdy Sacri­pant [...], nor of terrible Mandricard, nor of famous Roger, nor of strong Agrican, nor of horrible Rodomont. None of these ever equaliz'd my horrible, formidable and invincible courage.

[Page 48] XXIX. IF I come to thee, with my Foot I will kick thee so high into the Air, that hadst thou with thee ten Cart load of bread, thou should'st be in greater fear of starving then falling.

XXX. MY Arm trembles when I deliberate with my self what to do for my Mi­stress, for continually I am thinking how I may render her content, and can never ob­tain it. The last night I dream't, in favour of her, I fought ten men, six whereof I kil'd: one of those that fled which saved his Life, in gratitude to my mercy, cut off his Left Arm, and laid it at my Feet. But how much better shall I do such things in the day when I am awake, if any one shall take the boldness on him to touch her slipper.

[Page 50] XXXI. ONe day playing with Destiny, in the presence of Time, Fortune, and Nature, we wrangled about a Cast, in such manner, that I laid my hand on my Sword. Time, Fortune, and Nature, which were Friends to Destiny, interpos'd between us to keep the Peace. But I which am truly stout extended my Right Foot, and gave Time such a kick I sent him to the Skyes, with another I tum­bled down to the Earth; where she now ly­eth; Fortune I divided in the middle, throw­ing one half of her where the Sun riseth, and the other half where he sets. I gave also Nature such a back-blow, that the wound to this day is incureable, through which all the Year long issue Rivers of Blood.

[Page 52] XXXII. ONe day recreating my self at Ball, I struck it with such force that it flew to the third Heaven, falling and trundling be­fore the Gods, which were then and there assembled in Councel; the one looking on the other were greatly astonisht, not being able to utter one word, till such time as their senses were returned to them; and then they concluded it requisite, Jupi­ter should descend to the Earth, and kneel before me, and quitting his Scepter and Crown, should humbly devote it to my service, Venus should proffer her self to be my Chamber-maid, Mars my Laquay, and Mercury my Pander.

[Page 54] XXXIII. BEing desirous Pluto should pay me that tri­bute which other Kings pay me, I went strait to Hell, where I found him walking, ac­companied with five hundred and forty six mil­lions, three hundred ninety and six thousand Legions of Devils which followed him. And as soon as he saw me afar off, he immediately ad­vanced towards me to render himself my Pri­soner. Then I laid my hand on my Sword; Pluto perceiving me in a passion, and having known who I was fled immediately, and sunk into the profound depths of Hell with all his Followers, commanding strictly the Gates thereof to be close shut, and lockt. I for my part resolved to be obey'd, & walking to the Gates, I sneez'd them open, and thereupon entred. In a moment I took Prisoner, Grand Satan, Prince Pluto, and fair Proserpine, whose hands I firmly bound with an hair of my Moustacho. Nevertheless seeing the tears they shed, and lamentations which they made, I made use of the antient magnificence of my nature, and unbinding them set them all at liberty.

[Page 56] XXXIV. I Had one day a quarrel with a French Gentleman, who defied me, saying, draw if thou darest, considering with my self that I am all courage, refused so to do, because the French being cold, and without choler, I might have given him five hundred thrusts, and as many slashes, without killing him; but as for me, who am wholly fill'd, and made up of Cou­rage and Choler, with the least blow in the World, he might have sent me to the Devil.

[Page 58] XXXV. BEing on a time without the Trenches of Ostend, a Cannon-bullet entred my Mouth, loosening two of my Teeth with­out farther harm. At the same time being full of anger, I took the Bullet into my hand, and throwing it against the enemy, by chance it fell against a Tower on the Wall, the which by that means in a mo­ment was reduced to dust, [...]illing to the number of one thousand fifty and five Soul­diers which guards it.

[Page 40] XXXVI. ON a time I entred Hell, where I found sitting at a Table, Pluto, Proserpine, and Death; they seeing me in their dark, dismal Cell, were struck with an amazing Fear, but knowing their want of Courage com­parative to mine, and to dismiss their Fear, without sitting down, I presently danc't before them a Levant, according to the French fashion, cutting a caper somewhat too high, my head broke through the roof of Hell, and so past out, the noise whereof made [...]he City of Constantinople to trem­ble, and tumbled into ruines, eight hun­dred and eighty five houses in the next Town.

[Page 62] XXXVII. I My self Hercùles, Death, and Cupid, by chance travelled one day together, each of us had his Bow and Quiver; and made a bargain, that he which should do the great­est execution, should have the greatest Ho­nour. Hercules began first, and with his Bow and Arrows, killed all the Panthers, Lyons, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Bulls, Camels, and Elephants, with all sorts of Wild beasts. Cupid took his Bow next, in drawing of which he made Gods, Giants, Amazons, Men, and Devils to fall up to the Ears in Love, I only excepted on whom the God of Love had no power. Death next resolved to try what he could do, and with the flight of his Arrow killed all the Creatures on the Earth. I at last dis­daining them all, and being in a very great passion, I resolved to be revenged on them, so taking an Arrow, I shot and killed Death, Cupid and Hercules.

[Page 64] XXXVIII. MAdam and Mistress of my Life, be neither jealous, nor displeased, that I am sought after, and beloved of so many Ladies, and Princesses, for in so doing, they but abuse th [...]mselves and loose their time. I do not love or affect any other but your Highness (dear Mistress) since that you are indued with more beauty then Di­ana, with more graces and better meen then Pallas, with more sweetness th [...]n Venus; dispising these three Soveraign Goddesses, you are alone that proper obj [...]ct, to which I dedicate my heart. Consider then that I love you, and do not forsake me for ano­ther, since that I am more then a Gentle­man. And if you will be married to me, I swear by the Faith of a Captain, and by the Life of the King my Father (for I never knew any other name He had) to get on you the first night, a regiment of Souldiers, which shall conquer the World.

[Page 58] XXXIX. I Kiss the Soles of the Feet of your Highness, Mistress of my Heart, Princess of my Breast, Dutchess of both Arms, Marquess of my Courage, Countess of my Valour, Queen of my Strength; and absolute Dame of my whole Person.

[Page 68] XL. ARriving near Constantinople, I under­stood that fifty Snips were just entring into the Port, I presently betook my self to a place where I might most commodiously board them, but as they approached near, I was constrained by a fit of a through-go­nimble to let down my breeches, and plant­ing my Globular Posteriors towards the Water, to the intent that I might free my self from that violent Chollick, which then seized me, I did let so great a Fart, that it raized as great a storm as hath been seen on the Oc [...]an, which blew one hun­dred and fifty Vessels, with such tempestu­ous Fury t [...] they were wrackt against the [...]

[Page 70] XLI. IT is true I am ill clad, but it is neither carelesness, nor extream poverty which obligeth me to appear in this manner, but a solemn vow, not to buy any kind of stuff, to make me a suit, till first I have found one hundred and fi [...]ty doz [...]n of the Heads of my Enemies, that they may serve in­stead of a set of Buttons, for my Suit, also the Boyaux instead of Lace thereon.

[Page 72] XLII. MArs being overjoyed to have met with me, askt if I were willing to pass a­way the time with him at Picquet, but I an­swering him, that my recreations lay in more violent exercises, he though [...] himself obliged to propound to me a Game at Ball, which I accepted o [...]; as he was about to find out a B [...]ll for himself, he was ama­zed to see me take the Terrestial Globe, and struck it so violently, that it mounted almost to Heaven, where Jupiter being a­ston sht, sent Mercury speedily away to ap­prehend the cause of this sudden accident, and just as he was descending, I st [...]uck the Earth the second time on the rebound, in such sort, that rencountring the messenger of the Gods, it broke his Nose, he striking it back to me, made it flye against the Face of the Moon so strongly, that it made it as flat as a Milan. Chee [...]e.

[Page 74] XLIII. IT is said that Hercules got an hundred Maiden-heads in one night, but I was more valiant than that Whore-master, for in five hours time I begat an hundred Her­cules.

XLIV. MArs puft up with vain presumption, and being so impudent to attribute to himself in my presence, that glory which my valour had lawfully acquired, made me so angry; that in the height of my fury, I took him by the Foot, and twirl'd him into the Air, making him move circularly with such rappid violence that before he fell, he made more turnings and roundings in the Air, then the Heavens hath done since the first day of its Creation.

[Page 76] XLIV. J Swear I am almost distracted, since I de­spair of finding a man that shall cry me mercy. All my pride consists in finding a man on whom I may discharge my passion and revenge; but I see it is impossible, since their swift flight secures them from my Fury. How can I then demonstrate my power, since none against me dates make opposition.

[Page 78] XLV. BY the blood of those many Gyants I have slain, I know not what Death to inflict on two Rascals, that lookt a skew on me as I walk't in the streets. In order there­unto, I examin'd my Magazine where I found six hundred sixty and five several in­struments of War, out of which I endea­voured to choose one most agreeable to my purpose. The Armour I usually wore was so cut and slash [...], that like a Beggers ragged Coat, 'twould hardly hang toge­ther, wounded in every part without blood shed. At last I resolved to bastinado them soundly, that I might give some respit and rest to my blood thirsty Sword and Dagger.

[Page 80] XLVI. WHat is it that I fear in Asia, Europe, and Africa? were the Alpes set on the Shoulders of the Pyrenean Mountains, seven Dragons, eight Elephants, ten Tygers, twenty two Lyons, sixty five Bulls, with all the Swi [...]zers in France to guard them, I would ascend to their utmost height by the slaughter of them all.

[Page 82] XLVII. MY Shoomaker one morning brought me home a pair of Shoos too streight fo [...] my Feet, which so inraged me, that with a blow I struck him so far into the E [...]rth, that I made a passage into Pluto's Kingdom. Hereupon Belzebub, Satan, Plu­to, Barrabas, Judas, with a many more Princes of those obscure tenebrosities, w [...]re strangely startled; Cerberus bark't, Proserpine tore her Hair, weeping most bit­terly, because she saw the affrighting Light, invade her dark Kingdom. The little Devils hid themselves here and there, and some of them fled away, part whereof live at this time in the Air, (and are called Aiereal Spi­rits) others dwell on the Earth (and are called Subterraneau) daily tormenting the [...]itants thereof.

[Page 84] XLVIII. MAdam you may justly lay aside the name of Dame Beatrice, and assume for the time to come that of Emperess, Queen, Princess, Marquess, Countess, &c. Sinc my two thighs, those Herculean Pil­la [...]s, which sust in the whole World, are at your serve, I would say this ( Brittish o [...]) C [...]stillian body crammed with the valour of couragious Men of War, which makes this breast; and this arm more strong th [...]n the Tower of Babylon, and chiefly when it is assisted with this my redoubted Sword because the fire which proceeds from it, penetra [...]es farther, and surpasseth by much in splendor the bright Rayes of the illu­m [...]nating Sun.

[Page 86] XLIX. I Am the Man alone which is void of fear, threatning the Sky, and the Air, the Fire and the Earth, Jupiter and Hell, as far as the Elements I desire to wage War with them. I value not a Tempest, a Thunder­bolt, Lightning; nor Thunder, and before it be long, I will make my self Grand Seignor of the upper Regions, and the lower. I both will and can do it, for my power is proportionable to the Enter­prize.

I. QVand ie vins au monde, Mars m'entra dans les espaules, Hercules dedans le bras droit, Samson au gauche, Atlas és iambes, Mercure en la teste, Venus aux yeux, Cupidon en mon visage, Neron en mon coeur, Iupiter en tout le corps. De ma­niere qu'auec l'abondance de ma force quand ie chemine, ie fais trembler la terre, le Ciel s'espouuante, le vent cesse, & lamer deuient calme les femmes grosses auortent, les hommes fuyent qui deçà qui delà, & les plus vaillans & courageux voyans ma presence disent tou [...] d'vne voix: Libera me Domine.

[Page 9] II. IE jure Dieu, vilain, si it vois là ie te donneray vn tel coup anec ce baston, queie te feray entrer six pieds dedans laterre, telliment qu'il ne restera rien detoy horsd'icelle que ton bras droit, pour m'oster ton chapean lors que tu me verras passer.

III. CErtainement quae quand ie considere, combien la fortune [...]' a do [...]e de graces, le temps me defaut à faire toutes ces considerations: pource qu' elle m'ae premierement co [...]ble de forces, elle m'a quallifiè de courage, elle m'a fabriqué de tres grande valeur: comme vne Colomne en France, vn Bastion en Espagne, vne Forteresse en Italie, vn Chasteau en Angleterre, vne Citadelle en Alle­magne, vne Tour en Polongue, vne Roque [...]n Armenie, vne Muraille en Dannemarc, & [...]'a or né generalement sur tous les hommes du mo [...]de, moy qui suis vn metail purifié sorty des entrailles de la grasse de la terre & eng [...]dré de gener [...] ­sité.

[Page 11] IV. IE iure parles os du Soleil, qu'il n'est pas plus possible à mon bras dextre de donner coups de baston sans tuer, que au Soleil de cesser de faire sa course par le Ciel.

V. VEritablement ie ne croy pas qu'ü y ait chose au monde qui puisse esgaler l'hor­rible, espounentable & furiense terribilité de mon courage. Et quelles sont ces choses creées en ce monde, qui m'honorent & obeyssent, si moy auec ma grand force ie fay trembler la terre, espouuenter le Ciel, secher les planettes, cesser levent, arrester la mer, les bestes des hautes montagnes, & les bestes sauuages qui habitent és petites montagnettes ou colines se caches en icelles. Et qui plus est les oyseaux qui volent par l'air, les poissons qui nagent en la mor, & les hommes les plus vaillans & courageux auec vn soul regard de mes yeux ie les mets en la sepulture.

[Page 13] VI. ALlez à mon Cuisinier, dites lay qu'il mette en la broche douzaine & demie de coups d'artilleries lardez avec infinies tronçons de picques & hallebardes, que i'ay surmonté en ce monde: & deux ou trois douzaines de mousquets & pislolets sur le gril, & vous viendrez souper auec moy. Car c'est la viande de laquelle i'ay accoustumé de manger.

[Page 15] VII. IE suis Roy des Paladins, la terreur du monde, la fleur de la noblesse des Rodo­monts, Rolands, & Renaud, doüé d'infinies graces, beau comme vn Ange, coeur & cou­rage de Lucifer, seruiteur des Dames, & Prince souuerain de la compagnie des matois.

[Page 17] VIII. VNiour ie trouué en vn [...] bataille la Foyne des Amazones, l [...]quelle me voulant tuer de son espée, haussa le bras, & moy sans perdre temps ie luy coupè, & aussi tost la ietté par terre puis la pre­nant par les cheueux ie la iette de telle fu [...]ie & vi­olence en l'air qu'elle donna & passa insques au cinquiéme Ciel, rer contrant Mars qui joüoit aux cent auec Venus, auquel elle r [...]mpit la teste. Vtnus grandement espounentée, s' [...]scria demandant setours, & à son cry accour [...]nt tous les dieux, lesquels de­meurerent fort estonnez voyans Mars estendu sur la place. Lors Iupiter mist la teste à la fenestre, & me vit iettant coups d'espec contre mes ennemis de telle cholere, que le feu qui sortoit d'icelle sembloit este vn aeutre Mont-Gibel ou d'Ethne. Partant J [...]piter dit a tous les Dieux, qu'il ne se remuassent ou fiss [...]nt aucun bruit, d'autant que celuy qui auoit tue Ma s estoii assez suffisant pour t [...]er encore tout autant de Dieux qui restoient en v [...]e.

[Page 19] IX. GArdez-vous (mes Seigneurs) retirez vous vn peu iusques à ce que i'aye mis ma cape ou manteau, pource que le vent d'icelle est suffisant pour vous enuoyer cinquantes lieuës loin par delà les monts Pyrenées.

X. SI mon espée pouuoit dire ce qu'elle fait, le temps luy defaudroit pour en discorrir. Qui est-ce sinon elle, qui peuple plus tous les cymeti­eres qui sunt au monde? Qui est-ce qui fait riche les Chirurgiens de ceste terrc? Qui est ce qui donne continuellement de la besongne pour trauailler aux armuriers? Qui est-ce qui rompt la maille plus fine? Qui est-ce qui se mocque des boucliers de Barcelona, qui 'taille les cabacez de Calatayud sinon elle? Carles casquets d'Almazen elle les coupe autant fa­cilement comme s'ils estoient fatis de melon.

[Page 21] XI. ILy a vingt ans que cette espée me donne à manger. Par elle ie suis craint des hommes: & aimé des femmes.

XII. ON m'a dit que'le grand Turc commet plu­sieurs meurtres, qu'il coupe iambes & bras: mais par la vie des os de mon pere, si ie voy là il n'aura plus de hàrdiesse: pource que voyant deuant luy ma prosence, il se don­neray luy-mesme la mort de fa propre main, afin qu'il ne vienne à tomber és miennes.

[Page 23] XIII. AVec vne seule voix ie penetreray & enforce­ray l'Enfer, & de maseule presence i'as­suietti [...] ay tout le monde depuis l'Orient iusques à l'Occiden, mesme que ie le pilleray, & ravageray & me [...]tray en pieces les hommes qut sont nais en iceluy. Puis on sçait par tout que ie suis. Que i'ay mon lict dressés [...]r des costes de Geants, les matlas sont remplis de moustaches de Maistres de Camp du grand Turc, & les Traversins de ceruelles qu' à coups de soufflers i'ay tirez de la teste de Capitaines, les draps sont tissus de cheneux d'Amazones, les conuertures de barbes de Suisses, les courtines de sourcils, & paupieres de Hongres & Allemans: Et la muraille de mon logis est bastie de pieces tant de casques que de testes entieres des Porte enseignes de la Royne d'Angleterre, lesquelles i'ay trenchees auec ceste crainte & formidable espee: le plancher dema maison est en lieu de carreaux accommode de dents de Ianiceres: La tapisserie sont peaux d'Arabes & sorciers que i'ay escorchez auec la pointe de ma dague & les tuilles qui conurent ma maison sont ongles de Monarques & Roys, les corps desquels il y a ià longs temps qu'en despit d'eux & á leurs corps deffendant, i'ay mis a coups de pied en la sepulture.

[Page 25] XIV. IE mesprise de mettre la main à l'espée contre vnbrauache Capitaine Anglois ié luy donné vn tel coup de pied, qu'il alla frap­per de sa teste dans le Soleil de telle force, ce qu'il le fit eclipser l'espace de quinze iours, & de là en apres ce Capitaine s'est agenoü illé deuāt Iupiter le priant de me pardōner mes pechez en recompense de ce qu'avec ce coup de pied ie l'auois mis au Ciel avec les estoilles, moy le povant envoyer en enfer auec les mal­heureux & damnez esprits.

XV. AVec vn poil de ces moustaches que ie te ietteray, ie feray vne telle ouverture en ton corps, que toute l'Infanterie Espagnolle & la Caualerie Francoise asseront au travers sans toucher a l'un ny à l'autre costé a'icelle.

[Page 27] XVI. DAme de mon coeur, commondez moy quelque chose qui soit de ma vocation: car ie vous iure par la grosse dent de Cerbere de deffier pour l'amour de vous dix hommes ensemble, & quand il en viendroit d'auantage ie ne m'en voudrois fuir. Com­mandez moy de tuer vn, deux, trois, quatre, cinquante, soixante personnes: couper iambes, bras, taillarder le visage de quelqu' vne, qui se soit osé esgaler à vous: car ces telles choses seront plustost faites qu'elles n'auront esté com­mandées.

[Page 29] XVII. AVec cette tres redoutée espée, ie ruine, i'embraze, & mets tout en feu, rompant les Armées, les Citez, les chasteaux, les fossez, les Tours, les murailles, & les forte­resses inexpugnables. Et avec ma presence ie fais cacher Jupiter, fuir Mercure, trembler Cupidon, desguiser & transformer Mars, & fay qu'il voise prendre le tribut que Venus me donne, pource que ie suis son amoureux.

[Page 19] XVIII. ET quelque part que ie sois la mort est tou­siours avec moy, pource quelle a plus de profit uvec moy que si elle estoit au milieu des plus sanglantes & furieuses guerres du monde, & m'a tousiours suivi & accompagné en la conqueste des Royaumes dis Grimeens, Diceens. Dinameens, Alopitiens, Pitaniens & Espino­meens, aussi que telle est la verité que sans elle ie cheminerois tousiours seul, & de nuict: pource que ie ne trouve autre qui me resemble & me plaist plus qu'elle.

[Page 33] XIX. COmme le monde est divisé en quatre parties desquelles les trois sont Afrique, Asie & Europe: & ces trois sont entourées & enuironnèes de l mer: ainsi mon coe [...]r est divise en trois autres par­ties d'vne nature affable, terrible & cruelle, & ces trois parties sont evirennées, non pas d'eau, mais de viues flammes ardantes de feu. Et comme ce feu (à cause de l'amour) si tant doux (que meilleur me seroit s'il estoit amer, a ce que ie ne tiens cap­tiue ceste poison qui est mō coear) de mesme l'est mō coeur. Pource qu'auec trois coups de ceste bien treu­chante espée l'vn donne detaille, l'autre de reuers, & l'autre de pointe, ie voudrois mettre par terre tout le genre humain faisant les ruisseaux de sang plus long que le Gange, plus large que n'est le Po, & plus terrible que le Nil. Mais que le monde remercie de ce que maintenant ie suis amoureux, car au pre­cedent que ie le susse, ie tuois chacuu iour pour le moins trois ou quatre douzains de personnes, & maintenant ie mets a mort pas plus qu'vne douzaine & ce a cause de l'affection tres grande que je porte a ma Maistresse.

[Page 35] XX. J'Ay en moy la nature du Basilic, & encore quelque chose de plus: car si luy avec son re­gard en tüe vn, moy regardant les hommes a­vec cholere ie les fais tomber dix à dix comme si mō regard estoit des balles d'artillerie.

XXI. SI mon tant valeureux courage que i'ay en mon ame se pouvoit achapter à prix d'ar­gent, il n'y auroit plus aucun trafique en la mer ny en la terre, & ne parleroit on plus de mar­chands ny de marchandises: personne ne se priseroit ou tacheroit plus de s'adonner à telle vacation: pour autant que tous procureroient d'employer leur industrie, pour acquerir la force d'vn de mes bras, d'vne iambe, a'vn doigt, d'vne ongle, d'vne paupiere de mon oeil, du plus petit poil de ma teste, & ce seulement pour estre vaillans: car c'est ce que maintenant on prise le plus. Mais ie me refiouys que cela ne se peut faire, à cause que cela est cause d'vn plus grand repos de tous les Roys, Monarques, & Princes qui sont tous mes amis.

[Page 37] XXII. QVi sera ceste tres grande eshontée qui ne deviendra amoureuse de ceste forte cuisse, de ce bras puissant, de ceste poictrine plaine de toutes forces & vaillantise, de ce visage plus beau que celuy de Ganimede, que celuy de Didon, ny encore que celuy d'Absalon?

XXIII. MA Maqeerelle vielle putain de fortune, n'a donné parole, que ie iouyray de cefle Dame laquelle ie suis tant amoureux, que si elle ne me tient promesse se iure par les cornes de Pluton, par la barbe de Mars, par la machoi­re de Samson, & par l'Alcoran de Mahomet que ie luy osteray & feray perdre toute son in­cōstance & variable roüe, & quant à son corps d'vne estocade ie l'enuoyray à Valdolid, brisé en tant de petites pieces, qu à l'heure qu'il arriuera, on en pourra recueillir de la poudre, pour ietter sur les lettres que ie dois enuoyer à ma maistresse.

[Page 39] XXIV. I'Ay plus augmenté en deux iours le Royan­me stigiux de Pluton, & peuplé de subiets, sa sale tenebreuse & enfumée que n'ont fait Rodomont, Rolant, Renand, Manaricard & Radamante, ayant rendu craintifs en mille & mille lieux le: coeurs plus vaillans courageux. Tesmoins en sont les Orient aux, les Septen­trionaux, les Occidentaux, & ceux qui ha­bitent le Midy.

[Page 41] XXV. LE grand Turc a plus de crainte de ma va­leur que ce bras luy a fait cognoistre qué dix armées iointes ensemble, pource que moy me trouvant vn iour en la guerre des Veni­tiens contre le mesme grand Turc, ie donné tel soufflet à Abenhamet son Maistre de Camp, que ie luy osté la teste de sur les espaules, & du coup elle sauta jusqués en Constantinoples, y portant les nouvelles de la perte de fon armée. Et quand tous les siens virent cette teste sans corps, ils s'enfuyrent en leurs maisons fermant bien leurs portes sureux avec telle crainte que de six ans ils n'ont osé sortir dehors, pour la crainte qu'ils avoient de moy, iusques à ce que moy us ant de mon accoustumée magnificence, ie leur permis qu'ils peussent sortir librement, & se promener comme de coustume: ce que puis apres ils ont fait.

[Page 43] XXVI. QVand ie marche par les ri [...]és de la Cité, mille Dames me viennent au­devant; l'vne me tire par la cap [...]; l'autre me fait signe de l'oeil: l'autre me prie d'aller souper avec elle, vn autre me fait vn pre­sent: vn autre me baise les mains, & benist la mere qui m'a enfanté, se reputant tres heu­reuse qu'elle aye en ce bon-heur de coucher vne nuict avec moy, à celle sin seulement qu'elle puisse avoir vn enfant de la race d'vn tant grand personnage comme moy.

[Page 45] XXVII. SI la force de mes membres estoit departie entre personnes poltronnes & esprits mu­tins, le monde seroit mis tout en revolte, & ne verroit on autre chose en iceluy sinon Con­questes & Batailles; les cloches ne se sonne­roient de iour & de nuict, sinon pour un signe de quelque enterrement de corps morts, les Chirurgiens ne sortiroient de leurs maisons, si­non pour recoudre les coups d'espées, guarir les estocades, en remettre & renoüer les iam­bes rompuës, les femmes pour pleurer la mort de leurs maris, les petits enfans la perte de leurs peres, & les ieunes Dames la disgrace qu'auroient encouru leurs amoureux.

[Page 47] XXVIII. POur certain que ie meris quand ie me souviens de l'ignorance des Dieux, qui ont desfié Her­cules, & luy ont mis le nom d'vn d'iceuz l'appellant Dieu, & ce seulement pource qu'il a tue l'Hydre, qu'il a oste la corne au Taureau, mis en pieces le Dragon, deffait le Lyou, surmonté le Centaure & le [...]er Sauglier, & aux vus & aux autres fait perdre la vie: pource qu'il a fait de crainte enfuir les Harpies, qu'il a tue Cete & Achelois, vaincu Diomede Roy de Thrace, & deffait Geroues Royne des Amazones, finablement pource qu'il a plante des Colomnes en plusieurs endroits. En effect toutes ces choses ne sont qu'vne pure fable & actions de petites femmelettes comparees avec mon courage & ma force que ny la puissance de Daire Roy des Perses, ny du grand Alexandre, surnomme le Grand, ny le fort Samson, ny le puissant Hector Troyen, ny le valeu­r [...]x Achiles, ny le furienx Roland, ny le vaillant Gridacb, ny le galliard Sacripante, ny le terrible Mandricard, ny le fameux Roger, ny le robuste A­grican, ny l'horrible Rodoment, nul de tous [...]ceux-cy ne se penvent esgaler à mon horrible, espouventable & furihonde force.

[Page 49] XXIX. SI je voy à toy je te donneray tel coup de pied t'eslevant en haut, tellemement qu'estant chargé de dix charettes de pain tu auras plus de peur de la faim, que la cheute.

XXX. LE bras me tremble de ce que je me deli­bere de faire pour ma Maistresse, car continuellement ie pense comme je la tiendray contente, & iamais ie n'y puis parvenir. La nuict passée ie songeois que je faisois fait d'ar­me [...] en sa faveur contre dix hommes desquels i'en tué six & de ceux qui s'enfuyrent celuy qui se sauva avec plus de santé me laissa vn bras gauche à mes pieds. Puis (bon Dieu) comment le feray ie beaucoup mieux de iour moy estant esueillé, quand quelqu' vn prendra la hardiesse de toucher à son patin.

[Page 51] XXXI. MOy ioüant vn iour avec la Destinée en la presence du Tēps, de la Fortune & de la Nature, sur vn hazard nous eusmes vne dif­ficulté: de telle maniere que ie mis la main à l'espée. Le Temps, la Fortune, & la Nature que estoient amis de la Destinée se mirent entre deux pour faire la paix. Ie qui suis Espagnol, ie mets le pied droit dehors, & donne vn tel coup au Temps que ie le ietté entre le Ciel & la Terre où il se tient à present, & a la Fortu­ne ie luy donné vn oeillade par le milieu de la Ceinture, iettant l'vne de ses moitiez là où le Soleil se leue, & l'autre moitié où il se cache. Et quand à la Nature ie la frappé d'vn e l revers luy faisant vne playe toute profonde & incurable, que ny Medicin, ny Chirurgien, ny barbier, ny Apoticaire n'ont esté assez suffisant pour la guerir: tellement que vous verrez tous les mois de l'an qu'elle jette d [...] sang par cet­te playe.

[Page 53] XXXII. VN jour moy ioüant au Balon, je le frappé de telle force, qu'il fut porté iusques an troifième Ciel, tombant & sautillant devant les Dieux qui estoient assemblées pour tenir conseil, lesquels lors se regardans l'vn l'autre demeurerent grandement esbahis, tenant la­bouche ouverte sans pouvoir dire vne seule parole l'vn à l'autre, jusques à ce que leurs sens estant revenus en eux, ils trouverent qu'il seroit bon que Iupiter descendit en terre, & s'agenoü illast devant moy, & que quittant se [...] sceptre & Couronne, il s'offrist humblement à mon service, Venus pour ma servante, Mars pour mon laquais & Mercure pour mon Ma­quereau.

[Page 55] XXXIII. DEsirant que Pluton me payast le tribut ordi­naire que me paycroit les autres Roys, ie m'en alle droi [...] en l'Enfnr ou i [...] trouvay Pluton qui se pro­me noit accompagne de cinq cens & quarante cinq millions, & traize cens nonante & six mil legions a [...] Diables, qui le suivoient. Et aussi tost me voyant venir de loin, il s'achemine droit a moy pour se re [...]d [...]e mon prisonnier. Alors ie mis la main a l'espee [...] & Pluton cōme il me voit in cholere, & ayāt recogn [...] que i'estois Espagnol, il s'enfuit droit au plus pro­fond de l'Enfer avec toute sa suite, & ferma bien les portes. Et moy voulant qu'il m'obeist, marche pas a pas comme ceux de ma nation ont de coustume, & d'vn esternuement que ie fis, ie romps toutes les portes & entre dedans. En vn moment ie tris tri­sonnier le grand Satan, le Prince Pluton & la be [...] Proserpine, ausquels ie lie fermement les maius a­vec vn poil de cette moustache. Toutes fois voyant les larmes & lamentations qu'ils faisoient i'usay de la magnificence Espagnole, & les destache les re­mettant en leur liberte.

[Page 57] XXXIV. I'Eus un iour une querelle avec vn Gentil-homme François, il me desia me disant que ie misse la main à l'espée: moy qui suis du tout courageux, ne le voulus faire pource que le François estant froid & sans cholere, je luy eusse tiré cinquante estocades, & antant de coups de tailles sans le pouvoir tuer, mais à moy qui suis tout rempli & confit de courage & cholere, avec le moindre coup du monde il m'eut envoyé aux enfers.

[Page 59] XXXV. EStant vne fois hors les trenchées d'Osten­de, vne balle d'artillerie m'entra en la bouche, m'esbranlant deux dents, sans me faire autre mal. A l'heure mesme plein de cholere ie pris cette balle en mes mains & la iettant contre les ennemis, elle tomba fortui­tement contre vne Tour de la muraille, laquel­le fut en vn moment reduite en poudre, tuant iusques à mil cinq cens cinquante & cinq Soldats qui la gardoient.

[Page 61] XXVII. VNe fois i'en trayaux enfers, où ie trouvay assis à table, Pluton, Pros [...]rpine & la Mort; Ils [...]urent vne telle crainte me voyant en leurs tenebres, que connoissant leur peu de courage sans m'arrester je fis vne cabriole à la Françoise, & avec le plus haut de mon chap­peau je rompt le toict de l'Enfer, & sortant de­hors, le bruit que je fis fut tant grand que la Cité de Lisbone en trembla, ruinant huict cens octante & cinq maisons de la rue de Boaviste:

[Page 47] XXXVII. MOy, Hercules la mort, & l'amour nous trouvasmes fortuitement vn jour ensem­ble en vn quarfour, chacun de nous ayant son arc & sa fleche, & tous trois nous fismes cét accord, que celuy qui de son traict feroit vne plus grande execution auroit pour recompense l'honneur. Hercules commenç a le pre [...]ter, & avec sa fléche il sit mourir toutes les Panthers, Lyons, Tygres, Ours, Loups, toutes bestes sau­vages, Dains, Elephans, Chameaux & Taure­aux. L'Amour prist sa fléche, en tirant de la­quelle il fit que les Dieux, les Geans, les Ama­zones, les hommes & les Diables tomberent tous sous le ioug amoureux, moy seul excepte sur lequel l'amour n'a aucune puissance. La mort se resolut de tirer son traict, avec lequel elle fit mourir toutes les creatures qui estoient sur la terre: Moy m'indignant contre eux, & estāt vn peu mis en cholere pour me vanger D'eux tous, ie mets ma fléche à mon arc, faisant com­me dernier mon traict, avec lequel ie tué Her­cules, l'amour & la mort.

[Page 65] XXXVIII. NE vous ennuyez Maistresse & Dame de ma vie, & nayez aucune fascherie si je suis recherché & amé de tant de Dames & Princesses, lesquelles vivent estant, abusées & perdent leur temps en vajn: car je n'aime & ne porte affection à autre qu'à vostre seig­neurie (Maistresse) puis que vous estes doüée de beauté plus que Diane, de bonnes graces & plaisant maintient plus que Pallas, de douceur plus que Vēus: toutes trois souveraines Deesses & vous vous estes la miēne propre, à laquelle i'ay baillé mō coeur. Cōsiderez dōc que je vous aime, & ne me quittez pas pour vn autre, puis que je suis plus que Gentilhōme. Que si vous mariez avec moy; je vous jure foy de Capi­taine & par la vie du Roy mon pere (car ie n'a sceu iamais autrement son nom) de vous faire la premiere nuict vn regiment de soldats qui conquesteront tout le monde.

[Page 67] XXXIX. IE baise la plante des pieds de vostre Seignurie Maistresse de coeur, Princesse de cette po­ictrine. Duchesse de ces bras: Marquise de mon courage, Comtesse de ma valeur, Royne de mes forces, Dame absolve de toute ma personne.

[Page 69] XL. ARrivant pres de Lisbonne, i'appris que cinquāte vaisse aux estoient prests d'entrer au port, aussi tost je fus me pourmener sur la falaize pour les voir aborder plus cōmodé­ment mais comme ils estoient fort pres, je me trouvay contraint par vn flus de ventre de mettre le haut de chausses â bas, & opposant mes Globes terrestres à celuy de l'eaus pour me guarantir d'vne violente colique qui me vou­loit saisir, je lasche vne petarade si violente, qu'elle suscita la plus violente tempeste qui ce soit jamais veuë sur l'Ocean, qui repoussa cent cinquante vaisseaux avec tant de furie qu'ils s' allerent fracasser centre les roches de l'A­merique.

[Page 71] XLI. IL est vray que ie suis mal vestu, mais ce n'est pas vne nonchalance nyvne pauvreté extréme qui m'oblige à paroistre de la sorte, mais bien vn voeu solennel que i'ay fait de n'acheter iamais d'estoffe pour me faire vn habit qu'au prealable je n'eusse trouvé cent cinquante douzaines de mes ennemis que je veux terrasser pour m'en servir a couvrir mon habit en guise de boutons, comme aussi de leurs boyaux en guise de passemens.

[Page 73] XLII. MArs joyeux de m'avoir rencontré m'a demandé si je voulois passer le temps a [...] Picquet, mais luy ayant respondu que mes con­tentemens ne se trouvoient que dans les exerci­ces violens, il se sentit obligé à me proposer le jeu du balon que i'acceptay & comme il estoit en peine d'en faire recherche d'vn, il fut e­stonné quand il me veit prendre toute la terre, & la pousser avec tant de roideur qu'elle alla donner jusques au Ciel, où Iupiter estonné en­voya vistement Mercure pour apprendre la cause de cét accident, & iustement comme il descendoit, ie repoussois la terre pour la seconde fois, de sorte que re [...]contrant ce Messager des Dieux, elle luy cossa le nez, & Ie repoussant contre mont luy fit donner si fort d [...]cul contre le visage de la Lune, qu'il luy a fait aussi plat qu'vn fromage de Milan.

[Page 75] XLIII. ON dit qu' Hercules a delpucellé cent silles en vne nuict. Mais moy plus courageux que luy paillard, en cinq heureres de temps i'ay fait cent Hercules.

XLIV. MArs porté d'vne vaine presomption, a­yant [...]u la hardiesse de s'attribuer à ma presence vne gloire que ma veleur s'est legiti­mement acquise, m'a fasché de telle sorte que tout en celere je l'ay pris par le pied & le jet­tant en haut je luy ay donné vn mouvement circulaire avec tant de violence qu'aupara­vant de tomber, il a fait plus de t [...]rsend'air que le Ciel n'en a fait depuis le premier jour de sa creation.

[Page 77] XLIV. IEfay voeu à Dieu qu [...] jes [...]is sans s [...]n [...] & à demy desespere de telle maniere, que je né voudrois pas maintenant trouver homme qui me demandast la paix, toute ma glorie se [...]oit de tronver quelqv'n sur lequel je p [...]usse des­charger ma cholere & me venger, p [...]is que je ne l'ay peu faire contre ceux qui me l'ont occa­sionnée à cause de leur legere & bastive s [...]ite, laçoit que c'est la verité que je ne m [...] suit iamais monstré pouvoir beaucoup contre ceux qui peuvent peu.

[Page 79] XLV. IE ne sçay quel genre de mort je dois choistr pour punir deux vilains qui m'ont oeilladé ce jourd'huy en la rue de mauvais oeil de tra­vers: je desire de regarde [...] mon repertoire où i'ay remarqué sept cens soixante & cinq espe­ces, pour voir laquelle maniere me sera plus a­greable, iaçoit que celles dont i'vse mainte­nant coustumierement, & qui me sont ordi­naires aux mains soient coups d'espées sans sang, coups de plombe au d'espée, ou vn Re­vers industrieux & subtil, les autres je les troüe comme vn crible à coups de poignard vne taille large, vne estocade dangereuse, vn coup mortel, & quelquefois je dōne des coups de bastons à celle fin que je laisse reposer & se resiouyr mon espée.

[Page 81] XLVI. QV' est-ce qu' Asie, Europe, Afrique, és monts Pyre­nees & les Alpes, les vnes mi­ses sur les autres, sept Dragons, huit Elephans, dix Tigres, vingt deux Lyons & soixante cinq Taureux? Cela pour moy n'est rien.

[Page 83] XLVII. MOn Cordonnior vn matin me chau [...]a [...], vn de mes souliers se trouva trop estr [...]it, je frappé avec c [...]luy tel coup en terre, que i'ou [...]rois la terr [...] jusques aux enfers, Belz [...]buth, Satan, Pluton, Bar­rabas, Seigneurs & Princes des tenebrenses obscu­ritez, demeurerent beaucoup estonnez: le grand Cerbere donna de grand cris & abois: Proserpine [...]arrachoit les cheveux, pleurant amorement pour [...] qu'elle voyoit son royaume tenebreux recevoir quel­que clarté. Les petits diabl [...]ti [...]s se cachoient qui de­cà qui dela, & quelques vns s'enfuirent lesquels font demeurez depuis ce temps la par l'air, & d'au­tres par la terre tourmentant quelques personnes, comme on voit aduenir par chacun iour en [...] monde.

[Page 85] XLVIII. MAdame vous pouvez à iuste tiltre laisser ce nom de Dame Beatrix, & vous ap­peller d'ores en avant Imperatrix ou Emperi­ere, Royne, Princesse, Marquise, Cōtesse, Da­me & Damois lle, puis que ces deux colomnes d'Hercules qui soustiennent tout le monde sont tant à vostre service, je veux dire ce corps Castillan rempli d'vne abōdance de courageux gens [...]'armes, qui sont ceste poistrine & ce bras plus fort que la Tour de Babylone, & principalement quand il est aidé de ceste re­doutée espé [...]: pon [...]ce que le feu du fil d'icelle penetre & surmonte e [...] splendeur les rayons lumineux du Soleil.

[Page 87] XLIX. IE suis seul sans crainte, menaçant le Ciel & l'Air, le Feu & la Terre, Iupiter & l' Enfer; in sques aux Elemens, je desire leur faire la guerre: je ne crains point la tem­peste, la foudre, le tonnetre & l'esclair. Et devāt qu'il soit peu de temps je me veux faire Seigneur du Ciel, de la terre & l'Enfer: je le veux & je le peux, car mes forces sont de­mesurées pour ce faire.

[Page 88] L. IEsuis vieil à tout travail, & je suis nouveau à souffrir moy lequel depuis moy enfance & des le temps que s'estois en­cor au berceau Venus ià accou­stume teter en lieu de laict des feux, des souspirs & des larmes.