Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus

6 THE HISTORY OF
number of proper and comely gen¬
tlemen to attend at the wedding, yet
was none fo recommended for their
behaviour fe*> Fortunatus. After the
nobles had finifhed their triumphs
and jovial games, the duke of Cleves,
the bride and bridegroom agreed
to let their fervants try their man¬
hood at feveral paflimes, for two rich
jewels, eflimated at a hundred crowns*
and he that obtained the prize Ihould!
have-them, which made all the fervants
glad, every one driving to do his bed*
fo that the duke of Burgundy’s fervant;
won one, and Fortunatus the other,
which difpleafed the other fervants:
upon this they de&red the Duke’s fer¬
vant to challenge Fortunatus to fight
him before all the ladies, whom ihould.
have both, which challenge was foon
accepted of by Fortunatus ; and coming
to the tilt-yard, they encountered each
other very brifkly, till at lad Fortunatus
liosfled the duke’s fervant ofFhis horfe,
at his fpear’s length, whereupon he won
the victory and obtained the jewels,
which encreafed the envy of the other
fervants, but rejoiced the Ear). Among
tli'v Earl’s iervan^, there was a crafty