. Pharamond; or, The history of France. A fam'd romance in twelve parts; the whole work never before Englished; . , (hewing all the ligns that might teftifie it: and having remained fome timewitliout fpcaking i In truth ( faid he to Valerim ) you have reconnted me great things, and too much concerndme in the Fortunes of the great Conftance, by the h^ioxvledge you have given me of his excel-lent virtues, to leave me now in that trouble of mind into which you have thrown me by the reci-tal of his, laft adventures : I Jhall efteem my Jelf too happy, if fo confiderable a perfon Jhouldfind any coii
. Pharamond; or, The history of France. A fam'd romance in twelve parts; the whole work never before Englished; . , (hewing all the ligns that might teftifie it: and having remained fome timewitliout fpcaking i In truth ( faid he to Valerim ) you have reconnted me great things, and too much concerndme in the Fortunes of the great Conftance, by the h^ioxvledge you have given me of his excel-lent virtues, to leave me now in that trouble of mind into which you have thrown me by the reci-tal of his, laft adventures : I Jhall efteem my Jelf too happy, if fo confiderable a perfon Jhouldfind any coiifolstioH among jm •, nor would I ffiare my blood to feek^ the means to afford it. Va-lerim thanked Fharamond on the behalf of his Mafter, for the (hare he took in his Interefts iand the Prince, having fent to know news of him, and underftanding that he no longerflept, refolvd himfelf to go into his Chamber thereto teftifie tohimfelf how much hewas enamourd of his Virtues, and fenfible of his misfortunes. The end of the FirH Part of PHARAMONn PHARAMOND, ,ir;;. Book 1. 105 PHARAMOND. The Second Part. Book HAV^AMONV could not receive thefe particulars of the Life ofthe Heroick Conjlance, without being induced to a greater cftccmof him than that Fame which was blazd about the World ofhis great Adiions could make him conceive i nor underftand thedeplorable eltateinto which he was now reduced, witliout rcn-dringhim that refentment of his Misfortunes which a foul no-ble like his , Qould not refufe to unfortunate virtue. Hecould not refrain, fo foon as he faw him, from tcftifying hi?thoughtSjhis admiration of thofe things he had heard, and hisgrief for the fad ccnclulion of his Adventures : And he did boththe one and the other with fo good a grace, that the Illuftrious Koman, who was equallymodeft and obliging , was conftrained to receive thofe praifes he gave him, againft his na-tural inclination to rejeft them, being fo much touchd with the interert he faw him claimin his mifer
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