ABSTRACT
The Painfull Adventures of Pericles Prince of Yyre 53 fringes of her eyes a litle to part: then calling softly to the Gentlemen who were witnesses about him, he bade them that they should commaund some still musicke to sound.l For certainely quoth he, I thinke this Queene will live, and suppose that she hath bin much abused, for she hath not beene long intraunced,2 condemning them for rashnesse so hastily to throwe her over-boorde. And when he had so said, he tooke the body reverently into his armes, and bare it into his owne Chamber, and layed it upon his bed groveling upon the breast, then tooke hee certaine hote and comfortable oiles, and warming them upon the coles, he dipped faire wooll therein, and fomented all the bodie over therewith, untill such time as the congealed bloud and humours were thorowly resolved, and the spirites in due forme recovered their woonted course, the veines waxed warme, the arteries beganne to beate, and the lungs drew in the fresh ayre againe, and being perfectly come to her selfe,3 lifting up those now againe pricelesse diamonds of her eyes,4 0 Lord (quoth shee) where am I? for it seemeth to me that I have beene in a strange Countrey. And wheres my Lord I pray you? I long to speake with him.5 But Cerimon, who best knew, that now with any thing to discomfort her, might breede a relapse, which would be unrecoverable,6 intreated her to be cheered, for her Lord was well, and that anone, when the time was more fitting, and that her decayed spirites were repayred, hee would gladly speake with her: So, as it were, being but newly awaked from death, to the great amasement of the beholders, she presently fell into a most comfortable slumber, which Lord Cerimon giving charge none should disturbe her of, he in the meane time, and against she should awake, provided cherishing meates, and as her strength grew, gave wholesome clothes to refresh her with. But not long after, weakenesse being banished from her, and Cerimon, by communication knew, that shee came of the stocke of a King, he sent for many of his friendes to come unto him, and adopted her for his owne daughter, and related unto her, howe after so greevous a tempest, in what manner shee was found. In which tempest she supposing her kingly husband to be shipwrecked, shee with many teares intreated, that since he had given her life, he would be pleased to give her leave to live unknowne to any man. To which Cerimon accorded: and for that intent placed her in the Temple of Diana, which was there consecrated at Ephesus. 7
The eight Chapter
How Pericles arriving at Tharsus, delivereth his yoong daughter Marina unto Cleon and Dyonysa to be fostered up: and how Lycorida the Nurse lying uppon her death-bed, declareth unto Marina who were her parents.
