The renowned history of the seven champions of Christendom
Subtitle: St. George of England, St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy, St. Andrew of Scotland, St. Patrick of Ireland and St. David of Wales and their sons
Publisher: Milner and Sowerby
Published: 1862
Place of publication: Halifax
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: The strange and wonderful birth of St. George of England. The manner of his birth, and how he was afterwards stolen from his nurse, by Kalyb, the lady of the woods. Her love to him, and her gifts. He encloses her in a rock of stone, and redeems six Christian knights out of prison 1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Kalyb's Lamentations in the Rock ; her last Will and Testament; she is tom in pieces by Spirits ; with other occurrences in the cave  7; title: CHAPTER III.; title: St. George slays the burning Dragon in Egypt, and redeems Sabra, the king's daughter, from death. Is betrayed by Almidor, the black king of Morocco, and sent to the Soldan of Persia ; where he slew two lions, and remained Beven years in prison 9; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: St. Denis, the champion of France, lives seven years in the shape of a hart ; and proud Eglantine, the king of Thessaly's daughter, is transformed into a mulberry-tree ; but recover their former shapes by means of St. Denis's horse 23; title: CHAPTER V.; title: How St. James, the champion of Spain, continued seven years dumb for the love of the fair Jewess, and how he should have been shot to death by the maidens of Jerusalem, with other things that happened in his travels 29; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: The terrible battle between St. Anthony, the champion of Italy, and the giant Blanderon ; and afterwards of his strange entertainment in the giant's castle by a Thracian lady ; and what happened to him in the same castle 33; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: How St. Andrew, the champion of Scotland, travelled into a vale of walking spirits ; and how he was set at liberty by a moving fire, after his journey into Thrace, where he recovered six ladies to their natural shapes that had lived seven years in the likeness of milk-white swans ; with other accidents that befel that most noble champion 44; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: How St. Patrick, the champion of Ireland, redeemed six Thracian ladies out of the hands of thirty bloody-minded Satyrs, and of their purposed travels in pursuit of the champion of Scotland 50; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: How St. David, the champion of "Wales, slew the Count Palatine in the Tartarian court ; and after, how he was sent to the enchanted garden of Ormandine, wherein by magic art he slept seven years 52; title: CHAPTER X.; title: How St. George escaped out of prison in Persia, and how he redeemed the champion of "Wales from the enchantment ; with the tragical tale of the Necromancer, Ormandine 56; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: How St. George arrived at Tripoli, in Barbary, where he stole away Sabra, the king of Egypt's daughter, from the Moorish king, and how she was known to be a pure virgin by means of a lion ; and what happened to him in the same adventure 66; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: How the Seven Champions arrived in Greece at the Emperor's Nuptials, where they performed many noble achievements ; and how, afterwards, open wars were proclaimed against Christendom by the discovery of many Knights ; and how every champion departed into his country 74; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: How the Seven Champions of Christendom arrived with all their troops in the Bay of Portugal. The number of the Christian armies ; and how St. George made an oration to the soldiers 78; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: Of the dissensions and discord that happened among the army of the Pagans in Hungary. The battle between the Christians and the Moors in Barbary; and how Almidor, the black king of Morocco, was scalded to death in a cauldron of boiling lead and brimstone  83; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: How the Christians arrived in Egypt, and what happened to them there. The tragedy of the designing Earl of Coventry. How Sabra was bound to the stake to be burnt ; and how St. George redeemed her. Lastly, how the Egyptian king cast himself from the top of a tower and broke his neck 89; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: How St. George, in his journey towards Persia, arrived in a country inhabited only by Maids, where he achieved many strange and wonderful adventures ; also of the massacre of seven Virgins in a wood ; and how Sabra preserved herself from a terrible giant 108; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: How St. George and his lady lost themselves in a wilderness, where she was delivered of three goodly boys. The Fairy Queen's prophecy upon the children's fortunes. Of St. George's return into Bohemia, where he christened his children : and of finding bis father's grave, over which he built a stately tomb 117; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: How St. George with his lady arrived in Egypt ; of their royal entertainment in the city of Grand Cairo m , and also how Sabra was crowned Queen of Egypt 125; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: The bloody battle between the Christians and Persians ; and how the Necromancer, Osmand, raised up, by his magic art, an army of spirits to fight against the Christians ; how the six champions were enchanted, and recovered by St. George ; the misery and death of the conjuror, and how the Soldan brained himself against a marble pillar 127; title: PART II.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: How St. George's three sons were entertained in the famous city of London ; and afterwards how their mother was slain in a wood with the brambles of a thorny brake. The blessings she gave her sons. St. George's lamentation over her bleeding body. And likewise of the journey the Seven Champions intended to Jerusalem, to visit the Sepulchre of Christ 138; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Of the strange gifts that St. George's sons offered at their mother's tomb, and what happened thereupon. How her ghost appeared to them, and counselled them to the pursuit of their father. Also how the king of England installed them with the honour of knighthood, and famished them with the habiliments of war 143; title: CHAPTER III.; title: How St. George's sons, after they were knighted by the English king, travelled towards Barbary ; and how they redeemed the Duke's daughter of Normandy from defilement, that was assailed in a wood by three tawny Moors 146; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: Of the adventures at the golden fountain in Damasco. How six of the Christian champions were taken prisoners by a mighty giant and how, afterwards, they were delivered by St. George. And also how he redeemed fourteen Jews out of prison. With divers other strange incidents that happened 149; title: CHAPTER V.; title: Of the Champions' return to Jerusalem ; and afterwards how they were almost famished in a wood ; and how St. George obtained them food by his valour in a giant's house 157; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: What happened to the champions after they had found an image of fine crystal in the form of a murdered maiden ; where St. George had a gold book given him, wherein was written the true tragedies of two Sisters. Likewise how the champions intended a speedy revenge upon the Knight of the Black Castle for the deaths of the two ladies 162; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: A wonderful and strange adventure that happened to St. George's sons, in the pursuit of their father, by finding certain drops of blood, with virgin's hair scattered in the field; and how they were informed of the injurious dealings of the Knight of the Black Castle against the Queen of Armenia 163; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: Of the preparations that the Knight of the Black Castle made by Magic Art to withdraw his enemies; and how the Seven Champions entered the castle, where they were enchanted into a deep sleep so long as seven lamps burned ; which could not be quenched but by the water of an enchanted fountain  176; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: How St. George's three sons, after their departure from the Queen of Armenia's sepulchre, in company of her daughter Rosana v met with a wild man, with whom there happened a strange adventure 186; title: CHAPTER X.; title: How St. George's three sons and Rosana entered the Black Castle : where they quenched the lamps, and awaked the Seven Champions of Christendom after they had slept seven days upon an enchanted bed 189; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: How, after the Christian knights were gone to bed in the Black Castle, St. George was awakened from his sleep in the dead time of the night, in a most fearful manner ; and likewise how he found a knight lying upon a tomb that stood over a flaming fire 195; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: Of a tragical discourse pronounced by a lady in a tomb, and how her enchantment was finished by St. George   197; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: How the Knight of the Black Castle, after conquest of the same by the Christian Champions, wandered up and down the world in great terror of conscience ; and how he was found in a wood by his own daughter, in whose presence he desperately slew himself 202; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: How the magician found Leoger's armour hanging upon a pine-tree, kept by Rosana the queen's daughter of Armenia, between whom happened a terrible battle ; also of the desperate death of the lady 208; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: How the Seven Champions of Christendom restored the Babylonian king unto his kingdom; and how honourably they were received at Rome, where St. George fell in love with the Emperor's daughter 211; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: Of the triumphs, tilts, and tournaments, that were solemnly held in Constantinople by the Grecian Emperor ; and of the honourable adventures that were there achieved by the Seven Champions 219; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: How a Knight with two heads tormented a beautiful Maiden, that had betrothed herself to the Emperor's son of Constantinople; and bow she was rescued by St. George's Sons ; and how they were brought by a strange adventure into the company of the Christian Champions 224; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: Of the praiseworthy death of St. Patrick; how he buried himself; and for what cause the Irishmen to this day, wear their red cross upon St. Patrick's day 233; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: Of the honourable victory won by St. David in Wales ; of his death, and the cause why leeks are by custom, worn on St. David's day, by Welshmen 235; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: How St. Denis was beheaded in his own country, and by a miracle shown at his death, the whole kingdom of France received the Christian Faith 237; title: CHAPTER XXI.; title: Of the infamous death the Spanish Champion was put to 239; title: CHAPTER XXII.; title: The honourable and worthy death of the Italian Champion 240; title: CHAPTER XXIII.; title: Of the Martyrdom of St. Andrew, the Scottish Champion 242; title: CHAPTER XXIV.; title: Of the adventure performed by St. George : how he received his death by the sting of a venomous Dragon 243; title: PART III.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: The great joy of the Infidels at the death of the Seven Champions. The Soldan of Persia's letter for the mustering up of an army; with the effects thereupon 245; title: CHAPTER II.; title: How St. George's three sons left England to seek adventures in Foreign Countries ; how they arrived in Sicily, and killed a terrible monster, named Pongo; how Urania, the king of Sicily's daughter, fell in love with Sir Guy; with other things which happened 249; title: CHAPTER III.; title: How Sir Guy took his leave of the Princess Urania ; the battle between the Sicilians and Thracians ; the message of the Princess Mariana to the enchanted castle, and how Sir Alexander courted the Princess 259; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The great battle between the three English Knights and the Sicilians on the one side, and the three Giants and Count Brandami on the other side ; the finishing of an adventure of the Enchanted Castle ; with the story of the wicked Sir Vuylon 265; title: How Sir Gay conducted the army of Sicilians into their own country, and Sir Alexander that of the Thessalians ; how, hearing of the great preparation of the Infidels, they returned into Christendom, to raise forces to withstand them   274; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: How the Christian army assembled together in Naples : the Oration of Sir Guy unto the soldiers; and how they marched against the Pagan army 277; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: How the Seven Champions, being raised from their graves, resolved to follow the Christian army ; how by a tempest they were cast upon the coast of Thessaly. The great battle fought between the Thessalians. How afterwards they went to the Christian army, and of the great battle fought between the Christians and Pagans 281; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: How Sir Turpin of France. Sir Predo of Spain, Sir Phelim of Ireland, and Sir Owen of the Mountains, arrived in Cyprus ; how they put down the tyrant Isakius, and restored the rightful Prince Amadeus to the throne 290; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: The famous adventures of the two renowned Captains,, Sir Orlando of Italy, and Sir Ewin of Scotland ; how they redeemed the Duke of Candy's daughter from her enchantment, with other things that happened 297; title: CHAPTER X.; title: How the Seven Champions came to a land where the men for their sins were changed into the shape of beasts ; and how by finishing the Adventure of the Golden Cave, they returned to their shapes again 304; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: How St. George's three Sons were separated by. a tempest; and how Sir Alexander met with the ship wherein the Seven Champions were. How he was married to the Princess Mariana, and crowned king of Thessaly. The tragical story of the Duke of Areini, and death of the Seven Champions 310; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: What happened to St. George's eldest Son, Sir Guy, after he was parted from his two Brothers. The woful Story of Selindus ; how he was deprived of his Barony by Euphemins, and restored again by the Valour of Sir Guy and Captain Bolus 318; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: How Sir Guy arrived in Sicily, where he overcame the Rebels, which, after the King of Sicily's Death, had rebelled against the Queen Urania ; how he was married to her, and was afterwards crowned King of Sicily ». 326; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: How Sir David and his company were almost famished with hunger; how they came to the Isle of Fortuna, where Sir David slew a dragon, and delivered the Island of Ancona from enchantment  332; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: Sir David is married to Queen Rosetta, and overcomes the remains of the Pagan army. Sir Pandrasus, with his men, land in Ancona  338; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The taking of the Horse-faced Tartar, as also of the Necromancer Orpin.; title: The Relation of Sir Pandrasus, concerning his strange Adventures after his departure from the Seven Champions of Christendom 343; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: How Sir Pandrasus, in his return homewards, came to an Island where Sir Phelim and Sir Owen had killed a great Giant, and taken his Castle, and what torments the Giant inflicted on his prisoners  351; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: How Sir Phelim and Sir Owen, with Sir Pandrasus, fought with the Giant Curio, who came to be revenged for the death of his brother Briomart 356; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: How Sir David sailed to the precious Fountain, and rescued Sir Wonder. How he put to death the tyrant Almantor, and settled again Pandion in his estate 359; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: How Sir Guy, Sir Alexander, Sir David, as also Sir Turpin of France, Sir Predo of Spain, Sir Orlando of Italy, Sir Ewin of Scotland, Sir Phelim of Ireland, and Sir Owen of Wales, met at great Jousts at Constantinople 364