MOST PLEASANT HISTORY OF TOM A LINCOLNE, THAT RENOWNED SOLDIER, THE RED ROSE KNIGHT, WHO FOR HIS VALOUR AND CHIVALRY WAS SIRNAMED The Boast of England. Shewing his Honourable Victories in Forraine Countries, with his strange Fortunes in the Fayrie Land: and how hee married the faire Anglitora, daughter to Prester John, that renowned Monarke of the World. Together with the Lives and Deaths of his two famous Sons, the Blacke Knight, and the Fayrie Knight, with divers other memorable accidents, full of delight. The Seventh Impression. LONDON: PRINTED BY A. M. AND ARE TO BE SOLD BY FRANCIS FAULKNER, AND FRANCIS COULES, 1635. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL SIMON WORTEDGE, OF OKENBERRIE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUN- The generall report and consideration (right worshipfull) of your exceeding curtesie, and the great friendship which my parents have heretofore found at the hands of your renowned father, do imbolden me to present unto your worship these my unpolisht labours; which if you shall vouchsafe to cast a favourable glance upon, and therein find any part or parcell pleasing to your vertuous mind, I shall esteeme my travell most highly honoured. The history (I present) you shall find delightfull, the matter not offensive to any; only my skill in penning is very simple, and my presumption great, in presenting so rude a piece of worke to so wise a patron; which I hope your worship will the more beare with, and account the rather to be pardonable, in that the fault proceedeth from a good meaning. Your worship's devoted, and poore countryman, R. I. THE PLEASANT HISTORIE OF TOM A LINCOLNE, THE RED ROSE KNIGHT, FOR HIS VALOUR AND CHIVALRIE, SURNAMED THE BOAST OF ENGLAND. CHAP. I. How King Arthur loued faire Angellica, the Earle of Londons Daughter: and likewise of the birth of Tom a Lincolne. WHEN as King Arthur wore the emperial diadem of England, and by his chivalrie had purchased many famous victories, to the great renowne of this mayden land, hee ordeined the order of the Round Table, and selected many worthy knights to attend his Majestie; of whose glittering renowne many ancient histories doe record; and witnesse to all insuing ages. This worthy prince, upon a time intending to visit the city of London, with some few number of his knights, came and feasted with Androgius, being at that time Earle of London; whose house (as then) was not onely replenished with most delicate fare, but grac't with a number of beautifull ladyes, who gave such a |